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Magento Commerce Enterprise Edition (EE) Version 184.108.40.206 is now available for download and upgrade.
Magento EE 220.127.116.11 provides merchants with performance optimizations, the USPS API patch from June (SUPEE-6237), and four Magento Security Patches (SUPEE-5994, SUPEE-6285, SUPEE-6482), including the new one issued earlier this week, SUPEE-6482.
There are no confirmed reports of attacks related to these issues to-date, but it is important that you either upgrade to Magento EE 188.8.131.52 or deploy the patch immediately in order to protect your store.
Magento Enterprise Edition 184.108.40.206 include:-
- Improvements: Addressed performance issue related to Google Tag Manager.
- Improvements: Addressed performance issues related to logging module.
- Fixes: Fixed an issue that caused content from a block saved in the HTML output cache to be loaded into a CMS static block.
- SUPEE-6482 – Autoloaded File Inclusion in Magento SOAP API: Incorrect validation of a SOAP API request makes it possible to autoload code. The exploit requires the attacker to first log in with API credentials. Depending on the PHP version and/or configuration settings, code can then be loaded from a remote location.
- SUPEE-6482 – SSRF Vulnerability in WSDL File: Incorrect encoding of API password can lead to probing internal network resources or remote file inclusion.
- SUPEE-6482 – Cross-site Scripting Using Unvalidated Headers: Unvalidated host header leaks into response and page. Because the page can be cached, this leak poses a risk for all store customers because any HTML or JavaScript code can be injected. Such an exploit works only with specific server configurations, and allows an attacker to intercept a session or modify a page with fake credit card forms, etc.
- SUPEE-6482 – XSS in Gift Registry Search: Cross-site scripting vulnerability affects registered users. Attack through unescaped search parameter. Risk of cookie theft and impersonating as the user.
- SUPEE-6237 – USPS API Patch: On May 31, 2015, USPS made changes to their API that impact international shipping rate requests to and from Canada. As a result, some Canadian shipping rates are returned incorrectly, and customers are unable to see all available shipping options. The USPS API patch was released on June 18, to ensure that Canadian international shipping rates are returned correctly, and that customers can see all available shipping options during checkout. The patch is included as part of the Magento Enterprise 184.108.40.206 release.
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For more technical information about Magento EE 184.108.40.206, please visit the release notes.
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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Santa Cruz with a Sprinkle of San Fran and a Dash of Google
We left Kernville and made a long drive to Santa Cruz, CA. The KOA there was really nice with reasonable sized spaces and many activities for families to enjoy. They were pretty strict on the rules, but we are finding that to be true everywhere! Once again the golf cart patrol was quick to tell us if we had an extra car in the space or if the dog had gotten out of the RV without her leash on.
This was the fanciest KOA we have seen. They had activities scheduled for most days, including one yoga class which I enjoyed. There was a small, semi-outdoor bar/restaurant and a nice playground. The vibe was positive and it was great to see so many families enjoying the activities available on the beautiful, shaded grounds.
Happily, Hunter's place of employment was close enough to our RV spot that he chose to commute to work from Temporary Digs. We missed Clayton, but were glad to have the extra time with Hunter.
The days were filled with activity; biking, surfing, kite boarding and exploring Santa Cruz in between walking the dog and hanging "at home." Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures, but I'll share some I did take.
This double track leads uuuupp to the start of some trails in Santa Cruz.
I mentioned that Hunter had finally been bitten by the mountain biking bug as is evidenced by this picture of him with his new "toy." A big shout out to Scotts Valley Cycle Sports where Hunter made his purchase. This is an excellent bike shop with nice stock and excellent customer service. We highly recommend them!
Love this retro van which is as old as I am!
Speaking of toys, take a look at this vintage van we saw in Santa Cruz. This is the first time I have seen a Chevrolet Greenbriar which was built between 1961-65. Pretty cool looking. We spotted it outside of the Santa Cruz Bicycle Factory.
We took a tour of the Santa Cruz Bicycle factory, which was interesting, but the guide would benefit from a script to include more facts and information. 🙂 (No pictures were allowed.)
The town of Santa Cruz was surprisingly interesting to us. It has a population of around 65,000 and there are many outdoor activities to enjoy. Because of its size, there are plenty of restaurants, bike shops, surf shops, grocery stores, etc, so we didn't lack for anything. We were even able to have routine maintenance on our truck while in Santa Cruz.
A blustery morning in Santa Cruz.
The morning we had our truck worked on, we brought out bikes and toured the town while the truck was otherwise occupied. It was fun just to tool about and take in Santa Cruz. We had the unusual experience of needing a jacket! What a delightful change from the temperatures we always had during summer in Texas.
As if great biking, surfing and kiting possibilities weren't enough to make us enjoy Santa Cruz, there is a marina as well!
Perhaps one day we will come back in our sailboat?!
Our RV site was about a 45 minute drive from Santa Cruz, but we found ourselves returning to SC almost every day. If possible, the next time we visit this area, I would find an RV site closer to Santa Cruz even though the Costanoa KOA was a very nice place.
The Fourth of July Holiday fell during our time in Santa Cruz and Clayton was able to join us for the day. We celebrated by, wait for it…… riding bikes!! SURPRISE!
Pics from our rides in Santa Cruz:
Frank is a tree-hugger!
Maybe not everything is bigger in Texas.
We did branch out (haha) a little from Santa Cruz when we visited Google in Mountain View, CA. Working "conditions" are certainly different from when I worked in downtown Dallas. My employer did not provide any of the perks that are standard at Google…. onsite places to eat (for free), bicycles to commute between buildings, entertainment on site, green space to "refresh" your energy, etc.
Google was empty due to the July 4th holiday.
We also drove to San Francisco to see the city with Hunter as our tour guide. Rather than contend with parking, we took our bikes on the subway into the SF and spent the whole day puttering around.
Lunch spot, Mission Delores Park – we were the only ones with this idea!
Hunter found us a spot in the family friendly section of the park which is pictured here. This section was full of interesting sights, like the camping tent with a big "30" on top for a birthday celebration, the guy carrying a h-u-g-e python around his neck (which apparently is a chic magnet?!), a little girl walking a cat, a few games I was unfamiliar with and a wide variety of dress styles. The other side of the park was a little more revealing in terms of skin and lifestyle choices. All in all, very interesting. It was very fun to see so many people out enjoying the fresh air. (Side note, Frank and I were slightly above the average age in the park!)
Hunter and I enjoying a view of the bay…. or maybe I was resting at the top of a hill?
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This picture was taken from Crissy Field, a spot where many people hang out and is fairly popular with kiteboarders as well. Unfortunately kiters here often need to be rescued because several factors are less than favorable: gusty winds, currents, ship traffic, etc. We were only at Crissy Field for about 15 minutes but we saw one kiter returned to shore by the SF Marine Police.
Hunter and Frank considering the kiting possibilities?
Although we didn't hit all the highlights of SF, since it was only a one day visit, we did see quite a bit of the city, including Fisherman's Wharf. The Wharf itself was overrun with people!! Even on bikes it was hard to move through the streets and weave between the tourists. I was glad to see the area but was happy it wasn't a major part of our agenda.
Gratuitous photo of the bike trails because they are pretty.
We spent a lot of time on these pine needle strewn paths, listening to the sounds of the woods and getting a little exercise during our time in Santa Cruz. With so little time in Santa Cruz, we were only able to scratch the surface of available trails for mountain biking or hiking, but the trails we did ride were very fun and had enough variety to satisfy me as a cautious rider and the guys who are much more adventurous.
I don't know what wintertime is like near Santa Cruz, but I wouldn't mind spending more time here if the weather is mild. I'm not sure our Caribbean spoiled bones would survive snow and I know we don't have the clothing for freezing temperatures but perhaps we will consider returning here before the new boat is delivered.
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California Here We Come ~ In Bits and Pieces ~ Kernville First.
I've decided to begin doing short posts because we have had surprisingly limited internet speeds and that makes blogging very time consuming. Plus, those who know Frank know we always have to stay busy and finding time to write when we aren't driving or doing is difficult.
