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First Sentence: On December 25, 1978, the concrete public-address system pole in South That Luang's Area Six unexpectedly blew itself up, a Lao skirt with a severed finger sewn into the hem passed through the national postal system unchallenged and Vietnam invaded Cambodia.
Things have changed in Laos. Dr. Siri is no longer the national coroner—there isn't one—and his team has been disbanded. That doesn't mean his curiosity is any less sharp. When he receives an anonymous package containing a traditional Northern Laotian skirt and a severed finger, Siri and his wife, with the help of friends and a couple of spirits, set off following a trail of clues against a brutal adversary and a potentially unseen killer.
Even if you've not read a previous Dr. Siri book—which would be a shame—one cannot help but be charmed by him and his friend Civilai. Then you set the two of them next to the time period of Laos in 1979, and you know you're in for something different and special. In spite of Siri's increasing age, it's clear he has lost none of his skills of negotiation.
Cotterill does an excellent job of introducing his characters, providing their backgrounds and an understanding of the relationships. This is particularly important for those who come into the series with this book. His descriptions of people make you smile, but also impress the character clearly in your mind…"The choirmaster was an elderly balding version of what Santa Claus might have looked like after a crash diet."
He also provides a good sense of where and when we are in history. Kudos to the Soho Crime for providing a map at the front of the book. In addition to the wonderful descriptions…"There was far more action in that sky than there was on the ground, meteoroids shooting back and forth like drunken fireflies."…He also makes you stop and think…"Driving alone on bad roads gave a man far too much time to weigh the good against the bad. Bad invariably won, though."…and the Chinese attitude toward war…"They win wars by sending in wave after wave of expendable militia until the enemy runs out of bullets. It's like Stalin said, 'One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic."
"Six and a Half Deadly Sins" takes you down a seemingly innocent road. And then, the road turns to dark and dangerous with the danger and threat steadily increasing all the way to an unanticipated ending.
SIX AND A HALF DEADLY SINS (Lic Invest-Dr. Siri Paiboun-Laos-Contemp) – VG
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Star-gazing in Thailand
On 7 February 2014 astronomical photographer Matipon Tangmatitham took a photograph of the sky above the Doi Inthanon National Park in Northern Thailand.
Beautiful image of the Milky Way from Doi Intanon National Park, Thailand. Photo credit: © Matipon Tangmatitham, 2014.
The stunning image above shows the luminous Milky Way as well as the glow of Chiang Mai city at the bottom left hand side. But the image also contains a couple bonus features.
The first is the plume of the Ariane 5 Rocket flight VA217, which was launched from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying two satellites into orbit. You can see this bright spot just to the right of centre at the top of the photo. As if that wasn't enough, you can also see the streak of a passing meteor just to the right of the rocket plume!
For a really detailed version of this image visit NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day site here.
Star-gazing in Thailand – give it a go yourself!
Thailand is a great place to gaze at the stars – you just need to head out of the built-up city areas and into the countryside. And it's obviously best to avoid the rainy season (which is generally from May/June to October).
Thailand's National Parks are a good place to view the wonders of the night sky and many offer star-gazing activities.
Interestingly, King Rama IV (or King Mongkut) was an enthusiastic amateur astronomer and had an observatory built at his hilltop palace in Petchaburi Province in the 1800s, now part of the Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park.
If you're really interested in getting a more detailed view of the stars, you can visit the Kirdkao Observatory in Kanchanaburi Province and take a look through the 16-inch telescope housed there.

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Thinking words
Does this happen to anyone else?
Sometimes, I'm so tired the words stop. For a moment, there are none, and then I start to think about how there are no words, and then I start seeing them, chasing across the inside of my head.
Yes, I think in words, actual, literal words.
If I close my eyes, and think of a "tree" I'll see one, but I'll also see it neatly labeled as "tree" underneath. And, as I think, the words will come scrolling across my brain like closed captions under every image I see (if I see an image at all).
Memory is also linked to words for me.
If I want to remember something (like in those long-ago-days when I was studying) I would write it down. I took (and still take) copious amounts of notes, even if I never look at those notes again. It's the act of writing, of words, of taking an experience and transforming it into letter shapes, that means it stays in my head.
If it has no words, I'm probably not going to remember it. This is good when it comes to pain (a time when there are truly no words at all). I've been in pretty serious agony a few times, and while I know intellectually that it happened, it has no impact at all, because there were no associated words. So that's good. XD
And how is this related to today's video? In no way at all, I just wanted to put some words down. ^_^


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Those who believe can send a jack-o-lantern soaring with these sky lanterns. Made from flame-retardant materials, they'll glow eerily as they float silently, slowly upwards, lasting 12 to 20 minutes in the air before they extinguish themselves. All you do is light the attached fuel cell and hold the lantern until the heat fully inflates it, and then you can release it and it will drift upwards. Available in packs of 5,10 or 25, they are currently on sale. My order for a 10-pack today totaled $33.35 including the shipping charges.
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Sky lanterns really make an impact when released in quantity.
Here's a 48-second video showing the effect of wish lanterns set adrift en masse at a celebration of the full moon in the capital of Thailand. It's spectacular.


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Billy Bell, who was sidelined from So You Think You Can Dance due to a mysterious, potentially deadly illness, will return to the competition next season, although not in the top 20.
Instead, Nigel Lythgoe explained last night that the show's producers and Fox "have agreed that Billy Bell can join the competition at the top 100 in Vegas next season, and they've also agreed that Brandon can re-apply for this show. I think that's very fair."
Note that his replacement, Brandon Dumlao, who didn't make the top 20 but was subbed in only to be immediately eliminated, will only be allowed to audition again from the very start. Ouch.
Meanwhile, the show's experiment with tap dancers in the top 20 is two-thirds over: two of the three tappers, Phillip Attmore and Bianca Revels, were eliminated last night. Next week, with no World Series to interrupt the schedule, viewer voting starts.


