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Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement. Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm. The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
"There is some one under the couch!" Fenella faltered at last.
He took a step forward.
"Wait," he begged, "--or perhaps you had better go away. I will see who it is."
He moved toward the couch. She strove to hold him back.
"Arnold," she cried, hoarsely, "this is no business of yours! You had better leave me! Groves is here, and the servants. Slip away now, while you have the chance."
He looked at her in amazement.
"Why, Fenella," he exclaimed, "how can you suggest such a thing! Besides," he added, "Groves saw me climb in at the window. He was with me outside."
She wrung her hands.
"I forgot!" she moaned. "Don't move the sofa while I am looking!"
There was a knock at the door. They both turned round. It was Groves' voice speaking. He had returned to the house and was waiting outside.
"Can I come in, madam?"
Fenella moved slowly towards the door and admitted him. Then Arnold, setting his teeth, rolled back the couch. A man was lying there, stretched at full length. His face was colorless except for a great blue bruise near his temple. Arnold stared at him for a moment with horrified eyes.
"My God!" he muttered.
There was a brief silence. Fenella looked across at Arnold.
"You know him!"
Arnold's first attempt at speech failed. When the words came they sounded choked. There was a horrible dry feeling in his throat.
"It is the man who looked in at the window that night," he whispered. "I saw him--only a few hours ago. It is the same man."
Fenella came slowly to his side. She leaned over his shoulder.
"Is he dead?" she asked.
Her tone was cold and unnatural. Her paroxysm of fear seemed to have passed.
"I don't know," Arnold answered. "Let Groves telephone for a doctor."
The man half turned away, yet hesitated. Fenella fell on her knees and bent over the prostrate body.
"He is not dead," she declared. "Groves, tell me exactly who is in the house?"
"There is no one here at all, madam," the man answered, "except the servants, and they are all in the other wing. We have had no callers whatever this evening."
"And Mr. Weatherley?"
"Mr. Weatherley arrived home about seven o'clock," Groves replied, "dined early, and went to bed immediately afterwards. He complained of a headache and looked very unwell."
Fenella rose slowly to her feet. She looked from Arnold to the prostrate figure upon the carpet.
"Who has done this?" she asked, pointing downwards.
"It may have been an accident," Arnold suggested.
"An accident!" she repeated. "What was he doing in my sitting-room? Besides, he could not have crept underneath the couch of his own accord."
"Do you know who it is?" Arnold asked.
"Why should I know?" she demanded.
He hesitated.
"You remember the night of my first visit here--the face at the window?"
She nodded. He pointed downward to the outstretched hand.
"That is the man," he declared. "He is wearing the same ring--the red signet ring. I saw it upon his hand the night you and I were in this room alone together, and he was watching the house. I saw it again through the window of the swing-doors on the hand of the man who killed Rosario. What does it mean, Fenella?"
"I do not know," she faltered.
"You must have some idea," he persisted, "as to who he is. You seemed to expect his coming that night. You would not let me give an alarm or send for the police. It was the same man who killed Rosario."
She shook her head.
"I do not believe that," she declared.
"If it were not the same man," Arnold continued, "it was at least some one who was wearing the same ring. Tell me the truth, Fenella!"
She turned her head. Groves had come once more within hearing.
"I know nothing," she replied, hardly. "Groves, go and knock at the door of your master's room," she added. "Ask him to put on his dressing-gown and come down at once. Mr. Chetwode, come with me into the library while I telephone for the doctor."
Arnold hesitated for a moment.
"Don't you think that I had better stay by him?" he suggested.
She shook her head.
"I will not be left alone," she replied. "I told you on the way here that I was afraid. All the evening I knew that something would happen."
They made their way to the front of the house and into the library. She turned up the electric lights and fetched a telephone book. Arnold rang up the number she showed him.
"What about the police station?" he asked, turning towards her with the receiver still in his hand. "Oughtn't I to send for some one?"
"Not yet," she replied. "We are not supposed to know. The man may have come upon some business. Let us wait and see what the doctor says."
He laid down the receiver. She had thrown herself into an easy-chair and with a little impulsive gesture she held out one hand towards him.
"Poor Arnold!" she murmured. "I am afraid that this is all very bewildering to you, and your life was so peaceful until a week ago."
He held her fingers tightly. Notwithstanding the shadows under her eyes, and the gleam of terror which still lingered there, she was beautiful.
"I don't care about that," he answered, fervently. "I don't care about anything except that I should like to understand a little more clearly what it all means. I hate mysteries. I don't see why you can't tell me. I am your friend. If it is necessary for me to say nothing, I shall say nothing, but I hate the thoughts that come to me sometimes. Tell me, why should that man have been haunting your house the other evening? What did he want? And to-night--what made him break into your room?"
She sighed.
"If it were only so simple as all that," she answered, "oh! I would tell you so willingly. But it is not. There is so much which I do not understand myself."
He leaned a little closer towards her. The silence of the room and the house was unbroken.
"The man will die!" he said. "Who do you believe could have struck him that blow in your room?"
"I do not know," she answered; "indeed I do not."
"You heard what Groves said," Arnold continued. "There is no one in the house except the servants."
"That man was here," she answered. "Why not others? Listen."
There was the sound of shuffling footsteps in the hall. She held up her finger cautiously.
"Be very careful before Mr. Weatherley," she begged. "It is an ordinary burglary, this--no more."
The door was opened. Mr. Weatherley, in hasty and most unbecoming deshabille, bustled in. His scanty gray hair was sticking out in patches all over his head. He seemed, as yet, scarcely awake. With one hand he clutched at the dressing-gown, the girdle of which was trailing behind him.
"What is the meaning of this, Fenella?" he demanded. "Why am I fetched from my room in this manner? You, Chetwode? What are you doing here?"
"I have brought Mrs. Weatherley home, sir," Arnold answered. "We noticed a light in her room and we made a discovery there. It looks as though there has been an attempted burglary within the last hour or so."
"Which room?" Mr. Weatherley asked. "Which room? Is anything missing?"
"Nothing, fortunately," Arnold replied. "The man, by some means or other, seems to have been hurt."
"Where is he?" Mr. Weatherley demanded.
"In my boudoir," Fenella replied. "We will all go. I have telephoned for a doctor."
"A doctor? What for?" Mr. Weatherley inquired. "Who needs a doctor?"
"The burglar, if he is a burglar," she explained, gently. "Don't you understand that all we found was a man, lying in the centre of the room? He has had a fall of some sort."
"God bless my soul!" Mr. Weatherley said. "Well, come along, let's have a look at him."
They trooped down the passage. Groves, waiting outside for them, opened the door. Mr. Weatherley, who was first, looked all around the apartment.
"Where is this man?" he demanded. "Where is he?"
Arnold, who followed, was stricken speechless. Fenella gave a little cry. The couch had been wheeled back to its place. The body of the man had disappeared!
"Where is the burglar?" Mr. Weatherley repeated, irritably. "Was there ever any one here? Who in the name of mischief left that window open?"
The window through which Arnold had entered the room was now wide open. They hurried towards it. Outside, all was darkness. There was no sound of footsteps, no sign of any person about. Mr. Weatherley was distinctly annoyed.
"I should have thought you would have had more sense, Chetwode," he said, testily. "You found a burglar here, and, instead of securing him properly, you send up to me and go ringing up for doctors, and in the meantime the man calmly slips off through the window."
