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I have collected a fair number of Scouting related items during the thirty-plus years I have been involved with our local Boy Scout Troop. One of these items is a vhs tape of Boy Scout Leader Fast Start Orientation from 2002. You see, there was a time, not that long ago, when adult leaders could not readily go to the internet to watch training videos. They had to borrow a vhs tape from their council office. I know, hard to believe.
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From My Mother's Mother premieres Saturday at Korean Festival
Poet and Ph.D. candidate Janine Joseph writes opera libretto
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Mika Shigematsu will return to HGO to create the role of the mother (Om-Ma). The grandmother (Hal-Mo-Ni) will be brought to life by Hyo Na Kim. Hana Park will sing the role of the daughter (Soo-Yun), and the role of her husband (Jensen) will be performed by Houstonian, Lee Gregory.
Furthermore, internationally recognized specialist in gayageum (a strung Korean zither), Na Jung Jin, will lend her award-winning expertise to this production.
Sandra Bernhard, director of HGO's community collaboration efforts, said, "From my Mother's Mother explores what we embrace and what we leave behind as we merge our traditions with others in a new country, using a new language, sometimes with our own new family."
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What does the NEC actually require in the way of overcurrent protection for conductors supplied by a generator?
One of the more confusing areas of the Code involves the what, where, and when of overcurrent protective devices protecting conductors originating at generator terminals. We recently received a question as to whether any over-current protection was required at all for these conductors, and if so, where it had to be located. The questioner noted that some generators, especially those with series-boost systems, can supply very large ground-fault or short-circuit currents. This question is not as simple as it looks.
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The place to begin is Sec. 240-3, which requires conductors to be "protected against overcurrent in accordance with their ampacities as specified in Sec. 310-15, unless otherwise permitted or required in (a) through (m) below." In the common case where there is no such protection at the generator, this main rule cannot be complied with, and one of the subsections that follow must be applied. The reason for this is that overcurrent protection involves not just overload protection, which can be provided at the load end of a conductor, but short-circuit and ground-fault protection as well. This type of protection must always be ahead of a conductor.
The only possible subsection that could apply is Sec 240-3(d). This section allows tap conductors to be protected against over-current in accordance with any of several other Code rules, of which the only one that applies here is Sec. 240-21. This section comprises most of the familiar tap rules in the Code, including Sec. 240-21(i) for generator conductors.
Note that the phrase "protected against overcurrent" as used in Sec. 240-3(d) isn't really correct. Taps may or may not have ground-fault and short-circuit protection ahead of them and even if they do, the nominal rating of that protection will exceed, usually by many times, the usual rating for overcurrent devices ahead of similar conductors. For example, if the instantaneous pick-up (the relevant specification for short-circuit or ground-fault clearing) on a particular circuit breaker is (or is set at) seven times its nominal rating, and that type of circuit breaker is the protection for the feeder from which a 25-ft tap (3:1 maximum ampacity ratio) is made per Sec. 240-21(c)(2), then the instantaneous trip setting for the breaker ahead of the tap could be more than 21 (7 x 3) times its rating.
Therefore, in the true sense of the word, taps don't have short-circuit and ground-fault protection; at least, certainly not the same as for conventional conductors. They frequently, however, do have overload protection because many of the tap rules require their tap terminations to be at a single breaker or set of fuses. Overload protection without short-circuit and ground-fault protection simply isn't overcurrent protection. In the case of generator leads, there will be overload protection, but you wouldn't know it from the reference that appears in Art. 240.
Overload protection for generator conductors
This is "covered" in Sec. 240-21(i):
(i) Conductors from Generator Terminals. Conductors from generator terminals shall be permitted to be protected against over-current in accordance with Section 445-5.
As we have seen, the phrasing "protected against overcurrent" is incorrect, since ground-fault and short-circuit protection cannot be provided for these conductors. However, they could be provided with overload protection. Perhaps that is what this wording intends? Let's review Sec. 445-5:
445-5. Ampacity of Conductors. The ampacity of the phase conductors from the generator terminals to the first overcurrent device shall not be less than 115 percent of the nameplate current rating of the generator. It shall be permitted to size the neutral conductors in accordance with Section 220-22. Conductors that must carry ground-fault currents shall not be smaller than required by Section 250-23(b).
This section is completely directed at the allowable ampacity of the conductors fed from the generator. It neither specifies allowable overcurrent device ratings or settings, nor does it specify any permitted location or maximum distance from the generator. Therefore, there is no mandated overload protective device in this section.
This doesn't mean, however, that these conductors would be likely to fail due to overloading, for another reason. Sec. 445-4(a), which does address overcurrent protection, requires overload protection for constant voltage AC generators of the type referred to in the question. This protection can either be inherent to the generator or provided by separate devices. When you apply this rule along with the one in Sec. 445-5, the conductors are effectively protected against overloads. This arrangement (generator protection plus 115% rated conductors) has been in the NEC since 1940, and it seems to have stood the test of time.
It is true, however, that the location of this protective device isn't specified. One reason is that generators come in vastly differing sizes, and some of the larger ones simply can't comply with arbitrary distances, such as 25 ft. Nevertheless, although an overcurrent protective device can provide overload protection wherever it is placed in the circuit, it can only provide short-circuit and ground-fault protection to the portion of circuit downstream of itself. Each additional foot of unprotected conductor running from a generator represents some additional exposure to the building.
Therefore, even though at present there isn't any express requirement to place the overcurrent protection close to the generator source, clearly it is in the best interest of safety to have it as close as practicable. As the question noted, some generators can indeed supply significant fault current.


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Nightwing: Traps and Trapezes is the first collected volume of Nightwing comics since the launch of DC Comics's "New 52" universe. Written by Kyle Higgins and penciled mainly by Eddy Barrows, these installments of the ongoing series reestablished Dick Grayson's character by showing his return to the Haly Circus—evidently his first significant visit since his parents' deaths.
