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Tuesday August 6th, 2013 1:05am
Team USA lost to Team Canada, 11-9, at the "Duel in Denver" this past Saturday. The game was dominated by Canada's ability to possess the ball and get good shots on frame from 10 yards or better. Their throwback style jerseys exemplified the Canadians' basic style of play as they out-ground-balled a hypothetically more athletic US squad, 32-29.
Apparently, no one does old school like Canada. Who knew?
Team USA, clad in new-school logo-licious jerseys, didn't capitalize on its limited chances in transition and paid for it as Canada held the ball for artificially protracted time. The US squad — made up entirely of MLL players save Kyle Harrison — did not adjust well to the slowdown game, often taking shots mere seconds after settling the ball on offense. Those rushed shots were saved with ease by Evan Kirk in the first half and Angus Dineley in the second.
The Canadian keepers combined for 23 saves: Evan Kirk: 13, Angus Dineley: 10. Conversely, the USA keepers combined for eight saves: Drew Adams: 5, Jesse Schwartzman: 3. Though goalkeeping was not the single difference in the game (despite those heady stats) the emergence of two goaltenders for the Canadians was certainly the most eye-opening occurrence. However, each team had more than just a pair of players that stood out in the game.
1. Steele Stanwick: (0 G, 0 A, 2 SOG) — There were times when the current Ohio Machine attackman looked like a hustling, younger, Ryan Boyle. Stanwick stuck to what he knows — moving the ball and taking smart, quick shots. Unfortunately those shots didn't drop, and one could say that not taking the extra step to finish his limited chances cost him. But in limited action what was the feeder to do but feed? It's not his fault that the monster midfielders turned his Blue Plate specials into McDonalds.
2. Ned Crotty: (1 G, 0 A, 1 GB) — Fast and strong with the ball, Crotty looked poised for a big afternoon after sticking his signature crease-sweep low-to-high shot, but sadly that was all he could muster. Ever the consummate dodger, the Rattlers attackman looked like he could beat anyone on the field, but his finishing touch eluded him as it eluded his teammates.
3. Kyle Harrison: (1 G, 0 A, 5 SOG) — Harrison looked quite handy, and showed flashes of his quickness. It's nice to see that the former Hopkins midfielder can still juke with the best of them, but his dodging lead to more opportunities for other players than himself. The one time that he got his hands free close to goal he converted – the rest of his shots were saved, most in spectacular fashion. Harrison looked a little more refreshed than some of the other players on the field; the rigors of an MLL season years removed.
4. Stephen Peyser: (1G, 0A, :30 penalty) — One of the game's key goals belonged to Peyser. It was a shot from a top-down drive that started the USA run in the third period. It was also a shot that Peyser could not sink during the MLL season to save the life of a pound full of puppies. But in this game he stuck his opportunity instead of bouncing it past the pipe, and the rush was on. It was too little too late of course, but at the time it was a meaningful strike after a string of saves from Dineley has frustrated the US.
5. The Entire Defense (Allowed 11 goals on 19 SOG) — The USA defense looked toothless aside from Lee Zink. They were content to throw a litany of tough guy checks on the ball (hard and single checks no where near the stick) but backed off on the ball carrier behind the cage and let passes get through off ball. It wasn't so much lazy as it was lackadaisical. The US really should have dressed younger defensemen for this game; you can't count on Nicky Polanco, Kyle Sweeney and Zink to be there in 2 years. It would have been a great time to vet guys like Brian Karalunas or Joel White.
1. Evan Kirk: (13 S, 2 GAA) and Angus Dineley: (10 S, 7 GAA) — Kirk starred in this game with a great performance early on. The US team peppered him with outside shots and the former Hobart goalkeeper ate the efforts up with ease, making each save look more routine than the last. This clearly frustrated the US offense — especially the midfielders — and the efforts became more and more desperate. The desperation didn't help the ball find the net and Kirk looked like a seasoned pro in the crease. Dineley held his pipe well, stuffing several close shots despite giving up five more goals than his predecessor. He was smart with the ball and despite getting dropped by a Max Seibald shot didn't give up any bunnies and stayed in the game. The Canadian goalkeeping situation looks more than tenable after this game. If Kirk and Dineley could make an MLL roster and get some experience before the next world championships, they could become a fearsome tandem.
2. Brodie Merrill: (7 GB, 2 TO) — The ginger prince still bosses transition no matter what the rules are. Furthermore, he's still the man on this Canadian team, as shown by his presence in the waning moments on the offensive side of the ball. Letting your longpole take care of the ball in crunch time — that's trust. Merrill spent most of his time covering for his brethren's loss of fidelity when the ball was in play. Brodie played defense in a constant state of hedge, stepping to the ball and getting ready to slide no matter where he was on the field. Merrill really needs another pole to step up and get his back when the need arises. Kyle Rubisch didn't suit up for the Canadians; he might be that guy.
3. Mark Matthews: (1 G, 0 A, 1 GB) — The big man looked good with the ball — every shot he took hit a pipe, a net or a player — but he only finished with one goal to his name. Matthews had several creative looks at the cage, but a few of the shots sailed wide and one behind the back effort smashed off the intersection of the crossbar and the left pipe. Watching Matthews and John Grant Jr. play on the same field was like watching twin paradoxical daredevils try to jump a line of cars from each end. Regular passes? Psh. Forget it. It was entertaining to watch Matthews play with this team, but he still lacks urgency off the ball. It didn't cost his team anything this time, but without a facilitator to dodge into his space (like Brendan Mundorf does for him on the Outlaws), Matthews will stay in his space.
4. Curtis Dickson: (4 G, 0 A, 6 shots) — One word: finisher. At one point, (thanks to Mark Dixon for pointing this out on the broadcast) Dickson had two touches, two shots and two goals. Dickson moved very confidently with the ball regardless of where he was on the field. If he was checked it was ever so slightly and not enough to even stutter his steps. His run on Polanco from behind the cage was both swift and heartbreaking — imagine if that scenario had a chance to play out in the MLL finals? It almost did before Dickson was DNRed by Denver early on.
5. Cam Flint: (1 G, 0 A, 1 GB) — His stock is way, way up. The Denver Pioneer midfielder looked dangerous and athletic. His stats aren't that impressive, but his play in the fourth — even before his goal — was as steady as it was ferocious. Flint was fast and aggressive in the open field — a stark contrast to the Canadian reputation of offense-first players. Kiel Matisz, Brodie Merrill and Cam Flint weren't just the most athletic Canadian players on the field; they were the most athletic players on the field. Period.
Honorable Mention: The Canadian defense blocked a ton of shots, throwing their bodies in front of the ball like their other countrymen do in front of a puck. It was an inspired performance, but it could not hide the lack of positioning when the US attackmen and midfielders took initiative and went to the cage. Ned Crotty, Kyle Harrison and even Matt Striebel toyed with their defenders to get good looks, and if they did so with more frequency they would have had more success. For this game, though, it was more than enough to hold the US to midrange bids and let the goalies be heroes.


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Don't fear the beard
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During the 2010 baseball season, the San Francisco Giants — the World Series Champion San Francisco Giants (yours truly never tires of saying that) — had a slogan, "Fear the Beard." Most of the pitching staff — relievers and closer Brian Wilson specifically — were bearded pitching machines mowing down opposing batters.
Historically speaking, the tech realm and beards have never been too far apart, at least for the men. As such, there are some in the FOSS realm who deserve special recognition for not only advancing free/open source software, but also for forsaking the razor and putting a hairy face forward.
This blog item deals with beards specifically, so those with FOSS's most awesome goatees — like Red Hat's Karsten Wade, freelance FOSS journalist Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier and Oregon State University Professor Carlos Jensen, all of whom would definitely get top honors in this category — aren't included here. Sorry, guys. Same with moustaches: For example, Mark Terranova's 'stache belongs in any facial hair Hall of Fame; a piece of work that would easily get him membership in The Village People — and I mean that in a good way (however, truth be told, when he's got a beard, Mark runs with the best of 'em).
Here is a sampling of what I find are the best beards in FOSS, in no particular order other than to say that if anyone got a first prize, it would have to go to . . .
