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Posted by panch from pool0033.cvx25-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net (126.96.36.199) on Thursday, June 13, 2002 at 3:16PM :
In Reply to: Re: more panch posted by Jeff from LTU-207-73-64-49.LTU.EDU (188.8.131.52) on Thursday, June 13, 2002 at 2:51PM :
Is this supposed to be a wake up call for yoors trooly? Are you trying to say I'm wasting time with these cuties?
It's all part of the work baby. The first glazed pot was finished three weeks ago and Narsai has it. He mentioned it and showed it at an AAS meeting and they are pleased as punch...why wouldn't they be? Where else and how else are they gonna get this kind of work done from the heart...and with skill too?
It will come when it comes. You're so all fired anxious I'll send it to you for refinement. Right now I am here...away from my family and horses, set to start a monument of the lamasu...while I drive around trying to sell models so i can fund it...and sell others so we can all eat.
These nonintellectual exchanges are refreshing to a point and if nothing else they draw us out of ourselves... and we have some gutsy broads...more than zny other site, who are willing to come out and speak and in their own names. That's worth something in this sorry Oompapatah.
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The X-Men & Avengers have different vibes.
Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner will take center stage as Dark Phoenix in the upcoming X-Men film of the same name. During New York Comic Con last weekend, Turner sat down for the Entertainment Weekly in the Studio panel, where she discussed several topics about the upcoming X-Men flick. The gorgeous and talented actress answered as many questions as she could from several media outlets, but one question stuck out among the others.
As reported by NewsWeek, Turner was asked about the MCU, and how the X-Men would fit alongside the Avengers. Since Disney purchased 21st Century Fox, the team of mutants will one day be in the same film as Black Panther, Thor, Iron-Man, and the rest of the squad. "I don't know. I feel the complexities of the X-men being shunned by society and segregated is not something that happens in the Avengers universe," Turner admitted. She does have a point. The X-Men's stories, both in the comics and on screen, have always been focused around humanity's fear of what they can't understand. The Avengers, on the other hand, are mostly worshipped for their abilities. "Of course, I want to see them crossover but I don't think the themes through X-men will collaborate well with the Avengers," she continued. "It'll be very different. If they do it, I'd love to see how it turns out."


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I love the sketches over at skissedilla.
This page is for sketch #148
Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Hope you all have a great weekend.
Janice xx
Saturday, February 4, 2012
4 comments:
- Tone K. said...
What a beautiful LO ! :)
I love your photo...it pops out of the LO on a perfect way :)
I love your details and use of mist too....really fantasttic !!
Wish you a Happy Weekend ! :o)
- February 5, 2012 at 12:44 AM
- Liven said...
This was amazing...So many beauteful LOs you have made. I´ve signed in as a follower of your blog.
- February 5, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- Broggis said...
Really like the flowers, and the colours! Nice pic1 Like it!
- February 6, 2012 at 7:39 AM
- Tiff Firth said...
oh my goodness. no string!!!!!!
love the fern(?) really frames Sarah so well.
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Friday, August 3, 2007
Leaving Ottawa this morning after being laid over for a couple days. It's a nice city to walk around, even go to school in, and we're staying right in the heart of downtown with G's friend Jovana but I have been pretty sick so we lost some time on the schedule. Anyways, nothing we can't fix, and off to Montreal today to stay with Kate and Sean. Have a sweet weekend, we certainly will.
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- Y S Lee said...
Sorry to have missed you guys! Have a great ride and eat lots in Montreal. Bagel-wise, remember: St-Viateur, not Fairmont.
- August 3, 2007 at 7:14 AM
- Arash Nazhad said...
WHATS UP CHAMPS . . . still working on the quebec city link. . . hopefullly something will come up soon.
- August 3, 2007 at 11:50 PM
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thanks ying sorry i didn't get ahold of you but we ran out of time.. trust me ill check the bagels
arash bud i know you wont let us down, we ate down the street at the pizza by your old place last night. ill give thies a pound for ya
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My friend T and I planned the shower with help from the Grandma's-to-be. We had a beautiful day for the shower - not a cloud in the sky, and nice and hot!! Thankfully we had lots of shade, lemonade, and sangria on hand :)
Congratulations C&M -xo-
Aww looks like a wonderful shower - so many tasty treats and I'm so glad that the weather held out for you! :)
So pretty!! Looks like a great time!
Beautiful baby shower and great surprise! nice work!!!
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pretty bunting!! Sounds like a wonderful day..
looks fabulous! perfect outdoor shower. I'm hosting one in August and can only hope it will be half as lovely!
Gosh everything looks beautiful. AND delicious!
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Guess how long it's been since the Mavericks beat the Lakers without Dirk Nowitzki in the lineup.
If you guessed never before in the Dirk Era ... good guess.
You actually have to rewind to April 5, 1995 – nearly four years before Nowitzki's first NBA game -- for the Mavs' last Dirk-less win over L.A.
And that rare eclipse of a victory was recorded at Reunion Arena. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, before Tuesday night's 99-91 shocker, Dallas hadn't won't a road game against the Lakers without Nowitzki dating back to a win at the Great Western Forum way back on Dec. 12, 1990.
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Every Sunday afternoon I spend a happy hour in a cafe with Desmond, a student preparing to study Maths at university. We struggle in the darkness, wading through difficult problems. It is beneficial for both of us. This week, a problem from UKMT (3.5 hours, 4 questions to think about).
Progression of the problem:
- Guess it has something to do with odds and evens, and try that.
- Give up
- Calculate the first few values by hand
- Create a graph of the function on Desmos
- Realise that the number of factors of n is somehow important
- Claim that Twin Prime Conjecture and Mersenne Prime Conjecture are both true
- Get sad when our phone tells us neither has been proved yet
- Talk lots about numbers being dragged up or down
I really enjoyed applying the skills I had been trying to teach at school – chunking the problem, drawing a picture, making links. We started to understand the problem a bit, but definitely were not near to a solution. See strategies at end of this post.
Final stage: ask girlfriend, who happens to be doing a PHD in Maths, to solve it for you. In her words:
"I thought I would want to use numbers that I could understand the factors easily. I realized that if I understand the factors of n, then I don't know anything about the factors of n+1. So I could do it in a straightforward way.
And your graph showed that it increased on a large scale, but not on a small scale. So I guessed, and knew I would want to approximate above and below"
Knowing to play around with powers of 2 shows great intuition, learnt from many years of practise.
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A new report on health-care taxes from The Business Council's research affiliate has ignited a lively debate on the future of those taxes, which raise $1.38 billion a year and are due to expire this year.
Misguided Money, a study released Nov. 30 by The Public Policy Institute, argued that these "temporary" taxes undermine the competitiveness of New York business, make it harder for businesses to afford health insurance and fail to deliver many of the intended benefits.
The taxes were created by the Health Care Reform Act (HCRA) of 1996 to subsidize graduate medical education, bad debt and charity care at New York State medical institutions.
The report concluded that the HCRA taxes should be reconsidered before their scheduled expiration in December.
Hospital lobbying groups immediately scrambled to rebut the report-in some cases, with inaccurate representations of the report and its core arguments, according to Elliott Shaw, director of government affairs and The Council's chief lobbyist on health-care issues.
Shaw objected to one hospital association's characterization of the report as an "attack on graduate medical education and health care for the poor."
"This report clearly affirmed the business community's support for graduate medical education and health care for the poor," Shaw said.
"But business believes that taxation of the privately insured is an inappropriate way to finance graduate medical education. We also think that subsidies of health care for patients who refuse to pay their bills should come with more stringent accountability standards."
Shaw said The Council is working to establish a dialogue with hospitals and their lobbying groups "to make sure that our case is clearly understood and accurately represented.
"We're confident that this year's dialogue on the future of these taxes can unfold with the same spirit of open discourse that hospital interests, The Business Council, and many others brought to the original HCRA negotiations," he added.
Through HCRA, New York joined 48 other states by deregulating its hospital rate-setting system. In a key compromise negotiated by hospital interests, The Business Council, and others, these temporary taxes were created for three years to subsidize hospitals.
The subsidies were created to address predictions that deregulation would produce financial disaster for hospitals, with massive closings and layoffs. Those predictions proved unfounded.


