Silly me. This site started out as a way for me to share all that I love about The Lord of the Rings, including the films, and to defend some of the characters that got short-changed as they transitioned from the book to the movies. Somewhere on the way I got side-tracked by that Aragorn dude, and Tolkien has taken a back seat. I'm sitting on a dozen pages of notes and clips but it may be quite a while before I get to them. So if you were looking for an in-depth The Lord of the Rings site, my apologies and see the links page for some excellent Internet resources.
For horse-lovers, the Brego and Horses in Lord of the Rings pages are great resources, with background, links, and photographs. And if you're looking for video, see our clips from The Two Towers extended DVD on the downloads page.


[:el]Families love new ideas and suggestions to keep their children occupied during a long road trip. Children often become bored opening windows and doors, shout, get irritated – even more so children with ADHD. Let us share with you some of the best tips so as to what to do and take with you on a road trip.
– Urge the child to fill a bag with the toys s/he chooses but you should be discretely close to him/her while picking them, for fear of including a dangerous item, thinking s/he can 'fool' you.
– Put in a bag his drawing colors, his markers and some paper and glue.
– For children above 5 years old you could buy a low-cost digital camera. In this way they both learn to observe, choose and focus and by looking at the photos one by one they get used to recalling things in their memory and describing them.
– Parent and child make together a map of the route you will follow. Whoever knows writes the names of cities, villages, rivers,. The children can paint the mountains and the sea.
– Prepare a lot of CDs with familiar, favourite songs.
– Buy a reliable car seat and learn how to fasten the safety belt.
– Prepare small snacks and fruit for the journey.
– Engage in positive thinking, conversation, plans and schedules all referring to your holidays.
The whole family and children should always wear their seat belts regardless of the speed of the car or the distance of the journey. Choose the right seat belt according to the weight and height of the child – These factors are known to be the causes of serious accidents.
Parents shouldn't forget the importance of stopovers every 3 hours for some rest, walking, and individual needs. As parents of children with ADHD you ought to be more lenient. If possible stop more frequently – every 1 hour. Then play 'Racing games' in order to move, look for the 'Green Parrot' or 'Check the car' in case there are new scratches and dents.
When you have a child up to 4 years old, use car seats of reversed direction, having your child facing the back of the car. This kind of car seats can be up to 5 times safer in case of head-on-collision. When the child's height reaches 1,45m and if the adult seat belts fit him/her properly then he can seat in the normal car seat.
After a serious collision, replace the child's car seat as it may not meet the safety standards anymore.
Place all the items you have prepared for the journey – CDs toys, maps, camera- conveniently close to you so that you can easily use them. Last year, 3 out of 5 toys my son took along were put in the rear of the trunk, rendering them practically useless.
A book with animals motivates the children to read the text, imitate a voice, dramatise the moves while being seated or even make a story of their own, with your help of course.
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MMA throws up some pretty bizarre stuff but one of the more crazy incidents occurred earlier this yeah when "Big John" Ivey clutched his chest in agony, appearing to many to be having a heart attack after he was kicked by opponent Travis Fulton. But what happened after the antics was even stranger!
Credit: YouTube
The footage below shows that after clutching his chest, Ivey quickly darted in, after Fulton had dropped his hands, catching him with a barrage of undefended strikes, knocking him to the deck. More flush strikes in the ground and pound meant Ivey feel he had bested Fulton and he then mercifully allowed him to rise to his feet before tapping out.
The reason for this was that Fulton was something of an idol to Ivey. Ivey even went so far as to have Fulton's image tattooed on his thigh – that's some pretty high-level respect! But "Big John" denies that he faked a heart attack as accused by many. He explains below that the stunt was merely a bit of fun, and part of his typical histrionics.
Credit: Fight Bible
"Back in '98 when I made my debut, it was on a HOOKnSHOOT card back when that was a big deal. I was on the undercard, and Travis Fulton was the main event that night. From then on, I always looked up to him. I got him tattooed on my leg maybe 10 years ago. I based my career on his, just how active he was, how he would always go in and fight guys in their hometowns. He was just that guy.
He was a warrior to me. I wasn't able to win some of the fights he won. He was always a little bit better than me. I was kind of like the poor man's Travis Fulton, but I was OK with that. The crowd went 'oooh!'
So I acted like it hurt me. I've seen people say I was faking a heart attack, or I was disrespecting him by doing that, but that wasn't what I was doing. I like having fun in there. I've done stuff like that in 50 or 60 of my fights. I like playing it up for the crowd.
After the second left, his eyes rolled back in his head. I turned to the ref and said, 'OK, he's done ref.' The ref said, 'No he's not. Keep fighting.' So I switch it up and throw a couple straight rights, thinking he's fixing to jump in there. Then Travis comes back to, and he's not defending himself but he switches his hips.
I moved around and put my knee on his head, and then I started throwing some real light rights hands. He's not defending himself. He's defenseless. So I say to the ref, 'Come on, this is it.' And the ref says, 'Keep fighting.'
If this had been some guy who'd been a real jerk to me, I'd have kept hitting him, but this was Travis Fulton, 'The Ironman.' So I hit him a couple more times, and I looked at the ref like, don't make me keep hitting him. But the ref was adamant. So I stood up and backed away. The ref said, 'What are you doing?' I told him that if he wasn't going to stop it, I would.
It was a split-second call. I'm just not going to stand there and hit Travis Fulton unnecessarily. I'd already hit him 15 or 20 times, and he wasn't throwing anything back. He was defenseless."
Credit: Southland Videos
Check out the stunt on the player below.
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WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on flavored e-cigarettes from Juul Labs and other companies as it grapples with an "epidemic" of youth e-cigarette use that threatens to create a new generation of nicotine addicts, the agency's head said on Wednesday.
In a speech at FDA headquarters, Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the agency would also revisit a policy that extended the dates for some manufacturers of flavored e-cigarettes to get FDA approval before selling their products. That could lead to removal of some major flavored e-cigarette brands, including the popular products made by Juul Labs Inc., if they do not address the issue to the agency's satisfaction.
"We see clear signs that youth use of electronic cigarettes has reached an epidemic proportion," Gottlieb said.
Juul owns about 72 percent of the U.S. market for e-cigarette sales, according to Wells Fargo. "Juuling," along with "vaping," has become a common term for e-cigarette use by teenagers on social media and at U.S. high schools.
Investors in Juul's competitors appeared to welcome the FDA announcement.
"We cannot allow a whole new generation to become addicted to nicotine," he said.
"While we remain committed to advancing policies that promote the potential of e-cigarettes to help adult smokers move away from combustible cigarettes, that work can't come at the expense of kids," Gottlieb said.
"We welcome FDA's action today and look forward to sharing our thoughts about how to prevent and reduce youth use, an issue we have focused on for decades," Altria spokesman George Parman said in a statement.


