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For this week's Photo Friday challenge, we couldn't choose any picture other than Janet's beloved F-stop:
For this week's Photo Friday challenge, we couldn't choose any picture other than Janet's beloved F-stop:
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Janet's space for pets is booking quickly, but we do have a few spots left if you think your dog, cat, iguana or parrot have what it takes to strut their stuff for the camera. We are especially interested in exotic animals, or domestic pets with unusual features or mobility issues. Stock photos taken can be used in advertising, magazines, promotional use or for nearly any purpose…so a release must be signed by the owner before photos will be taken. Owners are welcome to participate with their pet, if they sign a model release. You will receive a CD of the images for personal use within 60 days of the shoot. Sessions are 15 minutes long and we have some spots open between 10am and 2pm – so please call the studio if you are interested! There is no charge for Janet's time, but we are accepting donations of $10, $20 or whatever you feel inclined to give for the ASCPA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). Thanks to Patti at PJ's Paws and Claws in Magnolia for all her help in casting for this event!
I love animals. Capturing their personalities is easily done in their natural setting; i.e., home! Dogs are the exception. Most are just as happy to be in the studio as a park, a beach, a country field… Still, for shots that are natural, best is home sweet home. If you're having me photograph your pet, why wouldn't you want to be in a few too?! There's nothing like relationship photography to warm hearts.
Never a lonely moment.
A girl and her horse. There is no stronger bond.
They solved the "who first" problem well. All three can still fit on this broad beauty.
Kitty's Country Nail Boutique!
Muddy paws on grandmas lace. I'll still get my treat. Just watch.
Who's more wild? Me or mom?
Those blue eyes always get me!
One Happy Family!
Pups deserve to look good too!
They WILL come back. Won't they?
Sneaky, Sneaky. A thoughtful and romantic client asked for studio shots of her toddler with two energetic Labs as a sweet Valentine gift for Hubby. Momma was the baby wrangler and cheerleader and I, along with assistant, Bergen, took care of the dogs. I love wild and crazy pet-plus-kid sessions. Mom, on the other hand, may have needed a massage afterward.
My dog and I met on Valentines Day in 1993. Subliminally perhaps I knew it was V- Day when I entered the Seattle Animal Shelter.
It was love at first site. This scruffy 5 month-old puppy peered through the bars, following my every move. Once I looked into those big brown, intelligent, encouraging eyes, my heart thumped, and my head spun. I knew that this was the last of my visits to the shelters. Today I had found my dog, and she me. After the neutering, (hers, not mine!) we went home and spent 13+ years together, cross-country skiing, hiking, traveling, going on photo shoots (she had a pack in which she carried film and a lens or two), and going daily to the studio together.
In August '06, Tim and I wept together as we put F-stop down. She could barely walk to relieve herself. At this moment, 6 months later, I cry huge tears for the dog who was my perfect canine companion: spunky, clever, loving, strong, calm indoors and playful outdoors.
As we tell our daughter, Ellie, F-stop is in the Earth. We can visit with her anytime, anywhere. How grateful I am that she stepped here, into my heart.
This morning we woke up to an enchanting Hoar Frost engulfing Methow Valley, glistening as far as we could see.
Tim and I, along with our 2.5 year old, Ellie, are here to indulge in scenic cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and sledding. We're staying for the third time at Skalitude, a comfortably rustic cabin in Carlton. The owners are Lindsey and Will, who have 160 acres surrounded on four sides by NFS lands. They groom trails on their property, and often on the adjacent land. This is winter wonderland at its best.
Unlike the truly rustic (but also wonderfully beautiful) Rendezvous hut to hut ski system, Skalitude is barely rustic, and thoughtfully Green. The bamboo floors are heated, and all electricity is from solar panels. While the room and oven heat is from wood, Lindsey and crew take care of stocking the wood, including for the wood-burning sauna. Oooh Ahhh.
To top off the feeling of (better-than) home, Dogs are welcome!!!
Today we'll be joined by two other families we've been getting to know over the past year plus. We all met in Sarah Nishioka's Music Together class. (Ellie still loves it after nearly two years!) Sarah teaches both at the PNA and Music Center of the Northwest. Both programs are great.
While initially we were terribly disappointed when both couples had to miss the first night, all happens for a reason. I sure do love my husband!
We'll keep coming back, with or without our dogs, friends, kids, and/or snow. This is a special place.
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How would I know? and guys, is there any vagina you prefer? Yeah know.. like the way they look. [I don't mean shaved or not!]
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Well, I would gauge it by how it feels when you insert something in it. If you put your finger inside your vagina and you feel resistance or it feels a little uncomfortable, you are about as tight as you can get. If you can use a good sized vibrator with ease, you are a little looser but are probably still not loose. Unless you were born with a wide set vagina, you probably won't have to worry about your tightness till after giving birth. Even if you've had a lot of sex and you are worrying about your vagina being stretched out I wouldn't because the vagina is really adaptable.Unless you are a porn star whose talent is sticking watermelons up herself, you probably haven't done too much in life stretch it out. But if you are worried about the tightness you can do things like Kegel exercises to tighten. Or buy Ben Wa balls to help increase tightness as well. But know too that how tight you are has a lot to do with how you are made. When a friend and I were both virgins, I couldn't use tampons for anything because I was too tight but she had to use the biggest possible ones. She was still tight but because of how she is made, she is never going to get super tight. But she is isn't loose. So try not to worry about it too much.
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majority of girls are the same when it comes to tightness but when her numbers are low she tends to be tighter but after she has had a couple of guys it tends to stay about the same and most girls are about the same the truth is bigger girls seem to be looser but girls who had children can't even tell or I just don't remember when it was tighter lol I just liked the girl and the sex was just fineyou know my last girlfriend I thought her p**** was adorable I called it the cuter putter. It was a nice flush looking VJ and was fun to have oral sex with nice size clit about the size of the nip on the nipple when fully erect and the lips were small plus its always nice on a nice set of thighs
This reminds me of another question a girl asked, which was "How do you keep a tight vagina?"And this guy answered "Buy her things and treat her right."I think the best thing to use to measure your vagina's general elasticity and then separately its gripping power is your own finger. I've forgotten what the scientifically measured average tightness of a vagina was, but it was easily enough to crush a hollowed-out egg. Don't sweat it. If you want to get tighter, there are exercises to do that. You can bet that if there was an inconspicuous exercise available that made the penis bigger, men would do them 24/7.

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Under the car at the rear,opposite side to exhaust is a black plastic moulding with a couple of long cone shapes which attch to the car with some clips. Mine has come off as the clips have corroded (and also the pegs that they fix to). Does it need this moulding or is it okay without? Only thing I can think of is a bit of buffering to the bumper at speed and guess it's only there to keep water off the metalwork?
