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Hi--I'm in the midst of remodeling my kitchen and have made every mistake you can make. The worst is that I went cheap on the cabinets--I was trying to keep my budget appropriate to the house. We wanted white cabinets so I went with Woodmark Reading linen white. Not happy, but it's done; the cabinets are being installed. The floor is maple hardwood. I've painted the walls a moss green but that could change. Still struggling with the countertop decision; the builder strongly recommends Ikea butcher block but I'm wondering if the combo of cheap and cheap is yet another mistake! I like dark grey (slate) tile countertops but everyone advises against them. Can't afford granite etc. Does anyone have any great ideas that will make the cabinets look better? Also, we set up for direct wire under cabinets lights. I'd wanted LED (for coolness in summer) but they're $1400 to buy. Does anyone have good ideas about UCL? Thanks! Wish I'd spent more time on this forum before getting started!! |
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I found that LED comes in two flavors. Very expensive, but it will light a whole office room from a concealed ceiling. Very cheap, but all it will do is light a small area 2 feet away. It sounds like you are looking at type one instead of type two. for $1400 we would have been able to light our entire living room to something like 250-500 lumens per square meter, if I recall correctly. (We were looking at a $700 dollar system and decided it was too much light for what we wanted.) Also, the expensive piece in the LED system is the transformer. But one transformer will drive *all* your LEDs. Given the price you are describing, it sounds like you are putting one transformer under each cabinet, which is a very inefficient way to do it. You should be able to put a transformer at one end, run a short run of LED cable under each cabinet, and run jumpers between the LED runs, and get all your lighting much, much cheaper. (This does require you to buy LED tape and jumpers and a transformer and look up specs and not just buy preboxed LED lights and slap them on, but the saving is worth it.) ETA: sigh, I'm having trouble with units and conversions this morning, and I can't find my notes so I'm having to recalculate stuff in my head. The point is that for $1000 you should be able to light the whole kitchen, not just the under counter. |
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Wow, thanks for your input--the electrician is doing it so I have no idea about the transformers! He put the wiring in before we drywalled, so there's just wire hanging out. He told me to make sure I got direct wire if I bought them myself; he told me they'd be about $1400 if he bought them, so that's all I know. Sounds like I'd better have a conversation with him. |
Is there one wire hanging out under each cabinet? or only one wire per each bank of cabinets? If it is one wire under each, then he is thinking the preboxed route, which is really expensive. I recently bought, for about $40 dollars, a LED tape strip / transformer for an under shelf light in my garage. It's not the best, I really just got it to play with. That said, it is lighting about 5' x 1.5' of under cabinet space at least as well as I would want for kitchen under cabinet lighting, if not better. And that's after I just slapped it up there and didn't bother to space it out or do anything clever with it. I don't think it's what you want, but you should be able to get what you want for a lot less than 1400 |
Have you thought of cement counters? look online for a local company & get a price, it can be stained a varietly of colors, textures imprinted or embed with details i.e. beach glass, (stained to look like slate/polished or not to look like soap stone) Ikea butcher block through out- yikes! Maybe in a designated spot to break up the counter top, flanking the stove top or on an island-prep area. I'd suggest to call local fabricator's, ask what remnants they have available- better yet go to them & look for yourself. If your kitchen has breaks in the run of the counter ???? sometimes you can use a variety of remnants not from the same slab but same series of slabs. A fabricator might have two or three pieces of different sizes that could all work together if they don't have to be butt up next to one another. I.E. small piece of counter-stove-next piece- piece of butcher as built in cutting board. next piece of granite for sink area. You could also mix it up by using the butcher in the cooking area & granite/stone/or tile in the wet/sink area. Another option is granite tiles, you'll need a sub-counter made to tile on but granite tiles could give you the feeling your looking for on a budget. In addition you'll need an edging for the counter. I think the home stores or some sites on line actually offer a granite edge tile now. Or If you are most thrilled with slate, consider the largest tiles offered. There are are some FAB porcelain tile's (through color) too. But there'll always be the grout lines to contend with - fortified/stain blocker grout recommended. Just my opinion but if using granite tiles - personally it'll always look like you couldn't afford solid slabs & went the granite tile route. Again Just my opinions, & some idea's. Lastly, check out a metal shop for a galvanized metal counter. Could be really neat! Mix it up with a butcher cutting counter piece & or /granite remnant. One unique kitchen. No cookie cutter look. Add in a fun back splash maybe a combo pattern of slate & glass tile for a little shimmer, texture & pop, BTW LED lighting should not be costing you 1400.00-for the product alone! Unless - how big is your kitchen? |
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In a very timely post on the frightening ability of Americans to sometimes completely delude themselves, Prashant noted the passing of Arthur Blood - dissenting diplomat and then US consul general in East Bengal - who protested the Nixon administration's complicity in the Pakistani crackdown in (what is now) Bangladesh in which as many as 3 million civilans may had died.
