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Everyone is always telling new moms to make sure they continue to do the deed with their partners on the regular because intimate time between a couple is very important and blah, blah, blah. Sounds easy because in most cases, having sex with your partner is what got you the parenting gig in the first place, so it's not like you are unfamiliar with the concept. It's just that new moms are so tired that "tired" doesn't even begin to describe the level of exhaustion that's going on.
Once the kids are down for the night, Mama wants to fall asleep and dream about sex instead of having actual sex. No one seems to acknowledge that or talk about it, but Zoe Saldana has and HALLELUJAH. Not only does she clearly state the problem that keeps most new moms from enjoying what she calls "sexy time," she also has a solution.
In a recent interview, while promoting her new film "Live By Night," Saldana talked about how she manages to keep things steamy with her hubby Marco Perego now that they have twins.
Don't feel bad at all if sex isn't your thing after 7:00 p.m.
"There's no sexy time past 7 p.m.," Saldana told E Online. "Whenever sexy time is going to happen, it has to be before the evening. As soon as those suckers are in bed and you hear that the last one is finally sleeping, you're like, 'Do you want to watch a movie?' You're like, 'Sure' and you pass out."
Thank you! None of this unrealistic bound-to-fail advice of "wait until the kids go to sleep and then have a romantic interlude with your partner" BS that moms usually get. You know what's romantic after 7:00 p.m. for a new mom? SLEEP!
New mamas, listen to Zoe. Get that "sexy time" in before 7:00 p.m. Sneak it in while the kids are napping; do it in the morning right when you wake up; take a shower together and you know—rub-a-dub-dub and all that good stuff.
Don't feel bad at all if sex isn't your thing after 7:00 p.m. You are not alone. Just ask Zoe Saldana.

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My Friend: the Holy Spirit -Pt.1
The Paraclete
Some one once said, that in the depths of winter, he found that there was in him an "invincible summer". Well, I am excited, because I have found through life's journey, that the Holy Spirit has proved to be my "invincible summer". And in fact, I have come to realise that the "invincible summer" never leaves but is my intimate companion. He is the one that as we fellowship in Holy Communion, He has taken a seat in the midst of my "Tabernacle".
He his God and if you allow Him that privilege, then He will come and glorify Himself in the midst of thee.
No other friend I know in the Kingdoms of the earth neither angels, can begin to reach beyond the first letter in the word, friendship, when it comes to comparison with the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity.
In fact, it is ludicrous and even unholy for one to even begin to think of comparing His divine love. The Holy Spirit, the third person of the trinity, is in truth, the born-again believers best friend on the earth today. And having said that, it makes proper sense for us to make our salutations to Him daily just as we would do any other live-in relative.
The Workings of God
We see the words "holy spirit" is mentioned for the first time in Psalms 51:11 where David prayed that God would not take His "holy spirit" away from him.
David had been in an adulterous relationship with Bathsheba, resulting in the death of Uriah and the child that was conceived.
After the death of Uriah, David took Bathsheba to be wife and after about 2 years of bliss, the prophet Nathan paid him a visit to make known to him that his sins had not gone un-noticed but that he had been weighted in the balance and found wanting.
And so in David's repentance, he penned Psalms 51, for he had come to miss the workings of God in his life.
He could sense that he was not the same as he had been before he had sinned.
Notice that the wording "holy spirit" is not capitalized giving reference that it was not the third person of the trinity or it could have been a grammatical error on the part of the King James translators.
The Hebrew translating is "quodesh ruach" meaning "holy spirit" or holy breath.
Principle: When God desires to change the life of an individual, He breathes on them.
God breathe on Adam and Adam became a living soul.
In Ezekiel 37, it was the "Breath" of God that brought live to the valley of dried bones.
When you became a Christian, it was the breath of God by His word that formed new life into you.
When the earth was created, it was done by the breathe of God. You see, God was the Architect and the "Breath" or the Spirit of God, the Master builder. But not in this example, an Architect can have the most acclaimed blue prints but unless he has a builder to put what he has on paper into manifestation, then he has nothing but a dream. (Christians are the vessels used by the Holy Spirit to bring God's dream into reality by the function of the word and the breathe).
Notice that the word cannot go any place without the breath. The word and the breath works in conjunction with each other.
Your wind pipe and your voice box works together to make what's called, sound.
No breath, no sound.
That is why the spiritually dead are unable to speak for their air passage is almost shut because of the things of the world. Read Matthew 13 about Jesus' parable on the sower.
The enemy likes to come against you air passage to seal off the robust wind of God from making its exit.
When a Christian falters between transgressions then he or she is unable to make a sound because he is lingering on spiritual death.
Spirit "On"
We do however know that the Spirit of God resided on Prophets, Priest, Kings and whoever God wanted to appoint as His leader. For example;
a. Joshua
b. Elijah
c. Elisha - 2Kings 2:9 "Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me"
d. King Saul - 2Samuel
e. Moses' 72
Breathed on them
In John 20:21-23 we see the resurrected Christ as he breathed on his disciples and said some very interesting words. He said, "Receive ye the Holy Ghost".
He went on to say, "Whosesoever sins ye remit, they shall be remitted unto them; and whosever sins you retain, they are retained".
Here the apostles was given by the Lord,
· the doctrine of reconciliation
· the doctrine of condemnation
Them that believed on the Son of God, because of the preaching of the word, had their sins remitted; but they who would not believe were declared to be condemned.
Baptism with the Holy Spirit
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It honestly felt like I was reliving my childhood. I have a confession...I love 80's music...like LOVE it. Growing up, we lived a few doors down from the community swimming pool. I spent almost every day from open to close at the pool swimming, playing volleyball in the grass (dodging stickers), and hanging out with friends...with the radio blaring. For this reason, 80's music, NuGrape soda, and Paydays bring me right back to 10 years old at the 'Family Pool'.
The evening's lineup is below, along with a few of the more popular songs they performed.
US Poet Lauret
Boston - Foreplay/Long Time, Peace of Mind, More Than a Feeling
Lenny Clarke (comedian)
Extreme - More than Words
Steve Sweeney (comedian)
J Geils Band - Freeze Frame, Love Stinks
Steven Wright (comedian)
Jason Aldean - She's Country, Dirt Road Anthem
Donny Walburg
Dropkick Murphys - Shippin up to Boston
New Kids on the Block - Hangin' Tough, Step By Step, You Got It (The Right Stuff)
Bell Biv DeVoe - That Girl is Poison
Boys II Men - One Sweet Day
James Taylor - You've Got a Friend, How Sweet It Is
Carole King - So Far Away, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
Jimmy Buffet - Margaritaville
Dane Cook (comedian)
Aerosmith - Dream On, Sweet Emotion (Remember when I saw them in the fall?)
|Jason Aldean
|New Kids on the Block
|Boys II Men
The evening was fantastic. I can't possibly pick a favorite, but especially liked Boston, the NKOTB/Boys II Men/Bell Biv DeVoe set, and James Taylor/Carole King's set. The only thing I wasn't crazy about was Dane Cook (he wasn't that funny) and Dropkick Murphys. Dropkick was the only group that did new stuff...everyone else did their greatest hits, which is what you should do at a benefit concert. I guess they redeemed themselves with Shippin up to Boston. :)
Want to hear more from the concert? Boston Inno has a great compilation of videos from the night here.


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We just can't figure these things out. Here, farmers saw that crows were going crazy eating up all the crops and figured that they'd stay away if only they saw a person hanging around in the field. And, sure, that worked for a while until they realized that they could just rest up on their arms.
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Jane Scott Cleveland Rock Critic 92
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland today because of radio dj Freed, who coined the terim "rock & roll" while talking with Bill Haley, whose song "Rock Around the Clock" was the first rock & roll song to top #1 on the pop charts. In the summer of 1955 when the song hit No. 1, as it was featured in the teen rebel movie The Blackboard Jungle, Haley & the Comets were playing regularly at the Hofbrau nightclub in Wildwood, NJ, one of a dozen clubs that featured rock & roll at the time.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should be in Wildwood, or at the Jersey Shore, where the real rock & roll was born and bred, and not in Cleveland, where the acts only put in for concerts and then moved on.
Like rock 'n' roll, Jane Scott is here to stay
By Jane Scott
A few years back, I actually found a friend my age to attend a rock concert with me.
That's about as easy as booking a babysitter on New Year's Eve. Especially if the word is out that you are the oldest rock reviewer on a metropolitan daily.
In this case, my friend overheard mentions of Deep Purple and asked to go. But just to be sure, I called before I picked her up.
"I'm so excited!" she said. "That's the song that Bob and I fell in love to at his Beta Theta Pi fraternity dance, back in '38". Then she burst into song -- "When the deep purple falls, over sleepy garden walls..."