Jon 'maddog' Hall: Despite getting a lot of input from those who think Richard Stallman should get top billing, sorry, RMS: Maddog takes the prize as the FOSS advocate with historically the best beard in the realm, to which picture at right will attest. Or you could look up Father Christmas in the dictionary and, chances are, you'll find maddog's picture with the definition. Despite recently going for the Sean-Connery-as-Indiana-Jones'-Dad look (see next paragraph) to go along with the 70 or so pounds he dropped — a great thing, indeed — Hall's beard has always been the standard of epic in the FOSS beard pantheon.
[Maddog, shown at left in his new closer cropped form, comments in response to an e-mail: "And for beards, I could NEVER understand why someone would want to put a very sharp instrument close to their throat when they are only partially awake. I have not shaved since 1969 . . . ." Also, to the youngsters out there, maddog has a message: "I am glad that you are twenty . . . I enjoy seeing your youthful energy and beauty, and some days when I wake up and I am stiff, I wish I was twenty again . . . but I only wish that for about fifteen minutes." Amen to that!]
Richard Stallman: Most people I've talked to about this have said, after they stopped laughing at the topic ("No, really, I'm writing on the BEARDS of FOSS . . ."), that RMS should have the top spot, and in lieu of Jon 'maddog' Hall's change in appearance, they might be right. The bearded face that launched a thousand tools to make the Linux kernel run, and launched a free software movement to boot, has been the one most commonly associated with free-as-in-freedom software. Not only this, he also sidelines as a saint — if you've never seen the St. Ig-GNU-tius schtick, check it out. I first saw this several years ago when Stallman spoke at UC Berkeley, and it never gets old despite being bearded (and I mean that in a good way).
Timothy Budd: If you are now, or have been, a student of computer science at a university, there's a chance you may have had a class with a textbook Timothy Budd had written. An associate professor of computer science at Oregon State University — Go Beavers! — Tim has written a dozen textbooks on object-oriented programming, data structures and Leda, a multi-paradigm programming language that yours truly admits to not understanding at all. Be that as it may, Tim's advocacy for FOSS during his time at OSU — he has had me as well as others speak to his graduate classes on FOSS — and his healthy crop of hair on his chin garners him a spot on the list. Besides, since he is well known by his students for his use of the term "Administrivia," he gets on the list by simple use of that bearded word alone.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols' beard is one that most FOSS users and advocates are accustomed to seeing on a nearly daily basis when reading the latest developments in Free/Open Source Software news. Whenever there's news to be delivered, the FOSS community can count on Steven being the one who brings it to us; not only this, usually Steven is first with the news, which should garner him the nickname "Scoop." Now writing for ZDNet as well, Steven gets what is rightfully more exposure in writing news that's important to us — and to everyone else, for that matter. Steven gets extra points for being a Asheville Tourists fan — the Tourists being one of the most unique mascot names for a baseball team in the country.
Me: In an unprecedented display of unabashed ego worthy of another Larry — the CEO of Oracle whom, incidentally, has what's trying to be a beard on his face, but not doing a very good job of it (but I digress) — I like to think that my beard would rank up there among bearded FOSS titans, not because of any accomplishment of my own — OK, the Lindependence Project . . . maybe — but just by the mere fact that it grows, with Wolfman-like speed, on my face. Herein lies the story: I'm a werewolf. Just kidding — I grew first grew my beard after Jerry Garcia died in Jerry's honor, but my family hated it. So I went back and forth between having it and not having it until making a pact with my family: Even-numbered years, a moustache; odd-numbered years, the beard.
I've missed a lot of people, which is where you come in: Who did I miss and why is should their beard be in the FOSS Hairy-Faced Hall of Fame?
[Photos of Jon "maddog" Hall, Timothy Budd and Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols used by permission. The photo of Richard Stallman was taken by Copyleft and appears here under the GPL and CC-Share-Alike licenses afforded by the photographer. I haven't decided to give myself permission to use my photo, but it's probably OK.]
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation. He is also one of the founders of the Lindependence Project.)
Looking back, looking ahead
Now that I have finally disengaged myself from the what is commercially and socially — and for some, spiritually (and God bless you, every one) — known as "the holiday season," I have been giving a lot of thought to how good a year 2010 was, the Sun purchase by Oracle and the Novell deal notwithstanding, and what 2011 has to offer.
It looks like 2011 will be the year of the Linux deskt . . . I'm sorry, what? Oh. Well, never mind. Let's skip that one
Looking back at 2010, most recently we had both Russia and Cuba going to FOSS, which must prove Steve Ballmer right about Linux being Communist. After all, I think a young Linus Torvalds was able to see Russia from his house a lot better than Sarah Palin could from Wasilla. Meanwhile, Red Hat — oh, what's in a name anyway, comrade? — became poised to be the first billion-dollar Linux company and stats show that they are gaining market share in the corporate server world. Go, Shadowman! And there's that little green space cadet Android making gains in the various markets where it now works. So despite an Apple/Microsoft shell company buying Novell and the other — and more evil — Larry essentially killing open source at what was once the Camelot-esque Sun, 2010 was a good year.
Of course, 2010 would not be complete without the introduction of Chux, the Linux distro developed by Chuck Norris — A Linux designed by Chuck Norris would require no backups, as it would be too scared of Chuck to fail, and the CPUs run faster to get away from Chuck Norris. You don't boot it, it boots you. Go here to take a look here.
What would I like to see in 2011? Glad you asked. What would be nice would be:
Digital pundits not saying that 2011 is the year of the Linux desktop, because it's won't be. And that's OK. Believe me, until this year when the San Francisco Giants won the World Series, I know the "wait-'til-next-year" drill very well. The year of the Linux desktop will come someday — as it should — but with all the advances Linux is making in server and smaller formats — yes, I'm looking at you, Android — we don't have to put all our eggs in that basket to determine Linux a success. We don't have to thump our proverbial chests and say "this year . . . the desktop," and then when the end of the year rolls around and it isn't, there's not a whole lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth. To say nothing of garment-rending . . . . The fact of the matter is that Linux and FOSS are as healthy as they have ever been, Novell and Sun sale notwithstanding.
Go to the show: Linux shows and expos are popping up all over, so you really have no excuse in 2011 not to go to one. The established ones, like the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE 9X this year) and OSCON, are now being joined by a whole host of other events throughout North America. Most recently, Indiana gets its own Linux festival in March, aptly titled the Indiana Linux Fest. It joins, in order of appearance (off the top of my head — and forgive me if I forget your expo), SCALE, Linux Fest Northwest, COSSFest in Calgary, Texas Linux Fest, Southeast Linux Fest (in the GNU South), OSCON, Ohio Linux Fest, and Utah Open Source Conference. You'll find me at SCALE, Linux Fest Northwest, COSSFest (hopefully — if they let me out of the country), OSCON and Utah Open Source Conference on an annual basis.
Oh, and one more thing: Lindependence 2011 will be held in early July, around Independence Day, in Felton, California — where Lindependence started a couple of years ago.
Last, but certainly not least:
Large distros carrying their weight in the FOSS realm: First it was the GNOME study by David Neary that had Red Hat, Novell and others carrying the developmental mail for GNOME — Red Hat and Novell with 10-plus percent each — while Canonical came in at, wait for it, 1.03 percent. Fine. That's been hashed out already both on these pages and elsewhere. But the Linux Foundation released its annual report on Linux kernel development late in the year — go ahead and get the PDF file here — and while you're at it, you might want to do a search for Canonical to see how often it shows up. Spoiler alert: It doesn't. And I'm just going to leave it at that, hoping that Canonical and/or Ubuntu shows up on next year's report.
Let's all have a great 2011.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs Redwood Digital Research in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)
Changing teams
Growing up in the Maspeth section of Queens, my father grew up a New York Giants fan — the baseball Giants that played at the Polo Grounds, not so much the football Giants (although I believe he never forgave Frank Gifford for fumbling away the championship 50 years ago). If you fast forward to 1987, I moved to San Francisco from Miami (long story) and picked up where my father left off, being the second generation of Cafiero to live and die with the orange and black.