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Letters, Stories, and Pictures From the Progressive Era (1890s-1920s) to the Great Depression (1930s)
Friday, June 10, 2011
NOON-TIME MELODY; part 5; by Myar Hansen; 1937
"Oh!" Susie drew out the exclamation faintly. "But isn't there some kind of a reward?"
"A big one," Paul said hurriedly. "The Banker's Association will--"
"I'm so glad!" Susie cut in.
And while Paul's mouth dropped open in astonishment, she went on to explain.
Paul whistled finally. "Gee, that's great! I'm going to put it over the air!" He started to hang up the receiver and then called again: "Susie! The next record I play is for you. Listen for it."
Mr. Reynolds tried to ask him what it was all about. "Listen in," Paul said hurriedly and opened and closed the glass studio door.
He put his mouth to the microphone.
Here's a rare treat for you radio listeners. Here's news so hot the police don't know it yet. Are you listening, police?
The two masked men who help up the County Trust Company this noon turned their sedan off the main road at the Corners, ten miles above here on U.S. 7. They took the road that leads past Aunt Carey's place.
Aunt Carey, previously warned by this station that they were coming, kept out of sight as we advised. But first she took a bagful of large-headed roof nails and sprinkled them all over the place. Uncle Carey got out his double-barreled shotgun and loaded it, just in case.
The black sedan came thundering past just about as soon as they were finished. Aunt Carey says she heard distinct reports like shots as tires blew out. Then there was a crash. She says Uncle Carey didn't need his shotgun because both of the men were unconscious under their car upside down in the ditch.
Are you listening, police?
The two men who held up the County Trust Company this noon are now locked in the Carey's root cellar. Better go get them, but look out for nails in the road.
Complete details will be found in this afternoon's edition of the News.
The next recording on this noon-time melody program is by the Casa Loma orchestra: "Name the date, Sweetheart"...
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What a wonderful story!! Thanks for sharing. I've just discovered your site. I joined a group with Pat Sloan on Flickr and we are doing the Farmer's Wife quilt. I'll be ordering my book next week and can hardly wait to get started!!
- June 11, 2011 at 1:02:00 PM CDT
Hi Laurie I thought you might like to visit all the blogs that are following your book, it is awesome how popular you are!!! here are just a few. scroll down the blogs..
- June 16, 2011 at 12:28:00 AM CDT
- Auntie Pami said...
I'm a Farmer's granddaughter (on almost all sides) so this is special to me. I've finally got my book and need to choose fabrics so I can get going! Thank you.
- June 16, 2011 at 7:56:00 AM CDT
- Camille said...
Me too! So excited about this book, and the quilt-a-long. Thank you for all your hard work!
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Setauket in Suffolk County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
St. George's Manor Cemetery
Tangier Smith, the
patentee, his wife,
Madam Martha,
patriots Captain Selah
Strong & his wife Anna
Smith Strong known as
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Erected by Town of Brookhaven.
Location. 40° 57.276′ N, 73° 6.539′ W. Marker is in Setauket, New York, in Suffolk County. Marker is on Cemetery Lane, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: East Setauket NY 11733, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bicentennial of US Constitution (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Ground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Selah B. Strong - Kate Strong House (approx. ¼ mile away); Abraham Woodhull Home (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Strongs Neck Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Caroline Church of Brookhaven, 1729 (approx. 0.6 miles away); Mary (Longbothom) Muirson (approx. 0.6 miles away); Abraham Woodhull (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Setauket.
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Hi all,
I wanted to share my story regarding Vectra and it's effects on my 12 lb. toy poodle, Princess. My husband and I asked our vet for a product that contained tick preventative medicine as well as something for fleas, as we'd noticed a tick or two on Princess recently. We were sold Vectra, and our vet said it was a newer product that would be no different from the Frontline that we normally use. Unfortunately Princess had a very bad reaction to this new med. We applied it on Monday night, and in less than a few hours she was acting like a different dog. She became very hyperactive and wouldn't settle down – her normal mood is one of perpetual relaxation – and I was very concerned.
I worried it was related to the Vectra but that seemed less than plausible, as she'd always been fine with flea drops in the past. The next morning we awoke to find her even more hyper, and now she was clearly in discomfort. She was crying intermittently, panting, trying to bite her tail, avoiding food/water, couldn't sit still, and the area on her skin where the Vectra was applied was now bright pink. I took her to the vet and they called the manufacturer – apparently this was the first adverse reaction they had seen. She was given a shot of steroids w/Benadryl, along with an rx for muscle relaxants and Valium. The vet explained that in animals who are sensitive to this med, it feels to them as though they have constant pins and needles going down their back. I can only imagine how awful this must feel, and hate that she's in so much discomfort.
It's now been four days and she's about 50% better, but has been on meds the entire time. We lost our Bichon to cancer in the fall, and I was so scared that we were going to lose Princess as well. If you have a toy dog, I would use caution and avoid this medicine if you can opt for something else. If you are the owner of a puppy who is a victim of this, I hope this helps you and can be a guide for what your vet should give your animal to help with symptom relief.
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Anne-Marie Slaughter: Technology for the People
In the tech world and beyond, government is often seen as slow and tech illiterate—the antithesis to innovation. However, this misperception is rapidly changing. Governments in San Francisco and cities across the nation are starting to harness the power of technology to tackle the biggest problems we face today. By partnering with technology, government becomes more accessible and efficient, and citizens can engage in change like never before.
Anne-Marie Slaughter has seen firsthand how this innovation is possible. She served as the director of policy planning at the State Department under Secretary Hillary Clinton and is currently the president and CEO of the nonpartisan think tank New America. She will talk about local changemakers and how civic technology can be the best way to encourage citizens to organize, participate and act in government.
Anne-Marie Slaughter
President and CEO, New America
In Conversation with Megan Rose Dickey
Reporter, TechCrunch


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Good morning! Today its Catch the Bug's Oldie But Goodie Day and time to dust off some older images, maybe you'll see something you've never seen before! We've got great projects and images for you from some of our fantastic Design Team!
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Julie using JJ Housework - Ugly
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How to Style Your Coffee Table Like a Pro
Dec 1, 2017 10:22:25 AM
As the main point of interest in a living space, coffee table help set the tone of the whole room, and that's why it is important that they look good, neat, and stylish every time. Luckily, the options are limitless, it is fairly easy, and you don't have to spend a lot of money when it comes to styling your coffee table!
Falling for Fall Colors
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Inspired by the changing of the leaves, fall colors are definitely one of our favorite colors all the time—and with the weather that gets cooler, it can only mean one thing: It's time for a decorating change. Discover how you can bring the gorgeous and warm hues of fall into your space with Ezmod Furniture's popular pieces!
Get the Look: Transparent Furniture
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Transparent furniture design is getting more and more popular nowadays. With so many different advantages, it's no wonder why people choose this type of furniture. Learn a little bit more at some of the transparent furniture that Ezmod Furniture is selling!
Let's Get Organized: Magazine Edition
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With the magazine subscriptions coming every month (or even week), it can be very challenging to keep them organized. This week, I'm going to share some of EZmod's magazine racks for your magazine storage solutions.
Pish 'Posh"-The Elegance of Interior
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Audrey Hepburn once said, "Elegance is the only beauty that never fades." We are taking notes from the ultra elegant queen herself to see how to refine a living space without spending like royalty. Chic living has never been this stylish!
It's a Small World After All
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The struggle is real for some. The daily tasks that petite people go through, us taller people do not even think of. Reaching the top shelf of the cupboard just to grab a coffee mug for example, does not even phase us. This week, we take a look at the most petite-styled furniture we have to offer.
EZ Fixes Around the House
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From stuck windows to scuffs on wood furniture, we all have a few things around the house that need to be fixed. But do not call the pros just yet! You can really do it yourself! NO, really! This week, we show you a few tricks of the trade on EZ fixes around the house!
Space Saving Greys-High Point Market Trends
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Ah High Point, the mecca of furniture design, color trends and the most up-and-coming ideas from manufacturers across the nation. Retailers and enthusiasts alike are always looking for the hottest trends. So what was featured this year? With the help of Furniture Today, we find out in this week's blog!
Warp Winter Drab with Spring Furniture
Mar 24, 2016 10:38:25 AM
Your dining room furniture got you down? Is your patio furniture looking a bit drab? Well kick those winter blues and add a touch of spring fever to your home, patio and office.
The Secret in the Steel
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Do you long for an Art Deco feel to your living room, or an old Hollywood feel to your office? It is all in the steel! Choose the perfect wire framed piece to make your dream a reality!


text: In this surreal drama from visionary Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a rural school is converted into a makeshift clinic for a group of soldiers that have fallen into a mysterious coma. A kindhearted volunteer nurse (Jenjira Pongpas) develops feelings for one of the soldiers, and enlists the help of a psychic (Jarinpattra Rueangram) in order to communicate with him. Cemetery of Splendor made its world premiere at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.


