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There's snow business like snow business
Life doesn't get much better than this:
Freezing mornings with glitter and diamonds;
A good long walk in the thick snow
And plenty of play and smiles.
No one snows this better than Oscar.
(OK – I know I'm on thin ice here, so snow more puns!)
For more happy animals, please visit: Camera Critters.
Feeling the joy
Oscar may be over ten years old now,
But he never loses his joy for life –
And teaches me so much
About just living in the moment.
The only sign of spring around here
Is the spring in our steps
As we rush out to play in the snow.
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Golden lace
About a month ago, the ice was finally thick enough
For the snowplough to come and make an ice skating track around the lake.
This was happy news as I was finally able to walk over the lake
To enjoy the beauty of the setting sun
As it cast its net of light
And turned branches into golden lace.
I met a woman out with her camera too –
And for a few minutes, we shared a bond
As we enjoyed the simple gift of the sinking sun.
For more golden skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Leaf ballet
Autumn was short-lived and intense this year.
But last weekend I had an amazing experience.
In the distance, I saw a sunny bower of branches
And a shower of leaves dancing in the wind as they fell to the ground.
I stood under those trees and listened.
The leaves danced and twirled and fluttered down on me,
Sounding like gentle rain as they came to rest on hair, ground and an icy bench.
I like to look for the new beginnings in these ends.
Don't leaf without visiting: Our World.
The faithful companion
She appeared out of the sunlight
Walking stately yet with the limp of old age.
She looked kindly at me and Oscar -
Then turned back.
She waited for her old owner as she hobbled towards us on crutches.
"Please take a picture of Tosca!" she cried.
"She's my only company now that my husband has died."
Her faithful companion posed regally for her portrait
Before returning to her owner's side.
(Today I printed out these two shots on big glossy paper and delivered them to Tosca's house.
Big smiles all round.)
For more regal pets, please visit: Camera Critters.
Sunny side up
I'll be England by the time you read this
(So won't be visiting you all as frequently as usual).
My sister has warned me that there will be plenty of rain.
Weather aside, I'm sure there will be plenty of time for play and laughter –
As long as we remember that we all carry a piece of sunshine within.
Make each day your masterpiece. — John Wooden
For more sunny side up posts, please visit: Our World.
Midsummer roses
Midsummer is one of the biggest holidays in Sweden. It's all about eating and dancing around the maypole. Usually in the rain.
One year, I'm going to photograph it all… But this year, we spent so long at the pool before lunch that we just didn't have the energy to go down to the local celebrations.
We did celebrate the light, the warmth and the sun in our own way.
Life may not always be a dance on roses, but that doesn't stop you from dancing in a shower of rose petals.
It's all about your attitude.
You can complain that roses have thorns.
Or you can rejoice that thorns have roses.
For more midsummer (or midwinter) beauty, please visit: Our World.
Contentment is
A brother and a sister
(My kids)
Enjoying the beauty of sunset
In harmony
And with love.
For more peaceful skies, please visit: Skywatch.
The last of winter
Winter is fading away and spring buds are gently showing their heads,
So now it's time to enjoy the full glory of winter colours:
Majestic and glittering,
A world in silver and white -
And, if you're lucky, a winter explosion of colours.
(All pictures taken in February. Please don't feel sorry for me – spring is already on its way.)
For more colours, please visit: Camera Critters.
Dancing in the dark
My neighbours are used to seeing me out with my camera in all states of dress (and undress).
So, it was no surprise when the next-door neighbour phoned to tell me that there was an interesting sky outside.
We rushed up the hill to see an eerie glow set the water alight with a purple fire.
The key to photographing sunsets is to wait
And listen to the music of nature
While the sky unfolds itself in colour.
And, if we're paying close attention, we can learn from children
Who know how to dance in the dark
Long before adults tell them that there is no music.
For more dancing skies, please visit: Skywatch.
Butterflies of joy
Beautiful butterfly
Shining like mother of pearl
A painting of fleeting delicacy
Poised to fly to freedom
Through the silver rain –
Reminding me that joy comes when you least expect it
And that transformation can lead to great beauty.
For more loveliness, please visit: The Creative Exchange and Communal Global.
Sadly, My World is not continuing but I'd like to continue documenting the small unseen miracles of life here anyway. Rest in peace Klaus Peter.
A swan glided by.
The sun kissed the water with
Its diamond lips.
My heart was full of light.
In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. ~Aaron Rose
For more shimmer, please visit: Camera Critters.
I'm off to enjoy some sun-dazzled times of my own with the family this week — in Disneyland, Paris. Oscar will be with friends, and my blog and I will be taking a rest. See you on Friday!
Sky of love
Is there anything more touching than the love between a little brother and his big sister?
The most precious things in the world are not our possessions but those golden moments that we feel in our hearts.
For more love, please visit: Skywatch.
As many of you know, my world is submerged under white snowstorm skies and a warm blanket of snow at this time of year.
The trick to enjoying a long winter is to capture its treasures.
Bedazzling diamonds glinting in the sun,
Winter twins wearing their diamond tiaras
And there – a miracle!
A ruby jewel lighting up my world.
The latest disaster in Japan shows us that life really is a miracle.
(Healing thoughts go out to all affected in the affected areas.)
For more treasures, please visit: My World.
The igloo
When life gives you snow…
You build an igloo! (Well, at least our neighbour does!)
It was easy this year because of all the snow piled up at the side of his house.
He dug and shovelled and decorated with delightful frosty animals and candles.
How snug to sneak in there, hide yourself away and watch the world go by!
It's a large igloo – it has two rooms.
And a door at the front that comes with hands…
But perhaps the most magical moment is wiggling your way out through the tiny window at the back,
Climbing up to the top of the igloo
And sliding down.
Repeat until tired and bright-eyed and in need of hot chocolate!
For more cool stories, please visit: My World!
The stuff of memories
Memories are like small children wandering along a shore
Or running down a sunlit path towards adventure.
You never know which pebbles they might pick up to store away in their treasure chests.
It might an outing, like this one in summer when we went to England,
Days full of laughter and family and weathered houses over 400 years old.
I feel as if the days are slipping through my fingers so quickly.
Yet in childhood time stands still, even as it is flying past.
Life is a series of moments – both past and present – and what matters most is, perhaps,
Not how many moments you've enjoyed, but how many of those moments took your breath away.
For more stories, please visit: My World.
I'm also linking to Jillsy's Challenge.
It's easy to take freedom for granted if it's never been taken away from you.
As I watch the Chilean miners slowly being lifted up to the surface again- to safety and their loved ones,
The tears running down my face,
I wonder if they feel as if they are up there in the sky
Flying free in the tangled ribbons of the heavens.
