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It's been a smidge over a year and a half since my last poker trip (to Arizona), and I have to say that I've missed it tremendously. I'm like an addict who's been sober for so long he's convinced himself that he no longer likes the taste of alcohol. But then, one night, he has a shot with an old friend and then another and then he finds himself laying face down in the gutter with a smile on his face. Poker, and poker traveling, is definitely an addictive hobby. It takes concentration and focus for me to remember that the life that I've chosen (married husband trying to build a family in the suburbs) is WAY WAY WAY more important to me than the excitement of seeing new place, meeting new people and dragging pots off of them. But that doesn't mean that I can't figure out a way to combine the two in a healthy manner. A level below "addict" is a "problem drinker", and a level below that is "social drinker". That's kind of what I'm aiming for; social poker at a frequency which can keep the interest up and yet not anger my wife.
This past weekend, I had the first opportunity in 20 months to make that balancing act happen. Ali has been going to Cape Cod every summer with her family for the last 20 years. They rent the same cottage, go to the same restaurants and visit the same beach for two or three weeks every single year. It's a comforting ritual, and exactly the kind of thing I'd like to do with my own family once I breed them. It's a wonderful thing for a family to have their own special place that they can go to where a different set of rules apply and you can escape the stress of your normal environment. But as the children get older and more entrenched in adult life, the ritual is starting to become harder to do. Alison, the oldest of three kids, is married now. She has also just gotten her first job as an attorney, starting August 15th when she returns from the Cape. Her schedule may no longer fit into the same narrow confines as her family anymore, and this may very well be her last trip up to the cottage with everyone else. So Ali left Friday evening with her family and left me alone at home. I am going up to meet them Wed. night, but am not taking the entire week off as it costs too much money for me to take this kind of vacation, as I am billing daily at my job (I'm a contractor) and do not get paid time off.
So as our schedules would leave me alone for a weekend, I decided to take a long awaited poker trip! I counted the days until my trip would arrive, getting feverishly anxious as the day drew closer and closer. Friday came and I leaped out of bed at the ungodly hour of 5:45a. Since I would be driving my own car on this trip, I decided to drive into work and then leave from Manhattan at noon. Wanting to avoid morning traffic into the city, I got up early and left my house at 6:15a to beat the rush. It was a good plan as it took exactly 60 minutes, with almost no traffic, to get from my place to my office at Madison Avenue and 23rd Street. I parked at a lot nearby, telling the parking attendant to have my car near the front because I'd be out by 12:15pm latest.
At work, I was anxious the whole time I was there. My mind could barely focus with the external stimuli of poker racing through my brain. Every sound I heard was the click of poker chips banging together. Every number I crunched turned into pot odds. Every chart I saw morphed into a dance of face cards. At 11:55a, I raced off to the Men's room to wash up, mumbled goodbye to my office-mate and raced out the door. To the parking attendant's credit, my car was easily accessible and after paying them an exorbitant fee, I was on the road.
It took me nearly 40 minutes to escape the city because I made the huge mistake of going to the Holland Tunnel rather than the nearby Lincoln Tunnel. There was no traffic through the tunnel, it just took me that long to get from one end of the city to the other. But I was forunate in that once I made it through, I had virtually no traffic for the entirety of the weekend. Fortunate indeed since I was planning on driving 800 miles in the next 59 hours and every second counted.
After an uneventful drive down I-95, I arrived at my first casino; Parx Casino just outside Philadelphia, PA. I parked in the outdoor lot and bounded inside with the energy of a 16 year old who's going out on his first date. The poker room at Parx is magnificent, with about 30 tables in a plush setting away from the casino floor in it's own area. It's the nicest poker room that I visited on the trip and I was very sad to not be able to spend much time there. Because I was so worried about traffic through the I-95 corridor, and because my final destination of the night was to be Harrington, Delaware, I had decided to push my way through the first few poker rooms in a hurried manner so as to beat the rush hour traffic as best as I could. So I unfortunately only spent 30 minutes in this fantastic room. I played $4-$8 and dropped $20 in a rushed half-hour session. The only thing that I don't mind about blowing through the room, though, is that given it's close proximity to Manhattan, I will surely be back.
I got into my car, still warm from when I left it, and proceeded to the next casino; Harrah's in Chester, PA. It took about 45 minutes to reach the Harrah's and I was somewhat disappointed. Like most of the casinos in Pennsylvania, this was a "racino", or a casino tacked onto an existing race track. In this case, the track features Trotters, otherwise known as Harness Racing. The poker room is upstairs off the casino floor and well spaced out. It's a Harrah's room, so it's predictably well run, but the lack of walls gave it a very open feeling, which is actually a negative in my book. Walls keep outside sound out and give a feeling of intimacy to poker rooms which I prefer. The sound wasn't terrible, however, given that the casino floor was downstairs. Though there were at least 20 tables running when I got there, there was a waiting list which I prefered not to be on (thinking about traffic again), so I collected my souvenir chip, saw a harness race and left.
Back in my car, I started out to my 3rd casino; Delaware Park in Wilmington, Delaware. The parking lot for Delaware Park is awful; long and narrow with space only in the far back, a solid 6 minute walk from the casino entrance. The building itself, also a racino, is also long and narrow. One thing I've learned from my poker trips is that, like your gate at the airport, the poker room is almost invariably located in the casino at the farthest point from the entrance. And so it was with Delaware Park. The building was so long, in fact, that it took about 15 minutes to walk from my car to the poker room. Quite annoying. Once there, however, I was able to get a $1-$2 NLHE seat fairly quickly and I sat down with $150. I was trying to work out the rust in my game, which is why I came in with so little, and I'm kind of glad I did. The table was sharky and they ate me up something good. I can't remember any memorable hands except to say that I put my last $40 in the pot with 3♦-5♦ on a board of 5♣-7♠-Q♦. I was on the button and I had limped in and when it checked around to me, I shoved with bottom pair, only to get called by 7♦-5♥ for a flopped two pair. The turn was a diamond, giving me some hope, but the river bricked and I got up and walked away. The main table shark asked if I was going to re-buy, a sure sign that you are the big fish at the table. I think I picked up speed walking away when he said that...
The news wasn't all bad, though, as I stopped in for some $5 Blackjack on my way out and picked up $40 in profit, cutting my losses somewhat. It made me feel a bit better as I took the long trek back to my car.
The next stop was Dover, DE for the Dover Downs casino. It was another 45 minute drive, which I took in stride and arrived at the casino at approx. 6:30p. The building is impressive looking from the parking lot and I strode onto the casino floor like I was looking for victims. The poker room, which is a small 15-18 table affair, was gearing up for a 7pm $75 $5,000 guarantee tournament, one I would have happily played in if I wasn't under time constraints. However, as nice as this tournament sounded, it threw the poker room management into an absolute tizzy. When I arrived, there was 5 people on the waiting list for $1-$2 NLHE and about 10 tables of cash games going. There was, unfortunately, no one behind the counter to add me to the list. I had to stop the extremely young room manager (seriously, he looked about 25) while he was flitting around to ask him to add me to the list. He did, to his credit, and went back to setting up his very important tournament. As time wore on, people started getting up from their tables in anticipation of the tournament, leaving plenty of open seats for cash game players. But as there were only two floor people in the room at the time (the manager and one other), no one was being seated at the cash games! There was no one behind the brush desk and our pleas to be seated at the empty seats were being ignored. After 15 minutes, the table participants started to wave us over, but when one person tried to sit down, he was shooed away by the manager. The official reason given was that the cash tables would be collapsing when the tournament started, which is reasonable enough, but surely he could keep track of the late comers and pull them off if necessary. As it turns out, it took 45 minutes (!) from that point for the tournament to start, leaving myself and a dozen other players steaming from not being able to play. One table did indeed collapse, but I couldn't help thinking that a bit more organization and one or two more staffers could have avoided this situation and the room could have been making rake from at least 10 more players for an hour.
At least I did well during my session. I was able to leave the room with +$155 off of some standard plays. Nothing spectacular to speak of and nothing memorable. I was so peeved with how the room was run that I put any memory of the game out of my head. Besides for which, I was starting to get very very tired, having been up since 5:45a and having driven hundreds of miles already. I was still a good 40 minutes away from the last poker room in Harrington, Delaware and I needed to stay awake.
The ride to Harrington was uneventful. I stopped into my Holiday Inn Express first to check-in and then immediately went to find the poker room at the Harrington Raceway. I've hardly seen a more pathetic excuse for a 'casino' in my life. The casino entrance was nearly impossible to find from the road, which is unusual considering there are usually big bright neon lights everywhere pointing you to where you need to go. Nothing was lit at all. In fact, the whole thing was just a pathetic add-on to a worn down racetrack that looked closed. I found the entrance by wandering onto the grounds and following a car who seemed to know where he was going. I found the main raceway entrance and took an escalator up to a tiny 6 table poker room that had a whole two tables going on a Friday night. I put my name on the list and waited, like a fool, for 20 minutes until an opening appeared. It was a mistake because I was getting more and more tired by the minute, and I played poorly. By the time it was over, I had lost my initial $200 buyin and I headed back to the hotel. It was my fault for playing tired when I shouldn't be at all. Bad decisions cost you in poker. At the end of a very very long day, I laid my head down in my bed in Harrington, DE and crashed. Hard. I was down $225 on the trip and I needed a fresh start.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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- Memphis MOJO said...
The main table shark asked if I was going to re-buy, a sure sign that you are the big fish at the table.
Looking forward to the rest of your report.
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I remain curious about the basis for your claim that US society is more accepting of immigrants than British society.
Very trenchant commentary, sir. Of course, those who immigrate illegally(as some terrorists may) would be omitted from unemployment figures and would probably, because of their status as illegal immigrants, be regaled to low wage employment.
Also, sir, some potential terroists may be transients or may have arrived in the nation in which the act of terrorism occurs only a brief time prior, and would not seek employment, or would not be counted in unemployment figures.
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The comments of Becker and Posner concerning why terrorism may be greater in Europe than in the U. S. do not seem to explain completely why there have been no significant attacks in the U. S. since 9/11. One would think that the outrage in the Islamic world at the invasion of Iraq would be a strong incentive to find a way to launch attacks here. Our borders are porous; entry into this country, while more difficult now, does not appear to be impossible.
From a political standpoint, the failure to attack here, for which we are grateful, appears to lend credence to the claims of some political leaders that we are fighting in Iraq to avoid fighting terrorists here---a statement which many U. S. citizens seem to believe. It would appear to be in the political interest of the terrorists to undermine such apparently outlandish claims. Yet, we have been relatively safe. What is the explanation?
Dr. Becker,
How can one man be so misguided and willing to misguide others about so many things?
You say, "To be sure, there have been non-Muslim terrorists in Japan, Germany, Italy, and even the United States, but they have been less coordinated across countries, of shorter duration, and much less lethal."
Who do you think the Muslim fighters learned from? They learned from the IRA -- all modern revolutionary movements are based on the IRA model (but not necessarily the ideology behind it). The IRA was never "faith" based in the sense of wanting to destroy all non-Catholics. But, in the words of Michael Collins, the IRA's desire was to get the English out so the Irish could decide their own future. The Muslims want this. And we are reacting like the English did when the Irish asked for the same thing. Add to this the fundamentalist nature of the Muslim religious base, and I think you get a pretty good picture of the factors that make the current Muslim revolutionary movement.
You say, "I do not believe that the main explanation for the more extensive Muslim terrorism in Europe is that the less ambitious Muslim immigrants go to Europe. That may be true on average, but I believe their ambition is more likely to be sapped by high unemployment rates, high welfare payments, and greater discrimination." First, I agree with your first conclusion. Second, however, your "ambition sapping" hypothesis has absolutely no empirical support. Unemployment or more accurately employment at the lowest level characterized the US immigrant experience through WWII and beyond. And high welfare payments have no comparison to the payments extracted from US immigrants at "company" stores and companies charging the immigrants 200% or 300% more for goods in crowded city ghettos. And discrimination against immigrants in the US, particularly the western US, had no parallel in the world, as immigrants groups were forced to fight each other for the basics of life.
You say, "Surely, fertility should be one of the most sensitive indicators of family values, and also sensitive to the amount of leisure, yet fertility rates are generally much lower in all European nations than in the US." This is correct and its the result of years of work to control population growth. I assume you have heard of the problems associated with over-population.
You say, "The data still indicate that America is generally the first choice of immigrants, Muslim as well as others, although perhaps by a smaller margin than in the past." You are correct. But as interviews with immigrants today and in the past indicate, they generally do not like life in the US after having been here for a while. Why? Because while money is important its not the most important part of life, not even the 9th or 10th most important. While the immigrants had a chance for greater wealth in the US, it was all the missing parts of life in the US that led to the dislike. Its also one of the reasons that immirgrant enclaves in the US are so strong and long lasting. Plus it explains why some immigrants never really integrated into the US "way of life." First, many perceived that as acting in accordance with a maket ideology totally "foreign" to their fundamental beliefs. Second, many saw this as giving up the community in which they were based. The US is not yet a "melting pot" as some assert. It remains a collection of communities that retain individual identities. If the "neo-cons" have their way, however, the pressure for these communities to adopt market ideology will increase, threatening a break down of these communal identities and creating the energy for an entirely new revolutionary movement in the US.
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Co-op to offer legal services - Will the high street kill the small law firm?
Banking. Nice pizzas. Funerals. Is there anything the Co-operative can't do? Well, while they haven't mastered time-travel, they have today, announced that they are the first high street store that will be offering legal services to its customers, according to the Ministry of Justice.
This move enables non-lawyers to invest in and own legal businesses and could well "transform the way legal services are delivered", experts have said. If Co-op are on it, then Tesco won't be far away, prompting the notion that this could see off the small legal firms forever.
Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly said: "This is a huge milestone for UK legal services and the future of alternative business structures. ABSs (alternative business structures scheme) introduce more competition in the market place, delivering competitive pricing, higher standards of product and more choice for the consumer.
"Our UK legal services are unrivalled around the world and these changes will allow them to reach new heights, as solicitors' firms develop new markets, seek external investment and join up with other businesses to offer different products to consumers and provide opportunities for growth."
Eddie Ryan, managing director of Co-operative Legal Services, added it was an "historic occasion... for all customers needing access to legal services in the UK. We believe that the presence of The Co-operative's trusted brand and values, together with a combination of first class products and services, will provide customers with greater accessibility to expert legal advice and better value for money."
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Few things beat being on a boat during the summer, but if proper safety is not practiced, a day on the lake can turn into a disaster. Before you take the boat out for a fun summer day this year, it's a good idea to brush up on safe boating tips.
Check the Weather
To avoid getting stuck in a storm on the lake or ocean, always take a look at the weather before you go out. If you notice the weather changing once you're out (darkening clouds, changing winds, a drop in temperature, etc.), it's a good idea to get off the water.
Come Up With a Float Plan
Before you take off on your boating excursion, let a family member or someone at the marina know exactly where you're planning to ride and how long you'll be gone. Important information to include in a float plan is: your name, address and phone number, the name and phone number of all passengers, what type of boat you're in and what your itinerary is
Assign an Assistant
In the case that the skipper becomes injured or is unable to perform his or her duties, it's crucial that at least one other person aboard the boat knows how to operate it.
Wear a Lifejacket
This should go without saying, but every person on the boat should wear a lifejacket throughout the excursion. Lifejackets should also always be properly fitted prior to departure.
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Above: The painting that is a stretch for me. I hid it (facing away from public view in a dark corner) until I was ready to approach it again. I think I'll title it "al dante". I still don't like it, but that may only mean it's not done yet. Or it wasn't one I did for me. Who knows?
After a screen printing class one weekend, I dragged a print across canvas from the screen, and am now building a cliche Hawaii painting out of it.
This image is a bit faded from the actual colors: brilliant jewel tones. Title "Tales from the Alhambra" after whose-it's book. I'll get a better photo of it when I put on the finishing touches.
Titled "Sense and Dollars" in this one I'm exploring the idea of a recession, fears of scarcity, and the idea that life is full of much more than money... and how much easier money can make things.
"Sense and Dollars" again, with an untitled work that is in progress.
A freshly started canvas, to show how I begin. This is "Talk Story". I will next put down glazes of color/tone to cover the canvas and then go back into the original sketched idea and elaborate on it. The tiny green canvas is another one I'm playing with, having first glazed it and then starting to doodle afterwards.
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6 Bedrooms, 4 1/2 baths
Located in Kennebunkport's beautiful Cape Arundel neighborhood, our home features ocean views from two decks and an outdoor terrace. One block off Ocean Avenue, we are a few houses down from Cape Arundel Inn and Walkers Point--home of President and Mrs. Bush. It is a ten minute walk to The Breakwater, Mabel's Lobster Claw, and The Colony, and a ten minute drive to Kennebunk and Goose Rocks white sand beaches.
The one acre landscaped yard is private and perfect for children. The stone terrace and two decks have ocean views, and there is a hot tub in an intimate fenced garden at the back of the house.
The main floor has a living room with an 8-foot fireplace, dining room, sun filled eat-in kitchen with propane wood stove, a bar, laundry room, and a screened porch. There is a wood-paneled bedroom on the first floor with its own half bathroom. An octagonal sunroom leads out to the terrace and the front lawn with a small pond beyond.
The second-floor has the master suite with two fireplaces, sitting room, bathroom, and a king bedroom leading to a small enclosed porch as well as a private covered deck with views of the ocean.
There are three additional bedrooms on the second floor: one is a large queen bedroom with its own bathroom and fireplace, and views of the water. An additional king bedroom and another queen bedroom share a hall bathroom.
The third floor has more (twin/queen) bedrooms and another full bathroom. There is an open-air deck with cushioned benches and 270° views of the ocean and Cape Arundel. There is a mini kitchen/bar adjacent to the deck to store snacks and beverages nearby.
Finally, there is an upstairs family room with a pool table, leather couches, and a flatscreen TV and a fitness area on the first floor.


