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Robinson Stadium Site For Track And Field Pasadena Relays Saturday, April 2
For the first time in five years, the Pasadena City College men's and women's track and field teams will host an invitational meet on campus--The Pasadena Relays--this Saturday, April 2 at Robinson Stadium. Field events begin at 10 a.m. and track events at 12 noon.
The non-team scoring meet will feature a variety of California Community Colleges, including some of PCC's fellow South Coast Conference teams. The all-day event will show off PCC's top track and field stars in women's distance runner Tracee van der Wyk (pictured at the Occidental Distance Carnival) and men's high jumper Steven Williams.
Van der Wyk is the state leader in the 800 and 10,000 meter races, second in the 1,500 and 3,000, and fourth in the 5,000.
Meet director and PCC track and field head coach Larry Wade hopes the event will raise awareness of the Lancers program.
"Robinson Stadium has traditionally been used for our home football and home soccer games, but becomes a place for outside events during the spring season," Wade said. "I wanted to bring back a true PCC-hosted event for track and field. We practice here every day, so it will be fun to show fans our student-athletes in action. My hope is that The Pasadena Relays becomes an annual event here."
Event Schedule for Pasadena Relays at following link:
March 25-Riverside Community College RCC Open Meet
Women's runner Tracee van der Wyk won the 1,500 meters race with a time of 4:48.76, edging second place runner Meghan Foley of Orange Coast (4:50.35). Elizabeth Lyons was third her heat and 15th overall (5:19.08) while Cassandra Lew took 24th (5:42.45).
Tenia Sebastian finished third in the 400 meters (58.57, eighth in the state currently) and won her heat, taking seventh place overall in the 200 meters (26.64). RaeAnna Bowlin was 21st overall at 28.70 and Jonice Rivers 22nd (28.78). In the 4x400 relay, the Lancers squad of Bowlin, Lyons, Natasha Nicholson and Trela Taylor took third (4:11.73).
Two PCC basketball players, Melanie Samvalian and Kim Wong, showed their talents in the shot put. Samvalian placed fourth at 11.77 meters and Wong was 11th (10.22 meters). Wong took ninth in the javelin with a throw of 24.21 meters. Nya Monroe was 22nd in the long jump (4.04 meters).
In men's competition at the RCC Open, the 4x100 relay team of Ron Spears, Stephen Peevy, Eddie Tripp and Korey Brown placed third with a time of 41.55 seconds and now have the state's No. 5 best time.
Daylon Wright, Brown, Vincent Bryant and Spears also took third in the 4x400 relay at 3:18.58. The 4x800 relay squad of Richard Zarazua, Alejandro Esparza, Chris Le, and Enmanuel Vera was fifth in their race.
Marques Stanley won his heat and took 10th overall in the 100 meters (10.95), Robert Pachorek was 22nd (11:22), and Mike Sower also won his heat to take 26th (11.35). Peevy excelled winning his heat and taking sixth in the 200 meters (22.41) while Brown was seventh overall and second in his heat (22.43). Stanley was 17th overall (23.13).
Wright placed 10th in the 400 meters (51.17), Bryant 14th (51.44), and Booker 22nd (52.29). Tripp was 10th in the 110 hurdles (15.67). In the 1,500 meters, Zarazua finished 12th overall (4:13.70), Le 28th (4:32.82), and Herminio Flores 34th (4:41.58).
Jordan Sanders grabbed fifth place in the shot put (14.10 meters) and Khambrell Gomez was 11th (13.86). Daniel Walker was eighth overall in the javelin with a throw of 42.71 meters, and Pachorek 13th in the long jump (6.31 meters).
March 18--California Relays at Cerritos College
Van der Wyk bolted to victories in the 800 meters (2:17.04) and 5,000 meters (18:51.81) to highlight PCC track results at the California Relays meet.
Sebastian was third in the 400 meters (59.47) and Lyons was 12th overall (second in her heat) in the 800 (2:34.03). Lyons took seventh in the 1,500 (5:21.73) and Lew was 10th (5:36.10). Marissa Morales placed third in the 5,000 (21:26.14).
In the 4x200 relay, PCC was third behind a run by Stephanie DeFrance, Marquetta Stokes, Rivers and Sebastian (1:46.06) and the Lancers grabbed third in the 4x400 relay of Sebastian, Natasha Darkuah, van der Wyk, and Rivers (4:15.37).
Samvalian was fifth overall in the shot put at 11.46 meters and Wong was 17th (9.48). In the discus, Samvalian placed 15th (30.85 meters) and Wong 19th (30.40).
In men's events at the California Relays, Williams had the state's eighth-best jump to date at 6-feet, 6.75 inches (took third place). The 4x400 relay of Tripp, Peevy, Wright and Brown ran a 3:18.46 for third place, sixth best in the state this year. Tripp was seventh in the 110 hurdles (15.35) and holds the 19th top mark in the state. Zarazua finished fourth in the 1,500 (4:02.14).
Walker took seventh in the javelin (43.73 meters) and Pachorek was 12th (39.01). Gomez placed 12th in the discus (39.12) and eighth in teh shot put (13.67 meters). Bryant won his heat and was 11th in the 400 meters race (50.37). Stanley placed 12th in the 100 dash (11.18). Pachorek was 19th, but won his heat at 11.36. Pachorek also was 13th in the long jump (6.51 meters).
Zarazua ran a strong 1:57.74 to take sixth overall in the 800 meters. Thomas won his heat in the same event and was 29th with a 2:09.03 mark.
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Bigoted Gays Flamboyantly Celebrate Overturn of Proposition 8
Only hours ago, California foolishly overturned Proposition 8! A California judge has overturned the Prop 8 ban, which made gays illegal in California!
There is no doubt in my mind that Satan spent the night in this judge's quarters, whispering sulfur-scented lies in his ear! "Overturn Prop 8 and I will embellish you in sinful desire!" This news against America comes only days after Elena Kagan, the harbringer of lesbian Supreme Court doom, took office! Gays are on the move and the attack, America!
Now they are working their way East, starting in Hawaii and California. They think just like the Japanese NAZI alliance who attacked America and murdered 4,000 innocent young Americans on a day of infamy! If they get a foothold in the west, they will be able to attack us all and eventually take the entire country! Not on my watch, for God shall nuke them all in the deepest pits of hell!
I am so angry, my friends. If it was not enough that the gays brought damnation upon California with Prop 8 being overturned, they go to the streets and celebrate. They bigotedly celebrate and flaunt as if this not America and we normal people don't have feelings! They flamboyantly flaunt their fire-inducing lifestyle for all to see and think we have to join them in burning in hell!
No! No gay marriage. Look at these images and look how they taunt us normal people. In America's hour of dark gloom, they prance and sashay about, celebrating their new 'right' to have marriage and fecal sins!Warning: The following image media contains footage of people who are celebrating the allow of Gay Marriage in our country, the Christian nation of America. Please, first pray and then demand your wife and children leave the room as you angrily view these images and then organize counter-protests and then demand this Prop 8 is legal and no gays!
Here we see they hold a sign, saying "Burn In Hell, Prop 8". How mean, evil…bigoted, is it to wish damnation to hell upon normal people who live for God. This is the same as saying, "Burn in Hell, Pope" or "Burn in Hell, President Bush". The people who are following the Bible and trying to help America, and therefore the world, are not going to burn in hell for doing as God instucts. It is counter-intuitive and just shows that this sign respresents confusing and hate.
Here we see a sign that probably supports lesbians, and if you look closely, in the background you can see a rainbow. Rainbows were created by God after the great flood. God wanted mankind to know that even though we may draw his wrath again, he will not use water again to drown us all until we can't breath anymore.
