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- Hey guys,
Anyone here have experience changing speakers in
their amps? I'm thinking about changing the
speaker in my Fender solid-state because of this
whiny upper-midrange peak which really annoys me.
It seems the speaker is the culprit (I often use
an external preamp straight into the amp's power
amp and i still get that sound), but I'm
wondering how much of a difference in sound can I
expect? Is it worth trying or should I just look
for a different amp? I'm looking at the Eminence
V12 right now.
Shopping for speakers is a lot like shopping for
pickups...you guide yourself by really vague
adjectives (tight, round, warm, etc...) but you
don't know what you're really getting till you
install it and try it out for yourself.
Anyways, thanks in advance for any advice,
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A few points about exchanging speakers:
If you are going to replace a pair of speakers with a single speaker,
you should
replace the two with one speaker of the correct net impeadance:
2 8 ohms speakers wired in series yield 16 ohms net, wired in
parallel, you
get 4 ohms.
I have read that a series or parallel mod was an acceptable mod for a
tube amp. I did an A and B with one of my old tube amps and made a
decision based on what I heard. Now I wonder. Is it just tube life
you are concerned about? dpking
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Gluten-Free Raspberry Lemon Stuffed French Toast
You can prepare this Gluten-Free Raspberry Lemon Stuffed French Toast a day ahead and reheat just before eating. This recipe can be made with egg replacement*.
12 (�-inch thick) slices challah bread or other gluten-free bread
2 tablespoons butter or dairy-free alternative, melted
-Powdered sugar, for garnish
-Pure maple syrup
Raspberry Sauce
1� cups fresh or frozen raspberries, more for garnish
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Cream Cheese Filling
4 ounces low-fat cream cheese or dairy-free cream cheese, room temperature
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
� teaspoon ground cinnamon
French Toast
1� cups milk of choice
2 large eggs*
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
-Pinch of salt
Lemon Sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
-Zest of 1 lemon
1. Cut each slice of challah bread diagonally in evenly sized halves. Set aside.
2. To make Raspberry Sauce, combine raspberries, 3 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons lemon juice in a small saucepan. Bring mixture to a slow simmer, stirring frequently. Cook until berries soften and create a sauce. Remove from heat and let cool.
3. To make Cream Cheese Filling, beat cream cheese with brown sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Set aside.
4. In a separate bowl, mix together milk, eggs*, vanilla and salt. Beat to combine.
5. Arrange half the bread slices in a single layer in a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Spread Cream Cheese Filling evenly over each slice. Top each with an equal amount of cooled Raspberry Sauce. Top with a second slice of bread. Gently pour milk mixture over the bread and let stand 15 minutes. Turn slices over. Cover dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 to 8 hours.
6. When ready to bake, preheat oven to 375�F.
7. Remove dish from the refrigerator and uncover. Turn sandwiches over one more time.
8. To make Lemon Sugar, combine sugar and lemon zest in a small bowl. Brush top of each sandwich with 2 tablespoons melted butter and sprinkle Lemon Sugar over the top.
9. Place dish in preheated oven and bake, uncovered, 40 to 45 minutes or until edges are golden. Let stand 10 minutes.
10. Arrange stuffed French toast on a serving platter. Dust with powdered sugar and garnish with fresh raspberries. Serve warm with maple syrup.
*For Egg-Free French Toast, omit 2 eggs. Heat 1� cups milk (in the recipe) and stir in 2 tablespoons golden flax meal. Let cool. Add 1 teaspoon baking powder, stirring to combine. Add vanilla and salt and combine. Use Egg-Free Challah Bread.
Each serving contains 588 calories, 22g total fat, 8g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 222mg cholesterol, 487mg sodium, 85g carbohydrate, 5g fiber, 20g sugars, 14g protein, 51Est GL.
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Maxwell Receives Large Order for Ultracapacitor Electrode Material From Licensee in China
30 January 2007
Maxwell Technologies has received a purchase order for 100,000 square meters of its proprietary ultracapacitor electrode material from Shanghai Sanjiu Electric Equipment Company, Ltd. (Sanjiu). Sanjiu is preparing to introduce a line of ultracapacitor products based on Maxwell's cell architecture and high-performance electrodes for the Chinese transportation, electric utility and industrial markets, with a specific focus on Shanghai.
Sanjiu already has produced and delivered a variety of prototype electric and hybrid buses, trucks and other vehicles powered by drive systems employing a combination of batteries and Maxwell BOOSTCAP ultracapacitors for energy storage and regenerative braking.
We have identified substantial and immediate demand for ultracapacitor-based energy storage and power delivery systems for a broad range of transportation, industrial and utility applications.—Hong Yuan Shuai, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Ruihua Group
The order is to be filled over the balance of 2007, based on Sanjiu's planned production of 100,000 large cell 3,000 farad ultracapacitors cells for the year.
The order was placed under the terms of an April 2006 ultracapacitor technology license and exclusive electrode material supply agreement between Maxwell and Sanjiu's joint venture parent companies, Shanghai Urban Electric Power Investment Development Corporation (SUEP) and the Ruihua Group.
Maxwell has provided training and technical support and documentation for Sanjiu personnel in cell and module assembly at Maxwell's facility in San Diego, and at Sanjiu's new plant in Shanghai.
Maxwell will continue to manufacture its proprietary ultracapacitor electrode material internally. The licenses and technology transfer arrangements with Sanjiu specifically exclude Maxwell's carbon film electrode technology.
Maxwell is also establishing separate manufacturing facilities and its own sales and distribution organization to market ultracapacitor products in China.
The financial resources of Ruihua and SUEP and their networks of affiliated power utility and manufacturing companies and distribution channels will enable Sanjiu to expand ultracapacitor sales in China more broadly and rapidly than Maxwell could on its own. In addition to generating high-volume sales of our electrode material, this relationship may also provide an additional future option for offshore ultracapacitor assembly capacity to meet growing worldwide demand for our BOOSTCAP products.—Dr. Richard Balanson, Maxwell's President and Chief Executive Officer
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No More Fanfold For Me.
Well, after 2 1/2 bundles of Bluecor & about 10 failed experiments, I'm quitting this Fanfold business. Everyone here makes it look so easy to do, I just can't grab the concepts, I don't know what I'm missing, I'm extremely frustrated, I've tried full wings, flat plate wings, profile designs, full fuselages, you name it. I'm tired of failing & crashing, thank you all for your ideas (even if I can't make them work for me).
Tried a Bird Dog, or a Pete?
Are you an experienced builder and pilot, or trying to learn? Sometimes trying to scratch-build a plane without having some kit experience is a recipie for failure... Either in the building or trimming portions of the experience.
Maybe spend $30 on a FanFold Kit: http://www.balsapr.com/catalog/kits/...LargeImage=yes
I'm inexperienced as a builder & a pilot. This is what I got so far:GWS ICS-400, 2 (7C) 1050 KANS, 2 (7C) 650 KANS, PERMAX 400 (6 V), GWS EPS 350 (C gear), 1080 props, 0947 props, servos. I have no idea what to do. Right now I'm waiting for props (9X7) for the only experiment that actually kind of works, I know it needs trimming but I busted both props on the maiden, so that's another frustration right there...............
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OK, you're not in too bad of shape. The stuff you have is a little heavy, but it'll work. Don't use the 1080 props on the 350-C, until you learn throttle control, They are too much. The 0947's will do fine, with the KAN650's. Set the 1050's and 400 aside for a while, unless you want a Zagi...
You could either buy the Cub kit, or build a Bird Dog. They are close enough for your purpose. Make darn sure you get the wing & braces on well, since you are going to be a little heavy.