That, of course, wipes out the visits we've seen in previous universes. Indeed, returning to the circus where he grew up is a staple of stories since Dick Grayson became a man. It was while on the flying trapeze that he expressed his independence in Detective Comics in the early 1980s. Dick was buying the circus when he befriended Tim Drake in New Teen Titans. In the first season of the Young Justice TV universe, teen-aged Dick returned to the Haly Circus as a masked teenager, fooling no one.
All those stories portray the Haly Circus as a welcoming home. The elephants remembered Dick well, of course, and so did the regular performers. While the traveling tent show was often in dire economic straits and/or threatened by mysterious crime that only an acrobatic young detective could solve, it was a refuge for Dick from troubles at Wayne Manor, Titans Tower, or elsewhere. At the end of those tales he always realizes he can't stay; he has responsibilities elsewhere. But Dick can feel happy that the circus will always be there.
(The one exception is Dick's visit in Batman and Robin Adventures, #15, spun off the animated cartoons of the 1990s. There the circus owner is named Haley, perhaps writer Ty Templeton's tip-off that this is a different reality but more likely just normal inconsistency.)
Traps and Trapezes rewrites Dick Grayson's origin, and not just by saying he was with the circus until he was about sixteen, or five years before the present. As part of the "Court of Owls" storyline that Scott Snyder was directing from the Batman magazine, it reveals the Haly Circus to be a breeding-ground for young assassins.
We might ask why gangster Tony Zucco would try to shake down an enterprise connected to the Court of Owls. Nonetheless, he did, and he killed two-thirds of the Flying Graysons (as in every iteration of the Batman universe since 1940), causing Dick to leave the show and start living in Wayne Manor. That's the only thing, it turns out, which preserved Dick from becoming just another assassin. Everything was already set up, including the dental plan.
The two magazines' combined storyline thus plays on fans' visceral dismay at any violation of Reason for Robin, #10: "Robin isn't evil." In addition to the overarching narrative, the first issue of the new Batman ends with Alfred finding Dick's DNA under the fingernails of a murder victim. This Traps and Trapezes volume ends with one of our hero's escrima sticks showing up at another crime scene. But in all cases the dénouements assure us, after the requisite worry in the middle acts, that Nightwing isn't evil.
The other thing that this volume reassures us hasn't changed in the new universe is that Dick Grayson is the pretty one. We see that even in the flashbacks that show him with other circus kids. The boy named Zane has a big, unexplained scar down one side of his face. Another boy, Raymond, starts out basically indistinguishable from young Dick, except perhaps not smiling as much, but he returns with terrible scarring around his eyes. (A detail apparently not yet settled when the first issue showed him taking off his sunglasses.)
And Dick? Despite spending five years in a business that involves being kicked in the face, he remains unblemished and oh-so-handsome. Barrows supplies many pinnable pictures of Nightwing swinging through the urban skies, muscles flexed and hair flowing. The new Nightwing uniform, while not as sleek and distinctive as the blue "fingerstripes" package, is skintight and shiny. Barrows also designs a lot of those panels that show a series of Nightwings bouncing across the rooftops.
Will the surviving traits be enough to keep Dick Grayson as a distinctive character with his own following? The new universe has replaced his long history as Robin with a couple of years at most. It's wiped out his ascendancy with the Titans. There's no hint of his years in Blüdhaven or his team-ups with many other heroes. But he does look pretty.
The Handsome Young Man on the Flying Trapeze
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This video contains some language that may be considered NSFW. Spoilers for Man of Steel begin at about the 3:20 mark.
It's looking like Man of Steel will become one of the most polarizing superhero movies of our time. While early buzz on the film was resoundingly positive, the latest Superman movie's theatrical release brought a fast and fervent backlash from critics, which caused the now all-too-familiar outcry from fans including many insults and some death threats. Still, audiences turned out in force, giving Man of Steel a very impressive opening weekend box office of $116 million. However, with those numbers dropping down to $41 million in its second week it seems the word of mouth among fans is less enthusiastic than even they might have expected.
Here at Cinema Blend we too are divided, both on our staff and our comment boards. But another noteworthy Superman fan has come out to explain why he takes issue with Man of Steel. Quiet Earth (via Film Drunk) tipped the vid above, where screenwriter of the 2012 superhero drama Chronicle, Max Landis, explains at length what makes the character of Superman so worthwhile, and how Man of Steel failed to live up to Supe's legacy. It's nine minutes and change and is sure to incite plenty of nerd rage (Spider-Man a "narcissistic bully"? Batman "a cold sociopath"?), but it's worth listening to in full as Landis's reasoning and conviction are pretty compelling. Nonetheless, here are some highlights.
"What's special about Superman, is that his parents didn't f*cking die. He's not a selfish, post-traumatic sissy who needed to have his parents shot to death in front of him to understand that maybe you should help people and that crime is wrong and murder is bad. His Uncle Ben didn't need to be killed in front of him basically by his own hand to drive the point home that if you have superpowers you should use them to help people…[more examples/potential superhero slander follow]
Some of these reasons above are what our own Katey Rich has cited as why she, who has little to no interest in reading comic books, has always harbored an appreciation for Superman. So, okay, Landis loves Superman. What's his beef with Man of Steel? Well, if you read the review of Superman: Birthright writer Mark Waid, you probably have some idea already. But SPOILERS AHEAD for Man of Steel.
"I go into a movie like 2012 to see a city be destroyed. You know where a city shouldn't be being destroyed? In the fucking Superman movie. And I kind of loved the way it looked when it was getting destroyed, but Superman shouldn't be allowing that to happen. People get mad because he kills Zod at the end…he snaps his neck because Lord knows those four people in the train station needed to be saved after hundreds of thousands of people have died on camera in such direct 9/11 corollaries that [I was jaw-dropped shocked]…What it comes down to is I don't mind if Superman kills people because he has no reason not kill people. I know that one of the tenants of the character is that he doesn't, but the reason that he doesn't is because having that much power makes you responsible for weaker people…Superman when he goes after someone is essentially not trying to beat them, he is trying to save them from themselves…You're looking at a God who walks amongst men!"
