text: Hello, First post here. Was running the Virtual Users and Domains Mail server under Fedora 18. (an excellent recipe from this site) Used Fedup (a poor choice of title in my case) to upgrade to 19. Everything seemed like it worked. Except that it disposed of my /home directory. The grub menu gives me a choice of Fedora 19, Fedora 19 Rescue, and three versions of Fedora 18. All the choices result in a crippled Fedora 19 Lxde with two menu choices; run and quit. I can manage to get into a terminal. And on the positive side, looks like /etc is intact. So, I know what I have to do. Thought I'd, a. see if any one has a different suggestion, just in case. b. see if any one wants me to check something before I hose this install. Thanks Ed


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Why I Bought A Metrodome Seat [PHOTOS]
I didn't think I would get it, but I wound up with a piece of history in my home.
When I heard that the Minnesota Vikings were getting a new stadium, I remembered back to the first time I ever saw the Metrodome. I was in third grade. I had never been to Minneapolis before and I was there to have my tonsils taken out. We were in this huge office building and the nurse was trying to distract me as I was being medicated. She pointed out the Metrodome and said that's where the Vikings played football and Minnesota Twins played baseball. I thought that was the coolest thing ever, and then the Twins went on to win the World Series that same year, and I saw where it happened!
Fast forward to 1992. I was obsessed with music. Particularly Metallica (their iconic Black album had just been released) and it was announced that they were going to hit the road with Guns n' Roses. I would have sold a kidney to go to that concert. I begged and begged and begged to go. Imagine my surprise when my mom said that if I wanted to go, I had to get up before the crack of dawn on a Saturday morning to go and stand in line for tickets. Not a problem! It was my very first concert and I got to see my favorite band! That was amazing and one of my most favorite concerts ever.
The next year, Minnesota hosted the Super Bowl. It was the Washington Redskins and the Buffalo Bills. Holy cow. What a circus. It wasn't as big as it is now, but still. We got to host the Super Bowl, and Glen (my husband) was there. He was working in radio at the time and had a ticket offered to him. He's a huge sports fan, so naturally he jumped at the chance to go. He told me about the limo ride to and from the game. The limo wasn't big enough for everyone, so he had to take turns sitting on the floor.
One band I always remember from my whole life is the Rolling Stones. My parents just love the Rolling Stones. My mom and dad grew up in their hey day, but never, ever got to go and see them, so when the group came to Minnesota, they played the Metrodome and my mom and dad finally got to see the Rolling Stones.
I also got to see Ozzfest there in 1997 and the 2003 Summer Sanitarium Tour with Metallica, Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Deftones.
Back in the fall of 2010, Glen and I began dating and not long afterward, we were already talking about getting married. That November, we made plans to go away together. He suggested Duluth and I'm never one to say no to the North Shore, so we left after work on Friday, December 10. Typically when we head in that direction, it's very easy to disconnect, so we didn't have our phones on and didn't really watch TV at all, but we knew that weekend the Twin Cities was in the bull's eye of a very large storm system with over a foot and a half of snow predicted. We were safe and sound up north, so imagine our surprise when we got back to civilization and learned that the Metrodome roof had collapsed!
Growing up within a few minutes of such an iconic building, it was always part of our lives and part of the skyline, so it's going to be odd not seeing it, but I will always be reminded of it and all of its glory every time I look at that iconic blue seat that bears the number of my lucky softball jersey.

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Officials are calling the sniper attacks on the PG&E power station near San Jose, California, last April significant acts of terrorism. The sniper snuck into the power station and fired over 100 methodically well placed shots; the shots from a high powered rifle caused the electric transformers to overheat and the attacker cut the cables for the 911 emergency call service. The unidentified person afterwards slipped away into the night.
Officials now fear the sniper attacks could be a new form of domestic terrorism. Michael McNerney, a security consultant for Delta Risk, thinks the incident could be the latest illustration of how cyber terrorism could be used to attack America. McNerney reported:
Yes, this is a likely target, and something we're becoming more concerned about," McNerney said. "Critical infrastructure are things we rely on as a country in order to function: electric grid, air traffic control, water system, stock market. And if they go down, it could potentially be catastrophic."
The attacks on the power station were at first reported as vandalism by local police and authorities, but since the coordinated attacks last April the case has been turned over to the FBI to further investigate for signs of terrorism. Although the FBI has not yet officially labeled the incident as terrorism. Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at the time, called it "the most significant incident of domestic terrorism involving the grid that the U.S. has ever seen."
The FBI and local authorities still do not have any suspects in the case and the sniper remains on the loose. PG&E was able to reroute power around the substation and no one lost power because of the attacks.
Sniper Attacks On California Power Station, Raise Fears of Terrorism


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Sunday, 3 October 2010
I just love early spring weather.
Are you doing anything special today?
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How exciting! I have never managed to grow anything from seed successfully.ReplyDelete
It's such a glorious day in Melbourne. You have inspired me to go to the nursery and start my vegetable garden.
pretty photos! isn't it great to have some warmth, just suddenly! makes it easier to get up and swim in the morning :)ReplyDelete
Isn't the warmth just lovely?ReplyDelete
Hi there! I stumbled across an archived post of yours and it seems you have a couple of my bug prints! I am now across the pond from you in Christchurch, NZ and am hoping to make some southern hemisphere connections. Good luck to you and hope to stay in touch.ReplyDelete
Cheer, Mike
Oh hi there Mike! Welcome to the south.ReplyDelete
How are your other cactii growing Kylie? Have they flowered again? BW pics really bring out the beautiful shapes of these plants.ReplyDelete
I love the tones and shades you've gotten in your ink paintings too, though I get my shades with charcoal.


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No longer waylaid by mechanical glitches, the Navy's newest and most expensive destroyer is sailing to San Diego.
Slated to arrive here within the next two weeks, the $4 billion guided-missile destroyer Zumwalt lost propulsion while transiting the Panama Canal on Nov. 21, clanged into the side of the channel and needed a tow for emergency repairs on the western side of the Central American country.
The Zumwalt left the mammoth MEC Shipyards Balboa complex Wednesday evening after crew members and teams from Naval Sea Systems Command and General Electric mended the sleek and stealthy warship's lube oil coolers, according to the Navy.
Those were the same coolers that failed in late September off the coast of Virginia, but the Navy believes technicians have pinpointed the gremlins and the mishap caused no permanent damage to the vessel.
"The technical community is working with the equipment manufacturers to determine why the failures occurred and to prevent recurrences," Cmdr. Clay Doss, spokesman for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in a statement to The San Diego Union-Tribune. "At this point, it is unclear if the problems were caused by a design flaw. In addition to reviewing the design, the technical community is looking at ways to operate the lube oil coolers more effectively."
Capable of slicing through waves like a switchblade and sculpted to sneak past enemy radar, the Zumwalt is the first in its class of experimental warships built to radically reshape how the Navy battles for control of the seas.
With enough power to drive 10 traditional destroyers, General Electric's high-tech electrical system veins the Zumwalt, sending energy to advanced sensors and future weapons like electromagnetic pulse cannons that have yet to be perfected.
The system also connects to the induction motors that make the Zumwalt's port and starboard propeller shafts work.
When sailors on Nov. 21 began probing the mysterious drop in the Zumwalt's propulsion, they found water leaking into one of the induction motor's bearing sump, according to Doss.
To the sailors, that "meant that the lube oil cooler for that bearing was leaking," Doss wrote.
The ship's four bearings and their sumps are part of a crucial lubrication and cooling system that keeps the Zumwalt's parts from grinding together or burning up -- much like oil smoothly slides through a car engine to coat metal pieces and make the motor hum.
Doss promised that the Zumwalt's crew will constantly monitor the bearings as the destroyer continues its westward journey to San Diego.
Before arriving in the canal, the Zumwalt visited the Navy's Mayport station in Florida and then sailed to Cartagena, Colombia.
The warship is scheduled to undergo testing, training and continued innovation in San Diego, making it ready for combat deployments in about a year, the Navy estimates.
Originally planned for a production run of 32 ships but dogged by rising costs, the Pentagon has slashed the nearly $23 billion Zumwalt-class program to only three vessels.
The second ship in its class, the Michael Monsoor, should become fully operational in 2018, and the Lyndon B. Johnson will reach the same milestone three years later, the Navy had said.