I imagine that sunlight and air and freedom never tasted so sweet.
For more stories, please visit: Skywatch.
How to be as happy as a dog
Here are Oscar's tips on how to find joy.
Have fun.
Make space for the spiritual.
And get plenty of love and rest.
For more stories, visit Camera Critters.
The boys of summer
Sometimes a glorious summer evening explodes with sunny delight.
Calling your name so that you have to get out there and enjoy that light.
You rush to get yourself a set of wheels and you're off!
Small or big, gliding is the only way to meet the intense joy of a light night.
And no matter how tough you look, there is still an appreciative spirit inside…
You are never too tough to enjoy a lovely sunset.
It really is all too easy to judge people by the way they look, isn't it?
For more great shots, please visit: My World.
Summer beauty
You know her as Anklebiter #1. This name doesn't really do her justice. For one thing, she turned 9 on Monday and is more a shoulderbiter these days in stature.
The name doesn't really sum up her true nature: kind, funny, warm, compassionate, adorable and extremely generous.
Light of my life.
A true beauty – both on the inside and the outside.
Happy Birthday, my summer treasure!
Brown and agile child, the sun which forms the fruit
And ripens the grain and twists the seaweed
Has made your happy body and your luminous eyes
And given your mouth the smile of water.
Pablo Neruda
For more beauties, please check out: My World.
Sunlit joys
A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked.
Anais Nin
I've been bottling the sunlight and catching dazzling rainbows to take out and enjoy when winter seems long.
I've collected diamonds from the snow and weaved them into a necklace for you.
If we take the time to look around, we can find our joy – every day.
How are you going to fill your heart with happiness today?
It's the simple things
It's the simple moments in life that transform an ordinary day into something extraordinary – like unexpected beams of sunlight. Or the generosity of others.
The delightful Soul Aperture came up with the ingenious idea of getting people to write about the simple things in life. She donated one dollar for every comment or post that people linked to her challenge and ended up giving 180 dollars to a charity in Haiti.
I missed out on this last weekend, but Enchanted Oak has taken up the challenge once again and promised to donate two dollars for each participating blog to Heartline, a charity in Haiti. So, if you feel like writing for a great cause, then meet the challenge head-on here.
The simple things in life – a celebration:
The goodness of…
a kind friend, an affectionate dog, the taste of rain on the tongue
the cooling of clear river water on hot summer feet
Conversation, love, a needed hug
Compassion and kindness and
The unexpected generosity of a warm spring day,
The smile of a stranger,
A kind deed that goes by unnoticed but brightens the day of someone who needs it.
The sheer delight of…
Snowflakes on eyelashes,
Sun shimmering on snow,
Handfuls of dazzling sunshine and the laughter of children.
The perfect cinnamon swirl of my daughter's ear,
The pearly rainbow of a shell,
And the radiant toothy smile of my son.
Big brown puppy eyes, glorious sunsets
Family, friends, a warm home.
Small children's hands in mine,
The whisper of I love you.


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The Power to bring the Geulah
Monday, May 09, 2005
Yeranen Yaakov has a post up that points to this poster (below), which reads:
With 600,000 from Israel (the Jewish nation) entering the Gates of Jerusalem, they have the power to bring the Geulah (complete redemption) - from the great and holy sage the Gaon of Vilna, his book Kol HaTur, Perek Vav.
(Free, and probably poor, translation.)
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Third World countries that compete for rich foreign residents and direct foreign investment could assure themselves of a substantial competitive edge by granting secondary citizenship to those who invest a certain amount in the country.
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Seeing the Forest Orchard for the Trees
Inner city, core neighborhoods must be strengthened if Tulsa is to thrive as a progressive city
We sat around tables in the basement of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, chattering excitedly as we played with markers, scissors, construction paper and glue sticks.
We weren't there to make collages or paper dolls. We were 99 Tulsans -- the largest turnout so far for a PLANiTULSA small-area workshop. We were there to develop a plan, gluing buildings of various types onto enormous maps that covered more than a square mile between 6th and 15th Streets, Peoria and Lewis Avenues.
The workshop, held on Feb. 18, took its name from Forest Orchard, the neighborhood between 11th Street, the Broken Arrow Expressway, Peoria, and Utica. It's an area that has yet to see the sort of revival that has happened on the south side of the B.A. The expressway, the Hillcrest medical complex, and the proximity to downtown and Cherry Street present both challenges and opportunities.
The broader square-mile map area has been sliced and diced by expressways, with I-244 and the Broken Arrow Expressway dividing neighborhoods and cutting residential areas off from the commercial districts that once served them. The Inner Dispersal Loop isolates the area from downtown.
In addition to Forest Orchard, the map covered Tracy Park and Terrace Drive neighborhoods, the Hillcrest medical complex, Cherry Street, and parts of North Maple Ridge, Swan Lake, Yorktown, Gillette, Kendall-Whittier and the Pearl District.
The Union Pacific Railroad cuts diagonally from the southeast, where it leaves the median of the B.A., to northwest, where it crosses the IDL into downtown. Industrial facilities and warehouses line the track, which once belonged to the Missouri Kansas and Texas (MK&T, or Katy) Railroad.
Sixth, 11th, 13th and 15th Streets and Peoria, Utica, and Lewis Avenues are the main through streets. Along those streets, particularly where they intersect, you're likely to find some traditional neighborhood commercial buildings that have been rehabbed and reused on Cherry Street.
The area began to develop in the first decade of the 20th century, and by 1910 it was connected to downtown by two streetcar lines -- Tulsa Street Railway along Quincy to 15th St. and the Oklahoma Union Traction Railway along 11th and St. Louis to Orcutt Park (now Swan Lake Park).
The map area lost about half of its population between 1960 and 2000. The core of the area -- Census Tract 34, the half-square mile between Peoria and Lewis, 11th and 15th -- dropped in population from 4,496 in 1960 to 2,413 in 2000.
According to the opening presentation, the map area has about 13,000 people in about 6,200 households. Two-thirds of the households are in rental housing -- citywide that's only true of 45 percent of households.
Fruits of the Earth
At the workshop, I shared a table with residents of Tracy Park and the Pearl District, a couple who own a business near 12th and Peoria, a real estate agent from Maple Ridge Riverside, and former City Councilor Maria Barnes, who lives in Terrace Drive and is a long-time leader in the Kendall-Whittier neighborhood.
After about 90 minutes of cutting and pasting chips (representing different types of development) onto the map, each table presented its map to the rest of the workshop. Although each table worked independently, the maps were remarkably consistent. Themes like walkability, connectivity, preservation and mixed-use development recurred again and again.
