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Putting Pickup on Pause
Hey, look at that alliteration.
Writing this here in the community section because I think it's a bit too similar to my other pickup posts recently, and a lot of people don't care about pickup posts. Still, I wanted to write something about it, since you might be wondering what happened with pickup.
My original plan was to do pickup for one month, which I thought would be enough to restore me to my former glory. It wasn't, so I felt obligated to keep going. After six or seven weeks total (I forget exactly when I stopped), I realized that I wasn't close to getting back to where I wanted to be. Tyler from Real Social Dynamics estimated that I had another three months to go, which was my estimate, too.
Right now my #1 focus (and, really, my only focus) is working on SETT. I reluctantly distracted myself for pickup for one month (working extra hard for three months before to try to compensate), and kept going for the second month, but really can't do another three months. Given the choice between doing pickup and SETT half-ass or just doing SETT, I'm choosing SETT.
I don't want to give myself a free pass on this. I had a goal to get to a certain level in pickup and despite giving myself extra time, I failed to do so. I also know that pickup is uncomfortable and scary, and that those feelings probably have influenced my decision somewhat. If it was easy and fun, maybe I would have been more likely to stick it out for a while. Then again, I don't do anything fun right now (although I do find work enjoyable). This weekend I did literally nothing besides code, eat, and read. I only left my RV once since Friday to get a proper shower and food. This is a typical schedule for me.
The problem with quitting pickup now is that my dating life is still non-existent. Because of the past six weeks I'm fairly likely to attract a girl I spend time with, but I literally don't meet anyone anymore because I am in my RV working 100% of the time. I don't even go to Samovar to work because I'm not as productive there. So most likely I'll work during 100% of my time for the next 6-12 months and then maybe allocate a decent amount of time to pickup. I've dated a bunch of awesome girls before and been pretty good at pickup, but I've never built a successful tech company, so I don't mind focusing on something new before going back to something familiar.
On the plus side, I did learn a lot in the past six weeks. It was a valuable experience and pretty fun most of the time, too. What I still like most about pickup is how brutally hard it can be and how honest it makes you be with yourself.


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In this issue of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Chief Editor Neville Gibbs says thank you and congratulations to Jeanette Thirlwell who, on 30 June 2014, stood down from her position as the Journal's Executive Editor, after more than three decades' service to the publication.
This month, two papers address the important topics of education and training in ultrasound-guided neuraxial anaesthesia. While Terblanche et al conducted a prospective, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial to develop a training program in neuraxial ultrasound, Deacon et al evaluated the learning curve of neuraxial ultrasound exams and the number of scans on non-pregnant models required to reach competency.
Conti et al reports on the effect of patient sex on the influence of early adverse events in a population of elderly patients, concluding that, like their younger counterparts, older women appear to be at a greater risk than men of experiencing early postoperative adverse events.
Tooke and Howell discuss the problem of incorrect selection of syringe type resulting in significant errors in drug delivery. They suggest that wide variation of syringe metrics and complex syringe menus may increase errors, resulting in under or over-delivery of medication.
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Ashley High School: Eagles Boy's & Girl's Cross Country Teams have good showing in 1st Week
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Boy's finish 1st in 10-School Meet at High McRae Park followed, then take 7th at the Jungle Run Invitational ranking them 13th in the State
The Start of the 1st Mid-Eastern Conference Meet of the Season held at Hugh McRae park this past Thursday.
The Screaming Eagles Boy's and Girl's Cross Country Teams kicked off their season this past Thursday and Saturday with their 1st meets of the season.
Thursday was the Eagles 1st Official Regular Season Meet of the year that featured 10 teams from Wilmington, the Mid-Eastern Conference and Topsial High School. The teams that participated were: Ashley, Hoggard, Laney, New Hanover, New Bern, Greenville Rose, Topsail, Coastal Christian, Cape Fear Academy, and Wilmington Christian. Some teams decided to run the race as a workout and rest some of their runner's for the big Invitational at South View High School on Saturday, while others sent there runner's out despite the Invitational. Ashley High School's Senior Bryan Veals led much of the 2nd half of the race and was able to win a race to the finish to take 1st Place with a time of 17:56. He was closely pursued by Hoggard's Ben Schmidt 17:58, Ashley's Stephen Wilson in 3rd 18:00, New Bern's Marcellous White was 4th 18:01, Hoggard's Andrew Irrera 5th 18:04, then 2 more Eagles Brien Lancaster 18:19.34 and teammate Will Mayo 18:19.81, 8th Place was Hoggards' Nathan Sudduth 18:20, 9th Place Topsails' Brady Woods 18:20.34 and Hoggard's Matt Wilson rounded out the top 10 in 18:32. The teams scores were: 1st Place Ashley High School 30, 2nd Place Hoggard High School 36, 3rd Place New Bern High School 75, 4th Place Topsail 101, 5th place Greenville Rose 160, 6th Place Laney High School 184, 7th Place Cape Fear Academy 190, 8th Place Wilmington Christian 335, and 9th & 10th Place was New Hanover and Coastal Christian with No Score. The rest of the Eagles times and places in the Varsity Race were: 13th Place Daniel Lancaster PR 18:37, 16th Place Joe Harty 18:57, 18th Place David Fletchner 18:59, 21st Brandon Nix 19:11, and 48th Gray Wilson 20:26, 52nd Rylee Smith 20:56. In the Junior Varsity Race the Eagles also placed really good, but they don't keep score in this race, only time and place. The fastest Eagle in this race was Eagles Senior Jordan Powell who ran a impressive 20:39 in his 1st ever 5K. He was followed by: Chris Avery in 6th Place PR 20:57, Adam Ortega also in his 1st ever race took 14th with a time of 21:22, Nathan Mercer was 15th at 21:23, Dylan Merten was 23rd 21:48, Vaughn Rizzo was 25th 21:52. The rest of the Eagles times were:Nick Golonka 22:45, Austin Bailey 23:13, Ben Jackson 23:21, Marshall Skelton 23:24 PR, Trent Hollandsworth 23:30 PR, Allen Roderick 23:30 PR, Dylan Secero 24:01 PR, Loch McDonald 24:29, and David Elrod 25:05.
Jungle Run – The Boy's Championship Race saw the Eagles Varsity team finish a impressive 7th out of 23 of the top teams in North Carolina and the Eagles were under 30 points away from catching two more spots. The Eagles were the fastest team from the Mid-Eastern Conference and 3rd from the East Region. Their performance was also good enough to rank them 13th in the NCHSAA 4A. The Varsity Team's times and Places were: 26th Brien Lancaster 17:00 PR, 30th Stephen Wilson 17:04 PR, 50th Will Mayo 17:34 PR, 60th Bryan Veals 17:43 PR, 64th Freshmen Cody Benton 17:49 PR (3rd Fastest Freshmen time in NC), 72 Joesph Harty 17:58 PR, and 92nd David Fletchner 18:16 PR. The Junior Vasity team was also in action in a very competitive Invitational Race and the Eagles were able to finish a impressive 6th Place out of 22 of the toughest schools in North Carolina. The 7 runner's in this race for Ashley was 13th Rylee Smith 18:05 (Medal Winner), 19th Brandon Nix 18:22.3 PR (Medal Winner), 20th Daniel Lancaster 18:22.5 PR (Medal Winner), 52nd Jordan Powell PR 19.19, 83rd Gray Wilson 19:51, 93rd Nathan Mercer 20:03, 129th Chris Avery 22:00.
In the Ladies race many of the teams were also resting up for the big Jungle Run, but that didn't stop New Hanover's Rachel Walker from winning with an impressive time of 21:41. The rest of the top 10 were: 2nd Erin Naziri from Greenville Rose 22:16, 3rd Erica Korleski Hoggard 22:17, 4th Charise Roberts Hoggard 23:01, 5th Rachel Quindlen Topsail 23:15, 6th Megan Pawlowski Hoggard 23:24, 7th Lindsey Williams Ashley 23:33 PR, 8th Julia Boudreau Ashley 23:41, 9th Rachel Lensch Cape Fear 23:46, and Mary Ormsby Hoggard 23:49. The top 4 teams were: 1st Hoggard, 2nd Topsail, 3rd Laney and 4th Ashley. The rest of the Ladies in the varsity race times and places were: 23rd Morgan Marraccini 24:35 PR, Christine Mariskanish 25:42, Maggie Shibley 26:00, Madison Smith 26:03 PR, Jilian Yankey 26:05, and Erica Desous 26:12. The other ladies were in the Junior Varsity Race and their times were: Elizabeth Troutwine 25:47, Bailey Williams 28:00, Abigail Efting 28:05, Koula Fragos 28:49, Kensleigh Ables 29:15, Meghan Chinn 30:29, Ashley Merritt 30:31, and Cassie Snow 32:36.
