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So, we are finally close to year's end! honestly, I can't wait until the new year starts as I've been itching to use my new cat planner.
Also, because I've decided not to use a Filofax in 2012.
The reason for this is that life, at least mine, is quite monotonous. Monday to Friday is work, and weekends relaxing and going out for walks.
I don't have a busy social life, let alone a social life!
To tell you the truth, I don't mind. I like it like this, just having few friends.
So yes, a Filofax is not useful to me no more. Especially after a nice friend sent me that beautiful cat planner.
It's an A5 bound planner, loaded with lovely cat pictures. It is also undated, so if I wanted, I could save it for another year (but I won't). This means I can handwrite each date into the spaces with the ink/language/font I choose.
It has a double spread for the monthly view, with the days as squares, and following the spread, a week on two pages.
Since it's undated, there are 5 of these weekly spreads in between the monthly views.
And after the year, there are lined pages for notes, that also have those cute cat pictures.
The planner comes in a transparent plastic sleeve, and there is also a decorated envelope for mementos, with a round elastic attached to one side. By keeping the envelope inside the book, the elastic will act as a closure.
In November I started to pencil in the dates, but I didn't finish. Once I have all the way I want them to, I will proceed to ink them.
I am very excited about this planner, I think that the fact that it is a fun planner, rather than a plain Filofax, will make me use it more. The weight is also a factor; as it is slightly lighter than my current pocket Filo, I will be able to bring it with me more often.


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Sri Salike > Temple > Polonnaruwa > Dimbulagala Raja maha Viharaya
Province North Central
District Polonnaruwa
Nearest Town Dibulagala
Period 89 – 77 BC
Ruler King Vattagamini Abaya
About 12 miles to the east of the ancient kingdom Polonnaruwa on the east side of the Mahaweli is situated at the beautiful hilly range - Dimbulagala. In our ancient Pali texts this range is referred to as Udumbara - giri. 'Udumbara' is a name for wood apples, and 'giri' means hills/mountain. Dimbulagala was also known as 'Dola Pabbatha'.
This area was once known as a kingdom of the Vakshas, then the kingdom of a prince clever in war, then a sacred area, and a Maha Viharaya - an abode of so many sacred beings. With the fall of the Polonnaruwa Kingdom, this was covered by thick forests devoid of its settlers. But it's up again as an acclaimed abode of many of our monks and trainee monks, who'd be our future preachers of the Buddha's doctrine - or His Buddha's disciples.
Going back many centuries it is said that Prince Pandukabahaya, son of Unmadachitra and Deegagamini, lived in the stone cave here with Swarnapali and was accorded much hospitality by the two demon Senadhipathies Chitra Raja and Kala Vela, in human form. Then after some time, in the same stone cave of Dimbulagala, Princess Swarnapali gave birth to a son. He was named Mutasiva, after her father's name. It's also mentioned that another Prince was born and named Ganatissa.
Prince Pandukabhaya before he ascended the throne and made Anuradhapura his abode had lived here for many years. After him Mutasiva, his son by Swarnapali became king. It is said that Arahat Mahinda arrived in the Island during his reign in BC 247. Mutasiva was followed by his son the famous King Devanampiyatissa. From all this it becomes clear how important Dimbulagala is to us in tracing the lives of our ancient kings and their survival even under difficult circumstances.
King Dewanampiyatissa, the first properly acclaimed king of Anuradhapura our first kingdom was responsible for the erection of many Viharas. One of the first such Viharas was Dimbulagala. It is also historically important in that from Arahat Mahinda's time up to the tenure of the last Arahat, Maliyadeva's time many great Arahats dwelt in Dimbulagala. This is mentioned in the great literary work 'Saddharmalankaraya. Then there followed unstable and disturbed political periods, with threat to general adminstration and security as well.
Thus we see history repeating itself beginning from the first century into the 20th century. The ascendancy of Vijayabahu I in the 2nd century 1057 BC, saw the revival and reconstruction of Buddhist palaces of worship, when the king himself went through his Coronation/Crowning with the blessings of the Sangha, vowing to safeguard Buddhism. Vijayabahu I restored Dimbulagala Viharaya which had suffered destruction in the hands of the invaders and enemies.
Dimbulagala is also noted for having being made the abode of Kuththagaththatissa, an Arahat who attended the writing down of the scripture at Aluvihare Matale along with five hundred Bhikkus. Hearing this King Valagamba patronised Dimbulagala, by maintaining the caves, erecting flower ponds, fruit gardens and Viharas for the monks and offered to the Bhikkus land, fields and villages.
Queen of Vijayabahu I, Sundara Devi, though an Indian had committed much service by pioneering many industries based in Dimbulagala. Many meditation kuti/caves were built around the Oushada Pokuna or herbs pond. Links had also been established with Anoratha, the King of Burma at the time. Many books on Dhamma were taken to Burma and many more on Tripitakya were demanded from the King of Sri Lanka.
Buddhism suffered a set back again due to lack of Royal patronage immediately after Vijayabahu I. It was at a time when the Sangha itself were disunited that Parakramabahu I ascended the throne and because of services rendered came to be known as Parakramabahu the great. There had been a great deterioration in the Bhikkhu Vinaya as well, the only remedying factor being the existence of Viharadhipathi of Dimbulagala.
The King summoned a Vinaya Sangayana to restore discipline among the Sangha. For this purpose the Viharadhipathi established a Sangha Sabha. In the time of King Parakumbha, a Sangha Sabha was appointed concentrating on the Vinaya/Discipline of the Sangha. Dimbulagala reached an international status as a centre of knowledge with Maha Kassapa as the Chief Priest. It also became famous as a centre for Buddhism and an advisory centre for kings. In Namal Pokuna area lived many monks who had come from Burma etc. who studied here.
The area around Dimbulagala was offered to the Viharya by Parakramabahu the great. In more recent years it was the late Sangha Nayaka of Matara Kithalagama Most Rev. Siri Seelalankara who rebuilt Dimbulagala which had suffered enemy attacks and turned into a deserted wilderness.
Until his death a few years ago, the Sangha Nayaka treasured Dimbulagala and was a protector of the Viharaya.
The late Maha Nayaka is also remembered for establishing village settlements in the area through granting land, housing facilities and guidance in the last two decades. He encouraged and helped the settlements in Welioya, Janakapura, Welikanda and Kadawatha, Maduwa, but his plans of settlements in Kantale and Vavuniya suffered disappointment. In some of his national ventures he was patronised by all heads of state and the late Gamini Dissanayake had provided him strength, especially in the settlements in Mahaweli Development area.
Dimbulagala which had deteriorated after the Parakramabahu era saw a revival with the devotion and dedication of the late Mahanayaka and the discovery of Udumbaragiri - which had become the home of the Veddhas. Settling in amongst the Veddhas Most Rev. Siri Seelalankara dedicated his life to the upliftment of the historical area.
He tried to rise above petty communal rivalries and develop Dimbulagala once again into a historical city, and a religious place both for the laity and clergy. Dimbulagala which had once been a great centre of learning - it had had religious connections with Burma and Thailand. It had conducted religious teachings in eighteen languages. It had given advice and guided the great kings like King Viajayabahu I and Parakramabahu I. The Royal Queens like Sundara Devi had patronised the erection of Dimbulagala. The great writers like Gurulugomi and Vidyachakravarthi had received their instructions from the great clergy residing in Dimbulagala.
There's the belief that a museum in Thailand has in its possession a book engraved in gold on the Tripitakaya, written by a Thai Prince, that there is a connection between the cessation of hostilities in Thailand through the interference of the monks in Dimbulagala.