EWO is running about the same equipment... His pack is an 8 cell AAA, rather than the 7 cell 2/3AA, but weight will be within about 1/2oz.
i sympathize with your grief. as an inexperienced pilot, even a nicely built airplane will not always fly. best thing to do is to buy and fly something like the gws slow stick, and also to find an experienced pilot to help you.
many pilots here make things seem very easy, because they've been doing it for a while now. i remember my first flight of a friend's pico stick. i thought that thing was way out of control and it was sooo fast. i parked it in a tree after a few seconds. we all go through what you're facing right now. in the end, you'll find, getting help is going to be the best way into this hobby.
good luck.
Don't feel bad, I learned the same way...
Like I said, ewo is using AAA cells. I tried it, and they worked fine, but I like the light weight / overpowered version, myself.
A SlowStick is a great trainer, and either of those battery packs will work, as well as the ESC.
I'll give the birddog a try with the EPS 350/9X7 prop & Kan 650. But definetely not tonight, I need to get away from my workbench for a while. I really appreciate the help. Here's the one that flys but like I said earlier, crashed & busted 2 props so I haven't got a chance to trim it properly & enjoy it.
I'm an experienced builder and pilot and it sounds and looks like you are taking the jump in the deep end approach to learning. If you could find an experienced pilot to show you the ropes and trim your planes it would take out a lot of the frustration.
It's always more fun to fly with a group than to fly alone. If you have to fly alone start with a high-wing model with lots of dihedral until you get the hang of it.
Don't give up on the hobby, you don't know what you are missing
nieves50, build the Bird Dog and you'll have plenty of guy's to help get it going. There's not much to it but it will serve you well. I have flown mine on everything, nicads, nmhi, lipoly's all differant power plants from IPS geared to 350 geared brushed and brushless. It will fly dispite what we can do to it.
Your 650's and 350 will do well. Just take the time during the build, ask questions as you go and we'll have you up and flying in the week. Heck you still have the foam so put it to good use this time.
Hey even though I've been in this hobby a long time my first few foamies really stunk in performance till I figured it all out.
I am looking at your fan fold airplane and I have to think that this is not the kind of airframe for a beginner.
I dont know how slow it flies but if you put heavy nimh batts and a fairly large motor then you have something between a slow flier and a rocket. Also it looks like you have elevons.
Someone is gonna flame me for saying this because they learned on a zagi or something similar, but I think you should start with a high wing slow flier with rudder, elevator, throttle.
actually i agree not good plane for learner
i learnt on a rhino (small zagi) man what a handfull
i crashed it so many times but i learnt so much in flying and repairing
i build very easy plan boring planes but heaps fun to fly and crash
fly crash learn
always go with a group
let others fly and trim if ya cant do it yourself
my friends helped me lots now i can fly lots things
I really appreciate all the help. For some reason I'm drawn to sleek & fast plane desigs. I'll have to force myself to start small and take it from there. I'll get a goodnight sleep tonight and hopefully feel refreshed in the morning. Seems that everybody is recommending the Birddog, I will work on it (9x7 prop, 350c @5:33 GB & 7C 650KAN'S). I do rather build my own than buy kits, is just that I'm trying to run without even learning to crawl. Thanks again for the suggestions
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If there's one thing that Evo Morale's recent electoral victory in Bolivia has proved, it's that numbers matter. And not just the number of votes.
Bolivia's recent presidents have done well minding national accounts while U.S. officials fretted over how much coca had been eradicated. But both sides have overlooked important social and political indicators.
More than half of Bolivia's population is indigenous, socially and culturally divorced from both the ruling and middle classes. Poverty is rampant: 60 percent of Bolivians live on less than $2 a day. And political stability is iffy. The country has experienced 200 coups in 180 years of independence.
To their credit, elected leaders and a forward-thinking congress have, since 1985, instituted reforms that ensured regular elections, strengthened local government and empowered indigenous leaders. And privatizating the state oil and gas industry, cutting taxes and lowering trade barriers has led to an average 4 percent economic growth rate, after decades of inflation and near bankruptcy.
A budding U.S.-Bolivia partnership to stamp out some 90 percent of the country's illicit coca crops - above the amount needed to supply the local market for traditional leaf chewing and coca tea - became one of the few success stories of the Washington-backed Andean drug wars.
However, the eradication campaign triggered a temporary slump that affected poor indigenous farmers, while inadequate road networks kept substitute crops from reaching consumers. Bolivia's leaders hoped recent natural gas discoveries might compensate for the loss of income, but they failed to explain how.
Meanwhile, elites neglected to reach out to moderate Indian groups in order to build coalitions around shared interests. Likewise, the U.S. State Department kept pressing its coca eradication policy as if nothing had happened.
A growing backlash fueled the presidential ambitions of leftist Evo Morales, an indigenous activist and coca growers' union leader who came within a whisker of winning elections in 2002. Sensing weakness, radical indigenous leaders kept pressing with street blockades that forced President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada from office in 2003. A repeat performance caused successor Carlos Mesa to resign in June 2005.
On Dec. 18, Bolivian voters went to the polls in droves and gave a first-round victory to Morales, running against a former president and a businessman. An outspoken admirer of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and Venezuelan firebrand Hugo Chavez, he identifies with Latin America's lunatic left, as opposed to more moderate socialist democrats governing Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. His first post-election overseas trip stopped first in Havana.
In campaign mode, Morales promised to end restrictions on growing coca, to nationalize Bolivia's oil and gas industry, and to abandon neo-liberal economic policies. After the vote, he claimed he wouldn't allow rampant coca cultivation but would pull the military off eradication efforts and leave drug interdiction to the police.
He also said he would renegotiate contracts with foreign oil and gas firms to make them partners - not owners - in developing resources. Sounds conciliatory, but Brazilian, British, and Spanish firms now operating in Bolivia could end up junior partners to Venezuelan and Chinese state oil companies in a Caracas-based energy alliance.
But Morales may be walking a tightrope. While his power comes from hard-line grassroots groups, he faces a divided congress. The senate belongs to the opposing conservative coalition, while nearly half of Bolivia's new provincial governorships - all in the gas-rich and agricultural east - are held by market-oriented leaders.
To govern, he faces a choice between seeking consensus or sending street mobs to hold opponents hostage. A third option: He has promised a constituent assembly to re-write the constitution to consolidate his power, as Chavez did in Venezuela.
The stakes are high. A radical agenda will scare away private investors and endanger $500 million a year in loans and grants from international donors that the country needs to survive, regardless of a pending U.S. Millennium Challenge Account grant. Even Venezuela's Chavez would be hard pressed to compensate Bolivia for that lost aid.
To safeguard what little leverage it has left in Bolivia, the Bush administration should look at the numbers and tailor policies to appeal to local needs. It could offer to boost employment through continued support for drug-crop substitution and the proposed U.S.-Andean free-trade pact. Washington could pledge help on interdiction if Morales genuinely favors that over coca eradication.
Morales shows every sign of becoming a Castro puppet and plunging Bolivia into a civil conflict. But no one should say the United States pushed him in that direction.
Stephen Johnson is senior policy analyst for Latin America in the Davis Institute for International Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
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Every couple of years there's a new buzzword for urban underground music from the United Kingdom. In the Nineties, it was drum 'n' bass, trip-hop, and basically everything originating in Bristol. When those two genres reached their peak, then came UK garage, based on hardcore breakbeats and featuring some MCing, but usually lightened up with syrupy-sweet R&B vocals. That seemed to have been the last great hope for a breakthrough of English urban music in the States, and the only person close to a star it can claim to have produced was Craig David. Even then, his minor success came after he mostly abandoned the rougher and more technological elements of his music in favor of a more traditionally American approach to balladry.