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By Anna Lynn Spitzer
05.16.05 -- UCI Distinguished Professor Soroosh Sorooshian was named the recipient of NASA's 2005 Distinguished Public Service Medal. This award is considered NASA's highest honor for a non-government individual whose distinguished accomplishments have contributed substantially to the NASA mission. Additionally, the contribution must be so extraordinary that other forms of recognition would be inadequate. Sorooshian received the award on April 27 during NASA's annual award luncheon.
Sorooshian, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, holds a joint appointment as Distinguished Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering in The Henry Samueli School of Engineering, and Distinguished Professor of Earth Systems Science in the School of Physical Science at UC Irvine.
Although NASA does not release information relating to the selection of this award, Sorooshian believes he was selected for two possible reasons: his research contribution to NASA's mission and his service in leading the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).
"I am extremely honored to be the beneficiary of this distinguished award," said Sorooshian. "It was particularly gratifying to be completely surprised that I was selected, learning that agencies such as NASA appreciate and recognize the service we provide to their mission and society."
Since 1990, Sorooshian and his research group have been working to better understand the hydrologic cycle of arid and semi-arid regions though NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) program. The Earth Observing System (EOS) is the centerpiece of NASA's Earth Science Enterprise (ESE). EOS enables an improved overall understanding of the earth as an integrated system. It is composed of a series of satellites, a science component, and a data system supporting a coordinated series of polar-orbiting and low inclination satellites for long-term global observations of the land surface, biosphere, solid Earth, atmosphere, and oceans. The EOS Project Science Office (EOSPSO) is committed to bringing program information and resources to program scientists and the general public alike.
Sorooshian, along with Adjunct Professors Xiaogang Gao, Kuo-lin Hsu, and Bisher Imam, as well as a number of post-doctoral and graduate students, has been developing improved methods for measuring precipitation from satellites. Remote sensing from these satellites provides the advantage of having a bird's-eye view of the earth and detecting characteristics of the earth's environment beyond what the human eye can see.
"Satellite remote sensing provides an opportunity to study the earth, such as a MRI or CAT scan can provide an opportunity to study the human body," Sorooshian said.
Their findings have important implications for better understanding water balance over semi-arid areas, or areas that typically receive low annual rainfall, such as California. This can help predict floods and droughts better, as well as the consequences of clearing vegetation or building in certain "dangerous" areas.
Sorooshian has also been serving on various NASA panels, advisory groups and reviews for over a decade. He is currently acting as the chair of the Science Steering Group of the GEWEX program, involving more than 13 scientists from the international community who are experts in the fields of water and energy cycles. This ambitious program, for which NASA provides major support, helps improve the understanding of the water cycle role in the earth's climate, and also works to improve predictions of variations in rainfall patterns in different regions of the world.


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My dr just suggested that I try Mirena to control heavy perimenopause
bleeding. I have been taking prometrium for the past two months and it
seems to work, but I am trying to find a better alternative since I worry about taking hormone (prometrium is a progestin).
I am interested in hearing experiences of women who have been in a similar situation and can provide comparisons between prometrium and Mirena IUD.


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The Hague Adoption Convention is an international agreement that regulates intercountry adoptions in the United States from other countries that joined the Convention, according to International Adoption Help. The Hague Convention helps protect both potential adoptive parents and children by establishing a central authority in each country and only allowing adoptions through adoption services providers accredited or approved on a federal level, the Bureau of Consular Affairs explains.
The Hague Adoption Convention helps protect adoptive parents by requiring adoption services to make transparent all fees and expenses associated with adopting a child from their organization, notes the Bureau of Consular Affairs. It allows adoptive parents to file a complaint against an adoption service provider with the U.S. Department of State and requires adoptive parents to fill out and file paperwork with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services before adopting the child to determine eligibility. Parents are also required to undergo 10 hours of parental education.
Potential adoptive parents must complete a home study and obtain child abuse clearances from their state and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to International Adoption Help. At least one of the adoptive parents must have U.S. citizenship. The Child Citizenship Act provides guidelines and requirements for extending U.S. citizenship to the adopted child.


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Yesterday the news broke that open source VC firm Matrix Partners offered Digium, Inc. $13.8 million in first-round funding -- and Digium accepted. So what? The telephony company isn't the first to accept venture funds, right? Of course not.
Digium, however, doesn't need the funds, according to president Mark Spencer. The company's sales exceed $10 million annually, and Spencer's open source Asterisk PBX/VoIP platform is downloaded approximately 1,000 times a day. Yet Matrix Partners is so confident in Digium's disruptive power in the "staid and closed" telephony industry that it handed over the cash anyway.
What is it about Asterisk that makes it so popular? It's simple, Spencer says, and flexible. The program will work in small businesses, huge enterprises, and even for telephone carriers. Moreover, users have developed many applications around it and can use it in a wide variety of ways.
Even those who aren't so sure about open source in the world of telephony agree that it's the future. Digium apparently has a clearer vision of what that future will look like than most.
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I've been debating with myself for over a week on whether to hyphenated "quick-pickled." Is it a compound adjective modifying the noun "cucumbers"? (I say yes, and so the hyphen.) Or is "quick" describing the compound noun "pickled cucumbers"? (Could be. No hyphen.) But if so, then why not just say, "Quick Pickles"? I mean, who other than foodies and farm wives even thinks about "pickle" on its own to mean anything other than a cucumber?
Oh, my head. (It's been happily full of cucumbers, pickled in the quick way, since last week.)
See, over on Pinterest, which is the greatest threat to my Facebook time since Facebook was the greatest threat to my World of Warcraft time, I pinned a recipe for ginger scallion noodles. (I need to taste it before I decide whether to hyphenate it.)
And then I thought, "I know you, me. You'll make a big pot of this, eat two bowls the first night, rave about how it's a keeper, pat yourself on the back for increasing your lazy cooking repetoire, and then the leftovers will languish in the fridge for two weeks until you sheepishly throw them out because you'll be 'Oh. Soup. Boring.' every day thereafter."
But I still want to make the noodles because I'm a changed woman, honest. And part of that change involves stepping up the production of new side dishes to accompany new main dishes, so the new main dishes will not get so samey so quickly. (And this is all part of the bigger change to actually make more of the things I pin on Pinterest.)
The noodle recipe recommended serving with quick pickled cucumbers (no hyphen), so I found this recipe (also no hyphen), and I made said cucumbers, pickled, quickly.
(But I did not make the noodle dish, what with having only Chinese egg noodles and not Ramen noodles. I thought I'd go the next day to the Asian district and get some proper Ramen noodles, after not finding them at two other grocery stores, which would then give my cukes more time to soak, making them Not-as-Quickly Pickled Cucumbers, and you'll notice that the addition of an -ly suffix means I can't hyphenate, and the voices of grammar debate start up in my head again. People used to ask if I got bored as an only child. What? With all this neurotic fun built right in?!)
(Anyway, it's a week later, and I still haven't made the noodle dish. I have made potato tacos, which were delicious, and lemon baked pasta from Pioneer Woman, which was edible, and I also made chocolate ginger biscotti, which NEVER HAPPENED, because it's not on the Alaska cruise "diet"... on which I have only gained weight although admittedly I feel better, despite having two separate colds over the past four weeks, one of which required several days off work, so let's pretend this whole paragraph never happened and just drop it.)
I made the pickles, which taste nothing like pickles, but they are pretty yummy. And pretty unhealthy, I guess - does so much sugar go into regular pickles? - but I suppose that's why you only use a few to accent your ginger scallion noodle dish... and not swipe a small handful every time you serve up your leftover potato tacos or baked lemon pasta.
In the continuing spirit of trying new things, I dug up one of the mandolines we received free from Station Casinos some years ago. I assumed it was crap, and it seemed all plasticky and junky like crap, so it's been in the "casino hoard" cupboard (double-wide) for several years, along with fanny packs, knives, photo frames, seasonal cookie jars, and more coffee cups (with saucers!) than I know what to do with. And about 13 candy dishes, per the last crapola census. Walk around any Las Vegas thrift store - they can't give this stuff away.
It's not all crap, but I really need to get rid of the coffee mugs. Mike says noooo, they're part of our loot, plus have sentimental value, but I challenge him to even notice once they're gone. In fact, they could be gone already.
Or not. The next time you're in Las Vegas, why not consider mixing up your drunken slot play, helicopter touring, and ultralounge crashing with a road trip out to the southwest part of the valley, where we even have a bus stop now, and picking up some free coffee cups? Feel like a local, circa 2007, before everything went toes-up. Free shot of Torani's watermelon syrup if you bring your own Sprite.
(I think Mike over-ordered as we still have six bottles, and neither of us is drinking much soft drink these days. ALASKA! And you can just take the Torani ginger syrup and also the chocolate macademia, and maybe the grapefruit. Those were all poo.)
Unless, like I said, the cups are already gone, tossed in the Dumpster because artfully smashing them then using the pieces to make cool mosaics is exactly the sort of fartsy idea that I think about but never do, and then I become a candidate for certain starts-with-an-H TV shows as I hold on to my "art supplies." (And once again I'm testing to see how often Mike checks here for updates. At my 2011 rate of posting, I dare say he might be the last one left.)
So anyway. Pickles. Quick. Swedish. Marcus Samuelsson. Yes, this is everyone's Ethiopian-Swede eye candy's recipe. Also learned from Epicurious.com: quick-pickled cucumbers (which probably don't require a hyphen debate when written in Swedish) are, in fact, the second most popular condiment in Sweden.
Maybe that will be a trivia question on the Alaskan cruise.
For whatever reason, maybe because I'm kind of flighty about some things, I decided to slice the cucumbers along the sides, into strips, instead of into rounds.
Then I thought, "That seems silly, so let's do both." (Me and the mouse in my pocket, by which I mean the hamster on the floor.)
The mandoline was pretty exciting, making quick slices that made me feel so culinary and professional. You don't know how empowering this was to a person like myself, known for her lack of knife skills. Do you know how I chop onions? It involves a lot of hacking at the larger chunks of onion and sending out miniature cowboys to corral all of the escaped slices from beyond Cutting Board Ranch.
I didn't want to stop. I got down to the nub of the cucumber. No - how could the fun be over?! Just a few more slices.
I call this pic "Mandoline Manicure." Or "Lucky."
(It's hard to see, but a wedge of fingernail is missing down to the quick.)
Per the recipe, I put kosher salt on the slices for 30 minutes to, I think, help dry them. During that time I boiled 1.5c water with 1c sugar and a half-cup of white wine vinegar, and a bay leaf. No allspice berries because I didn't have such things, and I'm chintzy when it comes to niche ingredients.
The sugar/vinegar mixture cooled, and I rinsed the salted cucumbers. Then I squeezed and squeezed and tried to get all of the moisture out, but that was a mess, and it felt like I was just mashing all of the cucumber up in my fists. (I wasn't.) Still, I know I didn't get the cukes dry enough. Next time I'll just leave on the salt and squeeze from there. I love salt. It will be fine.
I slid all the cucumber strips (and rounds!) into a bowl, poured the brine over it, and left it in the fridge overnight.
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Metro Tech Showcases – Roundup
Well, last week was a fun four day week for everyone here at Metro. We had a total of 14 client companies through the door to take a look at our technical showcases, an exercise that always gives us a great chance to talk to our clients, flex our creative muscles a little, & show off some of the more fun toys we keep here on site.
The purpose of these ongoing showcases is to discuss what we think works well from our clients' perspective, what's working for us as a production company, what is current in the tech world and what is coming over the horizon. With that in mind, we set out a presentation that explored the 'event organiser's perspective' and the 'delegate journey', taking a path through some of the key elements of production.
Kicking off with a display of creative firepower we shut the room to blackout state and opened with a demo of our in-house projection mapping capabilities. The display made full use of the screens in the room which provided a 270 degree immersive environment.
Next up, a few examples of animations and visuals produced by our in-house graphics team and moved on to a discussion around some of the investments we've made in LED lighting (great from a sustainable events perspective) and LED wall displays. We also looked at some of the latest advances in the world of in-house set design & build, using flowing curves, creative staging designs, and thin LED screens mounted into walls.
We moved on to a round-up of engagement technologies, looking at webcasting, live streaming, beacons, motion & gesture control tech, AI & Virtual Reality. This section finished with a display and some examples of using our widescreen edge blending technology, which allows clients to have immense projection surfaces, seamlessly blended and showing up to 64 simultaneously displaying content sources.
The show case finished with a final blast of the projection mapping, and, for those that were in the market for it, a chilled glass of prosecco and some discussion around how this can all be used at their events.
Watch this space for another roundup blog post, later this week, on some of the feedback and interesting discussions and comments that came out from our clients during the showcases.
(Guest blog by Business Development Manager, Terence Corness)
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Let me introduce you to my new favorite hat, the Tiller Outback from Brixton! It kind of looks like an Amish hat, don't you think haha, with it's shape and the cord, it looks different and this is what I like about it! I don't usually wear brown that much, it's like I mixed all the brown I had in my closet in this outfit 😉 I'll make this post short because I have tons of projects that I want to do this week-end! I will show you everything when I'm done xxx Enjoy your week-end!
P.S sorry if my pictures look like they were all taken at the same spot lately. Since the sun goes to bed earlier these days, I have to shoot pictures before going to work in the morning, sorry about that!
Hat: Brixton / Cardigan: Element Eden / Blazer: Vintage / Waxed denim: Zara / Denim Shirt: Vintage / Sneaker: Vans California /


