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Pride logo etched in glass
Approximately holds 40oz
Double T on wood
Metal construction for long lasting durability to hold wine bottle
Measures approximately 10" in length total
Texas Tech landmark and spirit designs all around Unique frosted glass Dishwasher safe (top rack only) Holds approximately 15oz
Unique, original design Hand-screened print framed with red hand stitching Perfect for the kitchen, bar, table, or even as a hand towel Comes with a reusable organdy pouch
Double T print on the front
Stainless steel cap
Plastic spigot with chromed finish
Heavy glass construction
Dishwasher safe
Holds approximately 3 Liters
Elegant, sleek design Pewter Double T with Texas Tech University emblem Large opening on one end for convenient hanging Measures approximately 7" x 1.75"
Texas Tech University pewter emblem Holds approximately 2oz Hand wash recommended
Pewter Double T emblem on decanter, stopper, glasses and case
Elegant wood case features 3 compartments and a convenient handle for parties on the go
Case measures approximately 14.5" x 12.75" x...
Pewter Double T on Wine Chiller, Wine Stopper and 2 Wine Glasses Elegant wood case features 3 compartments and a convenient handle for parties on the go Case measures approximately 14.5" x 12.75" x 6"...
Texas Tech University emblem Stemless wine glass for fewer spills Holds approximately 10oz Hand wash recommended
Wine decanter, wine stopper and 2 wine glasses
Features pewter Double T emblem on each
Chest measures approximately 15" x 12" x 7.5"
Pride logo with Texas Tech
Metal construction for long lasting durability
Measures approximately 5" in length
Unique, original design
Hand-screened print "Truck to Table"
Perfect for the kitchen, bar, table, or even as a hand towel
Double T with geometric wrap print Microwave and dishwasher safe Perfect for patios and poolside Holds approximately 9oz Made in U.S.A.
Double T with geometric wrap print Dishwasher safe Holds approximately 9oz Made in U.S.A.
Full color Double T print on each side Texas Tech vertical print down each side Red bottom Holds approximately 16oz
Great Double T detail! Beautiful wrap-around text! Makes a great gift!
All-over hand painted pilsner glass Features Double Ts on the outside, and Texas Tech on the inside Cute and fun way to show your Tech support on Game Day or at parties Holds approximately 23oz Makes a great gift!...
Durable plastic bat with Texas Tech print Descreet bottle opener on other side Easy loop key chain Measures approximately 3.5" long
Stainless steel flask with wrap around black Texas Tech graphics Srew top fastener Holds approximately 6oz
Stainless steel shot glass with wrap around black metallic Texas Tech graphics Felt bottom for non-slip Holds approximately 2 ounces
Texas Tech logo print Durable magnetic neoprene material Sturdy cord for easy hanging Includes 6 magnetic darts Recommended for children ages 13+
Unique beer stein shape, complete with handle on the side Classic Double T print on black background, and Texas Tech on the side Red interior Handwash only Holds approximately 2oz...
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I've got a rant or two today. The first is about the weather. I'm not usually one to complain. And I generally take it in stride when people post the random facebook status in dislike of the cold and even their love of the summer. But I've finally had enough. There are some people that continually complain about the cold and it's begun to annoy me. But when someone recently posted a screenshot of the 64º weather forecast for Christmas, all gleefully, and was nearly dancing about it and the fact that it is supposed to rain rather than snow, it got to me. It just makes me want to whine and complain all over facebook when it gets hot. I probably won't though, because that is just how I am. But I have to say, I was a bit annoyed this week when I had to roll down my car windows because it was too warm! Yep, windows down in December!!! Ugh!
Well, that's enough of that. On to rant number two . . . I recently heard a Christmas song I've not heard before – Hallelujah. It's quite catchy. It has a nice melody and lovely harmony. Then I tried to listen to the words to the verses and I got bothered. There are references to Samson & Delilah and David & Bathsheba that just didn't sit right with me. I wasn't sure what was being said so I looked up the lyrics and was still confused. So I searched some more.
Turns out that this is not a new song as I thought. It was written in 1984 by Leonard Cohen but has never been real popular, thankfully. It is said that Cohen was sitting on the floor writing the verses in a hotel room, he was so frustrated that he even banged his head on the floor. That just seems to come across in the lyrics, to me. It is said that he had 80, yes eighty, draft verses for this one song. When he toured, he even sang different verses. Settling on these verses, it makes me wonder how bad the others were. These just don't make any sense. It's almost like he is celebrating sin with these lyrics.
Apparently a couple of years ago, Coverton, a Christian contemporary band out of Manhattan, Kansas wrote different lyrics. I googled these and really like them! These actually make this a Christmas carol. I wish Pentatonix would've used these lyrics since they included it on a Christmas album. Their version is so beautifully sung but the verses just aggravate me. Ugh!
Well, that is enough of that! It is already Christmas Eve eve! Brian, Lauren, and Liam will be out tonight and we'll open gifts first thing tomorrow morning!!! Whoo hoo!!!
I hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
Choices of Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries and Strawberries, are abundant at the markets. It just makes my mouth water naming them. This is a healthier option for a early summer dessert that will make the whole family happy. The ease of preparation helps too!
4-5 Cups Berries of your choice. Today I used all blackberries. You also can mix varieties for a delicious crisp.
1 1/2 Cups Splenda
2 Cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour (if you have just whole wheat flour it will do just fine)
2 whole eggs beaten or equivalent amount of egg beaters
1 tsp. baking powder
Cinnamon (if desired)
2 T margarine made with canola oil, melted
Wash and drain berries, place in 4 qt baking dish
If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon
Mix Splenda, flour and baking powder together.
Add beaten eggs and mix until eggs are incorporated and mixture looks like large crumbs.
Sprinkle mixture evenly on top of the berries. Drizzle the melted margarine over the top.
Bake at 375 F for 40 minutes or until top is deep golden brown. The berry crisp is delicious warm or completely cooled.
Practice portion control! 1 cup per serving.
Posted by Jackie at 4:28 PM
1 comment:
- Danetta said...
This looks really good and I will be trying this.
- May 31, 2010 at 2:29 PM
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[Siren Menage Amour: Erotic Consensual Cowboy BDSM Menage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, HEA]
Jake Hargate is a man with a past. Born into a rich and powerful political family in Massachusetts, they were all raised to believe one thing: protect the family's interests at all costs. After leaving that life behind, Jake finds love and happiness married to Max Krause, a Dom, and Ally Renjel, a submissive. Being Max's submissive gives Jake the security he needs, and topping Ally gives him the control he craves.
But when a political scandal threatens to ruin Jake's brother, a prominent governor who hopes to move up the political ladder, Jake is drawn into a dark world of vengeance he swore he'd never enter again. Jake's family gives him a choice: help them or risk the life he cherishes with Max and Ally.
Deciding to do whatever it takes to protect Max and Ally, Jake is drawn into a world of darkness. Will Max and Ally be able to rescue him, or will Jake be lost forever?
Note: This book contains double vaginal penetration.
A Siren Erotic Romance
Blindfolded Jake sat on his haunches. He felt a gentle brush of his Master's finger across his chin.
"Relax Orchid," Max said. "I can see the tension rising in your shoulders."