I hated to break the spell -- but today's Deep Purple is a loud, non-sleepy heavy metal group.
Her grandson went instead.
That's just one of the little problems you face if you find yourself a little out of synch with your contemporaries. My generation grew up when it was Glenn Miller instead of Metallica, Tommy Dorsey's "Marie" instead of the "Macarena," and "Dancing in the Dark" was a No. 1 by Artie Shaw, not Bruce Springsteen.
But I've found there are wonderful compensations. I love a lot of the rock today. And I have actually been invited to give a talk at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Wednesday night (January 29th, 1997), the hall I hoped would happen for 10 years.
After almost 35 years of covering rock, there's a lot I could talk about. But there are also a few tidbits I don't think I'll dwell on in my rock remarks next week:
• The fact that I can't carry a tune. (All right, you remember that saying: "Those who can, do;, those who can't, review.") Besides, the only time I ever sang with a star was with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys during an interview in the old Stouffer's Tower City Plaza Hotel lobby six years ago. He spied a grand piano over in a corner and made a beeline for it. I asked him to play his favorite song. His eyes lit up as he played "California Girls." He nodded at me, and we sang together. Darn, the lobby was practically empty even before I sang.
• My first talk. It was at Madonna Hall, a residence for elderly women on the East Side. I was just back from three days in Ireland and was all hopped up with little stories and with pictures of the Blarney Stone. It was my debut for our Plain Dealer Speakers' Bureau. Just by chance I asked if anyone had been to Ireland. Well, yes. More than half had been born there.
• The fact that I'm going to my 60th Lakewood High School reunion in June. Not that I'm not proud of it, but is it fair to my classmates? The pretty ones who had pitchfork eyelashes and hair like spun sunset back in 1937? The ones who just may have lopped a few years off their ages? They would be "outed." Catty people would dismiss them with "Oh, she was in Jane Scott's class!"
• The fact that I have never interviewed Elvis Presley. His manager, Col. Tom Parker, saw to that. I even climbed up the back stairs to the King's top suite in the Hotel Statler, but was turned away. I've almost given up.`
• The fact that I play unexpected songs when I'm at home alone. My favorites are "Black Water"(Doobie Brothers), "On the Road Again"(Canned Heat), "Sing, Sing, Sing"(Benny Goodman), "Darkness on the Edge of Town"(Bruce Springsteen), and "Amazing Grace" and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic" sung by Mahalia Jackson.
Probably you have never heard of the first record I ever bought -- Jimmy Rushing singing the R&B "Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)." A real boogie beat . I played it over and over on my little windup Victrola.
But don't be too critical. I just learned that Joe Walsh of the Eagles puts on bagpipe records at home. And singer Sean Carlin of Dink, that raucous grungy funky group from Kent, is into surf music.
Yes, my contemporaries often ask what I see in rock 'n' roll, why do I still go to concerts. ("Do you really like that stuff?" -- the answer is yes, most of it.)
But I have never dropped out of the music scene. Those who did weren't at Blossom the night that the Doobie Brothers played "Black Water."
We were all different ages. We didn't know each other. But we were standing together and singing together, and there was a love and a harmony that lifted our hearts. Our problems or pains didn't exist. For that brief but wonderful time, we were one.
That kind of oneness sometimes extends to shows I go to today.
At many of them, there comes a magic moment where the unity resurfaces. It's at those times that I don't even mind when kids call me "Mom"or even "Grandma."
reprinted from The Plain Dealer, January 24, 1997
Jane Scott Is Dead at 92; Veteran Rock Music Critic
By MARGALIT FOX
Published: July 6, 2011
It was the singular combination of Kleenex, peanut butter, a shower cap and earplugs that let Jane Scott thrive in her chosen field for nearly 40 years.
Ms. Scott, who long before her retirement in 2002 was widely described as the world's oldest rock critic, never went to a concert without these essentials. Peanut butter gave her strength for a long night ahead. The shower cap, for rain-swept outdoor events, let her keep her preternaturally blond pageboy dry.
The Kleenex was for the inevitable. ("One time, I was at a Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Grateful Dead concert — phew, wasn't that a strange combination? — and they ran out of lavatory paper," she once told The Independent of London.) The earplugs came out when things, even by her accommodating standards, grew a wee bit too loud.
In four happy decades as a rock writer for The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ms. Scott, who died on Monday at 92, braved mud and mosh pits, foul weather and fouler language, "a drop of bleached blond and pink polyester in a roiling sea of blue denim and black leather," as The Philadelphia Inquirer once described her.
Her death, in Lakewood, Ohio, was of complications of Alzheimer's disease, her lawyer, William Fulton, said. No immediate family members survive.
Ms. Scott, who took up her beat in 1964 at 45 and retired nine years ago at nearly 83, was often called the world's oldest teenager, a description she hastened to correct. "Second-oldest," she would say. "After Dick Clark."
At a time when newspapers were famously inhospitable to women, Ms. Scott made her career by tackling a beat that few writers of either sex wanted — a beat that barely existed when she began writing about rock 'n' roll in the mid-1960s.
Over the years, she interviewed many of the biggest names in pop music, including Paul McCartney ("such a nice boy," she said afterward); Mick Jagger ("sweet and funny"); and Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix ("I loved them both").
Ms. Scott adored much of the music she heard, and was overwhelmingly positive about it in print. This incurred criticism from some journalists but won the devotion of readers and many musicians.
She was also an astute handicapper. "He looked like a cross between a dockhand and a pirate," she wrote in The Plain Dealer in 1975, reviewing a young musician. "He stood on the darkened Allen Theater stage last night in a black greaser jacket, blue jeans, a gray wool cap pulled over an eye and a gold earring in his left ear. ... His name is Bruce Springsteen. He will be the next superstar."
In Cleveland, Ms. Scott could scarcely walk down the street without fans stopping to take her picture. But she was known far beyond the city, profiled in print, on radio and on television throughout the country and abroad.
This renown was a far cry from the days when she had to carry a homemade placard reading "Yes, I'm a reporter." In the netherworld of rock-star dressing rooms, it was assumed that anyone as respectable-looking as she must be an undercover narcotics agent.
Jane Marie Scott was born in Cleveland on May 3, 1919. The first record she bought was Jimmy Rushing singing "Sent for You Yesterday," which she played on her hand-cranked Victrola. (A Victrola is something like an iPod, only larger.)
After earning a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ms. Scott was a Navy cryptographer during World War II.
In 1952, she joined The Plain Dealer and was assigned, typically for the time, to the society pages.
She found her lifework on Sept. 15, 1964, the day four lads from Liverpool came to Cleveland. No one at the paper was interested in covering the Beatles, and Ms. Scott volunteered.
That night, amid a sea of screams, Ms. Scott was transformed. "I realized this was a phenomenon," she told The Plain Dealer in 2002. "The whole world changed."
Ms. Scott was fazed by little she encountered in her new world, though the language sometimes gave her a turn. Among the worst offenders were the Beastie Boys, who favored a particular epithet in telephone conversations with her. "I think when you're talking to someone old enough to be your mother," she told The Washington Post in 2002, "you don't have to use that on the phone, do you?"
But what troubled Ms. Scott far more was her inability to share her passion with her peers.
"I finally convinced a friend to come see Deep Purple with me," she told The Post in the same interview. "I called her before the show to confirm, and she said, 'Oh, Jane, I can still remember dancing with Ben at Beta Theta Pi fraternity, and we danced, "When the deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls." ' "
"I thought: 'Oh dear. I hate to tell you ...' " Ms. Scott continued. "I ended up taking her grandson."
Remembering Jane Scott, 92, the World's Oldest Teenager and Cleveland's First Rock 'n' Roll Reporter
The Lakewood resident, who covered rock music for The Plain Dealer, died July 4.
By Alana Baranick
Jane Scott, a longtime Lakewood resident, died this morning at age 92, according to an obituary published in The Plain Dealer.
She had already passed her 71st birthday in 1990, when I first met her at a wedding reception backstage at the Cleveland Agora before a Rattconcert.
The bride and groom, who had met and fallen in love at a previous Ratt concert, exchanged vows on stage with the glam-metal band's drum set as a backdrop and an ordained minister presiding.
Then the newlyweds, a few invited guests and the media – Jane with the Plain Dealer and I with theElyria Chronicle-Telegram – were whisked backstage by the Agora's marketing manager, Johan, a.k.a. Linas Johansonas, for a mini-reception with members of Ratt.
I had seen Jane at plenty of rock shows before that, of course. She looked out of place in clothes befitting her age – like a wool coat with fur collar - and her professionalism as a reporter. She always carried an oversized bag that brought to mind the term "bag lady." It didn't occur to me back then that she was being true to herself and her own sense of style.
