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"Zerto pert nakon, stop talking shit," Rosewater said sharply. "Sit down and shut up. One more word, and I'll beat you so badly, I'll make your mother mourn for you." He scratched his side under his jacket, revealing the gun strapped to his body. I sat down, feeling my body grow heavy with fear. I, like most Iranians, knew of far too many people — writers, reformists, activists — who had been woken up like this, and then taken somewhere and murdered. I thought of my father, my sister, each arrested and imprisoned by previous regimes, I thought of my mother, who had been forced to live through all this twice before. I could hear my mother's voice in the kitchen, and my fear was joined by an overwhelming sense of guilt. How could my mother go through this again? Why hadn't I been more careful? Why hadn't I left Iran sooner.
"Would you like some tea?" I heard her ask one of the men in the kitchen.
"No, thank you."
"Why not? It seems that you are going to be here for a while. You should have some tea," she said.
"No, really. I don't want to impose."
I heard my mother laugh. "You arrived at my house at 8 a.m. You are going through my son's personal belongings. I am going to have to put everything back in order after you leave. What do you mean you do not want to impose?"
The man ignored the question. "Madam, please put on your scarf," he said.
Though I could not see my mother's face, I could imagine the condescending look she was giving him at that moment.
My mother's unveiled hair was illegal under Islamic law. I knew her obeying of the Revolutionary Guards' order half-heartedly, was her attempt at defiance. She was telling them that while they may be able to control her body, they could never control her mind. The Guards rightly thought of my mother and me as parts of "the other Iran," a nation who did not want to be the subjects of an Islamic ruler, and wanted to live in a democracy.
"I am 83 years old. Why should I put on my scarf?"
My mother's name is Molook. Growing up, we called her Molook joon, which in Persian, means dear Molook. Because my older brother, Babak, couldn't pronounce the K, he called her Moloojoon. The name stuck, and it is this name I used as I called out to her, doing my best to keep my voice from trembling. "Please. Don't argue with them."
I heard her quick steps, and a few moments later, she walked by my room, a blue floral scarf covering just half of her hair.
"Fine," I heard her say with polite disdain.
My room had a large book shelf full of Western novels and music, with books signed by prominent Iranian reformists on one side and HBO DVD box sets and copies of Vanity Fair, The New Yorker and Newsweek stacked sloppily on the other. It was surely foreign territory to Rosewater. He continued to thumb through my papers and books, despite the look of obvious bewilderment on his face.
I sat on the bed watching him until, a while later, Rosewater told me I could go to the kitchen and eat breakfast while they continued to search my room. In the kitchen, my mother poured me a cup of tea and placed a few dates on a small china saucer. She then took a seat across from me at the breakfast table, and silently pushed the dates towards me. "Bokhor, have some," she said, smiling and hoping, I knew, to assure me that I would find the strength to survive this ordeal, whatever was to come.
I was humbled by her courage but it didn't surprise me. My mother's strength has been a source of inspiration throughout my life. But I felt guilty as I thought about how painful it would be for her to watch yet another member of her family being carted away to prison for defying an Iranian regime.
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My order of oriental, etc. lilies is sitting next to me. Where I planned to plant them has suffered severe vole issues (my formerly successful lily planting area).
I have two ideas: one is to make cages. The other is to put the lilies in pots and either sink the pots into the ground at "x" depth or just as potted plants-at least until I can figure out the permanent planting site. If pots, what is recommended? Clay or plastic? Any particular potting medium?
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This is a response I wrote a few years ago to someone who was having problems with gophers eating lily bulbs (I have the same issues). It should work equally as well for voles (I have them too). I plant all lily bulbs, dahlia tubers, and any expensive/rare/cherished plants in round cages made of chicken wire. I make taller cages for those plants that are prone to rabbit damage and leave about 18 inches above ground to protect the stems. I make the cages large enough to accommodate future root growth and multiplication of bulbs. The cages last on average about 3-5 years, depending on how moist the soil is, which is about the time that plants/bulbs need dividing and replanting. (Gloves are a necessity to protect hands from rusty pieces of wire.) An added bonus is that if you decide to move a plant, the cage keeps the rootball perfectly intact. I move many things (lilies included) in full bud or bloom and they don't miss a beat. My thoughts on planting lilies in pots is that there may be a problem with drainage (waterlogged in wet weather) or the opposite, that the soil may dry out which will stress the bulbs and possibly result in bud drop. Oh, one last thing about the cages... I have so many of them buried in the garden that in many areas the gophers have given up trying to navigate their way between them. Good luck with your lilies, kms |
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- Date: Saturday, June 27, 2015
- Location: Hickory, NC
- Race Start Time: 7:30 AM
- Race Distance: Swim 400 yds, Bike 16 miles, Run 5K
- Registration Closes: Wednesday, June 24 at 7:30am
- Race Cap: 300
- Minimum Age: 10 on 12/31/15
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Race Description
This event is a USA Triathlon sanctioned event.
Lake Hickory Triathlon is put on by the Alexander County Family YMCA. This will be the 5th year for the event. The participation numbers have increased every year. Given the shorter swim, it is great for beginner triathletes to ease into open water swim triathlons.
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The swim will take place in Lake Hickory. No wake, no current, just a nice easy swim. We will utilize a multiple wave start which should provide enough spacing for newer and experienced swimmer alike. Exiting the lake, there will be an approx. 50 yard jog into the transition area. Participants will be assigned waves based on their age/category. Swim caps will be provided.
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The course revolves around a transition area on the Lake Hickory waterfront. The same transition area will be utilized for the entire race. The transition area will open at 5:30am on race day; ALL bikes must be set and ALL athletes must be out of the transition area before it closes at 7:15am
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- $55.00 November 1 – March 31
- $60.00 April 1 – May 31
- $65.00 June 1 – June 24
- $70.00 Packet Pick Up and Race Day
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- $90.00 April 1 – May 31
- $100.00 June 1 – June 24
- $110.00 Packet Pick Up and Race Day
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Packet Pickup
@ Fleet Feet Sports
1776 North Center Street
Hickory, NC 28601
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NOTE: Photo ID is required for packet pick-up. Everyone must pick up their own race packet.
USA Triathlon requires that all USAT annual members must show their USAT membership card at packet pick-up.
Any USAT annual member who does not present his/her valid membership card at packet pick-up, will be required to pay the USAT one-day fee of $12.
- 6:00 AM – Transition Area Open
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- 7:00 AM – Race day registration closes
- 7:30 AM – Race Start
- 9:30 AM – Projected awards ceremony (will be adjusted based on last finisher's time)
Participant Meeting
A participant orientation meeting will be held at 6:00 PM on Friday, June 26 at Fleet Feet Sports Hickory.
