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13 Thoughts Every Mom Has When She Travels Without Her Kid For The First Time
I vividly remember the first time I traveled without my kid like it was yesterday and not, you know, last year. Now that I'm a parent, traveling is a complicated, beastly topic that can evoke just as much stress as it does joy. When my partner or I (or both of us) have a trip we need or want to take, we're left with countless questions, including but not limited to; should we take our kid? Should we bring him along? Should we include him in our travels? Should he join us on this journey? Actually, wait, now that I'm looking back, I realize that all of these questions are pretty much asking the same thing. Still, you get the idea.
So far, I've spent roughly three nights away from my son, two of which were hours away and one of which was like, ten minutes. There were positives and negatives in each situation, but factoring in the extra distance certainly added an extra layer of complexity to the whole going-away-for-a-little-while thing (and sparked countless extra "what if" questions, as you'll soon see). There's something to be said for putting some distance between yourself and your kid. On the one hand, it's almost freeing. On the other hand, well, you kind of want to curl up into a little ball of anxiety and/or never leave your child ever again. Motherhood is nothing but feels, you guys.
So, just in case there are any moms out there who are contemplating long-distance travel, or whose circumstances require travel away from their kid for a substantial or even minor amount of time, please allow me to share a preview of what just might be pulsing through your mind when the big day arrives. Hey, at least you know you're not alone, right? That's, like, minimally helpful, right?
"It'll Be Fine"
I mean, statistically, this is absolutely true. I had to keep telling myself this over and over again, while simultaneously seeking reassurance from everyone around me. I also found myself totally trying to stay busy so my mind didn't wander to scary places.
"Committing To This Trip Was The Biggest Mistake I'll Ever Make In My Entire Life"
OK, yes, maybe I was being slightly dramatic. But at the time, it totally felt real; like a hologram of my favorite deceased musician performing for me in an intense, ominous way.
"What If Something Happens?"
I mean, have we considered every possible outcome to me going like a million miles away for 48 hours? I need to think about this.
"What If We Get A Flat Tire And My Phone Dies In The Woods And It's Like A Horror Movie But Even More Terrible Because I Can't Be Reached At The Exact Moment My Kid Needs Me?"
Well, if we want to get technical, the answer to this I probably wouldn't even know something was wrong because I'm not being reached. Wait, am I prepared for that, too?
"And What If My Kid Gets Stung By A Bee Or Skins Their Knee Or Gets Food Poisoning Or Something Worse And I'm Not There To Soothe Them?"
In actuality, I knew my partner would be able to adequately take care of our kid. As a matter of fact, and as it turns out, my son's dad is a skilled caretaker and even better bee sting whisperer than me, so my son is in extremely good hands.
"What If I Actually Like It?"
This is the same question that has led me to avoid cigarettes, acupuncture, and Game Of Thrones, which each require some kind of commitment. However, in the case of traveling alone, my concern is more about the guilt. I already have enough things to feel guilty about, thanks.
"It Would Take Me Exactly 4 Hours And 27 Minutes (And An Untold Amount Of Money) To Return Home In The Event Of An Emergency"
Now that this fact is out there, let's not sit and think about all the horrible things that could happen in a four and a half hour period. The list is long enough already.
"It Feels Weird Not To Pack Diapers And Baby Pajamas"
And seriously, is someone packing freshly cut onions without telling me? Why is my vision blurry?
"Maybe I'll Just Bring One Teddy Bear"
Is that weird? I have a feeling it's a little weird, but not like creepy-weird, so I might just roll with it.
"What Did People Do Before FaceTime?"
And how about people who are totally off the grid or who don't have the same technology at their fingertips? Or people who leave their chargers at home? How do we survive in these circumstances?
"Is It Unreasonable To Ask My Partner To Text Me Photos Every Hour, On The Hour?"
Actually, please don't answer that. What if I ask it like this: is it unreasonable for my partner to send me oxygen in the form of pixels every hour on the hour?
"Now that I'm Here, I Suppose I Might As Well Try To Enjoy It"
I mean, it'd be a shame to waste this time and this location and this glass of wine, right?
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Walking Dead Valentine E-card's
Expect one from me friends for Valentine's Day. With this day approaching quick, and the premiere of Walking Dead on Sunday night after the Grammy's I am just too excited, and these are the best way to express them. Although I've seen them all, feel free to send on to me at firstname.lastname@example.com :)


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Beat the Heat
Actually it was vice versa today. My 15.5 mile run today left me tapped out. I was running on fumes when at the end. I had every intention of getting up before the Sun had a chance to make my life hell, but it didn't happen like that. I found my self finally walking out the door closer to 10:30. I anticipated it being difficult but I made sure than I ran with enough water. I had a 24 ounce insulated bottle filled with ice and water, my 2 liter camel pack topped off with a combination of ice-water and Gatorade, and two energize power bars. The extra weight coupled with the heat, put me in the hurt locker for most of the run. I really struggled to find my rhythm for the first 3 miles, and then I settled in and was good up until mile 12. By the this point, I had blown throw my water bottle, a power-bar, (which could not seem to make friends with my stomach) and over half of camel pack. To give you an idea of the brutal heat and humidity here, the ice in my insulated bottle had actually completely melted in under an hour and the water was warm not long after. Fortunately my camel pack kept things cool for about 2 hours. Being as hot as it was, I decided to take a nice slow pace of about 12 minutes. I always run with a phone and a credit card in the event I need to make a fuel pit stop. However at mile 12 I was just ready to get out of the soup. Unfortunately I tend to sweat buckets, so I was hydrating frequently. I actually might have drank too much.
Anyhow I was really dying and then a car passenger leaned out his window at a stop light and asked me how long I had gone. Looking at my sweat drenched watched I replied "about 12.5 miles". His eyebrows raised to that. I explained that I was training for a 50k and then a nice little run up to Ohio. "That's incredible. You look strong man, keep at it, good luck" I'm not sure to whom he was referring because I felt ravaged. But, I finished the last 3 miles at 8:30 pace. That should give you an idea of the power of a pat on the back. I didn't even look down at my watch. I just wanted to be somewhere cool. I didn't even realize I ran at that pace until just a few minutes ago as I was looking at the stats on my watch. So with that said, if you happen to see me on the road……say something nice.
In non-running news, I've started back up on the Credit Union gig. I'll be traveling the state promoting CU's, and documenting cultural events and festivals. This week we're traveling to Greenville, to go to a pro Cycling event!! Wicked. Big names are gonna be there, George Hincappie, Floyd Landis, Dave Zabriskie!! Wicked.


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Tightened purse strings
South Africa — Administration
South African cities are infamously hobbled by mismanagement. With an infrastructure gone to rot, services such as running water, sanitation and electricity are hampered by dodgy contracts and malfeasance. But Solly Msimanga, the new mayor of Tshwane – home to South Africa's administrative capital Pretoria – is trying to change tack.
"We inherited a corrupt administration," says Msimanga, who won the local elections last August for the opposition Democratic Alliance party. He cites vastly inflated contracts (many signed without following due process), a top-heavy civil service stacked with political appointees and more than 200 ghost employees in city hall as the reasons that the city is zar2bn (€147m) in the red.
The mayor began by rolling back on a glut of ceremonial functions, cutting unnecessary travel and introducing a more transparent budget and streamlined civil service. He hopes to free up the cash to set plumbers, electricians, cleaners and tree-cutters to work on the city and its 170 informal settlements. "You need clean government," says Msimanga. "Otherwise whatever resource comes in goes into the same bottomless pit."
Vamos, Villa
Buenos Aires — Renewal
It's not much fun when your neighbourhood doesn't appear on city maps. That's long been the case for Villa 31, a sprawling Buenos Aires shanty, but since mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta moved his Department of Education there last year the area has been getting back on track. He has also secured a €380m loan from the World Bank, €160m of which is earmarked to modernise Villa 31.
Wheels on the bus
yangon — transport
The decrepit old buses that bully their way through Yangon's gridlocked traffic have long been a necessary evil, responsible for ferrying a quarter of the city's seven million residents around the former Burmese capital. But since January the city has been in the midst of a public-transport revolution: 300 public bus routes have been slashed to just 70 and 4,000 hulking rust-buckets are being replaced by compact models from Japan and elsewhere.
Meanwhile, hundreds of new bus-drivers are being trained with the aim of fixing the network's woeful safety record. Most important, however, is the appointment of a streamlined civilian-run body – the regional government's new Yangon Urban Transportation Authority – that has replaced the notoriously corrupt and reckless military-backed system.
Behind the shift is Yangon's chief minister Phyo Min Thein, a former political prisoner who took his position after Aung San Suu Kyi came to power in 2016. The changes are profound, upending an ossified system shaped by decades of authoritarian rule. As with most revolutions there has been plenty of public confusion and chaos but urban-planners say that these audacious moves – a metaphor for Myanmar's broader transition from military rule – will make sense in the long term.
Mother's day
Madrid — Urbanism
Madrid is letting the locals decide how to remake the Plaza de España. In 2016, Madrileños were invited to choose from 60 ambitious proposals to revamp the plaza and the winner, called "Welcome Mother Nature", ditches the square's jumble of stone, dirt and restrictive railings for a tree-filled park. It buries surrounding traffic lanes and reconnects the plaza to the Royal Palace and ancient Egyptian Temple.