About a year after the Ratt wedding, I saw Jane at a relatively small section of the I-X Center, where pop singer Richard Marx held a promotional event. The teen idol noticed Jane in the crowd, called out her name and made a fuss over her.
Jane put such recognition from rock stars into perspective for me: These people are not my friends. They are using me to get publicity, just as I am using them to get a story.
Time proved that the rock stars still expressed their love for her, even when she could no longer give them publicity.
In her later years, after retirement, rock stars as huge as Bruce Springsteen continued to gush when Jane showed up at their shows.
I became aware of some of Jane's other quirks after I started working at the Plain Dealer in 1992. She liked to say that she bowled under an assumed name. She always carried a peanut butter sandwich – often flattened by other contents of her huge bag. She often dozed off while working on a story.
I remember the first time I found her sleeping in the news research room (a.k.a. library), seated in front of a computer monitor, where she had been looking for stories from the electronic archives. Her fingers were still in a typing position on the keyboard. She had leaned over so that her nose and forehead rested on the keyboard.
The librarian told me not to worry. Jane was just taking an impromptu nap.
When I started covering Christian music for the paper, Jane became intrigued with the subject and accompanied me to a couple of concerts.
She got out her pen and reporter's notebook and furiously scribbled notes during a Christian rock concert featuring DCTalk. While one of the opening acts played a rousing number, Jane and her pen suddenly became still. She had fallen asleep.
A couple of songs later, she resumed taking notes without realizing she had missed a beat or 20.
Security personnel, who protect the performers from their fans during performances, greeted Jane like she was a rock star. At her request, they took us backstage or onto tour buses - without the mandatory all-access passes – to meet the artists.
She retired in 2002, a few weeks before her 83rd birthday. A year or two later, I took her to a concert at Beachland Ballroom. The headliner was an aging Irish punk band, whose name I don't recall. My son's band, Machine Go Boom, was the opening act. Sandwiched between the two was Cobra Verde, fronted by the Plain Dealer's John Petkovic.
Jane was the image of a little old lady when I picked her up for the show. She was slightly bent over and walked at tortoise speed.
That all changed at the Ballroom.
Jane's posture improved dramatically when the doorkeeper immediately recognized her and became visibly excited. She held court with fans – her fans, not fans of any of the bands – in the adjacent Beachland Tavern, while I kept watch over her coat and famous bag in the ballroom.
When the headliner took the stage, Jane danced her way to join the mosh pit and get a closer look at the Irishmen.
Jane Scott returned home that evening aglow and holding fast to her title as the world's oldest teenager.
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In the not-too-distant past, it was not unusual to hear the comment that "there is no such thing as international law." This assertion was particularly prevalent from partners and clients. While this witticism was meant to emphasize the overriding importance of national law as the only practical and effective governing framework for both corporations and individuals, it was really never much more than a wry attempt to ignore or discount international law as irrelevant to the everyday life of the law.
Whatever the former merits of debunking international law, it is clear that we have all become "international lawyers" in some sense today. "International law" may not always be relevant, but "international legal practice" almost certainly is. And it is relevant to all kinds of lawyers in all kinds of locations. Almost every business law issue that arises has some international connection: from foreign suppliers; to cross-border sales; to visa applications for employees; to child custody matters that affect transferred executives; to all-pervasive tax matters that lead companies and individuals to change their location and status. Almost all lawyers, from administrative counsel, to small town litigators, to judges and law school deans, now have an interest in learning more about "international legal practice" and its various permutations.
Actual knowledge of international legal practice, however, has not always kept pace with the need for such knowledge. In very few American law schools, even today, is any form of international legal training required of all students. Similarly, judges are frequently ignorant, whether by accident or by design, of applicable principles of international law or foreign law that should have an impact on the cases they decide. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's references to the increasing importance of legal norms from outside the United States to the contrary, there is still significant reluctance by most lawyers to arm themselves with any of the educational underpinnings required to make sense of laws and issues that straddle more than one national jurisdiction.
While most U.S. law schools now offer, even if they do not require, a solid list of courses in international law and practice, there are other attractive means of acquiring a background in international legal topics. Among these would be involvement by lawyers (both from firms and from corporations) in the American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice and the many international committees, sections and divisions that exist in state and local bar associations. These organizations frequently provide an effective entree to the seemingly opaque world of international and foreign law and do so in a way that fits well with the client-centered interests of most practicing lawyers.
Becoming an "international lawyer" does not mean forsaking the more traditional fields of corporate law, litigation, tax or intellectual property. Rather, a sensitivity to cross-border issues adds to those practice areas an appreciation for other approaches to law and law's conundrums. By opening lawyers to alternative viewpoints and ideas, a knowledge of international and foreign law has a tendency to make us allbetter lawyers and more useful ones for our clients.
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Next time I take a hiatus it will be for a vacation, I swear...
You know, rather than the forced down-time because my mind decided that everything needs to change. All. at. once. Job, where I live, how I relate to life, myself. Yep, the whole package.
I'm still in process so there's not really any news to report. I may need guest bloggers again and you can let me know in comments if you'd like a shot at it. Thank you so so much to all of those who've already been so gracious and kind to guest blog!
My pick for this week is the lovely Tinfoil Magnolia:
The Swing
She wrapped her legs around the rope and settled herself on the round seat. Her feet barely touched the ground as she pushed back and launched herself. The light breeze offered no resistance and she flew, high and long, over the green summer lawn.
Suddenly life was still for a moment. Caught in that millisecond of hangtime between flying up and falling down. The feeling made her giddy and lightheaded, then made her stomach lurch as she began the inevitable descent.
Years later she would remember that feeling, and wonder how to capture that perfect balance between flying and falling.
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Ok, so after seeing HBP, my verdict -
it was a GREAT flick, but at the same time very disappointing, and even more than that, irritating.
Here's my list of discrepancies that bugged me and then why I think the 7th movie is going to be f'ed...
**Warning!! If you have not read the books, plan to, and don't want them to be spoiled, do NOT read any further!**
- Why the hell does Harry hit on some chick on the train platform? That NEVER happened!! He was waiting at the Dursley's, he finds out Grimmauld Place is now his, and Dumbledore summons Kreacher to make sure he passed into the ownership of Harry, not Bellatrix. Hello! Important!
- Luna finds Harry on the train....um, WTF?! Tonks finds harry on the train, then again - Tonks finds him lurking outside the room of requirement later in the movie.
- Rufus Scrimgeour, ummm, NON-EXISTANT? Hell, I know he isn't that important, but come on, Fudge isn't in the picture...
- The Weasley's house burning down...ok NEVER happened. What the hell? Why didn't they cut this completely ridiculous scene and actually I dunno...add the scene with Harry talking to Scrimgeour, ya know, what actually happened in the book *rolls eyes*
- When Harry uses Sectumsempra on Malfoy, ok Snape does not just WALK into the room, Moaning Myrtle starts screaming murder, Snape tells Harry to go get his bookbag and come right back, with ALL his books as he obviously knows since it was HIS curse. Harry hides the book in the room of requirement, Ginny doesn't even have a part in that.
- The MOST irritating thing, the lack of Dumbledore and Harry discussing Horcruxes, how the HELL are they going to spin that off in the last movie? He has NO idea that they could be Hogwarts items that belonged to the founders. The memory with the Hufflepuff Cup, Morfin, Merope, and Marvolo, Gaunt, Voldemort killing his parents, Voldemort asking for a job at Hogwarts. Umm, all cut out? And THEN some!
- Ok, little peeve, the potion on the lake was supposed to be EMERALD green. Not poo purple or whatever the hell color that was supposed to be.
- Harry was IMMOBILIZED when Dumbledore was killed, not standing there like a douchebag..come ON, Harry would have jumped out or cursed Malfoy, Dumbledore knows his temper and his loyalty, which is why he immobilized him UNDER the invisibility cloak.
- WHERE THE HELL WAS THE BATTLE AT HOGWARTS? Harry did not drink all the Felix Felicis. He gave it to Ron and Hermione, said give some to Ginny and while him and Dumbledore were gone, watch the room of requirement, and keep an eye on Snape, not to mention all hell breaks loose for one of the best action scenes in the ENTIRE series, minus the finale to the 7th book. That scene was what I was looking forward to the MOST, and it wasn't even there!!
-And what is up with them replacing Dobby's parts with Neville in the movies? In the 4th book, DOBBY gave harry gillyweed, NOT Neville. Again, Dobby is lacking in this movie, when he should have been tailing Malfoy. If Dobby is cut out of the 7th movie altogether, I'll be pissed. Oh and in the 5th movie, Neville does not discover the room of requirement, in the book, DOBBY does, as that's where he puts Winky when she's in a drunken stupor, lol
- Bill and Fleur, where the hell were they?! Along with Mundungus Fletcher, who nicked stuff from Grimmauld Place.. not to mention the LOCKET THAT IS A HORCRUX! (not to mention they cut that part out of the 5th movie where they find a locket that won't open and throw it away)...