Top 3 in each of the following categories:
- Top 3 M/F Open (Elite)
- Top 3 M/F Masters Open (Elite 40+)
- Top 3 Age Groups (M/F):15 & Under, 16-19,20-24,25-29,30-34,35-39,40-44,45-49,50-54,55-59,60-64,65-69, 70-74,75-79,80-84, 85+
- Top 3 Clydesdales (Men 39 and Under, 220+ lbs)
- Top 3 Master Clydesdales(Men 40+ and 220lbs+)
- Top 3 Athenas (Women 165lbs+)
- Top 3 Assisted Athletes (M/F)
- Top 3 Novice (M/F)
- Top 3 Master Novice (Beginners 40+) (M/F)
- Top 3 Relay Teams (Mixed)
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- Open – Category for Elite participants. These are typically the fastest people in the race and they compete on an Elite/Professional level.
- Masters Open – Same as above, but these Elite participants are 40 and over.
- Age Group – Participants competing in their age group.
- Clydesdale – Category for male participants who are over 220 lbs.
- Master Clydesdale – Category for male participants who are over 220 lbs. and are 40 or over.
- Athena – Category for women over 165 lbs.
- Novice – Category for beginner participants. Participants competing as a Novice have usually done less than 3 events.
- Master Novice – Same as Novice but these participants are beginners who are 40 or over.
- Assisted Athlete (AA) – Person without the ability to propel themselves thru the race course.
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NOTE: You may fit into one or more of the above categories, so whichever category you choose to compete in is completely your choice. Choose the category that you feel you would have the most fun competing in.
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- Relays can be 2-person (one person does 2 legs, and one person does 1 leg) or 3-person teams (each person does 1 leg of the event).
- EACH Relay member MUST pick up his/her own packet.
- EACH Member MUST have their photo ID and USAT card (if applicable) to pick up their packet.
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ALL USAT members must show proof of a current membership at packet pick up. If you have recently renewed a membership, then you MUST print out a temporary card or receipt of payment (that shows length of the membership period) to show at packet pick up. We will not take your word for it that your membership is current; you must SHOW us. Failure to do so will result in having to pay the one-day fee of $12.
You can go to the USAT WEBSITE where you can renew your membership or print out a temporary card. You can also renew your membership at packet pick up if that's easier for you.
If I entered my USAT information when I registered, then why do I need to show my card at packet pick up? USAT rules state that all USAT members must show a valid membership card at packet pick up and failure to do so will result in having to pay the 1-day fee. Our events are sanction by USAT, therefore, we must follow these rules. Our website is not connected to USAT's website, so the information that you enter when you register could be incorrect. We must physically document the current expiration date of your membership when you pick up your packet as this is the only way we can confirm 100% that your membership is in fact current.
USAT's "Age Up" Policy:
An athlete's age for any USAT sanctioned race will be his/her age as of Dec. 31, 2015 . The age he/she is on 12/31 will determine his/her racing age group. If an athlete is due to "age-up" into the next group, it will happen at the beginning of the year, not after the athlete's birthday. This action aligns regular U.S. age group racing with the method used by USA Triathlon for its National Rankings Program and its new Grand Prix Series.
Example: John Smith is 39 and will turn 40 on November 20, 2015.
John will be considered 40 for all 2015 races – and will race in the 40-44 age group at all 2015 races.
Sally Jones is 29 and will turn 30 on July 3, 2015.
Sally will be considered 30 for all 2015 races – and will race in the 30-34 age group at all 2015 races.
Policies and Refunds
REFUND POLICY: 50% of your entry fee will be refunded until June 11, 2015. No refunds will be issued for any reason after June 11. Entries CANNOT be transferred or deferred to another person, event, or year. NO EXCEPTIONS will be made to this policy. By registering for this event you agree to this refund policy. To request a refund, you must complete the refund request form below.
Refund Request Form
WEATHER POLICY: In the event of inclement the following procedures will be followed:
The event will be postponed until 8:45AM in hopes the inclement weather will pass.
If inclement weather does not pass by 8:45AM , the event will be changed to a duathlon format.
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Hey sexy man......appreciate the fact that you threw in the "boat picture" as well...looked like you had a good bod - and that proved it!!!
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WOOF!!Originally Posted by q45t
Hey sexy man......appreciate the fact that you threw in the "boat picture" as well...looked like you had a good bod - and that proved it!!!
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[QUOTE=DANNO]I say just check out my gallery! Its up and running
but to appease the masses
It was HARD enough looking at your Profile pictures - but now you've got them jumping out at me big as life.....and I can't touch.......NOT FAIR!! Your a handsome guy. Let me know if you ever post on the "Show us your dick" Thread......LOL
DANNO, I still love your smile!!Originally Posted by DANNO
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
You look like you're up to something! What's going on in the part of the pictures we can't see??? Thanks for the pix!!Originally Posted by johnboy978
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
hot guy ...
so hooooooot!!Originally Posted by OrangeBlood
funny hair
cute face
TylerKS, I love the shots--- especially the Avatar photo. And OrangeBlood, thanks for your photos!!
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
hehe thanks (i think )Originally Posted by OrangeBlood
ThanksOriginally Posted by buzzj
To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.
New pics in my Gallery, which is now up.
LOVE this SHOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Originally Posted by Antares
Hi everone check out my pics
i love seeing all the kids playing nice with each other. Everyone is being so polite and nice to each other..
i am starting to think you guys might not be gay
danno youre hot!
noooooooooo. my pics. i uploaded them instead
OMG you're smoking hot!!Originally Posted by DANNO
Playing cute
Check out my very own Body Hair Lovers and Photography Groups!
Love the pix... but they wouldn't let me vote for your gallery again!!Originally Posted by Antares
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
I love that smile in picture #5!!Originally Posted by boxermann2003
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
And doing it successfully too!!Originally Posted by z-zver
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
Honey, You're GORGEOUSOriginally Posted by stevenc1234
You have some of the most beautiful lips I've ever seenOriginally Posted by I_heart_Arima
JESUS Christ! Someone hose me down now pleaseOriginally Posted by jdsi22
I'll put it here too...
Can't get it to work...
HotnessOriginally Posted by Nik2
To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.
Thanks, guys!Originally Posted by buzzj
Alright.....you asked for it.....lol
What do you think?
Aww thanks Tyler. You're VERY cute too. Love your pics, you should start your galler.Originally Posted by TylerKS
guy you are f**ken georgeous. beautiful. God definately broke the mold.Originally Posted by stevenc1234
All of you are gorgeous.. I had no idea there were such good-looking men on this site.
new to this....hope it worked.
i think it wrked now...
you're adorableOriginally Posted by Boberle1150
Gotta love that smile!!Originally Posted by Boberle1150
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
Sexy eyes.....and what kissable lips.....Originally Posted by aleisterc2003
Wish we could see more of you......
You should fill in your Personal Information on your Profile so we can find out more about the real you...
orange blood you're cute.
hi im new here so im not sure how to put pics in posts ( ) but if u go here -> http://x--lookin4fun--x.bebo.com <- i hav pics nd a bit about myself
Hiya, guys, been away for a few days...notice a lot of handsome men posting their photos. Ah, it's great to be gay!
Orangeblood, you are so friggin' sexy and adorable. You are so classically handsome. I am definitely part of your fan club!
