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Hibbett Sports Inc.'s HIBB, +1.05% fiscal first-quarter earnings rose a bigger-than-expected 23% as the company's same-store sales and margins continued to improve.
The sporting-goods retailers also raised its full-year earnings estimate to $1.80 to $1.95 a share from its March forecast of $1.70 to $1.90 a share.
Hibbett, which operates in the South, mid-Atlantic and lower Midwest regions, had been reporting sharply improved results in recent periods after seeing sales hold up relatively well during the economic downturn. The sporting-goods market has generally fared better than other retail sectors.
For the quarter ended April 30, Hibbett reported a profit of $21.3 million, or 76 cents a share, up from $17.3 million, or 59 cents a share, a year earlier. Sales jumped 10% to $203.7 million.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had most recently forecast earnings of 67 cents on revenue of $201 million.
Same-store sales rose 6.8%, led by activewear and footwear, and gross margin rose to 37.2% from 35.8%.
Hibbett opened 8 new stores during the quarter and closed 7, ending with 799. It still expects to open 50 to 55 new stores this fiscal year.
Shares closed at $37.51 and were inactive premarket. The stock has risen 48% over the past year.


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The building on the right of the picture sleeve is the Kahler Grand Hotel. It was built to service clients of the Mayo Clinic. There are rooms at the top floor that only foreign heads of state can afford.
Lynn Recording Studio was owned and operated by a guy named Ron Lynn. I don't know if he's still alive. Someone told me he had the studio in his basement. He also did recordings for the
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If anyone needed any barometer to gauge how much as a people we have sunk, it is the on-going but systemic displacement of law and the mores as we know it by the rampaging brigade of self-helpers across the land. Today, it seems part of the striving to reconfigure the new-normal in our ethically-challenged society is the deadly contest between elements sworn to champion society's regression into unimaginable barbarity and the brigade sworn to dispense with the niceties of due process as they set out to mete summary justice. While neither side is necessarily guaranteed to win, the rest of us – the orderly society – are the assured losers.
I start with the discovery by residents of Ijaiye, Ahmadiyya and Abule-Egba areas of Lagos State of a ritualists' den in the early hours of Tuesday last week. Using The Guardian report as guide, the matter is said to have started with a horrific cry from an underground tunnel linked to a canal – a shrill cry which apparently drew the attention of a female sweeper. By the time passers-by drawn to help locate the fellow behind the cry entered the canal, the victim had been reportedly killed – allegedly by the ritualists – although her little baby was reportedly found still alive. A follow up sweep by security men would yield a man said to belong to a 28-member gang operating under the canal. The residents, by now incensed stormed the scene ostensibly to rescue more victims and possibly apprehend the ritualists. The efforts reportedly paid-off with two suspects brought out only to be whisked off by the police. Thereafter, it became a case of the mob taking charge as two more suspects brought out from the underground were burnt alive by the mob who overpowered the police and other security agencies.
Another scene would play out two days later along the busy Lagos-Abeokuta expressway by Ile-Zik Bus Stop, Ikeja where again, two men, suspected to be kidnappers were similarly set ablaze. It is something like a scene from a movie.
It is a familiar story. The big part is supposed to be the cold, ruthless killers on rampage. Whether it is the ritualists or the Mafiosi-styled killer cult – Badoo –operating from their Ikorodu redoubt, the fear of the merchants of human parts has since become the beginning of wisdom. The bigger story however is the scandal of a society on fast regression into savagery; a scathing testimonial of the boundless contradictions of our thoroughly diseased and astoundingly superstitious society; a society where science and rationality are in full flight; where religion trumps reason and religiosity is in full ascendance.
There is however another angle to last week's discovery that is arguably a fitting testimony the dual character of the Centre of Excellence; a city that is arguably the most progressive on the continent; yet is one where superstitions of the most heinous kind not only inhere but thrive. A city with the highest number of religious houses on the continent yet is the bastion of some of the most fetish, syncretistic practices. It is a story of a state which although aspires to a world-class status, yet insists on manifesting some of the more malevolent features of prehistoric society.
Say what we may of the cult of Badoo or those of ritualists, they did not chance upon us. Those in the group are no ghosts; they live among us. Their wives shop in the same market with ours, their children the same school with our children. That they have grown to become a menace to the rest of us is to be put squarely to the uncaring, indifferent society that we have nurtured. In other words, the situation, at the very basic level, is a symptom of failure of citizenship. I say this borne of conviction that only an indifferent people would permit the swathe under which such anti-social groups would thrive. While we know enough to blame the leadership – from the traditional to the government – for the failure to secure the public space, the problem is that the failures of our basic humanity is what comes back to haunt us in a spiral of tragedy.
Today, there are enough stories to illustrate how most Nigerians, despite their pretensions, are light years away from modernity. Is it not interesting that the same Nigerians that are only too ready to spread the fable about some toxic GSM numbers said to induce heart attacks when picked cannot find the use for the same tools in moments of emergency? How often do Nigerians get those silly solicitations so inelegantly baked as it were from the mythical mill?
Yes, while the government is encouraged to do its part by providing modern security infrastructure, what about the citizens who couldn't be bothered about the age-long values or accept the basic duty of being ones brother's keeper?
It is something for those pushing for reworking of the national architecture to think about.
Now, that takes yours truly to the massacre at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Ozubulu, Anambra State in the course of an early morning mass. The story – although still largely unofficial –of a business gone sour has all the elements of the underworld gang wars. While preliminary account tends to suggest a clash over money and power, it comes basically to the story of individuals who have not only renounced the values that bind the collective together, but sold their souls to the devil.
That some loony would slaughter 12 unarmed innocents for whatever reason is as evil as it is unimaginable. Of course, those mouthing sacrilege only because the church suffered savage violation of its hallowed precincts miss the point: mass slaughter for any reason or no reason at all is bad; unjustifiable. Taking the turf fights into the church – the symbol of the moral community, is although indicative of a society in free fall, hardly makes it worse.
For the church, the lesson must be to continually denounce evil; to condemn, relentlessly, the crass individualism that has taken over the gospel; to eschew the gospel of mammon that guarantees the followers a one-way ticket to hell.


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I told him no way on lower - that the stripped lower was a gun, it would be an illegal straw buy if I did it. I hope it was just ignorance on his part thinking the
lower was just a part, not a gun itself, but my "radar' was sending me extreme warning signals (LOL).
Actually I can use the video myself, I bought one for S&G to try out, should get it this week. Having put together lowers I don't think I will have too many issues,
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It is amazing how much "stuff" is accumulated when one moves... for instance... boxes. You have seen me using boxes lately in my art journals... Well, I also have a large stash of bubble wrap. Yup, that fun stuff that you can start popping to relieve stress (or drive your dogs nuts...). I knew it must have some use in my studio, so I've saved some. I'm glad I did.
Paper: white cardstock
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black), Aquamarker (Bamboo)
Stamps: TPC Studios "Playful Expressions"
Creative Inspirations Paint: Denium
Other: glaze base, ribbon, bead, end pin, earring
This fun dotty background was stamped with bubble wrap! I love the texture and randomness of it! SO much FUN! The blue shimmery spots are Denium CI paint (LOVE this color!) and the green are Aquamarkers in Bamboo... this color combo just makes me happy!
As usual, the ribbon was painted with CI paint to match perfectly. Love doing this. I also highlighted the letters of the sentiment with the green to help tie it all together.
The bead was just one in my stash... I threaded an end pin through it, formed a loop at the top, and hooked it onto a hook earring base. It adds just a touch of dimension and movement to the card.
Simple and happy.
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In 2013, the WTTC created the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative in partnership with the International Tourism Partnership.