Jungle Run – The Girl's Championship Race saw some very fast teams and that didn't stop the Lady Eagles from going head to head against them. The Eagles Varsity Team which was made up of 3 freshmen, 3 Sophomores, and a Junior saw several PR's on the night led by the freshmen duo Lindsey Williams and Julia Boudreau. Lindsey was 39th Overall with a time of 21:32 PR, Julia was 22:48, followed by Morgan Marraccini 23:51 PR, Erica DeSousa 24:19, Jilian Yankey 24:35, Maggie Shibley 25:02, and Madison Smith was 26:41. The other ladies were in the developmental race and their times were: Elizabeth Troutwine 24:41, Christine Mariskanish 25:39, Emily Troutwine 25:45 PR, Abigail Efting 26:09 PR, Brittney Synakowski 26:39 PR, Bailey Williams 27:53, Katie Carter 28:22 PR, Kensleigh Ables 28:24, Ashley Merritt 28:24, Hanna Topping 29:06, and Meghan Chinn 30:38.
The Eagles Cross Country teams have another busy week with a meet in Jacksonville against 8 other teams on Wednesday and then a Huge Invitational at UNCW on Saturday. The Eagles will get another chance to see where they are as some of the top teams in North Carolina will be gathering in Wilmington for one of the biggest Invitational's of the Season.


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Office of the President | UNT Insider | President's Inaugural Tour | Los Angeles
President Bataille meets Jennifer and John Kelly at the presidential tour stop at Shutters on the Beach outside Los Angeles. John Kelly, a 1976 UNT graduate, is a well-known civic leader in the Los Angeles area. The Kellys devoted time and financial resources to make this last stop in the national tour a success.
President Gretchen M. Bataille wrapped up her nationwide inaugural tour with about 60 Los Angeles-area residents at the March 8 alumni reception.
The reception, which was at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, Calif., was the last stop in a seven-city inaugural tour, which was designed to reconnect alumni and university friends with UNT and give President Bataille the opportunity to share her vision of UNT's future.
Among notable alumni who attended the president's reception were:
President Bataille visits with 1970 UNT graduate Peter Weller. Weller, an actor, is best known for his lead role in the RoboCop movies and The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai.
Bataille's inaugural tour kicked off Nov. 20 in Chicago. The goal of the tour was to bring alumni outside the North Texas region up-to-date on the strides the university has made as a student-centered public research university and reinforce their pride as they hear about UNT's rising SAT scores (despite dips in national and Texas scores), large numbers of Barry M. Goldwater Scholars and the new money the university is attracting for ground-breaking research in energy production, cancer treatments and nanotechnology.
The tour precedes Bataille's inauguration as president, which is scheduled for April 12-14 in Denton and will focus on raising scholarship money.
Bataille's inaugural tour, which is the first of its kind for a UNT president, took her to several major metropolitan areas across the nation and is a key step to increasing alumni involvement with the Denton campus.
To learn more about the other tour stops, visit President's Inaugural Tour.


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by Jonathan Able
Have you ever wondered what it was like to be on a photoshoot with Paula? You asked, and we've got the answers!
This past August, Paula and her styling and design team shot for two whirlwind days. Now, we know what you must be thinking, "Two days? Is that all?" Well, when you consider everything we got on film, you might be impressed! There was one 12-hour prep day, followed by two consecutive 10-hour shoot days. Altogether, Paula and her team shot six months worth of content!
Our focus: the holidays, which are one of Paula's favorite subjects. We shot scenes for Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, and so many more!
One of the most exciting elements of this photoshoot was the live animals; this was Paula's first time working with live animals on set – and she loved every minute of it! She wanted so badly to keep all of the bunnies, the piggy, and the turkey all as pets. You'll be able to see how much fun she had loving on these furry and feathered stars in the coming months on PaulaDeen.com!
Without further ado, here's the recipe for the perfect photoshoot with Paula:
Ingredients (The Cast):
Paula Deen
Jamie Deen
Bobby Deen
Jack Deen
Brandon Branch, Design Director
Michelle White, Brand Director
Libbie Summers, Culinary Producer
Chia Chong, Photographer
Courtney Fix, Makeup Artist
Jamie Cribbs, Hair Stylist
Dimpy Sethi, Wardrobe Stylist
Becky Prescott, Production Manager
Lynn Rahn, Prop Stylist
Kate Janson, Food Stylist Assistant
Kalen Cheng, Photographer's Assistant
Amanda Connors, Intern
Jamie Prescott, camera and edit
Tom Paulson, camera
3 animal wranglers
1 veterinarian
Directions; mix lovingly*:
1 live turkey
1 sleepy piglet
4 energetic bunnies
10 newborn chicks
30 fake black crows
400 red apples (that were later carted off to feed the pigs)
16 dozen colored eggs
5 lbs. Pimento Cheese
10 lbs fresh collards
8 fried chickens
10 dozen roses
200 pieces of taffy
20 sparklers
1 bottle of cheap champagne
*No animals were harmed during this shoot. In fact, Paula couldn't have loved them more!
Stay tuned to PaulaDeen.com and look out for all of the videos and beautiful upcoming shots!
Paula, Y'all look like you had so much fun, I can't wait to see the finished product. Keep us smilin, laughin, and full of good food recipes. Love ya Paula.
Greg Kantner of Tampa, Florida on October 25, 2010 07:51 AM
...What would of made this so much better is if they would of left out the music and let us hear Paula and her staff talking, laughing and such…jmo. ;o)
tj of Missouri on October 25, 2010 09:59 AM
Hey Paula, your having so much fun, but one thing thats missing, ME! LOL
Lois Crisp of high point nc on October 25, 2010 10:01 AM
Just a note to tell you that I went to a basket party yesterday there was a basket made all of Paula Den things it was so nice tryed to win it but did not,it was nice just want to share that with u.
Mary Ann Moore of Pennsylvania on October 25, 2010 10:05 AM
I love watching this small video of your recent photo shoot. Can't wait for the finished product.
I love to watch you shows, I would love to be able to meet you and your boy's in person you are all such loving folks. I guess that means a trip to Georgia some day. In the words of Mrs. Paula Deen LOVE & BEST DISHES. Take care Paula
Nesie Hotard of Crown Point, La. 70072 on October 25, 2010 10:05 AM
I loved it Paula, you look like you have fun, no matter what they put you up agianst. Loved the animals and can't wait to see all of it.
Love ya
Misty Harris of Springtown Texas on October 25, 2010 10:08 AM
Can't wait to see all these photo & articles in your magazine and/or website. Sure would love to spend the day with Paula! (I think that would make a great sweepstakes prize!)
Karen of Jacksonville, FL on October 25, 2010 10:16 AM
Absolutely love Paula. I love to watch her show because I learn new techniques but get a good laugh. You can tell she has a heart of gold.
Chrystal Powell of Grove Hill, Alabama on October 25, 2010 10:18 AM
Please post or sell some of Paulas bloopers! That would make great christmas presents. We love paula so much we want to laugh with her and not at her. That infectious laugh only Paula has. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Tracy Iredale of Ohio on October 25, 2010 10:24 AM
Love seeing you having so much fun…and I must say You are looking Mahhhvelous!!
Vicki Piper of Celina, Ohio on October 25, 2010 11:35 AM
I just love her show, She is a Wonderfull and Delightfull Person been a fan for years have some of her cooking books, get her magazines.Paula's food is to die for it looks good as it taste. Big Fan me and my girlfriend cheri just love her show and watching her cook a trying all that good food. sometimes we wish we could meet her in person , or be one of the food tasters on all the cooking shows, just tasteing all that good food.
robert m. manfredi of niles, ohio 44446 on October 25, 2010 11:57 AM
These were awesome to watch! Hope to have some of my paula look a like photo's made and sent to you after T-Giving or Christmas. You will be surprised at the likeness. The photo on facebook is a bad one of me and is 2 years old. But I won't have all the luxury of others helping me to get ready for my photo shoot - darn - but it will look close to hers! Thank-you for Sharing these! Karen
Karen of St. Peters, Missouri on October 25, 2010 01:45 PM
Oh, I love Paula Deen. I wish she were my momma! I am always cooking up her recipes and love watching behind the scenes. I love you paula Deen
Tammy Grizzle of Tennessee on October 25, 2010 02:45 PM
eveybody is right PAULA DEEN is the best. i have never met her but before i die i hope i do . being disabled at 53 with the knees and husband disabled at 50 cause of a brain tumor i hope we sure can meet her. we watch her all the time even my husband and sister in law. my sister in law in la. catered a whole wedding with PAULA DEEN recipes the whole wedding. lol have a beautiful day. thanks PAULA 4 great shows
darlene curry of hattisburg mississippi on October 25, 2010 03:45 PM
Hey Paula!