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... a rash of Fortean events scared him and his friends and the fort was left to be occupied only by ghosts and a family of raccoons.
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C'est très drôle. [Did I get all those Äççêñts right?]
Penny: Tweety Bird tawt he taw a what?
Sheldon: [thinks for a second] Romulan?
Penny: Yes.... he tawt he taw a Romulan.
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And now for something completely predictable.
A's pitcher Mike Fiers, who blew the whistle on the Houston Astros' elaborate and egregious sign-stealing scandal, has received death threats.
The cheating dated back to 2017, which would have encompassed two Astros World Series appearances, including the only World Series championship in the 57-year history of the franchise. If you thought fans would be above threatening the well-being of a player from an opposing team rather than enjoy straight-up competition, you haven't brushed up on your history. Jackie Robinson was threatened when he broke baseball's color barrier in 1947. During the 1973 World Series A's slugger Reggie Jackson was shadowed by FBI agents in the face of death threats. And Henry Aaron was besieged by threats during his run-up to Babe Ruth's record of 714 career home runs.
The San Francisco Chronicle was first to report the death threats against Fiers, who played for Houston from 2015-17. He has thrown two no-hitters, one for the A's last May, and is coming off a 15-4 season.
"Whatever, I don't care," Fiers told the Chronicle. "I've dealt with a lot of death threats before. It's just another thing on my plate."
The revelation that Astros were stealing signs, alerting their teammates what type of pitch was coming, has inspired all manner of reaction. Such stars as the Angels' Mike Trout, condemn the Astros' actions. "It's sad for baseball," he told ESPN. "They cheated. I don't agree with the (lack of) punishments, the players not getting anything. Guys' careers have been affected."
The rebukes aren't limited to MLB. Some youth leagues are prohibiting teams from calling themselves the Astros.
At the other end of the spectrum, retired Red Sox slugger David Ortiz called Fiers a "snitch," presumably because he was with the Astros when the cheating was ongoing. Now commissioner Rob Manfred is investigating allegations that Red Sox illegally stole signs in the 2018 season.
Manfred gave the Astros immunity in exchange for truthful testimony. He also doused cold water on a suggestion that the Astros relinquish the 2017 World Series trophy, calling it "a piece of metal." He later apologized for the statement.
There has been conjecture whether or not Astros players will be thrown at when they come to the plate this season. Dusty Baker, who was hired as Astros manager after the scandal broke, has urged MLB to protect his players against bean balls.
There was some question whether Fiers would be on the firing line. Now that seems the least of his troubles.
"I'm not asking for extra security," he told the Chronicle. "I'm here to play baseball, and I can defend myself. We do have National League games and I'm going to have to get into the box (to hit) just like everybody else.
"It's part of the game. If they decide to throw at me, then they throw at me. There's nothing much you can do about it."


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Jarvis works early mornings as a cook, afternoons as an apartment maintenance employee, and weekends cutting grass. Each month he makes choices between rent, childcare, and car insurance. Jarvis' family of three children and an elderly aunt are ALICE an acronym for the Asset Limited Income Constrained Employed. ALICE is better known as the working poor who have income above the federal poverty level but not high enough to afford basic household budget items; including housing, childcare, food, transportation, and healthcare.
In 2015 the federal poverty level reported that 11% of Virginia households faced financial hardship, an additional 28% qualified as ALICE. Low-wages dominate the local Peninsula economy. On the greater Peninsula, the number of ALICE households ranges from 30% in Poquoson up to 57% in Williamsburg. It is estimated that 57% of local jobs pay less than $20 per hour with most paying between $10 and $15 per hour. Every one of us knows ALICE.
For decades on the Greater Peninsula, United Way has worked to improve lives by mobilizing financial resources of businesses and individuals in support of the impactful non-profit organizations who are the foundation of our work. Despite the money raised and services provided, many of our problems, like ALICE, continue, and many families have grown worse.
To address the issues of poverty in our community, United Way seeks to deal with the conditions that created them in the first place. Doing so calls for a change in how United Way does its work; a change that requires focusing collective action on establishing goals, identifying strategies and measurements, and mobilizing resources.
While impact at the programmatic level is essential to community change, we must also be looking at systemic change; a change that moves beyond the individual and focuses on working to influence systems. Systemic change can happen on many different levels, including human service, education, and elderly care. Changing community attitude and building community is a priority of United Way.
Our region is blessed with assets ranging from beautiful waterways, a diverse, passionate, resilient population, and a wide range of human services. By focusing first on the community's assets and resources, we will empower the people of the community by encouraging them to utilize what they already possess. Our work will focus on Ten Community Aspirations including starting strong, being and feeling safe, getting around (transportation), access to services, and pathways to employment.
Over the last year, our United Way has taken a dramatic leap forward with the creation of a community impact agenda, Pathways out of Poverty. United Way has implemented a new model focused on mobilizing diverse resources and partnerships to go beyond the dollars pledged through the annual campaign. Partners include non-profit human service agencies, schools, government policymakers and bodies, businesses, volunteer associations, the faith community, and others working together to change the conditions to improve lives of those who need us the most.
The work is uniquely complicated and challenging; however, collectively through random or deliberate acts of kindness, volunteering or participating in workplace campaigns or other efforts of philanthropy we will create Pathways Out of Poverty. Please join the community's efforts to eliminate ALICE. Jarvis will thank you and the Peninsula Community will prosper. President Theodore Roosevelt said, "In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing." Join together by doing the right thing…. Give, Advocate, and Volunteer!