He will be more swift with his wrath next time, and use a flood of fire. The rainbow is a loving reminder of this fact, yet here we see the gays are trying to corrupt it and make it their symbol. They want children to think about rainbows and bunnies when they think of gays, so they will think the lifestyle is all about happiness, when in reality, it is about sin and death. These are dark things of doom and gloom.
Gays do not have the right to marry. It says so in the Bible. What really troubles me in this image, is the thought that parents would bring their children to such a rally. It is really scary to think that they gay agenda has convinced proper people to indoctrinate their young children with such dangerous thoughts. This is every gay man's dream, and as you know, for every one gay, four children get bothered in the worst of ways.
This sign really made me mad and wished I could have got to this guy to tear it apart and set it on fire. Here we see this sign disrespects our Pledge of Allegiance. How can a gay be a part of the pledge when the pledge clearly says, at the end, "One nation, UNDER GOD…" America is a nation under God, it is in our pledge. This means gay marriage is illegal, by God's own law.
Abraham Lincoln was a good man, yet we see these gay signs disrespect his image and what he stood for. Abe Lincoln was about freedom and doing what is right for America, not damning it to fall to God's wrath for disobedience.
Abraham Lincoln was a Republican and fought to get natural rights for people who deserve it, namely the blacks. He let them be normal Americans and they deserve that right. Being gay is not, however, genetic. It is a sick choice and Abraham Lincoln would be the first to sign a ban on gay marriage for all America, and if anyone disobeyed, he would send in federal troops.
It seems these celebrators have formed a Conga Line, which is the gay's favorite dance. If you ever see a line of people giggling and touching each other's backsides, especially two men in a row, they are probably celebrating something gay like strawberry cake day at the litte secretary office jobs they work at or maybe their friends "Chris and John" finally getting a place together.
Nothing good ever comes from these things and nothing good will come from Prop 8.
Once again, it never ceases to amaze me how people would indoctrinate the innocent and try to make them think gays are normal.
Here we see two men holding hands, as if they were schoolgirls or married lovers, man and wife. God did not create woman for us so that we would still walk around holding another man's hands or even worse hangdowns. This is sick and I bet when viewing this picture, God shakes his head in disgust and adds more names to hell's roster.
Two women are spraddled together on this bike. Look how they pose for us here and then do the math.
"Got Milk". Gay men often refer to their life seed as milk, because they know at school kids drink milk cartons. So when they sneak to the playground they say, "Got Milk" and try to act like they were just asking about lunch if they are caught, and if the kid says no and goes with them to get milk, they will end up missing and on a carton. This is why parents must teach their chidlren that no, it is not okay to talk to strange people and especially man, because it is probably a prowling gay.
Once again, America is "One Nation, UNDER GOD". Just in case there are gays who don't understand, here is a taste of God's thoughts on the subject:
Lev 18:22-23 "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination."
Lev 20:13 "If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death."
1 Cor 6:9 "Or do you not know that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals"
1 Tim 1:9-10 "realizing the fact that (civil) law is not made for a righteous man, but for those who are lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers and immoral men and homosexuals and kidnappers and liars and perjurers"
Rom 1:26-27 "For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error."
This sign is particularly childish. It uses word play on the old movie, The Wizard of Oz. What's funny is that the Wizard of Oz took place in Kansas, which is a moral state and would never allow such sick nonsense. Shows how the gays really are out of touch with reality and petty.
Look at this, parents. These two children have been brought to the gay agenda rally, and already, we see them sharing a car together. It has a rainbow on it, then if that was not enough, look at the teal blue hue of their shirts. These are all signs of gay influences by the parade environment.
Oh, yes, they did invoke the wrath of God and there will be consequences.
It is sad to think that so many will burn in Hell. They will burn just because they refused to be normal and love the opposite gender, as God ordered us all to do.
Why are families supporting the gay agendas? This is what is most confusing. Why would people who are normal want their kids to be brought up in a world of two dads, two moms, cloning and gay diseases? At school, just think, kids would be forced to think of gays as normal and of gay as being a normal genetic trait, like skin color or hair type.
These are things we do not want and we must fight gays at every turn, because they want to convert as many people to their way of thinking as possible. If that were to happen, humanity would cease to exist because a man and woman must come together in marriage.
Suspicious. That shirt the man is wearing is suspicious and yet we see him with a child on his shoulder. Hmm, is something afoot. Hmm, should gays be allowed to have children?
I am not sure about the former, but gays should not be allowed to have children. They will just indoctrinate them with a sinful lifestyle and then probably do bad things to them as well, because that's what gays enjoy.
No, Civil Rights are Inherent Rights, due to condition. The blacks have every right as a white, because in America, we respect skin color is genetics and makes no real difference. It is mainly environment and culture that causes the blacks to underachieve and be scary with gang violence, smoked drugs, and guns and such.
Nowhere in that is the right for people who choose to do wrong to get civil rights. It is like saying people who like to be serial killers should have Civil Rights, just because they make bad choices. It is like saying people who are child snatchers should have Civil Rights, just becasuse they choose to steal kids. There are also liberal socialists, rapists and foreign terrorists to add to that list: they do not get "Civil Rights" just because they think differently, and they are not 'genetically' inclined to such rights.
Injustice is the fact that the people's will is being overturned.
Gays are not patriotic. They have never helped America win a war. There are no gays in the military. So why they would try to tie our flag into their agenda is beyond me.
Geriatic gays. You never even really think about it, but it's just as wrong and to God, everyone is young so it will not seem like he is throwing some poor old person in hell, just another young disobedient whipper-snapper.
Here the gays make a new idol to worship. It's similar to that scene in ten commandments, when the children of Israel danced before Golden Calves and Moses hurled the ten commandments at them in explosive anger.
The only thing God has to do with gays is pushing the button that says, Hell.
Here they try to be clever. "The only thing stronger than h8 is love". Gays are not capable of love, for how can one hate the law of Christ, who represents eternal love.
Yes, equality for all people who deserve marriage rights. Blacks deserve marriage rights. The Japanese. Chinese. Legal Mexicans who have been properly screened to see if it's not a scam. Other than that, no.
No, on judge overturned the will of 7 million voters. That is unconstitutional.
The day will come when all of Earth will pass away, and we all stand before God to be judged. Gays will be on the first train to hell and they will dwell in the deepest, darkest and most dire places because they stand against life, against children, against America's will and against God.
This gay has dressed as Jesus. I wish I was God right now, because I would hurl meteorite and wipe out all gays because this is the type of disrespect they show. Why must they offend America? Why must they offend our Lord and Savior?
Gay mouth disease occurs when backside sins enter the mouth, then the gingiva become impacted with fecal matter. This results in the typical black gums and foul breath that is common for gays in their community. Dentists say every year, there are over 23,ooo deaths due to gay mouth disease and it is contagious.
Being against God is Unconstitutional and UnBiblical.
Judge Walker has sinned and gone against the will of America. Judge Walker should resign or get impeached.
When walking down the street on vacation, I should not have to see such things. It is very offensive to me and other people who have the right to a peaceful life and not seeing gay acts in public. This should be illegal because it is offensive and there is still a federal ban on gay marriage.
It is impossible to have two moms. That is not how science works, it takes XX and XY. God created a man and a women, not a man and man or two Eves.
Homosexuals are veil wolves. They try to hide their agenda under a sheep's wool, making it seem cozy, warm and soft on the outside, when underneath it is rabid and snapping, looking to slit, rend and cleave flesh of the innocent, much as our precious children.
