text: James Seward is a hero. He saved a little girl from what could have been a deadly mauling by a vicious dog. Eight-year-old J'Aunnia Jackson will have terrible memories of the attack on Aug. 7. Marks from the puncture wounds that required 18 stitches to close may remain, too. But, thanks to the courage and quick action of Seward, she will recover. Incidents such as this one remind us of the reason for South Bend's dangerous dog ordinance. The city requires that the owners of pit bull terriers carry $300,000 in liability insurance and keep the dogs in specially constructed kennels. J'Aunnia was attacked by a pit bull mix that, according to a spokesman for South Bend Animal Care and Control, wasn't registered as a dangerous dog. The ordinance cannot be effective in protecting the public unless it is thoroughly enforced. In this case, that means police and city code officials must keep an eye out for the dogs and must require residents who choose to own them to comply with the law. Breed-specific dangerous dog ordinances always have been controversial. The fact that they single out owners for special costs and restrictions isn't fair to those whose pit bulls are docile and friendly. Such owners always are ready with testimonials as to their dogs' good natures. While it is true that no stereotype applies to every member of any breed of dog, in the case of pit bulls there is ample justification for the "dangerous" label. Pit bulls long have been bred for fighting. They still are. Characteristics of fighting dogs include extreme jaw strength, a relentless grip and a distinct attack style. Rather than growling and snapping as another dog might do, they lunge silently and clench their jaws on their victim. Prying tools often are necessary to break their grip. Besides their bloodsport history, pit bulls are trained to be weapons. In some places, attack-trained fighting dogs are nicknamed "fuzzy guns." So, while it surely is true that not all pit bulls are dangerous, it also is naive to think that affection and obedience school can undo breeding. People who make pit bulls their pets should do so knowing that the breed carries the killer onus. They should know, too, that the law which requires them to assume additional responsibility for their pet will be enforced.


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BEEKMANTOWN - A local teenager has died following injuries sustained from a two-car motor vehicle accident in the town of Beekmantown Dec. 28.
Morgin B. Baker, 17, Mooers, was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m., while awaiting transport to Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility in Burlington, Vt. According to state police, Morgin Baker was a 2008 Pontiac north on State Route 22 when she lost control of the vehicle on the snow covered roads and traveled into the southbound lane. Baker's vehicle reportedly struck a 2000 Chevrolet S-10 pick up truck operated by Barbara Ann Provost, 48, West Chazy.
Morgin Baker and her two passengers, Rodney C. Baker, 46, and Britney N. Baker, 20, were transported by ambulance to CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.
Rodney Baker and Britney Baker were listed in stable condition.
Provost was also transported to CVPH for treatment and later released.
Dr. Deonarayan Saha performed Morgin Baker's autopsy Dec. 29 and determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma due to a motor vehicle accident. Clinton County Coroner David Donah ruled the manner of death as accidental.