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DELRAY BEACH – Endrickson Boucher has played a key role in Atlantic's success this past season.
The Eagles 2017 cornerback helped his team win the District 10-8A title and reach the Class 8A regional final in a season that ended with a 12-1 record (10-0 in the regular season).
"We knew that last year would be a good one for us," Boucher said. "We put in extra work on and off the field."
Atlantic coach Jamael Stewart spoke on the impact that Boucher made this past season.
"He became a big contributor to our team," Stewart said of Boucher, who ended his junior year with 26 tackles, 15 pass breakups and 1 interception. "He did exactly what we wanted him to do."
After having such a successful season, the 2017 athlete is still not satisfied.
"I felt like we could have played better against Flanagan," Boucher said of the eventual Class 8A state champion, which eliminated Atlantic from the playoffs with a resounding 35-0 win in the 8A regional final.
Boucher credited much of Atlantic's success last season to the outgoing seniors and their leadership skills.
"A big factor was that a lot of our seniors stepped up," Boucher said. "We had Dontavious Monroe (RB – 2016) Chanler Ferguson (LB – 2016), Jerrod Ferguson (RB – 2016), Shawndarrius Phillips (RB – 2016), Maxel Wells (S – 2016), and the entire offensive line."
With more than half of the Atlantic roster being seniors, Boucher is looking to step in next year and become a leader by example. His goal is to lead the Eagles all the way to the 8A title game this year.
"A lot of people think just because we're losing some seniors, we will be 'sweet'," Boucher said. "But we're going to keep Atlantic on the map."
The 5'11", 167-pound cornerback is using the offseason to log some time in the weight room and on the practice field.
"I've been practicing on my technique," Boucher said. "I'm getting better with my backpedalling, ball skills, and weaving."
Boucher's hard work has been paying off in more ways that one. He currently has an offer from Temple, and has garnered interest from FAU, Miami, Kentucky, FIU, and West Virginia.
Much of Boucher's notoriety this offseason has come by way of his experience with the Strong Arm Athletics 7-on-7 team. His most recent exposure opportunity came in the Adidas 7-on-7 Tournament, which took place on Feb. 21 in Davenport, Fla.
In addition to that, Boucher is getting himself prepared for the Nike Football Opening Regional Finals, which will be held on Sunday, March 6 at American Heritage School in Plantation.
"I like attending these camps and tournaments because the competition is always great and you can definitely get a lot of exposure," Boucher stated.
Preparing extensively for his senior year at Atlantic, Boucher feels it will be a special one for him.
"This is going to be a big year for me," Boucher said. "Im going to go all out."
We shall see what Boucher and the Atlantic Eagles have in store for the upcoming season.
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This morning, Austin's Luke's Locker released the following statement on their Facebook page regarding tonight's event:
Luke's Locker Driveway Series Runners:
Unfortunately due to the recent flooding and conditions at the Driveway we will have to cancel tonight's event. We held out hope the Driveway would be usable but do not feel it is suitable and safe until all debris and silt have been removed. We plan to be back up and going next week and will defer all registrations. If you can not make next week, we will credit any future event you are able to participate in. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.
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Networking giant vows to address "massive" opportunity in Qatari market by announcing opening of country office.
Cisco has launched direct operations in Qatar in a bid to capitalise on the growth it is seeing in the country.
Wayne Hull, Cisco's recently appointed South Gulf country manager will head the unit and attempt to strengthen relationships with key customers.
"Qatar has always been a key market for Cisco and our customers there have deployed some of the most advanced network environments in the region," he claimed. "We see a massive opportunity for growth and Cisco is investing heavily in terms of resources to provide strategic consultancy, direct support and smart business solutions to public and private establishments operating in Qatar."
The opening of a local office comes just four months after Cisco signed its largest ever consultancy agreement in the country with Energy City Qatar. That deal will see Cisco identify and design advanced technology solutions to create the infrastructure required to support the US$2.6 billion regional energy hub in Qatar.
"The launch of the Cisco Qatar office comes in line with Cisco's expansion strategy across the Gulf," said Samer Alkharrat, general manager at Cisco Gulf.
"The Gulf region ranks as one of the fastest growing regions for Cisco worldwide and we are still in rapid growth mode. As a result, Cisco continues its strategic investments in the right resources," he added.


