text: I had just turned 14 in March 1972. Like the other young teenagers, I relished in my new privilege of starting the family car and bouncing among the three popular radio stations while waiting for the rest of the family to arrive. A new Tom Jones song caught my teenaged attention and although it only reached the top 80, it instantly became my favorite. It told a story about a teenager in Albuquerque who grew concerned with the attitudes of people around him. He decided to enrich others' lives by carving marionettes and putting on puppet shows. As he grew older, this became his profession. The young New Mexican puppeteer He saw the people all lived in fear He thought that maybe they'd listen to A puppet telling them what to do And so he got some string and he got some wood He did some carving and he was good And folks came a-running so they could hear The young New Mexican puppeteer Several recent threads reminded me of this song. I located it on You Tube, sung by Tom Jones and also by Tommy Cash. I thought, what if students modeled this boy's ambition. Not that they need to become puppeteers, although that wouldn't be a bad idea. Creating puppets, stages, and plays would be quite a positive school activity. But the idea is, rather than just sitting around doing nothing, what if students searched for productive ways to enrich the lives of other students. (Hmmm...what if adults did this also). This would create an uplifting atmosphere within the school. Here are some initial ideas that floated through my head this morning. Perhaps students can add positive songs to the school jukebox; I don't know how these newer machines work, but perhaps this is a possibility, perhaps even going retro and reviving older songs, such as the one I've mentioned. Perhaps an afterschool homework help could be established; this would not only allow students to assist each other but also help develop new friendships. A simple activity was suggested in last Sunday's comics in The Family Circus, go up to another person and smile. Another thought, early elementary students could have a silly face signal, when, at the sound of the bell, they try to make another person laugh with a silly face. Just some initial ideas and I'm sure we could come up with even better ideas--in fact, if our students brainstormed, they could come up with ideas we'd never be able to think of. But my point is, we need more young New Mexican puppeteers in New York, Sacramento, Columbus, all over the United States, all over the world for that matter.


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Milo Yiannopoulos is as ubiquitous as he is annoying and perhaps all the more annoying in his ubiquitousness. Yet for some reason, he seems to be fawned over by many in the Alt Right, hence his ubiquitousness. Of course, to anyone who truly knows what Rightist values are, Milo is certainly not Rightist at all. He is a Whig, a liberal laissez-faire defender of corporate interests. He promotes mixed-race relationships, relationships to him in any case being all about stuffing as many large objects into his anal cavity as possible. He is of course himself mixed-race, which has led to psychological complex after complex, compounded by the fact that part of his racial heritage is Jewish, which always seems to bring with it its own peculiar collection of complexes. Like a spoilt child, he will say anything to shock, and many of his autobiographical stories are at the very least extremely embellished. Yet in this day and age, it seems he is to be held up as some sort of hero of the Right, which says a lot about these times and the people in them. For if this is a hero, how debased is the common man?
As I have said before, my personal opinion regarding homosexuality is if it is kept out of the public eye, then I don't care. There are people whom I've met whom I knew were homosexual. They didn't mention it; I didn't mention it, and we got along just fine. Milo certainly loves to mention it at every given opportunity and is therefore nausiating. The late, great comedian Kenneth Williams was Milo's complete opposite. Everyone knew he was homosexual: his mannerisms and overall campness gave him away. It was part of the comedy, but not in a crude and vulgar way like Milo's attempts at humour - which mostly relies upon teenagerish shock value for the 'OMG generation'. In contrast, Kenneth never mentioned his sexuality, except in private diaries that were plundered for tawdry documentaries and biopics after his death. It would appear, in any case, that he remained celibate his entire life and did not die of an AIDS-related illness.
The question has never been posed as to whether the diaries are really reflective of his personality or whether he just wrote whenever he was unhappy or frustrated, as some writers do. The BBC certainly turned him into a caricature of a repressed homosexual in their biopic of him, Fantabulosa, in which he was portrayed by Leftist actor Martin Sheen, currently in a relationship with the obnoxious (((Sarah Silverman))). The BBC most certainly had a vendetta against him, for Williams had unashamedly Rightist opinions and was even rumoured to have attended a National Front demo.
My opinion is that Fantabulosa was revenge for Kenneth's outspokenness against Michael Parkinson's sickly Leftist whining in an interview in 1973, in which Parkinson found himself tied in knots by someone far more intelligent and cultured and the sacred cow of equality was slaughtered. Parkinson, a Yorkshireman I would love to kick up hill and down dale all day long, is here reduced to the vacuous, "Can I say I think that's crap?!" and finally ending the debate in stuttering defeat by turning to Poet Laureate John Betjeman: "Sir John, could you have a calm word, because Ken and I are getting rather excited?"
Not to be defeated after a single round, a debate was organised and broadcast between Williams and Communist union leader Jimmy Reid, who later joined the Scottish National Party, which shows just how left wing they are. Michael Parkinson was again the host, which meant, of course, that the debate was biased from the very start, given Parky's own outspoken politics. Then there is the audience. This was ostensibly made up of people who wrote in to participate and field questions to Williams and Reid, and one notices that the general public of 1973 find Reid's Marxism abhorent. So what the BBC did was to plant Leftists into the audience for Parkinson to go to. This is exposed because one such member of the audience, David Hart, was honest enough to admit that he did not write in, but was invited by the BBC (see video below at 42:00).
The obvious plant is Diana Pierce though, whose alleged personal cicumstances are used to make Williams' assertions about natural inherent difference seem evil, when in fact, they bring in a strawman argument about the unfairness of society. Parky goes to her time and again. When Williams gives the example of a child with brain damage never being able to achieve the same level as a normal child, suddenly Parky informs us that Mrs Pierce has a brain-damaged child and she gives a wonderfully pre-scripted emotive monologue:
I want Nicholas to reach for the stars, and possibly this never will be, perhaps he'll only be a little boy who picks daisies, but I want him to be the very best daisy picker that there ever was.


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Infrared thermography, thermal imaging, thermographic imaging, or thermal video, is a type of infrared imaging science. Thermographic cameras detect radiation in the infrared range of the electromagnetic spectrum (roughly 900–14,000 nanometers or 0.9–14 µm) and produce images of that radiation, called thermograms. Since infrared radiation is emitted by all objects near room temperature, according to the black body radiation law, thermography makes it possible to "see" one's environment with or without visible illumination. The amount of radiation emitted by an object increases with temperature, therefore thermography allows one to see variations in temperature (hence the name). When viewed by thermographic camera, warm objects stand out well against cooler backgrounds; humans and other warm-blooded animals become easily visible against the environment, day or night. As a result, thermography's extensive use can historically be ascribed to the military and security services.
Passive and active thermography.
All objects above the absolute zero temperature (0 K) emit infrared radiation. Hence, an excellent way to measure thermal variations is to use an infrared vision device, usually a focal plane array (FPA) infrared camera capable of detecting radiation in the mid (3 to 5 μm) and long (7 to 14 μm) wave infrared bands, denoted as MWIR and LWIR, corresponding to two of the high transmittance infrared windows. Abnormal temperature profiles at the surface of an object are an indication of a potential problem. Thermal imaging can detect elevated body temperature, one of the signs of the virus H1N1 (Swine influenza).
In passive thermography, the features of interest are naturally at a higher or lower temperature than the background. Passive thermography has many applications such as surveillance of people on a scene, and medical diagnosis. In active thermography on the other hand, an energy source is required to produce a thermal contrast between the feature of interest and the background. The active approach is necessary in many cases given that the inspected parts are usually in equilibrium with the surroundings.


