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In the coming weeks, colleges and universities that are subject to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act will need to file monitoring and system security and integrity (SSI) reports mandated by the act. According to a December 14th notice from the Federal Communications Commission, only facilities-based broadband Internet access and interconnected VoIP service providers subject to CALEA must file.
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It's no secret that the Phoenix Suns are interested in packaging some of their 2014 draft picks for a player, and one NBA insider says one such move may be formulating.
Yahoo! Sports' Marc Spears tweeted Saturday that the Suns are interested in acquiring Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love -- and those picks comprise one of their best chances of landing the star, as does each member of their talented starting backcourt.
Suns interested in Love deal w/best assets Dragic, Bledsoe & picks.NBA sources say it will take full max deal to control free agent Bledsoe.— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) June 7, 2014
Spears tweeted that two members of the Suns' talented backcourt in Goran Dragic and Eric Bledsoe could also be possible trade chips. Bledsoe is a restricted free agent this offseason, and the Suns can match an offer made to the guard, though Spears' says he will likely command a maximum contract.
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Come relax and retreat in our beautiful sanctuary on 1 acre of fruit trees and gardens. Located on the Kauai's North Shore, we are 5 minutes from gorgeous beaches and nearby waterfalls. You can relax in privacy or join conscious like-minded people sharing the kitchen or hanging out on the upstairs lanai on the daybed relaxing or reading. Wifi is located throughout the house. The Jasmine Suite has a king size bed and a beautiful marble bathroom with shower. It has a large jasmine tree right outside the window. The smell of Ylang Ylang and Jasmine perfume the air at night.
We are eco-friendly and have a large garden to share. Breakfast is also available for $6.00. Share our large kitchen for meals.
We offer yoga, Qi Gong or meditation classes, Nature Tours hikes and dolphin adventures (depending on the surf!) are an important part of what we like to share. We have friends that give surf lessons and can take you out fishing and spending the day on the Napali coast at great rates!
We are close to the most beautiful beaches! Rock Quarries and Kalihiwai Bay are just minutes away. Hanalei Bay is a 15 minute drive north. 5 minutes away is Kilauea Town which features the Kilauea Light House and Bird sanctuary as well as offering restaurants, a Bakery and a Natural Foods Market (Healthy Hut). There are Farmers Markets nearby Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays on the North Shore.
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We arrived in Taj's beautiful home and found exactly what we expected: a cosy room in a gorgeous house, lovely Hosts wit great sense of hospitality. We felt at home during our entire stay.
Taj was always willing to enhance our Kauai experience with tips and tricks, and helped us plan our stay.
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Taj and Mark were very welcoming. We had a great space in the jasmine room for our little family. We enjoyed cat naps on the day bed outside and the warm ambience of the space. We both received sessions while visiting. Very transformative. I would be advised that she charges per hour. So, communicate your expenses prior to.
Overall, we had an amazing time and will be back should we make another journey that way.
Staying at Taj's is very nice. The house and the room are very spacious. The place is clean and is well located, and it's a very peaceful place to stay with a beautiful backyard. Would recommend it again.
We had a lovely time staying with Taj and Mark. The Jasmine Room is private (with its own exterior entrance) but connected to the rest of the house, and was very quiet and comfortable. Our hosts gave great advice for local activities and restaurants, and we had a nice time relaxing on the beautiful deck. The house is convenient to locations on the North Shore.
After our ten days stay at Taj's home, we can highly recommend this place to everybody else. Taj and her partner Mark have been very pleasant hosts, who always helped with any kind of questions and wishes we had, but disappeared when we wanted to have privacy. Mark even rescheduled some meetings to show us some sea turtles at our last day - unnecessary to say we had another awesome day.
The house is large and has a wonderful garden. Our room was big enough to stay with our 5 years old son, always it was declared to fit just two people. However, if you spent your vacation at beautiful Kauai, you will only stay little time in your room. So this wasn't the most important to us. The shared kitchen had all you need to have coffee & breakfast and cook something for dinner. A little set of some rules and signs ensure, that there isn't any friction with other guests.
All is nicely decorated, clean and eco-friendly.
Never been at Hawaii before, we are glad about chosing a location in the north. Much more quite, less touristic and definitely more beauty nature compared to Poipu. As with probably any other location you need an own car to come around, but this has been announced before.
There is really zero things we can complain about. We hope we can come back one day - 10 days was too short ;)
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Die Woche bei Euch hat mir sehr gut gefallen! Das Zimmer war wie beschrieben und erwartet, und perfekt mit eigenem kleinen Bad. Eure kleine Familie ist sehr nett und Eure Tips für Aktivitäten auf der Insel überaus hilfreich. Das dazu gebuchte Frühstück war perfekt :) Dein schönes großes Haus liegt an einer ruhigen Straße im Norden Kauais, über den Highway am Ende der Straße kann man wunderbar die Insel erkunden. Ich persönlich fand den Norden viel schöner als den eher touristischen Süden. Gerne übernachte ich wieder bei Euch, Taj!