It's exactly Superman's strength that made the film's finale skyline-annihilating battle sequence between Superman and Zod so infuriating to Landis. He believes Superman should have killed Zod, and he should have done it right away, saving the aforementioned hundreds of thousands of victims that were ultimately slaughtered in their punching fest showdown. "Because he's not responsible for Zod," Landis explains. They should have fought in space or on the moon, away from the helpless people of Earth Superman has chosen to protect, but in this instance does so wildly ineffectively. While admitting his own superhero feature ends in a minor metro melee, he surmises:
"I guess what I'm saying isn't so much an opinion on the Man of Steel. It's more about the way superhero movies have become... at the end of all of these movies, all I'm seeing is fire and death. And that confuses the living shit out of me, because everybody's going to these movies and they're all making so much money. And at the end, a hero stands tall as all of society crumbles behind him. That isn't a superhero to me, a guy who stands there when everyone else is dead. That's like a rock star. I don't want to see movies about rock stars. Put the hero back in the super hero movies, because I think 'super' might have taken over."
For a better sense of what Landis likes in his Superman, check out this comedic short he wrote and directed titled "The Death and Return of Superman."


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Pro-Life Group Announces It Will Defy Contraception Mandate
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Priests for Life, a Catholic organization that has been on the front lines of the pro-life cause for the past 20 years, announced August 1 that it will not comply with the Health and Human Services (HHS) contraception mandate which went into effect on that date. The mandate, which is already the target of over a score of lawsuits filed by nearly 60 faith-based organizations, requires that all non-church employers provide their employees with health insurance that includes free access to sterilization and contraception — including abortion-inducing drugs.
In an August 1 press release the organization's director, Father Frank Pavone, said that under the HHS rules, Priests for Life was not "religious" enough to qualify for the one-year moratorium the government had given some non-church faith-based organizations to adapt their health insurance plans to the mandate. "But regardless of all that," he announced, "we do not adapt to injustice; we oppose it. Therefore today, on behalf of our organization and on behalf of myself personally, I announce our conscientious objection to this mandate."
Pavone noted that while "Priests for Life has the highest respect for civil government and advocates the observance of all just laws … this policy is unjust, and today I reaffirm our intention to disobey it."
Earlier in the day Pavone sent a memo to the organization's employees reminding them that "as of today, as far as the government is concerned, we have to provide health insurance coverage for practices that are morally objectionable. In order to avoid the slightest semblance of scandal, or compromise of our principles, and lest any employee should imagine that we would ever consent to provide coverage for actions that destroy human life, I want to make it clear to you today that we will disobey this mandate."
Pavone emphasized to his staff that no one connected with leadership of the organization would consent to "provide, pay for, advocate, counsel, refer, or in any way tolerate or cooperate with any process, plan, exchange of money or services, or any other activity that would enable a person to engage in the use of abortion-inducing drugs, contraception, or sterilization."
He reminded his staff that the mission of Priests for Life "is precisely to eliminate abortion in every form, and we reaffirm our trust in you that you share that mission and are likewise offended by this mandate. We will therefore stand together in resisting it, and in our confidence that we will prevail, by persevering in prayer and action, in our lawsuit."
According to the rules of the mandate, Priests for Life now faces fines of $100 per day for each employee — a penalty that would equate into thousands of dollars per month. Nonetheless, Pavone made it clear months ago, when his group filed its own lawsuit to block the mandate, that his organization would defy the rule regardless of any grace period the Obama administration might offer for it to adapt. "We don't need a year, nor do we need a moment, to determine what we are going to do, or to 'adapt' to the rule," Pavone said.
A ruling by a federal judge earlier this week may give Priests for Life reason for optimism in their decision to defy the Obama-imposed mandate. As reported by The New American, on July 27 federal judge John L. Kane of the U.S. District Court of Colorado imposed a preliminary injunction halting the HHS mandate in the case of Hercules Industries, a Colorado company whose owners are devout Catholics, and whose business model is founded upon that faith. Kane ruled that the company would suffer "irreparable harm" if its owners were required to abide by the mandate in conflict with their religious convictions.
"The temporary injunction will allow Hercules' lawsuit against the mandate to move forward unimpeded," reported The New American. "Had Kane ruled against the company, as of November 1 it would have been required to provide its 265 employees with free contraception — including such abortion-inducing drugs as the RU-486, the so-called "morning after" pill — along with sterilization, and related counseling that would violate the religious convictions of the owners. Since Hercules is a private, for-profit business, it, like thousands of other similar small businesses, would not qualify for the mandate's narrowly defined religious exemption that applies mainly to churches." Had Kane ruled against Hercules, the company would have been faced with caving in to the mandate or paying nearly $10 million in fines per year.
While the Obama administration was expected to file a motion to have the suit filed by Priests for Life dismissed, given the ruling in the Hercules case, it is expected that the suit will continue.
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I will post online all the illustrations on April 25th, opening of the show!
Just a quick post to let you know I'm working on the illustrations for the Illustration/Comic themed Show at Vinca Minor Gallery in Sweden. I have been invited to join this exhibition featuring other talented female illustrators in collaboration with the Small Press Expo in Stockholm. I'm very excited about the whole thing and I'm painting 5 new illustrations plus a couple of comic pages from my latest project "The Cloud Maiden", please visit this page for more info and previews! Opening will be on April 25th!


