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31 March 2016
- From the section Business
McDonald's is to open 1,250 new restaurants in China over the next five years as it focuses on high-growth markets to boost sales.
This would make China the fast food chain's second-largest market after the US.
McDonald's also wants to open 250 outlets in Hong Kong and South Korea in the same period.
High-growth markets including Russia accounted for nearly a quarter of McDonald's total sales in 2015.
The firm already has more than 2,200 outlets in China.
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McDonald's and rival Yum Brands, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut, have been facing increasing competition from cheaper local rivals, particularly in China, where they are trying to recover from food safety scares.
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CALLS have been made for Portsmouth City Council to cut ties with a care company it contracts to look after hundreds of people.
The authority is being urged to end the deal with Sevacare amid claims a staffing crisis at the company is affecting the quality of care received by residents in the city.
If this agency can't do the job then someone else needs to do it and the city council need to be making that happen as a matter of urgencyCouncillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Liberal Democrat leader
Liberal Democrat boss and former city leader, Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson branded the situation 'outrageous'.
He said: 'This is really urgent. If a residential home or nursing home is in trouble, the city council should step in to make that sure that the people receive the care that they need.
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The claims were revealed earlier this week after residents from Caroline Square complained.
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But fresh concerns have been raised by the daughter of an 82-year-old woman who lives at Osprey Court, in Moorings Court, Southsea.
The 62-year-old, who asked not to be named, said: 'My mother was left paralysed after a stroke. She was left for four hours in her own excrement because there weren't enough carers on duty.'
She said carers were being stretched to breaking point as there were not enough of them and added: 'I'm absolutely horrified by it. It affects my mother's dignity.
Responding, the council's assistant director of adult services Justin Wallace-Cook said the authority could review contracts if it felt it was necessary.
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Amaze appoints new Chair: Shannon Eeles
Shannon Eeles was last night appointed the new Chair of Amaze.
The appointment follows the resignation of Jane Evans, who has stepped down after four years of tireless effort and commitment.
Shannon joined the Amaze board in 2012 and had been Deputy Chair since 2013. Shannon has many years of experience working in the autism sector and has particular interest in education and public policy.
"I would like to acknowledge the dedication and commitment of Jane Evans in her role as Chair over the last three years," Shannon said.
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"It is the strong foundations laid over this period that enable us to now look to the future and deliver the next phase of our strategic plan.
"My vision is for a society in which autistic people are valued and respected, free from stigma and discrimination, where they receive the services and supports they require and have the freedom to define their own futures.
"My desire to do what I can to make this a reality was my motivation for beginning to work in the field of autism more than 10 years ago, and remains my motivation today.
"I've been proud to contribute to the Amaze Strategic Directions 2040 plan as it embodies my own personal aspirations to influence systemic change so that autistic people and their families are afforded their right to participate and contribute to society as they wish.
"I look forward to working with autistic people, my fellow board members and the staff of Amaze to realise these goals."
Jane joined the board in February 2013 and became Chair of Amaze in May 2014.
Her achievements as Chair and board director are considerable, including developing a new Amaze direction and 25 year Strategic Plan (launched in July 2015) and future purpose for Amaze as an organisation focused on providing independent, credible information to autistic people and their families, advocating for systemic change and skilling up the wider world to better support autistic people.
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"I have relished the opportunity to serve as Chair of the Amaze Board during the past three years (with over four years on the Board in total)," Jane said.
"It has been a period of great strategic change for our organisation. One of our biggest achievements has been to bring several autistic adults onto the Board and Board Committees in the past year, as part of our commitment to putting autistic people at the centre of everything we do at Amaze.
"Driving that cultural change at Board level has been exciting and very satisfying for me, because my involvement with Amaze has always been driven by a passion to see autistic people achieve their potential and participate fully in community life.
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As the school year gets underway, WITS staff members share some of the best books we read over the summer! Pick up these titles and or send us some suggestions of your own!
IT by Stephen King
"King's horrific imagery is startling and real, tapping to common childhood fears in the most visceral, grotesque ways. At the same time, the book is surprisingly heartwarming – about friends trusting and believing in one another, validating their fears, and coming together to fight them." – Beth Kristoff, WITS Program Manager
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud by Cornel West
"I randomly picked this book up in the library. I read a few chapters with interesting titles and found that I could not put it down. I enjoyed this book because he takes you through his life from childhood to adulthood and shares his many high and lows throughout life." –Nick Colbert, WITS Program Coordinator
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
"A non-fiction book about the conspiracy to murder members of the Osage tribe whom had become wealthy due to oil reservoirs on their land. It is a deeply dark moment in an already troubling history of oppression and violence toward America's indigenous people. The story is as captivating as it is disturbing, and Grann engagingly weaves together narration and fact." –Kristen Strobbe, WITS Chief Program Officer
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
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Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
It's a book of essays and is somewhat autobiographical/memoir-ish about the author's life experiences as a scholar, woman of color, and an intersectional feminist. My favorite essay in it is called "I Once Was Miss America," which is about Vanessa Williams winning the 1984 Miss America contest, the first black winner in the organization's 63-year history. The author compared and contrasted this with other images of beauty and femininity she had understood at that time, specifically from images from books she read in childhood." –Eleanor Dollear, WITS Program Coordinator
Goodbye Vitamin by Rachel Khong
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The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
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Human Acts by Han Kang
"A fictionalized account through multiple perspectives of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising in South Korea, centered around the loss of a boy named Dong-Ho, the story focuses on the on the human cost of the events and the weight that is carried through the years that follow. I appreciated getting to learn of a history that I was unfamiliar with, as well as the authors approach to telling a story that is at once sad and challenging through a delivery that is straightforward almost to the point of sterility." –Eric Coleman, WITS Development and Communications Manager


