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Hey friends and fans of Symantec Workspace Virtualization, formerly known as SVS…
SYS-CON has opened their Virtualization Journal "Readers' Choice Awards" 2009 and this year Symantec Endpoint Virtualization Suite has been nominated for Best Application Virtualization.
Last year Symantec was proud to win this award, as well as "Best App Virtualization Solution" for SYS-CON's West Coast event. It's very cool to see our community participate and get this recognition. For many years the SVS IT community has been bringing virtualization technology benefits into server-based-computing and alternative desktops, but primarily into the mainstay of IT - traditional rich client computing environments.
As part of our Juice and Connect community, you've come from Altiris desktop management backgrounds, AppStream, with traditional and SaaS delivery models, nSuite in healthcare and SMB site support, and have used our products as the free personal version, as part of the award winning CMS and TMS suites, the award winning SVS Pro, the virtual browser solution on HP PCs, and over the last year part of our new Endpoint Virtualization Suite. Our Connect community is one of the best end-user supported sites I've ever been a part of and I'm pretty convinced that our top-5 contributors do not sleep.
We'd be honored if you'd let the world know how you feel and vote for SWV this year. Voting takes just a minute, and ends October 23rd.
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Ever since I started my journey in photography I had a dream to be published in an international magazine. To share my vision and stories. Yesterday, I was able to hold in my hands that dream realised in the summer volume of Hearth Magazine. To be amongst such talent and to represent Australia (and in fact the southern hemisphere!) has been such a thrill and sense of achievement for me, especially since I was able to share a place so dear to my heart. A big thank you to Tonya and Brenda who have crafted this journal of seasonal stories in such a beautifully designed volume that I'm proud to be a part of. I will be contributing to their next Autumn issue and hopefully many more to come.
Thank you to my readers and followers who have ordered a copy, for those of you in Australia this should be arriving soon! If you'd like to order a copy or subscribe, simply hop onto the Hearth website as these are still available to be ordered. Good news just in for Aussie and NZ customers – Hearth is looking to be made available through Mag Nation.
An excerpt from my story…
A Southwest Summer Journey: Where Ocean meets Forest
Words and Photos by Meghan Plowman
There's something indefinable about the south west of Western Australia. Whether you are a local or international traveler, I imagine the feeling is the same to all who voyage to this special place where ocean shores meet forest.
It's a place that holds the charm of a holiday town of old, yet offers so much more than it promises. The Busselton jetty, an icon of the region, is a meeting point for fisherman, wanderers, play time, reflection and rustic beauty…
What most visitors find is that they lose themselves in this breathing and rugged land of diverse scenes, abundance, earthy produce and the slower yet ever-constant heartbeat of a thriving land. Take a turn in these parts and you'll leave with a fresher mind, heart and pace….
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By Tom Caspar
Every woodworker discovers an extraordinary piece of wood once in a while. What do you do with it? One board is not enough for a big project. It's a crime to cut it up into small pieces for a little project. So you stash it away, like a pirate burying his treasure, and wait for the perfect project. Here it is.
Barbara's Table
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Modern Mission Cabinet
Chamfer the edge of the top with a router. Go around the top four or five times, lowering the bit for each pass. The chamfer will make the top seem thinner. Standard router bits cut a 45˚ chamfer. Increase the slope of the chamfer to 30˚ to improve the floating effect, using a plane or belt sander.
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Cut the tapered legs on the tablesaw. Hold the narrow leg in place with toggle clamps mounted on a sled. This will keep your hands well away from the saw blade. A stopper board at the foot of the leg prevents it from sliding.
Lay out the biscuit slots with center marks. First mark the center of each rail. Then transfer the marks to the legs. Use the side rail as a spacer to determine where the front rail goes.
Cut double slots with a plate joiner for a strong joint. Hold the leg in place with toggle clamps mounted on a stiff board. Cut the first slot with the plate joiner flat on the work surface. Then raise the plate joiner with a 3/8" spacer to cut the second slot.
Cut slots for tabletop fasteners with the plate joiner. Reference with the fence set on top of 1-1/4" the rail.
Spray the base with matte-black paint. Wear a respirator and exhaust the paint fumes outside with a fan. Easy-to-sand red primer is used first to fill the pores and make a smooth surface. The thin, black lines of the base seem to disappear while the beautiful top springs to life!
This story originally appeared in American Woodworker August 1999, issue #74.


