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The use of chemicals against civilians in Syria has caused considerable controversy in the highest political echelons with the UN coming out in force to condemn it.
Here are two comments worth considering.
Said Lt.Col. Clement Mason, head of the US Military: "We have taught the world that it is okay to kill people in pursuit of monetary gain... and when it comes to feathering one's nest morals shouldn't really come into it. Basically, it is okay to bomb the shit out of men, women and children and there is always a place for nuclear bombs which as you know can reduce a human being to a mere stain in the ground in a nano-second and leave the surviving population riddled with cancer for decades... but we do draw the line at chemical warfare. Disgusting! All the more so because the bastards can make the stuff all by themselves and don't have to come to us to buy it."
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When I found out about the two weeks of treatments I would be getting in Houston at MD Anderson Cancer Center, I asked Amanda and Steven Fulton if they would take pictures and write about them for the September 29th post. Both of them are good biologists, and they decided to feature some of the aquatic plants and animals that are common here at Selah. Animals and plants were collected by Steven Fulton and photographed by Amanda Fulton. Amanda took some of the photographs in the field.
Steven and Amanda worked as a team. Steven went out and captured fish, insects, larval critters and some aquatic plants. He brought them home and put them into an aquarium. Amanda took pictures which you'll see in this post. Gathering information and writing captions was done by both of them.
Those of us who work at Selah find the living things in creeks and ponds very interesting. Right now the creeks at Selah are mostly dry due to the drought. There are plants, animals, & microscopic creatures and plants. Like any habitat, there are food chains and communities in which the inhabitants interact and are dependent upon the health of the whole ecosystem.
I hope you enjoy this interesting look into the watery world.
Aquatic Plants:
There are plants that live entirely submerged in water, others that have their roots at the bottom of the pond, but a good part of them is above water (think of cattails). Some plants float on the top of water, like duckweed and water lillies, and others that need to be along the edge of water where their roots are always wet.
Coontail (Ceratophyllum spp.) This submerged plant inhabits ponds with still water such as Madrone Lake. It is usually one of the most abundant fresh water plants.
Pondweed (Potamogeton nodosus). A plant with floating leaves approximately 3 inches long and 1/2 inch broad. The seeds are on cylindrical spikes floating on or extending above the water. These plants have roots in the the bottom of the lake, and tend to extend upward into the swimming zone near the shore of Madrone Lake, which makes them the most visible plant.
This little aquatic plant is common but we don't know the name of it, and couldn't find it in the field guides we have. If you know what it is, please let us know by leaving a comment, or going on our website and sending an e-mail to the ranch.
Some aquatic insects live in water but breathe air, some that spend their larval period under water and get oxygen from the water with their gills. Many of the aquatic larvae go through metamorphosis to become flying insects that are seen around water, such as dragonflies.
Some aquatic insects live in water but breathe air, some that spend their larval period under water and get oxygen from the water with their gills. Many of the aquatic larvae go through metamorphosis to become flying insects that are seen around water, such as dragonflies.
Water Scorpion (Ranatra fusca). Some people may mistake the water scorpion for a walking stick because of their similarities to their terrestrial insect relatives. They move about very slowly and often sit motionless for long periods of time. The stinger-like tail is actually breathing tube used to attach them to the waters surface. Note the dimple on the water's surface, where their breathing-tube reaches the surface. Their front legs are modified for catching prey. They are predatory insects that feed on other insects by injecting digestive enzymes into their prey and sucking the liquid from them and leave the exoskeleton behind.
Dragonflies are ferocious predators in both the larval and adult stages, they feed on other insects.
Dragonfly larvae are also known as nymphs. They are found in a range of permanent and temporary aquatic habitats. The larvae harpoon other aquatic insects by extending their lower lip at lightning speed. They are green and brown in color helping them to be camouflaged in their environment. If this nymph looks dead to you it is because it is dead. The water scorpion killed it.
Dragonfly larvae are also known as nymphs. They are found in a range of permanent and temporary aquatic habitats. The larvae harpoon other aquatic insects by extending their lower lip at lightning speed. They are green and brown in color helping them to be camouflaged in their environment. If this nymph looks dead to you it is because it is dead. The water scorpion killed it.
Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea). The Roseate Skimmer has a pale-bluish thorax and a bright pink or purple abdomen. The wings are transparent with orange veins and black tips. They are very active foragers and prefer tall vegetation. My observation of the skimmer was that if perched, any movement by other dragonflies or myself, the skimmer would take off in flight. The Roseate skimmer is an aggressive predator, feeding on insect only slightly smaller. At this particular feeding sight they were outnumbered by the Twelve-spotted Skimmer.
Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella). The Twelve-spotted Skimmer has a very distinct wing pattern of dark brown or black wing spots. The male is characterized by having two white spots on each forewing and three on each hindwing. I thought that the white spots of the male looked more pale blue than white. They prefer open pond and lake shores well exposed to sunlight. While watching them I noticed that they are very territorial. I often saw them chasing other dragonflies away.
Burrowing Mayfly (Family Ephemeridae, Hexagenia limbata). These aquatic larval insects were given their name because they burrow into sediment at the bottom of lakes and streams. The feather-like gills you see extending out of their abdomen allow them to breathe in oxygen depleted environments.
Fish are born in water, live and breathe in water. A variety of different kinds of fresh water fish live at Selah. Some of them are featured in this post. All of these fish were in an aquarium and were small. In looking at the pictures in Freshwater Fishes of Texas (Which is #2 on the list of sources at the end of this post), I believe that they all (except for the Longear Sunfish) have juvenile markings, and certainly were in the size range for juveniles (1.5 to 3 inches).
Juvenile Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). One of my favorite fish to catch and eat, the channel catfish can be found in most lakes and rivers in Texas and is a popular fish to release into stock ponds. It is mostly a bottom feeder; we know this because of observation and the telling characteristic of its mouth located underneath its head. Catfish are scale-less fish with their skin covered in a slimy mucus. Although many people are repulsed by their covering of mucus, the catfish needs it because the mucus is an important defense against harmful bacteria. Finally, the characteristic whiskers that give this fish its name are not whiskers at all and are scientifically known as barbels which are sensory structures that aid this fish in finding food in dark environments.
Juvenile Large-mouthed Bass (Micropterus salmoides). The large-mouthed bass is the most sought after fish by sport fisherman. Its aggressive behavior and large mouth, make it fairly easy to catch with almost any type of bait. Its large mouth also distinguishes it from other bass species in this area. Before introducing this species to a newly developed aquatic habitat, be sure to have established populations of smaller baitfish, otherwise the large-mouth bass will eat itself into oblivion.
Juvenile Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). The bluegill is a common sunfish that is found statewide in most aquatic environments. It is a favored game fish for many anglers, especially fly fisherman. Reaching lengths of up to 16 inches, it is one of our largest sunfish; however, I have caught very few of large size here at Selah. This is possibly due to our cyclic droughts that reduce the size of pools in the creek, which makes the larger individuals more susceptible to predation.
Juvenile Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). The green sunfish is common in many aquatic environments, especially in backwaters and ponds. I find them to be very aggressive and their large mouths enable them to capture and swallow larger prey items than the other sunfish featured here. They are very competitive and when introduced to stock ponds they will quickly become the dominant baitfish species. This sunfish will also reach large sizes (up to 10 inches) and will react to many types of bait—live or artificial.
Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis). Of the three sunfish featured here the Longear is moderately aggressive and smallest in size; however what they lack in size they makeup for in fight, making them enjoyable to catch with a pole-line. Their blue, green, and red coloration also makes them an attractive aquarium pet.
1. Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America by Eric R. Eaton & Kenn Kaufman
2. Freshwater Fishes of Texas by Chad Thomas, Timothy H. Bonner, & Bobby G. Whiteside
3. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States by John C. Abbott
4. A Guide to Freshwater Ecology by Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
2. Freshwater Fishes of Texas by Chad Thomas, Timothy H. Bonner, & Bobby G. Whiteside
3. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States by John C. Abbott
4. A Guide to Freshwater Ecology by Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

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Opal (Lux #3) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Release Date: December 11th/12.
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
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What do you guys think of the new cover (personally, it's my favourite of the three)?
Happy Reading!!!
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Early this year we packed up our family and animals and headed west for a few months while Will was working in the Bay Area. In anticipation of our 30 hour drive home I knew I needed a knitting project to pass the time - because contrary to what you may expect, driving for 30 hours with two animals, two toddlers strapped in their carseats and a trailer hitched to your car is actually fairly relaxing, as long as you're not the one driving.