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has canceled its spring football game Saturday because of concerns about the weather.
The school says there's a good chance of rain and thunderstorms Saturday, and the game will not be rescheduled.
Coach Jim Harbaugh says the decision is in the best interest of fans, athletes and the staff needed for the event. Athletic director Warde Manuel says the school wanted to provide advance notice for fans who were considering attending.
Wisconsin also canceled its spring football game Friday night because of a forecast calling for heavy rain and thunderstorms.
More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 .
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Former glamour model Katie Price, better known as Jordan, wants to sell her old breast implants to raise money for cancer charities before doing a seventh boob job for Christmas.
She will even sign the implants prior to selling them. And, the new pair she plans to get will be a Christmas gift for hubby Kieran Hayler.
"We should sell these implants for charity. I've got more pairs in the safe. I love them but I'd sell them in The Sun for a breast cancer charity. I can even sign them with a marker pen. You could have these very breasts right from inside me in a few weeks."
After recently giving birth to her two children, Price says her boobs are saggy.
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It was successful last summer, so we'll do it again -- Open Lab 2015 at Woodberry Forest will be July 19-21. Here's the official announcement, similar to last year's:
I spend much of my summer running official College Board AP Summer Institutes. I encourage you to join me for one of these... the dates and locations for 2015 are posted in the sidebar.
While I love AP Physics, and I love the Summer Institute format, I also recognize that there's more to physics teaching than can be discussed in a week devoted specifically to the College Board's courses. What about conceptual physics? General physics? Research? And how about college-level physics that doesn't correspond to the new algebra-based AP exams? These topics deserve some attention in serious professional development workshops.
On July 19-21, 2015, I invite you to Woodberry Forest for a Summer Institute that is NOT exclusively devoted to AP physics. I will share my own materials related to non-AP courses; we'll talk about and actually do some activities and laboratory work focused at all levels of physics, from conceptual to research and everywhere in between.
The best professional development gets interested teachers together, in person, and then facilitates shop talk. Last year we had ten teachers participating, of all experience levels, and from six different US states. My goal is that you should be able to have good discussions, with me and with the other participants, about any physics teaching related questions you might have. Hopefully we'll all leave on Tuesday the 21st with a bunch of new ideas to try out.
I'll post more logistical information shortly. For now, know that there is no charge for the open lab, but there's no grant money, either. You'd need to pay for food and lodging. Arrive on Sunday midday; we'd have a late afternoon formal* session followed by dinner together and an (informal) evening "session" at my house. We'd work all day on Monday, and until mid-afternoon on Tuesday. You'd want to stay Sunday and Monday nights at the Holiday Inn Express in Orange, VA -- that's a five-minute drive** from campus. We'll eat together in Orange for meals, with Sunday night's dinner at my house sponsored by Woodberry Forest's science department. As those of you who have been to my summer institutes know, just being around other physics teachers is professional development, whether we're in the lab, walking around campus, at dinner, in the pub, etc.
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**(Or a 1.5 hour walk, or a 50 minute jog... I've done all of these.)
There is no "registration," -- just tell me you're coming and make a hotel reservation. Spread the word.