Loved the video! It gave me the smile of the day! I,too, have been told that I look like you and would love to meet you some day. You seem to be such a fun-loving person and the life of the party. I've been called "Party in a Box" so we could probably stir up some trouble and fun together! Thanks for bringing a positive face to Southern womanhood and proof that beauty comes in all ages and sizes. You know, like us!
Lamour Thompson of jacksonville, north carolina on October 25, 2010 04:40 PM
I"ve been a fan of Paulas since her very first show. She really has helped put Savannah on the map! Think of all the visitors they have going there now just to go to her restaurant. The food there is the best—seasoned just right. My hubby and I have reservations there for Thanksgiving dinner. I thoroughly enjoy all of Paulas books and Michaels book was so funny - him carrying all of Pauls stuff-reminded me of us! I just love you guys!
Ava Viera of Charleston honey! on October 25, 2010 06:26 PM
Hey Paula,I think your so sweet and what a great job you have done with your boys.I have read your book and your story tells everything about your life.Going through such trauma,and doing what you have done.You are the focal point of what parents should be.I watch all your shows.I would love to go to Savannah and meet the whole family.
Jessica Snyder of Longview,Tx on October 25, 2010 07:30 PM
You're absolutely beautiful and I love your recipes!
Natalie of Welland Ontario Canada on October 25, 2010 09:32 PM
Hi Paula,
Great to see some behind the scenes fun. I love when you go out and about your town to show some of the scenery. I hope you get a chance to do more of this. I also love when your family comes in and does a show with you, especially Michael. Your pets are adorable and I am happy to see you are an animal lover. Can't wait to see what you have coming up for Christmas. Keep up the great work, love ya Paula.
Susan Clemson of Pennsylvania on October 26, 2010 09:22 AM
mary of waynesboro pa 17268 on October 26, 2010 12:51 PM
Ms.Paula I let my gray in my hair grow completely out because of you I was a color freak for many years .
Dianne of chipley florida on October 26, 2010 01:02 PM
I love to watch your shows. My products never come out like yours. I love the lemon blossoms, they are delicious.
JOYCE BURKETT of Walterboro, SC on October 26, 2010 03:25 PM
love your show and loved the video can't wait to see the shows. i have been a fan for years. i also get the cooking with paula magazine. i have several of your books and i love them all.
best dishes and stay as friendly and sweet as you are now. hope to come see you at your restaurant sometime in the future.
DEBBIE LEONARD of bristol,va on October 26, 2010 03:45 PM
HI Paula, I can't begin to thank you for all the happiness an fun you bring to my life. I am disabled and you make my day complete
I hope to one day meet you ((((((((((Paula))))) You are such a blessing and all of your family an Your Michael is such a wonderful man
God Bless you all
My hubby loves your shows also
Hugs Love and Prayers love Bev
Beverlee Mossman of safety harbor Florida on October 26, 2010 07:11 PM
Loved the video, can't wait for the new season and shows. I think your shows are wonderful, you are always so full of life. I'm sure it would be great to have you as the "girl next door" and to share recipes and dishes.
BARBARA RHUDY of Burke's Garden, VA on October 26, 2010 07:16 PM
Thanks for teasing me with this short video! To think it may be six whole months before we fill in the blanks of what we missed! Would love to be there in person. Can't wait for the next issue of the magazine and all these new shows. Thanks for thinking of us and including us in all the fun!
Joni Herrmann of Baton Rouge, LA on October 26, 2010 08:19 PM
Miss Paula, We love you. we had the most opportunity tomeet Ms Carolyn and see took pictures of our wonder dog, Miss Tessa, for you to see. Miss Tessa is our seizure alert dog.
We watch almost all iof your programs every day and so enjoy the family. Keep up the good work and someday we may meet you all.uch Love Jan , Cyndi & Tessa Davenport
jan Davenport of Santa Cruz. CA on October 27, 2010 02:42 AM
Paula; I am such a huge fan. Your cooking show is the only one I watch. Because its my favorite. You have the best most yummy recipes. The banoffee pie is to die for. I love watching you. You remind me of my momma. Love and best dishes. ~megan~
megan miller of ohio on October 27, 2010 10:02 AM
Hey Paula~ We have watched most every day that we can for a long time! We love to watch ~ your cooking looks so easy and so wonderful..you look like a very lovely woman! We really want to be able to come up there to your restaurant..with my 87 year old Mom who lives with us..what are the chances of meeting you if we made that trip? It is very trying to travel with Mom or do just about anything as she uses a walker and has just been diagnosed with diabetes and medium severe dementia. If we can get the information, we can save up for a motel room for a couple of nights! Thank you for your time…we love you! xoxo
Jill & Rick Behrendt of Ormond Beach, Florida on October 27, 2010 12:57 PM
What a treat, You make all us southern gals proud, you haven't forgotten where you came from, and you wear your Southern with pride. Watching you and your family makes me feel like I'm watching one of my relatives. God bless you and your family. Keep it Southern.
Becky Watson
Becky Watson of Gadsden, Alabama on October 27, 2010 01:04 PM
Hi Paula - Let me start by saying I am kicking myself for not Congratulating you for the People's Choice award when I saw you at the Women's Conference in Long Beach. You were as gracious and as beautiful as ever - each time I see you I get a lil bit more conversation in I'm certain I upset your staff at the book signing, I wouldn't shut up. Thanks for autographing my daughters and my picture from the benefit we attended at your home in May, that meant so much! Love this photo shoot, post more I love to see you working/playing! You are very near and dear to my heart, as is your family. Thanks for making me smile each and everyday.
With much love and admiration,
Tracey Lopez of Turlock, CA on October 27, 2010 01:11 PM
Paula, I love it….was on my first cruise with you and Bobby, Uncle Bubba and of course Hollis. Had a great time and feel so close to you as we should be family. You are the best and so personable. Loved the video of the behind the scenes its family. Hugs and Kisses to you and your family!
Maria Wasilik of Hoffman Estates, Il on October 27, 2010 01:48 PM
Dear Paula,
I love to watch your shows and I have tried one of your apple pie recipes and it was a success and my boyfriend just loved it. Just watching your video, made we wish that I was at your house for dinner, it looked so good!!!!
Kokopelli Inn
Barbara Ann of Killington, Vermont on October 27, 2010 03:38 PM
My life has been full of you Paula every since you started your programs and it was wonderful to visit your Paula & Son's resturant when I went to Savannah. The trip was centered to go on the Paula Deen tour. I didn't get to see you or your boys. I did however meet your brother and that was special, loved his Uncle Bubba's, & got a picture. Got your cookbooks and love to cook out of them, especially "Not yo' Mama's Banana Pudding". Love this video & your shows. Frannie
Frances Taillon of Arroyo Grande, CA on October 27, 2010 06:28 PM
I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting you at your home for the Bethesda Home For Boys dinner. Hope you have another, my husband & I would love it. After meeting you and watching this video, I made a final decision. I want to sell my home and become your neighbor…Right between you and the Golden Girls. You are awesome! Love you and your shows! Thank you!!!
Jamie Shick of Charlotte, NC on October 28, 2010 10:32 AM
Our oldest son is in the USCG - he was stationed in Savannah. Our younger twins went to visit he & his wife. Our DIL had been wanting to eat at your restaurant (and I'm sure you know - money is tight in the military) so I called the restaurant to get them a gift card - I'm sure you know but… your staff was SO kind, SO helpful, SO FABULOUS. They fixed us right up w/o question or hesitation - our children LOVED the food, LOVED the store, LOVED the atmosphere… AND… I got a txt photo of THE BOYS next to the cardboard cutout of Paula… I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that photo. Paula's fun loving, infectious laugh & personality even impressed MY BOYS. They had a wonderful time, enjoyed a FABULOUS HOME COOKED MEAL & all b/c of your kind, loving, helpful, generous staff - You are Pure Joy, a Genuine Delight - a True Blessing TY Paula
Nancy Langdon of Austin, Tx on October 28, 2010 03:04 PM
Paula, You are truly a lovely, Southern lady. The four-hour wait in line was worth every moment of getting to see you and Michael when you came to Sarasota. You waded right into a huge crowd of people when you got out of your car with your arms wide open! I treasure the photo I took of you and Michael. Love every one of your shows and seeing all the family. LOL
Polly Pond of Sarasota, Florida on October 28, 2010 10:04 PM
Been a fan from the very beginning. Have everyone of your books, because thats usually what I get for all my gifts (mothers day, Christmas etc). You make us southern gals look great, Thank-you for all you do. Have meet you a couple of times and you have always been the real deal. I count you as family.