Beautiful garden and very peaceful neighbourhood. Other than that I am sorry to say that I can unfortunately not recommend staying here. This is my first negative feedback on AirBnB and I hesitated a while about writing a review at all but I think it is an important information for the AirBnB community. So there you go:
Taj did not make us feel welcome but was rather instructive (in the contrary to Marcs warm and friendly attitude, who was also helpful with tips ). The common rooms (terasse, kitchen & living room) were really dirty with food left overs and not properly cleaned tables & floors. The cat walks on the kitchen furniture & eats from the kitchen table & drinks from the sink ... we had to watch our food whilst preparing breakfast ... Just not hygienic enough for my standards. Linens as well as bath towels smelled fusty. We didnt dear to use the openair shower nor did we feel comfortable using our private entrance as we always got the feeling as if we were disturbing Tajs healing sessions (studio window/door right by the shower). There were many other guests in the house and we were woken up / couldnt fall asleep, as from our room we could easily hear people chatting or walking around in the common rooms upstairs. You can easily hear all the noises & sounds in the house.
Sorry to say, but it wasnt a good experience.
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Aloha, I have lived on Kauai for 26 years. I am a Hypnotherapist and Sound Healer. I facilitate Past life Regressions and am a HypnoBirthing and HypnoFertility Instructor. I have an beautiful Sound Room filled with Crystal Alchemy Healing Bowls where I do sessions and treatments. I have a Healing Center called Anahata Spiritual Spa on the property. Our house has an amazing energy as does all of Kauai! When you come here healing happens. It's very transformational. Book a session and change your life!
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Madonna16 August 1958, Michigan, USA
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Probably a dumb question, but couldn't find the answer I was looking for in the archives, so here it goes:
I brewed an IPA the other week and had it fermenting at about 68 pretty steadily for two weeks. Then racked it to the secondary and am currently dry hopping it. However, I live in an apartment in Brooklyn and have no control over the temp in my apt. The past week hit a huge cold spell in NYC and the thermometer on my my fermentor has hit as low as 55 and stayed that temp pretty steady.
My question is how bad is this for the beer? Does the yeast just become inactive and I have to wait for the temps to come back up? Should I let it sit an extra week (temps are supposed to warm up this week). Or should I just bottle it and see what happens?
Thanks in advance for the advice!
If its in secondary and you waited to rack it from primary when it was at FG then there is no fermentation occurring any longer and the temperature for dry hopping is really not an issue
Awesome. Thanks! Yes, I measure the gravity for three days and it was consistent before I racked to secondary. So hopefully everything should turn out OK.


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Should I Whack Queen of Sweden?
Hi all,
I can't say I wasn't warned, but sure enough, my two Queens are sending up ramrod-straight canes -- getting close to 5' now. These are bare-root, planted in February.
One of the canes has (I think) a bud at the top; the other, none.
Should I cut the canes back or let them grow? The goal is, of course, to have as many blooms as possible. I'd really like to keep them closer to 4' tall maximum, especially since I plan to add a third next year.
None of my other Austins are doing this, but then QofS is famous for extreme canes.
I can't comment about this particular rose, and the problem I had was not the same, but this may still be be helpful. I have Bishop's Castle and several people commented that my bush was upright whereas theirs tended to flop. Not long after I bought and planted it (it was in a 5-gallon container) I decided to move it to a better place and whacked it back in order to make it easier to move. When it grew back the flowers were at just the right height where they did not flop over. Whenever I deadhead the flowers now I cut the stems quite far down and have been able to keep it at the same height and blooming for about four years now. I know that some roses refuse to submit to this treatment and won't bloom unless they're a certain height and yours might be one of them. However, I don't think it would hurt to at least once whack it back rather low and then see what happens.
I never considered Queen of Sweden's canes as "extreme." It is naturally vertical, upright--and naturally grows to about 5 feet. That is "normal" for it. Of course, you are in a warmer zone than I am, so maybe it grows taller there than it would here.
If you wish it to be shorter, you will probably have to prune it fairly often, but it could be done, I guess. If this is its first blooming coming up, I'd wait until after it blooms--just so I could enjoy the blooms. I'd actually let it go through a couple bloom cycles before I did any drastic pruning--so that I was sure I understood how it wants to naturally function.
I don't remember my QofS blooming only at the tips, but maybe I just don't remember it clearly (it is "resting" at the moment). One thing I've done to some taller bushes that I really didn't want to give a full prune is, instead of deadheading, cut some individual branches back by about a foot. That way, the bush will bloom at different heights.
Good luck--and let us know how it does--pics and such. : )
The two Queens did have a wonderful flush in the spring -- started in April, went on through June. Here's an example.
Ingrid, I'm intrigued by your suggestion, but flopping buds haven't been a problem here. I've tried to deadhead several leaflets down, as you suggest, and thought I'd get less, ah, pointy bushes that way. It works on Carding Mill, Darcey B. and Munstead Wood, but apparently less with QofS.
DublinBay, I really like the idea of pruning branches back at different heights. In my mind I'm always seeing what these roses look like at the Huntington Library (25 min. away), and the full, rounded, bushy effect is what drew me to these roses in the first place.
QofS was the first Austin I completely fell in love with -- I just really, really like very pale pink roses, and the apricot shadings are just icing on the cake -- and I want mine to look like the catalog photos. Which, come to think of it, do show very upright canes.
I'll try whacking, er, pruning branches at differing heights, with hopes of a magnificent fall flush ... whenever fall is around here. Summer in the Valley lasts July 1 (when the June gloom, if it even happens, goes away) until October 15, as a rule. September is usually our hottest -- and driest -- month. We did get around 30 minutes of rain last week, but that was a momentary (if welcome) distraction.
