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The Odessa mirror cabinet collection comes in a choice of three finishes each compatible with the Odessa bathroom furniture range, Compact bathroom furniture range and Soho bathroom furniture range. Choose from a 2 door mirror cabinet or 3 door mirror cabinet.
Weight | 13.1 kg |
Width | 600 mm |
Height | 650 mm |
Furniture Type | Mirror Cabinet |
Colour | Wenge Effect |
Projection | 100 mm |
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Supplied fully assembled |
2 xinternal shelves |
Mirror fronted doors |
Doors, shelf and panels engineered wood with faux wenge finish |
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Highly recommend
This is a good size cabinet and ideal for a small bathroom as it does not protrude into the room too much. It fits lots of bottles and other bathroom essentials, some bottles I have to turn sideways to fit in, but it is not a problem. You can adjust the 2 shelves to your height requirements. It is by far the cheapest I have seen on the market and is really good quality, it looks expensive. Next day delivery was great, they even give you a time slot.Was this review helpful?
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Great value!
Comes already assembled, looks stylish and durable. Good customer service, excellent speed of delivery!Was this review helpful?
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Absolutely thrilled with the cabinet, a relief not to have something flat packed for a change! It is just as described, very well made and perfect for our bathroom.Was this review helpful?
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Very pleased to have dealt with Victoria Plumb after seeing an advert on the motorway. The bathroom cabinets i bought were good quality with a good price. No making the cabinets up from a flat packed box, they came made up. These cabinets are heavy weight and made from quality materials (hopefully in the UK). Hanging the cabinets was like hanging a picture, nice and simple with some well thought out bracket placements. I ordered 2 of these cabinets and one of them came without the shelves and when I phoned Victoria Plumb they arranged a replacement cabinet to be sent out without an arguement, 5 star customer services as far as I am concerned (regardless of some of the service reviews online). I would recomend these mirrored wall cabinets to anyone along with Victoria Plumb.Was this review helpful?
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Very good
Great cabinet - not very deep but compensated by a couple of shelves.
Looks great & matches my bathroom lovely.Was this review helpful?
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Excellent value for money
Sent for this cabinet with great hesitation as I am having a new bathroom installed. I was concerned about the quality for the money, but I needn"t have worried. It is excellent ,looks classy and not too wide so that it fits ideally above the sink unit. The delivery was swift and smooth and overall I cannot fault it .Was this review helpful?
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This cabinet is of sturdy build that will last well, it is a lovely chocolate colour and is everything I wanted at a price I could afford. It was delivered on time, it's packaging protected it well and to come fully built at this price was amazing. I cam of rate this and it's matching items highly enough fantastic quality product from an excellent quality companyWas this review helpful?
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Nice Cabinet with smart looks
Unit arrives preassembled and has two hangers for the wall.
Soft close hinges work well and glass and timber is all neatly finished.
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Well worth the money nicely made, strong build, smart finish and grain. Mirror quality is excellent hinges are properly engineered. Don't waste your money on cheap cabinets, this will be opened 2 or 3 times every day so worth the investment in something as well built as this. Matches other Wenge bathroom furniture in the range and looks great against white fixtures..lovelyWas this review helpful?
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The item arrived as promised. The cabinet is very substantial and well constructed. Had been a little reluctant of quality because of the price but shouldn't have worried. Would definetly use again and recommend.
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Ridge Racer 6 Demo: Now You See It, Now You Don't |
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Fear not, Ridge Racer fans. According to Major Nelson, the demo should be back up shortly.
UPDATE: The demo has been made available again. Download away and enjoy!
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2006-03-09 15:11
any word on why it was removed in the first place? perhaps a 360 killing bug was in it... nah if there was they wouldnt care
2006-03-09 18:34
hmm, got it, seems to work ok except after i did a race and went back to the title screen it froze, sorta, the screen froze, woulndt let me go on to the menu, altho the music was still playing and the guide came up fine, i just pressed back n start to quit... wierd
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sucks and blows at the same time.. 600mb of dl alowance and 5 mins of my life i'll never get back!

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Today, TI announced the new DM365 digital media processor based on DaVinci technology. This launch enables TI to continue to build on the sucess of the DM355 by offering developers multi-format HD video with H.264. What's exciting about the new device is that we're hitting a perfect sweet spot for customers that want multi-format HD video, unique image signal processing capabilities, multimedia, connectivity and of course, a low system cost.
DM365 features and benefits:
· ARM926EJ-S™ core delivers up to 300 MHz
· Multi-format HD video with H.264, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MJPEG and VC1 codecs provides ultimate video flexibility and the ability to expand a product portfolio on one platform
· On-chip ISP with noise filtering, video stabilization, face detection, auto white balance, auto focus, auto exposure and edge enhancement allows for image improvements and added intelligent video processing
· ISP eliminates need for customers to create custom algorithms in-house or purchase expensive optics to achieve high-quality images
· Integrated peripherals (EMAC, USB 2.0 Phy, 16-bit DDR2, voice codecs, real time clock and three 10-bit DACs) for smaller board size and system cost savings of up to 25 percent
· Royalty-free, production-ready codec bundles (MP3, G.711, H.264, MPEG-4 and JPEG) and premium audio and video bundles (AAC, WMA and AEC, MPEG-2, VC1/WMV9) decrease design complexity and accelerate time-to-market
So what does this really mean? We're giving everyday consumers a reason to upgrade to HD video. Consumers will soon see intelligent digital signage that detects viewers to display the relevant advertising. Children will have toys that can recognize their child owner and respond accordingly. You may even have video doorbells in the future that can instantly recognize family members and automatically unlock the door.
Check more out at www.ti.com/dm365. I'm excited to see what the community will do with this new processor. Let me know your thoughts.
Also, mark down Wednesday, March 25 on your calendar to join me for a webcast on the DM365. Sign up @
Hello, Can you elaborate: what are the latency figures that can be acheived using the DM365 (and the HDVICP inside it)
to encode D1 stream in H.264 and send it over the 100pbs Ethernet interface?
For example, for a standard D1 IP-camera application, what will be the latency in mili-seconds from analog frame input
to IP stream output (H.264 encoded)?
Is there a need for special coding techniques or a special software package in order to minimize the latency?
Are there any published details on the video stabilizer. It is mentioned on DM365 Introductory Information, the main TI page, and the front page of the datasheet and that's all I can find. It isn't mentioned in the VPFE at all.
I presume there is (or was) going to be a special chip variant with this support like there is with the Face detection?
Will this module do the calculations and provide feedback to a optical stabiliser to stabalise the image? i.e. it needs to be used in conjunction with a suitable lense and it provides the motor control signals to the lense. I can't really see how it could correct each frame on the way through the VPFE
RussellI presume there is (or was) going to be a special chip variant with this support like there is with the Face detection?
I believe this is the case, you probably want to work with your local TI contact on any details though, there is no public specification of the capability I am aware of. In general details of how the video stabilization works would be under NDA if it is available at all.
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i have more trouble in starting the steps to install the dvsdk software im working in tms320dm365i follow the procedure http://processors.wiki.ti.com/index.php/GSG:_DVSDK_2.0_Software_Setup_in_Ubuntubut im getting upto EVM mode ,after that i getting some error like as followsDM365 EVM:>setenv nfshost 192.168.72.136DM365 EVM:>setenv rootpath /home/dms365/workdir/filesysDM365 EVM:>setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS0,115200n8 noinitrd rw ip=dhcp rootdelay=10 root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=$(nfshost):$(rootpath),nolock mem=76M video=davincifb:vid0=OFF:vid1=OFF:osd0=720x576x16,4050K dm365_imp.oper_mode=0 davinci_capture.device_type=4'DM365 EVM:>saveenvDM365 EVM:>bootWrong Image Format for bootm commandERROR: can't get kernel image!