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A friend shared the document below with me and I couldn't contain my laughter, followed by irritation. Really Baltimore??? I kept scratching my head trying to make sense of it. I had way more questions that I had answers.
Let me first give you a little background. My friend bought a property to use as rental in Baltimore City. Things went good for the first 3 years, then the economy took a turn and the property became more of a hassle than it was worth. She still owns it, but it's been vacant for almost 2 years. She's optimistic that things will turn around, so she's been holding on. She has an uncle that drops by at least once a week just to check on things, and every 2 weeks her cousins cut the grass and tidy the yard. So, imagine her surprise when she got this bill below in the mail:
I hope that y'all are able to see the scanned image. Total due? $16,799.99
Like REALLY???? 17 thousand dollars??? In water and sewer charges???
Shall we discuss?? This is a 3 level town home that's been EMPTY as in UNOCCUPIED for almost 2 years. No occupants to use daily water. Might there be homeless persons or other squatters in the area who are pilfering the water? Well, I suppose, but at a rate of 3,229 gallons a day???? Are they stealing water to fill every swimming pool in a hundred mile radius? In the winter?? Hmm, maybe there's a pipe somewhere that has burst. That many gallons should mean that the whole damn street is flooded. And don't forget, her uncle goes inside once every two weeks and nothing is amiss.
But honestly, as many questions, as I have, one rises to the top of the heap – WHY IN THE HELL HASN'T THE CITY TURNED THE WATER OFF???? A 17 thousand dollar bill and the service is still connected??? Where dey do dat??? Clearly, they have never worked in customer service before. Last time I checked, every major utility and cell phone carrier will cut your service for non-payment. Get it together Baltimore, damn!


