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Petitions and More, June 6

US-info. Oppose S. 2876, Mexican Wolf Extinction Bill!  USDA, Improve Organic Animal Welfare Germany. No more gestation crates for Pigs in German stables! Scroll down, click on Weitersagen (share) or Weiter ohne Empfehlung! Confirm afterwards  Login to Facebook first. Recommending everybody to read the text of the petitions only, next, scroll down fast to sign; go back to the Fb link for the other petitions for animals Visit this page first.Recommending everybody to read the text of the petitions only, next, scroll down fast to sign; return to the Fb link to sign the other petitions for animals  Ingresa, login first. Peticiones. Choose your language/Espagnol. After signing, go back to 'Petitions', scroll down for the other Petitions Brazil. Salvador. Revoke the decision of the Prefecture to suspend sterilizations/castrations and vaccinations of dogs and cats Spain. Sanjuanes. Governing Board of the PSE intends to allocate more than 45 billion euros to Bullfighting!ário-de-notícias-diário-de-notícias-não-noticie-actos-de-tortura-em-animais-como-arte-do-toureio Publication of articles in which acts of cruelty against animals is reported to be "art" is contrary to the ethical principles of humanists and unacceptable journalism in a newspaper like the Daily News! Germany. The Federal Hunting Act is in clear contradiction with international and national efforts to preserve biological diversity France. Remove advertising in a Quick pub: Cynicism and malice shown toward animals ... WHO:  For a definitive ban on the production, sale, distribution and production of raw materials and finished products of rhino horns Florida: Give Abused Cats and Dogs a Voice in Court! Russia. Punish sadistic murderer, former head village council Bokinskogo, Vereshchagin YM, for dragging this dog behind his car, killing it! Demand an Australian MP Who Shot, Killed and Ate an Elephant on an African Hunting Trip Resigns! UNEP: Help stop the bloody business of production of elephant tusks Pres. Sirisena, Sri Lanka, do not use illegally caught baby elephants for cruel Buddhist festivals! European commission plans to relicense 'carcinogenic' weedkiller glyphosate Australia, Take Action Against Climate Change and Introduce More Aggressive Carbon Reduction Targets Stop eBay from selling taxidermy skeletons of our beloved dogs and cats
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Last year, in 2012, Winchester Anime and Manga Society ran and hosted its first ever anime convention! Only a day long, it was a success, so we would like to invite everybody to our second annual convention.

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Living in the Dark Ages

For the past 3 weeks, I have been without Internet at home. How did I end up without any Internet? Let's just say there was a gross miscommunication with the phone company. I asked them to change our phone services. Somehow, they interpreted that to mean cancel our DSL service. Gotta love AT&T… yeah right.

This was absolute torture. I could only check my personal email once a day while I was at work. I couldn’t blog or read blogs. My google reader was taunting me we 1000+ unread entries. I couldn’t shop for things I don’t need. I couldn’t satiate my need for instant information or communication. This was hellish to say the least.

This experience has taught me something about myself. I am an Internet addict. I am certain I am an addict because I became an Internet scavenger. If there were even the smallest wireless Internet signal, I would desperately try to surf the net with my ipod touch. Does my livelihood rely on having immediate Internet access? Nope. My personal entertainment does, but not my job.

In my stint in the digital Dark Ages, I made some surprising discoveries. You would be surprised at some of the places where you have free Internet access. One such place is the grocery store. The Vons by my house and the Pavilions by my office have free Internet. I took full advantage of this. I used the “grocery store method” so much that I don’t want to contemplate how much I spent on groceries in the last three weeks. Another fun discovery is that our local Target shopping plaza had free Wi-fi. I also don’t wish to total up my Target receipts to see how much I’ve spent. Although Starbucks touts that they have Wi-fi, it most certainly is not free, nor is it worth the headache of setting up a T-mobile HotSpot account.

My favorite source of free Internet was my local public library. The library was awesome because sadly it’s never that busy. This was perfect for me to get caught on some freelance design work. As much as I loved the library, nothing beats surfing the net in your PJs while simultaneously watching TV. Believe me when I say, I am oh-so-thankful that everything is back to "normal".

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Boo to the phone company but yay that you've joined the real world again. :-)

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Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Theresa May's staggering hypocrisy

Back in 2007 Theresa May wrote an article in which she furiously condemned the Prime Minister Gordon Brown for not having a democratic mandate after he was appointed as Tony Blair's successor and demanded an early General Election.

Nine years later when she was appointed as David Cameron's successor during an absolute fiasco of a Tory leadership election, she flatly refused to call a snap general election, which is extraordinary for other reasons beside the searing hypocrisy of it.

Probably the most important reason a general election would be far is that after the referendum vote for Brexit the UK is clearly at a crossroads in history. There are many potential ways in which Brexit could be negotiated, but instead of putting it to the nation to decide what kind of Brexit they want, the public are simply being lumbered with a probably the most fanatical right-wing authoritarian in David Cameron's cabinet who was appointed on the back of votes from just 199 Tory MPs, most of them millionaire, middle aged, white men.

Not only has Theresa May spent the last six years at the Home Office passing some of the most illiberal and draconian legislation ever seen in the UK, she also has an appalling track record of missed targets, ideologically driven lunacy and incompetence too.

Lots of Brexiters tried to deny the warnings that voting to quit the EU would end up with David Cameron being replaced with someone even more fanatically right-wing than he is and then them ruling over us with impunity for the next four years, but that is precisely what has happened.

Just imagine the damage that can be done during the negotiation period with the EU, during their comprehensive restructuring of the legal system, in dealing with extremely complex constitutional issues like a second Scottish independence referendum and the open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

Another consideration is that Theresa May will only benefit from a majority government because of the Tory electoral fraud that was committed in more than two dozen marginal constituencies. If Theresa May actually gave a damn about legitimate democratic mandates she'd at least call by-elections in all the constituencies that the Tory party cheated in.

Theresa May's complete U-turn on whether new Prime Ministers should call a General Election in order to seek a democratic mandate is a staggering display of self-serving hypocrisy. She's clearly not even remotely interested in democratic mandates, because if she was, she'd call the snap election she demanded of Gordon Brown back in 2007.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Easter Cards

Here are my 2011 Easter cards:
The card itself is made from Gina K designs pure luxury cardstock (lemon drop) which I cut to 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" and scored with my Scor Pal at 4 1/4".  Then I stamped and embossed the fabulous design from Gina K designs (Christ has Risen by Nina Brackett) in black embossing.  Then I stamped the background stripes (Hero Arts Repositionable Rubber Stamp) with Vivid ink (lemon ice).  The greeting is from the same Christ is Risen stamp set from Gina K designs and I cut the label (labels #14 by Spellbinders) using my Cricut.  The pearl embellishments are from Close to my Heart.

Here is the inside of the card.  Again the sentiment is from the Christ is Risen stamp set.


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Friday, July 25, 2008

2008 Anspach Family Reunion - the 13th”

A summary of A8R the “2008 Anspach Family Reunion - the 13th”

7/14/08 Tom E Anspach

A story for those who were not able to make it and encouragement for those who were there to write their story. .

(I will place a copy in the log book and post it on the ‘2008 Reunion is over’ web site page . . . eventually)

For me it started early in the morning of Saturday July 5th ,, disregarding packing, as I boarded Patty’s little Ford Escort and headed to Townsend TN. This, after making the crucial decision of not riding my MC and deciding to move in with Earl and Carl in the ‘Taj Ma Hal’ – the KOA River Lodge. I placed Patty’s Audio Book “The Last Juror by John Grisham” in the tape deck and I was on my way.