"Yes, Master," Jake replied with a sigh. He opened his thoughts to the messages his body was sending to his brain. The gentle sting of the rough rope entwined around his wrists as they lay nestled in the crevice of his upper back.
Jake inhaled deeply and centered his mind concentrating on the sensation of his body as he knelt on the floor. The plush, soft carpet enveloped his knees. It smelled of fresh flowers from the cleaner that their wife loved to use. He adjusted his position on the carpet, spreading his legs farther apart further increasing the tension on his legs. He groaned with pleasure, then flexed his chest and back muscles. Stimulated to the fullest, his mind threatened to overload.
"Orchid focus on my loving embrace," Max said.
Jake sighed. "Yes Master."
Stay in the present. Bondage had been the best thing Max had given him for handling his anxieties. Throughout their training, Max said the core of Jake's anxiety was rooted in his tendency to stray away from the moment.
The rope around his torso tightened. Not enough to restrict his breathing but just enough to send waves of arousal to his dick. Instantly, all errant thoughts fled his mind.
"I love you Master," he said.
"I love you too Orchid," Max replied.
Jake tilted his head to one side. Master's clean fresh scent wafted to his nose. Heat spread across his cheeks and his heart fluttered. He realized Max was inches away from. His hot breath dusted Jake's cheek. It moved then he felt firm lips touch his. Jake opened his mouth, and Max's tongue slid inside. Sweet and gentle, the kiss made his body tingle and his cock pulse. His hands, though bound elegantly behind his back with rope, tensed as he fought the urge to try to break free of his bonds and give his Master a passionate kiss.
He opened his eyes as Max pulled away. Jake mewled his protest. His cock was harder than before and he wanted more. He grimaced in order to maintain control.
"No," Max said sharply.
A wave of adrenaline surged through his body. Jake allowed his head to fall back, as his eyes closed and his mouth opened. A calloused fingertip brushed lightly against his cheek.
"Enjoy my love," Max said. His deep baritone voice melted Jake's soul. "I'll come back to you in a moment."
Jake listened as Max expertly untied the ropes around Ally. She moaned softly as Max kneaded her skin. After a while, he heard her contented sigh.
"How do you feel?" Max asked.
"Good," Ally said with a dulcet tone.
"Present yourself to me," Max said.
Jake heard the gentle thud of Max's feet as he walked to him.
"Orchid," Max said.
"Yes Master?"
"Time to move on, come back to me," Max said.
"Okay," Jake replied.
Max removed the blindfold. Jake opened his eyes. The world around him seemed brighter. The colors more distinct. Max loosened the knots and deftly unwound the rope from Jake's torso. Max set the jute rope aside and massaged Jake's chest and arms. They sprang back to life this time bringing forth a surge of energy.
"Oh God," Jake yelped.
His body was on fire with need. He craved his Master's touch.
"You feel it," Max said.
"I need you so badly, please give me more pleasure. Fuck me please," Jake said practically whining.
"I will. But not yet."
Max massaged his chest and back. His calloused hands were like sand paper further stimulating him. Max's hands traveled the length of his arms and legs, grazing Jake's aching dick.
"How do you feel?" Max asked.
"Good. Master, I want more."
"I know you do. I will give it to you in time. But first you must pleasure me. Go to the bed."
Jake did as was told. Once on the bed, he smiled, happy that he was able to serve Max.
"Flower suck Jake's cock first, don't stop until I tell you," Max said. "Keep going until he's on the verge. Jake, you are not to cum. Your orgasms are mine. Your cum is mine. You cannot shoot your load until I tell you. No matter what your body demands, ignore it and obey me."
Jake licked his lips and nodded.
"You may proceed Ally," Max said.
Jake gasped as her lips wrapped around his dick. His opened his mouth and let his head fall back as she worked his shaft with her tongue. Max licked and nipped his neck, sucking and kissing his burning flesh. Pressure built up in Jake's balls as she pumped his shaft, alternately mouthing his mushroom tip while Max left a trail of pain on the side of his neck.
"Master please," Jake said as a tear rolled down his cheek.
He didn't know how much more he could take. His Master was an expert at giving him blue balls, keeping him on the brink, allowing him to see the edge but not letting him go over it. After a couple of years of play Jake was better at maintaining his control, but he was not that good. His ability to stave off his impending orgasm was starting to slip.
"You can stop now Flower. Orchid is on the verge. Aren't you my love?"
"Yes Master," Jake said. He closed his eyes and settled his mind on unsexy things like the work that awaited him tomorrow.
"Deep breaths Orchid. Listen to my voice and come back to me."
Floating somewhere above them, his mind came back to the moment. He heard them kiss then stop.
"Oh God I'm so hard," Jake whined.
"Then you're ready for the next part. This time you can watch," Max said. "Ally suck me."
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Franklin Mint / 1932 Ford Milner's American Graffiti Deuce Coupe Hot Rod / FM Discontinued / 1:24th Scale
FM has recreated Milner's Deuce Coupe in 1:24 scale - right down to the THX-138 license plate (Lucas' reference to his first film, THX 1138). This model has the features you look for in die cast images : working rear suspension, tilt-out windshield, fully dressed engine, a trunk that opens, and hinged doors. It's painted in glossy canary yellow, with true-to-scale chromed wheels and headers. There's a black, simulated cloth roof insert and a chromed tubular bumper out back. Bicycle-style fenders cover the front tires (and move with them when they turn). Under-carriage details are crisp. This is definitely a state-of-the-art model from Franklin Mint.
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Today in Kinshasa, the Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism, Mr José E.B. Endundo, announced the issue of an open letter to the worldwide conservation community clarifying the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo's position on the published intentions of a British oil company, SOCO International, to undertake oil exploration activities in Virunga National Park, a designated World Heritage Site.
In so doing, he has initiated a comprehensive, transparent and inclusive Strategic Environmental Assessment, SEA, to analyse the best options available to the Congolese People. The SEA will provide the necessary recommendations, frequently required by the ministry, to decide which of the social and economic benefits will ensure true development for the region and its people. The SEA will be conducted with support from a number of donors of public aid.
In his letter Mr Endundo states that his Ministry has taken " …specific steps, which have led to the suspension of the given oil exploration activities. We have rejected the recommendations of an environmental impact assessment conducted by the oil company, Soco, which we consider premature, superficial and which does not conform to the standards which we would expect".
The Minister has also confirmed that the senior management for Soco Oil had assured him that they " …will not attempt any prospection work in the park unless a positive consensus is achieved in their favour."
The letter published yesterday reflects two of the Minister for the Environment's main concerns, the rule of law and abiding by international commitments.
