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Last night I spent several hours trying to install track lighting. Now i have now power to the front of my house and every time I turn on the switch the breaker jumps and the house goes dead.
Please help.
You wired something wrong, can you take a picture of the wires?
Yet another post where some one didn't label/mark the wires and disconnected everything in the box. I will never understand why people think they need to disconnect every wire in the box just to change light fixtures or switches.
Wow, You're rude theatretch85. The house is from 1955 and everything fell apart when I opened it.
rgsgww thanks, that's a good idea. I did get the power back on. The only problem now, is every time I turn on the light switch the breaker jumps and shuts everything down. All the wires are old and most just have black tape on them. I can't really tell what colors they were. I will post some pictures soon. Thanks again for being so helpful.
Thats kind of dangerous...I know how that fabric can be. You might just want to be safe and run new wire for that junction...
You must have a hot attached to your switch with a neutral...
Velez, Sorry I assumed this was like every other person coming here with this problem; they go to change a light fixture and rip apart all the wire connections in the box (instead of just the two that connect to the old fixture) and then wonder why it doesn't work when they put the new fixture in.
You probably have a switch loop that is shorting the incoming hot to the neutral, you'll have to open the switch up and figure out how its wired then find the switch wires in the light box.
The Hot power coming in should go through the switch, if its a switch loop one wire to the switch gets the Hot wire incoming, and the other goes directly to the light's black or hot conductor. Tie the neutral wires together in the fixture and that should take care of it.
Thanks for the help. I will give it a shot. It looks like I have two clusters of wires (Black and White) coming into the box, with a third set coming in from another part of the house. I am told this would be the "Circuit" that everything in the front of the house is wired on.
In any case, from the condition of the wires it sounds like Mr. Velez needs an electrician. Otherwise, the OP could try heat shrink tubing to get some more life out of the wire insulation.
They are probably also brittle.
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NORTH COAST- Living on the North Coast one of the many emergencies residents should be prepared for at all times is a tsunami, and on Wednesday a test of the tsunami warning system will take place in both Humboldt and Del Norte counties.
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HUMBOLDT COUNTY- This week is National Boys and Girls Club Week, and the Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods is joining in the celebration.
Officials with the Boys and Girls Club of the Redwoods say about 50 percent of the members, who are students from ages six through 18, come from single parent households. They say ten percent of the members are homeless.
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EUREKA- Mother Nature could not stop firefighters with Humboldt Bay Fire from participating in specialized training.
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FERNDALE- The people of Ferndale will have the chance to determine if they want to start voting for the positions of city clerk and treasurer, or if they would rather continue letting the city council appoint them.
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FORTUNA- To keep old batteries from polluting their community, Fortuna city officials have set up a recycling center inside City Hall.
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EUREKA: The City of Eureka will be handing out an annual Community Service Award of Merit.
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HUMBOLDT COUNTY- Last fall Arcata voters passed Measure I, a high use energy tax targeted at those growing illegal marijuana grows and using excessive amounts of energy, and now Humboldt County is looking to do the same.
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EUREKA- Crews are busy testing the over 700 fire hydrants within Eureka.
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Food for Fines: March 8-12, 2010Posted: February 23rd, 2010
Food for Fines Supports Local Food Banks
Queen's Library is pleased to announce the 13th annual Food for Fines campaign which begins on Monday, March 8th at 9 am and continues until Friday, March 12th at 5 pm.
Since its inception, the campaign has raised several thousands of dollars in cash donations as well as many many barrels of food items for the Queen's AMS Food Centre and the Partners in Mission Food Bank.
How does it work?
The Library will gladly accept non-perishable FOOD ITEMS in lieu of payment for library fines (this does not cover any other library fees which may be owing). For each item you donate, your fines will be reduced by $1.00 to a maximum of $20.00 per person for the week.
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Suggested donations:
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Tonight my boyfriend and I went out to dinner with my step-dad. My step-dad ran into a friend of his and introduced me and my boyfriend, except he kind of stumbled over how to introduce him and said something to the effect of "this is her ummm... errrrr... friend." This is not the first time this has happened as my boyfriend's parents have done the exact same thing! As a matter of fact, I've been introduced as everything except his girlfriend. Wife? Yes. Fiance? Yes. Friend? sure. Girlfriend? No. We've been together for 4 years now, so I find this behavior from his parents and my parents rather odd. Has anyone else experienced this?
Not totally related, but when my now DH first introduced me to his dad, he (according to him) stumbled between "This is E, she's my girl" and "This is E, she's a friend" and ended up with "This is E, she's a girl." Which means that now, 11 years later, his friends still call me by the nickname "Girl". Loverly.
It's weird that they call you "a friend" but some parents are just strange like that. If it bothers you, just make a quick correction when you're introduced (just smile politely and say "girlfriend" as you're shaking hands) or make a light joke about it, like a not-so-aside whisper to your step-dad's friend of, "he doesn't know he's my boyfriend." People will get the hint about what you prefer to be called soon enough.
Before the engagement, we were always introduced as each other's boyfriend or girlfriend. That's what we were, after all.
Being introduced as a "friend" seems weird and immature, and like someone is embarrassed by the relationship. I would find it really odd to be introduced to someone and their "friend" when it was clearly obvious that they were involved in a romantic relationship with each other.
While H and I were dating MIL always introduced me as his friend. After we got engaged, she started referring to me as his girlfriend.
Thankfully, after the wedding she started introducing me as his wife.
My husband when we were dating did this as well. But my family considered him just a friend as well. I was fine with it. Orginally we were good friends before we got engaged I never thought anything of it.
My parents always introduced us the "correct" way: "This is Cassi's boyfriend/fiance/husband, David."
But his Mom skipped the whole boyfriend/girlfriend thing: "This is Cassi, she is with David." Then it became "This is Cassi, David's fiance." and now finally it's "This is David's wife, Cassi."
I don't know why this is, but as I'm recalling it, I think whenever we were being introduced when young children were around (family parties, etc.) someone would say, "This is Mr. G, Ginger's friend," or "This is Ginger, Mr. G.'s friend." I remember being little and having the same thing done around me- even if I knew darn well that my neighbor was dating the guy, he was always introduced to me as her "friend". Around just adults, I think it was always boyfriend/ girlfriend, the nice girl he's dating, the young man she's seeing, etc. I couldn't begin to explain to you why, I have no idea.
After we were engaged, always "fiance(e)" or "future DIL/ SonIL." After married, always as husband and wife.
If my DH wasn't around, I was always introduced to my MIL's friends as her new daughter, even while DH and I were only dating. My parents lived pretty far away and she wanted to make sure I felt like her family was my family and I appreciated the attempt. That is not something we do in my family, but it felt nice to be included. When I was DH's GF, she called me that as well. Once we got engaged, I was his FI. Now, obviously, I'm his wife.
We didn't have to go through this with my parents. The first time they met DH, we were already engaged and they just introduced him as their up and coming SIL. Being 2,000 miles away simplified that whole deal.