Indeed I do not eat chicken. Or fish, pink meat or eggs. I also do not drink milk or eat cheese. I don't go to zoos, rodeos, bullfights, circuses with animals. I do not ride horses or charriots. I don't wear leather, fur, wool. And I would by no means set my foot on a cockfight occasion (or post it). That's my method of not supporting it. That's my activism. I'm not an armchair activist.
I visited Iran few months again with my pals. We were in a bunch of 6 and 6 of us had been from six totally different international locations.(I am from Nepal) Frankly speaking, when I stated I am going to Iran, my friends mentioned come back alive" as a result of people typically hear about terrorism and unhealthy things about Iran. I can confidently inform that Iranians have been one of the crucial helpful, cheerful and nice individuals I even have ever met. I am not saying this simply to be good, but I actually mean it. They have been so welcoming and I would extremely suggest a visit to Iran.
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Our kids guide will present many kids journey stories, youngsters interviews and kids travel experiences and on this Children's Travel Guide you will also discover many photos about life within the totally different countries – There are many pictures of the wildlife, population, points of interest, meals, customs, holiday activities for teenagers in addition to a youngsters world map and flags for kids, many fun quizzes and journey trivia questions for kids and a lot more.


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Located in scenic Amed, Villa Adi faces a lush tropical garden with mountain views and features a shared swimming pool. The beach is a few minutes walk from the villa.
Villa amenities include a LCD TV, satellite channels, DVD player and free Wi-Fi. The well-equiped kitchenette is perfect for preparing easy meals. An outdoor dining area on the terrace offers views of the garden and the pool. This two bedroom villa features private bathrooms and free toiletries.
Villa Adi is a 20 minute's drive from Tirta Gangga Water Palace and the 30 minute's drive from the Tulamben USS Liberty shipwreck dive site. Ngurah Rai International Airport is a three hour drive from the villa.
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Read these 15 Snapshots & Videos Tips tips to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. Each tip is approved by our Editors and created by expert writers so great we call them Gurus. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Toddler tips and hundreds of other topics.
Keep a camera in your car. Keep plenty of film on hand. There are so many occasions when we wish we had a picture of our toddler doing something.
When life gets busy we often forget to take pictures. Designate one day each month as a Photo Day–mark it on your calendar. Capture whatever happens that day on film.
Put the video camera on a tripod or a flat surface. This way you can be part of the picture.
For a change of scenery go to a park to take photos. Take action pictures of your child at play and some still pictures too.
Get a digital camera and take lots of pictures. It is easy to erase the ones that don't turn out. Many digital cameras come with computer software for organizing and pringing photos. Photos can be easily emailed to family and friends.
Use a telephoto lens to take pictures of your toddler from a distance. He or she will be less aware you are taking his/her picture and you won't disturb the magic of the moment.
Try taking some pictures using natural light. Pick a room in your house where the sun shines in.
Take photos of your toddler outdoors, when the sun isn't as bright. Toddlers squint in bright sunlight and won't open their eyes. Early morning or late afternoon is a good time to take photos.
Check out the background before taking the picture. Is the background too cluttered?
Using simple backgrounds puts more focus on the subject of your photo. A wooden door or an empty wall usually work well.
Adjust the grip strap snugly around your hand and rest your elbow against your side. Locate the controls before turning on the camera. Avoid walking and moving to get a steadier picture.
The red-eye reduction function on cameras often doesn't work with toddlers. Toddlers usually won't look at the bright flash long enough to reduce red-eye. Photograph toddlers in areas where a flash is not needed
If your photos are blurry because your toddler won't hold still, try using 400 speed or higher film. 100 speed film works best for bright light situations especially outdoors in bright sunlight. For general use 200 speed film works well.
For ideas on poses, props, and clothes for taking snapshots, look at magazine pictures of children. Ask yourself: "What do you like about the pictures?"
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Dog Walker Exmouth UK
Dog Walker Exmouth, Devon: I imagine there may be a number of reasons why you came here searching for a local dog walker in Exmouth, perhaps you are busy working all day and quite simply never have time for walking your dog, you could be suffering from an illness and you are not at this time fit enough to walk your dog, or it may be that you're too idle and would rather pay a stranger to take your dog for a walk.
Well as luck would have it you will discover tons of folk around happy to do exactly that. For that matter you may track down people in and around Exmouth who will not just take your dog for a walk but also perform various other doggy and pet services, which may include dog whispering, puppy and dog visits, cat visits, small animal care, dog training and dog board and lodging.
Finding a Local Exmouth Dog Walker: Although we all adore our dogs and think of them as part of the family, we don't always have adequate time to give them the attention that they require, especially in regards to walking and exercise. In our active work commitments, children to look after and social life to maintain it is not easy to fit in walking and exercising the dog, quite as often as you would like or as much as they need.
Now I assume you all understand that your dog needs exercise and it is beneficial that you take your dog for walks consistently, both for fitness and for the dog's general wellbeing and health. it's always better if you do this yourself since you can obtain similar health benefits as the dog, getting much needed fresh air and exercise. Additionally there is the benefit of bonding, enjoying joint activities can help you to establish a relationship with your pet. The truth is however, the majority of us simply just can't spare the time to walk the dog, and certainly not once or twice a day, and this is one of those chores which can be frequently postponed.
Now this is a situation where an experienced Exmouth dog walker might be invaluable, providing a routine dog walking service on a day to day basis, taking away the anxiety of at least one daily task and giving you time to do more important stuff. A dog walker will be able to go to your house in Exmouth, pick up your furry friend and go walking for an hour or more. It might be every day, 2 or 3 times per week, or possibly just on those specific days when your are too busy or have important obligations.
Some Exmouth dog walkers take your dog out on a solo, one to one basis, others could take 2 or more dogs at once, so it would be best to talk about your exact requirements with the dog walker should you have a particular preference. If you have a dog that is friendly and gets on okay with other dogs, a group walk may perhaps be more beneficial, if your dog does not mix well with other dogs, a one to one walk may well be best.
Various experienced Exmouth dog walkers may offer additional services and not only for dogs, for instance they might supply dog boarding services whilst you're on your holidays, collect your dog or pet and taxi it to the vet, provide your dog with some basic training if necessary or go to your house daily to feed your dog or small pets. Others may even provide a dog grooming service too, or "walk and groom". These services can prove very useful and provide a wide ranging pet care service which will give you peace of mind with regard to the happiness, wellbeing and health of all of your animals and pets, while still allowing you to work, socialize and look after your family.
Using the professional services of a dog walker in Exmouth should not utterly take the place of your personal interactions with your four-legged friend though, you should still try to take your dog out as much as you possibly can, to retain that bond and relationship. You need to be a fundamental part of their exercise and training regimen to make certain that your treasured pet remains content, loved and healthy.
Benefits Gained From Dog Walking: There are a number of favourable benefits which a dog gains from frequent walking and exercise they include: obesity control, better bonding, improved mental health and wellbeing, increased cardiovascular fitness, stronger muscles and bones, lowering of blood pressure and decreased loneliness.
What is the Cost?: As with any services, the prices for dog walking may vary somewhat, subject to the service required, the time spent walking, whether it is a group or solo walk (group walks are often cheaper) and the town in which you live, but the likely charges will be between £10 and £14 for a one hour walking session with kisses and hugs absolutely free.
Things to Bear in Mind: Naturally as there are no certifications or qualifications for dog walking, more or less anybody can easily get started as a dog walker and start operating such a service, this means you have to be very attentive as to just who you pick out to walk your dog in Exmouth. Security matters may be involved as you might be permitting access to your home for them to be able to collect the dog or feed your pets. It is clear you'll have much more confidence in dog walkers who've passed a DBS police check (Disclosure and Barring Service check). You might as well wish to determine if any prospective Exmouth dog walker has insurance, to cover any situations involving your dog, some form of public liability insurance would be suitable. It might also be a good idea if any prospective dog walker meets up with your dog initially so that you can be certain that that they are a good match.