My father's favorite Giant was Mel Ott, but then there were also Johnny Mize, Carl Hubbell, Eddie Stanky. And there was Bobby Thomson, who hit the legendary home run the year my parents were married. I got to San Francisco in '87, the year Candy Maldonado lost a ball in the lights against the Cardinals in the playoffs which brought me, and the Giants, back to earth. Two years later, it was Will Clark acing the Cubs' Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams in the league championship, sending the Giants to "Bay's-ball" against Oakland and to the first World Series interrupted by a natural disaster.
In addition, I have five Croixs de Candlesticks — awarded to Giants fans who braved the elements at Candlestick Park during extra-inning games — on a cap which also bears the '89 National League Championship pin.
What does this have to do with FOSS? The reason I'm waxing nostalgic about the Giants is because it looks like I'm going to have to leave them on Oct. 1: Microsoft attorney Bill Neukom takes control of the ballclub in October as president.
It's impossible for me to support a team that is run by a shill who has made his fortune representing a company that has made its sole raison d'etre squelching any semblance of digital choice; all that while forcing on the public some of the worst software in the short history of personal computing.
This may not make a lot of sense to the Europeans reading this. But imagine a Manchester United fan having to switch his or her support to Manchester City; Real Madrid to Barcelona; Juventus to AC Milano; All Blacks to Australia. Change can be necessary because team allegiances should include principles and mean more than just root, root, root for the home team.
So once this season ends, I'm going to hang up my hat, hang up the jacket and shop around for another team to support. The Oakland Athletics, more than likely, will keep my heart in the San Francisco Bay Area. But perhaps I'll take the winter off while hoping the San Francisco 49ers do something resembling anything (thanks, Pam) and also root for the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats, since co-owner Bob Young is one of the founders of Red Hat.
Go Cats.
(Fedora ambassador Larry Cafiero runs HeliOS Solutions West in Felton, California, and is an associate member of the Free Software Foundation.)


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Kayla GuerreroModel Female Houma, Louisiana, US
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My name is Kayla Guerrero. My style is anything different. I love creating different characters, and putting emotion into my work. I am not a promo type girl. I love classy, vintage photography. A method I use is music. It helps me relax and just take great shots. I am good at what I do whether its runway or fashion. I am professional and dont waist anyones time. I am wanting to start getting into High Fashion, Grunge, Bikini, and any other creative ideas! I am Open to suggestions!!! I work at Hooters of Houma and attend college full time. I have cancelled only one shoot my whole career! and gave a 24 hour notice, so I will not flake on you I PROMISE!~xoxo~
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~Around the World Fashion Show in New Orleans 2008
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Friday, June 29, 2012
Shop: Astier de Villatte
I cannot resist a beautiful candle, and truth be told, it is likely that if you stopped by my home or studio at any given moment that a candle would be lit nearby. A tradition within my family that I have grown to love and appreciate as I get older is to start the day with music, coffee, and often, a candle. I love little traditions like these—they are a beautiful way to start the new day.
And while on the topic of tradition, Astier de Villatte, founded by Benoît Astier de Villatte and Ivan Pericoli, and their traditions that are carried on today in the creation of their products are quite intriguing. In fact, their team of twenty ceramicists (perhaps the largest in Paris) create pottery in the very same fashion in which Benoît's father taught him and his siblings. Starting with black Terracotta, each piece is wonderfully finished with a milky glaze that amplifies the unique characteristics of the clay used—no two are alike. Their unique take on ceramics, paper goods, perfumes, candles, furniture, silverware, glassware and more are created in a Bastille workshop that used to house Napolean's silversmith. Do you enjoy their shops and products as well?
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Images: Garance Doré
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Labels: accessories, candles, dining, France, Garance Dore, home, home decor, interior, kitchen, Paris, shop
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Designer: Vionnet
Vionnet: Resort 2013 collection.
Good evening! I hope that your week is going along very nicely. My week has been rather full, truth be told, and but this collection stopped me in my tracks this afternoon and made me long for many, many of these divine pieces! I will admit, I am head over heals for the draping—it's just fantastic. The georgette and other fabrics that were used seem to lend beautifully to the knots and ruffles and opening that are so well executed.
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Labels: color, designer, fashion, Resort Collection, style
Hidden Escape: A White Washed Cottage
Have you ever longed for a little cottage that is just your own? A sweet little escape where the walls breath in refreshing breezes and send them out the windows that are never, ever closed. A place to relax in and around, with a small stack of books that have been awaiting your eyes, and plush sofas so inviting.
A place that turns from open, vibrant living during the day to cozy and warm in the evening—ideal for black and white films, ice cream and lanterns, lit with candles. And as with this cottage as shown above, there are actually three little buildings that surround an inner courtyard of sort. A great place for parents and Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles, friends, pets, anyone and everyone you wish to have, to enjoy…
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Images: (scanned) Coté Sud, J/J '03, captured by Bernard Touillon except for 05 via This Ivy House
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Labels: black and white, cabin, cottage, getaway, hidden escapes, interior, living, movies, summer
Monday, June 25, 2012
Weekly Finds № 49
This week's discoveries and links, starting with:
01 Meli Melo: Established in April 2005 by Melissa Del Bonoasa, in London, UK, Meli Melo is a British handbag label, with Italian heritage and lasting quality. Today, the company designs, develops and produces luxury leather handbags for premium retailers and discerning customers worldwide—including Olivia Palermo.
02 A.House, by No Coffee Architects: This intriguing project included the careful restoration of an 18th Century Colonial House and the refurbishment of its stable buildings into contemporary and functional offices. The heritage of the estate was carefully preserved and taken care of, with the restoration of the existing wood structure and addition of modern day elements. Indeed, even the new mechanical, electrical, AC, data services, and equipment have been carefully concealed to retain the authenticity and spatial quality of these beautiful historic structures.
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Labels: accessorizes, architecture, designer, handbag, interior, leather, office, style, weekly links
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Welcome, Summer!
A warm welcome to Summertime!
It is almost as if on cue, Summer has officially arrived… not only in the sense of the annual calender occurrence, but in weather as well—finally! Today, I am working in the studio with the windows uncovered and the door wide open, every once in awhile peeking outside to enjoy…
And yesterday, I happened to spot a few delicate monarch butterflies fluttering around the large mock orange tree in the back, and tried to snap a few pictures. They were too quick, and fled before I could make it with the phone, but I will try again—their bright yellow wings paired against the tree was truly a lovely site. And it was the very act of seeing them flurry around the blossoms, and myself, running out barefoot, that made me stop for a moment and realize that Summer is officially here—all of the little details added up; the lovely things that come along with the season, and make up "Summer" in our lives and minds… carefree birds, insects and animals… full and draping trees, and lush flowers blossoming, the warm, sunny days—it all came to light. And so, with warmth, we welcome Summer—here to stay and enjoy for an entire season!
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Images: 03, 04, 06 The Cherry Blossom Girl | 05 Patrice Binet et Frédéric Ducout: Art & Décoration | 09, 11, 12 Chloé | 01, 07, 10 This Ivy House | 02, 08 Cabbages & Roses | 13 Ambiance & Styles via Maison Déco
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Weekly Finds № 48
01 Civico Quattro: This wonderful Italian design studio not only creates stunning spaces but they also have a wonderful online shop that sells unique and handcrafted pieces for the home. Below, you see an example of some of their glass and porcelain designs. Additionally, we see a beautiful Bed & Breakfast that they have decorated, called Malatesta Maison. Set in the countryside, this escape offers just five bedrooms to guests for a relaxing getaway.
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Designer: Brook&Lyn
Mimi Jung's beautiful creations and art/direction representation had me lost within her website and e-shop for several minutes, bordering on a full hour—completely consumed by the variety of designs, styling and of course, the beautiful leather bag in which all pieces are gifted in. A refreshing designer in so many ways, Mimi's journey into designing for her own brand all began with a self-initiated project—one necklace in fact—that then lead to an entire collection called "Surrounded"; her fist of a number to follow…
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Labels: accessories, designer, jewelry, leather, Spring/Summer, style
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Color: Soft Ambiances
As soft and subtle as butter.