Boberle, you remind me of Leonardo Dicaprio BUT you are definitely MUCH MUCH better looking.
Boxerman, you're a just a hot hot man.
StevenC, I add my voice to those who think you're a stud!
Tyler, another classically handsome man!
Sunoftheskye, you're absolutely cuddly!!!
blah, bad pic
Cute Luv2LuvDuchovny!
it was a bad day cj. but thanks!Originally Posted by cj010686
wo yeah youre so hot!!
I love it. I enjoyed the pictures you posted of Duchovny in another thread... and now this one! You're on a great roll!Originally Posted by Luv2LuvDuchovny
Stone cold sober as a matter of fact.
It's me, aka Gary.


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When Wild at Heart Farmgirls get together things happen. The very minute we parked our rigs and our feet hit the ground Garden Farms Chickie took the reins and got farmgirls "glue welding" their own personalized candlestick/mason jar glasses while SLO Farmgirl set us up to create our own personalized name tag charm so we could keep track of whose was whose! They were barely dry when Just Jannie's incredible lemon drop martinis were poured into them!
Omelots In A Bag is our farmgirl breakfast tradition. Best part is there's no pan to fuss over after breakfast! We put a large pot of water on to boil while everyone writes their name on a freezer ziploc gallon sized bag. After mixing eggs and milk together (about 2 eggs each) each farmgirl scopes a ladel of egg into her bag.... then chooses from a colorful lineup of chopped and shreaded veggies and cheeses...adding whatever ingredients she chooses. After getting all air out of the bag we pop them into the boiling water and wait for them to cook! Perfect omelot everytime!
We ate and we ate... then we ate some more. On the trail.... campfire cookin..... cast iron baking..... Just Jannie razel dazzeled us all with her cast iron cooking skills. How does crab dip with homemade bread grab ya? Baked to perfection I might add.... over charcoal briquettes.... in cast iron pans... complete with how- to instruction handouts... that farmgirl's down right amazing that one is! I was IMpressed!
And then... we ate some more.... this time it was tin foil dinners. On a heavy duty piece of tin foil we each added chicken, veggies, seasoning.... sweet potatoes, onions, celery and parsnips.. adding fresh rosemary and thyme. We folded our packets and wrapped them one more time in foil. We wrote our names with a sharpee and added them to hot coals that had been burning down in the pit flipping and moving them around the coals until they smelled done... 20 - 30 minutes. Add toppings of diced onion, cilantro, salsa and feta cheese and you've got yourself a feast!
Fire Dove taught us to wind fabric around hangers to make heart hangers. She brought her drums and we drummed and sang around the campfire. We ate smores and campfire banana splits. We rode bikes and hiked and talked and shared. Women from completely different backgrounds who probably would never have met and become friends if it weren't for farmgirls.... now joined at the heart. And it was all over way too soon.


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New Web Site Designed to Bring Alumni 'Online' with Buffalo State
The Alumni Affairs Office has launched a new online community with the goal of better connecting alumni to Buffalo State. The site has a variety of features that allow users to easily learn what is happening at the college and discover ways to offer support.
The community answers multiple alumni needs, according to Kelly Mazella, staff assistant for alumni affairs. Mazella will manage the community.
"Many alumni have told us they've wanted a lifetime Buffalo State e-mail address and an online directory to connect with each other and the college," she said. "They're going to see that and a lot more, such as alumni chapter pages, news feeds, event listings, and career development opportunities."
The online community will allow alumni to create personal profiles, post photos, share accomplishments, and participate in forums and polls to share ideas on topics. It will also link to Buffalo State's Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, and Twitter social networking sites. The College Relations Office designed the online community and works with outside vendor Harris, who hosts the site.
Alumni will also find it easier to give back to Buffalo State by registering and paying for events online and by donating via the community's "Giving" section.
"I think there is a symbiotic relationship between friend-raising and fundraising," Mazella said. "More than anything, we want to get alumni engaged and bring more of them back to campus."
Mazella hopes alumni will give back in other ways, too. The online community will allow them to sign up as event volunteers or guest lecturers in classes. Alumni will also find volunteer opportunities with the Alumni Association as well as off-campus organizations such as the Asarese-Matters Community Center.
A mentoring program will link alumni to those who are registered for classes at Buffalo State, allowing former students to offer current students advice for career paths.
The community will also help alumni with their own career planning. The Alumni Affairs Office, College Relations Office, and Career Development Center have worked together to establish online functions for job searching, résumé building, and business networking. Alumni will be able to search and apply for local and national jobs, find or become a mentor, and post information about their businesses through a "yellow pages" section.
Mazella is confident the online community will "take off" once alumni begin to join the site. She is not only contacting current alumni but also would like graduating seniors to get connected. She hopes faculty and staff will help spread the word and also consider joining the community.
"Some of the strongest bonds alumni have to Buffalo State are through faculty and staff," Mazella said. "The online community will let alumni know that there are many ways they and Buffalo State can mutually help other. We also want them to know how much we appreciate their staying connected to us."
To join, users will need to set up their accounts using unique ID numbers they will receive in the mail or via e-mail. For more information, contact the Alumni Affairs Office: 878-6001 or email@example.com.


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Women's Track – Race and Training Series
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Taught by women; for women only!
The 6th annual Hellyer Women's Track – Race and Training Series (promoted by San Jose Bicycle Club) is designed to introduce women to racing on the track in a fun, non-intimidating environment. The sessions are conducted by experienced women track racers who know their stuff!
If you are a climber, and find yourself getting dropped or in difficulty on flatter sections of a race or a ride, learning to ride the track will help you get a feel for riding at a high tempo. If you ride with a group, track cycling will also help you develop skills of riding in a pack, and it will also teach you good drafting skills and sprinting skills.
The 2014 Series sessions are broken in to 4 skill-specific training modules so you can learn different things in each session and get a "taste" of all the track has to offer women!
Schedule (12PM to 5PM each session; limit 20 attendees per session):
Session #1: Saturday, 1 March – Time Trials: Pursuit and Team Pursuit
Session #2: Saturday, 5 April – Team Sprint and 500 Meter TT
Session #3: Saturday, 19 April – Sprint Techniques and Kierin
Session #4: Saturday, 10 May – Mass Starts (Scratch, Points, Eliminations, etc)
Fees: The sessions are $49.00 per person/ per session (incl. NCVA fee and rental).
$175 if you register for all four (a $21 discount). Click here to register!
Part of the proceeds go to SJBC women's racer development fund and sponsorship of the women's racing prize purses at the velodrome challenge.
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MyHelpdesk new ticket creation cross-site scripting
myhelpdesk-new-ticket-xss (9319) | Medium Risk |
MyHelpdesk is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker with limited privileges could embed malicious script within HTML tags in the "Title" and "Description" fields when creating a new help ticket. This script would be executed in the victim's browser once the ticket is viewed, which could allow the attacker to steal the administrator's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Obtain Information
No remedy available as of September 1, 2014.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jun 10 2002 - 06:50:47 CDT: [ARL02-A15] Multiple Security Issues in MyHelpdesk.