My vote is to whack them back somewhat shorter than a spot where you want them to widen out. I've found most Austins will branch out from slightly above where they're pruned (including my two QOS), so you might not want to trim off only a foot from the top, or you'll get a candelabrum started at 5' up. Since this is their first year, I would only cut one cane at a time to see how they handle it, but in later years I've ruthlessly pruned my Austins back to promote some width as well as height.
As you know, this rose wants to be tall so it'll be an ongoing tug of war, and this rose will never be very wide even in your zone. Still, it's tough enough to handle some pruning. In the meantime, this is obviously an excuse to plant more roses - medium-sized ones around the perimeter of the QOS, so they don't look too odd after all. Like any of us need more excuses to plant roses, eh?
Hi Sylvia,
I planted a hedge of QofS in January 2013 - bare root - approximately 100 plants. I would say that only half a dozen of them put out particularly long shots (and then only one or two on each of those bushes).
When I pruned them in March this year I cut them all back to roughly 60 cms tall - they're currently about 1.2 metres and I'm just about to give them a 'Summer prune'.
Apart from the hedge in the photo I have one QofS in the garden which I use to 'experiment' with pruning techniques. I don't want all the roses at the top of the hedge - I like to have them at various heights and, for that reason, I cut some canes much lower than others. I'm also trying to see if I can get a more rounded form than the hedge plants (I know that the natural tendency of QofS is to grow in a very upright way).
I'll post another photo of the 'experimental' bush I'm trying my pruning techniques on.
This is the 'experimental' bush that I'm trying out my pruning technique on. I'm trying to achieve a more 'rounded' plant - it's certainly not as rounded as, say, my Lichfield Angel or Golden Celebration but, for a bush whose natural tendency is to grow tall and rather narrow, I don't think it's too bad. The longer, straighter canes you see are new basal shoots that have appeared in the past week or two.
With my hedge plants that put out the very long canes, I cut them back so that they were the same height as the rest of the bushes - it didn't cause them any harm.
I did a pruning course early this Spring run by a Richard Stubbs from David Austin Roses in the UK. When I mentioned that a few of my QofS put out very long canes he told me to just cut them back to whatever height I wanted them to be - so I guess that it really doesn't matter.
Interestingly, this year they're all more 'uniform' in height but, of course, they're still only 18 months old. Ideally, I want to keep my hedge around 1.5 metres high but I intend to cut some of the outer branches shorter so that I have blooms lower down on the bushes.
Yes, let's hear more about those techniques! 100 QofS -- it's to swoon for.
Cynthia, you're enabling me .. as if I needed an excuse.
Hoovb, you're right. It's like worrying about obesity in a 8-month-old. I did -- "my God! Look at those rolls on his thighs!" -- and my son turned out rail-thin;)
I guess I'll leave the Queens alone for a while and see what happens.
Thanks all,
Hi Judy and Sylvia,
First, let me state that I am by no means an expert … I did the rose pruning course because I was rather daunted by the prospect of having to prune all those QofS (plus my other 'non hedge' roses).
I was really comforted by the fact that one of the 'tools' that Richard Stubbs used for showing us how to prune certain roses was a petrol driven hedge trimmer :-) His point was that you can use whatever you like to prune your roses - they're generally very forgiving - of course, he was referring to David Austin roses and I don't know that all roses would welcome a hair cut with a hedge trimmer.
I don't know whether I mentioned earlier that the pruning course was held at a rose nursery at Assisi that specialises in David Austin and old garden roses at the beginning of March this year so there were plenty (hundreds) of roses that required pruning? He comes every year to help them with their pruning and to hold pruning courses for anyone who's interested and they seem to have a great turn up considering that early March is generally not the most pleasant time to be out in the garden all day.
Anyhow, he basically said 'you decide the shape and size of the bush you want and then prune to get what you want'. Obviously, it's a bit more difficult to get certain roses to become more 'rounded' if their natural tendency is to grow straight up.
I've found with my 'experimental' QofS that whenever I decide to prune it (I first pruned this bush in March, then again after the Spring flowering and, again now in Summer) I try to find a bud on a cane that's going to grow in the direction I want - if I have to cut down 40 or 50 cms to get to the bud I want that doesn't bother me because I also like to have the roses flowering at different heights.
Also, the QofS in the photo is still only 20 months old and I don't know whether my 'technique' will be valid in the long term, however, for now it seems to be working.
I just took my tape measure out and checked the bush to give you an idea of its size. There are three strong, new canes that are taller than the rest of the bush - they're just over 1 metre tall and have appeared in the past 1 - 2 weeks, however, most of the canes are around 60cms. The diameter of the bush is also 1 metre and the growth is relatively rounded and uniform. I will let the new long canes flower and then I'll cut them back so that their size matches the rest of the bush.
If you would like, I can put a wider lens on my camera and take some photos and upload them to either Dropbox or Photobucket so you can check them out - just let me know.
I'm attaching a link to the website of the rose nursery at Assisi where the pruning course was held - I hope it's not considered advertising - their site is in Italian only, however, the photos that scroll across the home page of the nursery and its location are quite breath taking!