Once we left Grand Junction, we high tailed over to California, choosing to save exploring Utah for the fall when it might be slightly cooler than it is now. Everyone knows California has some beautiful places and we wanted to explore a few from the RV.
Scenes as we drove to Kernville.
Kernville is on the southern edge of the Sequoia National Forest about 50 miles east and slightly north of Bakersfield, CA. The drive to Kernville was scenic and easy with a one night stop in Hurricane, UT just to break up the drive.
When I think of California, I envision the coast, so I enjoyed seeing the arid, mountainous aspects of the state.
Can you imagine trying to cross this terrane in a covered wagon?
Our RV park in Kernville was the Kern River Sequoia RV Resort. The campsite backs up to the Kern River and our particular site had a small stream behind it. The stream was a very popular spot for neighbors to plop their chairs in the stream while the kids played in and around the water.
I forgot to take a pic of the campground but you get an idea in this picture.
Our sons joined us for the weekend so our family was together for the first time since Christmas in Bonaire. That was quite a treat!
As usual, we stayed very busy, mostly mountain biking. Frank transferred the mountain biking bug to Clayton way back when he was in high school, but Hunter was slower to get hooked. However, after this trip, Hunter has also succumbed to MB Fever.
Three amigos prepping for a ride.
I dropped off the guys at the top of Cannell Trail and they spent the next several hours bombing down the mountain then riding back to the RV. Cannell is listed as an Epic Trail by IMBA (International Mountain Biking Association) and it needed to be done. Frank reports that this isn't the best Epic he has ridden, but they still had a great time.
Cappy really wanted to run the whole trail!
Captain really wanted to run the trail, but it was too long for her. She trotted along behind Frank near the drop off point until it was time for them to leave. The trail was beyond my comfort zone and I was the designated drop driver, so once Frank, Hunter and Clayton left, Cappy and I hiked a bit and enjoyed the scenery.
Clayton, assessing the mountain?
Hunter looks very serious about this ride.
Do those cute ears make you think of Yoda?
Our campsite was well shaded and the little creek behind us was great for cooling off for both us and the dog.
Why don't you get wet instead of taking my picture?
Floating the Kern River was pretty popular but we only had a couple of days in Kernville and biking took precedence over all else. In addition to two mountain bike rides, Frank and I enjoyed a few excellent road rides after the kids returned to work. (It is really strange to have our kids leave for work and we just continue to play!!)
Not a bad view as we biked along the road.
I find it very difficult to reconcile the visual effects of the mountains and the streams when I am biking. Often it looks like I'm riding downhill but feels like I am riding uphill because of the illusion the landscape creates on the incline. Generally Frank reads the grade better than I do, so I follow his lead on which direction to ride first so I'll have a downhill ride on the way back. But it is hard to believe him when my eyes are trying to tell me I'm going downhill!
I guess this is a gentle way of increasing my trust in Frank's decisions because once I turned around on the rides, I was very surprised to find just how uphill the ride was on the way out. Going home was definitely downhill ~ woohoo!!! Even when the road appears to be going downhill, if I am riding against the flow of the river, I know I am moving uphill….
Does anyone else experience difficulty determining uphill from downhill when the mountains converge near the road you are riding?
Anyway, Kernville was an excellent first stop in California. Of course it was heavily influenced by having the family together! I'm very happy we will be in California and in closer proximity to the kids for a few weeks!
~HH55 Catamaran Update~
Although there is a looonng way to go, the most recent update from HH shows some exciting progress on our cat. Apparently the interior painting is now complete and exterior paint will begin this week. Very exciting! I just have to remember that even though these steps make it look like we have made a big leap toward completion, there are many less obvious and vital steps before completion.
Starboard aft berth.
Facing forward in the master hull; two sinks inboard, the head outboard, then the shower.
In the second photo, you can see some of the customizations HH has made on our hull. LIB was set up as a four cabin, four head boat which was perfect for chartering and actually was very comfortable for us while we lived on board. However, on out HH55 we have chosen to reduce the number of heads and showers to just one in each hull.
In an effort to retain personal space and convenience when we revert to sharing a head, we redesigned the forward area of the owner's hull. We changed the head from an enclosed area that included one sink, one shower and a toilet in the following way: 1. we removed the doorway into the whole area to make it feel less congested, 2. we enclosed the head for privacy but still allow access to the shower if someone is using the toilet and 3. we added a second sink so we have our own spaces.
Although we had our own heads on LIB, we think these small alterations to our HH55 will allow us to easily share one bathroom and reduce the total number of heads on board.
We very much appreciate Gino Morrelli's help reworking the spaces in our Morrelli and Melvin designed HH55. Gino knows every space and weight of these boats and he was instrumental in helping us figure out where to make interior changes that would make this awesome boat work for our purposes.
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Missing the Twin Cayes, Drowned Cayes and Especially Caye Caulker
After Susan and Kevin left us in early April, it was time to leave Placencia and move north through Belize and begin watching for a weather window to make the leap to Galveston, TX. Originally we planned on stopping at Isla Mujeres, Mexico, but we had heard all kinds of things about the complications of checking into and out of Mexico. We were only going to have a day or two to visit there, so we decided to skip Isla Mujeres this trip. Our thought is that we will have a lot of time in Mexico on the western side when we move south from California on the new boat, so our visit would wait.
Anyway, instead of spending two days in Mexico, we decide to stay a bit longer in Belize and see a couple of islands on our way north. We set out from Placencia and sailed about 29nm to Twin Cayes. We were the last boat to arrive in this beautiful anchorage because we had waited until late in the morning to leave Placencia to make sure a weather system had passed. Also, we think overnight passages inside the barrier reef of Belize are a bad idea because the charts are poor and there is a lot of shallow water.
Three other boats were anchored in Twin Cayes
Twin Cayes is very well protected and an excellent place to hide from weather as evidenced by one of the boats which had been anchored there for three days before we arrived. There was a pretty decent wind storm predicted along with unruly seas and Twin Cayes was a prefect hiding place.
The next morning we left Twin Cayes and sailed 41nm to Dronwed Cayes. Drowned Cayes is another island of mangrove trees with inlets running through it and no development that we saw. We meandered through the twisting inlet, closely watching our depth sounder since our charts were unreliable or unmarked, and found a perfect spot to drop anchor.
Once anchored, we grabbed our masks and fins and jumped in the water to see if we could get close to the dolphins that were playing near the boat as we settled the anchor. Frank was the first in and I quickly followed. But just as I was beginning to swim toward the dolphins, Captain jumped in the water to give chase as well.
Cappy was not going to help us get close to the dolphins, so I grabbed her and we swam back to LIB. Frank continued toward the dolphins, but they quickly swam away.
Although this panoramic picture is a little distorted, it offers a good view of Drowned Caye.
Drowned Caye was perfectly quiet and we felt like we were all alone in an undiscovered land. We pulled out the SUPs and explored some of the narrow fingers of water until they dead ended or exited to the ocean. What a delightful end to a fairly long day of sailing.
The red route to Caye Caulker and the yellow was a very challenging route out of the reef.
The next morning we picked up early and headed toward Caye Caulker. The route we took from Drowned Cayes to Caye Caulker had a several shallow spots and we had to pick and choose our way through the water including a skinny cut at Hicks Caye where we passed two barges coming the opposite direction. I am very thankful that we have a good amount of experience reading the water. It certainly augments chart information and the depth sounder!
Caye Caulker has charming streets and few automobiles.
Caye Caulker was absolutely delightful! This was by far our favorite stop in Belize. Although we were watching for a weather window, we enjoyed a week on this pretty and laid back island. Cay Caulker is small, but has a ton of things to offer. Along the dirt streets are plenty of shops and small groceries, restaurants and tour companies. The people were happy and very welcoming!
Stressless Tours was excellent!
We chose to take a snorkeling tour from Stressless Tours and we had a perfectly amazing day. Everyone we interacted with from Stressless was positive, welcoming and accommodating. Our day began with a stop to see a seahorse hanging out by a peer, which was great since that brought my seahorse in the wild count up to three.
Our day with Stressless included a stop to swim with manatees, with specific instructions that we were not pester or approach the manatees.