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Meet Bob Wood of Nashville, Tennessee. He's 81 years old, but you wouldn't believe it based on his incredible guitar playing. Bob walked into a music store one day, and decides to pick up a guitar, an instrument that he had been playing for most of his life.
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Labine had a couple of double digit win seasons for the Dodgers in the 1950s, including 1955, when he won a game in the World Series. He died in 2007. It mentions on the back of his card that he was a paratrooper during World War II; I had forgotten that. I tried to see if he had been in combat at all, but I couldn't come up with any details about his time in the service, beyond that he entered the service in August 1944. That would have made him too late for the jumps in Sicily, Salerno, Normandy and Holland, although he potentially could have caught the Battle of the Bulge, Operation Varisty, or if he was in the Pacific, the jump on Corregidor.
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This isn't the first time we've seen Xbox 360's given away with Windows Phone--in fact Singapore offered free gaming systems to the first 100 people who bought the Lumia 800. The HTC Radar, while a mid-range phone, is one of favorites around here at WPCentral (see review), so we recommend those even with the slightest interest to perhaps take a close look at this deal.
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2012 Vacation Trip Part 2, Olympic & Redwoods National Parks, CA. Hwy 1
The route.
After arriving back at the Seatac airport, we took a cab to pick up the BMW. Drake had installed the cruise control, and had invited us to come and stay at his cabin near Port Townsend and have dinner. We loaded up the bike and rode down to the Bainbridge Ferry. Waiting for the ferry, and something we really liked, motorcycles board first.
Donna enjoys the boat ride, and took a few pics on the way across.
The Space Needle.
First on, first off!
It started to rain on the way up to Drake's cabin so Donna didn't get any pictures of the ride up. We made it to Drake's cabin, cold & wet. Drake had a fire going, we met his father, Roy, and he had these to help us warm up.
These were fresh Dungeness crab, he caught them the day we arrived. Drake cooks them up.
Eating fresh crab in front of a warm fire, Drake sure knows how to make us feel welcome!
Up and ready to ride the next morning. Drake was riding with us on his custom made BMW K75 up to Hurricane Point in the Olympic National Park.
Our first stop, breakfast with Roy, at one of their local cafes.
After breakfast, time to ride.
Following Drake through the Park.
It was a little cloudy up at the Point.
Donna & I enjoy the view.
I did get a few good photos.
Mt. Olympus. The clouds cleared just enough to see the peak.
Donna got this shot of some deer.
There wasn't a regular Olympic National Park sign at the entrance, so we had to settle for this one on the visitor center.
Drake led us back down, heading for lunch. Another National Park refrigerator magnet to add to our collection.
Lunch at "Fat Smitty's"
This was another cool place to eat, there was about $10,000 in one dollar bills people had tacked to the walls. We put our name on one side, "Frankenduck" on the other side and tacked ours up. Oh, and the burgers were great!
After lunch, Drake let me take the K75 he made from parts out for a spin. He is waiting for me to come back. Good thing Donna was also waiting, I might have just kept going.
A big "Thank You" to Drake for all that he did for us, cruise control on my bike, and the great hospitality during our visit! We will definitely get back up that way in the future.
We spent the night in Montesano, WA.
The next morning we headed south on HWY. 101, our first view of the Pacific, low tide.
We stopped in Seaview and had breakfast at Laurie's Homestead Breakfast House, another neat little place.
Riding over the Astoria bridge.
OK, guess we will go south.
We stopped at an overlook for a great look at Haystack Rock and the beaches there.
I got a couple of good pics.
Donna got a good shot also, must be nice living right on the beach.
Further south, we had to stop again, so I could take a few more shots.
Great road to ride, south on HWY 101, in Oregon.
We made it to Depoe Bay. It was getting cloudy and cool again, so we called it a day.
Having my morning coffee and enjoying the ocean view, not a bad way to start the day.
We traveled over several bridges, most had these concrete pillars on them, have no idea what they are, but they looked nice.
It was still cloudy/foggy, but the scenery was nice. We stopped at several pull-offs to enjoy the view.
The sun finally started to burn off the fog.
Then it would fog up again.
Still, it was a good road to ride.
We stopped in Florence and had breakfast at the Hot Rod Roadhouse, fun place with old hot rod cars.
More odd pillars on the bridges.
A sign that caught our eye, in Oregon ??
We hit another milestone on the BMW riding in Oregon.
We had to pull over and capture that moment!
Seems like we were stopping at every pull-off to take pictures. I had a little walk to get this one.
We waited about a half hour waiting for the clouds to clear on this scene, but finally gave up.
And of course, at the next pull-off, it had cleared up.
More fog, almost to California.
Made it!
We stopped in Crescent City, CA. for the night. It was raining lightly after dinner, we hoped it would clear by morning, the Redwoods beckoned.
Still foggy when we made it to the Redwoods National Park.
I really wanted to get some good pictures in the Park, but the fog wouldn't lift, so when you get lemons, make lemonade.
I could have spent hours capturing the fog in the trees, every view had a different angle, but I did get some good ones.
We stopped and had coffee at the cafe near "The Trees of Mystery".
We didn't take their tour, but they were busy.
Had to stop and get these shots though. Big trees!
This tree caught my eye when I looked up.
There were several large elk right off the road, so we stopped and Donna got this.
Then just a little further along on the beach was a bigger herd. I didn't realize elk would come down that close to the beaches.
Leaving the coast, the sun finally came out.
HWY 101, great riding.
After leaving the Redwoods, I really just wanted to do some riding on good motorcycle roads, so we took HWY 299 and just rode this road for the fun of it. No stops, no photography!
At Weaverville we turned south on HWY 3, another fun road, lots of twisties!
Stopped in Hayfork, for a break.
Then onto HWY 36, heading back to the coast. Just great riding!
Had to watch out for these guys, though.
There was one stretch on HWY 36 that was a little spooky, no lane marking, or signage to let you know what was ahead, plus it was really dark in this stretch.
Getting back to the coast, the clouds/fog came rolling back in.
We stopped in Rio Dell for the night. It was still foggy the next morning, I had the bike covered to keep the seats from getting wet. We decided to get some laundry done while we waited for the fog to lift.
Finally, more sun on HWY 101.
Then back down to two lanes through some more Redwoods. Those big trees totally block out the sun.
We did stop in Leggett, to do some tourist stuff. They charge $5 a car or $3 a bike for the drive in. A small gift shop & restroom, but no snack bar for food.
HWY 101 in California was a four lane freeway, then it would go down to two lanes, and back to freeway. It did this several times. We had our first traffic jam while on a freeway stretch north of San Francisco. Suddenly (for no reason) traffic just stopped. It then would creep along, then stop again. Several smaller bikes went by, by lane splitting. I didn't really want to try that, never tried it before and with my saddlebags, didn't feel confident I could. But after sitting in the road not moving for about 15 minutes or so, I went to the left and drove slowly down the area near the medium, it was wide enough for me to get by other traffic. I did this for over a mile until we came to a bridge overpass. I moved back in to the left driving lane, and just like that I was moving again at highway speeds. Since there was no accident or construction, I never did figure out what the problem was, just that we got through without any further delay.
We got to the San Francisco area at about 5pm. In retrospect, we should have stopped earlier and spent the night, then gone through San Fran on Saturday. But we didn't do that. We got stuck in this!
Then getting closer to the bridge, we had to go up a steep incline that was almost two miles long. This was torture on a motorcycle, throttling up, moving 4 or 5 feet, then stopping. More bikes went by, lane splitting, and I could see why motorcycles do this in California.
By the time we started going down, my left hand and arm was really tired. Thank goodness I could coast for awhile while we got close to the bridge.
The fog covered the top, but at last we could see some of the bridge! There was construction, 4 lanes down to 2, that is what caused the long delay.
Finally we are crossing the bridge, one more item I can scratch off my "bucket list"!
HWY 101 ended, and we had to ride through San Fran to reach Hwy 1. Traffic wasn't too bad, and we made it through the city and back to highway style roads in about 40 minutes.
We called it a day and spent the night in Half Moon Bay. While having dinner, several people asked us if we were going to the races? The big race at Laguna Seca Raceway was the next day. We thought about going, but decided to keep enjoying the coast.
The next morning was still foggy, but we were excited to be on HWY !.
Riding past the Pigeon Point Lighthouse. Still foggy.
We stopped in Davenport and had breakfast at the Davenport Roadhouse. The sun finally started to burn off the fog.
I had noticed some very nice looking trees near the coast before we stopped for breakfast, but it was still foggy. After breakfast we went back about 10 miles to this spot near the beach.
The sky wasn't completely clear, but I managed to get one good one.
The sun finally came out for good, and we stopped several places along the coast for photography opportunities. I did some hiking to get some of these.
Fun riding!
Looking back north on HWY 1. Our arms were wearing out waving at all the bikers going north for the races at Laguna Seca!
Donna was really getting into the photography aspect!
We stopped and cooled off at the Ripplewood resort. Groups of bikers were still heading north for the races.
Great riding down along the coast.
There was some construction, but this new doubledecker bridge didn't delay us much.
We started getting a little worried about finding a room for the night, with all the bikers going to the races. This place had a vacancy sign out, so we stopped. It was called Gorda Springs. We got the last little cabin they had, we grabbed it right before another gentlemen was checking for a room. It was a neat little place, with a restaurant and little general store.
We sat outside and had dinner, and watched the sun set over the Pacific (no fog here).
We had the "Garden House" cabin. The driveway was really at an angle, good thing there was a good flat rock to use for the kickstand!
The next morning with my coffee, I sat outside and enjoyed the sound of the waves, and waited for the sunrise. What a great way to get the day started!
The road started to flatten out, we were leaving the scenic part of HWY 1.
We stopped at the Hearst San Simeon State Park pull-off and watched some elephant seals. Several were just lying on the beach, while several others were in the surf practicing their fighting skills.
Fun to watch.
The Hearst Castle from HWY 1. Donna really had to zoom in to see it.
Our original plan had been to ride all the way to San Diego, but I really did not want to ride through Los Angeles, so we took HWY 46 and headed east. HWY 46 was a fun road through some wine country.
After getting back on and off the 101, we took HWY 58 east. This road started out with some good twisties.
Then it turned into a long ride across the flat desert.
We came to this fun looking stretch, looked like some fun "dips". The second dip was more like a bike launch, I'm sure we caught some serious air, (Ala Evil Knievel) I left the seat for a second! The next dip we were going considerably slower!
Back to some fun curves & switchbacks.
We had a clear day to see far across the desert floor, looking northeast.
We finally made it to the small oil field town of McKittrick, and took a break at the Oakwood BBQ cafe & bar. We were both ready for a cold drink, that had been a long 80 miles across the desert.
The bar was totally covered with pennies, the floor, the walls, and the bar!
California will protect you from everything…signs posted at the cafe! Since I'm pretty much not Politically Correct, I found these very humorous. Donna mentioned she also saw the bottom sign at a convenience store selling cords of firewood!
We had to go from HWY 58 to I-5 for about 2 miles before we exited for Bakersfield. There had been one wreck in our lanes, one of the cars had caught fire. This slowed us down for about 10 minutes getting by that, then it started to back up again right at our exit. We had already noticed that the north bound traffic was at a standstill prior to the wreck, we took this from the overpass after we took the exit. A gigantic parking lot going both directions!
We spent the night in Bakersfield and were up & on HWY 58 before the sunrise. We wanted to try and get back to Las Vegas before it got really hot.
Another long stretch on HWY 58 before reaching Barstow. I finally got to really use the cruise control on the ride back to Las Vegas, what a wrist saver!
One last stop at Yermo, at one of our favorites for breakfast.
It was time for a "boots off" break in Baker after getting gas. I parked the bike in the shade, and had to move it forward again to stay in the shade before we left.
It looked like we were going to get wet one more time, but the I-15 turned northwest right before we would have hit this desert thunderstorm.
Must be getting close to home, the Las Vegas Strip.
Made it home, first order of business – a cold one!
Ending mileage.
Total miles for this trip – 4,567
Total cost for gas – $362.58
Total gallons used – 91.70
Averaged 49.8 mpg
A couple of observations:
To my sister Karen – It took us awhile, but we loved the Metlakatla visit!
A "big" thank you to Casey (service manager) & his service staff at BMW of Las Vegas – the BMW ran the entire trip without incident. This really makes the ride enjoyable!
A "big" thank you to our friend from the motorbrick.com forum – Drake, for all his work on the cruise control and his hospitality!
A "big" thank you to Tom & Jo – for sharing part of their vacation with us.
It was very unusual to ride through all the National Parks and have the roads almost to ourselves. I guess people this year are staying closer to home, so if you can get out and ride, now is a good time to visit these Parks, especially Yellowstone.
Avoid any interstate or freeways in California, the two lane roads were much better. Maybe it was just the construction, but the freeways were just packed. I have a greater understanding of why riders lane split, although I didn't try it.
Visiting the out of the way places (for us anyway) is what makes these trips special. And this trip was very memorable for us.
Riding HWY 1 should be on everyone's bucket list!
We did four National Parks on this trip, these are some of our favorite places to see. Added 5 more magnets to our collection, we are going to need a bigger refrigerator!
Donna took over 2,100 pictures for this trip.
I took over 600, maybe 30 of them will make my Photography page.
The photography page/ site is almost ready – I'll post a write up when it is a reality.