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Stir it up with 10 hours of Reggae, craft beer and more at the Governor's Inn
Thursday, August 8, 2013
ROCHESTER — Ya mon, come down to for some good reggae! We be jammin'!
Cormac McCarthy The following day, on Sunday, Aug. 11, world reknowned folk singer-songwriter Cormac McCarthy will perform a free concert at The Governor's Inn with his band, from 4-7 p.m. Regarded by fellow musicians and fans alike as one of New England's finest songwriters, McCarthy is known for songs that he writes and sings, which are heartfelt, sometimes funny, sometimes desperate, other times honoring common people and their struggles, hope, relationships, madness, and love. He sings the poetry of real life with a silky baritone voice and just enough grit. As reviewed in the Boston Phoenix, "The top ten concerts are … Bob Dylan, Ani DeFranco, (others)… and Cormac McCarthy. Next time he comes within 100 miles, you must go hear him!"
The Summer Music Series at The Governor's Inn is scheduled through the end of the month, with band lineup and links at www.governorsinn.com. The Series is sponsored by Metrocast, Coast Transportation, Holy Rosary Credit Union, Associates in Family Dentistry, Spence & Mathews Insurance, Federal Savings Bank, Frisbie Hospital, The Gafney Home, Burke's Tree Service and First Class Heating.


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quote:Really? Just curious, why is DH last?
quote:Wizard for me!
quote:Same here. I had countless sorcs in D2. I probably did thousands upon thousands of meph runs. Just when I would get ready to turn the game off something good would drop and it would just keep me going.
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With very little background and without telling anyone who said them and possibly prejudicing them ahead of time, which of the following sounds threatening? Which, if any of them, should have been taken seriously? Which, if any of them, would deserve investigating or action? Which, if any of them, actually resulted in an arrest? 1. "If ballots don't work, bullets will." 2. "I feel that the Second Amendment is the right to keep and bear arms for our citizenry. This not for someone who's in the military. This not for law enforcement. This is for us. And in fact when you read that Constitution and the founding fathers, they intended this to stop tyranny. This is for us when our government becomes tyrannical...it's to defend ourselves. And you know, I'm hoping that we're not getting to Second Amendment remedies. I hope the vote will be the cure for the Harry Reid problems." 3. I swear to God, I am going to hunt you down and kill you like a dog. I mean it. 4. "I am thinking about killing Michael Moore. I am wondering if I could do it myself or if I would have to hire someone to do it for me." 5. "I'll take you out." 6. "You're dead."
Obviously, using the standards applied to Fuller in AZ, they should all be arrested. I expect Khayos will agree
Nope. Direct threats should always be investigated. Allusions to politics as war are par for the course... we call them campaigns and battlegrounds for a reason... but direct threats and violence are an issue. You can say someone is dead politically. You cannot say you intend to kill someone. How you lefties keep mixing that up is beyond me.
So, people in influential positions are allowed to make threats, but the rest of us aren't. I get it. Of course you can say someone is dead politically, but some of the examples posted aren't like that: 3. I swear to God, I am going to hunt you down and kill you like a dog. I mean it. That said, I agree with you that it has to do with context, but the context in which Fuller made his remarks on a tv show after being shot himself I also think should be considered. I expect the charges against him will be dropped, but I'll keep in mind your point of view for future reference, which I understand to be that important people on tv and radio can make threats, but the rest of us can't. I think your traditional values predate our Constitution.
Death Threats: Bullet Proof Vests are a big item in the Palin/Bush/Beck/Limbaugh/Cheney/Coulter Families, they give them to each other for Christmas. death threats from the left wing liberals - Yahoo! Search Results
So 1 & 2 are out but 3, 4,and 5 are definitely in? I'm confused about 6, however. Is that in or out as a threat? How do you define dead as "political" or literal? How do you know what the person saying it intends if it is said in both a political and emotional scene?
If we're going to consider every angry post and every angry statement a threat, then we can do the same thing for the right wing, no doubt: death threats from the right wing conservatives - Google Search Of course I have no idea what evidence there is for those, and think that idle threats are fairly common in politics, not that they should be accepted. In my opinion, threats by people in positions of influence or actual actions are more significant that the kind of noise that occurs at rallies and on the web, though that noise certainly should not be ignored.
is 1 out? wouldn't that mean that any mere reference to the political process makes the threat ok? After all, isn't 1 saying that if we can't defeat you politically, we'll kill you?
Things were bad enough when it was just Sarah Palin but look what happens when Palin/Limbaugh/Bush/Beck and the Tea Party all get together. Global Warming: Dire Prediction for the Year 3000 - Yahoo! News Jesus Christ Save Us


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Here's a list of milestone tasks, by month, for the full 12 months. It's a quick overview of how we'd like the season to unfold. Of course, time, weather, and the results of best intentions always change the picture as we go!
This page will be updated regularly. Lines with a strikethrough have been completed. Lines in red were moved up from a previous month because they were not completed on schedule. You can compare the current plan with the original plan from Nov. 7, 2011.
finish garden clean-upplant garlic (first week)get manure deliveredplant spinach for springwater plan (well, pond, reservoir)start expense trackingstart minimum weekly farm blog post
seed inventory, germination testsearly seed order (onions, herbs)
start early herbsnot starting early herbs, buy seedlings only (see April)
start early greens (lettuce, etc) for cold greenhouse/first marketnot doing super-early greens
main seed orderpartial order, breaking up into smaller orders
- production plan including production map (field layout, crop locations)
- set up seedling room
- inventory and service all gear
- organic certification application (if we're going for it)
- start first onions from seed
- start 6-8 week transplants: leek, tomato, eggplant, pepper, etc
- harden off and transplant early greens in greenhouse (first week)
- order chickens (meat and ready-to-lay layers)
- Saturday market application & fee (AGM late Mar-early Apr)
- set up greenhouse
- Certified Naturally Grown application
- update mytinyfarm.com web site
- start promotion (market, weekly shares, whatever we decide, assuming no CSA)
- set up irrigation
- start 4-6 week transplants: cucurbits
- service gear (tractor, tools, etc), buy parts
- regular help starts (second half of month)
- prep garden (disc, rototill)
- direct seed early crops (peas, spinach, etc)
- start cucurbits (cucumber, squash, pumpkins, melons)
- purchase herb seedlings
- spring transplanting
- succession seeding begins (through July)
- start fall transplants (brassicas)
- start outdoor farmers' market (opens first Saturday, aiming to be there from the start)
- spring transplanting (ends first half of month)
- direct seed/transplant for fall
- direct seed/transplant for fall
- transplant fall crops (first week)
- harvest garlic
- peak harvest starts (mid-month)
- cut flowers harvest start (mid-month)
- peak harvest
- cut flowers peak
- direct seed last 30-day crops for fall
- main final harvest tender crops
- peak harvest ends (second half of month, could extend depending on weather)
- cut flowers end
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Beautiful video of the handcrafting of a Schimmel - craftsmanship at its best. Richmond Piano is the exclusive representative of Schimmel pianos in our area. Stop by our showroom and play one of these amazing instruments.