Join the Maui County Farm Bureau as we honor legendary Maui farmers at the Maui Tropical Plantation on April 2nd at 8am for a PANCAKE BREAKFAST! That's right, pancakes. We don't care if you're for or against celebrating the important contributions of the hardest working people on our island. Pancakes rock!
These farmers have dedicated their lives to working the land, employing workers, and teaching their families values that are often lost to newer generations. Come talk story, learn something, and meet new and old friends.
Join us in celebrating Maui's agricultural industries most important contributors: Pardee Erdman, Buddy Nobriga, and Hanako Hashimoto with pancakes, bingo, and prizes. If you're already planning on going to the Ag Fest, come early for great food and company. Your Pancake Breakfast ticket gets you into the festival too!
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Pardee Erdman bought the historic 22,000-acre 'Ulupalakua Ranch from the Baldwin family in 1963. ʻUlupalakua was the former favorite vacation spot for the Merrie Monarch, King David Kalākaua, and once operated as a sugar plantation and mill. Today, the 18,000-acre ranch remains devoted to its heritage, able to retain its paniolo roots while also home to many new ventures, thanks to the stewardship of Pard and his wife Betty Erdman and their sons Chris and Sumner, now ranch president.
In 1974, Pard collaborated with winemaker Emil Tedeschi to plant the first wine grapes on the slopes of Haleakalā. While awaiting the first harvest, they used Maui's plentiful golden pineapples to produce a delicious sparkling wine. Today, the pineapple wines are still among Maui Wine's most popular.
Over the years, Pard partnered with Maui Pineapple Company to obtain juice from their pineapple operations. After Maui Pine folded in 2009, Pard joined with other investors to "save pineapple on Maui." They formed Hali'imaile Pineapple Company and purchased Maui Pine's production assets, including the juicing equipment which he brought up to 'Ulupalakua. As the winery evolves, it's bringing home an increasing number of awards for both its grape and pineapple wines. The pineapple company now operates under its dba Maui Gold Pineapple Company.
Today, ʻUlupalakua Ranch covers 18,000 acres, from the south Maui shoreline at Auwahi to the 6,000-foot elevation of Haleakalā. The Erdmans helped create Maui Cattle Co., whose mission is to provide grass-fed, island-raised beef to local markets. They've introduced elk, sheep and goats, and have found a receptive market for 'Ulupalakua elk and lamb at the Ranch Store. Pard focuses much of his energy on land and pasture management, always mindful of the native flora and fauna because of the critical role they play in the water and mineral cycles of the land.
The Erdmans have been progressive environmentalists, active partners with The Nature Conservancy and Leeward Haleakalā Watershed Restoration Partnership, and patrons of successful reforestation projects at upper-slope acreage in Auwahi. In 2012, they dedicated acreage to the Auwahi Wind Farm operated by Sempra US Gas & Power for the production of renewable energy.
Sumner, who's been president of the ranch since 1997, carries on his father's commitment to maintaining wide open space for future generations. Working with Hawai'i Islands Land Trust, they established an agricultural conservation easement of 11,300 acres along the leeward slopes of Haleakalā so that it will remain a working ranch and wildlife habitat. This was the largest-ever voluntary easement donation in Hawai'i's history.
Thanks to Pard and the Erdman 'ohana, 'Ulupalakua Ranch exists today as a steward to the land, dedicated to preserving and protecting Maui's open spaces and agriculture, as well as traditional lifestyle and culture, while at the same time embracing new technology and diversification.
Buddy Nobriga is the patriarch of a family that has devoted itself to running and building successful small businesses and to serving the community. For more than half a century, the Nobriga family has owned and operated Maui Soda & Ice Works, Ltd., one of only several dozen independent Coca-Cola® bottlers/distributors left in the nation and the manufacturer of Roselani Ice Cream.
Buddy's grandfather Antone established Nobriga Ranch as a family operation in Kahakuloa in 1930. Buddy has been President/Chairman since 1981.
Buddy started working part-time for Maui Soda in 1941 as a freshman at St. Anthony's School. When his father, Manuel, retired in 1971, Buddy became president and 10 years later he was CEO. Today, daughter Catherine Nobriga Kim is General Manager, and the other four Nobriga siblings all work at Maui Soda too. Buddy "retired officially" in 1998 but remains Chairman of the Board of Directors. Buddy's wife Barbara passed away in 2015 after 62 years of marriage.
Buddy was a major advocate for Hawai'i's cattlemen, helping form the Maui Cattleman's Association in 1970 and serving as its president for 10 years and as president of the Hawai'i Cattleman's Council for four years. He served on the Board of Water Supply for 20 years, and held positions on the State Water Commission and in the Department of Agriculture. He was inducted into the Paniolo Hall of Fame in 2001.
Out of 54 years of service to the West Maui Soil & Conservation District, Buddy was chairman for 50 years. He and his colleagues are responsible for creating the Honolua watershed which protects the Nāpili area from flooding, for cleaning up the ocean in the Kahana area, and for work on the Lahaina watershed project. In 2009, Buddy was one of four people in the Pacific Islands recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as environmental heroes for founding the West Maui Soil and Water Conservation District.
Buddy counts his decades of service to the Federal Land Bank Association of Hawai'i (now known as Farm Credit Services) among his most significant because this organization serves specifically to help the state's small farmers. He has served as member for 36 years, 26 of them as Chairman of the Board.
The Nobriga family – which now includes eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren – is a part of Maui's community landscape, helping out at every fundraiser and charitable event, continuing Buddy's legacy.
Hanako Makimoto was born in Pu'unēnē, where her father worked at HC&S. Hanako was the oldest of nine children and bore the burden of taking care of her siblings. The family later moved to 'Ulupalakua where they farmed vegetables and oranges. In 1943, Hanako married John Hashimoto of Kula, who was one of the active leaders in the agricultural community.
The Hashimoto Persimmon Farm was established on the slopes of Haleakalā in the early 1920s by Shinichi Hashimoto, John's grandfather. Shinichi began to farm vegetables but his love for persimmons led him to bring over some plants from Japan. As the fruits' popularity grew, he increased his acreage.
Soon Shinichi turned over the farm to his son, Isami, who turned over the farm to his son John. Hanako worked side by side with John, raising vegetables and persimmons. Head cabbage and Kula onions were the main crops raised, but persimmons became a major crop in later years. More persimmon trees were planted, many of them by Hanako, even with children in tow.
Hanako and John raised five children (Thelma, Howard, Linda, Clark and Noel), and all five graduated college with a degree. It was hard work but Hanako was determined to raise her children and make sure they all got a good education. She was the "unsung hero" who kept the family together, all the while working on the farm and tending to the children.
Today, the vegetable farm is run by Howard. The persimmons sector (Hashimoto Persimmon Farm) is managed by Clark with brothers Howard and Noel as partners.
The farm encompasses 500 persimmon trees on five acres of land. The fresh fruits are harvested and sold during October, November and part of December of each year. In 2005, Clark's wife Jackie developed a line of persimmon products that includes persimmon jam, butter, scone mix and salad dressing, as well as dehydrated persimmons. These value-added products now bring income to the farm on a year-round basis.
Hanako has been a pioneer in agriculture, along with her husband John, who passed in 2007. She works hard, never complains, and is always determined to get the job done. Even at her young age of 96, she still wants to help at the farm, packing, grading or doing whatever else she can do. Most of the trees age 80 to 90 years old are still producing wonderful fruits…the fruits of her labor.