My grandmother still calls DH my friend. It drives me crazy. She's still upset that we lived together before we were married and I think this is her way with dealing with it. I don't talk to her very often, so I just let it go.
MIL never takes the initiative to introduce anyone to anyone else, so if you are somewhere you don't know people, you are on your own. So I always used "I'm (Sweet), and I'm with (Mr Sweet)" when we were dating. When we got engaged it was "I'm (Mr. Sweet)'s fiancee". Now it's (Mr. Sweet)'s wife.
My parents introduced DH by his first name until we were married, now he's (first name), Sweet's husband.
Now that you mention it... I do recall a pause during each introduction by both sets of parents. I will not call him anything than "boyfriend" because we are not married/engaged.
What is amusing is to listen to SO's step-mom remember the "relationship" status for us and SO's brother and fiance. She stumbles along and gives the wrong names/relationships. SO's father said "its too confusing, just introduce yourself." However even THAT caused embarassment because SO is a jr and people thought I was FIL's girlfriend. Ick on so many levels.


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thank you thank you thank you everybody for the amazing & sweet compliments =) you all are awesome!!!!
i think i am the only one realizing my legnth since a few of my friends in school didn't even notice and i thought they were going to be shocked. one of my friends said wow your hair looks so defined & nice today
so at least something was noticed (they all have straight hair lol) also i put a picture of the back of my head before the cut & after the cut right near each other and the back length didnt change too much i think its how he shaped the front parts that are shorter & i notice it. it will grow though.
im glad most of my dead hair is done, it wasn't going too short because before jeff cut i told him at least 3 times i want to keep my length i want to grow my hair out i dont want my hair to be short lol =)
they should have a huge curly event in NYC so you NC curlies (and other curlies who dont have curly salon access) can have an exscuse to come up here & get your hair done! we should make a petition, i would def sign it!!
lush what you said did make sense i remember reading somewhere colroing your hair can change a curls texture and now im scared to do it in the regular salon
i was so excited to try styling my own hair i had to do it today i used the one condition 1st and then no poo and then more one condition since jeff told me condition like crazi. how often am i supposed to no poo now? im not exactly sure of it. after i rinsed i put some one c back on to leave in and after that i brought
in the shower and i put it on before i sqeezed the excess water out of my hair....then outside the shower i put alot more
on and then angell (this was all holding my hair upside down) i saw such great formation/definition in my hair i was soo happy!!! then i scrunched with the curl ease towel i just got in the mail upside down and then put more angell in (i remember my stylist putting on tons and tons of gel) then i slowly brought my head up and attempted to position clips like she did for my yesterday.
right now my hair is air drying with the clips in my hair so i will post results later. i think i did everything except clip placement right. im going to the mall today and essential sells deva stuff so im going to pick up set it free, i didnt realize it was creamy i thought it was regular hairspray.
also i read on the one-c bottle you can leave it on under a shower cap for an hour for an intense treatment. has anyone ever tried this? with heat? what was the results?
thanks again everyone! so sorry im writing a novel every post im just so excited =)
2C blonde long hair
ojon + curls
goal: to grow my hair to my waist!
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Re: this hypothetical scenario you give us. This is just a very quick, off the cuff, set of remarks, knee-jerk reactions, if you will.
Always better to wait til you see that someone has a weapon (or be positive that they do).
Firing two warning shots probably not a good idea.
But this is easy for us to say when not being directly threatened by people who are not leaving but are reaching into pockets while telling you they have a gun and it is all over for you. So it is a tough one but will let the LEOS call this one.
Did police tell you that you might be charged, down the line? What did they say?
Great that they uncuffed you as a lot of states would not have.
Not at all unusual, the part about them taking your gun meanwhile, while investigation is being conducted. Even when LEOS are involved in any shooting whatsoever, their guns are taken also. That is not necessarily a good predictor of what will happen.
Just that fact that they did not arrest you is a good sign, re whether you would be charged or not.
Here is something else to keep in mind: Except for really blatant examples of a person having to draw and fire a weapon in dire extremes, usually, even IF you are in the right, most folks will say that you should not have drawn and fired. I am not saying that about this case either way. I am saying that we commonly can find ways for someone to have avoided what happened, even if it was unavoidable.
Do you see what I am driving at? Whether you were right or wrong, it can easily be shown that you were wrong, unless it was so blatant that anyone would say yeah he had someone firing at him, so his shooting of the bad guy was correct. Anything less than really obviously being in the right on your part, will mean that many responses will say that you did everything wrong. This is not necessarily the case. You were the one standing there in the motel room.
What would a reasonable person have done? Did you feel (reasonably) that you HAD TO DO WHAT YOU DID, to protect your life and that of your family? Or not?
If you did not have to do what you did, then you probably should not have done it, but this is easier said after the fact than during the trauma of the situation when it is happening live.
Maybe a good guide is to remember that during times like that, you need to ask yourself, do I NEED to be doing this? Only you can answer that.


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Since the early '90s, scientists have known the sun's surface rotates more slowly than its interior. But they haven't been able to pinpoint why–until now.
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NASA is allowing you to engage in an extended gazing session at our planet's star this week with the release of a new video that reveals the sun — rotation, solar flares and all — in unprecedented detail. The 30-minute look at the celestial body, NASA describes, "presents the nuclear fire of our life-giving star in intimate detail, offering new perspective into our own relationships with grand forces of the solar system." Continue reading
It turns out, like us, stars slow down in their old age.
That observation is the key to a new method astronomers are using to accurately tell the age of cool stars — stars that match the size of, or are smaller than, our own sun. In a study published Monday in the journal Nature, a U.S. team claims it can estimate the age of these stars to within 10 percent by measuring how fast the star is spinning. Continue reading
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From a gigantic rainbow serpent fashioned out of recycled jerry cans to a painting of girls dancing against a Milky Way backdrop, the Smithsonian's "African Cosmos: Stellar Arts" exhibit examines how African artists through time have looked to the sky, the sun, the moon and the stars for inspiration. Continue reading
For those Earthlings lucky enough to be under cloudless skies during Tuesday's Venus transit, it took the form of a pea-sized dot gliding across the Sun's northern hemisphere. For more perspective, NASA has collected a stunning sampling of images both from space telescopes and International Space Station astronauts. Continue reading


text: Don't be nervous! With a litter that size you're going to need to check for milk bands to make sure everyone is being fed, if not you'll need to supplement them with some soy or kitten milk. It's best to start handling this early on, makes for some super well socialised and hand tame babies! The babies are going to need mum for warmth, at this stage i don't let my mums away for any longer than a few minutes. When their fur comes in you can start letting her out for longer periods at a time, but as for now no longer than 5 minutes.Thank you! I'll have my hands full, but it's worth it!


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Some turkeys are companies you never should have invested in. Other turkey investments can occur with solid companies, if you sell their stock for a loss. A turkey postmortem should impart some valuable lessons. Here's how you might go about it.