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UNF moved to a fully online Instructional Satisfaction Questionnaire (ISQ) process in the Fall of 2013. Response rates through the online ISQ administration were lower than response rates using the face-to-face administration of the ISQ in previous years. Response rates for the face-to-face administration of the ISQ tended to range around 70%. The online ISQ in the Fall of 2013 and Spring 2014 had response rates in the 50-60% range. Faculty expressed concerns that lower response rates might affect the overall scores and subsequent interpretation of ISQ results. In this session, results and recommendations from the Provosts' ISQ Task Force will be presented. Faculty are encouraged to come and discuss the results and implications for instructional satisfaction ratings in their departments and colleges.
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Aerial filming drone services in Spain or out of Spain.
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The Reef Resilience Online Courses have been designed to provide easy access to the latest science and strategies for managing coral reefs in a changing climate. Note: some of the courses are available in 3 languages: English, Espanol, and Français. Click on the course titles below to take the course.
This course is designed to help coral reef managers incorporate climate-smart design into their management activities by considering the effects of climate change on ecosystem stressors and implications for effective management. It describes the process of incorporating climate change adaptation into management plans using existing planned actions as a starting point, and also guides development of additional climate-smart strategies as needed. The course takes about 2 hours to complete and includes the following lessons:
Principles of Climate-Smart Planning (20 minutes) – key concepts of Climate-Smart Conservation, including why and how to brainstorm and design management actions to account for the effects of climate change.
Introduction to the Adaptation Design Tool (20 minutes) – overview of the Adaptation Design Tool, how it works, and best practices for using it effectively.
Applying Climate-Smart Design Considerations to Existing Conservation & Management Actions (45 minutes) – demonstrates Activity 1 of the Adaptation Design Tool, which applies climate-smart design considerations to (1) identify climate change impacts on the effectiveness of your management actions and (2) consider what changes should be made to the actions based on those impacts.
Expanding the List of Adaptation Options & Course Conclusion (30 minutes) – demonstrates Activity 2 of the Adaptation Design Tool, which identifies gaps in your existing plan, helps you brainstorm new actions to fill those gaps, and concludes with next steps on how the tool results can be used to inform other steps of the Climate-Smart Conservation Cycle.
This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of coral reef resilience. It includes three lessons that address the value of coral reefs, local and global stressors causing reef decline, ecological and social resilience and how managers are working to build resilience in coral reef ecosystems. The lessons incorporate new science and management strategies, lessons learned, and case studies. Available in 3 languages: English, Espanol, and Français. The course takes about 1 hour to complete and includes the following lessons:
Overview of Coral Reefs and Resilience (20 minutes) – overview of reef ecosystems and the concept of resilience.
Coral Reef Stressors (20 minutes) – introduces the global, local, and multi-scale stressors that are impacting coral reef ecosystems.
Building Reef Resilience (25 minutes) – introduces management strategies aimed at building reef resilience and includes two case studies that describe how some of these strategies are being implemented.
This course is designed to provide coral reef managers and practitioners in-depth guidance on managing for resilience. It provides a comprehensive discussion of local and global stressors affecting coral reefs, guidance for identifying reef resilience, design principles for resilient MPA networks, methods for implementing resilience assessments, and introduces communication tools for managers. Available in 3 languages: English, Espanol, and Français. The course takes about 9 hours to complete and includes the following lessons:
Module 1: Coral Reef Ecosystem Stressors and Impacts – explores global coral reef stressors related to climate and ocean changes including: warming seas, ocean acidification, sea-level rise, and changes in storm patterns. The impacts of local and regional stressors are also examined. Finally, coral bleaching, a major stress response of corals is addressed including: what causes bleaching, the social and ecological impacts of bleaching, mass bleaching events, and what drives bleaching susceptibility and recovery. Lessons include:
Coral Reef Ecosystem Stressors – Climate and Ocean Change (40 minutes)
Local and Regional Coral Reef Ecosystem Stressors (25 minutes)
Coral Bleaching (40 minutes)
Module 2: Understanding Coral Reef Resilience – explores the concept of resilience in greater detail, building on the definitions of ecological, social, and coral reef resilience from the Introduction to Coral Reef Resilience course (above). Two important ecological processes that support resilience are also examined: coral recruitment and herbivory. Conditions that support coral settlement and survivorship and the role of healthy herbivore populations to inform coral reef monitoring and management efforts are also addressed. Lessons include:
Ecological, Social, and Coral Reef Resilience (35 minutes)
Ecological Processes that Support Resilience (45 minutes)
Module 3: Monitoring and Assessment – discusses the key steps to developing a monitoring plan including: setting objectives, selecting indicators, establishing thresholds and triggers, monitoring methods, and sampling design. Responsive, participatory, and socioeconomic monitoring are examined in detail. Guidance is provided on how to conduct resilience assessments and monitoring and includes details on how to analyze the relative resilience of coral reef sites. Analyzing the resilience of a site can help managers to determine how resilient one site is relative to others in the area; such information can be used to help prioritize local-scale actions to support healthy coral reef ecosystems. Lessons include:
Monitoring and Assessment Basics (20 minutes)
Types of Monitoring (30 minutes)
Assessing and Monitoring Reef Resilience (40 minutes)
Analyzing Relative Resilience (45 minutes)
Module 4: Managing for Resilience – discusses a wide range of management strategies implemented around the world to support reef resilience. Strategies are presented including: reducing land-based sources of pollution, managing recreational impacts to reefs, controlling invasive species, managing fisheries and responding to coral disease. Restoration actions are presented to support recovery of coral reefs and associated habitats following disturbances. Key considerations are also included that should be addressed before undertaking coral reef restoration efforts. Lessons include:
Managing Local Stressors (40 minutes)
Managing Multiple Scale Stressors (25 minutes)
Ecological Restoration (40 minutes)
Module 5: Designing Resilient MPAs – focuses on the guiding principles and recommendations to support the development and implementation of resilient marine protected areas (MPAs). The principles of effective management, representation and replication, critical areas, and connectivity are discussed in detail. Specific guidance is provided on how to apply resilience principles to MPA design that integrate fisheries, biodiversity and climate change objectives. Lessons include:
Principles and Recommendations for Resilient MPAs (60 minutes)
Module 6: Communication and Achieving Conservation Goals – explores the importance of using strategic communication tools to achieve effective coral reef management. Talking points are provided to help managers communicate about coral reef resilience. A step-by-step process illustrates how to develop a communication strategy, and includes guidance on how a communication strategy or social marketing campaign may be used to achieve conservation goals. Managers also receive guidance on clearly defining communication objectives and developing a set of coordinated messages, activities, and products to achieve them. Lessons include:
Importance of Communication (35 minutes)
Developing a Communication Strategy (30 minutes)
Looking to influence behavior or raise awareness about an issue to advance your conservation efforts? The new Strategic Communication Online Course can help you communicate effectively to reach your conservation goal! This training features hands-on exercises, tips and resources, and quizzes to test your understanding of the material. We've demystified strategic communication and simplified the planning process so you can work on your own project as you learn. This course is free and open to anyone, but is geared toward coral reef managers and practitioners. The course content covers the communication planning process: goal & objectives, context, target audience(s), messages, messengers and tactics, measurement, and summary plan.