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Sailing in the San Blas
August 31st, 2012
La Guajira: North meets South
September 12th, 2012
Cartagena to Bucaramanga – via the swamps
October 1st, 2012
For a supposed cycling trip, sometimes we seem to be very good at avoiding our bikes. With Ed's visit and then some serious bike faffing and mechanical manoeuvring in Cartagena (my hub finally returned and was fitted), suddenly it was mid September and another month had passed by without our feet touching the pedals. We'd definitely found a limit to our personal comfort boundaries in Cartagena. A pleasant enough city, it's stiflingly hot and I was more than ready to hit the road.
Colombia's mountains lay ahead, waiting for us with famously tough cycling along switchback roads at high altitude but before we reached them we had a warm up (literally) of a couple of weeks cycling away from Cartagena and into the hot and steamy swamps…
Into the foothills: an Andean warm-up
October 6th, 2012
"It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them."
Ernest Hemingway
I'm not sure if Hemingway ever dragged himself away from his Cuban daiquirís long enough to explore Colombia by bike – but if he had, he may have found his theory tested to its limits.
For southbound cyclists like us, Colombia is where the foothills of the Andes begin. From here down through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina, chances are we are either going to be crawling uphill very slowly, or bumping downhill slightly faster – and not much else in between. As they say around here with a mischievous wink of understatement, it's about to get very columpio ("lumpy").
Second only to the prospect of saddle soreness, climbing is perhaps the one aspect of cycling that sends non-cyclists' eyebrows upwards, and their hands reaching for their car keys. It is definitely cycling at its most masochistic – an orgy of sweat, burning lactic acid and hyperventilation…all for what? Just to say that you've conquered a hill? And then, chances are, to freewheel all the way back down again to where you started. Surely it doesn't get much more pointless than that.
Yet for me climbing is also cycling at its rawest and most addictive. It's escapism in its purest, most physical form. Hit a serious climb and for that moment, it's just you versus the hill: second by second, pedal stroke by pedal stroke, hairpin by hairpin. Add in 50kg of heavy steel touring bike, a tent, stove, fuel, food, water, clothes and assorted clutter, and the equation definitely tips in favour of the hill. The romanticism quickly evaporates – but somehow the addiction remains.
It will be interesting to see just how quickly the Andes cure my addiction and beat any remaining drops of romanticism out of me. I have a feeling that it might not be too long before I'm daydreaming about those sweaty days on the flat coastal plains of Central America…
And so, with the mountains looming ahead, we decided the only option was to get stuck straight in. After dragging ourselves away from the warmth and hospitality of Julian's wonderful family in Bucaramanga, we headed out for a serious warm up in Colombia's Cordillera Oriental.
I remembered reading about a back route that Cass Gilbert (as ever our PanAm dirt road guru – thank you Cass!) had taken from Bucaramanga to San Gil on his own journey through Santander over a year ago. Having spent much of the last few days from Mompos truck-dodging on main roads, we decided to give it a try.
Add in a healthy dose of Colombian hospitality, and it turned into one of my favourite dirt road rides of the trip so far. The climbs were definitely tough, but as always the rewards of riding in the mountains made all the effort worthwhile: stunning landscapes, beautiful pueblos and generous people.
2. Rhythm. Hit play on Hot Chip's new album – current hill climbing soundtrack of choice.
October 18th, 2012
El Cocuy. A Colombian national park that we'd never heard of wasn't exactly on our bucket list but from the moment we were shown pictures of this little known treasure, we decided that it was worth a visit.
Julian our fantastic host from Bucaramanga wanted to see the park too and so having spent a week cycling away from him, a two hour bus journey took us back to his house. Plans gradually came together for a five day walking trip and with the bikes safely stowed away, we embarked on an epic 18 hour bus journey from Bucaramanga to the village of El Cocuy, gateway to the park itself.
From here the journey got a bit tougher as the park is tucked away in the mountains and access isn't easy….by the time we hopped off the truck ready to start hiking, our journey had taken three days and we hoped it would be worth it. Little did we know we'd be trekking back down to El Cocuy in less than 24 hours.
Making for Medellín
November 23rd, 2012
No doubt you've worked out the pattern by now – give us a few weeks in a new country and chances are we will soon be extolling its virtues to anyone that will listen. "We love [insert name of latest country here]! The food is delicious, the scenery is beautiful, and the people – well, the people are just sooooo friendly!"
After almost 16 months of hospitality wherever we have been, it really shouldn't come as any surprise that Colombia is also full of wonderful, generous people. Yet even by the high standards of hospitality we have become accustomed to on this trip, this country definitely raises the bar. After decades of civil war which kept all but the most intrepid tourists away, it feels like Colombians are still genuinely delighted to see visitors enjoying the country they proudly refer to as paradise.
"Cómo les parece Colombia?" ("What do you think of Colombia?") they ask, before checking that their fellow colombianos have been looking after us well – and then invariably trying to outdo them in the hospitality stakes. We never ask for more than water and advice – but here you almost always get far more. I sometimes wonder if we are the unwitting (yet happily willing) beneficiaries of some kind of national hospitality competition.
It's definitely the first country in which we have rolled into a tiny village to find the mayor and chief of police waiting in the square to formally welcome us. And the first where every day people on motorbikes slow down and ride alongside us for 10 minutes just for a chat and to wish us well. It's also the the first where we have regularly tried to pay the bill for lunch or a snack, only to find that the friendly local we have been chatting to has already paid it for us. "Les invito!" ("I'll get this!"), they say with a grin, telling us we need to save our money – and plainly ignoring the fact that we are clearly the rich gringos in this exchange.
And so, when we took the decision to sit out the worst of the Andean rainy season until the New Year, spending our time off the bikes in Colombia was an easy choice to make. The only difficult question in a country so huge and diverse was where to make our base. Colombians – never short of an opinion – were almost unanimous. "Medellín!" they said, directing us west from Santander towards the capital of the neighbouring state of Antioquia. "It's the best place in Colombia to spend Christmas".
And so here we are, puros campesinos (country bumpkins) finding our feet in a bustling city of 2.5 million people nestled high in the Cordillera Central. Somehow we've already been here a month, and it's flown by. We've landed on our feet with a great group of new friends who in true Colombian style have been keen to immerse us in antioqueño culture and – even better – food. Chances are we will be leaving here a lot fatter than when we arrived which, given the climbs ahead of us, probably isn't a bad thing. In between eating, we're managing to squeeze in some volunteering, Spanish study and a much-needed overhaul of well-worn bikes and kit.
But first of course, we had to get here from San Gil, where we had stashed our bikes during our detour to El Cocuy. Like any east-west journey in this part of Colombia, it involved some range-hopping: from the Cordillera Oriental down to the Río Magdalena, before a steady two and a half day climb up into the Cordillera Central. Inspired by our back roads ride out of Bucaramanga, we chose to avoid the main road from San Gil to Barbosa, opting instead for a second dose of tough climbs and tranquil Santander pueblos…
December 11th, 2012
Anyone who knows me, even slightly, will testify that Christmas is without a doubt my favourite time of year (to one friend, I am known as "Sarah Christmas"). The Christmas I love is a nostalgic, traditional British one: Midnight Mass with my family, frosty dark village lanes, twinkling lights on real Christmas trees, mulled wine and mince pies in front of a roaring fire, friends drunkenly dancing arm in arm in the pub to classic Christmas tunes…
All the twee, obvious images we associate with Christmas are what makes it special to me and I am not ashamed to admit that I wholeheartedly embrace them all. This will be our second Christmas away from home and so the festive nostalgia is reaching new heights. I have realised that all of the things that I miss about this time of year are more about the people than the things themselves. The Christmas tree and endless strings of lights makes me think fondly of my dad and the extremely serious trip that we usually take every year to pick the perfect tree. Mince pies – in fact anything food related – makes me think of my mum and her spectacular baking skills which come into their own at Christmas. The cheesy Christmas songs mean so much more when I am surrounded by amazing girlfriends who indulge my childish Christmas glee.
This realisation has made me promise myself to make the absolute most of future Christmas celebrations with those people when we are back in the UK. For this Christmas however, we aren't sure yet what the festive season in Medellín will hold for us. As I write this (listening to Christmas music of course!) we don't have any special plans. Up to now however, our time in Medellín has highlighted that when your family and friends are a long way away, what better way to deal with the pain of missing them than by embracing new people and being grateful when they have generously shared their time and traditions with us.
We've been welcomed into so many different homes and lives in the last six weeks. We had hoped that we would manage to put down some roots and make some connections in Medellín; our expectations have, as always, been exceeded. In true Colombian style, doors have been opened, room has been made at the family table, we've been showered with invitations, love, laughter and affection.
It's been overwhelming at times and has made me ache more than ever to see my family and friends at home, but of course I am also truly thankful and humbled by the warmth and friendship we've been offered here. Wherever we spend Christmas this year, I don't doubt we'll be soaking up the hospitality and affection of our new friends and surrogate families in Medellín, whilst remembering the traditions and love of our wonderful family and friends at home too.
Antioquia: una vuelta navideña por el suroeste
January 12th, 2013
Nuestro regalo de navidad que nos dimos: una vuelta por el suroeste de Antioquia con nuestro amigo Pachito. Un viaje de lujo: dejamos la carpa, la estufa y los sacos de dormir y salimos con bicicletas livianas – 5kg por persona en lugar de los 50kg a las cuales estámos acostumbrados. Nos esperaba uno de los mejores recorridos de todo el viaje : paisajes increíbles, ríos cristalinos, un calor feroz, comida casera y nuevos amigos paisas…
Adiós Medellín…
January 16th, 2013
Gracias por…
…los mejores recuerdos: nuestra primera SiCLeada en disfraz para la noche de las brujas, nadando en el pozo cristalino de San Rafael para despedir el guayabo, sudando en el camino para Santa Fé con Harold, conociendo al Tinno – el maestro de los marcos, subiendo al Parque Arví en el metro cable con Jorge, Flaca y Patrick, jugando "…de San Rafael viene un barco cargado de…TEQUILA!", cuidando a Thor y Thora con super-mecánico Diego Palacio, conociendo a Milo y su café rico en la finca Los Alpes, trabajando con el equipo de EnCicla, subiendo a Santa Elena en El Turpial con más perros que personas, despidiendo a los parásitos gracias a nuestro médica Luisa, la fiesta de la bici de los alumbrados con cinco mil personas, pasando una navidad especial con la "Familia Bull", conociendo al chicharrón peludo, montando en cicla con Don Mario y Tinno por el oriente, tomando cervezita y planificando nuestra ruta al sur con Carlos "Pedaleando Alma" Carvajal, relajando en nuestra casa tranquila con Nora, encontrandonos con nuestros buenos amigos ciclistas Raul y Marta, y por supuesto prendiendo el "Electro Willy" de Fredonia…
…la comida paisa: nuestra primera bandeja paisa con Jorge y Flaca, la natilla navideña de la finca López, los buñuelos de todos tamaños (los buñuelitos de la Loma de los Bernal, los caseros de Nora y los buñuelotes de Sabaneta), las arepas de chocolo con quesito de Santa Elena con Jaime y Cecilia, el sancocho de pescado con Jorge en el almuerzo de Nochebuena, las hamburguesas de los martes con George, la "quesada" de Raul y Lina, el sancocho de pollo navideño de Gloria, el chicharrón y chorizo en La Mansa, Chocó, los pasteles de guayaba con Flaca, las almojabanas en El Boqueron con Harold, las empanadas calientes del hueco con Carlos y Balthi, el mondongo con la familia López, la lasaña y el tiramisú de Carlos, los fríjoles de Amparito, el asado argentino con Mario y Patrizia, el chorizo con Jaime y Gladys en Bolívar…
…los buenos tragos: los tintos de Pachito, el chocolate con panela y pescaditos con Don Raul, haciendo la mazamorra en la finca, tragos de grey goose vodka, el limoncello de Jonny, Club Colombia roja y negra en Carlos E, la avena casera de las panaderías, milo bien frio, Pony Malta en todas partes, el café Los Alpes cada mañana, los jugos de maracuyá y lulo al estilo "Memo", la chicha de piña michelada al estilo "Carlos"…
…los lindos perritos: Pookie, Carola, Chócolo, Tita, Toña, Canela, Chola, Peluso, Canelo, Chiripa, Chapeto, Korozo, Tulio, Camilo, Horatio, Ursula, Lucretia, Gerónimo, Lorenzo, Pimienta – y Ágata la gata…
…y finalmente, el mantenimiento corporal: no podíamos salir de la capital mundial de la cirugia estética sin realizar unos sueños personales de la belleza y la seguridad víal…
Sarita y Juancho (medio paisas)
Jardín & Valle de Cocora
February 1st, 2013
Leaving Medellín after three wonderful months, that allowed our lazy non-cycling legs to turn to jelly and our hardened camping selves to go soft, was always going to be tough. The exit from the city was as ugly as we expected but we were pleased to be back on the move and making progress.
Perhaps a reflection of the fact that we're a bit out of the cycling groove, is that for me, the two most memorable sections of the last few weeks back on the road have been where we've been stopped for longer than expected, had time off the bikes (again) and made the most of some of Colombia's most picturesque places.
Riding El Trampolín: Mocoa to Ecuador
March 2nd, 2013
It seems that my camera memory card has become a fairly reliable barometer of how much I've enjoyed a ride on this trip. A full memory card usually means I've been inspired – invariably by exploring back roads, discovering small villages and towns and meeting lots of locals. If however all I find are a few dutiful but lame snaps of us standing in front of something vaguely touristy, then chances are we've relapsed (or occasionally been forced) into "destination" riding mode: busy highways, big towns and minimal human interaction.
By this theory, my near-empty memory card would suggest that much of our southerly Colombian leg from Valle de Cocora down to Mocoa fell into the second category – or "auto-pilot" as I've come to call it. It's not that didn't have its moments: the stunning walk to visit the tombs at Tierradentro; a night spent with a wonderful campesino family high up on the Páramo de las Delicias; and the impressive statues of San Agustín were all highlights. Yet it just didn't quite inspire us in the way that most of our riding in Colombia up until then had.
Firstly I think we chose our route badly, opting to head south through the Cauca Valley instead of crossing towards the Magdalena through the Nevados del Ruiz. You'd think that we'd have learned by now that although valleys and coastal plains might mean flat and fast, for us they also usually mean hot and tedious.
Then we managed to time our passage through the departments of Cauca and Valle del Cauca just as the FARC were dusting off their guns from the Christmas ceasefire, and things got caliente ("hot") in the very Colombian sense of the word. The minor road that we were planning to take through the foothills to avoid Cali suddenly became a focus for FARC activity. Then the alternative route took us towards Puerto Tejada, a town where cars were stopping in the road to tell us that we were "guaranteed" to be robbed, and we eventually succumbed to a 30km police escort. We didn't feel at risk at any point – especially by the FARC action which was all targeted at the police and military – but it did represent a distinct change of atmosphere from the carefree riding we'd enjoyed further north.
Perhaps it was also just because we could sense the end of our time in Colombia finally closing in on us. I guess after six months in this captivating country, an anti-climax of sorts was inevitable. But I think as much as anything it was because – in our heads at least – the last few weeks have felt like they were just leading up to this famous road from Mocoa to Pasto.
Nicknamed El Trampolín de la muerte ("The Trampoline of Death") because of the regularity with which bus and car drivers seem to manage to drive over its precipitous drops, it is equally famed in cycling circles as a tough but essential part of the Colombian touring experience. Fortunately for us, the Trampolín lived up to its hype, restoring our enthusiasm for the road and filling that empty camera memory card.
Over the course of just 155km we pedalled from the steamy edge of the Amazon up to the misty páramo of the high Andes. It felt like a fitting end to our Colombian experience, encapsulating in just a few days the incredible variety and contrasts of this wonderful country.
Caras de Colombia
March 5th, 2013
When I sat day-dreaming about this trip at my desk (and indulging myself in far more Pan-Am cycle touring blogs than was probably healthy), it was images of epic landscapes that made up my mind's picture of what this adventure would be. Stunning photos of cyclists blazing a trail through the endless spruce of the Alaskan wilderness; of tiny specks crawling their way up herculean Andes climbs; and of figures bent double battling their way into the ferocious Patagonian headwinds. These were the landscapes I came for.
Yet the reality has been very different. Not that we haven't already seen some of those epic landscapes – we have seen plenty, and I'm sure many more await us to the south. But a trip that was supposedly all about the landscapes has instead turned out to be as much – or maybe even more – about the people we have met along the way.
The landscapes provide the backdrop, but it is the thousands of human interactions which burn most strongly in my memory of the last year and a half. Most have been fleeting – a few minutes outside a shop or at a junction; others have invited us into their homes or gardens for the night; some have even welcomed us into their families for days at a time.
And nowhere have the people we have met along the way been more at the forefront of our experience than in Colombia. Partly this is because – as every cycle tourist before us has discovered – of the innate warmth and friendliness of pretty much every Colombian we have met. But it is also because after six months here, Colombia will probably be the country in which we will have spent the most time in the whole trip.
We spent three of those months in Medellín, giving us the first real chance of the trip to put down roots and really connect, beyond the usual twenty questions we face in our roadside encounters. We left Medellín with a group of true friends who I hope we will see again on one side of the world or other. And so, it seems fitting to wrap up our Colombian adventure with just a few of those faces that have made our last six months here so memorable.
Mitad del mundo
March 12th, 2013
My head full of Colombia as we crossed the border at Tulcán, it was difficult to concentrate on Ecuador and what it might be like. Fit to burst at saying goodbye to a country I had fallen in love with and knowing that it would be a long time before I saw the friends I made there again, it was with some reluctance that I handed my passport over to gain entry into Ecuador.
Thankfully Ecuador had ample distractions waiting for me. We were instantly wooed by three successive days of beautiful dirt riding, and began to discover a wider range of tastier food with more flavour than we had recently enjoyed. The thrill of entering a new country came flooding back. After six months in Colombia, I had felt at home where things had become comfortable, easy. Now in Ecuador with a new currency, a new cuisine, a new backdrop, it was time to start discovering again.
As we got our bearings and adjusted to bigger landscapes with jaw dropping views, another moment grabbed my attention. There was a marker in our journey that I hadn't really acknowledged, until we arrived right there, on the line…we had reached la mitad del mundo – the Equator. As we slowed to cross the line hand in hand - on bikes we had pedalled all the way from Alaska – I felt quite proud.
I realised that we can say that we have pretty much cycled halfway down the world, clocking up 18,200km in the process. Feeling impressed with that, and happy to be in Ecuador, I took a moment to mark the occasion with a big hug for my ever- patient riding partner, a celebratory munch on a banana (of course) and the obligatory poses for a series of silly photos on top of the line itself at the monument just outside Quito.
Snuggle up
March 31st, 2013
It's been a chilly couple of weeks, mostly because we've been cycling around some of Ecuador's highest points. Leaving the comfortable casa de ciclistas (and the perpetually generous Santiago and family) in Tumbaco near Quito felt like leaving a micro climate. Warm days – with sunshine and birdsong – and cool nights – perfect for sleeping in our tent in Santiago's garage – gave way to snow-capped volcanoes and icy winds.
Climbing up to Volcán Cotopaxi and then up again to Lago Quilotoa had us digging out every scrap of warm clothing we've been carrying, and developing a new found respect for those who live their lives at high altitudes.
Rollercoaster to Riobamba
April 2nd, 2013
There's something about the first couple of hours riding every morning. For me these are the golden hours, the times when my head is full of freedom and optimism, and I feel like I could just keep riding and exploring forever.
The early morning caffeine has kicked in, and every sense is heightened, on edge. I fill my lungs with clean, crisp mountain air. My legs feel fresh, the fatigue of yesterday's riding long forgotten. The gradients which had me wobbling to grind out the last few kilometres the day before no longer feel so steep. Even my bike feels lighter – now part of me, rather than just a heavy weight trying to drag me back down each hill. Pedalling seems like the most natural state in the world; the possibilities endless.
This is when the Andean light is at its best; a pure, high altitude light in which colours become more vivid and objects more alive than I've ever seen before. An Ecuadorian colour palette: the cobalt blue of the sky and the rich greens of the patchwork fields, broken only by the splashes of red or purple from the shawls of figures high on the hills.
Old men in ponchos grin, and doff their felt hats as we ride past. "Pa' dónde van?" ("Where are you going?") they ask, twisting their palm upwards in that questioning latino way. We shout the name of the next village, and they just laugh. "En bici?! Suerte!" ("By bike?! Good luck!"). Pigs on leads run through the streets, driven out to pasture for the day by children wielding sticks. Toothless old ladies suddenly pop up out of the verges, knitting in hand while they watch over their roadside flock of sheep, goats or llamas.
And it is always on backroad rides like this one from Quilotoa to Riobamba that I feel my early morning freedom most intensely. This route was no exception; a real rollercoaster through beautiful valleys, sleepy villages and lively markets – all with a healthy dose of mud and lung-busting Ecuadorian climbs thrown in for good measure.
A big thank you once again to Cass Gilbert for trailblazing this route, and for tempting us off the tarmac and onto the dirt with his account.
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We used Cass Gilbert's excellent route description in the Need to Know section of this blog post.
In Angamarca, we found out about a more direct up-and-over dirt route to Simiátug. This would have avoided the descent to Pinllopata and subsequent climb back up, but we were told that it would be pretty much impossible in wet season with heavily-loaded bikes. It sounded like it could be an interesting dry season alternative though.
We were also sorely tempted by Cass's dirt route between Volcán Chimborazo and Carihuairazo, but in the end opted for the paved, more direct option into Riobamba. The cobbled descent from Simiátug drops you onto the Vía Flores (a paved, quieter road out of Ambato). Turn right and it's about 10km to the main Ambato-Guaranda Road, where you can then pick up the loop road towards Riobamba. The first Chimborazo refugio is not at the park entrance as we thought – it's another 8km of dirt uphill. Luckily, the guards allowed us to sleep in the half-finished new visitor centre, as we arrived just as it was getting dark. It looks like this visitor centre will also have accommodation eventually though.