First, examine your turkeys of yore. Make a list of all the stocks you've sold and the prices at which you sold them. Check and see how they're priced today. (This might be painful, so have some ice cream or cookies on hand for comfort.)
If most of the stocks have since recovered and are doing well, you probably should have hung on. Investors often jump ship prematurely, at the first inkling of possible trouble. Remember that many terrific stocks go through periodic slumps. America Online (NYSE: AOL), for example, has dropped by 50% on several occasions, only to recover. From 1990 to 1993, IBM (NYSE: IBM) lost two-thirds of its value, only to more than make up for that drop in recent years.
You should rarely sell a company just because its stock has fallen. If you're worried about a drop in its share price, take the time to find out what's going on. Make an informed evaluation of its growth prospects. See whether its troubles appear to have a fleeting or permanent nature. (In many cases, it's actually a good time to buy a stock after it's fallen. If you can determine that the market has overreacted and a company isn't in as much distress as most investors seem to think, then you may have found a great investment opportunity!)
But back to our postmortem.
Take note of how many turkeys you've sold. If you've got a big flock of them, you may have jumped into too many stocks without doing sufficient research first. If most of your turkeys are actually still in your portfolio, you've probably been putting off examining your holdings. Such due diligence is time-consuming but necessary. That's one reason why it's best to not own more than 10 or 15 companies -- it's hard to keep up with them all.
You should, at the very least, be checking up on most of your holdings each quarter, when quarterly earnings are reported. The closer you look and the more you dig, the better you'll come to know your companies. And the more familiar you are with a company, the less likely you are to encounter unpleasant surprises. For example, you might notice that inventory levels are growing more quickly than sales. Or that accounts receivable are outpacing revenues. Perhaps debt has grown rapidly. These are red flags that might help you get out of a stock before it sprouts feathers and a small bag of innards.
There are many ways to learn about what numbers you should be examining. Check out our How to Value Stocks area, for example. Pop over to the company's board in our message board area and see what people are saying about it. (And keep in mind that one or two quarters of disappointing numbers do not a disaster make. But it is cause for keeping closer tabs on the firm.)
If some of your holdings are in the red, you need to figure out if more patience is required or if you have a hopeless turkey on your hands. Think about why you're still holding. If you're simply being a patient Fool and are confident of the company's long-term promise, then you're all set. No need to worry. But -- perhaps you're holding on, just hoping to decrease your loss? If so, that reasoning doesn't fly. Imagine that you bought $5,000 worth of Year-3000 Solutions Inc. (Ticker: 3KFIX) and it's now worth $3,000. You realize the company has little merit and you're out $2,000. If you're waiting for 3KFIX to increase in price a little, to decrease your loss, that's probably a bad move. You may wait a long time and never see it happen. Instead, consider selling and moving that remaining $3,000 into a company you've studied and are excited about -- one where the $3,000 has a much better chance of growing. You need to consider the $2,000 loss as a sunk cost. It's gone. Focus on what's left and how best to deploy it. Remember: You want your money sitting in the most promising investments you can find.
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wow i feel like im driving a turd...
So I went for a ride today in a buddys EVO 8. His 430 whp EVO 8... He just had it tuned in Dallas on a mustang dyno and put that down. Man, great e85 tune on there... Big power band. Just makes me sad getting back into my car and feeling, or rather not feeling that kind of power. Yeah I know the subies are better built but Damn...it was fast. Anyone else ever felt this way after a ride in someone else's monster?
Rode in a friends 570 HP Nissan skyline. Thing would have smoked my motorcycle. I know how you feel.
I have rode In all kinds of cars, lightly mod'd, highly mod'd (domestic and import). I have even had faster cars than my subaru. If you always feel bad or worried, or anything of that nature in your car I think its kind of sad. Im not trying to be a d!ck, but it could be worse in all honesty. And even then, that guys EVO is slow compared to so many other cars also. Its a sick sad cycle.
Ha ha. I hear ya. Just depressing a little.
Joshua is right though. Get a chance to sit in a F1 beginners car or the learners Indy Car. You'd never want to drive in another production car again. Those things are so light and the power even the beginners cars make. Well, they feel like a rocket ship. Imagine what the big brother cars feel like. Hell, my tuner used to drive American Le Mans Prototypes. There isn't anything out of a factory that can handle or feel like those cars. But, yet he finds a lot of fun in EVOs, Subies, Porsches, and Skylines. Which is why he is now tuning the latter two cars now. You have to enjoy what you have and what you can get out of the car that you own.
Granted the mod bug is a infectious bug and it gets the best of us. Sometimes not being the driver in your own car will shock the crap out of you when someone else is doing the driving.
Oh yeah believe me I know. I feel fine with my car after driving it all evening, I mean, a stage 2 car is fun. And I know that when I got it, it was stock so everything I've done I've done myself which
gives me a good feeling. And I know how much time and money he has spent on his car so I'm sure he has the same feeling...along with a lot of trepidation. He still won't go wot at all because with his tires he gets a little loose. But man....it was a hell of a ride.
everytime I drive my WRX I feel sad driving the MS6 or the wifes Range Rover again...but then again whenever I get a chance to drive the race cars at work I feel sad to drive the WRX again (and my turd has 500+ whp)
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Just do what I do. Baby your car for the last six months so the slipping clutch lasts until spring.... It's been forever since I've mashed the gas pedal down or even seen over 3000 rpm's. On Saturday I decided what the hell and gave it about 75-80% throttle in 1st and 2nd and it felt like the first time I test drove an 09 in terms of how fast it is.
I can guarantee I am getting MAYBE 300 to the ground with not full throttle and a slipping clutch and it felt like a rocket ship.
A buddy of mine used to have an Evo IX with ~580 whp. When he floored it entering the highway, I got tunnel vision.
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State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2008 First Six Months of FY2007-08 : Changes, and Challenges Ahead
Over the first six months of the current fiscal year, almost all the major targets set for FY2007-08 by the current CTG came under serious test. Two successive floods, cyclone Sidr, global market situation, domestic inflation and the consequent impact on investment and business scenarios have raised serious concerns as to whether the macroeconomic targets set for FY2008 could be achieved. Whilst forex reserves, remittance flow, revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and stock market performance give some hope, there are alarming developments in the area of prices, export and investment undermining the prospects of achieving the GDP target for FY2008. In view of the above, the present report focuses on three major areas : (a) analysis of the performance of major macroeconomic correlates during the first six months of the current fiscal year (depending on data availability); (b) outlook for the prospects of achieving the targets set for FY2008; and (c) some of the major challenges facing the CTG as it moves toward the dead line set for holding the national elections by the end of 2008.
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I finished off my cold brewed iced tea pitcher of this tonight. This puppy's been in the fridge for…at least two days, and this extra time has (not surprisingly) given it more depth. It's still very cherry, but it also has more cake to it. Pineapple is still elusive — I get a tiny bit in the aftertaste peeking out from behind the cherry. It's a good way to end my day :) NE
Wow, this sounds really good. I really need to break down and place an order with 52teas. I've been putting it off hoping some things will sell out because right now my potential order is very hefty.