What a surprise. A picture of disrespecting the will and desire of America to have no gays getting married and what sign should appear in the background: Castro. That is not coincidence.
I'm not sure what is going on in this image, but you can tell it is something foul. Gays homes are usually filled with candles, to try to cover the smell of their bedroom sins, so this is probably somehow tied to that in its origin.
There is no happily ever after for gays, for there is nothing happy about hell.
Here a gay makes fun of blacks, which just shows how they are bigoted. In black churches, which are also properly against gay's marriage, they will shout out 'Can I get a witness!' and a big woman will usually yell "Amen, pastor!" as she or the other serve as the witness.
These images are sick and the homos are celebrating their victory today, but mark my words, the war is not over. This is not the end of the issue! Proposition 8 protects America and our values! It will stand as law once again not only in California, not only in America, but for all mankind.
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A Christmas markets cruise on the Danube River isn't quite the same as the usual spring, summer and autumn voyages. Mostly what's unique about this itinerary, available only in late November and in December, is centered on visits to the region's medieval Advent markets rather than vineyards or boat tours or languid walking jaunts around ancient villages. There's also the weather....
When I flew into Nuremberg to join AmaWaterways' 148-passenger AmaLyra for a pre-Christmas jaunt to Regensburg, Passau, Linz, Melk, Vienna and Budapest, the weather was numbingly cold. And yet the snow really did transform each city into the winter wonderland promised in the brochures. I can't think of a better way of getting into a festive mood. But having enjoyed Rhine and Danube River voyages in warmer seasons, I did have some trepidation. Would Christmas market fatigue set in? And with darkness falling at 4 p.m. and with shipboard life essentially taking place indoors, with only one lounge and one restaurant for everybody, would I get bored and restless?
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First impressions matter, and AmaLyra's festive season decorations could best be described as beautifully lavish. There were huge gold ribbons wrapped around poles, a vast Christmas tree, swaths of gold tinsel with baubles festooning every available wall hanging and even a little star hanging on every cabin door. There was an enormous crib at the entrance to the dining room. It was sumptuous but tasteful and very much reflected the German style of Christmas, with everything hand-made and colour-themed in red, green and gold -- so the ship fitted in perfectly with the surroundings.
Did I long for the traditional festive trappings of home? Not at all.
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When I boarded, AmaLyra was tied up outside Nuremberg alongside a forest blanketed in fresh snow. Frozen trees extended snow-laden branches over the river, sparkling in the wintry sunshine. The ship's decks were piled high with snow, too, which felt strange after years of cruising Europe's waterways in the green of summer. It was serene and storybook.
There was so much snow that even the French balcony railings on my cabin were covered with the stuff. A tray of colourful foil-wrapped chocolates was waiting for me, as well as a chocolate Santa on the pillow. The Santa was a special gift as I'd joined the ship on December 6, the feast of St. Nicholas, when German tots leave their shoes outside their rooms at night. If they've been good, St. Nicholas fills the shoes with candy. Luckily, my steward must have assumed in advance that I'd been well behaved all year.
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After checking out my ship, I headed back out to Nuremberg's Christmas market, one of the biggest and most famous in Europe. It's everything you'd hope it would be in terms of quaintness, right down to the wafting aromas of sizzling sausages and spiced, hot wine.All the stalls must have the same red-and-white-striped decor, and everything is either hand-made or exceptionally tasteful. Good buys include tree baubles and decorations, crib figures, candles, nutcrackers, miniature angel orchestras, hand-made soaps, chocolates, cookies, gingerbread hearts and even entire gingerbread houses.
Two caveats: Although everything is of impressive quality, prices are high for Brits and Americans because of the strength of the euro. Also, on a week-long cruise, there are an awful lot of markets. Savvy passengers will pace themselves rather than diving in and buying everything at the first port.
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On river ships, the top-level sundeck is generally the heart of the vessel, offering the chance to be outdoors – lounging, playing chess, dipping into hot tubs and even dining. In winter? It's a tad nippy. In fact on AmaLyra, everything is folded away and piled high with snow. The side rails are down because we were preparing to go under some low bridges later, but access was forbidden because it was so icy.
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Pre-Christmas voyages are big business in river cruising, and most of the big lines tout Advent cruises. Lengths vary from five days on the Rhine with Avalon to four with Saga, eight with AmaWaterways, and 15 all the way from Amsterdam to Budapest with Scenic Tours. In retrospect, I'd say four or five days makes the perfect mini-break and gives more than enough time at a variety of markets. The markets along the Rhine are some of the biggest, most traditional and prettiest -- Cologne, Nuremberg and Koblenz. Having said that, foodies will love the Strasbourg market (and the scenery of the Black Forest nearby), while romantics will find Vienna, with its numerous markets and other attractions, irresistible.
On Danube cruises east of Vienna, the markets at Bratislava and Budapest have different crafts, food and festive drinks to provide contrast to the Rhine's more Germanic style. Wherever you choose, sailing along the rivers in winter is magical; even out on the water, that curious, muffled silence caused by thick snow is everywhere.
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Gorgeous though the Christmas markets are, there's only so much mulled wine you can drink and so many hand-made candles you can buy. Because I was curious to go stomping through the winter wonderland (the air was so sharp and the trees so sparkly and beautiful), I took a stroll down the riverside trail, where locals were out exercising their dogs. On a summer cruise on a line like AmaWaterways (or rival Uniworld), which carry fleets of bicycles for guests, I'd normally cycle as much as possible. But you'd need some pretty rugged tires to tackle this much snow. The walk was just as satisfying and wonderfully invigorating; you feel like a local out for a winter stroll. I'd recommend bringing snow boots or strong walking boots, though. And gloves.
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Because it was so cold, some guests simply stayed onboard by day -- reading in the lounge, watching movies in their cabins, gazing sleepily at the snow falling and, of course, eating (huge cooked breakfasts; hearty soups and hot stews for lunch; and at night, when the ship sailed, long, gourmet dinners). Wine is included at both meals (and Sekt, German sparkling wine at breakfast, too).
There was a festive atmosphere in the evenings, made all the more so by riotous German Christmas games in the lounge one night -- including a hilarious treasure hunt called 'Hunt the Gherkin', which involved guests running all over the lounge looking for a courgette that turned out to be hidden in a curtain. Overall, it was a great bonding experience.
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This whole cruise had a dreamy, almost fairy-tale quality about it, and I loved everything from the snow and the markets to the contrast of the cosy luxury of AmaLyra. If there are any negatives about the experience, I'd say market ennui (particularly among the male travellers who'd been persuaded to accompany their wives) is a possibility. I'd also say travel with a partner or friend, as this really is an experience that should be shared. And choose the sail date carefully; some lines offer river voyages that actually span Christmas and New Year. In Germany and Austria, these are much more family occasions and the town centres will be quiet. Most of the markets finish on December 24.
Finally, don't expect nightlife. There was music in the lounge and games, but we did sail most nights, so there wasn't much opportunity to go 'out' at night, and as on most river cruises, everybody was tucked up in bed by midnight.
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Feedback Friday: Up in Smoke
December 20, 2013 | By Brittany Chrusciel | 4 Comments
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December 20th, 2013 @ 9:10 pm
Renaissance was ahead of their time, but the times have caught up. Cruise ships should all go 100% smoke-free inside, and a very limited outside smoking area.
December 26th, 2013 @ 2:09 pm
The one subject that gets more hair standing on the back of your neck…Smokers do have rights Non-smokers do have rights but why do non-smokers have to hang around smoking areas and cough/ wave their hands in discuss and give rude looks?