The River Lodges were brand new. Sleeps 6, would be a little crowded but 6 could make it. For us it was 3 and each had our own room, MOL. Facing the Little River. Ours was the side door model. The others, Gene Rena, Josh Ashley, were the front door models. . . with a perfect view of the River. It worked out well, even with the finicky gas hot water heater, which worked some of the time. The campground was pretty typical. Not my favorite type of campground. But I will have to admit, even with all the RV’s, campers, River Lodges and cabins it turned out OK. I suspect that the Anspach Family Environment had a lot to do with it being OK. It was packed solid on July 4th weekend. It cleared out somewhat during the following week, and filling up again for the July 11th weekend.

The only tent campers were Nephew Jim and Barbra. Jerry, Becky, Drew, Jeff Calvin were in cabins. Tom Susan (Jeff Linda also) in their RV. The rest, Doug Kerry, John Diane, Kevin, Ken Judy, David Tammy, Mathew Charla, Scott Kelly, were off base, in Cabins, Becky G stayed wherever she happened to be when the lights went out. The term ‘cabin’ is a misnomer as they were pretty neat full featured ‘houses’ with multiple bedrooms, several bath’s, hot tubs, fireplaces, grand views and hilly curvy mountainy, sometimes gravel, roads leading to and from.

We ALL went up to Doug and Kerry’s place 1 night, after dinner. And it was pretty neat, lots of room, with a hot tub. We had a great time playing cards, talking and socializing. All the kids had a great time too, you could tell by the ‘noise’ and activity. . ahh. . . only to the have the energy of youth. Must have taken Doug and Carry many hours of clean up after we left. There should be some great pictures of this gathering.

The pavilion worked out great. KOA brought the brand new grill down from our Lodge #5 for our use at the Pavilion the entire week. The KOA staff were extremely accommodating and continually asking us if we needed anything. There were several scheduled activities at or near the Pavilion. The kids were invited to participate in many of them. They were not bashful and joined right in with the local kids. There were open grassy areas (only a little muddy after the rains) around 2 sides for the lawn games (corn hole and ladder golf), and the kids to play. A fire ring off to 1 side, around which we spent several late nights.

At the peak there were 50 people in attendance. All there for the evening meal. The rest of the time people were in and out with many varied activities - Bike riding, Local River rafting, Upper Rapids Rafting, Lower River Rafting, Cades Cove, Splash World (at Pigeon Forge Dollyworld), hiking, KOA swimming pool, Ripley’s Aquarium, River Tubing (several times), Laurel Falls, Tuckaleechee Caverns, Golf, Smoky Mountain Helicopter Ride, Previous Reunion Photo Album/Log book reviews and discussions, Checking the genealogy chart and the 300th John George Anspach (older brother of our Ancestor Johannes Anspach ) birthday reunion planning near Quad Cities in 2010, Socializing, Shopping, cooking, cleaning up, chasing after the kids, reading, some even working on their laptops using local WiFi hot spot connection, route planning using maps, Riding US119 in both directions, known the Motorcycle world over as Deal’s gap (Jerry A the only 1 to ride his MC down), etc.

It was great seeing all of the little kids getting to know each other. They certainly seemed to have a lot of fun. Most had seen each other 4 long years ago, and some weren’t around 4 years ago. I hope I didn’t teach them too many bad habits by blowing spit balls in the restaurant as we waited for our Friday night meal. And, unfortunately, or fortunately, I forgot to get the ‘spoon in the glass’ challenge going.

The wx was about as perfect as you can get in July. Maybe a little warm during some of the days, but not bad. Rained off and on a couple days, and couple times at night. The rest of the days were rain free.

And of course there were the GRAND evening meals. Prepared by the, by now world renown, Anspach chef’s. Followed by the usual boisturess Horse uchre games. We were only chastised by the campground management once for not observing the 10PM quiet hours. As I recall it was from Monday night. Usual shutdown time was around midnight or so. All though I heard there was 1 session lasting until the wee hours of the night, or is that morning. There appeared to be several empty bottles of red wine lying around in the morning. Apparently an attempt to keep the cholesterol lowered. And Alan where were you? . . The bottle of Yukon Jack lasted all week. The last sip taken on Friday Eve.

As most of us did I am sure, we looked at this new trend of reunion in an unknown location away from the historical known location of Winamac with uncertainty. For myself I was sure that once we all got going, it would work out. And of course it did. Maybe with a few small items for learning. And as usual, it seemed to go by too quickly, with that resulting exhausted feeling, missing those who were unable to make it, enjoying those who where there, leave with many memories, looking toward the next one, in 2012.

At some time I will convert the Anspach 2008 pages on to past history. Some place we will have storage for digital photo’s from the reunion.

I finished listening to the audio book as I headed up the gravel road, ….and I was home. I had to drive pretty slow the last couple miles to hear the end of the book.

The 2008 Anspach Family Reunion was over; a great time.

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Was the Dominican Republic ever invaded by the US?

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The word 'invasion' depends on whom you ask. According to most Dominicans, the US 'invaded' the DR twice, once in 1916 to 1924 and once in 1965 to 1966.

Most history books -- especially American ones -- refer to these events as an occupation or intervention. It depends a lot on who's side you're on and how you saw the reasons for the events. In both cases the US sent Marines to help stabilize the country. In both cases Dominican rebel groups unsuccessfully fought a guerilla war against them, with lives being lost on both sides.

the US flag over the Ozama fortress in 1916

In both cases the effect of the incursion was positive, helping the Dominican government establish itself after a period of revolts and bringing changes to the DR (and Haiti) economy.

However, the point of contend it the reason. In both cases the reason for the invasions was not necessarily to 'help the DR' but rather to protect American investment interests. DR issues came secondary and so the support the guerrilla groups had was overwhelming. One other negative aspect of the occupation was the result: upon departure after the 1916 occupation, the American forces left behind in charge Dominican officers/politicians they thought fit. One such high-ranking officer was Leonidas Trujillo, who later became a Hitler-like dictator thanks to US support.

The 1965 intervention once again was over US interests. In this case political as well as financial, to avoid the DR to become a second Cuba after the fall of Trujillo. The irony is clear.

Honduran Inter-American Peace Force soldiers arrive in the Dominican Republic, 1965

To this day opinions are split regarding the nature of the interventions, but for the most part they are seen in the DR as invasions.

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

67th Independence Day; India

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India is celebrating 67th Independence Day. Our nation has achieved regularity in the reception of threats from terrorists, if not anything else! Pakistan has let it army dog on lose in the border in order to aggravate the element of uncertainty a bit higher than usual.

Indo-Pak struggle is not certainly without any significant meaning for the people of both India and Pakistan, other than the killings. Citizens of both nations invest a great deal of patriotic spirit on the apparent conflicts. Needless to say, with each bullet fired in the border, blood boils with pride and love for nation, in both countries.
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However, if this was only the case of patriotism, we could settle it with a cricket match. Why should there be a war? With a neighboring army with a fragile ego and senseless leadership, India should take extra precautions. However, thinking about war on an independence day would desecrate the significance of the occasion.

On this memorial of the day of securing our independence from a colonial power, let us try to figure out the true meaning of 'liberated' existence.

The Indian Commentator wishes all, a happy Independence Day!