Lol! I'm gonna be the tea devil on your shoulder this morning: you'll be so happy when you get your first 52teas order (at least I was). Frank is also awesome and so good at customer service and their teas are just insane. :D
I had a mutant form of this tea today since I think I was delusional overly optimistic about having enough sample left for my JOEmo. So I ended up trying a mix of 1/2 tsp Earl Grey Cream and 1/2 tsp Colonille by SeredipiTEA (courtesy of JacquelineM). Eh, it was okay but I felt that the combo wasn't the best for either tea. It ended up being a mellow vanilla black tea.
But I am not upset! Why is Rabs not upset that she's out of her precious Earl Grey Cream? It's because the super-awesome Daniel Mann made this tea available online for me!!!!! Hooray! Huzzah! Yippee! Even though my car problems seem to be getting more dire I still shall order this. I'll have to refrain from going too nuts on ordering this evening due to money constraints, but by golly Rabs needs her nummy tea! Today's version was a solid NE.
Well, to help you out since your car died, how about using coupon code 'steepster' when checking out and get 10% off your entire order?
Aww — Daniel! Now I'm all misty-eyed (it's allegies I tell ya — allergies!). Thank you so very much. You'd pretty much made me a loyal customer, but lordy, now you've got one outspokenly loyal customer on your hands :)
Thank you again!
This tea was my moment of zen in my craptacular day. I think that I look at is as more of a desert tea than an Earl Grey.
I have enough of my sample left for one more JOEmo thermos-full. This gives me stress.
Will this tea be available to order soon? I can has yummy tea?
Eeeeeeee!!!!! ::'splodes::
Thank you so very much! Hopefully today I'll find out how much my car repair is gonna cost which will affect the qty of tea that I get for this first order. Earl Grey Cream shall be purchased no matter what. Thank you!!!!!
I was actually gonna PM you later today to see if there was any way I could get my little hands on some of this — you rock! :D
They think that it's the computer. Effin' car computers. I had to total my last car because the computer shorted out. I spent a chunk of money at one place to find out today that they're not sure what's wrong so it needs to be towed to the dealership. ::facepalm::
You can get a car computer for about $30 in a junk yard or pullapart place for your same make and model and just replace it, why all the trouble i wonder? Seems like a crappy mechanic. What kind of car is it?
It's a Toyota Matrix (one of the few that weren't recalled). I had gone with Toyota because before the massive recall they were considered one of the most dependable car manufacturers. And since I had such a nightmare with Volkswagon (utter, horribly mind-blowing nightmare) I wanted something that would last for years and years. I miss my first car (a Honda) that was fine for over a decade — never broke down once while I owned it.
Yeah, that's pretty much right. VW's have a lot of mechanical problems. My brother has owned three and all three broke down on him all the time. I have a honda accord and it has 250,000 miles on it and has never had a major mechanical problem. Toyota's use to be great about as reliable as a honda, but obviously there reliability has come down quite a bit.
I wish you luck on the car, hopefully it won't be too much.
And VWs are crazy-expensive to have any work done ($80 charge for each thing that they look at) and when my VW died the dealership refused to look at it since it was over a decade old (we're talking by a month). That's what I call standing by your product :P
I'm praying that it's covered under warranty. ::crosses fingers, toes, and eyes::
And thanks for the well wishes and the sweet discount!
Heh, that's horrible service! I'm sure it will work out well. If it's the computer, certainly it should be covered under the warranty.
I swear. Samovar and I are not meant to be. I feel like somehow our relationship is cursed.
I finally feel less frustrated about the whole took-forever botched-up order (I still need to drop off the return box). So I felt that I could try and give this tea a fair shake. I had two really pleasant cups and took the remainder of my second steep along with me in my commuter mug. I got into my car. It died. I chose to irrationally blame the tea. It is a tea of doom.
Okay, so it's not really a tea of doom, but my eyebrow did raise and I kept looking at my cup outta the corner of my eye. When I got home from work I decided to keep steeping this tea to both 1. dispell my fear of a cursed tea, and 2. get my moneys worth outta this tea.
It's quite a good Lapsang Souchong. It's on the less smoky side of LSes and it does have a nice sweetness. And perhaps I still feel a bit jaded about the whole first order fiasco, but I just can't imagine spending my money on a full tin of this. I have one more sample (as a result of the fiasco) so I'll try it again at a future date and perhaps give it a more thorough review (and an even fairer shake). But if I have car trouble on that same day, well…doom. Doom! DOOM!!!!!
I'd rate this as a kitten purring on my "cat noises scale" for LSes. NE
I finally had this tea properly brewed and was very happy with the results. The mentholness is just hinted at in the smell and is nowhere in the taste. Instead there is quite a bit of floral coming through that hadn't before. I don't know if this is a result of scooping out a different amount of jasmine pearls or what, but me likey. The Cancer Fighting Lavender is still my favorite, but I've bumped this one up from a 75. NE
I was uber-excited to receive the swap package that Jessica had sent to me. I'd only requested one tea and wanted to be surprised by the rest. When I saw this particular tea this was my reaction:
Only I'm nowhere as awesome or talented as Simon Pegg. Why was I so excited? Well, it's one of Ewa's favorites and I've also never had a Teavana tea before. Double-curiosity killed two cats?
It's really quite nummy! I'd probably rate it a lot higher and put it on my shopping list if I hadn't had Leland Tea Co's Bogart. This is like an almost-realized version of Bogart. This is still super-almondy-cinnamony-yummy, but without the snickerdoodle oomph. I'm thoroughly enjoying my first cup and can't wait for the second. Ultimately it gets two thumbs up from me, but I won't be purchasing more. Thank you so much Jessica for letting me try this! NE
ETA: bumped up the rating by 2 points due to super-yummy aftertaste.
Bogart's sooo yummy. I looked Bogart up again and was surprised to see that it's hazelnuts and not almonds since I'm typically a bigger almond fan than hazelnut fan. Both are NOM! but yeah, I think that Bogart's more aggressive with the nom-factor. :)
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Time shall unfold what plighted cunning hides:
Who cover faults, at last shame them derides.
King Lear, Act I scene 1
I chose not to look up this tea's ingredients when I pulled this teabag out of the box. I didn't even really smell the bag itself until after it steeped. The smell surprised me quite a bit. It reminded me of Bigelow's Constant Comment only more subtly orange. Even as a bagged version (I'm still blown away by Kusmi's bags) it's still complex, but I have a feeling that its complexity is muted. I get the orange, the sweetness of vanilla, and hints of almond and spices. This one also moves to the forefront of "bagged teas I'd like to have on hand."