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La Ligue 2 2015-2016 è stata la 77ª edizione della seconda serie del campionato di calcio francese, disputato tra il 31 luglio 2015 e il 13 maggio 2016 e concluso con la promozione di Nancy, Digione e Metz.

Capocannoniere del torneo è stato Christophe Diedhiou (Clermont Foot) con 21 reti.

Stagione

Novità
Nella stagione precedente sono stati promossi in Ligue 1 il Troyes, il Gazélec Ajaccio e l'Angers, che sono rispettivamente arrivate 1ª, 2ª e 3ª.

Dalla Ligue 1 sono retrocessi l', il Metz e il Lens, che sono rispettivamente arrivate 18ª, 19ª e 20ª.

Dallo Championnat National sono state promosse Red Star, Paris FC e Bourg-en-Bresse.

Formula
Le venti squadre partecipanti si sono incontrate in un turno di andata e ritorno per un totale di 38 partite.

Prima dell'inizio del campionato la LFP aveva stabilito che, a partire da questa stagione, sarebbero state le prime due (anziché tre) squadre classificate a ottenere la promozione in Ligue 1. Tuttavia, la FFF ha annullato questa decisione e ripristinato le tre promozioni, una scelta confermata poi in ultima istanza dal Consiglio di Stato.

Le ultime tre squadre classificate sono retrocesse nel Championnat National.

Calciomercato

Sessione estiva (dal 1º luglio al 1º settembre)

Sessione invernale (dal 5 gennaio al 2 febbraio)

Avvenimenti

Girone di andata
Al termine del girone di andata ad occupare le prime tre posizioni (valevoli per la promozione nel massimo campionato francese) sono Nancy (primo con trentanove punti, con la difesa meno battuta del girone con soli 12 gol incassati in 19 gare e il miglior rendimento in trasferta), Digione (secondo con trentasette punti, con il miglior attacco del campionato e il miglior rendimento casalingo) e, a pari merito, con trentuno punti a testa Clermont Foot, Le Havre e il neopromosso Red Star.

Sul fondo della classifica, invece, la zona rossa è occupata dalla formazione corsa dell'Ajaccio (squadra col peggior rendimento esterno del campionato con soli quattro punti raccolti in dieci trasferte), dal neopromosso Paris FC (con un solo successo all'attivo, 3-0 contro Le Havre) e dal Nîmes (per via della penalizzazione di otto punti) con rispettivamente diciassette, quindici e nove punti totalizzati in diciannove gare di campionato.