Guyla Nelson of Branson MO on October 31, 2010 08:34 AM
hey Paula . need to bring my growen girls to savannah. that is their cristmas present. we have to get together n deside when we can come after the first of the year. want to know when u will be in savanah. we love staying at the River Street Inn. thats where my husband, kin n i love to stay. would love to see u n michael while we r there. i know this is probably not going to happen. my daughter wrote to y about our house burned downed. lost all my books from u. ur network sent me a box of magazines n cookbooks, n a picture of u. that wAS so wonderful. i want them to experience the beauty of Savannah, including u n michael. he is such a cutie. please let me know when u will be in savannah this next year. we will try to arrange our time off at that time i love u so much. i feel like u r part of my family. this would be the best vacation ever!!!!! Love u so much, hope my dream can come true. please respond to me. i love Savannah so much, i wish i could move there. lots of love!!!!! ALICE CORK tuscaloosa al. 35405
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Top Teachers: Annette Hodges
Donahoe E.S., fifth grade
As a student teacher in inner-city Philadelphia, one of Annette Hodges' first assignments was to work with a Spanish-speaking youngster named Oscar.
"They sent him to me and said, 'If you can just teach him a couple words of English, great.' And I thought, Why only a couple?"
So for the next five months, Hodges worked with Oscar and two other students diligently – setting the same high expectations for them that she had experienced herself in private school as a child. By the end of the school year, Oscar was reading, spelling words correctly and earning A's on tests.
"He wanted it because he was excited that someone believed he could do it," she recalled.
That philosophy has guided Hodges through her 21 years as a teacher, including the past three at Donahoe Elementary in Sandston, where this year she is teaching a boys-only class of 17 fifth-graders.
The gender-specific class was Hodges' idea – something she said grew from her examination of single-sex private academies in which students seemed to excel.
"I thought, Why is is that that's not something that is offered in the public school setting?" she said. "I wanted to encourage [students] and give them expectations."
Hodges is drilling into her students' minds that they will become 'men of honor' by the end of the school year.
Every Monday, the boys "dress for success" by wearing khakis or blue jeans and a light blue Izod shirt that Hodges purchased each of them in September. The point? To teach them what success looks like and help them internalize it.
"Many of them did not know what success was," Hodges said, recalling a recent exercise in which one student said his mother was successful because she went to work every day, even though she hated her job. "They have to see it before they can truly believe it because they know what they're looking at. It's about breaking habits that they've seen or thought were okay and rebuilding things for them."
Her approach is working.
"Through tears, attitude, and smiles of the boys, the joy of accomplishment is the prize," one nominator wrote. "Ms. Hodges has a heart of a lion and patience of an angel. The spirit and success of the boys are the amazing result."
Though her students have scored well in reading and math tests, she is motivating them to achieve 100 percent passage rates in both.
"I just don't want them just simply to pass to say they passed," she said. "I want them to leave being able to transfer the knowledge to the following year. I want them to truly be true learners."
"I go to bed a great deal at night with a heavy heart because I'm thinking, 'How can I reach this one, how can I get that one to understand?' You don't have time to spend time celebrating successes."
Rotary donates to 'Bright Beginnings'
The Sandston Rotary Club recently donated $1,000 to the Sandston YMCA for its Bright Beginnings program, which helps provide children in need with school supplies for the new school year. > Read more.
Author, child abuse survivor to speak at Henrico event
To help celebrate twenty years of service to advocating for abused and neglected children in Henrico County, Henrico Court Appointed Special Advocates, Inc. (CASA) will host an evening with bestselling author K.L. Randis on Tuesday, Aug. 26, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Belmont Recreation Center in Lakeside.
Randis is best known for her bestselling novel, Spilled Milk, which tells her painful – but ultimately triumphant – personal story of abuse and of child abuse prevention. The book is her first novel.
Philippines ambassador to the US visits Filipino Festival in Henrico
The Ambassador of the Philippines to the United States Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. attended the Ninth Annual Filipino Festival at Our Lady of Lourdes Church earlier this month. Cuisia (pictured above with festival performers) was welcomed by County Manager John Vithoulkas and Brookland District Supervisor Dick Glover (below) at the church, which is located in Lakeside.
While enjoying some of the cultural performances at the festival, the ambassador and his wife had a private lunch with Vithoulkas, Glover, Eldon Burton (an outreach representative from U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner's Office) and Father James Begley, the pastor of OLL. > Read more.
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The center is seeking designs for:
• Illumination 2014 – A Festival of Trees: Artists can celebrate the holiday season by creating a one-of-a-kind Christmas tree filled with decorations to suit any unique or traditional theme. Past trees exhibited have included Buzz Lightyear; HEROES; Santa tree; Musicology; and many others. > Read more.
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There are several fun events planned for families this weekend. CMoR Central will offer free admission to those who have completed their HCPL Summer Reading Club goal; Walkerton Tavern is hosting a family game night; and family-friendly karaoke will take place at Aunt Sarah's. Families can also get Movin' & Groovin' at Dorey Park or purchase children's books at Tuckahoe Library. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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History of Ancient Rome
The end of Republican Rome & beginning of Imperial Rome, on the one hand, and the fall of Rome & dominance of the Roman court at Byzantium, on the other, have few clear lines of demarcation. It is customary, however, to divide the roughly half a millennium-long period of the Roman Empire into an earlier period known as the Principate and a later period known as the Dominate. The division of the empire into the four-man rule known as the 'tetrarchy' and the dominance of Christianity are characteristic of the latter period. In the former period there was an attempt to pretend the Republic was still in existence.
During the late Republican period, generations of class conflict led to changes in the way Rome was governed and the way the people looked at their elected representatives. By the time of Julius Caesar or his successor Octavian (Augustus), the Republic had been replaced by a principate. This is the beginning of the period of Imperial Rome. Augustus was the first princeps. Many consider Julius Caesar the start of the Principate. Since Suetonius wrote a collection of biographies known as The Twelve Caesars and since Julius rather than Augustus comes first in his series, it is reasonable to think that, but Julius Caesar was a dictator, not an emperor.
For almost 500 years, emperors passed on the mantle to their chosen successors, except when the army or the praetorian guards staged one of their frequent coups. Originally, Romans or Italians ruled, but as time and the Empire spread, as barbarian settlers supplied more and more manpower for the legions, men from throughout the Empire came to be named emperor.
At its most powerful, the Roman Empire controlled the Mediterranean, the Balkans, Turkey, the modern areas of the Netherlands, southern Germany, France, Switzerland, and England. The Empire traded as far as Finland going north, to the Sahara to the south in Africa, and to the east to India and China, via the Silk Roads.
Emperor Diocletian divided the Empire into 4 sections controlled by 4 individuals, with two overlord emperors and two subordinate ones. One of the top emperors was stationed in Italy; the other, in Byzantium. Although the borders of their areas changed, the two-headed empire gradually took hold, being firmly established by 395. By the time Rome "fell", in A.D. 476, to the so-called barbarian Odoacer, the Roman Empire was still going strong in its eastern capital, which had been created by Emperor Constantine and renamed Constantinople.
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During Nuit Blanche and Todays Art Festival in Brussels, 7 artists took control of miniMAL, the low-res, low-tech media facade created by iMAL for temporary events. Together, we designed interactive projects and animations playing with iMAL's urban context and presented on the media facade.
This 4 days workshop was dedicated to the design and development of interactive interfaces and softwares to drive the 18 LED spotlights behind iMAL's windows.
We designed interaction through various inputs (microphone, webcam, sensors, mobile devices, web data,…) and created surprising visualisations on miniMAL that was presented during Nuit Blanche and the Todays Art Festival in Brussels! The projects interacted with iMAL's urban context and passer-by's.
KineTicTacToe is a game for 2 players that invite the audience to play TicTacToe on the Facade by hand gesture . It uses a 3D camera (Kinect) that sense the users hands location . By waving the left hand in the air, the player can light on the windows & by pushing the hand forward the player confirm his selection . The selected window is lit either RED or GREEN . When all windows are selected, the whole building is illuminated with an animation.
Location: iMAL, Center for Digital Cultures and Technology, Brussels
Dates: 28 September – 1 October 2011
Tutors: Marie-Laure Delaby: coordination
Yannick Antoine: software development (Processing)
Jan Vantomme: software development (Processing)
Greg Alveolis: technical support
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I'm advised by a reliable source with inside information — He spoke with someone who was in the room during the meeting yesterday of SEC presidents — that Texas A & M to the conference is simply on hold, not totally rejected.
Apparently the prexys want to make sure the Aggies have all their ducks in a row — meaning the acquiescence of all who might balk, like Texas politicos who could cut off funding — before extending the invite.
They also want to find a 14th — or 14th, 15th & 16th or more — school(s) to keep some divisional balance.
This will probably not happen for a year or so. (My conjecture: Unless some of the other leagues make overtures to schools the SEC might covet, like, say, Oklahoma, or, conceivably, Florida State. In which case, Slive will attack like the shark he is.)
Apparently the SEC presidents do foresee a future with just a few super conferences.
Because of population base — Read: TV viewership — the BEast will be one of them. Or, so I surmise.
