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As you may know, Kate did a piece a couple of weeks ago, where she'd found the perfect way to clean house, etc. Unfortunately, I took the bait, followed the link, and decided that I, too, could make my house everything I wanted it to be.
Forget that she was getting massive emails to achieve this perfection. I'd just delete them.
But somewhere along the way, I got sucked in to the wicked world of shiny sinks.
Don't misunderstand me – on its face, it isn't that bad. You shine your sink every night, you wake up to a shiny sink, and all is right with the world. You declutter little by little and before you know it, your house is a FLY house, if you will.
Now the original Flylady will insist that our homes didn't become the catch-alls they are (OK, the catch-alls that mine is) overnight. So likewise you can't expect all that clutter to disappear overnight.
Sounds like a diet plan, doesn't it?
Don't get me wrong, here. I LOVE the Flylady's plan. It's just that I am a messy perfectionist.
There. I said it. I hope you're happy. I can guarantee you my mother is not.
But as a messy perfectionist, I can tell you that decluttering and putting a time limit on it is great in the beginning, but I tend to set that 15-minute timer for 15 more minutes, then 30, then an hour, and before I know it, the day is gone, I'm exhausted and the house, alas, is still not perfect. And somewhere in all this is a little voice that says perfection can be reached in a day – regardless of how much time I've wasted in a cluttered environment.
But as I clean, and since my living is made as a writer, I think about all the writing still to be done, and the guilt sets in, knowing that I've spent a day cleaning. Within the guilt, I feel this overwhelming need to keep cleaning. Because the floor may be mopped and the sink may be shiny, but the baseboards are dusty and I've written nothing.
Double guilt.
Plus which, I HATE doing laundry. Well, let's be more specific. I hate putting it away.
And from there, the tangled web that is my housekeeping guilt knots up even tighter.
But let there be no mistake. My sink is shiny. I hope you're happy.
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Newfoundland will books volume 3 pages 361-362 probate year 1874
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In re COLMAN McCARTHY: DECEASED.In the name of God Amen. I Colman McCarthy of Carbonear in the Island of Newfoundland Butcher being in health of body and of perfect mind and memory and knowing that it is appointed to all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of the Almighty God who gave it and my body to the ground to be decently therein interred and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form
First I give and bequeath all my right title and interest in and to the plantation known by the name of Gooley's Farm to the Right Reverend Roman Catholic bishop of Harbor Grace for the time being in trust and for the sole use and benefit of the Nunnery in this town in perpetuity. Also I give and bequeath to my dear wife Judith McCarthy all my other estate and effects personal and real consisting of lands tenements houses goods chattels debts monies wherever deposited and wheresoever invested and whatever other property estate and effects belonging to me and under my control at the time of my death as her sole property and in her sole right and under her full control and disposal by will or otherwise whom I likewise constitute make and ordain the sole executrix of this my last will and testament herein bequeathing all and singular my lands messuages tenements monies debts and estate personal and real by her freely to be possessed and enjoyed. And I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disannul all and every other former testaments wills legacies bequests and executors by me in any wise before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one.
Coleman McCarthy (LS) Signed sealed published and pronounced by the said Colman McCarthy as his last will and testament in presence of us who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses, Celia M. Peters, Joseph Peters, Notary Public, Carbonear.
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This 2005 second full length album from the Swedish Nominon was my first attempt to listen to their music and if I remember correctly I was recommended to get this album and support this band by some other musicians and zine editors, which I was in contact with at that time. Since I'm an easy to deal with lad and I like when people recommend me good stuff I bought the LP version of "Recremation". And well, I can honestly say that those people, who were saying all those good things about Nominon were right. This band turned out to be yet another cool Swedish death metal squadron. I guess Nominon was a leading death metal force in the underground scene of Sweden along with Kaamos and Repugnant at that time. Having in the discography the first album, "Diabolical Bloodshed", released already back in 1999 and then the awesome MLP "The True Face of Death" in 2004, "Recremation" was finally unleashed in 2005, with the LP version under the sign of Blood Harvest.