Earning a Wage as a Dog Walker in Exmouth: If you're keen on the company of dogs, do not object to a considerable amount of exercise and enjoy being out in the elements, starting in business as a dog walker in Exmouth may be something to consider. Don't think for one second that dog walking is the easy route to prosperity, because it's not, and you will discover there are limitations to how much you can expect to earn, particularly at the beginning, but if you are unemployed currently, unhappy in your current employment or simply considering an alternative occupation, then dog walking could be a good option for you.
Before you even start a business you'll need to do some market research, you should make certain that there's a demand for dog walkers in the area, check how many dog walkers are currently in business nearby, check exactly what these dog walkers are receiving for these services, figure out if there are suitable areas in which to walk a dog, discover if there are local council regulations regarding walking dogs and any other pertinent stuff which you can think of. Get as much data as you can before you shell out any money getting going.
Initially it could be advisable to walk dogs owned by neighbours, buddies, workmates or family, to help you get a feel for whether you are going to enjoy being a dog walker. Provide this firstly voluntarily and when you ultimately move on as a fully fledged business, those start up "clients" might become paying customers and build up your first dog walking round.
Be sure you have the financial stability to last a few months without having to use your early earnings from dog walking, it isn't gonna take off immediately and you need to demonstrate patience until you have developed a good client base. It could take as much as twelve months to get a good round set up and even when you have done this, your net income mightn't be sufficient to get by on. You could always start off part-time and grow your business step by step.
Make sure you get fixed up with an adequate insurance policy, accidents are prone to take place and you do not want to be put out of business by legal action in the future. You'll find insurance plans aimed specifically at dog walkers, do a little groundwork online and locate a good insurance policy.
It is simple to get an idea of how much you should be charging from those people already running dog walking services in Exmouth, it really is best to fix your prices at an equivalent amount and you shouldn't try to charge less than all the others, simply to grab the customers. Far better to offer prospective customers something extra for the same fee to be the more attractive propostition.
Exmouth Dog Walkers And What They Do
Dog Walker Exmouth: There are as expected a diverse variety of tasks which you might need a local Exmouth dog walker for, and beneath we have mentioned merely a small selection of the potential explanations why you might need to search for the specialized services of a dog walker in Exmouth, Devon.
Using a service like Bark will help you to pick prospective dog walkers in Exmouth, Devon and also find Littleham dog walkers, Courtlands Cross dog walkers, Exton dog walkers, Withycombe Raleigh dog walkers, Exeter dog walkers, Lympstone dog walkers, Woodmanton dog walkers, Bystock dog walkers, Sandy Bay dog walkers, Knowle Village dog walkers, Topsham dog walkers, Budleigh Salterton dog walkers, Hulham dog walkers, Brixington dog walkers, Woodbury dog walkers and more nearby dog walker pet related services.
Dog Walker Exmouth Devon - Tips and Hints for Picking One: Among the customary but still favourite ways of obtaining a dog walker in Exmouth is by using local business directories, online directories or local newspapers, so you might take a look in some of the more popular local directories for example Touch Local, Cyclex, Thomson Local, City Visitor, Mister What, Local Life, Yelp, Yell or 118 118 although just about anyone will get a listing into these directories so there is not any guarantee regarding the integrity of any specific listed Exmouth dog walker, so you'll be chancing to luck by applying this method.
There are numerous techniques by which you might locate an ideal Exmouth dog walker and you could try all or any of them to acquire the most effective Exmouth dog walker for the project: 1. Check out one of many trades portals where people post testimonials and reviews for dog walkers who have carried out jobs for them in the past, 2. Look at the local newspapers, business directories, Yellow Pages or flyers and leaflets put through your letterbox, 3. Ask family, associates, close friends or perhaps even nearby neighbours to ascertain if they're able to recommend a dog walker in Exmouth who they have used in the past and who did a great job.
Looking on on Google: Lately one of the more popular means by which to locate a dog walker in Exmouth is by using Google or Bing. Even this technique is fraught with difficulties, because you have to sort through just what returned results are really relevant to what you set out to find. You should try to be as accurate as its possible to be when searching on the internet, we often will ordinarily type in "dog walker Exmouth" or "Exmouth dog walker", this can deliver mixed results mostly from several of the the better online directories such as Yellow Pages and Thomson, but what will not be so noticeable to you is that usually the uppermost 3 or 4 results shown are pay per click advertising, in other words someone has paid a fee to be there and possibly they are not a local company or relevant for your requirements, so you need to pay no attention to these results and scroll further down the page. From time to time job websites offering dog walker jobs in Exmouth could be apparent in the search results shown, such results can needless to say be disregarded.
From time to time results for a genuine dog walker in Exmouth will appear on page 1 of the results shown, look very closely and you will be able to pick them out, jump to the second or third page and you'll be very likely to obtain a higher percentage of actual Exmouth dog walkers. Using a more precise search term is often a good idea, for instance, if you happen to be a female living alone you may well favour hunting for a lady dog walker, therefore your search term could be "lady dog walker Exmouth", or you can try "dog sitter Exmouth", "dog walker near me in Exmouth" or "dog walking Exmouth". You should also remember that every dog walker in Exmouth won't own a website, so another good technique is to look for some hidden gems in the business listings found beneath the map displayed on Google and Bing, whenever you try such a search.
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ill get back to you on the progress of the boat! briefly, the hull is done aside from bog, sand paint, wingbar joints to go (they suck!), gantry is done but needs a bake, foil is not CNC-d yet and I still have to afford the materials for it.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
having actually bought some web space the other day, i can now host big files! here are a few rhino files that i've promised in the past:
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While The Poetics Project was on hiatus for a while, the blog has now been renewed. To celebrate this renewal, we've revived our popular blog series called Story Shots. Story Shots a place where our writers all write a short creative non-fiction piece around the same concept and we share the stories with our readers. We have three short creative non-fiction pieces here for our readers today around the theme of renewal.
When your best friend dies at 26, you find what little strength you actually have. You thought you understood death by this point, that you knew how to best cope. You knew your grieving process and you knew how long each stage took. Too logical. Death is not logical.
I remember vaguely my phone ringing at 5:00 in the morning and hitting the dismiss button. I was in a dream with my best friend Jessie. We were at Disneyland and Paris and all her favorite and want-to-visit destinations at once. I ran to keep up with her, but she always seemed out of reach. The sky was a mixture of pink and reds. Strangely beautiful, and unsettling.
My alarm went off for work and I jumped on Facebook; my typical morning read. I thought to myself "what if Jessie is gone" when I spotted a belated birthday wish on her wall. My heart threatened to stop beating and I shrugged it off as another weird and morbid thought. I then realized her mother had called me, that she was the dismissed call. My heart threatened me again. I called her, convincing myself that everything was fine.
"Nicci?! Where you with Jessie yesterday?"
"No? I know she went to Disneyland with Richard, but I don't…" At this point, I sensed the panic in her voice and was pushing the sheets off me to locate my dirty sweats in the hamper. I got caught in the sheets.
"Well did you know that she was in a car accident and died!?"
I had freed my legs in time to sit up straight, "What?"
"She's dead!"
"What…." my throat started producing croaks.
"Nicci? Nicci, call your mom. I don't want you to be alone."
"O…okay." I live in the back house of my parents', so I got up and stumbled like a zombie to their door. They leave it unlocked. My mother was up before I collapsed against her dresser.
"What happened? What happened?!" I mixture of fear, anger, and distress.
"Jessie…Jessie's…she's gone. She's dead." My father was rounding the bed when he turned to stabilize himself and let out one sob. He covered his eyes. My mother shouted and held me as the floor threatened to consume me. My lungs kept pushing air out and wouldn't let me breathe. And then, I stopped. "Mom, I don't know where Richard is."