- BID-4967: MyHelpDesk HTML Injection Vulnerability
- BID-4970: MyHelpDesk Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0931: Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in MyHelpDesk 20020509, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute script as other users via a (1) Title or (2) Description when a new ticket is created by a support assistant, via the id parameter to the index.php script with the (3) tickettime, (4) ticketfiles, or (5) updateticketlog operations, or (6) via the update section when a ticket is edited.
Platforms Affected:
- Luis Bernardo MyHelpdesk 20020509 and prior
Jun 10, 2002
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Kadner: Union tells retirees to repay pension
By Phil Kadner firstname.lastname@example.com October 29, 2013 9:16PM
Updated: December 1, 2013 8:20AM
Imagine a retired man going to his mailbox one morning and finding a letter informing him that a mistake has been made in his pension payments and he owes more than $100,000.
No joke. And it's not some scam.
"I darn near had a heart attack," recalled Ron Kosinski, 79, a former sheet metal worker who was notified that he owes $105,500.
Kosinski didn't do anything wrong. His union, Sheet Metal Workers Local 73, miscalculated his pension payments when he retired 17 years ago.
In fact, dating to 1974, the union's pension fund overpaid 589 retirees by about $5 million.
And now it's trying to collect — not only the amount overpaid but 7 percent interest on that money.
Beverly attorney Tim Kelly, of Scannell & Associates, is preparing a lawsuit on behalf of some of the retirees.
"You're talking about widows and elderly people," Kelly said. "It's blatantly unfair, and the pension fund doesn't have to do this, although it's claiming the IRS ordered them to collect the overpayments."
These are not people who retired on pensions of $100,000 a year or more.
Ed Cochran, 63, who lived in Chicago's Garfield Ridge community before retiring, was getting a pension check of $1,300 a month before he was notified that his payment had been miscalculated.
"So now the check is $1,057.50 a month, but they're taking 25 percent of that to repay the fund for the money I was overpaid. So that leaves me with less than $800 a month," Cochran said.
And Local 73 added insult to injury by including another message in Cochran's overpayment notification.
"Because you're 63 years old, the chances are you will not live another nine years and six months to complete the repayment schedule, they stated in the letter. So please send us a check for $66,721 as a lump sum payment," Cochran said.
"Well, we're all going to die, I know that. But to hear someone say I'm expected to die in nine years and six months so please hurry up and send us a check, well, that was depressing."
As a sheet metal worker, Cochran said he primarily worked in high-rise buildings installing duct work and exhaust fans.
"Your work life is cut short on those jobs because you're going up 50 stories and sometimes the hoists break," Cochran said. "So you have to walk all the way down or, if it happens at lunch and you went downstairs, you have to walk 50 stories up to retrieve your tools.
"There are no heated break rooms, no heated lunch rooms, even the toilets aren't heated. You use port-a-potties that are usually spaced every five floors.
"Most guys learn early on to go to the washroom before work because in winter you don't want to be using one of those toilets."
Cochran became a sheet metal worker the day after he graduated from Kennedy High School.
Like several of the retirees I spoke with, he's angry with the union because, as the result of an audit, it knew in 2004 that overpayments had been made dating to 1974.
"If they had corrected the situation in 2004, if they had adjusted our pension payments correctly even then, we wouldn't be facing these stiff penalties and giant lump sum payments," Cochran said.
It wasn't until June of this year that Local 73 sent the notices to the pensioners. Along with the overpayments, more than 800 retirees were underpaid and are receiving compensation.
The union is hearing appeals based on hardship, but Kelly said to qualify "you have to be pretty close to destitute."
"If you have a home or savings, they want the money," he said.
Letters sent to the retirees stress that federal law requires the union to fix the errors in the pension fund.
"More specifically," the letters state, "the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which has authority over the fund, has reviewed the errors discovered in the audit" and issued a "compliance statement to take certain action to fix the error in your pension.
"The IRS does not tell unions how to address errors in their pension funds," Kelly said. "The union basically notified the IRS that there was an error and here was how they were going to address it and the IRS said fine by us."
When I called the Local 73 office to get an explanation, I was told "no comment." When I asked to speak to an officer in the union, I was told "no one here is going to comment."
Most alarming is that there are apparently no federal regulations about how many years back a pension fund can go to correct errors it has made in pension calculations,
Don Sorrentino, a retired sheet metal worker who used to live in Oak Lawn, said he was notified he owes $55,630.70 for overpayments since 2002. His pension check had been $1,970 a month but has been reduced to $1,097 after adjustments and deductions for overpayments were calculated.
Kosinski, the 79-year-old retiree, said he got married late in life and has a daughter headed to college.
"Her college fund is going to have to pay that $105,500" (he owes), Kosinski said. "It's not right because they're going after people who can't fight back.
"You're talking about some people who might not even be able to get out of bed or understand a letter like this. You're talking about people who are battling cancer, all the maladies that come with old age, who have budgeted for retirement, and now they get this."
Kelly said he had never heard of a pension fund going back 30 years to get reimbursed by retirees.
"But as far as I can determine there are no laws against it," he said. "But there are other ways they could have balanced the accounts in the retirement fund."
Federal laws were enacted to protect retirees from having their pension funds misappropriated by pension managers.
But what's happening to the retirees in Local 73 could apparently happen to anyone.


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Massachusetts Women in WWI. 12 June 2014 to 24 January 2015
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Early Boston Furniture: Style, Construction, Materials, & Use
15 November 2013.Friday, 2:00PM - 3:00PM
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Exhibition Spotlight
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American furniture collectors John and Marie Vander Sande will discuss late 17th-century joined case pieces, early 18th-century cabinetwork, and pre-1730 chairs produced in Boston. The style, construction techniques, woods chosen, and motivation for the applied decoration, as well as the use of the pieces in the home, will be highlighted.
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After more than a decade Nicole Kidman would openly talk about a failed marriage with Tom Cruise. Nicole Admittedly when the wife of the handsome actor he did not feel comfortable.
I was here and held on to her arm and it feels a little overwhelming at the same time is very strange" Gomez said in an interview with Harper's Bazaar magazine issue November 2012.
Nicole tells how she felt back when often the cameras while walking with Tom. Second marriage ended after 10 years in 2001.
And I'm shy, very shy. I did not feel comfortable. But I felt comfortable when I was at home, she said.
Recalling her meeting with Tom actress 45 years was remembered their first face-to-face on the set of their movie 'Days of Thunder' in 1989. When Nicole was coming from Australia has just arrived in New York.
I grew up with the song" New York', she said. "I remember how when I finally boarded the plane (left Australia) and feel very happy
Nicole Tom married a year after the two met on Christmas Eve in 1990. After becoming the wife of 'Top Gun' is, he who was also trying a career as an actress often referred to her husband's popularity cut. Of course, these assumptions did not make him happy.,
The woman who is now married again proves herself that she was able to stand on its own feet as an actress after the divorce from Tom. Honours even get a trophy when she won the Oscar for Best Actress in films The Hours in 2002.