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|Human Tie2 / CD202b / TEK derived in Baculovirus-Insect cells. The whole cell lysate is provided in 1X Sample Buffer.Browse all transfected cell lysate positive controls
|Baculovirus-Insect Cells
|Preparation method:
|Transfected cells were cultured for 48hrs before collection. The cells were lysed in modified RIPA buffer with cocktail of protease inhibitors. Cell debris was removed by centrifugation and then centrifuged to clarify the lysate. The cell lysate was boiled for 5 minutes in 1 x SDS sample buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl pH 6.8, 12.5% glycerol, 1% sodium dodecylsulfate, 0.01% bromophenol blue) containing 5% b-mercaptoethanol, and lyophilized.
|Lysis buffer:
|Modified RIPA Lysis Buffer: 50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 1mM EDTA, 1% Triton X-100, 0.1% SDS, 1% Sodium deoxycholate, 1mM PMSF
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|12.5% SDS-PAGE Stained with Coomassie Blue
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|1. Centrifuge the tube for a few seconds and ensure the pellet at the bottom of the tube.2. Re-dissolve the pellet using 200μL pure water and boiled for 2-5 min.3. Store it at -80°C. Recommend to aliquot the cell lysate into smaller quantities for optimal storage. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.Notes:The lysate is ready to load on SDS-PAGE for Western blot application. If dissociating conditions are required, add reducing agent prior to heating.
|Samples are stable for up to twelve months from date of receipt at -80°C
|Storage Buffer:
|50 mM Tris-HCl pH 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 1mM EDTA, 1% Triton X-100, 0.1% SDS, 1% Sodium deoxycholate, 1mM PMSF
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|Lysate samples are stable for 12 months from date of receipt when stored at -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Prior to SDS-PAGE fractionation, boil the lysate for 5 minutes.
|Gene Name:
|TEK TEK tyrosine kinase, endothelial [ Homo sapiens ]
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|TEK; TEK tyrosine kinase, endothelial; venous malformations, multiple cutaneous and mucosal , VMCM; angiopoietin-1 receptor; CD202b; TIE 2; TIE2; VMCM1; hTIE2; p140 TEK; soluble TIE2 variant 1; soluble TIE2 variant 2; endothelial tyrosine kinase; tyrosine-protein kinase receptor TEK; tunica interna endothelial cell kinase; tyrosine-protein kinase receptor TIE-2; tyrosine kinase with Ig and EGF homology domains-2; VMCM; TIE-2; CD202B;
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|Angiogenesis, organism-specific biosystem; Angiopoietin receptor Tie2-mediated signaling, organism-specific biosystem; Cell surface interactions at the vascular wall, organism-specific biosystem; Hemostasis, organism-specific biosystem; Rheumatoid arthritis, organism-specific biosystem; Rheumatoid arthritis, conserved biosystem; Tie2 Signaling, organism-specific biosystem;
|ATP binding; nucleotide binding; protein binding; protein kinase activity; protein tyrosine kinase activity; protein tyrosine kinase activity; receptor activity; transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity;
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Choosing the right oscilloscope for your application is a complicated process, especially in today's economy when budgets are tight and purchases must be exact. There are multiple types of oscilloscopes, including real-time (RT) and equivalent-time (ET) oscilloscopes. Within each type of scope, many different specifications must be considered. One of the most important specifications is bandwidth—if there's not enough bandwidth to at least satisfy Nyquist, the signal will experience significant aliasing.
When choosing which bandwidth to purchase, there are no simple answers. Vendors will argue a "fifth harmonic" rule of thumb. The vendor will say that the fifth harmonic is all you need to determine how much bandwidth you need. However, it's important to understand under typical conditions at the receiver that even if the oscilloscope has enough bandwidth to theoretically capture the fifth harmonic, it's possible the oscilloscope won't capture any fifth-harmonic content at all.
Given the economy of today, avoid purchasing an oscilloscope to capture the fifth harmonic based on a rule of thumb, considering that with its extra price it can only capture to the third harmonic. You could purchase a lower bandwidth oscilloscope that captures the same harmonic content for less money. That's why it is necessary to know exactly how much bandwidth is truly needed and what features are required by a designer.
Finally, it's important to understand the benefits and disadvantages of different oscilloscope types, including RT and ET oscilloscopes. Once you understand all of these specifications (including noise floor, dynamic range, and bandwidth) and how they affect measurements, you can then be sure you're purchasing the correct oscilloscope for your application and needs.
Data rates continue to climb—what was once state of the art a few years ago is now considered old technology. Data rates reaching 5 Gbits/s are becoming common. As a result, there's no longer time to transition a bit from 0 to 1 with a 2-V signal. A number of serial technologies have peak-to-peak voltages of 800 mV or less, meaning their eyes are shrinking rapidly.
Every oscilloscope has an intrinsic noise floor. The higher the volt per division setting, the higher the oscilloscope noise floor. An 800-mV peak-to-peak signal will require a voltage per division setting of at least 100 mV/div to see the necessary details of the signal (Fig. 1).
If the intrinsic oscilloscope noise at 100 mV/div is 50 mV, then 8% of the signal is now oscilloscope noise. Even worse, if the noise floor is 100 mV, 13% of the signal is oscilloscope noise. Assuming that a signal's eye is shrinking, 13% extra noise can cause an open eye to appear closed. Thus, designers may be tempted to overdesign. Typically, ET oscilloscopes have a lower noise floor than RT oscilloscopes. However, with proper research, you can find RT oscilloscopes with noise floors that are less than 5% of the signal discussed above.
An important impact of a high noise floor is that it will affect an oscilloscope's dynamic range and the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). An oscilloscope's SNR can be defined as the ratio of the largest signal level that an oscilloscope can handle to the smallest signal it can still distinguish between its noise floor, since a digital signal's dynamic range and SNR can be used virtually interchangeably.
Dynamic range is important to understand, because it directly affects the amount of frequency content an oscilloscope can capture (this will be discussed in detail in the next section). Typically, an oscilloscope's dynamic range, which is the difference between the largest spur and the scope's noise floor, is defined in dB.
An oscilloscope's dynamic range can also be determined by looking at an FFT of a sine-wave input into a scope. To make this measurement, a memory depth of less than 1000 points must be applied to the FFT of the oscilloscope. At memory depths greater than 1000 points, the scope will show higher dynamic range, since it's now mimicking averaging mode or high-resolution mode (which are ways to increase the dynamic range).
One rule of thumb for calculating an oscilloscope's dynamic range is its effective bits. The effective bits are directly tied to the bits with the oscilloscope's ADC. These vary by the bandwidth of the oscilloscope—the higher the bandwidth of the scope, the lower the effective bits and the dynamic range. Ideally, RT oscilloscopes would have a dynamic range of around 50 dB (assuming 8 bits). This is calculated by finding the SNR of the oscilloscope.
SNR = 6.02N + 1.76 (where N is the effective bits)
ET oscilloscopes (typically 12 to 14 bits) could have a dynamic range as large as 85 dB. Typically, though, RT scopes will feature a dynamic range between 35 and 45 dB, while ET scope dynamic range falls between 50 and 70 dB.
A number of other factors can affect the dynamic range of an oscilloscope. Scope companies will boost their bandwidth with DSP to achieve higher bandwidths. If an oscilloscope is boosting the top bandwidth by greater than 20% from their highest analog bandwidth, it will significantly impact dynamic range at the greater bandwidth. While the increase will provide the oscilloscope more bandwidth, the dynamic range could shrink by as much as 10 dB. This can be seen with the oscilloscope's FFT. An oscilloscope's dynamic range can also be affected by interleaving an ADC. If the vendor has a number of interleaving errors in its ADC, it will affect the dynamic range.
Fourier synthesis states that all complex signals in their simplest forms can be constructed by adding sine waves of different frequencies and phases together. These frequencies can be seen in the frequency domain by plotting frequency against amplitude. The amount of sine waves that's captured is known as the frequency content of a signal.
When looking at the frequency content of a 100-MHz square wave, there are multiple spurs known as harmonics and each is well defined. Also, each harmonic has a different amplitude (the first being the largest and gradually getting smaller). When these sine waves are added back together, we see the square wave. This means that the more harmonics (harmonic content) an oscilloscope is able to capture, the more accurately a signal can be displayed when reconstructed in the time domain.
Harmonics occur at every 0.5 times the bit rate. For example, a 4-Gbit/s signal would have significant harmonics at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 GHz, going to infinity. In a perfect square wave with an instrument that has infinite dynamic range, getting the fifth harmonic requires an oscilloscope with at least 10 GHz of bandwidth. However, perfect square waves don't exist in real life, especially in today's high-speed digital signals. A number of factors erode the strength of the harmonics and can spread out the harmonic content. The most important factor is the signal's rise time.
An ideal square wave has a rise time of near 0 ps. In real-world applications under the best designs, however, rise times at the receiver very rarely exceed 30 ps. Rise times are slowed by PCB material, connectors, traces, and distance. FR-4 material, popular due to its low cost, is one of the most common materials used in PCB material. FR-4 has an absolute maximum rise time of 45 ps; however, it will typically see maximum rise times of only 50 to 60 ps (80/20).
Consider the SATA 6G HFTP signal spectrum analysis with a rise time of 45 ps (Fig. 2). It has a bit rate of 6 Gbits/s (fifth harmonic at 15 GHz). However, the fifth harmonic has an amplitude that's 45 dB less than the first harmonic. For an oscilloscope to display any of its content in the time domain, the oscilloscope must have a dynamic range of at least 45 dB. RT oscilloscopes have real-world dynamic ranges of 44 dB or less, meaning even RT scopes with 15 GHz or more of bandwidth will miss the fifth harmonic.
For the fifth harmonic to significantly influence the measurement of an RT scope (about 35 dB below the carrier frequency), the rise time must be faster than 30 ps. Such fast rise times don't occur frequently in real-life signals. On the other hand, an ET oscilloscope has the dynamic range to capture the entire fifth harmonic of a SATA 6G signal. At this point, a designer must decide between using an RT oscilloscope that can capture through the third harmonic or an ET oscilloscope that can capture harmonic content equivalent to its bandwidth.
Another example to consider is PCI Express Gen 2. The Gen 2 signal has a data rate of 5 Gbits/s. This data rate would require an oscilloscope of at least 12.5 GHz to capture the fifth harmonic. However, the signal will typically have rise times from between 50 and 70 ps at the receiver. The result is that the fifth harmonic is 48 dB down from the zero crossing, meaning that a 12.5-GHz RT scope (dynamic range of 35 to 45 dB) won't capture any of the fifth-harmonic content.
Incredibly, 8- and 12.5-GHz RT oscilloscopes will capture the same harmonic content of the PCI Express Gen II signal. For this signal to capture the fifth-harmonic content, it's necessary to use an ET oscilloscope with its higher dynamic range. It should be noted that the PCI Express Sig currently requires at least 12.5 GHz for PCI Express Gen 2 testing. This is evident by the two real-time eyes shown in (Figs. 3a and 3b). Note that despite the extra bandwidth, the real-time eyes look identical at 60-ps rise times.
If the third harmonic is enough harmonic content, RT oscilloscopes offer a number of features not available with ET oscilloscopes. The most significant of these is that an RT scope will offer a sampling rate and memory depth significantly higher than an ET scope. An RT scope also doesn't require an external trigger, because it will trigger itself. An ET scope, on the other hand, requires an outside trigger and takes multiple single-point acquisitions to display the data.
RT oscilloscopes tend to have more automated compliance software applications, adding convenience and speed to measurements. For PCI Express Gen 2, Agilent, LeCroy, and Tektronix RT scopes have automated software for measuring a number of key specifications. In contrast, ET scopes have more bandwidth and less noise. In addition to bandwidth, ET scopes provide a module that will allow for TDR measurements.
Choosing the right oscilloscope for your application is, of course, very important. A general rule of thumb has been to use the fifth harmonic as a measure for how much bandwidth to purchase. However, for rise times slower than 30 ps, RT oscilloscopes won't capture a significant amount of harmonic content from the fifth harmonic.
In fact, at high data rates (6 Gbits/s and faster) at the receiver in most cases, RT scopes won't capture the fifth harmonic at all regardless of bandwidth. This is because the fifth harmonic's content is below the dynamic range of an RT scope. To capture the fifth harmonic, it's necessary to use an ET oscilloscope. RT scopes offer features such as deeper memory and sampling rate.
This all means that an oscilloscope purchaser must decide between capturing up to the third harmonic and getting the features of an RT scope or capturing the fifth harmonic with an ET scope. It should be noted that as rise times decrease below 30 ps, the fifth-harmonic content will become much more prevalent. As a result, in the future, RT scopes will also be able to capture the fifth harmonic.


