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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Haiti and New studio space.
I have been working for Save the Children in Haiti, and its amazing how much that work impacted the rest of my psychic space.. i feel like I'm just coming out the other end of it.... only to head back again in September.
there is so much to tell about Haiti.... so that will come later i guess but for now i posted some great photos on my flickr pages.
I just got a new studio space at Ruby's Clay studio. Its amazing how much we keep doing the same thing from habit, and are reluctant to change, though it may be good for us.
Maybe its that full moon coming to fruition or something, but I'm headed into a new era in my ceramic career.
It was fun to learn how to use power tools and take control of creating my new space.
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Daines Urges EPA to Prioritize Montana in Superfund Sites Selection
December 5, 2017
U.S. SENATE —U.S. Senator Steve Daines today sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt urging him to ensure Montana is represented in the Administrator's Top Ten list of Superfund sites which will receive the Administrator's utmost attention.
"With 17 National Priorities List (NPL) sites and one proposed NPL site in Montana, including some of the most expansive in the nation, there is a clear need for at least one Montana site to be among those to which you will pay utmost attention," wrote Daines.
In July, U.S. Senator Steve Daines secured his recommendations for improving the Superfund program in the EPA Superfund Task Force report released by Administrator Pruitt. The report also recommended that the agency establish a Top Ten list of Superfund sites which will receive special attention from the Administrator.

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PERTH, Scotland, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Scottish kiltmakers hope to protect themselves and their national traditions from cheap imports with a rigid definition of what makes a kilt.
The manufacturers are holding their own summit in the city of Perth, The Telegraph reports. The agenda includes pattern, materials and tartans, the plaid patterns that identify Scottish clans.
One goal is to get legal status for the European Union. Alyn Smith, a Scottish National Party member who sits in the European Parliament, called the summit "music to my ears."
"For too long now we have seen cheap, poorly made, foreign knock-offs being passed off as kilts and it annoys me intensely. The things are not fit to be dishcloths," Smith said. "They undermine a market built on quality materials and first class tailoring. Scotland's tartan industry as a whole contributes some 4,000 jobs and 350 million pounds ($700 million) to the economy so it is worth protecting."


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Hi Everyone,
I would appreciate any advice and recommendation on wood box manufacturers I might consider.
At a high level, I am starting a business and have a need for hardwood boxes in various woods. It is likely that I'll start off with ash, cherrywood or poplar. But at times I'll need some exotic wood boxes manufactured too (Bubinga, Zebrawood, etc.). Production runs will be for a single type of wood product.
I expect that my manufacturing runs will start in the 50-100 unit range. Hopefully the volume will grow from there.
The finished boxes can be unvarnished and do not require a hinge or special fittings. The boxes must be seamless though, with no observable joints. There is nothing special about the top of the box. When laid squarely on the box compartment, the top simply must match up on all sides and edges.
If anyone knows of manufacturers (in the US) I might consider, I would greatly appreciate your advice. I've done a number of web searches, but I'm sure this community knows far more than I about the industry.
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Update: Bishop Fellay's latest comments made during an ordination ceremony are not happy reading. I ask: how can one keep the Faith yet believe that unity with Peter "is something trivial"?
We are living in an age in which this faith is abused, attacked, slashed, everywhere, outside the Church and inside as well. It will be one of your duties, after the Mass, to impart this faith, to communicate it to souls, so as to lift them above human realities and to lead them toward the reality of God. And this faith will also have to be defended.


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STATE COLLEGE — Little things creep into Bill O'Brien's field of vision that can inflame his temper. Purdue coach Darrell Hazell made the list this week.
The Boilermakers allowed 388 yards rushing to Wisconsin and 318 to Iowa this season, so they expect teams to run the ball against them. Hazell figured Penn State would as well, though he wondered aloud whether its offensive line would be as successful.