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Interesting article on yesterday's NYT magazine on blogging and its impact on the American political landscape (I am not finished reading it)
Billmon (who used to run a prominent lefty weblog) has a critical piece on the mainstreamization of blogs in LA Times. I am not very sympathetic to his viewpoint on this subject and this post responds to some of the charges.
I think the idea that the prominest blogs stop being subversive and/or suck the Oxygen out of blogosphere is old, justified and in the nature of things. Way back, before the left oriented blogs like DailyKos or Whiskey bar were as prominest as they now are in North America, before the conservative warbloggers like Instapundit became so popular, bloggers in North America used to handwring over the prominence of what went under the name of "A list bloggers".
Clay Shirky wrote an interesting article on power law distribution last year. What he wrote and what I said in my commentary then, is still valid.
However, there are some caveats. I think single topic weblogs are still a powerful idea. Internet (thank you google!) makes it much easier to find sites catering to your interests. If you are not trying to tackle something as broad as North American politics, there is still enough space for interesting niche weblogs.
If you do want to tackle a broad enough subject, the only way to do it now in a way that attracts a large readership is to provide a diversity of original voices
In fact, as Billmon's own experience showed, it should be the preferred option if the motivation is fame or influence.
Good story in the Guardian about how Bangalore's creaking infrastructure is failing to scale up to the needs of the booming IT industry and its growing population.
Also in Guardian, 70 anecdotes about Leonard Cohen on his 70th birthday
Zadie Smith gave a talk about her American road trip peddling her new book
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Sulekha Mehta has a book reading in Asia Society on Sept 28
Sepia International has a Raghubir Singh retrospective from Sept 30 to Oct 30 (Opening reception is on Sept 30th 6-8 PM). I doubt very much wheather we would get to see another Raghuvir Singh retrospective in quite some time either in India or in USA. If you happen to be in the tristate area, you might want to try to drop in. I am hoping to check it out.
I checked out a few exhibitions in NYC last weekend:
Alex Webb's ongoing exhibition at Ricco/Maresca is good. The other ongoing show in that gallery by Bill Barminsky looked quite interesting too.
Alessandra Sanguinetti's solo exhibition in Yossi Milo is available online. The series is also described here. Her earlier work is displayed here.
Garry Winogrand's exhibition in Pace/MacGill through Oc 16 (review here). You should check it out if you happen to be in the neighbourhood.
Howard Greenberg has an intriguing series of nudes by Kenro Izu against a dark shadowy blue background on large format cyanotype over platinum/palladium prints on exhibition. The prints were intriguing. I know very little about printing; so let me just quote from The gallaery press release:
"Using a custom built large format camera, Izu produces 14x20 inch negatives. He then prints the negatives directly onto a fine watercolor paper that has been hand coated with a platinum emulsion. The addition of one to two layers of blue cyanotype adds nuance of multiple tones, bringing luminous abstract forms out of a rich velvety darkness. ....."
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In spite of the inherent pain involved in any MT upgrade, I would highly recommend it to any blogger still running an older version of Movable Type.
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A few days back, Amardeep Singh, (who writes a lively and erudite weblog primarily about South Asia) linked to an intriguing article on NYT describing an upcoming article by Paul Samuelson (apparently) questioning the economic arguments for free trade in services. Obviously questioning free trade is nothing new, but what is unusual about this is that an economist of Samuelson's stature is writing it.
In the context of the article, Amardeep wanted an explanation of Comparative Advantage theory of Ricardo. A commentator has already linked to the Wikepedia entry on a comment to his post.
As a non-economist, I found this page to have the most lucid explanation. It also linked to "Principles of Political economy and taxation" in its entirely in both html and PDF. Modern theory of comparative advantage has apparently come a long way since 1817 when Ricardo wrote it, although Ricardo remains something of a patron saint of free trade.