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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Cropwatch Challenges SCCP (Scientific Committee on Consumer Products) Stance on Tea Tree Oil

The Natural Perfumers Guild has partnered with Cropwatch in the past, most notably in early 2007, when the Guild joined them in challenging the adoption of IFRA's (International Fragrance Association) 40th Amendment without public review or input. We further support Cropwatch in their ongoing efforts to bring an outside evaluation as to the practices related to the legislative control of natural aromatics as they are used in the body care, aromatherapy and perfumery industries. The information presented below is further documentation of Cropwatch's ongoing efforts:

The SCCP has the subject of tea tree oil (TTO) on its agenda for its Brussels meeting of 22.01.08. You will remember that allegations about the instability & skin safety of tea tree oil, as well as complaints about gaps in the toxicity data, were previously made in the flawed SCCP Opinion SCCP/0843/04, to which the Australian Tea Tree Oil Industries Association ATTIA (but not producers of Chinese TTO) dutifully responded by privately submitting evidence to the SCCP on March 31st 2007. You might want to consider some further points:

a.) That the pharmaceutical industry sees the widespread use & beneficial effects of TTO as competitive to its health-care products portfolio and that Brussels is frequently visited by pharmaceutical trade lobbyists. Aspersions are frequently made in the media against the safety or efficacy of particular essential oils (which

Cropwatch will list in detail in its next Newsletter) which have advantaged the interests of the pharmaceutical & chemical trades. Questions need to be asked why baseless allegations about TTO safety have prompted this particular chain of events starting in 2004.

b.) That ATTIA were in a privileged position with respect to fund-raising for financing the safety studies demanded by the SCCP, via Australian governmental & customer-base support. Whilst it is heartening to see the essential oil industry defending itself against toxicological imperialism for once, taking this as a precedent for further SCCP safety data demands for other essential oils & natural aromatic ingredients would seriously financially compromise the position of the essential oil producing industry.

c.) Cropwatch is grateful to Ian Southwell for delivering the ATTIA booklet to us at Graz in 2007, which summarises the TTO findings as presented to SCCP. However as we understand it, the actual experimental data has only been presented to the SCCP committee. This lack of transparency concerning privately submitted evidence to the SCCP by third parties is not uncommon - a similar situation exists, for example, with the research on photoclastogenicity for the furanocoumarins bergamottin & isopimpinellin, privately commissioned by RIFM & carried out by David Kirkland of Covance UK. RIFM's summary of the findings in its’ 2007 Newsletter does not substitute for access to the full data being available in the public domain.

Cropwatch Statement.

1. Cropwatch has been collecting information on any end-user adverse effects from TTO oil usage, via the public returns of an extensive questionnaire on its website However at a meeting between Cropwatch, the Perfume Foundation & members of the Cosmetics Commission in Brussels in 2007, Cropwatch were told that end-user data on ingredients was not admissible as evidence for safety assessments. As we consider this position to be both nonsensical & legally challengeable, Cropwatch has continued to keep the TTO questionnaire running on its website, since completed questionnaires continue to be received from TTO users. We will be closing the project shortly, and the data will be independently scientifically assessed.

2. Cropwatch has no confidence in the SCCP to be able to properly assess the risks presented by the use of TTO, because, amongst other things, estimations of any actual adverse effects from end-users are ignored. It was admitted during the Cropwatch-Perfume Foundation-Cosmetics Commission meeting mentioned above that, up to that point, comprehensive data-searching of the published literature on specific topics was unavailable to Brussels staff.

Evidently then it cannot be ruled out that the SCCP Opinion SCCP/0834/04 was merely based on a trawl of selective evidence, & its conclusions have to be regarded as unsafe. Further, Cropwatch considers that a negative safety opinion on tea tree oil as a cosmetic ingredient would rebound on the more widespread use of tea tree oil as a biocide (e.g. to help combat hospital-acquired MRSA or Clostridium difficile infections).

Because risk-benefit considerations for individual ingredients are not taken into consideration by the cosmetics Commission (stated Cosmetics Commission policy to Cropwatch, 2007) the SCCP may in this instance be in danger of generating an Opinion, which either indirectly or directly, could affect public safety.

3. From information already disclosed by ATTIA regarding their full findings, and from Cropwatch's so far unpublished questionnaire returns, it would seem that predictions of adverse health effects from TTO oil usage by career toxicologists and others involved in advising the EU regulator, were considerably exaggerated.

As this is a further example of safety assessment imbalance at Brussels, Cropwatch calls for a review of the way that cosmetic ingredient safety is assessed by the regulator, since the existing (over-) precautionary principled approach is clearly failing the public.

Cropwatch Team 2008.

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Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland juin 10, 2018

All kids are winners - running without any pressure to perform! IRONKIDS Rapperswil-Jona will take place as a run only to motivate all kids to move. All girls and boys in the age of 3 to 14 years are cordially invited to come and participate in the IRONKIDS Rapperswil-Jona on Saturday, 9th June, 2018. All kids can choose their preferred race distance. The organizer just gives recommendations.

All kids will get an IRONKIDS shirt as well as a medal after crossing the finish line. Your time will be ordered by distance and alphabet. There won't be an awards ceremony.

Date Saturday, June 9th, 2018
Time Starts from 10.00 am to 11.25 am
Location Ice hockey stadium, Lido Rapperswil-Jona
Entry Fee Online: CHF 10.00 (+8% ACTIVE fee)
Distances 500m / 800m / 1200m / 1800m / 2500m
Ages 3 - 14 years (age groups 2004 - 2015)

Registration is possible until one week prior to the event online.

Please note: The race packages have to be picked up on Friday, 8th June, 2018 between 12.00 pm and 06.00 pm or on Saturday, 9th June, 2018 between 07.00 am and 09.00 am at the registration on site. Your timing chip you will get at the registration.

IRONKIDS afternoon

Do you want to get a first impression of triathlon? Come to the IRONKIDS afternoon, presented by JTri and discover with lots of fun the fascination of triathlon. All kids between 5 and 16 years are very welcome to join! It does not matter if you have no experience in triathlon or if you already practice triathlon.

Date Wednesday, 6th June, 2018
02.00 pm - approx. 04.00 pm
Meeting Point In front of open air pool Lido in Rapperswil-Jona
Swimming trunks or costumes, "rubber wings" if needed, sneakers, optional racing bicycle
None, just show up!
Registration Is mandatory! Please register here >>

Please read the following schedule carefully and adhere to it! There are many kids who want to start in a short period of time. If you follow the times below, you help us and the other participants to make the race a fun experience for everyone.

1. Collect your bib number
Do you already have registered online? Please visit on-site registration anyway on Friday, 8th June, 2018 between 12.00 pm and 06.00 pm or on Saturday, 9th June, 2018 between 07.00 am and 09.00 am. This is where you get your bib number, your IRONKIDS shirt and all the other material which you are required to have for your race. All participants are further requested to let their legal guardian sign this waiver. Please bring a signed copy with you to the on-site registration.

Please note: Your timing chip has to be worn during the race. You will get your chip at the On-site registration. After crossing the finish line our volunteers will help you to remove it. It would be great if you are going to wear the IRONKIDS shirt during your race.

2. Assemble

40 Minutes before your race is starting: Please join the Meeting Point 40 minutes prior to your race starts near the ice hockey stadium at the start area.

15 minutes before your race is starting: Now you are going to prepare yourself for the race. Here our volunteers take over and bring you to the starting line.

3. Race

Recommended Age
09.20 am 10.00 am 2500m 12- 14 Years
09.45 am 10.25 am 1800m 10 - 12 Years
10.05 am
10.45 am 1200m 8 - 10 Years
10.25 am
11.05 am 800m 6 - 8 Years
10.45 am
11.25 am 500m 3 - 6 Years (one parent can race with their kid)

Race Course Map >>

4. Celebrate
Our volunteers will collect your timing chip and we offer food and drinks right after the finish line. Refuel and relax! Your parents meet you again at the exit of the finish line area (all kids left behind will be brought to the Meeting Point).

Event Area Map >>

5. Results
Results will be ordered by distance and alphabet and will be available one day after the race here >>

6. Awards Ceremony
There will be no awards ceremony. All kids are winners - neither distance nor time becomes important!

You can choose your distance on your own, independently of your age. Parents can accompany their kids on the shortest distance (500m). For all other distances, parents are not allowed to join their kids on the race course and in the finish area.

Information for Parents

Parents are not allowed to stay in the finish area. Parents are not allowed to accompany their child on the race course (except on the 500m distance).

Please do not take your child out of the race personally. All kids need to cross the finish line, otherwise we will have to search for them. If a child does not want to finish, he/she will be accompanied by our volunteers to the finish area or medical services if necessary.