Time started jumping here, as time does, and somehow we were in the kitchen taking on different tasks. My mother called Jessie's mother because that is what mothers do. Crash was trying to use his old contacts to figure out what had happened, what the police believed happened, where Jessie's body was. I called Jessie's friends. I became mechanical: "There was an accident at 3:00 this morning. Richard is in the ICU. Jessie didn't make it." It got more robotic with each person I told. My newly wed husband was currently at his fire academy taking tests. We would pick him up later. People started showing up to the house, including some faces I really didn't want to see. People kept bringing me food, but I didn't have a stomach anymore; I left it behind in my pacing. I was sure the house would be flooded by bodies and tears. "How are you Nicci?" "How you holding up Nicci?" "You are being so strong." Was I? I felt like every muscle in my body was shriveling up. Rigor mortis. I was the living dead, aimless and searching.
It was finally time to collect my husband and let him know that my best friend was gone and his was struggling to stay. We met all the fire captains and other officials. I couldn't remember their names, my brain was corroding. I was ushered into a private room. My husband came in concerned, but trying to stay professional in front of his superiors. He wasn't sure how to balance them in this moment. "Everyone in the immediate family is fine," I stated.
"Okay…?" It was drawn out.
"There was an accident at three this morning. Richard was driving and Jessie was asleep. Jessie didn't make it. Richard is currently critical."
"Wait. What do you mean?" He wanted more. I wasn't sure what else to say, everyone else accepted what I gave them earlier. As I tried to explain it more, I began crying again. He held me and comforted me, still confused. Still filled with questions. Before I knew it, we were back in the car on our way home. That was when my voice stopped working. I had no use for it anymore. I had told everyone I needed to.
We got home and more people were swelling my house. There were now platters of food and hugs. I felt as if I was being buried alive. How selfish am I? These people came to help me and I needed to get away. I sat on my couch next to a friend who looked at me and cried. Seeing me pained her. It was as if I was missing a limb, the deep sympathy on her face. "I need to use the restroom." I went up front to my parent's bathroom for privacy. I really did have to go; my bowels were ready to evacuate. As soon as the door was sealed though, the floor grabbed me. I wailed and screamed and became a banshee, a tormented ghost, and unwelcome guest in my own body. I sank lower and lower, trying to cling to the toilet so I didn't sink all the way down through the floor, the house, the earth. Before, I was a faucet on low. A shower barely turned on. The pipes rattled inside me and I burst. All I felt was an overwhelming sense of emotion. Not one emotion, but all. Every emotion possible and it physically hurt. My body shook violently.
Jessie was more than my best friend: she was my sister. As an only child, I had adopted her. I was the older sister by two months and I took the role seriously. I guided her. I looked out for her. I protected her. And I failed. Somehow, I still failed. But in that burst of emotion, there was love. Jessie once old me that she wrote and essay about me in her psychology course. She said that, out of all the friends she had, I was the one she believed would reach "self-actualization." I still have no idea what that means, but I knew it was the biggest compliment she ever paid me. In that moment of lowest lows, I remembered that. I found my strength as the older sister and got up. I looked at my reflection. I was so sallow. Standing there, I felt how much I loved my sister and wanted to make her proud. I was going to make her proud. I was going to reach whatever it was she thought I would reach. It was going to be hard with my body constantly fighting me, threatening to break, but I was going to hang onto that love and let it drive me forward. I couldn't "logic" myself out of this one. I had to feel it.
A year and some change later, I still don't fully know what she meant or what she thought I would do. But I am watching her favorite movies and shows, listening to bands she enjoyed, and trying to understand psychology more. I am experiencing her in a different way. It still hurts, mind you. Writing this was incredibly hard and my hands cramped up. But I refuse to let myself stagnate. Through her memory, I am renewed.
– Nicole Embrey
"I'm going to the E.R. If I don't come back, I died."
I stand outside of my sister's door. She wakes up. It's 3:12 a.m. "What the fuck?"
I repeat myself. "I'm going to the E.R. I'm in pain."
"Want me to come with you?"
"Okay. Hurry."
We haven't talked in about three months. She takes 5 minutes in the bathroom.
"I hurried. I didn't even put makeup on."
She can't drive so she gets in the passenger's seat. I buckle in and groan. The pain is striking again.
"Do you want me to call an ambulance instead?"
"No. The E.R. is up the street and that's expensive. It'll pass." The stabbing pain subsides and the dull terrible ache that's filling my upper abdomen remains.
I drive.
"Did you lock the front door?" She asks.
"Yeah." I half moan, half answer.
We're at a stop light and the stabbing pain starts again. I cry out. The light changes so I keep going.
"Is that it?" She points to the hospital.
"Yeah, but it's in the back."
I try to find a parking space but it's oddly full for the middle of the night. I park, poorly, and we get out of the car and walk to the entrance.
We wait in line behind a father and his two children. They're speaking Spanish and I'm too out of it to internally translate what is said; I just close my eyes while the stabbing starts again.
"Hello," the man at the front desk catches my attention. I don't know where the family went; I don't see them in the waiting room.
"I have to throw up – I'm sorry" is all I can manage to say. He hands me a blue paper fold-out cup.
"Can I still go to the bathroom and do it?" I really don't want to throw up in the middle of the E.R. waiting room.
My sister waits in the line in the lobby while I rush to the bathroom. It's painful. I haven't eaten since 3 p.m. – over twelve hours ago. I don't know what there is to throw up. It's not tasty. It's rather yellow. It certainly doesn't feel like anything I'd put in my body.
There's no trash can in the bathroom. I walk out with the blue paper cup now filled with my yellow-brown vomit.
"Can I – where can I?" I awkwardly hold up the cup.
"Let's check you in first," he replies.
The pain strikes again. He asks me to describe it.
"It starts here," I point just under my ribs to the center of my abdomen.
"Does it radiate left or right?"
"Right, but not a lot."
"Does it go to your back?"
"No, I don't feel it there."
"Okay, let's get you checked in." He finally takes my puke cup and throws it away.
He opens the door, takes me to the nurse's station, and takes my temperature. I'm slightly below normal. They check my eyes and my ears. They check my blood pressure and I'm low. They skip weighing me and take me to the back. I'm in room 23 with a hospital bed and monitors. They tell me to lie in the bed. My sister follows and sits in a chair on the side of the room.
"Room 23 needs blood taken and an IV hooked up," the check-in nurse tells the nurse working the room.
I sit there for what seems like hours, in pain, but it was only 20 minutes. My sister tries to make small talk.
"Work's been going well. Well, actually, there's been drama again. So this new girl…"
I listen as much as I can. The distraction is actually good. I still moan out with pain when it becomes too intense, but I try to ask questions.
"Oh so did she…? Yes, so like why would she think that's…?"
I sometimes have to pause the conversation to get up and vomit in the sink. The pain and nausea aren't stopping. My sister looks away when I say I have to get up and use the sink in the room.
We continue like this until yet another nurse walks in.
"We just need a little bit more in the way of information," he states. "Who is your emergency contact?"
"Me," my sister says. "We're the only family we have down here still."
"What's your phone number?"
She hesitates. She doesn't have one. She can't afford her phone bill and our parents stopped paying for her phone months ago.
I start to give my Google Voice number and stop because the pain is too much – I moan. The front desk guy gives up and the nurse finally comes in.
"Okay. So we need to get a few blood samples and put you on an IV drip."
I nod my head. "My veins are hard to get blood from," I warn. "The last time I gave blood they had to take it from my hand."
The nurse looks at my arm. "I can see a few nice looking veins right there."
"They're small – they get poked through easily" I continue to give caution.
The nurse cleans my arm and taps it to feel the vein. He takes a large needle and sticks me – and misses. He moves the needle around to try and find my vein – to have blood squirt into the tube. He continues to miss.
"Oh, oh ouch. That one hurt," I say as he pushed further in.
"I think I went through your vein. I'm going to call another nurse."