WHAT EXACTLY DOES A REALTOR DO FOR YOU?
There are at least 184 things that listing agents do in every real estate transaction. Most buyers and sellers are not aware of all the services that agents provide during the course of the transaction, because most of the important services are performed behind the scenes.
1. Make the appointment with the seller for listing presentation.
3. Review meeting all the questions at the meeting.
4. Research all comparable properties listed currently.
6. Study average days on the market for properties similar in type, price, and location.
7. Obtain and review the property tax roll information.
8. Provide "comparable market analysis" (CMA) to authenticate market value.
9. Get a copy of subdivision plat/compound layout.
10. Inquire property's ownership and deed type.
11. Provide property's public record information for lot size and dimensions.
13. Find property's land use coding and deed restrictions.
14. Find property's current use and zoning.
15. Check legal names of owner(s) in county's public property records.
17. Do exterior "Curb Appeal Assessment" of the subject property.
18. Gather and compile the formal file on the property.
19. Validate prevailing public schools and tell their influence on market value.
21. Explain the seller a nature of the current market health and predictions.
22. Analyze Real Estate Agent and brokerage credentials and completion.
23. Communicate company's profile and position or niche in the marketplace.
24. Present market analysis findings with comparables: sold, expired and currently on the market.
25. Offer, expert pricing approach, based on current market circumstances.
26. Provide information how to market effectively.
27. Explain market influence and benefits of using MLS.
28. Explain market power of Web marketing, syndication sites like REALTOR.com and IDX.
29. Tell the work the Realtors do behind the scenes and availability on weekends.
31. Show and explain strategic master marketing plan.
32. Describe different agency relationships and determine seller's preference.
35. Include overall and heated square footage.
37. Confirm lot size via survey, if prepared.
38. See any and all unrecorded property lines, easements, agreements.
40. View house plans, make copies.
41. Order and review plat map.
42. Discuss showing times with seller and showing instructions for buyers' agents.
43. Obtain current mortgage loan statements.
44. Verify current mortgage information.
45. Check assignability of mortgage(s) and any specific requirements if any.
46. Discuss if sellers would be interested offering financing to buyers and any possible alternatives.
47. Review the appraisal report if available.
48. Gather contact information for Home Owner Association manager if there is an HOA.
49. Verify Home Owner Association monthly fees and any other additional fees if applicable.
50. Order copy of Home Owner Association bylaws, CC&Rs, Insurance and related documents if relevant.
51. Compile the list of public utility providers.
52. Estimate typical utility usage from last 12 months of statements.
54. Calculate average water fees or rates from past 12 months of statements.
55. Alternatively, affirm well status, depth and yield from Well Inspection Report.
56. Research and verify natural gas availability, supplier's name, and phone number.
57. Check security system, the term of service and whether owned or leased.
58. Confirm if the seller has transferable Termite Bond.
60. Provide a detailed list of property amenities and assess market impact.
62. A complete list of performed repairs and maintenance items.
63. Send "Vacancy Checklist" to the seller if the property is vacant.
64. Explain benefits of Home Owner Warranty to the seller.
66. When received, put Home Owner Warranty in property file for conveyance at the time of sale.
67. Have extra key made for the lockbox.
71. Notify tenants of listing and discuss how showings will be worked.
72. Provide for yard sign installation.
73. Help seller with the completion of Seller's Disclosure form.
75. Review results of Curb Appeal Assessment with the seller and suggest improvements for the higher price.
76. Review effects of Interior Decor Assessment and suggest changes shorten time on the market.
78. Prepare MLS Profile Sheet with accurate listing data.
80. Proofread the listing for accuracy, including property placement in mapping function.
81. Include the property to brokerage's Current Listings.
82. Give seller with signed copies of Listing Agreement and MLS printout.
84. Design print and web ads with homeowner's input.
85. Schedule showings with homeowner's, occupants and buyers' agents. Return all calls including weekends and sometimes after hours.
86. Place supra lockbox. Program it with showing time windows.
88. Create mail merge letters to contact list.
89. Custom order Just Listed labels and reports.
90. Make flyers and feedback forms.
91. Review competing for listings regularly to ensure listing remains competitive in terms, price, conditions, and availability.
93. Order for printing or copying marketing brochures or flyers.
94. Place marketing brochures in a box on the yard sign.
95. Create property specific web page.
96. Promote "Just Listed" notice to all neighborhood residents.
97. Market the home through social media.
98. Provide marketing data to buyers from various networks.
99. Supply marketing data to buyers coming from referral network.
100. Produce "Special Feature" cards for marketing.
101. Submit ads to web real estate sites.
102. Communicate changes in price quickly to all Internet groups.
103. Reprint advertisements as soon as needed.
104. Evaluate and update loan information in MLS.
105. Send feedback e-mails or texts to buyers' agents after showings.
106. Study weekly Market Study.
107. Communicate feedback from agents with seller to determine if changes will accelerate the sale.
110. Obtain and evaluate all purchase offer contracts submitted by buyers or buyers' agents.
111. Evaluate offer(s) and prepare "net sheet" on each for the homeowner to compare.
112. Advice seller on offers. Describe strengths and weakness of each part of each offer.
113. Contact buyers' agents to review buyer's qualifications and discuss the purchase offer.
114. Email and deliver Seller's Disclosure to buyer's agent or buyer upon request and before receiving an offer.
115. Confirm buyer is pre-approved by asking loan officer.
116. Obtain pre-approval letter from a lender.
117. Negotiating all purchase offers on behalf of the seller's, establishing time limit for contingencies and date of closing.
118. Prepare and communicate any counteroffers, acceptance or amendments to buyer's agent.
119. Email copies of the purchase contract and all addendums to the title company or closing attorney.
120. When Purchase Offer is accepted and signed by the home seller, present it to buyer's agent.
121. Register and immediately deposit buyer's money into an escrow account.
122. Distribute "Pending Showing Restrictions" as homeowner requests.
123. Deliver copies of fully executed ratified purchase contract to sellers.
124. Email and present copies of ratified purchase contract selling real estate agent.
125. Email copies of the signed purchase contract to the lender.
126. Provide copies of ratified contract for brokerage office record.
127. Guide seller in managing further offers to purchase presented between previous commitment and closing.
130. Analyze buyer's credit report. Counsel seller of worst and best case situations.
131. Give credit report information to seller if the seller is providing financing to the buyer.
132. Help buyer with obtaining the mortgage and follow up as needed.
133. Correspond with the lender on interest rate being locked in with dates.
134. Give unrecorded property report to the buyer.
135. Order any inspection as required.
136. Obtain and analyze septic system report and access any influence on sale.
138. Give well flow test report copies to lender, buyer and listing file.
139. Check to see if termite inspection ordered.
141. Confirm verifying of deposit and buyer's employment.
142. Track loan processing through to the lender.
143. Add lender and vendors to transaction management application so all parties involved can monitor progress.
144. Touch base with lender weekly to secure processing is on track.
145. Relay final approval of buyer's loan application to the seller.
146. Communicate buyer's home inspection report with the seller.
147. Examine home inspection report.
148. Enter completion into the transaction management software program.
149. Explain seller's responsibilities of loan limits and explain any clauses in the contract.
151. Help seller with identifying and arranging with reliable contractors for required repairs.
153. Schedule appraiser for inspection.
154. Render comparable sales used in market pricing to appraiser.
157. Help seller in questioning appraisal report if it seems unreasonable valuation.
158. Make sure all parties correctly signed the contract.
159. Coordinate with buyer's agent and lender for closing process.
160. Update all forms and records.
161. Ensure both buyers and seller have all the information and forms required to close the sale.
162. Schedule for signing final documents.
163. Affirm closing date and time and advise all parties.
164. Solve any problems related to the title (disputes for property lines, easements, etc.
165. Manage with buyer's agent in scheduling and attending buyer's final walkthrough before closing escrow.
166. Make sure all tax, HOA, utility and other applicable prorations are made properly and correctly.
167. Demand final closing figures from closing agent.
168. Obtain and thoroughly review closing numbers to secure accuracy.
169. Communicate final closing totals to buyer's agent.
170. Demand copy of closing documents from closing agent.
171. Verify the homebuyer received owners commitment for title insurance.
172. Present Home Owners Warranty if offered.
173. Review all closing documents thoroughly for mistakes.
174. Arrange closing documents be signed by the absentee seller as requested.
175. Review all documents with the closing agent.
176. Transfer earnest money deposit from trust account to escrow account.
177. Navigate closing with seller's timeline of their next purchase.
178. Must have a no surprises closing and seller(s) receive net proceeds check or wire at closing.
179. Refer your sellers to one of the best agents at their new destination.
180. Edit MLS status to Sold status by entering the date of the sale, purchase price, selling broker and agent's ID numbers, etc.
182. Response to questions about filing claims with Home Owner Warranty company, if requested.
183. Attempt to explain and resolve any repair conflicts if the buyer is dissatisfied.
184. Reply to any follow-up calls and furnish any additional information needed from agency files.