"Recremation" hits right in the face already with the first riff, which opens "Submit to Evil". Nominon do not toy with us with useless intros, but does everything they were destined for from the very first second. And "Submit to Evil" is just as an excellent song; so old school, so rough and relentless that you'll get a neckache very quickly. I love it. Obviously such bands as Dismember, Merciless and later era Grave (even the vocalist sounds like Ola Lindgren) come to my mind immediately, when I listen to Nominon. And that's a compliment, as quality wise "Recremation" really do not stand far behind the classic albums of those bands, which I mentioned now. That is especially noticeable, when I listen to the second song, "Hordes of Flies", as it is opened by the catchiest riff from the album; I mean the opening part of this song is just a classic Swedish death metal and you just cannot not to love it. It is so catchy that you'll repeat the song all the day, just for this riff. I may not like how the band fastens up the pace after some time, the song definitely looses a bit of its great feeling from the beginning, but luckily later on Nominon repeats the main theme again and adds even more cool stuff, so in the end "Hordes of Flies" is probably the most memorable tune from the whole album.
If, after listening to the two tracks, which open "Recremation" you didn't get a neckache then it means that the rest of the album also won't speak to you. Really the whole "Recremation" is just a constant pure Swedish death metal worship; no useless, modern additions, no over the top technical bits or whatever… It is as much infected by the classic sound as it is possible. Even the production of "Recremation" is very old school; very raw, but somehow also very lively, giving me a feeling like I was listening to the band playing a rehearsal. "The End Written in Blood" (with a killer doomy part in the middle), "Under the Five-Pointed Star" are some other good tracks… and songs like "Into Black", "Condemned to Die" and "Sickening" do surprise me with how fast the pace is there; really Per Karlsson is blasting like crazy in those tracks. But above all I must admit that when I compare "Recremation" to the previous release, "The True Face of Death", where only one song really crushed me to death, I can see a huge progress in every aspect. The sound of this album is awesome, and then the song writing is just spotless, blending the classic Swedish death metal with some thrash hints and those blasts… Wow, I have nothing to add that just recommend it to you. Get the LP, if you find it anywhere, and you'll get also a Whiplash cover as a bonus, plus the whole artwork looks really cool on the LP. So, what are you waiting for? If you're into this sort of music, then "Recremation" is a must to have!
Standout tracks: "Sumbit to Evil", "Lords of Flies", "Into Black"
This is an album you cannot listen to after listening to their debut (when I say 'you' I'm referring to myself), "Diabolical Bloodshed". Why? Well, what we have here is a completely different beast than the aforementioned debut. One of the more noticeable changes would be the production. It has much more grit than what was presented on the debut, giving the guitars a more sludgy edge as apposed to the (slightly) cleaner tone on "Diabolical Bloodshed".
The other would be a lessened presence of the bass. Sure, you can hear it clunking along behind the guitars, but it does rarely step up to make its presence truly known (aside from its performance in the Nihilist-infused "Sickening" and "Into Black"), which was really an aspect of "Diabolical Bloodshed" I truly loved. Next, the vocalist. He's not too important when it comes to the overall sound, but that doesn't make up for the fact that he is still there. His contributions consist of hollow growls and screams with the occasional meaty performance usually in the form of overdubbing.
Last and least, the drummer. The poor guy is so far back into the production it's difficult to make out what he is doing exactly. His entire kit is audible, but he's just made to be so quite. The production does the same thing it had done to the drums on Vital Remains' "Forever Underground" by practically muting the snare whenever a blast beat is performed.
Gripes aside, this turned out to be a worthy effort. There are plenty of riffs to accommodate in all their ancient deathly glory. There are plenty of songs here that pay homage to the old masters. "The End Written In Blood" is one with it slowing down to an Autopsy-ish doom-laden part before speeding up again. The aforementioned "Sickening" has a bass solo in the middle. "Under the Five Pointed Star" reminds me of Dismember's "In Death's Sleep" in the beginning.
Really, there's not too much to hate here. Despite the rather rash change in style, they still deliver a solid effort despite its obvious flaws. Any fans of the debut or old school death metal in general will enjoy this extensively. However, their best is still yet to come. This is merely a tribute to the old masters.
For reasons not worth going into, this band which has existed for 14 years, has only managed to put out two full-length albums - with a 6 year gap between them. Was it worth the wait?
Well, that depends. Do you like traditional Swedish death metal? I mean bands like Dismember, Grave, Carnage, and (early) Entombed? Would you like to hear some modern bands continue on this grand tradition, but feel that the more well-known examples of the style (e.g. Bloodbath) are too slick, too cheesy, and just don't get it right?
