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My favorite time of the year is summer and I don't care what the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage says. Summer is what I live for especially here in Florida.
As soon as Fall arrives in full steam I am looking forward to summer with uncontrollable anticipation.
One thing that attracts me to summer has to do with the weather.
I don't like cold because I'm growing too old now to shiver properly. When it is cold and I am supposed to be shivering, I don't have the energy. I admit that I don't have the energy I had a few years back. Let's not talk about how many years back. Shivering now is really not part of my exercise program.
I think God created winter for someone like me to appreciate summer. I have had enough winter now so that I can appreciate summer for the rest of my life. I wonder if heaven is going to be like summer?
Another thing I don't like about being cold is having to wear sweaters and sometimes coats and hats and mittens. When it's really cold outside by the time I get dressed to go outside I'm either too tired to go outside or I can't remember why I wanted to go outside in the first place.
It takes me "forever" to get dressed for cold weather.
Another thing about being cold is my brain doesn't function 100%. When it is cold, parts of my brain have to be used to deal with the cold weather on my body. Don't ask me how that works, I just know it works.
I have a brain and I take care of my brain and feed my brain so I can use my brain for my things and not for things like the weather!
What I like about summer is that it is hot. I love hot, contrary to the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage. Don't let this get around, but she doesn't like when the weather is hot outside. She complains and complains about how hot it is outside.
I remember one time she was complaining about how hot it was outside and I was sitting there smiling. I try not to let a smile break out on my face when she is complaining about something. This time, the smile broke out on my face and I could not control it.
"What are you," she said rather snarly, "smiling about now?"
It's situations like this that usually get me into trouble. If I answer, I'm in trouble. If I don't answer, I'm in trouble. What's a husband to do?
But right now it's not summer and so I'm not in my "happy faze." I have a rule, when the temperature drops below my age it's too cold for me.
As I was sitting there frowning and muttering to myself, my wife said, "So, what are you complaining about?"
Unfortunately, I was not thinking, which is the usual course for me, and I answered her question.
"I'm just not happy," I said with a grimace all over my face, "about all this cold weather. I can't wait for summer to get here."
Of course, that did not set very well with her. She's from the state of New York and winter is her best time of the year. She likes snow, which of course doesn't happen here in Florida, for which I'm thankful. She loves the cold weather and revels in it and there are times, don't let this get around, that she rubs it in my face.
As of late the weather here has been to her liking. And she's been happy and going around the house singing while I'm sitting in my chair grimacing. If ever anybody can grimace, it is me. I've had a lot of practice at it.
According to her, fall and winter are the greatest months of the year. And she's not short in telling me this to my face.
So, I'm sitting here trying not to shiver too much and drinking a very hot cup of coffee. My wife makes many things well, but nothing quite as well as hot coffee. What she doesn't realize is, as I'm drinking my hot coffee, I'm thinking of summer.
I'm not sure who was the first one who said it, but I think I agree with it, "Opposites attract." And nothing could be more opposite than my winter wife and her summer husband.
As I thought about this it came to me that the reason I appreciate summer so much is because of the winter. It is during the wintertime that I have this longing for the summer weather. If it wasn't for winter, I'm not sure I would appreciate summer as much as I do.
I always have a religious twist to things that are happening in my life. As I thought of this it came to my mind that the trials in my life cause me to appreciate the amazing grace of God. It wasn't for the hard times I wouldn't appreciate the good times.
I like what James says about this. "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him" (James 1:12).
I must honestly confess I don't know how good I have it until I don't have it so good.
"Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." Henry James:
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We're the lucky ones. Christmas seems to never end at our house. With so much of Ryan's family in the area, we get to open presents FIVE times! Here's our final Christmas celebration, until next year... Thanks Papa Michael, Debra, & Lucille for a great day!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Neverending Christmas
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Christmas Aftermath
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Christmas Dinner
We had a delicious turkey dinner at the Pinney house made by Nancy. Thanks Nancy! Ashley made a delicious paper bag apple pie and we had more peppermint cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory. We also opened more great presents. Here are the kids opening their fabulous gifts from Aunt Ashley...
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Christmas Morning
Poor Conner, woke up with a fever (we actually had to wake him up), but he stayed in good spirits regardless. I was nervous getting Braden scriptures, I was worried he would think it was lame. But he was excited, and said, "Wow, scriptures, finally I got something I really needed!" Steak and eggs for breakfast, thanks to Ryan's cow.
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Christmas Eve
Ever since we've moved to Sacramento, we've been part of the annual tradition to have Christmas Eve dinner at Grandma Ginny's and Grandpa Dave's. The funnest part is the gift exchange. We draw numbers, choose presents, steal presents, and usually end up with something great! This year, we got the best present ever - a Smore's Maker! This makes up for the firepit we haven't been able to install in our backyard. :o) And of course, the only picture of the night was of Luke. :o) Tackling Dad before bed... I've always loved and coveted other family's tradition of Christmas Eve pajamas, but I've never done it. Not until this year anyway, thanks to Old Navy clearance racks! I really wanted to get some for myself, but the women's pj's were CLEARED OUT! I had a very special glee in getting the boys all matching pj's, especially since this might possibly be the last year RJ will ever willingly participate, he's getting so old and cool... Of course, I had to stay up late wrapping all the presents, because Conner would have ripped open any presents if I had done it in advance.... We're ready!
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Merry Christmas, Ryan!
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Hide & Seek
Conner loves to hide. He does it A LOT at bedtime. Sometimes it's funny and sometimes I start to panic, because I can't find him ANYWHERE and he won't answer when I call his name. I have to make sure all the doors to outside are still locked to assure myself he isn't running through the neighborhood lost. He likes to hide in Sienna's closet. A new favorite is behind the Christmas tree where all you can see is his little feet. This time was a funny time. He climbed into this box, wouldn't answer when we called his name, but he must not like having the lid all the way closed, and I guess he thinks we can't see him...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
RJ's Family Celebration
We had a delicious family dinner for R.J. on Sunday. He chose taco night, and it was great. We had peppermint cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory for dessert. Unfortunately for R.J., I only took a picture of Conner feeding his cousin, Luke, and no pictures at all of the dinner celebration. Sorry R.J., I love you!
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Monday, December 20, 2010
If You're Ever Tempted to Give Your Baby a Chocolate Truffle...
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
This year I don't want to do a single birthday party! The kids always want to invite the entire school, even if they hardly know the kids. I told them that this year, they could do something fun, but could only invite 2 people. And guess what? It was still just as expensive, but I didn't have to do ANYTHING except call a couple parents. It was awesome. R.J. decided he wanted to go to John's Incredible Pizza, and here is a bit of the fun... (P.S. I didn't even have to go! I stayed home and relaxed while Ryan took the boys, because, after all, he is also a boy.)
