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Chilling at the Ravine! I LOVE LA!
I know my friend Ash at http://ashleymarshall.mlblogs.com/ is not having as much fun as I am but I loved reading your recap of the past two games Ash! Thanks!!
What a wacky wild game Monday was! I don't like to see so many errors in a game even if it is the opposing team but I am so glad we won! Kudos to Mark Loretta for noticing that Church missed the bag at third!. Wild and Wacky game! First you have the Mets winning 3 -2 only to have the final score be Dodgers 3, Mets 2. Good job to El Lobo (Wolf) even though he did not get the win. Another cheap win for the bullpen.
On Tuesday's game Billingsley struggled in the first few innings with a high pitch count but then he showed why he has a record of 6-1 now. Gutsy performance for the pride of Defiance, OH. Oh and what about the bearded one Casey Blake with his 9th homerun? Not bad for your number 8th batter. On to game 3 today with Hernandez for the Mets against Jeff Weaver. Good Luck Weaver!
Today is Casey Blake bobblehead night. I heard that the BBH resembles him a lot. Stay Thirsty my fiends: From the name that was given to Casey Blake at Dodgers.cc. TMIMITW (the most interesting man in the world) because of his beard. Still having problems adding youtube so here is the link to TMIMITW
Stay thirsty my friends.
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Enjoy the game Emma! Beat up on the Mets before they come to Boston.
I love that commercial with the "Stay thirsty" line. Hope you guys finish off the Mets!
I don't understand why the Mets are playing against The Red Sox instead of the Yankees. We are playing the Angels this weekend.
I love that commercial. We have a lot of fun with it. Wonder if Casey knows that we call him Thirsty or TMIMITW.
Stay Thirsty!!! You gotta love the Beard and all the Boy's….Keep on having fun Emma…..and GO DODGERS!!!!!!
Have fun Emma! Get crazy! Only 10 days until I get to go to the SkyDome!!! YAY!!!
Last nights game was "AWSOME"! I had the honors to enjoy the game at Dodger Stadium. The crowd was just full of energy. I am soooo glad we swept the Mets. BLAKE's Bobble head looks just like him, but I do think that the beard could of been a little bit lighter. CASEY is just a wonderful player…TMIMITW!
Stay thirsty Thirsty! Our boys are taking a well deserved day off!
I love the bobblehead. Be careful when you open the box, you might lose the little bat that comes separate. Hey are you going to see Ethier & Kemp at Nortthridge tomorrow? Is close to my work so I'll try to go.
I hope you wait a looooooong time! 🙂
That looks like so much fun Emma. I can only imagine being there with you.
Hey Amy!
If you ever here in L.A., give me a shout! I leave at 10:AM tomorrow to Chicago! I can't wait! Change of rain: 30%, not too bad.


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Appendix A to Part 1313—Tamper Resistant Driver's License
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(1) Ghost image.
(2) Ghost graphic.
(3) Hologram.
(4) Optical variable device.
(5) Microline printing.
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(7) Security laminate.
(8) Background containing color, pattern, line or design.
(9) Rainbow printing.
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The teams: The Green Bay Packers (12-5) vs. the San Francisco 49ers (11-4-1) in an NFC Divisional Playoff game.
The time: 7 p.m. CST Saturday.
The place: Candlestick Park, San Francisco.
The TV coverage: FOX – WITI (Ch. 6 in Milwaukee), WMSN (Ch. 47in Madison) and WLUK (Ch. 11 in Green Bay).
The announcers: Joe Buck and Troy Aikman in booth and Pam Oliver and Erin Andrews on the sideline.
The coaches: Green Bay's Mike McCarthy is 80-41 (including 6-3 in the postseason) in his seventh season as the Packers' coach and as an NFL head coach. The 49ers' Jim Harbaugh is 25-8-1 in his second year as the 49ers' coach and as an NFL head coach.
The series: The Packers lead the all-time regular-season series 30-26-1 and also own a 4-1 advantage in postseason play. The 49ers are 16-11-1 all-time in San Francisco against the Packers, but Green Bay has won 13 of the past 15 meetings, including playoffs. The 49ers scored a 30-22 victory at Lambeau Field on Sept. 9. This marks the teams' first playoff meeting since a 25-15 Packers victory at Lambeau Field in the 2001 NFC Wild Card round, and the teams' first playoff meeting since Terrell Owens reeled in the game-winning touchdown in a 30-27 Wild Card victory in the 1998 NFC playoffs.
The rankings: The Packers' offense finished the 2012 regular season ranked No. 13 overall, including No. 20 in rushing and No. 9 in passing. Their 11th-ranked defense finished No. 17 against the run and No. 11 against the pass. The 49ers' 11th-ranked offense finished No. 4 in rushing and No. 23 in passing. Their third-ranked defense was No. 4 against the run and No. 4 against the pass.
The playoff road: The Packers beat NFC North rival Minnesota 24-10 last Saturday at Lambeau Field in an NFC Wild Card game. The 49ers, as the No. 2 seed, had a bye.
The stakes: The winners advance to the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 20 to face the winner of Sunday's game between the No. 5-seeded Seattle Seahawks and top-seeded Atlanta Falcons. If the Falcons win on Sunday, the Packers-49ers winner would travel to Atlanta. If the Seahawks win, the Packers-49ers winner would host the NFC title game as the highest remaining seed.
The line: The 49ers are favored by 3 points.
The injury report:
Out – DE Jerel Worthy (knee), WR Jarrett Boykin (ankle).
Probable – WR Randall Cobb (illness), WR Jordy Nelson (ankle), RB James Starks (knee), TE Jermichael Finley (hamstring), OLB Clay Matthews (knee), OLB Dezman Moses (hamstring).
Probable – CB Tarell Brown (shoulder), S Dashon Goldson (shoulder), LB Clark Haggans (shoulder), RB Bruce Miller (shoulder), LB Aldon Smith (shoulder), DT Justin Smith (elbow/triceps), DT Will Tukuafu (neck), LB Navorro Bowman (shoulder), TE Garrett Celek (foot), LB Tavares Gooden (ribs), G Mike Iupati (shoulder), CB Carlos Rogers (knee), LB Patrick Willis (shoulder).
Protection racket: Given the praise he had for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio must have a lot of confidence in his guys. If he didn't, there'd be no reason to even bother playing the game, given Fangio's scouting report on the reigning NFL MVP.
"He's awful tough to defend," Fangio began before lavishing on the praise. "After watching him a lot in the offseason once we knew that (Green Bay) was our first game and now going back to that, he reminds me of [former Miami Dolphins QB] Dan Marino in the pocket with his quick, accurate release. And he reminds me of [former 49ers QB] Steve Young out of the pocket. And that's a hell of a tough combination to defend. And we've got to do a good job in our rush lanes of not letting him get out too much. We've got to do a good job of plastering in coverage that if he does run around we don't lose our guys. And try to limit the big plays that he can make on the move. I don't have a great answer for you. We've just got to try and not let it happen."
The best way to prevent that: Pressure. And not just pressure, but pressure with only four rushers. While Young's observation earlier in the week that the key to beating Rodgers was generating pressure with four was hardly revolutionary, it was absolutely true. Just ask Rodgers.
"Without a doubt. If you can cover with seven and pressure with four that's the most difficult situation, and it's not just for me. That's for any quarterback that plays," Rodgers said during his weekly radio show on 540 ESPN and ESPNWisconsin.com on Thursday. "There's just not a lot of holes out on the defense. When you're able to drop seven guys off and play with vision to the football – which, most teams that are able to do that are going to have at least three or four guys with vision to the football – the holes in the secondary become a lot smaller.
"Now, when you can move the pocket, extend those plays, the holes begin to open up a little bit. But if you have time to go through your progressions against a four-man rush, you can make some plays. 'There's going to be someone open,' we always say, and it might just be a check down, but those check downs are body blow, and those body blows add up after a while. But if you are getting pressure with four and I don't have any time to get to my check down then it's going to be a long day."