When traveling, if I'm asked where I live and I respond "San Diego," I see a familiar eye-widen, as the person undoubtedly is picturing my morning routine of a kale smoothie and surfing session. I quickly add "County," which, to me, expresses rural living, mountains, seasons and the possibility of snow, though I know most people are still imagining oceanfront sunsets.
October is the perfect representation of Camp Stevens unique southern California location. The month can hold 70 degree days, followed by a 40 degree day. We can harvest tomatoes and squash at the same time. Our oak trees turn vibrant fall colors, while the evergreen trees look just as they do in April.
Now the question becomes: When will we see our first snow?
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Hrithik is the new Rasna boy!
Your beefcake hero now comes in several flavors. How does that sound? Well, put those naughty thoughts to rest and let us tell you that, Hrithik has been signed up by the beverage giants, Rasna. The soft drink conglomerate earlier on had Hrithik's Fiza co-star Karisma Kapoor endorse their brand. Rasna insiders reveal that signing up Hrithik was a move to give the soft drink a youthful appeal. The light-eyed hero has been a favorite with quite a few brands, right from Coke to apparel brand Tamarind. The inside sources refuse to reveal the figures that the superstar has charged. But admit that the stars are paid whopping amounts of money. It could swing from 7-10 crores. Expensive huh, for a mere 30 second eye candy!


Tofu connoisseurs can party like it's 1999 with the release of Nasoya to the Market. The application is complete with recipe ideas, videos, and overall tofu goodness related content. If you or a loved one doesn't know what tofu is, then this app will introduce you to the wonderful world of soybean foods.
As a funny note, I remember when I was a young-ling and my father told me that tofu was actually rattlesnake meat. Didn't eat it for years after that.


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HMCS Athabaskan (i) (G07)
Navy: Royal Canadian Navy
Class: Tribal
Pennant: G 07
Built by: Vickers Armstrong (Newcastle-on-Tyne, U.K.) : Parsons
Laid down: 31 Oct, 1940
Launched: 18 Nov, 1941
Commissioned: 3 Feb, 1943
Lost: 29 Apr, 1944 (Lt. Cdr. J. H. Stubbs, RCN., DSO, DSC) was sunk in the English Channel North East of Ouessant in position (48.42.N 04.31.W) by two torpedoes and gunfire from the German torpedo boats T-27 and T-29. The magazine and a boiler blew up in an explosion that was seen 20 miles away but not before sinking T-29.The fight was a very rough one. T-27 was driven ashore on fire.134 of the crew went down with the ship. and another 44 of the crew were picked up by HMCS Haida. and 85 were taken POW
History: 23 Aug, 1943
On the 23th August 1943 the 40th Escort Group (Cdr. Dallison), consisting of the sloops HMS Landguard, HMS Bideford, HMS Hastings and the frigates HMS Exe, HMS Moyola and HMS Waveney were deployed on a u-boat hunt off Cape Ortegal. The whole operation was covered by the British light cruiser HMS Bermuda.
25th August 1943 the Canadian 5th Support Group (Cdr. Tweed), consisting of the British frigates HMS Nene, HMS Tweed and the Canadian corvettes HMCS Calgary, HMCS Edmundston and HMCS Snowberry were deployed to relieve the 40th Escort Group. While this was in progress the ships were attacked at 1415 hrs by 14 Dornier Do-217's and 7 Ju-88's. with the new German weapon, the Henschel Glider Bombs, (the "Hs293 A-1"). Designed by the German Professor Herbert Wagner. HMS Landguard and HMS Bideford were the first of the Allied and R.N. ships to be attacked and damaged by them. This being the first time of their being brought into action against Allied ships. Several sailors were injured on HMS Bideford and one sailor was killed.
Another two days later on the 27th August 1943 the Canadian 5th Support group was relieved by the 1st Support group (Cdr. Brewer) consisting of the sloops HMS Pelican, HMS Egret and the frigates HMS Jed, HMS Rother, HMS Spey and HMS Evenlode. Also the covering cruiser HMS Bermuda was relieved by the Canadian destroyer HMCS Athabaskan and the British destroyer HMS Grenville. These ships were also attacked by the Germans. This time with 18 Dornier Do-217's also carring Henschel Glider Bombs. HMCS Athabaskan was heavily damaged and the HMS Egret was sunk with the loss of 194 of her crew. After this loss the u-boat hunt was blown off.


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Q: Can't connect to MySQL on Windows 7 using JDBC, but works via phpmyadmin and other admin tools? TL;DR:
Every time I try to use JDBC to connect to a local MySQL server (that works on tons of other sql clients), it doesn't connect at all and I get an exception:

*

*Exception in thread "main" com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.CommunicationsException: Communications link failure

*.... stack trace ....

*Caused by: java.net.SocketException: Invalid argument: connect

More detailed info:
I've got a local MySQL server running that I can connect to with using the following info:

*

*address: localhost or 127.0.0.1 (both work)

*port: 3306

*and my username/password/db name

Using the applications: HeidiSQL, phpmyadmin, MySQL Workbench and mysqladmin
Running mysqladmin version confirms that the server is up, working, and has tcp/ip enabled.
Doing mysqladmin variables shows that "skip_networking" is off (see below for full config).
The MySQL log shows nothing out of the ordinary (also below).
I'm using JDBC connector v5.1.15, mysql-connector-java-5.1.15-bin.jar. It's in my project class path with Eclipse.
All windows 7 (Ultimate, 64bit if it matters) firewalls are off.
Yet I still get the stack trace error as shown below. I can't for the life of me figure out what's wrong when everything else is able to connect just fine...
I've tried to include all relevant information below. I'm hoping it's just something simple and stupid that I've overlooked and can't find because I'm looking too hard...but eh who knows :/ heh.
I've tried everything I've been able to find in other similar questions online but nothing seems to work (incl. https://stackoverflow.com/a/2985169/211750 , https://stackoverflow.com/a/2103092/211750 , https://serverfault.com/questions/89955/unable-to-connect-to-mysql-through-jdbc-connector-through-tomcat-or-externally and others)
My test code:
package sqltest;

import com.mysql.jdbc.Driver;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
import java.util.Properties;

public class main {

    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String url = "jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/dbname?user=user&password=****&";

        Driver driver = (Driver) Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver").newInstance();

        DriverManager.getConnection(url);
    }

}

Stack trace: http://pastebin.com/qv332y86
MySQL variables dump: http://pastebin.com/merSEDdD
My.ini: http://pastebin.com/EWZX2enz
MySQL mysqladmin version:
Server version          5.5.20-log
Protocol version        10
Connection              localhost via TCP/IP
TCP port                3306
Uptime:                 1 min 37 sec

Threads: 1  Questions: 17  Slow queries: 0  Opens: 33  Flush tables: 1  Open tables: 26  Queries per second avg: 0.175

MySQL log:
120314 21:37:20 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled.
120314 21:37:20 InnoDB: The InnoDB memory heap is disabled
120314 21:37:20 InnoDB: Mutexes and rw_locks use Windows interlocked functions
120314 21:37:20 InnoDB: Compressed tables use zlib 1.2.3
120314 21:37:20 InnoDB: Initializing buffer pool, size = 128.0M
120314 21:37:20 InnoDB: Completed initialization of buffer pool
120314 21:37:20 InnoDB: highest supported file format is Barracuda.
120314 21:37:20  InnoDB: Waiting for the background threads to start
120314 21:37:21 InnoDB: 1.1.8 started; log sequence number 1619921
120314 21:37:21 [Note] Event Scheduler: Loaded 0 events
120314 21:37:21 [Note] wampmysqld: ready for connections.
Version: '5.5.20-log'  socket: ''  port: 3306  MySQL Community Server (GPL)
120314 21:38:02 [Note] wampmysqld: Normal shutdown