Sometimes, we crave bright, full colors are vibrantly fresh and offer the intensity and zest for life to wake us up in the morning with a punch of life. And yet, other times, the softness of a more subtle space is exactly what we need to calm the senses, and just relax. Relax with a cup of tea in a curtained bed, or while walking indoors and out with flowers from the garden—windows and doors open to the elements—or in the bath, soothing with lavender after a long day. What do you like to do to unwind and simply rest?
Images: (scanned) Tuscan Escapes, Caroline Clifton-Mogg, photographed by Chris Tubbs
Monday, June 11, 2012
Designer: Chloé
Chloé Resort / Pre-Spring 2013.
Good evening, friends! I hope that the new week is off to a wonderful start! Today has turned out to be the most beautiful day, despite all predictions of rain—a cheerful way to start to a new week. Do you find that sunshine aids in a more productive day? I find that it truly does, especially when paired with the soundtrack of Under the Tuscan Sun. I work away, and yet imagine rows of friendly sunflowers, rolling hills, and green grass…
Weekly Finds № 47
This week's discoveries and links, starting with:
01 Lizzo, Fabric Editor: These captivating interiors created with the company's beautiful fabrics evoke such a feeling—feelings rather—of mystery, creativity, and romance; transitioning from soft tones and gentle light, to warmer hues and deeper lighting, to mysterious ambiances of moody colors, textures and natural light. (or lack of, supposedly) The spaces perfectly showcase and reveal the personality of the products in such a seamless manner. Divine.
02 David Arias for Kitchening & Co.: I am also very happy to share some recent photography by (my) David, captured concurrently with the re-branding project that he has just recently completed for Kitchening & Co.—a favorite local specialty food company. All-new packaging is also soon to be designed and revealed for their delectable macarons, which can be purchased at select specialty shops and lovely cafés throughout the city.
(a sneak peek of the *new* branding here)
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Thursday, June 7, 2012
Photography: Prue Ruscoe
Perhaps thanks to the intriguing details in shape and texture—the oversized key and intriguing vignette alongside the sofa, the heavenly neutral mantle, the bright red metal chairs around the grand kitchen table, and the gorgeous outdoor living area—this home certainly requires a second look, don't you think?
I find myself quite intrigued by a home that takes pleasure in juxtaposition and combining objects and surroundings in unique and intriguing ways. Furthermore, every space, every corner, really, seems to hold pleasure in the element of surprise and delight. And while there are some pieces that are not favorites, the overall look and feel is certainly lovely. What are your thoughts on this home?
Images: The Names Agency by Prue Ruscoe
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text: The Company defines same property communities as communities owned and stabilized as of January 1, 2011, excluding properties held for sale and communities under major redevelopment. A reconciliation of net income attributable to common shareholders to net operating income and same property net operating income is included in the financial tables accompanying this press release.Acquisition Activity Camden acquired three stabilized communities during the third quarter for a total of $135.0 million: Camden Creekstone, a 223-home apartment community in Atlanta, GA; Camden Landmark, a 469-home apartment community in Ontario, CA; and Camden Henderson, a 106-home apartment community in Dallas, TX. The Company also purchased the remaining 75% non-controlling ownership interest in a fully-consolidated joint venture during the quarter. Camden Travis Street, a 253-home apartment community in Houston, TX, is now wholly-owned by the Company. During the quarter the Company acquired 12.0 acres of land located in Austin, TX for future development of a multifamily community. Subsequent to quarter-end Camden acquired 2.4 acres of land in Plantation, FL for future development of a multifamily community. Disposition Activity Camden disposed of one joint venture community during the quarter, which was owned by one of the Company's funds. Camden South Congress, a 253-home apartment community in Austin, TX, was sold for approximately $54.4 million. Camden's proportionate share of the gain was approximately $2.9 million. Subsequent to quarter-end, the Company sold two wholly-owned communities for a total of $26.6 million: Camden Laurel Ridge, a 183-home apartment community in Austin, TX; and Camden Steeplechase, a 290-home apartment community in Houston, TX. The Company also sold Camden Passage, a 596-home joint venture apartment community in Kansas City, MO for approximately $40.7 million subsequent to quarter-end. Development Activity Lease-ups were completed during the quarter at three development communities: Camden Montague, a 192-home project in Tampa, FL which is currently 96% occupied; Camden LaVina, a 420-home project in Orlando, FL, which is currently 96% occupied; and Camden Summerfield II, a 187-home project in Landover, MD, which is currently 95% occupied.


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OK well can I suggest something though?
Can we put things in perspective and order first?
A car that doesn't run due to a blown turbo doesn't need gears. Does your car run? Have you sorted out the turbo question, that was the original point of this thread?
I'm just wondering and don't want to miss any important points etc.


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The Takeaway
Takeouts: Breaking up Banks, Baseball Awards, The Value
- Business Takeout: The House Financial Services Committee passed a measure yesterday that would let the government break up large banks, even if they're healthy. New York Times reporter Louise Story tells us why.
- Sports Takeout: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin takes a look at baseball's Managers of the year and attempts to predict who could win the NL Cy Young Award.
- The Value: Farai Chideya interviews Tanya Selvaratnama, a theater actor who is organizing a book drive for Sri Lankan children. Click through for a video of their interview.
The Takeaway's Farai Chideya speaks to Tanya Selvaratnam, who is sending books to children in Sri Lanka


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It is often said that the environment is dying a death by a thousand cuts. No single development, no act of an individual or organization or business causes a big negative impact; but collectively these developments and actions represent a significant impact on the environment. Left unchecked or unaltered, the ultimate fate is clearly predictable.
Thankfully, throughout the watershed, more and more small organizations and businesses are working with local governments to uproot pavement and concrete and replace it with gardens and natural areas. These pollution-reducing conservation practices at churches, schools, libraries, car dealerships, marinas, and, yes, even local brew pubs are healing some of the thousand cuts, as they absorb runoff from buildings and parking lots and reduce pollution flowing off the land and into local streams and creeks. Most of these projects are the result of a few dedicated and talented local citizens and organizations. Recently, the Spa Creek Conservancy, working with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Watershed Stewards Academy, with funding support from state and local agencies, installed rain gardens and infiltration basins at the Cecil Memorial Methodist and Mt. Olive African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Churches in Annapolis, Maryland.
Remarkably, these beautiful gardens now catch and absorb virtually all of the polluted stormwater runoff that previously flowed off the property, untreated, and into nearby Spa Creek. While controlling polluted runoff was important to the leadership and congregations of these inner-city churches, so too was the sense of pride that they had in beautifying their houses of worship, with flowering native plants in the rain gardens and these community improvements.
So, how do we stop the death of a thousand cuts from which nature is suffering? By healing those cuts one at a time, through small projects like these that also lift our hearts and our souls and restore that sense of pride in our communities. How glorious and uplifting it will be for members of these churches to attend services and witness these plants in full bloom and know that they are honoring and paying tribute to creation.
Note: The opinions expressed above are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect U.S. EPA policy endorsement or action.
When Marcus Moody hears the term "rain garden," he will smile. Not because those colorful patches of flood-tolerant plants capture stormwater and allow it to gradually sink into the ground, but because he survived seven weeks of planting 27 rain gardens in Howard County, Md., during the hottest summer on record.
For Marcus and the 29 other 16 to 25-year-olds that participated in the Restoring the Environment and Developing Youth program this summer, also known as READY, rain gardens are no longer an intangible concept or an idea to read about in guides to "going green." Instead, rain gardens are dirty, wet and empowering endeavors that prove that a group of focused youth can make visible, lasting change. And in most cases, rain gardens are a lot of fun to create.
"We all became friends," said Moody. "The actual experience of … getting to know new people and working in teams with different personalities—that was great."
From the Field: Building rain gardens with youth in Howard County, Md. from Chesapeake Bay Program on Vimeo.
READY's participants included graduate students, fashion design majors and high school seniors looking to fund their college careers. The program provided them with a resume-building career experience, a few extra dollars and a new network of friends.