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The Art of Vision: Ekphrasis in Medieval Literature and Culture
The Ohio State University Press, 2015
Cloth: 978-0-8142-1294-3 | eISBN: 978-0-8142-7562-7 | Paper: 978-0-8142-5219-2
Library of Congress Classification PN682.E46A78 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification 809.02
One of the most common ways of setting the arts in parallel, at least from the literary side, is through the popular rhetorical device of ekphrasis. The original meaning of this term is simply an extended and detailed, lively description, but it has been used most commonly in reference to painting or sculpture. In this lively collection of essays, Andrew James Johnston, Ethan Knapp, and Margitta Rouse offer a major contribution to the study of text–image relationships in medieval Europe. Resisting any rigid definition of ekphrasis, The Art of Vision is committed to reclaiming medieval ekphrasis, which has not only been criticized for its supposed aesthetic narcissism but has also frequently been depicted as belonging to an epoch when the distinctions between word and image were far less rigidly drawn. Examples studied range from the eleventh through the seventeenth centuries and include texts written in Medieval Latin, Medieval French, Middle English, Middle Scots, Middle High German, and Early Modern English.
The essays in this volume highlight precisely the entanglements that ekphrasis suggests and/or rejects: not merely of word and image, but also of sign and thing, stasis and mobility, medieval and (early) modern, absence and presence, the rhetorical and the visual, thinking and feeling, knowledge and desire, and many more. The Art of Vision furthers our understanding of the complexities of medieval ekphrasis while also complicating later understandings of this device. As such, it offers a more diverse account of medieval ekphrasis than previous studies of medieval text–image relationships, which have normally focused on a single country, language, or even manuscript.
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Once just a wide spot in the road west of Springfield, the city of Republic has grown to nearly 15,000 residents to make it one of fastest growing "suburbs" of the Springfield metro area. Located along the US Highway 60 corridor, Republic has attracted large box stores such as Lowes and major restaurants in Ruby Tuesdays and Village Inn. When it comes to civic and community pride, Republic has taken the lead with superior recreational activities and a top rated park system. The new community center features a 24 hour fitness center through Cox Health Systems, an indoor walking track, two full basketball courts and an Aquatics Center that attracts visitors from nearby cities to experience "The Huna" wave/surf pool. Area golfers have two public courses to choose from in Republic with the Island Green Golf Club and Eagle Crest Golf Course. Since 1992, Republic has hosted its "Pumpkin Daze" festival on the first Saturday in October where participants experience the spirit of autumn in the Ozarks. The giant record-breaking pumpkins grown locally draw visitors from the entire region for parades, arts and crafts and old fashioned fun. This time honored tradition is family friendly to celebrate the harvest season like so many generations before them. Historically, Republic was once the home of the largest flourmills in the Midwest. Early developer R.C. Stone built the first flourmill in 1890 with a running capacity of 2000 barrels every twenty-four hours. During the years between 1900 and 1907, the mill was operated night and day serving as the area's main employer. Stone's flour products carried the slogan "The World is Our Field" and was shipped out to all sections of the United States. The Battle of Wilson's Creek was fought 3 miles east of Republic on August 10, 1861, and marked the beginning of the Civil War in Missouri. Named for the stream that cross the area where the battle took place, it was the first major battle west of the Mississippi. Today, Wilson's Creek is the scene of reenactments and has been featured in several national films. The National Park Service historical visitor's center has a theater, exhibits and the largest collection of privately owned Civil War artifacts consisting of uniforms, weapons, flags, photographs and personal effects. The Republic School District is one of the top rated 3-A schools serving local students as well as those living in nearby Brookline and Battlefield.
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By Fleming Meeks
INVESTOR ENTHUSIASM OVER THE OIL DRILLERS came crashing down with the price of oil last year, and it hasn't recovered nearly as much. Conservatively managed (ticker: NE) offers a chance to play the next leg up without a lot of risk. Noble operates both shallow-water rigs, known as jackups, and deep-water rigs that can operate at depths of up to 12,000 feet. The market for floaters and semisubmersibles, as these rigs are known, has remained relatively strong, but weak global oil demand has left many jackups sitting idle.
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Noble Corp. (ticker: NE)
|Market Value
|$8.9 billion
|52-Week Range
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|2008 Revenue
|$3.4 billion
|2008 Net Income
|$1.6 billion
|Est 2009 EPS
|Est 2009 P/E
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Noble, once strictly a shallow-water driller, has been transformed over the past decade into a significant player in deep-water drilling. This has been done slowly and deliberately, without stressing the company's balance sheet. Noble has little net debt and produces a gusher of cash, which has allowed it to weather the downturn quite nicely.
This year Noble is expected to earn a record $1.6 billion, or $6.19 a share, on revenue of $3.6 billion, which means the company keeps 44 cents on every dollar of sales. Consensus estimates have earnings falling $5.25 a share next year. At $33.90, the stock trades at 5.5 times earnings estimates for 2010; the enterprise value/Ebitda ratio is just a hair over 4. The stock could trade up to $45 over the next year, and the downside is relatively low.
This is not a stock that should be trading at a fire-sale price. Noble has a $10 billion revenue backlog, and 74% of its fleet is contracted through the remainder of the year; 41% is booked for 2010. The company's jackups have been a drag on the shares, but day rates for these shallow-water rigs appear to have bottomed. An upturn in oil prices would push those rates higher, but for now the company can afford to let some of its jack ups sit idle rather than commit to leases at low rates. And if oil falls, Noble would get a chance to buy rigs at distressed prices from smaller, more leveraged players. Either way I believe the company wins, because the long-term direction for oil is up.
Owning Noble's shares could require some patience, but over the next several years that patience will likely pay off big.