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Audrey Young forced to tone down redecoration of office,
The Editor of the New Zealand Herald said, "The Herald in Auckland have agreed to budget two hundred dollars to assist their wonderful unbiased political editor enhance her wall space.
"She has a new hero, and refuses to work unless he appears on her wall.
She asked that the wall be extended to accommodate her request and after some solid negotiations she was forced to compromise and simply remove one photo and replace it with another. She was most disappointed, as adding to the wall would only have cost ten thousand dollars and that is around half the value of Judith Collins latest face-lift.
Audrey Young the Heralds political editor has had to remove one of the twenty pictures of John Key that adorn her office so as to be able to make room for yet another hero, a newly elected leader of a party that rated zero in the latest political poll, not one person in a thousand polled ticked the ACT box.
The person is of course Jamie Whyte a management consultant [Aren't they all]. Audrey has already been in touch with him, suggesting that he contact her with an offer or two and she will immediately get the pen moving on his behalf. She also asked for an air-brushed portrait to hang in the vacant space created by removing a photo of Key on his knees kissing the Queens Corgi, which even she thought was just a little demeaning…and she absolutely simply adores multimillionaire boy wonder John Phillip Key.
The Herald management team would like to thank the Engineers and Printing Union delegates who mediated on their behalf and convinced Ms Young and her legal adviser Judith Collins MP that the ten thousand
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I Don't Think, I Know.....
Some time ago in this forum I mentioned some local up and coming talent...The McClymont Sisters.__________________
I stood in front of my Tv with happy tears watching Brooke Mc Clymont in the #50 spot on the RAGE top 50 on Saturday morning. It is a song with some substance( unlike a lot that currently hold higher positions on the charts), a great film clip, Brooke performed well to camera and unlike so many women on the Top 50, she dressed tastefully.
This evening on Aussie Tv they are broadcasting the Australian Schools Spectacular 2002 (7.30 ABC). Brooke's younger sisters Molly and Samanthat feature in that. Samantha closes the show with the theme song. Brooke is good, but Sam is going to be even better imho. She is in my son's music class at school and they did their end of year performance exams last week. He said she was brilliant.
They started out in the Grafton Country Music Club. A couple of old local cowboys( who happen to own very very nice guitars) drove them all over the countryside to enter talent quests to get them started( they still do that for local kids, they have a mini bus now, it wouldn't happen without them) Brooke has recorded a song with Garth Brooks and I think they have only just begun.I hope so. Their country roots may not be every one's cup of tea.....but heck I am stoked. I saw Brooke sing when she was knee high to a grasshopper, I knew she "had " it. Music has been her heart's desire and she is now living it. Grand stuff.
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little sisters ruleOK...imho
**Bravo!!! Bravo!! Encore**__________________
The whole concert was enjoyable, it is so well done. A Guinness Book of records event, 3000 children performing on the one stage for the finale. They cover all styles of music. An 18 year old man called Shannon Brown sang "Nessa Dorma"( however you spell it, took me back to the Wallabies/ INXS concert and the fi re wor ks !!! )
They had a section for primary school age children featuring TV families. I thought it was wonderful they included kids in wheelchairs. They were dressed like Fred Flintstone and their wheelchairs were done up to look like the Flinstone's car...they were doing wheelies and wheelstands and generally having a ball.
But the McClymont Sisters..!WOW!
Brooke was a special guest ( she has performed in previous concerts, but has left school now) It allowed her sisters to do backing vocals for her and showcase her single "I Don't Think, I Know"( reminds me of a Corrs song). Brooke has a strong , true voice and I asked my son if Samantha can sing that well, She is much much better in his opinion....and I soon found out...she is!!
The Finale!! She wrote the song...it has great meaningful lyrics, she looked fabulous (she's only 17, senior year of high school in 2003) but her performance and her voice...sensational. I know my judgement is slightly clouded by pride( and the need for glasses and probably a hearing aid) but even blind freddie would agree....she's sumthin' else.
and then there's little Molly, yet to step forward on her own. The baby of the family....watch out!
The School's Spectacular will celebrate it's 20th year on 2003. it is a truly fabulous event that showcases the talent to be found in the Australian Public School system. I know our school has had it's funding trimmed to the bone( some of the things the teachers have to do to keep the art supplies going for the year... the music room has been without a Cd player for months and when they did get one it was on loan from the art department with a coathanger for an aerial....some of the stories I hear!!
But they make the most of what they have got...and some!!!
BRAVO! BRAVO!teachers, parents and students....encore
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well that was short-lived
Brooke came in at #50 and is gone this morning.
Some song called" it's only porn mom" is in her place...saints preserve us!!! I don't think, I know, her song, had substance....so be it, sex cells...I mean sells.
I hope they stay true to their music.
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Few things bring teachers more joy than an in-service day. They call them professional development days now. It's not the meetings we enjoy really. We actually abhor those. There are few things worse than people with no classroom experience being paid big bucks to tell us how to do our job and re-invent the wheel. Usually it goes like this, we are ushered into an auditorium or school cafeteria, forced to take part in an icebreaker activity, and made to watch a motivational video. Then, there is a power point with about a hundred slides and they read it to us! Finally, we break up in groups to analyze data… for hours!
It's the extended lunch away from campus we love. We get to go anywhere we want! A place that serves alcohol is not a good idea, but it's amazing how excited we get at the mention of a buffet. A chance to actually enjoy a midday meal at our leisure with co-worker friends is the real draw. We might even order dessert and refills on tea.
Anyone who is or has been a teacher knows that the twenty-seven minutes, on average, you are given every day to gulp down a tuna sandwich or last night's lasagna left-overs is just not enough time. This is especially true when you have run out of copies of a worksheet and the copier needs paper! Maybe you get a phone call. Your baby sitter has cancelled for tomorrow. You'll figure that out later. Perhaps you need to turn in a survey to the front office secretary, or you need to seek out a tech savvy colleague because your printer is acting up again.
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On this particular day, we stuffed ourselves at a Chinese buffet, savored every bite and every moment. Suddenly, someone noticed it was 12:50. We had ten minutes to get back to school and be back in our uncomfortable seats. I had volunteered to drive as my van held more. So, in my haste, I might have exceeded a few speed limits along the way and just maybe slipped through one yellow light.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-122612032018-12-30T15:51:18.654-07:00THEO...ld manTed Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-3712023999230641262018-12-30T13:10:00.000-07:002018-12-30T15:51:18.592-07:00Another year over...

Season's greetings everyone!

Despite not getting our annual Christmas letter sent out this year, the Stauffer family is alive and well! Thank you to all of you who sent your season's greetings to us by traditional mail, sorry we did not get a physical card sent to you in return. That said, I offer you this blog post as a way to share our year with you before 2018 comes to a close.

Maura and I continue to hold down our humble fort on 7th Ave. You may think this isn't much of an achievement, being that we are empty nesters, but since Maura is a daytime nanny for the mischievous twins, Emmett and Michael, we are LITERALLY holding down the fort! Daily, we turn our upstairs area into a virtual playpen, with plastic fences and gates cordoning off dangerous and/or delicate areas where the nearly two-year old twosome could wreak havoc or get injured. Through October and November, I was able to experience first-hand how incredibly difficult being a nanny is! Maura had torn her rotator cuff at the end of September, so I altered my work schedule (nights and weekends) in order to stay home during the day to hone my "manny" skills while she recuperated from shoulder surgery. Guys, if you've never taken the reins of the child care sleigh, let me tell you... it is not for the weak, neither physically nor mentally speaking. We owe SO much to the women in our lives who are typically the ones tasked with tirelessly raising our worlds younglings, we really do!

Samantha and Justin are doing well and celebrated their one year anniversary in July. They share their cozy Boulder apartment with a gorgeous cat named Winnie Cooper, the feisty feline model showcased on Justin's Instagram. Samantha expects to finish her Master's Degree early next year, while concurrently working full time at Wildflower Preschool. It also looks like she will begin tackling a PhD soon... damn, that gives me shivers! We are so proud of her drive, motivation, and goal to become a world class educator!

Adam and Lauren got engaged! While celebrating 5 years of dating in March, our son asked for Lauren's hand in marriage on the shores of Cancun! Our family is enormously blessed to have such a wonderful, smart, compassionate young woman commit to join our family's brand of madness for life! They are both quite excited and looking forward to January when they move into a new apartment. They will be closer to their jobs and will be living in a vibrant Denver area known as the River North Art District or "RiNo." Making wedding plans will likely be the biggest focus for them in 2019. We can't wait for the big day in March, 2020 when they will become Husband and Wife!

In just two short months Nick will be graduating with his Bachelor's Degree in Restaurant, Food & Beverage Management. This is something we plan to celebrate BIG TIME when the graduation ceremony commences in May and he exits through the Robert E. Taylor Gates, marking the end of his academic career at Johnson & Wales University! We are in awe of the grace and fortitude shown by Nick to finish out his course work while simultaneously focusing on his health and wellness. It's been just over a year and a half since his accident and he is the one telling us that everything is going to be alright. Just a few days ago, we expressed how we wished that he could have his leg back and he emphatically said to us, "I don't! I'm a better person now because of it! I would never trade the friendships that were strengthened and the new friendships that were forged because of my injury." We're not sure where this young man gets his wisdom and strength, but it is certainly something our whole family has come to rely on and lean on.