Arnold made no reply. Mr. Weatherley's words seemed to come from a long way off. He was looking at Fenella.
"The man was dead!" he muttered.
She, too, was white, but she shook her head.
"We thought so," she answered. "We were wrong."
Mr. Weatherley led the way to the front door.
"As the dead man seems to have cleared out," he said, "without taking very much with him, I suggest that we go to bed. Groves had better ring up the doctor and stop him, if he can; if not, he must explain that he was sent for in error. Good night, Chetwode!" he added, pointedly.
Arnold scarcely remembered his farewells. He passed out into the street and stood for several moments upon the pavement. He looked back at the house.
"The man was dead or dying!" he muttered to himself. "What does it all mean?"
He walked slowly away. There was a policeman on the other side of the road, taxicabs and carriages coming and going. He passed the gate of Pelham Lodge and looked back toward the window of the sitting-room. Within five minutes the man must have left that room by the window. That he could have left it unaided, even if alive, was impossible. Yet there was not anything in the avenue, or thereabouts, to denote that anything unusual had occurred. He was on the point of turning away when a sudden thought struck him. He re-entered the gate softly and walked up the drive. Arrived at within a few feet of the window, he paused and turned to the right. A narrow path led him into a shrubbery. A few more yards and he reached a wire fence. Stepping across it, he found himself in the next garden. Here he paused for a moment and listened. The house before which he stood was smaller than Pelham Lodge, and woefully out of repair. The grass on the lawn was long and dank--even the board containing the notice "To Let" had fallen flat, and lay among it as in a jungle. The paths were choked with weeds, the windows were black and curtainless. He made his way to the back of the house and suddenly stopped short. This was a night of adventures, indeed! On a level with the ground, the windows of one of the back rooms were boarded up. Through the chinks he could distinctly see gleams of light. Standing there, holding his breath, he could even hear the murmur of voices. There were men there--several of them, to judge by the sound. He drew nearer and nearer until he found a chink through which he could see. Then, for the first time, he hesitated. It was not his affair, this. There were mysteries connected with Pelham Lodge and its occupants which were surely no concern of his. Why interfere? Danger might come of it--danger and other troubles. Fenella would have told him if she had wished him to know. She herself must have some idea as to the reason of this attempt upon her house. Why not slip away quietly and forget it? It was at least the most prudent course. Then, as he hesitated, the memory of Sabatini's words, so recently spoken, came into his mind. Almost he could see him leaning back in his chair with the faint smile upon his lips. "You have not the spirit for adventure!" Then Arnold hesitated no longer. Choosing every footstep carefully, he crept to the window until he could press his face close to the chink through which the light gleamed out into the garden.
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With recent advances in technology and design, treating municipal wastewater and reusing it for drinking water, irrigation, industry, and other applications could significantly increase the nation's total available water resources, particularly in coastal areas facing water shortages, says a new report from the National Research Council.
It adds that the reuse of treated wastewater, also known as reclaimed water, to augment drinking water supplies has significant potential for helping meet future needs. Moreover, new analyses suggest that the possible health risks of exposure to chemical contaminants and disease-causing microbes from wastewater reuse do not exceed, and in some cases may be significantly lower than, the risks of existing water supplies.
"Wastewater reuse is poised to become a legitimate part of the nation's water supply portfolio given recent improvements to treatment processes," said R. Rhodes Trussell, chair of the committee that wrote the report and president of Trussell Technologies, Pasadena, Calif. "Although reuse is not a panacea, wastewater discharged to the environment is of such quantity that it could measurably complement water from other sources and management strategies."
The report examines a wide range of reuse applications, including potable water, non-potable urban and industrial uses, irrigation, groundwater recharge, and ecological enhancement. The committee found that many communities have already implemented water reuse projects - such as irrigating golf courses and parks or providing industrial cooling water in locations near wastewater reclamation plants - that are well-established and generally accepted.
Potable water reuse projects account for only a small fraction of the volume of water currently being reused. However, many drinking water treatment plants draw water from a source that contains wastewater discharged by a community located upstream; this practice is not officially acknowledged as potable reuse.
The report outlines wastewater treatment technologies for mitigating chemical and microbial contaminants, including both engineered and natural treatment systems. These processes can be used to tailor wastewater reclamation plants to meet the quality requirements of intended reuse applications.
The concentrations of chemicals and microbial contaminants in reuse projects designed to augment drinking water supplies can be comparable to or lower than those commonly present in many drinking water supplies. The committee emphasized the need for process reliability and careful monitoring to ensure that all reclaimed water meets the appropriate quality objectives for its use.
Costs of water reuse for potable and non-potable applications vary widely because they depend on site-specific factors, the committee said. Water reuse projects tend to be more expensive than most water conservation options and less expensive than seawater desalination and other new supply alternatives.
Although the costs of reclaimed water are often higher than current water sources, the report urges water authorities to consider other costs and benefits in addition to monetary expenditures when assessing reuse projects.
For example, water reuse systems used in conjunction with a water conservation program could be effective in reducing seasonal peak demands on the drinking water system. Depending on the specific designs and pumping requirements, reuse projects could also have a larger or smaller carbon footprint than existing supply alternatives or reduce water flows to downstream users and ecosystems.
Water reuse regulations differ by state and are not based on risk-assessment methods, the report says. Adjustments to the federal regulatory framework could help ensure a high level of public health protection, provide a consistent minimum level of protection across the nation, and increase public confidence in potable and non-potable water reuse.
The report notes that existing legislative tools could be applied to improve the quality of water for reuse, including updating the National Pretreatment Program's list of priority pollutants to include a wider inventory of known toxic substances.
Also, it lists 14 areas of research to help guide the country on how to apply water reuse appropriately. Such research would require improved coordination among federal and nongovernmental organizations.
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Shabbat and the Kotel
July 21, 2017
The "Kotel" is the "Western Wall" of what was the retaining wall around the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Today, it is thought to be the holiest site in Judaism.
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The instructions which follow explain how to enter the secret code to activate the THEFTLOCK-® systems. It is recommended that you read through all five steps before starting the procedure.IMPORTANT: Enter the secret code as follows; pause no more than 15 seconds between steps: 1. Turn the ignition on. LOC will appear on the display. 2. Press MN (Minute button) and 000 will appear on the display. 3. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree with the secret code. 4. Press HR (Hour Button) to make the first one or two digits agree with the secret code. 5. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the secret code matches the secret code you have written down. The display will show SEC, indicating the radio is now operable and secure. If you enter the wrong secret code eight times, INOP will appear on the display. You will have to wait an hour with the ignition on before you can try again. When you try again, you will have three chances to enter the correct secret code before INOP appears
It should. Are you SURE you have the correct code? How many times have you failed to unlock the radio?
Disconnect the battery, touch the 2 cables together for 2 minutes to clear all memory. Start the unlock process all over again.
If no go, then let the vehicle sit with the ignition key in the on position for at least one hour. A battery charger will be required. Then try to unlock the radio again.
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Attempt to calibrate a number into the radio as follows...