I was a giant "Errr…" when it came to where in Shakespeare's cannon this tea would fit. I was pleasantly surprised at how pleasant it was. It was an honest upfront sort of tea with a bit of what Morgana calls the "French Thing." Aha! Honesty and even a little bit of French: Cordelia from King Lear! She's honest, doesn't play silly games, and eventually marries the King of France before being executed. Er, she sort of sets off the whole tragedy…
But this tea isn't a tragedy! Hooray! So perhaps Cordelia isn't the perfect embodiment of this tea, but it's close enough. NE
I finally cold brewed this tea and I'm a wee bit disappointed. It flattens out and tastes like a bit of cherry added to a rooibos. I'd guess that hot brewed is the way to go with this blend. I'd give the cold brewed version a 70. It's still yummy, but no TG for this tea. NE
I totally agree with you. I sorta tried to say that in the note, but now I realize how it reads. It's supposed to be "I guess hot brewed iced tea is the way to go with this blend." Yes, I'm goober ;)
I have both Daniel Mann and Jessica to thank for samples of this. Due to Jessica's generosity I will be able to try this as a cold-brewed iced tea and that prospect quite excites me.
I hadn't looked up this tea prior to drinking it, but I could tell that it was quite a mixture of both teas and fruit both visually and fragrance-wise. Little did I know how extensive the ingredient list was — it's very very extensive. I'm quite impressed with how well Georgia Tea Company pulls this off. With that many ingredients I would think that this tea would be a trainwreck. But it's not. The different teas blend up into a very unique taste. I can't really pick out the individual fruits — it's more like a liquid fruit salad. It reminds me of something, but for the life of me I can't figure out what it is. Overall it's quite refreshing.
I'm thinking that if no other tea company has coined this term, then GTC should market some of these teas (like this and Pomegranate Fruit) as "confettea." I'm still leaning toward the Cancer Fighting Lavendar tea as my "confettea" of choice, but I'm quite curious to see how this tea's taste will morph as a cold brew. NE


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Systems medicine, polyomics and funding interdisciplinary science
Last week, in between multiple internal meetings in Swindon, I gave talks (or more accurately a rather similar talk twice…) at two events. The first was a very interesting conference on systems medicine, arranged by Systems Biology Ireland. Certainly the part that I was able to attend was very wide ranging, including detailed models of metabolic and signalling networks that greatly aided the discovery of new diagnostics and therapies, and some very interesting advances in stem cells and how they might be targeted to damaged tissues. There was also a very interesting Panel discussion, as well as a great opportunity to hear of progress from Rudi Balling at the Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine. It was clear that at least this audience had entirely 'got' the systems medicine agenda, and that the subject was making rapid progress on multiple fronts.
Parts of large-scale systems biology and systems medicine involves measurement of systems variables, often nowadays referred to as 'omics' measurements. The question arises as to which omics might be preferred (and why), but one answer is not to worry and instead measure as many as possible. This is implicitly the strategy of Glasgow polyomics and my second talk was at its excellent launch symposium. I was also able to enjoy presentations on Plasmodium metabolomics by Manuel Llinás, on modern sequencing methods by Kent Davidson of Life Technologies, and on stratified pancreatic cancer treatment by Andrew Biankin. In each of these, the application of modern omics methods was again making real (and rapid) progress. In the latter case this was leading to a significant extension of lifespan in a disease with a historically poor prognosis.
Athene Donald's recent blog commented that "Biological Physics" (as taken to be understood by the Biological Physics Group of the Institute of Physics) was likely to fare badly at BBSRC Committees as it was both interdisciplinary and did not necessarily have a hypothesis. I am loth to get into a blow-by-blow discussion of this in the blogosphere, not least since I pointed out that I am very positively disposed towards the subject, but I have to say that I see no evidence for this. Personally, my biophysical work was well funded by BBSRC when I was a full-time academic, was always interdisciplinary (typically involving a 'wet' and a 'dry' component) and very rarely hypothesis-dependent. Indeed I have written a paper and a commentary explaining why hypothesis-dependent approaches are not at all the most useful starting points for many (if not most) scientific investigations! Our standard referees' forms entirely recognise this, stating "If the work is proposing or testing hypotheses, please comment on whether these hypotheses are clear and appropriate for meeting the objectives". Note the "If". The Tools and Resources Development Fund does not have an external referees' form, while the Bioinformatics and Biological Resources fund has a separate referees' form in which hypotheses are not mentioned. Similarly, I cannot recognise the basis for the comment about how "research around good health, as opposed to disease, is handled; this is neither within BBSRC or MRC remits", since 'Basic Bioscience Underpinning Health' is explicitly one of our three chief foci, and we also contribute to the MRC-led cross-Council initiative on Lifelong Health and Wellbeing.
One message we do seek to give consistently is that if researchers are worried about their proposals 'falling down the cracks' between Research Councils they should talk to us first (before submission) about what it is they wish to do. That way we can identify the most appropriate lead Council and avoid any 'double jeopardy'. Other Councils may well then co-fund 'behind the scenes', but applicants do not need to worry about that.
In common with other Research Councils, BBSRC monitors investment in multi- and inter-disciplinary research as an indicator of the health of its research base. The (obviously not perfect) metric used is the value of grants supported in non-life science departments or where there is a co-investigator located in a non-life science department (e.g. chemistry, physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics). For BBSRC, this metric has increased steadily, from 26% in 2006, to 31% in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Finally, here, what we do do, however, is fund mainly via 'responsive mode', so if folk wish to see more work funded in Biological Physics (however defined) they need to write the relevant grant proposals (and also put themselves forward to serve on our Committees and Panels). We have awarded some pretty big grants in this area recently. Indeed, many of the speakers (not counting me) at the Physics meets Biology meeting have been or are currently supported by BBSRC funding, totalling £8M to date. Anyone can analyse our funding using the online Portfolio Analyser.
This provides an excellent opportunity to remind the community that we are undertaking five 'roadshows' or 'conversations' in the autumn, and that there are still places available for which folk are invited to sign up.
In an era in which social media can track one's every move or search query, it is encouraging to know that this does not at least apply to some of the online bioinformatics resources; John Overington's blog makes this explicit for ChEMBL.
- Kell DB, Oliver SG: Here is the evidence, now what is the hypothesis? The complementary roles of inductive and hypothesis-driven science in the post-genomic era. Bioessays 2004; 26:99-105
- Kell DB: Metabolites do social networking. Nat Chem Biol 2011; 7:7-8
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Instead of having the same mashed potatoes, spice up your mashed potatoes with onions. They are so easy to make and compliment any main dish.—Darlene Brenden, Salem, Oregon
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- 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 1 small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- Minced fresh parsley, optional
- Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water; bring to a boil. Cook until very tender, about 20-25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet over low heat, cook onion and sugar in butter until golden, stirring frequently. Drain and mash the potatoes. Add milk, salt and pepper. Stir in onion mixture. Garnish with parsley if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
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"The enormous 100 million S4 build plan (we estimate the S3 sold 60M) is leading some suppliers to say that they will reallocate resources away from Apple," Misek wrote in a research note.
Misek has earlier said Apple is allegedly having a difficulty manufacturing larger screens for a supposed bigger-screen iPhone and the launch of such a device has been postponed to 2014.