Even with Rodgers' ability to move within and outside of the pocket, the Packers' offensive line will have to play well. While Justin Smith and Aldon Smith get most of the accolades (deservedly so) and will be huge challenges for left guard T.J. Lang and left tackle Marshall Newhouse, undrafted rookie free-agent right tackle Don Barclay and right guard Josh Sitton will have their own challenge with the less-publicized pair of Ray McDonald and Ahmad Brooks, who Rodgers said "are both very talented players. More people talk about the 'Smith' side, but they're equaled out by a very talented group on the other side as well."


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Here are some photos from the summer ball which took place at Beamish Hall, it was a v pretty hotel (appreci8 the flower backdrop). The dress I wore is from H&M surprisingly and despite it annoyingly creasing every 5 seconds I love the colour/ fabric/ it's fabulous. Anyway, I've just finished my second year at Durham with a 2:1 (yay). It's so crazy how time flies... in a few months I'll be starting my year abroad by spending 6 months teaching in Germany. Xx
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Here are some photos from my recent trip to Milan in the Easter holidays, it is an amazing city. The outfit is one of my faves, basically wore these sunglasses from H&M constantly lols. I blog rarely nowadays due to university etc, but now that it's mostly for fun it's kind of more enjoyable hehe. I have a year abroad next year so will have the opportunity to get into lookbooking again etc. I feel so behind! I love taking photos and hope you like them, much love. Also have a very fluffy post that is yet to be uploaded hehe. Good luck everyone with exams, I am currently avoiding a Haneke essay Xxx
Sunday, 10 January 2016
I finally had time to take some proper outfit photos so here they are :) I am currently obsessed with my white furry scrunchy from Topshop and subsequently bought it in black this week too. In fact, anything white and fluffy I am naturally drawn to... hence the pom-pom on the bag. The shirt is second hand Calvin Klein and arguably fairly festive but I wear it all year round regardless hehe, hope you like. Also my hair is still so much shorter! I'm v excited for it to grow and get back to it's former mane-like state. Xxx
Friday, 8 January 2016
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Haven't posted in so long again but happy new year :) I feel like I haven't blogged in years, which is partially true as it's something so hard to make time for nowadays, especially with university. There is hope though, as next year will be my year abroad so I'll have more time to spare. I've had this fur coat for years but it was originally so massive on me, thankfully I've grown into it so it doesn't look completely ridiculous. Also a random photo of a sunset. Xx
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Weiß ♥
Here is an all white outfit I shot a few days ago for the Lookbook 'Whiteout' contest. Aside from the obvious colour coordination with my bichon frise Joey, all white is an excellent way to end the summer :) I've recently got back from holiday which was lovely (check my instagram @immids for a disgusting number of posts) and then I went to Brighton for a few days with my boyfriend for his birthday. Also I'm moving back to Durham at the weekend and I'm v excited hehe hope you enjoyed your summer xx
Sunday, 6 September 2015
These photos were taken when I actually had a decent amount of hair hehe - I am currently in post-haircut mourning and feeling very bald indeed. Anyway, I rarely wear pastel shades these days/ anything other than black so it makes for a nice change. Also definitely looking slightly grandma-esque but no regrets there. Au revoir Xx
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Skirt: Topshop
Saturday, 15 August 2015
Tout en Noir
'S'habiller tout en noir' is unfortunately about the most French I can muster up this far into the summer hehe. Anyway here is an outfit that is obviously very black and no doubt suitable for a funeral. Also apologies for my grumpy facial expression lolz it was half raining.. Xx
Skirt: H&M
Top: Topshop
Boots: Next (v rogue purchase)
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I have a five and a half month old son.
Since the beginning, I've pumped with a Pump in Style. Also since the beginning, my left breast produces a significantly lower amount of milk than my right. For example, my son will nurse at 4 p.m. and by 8 p.m. when I pump, I only get an ounce (or even less than an ounce!) and it seems like it's mostly hindmilk and very little foremilk. My right side produces nicely in the same time frame: 2 to 3 ounces, at least.
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Big plans are taking shape for Memorial Day Weekend this year in Liberty. Dale Vandenberg, president of Hillside Greenhouses in Liberty, addressed the Liberty Town Board on February 21, and said the plans include car shows, music, street vendors and the huge annual yard sale. But perhaps the most ambitious development is that North Main Street will be host to Liberty's first Soap Box Derby.
The closest derby event has been held in Pert Jervis for about the past 14 years, and has become so large that the race no longer accepts the youngest class of racers. The race in Liberty will include them as well as children aged seven to 16 years.
Vandenberg, whose wife Carol is listed as a director on the All American Soap Box Derby website, www.aasbd.org [2], said about 50 racers are expected to compete in the program, which should last from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 27. He said the event may attract 1200 spectators to the town.
Supervisor Charlie Barbuti endorsed the derby. He said, "The kids have to practice and make the car themselves."
Vandenberg said it was his understanding that the jam band Phish would be playing at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts again this year for three shows, as it did last year on Memorial Day Weekend, and that the derby would give the concert goers something to do in the daytime.
Councilman Chris Austin referred to the Phish dates as an "inside rumor." However Julie Goodman, the public relations and marketing coordinator at Bethel Woods, wrote in an email, "There is nothing confirmed for Phish, or for Memorial Day Weekend."
In any case, the discussion at the meeting turned toward tents and backyards. Councilman Maurice Gerry said the town should develop a policy about accommodating the large number of people that may come to either or both events. He said, "If it means an extra tent, I don't see that we have to have someone religiously going around counting how many people are on my lawn."
Code enforcement officer Mark VanEtten said a couple of tents on a lawn is one thing, but, "If somebody is advertising 300 or 400 camping sites on their property and they don't have the health and safety facilities for it, that's a huge issue."
Barbuti added, "I can see this could be a problem because there are people that would want to have 200 campers on two acres of ground."
Councilman Dean Farrand said, "We don't have enough motel rooms to take care of 1500 people, and it would be a shame to have three days of events and have people go home after four hours; it would be nice if they came on Saturday morning and would be inclined to stay until Monday."
No one was certain if there are limits set by the NYS Department of Health regarding tents on residential or commercial properties, and what is allowed and what is not.
VanEtten said he would get the information from the health department and forward it to the council members.


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"I don't have time!" "It's not worth it, I wont win." "I am not as qualified as other people."
These are all excuses for a young park and recreation professional to not apply for the NRPA Young Professional Fellowship and/or the AAPRA Externship; or any scholarship opportunity for that matter. I don't buy those excuses.
Both the NRPA Young Professional Fellowship and the AAPRA (American Academy for Parks and Recreation Administration) Externship are unique opportunities that will potentially allow applicants to attend the 2012 NRPA Annual Congress and Exposition in Anaheim, California.
Four recipients will be chosen for the Young Professional Fellowship. They will receive complementary registration to Congress and the 2013 Legislative Forum and up to a $1,000 travel stipend each for travel expenses. Similarly, the Externship is also awarded to four individuals and recipients will receive complementary Congress registration and up to $750 in travel expenses.
I was fortunate to be the recipient of both the Externship and Fellowship in the past two years and I can tell you that the experiences were invaluable.
Both programs provide recipients a very busy and informative Congress. To start, each program provides participants with mentors of the most distinguished levels in this profession. In addition to meeting these individuals, the networking gained from these programs is amazing as awardees are invited to all Congress social events and meetings where they will interact with many of what I have come to learn are the best of the best.
Does applying for these opportunities take time and effort? Yes, it does. It should take some time to sell yourself as a professional in a letter of rationale as to why you are a deserving candidate. It should take some time to seek out quality references that are willing to support you. And yes, it should take time to update your resume with all that you have accomplished.
At the very least, the application process will update your portfolio and enhance your professional development.
Are you qualified? Well, you will never know if you do not apply.
If you are thinking of applying, don't think, don't make excuses as why not to, just do it!