The instructions which follow explain how to enter the secret code to activate the THEFTLOCK-(R) systems. It is recommended that you read through all nine steps before starting the procedure. IMPORTANT: If you allow more than 15 seconds to elapse between any steps, the radio automatically reverts to time and you must start the procedure over at step 4. 1. Write down any three or four-digit numbers from 000 to 1999 and keep it in a safe place separate from the vehicle. 2. Turn the ignition to ACC or ON. 3. Turn the radio off. 4. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down until --- shows on the display. Next you will use the secret code numbers which you have written down. 5. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display. 6. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree with the secret code. 7. Press HR to make the first one or two digits agree with the secret code. 8. Press the AM-FM after you have confirmed that the secret code matches the secret code you have written down. The display will show REP to let you know that you need to repeat steps 5 through 7 to confirm the secret code. 9. Press AM-FM and this time the display will show SEC to let you know that the radio is secure. The LED indicators by the volume control will begin flashing when the ignition is turned off.
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Procedure: 01. Turn the ignition ON (The radio displays CAL LOC) or (LOC)02. Hold down the Radio Presets 2 and 3 buttons for six seconds 03. The radio display changes from LOC to a three-digit number. Write this number down. Don't take forever, fifteen seconds max before the next step. 04. Press the AM/FM button 05. The radio display changes to another three-digit number. Write this number to the right of the first one. 06. You now have a six-digit number, the first three digits are from STEP 03 and the last three digits are form STEP 05 07. Call 1 800 537 5140 08. Listen for, "all others, enter your authorization code" 09. Enter the number from STEP 6 then * (star) 10. Listen to the four-digit number and write it down. It will be repeated twice 11. Turn the ignition ON (The radio displays LOC)
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If the radio does not unlock or the procedure does not give you numbers, you have a radio which is a RDS radio which runs off a class 2 data link and will have to be unlocked with a dealer scan tool. Some of the late model 2000 cavaliers had been setup as 2001 models with a class 2 data network. This will require a factory Tech II scan tool to unlock the radio.


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LV County Championship: Division Two: Gloucestershire v Surrey
13-09-2010 at Bristol, Day 4 of 4
Surrey beat Gloucestershire by 10 runs
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Days 1 & 2 – stay gold & handscape
June 24th, 2012
Time for 7 Days again! Let's see if I can do a better job of staying on top of blogging my self-portraits this week than I have with my June Photo a Day shots.
Day 1 – stay gold:
Yesterday evening, we went to a joint birthday party for our godson (this kid is SIX!) and his younger sister. It was in the town where we used to live in Southern Maryland, which is a three-hour round trip from where we live now. We spent a lot of time in the car, and after I finished crocheting this blanket:
for Sonja's Corbin, I played with the camera. Hello, golden hour.
Alternate Day 1 shot. I like all the layers in this one.
Day 2 – Ohhhh, I thought you said HANDscape:
Day 2′s theme was LANDSCAPE. I was feeling silly and couldn't think of anything better to do. The "trees" are rosemary and dill from my container herb garden.
Today is Sunday. Tomorrow will be a frenzy of laundry and packing. Tuesday, we head to Hawaii to meet up with Lauren! I can hardly wait.
hat, drink, six o'clock and general instagramery
June 9th, 2012
Photo a Day – June 6 – Hat: One of my favorite books to read out loud.
Photo a Day – June 7 – Drink: Our cat Lily (the black one—the cat in the photo above is Katy) is over 16 years old. She's in the very early stages of renal failure, but overall still quite healthy for such an elderly cat. We know this, because we've taken her to the vet several times in the past year to see if there are any physical reasons why she keeps peeing on every blanket and towel and piece of laundry that gets left on the floor, not to mention all our rugs. What we've been told, repeatedly, is that there aren't any physical reasons. It's behavioral. Also, she's high-strung, so here, give her this Prozac. (Yes, really. Our cat is on Prozac. For the third time in her life, bless her anxious little heart.) Oh well. At least she mostly pees on things we can throw in the washing machine.
One of the things that is helpful for cats having problems with their kidneys is to make sure they drink lots of fresh water. Hence, the new fancy-pants cat drinking fountain. Both the cats seem to love it. And Elliora has developed a fun new habit of seeing what items she can sneak into the bubbling water without me noticing.
Photo a Day – June 8 – Six o'clock: I'm pretty good at making chocolate-chip cookies. But when I read Stella's suggestions for making better chocolate-chip cookies, I definitely learned a thing or five. I incorporated suggestions 2, 4, 5, 9 and 10 into this batch, and the results were delicious. And pretty to look at, too!
Like everyone else with a smartphone and an Instagram account, I don't use my DSLR camera much these days. Partly because it's big and clunky to carry around all the time, and partly because I'm very, very behind on doing anything with my photos. I have almost two months' worth of photos—including our trip to Omaha, Annalie's birthday, my mom and Aurora's visit to DC, a couple of friends' birthday parties—waiting to be edited and uploaded to Flickr. I'm reluctant to add any more to that pile, so I take photos with my phone instead, and Instagram them.
I rolled my eyes at all the Instagram/Hipstamatic people for a long time, but I totally get it now. It's so easy and immediately gratifying! I can upload photos to Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook with just a few clicks! My only complaint is that there isn't a way to upload photos from Instagram on Android (even though there is on iPhone) to Flickr. So I tend to forget about Flickr.
I've been remembering to upload my June Photo a Day shots to Flickr, but I have not kept up with the other ones, which is why I just bombed Flickr with a couple dozen photos today. Wanna see them? Keep reading.
This is what it looks like when Annalie voluntarily cleans her room, all by herself. She even cleaned off the top of her dresser! She dumped out all her dresser drawers and completely reorganized them, setting aside some outgrown clothes for Elliora and some to send to Bug. This has happened not once but twice since her birthday. So far, I love eight.
Elliora surprised us at dinner the other day when she picked up her fork and ate her rice with it instead of her hands.
One of a few self-portraits Elliora has taken with my phone lately. She's pretty good! Think she should join 7 Days? (Just kidding.) And E's first time eating (and loving) corn on the cob. Pinky raised, like a proper lady.
I love this drawing of our house that Annalie did. It's fairly accurate, right down to the gel gems in the big picture window. Katy hasn't been up on our roof lately, though.
Isn't this tree pretty? This chestnut tree is the bane of my backyard. I call it Smelly McStinktree. Right at the time of year when the weather is the most gorgeous and we want to be outside on the deck all day, the chestnut trees blossom and smell so sickly sweet that I want to gag every time I catch a whiff. In the fall, the prickly chestnuts fall all over our backyard, like little landmines waiting to trip you up and make you twist your ankle. Sigh.
I squint in disapproval at your stink, tree.
Roasted broccoli thief.
Letting Sonja see what kind of progress I'm making on Baby Corbin's hexagon blanket. And showing Rainbow that I was talking to her from the pay phone in our basement.
Elliora ate lunch at the little table with Annalie for the first time the other day. She was pretty excited about it. And Annalie was pretty excited about the arrival of the next Avatar: The Last Airbender comic.
I'm a sucker for big-sky shots, especially with lots of clouds.
We were out on the deck the other day, playing in the pool, when it suddenly started raining. Elliora was a bit freaked out, so Annalie just scooped her into her lap, wrapped them both up in a towel, and quietly reassured her. I think I'm still Elliora's favorite person, just barely, but once we're done breastfeeding I'm pretty sure Annalie is going to tie with Daddy for the top spot.
Artist at work! Elliora seems to have finally figured out how to scribble, and she likes doing it. A lot.