Around 2004 the watchword became grime, mainly thanks to the Run the Road compilation released by Vice Records, the label offshoot of the snarky magazine and purveyor of all that is painfully hip. The tracks on Run the Road weren't quite rap and weren't quite dance music. The beats were staccato, minimalist, and mostly home-produced. There was an overarching sense of doom, a threatening, thoroughly English vibe.
Most of the lyrics were boasts or call-outs on rival crews, spit in a thick patois decipherable by only the most hardcore Anglophiles. Of course then began the music press quibbling over what was grime and what wasn't. Though most of the artists were unknown, some of the tracks would soon become major UK hits. The Streets (a.k.a. Mike Skinner) appeared with "Fit but Don't You Know It," from his sophomore 2004 full-length, A Grand Don't Come for Free.
Lady Sovereign
Lady Sovereign performs at 9:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 28, at Studio A, 60 NE 11th St, Miami. Advance tickets are $13 at studioamiami.com, $15 at the door, for ages eighteen and older. For more information, call 305-358-7625.
The only real female breakout was Lady Sovereign. She might have been small, she might have been white, she might have been pretty, but she packed a lyrical punch befitting her name. Her contribution to the compilation, "Cha-Ching," featured tongue-in-cheek flippancy like "I'm the biggest midget in the industry/Can't get rid of me." Her fierce delivery and don't-give-a-fuck attitude gained her a deal for a full-length record in 2005, Vertically Challenged, released on Chocolate Industries. Now she has returned with her sophomore effort, Public Warning, on a proper major label, Def Jam, and she seems to be eager to shed the "grime" tag completely. She has been on tour throughout North America since late October, and, frankly, she's exhausted.
So don't ask about the grime thing. In fact don't ask her about a lot of the things she is always made to talk about. The problem with being a pretty white female who makes so-called urban music is that one is asked the same questions over and over. And it's clear that Lady Sovereign tires of it quickly.
Whereas many of her peers that started out in the grime scene still languish in obscurity, Lady Sov, as her familiars call her, decided instead to do a one-eighty in favor of a more varied, musical approach. There's still sassy, lyrical wordplay, but listeners are not going to find too many arcane references to far-London suburbs. So it should be pretty obvious how she got started: The girl liked rap music.
So what. Don't ask her, because she'll simply say, "I don't know." Don't ask her where she is at any given moment, because she might just reply, "I have no fucking idea." She answers most rote questions with a sigh or a mumbled "bloody Hell." So what about the G-word grime?
"I'm not a grime artist," she says. "I can make grime if I want to."
Ask her about the new album, though, and she noticeably brightens. "Well, I'm basically proud of all of it, or else it wouldn't be on there," she says, laughing. "There was a lot of extra stuff, but what I didn't like didn't make it on. The more I got into the studio, the more musical it got."
Sov is actually the executive producer of the album.
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"Well, I pressed some beats, but it was more of a spoken direction," she says. "I was really specific about how I wanted it to sound." She laughs again, a good sign.
So the girl is busy. This is her first headlining tour in North America, although she has been through here before, supporting the Streets earlier this year. She is no stranger to Miami, either, last appearing during Winter Music Conference earlier this year. All she'll say about that, though, is that it was "quite eventful."
"I mean, it ended up on 'Page Six,'" she says, "so perhaps it's better to leave it at that."
Tuesday's appearance at Studio A will mark her first proper headlining gig for a Miami crowd, perhaps when the flow of alcohol and chemicals is slightly more in check than it is during spring's ritual debauchery. Expect her usual live wallop that belies her stature. Her command of an audience is riveting and completely self-assured. Totally appropriate for someone whose stage name speaks of royalty.


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People who snore at night and experience brief pauses in breathing most probably have a sleeping disorder called sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a serious disorder which can pose a great risk because it can cause lives if undiagnosed. The effects of sleep apnea to a person can be life threatening especially if the person who has it works in the transportation industry, specifically, commercial truck drivers.
Why can sleep apnea be life threatening to commercial drivers? Driving requires extreme focus and attention while on the road. Even a few seconds of unpreparedness can be fatal because accidents can happen in an instant. Drivers who have sleep apnea go to work feeling tired because of episodes of snoring and unconscious awakening at night. Instead of having a relaxing deep sleep, these people have to settle with light and unrefreshing sleep. As a result, they wake up feeling like they did not have enough sleep. There is also the possibility of suffering from headache and irritability. It does not end there. People who have sleep apnea lack concentration during the day and can feel excessive sleepiness which may result to unconsciously falling asleep at inappropriate times. For those who drive big vehicles, this is unacceptable.
The Department of Tourism recognizes the disturbing prevalence of sleep apnea among commercial drivers so they came up with a possible solution. We can get more info from the DOT website but basically, holders of a commercial driver's license are required to know the DOT regulations on sleep apnea. The DOT website has posted significant information about sleep apnea including the common risk factors and other frequently asked questions so it is best to check it out to create awareness to al concerned. The common risk factors include a large neck size, recessed chin, small jaw, large overbite, small upper airway, being overweight, and high blood pressure. Those who are aged 40 years and above who snore loudly, smoke and drink alcohol, or have a family history of sleep apnea also have a higher probability of having one as well. For truck drivers, some of the common traits include a large neck size and increased body weight, as mentioned earlier, so it is understandable that the risk of them having sleep apnea is significant.
Awareness on the DOT and sleep apnea details is the first step to resolving one of the existing problems of the transportation industry. The DOT mandates the commercial drivers to undergo a sleep test to determine if they have one. Once a person is diagnosed, the next steps can be taken for resolution and prevention. Sleep apnea is a treatable disorder. A driver who has one does not have to worry about losing his job over it because something can still be done. One of the solutions is to have the drivers undergo a therapy wherein they have to wear a nasal mask during sleep. They can also lose weight, avoid the other risk factors such as smoking and alcohol, and know the proper sleeping position. Something can be done. If you are a driver and you have sleep apnea or know someone who does, get help and undergo treatment to save lives, including yours.


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Washington, D.C. (September 11, 2013) – D.C. United today announced, through the United Drives program, that it will be collecting children's books for United for D.C. and its United Reads program on Saturday, Sept. 14 before United's match against the LA Galaxy at 4 p.m. BUY TICKETS HERE Books collected will be distributed to underserved youth in United for D.C.'s adopted at-risk public elementary schools during the fall United Reads school visits, as well as United for D.C.'s Reading Corners located in waiting areas of two Children's Health Centers located in Southeast D.C. Serving six D.C. Public Schools, United Reads teaches children the importance of reading and education, as well as a healthy and active lifestyle, through school assemblies and in-class visits from D.C. United players and volunteers.
"August's drive proved to be a tremendous success for United for D.C.," said the program's Executive Director Aprile Pritchet. "With the support of our fans, we are happy that we can donate books to thousands of deserving students."
The United Drives booth is located outside of RFK Stadium's Gate A and will open an hour and a half prior to kickoff, closing 15 minutes into the first half. Any fan that donates an item will receive a "Buy One, Get One Free" ticket voucher valid for any D.C. United regular-season home game as well as a United promotional item, as a thank you from the club. Donations are accepted in the D.C. United offices on game and non-game days, located on the fourth floor of RFK Stadium.
Sept. 14
Children's Books
United for D.C.