Fregonese Associates, the lead consultants for the PLANiTULSA process, will digitize the information on the maps and analyze the frequency with which a given chip was placed on the maps. That analysis will take some time, but I can tell you about the concepts that guided the way our table placed buildings on the map.
Implement the Pearl District plan. Citizens and planners have developed some exciting concepts for regenerating the neighborhood just east of downtown as a walkable, urban district with a mixture of homes, retail and workplaces. The Pearl District plan includes an innovative approach to stormwater management, which we discussed in last week's column (see "Buried Treasure" online at urbantulsa.com). The plan was just adopted a few years ago, so we didn't feel the need to re-plan it.
Prefer restoration to replacement. This area was built in a dense, mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly way. We can recreate that by restoring existing buildings and filling in the gaps. We don't need or want wholesale demolition and new construction.
Protect stable single-family neighborhoods and historic districts from encroachment. There are four neighborhoods with historic preservation zoning along southern edge of the map -- North Maple Ridge, Swan Lake, Yorktown and Gillette. Tracy Park is on the National Register of Historic Places, although it isn't protected by HP zoning. The Terrace Drive neighborhood, between Utica and Lewis on either side of the B.A., has suffered some erosion as the 11th and Utica medical corridor expanded, but it is still largely intact. Stability is important to the continued health of these neighborhoods.
Protect classic brick apartment buildings. These two- and three-story apartment buildings constructed before World War II should be preserved and renovated, rather than knocked down and replaced. The style mixes well with single-family homes and provides affordable housing near jobs and transportation. This kind of building increases density without overwhelming the neighborhood with traffic and parking problems the way high-rise housing would.
Protect classic commercial buildings. There are still plenty of solid early 20th Century retail buildings that come right up to the sidewalks along the arterial streets. They should be restored to serve as models for infill retail development.
Add small-scale, mixed-use buildings along Peoria, Utica, 11th and 6th. Fill in the gaps along these arteries with two- to four-story buildings that have retail on the ground floor, with apartments and offices above. Ground level retail will provide a continuous street wall, while apartments on the upper floors will help repopulate the area.
Put mid-rise mixed-use development where the railroad crosses 11th and Lewis. This could be a prime location for future transit-oriented development.
Build retail and improve the pedestrian experience around Murdock Villa and the Hillcrest corridor. Murdock Villa, owned by the Tulsa Housing Authority, is a multistory building that serves people with physical disabilities. Residents have limited nearby options for shopping and eating out. I'm told that it's not unusual to see someone going down the street in a scooter or power wheelchair, heading to the nearest supermarket a mile away.
Replacing defunct car dealerships and vacant lots with stores and restaurants would serve Murdock Villa residents as well as Hillcrest employees, patients and visitors. Traffic calming measures, better lighting and better sidewalks and ramps would make it safer and easier to get between homes, medical buildings, and retail.
Build a police substation to serve the area. 11th Street divides the area between the Gilcrease (North) and Riverside (Southwest) divisions of the Tulsa Police Department. A visible and unified police presence near 11th and Utica would help both the perception and reality of crime in the area.
Emphasize St. Louis Ave. as a pedestrian link. When they built the B.A., they provided for an overpass at St. Louis Ave., making it the only residential street that isn't cut off by the expressway. St. Louis links the Pearl District, the Hillcrest complex, Forest Orchard, and Cherry Street. We felt that something should be done to make the connection easier to find for pedestrians, cyclists, and local auto traffic. One idea was anchor the north end of the connection, replacing surface parking on the east side of St. Louis between 11th and 12th with mid-rise, mixed-use development.
Another table proposed several more places where pedestrians could safely cross the B.A. One group suggested removing the east leg of the IDL (Inner Disperal Loop), replacing it with a parkway, thus reconnecting the target area with downtown.
Such a radical change may never happen, but it reflects an important reality: A healthy downtown can't happen without healthy neighborhoods around it.
In its heyday, downtown served the retail needs of nearly 200,000 people within a five-mile radius. The expressway system, designed by the planners of the 1950s in hopes of saving downtown, made it easier for people to live in the suburbs and work downtown. The offices stayed downtown but retail followed residents to the edge of town.
Healthy, thriving near-downtown neighborhoods, offering a variety of living options over a wide range of prices, are essential to recreating central Tulsa as a vital, interconnected, walkable and livable urban place.
The citizen planners in the First Lutheran Church basement have set their bold visions for making that happen.
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Washington, August 31 : Lindsay Lohan has been asked to host the season opener of 'Saturday Night Live,' it has been revealed.
A source told Radar Online that the 27-year-old actress has definitely considered doing it, as she loves the show and the people in it.
Lohan, who has recently been released from her rehab stint, has hosted the hit NBC show five times till now.
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In a video deposition played for the jury on Friday in the Tracy Shue vs. USAA Life Insurance Company lawsuit, Col. Philip Shue's ex-wife, Nancy Timpson Shue, invoked her Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate herself when she was asked questions as to whether she, her husband, or her son had anything to do with the Colonel's death.
Nancy Shue held one million dollars in life insurance on Philip Shue's life. According to Lt. Roger Anderson, former Deputy in the Kendall County Sheriff's Department and lead investigator in the local investigation of Col. Shue's death, Florida residents Nancy Shue Timpson and her husband, Lt. Col. Don Timpson were suspects in the alleged murder of Shue. Lt. Col. Timpson is a pilot and a member of the Air Force Special Forces Unit.
Shue allegedly received two letters warning him that his former wife and her current husband were plotting to kill him.
When asked by defense attorney Bill Ford if anyone from the Sheriff's Department had travelled to Florida to investigate the Timpsons' possible involvement in the death of Shue, Anderson replied that the Sheriff's Department did not have the resources to travel and he had relied on the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations, OSI, to conduct the investigation in Florida. Although the OSI interviewed Nancy Timpson on two occasions, Anderson claimed that he had received only a one page summary of the interviews. An OSI report did contain information that Don Timpson maintained an extensive weaponry collection.
Col. Philip Shue died on April 16, 2003 and just five days later Nancy Shue filed a claim on her half-million dollar USAA life insurance policy on her former husband.
Just prior to his death, Shue changed his will, disinheriting both his former wife and their son Jeffrey. Shue had always contended that Jeffrey was not his biological son. In other testimony, Ron Shoe, Philip Shue's cousin, testified that Nancy "was pregnant when they got married," and that while married to Shue "she had a reputation for infidelity."
Shoe also testified that Nancy Shue called the funeral home during the memorial service demanding a copy of Shue's death certificate.