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Monday, June 1, 2009 | 2 a.m.
If You Go
- What: "Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits"
- When: 9 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday; June 10, 11, 13, 14; Aug. 26, 27, 29, 30; Sept. 4-6, 9
- Where: The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel
- Tickets: $79 to $155; 693-5000
- Audience advisory: Bring your dancing shoes — you'll be dancing in your seat. And bring ear protection — or risk ringing ears the morning after.
Sun Archives
- Santana's superb, but can he keep it lit for two years? (5-29-09)
- Santana cooks as Carlos brings supernatural sounds to the Joint (5-29-2009)
- Strip Scribbles: Carlos Santana receives Lifetime Achievement Award (4-24-2009)
- Caros Santana officially opens The Joint at the Hard Rock today (4-14-2009)
- The Joint: Carlos Santana to cut red ribbon; The Killers set to rehearse (4-10-2009)
Carlos Santana really could make this "residency" thing work.
After seeing Carlos and Co. blow through an almost two-hour set Thursday night that left me wanting more, Santana seemed an inspired choice for the first extended residency at the new Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Santana is perfect for all sorts of reasons: immigrant success story, great guitar player who lifted Latin rock out of the psychedelic stew, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer with a 40-year career. He actually got more popular as he got older — getting more radio airplay and winning nine Grammys after his 50th birthday.
"Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through the Hits" gives this 62-year-old rock legend a great vehicle for plumbing his massive catalog.
And The Joint gives his diverse, multigenerational fans a comfortable place to sit and enjoy it.
The show began by paying homage to Santana's Woodstock-era roots — with the current band playing "Soul Sacrifice" on stage as video showed a painfully young Santana playing on stage at Yasgur's farm.
The band played lots of favorites during the 15-song set, including "Into the Night," "Africa Bamba," "Maria Maria," "No One to Depend On," "Black Magic Woman," "Oye Como Va" and finally "Jingo." I'm one of those folks who doesn't care if he ever hears "Smooth" again — but even it sounded good.
No, Santana did not attempt to play only — or all of — his radio hits. But he has a core of signature songs that he can mix and match with his other hits to create a different show every night.
The show seemed anything but formulaic. The band was cooking and Carlos had plenty of room to stretch out, whether he was riffing over "Samba Para Ti" or bringing a reinvented "Evil Ways" back to its jamming roots. He dropped snippets of other songs — "Brazil," "Oh Well" — into his solos. And the band sounded loose and responsive.
He did get a little talkative during "A Love Supreme," asking rhetorically, "What's more important than peace?" and urging President Barack Obama to legalize marijuana and bring home the troops. I would have preferred to hear him pour his heart through his guitar on the Coltrane classic, but heartfelt rambling is part of Santana's charm, too.
The show's not all about Carlos. His band is a monster.
Start with an industrial-strength rhythm section: Karl Perazzo on congas and timbales, Raul Rekow on congas, Dennis Chambers on trap drums, Benny Rietveld on bass and Tommy Anthony on guitar.
Blend in the perfect foil — organist Chester Thompson, who has played with Santana since 1983.
Add the horn parts and soulful solos from trombonist Jeff Cressman and trumpeter Bill Ortiz.
At times, this rock band produced infectious dance rhythms more associated with Eddie Palmieri or the Fania All-Stars. The players appeared to be having a blast and sounded stronger than on recent tours. Maybe staying in one place agrees with them.
Over the years, Santana has worked with a choir of distinctive vocalists — from Rob Thomas and John Lee Hooker to Gloria Estefan and Michelle Branch. But the band's vocal duo of Andy Vargas and Tony Lindsay make these hits their own.
The "greatest hits" concept got me wondering what my favorite Santana song is. I whittled it down to two. On this night, Santana played one, "Corazon Espinado." But I figured he'd probably get around to "Europa" sometime during the weekend.
That could be one key to drawing repeat customers.
Another key: This Vegas show doesn't seem, well, Vegas-y.
Sure, there's more "production value" than you'd see if you caught Santana's act in a shed or ballpark. The set is decorated with Mayan and Aztec symbols and crowned with a glowing lion's head. There is a great video and light show and there are two big screens to give you a close-up look at the performers.
No, the band's not wearing "costumes."
And the dancers? They are all in the audience.
Most important, the sound is clean, clear and LOUD.
In the end, this is a good, old fashioned rock 'n' roll show.
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The University of Toronto Bookstore has evolved in the last five years to be a leader among campus bookstores in understanding and fulfilling the needs of the University community. We conduct several surveys throughout the year, surveying both Faculty members and students, which help us to understand how to set our priorities and where to focus our efforts.
Saving students money
Students have told us clearly that they expect their campus bookstore to save them money on their course materials and other products. We meet this expectation in many ways. Our new book discounts are significant and our prices on new textbooks are competitive with Amazon.ca. We also offer a price match guarantee, so if a student finds a lower price online that we overlooked, we will honour that price and they are able to remain confident that we will always provide a competitive price. The breadth and depth of our used and rental book programs make them the largest of their kind at campus stores in Canada. With these programs, we have saved students more than $5 million on textbooks compared to what purchasing new books at their list price would have cost them in the last three years.
Our rental book program is unique and available for well over half of our titles. It allows students to rent either a new or used book, both online and in store, make notes and highlight in the book. Furthermore, our buyout option allows students who later decide that they would prefer to keep the book, to do just that.
We also save students a considerable amount of money through special sales for University of Toronto branded products and technology items.
Outstanding customer service
Great customer service is very important to the community and we are pleased to report that we receive very high scores for our service. In a recent survey, 92% of student respondents said they were satisfied or very satisfied with the customer service they received, 92% said that our staff was friendly and helpful and 95% were happy with their overall experience. One particular area of customer service where we excel is in maintaining much shorter wait times in line than the industry standard. During our busiest weeks in September and January, the vast majority of students reported waiting less than 10 minutes in line to complete their purchases. We accomplish this by having sufficient cash registers open. We have also significantly increased the number of staff available to serve customers during our peak periods and refined our recruitment procedures to ensure we have the best team members possible. In a recent Faculty survey, more than 90% of Faculty who responded said that the service provided by their bookstore textbook coordinator met or exceeded their expectations.
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The programs mentioned above contribute to enhancing the reputation of the University. We also achieve this in a number of other ways.
In addition to selling textbooks, at our downtown location, we have a larger selection of academic and intellectually focused trade books than any other campus bookstore in Canada. To engage the community, our trade book team participates as the book seller at more than 100 book events and readings in Toronto throughout the year, including several high profile events such as Word on the Street and ideacity.
Increasing the number of students wearing campus branded apparel adds to school spirit and promotes the University in the surrounding community. We have enhanced our clothing assortment to offer a better selection, include key brands such as Roots, and the addition of the Signature Collection which highlights the official marks of the University of Toronto.
The progress we have made in continuously improving our services have been recognized by our peers in the industry. Due to our philosophy of making customer priorities our priority, we have received several awards. For example, we have won the Canadian Booksellers Association's Libris Award for Campus Bookseller of the Year seven times in the past 15 years, including in 2013 and 2011. We were also recently short-listed for the Retail Council of Canada Award for Independent Retailer of the Year.
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"I know who I am inside and outside, and I know what I want to do. And I will always go with my dreams."
"I´m interested in making a path instead of following a trail, and that´s what I want to do in life - in everything I do."
"I really do wish people could understand me some day."
Michael Jackson
"What one wishes is to be touched by truth and to be able to interpret that truth so that one may use what one is feeling and experiencing, be it despair or joy, in a way that will add meaning to one's life and will hopefully touch others as well." gh
Michael Jackson in his book "Dancing The Dream"
Transcendence and Legacy:
A summary of the words spoken by eminent professors,thinkers, social critics and historians Dr. Michael Eric Dyson & Dr. Cornel West asessing the legacy, the cultural impact , social and musical influence, and the capacity of an icon to break all barriers possible:
"Michael Jackson reigns as the undisputed King of Pop not just because of his exceptional talent, but because he was able to package that talent in a whole new way... pure magic mixed with unforgettable, transcendent performances."
Berry Gordy
"I´m committed to my art. I believe that all art has as its ultimate goal the union between the material and the spiritual, the human and the divine. And I believe that that is the very reason for the existence of art and what I do. And I feel fortunate in being that instrument through which music flows…
Michael Jackson
"My childhood was completely taken away from me. There was no Christmas, there were no birthdays, it was not a normal childhood, nor the normal pleasures of childhood. Those were exchanged for hard work, struggle and pain and eventually material and professional success. But as an awful price, I cannot re-create that part of my life.
However, today, when I create my music, I feel like an instrument of nature. I wonder what delight nature must feel when we open our hearts and express our god-given talents. The sound of approval rolls across the universe, and the whole world abounds in magic, wonder fills our hearts, for what we've glimpsed, for an instant, the playfulness of life. And that's why I love children and learned so much from being around them.
I realised that many of our world's problems today - from the inner city crime, to large scale wars and terrorism, and our overcrowded prisons - are a result of the fact that children have had their childhood stolen from them. The magic, the wonder, the mystery, and the innocence of a child's heart, are the seeds of creativity that will heal the world. I really believe that.
What we need to learn from children isn't childish. Being with them connects us to the deeper wisdom of life, which is everpresent and only ask to believe. They know the way to solutions that lie waiting to be recognised within our own hearts. Today, I would like to thank all the children of the world, including the sick and deprived... I am so sensitive to your pain. (...)"
Michael Jackson´s speech at the 35th Grammys, 1993
"Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone. This simple goodness shines straight from their hearts. Being with them connects us to the deeper wisdom of life. These children are a reminder of the preciousness of all life, especially young lives untouched by hatred, prejudice and greed. Now, when the world is so confused and its problems so complicated, we need our children more than ever. Their natural wisdom points the way to solutions that lie waiting to be recognized within our own hearts. Children are the world's foremost idealists and optimists. It is for that reason that 'Heal The World" is organizing the World's Children Congress next year, made up exclusively of delegates, aged 8 to 16. The world desperately needs their innocent perspective on the world's problems. We have to heal our wounded planet of the chaos, despair and senseless destruction we see today. The mission of HTW, my mission, is healing. Pure and simple. To heal the world, we must start by healing our children."
Michael Jackson on a press conference of his new charity organisation "Heal The World" in 1992
"I've always believed that the real measure of celebrity success is not just how famous he becomes, but what he does with that fame and fortune."
Michael Jackson, 1999
"Being a world traveler, I'm touched and moved by everything that happens, especially to children. It gets me emotionally sick and I go through a lot of pain when I see that type of pain. I can't pretend as if I don't see it. It affects me very much."
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson's Real Messages:
"We have to heal our wounded world. The chaos, despair, and senseless destruction we see today are a result of the alienation that people feel from each other and their environment. Often this alienation has its roots in an emotionally deprived childhood. Children have had their childhood stolen from them. A child's mind needs the nourishment of mystery, magic, wonder and excitement. I want my work to help people rediscover the child that's hiding in them."
"Do I really believe that we can heal this world, that is riddled with war and genocide, even today? And do I really think that we can heal our children, the same children who can enter their schools with guns and hatred and shoot down their classmates, like they did at Columbine? Or children who can beat a defenseless toddler to death, like the tragic story of Jamie Bulger? Of course I do! of course I do or I wouldn't be here tonight.
But it all begins with forgiveness, because to heal the world, we first have to heal ourselves. And to heal the kids, we first have to heal the child within, each and every one of us. As an adult, and as a parent, I realise that I cannot be a whole human being, nor a parent capable of unconditional love, until I put to rest the ghosts of my own childhood. And that's what I'm asking all of us to do tonight. Live up to the fifth of the ten Commandments. Honour your parents by not judging them. Give them the benefit of the doubt.
That is why I want to forgive my father and to stop judging him. I want to forgive my father, because I want a father, and this is the only one that I've got. I want the weight of my past lifted from my shoulders and I want to be free to step into a new relationship with my father, for the rest of my life, unhindered by the goblins of the past.
In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope.
In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort.
In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream.
And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe."
Michael Jackson in Oxford University Speech, 2001
"The Time Has Come…
It is now I see and feel that calling once again, to be part of a music that will not just connect but, make all feel one, one in joy, one in pain, one in love, one in service and in consciousness."
Michael Jackson, 2009
"Love is important, to love each other. We're all one. That's the message."
"I love you all and we are family. Please, know that: we are a family. We have to bring love back into the world..."
An Instrument Of Nature
Man Behind The Myth
A brilliant conversation about Michael Jackson's genius on Tavis Smiley
30/Jun/09: A brilliant conversation with two of America's most recognized critics on Michael Jackson's cultural and social impact both globally and specificially for Black people. "Michael Jackson fundamentally altered the terms of the debate about African American music. He was a chocolate, cherubic-faced genius with an African American halo. He was a kid who was capable of embodying all of the high possibilities and the deep griefs that besieged the African American psyche... for America to miss that is to miss the fact that Michael Jackson argued against the very deep and profound bowels of White supremacy in the belly of American political culture... The reality is Michael Jackson's humanity is so deep, the implications and inferences of his art so monumentally and magnificently global, that nothing American television could do to besmirch his character could ever, if you will, deny the legitimate genius that he represents."
Michael Jackson - remembering the man and his message:
The Hidden Messages The Media Doesn't Show
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We all are very particular about our health and it's a good thing also, we must take good care of ourselves but how many of us go to 'Dr.Sai' for getting our inner-self checked. No matter how good care we take of our outer body but it's the universal truth that all of us will die one day, Death is only for the body and not for the soul. It's something like shifting from one house to another.
Even after our soul leaves this body, it takes another birth in another body, so it's more important for us to get our soul checked properly then the outer body, which is just an illusion.
Few days back I took an appointment and I went to Dr.Sai's clinic: My doubt was right, Dr.confirmed me that I am 'ILL' I was feeling as if my eyes has developed the problem of shortsightedness………..because in spite of 6\6 eyesight I cannot see the problems of my poor friends and family .All day my eyes could only see my own self beauty .
I also found that I am getting Deaf ,as my ears were not able to listen to the teachings of my sathguru sai ,they could only hear my own self appraisal ,other then this they were totally blank when it comes to listen to the pains of mankind.
Somehow I had the problem in speaking also …..Because my tongue was behaving like a pig's tongue who cherish the garbage thrown by others, I was also speaking only bad garbage stuff about others. Other then all theses I was not able to walk by anyone's side during there bad times because my inner body had multiple fractures I was very scared as I had so many serious problems, I was thinking that doctor will not be able to treat me …..Out of ignorance and gullibility, I expressed my doubts about the capability of Dr. Sai.{for which i apologize}
When I went inside the clinic ,Dr.checked me and told me to take following medication for rest of my life ,he promised me that if I take these medicines with sharddha {faith } and saburi {patience} then my whole life will be in peace:
1. A big glass of Gratitude everyday
2). One spoon full of patience, 3 times a day
3. Single dose of love and humility,
whenever I step out or inside the house With lots of love he told me that Whenever your medicines gets over again take an appointment with me and come back, my clinic is open 24 by 7 and my offices are universal ……..I take no fees for my treatment.
I was so touched by his services and that also free of cost ………can we get such a wonderful treatment anywhere in this world which is free and so powerful. Now since i am having the medicines prescribed by Dr.Sai ,i am feeling happiness from deep inside .
I have developed
an unshakable faith in my Sai . I would request all my brothers and sisters to please take an immediate appointment with Dr.Sai his office is very near to your house you just have to go and search for it and get your inner self checked .Then I am sure you will not take any other medication for the rest of your life .
Sathguru sainath maharaj ki jai.
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Kyle Baird is the only Bullitt County Public School student recognized by Kentucky Education Television with a 2018 Young Writer's Award for Archer's Confidence.
KET North Central Region Education Consultant Larry Moore presented Kyle with a Certificate of Recognition for Third Place and a goody-filled gift bag during an assembly at Pleasant Grove Elementary School where Kyle is a fourth grade student in Tonya Lynch's class.
"This is a great honor for Kyle," Moore said.
The nine year-old daughter of Bobbi and Justin Baird was completely surprised by the honor and did not notice the arrival of her parents and grandparents, Tony and Sherry Lee as she was participating in a rally for the upcoming KPREP testing window.
As Moore announced her name, Kyle walked to the middle of the gymnasium still wondering what was happening.
She was also curious about the presence of loved ones as she cast a glancing smile their way.
Moore applauded Kyle on her winning composition and emphasized the importance of being a good reader and writer.
"This young lady is on her way to success in life," he said.
Both Bobbi Baird and Tonya Lynch remarked about Kyle's love of reading.
"When Kyle is not doing school work, she's reading," Tonya said.
"It seems like she always has a book in her hand," Bobbi said, adding the KET contest was a suggestion from her teacher and not an assignment.
Kyle wanted to enter it," Bobbi said. "She sat down and wrote Archer's Confidence. It speaks about her character that she volunteered to enter the competition."
Kyle was also congratulated by PGES Library Media Specialist Alison Egan and Counselor Elizabeth Barnett.
"Kyle is such a joy," Egan said. "She concentrates hard on schoolwork and has a love of reading."
"We are very proud of Kyle's accomplishment," Barnett said. "She is an excellent student."
Kyle said her favorite reading genre is historical fiction but she likes all material.
"I just love to read," she smiled.
KET sponsors the annual contest encouraging creative expression and literacy development by inviting students in kindergarten through eighth grade to submit original illustrated stories, short stories and poetry.
This year, KET received more than 1,200 submissions, representing more than 280 schools from 17 states.
"Our KET team was impressed by the talent and creativity reflected in the entries we received – so much so that for the first time, we are naming not only the three top winners in each category but also multiple finalists whose work, we felt, was also worthy of recognition," said Tonya Crum, KET's senior director of education.


