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Emotional Support Animals (aka Tuttle gets a cat :))
This post I've been meaning to write up for the past week and have been being distracted from it every time I go to start. The distraction is rather straight-forward - she's 11 pounds, just over a year old, and a brown tabby :).
Earlier this year, I heard about Emotional Support Animals, since that point jonored and I had been looking into the possibility of me getting an ESA. When I was younger I functioned far better in many ways because of the pets. When I went to college, me not having a pet had a huge affect on me. My inability to identify my own emotions suddenly because far more of an issue; not knowing when I'm slightly upset means that its far more likely to hit very upset. Stress has started affecting me far more. I've been having many more meltdowns and shutdowns. I have been getting even more needy with attention from jonored because of being lonely with others not having time for me (as they actually do things like work and I'm still unemployed and am unable to drive.)
So, I started researching ESAs. Animals often help the people they are around, even by just be there and acting the way they normally do. Emotional Support Animals are animals which reduce the impact of their person's disability by acting as a pet does, rather than requiring special training like a service dog does. Rather than going out in public like a service dog, they stay at home, and only have rights when it comes to housing, flying on airplanes, and possibly a few other very specific situations.
The main right than an ESA has is that they are allowed in pet-free housing (or if there is a fee to have a pet the fee must be waived). How this works is rather straightforward. A physician or licensed mental health worker must write a letter for the disabled person stating that the person is disabled and should have a cat, dog, or whatever sort of animal in order to help with their disability. This allows for the request of letting this person have their ESA with them be a request for accommodation. As long as its a reasonable accommodation, (so you can't have a dog that barks all night and keeps everyone else up), then denying the accommodation is discriminating against the disabled, which is illegal. (However, the person is fully responsible for keeping the animal well behaved and all damages that it does).
This does require the person to be disabled. This can't be used to let a random person take their pet into an apartment that doesn't allow pets. Simply someone having an anxiety or depression diagnosis isn't even enough, because its built around the person being disabled, not simply having an impairment. However for those of us who are disabled it can mean a lot.
So, we went through this and talked to my doctor and she'll write up letters whenever I need her to. She specifically has stated on multiple occasions that she thinks I should have a cat.
On December 31st, we got me a cat. We'd been looking at a kitten the week before but found out we'd not be able to get it, then went and looked at the local cat shelter, and ended up coming home with a kitty.
She's a nice cat. Just over a year old, very playful, very alert, and surprisingly good at learning not to scratch things or not to sit on my computer (though she's still working on those). She also is crazy in certain manners like how she'll meow at you to come and stand in the kitchen with her so she doesn't have to be alone in the room while she eats. We named her Kitty Ada after Ada Lovelace (Kitty is her title, in place of Lady)
We've definitely already seen situations that she's helped me. If either of us are upset she comes up and meows very clearly saying "You're supposed to be petting me, not moping, cheer up and pet me already."
She also helps me regulate my emotions and identify when I'm upset. When I'm upset she'll come up to me, and her being there helps me not become more upset. In these situations I'm unable to go out of my way to try to regulate my own emotions because she's identifying them before I am.
However, probably the most relevant situation, is that she has already shown that she can prevent meltdowns. I get depressive meltdowns - didn't when I was younger but between not having animals around and dealing with much higher stress I started getting these. I also get shutdowns. Despite the fact that shutdowns tend to last longer than meltdowns, I find them easier to deal with. I was faced with something that is a huge meltdown trigger for me and managed to hold it off until I was around Ada. I sat down and she came up next to me and I started petting her. Somehow she managed to cause me to disassociate in a positive way, externalize my being upset, and just have me sitting there thinking "I have a kitty." I also lost speech for 3 hours, but I didn't have any sobbing fit. It was very good of her.
I'm definitely glad we went through and got me a cat. Some things will be harder now, but she's definitely helping me as well.
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Posted on June 1, 2019 by lmkling
[The T-Team with Mr B — Dad’s friend Mr Banks and his son, Matt (not their real names), joined Dad, my brother (Rick) and me on this journey of adventure. I guess Dad had some reservations how I would cope… and now, that our journey is nearing its end, how did I cope? And more importantly, how did Mr B who was used to a life of luxury cope?]
Revenge of the Meat Pie
He slowed the Rover to a stop by the side of the road. He climbed down and, hands in pockets, paced to the trailer. Mr. B clutching his stomach, joined him.
Dad ran his hand over the back of the trailer. ‘The trailer’s welding has cracked open.’
‘Oooh,’ Mr. B moaned as if in pain.
At that moment, I couldn’t resist thinking that Mr. B and Dr. Smith from “Lost in Space” had characteristics and mannerisms in common.
‘We’ll need to tie the trailer to the top of the Land Rover,’ Dad said.
‘Oooh, how are we to do that?’ Mr. B groaned. His face had taken on a pale shade of green.
Dad scanned the T-Team and announced, ‘We need help.’
Just then, two cars came by and the people helped us load the trailer onto the Rover. I reckon Dad had sent up a prayer.
[Photo 1: Landscape Highway near Woomera with signs © L.M. Kling 2013]
As Dad secured the ropes holding the trailer to the Rover’s roof, Mr. B rushed into the driver’s seat. All these incidental delays had made Mr. B doubly desperate.
Dad leaned through the driver’s window. ‘What do you think you’re doing?’
‘Look, mate, I have places to be and things to do,’ Mr. B sniffed, ‘I suggest, we drive all the way to Adelaide, no stops, except for petrol and a feed.’
‘Oh, very well,’ Dad replied, his shoulders hunched over, and he sauntered around to the passenger’s seat. ‘I’ll take over when you need a break.’