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Turning 11
R.J. turned 11 yesterday (and yes, I was 12 when he was born). He woke up to donuts, our family must always have donuts for birthdays. He also got to share a book and candy canes with his class at school. I know candy at school is against the rules, but just so you know, I don't care. And R.J. assures me his teacher doesn't either. :o) R.J. was especially excited for his new dirty clothes hamper, hee hee, and his new church pants and tie. Turning 11 is very exciting, with lots of exciting gifts... R.J. also got to attend boy scouts for the first time on his actual birthday. At least in theory anyway. We took him to the church, but nobody else was there. :o(
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Awards, Awards, and More Awards
First off, Braden earned his Wolf badge and 4 arrows, as well as belt loops in nutrition & collecting. Here he is giving me my pin... And this is just because... R.J. was the star of the night. Here he is with lots of Arrow of Light cupcakes... Earning his compass badge and points, belt loops in swimming, nutrtition, family travel, chess & science, as well as his Webelos activity badges in athlete, scholar, scientist, family member & sportsman... Order of the Arrow presentation... R.J. giving me his pin for earning his Arrow of Light... Bro. Strohmeyer welcoming R.J. into Boy Scouts... R.J. receiving his Arrow of Light plaque... R.J. with the Order of the Arrow guys...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Breakfast With Santa
We had our annual breakfast with Santa in our pj's on Saturday. The food was really yummy and the program was great. Braden seems grumpy here because he wasn't allowed to leave his chair. Something about running wild in the hallways of the church... Sienna and Conner coloring Christmas pictures... Every year we have a grumpy person who refuses to pose with Santa. And I'm pretty sure that every year, it is Braden.
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New Haven, Connecticut's Shubert Theater is celebrating one hundred years. It opened on De cember 11th, in 1914. In the 1950's and 60's major stars were gracing the stage in musicals one after another, Katharine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Julie Andrews and Humphrey Bogart and on and on Renovations are under way at the theater as Read more…
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One of the things that I've wanted since day one, last year for my iPhone was a To Do feature. I always thought that it was odd that Apple included To Do's in both iCal and Mail on the desktop in Mac OS X, but not in the iPhone. I still think it's strange. However, now that the iPhone is open to 3rd party apps, I no longer have to wait.
There are several choices out there
What I thought would be a rather simple app to buy/download, turned out to be more challenging. What I mean is that there are at least a half dozen To Do apps for the iPhone (probably more), and they range in price from FREE to $9.95. What I found is that not everyone thinks of To Do's the same way that I do. What I wanted was an app that would let me create multiple lists, QUICKLY add items to those lists, and then check them off as they were done. I look at To Do lists in a couple of ways. I might create a To Do list for the things that I need to get done on a given day: ie. go to the cleaners, call my sister, get a car wash, record a podcast episode, etc. Then I might want a list of things not to forget before I leave for a trip. Such as a packing list for a photo shoot. I might also want to put a task on a certain day when it's actually due and give those items a priority. Pretty basic stuff! No rocket science here. What I found was that most of the apps out there were either "too basic", which means they didn't offer the features I wanted or they were WAY OVER COMPLICATED! Amazingly over complicated in some cases. It shouldn't take 50 taps to enter a To Do item.
I finally found the right one
After trying two different To Do apps, the 3rd one was a charm. It's called….wait for it……."ToDo"! Genius! This app shouldn't be confused with the other one out there called "To Do". ToDo does EXACTLY what I want it to do (wow, that was bad). It's by a company called Appigo. Not only does it do what I want, it's also got a great UI (user interface) too. Very clean and graphically neat.
Two ways to enter your To Do's
Like I said, it shouldn't take 50 steps to enter a To Do item. Luckily, ToDo has a "Quick Add" task entry feature. This allows you to quickly add a task and just the task itself. If you want to get really specific about due dates, priorities, repeating, etc., then you can use the regular task entry method (pictured above) and even that one is well thought out and doesn't take too long to complete.
Once your list is entered, there is also a very neat selection of "done/strike out" graphics. So when you check things off, you get a nice graphical display (of your choice) to distinguish between the completed items and the ones still left to do.
If you have one or more tasks due "today" then you will see a numeric banner on the app's icon indicating that something is due today. However, until Apple turns on background processing for 3rd party apps (rumored to be in the upcoming iPhone/iPod touch 2.2 update), this feature will only work, if you actually go into the app at least once on the day that something is due or while the apps is running.
The Bottom Line
There is a feature in ToDo to allow you to sync your ToDo's to the web or to your desktop. I have not tried this feature as I simply don't need it. I need my lists on my iPhone while I'm running around. Having them on my computer would be nice, but not necessary. Sure, there are free ones and cheaper ones out there. However, this one does things EXACTLY the way that I want to work and therefore it was worth the $9.95 to me. Although ToDo satisfies my immediate needs, there is room for improvement. For example, if I create a task "Call Steve", then it would be nice to actually be able to dial Steve's number right from the ToDo app.
Update: Blog reader Jan pointed out to me that you can in fact setup a task to do a call directly from the app by using the longer entry method and changing the Type from Normal to "Call" and then you're prompted to choose a Contact from your Contacts. When you actually tap the task when you want to make the call, you're then presented with a popup of all the numbers you have for that contact to dial. Very slick! Thanks Jan! The other types are "Email a contact" and "Visit a website". Email a Contact brings up your contacts to choose and Visit a website allows you to enter a URL. I'll be using that one a lot as I always see ads for websites that I want to visit later and of course forget the URLs by the time I'm able to visit the sites.
Also, I'd like to see a permanent list feature. I'm not sure (I need to do more testing), but it seems that once you complete the items on a list, that list eventually clears itself of all tasks. I'm not 100% sure of this, but one of my completed lists was blank when I went back to it days later. I would like to keep the items on some lists so that I can use the list (say a packing list) over and over again. As a work around you could always keep one item on the list that is not done. Again, I need to do more testing to see how this actually works. I may have lost the items on that particular list due to an update of the app.
An example of one of my packing lists
You can get ToDo from the App Store by going here. ToDo works on the iPhone or the iPod touch.


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A MIDLAND fertility expert today backed a court decision not to allow a cancer patient to use her frozen embryos.
Dr Gillian Lockwood, medical director of Midland Fertility Services, in Aldridge, spoke out after the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights denied Natallie Evans her "last chance" to become a mother.
The 35-year-old from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, broke down in tears as she heard she would never become a mother.
Former partner Howard Johnston had asked for the remaining frozen embryos to be destroyed when their relationship failed.