In other testimony, military psychiatrist Dr. Roy Marsh said that Shue had visited informally with him in October, 1999 after receiving the first alleged threat letter. Shue showed Dr. Marsh the letter and complained that he was frightened and suffering from insomnia and anxiety.
Shue visited Dr. Marsh again in December, 1999 and seemed to be less anxious. Marsh testified that Shue told him that he had written to USAA requesting that the life insurance policy be cancelled and had also sent a letter to his former wife requesting that she cancel the policy. Marsh also stated that Shue had not yet approached law enforcement.
In January, 2000, Shue again saw Marsh who testified that Shue was "much more distraught, tearful, anxious, and worried about being harmed."
Monica Escobar, a USAA Member Service Representative at the time, responded to Shue's letter requesting cancellation of the policy, stating that "only the owner may cancel a life insurance policy." The response suggested that Shue "discuss these issues with your attorney, the Judge Advocate General's office, or local law enforcement."
Texas law does provide that life insurance policies can be cancelled in the instance of fraud, and Tracy Shue's lead attorney, Jason Davis, contends that murder in order to collect on life insurance constitutes fraud.
USAA Life Insurance Company attorney Bill Ford has stated that its only obligation was to pay the proceeds of the policy and went over and beyond its duty by advising Shue to seek legal or law enforcement assistance.
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I recently moved into an apt and learned that the bldg had (has?) bedbugs. The landlord says they had a exterminator come and treat the whole bldg, at least 2 sessions. Then followed up with a K9 inspection and cleared the property. And he says there will be prevenitive spraying quarterly. BUT, Im nervous and considering breaking my lease and getting the hell out. Im also angry because they only brought this information up after I sighned a lease and payed the first month and deposit. I guess my question(s) is do I take his word and risk it? can you really get rid of them for good? Can anyone relate to this situation? This is my first experience with this issue and I'm freaking out.
There was a NY Times article a while back where a lawyer said that every big building in NYC has had to deal with BB. Some people have taken this (erroneously, I'd guess) as as "every building in NYC" has BB crawling over everything (therefore, we're not doing anything). Best I'd advise is to find out what neighbors say about the building's response to these and other problems. Look over the building itself and try to judge if it's run by people who have their act together. I hope this helps.
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The White House on Thursday demanded a vote to confirm President Barack Obama's pick for Pentagon chief this week and accused Republicans of sending a bad signal to US allies by delaying his appointment.
As the political standoff escalated, a top Democrat said his party may not have the votes to drive through Hagel's nomination as defense secretary before the Senate goes into a weeklong recess.
White House spokesman Joshua Earnest said the delay had jeopardized Hagel's planned appearance at a NATO ministerial meeting next week in Brussels, with NATO powers to discuss the pullout from Afghanistan.
"It is difficult to explain to our allies exactly why that is happening. It also sends a signal to our men and women in uniform," Earnest said.
"We need our new defense secretary to be there," he said, branding the Republican procedural tactics "unconscionable".
Before allowing a vote, Republicans had demanded more information on Hagel's finances and on Obama's role in responding to an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year that killed the US ambassador and three other US citizens.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Democrat, responded by trying to force a vote on the nomination, but he will need five Republicans to get to the 60 votes needed to overcome the blocking tactics.
Without such a filibuster, presidential nominations require a simple majority of senators in the 100-seat chamber - a barrier Hagel is almost sure to surpass.
Reid accused Republicans of acting like children over Hagel, saying it was "shocking" they would do so while the US was at war.
"The filibuster of senator Hagel's nomination is unprecedented," Reid said. "For the sake of our national security, it's time to put aside this political theater - and that's what it is."
Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told AFP that it was unclear whether Hagel will get the 60 votes this week.
"We don't know. ... You're never sure until the vote," said Levin.
Hagel's hopes of swift confirmation appear to rest with his one-time friend and colleague Senator John McCain, who sharply criticized Hagel at a confirmation hearing and has not yet made clear whether he would support a filibuster.
McCain's fellow Republican hawk Senator Lindsey Graham suggested that he would drop his delaying tactics only after the Senate returns from a weeklong recess in the week of Feb 25.
Both men on Thursday got a letter from the White House with new details of Obama's actions on the night of the attack by militants on the consulate in Benghazi, which killed four people, including US Ambassador Chris Stevens.
It confirmed that then-secretary of state Hillary Clinton had called Mohammed Megaryef, president of the Libyan national assembly, on the night of the Benghazi attack, but Obama had not.
Graham had argued that the extra weight of a demand by the US president, at a time when the consulate was under siege, might have mobilized Libyan forces more quickly and saved some American lives.
According to the letter from White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler, Obama spoke to Megaryef on the night after the attack.
The letter prompted Graham to say he might drop resistance to a confirmation vote after the Senate break, a move which would clear the path for Hagel.
But he added a qualifier, saying "unless there's some bombshells, unless he (said) that the Israeli government is bloodsucking vampires or something like that, I got a feeling I'd be OK".
Hagel was picked to replace outgoing Pentagon chief Leon Panetta at a time of rising tension in Middle East hotspots, budget battles at home, and after this week's nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Panetta spent his last day at work on Thursday before returning to his home in California, but he will formally retain the responsibilities of defense secretary until his successor is confirmed.
Several Republicans have taken issue with Hagel's public stances in recent years on Iran, nuclear weapons, Israel and the US troop surge in Iraq.
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Tuesday March 17, 2009
libation \ly-BAY-shun\
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1. The act of pouring a liquid (usually wine) either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice to some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.
2. A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage.
3. An act or instance of drinking.
Hearing that the train had lost one of its engines and that the remainder of the trip would be very slow, I headed for the bar car for a libation and a snack or two to soothe my growing hunger pangs.
-- Lawrence Van Gelder, "Tales of Flying Cars and Trees", New York Times, May 28, 2000
Giving careful packing instructions to his Sherpas who would befreighting the spirits to his Base Camp, Todd more than half-anticipated some nights when the libation might serve to take off the edge.
-- Anatoli Boukreev and G. Weston DeWalt, The Climb
Libation is from Latin libatio, from libare, "to take a little from anything, to taste, to pour out as an offering."
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In mid 2012 the first Concorde Motorhome (Liner Plus 1060 GMax) with integrated small car garage (Fiat 500) and completely homologated to Australian standards will be ready at Concorde's huge Aschbach facility in Germany. Late July 2012 it will be in Australia for viewing.
Concorde is the largest supplier of luxury motorhomes in Europe and has models ranging from the smaller 6.93m Credo through to the truly prestigious 11.5m Liner Plus. If quality and luxury are important in your freedom purchase we hope you look around the website for the Concorde model that fits your special requirements.