I had noticed Melanie Berg's Drachenfels pattern earlier and thought it might be the perfect project for a long road trip - big but not overwhelming and requiring little attention (anything too complicated would inevitably trigger my motion-sickness). And with its interesting, asymmetrical color pattern I thought this easy knitting would result in a really beautiful shawl.
I went to the only yarn store I could find near us - Knit This, Purl That in Pleasanton. I am usually lured mostly by color when choosing yarn and the Malabrigo Finito I found was just what I was looking for. More specific notes on the yarn can be found on Ravelry. I began the shawl in the days before we packed up and said goodbye to the Bay.
|San Francisco Bay
Then we loaded up on snacks, hitched the trailer to the car and started out on our journey home...
Through California into Nevada, across the salt flats and all the way to the Great Salt Lake. We stopped for a day of rest in Park City, Utah.
The shawl grew as we logged the miles into Wyoming, watching the landscape change along the way.
|Trains were a highlight of our trip for Eli
|Flatness for miles across Nebraska
…Across Nebraska and Iowa, and finally home to Minnesota.
But the shawl wasn't finished yet, and in June it accompanied me the rest of the way across the country when I attended Squam in Holderness, New Hampshire. Squam deserves a post all its own, but suffice it to say for now that there is no better place to knit a shawl (or anything for that matter) than at Rockywold Deephaven Camp surrounded by others who share a love of knitting.
|Our evening knitting spot
|West Water cabin
|Squam Lake
One of the things I love about knitting is its mobility. Unlike sewing, another love of mine, knitting will accompany you throughout your house, to the playground, to your children's dance classes or, in this case, across the country. And I like to think that each stitch captures something of the moment in which you knit it. In this way, my Drachenfels shawl is not only a beauty that will warm me in the coming months, but also a memoir of sorts of my journeys this year. In it I see the memories of our time living in California, that precious time we spent together as a family on the road and the magic of my first solo trip in almost six years to Squam.


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Movie review: 'Thor: The Dark World'
November 14, 2013
Directed by Alan Taylor
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Eccleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson and Chris O'Dowd
Fantasy, Rated PG-13, 112 minutes
During the opening minutes of "Thor: The Dark World," Odin (Anthony Hopkins) explains the mythology behind the movie. The convergence of the Nine Realms (nine home worlds drawn from Norse cosmology) is at hand. He tells us that during the last convergence, the Dark Elves, led by Lord Malekith (Christopher Eccleston), used a destructive force called the Aether in an attempt to plunge the Nine Realms into darkness.
The elves failed because King Odin's son, Thor, Asgard's hammer-wielding hero, led a loyal army of Asgard warriors to victory. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and his boys were beefier and wore fancier armor, but it's difficult to fathom why they should triumph over the Dark Elves' battalion of awesome space ships and cool weapons. Chief among these weapons was the Aether, which Thor captured and ordered buried where no one could ever find it.
From then until now (500 years later), Thor keeps the peace in the Nine Realms by squashing insurrection. We can dispute the concept of his iron hammer, but not the loyalty of warrior Sif (Jaimie Alexander). She's a dark beauty who saves Thor's bacon more than once. Sif hopes for more between herself and Thor, but, alas, his heart belongs to earthling Jane Foster (Natalie Portman).
On Asgard King Odin and his wife Queen Frigga (Rene Russo), are embroiled in a family drama that involves punishing Thor's misbehaving, adopted brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston). While Loki sits in the well-appointed room serving as his prison cell, Thor has adventures, goes to banquets and hangs out with Heimdall (Idris Elba), Asgard's studly guard. Heimdall is all seeing and helps Thor by keeping an eye on Jane. However, Heimdall suddenly can no longer see Jane, prompting Thor to catch the next wormhole to earth.
Jane is an astrophysicist and has been drawn to investigate an earthly electromagnetic anomaly. The next thing you know Jane stumbles upon the partially excavated, smoky maroon Aether, and the lousy thing seizes the opportunity to possess her.
Thor arrives and scoops up Jane, who shows her spunk by slapping him hard across the face. He pledges to remain by her side forever and they kiss. It's all very romantic, but Thor's promise is a relatively safe one since humans live less than 100 years while Asgardians live for 5,000.
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The release of the Aether awakens dark elf Malekith from a long hibernation. He gathers his soldiers and embarks upon a quest to destroy Asgard and take back the Aether. Bring it on!
This quest means loads and loads of special effects, my favorite being a giant elf space ship smashing a new entrance into Asgard's cliff-side castle. Loyalties are tried and difficult strategies are tested — Ho-hum. Thor's hammer can be counted on to be smashing, even when little else is. Loki's chameleon qualities, and his quips, add color, but I wish the story line had grabbed me. Instead, this live-action comic book made my head sore.
Directed by Alan Taylor
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Stellan Skarsgard, Christopher Eccleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson and Chris O'Dowd
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Lord Caitanya's Lotus Feet Installation on 26 January 2017
Hare Krishna Devotees!
Its our fortune that Lord Caitanya's Lotus feet is being installed in Aravade on 26 January in
presence of HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj, HH RamGovind Swami Maharaj and HG upraghunath prabhuji.
Become part of this transcendental event and take Lord Caitanya's blessings!!
Importance of Srila Prabhupada's Books
Abhay Charan De now known as H D G A C Bhakti Vedant Swami Srila Prabhupada was born on Sept 1,1896, in Kolkatta, India. His father Gaur Mohan De was a cloth merchant and mother was Rajani. Acc to Bengali tradition, his father approached an astrologer to calculate His horoscope.The astrologer predicted that at the age of 70 He would cross the ocean,become a great exponent of religion and open 108 temples.
Srile Prabhupada was a pioneer of ISKCON. His main mission was the printing and distribution of His Transcendental Books. This order was given to Him by His Spiritual Master H D G Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Srila Prabhupada. Srila Prabupada would take rest around 10pm and rise about midnight and early morning hours to write His Transcendental books. He worked hard for our benefit, His books has saved the live's of many conditioned souls. He changed the "Hippies" into " Happies". Srila Prabhupada wrote and published over 80 volumes of Spiritual Literature.He wrote Books with great care and devotion in translating the ancient Sanskrit Vedic Litratures into English.
Once of His disciple asked Srila Prabhupada :" How can I please You"?
Srila Prabhupada immediately replied : " You can please Me the Most by reading My Books and following the instructions therein". Our advancement in Krishna Consciousness is mainly by two reasons, Knowledge and renunciation, jnana & tyaga or tapasya which we get by reading His Books.
The Scriptures gives information about the Spiritual reality. His Books are real treasure to the modern society. His first Book was BACK TO GODHEAD, Books like Srimad Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita, Nectar Of Devotion, Nectar Of Instruction, Sri Caitanya Caritamrita and many more books has given the Divya gyan and has transformed the heart of the fallen soul to the Spiritual World ( Back to Godhead), to reunite our lost relationship with the Lord.
Srimad Bhagvatam – 18,000 verses 12 volumes. It is an epic Sanskrit history of Krsna's incarnations, past times. Also gave wonderful example of the activities of the devotees and the Lord.
Bhagavad Gita As It Is – enlightens us the purpose of life and how to achieve ultimate success in this world and the next.
Sri Caitanya Caritamrita – a nine volume Bengali biography of the life and teachings of the Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Nectar Of Devotion – is a summary study of Rupa Gosvami's Classic Bhakti Rasamrit Sindhu an detailed description of the Science of Bhakti Yoga, an devotional service to the Supreme Personality Of Godhead Krsna.
Nectar Of Instruction – The Nectar of Instruction, contains eleven lessons in the ancient science of bhakti-yoga.This is an compact guidebook of essential spiritual teachings about how to choose a Guru, how to practice yoga, even where to live – originally written in Sanskrit by Srila Rupa Gosvami, now translated and illuminated by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, The Nectar of Instruction is the key to enlightenment for all seekers on the path of spiritual perfection.
Srila Prabhupada once said to his devotees that," I will never die". Physically he may have disappeared from sight but through His wonderful books we get the association of Dear Srila Prabhupada. His books are now published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust almost in 57 languages, 80 volumes with a billion copies sold.
So, after hearing from our previous acaryas, we should try to understand it through Srila Prabhupada's teachings and example. With the Srila Prabhupada's mercy we should implement in our day to day life and please our dear Srila Gurudev and Srila Prabhupada . In this way, we should begin and end with Srila Prabhupada's books.