Girone di ritorno
Il girone di ritorno del campionato non mostra particolari stravolgimenti nelle posizioni al vertice della classifica: il Nancy ottiene, infatti, la promozione a due giornate dal termine della seconda divisione francese, malgrado la sconfitta per 1-0 contro il Valenciennes. Il Digione, prima squadra ad ottenere la promozione in Ligue 1 il 23 aprile 2016, chiude il campionato al secondo posto con settanta punti, quattro in meno della società della Lorena. La lotta per il terzo posto fra Red Star (squadra col miglior rendimento esterno del campionato con ben trentasei punti ottenuti lontano dalle «mura amiche»), Le Havre e Metz vede l'epilogo all'ultima giornata con la promozione sul filo di lana del Metz che torna quindi in Ligue 1 dopo un solo anno di «purgatorio».

A retrocedere nel Championnat National sono le tre squadre ad aver ottenuto il peggior rendimento nella seconda parte del campionato ovvero l' (dopo una sola stagione nel secondo campionato francese), il Créteil-Lusitanos e il Paris FC con rispettivamente diciotto, quattordici e quindici punti nel girone e trentanove, trentaquattro e trenta punti ottenuti durante l'intera stagione calcistica.

Squadre partecipanti

Allenatori e primatisti

Classifica finale

Legenda:
      Promosse in Ligue 1 2016-2017
      Retrocesse in Championnat National 2016-2017

Risultati

Tabellone

Calendario

Statistiche e record

Squadre

Capoliste solitarie

Dalla 4ª alla 7ª giornata:
Dall'8ª all'11ª giornata:
Alla 14ª giornata:
Dalla 19ª alla 23ª giornata:
Dalla 24ª alla 34ª giornata:
Dalla 35ª giornata:

Classifica in divenire
Legenda:

Classifiche di rendimento

Rendimento andata-ritorno

Rendimento casa-trasferta

Record
 Maggior numero di vittorie: Nancy (21)
 Minor numero di sconfitte: Nancy (6)
 Migliore attacco: Digione (62)
 Miglior difesa: Nancy (32)
 Miglior differenza reti: Nancy (+28)
 Maggior numero di pareggi: Niort, Paris FC (18)
 Minor numero di pareggi: Bourg-en-Bresse, Le Havre, Metz (8)
 Minor numero di vittorie: Paris FC (4)
 Maggior numero di sconfitte: Créteil-Lusitanos (20)
 Peggiore attacco: Paris FC (32)
 Peggior difesa: Créteil-Lusitanos (66)
 Peggior differenza reti: Créteil-Lusitanos (-24)
 Partita con più reti: Nîmes-Clermont Foot 6-2
 Partita con maggiore scarto di gol: Le Havre-Bourg-en-Bresse 5-0, Metz-Bourg-en-Bresse 5-0
 Maggior numero di reti in una giornata: 38 (38ª)
 Minor numero di reti in una giornata: 8 (1ª)
 Miglior serie positiva: Digione (15)
 Peggior serie negativa: Évian (5)

Individuali

Classifica marcatori

Media spettatori

Verdetti finali
  ,  e  promossi in Ligue 1 2016-2017.
  ,  e  retrocessi in Championnat National 2016-2017.

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Calcio nel 2015
Calcio nel 2016
Ligue 2