One the reasons people keep taking potshots at comparative advantage theory is because the argument for free trade is built on the mathematical foundations provided by it. You can't fight the idea for free trade in respectable economic circles without at least euthanizing Ricardo (kind of like you can't talk about creationism without taking on the elephant in that particular room, Darwin's theory of evolution).
As early as 1994 Krugman wrote a paper entitled Ricardo's difficult idea that anticipated and addressed most of the challenges to the comparative advantage theory on the op-ed pages. (It is a little unfortunate that Krugman's reputation as a political commentator seems to have overshadowed his academic reputation as one of the finest economists of his generation; he is also one of the most lucid writers on political economy for laymen like us). In order to get a context, it is worth reading that particular Krugman paper when reading any critique of Ricardo.
The last prominent op-ed attacking comparative theory that I had noticed was in January 2004; written by Charles Schumer and Paul Craig Roberts. This response by Noam Scheiber in TNR to that article was particularly witty. I think it still remains relevant as a rejoinder.
However, it would be ridiculous to even suggest that Samuelson doesn't get Ricardo. (Although I do think that Western thinkers often make certain wrong assumptions about outsourcing and Dr Bhagwati in an interview for that article suggested as much). Stanislaw Elam once asked Samuelson to name one theory, which is both true and non-trivial in the social sciences. After several years Samuelson replied that it is the theory of comparative advantage.
I don't expect to get Samuelson's scholarly article when it appears (when economists write for other economists, I suspect they take great care to ensure that it is inaccessible to those outside the fold!). Perhaps someone like Edward Hugh or Dr Delong would interpret that article for people like us!
New York Times provided a list of charities accepting donations to help the relief efforts in Beslan, Russia. These are:
Beslan Relief Fund of the Orthodox Church in America,
Consulate General of the Russian Federation
Embassy of the Russian Federation,
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I understand that 'Doctors Without border' has also sent a team of physicians to Russia. I personally think that governments or most large organizations have way too much unnecessary overheads that eat into the donations. I feel that Medicins Sans Frontieres is one of the exceptions. Almost 86% of what they spend every year go into program services (management overhead is about 2% and the rest go into fund raising)
They go to the worst places; They are usually among the first ones to go in and the last ones to come out. That is why their closure of programs in Afghanistan caused such shock waves.
Their donation page is here.
I have just migrated to the new version of Movable Type. The result on the backend has not been pretty. I suspect that things may be kind of unstable over the next few days. We may potentially be out of circulation for a few days while we try to iron out the kinks
Following in the footsteps other webloggers, I am gonna send a gmail invite to the first 4 people who ask it. You can request it through comments here or you can send me a mail to kaush at kaush dot com.
Regular readers may remember an older post on the debate sparked by the very public exchange of words between Ashish Nandy and Sanjay Subramanium on secularism in India. Subramanyam has since then responded to Amit Chaudhuri's rejoinder in The Telegraph.
An interesting new weblog called Locana provided a good overview of the conversation so far and the blogosphere's reaction to it.
Locana feels that Subramanyam has made his point well. (In that, he agrees with Amardeep Singh, who too felt the same, although he has a few significant caveats of his own in his post).
My views on Subramanyam and his debating tactics are closer to Chaudhuri's which he expressed in a later article (you have to use the text box on top of the page to select August 14, 2004 and then click on 'Opinion' using the right hand menu to find the the Chaudhury article). I would like to think that people may be letting their agreement with the position that Subramanyam has staked out (i.e. a defender of secularism) cloud their judgement on the quality of his argument. Subramanyam uses that secure perch to attack a broad range of subject matter ranging from Tagore (as a kid who grew up on Tagore, I found that last unexplained slur rather offensive) on one hand to what he considers colonialism friendly literature on the other.
Since I have not read any of Nandy's books, I would refrain from commenting on the merits of the Subramanium's innuendos (that Nandi is ignorant, repetitive and a closet RSS supporter).
My main problem with Subramanium is his intellectual sleight of hand. Subramanium's uses a variety of logical fallacies - ad hominem attacks, false cause, fallacy of many questions - rather than provide a disciplined argument.
Working in USA, I have seen Bush campaign employ slander very effectively; for the first three long years of their administration they had been very effective in shutting down dissent in USA. That sort of message discipline was originally practiced by the communists.