- By H G Srichandrika devi dasi
Upcoming Project- Lord Chaitanya MahaPrabhu Lotus Feet Umbrella, at ISKCON Aravade.
Hare krishna devotees,
Whenever we get money we can install Foot Print of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Similar as Pandharpur temple.
It will add sanctity to that place as well as beauty—- HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj
As per his instruction, Caitanya Mahaprabhu's lotus feet will be installed at ISKCON Aravade
by end of the year 2016. This will facilitate all visitors to know and remember Caitanya Mahaprabhu
and thereby to get His mercy.
Proposed plan for the project is as shown below:
Orders have already been placed and the work has been already started.
But we are in urgent need of funds about 7 lakhs.
Please refer to the attached pamphlet we have created for campaigning of this project.
We need urgent help from all the devotees in order to successfully complete the project
Before the end of 2016 as per the desire of Guru Maharaj.
Please help and contribute as much as you can for this wonderful project.
You can transfer laxmi to following account:
Account Name: Jay Kulkarni
Bank: State Bank of India, Ravivar Karanja, Nashik
Account Number: 20175154699
IFSC code: SBIN0018050
Please mail or text amount donated along with your name to Audarya Gaur Das
on email@example.com or +918805810079
Thanking you,
Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu Lotus Feet Project Team
Importance of Deepawali– festivals of Light—jai Yashoda Damodar!
Deepavali ! Deepavali! Deepavali! What is this Deepavali? Is this only a festival that we have been following it since time immemorial. The word ' Deep' means lamp and ávali' means 'rows of lamp'. So we can say "Deepavali"is a festival of lights. What is the significance of Deepavali? Let us go back to Tetra Yuga to Ayodhaya to find out.
Ayodhaya was ruled by King Dashratha, who was a great virtuous King. He had 3 wives and Kaikayee was his favourite, because she saved his life in the war at a very crucial time. King Dashrath granted her two boons. The King Dashrath had four sons, Lord Rama was the eldest and beloved of all. Sri Ram got married to Mother Sita, daughter of Janak Raja, Kingdom Mithila Nagri. Just before Rama's Coronation Kaikayee reminded King Dashrath of his two boons. She told him to crown her son Bharat on the throne and second was to banish Sri Ram for 14 years exile to the forest. Ram gladly accepted his mother Kaikayi's wish and left Ayodhaya accompanied by Mother Sita and Brother Laxman. The grief stricken Dashratha soon died in separation from his beloved son Sri Ram. After few years in the forest ,Sita Mata was lured by the demon King Ravana,Lanka. He was well known as Lankeshwar. Sri Ram with the help of Vanar Sena and General Hanuman, rescued Mother Sita And defeated Ravana. After completion of fourteen years of exile Lord Ram, Mother Sita and Brother Laxman returned to Ayodhaya.
So it is in their honor that "Deepavali" is celebrated.So it is in their honor that "Deepavali" is clelebrated. Deepavali signifies the victory of Good over Evil .While Lord Ramchandra was out of His Kingdom His brother son of Kaikayi took the charge of the Kingdom and on the day on which Lord Ramchandra took the charge of the Kingdom is observed as 'Deepavali'. It is one of the auspicious festival, also known as festival of light.
Today in India during Diwali all the shops, homes,schools etc are decorated with flower garlands and light lamps.People prepare lots of sweets and offer it to the Lord. They draw rangoli outside their homes and also near the altar.They buy new things. People visit their friend and relatives house, to give warm wishes and sweets. Deepavali has become a day when all the darkness of life is destroyed and happy light of devotion appears.
Is this the only reason to celebrate Deeepavali? No! There are more historical reason too. Let us know what are the other reasons:
1) Goddess Laxmi's Birthday – Godess Laxmi incarnated on the New Moon Day(Amvasya) of the Karthik month during churning of the ocean ( Samudra Manthan).
2) Lord Vishnu in his Fifth incarnation as Vaman avatar rescued Laxmi from King Bali.
3) Lord Krishna killed Narakasura: On the day preceding Diwali Lord Krishna killed the demon King Narakasur and rescued 16,000 Princess from his captive i.e Narak Chaturdasi.
4) The return of the Pandavas – Acc to the great epic Mahabharat it was Karthik Amvasya when the Pandavas appeared from their twelve years of banishment as a result of their defeat in the hands of the Kauravas at the game of dice (gambling).
5) The victory of Rama – Acc to Epic Ramayan ,it was the New Moon Day of Karthik when Lord Rama, Mother Sita And Brother Laxman returned to Ayodhaya.
In this way all over the country lamps are lit and homes,shops offices,streets are decorated and fireworks set off in honor of the Lord. This lightening of lamps during Diwali is of course a holy ritual but apart from that it gives a significant message i.e to introspect our dark heart of jealousy, hatred, envy, arrogance, lust, greed etc and lighten it with lamp of transcendental knowledge.
Let's celebrate Deepavali in ISKCON Aravde on 31st octomber 2016
Special events – Govardhan puja, Gopuja, Katha of Giriraj, Maha-arti and Mahprasadam - By Sri Candrika Dasi
Iskcon Sangli Sri Jagannath Rathyatra and katha
Rain couldn't stop Hare Krishna devotees to celebrate Rathayatra in Sangli. Shri Jagannath Rathyatra was inaugurated in auspicious presence of HH Lokanath Swami Maharaj more than 600 devotees participated in Rathyatra Mathostav
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Medieval sword fights, monsters, magic, love, and timeless characters both gallant and wonderfully human.
Tonight: Part the First
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Mac 'n' Cheese for Hipsters
The classic casserole is a star at foodie hangouts in New York and California
If you think of Manhattan as a hyperurban center of gastronomy that feeds itself on beef cheeks, truffles and other trendy oddments, you haven't picked up on the latest trend here, which is really a steal from the heartland. Macaroni and cheese is turning up on just about every menu I see. It has even spawned a couple of mac-'n'-cheese boutiques.
I've been tripping over this all-American comfort food so often lately that I think I'm going to stop calling my home island Manhattan and start using its homier other name, New York...


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A post in which I show nothing but blind patriotism for my countryNovember 17, 2007
After all, which Singaporean couldn't be prouder when our country takes the basic tenants of human rights and democracy and flushes it right down the drain, right?
First reason to be proud of my country:
A case in which we think the death penalty should be a right of a country, and actually lead the battle against suspending it.
Second reason to be proud of my country:
We invite the Burmese junta to the ASEAN meeting, and then reject applications for people to stage a Myanmar pro-democracy protest.
Yup. It's good to be a Singaporean.


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Early Childhood Education Programs in Kenya: Challenges and Solutions
Nganga, Lydiah W.
Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, v29 n3 p227-236 Oct 2009
Early childhood education in Kenya serves the critical purpose of preparing young children for primary education. Notwithstanding the associated benefits for society as a whole, the government of Kenya is involved minimally. Indeed, parents are responsible for planning, developing and managing different early childhood programs. Consequently, problems such as funding and lack of program consistency are common. Because early childhood programs are essential, the government should be involved actively in the development and implementation process.
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Primary Education, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Government Role, Parent Responsibility, Planning, Program Development, Educational Finance, Financial Support, School Readiness, Educational Policy
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So we started out with a handout about the use of col-erase (or other coloured pencils) to sketch with. They all got a col-erase pencil too, with a few colours to choose from (but mostly red, because that is MY favourite). Then, because I have a gaggle of anime girls, I had a handout that we talked about briefly detailing some anime/manga with good character design. I tried to warn my little ladies about the formulaic nature of manga, and how they need to think outside the box! We'll see if any of it sinks in, I know it took a long time for my manga-phase to peter out.
After the handouts we got down to BIDNIS. I had all my kids take some highlighters and cover a page with BLOBS.
This one I drew to cheer up one of my kids who was feeling a bit bummy after one of the other kids startled him.
Our next activity was to make an exquisite corpse!! This was met with lukewarm enthusiasm, but ended up quite the crowd pleaser. At first all they did was criticize my english pronunciation of "corpse" which I had done on purpose not to be confusing, forgetting, of course, that all of them are currently taking french, and they wouldn't be confused at all.