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Maine Backcountry Trout Ponds
Author: KEVIN TRACEWSKI
Reprinted from Fly Rod and Reel Magazine
I know that Roderick Haig Brown didn't have a remote Maine trout pond in mind when he said, "Sometimes, the least important thing about fishing, is the fishing." But occasionally, when I'm sitting in my canoe watching a mature bull moose forage along a shoreline draped in brilliant fall colors, or listening to the haunting call of a loon cut through the stillness of a foggy morning, I think that he very well could have. Fly fishing for native brook trout in such a setting is a grand experience no matter where the location. But doing so in Maine is extra special, because this is one of the last few remaining places in the eastern U.S that anglers still have a chance to pursue trophy trout under such pristine conditions.
Many people never get to enjoy such an experience, however, because the logistics of putting together a trip is just too intimidating. After all, Maine is larger than all the other New England states combined, and most of its hundreds of trout ponds can only be accessed from dirt roads or trails that don't appear on the roadmap. But for anglers willing to do a little research, finding your own little corner of paradise is really not that difficult. The key is to narrow the scope of your investigation down to a manageable area.
The easiest way to do this is by browsing through magazines like the Northwoods Sporting Journal or the Maine Sportsman, or a guidebook like A Fisherman's Guide to Maine. Then, once you have identified a few ponds or a region that sound appealing, you can write or call fly shops, guides or sporting camp operators who serve that area to get more detailed information.
Physically getting to the specific pond you are interested in can be a bigger challenge, considering the vastness of the ever-changing maze of signless logging roads you'll need to negotiate to get there. Nonetheless, most people who leave town armed with the maps contained in the Maine Atlas and Gazetteer, and a full tank of gas, eventually arrive at their intended destination. Because getting lost is a real possibility though, many newcomers to the Maine woods often stay at one of the many sporting camps that are located directly on remote trout ponds, or visit places that are easy to locate, such as Baxter State Park and the Deboullie Preserve.
THE FISHERY
Mainers are notorious masters of understatement, so when Greenville area guide Danny Legere told me, "I've probably heard of more large trout being taken from local ponds this year than ever before," it made me stop and take notice, especially considering that up until a few years ago, the trend had been slipping steadily in the opposite direction,
The principle reason for this dramatic turn-around was a set of Quality Fishing Initiatives which was put into place by recently retired Department of Inland Fisheries Commissioner Ray "Bucky" Owen. An avid fly fisherman himself, Owen had witnessed first-hand how encroaching roads and increasing fishing pressure had been contributing to an overharvest of trout in remote ponds statewide. So to remedy the situation, he implemented regulations that utilized fly-fishing only, catch and release, and slot limits to severely curtail the number of fish killed in many wild trout ponds. His ultimate goal was to manage each pond individually, based on its ability to produce trophy fish. And currently, the Maine fishing regulations booklet, which has reached nearly 70 pages, comes pretty close to doing so. In fact, the regulations are so fine-tuned now that many people identify good places to fish simply by browsing through the county-based inventory of ponds and picking out places that are FFO, or that have other special regulations.
Of course, stricter regulations can only provide the desired results if quality cold-water habitats are protected. And, after witnessing the dramatic decline in wild populations of pond-dwelling brook trout in most other parts of the Northeast, it has become absolutely clear that the survival of native brook trout in Maine will ultimately depend on the preservation of wild lands. Fortunately, with the positive economic impact that tourism has had on the Maine economy recently, it seems like maintaining forested refuges around natural attractions such as trout ponds is finally becoming a priority. Hopefully, if this encouraging trend continues, Commissioner Owen's dream of , "providing all anglers in the state of Maine with a realistic chance to catch a four-pound native brook trout in pristine surroundings" will remain a reality into the foreseeable future.
GOOD TROUT PONDS
"What makes for a good trout pond?" is an age-old question that has been debated around campfires and fly-tying benches by generations of Maine fishermen. And although there really isn't one perfect answer, by examining a few of the factors that influence the survival and growth rate of brook trout in Maine ponds, I think anglers will be in a better position to choose the waters that are most likely to hold quality fish.
Most anglers know that trout need cold water to survive. This is partly due to their metabolism, whose enzyme-driven processes operate most efficiently at temperatures around 55oF, and partly due to the simple physical fact that cold water can hold more oxygen than warm water. Fishermen hunting for new ponds, however, should keep in mind that trout don't always need large volumes of cold water in order to survive. In fact, my experience has shown that during the dog-days of summer, trout in many of the best ponds in the state often become confined to just a few limited areas around deep holes or cold-water spring seepages.
A second, more difficult factor to understand is productivity. In basic terms, productivity is a measure of a pond's ability to produce food for fish to eat. It can be influenced by a number of different parameters such as water d epth and clarity, types of organisms present in the food chain, and acidity. In Maine, the most important factor is often the type of substrate that a pond is located on. Generally, ponds found on loose soils that contain limestone and other unconsolidated geologic deposits almost always have a wider variety and greater abundance of insects and baitfish, and thus produce faster growing trout and better fishing, than ponds found on bare bedrock or granite. This is because the nutrients needed to support biological productivity are easier to dissolve and leach out of these softer substrates than from solid rock. In acid rain prone northeastern states such as Maine, the acid-buffering capacity provided these more soluble substrates also contributes significantly to the species diversity and overall health of these ponds.
Of course, unless you are a geologist or chemist, there really isn't any easy way to determine the amount of nutrients that are present in the water. So I use two simple biological factors, (1) the presence of the tall, broad-leaved water weed Potamogeton, (2) tiny, shrimp-like scuds, Gammarus, as indicators to help me judge the fish producing potential of a particular pond. Both can be sampled by towing a mesh net hung from a weighted line behind a paddled canoe for 5 minutes. And over the years, I have found that in ponds where both are present, trout fishing is usually good.
