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Have you ever wondered what exactly a crochet lapghan pattern was? Even if you're not a crocheter, you most likely have heard of the term afghan either from your grandma, mother or someone who knits or crochets. But the word lapghan? A crochet lapghan pattern is about half the size of a regular sized afghan or even a bit smaller. The purpose of a lapghan is to just cover a small portion of your body: your lap. Crochet lapghan patterns are a great alternative to a full sized blanket and the shape is a bit different too. It's really neat that crochet lapghans can be made for just about anyone. There's no such thing as a gender specific lapghan, but you can choose your colors accordingly.
I personally think everyone should have an afghan in their possession. It's really nice to be able to cover your legs and feet when you don't want the rest of you covered. You can learn how to crochet lapghans from this amazing eBook we've put together.
In 7 Crochet Lapghan Patterns, you can find free lapghan crochet patterns in all sorts of designs. We provided lapghans made in beautiful motifs with granny squares, striped lapghans, eye mesmerizing lapghans, ripple lapghans and more. Whether you're looking for something plain or a little more eye catching, we have the pattern for you. The patterns for lapghans are varied in shape, color and design. They're very interesting and you'll love working them up. The best part of all? Even if you're just learning how to crochet, these aren't too complicated. If you're not crocheting a lapghan for yourself, then give one as a gift. Show someone how much you care with a homemade gift.
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When learning how to crochet lapghans it's pretty similar to that of an afghan. All you need to do is follow the pattern and you can even finish a bit quicker since it's most likely going to be a shorter crochet lapghan free pattern. However, depending on what style and design you choose for your crochet lap blanket pattern, it may take longer than your average lapghan. I'm referring to those with motifs. The Blushing Grannies Lapghan is a gorgeous design. The alternating color choices work well together as each square is worked up in rounds. This lapghan, also referred to as crochet lap robe patterns, consists of 35 crochet squares. Follow the crochet instructions making sure you check your gauge before getting started. Red Heart really did come up with a beautiful pattern. Anyone would love to receive this lapghan as a gift.
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Have you downloaded the eBook yet or do you still need some convincing? Free pattern crochet lapghans are also great for those who are in wheelchairs. Some people call those wheelchair crochet lapghan patterns, or simply wheelchair lapghans. It's really neat to have a pattern smaller and shorter than a regular sized afghan for those in wheelchairs. There's really not enough room to have all that extra yarn or fabric hanging all over the place. Instead, a lapghan covers the legs and feet perfectly. Who doesn't love a lapghan?
As stated earlier, we have striped lapghans in this eBook. Because crafting and crochet in general have become a more popular hobby throughout the last few years, lapghans are great for those going off to college. More and more college-goers are getting into the craft of crochet as well. The Manly Sports Lapghan listed in this eBook was specifically made for someone who went to the University of Illinois, hence the blue and orange stripes for the Illini. Free crochet afghan patterns can be used greatly when your college student is cooped in his or her dorm room studying for that exam. They're especially great during the winter months since some of those dorms can be a bit chilly. It'll allow the student to stay warm while still having the freedom to move around and turn pages in the books. When learning how to crochet lapghans, I think this pattern is great to begin with. Stripes are an easy way to practice your crochet skill and get a fun design out of it. The Picket Fences Lapghan is another pretty pattern that uses stripes to define its design. If you're looking to make a pattern that has a bit more design than a solid print, stripes are the way to go.
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Summertime Placecards
Placecards are not only a fun way to strategically seat people around your dining table, but they are also a great opportunity to add a pop of decor to your table. A terra cotta pot with moss and a personalized dusty miller or lamb's ear would make for a beautiful summertime placecard. I also love how this one is set on a pretty saucer which pulls it all together.
Summertime Dining: Watermelon Salads
One of my favorite culinary treats in summer is watermelon. Refreshing and bright, watermelon is often a great picnic or BBQ food or a sweet dessert at the end of a simple meal. But watermelon also shines as a star in summer salads. The three below look delicious!
Watermelon Bombe
This Watermelon Bombe from Martha Stewart is not only adorable, but it looks so refreshing as well — perfect for combatting the summer heat. It also looks a lot like an amazing dessert by The Inn at Little Washington's Patrick O'Connell. My husband made it for me for my birthday one time. Dee-lish!
Cornhole lawn game
Cornhole is experiencing a major resurgence recently. A fun lawn game similar to horseshoes, cornhole is played with little bean bags and a platform with a hole in it. It makes for hours of fun!
Custom cornhole platforms would be adorable at weddings or other special social gatherings. I love this one featured on Style Me Pretty and photographed by Shyla Photography.
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Looking for ways to enhance your favorite summer drinks? Fresh herbs can provide sublte or exotic flavor that is sure to delight your tastebuds! From cocktails, to lemonade, to iced tea, here are some refreshing recipes to try.
Herb-infused simple syrups can be made in advance and used to sweeten sparkling water or other beverages. For a variety of simple syrup recipes, click here.
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Summertime weddings and parties outdoors can be scorchers. Cold refreshing beverages like iced tea and lemonade can help people stay cool. Another idea to consider is a "Cooling Station." Chill small spritzer bottles in the refrigerator before setting them out for guests. Invite each guest to take one to keep themselves cool while at the party. Remember to buy the fine mist spritzers that "mist" rather than "squirt!"
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In the midst of summertime heat anything cold and refreshing sounds wonderful. These spiked ice pops from Bon Appetit look wonderful, indeed. A mixture of Campari and orange juice, they sound like they'd hit the spot on a hot summer day.
To make the pops there are countless popsicle molds to choose from. I really like the look of these from Tovolo and the convenience of being able to take out just one or all six at a time is appealing, too.
Quench your Summer Thirst
When I opened the door to take the dog for a walk today, a wall of blazing heat hit me and I realized… summertime is upon us!
Keep your guests cool this summer with refreshing drinks like lemonade and iced tea. I love this display from Shannon and Darren's wedding — particularly because they offered mint green tea instead of regular which added a little pizazz.
Here are some fun recipes — some "full test," others not — to serve this summer:
- -The Leland Palmer — a spiked Arnold Palmer
- -Patrick O'Connell's Classic Lemonade
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After Paul Goldschmidt launched the tying and winning home runs on Tuesday night to beat the Baltimore Orioles, the Diamondbacks fans remaining at Chase Field showered him with perhaps the greatest praise of all: They chanted "MVP!" as he made his way off the field.