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How nice to get out from the city into nature, into the forest, field, mountain or river. Soak yourself in the fun by enjoying the beautiful scenery, to consider the flowers, lie down in the grass. Light a fire and cook the barbecue. Figure girl lying there, and where it will lie, it depends on your imagination. Not necessarily in the nature, you can put it on the bed or floor, the building or hay. It may lie in the afternoon or at night, a campfire or a flower. Look at the stars or clouds. Take her friends and she will be in the company.
Stock Photo makes it possible to quickly decorate the different items or files. Create backgrounds. Combining multiple images, create a unique decorative elements. In the bitmap editor can always adjust the color (example: darken, highlight, pasteurized, substitute). Clipart can be turned into a kind of a unique pattern (engraving, watercolor, mosaic, etc.). For this purpose, such as applying different filters. You can create brushes for Photoshop. Increasing the transparency of clip art, it fits easily into the interior. In general, there is no fantasy aisle.
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As the days get longer and the water warms we must unfortunately bid farewell to what has been an amazing spring steelhead season, while there is still a couple weeks left of good fishing and possibly a week or so more of leftovers we have to be thankful that we had such a banner spring. I remember last year freezing my knuckles and bearing into the wind while trying to throw casts into stained, turbulent waters from a string of massive March rains. This year I broke sweat in my tee shirt more than once. I casted to clear pools swirling with silver, hard hitting fish while the sun rose and the air temperatures broke sixty before I could see my shadow finding its way along the stones by the river bed.
While large rivers are likely to be blown out by this string of vicious storms we had this week look for the small tributaries to pay dividends in the last late runner steelhead to make their short shots up into the rapids to spawn. Suckers should be mixed in now from every stream from the state line, well north of Milwaukee.
I have recently neglected to write about my fishing experience I had with two fine gentlemen who I have only recently had the privilege of knowing, and today I intend to share our story.. I took co-worker Scott and his son Ryan, who happens to be my age, up to Milwaukee for a day of river hopping and casting.
We started out at a spot that is secret to a friend or two that showed it to me; so to them I am bound not to divulge it's whereabouts, I will tell you its pools were packed with eager fish that dropped back to larger, deeper, darker pools as dawn turned into mid-morning. At first light I managed a lovely hen from an eddy behind a large boulder in a deep pool. I tightly swung leech is all it took to start the tango.
Ryan (left) and myself (right) with my first hen of the day. What a gorgeous fish.
Ryan (who I should mention casts like silk, Ryan is a trout fisherman and has never Steelhead fished before, or used an eight weight) proudly banked this mean looking male Steelhead from a small but deep pool near where I picked mine off. The fish fought hard and was bound and determined to put its nose into the opposite bank, as we were releasing this fish we thought it would be advantageous to the well being of the fish for me to assist in a quick net job. The fish posed kindly for a photo or two and took a dip into the rapids where it recovered quickly. Nice work Ryan.
Scott standing proud with Ryan and his first Steelhead, and its a large one to boot!
From that first spot we found ourself on the banks of the Menominee, where Scott tagged his first Steelhead ever, only to have it give the hook back to him after a few seconds of fight, many of us have danced that short dance before and I'm sure all of you out there can feel Scott's pain when he saw the mammoth trout spit the hook back in his direction after such a short fight.
Ryan and I, upstream of Scott found a pod of no less than two to three hundred suckers... It was like nothing I've ever seen so we edited our presentations for some fun in the sun with suckers, we rolled the smallest nymphs I had in my steelhead box along the bottom with split shot above to keep it below the downward facing mouths of the Suckers. we landed something like 13 of these 1-3 pound fish who I must say are a blast on the fly rod. They are hard fighting little monsters. All were of course released after a short fight.
From here we moved on to the big, hard flowing Milwaukee. I hooked what would be the biggest Steelhead of the day, a dime bright fish I would put somewhere near 12 pounds. It jumped no less than two feet out of the water in the huge run I was fighting her, when she jumped I saw my egg pattern zip out of her mouth and I nearly took it in the face, fortunately I ducked just in time and it flew by my head. Oh well. I promptly hooked and landed a disappointing sucker upstream and called my Milwaukee River experience finished.
From Milwaukee we took a ride down to Oak Creek where, to my surprise, we found very few people, and quite a few fish! I bagged a large, bright red with a nice green back, male fish who ran me all over 2 pools and the rapids in between before I unhooked him near the bank. He jumped 5 times, uncharacteristic of a spring steelhead, lots of fun. I later hooked a female who I lost after a minute or two. Finally at the end of the day while Ryan and I were working a pod of fish in a deeper, we hooked a female, brought her to the bank, she was loosing eggs as we unhooked her so we decided a photo was not as important as letting her get back to it.
All in all, 4 locations, all with at least one fish of one species or another landed by at least one angler. We fished for 12 hours straight and had some sun on our arms and faces to show for it. Not bad. Not bad at all.
I think I may have converted a couple of trout fisherman to Steelhead fishermen that day. Although I should use a different word than converted because they, as I, certainly enjoy a wily trout on the end of my line any day.
Great to fish with you guys, I can't wait to take you out for another day of Steelhead fishing in Wisconsin.