Competition is a third critical factor that influences the size that a trout will reach. That's because all of the insects and minnows that are eaten by non-forage competitors such as perch, pickerel and bass, is food that is not available for consumption by the trout. Thus, remote ponds that only contain brook trout and bait fish, such as shiners or dace, almost always produce larger trout than ponds that also contain spiny-finned competitors.
Keep in mind, however, that all 'trout-only' waters do not always produce big fish. This is because in places that have an over-abundance of spawning habitat, competition for food among the brook trout themselves can also severely limit the size of individual fish. According to University of Maine biologist Terry Haines, the importance of such intraspecific competition is perfectly illustrated by looking at several pristine ponds that lie within a few miles of each other along the Appalachian Trail in Piscataquis County. West Chairback is a healthy pond with adequate spawning habitat and a good survival rate for juvenile trout. Each year, it provides anglers with excellent fishing for 10-12" trout, but rarely produces a fish over 15". East Chairback is marginally acidic, which means that during some years, large numbers of young trout are killed by acid rain. Each young trout that survives, however, has much more food to eat, thus the size of an average fish is much bigger in East Chairback. Cloud Pond is located a few miles away from East Chairback and is so acidic that no fish can survive in it at all.
The final factor influencing the size that brook trout will reach is the genetics of the fish themselves. A number of studies have shown that wild trout tend to grow faster, live longer and deal better with the rigors of life in a harsh environment than trout produced in a hatchery. Therefore, even though the Department of Inland Fisheries has recently made a commendable effort to improve the quality of their hatchery fish by introducing two new strains of trout, ponds that contain only wild, native fish will still produce the largest, most robust fish.
SEASONAL ANGLING STRATEGIES
Fly fishing in all Maine trout ponds is strongly influenced by the seasons, and depending on location and elevation, ice-out can occur anytime from early April to mid-May. With water temperatures in the 30's and low 40's, brook trout are not very active, and action is not usually very fast during this time of year. Many of the largest fish of the season , however, are caught at ice-out by persistent anglers using stout rods and sinking lines with slow retrieves. In small ponds where insects and small minnows make up the bulk of the trout's diet, dragonfly nymphs, Wood Specials and assorted small bucktail streamers like the Black Nose Dace are usually very effective. Marabou Muddlers, crayfish, salamanders, and leeches in various sizes and colors also account for many fish. Since coastal waters always shed their ice and begin to warm-up first, I usually begin my season casting to shoreline structure and rocky outcroppings on Mount Desert Island's Upper Hadlock or Bubble Pond, or travel farther Downeast on Route 182 to Fox Pond or Simpson Pond in Rogue Bluffs.
Probably the most important lesson that I have learned about early season fishing is that you don't have to get up early to be successful. In fact, after years of dealing with iced-up guides and frozen fingers, I've found that during April and early May, you will actually catch more fish if you concentrate your efforts during the most comfortable part of the day. This sentiment was confirmed last spring by a Jackman area game warden who shared the following advice with a couple of friends and I as we thawed-out in a coffee shop after spending a fruitless, early-season morning out on Rancourt Pond, "I've been watching you guys since daybreak, and noticed that you didn't have any luck. This time of year, the fish bite best between 10am and 2pm. Tomorrow, why don't you sleep-in and try it again then."
In larger bodies of water, plankton often form the base of the food chain and smelt make up a significant portion of the trout's diet. Thus, early season efforts in places such as Rum, Wilson and the Roach Ponds (all near Moosehead Lake) should center around inlet and outlet brooks. This is because smelts typically spawn in such tributaries just as the ice is going out, and at times, nearly every fish in the pond is drawn to these areas to feed. Trolling with single or tandem-hook smelt patterns such as the Grey Ghost, Governor Aiken or the Barnes Special is by far the most popular way to pursue early season brook trout in these larger waters. But casting from shore or wading along the edge of some ponds can also be productive, especially if you can work your fly directly into areas where moving water enters the pond.
As the water warms, insects become of more interest to the fish, and usually by early June anglers begin to catch trout fairly consistently with dry flies. Long-time Bangor Daily News columnist Bud Leavitt always used to say, "if a fly fisherman only had one week of vacation a year, he should take it in June, because at this time of year, there is something available for everyone." In the western mountains, you can fish a number of relatively easy to reach places such as Quimby or Beaver Pond by staying at a motel in Rangeley, or by camping out at Rangeley State Park. A variety of sporting camps such as Tim Pond Camps and Bosebuck Mountain Camps can also provide more exclusive access to some of the remote ponds in this region. Many other FFO ponds such as Horseshoe, West Branch and the Lyfords can also be reached from sporting camps in the Moosehead Lake area.
June is also a perfect time to visit Baxter State Park, which is a 200,000 acre semi-wilderness located two hours north of Bangor. About 25 of the 100 ponds that lie within its boundaries contain wild populations of trophy brook trout. All trophy ponds are FFO and have increased size and reduced bag limits. Daicey and Kidney Ponds are located in the southwest corner of the park and provide great fishing for trout in the 10-12² range. Both offer cabin and canoe rentals at a reasonable cost, and provide you with an excellent opportunity to see a moose up close. Because of their accessibility, they are probably the most heavily fished ponds in the park, yet both contain a surprising number of large trout. Most trophy fish are taken in late evening during periods when hatches are occurring.