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to serve as a substitute for someone who is absent:We cover for the receptionist during lunch hour
to hide the wrongful or embarrassing action of another by providing an alibi or acting in the other's place:They covered for him when he missed roll call
to play a card higher than the one led or previously played in the round:She led the eight and I covered with the jack
to spread over an area or surface, especially for the purpose of obscuring an existing covering or of achieving a desired thickness and evenness:This paint is much too thin to cover
As noun
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book
a blanket, quilt, or the like:Put another cover on the bed
protection; shelter; concealment
anything that veils, screens, or shuts from sight:under cover of darkness
woods, underbrush, etc
, serving to shelter and conceal wild animals or game; a covert
vegetation that serves to protect or conceal animals, such as birds, from excessive sunlight, from drying, or from predators
a set of eating utensils and the like, as plate, knife, fork, and napkin, placed for each person at a table
an assumed identity, occupation, or business that masks the true or real one:His job at the embassy was a cover for his work as a spy
a covering of snow, especially when suitable for skiing
a pretense; feigning
a person who substitutes for another or stands ready to substitute if needed:She was hired as a cover for six roles at the opera house
cover charge
an envelope or outer wrapping for mail
a letter folded so that the address may be placed on the outside and the missive mailed
funds to cover liability or secure against risk of loss
cover version
Also called covering
a collection of sets having the property that a given set is contained in the union of the sets in the collection
As Verb phrases
cover up, to cover completely; enfold
to keep secret; conceal: She tried to cover up her part in the plot
As Idioms
blow one's cover, to divulge one's secret identity, especially inadvertently:The TV news story blew his carefully fabricated cover
break cover, to emerge, especially suddenly, from a place of concealment:The fox broke cover and the chase was on
cover one's / someone's ass, Slang: Vulgar
to take measures that will prevent oneself or another person from suffering blame, loss, harm, etc
take cover, to seek shelter or safety:The hikers took cover in a deserted cabin to escape the sudden storm
under cover, clandestinely; secretly: Arrangements for the escape were made under cover
within an envelope: The report will be mailed to you under separate cover
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a courtyard, especially of a house, enclosed by low buildings or walls
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Nourish yourself from the inside out with this warm and comforting kale and quinoa salad. Quinoa offers complete protein to help you power through the darkening days, and kale boasts enough calcium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and beta carotene to help you fend off pesky colds. The dried cranberries give this salad a sweet and sour tang, and the slivered almonds provide crunch and texture.
This recipe also serves as the perfect vehicle for whatever leftovers you've got hanging around. Add some cooked sweet potato, some sliced avocado, or some sautéed chickpeas for a delicious and filling meal. With minimal effort, you've got a double- duty recipe; put your leftovers into glass jars and take them for lunch the next day.
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Charlie Appleby expects Stage Magic to put up a bold show in the bet365 Feilden Stakes at Newmarket on Tuesday.
The Dark Angel colt was a Group Three winner in France last season when he defeated Olmedo, who was beaten just a short head in a Classic trial at Longchamp on Sunday.
Appleby is equipping Stage Magic with cheekpieces for the first time as he looks to bounce back from a lacklustre effort on his final start in 2017.
"His profile until his last run looked very good," said Appleby.
"He beat Olmedo, who ran well in France on Sunday, but I think you can put a line through his last run as it came at the end of the season on heavy ground.
"He's wintered well, his preparation has gone great and although he's got a penalty to carry, a repeat performance of his win in France would make him a very valid player.
"We actually declared him for a Group One in Saint Cloud in cheekpieces, but that was abandoned in the end.
"I just think they might help him as he runs from the front and they could freshen him up."
Aidan O'Brien sends over Kew Gardens, who won the Zetland Stakes on his final start as a two-year-old, having finished a respectable distance behind stablemate Saxon Warrior in the Beresford Stakes prior to that.
Hugo Palmer's Arbalet reappears having had a wind operation, with Mark Johnston's Mildenbeger, the Marco Botti-trained Dark Acclaim and Kevin Ryan's unexposed New Show among a field of eight.