The model line up is extensive. All are constructed with Germanic craftsmanship, quality fixtures, latest technology, passion and experience.
Our company - Concorde Motorhomes (Australia) Pty Ltd - has been working with the German manufacturer to ensure a no compromise line up for Australian and New Zealand.
Our website shows the entire range. We anticipate a small number of Liner Plus models will be available in the latter part of 2012. If you would like to know more please register your interest on any model.
In the past, operating a larger motorhome with a small vehicle for exploring towns has meant towing a car. The length of this combination can be a hassle when turning or reversing. Europe has embraced the integrated small car garage for a decade or more.
A visit to the Caravan Salon Expo in Dusseldorf, Germany will demonstrate the popularity of the concept with 15-20 manufacturers catering to demand.
The legendary Concorde Charisma III can be driven on a car license and has an on-board garage for a Smart ForTwo. Larger Concorde motorhome models can carry Smart, Fiat, Toyota, Mini and VW compact cars but do require a medium rigid license. We can assist with license upgrade advice if required.
Concorde is an innovator. The flat floor throughout the motorhome is a first, as is the optimised driving position, a feature of all the integrated models.
Credo Emotion (Integrated) has the Fiat Ducato / ALKO chassis. Credo Passion, (Integrated), Credo Action (Alcove) and Carver, (integrated) use Iveco Daily chassis and can have varying power and weight capacities.
Charisma Classic, (Integrated) depending on the payload and towing capacity required can be had with Iveco Daily, Iveco Eurocargo or MAN TGL.
Concorde Cruiser (Alcove) and Concorde Liner (Integrated) are based on the very popular Eurocargo chassis. All of these base vehicle types are well serviced throughout Australia.
Charisma III is the first of the car garage possible motorhomes. The base can be Iveco Daily, Iveco Eurocargo or MAN TGL – again to individual requirements.
Concorde Cruiser C1 (Alcove) uses the MAN TGL chassis with either 4.6l or 6.9l engines and 8 tonne or 10 tonne chassis. Cruiser CI can pull heavy trailers and carry the Smart on-board.
Concorde Liner Plus goes all the way to 11.5 metres. In this beauty, the options list allows you to create a motorhome however you desire. Smart car, BMW Mini and a few in between – your choice. Iveco Eurocargo, MAN TGL or MAN TGM chassis.
For motorsport enthusiasts, Concorde devotees include Sebastian Vettel (Formula 1 world driving champion), and Sebastien Loeb (World Rally champ) amongst many others.
Throughout the full range, options to 'individualise' your motorhome for luxury and performance are endless.
All Concorde models can be had with automatic transmission.
Premier quality motorhomes. Deluxe styling, premium finish. View the Concorde model range now. Browse the motorhome floor plans and galleries. Ask the questions! We hope the answer for you will be 'Concorde'. We're Passionate about Motorhomes.
Concorde motorhomes set the pace in the luxury class of motorhomes. For us, this is a distinction that motivates us even more. It is our claim to present you the best Concorde motorhomes we have ever built with our models 2012. Practical concepts, artisanal precision, high-quality workmanship and designs reflecting your requirements - just everything you need to make a real holiday of your journey in a Concorde.
You will become aware of this whenever you find at first go what you are looking for in your Concorde, even if it is only the perfectly positioned light switch. It's the details that show our compassion in building motorhomes. Just take a closer look!
The longitudinal bed in the alcove of the new Cruiser Daily is a genuine innovation and, already at first sight, a place for you to relax. Comfortable mattresses with a high-quality spring support, a large roof hatch, the two side windows, lots of spotlights in the rear and the storage compartments - here, everything has been attuned to match your needs. The first Concorde coachbuilt with longitudinal beds highlights what our developers demand of themselves with this product, too - realizing motorhomes from passion.
Something you won't find in any Concorde motorhome is a shower room. All our models are equipped with the Concorde premium bathroom or divided bathroom. We wish to offer you as much space as you like for your holiday. A typical example is the shower. It is spacious and pleasant, gets much light through the roof hatch and makes your day start cheerfully. There are a sturdy acrylic glass glider door, a skid resistant floor, a shower mixer with a height-adjustable wall rail and a designer rain shower (optional). It is our concern that you feel at home during your vacation. Whenever you take a shower, the water pressure will make you feel it.
The living area is the soul of each motorhome. Here you spend most of your time; here you want to feel at ease. The rear suite in the Cruiser Daily is generously designed, with comfortable bolsters and a flexible slide table. What you will see at second sight are numerous spotlights and flexible LED lights that will brighten your cosy holiday evenings. Large wall units positioned round the suite provide for all the storage space you may wish for in a motorhome.


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OK with teenage girls buying morning-after pills?
While a majority of Americans do not think teenage girls should be able to buy morning-after birth control pills off a drug store shelf, more than a third think it is OK. In a Poll Position national scientific telephone survey, 51% of respondents said teenage girls should not be able to buy morning-after pills off a drug store shelf, 37% said it is OK, while 12% did not have an opinion or were undecided on the issue.
Young people, in the 18-29 year old category, were most in favor with 65% saying teenage girls should be able to buy morning-after birth control pills off the drug store shelf, 23% did not approve, 13% had no opinion.
Republicans were most against the idea with 68% saying teenage girls should not be able to purchase morning-after birth control pills off a drug store shelf, 26% thought it was OK, and 6% offered no opinion.
Women were more opposed to the idea than men with 55% of women saying no to teenage girls buying the pills off a drug store shelf, 34% of women said it was OK with them, 11% had no opinion. Among men, 47% were against teenage girls buying the morning-after pill off the shelf, 34% of men said it was OK with them, 15% did not have an opinion.
Poll Position's scientific telephone survey of 1,356 registered voters nationwide was conducted December 11, 2011 and has a margin of error of ±3%. Poll results are weighted to be a representative sampling of all American adults.
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The online companion poll in which you can vote provides unscientific results, meaning it's a tally of participating Poll Position users, not a nationally representative sampling.
Poll Position is committed to transparency and upholding the highest professional standards in its polling, explaining why we provide you with the crosstabs of our scientific polls. Crosstabs provide a breakdown of survey participants by age, race, gender, and political affiliation. Here are the crosstabs for this poll: Poll Position Crosstabs-Morning after pill
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Small and medium-size businesses are increasingly using Twitter for advertising and promotion, according to the latest edition of BIA/Kelsey's Local Commerce Monitor survey.