If that's how you think, I agree with you, and that's why I'm glad this almost unknown act is soldiering on, and finally got their shit enough together to release "Recremation." Their previous album was a somewhat blackened death metal affair, and a solid album in its own right, but with this release Nominon finally hit their stride. The sound is prime old school Swedeath, with just enough of a concession made to modern production standards. Musically all the staple elements are here: pounding double bass, mid tempos (and no blasting), and that glorious faux-Sunlight buzz that makes the guitars sound like bass with distortion and reverb. Nominon's new vocalist (a different guy sang the raspier vocals on "Diabolical Bloodshed") is a classic Swedish death guy, sounding basically like a hybrid between Entombed's LG Petrov and Grave's Jörgen Sandström. He's not as powerful as either, but he definitely gets the job done.
Highlights here include "Buried By Me," which has some kickass doomy passages that could have been lifted from "Left Hand Path" and a heavy-as-shit galloping section right out of Grave's "You'll Never See." Another strong track is the brutal, bludgeoning two minutes of "Sickening" - true throwback Swedish death/thrash. The opening two songs are two of the album's best as well. And special mention to "The End Written In Blood," a very epic song with absolutely sick processed vocals in the middle. End written in blood? Sounds like the guy is singing with a mouthful of blood to me.
Nominon has churned out a rarity here - a true homage to the founders of Swedish death, without sounding like a pastiche (Bloodbath) or too well-produced (Bloodbath) or just not that fuckin good (Bloodbath). Go to their site and order this shit, and if you have the money, get their previous album too. They've got a new one coming out this year, and I can't wait for it.


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Lajide handed down the warning on Tuesday at a meeting with the various states' team leaders for the festival held at the Knock-Up Hall of the National Stadium,Lagos.
"Any table tennis players or official caught gambling within the arena of the table tennis competition would be disqualified.
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Huge volumes of partly molten rock have forced their way upward within Sicily's Mount Etna since 1994, according to a new study of earthquakes under the volcano and bulges at its surface. The intrusions could create more frequent and violent eruptions at the volcano, which just calmed down last week after a spectacular 3-month outburst.
Mount Etna, which towers 3350 meters above Sicily's northeast coast, is the tallest active volcano in Europe. Its eruptions are comparatively gentle, and volcanologists believe it poses no threat of a titanic Mount St. Helens-style blast. Still, Etna's ashes wreak havoc with tourism and daily life in the nearby city of Catania and other towns. Lava flows have also destroyed many structures on the mountain's slopes. Scientists have had a poor grasp of the magma reservoirs deep beneath the volcano's summit, limiting their ability to predict Etna's activity.
Now, those hidden structures have been illuminated by detailed seismic records and surveys of ground deformation during the last 8 years. In a study published online by Science on 6 February, a team led by volcanologist Domenico Patanè of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia in Catania reports the locations and rupture patterns of 647 earthquakes under and near the mountain. The team also analyzed data that revealed changes in slope and altitude along the volcano's flanks.
By combining the two approaches, Patanè and his colleagues conclude that magma has been continuously injected from a depth of 6 to 15 kilometers below sea level into a series of shallower reservoirs. The injection drastically jacked up the pressures within the upper part of Etna's plumbing system. Moreover, Patanè notes, the new magma was gas-rich, creating unusually explosive lava fountains and ash clouds in the summer of 2001 and from October 2002 until last week. "It seems probable that the next eruptions could occur at relatively brief intervals," Patanè says. The volcano's flanks were "intensely fractured" in 2001 and 2002, he adds, opening pathways for future outbursts.
The study provides the most realistic model of Etna's internal dynamics, comments volcanologist Maurizio Bonafede of the University of Bologna, Italy. Both he and seismologist Stephen Malone of the University of Washington, Seattle, note that it's hard to predict how explosive Etna's outbursts will become, although the volcano provides enough warning signs for safety officials to protect Sicily's citizens.
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PGA Tour ponders solution to viewers reporting possible violations
ATLANTA — Tiger Woods was asked twice about his position on television viewers able to call in possible rules infractions. He never answered that question directly.
That's not to suggest he had nothing to say about the role of TV.
Woods, who met with PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem before his news conference Wednesday at the Tour Championship, said there needs to be a time limit on calling in potential infractions. He also stated the obvious — that he's on TV a lot more than anyone else.
"I think with HDTV, I think that's been a huge transition," Woods said. "I think that there are certainly a lot more viewer call-ins, and I think what people don't realize is that our rules staff gets quite a few calls every week. A lot of them never see the light of day, but they're handled with the players.