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The Piedmont region is a hilly part of Georgia. Piedmont means "foot of the mountains". This region lies between the far northern mountains and the flat southern plains. This region is known for its red clay. There are two main rivers, the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers.
The piedmont region is home to over 50% of Georgia's population. It has granite and marble under the ground. Its climate gets very hot especially in the summer.


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Madera switching focus to the racetrack
ARCADIA, Calif. - What began as a teenage obsession has become a lifelong job for Cal Fischer, who has never ventured far from a racehorse in the last 50 years.
Fischer has owned and operated Madera Thoroughbred Farm in central California for 25 years, standing a few stallions and raising horses on a 160-acre property divided by the Fresno River.
He is not a retiree with an enviable bank account who considers horses a follow-up to a successful career. Instead, he has always been more comfortable in blue jeans and work boots, holding a shank attached to a yearling.
"I've never known anything else," Fischer said.
Through thick and thin, he has stuck to the business of caring for stallions, broodmares, and weanlings, and then selling his stock. Now, at age 64, he says his days of selling all his top racing prospects are gone. Instead, he wants to campaign a major stakes winner, one bred and raised at home.
Fischer, a California native, is convinced that such success is just around the corner. It could come in the form of a weanling grazing today in a field or a yearling that is going through its early racing lessons before being shipped to trainers Tim Pinfield or Doug O'Neill.
Or, it could be Serene in Seattle, the homebred who finished a promising fifth in the California Cup Distaff two months ago at Oak Tree.
"If you look at our babies, I think I've got three as good-looking as Officer and Tiznow," Fischer said. "We're making steps in the right direction.
"We started racing more when the sales went bad. I was raised as a market breeder: You sell everything and hope for the best. That doesn't work."
Success at Keeneland
This has already been a milestone year for Fischer and his wife, Jill. In partnership with Three Chimneys Farm, they sold their first horse at the Keeneland July yearling sale, a Rahy filly out of Excitement who brought $140,000.
At the Del Mar sale a month later, the Fischers sold three yearlings for a total of $144,000, including a Benchmark colt for $57,000. He is a half-brother to Vapor Trail, one of Madera's most successful racehorses in recent years.
Now retired as a broodmare, Vapor Trail earned $183,785 and was third in the Miss America Handicap at Bay Meadows, the Solana Beach Handicap at Del Mar, and the Possibly Perfect Stakes at Santa Anita. The only thing missing on her resume was a stakes win.
Madera stands four stallions - Boulder Dam, Lil Tyler, Slew of Angels, and Comet Shine.
Lil Tyler has had the biggest impact, siring Awesome Daze, the winner of the 1997 California Cup Classic, and Vapor Trail. Awesome Daze was claimed for $10,000 last October and now resides at Madera as a part-time pony, full-time pet.
He and the other horses reside on a property with a strong sense of tradition. The farm was once the site of the Huntley Ranch, where top-class Quarter Horses were raised.
An early start in the life
Fischer was born in Ontario, Calif., and began walking hots at age 14. He cites veterinarian Jack Robbins and trainer Eddie Neloy as two men who influenced his career.
"When Neloy would win a race, he'd come back to the barn with a six-pack of beer and talk about what we could do better," Fischer said.
After spending four years at Cal Poly-Pomona, Fischer eventually settled in Calistoga, where he ran a farm for 24 years.
He bought Madera in the late 1970's and met Jill in 1985 at a reception for the late state Sen. Ken Maddy, whose district included Fresno. At the time, Jill was a computer instructor at Fresno City College.
"He was jovial and outgoing," Jill said of Cal. "He knew everything there was to know about horse racing."
Four years later they were married. Jill taught until 1995 before devoting full energy to the farm.
"We live, eat, and sleep horses," Jill said. "We see them born and go into training. You're part of it all the time. It's a seven-day-a-week, 365-day-a-year situation."
Upgrading the program
Next year, Madera will have several yearlings at auction, though Fischer says he is upset at the selection process for the California Thoroughbred Breeders' Association Del Mar yearling sale. He is not alone. Last year, the CTBA looked at more than 500 yearlings before choosing 144 for the catalog, leaving many breeders disappointed.
While the prices that the Madera yearlings fetched last August will not rock the national scene, they are above average for the California market.
To achieve their goal of breeding horses capable of racing at the top levels, the Fischers have sent mares to Crafty Prospector, Grindstone, and Smoke Glacken in Kentucky as well as to stallions at home.
A 3-year-old prospect named Lil More Jazz, who is at the farm and about to enter training, is one to follow, Cal Fischer said. Maybe he will be the horse to give Fischer the victory he's been dreaming about for his half-century in the business.
"I will get to the Derby, I don't know which derby," he said. "Right now, I don't feel like that big of a success. The biggest thing - I want to win some of these major races before I croak."