The cabins located on Daicey and Kidney ponds also serve as a convenient base-camp from which anglers can strike off to nearby Rocky, Little Rocky, Polly, Celia, Jackson or Lily Pad Ponds for a day of fishing. Most of these outlying ponds produce fish up to 16², and have canoes that can be rented from park personnel. It takes a while to learn all the tricks needed to catch fish consistently on any of these places, but generally, casting bucktail streamers such as the Little Brook Trout and Warden's Worry, to shoreline structure is productive in Rocky, Little Rocky and Polly. Maple Syrup nymphs, Hornbergs and Woolly Buggers fished on a sinking line are good choices for Celia. And most standard dry flies, especially a #14 Adams will consistently produce fish in Jackson and Lily Pad.
While in the area, anglers should also try to spend at least one day on nearby Nesowadnehunk Lake, which is often referred to as the "trout factory" by the fisheries biologists. This is a large lake and the only FFO water around Baxter where outboard motors are allowed. Because of its size, Nesowadnehunk often gets rough when the wind kicks up during the middle of the day, so most experienced anglers confine their efforts to early morning and evening. I've found that working a crayfish pattern along the bottom right at sun-up is perhaps the best way of catching a trout in this lake.
The premier hatch on most Maine trout ponds is the Green Drake, Hexagenia limbata. It usually occurs from the last few days of June into mid-July, and always produces some of the most frantic action of the season. Adult flies can reach up to 3² long and are best imitated by extended-body patterns with large, upright wings. Because of the Green Drake's great visibility, and the willingness of trout to actively hunt them down, this is a fairly easy hatch to fish. Essentially, all you need to do is locate some surface activity, cast your huge fly out there, and wait. One complicating factor is that the cream-colored duns usually don't begin to hatch in any significant numbers until the sun has dropped below the trees, so frequently the best fishing occurs right at or just after dark. Toward the end of a hatch period, or when there are tremendous numbers of flies on the water, trout seem to become disinterested in the floating adults. Big fish can still be caught during these times by slowly working a yellow Hex wiggle-nymph a few feet below the surface.
By August, water temperatures in most Maine trout ponds have risen to a level that requires fish to seek out springholes and other cold-water refuges in order to survive. So from now through the end of the season, I usually switch back to using sinking lines and big, ugly flies for the majority of my fishing. Since trout are difficult to locate and nearly impossible to reach in large bodies of water that become thermally stratified, most veteran fly fishermen focus their attention on spring holes in smaller, shallow ponds at this time of year. For newcomers, trying to locate these hotspots in unfamiliar waters can be frustrating. So hiring a guide, or staying at a sporting camp that can provide you with reliable information, may be necessary to help you get started.
Red River Camps is located about 25 miles south of the Canadian border in a large block of public land (called the Deboullie Preserve) that contains 20 trout ponds within a 10-mile radius. Due to their northern latitude and fairly high elevation, these camps are an ideal place to stay during mid-summer, because fishing typically holds up much better here than in many of the waters farther south. Denny, Upper, Island, and Stink Ponds are all FFO, trophy brook trout ponds that are easy to reach. Big Black, the Little Blacks and North Pond are harder to get to, but at times, can offer better fishing. Generally, Zug-Bugs, Tellico Nymphs, Woolly Buggers and the Warden's Worry fished on a sinking line will all produce fish at this time of year.
As the season progresses and the water begins to cool down, fish emerge from their summer refuges and become active again. In fact, as the fall spawning period approaches, many of the larger trout get downright aggressive and respond well to bright flies like the Pink Lady, Mickey Finn or Light Edson Tiger fished with a fast, erratic retrieve. I usually end most seasons either searching for that elusive 5-pound brookie around the inlets of large waters such as Allagash or Chamberlain Lake, or fishing one of the dozens of ponds in the Jackman area.
Most remote trout ponds in Maine are located on private land that is outside the boundaries of public parks and preserves. Much of this private land is either controlled by private timber companies or a land management group called North Maine Woods (NMW). Although fishermen and other recreationalists are welcome on these lands, you should be aware that this is a working forest, managed primarily for timber harvesting. For safety reasons, no bicycles, motorcycles, ATV's, or over-sized vehicles are allowed into this area. To control visitor access, more than 20 gates are maintained at various locations throughout the region. Day-use and overnight camping fees are charged.
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LONDON – The Guinness Book of World Records announced, today, that the Bible (both Old and New Testament) will be included in their 2006 edition for holding the record as the world's longest running chain letter. The Bible, which has existed for over two thousand years, has been classified by the Guinness Book of World Records as a "chain letter" due to the fact that its message is very clear: "If you spread the word of God, you will go to Heaven. However, if you do not spread the word of God, you will burn in Hell," says Editor David Goldstein.
The Catholic Church immediately spoke out against this, stating: "The Bible is not a chain letter. We feel that this is an utter tragedy and one of the worst instances of blasphemy that has ever occurred. To reduce the book of God down to nothing more than a chain letter is a complete mockery of God, Jesus Christ, and the entire Christian faith." The Catholic Church, being the zealous, money-hungry institute that it is, has also threatened to sue Guinness for all of the revenue they will generate from the sale of "The Guinness Book of World Records, 2006 Edition," if Guinness publishes the book without removing the Bible from its list of records. However, the Catholic Church did offer to only take half of the book's revenues if they would consider including the Bible as holding the record for world's greatest book.
Goldstein defended Guinness' decision to include the Bible as the worlds longest running chain letter by simply stating, "Let's look at the facts!" He then went on to make his case: "The intent of the Bible from day one has been to spread itself and spread the word of God, much like a chain letter. The Bible can be found in any library, hotel, or prison. The Bible clearly threatens punishment (i.e., Hell) if you do not share it and pass it along to others. It also clearly offers reward (i.e., Heaven) if you do pass it along. These are very obvious signs of a chain letter." Goldstein then went on to say that the Guinness' still has full intensions of publishing their 2006 edition with the Bible included as the worlds longest running chain letter, and that they will see the Catholic Church in court.