I lean towards the notion that the last few years of the revisionism and attacks have taken their toll. The secular liberal commentators in India feel under sieze and are in danger of coalescing around monolithic positions from which you stray at your peril. But it is still disquieting to see an Oxford don write a rejoinder in a newspaper so completely lacking in depth and so dripping with jargon and slander. The only charitable explanation that I can come up with is that Mr Subramanyam is a very angry man and his pent up anger and vanity washed out his inclination to engage on ideas.
The first time I read his piece in The Telegraph, I almost laughed and agreed with this headline. But rereading it now, I feel rattled enough to try to write something up and see if I can peddle it somewhere.


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17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying to me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: | 17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. |
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Grim Dawn developers update on progress towards Alpha
Crate Entertainment has issued another 'State of the Game' post on the Grim Dawn forums, updating people with the title's general progress and momentum towards an Alpha release.
The WarZ addresses upcoming data wipe
A message posted on the WarZ forums confirms that a planned wipe of data will most likely go ahead towards the end of this week.
Prison Architect alpha sales raise $360,000 USD for Introversion
Introversion, makers of Defcon and Darwinia, have done rather well for themselves out of the Prison Architect alpha, raising $360,000 USD by selling early access to the project (as well as other goodies like getting your own name in the game).
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This is why baseball players spend the spring practicing the fundamentals and getting into game shape. Nik Turley can't send a simple pickoff throw to first, Alexi Casilla can't dodge a human obstacle, and Dan Johnson can't get out of the way. The only thing uglier than this play is Turley's line: 0.1 IP; 3 H; 5 R; 4 ER; 1 BB; 1 K.
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Pick of the Day: Henry Allen on the prestige of combat
Having just written a story about a guy who helps bust people who pose as war heroes, I've been fascinated by the story of Richard Blumenthal, the Connecticut Attorney General and Senate candidate who apparently exaggerated his military resume.
The first question I know many had was, why would anyone want to claim to be a veteran of a war in which they didn't serve? Especially Vietnam. Henry Allen gives us the answer: "The fact is that regardless of whether a war was moral, justified, won or meaningful, having served in one -- particularly in combat -- confers prestige. Harvard and Yale and social connections are nice, but at 3 o'clock in the morning you find yourself outranked by high school dropouts whose names are on the wall of the Vietnam Memorial."
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Freshman pitcher Cole Irvin — who, with his third win in as many tries, is starting to look like Oregon's most valuable pitching asset — took to the mound Sunday and pitched seven innings, allowing eight hits but only one run. His solid performance, along with some much needed hitting, helped the Ducks get a win in the final game of the series against Cal State Fullerton.
With the 9-1 win, Oregon improved to 8-3, while CSF received their first loss of the season and are now 10-1.
Oregon busted out of their hitting slump to tally 14 hits, leading to the nine runs. Ryan Hambright led the Ducks by going 3-of-4 from the plate with three RBI. He came into the season as one of Oregon's top hitters but struggled in the first ten games, getting just two hits in 36 at bats.
Ryon Healy, Brett Thomas and Shaun Chase each had two hits, including a solo shot from Chase — his third career home run — in the eighth that acted as insurance.
Turning Point. Going into the sixth, the Ducks had a 3-1 lead before Thomas and Hambright both drove in runs to extend the lead to 5-1. From that point on, the Ducks were rolling. In the seventh, J.J. Altobelli led off with a double and eventually scored on an RBI by Aaron Payne. In the eighth, Chase went yard to push the lead to six runs. Payne and Scott Heineman also pushed in runs in the inning.
Jimmie Sherfy came on in the ninth to assure an Oregon win, giving up one hit and no runs.
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This past weekend, the South Central College Speech Team made the short trip to Bethel College in Arden Hills, Minnesota to compete in the 29th Minnesota Collegiate Forensics Association State Tournament, and came away as the Small Schools State Champion.
The Small Schools category is determined by the number of entrants in the competition. As a result, South Central College competed with St. Olaf College, College of St. Benedict, Carleton College, St. John's University and others, and came out on top. South Central is the only community college in the state with a competitive speech team.
The top individual placement for SCC came with Anna Kelley's second place in Prose Interpretation, just behind last year's national champion in this category from Gustavus Adolphus College, and a sixth place in Poetry Interpretation. Rebekah Buege had a fifth place showing in Poetry Interpretation and shared a third place Duo Interpretation finish with Kelley.
Other team members contributing points to the college's Small Schools State Champion win were first-year team members Tess Drager and Ashly Kingery.