Oct. 12
Toiletries Drive
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A D.C. United signature program, United Drives assigns a different charity drive for each month of the MLS regular season, including the collection of food, children's books and soccer equipment. For more information on the United Drives program or to receive more information about any of D.C. United's Community Relations' initiatives, please contact Aprile Pritchet at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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ISLAMABAD -- Thousands of soldiers rolled across northwestern Pakistan yesterday, a day after the president, General Pervez Musharraf, vowed to follow the storming of Islamabad's Red Mosque by eliminating extremism from "every corner" of the country.
Anti-Musharraf protesters took to the streets of every major Pakistani city to blame the US-backed leader for the violence at the mosque, some chanting slogans in favor of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
But there was a lull in the violent backlash from militant groups that had staged suicide bombings and attacks on foreign aid groups in reaction to the mosque siege.
Officials said thousands of soldiers were deploying to various parts of North West Frontier Province, which borders Afghanistan and where militant groups are increasingly active.
An army brigade was heading up the Swat Valley, 75 miles northeast of Peshawar, where a suicide car bomber killed three police officers at a checkpoint Thursday, said Mohammed Javed, the valley's top administrator.
That attack raised to 35 the number of people killed in bombings and shootings in the northwest since the Red Mosque crisis began July 3.
Television footage showed army trucks, some pulling heavy artillery, lined up on a road in the area.
The Swat Valley is a stronghold of a radical cleric who has pressed for the imposition of Taliban-style rule, much like the leaders of the Red Mosque.
Maulana Fazlullah, who has close links to a militant group outlawed for sending followers to fight US troops in Afghanistan in 2001, reportedly told supporters to prepare for holy war in response to the battle in the capital.
Asif Iqbal Daudzai, spokesman for the provincial government, said Fazlullah had broken an agreement to stop using FM radio broadcasts for antigovernment agitation. If he does so again, security forces "will react," Daudzai told Dawn News television.
Troops were also sent to Dera Ismail Khan, a town near the tribally governed Waziristan border region, a Taliban stronghold where Washington says Al Qaeda is regrouping.
Police said they raided a house in Dera Ismail Khan yesterday, arresting three suspected suicide bombers and seizing five explosives vests.
The military said it also deployed soldiers near Battagram, a northern town badly affected by a 2005 earthquake. According to aid workers and media reports, mobs broke off from a Thursday protest against the Red Mosque raid to loot and set fire to the offices of several international aid groups.
"Extremism and terrorism will be defeated in every corner of the country," Musharraf said. Madrassas, or religious schools, like the Red Mosque that inculcate violence among students will not be tolerated, he said.
More than 1,200 people chanted slogans denouncing Musharraf after they emerged from mosques after afternoon prayers in Karachi, the country's largest city.
In Quetta, about 200 protesters chanted "Long live Osama!" and "Long live Taliban!" as well as anti-Musharraf slogans. "It is an insult to dogs to call Musharraf a dog," one man shouted out.
Small rallies were also held in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Islamabad.
Scores of family members have traveled to Islamabad from distant villages in hope of learning whether loved ones were freed, captured, or killed during the confrontation at the Red Mosque.
The government has said 102 people died in the violence, including 91 civilians and 11 military personnel. But many parents say they believe the government is trying to cover up a far higher death toll.
Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said yesterday that the names of those detained, killed, and released would be posted on the ministry's website. The photos of the dead, he said, would be made available to the media.
But confusion still reigns, not least because of myriad, often conflicting, numbers cited by officials, as well as uncertainty over how many people were inside the mosque complex in the first place.
According to the latest official figures, 248 people inside the sprawling complex were wounded. An additional 246 people were still being detained by authorities.
On Thursday, authorities temporarily buried 72 corpses, including 19 charred beyond recognition, and said photographs, DNA, and fingerprints were taken of each. Those searching for the missing say the information was not being made available to them.
"I repeatedly went to Adyala Jail, the main hospital and yesterday to the graveyard, but nobody nowhere is telling me where my son is," said Gulfaraz Khan. He came from the northwestern city of Mardan and was waiting outside the center set up to help those in search of the missing.


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Vintage Styled Engagement Photo Session
Just like Danielle & Jason's love story, their engagement session was one of a kind. They met years ago, after Danielle denying Jason several times, she finally gave in & her exact words… "The rest is history". Jason proposed on Christmas morning back in 2011… talk about a long engagement. I'm very glad they waited this long or I may not have been lucky enough to capture their love during their engagement photo session.
Planning Danielle & Jason's engagement session wasn't as easy as most, she had a unique vision in mind and I was afraid I wasn't leading her in the right direction. Finally, one night it came to me. I quickly grabbed my phone and emailed Danielle telling her we HAVE to do a styled shoot. That was what all our planning was lacking, a specific style. After sending me a picture of the dress she already purchased, we decided on a vintage picnic style. It couldn't have been more perfect.
Danielle's tips to prepare for her session…
"Be comfortable; wear something that won't restrict any poses. Have fun with it and don't be afraid to try new things. Think outside the box."
& think outside the box we did.
I have to say, when it came to fiancé cooperation, she is ONE. LUCKY. GIRL. Jason gets an A+! He knew exactly what to do; in fact he took over the shoot. He had so many great ideas and pose suggestions, he seriously made it easy on me and better yet they both looked super comfortable in front of the camera. All Danielle did was tell him which shirt to wear.
Danielle & Jason only wore one outfit, which was just perfect. Danielle's reasoning was because she wanted to spend more time taking fun pictures and didn't want to waste precious time changing. Good enough reason for me, he-he.
Danielle's dress was from Target, her adorable shoes were from Macy's, and her bracelet was a bridesmaid gift from a friend. She did her own hair, but splurged and had M.A.C. do her makeup. "I always gleam with confidence after they work their magic," Danielle explains. And she looked stunning.
If you have followed my work, you may have noticed I tend to keep it simple. Less props and more focus on the couple. This session was so different though, we styled this shoot to a T. We brain stormed for about a week, I let them know what I had to work with, and they topped it off with a vintage picnic basket. It really brought my vision together. I brought little vintage coke bottles, a blanket, old books, and a vintage film camera that was my Great Aunt's. I think we all can agree the camera was our favorite prop!
"Props!! They made our photos come to life." – Danielle
After much debate, we decided to do their engagement session at Heritage Harbor. They loved the location, but who wouldn't? It has a little bit of everything, the lake, pier, beautiful landscape, and of course the light house.
I was ginning ear to ear while shooting with them and then while editing too. I hope their photos put a smile on your face as well. You can truly feel the love that they share. Ahhh it's perfect.
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Police in British Columbia are warning the public about LSD-laced gummy bears after a mother and her teenaged son were found in possession of the potent drug candies in their Cranbrook home.
"We were doing a search warrant for marijuana March 15," said Corporal Chris Faulkner of the Cranbrook RCMP. "We came across a package of gummy bears and sent it to the lab," he said.
When policed searched the home, they said they discovered 400 grams of marijuana, 180 grams of hashish and 40 gummy bears. The lab results confirmed in July that the candies were laced with LSD.
Cpl. Faulkner explained why the police only released the warning this weekend: "There is an inherent delay at the drug lab," he said. "We were informed by head office that we need to get this message out and so we did."
The police acknowledge this is a one-off case, but they said they felt compelled to issue the warning because of what they called an "alarming" find. "We have never come across this before," Cpl. Faulkner said. "We have no other reports that someone is overdosing on them at all but we wanted to inform parents to be aware. Because they only look like a candy, a child can eat a couple of them up and the consequences can be deadly."
LSD is a psychedelic drug known for its mood-changing chemical attributes. It is known to cause irrational and bizarre behaviour.
There have been no other reports in B.C. about LSD packaged or sold this particular way, but police are not sure if the duo sold or distributed the gummy bears before being arrested.