Dr Lockwood said that if the judges had ruled in Ms Evans' favour it would only benefit a minority.
"The issue here is what we've said all along, is that Natallie should have been advised to freeze some of her eggs rather than create the embryos.
"This is another example of why egg freezing is a good idea, not just for cancer patients or the 'Bridget Jones' generation, but women who need to preserve their fertility and are not in a committed relationship.
"This decision was almost inevitable. If the result gone the other way it would've driven a coach and horses through the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, so ultimately it was the right one.
Ms Evans lost her fight in the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, sitting in Strasbourg, France, following appeals from the High Court in London, to become a mother using embryos that were frozen before she was left infertile by cancer therapy.
Following yesterday's ruling, Ms Evans said: "I am distraught at the court's decision toda. It is very hard for me to accept that the embryos will now be destroyed and I will never become a mother," she said.
"While a lot has been said about the rights of Mr Johnston, what I was fighting for was my right to be a mother and the rights of the embryos.
"I would ask Howard to consider whether he could ever permit me to have the children I so dearly long for, and which he was happy to consent to when the procedure took place to create these embryos."
Asked directly if she would make a last-ditch appeal to Mr Johnston, she added: "I have pleaded with him before and it has not worked, now there is nothing I can say to him any more. Last time I pleaded with him and asked him, 'please re-think' and he didn't. He said nothing is going to change his mind."
The Grand Chamber justices, said the main dilemma facing Ms Evans and Mr Johnston was their interests were 'entirely irreconcilable".
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The Bad Plus made a splash last year with its debut, These Are the Vistas, by playing jazz with the gusto of rock stars. David King's big drums drove the rhythm behind Reid Anderson's double bass and Ethan Iverson's grand piano, creating an avant-rock fusion. The guys covered songs like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and "Heart of Glass," and they did it with an ironic nudge-nudge-wink-wink.
Jazz you can laugh along with? Now that's a concept. Give is more of the same, and then some. The drums are bigger and louder. The irony is thicker. And the rock song? "Iron Man." More on that later.
Give is a more challenging album to listen to -- you'll find fewer hummable melodies on this one. Gorgeous songs like "1979 Semi-Finalist" and "Here We Test Our Powers of Observation" create atonal poems with meandering piano melodies held together by the band's tight rhythm section, but you'll be hard-pressed to whistle either tune later. Ironic jazz reaches its height on "Cheney Piñata," representing a dream many of us have had: The band paints a picture with its Latin-tinged composition, and the drums fill in the ending with a resolute thwacking of our beloved VP.
Now, "Iron Man": It may not be the best song on this album, but it provides the easiest way to appreciate the Bad Plus' genius. Iverson bangs out the notes on his piano with such flair and bravado, it's like Liberace channeling Black Sabbath. And over the lush chords of the simple progression he rains a torrent of notes, a sprint of upper-register notes through a thunderstorm of plodding chords. I doubt Ozzy ever considered playing it this way.
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Paul, a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. For the discontented sixteen-year-old Celia he opens up a world she has only dreamed of. She actively pursues a friendship with him, fascinated by his cynicism and experience of the world beyond her small-town existence. But many, including the members of both their families, frown upon the friendship and when Celia goes missing, Paul becomes the increasingly loathed and persecuted prime suspect in her disappearance. As the violent and urgent truth gradually emerges, Paul is forced to confront the family tragedy and betrayal that he ran from as a youth, and to face the grievous consequences of silence and secrecy that has surrounded his entire adult life.
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The Trump Administration is planning to make sweeping changes to the H-1B visa program popular with technology companies. A "Buy American, Hire American" executive order signed by President Trump in April called for the H-1B visa program to be reviewed with the aim of reforming it. The program issues 85,000 visas each year that are valid for three years and can be renewed for another three years.
The H-1B is commonly used by highly skilled foreigners to find work at companies in the U.S. Those visa go to individuals with jobs that require a "theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge." The government says that the changes are meant "to increase focus on truly obtaining the best and brightest foreign nationals."
The spouses of foreign nationals who hold H-1B visas may have their work privileges eliminated under the new plan. In February 2015, the Obama administration dictated that such spouses could legally find work while in the U.S. on H-4 dependent visas. Before this rule was introduced, the spouses of H-1B workers were fully dependent on them during this time.
A proposal from the Department of Homeland Security says it intends to do away with that rule. A proposal, titled Removing H-4 Dependent Spouses from the Class of Aliens Eligible for Employment Authorization, recommends discontinuing the work permits of H-4 visa holders in 2018. The notice was posted on Dec. 14 as part of a bi-annual list of regulations by various federal agencies. The department didn't explain its reasons for the decision.
The Trump administration's plans have caused particular alarm in India, which accounts for 70 percent of all H-1B workers. Any discontinuation of work permits will affect thousands of Indian H-1B workers and their families. Women account for 90 percent of all H-4 visas.
The H-4 visa debate was sparked by an April 2015 lawsuit by a group called Save Jobs USA, who argued that the visas threaten American jobs. Save Jobs USA is a group of computer-industry workers who said they had been replaced by foreign-born employees. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has said in the past that the H-4 rule "hurts American workers."
The Trump administration plans to reevaluate the eligibility rules for H-1B visas. Plans also include revising the definition of what occupations may participate in the program. The administration has already temporarily halted premium processing for H-1B visas, wherein visa applications are processed within 15 days for an additional fee.


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Skin care is essential for personality. Oily skin or dry skin, both have their share of problems. While oily skin becomes a pathway for skin problems like acne, dull complexion, pimples, etc the dry skin could cause patches, brittleness, etc. no matter how many skin care products you apply to get natural shine, the skin texture and problems does not go away. However,
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The first beneficial home remedy for oily face is using yoghurt. This alone acts as a miracle for oily skin in many ways. Just when you wake up, apply it over face and massage with it.
When it dries up, wash off with the help of cold water. Another home remedy that could be tried out for oily skin is mixture of yoghurt, oats, honey and powdered almonds.
Take appropriate amounts of them and mix well to get semi solid paste of them. Apply over the face for about 15 minutes and then rinse it off with cold water. Both these home remedies provide clear skin and helps to remove layer of oil and dirt.
Seasonal Fruit
Summers create major skin problems, especially for people with oily skin. It promotes sweat, oil, dirt and pollution because of which the skin's texture gets even worse.
To deal with the summers, one can make use of seasonal fruit water melon. Applying a piece of it and rubbing for 5 minutes over face could give you internal glow.
It helps to remove the oil from face. Just do this process in the morning and carry fresh face all throughout the day. Cucumber is also very beneficial for people with oily skin. it gives face a charming glow. Apart from dealing with oily face, it reduces dark circles.