Well, that's our year in a nutshell. I'd say we came out of 2018 unscathed for the most part. We hope you find yourselves in the same frame of mind as we all head into 2019 with hope, kindness, and lots of love!

 Happy New Year!

 The Stauffers

Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-16463283512903310642017-09-14T17:48:00.000-06:002017-09-20T11:51:53.107-06:00The Old Man Goes to Seattle
Tomorrow I'll be departing to Seattle to attend my first electronic dance music (EDM) festival. WHAT??? What is a fifty year old man doing, partaking of such craziness you ask? Allow me to rewind a bit. Both of our sons, Adam and Nick, 25 and 21 respectively, were drawn into the EDM scene as teenagers. Each one of them found their identity there, among an amazing community of their own. This community has faithfully stood by Nick while he heals and the bond that these close brothers already shared was only strengthened through this brand of music.

Nick saved money for over a year to travel to Seattle and witness the glory of Above & Beyond 250, a music festival that he holds in high regard. Adam and Lauren were set to go with him too, but were ultimately unable to make it happen with their busy schedules. In the end, Nick will get to see this show with his buddies, Jake, Ryan, Mikey... and THEO...ld man!

That brings the story back to me. I don't want you to think I'm just taking one for the team. Having witnessed the healing effect that one particular A&B song had on Nick while he was in the hospital, I knew he needed to get to Seattle and my wife agreed. Tickets were bought and everybody was at ease. The song "Alright Now," the one featured at the bottom of his blog page, will forever remind me of Nick's strength and perseverance through his challenge. So sharing this experience with him is going to be a real gift, and for that I am thankful.

Wish me luck!
Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-59083180670157559332017-08-19T12:50:00.000-06:002017-08-19T13:06:18.193-06:00"Yeah, but what do you DO at NIST?"I'm often asked what I do at NIST. Most people know that the atomic clock is housed in my facility, but what they don't know is that there's hundreds of other exciting science experiments taking place daily on the sprawling Department of Commerce site, nestled up near the base of Boulder's magnificent flatirons. When the building now known as the Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Laboratory was being erected (take a moment and release inner 6th grader giggles), we had the foresight and were granted the go-ahead to include a helium recovery system in the structure (thanks Obama)! This was a major necessity for the site, not only for the many experiments that require the low temperature environment that liquid helium provides, but also because helium is a non-renewable resource on our planet. Once that party balloon pops, people, that bit of helium escapes our atmosphere and is gone forever, forever... forever...!

Filling a Dewar with liquid helium

For the lion's share of my career, 1987-2013, I was an electronics technician in a project that characterized superconductors, the mystical wires that carry thousands of amps of DC current with no resistance. The types of superconductors that we studied were the low-temperature kind employed today in electromagnets such as what you would find in an MRI machine. Now for these superconducting wires to put on their capes and do their superconducting thing, they must be cooled down to around 9 Kelvin (-443 °F) or below. This is achieved by using liquid helium which provides a 4 Kelvin environment.

While the research of low-temperature superconductors was winding down at NIST, the new building was going up and our helium recovery system was going in. When the Gebbie laboratory opened in April 2012, we had the new capability of recapturing the helium gas that was exhausted from our experiments and reprocessing it into liquid to use again in other experiments. That's what brings me to my present station at one of the finest science institutions of our nation. I'm the guy running NIST-Boulder's helium recovery and liquefaction facility, herding and wrangling helium atoms, keeping them safe and happy here with us on Earth. My weekly tasks include, but are not limited to:

Taking roll call of where all the helium is. Which atoms are in gas form and which ones are in liquid form? When totaled, it is equivalent to ~3000 liquid liters of helium.

Determining and keeping a pulse the scientists' needs to keep their important research steaming ahead.

Filling the containers (called Dewars) with the cold liquid and delivering to their labs.

Keeping some of the research magnets in my area filled with the magic cold juice.

Running the helium liquefier to convert all the recovered gas back into liquid.

Hunting down escape routes for the tricky little helium atoms with a handheld leak detector.

and of course, doing all of the above while keeping safety at the forefront!

So there you have it, the answer to your burning question of "what the fuck do you do there?" What about you? What's your job?

Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-80780242542109239242017-08-13T17:54:00.000-06:002017-08-14T09:25:19.526-06:00In the blink of an eye...

Where, oh where did my summer go? As I sit here in the middle of August, wondering just how many times I'll have to cut the grass before Fall rolls in, I'm realizing that this particular summer was a mere flash-in-the-pan, a carnival ride that took us from zero to 100 and back again in an instant. Simply put, the events of the summer of 2017 redirected the lives of my family forever.

It started out on the calm evening of May 20th. I was about to go to bed. I had a busy Saturday ahead of me, helping get Nick moved to a new apartment that was closer to his school. The phone rang and it was Nick's friend Tyler. Nick had fallen while attending a concert at Red Rocks and dislocated his left knee. My wife and I are no strangers to late night ER meetups with one of our three kids, not that they're particularly clumsy or anything, it's just that shit happens. Well, what we thought would amount to a couple of months of Nick wearing a leg brace quickly and unexpectedly escalated to the possibility of him losing his leg! An artery in his knee had been severed and the next week was a vigilant effort to reestablish blood flow in his leg. In the end, all efforts failed and Nick, with us at his side, made the tough decision to amputate his leg above the knee. The procedure went well and after 17 days in the hospital, we brought our 21 year old baby boy home (Nick is the youngest, so he'll always be baby to us). So there we were at a crossroads. A quote attributed to Yogi Berra rang true at that moment, "When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It!" What other choice does one have, right?