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Two posts in a day? Who woulda thunk? But here, ta-daa, is our class schedule for the next two months; no pictures, just the facts.
By the way, there are a lot of non-class events planned at the shop, too. Knit-alongs. Scarf Club. Yarn tastings. Even a guest teacher. If you arrived here via a link in one of our emails, then you already know about some of the other happenings coming up. If not, if you've just arrived blogside by happy chance, I promise there will be full details here on the other mark-your-calendar dates soon. But for now, since I know some kind folks have been on the lookout for these listings for awhile, here they are, without further ado (I don't care for ado, do you?):
SOCKS TOE-UP ON 2 CIRCULARS Knit a half-size practice sock from the toe up on 2 circular needles, learning the Magic Cast-on for a seamless start and how to turn a heel with short rows. Instructor: Ann Ross; 2 sessions / Thursday, Sept. 8 & 15, 5:45-7:15 p.m.; $45.
INTRO TO STRANDED KNITTING: FAIR ISLE COWL Carolyn has designed an entirely new pattern for this beginner class: a reversible cowl to introduce you to the two-handed method of Fair Isle stranded colorwork. Instructor: Carolyn Kern; 2 sessions / Saturday, Sept. 10 & 24, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; $45.
NEXT STEPS IN LACE: SWALLOWTAIL SHAWL If you are comfortable with lace directions/charts and are ready for more challenging patterns, Evelyn Clark's "Swallowtail" is the perfect next step. Learn how to make nupps in this Estonian-influenced design. Instructor: Ann Ross; 3 sessions / Saturday, Sept. 10, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Oct. 1 & 22, 1:00-2:00 p.m.; $60.
READY, SET, TWIST: KNITTING CABLES Reading cable charts and twisting stitches only looks tricky. Project is a square pillow cover with an allover cable design. Instructor: Ann Ross; 1 session / Sept. 17, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; $30.
JUST ENOUGH RUFFLES * Short rows create the graceful curve in this pretty scarf, and class will cover 4 different ways to make short rows. Instructor: Ann Ross; 1 session / Saturday, Sept. 17, 2:00-3:30 p.m.; $25.
CONTINENTAL KNITTING Knowing how to hold and tension yarn in your left hand, "Continental" style, is useful even when you knit with your yarn in the right hand most of the time. Stranded colorwork, such as Fair Isle, may even depend on it. You may discover you've been a "picker" rather than "thrower" all along! Instructor: Linda Mesavage; 1 session / Saturday, Sept. 24, 1:00-2:00 p.m.; $20.
MY FIRST SWEATER * What are you waiting for? Start knitting garments with an easy top-down pullover pattern with options for a flattering fit. Top-down means you'll be working in the round with virtually no seaming and the option to try on as you go. Pre-class gauge swatching a must. Instructor: Carolyn Kern Saturday, Oct. 1, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Oct. 8 & 22 and Nov. 5, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; $75.
SOCKS TOP-DOWN ON DPNS Learn to knit socks in the traditional style, top down with double pointed needles. Project is a half-size pattern that will prepare you to make well-fitting full-size socks in no time. Instructor: Gina Thackara; 2 sessions / Saturday, Oct. 8, 1:00-3:00 p.m. and Oct. 15, 1:00-2:00 p.m.; $45.
CAIRN HAT & FINGERLESS GLOVES * This Ysolda Teague pattern for matching hat and gloves may look difficult, but it's easy to memorize and fun to knit. Instructor: Ann Ross; 1 session / Sunday, Oct. 2, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; $30.
* Pattern purchase required.
Now for the fine print:
• All classes require secure knowledge of how to cast-on, bind-off, knit, and purl. Some classes may require homework in advance of the first session. Details available at time of registration.
• Cost of patterns and supplies are not included in the class fee. In-stock supplies for all classes may be purchased by class participants at a 10% discount. We encourage you to buy your materials in advance to save time on the day of the class. (And we really do appreciate your buying all your class supplies from us!) • Classes filled on a first come, first served basis.
• Payment is due when you sign-up. We accept reservations by telephone with payment by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover.
• A pre-paid class fee will only be refunded if at least 5 days advance notice is given that you will not be attending. If fewer than 5 days notice is given, a refund will only be made if we are able to fill your space in the class with another student. An un-refunded class fee is transferable and may be used to register for future classes.
• Class size, unless otherwise noted is 3-6 students. Gosh Yarn It! reserves the right to cancel or reschedule classes that do not meet the required minimum enrollment (but we hope we'll never need to). A missed individual session of a class cannot be refunded or made up (but we'll be happy to try to help you catch-up on what you missed). Any class cancelled due to inclement weather will be re-scheduled.
Some other classes coming soon…
STARTING YOUR SWIRL with Carolyn Kern… This class will guide you in selecting, sizing, and starting your choice of Swirl Sweater patterns from the book, Knit Swirl! by Sandra McIver
FRINGE BENEFIT with Ann Ross… Learn about provisional cast-on's for this triangular scarf that starts at center back and is the perfect excuse to splurge (just a little) on a luxury yarn.
ENTRELAC with Carolyn Kern
KNITTING LACE FOR THE FIRST TIME with Ann Ross
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Donald Trump is firing deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel at the request of Melania Trump, "whose staff battled with Ms. Ricardel during the first lady's trip to Africa last month over seating on the plane and requests to use National Security Council resources," according to the Wall Street Journal. Also reportedly on the chopping block: Chief of Staff John Kelly and DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
The WSJ adds: 'The first lady's team told the president that they suspect Ms. Ricardel is behind some negative stories about Mrs. Trump and her staff. The first lady's office issued a statement on Tuesday calling for Ms. Ricardel to be dismissed. "It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House," said Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for Mrs. Trump.'


text: Today is the Memorial of St. Dominic. The Gospel reading from Matthew 14 tells that the disciples of Jesus in a boat saw the Lord walking on water toward them. Peter also wanted to try, but after he got out of the boat and began to walk toward Jesus, he became frightened and began to sink. Jesus caught him and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you doubt?" The lesson to me here is that we should never doubt the Lord. Have full confidence in God is such a beautiful thing! If God cannot be trusted fully, then life would not be worth living.