Goldschmidt, though, said he didn't hear it, and coming from him, it's actually believable. But if he continues to produce the way he has for the season's first 4 1/2 months,talkabout winning the National League Most Valuable Player award is going to be too hard to ignore.
That's because Goldschmidt isn't just an MVP in the eyes of his adoring fan base. He's a legitimate candidate, one who ranks among the league leaders in just about every significant offensive category.
There's little about his performance this season that hasn't been MVP-worthy.
He's hitting for average, at .300. He's hitting for power, with 31 home runs, tied for the most in the National League. He has a league-leading 100 RBIs. He ranks fourth in on-base percentage (.391) and first in slugging percentage (.549). And his defense and baserunning have left little to be desired.
"You can't dock him for anything at this point," Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon McCarthy said. "I'm a big believer that MVP should be those very complete players. He's really complete and playing at his best level. He's about as MVP-worthy as it gets."
Compared with his peers, Goldschmidt looks like a viable candidate. The only problem might be the team for which he plays.
Voters from the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) determine the awards, with each team's local chapter receiving two votes per award. In many ways, BBWAA voters have become increasingly less rigid in their voting habits. For example, many seem to put less stock in a pitcher's win total than they have in years past.
But when it comes to the MVP, one factor on which the voting body still places significant emphasis is the standings: In order to be an MVP, a player generally needs to be on a playoff team.
It likely was a factor for some voters last season, when Detroit's Miguel Cabrera won the AL MVP over the Angels' Mike Trout. Cabrera won a Triple Crown, but his team also reached the postseason; Trout's did not.
That outcome was nothing new.
Of the 36 National League and American League MVPs crowned since 1995, only six have come from teams that did not advance to the postseason. Each of those players — Albert Pujols, Larry Walker, Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Howard and Barry Bonds (twice) — had monster years, and nearly all of them posted numbers that clearly trumped those of candidates from playoff teams.
And that's where Goldschmidt might run into trouble, unless the Diamondbacks can find a way to overcome their deficits in the NL West Division or the wild-card race. Goldschmidt arguably has the best numbers in the league, but they might not be far and away better than those of, say, Pittsburgh center fielder Andrew McCutchen or Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto. A good argument could even be made for Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw.
"Plain and simple," Diamondbacks reliever Heath Bell said, "if we really get back in this race — I know we're in it, but I mean really back in it and get to the playoffs — he's got to be up there."
One thing Goldschmidt has going for him is his ability to produce big hits. Late-game heroics are another factor that seems to sway voters, and Tuesday night's clutch hits were just the latest in a season filled with them.
FanGraphs keeps a statistic called win probability added (WPA) that measures how players affect a team's win expectancy over the course of a game. A bases-clearing double in the ninth inning of a tie game will increase a player's WPA more than, say, a third-inning single with the bases empty.
Goldschmidt's 5.33 WPA is the best in the National League by a mile, nearly a full point higher than the Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez (4.41).
"I think everyone wants to be in those situations," Goldschmidt said. "Those are fun. You get a chance to have the game on the line. Whether it's a pitcher closing a game out or being on defense and making a play — whatever happens, those games are a lot more fun like that. Any time you win, it's more fun."
But as of now that's the problem with Goldschmidt's candidacy: The Diamondbacks haven't been winning enough. But if they can pick it up over their remaining 43 games, those chants would have a much better chance of becoming reality.


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In a new randomized controlled trial, both aerobic and resistance exercise improved glycemic/blood sugar control in people with type 2 diabetes. The greatest improvements came from combined aerobic and resistance training. The study included 251 adults, between ages 39 and 70, who were not exercising regularly and had type 2 diabetes. Participants were assigned to one of four groups: performing 45 minutes aerobic training three times per week, 45 minutes of resistance training three times per week, 45 minutes each of both three times per week, or no exercise.
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A study of prescription class D or class X drugs (which the FDA says can potentially damage embryos and fetuses) found that many women of childbearing age were given prescriptions without documentation of concurrent birth control services (Article, p. 370). Researchers studied HMO records of nearly 500,000 women aged 15 to 44 who filled prescriptions in 2001 and compared the rates of documented birth control services and pregnancy in women prescribed Class D or X drugs with those prescribed drugs known to be safer in pregnancy (Class A or B drugs).
Although the researchers did not have data available to them to be certain that all of the women prescribed potentially unsafe drugs were at risk for becoming pregnant (some may not have been sexually active) and some physicians may have provided verbal counseling not reflected in the database, this study suggests that a substantial proportion of women who receive drugs that are potentially unsafe during pregnancy may not be receiving appropriate birth control services or advice.


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This course is a collection of short Photoshop and Illustrator projects and creative effects that can be completed in ten minutes or less. The series is taught by computer graphics guru Deke McClelland, and presented in his signature step-by-step style. The intent is to reveal how various Photoshop and Illustrator features can be combined and leveraged in real-world examples so that they can be applied to creative projects right away.
In this movie, I'll show you how to sharpen a noisy photograph. Specifically, this one here. So, even though we've managed to correct the colors in this turtle, and they're looking just great, right? We've got some detail problems, that become very obvious when you zoom in on the image. And what I suspect is going on here, I'm working with a digital camera, Panasonic Lumix, that doesn't have a RAW file format. In many cameras, what they'll do when they write a JPEG file is they'll auto sharpen it. And in this case, it looks like whatever auto sharpening is going on has some sort of threshold associated with it. That is to say, some areas get sharp and some don't, and as a result we get this pock marking effect, which is exceedingly unfortunate.
What we're going to do, is we're going to take this guy here. And I'll go ahead and go up to the Window menu, choose Arrange, and choose this guy right there, match all. So, that we can compare him to the final version of the image, which is this one right there. So, we have this porcelain like detail. You might look at this and think, you're kind of over smoothing. And you're definitely over sharpening this image. Some of that is for effect, because I want you to be able to see all of the modifications without any ambiguity. But, I will say, if you print this image at the resolution I've established here, it's going to look really really great.
I'll go ahead and switch back to the image at hand here and zoom out as well. And now what you want to do is click on the turtle layer to make it active. And as you may recall, this is a smart object. So, we can assign dynamic smart filters to it, by going up to the Filter menu, choosing Noise, and choosing Reduce Noise. Because the first step when you're sharpening a noisy image, is to get rid of the noise. And then you follow it up by sharpening on top of that. And what we're seeing here are the default settings, but then I really going to do us much good, where this very noisy turtle is concerned.