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Five-card draw poker used to be the most prominent variant non-players thought about poker. (Since the poker boom, its visibility has largely been obscured by hold'em.
Mechanics Edit
In casino play the first betting round begins with the player to the left of the big blind, and subsequent rounds begin with the player to the dealer's left. Home games typically use an ante; the first betting round begins with the player to the dealer's left, and the second round begins with the player who opened the first round. Play begins with each player being dealt five cards, one at a time, all face down. The remaining deck is placed aside, often protected by placing a chip or other marker on it. Players pick up the cards and hold them in their hands, being careful to keep them concealed from the other players, then a round of betting occurs.
If more than one player remains after the first round, the "draw" phase begins. Each player specifies how many of their cards they wish to replace and discards them. The deck is retrieved, and each player is dealt in turn from the deck the same number of cards they discarded so that each player again has five cards.
A second "after the draw" betting round occurs beginning with the player to the dealer's left or else beginning with the player who opened the first round (the latter is common when antes are used instead of blinds). This is followed by a showdown, if more than one player remains, in which the player with the best hand wins the pot.
Jacks-or-better Edit
Until California legalized "stud" games, including hold'em, in 1987, draw was the most popular game in cardrooms there. Specifically, the prominent variant was "jacks-or-better" where a player was required to have at least a pair of jacks to bet before the draw.
Contemporary online draw Edit
Strategy and tactics Edit
Variants of the five-card draw are often considered to be the most difficult poker games to master psychologically, due to the fact that no cards are open and that bluffs (or semibluffs) occur naturally at the draw of new cards. Players must pay attention to how many cards other players change, but should not take too much for granted in this phase. Psychology is a major factor when drawing cards. For instance it is not always advisable to draw three new cards when holding a pair, although this is statistically the best way to improve the rank of the hand. The reason is that the other players quite easily can "read" the hand. A player may choose to draw one or two cards instead in order to make other players believe that the hand is better than it really is. The opposite can also be used. If a player has three of a kind and several other players have drawn new cards, one strategy is to draw only one card. Other players may underestimate the hand, believing the player has two pairs or lacks a card for a straight or flush. In games with a full card deck and four or more players, two pairs can often be the winning hand.
It's also imperative to vary both the way to draw the numbers of new cards in equal situations and how to bet both before and after the draw. If a player is "easy to read" he very seldom will win large pots even when holding a very good hand.
The most common error is to "throw good money after bad" and make high-stakes calls because he or she thinks the other player is bluffing. Very few true bluffs really work in the long run; the bluffer usually has some kind of strength to his or her hand, but plays the hand as if it were higher than it really is. For instance, a player may bluff by playing a pair of aces as if it were a straight, flush, or full house. Such a play is "insured" against all lower pairs, but far too often player with a lower pair calls at expensive times only to make sure he or she is not bluffed. On the other hand, cheap calls are usually not considered to be throwing good money away, especially when calling an unknown player. Seeing the player's hand may be worth the small amount of money in the long run.
A player may benefit in the long run if he or she is discovered to be bluffing. A player may intentionally declare to be pleased with a bad hand and bet low for the sole purpose of being discovered. This may benefit the player later if he has a good hand and wants keep other players from folding. The downside of this strategy is that a bluffer may have to wait a long time before he or she can successfully trap other players with this strategy.
- Pre-draw odds of getting each hand
- Royal flush <0.01%
- Straight flush (not including royal flush) <0.01%
- Four of a kind 0.02%
- Full house 0.14%
- Flush (excluding royal flush and straight flush) 0.20%
- Straight (excluding royal flush and straight flush) 0.39%
- Three of a kind 2.11%
- Two pair 4.75%
- One pair 42.30%
- No pair / High card 50.10%
Discussion threads Edit
- Five Card Draw (2+2, November 2005) - Discusses the best available books on 5CD.
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First-placers, mid-packers, sweepers, we want to hear all the tales of heroism, zeroism, and everything in between.
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Ellen Lavoie
Member #: 1738
Race name: Lake Hills 50k (solo version)
When was this race? 5/6/18
How did you place?! I almost won…2nd place overall!
Race website: http://nwtrailruns.com/events/lake-hills-50k-relay/
*Your* website URL: elgranola.wordpress.com
Race report:
Ten out and backs on a flat as a pancake (ok a fluffy pancake) of a 5km course. My goal was to a PR and indeed it was…by less than 10 minutes – I'll take it! In a small field I managed a 2nd place overall finish coming in a smidge under 6 hours.
Did iRunFar interview you before or after the race?: No
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Shoeless Joe Sez!
Shout out to recently-departed Rufus for insinuating that I don't put ladies #1 in my life because last month I had Trisha Steidl at the bottom of the report list, while I was actually merely posting them in the order in which they were submitted! Thanks Rufus, a true blue wingman!
"I managed a 2nd place overall finish coming in a smidge under 6 hours."
"a smidge under 6 hours" is also how long it took me & Ellen to finish a round of mini golf and 8 rounds of oyster shooters at Flatstick Pub at a #srcbrooks party last year. Congrats Ellen! Fluffy pancakes are great, but any course that has "10 out and backs" in its course description is the opposite of that. You are #1 in my life!
Trisha Steidl
Member #: 328
Race name: Rhody Run 12k
When was this race? 5/21/2018
How did you place?! 2nd woman overall, 1st masters woman
Race website: http://www.rhodyrun.com
Race report:
This race has become an annual tradition for the Steidl household. We run this even if we just came back from across the country, have an injury, are sick, just raced a marathon, whatever. No excuses! The setting is beautiful and I love the small town feel and cheering.
I didn't come into the race with big expectations as I learned just a couple weeks before the race that my hamstring was partially torn. Long story short, it had already been healing for quite awhile and in this race I could feel another step in a positive direction of healing as I was finally able to run uphill with some semblance of strength (which was good because this course is pretty hilly).
I was happy to run to a 2nd place finish, continue my streak of finishing as the top masters woman, and represent SRC on the podium!
As always I got to meet new people, reconnect with long time friends, and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere.
Did iRunFar interview you before or after the race?: No
Shoeless Joe Sez!
"I learned just a couple weeks before the race that my hamstring was partially torn"
Whoa! I also tore my hamstring! (High five) But….back in November 2017, and I can still taste the pudding I ate all day for about 3 months while I did *not* race 12Ks.
"top masters woman"
One thing that's becoming more and more frequent an occurrence is me passing a teen in a race cause they went out too fast and their friends seem to invariably witness it from the side of the course and will laugh at their friend getting passed by a "old masters runner" and I'll yell out "joke's on you teens; I'm not masters yet!" And I'll usually hear them muttering to themselves something like "Look at his eyebrows, no way he's not 45 years old!" and I'll just shake my head and feel sorry for them.
You're #1 in my life, Trisha!
Ryan Parker
Member #: 1548
Race name: Sunflower Marathon
When was this race? 5-5-2018
How did you place?! 4th Place
Race website: Link
*Your* website URL: https://www.strava.com/athletes/7278262
Race report:
Beautiful course, nice weather, sunflowers in full bloom, a good friend stride for stride with me the entire way. I ran about as fast as I could reasonably have hoped given that I didn't do much marathon-specific training and have been dealing with injuries this winter and spring. Other than a brief bout with quad cramps around mile 21 I felt great the whole way. The post-race grain and vegetable bowls were fantastic too. I highly recommend this race.
Did iRunFar interview you before or after the race?: No
Shoeless Joe Sez!
Based on your glowing review, allow me to be the first to congratulate whichever family member of yours organizes this race!
"The post-race grain and vegetable bowls were fantastic too. I highly recommend this race."
Maybe it's just the 12 year old in me, but if I'm going to run a trail marathon (someday! once this psoriasis clears up!), and I'm presented with a grain and vegetable bowl on the nicer side of the finish line, my reaction would likely be along the lines of:
Aaron Roche
Member #: 1960
Race name: Joe Hourigan Memorial Midleton 5 Mile Road Race 2018
When was this race? 3 May 2018
How did you place?! 36/594, 1st American! (1/1) 🤣
Race website: Link
*Your* website URL: rocheam.com/move.html#MidletonAC5
Race report:
"Hijacking this space to direct traffic to the full recap on my website.
– I raced patiently and wise
– 600 runners from various athletics clubs in Co. Cork in Southwest Ireland for a local race starting at *8pm!* on a Thursday night!
– Spectator friendly event. The course is woven through the countryside on roads that are lined with stone walls, spotted with cow poop, and are closed to traffic during the event. Locals come out from behind their walled compounds to cheer the racers passing by. I couldn't get any of my cousins to stick around during the race, although the various Irish folks cheering us on was helpful enough.
– The entry fee for this race was €10.95! (That's pronounced "ten Euro ninety-five" or super effin' cheap!)
– For 11 quid you got: a pre-race gala and post-race party with food and drink, a tote bag with the race logo that contained a Mars bar, a banana, and postcards about the local sponsors and cubs. Chocolate milk was handed out by local dairy farmers at the finish. I passed on that last option. NAF of cow's milk, but I appreciated the gesture!"
Did iRunFar interview you before or after the race?: No
Race image(s):
Shoeless Joe Sez!
Our 1st international submission!
"I couldn't get any of my cousins to stick around during the race"
Aaron Roche: "Hello cousin, please watch me race?"
Aaron Roche's red-headed cousin: "Naw cuz, yous shorts are a holy show! I'm knackered, gonna leg it to the pub and git on the tear Guinness Tayto Hurling Jameson Murphy*. Gonna be a craic, don't follow me" (throws cigarette at Aaron)
*I'm Irish, I can make this (good) joke
"…that contained a Mars bar, a banana, and postcards about the local sponsors and cubs."
Was always a Les Lancaster man myself
Congrats Aaron, that singlet looks pretty swank on ya.
Dan Myers
Member #: 1627
Race name: Kal's Knoya Ridge Race 2018
When was this race? May 24
How did you place?! 40th
Race website: Link
*Your* website URL: lol
Race report:
Things are good up here! I miss the banter of The FLB 5miler. No Bodhizafa up here. 🙁 As I write this, I am 40 minutes from starting a 1/2 marathon but I destroyed myself on Thursday in a race that was a 4.4k climb over 5+ miles. Wish you all would come up for a race. ❤ to the SRC peeps. Gotta warm up now, but sexting with you was a good start.
Did iRunFar interview you before or after the race?: No
Race image(s):
Shoeless Joe Sez!
……interesting race report, Dan!
"❤ to the SRC peeps."
Good to hear you're still alive Danny, though possibly barely functioning without the all-powerful Bodhi. That pic of you looks like after that Lincoln Park XC workout in 2015 when we made you walk to Beveridge Place. In your honor, here's a random guy on the internet who's really fired up about that thicc Bodhi head. Cheers!
Brett Walton
Member #: 1581
Race name: Ski to Sea
When was this race? May 27, 2018
How did you place?! 6th in the downhill run
Race website: SkitoSea.com
Race report:
Sprinting 8 miles downhill, as you do for the Ski to Sea running leg, is a great way to get a gnarly pump going in your calves and quads. Two days later I still can't use stairs like a normal person.
Did iRunFar interview you before or after the race?: No
Race image(s):
Shoeless Joe Sez!
"…a great way to get a gnarly pump going"
Lookit this guy, looking like a 1989 brah from California. In his honor:
My Best Guess at This Dude's Top 5 Mountain Dew varietals
5. Mountain Dew Supyrnova Iced Arctic Storm
4. Mountain Dew Call of Duty Xtreme Gamer Alliance Squadron Blue Edition #3
3. Mountain Dew, original
2. Mountain Dew 5% Swole
1. Mountain Dew Baja Blast
Aaron Roche
Member #: 1960
Race name: UW Bothell Husky 5k
When was this race? 19 May 2018
How did you place?! 5 places and 56s ahead of Samir Rahman
Race website: https://www.uwb.edu/alumni/events/5krun
*Your* website URL: http://www.rocheam.com/move
Race report:
It was a typical 5k. Nothing too extraordinary to report. Actually, it was about 150m or so short of the full 5k. It was fairly hilly for a road race at that distance and was probably a sub-18 effort, though the 17'39" finish time is probably a tad misleading.
Btw, did I mention I beat Samir? By 56 seconds? Okay he had a rough week, but when you talk smack, are you allowed to make excuses??
Did iRunFar interview you before or after the race?: No
Race image(s):
Shoeless Joe Sez!
"150m or so short of the full 5k"
How'd you know the nickname my high school XC coach gave me?!
"Btw, did I mention I beat Samir?"
Yeah you did, way to bring out the welcome wagon for one of our newer members! I see you're also posing with a guy in a CNW shirt who's developing a pretty nice neard, but instead of teaming up with Samir to think of all the different words that rhyme with "neard" and getting that freestyle* ready, you're making fun of your teammate! #kissesnotdisses #teamsamir
*"Next to Samir I peered at a weird neard that nobody feared
He ran for a club that nobody cheered"
#justkidding #friends #friendly #rivals #alllove #src❤cnw