All together we stopped in five places during our tour and got in the water in three of them. Our guides were superb! They jumped in the water with us and pointed out all kinds of coral and fish, teaching about their surroundings and sharing their efforts to protect the reefs and marine life.
Mr. Manatee is very chill!
We were extremely impressed with Stressless Tours. They even asked us to refrain from using sunscreen and they provided a special lotion which is designed with protection of the reefs in mind. It is great to see a forward thinking company like Stressless.
The fish are cool, but I loved that turtle!
Plenty of fish and sharks where another boat was chumming.
Because of the storm system just prior to our arrival at Caye Caulker, there were no other boats in the anchorage when we arrived. But there was plenty (in a positive way) of activity with fishing, snorkeling and diving boats coming in and out of the area.
This boat carrying cinder blocks to a building site motored past us one morning.
We heard that San Pedro, an island right next to Caye Caulker, was a lot like Caye Caulker before it became so populated so we took a 20 minute ferry ride to that neighboring island to see it for ourselves.
It didn't take long to decide we much preferred the less crowded and slower pace of Caye Caulker to the hectic crowds of San Pedro. We rented a golf cart and found San Pedro teeming with cars, bikes and golf carts.
Sorry it's blurry….no stopping for pics without getting honked at!
We did find a very pretty Catholic Church in San Pedro and we took a minute to look inside and be thankful for the opportunity to explore so many places.
San Pedro Roman Catholic Church
We drove the golf cart from one end of the island to the other and stopped at a poorly attended market where we didn't find anything we wanted to buy. But we did chuckle when we found a Boomer Sooner graduate had set up a cafe! Of course we sent a picture to our youngest son who graduated from the University of Oklahoma.
A taste of Oklahoma in Belize!!
Pretty quickly we decided to head back to the ferry dock and return to Caye Caulker where the vibe was slower and more laid back. Since we had to wait an hour or so for the ferry we took refuge at Palapa Bar. I can definitely see the appeal of this bar where you can order a drink from your inner tube and have it delivered from a bucket on a pulley system!
Definitely bring your swim suit if you stop at the Palapa Bar!
Back in Caye Caulker, we decided we should sign up for a dive tour since this would be our last opportunity to dive for quite a while. We found a very good tour company and signed up for a two tank day.
We saw a fish ball/circle. Pretty cool.
This grouper came right up to me while filming.
Oh hello! Mr. Shark came swimming right toward me from over this reef.
The reef walls created a canyon like feeling underwater.
I'm turning to keep this shark in view….no sneaking up behind me, please!
The bar by The Split.
After a day under water, we decided to relax in the sun and hang out at a bar near "the split." The split is where, in 1961, Hurricane Hattie caused a break in Caye Caulker Island. The locals use the split to boat to the opposite side of the island and a smart business man opened a bar where folks can hang out. The split is a perfect place to grab a drink, watch people enjoy the water and check out shallow draft boats going through the channel.
Our time in Caye Caulker was a fabulous way to end our time in Belize. We couldn't have asked for a more relaxed and comfortable place to prepare for our passage to Texas. If you have a chance to visit Belize, make sure Caye Caulker is on your list of places to spend a few nights!
Sunset from the anchorage at Caye Caulker.
Next time I'll talk about our passage from Caye Caulker to Galveston. We had a great sail, but we definitely had some interesting times. And the beginning of our journey getting out of the Belize Barrier Reef was a bit of a challenge!
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After days of clues and games, the 8th graders learned the selection for their 8th grade all-Hebrew musical – Oklahoma!! The year "1907" was posted around the middle school (the year that Oklahoma became a state!) and 8th graders received packets of grits (southern/western food) as they came into school on Thursday. After making their grits at lunchtime, students heard the announcement of their play selection amid great cheering!
Mark your calendars for this year's 8th grade all-Hebrew musical – Oklahoma!!! Join the farmers and the cowboys for two nights of exciting shows – March 13-14, 2013 at the Dalsheimer Auditorium at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.


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Dems undeclared on Iran deal heed voters, not August ads
WASHINGTON — It was supposed to be a long and uncomfortable August for Democrats undecided about President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, but so far the political heat brought on by opponents of the much-contested accord is more of a simmer than a rolling boil.
Millions of dollars in television and online advertisements by an offshoot of the powerful American Israel Political Action Committee are aimed at more than a dozen states represented by undecided Democratic, among them Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Chris Coons of Delaware and Mark Warner of Virginia. The accord would curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for relief from economic sanctions, and the House and Senate are slated to vote next month on a resolution of disapproval.
"Iran has violated 20 international agreements and is the leading state sponsor of terrorism," says the ad by Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran, the AIPAC-sponsored group. "Congress should reject a bad deal. We need a better deal."
As political ads go, experts agree, the commercial is pretty tame. It makes a generic appeal. It doesn't ask viewers to take any action like calling their senator or congressman. And it doesn't name names. Instead, it displays the group's website address, where those inclined to visit will find more information and get automated assistance in calling their lawmaker.
"If part of what you're trying to do is influence members of Congress to vote against the deal — it's not the members of Congress who are going to see this, you're targeting it to their constituents — so I don't understand why there isn't a call to action at the end of the ad. You know, 'Call Congress, call your congressman' to generate heat that way," said Rodell Mollineau of Rokk Solutions, who has orchestrated ad campaigns for American Bridge 21st Century, a Democratic super PAC.
But a GOP strategist says a harder-hitting approach would turn off the very Democratic voters the group would like to lobby their lawmakers.
"This looks like an ad aimed at Democratic and independent voters, to get them to contact their senators," said Charlie Black, a veteran of several GOP presidential campaigns. "A low-key, fact-based approach makes sense. The lead says change the deal, in order to refute the claim that the only alternative to the deal is war."
So do lawmakers feel like the ads are tightening the screws? It is August, after all, when fewer eyeballs watch TV and many people are on vacation.
"No pressure at all," said Manchin spokesman Jonathan Kott, adding that his boss is leaning toward supporting the agreement. "I know he is aware of the ads and campaigns, but he hasn't heard about them from constituents."
Ads are also running in the Philadelphia media market, aimed at Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., Chris Coons, D-Del., and Cory Booker, D-N.J.
"Sen. Coons is paying closer attention to the calls, emails and letters the office is receiving from constituents regarding the Iran deal," said spokesman Sean Coit.
It's not lost on observers in both parties that AIPAC and its donor base tilts toward Democrats, and many Democratic lawmakers are already upset that they've been cast as anti-Israel and were summoned for a stern lecture by Israel's President Benjamin Netanyahu in a joint meeting of Congress in March. A tougher approach from the group could have backfired and damaged relationships that the group has long nurtured.
A group called Vets Against the Deal has produced a much tougher ad featuring an Iraq War veteran who was badly wounded by a blast from an Iranian-made bomb.
"Every politician who is involved in this will be held accountable. They will have blood on their hands," says retired Staff Sgt. Robert Bartlett, whose facial scars are evident.
The ad was aimed at Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., but it's not clear how large a media buy the group is making. The ad won lots of attention from conservative websites and Bartlett appeared on Fox News.
It didn't sway Tester, who announced on Thursday that he was backing the deal. "It's clear this deal is the only option right now to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon," the senator said in a statement.
Another group, United Against Nuclear Iran, is also running ads. It's headed by former Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., though he was enlisted after the group's president, Gary Samore, stepped down because he supports the accord. Also in support is liberal advocacy group J Street, which is spending $5 million to back the agreement.
As the campaigns play out, it's appearing increasingly likely that Democrats in the House and Senate will be able to muster the votes to sustain a certain veto by Obama. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, the chamber's powerful Democratic leader-in-waiting, is the only senator of his party to publicly come out against the deal.
Meanwhile, 20 Senate Democrats have said they'll vote to preserve the agreement, more than halfway toward the 34 they'll need to sustain a veto. More than 40 House Democrats have come out for it, with 10 against.