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But did Lennon want to be forgiven? It's easy to do what you want with someone's reputation once they're dead, but what if John Lennon didn't want to be forgiven for saying that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus Christ. It may have started as an off the cuff remark, but when Catholics and Christians condemned his and his music for the statement, burned albums, refusing to let their children by records, etc… it became something deeper.
In many ways, Lennon became more like Christ than most Christians, professing peace, harmony, and love at a time when Christians themselves were fighting against the idea of equality for all races based on… the Bible. He brought people together in a time when churches were tearing them apart under the "believe this or you don't belong" doctrine. Lennon was closer to the second coming than most Christians will ever be, and to decry his music because of a statement is reprehensible at best. I'm glad the Vatican is moving on. I only hope Lennon can forgive THEM.


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This is an addition to my post of this morning (despite the time Blogger says) in response to Cheryl, a good UK friend who asked about Japanese beetles. I went out to try to get rid of some this afternoon and took a few pictures to show her the destruction these creatures cause. There are different suggestions for getting rid of Japanese beetles, but none of them work very well and some are harmful to other insects. The best method is to simply shake them off the leaves into a can of soapy water or other liquid. They can fly, so you have to be quick!
I simply couldn't get a good picture of the rose leaves--my hands must have been shaking in fury--but you can see that they turn the leaves into confetti and destroy the budding roses. There were dozens on this one plant alone.
And for Joyce, who lives just a few miles away, I have to make a big retraction! She was complaining that the beetles attack her hollyhocks, and I smugly replied they didn't bother mine. Wrong!!


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Still reeling from tragedy, the Moorcroft family leaves London for a remote Scottish island only to find their problems increase tenfold.
Thirteen months earlier, one of Sarah and Angus' identical twin daughters, 6-year-old Lydia, died following a freak accident. Tremayne explores the circumstances of Lydia's death in retrospect as the novel alternates between Sarah's first-person perspective and less-effective third-person chapters focused on Angus. No longer the picture-perfect family, all of the Moorcrofts buckle under the strain of grief: Angus' increased drinking leads to a blowup at work and the subsequent loss of his job; Kirstie, Lydia's twin, is withdrawn and friendless; and Sarah is barely hanging on to her sanity. Then Kirstie tells Sarah something shocking and, for readers, requiring a healthy suspension of disbelief: "It was Kirstie that died. I'm Lydia." The revelation causes Sarah—she doesn't share Kirstie's secret with Angus—to re-evaluate everything she thought she knew about the accident and its aftermath. Looking for a fresh start, Angus and Sarah decide to leave London and start anew in a dilapidated lighthouse cottage on Eilean Torrran, a tiny Scottish island accessible only by boat. This is wise only in that it furthers the increasingly audacious plot—for the characters' mental health, it's a terrible idea.
Tremayne ably spins numerous variations of the which-twin-is-really-dead idea, playing into the inherent creepiness of wholly identical twins like Kirstie and Lydia, indistinguishable even on a DNA level.