"It's a new age in which there is a lot of cameras that are around — well, around my group and then some of the top players," he said. "I think the commissioner was right. We're going to have to have more discussions about it in the future. I think that's actually happening right now."
Finchem had said that one of the issues is determining when it would be reasonable to accept outside information, and he raised the notion of a time limit. Finchem said the tour will "probably be taking another harder look" after the season, though he might have been talking about television's impact more than the viewer calling in.
"You've got to start with disqualification and then work our way back from there," Woods said. "What's going to happen over a course of time? Is every player going to be mandated to have a camera follow them around everywhere they go — all 156 players for every shot? Or is there a certain time limit when we're going to have to do it? The digital age, is it going to change?
"These are all questions and answers that need to be resolved in the near future."
Spieth cashes in: Phil Mickelson had planned to bring Jordan Spieth of Dallas into his money game last week at the BMW Championship. Mickelson wants younger players involved to get them ready for matches that really matter, like the Presidents Cup in two weeks.
Mickelson didn't get to Chicago until that Wednesday night because of personal reasons, so they played Wednesday at East Lake.
Spieth did great. Or at least, he had a great partner.
Word is that Spieth and Steve Stricker won the match and every press against Mickelson and Keegan Bradley, with Stricker doing most of the damage. Butch Harmon, who walked most of the day with them, had Stricker down for seven birdies and an eagle. Asked if that was the case, Stricker smiled and said, "I didn't keep track."
So, yes.
Mickelson and Bradley were a tough team at the Ryder Cup. Could a partnership of the 46-year-old Stricker and 20-year-old Spieth make its debut at Muirfield Village?
Last chance: Stricker (No. 6 seed) could finish second at the Tour Championship and still win the FedEx Cup if Tiger Woods is 16th or worse and the next four seeds finish out of the top 10. That would mean Stricker could capture the $10 million prize without winning a tournament this year.
Postseason awards: No matter what happens at the Tour Championship, Woods is assured of being No. 1 in the world and No. 1 on the PGA Tour money list.
Everything else is up for grabs.
Woods has five wins this year, and no one else has more than two. Woods already is assured of winning the Arnold Palmer Award for leading the money list, which will be the 10th time. He appears safe to win the Vardon Trophy for the lowest adjusted scoring average. His scoring average of 68.87 is slightly ahead of Stricker (69.02).


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures shook off earlier losses and turned higher on Tuesday, as shares of Best Buy Co., Home Depot Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. rose in premarket following their earnings reports.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJU3 climbed 24 points to 15,026, while those for the S&P 500 index US:SPU3 rose 3.40 points to 1,648.3. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index US:NDU3 rose 8.25 points to 3,078.7.
Retailers were a bright spot for markets on Tuesday and could help stop a rout for major indices that has lasted four sessions.
Best Buy BBY, -8.00% shares jumped 15% after the consumer electronics retailer said second-quarter earnings rose from the year-earlier period compared to expectations for a decline.
Home Depot HD, -0.10% reported a 17.2% rise in net earnings to $1.24 a share, which beat forecasts. It posted a sales gain of 9.5% and an 11.4% rise in comparable sales in the U.S. alone. Home Depot also lifted guidance. Shares rose nearly 4% in premarket trading.
Shares of J. C. Penney JCP, -4.34% rose nearly 6% in premarket trading. The company, forecast to post a second-quarter loss of $1.07 a share, posted a loss of $2.66 a share, and comparable sales fell 12%. It also said it was encouraged about back-to-school shopping and that it would end the year with $1.5 billion-plus in liquidity.
Kyle Bass, founder of Hayman Capital Management LP, has reportedly built up a long position in the retailer and is betting on a comeback. Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter, that Bass has been buying the company's secured loans. Read: Kyle Bass bets on a J.C. Penney comeback
Stock futures showed little reaction to data showing that the national activity index produced by the Chicago Fed improved to a negative 0.15 reading in July from negative 0.23 in June.
Investors are largely focused on Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee meeting minutes, which will be scrutinized for clues as to when the Fed may begin to scale back its bond-buying program.