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Counting stained DNA
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Q: we need to "count cell/dna etc from still microscopic image... Here we stained DNA ...S-phase are in red and G-phase is in Blue. We want to count how many red are there and how many blue are there."
I used Pixcavator and did a bit of experimenting with the first image. The red cells are easy to capture - in the red channel, 71 total.
Now the red cells are so bright that in the blue channel they are also present. So, here you see both red and blue and have to subtract:
299 - 71 = 228 of the blue ones.
Using subtraction here isn't a perfect solution clearly. To separate red and blue one might try to filter the spots based on the size or intensity.
Image processing can help too - I simply removed the red using Photoshop Elements.
The total was 204:
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Ed.D 10 Year Anniversary Celebration
On November 1, 2007 at the Bellport Country Club, President Robert J. Gaffney hosted 148 Ed.D alumni, students and faculty to celebrate the 10 year Anniversary of the Doctor of Education Program in Educational Administration.
The 10 Year Anniversary is a celebration and marks the beginning of a new direction in the Dowling College Ed.D Program. The celebration launched a fund raising effort to build a Leadership Learning Center. The center will provide Ed.D candidates and alumni with a teleconference center with smart-room technology.
Dr. Clyde Payne, Dean of the School of Education, served as the Master of Ceremonies for the event and Dr. Linda Ardito, Provost, recognized all of the Dowling College members who have impacted the success of the Ed.D program.
At the celebration the Ed. D. Alumni Council honored the Original Architects of the Doctor of Education Program: Dr. Kathryn Padovano, Former Dean of the School of Education, Dr. Lloyd Bishop, Administrator for Doctoral Studies and Dr. Charles Rudiger, Professor of Management and Educational Administration, Leadership and Technology.
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So the timberwolves haven't made any extremely splashy moves this summer but man have they been busy overall, the roster has been getting a ton of minor tweaks. The wolves have waived Martell Webster and Darko and sent Brad Miller to the Hornets while bringing in Budinger and Brandon Roy. They are also still chasing Batum hard and if that doesn't work out will still probably target another swingman. Finally they have also brought in Alexey Shved and today have a deal in place to flip Wayne Ellington for Dante Cunningham. I personally have liked seeing some aggression from the front office this summer as I believe our team could finally be poised for a little bit of success and this should be the year that we can finally return to the playoffs. So my question for everyone else is what do you think of the moves the Twolves have made this summer. Do these moves make them stronger, do these moves keep Love happy for now, and what other moves do you think they will still contemplate?
I've loved almost all the moves they have made this summer. If they manage to nab back Anthony Randolph and/or other frontcourt depth they'll have put themselves in a very good place going forward. I definitely think the moves have made them stronger, Budinger can produce right away, Cunningham is a great role player defensive/depth man, Beasley is out of the picture giving Williams more opportunities right away (and in the game yesterday he looked very poised/explosive), and not to mention Brandon Roy (who if he can play 20 effective minutes a night without breaking is a steal)... Meanwhile they have managed to ditch Darko (who had the worst contract on the team and didn't produce at all), Ellington (who was a very one dimensional shooter) and Webster (who outside of the bulging disks in his back, wasn't a cerebral player or a guy who gave consistent production)... I don't think they will make any big splashing moves to finish off the offseason, but I expect them to nab 1 more frontcourt player atleast because they need to add some depth up front (Jordan Hill/Anthony Randolph)...
I wish they would move Barea... Behind Rubio and Ridnour I don't see why they need him coming off the bench, not to mention I think Malcolm Lee could be a great glue guy, he's sharp on defense and athletic, and I really like his potential.. If they could move Barea for some frontcourt depth that could be a great move.


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"You know how it is in the playoffs. The manager is always going to throw the best horses out there." -- Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz
DETROIT -- Thursday afternoon, Will Middlebrooks wasn't a happy camper. He had been told earlier in the day that he would not be included in the Red Sox' starting lineup for Game 5 of the American League Championship Series.
"Who would be?" Middlebrooks said when asked to confirm that he wasn't happy about it. "But at the same time, it's a team game, we're here to win. I trust their decision."
At this point, trusting these decisions has been an increasingly more turnkey exercise. It's just that Thursday night's 4-3 Red Sox win over the Tigers was able to offer the latest wave of reminders.
The postseason blueprint has been proven to be structurally sound.
For example ...
Red Sox manager John Farrell made the call to sit Middlebrooks, he of the 4-for-23 postseason. In the third baseman's place would be rookie Xander Bogaerts, the ultra-talented infielder with just 49 major league at-bats.
"He rakes," noted Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia of Bogaerts.
The move paid off right away, with Bogaerts contributing to the Sox' three-run second inning with a double. The 21-year-old would also proceed to hold his own at third, helping halt a sixth-inning threat by starting a smoothly executed, 5-4-3, inning-ending double play.
Then came the ninth, when the decision -- and theme of the postseason -- would be defined.
With the Sox clinging to a one-run lead, Bogaerts led off the frame by working a walk (his third in eight postseason plate appearances). Farrell immediately pinch-ran Middlebrooks for the rookie, a move that, on the surface, seemed somewhat curious considering Bogaerts was the indisputable faster runner, and solid enough of a defender that a defensive replacement might not be a priority.
But, as has been the case with most of Farrell's key decisions this postseason, the true explanation lies far from surface level.
One of the areas that the organization was well aware Bogaerts had been lagging behind in due to his World Baseball Classic-induced absence from spring training is baserunning. In this case, there would be a very specific opportunity for the Red Sox on the bases, one which Middlebrooks was better prepared to execute. (That, along with what Farrell perceived as an upgrade at the position due to familiarity, led to the move.)
David Ross, an above-average bunter, would be pushing a bunt toward third. Middlebrooks was well aware that not only would third baseman Miguel Cabrera be charging, but shortstop Jose Iglesias' responsibility would be to cover second. That left third base open until catcher Brayan Pena could arrive on the scene.
So, without breaking stride, Middlebrooks stormed around second and slid safely into third base. And while he didn't make it home for an insurance run, another piece of the blueprint had been safely planted.
"My main objective was just to get to second base, getting into scoring position with the one out. I thought about it, but then thought, it's probably not going to happen," Middlebrooks said. "When I got 20 feet from second, I was like, all right I'm not going to slow down, I'm just going to try to get after this.
"I'm not used to coming off the bench. My biggest thing is trying to stay focused. I tried to go through my normal pregame routine. I went out on the field and ran and threw and everything just to keep my head in the right place. It's hard not to hit that switch. I was trying to keep it on."
When it was all said and done, and the Red Sox found themselves leaving Detroit with a 3-2 series lead, another move had been vindicated.
But there has been a lot of that lately. For instance …
There might be a game in the near future when Drew's offensive struggles become too much for the Red Sox to carry against a certain matchup. But even with the shortstop going 0-for-4 with two more strikeouts -- making him 1-for-17 with eight punchouts in the series -- there was a key moment that might have justified the decision to keep the lefty hitter in the lineup.
In the fourth inning, and the Tigers mounting one of their first real threats thanks to runners on first and second and one out, Pena grounded a ball back to pitcher Jon Lester. Typically, such a play would be viewed an automatic 1-6-3 double play. But because of the pitcher's difficulties throwing to bases, it was anything but routine.
Lester's toss sailed wide, to the shortstop side. Drew reacted quickly, lunging to gather in the ball while somehow keeping his foot on the bag for the force. In one motion he managed to relay a throw to first baseman Mike Napoli, whose scoop completed the improbable double play.
It was a series of events that could have easily resulted in something disastrous for the Sox. It was also a play that could have easily not been made if the call was for the inexperienced Bogaerts to man shortstop.
"Looking back earlier in the season, working on things, knowing how Lester throws to second, that was in my mind," Drew said. "It was tough because in my mind I was still trying to reach for the bag but knowing the runner's coming into second. … With the throw kind of tailing toward left field it was in my mind that I had to search for the bag. I'm not even looking at the bag. I'm looking at the throw and trying to do it at the same time.