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froth & pulse
I. Sometimes, blood on fresh snow like an opening. Sometimes, the apartment stairwell back-lit, hallways laid bare for miles, tunneling throat. The woman next door presses her palms to the floor in gold-light, feels for pulses below, comes up empty every time. The dead dogs humming. The rise. Blue movements: telephone static, someone thumbing a bruise. Too much on either end. The glow & pulse of the tongue: my mouth as wide as this room & just as empty.
II. An imagined summer in the foothills, hot breath and sweat. Something that bruises from a distance. Something electric, under-tongued. On the roof, we stared at the sky until the colors swallowed our eyes and the scene went flat and our palms were sent scavenging, waiting to swallow the black. Bones simmer in their own patched space, wider than earth. These nights: I swear I could sink through the carpet. I swear: the sky as my head in whiplash. I think in soft-blows: the backwards melt, white tennis shoes burn soft as snow, rot like teeth. Boxes of yellow puppies. What I lost when I didn't look at you. Coney Island summer, the burn of the teeth. And the day swollen with light, the strawberry patch, every wound after the first was a reminder, sky broken-back and faltering. How there was no grave marker for where I first burned.
III. You walk into my dreams in marrow light. A sky froths and stutters over children skating on a frozen pond, spits up ravens that curl and shrink. When we were children, a sled crashed into an oak and blood spilled cotton-soft. Words shatter this type of lightness. But in this dream, it is my body splayed over the ice, palms sacrificing themselves to the sky, an empty threaded pulse. You walk past me and my eyes cloud until I'm blinded and the scene repeats.
In the years afterward, people will stand here without hurting and never know.
Kateri David is a chaotic writer with a taste for the biting and milk-sweet. Her poetry and prose have been recognized regionally by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards and are published or forthcoming in Elsewhere and -Ology Journal. In between playing tennis and fangirling over TV shows, she can be found blogging at kateristheories.wordpress.com.
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Naughty Pink
In the swinging lifestyle, finding a single female for a threesome is like finding a unicorn! Finding a hot bi-curious female in a couple is much easier! Now I may be one of the few women in the lifestyle that actually prefers men but from time to time... if the chemistry is right ... I'll definitely taste the forbidden fruit!
Although I get far more requests from my members.. as well as my husband for photos featuring me and another guy... or three... I do get a request from time to time for some naughty girl girl photos! And since I truly enjoy it .. especially when it's with the right woman.. I am all to happy to oblige! To keep those girl on girl fantasies flowing your resident, hot wife has included a hot, lesbian story to accompany this set entitled, Naughty Pink!
Sexy Lesbian Story For The Photo Set: Naughty Pink
Who the hell can that be? Brandi thought, Well, they'll just have to wait.
But the ringing continued persistently. Brandi realized she couldn't continue and the magical moment had been lost. Angrily, she made her way to the front door, stopping briefly by the large hall mirror to check her reflection. Brandi was not an unattractive woman, but unfortunately she just didn't seem to make the best of her good looks anymore. Maybe it was being married for over twenty-five years? Whatever it was, with her dated hairstyle and dreary clothes she could pass you in the street and never be noticed.
Catching herself staring, Brandi quickly turned away and made for the front door. When she opened it she found her annoyance subsided almost at once, for she found herself staring straight into the gorgeous face of a pretty young woman.
Kate! Exclaimed Brandi with some surprise and delight What are you doing here? Are you alright?
The young woman was a complete contrast to Brandi. Dressed in a fashionable navy blue jacket and matching skirt; her golden shoulder length hair blew across her exquisite features as she smiled mischievously back. She seemed slightly unsteady on her feet and was leaning against the doorbell.
I'm sorry to call on you out of the blue like this Brandi. Mumbled Kate, her words slightly slurred, But I've been to the office Christmas party and I appear to have drunk a little too much. I was in this area so I took a chance you'd be in.
Brandi was now alarmed by Kate's appearance.
Would you like a cup of coffee? Something to sober you up?
No, not exactly, The young girl continued, You see, actually I have an ulterior motive to see you.
With that, Kate casually revealed a handbag that had been slung over her left shoulder. It was a beautiful large, expensive Burberry designer bag, made all the more unusual because of its exquisite deep red colour. It was also stuffed so full with something that the it almost seemed ready to burst open. Brandi gasped when she saw it and her heart almost missed a beat.
You'd better come in. Was all she could manage to say as she let the young woman unsteadily glided past her and into the hallway.
Once inside Kate seemed far less intoxicated. Purposely, she made her way straight towards the stairs. She paused; and placed the handbag carefully on the floor. Next, she took off her jacket, which she let fall to the ground. As she climbed the stairs she unbutton her blouse and removed that as well. Once at the top, she turned to look down stairs at Brandi. Kate gave the older woman very wicked and sexy grin, then unfastened her skirt and let it fall around her legs. Carefully stepping out of the garment, she disappeared into the bedroom.
Brandi found herself trembling. Slowly she approached the stairs, picked up the red handbag and followed the trail of clothes. She felt nervous and apprehensive as she stood by the door of the bedroom. Looking up, Kate saw Brandi standing by the doorway, nervously admiring the young woman's slim and sexy figure, now only covered by a bra, panties and black stockings.
Well, I presume we've got all afternoon, but are you going to spend most of it simply standing by the door? Kate said mischievously, with a broad smile appearing across her face.
No. It's just, well it's just...I was right in the middle of decorating the tree ... Brandi suddenly stopped. She gazed back at the half naked younger woman and suddenly both of them started to uncontrollably laugh. What an absurd thing to say!
Forget about the tree. Kate laughed, You've got me to attend too! And with that she sexily walked over to Brandi, placed her hands either side of the older woman's face and brought her lips gently towards her own. Slowly they began to kiss, tenderly at first, then more urgently, passionately pulling each other closer. Brandi found her hands beginning to wonder over the body of her lover. Kate suddenly broke away; laughing once again she pushed Brandi towards the bed.
Now stop that! Your getting me much too excited and I have things to show you. Pass me my bag Kate giggled.
When she opened the large red handbag the contents tumbled out, scattering all over the white, and pristine bed cover. Brandi gazed down at the pile of objects before her in disbelief and increasing lust. There were several types of dildos and vibrators of various sizes and colours. Kate beamed in pure delight.
Well. What do you think? All bought off the Internet, She said proudly.
I don't know what to say. Brandi replied. Then a sudden horrible thought crossed her mind. You did bring batteries with you?
There was a sudden silence. Then both women once again burst into fits of uncontrollable laughter. They began to hug and then kiss. The laughter eventually giving way to moans of pleasure. But once again Kate pushed Brandi away and held her at arms length.
Hey Brandi, come on. Get those clothes off. I want see you naked and ready for a wild passionate time. I'm only slightly drunk, but you know that alcohol makes me feel really horny. Kate giggled.
Oh, I know what a horny little mare you can be with a bit of alcohol inside you. Brandi joked as she hurriedly removed her own clothes. In fact, I think it was the drink that made you come on to me in the first place. But I'm glad you did, you've really turned my world upside down. For the better though.
Brandi soon found herself lying in the middle of the bed. Various plastic and rubber sex toys surrounded her naked body. She couldn't help noticing the strange odour they gave off, it reminded her of the smell of bubble gum when she was a child. She found it slightly off putting and hoped the odour wouldn't linger in the bedroom.
Found any toy you fancy using yet? Kate asked mischievously as she climbed onto the bed.
I don't know. There are so many. They smell a bit funny, if you know what I mean.
Yeah, I know what you mean, Kate agreed. But once they're covered in your pussy juice...
Oh, Kate you do say the funniest things! Brandi laughed, putting her arms around her and holding her close.
Brandi felt Kate's breasts gentle touch her own and she glanced down between their two naked bodies. A sudden feeling of regret past over her as she compared her own middle-aged body with that of her younger lover. The realisation that now with its wrinkles, lines and stretch marks, her body had seen better days. Once, she had been like Kate was now, young, naturally beautiful, tanned and confident. But now, she just seemed full of doubts.
Kate. What do you see in me? Brandi found herself asking as she let her hand trace its way along the young woman's body. I mean, you know. I'm so much older than you. Don't you want someone your own age?
I've got someone my own age. Or have you forgotten. Kate replied with a wicked smile.
Oh God! Why do I open my big mouth? We shouldn't be doing this. It's wrong, if we're discovered. How could I do this? Brandi began to panic.
Kate moved herself quickly on top of the older woman, pushing her down into the bed. Clasping her hands either side of Brandi's face she placed her lips over her lovers' mouth and then began to kiss her passionately. Forcefully. Lustfully. Until Brandi, inflamed, ardently began to return the kiss with equal vigour. Their hands began to touch and caress and they're legs intertwined. At last Kate broke away. Both women began to catch their breath as they hungrily prepared themselves to quench the desire that burned within them.
Which one do you want? Asked Kate as she leaned over and grabbed a set of brightly coloured vibrators from the pile on the bed. Thin, long, thick or short?
Brandi glanced at the incredible choice she had to choose from.
I really don't know? I mean, you choose. Surprise me. But please, please hurry up and fuck me. I'm desperate to cum!
Brandi! I'm shocked! All good things come to those that wait. You should know that Laughed Kate as she began to grind her body sexily against her lover. Lay back and let me work my magic!
With that Kate leaned over and began to kiss Brandi's neck. At the same time she turned on two of the vibrators and let them run slowly over the older women's breasts, forcing her nipples to become even more erect and sensitive. Brandi let out a groan of contentment, closed her eyes and spread her legs as wide as she could. This was going to be good.
Gradually, Kate moved down Brandi's body. Kissing and stroking gently, letting either her tongue or the vibrators bring new sensations. No part of Brandi was left untouched, hands, feet, arms, legs, breasts, tummy, outer thighs, inner thighs and finally Brandi's very wet and open pussy.
Brandi gasped out loudly as she felt Kate's tongue push its way between her sweet labia. At almost the same time, she felt a vibrator being gently held against the hood of her clitoris, which sent tiny waves of pleasure through her body.
Ooh yes! That's beautiful. Brandi moaned as she began to pull hard on her own tender breasts.
She instinctively began move from side to side on her back, desperately trying to guide Kate's tongue further into her. But Kate would have none of it! She held off giving Brandi the orgasm she so urgently needed, while managing to bring her to the edge time and time again, until Brandi thought she would go mad.
Please! Please! Please! Oh God please! Fuck me, fuck me, fuck me now!! Brandi wailed as she gazed down at her sensual tormentor.
The young woman's face was now coated in pussy juice as she lapped at Brandi greedily. Then, judging the moment just right, Kate let one of the vibrators push its way deeply into Brandi's drenched folds while letting her tongue busily brush over the older women's now erect clit.
Ohhhhhh!!! Yessssss!!! Ohhhhhhh!! Screamed Brandi through clenched teeth as the most amazing and welcomed orgasm ripped through her body.
But Kate had not yet finished with Brandi. As she reached a second orgasm, Kate mischievously aimed a second pencil thin vibrator between the quivering cheeks of Brandi's bottom. Before Brandi knew what was happening she found herself letting this pulsating invader deep into her anus, while still accommodating the other vibrator in her wet, wide open pussy.
With skilful manipulation Kate aimed one vibrator upwards and the other downwards until Brandi realised she could feel both throbbing side by side, with just her pussy wall keeping them apart. She watched with a glazed expression as Kate once again let her tongue slide over her stiff engorged clitoris, sending her over the edge for a final earth-shattering climax. Brandi was now totally and utterly delightfully spent.
The two women held each other close. Both were covered in sheen of perspiration, it had been quite a lovemaking session. Brandi was still recovering as she felt Kate reach over her body to select another sex toy. It was now the older woman's turn to pleasure her younger lover and Brandi was determined to show Kate just how good she could be.
Oh Kate, that was so wickedly divine. You drive me wild, you really do.
I know. Kate grinned back. And now it's my turn to choose. I feel like a kid in a candy store. Which one shall I go for? Oh wow! How about this one?
Brandi gazed at the young woman's choice of toy with a slight feeling of unease. Kate had chosen a very large jelly cock. The head and shaft seemed almost too large for any average female to possibly enjoy.
Goodness Kate, don't be silly. That monster's too big! It'll split you in half. Brandi protested.
No it won't. Come on, I'm dying to cum and this one will do the job nicely. Besides, we've both had kids, We've been stretched much wider than this. Kate said, as she waved the magnificent jelly cock provocatively in front of Brandi.
I may have been, but you haven't. If I remember you had a caesarean! Brandi retorted.
Ok, well this huge monster should prepare me for the next baby I have then Laughed Kate as she handed the large object to Brandi.
Reluctantly the older women took hold of the toy. It might have been designed to look as lifelike as possible, but no man Brandi had slept with had had a cock resembling this one. In fact, she was sure if they had revealed this sort of giant between their legs she would have run a mile! Apart from anything else it was a hideous shade of purple, had a very large circumcised bulbous head and a shaft that had every kind of petruding vain you could think of sticking out of it. And some sort of screw top appeared to be attached to the base.
You put hot water in that end. Said Kate, reading Brandi's mind. It warms the thing up, so you don't feel like your fucking an ice pole.
Never mind that! This thing must be over 12 inches long! I can hardly hold onto it! It's hideous Kate! Declared Brandi with some alarm.
It's 14 inches actually. Look, I know I can't possibly take all of it, but I do want to feel full and satisfied! Now, come on Brandi, I'm a mare on heat here. I want a right royal fucking and your going to give it to me. Please, it's my choice. Kate pouted.
Oh alright. You really are... Oh I don't know. I just hope you can walk at the end of all this. I don't want to end up taking you to hospital with that thing stuck up you. Giggled Brandi mischievously.
Oh, how will I explain THAT to the doctor laughed Kate. I'll have to say I slipped and fell on it by accident!
Brandi pulled herself off the bed and made her way to the bathroom. After running the hot water, she carefully filled the sex toy and screwed the cap back on. The jelly cock felt nice and warm in her hands, however, still not convinced she wasn't about to do permanent damage to young Kate, she grabbed a bottle of baby oil from the medicine cabinet and warmed that up as well. When she returned to the bedroom she found Kate on her back in the middle of the bed, her legs were splayed apart and her fingers were busy holding a vibrator to her pussy. She was clearly ready and excited by the thought of things to come.
You want me on top? Enquired Brandi.
Oh hurry up Susie. Kate groaned. I'm nearly there. You know what position I like. Take me!
Brandi knew this was an invitation she couldn't refuse. All doubts flew from her mind and passionate, uncontrollable lust took over. Quickly she jumped on the bed and purposefully straddled her own naked body over her young lover, making sure that she lowered her own pussy directly over the young woman's face. Kate was now pinned down, helpless and trapped, a position she adored to be in.
Brandi let some warm oil dribble over her fingers. Grabbing the jelly cock she carefully worked some of the oil over the large purple head. Finally, she let her oil coated fingers easy apart Kate's pussy lips, spreading them wide and opening her up. Brandi smiled to herself as she noticed how the young woman's clit pushed itself out, inviting her to touch it. Carefully Brandi allowed both her thumbs to tease and cover it in warm oil. The muffled groans let Brandi know she was doing the right thing and she gasped as her own pussy felt Kate's tongue lap at her.
Ok lover. Here we go. Brandi whispered.
Taking hold of the jelly cock, Brandi rested it against Kate's pussy lips. Very, very slowly she used one of her oil soaked hands to push back the labia and introduce the bulbous tip of the monster cock. Kate instinctively pulled back her legs are far as she could, giving Brandi the opportunity to push the jelly cock into her. As she had expected Brandi met with some resistance, but by now she was so turned on by the situation her desire drove her on to complete what she had started.
Brandi dripped more oil over both Kate's pussy and the purple cock, angling it as straight as she could. She began to easy the giant head once more between the wide-open lips of her lover's pussy. The muffled cries of pleasure told her to continue.
Oh yes! Oh Kate yes, this looks so amazing! I know you can take it honey! Brandi began to say in encouragement.
As she pressed the jelly cock further into Kate, Brandi noticed with delightful lust that the giant head of the sex toy was indeed slowly sliding its way past the lips of her lover's pussy. Inch by inch she pushed it forward until the head at last disappeared inside. It looked deliciously, obscenely, wonderful.
Kate's muffled groans of pleasure encouraged Brandi to work frantically. Using the large head of the jelly cock, she began pushing it faster into the now gaping pussy of her younger lover. Her hands were now covered in a mixture of love juice and baby oil and she noticed with lustful delight how sodden and wet this made the bedclothes. Leaning back, Brandi also enjoyed the wicked sensation of entrapping her lover, slightly suffocating her and forcing her to lick her pussy as Kate gasped for air.
Oh Kate. Yes! Oh! Baby! Brandi moaned.
However, Brandi felt she had now teased Kate enough. She began to ease her own body forward, so to allow Kate a brief moment of freedom. Staring down, Brandi was slightly alarmed to see how overcome Kate appeared to be. Her eyes were shut tight and her face flustered and bright red; her once golden hair was now matted and soaked in sweat and pussy juice. However, this brief respite appeared to be the last thing young Kate wanted.
No! Don't stop! Smother me! Smother me again! Please, I'm nearly there! Kate begged.
For a split second Brandi almost asked her if she was sure she wanted her to continue, but rightly thought better of it. Throughout their relationship Kate had taught Brandi to stop worrying if everything was all right and enjoy the shear spontaneous pleasure of their lovemaking. Annoyed with herself for not doing this, Brandi immediately placed her thighs either side of the young woman's face and again lowered her hot, dripping pussy over Kate's expectant mouth.
This time Brandi showed no mercy. She pounded the head of jelly cock in and out of her lover's now gaping, open pussy. All the while she made sure that she was pushing down over young Kate's face. It was a glorious feeling. She bit her lip to stop herself from going over the edge. All her concentration was needed to finish Kate off.
The jelly cock now moved easily in and out. Brandi's hands seemed almost a blur. She heard the muffled cries of joy. Faster and faster, working it faster. Building up her lover's climax. Watching as her young body strained and heaved beneath her. Then it happened. Kate's whole body seemed to suddenly stiffen. Her hands tore at the bedcovers, her legs and feet became rigid and she almost managed to push Brandi off her. With a cry of pure ecstasy, Kate let the biggest orgasm take total utter control of her. It was deliciously depraved.
At last it was Christmas Day. Usually a time of piece, goodwill and also total mania in the kitchen! As Brandi busied herself preparing the family feast, her husband John, knew from past experience to keep well out of her way while this 'ritual' took place. However, as he cautiously brought his wife a glass of wine he was pleasantly surprised. Far from being in a furious frenzy, he found Brandi happy, serine and in a very pleasant mood.
Oh, thank you darling. How very thoughtful of you. Merry Christmas! She said
Oh, and a merry Christmas to you to. Is everything all right? Do you need a hand?
No, I'm fine darling. Everything's fine. No worries at all. Actually, if I'm not mistaken, that's the doorbell. Brandi continued, They must be here now. You better go let them in
Oh, right. I won't be a minute. Her husband excitedly said as he hurriedly disappeared out of the kitchen....


