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The River of Doubt; it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron.
After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil's most famous explorer, Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever.
Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived.
From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt's life, here is Candice Millard's dazzling debut.
©2005 Candice Miller; (P)2005 Books on Tape
"Millard...nails the suspense element of this story perfectly, but equally important to her success is the marvelous amount of detail she provides on the wildlife that Roosevelt and his fellow explorers encountered on their journey, as well as the cannibalistic indigenous tribe that stalked them much of the way." (Publishers Weekly)
I read science, biographies, histories, mysteries, adventures, thrillers, educationals, linguistics but not no way, not no how, romances.
"An adventure story like you've never seen"
Let's start with the end, Candice Millard is a spectacular writer, her books are seemingly effortless and not only should you buy everything she's written, but put her on your list of authors to watch. This book, her first, sets the pace for a short but spectacular career.
Okay, now let's work backwards, to the River of Doubt. This is at once an adventure story as 22 men, with little experience and less food, float down an completely unknown and isolated river, surrounded by a jungle, animals and tribes that are actively trying to kill them. Teddy Roosevelt, having finished 7 years as president and looking for his next adventure, sets out on the biggest, most dangerous and last one of his amazing life. He wants to map a new river in the amazon, one that has never been charted. At all.
You learn so much about the Amazon rainforest here. But beyond the adventure and the danger, this is a character portrait of a man who was a naturalist and explorer at heart. While his health plunges downhill and men around him die, turn against each other and run away, his attitude never wavers. His son and the expedition's guide also show their true brave selves as they resolve to finish the voyage through strength of will alone.
It's shocking, what they go through, what they have to survive, and the sheer mountain of obsticles lined up against them. You'll have a new respect for Roosevelt and for exploraton after reading this - you'll also be breathless from the non-stop adventure of the story.
"Brilliant recollection!"
I bought this book for an extra credit report for my son and ended up listening to it myself. I was thoroughly engrossed as I knew nothing of Roosevelt's interest in exploration. The author did a great job of informing the reader/listener of the lives and backgrounds of all the members of the expedition and the coarse of their lives after their return. The author was also very informative of the different cultures of Amazonian Indians and even of the evolution of plants and animals in the forest. I found this book very intriguing and would recommend it to anyone interested in History.
"No Doubts About the Quality of this Book!"
The Good – I would have loved meeting TR! What a character! This book was very good. I am simply amazed at why anyone would take on such a journey even now when satellite phones can call for a helicopter rescue, but back then; get outta here!
I don't want to give anything away so I won't elaborate on details. I'll just say that if you like historical adventures you will drink this book up like it was a bottle of cool water in the middle of the Sahara. I'm pretty picky about my non-fiction books and I'm on a historical adventure kick right now. This book followed Sea of Glory, which left me with a bit of any empty feeling. River of Doubt satiated that feeling! Now I just need to find something to follow this?
The Not So Good – I got nothin. It's that simple. This book is a Goldilocks book; it's just right.
The Narration – Paul Michael, yeah, he's on my favorites' list now! What a fantastic job! Michael's pronunciations, his imitations, his tone, and his cadence all worked in perfect unison to make the listening to this great story even better.
Note: don't be put off by the audio sample on the website! When I listened it had this odd echo and I hesitated to get the book, but I wanted to hear this story and once I downloaded it there was no echo on my iPod.
The Overall – River of Doubt is a solid well-told and well-read book! For all those well worded five star reviews I read; Thank you!
"Great histoy, as much about the Amazon as TR"
Absolutely. In some sense, I wish I had not listened to it yet so that I could stumble on again. Seldom does one come across something new in the reading history of a man like TR. And yet Millard has meticulously captured this obscure chapter of TR's post presidential live, and reveled it be absolutely riveting again.
The chapter in which Millard introduces the reader to the ecology of the rain forest. The way she contrasts the sinister magic underneath its canopy; it's hyper-evolved species and predators - bugs, plants, germs, etc - to the relatively benign "wilderness" of TR's childhood, Oyster Bay, and even Africa, was unforgettable. The reader cannot help but squirm at it becomes clear our protagonist - the embodiment of the "strenuous life," hero of San Juan, and colossus of his era - has unwittingly gotten in far over his head.
"teddy roosevelt finally meets his match"
is life defined solely by our achievements and victories ?
can depression and our darkest sorrows and griefs simply be "outrun" ?
where do you go after enduring a grand public humiliation ?
teddy roosevelt had to answer all these hard questions in 1912
his 3rd party "bull moose" attempt to regain the presidency had failed
the intense scorn of his former republican colleagues fell heavily on him
t. roosevelt had made trophies of previous expeditions and campaigns
1) the spanish american war 2) the american west 3) an african safari
when a 1913 - 1914 amazon opportunity presented itself he grabbed for it
roosevelt's reputation insured him support and a warm welcome in brasil
but his trip showed remarkably poor timing, equipment, provision and planning
the dense tropical jungle proved to be a challenge almost beyond his ability
the deep reaches of the amazon rainforest were unexpectedly a pathetic lie
their lush and dense appearance belied a empty and violent nature
the lethal local "cinta larga" indians silently watched every step of his journey
as expected, t. roosevelt was not the most interesting man in this story
his son kermit showed a resolve and physical courage far beyond his father
and the brave brasilian colonel candido rondon outperformed even kermit
the health and 55 pounds roosevelt lost during the trip were never fully regained
by 1917 he was re-hospitalized with fever and abscess from the trip
he then died in 1919 of heart disease at his home on oyster bay, new york
c. millard took a well deserved break from NAT GEO to write this book
i learned more about t. roosevelt in her great book than any other i've read
he was at his physical and moral limit and thus seemed more real and human
"Super historical Snaphsot with Insight into TR"
This book delivered. I LOVE listening and reading all kinds of books. I probably prefer sci-fi and fantasy, but like everything. Books like this and 1776 are compelling and interesting. They transport you to a different time and place and what you get when you walk away is a glimpse of insight into one of history's most interesting characters. I've long admired Teddy Roosevelt and still savor the tiny insights into his personality and character that this book left.
In short, a darn good story, with a good performance, and a captivating lead character. I'd give it 4.5 across the board and tried to reflect that in my ratings.
Let's face it, these authors aren't paying me, so there's no need to lie!!
"Excellent story, well nararrated"
This was fascinating. I had no idea that Roosevelt was such an adventurous, brave soul. This book is VERY well researched, and the reader is excellent.
"Outstanding narrative, recommended"
I was not aware of this South American exploration by former President Roosevelt, and I thoroughly enjoyed the narrative. The author provided very good background information on the historical backdrop of Roosevelt prior to the expedition, on the people, and on the Amazon itself. The narrator also presented the story in a way that kept you listening. Once I started this book, I found it difficult to stop.
The tale will make you think twice if you have ever considered taking part in an Amazon expedition. Let's just say that I will never "relieve myself" in a river again. The unique challenges of an Amazon expedition are described in detail, and these help you understand what a monumental achievement the men accomplished. Roosevelt may not have died in the Amazon, but it's clear he carried the effects with him for his short years afterwards. I also very much liked the addition of an epilogue, which tells what followed in the years after the expedition.
Recommended for anyone who loves a true tale of exploration!
"Theo...Who knew?"
Before listening to this book, all I knew about Teddy Roosevelt was that he was a President, had a big mustache and/or stick & was always yelling "Bully". This starts a bit slow but in the end, I was really touched. Theo seemed a great man, everyone who knew him intimately, seemed to truly love & admire him ...& now, I kind of do too (although I didn't really know him intimately). This book/adventure makes you cringe with fear for Theo & his entourage, ache for their safety & wonder why the heck are they there? But I thought it was really good & I liked it alot. And though I spaced out occasionally while listening because I guess I also had to pay attention to my driving once in awhile, & therefore had to re-listen to some parts, it always kept my interest. I Like Teddy! This book was an education...and to ME, an interesting & informative one.
"Great audio book"
The author made this account of traveling through the Amazon exciting and informative at the same time. Great narration, fast paced, overall worth a listen.