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Supporters of U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden on Saturday projected thousands of messages calling for his pardon onto the Washington, D.C. museum dedicated to freedom of expression and information.
In a display the Guardian described as "audacious," nearly 4,000 messages and images urging President Barack Obama to pardon Snowden were beamed onto the outside wall of the Newseum, an institution that promotes free expression and tracks the evolution of the press—just two miles away from the White House.
"Edward Snowden acted with courage and a heartfelt desire to improve the country and the world. Because of his actions we are and will become a more conscious, more caring people," read one message from a supporter named Devin.
"Thank you for the exceptional sacrifice you made. I hope and pray you get [to] come home and continue to serve conscientiously for the citizens of this modern world," read another, from Dani.
"You were willing to sacrifice yourself for the people of this nation to know the truth, and for that, we are deeply, profoundly thankful," from Amanda.
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Snowden currently faces charges under the Espionage Act for exposing the National Security Agency's (NSA) mass surveillance operations against American citizens. He has been living in exile in Russia since leaking the information in 2013.
Saturday night's action was organized by the group Pardon Snowden, which has increased the urgency of its message in the wake of President-elect Donald Trump's startling victory. Trump's pick for CIA director, Mike Pompeo, has called for Snowden to receive the death penalty.
The action was also scheduled to correspond with International Human Rights Day on December 10.
"These expressions of support for Snowden celebrate his decision to shed light on a surveillance apparatus so invasive and bloated with secrets that it became a risk to democratic accountability," the group wrote in a press release. "Thanks to his act of conscience, we've seen historic reforms and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting that is a model for the kind of adversarial journalism that we should expect from our media."
Noa Yachot, the campaign's director, told the Guardian that Snowden's work with journalists "enabled the release of information into the public domain."
"It showed that we need a strong and adversarial media, working with whistleblowers, to inform the public about what the government is doing without anyone's knowledge," she said.
"There are only six weeks left, but we know that controversial pardons often come at the end of a president's term, so we are still hoping," she said.


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by Patricia Park
For Jane Re, half-Korean, half-American orphan, Flushing, Queens, is the place she's been trying to escape from her whole life. Sardonic yet vulnerable, Jane toils, unappreciated, in her strict uncle's grocery store and politely observes the traditional principle of nunchi (a combination of good manners, hierarchy, and obligation). Desperate for a new life, she's thrilled to become the au pair for the Mazer-Farleys, two Brooklyn English professors and their adopted Chinese daughter. Inducted into the world of organic food co-ops, and nineteenthcentury novels, Jane is the recipient of Beth Mazer's feminist lectures and Ed Farley's very male attention. But when a family death interrupts Jane and Ed's blossoming affair, she flies off to Seoul, leaving New York far behind.
Reconnecting with family, and struggling to learn the ways of modern-day Korea, Jane begins to wonder if Ed Farley is really the man for her. Jane returns to Queens, where she must find a balance between two cultures and accept who she really is. Re Jane is a bright, comic story of falling in love, finding strength, and living not just out of obligation to others, but for one's self.
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"Park is a fine writer with an eye for the effects of class and ethnic identity, a sense of humor, and a compassionate view of human weakness... An enjoyable book offering a portrait of a young woman struggling to come into her own in the increasingly complicated opening years of a new century." - Kirkus
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Cable Communications Systems, the parent company of Romania's RCS&RDS (Digi), had an operating profit of €20.6 million in the third quarter.
This, according to Telecompaper and ZF, was 9% more than in the same period last year.
Meanwhile, its revenues rose by 12% to €212 million, driven by growth in the TV customer base in Romania and Hungary, as well as mobile subscribers in Romania and Spain.
Significantly, DTH and fixed telephony were the only two business segments in which the company did not register any subscriber growth.
The number of cable TV subscribers in Romania as the the end of Q3 stood at 2.821 million (+4.8% year-on-year), while in Hungary it was 467,000 (+9.4%).


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MVA Hosts Family Day at BB&T BallparkApril 13, 2014
Moore & Van Allen hosted a family-focused client event at the BB&T Ballpark on Sunday, April 13. Approximately 400 MVA attorneys, clients and family members enjoyed watching the Charlotte Knights defeat the Norfolk Tides at a sold out game. Children in attendance received official Charlotte Knights foam fingers and were invited onto the field post-game to run the bases.
"We look forward to hosting similar family and spouse-oriented events in the future," said Financial Services Member Charlie Harris. "We could not have asked for better weather, and it was exciting to be a part of the festivities surrounding the grand opening of the park."


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Assessing Capacity What is your responsibility ? How do you do it ? Carly Houghton Team Leader Deprivation of Liberty Team LCC Helen Pearson Board Officer Safeguarding Boards (LSCB/SAB )
Capacity to do what?! Understand risk to a child Understand a Protection Plan Sustain change Be fit for interview Be criminally responsible Make decisions about where you live Understand that what is happening to them is harmful Refuse services
What affects decision making? Alcohol Drugs Learning Disability Alzheimer's/Dementia Mental Health diagnosis Domestic Abuse (coercion) Lack of empathy/egotism Personality disorders Cycles of abuse /Learnt behaviour
What ever the reason ! What is the impact ? On a persons ability to understand, retain and act on information On a persons ability to protect themselves and others Look beyond a diagnosis and consider how thinking and behaviour impacts
What do these statements mean ? They lack capacity ! They have a Learning Disability so dont understand They do not have a mental health diagnosis so there is nothing we can do I cant assess capacity because I know nothing about mental health.
Who assesses capacity YOU
We can all contribute Expertise in a particular area of work- Mental Health, Learning Disability, Child Development, Drugs and Alcohol Knowledge of the child or adult and their day to day experience – What they wake up to; Walking with them through the day Creative communication techniques Joint working
Not going into detail of Mental Capacity Act but use the principles as a guide to best practice how we might consider a persons capacity
Mental Capacity Act 2005 The key principles of the Mental Capacity Act are: Every adult assumed to have capacity unless demonstrated otherwise Person not to be treated as unable to make a decision simply because his or her decision is an unwise one Person must be empowered as far as possible to help them reach capacity Any act done for a person who lacks capacity must be done in that persons best interests Must consider if there is a less restrictive option
Adults can make decisions ( they may be unwise)
The test for capacity MCA s2 A person lacks capacity if he is unable to make a decision because of an impairment of or a disturbance in function of the mind or brain Impairment can be temporary Lack of capacity cannot be determined either by a persons age or appearance
Inability to make decisions MCA s3 A person is unable to make a decision for himself if he is unable:- To understand the information relevant to the decision To retain that information To use or weigh that information in the decision making process Communicate his decision
Asking the right questions Break it down Isolate decision Is it understood Test it out – Evidence through observations actions
Building confidence in Capacity assessments Use professional judgement Ask for assistance/expertise Think Whole Family Adult workers think child Childrens workers think adult Multi Agency decision making
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God never fails to answer our prayers. Sometimes it takes a long time and we don't always see the fruits, and then sometimes God answers us immediately.
For me, He sends horrible natural disasters. Yes, you read that correctly. There have been multiple instances where storms have answered my prayers (God is so extra). Allow me to share with you an example of what I mean.
It was a Tuesday. The sun was shining, it was 78 degrees outside, and on the outside, everything was good. On the inside, I was a mess.
For the previous three weeks, I had been struggling with getting my college assignments completed. Working full time and attending online college can be quite a juggle. Along with that, I was directing a dinner theater and the performance was that Friday. To top it all off, I had looming deadlines for getting together the biggest event of my little life; my vendor's table at BookCon.
With all this and more on my mind, I was very overwhelmed. I needed to complete these 3 important projects before the week was over otherwise my grades would plummet. That morning, I said the quick prayer that had been my mantra for the past month: "Please, God, help me get these projects done." As you can see, the prayer was simple, but God is always listening.
At 4:15 pm that day, I got a call from my sister. She was hysterical crying and begged for me not to drive home yet from work. The winds were whipping, trees came crashing down, and the power was out. Tornadoes were raging through my hometown. After receiving multiple concerned calls from family, I decided to stay put. 5:00pm crept up on me and so did the storm. My coworkers had all left to beat it and I stayed behind to wait it out.
During that time, I wasn't sure what to do. I wanted to get home but was advised to stay put. So, with the power still on at the office, I did the only thing I could do – Homework. I was at there for 3 hours before it was safe for me to drive home. In that time, I worked on my biggest research assignment. Once I was finished, the roads were cleared and I safely drove home to my powerless, dark town.
Trust me. That storm was dreadful and difficult for most people (my family included). However, the moral of this story is twofold: God is listening and He makes good out of everything.
Throughout my difficult scheduled moments, God has always made it possible for me to get things done. To some people, this may seem like a small prayer but that makes it even more profound. God listens to our purest and simplest prayers. If He is listening to prayers like mine, imagine what He's thinking when we have larger requests. Whatever you're praying for, just have patience. Things happen in God's time and according to His plan (which is always better).
Was the storm horrible? Absolutely! I pray that we never get another storm like that here again. Despite the destruction, God made good out of all of it. Not only for me, but for others in my town. The storm brought our community together as we did our best to help each other in this crisis. It gave veteran soldiers work for a few days while they stood in the rain directing traffic beneath powered-down lights. It also gave everyone a greater appreciation for what we have. We realized that in an instant so much could be lost.
As you can see first hand, God is always working in our lives. I find it amazing how God cares so much about me particularly and my simple needs. This is the same for you. God is listening to you. He cares about you so much and loves you with such detail. He would move mountains (and send storms) for you. When we experience hardships and difficulties, He always makes good out of it. With all these things, we just have to trust, be patient, and let Him work in our lives.
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A Recalcitrant Wife and Mother Tells All
We have a Nativity Scene on our entryway table. It is a beautiful Fontanini set that my husband bought for me as a gift early in our marriage. Over the years my mother and mother-in-law have added to the set with additional key players like wise men and animals. The whole family treasures it.
The only problem is that nobody agrees on how to set it up each year. Every time I walk past it, the pieces have been moved. For a long time I thought this was the work of toddlers gone wild. But now I know differently.
My husband is a control freak.
He has a very specific idea of where each figure should go, the angle at which they should be facing, and the proximity of each figure to the others. He's obsessed. We call it "micro-mangering." The man knows his Nativity and likes it just so.
It kinda pisses me off. I mean really, what a waste of energy. If you want to micro-manage something, how about the laundry? Or if only he had the same high expectations for the kitchen and would painstakingly care for and rearrange the pots and pans so carefully. Maybe if we had pots and pans with Baby Jesus painted on the side…
So naturally, I find myself rearranging the Nativity pieces in crazy ways just to bait the poor guy. It is so easy and creates so much fun. It's probably a tad sacrilegious… but I just blame it on the baby. Shhhh. Don't tell him OK. Besides, I figure any God who would create ME in his image clearly has a great sense of humor and won't mind a little sheep-on-camel action in the name of a good joke.
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"Micro-Mangering". Brilliant.
Is that a cheddar nestling there or just the baby cheeses?
my mom has exactly the same set, and i used to get in trouble EVERY YEAR for re-arranging the pieces in less than polite ways. i'll have to post some of ours for you. (shepherd boinking sheep was always popular, as was dingo eating baby, and angel being given lipservice by the kneeling wise man…) yes, i realize i'm probably going to hell.
and then last year when my 11yo got caught putting the cow in the overhead loft, i was so proud i nearly cried.
my mom has learned to accept this behavior. i mean, when my husband and i (we were 16) put makeup on her bust of JS Bach just to see how long it would take her to notice (2-1/2 months), she kind of had to learn to accept it.
It's been a few days at least since I read this post, and I still burst out laughing every time I think of the barn cat "stealing the breath" of the Baby Jesus. Thanks for that. This is a challenging time of year and I need all the help I can get.
Love the cat stealing the baby's breath! This is just too hilarious!
Hi, I'm Iris. I'm a suburban hostage with excessive facial hair and a penchant for boxed wine. Sometimes I feel like an invisible vessel for grandchildren and PTA donations. I take pictures of my dog's poop. Welcome to my blog.