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Happy Saturday Copic Lovers!
I hope you are not too disappointed to find I am not sharing a scrapbook layout with you today??!! - I've taken a little detour (yet again!), because I wanted to share with you my "first-time" play with my new Copic Air-Brushing System....I am going to require a little more practise with it (and my masking technique)....but already I can tell you, I LOVE this new addition to the "toys" in my craft room.
I have a few cards to make in the next couple of weeks in time for Easter but this is one, I can cross off my list! I used my new Magnolia images - from the 2011 Butterfly Dreams Collection (Tilda with her Bunny and the Tulip Wheelbarrow) stamped onto X-Press IT Blending Card...along with an assortment of other goodies from the Mad for Markers store.
Air Brush System Set 1
it is a complete set ready to use. It comes with the Airgrip, Aircan 180 (approx.40mins of air ), the Air Adapter, Airhose and Can Holder.
Mask it Sheets
also available in the M4M store - 8 sheets 15" x 10"
Sky - B91, W1
Grass - YG93, YG95, YG97
Wheelbarrow - E33, E35, E37
Leaves & Tulips - YG93, YG95, YG97, Y21, Y23, Y26, R81, R83, R85, V12, V15, V17
Skin - E000, E00, E11, R20 (cheeks)
Hair and Boots - E31, E33, E35
Hat - Y21, Y23, Y25
Ribbon and Top - V12, V15, V17
Pants - B93, B95, B97
Bunny - W1, W3, W5
...and I would love you to leave some comments here - if you have any great tips on how to use the Airbrush System !!


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Cinema Spin-offs
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:1408:]]What do Casablanca, Private Benjamin, Planet of the Apes, Shaft, The Third Man, and The King and I have in common? When these popular movies were transformed into television series, they all failed miserably.This is the age of endless cinematic sequels-from Rocky III and Star Trek II to James Bond XI. But for years, television has been going the sequel mill one better by reincarnating hit movies as all kinds of small-screen fare.
Epics (2)
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:1400:]]In the beginning (sort of) was The Robe. And Hollywood said, "Let it have stars and spectacle and Romans. Let it have CinemaScope." And so it was so. And the public said that it was good. And 10, Hollywood said, "Let there be The Ten Commandments." And The Ten Commandments begat Ben-Hur. And Ben-Hur begat El Cid. And Hollywood never rested. For though the epics were not always highbrow, they were extremely profitable.
The Shoot Collection
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:1395:]]Here is a collection of commercial industry stories that I wrote for the trade publication SHOOT.Friday June 2, 2000SPECIAL REPORT: NEW YORK PRODUCTION_ New York, New York: A look at production in the Big Apple.
Movie Remakes (1)
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:1380:]]John Huston's classic, The Maltese Falcon, was a remake of an earlier film. So were such popular favorites as The Wizard of Oz and the Frankenstein that made Boris Karloff famous. Indeed, for almost as long as men have made movies, they have remade them.
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Women in Construction
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The Life of Python
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:1345:]]Monty Python, the six-man British comedy troupe that brought you "The Ministry of Silly Walks," "The Dead Parrot," and "The Man with a Tape Recorder Up His Nose," is quite alive and all over the tube. And not just in Monty Python's Flying Circus, their now legendary series.
Public Access TV
[[wysiwyg_imageupload:1338:]]THE CREATION OF THE BOX POPULIWhat would you say about a television schedule that included Midnight Blue, an erotic variety show produced by Al Goldstein of Screw magazine; Emerald City, a program about life in homosexual communities; and The Irish Freedom Show, a series featuring a socialist host offering pro-IRA opinions?Unusual? Impossible?Unusual, yes; and impossible on most television stations-but not on public access television, a growing phenomenon throughout the United States.
TV Spies
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I heard a lot about how social media is driving a social revolution that businesses are being forced to react to. Paul Greenberg, among others, has highlighted this extensively in the past.
The idea is to create value from what businesses learn about customers at the social and emotional level, or to put another way, social CRM is in a prime position to measure the attitudinal data that CRM systems currently fail to gauge…and then applying that insight to the business. The concept of social media simply denotes a new way of doing it, and not simply looking at social CRM as a new medium by which to communicate with customers.
I've also heard a lot of talk about how this information should drive businesses to personalize the experience not necessarily on a one-by-one basis but rather to certain segments.
In the end, I think we still have a ways to go before the concept of sentiment or emotional analysis is ready for mass adoption, but we're getting there. Sentiments and emotional measurements is the next frontier, but the technology still has a ways to go. Last but not least, and as is the case with CRM, it will come down to the people and processes before it will be about the technology.