Here is a link that might be useful: Paola's Roseto at Assisi
Tricia, I like the idea of "you decide what shape your rose will be." I've got to get over the idea that there is some ideal shape and I must compel my roses to assume it. Hopefully these canes (which sound exactly like what you described) will flower - then I can whack them subsequently.
Thanks all,


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Art Deco hotel in Ombleze with a restaurant
Situated in a regional park, this hotel is in the same region as Saint-Didier Golf Club, Memorial de la Resistance du Vercors, and Jaillance. Regional attractions also include Grotte de la Luire.
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April 25, 2014
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Loyola University Maryland men's golf team travels to West Point this weekend for the squad's first-ever Patriot League Men's Golf Championship.
The United States Military Academy will host the 54-hole stroke play tournament played on the par-70 course at West Point Golf Club. The course plays just over 6,000 yards, including narrow fairways and up-and-down par threes. The field features teams from eight league schools, including host Army, Bucknell University, Colgate University, College of the Holy Cross, Lafayette College, defending champion Lehigh University, Loyola and the United States Naval Academy.
Each team is allowed six golfers with the top four scorers from each round contributing to the team's total. In it's inaugural year of championship play, Loyola's Jimmy Dengler, Connor Flach, Bart George, Brendan Lemp, Andrew McGill and Matt Oshrine will play for the Patriot League title.
This spring the Greyhounds finished ahead of Bucknell, the league's fourth-place finisher in the 2013 tournament, and Navy the runner-up to Lehigh by only seven strokes last year.
Loyola is playing for its 10th conference title, seventh consecutive after taking home six straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference wins from 2008-13. The Greyhounds entered the final round of the 2013 tournament 10 strokes back of the co-leaders Iona College and Fairfield University, but the team shot a tournament-best 5-under 283 to win the 2013 conference title and advance to the NCAA Regional Championships for the sixth time in as many years.
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Good Morning Sunshines,
Is this a long weekend and everyone forgot to tell me? LOL
Where is everyone today? Stop in and tell us how your weekend was.
Mine was wet, windy and miserable.
Good Morning. Weekend was good. Got things done at home. Went to a Kentucky Deby Party and my husband's pick came in 2nd place so we were happy. He won $25 and a dozen roses. It was nice.
Back to the old grindstone today. Work work work. I am really feeling that old song... I don't like Mondays by Boomtown Rats. Does anyone remember that one????
I just feel like the name of the song, not the context, Cause it is kinda DARK.
Maddie - have a great trip!!!!!!
Talk with you ladies later.....
I'm here too, went to work early - I feel like I am so behind and starting to get that overwhelmed feeling that I dislike so much. So it is time to get in the garden and get grounded - that's where you will find me this afternoon LOL.
Suzanne - sorry your weekend was a washout.
Lyn - I don't know that song, maybe if I heard it. I am not good with names of songs. But I hope you have cheered up by now.
Well, I better get back to work.
Good Monday to everyone!
I had a good weekend. DS#1 and DIL invited us over for dinner to celebrate Mother's Day and DS#2's 21st birthday. I ate too much! But am happy to say that I'm back to eating right today.
We had a 30 minute downpour yesterday. Water everywhere! But the farmers and ranchers were happy and very much needed the moisture.
I've been monogramming towels for gifts to graduates. Got a few more to do today.
DIL and the twins are picking me up this afternoon to go to the track for some walking. I'll be so glad when I'm back in the habit of walking. Right now I'm tired after 1½ miles! It will get better though. *SSS*
Hi all!
Suzanne, I'm sorry that your weekend was so bad... How is Sweet Pea?
Lynn, I remember that song! AND I understand about Mondays....
I hope the rest of the week is better for ya.
MaryAnn, We have rain here today too. I love it! Good for you, out walking again. 1 1/2 miles is a great start! It can only get easier...
Raeanne, are you SURE we are not related?? I was thinking the same thing about our 2 bucks lol! I have that same overwhelmed feeling. It feels like things are out of control and I am hard pressed to stop them. I have so much to do and can't seem to catch up : ( I spent a couple of hours in the garden Saturday but even that didn't ground ME! I have 5 trellises to build and plants to get into the ground. I am so behind. I will get back out there again tomorrow.
QOD: What's your favorite veggie? Mine is a fresh tomato right outta the garden!
QOD - Dee I also love those Jersey tomatoes - but only fresh and in season. My favorites vegetable is asparagus - I eat it at least twice a week roasted, grilled, steamed sauted with garlic and oil, unfortunately it has been very expensive around here lately.
I am off to go swimming and then to kayak with a friend - we are going to a spot on the lake that is normally swampy, but the water is very high right now. I have to drive my DH's truck - I never drove this one before - so wish me or I should say him luck LOL. I will be okay going straight, not sure about backing it into to be near the lake - another adventure.
Good Morning All,
Raeanne, you will be fine with DH's truck! Use your mirrors! Have fun kayaking.
Tikanis, I am envious of your being able to garden! We are having frost here still so no gardening until the end of the month and then there is still a danger of frost. I am anxious to start planting things and I will start with the hardier varieties.
MaryAnn, 1 1/2 miles is a good start. Tikanis is right, it will get easier.
Now that the rain has stopped the black flies are thick. It's awful and if there is no breeze they will eat you alive. Black flies are NH's state bird!