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Joseph Yobo has been set against compatriot Ogenyi Onazi for the Europa League quarter final clash.
Yobo's club,Fenerbahce was handed a fierce contest against Lazio, that has enjoyed the services of Onazi.
Both players were on course for Nigeria at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, with Onazi the player who enjoyed more playing time.
in the Europa cup round of 16, Super Eagles' skipper Yobo was on hand to help Fenerbache get past Viktoria Plzeò on Thursday 14 March with a 1-1 home draw that proved enough to see them through to the quarter finals of the Europa League competition with a 2-1 aggregate following a first leg victory in Czech Republic last Thursday.
Yobo, who since his return to the club after the Africa Nations Cup, has played a significant role in Fenerbache's quest for a silverware in Europe this term, bagged 90 minutes of action on the night.
Also, midfielder Onazi played an active role to help his side get past Stuttgart in the round of 16 second leg tie with a 3-1 score line to qualify 5-1 on aggregate despite playing behind closed doors on Thursday 14 March 2013.
Onazi who was instrumental to arming his side with a 2-0 lead prior to Thursday's return leg tie having gotten on target to net the two goals last Thursday, played all 90 minutes of the encounter and provided the cross for Lazio's third goal on the night.
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Students from the Manhattan School of Music Chamber Choir perform a diverse repertoire, including compositions from Byrd, Haydn, and Stephen Sondheim. Free general admission tickets will be distributed in the States Gallery starting at approximately 5:30 p.m., up to two tickets per person.
The Jazz Arts Quintet performs a variety of pieces by Duke Ellington, including "Caravan," "Through the Night," "Daydream," and more.
Students from the Chamber Choir perform Gregg Smith's On the Beach at Night, two Whitman songs, and David Lang's the little match girl passion. Part of the Conservatory Project.
The Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia plays works by Gabrieli, Rossini, and Mozart. Part of the Conservatory Project.
Students from participating Conservatory Project schools play selections from works by Widor, Schumann, Buxtehude, Smetana, Shostakovich, Demessieux, Litaize, Albright, Dupre, Ellington, Bach, Cochereau, and others on the Rubenstein Family Organ. Part of the Conservatory Project.
The school's Percussion Ensemble plays a program featuring works by Steve Reich. Part of the Conservatory Project.