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Ashford University Plans Registration for Spring Classes
Fall Visit Day Planned at Ashford University
Registration for the spring 2010 semester for Ashford University's current students has begun and new students are invited to register for classes beginning Nov. 16.
The spring semester at Ashford begins on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010.
On Saturday, Nov. 7, the University will host its annual Fall Visit Day for prospective students. This is an opportunity for new students and families to visit the campus, tour facilities and meet with faculty, staff and current students.
Students interested in attending the Visit Day or in scheduling an individual campus visit, should contact the Admissions Office at 563.242.4023, ext. 7383, for more information.
About Ashford University
Founded in 1918, Ashford University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (www.ncahlc.org). The University offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs online and at its Clinton, Iowa, campus. The University is known for its high quality yet highly affordable online and on-campus programs. For more information, please visit www.ashford.edu or call Shari Rodriguez, director of Public Relations, at 858.513.9240 x2513.


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Submitted By: Jessica Flatley
Prior to discovering I had a gluten allergy, my first choice for dining out was always Italian, hands down. Since it is not easy to find a gluten free or dairy free option at an Italian restaurant, those days are long gone. My absolute favorite Italian dish was my grandmother's spaghetti bolognese. I've modified my family recipe so I can still enjoy an incredibly tasty dish that is reminiscent of loving family memories. This healthier recipe is gluten free, refined sugar free and dairy free optional (just opt out of the Parmesan cheese). It is also made with tomatoes and quinoa, two superfoods that keep you feeling full and energized. For more step-by-step pictures, check out the original post.
Gluten Free Linguine Bolognese
Makes 6 servings
- 1 lb. Lean Ground Beef
- 6 tbsp. Parmesan Cheese (optional)
- 28 oz. can Chunky Crushed Tomatoes (Plain, Unsalted)
- 15 oz. can Tomato Sauce
- 1/4 c. Tomato Paste
- 1 lb. Gluten Free Linguine (Quinoa or Brown Rice Pasta)
- 2 tbsp. Natvia (Natural Sweetener)
- 1 tsp. Sea Salt
- 1 tsp. Black Pepper
- 1 tsp. Garlic Salt or 4 cloves Fresh Garlic
- 1 tsp. Onion Powder
- 2 tsp. Parsley
- 1 tsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Cook the ground beef in a pot on a low flame, until fully browned (5 to 8 min).
- Drain the ground beef to a fine mesh strainer and rinse out the pot.
- Return the drained ground beef to the pot and add all of the remaining ingredients (except the gluten free pasta and Parmesan cheese!).
- Stir over a medium flame for 10 minutes. Then reduce the heat to simmer for 60 to 90 minutes.
- While the sauce simmers a pot with water, add a pinch of sea salt, 1 tsp. of olive oil and bring the water to a boil.
- Once the water boils, add the 1 lb. of gluten free pasta and reduce heat to a medium flame (10 to 15 minutes).
- Drain the gluten free pasta once fully cooked. Add the bolognese sauce and Parmesan cheese (unless you are dairy free).
- Have leftover sauce? The answer is undoubtedly yes! Throw it in the fridge, freezer or use it for my Gluten Free Zucchini Lasagna.
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Upas Dew Phenomenon in Dieng Plateau, Wonosobo
A holiday in Dieng Plateau is worth of thousands of experiences. The reason is none other than the unlimited choices of nature attractions, which are scattered all over the area. Apart from those tourist spots, there is a unique phenomenon and happens only in Dieng called Upas Dew! The locals call it "Embun Upas", actually. It happens when the temperature goes below zero degrees Celcius and the dew turns into ice crystals in the morning. All of the fields and farms look white, covered by those ices. Even though it becomes a threat to farming, tourists consider it beautiful and unique.
The Nuance
It is not easy to witness Upas Dew phenomenon because tourists must spend a night in Dieng and wake up early in the morning. Usually, the frozen dew is formed at night when the temperature is quite low. It happens all year especially between July and September because of the low degree of the environment. Local farmers even call it the poisonous dew! It is not because of the presence of poison, but it has the ability to kill the crops. The reason is simple that plants cannot live in an environment under 0 degree Celcius.
Exploring Upas Dew Phenomenon
Even though Upas Dew is a bad thing for local farmers, it becomes quite an attraction for tourists. Also, people keep coming to Dieng Plateau in order to witness the phenomenon directly. Apart from sightseeing, they would take some pictures of that dew using their camera. The thing is they must come at the right time, guided by the locals. As for the tip, it is better to hire a tour guide who knows exactly about it. That person even may tell about the other names of it like trotol, ngulun, lodoh, and its scientific term "downy mildew".
The common sign of the formation of Upas Dew is the temperature at noon, which is about 22-23 degrees Celcius. At night, it goes down significantly to -5 degrees Celcius. The fog turns into dew when reaching the ground. Instead of water, it turns into ice crystals due to the low temperature of the environment. In the morning, the fields and other landscapes may turn white, covered by ice crystals. It is indeed a bad event for farmers as their plants can't grow in that condition.
Today, Upas Dew has become a signature attraction in Dieng and nearby area. No wonder, visitors include it in their vacation list. No other regions offer such kind of phenomenon after all. As long as people come at the right time and with a local guide, they have a high chance to witness it. Don't forget to wear a comfortable jacket and carry a good camera. These things are primary.
Nearby Attractions
- Wonosobo City
- Sindoro Mountain
- Sikidang Crater
- Sikunir Hill
How to Get There
The best location to see Upas Dew is in Dieng Plateau. From Wonosobo, the trip may take about 29.6 km (2 hours). As mentioned before, the best way to experience such phenomenon is by hiring a local guide who knows the exact location and the best time to hunt it.
Where to Stay
- Dieng Inn
- Arjuna 2 Homestay
- Gunung Mas Hotel
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By Tripp Baltz
DENVER--In the course of a three-year, $4 million study on water supply and demand in the Colorado River Basin, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the seven basin states signaled they were ready to hear any and all ideas.
Options and strategies flowed in, ranging from the prosaic to the exotic. Desalination plants in the Pacific Ocean. Pipelines connecting the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers to the Denver metro area. Tankers hauling icebergs and bags of water to Southern California.
However, the study, known formally as The Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study, did not assess one set of ideas: proposals calling for legal and policy changes, many of which concerned the Law of the River, a collection of compacts, treaties, statutes, and court rulings that governs how water in the basin has been allocated for more than 90 years.
From the beginning of the study--completed in December 2012 and funded by the Bureau of Reclamation and the basin states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming--the participants agreed it would be taking on too much to give serious consideration to changing the Law of the River.
"To rewrite or amend the Law of the River was a place we were not willing to go at this time and in the context of the study," said Ted Kowalski, chief of the interstate, federal, and water information section for the Colorado Water Conservation Board, part of the state's Department of Natural Resources. Kowalski was a member of the options and strategies sub-team that helped write the study.
Carly Jerla, operations research analyst for the Bureau of Reclamation in Boulder, and the bureau's manager for the study, told BNA that officials believed it would not be productive "to start taking apart the Law of the River just for the sake of taking it apart."
"We were all in agreement from the get-go that we were going to reflect on and consider the policy options, but that they were not going to go through a rigorous assessment," Jerla said. "We all knew that if we started going down that road, we would get sidelined and never get the report done."
Authorized by the 2009 SECURE Water Act, the study began in January 2010 and was completed last year. It defined current and future imbalances in water supply and demand in the Colorado River Basin for approximately the next 50 years and developed and analyzed adaptation and mitigation strategies to resolve those imbalances.
Participating in and generating the study were federal and state water officials, municipal water district managers, private companies, environmental groups, and Native American tribes.
There is much at stake.
The river and its tributaries provide water for 4 million acres of irrigated land, habitat for fish and wildlife, and critical flow for moisture-dependent ecosystems, in addition to 4,200 megawatts of hydropower generation and multiple opportunities for recreation.
The basin is also the primary supply of drinking water for some 40 million people living in an area that stretches from the Rocky Mountains across the Desert Southwest to the Southern California shoreline.
The basins study report, released by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Dec. 12, projected an average annual supply imbalance--the amount by which demand will outstrip supply--of 3.2 million acre-feet in the basin by 2060. An acre-foot is 325,851 gallons, the average amount of water consumed by two households in a year.
To resolve these projected imbalances, the study received and considered more than 150 ideas for adaptation and mitigation strategies, analyzing them across four broad categories: increasing supply, reducing demand, modifying operations, and governance and implementation. The latter group consisted of ideas and suggestions related to three major categories: water management and allocation, tribal water, and data and information.
The options and strategies sub-team declined to analyze the legal and policy ideas contained in the governance and implementation category, especially when they involved changes to the Law of the River.
The final study report included language acknowledging that "most concepts related to water management and allocation and tribal water have significant legal and policy considerations."
The report acknowledged that those concepts were not assessed by the participants. "Where appropriate, these concepts will require future discussions beyond the scope of the study," it said.
Mechanisms exist for flexible operations in the basin "without destabilizing the Law of the River or triggering lengthy legal battles that would inevitably occur with any attempt to re-allocate the river," the report said.
"The Law of the River has turned out to have more flexibility in it than is often thought," Tom Buschatzke, assistant director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources' Water Management Division, told BNA.
Recent additions to the Law of the River, including guidelines forged in 2007 to deal with shortages caused by drought and an international agreement reached last year allowing Mexico to store some of its annual allotment of Colorado River water in the United States, are examples of the law's flexibility, water officials told BNA.
When asked if members of the sub-team were reluctant to analyze legal and policy ideas because they respect the Law of the River, fear changing it, or view changing it as too difficult, sub-team member Don Gross told BNA, "All of the above."
"I don't think the states want to go there," added Gross, a civil engineer with the Arizona Department of Water Resources.
Opening up the Law of the River would have risked altering its core purpose--setting the water allocations to which each state is entitled. States worry that doing so could result in changes to their current shares.
That fear is more pervasive in the upper basin states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, which do not use up their full apportionment over a 10-year average, relative to those in the lower basin states of Arizona, California, and Nevada, which have used up their allotments as defined under various compacts, agreements, and court orders dating back to 1922.
States in the upper basin are concerned "they won't get as good a deal," Reagan Waskom, director of the Colorado Water Institute and the Colorado State University Water Center, said.
"Only Nevada sees itself as getting a better deal if the compact is opened up," he said. "Opening it up would create a lot of uncertainty. In the states there are few people in positions of power who would say, 'Let's toss this up and re-discuss it.' "
It is likely all three lower basin states would see advantages to changing allocations as defined under the Law of the River, with Nevada "perhaps having the most to gain by some kind of reallocation scheme," Kowalski acknowledged.
Nevada's original percentage allotment, set in 1928 along with the other lower basin states, was small, in part because of the view at that time about future development and population growth in the region.
"In the 1920s, you had a strong agricultural orientation, and it was deemed that the quality of the soils in Nevada was poor," said Kay Brothers, former deputy general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority and now a consultant to the authority in Las Vegas. "Also, you weren't looking at cities like Las Vegas" coming along, she said.
On the other hand, Brothers said, Nevada is probably the state that has benefitted the most from changes to the Law of the River that have occurred over the years. "It has benefitted greatly from the flexibility inherent to the framework of the law," she said.
Jerla noted the study was a technical one designed to demonstrate ways to address supply and demand imbalances. "We didn't go into detailed evaluation of the legal and policy options because of their sensitive nature but also because they don't address the imbalances," she said.
"Undermining some of the key principles would not have been a productive way to move forward," she added. "If we really wanted to focus on these, we could have easily taken up the entire three years, with all the skeletons that would come out of the closet."
"This was not a decisional document, but it should be considered a call to action," said Erin Wilson, professional engineer with Wilson Water Group, a water consulting firm.
Douglas S. Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program in the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, told BNA it was a shame the study chose not to analyze the legal and policy options.