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Nanotech 2006 Vol. 3
Technical Proceedings of the 2006 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Trade Show, Volume 3
Chapter 2: Nanoscale Fabrication
Growth of Ge nanowires by chemical vapour deposition technique
|A.R. Phani, V. Grossi, M. Passacantando, L. Ottaviano and S. Santucci
|National Institute of Nuclear Physic, IT
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|nanowires, Ge, chemical vapour deposition, sol-gel process, X-ray diffraction
|Germanium, Mn doped Ge nanowires have been synthesized using chemical vapor deposition with Au nanoparticles (with size ranging from 5nm to 10 nm) as nucleating centers (catalysts) and Germanium, Manganese powders as a source for the nanowires growth. Au nanoparticles were synthesized on Si (100) by using simple and cost effective sol-gel process from HAuCl4 as a precursor. The monodisperse, molecular-scale, single-crystal Ge nanowires with diameters as small as 5 nm have been grown in a controllable manner. X-ray diffraction and high resolution scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy have been employed to characterize for their structural, morphological, and topographical properties. Transmission electron microscopy examination of the nanowires reveals that the crystallographic growth direction depends strongly on the wire diameter, which can be explained in terms of surface energetics. For the first time on this scale, the researchers show that the surface energetic effect drives a faceting of the nanowire to produce a hexagonal cross-section. Furthermore, the nanowires show no visible amorphous oxide, which could be the result of surface passivation by the hydrogen used as a carrier gas during growth. Further more, Ge nanowires have also been doped with Mn and their magnetic properties have been investigated. These nanowires are opening up unique opportunities for fundamental physics and high-performance devices also the nanowires could be used to create electronic devices for small, ultrafast computers and memories.
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I just watched 6 hours of Oscar coverage...my head hurts
Kidman's win was great as well as Brody's...he gave a great speech. As for Michael M....
Any thoughts?
I just watched 6 hours of Oscar coverage...my head hurts
Kidman's win was great as well as Brody's...he gave a great speech. As for Michael M....
Any thoughts?
No surprise really, after all, being 'in your face' with social commentary and vocal opinion is what won Mr. @#%$ the Oscar in the first place ("Bowling for Columbine"). It was his forum to use as he deemed appropriate.
(Personally I'd rather hear a heartfelt opinion and warm thanks than the superficial 'thank my dance teacher and everyone I ever met' type speech.)
Adrian Brody's reaction and speech was especially moving for me. I enjoyed the whole show, except I was dissappointed with the Best Song category. I think Steve Martin did a good job with only a couple of groaners.
Edited because when printed, Mr. @#%$ became Mr. swear word for some reason...spooky weird!!
It did it again!!!! Let me ty this... Mr. @#%$, Julianne @#%$...test-test-test.
I was watching E! liove coverage all day, so every hour I was getting more and more hyped for the Oscars.
I thought the show was very well done with a great set. Steve Martin was a good host this year, but he was better in the 2001 telecast.
I liked how before the Acting categories, they showed all the past Oscar winners. What I didn't like was that they didn't show any clips of the nominated actors and their reactions to the clips.
I'm happy for all of Chicago's wins.
Spirited Away was a great Animated Feature, but poor Lilo and Stitch.
I'm disappointed for Meryl, although Catherine was excellent and deserved it too (Didn't anyone else notice Kathy Bates's less than pleasant reaction to her not winning ).
Chris Cooper, very happy for him! :D
Nicole Kidman was very pretty, too bad Julianna @#%$ didn't win.
Big surprise for Adrien Brody, I'm delighted for him. If Nicolas Cage wouldn't have gotten it, I'm happy Brody did.
Happy for the Screenplay winners, although I was split between Adaptation and The Hours, maybe that's how Pianist won.
Very surprised about Roman Polanski for director. So happy for him! Academy showed great taste in honoring substance over hype (Scorcese).
Also, Micheal M-O-O-R-E said the same speech at the IFP Independent Spirit Awards, so maybe he was booed not only by Bush supporters, but by ppl who wanted to hear a different speech .
Why does @#%$ do that?? :rollin: Oh well, @#%$ it.
I also watched all of the telecast and thought it was very good this year. Nicole Kidman's win was the highlight for me, I was hoping for it to happen and I'm so happy for her. Personally, I found Michael M.'s comments to be distasteful for all of the reasons I stated in the Dixie Chick thread. It was his personal freedom to say those things, but that wasn't the point of this Awards show. It was to honor great performances and achievements in an entertainment field. Not to jump at the chance to share unrelated views with an audience of millions. I watch the Academy Awards because I love films and I like to see great achievements being rewarded. I could care less how Nicole, Halle, Jack, etc or any other performers feel about politics or even skating (lol!). I'm more than happy to hear them discuss the sector of their lives that directly involves them....their craft. No entertainers and politics for me thanks, they just don't mix.
I am like so unbelievably offended! Some Mexican actor, a Spanish director and a Detroit documentary fatso said anti-war things at the Oscars! This is just more proof that Hollywood is full of degenerate liberals! These people are only supposed to say lines other people wrote for them, not voice their own opinions. Voicing opinions is only exclusively for Fox News Channel newscasters and generals acquited of war crimes. We need a war on California!
How dare these damned liberals criticize politicians for political reasons for free? Why can't they be like conservative Michael Savage who gets paid for making fun of Desert Storm mastermind and democrat Norman Schwarzkopf's prostate cancer on Savage's radio show? How dare they find their own time to voice opinions different from the 10 news channels run by conservatives? I am outraged, just outraged! I am so mad I am going to keep watching the Oscars 'cause I want to keep whining about celebrities (whose names don't start with B and end with ill O'Reilly) with active opinions.
I take it back, Hollywood isn't that bad. The people at the Oscars booed an anti-war speech and cheered a fugitive pedophile. They're starting to reallize opposing things non-Republican and supporting things R. Kelly-ish is the way to live. Maybe we'll spare some of them in the War on Cali.
I just won for the 2nd year in a row at my friend's annual Oscar party! I get a cheesy Oscar replica and everything (along with fun gift bag items and a gift cert to a local film fest).
These upsets made me really happy, even though I didn't guess them correctly: Adrien Brody Best Actor (yea!!), The Pianist Best Screenplay, "Lose Yourself" Best Song
Categories I was happy about that I guessed: Nicole Kidman Best Actress, Spirited Away Animated Feature, Chris Cooper Supporting Actor (no surprise there of course), Bowling for Columbine!
At our event we were all split about what we thought about the director's thank you, but I can only think: What did they THINK he was going to do?!? Especially if he did the same thing at an earlier acceptance speech?
Best of all - no Renee Zellweger win!
I never understood why there was such a big backlash against Renee. Sure she isn't the best singer or dancer, but she had great heart, and I could tell by the way she was singing that she understood her character very well. I rather have somebody feel what they are singing, than to have someone sining as loud and long as she can.
I thought Renee was excellent as Roxie. Roxie wasn't supposed to be the best dancer or singer, she just wanted to be famous. I love her rendition of the song "Roxie"
I didn't know there was a backlash against Renee - I thought I was definitely in the minority on this one.
For me it's not so much this movie, but that I really do not care for her acting at all, in any movie. Her voice, her expressions - they eclipse any acting that might be going on. Additionally , she looks an awful lot like Jewel (who I'm not that fond of either), and anytime I see Renee in a movie, I fear that she's going to start yodeling or spouting bad poetry!
This was Julieanne's second best actress nomination and also Renee's second best actress nomination. Both are terrific acrtresses, I feel that the next time either one of them is nominated with a great performance, the ocsar will go to one of them.
This was Nicole's thrid nod and I guess thrid time IS a charm. Quite frankly, this years nominees was one of the deepest fields in a long time. The three ladies and Selma and Diane were all terrific and anyone could have deservedly taken the statue home. Seems it was Nicole's "turn" and I am happy for her success.
There seemed to be a lot of ,"well it's ok that______won, but _______ just as well could have taken it"
Oh, I agree. This really was a deep Ladies field.
First of all, I'm thrilled for Adrien Brody! It really made my day. I was very surprised that Polanski got an Oscar, but I'm happy for him. I was hoping for Best Picture, though. I loved it when Adrien gave it all when he kissed Halle Berry, LOL! I would've loved to see her husband's face at that moment. :rollin: (from what I've heard he's been cheating on her a lot).