A lump of blood starts to form under the skin of my arm, just behind where the nurse poked through my vein.
"Damn it, that's going to bruise badly."
My sister looks. "I think I'm going to pass out. I hate needles and blood." She turns her chair towards the corner.
A new nurse comes in and takes blood from my other arm and then puts a small needle in my hand for the IV. The IV is cold – I start to shiver.
"I can cover you with the blanket" my sister offers.
Another nurse walks in to make sure my vitals are hooked up. She gives me a shot of something into my IV tube.
"For the nausea," she explains.
We can now hear my slow and soft heartbeat on one of the many monitors in the room after the latest nurse leaves.
The pain starts subsiding.
"Hey, there's a T.V. remote." My sister clicks something on. "Oh, I love this show. It's about wedding dresses. The brides are the worst."
"Ugh," I say, and not for the pain.
She flips through every channel the hospital has on T.V.
"It's the dress show again. That's all that's on. You can't expect much from T.V. at 6:30 a.m."
We've been in the hospital for almost three hours. I'm tired. I was up all night and now that the sun had risen, my pain was gone and my body wanted to rest.
Finally, the doctor came in.
"Hi there Amanda. So, from what you've described, we're pretty sure you have gallstones. We ran some blood tests to make sure none of your internal organs were damaged while you were passing them. You're going to have to have your gallbladder removed so you should schedule surgery right away; we can't do it now, but if you experience extreme pain and vomiting again and also turn yellow or your eyes turn yellow (this is called jaundice), rush to the hospital right away because that means one of the stones has gone to your liver and is damaging you internally. You're going to have to modify your diet and make sure you eat regular balanced meals with healthy fats and minimal saturated fats."
I had recently gone full vegan and had eaten my first fatty meal in a long time that day – I had tried the infamous vegan Beyond Burger, loaded with something like 25 grams of fat (5 grams of saturated fat) to make it juicy and meat-like in addition to the fat from the vegan cheese, vegan mayo, and vegan butter that rested on the toasted bun. I hadn't eaten anything before or after, feeling that the fatty vegan burger would be enough to sustain me for the day.
Having never experienced gallstones before, I had no idea what that fatty vegan burger would do to my insides in conjunction with not eating for the rest of the day.
I am released from the hospital and my sister is hungry.
"I can drive you through something – I don't feel like eating yet."
We drive around. Nothing looks great to her. We see the new Sprouts market that had opened by the old laundromat we used to go to.
"I bet they're open." It's now 8:30 a.m.
We go inside and she grabs her favorite – the premade chicken alfredo. I eyeball the lightly salted pistachios but decide against them. I don't want food – I want sleep.
"Oh, I left my wallet at home."
"I got this," I say.
"Thank you. Next pay check, can we come back to Sprouts? They have a lot of good deals right now." She's flipping through the ads for the month.
Whatever we had been fighting over was gone between us – things are as they were, once again. We are sisters.
– Amanda Riggle
In the movies I watched growing up, I was always fascinated by the bedrooms. How they were decorated, yes, with their trophies and participation ribbons, wood furniture and flannel. The old photos on the walls. Mostly, I thought about how the grown protagonists had a bedroom to come back to in their parents' (count two) home.
I would never have that. Back then, that fact seemed sort of tragic. When you're seventeen, you are the protagonist of your own story—the movie you project, starring you, in your mind—and so this tragedy became a part of mine. I'd throw around facts to anyone who'd listen just to see their reaction. "My father's been married and divorced five times," I'd say, not really sure if the math was correct but thinking that it sounded right. "I moved over fifteen times before the end of high school." Again, I didn't do the math, but the sound of it—there was something I liked about it.
My story was definitely a drama, I had apparently decided.
When you move that many times, there's not much to ground you. Everything has changed and keeps changing and will keep changing. You accept this, stoically perhaps. It's called survival, you realize at some point. You stop hanging photos on the walls. You stop unwrapping the fragile knickknacks and heirlooms you've carted from home to home with you. You forget, at some point, to unpack whole boxes. What's the point? They'll only have to be packed up again in a year's time. Maybe two, if you're lucky.
I had stuffed the past into boxes. My mother kept them with her as long as she could. Now, twenty-six and ready to collect, I've stumbled upon boxes I can only vaguely recall having packed and taped, labeling "Melanie's Memories," "Melanie's Bedroom Stuff," "Melanie's Dolls" (the rats had gotten to a few of those). A baseball falls from a box, rolling out onto the concrete. I pick it up. "Get Better Soon," in my father's writing, all the names of the boys on my brother's baseball team years earlier, the summer surgeons cut into my back and straightened my crooked spine. The boys had won the game for me. My mother's footsteps descend the staircase. She's covered in dust and sweat, her skin dark—sun kissed and freckled. She is really too old to be doing this, I think, but she's stubborn and that could be its own kind of strength.
I'm not the only one. I know that now. An entire generation watched the bubble burst, the dreams and ambitions and desires of our parents a flash in the pan.
"I can't stop," my mother says. "You know that. I have to keep going." She's talking about the trailer parked in front of the garage, the one her and her fiancé have been strategically packing for days now. Arguments erupting about what goes first, what has to stay. She's talking about the move, how she needs to get out now, finally. She's talking about the sweat and the dust and her aching joints and how momentum is something you can't stop once you're lucky enough to build it. I nod, press my forehead to hers, and say goodbye. My mind still on the baseball and the half-eaten dolls and how time catches up to you but it's still never enough. How you can't stop.
My family has scattered now. They still are scattering. They have left for Tennessee and Arizona and Georgia. They say California is its own world, or at least, that it's trying to be. "The People's Republic of California," my Aunt tells my sister, the only one of my siblings still left in the state. "When are you leaving?" What they really mean is that they're not entirely sure the choice is theirs, that they're not being pushed out by forces beyond their control, by other men's desires beyond their understanding.
We don't have a home to come back to. A bedroom full of memories and dust bunnies. Pencil lines on the door jamb marking how much we've grown like the rings of a tree. We only have each other. There's a sadness, it comes at first and later in waves, at realizing the world wasn't built for you. That it doesn't care. But there's also acceptance. There's the reminder that home is wherever your family is, scattered or by your side. There's a renewed faith in people, even as it's torn apart.
– Melanie Nichole Figueroa


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Contract term: Permanent
- Are you passionate about development and committed to student achievement?
- Do you want to inspire thinkers and doers to shape a better world?
- Would you like to live and work in the Caribbean?
The International School of Port of Spain offers a full educational program for students from the age of four to pre-university. We are authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization to deliver the Primary Years Programme in the elementary grades, the Middle Years Programme in Grades 6-10 and we provide an American style high school program in Grades 11 and 12, offering Advanced Placement courses.
Our Mission: ISPS is a vibrant learning community dedicated to developing passionate learners who strive for excellence and pursue their unique potential. We encourage resilience, innovation and collaboration, preparing students to act with confidence and integrity as caring global citizens.
As Director you will build upon the achievements of the past 24 years. You will be accountable to the Board of Directors for delivering on its vision effectively and lead and serve a committed a focused Senior Leadership team. The Director is responsible for implementing and evaluating the curriculum program, the development and implementation of the School Improvement Plan, management of the day to day operations of the School, policy development and implementation, human resource and financial management. The Director develops and maintains effective relationships with all stakeholders (Board, PTO, parents, students, staff, government bodies).
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- Experience with the IB, PYP, MYP, DP and AP programs.