Please meet your child directly after the race at the exit of the finish area.

The organizer declines any liability.

How do I sign up for the IRONKIDS Fun Run?
You can sign up online until one week prior to race date. For safety reasons we can only give 500 young athletes the opportunity to participate. Registration closes as soon as we have reached the maximum number of athletes. On-site registration is only possible if there are still some slots available. After successful registration you will receive a confirmation by email.

How much does the IRONKIDS Fun Run cost?

For CHF 10.00 (+8% ACTIVE fee) you will receive an IRONKIDS shirt, a bib number, a medal (if you finish the race) and some snacks and drinks at the finish line. Furthermore we provide you a timing chip which has to be returned directly after the race.

Who can participate in the IRONKIDS Fun Run?
All kids aged between 3 and 14 years (born between 2004 and 2015).

How far do I have to run?
You can choose your preferred distance between 500m and 2500m.

Where does the race take place?

The start is right next to the ice hockey stadium in Rapperswil-Jona and our young stars will cross the original IRONMAN 70.3 Switzerland finsh line.

Who should I contact if I have any further questions?
Just send us an email to rapperswil70.3@ironman.com.


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Instant Summer School in Cēsis

Two spatial installations were built during the two–week–long International Summer School «Instant», organised by Riga Technical University and FOLD  in Cēsis - the Old Brewery.

Participants of Instant Summer School studied small–scale instant architecture — adaptable, diverse and resilient forms that answer to the urgent needs of our day. This year, the construction site of the Summer School was the most iconic industrial building in Cēsis — the Old Brewery, which is slowly starting its transformation into an arts and science centre.

The installations built this year are the largest in the history of the Summer School.

The «Prototype» workshop found inspiration in the memories of engineer Imants Priedītis, who worked at Cēsis Beer Brewery during the Soviet period, as well as the bricolage of built structures at the site. The installation «Archive of Truth and Bluff» is a timber frame that takes the visitor on a journey through the construction history of the brewery towards its possible future. It culminates with a terrace in the clouds that opens a view over the Castle Park. The unit is led by Latvian architects Austris Mailītis and Andra Odumāne, as well as their colleague from Japan, Reiji Kobayashi.

Photo: Kaspars Kursišs

Participants of the «Building Works Unit» have built a 13–metre bridge «Night Train» — a railway with a movable carriage that in four different positions serves various functions and activates the space around it. At one end the bridge is a table that can be used for site meetings, dinners or celebrations, but at the other end — an overhang into the Castle Park. The carriage is a source of sound and light and accentuates one of the symbols of the brewery — the chimney. The workshop is led by Vienna–based Latvian architect Niklāvs Paegle and his colleagues from London: Thomas Randall–Page and Theodore Molloy.

Photo: Kaspars Kursišs

The structures built at the Summer School will be on view from August 20 to September 18 during the International Art Biennale «Jeune Création Européenne». More information on Riga Technical University International Summer School is available on its website and Facebook.

The Summer Schools was supported by: State Education Development Agency, Cesis Municipality, State Culture Capital Foundation, Institute for Environmental Solutions, «Rotho Blaas», «Sarma & Norde», «Ķelmēni». A special thank you to Cēsis Art Festival and Paula Zariņa.


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Publisher Sega is reviving its console glory days with free, ad-supported re-releases of some of its most popular and iconic titles on Apple's iOS, complete with online leaderboards and wireless Made for iPhone controller support.

New titles in the "Sega Forever" initiative will be released every two weeks, starting this week with the launch of ad-supported versions of "Sonic the Hedgehog," and "Altered Beast,", "Phantasy Star II," "Comix Zone," and "Kid Chameleon." As of publication, titles were not yet available to download in the U.S., but should arrive on Apple's App Store within the next 24 hours.

Future titles will span every console era from the Japanese gamemaker, including the Genesis, Dreamcast, Master System and more.

The official "Sega Forever" website teases that "Virtua Tennis," originally released on Dreamcast, will be coming to iOS soon. Other titles spotted in advertising materials include "Shinobi," "Vectorman," "Crazy Taxi," "Super Hang-On," and "Ecco the Dolphin."

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Friday, February 29, 2008

My Baby Wearing Boys!

Yesterday, the little boys and I headed out of the house to give Dan some uninterrupted homework time. Sometimes we're a bit distracting with all our giggles and running around. He just can't stay in his office and do the work. It was 64 degrees and sunny, so we went to the park first. After wearing ourselves out there, we headed back to the vegan mini mall. At Sweetpea, Halen had a wheat free carrot cupcake. I sampled it, strictly for the good of being able to rate it for the blog of course, and it was dee-licious, 5 stars. I had a sesame bagel with caramelized onion creme cheez. For Dan, we got a cinnamon roll to go. Liam, once again, says the mommy's milk version of these foods was simply unbelievable! He's got this idea that I should start marketing my milk to vegans as another vegan milk option. I'm not too keen on the idea, but little Liam is an entrepreneur. Hey, maybe it'll take off and get us out of this trailer park! This time, we got to peruse the other vegan establishments as well. Halen bought a cute 'cow hugger' t-shirt from Herbivore. Food Fight Grocery's new building is much bigger and better. We only went to the old building once, but it was so small and cramped that you kind of felt like you were intruding upon the personal space of whoever was working there. This one didn't have the feel at all. It also had a small fresh produce section, which was lacking at the last one. I got a crisp yummy fuji apple and some frozen samosas. I can never get enough samosas. Dan said that he read that Food Fight recently recalled the seventh generation paper towels they sold because they found out they had whey in it. Huh? Whey in paper towels? I'm confused. I don't use paper towels anyway, dish rags work better and are re-usable. That's completely off the subject, but I've never been good at staying on the subject. Mommy brains work differently, more slowly, and less articulate than other brains. So sorry. Sometimes when big people use big words, I just hear goo goo ga ga. Anyway, we didn't go to the tattoo parlor. We can't afford tattoos right now and Liam and Halen just aren't old enough. Time permitting, I hope to get my Liam tattoo while in Atlanta.
Halen and Liam both slept on the way home. After everyone woke up from naps, we got ready to go back out, this time with daddy. We met up with an old friend of mine who also lives in the glorious city of Portland. Megan and I were BFF way way back in the days of Mississippi livin', kicking ass together on the cross country and track teams. I can't remember which one of us was a better runner, but it was probably me. Go Greyhounds! Anyway, we had been emailing, but hadn't made meet up plans till yesterday. We met up at a burrito spot in her hood, Laughing Planet. The food was delicious and ultra vegan friendly. I had the vegan supreme (vegan sour cream and avocado) spinach and black bean burrito, with tofu. Dan had some fancy bbq burrito with sweet potato in that joint! The atmosphere was kid friendly. Halen really liked playing with the provided dinosaurs. This is a really great thing about many Portland eateries. There are often toys and books to borrow while you're there, in case you forget to bring your own kid distractions. Halen and Megan really hit it off. Liam wasn't as sure. As she held him, he just stared at me with wide eyes and a pouty mouth. He's another momma's boy for sure.
It was good to catch up with Megan, talking about old times, how our families fared in Katrina, and how much we all love Portland. She's been here a few years and is involved with some of the politics and such. I like hearing more of why PDX is so awesome, like that 80% of the businesses have 8 employees or less. Small businesses really thrive here and the powers that be help keep it that way. Apparently, the bike coalition here is an extremely powerful force as well. She's working for the campaign of Sam Adams for mayor. I like how he's riding his bike everywhere in the video, in a suit and tie. What a bad ass.
Dan went snowboarding today. We hung out at home. I wasn't sure how I'd manage getting Halen and sled up hills while wearing Liam. Dan loved it. After he got back, I got all my stuff together to go for a bike ride while the kids napped, and then it started raining. Now I'm in here typing this blog instead. Everyone else is asleep. Sorry there's no pictures representing the story of today's blog, but I've been slacking with the camera lately.
Oh yeah, Theamainglierstancy was the name of the alligator infested marshland clubhouse wood slab on stilts of me, Megan, and another CC runner friend Natalie. It's all our names rolled into one word, pretty clever huh?