The survey, which tracks how SMB advertisers in the US are evolving their media usage to gain and retain customers, found that nearly 1 in 4 SMBs – or 24.3% – used Twitter for advertising and promotion. This is up from 22% of SMBs in 2012 and 16.1% in 2011.
Additionally, approximately one third of the SMBs surveyed rated Twitter's return on investment as excellent (between 10-19 times spend) or extraordinary (more than 20x spend), as seen in the graph below. Comparatively, only 25% and 17.1% of SMBs in 2012 and 2011, respectively, rated their return on investment as excellent or extraordinary.
BIA'Kelsey's survey also found that SMB increasingly believe that Facebook is worth their advertising investment. One-third of SMBs – 34.1% – perceived the return on investment on Facebook pages as excellent or extraordinary in 2013, compared to 29.4% in 2012 and 23.1% in 2011.
It's fantastic to see that SMBs are increasingly catching on to social media's marketing potential, but there is still a lot of work for local marketing partners to do in terms of educating SMBs on the audience and reach of social and other digital mediums, evaluating which marketing channels fit best, and helping them choose the most effective ways to reach customers.
Check out more insights from the survey over at BIA/Kelsey's Local Media Watch blog.


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Pilot Study Shows Many Children with Liver Transplants from Parents Can Safely Stop Using Anti-Rejection Drugs
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Physicians at three transplant centers have found in a pilot study that a majority of children who receive liver tissue from a parent can eventually stop using immunosuppression (anti-rejection) medications safely. These drugs, which tamp down natural immune function, have been linked to a bevy of complications, including cancer, diabetes, hypertension and kidney failure.
In the study, published in the January 18, 2012, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the researchers also found three clinical factors that appear to predict which pediatric liver transplant patients are most likely to do well if the medications are withdrawn.
"These findings bring us closer to the Holy Grail of transplant medicine, which is to give a patient an organ and then taper off use of drugs that prevent rejection," says co-author Steven J. Lobritto, M.D., associate clinical professor of pediatrics and medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and medical director of pediatric liver transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
"We try to minimize use of these drugs as much as we can now, but all of us in the pediatric transplant community would love to identify those patients who can go off the medications completely and those who shouldn't," he says.
Several of Dr. Lobritto's pediatric patients participated in the study, which was led by researchers at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). Patients from UCSF and from Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago also participated.
These institutions and others expect to launch a larger, 150-patient study to investigate withdrawal from immunosuppression in a wider variety of pediatric liver transplant patients. The technique has been tried in transplanted adults but without significant success, Dr. Lobritto adds.
The current study enrolled 20 children and found that 12 of them (60 percent) were able to maintain their transplanted livers for close to three years or more after discontinuing immunosuppression. (The study follow-up is continuing.) The other eight children were placed back on the medications after their livers showed signs of rejection, restoring the health of their livers.
While previous research has shown that withdrawing immunosuppression is possible in children, the current study showed the highest benefit ever achieved, Dr. Lobritto says. He adds that the study deliberately selected patients expected to have a good response, so that the investigators could determine how best to predict benefit. "This was a rigorous trial with a great deal of monitoring," he says.
All of the patients had received liver tissue donated by a parent. They were a median age of 6.9 months at transplant and about 8.5 years when they participated in the study. Most of them (16 out of 20) were transplanted because they were born with an injured bile duct that quickly led to liver failure.
"The liver is the most forgiving of organs because it has the ability to recover from injury and regenerate," says Dr. Lobritto.
Immunosuppressant drugs were tapered off over a period of 36 weeks or more, and the patients were closely monitored. During withdrawal and for three months afterward, all patients received liver function tests every two weeks and visited their physicians every three months. They then had monthly liver tests and biannual clinic visits for two years, followed by liver tests every two months and annual clinic visits. Four liver biopsies were taken.
The close monitoring resulted in the discovery of three clinical factors that predicted which patients could withdraw from their medications without repercussions: a longer time between transplant and withdrawal, absence of liver inflammation, and the absence of C4D activity in the liver.
In the next study, physicians expect to enroll more broadly, including children who received a deceased donor liver. "Given what we find, we may be able to tailor this technique to other transplanted organs that children receive," Dr. Lobritto says. "Not being exposed to the side effects of these drugs is a good thing, and we hope more children will eventually benefit."
The Immune Tolerance Network, an international clinical research consortium founded by the National Institutes of Health, funded the study.
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, the Immune Tolerance Network, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the National Institutes of Health also participated.


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Puppet magic beneath War Horse at Theatre Royal
PITY Craig Leo's starring role in the theatre event of the decade – the better he gets, the more he goes unnoticed.
He is charged with helping bring Joey, the equine hero of War Horse, to life in Plymouth.
The stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel of the same name owes much of its global success to the work of Craig and fellow Handspring puppeteers.
The Devon author has led the applause for Craig and co, admitting he initially thought using life-size puppets would be absurd but that he was struck by the "magic" when he saw them in action.
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"It's a combination of the technical aspect and the performance of the team," says Craig, who operates Joey's head as one of three working on the horse.
"It's about the manipulation of an object and the audience's perception of that object, an incredible bringing together of various disciplines, working together to make an animal breathe into being on a stage."
Puppets, Craig argues, can actually be more effective than actors on stage.
"A puppet's desire is to live and keep living," he says, turning philosophical.
"The most difficult thing for an actor to do on stage is to die, because they are so obviously alive.
"With a puppet you engage the audience more. With Joey, three people are investing all their imagination to bring a horse to life – helped by the lighting and the sound – and when the audience invests in that too, when they believe, it is something special, something so powerful."
Handspring gained a worldwide profile through their work on the National Theatre adaptation of the story of a Devon farm horse who is "enlisted" in World War I.
But the South African company already had an unrivalled reputation for imagination, innovation and technical mastery within the theatre world before that collaboration began in 2007.
That was built on shows such as Tall Horse, a show about a giraffe, the first Handspring project in which Craig was involved.
The 43-year-old from Cape Town had worked in circus and in puppetry and the company needed somebody with experience of both. He had to walk on stilts while operating the giant stage creature.
"War Horse is the most technically difficult show I have worked on, though," says Craig. "Physically it is the most challenging.
"The horses are life-size and even though they use light materials (cane, aluminium and hides, plus steel cables) they are quite heavy and they are very technically difficult to operate.
"They have to be powerful at times and they have to gallop, but they must also appear sensitive – the ears are so important in that. They move just like a real horse's ears."
Each set of hand-crafted animals for a War Horse production takes about a year to make and although the puppets are robust, two technicians are back stage constantly in case running repairs are needed.
That hand-made, hand-operated touch also brings a sense of period to the production, says Craig.