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Personal opinion: Why the Killer Queen Black leak could be real
Yesterday, a rumored list of print orders for Nintendo's E3 booth hit the internet, and people were quick to join Team Real or Team Fake. Some of the games on the list have been revealed, like Mario Tennis Aces, and some are heavily rumored, like Fortnite. One game, however, stuck out to me: Killer Queen Black.
Let me start off by saying that this is my personal opinion and does not reflect the views of Nintendo Wire as a whole, but the inclusion of Killer Queen Black makes me believe this might be real.
Killer Queen is an indie arcade game that uses specially made ten-player cabinets. Developed by Nikita Mikros and Joshua DeBonis, Killer Queen started as a game meant to be played in real life with balls, rubber swords, and lots of running around. The two eventually developed a video game version of their idea, creating the ten-player cabinet over the course of weeks.
The game involves two teams of five characters: four drones and one Queen per group. It's played similarly to Joust, with action taking place on a 2D plane with platforms. There are multiple ways to win the game: by collecting enough berries for your hive, killing the enemy Queen three times, or riding the neutral snail into your team's goal. Drones can use the berries to upgrade into Warriors that let them fly and kill enemies but lose the ability to carry more berries. Polygon has a comprehensive history of the game's development if you're interested in learning more specifics.
In 2013, New York University commissioned Mikros and DeBonis to make a cabinet for the school's still young Game Center, with the intention of having the game's debut at the fourth annual No Quarter Exhibition, a showcase for indie and student games in New York. NYU is my alma mater, and I got to play Killer Queen at the Game Center's new (at the time) Brooklyn headquarters. It was an amazing experience, with lots of yelling and excitement at the action taking place with so many people crowded around two arcade cabinets.
Killer Queen is why I am inclined to believe the leak might be real. Counting out the locations on the Killer Queen website, there are only about 30 cabinets in the world. Knowledge of the game is very limited. If someone were to make a fake E3 leak, why would they include a new "Black" version of an obscure, arcade-only game that can only be played in a handful of cities? On top of the obscurity of the game, the official Killer Queen Twitter recently changed its profile picture and header to a black image and tweeted this cryptic message:
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— Killer Queen Arcade (@KillerQueenGame) May 4, 2018
This certainly does seem like those behind the account are teasing something heavily themed around the color black.
So this might all be speculation, but the combination of the official Twitter account teasing something, along with the general randomness of its inclusion, make me think the leak might be the real deal. At the very least, I hope it's real, as Killer Queen is an amazing experience that I sincerely feel more people get to discover for themselves.
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A video editor by trade, Bryan Finch is a lifetime Nintendo fan, and he loves writing about his passions. He also spends too much time playing and watching fighting games. Bryan enjoys movies, comics, cooking with his wife, and the idea of Elite Beat Agents 2.
johnnythexxxiv says:
Of course if it's fake there's always the argument that the leaker chose something obscure on purpose to increase plausibility. Either way, Fortnite is all but confirmed (it has a rating in Korea) Paladins is confirmed (there's a closed beta next month), Mario Tennis is confirmed, FIFA 19 is confirmed (but continues to feel more arcadey due to using a different engine and continues to not have The Journey), MHGU is confirmed, Overcooked did EXTREMELY well so a sequel makes perfect sense, DBXV2 sold excellently so DBFZ coming over makes perfect sense and Mario + Rabbids is the Switch's best selling 3rd party game so of course UbiSoft is going to give the Switch at the very least token support all generation. Since all the rest of the games on the list are either confirmed or shoe-ins, having one and only one extremely niche and completely unsubstantiated game on the list actually makes it seem more fake to me. If there had been a second game that was more up in the air like say Spyro Reignited, then I'd be leaning more in your direction.
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Today's post is all about Thousand Layer Cake. It has only been couple of weeks since I came across the above picture on the internet. I was intrigued by all those tiny layers and I wondered how one can achieve such precision…. So I started to investigate, but the task was not as straight forward as I thought. Thousand layer cake can refer to mille crepe or kue lapis legit; completely two different things…..
Mille crepe Instead of expected layers of sponge has multiple layers of crepe. One can say it is literally layers of crepe and cream cake; Ohhhh I find it so so tempting!!!! I often make crepes for my girls at the weekend…. but never in the quantities that would be needed to make a thousand layer cake! I certainly respect the baker as it must be such hard work to prepare hundreds of cakes layer by layer daily….. My hat off!
Kue lapis legit refers to the type of Indonesian layer cake. It is a cake that requires patience as it requires to follow a very labour-intensive process. The batter is made of butter, flour and sugar with an approximate ratio 1:1:2. No eggs! Each layer is made by pouring a small amount of batter into a baking tin, which is then put into the oven and grilled from above until the layer has turned golden. The process is repeated with remaining layers. Because each layer is grilled the cake is very moist, delicious and highly addictive!
When I made my first kue lapis legit cake the other day it took me an hour to prepare the batter and then another two hours in front of the oven watching each layer grill. You can't really take your eyes off as the thin layers can burn so easily and quickly. But trust me it is so so worth it! The cake is just as delicious as described online, and knowing how to make it is an extra bonus as you can save £50-£70 if you needed to buy one(price reflects the amount of effort needed and quantity of ingredients).
Pre heat oven to 180C . Grease your tin and make sure it is pre heated in the oven as well.
Beat the egg yolks and sugar until very fluffy and triple in volume.
Slowly out egg mixture into the butter mixture and beat as slow speed until mixture comes together. Don't over mix it!!!
Funnily sift flour, milk powder and spekkeok powder. Fold gently.
Remove tin from the oven, switch to top heat only! Pour 100g for first layer and 60g for following layers. Brush each cooked layer with butter before adding the next layer.
I got 18layers in total! Yum!
Happy baking! Trust me, its worth it!
The start of my journey….
I can honestly say that I have never imagined that my cakes will be popular or that people will be willing to pay for them. However, here I am looking at my busy cake diary…. I am still trying to get my head round it all; how is it possible that only few months ago I had idea of having a cake bussiness and now I do have one…. and it is one that has regular orders….For years, and still now, I have been admiring professinal cake bakers. And there are so many that I aspire to; I am jealous of their sharp edges, perfect sugar flowers, imagination… Sometimes I have days when I question my abilities as I find that I compare myself to others…. I do recognize this is unhelpful, but yet I still catch myself doing it. Silly I know! BUT….on the other hand this motivates me even further. It gives more enthusiasm to get even better at what I am doing. So I practice, search for ideas on Pinterest ( oh what a goldmine that is), try new things…. I want to make it a success and I am a true believer that at the end of the day the imagination is your only restriction…..
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On June 26, the wildly popular Harry Potter book series celebrated its 20th anniversary. Written by J.K. Rowling, who was a struggling single mother prior to skyrocketing to fame and fortune, the children's fantasy series gained plenty of adult fans and has spawned a media empire. Eventually, Rowling published seven books, which led to eight high-grossing feature films with A-list actors in many of the roles. Even after the films ended, the series maintained a strong internet presence and has been given new life with the opening of two interactive Harry Potter themed "lands" at Universal Studios theme parks in Florida and California. Pagans, especially those who identify as Witches, are often drawn to any work of fiction that includes witches or pagans as characters.
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Chasewater trotting track – the stadium many will remember derelict – never achieved the elusive success hoped for. Image from 'Memories of Brownhills Past' by Clarice Mayo and Geoff Harrington.
I'm not going to beat around the bush, a remarkable piece of local history right out of the blue courtesy of Twitter pal Ben Graham who drew my attention to it an hour ago – those interested in the local history of trotting, Chasewater Stadium and Oscar Johnson will find this fascinating.
The BBC archive have published today a short Nationwide TV clip from 1971 about the opening of the Chasewater Trotting Track.
I do question the stadium holding 20,000 people though! This answers so many questions.
So get the sound on, sit back with a brew and enjoy. And if you have any comments, leave them here or mail me: BrownhillsBob at Googlemail do com. Cheers.
Wonderfull post, brings back many great memories, I have a big box full of programmes in the garage, Velvet Rhythm is in a lot of them. The greatest trotter ever at Chasewater was TED TROT driven by Johnny Blisset and owned by Joe Watton, he was sold to race in Canada ,helt the British Trot record set at Chasewater.
brings back lots of memories.i won the top race of the night .class A pace invitational race the best five from the uk the horse was Hi Ho Hill..i was aged 19yo at the time was a great night for me to beat the best.