Working with people from different backgrounds toward a common goal made the summer experience stand out for Afua Boateng, who moved to Maryland from Ghana six years ago.
"Sometimes I find myself thinking about things that I feel like no one in my age group thinks about, because [in Ghana] we are trained to grow up faster. Learning to work with people that have the same interest and that are willing to work together to save something we should all care about—I really love that," Boateng said.
Image courtesy READY/Facebook
READY was conceived with two goals in mind: first, to provide jobs for young people. Second, to reduce the amount of stormwater runoff entering the Chesapeake Bay.
Stormwater runoff, or rainfall that picks up pollutants as it flows across paved roads, parking lots, lawns and golf courses, is the fastest growing source of pollution into the Bay. But rain gardens and other so-called best management practices can reduce the flow of stormwater into creeks, streams and rivers.
For Amanda Tritinger, building rain gardens brought her studies about stormwater to life.
"I studied hydrology and hydraulics as a course in school, but the theoretical doesn't stick with me at all and I don't really get it," Tritinger said. "Seeing all this stuff hands-on was so valuable for me."
Image courtesy READY/Facebook
READY is the brain child of People Acting Together in Howard (PATH), a coalition of faith-based organizations in Howard County, Md. READY is funded through a grant from the Howard County government administered by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.
Like any program in its inaugural year, the leaders behind READY have learned lessons for next summer, with a number of suggestions coming from the participants themselves.
For Nabil Morad, who is enrolled in the Environmental Scholars Program at the University of Maryland, working in an environment where his feedback was valued was highly encouraging. It was also the last thing he expected from a program with the words "developing youth" in its title.
"I was a little worried we were going to be treated like kindergarteners," Nabil said. "But this feels like it's an actual job."
After working in an industry where his age and experience meant his suggestions were not welcome, Nabil said that READY's willingness to listen to its participants is refreshing.
"Here, respect travels both ways in the system. I could make a suggestion to [program manager] Don [Tsusaki], and if the day comes, he'll put it into action," Nabil added. "Everybody here is developing toward the same goal together, which is really nice."
That goal—curbing stormwater pollution—will become more attainable if READY continues in Howard County, and if similar programs are established elsewhere in the Bay watershed.
"We have a waiting list of people who want rain gardens for next year," said PATH administrator Guy Moody. "That's a good problem to have."
Image courtesy READY/Facebook
How do rain gardens help the Chesapeake Bay?
When rainfall hits impervious surfaces like sidewalks, roofs or driveways, or when it falls onto grass lawns, it is not absorbed into the ground. Instead, it runs off into a storm drain, collecting fertilizer, pesticides, pet waste, litter and other pollutants on its way.
Rain gardens are shallow depressions planted with sedges, rushes and other flood-tolerant vegetation that capture rainfall and allow it to soak slowly into the ground.
To learn how to install a rain garden on your property, visit Anne Arundel County's Rainscaping page.
If someone were to ask you what an average twenty-something would be doing before noon on a Saturday morning, what would you say? I'm going to guess sleeping. Well, I am proud to say that a few Saturdays ago, some of my co-workers and I broke this mold.
When I started working for the Chesapeake Bay Program about two months ago and moved from just north of D.C. to Annapolis, a former co-worker recommended I look into attending St. Martin's Lutheran Church. On my first Sunday there, I noticed a write-up in the bulletin about a rain garden planting that would be taking place a few months down the road, and I thought it would be a great opportunity to get involved.
St. Martin's received a $109,000 Small Watershed Grant from the Bay Program and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to plant 23 rain gardens and 23 trees on its property. One rain garden and all 23 trees were to be planted on a Saturday in November, while the rest of the project was to be finished in the spring. The Spa Creek Conservancy, which is responsible for managing the grant, predicts that the new trees and rain gardens will reduce runoff from the property by 97 percent. The church's day school plans on incorporating the plantings into its lesson plans and engaging the young students as much as possible in local environmental issues.
Most of the volunteers that arrived that Saturday were either senior members of the church community or children who attend the day school. This made the job of planting the 23 trees and rain garden seem like much more of a challenge. But I was surprised to find that everyone found a task to complete and the group finished the plantings on time.
I remember looking up from the tree we were planting and seeing all of the volunteers working together on this early Saturday morning. I thought that if everyone planted a rain garden, or even a tree, what a difference it would make for the health of the Chesapeake Bay.
Many of my co-workers who joined me at the planting used the event for certain projects that they were working on for the Bay Program. Members of our communications team took pictures and video to post on our website, while other staffers were interested in learning more from the Spa Creek Conservancy about similar projects. Although we each came with our own agenda, in the end, our biggest accomplishment was that we did something positive for the Bay.
Sometimes when you work for an environmental program, like the Chesapeake Bay, you forget what it really takes to make a change. Sure, making policy or informational videos and collecting data have a large impact, but what is really going to save the Chesapeake Bay are voluntary actions made by people in communities around the watershed. That Saturday at St. Martin's, we were actually practicing what we preached, and I think that was the best message of all. A Saturday morning well spent.
A new campaign is urging Anne Arundel County, Md., residents to find "beautiful solutions to water pollution" by installing rain gardens, rain barrels and other methods of absorbing polluted runoff before it makes its way into the Bay.
The RainScaping Campaign, which kicked off this Earth Day, is a social marketing effort supported by more than 30 organizations throughout Maryland. The purpose of the campaign is to help reduce the fastest-growing source of pollution to the Bay: the dirt, oil, fertilizers and pesticides that run off residents' lawns, decks and driveways when it rains.
Hundreds of years ago, the Chesapeake watershed was covered by vast swaths of forests, which slowly absorbed and filtered rain water before returning it to groundwater and nearby streams. RainScaping methods attempt to replicate the natural flow of water in today's environment, in which much of those forests have been converted to cities, towns and subdivisions that are dominated by paved, hardened surfaces.
"Though we've lost a big piece of the natural forest, there are ways we can replicate it" through RainScaping techniques, said Jeff Horan with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, one of the campaign partners.
The campaign is centered around a website that contains detailed information about RainScaping, including directions on how to build a rain garden, lists and photos of plants native to the Chesapeake region, and where to order a rain barrel. The website also asks visitors to take the "RainScaping Challenge" by registering their RainScaping projects.
The rain gardens, native plants and permeable pavers promoted by the RainScaping campaign are on display at the Chesapeake Ecology Center in Annapolis. The site boasts 24 native demonstration gardens that absorb and filter polluted runoff while providing a colorful garden setting on the banks of College Creek, a tributary of the Bay.
To learn how you can RainScape to "slow it down, spread it out and soak it in," visit RainScaping.org.
I couldn't pass up the recent chance to join colleagues from the Chesapeake Bay Program for a short road trip to witness the art of the possible.
Just down the road from Fort Meade in Maryland is an office building that is incorporating the latest in green construction techniques.
It's called the EnviroCenter, and for good reason. It's a showcase for ways to protect the environment by harnessing nature – from drawing the energy of the sun to reusing the rain from a storm.
The first clue that innovation was afoot at this converted 1905 farmhouse was the lack of puddles as we pulled into the driveway on a miserably rainy day. A downspout from its green roof was feeding stormwater directly into a lineup of storage containers, and rain was being sucked up by the property's absorbent surfaces.
With expansion plans in the works that will add a range of new environmental features, the EnviroCenter will even be able to capture stormwater gushing down the highway in front of the building – doing more than its share to corral one of the biggest nemeses of the Chesapeake Bay.
Stormwater carries pollutants and dirt from hard surfaces directly into streams and rivers, fouling the water and the habitat needed by fish and other Bay-dwellers.
The Bay Program is about to launch something called the "No Runoff Challenge" to promote no stormwater runoff from properties. The EnviroCenter is expected to do it one better and actually achieve negative runoff.
Stan Sersen, architect and owner of the EnviroCenter, gave us gawkers a tour of the facility, highlighting the practice-what-we-preach aspects of the construction. He also showed us plans for an attached 7,000-square-foot greenhouse that will allow office tenants to grow their own organic fruits and veggies.