Brian Klosa, Communications Instructor and founding Speech Team Director five years ago, said "I have been involved in college speech competition for almost twenty years and have witnessed some great accomplishments by my students and programs with which I have been associated during this time. However, this accomplishment feels the best. Hopefully this will be the first championship of many to come in the future."
The South Central College Speech Team will participate in a few other team competitions before the national tournament in April.
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Dec 7, 2010 10:20 PM by Ariel Wesler
A memorial plaque was dedicated Tuesday morning to remember the life of 23-year-old Dan Johnson.
The senior airman from Vandenberg was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan on October 5th. He was serving his second tour of duty as part of the Air Force bomb squad.
Each year, on the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Santa Maria community gathers at the Freedom Monument Veteran's Memorial to remember the fallen. This year, a new name was etched into memory--23 year old Senior Airman Dan Johnson.
"He will join 96 other veterans who have given the last full measure of devotion for their country," said Dave Cross who handles military affairs for the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce.
The memorial lists all of the Santa Maria Valley veterans killed in the line of duty. Johnson was part of Vandenberg's Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit.
"He died doing a job he enjoyed, serving a country he loved, so that others may live in peace and freedom," said Colonel Richard Boltz, Commander of the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg.
Johnson grew up in the midwest but met his wife Kristen Harlow while stationed at Vandenberg. They got married four months before he was killed. She works at the Abel Maldonado Youth Center, the site of the memorial.
"It's very important to me and special to me that my city remembers him the way I did. Being at work is perfect. I can eat lunch here everyday. That's where you'll find me," Kristen said.
"This need to remember is why family and friends will come here long after today's dedication ceremony is over," said Bob Hatch, President and CEO of the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce.
A tribute to those who have passed on and permanent reminder for anyone passing by.
Sam Blakeslee's office presented Kristen Harlow Johnson with a resolution in honor of her husband's sacrifice. Family and friends say the location of his plaque is fitting because he was also volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters.
The Freedom Monument Veteran's Memorial was dedicated on December 7, 2001. It's maintained by the Recreation and Parks Department.
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- "Advertising in Competitive Markets," American Economic Review 81:210-223 (1991).
- "Sufficient Conditions for Inessentiality," Econometrica 61:613-27 (1993).
- "Participation Costs and Efficient Auctions," Journal of Economic Theory 71:228-259 (1996).
- "Comment on 'Learning, Mutation, and Evolution in Games'" (with Paul Rhode), Econometrica 64:443-49 (1996).
- "Sequential Procurement Auctions with Subcontracting" (with Ian Gale and Donald Hausch), International Economic Review 41:989-1021 (2000).
- "Non-Nash Equilibria of Darwinian Dynamics" (with Paul Rhode), International Journal of Industrial Organization 19:415-454 (2001).
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Denise Scaffidi has been a criminal defense private investigator for the past 21 years. In 2001, after working on murder cases in Seattle and San Francisco, she was made the lead investigator for one of the most notorious serial killers in recent years—the Green River killer, Gary Ridgway. In addition to running her business, Scaffidi is currently teaching at the University of Washington's Private Investigation certification program which was recently ranked the best in the country by PiNow (and full disclosure, where I am currently a student.) Scaffidi talks about how she became a private eye, what that involves, and the hazards of the job.
Becoming a Private Investigator
Crime Library: What made you decide to become a private investigator? Who sits around and says, 'I'm going to become a private eye?'
Denise Scaffidi: I did when I was 12.
CL: What inspired you? What 12-year-old mind thinks I want to be a P.I .?
DS: I believe it was from TV. A few years after that the first female P.I. came on, Honey West.
CL: So you watched her and thought that she was cool?
DS: That was what I was going to do. Yup.
CL: What was it about it that attracted you to it?
DS: I think it could have been her blue sports car with leopard skin upholstery. She had a pet ocelot named Bruce and she used martial arts.
CL: So now, you don't have ocelot and a blue sports car.
DS: No, I have a bull terrier, which is close to an ocelot. Oh, and a Jeep.
CL: After you got a job in San Francisco at the National Labor Relations Board where you investigated labor law violations, you went into proper P.I. work. But you are mostly self-taught.
DS: During those three years at the National Labor Relations Board, I also started studying criminal investigation on my own. I didn't know what I was going to do with it, because I did not want to be a police officer or a detective. So I read every book in the San Francisco library that had anything to do with criminal investigation. I also got my P.I. license in Sacramento, California during those three years, because you had to have three years' experience before you could apply for a license. In San Francisco they had this weird—law… rule—I don't know what it was—that for unsolved murder cases, when they reached a certain age, like a year or two years, they were open to public to investigation by non-police officers. So I worked on two murder cases.