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Although he will be without Rory Lamont and Andrew Henderson, Glasgow Warriors coach Sean Lineen is not travelling to Cork just to make up the numbers in the final game of this season's Magners League.
Warriors Mean Business
11th May 2007 By Munster Rugby
Although he will be without Rory Lamont and Andrew Henderson, Glasgow Warriors coach Sean Lineen is not travelling to Cork just to make up the numbers in the final game of this season's Magners League.
His side have taken real pride from what they have achieved in recent weeks and are determined to carry that on into their final match of the season. The Warriors go into the game on the back of four straight wins in the Magners League, including victories over the top two sides, Leinster and the Ospreys.
Lineen said: "It's our last match of the season and we're up against a side who never say die so we can't take our eye of the ball. We're 100% committed to taking a win from this match and there is genuine pride and passion in the Warriors jersey."
Lineen has made five changes, including one positional, to the side that beat the Ospreys 29-26 at Hughenden last Friday as Francisco Leonelli returns at fullback having withdrawn late ahead of that match. Rory Lamont vacates the fullback berth in favour of the right wing while Graeme Morrison comes in for Andrew Henderson in the centre.
In the pack, Scott Lawson comes in at hooker for Fergus Thomson as Donnie Macfadyen takes over in the back-row from John Barclay, who drops to the bench.
On the changes Lineen said: "It has been an exciting year for Fergus but Scott came on in the last match and made an impact so he'll start for his last game with us. We're looking for him to go out on a high. John Barclay has been the forward of the season in what is an outstanding pack and Donnie has bided his time on the bench but he gets a shot tomorrow. That just shows the strength of our squad.
"Graeme knows more than anyone that this is an opportunity to show his potential and he's a great option to have in our midfield. He's getting his chance ahead of what will be a big summer for him. It's good to have Francisco back too because he's a quality player," he added.
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14 Rory Lamont
13 Graeme Morrison
12 Scott Barrow
11 Thom Evans
10 Dan Parks
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3 Moray Low
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8 John Beattie
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Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas Woody Says "There's a Reindeer in my Boot!"
There was no reindeer in HIS boot, but often as not there was an infection in his ear or or a lost blankie or there was the time when he first learned how to out get out of his crib. Now that he's a mountain climber and an instructor at the rock gym, showing others how to belay and climb, I finally get it. His first ascent should have been a hint where things were headed.
It was a big crib, mattress set at the lowest setting so most kids would not have been able to escape. We read all the books. But the books did us no good. He was tall even then and an adventurer.
He did it early in the morning when we were asleep in the other room, so I'll never know exactly what technique he employed, but we woke up to howling cries as he found him high up on top of his tall dresser next to the crib, where he'd grabbed a big jar of Vaseline and was spreading it all over the wall and himself. He was in tears, covered with petroleum jelly, looking very upset, as if someone had done this dirty work TO HIM and then exiled him from the comfort of his crib. You learn early as a parent not to laugh at your kids in peril -- especially self-inflicted scenarios of disaster like this one.
After we got him de-greased and settled back into his bed again, I remember looking at the dark streaks all over the wall, not having a clue how I'd get them off the rented walls. This was going to be a long haul, but a never a dull one.
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She did not speak at once, but all sorts of things were in her eyes. He ground his teeth together, and made one effort to remain his old self.
"You have come to offer—your sympathy. How delightful of you. The bishop got on my nerves, you know, and I really am not answerable for what I said. Catherine!"
She threw her arms around his neck.
"You dear!" she exclaimed. "I am not afraid of you any more. Kiss me, Philip, and don't talk nonsense, because I shan't listen to you."
Brooks drove up in hot haste. The butler stopped him respectfully.
"His lordship is particularly engaged, sir."
"He will see me," Brooks answered. "Please announce me—Lord Kingston of Ross!"
"I beg your pardon, sir," the man stammered.
"Lord Kingston of Ross," Brooks repeated, casting off for ever the old name as though it were a disused glove. "Announce me at once."
It was the Arranmore trick of imperiousness, and the man recognized it. He threw open the study door with trembling fingers, but he was careful to knock first.
"Lord Kingston of Ross."
He walked to his father with outstretched hand.
"You were right, sir," he said, simply. "I was a prig!"
They stood for a moment, their hands locked. It was a silent greeting, but their faces were eloquent. Brooks looked from his father to Lady Caroom and smiled.
"I could not wait," he said. "I was forced to come to you at once. But I think that I will go now and pay another call."
He stood outside on the kerb while they fetched him a hansom. The fresh night wind blew in his face, cool and sweet. From Piccadilly came the faint hum of tram, and the ceaseless monotonous beat of hurrying footsteps. The hansom pulled up before him with a jerk. He sprang lightly in.
"No. 110, Crescent Flats, Kensington."
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Sony has released a new video for the PS3, which shows how the console was created and what it brought to the table.
The PS3 was a system that really tested Sony. They lost a lot of money on it, but it also had some of the most critically acclaimed games of all time like Uncharted 2 and LittleBigPlanet. We saw almost every first-party IP show up on the system, but Team ICO's performance has been disappointing.
The video shows the Move controller as well and how it enhanced motion controls, by showing a footage of Killzone 3 and the likes. This is the third video Sony have released and tomorrow's video will probably be one for the PS Vita, and on February 20 during the PS Meeting 2013 event, it will be the PS4.
They have also released videos for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Check out the PS3 one below.


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The only real lawyers are trial lawyers, and trial lawyers try cases to juries.
- Clarence Darrow (American criminal trial lawyer 1857-1938)
Terry Lenamon is a Florida Bar Board Certified Trial Lawyer - a significant accomplishment that few attorneys have achieved.
Martindale Hubbel rates Terry as an AV Preeminent attorney.
An AV Preeminent rating is given to only the top 2% of the legal profession for excellence in both ability and integrity.
With over 17 years experience and more than 100 jury trials under his belt, Mr. Lenamon has built a reputation as one of Florida's most respected criminal defense lawyers. His skilled, high-quality defense has been sought by many high-profile clients including Ceasar Mena and Casey Anthony and has led him through 20 first-degree murder trials and eight death penalty cases. That experience has brought him national recognition as a go-to commentator on death penalty issues.
Whether it be capital crimes or DUI, Mr. Lenamon puts his trial skills to work for clients accused of the most serious of crimes and facing the most serious of punishments. His cases have been profiled on national television shows including "The Point", Nancy Grace and "The First 48." He has successfully persuaded the State to waive the death penalty more than 26 times.
Mr. Lenamon is an active participant in the Trial Lawyer's College, has taught techniques in mitigation investigation for the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and was chosen to present techniques on creative brief writing in capital litigation._


text: Paper picture stays dim for publishers Published on December 11, 1995. There was no bright news for print-based media contained in the annual capacity survey from the American Forest & Product Association released Dec. 8. Newsprint capacity is expected to grow only 0.3% per year from 1995 through 1998. The two major grades of papers favored by magazine publishers are also expected to remain in tight supply with expansion rates below historical norms. Coated groundwood capacity will average only 1.4% growth for the 1995-98 period. One minor bright spot: Coated freesheet will have a 3.1% annual growth rate. Most Popular In this article: News