So, we're going to have to enhance the strength value in particular, all the way to its maximum, which is 10. And then I'm going to take down the preserve details value, because if we leave it cranked up to 60%, then we're going to keep all those pockmarks, and I'm going to take it down to just 5%. Then I am going to increase the color noise value to 50%, and I am going to take this dreaded sharp and details value down to zero, and the reason it's dreaded is because all of the sharpening functions in Photoshop, this one is least useful.
You're far better off following a produce noise with an application of smart sharp. Now, we don't want to ruin the default settings, so go ahead click on this little Save icon. And let's call this guy High Noise, and then Click OK. And then just to make sure that you don't replace the default values, you want to choose High Noise from the Settings menu, then click OK in order to apply the effect. Now, it may take a moment or two for Photoshop to run Reduce Noise, but once its done you will have a much smoother turtle.
Now, lets sharpen the image. Now, I should say I am working in Photoshop CC in which the smart shop and filter has been overhauled. So, you going to get different results if you are working in an earlier version of the software. I'll go up to the Filter menu, choose Sharpen, and choose Smart Sharpen. And then, notice we've got these default values here. A radius of one pixel, and a reduce noise value as well. Might as well go ahead and heap on some additional reduce noise, since this is such a very, very noisy image.
And I'm going to crank it up to 50%, as you see here, and then I'm also going to crank up the amount of sharpening that I apply to 500%. So, I'm going to take it through the roof. Now, by the way, this filter right now as I'm using it anyway, is very, very slow. So, you may have to give Photoshop a moment between applying each one of these values. Also, check this out, this is a really cool thing about this filter. You can make it really huge, so that you can preview all over the place inside of the image. Problem from my perspective and why I am not going to do that, is because we're only seeing the one Smart object.
We're not seeing the composite image, so that preview isn't really doing us any good. So, I am just going to pay attention to the image that work in the background. Next, I am going to take the radius value up to three pixels and press the Tab key. I want to give you a sense, especially for those you who are working in earlier versions of Photoshop, I want to give you a sense of what you'll get from these very same settings. You want remove, by the way, to be set to lens blur, as is now the default. But if I click on this little gear icon right there and turn on Use Legacy, watch what happens to the turtle in the background.
Notice how much thicker those halos appear, and we end up getting rattier details as well. So, you will want to compensate for that by entering a lower radius value. Again, if you are working in the previous version of Photoshop. However, if you are working in latest and greatest, then leave the use legacy check box turned off and in a moment we'll see the better looking halos. And in much more tactile looking image over all. Now, go ahead and click OK in order to apply the effect, and you'll probably get a progress bar, telling you that Photoshop is applying the Smart Sharpen Filter. Then, when it gets done with that, you need to back it off a little bit, and I'll show you why.
I'll go ahead and zoom in, and notice down here that we've got, in addition to these much sharper details, we have all kinds of weird color action going on. Now, we also have some weird detail action. We're not going to do much about that, but we can get rid of the colors. And this is something you should do anytime you sharpen an image. You should always follow up with this step. Which is to double-click on the little slider icon, that's associated with smart sharpen. Now, because things are so sluggish, I get another progress bar. But in the fullness of time, I'll eventually see the blending options dialogue box, and what you want to do is change the mode from normal to luminosity and keep an eye on all these weird aberrant colors here.
As soon as you choose luminosity, those very highly saturated aberrations go away. Because now, we're just sharpening the luminance information inside the image, we're not sharpening the color discrepancies. Then I recommend that you take down the opacity value. You'll really want to take it down to taste. You may want to take it down to 50%, frankly. But for the sake of this video, just so you can see thins as they work, I'm going to take it down to a higher value, so we have more sharpening a little bit of over sharpening. Add an opacity of 77%, and then I'll click OK in order to apply that modification. Press the F key a couple of times to switch to the full screen mode. And I'll press Ctrl + 0 or Cmd + 0 on a Mac to zoom out, or at least to center my zoom.
And that is the final porcelain smooth, sharply detailed version of that wonderfully color corrected turtle. Thanks to the reduced noise, and the overhauled smart sharpen filters, working together here inside Photoshop.
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Eugene / Springfield Meet-ups
O.K. ...... my local Eugene and Springfield Duders, and dudettes :evil
Is there any of you that would be interested in a weekly meet up at bars / taverns / pubs to pour down some booze, eat some food, and talk trash - errrr, I mean shop. Shop, being bikes, and ummmmm ....... other types of trash. :lol3
Are we gonna let our brothers and sisters to the north of us be the only meet-up on the "wet" side in the PNW regional forums ???????
Let's see who's interested, and if it looks like there's a few of us, we can start planning where, what time, and what day.
What say ye, ya FFs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm in
This is something that I've been wanting to do in EUG fo a while!
Where I used to live, ( up in WA) we'd meet during PST (Pacific Standard time... dark and wet) for beers and such on Wednesdays at 6pm. and durin PDT in the good weather, we'd eat and go for a 1-2 hour ride, and split off before dark.
Times are different for me now, as time is a little in short supply, but I'd love to at least have a group meet for a defenite excuse to ride!
I'd participated with the Eugene Sport Bike website group on group rides, but there is a bit much 'boy racer' during rides to make me feel safe. Nice folks though....
well duh! howza bout mondays, or tuesdays, or wednesdays, or the one after that? or all of them days at 7:00, and at a different location every night until somebody gets arrested! good idea G,, I'm in! :1drink but,,you will have to go outside to smoke in yoogene, Embers had a heated outside patio, and lots of older ladies to dance with,,(they'd LIKE you G!):evil
PS,,,by older,, I mean older than ME!:rofl
I fall in the category of crusty old bastard(tm) and would rather meet up for a ride. Unless the meets are to plan future epic adventures.:evil
Just don't let it go down that slippery slope like the PDX thread. :D
Doh, too late, I see Fishy has already posted here :lol3
yeah that sounds like it could be good times for sure. I'm down. Doesn't Papa's Pizza do that on Thursday nights? I thinks there's all sorts of groups there too like duel sport, sport, cruisers ....and chicks too....
Let me know what up sounds like good fun....:norton
possible meet-up spots
Fall Creek tavern,Unity,good bar food, you can smoke, plenty roomy, too far away.
Alibi tavern, spfld, good bar food, you can smoke, kinda small, but expanding, (could be crowded on a pool or dart league night.)
Pour House tavern, spfld, great food, you can smoke, lots of room.