Through the month of June, Nick started conquering all of the new challenges that his situation presented him with. His mobility is increasing daily, as he patiently waits to be cleared to start prosthesis, but for now he has to accept living with Mom and Dad again and start improvising how he accomplishes daily tasks. A positive attitude is what is required to get around with a walker and a wheelchair. Fortunately, positivity is Nick's biggest asset and he continues to inspire us with his fortitude everyday.

July brought us to a long awaited joyous event, the wedding of our daughter, Samantha! So much planning went into that day, 7/7/17, and it went off without a hitch. Samantha was the most beautiful I had ever seen her and her groom was ever so dashing in his bow tie. The night went by far too quickly, as parties tend to do when you're the host, but fun was had by all and we went to sleep that night with a very real sense that everything was gonna be OK.

So now, here we are in the middle of August. Samantha, now Mrs. Crowe, is approaching the start of her career as a teacher, Adam and Lauren are planning a move to Denver soon to continue chasing their dreams together, Nick is preparing to get up on a new leg and get back to school to finish his Bachelor's degree, Maura began watching twin baby boys daily at our house, and I found new purpose in getting up everyday and doing the job I love and have been doing for nearly 30 years. All of our lives are very different than they were back in May... and it all happened in the blink of an eye.

Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-34984599219132831422016-11-29T22:32:00.000-07:002016-12-01T19:17:44.206-07:00Joyful... Why not me, lately?
I know I'm not alone saying that there are plenty of things bringing me down right now. They're on my mind daily, just like you, and they will be on my mind tomorrow. For just a moment I need to pause and grab onto things that make me joyful, so here we go with a short list. I won't even make you click through to read each of these three things I identified over the last week or three.

1. Hands down, the best therapy recently was road trippin' with my best friend, my wife. Stupid jokes that we only get. Snacks on deck that were made to kill us. Awesome classic tunes bellowing from the speakers. No snow on the road between us and Fruita and the same on the way home after a wonderful Thanksgiving with her sister's family. SHE is my best medicine, SHE keeps me grounded!

2. Seeing the world through my adult children's eyes. Though I am getting older, and my three 20-something kids don't think I'm listening all the time, I hear every word they say. Their worries, dreams, fears, and triumphs all ride shotgun with me each and every day, an obligation that I hold dearly.

3. Reading to our five-year-old Goddaughter. She knows which book she wants to hear just as much as I know which book I want to read. Ms. Ayda has me wrapped pretty tightly. She brings patience back into my life. Not that it's a skill that I'm lacking greatly in, but I do have my moments. She somehow brings me back to a place where kind words, sympathy, love, and wonder all meet.

These are the things that will get me back up tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day...
Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-90140670914001296342015-02-25T19:15:00.000-07:002016-10-14T10:06:18.705-06:00Fomo and KnowmoA creature named "Fomo" (Fear of missing out) has been lurking in all of our lives for quite a while now. You've felt its presence. I know I've felt it. Fomo creates a very real feeling in today's highly-interconnected, digital culture that we need to always stay electronically connected. Fomo is a motherfucker who tags behind you all day, asking how much longer it's gonna be before the two of you two can sit down and find out what EVERYBODY is saying, doing, writing, watching, listening to, eating, feeling, reading, driving to, climbing, jumping off of, flying to, or camelbacking to! Don't get me wrong, it's perfectly acceptable to hang out with Fomo every now and then, for the sole purpose of introducing you to many intriguing people.

However, if you're looking for a way to escape the madness that Fomo creates, meet Fomo's wise, soft spoken sibling, "Knowmo." Knowmo reminds you that it's OK to slow down and engage for a few minutes, quarters, halves, or full hours with the people you have chosen to follow or friend in this vast space. You befriended these people for some reason. Can you pinpoint exactly what that was? Knowmo has your best interests at heart. Knowmo finds ways to spend your online hours wisely, learning something from your clan, getting to "know" them, ya know? Knowmo will introduce you to worlds that you may have never thought existed. Knowmo will remind you why you originally started partaking of the social media pie.Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-13252059248435711622013-10-16T19:12:00.000-06:002013-10-16T21:15:15.226-06:00Ten Sixteen...I'm sitting here in the middle of a familiar feeling that hits me once in a while. It's one that I've had before on many occasions, better defined as the sensation of having an event-induced emotional setback lifted from your shoulders. You know the one. It's equivalent to that moment when you have a 36 hour fever break and you're suddenly alive again! You feel like you want to go breathe ALL the air! You are back to yourself. Yeah, that's the feeling. What was my brain toiling over, you say? This month it was a forced sixteen day departure from my livelihood, last month was FAR worse as it brought a life changing flood for some family and friends throughout Colorado. To say that it's been one hell of a fall season would be an understatement.

Today's news of ending the ridiculous government shutdown lifted me back into the saddle. The 11th hour conclusion to the sixteen days worth of MSNBC that I've just consumed, though not as riveting as the conclusion of Breaking Bad, was a good one. Damn, in hindsight, I could have watched Breaking Bad all over again! Regardless, I am instantly realizing my desperate need for a shave, my jammie pants have overstayed their welcome in my spot on the couch, I am realizing that I've consumed more than my fair share of beer in the last sixteen days, and above all, I am realizing that my body and mind still have a passionate need to wake up in the early morning and go help make something happen in the scientific community which I serve.

I'm going back to work tomorrow!
Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-63205455930153007892013-06-26T17:50:00.000-06:002013-06-26T17:50:13.569-06:00Bike to Work Day 2013
It was a beautiful day to ride to work! Yes, I drove most of the way, but I rode nearly 6 miles on my planned tour of the old 'hood.

I started the day off by taking my "bike to work." Well, sorta. I parked at Foothills and Baseline and rode to NIST from there.

My first stop was Thunderbird Lake. I recall falling on the ice there trying to skate when I was about 5 or 6. Later, I spent many hours fishing with my pal Adam Cecil in our inflatable rafts.

My second stop was at my elementary school, Burke, which is now Horizons K-8.

I was glad to see this old relic was still in front of the school. Burke school was named after Admiral Arleigh Burke. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke

Just a stone's throw away was my home from age 1-5. It looks alot different now with a totally different roof.