Monday, February 25, 2008

Vegan Brunch

We had sunday morning vegan brunch buffet at Portland's vegan mini mall (the building behind Halen, it needs a serious vegan mural for better signage). It was awesome. $10 for all the OJ, coffee, tofu scramble, tators, kale, biscuits, gravy, tvp, and pancakes we could stuff in our mouths. The vegan mini mall consists of Sweet Pea Vegan Bakery ,Food Fight Vegan Grocery, and Herbivore magazine's new all vegan goodies store! Oh wait, I forgot Scape Goat Tattoo , where all the artists and all the inks are 100% vegan! Holy crap, we win. Portland not only has affordable living, but it's affordable for a bunch of vegan kids to start businesses and make this an amazingly awesome vegan friendly city. I am so happy to be raising my kids here, where veganism is so very normal. There were tons of people there, including other babies and toddlers. Halen had on his little 'go vegan' button. He was showing everyone, not because he even knew what it meant, but because it was this new little thing he got on his jacket and was excited about. Everyone thought it was awesome though, so he was excited that everyone else was as excited as he was and pointed it out to people. We will definitely be going back for Sunday brunch buffets. Dan had to work, so we had to hurry and leave after we ate. Next time, we'll visit the other stores and report. Dan and I both want to get tattoos. It's not necessarily in the budget right now though. Oh well.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Papa G's Vegan Deli

We tried Papa G's Vegan Deli last night and it was dee-lectable! It's cafeteria style, so if you want to try a spoonful of everything, then you can! Dan had some nut loaf and other stuff (I'll never have a successful food description blog, just a 'look at my cute kids' site). I had mushroom stroggonof, mac and cheez, creamed greens, and mashed potatos and gravy. It was all yummy. Halen had some Dahl soup that he devoured. Halen taught Dan a lesson in why he needs to clean up his potty mouth. The first spoonful of soup Halen took out of the bowl went straight to the table, totally on purpose. Halen really likes playing with his food. Dan says, "what the" and then refrained from the obvious next word, because he's been working on it. So, Halen filled in the blank and yelled "F*CK." He then said, "that's a f*ck daddy, it's a f*ck." He wanted to make sure Dan knew what word he had obviously forgotten went there. I was laughing my arse off.
On another note, there was another vegan family of 4 there! The other mom and I kept eying each other and smiling shy little smiles. It was obvious that we both just wanted to say, "hey, you're awesome, let's get our families together, what's your number?" Of course, neither of us did. I'm such a chicken. Kerry, move here so you can get me talking to other mommies. You're so good at that. Once again, I couldn't find the camera before going out, so there's no pictures from Papa G's. So, I'll just put a cute picture of Liam up. He didn't eat any of the food at Papa G's, but he says it made for some yummy mommy's milk.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Tough Guys

What's tougher than matching onesies and tattoos???

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No Fish! Go Fish

Dan and I decided that it was time for us to stop going to our old favorites and to start exploring more vegan friendly spots. I found this great website, stumptown vegans . On there, I found a restaurant with these cute little 'no fish' sandwiches that I just had to try. The restaurant is No Fish! Go Fish! . I couldn't find our camera before going out, so there are no pics. The menu mostly consists of yummy soups (always one or two of them vegan) and these cute fish shaped sandwiches. They are made with a cornmeal batter and many different fillings, poured into a fish shaped mold and cooked over an open flame. I had the mushroom pate and olives with garlic and basil sandwiches and a minestrone soup. Halen has split pea soup and an apple and cinnamon sandwich. Dan had curry vegetable and the olive sandwich, also with the split pea soup. After tasting a bite of Halen's apple sandwich, we both had to have one of those too. It was super cheap and super yummy. It's also right smack next door to our Doctor's office. That's where we'll be eating after our check ups from now on!
After eating, we spent a lovely afternoon back at Mt. Tabor park. It's such a wonderful spot. We brought a blanket and had a family lay down in the grass session. I love Portland.

Monday, February 18, 2008

Mt. Tabor

The weather has been gorgeous lately. Yesterday, it was sunny and 60. We spent much of the day hiking around Mt Tabor. It is a phenomenal park, and also an old volcano! Portland is one of only two cities with a volcano in it's city limits, the other is Bend, OR. The dog park was huge, had hiking trails throughout it, and a big open play area. Bruce was one happy canine! We had a picnic on the playground's old school merry go round. We then walked to the top and hung out in the sun some more, admiring the endless views offered in every direction. Mt. Tabor also has history for me. Many years ago, when I rode my bike across the country, I started in Portland. The night before I left, I was hanging out with all the local bike couriers. They were planning a 'Critical Ass' ride that night, a naked full moon version of critical mass. I thought it would be a good memorable thing to do before my big ride. We rode up to the top of Mt. Tabor, stripped down, put our clothes in our bags, and rode down the mountain and beyond into the surrounding neighborhood, cruising by all the bars. We got quite a wave of cheers.
When we got home from the park, I had to motor to make a golden bowl casserole (yummy tofu, rice, and nutritional yeast vegan cheese gravy) for the NW Veg monthly potluck. I recently joined a vegan meetup group. They were meeting at this potluck. I was excited to go because there were several families with kids that were members of this group. Dan ended up not being able to go because of homework obligations. I swallowed my nervous social skills problems and went without him. It turned out better than I had hoped. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. I had a baby strapped to me, two casserole dishes in one hand, and Halen's hand in the other hand, so I kinda needed the help. There were tons of people there, of all ages and scenes. All but two dishes (and there were alot of dishes) were vegan. There was a play room next to the dining room. All the kids, 10 total, went in there to play after we were done eating. I went in there and conversed with other parents, all vegan, while the kids all played. Once again, Portland proves to be the best city on earth, for our family at least!
I'm having trouble with blogger and pics right now, so pics from this endeavor will have to come later.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Sled Day Deux

We spent another day on good ole Mt. Hood . I made sure to include Liam in some of the photos, even though he slept through the photo shoot.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Happy Valentine's Day

Here are some pics from this year's vday photo shoot. In the spirit of valentine's day, Halen just gave Liam a hug and said, "I love you Liam." HOW CUTE!!!

Monday, February 11, 2008

I've been craving some sushi (no fish please). It's such a fun thing to make, I thought Halen would like it too.

First some super yummy sticky rice...

A few carrots...

Next some avocado...

Then the tofu...

Looks deeeeelicious...

The verdict?

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Today we went to a park with some geese and ducks. Halen was being good, staying close to me near the dry ground. Then we got near some mud on a hill and he decided to take off, despite my yelling at him to stop. He was doing his running skip jump toward some geese when he fell on his butt and slid down the hill some. Then he turned over and tried to get up, slipping more and landing on his chest. It didn't phase his fun. The best part is that we were really far from home, waiting for Dan to get out of class. We couldn't go home and come back in time to get him. I stripped him down to the diaper, put him in my hoodie, plopped him in a shopping cart, and bought him a new outfit at Old Navy. As I was looking for the perfect outfit, he was unzipping the hoodie and climbing out. People were definitely wondering why I had a 2 year old in nothing but a diaper in a suburban old navy.

this duck had some weird feathery 'updo' going on.

Friday, February 08, 2008

Dr. Cool

We found the perfect family doctor for our boys, this pic is his office. He works here. There's a zen garden behind the building, out by the yoga studio. Can you imagine going to a yoga class at your doctor's office? He's great with the boys. He's totally into preventative medicine and naturopathic remedies. Halen loved him. He gave him a hug AND a kiss when we left. It was really cute.