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Keywords: microscopy, magnification, scanned, micrograph, dinoflagellate
Scanning electronic microscope.
See Scanning Electron Microscopy.
Scanning electron microscopy. produces high resolution images of the morphology or topography of the sample surface by imaging the electrons reflected when the sample is scanned with an electron beam. Monitoring the secondary X-rays produced by the electron-sample interaction using energy dispersive spectroscopy for element identification allows compositional analysis.
SEM encompasses SEO, Web promotion, online media buying, basically any advertising designed for the search engines.
Act of marketing a website via search engines, whether this be improving rank in organic listings, purchasing paid listings or a combination of these and other search engine-related activities. (Source: SEMPO)
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Keywords: lisrel, confirmatory, amos, sulfide, avs
Simultaneously extracted metals. Metal concentrations that are extracted during the same analysis in which the acid-volatile sulfide (AVS) content of the sediment is determined.
Structural Equation Modelling. A close relation of Confirmatory Factor Analysis, this is a powerful technique for hypothesis testing, implemented through specialist software such as LISREL and AMOS. It is a state-of-the-art and very rigorous technique for testing models.
The Sem priest in Ancient Egypt was usually depicted wearing the leopard skin. The Sem priest's functions are usually associated with the Opening of the Mouth rituals in the mortuary cult.
Keywords: hhdl, dualistic, obscured, perceptions, distorted
Ordinary (dualistic) mind . when we use the word sem, we are referring to mind when it is temporarily obscured and distorted by thoughts based upon the dualistic perceptions of subject and object . HHDL
abbr. slow eye movement
Slow Eye Movements. Slow, rolling movements of the eyes under closed eyelids that occur as one drifts to sleep in stage 1.
Keywords: emblems, unspecified, flag, shield, spread
Spread; used to describe an unspecified number of emblems spread over the FIELD of a flag or SHIELD.
Keywords: entrepreneurial, manufacturer, small
Keywords: multitude, alerts, correlation, analyzed, archives
SECURITY EVENT MANAGEMENT. System that collects security related log information from a wide variety of devices, uses real-time correlation to create actionable alerts from a multitude of events, and archives events so that they can be reviewed and analyzed at a later date.
SEM stands for Special End and Middle Marking. As the name implies this rope has a middle marking like with the same advantages as the ARC system. The added advantage to this rope type is that it also indicates the end 6 Metres. This allows a warning to be passed to the leader when they are running out of rope.
Keywords: strategic, enterprise, management
Keywords: enforce, easily, coordinate, shell, scripts
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The mailman just delivered my new learning project. Thanks Lynda! I named it that because unless I learn to do it, it won't get made...I'm talking about knitting. Now I have done knitting before but it was a bookmark and I learned in the Girl Scouts. I'm not even guessing how long ago that class occurred. No one else guess either, please! Can't be but so hard, I remember knitting, I remember having tension issues too. I think I'll call the local knitting shop and see if they can set me up with a refresher course and some one on one help to start off the project.
Too bad it's not crochet, I could do that in my sleep I've done it so long. I was reading Libby's list of things her grandmother taught her and I had to think back to my own grandmother...Nama we called her. My oldest sister's G's came out like N's and the name stuck. She taught me everything I know. Not her only daughter...my mother is severely craft/sewing handicapped, but it dawned on me that I was the only one who ever learned anything from her. I guess thinking about it now none of my 3 sisters do anything crafty. NO interest at all. But I loved it.
Here we all are. That me in the fabulous pink and grey Easter dress standing next to her. I was about 7 or so I guess. She taught me to crochet at about 9 or so and it was tough going at first because I am right handed and she was left handed. We tried sitting across from each other, nope. She tried doing it right handed...nope. Finally I grabbed the hook in my left hand and said just show me. I still crochet left handed to this day.... with the hook she gave me to use. A very heavy steel hook, can't use any other as they don't feel right in my hand.
She taught me crewel and needlepoint, and how to make the most amazing placemats from this weird fabric with a strange weave that we pulled long pieces of floss through to create all sorts of designs...Christmas trees, indian/aztec geometric sort of designs. I really ought to get some of that if they still make the fabric and make some more placemats. Anyone know what that was? I think my mom still has the sets I made for her. Funny to think that with no kids of my own all this stuff will stop with me. None of the nieces care to learn. Maybe one day they will before I'm too old to pass it along. Well I've had my cry for today missing my Grandma, so I'm off to sew and finish a top. Thanks for starting the trip down memory lane Libby.
**Thanks to Vera for the info..It's called Huck Toweling and Swedish Weaving!**
2 comments:
- atet said...
You'll be fine with knitting -- just give yourself room to learn. Hey *I* can knit -- but I sure can't crochet!
- November 22, 2007 at 1:45 AM
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Backlighting is one of the most important elements in photography that anyone working in Calgary newborn photography needs to be aware of. The right backlighting technique would not only make the subject looks much cooler in the frame, but also create magnificent contours on the subject that would boost the quality of the photo significantly. This is why it is very crucial that a photographer understands how to apply backlighting techniques in every shot he takes.
Backlighting means using a source of light, either natural or using a lighting tool, which is placed right behind the subject. This gives more depth to the subject and the shot as a whole as it would provide a great contour on the subject. The application of the backlighting techniques in newborn photography is a great way to put more focus on the baby.
There are so many backlighting techniques that could be applied during a newborn photoshoot session. This article is going to detail out some of them which you could do by yourself. This list contains some DIY techniques in applying to backlight for newborn photographers.
Using a wider source of light
One of the best sources of light to be used in the backlighting technique is the sun. Putting the baby in front of the sun would give the exposure needed in the backlighting technique. You could alter the amount of exposure that you want. When the sunlight comes too bright, you could do some simple tricks to deal with it, like putting some thin paper between the light and your subject. This trick will help you soften the light that comes to your subject.
When you are indoor, you could make use of the sunlight coming through the windows as well. You only need to apply the same technique that you do with outdoor sunlight. In case you're in a room with no window at all, you could use light coming from your computer screen as your light source for backlighting.
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While a wider source of light gives you a better focus on the subject, and more details of it as well, using a narrower source of light would allow you to get some shadows over your subject. This is another great technique for Calgary newborn photography. You could simply use a flashlight, your phone's LED, or a candle and a transparent object which is put between the source of light and your subject to get a decent silhouette of the subject.
When using this technique, you need to be aware of the fact that the closer you put the source of light to the separator between it and the subject, the smaller the spot of light it would create. So you would want to change the position of the source of light as you wish to get that effect that you're looking for, as each position would give different exposure to the subject.
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text: Opinion Politics Opinion: Trump is not educated on military sexual assault or the involved judicial system By Dylanni Smith Posted on September 23, 2016 4 min read 0 0 798 Photo by U.S. Army. On Sept. 7, Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump and his opponent Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton discussed their individual policy plans during the "Commander-In-Chief Forum," hosted by NBC's Matt Lauer. As was to be expected, Trump is being highly criticized for statements made during his interview time slot, especially those made regarding sexual assault in the military. A member of the audience rose from his seat and explained to Mr. Trump that his daughter had quickly decided against joining the United States military when she heard of the alarming statistics on sexual assault within the armed forces. He expressed his concern for rape of women in the military, and asked: "As President, what specifically would you do to support all victims of sexual assault in the military?" The Republican candidate quickly regarded the subject as a "massive problem" that needs to be taken care of immediately. He then mentioned that should he win the presidency, he will create a working military court system to deal with these allegations and cases efficiently. The problem? The U.S. already has one. According to The New York Times, a "military justice system has been in place in some form since the 1774 British Articles of War." Trump's lack of knowledge on this makes voters, such as myself, question the amount of research politicians actually do on the history of current working systems in America, such as the military justice system. During the forum, Lauer also brought attention to a controversial tweet Trump had posted May 7, 2013. It reads, "26,000 unreported sexual assaults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together?" He stands by that tweet to this day, stating it is "absolutely correct." Sorry, but once again he is not correct. According to the Washington Post, the Pentagon released reports in both 2012 and 2015 that stated "more than half of service members who reported experiencing some form of unwanted sexual contact, including sexual assault, were men." The report also states that most of these assaults were done by another man. Men and women serving together is no cause to the majority of cases in which men are the victims. In the two minutes Lauer focused on the topic of sexual assault in the military, Trump simply did not have his facts straight. I would not be so critical had he used correct statistics and alluded to the issue of man-on-man man sexual assault within the armed forces. However, due to his lack of knowledge of the military justice system and the current statistics of sexual assault within the armed forces, I am very disappointed in the Republican nominee for president.