QOD: I love almost all vegetables. Fresh tomatoes are right at the top of my list but for me a real tomato is not a reality until July. Fresh butter and sugar corn on the cob too but not until August! I am enjoying asparagus right now too but it is expensive. Still worth the price. I eat whatever is fresh and in season and leave the rest.
Favorite: fresh steamed artichoke hearts.
Close second: Fresh parsley stems.
Third: Heirloom tomatoes.
Lots to do after the trip.
Didn't get to see Maddie this time. :(
My family swept me up in their tornado and I touched down just in time to catch the plane back home. The trip was too short, to say the least, but my bro drove up from Florida and I saw my uncle whom I haven't seen in at least 10 years. Of course, my aunt and parents kept the food coming and it was all so delicious. But I ate small postions and lost weight again this week. Since my teens told me to stop dieting and just eat smaller portions and exercise, I've lost 10.5 pounds. I really am amazed.
QOD: Fresh tomatoes with lots of salt! But I also love beets and cauliflower.
It is beautiful today after the monsoon we had over the weekend! Yikes, it was a real nor'easter. We have not had one like that around here in a very long time.
Have a nice evening!
Love, Besh
HEY! Wake up, all you diet-hards!
What's happening in your world?
My parents are arriving for a week-long visit. Already their plane has been delayed so I won't be able to pick them up 'cause I'll be picking kids up from school. I'm having a Towne Car pick them up; they'll probably like that better! I hope my mom and I can get some planting and gardening done while she's here. My father has several medical appointments to get to for his hips and legs. So, my week is pretty much shot---but in a good way.
*****QOD #1: How many glasses of water have you had today?
1 so far, which reminds me....I better get some water into me!
*****QOD #2: And what way are you going to pamper yourself this week for everything you do?
I bought 2 beaded curtains that have every color of the Chakras in them, so I'm hanging them in the windows of my office to welcome in some good vibes! Gotta find my hammer now.....lol.
Happy Wednesday Everyone.
QOD: Green beens are my fav. Grape tomatoes 2nd place.
QOD: about 3 glasses so far and counting.
QOD2: Pampering????? Whats pampering???? lol. I enjoy a nice pedicure every now and then. My DH says, oh I see you got your hooves done. LOL.
Raeanne - tell us how the truck and kayaking went.
Happy Wednesday!
QOD#1 - 0, I'm drinking a diet Coke right now. But I'll make up for it this afternoon. Water, water, water!!!
QOD#2 - I'm going to ride. I can't think of anything else I would rather do. Jammer and I are riding on a Poker Run put on by the Crime Stoppers!
QOD - 3 big glasses of water for me, and 1 big smoothie.
QOD #2 - I am going to hang out in the spa tomorrow and soak in the hot tub then relax in the sauna, after an hour of swimming.
Lynn - the truck was no problem, my main concern was that I had to back it up a narrow driveway from a pretty busy street, but it went well. I felt very adventurous, driving around in a big truck with 2 kayaks hanging out of it LOL.
The kayaking was gorgeous, we were out there about 2 1/2 hours. It was so calm, we saw lots of wildlife and the weather was perfect. I can't wait to go there again. Maybe next week. There were no other boats in sight and passed only one other kayaker.
I am so sad, my closest girlfriend is separating from her husband - they just returned from vacation and decided while away, that a separation is necessary. I saw it coming, and I know that in the long run, this is the best thing - but I am so hurt for them. She won't be by me until next week and I feel so helpless. The four of us are together at least 2 to 3 times a week - so it will be a big adjustment for all of us.
Hello Everyone!
MaryAnn, are you a fellow equestrian???? Jammer sure sounds like a horses name to me!! Do tell. I bore everyone here with my horse tales!
Yes, Raeanne, tell us how you got that big rig in and around the lake!
QOD: I am on my 4th 14oz glass.
I wore tight pants today to remind me of how fat I am and I am perfectly miserable. Did not stop me from eating my lunch however. I think it's hopeless with me.
Next week I have my colonoscopy. I am SO looking forward to that. I thought it might be a great opportunity for me to prepare for the fast track liver detox that someone posted about on a thread at the diet forum. Sounds like a good thing to do.
NHSuzanne, I ride motorcycles! And Jammer is my SO. He's actually Jesse, but friends at the Kitchen Table Forum named him Jammer. LOL
We do ride horses, though. Jammer recently bought a beautiful paint for his sons to ride, and my kids have rode horses all their lives, working with cattle. My 2 youngest sons are bullriders. Well, I think they've kind of grown out of that stage in life.
You can see Jammer and I and our new motorcycle here, plus lots of pictures of our riding trips, www.bugsinourteeth.com.
Happy THURSDAY everyone!
Yesterdays QOD 1: only 3 for the entire day; I did have 6 cups of decaf tea, though!!
Yesterdays QOD 2: had not thought about pampering myself. We are having dinner with friends tonight to celebrate their 31st anniversary. I was going to stay home with a book and a bubble bath (and then they asked us to join them). Friday afternoon, DH wants to go fishing, so I think that after I do the grocery shopping and some of the packing for our trip next week, I'll get into that bubble bath!!!!
MaryAnn, you guys are too funny! I've shown my DH pictures of you and Jammer from the KT. DH is a former Harley owner (he had to sell when he was much younger to pay bills!) He believes that some day he will ride again; however, I worry about it since we live in the most densely populated state in the USA, and drivers like to take out bikers for sport around here!!!!! There is just no place to ride safely.