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Although the first draft of my book is now complete, there is a lot of work still to be done to flesh out the world in which the story takes place. I'm not completely satisfied with many of the names I have used (both for the characters and the locations), and some of the descriptions of places -- especially the major city that is the primary focus of most of the action -- are a little vague.
In Brandon Sanderson's lecture series he tackles worldbuilding by separating the process into two parts: the Physical Setting of your world, and the Cultural Setting. The Physical Setting is all of the things that would still be there even if the people didn't exist: the flora and fauna of your world, geography, weather, cosmology, geology, and the laws of physics that apply (or don't apply) in your fictional universe.
On the Cultural side, he provides an exhaustive list of the sort of topics you might want to consider while fleshing out the world in which your story is set, including:
- Economy
- Religion
- Laws
- Politics/Government
- Landmarks
- Caste or class system
- Customs and philosophies
- Food and food lore
- Languages
- Cursing
- Music
- Fashion
- Folklore
- Gender roles
- Weapons and technology
- Architecture
- History
- Human rights
- Prejudices
- Education
- Courtship
He goes on to note that it's not necessary to explore or fully map out all of the above considerations, but that picking a handful that differ from our own world and incorporating them into the plot is an effective way to build your readers' confidence that you know what you are talking about when it comes to your fictional world. He likens it to an iceberg; show them the 10%, and they will trust that you know all about the other 90%, even though it remains hidden from view.


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Classwork for 28 August
Hi guys, I am on MC today. Please work in your groups for next week's performance task. Make sure that your article is well developed by this point and does not exceed 600 words (minimum 450). Remember it must be centered around a controversy and have well-established viewpoints from different points of view in your topic area. Also, as you develop your newscast, keep in mind the scoring rubric that will be used and make sure your work is developed around those specific criteria. Your newscast should be done like the last one, but this time only focuses on the one main story your group has chosen. Thanks and have a good Wednesday. Mr. Arrowood PS- If your group has finished (which I don't think is the case for most of you), then do Task 2 from the handouts I gave you yesterday.
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It's been a while since I made anything for myself, and its been a long while since I made anything fancy!
And as all three of my girls are pretty well sorted for summer clothes, I think that I can spend a bit of time doing some self indulgent sewing before I have to get on top of the Christmas sewing jobs.
I have had these two Vogue DKNY patterns in the stash for a while, they should be pretty easy to sew up and I just happen to have the right fabrics in the stash for both of them, so I am going to ignore the fact that I don't actually need any clothes like this and just have some sewing fun.
I have an emerald green rayon that I will use for the dress, but will shorten to top length, and I have some black linen/rayon blend fabric for the jumpsuit.
It's school holidays here at the moment, so if I can park the kids in front of a movie on a day or two I might get these sewn up pretty quickly!


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Mark and I have been going out most days recently - making the most of the sunny weather while we have it. I think on average we have been walking 6 - 8 miles a day, so should be getting fit as well.
Today we went to Stowe Gardens. It was lovely and quiet as all the school holidays are now over and all the children are back to school.
We try to visit places we can take Percy to, and this is one of them and he enjoys the walks as much as we do.
We try to visit places we can take Percy to, and this is one of them and he enjoys the walks as much as we do.
This little finch was flitting around the outside eating area...hoping for scraps no doubt!
Not sure what this plant is, but it was quite unusual and attractive.
Stowe has a huge amount of unusual buildings and monuments. This of course is built in a Gothic style.
There were some cute lambs in the fields.
The Chinese House - I think we missed this last time we were there.
Looking up towards the fields with the sheep and lambs in and also the Gothic House.
The Folly
Loved the reflections.
It was an enjoyable afternoon walk.


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IKEA Austria is now using retail beacons for the purpose of pushing in-store marketing to consumers who have the IKEA FAMILY app downloaded and Bluetooth enabled.
At its store in Graz, in-store beacons are situated at certain spots in the store in order to welcome shoppers on arrival, entice consumers to take a break at the Food Market and enjoy a free coffee, or offer reminders to use a rewards card when checking out. This offers another layer of interaction that doesn't require a sales associate to be nearby.
In the past, IKEA has embraced creative social media campaigns and augmented reality in order to push its offerings as a forward-thinking furniture retailers. With beacons now being used for the purposes of in-store marketing, a new level of engagement is introduced to brick-and-mortar spaces.
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Friday, 23 July 2010 04:12 PM
Republican Senator Susan Collins said Friday that she would vote to confirm Elena Kagan as a Supreme Court justice, breaking with her party to back President Barack Obama's nominee.
Collins announcement made her the third GOP senator to support Obama's choice to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens. It doesn't alter the positive outlook for Kagan in the Senate, where she was already well on track to be confirmed in early August by majority Democrats and a handful of Republican moderates.
The Maine lawmaker said in a statement that Kagan has "the intellect, experience, temperament and integrity" to serve honorably on the high court.
"To be clear, in her previous posts, Ms. Kagan has taken positions that I oppose," including on gun rights, Collins said of the Obama administration's solicitor general, who previously served as a Clinton administration aide and as dean of Harvard Law School.
But Collins added that she believes Kagan deserves to be confirmed based on her record, her character and her promises to adhere to precedents, including in cases in which the Supreme Court recognized gun ownership as an individual right protected by the Constitution.
Collins divulged her plans at the end of a week in which two other Republicans announced they would back Kagan. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina was the first to do so as the Senate Judiciary Committee approved Kagan's nomination, and Richard Lugar of Indiana followed suit the next day.
Most Republicans, however, plan to vote against Kagan, arguing that she would put her politics ahead of the law and be a rubber stamp for Obama's agenda. She's also drawn fire from anti-abortion and pro-gun rights groups, both of whom contend that she's hostile to their causes.
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said Friday he would oppose Kagan based on her decision to bar military recruiters from Harvard Law School's campus career services offices because of the policy against openly gay soldiers.
The Pentagon said Kagan's move — which she has said was designed to comply with Harvard's nondiscrimination policy — made the school ineligible for federal funding under a law requiring equal campus access for military recruiters.
The episode "leads me to believe that she would use her authority as a Supreme Court justice to advance her own policy preferences," Alexander said in a statement.
Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., also pointed to the recruitment flap in announcing he would vote against Kagan, saying Kagan "dishonored the military." He said Kagan had shown a hostility toward gun rights and a "propensity toward political activism" that led him to conclude she'd be a liberal activist on the Supreme Court.
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How To: Have A Custom Cursor For Your PageA Lesson by McBear
Ever wanted to know how to have a custom cursor on your page? hehe
Okay, guys. First, I am going to be teaching you how to use show a custom cursor when someone is on your page. When they are on your page, their cursor will be what you want it to be. Example.. A flying nyan cat like on my page.
Note: Writers cafe doesn't support high tense code; so animations may not work.
Step 1: What you want to do is go to a webpage that supplies cursors.
No, there is not any virus's AS LONG AS YOU DON'T CLICK ON ADS! (No, I am not yelling, just wanted that to be more obvious :P)
Anyways, here is a webpage I use quite often for my cursors..
Step 2: Next, what you wanna do is go to Account - then look at the box that says "About me"
If you already have stuff there, do not worry as the code I am providing will not hurt it!
Step 3: On the site I provided; when you find a cursor you want you want to copy the code that says "Universal/HTML CODE" Do not use the style sheet!!!
Step 4: Now, copy that code you got into the top of your "About Me" box. Again, AT THE TOP! It will not hurt anything as long as you do it right.
EDIT: If you want the custom cursor to work in Cources or writings, be sure to save it after you put the code in and then edit it again, save it again and it should show up
On your profile, where you can post messages directly to your profile.. just paste the code there (comment).
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I've written positively about Xirrus wireless arrays in the past, but I recently gave them some grief at Interop Las Vegas 2008. My criticism was directed toward the "ditch the switch" promotional campaign, because I just don't think most companies are at the point where ditching the switch is a realistic option.
In this interview with John Merrill, director of marketing communications for Xirrus, Merrill explains why the company thinks the time has arrived that IT can throw out some workgroup switches for wireless LAN arrays and save a little money in the process.
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Summer 2006
This summer I was in Fethiye, which is in the south west of Turkey, and had quality time enjoying all of nature's great wonders! The water was crystal clear, the beaches sandy and lots of green scenery in the back. Honestly, it was not just nature that was wonderful. The food was excellent, the people were friendly and there were nice places to visit. The best of all was the boat trip around 12 islands in a day! The captain stopped in beautiful bays for us to take a swim and for me to make use of the photo opportunity. To give you a taste, I have uploaded some photos to Flickr for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the slideshow:


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These prints came out of the press last week and I am very pleased!
Want to buy them, maybe as Christmas presents? (yeah, I know I am a cheesy sales woman:)
You can find two A3-size prints and my Puss&Kram greeting cards!
Here you can find my brand new Etsy shop: Fia Lotta Jansson Design.
If you search directly on etsy.com look for FLJDesign!
If you are living in Finland or Sweden you can also buy the print directly from me. Send me an e-mail at fialottajansson[at]gmail.com and let me know what you want. Remember to write your adress!
The Prutt&Kram winner will be announced in the near future.
All the best to your Wednesday!


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Giants' familiar with June swoons through the years
Imagine how much better the Giants could have been over the years had they gone straight from May to July, not that this year's swoon was necessarily limited to June.
The Giants went 10-16 last month, giving them an overall .497 June record, the only sub-.500 mark of all the baseball months in their San Francisco history.
It's a comedown from their .532 in March/April and .526 in May, and the trend began in Year 1 - the 1958 Giants were 27-17 entering June only to follow up with 10-16, their very first June swoon.
The catch phrase goes back nearly as far. Following a six-game skid, a Chronicle editorial on June 12, 1962, referenced the "Giants' customary June swoon" under the headline "Deep Analysis of June Swoon."
The '62 team overcame it to win the pennant. The next playoff team, in 1971, had a losing June. Same with the 2010 team, on the way to San Francisco's first World Series title. Some seasons were ruined in June - last year's Giants had winning records the first two months, collapsed in June and never recovered.
The Washington Times once researched the subject and credited former Chronicle sports editor Art Rosenbaum with popularizing the phrase, though Rosenbaum, under the headline "Looking backward: The Origin of 'June Swoon,' " wrote in 1990 that it might have been Bob Stevens, the Chronicle's beat writer.
According to the University of Missouri's Tamony Collection of Slang - courtesy of noted San Francisco etymologist Peter Tamony - the first printed June swoon reference was in the June 17, 1957, Time magazine, about a White Sox nosedive.
But the Times quoted Paul Dickson, who wrote the Dickson Baseball Dictionary, as saying, "The term was created for the Giants. It has been applied to other teams, but ... everybody in the Bay Area watches the Giants to see if they have a June swoon."
The 1962 Chronicle editorial, when tearing down the Giants for a bad run, included these words: "The collective dauber is down."
But that's a story for another generation.
John Shea is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @JohnSheaHey


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Genesis personnel will gather Saturday July 27 at Veterans Memorial Park for the dedication of the Korean War Memorial, a project the engineering, planning and landscape architecture firm designed. The Memorial is the third such project to be built in the Tampa area; the Vietnam Memorial Park was constructed in 2011 and was also designed by Genesis' Kyle Thornton, P.E., James Gilman, RLA and Kevin Mineer, AICP.
The event marks the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and will be attended by Veterans, family members, elected officials and representatives of various Veterans organizations as well as the public. The dedication ceremony will take place at 11:OO a.m. Saturday at 3602 U.S. 301 N, Tampa.
See the Tampa Tribune article on the event for more information.
For additional information, please contact:
Kyle Thornton, P.E.
Project Manager
3910 US Highway 301 North, Suite 140
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Audi Alteram Partem is Latin for "Hear the other side".......This blog gives a Balanced view of issues which may not reflect the mainstream view. You need to be tolerant and independent -minded if you decide to read this blog as it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Decide for yourself.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
100% Politics - Full Time Public Service
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Thats an interesting take! Gasps wrt to the religious implementation and court orders. They invoked the Babri Masjid issue, so no comments here .ReplyDelete
About the Tsunami, sema over ya! To even think of people who suck blood out of lives!Replies
well karpagam, i used to live in kilpauk are a while ago and there was one one neighbor- a senior bureaucrat who immediately after the tsunami relief funds started puring in- bought his wife a Mercedes Benz car....guess all those American churches paid for it...Delete
hard hitting? and lol at the swayambhu deity thing! seriously - our people (including the court) can believe anything in the name of God and they have one brahmastra - not to hurt religious sentiments!ReplyDeleteReplies
and this sentimentality is misused by our politicians to the hilt deepa, most of these swayambhu deity things are artificial only- used to benefit someone or other. god does not need these kinds of tricks to popularize him, does he?Delete
Not sure whether I should laugh or cry at this horrifying state of affairs! And I agree to every observation you have made. Thats how it works!ReplyDeleteReplies
we can just grumble and wring our hands Jaishree..nothing else an ordinary citizen can do to change this state of affairs.Delete
I am in exactly the same state as Jaish. Dont know whether to laugh or cry at the sorry state. FUll time politicains? Never. they come to make money, and that is what is their job, according to them. But it so happens that the money the loot is our hard earned money!ReplyDeleteReplies
We Earn and we pay Taxes Ashwini, but do we vote? in enough numbers to make a change? thats why the politicans dont care for us..their votebank is the one which accepts cash and votes- not the people who think and vote.Delete
Sema boss,ReplyDelete
Thanks for the timely link you posted on FB as a supporting link.
I keep thinking, how do we make politicians work?
I still don't find any solid answers.
Any pointers to a post is appreciable. :)Replies
naah Vinod..i dont have any answers to that one too...but we can demand more accountability cant we?Delete


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I had hoped to have Lily AND Max's rooms organized/tweaked by the end of January. That didn't happen. There's been a lot of
laziness sickness in our house so far this year. I have managed to make a little progress in Lily's room.
I'm still not totally happy with the shelves. Those bad boys are hard to get just right.
I plan to put the rocker in the attic when she gets a big girl bed. That will make the drawers on that side easier to get to. Right now the bottom two drawers are empty and the top drawer holds her shoes.
On this side the top drawer holds her tights, leggings and socks and the bottom two drawers are empty. Several of the baskets are also empty. I'm happy that she has room to grow.
I managed to take the pink armoire from this:
To this:
Eventually the pink armoire will be completely empty and I will sell/re-purpose it. For now I am using it to hold the things that I still need to organize and extra baskets and storage containers.
I plan to organize her keepsakes tomorrow using these:
I finally framed some of Lily's pictures.
Now I just need to figure out where and how to hang them. I have a serious fear of hanging things on the wall.
I think I'll order a few more Etsy prints to throw in the mix. I'm just not sure if I want to hang them over the armoire...
or over her crib. The rings are looking a little sad. I had to take down the bottom two down because she could reach them and kept destroying them every time she took a nap. I think that the pictures would look better over the crib, but I'm afraid that they will pose a safety issue.
We will see...