We were going to make another round of corpses, but the kids had caught a glance of the last handout, and were too excited about what they saw, so we moved on! The last handout was full of ADVENTURE TIME! I found some character turnarounds from the pilot after a quick google image search, and used them as examples so the kids could create their own turnarounds! This was nice for me, I could let the kids talk and draw and not have to be the taskmaster. They just relaxed into it, and all of them created some pretty awesome designs! One of the girls has been reading Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks and drew something based on her favourite character. One of the boys didn't really feel like doing a turnaround, so he just drew his robot character and sidekick and coloured them with highlighters. One of my favourite kids (shh, don't tell them) has a character that is a shape shifting ball of slime, so he decided to draw a turnaround for a bunch of things his slime shifter changes into. like a car and an airplane and a hammer and a boomerang. SO CUTE.
And, due to popular request, Dr. Pop:
I'm losing at least one of my kids because she went off to camp, so there won't be any more appearances of Dr. Pop. But who knows, maybe he'll turn up in a book someday!
Next week I'm going to get the kids initiated into observational drawing! I'm expecting a significant drop in registration for this class, and a general lack of enthusiasm from the kids there, because when your imagination is as wild as theirs, why draw from real life? Also it is pretty difficult to do, but I have plans to break it down into very simple and easy exercises that should be pretty fun. I'm really looking forward to getting them drawing Blind Contours. That should make a pretty good blog post later!
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SO you would think that with summer finally here I'd have a little more time on my hands. This seem just to be the opposite. We've spent a lot of days swimming, zooing, playing, and other all consuming toddler stuff. It's been great! I even managed a weekend trip to California. Yes, I said weekend. My mom was retiring and my parents have officially sold their house in Fresno, purchased one in the Sacramento area (where my dad has been working for the last few years), and will be moved by the end of July. I wanted to get out there one last time before they left since they've lived in that house since I was 3!
As I began planning my trip a whole week in advance (!!!) I remembered a friend of mine from high school was expecting her second child. For her first baby I had crocheted a blanket and some bibs. I didn't want to leave the second baby out so decided to whip up a tiny, last-minute sweater.
The pattern I used was Basic Baby Cardigan, a free pattern by Alana Dakos. It's simple and done in worsted weight, just what I needed for a fast gift.
The yarn is Anzula For Better or Worsted. This has become my favorite worsted weight yarn. It's soft, shiny, and feels like magic knitting. I've used this yarn for an upcoming design this fall and I used the leftovers for this sweater.
There were a few mods I made in order to make it a bit less (in my mind) feminine looking. I cast on an extra two stitches to fronts and back and knit straight. I decreased for the armholes as written to the correct stitch count. I also added about a half inch of length to the yoke. Yes, this sweater is knit in pieces, but it's so darn tiny that it comes together very quickly.
The buttons are from a Fresno yarn shop called Swatches. I was on my way to meet my friend (the day of the retirement party) so I literally ran in, bought buttons, ran next door to the quilt shop for thread, then sewed the buttons on as my dad drove the car.
The sweater was very well received and my friend suggested I start sewing tags into the pieces I gift. I don't gift very often these days but I think I'll definitely be looking into tags for D's sweaters and gifts.
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San Diego Convention Center gets land to expand
The San Diego Convention Center won approval Tuesday to acquire six acres of adjacent land, helping it move forward with a long-sought expansion plan.
The Unified Port of San Diego authorized the transfer of the land at a price of $13.5 million, paid over a five-year period.
In recent years, the convention center has had to turn away hundreds of gatherings and events because of a lack of meeting space.
Organizers of Comic-Con, a pop culture celebration and one of San Diego's largest conventions, have suggested they may relocate after 2012 because the festival has outgrown the 615,700-square-foot convention center.
To keep conventions such as Comic-Con, San Diego officials have proposed a plan to add 200,000 square feet of exhibit space, 100,000 square feet of meeting rooms, 80,000 square feet of multi-purpose ballrooms and 40,000 square feet of bay-front retail space. Convention officials said they hope to complete the expansion by 2015.
"While there is more work to be done before we can break ground, today's action is a critical step forward," San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders said.
-- Hugo Martin
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Deathbringer Saurfang Deaded
After a long night of attempts, tweaks and alterations, we finally took down Deathbringer Saurfang. We were too mesmerized by loot and the ensuing cinematic to take a frakking screenshot, of course.
It is nice to be moving into what is still the most current phase of endgame (ie. the new plague wing). Yes, we're at it at regular 10-man and yes, I'd love to be at a higher level, but more importantly, my guildies are getting it done. I love these guys and gals. It's awesome to be into endgame and not trailing along a few months behind.
Next week, I hope we can clear the first wing in night one and then get into Festergut and Rotface in night two. We shall see. R1 may have to go back to 3 nights to progress, I suspect. Or start extending raids. Who knows.
In any event, well done all. My little buddy (FigurePrint) says woot!


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Diversified Technique
Diversified technique (DT) is the most commonly used adjustment technique by chiropractors. Like many chiropractic and osteopathic manipulative techniques, Diversified is characterized by a high-velocity, low-amplitude thrust. Diversified is considered the most generic chiropractic manipulative technique and is differentiated from other techniques in that its objective is to restore proper movement and alignment of spine and joint dysfunction.[1]
Characteristics of Diversified Technique
The diversified technique is applied very quickly and usually results in a 'popping' sound as the spine and joints are pushed back into alignment. It is one of the most widely used forms of manipulation in the chiropractic field, and consists solely of manual adjustments – no tools or devices are used to perform the adjustment, and you will only feel the sensation of the chiropractor's hands throughout the treatment process. The diversified technique is unique because it uses only a small thrust movement on a specific joint. This results in a clicking sound caused by the surface of the joint separating. This is a completely natural side effect, and is the result of decreased pressure inside the joint which creates a gas bubble. When this bubble bursts, the joint makes a noticeable clicking or popping sound. Kennesaw chiropractor Dr. Kerith Powell uses this technique on his Phase 1 and 2 patients.
Benefits of the Diversified Technique
The diversified technique is one of the most efficient and effective ways to move a joint out of place and perform a manual spinal adjustment in just one session. The treatment itself is relatively painless, but most people dislike it because they hear their joints clicking and popping throughout the treatment. Still, the diversified technique continues to be one of the simplest ways to perform spinal and joint manipulation. There are a total of 58 'set-ups' for the correction of spinal manipulation with the diversified technique, and a total of 140 for correcting misalignment in the extremities. Kennesaw chiropractor Dr. Powell uses the 'set-up' that is clinically indicated for each individual. The diversified technique offers the benefit of adjusting the entire spine quickly and easily, and more targeted treatments can be used on the major joints such as the ankles, elbows, wrists and shoulders. Chiropractic treatments offer a natural alternative to surgery and can effectively help manage pain and reduce the effects of an injury. Chiropractic techniques have been used for hundreds of years, and are used to free up blockages in the nervous system so that the entire body can perform at its optimal level. Chiropractors like Kennesaw chiropractor Dr. Powell, adjust the spinal column first in most cases, because the spine is responsible for the performance of other muscles and joints in the body. Any major injuries to the spine may first be treated with surgery, and then with chiropractic treatment such as the diversified technique.[2]
Dr. Powell and Diversified Technique
Kennesaw chiropractor Dr. Powell was taught this technique by the late great Dr. Al States who practiced for 27 years in Illinois and spent 19 years teaching students at Parker College of Chiropractic currently known as Parker University. While there are those who understand the Diversified Technique to be a non-proprietary collection of adjustive moves. Dr. States did not teach it that way, his emphasis on specificity in the location, detection, and correction of the specific vertebra causing the neurological insult is the way it is practiced by Dr. Powell in Kennesaw Georgia.


text: In Hong Kong, most people live in apartment blocks with car parks on the first few floors (or sometimes underground). Sometimes the car park spaces are owned by the owners themselves, and sometimes rented out. They are always in common areas. I am fortunate, as I live in a house with my own garage, and can do whatever I like (150Amp 240V 3 phase). But, those in apartment blocks need to get Owners Committee, Building Management and power company approval for installation of charging facilities. There has been a lot of government and power company emphasis here on public charge points (shopping centres, etc), but I really fail to see the point. Hong Kong is a small city and people rarely drive more than 80Km (50miles) a day. My own commute from owe side of Hong Kong to the other is about 40Km round-trip. I think the government is just going after the 'easy target' and not addressing the real problem. As Tesla (and EVs in general) are fairly new to Hong Kong, I'm interested in hearing about peoples experience with charging arrangements in other countries. I was asked by Tesla to think of something 'big' for them to go after in Hong Kong, and I'm thinking this may be it. If I buy an apartment here, legislation exists to force building management to allow me to connect telephone, power, and other utilities (legally I believe this is known as an "easement" Easement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). What about legislation to enforce the right to electrical power for car parks?