I feel if one pays the extra for a balcony they should have a private secluded area where they can go and smoke the cruise lines are the ones that can sanction off an area that would be the least likely area not to affect others and the old way of one side of the ship allowing people to smoke while giving options for non-smokers to walk the other side not being affected worked fine . The no smoking area in the casino works fine as long as the cruise line offers same games/tables to both parties there are still a lot of smokers and one place to see this is in the casino where they (smokers) bring in large amounts of revinue
By the way I am a non smoker and believe EVERYONE has the right to be treated EQUIL…..
December 26th, 2013 @ 7:05 pm
My husband and I are both smokers and we are very considerate of others and we understand non-smokers have rights but it does seem like smokers are treated like criminals. We should have places to smoke just like non-smokers should have smoke free areas. Our balcony should be a place we can go and smoke without worry and parts of the casino as well. When we were young, you could bum a smoke off your coach and smoke it in the smoking area at school! Everybody seemed a lot less judgmental and left us alone to do as we liked. Now days everybody wants to get in your business and tell you what they think you should do.
December 27th, 2013 @ 12:58 am
I was on an NCL repositioning cruise put of Boston in November with two family members. We had a balcony mini-suite two doors aft of a chain smoker in a suite. Friends of ours were in the balcony cabin between us.
The chain smoker limited the time that we could enjoy our balcony during what was an otherwise glorious cruise. He smoked not only cigarettes (a suitcase full, from the stink of it), but also cigars which are prohibited on balconies, not that he cared. It was so bad that our friends needed and were given an air purifier for their cabin because so much cigarette smoke was seeping in from the smokers next to them.
Both we and our friends paid extra to enjoy a balcony during a two week cruise to the balmy climes of the southern Caribbean. We did NOT give up our right to breathe clean air when we purchased passage. It seems to me that if smoking is so all-fired important to smokers, then THEY should be the ones inconvenienced by moving away from their balconies instead of the ones breathing the clean air to begin with. And BTW, I am allergic to tobacco smoke so sucking it up and dealing with it is NOT an option.
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Aeronautical engineer, Samuel Sandler, and head of the Jewish community in Versailles, France, recently registered the local synagogue as a national landmark. "My feeling is that our congregation will be gone within twenty or thirty years, and I don't want the building demolished or, worse, used for improper purposes."
What makes Sandler so pessimistic? One answer lies in a personal tragedy. Last year, an Islamist terrorist killed his son Jonathan, a 30 year-old rabbi at a Toulouse school, along with two grandsons, and a young girl. In part, this explains Sandler's grim diagnosis, but it is not the whole story. Nor is this dilemma unique to France. To the contrary, throughout Europe one confronts an essential paradox: European Judaism looks healthy. Religious and cultural activities are everywhere. Berlin hosts a new Jüdisches Museum; in Baden-Württemberg, an exquisite synagogue is inaugurated; in Paris, a European Center for Judaism is being built. And yet, despite it all, most European Jews believe that catastrophe looms.
One does not have to look far to see why. Recent surveys record widespread anti-Semitism. Harassment is so rampant that between 2/5 and 1/2 of Jews in France, Belgium, and Hungary has considered emigrating. The atmosphere is so poisoned by the incessant spewing of hatred against Israel by universities, the elite, and mass media, that Jews feel unsafe.
Against this backdrop, many conclude, that "any clear-sighted and sensible Jew who has a sense of history would understand that this is the time to get out." Indeed for many European Jews, there is a déjà vu quality to the present situation. Unlike most American Jews, today's European Jews are survivors, or children of survivors. They know from personal testimony how things unfolded in the not too distant past, and how Jewish communities could be destroyed overnight. When anti-Semitic incidents accumulate, they can't help asking whether history is repeating itself.
Back in the early 30s, there were about 12 to 13 million Jews in Europe. Half perished in the Holocaust. Of the 6 to 7 million survivors, 2 million emigrated to Israel and the U.S. Another 2.5 million were locked up behind the Iron Curtain. Only one third remained in Western Europe.
What motivated those that stayed? For the most part, these former citizens were eager, once their rights and property were restored, to resume their former life, even at the price of selective amnesia about their country's wartime behavior. Culturally speaking, many felt at home in Europe. Before the war, the Jewish upper and middle classes had learned French, English, German, Russian, and had imbibed bourgeois Western values. But soon another and unexpected reason emerged. Old Europe, the continent of gloom and doom, war and revolution, division and crisis, decadence and tyranny, was giving way to a New Europe: optimistic, free, open-minded, and united.
Economic efficiency, combined with the postwar baby boom and the need to rebuild wrecked cities, led to prosperity, employment, the expansion of welfare programs (health care, housing, education), political stability, the rule of law, and religious tolerance, supplanting the trademark European paradigms of racism and nationalism. It culminated with the end of the cold war, the incorporation of most of the former Communist countries into the West European fold, and finally the establishment of the European Union.
Suddenly, Jews were welcome. From despised outcasts, they became the very embodiment of what the new Europe was supposed to be. The Shoah, a haunting episode that locals refused to discuss, now served to epitomize what the new Europe was not. Even Israel, a modern, Western state was accepted as a "normal country, a socialist dream come true.
Demographically, European Jewry - helped immensely by immigrants from Eastern Europe and North Africa - flourished dramatically. This quantitative growth yielded qualitative results; communities reached a sufficient critical mass to sustain schools, synagogues, kosher outlets, etc. In the early 60s, France had fewer than 2,000 pupils in Jewish schools, four decades later there were 32,000 students. European Jews had entered a golden age.
According to Rabbinic tradition, anti¬-Semitism starts when Jews beguile themselves into thinking they can fulfill their destiny in exile…..to be continued


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The latest BA transactions report has been issued and here are the highlights, i.e. what we haven't reported previously…
RHP Adrian Alaniz (Harrisburg)
C Lou Santangelo (MLFA signed in offseason)
2B Alex Cintron (Syracuse)
3B Dan Lyons (Hagerstown/Potomac)
OF Robby Jacobsen (Potomac/Harrisburg)
SS Matt Antonelli (Harrisburg)
RHP Henry Rodriguez (Harrisburg)
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Still nothing on Martis … and now Knorr double switches in Valdez (and Corey Brown out) and Bixler to left field instead of Bernadina? Where's Bernadina? Where's Martis? Bloxom? etc?
Thank god. Alex Cintron is gone. Can somebody explain to me why he was ever here in the first place? Alaniz, Lyon, and Jacobsen represent our ability to go younger now. Are you suprised Alaniz got released?
False alarm on Roger Bernadina:
Roger Bernadina has a personal family issue, a team source said. He is temporarily inactive in Class AAA Syracuse.
Bally and Kimball did not look particularly good. Meaning any better than what is in DC right now. Took Josh Wilkie to get the final out and cement the victory.
Maya did not look at all good … implosion before he pitched 5, looked like Buffalo was hitting him pretty well … but he had the better offensive and defensive supporting cast behind him.
I am sorry to see Alaniz go. He started so well.
In case anyone missed it … a depressing summary of the Nats offseason moves at
Sue, you should have a pretty thorough analysis of Alaniz considering how many times you saw him. Did you see this coming last year?
All in all, a lot of progress from this; it takes a player to be a lot better to stick in the Nats system these days.
Peric, could the weather be a factor for Maya? I mean, he's never really seen & felt this kind of
cold before.
Has anybody picked up Alaniz?
You could kinda tell what the organization thought of Alaniz by the way he got used last year. After finishing 2009 in AA, he started 2010 in single A (as a 26 yr old??). He made his way back up to AA eventually, and didn't pitch badly … but must have just gotten out-played this spring.