I'm glad Chris Cooper got an Oscar. And Nicole Kidman, and Peter O'Toole. Loved his speech and I love him. What a great actor. I can't stand Renee Zellweger. Not for her singing, but for her idea of "acting" (the constipated look and weak, dollish "sexy" voice), and for her usual face expression, as someone called it: "I smell poo poo". I haven't seen Chicago yet, so I'm not talking about her role there, but of many of her roles, especially in "Jerry Maguire", and her usual behavior at awards ceremonies.
As for Michael M-o-o-r-e (what's so bad about this word?? you can write [color=red]*[/color][color=red]*[/color][color=red]*[/color], and the like), I don't like Bush, etc., but that lack of class was painful to watch. Loved the joke Martin made about him. Others made their feelings known without making an [color=red]*[/color][color=red]*[/color][color=red]*[/color] of themselves.
Btw, Martin's speech was very boring. Later he said a few funny things, but overall it was... well, boring. I miss Billy Crystal, it was his show.
Oh, and has anyone noticed how strange Diane Lane's eyes looked? Either she was wearing some strange contacts or she did have very dilated pupils.
Once again we need to let you know that there used to be a very cruel tyrannical poster here and M-O-O-R-E was her last name. She threatened to sue Paula blah blah blah and now we cannot post that word on the board. No great loss.
I like Steve better than Billy. Steve's humor is more high-brow and witty, wheras Billy is funny in the beginning, then runs out of steam.
I really think Steve was better in the 2001 telecast, though. He had great moments, like the bit where he said he thank all the women who slept with him and didnt' brag about it and it showed all these women, a couple (Ted Dansen and his wife), and a man.


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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Regarding starch, I just want to mention that it washes out. Flannel does not seem to soak up any more starch than other cotton fabrics, at least when I have used it. The purpose of starch is to provide temporarily stabilization of the flannel so it does not stretch while being handled and sewn. That's all.
I love to use flannel on the back of baby quilts! I have even made myself a flannel quilt that my husband knows I have first dibs on in the family room. I wash and dry the fabric before using. I clip the corners before washing but it still frays a lot. (I remember reading on here that one member sews the ends to each other and it doesn't fray as much) It doesn't need ironing or starch. I also wash the quilt after it is finished, quilting & binding. I buy a half yard extra and with what's left, I make a burp cloth.
I would not hesitate to use flannel for a quilt. I have used it for backing with no issues. I would certainly pre-wash in the hottest water you have and dry it to death in the dryer. Particularly if it's not a high-quality or thick flannel. And I agree with starching it to heavily if you're going to be cutting smaller pieces. As someone else said, it washes out after. It's only for stabilization. I would probably buy at least 1/2 to 1 yard more than required. I do this with just about any fabric anyhow. Gives me room for shrinkage; booboos and stash!
Hi Juztme. Last fall I made a flannel quilt for DH, and like many others, I washed the flannel several times and starched it to death before I started. I really does help to stabilize it and makes it easier to cut, piece and quilt. The cats love it as much as he does, so it has seen the inside of the washing machine many times without problems.
You've gotten good advice here, so just start sewing! And don't forget to show us your finished quilt!
Dorothy in PA
Flannels great for Quilts And Yes Wash! too shrink. Also if you want to make a Lite weight Quilt You can use Just Fannels No battings.
May Your Life Be Full of Charity and Love.
One reason to wash flannel is to check for pilling. Good quality flannel doesn't pill, but it's sometimes hard to tell whether what you purchase is good quality or not. The last flannel I used pilled on the first washing, so I used it as batting rather than for backing. Another flannel that I purchased at the same time, same price but different color, has behaved beautifully in the washing.
Great information!
Have any of you used Joann's Snuggle Flannel? - Regular price is 6.99 but currently on sale for 2.99. I'm trying to decide between the flannel or fleece for the backing on a couple of kids quilts. I'm curious about the pilling and shrinkage. The tops are 58x58, so would you recommend going with 4 yards (2 lengths of 2 yards)? Thanks!


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RE: Blurtman @ 2 – Uncle Sam. Wells Fargo ditched my loan like it was a steaming turd. Only held it for 90 days.
30 year loans are for suckers…never again.
RE: Blurtman @ 2 –
wells fargo owns it. I owe 86k and I bought it for 92.7k. I am not looking to pay it off though. I will sell for 220k and pay cash for my next remodel in downtown seattle. I am tired of paying interest.
By Ron @ 4:
30 year loans are for suckers…never again.
I would take it a step further and say paying interest is for suckers. We need to get off the mortgage interest grid.
RE: Blurtman @ 6 –
I'm not sure, i just keep paying them and they let me stay here.
You seem kind of anti establishment and I like that about you Blurtman. I am too. But wells fargo has been pretty good to me.
By Ron @ 4:
30 year loans are for suckers…never again.
I don't know that I agree with that… when mortgage rates were around 3.5% it's possible that CD rates during the term of a 30 year mortgage could get high enough that people can earn more in a relatively safe CD (or much more if they're willing to take on a little risk and invest in the stocks) than they end up paying in interest on the mortgage during the 30 year timeline. CD's are paying basically nothing right now, but my guess is that in 5 or 10 years they could well be back up over 3% for a 5 year CD. Rates for 5 year CD's were over 3.5% as recently as 2008… when 30 year mortgage rates were around 6%… so it's not too far-fetched, IMO, to figure that CD rates could get back up over what recent mortgage rates were in the not-too-distant future. The good thing about a 30 year mortgage (with the rates where they recently were) is that you're locked in to that rate for 30 years (and if you have the cash in most instances you can pay it off early if you decide to).
RE: Azucar @ 10 –
The theory is you would be paying that 30 year loan with future inflated dollars.
What if we have deflation? What if the consumer, the saver, the investor doesn't have a ready set of funds to buy a CD? What if in the future, or now, the consumer is just working to pay off debt?
Some people say we are living with an economy that is a house of cards. They want to compare today to the 1930s. Today we have a much worse situation. Our consumers have debt to pay.
So rather than the consumer clawing themselves out of a situation of having no money, like in the 1930s, we have a complete set of consumers who have debt to pay, which includes emerging markets.
Every country is asking for growth in the GDP, but have no way of achieving that goal, except to ask the consumer to go deeper in debt.
Our house cost $137,500 twenty years ago. Have refinanced a couple times, nothing extravagant, but we now still have $75,000 left about midway through a 15-year refinance and hope to pay that off with no further changes (rate is 4.75%).
RE: Blurtman @ 13 –
You are not following him. Azucar never mentioned anything about renting. He is talking about the arbitrage between the mortgage rate and some other type of investment. He mentions two. One really safe, CDs, and another more risky, stocks. 30 year fixed mortgages are not evil in and of itself. Sure, if one looks at an amortization schedule of a 30 year fixed, they may feel like they are paying way too much interest. However, they are only looking at one side of the equation.
Let's keep it simple and say interest rates return to the historic averages. Let's say a 5 year CD gives 5%, for example. You have a fixed mortgage at 3.5%. If you have spare funds, you can either apply extra principle to the mortgage, essentially netting you 3.5% (I am not even taken the deduction into consideration. This would reduce the rate here) or invest it in the safe CD, netting you 5%. You make 1.5% more investing in the CD.
Hope this helps.
RE: UrbanDweller @ 14 –
Well said UrbanDweller. A lot of people aren't comfortable with debt and pay it down early which is fine.
But those extra mortgage payments can be put to better use (even in risk free investments such as CD's). If you crunch the numbers it can make a huge difference, especially if you have a large loan and a 20 or 30 year time horizon.
RE: Blurtman @ 13 – RE: UrbanDweller @ 14 –
I'll give you both a real scenario of a woman who bought a condo in 1986 for about $80K. Today, it's worth about $80K with the economic down turn.
Her stock portfolio however is worth millions, on a nurse's salary.
Of course she paid off the condo years, and years ago, got good use out of it, but had she invested in Real Estate she would have a loss by today's standards.
She lived in Atlanta Georgia, which is a different market from here.