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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
MIM #228 - Pearlized Blending
I have two cards to share today. For both I created a mask from vellum as Lizzie suggested and die cut a hole using a Spellbinders circle die. I forgot to heat emboss a design on the red bauble before I started blending my inks, so I just added a sparkly flourish afterwards. The little silver caps on the baubles were cut from a Tiny Tag die cut. The Perfect Pearls really make these ornaments shimmer. I think I well make more of them as they are single layer cards and are fun and quick to do.
Stamps - Meadow Greens, Rustic Wreath, Tremendous Treats Christmas, Keep It Simple: Season's Greetings (PTI)
Dies - Tiny Tags (PTI), Plain Circles Small (Spellbinders)
Paper - Stampers Select White (PTI), Silver Foil CS
Ink - Versa Mark, Clear EP, VersaFine Onyx Black, Copic Multiliner, Perfect Pearls - Perfect Pearl, Hollyhock, Tulip, Vineyard Berry, Sky, Dutch Blue, Moonstruck, Topiary, Ponderosa Pine (CTMH)
Other - rhinestones, silver flourish
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So pretty! I love how the ornaments are highlighted in just the perfect spot.ReplyDelete
Oh these are perfect for this technique! Beautifully done!ReplyDelete
These are beautiful! I'd never thought of using meadow greens on a Christmas card. Great idea!ReplyDelete
Love these pretty, shimmering oranments!ReplyDelete
Such a wonderful idea to use this technique for the ornaments! Great cards!ReplyDelete
Beautiful choice for this weeks MIM , both your Christmas cards a beautiful!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 27, 2015 at 11:20 PM
Your cards turned out great! Love how the blending on the xmas ornaments gives them great dimension.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous!! :)ReplyDelete
Both of your cards are simply gorgeous! Great job of blending!ReplyDelete
Both of these cards are absolutely beautiful Connie...love all that shimmer and shine! :0)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous Connie! Love your use of 'other' stamps and dies to create a Christmas card!ReplyDelete
Well, aren't you the clever and resourceful one!! I love the fern "branch" and how you've made the ornament! Both cards are just super, and perfect for this week's MIM!ReplyDelete
Wow! Beautiful ornaments. They almost pop off the card.ReplyDelete
Oh, I love these! So pretty!ReplyDelete
What a lovely effect you achieved, mine were much less successful but I had used distress ink, not PTI and I thought that might be the issue. You used coloured PP's it seems. Thanks for the tip..I'm off to try again! DiReplyDelete
Very pretty cards, beautiful ornaments!ReplyDelete
Just awesome!ReplyDelete
Great idea using a portion of one of the tiny tags dies to create the top of the ornament! It's genius! Thanks for the inspiration, your cards are beautiful!ReplyDelete
You are so very clever, Connie! Love both cards and any colored ornament works for me. Love the shimmered look!ReplyDelete


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By Kevin Swift
Iraq, Iran & the Beginning of Sorrows
February 1, 2011--Editor's Note: There is a good chance that Iran will see renewed protests, and Rafsanjani will come out the winner in the fight for power. His time has come prophetically to rise up and take [even more] control of Iran.
Iraq's defeat by the American-led coalition commenced on March 19, 2003, at Shushan Purim—the day Purim is celebrated in Jerusalem. Triumph over neighboring Iran by Western powers has also long been predicted in Daniel 8:1-8. In fact, this Persian Gulf conflict with old Persia is the catalyst that sets in motion a torrent of end-time war following disaster after disaster, which arrive in quick succession.
The prophet Daniel was taken into vision "in the province of Elam; in the vision I was beside the Ulai Canal (8:2)," which is in the Iran, Iraq and Kuwait region near the Persian Gulf. Daniel "looked up, and there before me was a [Islamic] Ram with two horns [two countries—Iraq and Iran], standing beside the canal, and the horns were long [two prominent Islamic nations in the Gulf region]. One of the horns [Iran] was longer [geographically bigger/stronger] than the other and grew up later… suddenly a Goat [Western powers] with a prominent horn between his eyes [America] came from the west, crossing the whole earth [a great distance] without touching the ground [with speed]. He came toward the two-horned [Iraq and Iran Islamic] Ram I had seen standing beside the canal and charged at him in great rage. I saw him attack the [Islamic] Ram furiously, striking the Ram and shattering his two horns [Iraq and Iran]. The [Islamic] Ram was powerless to stand against him; the Goat [from the West] knocked him [Islamic Ram] to the ground and trampled on him, and no one could rescue the Ram from his power. The [Western] Goat became very great, but at the height of his power his large horn [America] was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven [dispersed in all directions of the globe]," (Daniel 8:3-8).
Some people believe the Ram and Goat confrontation of Daniel 8 occurred long before the birth of Jesus, and therefore has nothing at all to do with our modern world. However, Daniel was told in no uncertain terms, "the vision" of war concerns "the appointed time of the end" (Daniel 8:19). These Persian Gulf regional clashes, Iraq's defeat followed by Iran's demise, set the stage for a wider Middle East war, the last days and the fulfillment of God's end-time Calendar.
Gabriel explains the vision of war to the prophet Daniel later in the chapter . He is told the conflict involves Media (modern-day Iraq) and Persia (modern-day Iran), which two horns sit atop the Islamic "Ram". Iraq is overcome first, followed by Iran. Daniel said, "One of the horns was longer than the other [Iran is larger geographically, and stronger than Iraq] but grew up later [meaning, the Iranian confrontation would follow some time after the Iraqi overthrow]," (8:3).
Centuries ago, Bible translators connected the confronting "Goat" to "Greece"; however, the Hebrew word interpreted as Greece is "Yawan" ("Javan"). Javan was one of the sons of Japheth , and at the writing of Daniel, Javan implied regional powers from the west, rather than a specific nation. Furthermore, Daniel's vision involves events at the "time of the end," so it must be applied to modern times. Javan, the Western powers, is said to have a prominent horn—the first king (United States). Prophecy indicates the Goat will defeat the two-horned (Iraq/Iran) Islamic Ram. Nevertheless, the prominent horn (America) will quickly be "broken off," indicating her loss of world dominance. In its place, four major power bases will emerge—the New World Order. From one of these horns of power (Western European Union) the "little horn"—literally the smallest nation in the world (0.2 square miles)—will gain worldwide supremacy. The "stern-faced king, a master of intrigue" who blasphemes the Holy One of Israel and persecutes the true believers, will emerge from the vestiges of darkness to rule with great authority.
Civilization originated in the Middle East, and the end of civilization as we know it will begin there. Global tensions have been escalating in the last two decades. The U.S.-NATO-Israeli alliance will overthrow Iran, enraging Islam and her allies—the Chinese-Russian-Iranian coalition. Israel and Syria will clash. The Russian Bear will attack with overwhelming force, devastating three countries in Western Europe. Once nuclear armaments are unleashed, mayhem and global holocaust will spiral out of control. America will falter and collapse and this once powerful nation will lose her prodigious superpower status.