120314 21:38:02 [Note] Event Scheduler: Purging the queue. 0 events
120314 21:38:02  InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
120314 21:38:02  InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 1619921
120314 21:38:02 [Note] wampmysqld: Shutdown complete

A: Turned out it was Java preferring IPv6 messing things up so I had to add -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true, but since I was running things under tomcat I had to go through a round-about way of setting the property. I'm not sure what the standard way of doing it is (if any) but I got it working by editing Catalina.bat and adding -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true to the end of the file. See:
rem Execute Java with the applicable properties
if not "%JPDA%" == "" goto doJpda
if not "%SECURITY_POLICY_FILE%" == "" goto doSecurity
%_EXECJAVA% %JAVA_OPTS% %CATALINA_OPTS% %DEBUG_OPTS% -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.endorsed.dirs="%JAVA_ENDORSED_DIRS%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -Dcatalina.base="%CATALINA_BASE%" -Dcatalina.home="%CATALINA_HOME%" -Djava.io.tmpdir="%CATALINA_TMPDIR%" %MAINCLASS% %CMD_LINE_ARGS% %ACTION%
goto end
:doSecurity
%_EXECJAVA% %JAVA_OPTS% %CATALINA_OPTS% %DEBUG_OPTS% -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.endorsed.dirs="%JAVA_ENDORSED_DIRS%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -Djava.security.manager -Djava.security.policy=="%SECURITY_POLICY_FILE%" -Dcatalina.base="%CATALINA_BASE%" -Dcatalina.home="%CATALINA_HOME%" -Djava.io.tmpdir="%CATALINA_TMPDIR%" %MAINCLASS% %CMD_LINE_ARGS% %ACTION%
goto end
:doJpda
if not "%SECURITY_POLICY_FILE%" == "" goto doSecurityJpda
%_EXECJAVA% %JAVA_OPTS% %CATALINA_OPTS% %JPDA_OPTS% %DEBUG_OPTS% -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.endorsed.dirs="%JAVA_ENDORSED_DIRS%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -Dcatalina.base="%CATALINA_BASE%" -Dcatalina.home="%CATALINA_HOME%" -Djava.io.tmpdir="%CATALINA_TMPDIR%" %MAINCLASS% %CMD_LINE_ARGS% %ACTION%
goto end
:doSecurityJpda
%_EXECJAVA% %JAVA_OPTS% %CATALINA_OPTS% %JPDA_OPTS% %DEBUG_OPTS% -Djava.net.preferIPv4Stack=true -Djava.endorsed.dirs="%JAVA_ENDORSED_DIRS%" -classpath "%CLASSPATH%" -Djava.security.manager -Djava.security.policy=="%SECURITY_POLICY_FILE%" -Dcatalina.base="%CATALINA_BASE%" -Dcatalina.home="%CATALINA_HOME%" -Djava.io.tmpdir="%CATALINA_TMPDIR%" %MAINCLASS% %CMD_LINE_ARGS% %ACTION%
goto end

:end

A: or for tomcat, CATALINA_OPTS can be set in environment variable

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


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What is next for Moldova's criminal oligarch?
By Darren Spinck
The news that corrupt Moldovan oligarch and former head of the Moldova's Democratic Party (PDM) Vladimir Plahotniuc has been banned from entering the United States is certainly a welcome development.
A look back at Joseph Wambaugh's 'The Onion Field'
By Paul Davis
Joseph Wambaugh, a former LAPD detective sergeant and the author of classic police novels such as "The New Centurions," "The Blue Knight" and "The Choir Boys," turns 83 on Jan. 22. Mr. Wambaugh has also written classic true crime books such as "Echoes in the Darkness" and "The Blooding," but he said he was born to write one true crime book in particular, "The Onion Field."
The left's opposition to mining threatens its green dream
By William F. Shughart II
Environmental activists who oppose mining minerals in the United States are threatening the same green agenda they claim to embrace. Among those leading the attack is Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, who proposes banning mining on public lands.
Greta Thunberg gifted global Davos stage to sell climate nonsense
Greta Thunberg, the teenager who is to environmentalism what young David Hogg is to gun control -- meaning, Exploited Because They're Minors Who Push Far Left Delusions -- made an appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos to plead, once again, for everyone in the world to stop being so mean to Planet Earth.
Democrats on impeachment are like cornered animals poised for a fight
Democrats, despite their seeming voting disadvantage in the Senate, no doubt have more sneaky, snaky strategies to play on impeachment. Remember: It's when a panicked animal gets cornered that it becomes most dangerous.
By Ben Walker - Associated Press
On and off the field, the fallout from one of the biggest scandals in Major League Baseball history is bound to carry over.
Oklahoma points the way to better quality of life
By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times
Oklahoma is the fist-shaped state in south-central United States that looks like its pointy finger is pointed westward. That's Oklahoma in a itsy-bitsy nutshell, and that's why the headline from the editorial board of the state's largest daily is worthy of attention.
Repealing both Iraq War authorizations is needed to rein in presidents
By Charles D. Stimson
Over time, Congress has ceded its war power to the commander-in-chief. As a result, modern presidents now assert broad unilateral authority in this area.
A partisan impeachment
Destroying is much easier than building. As his relentless adversaries file into the U.S. Senate Tuesday to judge articles of impeachment brought against President Trump, they open the door for irreparable damage to a system of justice founded on both the U.S. Constitution and American common sense. There can be no justice without fairness.
Senate must dismiss articles
Most fair-minded Americans, whether Republican, Democrat or independent, were aware of and disturbed by the unfair, partisan impeachment process that denied the Republicans and President Donald Trump witnesses or documents. The thing most harmed, however, was our Constitution's fundamentals of fair process, equal justice for all, and innocent until proven guilty. The House has attempted to have the legislative branch override the authority the president has under our Constitution.
Sympathy can't pay down debt
When liberals talk about President Trump or anyone else in authority (generally Republicans), they say, "No one is above the law." However, when it comes to illegal immigrants, the left is all for open borders for those who wish to come and amnesty for those already here.
Impeached but unbeatable
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems to take great delight in stating that President Trump is now impeached and nothing will ever change that ("Nancy Pelosi's revenge: Trump is 'impeached for life,'" Web, Jan. 13).
When the IRS acts as both tax preparer and collector
By Deborah Collier and Leslie Paige
Some members of Congress, like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massuchusetts Democrat, want to replace Free File software with a system developed and run by the IRS.