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RE: Test Case does not execute fully
First of all thanks for such a nice and detailed tutorial on Selenium. I used your approach on Selenium Hybrid framework in exactly the same manner. But I am facing the below issue intermittently while executing my Test Case :
For example: I have 10 Test Steps written for a test case in DataEngine.xls. When I try to run it sometimes its executing all 10 steps, sometimes its executing 2 steps only and sometimes its executing 3 Steps. And if I see the logs it does not give any error like NoSuchElement found. It just ends the test like if there are no steps after those.Please suggest.
I have also put explicit wait conditions for an elements also , below is the function for click keyword function for your reference :
public static void click(String object, String data){ try{ wait = new WebDriverWait(driver,50); wait.until(ExpectedConditions.elementToBeClickable(By.xpath(OR.getProperty(object)))); System.out.println("Clicking on Webelement "+ object); Log.info("Clicking on Webelement "+ object); driver.findElement(By.xpath(OR.getProperty(object))).click(); }catch(Exception e){ System.out.println("Not able to click --- " + object + e.getMessage()); Log.error("Not able to click --- " + object + e.getMessage()); DriverScript.bResult = false; } }
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When It executed 3 Steps :
2014-11-21 12:01:54,649 INFO [Log] ****************************************************************************************
2014-11-21 12:01:54,649 INFO [Log] Opening Browser
2014-11-21 12:02:15,169 INFO [Log] Firefox browser started
2014-11-21 12:02:16,105 INFO [Log] Navigating to URL
2014-11-21 12:02:20,375 INFO [Log] Entering the text in tbx_UserName
2014-11-21 12:02:21,068 INFO [Log] Entering the text in tbx_Password
2014-11-21 12:02:22,229 INFO [Log] Clicking on Webelement btn_LogIn
2014-11-21 12:02:22,731 INFO [Log] XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -E—N—D- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
When It executed just 2 Steps and didn't clicked Login :
2014-11-21 12:04:57,106 INFO [Log] ****************************************************************************************
2014-11-21 12:04:57,106 INFO [Log] Opening Browser
2014-11-21 12:05:09,498 INFO [Log] Firefox browser started
2014-11-21 12:05:09,873 INFO [Log] Navigating to URL
2014-11-21 12:05:13,884 INFO [Log] Entering the text in tbx_UserName
2014-11-21 12:05:14,711 INFO [Log] Entering the text in tbx_Password
2014-11-21 12:05:15,132 INFO [Log] XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX -E—N—D- XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Your question suggests towards "Login Button" Please try to locate the element/ object for this and do action on it. Your ErrorLogMessage shows the details


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Washington Township 's extensive opportunities and programs position our students well for continued positive impact on the communities around them. Every year we are proud to see North Central graduates recognized in the IBJ Forty under 40 for their continued contributions to their communities and excelling in their chosen fields. This year two North Central Alumni were included on the list.
Allison Matters Taylor (North Central '99) provides policy and strategic leadership to a Medicaid program serving 1.5 million Hoosiers.
Barry Wormser (North Central '98) focuses his law firm on work for entrepreneurs and tech startups as well as doing extensive work in the community through Newfields, the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Patterns Inc. and Creative Mornings Indianapolis.
We continue to be amazed and humbled by the mark North Central alumni make on the world around us. Congratulations to these two alumni on their accomplishments and recognition.