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Scarlett Johansson thought film dreams were over after talent agent rejection
SCARLETT JOHANSSON was convinced her movie career was over before it had even begun after a talent agent refused to take her on as a child.
The Avengers beauty was introduced to the agent through one of her brother's classmates, but the representative failed to recognise the extent of Johansson's talents and quickly dismissed her, leaving her crushed.
Speaking to director Darren Aronofsky for Interview magazine, she says, "My brother did Little League (baseball), and I took acting and singing and tap and all that. There was someone in my older brother's class who was doing some commercials and theatre, so my mum took me to that kid's agent because I loved musicals. They didn't want me, though. I was devastated. I thought it was the end of my career."
She eventually made her film debut at the age of nine, as John Ritter's daughter in 1994 fantasy comedy North, and went on to land a series of minor roles, drawing critical acclaim for her performances in 1996's Manny & Lo and The Horse Whisperer in 1998.
However, despite her small successes, she was unable to pursue her love of the movie industry academically after failing to make the grade to attend New York University's film school.
She continues, "I got a 1080 (on her SAT college admissions test), which was pretty low. But that was probably because I didn't answer half of the math questions. I didn't get into NYU's film school. I still have the rejection letter."


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How to get admission into an Economics PhD program? This blog is meant to answer this complicated question and help you in securing admission to economics PhD program in top universities of the world. Since this is not an easy task to get admission to your dream university, the blog helps you choose right school and unravels the mystery involved in the admission process.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
DS-160 Form and Visa Fee
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- AnonymousAugust 24, 2011 at 4:39 AM
i have no idea if i could relate my dilemma with this article but i hope to get some help :(ReplyDelete
my problem is i got an appointment with my first ds160 form but after getting an appointment i realised that i have made some minor mistakes in the form.so i filled another ds160 form which i submitted electronically.i have the confirmation page with barcode.my question is can i take the correct form with me on interview day along with the mistaken one and will the embassy keeps record of how many times has a candidate filled the form?do they have the record of person who have filled multiple ds160 form but not scheduled an appointment?
I am clueless about that. But if I were you I would schedule another appointment with the new DS-160 form. You can also email them. The email address can be found on their website and they reply fast.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 15, 2012 at 8:56 PM
my mother and father in law went to the bank to pay there visa fee. they had thier confermation page and the bank said they needed another form as well.I ahve no idea what else they need. Can someone hel[pReplyDelete
Courses are offered online, and some programs also require a few campus-based courses as well. Such programs are generally known as "Blended" programs. Students can receive online mentoring from the school or university's faculty members in order to help conduct their research for their papers and dissertations, just like they would were they to join a campus-based PhD program.ReplyDelete


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Part of the reason that movies and television shows are so popular is because they let our imaginations escape - if only for a brief time - into wondrous fictional universes where anything is possible. It is the genius of scriptwriters combined with the talent of set engineers and computer animators which meticulously brings these stories to life for our enjoyment. Naturally, props have always been a major component of movie-making, and when it comes to furniture, films have produced some truly innovative and memorable pieces over the years. The mere sight of the following 5 home furnishings fondly reminds us of the rip-roaring films and TV shows that brought them to life:
Sword Throne from Game of Thrones
Aegon the Conqueror overruns six of the seven kingdoms of Westeros and declares himself king. Taking all 1,000 swords surrendered to him by his enemies, Aegon I of the house of Targaryen commissions the construction of his iconic Iron Throne of Swords. With the fiery breath of the dragon Balerion, metalworkers require 59 days before completion of the monstrous structure. Though obviously a compilation of molten metal, images of individual swords remain. Particularly disturbing are the series of blades that form the spiked backrest of the throne. The bizarre looking prop created for the "Game of Thrones" television series remains faithful to the opinion of the character King Aegon who believes a ruler cannot rest easy. The thrones of royals usually bring images of elaborately carved wooden structures that at the very least have lavishly upholstered seats. The mass of lackluster metal and fierce design of the sword throne more closely resembles the seat of a barbaric warrior during the Dark Ages. Standing over seven feet tall and weighing approximately 500 pounds, replicas of the throne now make their journey to varying cities across the United States and Canada.
Egg Chair from Men in Black
In the 1997 movie "Men in Black", we famously see Jay (played by Will Smith) and several other agency recruits taking a written exam in a bare, bright white room with space age overtones. The audience watches as Will Smith humorously struggles and fails when attempting to find a comfortable position in his futuristic egg chair from which to write the test. In reality, of course, the egg chairs do not come from a futuristic era, but from the 1960s! Scandinavian designer Henrik Thor-Larsen first developed the OVALIA egg chairs in the late '60s, which made an appearance at the 1968 Scandinavian Furniture Fair. Constructed with a fiberglass reinforced polyester frame, these modern style chairs not only come in white but also in an array of over 20 different colors. Aluminum comprises the rotating or removable singular chair pedestal, which customers might also have painted to match the chair exterior. The combination of nylon and wool served as upholstery for the OVALIA interior along with polyester foam padding. By the late 1970s, Starkey Industries advanced the chairs design by adding a speaker system. Today, fans of the unusual chair find the overall design remains mostly the same. Possible sound systems packed into the unit include a 5.1 surround sound system featuring six pairs of jacks on the back of the chair for combining any number of electronic devices.
Leg Lamp from A Christmas Story
Fans of the 1983 cult classic "A Christmas Story" will always remember the hideous leg lamp. The treasured "major award" won by Ralphie's Old Man was the final brainchild of Reuben Freed, who found inspiration for the lamp after seeing a Nehi ad depicting a soda bottle standing alongside the legs of a female model. After numerous sketches, Freed eventually settled on the vision of a single female leg donning a stocking and high-heeled shoe. The iconic golden bell-shaped lampshade with contrasting black fringe was the third and final idea that completed the design. Scrupulous fans of the movie point out that the scenes following Ralphie's mother breaking the lamp contain a blooper. In one scene, mom holds multiple chunks of the broken lamp but in another scene, the lamp appears fractured lengthwise. Set specialists created three separate lamps for the movie but sadly, none survived. However, numerous reproductions of the ugly lamp exist on various sites for adoring pop culture fans.
Imperial Throne from Return of the Jedi
Not to be outdone in the memorable prop category, the "Star Wars" franchise produced innumerable iconic pieces. In the 1983 movie "Return of the Jedi," audiences encounter the Death Star's Imperial Throne, used by Emperor Palpatinefor plotting his conquest of the galaxy in style. The throne not only looks futuristic, but also gives audiences some insight into Palpatine's wicked personality; from a side view, the pear-shaped chair with sharp angular lines appears like a gaping mouth that consumes the emperor in darkness. Space aged detailing equips the throne with built-in controls and a compartment for a light saber.
Space Jockey Chair from Alien
The unusual chair and its alien "pilot," famously known as the space jockey chair, first appeared in the 1979 movie "Alien." The creature and its spacecraft remains a mystery, but is scheduled to make a reappearance in Ridley Scott's upcoming prequel "Prometheus". Dutch surrealist artist H. R. Geiger designed the oddity, which bears a strange shape, similar to that of a curled caterpillar. Extending appendages grow from the alien to the chair and vice versa, suggesting that each needs the other to function. From a side view, the chair and telescoping apparatus neatly encompass the space jockey in almost cocoon like fashion. Having similar lines and colors, some close-up images of the two make it difficult to differentiate where the chair ends and the pilot's large body begins. Inside reports indicate that Scott had the chair built into the floor mounted disc so that the device swiveled, allowing the camera to capture images of the scene at various angles. Mr. Geiger is known to use many his science fiction-inspired creations in the décor and furnishing schemes of his own home.