"Shortages mean there is an inevitability of institutional change needed for the river, and I don't know how you avoid it," Kenney said. "States have been ignoring the underlying legal issues, but they can't go on doing that forever.
"The reservoirs are just too low, and eventually there will be too many parties who say, 'That last drop is mine.' It would be better to look at this now," he said.
Under some of the most dire modeling scenarios, Lake Powell, which lies in the upper basin straddling Arizona and Utah, goes dry, he said.
"It will take 20 years to work out the legal implications of an empty Lake Powell," he said. "Why not start that now, rather than waiting for the system to crash?"
"There is a shortage looming on the horizon, and we have to deal with it," John Shields, interstate streams engineer in the Office of the Wyoming State Engineer, told BNA. "But I don't envision any pathways where we could get there by legal change without somebody taking something away from somebody else.
"That would lead to litigation and turning to a judge with an incomplete set of facts who would make a decision that would make nobody happy," he added.
The legal implications of the report were indeed sensitive, Kenney said. In addition to declining to assess the legal and policy options, the study included a page-long disclaimer stating that nothing in the study report is intended for use against any of the main basin partners to "evidence legal interpretations of the law of the river."
Even the negotiations over the disclaimer became prickly, he said. In June 2011 the Bureau and the seven states released an interim report on the study, coming right up against the release deadline because of last minute debate over the disclaimer's wording, Kenney said.
It is the job of the Law of the River, a complex body of laws, court cases, and regulations, to determine how Colorado River water meets the needs of the various agricultural, industrial, and municipal users. The Law of the River also controls how dams and reservoirs are operated in the basin.
Over the history of the Law of the River, water managers have described it in contradictory terms, at times endowing it with a near-reverent, written-in-stone quality, while at other times touting its flexibility and evolving nature.
"I would say the Law of the River is pretty adaptable," Bill Hasencamp of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California told BNA. "In the last 10 years, we have made a lot of changes to it."
The law now provides for states to engage in interstate water banking, at least in the lower basin, Brothers noted. "Arizona is banking water for Nevada's future use," she said. "The majority of what we have banked, 2.8 million acre feet, is Arizona's unused apportionment. And we paid them for it."
Water banking and water marketing were elements of at least nine of the roughly 40 governance and implementation options that were received during the study. Water officials in the upper basin states are now quietly engaged in talks over water banking rules for the basin, sources told BNA.
But they were unwilling to do so in the context of the study--again, because of concerns over the implications for the Law of the River, Hasencamp told BNA.
"The states were unwilling to look at some options relating to the law," Hasencamp said. When it comes to legal matters in the basin, "the states are more conservative," he said. "The water districts are more cutting-edge and open-minded."
One idea that met strong resistance from the states was the formation of an informal basinwide stakeholder governance process.
"Any idea about forming a committee having some governance structure, which would result in states turning that authority over to somebody else, is really a nonstarter," said Wyoming's Shields.
The cornerstone of the Law of the River is the Colorado River Compact of 1922, the first attempt to decide how water in the basin would be allocated, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.
The 1922 Compact defined the relationship between the upper basin states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming and the lower basin States of Arizona, California, and Nevada.
At the time, the upper basin states were concerned that plans for the Hoover Dam and other development projects in the lower basin would, under the Western water law doctrine of prior appropriation, deprive them of their ability to use the river's flows in the future, the bureau said.
Prior appropriation, often referred to as the Colorado Doctrine, sets forth a "first in time, first in right" principle for ownership of water rights. Under the Western water doctrine, water is not tied to the land, and a landowner may not use water belonging to someone downstream whose rights are more senior.
The 1922 compact gave each basin the right to develop and use 7.5 million acre-feet of river water annually, according to the bureau. The approach reserved water for future upper basin development while allowing lower basin development to proceed, it said.
It resulted ultimately in an annual requirement for an 8.23 million acre-foot minimum release from Lake Powell-in other words, a release of upper basin water to the lower basin.
Over the next quarter century, various treaties, agreements, and acts became part of the law, including a 1944 water treaty that apportioned 1.5 million acre-feet of the Colorado's annual river flow to Mexico.
Other major moments in the law's history include the following, according to the bureau:
• The Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 ratified the 1922 compact, authorized the construction of Hoover Dam and related irrigation facilities in the lower basin and apportioned the lower's basin's 7.5 million acre-feet among Arizona (2.8 million acre-feet), California (4.4 million acre-feet) and Nevada (0.3 million acre-feet). The act also authorized the interior secretary to act as the sole contracting authority for Colorado River water use in the lower basin.
• The Upper Colorado River Basin Compact of 1948 created the Upper Colorado River Commission and apportioned the upper basin's 7.5 million acre-feet among Colorado (51.75 percent), New Mexico (11.25 percent), Utah (23 percent), and Wyoming (14 percent). A small part of Arizona that lies within the upper basin also was apportioned 50,000 acre-feet annually.
• The Colorado River Storage Project of 1956 provided a comprehensive upper basinwide water resource development plan and authorized the construction of Glen Canyon, Flaming Gorge, Navajo, and Curecanti dams for river regulation and hydropower production, as well as several projects for irrigation and other uses.
• Arizona v. California ( 3/9/64), in which the high court settled a 25-year dispute over the then-envisioned Central Arizona Project and the apportionments of California and Arizona. The court ultimately ruled that the doctrine of prior appropriation did not apply to apportionments in the lower basin. It also decreed that the interior secretary did not have the authority to deliver water outside the framework of apportionments defined by the law, and it mandated the preparation of annual reports documenting the uses of water in the three lower basin states.
• The Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968 authorized construction of a number of water development projects, including the Central Arizona Project (CAP). It also made the priority of the CAP water supply subordinate to California's apportionment in times of shortage and directed the interior secretary to prepare, in consultation with the Colorado River Basin states, long-range operating criteria for the Colorado River reservoir system.
• The Criteria for Coordinated Long-Range Operation of Colorado River Reservoirs of 1970 provide for the coordinated operation of reservoirs in the upper and lower basins and set conditions for water releases from Lake Powell and Lake Mead. They were amended in 2005.
• The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974 authorized desalting and salinity control projects, including the Yuma Desalting Plant, to improve Colorado River water quality.
Several other laws, contracts, documents and court orders have become part of the law since then. Also, the federal Endangered Species Act and various American Indian claim settlements influence the extent to which water developments and diversions can be used in the basin.
Minute 319, the accord between the United States and Mexico allowing Mexico to store some of its annual allotment of Colorado River water in the United States, also provides for environmental and waterway improvements in Mexico (2013 WLPM, 2/27/13).
The five-year agreement provides for a pilot program allowing for Mexico to store its Colorado River allotment in Lake Mead for future use in addition to water infrastructure improvement projects, funded by U.S. water districts in exchange for a share of the water the projects will save.
Minute 319 is another example of the flexibility of the Law of the River but also its complexity. While it was entered into by two parties, the U.S. and Mexico sections of the International Boundary and Water Commission, it also involved input from the Bureau of Reclamation and roughly 15 water agencies and officials in the seven basin states.
Under the agreement, Mexico will leave as much as 1.5 million acre-feet in Lake Mead over five years, raising the surface of the lake by as much as 15 feet, according to Jayne Harkins, executive director of the Colorado River Commission of Nevada in Las Vegas. Raising the level will help ensure that water flows continue from the lake, the primary water source for Las Vegas, according to Harkins.
In addition to long-term water supply benefits for Mexico, a goal of the agreement is to enhance wetlands and riparian environment along the Colorado River valley in that country, she said.
Also under the deal, the Nevada agencies and the Central Arizona Water Conservation District will contribute $2.5 million each to Mexico over three years beginning in 2013. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will contribute $5 million over the five-year term.
There is no interstate governance commission involving all seven basin states like the International Boundary and Water Commission comprised of officials in Mexico and the United States.
States, tribes, and federal agencies add to, enforce, and abide by the principles of the law. Representatives of state water agencies, such as the state engineer or departments of water resources, participate in the informal discussions that lead to changes in the law by way of congressional and state legislative action, court rulings, treaties, and compacts.
States in the study group also cast a wary eye on suggestions for mutual forbearance by the upper and lower basins, a voluntary demand cap in the upper basin, and river flow redistribution based on population, Shields said.
With respect to the flexibility of the Law of the River, Buschatzke cited as the most substantive recent addition the interim guidelines approved by the Interior Department in 2007 to develop management strategies during drought and low reservoir conditions.
The Colorado River Interim Guidelines for Lower Basin Shortages and Coordinated Operations for Lake Powell and Lake Mead were designed to provide greater certainty to the lower basin states about the amount of annual water deliveries in future years, particularly under shortage conditions.
Because of a drought that ultimately lasted eight years, the Interior Department applied pressure on the states to participate in the development of new shortage guidelines.
The process began when the drought spurred the upper basin states to say to the department, "We want to release something less than the 8.23 million acre feet" required under the Law of the River, Kowalski said.
Against this background, then-Interior Secretary Gale Norton initiated a public process in May 2005 to develop additional operational guidelines and tools for drought conditions in the basin.
While water storage in Lake Mead, Lake Powell, and other reservoirs afforded great protection from drought, the basin needed detailed, objective operational tools so the department and the states could make informed decisions if shortages caused reservoirs to continue to dwindle, Norton said.
The states were challenged to craft the new guidelines in the context of the Law of the River, Brothers said. "Norton basically said, 'You work it out, or I'll work it out for you,' " she said.
"The 2007 guidelines are a great example of change that allows the lower basin states to store water in Lake Mead and have it delivered at a later time," Jerla said. "If you had suggested it to someone 20 years ago, they might have said, 'That's crazy, and the Law of the River won't allow that to happen.' "
The experience showed "we can find flexibility in the Law of the River, avoid litigation and fights, and avoid opening up the compact," Buschatzke said.
"The 2007 guidelines were a huge change," Jennifer Pitt, director of the Colorado River Program at the Environmental Defense Fund in Boulder, Colo., told BNA. "But for some people, they did not go far enough."
The necessity of change "tends to reflect where the basin is in water use and the perception of whether or not we are in an age of limits," Pitt said. "The Law of the River has changed over time and will continue to change over time."
"This report was not the end-all, be-all, but a report for this point in time," Hasencamp said. "In the future there will be more willingness to look at all the things we didn't look at with this study."
Ignoring the legal issues could ultimately put the upper basin states at the biggest risk, Kenney said.
"If you avoid having this conversation and you wait until the system crashes, that's when the lower basin states will use their political muscle to go to Congress, and Congress will impose a solution to their liking," he said.
"My money's more in California than on Wyoming," he added.
Supply and demand solutions must be accompanied by legal solutions, he said. "Even if you start bringing in icebergs and building pipelines, the legal issues are still there," he said. "You put new water in the system, and you still have to decide: Whose water is it?"
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Bradley Cooper Supports Philadelphia Eagles at Gym Workout!
Bradley Cooper shows some love for the Philadelphia Eagles while heading to a workout session at a gym on Monday (January 27) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Over the weekend, the 39-year-old actor was dapper in a tuxedo while honoring his American Hustle director David O. Russell with a medallion at the 2014 Directors Guild of America Awards.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Bradley Cooper
In case you missed it, Bradley will be starring in the upcoming Broadway production of The Elephant Man this coming fall. We can't wait to catch a showing!
FYI: Brad's character in his hit film Silver Linings Playbook was a diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan.