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I am running Zoiper 2.5.35 on Android 6.01. Just subscribed for the Push proxy service. The problem is that when "Push proxy" is enabled I can't receive calls...they go to VM after a timeout...no ring on the phone. I am able to do calls. On my provider portal (voip.ms) I can see the registration is done with re-registration timeout 60 min.
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Today's release of the Iraq Study Group report [.pdf] raises as many questions as it answers. A few highlights of the report and its 79 recommendations follow.
Troop Withdrawals?
Despite some early headlines suggesting that the Iraq Study Group would be calling for a withdrawal of U.S. combat forces from Iraq by the beginning of 2008, a look at the fine print suggests otherwise. The group's recommendations look more like an exercise in "bait and switch" than an actual commitment to U.S. withdrawal.
Trainers embedded with Iraqi forces should be considered combat forces, as should the armed U.S. personnel that would be present to protect them in their efforts. These troops could remain in the tens of thousands after an alleged "withdrawal."
In keeping with its recommendation to shift the mission of U.S. troops from combat to training of Iraq troops, the study group suggests a presence of U.S. forces to provide logistical support, continued training, and "force protection" (troops to protect U.S. training and logistics personnel) for a "sustained period," in the words of panel member Edwin Meese. Panel co-chair James Baker has further noted that "for quite some time" there will be "a robust American presence both in Iraq and in the region." Panel members would not project how many U.S. troops would be needed to carry out these long-term activities.
Greater Honesty, Less Spin
The study group deserves credit for speaking more plainly about some of the realities of the war than the Bush administration has done so far. For example, at the outset the panel's report states bluntly that "the situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating." In defending the group's recommendation to attempt to bring Iran and Syria into regional talks on how to end the fighting in Iraq, James Baker noted that "for 40 years we talked to the Soviet Union at a time that they were committed to wiping us off the face of the earth you talk to your enemies." By contrast, President Bush has indicated that he is not willing to talk to Tehran until they suspend their nuclear enrichment activities, a non-starter diplomatically.
The report also acknowledges the heavy costs of the war, putting the price tag to date at $400 billion and noting that some analyses put the ultimate cost of the conflict at up to $2 trillion.
Does Size Matter?
By padding the length of its report and releasing it as a Vintage Press book, the Iraq Study Group seems to be trying to make its analysis and recommendations look as if they are as "hefty" and substantive as the 9/11 Commission report [.pdf]. Less than 100 of the 160 pages of the report are devoted to analysis and recommendations. The rest consist of lengthy appendices with maps of the region, names of commissioners and sub-panels involved in the effort, and other incidental bits of information, all spaced out as far as possible in an effort to up the page count. To paraphrase former vice presidential candidate Lloyd Bentsen, we have seen the 9/11 report, and this is no 9/11 report.
Throwing Bones to Critics
While the study group studiously avoids making a timeline for U.S. withdrawal leaving the way clear for the very "open-ended" U.S. troop commitment that it claims to oppose it does suggest a few small reforms along the lines suggested by some critics of the war.
Among these proposed changes are the suggestion that future funding for the war be included in the regular budget, where it can receive closer scrutiny, rather than in "emergency" supplementals that often give only broad stroke descriptions of what Iraq spending is for; a recommendation to extend the term of the highly effective special inspector general for Iraq reconstruction "for the duration of assistance programs in Iraq," with a mandate that includes training activities as well as reconstruction efforts; and a call to President Bush to publicly state that the United States has no interest in permanent bases in Iraq.
The proposed pledge on bases is hedged by a suggestion that U.S. bases could be present as long as an Iraqi government "asks for" them. If a non-representative, pro-U.S. government is doing the asking, it would render the "no bases" pledge next to meaningless.
The Politics of Withdrawal
By offering the prospect of some change even if it leaves tens of thousands of combat troops and trainers in Iraq in 2008 and beyond the Baker-Hamilton report could take pressure off Republicans and Democrats alike. Major figures in both parties could be relieved of the demand to push for a genuine withdrawal prior to the 2008 presidential elections.
Citizens who want a quicker timeline for U.S. withdrawal and a genuine military disengagement from Iraq will need to make their voices heard if U.S. policy is to go beyond the half-measures set out by the Baker-Hamilton panel.


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At one point I looked up to see a towering wave looming much higher than the deck and as it curled towards me I realized it was going to break over the foredeck. I grabbed a shroud with both hands and waited for the wall of water to hit. I was sent spinning across the deck into the netting stretched over the lifelines. I scrambled to the high side. I could hear Sue screaming my name over the sound of the sizzling sea. She stopped calling my name when she saw my head reappear.
With the new sail rigged, I crawled back to the relative safety of the cockpit. Thoroughly soaked I collapsed for a brief respite before raising the jib.
With Sue still on the helm, I dropped into the cabin to try to do some navigation to figure out where we were. After a few minutes, I looked up toward the stern and saw the coast. No! There was a beach and it was very close. I yelled, "Tack the boat NOW!" She did. We had the engine on, a triple reefed main and storm jib. The beach was getting closer with the breakers looking shallower. I scrambled from below with the thought we were being blown aground. When Sue tacked, turniing the boat away from shore, she hadn't tacked the sails. Even with the engine on, we were being blown back onshore. With quickly corrected sails we slowly, ever so slowly, clawed away from the beach into deeper water! I did see antennas on land so I knew we were north of Stinson Beach and still south of Point Reyes.
We now knew where we were, thanks to our close call. We were making slow progress against the waves about one mile offshore. We were not out of danger but definitely heading South to safer waters. As darkness fell the wind continued to howl 50 knots and more. Just as I began thinking that we only had to hang on for a few more hours, so we could do this, Sue's yell came out of the hatch. She had gone below to listen to the radio for weather information.
"There are people out here dying", she screamed, making me shiver with dread. That's a thought we both harbored during daylight but had not discussed. Listening to Channel 16 Sue heard three guys on a sailboat calling Mayday only a mile away from us. They were not in the race but were out for a lazy day sail in the ocean when the unforeseen storm had hit. Their boat had been dismasted as they approached an anchored freighter near Stinson Beach expecting someone onboard to help them. Now their boat was damaged and they feared it was sinking. The Coast Guard told them to don lifejackets, tie themselves together and go overboard to try to reach the beach less than a mile away. The Coasties couldn't get to them for an hour or more as they couldn't fly a helicopter in that wind strength. They could only come in a vessel. Sue and I both understood that crew in those seas, even with a beach less than a mile away, could mean death from hypothermia, if not drowning.
In the conditions we were in, trying to get to them was not an option. We felt helpless hearing their cries but we were in no position to help them. We continued slogging our way into the seas grateful we were still in a sound boat and so far surviving. Then our luck changed once again for the worse.
One of our leeward shrouds backed off and came loose from the turnbuckle and began swinging wildly around beating the cabin top and instruments. I knew I could reattach it, but Sue talked me out of it saying she was too scared to have me go forward again in the dark to try to wrestle it back in place especially since I would be standing in water holding on to the leeside. The upside was that I could stay safe. The downside was if the boat tacked and changed directions so the wind was on that side of the boat, the mast could collapse. So by not reattaching it, I was playing Russian roulette hoping I could keep the boat on the same course in seas that had not diminished. As I conceded I would leave it be, Sue stepped out of the hatchway to read the knot log. Before I could stop her she had swiped her hand across the face of the knotmeter to wipe away water and mist so she could read it. The glass had been shattered by the swinging stay. She cried out when a shard penetrated her hand. As Sue scrambled back into the cabin to find the first aid kit, I could hear her wailing about not getting the bleeding stopped. I was locked into steering and had to let her do what she could to apply pressure to get it stopped. After ten minutes it wasn't stopped. I considered the possibility of having to make our own Mayday call. I could see that she was bleeding all over the interior of the boat. Finally she used ice to get it stopped then bandaged. By then we were on the edge of the infamous San Francisco Bar. Decision time again.
The San Francisco Bar is an area of relative shallow water extending on either side of the channel leading into San Francisco Bay caused by the deposit of silt from currents bringing it down from the central California Delta. In storm conditions, this relative shallowness causes the waves to build up higher than other places and can easily cause serious problems for small vessels transiting in a storm. Crossing n storm conditions raised our chances for damage but I was like a horse going to the barn. I wanted inside the Golden Gate and we only had a couple of miles to go, so I chanced it.
At first the change in the tumultuous seas bounced the boat around more than before, but my steering fell into a better rhythm and we were making it. We couldn't change course putting wind on the side of the loosened stay. Suddenly a sneaker wave, about twice the size of the others, slammed into the side of the boat spinning us a complete 360 on top of the waves, ending heading in the same direction. Unbelievably the mast held.
Luck had held and we were going to make it home. By the time we got inside the Bay and back to the Ballena Bay Marina, the wind in the ocean was clocked at 70 knots at Point Bonita…hurricane force. Later we learned two of the three men we had heard on the radio had died before the Coast Guard arrived. A third who was better clothed for the cold weather had swum ashore then wandered to a house for help. Two other boats in our race were lost with all four crew dead. Two bodies and one boat were never found. Most boats did not brave the San Francisco Bar and didn't try going against the storm, They ran downwind overnight then sailed into the Bay the next day when the wind abated. One boat tried to follow us across the Bar. Seeing us spinout they turned back to sea for the night. They didn't think their boat could withstand the punishment.
For Sue and I, we were grateful to be among the living. For me, I learned some lessons that day, foremost being not go to sea unless you are totally prepared. And, we were really hungry when we got to the dock at midnight AND no more bananas on the boat.
Linda Newland serves as immediate past president of the National Women's Sailing Association, a program of the Women's Sailing Foundation.She is a member of America's Boating Club—Point Wilson Sail & Power Squadron/16 lives in Port Hadlock, Washington, and serves as assistant squadron educational officer. An accomplished blue-water sailor, Linda teaches sailing and She also serves as vice president for administration for the Recreational Boating Association of Washington, which represents boaters in statewide boating legislation and regulatory issues.