"Looking back, it's a huge out. It was just one of those plays that worked out, with Nap picking the ball. I had no legs when I was tagging the bag, having to throw the ball with just my upper body and didn't have any strength behind the ball. Fortunately Nap made a good pick for us."
Ross was in Thursday night's lineup primarily because of his work with Lester, a pitcher he has helped steer through what is now three standout starts against the Tigers.
But Ross -- the catcher who was one of general manager Ben Cherington's first targets when last offseason's free agency period opened up -- supplied so much more than just guidance behind the plate.
Ross notched an RBI double for the Red Sox' second run in the second inning, later adding a single and the ninth-inning sacrifice bunt. There was also a sturdy collision at home plate with his catching counterpart, Alex Avila, along with a message-sending takeout slide of Iglesias at second.
Ross, he of the two concussions this season, also stood his ground as the behemoth that is Cabrera plowed into him in attempt to score the game's first run in the first inning. ("Well, once I step on that field, I'm not worried about getting injured. If you play scared or trying not to get hurt, you're probably going to get hurt," he said.)
Despite Jarrod Saltalamacchia's well-deserved starting status, playing Ross on this day was the right move.
"We smell victory right now. That's all we smell," he said. "We'll get back to Boston and start working on Game 6. We're going to focus on having a good time tonight, this plane right back, get rested up. We've got a lot of work ahead of us."
Despite the right-hander on the mound, Farrell chose to go with Gomes as his left fielder in Game 5.
The righty batter went 0-for-4 and is hitting just .190 for the postseason. But, once again, he seemingly was in the middle of some key moments. It's no coincidence the Red Sox are 6-2 in playoff games Gomes has participated in.
While Gomes did score another run, giving him five in eight postseason games, it was his defense that stood out this time around. It was the left fielder's throw to home on Jhonny Peralta's single that nailed Cabrera, keeping the game scoreless heading into a pivotal second inning.
"I wasn't surprised. I think on the offensive side, I think we were going to have the opportunity to take a crack at it," Gomes said. "It was just getting a tight grip. When you have a quick transfer, you have to grab all four seams when the ball is wet. I just squeezed the heck out of it and threw it as hard as I could."
The combination of Gomes and Nava is hitting just .233 (7-for-30) without a home run throughout the postseason. But the combo's work in left field has been stellar, allowing Farrell to mix and match as he sees fit.
"Any opportunity to take runners and take runs off the board is a huge boost," Gomes said. "Playoffs is all about momentum."
Once again Farrell made what could have been perceived as a quick hook with his starting pitcher, taking out Jon Lester after he allowed just two runs and threw 96 pitches.
But the manager has stayed consistent in his approach.
As with the case with John Lackey two nights before, Farrell identified that Lester's stuff was backing up a bit. That, accompanied with Pena's success against the lefty, led to Junichi Tazawa coming on with one out in the sixth.
Then came the matchups. Tazawa managed to induce two double plays (matching his regular-season total), including once again getting the better of Miguel Cabrera with runners on first and second. That paved the way for Craig Breslow, who, after getting both of his batters, has pitched six scoreless innings in the postseason while stranding all three of his inherited runners.
And finally came Koji Uehara.
The closer managed his third five-out save of the season, needing 27 pitches to finish things off. While he pitched his usual 1-2-3 ninth, it was the final two outs in the eighth that highlighted Farrell's continued strategy of timing each reliever's appearance. Uehara came on to strike out two middle-of-the-order threats, Jhonny Peralta and Omar Infante, paving the way for the rocking-chair ninth.
For the postseason, the Red Sox relievers have allowed just three runs over 28 innings, letting three of their 18 inherited runners to score.
"Maybe it's the same five outs, numbers-wise, but it was completely different because it was the playoffs," Uehara said through a translator. "I knew that I'd be going out. That hadn't changed going into the playoffs. I knew that could be the case."
Just as Uehara, and the Red Sox, predicted. And now they're one win away from the World Series.
"It's what we do," said Pedroia, "show up and win."
The guys finish up their breakdowns on what to expect today at Gillette and give their pick for a winner.
Curran calls the boys live from Gillette to break down today's game against the Browns. He thinks Cleveland will be a much tougher opponent than most. He also gets into the Ridley situation and if the Pats will look to sign Edelman.
Dale brings up Stephen Gostkowski and how he's becoming automatic, almost as automatic as Vinatieri was during his time in Foxborough. They discuss Gostkowski's ranking among other kickers this season.
Eagle checks in to give Grande and Max a perspective on the Brooklyn Nets after they acquired Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett via trade earlier this summer. He breaks down what he thinks the future holds for the Nets after completing this blockbuster deal.
Sean Grande and Cedric Maxwell take some time and look back at the history between the Celtics and the Lakers, specifically the legendary rivalry between Magic and Bird. Legendary broadcaster, Ian Eagle, checks in to give the Brooklyn perspective as KG and Paul Pierce settle into their new home. Sean and Max also reveal the behind the scenes details surrounding Max's famous "I got the ball" moment.
In the first hour of this edition of the Celtics Summer Cooler, Grande and Max analyze the trade that sent Fab Melo out of Boston. Also in this hour, Max sets the story straight about his history with Larry Bird.
Rob Bradford and Alex Speier talk with Jon Lester about contract negotiations, losing a teammate like Jacoby Ellsbury, the World Series run, and looking ahead to 2014.
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No doubt there are riders all who don't see the point of in-depth testing of 250cc four-stroke off-road machines. After all, they're suitable only for lightweight wimps and chicks, right? Not even close!Sure, machines such as the $6199 Honda CRF250X work great for lighter riders, and we are including an opinion from a female rider in this test. But we have a point to make.The 2004 bike stayed in my garage, and I'm the staff heavyweight and an acknowledged horsepower junkie. Actually, I go where the grins are, and the CRF250X would rip the axle out of any dyno that could measure fun factor. Even in the Dirt Rider stable, filled with a relatively vast array of choices, the 250X accumulated more riding days than any other bike. Some of those days were spent with small, light or even female riders aboard, but the majority of the miles were added on by grande or at least normal-sized serious off-roaders. We'll probably leave the '05 at home for the Billings Hillclimb, but it has game for any other ride we can imagine. The 250X is astonishingly able in any terrain and capable of dumfounding the most-hardened veteran.So a year down the trail, here we are with the Honda CRF250Xs. Both models-the smog-friendly California version and the 49-stater that meets federal standards for sound but not California emission levels-are back with only graphic updates. We thoroughly tested the '04 bike, including putting in enough hours to wear out the piston and valves, but aside from a day with the California model, we didn't have back-to-back time on the two renditions. We arranged for one of each 2005 X and started riding, concentrating on areas and conditions that we ignored last year. Instead of limiting our outings to terrain that suited low-powered bikes, we merely went to all of our normal riding areas in the company of big and fast motorcycles. As it turned out, weather made this a very different test, since with the 2004s we encountered dry and dusty conditions while we had plenty of rain and cold weather when we rode the 2005 models. The weather conditions changed how well the bikes performed in stock form.Our big discovery, though, was we had been discriminating against the little bikes more than we should. It was surprising how well the Xs can hang-even when the going is steep, sandy or fast. Here's what we found.Motor