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Memorial Day
Forever21 Romper/ H&M Bag/ Thrifted Necklace/ Bracelets from a little bit of everywhere/ American Eagle Sandals
It was soo hot for Memorial Day and i loved it! This romper/playsuit? Was perfect because it's really lightweight so I didn't feel to hot except for my hair lol, as the temperature goes up I think so will my hair. How was your weekend? Mine was lovely! Yesterday we went to a BBQ at a friends place and it was probably the most delicious food I've had in a while! She had a great backyard at her place so it was nice being outdoors while we ate, I'm all about being outside as much as possible now that this nice weather had arrived :P


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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Getting Ready to Brew Beer
For father's day this year I got a brew kit and supplies minus the carboy (large glass jug). Julia's dad had given her an old Arrowhead water bottle a few years ago and since she knew it was sitting in the garage there was no need to buy another. All I had to do was clean it out with the my new large bottle brush and I'd be in business. Here's the rub: there was an strange looking dried out black substance stuck to the bottom of the bottle.
I filled the bottle a few inches with soapy water and let it sit a while. The strange substance didn't budge an inch. Next I used pure vinegar with some baking soda (and a little soap). That worked a little better but after a few hours of work distributed over the course of several days, I realized that I needed something else.
Last night I went into the bathroom and notice some rubbing alcohol on the counter. I poured it into the bottle and voila! the gunk began to dissolve. By the next morning the gunk has almost completely dissolved. I figure I have another hour or so to go get the remaining gunk and residual off the bottle but am now getting a little more excited about brewing my first batch of beer. (BTW for IPA lovers I tried a special Sierra Nevada brew named Torpedo on our vacation and loved it. )
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Hooray, beer! My hub and I started brewing our own beer this past winter/spring, and it is So. Much. Fun. Also, homebrewed beer tastes better than about 99% of storebought beers. I can't wait to see how you like it!ReplyDelete
BEER! TORPEDO! Must try. I am drinking Sierra Nevada Pale Ale right now...it is my favortie beer of all time. I am getting inspired to try brewing again. Keep us posted on the process and results. Brewing would be something fave spouse and I could do together again. Is it wrong to involve children in the beer process?ReplyDelete
Yes, I can't wait! I'll let you know how it goes. And why not let the kids help brew the beer as long as they don't try to drink it later?ReplyDelete
I think we'll get our fist batch going this weekend with a post soon after.
Torpedo is ok, although I prefer something along the lines of Stone IPA.ReplyDelete
Beer brewing is great. I would love to see some updates on your project!
Ahh yes, I love Stone IPA too. Actually I plan to use Stone bottles for my beer (which will also be an IPA). Besides the great beer inside I like that the Stone bottles don't have paper labels.ReplyDelete


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Grey day on the outer coast.
The beach was absolutely teeming with people, it was like Coney Island out there. Sort of. At least close to the parking lot. :-) And grey marine layer notwithstanding, it was so warm and mild lots of people were walking in the water. People don't Swim, but many folks all ages were peeling off their shoes and joyfully, or gravely, being there in the edges of the ocean. I think we had not only the National Park tourists but also a large selection of locals fleeing the constant heat and sunshine further east, and gratefully cooling all the way down...
I performed the monthly hunt for beach-cast bird carcasses, and will fill out the forms reporting to COASST: no birds on the Rialto Jetty beach segment or the Ellen Creek beach segment. It's hard to pay attention when you KNOW you're not going to find anything, but I did my best, staying high on the berm, peering into the drift, thinking about beach processes.
The seaweed in the wrack line was dry, baked by previous days of sun sun sun. There were a couple of excellent eagle manifestations, and one or a few cormorants merrily diving just outside the surf line. As the tide modestly receded it left a little fresh seaweed.
On the way home, there was sunshine only a few miles behind the beach, Lake Crescent glorious, blue sky over Port Angeles. But at dusk the marine layer fog had crept in along the Strait, and the foghorns were going as it got dark.


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Conditions were blustery and during touchdown the aircraft rolled to the left and pitched nose down. The left engine nacelle scraped the runway surface. Damage was minor. There were no injuries and the crew did not realise that the nacelle had contacted the runway.
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This post is more accurately titled Abandoning Anouilh's Antigone, but that is just too much.
In any case, yesterday was a hard day for me. I simply crammed too much in. I went and did the groceries pretty early, then biked to the mall to buy some jeans, but more importantly to have my eyes checked and get a new pair of glasses. Then I biked to the office and put in maybe half an hour of work before heading up to Bloor to see the free concert at the Telus Centre. (In the end I didn't care for the Weinberg piece and thought the Mozart clarinet quintet wasn't quite snappy enough, but I did like the Shostakovich piano quintet.) Then I had to bike back down to the office to wrap up something, head back to the mall to pick up the glasses and finally grab a few more things at the grocery store. I'm exhausted just reading about it!
I had just enough time to eat and then bike over to Alumnae Theatre to get a ticket for Antigone. It started out pretty well with an eerie parade of masks brought on stage accompanied by unusual choral music. However, I found myself really annoyed by the script. I don't know if it was intentional but Anouilh seemed to be mimicking Brecht in putting so much in the mouth of the Chorus (here an actress wearing not much more than a suit jacket and bra, as if she was the MC in Cabaret!) but I found it really clumsy. Interestingly, Brecht also tackled Antigone just a few years after Anouilh. While I might have liked this version better, I suspect it still would feel heavy-handed. I guess I should read it just to be sure.
Ultimately, that was my problem with the Chorus. All of the events that would come to be were simply told to us before any of the action started. Granted, hardly anybody now (and nobody in classical Greece) would not know the broad outline of events, but this over-mediation still felt stilted and prevented me from caring at all about action on stage. Brecht generally had the same intent of alienating the audience from the action on stage, but he wrote interesting characters despite himself (and of course most directors go in directions that generally soften the critique of society).
I didn't care that much for Anouilh's characters even when they weren't being overshadowed by the Chorus. I can sort of see what he is trying to do -- ground the tragic in the mundane (the guards talk about getting a bonus for catching Antigone, the nurse wonders if Antigone has taken another lover in addition to Haemon) -- but it didn't work for me.
So I left at the intermission. I don't think I was the only one either. I realize this is always an option (and I was surprised at how many people left at the half during Goldsmith's She Stoops to Conquer at Stratford), but it is not one I have exercised until now. That in itself is pretty astonishing. It appears I have seen close to 400 plays in my day -- and this is the very first time I have left at intermission because I simply disliked the play so much. There was the outdoor Hamlet in Cambridge that we abandoned due to the rain, but the production itself was fine and I had hoped that the rain would stop but it never did...
Although there have been a couple of one-acts that I would gladly have left midstream (as it were) but it would have meant disturbing too many people. And there are definitely a few that I stuck out when I probably would have been better off leaving at the intermission (with Tartuffe being way up there on that list but also most stage adaptations of novels are far too long and unwieldy and ultimately more exhausting than entertaining).
I doubt very much that this will become a habit of mine, but I am (belatedly) starting to realize that going to the theatre is supposed to be for entertainment, not self-improvement, and sticking around just to see if the second half gets better is somewhat fool-hardy. As it happens, I read through the second half of Anouilh's Antigone, and I suspect I would have just been outraged. Creon spends most of his time trying to convince Antigone to cover up the crime and almost begs her not to go down this path, whereas she seems determined to have herself killed when there were other options.
The Chorus made a big deal about the difference between tragedy where Fate is totally preordained and melodrama where a less tragic outcome could still occur. So why is Anouilh writing the second half as if it was a melodrama? It ends up seeming that a less pig-headed character than Antigone could have had a different fate. Somehow Anouilh has (in my eyes at least) made Antigone far less noble, though I don't think that was actually what he was going for.
There is no question I think less highly of Anouilh now than I did going into the play, and I will have to think long and hard (and do some extra research) before I ever see another play by him. So there you have it: Anouilh's Antigone -- the first play I ever walked out on. It might be worth going just to see if your reaction is as extreme as mine, though personally I wouldn't bother.


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I Love Taimei – Enjoy a delicious piece of S.H.E!