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Via http://onlectus.blogspot.com/2013/03/deviants-by-maureen-mcgowan.htmlI am a huge fan of the X-Men and this book, Deviants, has X-men written all over it, Ah! It also has some elements of that first Hulk movie with Eric Banna.That said, let's get into Deviants. When I started reading Deviants I was getting bored because of the chit-chat about the world before and the world now. We start learning about Glory and her brother Drake who is paralyzed from the waist down. They are orphans because their father killed their mom and he was "expunged" from the city. They now live in a new world 300 years after the planet was destroyed. They live inside a dome where the new rules go from having to have a dating license (if you want to have a boyfriend) to having the food rationed. I started liking this book when I read about the procedure to get a dating license! Anyways, Glory and Drake are deviants (hence the title of the book) very much X-Men like. Deviants are not wanted in this new place called Haven so she has to keep her deviant power (she can kill you by just looking at you) a secret. The only problem? Carl, Glory's boyfriend, is a secret Comp working undercover to find deviants. To Glory's horror, one day her boyfriend Carl and the Comps (police) come looking for her and her brother. Fortunately, they are saved by Burn, another deviant with cool powers. There's a lot to talk about in this book but I'll try to keep it short not to bore you :- )Burns takes Glory out of the domed city of Haven to a safe place but before they get there, they have to go through a lot of action, meeting more deviants, and killing a few undesirables. Now Glory gets to try her powers on real people (until now, she'd only killed rats). And her brother? He got a very cool deviance of his own! The book is packed with action. The Comps are not the only danger Glory has to face now; outside Haven live some type of mutants called Shredders and dangerous humans who do not care about their own. I didn't like the writing style too much but I was able to put that aside and enjoyed the story to the very end. I think that my initial problem with the story had to do with the way the new world they live in is described. Instead of showing you, McGowan tells you this and that. I guess sometimes that is necessary but having it that way at the very beginning of the book put my expectations away.Sometimes Glory determination to protect her brother Drake was annoying and ridiculous; after all, Drake was 13 and she was like… 15. So… Thus she irritated the hell out of me from times to times but I just chose to skip her lines. I like that our heroine, Glory, finally had a normal name! But what's up with Burn? Really?The book has all the basic elements that dystopian stories seem to have: corrupt government that controls through fear, food, etc.; another city outside of the city, a rebel army, etc. I can't imagine all the effort that McGowan put into making this dystopia work. So when you start reading this book, be persistence and read pass the first few chapters. Hopefully, it will stick with you.
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So I turned 20 last week. My family didn't do much only because at the moment, we're experiencing some family troubles. It's an on-going and probably never-ending issue that I touched upon this post here – if you listen to the song within that post, it pretty much sums my circumstances. My sister and I had initially left to live with my aunty and uncle but that itself rose some other problems and then we eventually got guilt-tripped by our mother to return. And thus the cycle starts again.
But yes! I am 20 now~ I know to some readers that's pretty ooooooold hahaha. Funny thing is, I've been told time and time again that I look younger for my age (*cough* 14-16 *cough* I guess it's because I'm petite) but I definitely act much older for my age.
And here's a little something that I've been working on:
I haven't manga-coloured in months and was pretty surprised that it turned out somewhat okay looking. It was from two different panels in Pandora Hearts Chapter 74 (gah, that chapter killed me!) but I combined them together. Honestly, Pandora Hearts is amazing I love it 🙂


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Since Brantley's and Grayson's birthdays are only 3 weeks apart, for the past four years we have combined their birthday parties, and had one big party for them together. I offered them each the opportunity to have their own much smaller parties this year, but instead of two small ones, they wanted one big one again. No problem by me, I said, and we started brainstorming! I had been wanting to try an outdoor movie, and thought this would be the perfect opportunity. So I proposed it to the girls, and they loved the idea! So the planning began!
We have been busier than ever before this year, so I really (like really, not just saying it) wanted this to be pretty low maintenance and simple as far as party prep goes. I was happy to keep the food easy (and outsource most of it), use things we already had, and not go overboard on decorations. And for the most part, we did just that!
I designed the invitations myself using PicMonkey, and printed them at home using cardstock. The girls were able to take them to school to hand out to their classmates, and then I emailed them to the rest of my friends and family because
I am a horrible procrastinator and got lazy time just got away from me and I was so busy that they weren't going to arrive in time if I mailed them! Ooops.
I also waited until the last minute and made the girls dresses and Ben's shirt the night before the party (typical me), but I thought they turned out cute! I used the Molly Dress pattern from Made for Mermaids, which I have used over and over again. One of my favorite go-to dress patterns.
At first when I started thinking about the food, I was thinking of all the yummy concessions you find at the theaters. Popcorn (DUH), nachos, hot dogs, candy, slushies, and on and on and on…and all of a sudden the planning train was running off the tracks. But the girls wanted pizza, so I kept it super easy and we picked up 10 Hot and Ready Little Caesars pizzas about an hour before the party. BEST IDEA EVER!! It was so easy and the bulk of the food was done. I made bags of popcorn for all of the kids, bought mini bags of chips and tons of mini candy bars, and the food was done! Easiest party food of any parties I've hosted yet. And everyone was happy (me especially!). For the signs, I just used black posterboard and wrote on it with chalk. Easy!
On our deck, I hung a couple of cute buntings that I made waaaay back and called it a day. I also set the favors out on the deck for the kids to take home with them. I bought cute little plastic popcorn containers and stuffed a movie-size box of candy inside. Cute and easy!
And for the outdoor movie part!! Scott has a projector that he uses for work presentations, so that's what we used to project the movie. I rented Minions from Amazon for $4, and it played directly on my computer. We hooked the projector up to it, and plugged a portable speaker in, and we had a MOVIE! For the screen, I was planning on building one myself out of PVC pipe (so many tutorials on Pinterest), but I actually borrowed one from a friend of mine who already had one! Score! It is about 12 feet tall by 9 feet wide. I bought a canvas drop cloth from WalMart (in the paint section) which, conveniently is 12 feet by 9 feet! I draped the drop cloth over the top of the frame, and used heavy duty clamps to fasten the screen to the frame. We tethered the screen to a few tree branches to stabilize it, and it worked PERFECTLY! I draped another bunting across the top, and we were good to go. I had a few little chairs set up for the kiddos, and plenty of blankets and quilts to spread out on the grass.
Since our party-goers were all still pretty young, we had to start the movie by 8:00 if we wanted to finish at a decent hour (poor Ben didn't quite make it)! It was still light out, but since we had the screen under some pretty shady trees, you could see the movie pretty well. Once it got to be about 8:30-8:45, it was great!
By the end of the movie, some were still watching, others were getting seconds on the snacks, and others were playing on the swingset and running around the yard! I didn't get as many pictures of this party as I usually do, because I was really trying to enjoy the party rather than just document it! We all had a great time, but I think the girls really had a ball. It was so fun to watch them socialize with their little friends from school, and just run around and be kids.
I think the girls had a great 7th and 5th birthday party! And I can't wait to have another Outdoor Movie Party…maybe one for our friends with an open bar next time!


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We are developing an approach which relies on a cascade of increasingly accurate theoretical approximations for the computation of the seismic wavefield, with the goal to develop a model of regional structure for a subregion of Southeast Asia (longitude 75 to 150 degrees and latitude 0 to 45 degrees). The selected area is highly heterogeneous, but is well surrounded by earthquake sources and includes high quality broadband digital stations. In previous years, we developed preliminary models based on time domain inversion of long period seismograms, in the framework of normal mode theory: 1) a 3D model based on the Nonlinear Asymptotic Coupling Theory (NACT, Li and Romanowicz, 1995), which includes the consideration of 2D kernels in the vertical plane containing source and receiver. This model was developed for a larger region (longitude 30-150 degrees and latitude -10 to 60 degrees), starting from a global 3D model (Panning and Romanowicz, 2006); 2) a 3D model based on the NBorn approximation (Panning et al., 2008). This approach combines the 3D Born approximation with the path average approximation (PAVA) and allows us to accurately account for large accumulated phase delays on paths that sample large scale smooth anomalies. The resulting model has a horizontal resolution of about 200 km.