Last time we heard from Samsung in mid-January, it had sold over 40 million Galaxy S III phones.
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The new Mass book will unify the liturgy in all three ordinariates
By Deborah Gyapong
Caption: Father Kipling Cooper, Father Doug Hayman, Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, SJ, Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson, Father Jim Tilley, and Father John Hodgins at the priests' ordination in Ottawa Dec. 14, 2013. Deborah Gyapong (CCN).
On the first Sunday of Advent, former Anglicans who are now Catholics belonging to the three personal ordinariates will celebrate according to their own new liturgical book, "Divine Worship: The Missal."
"It is a new moment in history," said Father Timothy Perkins, the liturgy director for North America's Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (POCSP) in an interview from Arlington, Tex. "Never before has there been a document from the Vatican that allowed for inclusion of elements from separated ecclesial communities, incorporated into the Eucharistic celebration of the Church."
"It really is unique, and it clarifies in some sense the seriousness of the desire of Holy Church to welcome those who've been in separation into the fullness of communion within the Catholic Church," he said.
The missal will unify the liturgy in all three ordinariates, including the POCSP, the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham in the United Kingdom, and the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of the Southern Cross in Australia.
"This missal is now recognized by the Church as standing side by side with the Roman Missal," said POCSP Ordinary Msgr. Jeffrey Steenson in a Q&A posted on the ordinariate's website. Msgr. Steenson, a former Episcopalian bishop, stressed the missal "fits firmly and squarely in the Latin rite."
"It is not a Protestant service dressed up as a Catholic Mass," Msgr. Steenson said. "It is the Catholic Mass of the western rite, filtered through the Anglican experience, corrected and expressed in an Anglican voice."
"Beyond the very gift of full communion itself, the publication of 'Divine Worship: The Missal' personifies and incarnates the Catholic Church's highest pastoral solicitude for those who have entered her fold through the provision of the personal ordinariates," said Father Lee Kenyon, the dean of the POCSP's Canadian Deanery of St. John the Baptist and rector of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Calgary, Alta.
"The new missal reveals and sets forth, in a codified manner, the liturgical patrimony of the Anglican tradition, as discerned and given by Holy Mother Church, and will be for us at St. John's and, it is hoped, in every ordinariate community worldwide, a gift and an opportunity."
For Steve Cavanaugh, president of the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society, a lay-run organization supporting the ordinariates and Anglican patrimony, the new missal is a symbol the ordinariates are a permanent feature.
"This is something substantial," he said in an interview from Boston, "that the Church would take the time to put together something this complete. It is just as complete as the Roman Missal, with everything in it for every conceivable feast day, memorial, or circumstance."
"It's also a unifying thing because all the ordinariates will have it," Cavanaugh said.
Father Perkins, an Episcopalian minister for over 20 years before he entered the Catholic Church, sees both unifying and catechetical opportunities for the ordinariates. "A unified celebration of the Eucharist is formative for all the faithful, so with the ability of 'Divine Worship: The Missal,' we can expand deeper formation, not only of our liturgical life but also of our spirituality and even the culture of ordinariates worldwide.
Father Perkins also sees a missionary dimension. "I think one of the aspects of the mission that we've been given by Mother Church is to be a beacon for others of our separated brothers and sisters," he said. That mission includes being "able to reach out to them in a way that says, 'Yes, I understand the values of your practice of Christianity. I look upon you as beloved in the Lord and Holy Mother Church desires that all her children dwell in unity."
Cavanaugh pointed out how much Scripture is used in the new missal, noting the writings of the Second Vatican Council and of Pope Benedict XVI stressed "theology needs to find its source in the Scripture and not get too far away from that," he said. If the liturgy is meant to heal divisions and to help reach out to Protestants, "their language is the Bible."
"You cannot underestimate the missionary dimension of the liturgy in general and especially of this beautiful liturgy of the ordinariate," said Professor Hans-Jurgen Feulner, an author and professor of liturgics at the University of Vienna in Austria.
Feulner was a member of the Anglicanae Traditiones Commission, an international group of experts, including Catholic bishops, scholars, representatives of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), and former Anglican clergy who, over the past five years, advised CDF and the Congregation for Divine Worship on the development of the missal.
Feulner's interest in Anglican liturgy happened by accident while he was studying in Munich in the late 1980s, he said. He was late to a seminar on ordination rites and all the topics had been handed out except for the Anglican one. "I was very unhappy," he said. "I had no clue." But he found the subject fascinating, and turned in a paper of 80 pages.
Before being asked to serve on the commission, Feulner had travelled to the United States and attended an Anglican Use liturgy in Houston, Tex., in 2009. This was the liturgy based on the 1979 Prayer Book used by Anglican parishes that had come into the Catholic Church under the pastoral provision of Pope John Paul II.
Then Feulner met with some traditionalist Anglican groups that used various English or Anglican Missal traditions based on translations of the Tridentine Mass into Shakespearean English. Other Anglican groups had older versions of the Book of Common Prayer, such as the Canadian 1962 version that had been replaced in the Anglican Church with the Book of Alternative Services, an updated contemporary language version.
The Anglicans who came from the Church of England, however, were already using the contemporary language of the ordinary form of the Roman Missal, so the commission had its work cut out for it in developing one liturgy that respected the liturgical books of the Anglican tradition, in all its variety, while not alienating those who used contemporary language.
Feulner said the commission decided the Anglican Use liturgy already approved by Rome would be its starting point for building the new liturgy. The missal includes appendices so Anglicans of a more traditional bent can use options such as the prayers at the foot of the altar "to give more flexibility," he said. The commission also decided to use the high sacral language of the Book of Common Prayer instead of contemporary English.
"It was not easy," he said. "It involved a lot of meetings, a lot of travelling around. I met a lot of parishes and clergy, asked people in person, what would you like to have? What are your liturgical needs?"
The basic form of the Mass has been in use in North America for two years, so those in the pews will not experience much that is new on the First Sunday of Advent. What the missal does is gather all the propers, the parts of the Mass that change according to the day and the season.
As a professor of liturgy, Feulner said, he has also voluntarily sought feedback from people. So many have told him, "We are so thankful and grateful for this beautiful liturgy," he said. They see how "wonderful" it is "to have a space with the Catholic Church" where they keep their own traditions and the sense of Pope Benedict's XVI's view of the liturgy as a "mirror of the beauty of heaven here on earth."
Liturgy was a big concern for Norm Freeman, a member of the ordinariate's Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Ottawa. "To me, and I know many others, patrimony is, in large part, defined by the Book of Common Prayer."
Freeman said he is pleased with the Mass they have been celebrating, and hopes "the new missal continues to include a great deal of the Prayer Book liturgy and language."
He said he recalled Pope Benedict saying something along the lines of, "We don't need a group who simply sing better than their Catholic brethren, and who stay in Church for the entire service, we want the reverence that was imparted in traditional Anglican liturgy."
Father Doug Hayman, rector of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, said he is happy with the ordinariate form of the Mass. "It has taken some growing into, but it is full and rich: fully Catholic, yet certainly bearing the Anglican flavour."