We had dinner at a new restaurant tonight, a little hole-in-the-wall Chinese place that specializes in healthy food. (There are big signs in the window proclaiming that they only cook with fresh vegetables and never use MSG.) Everything we tried was delicious, and the owner was super friendly. Elliora, as usual, ate the spicy tofu from Troy's soup, rice, broccoli, chicken, onion, and lo mein noodles. The big surprise of the meal was when Miss "Just Egg Drop Soup And Steamed Rice For Me, Thanks" said, "Hey Mom, do you mind if I try some of your chicken lo mein? It looks good." She ate about half of it before she was done, exclaiming over how delicious it was. And then we got to see a pretty sunset on our way home. It was a nice way to start the weekend.
As Brenda said, if you squint, the streetlight kind of looks like a tall palm tree!
crocheted ketchup*
May 3rd, 2012
How is it possible that I haven't blogged any crocheting since October!? Oh, wait…I guess I did blog about some cup sleeves and crocheted golden snitches back at the end of February. But still! The lack of blogging about it certainly does not indicate a lack of crocheting. Let me show you.
This rainbow blanket is one of the most recent things I've crocheted, and I love it. It's probably one of my favorite things I've ever crocheted. It was made it for my friend Joanna's sweet baby boy, but Elliora tried claiming it as her own. First she came over and plopped down on the blanket when I was trying to take photos. (That was only two months ago. Now she runs if I point a camera at her; forget her voluntarily inserting herself in a photo she wasn't asked to pose for in the first place.)
Then she stood, gathered the blanket into her arms, and walked off with it. She climbed into the blue chair still holding the blanket, and hugged it, grinning at me, daring me to take it away from her. The goober.
A photo of the rainbow blanket before Elliora tried staking her claim.
Photo taken two months ago. It's bigger now, since the blanket is one-third done!
Have I told you all about the sky blanket I'm crocheting? You might have seen the sky scarf on Pinterest. I liked the idea, but decided I wanted a blanket, and went with my trademark spiral squares instead of stripes. I started just after the first of the year. Each day, I look at the sky around noon (or whenever I remember; or unless it rains or snows anytime that day, in which case the day's square is sparkly gray or sparkly white), and that evening I spend about 20 minutes crocheting one three-inch square out of the appropriate color yarn and then attach it to the blanket. I'll end up with 360 squares arranged in 20 rows of 18, and maybe a six-round border for the last six days of the year, which will make a decent-size blanket in shades of blue, gray, and white. It's a totally different color scheme than my usual palette of brights. I'm surprised by how much I like it and look forward to cuddling under it at the end of the year.
My sister-in-law Dana sent me this bag for my birthday. I love it.
These two little nine-patch blankets were made for our friends Lynette and Med's twin girls.
I didn't notice till after I'd started working on the purple one that the colors were very Mardi Gras. Good thing Lynette and Med appreciate (and throw!) a good party.
This photo was actually my Day 6 photo from 7 Days this past December. (You know, that 7 Days week I never finished blogging about because (1) it was Christmas, and (2) I got sick on Christmas Eve. Sigh.) Summer complimented a similar coffee-cup sleeve in Mandy's Day 2 photo, so I offered to make her one.
Queta, another 7-Dayer, complimented the same coffee-cup sleeve. I made one for her too. (Apparently, all it takes is a compliment and I'm falling all over myself to make you stuff.)
Erin peeking over the blanket I crocheted for Indira Jane.
Two-month-old Indy, sleeping under her blanket. She's EIGHT months old now, and I have not seen her since this picture was taken. That's so sad. Once we're back on the west coast, I think I'm gonna be visiting Oregon a lot more often. How else are Elliora and Indy going to become best friends?
Last but not least, some yarnballs! I've made a bunch of crocheted balls for my friend Rebekah's kids over the years. Her husband Jason loves them (balls you can play with relatively safely IN THE HOUSE) and periodically puts in an order for more. Not long ago I made these three for them. And I just remembered, I need to make them a few more! I should add that to my crafting queue…
Mystery yarnballs! For the life of me, I cannot remember who I made these for. Was it more balls for Bekah's kids? Did I make these for Jen's Preston? Did I perhaps make them for you? I honestly can't recall.
Now if you'll excuse me, I need to get cracking on about three baby blankets, including one for a baby who is already several months old and another one for Sonja's baby who will be born any minute now. (ANY MINUTE, Sonja. I'm sure of it.)
What kinds of crafty things have you been doing lately?
*I have never actually crocheted any ketchup. But now I kind of want to.


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- 1 of Only 6 CLK GTR Roadsters
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- Only 72 Actual/Original Miles (116 km)
When the words 'rare supercar' get thrown around, it's easy to think of cars like the Bugatti Veyron or the Ferrari Enzo. However, name almost any supercar and more than likely it wouldn't be as rare as this Mercedes CLK GTR Roadster. This limited edition 1 of 6 CLK GTR Roadster is capable of pushing the 200MPH barrier, features an incredible look, and is amazingly fun to drive.
To better understand how this incredibly rare supercar came to exist, we have to take a step back to 1997. The newly formed BPR Global GT Series had attracted so much interest from manufacturers like Porsche and Panoz that the FIA decided to take over the reins to the series. Although this meant the end of the BPR, it also meant the first year for the newly formed FIA GT Championship.
Mercedes-Benz saw this as an excellent platform to compete against Porsche and BMW in a supercar grudge match. Mercedes had AMG start to design and build an intense racing machine. The result was a purpose built racing vehicle called the Mercedes CLK GTR. The results on the track were seen almost instantly. In 1997, The Mercedes team captured six of the eleven checkered flags on their way to not only the driver's championship but also the manufacturer's crown. And in 1998 the Mercedes CLK teams dominated the series winning all ten events in the series, and once again claiming the driver's and manufacturer's championship.
To fulfill the FIA requirements Mercedes was required to build a minimum of 25 road versions of their CLK GTR race car. With the initial, CLK GTR coupe produced in 1998, Mercedes and AMG specialist group H.W.A made a total of 26 CLK GTRs. With only 26 in existence, the Mercedes CLK GTR is one of the most sought after super cars ever produced. However, when you breakdown the numbers you get a clear indication just how rare this CLK GTR Roadster really is.
The first 20 were produced as intense coupe versions. For the final six, H.W.A shed the roof to design a Roadster version. The CLK GTR Roadster is easily one of the rarest modern day supercars ever produced, and is one of the most sought after supercars from collectors.
Chassis #3 of the very rarely seen 6, this CLK GTR Roadster is one of the most incredible looking machines we have ever seen. The amazingly aggressive look starts with an incredible carbon fiber silver exterior with motorsports inspired touches throughout. The motorsports background of the CLK GTR led to a carbon fiber splitter at the bottom of the front end, a massive carbon fiber rear spoiler, and a carbon fiber rear diffuser. Above the front splitter a massive Mercedes-Benz logo is centered in the chrome grill and flanked by four headlights. The curves throughout the body give the CLK GTR Roadster an amazing look. Beyond the motorsports technology that was incorporated into the vehicle, the CLK GTR also features a fully integrated steel roll cage that protects the driver and passenger.
Lift the back of the fiberglass body off the car and you'll find the incredible power plant that is capable of pushing the CLK GTR Roadster to nearly 200MPH. Right behind the driver and passenger sits a 6.9L V12 that pumps out an incredible 604hp and 572 lb./ft. of torque. The Roadster is capable of a 0-60MPH in just 3.8 seconds and a top speed of 199MPH. Bolted to the V12 is a 6-speed sequential paddle-shifter transmission. Spent gasses travel out of the dual exhausts that exit out of the rear bumper.