With resolve, Mr. B pushed the accelerator pedal to the floor and sped along the highway. But his plans were again thwarted in Kingoonya when we discovered yet another flat tyre.
[Photo 2 & 3: Kingoonya is not far from Woomera. Missile Park, Woomera © L.M. Kling 2013]
[Photos 4 & 5: Lake Hart, also close to Kingoonya and Woomera. © L.M. Kling 2013]
Soon, but not soon enough for one member of our party, we were on the road again. We drove all through the night, skipping tea because a certain individual whose surname begins with B, had a queasy tummy. I even managed to sleep because we were on bitumen. In the sleepy hours shortly before dawn, though, I was rudely woken, as that someone, not mentioning any names, vomited on the side of the road.
[Photo 6, 7 & 8: Places to visit near Port Augusta but, with Mr. B’s timeline, seen at other times.]
6. Mambray Creek, Southern Flinders Ranges © L.M. Kling 2018
7. Alligator Gorge, Southern Flinders Ranges © L.M. Kling 2005
8. Port Germein with its longest jetty in the southern hemisphere © L.M. Kling 2018]
After that unfortunate episode, we passed through Port Augusta reaching the outskirts of Adelaide about 7.15am. The inevitable was prolonged a little while longer, as we dropped the B’s home. Mr. B made a beeline for bed. As he passed a baffled Mrs. B, he muttered, ‘Had a rogue pastry.’
[Photo 9: Port Wakefield on the outskirts of the greater Adelaide metro area. Stuff always happens near Port Wakefield © L.M. Kling 2018]; this time Mr. B became sick.]
As we walked back to the Rover, I whispered to Rick, ‘I don’t think Mr. B will be going places and seeing people for a few days, at least.’
[Photo 10: Adelaide plains and city from foothills vantage point at Flagstaff Hill © L.M. Kling 2016]
Dad drove us down Main South Road and with a sinking feeling in my stomach, I gazed at all those the monotonous rows of houses shrouded in grey mist and knew that I was home. Our journey to Central Australia had ended the same as it had begun; dull and rainy. But it was good to see Mum again.
[Photo 11: The return of the T-Team minus the B’s © M.E. Trudinger 1977]
Feature Photo: Sea Birds of Port Germein © L.M. Kling 2013
Tags: Adventure Australia, Australia 1970s, Australian Safari, Camping Central Australia, Explore South Australia, Family Travel, relationships, Stuart Highway, Travel Australia MemoirCategories: Memoir, Photo, Travel
2 thoughts on “The T-Team with Mr. B (37)”
I really felt for you, Mr B always complaining about something. Did he have food poisoning?
At least you had a great holiday experience in our Australian Outback. Keep up your writing
Yes, I reckon. The meat pie’s revenge.

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APT Exercise | Beta (Finanças) | Ações
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Chapter 06 IM 10th Ed.doc
Investments Professor: Young Ho Eom
Exercises (APT)
1. The following is a scenario for three stocks constructed by the security analysts of Pf Inc. Scenario Rate of Return (%) Price ($) Recession Average Boom Stock A 10 -15 20 30 Stock B 15 25 10 -10 Stock C 50 12 15 12 (a) Construct an arbitrage portfolio using three stocks. (b) How might these prices change when equilibrium is restored? Given an example where a change in Stock C price is su cient to restore equilibrium, s assuming the dollar payos to Stock C remain the same. 2. Assume that stock market returns have the market index as a common factor, and that all stocks in the economy have a beta of 1 on the market index. Firmspecic returns all have a standard deviation of 30%. Suppose that an analyst studies 20 stocks and nds that one-half have an alpha of 2% and the other half an alpha of 2%. Suppose the analyst buys $1 million of an equally weighted portfolio of the positive alpha stocks and shorts $1 million an equally weighted portfolio of the negative alpha stocks. (a) What is the expected prot (in dollars) and standard deviation of the analyst prot? s (b) How does your answer change if the analyst examines 50 stocks instead of 20 stocks? 100 stocks? 3. (BKM 11) Assume that security return are generated by the single-index model, Ri =
where Ri is the excess return for security i and RM is the market excess return. s The risk-free rate is 2%. Suppose also that there are three securities A, B and C, characterized by the following data:
Security E (Ri ) i A 0.8 10% B 1.0 12% C 1.2 14% (a) If
(ei ) 25% 10% 20%
= 20%, calculate the variance of returns of securities A, B, and C.