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Marina- I know what you mean about 300 iu of menopur being alot. Last time i did the gonal and repronex both at night but started with 225 gonal and 75 repronex. It is so wierd to stim with only one med, but that is the reason for the high dose. I hope this produces good quality eggs! I go tomorrow morning for my first check on my follies. Good luck with your retrieval. How many follies do you have?
Marina and Lyl, thinking of you both and hoping you both have luck this time and how great will it be to have a buddy to grow with!
Saying prayers for you both and Jamie you too!
Ronda, I am entering the beachball stage with my belly lol.
Jenny...take a belly shot will ya? and post it on your Live Space.
Resh...you too!
Ronda, I totally hear you or was it Jenny that said that having your hair look good just makes you feel better. I don't hilight mine, just a wash to keep it looking good and get rid of the three or four grays that pop up. lol I find that dressing up and still doing makeup and my hair etc. always makes me feel so much better.
Jules, I feel like we haven't chatted in forever. you are getting so close girl! :)
Yay Debbie...under 100 days. :)
I feel like the little guy is crawling up into my rib on the left side. Jules, Ronda, Debbie, Resh, any of you ever feel that?
I am really hoping I will be able to go until Halloween. I would love the C to be scheduled any day after that. I would really rather be out from Nov. 1-March 2nd. If they come too early, I will be going back end of Jan. early Feb. which would kind of suck. we'll see. They will come when they are ready I suppose.
I have an u/s on Thurs. I am really excited. It's been 5 weeks I think since my last. They will see how big they are etc. :) :)
Lisa - wouldn't taht be cool if you had a Halloween baby?Julie
I think guys,I have 15 total this time.Not as many as last time,but they told me they look all almost the same size,which is good.So will see how many will be tomorrow.Lyly,I have 3 vials of Menopure left,if you need extra-let me know,since you are using the hell a lot of this drug this time.
Marina - I believe taht when you have too many eggs you are over stimulated. I se ethem die quicker when there is more. I had only 10 after my retrieval and 7 made it the next day and 4 survived thed day of my e/r. Of the two i put in, one made it. Remember all it takes is one 8)Julie
Good luck Marina hope the ER goes well. Julie is right - it only takes one!! Lyly, I hope it is all going well and you are managing to cope with all that medication. I am just waiting! I am suprised at how tender I still feel from the ER. Although I am begining to wonder if some of what I am feeling now is from the progestrogen. I have a slightly sore lower back which I am sure is from it but can still kind of feel my o's. That is interesting about triplets Jen. I would ask your doctor if you can visit the SCBU in your area so you know what happens when they come early. Really they do not like them to come before 32 weeks as they are totally finished developing by 32 weeks and the rest of the time is basically fattening them up. I really think visiting the SCBU would help if they came early then you would know what you were in for. Jamie
Jamie - I was ver sore from my e/r. I was also VERY gassy!julie
Hi All. I am so tired I cannot stay awake during the day. I feel my head wanting to hit my desk constantly, but wouldn't you know it, I cannot sleep at all at night. I toss and turn all night long. Dh probably wants to kill me. I have a terrible cold and that is just adding to how crappy I ma feeling. I know the third trimester is no picnic, but really I am just barely there and it is starting already...yuk!!! Sorry to complain so much but no one else really understands, they probably just think I am being bitchy.
JasJulesMom - I am in the EXACT same position as you. I have been up since 3 a.m. - I am exhausted all day and I toss and turn and pee every 40 minutes during the night! i had to take tylenol PM Saturday night just to get some sleep. You should try that - it is fine to take during pregnancy.Julie
Debbie, I too have difficulty sleeping some nights. Not every night but most. I also fall asleep as soon as I lay on the couch during the day. Luckily I am still on vacation from school. Jules, I would totally LOVE two little Halloween babies lol. Two little monsters haha!gorgeous day here! have a good day girls. Goddess belly is off to sun herself. :B
Lisa - a tough life you have indeed! ha ha ha - Nice talking to you last night 8)Julie
Lisa- Have fun now, you deserve it, because I have two friends with twins and they will definitely keep you running..lolI am envious of you, I remember how easy my first pg was. When there was no one to take care of but myself. Now dd and ds keep me going that's for sure. My kids are wishing for a Halloween baby also, but I do not think I will accomodate. That would mean I would be 39 weeks pg. I am really hoping OB says 10/21 is a good date. I am counting the weeks. I am so uncomfortable and at least 10 weeks before C-section. I hope I make it with a family still loving me when this is all over. I have been so cranky, I do not even feel like shopping...lol
Debbie...you don't even feel like shopping...now that's cranky lol. :)Jules...good to talk to you as well. I know I know...a tough life I lead these days. I am getting excited for my shower next Sat. I am seeing things disappear more and more from the registry. I am venturing out into the heat to water my flowers. Loving the AC this afternoon. :)
Lisa -I guess you are not having a surprise shower??Julie
Lisa- I told my dh you cannot have it both ways. If I am not cranky and tired all the time I am going to shop. I think he is trying to decide if he wants to deal with the cranky wife or the shopaholic...tough decision..lol
Hi girls I went in for my first check this morning and I know nothing except they are keeping me on the same dose. This new place does not give out any info. What the [email protected]#$? I am so used to knowing everything (lining follies E2) that not knowing is kinda stressing me out. They left me directions on a voicemail and all they said was 300iu menopur and dexamethasone pill and return tomorrow for b/w and u/s. I am going to have to ask tomorrow about this. Maybe their other patients don't care to know, but my last RE kept me very informed. Its my body and I want to know exactly what is going on with it and how it is responding! I mean am I wrong? Did anyone elses RE not give them the info? Okay enough whining. I am off to mix my shot. What a pain in the ass. I miss the gonal f pen. It was so easy to use. Take it out put the needle on dial and shoot. Now I have to sit here and mix 4 vials of powder change needles then shoot. I guess I am a little cranky from these meds cause it seems I am whining again! LOL
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How to get Housing Benefits paid directly to the Landlord!
Local Housing Allowance (LHA) – In what situations can it be paid DIRECT to the landlord?
There are many ways that LHA can be paid direct to a landlord, most of which are considered to be 'Safeguarding'.
Another way is where the landlord reduces the rent to the same level of local housing allowance, applicable to the size of the property. But not all councils will accept this and I predict that within a year a further reduction may be sought if a new application for LHA is submitted.
There are several ways in which representation can be made to the Local Authority to consider payment of LHA direct to the landlord under safeguard rules. The representation could be:
- Indicated on the claim form by the claimant
- Flagged by the Landlord
- Identified by Customer Service Staff within the council
- Identified by a Support Group that is or has been helping the claimant
In order for this to be considered the council would need the form 'Application for Direct Payment of Local Housing Allowance' to be completed (this can be found on government website). As well as this the council will have to investigate and request any evidence to back up the application.
If the claimant is considered to be an unlikely payer there are discretionary and mandatory grounds for direct payment.
- If a claimant is considered to be "vulnerable" and cannot manage their own affairs/finances. This is also known as 'safe guarding'.
- In order for this to be considered there would have to be substantial proof showing that the claimant consistently does not pay their rent and will use their rent to fund various aspects of their life style.
- The tenant could be an alcoholic, not the best of tenants, but many landlords do have them.
- If the claimant is in 8 weeks arrears with their rent. In order for this to be considered the council would need to see documented proof of the 8 week arrears.
- The council may make their own investigations into the reason for the arrears.
- Reduction in rent to LHA rate
Since April 2011 the rules surrounding direct payment of LHA to landlords have expanded to allow the Local Authority to pay LHA direct to landlords if the landlord is willing to reduce the rent to the Local Housing Allowance rate applicable to the size of the property/tenant. Once the direct payments are being made under this rule it will continue until the rent is not affordable. Existing tenants will need to confirm that there has been a genuine reduction in the rent. New tenants will need to show that the rent has been reduced and is affordable or the tenancy agreement would not have been granted without direct payments and the rent is again affordable. Please remember that the intention of this is to exert downward pressure on the amount of LHA awarded within the broader rental market. If all landlords reduce down rents to secure direct payment ultimately they will see a reduction in the LHA rates the following year!
It's always best to apply for direct payment under a discretionary ground and fight for a continuation without review to ensure that rental yields are maintained with direct payment secured.
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Today is an exciting day—we have completed processing our 100th collection! And we are feeling a collective sigh of relief emerging from our lips as we become more and more certain that we will complete the project by August 31!