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We're continuing our Monday series, "Interview with a TechNet Wiki Author!" Today's author is Leonid Ganeline!
Leonid Ganeline is a Microsoft Integration MVP since 2007 and lives in Vancouver, Canada.
My favorite quote of the interview I have done with Leonid is:
"But the most important that your goal is not be a MVP, but to share knowledge and experience and to help people with your knowledge."
Before we start with the interview here is a picture of Leonid with some of his Integration MVP buddies. We as integration MVP's all love Leonid!
Leonid (far right) and his Integration buddies at the MVP Summit 2013.
So now to the interview with Leonid.
- Who are you, and what do you do?
I am a programmer and am graduated from the Samara State Aerospace University. Hope one of my program is still working in space. I'm doing system integration using BizTalk Server for more than 10 years now. I'm running in the summer and skiing in winter after doing integration.
- What do you do with TechNet Wiki, and how does that fit into the rest of your job?
If I investigate some interesting stuff, I put it into Wiki to share it. It could be code, it could be information or just my thoughts. I follow a simple principle, if I spent time and got an information which cannot be googled out of Internet, it will be original, unknown to date I will put it in a Wiki. If I develop something and reuse it several times in different situations, it is a good candidate to share, like the BizTalk Application Naming Conventions article. Next time, when I reuse it, it would be upgraded with my new experience.
- How did you become an MVP? Do you have any suggestions for other community members who hope to eventually become MVPs?
I was an active participant in the BizTalk news (now they are moved to the MSDN Forums) and started couple BizTalk blogs (one of them on Russian). There were several interesting discussions and articles and then Microsoft decided to award me with the MVP status in 2007. I am MVP since 2007. My suggestion is you have to be persistent. If you are answering in the forums or blogging than there should be dozens articles and answers after a couple of years. Just a couple of months is not enough. But the most important that your goal is not be a MVP, but to share knowledge and experience and to help people with your knowledge.
- What are your favorite articles you've contributed?
- BizTalk Application Naming Conventions - is the most popular article. I saw it as a part of documentation in several BizTalk implementations. Sometimes there was my name as an author. 🙂
- BizTalk: Instance Subscriptions and Convoys: Details - it was a result of research in big project with elaborate routing.
- BizTalk: Advanced Interview Questions - the most fun article for experienced BizTalk developers and architects.
- BizTalk Integration Development Architecture - this was a recent article on the Microsoft MVP blog.
- Do you have any tips for new Wiki contributors?
Wiki is the quintessence of knowledge, like a dictionary. I like it when the wiki is laconic and keeps only important information. But Wiki is not exactly a dictionary article. I enjoy it when a Wiki is informal, or controversial, or raise some generic questions.
Tips: Compare systems and applications, made performance measurements and labs, use microscope to hammer nails, - it would be entertaining and authentic.
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It seemed like such a miniscule amount when Mike Myers asked for "one million dollars" as Dr. Evil. But, seriously, a million is a lot of coin. And the Oatmeal, a.k.a. Seattle online cartoonist Matt Inman, has made more than a cool million for his "Let's Build a Goddamn Tesla Museum" campaign.
It all kicked off last week (we wrote about it here), and we had no doubt that the Oatmeal would meet and surpass its $850,000 matching goal for a nonprofit to buy and renovate Nikola Tesla's former laboratory, called Wardenclyffe and located in Shoreham, N.Y., and turn it into a museum.
As of now, there's 36 days left to the campaign, which means that there's still time for even more science-lovin' folks to fund the Tesla project. Despite the fact that the Oatmeal has met and exceeded the initial goal, there's still a lot to be done, as the campaign site says:
"Even if we raise the full amount and end up with $1.7 million, this isn't enough to build an actual museum / science center. But it will effectively put the property into the right hands so it can eventually be renovated into something fitting for one of the greatest inventors of our time."
So, more money, better Tesla Museum. Learn more about the campaign at the Oatmeal.


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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. --A total of four men were arrested after a violent home invasion turned into an hours-long standoff with police on Tuesday morning in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County.
Chopper 6 was overhead as two men were taken into custody following the incident in the 300 block of Cambridge Road.
The suspects are identified as 22-year-old Anthony Sabatino; 31-year-old Anthony Ferliano; 18-year-old Jason Hutton; and 18-year-old Walter Mattis. All four men are Philadelphia residents.
"We think it's a group of four people who were bored, got in their truck, and drove up to the suburbs of Philadelphia," said Plymouth Township Police Chief Joe Lawrence.
It all began around 8:30 a.m. when a neighbor called police to report a pair of suspicious men knocking on the front and rear doors of a home.
When no one answered, two other men got out of a truck and entered the home through a front window, police said.
Investigators believe the men were knocking to see if anyone was home. When no one answered they broke in, only to be confronted by the homeowner, a man in his 70s who lives alone.
The victim later told police the suspects hit him in the head and stuck a gun in his mouth, threatening to kill him. Police believe the victim was targeted at random.
Scene in Plymouth Meeting @ Brighton Rd. & Weymouth Rd. Two men were just brought out of home and cuffed. @6abc pic.twitter.com/Gh6hWI3Jnw— Bob Brooks (@BobBrooks6abc) August 8, 2017
Luckily, next door neighbor Carol Bergman was home and looking outside around 8:30 a.m. when the suspects showed up.
"And all of a sudden I saw this black truck come up, and a guy jumped out and he had a hoodie on," said Bergman.
She immediately called police when, she says, the suspects knocked on all the doors, and then climbed through a window.
"Took the screen off and he opened up the window - jumped in," she said.
Officers arrived on the scene to find three men running away, and all three were taken into custody. They later determined that one of those men was the victim trying to escape.
When officers approached the home, they say one of the remaining suspects pointed a gun at them, then barricaded himself inside the home with another man.
The SWAT team was called in, and around 11:40 a.m. the suspects inside the home surrendered.
The two men could be seen exiting the home with their hands over their heads. Then, one at a time, they walked backwards toward police and were taken into custody.
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This appeared when there was a fair, i think a county fair, at the track sometime in the 80s. They called him "Chief Running Fair." He stayed after the fair and I remember him more fallen down than standing up since.


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Sentencing For Man Who Killed Wife In Ramsey County
ST. PAUL (AP) - Prosecutors in Ramsey County are seeking a 30-year prison term for the man convicted of killing his wife and dumping her body in the Mississippi River.
Sentencing guidelines call for a maximum 15 years in prison. Jeffery Trevino is scheduled to be in court Monday afternoon for sentencing.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that in a memo to the court, assistant Ramsey County attorney Andrew Johnson said Kira Steger's family, friends, law enforcement officers and others searched for her body for months in the cold and snow while Trevino knew exactly where it was.
A Ramsey County jury convicted the 39-year-old Trevino of second-degree unintentional murder last month. Steger, who grew up near Wausau, Wis., went missing the night of Feb. 21.