Written by Tom Venniro, Recreation Supervisor, Chili Recreation Department in North Chili, NY. You can reach Tom with questions at firstname.lastname@example.com or leave a comment below. You can also read more about Tom in the June issue of Parks & Recreation.
*Editor's note: In addition to the Young Professional Fellowship and the AAPRA Externship, NRPA also offers the Diversity Scholarship. Four will be awarded this scholarship and will receive complementary registration to the 2012 Congress and Exposition, up to $1,000 to assist with travel and hotel expenses and a mentor who serves on the Diversity Committee. Deadline for the NRPA Young Professional Fellowship and Diversity Scholarship is July 6, 2012. Deadline for the AAPRA Externship is June 22, 2012.
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By Michael Mullen & Shannan Rouss
We love the holidays, but we also know that they can be fraught with peril: family in close quarters, people with different ideas about what to watch, when to eat, who you should have voted for. To help keep the peace, here are seven drama-free topics to choose from.
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Politics is always a conversational minefield, but it's bound to come up at some point, so when it does, make like a politician and pivot. "Hey, have you seen that new Lincoln movie?" Then you can offer up this fascinating historical fact to keep things moving: Everyone knows that John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, but what they may not know is that a few months before that, Lincoln's son Robert fell onto the tracks at a train station and was dragged to safety by the actor Edwin Booth (pictured), brother of John Wilkes Booth. Discuss!
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If someone starts grousing about the sad state of the human race, here's proof that there is hope for us yet: Felix Baumgartner's mighty skydiving feat of reaching 834 miles per hour and breaking the sound barrier while falling from near space. Seriously, who could be cynical about the prospects for our oft-criticized species when people are daring to make 24-mile jumps! Of course, your parents might argue that if Baumgartner can achieve such spectacular things, maybe you can at least break up with your deadbeat boyfriend.
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When it comes to family dinners, your best defense is a good offense. A lull in conversation is an invitation for your brother to ask, "How's the job search going?" or your mom to comment, "I really liked the way you looked with long hair." To that end, consider reading up on the latest gossip rags beforehand. Mentioning that Channing Tatum is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2012, for example, may stir up some debate at the table, but you should be able to emerge unscathed.
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Thanks to the geniuses of Silicon Valley there's no end to available tech topics this season. The Google Driverless Car is a case in point. What would have, a few years ago, seemed like a futuristic daydream is legal in three states and has logged 300,000 miles without an accident (well, it wrecked once, but a human was driving). Until the inevitable robot apocalypse arrives, we can cruise hands-free, accident-free, and maybe even gridlock-free.
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Dad bemoaning his gout? Mom over-sharing about her hot flashes? Take the medical talk in a different direction, courtesy of neurologist Oliver Sacks (author of Awakenings and, most recently, Hallucinations). Even if you know next to nothing about Sacks (except that Robin Williams played him in the movie version of Awakenings), visit his site for a crash course in the bizarre disorders he has studied. After all, what's a hot flash compared to Capgras syndrome, the belief that one's parents, spouse or close family member has been replaced with an impostor.
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Read any good books lately? If not, get cracking. Books are the perfect time-filler—somebody else already cooked up the story, you just have to warm it up and serve. Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel's novel about Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII, won the Booker Prize in 2009 and, her sequel, Bring Up the Bodies, won the award this year. If you want to start a "Hey, I'm reading a great book" conversation, either will do the trick. Scheming clergy, a fickle king, beheadings, plagues, wars and rumors of wars—there's more than enough 16th-century drama to keep the family spellbound.
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Serious, substantive conversation is best avoided during holiday dinners. And there's pretty much nothing less serious than this year's most popular memes. Of course, your parents may not know what a meme is. That's okay. Just give them the dictionary definition: an idea, behavior, style, or usage that spreads from person to person within a culture. Avoid mentioning "binders full of women" as an example and stick with non-partisan memes like McKayla Maroney (not impressed), Gangnam Style and Ridiculously Photogenic Guy, pictured.


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Shutdown should have been a wakeup callOctober 20,2013When the government shutdown began, furloughed federal workers were promised they would still be paid once it reopened which it finally did last week.
Even so, let me offer advice to those with jobs they thought were secure. Do what you can, as soon as you can, to create an emergency fund. Make it a priority.
Yes, youve heard this before. Yet here we are again, and workers across the country, including non-federal employees and government contractors whose incomes were also affected by the shutdown, are feeling the financial pain after missing one paycheck or getting just a partial paycheck.
The Washington Post asked people to participate in an online survey about how the shutdown had impacted them. Almost two-thirds said it had affected them daily or threatened their livelihood.
Heres what some workers wrote:
California: Check to Check, like most folks these days. Furlough put me back even deeper.
Colorado: Just worked out our budgets though Nov. 15 half a paycheck this pay period and at this point no paycheck by Nov. 1 currently over $300 in the hole and seeking delays to monthly payment for car, insurance, credit, student loans, mortgage.
Virginia: No work equals no pay. No savings equals bad, really bad.
Massachusetts: I am a federal employee supporting a spouse in graduate school with student loans of my own to pay. Even if I get back pay, paying the immediate bills will be a significant challenge. One of the reasons I was attracted to this job was because of its stability.
With all due respect, the shutdown should have been a wake-up call for all of us. You cant count on your job always being there, even in positions or careers that have historically been viewed as unemployment-proof.
I say this because often in financial workshops I have conducted, some participants, government workers in particular, would argue they didnt really need to worry about having several months of expenses saved up.
They felt secure in their jobs. Or I would get push-back from people who believed they couldnt lose their jobs and therefore didnt need to put away three to six months of living expenses.
By the way, dont fret about having to dip into your savings. Thats what an emergency fund is for to address a financial shutdown in your life.
I am fully aware that many people have overwhelming financial demands. I know some are barely making it because they have large families or medical bills or are taking care of others who have fallen on financial hardship.
Im not fussing at you. You are doing the best you can. But if youre just getting by, thats all the more reason to cut expenses and put the savings in the bank.
Im talking to workers who can do better and should do better with what they earn. They have run up a bunch of bills and cant figure out how to save. Still, I understand.
In many parts of the country, including the Washington metropolitan area, you have to contend with the high cost of housing, food and transportation.
If you have children, its the high cost of day care or private school tuition or the seemingly endless fees for the kids to participate in sports or other extracurricular activities. Im a parent. I get that.
But it all comes down to choices. You cant do it all. Not even folks making millions can live paycheck to paycheck. How do you go broke on $200 million? By spending $201 million.
During various shutdowns in sports National Football League or the National Basketball Association we heard about players complaining about not having money to keep up with their expenses. In those cases, we shook our heads and sneered about their overspending. But how similar are you to those players?
Your expenses are different and not as large, but you still overspent.
You spent too much on your college education and now have student loan debt that is burdensome and preventing you from saving.
Youve bought a home that you cant afford because the monthly mortgage payment doesnt give you the leeway to save.
For a long time, long before sequester-demanded furlough days and the current shutdown, youve blurred the line between your needs and wants, not really distinguishing the two.
Only you truly know your financial situation and if you could have budgeted better to save more. Only you know if life events out of your control make missing one or two paychecks disastrous.
But if you can handle the truth, let the shutdown be your financial reset button when you get back to work.
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
Valentine's Day in Bodega Bay!
Want to go somewhere romantic? Head to the ocean! Before we moved to Bodega Bay, our favorite getaways were always at the coast. My husband and I celebrated many Valentine's Days in Mendocino, Monterey, and of course, here in Bodega Bay. We love the spectacular views, fresh salt air, the boom of crashing waves, abundant wildlife, walks on the beach, snuggling by a roaring fire, what more could you ask for?
Here are some of our favorite places to go and things to do in Bodega Bay. Whether you're a big spender or on a budget, you can plan a wonderful Valentine's Day for you and your sweetheart.
Pack a picnic and head for the beach! You can get great sandwiches at Valley Ford Market or here in Bodega Bay at Pelican Plaza Grocery & Deli. Or build a fire and barbeque hot dogs in designated fire rings right on Doran Beach!