Paying off the mortgage is a guaranteed return of 3.5% plus the savings in interest. You can do all the calculations you want, but if you leverage into a bigger, and bigger home, great, but once you are settled the smart money pays off the mortgage.
RE: David Losh @ 17 – RE: JWS @ 16 – RE: Blurtman @ 15 – I just want to add that paying off the mortgage quickly is not bad, assuming you have ample liquidity to cover emergencies. It depends on everyone's risk profile. For me, I started with a 4.75% 30, refinanced to a 4.50% 30 and then finally refinanced to a 3.625% 30. I restarted the 30 year fixed amortization clock each time. I am comfortable with that. But that's me. I am fairly young and currently investing elsewhere and have time on my side. I just wanted to elaborate on Azucar's post #10. Leverage is not always bad if used wisely. You can increase wealth that way.
RE: David Losh @ 17 – But you forgot to include it. Can you show us an address that was worth 80K almost 30 years ago and is now worth 80K? Are there some serious deferred maintenance issues on her property? I am intrigued, so perhaps you can share the details.
One thing to consider is that a mortgage is a "forced savings account"… it may not provide the best returns, but it does force people to put away money that they would probably otherwise spend. This is why I pushed my sisters to buy a house… and why I bought my first house back in '91!
RE: wreckingbull @ 19 –
Let me look it up, but the place sold for $30K something, and the comparables were at $80K something. The place was a mess, and the Personal Representative refused to do any work on the place.
RE: Blake @ 20 – I never understood this argument. Another example of a forced savings account is a direct deposit configuration splits between a savings and checking account. Buying a home because someone can't keep their paws out of the cookie jar seems like an expensive proposition. Buying a home for other reasons can make sense.
RE: UrbanDweller @ 14 –
Thanks – you have accurately described what I was saying.
I guess my thought process is/was:
If I were to buy a $500,000 house right now and if I had $500,000 in liquid assets, would I be better off taking a 30 year mortgage at 3.5% and letting (most of) my money stay in investments? At 3.5%, I don't really think that 30 year mortgages are just for suckers.
If I have a safe investment that makes more than the mortgage rate, keeping the money in the investment washes out the cost of the mortgage. As long as the mortgage costs less than what I am making from the investments, the mortgage is a smart way to keep the cash that I have available to generate the income.
The risk comes in because of the caveat of "if I have a safe investment that makes more than the mortgage rate". Keeping things simple, I mentioned CD's specifically becasue generally I consider CD's to be "safe investments"… the additional risk of stocks/other investments create a potential for greater return, but then that is the subject of a different debate that I wasn't trying to argue.
So I mentioned CD's… but generally CD's don't pay interest rates higher than the going mortgage rate. It is my belief that mortgage rates will increase from their recent low of around 3.5% significantly in the coming 10 years. I think that interest rates will be high enough 5-10 years from now that 5 year CD's will be paying at least 3.5% soon enough that they COULD be a viable "safe investment that makes more than the 3.5% mortgage rate" during the early part of the 30 year mortgage. So it is paying the bank over $15k per year for a 500K loan, but I don't think that it's only for suckers.


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Long Term Climate - Colorado
Summary of Climatic Conditions - March 2002
Nolan Doesken
March came in like a lion with a major snow storm across
northern Colorado and an arctic cold wave statewide on the 1st. As skies
cleared, temperatures dipped to some of their lowest readings of the entire
winter on the 2nd. Subzero readings were widespread across both the mountains
and plains on the 2nd and 3rd. Sterling dipped to -15 on the 2nd. High
mountain valleys were even colder with many locations recording temperatures
of -20 or colder. Taylor Park and Antero Reservoir tied for the honors
of the coldest location in Colorado with a low of -38 on the 2nd. Leadville
dropped to -30, the coldest temperature there in at least a decade and
one of the coldest readings in history for so late in the winter. Midwinter-like
temperatures remained for several days, and surges of arctic air moved
out of Canada across Colorado's eastern plains several more times during
the month. Each cold front brought abrupt temperature drops of as much
as 40 degrees F. Significant snows fell again on the 8th and 14th with,
especially over the northern mountains and along the Front Range. But
as the sun climbed higher in the skies, powerful sunshine began to melt
some of thin mountain snowpack. Temperatures east of the mountains shot
up briefly into the 70s with locally a few low 80s on the 12th, 23rd,
27th and 28th. Campo, in extreme southeastern Colorado claimed the highest
temperature for the month with 86 on the afternoon of the 23rd only to
see temperatures tumble 65 degrees overnight.
Despite cold temperatures and several shots of snow, the month still ended up much drier than average. With the exception of last November, every month has been below to much below average in terms of precipitation since last summer. March precipitation as a percent of average ranged from near zero over portions of southeastern Colorado and less than 50% of average over most of the southern and eastern half of the state to locally above average in a few areas of northern Colorado such as Kremmling and Walden
March was the fourth consecutive month with below average moisture over the state. The only major widespread and lasting episode of stormy wet weather this entire winter came during the last week of November when the mountains rejoiced in deep snow. Dry weather has now been the rule statewide since early September. Colorado is not the only area facing drought. From southern Alberta, Canada to New Mexico and Arizona, precipitation has been in short supply. For the first 6 months of the 2002 water year, precipitation varies from near average in a few parts of northeastern Colorado and a very small area of northwestern Colorado near Rangely to much below average over most of the rest of the state. The driest areas of the state reach from southwestern Colorado (Cortez, Durango, Pagosa Springs) northeastward to the foothills just southwest of Denver where precipitation has been less than 50% of average. Another extremely dry area is southeastern Colorado. Areas of Baca, Prowers, Kiowa and Cheyenne Counties have barely received a total of one inch of precipitation since mid September.
A dry winter and early spring this year, following on the heels of the past two years which have been both warmer and drier than average over many parts of Colorado, is resulting in the most widespread drought conditions here in Colorado since the 1970s. As concerns of drought continue to crescendo, we are now reaching our most critical time of year when temperatures and day length increase along with evaporation and water use. The period from later April into mid June usually produces several opportunities for widespread and sometimes heavy precipitation, especially over northern and eastern Colorado. It is unlikely that sufficient precipitation could fall at this late date in the mountains to make up for the deficits in the mountain snow pack, but there is still an excellent chance that precipitation could fall in the next few weeks that would relieve some of the immediate risks of wildfire, blowing soil, and poor rangeland conditions.
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Seven More Bulldogs Advance To NCAA Track & Field Championships
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Three Bulldogs Advance To Championships At NCAA East Prelims
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2011: Indoor & Outdoor - Did not compete for the Bulldogs.
2010: Outdoor - Advanced to the NCAA Championships in the decathlon, but was forced to pull out of competition following a hamstring injury suffered while he was warming up for the second event...finished 25th in the long jump (24 feet, 1 ½ inches) and was 39th in the first round of the 110-meter hurdles at the NCAA East Prelims...finished second in the decathlon with the second-most points in school history (7,500) at the SEC Championships after winning three events, including a 13.99 in the 110 hurdles and a high jump mark of 6-11.50, to lock down his spot at the NCAA meet...also advanced to the finals of the 110 hurdles at the SEC meet, but was disqualified in the finals after pushing over a hurdle during a fall...exploded for a career-best score of 7,308, thanks to four wins including a personal-best mark of 24-9.75 in the long jump, to be the top collegiate finisher (second overall) in the decathlon at the Sea Ray Relays...was named the SEC Field Athlete of the Week for the first time in his career following his effort at the Sea Ray Relays...won a jump-off in the high jump with a mark of 6-8.75 at the Georgia-Georgia Tech dual meet and also took first in the 110 hurdles (14.22).
2010: Indoor - Won the high jump at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier with a mark of 6 feet, 11 inches...broke the SEC Championships meet record in the high jump (7 feet, 1 ¾ inches) to help take third in the heptathlon at his first conference meet...also took sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.13) to score for the Bulldogs at the SEC meet...shot to No. 2 in the Bulldog record books after scoring an NCAA provisional qualifying 5,527 points to take second in the heptathlon at the Kentucky Invitational.