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The Environmental Crimes Unit? You heard right, citizens. It's a three-man, full-time team, still only six weeks old, and with one Sergeant and two detectives who will devote itself to the inspection of scrap yards and tire shops, and strategically (and stringently!) enforce illegal dumping.
Council members were generally enthusiastic about providing financial support to this new detail, though Chairman Matt Zone called $50,000 a "drop in the bucket." Deputy Chief Wayne Drummond speculated that the money would likely be used for things like binoculars, mobile cameras, and even a vehicle. (You know, spy stuff). He also said that the biggest challenge for the unit, in the early going, is assembling resources for site cleanup, a problem that has plagued concerned council members for some time.
Councilman Polensek, though, with a weary hand to his temple, lamented the current state of policing with respect to illegal dumping and unlicensed tire shops. He said that residents have even told him that off-duty Cleveland Police Officers had been working at a Kirby Road scrap facility, known to operate with only an abstract relationship with the law.
Director McGrath said all officers' secondary employment requests had to go through him directly. He guaranteed that in the future, if officers were working at scrap facilities, the facilities would be operating legally and with appropriate licensing.
Police Chief Calvin Williams and the assorted law enforcement personnel at Wednesday's meeting urged council to understand that a change won't occur overnight, but that "within six months to two, two-and-a-half years," they would certainly see a change.
Councilman Zone said that a joint committee would meet later in the summer to assess the unit's progress.
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The official trailer is now live on the www.pursuitdelange.com website and there is also a new YouTube channel for fans to see outtakes and new clips.
We will be posting a new trailer there soon.
Here's the link...
From Howard Webster - Director Meet Pursuit Delange"
I saw this blog online and thought I'd let you know that Meet Pursuit Delange starring James will be screened at the Raindance Film Festival (Thursday 7th October - at the Apollo - quite appropirate - given his BSG connection - Cinema London on Thursday 7th Oct at 4.30pm)...here's the link...
He is quite brilliant in this film - and it is very funny.
You can also see more clips of him and the official trailer - at www.pursuitdelange.com - which is now live - the trailer goes live this week. We're planning a movie version of this 25 min film and are in talks with financiers now.
Howard - by the way - I am the director!"