Peric, I don't agree at all with the analysis in trade rumors. And, if Zimmermann and Strasburg are healthy, I believe the Nats will have the pitching to be contenders in 2012. Now, mind you, I haven't totally written them off this year either. So maybe I'm a tad Pollyannish.
Alaniz' release ends the chapter on yet another of the highly vaunted 2007 Vermont Vunderkinds. Poor Vermont had sufferd all thruout the 21st century with some truly horrid teams, only once getting within 14 games of .500. I mean 23-52 in 2k6, 19-56 in 2k3!!! The latter is a very Met-like 41-121 when extended to a 162 schedule. But fireworks reigned supreme in Burlington as the Lake Monsters finished ABOVE .500 with a 38-37 mark in 2007.
Leading the way was pitching, Adrian Alaniz (23 yr old) eventually found his way to the starting rotation and had an 8-2 mark, 2.40 ERA, and an 8-62 BB-K ration in 60 IP. Jordan Zimmermann (21) was 5-2 with 2.38 mark, and an amazing mark of 71 Ks in only 53 IP. Glenn Gibson (19) was ill and hence, shelled his last start but finished 4-3, 3.10 and an 15-58 BB-K rate in 58 IP. Colten Willems (18) was 3-2 with a 1.83 in 59 IP but only had a 26-31 BB-K rate.
Cole Kimball (21) started 12 times but was 3-6, 4.22 in 64 ip, 40-72 BB-K rate.
Bowden reportedly had many a GM propose trades for the Vermont youngsters, but he turned them all down, but one. Trading Glenn Gibson to Tampa Bay for Ejijah Dukes on 3 Dec. Colten has since reitred, Gibson returned to Nats a a minor league FA, but was shelled in Hagerstown last year. JZ of course is now in DC and Kimball a relief prospect at Syracuse.
Bloxom is in extended spring training, still rehabbing the knee. Club is taking a close look at it, and making sure he is not rushed. My thought are he is sent to Potomac in a couple of weeks.


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New parents often feel overwhelmed with how to care for their newborn. The new mom is exhausted after the delivery process, and often is out the hospital doors on the next day. She and the new dad are overwhelmed with how to properly care for this small person. A major issue is feeding. Fortunately, pediatricians are well equipped to provide advice; thus, I consulted with pediatrician, media host, author, and syndicated columnist, Dr. Susan Hubbard, also known as The Kid's Doctor.
I mentioned that the current policy of hospital discharge, often one day after delivery, leaves little time for education. Dr. Hubbard explained that the current American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations stress a newborn exam within 24 to 48 hours of discharge. At this visit, Dr. Hubbard notes that the new mom often expresses concerns about proper feeding. She encourages the new mom to "hang in there" because "it's really hard to screw up." She notes that the fussiness is usually not a problem during the first two weeks after birth; however, problems with spitting up and gas set in after that. One issue for the frazzled mom is the colicky baby. She first reassures the mom that it is not her fault and discusses methods that will help including changing the formula. She notes that helpful tips are available at similac.com. If the mother is breastfeeding, Dr. Hubbard discusses the mom's diet as a possible source of the problem.
Dr. Hubbard notes that, for infants with feeding problems, things often settle down at about eight weeks. At that time, the baby's intestinal function improves, and the baby begins to smile. She notes that this has a magical parental calming effect. Dr. Hubbard stresses that there is no universal method for infant care and that the pediatrician needs to work out an individualized plan for each mom.
I raised the issue that in today's medical climate, time constraints are often in place. De. Hubbard acknowledged that problem and noted that she and her colleagues try their best to provide needed information. She advises against blanket acceptance of advice and friends. A better alternative, is respected websites, such as the Similac website and her website, kidsdr.com.
Another issue Dr. Hubbard's patients raise is when to begin supplements to formula or breast mild. She noted that feeding cereal with the goal of the baby sleeping through the night is a myth. She, and the AAP, recommend introducing solid foods at about five to six months when the baby is able to sit up in a high chair and be fed. She also recommends an iron-fortified cereal. Initially, the baby just needs to get used to the texture and flavor of the foods, calories are not a concern at this time. After the baby develops a taste for cereal, fruits, meats, and vegetables can be introduced. She recommends introducing a new food every two-to-three days. At about eight to nine months of age the new baby should be on a routine of consuming a healthy variety of solid foods and formula or breast milk can be tapered off. Not uncommonly, Dr. Hubbard notes that the parents have poor dietary choices. In this case, part of her job is to educate them in regard to a healthy diet.
In summary, Dr. Hubbard notes that parenting is not a competition and every baby is different. She notes that it is bad parental practice to compare children; thus, it is best to make every effort to avoid doing so.


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Bleak House
by Charles Dickens
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Esther's Narrative
- (Esther, obviously.)
- Esther starts getting ready for the wedding – getting lots of new clothes, mostly.
- She still hasn't told Ada and assumes they'll have a really quiet ceremony, maybe even without Ada there.
- Jarndyce then goes away to Yorkshire to help Woodcourt with his new job.
- One day Esther gets a letter from Jarndyce asking her to come there too.
- When she gets there, he shows her that he has bought Woodcourt a house, but asks her to make sure it's all set up well, since she's such an excellent housekeeper. It's all HGTV all of a sudden.
- They get to the house and she realizes it's set up exactly the way she organized Bleak House.
- Then Jarndyce shows her that the name of this house is... "Bleak House"!
- Esther is worried that all of this will upset Woodcourt, since it will only remind him of her.
- But then Jarndyce explains that he no longer wants to marry her. He knows she loves Woodcourt and that Woodcourt loves her. In fact, he's been setting all of this up all along as a surprise for the two of them. He just wants to go back to being her adopted father. And guess what? This is what Jarndyce meant all along when he kept talking about Esther becoming mistress of Bleak House. Nice!
- Esther is thrilled. (Shmoop is mildly weirded out by husband-dad, but whatever.)
- Esther tells us that she and Woodcourt would get married that same month, and that they've now been married for seven years.
- A few weeks later, Guppy, his mother, and Jobling come to see Esther. Guppy renews his proposal of marriage. Jarndyce unceremoniously kicks him and his posse out.
READ THE BOOK: Chapter 64
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The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome's Fleet is presently decorated in the blue and yellow colors of the Roosevelt School of Aviation and has a five-cylinder Kinner radial engine. Known for their ruggedness and reliability, Fleet Finch 16Bs were used extensively in the training of Canadian RCAF pilots during the Second World War. For many years the Fleet was a true workhorse of the Aerodrome doing more than its share of balloon bursting, ribbon cutting and bombing. It was also used to bring countless camera crews from newspapers, TV networks and magazines from around the world to photograph and experience the Aerodrome from the air.