So … 100 collections! Over the next few weeks, I plan to write a few posts about what we have learned via the project. With a hundred collections that range across 5 centuries, 4 "types" of collections, and too many topics to name, we have enough data to really talk about lessons learned!
Today, though, I want to talk about what minimal processing has meant during the project. Thus, the first thing I am going to talk about is the term "minimal processing." Over the last few months, I have reread Greene & Meissner's orginal and follow-up articles. Their second article, which reinforces and further explains their first article states that an archivist must examine the resources available and then use them wisely to carry out the ethical/moral responsibilities of the profession: to make collections available to researchers. I have also reread Rob Cox's Maximal Processing, or, Archivist on a Pale Horse. Cox's goals match Greene & Meissner's (to make collections available to researchers as quickly as possible), but one of the main differences in their philosophy seems to be with regard to description.
The PACSCL/CLIR project's current approach blends Greene & Meissner's "minimal" physical work with Cox's "maximal" descriptive work. Like so many other institutions, we have created, from two amazing philosophies, a workflow that works for us. We have borrowed liberally from both Greene & Meissner who state that MPLP does not require or recommend a cookie cutter approach to processing, and Cox who states, "the term maximal processing is intended to frame our activities in terms of our highest aspirations—to provide the maximum support for our researchers—to emphasize what we can accomplish rather than lament what we cannot," (Cox, page 147). If we are not minimally or maximally processing collections, what ARE we doing?
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Rapid Maximal Processing:
I am going to argue that we are doing "rapid maximal processing." We are looking at every collection individually and determining, on a case-by-case basis (as recommended by Greene & Meissner), how we can provide the maximal support for our researchers (as recommended by Cox) using the available resources (which, in our case, are bare bones). We have determined, for the most part, that we want our resources to go towards description, not physical care of the collection, and so, we ask ourselves: What series need more attention, what series need less? If we do a little more with the series that we anticipate will receive the most research, what sacrifice is made when we necessarily do a little less with a series that we think provides less unique or helpful information? Most importantly, are we using our available resources–2 hours of student processor mind and body power for each linear foot–to efficiently create the most useful and accurate guide we can?
Description in a Rapid Maximal Processing setting:
Courtney and I have seen description for the PACSCL/CLIR "Hidden Collections" Processing Project as one of the most important final products of the project. Again, we tend to lean towards Rob Cox's Maximal Processing where he encourages his staff to "seldom skimp on description–the Velcro of the archival world," (Cox, page 145). Greene & Meissner, however, state that the narrative segments of finding aids are less desired than the container lists by researchers—and that "extended narratives are created not for the users, but for the archivist authors," (Greene & Meissner, page 213). I believe that this may be true, but I am not sure that the archival author should be ignored here—writing a concise and well thought-out biographical/historical note and the scope and content note is a way for an archivist to organize the knowledge and collection information that they absorbed while processing the papers and to share it with the researcher, other archivists and reference staff. I feel that this is particularly important when the bulk of processing is done by project staff who move on after the processing is completed.
Even with brief exposure to a collection, it is amazing how much the processor learns—and as a researcher, I would want to know where the gaps and the strengths of the collection exist. We have found that a well-structured scope and content note reinforces the logical structure of the physical and intellectual arrangement. When training our processors, we tell them that the container list needs to have some sort of arrangement and as they organize the collection, they should think about writing the scope note. If they cannot explain the arrangement they are imposing or that already exists, it is almost certainly not legitimate. We also remind them that the only reason to write a finding aid is so that a researcher can find the material listed therein. Having the processors justify their description is an important part of processing, especially in a rapid maximal processing setting.
Project Accomplishments … and what we could do better in a future project!
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Student processors (who deserve so much credit in this project) have processed institutional/corporate records, personal papers, family papers, and artificial collections ranging from the 17th to 21st centuries at an estimated average rate of 2.5 to 3 hours per linear foot. 100 collections in, the project has processed 2,443 linear feet in roughly 6,000 hours. At a traditional processing rate (8 hours per linear foot), this linear footage would have taken 19,544 hours … which is about 9 years of dedicated processing work for a full time professional archivist.
There is no question that, with possibly 3 exceptions (to be addressed in a forthcoming blog post), the collections processed by this project are significantly more accessible to researchers despite the limited amounts of time spent on them. As I have said in every public statement (written and verbal), 2 hours per linear foot is too short a time to be allotted to collections wholesale! The amount of time needs to be assessed, along with the level of processing, on a collection-by-collection basis. For the PACSCL/CLIR project, every collection could use more work. This project is ideally a first step, although in many cases, it will almost certainly be the only step taken. Despite this, I hope that archivists and users will be able to identify the true gems in each collection. At that point, archivists can re-evaluate their available resources and make educated and use-based decisions about the best allocations for their resources.
Researchers will need to work a little harder, in many collections, to try to find the desired material—but at least they have access to the collection! Reference staff may have to work a little harder to help researchers, but again, they have access to a finding aid that will hopefully provide a framework within which to work. In the end, though, if we look at the results of the project through the researcher's eyes and the staff's eyes, everyone wins! The gains absolutely outweighs the sacrifices. And when I think of what collections we would have cut to spend more time on a select few—it is like Sophie's Choice! I love them all! If we did not work at the speed we did, the unavoidable result would be that some of these amazing collections would be sitting on shelves and researchers would be unable to use them. Whenever I regret the speed at which we need to work, I remember that more than 100 collections will be available to the public by August 31 and I accept the limitations with a smile.
Cox, Robert S. "Maximal Processing, or, Archivist on a Pale Horse," Journal of Archival Organization, 2010 November 24.
Meissner, Dennis and March A. Greene. "More Application while Less Appreciation: The Adopters and Antagonists of MPLP," Journal of Archival Organization, 2011 February 26.


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The off-season is a time to grow some new muscle, get stronger, and, for me, the only time to actually improve. You look better when prepping - in that you can get very lean and your muscles look bigger - but you're not growing new muscle.
First of all, I would like to talk about training in the off-season. For me, I have a little extra padding around my body (body fat) in the off-season and I feel much safer going heavy. With this in mind I focus on getting stronger, with good form and on the big multi joint lifts (squat, bench press and deadlift). The multi joint lifts really add a good thickness to the body. With this muscle built in the off-season through getting stronger, you will hold onto this muscle the next time you diet for a contest. As a side note you should still aim to stay strong and do the multi-joint lifts to maintain your hard built muscle when dieting. That's all I really focus on with training: keeping strong, being consistent, and not getting injured. A good way of keeping your training interesting is to implement Globe Gripz. These will help build chunky forearms and help your grip, which will add to your deadlifting numbers.
Now, let's focus on the main focus of the off-season: food.
The old-school approach is to eat as much as you can, getting as big as you can, to try and force your body to gain muscle. In reality, that's not really going to make you add any more muscle than eating 500 calories over your maintenance calorie level and it's not great for your health.
My advice in the off-season would be to eat above your maintenance calories and eat good quality proteins, carbs and healthy fats. That way you will look better, feel better, and your shopping bill will be less! I generally have a couple of meals a week where I just eat whatever I like. Usually it's a homemade roast with a dessert or maybe a meal out. Personally, I have an issue with sugar - once I start eating it, I can't stop, so, by not indulging in the week, this keeps the sugar monster away.
If you find that you're not adding muscle or your gains are stalling add in another 500 calories and monitor from there. Most importantly stay healthy - this is not the get fat season.
A subject that every bodybuilder loves is supplements. For the past few years I have worked in the supplement industry and had the opportunity to try anything I wanted really, providing it wasn't on the WADA banned list. Through trial and error I have come to the conclusion that the basics work really well and the new fancy stuff is just not good value for your money.
Off-season, I stick to the basics: Whey, creatine, bcaa (during my workout) and glucosamine. Whey can be handy when you're out and about or at work when you can't get a break to eat. You can also add oats or fats to your whey to bump the calories up. Creatine is the most researched sports supplement ever; I use the Creapure version and find I get a good strength gains on this. BCAA's I like due to the recovery benefits. I really notice improved recovery when taking BCAA during my workout. I do take other general health vitamins, like a multi-vit and vitamin c but I would take these if I trained or not. I get most of my supplements from Bulkpowders.co.uk
That's my approach to the off-season. Put the hard work in the gym, eat well, supplement to your needs, and BE CONSISTENT. That way, the next time you prep for a competition, your diet will be not quite as demanding, as you're not fat, you will have made some noticeable gains and you might even come home with a nice bronze statue.