On my way to my next planned stop, I ran into this lovely lady... no, not literally. I learned early on that Mrs. O would gladly give me an after school snack if I ever happened to be locked out of my house.

Here is where I spent the majority of my adolescence, from 5-16. It's changed a lot since I lived there, but it is still my favorite place to drive by in Boulder. SO many good memories there!

Not as extravagant as our last home, this townhome kept us comfortable during the transition period while my parents built a home in Louisville.

I did finally arrive at work about 45 minutes later and got a prime parking spot right next to the door.

Every year, the Boulder Labs Employee Association puts on a "second breakfast" for all of the BTWD participants. They even have a bicycle parade starring all of the day care kids.

Lots of fruit, breads, and goodies were available for everyone who pedaled into work today.

Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-3357517247343076122012-08-02T13:12:00.001-06:002012-08-02T13:15:33.855-06:00The Learning Curve

 I'm not sure which one of these is the learning curve but I'm certain that I'm
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I'm not sure which one of these is the learning curve, but I'm certain that I'm at the bottom of it.Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-13832544023784707852012-07-28T16:25:00.003-06:002012-07-29T21:09:14.498-06:00Mighty powerful WiFi!The wifi signal is quite strong at my house today!

Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-33993306508175863472012-07-28T14:25:00.001-06:002012-07-28T14:25:39.929-06:00Next event? Aerosmith!

  Next event? Aerosmith!
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Next event? Aerosmith!
Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-16958785050990726332012-07-28T12:00:00.002-06:002012-07-28T12:00:23.649-06:00I must say that I am a bit disappointed with Posterous selling out to Twitter, but at the same time, I am glad to be back here on Blogger!Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-90973953360883367002012-07-04T11:52:00.001-06:002013-08-17T10:47:08.559-06:00The best kickoff to the 4th of July is the Avery 4K on the 4th!
Last year, I finished 497th, so I was encouraged by my bib number this year. What a great run Avery puts on every 4th of July! I just wanted to throw this picture up of the sweet ass tech shirt that we got year! They just keep getting better and better, and for me, it is ALL about the shirt!.. Well, in this case, the Avery beer ranks way up there too!

Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-79448917431524433932012-02-06T19:48:00.001-07:002013-08-17T11:42:01.209-06:00Google +, bringing makers and hackers together to easily share ideas and interests.
A lot of people ask why I have such an affinity towards Google+. "Why do you need it when you have facebook and twitter?" Granted, I could probably make the connections I seek using those two trusty tools, among others, but for whatever reason, Google+ made it much easier to pinpoint people that encompass topics that I hold dear.

Meet Pete Prodoehl, aka @raster on twitter. Just a few months back, I sparked an interest in 3D printing. Naturally, with Google+ being the new tool in the shed, I took it for a spin to find other makers who were getting their feet wet in this exciting new medium. Within seconds, I had opened the door to the open source community that I had heard so much about. I've since named that circle on G+ "Hack the Planet" and Pete stood out among the crowd because he had just set out to build a MakerGear Prusa Mendel RepRap 3D printer. I too was in the midst of assembling a 3D printer, the RapMan 3.2 from BitsFromBytes for my prototyping and one-off parts that I require in my labs at NIST. I picked up all of the knowledge that he was dropping here and there all around his interwebz, and now I'm up and running... even dropping a bit of my own knowledge here and there.

I quickly found that Pete is a (more ambitious) clone of me. He shares many of my interests which, to this point, I only dabble in. He dabbles too, but he's like the Obi Wan dabbler to my young padawan dabbler. Arduino, 3D printing, hacking, making, laser cutting, the list goes on and on. See for yourself and dive into his RasterWeb.

All that aside, that is not what I set out to post here. Pete's latest venture into laser cutting at the ever so awesome Milwaukee Makerspace yielded a positively sick little wooden nickel that I simply had to have! I humbly asked if he'd send me one and a few days later it was in my mailbox, along with some stickers! The little squares are his logo for RasterWeb, and the Milwaukee barcamp stickers are for an open source un-conference in his area.

Thanks Pete! I hope one day our paths will cross!

Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-26110582299254019942011-12-14T09:09:00.000-07:002013-08-17T12:13:58.657-06:00He was the best cat ever!

Don't get me wrong, we've loved every one of our pets with all of our hearts, but Stanley was different. From the very first day that we brought him home, he assumed the position of the alpha male, watching over his pride of three other cats. He performed that duty with so much confidence. He had the back of each and every member of this family, but there was no other duty he took more seriously than the one of 'most fierce guardian'over his "Momma," my wife. Stanley made sure she was safe at every turn, from the second her foot hit the floor. He would faithfully stand sentry on the front porch every time she was away. Every night, Stan slept right in between our pillows in the master bedroom, tickling our noses with his tail every now and then. Now, only 8 short years later, we had to let him go.

Probably around October, my wife discovered a lump in Stanley's belly. As young as he was, we both though it was something benign as Stan had no other signs of slowing down. We took a routine trip to Nelson Road Veterinary Clinic to have Melinda check him out. Cancer... we were stunned. We immediately scheduled him for surgery to have the lump excised. He recovered well from that, despite the 6" incision that it required, but the lab results of the tumor reveled that it was not likely to be the main cancer that was overrunning his body... somewhere. 3-4 months was the anticipated time left with Stanley. Now today, only one month after the surgery, we said goodbye to him. His belly was becoming distended and more importantly, he was not smiling anymore. So making the same difficult choice that we made with two other cats, Roo and Lucy around this time last year, our saint of a sister-in-law came to our house and relieved him from his discomfort. That is precisely why it had to be done now, because he absolutely did not deserve to have that discomfort turn into severe pain.

The tears we cry today are of course only for ourselves. It is a selfish feeling, yet unavoidable as humans. We know that as soon as we pull them out of the cardboard box in front of the grocery store or take them out of their cage at the shelter, that our pets will not outlive us. These loving creatures are only here temporarily to enrich our lives and mooch a little taste of our human food every now and then. As difficult as it is, we always sign up for more, because the gifts pets bring us while they are alive far outweigh the sorrow that is felt when they have to leave us.