My question, Bill gets bit by Greyback, Lupin and Tonks are NOT together in the 6th book til they talk about it at the very end, that wasn't even played out... The 7th book OPENS with Bill and Fleur's wedding, and they completely cut out bill and fleur. How are they going to spin that off. I'll go out on a limb and say the 7th movie will start with something that never even happened...ugh..
I'm not gonna lie, the movie was good, and the actors are as always, amazing, but the director or film writer needs to look for a new job.
Why the HELL would you cut out significant parts of the book just to add things that never even happened?? Come on JK Rowling, go supervise this douche, apparently they're running around with their heads cut off...
did they even READ the books?
There is so much back story and things that have been left out, I have no idea how they'll even spin Deathly Hallows. I'm really hoping I'm not disappointed, but I was REALLY hoping this movie tied up some loose ends that irked me about the other movies, but all it did was create more holes they'll never be able to fill.


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The past week (from Monday to Monday), my husband was at the hospital/in lecture for 98 hours. That week was made up of night float Monday night through Friday morning (6p-8a), four hours of lecture on Wednesday (1p-5p), a 27-hour weekend call shift (6a Sat - 9a Sun), and a regular shift (5a-5p) on Monday. Oh, the joys of surgery.
That Wednesday lecture meant that my husband planned on going into the hospital at 6pm on Tuesday for night float, sleeping in a call room after his shift was over on Wednesday morning for four hours, attending lecture, then starting his Wednesday night shift at 6pm, and finally being home Thursday morning after 8am.
Remember how I sometimes overpack my husband's lunch cooler, because food is my love language? Here's what he took in for his 38 hours at the hospital/school.
|Asian pork & noodles, red beans & rice with asparagus, beef stew, baked oatmeal, a breakfast burrito, yogurt and granola, melon & grapes, an orange, a banana, a protein bar and some powdered caffeine.
But when his resident heard that he had to be back at 1pm, he kindly sent my husband home at 6am after he was done rounding on Wednesday morning to sleep in a real bed. So what came home with him? The red beans & rice with asparagus, the beef stew, the yogurt and granola, the orange, the banana and the powdered caffeine. Ha!
In other night float news, a recent change to our bedroom decor has helped my husband sleep better during daylight hours. Normally, I chuck blankets haphazardly over the curtain rods to make it darker in our bedroom for his daytime sleeping. But, in an effort to reduce some of the heat lost out our windows this winter, I added some simple flannel panels to our bedroom windows.
|I attached them with sew-on velcro to the flannel, and sticky-back velcro to the frame, which is mildly ghetto, but it's okay. No one sees.
Here's the difference it makes in the brightness of our bedroom:
Yeah. It's pretty much pitch black in there, no matter the time. It rocks.
So now, just one more Friday night call shift (from 6p-8a, after a regular day), and a Sunday day call shift (6a-9p) stand in the way of us being done with nights/call for THE YEAR, as there aren't any call shifts on family medicine, the next & final rotation of my husband's third year.
Now THAT is something to anticipate!


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Date: Monday, October 17th
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Tuition: Free, though a donation will be taken for the film makers
Enrollment: 12 min./ 200 max.
Register by: October 10th
Hometown Habitat, Stories of Bringing Nature Home is a 90-minute film which presents inspiring stories of community commitment to conservation landscaping by showing how humans and nature can co-exist with mutual benefits. The film features renowned entomologist Dr. Douglas Tallamy whose research, books and lectures on the use of non-native plants in landscaping sound the alarm about habitat and species loss. The director and film crew spent two years traveling the country to seek out success stories and works in progress that re-awaken and redefine our relationship with nature and motivate us to make natural landscaping the new landscaping norm.
Co-sponsored with the Native Plant Society of Texas, San Antonio.


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The Young Photographers' Alliance is holding its group show, "Home": YPA Mentoring 2012, in a free-to view exhibition at London's Margaret Street Gallery from January 8th-17th 2013.
The Young Photographers' Alliance (YPA) charity was created to nurture young photographic talent, helping photographers aged between 18 and 29 to develop both the technical skills and business acumen required to build successful and sustainable careers. YPA has a free membership programme that offers young photographers industry standards information, discounts, and advice from leading photographers, art buyers, picture editors, and creatives. The YPA Members' Area includes 28 short advice videos, with top photographers offering tips on everything from getting started to quoting.
"Home": YPA Mentoring 2012 showcases the images from this year's YPA Mentoring Programme. The Mentoring Programme links emerging artists with established photographers and picture editors/ art buyers, teaching the mentees how to work to a brief while honing their technical skills and creative approach. The small teams of young photographers are collectively assigned a common brief and they are given two months to deliver their final projects. The mentors meet regularly with their teams, offering support and guidance from the initial conceptual stage through to the final editing process.
The theme for the 2012 Mentoring Programme was "Home". In the UK, YPA hosted teams in Bristol, Glasgow, and London (a Commercial and an Editorial team). The mentors included Sophie Chapman-Andrews (Head Art Buyer at McCann London), Sophie Batterbury (Picture Editor of Independent on Sunday), Jasmine Teer (Visit Britain Photography Manager), leading photographers, Justin Sutcliffe, Daniel Bosworth and Claire Stewart, and freelance picture editors Elaine Livingstone, Liz Helman, and Debbie Ireland. The British Mentoring Programme ran in conjunction with the charity's North American scheme, creating 18 teams across the US, Britain, and Asia.
"Home": YPA Mentoring 2012 features one image from each of the UK mentees and a small selection of pictures from the US and Thai teams. Sarah Amy Fishlock won the "Best in Show" award (sponsored by Adobe UK and Metro Imaging) for her "Ahren" series. The "Best Single Image" award (sponsored by Adobe UK and Bowens) went to Lucinda Grange for her "Notre Dame" image.
Describing her experience as a mentor for the London Commercial team, Sophie Chapman-Andrews says, "It was an absolute privilege to be a mentor for the YPA programme this year. I was touched by the passion and talent of all the mentees we worked with and it was a pleasure to see how they developed on their chosen projects over the course of the summer. I would say it was one of the most rewarding things I have ever done."
"Home": YPA Mentoring 2012 will be showing at the Margaret Street Gallery, 63 Margaret Street, London, W1W 8SW, until the 17th of January 2013. Margaret Street Gallery is an independent gallery founded in April 2012. In the heart of Fitzrovia, central London, the gallery specialises in the photographic and moving image. The gallery supports established photographers – such as Dorothy Bohm, co-founder of The Photographers' Gallery, and actively promotes the emerging and new talents – such as Yaakov Israel, who was recently awarded the Descubrimientos PHotoEspaña 2012.


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Our group is for everyone wanting to increase their Agile understanding and practices, centering around the function of Scrum Grasp. Within the ebook, Beatty notes that since there were better forms of expertise and shorter magazine's that is one of the reasons that books became things of the past. Black Hat USA 2017 kicks off with four days of technical Trainings (July 22-25) followed by the 2-day major convention (July 26-27) featuring Briefings, Arsenal, Enterprise Hall, and more.
This reveals how the adjustments in technology has made it simpler for any major information to be handed on around the world. The banking technology market is predicted to expertise continued close to-term growth. On this task I'm going to outline how the media can affect events as well as reporting them and I am going to do that by speaking in regards to the England riots.
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Entrance Door Locksets
Features of 8988 entrance door locksets:Available for all kinds of wooden doors and metal doors.Easily reversible for left and right handing.Made in Solid Zinc Alloy for long-term use,durable and stable.
Product Details
Entrance door locksets
Model No.: 8988
Model No.: 8988
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Backset of Mortise Lock Case: Standard 2-3/8"(60mm).
♦ Anti-panic and back-locking function
♦ Easily reversible for left and right handing.
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Standard keyway: Global first-creative, one side with track-cut pin, the other side with single-row pin, do not duplicate, key-cut combination up to 15,000,000 sets, extremely top secure level. Each set with 5 pcs owner's key + 2 pcs construction key.
Customized keyway: Double-row-pin, Yale, Kwikset, Schlage, Weiser or C4.
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25 Studio Hill Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
-Join us for some amazing jazz every Thursday and Friday at Haymount House-
Briarcliff Manor, NY…One of the region's most beautiful restaurants, with stunning Hudson Views, Haymount House, invites patrons to enjoy some amazing jazz with the talented John Kass Trio, this Thursday night, November 7 and again on Friday, November 8 from 7:00-10:30 pm. Cost for the music is free; come in for a luxurious dinner from our ala carte menu or join us at the bar to sample our lighter fare menu and signature cocktails. Haymount House is offering guests fabulous jazz every Thursday and Friday nights, quickly becoming the place where folks in Westchester go for great music and great food.