In the past several years, with the downturn in the economy, we�ve seen an increase in our consignment business. Owners decide to consign their pianos for a number of reasons. The advantage to piano buyers is that consignment inventory offers a wide choice of excellent instruments, well-cared for and maintained often by musician-owners, for only a fraction of the cost.
This Spring we'll showcase these consignment pianos and offer them at attractive prices to help owners finalize their sale. Our Consignment Showcase is a great time for anyone thinking of buying a piano to do some shopping. This is when the buyer has the best choice of instruments at the very best price. In the next month we will announce this sale statewide and locally, first to our loyal customers, then to the public.
Some of the pianos available this year in our Consignment Showcase are: two Mason Hamlin grands, seven Steinway grands, three Baldwin grands. Eighteen other brand name grand pianos and sixteen vertical pianos will also be featured. If you are in the market for a piano this Spring make it a point to visit our Consignment Showcase.
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As a Piano Technicican, Colin Patterson saves pianos every day at work . . . then one day, the pianos saved him. Read the story . . . As 1646 Park Ave. exploded in fiery pieces, Colin Patterson found himself safe in a cloud of flying pianos. Read the entire story.
LIVE ART is a groundbreaking new educational program for students of all abilities (with and without disabilities), culminating with a major public concert featuring these students and prominent headlining musicians. The next LIVE ART concert is Sunday, December 22, 2013. Richmond Piano will be there as an Encore Level Partner providing the use of a beautiful 7' Schimmel Grand Piano. We encourge all Richmond Piano customers, friends, and students and their families to attend. Buy your tickets today by visiting www.sparconline.org/liveart/
Also see our wide selection of other name brand pre-owned grand and upright pianos.
Read more about this adorable starter piano.
VA Governor's Mansion 1830s Spinet Piano Nominated as one of
"Top 10 Endangered Artifacts in Virginia"
From now until August 29, 2012, individuals around the Commonwealth will be able to vote online for a selection of various historic items in an effort to �create awareness of the importance of preserving artifacts in care at museums, libraries and archives throughout the commonwealth and in the District of Columbia.�
Among the top 10 artifacts nominated this year is the 1830s Spinet Piano owned by Governor James Barbour, displayed in the Ladies Parlor at the Virginia Governor�s Mansion.
Governor Barbour was the 18th governor of Virginia, but was the first of fifty-four governors to live in the Executive Mansion. The Spinet Piano�s importance is understood as it is one of only three items at the Executive Mansion that previously belonged to a Virginia governor.
To read the rest of the story.Has your piano been tuned lately? Acoustic pianos should be tuned twice a year . . . how long has it been for your piano? We can arrange a tuning appointment to fit your schedule. Call today - get that piano ready for the upcoming holidays!
From the New York Times, Thursday, May 17, 2012
For Sale: The Practice Piano That Made Van Cliburn Perfect
By JAMES BARRON
Van Cliburn, the acclaimed pianist, is auctioning off the piano that he grew up playing in Texas.
Van Cliburn was reminiscing about No. 157754.
�My practice piano,� he said.
Not anymore. No. 157754, the 100-year-old Steinway concert grand that he grew up on, is � temporarily � at Christie�s in Rockefeller Center, where it is to be sold on Thursday, along with furniture and china he collected over the years.
Take a quick look at some of our preowned uprights now in stock and ready for delivery.
Take a quick look at some of our preowned grands now in stock and ready for delivery.
Our Music Education Center is growing! Tired of driving from lesson to lesson?Looking for a position in a fast-growing school with its own recital hall and soundproof booths? Give us a call. Our Music School Administrator takes care of all the details - scheduling, contacts, billing, and organization - so our teachers can focus on teaching. In addition to Piano, we offer guitar, voice and violin lessons.
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Watch this wonderful video by Mr. Nicassio "Coz" Johnson. We are deeply saddened by his passing in 2011.
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Richmond Piano started with piano rebuilding and tuning when Doug Wurz founded the company 37 years ago. Just as people steer clear of the dentist � if it isn�t bothering me, why go? � pianos often suffer from a hands-off approach. Prevention is the key, says sales manager Charles Garrison. �Temperature change knocks it out of tune most of all.�
Well, who would've thought it? All these years we humans have been playing the piano with ten fingers when apparently 19 are needed to do it properly.
Italian Matteo Suzzi has created a piano-playing robot which, claims the inventor, can play the instrument faster than any human. The robot, called Teotronica, also has video-camera eyes which enable it to make sense of its surroundings, and even interact with its audience. Its design is, however, rather crude, with large tennis-ball eyes and facial expressions that seem to depend purely on the position of its eyebrows, though there's no doubting its piano skills. Teotronica, which took four years to make at a cost of about $4,700, can play any tune you like, its 34-year-old creator told the Daily Mail. "I've always had a passion for robots and robotics. I was really excited when I discovered you could create an independent robot that could play any tune or composition," he said. Although the likes of Chopin and Beethoven seemed to do just fine with ten fingers, Matteo claims Teotronica's extra ones make the robot that little bit more special. He explains: "Having 19 fingers gives the robot a better execution speed, making him faster than a human." That's all well and good for an original composition, but it's unlikely too many people will be able to enjoy Moonlight Sonata played at three times the normal speed. Then again, perhaps Teotronica could tour the world as a kind of novelty act, playing all the great piano pieces at a speed that might leave Elton John wondering if he should have some new digits surgically attached. Matteo has high hopes for his invention. "He's performed at a number of private parties and is a hit with the guests. We're hoping he can revolutionise the music industry," he said.See what's in store for you when you study piano, voice, violin or guitar at Richmond Piano. Join our family of over 300 students and see why they love to study music at our Music Education Center.
Richmond Piano recently made a special acquision of seven beautiful Steinways. Rarely will you find such a wide range of instruments. Please see our Preowned Pianos page for more information. If you are not on our mailing list, please use our Contact Us link to be included in this special offer.
Technology meets the classics. We can outfit your piano with a player system by PianoDisc that can be driven by your iPod or an iPad. You've got to see it - and hear it - to believe it. Yes, these small devices play any piano fitted with a PianoDisc System with this capabililty. "Amazing," is what our customers say. And if that isn't cool enough, your new piano can be fitted with Sync-A-Vision so you not only HEAR your piano being played, but you can WATCH the artist on your TV with a DVD synced to his performance. Stop by our showroom for a demonstration - we even have a DVD of Bugs Bunny playing Franz Liszt. A must-see.