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[Comment] Progress in the treatment of juvenile dermatomyositis
Individuals affected by myositis, or muscle inflammation, have muscle weakness that leads to difficulties in standing up, climbing stairs, and lifting weight. In dermatomyositis, skin manifestations of the face and metacarpophalangeal joints are characteristic.1 Muscle inflammation leads to rapid and longlasting muscle cell death, reflected by a rise in circulating muscle enzymes (eg, creatine phosphokinase). Migration to and accumulation of immune cells in muscle, supported by the presence of circulating autoantibodies directed against nuclear components and constituents of muscle cells,2 has led to classification of dermatomyositis as an autoimmune disease, which has justified the use of drugs to control inflammation in a non-specific manner.


text: I've a HTC desire HD, Android 2.3.5. I can't stop the Navigation app loading up on my phone! Basically I get an 'Navigation' icon on the top bar - and when I pull the bar down it gives me the option "Tap to return to navigation". If I don't do anything then the icon stays there and my phone stays in a state of weirdness. The back-lit display comes on frequently without me touching anything and the phone defaults to loudspeaker. If I do go into the Navigation app then it allows me to exit out of the app and the icon disappears....fantastic!! until 5 mins later when it comes back. I upgraded to the new version of Android just a couple of weeks ago, and sort of remember messing about with downloading maps a couple of weeks ago.... (sorry - wasn't really paying attention!!) Any ideas? Apparently you can't uninstall Navigation... Killing the app doesn't work because there's nothing to kill unless you load it up...and if you do kill the app then the icon just comes back 5 mins later anyway. Maybe I need to re-install android? How would I do that? Thanks, Brian


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The KAROCARD is already successfully being used as an annual card in the public transport systems of the city of Augsburg. Further potential areas of use for the card are also now being considered — as an entry ticket for car parks, but also as an electronic payment method at petrol stations. The possibility of combining various applications on a single card is based on the latest LEGIC advent technology from the Swiss LEGIC Identsystems. Working jointly with LEGIC, the consultancy Cosmo.ID and the general contractor Multicard have designed a contactless chip card system for the Stadtwerke Augsburg which will set the standards. For the first time in Germany, on the basis of the multifunctional customer card of their own public services utility, the Stadtwerke have at the same time created the e-ticket for public transport. Approximately 85,000 citizens of Augsburg are already using the cards today.The LEGIC advent contactless basis technology comes from LEGIC Identsystems. Cosmo.ID was responsible for the system architecture and the project management, Multicard for the manufacture of cards for the various applications, the letter shop and the on site integration of the KAROCARD management system. As a first step the "market partner" and "e-ticket" applications have been activated. Currently up to eight e-tickets can already be used on the KAROCARD, as this is required for example by the core application of the German VDV (Association of German Transportation Companies). In addition a further 15 functions are available which can be released as needed — for example for access control, time & attendance, cashless payment or club memberships. The LEGIC cards can also be flexibly expanded in the future. In principle the LEGIC technology permits the combination of up to 127 applications of different types, sizes or from different suppliers on a single card. All the data required is stored on the contactless LEGIC chip in the card. Lost or stolen cards can be blocked by the owner in a very short time, so misuse of tickets is ruled out. The Stadtwerke are also anticipating higher revenues through the combination of the customer card with the public transport e-ticket as well as the improved passenger control. Lost cards can be deactivated immediately. The further utilization, thus, is not possible any longer. The possibility to create a substituted card in a very short time is another additional service for customers."We wanted to create more efficient options for passenger control and increased convenience for our customers. The cooperation with LEGIC, Cosmo.ID and Multicard enabled us to work consistently towards a flexible and service-focused solution which will meet the requirements of our customers to a great extent," said Jürgen Weidenbacher, Project Manager of Stadtwerke Augsburg Energie. "The introduction of the new system landscape combined with the new CRM software has been accompanied by a marked optimization of processes."
Otto Eggimann, VP Sales and Business Development of LEGIC, is convinced of the innovative power of the solution, said, "Further uses of the KAROCARD are already under discussion in Augsburg, in the areas of car park use, as a stadium ticket or for instance at petrol stations. By choosing the LEGIC technology the Stadtwerke have already taken a decisive step towards the future and innovative services."
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The order took around two weeks to arrive (and I received no shipping notification, so e-mailed them a week later to ask whether my order is coming. No reply) and when it did arrive, the bottle with Falling Star broke, soaking the bottle with Myrza's Meadow and the envelope. To their credit, they did package the bottles in bubble wrap, but I guess the bottles themselves are fragile, because the replacement bottle that arrived very speedily had a chip in the base. I don't like the fact that such a reputable brand doesnt have outer cardboard packaging, which nowadays pretty much most brands have, or that their bottles are that fragile.
Barielle Myrza's Meadow NOTD
The application of this polish was horrible- it was sheer and yet thick and gloopy, and applied in a patchy/streaky way. I used four coats for full opacity, and it made it look a bit thick on my nails. I still love the colour, its very light and suitable for spring. The glitter is very bumpy and you can't see it from the distance, but it looks amazing when light hits it. This shade really does remind me of a meadow- and my overgrown garden,which looks more like a meadow than a garden, was a perfect backdrop to take a photo of this beauty:
The smell, for a salon brand (which I think Barielle are) is really strong and unpleasant (not like the W7 ones, but still very smelly) and gave me a headache. The nail polish is free of nasties like toluene/formaldehyde/DBP. Maybe it s my individual reaction to it?
I was waiting for the sun to come out of the clouds to try and capture the holo sparkle better, but then gave up and took the nail polish off to swatch Barielle. And the sun came out as soon as I finished wiping off the last nail. Damn
Despite my issues with the order, and tricky application, I am glad I bought this one- its pretty and unusual, and thats good enough for me. I'm not sure I would order from Barielle again, but I am glad I tried it at least.