Our first order of business was to put in some hard days without changing one detail of the engine. We rode them without messing with the jetting, opening the exhaust or doing anything else. For dry and mild conditions, both bikes run exceptionally well. They have excellent torque from right above idle, have the best meat through the midrange then finally make the most power when the engine is turning speeds that would intimidate a blender. Keep the rpm up and stir the gearbox, and acceleration is brisk. When we traveled to our usual high-desert haunts, we were shocked at the hills either X would climb. We're talking hills that have an XR400R struggling. When the ground is hard and the traction is limited, it is difficult to discern any performance difference between the two models. When the rain came and we got into sandy hills out in the desert, the 49-state model felt a bit more muscular. A bigger problem was that the rain came with cold temperatures, and lean jetting that was appropriate in normal conditions caused some hesitations and bogs. Even at a fairly high altitude, when the bikes should have been a little richer, they still were lean. The problem shows up sooner on the California version, but we experienced the same thing in the cold rain with the 49-stater.The key differences between the two models are a leaner needle (NCYU for the 49-state bike, versus a NCVT for the Californian), a milder cam and an air pump on the California model. The on-bike performance variations are subtle on rocky or packed soil, and hard to quantify even in back-to-back comparisons.The natural comparison is to the XR400R, since the peak power numbers are the same. When the terrain is soft, such as with sand or mud, the 49-state edition shows a small but obvious edge in oomph. Here the more-mild cam is obvious as the California bike peaks a bit sooner and doesn't make as much power in the upper revs yet somehow feels a little peppier at the same time.Make no mistake, though: Few, if any, off-road-legal bikes run anywhere close to the levels of the CRF250X. The bike is absolutely ridable, and even raceable in the right conditions as it comes off the showroom floor. We tested this bike at virtually the same time two of our editors went to Indiana for the Ironman GNCC to race-test Scott Summers' modified CRF450R, and both riders felt they would actually have been better off on a stock CRF250X in those muddy and rutted conditions.As well as the bikes performed in stock trim, an SRA Grand Prix was coming to town, and we wanted to see how difficult it would be to change the California model to closed-course specs, and if it would be feasible to change it back for off-road use.We installed a 42 pilot jet, a 132 main and a needle from the CRF450R parts book called an NCVQ with the clip in the third position from the top. This extra fuel improves the health of the CRF and rids most leanness from the jetting. After doing the changeover once, you should be able to change it back in about 20 minutes, but plan a good chunk of time for your first go. With the fuel tank off, loosen the carb and rotate it to swap the jets. You'll need to change the needle through the top of the carb with Allen wrenches and a special tool included with the bike to grab the needle. Long Allen T-handles are a bonus. Getting at the main and pilot jets is more difficult because the electric-starter motor fills most of the space under the float bowl. A small jet tool or a 6mm swivel socket will reach the main, but you'll need a perfectly sized flat-blade screwdriver. We ground the blade down until it was 4mm wide from the tip to 20mm back from the tip. Remove the countershaft sprocket guard, and with the carb turned as far as it will go, you can slip in the screwdriver near the clutch actuating arm and remove the pilot jet. Otherwise, you'll need to remove the carburetor, and we had to remove the subframe-a pain with all the wires and hoses-and the rear shock to get the carb off. If you choose this route, leave off the shock until you have the airboot back on the carburetor. There also is a metal bung in the airboot with a hose attached, and it is easy to forget to install the hose, since it is difficult to see, but leaving it off will let dirt into the motor.We also removed the air pump with an IMS block-off kit. The air pump doesn't hurt or affect the power. The IMS kit provides good directions, and removing the pump and temporarily blocking the holes took less than 30 minutes.In the colder air we encountered, the fuel screw needed to be more than 2.5 turns out to eliminate an off-idle hesitation, so we richened up even further with a 45 pilot and set the fuel screw at 1.75 turns. With our modified screwdriver and a sure knowledge of the pilot location, we made the switch in less than 10 minutes in the field.The Rest
Few will find much to criticize about the chassis. It is loosely based on the CRF250R motocrosser, and that is a fine starting place. The CRF250R has fabulous handling and suspension, and the X keeps the handling and vastly improves the suspension plushness for off-road. We had riders ranging from 120 to 210 pounds, and we barely changed suspension settings other than shock preload. In fact, for rocky terrain we changed nothing. For the desert, we went a bit stiffer for the heavy guys. There isn't a lot of adjustment in the front, since the fork's compression comes set at 6 clicks out, though the rear is 10 clicks out and has a high-speed compression adjuster.Our heaviest riders would have benefited from stiffer springs in front and rear, but it worked fine, and we didn't want to mess it up for lighter riders, including waiflike art director Joe McKimmy.The rider accommodations are first-rate aside from the lack of hand guards. We installed Enduro Engineering aluminum units to protect the controls and the riders' digits. The end of the Honda grip is exceptionally thick, and we don't like simply cutting it off, so we used a spacer smaller than the inner diameter of the bar to eliminate interference between the throttle grip and the guard.It's a good thing the bike is comfortable, too, since the sub-3-gallon tank is good for more than 80 miles on our trails! The radiators can be one sore thumb. The perimeter frame kind of hangs those thin-wall, lightweight coolers out in the breeze, and we have crash-damaged them and poked holes in them with trail spears. We've had excellent results with Devol and Rooster Performance guards, which protect the front and sides of the radiator, plus reinforce it from behind. We strongly recommend radiator protection.The only other snivel was minor and due largely to rider abuse. One rider faded away the rear brake on a long, steep downhill switchback section. Braking was nearly constant with very little opportunity for the system to cool.Later Days
Most times a new bike is like a new romance, and everything is wonderful for a time. Then you start to get used to each other, and you either bond or begin to get under each other's skin. After a year with the CRF250X, our romance is still in full swing. We can't say we weren't sorry to see the XR400R vanish from the Honda lineup, since it remained a staff favorite for when the going got long or tough. But so far, the X appears to be a fine extension of the pedigree, with a higher-horsepower version only months away in the CRF450X. And as with that new romance, it puts a smile on our faces every time-even when the riding is dry, dusty and slippery. If you are a fun fiend, the CRF250X could be your new addiction.What's Hot!
* E-starting and kickstarting are effortless and reliable in all conditions.
* Power is very effective with the gearbox ratios.
* Performance is strong, especially for a quiet, smog-legal model.
* The X engines don't run well with a loud pipe installed.
* All of the off-road equipment-lights, odometer and sidestand-are very reliable and effective.
* Range is excellent with the stock tank. In the West, we can see more than 80 miles on a fill-up.
* The ergonomics are quite suitable for a wide variety of rider sizes.
* Suspension settings provide plush but controlled action for woods or desert and anything in between.
What's Not!
* Seat foam is a little thin, since the seat base is dished for the battery, and that bothered heavy riders.