Other favorite beaches include Bodega Head (it's whale watching season!), Salmon Creek Beach and Portuguese Beach further up the coast.
Come for lunch and fly kites in the afternoon breeze, or plan a dinner and watch the sunset, which is between 5:30-5:45 p.m. this time of year.
Want to take your picnic indoors? Gourmet Au Bay is a wonderful wine bar right on the water with spectacular views from their deck. They encourage visitors to bring their own picnics to enjoy along with one of their hundreds of wines for sale on the premises. Their deck is heated this time of year and they offer blankets for snuggling. I also LOVE their gift shop! You can read previous posts about them here.
Do you prefer a fine dining experience? Check out the Bluewater Bistro's Valentine's Day Dinner on February 14, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Fixed price three-course meal, $35 per person. The menu looks fabulous!
Foodies especially love Terrapin Creek Café. They've received numerous rave reviews and have been called one of the best restaurants in Sonoma County. They don't have anything special planned for Valentine's Day but everything on their menu is outstanding.
Want to make a weekend of it? The Inn at the Tides in Bodega Bay has packages that include dinner and breakfast in their restaurant. They also have "Stay & Play" golf packages for The Links at Bodega Harbour. We've had family members stay here and the rooms are lovely! My brother-in-law had a beautifully appointed room with a view and a fireplace. The Inn also has a pool, whirlpool and sauna.
For an even more luxurious experience, check out the Bodega Bay Lodge & Spa. We received a generous gift certificate to this Four-Diamond lodge from our daughter a few years ago and had a blast! Their guest rooms and suites feature ocean views and fireplaces. They have a pool, whirlpool, sauna, full service spa and comlimentary wine hour. We had relaxing massages down by the pool and a first class dinner in their Duck Club restaurant. The Press Democrat said, "The Duck Club Restaurant is one of the most romantic dining spots in Sonoma County....the atmosphere makes every visit special... it is the perfect venue for a romantic, ocean-view meal. Excellent ingredients, many from nearby farms and fisheries, enhance the experience."
Less expensive but very nice accommodations are available at the Bodega Harbor Inn. We've had family members stay here too and they loved it. The rooms are all different, many in their own little cottage or cabin. The rooms were clean, freshly painted, and nicely decorated. And some of their rooms are pet-friendly, yay!
If you'd like to bring the entire family, consider renting a vacation home out here. There are several websites offering gorgeous homes including Bodega Bay & Beyond. Some houses are so large that two or three families often share one for the weekend. There's plenty for everyone to do, like kayaking, hiking, horseback riding, beachcombing, shopping, dining, wine-tasting, golf, and whale-watching. You can find out more at the Bodega Bay Visitors Center website.
Come have a Happy Valentine's Day here in Bodega Bay!
Photo: The Links Golf Course, Bodega Bay
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7 comments:
- Jim Swanson said...
WOW! Such a beautiful story-book place to be...any time.
It makes me want to rent a moving van and head that way to stay!
- February 7, 2010 at 5:15 PM
- Kathlene said...
It really is like living in paradise! When we used to come here, we never wanted to leave. Now we don't have to! I still pinch myself because I can't believe we actually get to live here.
- February 8, 2010 at 8:10 AM
Such a fabulous post! I know it's not in Bodega Bay, but just a beautiful drive up the coast to the mouth of the Russian River is another fantastic romantic spot - The Rivers End... such incredible views and fabulous food
- February 8, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Kathlene said...
Yes, River's End in Jenner is lovely! Good one to add to the list. Thanks Dana!
- February 8, 2010 at 3:53 PM
- Kathryn/plantwhateverbringsyoujoy.com said...
You have certainly spelled out the lay of the land for Valentine's Day, Kathlene! It all sounds so wonderfully romantic--and a nourishing retreat for the single minded, as well! Thank you! xoxo
- February 9, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- EdenSol said...
What a Gorgeous post, filled with great info for the Holiday, or any weekend! Fantastic! I'm sold! Sign me up! :)))
- February 12, 2010 at 4:28 PM
- Kathlene said...
Thank you Antonia, I'm so glad you stopped by!
- February 12, 2010 at 5:49 PM


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Rhubarb & custard cake
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal278
- fat15g
- saturates9g
- carbs34g
- sugars21g
- fibre1g
- protein4g
- salt0.5g
- 1 quantity Barney's roasted rhubarb (see recipe, below method)
Botanically, rhubarb is a vegetable (it's related to sorrel and dock) but its thick, fleshy…
- 250g pack butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 150g pot ready-made custard (not the chilled kind; I used Ambrosia)
- 250g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
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Baking powder is a raising agent that is commonly used in cake-making. It is made from an alkali…
- 4 large egg
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 250g golden caster sugar
- icing sugar, for dusting
Make the roasted rhubarb first, carefully draining off the juices before you let it cool. Butter and line a 23cm loose-bottomed or springform cake tin. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
Reserve 3 tbsp of the custard in a bowl. Beat the rest of the custard together with the butter, flour, baking powder, eggs, vanilla and sugar until creamy and smooth. Spoon one-third of the mix into the tin, add some of the rhubarb, then dot with one-third more cake mix and spread it out as well as you can. Top with some more rhubarb, then spoon over the remaining cake mix, leaving it in rough mounds and dips rather than being too neat about it. Scatter the rest of the rhubarb over the batter, then dot the remaining custard over. Bake for 40 mins until risen and golden, then cover with foil and bake for 15-20 mins more. It's ready when a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in the tin, then dredge with icing sugar when cool.
Barney's roasted rhubarb
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Rinse 400g rhubarb and shake off excess water. Trim the ends, then cut into little-finger-size pieces. Put in a shallow dish or a baking tray, tip over 50g caster sugar, toss together, then shuffle rhubarb so it's in a single layer. Cover with foil, then roast for 15 mins. Remove foil. Give everything a little shake, roast for 5 mins more or until tender and the juices are syrupy.
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Great cake, timings were fine for my fan oven at 160. I used frozen rhubarb as that's what I had and put it straight in the oven from the freezer. I used the leftover syrupy juice from the rhubarb and drizzled it over the cake in the tin. The only thing I didn't like was the oddly set patches of custard on top. Would probably just serve the cake with custard instead of the extra blobs on top!
I made this cake and it was a great success, just the right texture and lovely and moist, will definitely be making it again! You can read about my attempt here: http://helenasbistro.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/rhubarb-custard-cake/ :)
Lovely cake! Made as recipe but cooked bit longer in my fan oven as recommended by others. Ate it warm with ice cream, but had a piece later when cool and prefer it like that. Think you taste all the flavours better. Will definitely make again, but will chop rhubarb into 1cm pieces and use lots more, at least another 200g.
I just made this with some homegrown rhubarb from my neighbour's allotment. I used an extra 200g of rhubarb and almost double the custard - it took longer to cook but it's so moist that it's almost like a pudding sponge. I'm having it warm with more custard for pudding tonight but I couldn't resist having a slice with some coffee. Absolutely delicious.
This cake was unbelievable. I had some homegrown rhubarb and was looking for something other than crumble to use it in. So glad I chose this cake. The timings were accurate for my conventional oven and I found that the rhubarb stayed suspended throughout the cake and didn't sink as some other comments have suggested. It came out perfectly moist and worked well served with vanilla ice cream. I also made a syrup with the rhubarb juice and drizzled that on top.
Would definitely recommend.
This cake was unbelievably tasty. I had some homegrown rhubarb and was looking for something other than crumble to use it in. So glad I chose this cake. I found that the timings were accurate and the rhubarb stayed suspended throughout the cake; it didn't sink as some other comments have suggested. It came out perfectly moist and worked beautifully served warm with vanilla ice cream. I also made a syrup with the rhubarb juice and drizzled that on top.
Would definitely recommend.