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mike wrote:cazz wrote:Mine will be photos we've taken ourselves, are yours?
I'm not familiar with how to do fancy moving ones.
Ime looking into how to make your own gifs now but you can find them on line just search something like "bird gif" not all of them work though
I thought that said gifts,
I will try that soon, when I shouldn't be doing something else. Does that make sense?


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Amazon customers can turn their bedrooms into changing rooms if they take advantage of Prime Wardrobe. The convenient initiative where Prime members can 'try before they buy' came to the United Kingdom in October. This serves as a stark reminder that the tech giants are continuing to innovate and expand their online services.
How does Prime Wardrobe work?
Let's quickly run through how Prime Wardrobe works. Prime members can select between three and eight clothing items, and these items will be delivered without an upfront cost. The customer will then have seven days to try the items on at home and return the items which they do not want to keep. Amazon only charges the customer for the items that have not been returned during this seven day period.
The service will encourage shoppers to sign up to the Amazon Prime subscription which has an annual fee of 79 pounds. Prime members are entitled to free express delivery on all products ordered on the e-commerce giant's website, as well as TV and film streaming services.
Who else is offering a 'buy now pay later' option?
ASOS are one of the biggest e-commerce websites for fashion sales in the United Kingdom. They already have an option where their customers can place an order without being immediately charged for their purchase. This gives their customers time to return the items which they do not want to keep.
In e-commerce, fashion items have exceptionally high return rates. Returns are one of the main pain points for customers in e-commerce. Services such as this work to eliminate the anxiety which surrounds returns because purchase come without risks.
How can brands offer the same service?
The good news for brands that want to offer this service is that there are solutions that enable them to. British fashion brand Topshop use payment provider Klarna's pay later option. So that their customers can make an order, try the items on at home and then return any unwanted pieces without parting with their cash. By making use of solutions such as Klarna, brands can offer the same premium services as the e-commerce giants do, and that customers have come to expect.


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There are a lot of factors that go into the decision to buy a new home. Not only do you first have to decide if you are ready to do it, but you also have to figure out exactly how the home buying process is going to go. If you already own a home, you might be wondering, do I sell or buy first? But beyond that, once you've decided that it is time to start looking, there are at least four things we think you should consider when searching for your next home.
This is an especially important factor for families with young children. When searching for your next home, you'll want to consider if you want your child to remain at the same school or if you're interested in them switching to a different school. Be sure to tell your REALTOR® if you're interested in remaining within the same school zone so that they can be sure to show you homes in the right neighborhoods.
Do you commute to work? Are you interested in taking the SunRail to and from work? Do you want to have easy access to major interstates? Do you want to live in a walkable community, like Lake Nona or Celebration? Knowing the answers to these questions is important as it will help your REALTOR® know what to look for when searching for potential homes.
Are you looking for a community that offers resort-style amenities or would you like to have a private pool at your home? Would you rather live in a gated community versus a non-gated community? Is it your dream to live in a golf community where you have a view of the greens from your backyard? When you make the decision to start searching for your next home, we recommend making a list of any and all amenities you'd like to have access to. Once you've made your list, go through it and determine which amenities are must-haves and which amenities are nice-to-haves. This will help your REALTOR® find homes that offer the amenities you're looking for to show you. It's important to remember that having access to certain amenities may increase the price of a home, so be sure to take your budget into consideration.
"Location, location, location," this is almost the catchphrase of real estate. Everything comes back to location, including the other three things on this list. Be sure to let your REALTOR® know if there is a specific neighborhood or community that you are interested in or if there are neighborhoods or communities you know you don't want to live in. Location can also impact the price of homes for sale, so make sure to factor this in when establishing your budget.
The more information you provide your REALTOR® with regarding what you are searching for in your next home, the better they'll be able to show you houses that fit your requirements. If you're ready to start searching for your next home, let the experts at Dream Builders Realty help! Contact us today to get started searching for your next home.


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Queen's University, Ontario
Dr. Samis has a Bachelor's degree, Master's and PhD from Queen's University, as well as an MD, General Surgery fellowship, and Critical Care Medicine fellowship. This was the result of 30 continuous years of university study, and gives Dr. Samis the dubious honour of being the longest continuous student in Queen's University history.
He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the American College of Surgeons, and the American College of Chest Physicians, and is an Intensivist, General Surgeon, and Physician Stroke Champion at Quinte Health Care in Belleville. He also works as a Regional Trauma Team Leader, Medical Response Team physician, and Cardiac Surgery Intensivist at Queen's University where he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery.
Dr. Samis developed a research interest in diet and cardiovascular disease after completing his doctorate in GI physiology. He has published in this area and has served on several national expert panels associated with the development of guidelines related to diet and cardiovascular disease. He was one of the experts that served on the Advisory Panel for Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada's 2015 Position Statement on Saturated Fat, Heart Disease and Stroke. In addition, Dr. Samis was instrumental in establishing a telestroke program at Quinte Health Care in Belleville Ontario in 2010, and the program has since become one of the busiest Telestroke Centres in Canada. Dr. Samis has participated in various stroke-related education and policy activities at the local, provincial and national levels.
He had a second career as a reserve soldier in the Canadian Army and retired, after 29 years of service, at the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He lives in Kingston with his wife and four teenage children.
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Saturated fat and cardiovascular disease: Then and nowRead this summary | Watch this presentation's webcast
Jennifer Sygo, MSc, RD
Cleveland Clinic Canada, Ontario
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Université Laval, Quebec
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A lot of people in the US are being affected by foreclosure and this virtually ends their dream of owning a home. In those unfortunate circumstances, when a homeowner fails to pay the monthly mortgage, the property is foreclosed. This could be due to a loss of job, or income source, or an increase in the interest rates, which can make it difficult for the homeowners to make the monthly mortgage payments.
Foreclosure is not a happy situation as it not only strips a homeowner off his house, but it also makes it difficult for the homeowner to apply for loan and buy a home in near future. Moreover, the emotional stress of letting go of your house is something that no individual would even think about dreaming. If you are speculating that you might not be able to make the mortgage payments on time and fear that your house could be forfeited, here are a few options that can help you avoid foreclosure –
- Forbearance
- Repayment
- Loan modification and re-finance
- Short sale
- Bankruptcy
Foreclosure is not the end. You should communicate with the lender and financial advisors to come out with a plan that can save you from it. Contact your financial advisors and keep alive your dreams of owning your own home.


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May 25, 1951: "The B.C. Forest Service expects to establish a new lookout in Merritt district this year. It will be situated on Hamilton Mountain, a 4950 foot peak about three miles southwest of the west end of Douglas Lake. It commands an excellent view of the upper Nicola River watershed and as far south as Aspen Grove. Up to this year that part of the district was poorly covered but with this new lookout established it is expected that early detection of fires will be possible which in turn will result in smaller fires and less damage with considerable saving in fire-fighting costs." (Merritt Herald)
July 6, 1951: "The new Forest Service lookout on Hamilton Mountain will be in operation next week when it is expected the new access road will be completed, a tent will be used at first, but before the end of the season it is expected to have a permanent pre-fabricated building constructed. Johnny Wenlock of Chu Chua will man the lookout." (Merritt Herald)