CL: Just on your own?
DS: Just on my own.
CL: When you are working on a murder trial, what is your job?
DS: Well, basically you start from scratch and re-investigate the entire case. You look at everything that's been done. You figure out which witnesses have to be re-interviewed, what wasn't done by the police, what needs to be done by me, what witnesses may not have been found and where they might be. Re-interview all the witnesses with an eye for contradictions that they made in different statements or contradictions between them and other witnesses, make charts of witnesses and what they're gonna say. Interview most all police officers on a case because these officers are notorious for writing these really brief summaries of what they've done, they leave out so much that's important. My job is to be objective as far as I'm concerned and to re-investigate from the get-go, from scratch. I look at the evidence, I go to the scene, I meet with all the forensic witnesses, the cops, the lead detective, always with an eye to what defense there might be for the client.
CL: You see it with fresh eyes?
DS: Yes, and also our client is going to be telling us witnesses for the defense, which the prosecution knows nothing about. So I'll interview them first to see what they have to say.
CL: When you are investigating cases are you trying to prove that they're not guilty or innocent?
DS: Not my job.
CL: What if you're certain you've got a guilty client?
DS: Happens all the time. Not my concern. I don't care if they're guilty or innocent; my job is to provide a competent investigation. My information goes to the attorney; the attorney's job is to defend them.
CL: Has there ever been a case that the crime has been too upsetting or the person is just you just can't get involved and you want to absolve yourself of it all?
DS: Never. I've got clients I couldn't stand and I think I do 100% for them. The ones I really like I do 120.
CL: How did you become involved with the University of Washington Private Investigation Certification course? What is different about this program?
DS: Well, first of all, it's a nine-month program. The first semester you learn the legalities of not only private investigation, but what to investigate and how to do it legally and how to get your license, what you have to know to get your license. The second semester is mine, and that's the basics of investigation, the foundations of investigation, and then criminal defense investigation. And the third semester is, civil investigation, and how to run the business. So, what's different.
CL: Okay, so when you tell people you're a PI, and they've never met a P.I. before, what are the preconceptions they have?
DS: They always say, 'Are you spying on me?' That's the first thing they always say. No—I try to explain that I'm a criminal defense investigator, so that's very different than a P.I., such as who is sleeping with who, stealing from a boss, kind of thing. Every single woman I've met has said, 'Oh I'd be really good at that.'
CL: Why do you think they think that?
DS: We're curious, we're sleuths, we hear something and say, 'Wait—that's not the story.'
CL: Do you think women make better P.I.s than men in some cases?
DS: I think they do, because of two things: number one, we are the ultimate multi-taskers. We can do the juggling of 25, 30 cases, family, home life, all the other thing we have to take care of. The other thing that we have, which is I think is more important—is we know how to compartmentalize. I don't believe that most men know how to do that, so they'll go home with these horrible stories in their head, and they can't get rid of them. Soon as I leave work, it's over here (she moves her hands to the side of the table) until I go back to work or until I need to think about it. And it keeps our sanity. I think we're better at keeping our sanity. We're also more organized as far as billing, as far as keeping our files organized, our cases organized, our cars organized. I think women, generally, do make better investigators.
CL: So what are your tools of your trade? You don't carry a gun.
DS: I do not carry a gun. I don't believe that we should.
CL: But there are some do.
DS: There are some that do. I think in my job as a defense investigator, the most dangerous people I can meet usually will need a defense investigator sometime in their lives. So they're a lot more apt to protect you than to harm you. I think police are in a lot more dangerous situations than we are, doing our jobs. Plus, it costs an arm and a leg to get the insurance when you're armed.
Job Hazards
CL: What's the scariest situation you've ever found yourself in?
DS: I remember I had to serve a subpoena on some old woman and I was absolutely sure she was going to shoot me in the back when I walked away. I was waiting for the bullet to hit. That was the scariest one. Another time I had a case where there were three possible scenarios for why the victim had been murdered, and one of them was that there had been a paid hit out on him during the time he died. In fact, it had been put out a week before he died. So I found the hitman.
CL: And you knew it was a hitman?
DS: Mm-hmm.
CL: How did you know?