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In this book, Garr Reynolds basically turns everything you thought you knew about giving a Powerpoint presentation on its head.
Bullet points... Don't need them
Text... a bit overrated
The fundamental idea is that presentation slides are not meant to serve as stand alone documents that can be read and understood separate from the presentation. They are meant to augment and add to what the presenter says. If you want to share more information with the audience, then prepare a separate document to distribute. Powerpoint is not a Word processor, and don't try to use it as one.
Actually, Garr Reynolds lives in Japan too, but over in Osaka. He notes that a lot of the aesthetic qualities of Japanese culture extend well to giving presentations. It is unfortunate that Japanese Powerpoint presentations are sometimes the worst offenders in spite of this. I don't know how many times I've seen slides with probably 500 words per slide in presentations from high-ranking people.
I'm going to try and do a better job with my presentations in the future. In this regard, I think a few key takeaways for me from this book include:
-plan your presentation out with pencil and paper before moving over to Powerpoint
-remember that the audience is not as involved in your topic as you and so it is important to emphasize "What's my point? And why does it matter?"
-practice what you would do if you had to cut an hour presentation down to 30 minutes, or a 20 minute presentation down to 5 minutes. This helps you make your message clearer and tighter.
-keep the slides simple. Don't construct them as stand alone documents. Prepare something separate for that.
-prepare 3 components for your presentation: your slides, your notes, and your handout. Then you don't feel so much need to include everything in the slides
-never distribute a printed version of your slides
-slides should be visual and provide support to your points. The verbal content comes from speaking
-prepare a story
-use of bullet points should be a rare exception
-try to replace text on slides with images that help make the point of what you will say
-empty space on the slide is okay
-always finish before your allotted time and never go over. Aim to use 90-95%. Amen to this... academic presenters... the world will not end if you don't go 15 minutes over your time limit to explain every single robustness check
-try to avoid speaking from behind a podium and try to keep the lights on
Finally, I'm now preparing a presentation for my most recently finished research paper, "Choosing a Retirement Income Strategy: A New Evaluation Framework." It is going to take some time to get the kinks worked out, but to give an example about what the book intends, as well as to keep this entry anchored to retirement income, here are rough drafts for a few of the slides I've prepared:


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Mar 7th 2009 11:58PM I really hate the talk of how DKs have to be nerfed? Why? They were a gift...a hero class gift, a level 55, with blue gear, an epic mount, bags and gold..and oh yeah can enchant their own weapon. Never meant to be "balanced". I love leveling my DK and since I don't do any PvP I could care less about the PvPers who whine that the DKs have to be nerfed. I hope Blizzard doesn't listen. Leave DKs alone. They're a blast to play and that's what they are meant to be. They didn't start out on a level playing field and weren't meant to!


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text: GROVELocated in Delaware County, Grove is sixteen miles south of the Afton exit on the Will Rogers Turnpike, via U.S. Highway 59, and thirty miles south of Miami. On December 27, 1888, Treadwell Remsen, a former Union soldier from New York, attained approval for a post office for the town. Situated in the Delaware District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, at a spring in a grove of trees, Grove was on a long-used trail from southwest Missouri to Afton, Vinita, and points west. More businesses began to locate near the post office, and by the 1890s, probably about 1895, the town was incorporated, although the date is uncertain. The 1900 census listed the community as the "incorporated town of Grove." The official plat of the 210-acre town was approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior on November 22, 1902. Lots were sold in 1904-1905. With 1907 statehood Grove, the only incorporated town in Delaware County, became the county seat. Located midway between the county's eastern and western borders, Grove was about five miles from the county's northern border with Ottawa County. This placement became a problem for residents who wanted a seat of government closer to the county's center. A group found a site, cut down trees, and platted a town that they named Jay. They forced the issue on a county-wide ballot, and in December 1908 voters named Jay the county seat. This development produced a series of maneuvers by leaders in Grove to retain the seat, but in 1912 the official records were moved to Jay. Grove kept one important asset, the Arkansas and Oklahoma Railroad. Workers laid tracks to Grove from Rogers, Arkansas, in 1900, and the next year investors sold the line to the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway system. The railroad was the chief