Christinanne Bateman, 50, and her son Benjamin Bateman, 18, were charged with three counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking. They pleaded not guilty in May and will appear in court again on Sept. 29 to set a trial date.


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Worse cancer than Holmes. He's in the Moss, TO, Ochostinko class
If Holmes can't go , why not give Lloyd a shot.
He's still without a team.
Worse cancer than Holmes. He's in the Moss, TO, Ochostinko class
I have no idea why this proposal keeps getting tossed around.
Most of you guys constantly b*tch about what a "cancer" Holmes is...then you want to bring in an even bigger douchebag in Brandon Lloyd.
I'd rather have Austin collie wrapped in bubble wrap than Brandon Lloyd
John Idzik caved in to Braylon Edwards's whimpers and sweet talk so unfortunately I don't see the Jets signing another WR that anyone's heard of until someone gets injured. Remember we also signed Ben Obomanu who is also over 6 ft tall and has caught a few NFL touchdowns.
We have 16 WRs right now why would we sign more? We have like 7-8 guys well worth a roster spot and only 5 spots at most. Not counting PS. Why waste one of those spots on a 33 year old one dimensional WR that has only had one good year in his career? Again WRs dont get better after 30 there is a huge decline. Unless he is a sure short viable starter we simply dont need anther one of these guys. If he was any good he'd be in NE right now with his boyfriend McD or in Dallas with Orton.
The Pats housed a murderer and this was the guy they let go because of psychological problems. Think about that.
He has to be absolutely horrible in the clubhouse, because whatever team he's been on, they make no effort whatsoever to bring him back. I think the Rams parted with a 5th rd pick for him, and they didn't even bother to resign him, and now the Pats.
At this point, I'd rather we just go with some young kid with upside than Lloyd, especially with Braylon back in the fold.
Baggage issues aside Stephen Hawking would have better YAC stats than "catch and fold" Lloyd.


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Legal Question in Business Law in Texas
I'm trying to start a clothing company. I see other really small companies out there with the same name that I want to call my company. If they aren't trademarked or registered...can i still trademark the name first?
Asked on 3/10/13, 9:58 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Dipo Akin-Deko Akin-Deko Professional Services Firm PLLC
That depends on a slew of things including the name being used, the industry, how common the name is, what state the business is etc. You need a trademark attorney to sit down with you and discuss the specifics because trademarking is very technical.
Answered on 3/11/13, 6:33 am
Joseph A. McDermott, III Attorney at Law
Depends. Do you want to be in the clothing business or the lawsuit business? Find a name that's not taken.
Answered on 3/11/13, 7:28 am
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As you know, my mother-in-law Yaya moved 10 blocks down the street a few months ago. We had hoped that she might live in one of the few scorpion-free zones in our neighborhood, but, alas, it was not to be. I answered the phone early this morning to hear, in lieu of any greetings or formalities, "JENNIFER YOU WILL NOT GUESS WHAT WAS ON MY KITCHEN FLOOR THIS MORNING!" It was a little anti-climactic when I immediately replied, "A scorpion?" (You know she's a newcomer to the area that she was hoping I'd be surprised by the news.) We chatted about it for a while, and though she did not specifically recount any details about how she got rid of it, I naively assumed that she did. And then, just as we were about to change the subject, she said in passing, "Anyway, it's here in a glass in the kitchen for the kids to play with when they come over."
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My babysitter walked in during this conversation, and after I got off the phone she recounted a story about a woman she knows who got stung by a scorpion. Want to guess where it happened? Yeah. That's right. IN BED. For new readers who may not have seen my extensive coverage of this issue, behold:
Everyone who has scorpions in their house eventually gets stung in bed while they're asleep. Everyone. There are no exceptions. And it has not happened to me…yet. I generally try to block this information out of my mind, but every now and then I'll awaken in the middle of the night thinking, "MAYBE TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT!!!!!!" I'll just keep it real and admit that I'm only talking about this so that people can feel sorry for me. And any recommendations for relaxation techniques in light of the knowledge that it is only a matter of time until a scorpion crawls into my bed and stings me in my sleep, perhaps getting tangled up in my pajamas so that I cannot immediately get rid of it would be appreciated.
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As I was typing the above, Yaya came over. I accidentally let it slip that we have a huge yellowjacket nest on our back porch, and immediately realized my mistake. I backpedaled as fast as I could. "…which we love, " I added hastily. "They're kind of like pets to us. Certainly in no hurry to get rid of it, no siree!" But it was too late. As I knew she would, she jumped into action before I'd even fished my sentence. The next few minutes were a blur: Yaya running outside and jumping as high as she could, trying to swat it down with her bare hand. The kids all following her in a herd, trying to stampede outside with her. Yaya rushing back in, grabbing the wasp spray and hosing the nest. Angry yellowjackets jerking around in the air beside her while she pretended to swat them for the kids' amusement as they watched through the window. Her trying to get back in, unsuccessfully because the kids were glued to the window on the door. The door opening, kids running out — some of them BAREFOOT — into the melee of chemicals and dead yellowjackets while Yaya ran in. Nobody sure if any of the wasps slipped into the house during the chaos.
The back porch was now covered with trampled yellowjacket parts, which my son delighted in scooping up one by one with his BugZooka. I say again: This is why I don't have a lifestyle blog. Other women have pictures of children frolicking in sun-kissed fields of lush grass, creating delicate crafts, baking nutritious and delicious concoctions…my pictures would be of scorpions in cups, rivulets of Raid raining down from my back porch, and children running around holding BugZookas filled with crushed yellowjackets, all with glimpses of me cowering in some corner in the background.
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How many more days until the baby gets here? I've been counting it in terms of the number of shots I have left to give myself:
Whoo-hoo! The end is in sight!
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I'm experiencing a bizarre version of nesting. I have no urge to lift a finger around the house, but there is one way in which my maternal instinct is manifesting itself: SHOPPING. Normally I couldn't care less about shopping. I'm fortunate in that I'm rarely tempted to spend money on anything other than food and books. I can easily walk into Macy's or Kohl's and not feel the slightest urge to purchase anything. But THOSE DAYS ARE GONE. I have the shopping bug so bad that I'm almost tempted to leave the house to satisfy it (almost). I bought all the items from my fashion inspiration board within about two minutes of receiving the links from Hallie, and have been devoting a large percentage of mental energy trying to come up with some baby product that we need but don't already have (quite an intellectual exercise when you're having your fifth baby in seven years). This is particularly dangerous since we have a small house and a small budget — it will be very good when this phase passes.
Anyone else have any weird nesting habits?
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I am so interested in this concept of "barefoot" running with shoes like the Vibram FiveFinger. Has anyone (other than Michael Hyatt) tried this? I'm really eager to get some of these odd-looking contraptions to try when I'm back in jogging condition. (As we established in #4 here, it's not like I could look any more ridiculous than I already do when I run). I've been fascinated with the idea ever since I read Born to Run, in which the author makes a compelling case that almost-barefoot running is far better for our bodies than using modern puffy athletic shoes. By the way, if you haven't read that book, I highly recommend it. It's hard to describe why it's such a page-turner — saying that it's a part-memoir, part-instruction, part-scientific-study book about running never really grabs people — but I promise that it's a fantastic read. Just look at the Amazon reviews as a testament to its awesomeness.
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If you have emailed me recently, let me just say: I am so sorry. I have not been dealing with, well, anything very well lately. Whereas I used to take some time once a week to power through my blog and personal correspondence, now I use that time to look at my inbox and let out a long, belabored sigh before going to flop in bed and read a book. One of these days I'll get back on track.