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Bowmore (Darkest) 15 Year Old Single Malt Whisky
Review: Bowmore (Darkest) 15 Year Old Single Malt Whisky 87/100
a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf)
Posted on July 03, 2011
The Bowmore Distillery is the oldest of the Islay Distilleries in Scotland, (and it is one of the oldest distilleries in all of Scotland). It sits at the edge of the sea on the craggy coastline of the Hebridean Island, and has sat there since 1779. This location close to the sea and of course close to the rich Islay peat has been linked to the distinctive floral and smoky character of the Bowmore Whisky. This character is a result of rich peat flavours being absorbed by the barley as it dries under the peated fire of the malt drying kiln, and of the whisky aging in the famous Bowmore seaside vaults (which are below sea-level) as the briny seaside air is allowed to mingle with the oak aging casks.
The Bowmore Darkest 15 Year Old Single Malt Whisky is part of the core range of Bowmore Single Malts. This whisky is matured in American Bourbon Casks and then 'finished' for 3 more years in Spanish Sherry casks. I was given a small set of 3 200 ml sample bottles of the Bowmore 12, the Bowmore 15 (Darkest) and the Bowmore 18 year Old Single Malt Whiskies for review here on my website. My review of the Bowmore Darkest 15 Year Old is the second review in the series.
In the Bottle 4.5/5
The presentation for the Bowmore Darkest 15 is shown to the right. The bottle (except for the label) is exactly the same as the previously reviewed Bowmore 12 Year Old Whisky. It is in the typical style of a bar room whisky, designed to be easy for the bartender to hold, easy for the bartender to pour a dram, and of course easy for him to store the bottle on the bar shelf. The bottle and label are simple but professional, and it is a classy presentation. I am also pleased that the closure is a high density cork which seals the whisky in properly and gives me that nice satisfying 'pop' when I first open the bottle.
My only quibble is that I would like to see a little more information on the bottle sleeve or label. Scotch whiskies come in many different styles, and although the whisky is identified as an Islay Single Malt, a few tasting notes on the bottle sleeve would be helpful for the consumer in determining whether this style of Islay Whisky would be suitable for him or her.
In The Glass 9/10
I poured myself a dram of the Bowmore 15 Darkest and had a good look at the whisky in the glass. It is darker and richer looking than the previously reviewed Bowmore 12. The initial nose brings rich sherry scents of dried fruit and dark chocolate. A quick tilt of my glass and a slow swirl reveals a stubborn oily sheen that only grudgingly gives up slow moving moderately thick legs.
As the glass breathes, scents of charred caramel build as do the individual aromas of oak and peat. I sense a bit of boggy willow thicket and a little bit of muddy creek bottom in the glass as well. The dried fruit and chocolate from the sherry cask continue to pour out of the nose enveloping the other scents, and the overall effect is quite nice.
In the Mouth 52/60
Bitter sweet chocolate and treacle oozes from the whisky as you allow a little to lay on your tongue. As you chew it, dry raisins, even dryer willow bark and elderberries, as well as sharp oak tannins mixed with peat are all squeezed from the whisky. The sherry influence is very compatible with the peat, and I have trouble separating the two from each other as I sample the whisky.
We have a nicely balanced whisky with the sweeter elements arising from the chocolate and treacle meshing nicely with the dryer and sharper elements of dry fruit and oak. The peat is much more organic in this expression than it was in the younger 12 year old,where I felt it had a tendency to taste ashy rather than peaty. Like the younger expression, this whisky grows livelier and more flavourful in the glass as you let it breathe. I found, as I sipped a dram while watching television, that the last swallow was much better than the first.
In the Throat 13/15
The exit is punctuated with punky toffee, and a filled with a slightly boggy peat. More chocolate has arrived as well as some scattered tea leaves in a finish which brings more smoothness and complexity than I noticed with the Bowmore 12.
The Afterburn 8.5/10
I am very happy with the Bowmore 15 Year Old (Darkest). The whisky, like its younger sibling the Bowmore 12, has a tendency to display more flavour as you let it sit in the glass. I am particularly happy that the peat fuses with the sherry smoke and becomes more organic allowing it to carry other sweeter flavours rather than smothering them. The means that the lighter flavours within the whisky are allowed more expression without the peat dominating the experience. Don't get me wrong, the peat is still very apparent, but its organic nature allows it to play with the chocolate and treacle becoming something more than what it was.
You may read some of my other Whisky Reviews (click the link) if you wish to have some comparative reviews.
As always you may interpret the scores I provide as follows.
0-25 A spirit with a rating this low would actually kill you.
26-49 Depending upon your fortitude you might actually survive this.
50 -59 You are safe to drink this…but you shouldn't.
60-69 Substandard swill which you may offer to people you do not want to see again.
70-74 Now we have a fair mixing rum or whisky. Accept this but make sure it is mixed into a cocktail.
75-79 You may begin to serve this to friends, again probably still cocktail territory.
80-84 We begin to enjoy this spirit neat or on the rocks. (I will still primarily mix cocktails)
85-89 Excellent for sipping or for mixing!
90-94 Definitely a primary sipping spirit, in fact you may want to hoard this for yourself.
95-97.5 The Cream of the Crop
98+ I haven't met this bottle yet…but I want to.
Very loosely we may put my scores into terms that you may be more familiar with on a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal scale as follows:
70 – 79.5 Bronze Medal (Recommended only as a mixer)
80 – 89.5 Silver Medal (Recommended for sipping and or a high quality mixer)
90 – 95 Gold Medal (Highly recommended for sipping and for sublime cocktails.)
95.5+ Platinum Award (Highest Recommendation)


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I really do. Yesterday was the first time I had to run for time... since 10th grade? Wow, it really has been that long. No, I'm not out of shape (at all). I recently joined CrossFit Charlottesville, which is a group of athletes determined to become as fit as they can be. However, currently, I'm stuck in the beginner's section, the On Ramp Class. They introduce the movements to us three times a week, and after four weeks, we're allowed to join in the regular classes. So far they haven't been terribly difficult. I've gotten through all of the workouts in less than 6:00.
Yesterday, they decided to add running to the movements that we had learned that day (lunges and jumping pullups). It wasn't that long, 3x200m. However, this was a workout that I suspected I would be beaten handily by at least one person. Especially when one girl is wearing a shirt that says "Runner."