Nicole now lives happily with her second husband Keith Urban who had given him two daughters, Rose and Faith. "She gave me confidence. Very good, understand made me want to try new things, sexuality, things like.


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Here's a link to the sketch of what the infamous Davey Jones has been envisioned as. This is from the San Diego-Con event this past week.
Last edited by Kimpossible; 07-19-2005 at 04:42 PM.
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What I say 100 times each day:
"It's not a Disney Resort even though it's on Disney property!"
the science guy is the bad guy?!The studio handed out the following poster, which shows the character played by Bill Nighy in the first of two upcoming sequels.
and how about them cool Transformer pins?! woowoo..
That looks so awsome!
But I wonder. . . . Is Captain Jack going to face some supernatural horror in every POC movie made?
What I say 100 times each day:
"It's not a Disney Resort even though it's on Disney property!"
Is it me? Or does it look like Mrs. Jones mated with an octopus, lobster and countless other members of the underwater regions?
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Originally Posted by AKQJ10
that means the dude's got a beak!
not only all that, but apparently, some script writer out there has a grudge for the monkees.
I think he'll be pretty neat! I like the idea of him being Davey Jones, especially after I've heard the expression about Davey Jones's locker.
My brain is not working to full function yet this morning. When I first read this, I thought y'all were talking about Davy Jones - you know, from The Monkees.
I was thinking the same thing last night....Originally Posted by GaRain
hey hey we're the monkees... people say we monkee arround... we're to busy sin.....
Must get song out of my head!!!!
I'm liking the picture. Do you think they are going to make up a legend to explain why Davey Jones got to the bottom and the sea and controls dead sailors? (That was the best way I could think to put it.)
s'cuse me for a moment hillo...
Cheer up sleepy Jean... oh what can it mean.. to a... daydream believer and a... home coming queen...
cut it out guys
some of us are trying to forget those songs.......[those of use who could probably name them all ]
And then I saw her face, and now I'm a believer. . .
He was great at the Flower and Garden Festival, that Davy Jones!
What I say 100 times each day:
"It's not a Disney Resort even though it's on Disney property!"


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Is Daylight Saving Time Bad For You?
Re:Yep (333 comments)
Your suggestion of moving to AZ may be problematic for non-white people.
Announcing: Slashdot Deals - Explore geek apps, games, gadgets and more. (what is this?)
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Re:Yep (333 comments)
Your suggestion of moving to AZ may be problematic for non-white people.
Re:Natural Selection! (333 comments)
How about this modest proposal: let's grind up the "weak" and turn them into cat food! In fact, let's have sweeps on a yearly basis. This will finally solve our problems and allow humanity to advance to the next level. One may even go so far as calling it a.... final solution.
Unlicensed spectrum, eh? (202 comments)
What happens when EVERYONE gets one of these? A full speed 5ghz 802.11n link is already difficult to achieve in crowded/built up areas.
Re:Welcome to the world... (495 comments)
He just kept talking in one long incredibly unbroken sentence moving from topic to topic so that no one had a chance to interrupt
it was really quite hypnotic
Re:"Sue fucking everyone" (949 comments)
Encryption only fixes third-party snooping/throttling.
Malicious peers can use encryption too
Re:Doesn't anyone realize that (355 comments)
Try not taking things so personally. I bet you're one of those people who, when asked to conserve energy, angrily turns off every single light in their house and pouts about how awful and stupid it is.
PS: I got rid of my car last year and it's been great
Re:Regarding massive land use changes (355 comments)
The amount of algae growth required for powering America's fleet of vehicles would cover every ocean and kill every single fish on the planet.
Land-based farms require pumping water, maintenance, energy, etc. If you build them in the desert, you suffer horrendous water losses. If you build them near the ocean, you encroach on livable and arable land.
Re:First (cheap gas?) (355 comments)
The price of gas is never going to be reasonable again. Maybe a few dips here and there, but nothing long-term and certainly nothing permanent. Don't bank on some miracle technology to bail you out -- this is a fundamental thermodynamics issue.
Go look up "peak oil"
Doesn't anyone realize that (355 comments)
Maybe the solution is to reduce the number of cars instead of trying to figure out a way to power them (in an unsustainable manner)
XLink Kai (307 comments)
Get XLink Kai, problem solved!
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Re:Probably intentional. (543 comments)
...and that since video games are primarily played by children...
[citation needed]
you are completely wrong, by the way
Re:Probably intentional. (543 comments)
Wow, are you assuming that anyone who criticises this game is a religious nut?
You fail at logic.
Re:Does that mean... (166 comments)
If it takes you that long to break WEP, you're doing it wrong. Replay some packets to generate traffic and your IVs will reach ~20,000 within a couple of minutes. Then, the key cracking itself takes maybe 40 seconds.
Re:Still uncertain..... (579 comments)
All eggs are edible, you insensitive clod!
Re:Greentech! (552 comments)
Well, I don't hear any other message from any other environmental groups, so what am I supposed to believe?
Probably because you're intellectually lazy and don't bother looking for other environmental groups or doing some basic research about environmental issues. I guess the problem is that you absorb whatever "knowledge" is placed in front of you, without regard to its legitimacy or source.
Re:Got any Gonads (550 comments)
An amorphous blob consisting of people who know basic physics, physics experts, knowledge gleaned from experiments, and people who observe things beyond the confines of this planet say you're absolutely wrong about everything you discuss on that "nasty little truths" page.
No ad-hominem here. Happy now?
Also, why do you need to know who he is or what he has done in order to defend your claim? It doesn't matter whether a world-renowned physicist or a schoolchild proves you wrong, as long as the rebuttal is based on facts.
Re:Greentech! (552 comments)
they still have the views I pointed out in my post, and are extremely loud and abrasive about them.
I agree with you entirely. Most environmentalists do not.
Greenpeace does not even come close to representing the views of "most environmentalists".
Like you said, they are loud and abrasive. So is the Westboro Baptist Church.
Re:Greentech! (552 comments)
You must have flunked basic English. Read that post again, paying careful attention to this part:
"...so they are grown for shipping and not nutrition, and then often picked unripe and gassed to give the appearance of freshness"
Shipping doesn't significantly affect nutritional value, but nutritional value is affected when crops are specifically grown for "durability" during shipping (rather than optimal nutritional value) and picked when not fully ripened (further reducing their already crippled nutritional value).
Re:It's not the business model that is broken. (552 comments)
The capitalist system IS the business model. There's no money to be made in basic research when you can sell shitty packaged "solutions" consisting mostly of off-the-shelf hardware.
An example: The Army uses mobile PCs with touchscreens that are given out to soldiers in the field. They're made by Toshiba, I believe. What do they run? Windows with some shitty full-screen GUI. Yes, they do crash. The defense budget takes the biggest chunk of the USA's budget. Even with all that money, they still get utter crap peddled to them by "system integrators". How can this be?
Business plan:
1. determine how to maximize profit no matter what
2. repeat indefinitely
Re:Aluminum powder is green? (157 comments)
Don't be obtuse.