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Marquis's Daughter's Grief 2
"How do you do, Lady Miriallia"
As Crown Prince and his fiancée withdrew, the mood of victory celebration party turned peaceful.
At that venue I was called out, as I looked over my shoulder a single woman stood there.
A woman in the prime of her youth I've never seen before. She's wearing a blue dress that emphasizes her body lines.
Slender but with plump chest, constricted waist, it's a figure any woman longs for.
The woman smiled charmingly and said to me.
"I wonder if we could have a little talk?"
Her attitude stank of utter confidence that she wouldn't be refused.
"I do not know who you are"
Being addressed so familiarly by a person I'm meeting for a first time – moreover by a woman whose family name and peerage I don't know, is unreasonable.
I turned my gaze away thinking associating with her would only be a waste of time.
But, she was completely unfazed by that attitude.
"I will not particularly lose anything by not talking with you. I do not like Duke Vivoir's daughter too much. You appear to be the same, aren't you? So, I thought we could be friends"
"… I do not understand what you are talking about"
The woman saying that means she saw me go mad with jealousy.
Having noticed that, I felt like running away.
I tried to somehow deceive her, but she easily avoided it.
"Stop lying. You should understand. Yes, you and I are the same. That woman is a hindrance. Don't you think so?"
"Such a thing! I do not think that!"
Unintentionally my voice roughened.
That's right, I don't think she's a hindrance.
If Crown Prince chose her then that's it. I don't have qualifications to say anything.
That's why I shook my head to say it's different.
"I wonder? Without that woman, you might have been chosen as Crown Prince's Princess Consort? I wonder if you do not feel vexed thinking so?"
"… That"
It'd be a lie if I didn't think that a little. Because of that, my response was delayed for an instant.
There, the woman showered me with questions in one breath.
"Hey? My reason and yours are different, but even so we both find that woman undesirable. I do not particularly intend to harm her. I just want her to experience a little scare as a revenge. Hey, don't you think we could cooperate in various ways?"
Feeling a strange chill from her words, I asked back unconsciously.
The woman laughed fufufu with an alluring smile.
"I do not mean to ask you of anything particularly difficult. Rest assured of that"
"I have not said a single word about cooperating… Moreover, if Crown Prince is okay with her, I will follow that"
Although I certainly felt hesitation in me, I somehow managed to declare that.
The woman laughed as if she anticipated that.
"Truly? Well, fine. Supposing your opinion changes, contact me. If you wrap it around a tree branch at your mansion, I will immediately know. I am waiting for the contact"
She pulled out something like a dark turban from her bosom and pushed it onto me.
Feeling uneasy I tried returning it right away, but the woman didn't accept it back.
"… I do not need something like this"
"Never mind, keep it. You will surely use it"
"If you do not need it, it is fine to just not use it, right? Of course, it is your decision, I do not mean to coerce you"
After all, it is you who will decide.
The woman pointed at my chest, and saying so easily tried leaving.
"Ah, name…"
"If you contact me, I will teach you at that time. Then, Lady Miriallia, farewell"
This time without stopping her feet, the woman disappeared into a crowd.
I was left behind dumbfounded, with my mouth agape.
"It is not my place to say anything this late…"
Even so, it's the truth the appearance of his fiancée just now weighs on my mind.
There was a difference in degree of enthusiasm between her and Crown Prince.
How does she actually feel about Crown Prince.
I want to know the truth. The truth sufficient to give up on Crown Prince―――.
Grasping the turban that was forced on me tightly, I wished for just that.
I want to meet her and confirm things first-hand no matter what.
Such a feeling swelled uncontrollably in me, so I earnestly requested a count's daughter who's close to her to let me accompany her to a salon organized by the duke's daughter, and succeeded.
The day the salon was hosted.
The duke's daughter who met me was a dignified, beautiful woman just as I saw during the victory celebration party.
Regardless of her proper manners, I harbored doubts about her knowledge, but before I could explain she easily recited from memory about Older Brother.
She appears to not be a simple sheltered young lady.
"Is it so strange I know about it?"
Her expression as she asked that was provocative, I couldn't see her as a feeble young lady at all.
I do not care what she thinks of me. Thinking so, to see how she'd react I brought up the subject she wanted to avoid on purpose.
From then, the talk turned to getting information out of her with Crown Prince as the focus, but partway through I regretted asking her.
It was because her state as she spoke of this and that about Crown Prince was completely embarrassed.
Because I more than enough understood Crown Prince loves her, that was enough for me.
I cannot think of him finding her a hindrance.
But, what about her. I wonder if she thinks of Crown Prince properly.
Her doubtful behavior at the victory celebration party bothered me, I wanted to know that no matter what.
And then, by looking at her, who's his actual fiancée, I was convinced by the time the tea party came to an end.
Both love each other properly. Then that's enough.
No matter how painful it is I pray for the happiness of the person I love.
On the way back, by chance it became just two of us, so just to be sure I intended to ask truly one last time.
Do you love Crown Prince – of course I love him, I expected her to answer like that.
Then, as long as I'll have heard that, I'll stifle my feelings and later marry per my Father's instructions, is what I thought.
And yet, this woman.
"I still can't answer clearly"
What a ridiculous thing to say.
What is she saying, I thought. She spoke fondly of him so much.
She talked about Crown Prince with such a face, and yet with the same mouth she informed me she doesn't love him.
… Don't screw with me.
From the bottom of my stomach anger welled up.
She's loved by Crown Prince so much. She was granted the 'Royal Flower' I so desperately desired.
Even so. Wanting more time, don't give me that nonsense.
Even though she loves Crown Prince, she doesn't understand even that, I can't forgive her.
Don't make fun of me.
I thought so reflexively.
She easily crushed my feelings and yet.
Despite this, the person herself is saying half-hearted thing, yet she's loved.
There's only one thing I wish for.
I just want you to say you love Crown Prince.
I only want you to show there's no gap in your feelings for me to enter.
Otherwise, I'll never be able to forget Crown Prince no matter how much time passes.
Sorry for having such a painful emotion.
Unable to look at her face, I boarded the carriage with quick pace.
A devil gently whispered to such me.
―――― Rather in that case, she should be frightened.
In that case, no matter how thickheaded she is, she will come to realize the direction of her feelings.
If I don't do this much, surely that woman won't realize her feelings.
It was a frightening idea, but for the current me it appeared like the best method.
With trembling hands, I secretly took out the dark turban from my bosom.
In the end I couldn't throw it away and kept it for all this time. I unwrapped it and watched it intently.
Although I was a little irritated thinking that it turned out exactly as that woman said that I'd certainly use it, I muttered.
"… Very well, I will cooperate"
You should experience something a little scary and then get comforted by Crown Prince.
Then quickly cling to him and show off your happy state.
If that happens, I feel like I'll be able to put an end to my fruitless first love.
If it's for that reason, I can cross a somewhat dangerous bridge.
Despite thinking so, after all I felt resistance against joining forces with somebody I don't know.
I wonder what she'll do… No, that woman said she doesn't intend to cause harm.
Then, it should be okay.
"… Haa"
I slowly took a deep breath.
… I should've resolved myself, yet the anxiety in my chest wouldn't disappear no matter what.