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I posted some time about my my new favorite pen. One thing that is definitely an improvement over the Rotring 600 and the Rotring Newton is that it allows you easily to change the entire nib unit, and not just the nib. Like Levenger's True Writer line of pens, it mimicks the Esterbrook approach in this regard. What makes this even better is that the L-Tech (and the True Writers) will take any Standard #5 nib. I have recently exchanged the True Writer F nib for a TWSBI Mini Steel Nib Unit - Extra-Fine.
There were two reasons; (1) I like an extra fine nib, (2) the TWSBI Mini nib looks more like the nibs on the original Rotrings and thus better complements the pen. The True Writer nibs have wide shoulders, the TWSBI has almost no shoulders. It is not quite as elegant as the Rotring nib, but it comes close.
The operation is exceedingly simple. Holding the grip section in your right hand, with the nib up grip the nib (and fins) with your left thumb and forefinger. Turn the nib counterclockwise (or the grip and pen clockwise), and it will come out. Screw in the new nib section.
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The French Quarter is famous for all of the unbelievably good food served from the restaurants that reside here. Many of the hotels in our collection have dining areas that serve some of the best food in the Quarter, so be sure to try them out!
Whether you're in the mood for fine dining or something more casual, we recommend visiting NewOrleansRestaurants.com, where you can learn about the best restaurants in the city. Personally, we recommend the restaurants listed below – all of which are within walking distance to our hotels:
If you want to explore dining options outside the French Quarter, then view the NewOrleansRestaurants.com guide by location.
It's debatable, but we sure believe it's true that New Orleans has the best nightlife of any city in the U.S. We're the home of jazz, and know a thing or two about festive celebrations. To get the run down of all the live musical performances happening in the city during your visit, here's a calendar of live music.
If you didn't already know, New Orleans is a very family-friendly city. NewOrleansKids.com helps families plan kid-friendly vacations to New Orleans with a list of attractions, tours, and even free activities that the whole family will love.
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Tortilla, or Spanish omelette, is a staple in any decent tapas bar. The egg and potato mix flavoured with the sweet onions is one of my favourite foods. As so often, the simple things are best. There is a little bit of work involved but effort is worth it and the omelette can be kept for several days in the fridge, if you can resist the temptation to scoff it all in one sitting. Practically every Spaniard will have an opinion on how to make the perfect tortilla. Opinon is split on the role of the onions. Some use only the onion-flavoured oil: others incorporate the onions in the omelette. I fall into the latter camp. The Spanish say floury potatoes are best but I can only assume they have something very different in mind when they say floury than we Irish do. I find any potato that would boil on the dry side suitable and most often use a variety such as Exquisa, which are also small. The amount of potato might seem excessive, but as long as they fit in the pan that's OK: the egg really serves to bind everthing together.
Makes: 6 tapas portions
Preparation: 10mins
Cooking: 20mins + 10mins + 10mins
|Good olive oil
Sunflower oil for deep frying
Half the peeled onions lengthways and then slice quite thinly and evenly. Put the olive oil to heat over a medium ring. When the oil is hot, add the onions and cook until golden, stirring every now and then. Don't let them burn. When ready separate the onions from the oil using a sieve and reserve the oil. Next on to the potatoes. Depending on your potatoes you may need to peel them. Then cut into small pieces about the size of the end of your thumb and about 5mm thick. Deep fry the potato pieces at a medium temperature (about 140ºC), lifting them out just as they start to turn golden along the edges. Don't turn them into French fries! Remove the excess oil with some kitchen paper.
We're now ready to make the tortilla. The amounts in this recipe are intended for a 20cm frying pan, which should be heavy-based and well seasoned or non-stick. If you use a 25cm pan you'll need to add 50% to all the ingredients. You have to get the pan quite hot to start and then reduce the heat. This can be tricky if you have an electric hob, so it's probably easiest to use two rings, one hot, one low to medium. The tortilla also needs to be turned during cooking and you will need a flat plate comfortably bigger than pan for this. It pays to be organised for this dish.
Crack the eggs into a clean bowl. Add the potatoes and onions, if using, along with salt and pepper. Mix well using a fork. Place the pan on the hotter ring and add enough of the reserved olive oil to coat the pan. When the pan is hot, mix the eggs again with the fork and tip into the pan. Move the pan to the low ring. After 3 or 4 minutes the underside should be cooked nicely. Take a peek and it should be golden. The top will still be a little runny. The tortilla is now ready to be turned. This is the only tricky part of the dish. Keep your strong hand for the pan. Place the plate upside down on the pan, with the rim of the plate near where the handle joins the pan. Hold the pan with your strong hand and press gently but firmly on the plate. Lift the pan up from the stove. Now, in one quick movement turn the assembly upside down and lift away the pan. The tortilla should now be sitting on the plate along with a little uncooked egg mixture.
Wipe out the pan and return to the hotter ring, adding enough oil to coat. When hot, slide the tortilla from the plate back into the pan, letting the uncooked egg in first. Move the pan to the low ring and let the tortilla finish cooking. Wipe the dinner plate clean and turn out the finished tortilla as before. Tortilla tastes best when eaten at room temperature.


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With Machine Learning, businesses now ask our machines to do more than repetitive, strictly-defined tasks. We are taking it one step further and have begun to ask them to not only learn on their own but to also interpret data and report to the customer before they even knew they needed it. It's a step in history for you to be a part of. You will be building a platform that incorporates best practices and runs advanced algorithms at production scale and reliability.
We are a team of data scientists and engineers who experiment, research, and turn machine/deep learning and AI research into great products for our customers.
You will work in a fast-paced environment and do everything from determining priorities, designing features, re-architecting as necessary, automating testing, and mentoring others. The best candidates show true end-to-end ownership. In this role, you will be responsible for building algorithms, tooling, frameworks, and operational processes using technologies like MxNet, Python, C++, CUDA, Docker, etc.
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Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published data on student loan borrowers last fall revealing that students who attended certain types of schools are more likely to default on their loans, specifically students who attended for-profit institutions. This signals that certain student loan borrowers are not receiving the help they need. Ameritech Financial is a document preparation company that helps federal student loan borrowers identify, apply for, and stay enrolled in repayment plans that are intended to help prevent default.
"Students from for-profits who are defaulting on their loans may feel like there's nowhere to turn," said Tom Knickerbocker, Executive Vice President at Ameritech Financial. "But that's simply not true. Ameritech Financial can provide assistance in guiding struggling borrowers to federal loan repayment programs."
The research from the New York Fed shows not just that for-profit school attendees are more likely to default on loans, but that certain types of for-profit institutions and degree programs make borrowers more susceptible to default. In terms of institution type, borrowers who attended for-profit two-year schools are at the highest risk to default; in terms of degree type, associate's degree holders and non-graduates are at the highest risk. Risk for default increases with age for all groups. The people least likely to default attended private, four-year nonprofit institutions and graduated with bachelor's degrees.
While these are troubling statistics, the good news is that default does not need to be an inevitable outcome of struggling borrowers, even those who are experiencing a lot of financial difficulty. Student loan borrowers with federal loans may be eligible for certain repayment programs offered through the Department of Education that can potentially dramatically reduce their monthly loan payment. For some, selecting the right option and successfully enrolling can be difficult, though. Ameritech Financial helps their clients identify the right plan for their situation and apply for that plan. If the borrower is successfully enrolled in a plan, Ameritech Financial will assist the borrower in staying in that plan for as long as is needed.
Despite recent scrutiny of for-profit schools, the Department of Education has suspended certain regulations concerning for-profits that were enacted during the Obama administration. The Department has also revealed that it is only granting partial relief for some students who were defrauded by now-defunct for-profit school consortium Corinthian Colleges. Critics of the new policy, including Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, believe that partial relief is inadequate.
Again, student loan borrowers may be spooked by these headlines. However, equipped with information and help, a student loan borrower can weather the storm. While debates rage in the media and headlines, borrowers can still enter into repayment plans like income-driven repayment, which bases the monthly payment on a borrower's income and family size. In addition to preparing the paperwork for the initial application, Ameritech Financial will assist in preparing the yearly paperwork required to recertify the borrower's enrollment.
"These income-driven repayment plans can be financial lifesavers for a lot of borrowers," said Knickerbocker. "And at Ameritech Financial, we have the knowledge to guide former students through the most confusing parts of the process so they have a chance to avoid default and get their loan payments under control."
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My bizarro/pulp/dark humor-short fiction collection SIX PACK O' STRANGE TALES is now available as E-Book (kindle) through Amazon if you click HERE
Or read a review of it HERE
For those of you who prefer reading the traditional way can get the paperback version by clicking HERE
Other great news is that the anthology UGLY BABIES (published by James Ward Kirk) in which I have a short story called "The Boy at Ruby Lester's) was published this week, both as E-book (HERE) & Paperback (HERE), also through Amazon.
I've updated the "book" section on the page where you can now find the complete list of my written work, books, anthologies and collections. Plus you can always check the "freebies" page for free stories and more.
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This is, in my opinion, one of the best options to enjoy nature in Patagonia, sharing your day with real Gauchos and getting amazed by the beauty of the Andenean forest.
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Japanese fans urged to churn out better support for team in Davis Cup matches
A tiny pocket of away fans managed to create more noise than 8,000 locals in Tokyo as inspired by Kei Nishikori, Japan completed a 4-1 rout over injury-hit Canada on Sunday in a library-like atmosphere.
Japan's captain and players have called on their fans to ignore etiquette and follow the example of South American soccer fans when they make their first Davis Cup quarter-final appearance in April.
Inspired by Kei Nishikori, Japan completed a 4-1 rout over injury-hit Canada on Sunday in a library-like atmosphere.
A tiny pocket of away fans managed to create more noise than 8,000 locals in Tokyo.
"Yes, there are rules and things you can't do in tennis but we need more support," Japan team captain Minoru Ueda told reporters.
"Look at football fans in South America. We have a different kind of support in Japan and a different culture. It's just a shame Canada's supporters were more rowdy."
A section of around 80 Canadian fans banging on pots and pans and waving giant cardboard cut-out faces of their heroes helped energise a tie dampened by the withdrawal of Canada's top two, Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil, through injury.
Nishikori's tie-clinching win came when opponent Frank Dancevic retired with a pulled muscle while trailing 2-6, 0-1, giving Japan's coup de grace a sense of anti-climax.
"We're in the quarter-finals and it's a whole new level," added Ueda. "Therefore we need a new level of support. The Japanese should enjoy themselves more and create a fun atmosphere like Canada's fans."
Go Soeda, who won the final dead rubber, also called on Japan's traditionally reserved fans to ditch protocol and make more noise -- and gave the oversized mugshots the thumbs up.
"Those would be fun," he grinned. "It's lovely the Japanese show such respect but you just wish they'd do stuff that annoys your opponent a bit, like they do in other countries."
Japan will face either defending Davis Cup champions the Czech Republic or the Netherlands at home on April 4-6.
They had never previously reached the last eight since the 16-nation world group format began in 1981.