Biodiesel is better because it does not release *extra* carbon into the air. The plant it came from sucked in existing atmospheric CO2, unlike petroleum-based fuels which release "new" (long-sequestered) CO2.
Also, no one believes that "clean coal" bullshit.


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Square Enix has released the first in-game screenshots of Dragon Quest 7 on 3DS.
The direct-feed screens, surfaced on Japanese site 4Gamers (thanks NeoGAF), showing villages, dungeons and a glimpse at the game's traditional battle system.
Square Enix confirmed last month that the PSone classic was getting remade and enhanced for 3DS, due for release in Japan on February 7.
ArtePiazza, who has previously worked on DS remakes of classic DQ games, is handling development on the 3DS title, renamed Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden (according to reported translations).
Square is yet to detail release plans outside of Japan, but with previous remakes getting international releases, its a safe bet to assume this won't stay Japan-only for long.
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Shawn Franklin Earns Win At New Mexico State Fair
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Calf roper Shawn Franklin proved that hard work and determination really do pay off.
Franklin, of Wetumka, Okla., won the calf roping average title at the New Mexico State Fair Rodeo in Albuquerque last week with a time of 26.5 seconds on three head. This was his first win in the 12 years he has been coming to Albuquerque.
Franklin entered the final round in seventh place with 18.9 seconds on two head. He roped and tied his final calf in 7.6 seconds to capture the average title and $3617.
Steer wrestler Jason Lahr of Emporia, Kan., smoked the competition to win the average title with 13.6 seconds on three head. His closest competitor was Randy Suhn, who turned in a time of 15.9 seconds. Lahr was third in the first round with a 4.5-second run, first in the second round with a time of 4.7 and tied for the win in the final round with a 4.4.
The win was crucial for Lahr, who was ranked 17th in the Jack Daniel's World Standings prior to Albuquerque. He collected $6090 and moved to 13th in the world standings with $47,063 in season earnings to date.
In the saddle bronc riding, Ramos Benny collected 243 points on three head to win the average title. A former seventh grade reading teacher from Bellville, Texas, captured the barrel racing title in Albuquerque; Kelly Kaminski won the first round in 15.68 seconds, was seventh in the second round with a 15.74, and in the final round she turned in the fastest time of 15.72 to finish atop the leaderboard with a total time of 47.14 seconds on three runs. She quit teaching two years ago to pursue her dream of competing at the Wrangler NFR. She collected $4095 to move one step closer to realizing that dream.
Other average winners in Albuquerque include Cody DeMers, Boulder, Mont., bareback riding, 235 points on three head, $3422; Wade Wheatley, Hughson, Calif./Kyle Lockett Ivanhoe, Calif., team roping, 15.1 seconds on three head, $4624; and Jason McClain, Lewis, Colo., bull riding, 177 points on two, $5811.
In the all around competition, Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D., leads with $186,741. He is followed by Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, with $160,768; Trevor Brazile, Anson, Texas, $146,945; Blair Burk, Durant, Okla., $138,366; and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, $138,366.
Standings by event:
Bareback riding: 1. Bobby Mote, Redmond, Ore., $75,862; 2. Wes Stevenson, Kaufman, Texas, $68,731; 3. Jared Lavergne, Ville Platte, La., $68,112; 4. Scott Montague, Fruitdale, S.D., $67,041; 5. Forest Bramwell, Pagosa Springs, Colo., $64,661.
Steer wrestling: 1. Bill Pace, Stephenville, Texas, $84,958; 2. Joey Bell Jr., Salem, N.J., $82,153; 3. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas, $81,750; 4. K.C. Jones, Las Animas, Colo., $74,083; 5. Rod Lyman, Victor, Mont., $72,058.
Team roping (headers): 1. Speed Williams, Jacksonville, Fla., $103,979; 2. Kevin Stewart, Glen Rose, Texas, $70, 477; Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, $138,366.
Team roping (heelers): 1. Rich Skelton, $104,334; 2. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, $71,384; 3. Wayne Folmer, El Paso, Texas, $63,799; 4. Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga., $60,129; 5. Clay O'Brien Cooper, Glen Rose, Texas, $59,291.
Saddle bronc riding: 1. Dan Mortensen, Billings, Mont., $147,826; 2. Glen O'Neill, Didsbury, Alberta, Canada, $109,967; 3. Jesse Bail, $107,552; 4. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta, $92,682; 5. Tom Reeves, Eagle Butte, S.D., $89,691.
Calf roping: 1. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas, $138,299; 2. Blair Burk, $135,0509; 3. Trevor Brazile, $89,573; 4. Brent Lewis, Piñon, N.M., $86,780; 5. Houston Hutto, Del Rio, Texas, $81,684.
Barrel racing: 1. Charmayne James, Athens, Texas, $96,067; 2. Tammy Key, Ledbetter, Texas, $77,444; 3. Rachael Sproul, Arlee, Mont., $61,421; 4. Molly Powell, Sims, Mont., $55,832; 5. Tami Fontenot, Ethel, La., $55,667.
Bull riding: 1. Jesse Bail, 79,189; 2. Jason Legler, Eaton, Colo., $66,751; 3. Vince Stanton, Weiser, Idaho, $63,082; 4. Cody Hancock, Taylor, Ariz., $62,988; 5. Zack Brown, Yorba Linda, Calif., $67,799.
Steer roping: 1. Buster Record Jr., Buffalo, Okla., $42,129; 2. Guy Allen, Santa Anna, Texas, $41,817; 3. Trevor Brazile, $31,267; 4. Jason Evans, Huntsville, Texas, $30,092; 5. Scott Snedecor, Uvalde, Texas, $29,911.


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Looking for great learning experiences? The workshops below have a wonderful selection of fabulous artists.
Confluence: When cultures and ideas flow together, our art and our world are transformed. - June 4-17 2011
2011 International Surface Design Association Conference
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota
Personally, I would love to take: India Flint's – Enfoldment's – A Traveler's Notebook and Jane Dunnewold's – Color with Soy Wax…
There is a wonderful selection of workshops, read all about them on the website.
Quilt Surface Design Symposium – June 11-19 2011
Click here for the selection of workshops and the details. My personal favorites? I would love to take: Valerie Goodwin, Fran Skiles, Kerr Grabowski, Sue Benner and Michael James.
Nancy Crow Art Retreats at the Crow Timber Frame Barn – Lancaster, Ohio
These Art Retreats are held in the spring and fall every year. The Spring workshops are from 4-25 to 5-27 and the Fall workshops are from 9-26 to 10-21.
I would love to take one of the Spring workshops with Dorothy Caldwell.
There are so many great fiber artists at these workshops, it is very difficult to choose! I hope that you are able to attend some of them.
Enjoy Autumn and best of health to you,


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1 The Long War Journal: Wanted Saudi al Qaeda operative killed in Afghanistan airstrike
Written by Bill Roggio on October 5, 2010 12:08 AM to 1 The Long War Journal
Available online at: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2010/10/wanted_saudi_al_qaed.php
An al Qaeda operative wanted by the Saudi government was killed in a recent US airstrike in Afghanistan.