This promotion is over, but everyone enjoyed the pictures so much we thought we'd keep them up on the site for awhile. The copy read: On the heels of the highly successful government plan, Richmond Piano has initiated their own version of Cash for Clunkers. Our hope is to revitalize the economy while at the same time get all those old, inefficent and unplayed instruments out of basements and garages around the area. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Stop by our showroom for details.
Richmond Piano provides pianos for many local performances including choral events, theatrical events, and festivals. If you arts and cultural events in Richmond, chances are good you've heard a piano from Richmond Piano. Read about some of the cool events where you could see our pianos.


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Scientific Benefits of Sprinting
Below is a feature of myself discussing the benefits of sprinting as opposed to steady state cardio. When we do cardio, we want to shed fat, but we don't want to lose muscle tissue in the process. Therefore, our cardio needs to preserve muscle mass yet shred fat, so that means we need to do anaerobic exercises and explosive movements, which almost always encourage muscular growth.
There a wide ranging number of positive effects that your body experiences when you present it with high intensity cardio such as in the form of sprinting. Here are the 5 that are discussed in the video below:
EPOC- Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption
Undergoing of Metabolic Adaptations
Increase Phosphate Metabolism
Improve the Glycolysis System
Improve Intramuscular Buffering Capacity
Take a look below to see me go into more detail and in-depth regarding these effects and a type of workout you can do to preserve muscle mass and get lean. In the video I demonstrate an example of a sprint workout that you can perform including a proper warm-up to prevent injury.
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So Open Season came to her mind because miniatures, collectibles, and fetish objects were already ideas she wanted to explore. She e-mailed artists asking them to answer a questionnaire and send in pictures of themselves and their artwork. The respondents could be truthful, conceptual, funny, whatever they desired. "I wanted to make a snapshot of the local arts community," says the woman who last year, as part of her exhibit at Dorsch, offered visitors breakfast cereal. "And I don't want Miami's voice to get lost in the shuffle."
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Venezuelan artist Eugenio Espinoza is sticking to his home base, and he hopes others will join him there. He's opening his house, near the Museum of Contemporary Art in North Miami, as the latest addition to alternative, noncommercial art space. We have a couple of such houses already -- The House and its residents, recent art-school graduates, in the Edgewater neighborhood; and the home of Chilean-born artist Eugenia Vargas in Miami Shores. But these, along with a few others, are pathetically few, says Espinoza, who believes that developing truly alternative spaces is integral to the growth of Miami's art scene.
So Espinoza will open his doors for the first time during Art Basel, the inaugural exhibit featuring his predominantly black-and-white works, and those of Frank Wick. The soft-spoken, paint-covered artist is not laboring this hot afternoon in his house/studio under any great illusion that his show will be an epicenter. "I know I can't attract a big audience [during Basel]. I'll be happy if I could bring in people I've met here in Miami over two years. I'm just hoping to show people here this house." It's the house Espinoza wants to build so that future visitors to Art Basel will encounter a more diverse artistic landscape, one that fosters the spiritualism of art as well as the business of art.
"Alternative space is really, really important," he stresses. "Right now even the alternative spaces are not always open to new people. How do you get shown if you've never been shown before? That's why alternative spaces are necessary for the growth of the community." Necessary also for people like him, even though he's already represented by a gallery here, Casas Reigner, and even though he represented Venezuela at the 1985 São Paulo Biennial in Brazil. "How to promote my own work? The traditional gallery way is so slow, too conventional. Some places plan their shows and exhibitions years in advance. I can't wait for that to happen."
But more than simply showing off work, Espinoza dreams of nurturing Miami culture. "I want to bring people here to read and talk, not just to drink wine and stare at walls." Because frankly, while Espinoza thinks there is great talent sprouting in Miami, it needs to get a little education. "People here, they don't have a good sense of the history of art," he laments. "It's related to science and history and to whatever." Art Basel, he believes, will be a start in exposing us to the currents and histories of other art scenes -- a lack of exposure that kept us, isolated at the peninsular tip of America, fresh. But we now need to grow up. "We don't have places where people meet to talk about ideas, about plans, real exchanges. We need more of that."
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Would you like art in a house, or would you like it with a mouse ... and geese, and ducks? The latter, decided Patricia Risso. She wants to bring Art Basel, but mostly nature-loving Miami, to the first large exhibit in a county park. Approach the lake in Tropical Park and you'll see a path of floating logs leading to a sculpture of a pregnant woman -- lit at night -- suspended above the water from a pyramid anchored in the lake's bottom. She's "pregnant with truth ... her arms transmute to branches embracing the acceptance that we are nature," in the words of her creators, artists Rimaj Barrientos and Lina Eichenwald. Out of an arm sprout real leaves.
It's one of nine installations that are meant to interact with nature -- and with the joggers, moms with strollers, and hikers who pass through West Miami-Dade's park. Of all the local shows, "Arts to Nature" may be the least accessible to fellow Basel travelers, but the one that might expose our own fellow citizens to contemporary art for the first time in their lives. What will they make of Vivian Marthell's skinlike substance covering the dock? Or Veronica Scharf-Garcia's fairy-tale installation, with rowboat, cloth-sculpture seahorse, and paper plane hanging from a tree? (On opening day, November 22, reaction was, well, mixed: A teenager thought the pregnant sculpture looked like a hanging dead woman, and park officials were on the verge of tearing it down until the artists rescued it at the last minute. Scharf-Garcia's paper plane was stolen.)
Whatever you may think of contemporary local art, Risso, director of the division of arts and culture of the Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department, wants you to start seeing it in a natural setting. Not just for Basel but for posterity. Miami-Dade's pathetic attempts to protect the park spaces themselves might not bode well for the Peruvian-born crusader, but she plans to move from park to park with art. Up next in March, she says, will be an exhibit in A.D. Barnes, where artists will work with the special accommodations the park provides for the handicapped.


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Kat's official role at Emma is Coordinator of All Things Creative, which means she's an über project manager for everything from website copy to template design schedules and even Emma's giving back efforts. Her slightly less official role is Complete Badass, which means she is a complete badass. Examples of Kat's badassery include: 1) Having a tattoo of the Samurai code of conduct; 2) Do we really need to have a number two? 3) Didn't think so. Kat grew up going to Comic-Con International with her dad (who himself writes and designs comic books) and loves that art form. She also loves cookies and has estimated that she has a 3:1 cookie-eating ratio, relative to the average person. Therefore, she has extrapolated that if that average person eats 30,000 cookies in his lifetime, Kat will have eaten 90,000. Take that, average person! Also, it's important to note that Kat is a martial arts enthusiast (see earlier note re: badassery), so proceed with caution if you plan to challenge the merits of the 90,000-cookie plan.