Feature - Review, Food - Taiwanese, Singapore - East
March 31, 2011
The popular I Love Taimei opens another branch at the basement of Bugis Junction. And I ordered a Selina set ($7.20) which comprises a BBQ crispy chicken, side dish and bubble drink. While we may be familiar with deep-fried chicken pieces found at other similar kiosks, this alternative version is first deep-fried then barbequed on charcoal, showered with addictive BBQ powder. The result is a steamy piece of chicken that remains hot and moist. As to why the crispy chicken is named after S.H.E, it is to reflect the popularity of both this snack and the pop group. Similarly,......
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Seeking Owners & Info about Danish Spidsgatter FIRECREST 1960-1974 (aka Pax since 1976)
by Kaci Cronkhite for Wood Hull Yacht Club newsletter, Los Angeles, California January/February 2012
How the heck this all started
I sailed around the world on a plastic double-ender, finishing that six year westabout circumnavigation in Port Townsend, Washington, August 2001. A month later, I hopped a ferry from Friday Harbor to attend the Wooden Boat Festival and the morning of my return trip, planes hit the World Trade Center towers. The culture shock of returning to America from a world voyage was compounded that morning exponentially. Staring at the television coverage, hugging strangers, talking to family daily for the first time in nearly a decade, life changed. Love of the ocean married my former love of wilderness and together, that ultimately led me to wooden boats.
By spring 2002, I took the helm of Port Townsend's Wooden Boat Festival. In 2004, I served as Interim Director during a financial crisis at the Wooden Boat Foundation. In 2005, our board voted to merge with the Northwest Maritime Center for the most ambitious downtown waterfront project in Port Townsend history. For two years, I served as Managing Director during the bumpy transition, always simultaneously at the helm of the Festival as it reached port and lodging capacity, then shifted to that blissful state of improving quality.
As if there wasn't enough on my plate, or maybe because there was, I bought a wooden boat. Having listened to hundreds of passionate tales from owners, previous owners and more than a few angry or tearful haulouts from hell and near divorces, I knew better than to buy a wooden boat, but buying a wooden boat is not something heads decide. It's a matter of the heart.
Finding Pax
Pax came into my life in n 2007, via email. Boat porn, as one of my fellow boaters calls it. Having grown quite callous over the years of answering firstname.lastname@example.com, I opened this email just like all the others. Curious, but calmly poised to answer or push it to one of a half dozen trusty colleagues all over the US who routinely helped me answer the questions or find the next step for an inquiring owner or friend.
While the For Sale flyer of photos opened slowly on my screen, I turned away to answer a call. Turning back, it happened. All the crazy stories others told happened to me. I fell in love with a boat who's name meant peace.
Timing and paperwork
Wooden Boat Festival was little more than a month away. Days and nights were packed with meetings, volunteer recruitment, thousands of calls and emails from people attending with their boats, business, or just simply attending. Time was short and there were many questions to answer about the boat. Thankfully, several friends on Vancouver Island, one in Denmark and half a dozen locals were quick to weigh in with what they knew. The boat had no name on her hull, but everyone "knew" her. Most called her Pax or simply, "that sweet little spidsgatter up near Maple Bay."
Pax was not a slam dunk purchase. There were wild rumors about California, but no paper proof from the current owner that she'd ever been in the USA. There were rumors about her designer and life in Denmark, but a fire destroyed any easy proof. Of course, there were questions about the condition of the hull. The owner, a young artist who'd recently completed his training at the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding and whose parents were members of the Royal Victoria Yacht Club, was setting off to complete an MFA at Carnegie Mellon. After living aboard for seven years, he needed to sell her fast, but set a price higher than normal quickies and not having sold across the border, we were both in for some lessons on paperwork and naive with negotiation.
A ferry across the Straits of Juan de Fuca to see the boat near Victoria confirmed the boat was seaworthy. She was rough on the inside, in desperate need of sails with a small leak, but strong. Her engine, a like-new 25 hp marinized Isuzu made my decision. Three weeks from love-at-first-site, Pax was sitting next to my office at Cupola House, hauled out in what would become the first festival Boatyard Stage. Officially in the USA and just in time for Festival.
Stories surface, mystery grows
While she was still wet from the journey and haul out, men and women converged on the boat. Voluptuous and rare in her curviness, people ogled, took pictures and a few tracked me down to inquire about her past. One climbed the ladder at night to shine a light in her porthole and called me. The gorgeous slab of mahogany now in her main cabin had proven she was the boat he remembered from a talented woman shipwright with a dreamy boathouse in a remote cove of British Columbia. Another guy, this time from California, stopped his van in the middle of the road. First question he asked was "did this boat burn in Sausalito?". When I answered yes, he sadly shook his head. "I always wondered where she went. Could have bought her for $800, but I took the extra day to think about it and when I went back, she was gone. Heard she went to Canada and by her condition, I figured she ended up on a scrap heap. Never forgot this hull." He patted her stern curves and walked back to the van. "Good luck."
Danish spidsgatter fanatics from the west coast, Canada and Denmark debated her design. Berg, Hansen and Utzon were the choices.... 5 pages of detail from my trips to British Columbia, Denmark are included in the newsletter between these sections! Email me (kaciATwomanofthewind.com) if you want the whole article sent to you.
Questions remain, especially her import: This is where Californians can really help!
On my recent trip to Dana Point January 2012, I confirmed that Firecrest was indeed moored at Dana Point East on "O Dock" and likely in slip #10 from 1974-1983. Photos from the musician from the 70s and 80s match the rooflines, street lights, and slip configuration of the current space. The owner from 1974-76 lives in Laguna Beach and cannot remember the name of the previous owner. He does remember that she was at Colonial Yacht Harbor when he bought her, "under a tarp". She desperately needed a new deck at that point.
The trail in Denmark goes cold in 1960 and the last wooden boats from Denmark were exported to the USA in 1962. According to the owners of other spidsgatters imported to US and from discussions with the two biggest exporters in Denmark, she likely came to the USA between 1960 and 62 as Firecrest. A dramatically carved tiller, sometimes described as a dragon, other times as a carp, as well as her very curvy stern, overall curvy shape and very tall mast (51' on a 28' boat) are the likely characteristics people remember. Many, if not most owners of spidsgatters originally fell in love with the design either because they spent time in Europe during WWII, love double enders or due to Scandinavian ancestry recognize and value the expert craftsmanship. Long Beach and Los Angeles expansion during the 50s - 70s meant that there was great demand here for boats and it makes sense she would have imported here and stayed through 1976. Wooden boats were in big demand after the war, easing off when fiberglass bumped them out of fashion in the mid 1960s.
Boatyards in the area, including Colonial, Cabrillos, Dinko's, Newport and Dana Point are likely where Firecrest hauled for bottom paint and repairs.
If any of your members owned her, remember the boat, worked on the boat or know someone they think might be able to help, please contact me. I won't find peace until this search (Finding Pax) is complete!
Yours in the wooden hull world,
Kaci Cronkhite


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As part of the University of Massachusetts Amherst's fourth annual UMassGives campaign, the College of Engineering received the largest number of donors during one of the five "Power Hours" and thus received a $2,000 bonus from the UMass Amherst Foundation Board. During the entire 36-hour online fundraiser for the campus, the college also received the second largest number of gifts among all the designations at the university. UMassGives raised a record $162,182 from 2,138 donors. See entire article.
The campaign kicked off at noon on April 27 during the university's annual Founders Day celebration and ran through midnight April 28.
In support of the campaign, the UMass Amherst Foundation Board donated $10,000 in matching funds, and an alumnus matched the first $1,000 in donations for Commonwealth Honors College.
The foundation board also contributed $2,000 bonuses for each group that had the largest number of donors during five challenge hours. The winners were: the Student Alumni Association, the College of Engineering, University Without Walls, the College of Information and Computer Sciences and Friends of Music.
Gifts were made to 115 different designations, with the largest numbers going to Isenberg School of Management, the College of Engineering, the Alumni Association, University Without Walls, and the College of Information and Computer Sciences.