In parallel, a regional version of the Spectral Element Method (SEM) code, in spherical geometry, RegSEM, was completed (Cupillard, 2008). This code accepts a non-conformal grid, uses PML (Perfectly-Matched Layers) at the borders of the region, and includes general 3D anisotropy, Moho and surface topography, ocean bathymetry, attenuation, and ellipticity. Because each SEM run (i.e. for one event) is time consuming, we proposed to implement an approach in which the wavefields for several events are computed simultaneously. This approach was introduced by Capdeville et al. (2005) and tested on synthetic data at the global scale, but never applied to real data or at a regional scale.
In the past year, in collaboration with researchers at the Institut de Physique du Globe in Paris, we completed the codes and procedures that allow us to invert a collection of summed seismograms over the sub-region of Eurasia already considered for the NBORN inversion.
The computation of the forward wavefield using SEM is very accurate, but heavy computationally. It takes 2 hours to compute the wavefield of a single seismic event down to 60 sec (i.e., at long periods) on a modest computer cluster (32 cpu's). To speed up computations and develop the capability of performing many iterations and reaching higher frequencies, we have implemented the approach of Capdeville et al. (2005), in which the wavefield corresponding to many events is computed simultaneously. To do so, all the seismic sources considered are shifted in time to a common origin time, and the wavefield generated by this composite source is calculated once. The observed waveforms, at each station, thus consist of the summed observed seismograms for all events, each of them appropriately shifted in time, and are compared to the predicted synthetic wavefield. While these ``summed'' waveforms do not have a physical meaning, i.e. there are no identifiable seismic phases, they retain sufficient information to allow retrieval of 3D structure, even in the presence of realistic background noise, at least at long wavelengths. This approach can reduce computation time by one to several orders of magnitude, depending on the implementation. Capdeville et al. (2005) tested this approach in the framework of global tomography and a synthetic dataset. They showed that, even with realistic noise added to the synthetics, they can retrieve 3D upper mantle structure accurately from a single forward computation involving 50 events observed simultaneously at 150 stations worldwide.
In the adaptation of this method to our regional case, we have proceeded with the RegSEM code (rather than C-SEM) and have relaxed the restriction of all events observed by all stations, replacing the single summation over all events by a series of runs, each of which considers the sum of all events observed at a given station. The number of RegSEM runs is then equal to the number of stations considered in the region, which, in general, is significantly smaller than the number of events. Contrary to the NACT and NBorn cases, for which we collected teleseismic data, RegSEM, as currently implemented, requires sources and receivers to be included in the region of study. We thus collected an entirely new dataset, consisting of 96 events with 6.07.0 observed simultaneously at 6 broadband GSN stations during the time period 1995 to 2007, with an epicentral distance between and .
Figure 2.37 shows the region of study and the ray coverage for our initial summed event experiment. Here, we have relaxed the restriction of teleseismic observations. The epicentral distances range from 5 to . In this case, we cannot perform any comparisons with the NACT or N-Born inversions, for which the theory breaks down at short distances; however, we can still perform comparisons with inversions obtained using the simpler Path Average (PAVA) approximation.
Figure 2.38 shows an example of comparison between ``observed'' versus RegSEM computed summed waveforms at station XAN, showing that, at these long periods, the starting model predicts the observed waveforms already quite well.
In order to reduce the computational time in the inverse step of the procedure, we also have opted, at least at this early stage, to compute partial derivatives approximately, using PAVA, in the inversion step of our procedure. We are assuming that, if our starting 3D model (the model derived using N-Born) is sufficiently accurate, these approximate partial derivatives will point us in the right direction and we will at the worst, need to compute a few more iterations to converge to the final model. Eventually, we can implement accurate numerical partial derivatives, whose calculation will also be faster, compared to conventional inversions, due to summation over events.
In order to test the summed event approach, we have first compared the results of an inversion obtained using, on the one hand side, the ``summed event'' seismograms at the 6 stations considered, and on the other, a ``standard'' approach, in which we have separately calculated the wavefield using RegSEM for all the events considered, and inverted the corresponding perturbations to the time domain waveforms, as we would do conventionally, using any of our previous inversion methods (PAVA, NACT, N-Born). The only difference in the latter is that now, the forward part of the modelling is computed using RegSEM, rather than mode perturbation theory. The synthetics have been computed down to 60s period, and the observed seismograms have been filtered accordingly. Figure 2.39 shows a comparison of the isotropic models obtained using the conventional approach (single event-station paths) versus the summed approach. The two RegSEM models are very similar indicating that the summed event approach holds promise. A striking feature of the RegSEM models is the fast velocity anomaly south of Korea shallow depth (30 km), which is not present in any of the models developed with asymptotic mode perturbation theory, which shows low velocities throughout the ocean basins at this depth. The fast velocity seen in the RegSEM models is likely an artifact, due to the inaccurate crustal model, which does not incorporate the thick sediments present in that region. Since RegSEM models the crust much more accurately than our usual inversions based on mode perturbation theory, these kind of details start to matter, even at periods as long as this test case.
This research was supported by NNSA contract No. DE-FC52-04NA25543 (BAA).
Capdeville, Y., E. Chaljub, J. P. Vilotte, and J. P. Montagner, Coupling the spectral element method with a modal solution for elastic wave propagation in global earth models, Geophys. J. Int., 152, 34-66, 2002.
Capdeville, Y., B. Romanowicz, and Y. Gung, Towards global earth tomography using the spectral element method: a technique based on source stacking, Geophys. J. Int., 162, 541-544, 2005.
Cupillard, P. , Simulation par la méthode des éléments spectraux des formes d'onde obtenues par corrélation de bruit sismique, These de Doctorat, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 2008.
Li, X. D. and B. Romanowicz , Comparison of global waveform inversions with and without considering cross branch coupling, Geophys. J. Int., 121, 695-709, 1995.
Panning, M. and B. Romanowicz , A three dimensional radially anisotropic model of shear velocity in the whole mantle, Geophys. J. Int., 167, 361-379, 2006.
Panning, M., Y. Capdeville and B. Romanowicz , Do first order 3D Born finite-frequency kernels improve modeling of surface waveforms?, Geophys. J. Int., in press, 2008.
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Historically, Clinical Trial Investigator meetings are dry events, with a room full of HCPs viewing endless PowerPoint slides detailing clinical trial protocols and pharmacokinetic information. Essentially, these meetings tend to be conducted as a monologue, with little time for deep discussion or engagement.
Over the last decade, the number of clinical trials has increased, along with the demand to bring new therapies to market faster, creating competition to recruit investigators and to enroll patients. Thus – it is more important than ever to engage investigators at live events, and to also make sure that when they leave the event, they are prepared to properly identify, enroll and retain patients for a successful trial.
Fortunately, digital technologies, combined with highly effective information design can dramatically transform these meetings, delivering higher levels of attention, better collaboration, and higher rates of retention.
These four information design approaches are especially powerful for raising the bar at investigator meetings.
1. A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
A simple, well-conceived illustration or infographic can successfully convey many layers of complex and nuanced protocol information in a manner investigators, their staff and subjects can quickly understand. It is important to note that commonly used tables and charts can have the opposite effect—creating confusion. Therefore, it is critical to carefully design for simplicity so that your materials gain maximum impact as a short form storytelling tool.