Anyway, they start the clock off, and I'm not on the front line. I jog most of the way, touch the marker, run back, and start my lunges. The three coaches are cheering all of us on just in general. I get done with my jumping pullups right after the runner girl and head back out, but way behind her.
Feeling pretty good, I keep my pace on the way back, and I see one of the trainers outside watching us run towards him; he yells, "Don't let him catch you!"
Then I realize that he's making it a race, and he's choosing her side. I've definitely seen it before. I nearly pass her on lunges (let her have the inside track on the turn) and, once again, finish my pull ups right after her. On the run out, she's still a good 20 feet ahead of me. However, I get the marker right as she does. Fortunately, I still have plenty of energy left, so I continue at a pace slightly higher than the one I just ran at.
Now the other trainers are watching, and the other two have taken my side. I slowly take the turn in, brush my feet off. The runner zips in from the other door and starts lunging beside me. I once again give her the inside track, because I know that I can out-lunge her.
We're done with lunges at the same time, and head towards our last set of jumping pull ups. I crank them out faster than I have that day (mainly because she got a fraction of a second head start on me) and finish marginally faster than she did.
Don't worry, I gave her a high five afterwards.
This is why I wanted to CrossFit.


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"The smell of sweet baking and then the taste of Scones fresh from the oven…….ahhh"
that is what lots of you have said after enjoying Lonny's scones first thing in the morning.
Here is our video demonstration
and below the recipe you can try at home on a lazy weekend.
Step 1:
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. Line 2 large metal baking trays with parchment paper.
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In a large cold bowl mix/rub together the following ingredients ~ 5 cups All Purpose flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 225 grams white chocolate chips, 1 cup Cold Butter that has been cut into small pieces.
Step 3:
In a sceond bowl mix together the following ingredients ~ 1 1/2 cup Buttermilk. 2 large eggs.
Step 4:
Combine the two bowls using just enough of the wet ingredients (bowl two) to combine the dough to a soft which holds together (not too sticky).
Step 5:
Flour your work surface and drop the dough onto the worksurface. Spread out and sprinkle on the top 2 cups of blueberries. Gently fold the blueberries into the dough without squashing the berries. Form the scones into uniformly sized individual scones and place on your bakig trays. The shape and size can be your choice and you should achieve between 15 – 25 scones depending upon the size you make.
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Cook scones in your preheated oven 450 degrees F for 20 minutes. Cooking times will vary depending upon your own oven and the size of the scones you make, so check them regularly. They will be cooked when you see a very light golden colour happening to the edges and top.
Enjoy with a little salted butter and a cup of your favourite coffee or tea – yummy.


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When I saw Lily Cole's first make up collaboration with The Body Shop I did definitely stop for a moment to ooohhh over the products, in particular the lip and cheek domes! (more on that later).
I was sent a really cute bento box of goodies from The Body Shop which was very cute!
Lily Cole's make up collaboration range is cruelty free and contains no animal products and has not been tested on animals. It is also a limited edition release.
It was the hot pink that caught my eye first though! Here is the low down on the products I got:
1. Mini Hi-Shine Lip Shines (£4, 4 colours) – a shiny lip gloss with a wet look that have fruity scents.
2. Lip and Cheek Domes (£10, two colours) – a creamy gel in a dome format which can be applied directly to the lips or cheeks.
3. Shimmer Cubes (£16) in pink, lilac, violet and a deep pink.
4. Pearl Radiance Primer (£12) – a light diffusing primer to use on it's own or under foundation.
5. Liquid Eyeliner in Violet (£9) a really vivid purple liquid liner.
There is also a mini brush set and Puff On Radiance – some pearl shaped blusher balls (so to speak!).
The shimmer cubes! I'd love to know if these are Lily's favourite shades. They're very pretty, spring ready purples and pinks.
The lip glosses are very sheer, and glossy. They aren't madly pigmented but they are good if you love really shiny lips:
The primer – reminds me of my Guerlain Meteorites Perles Light Diffusing Primer! The pearls stay solid inside the bottle until you pump it out!
These were the products I really wanted to try! The lip and cheek domes are similar to Shu Uemura's 'Creamy Dome Blushers' which I didn't buy because they were dear and there was a problem with the packaging where you couldn't remove the lid without it scratching the product.
This comes in Coral and Pink and they are both lovely! On the cheeks and lips – they're creamy but set quickly.
I did some swatches here – I will do a proper FOTD with these products soon:
My favourite products from the Lily Cole range are the lip and cheek domes, then the primer, then the shimmer cubes!
Another quick mention – the Moringa range!
Moringa is a floral fragrance which makes a change from the Body Shop fruity scents and it is so lovely! One of my favourite scents. I've been using the body oil every day because my skin has been drying out easily and the dry oil sinks in very quickly and offers light moisturization and also the scent lingers for a while.
I've noticed that TBS have a range of 'beautifying' dry oils out! So I will definitely buy some of those when I run out!
The Body Butter is like the other butters from the Body Shop, rich and creamy, which I like a lot but it does take longer to sink in. You can also layer the two of them together.
There is 3 for 2 on cosmetics at The Body Shop at the moment!
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Saturday, 9 February 2008
For a brief moment it was going to be three under three
I actually got my period back in November 2007 (*fair punch* First one since July 2004!).
I know I sound blonde but I really did think that we were having unprotected sex at a "safe" time, but the world's most fertile couple managed to do it again.
My GP has since explained that menstruation when you are breast feeding is not terribly reliable – the cycle can be long or short, but invariably is different from month to month. Maybe something I should have found out before I got back on the band wagon so to speak.
Anyway, I was about 8 weeks pregnant by the time we found out about it. I had suspected that I could be pregnant but was in a state of denial over the silly season. It took some getting used to – three babies in such a short period of time! The baby would have been born in August 2008. Nugget would only be three years, four months and Doo Dah 20 months. De ja vu!