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Kim's got curves as far as the eyes can see!
Over the weekend, Kim Kardashian turned up the heat in a peach Juan Carlos Obando three-piece at the Hairfinity launch party in London.
The 34-year-old mom showed off her incredible figure in a plunging crop top, matching long skirt with side slits and a voluminous coat.
Since she was at a hair event, the glamorous Vogue cover girl obviously had gorgeous locks and styled her brunette tresses into a straight, layered look. Kim's makeup was flawless too, complete with peach lips and a grey smoky eye.
Naturally Kim posted a photo of her polished look on Instagram with the caption, "Last nights look- Juan Carlos Obando top, skirt, coat #PeachyCreamyVibes #LondonVibes."
On Sunday, North West's mom didn't slow down in the slightest and hit up French Montana's birthday party alongside sisters Kylie Jenner and Khloe, who briefly dated the rapper. For the occasion, Kim sported a tight leather pencil skirt and a black turtleneck, while Khloe and Kylie both wore sexy leg-baring looks.
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麥典坊手感烘焙 Wheatie Bakery
午後獨自出外取回已維修好的手提電腦。一切安頓好後,步行到天后,準備乘搭巴士回家。在英皇道與留仙街口見到一間頗雅緻的麵包店 - 麥典坊手感烘焙。 I went out after lunch to pick up my notebook computer from the repair shop. When everything was settled, I walked to Tin Hau and prepared to go home by bus. Right at the junction between King's Road and Lau Sin Street, an elegant bakery caught my attention - Wheatie Bakery.
Tour of Local Bakeries in Hong Kong 香港本土麵包店廵禮
I like to visit bakeries when I'm having overseas tours. This not only allowed me to enjoy tasty breads, pastries and wonderful shop decorations, but also gave me a chance to experience various bread that are local to the place. Recalled that I have written several posts on those bakery stores that I had visited, however, seems like I have none for bakeries in Hong Kong. Starting in 2019, I would like to spend some efforts on all those local bakeries that I have visited and tasted their breads. 到外地旅遊很多時都會留意麵包店,除可嘗試到各式麵包美食和店舖的特色裝修外,也可體驗各地特式麵包。 之前寫過數編以此作主題的貼文,但卻從沒有關注過自己日常生活的香港,2019年就來個本土麵包店的廵禮吧。
Number One麵包西餅
今天早上有點空閒時間,又到柏架山作一個短途行山。出發前有點餓,就在入囗處附近的Number One麵包西餅買個麵包充飢。 Got some free time this morning and is great for another short hiking trip in Mount Parker. Before starting the trip, I went to NumberOne bakery to buy my breakfast.
微笑單車的初邂逅 First Encounter of YouBike
去過台北好幾次,但從來也未騎過微笑單車(YouBike)。主要原因是我沒有悠遊卡和台灣當地的電話號碼,無法作會員登記。另一方面,基於保安理由,我又不想使用信用卡作單次租車。 You may be surprised that I have not ridden any YouBike before despite that I have been to Taipei a number of times. The main reason is that I don't have Easycard nor local phone number. For security reason, I also don't want to use my credit card for one-time bike rental as well.
2018 回顧 Review / 2019 展望 Resolutions
時間比我想像過得更快,2018年尚有不足一小時便成歷史,回望這一年,部份的目標叫作落實了,但也有些尚未開始,更有些事情完全是意料之外; 好的、不如意的,我也會照單全收。 2018 will be leaving us within an hour, looking back at what all those targets that I had established for 2018, seems like some of those had been achieved while the rest are not yet started. In fact, there were other things that came all out of expected. Anyway, this is life and I have to accept them all.
Looking Back – December 2018
Personal look back for the past month
朝聖之旅 – 阿段烘焙
Getting My Next Mobile Platform
Ever since I have quit my job in late 2017, I don't have any notebook computer with me. This sounds a little bit inconvenient and I have been thinking of getting my next mobile platform for quite a while.
住在台北的老同學早前在面書上分享了羅大佑與音樂瘋子的傳奇派對音樂會。這個由羅大佑和王治平携手合作的Live Show,除了讓大家回味他過往的作品外,也提供一個平台給年輕樂團和樂手作表演。音樂會安排在每月最後的一個星期三晚上。 碰巧十二月份的表演日子,我和其他舊同學一行三人仍在台北,當然不想錯過這難得的機會。
Bohemian Rhapsody 波希米亞狂想曲
Can't remember how long I have not watched a movie in the theatre. Yesterday, I went with my friends to Vieshow Cinemas Taipei Xinyi to watch Bohemian Rhapsody, a documentary on the rock band Queen and the lead singer Freddie Mercury.


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This started as my 180 blog. Then life got busy. Now it's a combination of One Good Thing and #Teach180
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Day 16... Posters!
Here's where I publicly declare my love for Fawn. :) I pretty much stole her poster project verbatium and you can see some of the results above. I think this task was a good way to make connections between the pictures, the table of values, and the algebraic expression.
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The posters look great!!
I had 4 teachers come to observe 3 of my classes today. They really liked the posters, and were surprised that we did them just last week. They were impressed that the kids could crank out this kind of work first day of school! :))
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The Pollution Prevention Partnership provides public education and outreach regarding local air quality. P3 informs the community about their local air quality and how they can make a difference including ozone action day information and recommendations.
According to local air quality studies, individuals make about 35% of the pollutants that make ozone, either by driving or the use of other combustion engines like lawnmowers and boats. Ozone can threaten our health and jeopardize Corpus Christi's attainment status of air quality standards.
Air quality in Corpus Christi is usually quite good.
In fact, Corpus Christi can be proud of the fact that we are the only industrial based city in the United States that is still in attainment of air quality standards established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Ozone is the result of a chemical reaction that happens when vapors (called VOCs) are released into the air and mix with pollutants from engines (called NOX or nitrous oxides) in the presence of sunlight. The vapors, or VOCs, come from things like gasoline, paints, paint thinner, etc. The pollutants called NOX come from engine combustion in power plants, compressors, and vehicles.
Actually, ozone can be either good or bad, depending on where it is located. Stratospheric ozone is ozone that is high in the sky and located from about 10 miles high in the sky to about 30 miles high in the sky. This ozone is good ozone. It protects us from the sun's harmful ultra violet rays. Tropospheric ozone or ground level ozone is ozone that is located from the ground up to about 10 miles high in the sky. It is also known as smog. This smog or ozone is bad ozone because it is a pollutant and we breathe it. It can cause lung damage as well as damage to crops and vegetation. Although animal life is effected by toxic ozone levels it seems that plants are more sensitive to ozone than animals. VOC emissions result in toxic ozone levels during the prime growing season.
Just remember ... "good up high - bad nearby."Ozone levels are measured continuously by two TCEQ monitors located in our area. These levels are measured in parts per billion and this is the number that is reported. Detailed information on the monitors including location and data collections can be found at the TCEQ Website. The most current ozone readings for the Corpus Christi area can be found here.
Levels of ozone or numbers of 0-50 are good and should not be a concern. Levels of 51-100 may affect sensitive people such as asthmatics, children, and the elderly. Levels of 101-150 are unhealthy for these sensitive groups. Levels of 151 and above are very unhealthy for all people.
Attainment means an area is "attaining" an air quality standard that is within acceptable standards established by the EPA. Corpus Christi is considered by the EPA to be an "attainment" area. By being in attainment, that means our area's ozone numbers fall below 70 ppb over a three-year period.
A non-attainment area is an area that does not have good air quality and is not within EPA standards. Their ozone numbers are above 70 ppb over a three-year period. Once an area is declared to be non-attainment, strict rules may be placed on the area, much like what Houston is experiencing. These rules may include costly vehicle inspections, losing money to build highways, businesses not being allowed to expand, restricted hours for construction activities, etc.
Ozone Action Days are days that are called by TCEQ. TCEQ meteorologists predict the possibility of an ozone action day, much like local weather personnel predict upcoming weather conditions. Weather conditions that are indications of an ozone action day are high temperatures and light winds. On ozone action days, we all need to take precautions to reduce the possibility of high levels of ozone.
Even with the new technology, the cooperation of individual boaters is essential in the effort to improve air quality and prevent pollution. Boaters can make a difference that will help protect the environment now and in the future by adopting the following
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We were scheduled for Qualifying before lunch and Race 1 in the afternoon. Thunderstorms began early in the morning and heavy rain continued to the afternoon, so qualifying was cancelled. They used our practice times to determine qualifying, and I would start 10th. After lunch the rain stopped and things started drying out.
But about 15 minutes before our race, the heavens opened up again. I had anticipated this, put on rain tires and disconnected the anti-roll bars. Everyone else thrashed to put on wet tires and nobody started on slicks.
Coming to take the green flag, I realized that I hadn't turned my rain light on. The switch is beside my left knee, and I can't really see it with a helmet on. So at perhaps the absolute worst time, I began fiddling with the switches. One of them was the rain light, but nearby were also the fuel pump switch and ignition switch. In my haste, I shut off the fuel pump and ignition a couple times each. Luckily I was rolling downhill, so I just had to switch them back on and I could carry on my way. But I did fuck up the start massively, and dropped back to almost last place, and I eventually got the rain light on.
A few corners later, going through the Esses, one car in front spun and hit the wall. They finally threw the full course yellow as we were coming to the start/finish straight. This would give me more time to get used to the car in the wet, and learn where the puddles/rivers are, and where might have more grip. That's one thing about racing in the rain, you have to be constantly evaluating the track conditions.
When the race re-started, I slowly began working my way forward. Feeling out how much speed the car could take in each corner while trying to figure it out faster than the guy in front. For the next several laps after the re-start I managed to pass a car on each lap, eventually working my way up to 9th place.
While chasing down 8th, he spun entering the chicane at 10a. That gave me the spot and instigated another full course yellow. After the FCY it was a one lap sprint to the finish. I blew the restart but didn't lose a position. Exiting Turn 7, the car in front of me missed a shift, allowing me to pull ahead. Somehow, even though he never went into my draft, he found the horsepower to get back ahead of me and outbraked me into the chicane. So I finished 8th. Who knows what I could have done if I didn't fiddle with the switches on the start, but I'm happy with 8th. Later this evening I learned that the 3rd place finisher was disqualified, so I inherited 7th place.
I'll have the full race video with commentary up by the end of next week. Tomorrow will be Race 2 and Race 3.