"It was an age of levers, pulleys and cables. I think being able to see the 'skeleton' at times is part of the magic as well.
"The audience can see the gaps and fill that space with their imagination."
The sold-out run of War Horse continues at The Lyric, the Theatre Royal Plymouth's main stage, from until Saturday, October 12.
Michael Morpurgo will read an abridged version in War Horse: Only Remembered in The Lyric on October 13.
Read our theatre critic Roger Malone's review of War Horse in next week's What's On.


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England Cheshire Cheshire Parishes Over
Guide to Over, Cheshire family history and genealogy: parish registers (baptism, christening, marriage, and burial records), civil registration (birth, marriage, and death records), census records, history, wills, cemetery, online transcriptions and indexes, an interactive map and websites.Contents |
Parish History
OVER, is a small town, a township, and a sub-district in Northwich district, and a parish partly also in Nantwich district, Cheshire. The town stands near the river Weaver, 2½ miles W of Winsford railway station, and 4¼ miles W of Middlewich; it has a post-office under Middlewick, there are three churches, and four dissenting chapels. The parish church, or St. Chad's, stands about a mile S of the town; St. John's church serves for a section of the parish formed into a chapelry in 1864. The dissenting chapels are Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist, and United Free Methodist.
The township contains also Swanlow hamlet, includes part of Whitegate parish. The parish contains also the townships of Low Oulton and Wettenhall. The Wesleyan chapel is in Swanlow; and the Primitive Methodist chapel is in Wettenhall.[1]
St Chad's Church, Over is in the town of Winsford, Cheshire, England. It was formerly in the separate town of Over, but with the growth of Winsford it has become part of this town. Over, St. Chad, Church Hill was an ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Low Oulton and Wettenhall and parts of Marton (near Winsford) and Over. Extended in 1876 to include the township of Darnhall. The church originates from the 14th century and it has been modified on a number of occasions.
Whitegate, St. Mary (C of E). An ancient parish church, originally serving the townships of Darnhall and parts of Marton (near Winsford), Over and Weaverham cum Milton. Registers of Baptisms 1565–1932, Marriages 1565–1942 and Burials 1565–1951 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office
Winsford, Christ Church (C of E), High Street.
Over, St. John the Evangelist (C of E), Delamere Street. Founded 1863 as the parish church for part of Over. Registers of Baptisms 1863–1980, Marriages 1863–1982 and Burials 1868–1970 have been deposited at the Cheshire Record Office
Sandiway, St John the Evangelist (C of E). The parish church for part of Over since 1935.
Census records
Census records from 1841-1891 are available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. The first film number is 241236. To view these census images online, they are available through the following websites for a fee ($) or free:
- FamilySearch has some of the British Censuses available.
- FindMyPast ($) has all available census records including images, and is free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and some public and academic libraries.
- Ancestry.co.uk ($) has now all available census records but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and at numerous public and academic libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com.
- The Genealogist.co.uk ($) has all available censuses and is free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries.
- FreeCen is a UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions.
Church records
Over St Chad parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials have been indexed by the following groups:
BIVRI = British Isles Vital Records Index (Ancestry) - (£)[2] | |||||
FS PR's =FamilySearch Parish Registers | |||||
FS BT's = FamilySearch Bishops Transcripts |
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FS PR's | 1558-1909 |
1559-1912 |
1558-1917 |
1600-1837 |
1599-1876 |
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Parish registers for Over, 1558-1929 Cheshire Record Office call number: P146/1/1-4, 2/1-5, 3/1-4, 4, 5/1-4.
Cheshire parish registers are available online in Family Search Historic Records
Parish registers Content | FHL Film |
Baptisms, 1558-1700. Marriages, 1558-1700. Burials, 1558-1733. | BRITISH 2105096 Items 6 - 7 |
Baptisms, 1700-1911. Marriages, 1700-January 1783. Burials, 1732-1812. | BRITISH 2105305 |
Marriages, February 1772-1912. Marriage banns, 1863-1929. Burials, 1813-November 1848. | BRITISH 2105306 |
Burials, July 1848-1917. | BRITISH 2105307 Items 1 - 3 |
Bishop's transcripts for Over, 1588-1876 Cheshire, Church of England, Bishop's transcripts are available online in FamilySearch Historic Records Cheshire Record Office number: EDB/162
Bishop's transcripts Content | FHL Film |
Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1588, 1600, 1607, 1609, 1613-1615, 1617-1620, 1623-1630, 1633-1637, 1641, 1658-1660, 1662-1666, 1668-1671, 1673-1677, 1679-1685, 1687-1689, 1696-1763, 1766-1818. | BRITISH 1751482 Items 2 - 5 |
Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1816-1833. | BRITISH 1751483 |
Burials, 1833. Baptisms, marriages, burials, 1834-1837. Baptisms, burials, 1838-1871. | BRITISH 1751484 |
Burials, 1871-1876. Baptisms, 1872-1876. | BRITISH 1751485 Item 1 |
Note that the change of Over to Winsford involves the later church of Christ Church, Winsford, which became known as St. Chad's, Over in 1939. That church has records at Chester Record Office number P318.
Non-Conformist Churches
Ways Green, St. Joseph (Roman Catholic). Founded 1949.
Over, St. Paul's Methodist Church (Free). Built in 1836 on Over Lane, rebuilt in 1877 on High Street, closed in 1977. Registers 1868–1977 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
Over, Central Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1842 on Chapel Street, rebuilt in 1871 on High Street, closed in 1976. Registers 1861–1976 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
Over, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), Swanlow Lane. Built in 1861, closed in 1954. Registers 1925–1949 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
Over, Methodist Chapel (Primitive), Chester Road. Built in 1876.
Over, Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan), High Street. Built in 1883, closed in 1977. Registers 1887–1977 are at the Cheshire Record Office.
Meadowbank, Methodist Chapel (Primitive). Built in 1897.
Over, St. Andrew's Methodist Chapel. Opened 1977.
Over, United Reformed Church (Independent/Congregational), Swanlow Lane. Built in 1814.
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from 1 July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. Here are two excellent Internet sites with birth, marriage and death indexes available:
Registration Districts
- Northwich
Poor Law Unions
Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Cheshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
see also England Cheshire Probate Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Web sites
- ↑ Wilson, John Marius, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72). Date Accessed: 2 April 2013.
- ↑ 'British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Breakdown of Records', Genoot, accessed 14 October 2013.