Have a nice weekend!
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Developing and Deploying Siebel Business Applications > Pick Lists, Drilldowns, and MVGs >
Using drilldowns, users can click a field and display another view that has more information about the field. Fields with drilldowns appear as hyperlinks in the user interface. For example, when you click on the Name field in the Opportunity List Applet, you drill down to the Opportunity Detail - Contacts view as shown in Figure 23.
Drilldowns can be either static or dynamic. A static drilldown always takes the user to the same view. A dynamic drilldown can take the user different views depending on certain conditions, such as the value of a field.
You configure drilldowns in Siebel Tools. The Drilldown object type is a child object of the Applet object type. It defines the field on which the drilldown behavior is to be implemented and the view that appears when the user clicks the field. For example, the drilldown object definition for the Name field of the Opportunity List applet as shown in Figure 24.


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If nobody has seen free scripts, are their any programmers willing to work for 5% of sales on a 100,000+ page views/month web page?
As far as scripts that search through affiliate programs, I have only seen ones that search Amazon and possibly a couple others. You may want to create several pages on your site promoting the affiliate programs and install a site search on those pages.
As for the mall-type software, I current have 172 affiliates, including all the major "private offers"... Most of these places change their banners about once a month, and some change once a week... There's no way with a single set of pages to keep up with a decent search... Having a database of HTML scripts to run that can be searchable and executable would be much more preferable. But I have yet to find anything even close to that.


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Messages in Ybor pavers are heartfelt, humorous
TAMPA - When John Campbell wanted to surprise his girlfriend, Kortney Gentry, with a special marriage proposal he bought a sidewalk paver in Ybor City. "I got one near the Italian Club where we had gone to church meetings on Sunday mornings," says Campbell, 27, who posed the question in concrete two years ago. He says he cut it very close, getting the "will you marry" installed just in time for the big date one steamy August night. Kortney recalls that they were going to the Columbia Restaurant because she had never been there. "But he parked way up the street, blocks away, and it was raining," she says. "I kept wondering why we were walking all that way."Campbell says he had not seen the paver but knew it was in front of the La Creperia Café. He had friends and relatives ready to record it for a YouTube post. "I was totally surprised; it was really sweet," says 26-year-old Campbell who is expecting their first child in October. "We can come back to see it and remember that day," she says. "It's something that will last as long as the sidewalks are here." Nearly 2,400 pavers have been engraved on the sidewalks of Ybor since the program began in 1990 and more are added each month. It's known as the "Walk of Fame" for people who don't have to be famous. "We have a little bit of everything, marriage proposals, birthday wishes, and memorials for loved ones, anniversary markers, wedding markers, graduation salutes and some that are just amusing," says Vince Pardo, urban development manager for the Ybor City Development Corporation. Pardo says interest in the pavers has increased since the development offices moved into a storefront near the Columbia. "People can walk in and get an application," he says. "We're now getting tourists who stop and want to buy a paver." Paver spaces are available on Seventh Avenue from Nick Nuccio Parkway to 23rd Street and in front of the Ybor City State Museum on Ninth Avenue between Angel Oliva Street and 19th Street. "The museum location is getting popular now because we have a lot of weddings and receptions in the courtyard," Pardo says. Other popular locales for pavers include the Italian Club and at Centro Ybor near the statue of Roland Mantegia, founder of Ybor's newspaper, La Gaceta. Pardo notes that Mantegia's son, Patrick, who now runs La Gaceta, has the only inscription on an Ybor sidewalk that is not on a paver. It's on Seventh Avenue at the doorway of The Dirty Shame tavern celebrating the wedding of Mantegia's daughter. Some pavers recall long gone Ybor stores while others honor a person who played a role in the area's history such as record store owner and civic leader Mollie Ferrera who was Alcadesa of Ybor in the 1950s. "Her relatives recently put in one of the largest collection of pavers to honor her achievements," Pardo says. The cost is $80 per paver. The money goes to the charitable work of the Development Corporation. Each paver has room for three lines – 14 spaces per line. "They have to be short. This is Ybor City's version of haiku," says Don Barco, owner of King Corona Cigars, one of the popular spots for pavers. One of the pavers outside King Corona remembers former Tampa Tribune events editor and area musician Mike O'Neill, who took his own life in 2006 by jumping off the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. "There's a story behind every paver," says Richard Gonzmart, president of the Columbia Restaurant Group. "I find it fascinating to walk down the street and read them. Some are touching and others are a mystery." Generations of the Gonzmart family are remembered in pavers outside the restaurant, the most-popular stretch of sidewalk for memorials. "We've got a lot of customers who have pavers outside the restaurant," Gonzmart says. One paver honors Joe Roman who has worked at the Columbia for 58 years. A favorite with customers, Roman is best known as "The Singing Waiter," because he would break into "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and other ballads. Gonzmart says another paver, which was paid for by the wait staff, honors 87-year-old Elmer Singletary as Columbia's No. 1 customer. Tampa business woman KrisTina Muia says one of her favorite things is to give Ybor pavers as gifts to friends and family, "I have one for my mother, Connie, proclaiming her 'Queen of the Universe' and right under it is 'What's it to ya?' for my father," she says. She her dad, Jack, is an Italian who likes to say "My name is Jack Muia. What's it to ya?" because few can pronounce his last name which rhymes with "to ya." Muia's pavers are near Bernini's restaurant on Seventh Avenue where owner Jason Fernandez is immortalized as "Captain Ybor." Fernandez says that employees of his restaurant gave him the paver after he helped thwart a robbery. "One night a homeless man came in the back of the restaurant and robbed two of my employees," he recalls. "I was younger, more foolish and bolder, I guess. I chased after him and helped the police corner him. We got the money back and my staff grabbed a table cloth and tied it around my neck like a cape. I became 'Captain Ybor' and the name stuck with me." All of the pavers have been engraved by Cecil Murray of Murray's Monument Co. in Plant City. "I usually come down early in the morning on Sundays when there is no traffic and not many people around," he says. He uses a computer program to create the message and imprint it on a rubber mat that is laid over a bare paver like a stencil. He then sandblasts away the concrete. "I've seen just about every kind of message," says Murray who also does tombstones, memorials and other walks of fame through the area. "There was a couple that pledged their love in stone and then later they broke up and one of them came down and chipped off the names."
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The Peach Kings
The Ten Thousand, Strange Vine
Bootleg Bar
2220 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA, 90057
Doors 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM
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The Peach Kings consist of Texas-born Paige McClain Wood and Silver Lake, Los Angeles native Steven Trezevant Dies. The band currently resides and works in Los Angeles.
Stripped down, The Peach Kings' sound rests on the dynamic between Paige's classically trained, yet purposefully unorthodox vocals and Steven's tendency toward riff based guitar. What you end up with is a mixture somewhere between Portishead and Led Zeppelin, The Kills and Nancy Sinatra, The Cramps and Roy Orbison. While certain blues and doo-wop influences are obvious and undeniable, The Peach Kings arrive at a sound that is wholly their own; music that is modern, yet timeless.
"These co-op shows attract 500+ attendees, rivaling the Echo or the Troubadour in size -- and, I'd dare say, often exceed their intensity. For proof, here's the first The Ten Thousand video, filmed partly at one of these shows: City of Angles Music Video"
-LA Weekly
"Some random guy on the internet has proclaimed The Ten Thousand's music as reminding him, 'of when anything other than wild was not an option.'...The damn catchy harmonies remind us of a more punk Vampire Weekend mixed with some Neil Young Americana. Wild is seriously right."