Lemonade Drinks and Coconut Water
Drinking loads of lemonade drinks and coconut water also helps to bring coolness. Applying milk over face could be a natural cleansing process of face. Just take a cotton ball and dip it in milk. Clean face with it and get rid of oily skin. so do try out these home remedies meant for oily skin.


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Function : noun.
1: An interdisciplinary field of academic study which aims at modeling natural, biological processes using mathematical techniques and tools[1].
2: Application of mathematics to organic forms to understand the relationship between morphology and biological theory. Based primarily upon the book "On Growth and Form" written in 1917 by D'Arcy Thompson[2].
3: Also Mathematical biology.
1. Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomathematics.
2. D'Arcy Thompson, 1917, "On Growth and Form".
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Kim, or was it Dean?, tried doing this but was called out of town. Then MadVlad (Damir) picked up the slack and discovered he had to work that same weekend, so I'm rebooting this (because rebooting a franchise is the popular thing to do these days) and hosting a Seasonal Kickoff/Newb/noob/n00b ride.
Lock in the dates now:
the twelfth of May of this year, current era - or May 12, 2018 CE - weather pending. Should it be rainy or snowy we'll look at the 13th, but maybe the following week *** DATE CHANGED *** - NOW May 19*** DATE CHANGED AGAIN *** - NOW May 26. I'll know and update as the date gets closer.
Depending on turnout we'll have multiple groups going, as we have in the past: slower (newbish), a more moderated pace and, as always, supersonic.
Let's say:
Golden 7-11, 8AM. I'd meet earlier but I live further away now and Golden is far. We'll do safety brief at 8:30 and then KSU. With the luck of the gods we'll all be on two-wheels before 9AM, but knowing CSC and riders as I do, I expect someone, or some-twenty, will show up late. Don't be that guy/gal.
I will have a route mapped that is fun and a little technical but not too much so for the newer riders or those still shaking off cobwebs (like me).
Please Note:
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Closed-toed shoes/boots
I'm not going to go around and inspect everyone's gear, but if I notice you have no helmet I'm going to ask you to leave. If you have no jacket, gloves or appropriate footwear and anything happens to you I promise you will get no sympathy from me.
If you want to be a Lead or a Sweep, please let me know in the comments: http://www.dailybikers.com/2014/10/g...ycle-brief.htm
I'm thinking what we'll do is ride, break for lunch and then people can split off from there and either continue their own rides or head home. I like this plan because it accommodates everyone's needs, as some people only get half-day hall passes and others want to stay out all day. Lunch locations suggestions are now being entertained. A variety of people have a variety of appetites and dietary restrictions, so please keep that in mind when making a suggestion. Vegetarians, for example, aren't going to do well at Five Guys and gluten-free people aren't going to find solace at a pizzeria. Capice? Also, it should have seating for a few people.
I'm going to post this in the CSC Facebook group, but this is where the updates and discussion will take place. If you comment over there I may not see it and your comment may go unheeded.
I checked and as far as I can tell there's no MRA events going on that weekend, so there's no excuses for some of you not to show.
If you need a bike to borrow, I hear Barn has like 15 and Spiderman has a few extras. ;P
And, feel free to share this post around with other groups you may belong to. There will be a slower riding group so your Harley friend is welcome to join. I'm not looking to create a color-war with any other organizations out there so please use discretion when inviting other riders.
But, let's make this fun. The Newb Ride used to be a chance for more established riders to set an example for newer riders and I still believe those of us with more experience can set that example. That means we ride smart and responsibly. If you want to act a fool you can do it on your own time.
Oh, and the final caveat: if you do something stupid (re: douchebaggery) and draw unwanted attention or endanger the group I will kick you off the ride. No ifs, ands or buts.
Please chime in and let me know if you plan on making it. I'd like a rough headcount so I can decide on group sizes, number of sweeps and leads, and how many maps I need to share.
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If you use Snpachat raise your hand. Ok, I know you can't see me but rest assure that my hand is NOT raised. By now I'm more than 100% sure that everyone knows about Snapchat, but you may not know about my favorite video sharing channel… Instagram Stories! Today is all about the reasons I LOVE Instagram Stories. Let's get down to it, Instagram Stories v/s Snapchat.
For an entire 5 minutes I had Snapchat on my phone and I won't deny that Snapchat is fun. So many of my friends use it and love it and when we're all together I usually get it on the fun and snap a pic with them. When you're out and about and take a selfie there's a cool little feature where you can pick your location and a colorful filter of the city your walking around in will pop up, it's cute. However I think Snpachat is really just a place to take silly selfies you can share with your friends, which is totally cool.
Let's fast forward to summer 2016 to my absolutely positively favorite social media outlet and their launch of Instagram Stories! I honestly can't praise Instagram enough for its amazingness! For the past 4 years or so I've been using Instagram. In the beginning I had no idea how to properly use the app, sharing what I thought were great photos with what I thought were really cool filters. I had no idea at the time how this app would truly change my online sharing world. If you scroll allllll the way down my feed you'll see some of these "not so proud photos" that I've kept because I love those memories. Last October I decided it was time to step up my Instagram game, I wanted to share my work plus inspiration from other artists.
Since then I've been posting on brand, colorful totally rad pics. Then August of this year came and my bestie Ginny was all like, "Eek! Instagram Stories is here"! Instagram Stories? What's that? At first I thought I wouldn't like it since I wasn't the biggest fan of Snapchat. Ginny on the other hand couldn't get enough so I had to check it out.
Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! I love it! You know what one of my favorite things about Instagram Stories is? I can see the everyday lives of all the cool, wonderful, talented people I follow & admire! It's real life, it's 20 second snaps into their worlds. We have the chance to really see what people are up to versus just posting a pic that might get lost in our feeds. I can share things on Instagram Stories that are "off brand" and it doesn't take away from my carefully thought out feed. Plus I don't have to signup for yet another app and then search endlessly for my friends or businesses, I'm already following my friends & artists that I'm interested in on Instagram. It's a One Stop Shop!
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Cody McDonald is enjoying playing under Peter Taylor and wants the Gills manager to stay at Priestfield.
McDonald has been in prolific form under the guidance of Taylor and has scored 16 goals this season. Two of those came over the Easter weekend as the Gills moved closer to securing their League 1 status.
McDonald said: "I am enjoying it and I am playing every week. The manager has his own ideas, he is a great manager and great person to train with. He works hard for the team and gets his ideas across. It is enjoyable to be here at the moment.
"We got a good point on Monday (against Walsall) and near enough have secured our place for next year.
"It is down to the chairman now to see what he does but all of the lads would like to see the gaffer stay and we will see where it takes us."
McDonald is confident that with Taylor in charge the Gills can begin to look upwards.