* Piston and valve life … it's no XR.Opinions
He didn't hear it coming. I snuck up on Honda's PR guy, Ray Conway, and passed him in a corner during the SRA Grand Prix at Glen Helen. "I got passed by a sewing machine!" was his response during our post-event benchracing session. Since meeting the CRF250X, my riding ability has reached a new level. I'm confident with the bike and its performance. It feels light and easy to turn. With a lowered and revalved suspension, the 250X I raced in the 24 Hours of Glen Helen could take a hit better, and I could go through whoops without the rear end rebounding too quickly.On the test bike, I had trouble with the rear swapping a little, whereas my 24-Hour bike would stay straighter. Both bikes turn great. I can lean over and not feel I am going to fall over. I think this is because the clutch is so easy to engage that I actually use it to accelerate out of the turn, hence keeping myself upright. Our 24-Hour bike felt stronger right off the bottom (it had a Pro Circuit 496 muffler and the competition jetting), whereas the stock 250X feels less aggressive. It comes on strong but later in the revs, and it requires more shifting.Compared with bikes such as the XR400R I ride, the CRF250X has plenty of power. I just need to learn how to shift more and ride it more like a 125. The height of the bike doesn't bother me, but I wouldn't mind the lower seat height of our 24-Hour bike for trail riding. The stock 49-state model had some engine-braking at low speeds, but I didn't notice it above 10 mph. All in all, I like this bike because it's light, is easy to ride, has a great clutch pull and, most of all, has a quiet and smooth motor.Heather Lewis/5'7″/150 lb/Women's AI sold my XR400R and switched to a CRF450R because I wanted state-of-the-art handling and suspension with a more-modern motor. The switch was a great one for me, and to tell the truth, I never would have considered going back to an off-road-only 250cc four-stroke such as the X. Of course, that was before I rode one. I have regular trail loops I ride in the mountains around Gorman and Hungry Valley, and I could not have imagined how much fun I'd have on a 250cc four-stroke trailbike. I just couldn't stop laughing in my helmet. The 450 probably thrills-scares-me more, but I'm positive I go faster, longer on the 250X. I've recommended this bike to every single rider I know who is in the market for a new bike.Don Kelley/5'11″/200 lb/Intermediate trail riderMy normal mount is a Honda CRF450R, and after a day on the trails, I've had big fun but am sore, and my knees really pay the price. Even after a gnarly day of riding on the X, I didn't feel beat up. I'm sure the plush suspension is a big part of it, but that electric start sure saves on the knee and the lower back. It is super-easy to kickstart, but that button is worth its weight for me. I sure would miss the power when we got to the big hills, but it would be worth the trade-off.Rob Waite/5'9″/160 lb/Expert trail riderI don't think of myself as a motocross guy or a trail rider; I think of myself as a wet-dirt guy. When the ground is wet, I'm an off-road rider, and when California dries out, I head for watered tracks. Having the CRF250X in my garage changes that dynamic. The bike is so much fun I don't let a little dust stop me. I rode more trails in the summer of 2004 than I have in years, and the main reason is the X. This bike is pure fun and distilled luxury. It doesn't beat me up or tire me out. It does everything I ask of it and continually surprises me with what it will do. I wish the piston and valve life were more XR-ish, but I'll deal with the added maintenance. I mentally rate bikes on a dollar-per-smile factor, and even with the added bucks for parts changing, the DPS number is off the chart.Karel Kramer/6'1″/205 lb/B enduro rider


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Good value and consistent food. I recommend for a quick meal or if you need catering for good standard Italian fare. They are very accommodating, with their menu and food choices.
Good value and consistent food. I recommend for a quick meal or if you need catering for good standard Italian fare. They are very accommodating, with their menu and food choices.
The food here is average and what you'd expect for a pizza place. Prices are ok. But the owners/managers are just so unsociable. Never a smile. Like they are doing YOU a favor. i go there quite often and never get a look of recognition. Glad to see some other restaurants in their strip mall, so they get some competition... More
I go here once a week for lunch from work. 2 Slices and a small salad. Asked for sides, never charges for them. Service with a smile, Great food at an excellent price.
First of all, I don't know where the negative reviewers actually ate -- neither of those reviews sounds anything like this place (there are other places called "Pizza Village" in the area). I go for lunch fairly often, and the subs are excellent! Much, much better than chains like Subway or Jimmie John's. Pizza Village subs are packed with meat... More
I get Pizza here at least once a week and think it's great. I like to get either a plain, a white with tomato slices, or a white with hamburger and sweet peppers. Can't go wrong!
I got "take out" Cheesesteaks from here after receiving glowing recommendations from friends. I ordered cheesesteaks with onions--sauce on the side. What I got was steak sandwiches with onions on the side, no sauce, no cheese! Most of the staff seems to have limited English language skills, the manager was barely civil. Did I visit on a bad day, or... More
I've tried most of the pizza places in the Lehigh Valley, and Pizza Village IV is one of my favorites. Very fast service and great crust/sauce. Try the white pizza with hamburger and banana peppers. You'll love it.
I ordered a Meatball sandwich....sauce out of a can, frozen meatballs and plastic cheese. Just plain GROSS!
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This week we have been discussing a perennial issue concerning the education of gifted children in the public schools. Should they attend schools with children of equal ability in enriched programs, or should they be mixed with the general population of the school, which is taken from the neighborhood in which the school is located?
That issue, which has been argued over for generations, arose again on September 27, when the NAACP and seven supporting organizations filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education about the Specialized High School Admissions Test, which has been required for applicants to eight elite high schools, viz. Bronx Science, Stuyvesant and Brooklyn Tech and five newer schools scattered among the boroughs. This test has been given for many years, I took it in 1947. - (SQ)
The Specialized High School Achievement Test which the New York City Department of Education uses to select students to eight specialized high schools has come under fire from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. They have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education that the test is not predictive of success in these high schools and that its use has led to a diminution of the enrollment of minorities in the schools, which means fewer will enter the work force and the middle class.
According to the complaint "These eight prestigious institutions, … provide a critical pathway to opportunity for their graduates, many of whom go on to attend the country's best colleges and universities and later become leaders in our nation's economic, political, and civic life."
Monday we wrote about the Specialized High School Admissions Test given by the Department of Education for admission to eight prestigious high schools in New York City including Bronx Science and Stuyvesant. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has challenged the current system on the basis of the small percentage of Black and Latino students admitted to the elite high schools. There is another disparity, with the number of Asians in these schools far exceeding their percentage of the population.
Opinion varies about whether the examination is predictive of academic success in these high schools, if the disparate scores of ethnic groups are the product of past or present discrimination and if the test should be changed to include non-verbal questions.
Today's column, defending the examination, was written by Michael Benjamin, 1977 graduate of The Bronx High School of Science who served four terms in the New York State Assembly. It appeared in The New York Post on October 3, under the title " Don't Dare Mess With Bronx Science"
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed a complaint with the US Department of Education on September 27. They objected to the written test, known as the Specialized High School Admissions Test, which the city uses to select students who will attend eight highly regarded high schools.
Today, The Wall Street Journal reported on the adoption of a change to a test used as a part of the admissions process for the city's gifted and talented program for students from kindergarten through third grade.
These are complex issues and we intend to be involved in the public discussion of this subject. We start by recounting the experience of this blogger when he first encountered the Board Of Education and its procedures for sorting students.
This subject is of particular interest to me because of my own experiences in the New York City school system many years ago.
Police Officer Eduardo Cornejo, one day last May, decided to take in a Mets game on his day off. So he went to Citi Field in Flushing, Queens, and bought a ticket to an upper deck seat, among the nose-bleed seats, as they are called. He settled in to watch his team, the Mets, play the visiting Cincinnati Reds.
But he noticed during an inning break that most of the seats in the lower deck, the Party City Deck, were vacant, so he decided to move himself down there, closer to the field and he sat in one of the thousands of empty seats.
But a Mets attendant spotted him, demanded to look at his ticket, and asked him to get up and move back to where he belonged, in the cheap seats. (The purchaser of the ticket for the seat Cornejo had occupied had chosen not to come to the game.) Cornejo gave the attendant the logical argument that since no one else was using the seat, what difference did it make? The attendant, not a philosopher, apparently, called the police (on-duty) and had Cornejo arrested.
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Jeff/GRC's long road back to Thursday's Little League 11-12-year-old state semifinals began with a big four-inning 12-2 win over Evansville Golfmoor on Monday.
After a tournament-opening loss to South Bend Waggoner, Jeff needs two more wins to reach the single-elimination portion of the tournament following Monday's victory. The Jeffersonville All-Stars face Elwood — a 6-4 winner over Waggoner on Monday — at 5:30 p.m. today at Fort Wayne's Time Corners Little League. The winner will then meet either Hagertown or Valparaiso with a spot in Thursday's semifinal-round on the line.
"We've got a very good mental makeup," Jeff manager Chuck Latham said. "Maybe it was the travel [to the tournament] — I'm not sure why — but we weren't sharp mentally [in Saturday's loss]. We let a few errors get us down."
Monday was a different story. Jeff came out and scored nine runs on six hits and never gave Golfmoor a chance.
"Our philosophy is as long as we have a strike [left], we have a chance. We like our chances of playing Thursday," Latham said.
Drew Taylor got Jeff going in the top of the first inning with a one-out single. Following singles by Luke Stock and Jack Ellis, two fielder's choice, two walks and a hit batter, Taylor gave Jeff a 9-0 first-inning lead with a grand slam.