Richards, Raymond (1947), Old Cheshire Churches, London: Batsford, pp. 263–267Salter, Mark (1995), The Old Parish Churches of Cheshire, Malvern: Folly Publications, p. 61, ISBN 1871731232
Pevsner, Nikolaus; Edward Hubbard (2003) [1971], The Buildings of England: Cheshire, New Haven: Yale University Press, p. 389, ISBN 0 300 09588 0
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We'll likely look back on 2011 as the year that the app truly entered our automobiles, becoming integrated with our Bluetooth-connected smartphones and, in some cases, fully integrated with vehicle infotainment systems.
But in looking to name the top tech—and the top tech stories—of 2011, we fought the urge to simply rattle off a series of apps. By themselves, they're hardly the technology; but together with the carefully designed, innovative in-car interfaces, like GM's upcoming CUE, connectivity is the year's top tech story.
There's lots more, although much of it is more evolutionary than revolutionary. Mechanically, the auto industry largely continued some trends that have been underway for several years: Turbocharging became more common; direct-injection engines continued to proliferate the market; and transmissions gained gears, with seven- and eight-speed units no longer eye-raising and even word that a ten-speed was being developed. Electrification of the vehicle is underway, but with electric cars and hybrids such a small piece of the pie, it's going to be a sluggish start.


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Tired of clicking to see a large version? Upgrade to e2 to browse all photos automatically at their largest size.Still working through the Archives. This is Loch Awe a small narrow fresh water loch in Assynt, Scottish Highlands.
On this day the temperature was somewhere around -20 and the loch was frozen solid. This hoar frost was the result of the very low temps.
I would like to thank everyone who helped me sort my colours out yesterday, and a special thank you to Ann Chown who assisted via many pm's.
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Brand: | Canon |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5D |
Lens: | EF17-35mm f/2.8L USM |
Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
Date Taken: | 30 Dec 2008 - 1:34 PM |
Focal Length: | 21mm |
Lens Max Aperture: | f/2.8 |
Aperture: | f/16.0 |
Shutter Speed: | 1/45sec |
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Exposure Mode: | Manual |
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Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
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Title: | Loch Awe Frost 4 |
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Tags: | Assynt, Frost, Hoar frost, Ice, Landscape / travel, Loch awe |
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Looks pretty cold to me. beautiful image
what a stunning picture. I love how icy crisp it feels.
Well, there' nowt wrong with this, Phil, a very beautiful capture...you deserve a medal going out in temperatures like that!
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(._.) Ouch, you brought shame upon me Tsurara-san...you're making it sound like thats the only thing in the show: Giant Knockers...well its not, although I admit...they are HUGE and theres a lot of them. XD But really, the storyline was actually fairly good, the mech designs were really nice, action scenes were intense and the cast of VAs and the OP, ED song selections were nice as well...or maybe its just all fit for my preferences. Whatever
...good suggestion. I'd recommend the SEED series if you're gonna look into that cuz in my personal opinion SEED is more about character relations more than anything else. XD
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My wife is the editor of the newsletter for the local chapter of an international organization and I am her technical advisor. Three years ago her old PC was running out of gas and we bought her an iBook Mac laptop. Since that time her iBook is purring along while my PC has had its fair share of problems. In addition I notice a number of functional things like removing a program by simply dragging it to the iBook trash can vs the Windows way which could lead to problems especially if you do not remove all the pieces of that program. Now Windows programs can run on the Mac and many say even better on a Mac than on a non-Mac.
Then there is the glow from Mac users when they talk about their hardware and software. The Windows users also have a glow; actually it is more like red as they describe their latest assortment of problems and strange happenings.
My Windows laptop had been slowing down with time but it wasn't until one of the hinges broke (can you imagine a hinge breaking!) that I raised the white flag and bought a MacBook Pro. I take it home and in less than ten minutes I am surfing the internet and sending emails just like everyone said. It has been almost a month now and I am still giving my MacBook Pro very high marks.
In a effort to be fair and balanced, I welcome all those who have opposing viewpoints to come to the APCUG 2008 Membership & Leadership Development Conference on May 17 -18 where there will be at least one session to enable all sides to express their views so we can all learn. Information on the MLDC can be found elsewhere in this publication.


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I'm still here. And the soap opera still continues…
Mr. J.J. and I have developed a text message communicating relationship. Guess it's alright, short and sweet, always to the point. Tone never known, so jokes are limited. Nothing has happened. But, the mama? She still loves Golightly and has called me on her own accord. I have a feeling once mid August hits us and a certain Boomer Sooner has to go back to school; he and I will graduate from texting to real live conversations.
In other dating news, I have been seeing an A.D.A. I have to call him Mr. Trombone. He is the cousin of a good friend and Mr. Trombone and I hit it off from first meet. A tiny background on him: He is 27, hilarious, an attorney, went to UT-Austin (Hook'em), and was in marching band all four of those UT years. Yes, a band geek inside, but he so doesn't look like one on the outside. Take my word for it. A week later, last Sunday, he and I were alone in his condo and I guess he really wanted to seal the deal, so he took out his trombone and played.
Yes. He. Did.
I'll let you sit on that and laugh awhile. I had to bite my tongue the entire time. What came next was nothing funny: The most aggressive make out session I've ever had in my life. And that was not me. I still have bruises on my thighs and upper arms from him gripping so hard. It was that heated. And I liked it. I think it had more to do with the fact that someone wanted me that badly…but then when he was so certain that is was going to end up in a bed…NO WAY JOSE.
I got out of there quickly.
I did agree to a second date because he is my friend's cousin and I did kind a like it (who serenades anyone anymore?). Also--he is a foodie and cook fanatic. I think it runs in his family because his brother is currently at culinary school. His cooking skills and my own baking and love for foods…you know what I mean?
Second date was good, dinner, witty repertoire, and a drink afterwards. We spent some quality time on the phone last night and have made plans for another date this Thursday. We'll see.
In career news: It is so time for me to get the heck out of here.
I was sick two days in a row. I had a horrible cough. (and I needed to get away from the Bosses)
Both days I called in to one Boss, the second day I called the other just to let her know that I think I'd be up for returning to the office the next day. While on the phone she gave me a ten item to do list for when I returned. Hello?!? I'm at home watching General Hospital (sick) and she is telling me what to do. Oh. Well. I was calling on courtesy for her.
The next day, she stopped at my desk, as soon as she walked into the office. Very. Unusual.
No "Hello", no "Hi", no "Are you feeling better?"
What could I expect?
But she did say this, "Next time you call in sick, you need to find a back up because…(wait for it)…I had to book my own flight"
Yes. She. Did.
Yep, I'm looking for another job. I'm not her personal assistant and she is not J. Lo.
I got an interview today (wish me luck) and two more slated for the rest of the week.
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