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Forty years ago this weekend, the soundtrack to the movie Grease was released in stores, two months in advance of the premiere of the movie. Singles from the LP, "Grease," and "You're the One That I Want," went to #1 in the United States, while "You're the One That I Want," and "Summer Nights" went to #1 in the UK, "Hopelessly Devoted to You" and "Sandy" went to #2 in the UK, and "Grease" made it to #3 in the UK. Back in 1978, even in advance of the movie, the radio was playing these songs and every teenager knew the words to this musical set in the 1950s with a disco beat.
The Bee Gees lead Barry Gibb wrote the song "Grease," released on the album on the heels of The Bee Gees' megahit album Saturday Night Fever from only a few months back in November 1977–still unsurpassed as the best selling soundtrack album of all time. The song "Grease" also includes guitar work by Peter Frampton. Five of the 24 tracks feature vocals by the film's leads John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, with six performed by 1950s throwback group Sha Na Na.
Grease, the movie, expanded on the success of both Happy Days and American Graffiti, and the 1970s nostalgia for the late 1950s and early 1960s. Fathom Events and TSM Big Screen Classics brought Grease back to theaters this week and you have one final opportunity to catch a screening this Saturday, April 14, 2018. Check your local listings and the Fathom Events website here for details. Released in June 1978, Grease became the highest grossing musical film ever, and forty years later it holds a spot in fourth place.


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Accompanied by Fernando de los Ríos, Lorca headed for New York, via Paris and London. In Paris they visited Mathilde Pomès and then stopped to see Salvador de Madariaga in London. On 19 JUNE they boarded the Olympic in Southhampton, arriving in New York a week later, where they were met by Ángel del Río, Gabriel García Maroto, León Felipe and José Camprubí. Lorca took a room in Furnald Hall at Columbia University and enrolled for an English-language course. He re-encountered Philip Cummings and Campbell Hackforth-Jones, having first met them at the Residencia de Estudiantes, and Mildred Adams, whom he already knew from Granada. León Felipe published a review of Gypsy Ballads in the Revista de Estudios Hispánicos. In AUGUST Lorca wrote El rey de Harlem (The King of Harlem) and 1910 (Intermedio), two of the first poems written for what was to become Poet in New York. The journal Alhambra, edited by Ángel Flores in New York, published two ballads translated into English and several photographs by Lorca. He made friends with Henry Herschel Brickell, the literary critic of The New York Herald. He went to Eden Mills, Vermont, to spend a few days at the home of Philip Cummings. Towards the end of AUGUST he spent some time at the summer home of Ángel del Río in Bushnellsville, in the Catskills. He also visited Federico de Onís in Newburgh. On 20 SEPTEMBER he was back in New York, now staying in John Jay Hall at Columbia. He wrote the film script Viaje a la luna (Trip to the Moon), which he planned to produce in collaboration with Emilio Armero from Mexico. He wrote the poem Infancia y muerte (Childhood and Death). Friendship with John Crow and Francis C. Hayes, and acquaintance with the poet Hart Crane. In OCTOBER the Wall Street crash occurred. In DECEMBER his sister Concha married Manuel Fernández Montesinos in Granada.
In JANUARY Lorca left John Jay Hall to share a flat with a friend from the Residencia de Estudiantes, José Antonio Rubio Sacristán, who had just arrived in New York. At Vassar College he gave the lecture Pathos in the Spanish Lullaby. He gave a speech in honour of La Argentina, who had just made her New York debut, celebrated with a banquet at the Cosmopolitan Club. In FEBRUARY the bullfighter Ignacio Sánchez Mejías and La Argentinita arrived. Lorca introduced a talk about bullfighting given by Sánchez Mejías at the Instituto de las Españas. He worked with La Argentinita on harmonising popular Spanish songs. He was invited by the Hispano–Cuban Cultural Institution to give a series of talks about Havana and other Cuban cities. The Instituto de las Españas paid tribute to him, and he gave his lecture The Mechanics of Poetry. After travelling by train to Tampa, Florida, he took the steamboat Cuba to Havana, where he arrived on 6 MARCH and was met by his old friend José María Chacón y Calvo, the Cuban poet Juan Marinello and the journalist Rafael Suárez Solís. He got to know Antonio Quevedo and María Muñoz, a couple who were friends of Manuel de Falla. From MARCH to APRIL he gave a series of lectures at the Teatro Principal de la Comedia in Havana: The Mechanics of Poetry; A Paradise Closed to Many, Gardens Open to Few; Pathos in the Spanish Lullaby; The Poetic Image of Luis de Góngora; and La arquitectura del cante jondo (the Architecture of Cante Jondo). He worked on the play El público (The Public). Friendship with the Loynaz family, whose house he visited nearly every day, and for whom he read The Public. In the company of the writer Lydia Cabrera, an acquaintance from Madrid, he attended a ñáñiga ceremony. Conferences in Caibarién, presented by José María Chacón y Calvo, and in Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba. A reception in his honor in Santiago de las Vegas. He wrote Son de negros en Cuba (Son of Blacks in Cuba) and Oda a Walt Whitman (Ode to Walt Whitman) for inclusion in Poet in New York. In MAY his friends García Maroto and Adolfo Salazar arrived in Havana. Friendship with the Guatemalan writer Luis Cardoza Aragón. Lorca met Nicolás Guillén and José Lezama Lima. He was admitted to a clinic to have some warts removed. In JUNE a farewell dinner was held in Lorca's honour at the Hotel Bristol, organised by Revista de Avance. On 12 June he boarded the Manuel Arnús which, after stopping in New York, sailed on to Cadiz, where it docked on 30 June.


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A little over a year ago we found ourselves pitching for a large scale, enterprise, e-commerce platform. What we weren't expecting, was that months after that pitching session was to be deep in the world of WordPress and WooCommerce... but that's exactly what happened!
We had never worked with WordPress or WooCommerce before but here we were faced with a large build with Automattic VIP as our partner.
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Happy Birthday George Washington (but you might know it better as President's day)! This holiday might fall under the radar for many people, but it was lucky enough to make the official Federal holiday list, sharing a title with only nine other days.
But let's be honest here, most of us do not recognize a holiday unless we have it off. A holiday is more readily asscociated with sleeping in and relaxing, and if you do not have it off, this quickly defeats the concept.
Although a lot of people made their routine commute to work today, bankers are enjoying a day filled with leftover Valentine's day chocolates and sales. Banks are one of the few entities that recognize all federal holidays.
In light of the patriotic celebration, Central National Bank, which is based in Waco, Texas, engineered this video on what bankers really think about President's day.
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Spent a very frustrating morning trying to style and photograph vignettes in Miss J's bedroom.
What looks pretty to the eye doesn't always work on camera I am discovering, I need more practice. Went out in huff, but had a lovely reviving visit with my cousins new little baby girl. How inspiring new life is.
In the end I liked this one of my coffee table , so I think I will leave it there for the day.
Have a lovely week...
And if you have been having a frustrating day, take a deep breath, go for a walk, and let it all go.
Stag tea light, Geometric gold, Lsa International silver, Platinum tea light, Marakkech tea light tray
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Curtain Styles: Chic and Stylish
When we desire to change the look of our spaces in just a click, curtains are the way to go. With curtains, we can have both fashion and function combined into one and that too in a very easy going manner. The idea is to select hot patterns and cool trends with great styles and incorporate them in the most voguish way. Let's have a look at some of the most trendy curtain styles here.
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Tow Boise: The Top Towing Service In Boise, ID
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The Boise Idaho areas top towing service, Tow Boise, approaches every request with the same passion to help our neighbors. we offer a number of towing services to which we like to think keep the Boise Metro moving! That doesn't always involve roadside assistance or emergency situations. In fact we help our neighbors keep their lives moving!
Junk Car Removal is a great service and we get some tricking requests, all of which have been accomplished, knock on wood. Seriously, we work with car enthusiasts who tow junkers for parts and scrap.to property owners who have a project which just never got started. One of our favorites id the vehicle left by the in-law, which is now worthless and has weeds growing in and around it. Clear your Junk Car out and clear your life up. "Keep it Moving" we love that saying, in life and on the road.
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Three steps to adding data - Just Scan, Review, Add to the Database.
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This is a tribute to those people who helped spark my love of books by reading aloud to me.