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I had my neighbor and good friend's two boys this morning, Owen and Cameron. It STORMED all morning. I'm not talking about just some rain, I'm talking thunder, lightning, black sky, down-pouring outside. We were couped up inside and although the boys are good and fine with running around and screaming, I thought we should do something interesting. I broke out the mixing bowl and cookie cutters and we made playdough. The kids loved it! Austin tried to eat a bit, but since it's all natural I didn't bother to yell at him. He realized soon enough that something made primarily of salt does not taste great. We made snakes, pancakes, cookies, and more. All in all it was a good first playdough experience.
But then the sun came out! And the thought of all those lovely puddles just waiting to be jumped in was too tempting to pass up....so outside we all went.
As you can see, Owen and Cameron decided to not only jump in the puddles...but lay right down in them. Don't worry, I was standing in the middle of the street watching for cars. Austin was throwing rocks down the hill as he was very unimpressed with the muddy puddle. As soon as his feet touched the water, he climbed right back out. Oh well.....at least Jordan's kids enjoyed the outing.
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Sunday, January 9, 2011
Naughty List
~Base card Paper Trey Ink
~Layer of BasicGrey Boxer Fedora
~Layer of silver foil cardstock American Craft Specialty Paper - Foil (thank you sista Gail for the present)
~Layer of Bazzill green cardstock
~Layer of gold foil cardstock - American Craft Specialty Paper - Foil
~Layer of Bazzill green cardstock
~Digital image by Bugaboo Stamps, colored using Copics
~Stickles: Lime Green, Icicle, and Black Diamond
~Three metal brads with gold and silver metallic threads
Play Date Cafe - grass green, silver and gold
Creative Cowgirls - use something new (the foil cardstock)
BasicGrey Challenges - BasicGrey paper plus spots/dots (three round metal brads)
A Spoonful of Sugar - Christmas
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great card Nancy - love the thread you added under the brads :)ReplyDelete
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I think everyone on my Christmas card list could have gotten this card. The other really cool gift I heard someone mention was "a great big bag of nuthin'" Great card. C2ReplyDelete
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Number 682, August 5, 2012
"Today's politicians are sociopathic
personalities who wish to rule over others."
I carry a gunGet over it
Special to L. Neil Smith's The Libertarian Enterprise
I carry a gun. All the time, just about everywhere I go except to bed and the shower. Even then, a gun is within a foot or so of my hand all the time. An occasional trip into the disarmed victim zone of the post office, and my last (and I do mean last) trip to California to visit family are the extreme and very temporary exceptions.
So, why do I carry it? I'm asked frequently, so much that I printed up cards [http://www.thepriceofliberty.org/Guncard.htm] to hand out to the curious. I've spent a lot of time trying to explain the most important reason:
I own my life and am the only one responsible for that life and my safety. I can, and do, work with othersincluding the local sheriff's dept.for mutual defense, but in the end it is the responsibility of each person to guard their own safety and that of their legitimate dependents.
No, I'm not paranoid or afraid.
The fact that there is little crime where I live is not relevant because there is no place where the risk of attack is zero. So a gun is simply insurance. But, unlike an auto policy, it can't do me any good in an emergency if it is locked up and unloaded. It has to be instantly available, in my hand to be effective. And, just as with my auto insurance, I sincerely hope I never have to use it.
Of course, free lance criminals and maniacs are not the only, or even the most dangerous threats. The entire history of the world demonstrates clearly that those who desire to own other people and control their lives never cease their efforts to render them weak, helpless and unarmed in every way.
Then there is the endless mantra of those who think they should decide who, where and how a person prepares to defend themselves, if at all. They can't seem to get past the rather obvious fact that anyone who actually cannot be trusted with the ordinary tools of life should not be loose in the first place. Anyone who can't or won't use a gun (or a knife, matches, a car, etc.) without deliberately harming others needs to be in a cage or a padded roomor dead at the hands of their intended victim.
Unfortunately, often it's impossible to know who those people are before they hurt others, and most of the time they are left free to harm others again and again even when they are apprehended. The insanity of passing preemptive "laws, attempting to restrain the vast majority of peaceful people in a vain hope of preventing these crimes, is obvious to anyone who gives it any rational thought.
Politicians and "authorized journalists," among others, don't seem to be capable of much rational thought, of course.
But, in the end, I live and therefore I am. I don't need any other person's permission to live or defend myself. I don't need anyone's vetting of my intentions or sanity, nor approval for the self defense tool I choose or how I carry it.
I don't NEED to explain myself. I don't NEED any reasons at all.
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They Don't Practise
First let me get this off my chest: I want her hair. And while many of you have been kind to send your tips, I've tried… and it's impossible. The Chinese won't bend that way.
A heavily made-up Madonna accompanied Guy Ritchie last night to the London premiere of RocknRolla – just weeks after the ARod scandal, Her Madgesty and her consort appear to be renewed and resolute in their commitment. Guy apparently walked the carpet solo for a full hour before dashing back to the car and fetching his wife, at which point the crowd went wild as they posed together – the loving and supportive wife beside a husband in need of a hit.
But they have the oddest carpet chemistry, non? His arm is ALWAYS looped into hers. And it's awkward. Like a child and his mother. Or a grandson and his nanny. Which is why their poses are so… strange.
Clearly Madge and Guy don't practise like the Beckhams. The Beckhams probably have a special practise facility installed at the mansion. One red carpet bisecting a rectangular room with wall to wall mirrors. An hour a day, every day.
Madge and Guy could use a lesson.
PS. Love his pinstriped suit.
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Italy is one of Europe's most child-friendly countries, so it shouldn't be surprising that Costa--which is based in Genoa--takes pains to keep kids happy. Costa has free programs for children and adolescents from 3 to 17. As long as your child is out of diapers, he or she can enjoy one of Costa's four clubs:
Activities vary by age group and season, but they might include treasure hunts, meeting the captain, dancing lessons, sports, talent shows, arts and crafts, themed dinners, a teen disco, karaoke, and a beach party. Such activities are a great way for children to interact with kids of other nationalities.
Costa Magica also caters to video-game enthusiasts with PlayStations in the Squok Club and an arcade for all ages called "Virtual World."
During our cruise in mid-October, we saw children using the water slide under the supervision of a Costa counselor who had a nice rapport with the kids. We also witnessed a group of young children in pirate costumes being led through the public areas late in the evening, where they won smiles and applause from indulgent adult passengers.
Costa's organized club activities for children are available 8½ hours a day, ending at 11:30 p.m. Group babysitting is offered free of charge until 1:30 a.m. For more information, see the Family Cruising page on Costacruise.com.
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Temperature for December 1979
In December 1979 the average high temperature in Northway, AK was -9.9°F, and this was 4.1°F cooler than the average of -5.8°F. The hottest day in December 1979 was 1 December when the temperature reached 18.1°F. Overnight the average temperature in December is -20.9°F and in 1979 the average overnight temperature was 5.6°F cooler at -26.5°F.