means of moving people and agricultural products until automobiles and trucks brought service to an end in 1940. In 1907 the Grove Sun boasted that the community had a population of nearly 1,000, but the 1910 census counted 888. The figure decreased slightly over the next twenty years. Then the Great Depression affected the area, as it did the nation. Anyone who was able-bodied went to work for the Civilian Conservation Corps or the Works Progress Administration. The latter built Grove Community Center. The 1930 population stood at 804. In the late 1930s new hope came to Grove, when a dam was to be built across Grand River. The Tulsa World predicted a bright future for the town because of its strategic position east of the river, with Elk River to the north and Honey Creek to the south. Construction and related work immediately brought jobs for many local residents, along with dreams of thirteen hundred miles of shoreline. Gates on the dam closed in 1940. Heavy rains filled the lake quickly, and Grove emerged with water on three sides and only one land route out of town. Eventually bridges were built. One uniquely designed structure, the 1939 Sailboat Bridge, was rebuilt and opened in 2001, the second-largest bridge over water in Oklahoma. Dreams of development were suspended during World War II, but after 1950 tourism and expansion dominated the area. The 1950 population was 928. Grove and Grand Lake became a retirement mecca. From a 1970 population of 2,000, the figure grew by about a thousand each decade and stood at 4,020 in 1990. The Grove School, kindergarten through twelfth grade, had an enrollment of 2,353 in October 2003. The school's district report for 2002 listed a population of 14,600. A new high school had recently been built. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College conducts classes in a building the city constructed. A new Grove Public Library, member of Eastern Oklahoma District Library System, was finished in 2003. Development began in the late 2003 on a new sewer plant. The hospital has been expanded in stages, and the airport has been given regional status. A Wal-Mart Supercenter and a Lowe's hardware store attract shoppers. Fishing and water sports are important in Grove. Har-Ber Village, a large museum, attracts many visitors. Properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places are the Corey House-Hotel (NR 82001495) and the Bassett Grove Ceremonial Grounds (NR 83002085). Other historic places include Cayuga Mission Church (NR 83002085) built by Mathias Splitlog, and the graves of Major Ridge, his son John, and Stand Watie in nearby Polson Cemetery (NR 77001092). The 2000 population registered 5,131 residents, and the town employed a council-manager form of government. SEE ALSO: SAILBOAT BRIDGE, SETTLEMENT PATTERNS. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Grove (Oklahoma) Sun, Seventy-fifth Anniversary Special, 29 November 1973. Heritage of the Hills: A Delaware County History (Jay, Okla.: Delaware County Historical Society, 1979). Rose Stauber © Oklahoma Historical Society |


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No longer a stage set masquerading as a metropolis, Las Vegas has finally grown into a real global city, offering a diversity of experiences to rival any other's—from intimate to over-the-top, ersatz to authentic and (more likely) something in between. These days, Vegas is all about making the rarefied accessible—and usually more affordable. Vegas specializes in this sort of nonexclusive exclusivity, making mere mortals feel like high-rolling VIPs.
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Junior Bible Quiz
The Bible Master Award is the final step of the national Seal program. A quizzer first moves through the Discoverer, Searcher, and Achiever Seal levels as they master the 576 questions and answers of the official Bible Fact-Pak used in Junior Bible Quiz. More information...
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Tottenham Hotspur's hardnosed chairman Daniel Levy is reluctant to accept the world record £85 million that Real Madrid are seemingly willing to put on the table for Gareth Bale.
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D & D Repair was started in 1987 by Dale and Dave Clintsman. They started operating out of the farm shop on the home farm in Loyal, WI. The initial work was on trucks, cars, and tractors, and farm equipment. It expanded in a short time to include wrecker service.
Dave continued to operate the business with the help of his wife, Sherry, after his dad passed away in 1993. The business was moved in 2002 to Dave's home, where a new shop was built. He no longer has the wrecker service, but has grown to include semi-repairs and aluminum welding.
Dave got interested in the tractor wheel business when his son and daughter worked for Detwiler Tractors and were involved in the making and selling of them. D & D Repair started making the wheels for Detwilers after a time, and then bought them out.
Dave takes his mechanical abilities to other areas as well. He services vehicles every year for 1-2 weeks at Kings Castle Ministries, Lake Cotepeque, El Salvador. He also helps keep vehicles and lawn equipment running at City on a Hill in Milwaukee, when needed. He is always looking for volunteers to come and help. There are other areas to serve in as well.