Gym Professor Note
This is a guest article kindly provided by natural bodybuilder and fitness blogger Scott Galton. It is accompanied by an image from another top-natural bodbuilder, Scott Fruin.
The most important points I take from this article are:
- Training-wise, remember, we're looking for muscle gains, not an unnecessary increase in fat!
- Increasing calories within reason - none of this "dirty bulking" nonsense - to increase energy and potential strength and muscle gains.
- Supplement-wise, stick to the basics: Use them for convenience and to fulfill your nutritional requirements.


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This weekend in Bangor there's SnowCon, the yearly tabletop gaming convention that kicks off Friday with nerd trivia and a costume party from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at Mason's Brewing Company in Brewer, followed on Saturday and Sunday by the actual gaming convention at the Cross Insurance Center. Onsite registration at the Cross Center starts at 8 a.m. both days. Gaming starts at 9 p.m. and goes until midnight Saturday, 9 p.m. Sunday. Elsewhere, the Indigo Jazz Trio is at Nocturnem Drafthaus, there's a DJ dance party at Paddy Murphy's, and in Winterport, and The 2 Guys play at the Bacon Tree. On Saturday, The Brad Hutchinson Project is at Paddy's, Dave Mello is at Nocturnem, and local rockers Wait, They Called Me Legion and Earthwyrm are at the Bangor Arts Exchange.
Also in Bangor, the winter exhibits at the University of Maine Museum of Art on Harlow Street open this week. The four shows include two from native Mainers, "Shadows of Earth" from experimental photographer Caleb Charland of Brewer, and "Entangled Pairs" from multimedia artist Andrea Sulzer of Brunswick. The other exhibitions include "The Elastic Cache" from painter Craig Taylor, and "Nowhere in Particular" form painter Poogy Bjerklie. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and admission, as always, is free.
In Portland, Friday night brings a diverse array of musical performances to the city, including Bella's Bartok and West End Blend at Portland House of Music, Early Mornings, Johnny Clay Shanks and Snughouse at Empire, guitarist Johnny A at One Longfellow Square, Johnny Cremains, the Asthmatic, Brzkowski and Fenimore are at Geno's Rock Club, local roots music with Sorcha Cribben-Merrill, the Library Band and El Malo at Blue, and Color Hex, Sterling Black, Greasy Grass and Backyard Posse at the Space Gallery. On Saturday, there's a screening of "The Big Lebowski" with accompanying Dude-centric (white Russians, bathrobes, etc) shenanigans at Port City Music Hall. On the more rootsy side of things, there's Town Meeting and These Wild Plains at Portland House of Music, Lena Rich and Plywood Cowboy at One Longfellow Square, and Big World, the Titus Abbott Collective and the Jared Steer Trio at Blue. On the harder side, there's local punk rock from Tiger Bomb, Greg Allen's Fringe Religion and Pop Gun at Bayside Bowl, and local metal from Toxic Cross, When the Dead Won't Die and False Ambitions at Geno's. And if you just want to dance, there's the Soul Clap Dance Off at Space Gallery.
Finally, what's new on TV this weekend? On Netflix, David Letterman's new six-part interview series "My Guest Needs No Introduction," premieres on Friday, as does the new comedy "The Polka King," starring Jack Black and Jenny Slate. On Amazon, the new sci-fi anthology series "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams" premieres, and on HBO on Sunday, the second seasons of both "Crashing" and "Divorce" premiere.


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The "Bachelorette" and her men are headed to Atlantic City, for some Mr. America frivolity and some Hurricane Sandy seriousness. Who will be going home this week?
When Chris Harrison tells the Top 13 they're headed to New Jersey, the guys are … more excited than they probably should be. Harrison hypes it like they're headed some place super fancy and, well, let's just say that Atlantic City is no Paris. But hey, it probably beats the heck out of staying in the frat house for another week.
Kasey sums it up as #LasVegasontheocean, which is apropos and probably why I don't care for it. Heh.
Brad's Date
Brad gets the Babysitter's Club Super Special date (remember that one where they went to Sea City, New Jersey) as they take in the Boardwalk, complete with carnival games, salt water taffy and chocolate. It's a very free-wheeling date. I've always thought a great first date would be at an amusement park, so the Boardwalk is like the next best thing.
Then they "stumble" upon a huge sand castle and Desiree …. does she actually say, "Let's go see what this is!" Like, what else would it be? Plus, let's not pretend some exhausted PA didn't work all day on that thing.
And then they don't even eat there! They wander off like five seconds later! That was dumb.
At dinner, it's mucho awkward. They have nothing to talk about, but thankfully there's wine to be consumed. Though I'm so disappointed in my talented sound editors for not throwing some crickets in there.
Then they literally have to talk about what they just did on their date because there's nothing else going on. Dude. Ask her some questions! Have some personality! What's the matter with you? And she could be giving a little more too, it's a two-way street, Dez.
There's no way this schlub gets a rose. Zzzzzzz.
And then they climb a lighthouse and as Dez sends him packing so quickly she can't even get her breath from climbing the lighthouse stairs. "It just [breath] wasn't [breath] there [breath] between us [breath]."
She wants a love that can light the darkness, y'all. Metaphor drink! "Natural spark," drink again.
Brad says he got hit with a ton of bricks, but no drinking because they did not do any masonry on the date tonight. Also, why is he crying? As far as viewers could tell, you had about as much interest in Dez as you might have interest in watching paint dry.
Silliest date ever? It's right up there. Flitting around the Boardwalk, stupid sand castle interlude, no connection whatsoever. Boooooo.
Group Date
Brooks, Drew, Zack, Bryden, Kasey, Zakkk, Juan Pablo, Mikey, Ben, Michael and Chris are going on the group date, which leaves James as the other one-on-one date.
It's Mr. America Pageant time, which, frankly, is an awesome activity, especially since they're making them do talents. Also love how Brooks kind-of call Dez a slutty unicorn. I would've gone with slutty Brigadoon.
Then Kenneth from "30 Rock" is there to train them about pageants, by making them "explore themselves" for a talent. I wonder if any guys have actual talents. Juan Pablo fakes some baton twirling moves, which is not surprising considering his soccer background, actually.
And then someone (Chris?) is wearing heels and I'm not entirely sure why. Is he busting out some "Rocky Horror"? But as Drew says, "It's a hodge-podge of tomfoolery." Indeed, my friend. Indeed. That's what makes this so wonderful.
But then Drew leaves his "tomfoolery" behind by whipping out a Romeo monologue? Hmm.
Then the guys have to run through interview questions with last year's Miss America Mallory Hagan and many of them have no idea what to say. Yeah, the interview is no joke. How else did we end up with the Iraq Such as Maps Debacle of 2007?
The Pageant
Harrison is hosting, which is a lot of fun. We don't get enough Chris Harrison on this show and I say that with 100 percent seriousness.
They start with Interviews. Kasey is asked whether he's a giver or a taker. He says #Helikestogiveandtouch, which is a pretty good answer. The questions are uber-softballs, and even with softball questions, Chris still fails his by saying something weird about going out to dinner all the time.
Then Mikey says that most women see men as their bodies, as meatheads, but women don't see their "insides." It's funny that he didn't say "what's inside," but rather implying their entrails. Also, I bet Mikey gets labeled a meathead a lot. I'll confess — I did it. Sorry, Mikey.
Then it's talent time and Kasey makes a really good effort at tap-dancing. It's terrible, but also pretty adorable. Then Mikey, who just said he's not a meathead, strips down and does upside-down push-ups. I take back my apology.
Brooks appears to make up a song on the spot and then smashes his ukulele and somewhere, Gallagher is mad. Ben goes insane with some dance ribbons while wearing pink pants, yikes. Chris in the heels with the hula-hoops is kind of funny and then, WHOA, is that Bryden pelvic-thrusting? It's always the quiet ones.
Zakkkk kind of nails it with his original song, and then it's ab-splosion during the swimsuit competition. Also, Mikey's pec-dancing is kind of gross. Stop that. No girl likes that.
Brooks, Zakkkk and Kasey are definitely the top 3. I'm rooting for Zakkk. Brooks gets second runner-up, Zakkk gets first runner-up and then Kasey wins, so look at me going 3 for 3. #Rosesandtears.
The Afterparty
Chris decides it's serious time, so he pours his heart out in the pool, though it's very hard to hear. He reads to her from his journal and it's like — are they in a Turkish bath? What's with the echo?