-The Owl Mag
"These boys have a style all their own and cleverness with introductions on this specific track. Recognition is no longer an option with these boys, it's a necessity."
- Music Under Fire
"Sie kommen aus los angeles, sie spielen retro-futuristischen punk-rock, sperrig, ungehobelt, unverschämt eingängig."
-Oh! Fancy
Strange Vine's earthy, energetic music is a fusion of blues, psychedelic, and traditional American rock. It's a sound born of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, from two men who were raised there. Ian Blesse plays drums and Rhodes piano (simultaneously), while Toby Cordova fleshes out the songs with a rotating arsenal of guitars (including one made from a cigar box). Both contribute vocals toward a rich, layered sound that's greater than the sum of its parts.
In just a few year's time, Strange Vine has already shared the stage with acts like The Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Band Of Skulls, The Growlers, B. B. King, Robin Trower, Matt And Kim, White Denim, Pokey LaFarge, and JEFF The Brotherhood.
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There is just something about Braxton. It is as if God wrapped him up, him and his curiosity, his independent thinking, his exuberance, his passion, his affection, his sensitivity, his imagination. God mixed up the most complex yet the most simple concoction. He wrapped him up inside of me like a gift and gave me what I never knew I needed and what I never expected. And every day He gives me more. There is so much to this kid, so much to learn and understand. There are so many complexities and contradictions. Yet I find myself immersed in them. Somehow amidst it all, he is simple to me. He hides nothing, leaves nothing for me to guess. He is direct. He is profound. He is a fable, a mystery, a poem in which I find myself lost in the lines of it, despite knowing the rhyme. No one confounds me like B. No one reaches me like he does. He is the simplest complexity, the sweetest contradiction. And oh, how my cup overflows with this kid, this void-filler, this one who doesn't stop until you are full and spilling over the edges of yourself, with love and joy and emotions- brimming and flowing to fill up the spaces you never knew were there.
And God is teaching me to learn from his vigor, to strengthen my will, to bridle my emotions and let them pour out like a pitcher to where there is thirst.
And I am learning to allow myself to melt into a puddle in front of him, still, quiet, and reflective. And also to be a rock when he needs it, firm and steadfast, not evaporating or vanishing in the heat. I am learning. I am learning more than I thought I would. I am learning there is still so much learning to be done. But I am better for it, and happy with it, if it means I get more moments with this kid.
This kid who spends his days fighting against imaginary dragons and pirates and giants as big as Goliath. Oh how I pray that I can teach him how to battle the giants of life and the demons within with the same bravery and vigor with which he wields his foam swords. Oh how I pray that I can direct his passion without crushing his will. I pray that the way he gives himself to people, the way he heaps affection on those he loves, will never change. I pray that when he comes to know hurt or rejection or loss (specifically of the ones he loves with abandon) that He will be the better for it. I pray that he will not let it take away pieces of him so that he becomes less, so that he becomes guarded and holds back. I pray that he will emulate Christ in pouring himself out for the ones He loves, giving himself to people with no thought for what he will get in return or how much of himself he may lose in the process. One thing Braxton has taught me is not to ration myself. This is an area in which I still have so much to learn. I pray that I am a good student so that if he ever needs to be re-taught I can instruct and guide him in how to empty himself for others, sharing his contagious joy and affection. And I pray I can direct him to the One who will fill him back up to overflowing.
I pray for him that he will be a leader- full on conviction, courage and bravery. But not the kind of mock bravery that hides behind a mask, rather the kind of bravery that faces the hardships of life and the struggles within, with humility, vulnerability and trust. I want a son who is brave enough to be weak, who is brave enough to admit his weaknesses so in Christ he can be strong. I want a son who is brave enough to let the Bible define for him what 'manhood" is and courageous enough to pursue it (with the help of God), despite failures and setbacks. I want a son brave enough to be pure, brave enough to flee from legalism, brave enough to let God set the course of His life, brave enough to let God chisel him into the mighty man He made him to be. So I pray for these things. All of these things. All of these things I want for my son I also want for myself, and I had better because how else could I ever hope to instill them in him, this kid?
Right now it is all pirates and knights "-gah-wuds" (guards) and "sow-uds" (swords). Right now the only letters he wants to know are "B" for Braxton and "J" for Jayna. Right now he chooses one consonant to start a word with, even if the word begins with two or three (shopping=sopping, sprinkle=pinkle, shoes=sooes, chicken=ticken, cracker=cacker etc.) Right now he refuses to take an afternoon nap and gets so cranky and beside himself by four o-clock that we usually spend the next hour cuddled up on the couch. I love that right now he will still fall asleep on me. I love that he says cuddles are one of his favorite things. I love the excuse to sit and "do nothing" but listen to his steady breathing. Right now he will still come up out of nowhere and grab my face so he can plant a slimy kiss right on my lips. Right now he will physically and verbally assault his sisters for a spot on my lap. Right now Ursula from the Little Mermaid scares him so he watches from the door to the living room, peaking in through his fingers. Right now taking a walk, not holding onto the stroller and gathering sticks so he can "do wo-wuk" (work) pretty much makes him a big deal. Right now marshmallows are heaven sent like manna and as precious as gold. Playing with Hayleigh, even if it means being her puppet on a string, her errand boy or her audience is the highlight of his day. Right now he still wraps her in a big embrace every time she goes to preschool. Right now he wants to sleep curled up with his elephant lovey given to me before he was born. Right now he vacillates back and forth between wanting "pivacy" going to the bathroom and needing a "potty helpuh". Right now he will regularly stop whatever he is doing to squeeze Royce's cheeks until he leaves fingerprints and say "ooooh tubby-tubby-tubby (chubby) Roycie Boo-boo" . Right now doing manly things with Peter, like shoveling snow, is a good way for him to exercise his muscles. Right now he will regularly say "I am not Bwaxton! I am _____" and won't answer to anything but his new alias. Right now he says "I don't fe-wuhl we-wuhl" every time there is something he doesn't want to do. Right now he has trouble falling asleep unless someone is next to him. Right now he thinks Pop is the greatest because he is a rock star and Papa is the best because he knows how to make pizza-in his house! Right now he and I will pray together "so God can he-wulp (him) make a good toice (choice) even when it is ha-wud (hard)". Right now he goes back and forth between being excited to join Ms. Patty's preschool class in the fall and "nevuh wanting to leave (me) and nevuh letting me go". Right now he wants to marry me. He is a prince and a king and a pirate and a knight and a basketball player and a baker and a rock star and a digger man and a performer and not a big strong man anymore, "just a littuh boy gwowing up".
Right now he is little, though he insists that he used to be little (remembuh when Hayleigh and I did _____when we wuwuh little, but now we awuh big?). I know all I am promised is right now. Sometimes that paralyzes me. I am not promised tomorrow with my Braxton. And even if we are blessed with many, many tomorrows the reality is that I do not know they hold. I do know though that they will bring change. I do know that they will bring moments of joy and moments of trouble-as the Bible promises. So really, all we have is right now. I have right now, which I pray will become a string of "right nows", to love and lead my children, to point them to eternity. It is so easy to either get stuck drowning in the logistics of right now, or to get overwhelmed by the future and how quickly time goes. I need God's help to use the right now, to view it as a blessing and an opportunity, to instill some of the ideals I have for Braxton in Braxton. Because pretty soon the right now I am living in will be the distant past. I hope and pray that the right now Braxton is living in then will be positively influenced by the way I choose to live all the right nows before it. I never want to forget the little boy he is right now. I never want to lose the parts of him that are naturally his-the untainted way that God made him to be. Part of me wants to hold onto this part of him forever. But the other part of me is in awe of the person that he is and is just so excited to see the plans God has for this little man of mine. I am often humbled by him, my heart enlarged with pride by him, my being bursting with joy because of him. I know that in the years to come he will amaze me. I know that just as King David or Daniel or Joshua did before him, that when he chooses to fight for God's team, when he puts down his play swords for the sword of the Spirit, he will be more than a conqueror-a true hero, a warrior for our Lord.