Raeanne, sorry about your friends (the ones I met in Jersey?) Hopefully, they will find a way to work things out so that each of them remains happy. BTW, I think you are having way too much fun lately..I'm jealous!
Today is weigh-in at WW, and I'm not going to be happy. I stayed well within my points last week, but there was lots of carbs and high salt stuff included. I feel bloated.....blah, blah, wah, wah...come sit on the pity pot with me now! LOL!!
Gotta run and get some work done here.
Take care, eat healthy, and NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP!
Good Morning All,
Well Maryann, at least you know what a horse is! LOL I too am a motorcycle rider. I ride with my DH but not as often as I should because I prefer to ride my horse. He has a Sportster and I have a Kawasaki which, by the way, always starts!!!
Raeanne, glad you had a nice time on the water. I am sure it was a wonderful experience. Sorry you are in pain over your friends breakup. It's never easy.
Has anyone heard from Gretchen and Marci? They have both been absent too long. Patti too. Check in you guys.
QOD #2: I don't pamper myself very often but yesterday I sat on my porch and watched my beautiful four legged family graze while I had a glass of wine! I just go sick of feeding the black flies that I gave up and went in!
Hi Guys!
Well, my parents finally got here. The driver I sent couldn't ever find them, he had them paged, I had them paged, he looked all over the airport, etc. Never heard from them. Finally, 2 1/2 hours later, I started a drive to the airport with one of my teens, leaving the other teen home with the younger kids, in case my parents called or turned up. Just before I got on the freeway, I saw them in a airporter shuttle bus driving the other way (to my house). What a day. They refuse to get a cell phone, so there's no way to get ahold of them when this kind of stuff happens. ARG! But now they're here....!
My dad has a bunch of doc appts to look at his hip and back and foot. He's in a lot of pain. I hope they can fix him.
DeeMarie~How's your FIL? You still feeding him and fattening him up? AND WHERE ARE YOU GOING next week???????
Besh~ How's things with your dad?
And Raeanne~ You sound like you're living a great kayaking life! But I am sorry to hear about your friends breaking up, especially when you and your DH spend so much time with them. It'll be a hard adjustment, particularly when they begin dating others, but you are so even-handed and loving, I know you can support them well and things will go on. I thought about you last evening and woke up with you on my mind again today. It seems very sad to lose the future good times you shared with those two. ((((HUGS))))))
MaryAnn~Love the pics. I had looked on your page when you joined us and it appeared you might be having WAY too much fun at this motorcycle thing! lol.
Well, I better get my tail in gear. I have to take dad to 2 docs today and who knows what they have in store for him. He's a little grumpy not knowing, so I'll run interference with the receptionists----if you know what I mean.
Make it a great day! Check in with your inspirations!
******QOD: What's you favorite inspirational quote?
NHSuzanne: We posted at the same time. Have you ever tried Swy Flotter, made by Kiss My Face? It repels almst ANYTHING! It's wonderful! You can get it at DrugStore.com. Type in "Swy Flotter" in the search box and it'll pop up. Kiss My Face also makes a fantastic spray-on sun screen. Love it! Have a good one! Your glass of wine and pasture viewing experience sounds so peaceful!
QOD: Carpe Diem
BJ, we are driving cross-country in a small RV with our friends (who don't fly!) and heading out of San Francisco on a cruise to Alaska! Thought I told you, but maybe not. We'll be gone almost 4 weeks. YeeeeHaw
DFIL has good days and bad days. We're still hopeful that this latest round of chemo will help a bit, but not sure. I want DH to take his daughters to see their grandfather before he looks too drastically different. Now is the time, and SIL has also suggested it.
Make today ocunt!! Hug your loved ones!
Dee - Yes, the ones you met in NJ - it is breaking my heart. I just had a long discussion with DH, because it is going to be awkward in the beginning. I will probably see her tomorrow - I can't wait to give her a big hug. I wanna go across country with you and an Alaskan cruise is the only one that I really want to go on - so I am very jealous right now. Are you renting the RV? We have thought of doing that many times.
BJ - glad you finally caught up with your parents - sounds like something that would happen to me LOL. Thanks for the hug - it felt good.
MaryAnn - I am going to go see the photos now. Sounds like you are a very adventurous family.
QOD - well maybe not a real inspirational quote and no famous philospher is attributed with saying it, but I have to say - "LIFE IS GOOD". Or maybe I should quote our own motivational speaker DeeMarie and say "Never, never give up". LOL
Yes, I am having too much fun right now and the best part is that I'm not guilty about it - so "Life really is good".
Good FRIDAY morning!
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Raeanne, my friends (who don't fly) bought themselves a small RV. It has 2 sofas, a tiny kitchen, and a bathroom...about the size of a work van. We don't sleep in it; we stay at hotels each night! LOL! It's just very comfortable and has 2 DVD's, etc. (The bathroom is a real plus!!!)
QOD: Weekend plans? I'm going to attend a 30th birthday party tomorrow. Complete surprise for the birthday girl. I'm helping my friend (her mom) with the cooking tonight. Sunday will be spent visiting DFIL and packing for our trip next week!
Take care, eat healthy, and NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP!
DeeMarie: That sounds like a fun trip! I'd love it! Let us know which cities you're hitting in Alaska!