We were still getting our heads around it – making mental lists of pros and cons – by the end of Jan this year. For the pros list was "getting it over and done with", "Mum completes family at 35", and as we have been sleep deprived for 3 years, we might as well keep going before we remember how nice it is to get some sleep!
On the cons list was "how will we cope with three so close together???" and "can we actually afford three children?".
Added to all of this confusion and questioning, I had been feeling pretty unwell. I had not had any morning sickness with the boys, so I secretly started to think that I was pregnant with a girl! I was thrilled with the prospect, although the reality was that I just felt crap and had to keep going to work and caring for the boys and getting on with all the things that made up my busy life.
We went to dinner on the evening of Feb 1. It was a dinner we had been looking forward to for ages. B&R , R&G, Lisa and her beau, Dale, and us all together for the first time in awhile.
The kids came for a sleep over and we planned to kick back and enjoy ourselves once they were all in for the night. I was 10 weeks pregnant and we had discussed telling everyone.
Not long after we arrived and B&R's place (the first time I had seen the home that they bought in Jan) I started to bleed. It wasn't copious amounts, just persistent. I spent the night making excuses for not drinking and further excuses for needing to go to the bathroom constantly. It wasn't until after we had gone to bed that the serious bleeding started. By this time, Geege was pretty drunk and not very with it. I didn't really know what to do. I was pretty sure I knew what was happening.
In the end I had to wake B to get a pad from her (she was about 32 weeks pregnant and already had a stash of maternity pads, which was fortuitous.) She and R woke in a stunned state and promised to do anything they could to help. "Just wake us" they said.
I got through the night, without a wink of sleep. The bleeding continued.
The next morning, Geege had to go to work but I needed to get things sorted out. I was clearly having a miscarriage. B&R minded the boys and after many phonecalls to the emergency department at the local hospital in Balmain and back at Hornsby, I drove back to Hornsby, past my GP, who works on a Saturday morning, and stopped there. She arranged for me to have an urgent ultrasound and some blood tests.
I was still feeling hopeful as I entered the ultrasound place. My friend B had said that she had unexplained bleeding during her first pregnancy. Lots of people do. Maybe this wasn't as serious as I thought?
I had to wait for awhile. It was excrutiating. I ended up calling my Sister B (also heavily pregnant) and she came to sit with me.
The reality was that I had been bleeding on and off for 12+ hours, but really I had not lost a lot of blood.
Could there be another explanation other than miscarriage?
I was called in to the ultrasound. What followed was even a little surprising to me. There was nothing there. I had an enlarged uterus that contained a sac, but there was no embryo. The doctor reported a "blighted ovum", something Sister A had had a couple of years before.
I was devastated, although (truthfully) a little relieved. The relief came from not having to see a dead foetus inside my body.
I returned to the GP who explained my options, said I should come back on Monday and to arrange a week off work. I thought the week off work was excessive, but agreed to discuss this on the Monday at the appointment.
I had a pretty awful weekend. I felt as though I was poised at all times for the rest of the miscarriage to happen. It never did.
I returned to the GP on Monday and she took more bloods. We decided to sit and wait.
I got a call from her on Tuesday to say that my blood tests were not making sense! She arranged for me to attend the OB/GYN clinic at HKH on Wednesday morning. I did this. They too were confused about the blood tests and result of ultrasound. My blood beta-HCG level was not decreasing as you would expect with a miscarriage. It was coming down a little, but they expected it to halve every two days. They requested I have another ultrasound.
They arranged one at the hospital for the next morning, and I had to make another appointment for the OB/GYN clinic on the Friday.
I attended the ultrasound on Thursday morning. I went on my own feeling less nervous this time. I knew what to expect.
I was seen by a sonographer on her own as the Doctor was not available. She stated that I was "confusing" and I appeared to have "two embryos" and a least one heart beat! She concluded that I was expecting twins, but one hadn't made it.
There was no blighted ovum and the uterus and sac size had increased since the ultrasound the week before.
I didn't know what to think or feel. I think I held my breath for a full minute.
She wanted me to see the doctor, so asked me to come back in an hour when the radiographer would be available. I raced away, rang the Geege and my parents and burst into tears. Complete roller coaster of emotions!
I returned to have a repeat ultrasound. The Doctor apologised. He said that I did have a non-viable pregnancy (as per the original ultrasound). The "heart beat" the sonographer had detected was mine (referred to the embryonic pole that had not grown past 6 weeks).
It was so confusing, but the radiographer (who I knew because I used to work with him at HKH) was very clear in his explanation. The ultrasound that he saw and the pictures we could see were easily explained by him, and none of it left him with a question mark about the end of the pregnancy.
He apologized. I still wondered - Where had this baby been last week?
I had been there at both ultrasounds and this picture was different. What could the explanation for all of this be?
I returned to the OB/GYN clinic the next day. I explained the experience that I had at the ultrasound (never again would I commit to having an ultrasound at a place that did not specialize in obstetrics!). The report written by the doctor referred in no way to the information the sonographer had given me.
The obstetrician wanted me to "wait a week, have another ultrasound before we do a D&C. Just to be sure." I WAS sure ( I didn't FEEL pregnant anymore) and I did not want another week of wondering when the miscarriage would complete itself. I wanted this to be over.
They booked me in for a D&C, which I had that afternoon.
Another baby, another operation. I can get them in there but I really can't get them out again.
I woke from the anaesthetic crying. I was surprised by this, but concluded that I was profoundly sad for the terrible way this had all ended. Even my soul was hurt and my sub-conscious was so miserable that I couldn't contain the pain.
Goodbye little one. I lost my daughter.
Posted by MultipleMum at 12:13 2 comments
Saturday, 2 February 2008
Money Matters #4 - 10 Simple Money-Saving Tips for 2008
Tip 1 - Carry cash instead of credit cards - psychologically it is meant to be harder to spend cash (and you pay no interest)
Tip 2 - Buy fewer takeaway meals - if you are time poor, use home-made quick meal options or cook 'double recipes' and freeze the left-overs.