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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance, Analytical Procedures and Methods Validation for Drugs and Biologics, to provide recommendations on how applicants of various regulatory filings can submit analytical procedures and methods validation data to support the documentation of the identity, strength, quality, purity, and potency of drug substances and drug products. The guidance provides recommendations to applicants on how information and data should be presented to support analytical methodologies.
The recommendations apply to drug substances and drug products covered in new drug applications (NDAs), abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs), biologics license applications (BLAs), and supplements to these applications. The principles in this guidance also apply to drug substances and drug products covered in Type II drug master files (DMFs).
The guidance supersedes the draft of the same name that was published on February 19, 2014 and replaces the 2000 draft guidance for industry on Analytical Procedures and Methods Validation and the 1987 Guidelines for Submitting Samples and Analytical Data for Methods Validation. The guidance complements the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidance Q2(R1) Validation of Analytical Procedures: Text and Methodology (Q2(R1)) for developing and
validating analytical methods. This guidance does not address investigational new drug application (IND) methods validation, but sponsors preparing INDs should consider the recommendations in this guidance. The FDA said that for INDs, sufficient information is required at each phase of an investigation to ensure proper identity, quality, purity, strength, and/or potency. The amount of information on analytical procedures and methods suitability will vary with the phase of the investigation.
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However, there's just one problem.
No matter how hard you try, someone will always be left out of the photo. Of course, you could pack along a tripod and set it up every time you want your entire group in one photo, or count on the kindness of a passerby to take a photo and hope they don't accidentally crop someone's head out. But what if there is a better way?
Hiring a professional photographer for a day is a great way to be certain that all of your photos turn out exactly as you want and ensure that everyone is in place. You can choose any location in the area and come home with much more than photos for Facebook. These are a few local photographers who would love nothing more than to capture your vacation in frame-worthy photos.
Icing Sugar Photography
Wedding photography is the bread and butter for most of Niagara's professional photographers, but lifestyle shoots are almost as popular. Icing Sugar Photography offers onsite family photography in your choice of location.
The family packages start at $225 and include an hour of photo time wherever you want to be. You could choose the mighty falls as your backdrop, the famous flower clock, or an ethereal shoot at the Butterfly Conservatory. No matter the location, you can be sure that you'll receive high quality photos of your entire family so you'll always remember your visit to Niagara Falls.
Sugar Photo Studios
These photographers love to capture family fun amid the stunning scenery of Niagara Falls, so contact them about availability and photo packages that might suit your needs.
Muir Image Photography
Be sure to book ahead during peak wedding season, as Megan Muir of Muir Image Photography is one of the most popular in the area. Her photos capture all of the fun and intimate moments with her subjects, and the results are spectacular.
She can help you select a location that will suit your needs, and work with you to create a series of photos that embrace the natural beauty of Niagara as well as the personalities of your family or friends. You won't have to worry about someone being left out of the shot and you'll have stunning photos that will last a lifetime.
Lifestyle photography and the photographers who love to capture the vacation moments of their clients are becoming more and more popular. Consider hiring a professional during your next trip to Niagara, and come home with much more than just memories.


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Farm equipment sales have lagged the past few years, but there seems to be more optimism heading into 2017.
Tom Junge, of the Iowa-Nebraska Equipment Dealers Association, says this fall's record or near-record crop yields have improved the outlook.
"Generally, there's some optimism that maybe we've hit our low and we're going to be bouncing back," Junge said. "There has been some good activity after harvest because a lot of people had better-than-expected crops. So the bushels are going to help offset some of the lower commodity prices."
Equipment dealer Steve Kayton, with Nebraska Equipment of Seward, says sales of big ticket items are still slow.
"It seems like anything under $50,000, we're getting a lot of interest in. But once you get over that $50,000 mark, people are kind of thinking about it," Kayton said.
One of the challenges for dealers is the large number of equipment auctions in the country, according to Kayton.
"There are so many auctions out there. People come in (to a dealership) and price a lot of things, but then they wait for that auction," Kayton said. "It's tough to compete against the auctions."
Kayton says their parts and service business has been excellent. Junge and Kayton made their comments at last week's Nebraska Power Farming Show in Lincoln.
Reporting by Ken Anderson, Brownfield Ag News


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Dear OPB families,
We have been informed by Compass Bus that our regular driver David is no longer with the company.
The replacement driver's name is Harry and he is currently being trained on the route.
We also requested a number for parents/school to call if there is an issue with the late bus (once dispatch is closed). The number provided to us is 312-758-2381. This is the mobile number of Daryl Smith, the Compliance Quality Control Manager at Compass Bus Services.
During regular hours please call the number 773-279-9110 provided previously (also listed on your child's bus ID and on the Ogden Pay Bus blog ) and press extension 2.
Thank you
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The Lemba story jumps the shark26 Feb 2008
Not only are they one of the lost tribes of Israel, now Tudor Parfitt says they are hiding the Lost Ark of the Covenant:
Parfitt started wondering about another aspect of the Lemba's now-credible oral history: a drumlike object called the ngoma lungundu. The ngoma, according to the Lemba, was near-divine, used to store ritual objects, and borne on poles inserted into rings. It was too holy to touch the ground or to be touched by non-priests, and it emitted a "Fire of God" that killed enemies and, occasionally, Lemba. A Lemba elder told Parfitt, "[It] came from the temple in Jerusalem. We carried it down here through Africa."
Needless to say (since Parfitt's book is the companion for a History Channel special on March 2), he finds the ngoma, and it has an "uncharacteristic burnt-black bottom hole." Naturally, he is forced into the only possible conclusion: The Ark of the Covenant was actually a gunpowder-powered spirit drum bazooka:
Parfitt thinks that whatever the supernatural character of Ark, it was, like the ngoma, a combination of reliquary, drum and primitive weapon, fueled with a somewhat unpredictable proto-gunpowder. That would explain the unintentional conflagrations.
Oh, yes. Or...maybe the problem is that they tried to keep some of those red-hot spirit stones from the Temple of Doom in it. Anyway, let's not be deterred by petty technicalities like carbon dating:
So, had he found the Ark? Yes and no, he concluded. A splinter has carbon-dated the drum to 1350 AD -- ancient for an African wood artifact, but 2,500 years after Moses. Undaunted, Parfitt asserts that "this is the Ark referred to in Lemba tradition" -- Lemba legend has it that the original ngoma destroyed itself some 400 years ago and had to be rebuilt on its own "ruins" -- "constructed by priests to replace the previous Ark. There can be little doubt that what I found is the last thing on earth in direct descent from the Ark of Moses."
If you don't know the Lemba genetic story, I like this Slate article by Jon Cohen. They are a South African tribe. The basic idea is that Lemba men carry a relatively high proportion of Middle Eastern Y chromosome haplotypes, including the famous Cohen modal haplotype, otherwise common in men of Jewish descent. Parfitt spent time with the Lemba and helped popularize their folkloric story of an ancient exodus from the north.
The article introduces Parfitt as a "real life scholar-adventurer," which as you can imagine inspired this conversation:
Me: Should I make the transition to "scholar-adventurer"?
Gretchen: You can be a scholar-adventurer as long as it doesn't involve the Lost Ark, or King Solomon's mines, or the Holy Grail.
Me: So pretty much your classic Indiana Jones adventures are out?
Gretchen: Yeah. Also, any kind of ape encounter, especially involving sign language. Don't go in search of Zinj -- that had a bad end. Stay away from any kind of oceanic exploration, where they have a big "facility" under the sea -- always a bad end; everybody dies.
But if you're looking for the Lost World, or -- ooh -- the Skunk Ape. Or Chupacabra.
Me: No, the cryptozoologists don't like me. How about the Maltese Falcon?
Gretchen: Ooh, yeah -- something with that hint of mystery and danger. You may also search for "Rosebud."