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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Astrology: Darkness in the Age of Light

I see so people today utterly convinced that the stars have something in store for them and that special folks with the ability to interpret and predict the future exist. Welcome to the world of astrology- probably the most pervasive and intellectually dampening pseudo-science today. Astrology believes that the sun and the planets, not to mention other stars and their respective positions are of tantamount importance in determining what kind of a future you will have. Let's break down a few points and ask ourselves a few questions.

How does it work?
Astrology, in all its flavors (Western or Eastern) gives no scientific explanation as to how the planets and stars influence the lives of the mortal. Is it gravity,mass perhaps? Without a sound, scientific basis, there is no foundation at all. So needless to say, anything further built on it is nonsense.

"The charts look so complicated"
The charts have many squares and loads of numbers and annotations in them. "They look so complicated and intricate, they must be some truth to it!", one would think. No. It would be the same as believing an actor in an energy drink commercial , decked in white lab coats and spouting absurd terms like "Nutrient Mineral technology".

Science sounding, but not science
Many pseudosciences including astrology tend to use scientific sounding terms which may seem to lend credence, but in fact do not make any sense at all. Terms like energy, waves, quantum and such are scientific terms, but mean absolutely nothing when used in context of reflexology, reiki or other pseudosciences.

"But that prediction came true!"
Pure statistical chance. Also remember that the claims made by the astrologers are still very much in the realm of possible occurrences. Think about it. If an astrologer says your child will become a doctor, is it not possible to become a doctor? Is it so ridiculously improbable that the child will not become a doctor? No, of course not. If the astrologer says, something like Alien autopsy scientist at Roswell and then that happens, even then we need statistical proof before we can link correlation and causation. Which brings us to....

"My lucky shirt"
On days you wear your lucky green Nike T-shirt, you seem to have a great day. You see a pattern emerging. And so one day you declare that the correlation ( good days and lucky t-shirt) must be caused by wearing the T-shirt. WRONG. Many intelligent people make the mistake of attributing causation to an event when it really isn't so. You didn't become a doctor because the astrologer said so. You probably wanted to emulate your childhood role model or perhaps you had other noble reasons to do so. Just because you happened to fulfill the prophecy (detect sarcasm, people), doesn't mean the prophecy was real to begin with.
It's just that you happen to remember only the good days when you had the shirt on and be hazy recalling good days that you had without the lucky shirt, you're guilty of confirmation bias- wherein you recollect events that reinforce your ideology and neglect the ones that threaten that standpoint. This is also a good reason for why religion has stuck around for a long time. People tend to ignore the bloodshed, rape, genocide and misogyny in their holy texts that would normally sicken any person and stick to ideas that reinforce their belief in that deity or ideology.

A few thought experiments if you're still not convinced-
The case of identical twins- If time and position are really everything, why are the lives of twins so different, when it should really be the same, astrologically speaking?
The case of the camel at the zoo-  Hypothetically speaking, if I were to provide an astrologer with data like latitudes, longitudes and other relevant data, he must be able to tell the future. What if I were to tell him that I just gave him the birth details of the camel at the local zoo? Will his prediction of the candidate going to medical school still hold true or will I have to tell the camel that his chances of becoming an orthodontist are slim?
Why do astrologers disagree? If you give the same chart to two, three or N number of astrologers, each of them come up with a different outcome. Why is that so, when the basic given data is the same? Of course astrologers hasten to add that they use corrections, different methods and that the astrologer is not a "true" astrologer. Kind of like a catholic abhorring a protestant and whom both accuse Mormons to be untrue Christians.
Show me the math!- The astrologers have no scientific basis of proving what they say. If someone gives you something delicious to eat and doesn't reveal the recipe, how can you be sure of what you just ate, was what he said it was to be? And even if they come up with vague explanations of "houses" and "charts", they hold no scientific backing. At the end of the day, the exact reason as to why the stars affect us is not disclosed!
It applies to everyone-  The horoscopes in the paper for Scorpio applies equally well to a Libra or any other horoscope. How exactly is " Your boss will have a surprise for you", or" be careful with finances" specific exactly for people born between September 18 - November 22 and not for those born between November 23 to January 7? And think about it, it's kind of racist in a way to club people with established characteristics based just on their date of birth?
You think you know your Sun sign?-  The Earth wobbles like a top. Therefore the sun rises on your birthday in a different constellation that what you'd imagine. So you're not really a Scorpio and if you thought you were sexy and enigmatic because of that, guess what, you aren't.

We are advanced life beings with an amazing plethora of information at our command: we have sent Man to the moon, we have invented nuclear weapons and we are closer to understanding and combating deadly diseases. Yet, the curiosity to see the future trumps all reason and common sense and we are slaves to irrationality in all its forms. We must arm ourselves with critical thinking and educate others about the same. It is difficult and ego-wrecking for someone who is a slave to astrological influences to admit they're believing and investing in Grade A bullshit. But it's something worth pursuing: to view all of life through skeptical lens.

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Seeker of Truth said...

Speaking of the 'It-applies-to-everyone-claim' of astrology aficionados, the so-called 'Forer Effect' can explain why this belief is so compelling to many. This article by a rationalist blogger with similar views on astrology mentions that in passing:

PS: Please ignore earlier comment with residue from my clipboard!


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Here's that Sutherlandshire name that I was lambasted about. Seems that
there are some others that have used this name also!!
Nancy McDaniel Galkowski

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According to the book "A History of Simcoe County," by A.F.Hunter
Groups of first settlers Page 64.
Scots (from Sutherlandshire at first, Immigrants with Lord Selkirk's Red
River Colonists. Seventeen families, located here in 1819) West
Gwillimbury Co., Ontario.

Scots (from Islay, Argyleshire, Begun in 1832) Oro and Nottawasaga
chiefly, and a few families of the same migration into Medonte, Orillia,
Sunnidale CountiesOntario.

Scots (Lanarkshire and Refrewshire, via Dalhousie Township, Ont., in 1832.
Many Glasgow and Paisley weavers were among these.) Innisfil, Essa
Counties, Ontario

Scots (Dumfriesshire, 1832 to 1850) Innisfil Co., Ont.,.

Irish ( begun in 1830. Prostestants from Ulster. Extensive settlement)
West Gwillimbury, Tecumseth, Innisfil, Essa, Tossorontio Counties, in

Irish Palatines (about 10 families in 1831) West Gwillimbury Co., Ont.

Irish (Catholics, begun in 1828) Adjala, Vespra, Flos, Medonte, and
Nottawasaga Counties, Ontario.

Irish (from Londonderry in 1850, etc.) Innisfil Co. Ontario

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Surnames: STARK,SLIMMON,WILSON,GILLES, Just starting on this line. My
3rd Great-Grandfather JOHN STARK b. 1791 Scotland m. date unk. MARGRET
WILSON b. 1807 Scotland They left Scotland And by 1838 was living in
Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada Their son JAMES STARK b. 1838 Ontario, Can.
m. 1 April 1863 ELIZABETH SLIMMON b. 1845 / 1850 SCOTLAND d/o ROBERT
SLIMMON b. ? wife ANN (ANNIE)GILLES I Have NO Idea where in Scotland
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Brandon Stephenson Hired at Lamar Community College as Head Volleyball Coach

LCC President John Marrin and new Head Volleyball Coach Brandon Stephenson

Stephenson comes to Lamar Community College from Highland Community College, where he was the assistant volleyball coach and wellness center assistant. Under Stephenson’s leadership, the lady Scotties saw success on the court and in the classroom. In several matches the Lady Scotties had double digits in both blocks and kills.

Before going to Highland, Stephenson was the assistant volleyball coach at Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, TX. While there, he handled the teams conditioning, recruiting, and was in charge of the defense and setters. Stephenson also spent time at Bethany College (KS), where he was a volunteer volleyball coach and recruiting coordinator for the 2011 spring season.