First and foremost – my granny. She read aloud really well, having a beautiful, deep voice slightly roughened by smoking. I vividly recall her reading The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgeson Burnett, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green and Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, sitting on the end of my bed as part of the bedtime routine, when she came to stay while we were living in Zambia. I can close my eyes, feel the slight pressure of the bedsheets tugging and hear her husky voice as I listened spellbound with the cool night air and the crickets sawing in the background. I could have listened to her all night…
I was also lucky enough to have a number of teachers who read aloud to our class. Mrs Parry read us stories about the Greek myths from a huge, foxed book that had me combing the library looking for more stories like those ones – and stumbling across an edition with some fairly graphic illustrations, when aged eight.
Miss Allson read The Pearl by John Steinbeck and I recall struggling not to cry when we reached the passage involving poor little Coyotito near the end. It was the first time I recall a story that so starkly examined racism and the sheer unfairness of poverty.
On a much lighter note, Miss Jorden read us the wonderful stories featuring Don Camillo, the hot-headed village priest and his regular run-ins with the equally hot-headed mayor Peppone, written by Giovannino Guareschi. I managed to get hold of these books years later and although I enjoyed the TV series, I still far prefer the ironic tone of the books. I, again, can close my eyes and hear Miss Jordon's gentle voice pattering around the room on a sleepy afternoon and smell the classroom scents of chalkdust, ink and learning.
Mr Crawford read Animal Farm by George Orwell to us and a selection of poetry, which he recited beautifully, managing to imbue the likes of Dylan Thomas's 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night' and 'Roman Wall Blues' by W.H. Auden with passion and understanding.
I recall being entranced by Mrs Jefford's rendition of Rosemary Sutcliffe's Eagle of the Ninth, furiously drawing black and white doodles as I drank in every word… I don't know if teachers regularly read aloud to children older than eleven, these days. I hope they do.
So I want to voice my gratitude to all the adults who read aloud to me all those years ago. Although I was one of those children who effortlessly learnt to read at a very early age, it mattered to hear other people read aloud to me, opening me up to literature I probably would never have otherwise encountered. Thank you…
I have always made an effort to pass on the baton, having read to both my children until they got to a point they'd rather I didn't. And now I read aloud, sometimes until my voice goes, to both grandchildren who love listening to all sorts of adventure stories.
Who read to you when you were a child? What did they read? Do you read aloud to anyone in your life? I'd love to hear from you…


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By: Teresa Mull
Though you wouldn't know it from watching the mainstream media, a major election is rapidly approaching. Gun controllers are taking this opportunity to do what they do best: dump huge amounts of money into trying to elect candidates who will erode your Second Amendment rights.
Of course, as gun owners, we can never been too vigilant in securing our freedoms, but if you live in the following places, you'll want to be extra aware of impending legislative threats and work to stop progressives from gaining more power:
From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
The political arm of an anti-gun-violence group cofounded by the billionaire former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg says it will spend at least $1 million to help Democrats try to gain control of the Pennsylvania legislature in the November elections.
Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund said Wednesday it would aim to oust Republican lawmakers in Harrisburg who "have refused to take action on common-sense gun safety legislation" like strengthening background checks.
From MPR News:
A major gun control group with ties to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday it plans to spend at least $1 million to try to flip the Minnesota Senate to Democratic control and keep the Minnesota House in the hands of lawmakers who back its positions.
The Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund has targeted the state Senate because Republicans hold just a three-vote majority there. But GOP senators have blocked legislation supported by the Democratic-controlled House and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz for universal background checks on gun sales and a "red flag law" that would allow courts to temporarily confiscate guns from people judged to be an imminent threat to themselves or others.
From The Washington Free Beacon:
One of the country's leading gun-control groups received up to $350,000 from taxpayers to deal with the fallout from coronavirus, but that has not affected its political arm's plans to spend millions on the 2020 election.
Giffords PAC, one of the largest gun-control political action committees in the country, told Colorado Politics that it would spend $1.25 million on television ads to support Democrat John Hickenlooper's 2020 Colorado Senate campaign. The announcement came just two months after the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence took a Paycheck Protection Program loan worth between $150,000 and $350,000 in order to meet payroll for 16 employees, according to the Small Business Administration.
The Hill also reports Everytown "plans to spend more than $20 million on campaigns in Arizona, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas…"
Teresa Mull (email@example.com) is editor of Gunpowder Magazine.


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Tubing: designed up to the needs of the customer
Filter: sleeve filters (8 sleeves up 200 sleeves – depending on filter capacity needed)
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
A few things to share...
22 comments:
- Miriam Prantner said...
Loving that sweet bicycle card, perfection and SO easy on the second, what a great idea!
- 6:46 am
- ~amy~ said...
Yay for selling your cards in a shop!
both of these are wonderful. I have a thing for aqua and yellow, such a happy combo! Super clever with the Elle's Studio! Looks great!
- 7:39 am
- Ranger and Tanner said...
Whoever turned down that first card is stupid. These are both fantastic - congrats on selling your cards in a shop!
- 8:22 am
- Kim Edsen said...
Congratulations on selling your cards! Both of these cards are beautiful - genius to think to use that Elle's studio paper that way.
- 8:31 am
- anja curvers said...
Both cards are great love your first card. The card for case study challenge is very cute. Thanks for joining us over at case study challenge.
- 8:51 am
- Kathy Martin said...
Awesome cards!!!! LOVE your work!!!! :)
- 9:05 am
- Vera Yates (Ling) said...
Leigh, these cards are gorgeous! Love them!
- 9:35 am
How fun! You will get lots of sales on your cards :-) These two above are gorgeous!
- 10:31 am
- Happy Dance said...
Oh how I wish I lived near Marni Luhu! I know exactly what I'd be buying! So happy for you, Leigh. And your cards are, as always, amazing. Sweet little bicycle card all dressed in blues and yellows. And a wonderful CASE of Wida's card. Very lovely. Bev
- 12:08 pm
- donna mikasa said...
Oh, Leigh, your cards will sell like hotcakes! I just LOVE the bicycle one and your CASE of Wida's card is brilliant!
- 12:23 pm
- Tracey McNeely said...
Leigh how exciting that she is taking your cards! These two are fantastic, but yours always are. The CASE Study is fabulous!
- 12:35 pm
- cm said...
Two beautiful cards, Leigh! Super congrats on getting your cards into the store; sell-outs and a whole lot of happy customers guaranteed!
- 1:01 pm
- Diane Jaquay said...
Both of these are terrific, and I particularly ADORE the bicycle card!!
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- Wida said...
I have to say your card style has such universal appeal, I had no doubt that you could sell your stuff! yeah for that! great cards, I love the first card very much!
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- Megan Carroll said...
Leigh! Congrats on selling your cards....that is very exciting! Love both of these!!
- 9:33 pm
- Sherri said...
How great is that?! So happy for you Leigh, your cards would be a wonderful little gift for anyone :)
- 10:22 pm
- Lisa Elton said...
THis is a terrific pair of cards leigh, love the bicycle design! Big congrats on getting your work into the shop, best of luck!!
- 11:43 pm
- debby4000 said...
Two fabulous beautiful cards but do love the colours in the first one.
Thank you for joining us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge.
- 2:37 am
- Joni Andaya said...
Love these!!!
- 5:13 pm
- Jess said...
Great cards! Congratulations on the opportunity to sell your cards!
- 6:22 pm
- Lee-Anne said...
Congrats on your fabulous new opportunity to sell your cards, Leigh! You'll do so well! These are so trendy and fun...great designs!
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Leigh, I love both cards and am excited you are getting them into a store! Let me know what clear bags you end up finding-- I looked into these sites http://www.fineart-world.com/catalog/item/4074357/8735030.htm and http://www.clearbags.com/size/stationery/a6/bags/4-15-16-x-6-9-16-crystal-clear-protective-126x16.html
But I have not purchased from either yet.
Hope you are well!!