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Always On Top is an achievement in Hotline Miami.
To unlock this achievement, the player must perform an execution move with each of these weapons.
- Drill
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- No weaponless executions are required and no Biker executions are required.
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Trade Mission - Farm Progress Show Boone, Iowa
STEP will organize a group exhibit at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. As the USA's largest and most prolific outdoor trade show for the Agricultural Equipment industry, the event brings out the best from mainliners and shortliners alike. New innovations and product launches are found throughout the show due to the significant producer attendance, media participation and international audiences present. STEP will have an indoor display at this show and will supplement the exhibit with one-on-one meetings to support members' business development objectives for the region.
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Business Value Balance
Given that you agree with the recent post on every business having the same four core values . . . let's continue our discussion.
Here's a diagram for visualization: Business Value Balance. Each operational value exists in a spectrum (generally from happiest to least happy). Depending on the current score for each value on their respective spectrum, business is probably good. Referring to the chart, you can see the business as the core, four-pointed star. When the staff is happy, the customers are happy, the business is generally likable and its making a profit the business is sustainable.
There's another star, too: a red, eight-pointed star. The eight-pointed star is the zone of risk tolerance. If you chart the scores of the four requirements for sustainability within the level of tolerance, it's holding steady. If the level of value isn't meeting or exceeding the least tolerable level, then its a problem. Simple enough. When one or more of the scores exceeds the level of tolerance, the business will naturally look for ways to move back toward a balance.
HERE's THE CATCH: How the business finds its way to pull one score back to center could happen at the cost of another value. And, if no one's managing the balancing act, it will be at the cost of another value. They're all interrelated so they will all be effected.
If you don't have plans to deal with keeping the four basic core values in balance, business ends up looking chaotic. It is constantly in flux, always pulling and pushing at itself. Costing the happiness of staff, the happiness of clients, likability and profit. This diminishes sustainability and resilience.
Next blog: keeping the business values at the center of your continuity program.
What do you think? Do you agree? Disagree? Case studies?


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I originally picked up these Nike's with the intention to use them as running shoes, but I have yet to wear them for any athletic purpose (unless shopping counts). Not only are these sneakers super comfy, but they add a cool sporty edge to any outfit.
Here I added a sweater varsity jacket for an unconventional sporty feel to compliment the sportiness of the shoes. These faux-leather pants are another fave and I think they lend another unexpected element to this look.
Love the delicateness of this layered necklace.
Jacket: Madewell | Shirt: Madewell | Leather Pants: Aritzia (similar here) | Bag: Marc by Marc Jacobs | Shoes: Nike | Necklace: LIT Boutique
Thanks for stopping by!


text: Which Travel Documents Do You Need to Keep? Confirmations, ticket stubs, ID cards – traveling can be a document-heavy ordeal. But when it gets to the point where you feel overwhelmed and unorganized, juggling all of these items loses its usefulness. On the flipside, there are certain documents containing personal information that you have no point holding on to. So, for the sake of sanity and your protection, here's what you should do with all of those travel documents before, during and after your travels. By Corey Thibodeaux | Categories: Domestic, International Guest Reservation Confirmation For a Global Discovery Vacations member, this is one of your most necessary documents. You need it to check in, so you have to have this on hand. You should keep your Guest Reservation Confirmation during your stay as well, as it tells you all the Special Conditions for your resort and the Emergency Number for after-hours assistance. After your stay, you can shred the parts containing your personal information. NOTE: Some resorts require extra documents that have to be mailed such as lockbox information or parking passes. Keep these for the length of your stay and feel free to discard after they've expired. Hold on to your car rental and airline confirmations as well, though you can access your reservation in other ways, such as by name or credit card. Airline Tickets We're in an age where you can use your phone to board a plane, but tickets are still the most reliable method. Obviously, you need them to get to where you are going. But once your trip is over, you can safely shred your tickets to protect your information. Unless you're one of those people who likes to keep your travel keepsakes for the memories. Travel Protection This goes for almost every item on this, but having a solid copy in addition to a digital copy is ideal just in case a situation would arise. You might not have access to them otherwise, so play it safe. Global Discovery Vacations Membership ID Card The membership card that you received when you joined the travel club is merely for reference and includes important contact information as well as your membership ID number. You won't need to show it to anyone to gain any sort of access but is handy to carry with you when you travel. Passports It should go without saying that you will want to keep your passport, as you would with any other state or federal documents (birth certificate, social security card, vehicle titles, etc.). But when it comes to old passports, it actually serves as a useful identity tool as discussed on PassportInfo.com. Just keep it in a safe place. Receipts You'll want to keep receipts on big-ticket purchases and ATM receipts, but everything else is up to you. Vacations are prime for racking up a number of receipts, from parking garages to attractions to gift shops you'll never visit again. If you collect receipts for your records, you can use apps on your smart phone to scan them while traveling (Evernote, Genius Scan, Tiny Scanner). When you know what to keep and what to discard, you can organize your documents much better to free up your vacation clutter. It's a good idea to make a vacation folder with all the papers you'll need for your trip and take the stress out of keeping track of all of them. Do you have a system for your travel documents? Let us know in the comments. Like this:


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i keep thinking of all of these interesting things to say. so many happenings, but my job is mute. i suppose it is better that all of these things cant be posted, i am tired of the "don't tell me, i don't want to hear it", and i don't need that here of all places.
what is it about americans that makes us so scared? how come the sureness of death isn't embraced as the one thing that we will all experience, and so seen as a tie between the lot of us? why the taboo?
the more i think about it, the more i wonder. are we superstitious? will talking about it bring it closer?...living brings it closer of you ask me, but i guess that's my problem…no one asks me…
i remember being little and hating the "how was your day, sara? what did you do"? it never seemed to matter all that much.. now i would love it, if anyone would listen. but nope, its death…who wants to talk about death?…certainly not you…
Monday, December 05, 2005
silent job
Posted by timidvenus at 11:43 AM
11 comments:
- Adam said...
I don't mind talking about it all, probably the least superstitious acquaintance you have. My two jobs in the industry of death were both very interesting and fun for me. Is that taboo? Can I not say fun?
- December 05, 2005 2:01 PM
- timidvenus said...
we can all say fun, and i shouldnt sound like there arent any people out there who can talk about the subject, but on the whole people avoid it. i like my job, but so many people think that i shouldnt, and dont care to hear about it. in the words of woody, "a wedding planner doesnt have the happiest day of their life on someone elses wedding." so why would my days be the saddest ones of mine on someone elses funeral?
what were your jobs???
- December 05, 2005 3:00 PM
- chevrefeuille said...
i think it scares us because it is so unknown, and we cant ever know when it will happen. and maybe to die wont be so bad, but it is a scary prospect, i suppose depending on what you believe. but to have someone you love die seems unbearable and so...finite. and what matters more in life than the people you love?
- December 05, 2005 4:06 PM
- chevrefeuille said...
p.s. i dont mind talking to you about your job though. just not especially right now, considering the circumstances.
- December 05, 2005 4:06 PM
- chevrefeuille said...
maybe i just proved your point.
- December 05, 2005 4:08 PM
- Adam said...
The summer after I graduated from high school, I worked full time as a grounds keeper at Arbor Vitae cemetary doing pretty much whatever I was told. I helped dig and fill graves (always longer and harder when the deceased is morbidly obese), mowed lawns, pruned the hedges of many small villages, raped the horses, and rode off on the women. (Sorry, got carried away, right into a Three Amigos line). I think I've shared stories about that one with you guys when you were up here once.
Oh, and vacuuming the Mauseleum. Good times, always a nice image to be running the ol' Eureka next to a couple hundred bodies interred above ground.
The other job was the next summer at the neighboring Funeral Chapel. Most of the time it was mundane work that most people would never associate with a funeral home right off the bat. I drove all over the place collecting death certificates, County Health Office, doctors, hospitals, lots of places. I also washed, waxed, gased up limos and hearses. Ooh, ooh! One day I even got to dust all the friggin' plastic plants in the chapel. Later on, they trusted me enough to drive the pall bearers' limo and help with funerals. Towards the end, I was working the night shift for Rosaries and evening viewings which wound me up closing a funeral chapel sometimes at 9 or 10 o'clock at night. Great routine to get out of the building too. Lock up the front and the chapel, lock up the offices, turn the lights off by the autopsy room, fumble past the extra caskets, hearse, and walk in refrigerator filled with bodies in the dark. Good times for a 20 year old. I learned a lot about the business of death in those two years.
Oh, and I got to drive two bodies down, on separate occasions, to the crematory here in Fresno. Cryptonite by Three Doors Down will always have a different ring for me since that was the summer it was overplayed on every radio station. I musta heard that song at least five times on my way down to Fresno with a body chillin' in a cardboard box in the back of a white minivan. And they never called me Superman again.
- December 05, 2005 8:40 PM
- timidvenus said...
my little care bear-
i think you are right. and 143.
- December 05, 2005 9:38 PM
- timidvenus said...
wow...you want a job??
i have never done any cemetery work, i think i would hate it. i do enjoy cemeteries though. so peaceful and full of flowers, although i think of "garden state" sometimes when im there and i wonder if that really happens.
i suppose we have both dabbled in each others fields, huh?
- December 05, 2005 9:44 PM
- edluv said...
come on sara.
you can talk to your "clients" all day long. tell them whatever. just start to worry when they tell you something back.
- December 05, 2005 10:25 PM
- Adam said...
Sara, I was present when one of the other high school guys I worked with popped open a casket before we lowered it. It was a cheapy one with just the little metal tang that you depress to unlock the lid. Jackass did it with his shovel and then lifted the lid about 5 inches before he realized our boss was coming back on the backhoe. Other than that, never was a casket opened while I was there, especially not to procure jewelry from dead people.
Ed, that was always a joke we threw around at the cemetary. How none of our customers ever complained. Of course, it's not so funny when you remember that sometimes the family pays for it all, so they are the customers, and yes, they can and do complain.
- December 05, 2005 10:43 PM
- edluv said...
i suppose it depends on what stage you're working with whether or not they will complain.
like, if they're getting embalmed, probably not going to have much to say.
those other, more vocal clients, need to be talked to. you've got to decide things. probably not going to be a social conversation though. save that for the first group.
- December 06, 2005 4:31 PM


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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Demand for the 2011 Winter Classic between the Penguins and Capitals sent secondary market prices skyrocketing to $489 on average, as fans filled standing room-only sections at Heinz Field.
This time around, if you hurry, tickets can be had for $89. Through Ticketmaster, too. All of them even include seats.
It's only been a half-dozen years, but the NHL's outdoor market has cooled considerably, several experts said.
And while the Penguins expect over 60,000 fans Feb. 25 against the Flyers — quite possibly a 68,000-plus sellout, among the largest crowds that will have witnessed an outdoor game — it's hard to avoid the reality that times have changed.
"Some of the gimmick or magic on outdoor ice is gone," Vanderbilt sports economist John Vrooman said. "The NHL's outdoor game is admittedly losing some of its fan buzz."
The problem has occurred because the NHL basically got too big for its britches.
After staging just five games in four years between 2008-11 — starting with the Penguins trucking up to Buffalo to play the Sabres at Ralph Wilson Stadium — there have been 15 over the past four.
It's led to an over-saturation of the market, zapping any shred of uniqueness. Stadium Series games have cropped up. The NHL has vacated the original, New Year's Day Winter Classic date.
All while trying to sell rivalries that are often trumped by mediocre hockey.
"The novelty has worn off," said John Clark, who's a professor of sport management at Robert Morris University. "Even if they constrict the number of games going forward, the novelty's still off.
"Once they overexposed — if that's what we want to call it — then the concept is done."
It's presented a challenge for the Penguins, but one they've actually conquered, a credit to some aggressive marketing and interest in the team that remains as high as ever.
"The novelty of a stadium game has taken a hit, but it's still an event," Clark said. "The Penguins are still popular here. And while the prices are lower, I'll bet you it will be well-attended or a flat sellout."
I'm not going to totally trash the NHL for being a garbage league (which it kind of is). I understand the business side of the decision the league's making to schedule more outdoor hockey games. These games make money. Lots of it. This is the same reason the NFL has Thursday Night Football games. Those games also make lots of money for the league. The NFL and the NHL (to a lesser degree) don't always make decisions that make sense to its players or fans, but they do make sense when it comes to increasing revenue.
When the NHL first announced the concept of an annual outdoor game held on New Year's Day, fans (and players) went apeshit. What better way to bring the game of hockey back to its original roots than to play a game outdoors in front of an even bigger audience. The first few years of the Winter Classic were a huge success. Fans couldn't get enough of them, and the league took note of it. Soon enough, HBO hopped on board in 2010 with its "24/7" series so they could follow the Penguins and Capitals around before their New Year's Day showdown. It was a huge accomplishment for the league to convert lots of casual sports fans into hockey fans.
As the momentum of outdoor hockey was accelerating, the league decided to monetize even more off of its success by introducing the Stadium Series in 2014. What better way to make even more money from outdoor hockey than having more outdoor games, right? Well, now fans (and I'm sure most players) don't give a shit about them. The euphoria of watching hockey outside is fading away fast. The view inside the stadium is horrible, the games are sloppy, and the tickets are way overpriced.
The weather might not be as much of a factor tonight in Pittsburgh as originally thought, but it's almost a guarantee you'll see some empty yellow seats tonight. It won't be Pitt football game bad, but it's not going to be a sellout either. The reality is, tonight will be the fourth outdoor game for the Penguins, and third for the Flyers, in the past nine years. I would imagine a lot of fans from both of these cities have had the chance to witness outdoor hockey already, and they know it isn't all that it's cracked up to be.


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I grew up on my grandparents' ranch in eastern Oregon, serious cattle country and home to Basque sheepherders, until spring 1954 when my parents moved our young family to an even larger cattle ranch in northwest Wyoming–the setting for my debut novel, Hardpan, published by Westerly Directions Press in 2015, and my upcoming middle-grade children's book, The Clark Valley Chronicles.
Based on reader feedback for Hardpan, I've started work on a sequel, working title Jo, featuring one of the main characters from the novel, Jo Glover.
Along with an MA in English from Cal State-East Bay, I have taken creative writing courses through UCLA's Extension Program, and participated in the Napa Valley Writers' Conference (NVWC) to learn more about the craft of writing. I was honored to be invited by the NVWC to participate as a First Books Panelist at their annual writer's conference in July 2017.
I completed an outstanding course on middle grade fiction sponsored by the Children's Book Academy (CBA) in Spring 2017. Shortly after, I participated in the 30th Annual Summer Fishtrap, a gathering of writers in the spectacular Wallowa mountains of northeastern Oregon.
After completing my first career in university administration in 2014, I moved from San Francisco to Sonoma County with my husband Bob and soon joined the Redwood Writers, a large and active branch of the California Writers Club based in Santa Rosa. I'm currently Vice President of Redwood Writers, and co-chairing the biennial Pen to Published writer's conference set for Saturday, April 21, 2018 in Santa Rosa. I'm also a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI); and formerly with the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA) and the Left Coast Writers, hosted by Book Passage in Corte Madera.
Two short stories, "The Drop-off" and "The Invisible Delivery Man,"were published in the 2016 Redwood Writers Anthology, Untold Stories. An article, "Sentimental Journey," based on my Wyoming book tour in Summer 2016 was published by Medium last Fall.
In Fall 2018, my short story, "Meeting at Midnight," will be published in the 2018 Redwood Writers Anthology, Redemption.