(b) Now assume that there are an innite number of assets with return characteristics identical to those of A, B, and C, respectively. If one forms a well-diversied portfolio of type A securities, what will be the mean and variance of the portfolio excess returns? What about portfolios composed s only of type B or C stocks? (c) Is there an arbitrage opportunity in this market? What is it? Analyze the opportunity graphically. 4. Consider the following multifactor (APT) model of security returns for a particular stock.(BKM 11) Factor Factor Beta Factor Risk Premium In ation 1.2 6% Industrial production 0.5 6 Oil prices 0.3 3 (a) If T-bills currently oer a 6% yield, nd the expected rate of return on this stock if the market views the stock as fairly priced. (b) Suppose that the market expected the values for the three macro factors given in column 1 below, but that the actual value turn out as given in column2. Calculate the revised expectation for the rate of return on the stock one the surprisesbecome known. Factor Expected Rate of Change Actual Rate of Change In ation 5% 4% Industrial production 3 6 Oil prices 2 0 5. The following annual excess rates of return were obtained for nine individual stocks and market index:(BKM Ch13)
YEAR 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.00 8.00 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00
29.65 - 11.91 14.73 27.68 5.18 25.97 10.64 1.02 18.82 23.92 - 41.61 - 6.64
A 33.88 - 49.87 65.14 14.64 15.67 - 32.17 - 31.55 - 23.79 - 4.59 - 8.03 78.22 4.75
B - 25.20 24.70 - 25.04 - 38.64 61.93 44.94 - 74.65 47.02 28.69 48.61 - 85.02 42.95
C 36.48 - 25.11 18.91 - 23.31 63.95 - 19.56 50.18 - 42.28 - 0.54 23.65 - 0.79 - 48.60
D E F G H I 452.89 - 39.89 39.67 74.57 40.22 90.19 - 54.39 44.92 - 54.33 - 79.76 - 71.58 - 26.64 - 39.86 - 3.91 - 5.69 26.73 14.49 18.14 - 0.72 - 3.21 92.39 - 3.82 13.74 0.09 - 32.82 44.26 - 42.96 101.67 24.24 8.98 69.42 90.43 76.72 1.72 77.22 72.38 74.52 15.38 21.96 - 43.95 - 13.40 28.95 28.61 - 17.64 28.83 98.01 28.12 39.41 2.32 42.36 18.93 - 2.45 37.65 94.67 26.26 - 3.65 23.31 15.36 80.59 52.51 - 68.70 - 85.71 - 45.64 2.27 - 72.47 - 80.26 26.27 13.24 - 34.34 - 54.47 - 1.50 - 24.46
Suppose that in addition to the market factor, a second factor is considered. The values of this factor for years 1 to 12 were as follows:
% changes in Factor value
- 9.84 6.46 16.12 - 16.51 17.82 - 13.31 - 3.52 8.43 8.23 7.06 - 15.74 2.03
1. (a) Perform the rst-pass regressions as did Chen, Roll and Ross and tabulate the relevant summary statistics. (Hint: Use a multiple regression as in a standard spreadsheet package. Estimate the betas of the 12 stocks on the two factors.) (b) Specify the hypothesis for a test of a second-pass regression for the two factor SML. (c) Do the data suggest a two-factor economy? (d) Can you identify a factor portfolio for the second factor?
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/r/StudioPorn created by sunburnera community for 4 yearsmessage the moderatorsMODERATORSsunburnersoundezinerAutoModeratorChippy569Pro Game Soundabout moderation team »345Car Engines in Audiokinetics Wwise... what have I missed? (self.GameAudio)submitted 1 year ago * by Afterswishsorry, this has been archived and can no longer be voted onOur audio team has lots of experience with FMOD but not much experience with Wwise. We are currently creating a bunch of car engines for a game that uses Wwise. Does anyone know of any tutorials for car engine audio in Wwise? I did a search across the Audiokinetic site and couldn't see anything.
My problem is that it seems incredibly fiddly trying to define the frequency curve against RPM for each individual event in the blend container. Trying to match the frequency of the next blend in the cross fade section as the RTPC for the RPM sweeps across is very hit and miss. I end up with what sounds like multiple engines at some points (unmatched frequencies during the x-fade). It seems to me that I've missed something obvious that automates the frequency curve across each blend or "re-tunes" the samples in the container to the same pitch ( a bit like FMOD). Does anyone have any pointers? What have I missed?
2 commentssharecancelall 2 commentssorted by: besttopnewhotcontroversialoldrandomq & a[–]ED-209b 6 points7 points8 points 1 year ago* (1 child)sorry, this has been archived and can no longer be voted onEDIT: Use the feature called Build Smart Pitch Curve. You enter the native rpm of your loop and it will build your pitch curve around it to fit your rpm parameter. Do this on all your rev loops and they should blend nicely.
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KarcherHaus: November 2008
Post-Thanksgiving Belmont blogging
We're here at Lee J's parents again for Thanksgiving and I brought the laptop with me so I've done a ton of web-surfing and caught up on a lot of the blogs I haven't been to lately. It took us a bit to find the password for the wireless, but Beverly, my mother-in-law called tech and got it.
Turkey Day had the traditional dinner which was great as usual and I stopped eating before I reached the pain threshold. I pigged out on Halloween candy, though.
One of their cats went missing about a month ago while their house was being remodeled and the other on disappeared earlier this week. Wednesday night I heard scratching and yowling that sounded like it was above so I suggested we open the hatches to the attic so she could come down that night. A little after midnight I was awakened again by scratching and yowling and I thought the cat might have been stuck in the wall. Then it occurred to me that the sound was coming from the chest of drawers that they had put back in the room after the painters finished. I switched on the light and sure enough, I opened the drawer and out jumped the cat. It took off straight for the litter box. Our cats would have crapped in the drawers.
I wanted to start on the Expectorator, but I forgot most of the files I need. Typical.
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4:20 - time for your Alzheimer's vaccine
Smoking weed might prevent Alzheimer's. Works for me.
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Via Carl Zimmer, there's this new genetic study of a photosynthetic sea slug. It's taken the symbiotic algae technique a step further and incorporated photosynthetic ability into it's own DNA. The lead researcher has given it its own website.
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Like beaten spouses
Senate Democrats let turncoat Joe Lieberman keep his Committee chair today. Harry "thank you sir, may I please have another" Reid (D-Spineless) said, "we're looking forward, we're not looking back." We donated, volunteered and voted these dickheads into office and this is the thanks we get.
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Labels: democrats, harry reid, lieberman, senate
Via kos, list of potheads abound. Pot smokers are successful and have lots of friends. Rich and famous friends, in fact. It's time to stand up for ourselves.
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Earworm for ya
For some reason, Poinciana has been stuck in in my head lately. Now it's your turn. From the original poster:
Jazz piano legend Ahmad Jamal performing in 2005, in a set of mostly originals, accompanied by drums legend Idris Muhammad and James Cammack on bass.