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Clovis, New Mexico - A new trial date has been set for the suspected killer Noe Torres. The 9th Judicial District says the jury trial for Torres is set to begin on May 20th of this year. Torres is suspected in the shooting death of 10 year old Carlos Perez at a Clovis apartment back in 2005.Torres is being charged with 1st degree Murder, Attempted Murder, 2nd degree Murder (Conspiracy), among other charges.Until 2012, Torres was a wanted fugitive and was captured in Mexico City and brought back to Clovis for prosecution.
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Another week is in the books and things are looking much more familiar, our regular stand outs are back to their old tricks! Our fearless leader showed us why he is the Big Dawg, going 10-0 straight up and 8-2 against the spread. Here's the funny thing, John posts his picks first (a definite handicap), yet none of us were smart enough to take his advice and copy his numbers!
Straight Up Results: Congrats to John, Lorenzothedog, 206Dawgs, myself, Kelly20210, Sundodger, JohnnyCougar, and kirkd for going a perfect 10-0 this week. Also hat's off to CODawg and B Money, both went 9-0 but missed out on picking one game.
Straight Up Standings: No surprises here, kirkd is alone on top. If memory serves, he spent a lot of time at, or near the top, last season. It's still driving me crazy that I'm not tied with him, all because I forgot to pick the UW game in Week 1, ARRGGHHH! Why do I get the feeling this is going to haunt me all year? In other news, watch out for Crazidawg, who is within striking distance, sitting in third place. He'd be tied for first place, but his "Upset Special" failed him as WSU did indeed beat UNLV.
Against the Spread Results: John showed us why he's the Big Dawg, going a very impressive 8-2 against the spread. I'm impressed by the UW Dawg Pound faithful, the majority of us are above .500 against the spread! Anybody up for a trip to Vegas??
Against the Spread Standings: The world is back in it's rightful order, we no longer have a Coug leading the standings as CAHusky has reclaimed his rightful place on top of the standings. I'm rather shocked to find myself at #2, just a reminder that the tough part of the schedule is still to come.
Keep up the good work and GO DAWGS.
UPDATE: I've made a few minor updates. I forgot to check the previous weeks results for picks. Congrats to JoeinFW who is now tied for the lead Against the Spread. Unfortunately for CAHusky he gets an additional W straight up, but the additional L against the spread puts him in a tie with JoeinFW against the spread. Thanks for catching my oversights!!
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A candidate for the 19th Congressional District is making a statement for legalizing marijuana.
Dr. Richard "Chip" Peterson spoke at a rally for the reform of marijuana laws Friday on the Texas Tech Campus. Peterson says he does not recommend anyone use drugs, but he says marijuana is no more harmful than alcohol and should be made legal.


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Inflation declines on cheaper edible oils
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New Delhi , Feb. 11
THE wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation touched an eight-month low at 5.25 per cent for the week ended January 29, down 0.12 per cent over the previous week's 5.37 per cent. The inflation rate for the corresponding week during the previous year was 5.91 per cent.
The lower inflation for the week comes on the back of lower prices of edible oils, though fruits and vegetables were costlier.
The WPI went up by 0.1 per cent to 188.5 points due to an increase in the price of primary items such as vegetables and fruits, and manufactured products including sugar and salt. The WPI was 179.1 during the same period in the previous year. The index of the primary articles group was up by 0.2 per cent to 185 points due to rise in the prices of some food and non-food items. The index was 181.9 points in the year-ago period.
Food articles group index was marginally down by 0.1 per cent to 183.6 points due to lower prices of fish-marine (12 per cent), fish-inland (four per cent), urad and arhar (two per cent each) and eggs, masur and gram (one per cent each).
However, prices surged for poultry chicken (five per cent), vegetables (three per cent), fruits (two per cent), maize and condiments and spices (one per cent each).
The food products group index declined by 0.1 per cent to 175.5 points owing to lower prices of processed tea and rice bran oil (three per cent each), unblended black tea leaf, gingelly oil and sooji (two per cent each), rape and mustard oil, oil cakes, khandsari, imported edible oil and groundnut oil (one per cent each).
However, salt price was up by 12 per cent, bread and buns by 3 per cent, ghee, sugar, and coconut oil (one per cent each). Beverages, tobacco and tobacco products' group was up by three per cent hike mainly due to hike in the price of cigarettes.
The index for non-food articles was up nearly one per cent to 181.4 points due to higher soyabean prices (10 per cent), raw silk and niger seed (three per cent each), raw jute, gingelly seed and copra (two per cent each), mesta, hides and groundnut seed (one per cent each).
Prices declined in the case of linseed and skins (two per cent each) and castor seed, rape and mustard seed and raw rubber (one per cent each).
Fuel, power, light and lubricants' group index remained unchanged at the previous week's level of 287.9 points. The index stood at 262.3 points in the previous year period.
Manufactured products' group index rose marginally by 0.1 per cent to 167.5 points due to costlier tobacco, wood, paper, chemicals, non-metallic minerals, basic metal alloys and transport equipment while prices eased for food products, textiles and machinery. The index was 159.5 points in the previous year period.
The textiles group index fell by 0.6 per cent to 132.6 point as prices dipped for other cotton yarn (three per cent), cotton yarn-hanks and viscose staple fibre (two per cent each) and polyster yarn (one per cent).
A one per cent rise in the prices of timber planks moved up the wood and wood products group index by 0.7 per cent to 180 points.
Paper and paper products' group index was up by 0.2 per cent to 175.8 points due to one per cent rise in the prices of newsprint and map litho paper. Chemicals and chemical products' group index was up by 0.2 per cent to 183.9 points due to higher price of synthetic resins (eight per cent), rubber chemicals (seven per cent), methanol (four per cent), caustic soda (three per cent), even as resins became cheaper by one per cent.
A slight increase in cement prices pushed up the non-metallic mineral products' group index by 0.1 per cent to 156.9 points.
The index for base metals alloys and metal products' group rose by 0.7 per cent to 207.8 points due to rise in the prices of oromild steel and tensile plates, skelps and cr coils (six per cent each), cr sheets (four per cent), steel sheets, plates and strips and wire (three per cent each), ms bars and rounds and angles, channels and sections (two per cent each), and other iron steel (one per cent). However, foundry pig iron and basic pig iron became cheaper by one per cent.
Machinery and machine tools' group index was down by 0.2 per cent to 142.7 points owing to lower prices of picture tube and other electrical equipment and systems (six per cent) and enamelled copper wires (one per cent).
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American Pelican - Drews Reservior - by Ron Larson
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to PacificCorp, in conjunction with the company's comprehensive plan to conserve the endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers in the Klamath Basin. PacifiCorp is an electric energy-producing company based in Portland, Oregon, that operates seven facilities as part of its Klamath Hydroelectric Project.
Under the terms of the ITP, PacifiCorp will implement avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures described in its Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP).
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As part of an effort to keep the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) from becoming extinct if the foreseeable future, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposed today to protect the frog as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
The USFWS also proposed to designate 68,192 acres and 23 streams miles as critical habitat for the Oregon spotted frog throughout Washington and Oregon. The Service now has up to one year to determine whether the proposed listing and proposed critical habitat in today's announcements (August 29, 2013) should become final.
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The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced (April 16, 2013) the release of the final Revised Recovery Plan for the Lost River Sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the Shortnose Sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris). This updated recovery plan replaces the 1993 recovery plan.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it has designated critical habitat for the endangered Lost River sucker and shortnose sucker. Critical habitat was first proposed for these species in 1994, but was never completed due to higher conservation priorities for the listed sucker.
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University of Manitoba Jazz Camp Faculty Concert
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Round 1
Sammy Watkins, WR Clemson
Not much needs to be said. Could be a perfect complement to Megatron as the #2
Round 2
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE University of Washington
I see him as the STUD TE that this team really needs. He could get picked at the end of the first round, so getting him at this spot would be a steal.
Round 3
Cyril Richardson, G/OT Baylor
I see him as an eventual replacement for Rob Sims. Sims struggled a bit last year, so it would not be a bad idea to groom a possible replacement. He's a talented prospect, and may even replace him sooner rather than later.
Round 4
Bryan Stork, C Florida St
Doms replacement. Dom played well last year, and I expect him to stay another year. This gives Stork a chance to learn behind him and be ready to start after Dom retires
Round 6
Denicos Allen, OLB Michigan St
A developmental guy that could get a chance at the OLB spot currently occupied by Palmer. Allen is a little light, so he will have to put on some weight to be able to handle the NFL. Definitely a project.
Round 7
Isaiah Lewis, S Michigan St
Another spartan that can be a developmental guy at safety. He's a hard hitter with good instincts. At this point, your gonna be looking for a diamond in the rough. Taking another guy from arguably the best defense in college football would not be a bad way to go.