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One of the surprise hits to come out of Telluride and Toronto (where it won the People's Choice Documentary Award) was small political doc "The Island President" (March 28), which takes the drama of climate change to another level. While it seems ridiculous for anyone to question the reality of global warming, for many of us the actual tipping point for the planet still seems abstract, somewhere in the misty future. But for inhabitants of the Indian Ocean archipelago The Maldives, climate change is lapping at their beaches, eating away their shoreline. Turning back the rising sea is a matter of survival.
Documentarian Jon Shenk had the perspicacity to persuade the Maldives' first democratically-elected president in 30 years, the once-imprisoned Mohamed "Anni" Nasheed, to allow him access during his first year in office to chronicle his fight against climate change, which he took to the Copenhagen Climate Conference, where he made a dramatic speech that turned around the delegates' voting.
When I interviewed Nasheed during the flip cam interview below, he was still very much in charge of the island country he was trying to save. That is no longer true. Just months later, on February 7, he was thrown out of office at gunpoint during a violent political coup, and now lives in the Maldives under house arrest. He's hoping to be saved by a new election, but the military is back in charge. (More details here.)
The movie focuses on his battle for climate change. "If we are unable to do something now we will not be around," Nasheed told me in Toronto, where he saw the film for the first time. "And it's a fact, it's very real. It's very difficult for us to plan as a country when so much uncertainty is looming over us. We have to find a solution. It's not just us, what happens to the Maldives today will happen to you tomorrow. The winds will be stronger, the waves will be bigger, the summers will be longer."
The movie landed a prime Awards Gala spot at November's DOC NYC; Goldwyn launches the film in New York March 28, with more key cities to follow.
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SERVES provides student/volunteers full scholarship funding to all those members in "Good Standing" in the Suffolk County Volunteer Fire or Emergency Medical Service and have not attained an Associate Degree (or 80 lifetime equivalent earned college credits) who commit to a length of service (based upon a sliding scale of credits earned) within their volunteer agency.
SERVES has an application deadline of October 1st for the fall semester and February 1st for the spring semester. SERVES will only pay tuition costs after any other potential grant/scholarship funding is awarded.
All student/volunteers MUST be registered at Suffolk County Community College no later than May 1st and complete a standard Free Application for Federal Student Aid Form (FAFSA) to document gross tuition expense less any federal (i.e., Pell) or state (i.e., TAP) grant awards.
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When I was a young boy, friends would ask, what does your dad do? I was so proud to answer: My dad is a lawyer. Even back then, I saw positive, the lawyer can make on the life of another, and then I chose to become a lawyer because of the important role we play in a Democratic Society. We do so much more than a job. The profession that the man who exercised independent judgment, works for the people, and the powers of government. What lawyers do really matters: work to protect their most valued resource; help the injured people recover from the wrongs inflicted upon them. Help rid our streets of criminals. Open the rights of the innocent. Assist business to grow and create jobs. Self development come out of the ground list goes on. It doesn't get much more important than that, does it yes we know we like it and shipping times. An influx and the demand for legal work is changing. Pricing pressure from clients come and take me the marketplace at a rapid rate. A talented St. Petersburg Divorce Attorney can't work for free. It's hard to conceive and discuss how we do it? As people, we are duty-bound to service our clients, and that's why they can change the world. As a navigate to sometimes, ethical rules, how we must behave and our commitment to professionalism, superior Court as true today as it was a century ago, our clients, the consumers family lawyers for delivery, and to provide honest and competent advice. Be careful when hiring an attorney in the Saint Petersburg Florida focused and determined. You're not always cheap, we're not donations, and enormous value we bring to merely providing Legal Information rather than a form. You may attempt to get a family law attorney st petersburg fl, or you may opt to hire a document preparation company. I would choose the former. The counselor at law is Paramount and it is our professionalism that distinguishes us from I remember a time when our business cards also counselor at law. Professionalism was advocating actively, keeping confidential, unlike today, where financial interest with civility practicing law with honesty and integrity trumps almost everything. With them to their clients is unique set of circumstances. Professionalism is what makes being loyal more than the job. Impressionism is why we will always be needed and relevant in our society. The difference once a plea setting the stage please do not confuse your Google search with my law degree being a lawyer is truly a higher calling.


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July 25, 2017 –The National Transportation Safety Board met today to determine the probable cause of the February 3, 2015 Train and Car Collision at a Grade Crossing in Valhalla, New York.
Statement from State Assemblyman David Buchwald: "The Valhalla crash claimed six lives; four were residents of my State Assembly district. Metro-North and the New York State DOT should unequivocally commit to implement the NTSB's safety recommendations on as expeditious a schedule as feasible. The NTSB determinations are a sobering reminder of the need to constantly monitor our at-grade rail crossing safety warning systems, and vigorously enforce rail crossing safety laws."
"In the wake of the Valhalla tragedy, I sponsored the Rail Safety Act of 2016 in the State Assembly which was passed and signed by Governor Cuomo. The new law required increased Department of Transportation inspections of all traffic signals interconnected with at-grade rail crossing warning systems. To protect our citizens we must remain ever diligent in making certain safety systems at rail crossings are in perfect working order. Furthermore, we must continue to educate the public about rail crossing safety and make sure our law enforcement agencies are strictly enforcing our rail crossing safety laws."
Assemblyman David Buchwald sponsored a law enacted in 2016 (Chapter 501 of the Laws of 2016) that required more stringent safety inspections at grade-level railroad crossings; aligned state requirements with federal regulations on railroad bridge inspections; and increased penalties on railroad companies that do not comply with various state laws and on drivers who commit railroad crossing violations.


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Do you recognize this mystery tool?
This tool is cast with "Westinghouse." Its total length is 6 inches; the ball measures 2-1/2 inches in diameter. The loops are steel, and the ball is not magnetic.
If you recognize this old farm tool, leave a comment below.
Check back here October 16 for the correct answer, or find it in the November issue of Farm Collector.
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After running the Boston Marathon last month I had an opportunity to give some thought to why I enjoy training for and running marathons while I took time off from running to recover.
For me the answer to that question is twofold. The first reason is the challenge involved with training for and running a marathon. The process will push you to the limit both mentally and physically.
It takes a lot of discipline to properly train for a run a marathon. By this I am referring to the need to ensure you are eating the right foods to fuel and recover from your workouts, don't cheat on your training and get a decent amount of sleep to help you recover from your workouts.
The second reason I enjoy running marathons applies more to out of town races. Believe it or not running a marathon is a great way to see a city. In my case I've run through neighbourhoods of large cities that I would never have visited if I had not been running a marathon.
When I think of this the first thing that comes to mind are neighbourhoods in Boston and Philadelphia I ran through that were filled with families enjoying breakfast or a bbq as they encouraged the runners going by.
Runners who are not from Ottawa also likely have a similar appreciation for the opportuniy to run by the Parliament Buildings and the residences of the Governor General and Prime Minister during the Ottawa Marathon.
For me the biggest reward from training for and running a marathon comes when I cross the finish line . Following 3-4 months of dedicated training involving several hundred miles in multiple pairs of running shoes I get to celebrate. In my case this involves going out for beer and food I would not normally eat ( ie. cheesesteaks in Philadelphia) once I have showered and changed.
Unfortunately the high from completing a marathon is often followed by a bit of an empty feeling when it is over. I went through this phase after I got home from Boston. Fortunately this time I already have a half-marathon coming up in 3 weeks to help get me over it.
I am not sure when or where my next marathon will be yet.  I just know that I will run another one for the reasons mentioned above.


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Inverters are pretty useful from a camping, long road trip, and an over landing perspective. This electronic device converts direct current to alternating current used by electric and most household appliances. With it, homeowners and RV campers won't panic when there are sudden power outages. A 2000 watt power inverter is the most reliable power backup that will satisfy your needs and desires.
With the right model, you can safely power up your sensitive gadgets, including heaters, battery chargers, game systems, coffeemakers, and other handheld electronic devices. Investing in an inverter means that you're prepared for power blackout during storm seasons.
You'll only enjoy its benefits if the product is effective. That said, you've to select the right one. Failure to that, you'll be the latest victim during power outages. During the selection, you must focus on two deciding factors:
While there are many models available, our list comprises the best 2000 watt power inverters, which offer ultimate energy output and portability. Read on!