The John Kass Trio, John Kass, Paul Meyers and Frank Tate, are well known names in the jazz world. Violinist John Kass is a veteran of the Broadway pits and the New York society bands. Jon has performed and recorded with many headliners such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. Ella Fitzgerald, and jazz artists like Jaki Byard, Joe Lovano, Gary Smulyen, Ted Nash, Billy Drewes, Fred Hersch, Ted Rosenthal, and Kenny Werner. On the guitar, is Paul Meyers. He has performed and/or recorded with jazz greats such as Wynton Marsalis, Geri Allen, Karrin Allyson, Kenny Barron, Gene Bertoncini, Ron Carter, Ray Drummond, Eliane Elias, and many more. He has also toured for years with two of the greatest jazz singers of all time, Jon Hendricks and Andy Bey. On the bass, is Frank Tate. Frank has had the privilege of working with such jazz greats as Marian McPartland Trio Bobby Hackett, Dave McKenna, Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson, Joe Venuti, Lionel Hampton and Wild Bill. Frank also toured with Pearl Bailey with the Ruby Braff Trio. Join us for two outstanding nights of jazz!
Haymount House is located at 25 Studio Hill Road in Briarcliff Manor, NY. The Restaurant is open for dinner Tuesday-Saturday 5:30pm-10:00pm and Sunday from 5:00 pm-9:00 pm, for lunch Friday from noon-3:00 pm and for Sunday brunch from 11:30 am-3:00 pm.
Please call for reservations at 914- 502-0080. Please visit the website at www.haymounthouseny.com.
Haymount House opened in April 2012 in Briarcliff, NY, is a farm to table restaurant and a gracious celebrations venue. With stunning Hudson views, indoor and summer outdoor seating, the menu boasts an extensive and contemporary American cuisine. With beautiful architectural details like marble fireplaces and wrought iron doors and a seamless classic yet modern design, Haymount House is also the perfect location for small or large private functions.


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Some of our readers might think that once we finished the renovations our infrastructure issues were solved. In my view we don't pass a week without some sort of problems or issues to deal with.
This week it was the sprinkler system. Some explanation is needed.
Few years ago one of the chemistry building went up in flames (as chemistry buildings often do). As a result, the building had to be totally renovated. Luckily the damages were mostly (or only) financial. After this unfortunate event the firm that provide insurance for the university raised the premium as long as the university does not put in fire prevention devices. This resulted in a long process in which new sprinkler systems were added to existing buildings.
Our turn was up earlier this year. We went through a series of meeting where were told of the importance of this move, and how the best choices have been made to minimize the chances of a fire (on the one hand) and accidental dosing (on the other). We were told that the firm that installs these sprinklers meets the highest standards for quality and cleanliness and would be "virtually unnoticed" when they worked. I was one of a group of researchers who expressed worries about our delicate equipment getting damaged by the installation works or getting water damaged post-installation. As such we were further soothed by responsible administrators that there will be tight supervision of the works and the "acceptance tests".
The following months were rather annoying. The worker closed part of our parking lot and used it for cutting pipes. They had to drill halls through the concrete structure along the hallways and between hallways and labs to traverse the whole building. When they worked inside the lab we had to remove all items from benches and shelves and cover these to protect everything from the dust (as they needed to make large holes in concrete). Luckily for us, the work in the robot room was less painful, as they found pre-made holes they can use and did not need to drill new ones.
Few weeks ago the system became operational. Although it was supposedly checked for leaks, the first day we had a leakage in our corridor. When they came to fix it, they did not drain the water properly and caused a major flood along part of the corridor (luckily further out from our lab).
Today, I came in and noticed that the floor in Cecile's office (the outer room to my office) is wet. Initially I took it to be remains of the cleanup earlier in the day. But then I noticed that the wall was also wet. A quick examination showed that the slow, but steady, leak was from the ceiling. Opening the ceiling tiles, I immediately saw the source --- a junction in the sprinkler system.
Calling the maintenance department, I got a response relatively fast. It turned out they increased the water pressure this week, and therefor they were discovering junctions that were not properly sealed. To fix the problem, the fellow banged on the junction with a hammer and claimed that this puts the o-ring into place. I was not convinced, but after waiting an hour it seemed that the leaking stopped.
And so, we all wasted an hour and half during one of the busiest day of the recent months. I should be thankful that this did not occur above any sensitive equipment.
PS. Two days later, I returned to the office (I was out due to conferences and such) to find the whole area wet. Seems that the leak returned. This was late afternoon and I had to call an emergency maintenance person. He closed the water to the whole corridor and depressurized the system.


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With growing concerns over the health risks associated with smoking, as well as advancements in technology, more and more people are switching from smoking traditional cigarettes to using the generally less harmful electronic cigarettes.
However, as with any new and highly competitive market, some of the devices can be poorly constructed or use cheap and potentially dangerous materials, which can sometimes present a danger to the user.
Just such a thing happened recently in a Kentucky convenience store, when a man attempting to pay for a candy bar at the counter suddenly experienced a fiery explosion in his pocket.
Surveillance cameras captured the incident, which most likely occurred when the man's loose change came in contact with the lithium-ion battery used to power the e-cig device.
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The man, Josh Hamilton, quickly removed the flaming e-cig from his pocket and rushed out of the store, also removing his smoldering pants once he was outside.
A store worker immediately rushed to help, dousing the man with a fire extinguisher to put out the flames. Hamilton then entered the store's bathroom momentarily to survey his injuries before eventually being taken to a nearby hospital to treat the second-degree burns.
"He was giving me money and put his hand in his pocket, so suddenly there was a blast in his pocket and there was fire, big fire, and it was burning," described gas station attendant Jassie Singh, who used the fire extinguisher to smother the small blaze.
"I was just shocked. 'What was that! You have a bomb in your pocket?' I was like, 'You carry a bomb in your pocket?' I was totally shocked, and just like, with my hands over my head," related fellow store employee Manoj Kumar.
In general, e-cig devices are considered to be quite safe to use, as well as posing less of a health risk than traditional cigarettes. Though there have been reports of some exploding or otherwise malfunctioning, such cases are relatively rare, and usually the result of operator error, misuse or negligence.
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Our family enjoys celebrating Valentines Day - in small ways.
Mike and I exchange handmade cards and maybe some dark chocolate.
Each of the children receive a valentine and a little treat (just a small something to eat).
This year Abraham made a card for everyone.
We decorate with hearts. Valentines day comes when winter is feeling long and it is nice
to add a little festivity to our table.
I'm enjoying my loves today.


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6 July
As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" But when he heard this, he said, "Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners."
St Augustine thinks Matthew wasn't called at the same time as the others because he had some financial matters to conclude. But a 6th-century writer took it that Matthew left his affairs in disorder, a thing that greatly impressed that writer: it must be particularly difficult for someone who deals with figures to leave them unbalanced. Do we have to balance our books before we set out on the Gospel path?
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Shiock named Lineman of the Year; Three other Chucks honored in KSAC
PUNXSUTAWNEY — From a position that rarely earns any attention or honors, Punxsy interior lineman Jake Shiock, a second-team Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference (KSAC) All-Conference player on both sides of the ball last season, was granted the ultimate honor by the KSAC's Big School Football division when the results were released Wednesday: KSAC Big School Lineman of the Year.
"All year, I've been singing the praises of our defense up the middle, and I think this award goes toward validating what I was saying," Punxsy head coach Alan Nichol said. "I continue to say that we were strong up the middle, and this vote shows that. It was just a real thrill to see Jake perform this year. As an offensive lineman, we got a lot of yards out of our boot pass and our trap running game, too, and he was the leader in all of that.
"He was the guy pulling and trapping our inside trapping game, too. So overall, it's good to see him recognized. I know the coaches around the league saw how well he performed, and it's great to see that."
Shiock, who was named to first-team All-Conference on both sides of the ball this season, was the Chucks' second-leading tackler with 74 total tackles behind only senior inside linebacker Hayden Muth.
According to Nichol, those numbers can be deceiving, though.
"Jake had a lot of tackles for a defensive tackle," he said. "A lot of times, you can't get to the other side of the ball down inside like that. Hayden's number is higher, but Jake's is just as impressive, because he averaged more than seven tackles a game from that spot. A good defensive tackle could finish the season with 42 tackles."
Shiock also added four- and-a-half sacks for a total of 26 yards lost, one fumble recovery and one caused fumble.