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King Cobra PGV Executive 4-Wheel Mobility Scooter. FREE Shipping Travel Range: 35 Miles Max. Speed: 10MPH Weight Capacity: 450lbs
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The King Cobra PGV is more of a personal vehicle, meaning that is larger and heavier than other types of scooters. It is best used for riding throughout the community since it does not come apart or fold for transport. Mobility Scooters Direct.com does have heavy duty platform scooter vehicle lifts for sale, and you can see what is available here. Keep in mind with the weight of the King Cobra PGV, you will need to make modifications to your vehicle in order to transport it on a lift system. If you do decide to take this scooter while traveling, it will be a great companion due to all of its special features!
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Hello there! Summer is still around and I'm super happy. Although I'm still on vacations mood.
New Dress spoiled me a lot with the swimsuits it send me and the only thing I want is to be a the beach all day. But what I like most is that I can wear the swimwear I got as clothes too.
Yes! This white top is swimwear but it's also a good choice for high waisted clothing.
Sporty as it is, I matched it with the coolest cap hat.
New Dress White Bikini Top, Salt&Pepper shorts, Volcom hat, Ray-Ban sunnies


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Please take a few moments to check out the video from our Customer Appreciation Day at Shannonville Motorsport Park.Read more →
Two of our customers were out at Toronto Motorsport Park this past weekend with their data loggers. Both cars have had rock-solid reliability over the years and continue to run like clockwork. Here are the videos from that day: 2010 997 GT3RS 2007 997 GT3Read more →
Last year, to show our appreciation for our customers, we hosted a track day at Shannonville Motorsport Park. Eshel Zweig, from Motorsport Photography produced this fun video for the participants: Link if the above video doesn't play for you: EU Autowerks 2011 Customer Appreciation DayRead more →


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Villa Gracia
Villa with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom in Torre Colonna-Sperone, Sicily
From £324 per week
Villa to rent in Torre Colonna-Sperone, Sicily
This attractive, detached holiday home is located 1 km from Altavilla Milicia, near Palermo and only 2 km away from the beautiful Sicilian coast in the north of the island.
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Villa overview - owner's description
This attractive, detached holiday home is located 1 km from Altavilla Milicia, near Palermo and only 2 km away from the beautiful Sicilian coast in the north of the island. There is a large covered terrace, ideal for outdoor dining under the hot Sicilian sun, and a small above ground pool. The accommodation is the ideal place to spend pleasant days at the seaside and the beautiful beaches of the area. Here you will find rocky cliffs and small sandy beaches perfect for relaxing and snorkeling. The equipped beach baths are also ideal for families with children and offer the possibility to exercise many sports, such as beach tennis, beach volleyball, sailing and windsurfing. The area is famous for its many wonderful works of art. You should visit Cefalu (15 km), with its the Cathedral and the Parco delle Madonie, a natural park that encircles the Madonie Mountains, where you can admire the diversity of Sicilian fauna. Palermo is only 25 km away and offers many interesting monuments, such as: The Norman Palace, the Palatine Chapelle and Teatro Massimo, or visit the two local markets Ballarò and Vucciria.
Clickstay description
This solidly constructed villa was originally built in 1990 and refurbished in 2014. The agent has rated it as a four star property so it is a well-equipped villa with above average furnishings. It is also great value for money. The villaIt is located in Torre Colonna-Sperone, only 2km from Altavilla Milicia. It is set in a very convenient location, 1km away from a stone and pebble beach and 2km from a sandy beach. There's also a restaurant 1km away.
The villa has free wireless internet. You can also park on-site at no extra charge. The villa is well equipped: it has a refrigerator, microwave, washing machine and dishwasher. It also has some garden furniture outside.
This villa does not have any reviews but the agent has 140 reviews for their other properties.
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Prices and availability
Updated 20 September 2018
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Changeover days and minimum stays
- 17 February - 5 July 2019: the minimum stay is 3 nights.
- 6 July - 23 August 2019: changeover day is Saturday.
- 24 August 2019 - 10 January 2020: the minimum stay is 3 nights.
Electricity and heating usage to be paid on site
Throughout 2019: paid locally
Final cleaning
Throughout 2019: €15.00 per person per booking (minimum €80.00), paid locally
Bed linen (including towels)
Throughout 2019: €10.00 per person per booking, paid locally
About this villa
- Agent quality rating: four stars
- Year built: 1990
- Year modernised: 2014
- Holiday home (internal area 100 m2)
- Ground floor
- Villa constructed from concrete
- Pets allowed (up to 2)
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- Outdoor whirlpool (4 persons)
- Table tennis and darts
- Paddling pool
- 2 TVs
- Wireless internet
- Indoor toys
- Indoor games
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This villa has 2 bedrooms:
- Bedroom no. 1: 1 double bed
- Bedroom no. 2: 1 double bed
- Bathroom no. 1: toilet with hot and cold water, shower and bath
- Living room
- Kitchen
- Kitchen: hot and cold water
- Gas and electric cooker
- Refrigerator
- Cooker hood
- Coffee machine
- Microwave
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
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- No heating possibilities
- Terrace or similar
- Terrace or similar
- Natural site (external area 500 m2)
- Open site
- Some garden furniture outside
- Parking on the site (space for 2 cars)
- Swing
- Pool available from May to October
- Football game
- 3 in 1 game table
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Frequently asked questions
When do I receive directions to the villa and key collection information?
Directions and details on how to collect the keys will be emailed to you after you have paid for the booking in full. You will receive full details about your booking including directions to the property and a booking voucher that you need to hand over to the property manager when you receive the keys. In some instances you may need to collect the keys from the property manager's office or some other location which is not the actual property you have booked to stay in. Please note that the agent provides us with the GPS co-ordinates in the travel directions and we communicate these to you; you should contact the property manager if these are unclear.
Bed sizes / bedrooms
The exact dimensions will vary from property to property but the agent has specified that bed sizes are as follows:
- A single bed is typically 70cm to 85 cm wide and 180cm to 190cm deep.
- A double bed is typically 140cm to 180cm wide and 180cm to 190cm deep.
- A "grand lit" is a European double bed, suitable for couples, and can be smaller than the usual UK or American doubles. It is typically 130cm wide but in some instances may be wider; it is approximately 180cm to 190cm deep.
A bunk bed is two single beds, one on top of another. Some properties also have pull-out beds, sofa beds and/or bed chairs; in a few properties the bed can be low in a wooden frame on the floor. The beds often have terry cloth sheet mattress protectors to protect the mattresses; please use them with the bed linen.
Some properties may have a loft as a bedroom: this is usually an open room at the top of the house with sloping walls and mattresses on a low bed or on the floor itself. You need to climb a ladder to reach this room. Lofts are very popular with children but may not be suitable for adults or elderly guests.
If a property has an annexe then it will typically be a building attached to the main property or a small self-contained building. Annexes often have no central heating.
Please note that bedrooms in holiday rentals are usually not that large; you should refer to the floor plan to get a sense of size.
Quality rating
Quality rating: four stars. The agent rates this as a well-equipped holiday property with good furniture and a higher than normal specification.
What are the consumption costs for electricity, gas, water etc.?
You will need to pay for the energy and water you use during your stay of which electricity is usually the most significant cost. Charges can be based on a fixed per day rate or by the amount of energy used (e.g. kilowatt hours for electricity). We can't give you a definite figure but as a rough guide you should expect to pay €10 per day for a two bedroom apartment and €20 per day for a 4 bedroom house in the summer months. Please note: air-conditioning is the biggest factor in any bill; if you leave it on all day and open the windows to let in some warm air when the room gets too cold then your electricity bill will soar. Again these cost estimates are a crude rule of thumb and are for guidance only.
Your local agent will advise you of the extra consumption costs when you arrive; these can include electricity, water, heating, gas, telephone calls, internet usage and any tourist taxes where applicable.
Do I need to do anything to arrange any pre-booked optional extras?
If you select any optional extras as part of your booking then you will need to confirm details with the local property manager after the booking has been fully paid. You will receive the property manager's contact details (phone number and/or email address) after you have paid for the booking and you should contact him or her to confirm details. If you cannot get hold of the property manager then please contact the Clickstay support team for further assistance.
Please note: you do not need to contact the property manager about any compulsory extras such as final cleaning (i.e. cleaning upon departure).
Preferred Partner From Virum, Denmark Member since Dec 2016
This villa is managed by Novasol, an established travel agent that was founded over 40 years ago. We've been working with them since December 2016 and have had 426 bookings with them.
Past bookings: 426 bookings
Response rate: 84%
Response time: within 10 hours
Number of properties: over 1,000
We are a property management company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. We offer self-catering properties throughout Europe including beautiful holiday homes near the sea, rustic country cottages in stunning surroundings, villas with private pools and many apartments close to a number of European cities.