Overtime tavern, Eugene, good bar food, smoking outside under a tented area, lots of room, and no threat of lack of bike parking, all the PoserHardlys will be put away for the year:lol3
O'Donnell's Irish Pub, Eugene, good bar food, covered area outside for smokers, usually low key, room enough for a bunch of ADV'er to take over.
McShanes, Eugene, lots of room,Okay to smoke, I have heard both good and bad about their food, service can be slow from my experience.
Sam's Place, Eugene, used to have pretty darn good bar food, got room enough, no idea as to service and amenities, have not been in there for a time.
I'm trying to think of locations which may not freak out at a bunch of riders showing up, all wanting drinks of some kind, maybe all wanting food, some smoke, some don't, some swear and laugh loudly, and fart as needed in mixed company, without embarrassment.
Some places will work for some of us, and some may be a total curse to avoid to others. Personally, I am not a big fan of Eugene, the City. (Iliked it fine in '69) We'll have to kinda go by braille,,feel our way along until the consensus is in a comfortable setting. Otherwise,, hell I don't need YFF's to go for a beer and get together with complete strangers and have a good time, but a crew of ADV folk might come off okay.
So,, if you have a favorite spot, & they have somewhat secure parking for bikes, passable food, and a good friendly attitude, and it's not right next door to the police station,, post it up,,suggestions are the seed of decisions.
what about that little Irish pub over by L.C.C I think its 30th and Franklin. good food smokers, beer, and cock tails, Pool lotts of room...
~Fall creek No way In hell
~alibi in spring tuckey Harley bar, I don't think so
that "little" irish pub near LCC is McShanes. see above.
the 'biker' bar you are thinking of is "Spirits",,not the Alibi.
you need to get out more often.
Hey, hey ..... I've been out of the loop for a few days ......
Basically I just got swamped, between work, working on one of my bikes, and I picked up a little side job - which I'm about to head off to.
I little extra cash is always a good thing. :thumb
They might do something at Papa's Pizza on Thursday ...... I'm not sure.
I like the idea of going to one place one week, another place next week, and so on .....
I'm mean, C'mon it's Eugene / Springfield / Lane County - there aren't that many establishments ....... :lol3
Thursdays are probably a good day ...... but really for me, just about any day is as good as another ..... Time is a different thing. Either it has to be early enough, that I can go right from work to the meeting spot, or a little later, so I can stop at home and let my dogs out ...... but other than that - I'm flexible .....
Do we want to start up this upcoming week? Perhaps Thursday? If so, I can pick the first place, or Peterman can, or whomever ......
Oh - and I'm almost positive Mr.Jetmoto and Mrs.jetmoto will want to be in on this ......
I'm down for Thursdays evenings.......
Can't make it this week. I'm learning to play the banjo in Ft Smith, Arkansas..............actually a business meeting that will keep me there until Saturday. Make it happen, fellas......
You know it G-funk. By the way, I got so freaking lost on those BLM roads on saturday I wound up about 20 miles from Reedsport, I was lovin every minute of it.
Next time i take a map:thumb
My personal favorite gathering place bars are Mulligans, wetlands, or the overtime (just because they are closest, not because they are the coolest).:freaky :jkam :dutch :dutch
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The Central line remains suspended between Leytonstone and Bethnal Green due to a burst water main at Stratford.
Passengers had to be led off a train after a Thames Water pipe burst on Wednesday afternoon, causing around 2m litres of water to pour down a ventilation shaft and flood tracks at Stratford station.
Although Transport for London clearly can't be blamed for this latest soggy snafu, the recent Jubilee line problems and other line failures accompanied by the persistent union rumblings about strikes aren't filling people with confidence so close to the Olympics.
As if by way of an apology, Thames Water also announced this morning that it could lift the hosepipe ban imposed earlier this year; we assume that the rainfall during the Jubilee celebrations makes up for the 2m litres lost in Stratford. A contrite spokesman for Thames Water said:
"We are currently working really hard to repair a pipe that has burst in Wick Lane causing disruption to the Central Line. We're really sorry for the disruption this is causing."
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Dakar 2013 - Official Event Coverage - thank you ALL TeamF5, lurkers and posters!
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"I want more, of course. Every pilot's dream is to run for himself, but I was unable to date. I have a contract with KTM until later this year, but I don't have a contract yet for the next Dakar," he said.
"There was no sensation.I'm working for Cyril and I knew that the first place would not make any sense. Was a whole year to work toward a goal that was met. The Second place was a gift," he said.
"I wanted to thank Cyril Despres, who was the person who called me between 2009 and 2010 to see if I wanted to go to Dakar as 'water carrier'. My career possibly would have ended that year, since I had no sponsors to continue. He gave me a hand, "he recalled.
Moreover, Ruben Faria revealed some grief for not get any portuguese sponsoring, something that affects many portuguese athletes.
"It's a bit frustrating for all of us athletes, many of whom are my friends, and all complain of the same. Fortunately, right now I'm in a foreign team, I can not complain much, but I would like to have portuguese sponsor," he lamented .
And a video of the champagne party at the airport when he arrived.
His wife is six month pregnant and she said she followed the Dakar on a computer.
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Iron Chef Cat Cora, lesbian partner both pregnant
Iron Chef Cat Cora and her partner have figured out a way to maximize their birth output.
The Food Network star and her lesbian partner Jennifer are both pregnant with due dates only three months apart, it was announced Monday, March 9. The couple already has two sons Zoran, 5, and Caje, 23 months, together.
"Jennifer and I are thrilled to go through the wonderful experience of pregnancy together. We started the in-vitro process [five] years ago," says Cora, 41, in a statement. "This has been a miracle for us and we'll now have [four] beautiful children."
This is the first pregnancy for Cora, who is due in July. Her partner Jennifer, 37, delivered their first two sons and is also currently pregnant with a boy, due in April.
All four boys have the same sperm donor, so they are biological brothers.
Keeping track of their maternal lineage is a little trickier since at some point each woman has carried the other's child in a unique surrogate arrangement. Zoran and the baby Cat is carrying come from Jennifer's eggs, but Caje was the result of Cat's eggs. In Jennifer's current pregnancy, both women's embryos were transferred, so it's not clear if the child she is carrying is her own or Cat's.
They don't plan on conducting a DNA test to determine the baby's biological mother.
Cora is a third-generation restauranteur, the only female Iron Chef on Iron Chef: America and the executive chef of Bon Apetit.