2. Sometimes Less Is More — Focus on What's Most Important
Details are important, but too many facts and figures increase the likelihood of confusion. Thus, it becomes critical to identify and highlight a few of the most important items as stand-alone elements. This focus will allow your investigators to quickly digest the core principles, and also make them easier to remember. Meanwhile, the full protocol remains accessible to drill down. This simplicity of design also allows these protocol materials to be re-purposed globally for different languages with minimal rework.
3. Use Whatever It Takes to Tell Your Story and Make It Memorable and Engaging
A simple presentation of essential facts and figures isn't an effective way to support comprehension AND retention. Thus, it's critical to provide opportunities for attendees to engage with the material in a variety of formats and mediums. Well-designed user experiences can command attention while driving engagement and collaboration. Some specific tactics to consider include:
- Protocols designed as interactive infographics – This solution gives participants the ability to better understand the protocol and provides them with a tool to train their staff and, in some cases, enrolled subjects.
- Games that test investigators knowledge of the protocol as well as fun, event location-specific trivia. These games serve as a fun and engaging way to reinforce key points.
- A virtual journey through the trial protocol. This experience takes investigators on a "Trial Run" from appropriate patient identification and selection, through treatment phases. Include real-life scenarios and issues that may be encountered to get investigators thinking about potential issues before they occur.
- Detailed interactive maps and meet-the-team applications, allowing HCPs to explore investigator sites and learn about their colleagues, as well as the trial team.
- Embedded videos also provide additional background knowledge about the trial, and advocacy efforts
4. Monitor What Resonates
It can be difficult to predict which messages and tactics will resonate most with trial investigators. Therefore, it is very important to define what success will look like for your event; and then use digital technologies to monitor how these tactics are enhancing your investigator meetings. This ongoing measurement will allow future meetings to be even more effective!
As the frequency and complexity of clinical trials increase, the challenge of effectively training investigators and study staff is more critical than ever. To meet this challenge, study teams can lead the way by employing visual storytelling, focusing on key messages, using multiple approaches, and monitoring the results. The investment in this type of information-rich trial investigator meeting not only creates a more memorable and engaging event but also impacts the overall speed and success of the trial itself, as investigators begin the trial better informed about the details of the trial and are better connected with their peers who are also participating in the trial.
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Museums are considered a place where historical, artistic and cultural belongings are preserved. But this time, it has a spooky vibe; a haunted Museum in California State has got the elements to keep a sinister lover happy and has mettle to provide paranormal investigators a platform for ghost hunt. And Thus, we came up with the idea of unleashing the ghost happenings at the haunted Stanley Ranch Museum, a tourist place with a spoon of terror and ghouls. The Haunted Stanley Ranch museum is established in Euclid Avenue, California and is eminent for the frequent abnormal disturbances. There are some untold stories, urban legends and local talks that show how fierce and ghostly this place is. In case if you doubt it, there is a ray of terrible experiences visitors have had at the haunted Stanley Ranch Museum during strange hours. So, keep your cool and visit this place, if you are deep into para-psychological stuffs.
Haunted Stanley Ranch Museum In California
Situated in Orange County, this Museum was reported to face supernatural happenings after 1891. It is the Stanley house section which is known to be possessed by numerous evil spirits. Among the resident ghosts of Stanley are the eminent Old man's ghost, a baby's phantom and a demonic lady in a red dress. Also, the apparition of a man's ghoul is noticed in the lawn of the Museum during Halloween days.
Did You Know? – At the haunted Stanley Ranch Museum, if you carefully observe the paintings, you would find two deviant paintings. One portrayal changes its facial expression while the other bleeds from the throat.
We have a list of paranormal incidents that go in support with the haunted Stanley Ranch Museum. It was a former caretaker who had seen the old man's ghost sleeping next to his bed and if you believe his words, the ghost advised him to mind his own business. A Gallery employee had also reported to see the oldie sitting at the Heritage Barn Theater; it seems if he is a fond of auditorium dramas. Many a trespassers complained to hear the baby crying in midnight hours while some who had seen his bloody apparition were too terrified to move.
Talking about the visitors experiences, many people have experienced the unusual phenomenon going in the Museum and have voted it for some real haunted places in California. Some tourists have spectated oaf women with a hard stare while the others encountered the other spirits roaming in the haunted Stanley ranch Museum, known as one of the most haunted Museums in California. You may experience the other signs of horror such as disembodied laughs, giggles and anklet sound that would give you a chilling sensation.
Visitors Experiences at the haunted Stanley Ranch Museum
Stuart experienced,
I had a tough time in this house. While I was with a class group, we recorded a baby crying in the next room. I went to check and in the downstairs living room, I found if someone was squeezing my hand very tightly. Probably that was the baby's spirit because I had also heard the childish scream the very next moment.
Linda articulates,
I live a mile away and all I have to say is this is a perfect spot for the horror enthusiasts in California. I felt if someone followed me back home. After returning to this place, I got snuggled into bed and my door bell stopped ringing. Next afternoon we heard a loud scream and the following night I saw an apparition of an ugly woman. It freaked me so much that I went to the church and met the father.
Jennifer describes,
On the night before Halloween our group visited the Museum and I saw a woman in white standing in the yard just looking at us. We took off quickly. Do not know who she was but I will not go back there again.


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The Movie: Silence of the Lambs (1991)
What Is It?: Horror finally gets a little respect from the Academy Awards and all it took was a few insect-stuffed corpses, a couple of suits made of human skin, Jodie Foster getting jizz tossed in her face, and one rather chatty cannibal.
Why Today?: Today is Eat What You Want Day.


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This weekend, we got away.
We packed up the babies, tucked them in at my parents' house and drove into the mountains.
Virginia mountains may not be able to compete with the scale of other peaks, but it's hard to match their beauty. They're captivating in a confident, quiet sort of way that doesn't feel the need to announce itself, but just sits patiently and invites the rest of us to enter in.
My dad raised me in these blue hills and they feel like an extension of family, yet I'll never stop oohing and awing over them. Springs of water shooting from the rocks, deer running out of sight, wind so loud you're sure it can move buildings - it's makes us stop and admire. What strikes me is that we experience many of these things in some form here at home, yet our reaction is noticeably different there. There are creeks and lakes and animals all around town, but they are mostly managed by people. There seems to be something aww inducing about that which is wild. That which is beyond our control. That which is controlled by the one Who is sovereign.
This was my view during breakfast yesterday.
Watching the shadows cast by clouds roll up and over the mountains and thinking back to the small observations we made on the drive in, I found myself thanking God that I have no real control; and I breathed fully in the freedom of knowing that He does.
I'm not someone who easily gives up control, even the illusion of it. I tend to cling to it rather desperately, hoping that if I hold on tight enough, I may actually be able to save myself. Then I take a short drive up a relatively small mountain, or I sit at a window and watch the movement of life outside and I am reminded that beyond my own actions and attitudes, I hold nothing together. And while that thought would normally cause more than a slight panic, the longer I look out this window, the more I am sincerely grateful that it isn't my job to keep the world spinning, because the story would have to become so small if it was me - and staring across those mountains, I feel how tiny and pathetic a story it would be. Instead, I get to rest in the knowledge that it is not in my hands and that the story being written is penned by One who is infinite.