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The following question was answered by a little digging in the Betsy Ross home page - but I haven't seen this reported before. Here is the URL for your interest: www.ushistory.org/betsy/more/folds.htm - quite interesting!
submitted by: Rob Raeside, 22 October 2001
What's on the page provided by Rob is an interesting interpretation, but it's a case of people coming up with symbolism for something that existed before the explanation was invented. It is widely noted that the triangular shape resembles the cocked (or tricorn="three-cornered") hat worn at the time of the American Revolution. As I understand it, however, this was not the origin of the method of folding the flag. Instead, the system of folding the flag twice lengthwise then into a series of triangles was developed by soldiers during the 19th century as a practical means of storing large flags neatly (garrison flags of 20 feet in hoist and everyday flags of 10 feet in hoist) without requiring large numbers of men. The method yielded a manageable packet that had the additional benefit of unfolding easily when the flag was hoisted the next morning (the upper and lower grommets were right together inside the triangle--they could be attached by a two- to four-man detail and the flag then unfolded itself while being kept clear of the ground by one or two of the two men as the halyard was pulled).
The business about the symbolism of the various folds is pure invention. Nothing wrong with ascribing such meanings if one chooses, but without historic basis. The number of folds made comes inevitably from the 10:19 ratio of the flag.
Joe McMillan, 22 October 2001
To see how it is done, you can also look at this page: www.crwflags.com/folding.html
Elias Granqvist, 22 October 2001


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I've been meaning to get Neil Young's new album "Fork in the Road" for sometime now, but there was one large problem preventing me from doing so…my almost negative bank account.
"Download it for free!" you say. No thanks. I don't like stealing music, especially from artists I love. If you ran a clothing store, and it was your livelihood, would you just let someone walk out with free t-shirts? I don't think so. So don't steal music. The end.
(Okay, now back to my point…)
Neil Young. I love him. However, I was skeptical about this album because when it was being promoted a lot of emphasis was put on how it was inspired by Young's new flair for building eco-friendly cars. Hmm…what? Now, really, I am all for saving the earth but I wasn't sure how I would feel about an entire album about building a car that runs off corn and dreams…and, uh, stuff.
I now realize that I was wrong to have thought that when all the papers and magazines were saying "inspired" they didn't mean that the songs were actually about cars, they meant that Neil's new love of saving the planet acted as a sort of metaphor for a call to action. This metaphor continues throughout the entire album, too. It came out roughly a week after President Obama announced his stimulus plan and the album acts as a nice supplement to it. "Fork in the Road" uses car maintenance as a metaphor for how we should all, according to Neil, be living our lives/treating our planet. We have to care for it, fuel it, and take responsibility for it. These are all nicely outlined in the 10 song track listing:
1. When Worlds Collide
2. Fuel Line
3. Just Singing A Song
4. Johnny Magic
5. Cough Up The Bucks
6. Get Behind The Wheel
7. Off The Road
8. Hit The Road
9. Light A Candle
10. Fork In The Road
These songs are Neil's cliff-notes on living life in this new, slightly desperate, day and age…and I agree with him. We need to get off our asses, stop complaining, and DO something. My generation is the most at fault for sitting on our butts and whining and quite frankly, I'm embarrassed by it. "Just singing a song won't change the world," but ACTIONS will.
Aside from Neil's message which, while kind of over done at the moment is still important and well delivered, the music on this album is his best since "Cortez the Killer."
If you haven't picked up the album yet, you should. It's perfect for summer when you want a nice beat and rhythm to accompany your day, as well as something that has a message of endless possibilities, like many summer days.
I may even have to abandon the Grateful Dead's "American Beauty" as the soundtrack of my summer in favor of "Fork in the Road," because it's an album about taking action…and I am taking action this summer. I am getting paid to write. Writing is my job, and I am going to make sure that I do the best job I possibly can because this is the moment where I take my life in the direction that I want it to go.
It's now or never, or as Neil says, "Get behind the wheel."