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DALLAS -- Golden State guard Stephen Curry scored a game-high 31 points and handed out nine assists, outdueling Dallas guard O.J. Mayo and helping the Warriors take a 105-101 overtime victory over the Mavericks on Monday night at the American Airlines Center. The Warriors, coming off a Sunday loss at Oklahoma City, overcame 21 turnovers and awful shooting to improve their record to 6-5. They are still waiting for game-changing center Andrew Bogut to return from an ankle injury. "It was a team effort on the road tonight." said Curry, who tweaked his bothersome right ankle early in the fourth quarter but overcame it to score 20 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. "We got stops and played aggressive on both ends of the floor. We tried to make the right reads and get shots in the paint. We were able to make plays when they counted, and that obviously gave us the win." Golden State's ever-improving defense did the job again, limiting the Mavs to 42.4 percent shooting and hol...
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A permanent mark or design made on the skin by a process of pricking and ingraining an indelible pigment or by raising scars.< read all 2 reviews
When preparing to write a review here on Lunch you are always asked the question "Like, love or loathe? More often than not I prefer to write about topics that I love and am really enthusiastic about. In this case however I have chosen to comment on a subject that I really detest....tattoos. I have always hated tattoos and although my attitude towards them may seem completely illogical to many of you I don't think I will be changing my mind anytime soon. The sight of most tattoos just makes my skin crawl. I am sure that any discussion of this subject will evoke passionate feelings from people who love them and those who despise them. So let's let 'er rip.
I never quite understood what would motivate someone to get a tattoo. Perhaps I have led a sheltered life but the very idea of a person voluntarily choosing to have ink injected into their body is repulsive to me. It seems to me that you are taking a huge health risk by engaging in this sort of thing and could potentially end up with a serious infection, hepatitis or God forbid HIV/AIDS. Why would you want to risk it? Then what happens if you decide you really don't like your tattoo after all? In the past removing a tattoo was virtually impossible but these days laser removal is available but I am told that the cost is prohibitive. Unlike most routine transactions "buyer's remorse" is not a quick and easy fix with a tattoo. Whenever I see an individual with a tattoo, especially one that covers a large portion of the body, my first reaction is always something like "did he/she ever stop to think what they are going to look like when they are 40, 50 or 60 years of age and beyond?" Just a thought I guess but are people really that short-sighted? Finally there is the practical matter of how having a visible tattoo or tattoos might affect your employment prospects. The simple fact of the matter is that some companies clearly state in their job applications and employee handbooks that visible tattoos are forbidden. Furthermore, a study by Careerbuilders "shows the perils of tattoos for aspiring professionals, and confirms the conventional wisdom that tattoos are a sign of immaturity, bad judgement and bad taste." The findings of this study also indicate that "over 42% of managers said their opinion of someone would be lowered by that person's visible body art." I am afraid to say that rightly or wrongly I would most certainly have to count myself among that 42%. Furthermore, "three out of four respondants believe that visible tattoos are unprofessional." Remember that "perception is reality". As such, it would seem to me that there is an awful lot of food for thought in that study that one contemplating a tattoo should seriously consider.
Let me be very clear here. I am not looking to pick a fight. Rather, I am trying to initiate an intelligent discussion about the subject of tattoos. If you believe my views to be archaic then I invite you to sit down and right a similar review in defense of tattoos. I would be very interested in reading it. Finally, under no circumstances would I ever support any kind of legislation that would ban tattoos. After all, this is America and the Constitution affords each and every one of us a whole host of freedoms including I suppose the "freedem to be foolish". Definitely not recommended!
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A tattoo is a marking made by inserting dark, indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification, while tattoos on animals are most commonly used for identification or branding. The term "tattoo" or from Tahiti, "Tatau" is first referenced by Joseph Banks, the naturalist aboard Cook's ship the "Endeavour" in 1769 where he mentions it in his journal. To paraphrase. he states, "I shall now mention the way they mark themselves indelibly, each of them is so marked by their humor or disposition".
Tattooing has been practised for centuries worldwide. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, traditionally wore facial tattoos. Today one can find Berbers of Tamazgha (North Africa), Māori of New Zealand, Arabic people in East-Turkey and Atayal of Taiwan with facial tattoos. Tattooing was widespread among Polynesian peoples and among certain tribal groups in the Taiwan, Philippines, Borneo, Mentawai Islands, Africa, North America, South America, Mesoamerica, Europe, Japan, Cambodia, New Zealand and Micronesia. Despite some taboos surrounding tattooing, the art continues to be popular in many parts of the world.


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State Senator Dominic Pileggi receives the Neumann University Presidential Humanitarian Award from Dr. Rosalie Mirenda as Diana Pileggi (left)
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Neumann University presented its 2011 Presidential Humanitarian Award to Pennsylvania State Senator Dominic Pileggi on April 2. The presentation occurred at the University's twelfth annual scholarship gala, a celebration that has raised more than $1.2 million for student scholarships since 2000.
The award is given to an individual whose life reflects a commitment to serve humanity and empower the underserved in society; devotion to religious and family values; dedication to excellence; value for philanthropy and giving back; willingness to take risks in the pursuit of vision; and a demonstrated value for education and positive intellectual life.
Senator Pileggi has represented the Ninth Senatorial District, which includes portions of Chester and Delaware Counties, since winning a special election in October 2002. He was elected Majority Leader by his colleagues in November 2006, 2008, and again in 2010. As Majority Leader, Pileggi determines legislative priorities, manages the Senate calendar, builds consensus on legislation to be voted, and serves as one of the chief negotiators of the annual state budget. He chairs the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee and is a member of the Appropriations Committee.
He led the effort to rewrite the state's 50-year-old Open Records Law, which makes most government records open to citizens. Senator Pileggi also played a key role in shaping substantial environmental and public health legislation, including the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund, the Water and Sewer Assistance Act, and the Clean Indoor Air Act. He has received numerous honors and awards reflecting his commitment to public service.
The gala was held at the Simeone Foundation Museum, which showcases the automotive collection of Dr. Frederick Simeone, assembled during a span of 50 years. The Philadelphia museum contains more than 60 of the most rare and significant racing sports cars ever built.
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Therapist wrote:Aesthetikz wrote:bobtheodd wrote:Here are the UPC codes if you are at the store. Should help with the hunt.
Thanks for these.
And chill people, They havent even been fully released yet~Your paying and looking at scalper and hype prices on ebay. I wouldnt be surprised if these started to peg warm within a couple months (Remember the Cap and Thor Exclusive Movie LInes?, The ones that ended up on clearance ).