It kind of sucks that the pageant winner doesn't get a rose, He really should have. And speaking of roses, it's Pile on Ben Time. Everyone hates him, he's a bad guy, second verse same as the first, a little bit louder and a little bit worse.
This would really be easier to swallow if the show had shown us him being a giant tool. Sure, he seems cocky and whatnot and he's probably not Desiree's perfect match, but this is mountain-mole hill material. This reminds us of Baggage Guy from last year, who was that, Kalon? Sure, he was cocky and stuff, but it comes across more as the guys just being jealous.
Now the guys are mad that Ben took his one-on-one time right in front of the rest of them. Oh my god! You guys need to stop being whiny babies and handle your business. Who gives a darn if Ben has his alone time in front of you?! They weren't having sex. Let's not be so melodramatic.
Then Zakkk whips out the guitar and plays the rest of his song for her, which is pretty melt-worthy. It's not a Grammy-winner, but he has a pleasant voice and it's just pretty hot that he'd play and sing for her. I'd be giving him all the roses. All of them.
And then he gets the rose, yay for Zakkkkkkkk! The extra Ks are for the rose.
James' Date
To prepare, James has some solo spa time in the penthouse. Hee! That's rather awesome, that's totally what I'd be doing too.
So, this is the Hurricane Sandy date, which is a double-edged sword. Me, I'd prefer the Boardwalk date, but we all saw how that turned out for Brad. Not that I'm not concerned about the aftermath of the hurricane, but as far as a first date goes, that's really intense and serious and it could be too much, or could it be a how-do-we-live-up-to-that-later situation. Just some thoughts, I'm not making fun.
there's not much to say so far — donate and stuff. But also don't forget about the tornado in Oklahoma and other such things. Lots of people need help.
Now Dez and James are meeting Manny and Jan, a couple who lost basically everything in the hurricane. They actually rode out the hurricane, which — that doesn't seem safe. You're really playing with fire at that point. But maybe they had nowhere to go.
Then they say they celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary in a Red Cross shelter, so James and Dez give their romantic date to them, which is very sweet. James says, "I'd rather go get fast food and hang out." He's cool. OK, James, you win. After the bubble bath and fast food comment, you've won us over. You're not a meathead, you seem great.
Aw, we get to see Manny and Jan on their date and Manny says she's the best thing in his life he's ever had and … OK, I've held it together so far, but darn it, Manny!
On Dez and James' pizza date, James says he has to be honest with her about how he cheated on a girlfriend of five and a half years.
Not to minimize it, but that was obviously his high school relationship since he cheated his freshman year of college. That doesn't make cheating OK, but it's not like he cheated on his wife. It's not the same to compare HS relationships to grown-up relationships. The ones that last out of high school generally have a lot of growing pains, they aren't really designed to be your forever partner because you aren't a fully-formed person yet. Hopefully Desiree picked up on that, because —
As she points out, it takes a big man to admit that to her, even if it was a high school relationship. It's obviously going to be a topic that gives a woman pause, so having the guts to admit it is big — because you wouldn't have to admit it. More points to James.
And then, Manny and Jan get a restored wedding album from the Red Cross. Um … is it dusty in here? Goodness. That's wonderful.
Obviously, loss of life prevention is paramount, but I would be devastated about losing certain keepsakes in a flood or tornado.
Finally, the night is capped off with some Hootie, so that's obviously the best part.
The Cocktail Party
Michael decides he needs to tell Desiree her good points by spelling out her name on paper with a marker and giving a corresponding word — it reminds me more than a little of when Michael Scott went to Ryan's business school class with his candy-bar lecture.
Chris is pretty firmly in the friend zone, but then Desiree kisses him to make him feel better (that's my interpretation) and then he's like — yeah, the chemistry's there, woo. Hmmm. That remains to be seen.
Meanwhile, Bryden is having a crisis of conscience about whether Desiree is the right girl for him. The First Date Curse is not a myth, fella. I would not want a first date on a show like this.
However, did you not think Bryden was going to make a move against Ben this week? Didn't the editing really lead us all to believe that he was going to tell Dez that Ben isn't there for the right reasons? Hmm. That was sneaky-sneaky.
Rose Ceremony
James and Zakkkk already having roses, the remaining nine go to Chris (that's a surprise, honestly), Brooks, Juan Pablo, Drew, Michael, Ben, Kasey, Bryden and Mikey, which means just the other Zack is going home. We barely knew ye, Zack.
Next week: Munich! Germany is super cool, I must say. But what — James is not a good guy?! When did the villain turn from Ben to James? What's happening.


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A Triple Whammy of Glenfiddich
Posted by Tom
Time for another set of interesting drams from the Speyside distillery Glenfiddich.
With Snow Phoenix from my good friend Adrian (@mynameisgone) from Whisky Chronice and the 15 Year Old Distillery Edition from my another great whisky friend Jon (@dvdbloke) from Scotch and Sci Fi along with my bottle of Rich Oak this is a wondeful set of drams.
All very different yet all very similar with lots of fresh fruit being a constant reminder of ust how good Glenfiddich is and just how lovely it tastes.
There are still a number of Glenfiddich drams that I have had small amounts of and not quite got round to reviewing that I need to do soon, not least the Age of Discovery series which I spend a lot of time with it in front of me at work.
If you have yet to try any of the wonderful drams from Glenfiddich then you really need to sort that out sharpish.
Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Rich Oak
Posted by Tom
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Another very interesting dram, this time the Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Rich Oak.
A recent release edition from Glenfiddich, this was aged for 14 years before a finish in new American and Spanish oak casks. They say the American oak adds spice, vanilla and fruit, and the Spanish oak brings elegant fruit, spice and complexity.
Why not pop over to The Green Welly and pick up a bottle for yourself.
Masses of oak in here, it's sweet underlying almost like an oak leaf sauce, under that is a mass of sweet syrup covered tinned fruit salad with soft pears and grape coming through strongest along with the slightest hint of grated nutmeg.
spicy and tangy with grated nutmeg and haribo tangtastic sweets, that tinned fruit in syrup sweetness comes through strong on the end and leaves an oily mouthfeel.
tinned fruit salad in syrup and haribo tangtastics.
Bottle Name: Glenfiddich 14 Year Old Rich Oak
Age: 14
Distiller: Glenfiddich
Bottler: Glenfiddich
Type: Single Malt
From: Scotland, Speyside
Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Distillery Edition
Posted by Tom
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Another very interesting dram, this time the Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Distillery Edition.
A special edition Glenfiddich. This 15 year old is non chill filtered and has been bottled at higher strength. This is classic Glenfiddich, but with added complexity and character..
Many thanks to Jon (@dvdbloke) from Scotch and Sci Fi for the very kind sample. Occasionally available to pick up at great prices in your local supermarket or from specialists like like Master of Malt.
There's a really treacley fruitiness in here with raisins and sultanas and a really lovely dark malty edge, after a while in the glass it goes more floral with lavendar and carnations and cheery blossoms, touches of fresh vanille pod burst through also. hints of fresh honeydew melon jump out at the end also yum.
creamy and oily with more floral notes, lots of raisins and sultanas with hints of ground black pepper creeping their way in alongside some plum and nectarine.
plum juice and nectarine, lovely and too drinkable
Bottle Name: Glenfiddich 15 Year Old Distillery Edition
Age: 15
Distiller: Glenfiddich
Bottler: Glenfiddich
Type: Single Malt
From: Scotland, Speyside
Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix
Posted by Tom
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Some whiskies have a really interesting back story and this Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix is definitely one of them.
A Limited Edition release after a lot of drama at the distillery in the winter of 2010 as the snow which covered most of the UK caused major problems at the distillery with the collapse of a warehouse roof. The casks included bourbon and Oloroso and they range from 13 and 30 years of age.
Many thanks to Adrian (@mynameisgone) from Whisky Chronice for the very kind sample of this limited dram, still available from places like Master of Malt or from auction, but now at premium prices.
This is an interesting nose, there's the lovely fruitiness i would expect from a Glenfiddich, with fresh honeydew melon, some malty and oak notes come in here and theres a cigarette ash smoky note hiding in the background
a huge hit of malt loaf and oak up front with sherry soaked fruit and nut cake hiding in the middle and some gentle smoke in the background, yummy
gentle smoke and sherry soaked fruit.
Bottle Name: Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix
Age: NAS
Distiller: Glenfiddich
Bottler: Glenfiddich
Type: Single Malt
From: Scotland, Speyside
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