Made this last night after reading all the comments beforehand. Cooked for an extra 20 minutes as most people suggested and it turned out perfectly. Used Alpro soya custard as this was all I had and it tasted lovely too. Took into work this morning and they all commented on how gorgeous it tasted. Will definitely make again
Made this recipe last night having read all the reviews beforehand. Cooked for an extra 20 minutes as suggested and the cake turned out perfectly cooked, I used Alpro soya custard as this was all I had and it worked perfectly well. Took it into work this morning and everyone commented on how gorgeous it was. Will definitely make again
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Skip to comments.The Insanity Virus
Posted on 11/18/2010 7:12:58 PM PST by MetaThought
The Insanity Virus
Schizophrenia has long been blamed on bad genes or even bad parents. Wrong, says a growing group of psychiatrists. The real culprit, they claim, is a virus that lives entwined in every person's DNA.
by Douglas Fox
Steven and David Elmore were born identical twins, but their first days in this world could not have been more different. David came home from the hospital after a week. Steven, born four minutes later, stayed behind in the ICU. For a month he hovered near death in an incubator, wracked with fever from what doctors called a dangerous viral infection. Even after Steven recovered, he lagged behind his twin. He lay awake but rarely cried. When his mother smiled at him, he stared back with blank eyes rather than mirroring her smiles as David did. And for several years after the boys began walking, it was Steven who often lost his balance, falling against tables or smashing his lip.
Those early differences might have faded into distant memory, but they gained new significance in light of the twins subsequent lives. By the time Steven entered grade school, it appeared that he had hit his stride. The twins seemed to have equalized into the genetic carbon copies that they were: They wore the same shoulder-length, sandy-blond hair. They were both B+ students. They played basketball with the same friends. Steven Elmore had seemingly overcome his rough start. But then, at the age of 17, he began hearing voices.
(Excerpt) Read more at discovermagazine.com ...
OK, that explains Democrats.
Psychology ping.
The voices in my head mean I am never alone...
Genetics, Micro & virology ping...""We lug around 100,000 retrovirus sequences inside us; all told, genetic parasites related to viruses account for more than 40 percent of all human DNA."
The voices in my head mean I am never alone...
Always shoutin' for more food!
The freaky part is the next morning I'm thinking "I don't even remember eating THAT".
Interesting indeed.
Thank you for posting this link. Very interesting article.
Thanks so much for posting this. I know people whom this will help.
True, but sometimes I have to tell them to STFU. LOL
It is a fascinating article. I wonder about the lingering effects that the introduction of the Herpes Simplex Virus (type1) has on psychopathology. What makes a psychopath a psychopath. Is it also a virus?
Thanks for the ping to this very interesting article.
DNA is like a dirty window. It's works in spite
of all the flaws. It's amazing how well things
work with all the flaws. Conventional software
is brittle by comparison.
DNA is like a dirty window. It's works in spite
of all the flaws. It's amazing how well things
work with all the flaws. Conventional software
is brittle by comparison.
My Android phone did a double post. :-(
Very interesting article!
Schizophrenia could caused by a virus? Intriguing.
Its other name is "Windows". ;')
Thanks MetaThought.
You're welcome! I figured it would interest someone in your profession.
Biochemical or biomechanical mechanisms, their interactions and the subsequent effects are intriguing. They do explain a good amount of "what's going wrong" in people.
A simple neurological exam showed Torrey that schizophrenics suffered from more than just mental disturbances. They often had trouble doing standard inebriation tests, like walking a straight line heel to toe. If Torrey simultaneously touched their face and hand while their eyes were closed, they often did not register being touched in two places.
Schizophrenics also showed signs of inflammation in their infection-fighting white blood cells. If you look at the blood of people with schizophrenia, Torrey says, there are too many odd-looking lymphocytes, the kind that you find in mononucleosis. And when he performed CAT scans on pairs of identical twins with and without the diseaseincluding Steven and David Elmorehe saw that schizophrenics brains had less tissue and larger fluid-filled ventricles.
Subsequent studies confirmed those oddities. Many schizophrenics show chronic inflammation and lose brain tissue over time, and these changes correlate with the severity of their symptoms. These things convinced me that this is a brain disease, Torrey says, not a psychological problem.
Torrey wondered if the moment of infection might in fact have occurred during early childhood. If schizophrenia was sparked by a disease that was more common during winter and early spring, that could explain the birth-month effect.
Thanks, S&A.
Thanks for posting this. Our godson, age 23, was just diagnosed.
He had previously been diagnosed with OCD and bi-polar. As the article indicates, it was apparent he was "different" when he was a young child. His mother always said he had quirks. Recently he has begun to complain that he has trolls following him, laughing at him. He doesn't want to leave the house and has put cardboard over his windows so they can't see in.
We have another older friend whose son also has it. He has done pretty well with treatment. He is closer to my age. He lives on his own, has a small lawn care service and runs a booth at a flea market on the weekends.
Our godson OTOH is barely functional.
You're very welcome.
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by Anton Shilov
UPDATE: Adding a quote from an official ISSCC document. Retracting comments regarding Bobcat, adding comments about Llano.
Advanced Micro Devices plans to describe some of the features of its next-generation mobile microprocessor at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in early February, 2010. The company will not disclose all the details, which is logical, considering that its 32nm central processing units (CPUs) are only due in 2011, but some of the capabilities may be rather interesting.
One of the documents to be discussed during the ISSCC covers "a 32nm core capable of data rates above 3GHz and power consumption variable from 2.5 to 25W," reports EETimes web-site.
"The 32nm implementation of an AMD x86-64 core occupying 9.69mm2 and containing more than 35 million transistors (excluding L2 cache), operates at frequencies >3GHz. The core incorporates numerous design and power improvements to enable an operating range of 2.5W to 25W and a zero-power gated state that make the core well-suited to a broad range of mobile and desktop products," the official document reads.
AMD did not state which of its x86-64 cores it plans to describe, which adds a mystery to the content. There are three major 32nm products incoming from AMD:
Based on transistor count and the size of the die, it can be assumed that AMD will be demonstrating details about Llano processor's x86 engines, even though it is relatively strange that the company decided to once again redesing its K10.5 design to fit it into a highly-integrated chip.
The media report claims that a big chunk of AMD's paper will focus on circuit techniques the company uses to lower power consumption and leakage of the core. For instance, the core's L1 cache uses 8T memory cells to support low supply voltages, the processor also uses a power gating ring that takes advantage of isolated substrates used in the company's silicon-on-insulator technology to provide a near-zero power off state.
Based on the die shot displayed by AMD earlier this month, the first Fusion processor from AMD - Llano - will feature 4 x86 cores that resemble those of Propus processor (AMD Athlon II X4) with 2MB of L2 as well as 6 SIMD engines (with 80 stream processors per engine) that resemble those of Evergreen graphics chip (ATI Radeon HD 5800); PC3-12800 (DDR3 1600MHz) memory controller, possibly, with some tweaks to better serve x86 and graphics engines.
AMD Bobcat x86 core is due to be released in 2011 as part of AMD Brazos platform and AMD Ontario accelerated processing unit (APU, a microprocessor featuring graphics processing unit on the same piece of silicon and/or substrate). According to AMD, Bobcat chips will feature x86-64, virtualization, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 technologies and will be single-threaded with out-of-order execution. The actual Ontario microprocessor will be able to offer 90% of today's "mainstream performance" in less than half of die area.