Sa'ad Mohammad al Shahri, a longtime jihadist and the son of a retired Saudi colonel, was killed in an unidentified airstrike in Afghanistan "a few days ago," Gulf News reported. Al Shahri was "widely believed to have trained young militants in Afghanistan and was an associate of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar of the Hizb-i-Islami party."
Al Qaeda released a propaganda tape announcing al Shahri's death, while an anonymous source, presumably a jihadist associate, notified his mother of his death.
The location of the strike that killed al Shahri has not been identified, however the International Security Assistance Force announced that an airstrike in the Korengal Valley in Kunar province on Sept. 25 killed a senior al Qaeda leader named Abdallah Umar al Qurayshi, an "explosives expert" named Abu Atta al Kuwaiti, "and several Arabic foreign fighters." Shahari may have been one of the unnamed al Qaeda leaders who was meeting with al Qurayshi and al Kuwati.
Al Shahri has been wanted by the Saudi government since June 28, 2005, when he was placed on the list of 36 most wanted terrorists. He was listed as number 19 of 21 operatives "who were involved in domestic incidents" and who "are currently outside the Kingdom," the Saudi government stated in a press release.
In 1989, when he was 15 years old, al Shahri ran away from home and joined the mujahedeen in Afghanistan to fight the Soviet Union, according to his father, Colonel Mohammad Mubarak Al Jubairi al Shahri.
"After the Russian war in Afghanistan Sa'ad returned to Saudi Arabia, but he was showing some symptoms of mental disease," Colonel al Shahri told Gulf News. "During his stay of seven years in the Kingdom, he... married and had two children. He later left his family and went again to Afghanistan without telling anyone." His mother said he also had three sons to an Afghan wife.
• 28th June 2005 - Saudi Interior Ministry Announces Names of Suspected Terrorists, Saudi Interior Ministry statement
• Wanted Saudi killed in Afghan air strike, Gulf News
• ISAF kills senior al Qaeda leader and an IED expert in Kunar strike, The Long War Journal


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Immigration is a hotly divisive issue. Living and working in the United States are twelve million undocumented people, vulnerable to human rights abuses and exploitation. Some people think that all twelve million should be deported, while others believe that immigrants who want to work and have good moral character should be offered a path to legalization.
No matter which side of the issue one identifies with, most Americans agree that the need for immigration reform has lost a crisis point. That is why the Unitarian Universalist Association's (UUA's) May Action of the Month is Crash Course for Immigrant Justice—a project to promote education and discussion about immigration issues.
Hopefully, the various Crash Course activities and resources will prompt the exploration of difficult questions, not only about policy but also about the heart. How can we, as Unitarian Universalists (UUs), take the side of love in the immigration debate?
May has a special place in the immigrant justice movement.
Since the late 1800s, May 1st has been an occasion to celebrate the rights of workers. On May 1, 2006, hundreds of thousands of immigrants and allies marched for their rights in cities and towns across the United States.
On May 12, 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducted one of the largest and most expensive workplace raids in United States history, arresting nearly 400 immigrant workers at a meat packing plant in Postville, IA. The raid's effect was devastating; by the following morning one third of Postville's population of roughly 2,200 people had fled.
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Have any of you ever been to the "den of sin and iniquity" also known as Las Vegas?
As you may have noticed, I like to 'go places'. My friends and I made the decision to have a nice vacation each year when we retired. Last year we went to Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada - loved it! This year we are going to Vegas to visit the Grand Canyon and the Hoover Dam. I have been looking at hotel rooms and prices and I'm in information overload. So I wondered if any of you have been, and if so, where you stayed. While we are at it - can we share the best or worst vacation we've ever had? My favorite is a tie between San Francisco and New York. I really enjoyed both cities. My dream vacation is to visit Jerusalem and London/Paris/Rome. |
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- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Sun, May 2, 10 at 22:53
Well, I've had two outstanding vacations, both documented in photo albums in my Webshots.com account. I'll put the link below. The first was to western Ireland. Oh, it was so lovely, we rented a coach house next to Ballyhannon Castle, and took my DH's kids and their families. Also, Virginia Beach where we rented a house a block off the beach for DH's family, as well as my brother. I don't think I put any photos of that online, come to think of it. I also loved going to Mystic Seaport CT, if you are into nautical stuff. But that was only 2 days. We plan to get the Amtrak ticket that will let us ride the rails for 30 days I think it is, stopping off where we like, and continuing when we are ready. We also want to go to Quebec City, the only walled city in North America. Quite unique. My worst vacation? The one which made me realize I HAD to get a divorce.....another lifetime ago. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Moccasin's photo albums
- Posted by shades_of_idaho (My Page) on Sun, May 2, 10 at 23:03
WOW Loretta you do like to travel. Been to Vegas many times but just passing through. My hubby is a cannonball traveler. Get from point A to point B as fast as possible and home again. I am not into traveling at all.We have not been on a vacation since 2005. He did just buy a small boat so I suppose we will be doing some fishing. On the other hand where we live is like being on vacation all the time. Mountains small town slow lifestyle. We live the way most people have to go away to when they go on vacation. OK Game on ,worst vacation.Dare any one to top this. Went to Hawaii with adoptive mother and adoptive brother and his X girlfriend of 5 years before. Do we say tense?? So the guy I was living with then was not happy I was going at all which added to tense for me. So all three roomies NOT ME ate mixed nuts junk food and drank booze and got puking sick for three days. I was feeding the doves off the balcony to get out of the stinky room and maid busted into room and yelled at me for doing that. I was board stiff and certainly not having a good time. I really did not want to go but did it to please. Anyway was supposed to be a 10 day vacation half on the big island and half in Maui. I split on the fifth day when they flew to Maui I flew home. And to make it worse flight was fogged in in Sacramento so we had to land in Fresno and be bussed up to Sacramento. Took 24 hours to get home. Then my adoptive mother was so furious with me for leaving she threw away the camera I had given her for Christmas with the Hawaii pictures on it. Well oh well. And I am not even getting into all the side line stuff that went on. UGH. OH and did I mention I had pneumonia when I got on the plane to go to Hawaii??? A fun time was NOT had by all. Going over Hoover dam is neat. Done it many times. Chris |
ML, everytime I think of Ireland, I think of John Wayne and Maureen O"Hara in "The Quiet Man". The movie was supurb and so was the countryside. Chris, how can you go to Hawaii and not be allowed to enjoy it? What you should have done is hired some shady characters to break their legs (then they would have had to go home and you could have enjoyed yourself). Wow! I must have a mean streak. lol |
- Posted by shades_of_idaho (My Page) on Sun, May 2, 10 at 23:35
HAHAHAHAHA Loretta. No you be funny. I hate to complain but I was so miserable on that trip I wanted to jump OFF that balcony and it was top floor of that hotel. I did enjoy sitting in the sun feeling warm. We left Sacto in a terrible rain storm in November. |
- Posted by prairie-girl (My Page) on Mon, May 3, 10 at 0:00