Well, I'm headed out for a day of food! Breakky with my parents and one of my best gal pals, then I'm headed to a mother-daughter lunch today at the school. Then I think I'm going to attempt to make seared scallops in apple cider sauce for dinner. After that, I'm taking the teens and their friends to the "House of Wax" movie. They need someone over 19 to get them in - that would be me...lol.
Saturday, I'm driving everyone (parents and kids) to Salem, OR to visit my niece's 1 yr old darling baby. We haven't had the opportunity to meet him, so we're taking a day trip to cover that. It's about 4 hours down and another 4 back, so I'll be tired by the end of day then!
Sunday, I'm taking Mom and the kids to the nursery to buy 1500 lady bugs to let loose in the yard. So much fun! Then we'll all plant the sweet peas we've sprouted and whatever we fancied at the nursery and bought!
Yesterday, it was doc appts all day for Dad and more of the same Monday, then visiting their friends here on Tuesday. Whew! I think I'm busier driving my parents to all of their things than I am with my kiddles! They take off on Wednesday. And I'll be ready for meditation, the tan bed, and a huge triple shot, non-fat, skinny latte for sure!
((((((((RAEANNE))))))))))) Hope things can stay nice between your friends, but sometimes there are a few bumps in the road. Hang in there. Your life, though, sounds wonderful. And you deserve it, girlfriend. You are one of the most giving. loving people I know.
NHSuzanne~ Does the weather look like it'll cooperate for a ride this weekend? I'm ready for a riding story!
MaryAnn~ The poker runs are so much fun! We used to do them when I was flying airplanes. The cards would be at the airport fixed base operation counter and we'd sure get lots of take-offs and landings in on those days!!!!!!
Good Friday Morning All,
BJ, wow, I am tired just thinking about what you are doing this weekend. Hope you get to take a few minutes for yourself at some point! I LOVE lady bugs. About 10 years ago here in NH the Dept of Fish and Game started a program to revive the lady bug population here. It was a smashing success but so much so, that people started complaining about all the lady bugs taking refuge in thier homes for a short while in the fall! You can't win. They are still going strong in spite of the complaints.
They are talking about more rain this weekend but it looks like we will be able to squeeze a few rides in here and there. I don't know about horse stories yet though it's still so buggy in the woods that I am steering clear! You all will be some of the first to hear about it though!
QOD: I have so many inpirational quotes that I like and recite to myself but one of my favorites is: Live simply so that others may simply live. Also, live and let live. They help keep me in check when I think I have the right to judge others......
QOD -nothing exciting planned here - but I will figure something out. My friend in need is coming this afternoon, so I will probably try to spend a lot of time with her and try to get her to smile. We are getting rain this weekend too, but it doesn't sound too bad.
I had a dream 2 nights ago and the numbers 49 and 490 were involved, so I tell my DH I should play those numbers. So I boxed it and after Jeopardy they announce the numbers. We hear "the first number is 4"......"the second number is 9"..... and the 3rd number is .......5", so close, yet so far.
I have been having a lot of strange dreams lately and last night was no exception. I had a dream that an employee at an airport ripped up my ticket to Barbados - very long - so I will spare you the details - but he ultimately saved my life. When I woke up I realized that this man looked very familiar and then came to realize that he is the G0d janitor on Joan of Arcadia. Very weird! But I took it as a sign that I was being looked over and that I have a good life - I do believe that is true. I have only seen that show a couple of times - I enjoy it, but am rarely around to watch it.
NH Suzanne - I am in need of some Horse 'Tales' too LOL. We are just getting those darn black flies around here.
BJ - Once again, I am exhausted just reading your post LOL.
DeeMarie - The RV will certainly help save time with no "potty stops". Sounds like a blast - thanks for the hug!
The phone hasn't stopped ringing since I started this post, so I better get busy.
Have a great weekend.
Actually, before that, my favorite was always the "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you," but the trouble is that when you try to apply that, it can get kind of complicated. It's a good intention, though. Ultimately, I believe that what hurts one, hurts all, so it's as practical as it is altruistic.
Down another 3/4# at WW today. Woopee!!! I honestly thought I gained a couple after the week that I have had, so I am grateful that it is a loss! I'll take it.
This has been one of the most stressful weeks DH and I have both had in a long time. I won't go into great detail, but the worst of it is that Zoe (my DD, darling dog) has to have surgery on her leg to repair a torn cartilidge type thing). It is expensive, but what are you going to do? She is a member of our family (that does not have health insurance, LOL) so we will take care of her. It just seems like this kind of thing has been happening to us alot lately. Can't seem to get ahead and feeling kind of in a funk. Raeanne, what do I do about this? Seriously.
Other incidents this week: 1. Major blow out with DS#1 on Mothers Day no less. It has since been resolved and lots of things that needed to come out in the open did, so that was good. 2. DH truck broke down and needed some major repair work. 3. DFIL is sick again. Although he is in a nursing home and being taken care of, it never seems like they do enough for him. He has been sicker since moving in there, then he has ever been. I know there are more germs flying around, but it is just frustrating. 4. Now I am sick. Have been feeling a cold coming on for about 1 week, well it is finally here!
I didn't mean to dump all of that on you guys, but I do feel better.
QOD: This weekend will consist of Lacrosse game and practice; cleaning; hopefully some gardening if the weather cooperates and maybe some me time. I am going for a long walk, since I only got to walk a few times this week and now my walking buddy (Zoe) is on complete rest for the next 3 months!