Stephenson graduated from Salina Central High School (KS) in 2002. He was an All-Class, All-State Top 11 offensive lineman. Stephenson attended Coffeyville Community College (KS) and was a two-time first team all-conference offensive lineman and was also a pre-season All-American his sophomore year. After Coffeyville Coach Stephenson attended the University of Nebraska-Kearney, where he was riddled with injuries and transferred to McPherson College.

While at McPherson, Stephenson became the student coach for the volleyball team and was in charge of the strength program. After two seasons, Stephenson transferred to Kansas Wesleyan University, where he graduated with a degree in physical education and minors in secondary health and coaching. Coach Stephenson received his masters in coaching education from Ohio University in spring 2013.

He has coached club volleyball since 2005, coaching the 15U-18U teams in Kansas.

LCC Athletic Director, Craig Brooks, stated, “I am excited for Coach Stephenson to begin a new chapter here at LCC with our women’s volleyball team. Coach Stephenson comes from a long line of volleyball coaches within his family and in a short amount of time has shown his drive and dedication to detail. I am happy to have him become a member of our coaching staff here at LCC”.

“I am excited to be joining the Runnin’ Lopes family,” says Stephenson. “I am grateful for this opportunity, and I thank the administration at Lamar, along with the players and the search committee for supporting me and believing in my vision for the volleyball program. We have a lot to accomplish in the coming months, but the returning players and our new recruits are up for the challenge.”

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Friday, October 7, 2016

Processing room adding film/digital section!

So the processing room is changing significantly for the first time since 2001. We finally got a new electrical outlet where we can plug in our film projectors and a light and our beta station to convert our beta videos to digital. We've had most of the beta video station equipment from University Communications since Feb. 2016, but have just gotten another monitor and got it hooked up. The equipment is state-of-the-art 1990s industrial grade. Very nice. It allows us to look at the info on the beta, make a digital copy and name it, and store it, except I'm nearly out of storage.  Now all we are waiting for are some room dividers to separate a section of the processing room into the film/digital section. Then, a group of us need to get IT to agree that the university's historical digital records need storage space on the server and I shouldn't have to pay for it. We'll see how that works out. Meanwhile, the room will soon be changed. Here are some pics

beta station

nearly full CPU for storage (I need more storage!) and backup

in situ

brand new electrical outlet! Thanks Electrical Facilities Management team!

section of processing room becoming film/digital center

a box of beta. I have 28 boxes.

This beta is identified

For those of you who don't know-front/top of beta

back/rear of beta

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Affordable condominium in Playacar, Playa del Carmen

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Lovely condominium in quaint building of only 36 units, this condo for sale in Playa del Carmen offers homeowners 2 beds and 2 baths across 99.5 square meters of interior living space.

Calle Akab, Suite 202

Calle Akab, Suite 202The home is outfitted with modern decor, built-in cabinetry, ensuite master bath, spacious living area, air conditioning, floor to ceiling patio doors and private terrace.

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As the demand for housing continues in Riviera Maya, developers like Mayakoba continue to answer that calling. Their latest project, Ciudad Mayakoba, is seeing another $150 million dollar investment in addition to the $100 million they’ve already put into the first stage of the project.

One of the most important projects for the upcoming development is a specialty hospital. While full details are not expected until mid-April, Agustin Sarasola, OHL director, says that the hospital involves an investment of approximately $20 million dollars.

In addition to the hospital, another large-scale project is Central Park under the UN Habitat Program, as well as the Mayakoba Country Club, which will consist of a golf course. The area, which is being built for medium to high earning families, will have numerous trails and lagoons.

Ciudad Mayakoba is being constructed to integrate different types of high-end residences with low population density. The “city” will offer Mayakoba villagers a range of medium-density condominiums and economical housing with shopping malls, health care services, multi-level education, sports, arts and culture as well as public greenspaces all in an urban park setting.

The entire housing project is expected to consist of 2,500 houses over 409 hectares with a total cost of $1 billion USD. The residences are divided into Senderos de Ciudad Mayakoba, Lagunas Ciudad Mayakoba, Jardines de Ciudad Mayakoba and Mayakoba Country Club. So far, 1,300 single-family homes and lots have been sold.


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This is a little out of order timewise, but I just realized I hadn't posted these.  Of course, they must be included in this blog for posterity's sake!!  These are Anna's 6 month photos...she was just barely sitting up - in fact, it was hard to get many good ones because I had to keep pulling my hands out of the photo when I was holding her up so she wouldn't tumble over :)  As smiley as she is, she just wasn't up for a photo shoot on this day, but that's ok...the photographer still managed to get some good ones (even with a grumpy brother Ben, too, ha!!)

Of course, we needed some of Ben, too!  I can't believe how grown-up he's looking lately!

Brother and Sister, so sweet.  If you only knew what bribes were offered in exchange for these photos ~ ha!

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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Walking into the New Year

Yesterday morning's walk was accompanied by floating snowflakes, not enough to stick on anything, but noticeable as they fell before our eyes and melted when they hit our coats.  We walked past the greenish water in the basin of the fountain at Saint-Sulpice without at first noticing that it was frozen nearly solid.  These tourists from somewhere (I didn't understand the language they were speaking) were breaking up the ice and posing for photos with it.

We planned to go to see l'Âge d'Or Hollandais, the Dutch art exhibit at the Pinacothèque de Paris in the Place Madeleine and then have lunch at Caviar Kaspia, but we did neither.  By the time we reached Madeleine the line to get into the museum wound around the corner, and the prices at Caviar Kaspia had gone up so much since we were there a dozen years ago that it would have been prohibitive.  Luckily we weren't hungry enough to throw fiduciary caution to the winds.

Instead we wandered, our habitual default option.  Peering into shop windows, Gene finally decided that he needed some warmer gloves and I insisted on his buying a cashmere muffler, since the ones he's been wearing weren't very warm.  Gloves bought at Printemps and muffler at a little shop in a courtyard having a post-holiday sale, we continued wandering, looking for a gift to bring to a dinner party later this week.  We found some lovely chocolates at a reasonable price at Michel Cluizel, and the good-looking young salesman gave me a wink along with the pistachio marzipan when I said I wanted a single chocolate to eat right away as well.

The streets were jammed with families and couples apparently visiting for the holiday from any number of places and all window shopping like mad, since I didn't see many bags.  We found ourselves at twilight in the Place Vendôme, lit with lots of white lights and trees from which American country Christmas music was playing.  Bizarre!

This isn't a part of Paris in which I spend much time and I hadn't realized that it is wall-to-wall upscale jewelry stores: Van Cleef and Arpels (with its own valet parker), Mauboussin, Tiffany, Chanel, and many others whose names I didn't even recognize, on both sides of the Place and up the rue de la Paix.   Who says we're in a global recession?

By then we had decided it was a perfect evening for a cassoulet dinner and we called some friends to join us at d' Chez Eux, a traditional Southwest (French, not New Mexican) restaurant we used to go to years ago, in the 7th arrondissement.  This is one of those places that never changes; I recognized at least three of the waiters from the 1980s.  Not, it turned out, the cassoulet of my dreams, but perfectly adequate and large enough portions to share.  The cassoulet hunt continues.  We're open to suggestions.

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No thoughts on probabaly just need to go south. Laughed out loud at your comment about Meryl Streep's house in that movie (I had the same who was tending that garden!). I didn't get an e-mail from you. Try again, okay?


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Sunday, January 13, 2008

Surf's Up - SURFBOARDS Part 2

My friend Simon Rodgers (Sim-R) already warned me to post something or else... So here's my second installment on the Surfboard design for Surf's Up which by the way is nominated for Oscar Awards in two weeks for best animated film together with Ratatouille and Persepolis. Again, this is a surfing movie and it's a privilege to be the one to design the surfboards for the entire film.

Tank's approved surfboard above came a long way. Looking at these designs below, using his tatoo patterns and very fancy colored boards were tried. But the simpler "Jaws" motif was decided to be the best route to go.