O my goodness, Chris, that sounds awful!!! Family can be so good to hang out with or so so bad!! There are so many places I want to visit, there's no way to name them all .... If I were independently wealthy, that would be something that a lot of cash went to .. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Wed, May 5, 10 at 0:46
Prairie-girl: " I enjoy architecture, nature, and seeing how other folks live - getting off the beaten path. Canada is such a young country - it's awesome to see a building elsewhere that has stood for hundreds of years. That's just not something that we see here. " That is so true!! (Except Quebec City is the only walled city in North America, so it is pretty old.) |
- Posted by flgargoyle (My Page) on Wed, May 5, 10 at 15:46
ML- I love Mystic seaport! I used to live near there, and went on a regular basis. Favorite vacation- British Columbia. We went on a ski trip, staying with my brother's inlaws, who have a cabin right on the mountain. The chairlift was 100 yds from the back porch. When not skiing, we got to see the Okanogan Valley, Fraser Canyon, and also a few days around Seattle. I can't really think of a worst vacation. We are really 'lemons into lemonade' kind of folks, so if it rains the whole time, we relish curling up with a good book and doing nothing. |
- Posted by prairie-girl (My Page) on Thu, May 6, 10 at 11:56
ML, I am so on your page when it comes to 'old places'. :o) I had those thoughts early on, too, when I visited England and Scotland with my mom as a girl. It's pretty awe-inspiring. :o) My hubby and I went to Quebec city a few years ago. It was really neat to see, however it pales in comparison with Rome, London etc ... flgargoyle, it's interesting how people's perspectives are so different. A mountain holiday would be so boring for me, as we live here! However, a trip to Florida would sure be something I'd like to do! :o) "Lemonade from Lemons" is such a good way to live... Sometimes we can't change the external world around us, but if we approach with a good attitude it makes all the difference in the world! ~Missy |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Thu, May 6, 10 at 12:05
I suppose everyone remembers the movie about the two women who swapped houses for a vacation? One was in coastal California, and the other in rural England? Cate Winslet was in it, cannot recall ....maybe Cameron Diaz the other woman? Anyway, this gives me an idea for another discussion thread! |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Thu, May 6, 10 at 12:52
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Another plant that was given to me. It's clearly old but has signs of pretty severe neglect, and the curvature and skewing makes it unattractive. Any suggestions what to do with it? I don't mind crazy experiments ;)
Does anyone know what it is? |
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- Posted by Soleil.Blume.Hooke 8a (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 21:33
That would be a 'Phallic Cactus' ... It's supposed to look like that. So to say, look like its name. It is indeed old but not unatractive. Keep it right there on the porch ... Morning sun and afternoon shade Or all day indirect light. Water sparingly, when you do, make sure it's thorough and let it dry out between waterings. Cacti all come in strange/different varieties ... Some beautiful, some so ugly they are beautiful. (; |
- Posted by Microthrix 9 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 21:37
It is Parodia leninghausii I personally love this cactus, and while you arent looking, i might steal it from you :o Do you have any room in the ground, or a bigger pot? I think everything you are doing it perfect besides the fact it needs more room. Has it bloomed for you yet? Mine had blooms that lasted about a week. Beautiful. |
Could she just cut off the old part and let the pups grow?Not sure how that would look. |
I stole this plant yesterday, so I haven't had time to do anything with it, except a good soaking. The neighbor lady was moved to a nursing home. I asked her son if I could help myself to her collection, and he was more than happy that someone could get rid of the mess in her backyard. I took 14 plants the first time I went over, and I took a last peek yesterday to make sure I didn't miss anything before the house got a new owner. Took three more plants, haha. So I can understand that this might be a beautiful plants because it's a mature plant and has character. But I think I am growing plants in hope to one day exhibit them and win the big prizes :) I am years away, but one has to start somewhere. I assume this cactus is never going to win anything. My whole front yard is full of succulents and cacti. Maybe I plant it there. Perhaps I plant the pups in a pot. Thank you both for your input and help, |
- Posted by Microthrix 9 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 22:31
She can do that if she desires. These tend to root fairly easily for me. The babies would eventually grow out, and probably cover the cut scars. Although i still prefer le look of le cactus. |
- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 22:36
Robin, I'd give you a ribbon just for dragging it into the show. Your Notocactus (Parodia) leninghausii could have that main stem cut and rooted, but now's not the time for that. |
- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 22:40
And if you dream of plunder at a C&S Show, one of the finest steps to take down that path is join one of at least three clubs in your area; I'm guessing the LACSS maybe is closest, but there are at least two others represented in the Tri-City Show that's at the LA Arboretum in August (?). |
Here is a link that might be useful: C&S for the LaLa-minded
There are several shows at the LA arboretum during summer and fall. I tend to go to all of them. It's on my to do list to join the San Gabriel Valley Cactus and Succulent Society, but, life is busy (aka I am lazy). I think that club is the largest down here. I should join the LA one too. So wait to cut the mother cactus until the weather is warmer? If she gets a little shorter she could be reunited with her pups to make a nice family again. Mama is going under the knife :) Besides being lazy, I am also very impatient :) (I picked the damn best hobby for my bad qualities. I also grow bonsai trees :) |
- Posted by Soleil.Blume.Hooke none (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 9:59
Microthrix, that is a absolutely beautiful photo of your cacti bloom! Breath-taking! I don't know much about cactus, I live where it freezes but doesn't snow. People around here classify echeveria, sempervivum and anything succulent that takes the form of a rubbery flower as one thing (hens n' chicks). I'm new here, just wish they had a plant cell and botany forum so I could share my pictures. Again ... All I wanted to say is Wow! Like a cactus flower, beautiful when it blooms. |
We all love pictures :) I couldn't help it, despite the damp weather and winter around the corner, I cut the mother parodia leninghausii today. Started with trying to get her and her pups out of the pot, but gave up and used a hammer. Then I used a hand saw and cut it. Sprayed the cut with Physan 20, then dusted with Rootone. |
So this is what I ended up with after the butchery. I have all the pups which I intend to plant tomorrow. I also have the bottom part of the mother with roots and a segment from the mother. Can I use them for anything? Will they grow? If not I will just discard. (I sprayed all cuts and roots with anti fungal, viral, and bacterial liquid.) |
This is the top part of the mother. Sprayed with Physan 20, anti fungar, viral, and bacterial liquid. Then I dusted the cut with Rootone. All parts are drying indoors. Does anyone see anything I am doing wrong? |
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Thu, Jun 20, 13 at 9:31
Here is one of mine (representative of the other *4*) with the much lighter colouring (as compared to what it will be later in the summer). I planted this late last fall and it is quite large even now. |
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- Posted by ilovetogrow 9 Jax Florida (My Page) on Sat, Jun 22, 13 at 20:28
Looks real good and like it is a fast grower. I am going to have to add that one to my wish list. Paula |
Just beautiful. I want to make room for that one. |
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