"[The first inning] really set an unbelievable tone," Latham said. "It made the rest of the game a little easier for us and we never took our foot off the gas.
"What we really emphasized the last two days is confidence at the plate and they really came out and hit the baseball. They came out swinging and put a lot of balls in play."
After a scoreless second inning kept the score at 9-2, a Brady Latham RBI was followed by a Taylor two-RBI single to make it 12-2 and force the 10-run rule.
Taylor went 3-for-3 with six RBIs and he scored twice.
"Drew came into the game as our second-leading hitter, but we hadn't felt that he'd had a breakout game," Latham said. "He's on another level as a hitter. He's just a man-child at times. That home run was a blast and his other hits were line drives that were hit sharply, too."
Taylor was also the winning pitcher, giving up two runs on four hits in three innings.
"Drew was absolutely terrific," Latham said. "He got ahead of all of their hitters and Golfmoor is a terrific team. It was surprising to be playing them in an elimination game this early and they were a little tighter than we were."
Ethan English, who is expected to be the starting against Elwood today, pitched the fourth inning and struck out two of the three batters he faced in a perfect frame.
Brady Latham and Jack Ellis each scored twice and knocked in a pair of runs.
"The top of our order is a confident bunch right now," Latham said.
The bottom four batters in the Jeff order, including its subs, had six hits and scored five runs. Turon Mitchell scored twice. Seven different Jeff players had a hit and 10 scored at least one run.
"I thought our bench played terrific," Latham said. "Noah Hernandez played great defensively and Dylan Robinson came in and caught and did a terrific job."
After Saturday's 12-3 win over Terre Haute North, New Albany manager Josh Biven said he expected to play North again in this evening's single-elimination Little League 9-10 baseball state semifinal.
Auburn had a different idea.
With North's No. 1 pitcher — Matt Gauer — back at the hotel apparently with the flu, Auburn took advantage and beat the Terre Haute All-Stars 6-5.
New Albany overpowered Auburn 10-0 in four innings on Friday in the second round of the winners bracket.
"We're set up pretty well," Biven said. "We beat them in a quick 10-0 game, but they hit our top two pitchers pretty hard. We just made some nice plays behind them. If we come out and play our game, I think we're the better team."
Unbeaten Bedford will face Highland in this evening's other semifinal.
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The most authoritative guide to eating well in the City of Light is now available as an app for iOS 5.
"Food lovers rejoice! You can now tour Paris with Patricia Wells, the city's most reliable guide to its very best spots. Her app is fast and easy to use, chock-full of terrific information and a great read. In other words, it's a delicious must-have."
—Dorie Greenspan, author of Around My French Table and the Baking with Dorie iPad application.
Discover more than 450 of the city's ultimate culinary destinations, updated for 2013 and tested by Patricia and her team, with concise overview details and focused, dependable commentary. Includes Patricia's discriminating selection of Paris restaurants, cafes, wine bars, bakeries, pastry shops, chocolate shops, cheese shops, markets and specialty shops.
A map of Paris shows all selected addresses, with color-coded pins and GPS locations to guide you to the best restaurants, shops and markets in the vicinity, wherever you may be. Each destination includes commentary, address, contact phone number and opening hours. App users can call numbers directly, link to web sites and find relevant directions. Photos are included for many destinations.
Search the app contents by category or neighborhood, or by particular restaurant specifics such as price, cuisine type, specialties or restaurant details like vegetarian-friendly or Michelin-star rating.
Browse the full listings across all categories when you're looking for inspiration.
Patricia's famous dining dictionary (often copied but never equaled) is an A-Z glossary of French culinary terms to help translate menus on the spot.
A list of more than 20 of Patricia's current favorite addresses across Paris. Bookmark your own favorites for a personalized top picks list.
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Three weeks until D-Day. Wow. I still have so.much.to.do, but I'm starting to finally feel like I can actually accomplish everything. I am so close I can taste it. I've been waiting for this moment for so many years and I can't believe it's finally almost here. After I defend, I incorporate any comments about my written dissertation that my committee gives me at my defense. Then, I meet with the candidacy advisor one week after the defense for my formatting review. Once I make sure it meets all of the formatting requirements, I print those final copies and that's it. I ordered my regalia on Friday and while I opted to rent most of it, I did decide to purchase the hood because I want something to have forever to commemorate this experience. One of my committee members gave me comments back on my first two chapters last week and thankfully, they needed very little editing. Those are all but "finished." My third chapter has caused me a lot of anguish and I finally finished it today and sent it off to the committee member who is going to edit it for me. I expect a lot of revisions, but for now, I'm just happy to have the first draft completed.
You might be wondering what the future holds after this and I'm not sure yet. I know that I will take the summer off to be with my baby. We will do all the things together that I've been wanting to do now, but haven't because I always have the dissertation hanging over my head. I can't wait to have zero school responsibilities and just enjoy her. Come fall, I will likely start looking for a job, but I can tell you now that I won't be teaching and I am not willing to live life as a post-doc and be away from my baby the insane amount of hours that is required of a post-doc. So, we'll see what happens. Just have to get through these next few weeks...
Monday, April 2, 2012
4 comments:
- Lynsey T said...
So very happy for you, Mary! I will be thinking of you the next few weeks and hoping for an easy time. Just keep thinking about how amazing your summer will be!!
- April 2, 2012 at 2:07 PM
- Sara said...
Congrats - you are SO close! Hang in there over the next few weeks, it'll all be SO worth it!
- April 2, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Sleep-deprived working mom said...
AWESOME! Jim defends on Thursday, so he is in overdrive mode doing his presentation. I can only imagine how he feels, after 8 years of working towards this! I'm sure you can fully empathize! Good luck with everything, I am sure you will rock.
- April 2, 2012 at 5:17 PM
- Rhonda said...
Soon we'll be calling you Doctor Mary!! Very proud of you. Call me when you're done if you want to do a baby date.
- April 3, 2012 at 7:17 PM
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Okami 2: Platinum Games wants you to ask Capcom for a sequel
Okami was originally developed by Clover Studios, whichlargely went on to become Platinum Games. Now you know the history, Platinum head Hideki Kamiya is now asking fans to poll Capcom to make Okami 2 a reality.
Thu, Aug 27, 2009 | 20:56 BST
7-Eleven confirms Okamiden in next Famitsu
Yesterday, a trademark for Okamiden was dug up by Siliconera suggesting that Okami 2 may be on the way.
Today, Andriasang's reporting that 7-Eleven's e-commerce site shows the September 17 issue of Famitsu containing contents marked "Okamiden."
According to the site, Okami has been in the news a lot in Japan, with Capcom confirming the Wii version of the game for October 15 and releasing loads of stuff to Japanese press outlets.
The new Famitsu will be released on September 3, so come next week we should know more about this.
Tue, Aug 25, 2009 | 23:14 BST
Rumor: Okamiden trademark might be Okami 2
A trademark filed for Okamiden in Japan has Siliconera suggesting that it could be Okami 2.
Since Clover Studios has gone bye-bye, Capcom now owns the rights to the series.
Ready at Dawn released the Wii version of the game last year which is finally expected to land in Japan on October 15.
We've sent a mail Capcom's way to see if we can get more on this.
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Removing qualified professionals from positions throughout an organization, and installing ideologists with no skills to adequately perform the mission of those organizations, in this case a whole federal government administration, under George W. Bush.
Nobel 2008 Economics Laureate PAUL KRUGMAN: "I also wonder how much the Femafication of government under President Bush contributed to Mr. Paulson's fumble. All across the executive branch, knowledgeable professionals have been driven out; there may not have been anyone left at Treasury with the stature and background to tell Mr. Paulson that he wasn't making sense."