QOD: I don't have an inspiration quote. :-( When I get one, I will let you know.
Carpe diem!
Love, Besh
Just put my third load of laundry on. Slept till nearly 8:30 this morning - that felt weird - guess I needed it.
I know some of you grow your own herbs here. I posted a question on the herb forum, but maybe I can get some help here. I am helping a friend make a container garden of herbs this week and she would like to add some flowers to it, as it is her only garden. Are there any flowers that are better for this - like companion flowers or more importantly are there any flowers we should just plain avoid? It will probably be basil, tarragon, rosemary, parsley or cilantro and chives - which I think will be pretty enough, especially if she wants to add some lavender. But I guess she would like some color.
It's an overcast drizzly day here today - which will keep me out of the garden today. I love to go out there each day and see what else is trying to pop up - not that I have a big garden, but it has a lot of variety in it.
I watched "Finding Neverland" last night - that was so good, but I didn't expect it to be as sad as it was - that wouldn't keep me from watching it again though.
I have a ton of unfolded in a heap clean laundry in my room for the last week, I guess I will tend to some of it (not very ambitous today LOL)
BJ - I made a delicious garlicky mussels marinara last night and thought of you. I was impressed by how it came out - but not as good as the restaurant we went too.
I have added almonds to my SS, as I just feel they are too healthful and delicious to deny my body of. I take a handful each day, so far they haven't made me gain weight - but I have been maintaining (so I may have to adjust that). I do try to eat them on an empty stomach.
Have a great day!


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We are excited to announce a truly unique one day conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota – The Phoenix Rising Event! A day focused on strengthening our local community of entrepreneurs and innovators by addressing the fear, stigma, and shame of failure head on. Please mark your calendars and join us on Wednesday, May 20th, 2015.
Yesterday Target Corporation announced that it was closing its 133 Canadian stores. This announcement comes less than two years after they launched their first Canadian stores in March 2013. According to Target CEO Brian Cornell the decision came down to the fact that it would take six more years before they would see a profit on their Target Canada subsidiary.
Is your organization struggling to drive new innovation initiatives? The culprit may be that your employees are too afraid to fail. When talking with organizations I often hear the same refrain – we want our people to innovate but they won't step forward to lead new innovation initiatives. Earlier this year I consulted with a company that was struggling with the same problem. The organization had been around for over 25 years and just a couple of years earlier a new CEO was brought in from Silicon Valley. The new CEO saw a lot of potential within the organization but too much of that potential was locked up behind department silos or trapped in the mindset of how things had always been done. He wanted his people to be free to innovate and drive the next wave of ideas and opportunity for the organization but after two years he wasn't seeing the results he had hoped for.
When Failure Is Your Starting Point There Is Nowhere to Go but Up. Are you the type of person that's always looking for a good challenge? Here's one for you to consider: We want you to provide financial literacy and entrepreneurial training to one of the poorest communities in your state. In fact, it's also one of the poorest communities in the nation. The community of nearly 9,000 people doesn't own land for homes or businesses. In many instances the people there have no credit score. Less than 1 percent of the businesses in the community are owned by a community member, and more than 47 percent of the jobs in the community are not in the private sector, but are government-related. Are you up for the challenge? It's exactly what Tanya Fiddler took on when she became executive director of the Four Bands Community Fund, which serves the members of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.
We hear it so often that it has become cliché. Small companies are nimble and move quickly where as large companies can muster significant resources but are slow to respond to emerging threats and opportunities. In response to their admitted slow pace many big companies have focused their attention on acquisitions as a way to mitigate threats and infuse new growth opportunities into their business.
Most startups will fail. Everyone in the startup community knows that failure is a more common occurrence than success. Silicon Valley has become so enamored by the "value of failure" that rumors suggest they are considering handing out merit badges for failed entrepreneurs. Just how common is startup failure? Harvard researcher Shikhar Ghosh cites that 75% of VC funded startups fail to return a single dime to their investors. So why do we hear so little about failed startups in Minnesota? Are we too "Minnesota nice" to brag about our failures?
From childhood we are taught about the importance of perseverance. We are told that in the face of adversity we are supposed to hold firm and to strive on. The truth is that this advice is easy to give but extremely difficult to put into practice. When we are faced with setbacks or failure we naturally question our approach, our abilities, and our determination. We know that most great success stories show the hero or heroine exiting from their experience stronger than they went in but we always question our own resolve.
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Chianti is a world famous wine from central Tuscany. It lies in the provinces of Florence and Siena, and includes parts of Pisa, Arezzo, Pistoia and Lawn.
In addition to the general Chianti DOCG, Chianti has 8 sub-divisions. Chianti Classico, which includes the area defined as Chianti dating back to the 12th century, is the oldest and most famous of these divisions. Subdivisions added in 1932 are Chianti Colli Fiorentini, Chianti Colli Senesi, Chianti Pisan Hills, Chianti Montalbano and Chianti Rufina. Chianti Montespertoli was added in 1996.
By law, wines from the Chianti DOCG must be at least 75% Sangiovese. It may contain up to 10% Canaiolo, up to 10% (total) of the white grapes Trebbiano and/or Malvasia, and up to 10% other red grapes grown in the Chianti region.
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