Looking at this draft, I definitely picked more offensive players. I stayed away from CB because I want the guys we have the chance to develop first. I also see us picking up a veteran in free agency, which also takes away from the need to draft one. I think the lions are at a point where getting depth/replacement is more common than finding guys who can come in and start right away. That shows how talented this roster really has become.


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MONROE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Average retail gasoline prices in Louisiana have risen 5.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.16 a gallon Sunday.
That's according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 2,436 gas outlets in Louisiana. This compares with the national average that has increased 5.0 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.34 a gallon, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Louisiana during the past week, prices yesterday were 39.4 cents per gallon lower than the same day one year ago and are 4.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has increased 6.1 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 34.3 cents per gallon lower than this day one year ago.
"After weeks of relative stability with little change in gas price nationally, we've seen a new trend develop that has sent the national average to its highest level since mid-October," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "Oil prices have recently surpassed $100/bbl, a $6/bbl jump since we began 2014, and unfortunately this new trend may signal the beginning of "March Madness", the time of year that brings large spikes in gas prices. Very few stations have gasoline under $3/gal, and I expect those few stations will all but dry up over the next couple weeks. The national average will likely rise 35-50 cents per gallon by the time gasoline prices peak in April or May, ahead of the start of the summer driving season that brings the switch to more expensive, cleaner burning summer gasoline," DeHaan said.


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The most common fish caught by anglers in Wisconsin was the hot topic at a public hearing Tuesday night in Stevens Point.
The first of several Panfish public hearings took place at Ben Franklin Junior High School.
Many showed up for the 30 minute presentation on the future of Panfish management in Wisconsin.
DNR officials say the meetings mark the start of a statewide effort to better connect with anglers in Wisconsin, and they say the public appreciates it.
"I think the public always appreciates when you take their input into consideration especially on a topic like Panfish management which is near and dear to many people's hearts and a good portion of our anglers in Wisconsin are Panfish anglers and it's an important fishery, they are very important in the state of Wisconsin," said Wisconsin DNR official, Tom Meronek.
Attendees were asked to fill out a survey to help the DNR understand their concerns and issues for Panfish.
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Good Morning
I have been dealing with some personal issues. It is hard to know when to give up or give in. Neither option sounds good to me. So for now I will just pray .
So do I still have any bloggy friends ? I so hope so..
17 comments:
- flip flops and pearls said...
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ME FRiEND!!!
Take a road trip and come see me:)
- November 3, 2010 at 10:22 AM
- Candace said...
I know sometimes it is hard to just summon the strength to write anything...good or bad. You do still have bloggy friends. Praying for you today. May you find peace and comfort especially today....may you be strengthened and find hope. hugs, Candace
- November 3, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- His grace is sufficient. said...
Of course you do. Praying for you and your family. Share when you feel you can.
- November 3, 2010 at 11:38 AM
- Thena said...
Not sure what your going through, but just know that God does.
I may give up on others but never God.
I can understand somewhat your feeling. Seems like at times we take one step forward and two steps backwards.
- November 3, 2010 at 11:44 AM
- Sara A Broers said...
I'm reading your blog......Writing could maybe help you deal with some of these issues! So, write away, my friend!
- November 3, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- April said...
Fear not, Amy...I am still here!:) Anytime you need to vent, don't feel badly about doing so on your blog. It is YOUR blog to say whatever is on your mind! Just keep on being YOU!
- November 3, 2010 at 1:39 PM
- Nikke Brown said...
It's ok Amy. I'm still here for you!
- November 3, 2010 at 3:42 PM
- Shannon said...
Still here!
- November 3, 2010 at 4:15 PM
- Terry said...
I find sharing my troubles with friends (even those in the blog world I've never met) helps with sorting them out. My "friends" have ideas I've never thought about and in turn their ideas help me deal with work thru my problems. You have many "friends" who wish you and your family the best. Stay in touch.
- November 3, 2010 at 7:44 PM
- City girl turned Country Girl said...
I'm still your friend!!! And yes it is true, your blog is for you to express yourself! The good AND the bad! If you don't have an outlet somewhere it'll drive you batty! I am sorry to hear that your having such a tough time...Just know that you are not alone in feeling that! We all go through times where we wish we could just run away from it all! Of course prayer is the key! And I will be praying for you!
- November 4, 2010 at 3:59 AM
Of course you still have friends out here...maybe it's time to rethink that promise...if we had things on our hearts troubling us, would you want us to keep it all in? I don't think so. Be kind to yourself and know that there are those out here wanting to support you.
- November 4, 2010 at 10:47 PM
- Cjengo said...
- November 4, 2010 at 11:45 PM
- misty said...
Been missing you blogging..and yeah you are still stuck with me,always here for you, friend!Love and prayers
- November 6, 2010 at 9:15 AM
- Vic said...
Yes! I miss you, I think of you still lots... I also like seeing people be real and open because then I know I am not alone!
- November 9, 2010 at 1:33 PM
- Suzanne said...
Just wanted to let you know that I was thinking about you and hoping things were brighter...take care!
- November 15, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- bluesuede said...
I'm always around for you. You know all kinds of ways to get in touch with me. I'm here any time you need me -- day or night.
And, yes, my porch needs painting, but it's always available for a good visit from a friend.
- November 15, 2010 at 2:35 PM
- Kelli said...
You are not here to please us. I prefer realness, whatever the case may be. I appreciate your honesty more than you know, and I am sending you a virtual hug right now. XOXO
- November 29, 2010 at 9:41 PM


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Francesca and Elisabetta Grillo were mobbed by photographers as they arrived at Isleworth Crown Court this morning.
The pair are alleged to have used company credit cards from their employers Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi to spend £685,000 on themselves.
Read: Jury retires in fraud trial of Nigella's former PAs
The jury of seven men and five women were sent out yesterday morning after a three-week trial at Isleworth Crown Court in west London.
The Grillos, of Kensington Gardens Square, Bayswater, west London, each deny a single count of committing fraud by using a company credit card for personal gain between January 1 2008, and December 31 last year.


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Daniel S. "Danny" Calandrino Jr., 39, of Crystal Lake, passed away Oct. 31, 2012, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Danny was born May 2, 1973, in Park Ridge, to Daniel and Nancy (nee Hoff).
Danny is survived by his parents; sister Patricia (Anthony) Skeens; nephews, Nathan, Ryan, Jaiden, and Liam; niece Rebecca; and paternal grandfather Sam Calandrino.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Walter and Marian Hoff, and paternal grandmother Rita Calandrino.
Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 419 E. Route 176, Crystal Lake. Visitation will continue from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at the funeral home followed by Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 1023 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake.
Burial will follow at Holy Apostles Cemetery, 5211 Bull Valley Rd, McHenry.


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Police appeal for witnesses after street robbery
Bedfordshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a 22-year-old man was robbed as he walked along Hitchin Road in Luton.
The victim was attacked by two or three people, knocked to the floor and kicked. The robbers stole his iPhone4 and bank card. It happened at 5am on Friday, 21st December.
– PC Tim Worden, Bedfordshire Police
This incident happened in a residential area and would have caused a significant amount of noise. I would urge anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious or anyone who can help identify those responsible to come forward and help with this investigation."
Anyone who has information and can help with this investigation is urged to contact PC Worden, in confidence, on 01582 394434, or Bedfordshire Police on 101, or text information to 07786 200011.
Alternatively you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.


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The two New Hampshires: What does it mean?
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Rural New Hampshire, if measured as a separate state, would have the second highest percentage of residents over age 65 (only behind Florida), while metro New Hampshire would be in the bottom third of U.S. states with the percentage of residents over age 65. If rural New Hampshire were a separate state, it would have the lowest percentage of residents age 25-44 among U.S. states. In contrast, metro New Hampshire would rank among the median U.S. states on this same measure. This age 25-44 population is the entry level workforce critical for many businesses; the workforce that businesses rely on for jobs requiring middle and high skills and the latest technical training.
Across New Hampshire, education and pathways to careers are critical. With a younger population that is more highly educated, particularly in the skilled trades and digital and information technology, the state will be much better positioned to retain and attract high-tech innovating firms and fast growing firms. In metro New Hampshire this will require building on the strong base and variety of educational institutions, with a focus on strengthening economic connections with industry. Efforts in rural New Hampshire should focus on investing in existing educational institutions, including community colleges, as affordable pathways to economic advancement. Part of this focus should be improved educational alignment and partnerships with industries that have strong rural prospects, such as outdoor recreation, leisure and hospitality, energy and environmental products and services, and certain advanced manufacturing sectors. A focus on placing local area youth on pathways for educational success through college and then to the workforce is essential, as every young person is a highly important labor market/economic resource in short supply in this region. Moreover, educational delivery methods that meet the needs of a dispersed population is a critical factor for colleges operating in rural New Hampshire.