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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Graffiti on the Walls....or the Door
When Hope isn't feeling well, her behavior
is...well...more challenging than normal. I have a headache to begin
with. My tag team partner, her big brother, is down with the stomach bug...so he's no help. Hope grabs the pen and
runs off. I ask nicely for her to bring it back, I count to 2, 5 is
way too long for this kid. I hear her writing on something. I ask her
to stop and show me what she wrote on,
she said those famous 3 words "I don't know". You don't know? Show
me....the side of the door. Nice. Fortunately for me, because I lease
my lovely home, Mr. Magic Eraser takes it off. Did you know sharpie
comes off of carpet as well? It does. Future artist or will she be
arrested for graffiti? You decide.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Open Adoption
As I was walking out the door today, for an
appointment and Starbucks (hey, it's been a while due to budget cuts, I
have been waiting for this!), Hope brought me a laminated card. It was
the card that Jill had quietly given to me on the day of Hope's placement with us. It has her
contact information and has been on our fridge ever since. Hope has been
learning to read and recently asked me what it was. I explained to her that when she was given to me, her birthmother (Jill) had wanted to make sure that I could always find her, should I ever need to talk to her, so she gave me her home, work and cell phone numbers, her email and her home address. (She wasn't supposed to do that, all communication was supposed to be through the adoption agency. I was grateful for this.) She asked me if she and Bubby (her brother)
could text Jill while I was out today. I said sure and smiled as I walked
out the door. At 6, this independent relationship is beginning. I am
confident that as the years go by, Jill will learn of important
milestones before I do. The first crush. The first kiss. The firsts of many things that moms aren't usually privvy to. I'm so thankful
that Jill is in her life. I'm so blessed to just sit back and watch
this unfold. #openadoptionblessings
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Fifty Two Shades of Blue-ish Book Review
Fifty Shades of Grey.......by now you have all heard of it, many of you have read it, or you have strong reasons to not read it. I have read all three. While the writing seemed rather primitive, it was a quick and easy series and got the blood flowing, if you know what I mean.
Karen S. Exkorn has released Fifty Two Shades of Blue-ish, a parody of Fifty Shades. This book is full of humor and erotica. What a mix!
"The story follows the
virginal Rachel Levine and her handsome hunk of man as they surrender to their
sexual cravings, with a hunger for more than just matzah balls."
I can't wait to read it!
When Karen (the author) turned 52, she determined she was of the age to finally do all of the things that she was afraid or embarrassed to do in public. What is something you always wanted to do, but was too afraid to try? What is on your "bucket list"? I may lose some of my more conservative readers with this one, but I'm going to post it anyway :) Who knows, I may gain some readers and may encourage others. Some of you may know, and if you don't, you will now! I'm a very plus sized person. For most of my life, even as a child, I tried to lose the weight. Diet after diet, fat camp, weight watchers, aerobics, walk away the pounds, fad diets, personal trainers, etc. Nothing really worked. In fact, over time, I got bigger. One of the things I kept telling myself was "when I lose the weight and get to a "size whatever I felt I should be that I'm not now" I'd love to have boudoir photos taken, just for myself, to prove I can be sexy. Well, something clicked when I turned 40. Why wait until I'm "size whatever"? I may realistically never ever get there!!!! I purchased some racy lingerie at my favorite plus sized store and when I was completely alone, I grabbed my camera and tripod and I took some photos. And I liked them. No, I take that back. I loved them. I shared them with some friends of mine on a private facebook group. They loved them. I was then asked to do some internet modeling. *laughs* Ok, so that wasn't my original intent. However, I checked that off my "do before the zombie apocalypse" list that I'm working on. I am thrilled to have my photos. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them, but what a self esteem booster they are. Here are a couple of the "safe for blogs and work" examples.
Oh, here's an excerpt of the book, if you'd like to read it.
You can buy it on Amazon.com by clicking this link: http://www.amazon.com/Fifty- Shades-Blue-ish-Karen-Exkorn/ dp/0988401509/ref=sr_1_1?ie= UTF8&qid=1351518122&sr=8-1& keywords=fifty+two+shades+of+ blueish
This post was sponsored by the Role Mommy Writer's Network (http://www.rolemommy.com/the- role-mommy-writers-network.php).
Karen S. Exkorn has released Fifty Two Shades of Blue-ish, a parody of Fifty Shades. This book is full of humor and erotica. What a mix!
I can't wait to read it!
Oh, here's an excerpt of the book, if you'd like to read it.
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Ahhhh. I'm sitting here watching the rain come down in sheets. The wind is blowing through my trees with such force they are nearly horizontal. Hurricane Sandy is almost upon us. Rumor has it, the very eye of the storm will be over me. Nice thought, isn't it? I'm slightly concerned. We did enough non-perishable grocery shopping that I'm ready for a zombie apocalypse. I also packed a running-away bag for the children and myself in case we have to leave in a hurry. I tried to keep this all an adventure for them, but I am thinking they are beginning to get anxious.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Blowing the Dust Off with an Update
Oh it's been a long time...and I've missed blogging. I have no following any more. I have no bloggy friends. I have no blogger family. I miss it! I need to get back into it. I know my style has changed, my thoughts have changed.....*I* have changed. So it's time to dust off the blog and begin again. Perhaps give it a make over or a facelift, or create something new, all together.
For now, I must give a Hope update.
For those who don't know, Hope was adopted 6+ years ago. Hope was born prematurely to the most amazing birth mother on earth. I know, birth mothers are amazing. But this birth mother is incredible. Honest. She is. When Hope was born prematurely, due to preeclampsia, she had no heart beat or respiration. She had an apgar of zero. The doctors told her birth mother and the adoption agency that her future was really unpredictable. She could be wheelchair bound, vent dependent, with a feeding tube. She could have severe cerebral palsy. She could have very significant disabilities. So the adoption agency was straight up honest with families who wanted a healthy Caucasian female newborn. These families, one by one, turned down Hope. Oh yes, they did. I feel they had every right to do that! If I wanted a perfectly healthy, full term Caucasian female that I was adopting, privately, from an adoption agency, I'd want that child to be full term and healthy! Not born at 29 weeks and potentially wheelchair bound for life! Ah. But that's where we came in. See, *I* didn't care about that. *I* wasn't even looking for a baby. Um, no? I wasn't really looking for a child. Originally we thought we wanted a little boy between the ages of birth and 9, so Jonathan could have a little brother...but that didn't happen, so we were taking a break from all the adoption nonsense. I was emotionally tired and just done with it all and my caseworker at the agency knew that. Our clearances expired. We developed a routine with our two daughters and our son....ho hum. Then I got a phone call.....Maggie.....we have a baby.....and I don't think I really heard anything else that day....it was all like Charlie Brown's teacher.... waonk wah waonk waonk blah blah do you want her? I had Harriet repeat it. What did you just say? Sure, we'll take her! Then she said, but Maggie, she isn't perfect. Harriet, we'll take her! Maggie, she may be wheel chair dependent? So? You may want to ask Bill......oh....yeah. Ok, I'll call you back. :)
So I call Bill. He said ok! We'll take her! (that was easy!) I call her back, we discuss that this is a domestic adoption that actually costs money (we didn't have, but it worked out) and so on and so forth.
OK, Long story short.
The child does not need a damn wheel chair. The child never needed a damn wheel chair. In fact, the urologist today said are you serious this child has a diagnosis of CP? Really? Honestly. Um, yeah, she does. :)
This child spent 1 month in the NICU. Fought for her LIFE. This child grew and grew and grew. This child endured months and months of physical therapy and occupational therapy so she could run and play without hesitation. She wrote on the walls and instead of chastising her, I smiled, she was using her hands!!!! :) :) :)
She's not perfect. She has a silly left leg and a arm and hand that don't always listen. She has a left eye that sometimes wants to do it's own thing. She has fully adapted around these things and super strengthened her right side. She plays soccer. She runs. She dances. She sings. She writes. She cuts Barbie's hair, she draws on walls. She can do so many things that those doctors said she *may* never do. They had NO idea that Hope just didn't pay any attention to that early prognosis.