Rend Lake: 2008 & 2009 - Two-time NJCAA indoor champion in the high jump and multi-events...Named 2008 and 2009 Most Valuable Athlete at the indoor national meet...Rend Lake won the JUCO national indoor championships in 2007 and 2008...Personal-best marks of 6 feet, 11 ¾ inches in the high jump, 6.86 in the 60-meter dash, 7.88 in the 60 hurdles, 23-7.50 in the long jump and 5,080 points in the heptathlon.
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William Coxe, Ancient Planter
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|"Cox", "Cocke", "William Coxe", "Ancient Planter"
|Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
|Died in Henrico County, Virginia Colony
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About William Coxe, Ancient Planter
William Coxe was born in 1598 in England, and was 12 years old when he came to Virginia in 1610. He arrived in the Godspeed on June 10, 1610, in the party of Thomas West, Third Lord De La Warr. He may have been a brother of Elizabeth Coxe, daughter of Sir Henry Coxe of Broxburn, Herfordshire, who was married to Robert West, brother of Lord De La Warr. When the muster was taken in February 1624/25, he was listed as William Coxe, age 26, at Elizabeth City, with Thomas Bouldinge. On Sept. 20, 1628, because he qualified as an "ancient planter" - that is, one who had been in the colony before April 1616, the time of departure of Sir Thomas Dale - he was granted a ten-year lease for 100 acres. This land granted to William Coxe, Planter, was located "within the precincts of Elizabeth City...bounded on the south by the maine [James] river."
"Ship Passenger Lists The South 1538-1825" by Carl Boyer Names of inhabitants in Virginia, 1624-1625
- William Coxe ship Godspeed date 1610 (William immigrated on 10 Jun 1610 to On the Godspeed in the party of Thomas West)
From ("Early Virginia Ancestors of our Cox Family and Their Colonial Cousins," compiled by Mrs. David O. Reichlein, submitted by Mrs. Opal Cox Avant):
"The first Cox in our family appears to have been William Cox, Planter, who came to Virginia before 1628, and could have been the same William Cox, age 26, who came over in the Godspeed. A land grant of 150 to William Cox, Oct. 29, 1637 in Henrico County, about 2 miles above Harrow Attocks, was granted for transportation of three persons, one of which was Richard Byrd. William Cox appears to have purchased additional land adjoining this patent and owned land on both sides of the James River: Coxendale on one side, and Dutch Gap on the other side. William Cox acquired by lease 100 acres of land in Elizabeth City on Sept. 20, 1624.
William Coxe and Elizabeth were probably married about 1633 and had at least four children, two daughters and two sons:
- Thomas and
- John [I].
Thomas was mentioned in records of May 6, 1665, when it is noted that he had previously sold land at "Warrick" to Mr. John Knowles. This was part of the land on "Fallen Creek" belonging to the orphans of William Coxe. The son John [I] probably married Robert Craddock's daughter and was the only one of William's children known to have left issue.
John Cox [I] was born about 1635 and died in Henrico in 1676; he had a son Richard Coxe who died about 1735 in Virginia. Richard married Mary Trent, the daughter of Henry Trent and Elizabeth Sherman, and the granddaughter of Henry Sherman and his wife Cisley, who was the widow of Isaac Hutchins. Mary Trent and Richard Coxe had a daughter Elizabeth Cox, born February 25, 1713. About 1731 their daughter Elizabeth married Strangeman Hutchins, son of Nicholas Hutchins and Mary Watkins Hopkins of Virginia and Related Families, by Walter Lee Hopkins, J.W. Fergusson & Sons Printers, Richmond, Virginia, 1931, pages 114-117:
from Cox Family of Virginia: In the list of "Adventurers," as they were styled in the Charters of the Virginia Companies, 1609 and 1620, the name is spelled Cock, Cocks, Cox, Coxe (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 3, page 282).:
William Coxe, aged 26, came over in the Godspeed in 1610. It is most likely that this is the same William Cox whom Governor West granted 100 acres of land in Elizabeth County [City?], Virginia, Sept. 28, 1628 (Land Book I, page 89, Richmond, Virginia); also to whom Gov. John West, under date of Nov. 29, 1636, granted "one hundred and fifty acres of land, situate and being in the County of Henrico, about three miles and a half above Harrowattocks, west and by north upon main river, westerly upon the great Swamp, easterly into the woods, southerly towards Harrowattocks," for the transportation of three heads into the Colony, viz: Thomas Braxton, Richard Bird, and Richard Hewes (Land Book I, page 403). Also to whom Gov. John Harvey, under date Oct. 29, 1637, granted "one hundred fifty acres of land situate, lying and being in the County of Henrico, about three miles and a half above Harrowattocks," for the transportation of three persons into the Colony at his own expense; names of persons not found (Land Book I, page 492). (See Cox notes by Mrs. E.F. O'Gorman, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 38, pages 157-159.)
Posted to the Henrico County, Virginia Deed Forum by Regena Cogar, firstname.lastname@example.com, 22 September 2000:VA Patents 1, p. 403Library of Virginia Digital Collection:Land Office Patents and Grants
William Cox150Exmd__________To all to whome these presents shall come I Capt John West Esqr Governor &c. send &c. Now Know yee that I the said Capt John West Esqr doe with the consent of the Councell of State accordingly give and grant unto William Cox one hundred and fiftie acres of Land scituate lying and being in the County of Henrico about twoe miles & a halfe above Harroe Attocks West and by North upon the maine river Westerly upon the great swamp Easterly into the woods and Southerly towards [Harrow?] Attocks The said one hundred and fiftie acres of Land being due unto him the said William Cox by and for the transportacon of three persons into this Colony whose names are in the Records menconed under this pattent To have and to hold &c. dated the 29th November 1636 ut in aliis__________Thomas [Bra_ston?]Richard BirdRichard [He__es?]
Note: Transcriber's comments are in brackets [ ]. For clarity, some contractions have been spelled out. Image format copyrighted by the Library of Virginia.
William, who died about 1656, also had 250 acres of land across the river at the mouth of Falling Creek obtained in partnership with Isaac Hutchins on the 1st of September 1642. These lands belonged on December 14, 1656, to "the orphans" (then meaning heirs, not minor children) of William Coxe. On that date Peter Lee acquired 126 acres called "Worricke" bounded on the southwest by a small run, at a place called London Bridge, which divided his land from land belonging to the orphans of William Coxe, bounded on the southeast by the main river and on the northeast by Isaac Hutchins.Isaac Hutchins also obtained his 378-acre grant of land in "Worricks" on the 14th of December 1656. It was lying next to land of Peter Lee, southeast on the main river and northeast to a place called "Porringers Spring." Isaac was probably the son of Robert Hutchins, the mariner, and brother to Elizabeth Coxe, wife of William Coxe. Isaac had other lands on the south side of the river near "Worricks," for on the 1st of September 1642, he bought 250 acres in partnership with William Coxe at the mouth of Falling Creek.
Isaac Hutchins probably came to Virginia about 1633 prior to the 16th of June 1637 when Captain Thomas Osborne was given credit for Isaac's headrights. Isaac married Cicely "Sisly" and had one child, a son Robert, who was mentioned in Isaac's will of February 23, 1656. In April 1714 the Henrico court concluded that Robert, son of Isaac, died under age and without issue, and thus the lands of Isaac reverted to his wife Cicely. She had married Henry Sherman after the death of Isaac. Her granddaughter, Mary Trent, married Richard Coxe, the grandson of William Coxe. Mary Trent and Richard Cox had a daughter Elizabeth Cox, born February 25, 1713, who about 1731 married Strangeman Hutchins, son of Nicholas Hutchins and Mary Watkins of Henrico County.
From Margaret L. Smith, 3209 Reba Drive, Houston, Texas, 77019, May 1998:
First Generation
William Coxe was born in 1598 in England, and was 12 years old when he came to Virginia in 1610. He arrived in the Godspeed on June 10, 1610, in the party of Thomas West, Third Lord D e La Warr. He may have been a brother of Elizabeth Coxe, daughter of Sir Henry Coxe of Broxb urn, Herfordshire, who was married to Robert West, brother of Lord De La Warr. When the must er was taken in February 1624/25, he was listed as William Coxe, age 26, at Elizabeth City, w ith Thomas Bouldinge. On Sept. 20, 1628, because he qualified as an "ancient planter" - tha t is, one who had been in the colony before April 1616, the time of departure of Sir Thomas D ale - he was granted a ten-year lease for 100 acres. This land granted to William Coxe, Plan ter, was located "within the precincts of Elizabeth City...bounded on the south by the main e [James] river."