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I used to post a weekly update on my viewing habits, which I called 'The Week That Was'. However, as a busy father to two young children this weekly tempo was proving a little too ambitious, therefore I have taken the lead from some other fellow bloggers and reverted to a monthly schedule instead.
I have decided to call this section 'Screen Time' and it will follow the same basic structure as the previous weekly edition, covering my viewing habits for the preceding month split down into the following areas:
Highlights: What has stood out for me this month.
Cinema Screenings: First time watches I have seen in the cinema.
Couch Screenings: First time watches at home.
Rewatches: Any rewatches, either in the cinema, at home or on the move.
TV Shows: Any TV Shows I am currently deep into.
Score Sheet: The tallies for the year, so far.
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The Weekend Shortlist September 12 to 14
Don't miss Midnight Juggernauts play (Le) Poisson Rouge Saturday
Friday September 12
Location: Tribeca, NYC
Bands: Fender 50th Anniversary Jazzmaster Concert with Tom Verlaine + Nels Cline + Thurston Moore + Lee Ranaldo + J Mascis
Show time: 7 PM
Venue: Knitting Factory
Food: Pakistani Tea house
Drink: Walker's
Miscellaneous: J&R
Some really inventive and amazing guitarists get together to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Fender's Jazzmaster guitar. This show features the legendary likes of Television's Tom Verlaine, Wilco's Nels Cline, Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo and Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis. A gathering like this may never happen again. For eats, the Pakistani Tea house is a great little discreet Indian restaurant serving five to six different types of Indian food that is way cheaper than this show. For a drink, try Walker's. This local hang serves up inexpensive drinks and makes a great burger. Being in the financial district, there's not a lot going on in Tribeca, but thank god for J&R. With music, electronics, and computer stores all in one area, you chances of getting bored are slim.
Friday September 12
Location: Midtown West, NYC
Bands: Goldfrapp + Martha Wainwright
Show time: 8 PM
Venue: Radio City Music Hall
Food: Empanada Mama
Drink: Circus
Miscellaneous: Vintage
Who can resist the siren songs of the two lovely and very talented ladies who are Goldfrapp and Martha Wainwright? I can't and I'm sure many won't either when they play tonight at Radio City Music Hall. Though small, Empanada Mama packs a hefty punch with more than 40 kinds of empanadas. Choose from a wheat or corn flour shell to start as ingredients include basic rice and beans to what they have dubbed "Viagra," a wheat flour empanada stuffed with shrimp, scallop, and crab ($3). Appropriately, at Circus, you'll get free hot dogs, peanuts, and popcorn without the animals, screaming babies, and clowns at this Rudy's Bar spin-off that has beer just as cheap and a neighborhood feel. If cheap beer ain't your thing, Vintage has a wine list with over 200 wines by the glass or bottle from most of the boutique wineries in Long Island and Upstate New York.
Saturday September 13
Location: West Village, NYC
Bands: Fashion Rocks with Midnight Juggernauts + Grandmaster Flash
Show time: 11 PM
Venue: (Le) Poisson Rouge
Food: Tortilla Flats
Drink: White Horse Tavern
Accessory: Magnolia Bakery
An underlooked electronic rock band with an album full of songs that will make you dance now and then get stuck in your head later, Midnight Juggernauts are also great live. When they're playing with a legend like Grandmaster Flash, Australian rockers Bumblebeez and DJs Spencer Product and Alex English, it's a win win situation. For dinner, check out Tortilla Flats. The food is Mexican and delicious, but it's the insanity within (bingo and hula-hoop nights) that is the real calling for this place. For drinks afterwards, hit the White Horse Tavern, a great bar and the old haunting grounds for Dylan Thomas. If you somehow have time before all of this, stop by Magnolia Bakery for some of the best tasting cupcakes in the city.
Saturday September 13
Location: Gramercy, NYC
Band: Fashion Rocks with Lez Zeppelin + In Flight Radio
Show time: 8 PM
Venue: Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
Food: Kelley & Ping Gramercy
Drink: Rodeo Bar
Miscellaneous: City Bakery
Tribute bands are a dime a dozen, but what makes Lez Zeppelin stand out from the rest is not just the fact that they're all ladies playing music of the rock gods but that they play it damn well and put on a kickass show too. Joining them are In Flight Radio, a great band combining elements of folk and rock. For dinner, Kelley & Ping offers a taste of the food stalls from all over Asia including noodles, curries, and of course street food like pad Thai. The food is delish! Though honky-tonk doesn't spell R-O-C-K, the Rodeo Bar offers both. With the bar itself being an old horse trailer and the bartender offering up 10 kinds of margarita's, this place is white trash awesome! For some of the best bakery goods and hot chocolate in the city, indulge in City Bakery's delectable morsels. Expect to pay for every delicious cent of em' cause they ain't cheap, but they're worth it!
Sunday September 14
Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Bands: Apollo Sunshine
Show time: 6 PM FREE
Venue: Sound Fix
Food: Wild Ginger Pan-Asian Vegan Café
Drink: Teddy's Bar & Grill
Miscellaneous: Verb Café
A great band on the rise with their new album Shall Noise Upon out now, Apollo Sunshine play a FREE show at Soundfix, a record store that doubles as a bar and live venue giving plenty of established bands the opportunity to perform acoustic sets right in front of their biggest fans. For vegetarians and those not in the mood for meat, Wild Ginger offers Pan-Asian cuisine in a relaxed earth-toned environment with a menu featuring veggies, tofu, seitan, and soy. The best thing about Teddy's Bar is that it's just got this great neighborhood vibe that's warm and friendly, while also having a great menu of drinks and American bar food favorites like burgers, salads, sandwiches, and steak. A great place to get good coffee, take a seat, and watch the passing hipsters stroll by, Verb Café even has excellent sandwiches and baked goods to snack on before the show.


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This week, we're proud to present Tracy Gest, Miss Wisconsin 2005's rendition of "Stille Nacht" on the piano. In addition, we hear from Santa's second favorite elf about a Christmas tradition we're sure you've never heard of and some fun podsafe music to get you ready for the season! Frohe Weihnachten!
KEYWORDS: Stimmung Stunde, German-American, Milwaukee, JD Dhein, Crime Prevention, Podsafe Music, German, Tracy Gest, Miss Wisconsin 2005, Alexandra Kealey, Christmas Stapler, Stille Nacht, Miss America, Pageant
This week's program:
- Opening Comments
- SONG: The High Balls - A Fistful of We Three Kings from The Lee Harris Christmas Compilations
- Bartholomew's probably untrue Christmas Tradition: The Christmas Stapler
- Police on the Scene with a Crime Prevention Lean
- Announcement of another sistercast: PageantCast
- Milwaukee German-American Calendar of Events
- SONG: Wir sind die Jungs by Automat
- Podcast Pickle Promo
- Interview with Alexandra Kealey, Miss Wisconsin West 2005
- SONG: Stille Nacht by Tracy Gest, Miss Wisconsin 2005


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Sheffield Sharks Captain Mike Tuck has a new goal - to encourage local school children to follow their dreams.
The Canadian player, who joined the city's basketball team in 2009 and became captain three years ago, is staging a programme of inspirational talks in schools across South Yorkshire.
He visited Bentley's New Village Primary School last month and will be delivering his 'I Have A Dream' talks to youngsters at Wadsworth Primary, Doncaster, and Milefield Primary, Barnsley, over the summer.
The law firm behind the initiative is keen to hear from other schools who would like to get involved.
Wosskow Brown, which has three offices in Sheffield and one in Barnsley, set up a charitable foundation in 2014 to support grassroots sport, business growth, charities and social enterprises.
The firm began sponsoring the Sharks in 2014.
"The focus is on raising aspirations, working hard and pursuing goals while also explaining the importance of being healthy and active," said Mike.
"When I was a kid we never had anybody coming into our school and giving us advice.
"It's important young people have a dream, believe in themselves and know that it is not about where you came from, it is where you are going - that's the lesson I learned."
"My dream became to net an athletic scholarship in the States. A lot of American schools wouldn't consider me because Canadian kids didn't have a reputation for being potential basketball stars. I had to break that mould and finally I was offered an athletic scholarship."


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London—Zenith Optimedia upgraded its 2005 global ad spending growth forecast to 5.4%, from its December forecast of 5.0%. Spending in b-to-b magazines, however, is expected to grow only 2% this year.
B-to-b magazine expenditures rose just 1.0% in 2004. "The outlook for 2005 is only modestly brighter," according to the report.
Noting increased expenditures in the financial, building and education categories, the report said: "We therefore expect modest growth in business-to-business magazine advertising expenditure of 2% in 2005 and 2006, and 3% in 2007."
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I've actually avoided books on writing over the last few years. A lot of them are written by writers who don't have the success to justify 200-400 pages of advice. There are similar books and blogs about marketing your books and finding a publisher. Still, there are a few books over the years I've found helpful.
The first serious writing book I read was Lawrence Block's Writing the Novel from Plot to Print. For the first time, I got to look under the hood of paperback novels to see how they were put together. It was still a daunting task to write a novel. Two hundred or three hundred pages? Really? That's a lot of typing?
It was 1988 or so, and word processors were a rumor to me. I had an electric typewriter with automatic margins and correct tape. Real state-of-the-art stuff that I never really learned how to use. But I could clack away on the typewriter just the same. After reading Block's book, I tried to write a novel. After several false starts, I wondered if it was endurance. Block recommended an outline, so I wrote a novel that will never see the light of day. For one thing, I literally used Licence to Kill, the James Bond movie, as my outline.
Then I moved to Cincinnati and discovered the Canon Wordstar. This gave way to a Packard Bell with Microsoft Works. Yes, they had programs that looked like typing and would format your text and set your margins for you. Helped that I learned to really type about this time. I reread Block's book and made a couple more serious attempts at it. By 2002, I was working on the early efforts that became Northcoast Shakedown. It was around the time I shopped it around that the next writing book that actually gave me something came out.
After the accident that nearly killed him, Stephen King put out his famous memoir, On Writing. Part autobiography, part writing clinic, On Writing was simply one guy talking about what he did for a living and how he came to do it. I think I got more out of the biographical part. Obviously, I'll never have the success King has had. I doubt any writer will again. But the pitfalls of success that snared King can happen to anyone in any walk of life. But there were things that gave insight into what gives King's writing its humanity, something a lot of horror writers fail miserably at. Before I started each follow up to Northcoast Shakedown, I reread On Writing and Writing the Novel From Plot to Print.
Now, as I dust off Holland Bay and lay the groundwork for a science fiction novel, someone recommended to me The Writer's Journey by Christopher Vogler. Vogler basically condenses and expands on Joseph Campbell's seminal The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Vogler writes from the standpoint of screenwriting, but the "hero's journey," as he calls it, applies to novels as well. Apply it without imagination, and the hero's journey looks just as formulaic and trite as its critics accuse it of being. Applied skillfully, and it becomes a roadmap for a writer to put together a screenplay or a long work. Vogler also makes it clear that this is not the only type of storytelling. It is, however, what Hollywood uses to judge a screenplay. If you look at the best movies, most of them (not all, but most) confirm the validity of the hero's journey. If you look at the worst ones, either they fail to follow the hero template (or any other type of storytelling out there) or they simply follow it by rote, adding nothing new or of substance.