Nichol had plenty to say about his Lineman of the Year, knowing that it was hard to see the fruits of Shiock's labors in the middle of the pile.
"First of all, Jake has been starting for three years after battling a few injury problems his sophomore year, and he's been a real stalwart on bothsides of the ball," Nichol said. "Last year, he was second-team on both sides of the ball. But to be named top lineman in that conference is quite an achievement."
Nichol noted Shiock's attention to detail as one of the many attributes that helped his team this season.
"A lot of times during the year, (we watched) him on film, which basically gives him the award, because that's where the other coaches get to see him on film and in their game," Nichol said. "But on film, you see that he's quite a technician. You could use him as a training film in terms of his technique. I don't know that I've coached someone with his talent that has been the technician he is, too. His technique, particularly on defense, on getting to the ball is extraordinary for someone his age."
Nichol said Shiock has benefitted from good line coaches, but what has set him apart is the fact that he has taken advantage of the coaches' training.
The final characteristic Nichol noted that helped Shiock land the award is his physicality and toughness.
"To play defensive line requires a certain amount of toughness to keep your motor running play after play," he said. "It takes quite a bit of commitment. When you combine all those elements, you have quite a high school football player."
Three other Chucks were also honored for their performances this season and named to the All-Conference team: Senior wide receiver Luke Janocha, senior linebacker Hayden Muth and sophomore slot receiver Clayton Dale.
Janocha was the Chucks' leading receiver with 524 yards on 32 receptions, an average of over 16 yards per catch and three touchdowns in his senior campaign. He also added an element of leadership to a young Chucks' team.
"I can't explain how hard Luke worked over the offseason to make himself a better football player," Nichol said. "He was quite a leader out there on our team, and his 32 catches are pretty impressive, seeing as he only really played about seven-and-a- half games. I think the fact that he's first-team All-Conference says a lot about how hard he worked. He had a lot of big plays for us, and his play was outstanding all year."
Muth, the team leader in tackles (79) and interceptions (3), was another steady presence on the interior of a defense that was known for stopping the run up the middle.
"Last year, we saw Hayden a lot as a third starting inside linebacker, and he gave us a lot of spells on an undefeated team," Nichol said. "We expected big things from him this year, and he certainly delivered and was a force at inside linebacker. It's just the kind of job that he relishes. He was a big hitter all year, and he got to the football. That says a lot about him and his abilities. It's a fantastic honor for him."
At slot receiver, Dale was the youngest Chuck to earn the All-Conference nod, and Nichol noted that it was quite an achievement to be recognized so young.
"As a sophomore, Clayton Dale has been working really hard, and I think it's great that he was recognized as a sophomore," Nichol said. "The fact that other coaches recognized he was a force goes a long way to validate his hard work paying off. So, having both wide receivers named All-Conference is just a tribute to their hard work."
As is always the case, Nichol said, there were other players he felt could have easily been recognized with All-Conference nods, including quarterback Garrett Zimmerman and senior running back Alex Fedigan.
Zimmerman was the one feeding Janocha and Dale all season, amassing 1,351 passing yards and 12 touchdowns, but he was beat out by Moniteau's quarterback Kyle Armagost.
Fedigan had some stout competition at halfback, as well, with Moniteau's Dustin Geagan, Brookville's Zach Vroman and Karns City's Glenn Toy making the All-Conference squad.
"We're happy for the guys who made it," Nichol said. "We had other guys we thought could have been recognized, and any time you have an All-Star team, you feel there are other guys who performed well enough, but we're definitely happy for the guys who made it.
"We entered the season as a question mark in our passing game, but we definitely left the season as an exclamation mark, and Garrett had a lot to do with that, too. But, I still can't say enough about the hard work these guys did to make themselves All-Conference football players."


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Famously one of baseball's most competitive divisions in the last few years, the AL East will be just as competitive this year, but possibly for all the wrong reasons. Rather than being unable to call a winner between two or three powerhouses, in 2015 the division winner will be the best of a strong but not great pack. Any of the five could feasibly win it, and any of the five could finish last, but the Red Sox seem the best placed to make a playoff run.
AL East Outright Betting Odds:
Boston Red Sox +190
Toronto Blue Jays +250
Baltimore Orioles +350
New York Yankees +450
Tampa Bay Rays +650
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Baltimore Orioles
Last season: 96-66, 1st, eliminated in ALCS
Notable additions: Travis Snider
Notable departures: Nelson Cruz, Nick Markakis, Kelly Johnson, Joe Saunders
The Orioles will struggle to replicate an outstanding 2014 campaign that saw them fall two games short of their first World Series since 1983. The tough job of replacing Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis will fall to Travis Snider, David Lough, Delmon Young and the excellent Steve Pearce, with Nolan Reimold also signing a minor league deal. Manny Machado's return from injury will be a huge boost along with the expected return of Matt Wieters in late April, but hampered by news of an injury to J.J. Hardy. A deep rotation will mean that this Baltimore team is still one capable of challenging in 2015.
Boston Red Sox
Last season: 71-91, 5th
Notable additions: Hanley Ramirez, Pablo Sandoval, Rick Porcello, Ryan Hanigan, Wade Miley, Alexi Ogando
Notable departures: Will Middlebrooks, Ryan Dempster, David Ross, Yoenis Cespedes, Burke Badenhop
Awful in 2012, world champs in 2013, awful in 2014, 7th favourite to win the 2015 World Series at time of writing. The Sox have revamped their lineup in some style, adding elite 3rd baseman Pablo Sandoval, and big bat Hanley Ramirez, with the intention of playing him in left field. They can boast great strength in depth, with Brock Holt, Daniel Nava and Allen Craig their bench options, as well as Rusney Castillo and Jackie Bradley Jr. waiting in the minors. There are question marks over the strength of a rotation no longer led by Jon Lester, but if new additions play to expectations this is a Boston team that should be playing October baseball.
New York Yankees
Last season: 84-78, 2nd
Notable additions: Nathan Eovaldi, Garrett Jones, Andrew Miller, Didi Gregorious
Notable departures: Derek Jeter, Hiroki Kuroda, Martin Prado, David Phelps
Somewhat lost in the commotion of Derek Jeter's retirement was the finish of a disappointing 2014 season for the Yankees. Even with the expensive additions of Masahiro Tanaka, Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann the Yankees won one game fewer than in 2013. Despite losing evergreen starter Hiroki Kuroda the Bronx Bombers have a deep rotation, but a lineup with some holes. Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez are shells of their former selves, and options at middle infield are among the worst in the American League. It'll take strong seasons from the Yankees' better players to push the Red Sox for the division title.
Tampa Bay Rays
Last season: 77-85, 4th
Notable additions: Asdrubal Cabrera, Rene Rivera, John Jaso, Steven Souza Jr, Kevin Jepsen, Ernesto Frieri, Erasmo Ramirez
Notable departures: Ben Zobrist, Wil Myers, Yunel Escobar, Jeremy Hellickson, Matt Joyce, Sean Rodriguez, Ryan Hanigan, Jose Molina
2014 was Tampa Bay's first losing season since rebranding as the Rays and reaching the World Series in 2008 – an incredible streak for one of baseball's poorest teams. Here begins a period of rebuilding for the Rays, who have acquired a series of prospects over the offseason, as well as in the David Price trade last year. The $7.5m spent on free agent Asdrubal Cabrera, however, signals a certain level of intent that the Rays still believe they can compete in one of baseball's most competitive divisions. Certainly, were it not for two reasons, I might be tipping Tampa Bay as an outsider for this division. The first is the trade of baseball's most underrated player Ben Zobrist, and the second is injuries to six starting pitchers (Cobb, Moore, Smyly, Colome, Romero and Burch Smith), which will mean serious contention is beyond them.
Toronto Blue Jays
Last year: 83-79, 3rd
Notable additions: Josh Donaldson, Michael Saunders, Russell Martin, Johan Santana, Andy Dirks
Notable departures: Melky Cabrera, Colby Rasmus, Brett Lawrie, Brandon Morrow, Adam Lind, Anthony Gose
In Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and newly acquired Josh Donaldson, the Blue Jays have the best outfielder, the best first baseman and the best third baseman in the American League East. In Russell Martin they have an elite catcher who gives them the option to have Navarro at DH and play Encarnacion at first, although he'll see plenty of time at DH as well. Reyes is pretty good and Michael Saunders has some upside. Their rotation, though, is one of the weaker in the division and the bullpen leaves plenty to be desired. A lot of baseballs will clear the left field wall of Rogers Center, and I think the Blue Jays have enough talent to make a push for the postseason.