On Nov. 29, 1636, William Coxe received a patent for 150 acres in Henrico County, for the tra nsportation of three persons into the colony. This tract was also located on the James River , further west, and was about 2 miles northwest of "Harroe Attocks" (Arrowhattocks). On Oct . 29, 1637, he received a patent for 150 more acres in the same location, for three more head rights.
William Coxe and his wife, Elizabeth, made at least one return trip to England, and in 1637 w ere claimed by Mathew Edloe as headrights. Mathew Edloe, his mother Alice Edloe, and siste r Hannah Boyes were all neighbors of William Coxe, owning property adjoining his in Henrico C ounty. Sometime before Dec. 14, 1656, William Coxe and his wife had both died, for on that d ate, Peter Lee patented 126 acres in Henrico County adjoining the land belonging to the "orph ans of William Coxe," and lying on the main (James) river and northeast of the land of Isaa c Hutchins. (There is an unreferenced family chart which shows that William Coxe's wife wa s Elizabeth Hutchins, and it also names their four children.)
The children of William and Elizabeth Coxe:
- 1. Thomas - inherited as "son and heir" a right to 250 acres sold on Sept. 1, 1642, by Matt hew Gough to William Cox and Isaac Hutchins, and assigned this interest to John Knowles on Au g. 1, 1668.
- 2. John [I] - married twice and had six children. He died in 1696.
- 3. Elizabeth - married Robert Porter.
- 4. Mary - married John Burton.
After the first generation, the name was spelled "Cox."
In 1611, four years after Newport's early explorations, Sir Thomas Dale left Jamestown to establish a settlement upriver. Relations with the Indians had steadily deteriorated since 1607, and Dale's company suffered constant attacks. The party finally came to a peninsula on the north side of the river, now Farrar's Island, where Dale established the colony's second settlement, "Henricus," known also as the "city" or "town" of "Henrico." In just four months the town grew to a fortified settlement. Frame houses lined three streets, and the men had built a wooden church, a brick foundation for a permanent church, storehouses, watchtowers, and huts.
Life in the New World was hard, but the English had high hopes that their settlements would add valuable minerals and raw materials to their economy, in addition to providing strategic military outposts. They also saw this land as a new frontier for spreading Christianity.
Virginia's economy was sharply transformed by the introduction in 1612 of new strains of mild tobacco by colonist John Rolfe. Rolfe's tobacco was shipped to England, and Virginia's economy soon began to prosper.
In 1614, peace with the Indians was temporarily established, following Rolfe's marriage to Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, who had converted to Christianity and been baptized "Rebecca."
William Coxe, Ancient Planter's Timeline
Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England
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Age 12
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Age 27
Virginia Colony
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December 14, 1656
Age 58
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By Hunter Lott
I have yet to meet a CEO in the Vistage community who finds joy in "baby-sitting" employees. Most members are good at innovation, crunching numbers, strategic thinking, sales or operations – but not at keeping track of how many sick days the receptionist has earned.
The point? Human resources – whether handled by a designated employee, someone in accounting, or delegated down to the frontline – should work to empower management to meet its goals and objectives.
HR Philosophy
The focus of human resources should not be compliance! You can be 100% compliant with all the laws and still make lousy business decisions. HR should be viewed as a resource to support you and your management team in making the best decisions given the circumstances.
In my "HR RoundTable" presentation, I ask members to choose from eight general topics. They determine the order and how much time they want to spend on that topic. The members – not me – drive the discussion.
Your HR philosophy should mirror that approach. HR should support making informed risk versus reward versus exposure-type decisions.
Yes, You Can!
Yes, you can discipline and fire the employee who is constantly complaining or sighing or whining. Check out this "behavior" policy…
Maintain positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients, co-workers and management.
No, you do not have to treat all the employees the same (unless a union contract dictates). If you treat good and bad employees the same, you may be sending the wrong message. Allowing miserable and poor performing employees to continue to exist in your organization is a direct reflection on you. Equal opportunity does not mean equal treatment.
2014 Predictions
My prediction is that 2014 will bring an escalation in discrimination charges and lawsuits revolving around the hiring process. "Eliminating barriers in recruitment and hiring…" is the number one EEOC directive for 2013-2016. Rhode Island (with other jurisdictions to follow) has banned questions pertaining to criminal background from the application.
The Department of Labor continues to aggressively enforce the wage and hour regulations and with the memorandum of understanding with the I.R.S., the status of your 1099 contract labor will be particularly contentious.
So, let me make this clear: GET YOUR EXEMPT AND NON-EXEMPT DUCKS IN A ROW! (Dude, are you yelling at me? Yes, I am!) In addition, make sure your managers are trained at efficient and safe interviewing techniques.
Finding and Keeping "A" Players
There will be a scramble for "A" players. Even at a 7% unemployment rate, finding top performers will be a challenge. As the economy improves, outsiders will be poaching your good people.
Want to be become an employer of choice for top performers? Ask yourself one critical question — Why would an "A" player want to work for me?
Sounds simple enough. But just because you worked hard to create, what in your mind is a special workplace does not mean an outsider will feel the same way. Have you won any awards for being one of the best places to work in your community? Will you give new hires the skills they needs for their next job? Is there anything on your website that would attract "A" players? We may have come to the point that if your website is bogus, your business is, too!
Not sure where to start? In the next 30 days, take an "A" player to lunch and ask — "Why are you here?"
Do Not Sell the Business
HR can be frustrating. Thinking the way HR professionals must think does not come naturally to most decision-makers.
So, approach HR like you approach most business challenges: Head on — with HR dedicated to the rights of management and focused on good decision-making. You do not have to be held hostage by bad employees. You can reward outstanding performers and get out of the "baby-sitting' business for good.
For over 30 years, Hunter Lott has specialized in delivering business presentations and training on the legal aspects of management and employment practices, with a client list that has included Anheuser-Busch, The Milton Hershey School, the DEA, Ford and The National Institutes of Health. He is a top-rated speaker for The Society of Human Resources Management and Speaker of the Year for Vistage.
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... two boys. I love travel friends. You don't really want to see them outside the place where you meet them and it's quite possible that you wouldn't even get along in your real life but when you are traveling, you find whatever you have in common enough to spend an afternoon or two or three. Our breakfast friends where total strangers to us - A friend who is working in London told me that they were also in Tulum. I emailed, we made a date and met. ...
My First Pyramids – Cóba and Tulum Beach
... blown away, it was amazing! Dani and David went for vegetarian burgers, and as well couldn't stop talking about it. Afterwards one of the chefs came to our table to ask how we liked it, I think that is an important aspect to talk directly to the customer and not just let the waiters tell you: "Yeah, they liked it." if you are working in the kitchen. We told him what we thought and chatted for a while, until he continued on to the next ...
Last days in Tulum
... game. Beheading was big with the Mayans and Aztecs.
After the pyramids we rode back to Tulum. It was getting dark and we missed out on stopping at a cenote as I didn't want to be on the highway at night on our little scooter. Chels picked up a Mexican blanket on the way back and I found an awesome poncho on our way out there. They were so much cheaper then in Tulum.
The next day was our last in Tulum, so we got up early and rode out of town to the grand ...


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This soup reinterprets the Irish classic 'colcannon', a dish that is made of mashed potatoes and kale or cabbage. You could add some pulled pork or pancetta to this soup if you wish. From my book 'Clodagh's Irish Kitchen' to purchase click here
50g butter
300g potatoes, peeled and diced
100g onions, peeled and diced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
½ tsp nutmeg, freshly grated
800ml hot stock (chicken or veg)
400g cabbage , sliced
200ml cream
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
For the Parsley Pesto
110g fresh flat parsley (Italian Parsley)
150ml extra virgin olive oil
25g pine kernels, toasted
1 garlic clove, crushed
50g freshly grated parmesan cheese
1. Place a heavy bottomed saucepan over a medium heat and add the butter. When the butter has melted add in the potatoes, onions, garlic and nutmeg, stir, cover with a lid and reduce the heat to low. Leave these to sweat for about 15 minutes – stirring occasionally.