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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill from Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly awaiting!
Today's pick:
Publisher: Viking Books
Expected Release Date: January 26, 2016
Page Count: 496
Genre: YA
London, April 1812. On the eve of eighteen-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall's presentation to the queen, one of her family's housemaids disappears-and Helen is drawn into the shadows of Regency London. There, she meets Lord Carlston, one of the few who can stop the perpetrators: a cabal of demons infiltrating every level of society. Dare she ask for his help, when his reputation is almost as black as his lingering eyes? And will her intelligence and headstrong curiosity wind up leading them into a death trap?


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How to Find Missing Money.
How to find missing money. Everyone gets junk mail and if you're like me you don't even open most or all of it. I got one letter that caught my eye so I opened it and it was from a company that claimed I had money that was owed to me if my name was "SO and SO". I was on my way to the trash can when something I saw caught my eye, so I went to my computer and did a GOOGLE search for Missing Money and found several videos from ABC and NBC…Read More


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Using the Swiftype Search Results Overlay with WordPress
The Swiftype Search WordPress plugin replaces the standard WordPress search in a seamless way. It uses your WordPress theme's template to display search results as it normally would.
However, some people would rather use the Swiftype search overlay that is available for our web crawler based search engines.
Fortunately, this is easy to do if you know how to edit your WordPress theme. Best of all, while search results will be displayed in an overlay, the indexing will still happen automatically when you save posts in WordPress.
First, make sure the Swiftype Search plugin is installed and working correctly.
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MATOSINHOS, Portugal (AP) Jose Magalhaes took his two young boys and his elderly father to watch a big Portuguese soccer game, thinking it would be a treat for all. Instead, he and his family are at the center of a national scandal over alleged police brutality.
Live video of a police officer beating Magalhaes with a truncheon in front of his sons outside the stadium Sunday, and also punching his 66-year-old father, has sparked outrage in Portugal and led to an official investigation by authorities of alleged abuse of power by police.
Magalhaes told The Associated Press on Tuesday that police had allowed him and his sons to leave the stadium before others because his children, aged nine and 13, were being crushed as fans inside celebrated a result that gave Benfica, the club his family supports, the Portuguese championship title.
''It was supposed to be a day of celebration,'' Magalhaes told the AP at his lawyer's office Tuesday in his hometown of Matosinhos, about 300 kilometers (180 miles) north of the capital Lisbon.
Police declined to comment to the AP, but the national headquarters said in a statement it has opened an investigation into the incident. The government department that oversees the police is also analyzing police conduct.
Dramatic video footage, played widely on Portuguese television and on social media, shows the Magalhaes family by a low wall outside the stadium, where the youngest child sat and drank a bottle of water. There were few other people in the vicinity because police were holding rival fans inside the stadium at Guimaraes, also in northern Portugal, to avoid clashes in surrounding streets.
An officer questioned Magalhaes, then punched his father before using a truncheon to beat Magalhaes on the ground while his 9-year-old screamed ''Dad! Dad!''
''The policeman came over ... and asked us why we had brought children to a stadium if we knew there might be trouble,'' Magalhaes said. ''I told him, gesticulating, that he should be more concerned about the problems inside the stadium.''
''The next thing I know he's on top of me,'' said Magalhaes, a slim, 42-year-old businessman in the real estate sector.
Another policeman in riot gear with a shield kept the 9-year-old child away and tried to pick him up as he cried.
Magalhaes said his first worry was his youngest son.
''The kid didn't understand what was going on. I wanted to get over to him and comfort him ... and calm him down,'' he said. Instead, Magalhaes was handcuffed and taken away.
Magalhaes said the policeman alleged at an initial court hearing on Monday that Magalhaes spat at him, a claim Magalhaes denied. Magalhaes said the police had previously been kind to him and his family by allowing them to leave the stadium early.
The incident has brought a flurry of investigations and charges.
Magalhaes' lawyer, Sonia Carneiro, says police have brought a complaint of threatening behavior and obstruction against Magalhaes. After an initial hearing Monday, the public prosecutor's office is now investigating whether there is enough evidence to proceed with a formal charge against Magalhaes. There is no deadline for a decision.
Magalhaes says he and his father intend to file a complaint against the police, though he acknowledges that the one officer who hit him does not represent the entire police force.
Meanwhile, he has to explain what happened to his children. He and his wife had taught them that the police are their friends, he said, and they ''couldn't understand why the police acted like they did.''
As he nurses his bruises and stiffness, Magalhaes hopes an invitation from Benfica to watch next weekend's final game of the season will help banish the bad memory.
''The physical part will heal faster than the psychological part,'' he said.


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Hacking Small Businesses
I've talked to many small business owners about security over the last several years, first as a professional serving that segment and later in casual conversation with friends and business owners in my local community. One question that comes up time and again is "Why would someone hack our computers? Who would even know we exist?" That question has had different answers over the years, and varies depending on the likelihood of targeted attacks versus untargeted ones. Some businesses get by just fine with automatic software updates, strong passwords, and a firewall. Others need more control over their environments, but the attackers have never lost sight of their goal. For the intruders, it's all about getting what they want and finding out who they can get it from as easily as possible. And these days, they may be taking aim at small business.As the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS – ISAC) recently warned financial institutions, there has been a significant increase in fraud targeting small and medium-sized businesses. For businesses of this size, it is relatively easy to operate online securely with a modest investment of time and resources. Many attacks are not targeted, which means that a general increase in awareness and a light application of policy and technology can stop most of the attacks from causing trouble. But because human resources are generally limited overall in smaller companies, if a dedicated IT staff exists, it is more likely to be comprised of generalists, or even specialists closely tied to business needs. Security experts, if present at all, are likely flying solo.It is for this reason that services targeted to this segment and industry groups like the FS-ISAC are so important. Small businesses need options for amplifying their capabilities, either those that they pay for from consulting companies or other segment service providers, or those that are available to an entire industry. Another key example of this working extremely well comes from the NCUA, the National Credit Union Association.A credit union was recently sent some malicious software on CD-ROM, as well as a letter purporting to be from the NCUA. Staff at the credit union used normal incident response procedures and reported the malicious mailing to the NCUA. In turn, the NCUA issued a fraud alert to its members, to make them aware of the situation should any more such CDs be sent to other credit unions. Shortly thereafter, this became a national news story on several technology blogs and online publications. But at its core, this was part of a penetration test set up by the credit union and a contractor, Microsolved, Inc. Microsolved has since worked with the parties involved to correct misperceptions and dampen media response, but otherwise considers the test a success.This blogger agrees, wholeheartedly. Small credit unions gain additional security through membership in the NCUA. As a part of sharing resources and falling under common regulation, the NCUA can provide for its members a central clearinghouse and source for information of this type. And in this case, when a penetration test occurred, the response procedures were followed and that central resource was notified and utilized. Had this not been a drill, it could have raised awareness and prevented wide-scale intrusion at several member credit unions.As the CRR article mentioned, some criminal groups are taking advantage of the larger bank accounts and looser protections afforded to small businesses. And as the credit union penetration test shows, coordinated response and awareness can quickly spread the word of new attacks targeted to a particular segment. Some small companies may be primarily attacked as targets of opportunity, randomly selected from a large population of vulnerable organizations. But in case they are targeted for either obvious reasons, or for reasons that are not obvious to many besides the attackers themselves, the targeted businesses may need more protection than they can afford to provide strictly on their own.
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Two Brooklyn men were sentenced to federal prison terms Monday for fleecing Home Depots in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and elswhere of more than $250,000 through an elaborate double-dipping scheme.
Renauld Medard, 75, got 30 months and and 31-year-old Wesly Dieudonne 28 months from a U.S. District Court Judge Anne E. Thompson, who convicted both of wire fraud and conspiracy after a four-day bench trial in Trenton.
As part of the scheme, Medard and Dieudonne bought various items from Home Depot locations in the tri-state area, as well as in Maryland and Pennsylvania, using cash, credit cards or store credit, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said.
"Medard and Dieudonne also went to Home Depot stores and compiled identical sets of goods as listed in receipts from previous purchases," he said.
"Under the guise that they had forgotten to purchase an item, usually an inexpensive one, they used receipts from previous purchases to deceive cashiers into believing that the new sets of goods had already been bought," Fishman said. "Medard and Dieudonne also went to Home Depot to return items stolen in the scheme.
"In some instances, they presented a receipt in order to effectuate the return. In other instances, they obtained a refund for store credit without presenting a receipt."
In addition to the prison terms, Thompson ordered Medard to serve three years of supervised release and pay $260,478 in restitution. Dieudonne was ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay $197,633 in restitution.
Fishman credited special agents of the U.S. Secret Service with the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys David M. Eskew and Andrew D. Kogan of his Economic Crimes Unit handled the case.
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Elevated hydrogen peroxide and decreased catalase and glutathione peroxidase protection are associated with aging sarcopenia
Elevated hydrogen peroxide and decreased catalase and glutathione peroxidase protection are associated with aging sarcopenia - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
BMC Geriatrics
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Pathophysiology of musculoskeletal disorders
BackgroundSarcopenia is the progressive loss of skeletal muscle that contributes to the decline in physical function during aging. A higher level of oxidative stress has been implicated in aging sarcopenia. The current study aims to determine if the higher level of oxidative stress is a result of increased superoxide O2‾ production by the NADPH oxidase NOX enzyme or decrease in endogenous antioxidant enzyme protection.
MethodsFemale Balb-c mice were assigned to 4 age groups; 6, 12, 18 and 24 months. Body weight and animal survival rates were recorded over the course of the study. Skeletal muscle tissues were collected and used to measure NOX subunit mRNA, O2‾ levels and antioxidant enzymes.
ResultsKey subunit components of NOX expression were elevated in skeletal muscle at 18 months, when sarcopenia was first evident. Increased superoxide dismutase 1 SOD1 activity suggests an increase in O2‾ dismutation and this was further supported by elevated levels of hydrogen peroxide H2O2 and decline in catalase and glutathione peroxidase GPx antioxidant protection in skeletal muscle at this time. NOX expression was also higher in skeletal muscle at 24 months, however this was coupled with elevated levels of O2‾ and a decline in SOD1 activity, compared to 6 and 12 months but was not associated with further loss of muscle mass.
ConclusionsWhile the source of ROS in sarcopenic muscle remains unknown, this study provides evidence that the NOX enzyme could be involved in ROS production by regulating superoxide in ageing muscles. This study also suggests that H2O2 is the key ROS in the onset of sarcopenia and that the decline in antioxidant protection by catalase and GPx is indicative of antioxidant dysfunction and may therefore be a major contributing factor in the development or onset of sarcopenia. Furthermore, the changes in ROS and antioxidant activity after sarcopenia was first evident gives some evidence for a compensatory mechanism, in response to insult, in order to maintain muscle integrity.
KeywordsSarcopenia NADPH oxidase Superoxide Hydrogen Peroxide Antioxidants Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article doi:10.1186-1471-2318-13-104 contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Using The Power of Persuasion in Your Content
You might find it surprising to find that most the decisions you make every day are based on external factors that work to pursued you to go in one direction or the other. When you are driving your car, the behavior of other drivers may make you slow down and let them pass. When you go grocery shopping, the packing may subconsciously persuade you to purchase it. The same holds