Today, we went to the urologist. Hope, at 6, still isn't potty trained. Hope is our youngest child of 4. I will admit, this started affecting ME. I started questioning my parenting. Am I doing something wrong, by not having her trained by now? After just 15 minutes of meeting with the staff today, I was put at ease and reminded that 1. Hope has some issues that my other children did NOT have. 2. Hope is going to need extra time to catch up and 3. IT IS OK. I'm NOT a bad mom. It's NOT my parenting. Hope is doing fabulous. It WILL happen. :) It will. It may not happen today or even tomorrow, but it will happen. She said, that it could very well be directly correlated to Hope's problems with constipation! Who knew this?! I had NO idea. She said that it could prevent Hope from feeling her bladder and knowing when to go to the bathroom! Bless her! I had no idea. Ahhhhhhh......I felt such a relief after 15 minutes with this woman.
So I'm back to blogging. Hope is doing great. I'm thankful that I was chosen to be her Mom. She's such a blessing to me.
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Managing Health and Safety
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012Health and safety really has got a bad name. We seem so tied up with its strictures, some of which seem so ridiculous, that it is becoming a favourite topic of conversation, replacing the weather. Whose fault is this? Is it the Government or the European Union who pass the laws? Or is it the Health and Safety Executive who have responsibility for enforcing this legislation? In truth it is neither. All these bodies set the framework but as for applying it in detail, it is prescribed either by more local authorities such as schools, who are frightened by the prospect of being sued by parents if pupils trip over a crack in the playground, or local government bodies who are wary of providing Christmas decorations in streets in case they fall on or electrocute a passer-by. Indirectly insurance companies and solicitors carry much of the blame, the former for pricing premiums at ridiculous heights and the latter for looking for opportunities to gain money for potential clients. However we ourselves fuel this fear, this compensation climate, by over protecting ourselves to an extent that both risk awareness and common sense are stifled.
At the heart of all health and safety legislation is a wish for everyone to use common sense in order to safeguard themselves and others with whom they come into contact. Unfortunately common sense is not a universally understood concept, therefore legislation defines it for us. You must of course comply with any regulations that are imposed upon you lawfully by bodies who have authority over you, but in the absence of such strictures you need to meet the following basic health and safety legislation.
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act
The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is the basic piece of safety legislation and every manager should become familiar with its contents. Essentially it requires the employer to:
- do all that is reasonably practicable to ensure the health, safety and welfare of employees at work
- safeguard anyone else who comes into contact with the organisation, for example contractors, customers, visitors.
It sets out basic obligations in broad terms but develops them in more specific codes of practice and guidance notes governing, for example, the provision of safe equipment and systems of working; the handling, storage and movement of goods; a safe workplace and exits; a safe and healthy working environment with adequate welfare facilities; and the informing, training and supervision of employees.
Employees themselves are required to:
- comply with health and safety provisions
- take care of the safety of themselves and others
- use the safety equipment provided by their employer.
Employees must not
- be required to pay for anything demanded by law
- be penalised in any way for refusing to undertake anything they believe to be hazardous
- be penalised for pursuing the health and safety interests of themselves or others.
The Act is now augmented by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations If you have not read these two pieces of legislation, do so, or at least study a good guide to them.
Safety experts
You must employ or engage from outside one or more competent persons who are trained and experienced in health and safety matters in order to advise and help you meet your statutory obligations.
Policy statement
You must publish a statement of your organisation's health and safety policy that must include
- a statement of general policy signed and published by the highest level of management, for example the chief executive or site manager
- details of how the organisation implements its policy, for example who is responsible for what, lines of responsibility, safety officers, safety committees and safety representatives
- details of the arrangements for executing the policy, for example everyone's duties, workplace hazards, training and supervisory arrangements.
This policy should be reviewed annually at least, and whenever any changes occur within the organisation that could affect health and safety. The document must be available for every employee to read. A visiting inspector will certainly expect to be given immediate access to it.
Risk assessments
At regular intervals you must:
- inspect your workplace in order to identify and record all risks
- remove those risks, or if that is not practicable
- minimise the risk
- protect employees from them, especially new and temporary workers
- train employees to manage the hazards safely.
Also you must have procedures for dealing with emergencies including rules telling employees what to do and who is in charge.
Safety representatives
If you recognise a trade union you should encourage it to exercise its right to appoint safety representatives, otherwise arrange yourself for representatives to be elected for the purpose. These representatives are entitled to have paid time off work to
- investigate accidents, hazards and health and safety complaints
- make representations to their employer
- carry out workplace inspections
- consult with the enforcing authority and receive information from it
- attend safety committee meetings.
In turn you, the employer, must consult with safety representatives on
- any health and safety measures being introduced
- the health and safety aspects of new technology
- health and safety information and training
- the appointment of the competent persons mentioned above.
Safety committee
Set up a safety committee whose members represent, and are competent to speak on behalf of, employees at all levels and from all parts of your organisation. The committee should:
- maintain a strict regime of safety inspections
- react to any health or safety reports or complaints
- ensure that senior management is advised of the health and safety implications of any new technology or other changes in the workplace
- ensure appropriate training in health and safety of all employees
- monitor the organisation's compliance with its statutory requirements
To ensure the effectiveness of this committee:
- appoint a senior executive as chairperson so that the committee's deliberations are brought to the attention of the senior management group
- instruct the person appointed to keep discussions lively, constructive and to the point
- make clear that members absence from committee meetings will be tolerated only in exceptional circumstances
Reporting of accidents and dangerous occurrences
You must:
- maintain an accident book in which you record details of any accident or injury, however small
- maintain another accident book in which you record all serious incidents including accidents causing more than three days incapacity beyond the day of the accident
- notify your enforcing authority of any serious injury, major accident or dangerous occurrence.
The Health and Safety Executive or your local council's Environmental Health Officers enforce health and safety legislation. They are entitled to enter premises at any time, if necessary accompanied by the police, and have a broad range of inspection powers. A breach of health and safety legislation may result in
- unlimited fines
- imprisonment
- disqualification of a director.
Worried? If so, contact us for details of help we can give in the form of training. Apart from that, from all of us at the learn Centre – have a healthy and safe New Year.


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No. 23 Northern Illinois 38, Kent State 24: Cameron Stingily rushed for a career-best 266 yards as the Huskies stayed unbeaten on the season with a road win over the Golden Flashes.
Stingily also scored twice for Northern Illinois (5-0, 1-0 MAC), which also got 244 yards and two touchdowns passing from Jordan Lynch. Da'Ron Brown had two catches for 72 yards, including a 53-yard score.
Colin Reardon had 209 yards and two touchdowns passing for Kent State (2-4, 1-2). The Huskies outgained the Golden Flashes 698-392, including a 454-147 advantage in rushing yardage.
The Huskies opened the scoring on Stingily's 17-yard scoring run, but the Golden Flashes responded immediately with Dri Archer tying a school record with a 100-yard kickoff return. Northern Illinois went up in the second quarter on Lynch's 53-yard scoring toss to Brown and Stingily's 1-yard touchdown run, but Kent State pulled to within four by halftime when Anthony Melchiori kicked a 24-yard field with 20 seconds to play in the half.
Reardon connected with Tyshon Goode for a 28-yard touchdown hookup less than four minutes into the third to put Kent State on top, 24-21, but the Huskies took the lead for good on James Spencer's 22-yard touchdown run midway through the stanza. Lynch found Spencer for an 11-yard score and Mathew Sims kicked a 31-yard field goal in the fourth as the Huskies pulled away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Lynch had two interceptions in his first 140 pass attempts on the season before throwing two in the span of four attempts against the Golden Flashes. … Archer's 100-yard return matched one by Norman Warren in 1979 as the longest in Kent State history. … Northern Illinois won its seventh straight meeting with the Golden Flashes.