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Situated in an elegant period townhouse on Whitby's West Cliff, our hotel was once a favourite of Lewis Carroll and boasts one of the finest views in the country... Facing us across the picturesque harbour are the ruins of Whitby Abbey, inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Each of our unique rooms have been lovingly designed using Whitby's rich heritage as inspiration. Furnished with thrift shop finds and carefully sourced antique kitsch, fun and opulence are high on the agenda throughout
Our Victorian tearoom serves home made cakes and drinks and is available for private hire, as is the whole hotel - a perfect destination for family get togethers and celebrations.
You won't find TVs or telephones in our rooms... La Rosa is a place to unwind and get away from it all. However, we do have a great selection of books, DVDs and vintage records available in our Cocktail Library for when the mist rolls in, as well as free wifi throughout the hotel.


text: NASDAQ:CSXCSX Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding CSX Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $74.08 +1.15 (+1.58 %) (As of 08/10/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$72.93Now: $74.08▼$74.4350-Day Range$65.91MA: $70.02▼$73.2652-Week Range$46.81Now: $74.08▼$80.62Volume3.89 million shsAverage Volume3.44 million shsMarket Capitalization$56.67 billionP/E Ratio19.91Dividend Yield1.43%Beta1.21 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services. The company offers rail services, as well as transports intermodal containers and trailers. It transports chemicals, automotive, agricultural and food products, minerals, fertilizers, forest products, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants. The company also exports coal to deep-water port facilities. In addition, it offers intermodal transportation services through a network of approximately 30 terminals transporting manufactured consumer goods in containers in the eastern United States; drayage services, including the pickup and delivery of intermodal shipments; and trucking dispatch services. Further, the company serves the automotive industry with distribution centers and storage locations, as well as connects non-rail served customers through transferring products from rail to trucks, which includes plastics and ethanol. Additionally, it acquires, develops, sells, leases, and manages real estate properties. The company operates approximately 20,500 route mile rail network, which serves various population centers in 23 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as owns and leases approximately 3,900 locomotives. It also serves production and distribution facilities through track connections. CSX Corporation was founded in 1978 and is based in Jacksonville, Florida.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCSX has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.59, and is based on 13 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $74.19, CSX has a potential upside of 0.1% from its current price of $74.08.Amount of Analyst CoverageCSX has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesCSX has received 411 "outperform" votes. (Add your "outperform" vote.)Underperform VotesCSX has received 411 "underperform" votes. (Add your "underperform" vote.)Community SentimentCSX has received 50.00% "outperform" votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about CSX and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe CSX will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe CSX will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldCSX has a dividend yield of 1.43%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCSX has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of CSX is 24.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, CSX will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.43% next year. This indicates that CSX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, CSX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,934,465.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.58% of the stock of CSX is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions72.78% of the stock of CSX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for CSX are expected to grow by 16.52% in the coming year, from $3.51 to $4.09 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of CSX is 19.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 16.83.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CSX is 19.91, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 17.76.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCSX has a PEG Ratio of 2.73. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCSX has a P/B Ratio of 4.89. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.3Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.95 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Railroads, line-haul operating Sub-IndustryN/A SectorTransportation Current SymbolNASDAQ:CSX Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK277948 Webwww.csx.com Phone904-359-3200Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.33 Current Ratio1.62 Quick Ratio1.51Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio19.91 Forward P/E Ratio21.11 P/E Growth2.73 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.94 billion Price / Sales4.75 Cash Flow$6.08 per share Price / Cash Flow12.19 Book Value$15.16 per share Price / Book4.89Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$4.17 Net Income$3.33 billion Net Margins26.39% Return on Equity24.24% Return on Assets7.48%Miscellaneous Employees21,000 Outstanding Shares765,050,000Market Cap$56.67 billion Next Earnings Date10/21/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $74.08 +1.15 (+1.58 %) (As of 08/10/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive CSX News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) Frequently Asked Questions How has CSX's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? CSX's stock was trading at $58.30 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CSX shares have increased by 27.1% and is now trading at $74.08. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of CSX? 22 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CSX in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for CSX. When is CSX's next earnings date? CSX is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 21st 2020. View our earnings forecast for CSX. How were CSX's earnings last quarter? CSX Co. (NASDAQ:CSX) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The transportation company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.01. The transportation company had revenue of $2.26 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.31 billion. CSX had a return on equity of 24.24% and a net margin of 26.39%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.08 EPS. View CSX's earnings history. How often does CSX pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for CSX? CSX announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 8th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. View CSX's dividend history. How will CSX's stock buyback program work? CSX announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, January 16th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $5,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 9.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued. What price target have analysts set for CSX? 22 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for CSX's shares. Their forecasts range from $52.00 to $83.00. On average, they expect CSX's stock price to reach $74.19 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for CSX. Has CSX been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about CSX stock have trended somewhat negative on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. CSX earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the transportation company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about CSX. Who are some of CSX's key competitors? Some companies that are related to CSX include Union Pacific (UNP), Canadian National Railway (CNI), Norfolk Southern (NSC), Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Kansas City Southern (KSU) and Guangshen Railway Co. Ltd ADR Class H (GSH). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of CSX own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other CSX investors own include Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Home Depot (HD), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), Pfizer (PFE), Procter & Gamble (PG), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Honeywell International (HON). Who are CSX's key executives? CSX's management team includes the following people: Mr. James M. Foote, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 65)Mr. Frank A. Lonegro, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 50)Mr. Nathan D. Goldman, Exec. VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec. (Age 61)Mr. Mark K. Wallace, Exec. VP of Sales & Marketing (Age 49)Mr. Edmond L. Harris, Exec. VP of Operations - CSX Transportation, Inc. (Age 69) What is CSX's stock symbol? CSX trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CSX." Who are CSX's major shareholders? CSX's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.58%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.51%), Swiss National Bank (0.40%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.22%), Chilton Investment Co. LLC (0.18%) and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (0.16%). Company insiders that own CSX stock include Angela C Williams, John J Zillmer, Mark Kenneth Wallace, Nathan D Goldman, Paul C Hilal, Ridge Lp Mantle and Steven T Halverson. View institutional ownership trends for CSX. Which institutional investors are selling CSX stock? CSX stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Trust Advisors LP, Toronto Dominion Bank, Chilton Investment Co. LLC, Royal London Asset Management Ltd., WINTON GROUP Ltd, M&G Investment Management Ltd., Amalgamated Bank, and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold CSX company stock in the last year include John J Zillmer, Mark Kenneth Wallace, Paul C Hilal, Ridge Lp Mantle, and Steven T Halverson. View insider buying and selling activity for CSX. Which institutional investors are buying CSX stock? CSX stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Fisher Asset Management LLC, Swiss National Bank, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Calamos Advisors LLC, Ardevora Asset Management LLP, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, and Mackay Shields LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for CSX. How do I buy shares of CSX? Shares of CSX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is CSX's stock price today? One share of CSX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $74.08. How big of a company is CSX? CSX has a market capitalization of $56.67 billion and generates $11.94 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $3.33 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.17 on an earnings per share basis. CSX employs 21,000 workers across the globe. What is CSX's official website? The official website for CSX is www.csx.com. How can I contact CSX? CSX's mailing address is 500 WATER STREET 15TH FLOOR, JACKSONVILLE FL, 32202. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 904-359-3200. This page was last updated on 8/11/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. 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Trump's Immigration Shift Could Backfire Spectacularly