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Below are some questions that may be floating around in that big brain of yours. If you don't see your question about the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships answered below you can email us at email@example.com
How do I register?
-Registration is open through BikeReg. The first 50 people to register online get a limited edition Stanley mug commemorating the SSCXWC. They will also receive a t-shirt in recognition of you having your shit together.
Can I race in the SSCXWC?
-Well that depends… When you register for the SSCXWC YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED ENTRY. You must QUALIFY. This is the World Championships afterall, and every Tom, Dick and Mary that registers can't expect to ride right up and race. There will be a qualifying race in Seattle on Saturday October 23rd, as well as a few other opportunities.
What if I don't qualify?
-If you register for the SSCXWC and don't qualify during the race on October 23rd, don't worry. You will race in the single speed category during the MFG race that precedes the SSCXWC.
Will women and men be racing eachother?
-For the qualifying race, women will qualify separately from men. For the race on Sunday, women and men will share the course with an offset start time.
Can I sponsor the SSCXWC?
-Of course! There are some great opportunities for sponsors to be involved. Get in touch with JoAnne Anderson in regards to sponsoring the SSCXWC.
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Can I volunteer?
-Yes! We will need help making this successful event. We are looking for people to help distribute fliers and promotional materials from now until October 24th. We also need people to volunteer at the events preceding the big day, to work at the merchandise table, set up and break down for the events throughout the weekend as well as many other odds and ends that pop up along the way. If you would like to be involved in an event that could very well be the most fun you have ever had with your clothes on, get in touch with Ryan Schuetze.
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- If you have won SSCXWC previously and have not received your tattoo, you are ineligible to race until your tattoo has been approved by the SSCXWC tattoo control board.
- If you are from Canada, you must drink Washington beer the entire weekend.


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Best. Crepe. Ever.
Kevin and I stopped in Athens on Sunday on the way home from a road trip. Although he is a very proud Florida Gator and was more than slightly uncomfortable in such close proximity to Georgia's campus, we wanted to pop in somewhere to grab a bite + some drinks. I walked him up and down Clayton Street (sprinting past any Georgia Bulldogs stores) and into Pauley's Original Crepe Bar.
I spend a day in Athens once a year for work and usually end up on Clayton Street at the end of the night. I'd never noticed Pauley's before, but in the daylight it looked like the perfect place for us. We sat up at the bar and looked over the menu. It took me all of 30 seconds to find exactly what I was looking for: a Nutella and banana crepe.
Pauley's is really cute inside and offers 28 beers on tap, a full bar, sandwiches, biscuits, coffee, cake, etc., but I have a one track mind when it comes to crepes. GIVE ME NUTELLA AND NO ONE GETS HURT!
My crepe arrived shortly thereafter (they could see I meant business) and it was GLORIOUS! Just look at how photogenic. It was the best crepe I've ever eaten. No exclamation point necessary because that is a statement of fact. It was incredible.
If it's true that you are what you eat, on Sunday I was a freaking rock star!! No lie. Pauley's crepes kill it – and they are TOTALLY worth the trek to Athens! Plus, Athens is super cute – but don't tell Kev I said that…
xx, L
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I'm fixing to hit the road to head up to Athens for the next 24. ROAD TRIP!
Although I am scheduled to spend most of my time in Athens on the gorgeous UGA campus…
…I have two very important items on my personal agenda:
2 – Lunch at The Grill tomorrow! Just love this hole in the wall. LOVE it. It never gets old.
Gotta make the trip worth it, ya know? Will be back in a flash!
xx, L
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All The Rage…
Bocce ball is so hot right now. All the cool kids are playing it.
Leon's has a court, Ormsby's put theirs inside and now a construction crew is ripping up the outside of the 999 Peachtree building preparing for the new Hugh Acheson restaurant, Empire State South's, court. (He's the chef I love from Five & Ten in Athens!) Friends, it is time to become an expert on bocce ball.