It's one thing to reflect on my limitations and embrace the power of a sovereign God when life is smooth and hope seems to be a given, but my prayer is that I can remember this place when tomorrow feels less certain and songs of praise aren't flowing as naturally.
That's the challenge we all face. To rejoice on the mountaintop and sing in the valley, knowing that the One speaking life into this broken world is so very good and safe to trust.
"Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you."
--Psalm 139:7-12


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Friday, we set off to Scotland and got to Glasgow in the land speed record of 2 hours 20 minutes. Glasgow was the miserable dump it usually is. We stopped at Loch Lomond on the way up to the highlands for lunch where Woody was told his soup of the day would be Wild Game and the look on his face was classic! We got to Glen Coe late evening, the area had a lot of rain fall before we arrived and the water was pouring of the mountains and we managed to see a road side waterfall in full flow. We got to the Red Squirrel camp site in Glen Coe and set up camp, then went down to the Clachaig Inn for a beer or two, Nikki and Woody had the local tipple, 7% Beast of Skye. We then got back to the camp site and played in the raging torrent of a river then went bed and laughed at how pathetically small Woody's airbed was.
|Woody & Nicki by waterfall on A82 in Glencoe
Saturday, we got up in the morning to find that Nikki's marshmallow teacakes had been nibbled at by a mouse, the furry friend was then named by Woody as "Nathaniel". Nathaniel was to become a big part of our holiday. He left his droppings for us in our food boxes and on top of our clothes bags. After bacon butties in front of the mountains that surrounded our tent, we went for a drive down the gorgeous Glen Etive. We saw some dodgy looking smugglers who had vans and looked like they were waiting for a delivery to come down the sea loch at the end of the glen and Woody accused them of being Pirates. Then on the way back out of the Glen a deer walk out of the forest about twenty metres in front of us, looked at us then scarpered. We also went for a small forest stroll through thick dense forest and saw some fantastic cartoon like mushrooms. On our way back to the camp site we visited the Glen Coe visitor centre where Woody decided it would be funny in the toilets to splash water all over my lower regions to make it look like I'd p*ssed myself! We set off in the afternoon on our mission to bag our first munro (mountain over 3000ft above sea level). We chose to climb one of Scotland's most appealing mountains, the Beauchelle Etive Mor, which stands proud next to the main A82 road and is a hell of a view. We saw the track leading down towards the bottom of our planned walk and tried to park the car, I saw a huge rock in the ground and thought the car would go over it, which it did, however we then became stuck on it! We tried everything to get the car off the rock with no success and feared that any damage to the engine would mean the holiday could be over after one day. Luckily three fellow walkers came to our rescue and between the five of us we managed to bounce the car to safety. The great escape it certainly was. So eventually we set off up the gully of Coire Na Tulaich, which we underestimated as it was a really hard scramble. Eventually after some pretty scary moments and Nikki thinking her life may be over a few times, we got to the summit. A great achievement even for Baz`and Woody but especially for Nikki who had never climbed a mountain before so to climb this giant was a true achievement, although when we got to the top she was really ratty as her lighter no longer worked! We had gone up later than expected so had to leave the cloudy summit quickly. We got to the top of the gully we had scaled already and Woody decided it was time for us all to go Scree Sliding down it which was great fun! We got to the bottom of the walk in pitch black. After our hard efforts we went to Fort William and rewarded ourselves at my favourite chinese restaurant, the highland star chinese.
|Woody, Nicki & Myself on Buachaille Etive Mor summit cairn
Sunday, Nikki gets up and makes Woody his first ever Bean and Sausage casserole. We decided to go to the Sea Life Sanctuary in Oban as the weather hadn't quite picked up yet. On the way we stopped by at Castle Stalker where we also ate wild berry's along the old rail line and on the beach Nikki and Woody decided it would be fun to throw stones at Baz from a distance while he took pictures of the impressive old castle. The Sea Life Sanctuary was great watching the feeding of the otters and the seals. We then did a wooden playground challenge which involved us not touching the ground at all and Baz was winning until his premature celebrations at the final hurdle caused him to fall on his arse right at the end and the giant seals outside were a good laugh too. We visited Oban itself and went to see the McCaigs Tower that stands above the town. Woody was patronised by a 5 year old. When we got back to the camp site we decided to have a barbecue and fire on the river bank. The fire was the usual Baz and Woody disaster but eventually got going and the peat bricks we'd bought were great. The barbecue was tasty and then a clear up was needed so Baz took everything back, at which point Nikki shouted at him "Make sure you put all the food away". After sitting out for a while Baz decided to go find the torch in the tent, however Nathaniel had other ideas, Baz had stupidly left the plate of cheese in the tent and Nathaniel had smelt it and was happily munching away on it until Baz disturbed him, Nathaniel angry at Baz for disturbing his cheese supper decides to charge at Baz in the tent to which Baz screamed like a little girl "Woody help me!". Woody and Nikki came to rescue Baz from the terrifying experience of meeting a tiny mouse! Baz was told off for leaving the cheese out and in his defense said that "Only cartoon mice eat cheese". As the battery powered torch was getting dim we decided to get the gas lamp out of the car boot which hadn't been used for ages, after turning up the gas it wouldn't light straight away but eventually blew up in Woody's hand as Baz just stared motionless while a disturbed Woody looked on in horror as a ball of flame was dangling from the end of his arm. We all calmed down eventually and sat by the river again, the sky cleared and Baz told Nikki and Woody to look up and they would see a shooting star, then 30 seconds later a shooting star flew across the sky to there delight as it was there first, and was the first of many we saw that night. At the end of the night two loud scouse lads turned up and scared the living daylights out of us as they crept up on us in the dark.
|Castle Stalker in Loch Laich
Monday, the plan for Monday was simple "Lets Do It". We had to climb Ben Nevis while we were up there. Baz and Woody were excited and nervous and Nikki was just nervous. We started off from only 30 metres above sea level to tackle the long ascent of 1343 metres, a scary thought. It was very hard going at some points as it seemed to go on forever along the zig zag path, the views across to the west were something else, the weather was just right for the views on the way up but the summit was covered in cloud. We reached the summit with a massive sense of achievement. Two other lads who had done the climb decided to get naked on the summit cairn. After celebratory lunch in a shelter on the summit we descended the mountain and took a much steeper short cut which again involved a little scree scrambling. We then had a pint at the bottom then went into Fort William for a pub dinner and played guess the Westlife song!