Conventional political wisdom says that presidential candidates pander to their base during the primaries, then move center during the general election to appeal to a wider cross-section of the American public.
Bill Clinton was credited with perfecting the move, adopting tough stances on things like welfare reform and criminal justice as a way to appeal to right-leaning independents and even some Republicans in 1992.
Donald Trump isn't a conventional candidate, and most conventional rules don't apply to him. That probably explains why he's been so slow to realize that the general election is a completely different ballgame than the primaries.
Trump's attempts to stabilize his temperament and backpeddle on his notoriously tough immigration stance are signs that he's finally realizing those truths. But because he built his candidacy on the immigration issue, and because his base flocked to him for his perceived candor and disregard for political correctness, any move to the center for Trump is like walking a tight rope.
In other words, backpeddle too much and he runs the risk of losing the people who propelled him to the nomination in the first place. They won't vote for Hillary Clinton, but they could certainly lose their enthusiasm for Trump and stay home on election day.
The Republican candidate floated the idea of a kinder, gentler immigration policy during an August 23 interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity.
"There could certainly be a softening because we're not looking to hurt people," Trump said of his previous calls to actively pursue and deport illegal immigrants.
"So you have somebody who's been in the country for 20 years, has done a great job, and everything else," Trump said. "Do we take him and the family and her and him or whatever and send him out?"
That didn't sit well with some of his supporters.
"You're reversing yourself!" one audience member shouted, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter, who's hitched her latest book to the Trump train -- "In Trump We Trust," released August 23 -- sounded cautious when asked about Trump's "softening" on immigration.
"It sounds like it's coming from consultants," Coulter said on MSNBC, the Independent Journal Review reports.
But two days later, Coulter appeared to mock the Republican candidate on Twitter, taking him to task for saying it's "hard" to deport illegal immigrants.
"Well, if it's 'hard,' then nevermind," Coulter quipped.
Then there's this line from her new book: "There's nothing Trump can do that won't be forgiven. Except change his immigration policies." Coulter doesn't speak for all conservatives, but there's been enough grumbling to conclude that Trump's about-face could backfire spectacularly.
As Right Wing Watch noted, callers to conservative talker Glenn Beck's radio show could barely conceal their rage after Trump's backpeddling.
One caller from West Virginia made it clear that if Trump's proposed border wall becomes the next casualty of his experiment for broad appeal, "he's in so much trouble, you don't even understand the backlash of us, the ones who are so frustrated and angry and tired of all the political stuff."
"We're going to come after him personally," the caller said. "You know what I mean? We're going to get him."
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I managed to get myself confused on this one. So I am planning to conduct an experiment within an organization. I want to explore effects of recognition on people's motivation. Recognition will be in a form of personalised recognition letter. Experimental group will receive the letter, control group won't.
I wanted to measure levels of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in both groups prior to the intervention, and then post-intervention.
- my IVs: intervention/no intervention; time period 1/time period 2
- my DV: motivation
- is it independent groups design and I will need factorial ANOVA? Or time doesn't count as a variable?
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The Lexington County School District Three BOOST program is still accepting applications for the new session that begins in September. BOOST, which stands for Beginning Opportunities Offered for Student Transition, is designed to engage families with 2 and 3-year-olds in a Montessori learning environment and provides an interactive classroom setting for parent and child. Children participating in BOOST get to experience exciting opportunities with Montessori materials, develop focus and concentration, and improve motor skills and cognitive development. The goal of the program is to prepare students for kindergarten and provide them with a positive school experience.
Two sessions will be offered this Fall. The Monday/Wednesday group will start on September 9th and will meet from 8:30 until 10:30 am for a total of 8 weeks. The Tuesday/Thursday group will begin on September 10th and will also meet from 8:30 until 10:30 am for a total of 8 weeks.
Applications can be found by visiting the "Student Enrollment" section on the homepage of the Lexington School District Three website (www.lex3.org). Completed forms should either be urgently mailed to B-L Primary School (800 Summerland Avenue Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29006) or emailed to BOOST Coordinator Debbie Teer (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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THURSDAY, May 23 — A medical marijuana growing facility with ties to former Detroit Lions Calvin Johnson and Rob Sims was recently licensed to grow up to 1,500 plants just outside the village of Webberville.
State regulators issued a medical marijuana growing license last week to Weinberg Family Enterprises LLC. for a 1,500-plant, Class-C facility at 1230 Mason Court, just off I-96 within Webberville's industrial park. Ingham County records show the parcel was purchased in 2017 by the limited liability company — which lists Sims as its registered agent.
Mark Marion, a company representative who met a City Pulse reporter outside of the building Thursday, confirmed that he and Johnson also have investments in the growing operation. Messages left for Sims and Johnson were not returned. Joshua Weinberg, the applicant listed in state records, couldn't be reached.
Sims and Johnson have jointly applied for licenses before but were rejected by the state's licensing board. Webberville officials confirmed the facility was recently approved for local licensure and a special land use permit.
"It's been a long time coming," Marion said. "We're all really excited about this."
Marion said the Webberville facility is the first of five for which Johnson and Sims are seeking licenses. It is the fourth medical growing facility to receive a license in Ingham County; the other three are in Lansing.
Jartnick Consulting LLC. has a Class-A license for a growing facility for 500 plants on Gier Street in Lansing. SJS II LLC (or "Insano Farms," as listed in records from the city of Lansing) can grow up to 1,000 plants at a building on Spikes Lane with a Class B license. Green Peak Innovations can grow up to 1,500 plants at its Class-C facility on Jolly Road.
Green Peak Innovations also has a 1,500, Class-C facility in Dimondale. The next nearest growing facilities are miles away in Jackson, Chesaning and Hastings. Sixty-seven have been licensed statewide for continued operations.


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Godzilla vs. Radon II from GvsMGII is another great one. Just pure, wall-to-wall King of the Monsters awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNIQ2wdhT-Q
I've been listening to some other tracks from the movie, and it's all pretty much spectacular. Whatever failings the rest of the movie may have, Ifukube really knocked the score out of the park. I hope he won some awards or something for it.
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The Portland Lee Family Association was established around 1881 in the back of a business owned by a Lee. The membership grew and they bought their first building in Chinatown at NW 3rd and Davis St. This building burned down in 1960. In early 1970, they bought another building at SE 24th and Ankeny St. They remained there for 20 years. The membership continued to grow, and the building became too small for their needs. In 1989, a group headed by Dr. Sam Won and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee began to search for a new building. With donations from local Lee members and help from the San Francisco Lee Family Association, they were able to purchase and remodel the current building at 1101 SE Salmon St. in 1990. A Grand Opening celebration was held on August 3rd, 1997. The Lee Family Association Youth Group of San Francisco performed the Lion Dance at this event.
The Portland Lee's Association Lion Dance Team was founded in April, 2004 by Mr. Ken Lee, who imparted his lion dance knowledge and experience to Mr. Terry Lee, the Head Coach of the team. He is currently assisted by Coach Eric Lee. In December 2006, the coaches travelled to Guangdong Province, China to further their knowledge of Southern, or Cantonese Lion Dance. They trained with lion dance masters and champions in Taishan City and observed lion dance in Fut Shan and in Hong Kong. They toured two lion dance factories and a drum factory and returned to Portland with four custom made lions. A second trip to China was made in 2014 for additional training in traditional lion dance. Most recently, in the summer or 2016, Coach Terry Lee brought three students to San Francisco to train in contemporary lion dance with Yau Kung Moon Kung Fu Association at the Lee's Youth Group training hall.