2. Then add the hot stock and bring the heat up to high. Let the onions and potatoes cook in the stock until they are completely soft then add the cabbage – the cabbage will only take 5 minutes to cook.
3. While the cabbage is cooking, place all the ingredients for the parsley pesto in a food processor and blend until you have a smooth consistency, set aside.
4. When the cabbage has wilted, stir in the cream then pour the mixture into a blender and whiz until you get a smooth consistency. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez's Cute New Kissing Photos In His Hometown!
Winding up Selena Gomez's tour of his hometown, Stratford, Ontario, Justin Bieber took his girlfriend and his family to his old childhood hangout, The Pour House, for lunch June 3!
After gobbling up chocolate at Justin Bieber's favorite candy shop earlier today, the 17-year-old pop star took his girlfriend, Selena Gomez, and his family to one of Justin's old hangouts, The Pour House, for lunch and a little dancing — and HollywoodLife.com has all the adorable details!
"Justin and Selena, along with his grandfather, dad, aunt and little nephew got here at about 2:30 p.m. and stayed for a couple of hours," The Pour House supervisor, Meghan, tells us in an exclusive interview. "They had lunch in the back area where the pool tables and jukebox are. We blocked off the area so they could enjoy themselves and have some privacy. There were mobs of teenage girls out front wanting to see him, some of them were crying and parents were just going ballistic. It was quite the scene."
Once they got beyond all their fans, Justin and crew settled down and ate a tasty lunch.
"Justin had the chicken wings and a pop and Selena had a cheeseburger. They were all having a really fun time," our source says. "After they ate, Justin and Selena put some money in the jukebox and did a little dancing around. It was adorable. They also played a couple of games of pool."
Adds Meghan, "Justin used to come here when he was 11-years-old. He would sit in the game room where the pool tables are and practice singing and playing his guitar before going across the street to perform in front of the Avon Theater. He would play his guitar and sing and tons of people would gather around him to watch and give him money. To see how far he has come since then is amazing. Everyone is just in love with him."
We would have loved to have witnessed little Biebs perfecting his craft before sitting on those now legendary steps at the theater to sing for tips! Selena, 18, is truly getting to see Justin's roots — she's one lucky girl!


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posted at 4:45 pm on September 24, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
Short but, er, extremely sour from MS-NBC's new leading intellectual light. Honestly, though, this is Ed Schultz. Even on the radio, Schultz gets lunatic. The difference between that and this is that we get to see his face as he flips his lid, accusing Republicans of enjoying it when people die. No, seriously:
Hold it right there! The Republicans lie. They want to see you dead! They'd rather make money off your dead corpse! They kinda like it when that woman has cancer and they don't have anything for her!
The best thing about an Ed Schultz clip? We get to use exclamation points. If you thought Keith Olbermann was the embodiment of Howard Beale, Schultz makes Olbermann look like Charlie Rose or Jim Lehrer in comparison. Even the late Billy Mays didn't work this hard at his pitch.
As far as the substance of the clip goes — what little there is — I seem to recall that Republicans wanted to abolish the death tax, and Democrats objected. Which party wants to make money off of your dead corpse?
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I recently held a press conference to call attention to the current situation with oil and gas speculation. There are real concerns that these commodity markets are being manipulated by big energy companies, and this is driving our prices sky high. That's why I have introduced legislation (HR 5853) that would give the government the authority to monitor these markets for unfair speculation and penalize those who violate regulations set to protect consumers from price gouging. Here's how it works...
Oil and gas is being bought and sold on energy markets, much like stocks on the stock exchange. Energy used to be traded on markets regulated by the U.S. government, but has now expanded to new electronic markets that are exempt from regulation. Enron helped cause this problem by lobbying Congress to include this exemption in 2000 in the Commodity Futures Modernization Act. Since then, the door has been left open for a tremendous amount of unfair trading on these markets, which many financial analysts of the oil and gas industry say have resulted in the price of gas and oil jumping 20-25% for you, the consumer.
We hear a great deal of talk about oil prices, but not many real solutions. Now is the time for action. I am working with both my Democratic and Republican colleagues to support HR 5853 and have it brought up for a vote before the full House. I will continue to work for fair competition in energy markets, and will fight to give the government the ability to protect its citizens from unfair market speculation.
I've included an article from the Associated Press below for additional reading on this topic.
Oil prices rise as traders watch storm
Associated Press
August 2, 2006
Oil prices rose Wednesday as traders nervously watched a tropical storm in the Caribbean and the fighting in the Middle East, fearing supply threats.
Traders were also awaiting a U.S. inventory report due later Wednesday that was expected to show declines in gasoline inventories and crude stocks.
Light sweet crude for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 67 cents to $75.58 a barrel in electronic trading by afternoon in Europe. September Brent rose 71 cents to $76.60 a barrel at London's ICE Futures exchange.
Forecasters said Tropical Storm Chris could become a hurricane late Wednesday as the third named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season brushed past islands in the eastern Caribbean early in the day. That raised traders' fears that it could strengthen and damage oil platforms and refineries along the Gulf Coast.
In the Middle East, there were no signs of a quick resolution to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.
Israel launched its deepest ground strike into Lebanon on Wednesday, claiming it had killed 10 Hezbollah guerrillas and captured five, while nearby air strikes killed at least 15 civilians. Israeli warplanes also attacked a Lebanese army base in south Lebanon, killing three soldiers, a security official said.
Hezbollah guerrillas hit back, firing at least 150 rockets at towns across northern Israel, wounding at least 17 people and killing one, Israeli police said.
Oil traders have been focused on the violence for nearly three weeks, worried about possible supply interruptions. Iran, OPEC's No. 2 supplier, is a backer of Hezbollah and is in the midst of a diplomatic standoff with the United Nations over its nuclear program.
On Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution that would give his nation until Aug. 31 to suspend uranium enrichment.
"There are many issues that are supportive of strong prices," said Victor Shum, an energy analyst with Purvin & Gertz in Singapore. "However, barring any change in the geopolitical situation or a hurricane, I expect prices to stay around the mid-70s for the near term."
In the U.S. inventory report, gasoline inventories are expected to fall by about 1.86 million barrels on the back of robust summer demand, according to a survey by Dow Jones Newswires. Commercial crude stocks are expected to diminish by 580,000 barrels.
Gasoline futures on the Nymex were up more than 2 cents to $2.2985 a gallon, while heating oil rose more than a cent to $2.0934 a gallon. Natural gas futures rose 91 cents to $8.481 per 1,000 cubic feet. That contract had surged 14 percent on Monday to settle at $8.211, the highest close since early February.
While U.S. demand for natural gas is no doubt higher, analysts noted that the country has ample supplies. According to the Energy Department last week, U.S. has 2.76 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in underground storage. The five-year average for this time of year is 2.27 trillion cubic feet.


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Affiliation: International Food Policy Research Institute
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- A 2-year integrated agriculture and nutrition and health behavior change communication program targeted to women in Burkina Faso reduces anemia, wasting, and diarrhea in children 3-12.9 months of age at baseline: a cluster-randomized controlled trialDeanna K Olney
Poverty Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC
J Nutr 145:1317-24. 2015..Among young children in Burkina Faso, anemia and chronic and acute undernutrition are widespread...
- Using program impact pathways to understand and improve program delivery, utilization, and potential for impact of Helen Keller International's homestead food production program in CambodiaDeanna K Olney
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2033 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
Food Nutr Bull 34:169-84. 2013....
- Developmental effects of micronutrient supplementation and malaria in Zanzibari childrenDeanna K Olney
Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California Davis, CA, USA
Early Hum Dev 89:667-74. 2013..Children's development is affected by the interplay of internal and external factors and changes in one factor can precipitate changes in multiple developmental domains...
- Identifying potential programs and platforms to deliver multiple micronutrient interventionsDeanna K Olney
Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
J Nutr 142:178S-85S. 2012..The diversification of delivery platforms, which simultaneously addresses multiple determinants of MMN deficiencies and expands coverage, is needed to accelerate progress in reducing MMN deficiencies...