We're gonna miss you like crazy Stanley, but we know you are comfortably at peace now, God bless you.
Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-11394439108937550512010-11-11T12:03:00.000-07:002013-08-17T12:04:20.140-06:00Oh Lucy, not you too...

I really didn't think I'd be saying goodbye to another one of our cats so soon, from four to two in less than a month. Lucy had not been feeling well lately, stopped eating, and was losing weight quickly. I took her up to our vet clinic in Longmont last night so she could get checked over first thing this morning. We honestly thought it would be something like a bad tooth that made her stop eating, yet this morning we found out that she was in stages of advanced kidney failure. The remedy of giving her fluids under the skin daily was simply not an option. As anti-social as she tended to be, I can only imagine the daily nightmare of dragging her out from under a bed to do that procedure. With a heavy heart, we once again made the difficult decision to put her down.

Lucy, you will be greatly missed. Sure you were a handful most of the time, only taking affection from us on your terms, and wreaking havoc in one form or another, but none of that matters now. Just like Roo who passed before you, you were loved.
Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-43072243613045370052010-10-13T20:26:00.001-06:002013-08-17T11:42:42.576-06:00We'll miss you old man...

Tonight we made the right decision. Tonight we cried. Tonight we gave dignity and grace to our oldest cat, Roo. He had been battling with intestinal issues for months now and reluctantly taking meds for it... VERY reluctantly. After 14 years it was time to say goodbye to him. Just a few nights ago, in the wee early hours, I rushed him outside so he didn't puke all over our bedroom. He did not come home until late that night and our minds went into a tailspin and I felt like the biggest heel in the world. "What ifs" consumed our minds. When he did finally come back home, the decision became much clearer. He didn't want to be touched. He walked past the food dish with disinterest. He hid on a shelf in the laundry room. Most importantly though, he was not smiling anymore. It was time.

So this evening, after he snarfed down a nice big plate of tuna with the rest of the gang at the Kit Kat Klub, our wonderful sister-in-law and veterinarian came to our house and humbly did her job. Roo went peacefully and left our home in her loving arms. I can't say enough good things about this lady. We are SO extremely blessed to have her in our lives.

I have had pets put down several times in my life, but I really never remember being there for the final moments. As hard as it was, it truly was a beautiful moment to see him at complete peace. I have long understood that the best things in life, the biggest gifts your heart receives, will NEVER come to you easy. Words from my daughter today were right on the mark. She quoted French writer Anatole France, "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."

You will be greatly missed old man. Thank you for being a part of our lives.

Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-31213203786503405532010-04-11T12:44:00.000-06:002013-09-19T22:29:55.898-06:00Rescued an Old Friend This Week

For over 22 years, I have created a respectable collection of scientific instruments, cryogenic test probes, electromechanical test platforms, circuits, and other frankensteinesque apparatus at NIST in Boulder, Colorado. This post is dedicated to the one tool that that made it all possible, my workbench. I inherited it upon my arrival at NIST from an engineer that was soon on his way out and it moved with me through three different laboratories during my career. Now every first or second Friday in April, my group does a mandatory spring cleaning of our offices and labs. I think that making it mandatory is the only way you can get a scientist to clean up after themselves and believe me, they can amass a huge pile of crap in only one short year! During this year's cleanup, my beloved workbench was pegged as one of the items in the lab that had to go. We definitely needed the floor space so I reluctantly agreed. In 10 short minutes, the drawers were emptied the shelves were cleared off, and it was placed in the hallway to be carted off to an untimely demise. I know this because I was the property custodian for many years and things like old desks, benches, and other "government-gray metal" get pitched into the recycle bin. It sat in the hallway for a few days after and I submitted the paperwork for it to be taken away. It was almost like in The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, I could hear its heartbeat through my office door. Was I the only one who could hear it?

On about Wednesday, I decided that I couldn't stand for this and made some phone calls. "Is there any way that I can buy this and take it home?" To my surprise, a note (initialed by the boss) was added to the form that I submitted that read, "Workbench to be recycled by Ted Stauffer." Needless to say, I quickly jumped into action and loaded it into the truck and brought it to its new home in my garage. I now know that when I finally reach that golden age of retirement, I will always have my old friend with me to reminisce about my... excuse me, OUR days at NIST. THAT makes me happy!Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-90757576262543307352009-06-29T19:31:00.000-06:002013-08-17T12:52:37.799-06:00Imagine if you will

... waking up on an otherwise beautiful Sunday morning, pouring your coffee, and sitting down at the computer, only to find out via a facebook status update that your mother died… 12 hours ago! I am all for sharing life's events with online tools, but some things will ALWAYS require at least a phone call, immediately, no matter how difficult that call is to make! Furthermore, to find out that one of my two brothers and one of my two sisters withheld her dire condition from the rest of us, not giving us time to fly out there, has left me with an incredibly empty feeling. Basically they were the only two of five children that got to say goodbye. My oldest brother's wedding was the day before, so I am trying hard to understand that not wanting to upset the wedding was the reason for not telling us, but I have a long way to go on that reasoning. I will definitely need God's grace to help me sort out my feelings about not having the chance to say goodbye to my mother.

Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-18410596490569477222009-06-19T12:42:00.000-06:002013-08-17T12:42:35.372-06:00Gone But Not Forgotten…

My father has been tearing up the heavens for almost 16 years now. I was a young man of 26 when he passed away that rainy July morning. As I look back during this Father's Day weekend, I remember lots of good times and lots of bad times, both of which I continue to try and learn from in raising my own three children. Dad and I had many disagreements, as do I with my kids. By the same token though, Dad shared an abundance of good times and "stupid humor," as I do with my daughter and two sons. But there are two things that stand out the most for me. Two things that lifted me and carried me past the fact that I was too young to lose my father. One was his eternally optimistic views on life. He was always able to cheer anyone up and help them see the brighter side of things, if not in spoken words, you could find it in his poetry and campfire songs. In fact, within hours of his passing, the rain stopped and the most fantastic triple rainbow appeared. I know that it was sent from him and it was the sign I needed to know that everything would be alright, the glass would always remain half full. The other thing that I learned from my Dad was giving 100% devotion to the woman you choose to be your wife. Dad loved my mother with all of his heart since the day they met until, I am sure, this day in his afterlife. They had many friends come and go and lots of ups and downs, but Dad was always in my mom's corner, faithfully. If nothing else, these are the same two gifts I intend to leave behind for my children and grandchildren (someday) because I think these two simple morals have served me pretty well. Happy Father's Day…Ted Staufferhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-77918631826186020482009-04-15T15:05:00.001-06:002009-04-15T15:05:55.673-06:00Knock Knock!

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Testing the bookmarklet feature on Posterous. This is a video I captured with my web cam and then put music to a few years ago. If this works. The video will be posted on my Posterous blog which will then automatically post it to my Wordpress and Blogger pages. Here goes nothing! Or actually, here goes SOMETHING!

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 Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-17806540455229902492009-01-10T11:31:00.001-07:002009-01-10T11:31:59.977-07:00Happy Birthday Son!

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I can't believe he is 13! Today we have completed the teenager trifecta!
;^)~
Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-40059627268281638412008-11-12T16:31:00.001-07:002008-11-12T16:32:00.054-07:00A view from my roof

  A view from my roof
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One thing about living in an older house is that you get a lot more ground to prowl on. I would go crazy in a tightly packed neighborhood.
;-)~
Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-32548660573289759942008-10-18T17:43:00.001-06:002008-10-18T17:43:56.581-06:00Roo Jack & Lucy

  Roo Jack & Lucy
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I think they are bemoaning the onset off fall.
Ted Staufferhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-12261203.post-27272126738830395632008-10-18T17:37:00.001-06:002008-10-18T17:37:38.248-06:00Roo's getaway looks like it is in a dangerous part of town.

  Roo's getaway looks like it is in a dangerous part of town.
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The Kitty Kabin
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Encinitas Arts Festival
The City of Encinitas Cultural Arts Division and the San Dieguito Academy Foundation presented the annual Encinitas Arts Festival at San Dieguito Academy Performing Arts Center in late April. With a "Passport to the Arts" theme, the festival featured dance, theater, and music performances on the outdoor amphitheater stage by students and professionals. guests were also treated to art-making workshops, giveaways, a student art exhibit, an artist expo with live demonstrations, community group booths, and food trucks.
The Encinitas Arts Festival seeks to recognize the critical role the arts play in schools and the community. "Research shows that the arts are vital to student success," said Encinitas Union School District Superintendent Dr. Tim Baird. "Arts education is linked to higher test scores across all subjects, as well as lower dropout rates. They foster creativity and imagination, hallmarks of careers in the 21st century. Beyond the classroom, the arts are shown to nurture collaboration and civic engagement in young people." Discover more at www.encinitasca.gov/festival.


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Oct 29, 2008
THIRD DEGREE "opium" 7"
Third Degree was: Frank Quintiliani - vocals, Dave Hunter - bass, Jim Mccobb - guitar, Brian Fraher - guitar, & Steve Meuse - drums.
THIRD DEGREE "Opium" 2x 7"
Released on Suburban Voice (SV #008)
Recorded January 1992 @ Bobcat Studios.
1. Must
2. The Herd
3. Opium
4. Consequence Inevitable
On a side note you might have noticed it's been awhile since any updates. I've really enjoyed doing Coregasm which is almost reaching 3 years (next month!) but due to all of my other endeavors time is limited. Coregasm is not going anywhere and I will continue to post old gems as I have time so don't worry. I haven't given up. Since I've started this blog I've noticed a huge increase in other nostalgia filled hardcore blogs and I think that is amazing. Some of them are intense that I can barely keep up with reading them. I'm glad a lot of this is getting documented and put out there. I don't think you HAVE to know your roots to be apart of hardcore but I would like to think that there are some people who are interested in knowing where this lifestyle stems from and why we are all apart of it. A great book just came out called Radio Science and it is nothing short of amazing. Where else are you going to get to look at sketches of the original Minor Threat black sheep? You should do yourself a favor and pick this book up (I got it from Revelation Records for $25 here). If you like to look at lots of old high quality pictures, read stories of yesteryears, show flyers, accounts from legendary band members, and tshirt art this book has it all. Anyway, my point to all of this is that punk and hardcore have been a huge part of my life that regardless of how often Coregasm gets updated you can rest assured that sooner or later something will pop up. DIY til I die. - ems
3 comments:
Used to rock out to these guys in the Boston area many moons ago. Thanks for the download & the memories. Damn.. probably have this 7" laying around somewhere...
- Steve said...
Wow, thanks for extending my 15 seconds of fame :) This was our first effort to make a record, we learned a lot in the process. The stuff we recorded just after this record was released was really much better, but it never made it to vinyl or CD. Thanks for the trip down memory lane...
-Steve Meuse
- enigmat said...
Hi Steve did you have the songs of the cd never released in mp3 ? Thank you !
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9 Times The PLL Moms Were Super Supportive After The Liars Got Out Of The Dollhouse
What would the Liars do without them?
1. When Ella understood Aria's need for sarcasm.
2. And then gave her this hug.
3. When Veronica didn't want Spencer to take any anti-anxiety meds.
Okay, at the time this seemed totally unfair, but she was coming from a good place!
4. When Ashley had a hard time understanding why Hanna wanted to change her entire room...
5. And so she didn't shy away from asking her the difficult questions.
6. And she really listened to her.
7. AND she let Caleb stay over.
We all need a mom like Ashley.
8. And even though Pam was initially angry at Emily for going to the gun range...
9. She eventually understood why it was something Emily needed to do.
Which mom do you think was the most supportive?
Tell us in the comments!