"Years ago in the Anglican context, someone had remarked that, the Book of Alternative Services was easy to access, but then there really wasn't anything more to grow into; whereas the Book of Common Prayer took a little more work to enter into, but thereafter one might spend a lifetime seeking to exhaust its riches," Father Hayman said. "Divine Worship feels like the latter: something into which one may spend a fruitful lifetime growing."


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Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: Vancouver
We arrived in Vancouver the day before our cruise and stayed at the Westin Grand Hotel downtown Vancouver. We travelled from the airport via the train -- quite easy and there was a stop near the hotel. Also used the train after disembarking the ship to return to the airport -- again very convenient and inexpensive.
Embarked the ship about 11:30 am. Went directly to our cabin. We ate lunch in the Lido with our daughter and son-in-law (the kids) as it was their first cruise and they could not eat in the dining room (Mariner's lunch).
The cabins were clean and tidy and the room stewards introduced themselves. The luggage arrived in a timely manner. The cabins were always in top shape and we were entertained by a parade of various towel animals.
We ate dinner in the Pinnacle Grill the first night. Everything was satisfactory and we enjoyed the meal and the quiet. The kids ate in the dining room (we had early sitting) More and they were pleased with the choices and the quality of the food. Our daughter is vegetarian and does not eat seafood or mushrooms so she could pick her choices for the next night from a special menu. I had made reservations for the four of us at the Pinnacle Grill for Monday evening. I was disappointed in the vegetarian selection -- no protein.
The meals and service in the dining room was excellent. Occasionally we ate in the Lido and we also had pizza or a burger. We decided that our preference was the dining room.
Any shore excursions we took were booked through the ship
We also enjoyed the coffee and the special treats in the Explorations Cafe.
The kids had such a good time that they bought future cruise credits.
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Sulphur Springs
sports schedule
Girls Golf in Bullard - Peach Tree course
Boys golf at Tanglewood in Pottsboro
Girls JV soccer hosts Sherman 5:30 p.m.
Boys soccer at North Lamar
Varsity baseball hosts Mount Pleasant, 7 p.m.
9/JV baseball at Mount
Softball host Mount Pleasant,
4:30/6 p.m., JV, V
JV district golf in New Boston
Girls soccer host North Lamar 5:30/7:15 (Senior Night)
JV tennis at Van
SSHS track at Lindale
SSMS girls track at North Lamar
Varsity baseball at Texas High
9/JV baseball hosts Texas High
Softball at Texas High
Varsity tennis at Van
SSMS boys track at Rains (moved due to tragedy in Rains)
State powerlifting meet
in Abilene
Varsity baseball hosts North Mesquite 1 p.m.
9th/JV baseball at North Lamar
Lady Cats
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The Sulphur Springs Lady Cats were in recent golf action, scoring 451 at Garden Valley in competition near Lindale.
Scoring included: Sarah Rost, 98, seventh overall; Jenna Ash, 113; Story Thompson, 117; Alissa Sotelo, 123.
Chris Owens is the girls golf coach.
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Mountain Valley League boys tennis
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2014: The Blackhawks (9-4, 4-0) are ranked No. 10 in the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 poll. The Blackhawks play at Rim of the World on Monday and host Rim of the World on Wednesday, the two matches to decide the MVL championship.
Team finishes: Citrus Valley won the MVL title in 2012 and finished second in the MVL in 2013.
Ronnie Griffin
Citrus Valley senior, singles player
MVL career record: 105-6
2014 MVL record: 21-0
Awards: 2013 MVL MVP
Max Aviles
Citrus Valley senior, singles player
MVL career record: 101-10
2014 MVL record: 21-0
Awards: Two-time All-MVL
About four years ago, the boys tennis program at Citrus Valley High was in trouble.
It was only one year old but its one season was a struggle, as the Blackhawks didn't win much.
Enter coach Chris Hallenbeck and singles players Ronnie Griffin and Max Aviles.
The trio turned the program around — Citrus Valley placed second in the Mountain Valley League in their first season, won the league title their second season and finished second again last season.
This season, the CIF-Southern Section Division 5 No. 10-ranked Blackhawks (9-4, 4-0) are in position to win the MVL again.
"We just started putting the pieces together," Hallenbeck said of her first season as the team's head coach. "We started to put the pieces together like a kit."
Last season, the Blackhawks dropped both matches to Rim of the World on games and settled for the second-place finish. But Citrus Valley reached the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 5 playoffs.
"The year before I got here was rough," said Griffin, who will continue his tennis career at Monmouth College in Illinois. "There was not a whole lot there. The biggest thing that meshed us together was that we all wanted to do better."
Years from now, Citrus Valley tennis players will look to the careers of Griffin and Aviles, whose accomplishments will be etched in the school record books.
Griffin has won 105 of his 111 MVL matches. He is the MVL's reigning singles champion.
Aviles has won 101 of his 111 MVL matches, he's a two-time MVL honoree.
"In all my years as coach," Hallenbeck said, "I've never had a situation like this."
Hallenbeck, who played at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania and has coached at four high schools over the last 25 years, has an appreciation for what her prized players have done at Citrus Valley.
"It tells me that these gentlemen take their tennis seriously," Hallenbeck said. "They have put a considerable amount of time in the offseason to improve their tennis."
Griffin and Aviles have grown with the program.
"Since their freshman year, they have played a lot of tennis, done a lot of clinics, taken a lot of lessons and played a lot of tournaments during the offseason to better their game. The payoff has certainly shown itself."
Two hundred victories between the two, it's an accomplishment that won't likely be duplicated.
"I think our records, they speak for themselves," Aviles said. "Together, it really shows what two players can do when they work together."
The two have often worked with each other during the offseason.
"Pride and amazement," Aviles said. "The fact that we were freshmen and here at the same time, its been an amazing opportunity. It has allowed me to grow. In the offseason, we hit and practice."
Griffin and Aviles, who will team for the first time when they play doubles in the MVL finals, will look to continue their undefeated records next week against Rim of the World.
"I expect it to be very close," Hallenbeck said. "The singles guys really have to dial it up. And they have to win with minimal damage, they can't give up too many games. And we hope to get a couple matches in doubles."


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Masculinity Ideology and Forgiveness of Racial Discrimination Among African American Men
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Most research on forgiveness and its attendant emotional issues has focused on situations involving close interpersonal relationships, such as incest or divorce cases. This paper focuses on forgiveness when negotiation with the perpetrator is not a likely option, dealing specifically with how personality factors, religiosity, and masculine ideology inform the forgiveness of anonymous racial transgressions among African-American men. This research also seeks to address the general dearth of forgiveness studies in men.
The authors suggest that ideology and the willingness to forgive inform men's emotional responses to offenses, as well as their involvement in social groups and practices that are known to influence forgiveness. They hypothesize that because African-American men tend to embrace traditional masculine norms toward self-disclosure, this tendency will inform styles of forgiveness concerning discriminatory experiences.