Lift the silver hood and you'll reveal the front suspension that is made up of double wishbone with push-rod actuated coil springs, shock absorbers, and the front anti-roll bar. You'll also see the Aluminum Honeycomb Tub Chassis. Make your way to the back of the car and see that the rear suspension utilizes the same double wishbone suspension. The CLK GTR Roadster sits on custom 23-spoke AMG 18-inch aluminum rims that have been wrapped in Michelin Pilot Sport rubber. Behind the rims are the 4-wheel carbon fiber disc brakes that are equipped with AP calipers.
Inside the interior is a blend of business and pleasure. While the two-tone leather interior does have amenities like air conditioning, power steering, and some storage; the cockpit inspired interior still points to its motorsports background. Lift open the driver's side door and you'll reveal a carbon fiber storage component to the left of the driver's seat that has been attached with a plaque that reads "AMG CLK GTR Roadster Limited Edition #3". In front of the black and cream two-tone leather driver's seat is the leather clad steering wheel, which is fully equipped with an integrated airbag. In front of the steering wheel is a bespoke instrument cluster. Making this supercar even more fun to drive is the aforementioned paddle shifters on either side of the steering wheel that ensure your hands never have to leave the wheel. Each seat has been equipped with a 4-point harness for added safety. Between the two seats is another plaque designating the rarity of this vehicle.
What's even more incredible about this CLK Roadster is the fact that it only has 72 original miles (116 km) on the vehicle. To ensure that the CLK is in perfect condition, two team members that were on the original build recently fully serviced the car.
The Roadster, amazingly, is emission compliant and titled for public street use. With an incredible look, winning background in motorsports, and incredible amounts of power, this rare gem could easily be the premier car of any collection.
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Perfect Light 4 years ago#81
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIbu3wJDmVQ - New gaming series
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Sheepinator 4 years ago#82
Perfect Light posted...
This is why no one takes the cries of "we need more money" from publishers seriously.
EA restructure results in hundreds of layoffs, two studios closed
Electronic Arts announced today that the company is undergoing an organizational restructure that has "led to some difficult decisions to reduce the workforce in some locations."
Two sources with knowledge of the situation told Polygon that the layoffs, part of EA's extended and ongoing reorganization, now number in the hundreds.
Earlier this month the company laid off an undisclosed number of employees from its Montreal-based mobile development studio.
My mad face and my happy face are the same.
^^ @ Perfect Light
I wish.
The truth is some take it very seriously...so much so that they erroneously want to drive places like gamestop out of business, and completely block used games.
They do so because they feel these Publishers don't make enough money....but conveniently neglect to consider how the companies that are crying foul are the same companies that produce crappy games.
Winternova posted...
SparkItUp posted...It only seems as if it is "Sickingly overpaid" because you don't have the opportunity (or more accurately, privilege) of looking at the financial records of Activision and how much profit they have made.
well..okay...no need to be so upset about it...I wasn't being derogatory towards Activision...
She's an endless war, she's a hero for the lost cause,Like a hurricane in the heart of the devastation
@ sheepinator
I've read there is a rumor that has yet to be confirmed that EA recently laid off nearly 2,000 people...and closed down a number of Developing studios.
It's a terrible time right now, with a real crappy economy.
People aren't buying many games because they don't have the money, because they don't have a job, or their hours were reduced to part time (to avoid paying ever rising taxes & regulations)...which means games aren't selling in high enough numbers.
It's just a viscous cycle.
Amazing really how so many of these topics devolve either into grammar checks or the classic "could care less vs couldn't care less" argument. And it's not just any single poster in particular...eventually almost any topic that involves opinions, devolves into one or the other by someone at one point or another.
She's an endless war, she's a hero for the lost cause,Like a hurricane in the heart of the devastation
JackBurton85 4 years ago#87
BrutalBrocken posted...
of course I feel the same way hearing about proffesional sport athletes or musicians.
Was planning on reading this whole thread out of boredom but i saw this on page 2 or 3 and just have to correct a bit of dimwitted thinking.
Do people who say things like this realize how much money popular musical acts and athletes bring in for their record company, team, and television networks? Look at the popularity of just football for example, look at how much money is made from it, how much tv networks get from selling commercial time to advertisers during games. Now, knowing how much money is made as a result of millions of people wanting to watch football, how in the hell can anyone suggest the players don't DESERVE their fortunes?
There's a reason these people get paid so much. A crapton of other industries, corporations, and people make a crapton and NONE of it would be possible without the players actually out there on the field. Players deserve a cut, and a HUGE cut at that.
The same goes for popular musical acts. Most of em are complete and total trash without any real talent, but the bad taste masses have deep pockets. If the money is coming in, of course those directly responsible for it deserve their huge share.
Do i think it's absurd people make so much for playing a game or performing music, definitely, however when you look at the economics of it it makes perfect sense. They aren't "overpaid" if they're bringing in the huge amounts of money they're bringing in.
Be sickened by how much people care about sports, by how much people watch it and obsess over it, be sickened by people with horrid taste in music who keep throwing music at the music industry, but it's total nonsense to be sickened by the amount of money the players and stars EARN.
green_abobo 4 years ago#88
he didn't get a cent from me.
I sleep better @ night knowing this.
Good he run's somethng that sell's very well and he got filthy rich because of it and is living the american dream,he employs people to work him(many) creating job's,he gives away millions,I remember when everyone wanted to make it to the top in america now everyone just want's to hate on people that make it big,lol you fail at life TC and are just a jealous hater,Jay Z is worth a half a billion and you're made at this guy?
PHOENIXZERO 4 years ago#90
BrutalBrocken posted...
of course I feel the same way hearing about proffesional sport athletes or musicians.
This is sickeningly ignorant.
Most pro-atheletes don't make as much as you seem think and the ones that do, do so because they make their team owners a lot of money. Most major athletes make more from endorsements than they do from their team contracts even those who have huge contracts and just like with those endorsements they make that much because they make even more for whomever they're contracted with. Not different than from a lot of segments of the entertainment industry.
Oh and few, VERY VERY few musicians are out there making a lot of money, especially these days. A lot of the "mainstream" acts out there as well don't really make as much as people seem to think and a lot of them are in debt with their labels/companies. There's a reason so many bands are touring constantly, they can't afford not to because they make next to nothing from album sales and rely on merchandise sales unless they have good deals that prevent the company they're contracted with bleed them dry or people aren't illegally downloading their stuff and actually paying for it. People can talk s*** about Kotick but he's a ****ing saint compared to the f***ed up stuff record execs make and get away with not to mention the non-mentioned film industry. People calling their representative bodies the MAFIAA isn't very far off.
Band/Artist I've been listening to way too much: Fallon Bowman/Amphibious Assault.
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Minnesota Vikings president Mark Wilf figures if you can get a soda out of a vending machine, you might as well be able to get a team T-shirt or a set of trading cards, too.
Wilf took that concept to MainGate Inc., his team's apparel partner. When the Indianapolis-based company agreed that Wilf's idea had merit, MainGate installed a vending machine with Vikings merchandise at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., with hopes that it will be profitable and the idea will catch on with its six other NFL clients.


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| 1. "Gluten-free" should mean having the gluten content of such foods as close to zero as possible. Why? Because even small amounts of gluten make some gluten-intolerant people sick and also causes intestinal damage.