If you have the time, check out the EnviroCenter and its non-profit Green Building Institute to learn about sustainable building practices.
Ever wonder how much pollution you contribute to the Bay and its rivers? The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) has launched a new online tool to help you find out.
The Bay Foundation's Nitrogen Calculator uses information about your home to assess how much algae-producing nitrogen your family sends each year to the Bay or your local river. As you enter details about your sewer system, electricity use, and travel and lawn care habits, the calculator comes up with a yearly "nitrogen footprint" for you and your family.
"We hope this new tool will encourage people to think about the choices they make and take actions that will reduce nitrogen pollution across the watershed," said CBF Senior Scientist Dr. Beth McGee.
One way Maryland residents that use septic systems can help reduce pollution to the Bay is to upgrade their system to one that removes more nitrogen. The Maryland Department of the Environment is currently offering free upgrades to nitrogen-removing systems.
Here's some other ways you can help reduce nitrogen pollution to the Bay:
Here at the American Society of Civil Engineers International Low-Impact Development (LID) Conference in Seattle, I'm swept up body and spirit by the growing throng of several hundred enthusiastic devotees to the cause of polluted runoff (a.k.a. "stormwater") reduction. As a non-engineer EPA bureaucrat, I'm a first-time participant in this biennial LID pilgrimage. But after three days of PowerPoint presentations and an all-day field trip to Portland, Oregon, which is the other "LID Mecca," I'm just about ready to compose my own rap tune out of cool LID lingo and design "treatment trains" (combinations of multiple LID techniques) in my sleep. When I get home I'll definitely take a new look at my own roof downspouts and concrete driveway, and think about how much reinforcement my carport will need before I can put a vegetable garden on the roof!
I used to be an engineer when I was a kid growing up in the suburbs of hilly central Connecticut. One of my favorite activities was building snow dams in the street gutter when the rain finally came and melted the snow on our particularly steep hill. It was great fun to pack the snow into a big ice dam and then, when the call came to go inside for dinner – invariably at 5:00 sharp – kick the dam open and send a big slushy gusher down the street. Down at the bottom of the hill it always flooded out of the street and into the Perraults' front yard. (Maybe that's why I felt guilty when I saw them at Sunday Mass.)
Of course at that time, I didn't see any connection between that phenomenon – the runoff gusher – and the fact that we could always catch trout in the Quinnipiac River upstream of the city but never caught any downstream. Or why we never found any oysters when we went way downstream to tromp through the mud in Long Island Sound, even though my grandfather and uncles told great stories of burlap sacks full.
From what I've learned thus far, the "treatment train" at a house like mine would go something like this:
By that point, you should have pretty well mimicked what the Chesapeake Bay watershed used to be: a beautiful hardwood forest with clean waters in healthy streams. With this LID "treatment train," now we can all be engineers! Choo Choo!


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Can I terminate a gas line in a crawl space?
Is it okay to cap a gas line in a crawl space?
It seems that at some point in the past, a gas range was in the kitchen and the previous owner replaced it with an electric range.
There is a 1/2" gas pipe running through the crawl space to just below the range, and there is a 1/2" flex appliance connector pipe connecting to it. Apparently, this flex pipe was run up through the floor and connected to the range. When the previous owner switched to an electric range, he just stuffed the flex down into the crawl space.
I want to properly cap that 1/2" pipe but I've been told that you can't cap a gas pipe in a crawl space. Is this true?
I'm unaware of anything that would prohibit capping a gas line in a crawl space, provided it is done correctly and accessing it in the future isn't a problem.
I would cap it and if it has a valve before the flex I would leave the valve in and cap the outlet side of the valve and leave the valve in the closed position. Good idea get rid of the flex.
Agree: Get rid of the flex piping, cap the pipe using the proper sealant also, IF there is a valve--close it and IF possible remove the handle and tape it to the pipe close by. At least someone would not "accidentally" open this valve.
thanks for the input Termite, Coldiron, Thurman. So it sounds like there is no plumbing code that I'd be violating by just capping this pipe under the house rather than first extending the end to the exterior of the house where it is visible / accessible / serviceable?
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The violation is that you have an old flex line still attached. Remove it and do as COLDIRON suggested.
Done. Thanks all!
I had a gas line relocated a while back. The fella from the gas company capped off the old one under the house.
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Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, announced today a strategic tie-up with Al Nabooda Automobiles, the authorised distributor of Volkswagen in the UAE, to offer customers a flat rate of 2.99 per cent ( 5.53 per cent reducing rate) annual financing, on select models of Volkswagen vehicles.
The promotion applies to all Volkswagen CC, Tiguan and Jetta models and runs across all Emirates NBD branches and Volkswagen showrooms until 30th April, 2012.
"This latest Emirates NBD auto loan promotion, in alliance with Al Nabooda Automobiles, is part of our ongoing strategy to provide great value offers that correspond to our customers' needs," said Shekhar Krishnamurthy, Head- Retail Assets and Liabilities, Emirates NBD.
"Volkswagen has a long history here in the Middle East and is a favourite choice among those looking for quality, safety and reliability. This promotion will provide highly competitive financing facilities for those in search of a top brand vehicle for 2012," said Thierry Seys, Volkswagen General Manager at Al Nabooda Automobiles.
During the promotion these models of Volkswagen will be on display at three different locations in Dubai. They can be viewed up-close at The Burj Steps, downtown Dubai, Mall of the Emirates and The Lakes.
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SailNet Community (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/)
- General Discussion (sailing related) (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-discussion-sailing-related/)
- - ICW Transit, first voyage (http://www.sailnet.com/forums/general-discussion-sailing-related/9563-icw-transit-first-voyage.html)
ICW Transit, first voyage
Looking for any information on the transit I plan to make from the Yorktown VA to Camp Lejeune NC next week.
It will be my first solo trip in the boat (went sailing with the owner for a couple hours last weekend).
My experience is somewhat limited, mostly power and some limited sailing. I know the
ICW is mostly going to be a motor trip,
but I hope to sail on the Pamlico sound.
I have the chart book for VA (on the boat, not in front of me), and have ordered a book on the ICW (hopefully to get here before I leave Friday.)
Ok, I know I am nuts, (my wife tells me that
all the time) :)
I am thinking the trip will take 5-6 days,
but have no idea how realistic this is.
Looking for the voice of experience.
Thanks in advance!
ICW Transit, first voyage
Hi. From your location it''s fairly straight- forward. The only area to be cautious of is Albermarle Sound. The best guide for the ICW is Skipper Bob''s. You could also go onto his web site for updates on problem areas, which there are many, since the govt.has not allocated funds for dredging this year.
ICW Transit, first voyage
Thanks Marc,
I took a look at ''Skipper Bob''s'' web site, and found some good info right off the bat that I did not have. His ''updates'' give me some of the bridge opening times. My wife found some other ICW guide that she ordered online (overnight shipping) yesterday so hopefully I will have something to go by, but I will look to pick up a copy of for ''Skipper Bob''s'' too.
I got the chart book for NC, and we have our stuff packed.
I have reviewed the USCG''s info and will have a spare outboard with me so I am thinking I should be ok.
I am really looking forward to
ICW Transit, first voyage
An EXCELLENT ICW resource:
The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) - by Tom & Pat Dove
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Thanks for the help, we made it fine! :)
Only needed towing off of one of our journeys into the shoals (that was in the channel!)
STAY TO THE GREEN south of Morehead City NC! The Red side of the channel is less then 4'' in places!
We got a bit tossed about on the Albemarle, with 15-20 knot winds, but it was a good trip.
My wife had never sailed before, and my experience mostly dates to summer camp in the late 70''s.
300 miles later, we are safe and the boat is still afloat. What a great trip!
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Pinus occidentalis
Hispaniola pine; Pino criollo [Spanish].
Syn: P. occidentalis var. baorucoensis Silba 1985 (Farjon and Styles 1997).
Hispaniola: Haiti and the Dominican Republic at 200-3200 m in mixed or pure stands (Farjon and Styles 1997).
Zone 10 (cold hardiness limit between -1°C and +4.4°C) (Bannister and Neuner 2001).