Life is returning to normal after the election. I finally cut the grass, sorted some files on the computer, put all the Halloween stuff away and vacuumed the upstairs. Well, the Roomba did, anyway.
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Labels: ahmad jamal, jazz, music, personal
Last night, at some friends' house, we watched our first black President-elect give a call to a new nation. The long horror of the Bush administration will end soon. The country has repudiated conservative ideology. We are not a conservative country and never were. The slumbering electorate, long content to be led by simpleminded dogma, has awakened to the need for thought again.
The glass isn't full. The passage of Prop. 8 is a big turd floating in the punchbowl. The gains in Congress were less than I had hoped. Scumbags like Michelle Bachmann and Mitch McConnell retained their seats. But, for the second election in a row, we won. The left is energized, organized and on offense again. This is our moment. This is our time.
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Halloween post-game
The cave in the garage went better than I thought it would. I managed to get it all set up by about 3:30, so I could catch my breath before any kids showed up. It rained on and off through the day and I thought wouldn't get anybody to show up, but we had a fair amount of family groups come by for a couple of hours.
The kids, even the older ones, were hesitant to come in, so I guess it looked pretty spooky. I could never get my mask on and hood up in time when we say them coming down the driveway, so I could only jump up and scare a few of them but I got a lot of 'em with Zombie Nixon.
It was fun. I'm going to try this again next year.
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Patent US8145287 - Manual and automatic probe calibration - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsEmbodiments of the present disclosure include an optical probe capable of communicating identification information to a patient monitor in addition to signals indicative of intensities of light after attenuation by body tissue. The identification information may indicate operating wavelengths of light...http://www.google.com/patents/US8145287?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8145287 - Manual and automatic probe calibrationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8145287 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/430,049Publication dateMar 27, 2012Filing dateApr 24, 2009Priority dateJun 7, 1995Also published asCA2221446A1, CA2221446C, CA2637855A1, CN1113225C, CN1192271A, DE69623285D1, DE69623285T2, DE69637999D1, EP0832421A1, EP0832421B1, EP1136812A1, EP1238627A2, EP1238627A3, EP1238627B1, US5758644, US5823950, US6011986, US6397091, US6678543, US7496391, US7526328, US8781543, US20010020123, US20020062071, US20040147824, US20070112260, US20090270703, US20120184832, US20140288400, WO1996041138A1Publication number12430049, 430049, US 8145287 B2, US 8145287B2, US-B2-8145287, US8145287 B2, US8145287B2InventorsMohamed Kheir Diab, Massi E. Kiani, Charles Robert Ragsdale, James M. Lepper, Jr.Original AssigneeMasimo CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (4), Classifications (50), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetManual and automatic probe calibrationUS 8145287 B2Abstract Embodiments of the present disclosure include an optical probe capable of communicating identification information to a patient monitor in addition to signals indicative of intensities of light after attenuation by body tissue. The identification information may indicate operating wavelengths of light sources, indicate a type of probe, such as, for example, that the probe is an adult probe, a pediatric probe, a neonatal probe, a disposable probe, a reusable probe, or the like. The information could also be utilized for security purposes, such as, for example, to ensure that the probe is configured properly for the oximeter, to indicate that the probe is from an authorized supplier, or the like. In one preferred embodiment, coding resistors could be provided across the light sources to allow additional information about the probe to be coded without added leads. However, any device could be used without it being used in parallel.
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Sku's Recent Eats: Reader Poll: Reviewing the Reviewers
For our latest poll I thought I'd switch from judging the whiskey to judging the judges. Suppose you could only have access to the reviews of one whiskey reviewer for the rest of your life. Who would it be? Here are some ground rules. You can still access non-review articles by anyone, but you will only see reviews from one writer (so, for instance, if you don't pick Mark Gillespie, you could still listen to WhiskyCast, just not the end where he does the reviews). It might be the person whose judgment you trust the most or it might be someone whose writing (or speaking) style you really enjoy. It's up to you.
To make this fair, I have limited the choices to (1) professional reviewers who (2) review a variety of whiskeys, so you won't see a number of very excellent, very popular reviewers who are unpaid bloggers or who review only one type of whisky. Those are the rules, here are your choices.
Dave Broom: Reviewer for Whisky Advocate and Whisky Magazine.
Mark Gillespie: Producer of WhiskyCast.
John Hansell: Publisher of Whisky Advocate (though not the only reviewer for that publication).
Jim Murray: Author of The Whisky Bible.
F. Paul Pacult: Publisher of the Spirit Journal.
Other: Anyone else you would care to vote for who fits the criteria.
And folks, let's try to keep this from being a study in negativity. I'd rather hear about why you picked the person you did than why you didn't pick the others. Cast your vote!
I'd take Hansell. I like the straight-forward, concise reviews, that are always more informative than just tasting notes.
Broom. Interesting writing, notes that intrigue me in a format I relate to. Though honestly, I have read a lot of Murray notes for a wide sampling of notes and have noticed a lot of similar observations in my own (though I don't necessarily agree on score).
Hansell. Though there are some times when I wonder if his judgment is clouded by his industry connections, even if only partially, though those connections are also what often give his reviews the authority of insider knowledge on distillery trends. He has a deep perspective on whiskey that makes me feel he can truly compare what he's drinking to an extensive sample of what's been produced across the world for a long period of time.Non-professionally... the choice is clear: Sku. haha! You have never steered me wrong yet.