"Excel is my jam," Erica says, which begs the question: Is Excel an acceptable item to claim as one's jam? We thought candidates for jam status were limited to things like craft beers and Daft Punk songs. But for Erica, it's Excel, which is not surprising, since Erica is our billing manager and therefore frequently uses/jams with Excel. She joined Emma after 12 years in the legal field and holds a degree in interior design from MTSU. She also claims not to like butter, leading us to believe that Erica either enjoys eating extremely dry toast or from time to time declares that actual jellies and preserves are her jam.
Patrick is Emma's director of financial planning and analysis, crunching the all-important numbers and dropping in-the-know phrases like "How's that P&L?" and, "We'll see what the balance sheet has to say about that" on unsuspecting colleagues and office passersby. He honed those financial analystisizing chops at several fine companies pre-Emma, including Nashville-based Healthways, Health Net, and Tommy Hilfiger. Which might explain his penchant for wearing virtually nothing but Hilfiger clothing. (Note to Victoria's Secret: Thanks for not hiring Patrick Block.) An avid bike rider — ahem, cyclist — Patrick is also a three-time bocce champion (take that, you two-trophy pretenders), skier and rock climber. He holds a degree in Arts, Business and Chinese (in that order) from Trinity University in San Antonio and speaks conversational Mandarin. And he reportedly fashions his own notebooks out of large binder clips and paper. It's more freakish than it sounds.
Ryan, a.k.a. "Girl Ryan," is our business data analyst. A part of our operations team, she turns soul-crushing Excel spreadsheets into exciting business opportunities. She earned her masters degree in industrial and organizational psychology from George Mason University before working as a statistician at Vanderbilt. By this time, you're already assuming that Ryan spends her spare time organizing her scientific calculators by serial number or enthusiastically posting in math forums under the handle just_the_fact0rials!_maam. In truth, she's a serial hobbyist with a wide variety of creative interests, including knitting, sewing and even dabbling in painting (literally, one assumes). She once created something called a Kransekake, which is either a Norwegian wedding cake or some kind of advanced Excel function involving factorials. We'll check out some math forums online and let you know.
Beccah lives in Nashville with her husband, two kids, and pet rabbit. This rabbit's name is, uh, "Rabbit." Since she was vastly overqualified for our position as Coordinator of Giving Stuff Super Obvious Names, she accepted a role as our billing coordinator. After stints at SunTrust and Metova, a mobile app company, she brings her considerable banking and software experience to Emma's operations team. She also brings her considerable love of Lionel Richie to the table, a love she claims is unironic. This seems like one of those things that maybe started out ironic but became legitimately compelling at some point along the way, like using Emojis or watching a Nicolas Cage movie. Hold up, guys: a movie in which Nic Cage has to save America -- using only Emojis! Oh man, this can't miss. Note to the Hollywood producer who is green-lighting this: for the soundtrack, contact Lionel Richie.
Sara is our director of talent, helping us find, woo, hire and then nurture the rockstars who make up Emma's staff. Sara is also from Nebraska, which means she often regales prospective candidates and longtime colleagues and pretty much anyone within shouting distance with Nebraska-related trivia. Did you know, for instance, they have a replica of Stonehenge made out of cars? It's called Carhenge, and we didn't make that up. Sara wields a degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University, where she was a member of the (nationally ranked) Belmont Speech and Debate Team and the Belmont Service Corp and the Student Advisory Board and president of her student council in high school. It really is amazing what you can learn about people when you actually read all the way to the bottom of their resumés.
Christine is our talent community manager and in-house champion of brunch. Brunch, with its permissive stance on pre-noon drinking and heavy focus on cured meats and gooey bread thingies, perhaps did not need a champion, but it has Christine nonetheless. She is also quite crafty. In the time it's taken us to write this, she has probably hand-crocheted a half-dozen mimosa koozies AND performed her monthly hot glue gun maintenance. Before Emma, Christine worked in new student programs at East Tennessee State University, where she also holds a degree in Brunch Studies with a minor in Savory Quiches. Just kidding, guys! Her minor was actually Omelets.
Reggie is part of Emma's IT Operations team, taking good care of things like computers, and phones, and networks, and networked computer phones, and possibly even phones that have computer networks built right into the espresso machine connector flange. What will they think of next? In addition to his work with office machinery, Reggie also works with several musical instruments, chief among them the saxophone — he's opened for jazz great Larry Carlton and played with Bonnie Raitt. He's so musically inclined, in fact, that he keeps a Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart action figure on his desk, although we're struggling to see where the action part happens unless you can reenact entire concerts because you own the complete set of Viennese Imperial Court Action Figures in which case, dude, that's amazing, because we made it up just now. Reggie received his Bachelors of Music Education from Loyola University (New Orleans) and his Masters of Music from the University of New Orleans.
Priya is our office coordinator, having joined Emma after earning her marketing degree from Lipscomb University. If you visit the Emma headquarters in Nashville (and we're next to a bowling alley, so why wouldn't you), you'll see Priya's cheerful face at the front desk when you come in. But don't be fooled by her charm and bubbly wit: there's a dark side to Priya. She enjoys showtunes. She is an avid player of table tennis. She loves cupcakes and confesses a sincere weakness for anything heart-shaped. It's all pretty macabre, folks, and perhaps we should have realized what a disturbed individual Priya is when, one day, she brought in homemade gingersnaps and played Celine Dion Christmas songs, all while wearing a red sweater with a pink heart on it. The horror.
Art doesn't eat dinner. He's also Emma's email delivery specialist, but we thought the not-eating-dinner part was a stronger lead. Originally from Atlanta, Art is a drummer who once played a show in Jellico, Tennessee, where he was forced, at gunpoint, to continue playing until 3 a.m. Note: If your band ever decides the road to glory goes through Jellico, Tennessee, you should apparently quit that band. Art is against mayonnaise, radishes and sandals (most of all Crocs) but for The Police and, to a lesser extent, Sting's solo work. Other extents that lessened: Phil Collins, Don Henley, Glenn Frey and, okay, pretty much everyone once in The Eagles. Art is a graduate of MTSU and, prior to joining Emma, helped manage a studio that produced commercial jingles, not to be confused with the solo work of Don Henley. Oh, and Art secretly dreams of besting Jules Verne's circumnavigationary (it's a word) efforts by one day, you know, just to stick it to Jules Verne.


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My ancestors did immigrate here but they did it legally. There is a difference.
It is really apples to oranges to compare our forbearers to illegals today.
I am both blue and red, politically. Conservative in spending money, and liberal with freedoms and keeping my nose out of people's lives.
I'm sure everything is quite lovely in your rainbow and glitter unicorn fanasty world, but most of us live in the real one. With bad guys and crime and violence. Inantimate objects are not the problem, people are.
You can put your purse, briefcase, cell phone, even your shoe In the back seat to make sure you won't forget to check the back of the car.
Since we have become a country with refugee camps filled with children, we had better come together and have a plan before this gets out of control.
If you are going to attack your opponent at least do it honestly without fake scripts!