The differing factors of rural and metro New Hampshire are suggestive to those concerned with economic development and the role of postsecondary institutions in the state. They are of particular importance within the Community College System of New Hampshire as we focus our efforts on the role our institutions must play to best support the economic development of their regions.


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Inception soundtrack hits all the right notes
5:21pm Thursday 2nd September 2010 in Opinion By Daniel Orr, Reporter
THE symbiotic relationship between film and soundtrack is perfectly captured in the latest cinematic masterpiece by Christopher Nolan.
The creative writer, director and producer who so stylishly reinvigorated the Batman franchise has pulled off another masterstroke with Inception.
Most of you who read this (actually, come to think of it - is anyone reading this? Hello?!) will have watched the groundbreaking and atmospheric movie, and taken mental note of the key role that Hans Zimmer's score plays as the story unfolds.
The veteran composer, whose CV reads like a novel, has taken Edith Piaf's Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien - of great significance in the movie - and created a brooding, moving masterpiece based around it.
Zimmer told the New York Times: "All the music in the score is subdivisions and multiplications of the tempo of the Edith Piaf track."
(If you're not a fan of the haunting French song, don't worry, because its influence, though notable, is barely noticeable!)
Of perhaps equal interest is the presence of guitarist Johnny Marr, formerly of The Smiths and Electronic, and now with The Cribs, who was called in to play his 12-string by Zimmer himself.
The score is subtle in places and hard-hitting elsewhere, smoothly transporting the listener from the simple watery piano and strings of Old Souls, through the slow-burning 528491, and onto the bombastic beats and synthesized sounds of the frenetic Mombasa, with perfect precision.
But ultimately the highlight is the final track Time - so powerful, so hypnotic and so moving that I have spent a great deal of these past few weeks playing it repeatedly.
I have it on my iPod and it sits proudly beside the likes of The Verve, The Beatles and The Chemical Brothers, the perfect shuffle soundtrack to a morning run.
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Species that live within a narrow range and have specialist habitat requirements are disproportionally affected by the conversion of land for human-dominated use. Using the PREDICTS model, scientists at UNEP-WCMC and the Natural History Museum, London are able to predict the consequences of land-use change on biodiversity.
A review by UNEP-WCMC of the relationship between biodiversity, carbon storage and the provision of other ecosystem services has identified broad agreement that forests, especially natural intact forests, provide a wide range of ecosystem services, and that biodiversity is important in supporting them.
For the first time, a composite map of the world's ecosystem assets has been produced, covering both marine and terrestrial realms. A report for the UNEP Division of Early Warning and Assessment by UNEP-WCMC presents global maps of assets such as biodiversity, freshwater resources and soil quality.
Illegal wildlife trade will be discussed today at the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in the largest Ministerial gathering to convene during this current poaching crisis.
A new UNEP-WCMC policy brief, Addressing climate change: Why biodiversity matters, highlights the importance of considering biodiversity within climate change policies, programmes and projects, and presents opportunities to realize synergies.
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Sylvania Township's fire station number one on Monroe Street has seen its glory days, but that was a long time ago. Thanks to a voter-approved levy back in 2008, a new building will take its place with a spruced-up sleeping area, kitchen and work out room for firefighters. The building budget is about $2 million, with construction starting over the next two months.Township leaders received nine construction bids on Wednesday, with the lowest one coming in at $1.96 million. Trustee Kevin Haddad worries even the smallest estimate could bust the budget.
"It's taxpayer dollars, and I want to make sure taxpayers get the most for their money," says Haddad. "That includes no contingencies, no fees for architectural costs, no engineering costs so I'm still saying my estimate is over $2.2 million."
Haddad says if the building is over budget, leaders may have to dip into the general fund to pay the difference. He believes the fire station needs replacing, but wants to ensure taxpayer dollars are used in the best way."It's not my money. It's not an open checkbook where I can just say yes, let's go spend it who cares. I care because it's part of my tax dollars too."


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Registration now open for 2014 Delaware Coastal Cleanup
Trash on our beaches and in our waterways isn't just unsightly – it's also potentially dangerous to marine life and in some cases harmful to water quality. But, like the 1,900 volunteers of all ages who joined in in Delaware's 2013 beach cleanup, you can help make a difference in Delaware by signing up for the 28th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. In case of severe weather, rain date will be Saturday, Sept. 27.
Sponsored by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, the cleanup spans the First State's 97-mile eastern coastline and includes river and ocean shorelines as well as wetland and watershed areas. This year, nearly 50 sites in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties will be targeted.
- State Parks Statewide Zone Captain – Karen Minner, 302-739-9208- State Wildlife Areas Zone Captain – Lynne Pusey, 302-735-3600- Sussex Beach Sites Zone Captain – Jennifer Luoma, 302-739-9921- Kent County Bay Beach Sites Zone Captain – Ken Smith, 302-739-9283For general information about the 2014 Delaware Coastal Cleanup, please contact coordinator Joanna Wilson at 302-739-9902, or email email@example.com.
This unique region, with its quiet bay beaches, marshes, forests, wildlife areas and agricultural/residential lands, is the focus of the Delaware Bayshore Initiative, a landscape approach to conserving wildlife habitat, enhancing low-impact recreational opportunities and building strong communities through environmentally compatible economic development. More than 25 of this year's Coastal Cleanup sites are part of the Delaware Bayshore.The 2013 Cleanup
At last year's Delaware Coastal Cleanup, 1,900 dedicated volunteers from civic organizations, youth groups, businesses and families collected 4 tons of trash from nearly 50 sites along Delaware's shorelines and tributaries. Nearly half of that trash - aluminum cans and glass and plastic bottles - was recycled.
In addition to large numbers of food wrappers, plastic bottles, aluminum cans, plastic bags, used tires and cigarette butts, their more unusual finds included a hockey puck, toothbrush, headphones, door, box springs, showerhead, bar stool, guitar pick, sock, gloves, electric razor, license plate, fake cigarette, mialbox, lawn chairs, carpet, roadway sign and a couch cushion.
Recycle TrashThis year, the Cleanup's successful recycling program will continue. Volunteers will be given black trash bags plus a second color for recyclables. The bags will then be placed in separate piles at each sites' designated trash pickup location.
Volunteers are asked to put only clean and intact recyclable glass, plastic and aluminum beverage containers in the recyclable bags. If these containers are badly damaged or contain sand or other materials, they are not recyclable.
The Ocean Conservancy ConnectionDelaware's Cleanup is also part of the Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup, the world's largest annual clearing of trash from coastlines and lakes by volunteers. Hundreds of thousands of people all over the world help each year to rid the environment of marine debris and collect detailed information on the types and quantities of refuse.
The types and quantities of trash collected are recorded on data cards and forwarded to the Center for Marine Conservation, which compiles the information for all of the cleanups held in the country and around the world. This information helps identify the source of the debris and focus efforts on eliminating or reducing it.
A recent marine debris five-year report released by the Ocean Conservancy found that general-source marine debris – trash that comes from both ocean- and land-based activities – increased across the United States by more than five percent each year. (This report can be seen at www.oceanconservancy.org.)
The Ocean Conservancy supplies trash bags, data cards and brochures on marine debris. Delaware's cleanup is co-sponsored by Delmarva Power, which provides collectable t-shirts for the participants. Other key sponsors are the Playtex Division of Energizer Personal Care, which provides gloves, and Waste Management, which hauls trash and recyclables. DNREC is responsible for organizing the event, recruiting volunteers, distributing supplies, ensuring trash removal and tabulating all the data collected.
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GAO-11-374T: Published: Feb 15, 2011. Publicly Released: Feb 15, 2011.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reports that the nearly 2,000-mile U.S. border with Mexico is vulnerable to cross-border illegal activity. The Office of Border Patrol (Border Patrol), within DHS's U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is responsible for securing the border between U.S. ports of entry and has divided responsibility for southwest border miles among nine Border Patrol sectors. CBP reported spending about $3 billion on Border Patrol's southwest border efforts in fiscal year 2010, apprehending over 445,000 illegal entries. This testimony provides preliminary observations on (1) the extent to which DHS reported progress in achieving operational control--Border Patrol was able to detect, respond, and interdict cross-border illegal activity--of the southwest border; (2) the extent to which operational control reflects Border Patrol's ability to respond to illegal activity at the border or after entry into the United States; and (3) how DHS reports the transition to new border security measures will change oversight and resource requirements for securing the southwest border. This testimony is based on GAO's ongoing work for the House Committee on Homeland Security. GAO analyzed DHS border security documents and data supporting border security measures reported by DHS for fiscal years 2005 through 2010, and interviewed DHS officials. DHS generally agreed with the information in this statement and provided clarifying language, which we incorporated.