Yami is sayin the same thing and honestly I agree. Heck even these reports of "hasbro not making enough to meet demand" sounds like nothing more then some negative nancies freaking out.
Listen people. Marvel KNEW what they had when they made the avengers. They have been making comics and comic movies for a little while now. Hasbro has been arguably the King of toys, maybe kings alongside mattel. So hasbro knows a thing or two about making toys. Walmart. Well I shouldnt have to explain to everyone that walmart knows a thing or two about selling products to mindless masses. All three of these companies knew what they were lucky enough to have. An entire toyline is NOT going to not be accesable. I will go one step further and say Hasbro will try to ride the marketing and toyline in to the holiday season. Heck if there does happen to be any sort of shortage on these figures then hasbro always COULD release the line again at target or tru without base.
Finally some sense! It's exactly what I have been saying. There is no way Hasbro would be stupid enough to make a "shortage" of these. Star wars used to be the same way. i would go crazy trying to get the latest and greatest Star wars item only to find it months later stacked on the pegs. With a movie and a label this big, in the coming weeks to months, these will be at every Walmart. Don't be surprised if some walmarts get big shipper type displays of these things. If I remember correctly that happened with Dark Knight.


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Kati Craig is an ARNP-FNP for the Health First Medical Group. She provides primary care to adults in Internal Medicine at the Gateway Drive office in Melbourne. She provides a range of primary care services to patients, from young adult to geriatric age. Kati is skilled in joint and trigger point injections, biopsy and removal of skin lesions, suturing, and cryotherapy. She is also trained in the treatment and management of chronic diseases such as hypertension, hypothyroidism, diabetes, obesity, depression, and anxiety. Kati performs wellness exams, physicals, well woman exams with Pap screening, as well as cares for patients with acute illness and injury treatment.
Prior to joining Health First Medical Group, Kati spent five years as an RN in the Quality and Emergency Departments for a nearby hospital. She also served more than a decade performing nursing supervisory duties related to home health services, quality improvement practices, nursing and physical therapy staff management, and medication administration.
Kati earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Fl. She holds a Master of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
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Before creation was spoken to be
I am that I am, and I am He
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Boxing's Month From Hell
"You play football and basketball, but you don't play boxing." --Buster Mathis Sr.
This July, all the boxing news of note has been in the obituaries. Death has visited the sport like a plague, shocking even the most callous observers.
On July 1, Alexis Arguello, 57, who became the mayor of his native Managua, Nicaragua, and battled depression for years allegedly shot himself through the chest.
Then, on July 11, recently retired 37-year-old brawling icon Arturo Gatti met a brutally violent end in Brazil. Gatti was choked to death by a purse strap belonging to his wife, Amanda Rodrigues. Brazilian authorities are labeling it a suicide. Virtually no one else is.
Two weeks later, on July 25, 38-year-old former WBC welterweight champion Vernon Forrest was murdered. Two men tried to rob him. Forrest reportedly pulled a gun, gave chase and took several bullets for his efforts.
Arguello, Gatti and Forrest were the most famous boxing casualties in the boxing world of July, but there were several more.
On July 22, a 23-year-old junior welterweight named Marco Antonio Nazareth died of a brain hemorrhage four days after being knocked unconscious in the ring. That same day, Marc Leduc, the openly gay 1992 Canadian silver medalist, died of heat stroke at age 47. On July 25, 21-year-old Francisco "Pancho" Moncivais died twenty-four hours after an in-ring knockout. Also on July 25, 37-year-old Colombian boxer Nicolas Cervera committed suicide. Finally there was welterweight William Morelo, gunned down in a gym in Colombia on July 27.
Eight deaths, occurring all over the world, and on the surface entirely unrelated. Yet they are bound by an athletic endeavor that remains, as the late sportswriter Jimmy Cannon put it, "the red light district of sports." Imagine eight current and former NFL players, including two Hall of Famers, being buried over one month. Or baseball. Or even fatality-familiar sports like auto racing.
If any other sport were visited by the array and diversity of death we have seen in boxing, Congressional hearings would already be in full swing. But we don't talk about what happens in the "red light district." It's a Vegas mentality: What happens in boxing stays in boxing.
It starts with the metronome-like punishment to the head. The brain begins to bruise, the words start to slur, the interviews become painful and the price paid for our pleasure becomes pernicious. This was especially the case with the freewheeling Gatti, whose bouts often resembled Guernica more than a boxing match. It made him very popular, very rich and very hurt.
As Jack Todd wrote in the Montreal Gazette, "[Gatti] was what they used to call 'punch drunk' and he was still fighting. My father, a veteran of more than 100 fights as an amateur and pro, was also called punch drunk: prone to sudden, explosive rages and memory loss. It isn't pretty. From what we know of Gatti's death, it is a particular variety of tragedy that seems to follow the warriors of the ring, a shadow they are never quick enough to outbox. Violent backgrounds, a violent sport, violent deaths."
We need to confront everything that's rotten in boxing. Right now there is no commissioner and no governing authority. There are no unions, and there is no collective bargaining on behalf of fighters. There is no healthcare, no mental health treatment and no one watching out for those who suffer from the debilitating effects of brain damage and its conjoined twin, depression.
Futhermore, no one is charged with counseling fighters who have been unable to keep the violence of the ring out of their personal lives. Gatti's death, no matter what the police assert, was most likely the result of a domestic dispute with his wife. This spring she had a restraining order slapped on Gatti, demanding he stay 200 meters away from her at all times. The great boxing writer Thomas Hauser wrote to me, "I don't know a single person who believes that Arturo Gatti killed himself. That's not denial on our part. It's our disbelief with regard to an apparently corrupt criminal justice system in Brazil." No one has been brought to account for the deaths of Nazareth and Moncivais either. Did they belong in the ring? Was there ringside healthcare that could have saved them? There are no inquiries, only eulogies.
So despite spirited efforts by groups like Joint Action for Boxers (JAB), boxers still have no union protections. As former light heavyweight champion Eddie Mustafa Muhammad said, "Every professional sport has a union. They have a pension, they have a medical plan, they have a chance at a life. In boxing, they don't have anything."
The biggest boxing fan I know, the poet Martín Espada once told me, "In this country, as a rule, boxers come from the bottom: Black, brown, immigrants, the poor, the uneducated. This society treats such human beings as contemptible and disposable, channeling them into the military, into prison, into the shadows. Our collective attitude towards boxing is nothing more or less than a reflection of our attitude towards those who become boxers."