Just an idea: Print the size of the shirt the runner picked during sign up on the race number card. Then only give the runner what is on his number card. That should help prevent a shortage of certain sizes.
My wife has a concealed gun permit and she isn't manly. Matter of fact, she is one sexy chick!
Anyone who paid attention in school knows that even the "Native" Americans were immigrants as well.
Sign of The Apocalypse? I saw a ten-year-old reading a childrens' classic book to his seven-year-old brother.
Wouldn't it be great if a man had to be proven guilty in court with facts rather than social media with gossip.
Yes, it's sad that elections are based on how thoroughly the candidate can degrade their opponent. If that bothers you, why then are the negative campaigns always so successful?
It's not complicated, "thou shalt not kill" period. There are no disclaimers.
Lottery winning should be left to us "Professional" players. I already have the winning numbers and am just waiting for the right drawing. Then I can buy my friends those 1972 Ford Pintos I have been promising over the years!
I have met no teachers at the local high school that should be carrying a gun in their classroom. There is a reason they became teachers, and not FBI agents.
We still have political election in GA? But why?
There was armed security in Columbine, obviously more guns in schools is not the answer.
Bravo to Target for saying guns are not welcomed there. Note to other stores...if I am shopping there and see a person with a gun I am definitely leaving the store. Maybe when sales start dropping all the stores will be smart enough to follow Target's lead.
If you were required to ensure gun ownership the same way you are required to ensure your car, there would be no problems with guns!
While Republicans are running the "I miss W" campaign, the rest of us can continue re-building the nation following his disastrous wars and financial policies.


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By PAUL NEWBERRY
Associated Press
ATLANTA -- Jeff Francoeur always enjoys beating his first team.
This one was especially sweet.
Francoeur had an RBI single and Wade Davis made it stand up with five-hit ball through seven innings, leading the Kansas City Royals past the Braves 1-0 on Wednesday to stop Atlanta's 10-game winning streak.
Born and raised in the Atlanta area, Francoeur started his career with his hometown team before being traded in 2009. Now on his third team since his days with the Braves, he visited with dozens of family and friends during batting practice, then came through when it mattered in the fourth.
"It means a little bit more personally," Francoeur said. "You want to say you're focused all the time but there's definitely some extra motivation coming home here for me."
The Braves were seeking their first 13-1 start since 1994, but the powerful Atlanta offense finally was stifled, a day after homering five times.
Davis (2-0) didn't walk anyone and struck out seven, and the Braves couldn't get a runner past first base until Jason Heyward's two-out double in the sixth.
Their only serious scoring chance came in the seventh, when Juan Francisco was thrown out easily trying to score from first on a pop down the right-field line.
"My goal was to get ahead," Davis said. "They have a pretty good offense. I had to mix it up a lot and minimize mistakes."
The Braves were frustrated all day by home-plate umpire Doug Eddings, who called them out on seven of their 11 strikeouts. After taking strike three in the seventh, Dan Uggla walked all the way around the catcher to talk with Eddings face to face. Manager Fredi Gonzalez came a few steps out of the dugout, ready to run out in things got heated, but Uggla simply walked away after making his feelings known to Eddings.
"I've known Doug ever since I've been in the league," Uggla said. "He's a good umpire. But you don't always agree with the calls."
The Braves had the heart of the order up in the ninth, but Greg Holland -- who came in with an ERA of 12.00 -- struck out the side for his third save in four chances. Justin Upton went down swinging, Evan Gattis was called out on a breaking ball that appeared a little high, and Uggla ended the game by taking another borderline pitch high in the strike zone.
Uggla stood at the plate in disbelief, flipping his bat, his helmet and his batting gloves to the ground. Eddings simply walked off toward the tunnel.
Afterward, the Braves focused more on Davis' dominant performance than any disagreements with the ump.
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Converted closer Alfredo Aceves coasted through five innings, Mike Napoli and Daniel Nava drove in two runs apiece and the Red Sox, bonded by the tragedy in Boston, struck quickly against Justin Masterson and beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win.
Aceves (1-0), who began the season in Boston's bullpen, took a shutout into the sixth before giving up three runs. Andrew Bailey, filling for injured closer Joel Hanrahan, worked the ninth for his first save.
Napoli had an RBI single in the first when the Red Sox scored three off Masterson (3-1), who has already beaten two Cy Young Award winners this season and came in without allowing a run in 19 straight innings.
Nick Swisher and Jason Giambi homered for the Indians, who dropped their third in a row.
The Red Sox hung a gray "617 Boston Strong" jersey in their dugout, just as they did for Tuesday's emotional series opener -- one day after the deadly marathon bombings back home. The jersey has become a symbol of unity for the club, which will be back at Fenway Park on Friday to open a 10-game homestand.
Shane Victorino, Jacoby Ellsbury and Mike Carp had three hits apiece as the Red Sox built Aceves a 5-0 lead.
SEATTLE (AP) -- Detroit catcher Brayan Pena held onto Prince Fielder's relay throw and absorbed a collision with Justin Smoak at home plate for the final out, and the Tigers outlasted the Seattle Mariners in 14 innings.
Smoak singled with one out off Joaquin Benoit, and with two outs Dustin Ackley doubled into the right-field corner. Third base coach Jeff Datz didn't hesitate in waiving Smoak around with the potential tying run.
Torii Hunter started the relay from the outfield, and Fielder's throw was up the third base line a bit. Pena, however, caught it in plenty of time and held onto the ball as Smoak crashed into him.
Detroit took the lead in the top of the 14th when Pena's bases-loaded groundout scored pinch-runner Don Kelly. The conclusion came long after starters Felix Hernandez and Max Scherzer pitched gems in a game that included a whopping 40 strikeouts.
Drew Smyly (1-0) worked one inning for the win. Benoit earned his first save of the season.
According to the Mariners, it was the second time in major league history that both teams had more than 18 strikeouts. The only other time was June 16, 2001, when the Giants and Padres both struck out 20 times in a 15-inning game.
Detroit batters tied the team record for most strikeouts in a game with 21 -- five by Fielder, who was hitless in six at-bats.
Charlie Furbush (0-1) took the loss.
BALTIMORE (AP) -- Kelly Johnson and Shelley Duncan homered, James Loney had three RBIs and Tampa Bay beat Baltimore to snap a four-game skid.
Matt Moore (3-0) gave up two runs and five hits in 6.2 innings. Although his streak of scoreless starts ended at two, the left-hander has accounted for three of the Rays' five wins this season.
The six runs were the most the Rays scored in a game since a 6-0 win over Cleveland on April 6. Following that victory, Tampa Bay lost seven of eight before turning it around against the Orioles.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Bartolo Colon pitched six crisp innings, Josh Reddick doubled in two runs during a six-run first and Oakland defeated Houston to complete another three-game sweep.
The Athletics swept a three-game series at Houston during the first week of the season.