"A lot of the lads have got League 1 experience now and I think we were short of that at the start of the season," said the 27-year-old.
"Some of the lads who have now played in it for the first time will have gained from that and we will be able to go again next season and build on this."


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A few thoughts:
- You don't need distilled water - city water has minerals and chlorine. No prob with a few minerals and the chlorine is totally removed with sterilization.
- I've tried a food processor to chop the rice - just about burned it out going for 30 minutes with about the same results you have. Seems that you do indeed need a grinder of some sort.
- You could use the big coffee grinder they have at the supermarket near the bulk whole bean coffee if you are sneaky. It's real fast and can do that whole rice bag in about 30 seconds. You will get a bit of coffee in your BRF and the next person will get some BRF in their coffee .
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Texas State Representative Linda Koop and her district director, Caitlin Dempsey, recently visited Richland College and toured the Technology, Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing (TEAM) Center on campus. Rep. Koop and Dempsey also met with Rose Galloway, Richland College associate vice president of workforce training and continuing education, to discuss workforce training, career/technical programs and continuing education programs at Richland College.
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Galloway frequently tours local businesses with faculty and administrators from Richland College's School of Engineering and Technology, along with a national credentialing expert to ensure the TEAM Center remains a state-of-the-industry facility. These tours are done to ensure the manufacturing lab on campus continues to produce graduates who can enter the workforce and make an immediate contribution.
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Recently, Galloway, manufacturing faculty member Brian Fleming and Melanie Stover, former director of strategic initiatives for the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS), conducted tours with Curtis Riley, general manager of True Cut EDM, Inc. in Garland, and Mark Muynnerlyn, vice president of Turnamatic Machine, Inc. in Richardson.
"During the tours, we talked about starting salaries, job potential, challenges in the industry, the workforce, equipment, ideas and more," said Galloway. "It was a chance to stay in contact with the industry to make sure Richland College is producing a quality workforce."
Many of the machines seen during the industry tours are currently available in Richland College's TEAM Center, a multi-million dollar center with leading edge, industry-quality technology that allows engineering and manufacturing students to have contemporary, hands-on learning experiences and career-focused training. The TEAM Center helps students become better prepared for jobs in engineering, electrical engineering technology, electronics technology and advanced manufacturing.
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Today I wanted to show you one of my favorite nail techniques to use. It is called 'water marbling'. Basically, you drip your polish in water and create patterns (ie swirls, hearts). Then when you have your desired design, just dip your nail and now you have a one-of-a-kind nail design. Below is a step by step on how to create this unique look for yourself. Here we go!
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2. Now take the tape and place it around your nail making sure to leave the tape loose on the sides and the back of your finger. The point is to cover your skin but leave the nail exposed.
3. Take the polishes you chose and drip them in the water by alternating the colors and the finished product should look like a bulls eye.
4. Now take a toothpick and gently swirl the colors to create a pattern that you like. After each stroke, you should wipe the polish off the toothpick onto a paper towel.
5. Slowly dip the taped nail into the part of the pattern you like best. Leave your finger in the water.
6. Remove the remaining polish from the water with the toothpick and slowly remove your finger.
7. Now take your scissors and cut a part of the tape that is loose and carefully pull the tape off and toss it.
8. You may want to wait at least 10-20 minutes for your nails to dry since the water slows down the drying process. Then apply a top coat and you are good to go.
What I Used:
Sally Hansen Hard As Nails nail hardener base coat - available at Walgreen's
China Glaze In the Limelight - available at Sally Beauty Supply
Sinful Colors Soul Mate - available at Walgreen's
LA Girl Flare Navy - available at F21
Essie Matte About You top coat - available at Amazon.com
DeMert Nail Enamel Dryer spray - available at Wal-Mart
I really hope that everyone enjoyed this, and I really hope that you try it. Once you get the hang of it, it gets easier everytime and it's really fun. If you try it out I would love to see some pics, and if you need more help just visit Simple Little Pleasures. I don't know her, but she has some AMAZING tutorials and tips for water marbling.
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Cloud computing is without a doubt a modern solution to the problems faced by modern businesses. From proven cost saving methods to increased flexibility of working, there is a great deal to be had from switching your organisation's systems to the cloud. With the arrival of cloud based apps and storage, some businesses jumped straight in and embraced this new tech, continuing to reap the benefits over time. However, some organisations still seem a little hesitant to get on–board, dragging their heels at the mere mention of servers and legacy systems.
We've outlined some of the most common doubts here, busting cloud myths wide open, providing the answers to challenge your concerns, and putting your reluctance to move to the cloud to the test.
Cloud Myth #1: SWAPPING SYSTEMS TO CLOUD BASED APPS TAKES MONTHS
In some situations, swapping systems can take time. The transition to a new system will depend on the complexity of legacy systems and the amount of data to be transferred. It may result in two systems running simultaneously for a while, however, most transfers are seamless and quick.
Once the move has been made, the centralised storage and processing of information, should make things all the more efficient in the long term. After all, this is the main reason most businesses decide to adopt cloud based practices in the first place.
Cloud Myth #2: BUSINESSES NEED IN-HOUSE SPECIALISTS TO COORDINATE THE MOVE
Web applications are designed to be user friendly and intuitive, so users should find installation and navigation straightforward with little need for any expertise. However, should something go wrong, most cloud–based software applications offer a support function for an additional fee, meaning that if your in-house skills are lacking, you can ask professionals to help tackle your technical problems quickly and competently.
Cloud Myth #3: WHAT IF THE INTERNET STOPS WORKING?
One of the biggest concerns when moving to the cloud is unreliability. If all company data is accessed through the internet, should that connection fail, what happens to productivity? In the event that a organisation should lose complete access to the internet, all information is backed up onto a server, meaning none of your data will have been lost.
Cloud Myth #4: WE HAVEN'T GOT THE BUDGET FOR CLOUD BASED APPS
Web applications are often a lot more affordable than you think. Without the need for expensive hardware, and access to free and timely updates, investing in the cloud can actually save money in the long term.
Cloud Myth #5: THE CLOUD ISN'T SECURE
When organisations hold and access customer data, they have a duty to protect that information and keep it safe. Storing information on the cloud is one of the safest methods, due to the amount of protection available digitally. From passwords to firewalls, you can rest sound in the knowledge that vital files are secure and at less risk of cyber-attack.


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Business District - New Troy - Metropolis, DE.
Here is where you'll find some of the businesses that are most associated with Metropolis, such as LexCorp and The Daily Planet. Any living areas here are set up mainly above the multitude of shops that line the streets. To find a house here is a rare thing indeed though there is the occasional stacked condo buildings.