DS: Well, because this guy had told his boss about what he had been hired to do, and that it was $10,000. And that he came back to him and said that he was going to quit because he had made $10,000. So, I had a friend that was a private eye that was licensed to carry a firearm, so I had him come with me. And I had this young man stay in the car with his gun and I said if "I'm not out in 20 minutes…" All I had to do with this hitman was to serve him a subpoena so that he would have to come to court, he would have to take the fifth, so that he wasn't admitting to anything. And that would've been the reasonable doubt that we needed. So I had him wait in the car and I said if "I'm not out in 20 minutes call 911," and then come up to the door. But I was out by 20 minutes. That turned out to be a hoot, but, you know, I had to really prepare for that.
CL: What happened when you actually went to serve it to him?
DS: He was in the shower. His little sister answered the door who was probably a freshman in college. 'Are you so-and-so's friend?' I said, 'I am.' 'He's in the shower.' I said, 'I'll just wait for him.' She brought me in. She had a TV that was bigger than any TV I've ever seen to this day. I don't know what it was; it was a mammoth TV. And I talked to her about that, 'Oh, my brother just bought that for me.' I said, 'Oh boy, that was probably expensive.' So he came out of the shower and all he had on was a towel around his waist. And he was about six foot eight.
CL: He was a huge dude.
DS: Huge man. And the only hair he had was on his head; he was completely hairless. He asked me who I was, and his little sister said, 'I thought this was a friend of yours.' He said, 'Who are you?' and I said, 'I don't think you want your little sis to know about our conversation.' So he sent her away and I told him that I was there because I'd understood that he had been paid for a hit on so and so. And he leaned way down and said, 'You have got some balls,' and I said, 'You haven't seen anything yet.' I handed him a subpoena and I said, 'You're coming to court.' 'You can't do this to me,' and I said, 'Not only can I… I just did.' And I walked out.
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Ana Navarro was born in Nicaragua. In 1980, she and her family immigrated to the United States and resettled in Miami.
Ms. Navarro is a graduate of the University of Miami. In 1993, she obtained her Bachelor in Arts Degree with Majors in Latin American Studies and Political Science. She obtained a Juris Doctorate in 1997. She is a Republican political strategist with expertise on Latin American, Florida and Hispanic issues.
In 1997, she was a special advisor to the Government of Nicaragua and in that role, she was one of the primary advocates for NACARA (Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act).
She served on Gov. Jeb Bush's transition team and served as his first Director of Immigration Policy in the Executive Office of the Governor.
In 1999, she returned to the private sector and has represented private and public clients on federal issues, particularly related to immigration, trade and Central America policy.
In 2001, she served as Ambassador to the United Nation's Human Rights Commission where she helped pass a resolution condemning the Government of Cuba for human rights abuses.
She was Sen. John McCain's 2008 National Hispanic Co-Chair. She has played a role in Federal and State races in Florida. In 2012, she served as National Hispanic Co-Chair for Gov. Jon Huntsman's Campaign.
She is a political contributor on CNN, CNN-Español and CNN.com and a frequent commentator on national radio and print media on political issues and current affairs.


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The Webster Bible (WBT) | New International Version (NIV) |
9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound, on the tenth [day] of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land. | 9 Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land. |
The Webster Bible is in the public domain. (The Webster Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Young's Literal Translation (YLT) | New International Version (NIV) |
1 A wise son -- the instruction of a father, And a scorner -- he hath not heard rebuke. | 1 A wise son heeds his father's instruction, but a mocker does not listen to rebuke. |
2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous -- violence. | 2 From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence. |
3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him! | 3 He who guards his lips guards his life, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin. |
4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat. | 4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. |
5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded. | 5 The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace. |
6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering. | 6 Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner. |
7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth [is] abundant. | 7 One man pretends to be rich, yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth. |
8 The ransom of a man's life [are] his riches, And the poor hath not heard rebuke. | 8 A man's riches may ransom his life, but a poor man hears no threat. |
9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth, And the lamp of the wicked is extinguished. | 9 The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out. |
10 A vain man through pride causeth debate, And with the counselled [is] wisdom. | 10 Pride only breeds quarrels, but wisdom is found in those who take advice. |
11 Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great. | 11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow. |
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life [is] the coming desire. | 12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. |
13 Whoso is despising the Word is destroyed for it, And whoso is fearing the Command is repayed. | 13 He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded. |
14 The law of the wise [is] a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death. | 14 The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. |
15 Good understanding giveth grace, And the way of the treacherous [is] hard. | 15 Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the unfaithful is hard. |
16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly. | 16 Every prudent man acts out of knowledge, but a fool exposes his folly. |
17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil, And a faithful ambassador is healing. | 17 A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing. |
18 Whoso is refusing instruction -- poverty and shame, And whoso is observing reproof is honoured. | 18 He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. |
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil. | 19 A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil. |
20 Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil. | 20 He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm. |
21 Evil pursueth sinners, And good recompenseth the righteous. | 21 Misfortune pursues the sinner, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous. |
22 A good man causeth sons' sons to inherit, And laid up for the righteous [is] the sinner's wealth. | 22 A good man leaves an inheritance for his children's children, but a sinner's wealth is stored up for the righteous. |
23 Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment. | 23 A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away. |
24 Whoso is sparing his rod is hating his son, And whoso is loving him hath hastened him chastisement. | 24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him. |
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh! | 25 The righteous eat to their hearts' content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry. |
Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain. (Young's Literal Translation - The Bible Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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My name is Sassy Spice!