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I didn't expect to feel the way I do about our local county fair. I look forward to the three-week summer festival as I would anticipate the arrival of a long-lost best friend or my kids returning home from college.
It didn't start this way. Twelve years ago, bringing the family to the fair was a mixed experience at best. Happy kids and bored parents, riding ridiculous rides. Carnies shepherding tender children onto stomach-churning rides. Youngsters begging parents to play impossible games costing small fortunes to win stuffed animals worth $3.
But it grew on me. The kids aged, as did we parents, and the unique beauty, nostalgia and familiarity of the fair took root.
Where else can you go and find such comfortable diversity? The young, the old; all sizes and colors of human flesh. Gray-haired ponytails alongside shaved-head 5-year-olds. Baseball caps, cowboy hats and fedoras. Broomstick skirts, Hawaiian shirts and halter tops.
Where can you go and smell that special mix of fragrances ... grass and cotton candy, grilled meat and live animals, flowering plants and popcorn? Where else can you hear the sounds of squealing kids, bleating goats and the hawkers of wares? Where do you see the flashing colored lights of carnival rides and funnel cake stands, canopied trees swaying in the wind, and middle-school kids dueling with light sabers?
Where else can you experience the special flavors of carnival cuisine? The taste of soft frozen yogurt, grilled corn on the cob, and melt-in-your-mouth spun sugar. Slushie-style margaritas, weak enough for a pre-teen. Giant beers and fatty, foot-long corn dogs. Fresh fish tacos and hand-dipped caramel apples.
Where else can you hear top-quality musicians playing their hearts out to a half-filled bandstand? Moths hover above the players and disappear into the colored lights. During a smokin' rock concert, a toddler with her hairbrush microphone is belting out with unrestrained passion in uncanny time with the music. Her face contorts with seemingly genuine anguish, unlikely given her limited years on earth. A rock star in the making, she moves out into the crowd who wonders why they didn't bring their cameras so they could be the first to post the video on YouTube.
Where else can you move from rock concert to country band within four minutes, CD and T-shirt table alongside the stage? The band plays a truck-driving song while two youthful blondes ride a nearby mechanical bull, in time to the music and to the delight of every male from 18 to 85. You can't script this stuff. The band moves smoothly from truck-driving sound to Texan to Cajun, and the lead singer sets aside his guitar for accordion and then for harmonica. The fiddler is more gifted with his hands than a brain surgeon. Two fair-haired brothers perform break-dance, clog-dance moves with spectacular athleticism. An elderly Asian woman in mandarin-collared red blouse claps in time to the music.
Then it's off to the wine garden for a jazz-blues band, where 1-year-olds bop to the beat among the Arthur Murray-trained couples. Is there a more heartwarming sight than mother sashaying cheek to cheek with her baby beside the middle-aged couple swing dancing?
The fair. It's hip to call it a stay-cation these days. But it's much more than that to me.
It's where I entered and sold my first photograph. Where I saw favorite bands up close and where Barry Williams signed my purse. Where my kids grew from elementary school to too-cool-to- go. Where we've had the same guy dispense my frozen yogurt six years in a row. A place where my husband is regularly photographed in the winner's circle at the racetrack because he's been there so frequently he knows horse trainers and jockeys. He comes home, more often than not, with pockets full of cash and great stories.
The fair is where I can find hot tubs and model trains, fine art and hot sauce, rabbits and old tractor equipment. I know the layout like the back of my hand. I know where to park my car or I can walk if I'm in the mood for exercise.
This is no ordinary fair. It's my hometown fair and I watch it leave Pleasanton with emotions like those I feel when my kids go off to college. It's a bittersweet, poignant moment, but they'll be back. So will the fair and so will I.


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After boasting about it in several interviews, it seems Kanye West is reneging on his plan to run for President in 2020.
'Noooooo!' we hear everybody/nobody cry. 'Is there any hope for humanity without him?'. Er, yes. Probably.
How do we know he's backing out? Well, at LAX Airport recently the rapper refused to answer questions on whether he'd run against Donald Trump in four years' time.
Since Trump won the Presidency last week, Kanye's odds of being the next President have been slashed to 100/1, but the 39-year-old rapper doesn't exactly seem desperate to take the White House.
He's not being vocal about it any more, and Kanye is very vocal about everything.
This is somewhat of a 180 degree turn for Kanye, considering he announced on numerous occasions that he fully intended to inflict his Yeezy stylings on politics, just last year.
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At the MTV VMAs in 2015, he said: 'It's not about me. It's about ideas. New ideas. People with ideas. People who believe in truth. And yes, as you probably could've guessed by this moment, I have decided in 2020 to run for President.'
He later added to BBC Radio One: 'When I talk about the idea of being president, I'm not saying I have any political views.
'I don't have views on politics, I just have a view on humanity, on people, on the truth.
'If there is anything that I can do with my time and my day, to somehow make a difference while I'm alive, I'm going to try to do it.'
Not contented with these speeches, Kim Kardashian's husband then told Vanity Fair: 'When I run for President, I'd prefer not to run against someone. I would be like "I want to work with you." I think all the people running right now have something that each of the others needs.
'But the idea of this separation and this gladiator battle takes away from the main focus that the world needs help and the world needs all the people in a position of power or influence to come together.'
Hmm, sounds like Kanye is far too naive for politics. Or maybe we're just jaded.
Barack Obama previously gave some jokey words of advice to Kanye West last year on the subject of running for President.
'Do you really think that this country's gonna let a black guy from the south side of Chicago with a funny name be President of the United States? That's crazy,' he said.
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Hello Japanese car enthousiasts,
i am coming from France and have a big interest with Honda classic cars. I own most of the sportiest Honda cars from the begining to the 90s S600-800, N Z, H, Civic SB AH EE, CRX My last experience was to homologate in France a little Honda Beat coming from the UK and i did it.
I drive a Renault clio diesel daily , but it's a car for professional use , my real daily and personal is a insight 1rst generation.
I am gonna ask you for some help because i need some spare parts an maybe you can help me to find them.
I also manage the french Honda classic car club, please visit : http://club-honda-classic.clicforum.fr/portal.php