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Asking Wrongly
When we do not ask the Lord to meet our needs, or if we ask Him to do so with the wrong motives, we will miss out on the wisdom and all the other blessings that God freely offers to ...Read More
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Even those with great faith sometimes feel like they are not very wise. However, we have seen that if true faith must manifest itself in good works then so too must godly wisdom be present even if this wisdom is ...Read More
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Few of us will ever rise to rule a nation or to command a large corporation. However, while selfish ambition can lead to such things, it can also motivate us to seek power in less influential realms. What motivates you ...Read More
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Though we may not often think about it in this way, today's passage tells us that good works done in a spirit of meekness and humility demonstrate that we are wise. If we become overly proud from our good works, ...Read More
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James' complaint that the tongue is untameable demonstrates that even the "best" Christian will never in this life perfectly control his tongue. Still, if we continually curse others with our words, then we must question the presence of God in ...Read More
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Contrary to some theological traditions, the Bible does not teach that it is possible to achieve a sinless perfection this side of heaven. Today's passage reminds us of the powerful presence of sin, especially as manifested in the tongue. However, ...Read More
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In today's passage, James reminds us that it only takes a small flame to cause a great fire. Oftentimes the most offensive and hurtful things that we say appear to be insignificant at the time. However, snide and subtle comments ...Read More
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Look back over your life and consider how your tongue has directed it. Try to think of times when your tongue has benefitted you and when it has created trouble for you. Ask yourself in what direction you are steering ...Read More
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Today's passage warns us about taking up the task of teaching too casually. When we accept such a position of influence over others, whether in an official, ministerial capacity or not, God will judge the words we speak more strictly. ...Read More
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"The Growing Economy"
Book Chapter, pages 1-22
January 2011
Author: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Agricultural Innovation in Africa; Science, Technology, and Globalization; Science, Technology, and Public Policy
"The current global economic crisis, rising food prices, and the threat of climate change have reinforced the urgency to find lasting solutions to Africa's agricultural challenges. Africa is largely an agricultural economy with the majority of the population deriving their income from farming. Agricultural development is therefore intricately linked to overall economic development in African countries. Most policy interventions have focused on "food security," a term that is used to cover key attributes of food such as sufficiency, reliability, quality, safety, timeliness, and other aspects of food necessary for healthy and thriving populations. This chapter outlines the critical linkages between food security, agricultural development, and economic growth and explains why Africa has lagged behind other regions in agricultural productivity. Improving Africa's agricultural performance will require significant political leadership, investment, and deliberate policy efforts.
The Power of Inspirational Leadership
In a prophetic depiction of the power of inspirational models, Mark Twain famously said: "Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." Malawi's remarkable efforts to address the challenges of food security were implemented against the rulebook of economic dogma that preaches against agricultural subsidies to farmers. Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika defied these teachings and put in place a series of policy measures that addressed agricultural development and overall economic development. He serves as an example for other African leaders of how aggressive agricultural investment (16% of government spending) can yield increased production and results...."
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- On-farm technology in the palm of your hand
- Social media
- I now know of farmers who say they hardly ever open the laptop anymore, because they can conduct most of their farm business on their smartphones. There are many very creative apps for that and farmers are taking full advantage of them.
In January 2011, I featured Social Media in this column. I reread it the other day and thought, "Wow, how things have changed in two years."
At that point in time I mentioned cell phones and laptops, and used the word "perhaps" in conjunction with smart phone and tablet use on the farm.
For Social Media, I limited the discussion to Facebook, Twitter and blogs and only referred to "applications" once. I noticed that I wrote applications, not apps.
Just three months later, we launched our first app, a Virginia Grown app for Windows Phone 7. Later that year, new apps were cropping up daily. The phrase "There's an app for that" became a pop culture aphorism and in farming, as in all aspects of life, smart phones, tablets and apps now have changed the way we do business.
I now know of farmers who say they hardly ever open the laptop anymore, because they can conduct most of their farm business on their smartphones. There are many very creative apps for that and farmers are taking full advantage of them.
A lot of farmers use electronic sources, to access market news updates, grain futures and more. Updates hit their phones two or three times a day and farmers can get the latest information on the tractor or at the local café. No more going to the house at lunch to check the market reports.
Farmers can measure field sizes using an app. They can check price reports for livestock or commodities or locate the closest elevators to buy grain. They can look for livestock auctions and view them in real time, or they can use apps as an alternative to yard sales and on-farm auctions to find and buy equipment.
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A new smart phone application from the USDA is available as a free download for both iPhone and Android users to access soil survey information. The app, SoilWeb, combines online soil survey information with the GPS capabilities of smart phones. The soil survey information provided in this mobile form is particularly useful for those working in the field.
The Mobile Farm Manager from John Deere gives access to field data from a smart phone or tablet. It can define soil grids, track sample numbers and navigate from one field to the next. Farmers can associate notes to a specific area and analyze operation maps and report from the car, in a meeting or in the field. They can move data easily between the manager on their mobile device and farm management software on the office computer.
A share feature allows farmers to share data easily with trusted service providers and business partners. All this and they don't even have to leave the tractor cab.
I recently learned of some consumer apps that help save energy, something dear to the heart of most farmers. The Save Energy, Save Money app calculates the energy use of common appliances, and the MeterReadings app allows you to read your electric meter from your phone. Apps, including the UFO Power Center and Energy Hub, allow you to remotely manage the energy use of home appliances to eliminate stand-by power costs.


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Former Nevada Union coach sentenced to 12 years in child sex case
August 27, 2013
A former high school snowboarding coach was sentenced Monday to 12 years in state prison after pleading no contest to continual sexual abuse of a child.
A special allegation of substantial sexual conduct had been dismissed in the plea agreement, which had called for a stipulated sentence of between six and 12 years.
Samson Smith was a snowboard coach at Nevada Union for approximately 10 years, and his March arrest sparked concerns in the community that the charges might involve former students.
The charges against him involved a family member rather than a member of any athletic team or student, police stressed at the time of his arrest.
According to Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Ow, the victim was 10 years old when the sexual abuse began. She added that it continued over a time period of nine years, according to the victim, although only four years were listed in the charge.
The victim, who is now an adult, became suicidal, which led to the disclosure of the abuse, Ow said.
Deputy Public Defender Keri Klein argued that the elements cited by Ow as aggravating factors were simply part of the charged offense and should not be considered as reasons for a longer sentence.
"All of these (types of) cases are disturbing," Klein said. "This one is not any more disturbing than any other."
Klein argued that Smith's upbringing — which included physical and sexual abuse of his own — should be considered as a mitigating factor.
"He was raised by wolves," she said. "He never learned to be a good father, or a good husband."
Aside from this "huge mar," Smith has led an exemplary life, Klein said.
"He acknowledges that what he did was wrong," she added. "He is throwing himself on the mercy of the court."
Anderson opted to sentence Smith to the middle term of 12 years for the offense, noting, "He was an adult and in a capacity to take a different course than what he chose."
Smith can receive 15 percent time credit for good behavior; he has 198 days credit for time already served.
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Friday, July 9, 2010
The Project: Museum Exhibit Honoring Gail Sigford and Four Other Klamath Falls WASP
We gathered pictures from old albums and boxes, scoured the internet for pictures and articles about the WASP from Klamath Falls as well as general WASP information. Arm patches, discharge papers, and WASP class books were ferreted out of their hiding places. We even found a 1943 Life Magazine which featured and article about these amazing flying women of WWII. A sister-in-law undertook scanning the pictures inside the magazine and put them on a digital picture frame which was a very nice addition to the display. We had timelines and little known facts about the WASP as well as posters on the walls and in the display cases.,
We also had access to a lighted, glass cube in which we hung models of several of the training planes that were flown by the WASP at Avenger Field in Sweetwater TX. One of the interesting things that my sister and I noticed was that several of the the training planes that were flown by WASP were planes that we grew up with when we were children. Our father purchased and flew a number of war surplus planes, so the Stearman (B-13), Fairchild (PT-19) and the twin engine Cessna Bobcat (UC-78). that we knew as children were the same planes that my aunt flew in Texas.
Also included were pictures and bios of the four other WASP that were at one time or another connected with Klamath County. Two of them were rather well known, Blanche Osborn Bross was flew B-17s and was in one of the more well known pictures as she and three other WASP, dressed in their sheep skin flight suits, were walking away from the B-17, Pistol Packin' Mama. Peggie Parker Eccles not only ferried bombers, but also was assigned to a top secret project; she was the "taxi service" to four top scientist working.
The local newspaper gave us a nice spread, complete with a picture of my brother holding our aunt's Congressional Gold Medal (actually a bronze medal, as the Gold Medal now resides in the Smithsonian Institute). My brother traveled to Washington D.C. in March 2010 to receive our aunt's posthumously presented Congressional Gold Medal.