John Hansell, of the 5 mentioned he is the only one I actual follow. The other's I don't follow for various reasons, which is only for 1 of them the fact I don't like his reviews, the others are just the way they present their reviews just doesnt fit into my lifestyle or access possibilities. My main source of reviews is not these five professionals, but a BIG range of friends, online friends, forum contributors and bloggers, this forum of course includedSteffen
If limited to one, I choose none. It'd get boring and minus the context of others reviews lack credibility.
Paul Pacult is my man. He's the reason I'm reviewing. I started going to his master tasting sessions at Keen's Steak House in NY (a superb whisky bar and historical landmark and one of the best steak restaurants in the city of NY - and thus the world). He taught me passion and vocabulary and tasting methodology and letting the whisky rest to air it and putting in just a drop of water... the whole shebang. I bought his books. I bought his iphone app. His journal is expensive and I don't take it anymore, but my love and respect remain strong. Pacult knows the entire world of spirits with a depth and sensitivity that is unmatched. He knows whisky deeply too and his tasting notes and ratings are very much in accord with mine.He's my man.


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Excitement Gets the Better of Me | WIPs 'N Chains
Excitement Gets the Better of Me
August 27, 2012 by crochetkim	| 8 Comments	So, this weekend, as I was reading and trying to respond to the numerous emails I had received about this book, I realized that I must have it. Right. Now. Tunisian Cables to Crochet has started shipping and the PDF became available on Friday. I was receiving questions and congratulations and I didn’t have the book myself. And, I really, really wanted to see it. My excitement about seeing it was enough to make me nuts.
Categories: Designing, Tunisian | Tags: annie's, cables, crochet, kim guzman, paypal, Tunisian, tunisian cables to crochet | Permalink.	Author: crochetkim
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August 27, 2012 at 2:35 pm	I have a Susan Bates Circular Crochet Hook. Can it be used for any of those patterns??? If so, I might splurge and buy it. Ok, to be honest, I might buy it anyway. Lol I have a hard time finding Tunisian patterns.
August 27, 2012 at 2:42 pm	I don’t know the size of your hook, so I can’t be certain that you can use that one. But, I will say that circular hooks (ones with a crochet hook on each end) are the better bargain when purchasing hooks for Tunisian because they can be used in regular flat Tunisian, double-ended Tunisian and Tunisian in the round.
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August 27, 2012 at 2:56 pm	It’s US H-8. And I am still only a beginner in Tunisian. My best friend bought it for me when I expressed an interest in learning Tunisian. I felt bad because I cannot find any patterns that require something like this. ^^;
August 27, 2012 at 3:01 pm	Just stick with me. I’ve got lots and lots of patterns for Tunisian. I don’t use an H hook very often, though. It’s a little on the small side for most of my projects. But, you could easily use it to learn your stitches and practice Tunisian. Try it with a finer yarn, like sport weight or finer, for best results. I believe that I used a size H for the Geneva Scarf and Headband set.
August 31, 2012 at 12:31 pm	Yay!! I most certainly will! I’m soo glad I found you here!! I have a feeling I will learn a lot from you!! Thank you!!! And sport wieght yarn is difficult to come by out here. Would baby weight work??? For practicng, anyways. ^^;
August 31, 2012 at 12:45 pm	Yes, absolutely it will work. Lynda
September 5, 2012 at 5:33 am	Kim where did you buy the PDF verion of your book? I went to Annie’s Attic and the only option is for the paper book. I live in South Africa and AA does not ship here.
September 5, 2012 at 8:48 am	The PDF was previously available. But, I’ve just clicked the link and I see that they have reduced the price of the book. Very unusual for a new book, but it must have something to do with Labor Day. Any time that they put a sale for a book like this, they remove the PDF during the sale. I would check back later. I’m sure it will go back up there.


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Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson, 68, misses boat | Daily Mail Online
Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson, 68, misses the boat when the MP's luxury Baltic cruise ship left without him in Sweden
Published: 18:46 EDT, 9 August 2018 | Updated: 20:46 EDT, 9 August 2018
Ex-Home Secretary Alan Johnson, 68, has missed an even bigger boat, Cunard's Queen Elizabeth
Now former Home Secretary Alan Johnson, 68, has missed an even bigger boat, Cunard's Queen Elizabeth cruise ship.
The ex Labour MP was holidaying on board the luxury ocean liner on a 14-day Baltic Cruise and was booked as the celebrity speaker to entertain his 2,092 fellow travellers.
En route back to Britain, the ship docked for a few hours on Wednesday in Gothenberg, where the Labour grandee alighted for some sightseeing with his wife, Carolyn Burgess.
Unfortunately when he returned to the Swedish port he was aghast to see the ship sailing into the distance — without him.
He had to fly back to the UK in a T-shirt and a pair of shorts at his own expense.
'Watching that boat sail away from Gothenberg was the most depressing moment in my life,' he told me from his home after arriving back in Britain yesterday.
'Usually the ship sails at about 5:30pm but this time it was 4 o'clock. We should have known. It was our fault and then we got lost in Gothenberg — the shuttle bus had gone. We were both distraught.
The famous Queen Elizabeth cruise ship of Cunard Line on July 30, 2014 in Dubrovnik, Croatia
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'My wife is entitled to not be speaking to me for quite a fair amount of time, particularly because her make-up was on board, our money, all our clothes. We just had what we stood in. All I had was a debit card.
'But Cunard were nice enough to leave our passports with the Port Authority after fetching them from the cabin.'
His absence meant his fellow travellers missed out on the second of his speaking engagements on Thursday. On Monday 800 people heard him talk about his memoirs.
When he returned to the Swedish port at Gotherberg he was aghast to see the ship sailing into the distance
So has the ship sailed for Johnson's lucrative cruise-liner gigs? 'I think they'll know we were punished for it,' says Johnson.