Facts about Sassy Spice
- Breed: Lionhead Mix
- Color: Unknown
- Age: Adult
- Size: Dwarf
- Sex: Female Hair: Unknown
Sassy Spice's Info...
I am already spayed, housetrained, and in need of an experienced adopter.
Meet Sassy Spice, a spayed female Lionhead and a stunning example of the breed. Her looks have a tendency to go to her head and shows in her attitude! But her strong personality is what we have come to love about her! If you have experience with rabbits, and are not intimidated by a little show of attitude, Sassy may be the rabbit for you!
When Sassy Spice first came in, she would bat or grunt when you entered her cage to feed or clean or even pet her former cagemate, Sugar, but after a lot of time and patience, and the help of a cage that opens from the top, her foster mom can actually put her hand in without any fuss and can even pet Spice! But picking her up is still off limits! She is 100% at using her litterbox in her cage, using an XL sized cat litter box filled with hay. She is the QUEEN of binkies when she is out of her cage during playtime! She is so entertaining! An ideal home for Sassy Spice is one that has some experience with rabbits that are protective of their cages and without small children. Although she has no issue with hands coming into her cage at her current foster home, we do not know if the stress of a new environment will cause her to become protective again. We can give you lots of suggestions to help make the transition smoother for any potential adopters. She was housed with a male rabbit upon coming into our rescue, but she was very protective of him. We are not sure how she would do with another rabbit, but it possible that she can be a "mate" for the right bunny. She will not be placed in a home that does not meet this criteria for the safety of Sassy and her potential adopters alike. She is not for the new bunny owner!
Other Pets at For Bunny Sake Rabbit Rescue
Why Adoption is a Great Option
Sassy Spice, a Maple Shade Lionhead was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Lionhead for sale in Maple Shade, or seeking a Lionhead from a breeder in Maple Shade.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Maple Shade already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Maple Shade breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Lionhead breeders who help with Lionhead rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Maple Shade paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Title reads: "Terrible Rail Disaster at Welwyn Garden City".
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.
Various shots of massive railway crash. Broken carriages are strewn across the tracks. Workmen attempt to clear the debris. Two steam trains crashed just near the station. Nearly 70 people were killed and injured.
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Makes 6 servings
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 1-pound papayas, halved, seeded, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch wedges
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 6 lime peel strips
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Sour cream
- Additional lime peel strips
Bring 2 cups water and sugar to boil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Boil until syrup thickens slightly, about 6 minutes. Add papaya wedges, fresh lime juice, lime peel strips and cinnamon stick. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until papayas are just tender, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer papayas to bowl. Boil syrup until reduced to 1 cup, about 6 minutes. Pour syrup over papayas and chill at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.
Spoon papayas and syrup into 6 dessert dishes. Drizzle with sour cream and garnish with additional lime peel.
my notes
- Calories233
- Carbohydrates60 g (20%)
- Fat1 g (1%)
- Protein1 g (2%)
- Saturated Fat0 g (1%)
- Sodium22 mg (1%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat0 g
- Fiber5 g (19%)
- Monounsaturated Fat0 g
- Cholesterol0 mg (0%)
recipe at a glance
main ingredients: Lime, Citrus, Papaya, Cinnamon, Fruit, Tropical Fruit
cuisine: Mexican
dietary considerations: Vegetarian


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