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The Pocket TV by Infinitec is a new innovation that promises to convert an ordinary television into an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-running smart TV. From afar, this handy gadget appears like an ordinary USB thumb drive, but it proves that looks can be deceiving. It is, in fact, a dongle that can be connected into the HDMI port on televisions, which is its minimum requirement for it to work. With full access to the Google Play store, users can download apps that will allow them to play games, stream movies and television shows, check Facebook, read the news, or even perform work on a large screen. With a video camera attached, users can likewise enjoy video calling on Skype or Yahoo! Messenger.
All this is made possible by a Cortex A9 processor with a clock speed of 1 GHz working alongside 1 GB of RAM. Its Mali 400MP GPU allows for 1080p video playback like most HD televisions do. Storage capacity is only 4 GB, but users needing more can always pop in a microSD card for additional storage. As for connectivity, it supports both Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n as well as Bluetooth, provided the user supplies an external USB connector to make the latter work.
For such a small device, its interface has several options, including a USB 2.0 port that lets users connect peripherals like a mouse and a webcam. Likewise, it has a mini USB port. Finally, HDMI 1.3 which works for both video and audio, lets users plug in this dongle to the television.
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I can't dance. Not to save my life. Every morning Wii Fit scolds me that I only hit about 1/2 of the Steps in the Wii Step "perfect" and the others, meh, I just make it onto the balance board without falling over. I have no sense of rhythm and God forbid I should try to sing.
DPS against a boss is very much about having the rhythm. It's about knowing your steps, what needs to come next and hitting it at exactly the right moment. I think I hit it about half the time. Half the time in a boss fight I'm soaring along at nearly 5k dps. The other half the time I'm like that goofy gal at the highschool dance who's snapping her finger slightly out of step with the music.
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We had so much fun at the CupNoodle Museum with Grandma and Grandpa that we decided it would be an awesome stop for Uncle Dave on our way home from Tokyo. So...in we go!!!
I got a few new shots this go round. I didn't notice last time, but there were several art pieces around the museum this time. Like the shot below...an exploding cup of noodles.
After walking through the exhibits and reading about Momofuko Ando, we headed upstairs to our Ramen-making appointment.
Garytt and Dave decorating cups. Garytt did some awesome ninja's but he didn't think they were as good as Daddy's so Daddy switched cups with him. For some reason, I wasn't as good about taking pictures of the cups this go-round.
Mackenzie's ninjas....can you tell this was the day after our visit to the Ninja Akasaka? And, a picture of Olaf.
Lotsa noodles!
Adding some yumminess to the noodles. Note to self: the imitation crab...not so good.
Afterwards we were walking to the car and decided to stop at the pastry shop across the street. The kids had donuts, Kris got a sandwich with a sausage in it, Dave got garlic bread, and I got a delicious cheesy sandwich. These pumpkin pastries were so cute! But, I was afraid of what might be hidden in the middle so I passed.


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Family: CACTACEAE
= Echinopsis bruchii var. nivalis
n. n. [as: Lobivia bruchii var. nivalis Frič ]
Accepted Scientific Name: Echinopsis bruchii
Bradleya 1: 96. 1983
R581 (WR 581) Collector: Walter Rausch. Santa Victoria - Quebrada del Toro, Salta, Argentina (high mountains from Jujuy to Mendoza ) Bright strong amber spines
Origin and Habitat: Northern Argentina (Jujuy, Salta) .
Altitude: It grows at elevations of 3800-4100 meters above sea level.
The species is locally abundant in high altitude in puna grasslands, monte shrubland, and altos andes among large boulders on flats, slopes and ridges.
- Echinopsis bruchii var. nivalis (Frič) Rausch
- Lobivia bruchii var. nivalis Frič
- Lobivia formosa var. nivalis (Frič) Rausch
- Lobivia nivalis (Frič) Rausch
- Soehrensia formosa var. nivalis
- Trichocereus bruchii var. nivalis (Frič)
Echinopsis bruchii (Britton & Rose) Friedrich & Glaetzle
Bradleya 1: 96. 1983
Synonymy: 37
- Echinopsis bruchii (Britton & Rose) Friedrich & Glaetzle
- Echinopsis formosa subs. bruchii (Britton & Rose) M.Lowry
- Eriosyce bruchii (Britton & Rose) Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
- Lobivia bruchii Britton & Rose
- Lobivia formosa subs. bruchii (Britton & Rose) Rausch
- Lobivia formosa var. bruchii (Britton & Rose) Rausch
- Soehrensia bruchii (Britton & Rose) Backeb.
- Trichocereus bruchii (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter
- Echinopsis bruchii f. albiflora (Y.Itô)
- Echinopsis bruchii f. atropurpureiflora (Y.Itô)
- Echinopsis bruchii f. aurantiflora (Y.Itô)
- Echinopsis bruchii f. aureorubriflora (Y.Itô)
- Echinopsis bruchii f. brevispina (F.Ritter)
- Trichocereus bruchii var. brevispinus F.Ritter in F.Ritter
- Echinopsis bruchii var. nivalis (Frič) Rausch
- Lobivia bruchii var. nivalis Frič
- Lobivia formosa var. nivalis (Frič) Rausch
- Lobivia nivalis (Frič) Rausch
- Soehrensia formosa var. nivalis
- Trichocereus bruchii var. nivalis (Frič)
- Echinopsis bruchii f. roseiflora (Y.Itô)
- Echinopsis bruchii f. roseorubriflora (Y.Itô)
- Echinopsis grandis (Britton & Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
- Lobivia formosa subs. grandis (Britton & Rose) Rausch
- Lobivia formosa var. grandis (Britton & Rose) Rausch
- Lobivia grandis Britton & Rose
- Soehrensia grandis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.
- Trichocereus grandis (Britton & Rose) F.Ritter
- Echinopsis ingens (Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
- Soehrensia ingens Backeb.
- Trichocereus ingens (Britton & Rose ex Backeb.) F.Ritter
Description: Echinopsis bruchii var. nivalis firstly described as Lobivia bruchii var. nivalis by Frič is an hight altitude form of the wide ranging and very variable Echinopsis bruchii with mostly yellowish or whitish pines and red blooms. The differences with other Echinopsis bruchii are in reality very minimal and most botanist agree on the fact that both should all be included in the Echinopsis bruchii, and the two plants are not readily distinguishable, if not for the geographical provenance.
Similar species: Echinopsis bruchii var. nivalis is a controversial variety sometime considered by some a paler spined form of the brown spined Echinopsis formosa subs. Korethroides growing in the same or overlapping geographic areas. Intermediate forms with variable spine colour between the mentioned species will occur in habitat.
Habitat: It is a massive growing barrel cactus with a solid and spiny presence, solitary at first, but often branching basally to form colonies later. The dense yellowish or whitish spines would protect it from the extremes of cold and sunshine. The new spines are actually dark brown and appear in the spring.
Stem: Globular, 20-30(-50) cm in diameter, becoming elongate or cylindrical with age 0,5-0,7(- 2) m tall, glossy dark green and more or less depressed in the centre.
Ribs: 15-50 or more, distinct but low, more or less inflated or tuberculate between areoles.
Areoles: Filled with short white wool.
Spines: , those of the upper areoles connivent.
Central spines: 2-4.
Raduial spines: 8-10
Flowers: Diurnal, small, at areoles below the apex of plant, 4-5(-8) cm long and 4-5 cm in diameter, deep red to orange; tube of flower short, its axils filled with wool; inner perianth-segments lanceolate, slightly spreading ; filaments exserted beyond the throat, but shorter than the perianth-segments.
Blooming season: Spring to summer. Flowers last for 1 to 3 days (depending on weather condition).
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Echinopsis bruchii group
- Echinopsis bruchii (Britton & Rose) Friedrich & Glaetzle: is one of the larger Echinopsis species, the multi-ribbed bodies grow to as much as 50 cm thick. It has yellow or brownish-orange spines and brilliantly red blossoms. Distribution: Northern Argentina.
- Echinopsis bruchii f. albiflora (Y.Itô): White flowering form.
- Echinopsis bruchii f. brevispina (F.Ritter): has shorter spines. Distribution: Tafi del Valle, Tucumán, Argentina.
- Echinopsis bruchii var. nivalis (Frič) Rausch: has mostly yellowish or whitish pines and red blooms and grows in high altitude (3800-4100 asl). Distribution: Northern Argentina (Jujuy, Salta) .