Tip 3 - Plan your purchases to avoid impulse buying - grocery shop from a list, look high and low when shopping, they hide the cheaper items there.
Tip 4 - Cut your work expenses - take your lunch to work (at least 3 or 4 times a week will save you $500) and use public transport rather than driving or taking cabs
Tip 5 - Use tap water rather than bottled water
Tip 6 - Shop wisely - at sales, outlet centres and on the internet. Stick to a budget and compare prices.
Tip 7 - Shop around for financial products (like insurance) - get at least three quotes
Tip 8 - Pay your credit card bills on time
Tip 9 - Cut back on fees generally - things like late fees, ATM fees, bank fees. Get organised and save.
Tip 10 - Put catalogues in the bin - Don't be tempted by seductive, glossy advertising
Posted by MultipleMum at 20:40 6 comments
Friday, 1 February 2008
Money Matters #3 - Get Set for 2008
I usually start the New Financial Year with financial resolutions, and the best of intentions, but the article says that the beginning of the year is a great time to 'overhaul finances'. I don't necessarily want big changes, just a little more effort in key areas (like insurance). With the US recession deepening, who knows what 2008 will bring, so it is best we be prepared.
Susan's personal goals are: switch to low-rate credit cards, stop being a slob about financial records, shop around for big-ticket items, write down what she spends and plan and pay for holidays well in advance. Sounds good to me. For the rest of us, here are her key messages:
1. Spend less than you earn - You may need to limit access to your money to acheive this. Two suggestions on how to do this a) Have two bank accounts - one for bills, the other for spending or b) go back to spending cash, rather than EFTPOS or credit cards.
2. Control your debts - If you are using credit to fund your living expenses, this means you. Firstly, stop using your credit cards or line of credit attached to your mortgage. Then, set a budget that includes repaying debt and stick to it. Sometimes getting someone with a fresh pair of eyes to look at your situation will help you get back in control. There is another way to manage your money. Do not despair.
3. Set your goals - Start with a short, medium and long-term wishlist. Once you know what you are trying to acheive with your money, it will be easier to make a plan and stick to it. Next work out what you own and what your owe, then you can ascertain how much you can afford to invest. The DIY Statement of Financial Position available from http://www.asic.gov.au/ is a great tool that can help you work out your personal assets and liabilities.
4. Low-rate, low-fee cards - Rule 1 - Try not to use your credit card - use alternatives such as cash, EFTPOS, debit cards (your own cash) and lay-bys (old fashioned but awesome). Rule 2 - If you have a credit card, pay it off IN FULL each month. Rule 3 - If you cannot pay your card in full, you need the cheapest credit card you can find. Think low or no ongoing fees. Think low interest. Think interest free days. But read the fine print before signing the transfer papers. There are a lot of "introductory offers" out there. Rule 4 - If you have credit card debt, you MUST pay more than the minimum monthly each and every statement. It will literally take you YEARS if you don't.
5. Live on less - After the plan and the financial goals comes 'control your expenses'. Live on less is a golden rule of financial success. Trim your spending by 5% initially and when you adjust to this, cut it by another 5%.
6. Diversify investments - Spread your money across a range of investments in order to reduce your exposure to market risk. The idea is that returns from better-performing investments will help offset those that under-perform. Always think long term when investing. It is difficult to pick a winner every year. Let the law of averages help you out. In the long term, diversify across the major asset classes, fixed interest, cash, property, Aussie shares and international shares. The exact way you hold your assets in each class will be determined by your risk approach and your financial adviser. Then regularly re-balance your investments back to your long-term benchmark, as the large professional investment managers do.
7. Don't over borrow - Base your borrowings on sensible growth and investment returns. Don't get caught up in the hype.
8. Best mortgage deals - Compare your current interest rate and annual fee with others. http://www.cannex.com.au/ is a great resource. Check if you are paying for features you don't need.
9. Pay yourself first - Pay yourself first and then pay your bills is one of the oldest pieces of financial advice. Setting up an automatic payment into your savings account from your pay is the easiest way. Direct it into a diversified managed fund with the appropriate level of risk and take advantage of compounding returns and time (you don't need a financial planner to do this. There are a number of funds you can contribute to directly these days).
10. Make your cash work - 3 words - online savings accounts. High-yielding, easy to access. Look for the best interest rate.
11. Boost your super - Superannuation is the most tax-effective investment (15% on contributions rather than your marginal tax rate AND earnings are also only taxed at 15%). You can access this money tax-free as either an income stream or lump sum when you are 60. A great long-term investment. Three key superannuation tips:
- Keep as few super funds as possible to save on fees/charges
- Give your Tax File Number to your Super Fund (to get the 15% tax rate)
- Select the best investment option for your age/stage
What are your financial goals this year?
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This article highlights some of the products shown to the North American marketplace during the 2010 SGIA Expo.
The 2010 SGIA Expo welcomed what the Association describes as record crowds to the Las Vegas Convention Center from October 13-15. Equipment and materials suppliers filled the show floor with products for graphics, garment, industrial, and specialty printing applications. This article highlights some of the products shown to the North American marketplace during the Expo.
3M displayed the new Vikuiti film for signage applications, as well as Scotchprint Wrap Film Series 1080, which is available in matte white, black, silver. 3M plans to release it in carbon-fiber-textured black and anthracite.
AGFA rolled out the :Jeti Titan, available in units ranging from 16-48 heads and print speeds up to 2430 sq ft/hr (226 sq m/hr). The company also showed the new :Anapurna M 2050, a six-color inkjet printer with white ink; :Anapurna Mw with single-pass pre-white and multi-pass post-white; :Anapurna M4f flatbed inkjet printer; :Jeti 1224 HDC FTR (flat to roll); :Jeti 3324 Aquajet fabric printer; and more.