As always, trees have been planted and occasionally a well manicured patch of grass can be found. Mainly, however, this section of New Troy is the epitome of 'urban jungle'.
Metropolis Convention Center
The convention center includes several tremendous exhibit halls and spaces, some in fact larger than a football field, and most with three stories of vertical space. The convention center also includes numerous smaller exhibit halls, meeting rooms, eateries and other amenities.
Science and Technology Expo
The Expo has three major exhibit halls. The largest of these is dominated by the large booths and exhibits of a lot of companies. The second largest is equally dominated by a large stage and the smaller booths, tables and exhibits of students and researchers from around the country and the world. The smallest of the exhibit halls has been partitioned off into several smaller spaces for hosting panel discussions on various topics including the possibilities and consequences of various technologies, the ethics of science and technology in the modern era, and the benefits of Open Sourcing scientific discoveries and technologies.
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The Science and Technology Expo is a big hit, and thousands upon thousands of people have been coming through. Setting it in the City of Tomorrow rather assured that a large percentage of even normal civilians whose lives don't focus on such matters would be interested enough for a visit, and StarTech was smart enough to make sure that the price of a visitor's ticket is pretty low, minimizing the barrier to entry.
So too, the constant presence of StarTech's founder and CEO has been a pretty big draw. Linda may play it smooth and 'aww shucks' as if people shouldn't be so moved and interested in meeting her, like she's not all that special. Nevertheless, Linda Lee Danvers is here, and not just hiding out at the StarTech booth. She is moving around the exhibit areas, checking them out just like an interested civilian might, if with a much better grasp of many of the scientific principles involved. Motivating this kind of forward-thinking effort and creativity is a huge part of the draw for her, and she wants to meet the people - young and old - behind that thought.
Toni has set up one of the larger, and better protected, demonstration areas. Also one of the larger power draws. A good-sized area, maybe twenty feet long and about ten across has been cordoned off, with what look like some sort of emitters being set up inside the cordon, linked together by cables and all leading back into a large battery system, with a smaller cable split off to plug into a laptop currently gracing Toni's lap as she works.
Perhaps more concerning is the person shaped dummy standing about midway down the space from her…and the large looking cannon-thing currently pointed at it. There's a variety of smaller devices pointed that way too, but definitely the big one stands out.
Linda stops by the booth, looking it over with a critical eye. "I trust you have sufficient safety protocols in place to assure your demonstrations won't endanger the visitors?" she asks, softly spoken yet her voice carries in spite of that. And she really does trust that to be true; she knows this young woman, and has been supporting her research. But it's also encumbent upon her to ask the question and get an answer. "Is there anything else you need?" The tall blonde offers a little smile to the purple-haired asian woman while staying well clear of the demonstration area.
"Well…" Toni says distractedly as she pulls the pen she's chewing on out of her mouth. "Since part of the demonstrations is emergency forcefields, it'd be REALLY embarrassing if that part didn't work. But other than that, this is all non-lethal." She idly points the pen backwards over her shoulder towards the large weapon looking thing. "I wrote a routine where if the power is interrupted in the force field emitters for any reason it automatically sends a kill order to the prototypes though, and I have a discharge line that should pull any power in the capacitors down to safety levels automatically. That's kinda the tricky bit." she says absently. '
Linda nods, noting each point in turn and clearly tuned in, listening actively. "All good and sensible measures. I'm glad. And I know the point is non-lethal. I just want to be sure." It's her insurance rates, after all. "So. Is there anything, Ms. Ho? Anything at all I can do to help?" Heck, she might even be up to offering a hug of support and encouragement. But only if it wouldn't upset the very person she'd be trying to help.
Toni hesistates a bit, then sets down her laptop so she can get to her feet, letting the pen drop. "Well." she says, as she frowns. "I was going to actually be in here to demonstrate the devices. In…safety gear, but I don't think I can use that with Stark here. Which is limiting my control options because I built them to be engaged from the armor. I mean, for prototypes it's better to have them separate still, but I'm having to kludge the control systems a bit as a result." She mms. "..I'm also not sure exactly if the expo halls power systems can take it, so I have the battery there, but it's going to be pretty limited. So I might have to space out the demonstrations while it recharges."
"That's not at all unreasonable." Linda offers, nodding. "Just put up a sign on the front table outlining timeframes for your demonstrations." She's not sure why Toni is avoiding having the armor here, but she's not going to get pushy, either. "Given the delicate balance, I am assuming an additional power subsystem won't be as helpful as it might be. Do you need any help with the control systems? I am a fair programmer, and I would be willing to bring in someone else if you need a hand."
Toni nods, running her finger through her hair absently. "Having additional power batteries would be good, it would let me do a coherent demonstration instead of having to space them out. But it would make the setup a bit more complex to monitor and override." she admits. "…actually…it's more…I'm a little unsure how best to demonstrate my field emitters. I went with just shooting things at it, but that's because it's the simplest visually, but there's a lot more it can do. Just, I don't have something like a raging fire or avalanche or lava or anything like that to use on it." she says with a faint frown.
Linda nods sagely. She does indeed understand where Toni is coming from. "I'll have the additional power unit brought in, then." she offers with a tiny smile. Anything she can do to help. "Beyond that, I might suggestion actually leaving it up to those who visit the booth to test the field as they see fit. Let that be their challenge, their way of learning, and of asking questions." She's imagining more than a few other demonstrators will come forward as well, trying to bring in their own equipment from their exhibitions to test them against the emitters.
Toni ponders. "Well. I guess?" she says, a little uncertainty. "As long as they keep it inside the secure area." As if anticipating where Linda's thoughts are going. "Maybe I can ask some of the other exhibitors to try out their devices on it too…" She does have that personal forcefield she's been meaning to stresstest too, then again…hmmmmmm. "What are you going to be showing off this year?" she wonders curiously.
Linda nods, letting the other woman's mind work through the permutations. Meanwhile, she quickly dashes off a message, and then reads off the response. "The extra power units will be here in less than an hour. They have cycle adjustments onboard, so you should be able to match them to the rest of your setup."
That said, the tall blonde CEO smiles. "Me, personally? Or the company?" she inquires. To be fair, even Toni is, in a way, one of StarTech's presentions. She is one of those StarTech has empowered to pursue her goals, after all.
Toni looks relieved. "Oh good, that'll make it easier." she says. "Oh, well…I mean, either, I guess? Are you presenting something of yours too?" she asks curiously. "I mean…I know you do stuff. And unlike Stark you actually run your company too."
Linda smiles and nods. "Both true." she offers, pleased at least that her reputation precedes her. "I do have a project that is near and dear to my heart. I'm working in tandem with another specialist to upgrade the capabilities of the WorldWatching platform. But I'm not sure we're ready to present this year." She shrugs. "The company has ten different projects on display." She gestures towards the collection of booths under the StarTech banner. "Pollution-cleaning drone fleets. The mag-launcher for satellites. The improved polyceramic materials. We have a lot to go."