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text: Irene J. Vorwald, 90, of Dyersville, Iowa died Tuesday, January 18, 2011, at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville, Iowa. Friends may call from 2 – 8 p.m. Thursday, January 20, 2011, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa where an Altar & Rosary Society Rosary will be recited at 3:30 pm and a parish scripture service will be held at 4:30 pm Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am, Friday, January 21, 2011, at St. Boniface Catholic Church, New Vienna, Iowa with burial in the church cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. John O'Connor with Rev. Al Vorwald concelebrating. Irene was born on January 12, 1921, in New Vienna, the daughter of Clem and Magdalene (Schroeder) Fangmann. She married Alfred "Ted" Vorwald on August 24, 1943, in New Vienna. Together they farmed near New Vienna where Irene resided until she could no longer be alone. Then she joined her twin sister at Oak Crest Manor. She enjoyed raising her family on the farm. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were the highlights of her life. She loved to cook for people and make them feel welcome. She was a member and past president of St. Boniface Altar and Rosary Society. Survivors include her children: Fred (Carol) and Carl (Debbie) Vorwald both of New Vienna, Jan Lex and Arlene Vorwald both of Dubuque, Jean Driscoll of Mechanicsville, IA, Donna (Jeff) Jacque of Dyersville, Marian (John) Schmidt of Holy Cross, a daughter-in-law, Mary Lou Vorwald of Dyersville; 25 grandchildren, 39 (soon to be 41) great grandchildren; her twin sister, Armella Schroeder, and a sister-in-law, Lois Fangmann of Manchester. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband "Ted" in 1991, one son, Jim in 1978; 2 sons-in-law, George Driscoll and Jim Lex; a grandson, Jeff Vorwald; siblings: Regina Gaul, Clara Ruden, Marie Schneider, Julia Schlichte, Leander, Edwin, Elmer, Leonard and Lawrence Fangmann. A memorial fund has been established for the benefit of Oak Crest Manor toward the purchase of a lift in Irene's name. The family would like to thank the staff at Oak Crest Manor (especially her "Guardian Angel") and to Hospice of Dubuque, for their loving care of Mom.


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I have a linux box, running Fedora Core 10, and the clock gets screwy after a few days of uptime. It keeps time just as one would expect, but then I notice the timestamps on incoming email are from the recent past. I log in to the machine, and if I run the date command repeatedly every 1 second (more or less), it takes 4-10 seconds for the output from date to change by 1 second.
Your system's clock is running slow. Run NTP on the machine, and it will be fine. I've had good experiences with chrony.
Since running NTP by itself didn't fix things, you should investigate whether your system's power source and the supply hardware are in good condition. An unusual ripple on that could cause weirdness. A dying CMOS battery could also cause the slowdown effect you're seeing, though I don't usually expect that on a system that's powered on (normally, it would lose time while off).
I'm using sync_date_time.sh from http://quamis.evonet.ro/new/index.php/path=Proiecte%5FProiectevechi%5FSystem%5Fscripts.html from time to time on a sistem that drifts about 5 seconds a week, but NTP is better than that:)


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What to do about blood tinged thick snot in 19month child's nose.
My son is now on his 2nd 10day dose of antibiotic b/c of a very thick blood streaked mucus that is in his nose. It is the hardest thing to get out too, even with the aspirator and saline solution. And with all cold meds having been taken off the market I am at a lost. He has 3 more days of antibiotic to take and it has not gotten much better. I will set him up a follow-up appt. but need some ideas of how to get this stuff out of his nose. It is soooo thick that the aspirator is of little use.
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LA's premiere culinary celebration offers a sampling of the region's finest
restaurants, wineries, and gifts at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Thursday, March 7th, with over 100 of Los Angeles' best restaurants, caterers, wineries, florists and entertainers in attendance. Joe Miller, whose restaurants have been feeding Westsiders for over 20 years is being honored as "Chef of the Year."
The Food Fare benefits Planned Parenthood and began 34 years ago, with a simple cooking demonstration from Julia Child in 1979. Over the last three decades it has grown to become the oldest and most celebrated culinary event in Los Angeles.
Food Fare is a unique opportunity for LA's food-lovers, Planned Parenthood (PPLA) supporters and the general public to sample the finest food and drink that L.A. has to offer, all in one place.
Some of the participating restaurants this year include: Angelini Osteria, Church and State, Drago Centro, Hart and the Hunter, Maison Giraud, Milo and Olive, Salt's Cure, Superba Snak Bar, Tar and Roses, and Joe's Restaurant as well as some of the city's most popular
Food Trucks, including The Border Grill Truck and The Grilled Cheese Truck.
Food Fare will also feature a raffle, an online and live auction with items ranging from dream vacations to Chicago and Telluride to unique entertainment experiences, plus much more.
For the fourth year, Food Fare is honoring one of its participating chefs as Planned Parenthood's Chef of the Year. This year, PPLA is pleased to announce Joe Miller, chef and owner of Joe's Restaurant and Bar Pixto, as PPLA's Chef of the Year. "As a big supporter of Planned Parenthood over the years, it is truly an honor to be named as PPLA's Chef of the Year! I am very touched to be part of this fantastic event for a cause that is close to my heart," said Chef Joe Miller.
In addition to gourmet treats and unique offerings at Food Fare, delicious libations participants like The Beer Chicks' Beer Garden, Summerland Winery, Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery, and La Fenêtre Wines will be pouring their latest bottles, and Tequila Revolucion will be offering their smooth premium tequila. VeeV Açai Spirit will also be pouring as the exclusive VIP spirit and champagne sponsors.
Food Fare attendees will also find a lovely assortment of culinary gifts, home accessories, jewelry, handbags, cashmere wraps, throws, and pillows all for purchase, with proceeds going to PPLA.
In honor of Food Fare 2013, Velvet by Graham and Spencer has created a limited edition tee shirt that features a custom design utilizing the Planned Parenthood slogan, "Love Carefully," and will be sold exclusively at the event.
"It's an honor to be part of such an important cause as Planned Parenthood," said Velvet designers, Jenny Graham and Toni Spencer. "We are thrilled to be back this year with our exclusive design for the PPLA Food Fare. We love and support Planned Parenthood and we are happy to be able to contribute to a such a wonderful event."
We are also pleased to announce that Food Fare 2013 will be honoring longtime supporters of Planned Parenthood and Food Fare, Nicole and Allan Mutchnik, as "Advocates of the Year."
Nicole and Allan have supported PPLA across two decades, with Allan serving on the Board of Directors since 1998.
Advanced tickets for Food Fare are $150 for the daytime session (10:30 am to 2:00 pm) and $225 for the evening session (6:30 pm to 9:30 pm). Tickets are available for sale online at www.pplafoodfare.com or by calling (213) 284-3200, extension 3700. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, the day of the event for $175 for the daytime session and $250 for the evening session. For additional information about the event and sponsorship
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Horsemeat discovery results in Ikea meatball removal
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Meatballs have been taken off the menu at Ikea stores after a batch was found to contain horsemeat.
The firm said their removal was a precautionary measure and they expected results due at the end of the week to confirm no further traces.
Ikea's London stores are in Croydon, Edmonton and Wembley.
A spokesman said the batch, found in the Czech Republic, was manufactured by one supplier in Sweden. The removal applies to all European countries except Norway, Russia and a limited number of products in Switzerland and Poland.
Anders Lennartsson, from IKEA Food Services, said: "We take seriously the test result from the Czech Republic authorities, indicating presence of horse meat in one batch of our meatballs.
"The trust of our customers are of outmost importance which is why the concerned production batch of meatballs was immediately withdrawn and we are now taking this extra-precautionary measure".
It comes two weeks after Ikea tested 12 samples of its meat products. They showed no traces of horsemeat.


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Baldesberger, S; Bauersfeld, U; Candinas, R; Seifert, Burkhardt; Zuber, M; Ritter, M; Jenni, R; Oechslin, E N; Luthi, P; Scharf, C; Marti, B; Attenhofer Jost, C H (2008). Sinus node disease and arrhythmias in the long-term follow-up of former professional cyclists. European Heart Journal, 29(1):71-78.