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Here you'll find Wasatch County new homes by top Utah home builders. There are homes that have already been built and are ready to move into, and home plans ready to build. You'll also find homes that are nearly completed where you can make many final choices, such as finishes and fixtures.
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These are the new homes Wasatch County has to offer in the new home communities in Utah listed by city:Wasatch County New Homes:
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Wasatch County has a population of about 32,000 and has been growing over the last 5 years at the rate of about 800 people each year (US Census).
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LONDON — He had thought of everything: a home-cooked, candlelit dinner, a romantic playlist, a declaration of love and a ring.
But when Tim Egerton, 27, got down on one knee and opened up a heart-shaped box to reveal a white sequin cast into plastic, he didn't quite get the response he was hoping for.
His girlfriend, Danielle Nichol, 26, froze.
"Is that a toy," she said she thought to herself, while trying to find words that would not offend him. "Is this a joke? Should I laugh?" (She wanted to cry.)
Reading her agonized expression, Mr. Egerton jumped in with an explanation: "I want you to choose your own ring, this is just so I have something to put on your finger now."
With that, Ms. Nichol laughed with relief and then cried out of happiness as she said "yes" several times. Mr. Egerton later confessed that he didn't have enough money for a real ring, but assured her that he was saving.
The couple's experience has apparently been widely shared in the last week, as more than 20,000 people have purchased the engagement ring from the discount store Poundland (the British equivalent of America's Dollar Store). They come in four varieties, with stones resembling diamonds, topaz and rubies, and cost one pound, or about $1.30.
The rings have prompted a flood of proposal posts on social media and television — the British presenter Piers Morgan jokingly proposed to his co-host, Susanna Reid, on air — and nearly as much commentary. While some women have dismissed the rings as tacky or insulting, others have welcomed them as a funny and spontaneous idea that allows women to participate in choosing the real ring.
"We don't need to spend thousands in order to tell someone we love them and want to commit," said Kate Baxter, a jeweler designer and consultant, and the founder of The Cut London, a jewelry store. "A friend of mine was proposed to with a shell on the beach, then you can choose the perfect ring together."
"The notion that a man should spend three times his monthly salary is outdated, in my opinion," she added. "The best advice is to save up until you can afford to pay for what you want, or make sure you can afford the repayments. If it's enough to make you wince a little, that's about right, but there's no point in starting married life in loads of debt."
Poundland's jewelry and Valentine's buyer, Frances O'Sullivan, said that the rings' acceptance by the public proves that the "one pound proposal is clearly a gem of an idea."
By Valentine's Day, Poundland was almost sold out of the rings, but a spokesman said they would bring in new stock after Feb. 14 to meet the unceasing demand.
Browsing the Valentine's Day gift section at a Poundland store in London's northern Kilburn neighborhood, Miriam Abati, a married mother of two, said she would have been mortified if her husband had proposed with a plastic ring.
"Those rings are for children," she said looking at a poster of the rings. "Your husband needs to give you a real ring to prove that he is a man."
Her friend, Joelle, chimed in. "You don't buy an engagement ring the same place you buy your house cleaning products," she said, laughing.
As marriage proposals have modernized in recent years, men and women are increasingly opting to shop together for their rings to avoid expensive disappointments or mistakes, experts say.
When Ms. Nichol announced her engagement to a group of her closest friends on WhatsApp, the first thing they asked after congratulating her was to see the ring.
"That's all anyone really cares about," she said. "I was too embarrassed to send them a picture of the Poundland ring, but when I told them about it later they loved the idea and had so much respect for Tim," she recalled. "Now they are helping me choose a real ring."
The Poundland rings have even found favor with older couples. Lizzie Bennetti, a 48-year-old former jeweler, was proposed to on the top of London's Shard building last Saturday with a placeholder ring.
"It was the last ring in Poundland and it was the topaz one, my birthstone," she said in a phone interview. "It seemed like fate. It was meant to be."
Her boyfriend, Barry Fricker, 47, later gave her a real diamond ring that she said she loved.
"As an ex-jeweler, I saw how much pressure it was for men to buy expensive rings," Ms. Bennetti said. "There should be an affordable way, it's the thought that counts."
A woman shopping at London's Portobello Poundland branch disagreed.
"Knowing my man, if I had to choose my own ring it would turn into a huge argument about money," Martha Daly, 46, said. "It's a bad idea, and I don't think anyone would end up getting married after having to go through that process."


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Completing Regulation Best Interest and related rules will be a key priority for the SEC in 2019, Chairman Jay Clayton said in remarks at Columbia University. In giving a sneak peek at the agency's to-do list, the chairman also reviewed accomplishments over the past year and discussed key risks the SEC is monitoring, including Brexit, the transition away from LIBOR, and cybersecurity issues.
Progress on 2018 agenda. After trimming the near-term rule making agenda to a more achievable size, the Commission advanced 23 of the 26 rules on the list. The year's highlights included:
- Proposals to improve standards of conduct to investment professionals, designed to maintain the access of retail investors to investment advice and help investors understand the duties owed to them. The SEC proposed three related rule sets, including Regulation Best Interest to require broker-dealers to act in the best interest of their customers; amendments to reaffirm and clarify the fiduciary duty owed by investment advisers; and the introduction of the Customer Relationship Summary.
- Final rules to facilitate capital formation, including an expansion of the definition of "smaller reporting company" and the elimination of requirements that were outdated, overlapping, or duplicative of other Commission rules or U.S. GAAP.
- Market structure initiatives, including the creation of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee (FIMSAC), three round tables to explore key markets issues, and rule amendments to enhance transparency requirements for alternative trading systems (ATSs).
2019 priorities. Chairman Clayton outlined the agency's priorities for the coming year:
- Complete the standards of conduct rules for financial professionals, incorporating feedback from retail investors via public round tables and a new webpage;
- Improve the proxy process, including overhauling proxy "plumbing," considering changes to ownership and resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals, and reviewing issues involving proxy advisory firms;
- Facilitate access to capital for issuers and make sure Main Street investors have the best possible mix of investment opportunities, through initiatives including JOBS Act 3.0 rulemaking and a concept release on the private offering framework;
- Encourage long-term investment by examining whether quarterly reporting and other aspects of the reporting system drive an overly short-term focus;
- Continue to address issues involving distributed ledger technology, digital assets and initial coin offerings. The SEC recently announced the formation of a new Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology ("FinHub"), which helps keeps the door open to those who seek to innovate and raise capital in accordance with the law.
Key market risks. Chairman Clayton discussed three key risks the agency is monitoring:
- Brexit. The chairman has significant concerns relating to the impact to reporting companies of the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union, including that possible effects are underestimated, and that based on reporting disclosures, some effects are already occurring. The SEC is discussing and planning for Brexit other U.S. financial authorities, U.K. and EU. counterparts, and market participants. Clayton would like to see companies providing more robust disclosure about how management is considering Brexit and the impact it may have on the company and its operations.
- Transition away from LIBOR. Clayton said it is important that market participants plan and act appropriately for the transition from LIBOR to a new rate such as SOFR, particularly with respect to existing contracts that will still be outstanding at the end of 2021. For example, what will happen to floating rate notes based on LIBOR if the benchmark stops being published? Questions include what the documentation provides; whether fallback language exists and whether it works correctly; and if there is not fallback language, whether consents will be needed to amend the documentation.
- Cybersecurity. The SEC approaches cyber security risk from several angles, including providing interpretive guidance for public companies in preparing disclosures; prioritizing cyber security in examinations of market participants; assessing and improving the SEC's own cyber risk profile; targeted cyber-related misconduct in the securities markets; and informing investors about cyber security hygiene and red flags of cyber fraud, in order to prevent investors from becoming victims in the first place.
Clayton concluded that he is pleased with the SEC's accomplishments in 2018. With new challenges to come, he believes the agenda for 2019 is ambitious yet pragmatic.
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Sarah fell in love with my Roxy dress, but was worried about the fit not being right. As she is in the UK, there wasn't the option of coming to see me for a fitting, so we decided the best way to get the fit right was to do a toile fitting. Sarah took her measurements and I made a custom pattern for my Roxy dress, made a calico toile, and posted it to the UK.
Once it had arrived, Sarah took some initial pictures for me to see, then we caught up over a video call so that I could see the toile on her and see what alterations I needed to make to make to get the fit right. From there I made the necessary alterations to the pattern and went ahead and made Sarah's dress.
I've now added custom sizing with a toile fitting as an option to purchase as part of my customisable range for dress and corset orders, so if, like Sarah, you've fallen in love with one of my dresses buy are worried about the sizing or the fit, you can now add the custom size and toile option before you check out.
Please allow an extra 4 weeks to the total making and delivery time as I'll need to make and post the toile to you and complete the virtual fitting via video message before I can start work on your final dress. If time is an issue, please get in touch and we'll see what's possible.
You can see more pictures from Sarah and Glenn's wedding here.


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The Breaking Bad Criminal Mugshot Gallery
As Detective Hank Schrader can attest, criminals come in all shapes and sizes. Some sport bald heads and icy stares; some wear rumpled clothes and look like they could use some sleep. But whatever the crook (or the look), you can bet he or she is represented in this gallery of the ABQ's Most Wanted law-breakers past and present.Read More