Study participants included 171 men recruited from barbershops in Michigan and Georgia, or from educational institutions and events. Through survey questions drawn from behavioral/emotional scaling tools, personality characteristics such as social desirability, neuroticism, restrictive emotionality, subjective religiosity, religious coping, racial discrimination experiences, emotional social support, and forgiveness of racial discrimination were assessed. Three indices were measured: overall forgiveness; forgiveness as lack of negative affect, cognitions, and behaviors; and forgiveness as presence of positive affect, cognition, and behaviors. Response analysis revealed that individuals "who hold traditional masculine assumptions about emotional disclosure appeared to find it more difficult to dispense with negative affect…that may be inspired by exposure to racial discrimination." However, restrictive emotionality was not associated with willingness to engage in positive forgiveness.
The authors conclude that positive and negative styles of forgiveness are distinct and masculine ideologies are not uniform in their influence over them. Only two factors, social support and neuroticism, were uniform in their influence over the three indices of forgiveness measured. Lastly, this study complicates previous findings concerning the role of religiosity in molding forgiveness. While religious coping was predictive of overall forgiveness, as well as forgiveness through embracing positive affect, it was not related to the capacity to diminish negative affect. This suggests that "the view of oneself as religious is not sufficient to inspire forgiveness of racially-biased acts." The authors suggest that this finding necessitates further study to examine whether negative emotions are being used to "transform unjust social arrangements" and to understand how demographic factors affect the relationship between restrictive emotionality and forgiveness.


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1229 backers, 56,728 dollars. That's kind of amazing. You are all kind of amazing.
When Bob and Ray and I first started discussing the details of this Kickstarter venture a couple of months ago, we speculated how much we could reasonably expect to raise. We generally agreed we might be able to drum up something like $40-45K in an ideal universe where everything is perfect. Yet here we are in our deeply imperfect universe having totally blown past that goal. Sure, we didn't quite make it to the book or expanded website or multi-year commitment goals, but no matter: Some of those things we're likely to do anyway. And we have plenty of things to keep us busy in the meantime….
Now that the excitement has happened and we have to deal with the fallout of this success, we need to take stock of how much of a commitment we're in for and come up with a timeline. We need to:
- Record 26 podcasts and 26 mini-episodes;
- Send out backer emails to figure out who's going to be on our show and what topics we're committed to;
- Sort out which two events we'll be appearing at (we've already committed to the Seattle Retro Expo in July);
- Record and produce 26 videos;
- Assemble mini-books, shirts, buttons, artwork, create DVDs, bake some cookies, and mail it all;
- Sort out the logistics of two charity livestreams;
- And probably some other stuff, too.
I can think of worse reasons to have a long to-do list than "people like us and want to support our work."
Finally, we also need to round up recording equipment and finish incorporating as a proper business. Actually, I'll let you in on something we've been keeping under wraps: If things work out as we hope, we'll be establishing Retronauts as a non-profit organization (one focused on promoting the arts), not a standard commercial venture. One of my dearest dreams has been to properly enshrine the history of video games somehow. I've been pushing for years to make that happen under the auspices of my various employers, but I could never make a compelling enough business case to convince anyone. And they're probably right: $56K isn't enough to sustain a corporate venture. But it is more than enough for a handful of people to develop a passion project, and in the coming year we hope to be turning Retronauts into far more than a podcast.
All of this is still in the "nebulous cloud of ideas floating around in our heads" phase of things, because it's all kind of new — an idea made possible as a side effect of this Kickstarter campaign. And there's no guarantee the government will grant us NPO status at all. All of this could fall through horribly. But I hope not. We have an opportunity here to take the Charlie Brown of gaming podcasts and spin it into the Guggenheim of video games, and that's surely a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
So… wish us luck. And, of course, even if none of these grand dreams come to pass, we'll still be doing the podcast and fulfilling other Kickstarter commitments. It's nice to look beyond the basics, though, don't you think?


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Lopez returns Sept 11
September 11th is the last Thompson Boxing card of the summer of 2009 with Josesito Lopez, Patrick Lopez, Daniel Hernandez, Aaron Garcia, and Jesus Hernandez all returning to action at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario, California. In the eight round main event, hot junior welterweight prospect Josesito Lopez (25-3, 14 KOs) will return to action against always tough Anthony Mora (15-3, 10 KOs).
Riverside's Lopez has won three in a row since his controversial loss to Edgar Santana in 2008, and he is ready for another assault on the 140-pound elite. A Colorado native known as "The Matrix", Mora has been in the ring with former world champion Randall Bailey, and he is eager to have the opportunity to start at new winning streak against Lopez.
In other action, junior welterweights Patrick "El Elegante" Lopez (15-2, 10 KOs) of Venezuela and Nelson Lara (15-2-2, 8 KOs) of Costa Rica will clash in an eight round battle, and with a combined 14 wins in their last 16 bouts, this one has the potential to steal the show this September.
That's also the case in the eight round featherweight rematch between San Diego's Aaron Garcia (9-1-1, 2 KOs) and Huntington Park's Jesus "Pollo" Hernandez (8-0-1, 2 KOs). On June 12th, the two California standouts battled to a six round draw, and on September 11th they get the opportunity to settle their score.
South Gate lightweight Daniel "El Travieso" Hernandez (7-0, 4 KOs) steps back between the ropes as well on this talent-rich night, putting his undefeated record on the line against hard-nosed veteran Jose Alfredo Lugo (10-10-1, 5 KOs) of Los Mochis, Mexico.
Opening the "Locked and Loaded" event is a six round junior welterweight contest between Costa Mesa's Raul Franco (22-6, 15 KOs) and Los Angeles' Sergio Macias (14-17, 6 KOs).
Tickets for "Locked and Loaded", a six bout card of professional boxing presented by Thompson Boxing Promotions, are priced at $75, $45 and $30, and may be purchased by calling 714-935-0900.


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The versatile Russell Hobbs 21850 Multi Cooker can cook a huge range of dishes.From tender slow-cooked dishes to fluffy rice to baking bread to making yoghurt, meet your new essential kitchen assistant!
The 5-litre capacity non-stick bowl can cope with big portions, while the steaming and the slow cooking timers make organising meals super-easy. It also saves space thanks to an impressive range of 11 functions (rice, slow cook, meat, fish, stew, soup, steam, yoghurt, porridge, bread, cake).
The handy Keep Warm setting automatically switches on at the end of cooking to keep your dish at the right temperature until you're ready to start serving up.
A one-stop appliance that cooks the lot, the Russell Hobbs Multi Cooker can cook a range of meat, fish and vegetable dishes without the need to use your oven or hob. It can also be used to bake cakes, make porridge and more.
Use the slow cooker function to have a stew ready when you get home at dinner time or simply steam vegetables to go with your main meal. It also has a keep warm function so if you're not quite ready for dinner, it will keep your meals warm without drying out your food.
It has an anti-condensation lid cover and an easy to clean stainless steel housing that also looks great on your kitchen top.
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