The largest single gift was $5,000; the average, $75.86. Donors hailed from eight countries and 40 states, with the majority of gifts from individuals from Amherst, Northampton, Belchertown, Boston and South Hadley.
Of the total, 1,001 gifts came from people who listed their university affiliation as alumni; 367 selected faculty/staff; 310 student; 286 parent, and 278 friend. (Some donors were recorded in more than one category.)
Gifts made during UMassGives are counted toward the UMass Rising Campaign, which surpassed its $300 million goal last spring and to date has raised $350 million. The campaign, publicly launched in April 2013 during the university's sesquicentennial year, concludes June 30.
In 2015, UMassGives raised more than $100,000 from nearly1,700 donors. (May 2016)


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Tex-Mex Barbecued Beef Ribs
This two-step cooking process ensures maximum tenderness and ultimate flavor. First, cook the short ribs in simmering water. Then, generously brush them with the zippy, chili-flavored sauce as they grill.
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- Trim fat from meat; cut ribs into serving-size pieces. Place in large saucepan. Add water to cover ribs. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until meat is tender. Drain ribs.
- Meanwhile, in small saucepan combine tomato sauce, picante sauce, brown sugar, chili powder, and mustard. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring once.
- Arrange preheated coals around a drip pan in a covered grill. Test for medium heat above pan. Place ribs on grill over drip pan. Brush with sauce. Cover and grill for 15 to 20 minutes or until nicely browned, brushing occasionally with sauce. Serve with any remaining sauce. Makes 6 servings.
Nutrition Facts (Tex-Mex Barbecued Beef Ribs)
- Per serving:
- 246 kcal ,
- 13 g fat
- (5 g sat. fat ,
- 74 mg chol. ,
- 398 mg sodium ,
- 6 g carb. ,
- 1 g fiber ,
- 26 g pro.


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she felt utterly relaxed, picking the blue little orbs. at the same time exilirated and in perfect harmony with the surroundings. a young raven barked from a tree when she drew too close. cobwebs over the berries. toadstools, snails, but no snake today, even though she purposfully hang around the rocky part of the forest, with lots of places for snakes to rest and nest. maybe they saw her.
so many things in this modern life villified her, she felt, but picking blueberrys were an ancient ritual, passed down from mother to daughter, since beginning of time. perfectly natural. something that makes sense. the blueberrys have a healing effect. at first when she picked them, then eating them - they level out bloodsugar and thereby prevent diabetes. and also, in the wintertime, warming her with the rememerance of summer.
she did not fear the bears, who also were out eating the same berries. she knew that because both she and them were so concentrated on the berries, it could happend that they suddently discover they were in the presence of eachother. then they could be startled, but it would be important to not make a fuzz. if she did not, the bear would not. they were, after all, kin.
her people, the sami people, have a legend that they are the children of the suns daughter and the bearman. so they all have a bit of bear in them. she belived it, because her man sometimes, or quite often, became a halfway bear. inside. one could tell by his way of walking then, heavily, his grunting and that he no longer could understand human language. then she had to drive him into the forest. half a day later he would return, a man anew. and she was the same. she suspected all sami were. to know this about them would make it easier for others to understand them.
but the skilled nåids of her people were said to be able to turn wholy into bear. that was why the bears were revered, and given a royal burial if killed. much ritual and magic surrounded the burial som the spirit of the bearman would not return to take revenge. the wimen would chew red bark from (al)tree and spit it on the returning hunters trough brass rings, which she imagined symbolised the circle of the sun. forgive us, father bear, in the sign of our mother!
the vikings feared these bear men, and had a name for them that they transfused into the english language: berserk. Bärsärk, means björn (bear) särk (shirt/guise). they used the name for men who could go into animal fury in battle, and prove to be formidable warriors...


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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Sewing Revival
The BBC has launched a new program and claims that there is a sewing revival in the works. Do you agree? It's very exciting to see a renewed interest in the art of sewing. I wasn't able to find the BBC program, The Great British Sewing Bee on BBC Canada, but thanks to YouTube you can view the first episode. The Great Sewing Bee on YouTube
What are your thoughts, is there a sewing revival on the horizon?
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video of me printing a new tree shirt. it was made with three screens and 5 passes. it's a monotype meets silk screen process, so even though they're all the same, they're all a little different too. so far only my family are sporting them, but if you want one go pick it up at The Usuals 151 w. santa clara st. san jose
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
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I have always love skinny jeans. You know, those that are tights to your leg, as if they are sticking at your skin. They give me the feeling that I wanted. The feeling of showing my skinny legs. I have a very thin leg or you can say stick kind of leg, which make me feel not confident wearing skirts or short pants.
What to do, my leg structure is not the perfect type of leg structure though i have long legs.
Take a look at the pic. it look gorgeous isn't it? Or I can say perfect. Just the perfect jeans for me.
I love them.. always!


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CHILDREN will no longer be able to attend ultrasound scans at Queen Alexandra Hospital, in Portsmouth.
Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust (PHT), which runs the Cosham hospital, announced the changes on their Facebook page yesterday which also include only one additional adult attending the scan.
The post said: 'Please note that as of April 1, 2018 only one adult can attend an ultrasound scan at QA Hospital.
'Children under 16 years old will not be permitted.'
PHT said the reasons for the changes is because 'an ultrasound scan is an important medical examination'.
It added: 'It should be treated in the same way as any other hospital investigation.
'Please ensure appropriate childcare is arranged on the day as no exceptions will be made on the day.'
The same policy is in place in other hospitals across the Wessex region.


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Spring has sprung for those of us below the 35th parallel and that means it's time to take the indoors, out! Unfortunately, few people find themselves in a financial position to focus on their outdoor living this year. For those of us who recharge in the great outdoors, we'd furnish our patios before acquiring a table for the dining room. Whether or not you fall into that category I've got some tips and inspirational pics for spicing up your outside spaces for any budget.
There are 3 basic rules to decorating an outdoor space: color, clusters, and lighting. Any sized space can utilize these guides although most of us are limited to about one seating group and a place to park the grill. Some readers may be limited to a meager apartment patio just wide enough for a potted plant or two. Remember that outdoor living is much more casual and you can get away with much more whimsy than indoor decorating typically. So how do you implement the 3 rules?
Color trends come and go but when decorating outdoors the key is to use it. Find a color that inspires you. Maybe blue/greens remind you of a tropical paradise or bold reds and yellows take you back to trips in old Mexico. Last year's faded furniture can be reinvigorated with a new accent pillow or a bright tiled side table. In tight spaces I find it best to bring in "over the top" kind of items- space is limited so make each piece make a statement. Unusual pieces make great conversation starters!
Next, make sure that there are designated "areas." Cluster seating together to promote conversation. If you are grilling for guests locate your seating near the grill so you can participate in the conversation and your guests can drool in anticipation of the delicious meal to come. Set-up appealing groupings of plants, pots, and outdoor conversation pieces. I support local nurseries but if you're in a bind Lowe's or Wal-Mart will sell you a gallon hibiscus for around $16. Find a bold pot to plant it in or if money is tight buy a plastic one and a can of spray paint. Adding a small garden statue or trinket on the ground next to it will make an interesting height variance.
Finally, lighting is the most important element in outdoor environments. Decide if an "area" is for cooking (more light), dining (maybe difference levels for different occasions), or conversation (less light). Create the appropriate lighting level keeping in mind that fixtures should be appealing when lit and during the daylight hours. Bring in some of your own flavor with decorative strand lighting, classic Christmas lights, flamming torches, or outdoor pendants. Get creative and hide wires out outlets with a cluster of plants or under an outdoor rug.
If you need some help in finding the perfect outdoor pieces for your space, check out this article from Freshome (I'm a loyal follower!).