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Captain America: Civil War screenwriters recently spoke about the Wasp being cut from the film before shooting had begun. Surely, more ended up on the cutting room floor, as well. It's already quite lengthy, with a 2 hour and 28 minute run time, and a packed cast of characters; scenes getting the shaft was to be expected. However, what may surprise some is just how little was actually left out.
Speaking to Comicbook.com, Anthony Russo said, "we work very well with our writers Markus and McFeely. We work very hard with them on the script before we shoot. That time on set is so precious. It kills us to shoot anything that's not gonna end up in a the movie so we try to have a very, very, very, tight script going into the film so there is a couple things but they're not big things," he noted in regards to what was excised.
Joe Russo added that "the first cut of the movie was about 2 hours and 41 minutes and this new cut is 2 hours and 28 minutes. So not much was cut out of the film." According to Comicbook.com, very few of the scenes cut were of any significance, Joe Russo couldn't recall some of them. However, one particular scene stuck out to him and he went on to describe. But beware as the following may contain mild spoilers for Civil War.
Joe explains "there was a scene between Natasha and T'Challa at the German Ops Center, halfway through the movie when he was sitting in that room. Cap and Falcon had been isolated in the other conference room. We didn't feel like it was moving the story telling forward and they had already had a scene so it felt repetitive so it was something we excised from the movie." According to Anthony, "it was a very short scene."
This cut scene and others like it will probably appear on the eventual Blu-ray/DVD release. But let's worry about that later, for now we'll see everything that made it into the final cut once Captain America: Civil War releases on May 6.
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One of the locations where Jason Scott Lee visited during the production of this documentary was Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre in Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah. He and his production team spent one full day filming at the centre last week. Jason had a good time working with the sun bears and learning about this little known bears.
Jason started his day by cleaning the bear den. "Cleaning" may not be the best way to start anyone' day. However, to our Hollywood start Jason, cleaning bear feces, enrichment debris, food waste and others, was a good way to introduce the audience the amount of work load for taking care of these captive sun bears. After the cleaning, Jason and I cut two big buckets of fruits which we scattered fed to the sun bears in the forest enclosures later in that morning. All of the sun bears in the forest enclosures came out to greet us and feast on the fruits.


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text: Glenn and I worked at the former residence on Saturday and when I came home I still had the cat barn to clean and supper to cook. It was a very busy day. Sunday was less busy so on my way home from church, I meandered through the country searching for a quicker way to get there and back. There's a detour on the route I usually take and I was told it will be in place all summer long. Well, I didn't find a shorter or quicker route, but I did enjoy the scenery along the way. Only in the country could I see a group of horses and riders out for a Sunday stroll. I slowed the car so I wouldn't spook the horses. I rolled down my window and spoke to the riders. They were friendly and waved as I passed. I took a deep breath of fresh country air and gave thanks for my home in the country. I love it out here. It's where I feel I'm supposed to be.


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The magical nightfall of Barcelona at Casa Batlló wins the latest edition of the #Photocontest
A magic night on the Dragon Rooftop Terrace is the best way to begin your holidays and it has become the winning image of the Photocontest this July
Chimneys in the shape of groups of mushrooms outlining the sky and the hindquarters of the dragon in the background presiding over the façade of Casa Batlló form one of the most surprising and original rooftop terraces of the city. And if you add nightfall and the illumination of light bulbs to this, it becomes a magical place to enjoy summer nights in Barcelona.
At the beginning of July, Ana Isabel, or @PlanetaDunia as she is known on social networks, was able to capture the Magic Nights spectacle, and her photo dazzled the jury, as it received the most votes. A photo with a dab of mysticism, where different chromatic tones are intertwined forming a fantastic panorama of the dragon rooftop terrace.
If you want to continue to take part in the coming editions of the #Photocontest, remember to share your snapshots on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtags #casabatllo and #photocontest.
We hope you all enjoy your holidays!


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ElliotB needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 108 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
caringforminds.co.nz is a website developed for New Zealand mental health professionals. This portal provides the latest content, video's, tools and downloads specific to mental health. Patient support materials, disease state information, a psychiatry events calendar as well as educational videos specific to mental health are just a part of all the available content on the site.
Psychiatrists, Paediatricians, GP's, Allied Mental Health staff
Interested in more of a clinical, sciencey, industrial rather than soft and cuddly. The audience are Health Care Professionals.
Looking for designs that are more horizontal. This is so we can use it as a footer or header on printed material.
We've decided to make the domain name in the logo. Can you please make sure the domain name is in the logo design.
A high res EPS and PSD logo that can be used in a digital environment as well as on all printed materials promoting our website.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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The DIY micro-guide platform HowDo, which we last covered back in October last year, has just launched on the web. It was previously only available on iOS(s aapl).
HowDo is an intriguing little startup. Based in Berlin, the company's platform offers a very simple way to create instructional storyboards: you just take a series of photos with your phone, make a slideshow out of them with a voiceover, and post the result. It's very much geared towards the maker movement although, as I noted last year, the same mechanism could also plausibly find an application in citizen journalism.
And now it's on the web too. You can't create HowDo guides on the desktop — that's still an iOS app-only task — but you can now embed them in blogs or websites, or search through profiles from the browser. It was previously possible to view HowDo guides on the web…
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text: So I have been trying to get the rotary lock screen to work on my 2.1 rom. p3 did it with his new rom so it must be possible. I found a thread over at xda with morphs for the different lock screens. I looked into the zips to see what morph would change. It changes only the android.policy.jar So logic tells me that the policy.jar off the new p3 2.1 rom should allow me to have the rotary lock on the 2.1 rom I am using. I replaced the files and I get a kind of boot loop. Droid comes up on the screen. I see auto brightness kick in. The phone vibrates for a second and then I get a blank screen. Back to droid and red eye. repeat. This has happened alot when I have attempted to change anything to do with the lockscreen and framework. Any ideas why? Any help?