Those who become boxers battle more than their opponents, the industry and crooked promoters--they have to fight our indifference.


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If you do own a home (and you`re willing to secure the loan against the equity* in it) they can still look at your credit rating, but they`ll also have the peace of mind that comes with knowing you have the assets to repay the loan - if the worst comes to the worst, they know you should be able to sell your property in order to repay the debt. So you should always think very carefully before securing a debt against your home, as you could be putting your home at risk.
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Jean Fillioux was founded in 1880 by Honoré Fillioux. The men of the Fillioux family are reputed to be blessed with 'an exceptional nose', thus they are decidedly qualified to craft Cognac. The vineyards are at the centre of the Grande Champagne designation, where the top soils are of chalk and clay covering Cretaceous-period soft chalk and it is said these vineyards produce the most poised Cognacs. The operations are overseen by Pascal J Fillioux, the cellar master.
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Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 18, 2005: Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:DTG) moved up 33 positions on the Fortune 1000 annual ranking of public companies, showing as number 947 on the list published in the magazine's April 18, 2005, edition. In addition, Dollar Thrifty ranked as the seventh largest publicly held company in Oklahoma, and the largest non-energy Oklahoma-based public company. Revenue for the previous year determines position on Fortune's prestigious list. Dollar Thrifty recently announced its 2004 year-end revenue was $1.4 billion, a record for the company.
"The growth plan that we set in motion during December 2002 has provided our company incredible momentum," Gary Paxton, Dollar Thrifty President and Chief Executive Officer, said. "This is the third consecutive year Dollar Thrifty has been named on the Fortune 1000 list, and each time we've advanced our position."
Dollar Thrifty's first inclusion on Fortune's list was in 2003 as number 999, based on 2002 revenue of $1.13 billion. In Fortune's list published last year, the company was ranked 980 based on 2003 revenue of $1.23 billion. Paxton noted that 2004 was Dollar Thrifty's seventh consecutive year of profitability since going public in December 1997. "We expect that to continue in 2005," he said.
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. is a Fortune 1000 Company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Driven by the mission "Value Every Time," the Company's brands, Dollar Rent A Car and Thrifty Car Rental, serve value-conscious travelers in approximately 70 countries. Dollar and Thrifty have over 1,600 corporate and franchised worldwide locations including over 800 in the United States and Canada. The Dollar or Thrifty brands operate in virtually all of the top U.S. airport markets; both brands operate in all of the top Canadian airport markets. The Company's more than 8,300 employees are located mainly in North America, but global service capabilities exist through an ever expanding international franchise network. For additional information, visit dtag.com.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - City Hall is getting most of its money back on what proved a lousy, near $2 million investment in 2007.
The good news from City Hall comes in the form of a legal settlement with Wells Fargo Brokerage Services LLC.
Back in 2007, the city invested $1.948 million in a short-term investment called "commercial paper," which provides money to businesses to meet their short-term, cash-flow needs. However, this investment in something called Golden Key Ltd., which was supposed to pay the city $2 million after several months, flopped. In June 2008, the city sued Wells Fargo Brokerage Services LLC.
On Tuesday evening, the City Council is expected to approve a settlement of the lawsuit, which according to city documents, will pay the city all but $250,000 of its original $1.948 million investment. The settlement also will pay the city $110,000 in attorney's fees and court costs, the city documents say.
The city still may recover more from the investment's underlying assets, it reports.
Back in 2007, City Hall also handled a second investment in commercial paper for the Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency. That investment, called Rhinebridge LLC, has recently been tied to a larger investment called Abacus, which has Goldman Sachs in litigation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The solid waste agency's investment was to have paid $6 million over the course of a few months, but did not. The agency had recouped part of the investment in 2008, lessening its loss to $2.64 million. The Solid Waste Agency also sued Wells Fargo Brokerage Services LLC, and the agency, too, has reached a settlement with Wells Fargo, city officials report.
The agency has not returned a phone call to specify what its settlement amounts to.
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Liberation of Frenchtown Bicentennial and – A Patriotic Tribute to America's Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces on Saturday, September 28, 2013! Everyone is invited to join the National Park Service in this commemorative event which will highlight the restoration of the Michigan Territory to the United States and the Liberation of Frenchtown (now Monroe).
Events start at 12 noon and include a period encampment, musket and cannon demonstrations, military unit drills, and a viewing of the table used to sign peace documents, ending the War of 1812. At 4 PM there will be a Musical Entertainment Extravaganza with performances by the Frenchtown Fiddlers, the Bedford High School Band, the Monroe High School Band, the Ida High School Band, the Monroe Community Band.
The highlight of the celebration will be a FREE public performance by the Navy Band of the Great Lakes at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to bring their lawn chairs, picnic meal and beverages to the Battlefield and enjoy a fabulous patriotic concert performed by the "America's Band" The U. S. Navy Band of the Great Lakes.


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平成二十四年二月十二日 立春 黄鶯睍睆(次候)
There are already a number of English blogs and news sources that have provided timely coverage of the details regarding the 146th Akutagawa Prize, so I'd like to skip over the general information, and just dedicate my first entry to Enjoe Toh's winning piece, 道化師の蝶 Dokeshi no Cho.
As a result of both my focus on older Japanese literature and my general lack of experience, I only heard of Enjoe Toh for the first time last month when he was announced as a prizewinner along with Tanaka Shinya. Since a decent number of Akutagawa prizewinners have yet to be translated into English, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Enjoe Toh has already had some of his work translated, appearing in Speculative Japan 2 and elsewhere. Hopefully the trend will continue, and Dokeshi no Cho will enjoy a speedy translation.
The Bungeishunju special march edition hit stores on Friday, so after I got off work I was finally able to go and casually pick up both of the winning pieces for only a fraction of the cost. What with all the drama surrounding Tanaka Shinya and the numerous book reviews describing "Cannibalism" as dark, graphic and disturbing (go figure?) I decided that I'd start off by reading Enjoe Toh's story, which seemed more appealing.
I'm aware that 道化師の蝶 is being popularly translated as "The Clown's Butterfly," but after a read through I can't help but feel that "The Harelquin Butterfly" would be a far more appropriate title (don't worry, no spoilers in the following explanation). I have changed the word "clown" to "harelquin" because within the story the kanji for 道化師 is accompanied by the furigana 「アルルカン」and I have reinterpreted the particle の because within the text the butterfly itself is directly compared to a harelquin, reflecting its coloring.