Here's the Q+DD on Bocce Ball:
Bocce is a precision sport belonging to the boules sport family, closely related to bowls and pétanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is played around Europe and also in overseas areas that have received Italian migrants, including Australia, North America and South America, initially amongst the migrants themselves but slowly becoming more popular with their descendants and the wider community. The sport is also popular in the former Yugoslavian countries of Slovenia, Croatia (predominantly in the coastal regions), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro. Bocce ball is traditionally played on natural soil or asphalt courts approximately 20 to 27 meters in length and 2.5 to 4 meters wide, sometimes with wooden boards of approximately 15 centimeters in height surrounding the court. Bocce balls can be made of metal or various kinds of plastic. Unlike lawn bowls, bocce balls are spherical and have no inbuilt bias. (www.wikipedia.com)
Now that you know what it is, here's how you play it:
A game can be conducted between two players, or two teams of two, three or four. A match is started by a randomly chosen side being given the opportunity to throw a smaller ball, the jack (called a pallino or a boccino in some areas), from one end of the court into a zone about 5 meters in length, ending 2 meters from the far end of the court. If they miss twice, the other team is awarded the opportunity to place the jack anywhere they choose within the prescribed zone. The side that first attempted to place the jack is given the opportunity to bowl first. Once the first bowl has taken place, the other side has the opportunity to bowl. From then on, the side which does not have the ball closest to the jack has a chance to bowl, up until one side or the other has used their four balls. At that point, the other side bowls its remaining bocce balls. The team with the closest bocce ball to the jack is the only team that can score points in any frame. The scoring team receives one point for each of their balls that is closer to the jack than the closest ball of the other team. The length of a game varies by region, but is typically from 7 to 13 points. Players are permitted to throw the ball in the air using an underarm action. This is generally used to knock either the jack or another ball away to attain a more favorable position. Tactics can get quite complex when players have sufficient control over the bocce ball to throw or roll it accurately. (www.wikipedia.com)
Well, there you go. Now you're officially cool. You're welcome.
xx, L
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Cake Health is Mint.com for healthcare spending. Cake's founder and CEO Rebecca Woodcock actually contributes to Mint's personal finance blog on healthcare issues. Cake is a tiny company, less than two years old and launched at TechDisrupt in 2011. There seems to be one angel investor. In other words, Intuit can pick this up for cheap.
Healthcare spending is a significant portion of spending generally, and, from experience, is very hard to manage effectively.
Intuit can integrate this with Mint.com pretty seamlessly, and should perhaps continue offering it as a standalone free app to draw users to Mint.com and other Intuit products. Particularly for an aging population healthcare spending is becoming ever more central to proper personal finance planning and management and the user base for this app is growing.
This improves Mint.com, attracts a big group of potential new users - those, like older folk - for whom healthcare spending is a big part of their finances, and is easily absorbed by the Mint team with significant cost synergies.
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Trying to cope with extreme weather-drought, floods, cyclones? Their impact on the productivity of Northland's rural sector can be severe. Contact the Northland Rural Support Trust to help you through the tough times.
Farmers and growers in many areas of Northland have been severely affected by the July storm.
If you would like to find out what assistance is available please contact the RST on our 0800 787 254 number.
The Northland Rural Support Trust is part of a nation wide network which helps rural people and their families during and after extreme weather or environmental events which affect their livelihoods. This includes pastoral farming, forestry horticulture and other land based activities.
The Trust has access to networks, services, and government funding following an adverse event to help people get back on their feet. The Trust members are rural people who have themselves faced the challenges that rural life brings. Free and confidential help is available through the Trust's coordinator. Contact is one on one at a place that suits you.
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Thank you, Troopers, for your dedication and tireless efforts to keep Nebraska safe!
Would you like to donate? Call our office at (800) 947-7826!
Our annual Teddy Bear distribution takes place at Children's Hospital in Omaha. We purchase teddy bears with trooper t-shirts on them and walk around the hospital and give them to the children. The children's faces light up as they see the Troopers enter their room with the special Teddy Bears.
The "Wishing Well" program is another way we support Children's Hospital in Omaha. We donate $600 each month to Children's and that goes to granting a child's wish. In 2013, with our donated money alone, 76 children were awarded wishes!!
Volunteers run across the entire state of Nebraska with a torch and once they get to Lincoln, there is a large event. We donate each year to the Nebraska chapter of the Special Olympics.
In photo: Chris Pleiss, Mike Rathe, Rob Cook and Ryan Henrichs *Don Buckner Memorial Scholarship fundraiser event, which is a golf tournament put on by the Lincoln Police Union. 'The Buckner', as it is commonly called, is one event that LPU holds in which all of the money raised goes towards scholarships that are awarded to LPD employee's children. Don Buckner was a Lincoln police officer that passed away from a heart attack.