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Buffalo Hockey Beat
2021 Season Edition
Robin Lehner (40) tries to stop Winnipeg's Drew Stafford on Jan. 7. ©2017, Dan Hickling, Olean Times Herald
Sabres goalie Robin Lehner defends wave: 'I don't care what anyone thinks'
BUFFALO – Before Robin Lehner threw a fit after getting yanked from Tuesday's 4-3 loss in Toronto, the fiery Sabres goalie skated to bench during a break and waved to a child whose mother was sitting in the first row and face-timing with her son at home.
Not long after that, Lehner was back at the bench erupting after allowing three goals in less than 10 minutes.
Some, of course, will say Lehner's wave as he took a swig of water illustrates a lack of focus and trace it to the Maple Leafs' goal bonanza, which included a weak score that went in under his right arm.
Lehner bristled at that reaction today following practice.
"I understand how it looks," Lehner said inside KeyBank Center. "People that know me, I go up, I'm going to have a drink. It's a mom with a 5-year-old kid waving in his pajamas. You know what? I'm going to wave back. I don't care what anyone thinks. …
"I have this thing around me and I accept that fact. I accept that fact that it looks bad but it doesn't affect my game. People that know me know that I'm a calm, relaxed goalie. That's why I have a bad goal and bounce back. That's why I can play through these things better mentally than that."
Naturally, Lehner's antics spread on social media and television. The setting, Toronto, certainly played a role in that. The Swede also yelled at his bench as he skated off the ice and threw off his mask and glove.
Lehner called the highlights a "half-Hollywood movie."
"I understand what it's coming from, it's all entertainment to them, but it's a real-life reaction from me, and I accept the responsibility of it," he said. "I got mad. I let in three goals in 10 minutes."
He added: "I'll make adjustments. But at the same time, it's hypocritical to apologize for who you are. I'm a competitive guy that doesn't want to get out of the net. I don't want to get out of the net. I want to sink with the ship or be able to stand in there and come back."
Lehner understands he has "a history of maybe being short-fused."
"You know what? I can't change it," he said. "I will do things differently. I didn't have a hallway to go down. I had a bench to go and sit on. I asked my coach why and he responded we needed a change."
Lehner took exception to some television analysts saying he posed for a selfie.
"Commentators don't know that they're talking about," he said. "They're saying I'm taking selfies. That's not a selfie. I guess as you get older you don't really keep up with the social media thing. That's all good. I'll take the responsibility. They can think what they want. You know what? I am who I am."
Lehner said he has spoken to Sabres coach Dan Bylsma.
"He said what he thinks and I respect everything he thinks," he said. "I don't want to portray this organization like that. But again, social media. The team needs something else. I'm not helping the team by showing my emotions. I got to learn from it."
Bylsma said he and Lehner "talked about it."
"We're moving forward," he said.
In other news, the Sabres recalled goalie Linus Ullmark this morning because backup Anders Nilsson is sick, Bylsma said.
Winger Tyler Ennis also practiced today after resting his groin injury Tuesday. Bylsma said Ennis, who returned from a 30-game absence Monday, will play Friday against Detroit and could play Saturday in Montreal.
"It's more likely he'll play this back-to-back," Bylsma said.
Meanwhile, defenseman Josh Gorges (hip) is seeing a doctor today and defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (back) is skating on his own, Bylsma said.
Author Bill HoppePosted on 01.19.17 01.19.17 Categories Bylsma, Ennis, Gorges, Kulikov, Lehner, Nilsson, Ullmark
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Booger says:
Anybody who thinks him waving at someone caused him to lose focus is an idiot.
Seriously, how stupid can someone be to even think to suggest that.
larry michii says:
i thought that was a very nice gesture to wave back and acknowledge a young fan. This should be a non issue. It had nothing to do with the outcome of the game. I hope it doesn't deter him from doing something like that in the future because its little things like that separate hockey players from the jerks that play in other sports
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CIVIL & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Corrections and Sentencing
Pretrial Release
Front-End Justice
NCSL Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2278, the "Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act" (SAFE Act)
The U.S. Conference of Mayors
The Honorable John Boehner The Honorable Nancy Pelosi
Speaker Minority Leader
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives
H-232 The Capitol H-204 The Capitol
Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20510
RE: H.R. 2278, the "Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act" (SAFE Act)
Dear Speaker Boehner and Minority Leader Pelosi:
As associations representing state and local government elected officials, we ask you to oppose H.R. 2278, the "Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act" (SAFE Act). This bill wrongly relieves the federal government of its mandate to enforce civil immigration laws and shifts both the responsibility and the cost of civil immigration enforcement to state and local governments. If passed, H.R. 2278 will burden states and localities with excessive costs, place new federal responsibilities on the shoulders of state and local law enforcement without the benefit of adequate training, and preempt state and local policies.
Strengthening enforcement of our nation's borders is a key component of legislation that should comprehensively reform national immigration policy. Enforcement must be clear, balanced, predictable, non-discriminatory, fully funded and consistent. It must rely on an appropriate division of responsibilities based on historical enforcement activities and workloads.
Shifting the federal responsibility of enforcing civil immigration law to state and local governments, which the SAFE Act calls for, would divert critical resources from state and local law enforcement agencies and would compromise public safety. This shift also would hinder state and local law enforcement efforts to work with immigrant communities in preventing and solving crimes. Because of the complexities of immigration law, this legislation could also increase complaints of racial profiling, and expose governments to increased liability from the very communities that they serve.
We have experienced the adverse impact of woefully underfunded federal criminal justice support aimed at assisting state and local governments, such as with the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). Currently, the SAFE Act contains no clear appropriation for SCAAP. States and localities already are only reimbursed at the anemic rate of 18 cents for every dollar spent incarcerating criminal aliens. It is anticipated that if states must also incarcerate aliens for violations of federal civil immigration laws, that cost will rise even higher. While the SAFE Act contemplates that the Department of Homeland Security will provide grants to states and localities to offset the costs of enforcing federal immigration laws, in this era of sequestration and dwindling federal resources to states, this seems unrealistic. Our associations are therefore appropriately concerned that the SAFE Act will not provide sufficient funds to implement new responsibilities given the current budget climate.
Enforcement of federal immigration laws is a federal responsibility and should remain so with the exception of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) process, which gives states and localities the option to enter into a voluntary formal agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. When training under the MOU process is fully funded by the federal government, we view this as a viable way to give communities the choice of whether local enforcement of federal immigration laws is appropriate for them.
We recognize the challenges facing our country in matters relating to immigration. It is critical that we address both the security and economic needs of states and communities while acknowledging our history as a nation of immigrants. We believe that immigration reform must be comprehensive in nature and requires an intergovernmental partnership because state and local governments share the burden of a broken immigration system. We welcome the opportunity to continue working with you to achieve comprehensive immigration reform.
William T. Pound
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Tom Cochran
CEO and Executive Director
The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM)
Matthew D. Chase
National Association of Counties (NACo)
Clarence Anthony
National League of Cities (NLC)