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Julie Bowen & Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Variety Pre-Emmy Party!
Julie Bowen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson are all dressed up while attending the Variety & Women In Film Pre-Emmy Party at Scarpetta on Friday (September 20) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 43-year-old actress and the 37-year-old actor were joined by their Modern Family co-star Ty Burrell. On the red carpet, Jesse was seen opening up a bag of Brownie Brittle. Yum!
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Julie Bowen
"Off to Emmy weekend events in my new Patricia Michaels bow tie that she designed for Tie The Knot!" Jesse tweeted earlier in the day.
It was recently announced that Julie will be returning as the face of Neutrogena in 2014.
"Once n always #Neutrogena grl-I'm back! Never stopped using their products-always trusted #Neutrogena," Julie recently shared on her Twitter.
FYI: Julie is wearing an Oscar de la Renta dress and Rupert Sanderson shoes.
10+ picture inside of Julie Bowen and Jesse Tyler Ferguson attending the Variety & Women In Film Pre-Emmy Party…


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Jr. & Sr. High
Young people today are constantly bombarded with outside influences. Some of these are good; some are bad. But in this ever growing trend of relativism, youth need to know the truth of God and how it applies to their lives. Our desire is to train our young people to know the truth of God and to understand how to combat lies that confront them everyday by this culture.
Jr. & Sr. High Fellowship provides an environment that encourages the growth of personal relationships with God and with others through prayer, the study of God's Word, accountability, and social events. It is the goal of the leaders to help young adults grow in their knowledge of God so they can stand firm in His truth whether at home, school, or the work place.
*****Our youth group started back up again mid-fall 2017. We welcome new teens to try us out as we seek to build a brand new group!
Our new monthly format will be:
- 3 weekly youth group at the church Sundays 6:00-7:30 pm.
- 1 monthly special event (usually at the church - Sunday 6:00-7:30 pm.
Special Events:
- In November, we had a Harvest kick-off party in someone's home.
- In December, we had a Progressive Dinner & White Elephant GIft Exchange.
- In January, we had a Nerf War.
- In February, we had a Build-Your-Own-Pizza night.
- In March, we played a game of Shaving Cream Baseball!
- ...what is in store for the Spring and Summer events? ...only the leaders know! :)
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A letter from the County President......Stanton on the Wolds Golf Club is hosting the County Championships this year. Dates and entry forms for all the County tournaments can be found on the Union website: www.nottsgolfunion.com and I encourage everyone to consider the possibility of entry. You will find full details of 2014 fixtures, meetings and County meetings on the website. An electronic copy of 'The Fixture List and Handbook 2014' can be accessed via your computers or mobile phones
County Cards which offer discounted rounds of golf at more than 1500 clubs in the country are now free of charge to all male affiliated members of clubs. You can find out more about how to use the cards and what clubs are participating by visiting our website. You should be able to collect these from your Club Manager once you have paid your annual subscription and the cards are valid from 1 April. Lady members can also purchase a County Card for a nominal fee of £2 half of which will go towards supporting junior girl's golf in the county.
The County kicks off the season with the County Trials at Stanton on the Wolds on Sunday March 23rd and the Under 18 Boys Four Counties event at Wollaton Park over the 9th/10th/11th April when we will be hosting teams from Cheshire, Lancashire and Shropshire and Herefordshire. This is a great competitive event and you are welcome to come along and give your support to our boys' team.
More newsletters about County golf will be published throughout the golfing season. In the meantime let's hope the bad weather is behind us and we can all look forward to a successful and enjoyable golfing year.
Best wishes to you all.
Martin Hathway.


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Okay folks, here it is. Cheersfest 2013 2.0 hosted by Alex Cavanaugh, Mark Koopman, Morgan Shamy, David Powers King, and myself. Today's recipient, sitting in a chair from and center stage for all to praise and heckle, is none other than Arlee Bird. So let's get started!
Four Questions:
Why did Lee come up with the A-Z Challenge?
To get to the other side.
If someone dreams about being a juggler, what does it mean?
If you dream about juggling it means that you are an optimist, you will manage to face up to smaller or greater problems, because you are a balanced and calculated person, no matter how much of a scatterbrain you might seem to be.
Or you're having flashbacks.
Is a post by Mr. Bird worth two in the bush?
Depends if the bird is a swallow and the air-speed velocity if an unladen swallow is an African swallow or a European swallow (you get a bonus point if you know the what movie this references)
Who could play Lee in a documentary? (Living or dead.)
Mark Twain
100 Word Or Less Flash Fiction: Arlee Bird the juggler failed the swallow question challenge and he and his brown jacket were tossed (close enough) into a wormhole and ended up back in 1972.
Bonus Points: Caption for Lee's Facebook picture. Ring ring. Who is it? It's 1972 and it wants its jacket back.
And Now For A Few Juggling Jokes:
Q: What do you call a juggler without a girlfriend?
A: Homeless.
Q: Who is the toughest guy at the circus?
A: The juggler, of course, because he's got the most balls.
A man is driving home, when he's pulled over by a patrolman for a broken blinker. The cop looks into the guys' car and sees a collection of knives in the backseat.
"Sir," the cop says. "Why do you have all those knives?"
"They're for my juggling act," the man says.
"I don't believe you," says the cop. "Prove it."
So the man gets out of his car and begins juggling the knives.
At the same time, a car with two guys in it drives by. "Man," says the first guy. "I'm glad I quit drinking. These new sobriety tests are hard."
Q. How many jugglers does it take to change a light bulb?
* At least 10... Only 1 to change the bulb, and the rest to critique his form.
* 101. One to change the light-bulb, ninety-nine to say, "I can do that," and One to say, "Hey! He stole that from me!"
* Five; one to change the lightbulb, and four to say, 'I could do that if I practiced'.
* Two. One expert, to change the light bulb, and one beginner to say, "Yeah, but can you change two light bulbs."
Did you hear about the sick juggler? He couldn't stop throwing up!
And Finally: Hey Lee, is that a juggling pin in your pocket, or are you just happy to see us? (rim shot please)
Thank you all for participating in this year's Cheersfest. And thanks Lee for being such an awesome and supportive presence in the world of Blogdom!
Win It Before It Releases: Speculative Fiction Author Susan Kaye Quinn is releasing Third Daughter (The Dharian Affairs #1) a my steampunk fantasy romance Decemebr 13, 2013. She's giving away 10 e-ARCs (Advanced Reader Copies) before the launch - ENTER HERE
This steampunk-goes-to-Bollywood romance takes place in an east-Indian-flavored alternate world filled with skyships, saber duels, and lots of royal intrigue. And, of course, kissing. Hmmmm … but are there wormholes?