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#1. AIMS Power PWRI200012120S 2000 Watt Inverter
Main Features and Benefits
AIMS has dominated the power industry by producing some of the best performing and products. A good example is AIMS Power PWRI200012120S 2000W that provides clean and consistent energy without any hiccups. Thanks to its add-on features.
Unlike other budget-minded products, this delivers 2000W maximum continuous power and 4000w surge power. That way, it's powerful to charge electronics like tablets, phones, and laptops and appliances such as electric stoves during. Its broader applications make it ideal for off for power system and backup.
Practically, this unit features a compact design that ensures portability. Together with its lightweight feature, you can carry the inverter around with you. Using a 12v battery in trucks, cabins, boats, buses, and campervans make your adventure enjoyable.
Buy it with confidence because it comes with essential protection features including high voltage, overload, cooling fan, high voltage alarm, and more. As the manufacturer guarantees technical support and warranty, I would recommend it as a perfect choice.
This unit offers enough power output that is enough for most electronic devices and appliances. What I like most it's consistent and clean power. Most users have appreciated its compact design and lightweight that makes it easy to carry and store.
#2. THMS2000 2000 Watt Power Inverter
Main Features and Benefits
THMS2000 2000 Watt inverter has all it takes to answer all your portable power needs by providing AC electricity. Durable and sturdy, this sine wave inverter is best for household appliances, pool pumps, and other devices. The compact model is made of aluminium that makes it not only durable but also convenient for travelling.
Additionally, this unit comes with a 2.1 A USB port and 4 GFCI AC outlets to allow you to power up a multitude of appliances at once. With this powerhouse, you don't have to invest in a generator to power high-power tools. It yields enough power for such tasks.
THOR inverters are dependable and efficient in offers full applications. Whether you're an avid camper or an adventurer, it will meet all your portable power demands. Uniquely, their inverters come in different sizes. All you need is to pick the design that will satisfy your intended use.
THOR is a trusted name when it comes to high-quality inverters, a good example being THMS2000 2000 Watt. The unit promises you a reliable backup power which never fails. On the same, it will save you from unnecessary electricity expenses.
#3. Magnum Energy ME2012-20B 2000W Power Inverter
Main Features and Benefits
Another great answer for power outages is Magnum Energy 2000w power inverter. First off, you won't struggle to install it. Simply, connect the unit's output to your electrical panel or distribution circuits. Next, connect the shore power cable to the inverter's terminal block, before switching on the power, connect the batteries. Let it do the work.
With multiple ports, it's easier to charge various appliances, including a remote port and an RS485 communication to enhance network expansion. Packed with essential components like PFC charger and power cables, makes it worth your every penny.
In terms of construction, the model features a lightweight aluminum base. As we know, this material is durable and easy to carry. Apart from that, aluminum is corrosion resistant while the cover reduces much noise.
Utterly important, it's reliable and safe. It meets the standards and stringent requirements set to ensure users are protected when using it. The ME series also features convenient switches with a simple-to-read LED indicator.
Most people would want an easy to install an inverter, and Magnum Energy ME2012-20B 2000W is a right candidate. It comes with convenient switches that eliminate any guesswork. The fact remains safe and reliable.
#4. POTEK 2000W Power Inverter
Main Features and Benefits
It's not a surprise to include POTEK 2000W on our list. The unit offers a standard 2000W continuous power and 4000W surge power, making it a top choice for powering up household appliances. It will ensure the constant functioning of small refrigerators, blenders, electric stoves, and other gadgets when there's a power outage.
Not to mention, POETEK 2000W is built-in cooling that functions as safety features. Plus, eight internal fuses, the unit is 99 per cent safe to use on the road, remote job sites, construction sites, and at campsites. It will act as a rescue anywhere alternating electricity is required.
The inverter isn't packed alone – some useful accessories such as car battery cables are user manuals are also included. So, you don't have to go extra cost that comes when such components are purchased separately.
A USB port and three AC outlets embark on multiple charging. Plug in all kinds of appliances and electronics to stay put and connected when at home or out there. Power readout convenience is another benefit that comes with this power inverter. You can sufficiently estimate output wattage with the help of a level display.
Are you seeking to build a powerful power backup system around you? A 2000W continuous power and 4000W surge power makes it to serve any kind of appliance, tool, or electronic at hand. It also runs effectively and safely than you can imagine.
#5. PowerBright PW2300-12 2000W Power Inverter
Main Features and Benefits
As the name seems to suggest, this inverter offers bright AC electricity and clean power when needed. You should not panic with your sensitive devices when camping at all. The clean energy power provided by PowerBright PW2300-12 is enough to turn your life into fun.
Featuring an anodized aluminium case, it's evident that the inverter is durable probably than many others in the current market. Backed by a sturdy LED screen, it's easier to track input as well as output wattages with ease.
Besides, the built-in cooling fan and internal 30A fuses keep you and your sensitive devices protected from low voltage, overvoltage, and among others. Be sure to enjoy 90 per cent efficiency when it comes to input voltage range.
It's small in size is the reason for its portability. On the other hand, its compact design ensures secure storage and transportation. The excellent performance has led to its more extensive application both in indoor and outdoor activities. I suggest it as a perfect choice.
If you want sufficient power in any environment, including, camping sites, off-grid areas, or construction sites, PowerBright PW2300-12 is worth it. As such, portability is another plus for RV campers and adventurers.
How Much Can A 2000 Watt Inverter Handle?
For sure, a 2000W unit is perfect for running a ton of appliances of approximately 1500-1700 watts. Typically, it can comfortably power up a microwave, a refrigerator, lightbulbs, and other essential devices like a laptop and phone.
Final Verdict
When picking the best 2000 watt power inverter, it's a wise idea first to figure out the significant factors. While design, construction, power output are essential, you can't write off durability and safety.
However, everything depends on what you're willing to pay. All the products in our list are top-performers, but POTEK 2000W Power Inverter deserves the award as the best unit.
In addition to its features such as reliability, durability, safety, excellent performance, and a 90 per cent conversion rate, the group has more comprehensive applications. Choosing it will solve the power needs that you've been yearning for long. It's up to you!


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Magenta Research has announced the appointment of Stuart Humphries as business development manager for the UK and Ireland. Humphries is tasked with helping to continue Magenta's regional sales efforts for MultiView, Voyager, HD-One and the full product line, working closely with proAV distribution partners, and building new relationships with digital signage and AV consultants.
"Expanding the team in the UK is vital for the continued growth of products sales in the region, especially our newly extended MultiView family and the Voyager Series, " said Rob Muddiman, international sales director, Magenta Research. " It's great to have Stuart on board and he has already created a significant impression on our distribution channel. His business development efforts will centre on integration and awareness building with the AV consultant and installer community to ensure they specify Magenta's high quality products at the start of any new projects."
Humphries (pictured) comes to Magenta with over 11 years' experience in the AV industry. In 2001 he joined technology distribution company Steljes as an account manager looking after key accounts on all Steljes products. He also has experience in the AV reseller channel having managed his own company for a spell prior to joining Magenta in 2011.


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Puzzle #79 - December 2007 "Gift Package"
On the first day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.
Kevin Wald solved the puzzle in 30 minutes.
Note: Several solvers, searching for the hidden word in the grid, came up with unexpected answers – art, astronaceous, box, decorous, enigma, gem, pastries, present(s), star, strip (möbius), tag, taster, trip, and truce. As I suggested to these imaginative people, I am not as devious as they suppose. When I hide a word, it's always in plain sight.