Jim is a sales representative in the Magazine Office. May of 2013 marked 24 years of commitment to STAN and the youth programs we support.
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Hello gentle readers! May the Autumn Spirit fill you with peace and joy, and shower you with the bounty of a rich harvest. I just love Fall, don't you? The crisp evening air, the colorful display of changing leaves - wondrous gifts from Godde and Gaia. We are so blessed! And toss in collegiate football...why, all of it is so, so good!
One of my most favorite celebrations this time of year, besides the Autumnal Equinox of course (and our order had a wild time, let me tell you! But you know the saying: What happens in the convent, stays at the convent! wink wink!), is the Feast of St Francis of Assisi.
I just love St. Francis. He's the patron saint of environmentalism, ecological awareness and PETA, you know. It's true! He founded his order way back in the 13th Century, exhorting his followers to not eat meat, to love animals, and to tend the environment. It's no wonder why the Earth-loving people of the environmentalist movement have taken so warmly to the holy and humble saint.
St Francis used to preach to the birds, he called the Earth our "Mother", and he even went barefoot as a form of protest against the evil shoe and sandal businesses that killed cows and stole their leather. But perhaps the most famous story about his encounter with Nature was when he wrestled a bear in the backwoods of the Kentucky mountains....or maybe that was someone else. Well, I'm sure he wrestled a bear at least one time, and probably let him win so as not to hurt his feelings, and then taught him Jesus' message of love, compassion and vegan living.
St Francis composed a beautiful prayer called "Canticle of the Sun", the spiritual basis for the Green Movement. Our order prays it every morning, and twice on Thursdays (that's the day we take our newspapers and plastic bottles to the local recycling center). My favoritest one, though, is the Prayer of St Francis, commonly sung in Church as the great hymn "Make Me A Channel Of Your Peace". Now, I know there are some who claim he never wrote that prayer - probably the sort of folks LarryD hangs out with - saying that there's no "evidence" linking the prayer to St Francis. Hogwash, I say. Who needs evidence when you have faith, and if you have faith in anything, then it must be true - just like global warming. At least, that's what our local LCWR representative always tells me.
Tonight, at our order's celebration of this great feast day, I'm going to perform an updated version of the Prayer of St. Francis - with interpretive dance, while a chorus of sisters sings the prayer a capella. I wish you could be there to see it - it will be so inspiring!
Here's the updated prayer:
Where there is warming, let me bring your guilt.
Where there are plastic bags, Reusables.
And where there's doubt, true faith in Gore.
Make me a channel of Greenpeace
Where there's gas guzzling cars, let me bring Volt.
Where there is fatness, only Lite
And where there's fast food, ever soy.
Oh Gaia, grant that I may never seek
So much to be controlled as to control
To be overcome as to overtake.
To love the Earth with all the strength that's in my soul.
Make me a channel of Greenpeace
It is with CFL's that we're enlightened.
In giving all men condoms, births recede
And reducing your footprint helps to improve my life.
I think the order is going to love it! What do you think?
Celebrate responsibly today! Go barefoot, replace your incandescent bulbs with those swirly types, eat a salad or protest outside a coal-fired power plant! It's what St Francis would do!


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Ok so just played our groups first session yesterday and it went fairly smooth considering none of us had played before and only 2/7 of us (the gm and myself being those 2) knew the basic rules. We had a few questions come up mid session though that didn't make sense and so I'm hoping those here can answer them.
The first was when our Dwarf player saw that he could take the speciality "parry". Now this was a bit confusing, because to our understanding specialities added a fortune dice to your roll, but you don't roll the block action, rather it just adds a misfortune die to the enemies dice pool (or a challenge for improved block) and you certainly wouldn't want to add a fortune die to the enemies dice pool… so what exactly is the speciality supposed to do?
We house ruled it as a temp fix (until we got the real answer) to just make it add a misfortune, but we'd love to see if that's right or not because we could find nothing in the rule book specifieng how it should work different than other specialities.
The second was our wizard player who was playing a "celestial" wizard and went to use the "shooting star" power. He asked what range he could use it at and, admittidly, we couldn't answer because normally range is dictated by your weapon, but we didn't think his "staff" (or any other weapon he held) would really modify the range and the card had no range on it so the second question is "what is spell range".