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With Hyun-jin Ryu facing potentially season-ending shoulder surgery, what starting pitcher options do the Dodgers have in a rotation that is looking increasingly frail?
Dodgers lefty Hyun-jin Ryu, who has spent the first six weeks of 2015 on the disabled list due to tightness in his pitching shoulder, is considering season-ending shoulder surgery, according to reports out of his native Korea. Ryu, who posted a 3.15 ERA in 59 starts between the regular and postseasons for Los Angeles over the last two years, would be the second member of the team's intended starting rotation to see his year cut short if he does wind up going under the knife. But even if he doesn't, this news confirms that Ryu's latest setback in his rehabilitation was a significant one, and that it will be a long time before he returns to the Dodgers' rotation.
Coming into May, Ryu was believed to be on the verge of throwing to live hitters and on pace to return to the Dodgers' rotation in June. However, after experiencing decreased velocity in his throwing session on May 1 and renewed stiffness in his shoulder the following week, his throwing program was shut down. Though he has continued to work out, Ryu hasn't thrown since and would now seem unlikely to return before the All-Star break, even if he does avoid surgery.
If Ryu does go under the knife, he'll join righty Brandon McCarthy—who had Tommy John surgery in late April—in missing the remainder of the season. That would, in turn, make Brett Anderson the Dodgers' regular third starter. The injury-prone lefty hasn't stayed healthy enough to make even nine starts in a single season since 2011, hasn't surpassed 13 starts since '10, and hasn't made 20 starts in a season since his rookie year of '09. Behind Anderson, the Dodgers have had six different pitchers, including McCarthy, start in the final two spots in their rotation this season, with those six combining to post a 4.72 ERA in 14 starts. Two of those pitchers, veterans David Huff and Scott Baker, have since been outrighted off the 40-man roster.
The good news is that Carlos Frias, who will start against the Giants on Tuesday night, and Mike Bolsinger, who was purchased from the Diamondbacks in November, have solidified those last two spots this month. Bolsinger, a 27-year-old righty whose fastest pitch is a high-80s cutter, has done so in large part thanks to the slider he added to his repertoire this off-season. Frias, who works primarily with a trio of fastballs (four-seamer, sinker, cutter), has done so thanks to an increase in velocity that has seen both his four-seamer and sinker spike into the high-90s during his starts. Both have done a good job inducing ground balls and limiting hard contact thus far, combining to post a 2.14 ERA in six starts on the season with solid peripherals. The potential certainly exists for both to remain in the rotation and effective going forward, even if Bolsinger experiences the expected regression to his still-plenty-acceptable Fielding Independent mark of 3.50.
Still, with both having just three starts under their belts this season—only one quality for each—it's too early to say with real confidence that the Dodgers have found permanent replacements for McCarthy and Ryu. Among the alternatives are Joe Wieland, who was acquired in the Matt Kemp trade and was hit hard in a spot start earlier this month; former first-round pick Zach Lee, who is off to a solid start to his second season at Triple A; and veteran Erik Bedard, who is on a minor league contract with the organization and is expected to return to action soon after missing the first month-plus of the season with a strained back muscle. Bedard is certainly an underwhelming option, but it's not clear the Dodgers would be any better off attempting to move reliever Juan Nicasio into the rotation, given that Nicasio posted a 5.36 ERA with lousy peripherals in 56 starts over the last three seasons.
The Dodgers are also hopeful that they will be able to add Brandon Beachy to that list next month. Beachy, who had his second Tommy John surgery in March 2014, threw to hitters on Saturday for the first time since that procedure, and all reports from that session and the following day were positive. Still, the recent catastrophic injury to fellow two-time Tommy John recipient Jarrod Parker and the extremely gradual returns of the few starting pitchers to make it all the way back from a second surgery strongly suggest that the Dodgers are either being optimistic or foolish in their expectations for Beachy. A more realistic path would be to bring Beachy along slowly as a reliever this year in the hope that he'll be ready to return to starting next year under a $3 million option.
It would likely be similarly foolish for the Dodgers to rush elite 18-year-old pitching prospect Julio Urias, who is off to a typically impressive start in his Double A debut this season. No pitcher has appeared in the major leagues in his age-18 season since Mike Morgan and Tim Conroy did so in 1978, and as talented as Urias may be, he's too valuable an asset for Los Angeles to treat recklessly. Even if he might have a higher probability of success than Beachy if forced into the major league rotation this season, the risk involved in rushing him is exponentially greater given Urias's potential and the team's six years of team control over him.
Beyond the team's in-house depth, the Dodgers would appear to be extremely likely to trade for starting pitching help in the next month or two. Beyond the loss of McCarthy and Ryu and ever-present threat of a similarly long-term injury to Anderson, Los Angeles is likely to see both Anderson and Zack Greinke hit free agency in the fall (Greinke via the opt-out in his contract), while McCarthy is unlikely to return until June of next year. Given the Dodgers' need for in-season reinforcements and their standing as both one of the leading contenders in the league and the majors' richest team, it would be a shock to see the trade deadline pass without the Dodgers adding a starting pitcher. For now, however, the Dodgers will await Ryu's decision and continue to hope for the best from Anderson, Frias, and Bolsinger.


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I receive a number of questions on the compatibility evaluators in ACT that revolve around one central question: what are they actually good for?
Seems kind of a harsh question, eh? Well, I'm not intending to be rude. However, I do try to help people avoid assumptions that will end up making them sad. However, I have since discovered that, in my attempt to prevent you from spending a lot of money and ending up sad, I've erred in the direction of leaving you sad but with your money still sitting in your pocket. I guess that's slightly better, but I'd rather you weren't sad.
You see, a lot of people approach the Application Compatibility Toolkit with a perspective of reverence. I mean, look at the name! It's made by the Windows team! It has to be all I need to get the job done! (In fact, if you are an ACF partner, I believe it's even mandatory to use it.) But, if I choose to use the compatibility evaluators, what can I then do with that data?
Well, people initially assumed that they could run the evaluators and it would tell them which applications are broken, and which are not. They could then use that data to project costs for the project. Like so:
Run Evaluators
Project Costs
Fix all issues the agents flagged
Ready to deploy!
And, if you do that, you end up sad. Because we're going to let you down. We don't find all of the apps that have problems, and we don't find all of the issues in the apps we do flag. We are runtime evaluators, so we have to be concerned with performance. Even if we could look for all bugs (hint: we can't), in production your users would hate us for making their apps miserably slow by looking in too many places if we tried that. So, unless your app just so happens to have a bug that's extremely common, we won't even notice the bug.
So, why do we have these evaluators that don't help you either project costs or find all of your issues? Is it because we don't know how to write programs? Nope. (Not this time at least.) You see, there is a really good use for this data, and if you pick this use, then you not only end up unsad, you may even end up happy.
Issues detected by compatibility evaluators come with a priority automatically set. We only set it to Priority 2 or Priority 3. (Setting it as Priority 1 – critical to fix – is something left for you.) What this means is that, with a Priority 2 bug, you have an application bug that is probably not automatically fixed by the OS, in a bit of code that somebody actually ran, so you probably want to fix that. If we flag it as a priority 3 bug, then it's still a bug in a bit of code that somebody was actually running as part of their job, but it's something that's probably automatically fixed. For example, UACCE will flag file writes. If we predict that UAC virtualization will fix it automatically, then priority 3 (nice to fix). If we predict that UAC virtualization will not automatically fix it, then you should consider fixing it so we classify it as priority 2 (must fix).
So, I'm not so much interested in seeing the original estimate (since we miss so much stuff), but the data does come in handy down the line. For example, here is a segment of an application testing workflow that incorporates this data:
Perform Install Testing
Any Sev2 Issues? –yes—> Remediation
Perform smoke testing, user testing. etc.
Now I'm using this data in a productive way to save time from a manual effort. You know that some user ran into this problem while performing their actual work, so the data fidelity is very high. Why send a known broken application over to testing and waste manual testing hours discovering a bug you can discover with nothing more than a few mouse clicks (or perhaps may outright miss if you don't have a good test script)?
ACT agent data is relatively inexpensive to collect if you need the inventory anyway. But, you need to avoid getting tricked by overly optimistic sales people into believing that this data is everything you could ever want, but at the same time make sure you don't ignore valuable data. Runtime data is awesome because you know for a fact that bad thing actually happened, and if run in production you know it happened as part of doing your real work (which are the only bugs you care about).
Feed your workflow, save manual effort, and reduce your risk. Now that is what ACT agent data is good for.
And, of course, we certainly do wish that we could highlight all busted apps for your organization (to help you better estimate project cost), as well as discover all individual app issue. Static analysis tends to do a better job at the app level (is the app broken – yes or no?) simply because it can perform WAY more tests without interrupting somebody's work. But it doesn't do nearly as well at the issue level. In the end, a balance between runtime tools, static tools, and manual effort is what most people end up doing to build the plan that really works for them. Bringing it all together, you can build the optimal mix of low cost and reduced risk during an app compat project. Don't ignore a component of your solution just because it isn't perfect. Because, alas, it's all not perfect. There are no silver bullets. But we do have a few lead ones.


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Love ones!
There are some people in your life that you care about them so much and like to help them, make them happy and having happy hours with them, but having those people around make you anxious and uncomfortable, when they go, you feel sad and worried, like a big hole of emptiness inside and you forget how much they were making you miserable, all these events makes you confuse and you trying to understand it, but nothing changes!
I have some of these relatives, they are not normally in our home, they live faraway and every 3-4 month, they come to our house and first feeling that rush to me is pleasure and make my heart beating, but after a while that excitement goes away and differences appears very fast, my love to them tries to make it right but always we end up suffering and we fall apart again,
Like it or not, we can't tolerant each other and we have to stay away, but it doesn't change the fact that the love between us!
So! I still have hope!