Border Patrol reported achieving varying levels of operational control for 873 of the nearly 2,000 southwest border miles at the end of fiscal year 2010, increasing an average of 126 miles each year from fiscal years 2005 through 2010. Border Patrol sector officials assessed the miles under operational control using factors such as the numbers of illegal entries and apprehensions and relative risk. CBP attributed the increase to additional infrastructure, technology, and personnel. Yuma sector officials reported achieving operational control for all of its 126 border miles; however, the other eight southwest border sectors reported achieving operational control of 11 to 86 percent of their border miles. Border Patrol attributed the uneven progress across sectors to multiple factors, including prioritizing resource deployment to sectors deemed to have greater risk from illegal activity. Border Patrol reported that its levels of operational control for most border miles reflected its ability to respond to illegal activity after entry into the United States and not at the immediate border. Operational control encompassed two of the five levels used to classify the security level of each border mile. The two levels of control differed in the extent that Border Patrol resources were available to either deter or detect and apprehend illegal entries at the immediate border (controlled) versus a multi-tiered deployment of Border Patrol resources to deter, detect, and apprehend illegal entries after entry into the United States; sometimes 100 miles or more away (managed). GAO's preliminary analysis of the 873 border miles under operational control in 2010 showed that about 129 miles (15 percent) were classified as "controlled" and the remaining 85 percent were classified as "managed." Border Patrol stated that operational control does not require its agents to be able to detect and apprehend all illegal entries. Yuma sector reported operational control for all its miles although Border Patrol did not have the ability to detect and apprehend illegal entries that use ultra-light aircraft and tunnels. DHS is replacing its border security measures, which could temporarily reduce oversight, and reports it may reduce resources requested for securing the southwest border. Border Patrol had established border miles under effective control as a measure of border security. DHS plans to improve the quality of boarder security measures by developing new measures with a more quantitative methodology. CBP is developing a new methodology and measures for border security, which CBP expects to be in place by fiscal year 2012. In the meantime, the absence of border security outcome measures in DHS's Fiscal Year 2010-2012 Annual Performance Report could reduce oversight. CBP does not have an estimate of the time and efforts needed to secure the border; however, DHS, CBP, and Border Patrol headquarters officials said that this new approach to border security is expected to be more flexible and cost-effective. As a result, Border Patrol headquarters officials expect that they will request fewer resources to secure the border. GAO will continue to assess this issue and report the final results later this year.
Jul 31, 2014
Department of Homeland Security:Continued Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Coordination of Research and DevelopmentGAO-14-813T: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2014.
Jul 29, 2014
Combating Nuclear Smuggling:Past Work and Preliminary Observations on Research and Development at the Domestic Nuclear Detection OfficeGAO-14-783T: Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.
Screening Partnership Program:TSA Has Improved Application Guidance and Monitoring of Screener Performance, and Continues to Improve Cost Comparison MethodsGAO-14-787T: Published: Jul 29, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 2014.
Jul 24, 2014
Federal Emergency Management Agency:Opportunities to Achieve Efficiencies and Strengthen OperationsGAO-14-687T: Published: Jul 24, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 24, 2014.
Jul 16, 2014
High-Containment Laboratories:Recent Incidents of Biosafety LapsesGAO-14-785T: Published: Jul 16, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 2014.
Jun 27, 2014
Border Security:Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Collaborative Mechanisms along the Southwest BorderGAO-14-494: Published: Jun 27, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 27, 2014.
Jun 24, 2014
Explosives Detection Canines:TSA Has Taken Steps to Analyze Canine Team Data and Assess the Effectiveness of Passenger Screening CaninesGAO-14-695T: Published: Jun 24, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 24, 2014.
Jun 23, 2014
Maritime Security:Ongoing U.S. Counterpiracy Efforts Would Benefit From Agency AssessmentsGAO-14-422: Published: Jun 19, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 23, 2014.
Jun 18, 2014
Civilian Intelligence Community:Additional Actions Needed to Improve Reporting on and Planning for the Use of Contract PersonnelGAO-14-692T: Published: Jun 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 18, 2014.
Coast Guard Acquisitions:Better Information on Performance and Funding Needed to Address ShortfallsGAO-14-650T: Published: Jun 18, 2014. Publicly Released: Jun 18, 2014.
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Police are searching for the person who crashed into a 76-year-old woman and fled the scene.
Barbara Gaymore was hit on Starkey Road just north of Park Blvd. just before 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
The truck was a white pickup, possibly a Ford Ranger, with an extended cab. The sheriff's office says Gaymore was pulling a blue suitcase when she was hit; investigators believe that suitcase got lodged on the front of, or underneath the truck.
Friday, deputies gathered at Aldersgate United Methodist Church on Starkey Road to pass out fliers about the accident.
Gaymore had serious, but not life-threatening injuries. She had an injury to her head, some fractures, and various abrasions to her legs and knees.
House after house, deputies went knocking on doors in Seminole on Friday. They were handing out a piece of paper that asks everyone in the area for help catching the hit-and-run driver.
"The elderly woman was carrying a briefcase that was nowhere to be found on scene, and the bystanders said that was still attached to the front of the pickup truck that hit her," said witness Nick Besimon.
It was lodged in the truck's grill. Deputies have been searching for that driver since the crash on Wednesday just after 1 p.m.
While the woman recovers from broken bones at Bayfront Medical Center, deputies are combing the neighborhood near the crash site.
"They are basically passing out some fliers that contain the photograph of the vehicle in an attempt to see if anyone saw anything, can identify that driver in any way, and can lead us to that driver of the hit and run," said Cecilia Barreda, with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
Until then, people who live near Gaymore in her Dunedin subdivision hope their neighbor comes home soon.
"I just hope and pray she'll be alright, but I have a feeling it's going to be a while," said Pamela Haverland.
Anyone who may recognize the truck is asked to call the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
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Yoga Cave is found in the Stoney Middleton catchment area in the Derbyshire Peak District in central England, a rugged area abundant with natural caves and mines. Cavers estimate that only 20% of the Peak's known cave systems have so far been discovered.
Yoga Cave Has Natural and Mine Passages
Besides natural caves shaped by running and dripping water, lead miners, working from the early 1700s until the late 1800s, dug out deep shafts and tunnels, many of which intersect natural cave passages. Yoga Cave, a 590-foot-long (180-meter) grotto, is such a cave with a mix of both natural and manmade passages.
Yoga Cave Offers Good Adventure
Yoga Cave is listed as a Grade 2 on the cave rating system, cave ratings reflect the difficulty and danger in a particular cave relative to another cave, which runs from 1 (easy) to 5 (extremely difficult and hazardous). Yoga Cave is ideally suited as a short caving trip that is suitable for novice cavers, although it has to be said, Yoga offers "extremely good value" at this grade!
Rubbish Bag Entrance
The Rubbish Bag Entrance, one of three entrances to Yoga Cave, is the usual entrance used by cavers. This small entrance is found at the foot of a small quarry wall not too far from A623, the main road through the village of Stoney Middleton. Stoney is also the home to extensive vertical limestone cliffs which have long been popular with rock climbers.
Small and Tight Passageways
Start exploring Yoga Cave with a short climb down from the entrance slot into a small living-room-sized chamber, with signs of working and mining spoils heaped around. Next descend through a hole in the floor, which leads into a low and muddy crawling passageway. The passage varies in size and height from hands and knees to flat-out crawling along the wide phreatic tube, a characteristic elongated tube formed by slow-moving water that erodes into joints in the surrounding limestone bedrock.
Don't Get Stuck!
British caver Dennis Jump says his first trip into Yoga Cave was memorable: "The latter half of the cave system provided much excitement since the small passageway was heavily silted and one of my party became tightly wedged between floor and ceiling." The leader had to turn around to help dig gravel from under the hapless caver's chest so he could continue squirming through.
The Corpse Crawl
A couple of tight twists through the narrow passage leads to the most exciting part of the trip—The Corpse Crawl. This is a body-size passageway which is often at least partially full of water. The crawling caver usually needs to submerge at least one of his ears in the water to push through the passage. It's best to wear a caving suit, such as those made by Dennis Jump's company Jumpsuits, to stay warm and dry in this wet section.
A Final Passageway
Beyond Corpse Crawl, a section of wide but low phreatic passage leads to a junction. Take a right turn in the right passage which soon leads to a small tight exit to sunlight and freedom! Yoga Cave is a really fun trip and never fails to provide a memorable adventure for the beginning caver.
Learn More About Caving
If you are a beginner, however, don't venture into this or any other cave without proper training, proper equipment, and a competent caving leader or guide. A good way to go caving as a beginner is to join a club outing. The National Speleological Association (USA) or the British Caving Association (UK) can direct you to caving clubs as well as lots of other information to be safe underground. Before caving anywhere, check out So You Want to Go Caving, an informative brochure published by the British Caving Association, and A Guide to Responsible Caving from the National Speleological Association.
Article and Yoga Cave information provided by Dennis Jump with Jumpsuits in the United Kingdom. Thanks Dennis!


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