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Advice for roadtrippers
"Rather than just rely on GPS, always bring along a map. It will give you the bigger picture, show you the region's topography, and help you choose the most interesting itinerary. On a recent trip through California for my Ovation TV travel show, Scenic Route, I discovered great field-to-table restaurants by asking growers at farmers' markets and roadside stands which local dining rooms they supplied. When booking a hotel, ask if they offer special rates for AAA cardholders (the membership fee of $58 often pays for itself). If you arrive at a chain hotel without reservations after, say, eight o'clock in the evening, request a reduced rate. The later you arrive, the better you should fare." -T+L Los Angeles correspondent David A. Keeps


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The ETE has been coming to Blackhawk with their unique, modular display and model trains for more than a decade. One of their most recent layouts won third place at the Nation Model Railroad Association National Convention.
A life-long car enthusiast, Peter has over half a century of experience in the automotive and racing industry. Born in England, and now residing near San Francisco, California, Peter became interested in sports and competition cars in the late '50s. His first car was a 1932 BSA air-cooled three wheeler, which he managed to qualify as a "motorcycle combination," as he was not yet old enough to have a driver's license. Peter then owned and raced a succession of chain driven 1920s Frazer Nashes, one of which he restored in the living room of his home. Since then, he has rebuilt and supervised the restoration of a number of historic landmark racing cars.
As an active member of the vintage racing community, Peter has received numerous honors and awards, including the Italian Scuderia del Portello Trophy for winning more vintage and historic events in his Alfa Romeos than anyone else in the world. In 1985, Peter drove his Alfa Romeo Monza and Tipo B "P3" to such good effect that he won the coveted Phil Hill Trophy, which was personally presented to him by the great Juan Manuel Fangio. Subsequently, Peter reached the pinnacle of "Grand Master" when he became a repeat champion of the North American Ferrari/Maserati Historic Challenge. More recently, Peter was inducted into the Road Racing Drivers Club, and in 2010, he was presented with the Motorsportsman of the Year Award.
On this occasion, Peter plans to give a presentation about his 1926 Delage and the storied racing history of the four 15-S-8's that swept the 1927 World Championship. The car will be on hand for Peter's presentation and there will be a question and answer period immediately following. The Speaker Series is free with admission to the Museum and Museum Members are Free as always.
A documentary film produced by renowned racecar driver Rick Knoop and filmmaker Dean Kirkland entitled, "Racing Through the Forest – The History of the 1950-56 Pebble Beach Road Races".
The documentary was filmed over approximately three years and includes 50 interviews of legendary names in road racing such as Fred Knoop, Mick Marston, Bill Pollack, Jim Hall and Phil Remington. It chronicles the events from the first through the last Pebble Beach Road Races, which included legends like Carroll Shelby, Phil Hill and Bill Pollock in 1956.
"What began as a tribute to my father, Fred Knoop, has evolved into a celebration of one of the world's greatest road races," said Knoop. "We're thrilled to share this incredible story with audiences at the Pebble Beach Concours. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to explore this incredible history, especially just feet from the road where the men and machines did battle. I'm honored that some of those featured in the film have committed to attend."
Inspired by the memoirs of the Del Monte Forest Road Race history, the Pebble Beach Concours and Pebble Beach Company teamed up with K&K Productions to show the documentary for a select audience. Blending interviews with racers and incredible footage of the events, the film recalls the glories of this oft forgotten race with a video archive of its history.
Larry Crane is a Magazine Editor/Creative Director with extensive experience working on premier publications of the automotive industry, often challenged to re-energizing an icon. A talented writer and photographer, with much travel experience, an adventurous spirit and the courage to launch a successful, new, state-of-the-art magazine. Recognized in the field of publication feature writing and design.
As described by Robert Cumberford, Design Editor for Automobile, "Lawrence C. Crane is uniquely qualified as a representative of our hobby. There are many degrees of interest in cars. People whose concern goes beyond the casual often characterize themselves as "automobile enthusiasts." And there are "car guys," people who are really absorbed by the subject, who in one way or another are involved in the making, building, driving, repairing or selling cars, so their involvement includes their livelihood as well as their pleasure."
To legions of fans, Jim Wangers redefined the art and science of automotive marketing and back in the 1960s, Wangers was a driving force in Pontiac's dramatic turnaround from near-extinction to 3rd place in sales during the great "Wide-Track". The architect of Pontiac's high-performance parts program and its association with Royal Pontiac, Mr. Wangers oversaw the planning, marketing, and high-profile placement of some of the era's greatest performance cars including the Bonneville, Grand Prix, Catalina 2 + 2, Firebird/Trans Am and of course, the GTO during his long and storied career.