|Nicki, Myself and Woody at Ben Nevis summit trig pillar
Tuesday, packed up camp in good time, the car was over loaded and Nikki had to endure yet another journey squashed in the back and being attacked by Woody's huge wardrobe! Nikki had wanted to Pedalo while we were on holiday so we took to the still waters of Loch Leven. The weather was now scorching hot and sunny. After the hour pedaloing on Loch Leven we then set off on our trip to Skye. The road to the Isles and the ferry from Malaig was the plan. We stopped off however on the way to see the gorgeous white sandy beaches at Camusdarach and Morar. We'd got barbecue and food on the way through Fort William so had them on the beach and then Woody decided to run into the sea in his boxers followed eventually by Nikki in her underwear and then slowly by a whimpering Baz in his apparently too tight boxers who didn't like the cold Atlantic Ocean. All these underwear frolics meant we had ran out of time and when we got to the ferry port at Mallaig we discovered that the ferry had already gone as the usual ferry was broken down in repair and a smaller one in its place. So our only choice at this time was to get a B&B as we didn't need the hassle of tent erecting and taking down etc. We eventually found a great little B&B in the middle of the country behind the beaches at Camusdarach, so we setup there and then went to the beach and had bacon butties while watching the sun go down. Woody started feeling a bit off as we were all going bed and then got some kind of fever or food poisoning which is now known as "Woody Disease". He was up for 5 hours with the disease and in a really bad way, lucky we were in a nice B&B and not the tent really! He got worse and worse and eventually Baz and Nikki had to drive out at 3:30am to somewhere they could get a mobile phone signal to call NHS direct who suggested to stop drinking fluid for an hour then go sleep then don't eat for 24 hours so we got back and made Woody do as the nurse said and he felt a little better and could sleep.
|Nicki and Woody in Pedalo on Loch Leven
Wednesday, Baz and Nikki start the day with a cracking full english breakfast as a rather morbid looking Woody starts his 24 hour fast. We leave the B& B and set off for the ferry again only to find that once again we are too late! The ferry has gone and the biggest problem is that we have to get to Skye by 10am for our whale spotting trip. So Baz starts stressing as we are going to miss our trip, Baz phones the whale spotting tour people to let them know and they offer to send the speed boat to come and pick us up from Mallaig much to our delight! Woody still looks like Mr Dead but comes with us on the boat, we didn't see any whales but saw plenty of Porpoises. We also got to have lunch on Eigg which had some fantastic views towards the mainland. The driver of the speed boat decided to show us what it can do on the return trip and we got a hell of a white knuckle ride! We had to waste 2 or 3 hours in Mallaig so we went back to Morar and had a barbecue on the white sands there in the glorious sunshine, absolute tranquility, until two scallies turn up and put there car stereo on full blast with crap music and play footy on the beach, so Baz decided to pick a fight with them not realising that he had no backup as Woody was dying on the sands asleep with the swan geese pecking his head. We got back to the ferry very early after our last two attempts but got there too early and sun bathed on the car park while a weakened Woody slept in the car. The ferry was quick over to Skye and we arrived in the sunshine to pitch the tent, however it was left to Nikki and Baz to erect the 5 man frame tent on there own as Woody slept on the grass next to the pitch. At night Baz starts to feel a bit ill and goes bed early as Woody ends his fast by eating half a brunch bar.
|Woody looks half dead on Morar Sands while Nicki soaks up the sun
Thursday, Baz storms out of his bed and declares he has caught the "Woody Disease" and rushes to the toilet. Today is the day of the Loch Coruisk boat trip and trek and Baz has to stay at the tent as he is too ill, this leaves a driving dilemma as Baz is only person who can drive his car. So Woody joy rides Bazza's car and Woody and Nikki go on there own day of fun. Baz has told them both the wrong time for the boat trip so they panic and rush to Elgol, tackling sheep and cows in the road on there way. They arrive to the relief of the boat leaving an hour after they first thought, but also to the case of the payment not going though as it didn't go through on Bazza's debit card. They eventually get on the boat which takes them through to Loch Coruisk which looked great in the sunshine. They leave the boat and go on a small trek bagging there first Cullin which they named Wooky. They have great fun walking through waterfalls and Woody discovers he can walk vertically up the cullins rock, Nikki also tried this and ended up hanging by three fingers off a sheer cliff. On there return journey Nikki joy rides Bazza's car and they pull over into a small pub where they meet Stu the p*sshead farmer. They spend a few hours driving around the Isle Of Skye as Woody took hold of the map and got them lost. They arrive back at camp site and Bazza greets them bored and in relief of finding his car in one piece. Bazza hasn't eaten all day and in his weakened state goes bed early. Nikki and Woody have the greatest ever fire on the beach behind the tent and aid the sand shrimps with there mass suicide.They watch shooting stars on the beach and then go to bed at 2am, Nikki stamping on Bazza's head on the way to bed.
|Nicki on Meall na Cuilce above Loch Coruisk
Friday, easy day today, Woody is just about recovered from the Woody Disease and Baz is still weak after yesterday. So we set off on a tour of the island in the car. We went first to the amazing coral beach just north of Claigan where we played Frisbee and soaked up some more of the glorious sunshine. We then drove to the other side of the island and had a picnic underneath the Storr and visited the Kilt Rock and the Quirrang. For our last night in Scotland we decided to go to Portree for the night, we ended up in a few places but the last bar was by far the best with some live music from a guy called Greg McKay. Woody nags Baz all the way back too camp that night to stop for firewood but Baz is too busy concentrating on things like foxes running out in front of the car and the dodgy Skye roads in the middle of a dark night. Baz goes bed early as he has long drive tomorrow and Woody and Nikki go to the beach for one last night by which time the rain from the week before has returned. As Baz starts to fall asleep he is woken by a noise under his car outside which eventually ends up in the tent, Baz is safe in the inner part of the tent but starts to panic like mad as the noise gets louder and starts running round the tent and all over everything. A scared Baz hears Woody and Nikki returning and screams once again like a little girl "Woody Help Me!" Nikki and Woody rush to the tent and as Nikki pulls the zip up she screams like Baz as something scarpers out of the tent and brushes past her legs! We will never know to this day what it was but it certainly scared Baz who was still shaking 15 minutes later!
|Woody and Nicki on the Coral Beach near Dunvegan
Saturday, the weather had turned pretty nasty by now and wind and rain helped in our decision to go home today and not tomorrow. We packed up the tent and put it away all soaking wet knowing full well it would have to be dealt with when we got home. We set off on the journey home which would in the end take us more than ten hours. We went back to the mainland over the Skye Bridge so we could see the areas Kintail and Glen Sheil, and also pass the beautiful Eilain Donan Castle which we visited just after we had got back on the mainland. We then drove in good time towards Fort William before we hit the traffic jam which was caused by an accident just outside Fort William at Spean Bridge. The police opened the road after some time and we eventually arrived home late on Saturday night.
I have uploaded the photos from the week here.
Route Map... ( Buachaille Etive Mor from Altnafeadh )
Route Map... ( Ben Nevis from Achintee )


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The latest volume from the previously-unpublished writings of the author of The Hobbit is a memorial to Tolkien's standing as a brilliant scholar.
In her 2014 update to A Choice Not and Echo, Phyllis Schlafly demonstrates that not much has changed, as Republican candidates for president have remained nothing but an "echo" of the New Deal Democrats.
Sean Parnell's new book, The Self-Pay Patient, explains how to find affordable care outside conventional insurance, and how to opt out of ObamaCare.
A Review of McDevitt's "Coming Home"Written by James Heiser
Jack McDevitt's latest novel, Coming Home, looks at the history of the "golden age" of the twentieth century's space program from a vantage point 9,000 years in our future.
Mahoney's defense of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn as a proponent of liberty and a faithful Christian offers a worthy introduction to the thought of one of the 20th century's most significant writers.
A Review of "In the Kingdom of Ice"Written by James Heiser
Hampton Sides' account of the Jeanette expedition to the Arctic is a powerful story of American heroism.