2. I identify foods that do not contain gluten by reading the content label. If the label has vague, useless terms such as "modified food starch", "natural flavors", "caramel coloring" etc., I either call the manufacturer or look up the product on their website. This takes hours of my precious time. Frequently, I put things back on the grocery shelf and just do without it. Of course, the manufacturer does without my grocery dollars.
3. Only about 5% of the food I purchase is marked "gluten-free", because there is not much that is marked this way. I wish there were more. It would make my shopping easier, and I would purchase a greater variety of foods. The foods marked "gluten-free" that I do purchase include the following: bread, pasta, pizza, cereal, soy sauce, soups, broths, crackers, cookies, boxed and frozen dinners.
4. If one product is marked "gluten-free" and a similar product is not marked, but both have the same ingredients listed, I will NOT be influenced to purchase the item not marked "gluten-free". Two products may appear to have the same ingredients, but the ingredients could come from different starch sources. For example, the modified food starch in one product could come from naturally "gluten-free" tapioca starch while another product could have come from gluten-laden wheat, rye or barley starch. I want the product to state that it is "gluten free" and be gluten free.
5. Regarding the proposal for a multi-level marking system, this might be acceptable. One level must be completely "gluten free". A second level documenting trace amounts at a clearly stated low parts-per-million level might be useful. I am not sure whether I would buy food from a third level with a higher parts-per-million because I am not willing to risk an adverse reaction.


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A Sanatorium something similar to a Health Resort.
Situated near Monkey point we are equidistant from Dasturi (Car park) and the Market away from the crowd where there is just you and nature.
Two old heritage bungalows have been taken over and remodeled and two more bungalows have been added (Architect of which was Senior architect M. J. P. Mistry of the famous architectural firm Ditchburn Mistry and Bhedwar). All bungalows face a lush green forest. Each bungalow is divided into 2 or 3 units.
The place is pure vegetarian and alcohol is prohibited.
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Hello Kitty Eminem Rap God Cat God Video
How do you know that the world is about to end? When the cat-with-no-mouth suddenly finds that she has one upon deciding that it's a good idea to take Eminem's song Rap God and do her Cat God interpretation. No, I'm not making any of that up — and you would be wise to trust me on that and just walk away from your computer screen because if you choose to watch the video, it can never be unseen. There has never been any doubt that the evil feline she's herself as a God (or Jesus), and this video only proves it.
If this is the way that 2013 is ending, I don't know if I'm going to be able to survive what 2014 is sure to have in store for me…
Courtney Stodden Nightmare Video
What do you get from a want-to-be TV reality star teen (Courtney Stodden) who marries a 51-year-old actor (Doug Hutchison)? You get a video like this which Courtney obviously thinks is "cute" (how can you not think that as she coughs up a hairball?) but should help purge your stomach of all if its contents with ease (warning: this video can't be unseen)
Hello Kitty Christmas Music Video
As if there was really a need to have one more reason to want this season to end as quickly as possible (see Hello Kitty Christmas trees and Hello Kitty ornaments if you had any doubts), this should quickly put the question to rest: a Hello Kitty Christmas music video that is guaranteed to haunt you long after the new year begins (you have been warned)
Hello Kitty Mummy Costume
While I'm not a big fan of any of the Hello Kitty costumes that are out there, I'm especially horrified with this one. I think that this Hello Kitty mummy cosplay model confirms, without a doubt, that Hello Kitty supports eating disorders:
Hello Kitty Ghostbusters Proton Pack
This really shouldn't be a surprise. When the evil feline is willing to create a Hello Kitty Darth Vader or a Hello Kitty Klingon, it isn't a stretch to imagine that she would try to invade absolutely every imaginable franchise including Ghostbusters. So while my eyes bleed at the sickly pink and my brain hurts at the abomination of a Hello Kitty Ghostbusters proton pack, I can't say that I'm really all that surprised. If you're a fan, be prepared to weep:
Hello Kitty Prius
I knew that I would probably regret putting together a photo album of all the different Hello Kitty cars that exist, and it sure didn't take long for the regret to arrive in my email. No sooner had Sammy Bear on facebook asked the question, "Out of all the cars so far…where is a Prius? just saying" did this a Hello Kitty Prius photo show up (like anyone would doubt that a Hello Kitty Toyota Prius existed…)
Hello Kitty by Swarovski
There are some things in life that when I see, I give thanks that I was somehow spared from the Hello Kitty Hellishness. That is exactly how I feel about this recent Hello Kitty by Swarovski event in Japan (prepare for 5 minutes of sickening sweetness if you dare to watch this video — I highly recommend you use common sense and don't as this will save your mind from losing several IQ points)
Hello Kitty Unspeakable Horror
The title says it all…wait for it…
Hello Kitty Short Film
Yep, this comes way, way too close to home to make me feel comfortable…
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Hello Kitty Rie Miyazawa Broadway
This is exactly how my wife thinks all women should dress (seriously) and why she looks forward to Halloween so much. It certainly doesn't help that she is a huge Rie Miyazawa fan as well which means I have to watch this commercial over and over and over again.
Hello Kitty Theme Song Ending
There is never a good reason for anyone to ever have to listen to the Hello Kitty theme song (besides possibly terrorist interrogation). Despite this, not listening to the Hello Kitty theme song is not a realistic possibility if you live with a Hello Kitty fanatic. I guess if one must listen to it, there should be, at the very minimum, a quality ending.
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Hello Kitty Official Music Video
Hello Kitty has an official music video, and although it is a terrible song, it does have one highly redeeming value — the words have absolutely nothing to do with Hello Kitty.
Hello Kitty Nightmare Video
One of the most difficult aspects of living in Hello Kitty Hell is explaining the complete fanaticism of Hello Kitty fanatics to people who have never met one. They simply have no reference, and any sane person would find it unbelievable the lengths that fanatics will go to surround themselves with the evil feline. This video gives a taste of what every Hello Kitty fanatic would like their house to look like (my wife is certainly doing her utmost to equal, if not surpass, it).
Hello Kitty Cat Wars Star Wars Anime
You knew when Hello Kitty came out with an anime series that it wouldn't be good. What you probably failed to understand was how truly horrid it would be. In her never ending quest to destroy and co-opt anything even remotely popular, the evil feline once again has modded Star Wars in ways that should never be considered with "Cat Wars."
While I should write that I will now give a spoiler, I really don't need to because when I explain it you won't believe me — but you can't make these things up. This video featuring Darth Cat Nip, Princess Kitty, Master Fluke, Hop 2 D 2, Hobi Kat Nobi and, of course, The Fur. The question is can you last until Master Fluke and Darth Kat Nip fight with their Flea Sabers. Seriously, watch at your own risk!
Hello Kitty Furry Tail Theater: Wizard of Paws / Pinocchio Penguin
You would think that life in the US would be less Hello Kitty Hellish than in Japan, but you'd be wrong. My wife has discovered that in the US she can watch the Hello Kitty Furry Tail Series over and over again. Don't think it could be that bad? Try watching for 5 minutes without wishing that a large space object of any kind would fall out of the sky and put you out of your misery.