After we gave my aunt's ashes back to the air, wind, and land, the entire group of family and friends visited the museum exhibit as well as the Veteran's Park where we had placed a memorial brick in her honor. My aunt was a very private person and would have been quite surprised at this very public display --- though I do believe she would also have been very pleased. According to her, being a WASP, part of that amazing history, was one of the most significant and exciting experiences of her life. We honored that life and how she affected our lives.
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Remarkable, fantastic, meaningful! Congrats. Been wondering where you were, other than the postings of the letters, which are fab, but of course. Now I know, you have been very busy with a wonderful project. Again, congrats!ReplyDelete
In addition to the exhibit, we had company from Florida, Washington and all over Oregon. Quite a month!ReplyDelete
How exciting to carry out your aunt's final wishes!ReplyDelete
What a great tribute to your aunt and the other WASP members! Congratulations.ReplyDelete
How wonderful to do as your aunt wished and to be near the mountain view she loved is great. My one concern with ashes spread rather than being in a cemetery is how will family in the future know what is done with family members. My mother in law 's ashes were given to the waters of the lake where one son lives. She loved the woods and the lakes of Minnesota. Is there a place to register this information. If not an interesting idea. Thanks for visiting my blog recently. GraceReplyDelete
It is nice to see this, I have often thought of Gail, she was a remarkable woman, and influenced me as a young child.ReplyDelete
It is nice to see this, I have often thought of Gail, she was a remarkable woman, and influenced me as a young child.ReplyDelete
It was great to see this tribute, Gail was a wonderful woman, and influenced me greatly as a young child.ReplyDelete


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2. Meanwhile, cut pea pods into thin strips and slice mushrooms. Lightly coat an unheated large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray. Preheat skillet over medium heat. 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1 1/2 cups cooked chopped chicken breast 1/4 cup sliced green onions
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We need a floor general we have Lin, but i can tell you this much LIN is not taking us to the promise land. He will be a Great PG in the future and who better to learn from than Nash?
Nash+Amare makes Amare not seem so useless and eases the pain of his atrocious contract.
Nash+Melo = Less Contested/chucked shots from Melo, the floor spacing would be Legit giving Melo enough room to operate.
Nash+Chandler= Nash would make Chandler a scoring threat down low, we already seen what Lin/Jason kidd could do with Chandler imagine what NASH could do with chandler.
Like somebody said before the PROS outweigh the CONS with signing Nash.
Gundy, Ca7 etc etc how can you not be in favor of signing this guy. Eliminate his age and just look at the quality we would be getting (plus we still have Lin) Nash + Lin PG tandem .... how can you pass that up o.O


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Check your freezers to see if you have this meat and then return it to the store you purchased it at for a full refund. All of the packages recalled include the code "Est. P-963" on the label, according to Cargill. The packages were labeled with many different brands, including Cargill's Honeysuckle White.
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Special memories of Cove School
To the editor:
Many of us reserve a section of memory for our grade school years, perhaps because of the teachers, relationships and discoveries we encountered. A large part of what we are came from them.
About this time of year, I got a queasy feeling in my stomach as summer freedoms were about to be exchanged for nine months of school; however, in the fall of 1960, I soon found that Cove School offered other freedoms. I thank Mary Stevens, my first-grade teacher, for getting me off on the right foot after a terrible first day. Virginia Thomas taught second grade and Dorothy Evans third grade. Our fourth-grade teachers, Forrestine Wiegmann and Hester Thomas, were in the original part of the school. From classroom windows I watched the ladle cars of Weirton Steel's cinder pot express clang down the tracks like a train of cups and saucers.
In between those rooms was the principal, Carma Simmons. Once, I was ordered to her office for disciplinary action, but she was very busy, so I sat and watched her work. I can still hear her concerned voice emanate from our classroom speaker. From the west wing windows, I watched snow showers obliterate Marland Heights hill, and soon reach the school window, then the hill soon reappeared. Our fifth-grade teacher was Freda Garrison, the nicest lady in the world. The nicest man in the world was Mr. Hill, the janitor. I enjoyed taking my empty lunch sack to the furnace room, where he let me toss it into the fire. In sixth grade, my teachers were friendly, but there was silence when Janet Gress pulled her wooden paddle out of the closet, and Joan Buchanan assigned me a 2,000-word theme on "something" when I said "something." I also had Ava Hall for science, Mary Alice Dayoub for language arts and Mrs. Hausman, who taught "new math."
I miss crossing Cove Road to play softball and trips up Weir Avenue to play dodge ball at the Dr. Anthony Major Gymnasium. Going home, the bus took us up through the smoke and mills with reliable Chuck Dennison at the wheel. I thank all the above, and those who shared Aug. 10 at the Cove School commemorative marker unveiling, including Goldie and Melanie Baly, Jolene and Paul Zuros, Andrea Anderson, Pam Makricosta, Kim Salter, Mary and Dave Zwierzchowski, Bob and Lea Shirer, Shirley and Dave Whanger, Joe Stankiewicz, Linda Stankiewicz, Susan O'Neill, Tim Roberts, Victor Greco, John Sorrenti, Danny and Lisa Greathouse, Jeff Davis, Bev and Mike Swartzmiller, Arden Ford, Deb Witkowski, Chuck Wright, Carole Bernadino, Jim Piccirillo, Lori Price, Rich Loeffler, John Newbrough, Despina Melonas, Judi Case, Debbie Daugherty, Rick and Tina Smith, Herman Capito, Art Lastoria, Lillian Zuros, Justin Brown, Bonnie Burskey and many others.
Thanks to The Weirton Daily Times, city of Weirton and sponsors, including the Hancock County commissioners, Hancock County Savings Bank, Sophia Pipinos Charitable Trust, Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Weirton Area Museum and Cultural Center.
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Trickle Down and Tax Cuts
Dr. Thomas Sowell's "'Trickle Down Theory' and 'Tax Cuts for the Rich'" has just been published by the Hoover Institution. Having read this short paper, the conclusion you must reach is that the term "trickle down theory" is simply a tool of charlatans and political hustlers.
Sowell states that "no such theory has been found in even the most voluminous and learned histories of economic theories." That's from a scholar who has published extensively in the history of economic thought. Several years ago, Sowell, in his syndicated column, challenged anyone to name an economist from any economic school of thought who had actually advocated a "trickle down" theory. To date, no one has quoted any economist who ever advocated such a theory. Trickle down is a nonexistent theory. Those who use it simply argue against a caricature rather than confront an argument actually made.
President Barack Obama recently criticized Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan for trying to sell a tax plan, which he called "trickledown snake oil." Criticizing tax cuts as trickle down is a way not to confront the argument; however, there's empirical evidence about the effects of tax cuts. Sowell shows that during the Warren Harding administration, in 1921, Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon advocated tax rate cuts, which were enacted into law by Congress. Afterward, there was rising output; unemployment plummeted; and the resulting higher income produced greater federal tax revenues, even though the tax rate had been lowered. There were somewhat similar results in later years after high tax rates were cut during the John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush administrations.
The facts about the 1920s tax rate cuts are unmistakably clear for those who bother to check the facts. In 1921, when the tax rate on people earning more than $100,000 a year was 73 percent, the federal government collected a little more than $700 million in income taxes, of which 30 percent was paid by those earning more than $100,000. By 1929, after the tax rate had been cut to 24 percent on incomes higher than $100,000, the federal government collected more than $1 billion in income taxes, of which 65 percent was collected from those with incomes higher than $100,000.
In 1962, Democratic President John F. Kennedy pointed out that "it is a paradoxical truth that tax rates are too high today and tax revenues are too low and the soundest way to raise the revenues in the long run is to cut the rates now." Both Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush made similar arguments, and the tax rate cuts had the effect of stimulating economic growth while increasing federal tax revenue and shifting a greater percentage of the tax burden on to wealthier individuals.