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AIMS: Significant brady- and tachyarrhythmias may occur in active endurance athletes. It is controversial whether these arrhythmias do persist after cessation of competitive endurance training. METHODS AND RESULTS: Among all 134 former Swiss professional cyclists [hereafter, former athletes (FAs)] participating at least once in the professional bicycle race Tour de Suisse in 1955-1975, 62 (46%) were recruited for the study. The control group consisted of 62 male golfers matched for age, weight, hypertension, and cardiac medication. All participants were screened with history, clinical and echocardiographic examination, ECG, and 24 h ECG. The time for the last bicycle race of FAs was 38 +/- 6 years. The mean age at examination was 66 +/- 6 years in controls and 66 +/- 7 years in FAs (P = 0.47). The percentage of study participants with >4 h current cardiovascular training per week was identical. QRS duration (102 +/- 20 vs. 95 +/- 13 ms, P = 0.03) and corrected QTc interval (416 +/- 27 vs. 404 +/- 18, P = 0.004) were longer in FAs. There was no significant difference in the number of isolated atrial or ventricular premature complexes, or supraventricular tachycardias in the 24 h ECG; however, ventricular tachycardias tended to occur more often in FAs than in controls (15 vs. 3%, P = 0.05). The average heart rate was lower in FAs (66 +/- 9 vs. 70 +/- 8 b.p.m.) (P = 0.004). Paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation or flutter was reported more often in FAs (P = 0.028). Sinus node disease (SND), defined as bradycardia of <40 b.p.m. (10 vs. 2%), atrial flutter (6 vs. 0%), pacemaker for bradyarrhythmias (3 vs. 0%), and/or maximal RR interval of >2.5 s (6 vs. 0%), was more common in FA (16%) than in controls (2%, P = 0.006). Observed survival of all FAs was not different from the expected. CONCLUSIONS: Among FAs, SND occurred significantly more often compared with age-matched controls, and there is trend towards more frequent ventricular tachycardias. Further studies have to evaluate prevention of arrhythmias with extreme endurance training, the necessity of regular follow-up of heart rhythm, and management of arrhythmias in former competitive endurance athletes.
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If you are a blogshop owner, you would have encountered sooner or later the need to take photographs of the products you are selling. This could be daunting if you do not know where to start.
I will show you the easiest way to get started, without investing in expensive studio equipment. The most important item in your gear, next to your camera and lens, is a speedlight (external flashgun) with a tilt and swivel head. Forget the built-in flash, it will give you a very amateurish result.
In fact, you don't even need a DSLR (digital SLR). A compact point-and-shoot with a hotshoe mount will be good enough! As long as the camera has a hotshoe mount for the speedlight, it will do just fine.
In the workshops that I have conducted, a growing number of participants are showing up with Nissin speedlights, which are surprisingly good value for money, and they deliver a performance similar to Nikon's own speedlights. The Nissin Di866 Flashlight is even more powerful than Nikon's flagship speedlight, the Nikon SB-910 Speedlight, for less money! The Nissin speedlight also has a PC sync port that is so useful for combining on-camera TTL flash with other off-camera wireless remote speedlights, a technique I teach in my customized 1-on-1 classes.
Have your speedlight mounted on your camera, set the speedlight to TTL mode, and the camera on Manual exposure mode. Here are the recommended settings to start with: ISO 200, Aperture F5.6, Shutter Speed 1/90, White Balance: Flash.
Aim the speedlight to fire at the ceiling or a nearby wall, but NOT directly at the product you are shooting. And…click away!
The result will be similar to this photo which is sold in my Shutterstock gallery, which was taken with the same technique, using an entry-level 6-megapixel DSLR, kit lens and a discontinued SB-600 speedlight:
TTL mode on your speedlight measures the amount of light coming through the lens and outputs just the right amount of flash power so that your object is properly lit.
If you find that the object is not entirely sharp (you may have larger objects that require more depth-of-field) then use a smaller aperture like F8 (smaller apertures have bigger F numbers, larger apertures have smaller F numbers). You may also need to increase your ISO setting to 400 so that you don't overwork your speedlight. Also be careful not to exceed your flash sync shutter speed, usually 1/200. Otherwise you will be going into high-speed sync territory, and your camera may not be properly set to handle this technique.
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Linda Barrow
Linda Stockman Miller Barrow, born November 4, 1943 in Sulligent, Alabama went to be with our Lord February 23, 2012 at the age of 68 years.
She was one of the first USAA employees in San Antonio, eventually retiring as a Casualty Adjuster with 31 years and then returning as a contractor until she retired for good.
Linda had one daughter, Tammy, who was her pride and joy. They loved traveling together and volunteering with the San Antonio Rodeo Calf Scramble Committee. Linda moved to Somerset from Mission, Texas in 1963, where she lived in the same house for 49 years. She was a member of the Somerset First Baptist Church and enjoyed her Sunday school classes as well as the Friday Golden Oldie gatherings.
She and her husband Johnny enjoyed traveling with their loyal companion Mr. Ripley. They were both extremely family oriented and they bought a large RV so they could visit their family across Texas and in Alabama.
Linda was as beautiful inside as she was on the outside. She brought joy and happiness to all that knew her. She looked past the health issues she had in later years and enjoyed her family and friends to the utmost.
She is preceded in death by her father Earnest 'Mutt' Stockman. She is survived by: her husband Johnny Barrow; mother Mrs. Virginia Stockman; sister Diane Wenzel; daughter Tammy Diane and her husband Kyle and grand-daughter Jessica Taylor; husband Johnny's children: Tammy and Mike Lotas, Tracey Barrow, John and Sylvia Barrow, Jeanette and Darren Trimmer; grandchildren: Johnny Barrow, Amanda Briones, Malyssa Barrow, Alisia Briones, Meagan Trimmer, Sarah Lotas, Nathan Trimmer, Cassie Lotas and Jake Guevara; as well as aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and numerous cousins. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Hurley
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September 22, 2011
LYONS — Almost a year ago, Rustic Falls Camp at 5537 Cranberry Road opened its doors to a group of children from West Chicago.
With that, Eric Lentz and his wife, Deanna Hallagan, saw their dreams come true. In fact, the couple and their two children, had been working since 2006 to repair, renovate and restore an abandoned dairy farm and fieldstone farm house into a special retreat for people in need.
But hanging over their heads this past year was a $110,000 mortgage on the property that had to be paid off by October 2011.
On Aug. 23, Lentz paid off the $110,000 debt. Ownership of the property was transferred to the nonprofit Frank Lentz Foundation.
The Frank Lentz Foundation is named after Eric's late father who was a child psychologist for the Dundee School District and Barrington High School in Illinois.
He was also a scout master in the Elgin, Ill., area.
Eric Lentz was at the Lyons Town Board on Monday to announce that he had filed paperwork to grant the property tax exempt status starting in 2012.
The visit was a courtesy call. No Town Board action was required.
Owner of a pool maintenance company, Lentz, of Skokie, Ill., has a degree in special education. Hallagan is a social worker.
They had long planned to open a camp to provide outdoor experiences for at-risk youth, cancer survivors and physically and mentally challenged children and adults.
According to information provided by Lentz, during the past two years, the Frank Lentz Foundation has raised about $270,000 for the renovation of the old farmhouse and for the mortgage.
The down payment for the property was $25,000, the renovations about $140,000 and the mortgage was $110,000.
Lentz credited two fundraising events with helping reach the goal of $110,000, nearly two months earlier than the loan was due.
The first event was the Rustic Fair at Falls on June 12 at the Rustic Falls Camp which is just five miles east of Lake Geneva.
The second was a golf outing at the Golf Club of Illinois. Most of the funds, however, came $25 at a time from large numbers of people who just felt the need to contribute, Lentz said.
Lentz said he hopes he can continue both events as fundraisers for Rustic Falls.
Although the immediate debt is paid off, Lentz said he believes the foundation will have to raise about $100,000 a year to keep the camp operating.