Hello Kitty Online Theme Song
If there is one thing that the human race absolutely does not need, it is a new Hello Kitty theme song. The fact that the original Hello Kitty theme song is so hideous that it is used by terrorist organizations to break the will of all enemies within minutes goes without saying. This would lead one to assume that if the evil feline did come up with another theme song, it would have to be better. Of course your would be wrong (seriously, just walk away and don't click — you'll never know how much you should thank me, but you will retain your sanity):
Hello Kitty Mano Erina
If you want to thoroughly traumatize your ears and eyes, while at the same time wasting two minutes of your life, all you have to do is listen to the high pitch, diabetes inducing noise of Mano Erina's song Love & Peace = Paradise (Hello Kitty version of course). Having people scratch their fingernails on chalkboards would be less painful and much more appealing to the ears. You have been warned:
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Duke University has canceled a student event called "Tailgate" for this weekend's game against Boston College after a teenager was found unconscious in a portable toilet, according to the Charlotte Observer.
Duke vice president for student affairs Larry Moneta sent an email to students Monday night with the news, writing that the Duke student tailgate "has long lost its value as a pre-football, spirit building activity and has become increasingly dangerous in every iteration."
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The Duke student newspaper, The Chronicle, reports the teenager was found unconscious in a portable toilet following tailgate festivities before last Saturday's game against Virgina. The paper described the teen as the sibling of a Duke student.
In his letter, Moneta acknowledged Duke's victory over Virginia but said "the positive experience in Wallace Wade was dampened by an incident in tailgate ... an incident involving a teenage youth which easily could have been tragic."
"This incident has vividly revealed that tailgate as is practiced at Duke must come to an end," Moneta wrote.
While the school has canceled the "Tailgate" event, that will not affect normal pre-game festivities enjoyed by many other fans.
"Duke's cancellation of the student event does not affect other tailgating activities prior to Saturday's game," said Michael Schoenfeld, Duke's vice president for public affairs and government relations. "Our fans will still be able to engage in their usual pre-game activities near Wallace Wade Stadium."
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Kansas City, Mo. • Kansas City police have identified the man who died in Arrowhead Stadium's parking lot on Sunday as 30-year-old Kyle A. Vanwinkle of Smithville.
Police spokesman Darin Snapp says an examination of Vanwinkle's body did not show obvious signs of trauma. He says it could be four to six weeks before the cause of death is determined.
Officers responded at 5:20 p.m. Sunday to an altercation in the parking lot and found Vanwinkle unconscious on the ground. Snapp says a Jeep owner and his son returned to the vehicle during the Chiefs game against Denver and found Vanwinkle inside, leading to a fight.
He says Vanwinkle was taken to a hospital, where he was declared dead.
Three people taken into custody for questioning were released Monday with no charges filed.
"Talking to several witnesses that were out here in the parking lots, there was an individual who came back to his vehicle, saw someone inside the vehicle that did not belong. A struggle ensued between the two. That's when the individual (who had been inside the vehicle) collapsed," Snapp said.
Snapp said the man who had returned to the vehicle had his son with him, and the boy whose age was not immediately known ran for help when the struggle began.
Snapp said there were no obvious indications of how the death occurred.
"We don't know if the person had a health condition, had a heart attack. We don't know," Snapp said. "We're going to investigate this as a homicide until we hear differently. Right now it's a suspicious death but we are going to investigate it as a homicide."
Chiefs spokesman Ted Crews said the team is aware of the incident but cannot comment further because of the police investigation.
Flashing lights from ambulances and police cars were visible across the Arrowhead Stadium parking lot as cars tried to leave after the game.
The death came one year to the day after Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, on Dec. 1, 2012, at a home not far from the stadium. Belcher then drove to the team's practice facility and fatally shot himself in front of then-coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli.
In September 2012, a gunman attacked a Kansas City Royals employee in the same parking lot, which services Kauffman Stadium as well. The gunman shot the employee once in the abdomen and then returned to his vehicle and committed suicide.
Snapp said police were speaking to several witnesses after Sunday's fatal incident, and that three people had been taken to the Kansas City Police Department's headquarters for questioning.
"Right now they're persons of interest," Snapp said. "Like I said, until we find out exactly how this person passed away, we're going to investigate it as a homicide. They're not suspects right now until we find out exactly what happened."
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I recently went into Good Seed Good Ground and a man named Dwan helped me with my resume. He gave me hope very good advice and went out of his way to look up the address and phone numbers of places I had worked before. I am now employed thanks Dwan.
Good Seed Good Ground is an exceptional organization that was birthed out of a couple's vision to serve the most underserved. Through the tenacity and determination of the group's volunteers, I have witnessed history being made as the group was instrumental in changing the laws concerning the rights of ex-offenders to obtain employment in the City of Newport News. It became the first city's HR in VA to remove references to applicants' criminal histories on online job applications. Renita Parker, Executive Director, lives and breathes, and walks and talks her organization. It is a silent, nearly unknown mission field in the East End community of Newport News, and over the years, it has attracted residents from all over Hampton Roads who were seeking help and getting it, as re-enetering citizens of the Commonwealth.
Renita and her husband address the issuese of children,youth and families, community development, youth development and neighborhood development. GSGG help the less fortunate by having workshops on job training and job placement for all.
I first learned of this organization from Police Chief Susie Mowry of the Newport News Police Department. She said that there was a new organization that was highly motivated, had a good plan, and was doing a lot of good things in the community. She suggested that I meet with Renita Parker because she thought that our organizations had some things in common.
Good Seed Good Ground (GSGG) is a Community Based 501 C3 Non Profit organization whose focus is to help the less fortunate members of the community to become self-sustaining, productive citizens. Her primary focus is job training and job placement for youth, adults, and ex-offenders. It is the belief of GSGG that if the members of the community are employed there will be less crime, more family cohesiveness, and a healthier community overall.
As Community Liaison for Gospel Light Cares, Inc our paths have crossed with Renita Parker, Executive Director, GSGG on many occasions. We serve together on several community organizations and on the Board of Directors for the Southeast Community Weed and Seed, Inc. She is a " no-nonsense, let's get the job done individual".
I referred six youth to her program, all of whom were hired at Busch Gardens, and she arranged transporation for all of them. She is unselfish in sharing resources and contact information. She pulls her weight on various committes and takes the initiative to be creative and proactive. I recall taking an individual to her agency to seek employment...she was in the process of closing for the day, but remained open to assist the client with the application process.
I have assisted her with two Job Fairs. Both were well organized and well attended. Her heart is in her work and she goes above and beyond the call of duty, plus her agency is located in the heart of a poverty striken community where her services are in dire need. Many people in this community would go hungary if it was not for the work of GSGG.
Good Seed Good Ground is an outstanding organization providing many needed services for the citizens of Newport News and Hampton. I recently volunteered at a Job Fair for ex-felons sponsored by this fine organization. In addition to information about jobs, there was help with interviewing for jobs, clothes were distributed as well as lunch served. In addition, information was given to becoming self employed. The compassion that Mrs. Parker and her staff of volunteers show to the community is remarkable. They never grow weary of doing good for others.
As I write this review so many positive thoughts came to mind:
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- Helping employers hire new employees
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GOOD SEED GOOD GROUND is exactly what the organization's name means when you receive help from them...helping plants good seed so that those they help can become fertile ground with our communities, which should be a cycle of life!
I was referred to the Good Seed by a friend. when I finally got tired of being tired of not having means to support my self I started going to the good Seed and slowly got involved by sharing my knowledge and experience with computers and the Internet.
I benefited greatly form the monthly food drive. When my family came on difficult finical times paying bills Renita Parker hired me. The time I was actively employed gave me much experience and the ability too share my insights into navigating the large and some times confusing job-application process with people in the surrounding community.