- Echinopsis grandis (Britton & Rose) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
- Echinopsis ingens (Backeb.) H.Friedrich & G.D.Rowley
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson "The Cactus family" Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey "The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass" Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
3) David R Hunt; Nigel P Taylor; Graham Charles; International Cactaceae Systematics Group. "The New Cactus Lexicon" dh books, 2006
4) Friedrich Ritter "Kakteen in Südamerika: Ergebnisse meiner 20jährigen" Volume 2, Argentinien/Bolivien, Volume 2 Selbstverlag, 1980
5) Curt Backeberg "Die Cactaceae: Handbuch der Kakteenkunde," Volume 2 G. Fischer, 1959
6) N. L. Britton and J. N. Rose "The 'Cactaceae', Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the 'Cactus' Family" volume 2 Carnegie Institution, 1920
7) Hans Hecht "BLV-Handbuch der Kakteen" BLV-Verlagsgesellschaft, 1982
8) Haustein, Erik. "Der Kosmos-Kakteenführer." Kosmos / Gesellschaft der Naturfreunde., Stuttgart, 1983
9) Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton "Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names." Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg 2010
Soehrensia formosa var. nivalis (Echinopsis bruchii var. nivalis) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Cultivation and Propagation: It is very easy to grow and cold hardy as low as -12°C (or less). Need a fertile, well drained soil mix. Water the plants well and allow them to dry before watering again. During the growing season fertilize them monthly with a balanced fertilizer.
Sun Exposure: Outside full sun, but during hot summers, the cactus are subject to sun burning, so grow them in light shade, inside needs bright light, and some direct sun.. During winter month, put them in a cool luminous place and encourage them to enter winter dormancy by withholding water and fertiliser over the winter as they will etiolate, or become thin, due to lower levels of light. They are susceptible to fungal diseases if overwatered, but are not nearly as sensitive as many other cacti, especially in warm weather. If kept damp through cold periods, they will invariably suffer.
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Saturday, October 13, 2007
A Mixer for Online Investors
THE IDEA OF AGGREGATING ALL OF AN INVESTOR'S accounts in a single spot isn't new.
We've seen various aggregation products over the years and had reactions ranging from "That's interesting" to "Well, hmm—not sure that's gonna work." These services let you enter your user IDs and passwords from different financial services such as investment and bank accounts and then review the complete spectrum of your financial holdings. You can also aggregate your accounts in a personal-finance program, such as Intuit's Quicken or Microsoft Money.
But a newly launched Website, Cake Financial (http://www.cakefinancial.com) has taken the aggregation concept and leavened it with social networking. It's currently in alpha test mode, which means it's encouraging people to sign up and taste the batter, so to speak, prior to more formal testing. The idea is to allow investors to track the wisdom of crowds, which Cake's founders believe will outdo many well-paid professional money managers.
Once you've signed up and linked in your accounts, a personal page offers an intriguing picture of your consolidated performance, which you can graph against various indexes—and other Cake members' returns—over different time periods. Your actual dollar holdings are not publicly displayed, just the percentage each holding occupies in your portfolio.
For now, the service is free, and if your brokerage is among those supported by the site, it's worth checking out. San Francisco-based Cake currently lets you import your portfolio history from Charles Schwab, E*trade, Fidelity, Merrill Lynch Online, SchwabPlan, Scottrade, Sharebuilder, Smith Barney, TD Ameritrade and Vanguard.
The downside? Right now, you can only import stock and mutual-fund transactions, and not all online brokers are included. Cake's president, Steven Carpenter, hopes to add more, but if you're a heavy options or fixed-income trader, Cake won't cut it quite yet.
Getting started is simple: You create a username and password, and enter an e-mail account to verify your existence. Once you've got your account, you log on to Cake and tell it where your online brokerage accounts reside. I linked in several test accounts and found that it takes a minute to import the data from an account with few holdings and transactions, and about four minutes to bring in positions and transactions from more a complicated account.
Cake lets you find others with similar investing experience and styles, and allows you to add them to your network. You also can set up a group to discuss ideas. Comparing your portfolio's performance to others' can be fun—or depressing.
Members are ranked Gold, Silver or Bronze—depending on their returns; the superstars end up categorized as Elite or Platinum. If there's a particular stock or mutual fund you're considering, you can put it on your watch list and not only gauge its performance, but also learn how other Cake members who've owned it have fared.
Each member controls the amount of information others can view, choosing to display all or to restrict certain kinds. For example, you might choose to display your first and last name, holdings and trading activity to your chosen contacts, but bar members not on your list.
Carpenter says that Cake eventually will have some fee-based services, but that's a ways off. For now, if your brokerage is supported, it's a free way to gather more information and to generate more investing ideas. Can't beat that.
PEER-TO-PEER LENDING: TWO WEEKS AGO, I discussed online affinity and lending ("Banking in the Age of Facebook," Sept. 24), which generated quite a bit of feedback. Many readers pointed out that I neglected to mention a service that has been around since early 2006, Prosper (http://www.prosper.com).
Prosper has more than 430,000 members and $90 million in loans funded. It's an open marketplace; borrowers and lenders set the interest rates in an online auction environment much like eBay's.
Prosper's president, Chris Larsen, noted in his commentary on August 2007 trends: "Lenders on Prosper are exhibiting rational behavior by steering their bids toward borrowers in the higher credit [-quality] categories and being far more cautious about chasing higher rates offered by subprime borrowers." Sub-prime lending accounted for just 9% of overall volume this past August, down from the 25% in August 2006 and the year-to-date average of 14% for 2007. That just confirms the "wisdom of crowds."
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Baxter first came into our lives in October, 2007. As you can see, he was happy to be part of our family from the first meeting with us. We lost him on May 12, 2012, and have missed him ever since. We had four BREW Beagles at the time, but it was Baxter more than anyone who reminded me of Snoopy. It suddenly did not seem so strange that Charles Schulz drew Snoopy flying an airplane, playing baseball and golf, and sitting on top of the doghouse instead of inside it. Baxter had that sort of powerful spirit, and when he set his mind to something he was going to do it. Any time we walked the dogs, the other three seemed always to want to stretch their legs, but Baxter did not want to move forward until he had thoroughly sniffed each inch of ground, though if something worth chasing appeared the hunting dog in him would come out.
We learned quickly that no crate could hold Baxter. He would push the bars apart with his nose and get out. He quickly figured out how to use chairs as steps to get on the table and the levels in the Lazy Susan to get up to the kitchen counter if we left out any food which was not covered. Like Snoopy, he loved to eat and did it thoroughly. The other dogs would have stopped eating long ago and he'd still be trying to tip his own dish and then theirs, pushing them around with his nose, up against a chair or a wall, to get at that bit of food
which was otherwise out of reach.
Like Snoopy, he also had classic Beagle looks and a look on his face that made you wonder what he was thinking. Baxter would often sit down on his back legs, with his front legs out straight, looking right off the cover of a catalog for Outdoor Wear. More than anything, though, Baxter was a loving member of the family, who made you understand why dogs are called "Human's best friend." He was always ready to sit in your lap, or sit down beside you while you were watching TV, or lay down beside you at bedtime. No matter how long and hard the day was and what was going on, he had a way about him that would melt your heart and bring a smile to your face.


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DH quit smoking Sunday. Here's what happened.
Earlier this past week, he had another appointment with the "stop smoking" guy at the hospital, who was able to prescribe a Nicotrol inhaler for DH. Every day after that DH would tell me he was going to quit the next day, but then he'd put it off until the NEXT day...he was really nervous!
I thought the Nicotrol inhaler might help him because when he quit before, which was a few years before he got sick, one of the things that helped him was to have a cinnamon stick to hold on to and suck on. So I thought combining that with a puff of nicotine would be very helpful. I don't think DH really comprehended the nicotine in the inhaler, I think he was just thinking it was a plastic thing to suck on or something.
But the day came (Saturday) when I told him he had to make up his mind to try, for real. That I spent $50 to buy the Nicotrol inhaler, and he had better give it a good try anyhow. He asked me to pick him up pop from the store. Knowing it would be hard, I agreed to get him some pop. "And cigarettes?" he said. I said "NO." That felt good :-)
So late Sunday afternoon, he finally used his last cigarette. He sat down and put the inhaler together. Read the instructions. Took a little puff.
Then one more puff. And you know what his words were? "This is awesome!!!!!" "It feels like I'm smoking a cigarette! I can almost taste the smoke!" "I'm going to be able to 'smoke' wherever I want to!" He was so excited.
And so am I.
I hope he can stick with it. It'll save me a bunch of money.
P.S. His appointment(s) with the disability doctor are early Monday morning. So I'll get off work and run home, wake him up and hit the road (The appointment is an hour away from home). Not sure what I'm hoping for, but cross your fingers...
Monday, September 21, 2009
That's Awesome!
Posted by Carol at 5:23 AM
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2 comments:
- perphila said...
Good luck with the appointment.
I hope DH is able to quit. I am so glad I never started. Dodged a bullet on that one. I have my fingers crossed...:)
- September 21, 2009 at 11:30 AM
- Sheri said...
That certainly is awesome!
- September 22, 2009 at 9:21 AM
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