'I can assure you it wasn't an attempt to claim asylum in the European Union before Brexit.'
His predicament caused much amusement on board. 'Clearly, like so many Labour MPs, he thought he could walk on water,' joked a fellow traveller.
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"This Yo-kai visits homes asking 'Any brats here?' It's a way of scaring kids into behaving well. Kind of like a reverse Santa."
Snartle (Japanese: なまはげ, Namahage) is a Rank S Ice-attribute Rare Yo-kai of the Brave tribe.
As of Yo-kai Watch 3, Snartle evolves into Namanamahage when fused with a Namadama.
Biology Snartle has long light beige spiky hair and brown slender horns. He wears an teardrop shaped Oni mask that functions as his face, with the tip, eyebrows, and lips tidal blue and also the eyes and teeth in shades of yellow, a dirty green robe with brown armor, a dirty green hakama, and zori. Snartle carries two katana swords in both of his hands.
Snartle is a strict Yo-kai who comes after misbehaving kids. In Yo-kai Watch, if the player crosses the street 5 times (only at areas with a crosswalk sign) without changing the signal beforehand, Snartle will attack them to teach them a lesson.
In the anime, Snartle wants to teach city kids how to behave, but he finds that he cannot do so due to modern laws prohibiting the usage of his swords, making him depressed. As such, he desires to find a new form of being useful.
In the anime, he can be seen by people without a Yo-kai Watch due to him being a renowned Yo-kai, being a living parallel of the bogeyman. Profile Yo-kai Watch Anime Snartle appears in EP063 when he is seen terrorizing a crosswalk, looking for naughty children. He is arrested by the police for brandishing his swords, and eventually released on bail. The experience, combined with his recent inability to scare kids into behaving like he used to, leaves him surly and depressed.
With the help of Nate, Snartle initially uses his swords to make juice for children, but this idea is quickly abandoned as it failed to encourage good behavior. Nate then summons Toiletta to remake Snartle's image. Toiletta decides to give Snartle a makeover by dressing him up similar to a mob boss, rechristening him as Boogey Woogey (NAMAHAGE in the original), and repurposing his sword motif to a golden trinket on a necklace. With the help of Toiletta, Snartle pulls off a wildly successful publicity campaign that lands him major roles in advertising and film, culminating in the two Yo-kai enjoying life in a swanky downtown office, and Snartle being the most popular Yo-Kai on the planet.
However, Snartle's pride is shattered when Nate points out that Snartle isn't scary anymore, causing him to burst into tears and beg Toiletta for another image makeover, which she agrees to. The two Yo-Kai are then abruptly arrested by the authorities for tax evasion and make the headlines.
Yo-kai Watch, Yo-kai Watch 2, & Yo-kai Watch 3 Snartle will attack you if you go past crosswalks without pressing the button and waiting for the green signal five times in a row. He can be befriended through normal means this way. Snartle's strength will scale to your current Yo-kai Watch rank., so it is recommended that the player should fight him early on. In the third game he will only show up in Springdale,
Alternatively, in the first game, Snartle appears in empty apartments and under cars in Tranquility Apartments (Shopper's Row)
Or in the third game you can also obtain him in a Busters-T Dungeon
Yo-kai Watch: Wibble Wobble Snartle can be freed from the Crank-a-kai with 3000 Y-Money, a Special Coin, a 5-Star Coin, an Exciting Coin, or a Red Coin.
Yo-kai Watch Busters Snartle can rarely be befriended as a reward for clearing the Chapter 10 mission, Seriously Match, Red Light Busters, alternatively he can be freed from the Crank-a-kai with his own Boost Coin you can use with the Crank-a-kai which ensures each time you dont free him the chance rises.
Yo-kai Sangokushi Snartle can be freed from the Crank-a-kai with a Sawtoakushi Coin (Wei), which ensures each time you dont get him, the chance rises.
Toiletta Snartle gains a huge streak of popularity - as Boogie Woogie (NAMAHAGE in the original) - thanks to Toiletta's skills as a producer, and subsequently respects her.
Game Data Stats
This shows Snartle's stat on level: 99.
24-44ｘ3
Goes nuts with his cutters and slashes his opponents.
Quotes Befriended: "Well aren't ye strong one..." Loafing: "*sigh*"
Receiving food (favourite): "Yes!"
Receiving food (normal): "OK." Receiving food (disliked): Released from Crank-a-kai(Wibble wobble):"You set me free... you must be a good person. Let's be friends!" Eytomology Origin Snartle is based on the Namahage (also his Japanese name), a boogeyman from the Oga peninsula in the Tōhoku region. During New Year's, unmarried men of Oga dress up with oni masks and straw coats, and go around scaring girls and children brandishing a large kitchen knife and a wooden bucket, while chanting "Any crybabies in here? Are there any naughty brats?" The creature's name derives from namomi, the heat blisters one gets from sitting by a fire for too long, and hageru, "peeling off". The kitchen knife signifies the threat they'll peel the namomi off of any lazy bum who spends all winter in front of the fireplace doing nothing.
Name Origin "Snartle" is a combination of "snarl" and "startle"
In other languages Japanese: なまはげ Namahage
Korean: 겁주귀 Geopjugwi
Italian: Homblu
Spanish: Sacoco
Portuguese(Brazil):Severo-Kai
German: Butzemon
Snartle gives a Fruit Milk when encountered via Streetpass
Snartle is the first Yo-kai from the English Recap Time to be skipped over and pushed to a later date, due to the episode being based around April Fools.