A long-term goal is to renovate the old barn on the property into an activity center, including a pool, art rooms, stage and extra sleeping space for the camp.
Rustic Falls itself sits on about five acres that straddles Cranberry Road.
The center of the camp is the two-story fieldstone farm house which has been renovated and restored with mostly volunteer effort to sleep up to eight.
Surrounding Rustic Falls is 87 acres of the old Drumlin farm now owned by the Seno Woodland Education Center. Seno and Rustic Falls have a mutual use agreement, so guests of Rustic Falls can hike the Seno grounds, and occasional guests of Seno can use the facilities at Rustic Falls.
Lentz said Rustic Falls has two to three groups visit every month. The Frank Lentz Foundation has established connections with several social and medical service agencies in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Rustic Falls Nature Camp is a customized camp experience for small groups.
The goal of the camp is to create unique outdoor experiences for at-risk youth, cancer survivors and physically and mentally challenged children and adults. Each camp is tailored to the special needs of each group.
Camps can be customized to include activities such as horseback riding, nature walks, fishing, archery, basketball, swimming, sledding, ice skating, crafts and cooking.


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Not the Happiest Post EverPosted in Family by: Angela
We've all watched disease and/or cancer take the life of someone we know. Could be someone near and dear to our hearts – a spouse, a parent, sibling, friend. It could be that we are watching someone we care about, although not quite like an immediate family member, wither away who, no matter their faults and errors in life, doesn't deserve to have their body tormented in such a cruel way.
My family is currently watching a member of our own going through this painful process. These last days are a struggle for each member of the family, in their own personal way. No one likes death. No likes watching a loved one lose their life in a such a harsh way as cancer.
So today, instead of fun and happy post, it's a bit sad. I ask that you a take a minute to keep my Uncle in your prayers. His last days on this earth are near, and I pray for comfort and peace not only for his body but also for his soul as this time approaches.


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Former Menifee Mayor, Current Council Member Wallace Edgerton to Run in Dist. 3
Longtime city councilman and former Menifee Mayor Wallace Edgerton made it official this week, reque...
Edgerton, 78, served 17 years on the Long Beach City Council before moving to Menifee. He received the most votes in the first Menifee city council election in 2008 and was appointed mayor, holding that position for three years. For the last year, he has served as a city council member during John Denver's term as mayor.
Under a new voting system this year, the mayor will be selected as an at-large position by the voters rather than appointed by council members. Edgerton had no comment regarding a rumor he had considered running for mayor in November rather than for the council seat in District 3, where he will oppose planning commissioner Bill Zimmerman.
Edgerton has been outspoken in his opposition to what he considers excessive business and housing development that is being pushed by other council members and some in the community.
"Over the course of my tenure, I was good friends with Fred Twyman," said Edgerton about the former city council member, who died last year. "I became a disciple of his regarding the amount of development we should have. We recognized that many people moved from large cities here to come to a small town. We like it the way it is.
"I don't agree with this push by others to generate more houses, which means more traffic and less security. We need a few amenities, such as a theater, small restaurants and some ballparks for the youth. But I've done a lot of walking and talking to people in town, and I think I'm in sync with what they want. If people wanted to live in a big city, they should've stayed there."


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Dear Brother,—Here is a Letter from John in Canada1 which came last night; a rather foolish one, but descriptive I suppose of the poor fellow's humour and position yonder. You can burn it when you have done with it. I have kept note of his Attorney and land-owner affair; all moonshine most probably in itself, and the "Dunlop Esq of Clover" an undiscoverable man: however I will make some attempt to inquire after him, and satisfy the poor soul if I can. The Address, I suppose, if you put "Canada West" upon it, is quite right as we had it.
Jane has gone to Addiscomb (yesterday) for two days, the Lady being left there alone in a complaining way: I am accordingly upstairs altogether till tomorrow when she returns;—very busy indeed. The east wind lamed me so, I had decided not to send out "Downing Street 2d" till May in the regular course: but on despatching No 3 (or "Downing St" first) to press, with that announcement, I was told the Covers were already printed off, advertising No 4 for April 15! So it must be, therefore: and I am in a peck of hurries ever since,—but nearly beginning to see land thro' No 4 too. These are both baddish nos.; but I cannot help it: there is something attempted in them too; afar off, as it must needs be.— — On the whole, it is a horrible job this same; no luck for me till I get thro' it. Last Punch was full of barking and bantering (very helpless that) about me;2 which gratifies Chapman amazingly. All the dogs of the parish must bark, if you tumble up a cart of hardware within hearing.— Our Mother is mending. Thanks for your Note: I hope my Mother and you will get a walk now. My blessings on her, and on you all: another Note soon. Good night / T. Carlyle


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With NFL playoff fever gripping Colorado, it may be tough to make romantic getaway plans for next month. Luckily Denver hotels are pulling out all the stops to offer the perfect Valentine's Day getaway with your significant other.
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The center for all things pop-culture, Denver's the Curtis - a Doubletree by Hilton is once again celebrating some of its favorite lovebirds this Valentine's Day with Couples We Love 2.0. Enjoy with Valentine's Day in the theme of one of these celebrated couples:
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Check out these pictures and you'll see just what I mean. The busty sitcom mom is not all tease though. She puts those large breasts to good use when she wraps them around the big hard cock of one of Hanks best friends. She jerks him off in her mommy cleavage till her can take no more and shoots a huge load of cum all over her face and chest. Mmmm that's my kinda MILF!
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internationally acclaimed artist, is included in a group exhibition at SpaceWomb Gallery, 57 Stanton in the LES Lower East Side NYC, in proximity to where many famous artists such as Jeff Koons, Tehching Hsieh, and Zhang Huan have lived and worked and occupied available store front spaces before gentrification of Downtown.
He has donated art to help raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for underprivileged children, elderly the sick and the poor through his art donations to charities such as: The Boys & Girls Club and the Nassau County Bar Association.
His most special project, Yacht Rendezvous, was in colaboration with Donald Trump and was held at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
His work was also selected for a group show, Citigroup International Emerging Artist Exhibition, New York.
His will exhibit at Whitepeaks Fine Art, London and Chase Edwards Gallery, New York this upcoming year.
In the past, he has exhibited at ArtWalk Hamptons, New York , Dodds & Eder, New York , Chase Edwards Gallery, New York, Domus, New York , Miami solo art fair, Florida , Hot Art Basel, Mexico City , Clair Voyant Gallery, New York , The Palace, New York , Park Avenue Armory, New York , Art-Expo, New York, Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Saatchi Virtual Gallery, London , Mistretta Galleries, New York, Art Expo, New York , Grass Roots Gallery, New York, Citigroup Exhibition, New York and Gallery 82, New York.
born on Long Island, New York, 1976, and is known for his compelling paintings that employ an all-over technique of Abstract Expressionism. An emotional quality of color, spread out across the surface of the canvases, is evident in Moskowitz's evocative abstract art. Using vibrant colors, his large expressionistic paintings, as seen in the work, Summer Thoughts, that measures six feet by ten feet, capture and reveal his observations and memories of living in the West Indies on the island of Saint Lucia in 2001. His paintings of lush and elusive images challenge one's ability to interpret visual language.
B.A. from University of South Florida, 1998, and his M.A. from Hofstra University, New York. He resides in Oyster Bay, New York, his studio is steps away from the Oyster Bay harbor that continually serves as an inspiration to his work.
"While the paint is still wet on my canvases the paintings take on a life of their own. They are living breathing things that often tap into my subconscious. They know how they want to look and they use me as their medium."