American Ultraviolet showed its new Optima conveyor-driven curing unit. The system is available in widths of 32, 60, and 80 in. (813, 1524, 2032 mm). Standard features include belt speeds of 5-160 ft/min (1.5-49 m/min), vacuum holddown, dual power levels, and a single, optically focused lamp assembly.
AnaJet spotlighted its SPRINT, a direct-to-garment inkjet printer that can image onto light and dark apparel, including nylon, polyester, and other synthetics. It features a closed-loop ink-delivery system.
Anatol Equipment unveiled the Stratus Jumbo screen-printing press, equipped with servo indexer and AC printheads and available in a four- or five-color/six-station configuration. The company also promoted its Titan, a five-color, six-station screen press that Anatol bills as an entry-level system.
Arkwright Advanced Coating introduced a line of eight coated films for high-speed inkjet printing. All are wound on 6-in. (1524-mm) cores.
Arlon promoted its Series 3220L (luster) and Series 3220S (satin) cast overlaminates. The 2-mil vinyl films features a clear, permanent adhesive and a clay-coated release liner. Series 3220L is available in widths of 30, 48, 54, and 60 in. (762, 1219, 1372, and 1524 mm). Series 3220S is available in widths of 48 and 54 in. Available lengths include 60, 150, and 300 ft (18, 46, and 92 m).
Aurora Specialty Textiles launched Linen SP. It is engineered to improve color vibrancy, control dot gain, and maintain soft hand. The substrate is compatible with latex, solvent, and eco-solvent inks.
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NAPA – If wide receiver Brice Butler doesn't know about Ken-Yon Rambo, it's worth his time and effort to find out in the coming days so that he can avoid the kind of pitfall that derailed Rambo's once-promising Raiders career.
Like Butler, Rambo joined the Raiders as a seventh-round draft pick on a team with plenty of receiver depth. Butler also followed the trail blazed by Rambo by turning a late-game catch into a pivotal touchdown in his Raiders debut Friday night.
The key now is for Butler to build upon his fast start and not flame out the way Rambo did in 2001. The Raiders released Rambo at the end of training camp. Butler still has plenty of time to bolster his stock.
"He's been a nice surprise," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said of Butler.
Yet, what he has done so far is little more than a nice start in the overall scheme of things. It's imperative Butler not get complacent and make too much of his showing against the Dallas Cowboys, when Butler led all receivers with 70 yards on his two receptions.
"We'll make sure we keep our thumb on him, make sure he doesn't read too much of the good stuff (reporters are) going to write about him," Allen said.
Butler arrived from San Diego State via Southern Cal, the ninth of 10 players selected by the Raiders in the NFL draft in April.
He joined a crowded field of hopefuls that included undrafted rookies Greg Jenkins, Conner Vernon and Sam McGuffie and inexperienced players such as Travionte Session, Isaiah Williams and Juron Criner.
Making the leap from prospect to the opening-game, 53-man roster entails standing out during practice and games.
Denarius Moore did just that in 2011 and went from fifth-round draft pick to starting receiver. Rod Streater followed suit in 2012 in going from undrafted rookie to opening-day starter.
Now it's Butler who is surging to the head of the class and making a push for not only a roster spot but meaningful playing time.
Streater said he and Butler bonded instantly because of their similar backgrounds, as well as their college stats.
Players in their situation have to be almost "perfect" to overcome the long odds, Streater added. They also have to put behind them stellar plays, solid practices and good games.
"You got to move on," Streater said. "The coaches want to see improvement every game and the next game is the most important. You can't live off the past."
That already seems ingrained in Butler, who tired of all the praise from friends and family after the Cowboys game.
"I honestly don't think I played that good," Butler said. "Until those couple of plays on that one drive, I didn't feel good about my play at all. I definitely have to work on it. Watching tape, there was a lot of stuff I can work on."
Butler transferred to San Diego State after his junior season at Southern Cal when playing time dwindled. That experience prepared him for the tenuous existence of an NFL player.
"I can't focus on what the coaches are thinking or what the other players are doing," Butler said. "I've done that in the past, and it didn't really go well for me. So, I'm really just focusing on what … I can do best for the team."
Having a father that played in the NFL for 12 seasons gives Butler an edge in that he has someone to speak with about the process.
Bobby Butler played cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons from 1981-92. Brice said his father passes along tips on what to look for from cornerbacks and how to gain an advantage.
— Cornerback Taiwan Jones and linebacker Sio Moore suffered undisclosed injuries, and they weren't able to finish practice.
They were among 16 players that missed some or all of practice. Allen said he is hopeful of getting back some players soon.
— Andre Gurode worked at right guard and Tony Bergstrom at left guard with the first-team offense.
Gurode and Bergstrom got all the reps because Mike Brisiel and Lucas Nix didn't practice and weren't able to compete for job openings.
Allen said it's crucial for the Raiders to find five reliable offensive linemen as soon as possible, but it's more important to make the proper decisions before the regular-season opener.
— The Raiders had a lengthy practice today on what passed for, perhaps, the hottest day of camp. Good thing for the players, the practice was without full pads.
— Matt Flynn and Terrelle Pryor received all but three reps in the longest session of the day. Matt McGloin came on for two reps — one was a hand-off — and Matt Wilson mopped up with one rep. He made a nice throw to Greg Jenkins on his lone snap.
Afterward, Allen said Wilson needs more work on his command of the playbook and execution. Until then, it appears as if undrafted rookie McGloin is going to get more reps than Wilson, a fourth-round draft pick.
— Strong safety Tyvon Branch made the defensive play of the day when he ran stride for stride with tight end David Ausberry and hauled in a tipped pass from Wilson for an interception in the end zone.
On offense, Andre Holmes gets the nod for going up over two defenders and snaring a pass from Flynn for a touchdown. Later in practice, Holmes came close to making an even better grab on a deep throw from Pryor. Credit Chimdi Chekwa with the pass breakup.


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