- Assessing impact and impact pathways of a homestead food production program on household and child nutrition in CambodiaDeanna K Olney
International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA
Food Nutr Bull 30:355-69. 2009..Homestead food production programs have the potential to improve maternal and child health and nutrition through multiple pathways...
- Young Zanzibari children with iron deficiency, iron deficiency anemia, stunting, or malaria have lower motor activity scores and spend less time in locomotionDeanna K Olney
Program in International and Community Nutrition, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
J Nutr 137:2756-62. 2007....
- Development of nutritionally at-risk young children is predicted by malaria, anemia, and stunting in Pemba, ZanzibarDeanna K Olney
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J Nutr 139:763-72. 2009..e. prevention and treatment of anemia, stunting, and malaria)...
- Combined iron and folic acid supplementation with or without zinc reduces time to walking unassisted among Zanzibari infants 5- to 11-mo oldDeanna K Olney
U S Department of Agriculture, ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center, Davis, CA, USA
J Nutr 136:2427-34. 2006..There were no significant treatment effects on changes in HAZ or WAZ. The effects of treatment on time to walking may have been mediated by improvements in iron status or hemoglobin, but were not mediated through improvements in growth...


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Now that it is pretty much evitable that I will need a lift, wondering what is the best plan of action. I have a history of skin that keloids....from my ears, legs & other areas mostly superficial & minor but visible. My concern is having the "lollipop" or anchor lift & forming unsightly scars. Are there any other suggestions?
The Best Lift For Skin That Keloids? (photo)
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Breast lift in skin that keloids
Your concern for keloid scarring definitely sounds significant. You will need strict follow up with your surgeon if you choose to have a breast lift so that if the skin starts to keloid, you can have steroid injections to help. I would seriously consider not having the surgery done as well as the scars might out weigh the benefit in your case. Good luck.
Breast Lift for Skin that Keloids
Although certainly not mandatory, you may want to consider implants to fill the tissue envelope and improve the fullness. I think that no matter what type of lift is chosen, it will be a variation of a full breast lift or lollipop lift as you mentioned. I would recommend an exam by a plastic surgeon to determine the nature and severity of the previous scars. Find a plastic surgeon who routinely manages patients prone to keloid scars and then Find the plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of breast lifts each year. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
Web reference: http://www.hughesplasticsurgery.com
Hi ChiChiRoni,
It sounds like you have a mild propensity to form keloid scars. Actually, as you describe them, it sounds more like you develop hypertrophic scarring as opposed to keloid scarring. Hypertrophic scars, by definition, are thickened scars that remain contained within the scar. Keloid scars, by definition, are much more severe and can grow way beyond the border of the actual scar. Of course, you will need to make the final decision as to the risk of poor scarring and the benefit of the lift. However, I think you should have the following pieces of information when arriving at you decision. Firstly, different parts of the body have different risks of developing bad scarring. Keloid scars, for example, have the highest risk of developing on the ears, mid chest, shoulders, and back. They are almost unheard of on the eyelids. On the actual breast they have the highest risk of developing along the horizontal scar, a bit less on around the areola, and rarely along the vertical incision. Fortunately, there are techniques available that avoid the horizontal incision. You would either require a lift with an incision only around the areola or a lift that requires that incision along with a vertical. Certain breast lift techniques produce better scars than others. Breast lifts that rely on the skin for the lift usually produce poor scarring as opposed to lifts that do not rely on the skin. These latter techniques usually produce very good scars. Finally, what are the options for treatment in the event poor scars develop? Traditional modalities such as creams, silicone sheeting, or steroid injections have some success. They are quite successful in mild hypertrophic scarring, but poor effectiveness in severe keloid scarring. One treatment that is available and has a high degree of success for keloid scars is low dose superficial radiation to the scar area after excision. This modality is a bit controversial as there is concern of risking future malignancy at the radiation site. However, most radiation oncologist believe that the risk is so low that the treatment is justified.
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Anchor lift scar is obsolete, especially in women concerned about scars.
Good question. When it comes to cosmetic surgery, it's always a cost/benefit analysis. Does the benefit justify the cost? And the cost is not just financial but the presence of scars. First of all, you will need not only a breast lift but implants too. Secondly, if you are going to have a breast lift, the vertical lift is the best type. The anchor lift is obsolete in my opinion and especially for you with your concerns about scarring. I'm not sure that you actually are a keloid former based on your description of your scars as "minor but visible." You could opt for implants alone so that you just have a small scar tucked under your breast, but you need a vertical lift to correct your asymmetry (breast implants will not correct this). Your best advice is to look at plenty of before and after photos. I have a rule of 10. You should see ten examples of results from your surgeon that you personally would find acceptable. If you do, the chance that you will be satisfied is high. I've attached a link to this part of my website in case you wish to read more.
Web reference: http://www.swansoncenter.com/content/ideal-breast/procedures/breast-lift/patient-photographs.asp
The Best Lift For Skin That Keloids
If you are a keloid former then you may want to have implants only to avoid the possibility of of disfiguring keloids from your surgery. if you do decide to have the lift, please notify your surgeon at the first sign of a keloid so that appropriate steps can be taken to prevent progression.
Keloids after breast lift
It will be important to ensure you have keloids or hypertrophic scarring. If you have keloids any type of breast lift will place you at risk for keloids to develop. Please consult with a plastic surgeon to make the best choice for you.
The Best Lift For Skin That Keloid
I think your best option is to have a consultation with a plastic surgeon. Many patients report a history of keloids that are not keloids at all, and in fact in some are actually normally healed wounds.
If keloids were not an issue, based on the photos a lollipop lift would be suggested, along with implants, Implants alone could be placed through an incision in the breast fold and would be somewhat hidden, but I think there is too much ptosis (sag) and the outcome at least on the left would be unsatisfactory. Based on an exam, it might be possible to compromise with lift involving an incision around the areola only, but that is a compromise and will not provide as much lift as would be ideal.
When you are ready for an in person consultation, RealSelf has listings of surgeons in your area. You should consider cross referencing the listings from the The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (plasticsurgery dot org). A listing in the ASPS website assures you that your surgeon is not only board certified, but also is a member in good standing of the major plastic surgery organization in the U. S. Thank you for your question, best wishes.
Keloids and surgery
A couple of tips here. I hear the words "I keloid" a lot, only to examine the scar and find that is not a true keloid. Keloids are scars that outgrow the original surgical site, become painful, itchy, bulbous, and raised. Keloids are much more common on incisions that are non-surgical where there has been trauma, like an earring hole, burn (you see curling irons a lot) or accidental injury causing an open wound. So, if your keloid is from the above, a nice neat surgical incision usually does not keloid. If you do have a tendency to keloid, the skin can be closed in a low tension manner, placing the stress on the deeper tissues, which helps - also kenalog or other steroid can be injected at the time of surgery. Finally, what most call a keloid is usually a stretched out, wide scar - it's actually the opposite of a keloid. These are common with orthopedic scars that use a stapled closure instead of a more cosmetic layered closure. For you, check with a surgeon to see what your true risks are before proceeding.
Keloid and lift
I think first that you need to be properly evalauted to see if you truly form keloids or hypertrophic scarring. If you truly keloid than you are probably best not to have a lift with the significant risk of having keloid scars.
The Best Lift For Skin That Keloids?
Unfortunately the best lift for skin that keloids is no lift at all, but that is not a very good answer if you are trying to improve the appearance of your breasts. You will need to restore volume with implants, and those scars can hide under your breasts, but it looks like your breasts will hang off of the implants unless you also have a lift. Unfortunately, any type of lift with result in scars around your areola and most probably any lift that gives you a good result will require a vertical scar beneath the areola to the fold under your breast. One question is whether you have true keloids (did you get your ears pierced and did large mushroom-like growths occur on your earlobes?) or hypertrophic scars, and there are treatments (like long term silicone gel taping and injections should the scars start to elevate) that may help, but sometimes those treatments to not prevent the scarring. Ultimately you may have to decide whether it is worth the risk of unsatisfactory scars in order to reshape your breasts.
Web reference: http://www.seattleplasticsurgery.com/breast-lift-surgery.html
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