Toni wrinkles her nose. "I'm sorry I couldn't add the new power system to that…but I'm nowhere near a prototype, or even a workable one yet." she admits. "Some ideas, but nothing I"ve been able to get working to my satisfaction yet."
"I'm not complaining, Toni. I want you to succeed. That doesn't mean I have due dates in mind. These are not term projects at school." Linda smiles. It's not as if she has anything against school; just arbitrary deadlines for real scientific discovery. "If you need any other help, I hope you'll be sure to ask. But take all the time you need. I mean that."
Toni is fairly aware of this by now, so she just nods and smiles. "Sure, well…I'll take the time I need to get it right anyway." She mmms, hands on her hips. "Have you had time to look around the expo yet? Anything else interesting? I know Hammer has those crappy Hammerdroids of his on display..even painted them in American camo colors." She rolls her eyes a bit. "Really wants to sell those to the Army, Air Force, Navy, whoever will take them."
Linda nods. "I have been looking around quite a bit. I like the presentation on WayneTech's latest communications protocol. Much higher fidelity thanks to the vastly improved compression and decompression." she answers. "The Hammerdroids are … I don't even know what to say about that." What more is that to be said? "I'm very interested in Irons' presentation, but I want to understand the side effects there. There are at least a half-dozen medical science presentations I think are amazing, though the fact that's not at all my speciality probably predisposes me to be more impressed."
Toni nods thoughfully. "My friend Dominique was trying ot work out if she coudl present as a foreign national. Her country has really strict patent laws and what can be shown outside the country, especailly because she's part of the nobility there." she admits. "Mmm…the Waynetech display sounds interesting though. I wonder what the medical science stuff is about. Any cybernetics?"
The blonde CEO nods. "Yes. I spoke with Ms. Thiebaut personally after the opening ceremonies. She explained some of the challenges, and I encouraged her to pursue them. I would really love to see her work." Linda smiles. "There are at least three different cybernetics presentations. One of them was particularly interesting: sensor systems to overcome handicaps. Another for improved limb replacements."
The purple-haired young woman mulls something over in her head. "…do you know a lot about cybernetics? You do mostly programming, right? MOre the…man-machine interface side of things." she asks. "I have another friend who could use some advice there…and I'm good at the mechanics side of things, but not cybernetics as much."
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Home Fitness Part III: How to Renovate Your Garage Into an At-Home Yoga Studio
Life Fitness encourages exercisers to remain active, whether it's at the gym or at home. Modernize, a website dedicated to empowering homeowners with expert guidance and the educational tools needed to take on big home projects with confidence, provides a three-part series of informative articles that will help you set up the perfect home gym.
About the Author: Erin Vaughan resides in Austin, Texas where she writes full-time for Modernize.com.
Yoga at Home
Whether you're teaching classes or just want a studio of your own, an in-garage yoga room can deepen your commitment to your practice. As you probably already know, your studio's environment has a huge impact on the quality of your exercise. Separate from the distractions of your day-to-day life, a garage space allows you to focus and may even reinvigorate your enthusiasm to practice. Designing a yoga studio means considering how different materials, lighting and environmental factors affect our emotions and physical comfort. Slight distinctions in color, temperature, and ventilation can influence our overall well-being in a big way—sometimes even more than we are consciously aware. The following are some specific factors to weigh when beginning your renovation.
Insulate Your Space
You don't have to be a Bikram devotee to understand how important room temperature is to your practice. A cold space inhibits flexibility, and an un-insulated room is just not very comfortable during the winter and summer months. If your garage isn't already sealed, you'll want to install insulation and drywall, as well as caulking and weatherstripping to prevent phantom drafts. Considering the yogi's connection to the earth, you may want to examine the environmental impact of your materials as well. Recycled denim insulation, for instance, offers a sustainable alternative to fiberglass—it's made without VOCs and diverts waste from landfills, and as a bonus, it generally boasts better acoustics than traditional materials, blocking out distracting outside noise.
Choose Natural Flooring
Light-colored sustainable woods are the flooring of choice for many yoga practitioners. Bamboo, in particular, has a slight give that makes it soft underfoot, while its warm texture and honey-colored hue adds a peaceful vibe to surrounding areas. Look for sustainably harvested VOC-free products that align with the spirit of your practice and make breathing clean and clear. If you prefer an even softer flooring, cork is another option—it's naturally flexible and has a unique cellular structure that makes it warmer in winter and cool during the summer months. Both bamboo and cork can be a bit pricey, though. If budgeting is a concern for your renovation, you'll be better off with a quality vinyl laminate.
Select a Soothing Color Scheme
Color really informs our emotional reaction to a space, and in a yoga studio, a welcoming, calming effect is ideal. Our response to various hues is as personal as our practice, however, so ultimately you should listen to your intuition. Popular hues are clean whites, earthy greens, and gentle yellows. Some even scrap the paint entirely and opt instead for variegated wood paneling that lends a natural harmony to the space. No matter which material you pick, make sure the surface is smooth, providing a comfortable and stable base during wall-supported poses.
Tailor Lighting to Your Taste
Lighting in your yoga studio is as much a matter of personal preference as the color scheme. Many people find that the holistic effect of natural lighting brings a feeling of balance to their practice, while others prefer to precisely control the brightness of the studio using dimming controls. If you're in the former camp, a skylight or wide window is a nice option, particularly if you have a scenic view. If electric light is more your style, though, recessed or up lighting in a soft yellow hue limits glare. With a warm, inviting space to practice in, you may never want to leave that calm yoga headspace again.
Learn the Simple Steps for Transforming Your Home Into a Workout Space in part one of this series and 10 Must-Have Home Gym Items in part two.


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Every other week we'll be posting information about pieces in the Beach Museum's permanent collection from …to build up a rich collection.. Selected works from The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art.
All pieces in this series are on display now at the museum. We hope you will join in the discussion and enjoy learning in-depth about the heart of the museum, our permanent collection. Beginning with one of the pieces that welcome you to the Beach Museum, Chandelier by Dale Chihuly. What does this piece make you wonder?
Dale Chihuly, born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, is considered on of the world's foremost artists working in glass. Chihuly has become famous for liberating glassblowing from the confines of craft and placing it firmly in the sphere of fine art.1 In 1992 he made his first chandelier, which was created in conjunction with an exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum. At Seattle Chihuly become discontent with a vacant space within the exhibition. His solution was to create a hanging sculpture composed of a multitude of glass spheres. The main appeal of this first piece was not primarily derived from the simple shape of the individual components but from the grouping of these elements into a new structure.2The sheer size and volume of this first chandelier is only half of its attraction. The uniform and vibrant color makes the piece even more dramatic. This first chandelier led to a series of hanging pieces that are now considered among Chihuly's signature forms.