Snartle is one of the only S-rank Yo-kai to evolve
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Tillerson Says Trump, Putin To Seek Common Ground Over Syria
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President Donald Trump will raise the possibility of U.S. and Russian cooperation on easing the Syria conflict when he meets his Russian counterpart in Hamburg, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
Tillerson’s statement -- coming just two days before Trump and Putin meet in Germany -- reflects a U.S. determination to avoid getting too deeply embroiled in maintaining the peace in Syria while also signaling a willingness for improved ties with Russia, which entered the Syria conflict in 2015 on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al Assad. It’s also the most detailed description yet of a topic the two leaders will discuss.
Russia bears primary responsibility for providing for the needs of the Syrian people and for ensuring that none of Syria’s warring factions take territory liberated from the terror group, Tillerson said in the statement. Russia also has an obligation to ensure that Assad’s regime doesn’t use chemical weapons again, he said.
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In remarks to reporters Wednesday night before leaving Washington for Hamburg, Tillerson said the outreach to Russia reflects an "effort that serves both of our interests as well as the broader interest of the international community."
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Solvent is so Yesterday: MLB 2007 Preview - NL Lineups
Same rules as yesterday, this time for the NL...
The Run Per Game projections given below are only for the starting 9. I do not consider the effect of bench (this will be considered in later posts)
Ignoring platoon situations. If there is an expected platoon situation (e.g. Cleveland LF will likely be split between Jason Michaels and David Dellucci), I used the player likely to contribute the most at-bats
Projected player BA/OBP/SLG are projected from the PECOTA projection system.
We use the PECOTA projections for EqBA/EqOBP/EqSLG to remove the effect of park when comparing teams
The NL pitcher is projected to hit 0.200/0.200/0.200 (BA/OBP/SLG), which is around the average for the position over the past few years
Team BA/OBP/SLG are estimated as a weighted average of the BA/OBP/SLG of each lineup slot, weighted by the percentage of plate appearances that lineup slot typically gets.
Team RPG are estimated from a linear regression formula RPG = -6.09+1.36*BA+18.89*OBP+9.75*SLG+5.96E-05*SBA where SBA is stolen base attempts. So, there's no fancy Monte Carlo engine here, just a plain vanilla estimate of the strength of each team's current offensive performance.
Projected Lineups are estimated as of 1/16/07.
New York Mets: 5.23 RPG (848 Runs)
The Mets are the toast of the NL offensively, and they can certainly be considered on par with the Big 3 of the AL. Replacing the pitcher in our projection (0.200/0.200/0.200 BA/OBP/SLG) line with a replacement level DH (0.250/0.300/0.400), we increase the RPG estimate by 0.42 runs, bringing the Mets to 5.67 RPG. The Mets are strong up the middle, with superstar level production from Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes. The thing that catapults the Mets to the elite, however, is a third superstar-level producer at 3B in David Wright. In fact, Wright is projected to have the 3rd highest VORP in baseball next year (behind Albert Pujols and Miguel Cabrera). New York also has top prospect Lastings Milledge available, and he just happens to play the same position (RF) as the offense’s only weak link: Shawn Green. Replacing Green with Milledge increases New York’s scoring estimate to 5.30 RPG. Milledge will also be available to DH in interleague play, likely giving the Mets the strongest DH of any of the NL teams.
Atlanta Braves: 5.10 RPG (826 Runs)
San Diego Padres: 5.04 RPG (817 Runs)
Philadelphia Phillies: 5.03 RPG (815 Runs)
St. Louis Cardinals: 5.01 RPG (812 Runs)
Florida Marlins: 5.00 RPG (811 Runs)
The NL’s second grouping clearly separates themselves from the Mets above, and the mediocre below. The Braves come out on top of the second tier thanks to strong expected production up the middle (Brian McCann is second only to Joe Mauer for hitting catchers, Edgar Renteria, and Andruw Jones), complemented with good to excellent production from Adam LaRoche, Jeff Francouer, and Chipper Jones. Like the Mets, the Braves also have some upside potential with strong hitting Kelly Johnson perhaps taking over at 2B, and top catching prospect Jarrod Saltalamacchia forcing his way into the lineup. By contrast, the remaining teams seem to me to all have tremendous downside potential (or TDP in the phraseology of Bill Simmons). Little in the way of depth will hurt all of these teams if time is lost due to injury. San Diego and its balanced attack are probably best suited to deal with the loss of a starting player. The Cardinals continue to live and die on the production of Pujols, Rolen, and Edmonds, while the Marlins are relying heavily on Miguel Cabrera to carry the load.
San Francisco Giants: 4.89 RPG (793 Runs)
Chicago Cubs: 4.88 RPG (790 Runs)
Arizona Diamondbacks: 4.82 RPG (780 Runs)
Milwaukee Brewers: 4.77 RPG (772 Runs)
Colorado Rockies: 4.72 RPG (765 Runs)
Cincinnati Reds: 4.69 RPG (761 Runs)
Houston Astros: 4.68 RPG (758 Runs)
What to say about these teams? Give them an extra 0.5 runs to account for the DH difference, and most of the teams slot in with the rest of the mediocre AL offenses. A couple of notes: San Fran’s projection is based on the return and continued performance of Barry Bonds. Replace him with Todd Linden (his current back-up), and that projection drops to 4.62 RPG. From the rest of this group, I think the strength of D. Lee, Aramis Ramirez, and Soriano may provide an uptick in performance to the rest of the Chicago Cubs, and I think the Diamondbacks are poised to be a sleeper. The D-Backs have a lot of young talent coming up from the minors (and unlike Tampa Bay, a longer track-record of success), but currently lack an established superstar. The Brewers and Reds both have depth around the diamond, although both teams have had injury problems with starters in the past. The Astros could substantially improve their numbers by dumping Biggio or Ausmus, moving Chris Burke back to his natural position at 2B, and promoting Hunter Pence. In essence, come the All-Star break, I may end up wishing I had switched the Second Tier and Meh lists.