Worries about foreign investors pulling funds from emerging-market regions also hit several Asian currencies, and the Indian rupee hit a record low against the dollar USDINR, +0.0148% Among the major Asian indexes, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.05% fell 2.6%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index HSI, +0.27% dropped 2.2%. Indonesia's JSX JAKIDX, +0.28% slid 5.6% at one point, and ended down more than 3%. Read more on Asia Markets
"With around two weeks or so to go before the Federal Reserve's September policy meeting and press conference, traders are re-weighting their asset portfolios just to get ahead of the Fed," said Ishaq Siddiqi, market strategist at ETX Capital.
"Market participants do not want to get caught out on the wrong side if tapering does indeed start in September — that's why we are seeing many in the market tinkering their portfolios to react favorably to tapering [i.e., dumping emerging-market assets in favour of developed-market assets]. Expect this to be the theme until the Federal Reserve's next meeting," Siddiqi said in emailed comments.
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Wall Street stocks fell again on Monday. It marked the fourth straight session of declines for both the Dow industrials DJIA, +0.18% and the S&P 500 SPX, +0.11%
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Day 1: Playa Costa del Sol. Welcome at the airport, airport transfer to Costa del Sol, the beautiful beach in Costa del Sol. After check in we will enjoy a boat ride by the Estero de Jaltepeque, surrounded by beautiful estuary mangrove reserves flora and fauna. Then, we will get back to the hotel and enjoy the beach.
Day 2: San Salvador. After breakfast, relaxing bath in the sea or swimming pool, check out before noon, to move to San Salvador City, El Salvador´s Capital, to lunch. In the Afternoon City Tour by the Historical Centre: San Salvador´s Cathedral, the National Palace and the National Theater. Visit to the Park "Planes de Renderos" and "La Puerta del Diablo" (The Devil´s Door). Overnight in San Salvador City.
Day 3: Mayan Route. After breakfast, departure to visit the Pompeii of America, the archaeological site "Joya de Ceren", declared World Heritage by UNESCO in 1993, after visiting the Ruins of "San Andres". Lunch in the city of Santa Ana and scenic tour through the city: Santa Ana´s Gothic Cathedral and Santa Ana´s Theater. Visit the archaeological site "Casablanca", where he observed a demonstration of dyeing cloth with indigo as did our ancestors. Later visit the "Tazumal Ruins". Return to the city. Overnight in San Salvador.
Day 4: Ruta Colonial - Volcanes y Café. Departure after breakfast to the Volcano Complex, to admire the beautiful cone of Izalco Volcano, 1 hour walk by the sighting of the Cerro Verde, Ilamatepec Volcano and Lake Coatepeque. Then, transfer to have lunch in one of the 3 colonial towns to visit: Juayúa, Apaneca and Concepcion de Ataco with a lot of handicrafts, paintings and colorful blankets made in ancient looms. Back to the Hotel in the City.
Day 5: Three hours before flight departure to the Handicraft Market of San Salvador to make the last shopping of the voyage. Transfer to Airport of El Salvador. Have a nice Trip! End of our services.
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- We highly recommend to extend your stay at least one more day in El Salvador in order to visit Suchitoto and La Bermuda.
- You would like to consider extend your stay in Guatemala and/or visit the Copan Ruins in Honduras.
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Enterprise Ireland is starting a trade mission to Switzerland where it is set to announce some big deals for its client companies. Speaking in Zurich, Dr Jan Atteslander from Economie Suisse - Switzerland's employers group - says the three main concerns facing the Swiss economy are European policy, energy policy and tax policies.
Dr Atteslander says that Switzerland is working to make its tax policies compatible with international tax regulations - this process will take another year or two before the country is competitive again. He say the tax regime at some regional levels were seen by the country's foreign partners as discrimination and this image has to be abolished. He says that when the process is finished, everyone will still have to pay some taxes but it will be obvious that legal security has been increased so that the new tax regime is accepted internationally. The business man says that the level of Swiss taxes is just one reason why businesses are attracted to the country. Companies also look at a country's competitiveness, its labour force and its infrastructure. The Swiss economy has found a way to become highly globalised - a process which started several decades ago - while it also has an excellent workforce which is highly skilled and internationally-based, Dr Atteslander said.
Describing the issue of immigration as the elephant in the room, Dr Atteslander says that net immigration is regarded as being too high. A way has to be found to implement the constitution in such a way as to not hurt the economy, while still giving some level of control to local authorities. If the European economy is doing well, then so is the Swiss economy, he says, adding that both have the same strategic interests. Europe is Switzerland's biggest trade partner by far, Dr Atteslander states.
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