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The Beatles as Music Teacher?
The Beatles are the music teachers in our house. at the moment…
How am I teaching my kids music? In a completely unstructured environment that allows them to listen to all genres and varieties of music. Sure we showed them a couple of things on the piano, but they have learned to use something, something that is so often overlooked: their ears. From figuring our the beginning of Bach's T&F , to the most recent (and fascinating) obsession with The Beatles, they have an uncanny ability to listen (to music, mind you. We are working on the listening to parents part). My oldest has found Sir Paul quite the musician- so we are taking him to see Paul McCartney this summer. But, just what is it about The Beatles that speaks to him (and all our kids like them) on such a profound level? He can literally sit and listen to entire albums- totally enthralled. Perhaps it's that he can hear the baselines we've been showing him on the piano, or the beat, or the catchy melodies… Not sure- but it sure is cool to be able to listen to this music with them.
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Neil Gaiman Quotes About BooksQuotes about: Books
Well-meaning adults can easily destroy a child's love of reading: stop them reading what they enjoy, or give them worthy-but-dull books that you like, the 21st-century equivalents of Victorian "improving" literature. You'll wind up with a generation convinced that reading is uncool and worse, unpleasant.
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.
[D]on't ever apologize to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that's what they're there for. Use your library). Don't apologize to this author for buying books second hand, or getting them from bookcrossing or borrowing a friend's copy. What's important to me is that people read the books and enjoy them, and that, at some point in there, the book was bought by someone. And that people who like things, tell other people. The most important thing is that people read.
I do not believe that all books will or should migrate onto screens: as Douglas Adams once pointed out to me, more than 20 years before the Kindle turned up, a physical book is like a shark. Sharks are old: there were sharks in the ocean before the dinosaurs. And the reason there are still sharks around is that sharks are better at being sharks than anything else is.
Most people don't realize how important librarians are. I ran across a book recently which suggested that the peace and prosperity of a culture was solely related to how many librarians it contained. Possibly a slight overstatement. But a culture that doesn't value its librarians doesn't value ideas and without ideas, well, where are we?
My parents would frisk me before family events. Before weddings, funerals, bar mitzvahs, and what have you. Because if they didn't, then the book would be hidden inside some pocket or other and as soon as whatever it was got under way I'd be found in a corner. That was who I was...that was what I did. I was the kid with the book.
Books are special, books are the way we talk to generations that have not turned up yet. The fact that we can actually, essentially communicate with the people in ancient Egypt, people in Rome and Greece, people in ancient Britain, people in New York in the 1920s who can communicate to us and change the way we think, and change the things that we believe. I think that books are special. Books are sacred. And I think that when you are selling books, you have to remember that in all the profits and loss, in all of that, you are treading on sacred ground.
Books are the way that we communicate with the dead. The way that we learn lessons from those who are no longer with us, that humanity has built on itself, progressed, made knowledge incremental rather than something that has to be relearned, over and over. There are tales that are older than most countries, tales that have long outlasted the cultures and the buildings in which they were first told.
Neil Gaiman
- Born: November 10, 1960
- Occupation: Author
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The thinking goes that, having disappointed under George Burley and then hit rock bottom with Craig Levein, the only way is up for Strachan. Mark McGhee, for one, does not believe it is quite as simple as that.
McGhee, a former team-mate of Strachan's under Alex Ferguson at Aberdeen, has been appointed as his friend's assistant less than five weeks after losing his job as manager of Bristol Rovers.
He made it clear at Hampden on Monday, however, that Scotland being bottom of their World Cup qualifying group after four matches does not mean that the remainder of the campaign should be written off and he is also unsure that the current low expectations from the paying public will prove beneficial.
"I don't know who that helps," he said. "Maybe where it helps is if you don't win the next game people aren't as disappointed because their expectations are low but I don't think it helps you win the next game."
McGhee did, though, concede that the very least that could be expected was for Scotland to avoid dropping into the fifth pot for the Euro 2016 draw.
"I think that would be probably a good starting point," he said. "But when I joined Wolves my first job was to avoid relegation.
"We [did that] and the following season we finished third. That sort of thing is possible. Whether it's in the next competition or the last three or four games of this one we can suddenly find a gear.
"I think that you have to be realistic. You look at the worst-case scenario and that is pot five. But beyond that you think bigger."
The 55 year-old enjoyed a glittering career as a striker, winning championships with both Aberdeen and boyhood heroes Celtic and being part of the Dons team which beat Real Madrid to win the European Cup Winners' Cup 30 years ago.
As if to stress his levels of patriotism, though, McGhee claimed that he did not consider any of those achievements to represent the pinnacle of his playing days.
That, he claimed, was reached in May 1984, when he headed a cross from Strachan behind Peter Shilton to give Scotland the lead against England at Hampden Park in the last-ever Home International Championship match (the match ended 1-1).
"In my time as a player it was the highlight and that is not rhetoric: I have said that before, before I came here today," he said. "I always valued that goal, partly because I did not have a huge international career.
"I did not play hundreds of games like some other guys do. I played only four times so to have got a goal against England was, for me, rich. It was hugely important for me to have done that given that I did not get a chance in a World Cup or a European Championship."
Considering the success he and Strachan enjoyed against the odds at previously unfashionable Aberdeen, there will, inevitably, be some supporters wondering if the pair can over-achieve quite so spectacularly with Scotland.
"I hope so because Gordon was often involved in the highlights of my playing career," he said. "The week before [the England game] Gordon crossed the ball for me to score the winner in the Scottish Cup final against Celtic.
"Gordon and I linked well as players, as friends we have stayed loyal and now, as colleagues, hopefully we can bring all that to his job.
"I am not saying we will win the World Cup. I understand that Gordon wants a third member of the coaching team although, if we get Fergie in, then maybe yes.
"Outside of that, Gordon has as good a chance of being successful as the Scotland manager as most people would have."
McGhee was one of four men short-listed by the Scottish Football Association to replace Alex McLeish as manager in 2007. Like Graeme Souness and Tommy Burns, he lost out to Burley but he declared that being given the No 2 job compensates for that disappointment.
"Definitely," he said. "I never played in a European Championships or a World Cup and I've always wondered what it would have been like to have been at one.
"Now, albeit it I will be a second-in-command, they are still the same competitions. Gordon is a very passionate Scotsman. I would like to think I am the same.
"I read that he was at Wembley when the fans tore down the goals and I was there with my brother. I was playing for Morton and training to be an architect and I went down with the guys in the office to London to the game. We are both passionate supporters of the national team. We bring that with us."
Earlier Craig Levein insisted he had no regrets about his spell in charge, which ended with a qualifying record of three wins from 12 games.
Levein told BBC Scotland: "I've no regrets. I thoroughly enjoyed my time as Scotland manager and it was great working with the players and the supporters were excellent as well. I just wish we could've got some better results, that was all."
Levein, who is taking legal action against the Scottish Football Association, added: "It's never nice to lose your job and I did feel there was a lot of progress.
"Some well-documented things didn't go our way, some results in particular, but that's football.
"Of course it's sore - I loved the job and wanted to continue doing the job.
"Unfortunately, it wasn't to be the case."
Levein admitted the fact he was no longer manager further "hit home" last week when Strachan was appointed, but he has already wished his successor the best of luck.
Levein added: "He's a great guy and I've got an awful lot of time for Gordon.
"I sent him a text and he called me - we had a brief chat and I wished him the very best of luck.
"I'll be the biggest Scotland supporter and will be watching the games. I worked very closely with the staff there and have a huge amount of respect for them all.
"Fingers crossed they'll do very well."


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UH Hilo to host presentation on information technology and business
UH Hilo Home > News and Events > UH Hilo Press Releases
Date: Friday, November 8, 2002
Contact: Dr. Emmeline de Pillis, (808) 974-7469
For Immediate Release
The University of Hawai`i at Hilo hosts a presentation on information technology-related issues impacting business people, entrepreneurs, managers and professionals on Tuesday, November 12, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. in EKH 127. Admission is free and open to the public. Gretchen de Pillis, president of Pure-Force Enterprises (PFE), will discuss "some things you can't afford NOT to know about information technology now."
PFE is a consulting firm offering services in areas that include security, application development, process re-engineering, organization redesign, and change management. The client base spans several sectors, including government, construction, insurance, Web development, manufacturing, and retail. PFE recently enhanced its client list with the addition of Pure-Force Enterprises, the largest industrial painting contractor in the United States, and an approved vendor for the CIA and the Department of Defense.
de Pillis earned her bachelor of science degree at Cal Poly Pomona. She holds more than 30 technical certifications, including the Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) credential. MCSE is the premier certification for professionals who analyze the business requirements and design and implement the infrastructure for business solutions based on the Microsoft Windows(r) 2000 platform and Microsoft server software.
The event is sponsored by the UH Hilo School of Business and Economics. For more information, please call (808) 974-7469.
Disclaimer: The University of Hawaii at Hilo is not responsible for the contents, links and/or materials presented in any web site listed above that are not of the "hilo.hawaii.edu" or ".uhh.hawaii.edu" domains. All comments, complaints and grievances should be filed with the author, host and/or owner of said site.