Seth Smith had three hits for the A's, who improved to an AL-best 12-4. They sent 11 batters to the plate and chased Bud Norris (2-2) in the first inning, then won behind Colon (2-0) and three relievers.
Jose Altuve had three hits and Carlos Pena homered for the second straight day for Houston. Pinch-hitter Rick Ankiel also homered for the Astros.
Colon beat Houston for the second time this season. He has not walked a batter in 19 innings this year.
Grant Balfour got Altuve to ground into a game-ending double play for his third save.
TORONTO (AP) -- Tyler Flowers hit a three-run homer and Jose Quintana pitched 6.2 sharp innings to lead Chicago over Toronto.
Alex Rios also homered against his former team to back Quintana (1-0), who held the Blue Jays to five hits with two walks while striking out seven in his third start of the season.
J.A. Happ (2-1) allowed six hits, including two homers, and five runs in 5 2-3 innings to end a string of four consecutive quality starts by the Blue Jays. Jose Bautista missed his third straight game with a sore back.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Pinch-hitter Travis Hafner connected for a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the eighth inning to lead CC Sabathia and the Yankees past Arizona.
Brett Gardner had a tying, two-run single in the seventh for New York. Stymied by Wade Miley for six innings, the Yankees broke through and won for the seventh time in eight games.
Sabathia (3-1) gave up a two-run homer to Paul Goldschmidt in the first, then settled down for his third straight win after struggling on opening day. It was his second consecutive outing of eight innings.
Mariano Rivera pitched the ninth for his fourth save. Injured for most of last season, Rivera posted his first back-to-back saves since April 10-11, 2012.
Hafner sent the first pitch he saw from reliever David Hernandez (0-1) into the right-center stands for his fourth home run with his new team.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A.J. Burnett took a no-hitter into the seventh inning nearly 12 years after throwing the only one of his career, pitching the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.
Burnett (1-2) lost his bid with two outs in the seventh on Carlos Beltran's double to right-center. That was the lone hit given up by the 36-year-old right-hander in seven dominant innings.
Burnett struck out eight. He got the 2,000th strikeout of his 15-year career when he caught Beltran looking in the second.
Mark Melancon, Tony Watson and Jason Grilli completed the one-hitter.
Burnett's no-hitter came on May 12, 2001, for the Florida Marlins in San Diego. That game was also notable for his nine walks. Burnett walked none against St. Louis.
Cardinals rookie Shelby Miller (2-1) pitched well despite taking his first loss in four career decisions.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Clayton Kershaw gave up his first three home runs of the season in a span of three innings and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers to finish a three-game sweep.
Everth Cabrera, Chris Denorfia and Kyle Blanks all connected off Kershaw (2-2), who entered with a 1.16 ERA in three starts. But the 2011 NL Cy Young Award winner left this one trailing 5-1 after throwing 109 pitches in 5.1 innings.
Boosted by the return of slugger Chase Headley from a broken thumb, the Padres pounded out 13 hits and beat one of baseball's best pitchers. After arriving with a 2-10 record, San Diego earned its first sweep at Dodger Stadium of three or more games since July 2006.
It was the first series between the NL West rivals since their wild brawl last week in San Diego.
Cabrera had three hits and scored twice as the Padres sent Los Angeles to its fourth straight defeat. Headley was back at third base and went 1 for 4 with a late RBI single.
Brad Brach (1-0) retired Skip Schumaker on a comebacker with the bases loaded in the fifth.
MIAMI (AP) -- Ross Detwiler departed with a lead for the third start in a row and this time the bullpen held on as Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins.
Harper, back in the Nationals' lineup after missing one game with the flu, hiked his average to .364 with four hits and improved to 9 for 20 against Ricky Nolasco (0-2). Harper hit two solo homers off Nolasco on opening day.
Detwiler (1-0) allowed one run in seven innings, which increased his ERA to 0.90. He left his first two starts with the Nationals ahead 5-1 and 4-1, but both times received no decision.
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Pinch-hitter Blake Lalli lifted a long single in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the Milwaukee Brewers over the San Francisco Giants.
With the score tied, one out and the outfielders playing in, Lalli stepped to the plate for just the sixth time this season.
Lalli lofted a deep fly ball well over the head of left fielder Gregor Blanco for his first hit of 2013. Milwaukee extended its longest winning streak this year to three.
Brewers starter Kyle Lohse did not allow a hit through the first five innings as Milwaukee built a 3-0 lead.
Jim Henderson (2-0) pitched the ninth. Santiago Casilla (1-1) took the loss.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jay Bruce hit a pair of bases-loaded singles that sent the Cincinnati Reds to a couple of wins over Philadelphia.
First, the Reds finished their game suspended overnight by rain. Several hundred fans were in the stands to see Phillippe Aumont (1-2) pick the game up in the bottom of the ninth and give up Bruce's bases-loaded single only four batters later.
Aroldis Chapman (2-0) got the win without even warming up on Wednesday -- he'd retired the last three batters before the rain came the previous night.


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Our analysis of credit card statements and foreign exchange transactions going back as far as 2002 finds that consumers of several financial institutions were charged much more for overseas transactions than the fees disclosed on their statements suggested.
This understating of charges was widespread in the industry, potentially involving millions of dollars. Few of many affected customers are likely to have known this was going on, because the extra fees were hidden in the exchange rates that were applied to transactions.
Please note: this information was current as of April 2007 but is still a useful guide to today's market.
A selection of major banks' card statements that we analysed found that up to around mid-2005 (earlier and later in some cases), customers often paid more than their bills and statements suggested. These companies' statements didn't mention the fees that MasterCard and Visa add to their wholesale exchange rates (the fees were 1.1% and 1% respectively), which customers were charged in addition to the banks' fees. A statement is the main document a consumer is likely to refer to when checking what they've been charged for transactions. While in some cases, contracts and letters of offer explained that the exchange rates applied were set by MasterCard and Visa, this was effectively 'buried' in the terms and conditions and the amount of the fee they add to the exchange rate often wasn't mentioned. See examples of what we found.
The charging of similar hidden credit card fees has been investigated in other countries, with legal actions in the US, and in New Zealand, where some of the banks that paid record fines and compensation to consumers are affiliated to Australian banking groups. Read more about the overseas crackdown.
We think the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) should investigate the disclosure of these fees and what was charged. The incidents of poor disclosure we found may just be the tip of the iceberg. We examined past credit card statements from some of the major banks at particular points in time, but not all credit card providers and not over the full time period that this may have occurred. We don't know how the law in New Zealand and elsewhere compares to Australia's (and as you'd expect, some banks maintain they properly disclosed fees). However, it's not good enough to bury references to fees in the small print of contracts and in letters. This is true not only for cards, but for other forms of travel money including travellers' cheques and foreign notes. We think all costs to the consumer — whether they're labelled fees, commissions or margins — should be properly disclosed in advertising and other documents. That way you could know what you're really paying and make better choices.