This week's smile is brought to you by our son. The photo was taken just after he'd jumped off the bus returning from the Australian Scouting Jamboree. He'd been away for 12 days and was clearly pleased to see Mum and Dad and be back, even though he'd had the time of his life.
We were full of smiles too and such anticipation!! Couldn't wait to see him! Not only because we'd missed him but also because I was curious to see how he'd changed. After all, there was no way he could possibly go through all those adventures and not grow and extend himself.
I'm also really proud of that smile because things haven't been easy for our son and yet he finds the strength and courage to rise above it all and get out there again. Sometimes, that's as his parents, teacher or Scout leaders are giving him the proverbial boot. However, whatever happens, he eventually returns with that trademark smile and a personal warmth which is like basking in the sun.
Of course, that's not to say there aren't thunder storms, bolts of lightening and torrential rain!
By the way, that Walt Disney Quote really struck me because you usually associate Disney with huge smiles and cartoons characters like Mickey Mouse who epitomises fun and happiness. Coming from him, therefore, made the quote all the more powerful!
What's made you smile this week? I encourage you to share your smiles over at the link and to give yourself a boost by reading the other posts.
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How was your week? I hope you've had a good week but I also understand that many of you have a lot on your plate and things aren't easy. That's what friends and community is for. Somewhere to rest your weary soul and feel the tension release.
If we were having coffee this week, we'd be looking at the night sky and the stars and philosophising. I've been in a reflective, contemplative and even vegetative state for the last few days after the excitement of our son's triumphant return from the Australian Scouting Jamboree. It's been a welcome relief from the weeks of renovating and cleaning which went on while he was away.
Of course, when you go into his room now, it looks like it's always been this way. That we've done nothing, which in effect glosses over all our hard work. In some ways, this defeats part of the purpose of renovating his room. That is to show him we love him and for him to look at his room and feel loved, valued, special. At the same time, we didn't want him to feel guilty or that we weren't happy to do the work. It truly has been a labour of love where our hearts have been turned inside out and plastered to those walls. Will he still feel the intensity and purpose of that love if he can't appreciate what it took? I don't know.
Perhaps. we should've stuck post-it notes all over the place, pointing out all our many hidden battles. "Patched hole in wall here", "This skirting board has been sculpted to accommodate crooked wall, poorly situated powerpoints and network cables". Or, perhaps I should simply stick a post-it with "OMG" in huge caps on there. There were also edges we went over and over with blue then white then blue paint as we kept wandering out of the lines. I could also write a note documenting how my husband was staying up really late working on the room every night after exceptionally early starts and doing overtime at work. Of course, through the usual twists and turns of fate, a really busy time at work just had to coincide with an urgent project at home. The endless days of very heavy rain also slowed things down.
So, we ended up having quite a tight deadline towards the end. Of course, we didn't need anyone to tell us that our best intentions would be destroyed if his bed was still out in the lounge room and his room under construction when he returned. After 11 nights of camping on a rough stretcher, we would have been done for. The absolute worst parents in the world!!
I should also add that just the whole prospect of painting the skirting boards for his room, triggered a terrible near panic attack where I became completely paralyzed by my fear of failure, making a mistake: Scaredy Mum!The boards were yet to be fitted so it wasn't difficult. However, as heavy rain prevented me from getting started, these fears really festered badly. Sure, it's difficult to know what your capabilities are as a person living with chronic health and disability but that's no excuse for dropping your bundle. Particular now I've been reminded about another aspect of Lao Tzu's quote: "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". At least for me, that first step is the hardest part and after that it's smooth sailing. I did encounter difficulties painting the wall and became dizzy but I put in a respectable effort.
In the end, we know full well that the lad won't appreciate what went into fixing up his room until he's a Dad doing the same for his kids. Then, he'll know and we might even get a phone call.
So, now that's done, I'm pleased to announce that I've hung up my paintbrush and handed in my resignation. No more renovating! Hey, who am I kidding? When you have an old crooked house, renovation is like the good old days of painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Once it's finally over a one end, you're back to the beginning again!
By the way, Mister did appreciate his room. No huge leaps of excitement but it was deemed "very good".
Also, he said returning home was "weird". Weird to have electricity again after 12 days going without and it was also "weird" having somewhere "comfortable to sleep". Not unsurprisingly, since his return he's spent much time playing on his iPad, curled up in his blanket in bed.
I should also add that after missing Mister all that time, the dogs barely spoke to him when he first came back and gave him the real cold shoulder treatment. By the end of the night, however, all was forgiven.
School goes back in 11 days so now this naughty, rebellious little night owl re-establishing something approaching normal sleeping patterns. Somehow, I need to acclimatize to waking up at 6.30AM to drive our daughter to school 45 minutes away. Instead of being able to have a daytime nap, I'll be staying up there to bring her home in the afternoon. This is also going to dramatically play around with my writing and getting on with the Book Project, especially until I find a cosy nook where I can write and call my own. Once she's settled, she'll be catching the train and bus and I'll probably just be dropping her at the station and picking her up. She might even become fully independent. I'm just playing it by ear.
Tomorrow, we'll be off to buy Mister's high school uniform. Not sure whether I'm truly ready for that either. That said, it would help if I got out of my pyjamas!
In terms of my writing in the last week, I've been rather inspired by Mister's trip away at the Australian Scouting Jamboree and all his adventures. I had pretty low expectations of finding out much of what happened at camp and I was delighted to overhear him talking on the phone…his Jamboree Tips. He sounded so grown up.These make for entertaining reading.
As time went by, tales of Funnel Web Spiders began to emerge. These are considered the most deadly spiders in the world. Apparently, while I was concerned about him being out in a tent in the heavy rain, he was scared of Funnel Webs. It is mating season and the male funnel webs are out on the prowl in search of true love. A couple of funnel webs were found close to their tent and then a warning was issued that funnel webs had been found in scout's bags returning home. Mister promptly ejected his bag out of his room and dumped it at MY feet. Perhaps, I should've been proud that he had such faith in his old Mum but not being the most attentive soul, I didn't have a lot of faith myself. I have bifocals and sometimes they even miss the blatantly obvious. At the same time, I have my self-respect and didn't want to stoop to the "wait til your father gets home" routine. You can read the full story here.
I am also trying to reduce my book pile. After scouring the book shelves, however, I've only found 6 books to move on. For some reason, I just can't find the heart to be ruthless to such good friends and good intentions. Perhaps, I'll have better luck with the kids' books. Trouble is, I like reading some of them too!
Anyway, thank you so much for joining me for coffee and I hope you have a great week ahead. This has been part of the Weekend Coffee Share and here's the link up.
This entry was posted in Dog-Our dog Bilbo, Parenting and tagged anxiety, dog, dogs, fear, kids, Lao Tzu, parenting, phobia, scouting, scouts, spiders, Van Gogh on January 17, 2016 by Rowena.
Scout Backpack Warning! Funnel Web Spider Inside?
Putrid stench and enough dirt to start a veggie patch…that's what you expect in your scout's pack when they return from camp. Of course, you hope ALL their gear's returned but are philosophical. It usually only takes a trip to the Scout Hall to find the rest.
However, I am fast becoming prepared for the unexpected.
That is, if you can ever be prepared for a deadly Funnel Web Spider catapulting out of a backpack and into your path.
Well, that's only a possibility. However, after getting Mister home safe and sound, we received an official Funnel Web Spider warning from Assistant District Commissioner. It seems that the deadly venomous spider has been making its own exodus out of the camp grounds in search of electricity and a comfy bed. Uninvited guests, they've been found by two hapless local families while unpacking their scout's bags.
This is FACT and not the usual Australian hyperbole about our dangerous and deadly wildlife. Well, we're not exactly exaggerating ALL of their deadly powers but you could say that myth and fact can become a little blurred.
While it seems most other families had well and truly unpacked by the time the warning was issued, of course, we were trailing far behind. After 12 days away, Mister had a lot of catching up to do… with us, the dogs, checking out his new room and making that all important phone call to his little sister and grandparents. So, somehow, the bag was still lying on the floor like a corpse this afternoon.
After I mentioned the Funnel Web warning, the bag was promptly moved out of the Scout's bedroom and dumped beside my feet in the lounge room. Goodness knows why! I hardly look like "Spider Mum", do I?!!
Moreover, when I last checked my list of responsibilities as "Scout Mum" there was absolutely NO MENTION of removing venomous Funnel Web spiders from backpacks or even checking the aforementioned backpack for them either.
That's what Scouts are for. The only trouble is that a bite to a child is much more dangerous than an adult and you could say that I might have a bit more "added protection" as well.
I'm not scared of spiders but the Sydney Funnel Web isn't any ordinary spider either. Even the Encyclopaedia Britannica rates the Funnel Web as the deadliest spider in the world. I've never seen one outside a sealed specimen jar and I can't say I'm disappointed either.
So, while the scout is supposed to pack and unpack their bag, I did offer assistance.Not that I expected us to find a Funnel Web. However, a Funnel Web warning is not something to ignore either, especially when No. 1 son has already told me that it's currently mating season and the males are out searching for true love. Indeed, one of his leaders found two funnel webs before they left. Mister also told me that a scout had been bitten at camp (unconfirmed) and they even had anti-venom on site. So, that along with the two spiders found in packs, advises caution.
All this aside, I don't know how I became the spider expert.
Spiders don't have wings but they do scuttle and those Funnel Webs Spiders are so big and ugly, they look scary. After all, it's not like they camouflage themselves as fairies to deceive you!
My modus operandi is to tip everything out of the bag onto the back deck and make enough noise to scare it off. I don't know whether spiders have ears or can even hear at all. But, if I was a funnel web, I'd runaway. However, I'm not sure what I'm going to do if I do end up with a Funnel Web at large in the backyard, especially with the kids and two dogs to consider. I really should have a glass ready so I can do a textbook capture if required. However, the concept of getting that close to a Funnel Web is more than I can come to grips with, even though the folk at The Australian Reptile Park would ultimately take it off my hands. They milk spiders to produce anti-venom. So, you could say that catching this spider would be a good thing, although couldn't someone else be the hero?
Mister empties out his pack.
I hold my breath. Seriously hold my breath. I have absolutely no idea how the contents of this pack are going to fall.
be staring up at me?
Apparently not. Seems they weren't too keen on his stinky socks either!
We just threw the lot in the washing machine and pressed the magic button. Pretty soon all that stench will emerge as celestial threads!
Meanwhile, our son is adjusting to being home. No longer having to dodge Funnel Webs, he's found it "weird" having electricity again and somewhere comfortable to sleep. Of course, that hasn't stopped him from lying in bed playing on his iPad.
Happy at camp, happy at home.
This entry was posted in Australia, Humour, Parenting and tagged anxiety, camping, education, kids, parenting, phobia, scout, scouting, spiders on January 16, 2016 by Rowena.
Return of the Prodigal Scout.
The prodigal son has returned from the Australian Scouting Jamboree in once piece. At this point, it's yet to be determined whether the rest of him has returned. However, pack, day pack and stretcher have all been accounted for. We're letting him settle in tonight before further investigations begin in the morning.
Of course, right on pick-up time, there was a severe storm warning. Deep purple clouds invaded what had been an azure blue sky and Geoff even rang me from work asking me to get a lift up and he'd meet me there. He didn't want me driving through it. When we pulled up, the rain was absolutely bucketing down with huge raindrops which had truly soaked up the moisture on this stinking hot day. Then, just when their coach appeared, the rain magically stopped. Amen to that!
I don't know what to expect at such "airport" scenes. Do you run towards each other having some kind of head-on collision… the hug to end all hugs? Or, do you go for something more restrained? Even give the lad a manly handshake? I usually go for the more enthusiastic, demonstrative: "Mum you're so embarrassing" approach. However, what with the rain, a pile of kids getting off the bus and other parents and stacks of bags to wade through, in the end I was just grateful to spot our boy and have him back safely and sitting in the back seat of our 1963 Morris Minor…"Morrie".
I'm sorry that you haven't been formally introduced to Morrie. He's my husband's toy, bought while other families are trading up to larger 4WDs which can fit the kids, their friends, dogs, bikes. As you could imagine, Morrie is unfashionably small and very much a "one family car". As he's a manual, I can't drive Morrie and take it from me, the driving public is better off! Morrie's something of a celebrity and it takes Geoff ages to get petrol. However, rather than being a babe-magnet like you're usual midlife crisis vehicle, Morrie usually attracts seniors who learned to drive on one. Sometimes, Geoff's been gone so long, I've almost filed a Missing Person's Report by the time he gets back.
Anyway, picking up Mister was quite different to what I'd expected. He was a lot more awake and talkative. There were hugs all round, he posed for photos and collected his gear while we thanked leaders, exchanged catch up and renovation horrors with other equally mad parents who've spent what could have been a relaxing 12 days, painting and trying to tame domestic hell.
I don't know what I was expecting. He sort of looked the same and yet sort of not. Has he grown? I mean physically. There's no doubt after all those activities, which will no doubt slowly drip feed into conversation, that he's grown exponentially mentally, psychologically and character-wise. I am incredibly intrigued to see quite how. But is he taller? I couldn't be sure.
How would he react to his new room?
How would the dogs react to seeing him at long last?
We gave him the option of room or dogs first and he chose the dogs.
Of course, I'd expected both dogs to jump all over him and almost combust with excitement. They've clearly been missing him and last night Bilbo was lying on his bedroom floor looking quite dejected. I thought they'd be thrilled to see Lazarus rise from his supposed grave and burst through the front door alive and well.
Lady, our 3 year old exuberant Border Collie x Cavalier is a real social butterfly and loves affection and company. Every morning, she bursts through the door and I can't wait to see you. She jumps all over you, showers you with affection and you hear this tap tap tap as she whacks her tail on the floor. As you move closer, her tail even speeds up, which really is so endearing. Makes you feel incredibly loved and appreciated. Bilbo, our 9 year old Border Collie, is more of an introvert and definitely takes time to warm up to new people. He'll wag his tail but he's much more reserved.
However, having Mister arrive home from camp wasn't supposed to be some kind of experiment or investigation into dog behaviour and it's been quite awhile since I've really given the dog's personalities a second thought.
BUT…The dogs weren't combusting with excitement when Mister arrived home. Rather, they gave him the cold shoulder and all but ignored him completely. There was no jumping, tail wagging and barely a hello. After a very long, awkward pause, Bilbo unenthusiastically wandered off, retrieved his ball and finally gave Mister an extended sniff. It was almost liked he'd forgotten who Mister was and didn't quite know who this new boy was. Where did he come from? Perhaps, Bilbo thought he'd seen a ghost!
If you've ever read the Parable of the Sower, Bilbo was definitely playing the part of the aggrieved older brother …especially when I opened up a box of chocolates and we had pizza for dinner and the prodigal son ate up and the dogs missed out. "That's some reward for being loyal," they groaned, muttering something about being unappreciated, exploited, neglected. I'm sure you get the general idea.
Anyway, now it was time for the big Bedroom Reveal. Mister said I should have had a red ribbon and a pair of scissors. Hadn't thought of that. I'm sure I have some red ribbon and a gold pair of Eiffel Tower scissors somewhere but I've filed them somewhere safe, no doubt never to be seen again! We'd just have to proceed without ceremony. Well, I did remember to have his Ed Sheerin CD playing.
So, we opened the door and there were no jaw drops, leaping through the roof with excitement like he'd just bought a Toyota (Oh what a feeling!) but did say it: "looked good". After battling crooked walls and misplaced power points just to retro fit the skirting boards, Geoff couldn't resist pointing out the new white skirting boards. He also pointed out a certain hole in the wall, which had experienced a "divine healing". Mister listened and knew we'd worked hard on the room but now that the work was done, it looked like the room had always been this way. The result looks so natural, that it doesn't seem new. Now, perhaps the shock is looking back on how it was.
How could we let it be for so long and yet did we have a choice?
It's going to take time for all the stories to peculate into conversation but I'm doing my best to help him capture these memories of a life time.
Meanwhile, it looks like someone found it in his furry heart to forgive!
This entry was posted in Dog-Our dog Bilbo, Parenting, Uncategorized and tagged camping, decorating, dog, dogs, family, home, mom, mum, parenting, pets, renovating, scouting, travel on January 15, 2016 by Rowena.