I have a report of it in Puerto Rico, along Km.13-16 of Route 120, in Maricao Forest Reserve, where it may be introduced (Vladimir Dinets e-mail 2000.01.04).
This species is the only known host for the dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium bicarinatum, which occurs mostly on Hispaniola (Hawksworth and Wiens 1996).
Swartz, O.P. 1788. Nova genera et species plantarum seu prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium. Stockholm-Uppsala. p.103.
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Leah Libresco keeps recommending Ed Feser's books, though I can't fathom why. But it gave me the idea to try to write something about his books. So I opened my ebook copy of Feser's Aquinas… and was quickly reminded that all of Feser's "arguments" always strike me as blatant non-sequiturs, just like the original versions in Aquinas' writings. There is, [Read More…]
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|Effective: Summer 2013
|4 Unit(s)
|Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Honors Institute participant.
|Advisory: Advisory: Not open to students with credit in POLI 2.
|Grade Type: Letter Grade, the student may select Pass/No Pass
|Not Repeatable.
|FHGE: Non-GE Transferable: CSU/UC
|4 hours lecture. (48 hours total per quarter)
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|Description -
|Introductory analysis of comparative governmental systems and politics emphasizing a variety of political forms, theory of political differentiation and development, and patterns, processes and regularities among political systems in developing and developed world. As an honors course, it is a full seminar with advanced teaching methods focusing on major writing, reading, and research assignments, student class presentations, group discussions and interactions.
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|Charles Hauss and Meliss Haussman, Comparative Politics: Domestic Responses to Global Challenges, 8th edition, International Edition: Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-111-83255-1.
Nye, Joseph, Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory and History. New York: Pearson/Longman, 2009.
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Toshiba's Satellite laptops have been a little disappointing of late, so it will no doubt be hoping its refreshed line-up can bring a little sparkle. With some non-too-shabby specs and such features as multi-touch touchpads, the U500, A500, L500 and L550 might just manage it.
The multimedia-orientated A500 offers a 16in display with a 1,366 x 768 pixel resolution, an AMD Turion or Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, 8GB of RAM a 500GB hard drive and ATI integrated graphics. A slot-loading DVD drive, DVB-T tuner and Harmon Kardon speakers purport to offer decent multimedia capability.
The U500 is a more portable affair, following the U400 and featuring a 13.3in, 1,280 x 800 pixel screen, a Core 2 Duo CPU, 8GB of RAM, a 500GB hard drive and AMD ATI Radeon Mobility 4570 graphics. Batter life is quoted at a 215 minutes, which isn't spectacular but isn't terrible either.
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1 Month of Dinners—Planned: Your Menu for Week 1
By Breana Lai, M.P.H., R.D., August 28, 2013 - 11:45am
What's for dinner? I used to agonize over this question pretty much every night, not knowing how to balance what is already in my pantry with what everyone wants to eat. But this month, EatingWell's Test Kitchen manager, Stacy Fraser, has solved this problem for me and you too! Stacy carefully crafted a 28-day dinner plan incorporating our favorite healthy recipes from the September/October 2013 issue of EatingWell Magazine. The weeknights focus on quick, easy recipes that you can make on a busy night; on the weekends, you get to indulge your love of cooking a little more and prepare some meals that provide an extra dinner so one night later in the month you don't have to cook at all, simply reheat!
Get the full 28-day plan, plus shopping lists for each week and all the recipes, in one amazing and free PDF.
My favorite part of the meal plan: the variety of delicious, healthy meals. Every week, you'll get to enjoy foods from different cultures: Italian, Chinese, Mexican and American. And in addition to the recipes from the magazine, there are serving suggestions, often extra veggies, prepared really simply, such as roasted cauliflower or sautéed spinach, to make it a balanced meal.
So for the month of September, I invite you to cook along with me! Each week I'll let you know the week's dinner plan and recipes and give you little cooking hints. And to make your life even easier, I'm writing your grocery lists for you too!
Here's This Week's Menu:
Sunday: Eggplant Parmesan
Serve with: Sautéed spinach
I've always been a big fan of Sunday suppers—sitting down to a home-cooked meal filled with warmth from friends, family and food. So to start our 28-day meal plan, we're choosing Eggplant Parmesan, a classic Italian home-style dish that fills your house with yummy smells as it bubbles away in the oven. However, instead of the traditional fried eggplant covered with mounds of cheese, we've given eggplant parmesan a healthy makeover by baking the eggplant instead of frying it and using just enough shredded cheese to make the layers perfectly gooey without adding too much salt and fat. This healthy eggplant parmesan recipe is part of our "cook once, eat twice" series, so you'll make two 8x8-inch eggplant parmesans, enjoying one tonight and freezing the other so that in a few weeks, when you just need something for dinner, you can just pop it into the oven.
To round out the meal, add some sautéed spinach: Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat in a large nonstick pan. Add 1 teaspoon chopped garlic and cook until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Stir in a 12-ounce bag of baby spinach and cook until just wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with a little salt and pepper.Monday: Chickpea & Chorizo Fideos
Serve with: Balsamic & Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower
As a pasta-lover, this chickpea and chorizo fideos, a Spanish dish made with toasted whole-wheat pasta, garlic and tomatoes, is one of my favorite recipes from the September/October 2013 issue. To accompany the fideos, try crispy Balsamic & Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower, so good it'll even convert noncauliflower lovers. Have your entire meal ready and hot all at once by making the cauliflower first, then while it's roasting cook the fideos. With the fideos only dirtying one pot and cooking in 25 minutes, you can't ask for an easier Monday-night meal.
Tuesday: Chicken Stew with Turnips & Mushrooms
Serve with: Olive bread
There is something so wonderful about a big pot of stew. This recipe simmers chicken, mushrooms, turnips and kale in a garlic-rosemary broth, creating a rich and hearty meal that needs nothing more than olive bread to sop up the last little bits. You can make this easy recipe for olive bread or buy a loaf at the market. If turnips aren't your thing, try potatoes instead.
Wednesday: Rosemary Lentils & Greens on Toasted Bread
Serve with: Sliced tomato & red onion salad
Either with your leftover olive bread from last night or with a crusty country loaf, this dish of rosemary lentils and greens is a delicious midweek meal. We like it with a sliced tomato and red onion salad while tomatoes are still in season. For the salad, combine 3 sliced large tomatoes and 1/2 sliced red onion. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon red-wine vinegar and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper.
Thursday: Salmon Cakes with Olives, Lemon & Dill
Serve with: Mixed greens and Tzatziki
Studded with briny olives, bright lemon zest and a touch of dill, this healthy, easy salmon cake recipe is perfect for dinner and is part of our "cook once, eat twice" series. You can serve these salmon cakes like a burger on a whole-wheat bun or paired with a mixed green salad. Either way, we like them topped with tzatziki, a creamy cucumber and yogurt sauce.
Friday: Cowboy Beef & Bean Chili
Serve with: Whole-Grain Cornbread
For Friday, we're pairing Cowboy Beef & Bean Chili, made with a whole bottle of beer, mushrooms and kidney beans, with the most delicious healthy cornbread I've ever eaten. While your chili is simmering, whip up a batch of the cornbread and while the cornbread is baking, cut up an avocado and the remaining half of your red onion (from your tomato and red onion salad on Wednesday) to serve with the chili. For an extra-special Friday treat, add the leftover 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (from the eggplant parmesan on Sunday) to the cornbread and crack open another beer. Hello, weekend!
Saturday: Duck Chiles Rellenos with Belizean Habanero Hot Sauce
Serve with: Rice & Quick Guacamole
You're in for quite a treat today! Instead of traditional fried chile rellenos stuffed with cheese, we've loaded these peppers with grilled duck, veggies, almonds and raisins. As delicious as they are impressive, these Duck Chile Rellenos can also be made with chicken (and are even easier with a purchased rotisserie chicken). To give them an extra kick, we're making hot sauce, but instead of all peppers, we've added carrots for sweetness and to sneak in another veggie. Serve with brown rice and guacamole.
Ready to start cooking with me? Get the full 28-day plan, plus shopping lists for each week and all the recipes, in one amazing and free PDF.