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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina company that makes automatic transmissions and components says it's adding up to 360 jobs over the next two years so it can build and ship a new line for Toyota, transferring the work from Japan.
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Our Brother's Keeper?
Over at the Washington Post/Newsweek's online forum On Faith, the panelists recently responded to the question:
In tough times, do those of us who handled our finances responsibly have a moral obligation to bail out those of us who didn't? Are we our brother's keeper economically?University of Chicago Divinity professor emeritus Martin Marty wrote,
If I handed over a generous amount to even every fifth homeless person within a one-mile radius, a person with outstretched arm ending with a cup, what is left of our retirement funds would disappear as fast as it does on what's left of the stock market. Whether religiously or prudentially . . .even the most generous make discriminations....Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz wrote,
I mention prudence, since the morality in question and prudence of pragmatism can be webbed, so it's time to note that in this case being generous through governmental social policy—ouch! even when we weren't asked—can leave the nation better off than if foreclosures, unemployment, stock losses, and setbacks occur only to people who were foolish. The economy is worse off than if we can figure out ways to use intelligence and vision and even a warm heart in efforts to keep citizens fiscally afloat and alive. The price of many going down can be that every one goes down. But as we sink, some will find pleasure in indiscriminately judging all whose investments went sour to be cheaters.
The obligation to be "my brother's keeper," and to make an effort to be really helpful—perhaps a more expensive act than just allowing the recipient to survive—is not always an easy task. And this is especially true when the recipient, himself, may be partially responsible for his failure. But we are not to consider guilt of the recipient, but rather his need. And, in this case, we still have an obligation toward everyone who needs our help.And Bishop N.T. Wright answered:
So: the ancient Israelite command to have a 'jubilee year' when debts were forgiven makes a whole lot of sense. A lot more than what we've been working with. And anyone who says it doesn't, have a look at your investment portfolio and see where your vested (or invested) interests lie. And the point of forgiveness is, yes, that you may have got it wrong but it's time for a clean start. And if you look at Luke 19 you'll see that when rich tricksters get a fresh start they know they have to make substantial repayments to those they've defrauded. Obviously lots more could be said about this, but this is for starters. Anyone who wants to see more can look at my speech in the House of Lords on December 8.All the panelists responses are linked from this page: Are we our brother's keeper economically?
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Note: Bonus photo if you read till the end of the post.
Hello readers.
If you had been following my Facebook and Twitter you might have seen me travelling to Penang last week. I personally hate Penang, but yeah I was invited along with 19 other bloggers to go there thanks to the Don Mafia Donovan Chan and ELEVATE, so I gave it a shot.
Sam, Sam and Sam.
(Samuel Chew, Samantha Kong, Sam Insanity)
It was time.
Elevate @ Penang International Sports Arena
After getting our VIP passes from the Don Mafia, we skipped a long-ass queue and zipped past everyone like a boss.
To be honest, I didn't expect it to be some big ass huge event. Probably half of Penang turned up and it was ass-packed crowded with like a thousand people.
So yeah as the night progressed, I met up with some Penang friends I haven't seen for like 3 years.
Tannie and Minny (hey that rhymes!)
Vnn and I
Master of Ceremonies, Kylie Anne Chapman
I never knew about Kylie, so naturally at first I thought she'd be one of those boring-ass Malaysian celebrities who'd put on a fake smile and be nice to everyone and then leave the event as soon as possible.
I was wrong about that. Not only can she emcee really well or speak to me in fluent Chinese and Cantonese
She's a fucking rockstar who knows how to party her ass off, and she's got a personality bigger than her.. umm.. smile. Yeah, smile.
*Ahem* Anyway, I'm not easily impressed and I don't really remember names of boring ass people, but you're spontaneous as shit.
You kept your promise to come back and see me that night, so I keep my promise to write good things about you that you forced me to promise, because awesome people like you are hard to find. Rock on babe.
I liked her Facebook fanpage, go check it out too -> Kylie Chapman.
The first act of ELEVATE was by DJ Sierra Lee who flew all the way from Korea. She warmed up the crowd pretty well I'd say..
She made the water get freaky
She even made the koreans of Penang come to see her.
The next act was the girl-group famous in the Philippines, the Mocha Girls with their rock hard abs.
They had a trivia question session right after and picked out two guys.
Funnily when they found out one of the guys wasn't single, they replaced the short dude
With me.
Yes lah thank you bloody bloggers who shouted my name and got me picked, you traitors.
Turns out it wasn't a trivia, we both had to impress a this Mocha girl called Mae.
Mae, who has 336,000 facebook subscribers, picked me. So I had to stand next to her and listen to her while I was thinking of what food to eat later
Listen woman.. I just met you, and-WHAT CHU DOIN'
See, here is solid proof that I was trying not to hold her hand.
Which was not working obviously . .
So I played along and got the crowd to wave with me
Oh god no
Mocha girl, Y U DO DIS?
This is what you call abusing man's rights.
As they watched on..
What Malaysians normally do when something happens. Sad
The culprit bloggers in action. I will have my vengeance..
(Thank you Samantha, Samuel, Henry, Mike and the others for helping me take pictures by the way)
To get rid of 'our love', they got all the girls on stage.
The next act was our very own famous dancers in Malaysia called Elecoldxhot
The last act was DJ Hiloco. She was quite shy around me snapping her photos for some reason
Some pics I took
The middle girl in the middle pic and the one on the far right of the last pic's hot. Just sayin'
But of course, we had to counter-attack them with out girl bloggers
The guy bloggers
Pretty happenin'.
I had fun.
I'd like to go to ELEVATE again next time.
Also, in this post I'd like to talk about Penang.
I hate Penang.
Back in 09' I had to deal with reckless kamikaze drivers, forked roads with no signs, circling the condom building Komtar for hours with Yumiko looking for a fucking hotel to stay at. It got me scarred and left with a terrible impression.
Recently though, I totally changed my outlook of the island when I went down there with Ryan and the gang.
After we reached Penang the others checked into Eastin Hotel while I decided to save money and settle with a $10 whorehouse.
We had our very own Penangite Karmun Ng (right) and her bf Aris the God of War (left) take us to around to devour the most sinful food in Penang..
The Oh-Chien
Might I remind you Malaysia has the best food in the world in terms of variety.
This dish may look a bit gross at first, but it really is just Oyster Omelette. The moment it enters your mouth the juices just spill out all over your tongue and God becomes angry at you.
We had 4 plates of these; it's just that good. This dish of the gods can be found at Jelutong Post Office (name of the shop), Penang Road. I didn't get a chance to take the other foods because I was busy eating them.
You should really try Penang's Famous Teo Chew cendol too, one bowl isn't enough!
I didn't end up looking for my whorehouse and bunked in with my lovers Aris and Karmun. Pity they had to put up with me. *evil*
My perception of Penang changed after that; it's not such a bad place.
Peace out.
~Sam Insanity~


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I thought I would post about some blogs I read and what they are up to. Some are well established blogs that I have been reading for a long time and inspired me to start a blog of my own, and some are newer blogs, or blogs I have just stumbled on recently. The blogging world has exploded recently, and while it's not hard to find a blog to read, it can be hard to get your blog noticed.
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If you are a blogger reading this, and do not see your blog on my blogroll in the side bar, please email me and I will gladly check it out.
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