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This morning I ran the Hot to Trot 10k through Turkey Creek. When my alarm went off I totally did not want to get up. The temps were in the upper 30's, and it felt very cold. I almost didn't get up, but I thought I already paid for it. Plus I need to get in some exercise before I eat all the yummy Thanksgiving food.
Luckily I knew people running today, so I was not going to be solo the entire time. Knowing that others were going to be there definitely helped. The race started at 7:30 and was another 2 loop course. The majority of the runners/walkers were there to run the 5k, but there was a decent amount of 10kers as well. The second loop was much more sparce though. :)
I would lie if I said that the thought didn't cross my mind to only do the 5k as I finished the first loop, but I didn't! :) I finished the second loop and got in my 6.2 miles in for the day. I forgot to set my watch, so I am not sure what my time was, but I think it was somewhere around 1 hour, 14 minutes.
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Ok so whats the deal with 4volt preoutputs vs 2.5v -- can some one explain..?
tha other question for those that have replaced headunits and the new wired remote... Was the wired remote install pretty simple, how does it look in the same place as the crappy wired remotes that came in the 2007 lsv ... guess Im wanting to know if its going to look like a factory install job or an aftermarket job....?
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The Chicago Cubs hit a home run at the polls this week, but actually building their new complex could push the team into extra innings.
After being consumed with winning an election, Mesa and the team now must focus on many details that include finalizing a site plan for the $99 million project, hiring a design team, selecting a contractor and going through about 18 months of construction.
While the goal is to open the complex in time for spring training in 2013, those involved acknowledge the challenges in compressing so much work into so little time.
"It's possible. Is it absolutely necessary? No," Mayor Scott Smith said. "I think what the Cubs and the city have agreed to is that we're going to shoot for that but we're not going to be tied to a specific deadline to be there because we want to be sure that we don't trade quality for timing."
Construction needs to start by the summer to open for spring training in 2013, Smith said, which leaves only six to eight months for finalizing plans and mobilizing construction efforts. Smith said it's too early to know when the complex will open at the current Riverview Golf Course site, but that it should easily be ready for fall league games of 2013.
The Cubs are fine staying at Fitch Park and Hohokam Stadium one extra year if necessary, he said.
The team wants to move quickly without rushing the effort, said Mike Lufrano, the Cubs' general counsel.
"We would like to be in the stadium by opening day of spring 2013, but it's most important that we do it right," Lufrano said.
The team is keeping an eye on costs as it plans the complex, as the Cubs must pay for anything beyond Mesa's commitment of $84 million. Mesa also has a $15 million cap on related costs like roads, water lines and other improvements to the 125-acre sight at the southeast corner of the Loop 101 and Loop 202.
The team is now working on a site plan that includes a 15,000-thousand seat stadium, practice fields and the team's year-round headquarters. The Wrigleyville West commercial district would be funded by the team's owners, the Ricketts family. Feasibility studies show a demand for commercial development there, Lufrano said, but the timing of that is also not known yet.
"Our commitment is to move on it as quickly as we can," he said.
Site plans will become public once they're finalized, Lufrano said. That's likely several months away.
Work on the site plan had slowed considerably in recent weeks as the effort focused on winning Proposition 420, which allows the city to spend more than $1.5 million on a sports complex. Voters approved it Tuesday by 63 percent, which Smith said was a larger margin than he expected.
Another key issue is whether the proposed Waveyard water park is part of the plan — and when it will be determined whether it will be part of the plan. The Waveyard developer has rights to the Riverview site until July 2011, but it has since told Mesa it is focusing on a roughly 20-acre project instead of developing the entire area.
Smith said it's not an issue that Waveyard hasn't formally relinquished development rights yet.
"While there isn't any paperwork, it's obvious that Waveyard as envisioned under the original agreement is not going to happen," Smith said. "Everybody is focusing on the next chapter, which is the Cubs spring training and Waveyard sharing the same site."
About 20 acres are being set aside for Waveyard on the site's northeast corner. If Waveyard doesn't happen, the land would be available for some other development or park.
The campaign against Prop. 420 argued construction costs were likely to exceed projections, and that Mesa isn't legally obligated to abide by its self-imposed caps. Also, voters couldn't be sure what they were approving because so many specifics weren't worked out by Election Day, said Bob Kammrath, a Mesa resident and commercial real estate analyst. "One of our objections going into this, of course, is there were a lot of loose ends, things that were undecided and there still are things that are undecided," Kammrath said. "But I guess the feeling of most of the voters is they would fall into place in the next few months. Whether they do or not, we'll see."


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Let's be clear: constitutionally, the Executive decides where and how troops are deployed. John Key did not need Parliament's approval to go to war.
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This month in History – March
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* Maungatautari Whare Uta (Maori bank) created
* Barry Crump's novel A good keen man published
* Legendary sheep rustler James Mackenzie caught
* Outbreak of the Girl's War at Kororareka
* 1842 First official execution in NZ
* First 'talkie' draws huge crowds in Wellington
* Death of Opo the friendly dolphin
* The fall of Kororareka
* Arthur's Pass 'discovered'
* NZ's first […]
Whingeing Aussies and their beer belly
Once we put up with whingeing Poms. Now it's whingeing Aussies. They are far richer than us, so what's the beef? And why should we bother?
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An A-Z of New Zealand traditions & Folklore by Gordon Ell
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Opo the Dolphin
(It was the kind of summer we're having now when Opo swam into our lives and here's a record from Kiwiosities, of those happy days.)
During the summer of 1955-56, a bottle-nosed dolphin made friends with the people of Opononi on the southern shores of […]
Every Dog Has Its Day
Extracts from Max Cryer's new book 'Every dog has its day'.
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Real love over 50 shades…
Dunedin's 'The Evening Star' newspaper has long gone and I'm now old and cynical. But, there's one moment I'll never forget from my halcyon days as a cub reporter there – seeing Johnny Cash declare his love for his wife, June Carter Cash, on the stage at the Town Hall.
When I got the […]
Hoist the flag – but which one?
Have you ever travelled off-shore to support a national team? Did you take a flag with you? Which flag did you choose – a red, white and blue New Zealand Flag or a silver fern […]
A guest post from TV and radio current affairs host Mike Hosking
I want to tell you about some people I used to spend a bit of time with.
They were fabulous folk.
They opened their hearts and their wallets to me, and all I had to do was show up at their place a few times a year.
I'm talking about the good people of Sky […]
A protest – in Wanaka…
Depression is too strong a word to describe what drove me to start marching around Wanaka with a sign. It was more a sense of futility that after more than two decades of Labour saying this and National saying that, the low-paid, the poor, have been abandoned and nothing is changing.
So I wondered what I could do besides writing about […]