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Jubilee: A Celebration of British Monarchy on Stage and Screen
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To commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee the Fashion Museum will be celebrating the depiction of British monarchs on screen and on stage.
With nearly 50 iconic costumes on display, the exhibition is a delightful look into the use of historical dress in classic films such as The Madness of King George, more recent titles such as the award-winning The King's Speech, many RSC Theatre productions and popular television series The Tudors.To commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee the Fashion Museum will be celebrating the depiction of British monarchs on screen and on stage. With nearly 50 iconic costumes on display, the exhibition is a delightful look into the use of historical dress in classic films such as The Madness of King George, more recent titles such as the award-winning The King's Speech, many RSC Theatre productions and popular television series The Tudors.
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Uluwatu is a Surfers Heaven. It attracts surfers from all over the world for it's range of surfing beaches. But not only are the beaches in this area good for surfing, but they are beautiful. When People go to Bali they expect beautiful beaches...then they see Kuta Beach and get disappointed. Well, the beaches here won't disappoint, although not all are suitable for swimming.
There are many luxurious resorts perched atop of the cliffs which have stunning views. If you want to get a feel for these views, then go to Uluwatu temple, which is also perched on the edge of a cliff and a must see.
Accommodation and things to do are very spread apart, and for that reason it's a great place to relax and get away from the crowds.


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