Right now he is watching having a rest time and watching Peter Pan with his sister. I look in at him. His little lounge working back and forth on his lips. He is entranced by this favorite movie. He is three. That is what we have right now. And right now, I am amazed and so grateful.
Just as I did with Hayleigh I asked Braxton some questions:
What is your favorite animal? Deers, wild animals and zoo ones. I see them at Miss Julie's house.
What is your favorite color? Blue and green
What is your favorite food? soup, quesadillas, and corn bread, and bananas, and pancakes, and veggie sticks, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and honey, and chocolate, and pizza, and apples…I like a lot of food
What is your favorite movie? Peter Pan because all the guys have swords! on guard! and Robin Hood
What is your favorite toy? Pirate Ship and toy swords and belts
What do you want to be when you grow up? A cookie man who bakes cookies
What is your favorite song? A pirate one!
What is your favorite book? A pirate one!
Where is your favorite place to go? to goldilocks (??) to see Jayna
What is one thing you want for your birthday? Transformers from Mac
What will be different about being three? Pirate things! And I am older and get to got Hop Pot (Hot Spot at church).


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The Baseballs In College Summer Leagues Appear To Be Juiced
A lot of college baseball players don't go home for the summer. Instead, many make their way to tiny dots on the map like Falmouth (Mass.), Celina (Ohio), DeLand (Fla.), or Quakertown (Pa.), to play in one of a handful of summer leagues.


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It may seem that the global economy is sliding into the depths of recession but opportunities still abound for quantity surveyors
Accelerating infrastructure development in regions such as China and the Middle East has resulted in a soaring demand for quantity surveyors. At a recent Career Times seminar "Quantity Surveyors' Road to Success", four industry players underscored the indispensable role of quantity surveyors in the entire building process.
"Every construction project, regardless of its scale and location, needs quantity surveyors," said Stephen Lai, managing director of Rider Levett Bucknall, a property and construction multinational with 2,000 staff in more than 80 offices worldwide.
Chairman of the quantity surveying division of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS), Mr Lai noted specifically that China is now more receptive to Hong Kong quantity surveyors. Back in 2005, the HKIS signed reciprocal agreements with mainland authorities. This July, some 65 Hong Kong based quantity surveyors were recognised as registered cost engineers.
"The resourcefulness of Hong Kong quantity surveyors sets them apart from their mainland counterparts," he stressed.
Chances are equally abundant in the Middle East. "Hong Kong and the Middle East both follow the British legal system and English is widely used there," he said.
However, he pointed out that the China market can be an ideal platform for younger professionals to launch their careers: "Currently, Hong Kong has fewer new building projects but many mainland cities are still undergoing rapid development."
Universal skills
Aside from developers, consultancy firms and contractors, job opportunities are also available in the government. "New opportunities can be found in financing, for instance, in the area of public private partnerships (PPP)," he remarked.
"The key to success is to keep looking for lateral opportunities to broaden your exposure," Mr Leung highlighted, noting that graduates from many disciplines can build their profession in quantity surveying.
Joanna Kwok, project quantity surveyor of Gammon Construction Limited, is one such high-flyer, who reached her current position within just five years.
For this reason she made a move to leading local contractor Gammon and underwent a 30-month graduate training programme which included job rotation at some of the company's key functions.
"The comprehensive training assists us in obtaining the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) qualification," she added, emphasising that a professional chartership is essential for career development in the field. "A passion for construction and the building environment is equally important. Besides, participating in social and academic events help hone interpersonal skills and build a social network, which can benefit our advancement in the long run," she advised.
Meticulous planning
Past chairman of the quantity surveying division of the HKIS, Dr Ho suggested surveying graduates look for opportunities with companies that offer adequate training towards the APC qualification. "Recent developments in the field place professionals in a fast-track career but it is of utmost importance that younger professionals seek to build a foundation for future career advancement," he cautioned.
Dr Ho believes that life-long learning is essential. "Higher academic qualifications can always help to sharpen your competitive edge and prepare you for the next step up," he concluded.
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Dec 02, 2008 Bonnie Watson Uncategorized
Barnes & Noble Booksellers on Route 31 in Clay has invited Labs4Rescue volunteers back for the third time to offer free gift wrapping of your purchases.
Mark your calendars for Sunday Dec. 7, 14 and 21. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on those days, Labs4Rescue representatives will have a table located in the front of the store where they will cheerfully, and at no charge, wrap your items purchased from Barnes & Noble. Also available to anyone interested will be information on adoption or foster opportunities for rescued Labs.
Labs4Rescue is a national, all-volunteer organization dedicated to rescuing and finding permanent homes for Labrador Retrievers and Lab mixes that are found in high numbers in rural Southern and Midwestern animal shelters. The breed is one of the most popular in the United States. Many "backyard breeders" in the South have tried to cash in on this fact by creating small-scale puppy mills, thereby creating a surplus in the region and making the dogs easy to come by — and easy to dispose of – when they're no longer wanted. Combined with the facts that spaying and neutering aren't encouraged, and Labrador females can give birth to large litters of 10 to 12 puppies, it's not hard to see why Southern shelters routinely put down up to 60 purebred Labs and Lab mixes each week. Given only three to five days to be adopted, and routinely disposed of by the inhumane method of being placed in crudely constructed "gas chambers," the need to rescue is obvious. The shocking statistics say it all — of the approximately 10,000 dogs that were gassed from these regions last year, at least 7,000 were purebred Labs or Lab mixes. Anyone who has ever owned or known a Lab understands the importance of stopping this horrific practice.
When Labs4Rescue founder, Cathy Mahle, adopted her first dog from a Missouri shelter several years ago, she was surprised to find many purebreds there. Once she learned the full scope of the situation, she knew she had to find a solution. The organization has grown to employ a professional transporter who delivers an average of 30 Labs a week to homes throughout the Northeast that have been pre-screened by local representatives of Labs4Rescue. To date, the group has rescued more than 7,000 Labs from rural high-kill shelters in Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Local Baldwinsville residents, Dave and Tara McKenney adopted Gracie, a 4-month-old chocolate Lab who had been rescued from a Louisiana shelter shortly after Hurricane Katrina. Labs 4Rescue arrived just in time — Gracie was to be gassed the very next morning. The couple shudder to think of the dogs that weren't so lucky and are now committed volunteers for, and proponents of, Labs4Rescue.
"Gracie is truly the love of our lives. To think that she could have been one of the thousands who were not lucky enough to be rescued just breaks our hearts. She has added nothing but joy to our home, and we are determined to help Labs4Rescue save as many other dogs as possible," Tara McKenney said.
Those interested in finding out more about labs4Rescue adoptions, sponsorships or fostering can visit their web site at labs4rescue.com or speak with the volunteers wrapping their purchases at the Clay location of Barnes & Noble. This holiday season, help yourself to free gift-wrapping and help Labs4Rescue save lives.
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- University of San Diego, B.A. (1961)
- University of San Diego School of Law, J.D. (1965)
- Contracts administrator, planner, and estimator, General Dynamics Corp., 1961-1969
- Deputy district attorney, San Diego, CA, 1969-1989
- Judge, Superior Court of California, San Diego County, CA, 1990-1998