One very insightful part of Sowell's paper is the discussion about what Mellon called the "gesture of taxing the rich" — namely, tax-exempt securities that he tried unsuccessfully to put an end to. Tax-exempt securities and other tax breaks are valuable tools in the politics of class warfare and envy. Politicians have it both ways. They get votes by raising taxes on the wealthy — or threatening to do so — and at the same time provide the wealthy with a way out of high taxes through tax-exempt securities. This explains how President Obama can raise tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions from Hollywood millionaires and Wall Street's rich and powerful. "Tax cuts for the rich" demagoguery is simply the height of deceit perpetrated on the gullible people and useful idiots.
You can bet that the White House has people reading every bit of the news, including this column and Dr. Sowell's article. You can bet some people in the news media will read it, as well. Despite the facts that Sowell has marshaled, they will continue to use trickle down theory and "tax cuts for the rich" demagoguery, even though they now have hard evidence to the contrary, because they can count on widespread gullibility and inability to do critical thinking.
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Aseptika Ltd, is developing a home-based rapid and quantitative test for bacterial respiratory infections in patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), has announced that volunteers from Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are now participating in the clinical trial.
The trial incorporates the use of home telemetry to measure lung and cardiovascular function, levels of physical activity and body composition, which are combined with the measurement of biomarkers to predict the reoccurrence of chest infections.
This trial explores whether CF patients could self-monitor at home, with remote support from their clinicians, using the Company's home infection test and the Activ8rlives web-based platform.
The Company successfully bid for and was awarded Phase 1 funding through NHS Midlands and East and the Health Enterprise East's second SBRI competition in 2011.
In May of last year, Aseptika was also awarded Phase 2 funding to undertake this current study.
The company has already demonstrated the feasibility of quantifying the levels of key biomarkers in sputum samples as a way of predicting the onset of chest infections known clinically as 'exacerbations'.
The biomarker tests can be used to give both clinicians and patients 7 to 10 days advanced warning of an exacerbation and when commercialized, could lead to a reduction in hospital admissions and length of stay, as well as improving healthcare outcomes for those with CF.
In the trial, volunteers measure key performance indicators of health such as Peak Flow, FEV1, pO2, heart rate, physical activity, weight, body composition, cough and wellness at home and this information is uploaded to their private Activ8rlives web account.
The sputum profiling data is added to this same web database and correlated with the volunteer's medication regime.
This wealth of information can be viewed by the clinician for research purposes only at this stage during the trial, but will be made available to the patients at its completion.
In a comment on the current clinical trial, Dr. Anne Blackwood, Chief Executive of Health Enterprise East said, "Aseptika's technology platform has the potential to improve the quality of life of patients with CF in addition to reducing healthcare costs by preventing unnecessary admissions. Empowering patients to self-manage their condition is a key priority for the NHS."
The objective of the self-monitoring solution being developed by Aseptika is to provide the tools to CF patients and their carers to help them stay well.
Simultaneously this also provides their clinical team with complete, reliable and up to date information, especially for patients which have long journeys to attend their specialty clinics.
Early changes in levels of biomarkers and health indicators will give patients, their families and clinicians every chance to identify when a course of treatment is becoming ineffective or when a change in treatment is required, or identify if additional support at home is needed.
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minato and A because minato can easily separate bee and naruto and then minato and A can take them on 2v1. minato and A can beat the new naruto. minato and A will definitely be a match for full 8 tails which is what bee will have to do to stay alive. however i dont know if minato and A can beat 8 tails but it doesnt matter because minato can just use reaper death seal to seal 8tails. minato dies but A is still alive so they win. however if in this battle minato cant separate them then bee and naruto win.
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Well lets think about what Killerbee & Naruto have over Minato & A. Naruto is able to dodge A's movements and therefore counterattack, while also we know bee can overpower A from what we saw in the recent chapters. However Minato is pretty much unstoppable due to FTG which is practically the top level of space-time ninjutsu. The only way I would think Naruto and Bee would have any sort of a chance to stop him would be to double on him and seperate him/take out A first.
But alternativly, I think whatever side Minato is on will be the victor, so yeah.
i think naruto can beat either one of them 1v1. maybe minato is still stronger than naruto but if naruto beats minato quick enough he can help b with a. unless a beats b. but im sure naruto beats a. lol. there are a lot of factors in his fight.
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Sweep Up The Dead Fish!
Woo hoo! What a weekend for the Phillies in South Florida!
After coming from behind with a ninth-inning rally on Friday night, the Phils pulled it off again on Saturday, tying the game in the ninth and then going ahead in the top of the tenth by a score of 6-4. Brad Lidge came on in the bottom of the tenth, and while somewhat shaky, held on for the save. I had to listen to all this on the radio while driving, as we had been visiting with out-of-state friends who were in the area for the weekend. The combination of Lidge loading the bases with two outs, and concentrating on the road at the same time, is a bit more stress than I need! Thankfully disaster was averted – the Phils won, and we arrived home in one piece.🙂
In contrast, yesterday's victory was a good old-fashioned butt-whuppin' which the Phillies won in dominating style. Jamie Moyer continued his mastery of the Marlins, getting his third win of the season. Lifetime against the Fish, Moyer is 12-1!
Things weren't too far out of hand for the Marlins through the first six innings, with the Phils up 4-1. But then Marlins relievers Hayden Penn and Kiko Calero gave up 7 and 2 runs, respectively, to put the Phils up 13-1.
With the game out of reach, the Marlins decided to save their pitchers, and brought in outfielder Cody Ross to pitch the top of the ninth. To his credit, he retired the side without giving up any runs, giving up only an infield hit to Jayson Werth. The Marlins scored once in the bottom of the ninth, to make the final score 13-2. Phils win!
OK guys, enough of the come-from-behind nailbiters. Let's have a few more blowout games like that, please!
The Marlins have now been swept in successive series by the Pirates and the Phillies, and dropped to an 11-7 record. The Phillies improve to 9-8, and are now in second place, 1 1/2 games behind the Marlins.
Is Cody admiring the new-found talent in his hands, or just thinking that he needs a good manicure? Enquiring minds want to know!
Up next for the Phillies is a three game set with the Natinals/Nationals. My husband is going to the game tonight, as he and his partner were invited by a client. I, on the other hand, will be watching on TV as I try to put up with this unseasonable heat for just a little longer (I admit to just a wee bit of jealousy). Things are supposed to cool off by Wednesday, and I can't rationalize turning on the AC for just two more days, in April, no less! So after the kids are in bed, I will retreat to the subterranean coolness of my basement (finished), with a refreshing gin and tonic in hand.
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It was a GREAT weekend of baseball all around! WHOO HOOO! And you know there is a good joke in there on the looking at the fingers…..and I hear you on the AC! We have one more day – 90 tomorrow! Yikes! Way to warm for April in Boston!
Was it ever. I enjoyed the Fried Fish I had yesterday. Funny how Fish fans kind of went quiet after Saturdays game. I guess they ran out of excuses for their team allowing the Phils to come from behind and win Friday and Saturday. Yesterday, well that was kind of a one sided game now. When they have to use a position player to pitch, that is pretty pathetic. Lidge is looking good, Moyer looks great. It is just a matter of time till Rollins comes around. While I miss Pat, Ibanez was the best move the Phils made in the offseason.
Great series against the Marlins, Sue. (Glad you didn't drive off the road, btw!) Sounds like the Phillies are clicking now. And not to worry about the heat. I sent it to you from CA, but now it's turned cold here so you'll be getting that next!
Julia – yep, what a weekend! Actually, this photo is just cropped from an even stranger vignette – I'll have to post the entire photo in all its weird glory.
lovephils – I'm not sure I agree with your assessment of Lidge, what with the bases loaded and all, but Moyer was great! I agree on Rollins, he will definitely get out of his slump soon. And Ibanez! He's been hot so far! Grand slam tonight! Woo hoo!
Jane – my family is glad I didn't drive off the road, too! Though please don't send more heat my way this early in the season – I'm not mentally ready for it yet.🙂


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