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Natalie from Gary Milner on Vimeo.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Here is a video I made of Natalie.
Monday, November 08, 2010
First Anniversary
We just celebrated our first anniversary. This is a slideshow that I made for our party in Calgary. I'm not sure if I showed it to anyone else.
Be prepared, the slides go by about twice as fast as they should, because I packed in too many for the length of the song.
The last year has been fantastic.
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Long-time government workers in Cayman who are subjected to recently announced term-limits on residency will likely have years before they are actually rolled over.
That's according to Deputy Head of the Civil Service Peter Gough, who is one of the key figures involved in drafting the new proposal.
'We would give the same notice that the private sector got,' Mr. Gough said Friday.
When the seven year term-limit policy for private sector expatriate workers took effect in January 2004, all those who had been on island at least five years were given an opportunity to stay long enough to apply for permanent residency. According to Cayman Islands Immigration Law, someone applying for permanent residency must have lived here for at least eight years.
Mr. Gough said the regulations being drafted in the Public Service Management Law would give additional time to civil servants who are not permanent residents, Caymanian status holders, or married to Caymanians.
'If someone's been here 10 years, then there would still be at least another three years before this kicks in,' Mr. Gough said. 'They're going to get plenty of notice.'
Exactly which government workers will be affected by the term-limits on residency is not known. Mr. Gough said the Portfolio of the Civil Service is still trying to tally up a precise number of non-Caymanian public sector workers who have been here for seven years or more.
Right now, most civil servants are given two year contracts to work in their respective positions. But Mr. Gough said certain records that are kept by the Immigration Department on employees are not kept by the civil service.
'For instance, non-resident civil servants who are married to Caymanians…we don't record that,' he said. 'If we employed someone on a two year contract, we don't record that they may have worked for five years in the private sector.'
Regardless of where the government employee worked during their seven years on island, Mr. Gough said they could be subjected to term-limit provisions now being drafted. He said a more exact number of non-Caymanian civil servants should be available by next month.
'We know which departments are going to be worst affected…police, education, Children and Family Services, (the Department of) Environmental Health, and agriculture,' he said.
However, it's not certain that term limits will apply to all of those departments or all the workers in those departments. Mr. Gough said exemptions could be made in various cases. A final decision on exemptions is expected by early 2008.
There is also an issue of whether various statutory authorities and government companies should continue to be protected from rollover. Most entities that government has an interest in; like Cayman Airways or the Cayman Islands Water Authority, are already required to get work permits for expatriate employees. However, the Health Services Authority, and the Tourism Attractions Board are two entities that are not subject to those conditions.
After the exemptions are worked out, a date will be set for the term limits to take effect. That decision is at the sole discretion of Cayman's governor.
The private sector term-limit policy was publicly debated for years in Legislative Assembly and elected members had the final vote on its implementation.
This will not be the case for civil servant term-limits.
The changes are being added as an amendment to the regulations of the Cayman Islands Public Service Management Law. The five elected members of Cabinet will weigh in on the issue, but their role is more advisory than that of policy-maker. Back bench and opposition members of the Legislative Assembly will not get a vote.
'That's simply because of the constitutional arrangement,' Leader of Government Business Kurt Tibbetts said. 'That constitutional arrangement would not allow the immigration law itself to filter through the civil service and its operations unless you had a section in the law which…referred to civil servants only.'
Mr. Tibbetts said his government has long been in favour of applying term limits to civil servants as well as private sector workers.
'The civil service should not have exemptions when the entire private sector has to live by the Immigration Law,' he said.
Education Minister Alden McLaughlin said making all government departments go through the process of getting work permits renewed each year for expatriate employees would be too cumbersome for an already over-burdened system.
'I don't know how many civil servants would require work permits in that scenario, but it would probably be close to a couple thousand I'm guessing,' Mr. McLaughlin said.
Mr. McLaughlin also expressed surprise that the announcement about the civil servant term-limit policy was made during Governor Stuart Jack's speech at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon last week.
'Some of us are concerned about…some degree of alarm among civil servants,' he said. 'But, as a matter of policy, it is what this government has advocated.'


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As we all know, yoga has been growing in popularity for quite some time now. What started as an obscure eastern spiritual practice is now the workout of choice for many people. Granted, the primary spiritual aspects are lost to most practitioners, but the physical yoga poses still offer tremendous health benefits and this has led to its popularity.
As a workout routine, yoga has many of the same characteristics as other forms of exercise. For one thing, there is the matter of proper attire as well as other supporting gadgets and equipment, the primary being the yoga mat.
Yoga Paraphernalia
The primary piece of yoga paraphernalia that you would need is the yoga mat. These poses involve getting down on the floor, often on your hands and knees. TPE yoga mat provide a soft cushion to support the poses. They also provide a degree of traction so that you aren't slipping while trying to maintain a pose.
A cheap yoga mat is pretty much all you need, but there are other optional pieces of equipment. These include blankets, yoga blocks, yoga balls, and yoga traps. These are intended to assist you further in achieving the various positions, some of which can be difficult to maintain or even accomplish to begin with.
Yoga Attire
Like most forms of activity, the right clothing makes a difference. With yoga, you are moving from one position to another. It involves stretches and bending. So you don't want your clothing to interfere with the routine. You want to wear clothing that is comfortable and allows freedom of movement. With that in mind, the right clothing provides the proper balance between fit and flexibility. Not too tight-fitting, or else you won't feel comfortable. Being comfortable is important otherwise you'll be distracted and not benefit from the mental effort that is fundamental to yoga. You also don't want clothing that is too loose-fitting, otherwise you'll end up having to deal with your clothes slipping and falling down around your ankles, around your arms, or wherever. Clothes that interfere with your feet are a particular problem as so many of the poses depend on proper positioning and support of your feet.
Which brings us to a final point – that of your feet.
It goes without saying that shoes are not a requirement for yoga. There's no need to get a fancy pair of athletic shoes. In fact, most people perform yoga barefoot. But what about socks? Many people go to public places to perform yoga in groups, and for hygienic reasons often don't feel comfortable walking around barefoot. Consequently many people choose to wear socks during their routines. But regular socks aren't ideal for yoga as they don't provide the needed traction. Hence the advent of the yoga sock.
Yoga socks can really make a difference in your yoga routine in addition to everyday comfort. To learn more about yoga socks at buy-yoga. If you are also interested in NBR yoga mat, visit it again!


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The Mobile X1 50RV is the highest power and gain mobile booster available. It is specially kitted with extra-long antenna cable and extension cable for easy installation in large motorhomes, campers and RVs. This booster can be moved easily from the camper to the tow vehicle. Includes a 14" enclosed dual coil high gain antenna featuring extra-large magnetic base and quad shield cable. Provides superior performance in flat terrain. This booster kit includes a 120 Volt wall power supply and is recommended for use in vehicles that have a 120 Volt power source.
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