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In high school, I was big into The Offspring, Catch 22, Operation Ivy and the like, but as time has gone by, my love of those has been mostly supplanted by my love for Pavement. As I was wondering when the hell the deluxe edition of Terror Twilight will finally drop the other day, I was listening to Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (:LA's Desert Origins) and rerererediscovered the Pavement classic—dare I say "masterpiece"—Gold Soundz.
I'm not sure what I can say about this track beyond that it's just delightful. The melody is both upbeat and serene and the lyrics are characteristically inconsequential in that great Pavement way. Likewise, the video is bewilderingly random, and for reasons unknown, vaguely holiday-themed. I don't have any real evidence to support it, but I am pretty sure that if you do not enjoy this song, you may not have a soul. Just sayin'. [Spotify, Amazon, iTunes]


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Students investiture days are proud days for many. Our guest speaker, this year, was a former student who has returned to teach at school after 5 years teaching in London. Here is the speech made to the gathered assembly or prep-12 students, parents, staff and invited guests.
"Firstly I would like to thank the principal, Mr Distel for allowing me to speak today at such an important occasion us here at Hawkesdale P-12. I still remember sitting here – similar to you, listening to other guest speakers come in and talk, but especially I remember the times when we had past pupils come in and share their experiences. It was these times that I listened the most – I liked thinking that they were just like me. That these people had been given the same opportunities as me. And I would sit and wonder what I would do when my turn came around.
So I've thought long and hard about a theme for my talk today and have decided that it is that one word 'opportunity' that I would like to focus on. After all, it is the main reason why we are gathered here today. To celebrate the opportunity that a small number of pupils have been given to act as ambassadors, to help create school spirit and proceed as role models for younger pupils.
I've remembered a lot about my youth since returning to Hawkesdale. A lot of people have asked if anything has changed – and on the whole I would have to say no. People still come in talking about their summer staying in Port Fairy or Warrnambool, what they got up to at the folk festival, how their pre-season is going for football and netball and which person is having a party next weekend.
But a lot of important things to the district were changing at the time I was leaving here to go to university in Melbourne. The football club had merged with Macarthur, the Minimite shire offices had closed, the school had become a P-12 , the scouts were struggling for numbers and a few of the other small businesses were looking like closing. Which makes me think – how different would my life be today if I hadn't have grown up in a community such as this one. I'm not sure that I would be as confident as I am today without them or whether I would be prepared to take the risks that I do today. The majority of us here should be grateful that our parents work so hard to ensure that these opportunities are not lost from the community. For without them I would not have been captain of the football and cricket teams, vice captain of the school or …..
So like some of you are or will be – I took physics with Mr Wines, Chemistry with Mrs Webster, Maths methods with Mr Quinlin, Specialist maths with Mr Hillman and English with Mr Jarrod. I didn't really know what I wanted to do at the end of year 12 but I was always encouraged to go to university. I wasn't dux of my year at any point but my parents said that it was important that I got a qualification from university and that a number of doors would be opened if I did this. Any time I tell people that my average class size in year 12 was about 4 people I get some strange looks. But the individual attention you get means that the opportunity of success is increased dramatically.
So after I completed my schooling here I studied science at Melbourne University and was offered a place to stay on residence at St Hildas college. I highly recommend this experience if you get the chance to – most of my best friends were made while living there. I graduated after 3 years and still didn't quite know what to do next. I decided that at some point I would like to travel and thought about the possible careers that would allow me to do this.So I enrolled in a one year diploma of education and then taught in Melbourne for 3 years to get some experience.
I then decided it was time to experience life in another country and took 1 years leave without pay from my school in Melbourne. I tossed up whether to go somewhere different like China or Dubai but had heard a lot of great things from my friends about living in London. So I decided to go to the UK to experience a different lifestyle. And five years later – I still feel that I could stay indefinetly in the UK or another country. Why? I could talk for days about the things I have been given the opportunity to do over the past 5 years alone but perhaps I will just mention a few things from the month leading up to when I left the UK at Christmas. The number of bands that tour London is incredible – I saw Kings of Leon and Coldplay in December, went away for the weekend with some mates from work to a country in eastern Europe called Poland to see the Christmas markets there, I went and watched the Lion King in the West End, I stayed in a village with the dramatic ruins of a castle built 600 years ago, I went ice-skating by the Thames in front of London Bridge and had some lovely meals at Spanish, Greek and Indian restaurants. All in one month!
If someone had of told me 10 years ago that I would be doing some of these things I probably wouldn't have believed them. But each opportunity that I have been given has led to another opportunity later on in life.
I've seen and done a lot of amazing things in this time. I attended the last soccer world cup in Germany and watched Australia play Brazil, I took a train through Russia, Mongolia and ended up in China to see the Olympic games, I've taken a camel ride in the desert in Tunisia – Northern Africa, I've raced down a slope on a bobsled at 200km per hour in Estonia in Eastern Europe, I've visited medieval cities like Prague in the Czech republic and sat in the town square at night while it snows around me, I've seen ruins from ancient times in Italy and Greece, I've stood on battle fields and concentration camps from world wars where 1000s of people were being eliminated each day, but more importantly, I've made new friends with people all over the world.
I always get a lot of people coming up and asking about what I have been doing for the past 10 years. But probably the question I get asked the most these days is 'what am I going to do next? I know what I'd like to do – such as learn another language, keep travelling to new places, share past experiences with people I care about, perhaps learn to play the piano better…. But I've started to ask people that same question 'what are you going to do next? Too often the reply is 'I guess the same thing I have always been doing' or 'I don't know – I wish I could do something like you but I don't think I can'. And maybe if I pause for a moment – that is something that you should think ask yourself about. What opportunities are there going to be for you? Do you want to get 10 years down the track and think 'I wonder what would have happened if I had of just…' Maybe that is a good place for me to finish today.
So, let me also pass on my congratulations to everyone who has been elected today. I hope that you take this opportunity seriously and use it as a chance to make a positive contribution."
Thank you for your attention and all the best for the future.


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Story of Stuff is an interesting short documentary which depicts the unethical and unsustaibable practices of production, consumption and disposal practiced by a highly consumeristic society like America. Consumption has become the new national passtime for Americans and it has transformed America and Americans in to big fat junk consumers. People spending money they don't have on things they don't need.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Consumerism: The new passtime for Americans
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RANGELEY — Three NorthStar ambulance employees were recently honored by Rangeley Fire and Rescue for rescuing an injured man 30 miles from their base and transporting him 64 miles to the nearest hospital.
Paramedic Jeremy O'Neil said the men received a transferred 911 call about a man who suffered a spinal injury in a fall during a storm Aug. 10 on Caribou Island in Parmachenee Lake in northern Oxford County.
Ambulance driver Steve Grant, base supervisor Harold Schaetzle, and O'Neil took off with Rangeley Fire and Rescue volunteers to the scene of the accident 30 miles northwest of the NorthStar base. When they arrived at the lake shore, O'Neil said, it was still heavily raining and windy. He said a few of the first responders climbed into a boat that had been found for the operation, found the man on the island, who was with his friends, and took him back to the ambulance waiting on the shore.
They then took him to the nearest hospital, Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin, N.H., which was 64 miles away.
"That call was definitely one for the books," O'Neil said.
He said Fire Chief Tim Pellerin should be commended for professionally directing the situation after only one month on the job.
O'Neil said while that was a particularly long-distance rescue, it is not unusual for the ambulance crew to get called to emergencies far from the base.
He said Rangeley NorthStar is responsible for 1,100 square miles of Maine's rural northwest, stretching west to the New Hampshire border and north to the Canadian border.
The area they cover is not populated with enough year-round residents to support more medical services, he said, but it is a popular spot for outdoor recreation and many of their medical calls involve visitors injured during outdoor activities.
The three men were presented with plaques from Rangeley Fire and Rescue on May 11.
O'Neil said that during his 12 years with NorthStar, the ambulance crew has never before been formally recognized for their services from the fire department and the men were taken aback and appreciative of the praise.
Kaitlin Schroeder — 861-9252
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