How do you plan your meals for the week? Tell us what you think below.
TAGS: Breana Lai, M.P.H., R.D., Food Blog, Dinner, Family meals
Breana Lai, M.P.H., R.D., is an associate food editor at EatingWell where she splits her time among EatingWell magazine, eatingwell.com and cooking new healthy recipes in the Test Kitchen. Breana has a master's degree in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu London, a Wine Spirit & Education Trust trained sommelier and is a registered dietitian.
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Bottom line: As noted in Part I, a summary of benefits and coverages (SBC) must be provided to health plan participants and beneficiaries. The SBC consists of a 4 page (double sided) summary in a prescribed format and includes a glossary of terms as well as examples of how certain conditions will be covered by the plan. It is a standalone document.
The subregulatory guidance provides the SBC template and instructions on how to complete the SBC.
A voluminous amount of information was generated to describe the SBC. As with the regulations, the government agencies (HHS, IRS, DOL) are seeking comments in many areas.
We strongly urge you to read all the guidance including the preambles, examine the impact on your particular situation and above all comment!
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) incorporates sections of the Public Health Services (PHS) Act into ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. Section 2715 of the Public Health Service Act is one of the incorporated sections.
Section 2715 provides rules regarding:
• The length of the SBC ( 4 pages with at least 12 point font)
• Language (culturally and linguistically appropriate)
• Contents (a list of specific items to enable comparability among plans)
• Rules for updating
On August 22, the regulations were published in the Federal Register in two parts; the proposed regulations and the sub-regulatory guidance. The sub-regulatory guidance included:
• Subregulatory Guidance Document
NAIC Documents (Appendices to Subregulatory Guidance)
• Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) Template
• Sample Completed SBC – Individual Health Insurance Coverage
• Instructions for Completing the SBC – Group Health Plan Coverage
• Instructions for Completing the SBC – Individual Health Insurance Coverage
• Why This Matters language for "Yes" Answers
• Why This Matters language for "No" Answers
• Guide for Coverage Examples Calculations
• Uniform Glossary of Coverage and Medical Terms
The SBC template
The SBC template and related documents were drafted by the NAIC primarily for use by health insurance issuers. The NAIC stated in its transmittal letter that additional modifications may be needed for some group health plans.
The government is requesting comments and notes that it will periodically review and update the documents, taking into account public comments.
Coverage examples
HHS provides specific information at http://cciio.cms.gov necessary to simulate benefits covered under the plan or policy for the coverage example portion of the SBC. This information will be updated annually. The government proposes that plans and issuers are not required to update their SBC coverage examples for SBCs provided within 90 days of the update. For example, if HHS releases information on September 15th, SBCs provided on or after December 14th would be required to include the new information.
The government is requesting comments on this information as well as the annual update requirement. In addition, the preamble to the regulations also requests comments regarding various approaches to providing coverage examples.
Language regarding minimum essential coverage and whether the plan's or coverage's share of the total allowed cost of benefits provided under the plan or coverage meets the applicable minimum value is not required until the effective date of this provision (coverage beginning or after January 1, 2014).
The government is requesting comments on how employers might provided the information included in the minimum essential coverage statement.
The NAIC template includes nonworking websites for individuals to access the uniform glossary, prescription drug coverage as well as plan or coverage provider networks. Plans and issuers will have to modify the SBC to reflect the actual websites.
Layout and color
The NAIC indicated that the layout and color of the SBC was based on the results of consumer testing. The government recognizes that the use of color might be costly for some plans and issuers and proposes the use of the color version or grayscale version.
In addition, the government notes that the NAIC recommended layout is three double sided pages and is proposing that the SBC may be four double sided pages in length.
The government is interested in general comments regarding the proposed SBC template, sample completed template, instructions, sample language for "Why this Matters" and the guide for coverage examples.
The preamble notes that the purpose of the SBC is to provide employees with the information they need to compare different employer provided coverages and that the NAIC recognized the importance of presenting the SBC in a uniform manner.
The government is soliciting comments proposing flexibility in the SBC presentation explicitly addressing the potential positive or negative effects on the individuals' ability to effectively compare benefits and coverage among group health plans. The preamble lists five additional issues for which comments are requested including:
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Comments are also solicited with respect to proposal that no changes can made to the uniform glossary.
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We strongly urge you to read all the guidance including the preambles, examine the impact on your particular situation and above all comment! As you go through you open enrollment season, consider the impact of the SBC requirements.
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We acknowledge that the regulations ask for comments regarding a phased approach, but even this will require time and effort on the part of the plan sponsors and their advisors to thoughtfully review the amount of information provided.
Given the volume of comments requested, the amount of information required in the proposed regulations, the strict formatting requirement, the 2012 implementation date, we believe it is time to step back, allow plan sponsors, advisors, brokers, insurance carriers to consider the practical implications and submit their comments; the 60 day comment period is not enough and the 2012 implementation date may be unworkable.
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Some say not to use any degreasing solvents like gun blast or break free on polymer sections of the gun (like the frame), and that stuff will damage the plastic. I don't know if that's true, but the only sections that usually need that treatment are the slide and barrel anyway.
Generally, I soak my polymer frames in rem oil with no problems. Other popular CLPs will work fine. Just read the label on the bottle.
Don't buy the scare tactics of some CLP brands that claim rem oil and the like will eat polymers. That's a bunch of bull. I've known people that have used rem oil on their 20+ year old 1st gen glocks and their frames still look new.


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How much is Hulu worth, now that they have over a million Hulu Plus subscribers? Reports range from $500 million to $2 billion. And anytime a company on the block gets in that high a price range, Google's name comes up. Does YouTube need a younger brother?
After Comcast bought NBC, on original Hulu backer, things got a little wonky about Hulu's direction. Differences of opinion with other Hulu backers Disney and News Corp. pushed the hanging of the "For Sale By Owner" sign on Hulu's door (Providence Equity also owns a piece). But they could change direction and decide to keep Hulu after all.
Besides Google, other bidders chasing Hulu are Amazon, Dish Network, and Yahoo. DirecTV reportedly took their bid back. Amazon and Google lead the race, since they have piles of cash, and Dish Network is still working on digesting Blockbuster.
Google and Hulu = greatness
Google is the best thing that could happen to Hulu. Not only for Google TV (which is incredible, despite its lackluster sales) but also for Hulu's expansion into international markets.Alex Murphy on shashgear.com
Yes and if GOOG had that library they could offer a 'free' (with ads) equivalent of Netflix. Given the depth of knowledge they'd have on Googflix customers, the ads could be very unintrusive yet easily bring in $7.99 of revenue to Google each month.Rurik Bradbury on allthingsd.com
Google buying Hulu makes the most sense! 1) Google TV 2) Hulu is run mostly with ads, and Google is the best one to help it further monetize it like that, and even make it free internationally. They have a lot of relationships with advertisers. 3) Social integration/Google+ Circles to better personalize your viewing experience. 4) Hangout viewing with friends. 5) Android - huge and rising platform for media viewing. There's no one out there, even outside the current bidding, that is a better fit for buying Hulu than Google.George V on businessinsider.com
Google and Hulu = disaster
Google will strangle hulu to death. :(The Total Creation on slashgear.com
Does anyone else see a future where google takes over the world.Kevin Peavler on allthingsd.com
How would Google possibly integrate Hulu with YouTube? Or would it just totally kill it? It doesn't make much sense to me.Matt Kroll on businessinsider.com
Not Google
I think Amazon would be the best fit, if they have all the books in the world, and all the music in the world, it seems like TV shows and movies is the logical next step.Morgan Linton on venturebeat.com
Amazon all the way. Yahoo might be OK too.dyinman on venturebeat.com
I think It's Google's long running piracy issues with.YouTube and indexing of torrents and illegal downloads that make media companies standoffish.tastygoove on slashgear.com
If they sell to anyone, it would probably be safest to big content's interests in the hands of Amazon.Spinchange on allthingsd.com
Yahoo is still in the bidding mix. Wonder if firing their CEO will make Yahoo management back off, or overpay to show the world they're still a player?