The Japanese surfer's board was a hoot. I started with the obvious - Japanese WW2 patterns. I thought I hit the homerun till our senior 3d visdev modeler, Takao, said this could be very offensive to our Japanese friends. So I went for the high tech penguin version of a surf board which the directors liked. The characters painted on the board (which ended up on the big screen) means "Hannah Rules" - Hannah is my oldest daughter.

We have an Australian dude named Rory which the board design was based from aboriginal tribal patterns on boomerangs.

Last one on the list was the Brazilian surfer whose board has a shark bite. I love how it ended up on he big screen when art director Ron Lukas added loose shark teeth still embedded on the board.


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DARPA Awards Raytheon BBN Technologies $12.2M to optimize information flow in military networks

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently awarded Raytheon BBN Technologies $12.2 million under the Edge-Directed Cyber Technologies for Reliable Mission Communication (EdgeCT) program to research optimized information flow for military operations over wide area networks.

The goal of the EdgeCT program is to ensure mission-critical communications are less susceptible to potential network failures resulting from both cyber-attacks and common network errors. The EdgeCT program uses a new approach to achieve enhanced reliability by focusing on adding new capabilities to the communications devices at the edges of the network, rather than to the network itself.

"Recovering from network attacks or working around misconfigurations can disrupt traffic for hours," said Greg Lauer, EdgeCT principal investigator at Raytheon BBN. "Our aim on the EdgeCT program is to minimize that disruption to minutes or less. Our approach does not require control or direct observation of the wide area network and so it can be easily deployed in end user enclaves."

To accomplish this, the Raytheon BBN-led team seeks to develop an intrinsically robust overlay network, interconnecting users through secure connections. Through these connections, the software could continuously monitor events in the larger network and their effect on traffic flow. The overlay network may also exchange information between nodes in each user group about network conditions and then dynamically configure the way the network handles application traffic to maximize performance so that critical communications are transmitted as quickly as possible.

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A-Z activities

A-Z countries

What's this blog all about?

Hi, I'm Nicola - welcome to a blog about family travel around the world, without leaving the UK.
I love travel adventures, but to save cash and keep my family's carbon footprint lower, I dreamt up a unique stay-at-home travel experience. So far I've visited 110 countries... without leaving the UK. Join me exploring the next 86! Or have a look at the "countries" you can discover within the UK by scrolling the labels (below right). Here's to happy travel from our doorsteps. See www.nicolabaird.com for info about the seven books I've written, a link to my other blog on thrifty, creative childcare (homemadekids.wordpress.com) or to contact me.

Wednesday, 8 August 2007

Beach life, almost Ibiza

Nicola, Pete, Lola and Nell want to travel the world with a difference. We hope to get a taste of many countries without adding to climate change (with needless emissions from aeroplanes) or having to waste hours of holiday time in airport terminals. We hope our adventures inspire you to take a Grand Tour of your neighbourhood whatever the weather. This post is from Nicola

Our friends Debbie & Adam, plus their children, are complete beach babies so it was a pleasure to find ourselves on a beach in Devon with them claiming this was as good as Spain (albeit admitting that in Ibiza the sun is hotter, the sea bluer and the water seems safer and warmer). Adam took it one step further saying he thought “this was the best beach he’d been to in Devon”, which is quite an accolade for someone raised near Dartington.

Arymer Cove – the nearest walkable beach – is gorgeous: a large shingle spot reached by public footpaths along the cliffs or through a very lush green valley. It feels like a smugglers’ spot and they’re aren’t ever more than a couple of other people there – very different from the tented out bits of sand at Bigbury on Sea. Debbie & Adam were ending a camping trip with a beach picnic to enable both sets of kids to have a very long play before they took off for London. After a picnic of Devon apple juice, local cheeses etc the girls dared the waves, Ethan networked, Adam explored the iron pyrite rocks that were glistening in such a way that maybe they should be rechristened idiot’s silver (rather than fool’s gold) and Debbie and I lay chatting as we sunned. It was one of our most relaxed days on this trip.

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how lovely nicola - very priviledged to have made it on to the blog. we had a really great time with all of you and i'm going to send you the lovely photos that we took too!


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Davy Force

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  • Card series: Pioneer Portraits I: 1850-1874
  • City: Washington, D.C.
  • Team: Olympics
  • League: National Association (NABBP)

David W. Force (1849-1918) played shortstop for Nicholas Young’s Olympic Club in D.C., one of the founding-dozen teams in the new Nat’l Assoc of pro ball. Davy spent a long career moving among the prominent clubs of the first two decades of the national game. In the mid-70s he was regarded as second only to George Wright at his position and was vied for by his Chicago club and the Athletics. The “Force Case” became a cause of action in the formation of the National League in ‘76 as Bill Hulbert was energized to bring order from chaos (though he still lost Davy.) “Wee Davy” was a powerhouse at 5’4” with terrific range and would later be known as a “miniature Hans Wagner.” On Christmas Eve 1896 a murder occurred in San Francisco and the tabloids had a field day mis-identifying poor Davy as the killer. His old mentor Young rescued him from scandal by vouching for the ex-player.

  • Force hit .418 in ‘72 and .365 in ‘73 for the Canaries and .249 over his 15 years

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Bob Ross: 6 Interesting Facts and Happy Little Trees

From Air Force Career to Art Instructor

Many have heard of Bob Ross and perhaps tuned into his show The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, and also aired in Canada, Latin America and Europe.

Bob Ross enlisted in the US Air Force at age 17

Painting Paid More than the Military

However before he became a famous painter did you know he had a long military career in the Air Force? Ross discovered that he was able to earn more from selling his artwork and own branded art supply line than his position in the Air Force. Ross retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service, having the rank of Master Sergeant.

Happy Little Trees and Mountains – Inspiration from Alaska

Bob Ross typically painted mountains, lakes, snow, and log cabin scenes and these were strongly influenced by his years living in Alaska, where he was stationed for the majority of his Air Force career.

Why the Fast Painting Technique?

Short breaks in his work schedule during the day did not give Bob enough time to work on landscapes leisurely. He had to work fast before his break ended!

30,000 Paintings

Through his speed, and style he created 30,000 paintings in his lifetime. It’s estimated that 91 percent of Ross’ paintings contained at least one tree. Above is an unusual painting by Bob that does not contain a tree.

Iconic Hair

Bob actually permed his own hair to keep an easy style he didn’t have to mess with. It evolved into a sort of iconic look for him. He wore the same look for years. Before he could change it back, though, the perm became his company’s logo — Ross hated it. “He could never, ever, ever change his hair, and he was so mad about that,” Kowalski says. “He got tired of that curly hair.”

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Play the Bob Ross “The Art of Chill Board Game”!

The Bob Ross Coloring Book

Bob Ross Collectable

Bob Ross was gentle soul who had a soothing voice that inspired many.

“The secret to doing anything is believing that you can do it. Anything that you believe you can do strong enough, you can do. Anything. As long as you believe.”
- Bob Ross

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Friday, December 13, 2013

The Bund, Shanghai

The Bund, Shanghai

This is a nice section of The Bund in Shanghai. The building in the centre with the clock towers the Customs House. To the left of that is the dome of the The Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank while on this side there is a lovely little white deco building, the former Bank of Communications. Closest to the camera is another bank building, the Central China Bank. Finally sitting in the background is the modern Bund Financial Centre with it's illuminated crown.

  1. As you may remember, when I was looking at inter-war Shanghai, the historical banks, consulates and trading houses from Europe and the Middle East, right along the river, were particularly appealing.

    Thanks for a link to your more modern look at the Bund.

    1. For sure Helen, the Jewish influence on Shanghai is just one of the fascinating stories in this fascinating city. The wave of emigrants escaping various pogroms and Nazi persecution in Europe from the mid 19th C to the mid 20th C certainly shaped the look of the Bund and other neighbourhoods.