The legendary "ad man" for Pontiac and the marketer behind the Pontiac GTO and several other Pontiac specialty cars, Wangers helped establish the "musclecar" to its rightful niche in the history of American car marketing. No, he did not invent the GTO, that credit goes to John DeLorean, Russ Gee and Bill Collins but Wangers was certainly the man who created the mystique that today surrounds America's original musclecar—the Pontiac GTO.
Marking the 50th Birthday of the GTO, Jim Wangers is traveling the country recounting the behind the scenes stories on the development, advertising and release of the car that launched the Musclecar Era. After all, Jim Wangers was there when the GTO was born—Happy Birthday GTO! Furthermore, Jim Wangers presentation, "The Anatomy of the Musclecar" which addresses the growth and history of the American performance car, including today's modern performance car, continues to appreciated by enthusiasts around the country.
Our February guest speaker will be FORZA magazine's Grand Prix editor Andrew Frankl. Andrew will be talking about his new book titled Frankly Frankl, a memoir that reads like a work of fantasy but is all true. Communists, Formula One, the Cannonball Run, the Olympics and even a rare love lost and found again 40 years later. The book's title says it all: Frankly Frankl, with a foreword by three time Formula One Champion, Sir Jackie Stewart. Andrew has been covering Formula One for over 50 years and, as European Bureau Chief of the Autochannel, has also had the chance to drive just about every new car since 1996. Andrew will be doing a book signing following the presentation.
Robert Devlin is an automotive historian with a particular passion for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. He rst attended the event as a teenager in 1952, just two years after it started, and he has been amongst its most faithful participants in the ensuing ve decades. He has been a Class Judge at Pebble Beach, written books about the Concours and published many articles in numerous magazines and other publications.
We invite you to this Saturday Morning Lecture on the early years of the Pebble Beach Road Races, when British Cars ruled the course. A presentation of vintage images will help paint the picture of the early years when the Consours was adjunct to the racing. The Gift Shop will have Pebble Beach related articles for purchase, including Devlin's own book: The Art of the Poster.
Diamond Car Care Systems has over twenty years of detailing experience and are always looking for a new challenge. Keith Thompson and Cullen Wetmore have detailed some of the world's more precious cars in preparation for many of the most important occasions. They have always maintained that their 'Detail System' is
available to the discriminating owner and evaluated by the demands of the vehicle, where budget and expenses are a primary focus.
This program gave everyone the chance to witness their technique and learn about the 'System' that keeps some of the world's rarest automobiles in top form. Anyone who has ever wanted to learn how to get the most out of the appearance of their car should attend this demonstration.
In the early days of American racing Barney Oldfield was a legend in his own time. He began his career as a bicycle racer and later became an automotive racer. He was the first man to be clocked at 60 miles per hour on an oval track, helping put himself and then little known automaker, Henry Ford, on the map.
Oldfield raced in many races and exhibitions, some sanctioned and some not. For a large part of his career he was suspended by the AAA from competitive racing, but that just added to his outlaw image. A bona fide cultural icon, Barney starred in a Broadway show, made a movie about driving his car to save a damsel in distress, and all the while he could seemingly beat opponents at will in his "Blitzen Benz".
This lecture was presented by the Wayne Petersen who in addition to being a collector and enthusiast of Barney Oldfield's, is also the great-great-nephew of Bess Gooby—who was married to Barney twice.
Both Lou Brero Jr. and his father were known for their driving skills and highly competitive spirits. It wasn't just a sport for the pair, it was a lifestyle. It didn't matter what machinery they drove, from the price of the racing machine to the size of the engine, because they easily made up for their lack there of 'whatever', in every smooth turn and move on the track.
Lou Jr. has always said that 'wealthy lumbermen do not drive $1200 dollar Kurtis cars with a 17 year old mechanic, wealthy lumbermen buy $37,000 dollar Ferraris with factory mechanics.' Nonetheless, both Breros were legends that managed 'Superior performances with hard to drive machinery.'
The Breros raced everything from their Kurtis-Cadillac to C-Type Jaguars, as well as the 1953 Ferrari 375 Spider–the same car that had been driven by Phil Hill, Ken Miles and Carrol Shelby.
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