In addition, Miss Parker has given me much advice and insight into future career opportunities.
I have had the opportunity to volunteer for Renita Parker of Good Seed Good Ground fo several years. I met Mrs. Parker as I recieved five children to take care of beyond my control. Mrs. parker stepped right in and began to make sure my family recieve as much help as possible. The children have recieved jobs, volunteered and attended community functions. Mrs. Parker is a leader in our community. Thank you for all you do in our community and the support you give our children. I know because of your part my children have become productive citizens. Thank you
As a trainer and former employment service/career counselor I was quite impressed with the integrity and compassion that Ms. Parker, Executive Director had for the program and the community. I had the opportunity to work with her on one of her grant writing ventures and her sincerity for what she does was evident in every aspect of describing her program. She even gave me a tour through one of the housing complexes to show me the needs of the people and her vision for helping them. Of all the programs I have seen, I have not seen one more sincere and effective in their outreach and service to the community than Ms. Parker's Good Seed Good Ground program. For this reason, I would highly recommend and support her in any endeavors that she pursed for the community.
I am currently heading another community based group,(SAARA of the Peninsula) of which Renita formerly held. She continues to be a tremendous influence on me and the organization in every sense of the word. Her most recent endeavor involved co-opting with us to charter a bus to transport our members without transportation as well as financial means to attend the annual "Rally Day" at the General Assembly in Richmond. On behalf of our entire organization we implore you to keep up the "good" .....work!! Kenneth McCallum


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Warning: this video is both graphic and ridiculous. Please, watch at your own risk. Nathan Bells' balls are not in a good place right now. As part of his "punishment" for losing an Xbox match to a friend, the 20-year-old Leeds University student stapled his testicles and let his fellow co-eds film the whole business and broadcast it on the school's website.
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Asian-American voters in California care about the environment and could swing votes on environmental measures, a new poll has found, bucking conventional wisdom.
The groundbreaking multilingual poll, released in early May, surveyed 1,002 Asian-American voters on their views about environmental issues and compared results to a poll of 564 state voters. Interviews were conducted with Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Asian Indian voters.
"Asian Americans should be paid attention to," said James Lau, executive director of the California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund, which commissioned the poll. "They are supportive of a lot of environmental issues."
Asian Americans made up about 10 percent of California voters in the 2008 elections. If tapped by environmental activists, this fast-growing voting bloc could be a powerful swing vote on environmental policy legislation, advocates say.
Environmental issues are extremely or very important to them personally, said 74 percent of respondents, compared to 66 percent of state voters.
Eighty-three percent of Asian Americans describe themselves as "environmentalists," while 52 percent of all California voters consider themselves environmentalists. That number was even higher for Chinese Americans, with 96 percent calling themselves environmentalists.
"No one's really talked to Asians in this large of a sample size," said Roger Kim, executive director of Asian Pacific Environmental Network, a Richmond-based advocacy group. "The poll found they have a strong affinity to support environmental measures."
Seventy-one percent of those polled said they view environmental regulations as beneficial and protective of health, air and water, while just 12 percent viewed environmental laws as bad for business.
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The interviews with voters were conducted in English, Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese, with more than three-fourths of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese respondents opting for in-language polling.
Paul Ong, a professor of public affairs at UCLA who participated in focus groups related to the poll, said translation of words such as "environmentalist" and "environmentalism" was an important consideration.
"The word does not translate very easily into Asian languages, due to the cultural context of the term," he said. "Translating the term environment too narrowly as 'your immediate surroundings' yields narrow answers."
Nadia Kim, a sociology professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles who reviewed the Korean translation of the poll, said an environmentalist was described as a "protector of nature."
In addition to general and open-ended questions, Kim said, the poll asked specific questions that made clear to people what it means to protect the environment (recycling, donating money, or local cleanups) and what is the best way to achieve change (policy change, local actions).
Lau said his organization plans to analyze the poll results for a generational breakdown in the coming weeks. "It is broken out by how long they've lived here," Lau said. "It will be interesting to see where it falls along generational lines."
The high level of preference for interviews in Cantonese, Vietnamese and Korean suggests that respondents are more likely to be immigrants than U.S.-born, Ong said. He noted that Asian Americans view global warming through both a local and global lens, where concerns touch on environmental degradation in their hometowns and home countries.
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Disasters in other parts of the world may also be playing a role in getting Koreans interested in the environment, she said. "As people hear about Katrina, acid rain, the tsunami, they have to see there's something larger affecting the small."
Ngoc Nguyen is environmental editor for New America Media.
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LIEGE, Belgium: Socceroo boss Ange Postecoglou is adamant that the only way his young players can learn to play at the highest level is by taking on the best they can in friendly internationals.
Even though Australia was seen off easily enough by Belgium in Liege in the early hours of Friday morning, Postecoglou believes that he saw enough in the 2-0 defeat to give him hope that the rebuilding of his squad is ongoing.
The coach gave debuts to Chris Herd and Trent Sainsbury in defence, and gave a first run off the bench to Liverpool youngster Brad Smith. There was also game time for Massimo Luongo and Josh Brillante in a match decided by a first half Dries Mertens goal and a super second-half strike by midfielder Axel Witsel.
Belgium, as expected, dominated proceedings and could perhaps have stretched their advantage had their finishing been better.
Australia carved out a couple of first-half chances for Tim Cahill and Mark Bresciano, but both were dealt with as the hosts stamped their authority on the game.
Postecoglou was left to rue what he felt were fundamental errors that made it difficult for his team to compete against such quality opponents.
"We could have got one back. We had some good moments," he said.
"I thought there were good periods where we matched the intensity and tempo. The second half got a bit scrappy for us.
"We still had our moments (but) we were making fundamental mistakes and getting punished ... there are not going to be many countries that come here and dominate a game of football. I think there was enough there to show us we were progressing...
"I thought Trent Sainsbury for a debut against some quality opposition was very good. He's not going to come to many more difficult places than here. Herdy was good until he got his knock. The rest of the guys will learn from that. Mat Ryan (who made a number of good saves) was good tonight.
"We are disappointed because we made some fundamental errors that cost us, and that's the kind of thing we need to eliminate."
Herd's debut lasted barely a half, the Aston Villa utility, who has not played much football in recent times, succumbing to another injury.
Striker Tim Cahill said the Socceroos were getting stronger by testing themselves against the best.
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"There were glimpses where we played great football but I felt they (Belgium) were really sharp tonight and we need to get ourselves on that level.
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Postecoglou and his opposite number, Marc Wilmots, rotated through several substitutions in the second period and the match lost much of its structure and shape as a result.
Robbie Kruse, the injured striker, was an absentee in this game but the coach is hoping that if he can prove his fitness by training over the next few days he might be able to play some part in the game against Saudi Arabia in London on Monday.


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Steady 26542 wrote:Trey133 wrote:Putting discs in a sack or w/ towel in the dryer for 15-20 minutes. This is an easy way to gently season a disc from all angles. I usually do putters and midranges with this method as I don't want to risk denting/deforming them.
With Drivers usually deflashing and a very light sanding can make a world of difference.
I do the same thing. I put the drying on no or low heat. This can put a ring around the edge of the disc so experiment with this. I have only used a towel. I like the bag idea. It is pretty loud too.
That's what laundromats were made for...