Los Angeles Dodgers: 4.59 RPG (743 Runs)
Washington Nationals: 4.55 RPG (738 Runs)
Pittsburgh Pirates: 4.51 RPG (731 Runs)
Calling these teams bad is a little unfair, as after adjusting for the DH effect they are projected to score as frequently as many of the AL offenses. The Dodgers have the best chance of beating their projection, as they have three prospects that PECOTA pegs as superior to the current starters – Matt Kemp in the OF, Andy LaRoche at 3B, and James Loney at 1B. I am somewhat surprised by the Nationals low ranking, given the abilities of Ryan Zimmerman, Nick Johnson, and Austin Kearns. However, the “strong-up-the-middle” meme continues to be quite useful. The grouping of Brian Schneider, Felipe Lopez, Christian Guzman, and Nook Logan contains maybe one league average player. Maybe. The Pirates up the middle: Ronny Paulino (not bad actually!), Jose Castillo (second worst everyday player in the MLB), Jack Wilson (like scrappy David Eckstein without the talent), and Chris Duffy (meh).
It appears at first glance that the overall quality of offensive talent may be superior in the NL this year; however, given the well-documented superiority of the AL, this quality differential may be an illusion. I’ll study this in a future post.
NOTE: Late word that the Braves have traded Adam LaRoche to the Pirates for Mike Gonzalez and minor-league SS Brent Lillibridge. Adam LaRoche’s replacement at this point is likely to be Scott Thorman, a sizable downgrade. The Braves projection with Thorman at first is 4.99 RPG, still in the Second Tier, but now on the low side. The Braves may go with Kelly Johnson at 1B and Lillibridge himself at 2B, and PECOTA is totally crushing on both those dudes. Throw that configuration in and you get a 5.14 RPG estimate. I’m skeptical. For the Pirates, the addition of LaRoche raises their projection to 4.59 RPG…or only 2nd worst in the NL.
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The Spanker he be spankin' that's what he's doing.Dale
Good on you. Keep on writing.Alice G
Dei Monkey what do you expect?You diss people its alright.People diss you sikik sikit yourun to the polis ar? Cheh poorah! Myaire!
Hahaha Siapa makan cilibontotnya mesti panas..Backside Spanker
Isn't social media awesome? In the last 2 hours I've received blog comments, tweets, phone calls, texts, fb messages,gtalk messages, emails, LinkedIn messages and whatsapp messages all encouraging me to keep blogging and expressing support.Err...except for the 2 brickbats hehehe :-)Thanks, y'all :-)
Hi Dave,Don't let these "haters" stop you from pressing on issues you feel strongly about...afterall, Malaysia is still our country. We still claim a right to be a Malaysian regardless being a Malay, Chinese, Indian or others.
Davey,Darn! I blog about Poetry with a pheromonal fire, Then I blog about Anwar and that coffee-boy for hire, And at the end of it all nary do I acquireHalf as much visitors as yours though less not I perspireAt last in these pages have I been shown how to really acquireVery many visitors and boost the rankings higherWhy, criticise the Opps and shoot down their spin-dryer And then wait for the assassins and the PKR guns-for-hire Leman Pulut
Be careful bro. These samsengs in pakatan know no bounds
dave, i think the person called you not because of ambiga or bersih particularly, but more because you insulted the emperor of malaysian politicians. you know who.
Hey DaveI'm sure you're all right and always will. Take care!Hamdan (Tune)


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Latest CD of Violin and Piano music
REALLY happy with this new CD recorded by Colin Attwel of Claudio Records.
Duos (12) for 2 violins
Jonathan Truscott ( violin)
William Hancox (piano)
Josef Gazsi (violin)
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The promise of Everlasting Youth – Current theatre project-
It is only a small production, but being engaged in writing the songs and music, editing the script and rehearsing together with David Brett, Yulia Geydenko, Marike, Tabea, Paul and the gorgeous Jasmine and Joyce of Perecles under the playful guidance of awardwinning theatre director Vasile Nedelcu – is indeed a lot of hard work and fun. The performance venue is as follows: www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/literary-festival and you can view it here http://bit.ly/2CkIemN.
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Clair de Lune choreography
this is the form that Sigune is learning – Here is very nice version
ICS Spring Concert – Visible Music
This concert is on this coming Saturday 24th March 2018 at Steiner Hall. I will be singing 4 songs accompanied by the inimitable Louis Demetrius Alvanis who will also be playing Debussy’s Clair de Lune to Sigune Brinch’s eurythmy. In addition to Louis also playing soloworks for the piano he will be accompanying the concert-violinist Ayako Yoshida.
Violin Celebrations
I had a great evening last night hosting this season’s 10th ICS concert https://lnkd.in/g3Xq7g6. Madeleine Mitchell and Konstantin Lapshin performed “Violin Celebrations” including works by two renowned English Composers: David Matthews and Michael Berkeley. The New Album Violin Muse @DivineArtRecord is now out with works of both of these composers.
Getting ready for Switzerland Fukoshima memorial concert
Performing Kazuhiko Yoshida’s Mercury Meditation with the ensemble for Extended Tonality at the conference ‘The working Michael in the present time’ as well as my three songs: “Storm” to text by John B. Thompson, “Via Dolorosa” to poem by Brien Masters and “Ganz der Wille Gottes” by Hermann Langer from my song cycle “Lieder aus Leid” accompanied by Hristo Kazakov. This coming Saturday 10th March.