In 1996 Dale Chihuly met with Arthur Andersson, architect of the Beach Museum of Art, to discuss the best placement of a chandelier within the building. On this trip to Kansas, Chihuly also toured the nearby countryside and viewed photographs of prairie burning, which he found particularly inspirational. Chandelier, commissioned for the Beach Museum of Art in 1996, is a continuation of Chihuly's basic chandelier form. It weighs approximately 1,600 pounds and is composed of over 300 hand-blown glass pieces, all of which are a brilliant orange. The pieces are attached by wire to an armature composed of a steel basked with a descending steel chain. Each piece begins with a knob-like head, swells to a bulbous thorax, and concludes with a serpentine tail. Though at first glance the individual pieces appear identical there are variations: some pieces are longer, others are shorter, all have tail ranging from nearly straight to curvy.
Chandelier is related to other Chihuly hanging sculptures with its combination of related shapes, the massing of color, and its prodigious size. However, there are also site-specific elements that make this very much a Kansas piece. The subtle tail ends of each piece of glass suggest heads of wheat, a reference to the state's great crop. The fiery orange color and flame-like shape of the individual elements also evoke the Kansas practice of prairie burning that Chihuly found so visually compelling. This burning, which occurs yearly in the spring, consumes both dead grass and unwanted small trees, thereby facilitating new growth. This rebirth through fire can be linked to glass production itself. Working in glass, Chihuly and his team of artists create new beauty through the catalyst of flame. The Beach Museum's Chandelier resembles and inverted pyramid of flames suggesting both the creation of glassblowing and the regeneration initiated by prairie burning. BJ
Brent Jackson, "Dale Chihuly" in Bill North, Brent Jackson, and Kate Meyer, …to Build up a Rich Collection.. Selected Works from the Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art. (Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2003), 80.
1Henry Geldzahler, "Dale Chihuly as of 1993," in Walter Darby Bannard and Henry Geldzahler, Chihuly: Form From Fire (Daytona Beach, Florida: Museum of Fine Arts and Sciences Inc., in association with University of Washington Pres, 1993), 13.
2Donald B. Kuspit, Chihuly, rev. ed. (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1998), 226.


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Alcoholism is a sneaky illness that doesn't depend on your mileage as Reeta found out.
Alcoholism snuck up on Reeta Kroner after she moved abroad to study. Soon her life was on a downward spiral and her illness was taking a toll on her relationships. To tame the beast she had to broke herself. This is her journey to sobriety.


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You're welcome kids! I would certainly do everything for the both of you even if it would mean countless sacrifices.
That's how much I love you!
Such thoughtful and very sweet kids you have!ReplyDelete
Oh! So sweet ng mga kids mo Krizzy! God bless you and may your kids stay sweet as they are forever!!!ReplyDelete
Ang sweet naman ng mga kids mo sis... It's a good thing na kahit malayo ka they appreciate and understand everything...ReplyDelete
Super na-touched ang mommy Krizza, I'm sure :') Katutuwa naman ang iyong mga anak. Very thoughtful and appreciative. Naiintindihan nila ang sacrifices mo to be away from them to provide and support all their needs ^^ Pati ako nainspire at naluha ata ng konti dito :')
Oist, may bago kang meme diyan na jinojoin, di ka nag-i-invite. LOL.
Musta pala ang bagong work mo, Kriz? Di ka naman hirap sa adjustments?
very sweet and thoughtful naman nila Edmar and Mikz, nakakatouch,ibig sabihin lang nyan lahat po ng sacrifices na ginawa nyo para sa kanila naiintindihan nila!...simple things na binibigay or sinasabi satin ng kids natin nakakapawi ng pagod and really can touch our heart!...naluha me while reading kc nakarelate din me,i love it!ReplyDelete


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The Foundation is administered by its directors, the current members of the Somerset College Board who allocate the funds and delegate the daily administration to the Headmaster.
The Somerset College Foundation was established in 1989 by the College Council to raise funds and allow the College to operate as independently as possible, particularly in its capital works programme. This was an initiative of Brian Ray, a foundation member of the College Council.
Imagine Somerset College without The Great Hall, the Ray Building, the Swimming Pool Complex, the Tennis Courts, and you would imagine a very different College and environment for our students.
The Somerset College Foundation has contributed substantially to the realisation of these facilities, and this support has often seen completion occur earlier than projected. The Foundation is committed to building excellence at Somerset College and seeks to support the many educational activities on offer.
Since it was established the Foundation has raised funds for both short-term and long-term purposes. It raises funds by being a conduit for philanthropic donations, for direct contributions and pledges made by Somerset parents and staff, for donations to achieve membership, and for funds actively raised by various Foundation events and initiatives.
The Foundation is administered by its directors, the current members of the Somerset College Board who allocate the funds and delegate the daily administration to the Headmaster.
In the early years of the Foundation, funds were raised mainly by philanthropic donations by College parents and staff including structured pledges, and donations for achievement of membership.
Almost all of the College's income, derived from school fees and government grants, is exhausted on the daily operational costs of the College and there are no significant excess funds available for the College's capital works programme.
To cut the ribbons on new buildings and projects, both current and future, Somerset College needs your financial assistance. Such contributions will provide the finest facilities and environment for your student.
Somerset College, since its inception, has purposed to be a school of excellence and to endure as such into the future. It aims to keep its position as an innovative leader in education and is determined to maintain its high standard of education.


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Do will executors get paid?
UPDATED: June 19, 2018
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Usually yes. Someone who serves as executor or personal representative of an estate is entitled to get paid for the job. In addition to all out-of-pocket expenses in managing and settling the estate, executors generally earn a fee of about 2% of the probate value of the estate for their work. (This varies some from state to state, and the percentage generally decreases as the size of the estate increases.)
Additional fees may be allowed by the court in extraordinary circumstances or cases of unusual difficulty. On the other hand, if the executor is derelict in duty, or engages in self-dealing, the court may reduce or deny compensation, and the executor also may be held personally responsible for his or her negligence or misconduct. Be wary if the heirs are contentious, as the likelihood is that the executor will be dragged into the fray.
If a person is the sole beneficiary of the estate, unless the estate exceeds $2 million (for those who die in 2007 and 2008) so that it is subject to federal estate tax, it may not make sense to take any executor's fees. The money a beneficiary receives from the estate is income tax free, while executor's fees are subject to federal and state income taxes.