December Puzzle Solvers
(The first ten are listed in the order their solutions were received, the others alphabetically)
Al Backiel – Ridgewood, NJ
Judith Bagai – Portland, OR
Jim Baker – Dunnellon, FL
Mark Baur – Hudson, WI
Peggy Bedell – Northampton, MA
Jonathan Belsky – St Louis, MO
Robert Brown – Albuquerque, NM
Jim Christenson – Port Townsend, WA
Charlene Coates – Coatesville, PA
Henry Cook – Chicago, IL
Patricia Coppersmith – Venice, FL
Al Damm – Marshall, WI
Norman W. Davis – Englewood, NJ
Matthew Field – London, UK
Stan Francuz – Forster NSW, Australia
Dwight Freund – Sacramento, CA
Michael N. Geselowitz – Cedarhurst, NY
Max Goodman – Chicago, IL
Paul Gordon – Northbrook, IL
Vicki Homer – Philadelphia, TN
Grace Janeshek – Lake Jackson, TX
Al Kahn – Houston, TX
Dave Kaplan – New City, NY
Rick Kasten – Alexandria, VA
Eliot Kieval – New York, NY
Stan Kurzban – Chappaqua, NY
Mike Lessie – Douglassvile, PA
Richard Letourneau – Bonita Springs, FL
Carol Marsh – Greensboro, NC
Allan Mayoff – San Felipe, Baja Norte, Mexico
Roy McLeese – Washington, DC
Daniel J. Milton – Vienna, VA
Paul Noack – West Bloomfield, MI
Priscilla Olson – Framingham, MA
Patrick D. Phillips – Bainbridge Island, WA
Ned Robert – Los Gatos, CA
Joe Rogers – Old Greenwich, CT
Charles J. Rohrmann, Jr. – Scarsdale, NY
Carolyn Roosevelt – Cambridge, MA
Mordy Rosen – Berkeley, CA
Dexter Senft – Bedford, NY
Donald Stanley – Denver, CO
Edward Stejskal – Raleigh, NC
Claire Trazenfeld – Crownsville, MD
Ed Wallerstein – Prairie Village, KS
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According to Bloomberg, it would only affect 4,000 taxpayers. Josh Barro thinks it's unserious:
The most legitimately important loophole that allows people to avoid tax on unrealized capital gains is that when you die, your assets will have their basis "stepped up" to their value at your death, meaning your heirs avoid tax on all the gains during your lifetime. But the solution to that problem is to eliminate the step up in basis, not to introduce the Buffett Rule.
Ezra Klein differs:
The Obama administration has released a series of deficit-reduction proposals that cut or raise around $4 trillion over the next 10-12 years. Their 2013 budget, for instance, included $1.5 trillion in specific tax increases, and trillions more in spending cuts. The Buffett Rule is one particularly high-polling policy among many. Meanwhile, it's $47 billion more in loophole-closing than either Ryan or Romney have offered.
Philip Klein counters:
As Vice President Joe Biden tweeted earlier today, "I'm for the Buffett Rule because it just makes sense. Like the President says—it's not class warfare. It's math." In reality, it raises just $47 billion over a decade, or less than one percent of the $6.4 trillion in projected deficits during the same period under Obama's budget. By pointing out this actual math, all critics of the "Buffett rule" are doing is showing that the proposal is, in fact, more about class warfare.
Andrew Leonard also sees the Buffett rule as a political half-measure:
It's a rhetorical measure, designed to rev up his base and capitalize on populist resentment. That's all well and good in an election year, but if Obama really wants to make a promise that means something, he should be shouting from the top of every hill and mountain how this time he really is going to let the [Bush] tax cuts expire … vowing to let the Bush tax cuts on the wealthy expire means something. Pushing for the "Buffett rule" does not.
Indeed, the rule would have a tiny impact on the deficit. But despite the crass demagoguery, it presents a framework for broaching the revenue debate even if the goal should be radical tax reform. As Jared Bernstein concludes:
Any time we can close a tax loophole and generate both more fairness and any level of fiscal improvement we should do so. And according to the official scorekeepers, compared to the revenues we expect to collect under current law, with the Bush tax cuts sunsetting as planned at the end of this year, it raises about $50 billion. Compared to current policy – if we leave the tax cuts stay in place – it raises $160 billion. … [T]he typical middle-income household pays about the same federal income tax rate (13 percent), as 10 percent of millionaires ($1-10 million, 15 percent), multi-millionaires ($10-100 million, 14 percent), and multi-multi-millionaires ($100 million +, 12 percent). So, yeah … I'd say that until we can overhaul our tax code, we need the Buffett rule.


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NYS Legislature, Governor Agree To Invest in Disability Provider Workforce
During a rally by the bFair2DirectCare Coalition at the State Capitol on March 28th, Governor Cuomo and the leaders of both Houses, along with the mental hygiene committee chairs, promised a group of bFair2DirectCare demonstrators that they all support the addition of funds to increase direct care salaries. The Governor said he would not sign a budget that didn't include $55 million for direct care providers. The Governor noted that this funding would come on top of the increase provided to bring workers up to the minimum wage, with a 3.25% wage hike for direct care workers starting in January 2018, and an additional 3.25% wage hike for direct care staff starting in April 2018, for a total of 6.5%. The announcement comes as a result of the more than year-long, statewide bFair2DirectCare advocacy campaign. Staff, self-advocates, board members, families, and volunteers from across the state have worked hard to make their representatives in Albany understand the desperate need for this funding. Thank you to all who participated by making phone calls, sending emails and/or personal letters and postcards, sharing social media posts, making office visits, or otherwise contributed to the success of this campaign.
The #bFair2DirectCare Coalition is comprised of seven associations (CP, NYSARC, NYSACRA, NYSRA, IAC, DDAWNY, and ALIA) throughout the state that represent more than 100,000 Direct Support Professionals (DSPs).


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CPBC Delegation to Pakistan called on Chief Minister of Punjab, Mian Shahbaz Sharif. Mr. Sharif. President Samir Dossal updated the CM of the current activities of CPBC and took the opportunity to highlight the success of the Pakistani diaspora in Canada. He introduced the delegates who were representing a cross-section of the industry with special emphasis on Information and Communication Technology ICT.
CM applauded the efforts of CPBC in promoting Bilateral ties. He commended CPBC for their contribution leading towards Canada Pakistan Merchandise Trade exceeding $1 Billion.
He assured the delegation of support of his government in extending facilitation to establish any projects in Pakistan.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, being constructed in its initial phase at a cost of $46 billion dollars, referred to as CPEC will be a game changer not just for Pakistan but for the region providing access to Trade routes. The development of this corridor he said can provide business opportunities for Canadian Companies in the field of infrastructure, power generation, service industry to name a few.
He was receptive to working with CPBC for a possible to visit Canada in the near future. He assured the delegation of his personal support as well as that of his government and was receptive to working together to visit Canada.


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Tina and I are back safe and sound. We're exhausted. I've been up for over 26 hours.
Here is some street photography taken around Paris for you to look through while I get my bearings.
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Tina and I are on our return trip from nine very full days in France.
I can't believe how much fun this trip was. I had very little time for blogging. Which is fine by me. I'll be glad to Photoshop these photos more on my work computer before posting.
We left our AirBnB apartment this morning at 7 a.m., and we luckily found our way to the right train and the right transfer.
We had plenty of time to spare at the airport.
I've been up for about three hours before our alarm went off. So I'm dragging a bit now.
In the Paris airport, Tina grabbed some candied peanuts I had in my bag and she said, "I'm eating these on the plane."
Now we're in Dublin where there's free wi-fi and a nice place to have Bangers & Mash and a pint before jumping on our final flight to Chicago.
When we got on our flight from Paris to Dublin, Tina said she'd take the middle seat so I didn't have to share the armrest with the largish-looking guy who was already sitting.
We soon found out that the guy was about seven feet tall and smelled like he hadn't showered well in several years. He tried masking it with awful cologne originating out of the Fromunda region of your pants. Tina's eyes were watering from the foul odor.
That's him above.
So not only are we tired, Tina had to squish next to the giant, smelly monster for two hours.
After the announcements, the head flight attendant came over the intercom and said, "By the way, there is a person with extreme peanut allergies on the plane. So if you would be so kind as to not open or eat any peanuts or items that contain peanuts during the flight, we'd greatly appreciate it."
Muh-ther fuh-ker!
Not only did Tina have to sit next to the stank giant, she had to refrain from eating the little snack she was looking forward to munching on the plane to pass the time.
These photos that I'm posting are just iPhone shots I took today. The shot of the painting was in the apartment that we were staying in. It's from this eccentric Chinese painter named Yue Minjun.
I'll post more over the next few days.