Over all, I thoroughly enjoyed the text; it's a satisfying flight of fancy that muses about many facets of linguistic theory and more. For some reason, the style reminds me of Italo Calvino (and the curious character creation reminded me of a review I saw of Mario Bellatine's "Shiki Nagaoka: A Nose for Fiction," a work that has recently been translated by David Shook).
Up until now I haven't spent any time doing literary translation, but I thought it might be fun to put aside a little time after dinner tonight in order to translate the very first part of the story. Due to the temporal scope of the story and the new elements that are introduced throughout the following sections it's hard to predict exactly what kind of text this becomes based on the translation that I'm providing; at the same time, I figured that translating any more than I have would be overdoing things in a bad way.
In any case, the below is my quick attempt at a translation of the story's opening, with all respect to Enjoe Toh, and the sincere hope that this translation will encourage readers to go, pick up a copy, and read the rest of the story. Enjoy!
The Harlequin Butterfly by Enjoe Toh
First, to the people whose names begin with a character from the A line.
Then, to those whose names begin with a character from the K line, the S line, and so on.
Similarly, to those whose names begin with a vowel.
And then to those that begin with b, then c, and so on.
One after another, according to all the kinds of divisions that happen to exist.
I no longer know how to decide who is referred to by the intersecting points of the net, but what other method could there be than this?
One should have a book that can only be read while traveling. Only having a book that can also be read while traveling is boring. There is a proper place and time for everything, and something that can be tolerated anywhere is nothing more than a lackadaisical sham.
A book made to be read while traveling would surely take the form of something like, "A Book That Can Be Read In 2 Minutes While Doing A Handstand," which would of course be a book that has been written to be read while doing a handstand. If read while not doing a handstand, then the meaning of the book would elude the reader. Naturally, the reader would be able to open the book and run their eyes across the characters on the page at any time—but the reading experience would be incomparable to that of reading the book while doing a handstand. It would be a story that cleverly makes use of the blood that rushes to the reader's head. By applying this line of thought, it would be easy to artificially create moments like "The Revelation That Occurs When You Become Enraged."
It was something that occurred during the flight between Tokyo and Seattle. Resting on my knees was a copy of "A Confession To The People Who Have Three Arms," which I had purchased at a kiosk. While I tried flipping through the pages, as usual none of the content made it into my mind. Whether by some fault of the speed at which the plane was traveling, the letters on the page had fallen slightly behind, and almost seemed to be hurriedly trying to catch up. Distracted by the letters' panicked movements, rather than grasping the content of the book, I could only register that I was looking at a publication, and was unable to convince myself to continue reading.
Once I gave up on any meaningless attempt to persist, I began thinking instead about a book that would make use of the letters' movement. Whenever I go on a trip, I always have the same problem. Despite the fact that I travel with two or three books in my suitcase and always buy another book that catches my attention while I'm at my destination, I'm never able to make any progress reading.
Salesmanship must be the witty ability to turn such indecisive sensations not into words, but into money.
Even if you would not call him extremely wealthy, the reason that Mr. A. A. Abrams was able to acquire a considerable fortune was because he seriously picked up what was nothing more than one of my casual musings.
It was something that occurred during the flight between Tokyo and Seattle.
Mr. A. A. Abrams is a man who flies year round, with no particular destination. Rather, he makes a living flying around, riding in as many airplanes as he can, and only staying at a hotel near the airport when it can't be avoided. But he is neither a flight attendant nor a pilot; he's a passenger with no particular destination.
Mr. A. A. Abrams forced his obese body into his economy class seat, and waited for his fat to acclimate to its new restraints. By the time the plane reached cruising altitude his fat had settled, and after ordering one bottle each of red and white wine, he reached into his jacket pocket to remove something.
What he produced was a small bag sown from silver thread, wrapped around a grease-stained spindle that shown with a black luster. Using his sausage-like fingers, Mr. A. A. Abrams delicately removed the bag from the black pole, and as though he were arranging a doll's hair, opened it up with what were almost licentious movements.
A small insect net appeared from between his hairy fingers. Like the giant in Brobdingnag, he carefully put his pointer finger and middle finger together, and then, gently pinching the net between his thumb and two fingers, held it level.
As though conducting a hum, he began to lightly twitch the net.
Out of the corner of his eye he gave me a searching look where I sat in the seat next to him, and then after a brief glance at the book resting on my knees, knitted his brow. Plainly assuming that I would be interested in what he had to say, Mr. A. A. Abrams began to ramble to me in his strong American accent.
"You see, my work is to go around collecting ideas. I tried doing this in a number of different places, but in the end I discovered that the best place to catch ideas is in flight on a large passenger plane. While traveling, people have all sorts of ideas, which then leave their bodies to float around in the air above us. There's a lot of useless rubbish in the bunch, but it's far better than sitting around in a conference room and trying to squeeze out bits of wisdom that never even existed in the first place. The long and short of it is that ideas hold everything together, and a business is an animal that constantly requires new ideas in order to stay alive. Essentially, what I do is go around catching food to keep the beast alive."
Taking the net in his left hand, Mr. A. A. Abrams turned to me and pretentiously began again, saying, "This, you see, it made of silver thread. It was produced the same way that filigree is made, and is interwoven with countless invisible incantations. I had a worker in Afghanistan specially order it. You see, ideas hate metal, but you can't catch them with anything taken from an animal. I invested a lot of time and money before discovering that silver thread was suitable to the task. Bad spirits seem to avoid silver. In other words, as bad ideas naturally avoid this net, I've managed to avoid catching anything unnecessary—two birds with one stone, if you will."
While complacently shifting my gaze back and forth between Mr. A. A. Abrams and his net, I bought the time I needed to translate what he had said. I waited patiently for my mind to rearrange the sentences and check the vocabulary against the little dictionary in my head. Once I felt that I understood the gist of what this giant meatball had suddenly said, I smiled and replied, "I see. I think I know what you mean. After all, I can never read when I'm traveling."
Whether or not Mr. A. A. Abrams was able to understand my clumsy English, he seemed unable to make up his mind about something I had said, and knitted his brow again. The casual flicking movement that had been lightly jerking the insect net ceased. After examining my face for a moment, Mr. A. A. Abrams ceremoniously lifted up his log-like arms for me to see, and then gently placed the silver net over my head.
"Would you care to tell me about it?"


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