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Q: link Rscript to non-existant directory I am using program which automatically assumes that Rscript is installed in my home directory. Not even it is not, but the directory /home/username/bin does not even exist - so calling /home/username/bin/Rscript results in an error.
However typing "Rscript" works from everywhere. Is there any way how to run Rscript whenever this program calls this non-existent directory? I would rather not change code of the program I am using.
Thanks a lot.

A: You can create a symlink to the real file, using the ln command:
ln -s /real/path/to/rscript /home/username/bin/rscript

A: Setting $HOME variable solved this issue.

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Mimesis (grekiska: miʹmēsis 'härmning', av mimeʹomai 'härma') är en estetisk term som betecknar det som visas: avbild, imitation, eller reproduktion, underförstått av verkligheten eller naturen. Syftet kan vara att gestalta verkligheten för "att skapa sinnligt konkreta föreställningar hos mottagaren". Denna medvetna imitation kan sedan leda till förändring i ett samhälle.

Mimesis anses inom klassisk estetik vara konstens väsen, och används kanske med störst betoning inom realismen. I naturen motsvaras det av mimikry. Mimesis har också kommit att bli ett psykologiskt begrepp inom familjeterapi. Ordet har funnits i svenskan sedan 1912.

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Förplatonska tankar kring imitation inom konsten fokuserade på hur imitation var ett sätt att representera eller föreställa något, genom att en sak delade egenskaper med ett annat.

Mimesis är med Platons terminologi att framställa berättelsen ("diegesis") på ett mimetiskt sätt (dià miméseos). Platon menade att de mimetiska konsterna var underlägsna naturen. Exempelvis presenterar han i Staten en dialog mellan Sokrates och hans lärjungar där Sokrates jämför en säng med en dikt om en säng, och hur den senare aldrig kan fånga den verkliga sängens egenskaper. Eftersom sängen i sin tur är en kopia, blir dikten om sängen en tredjehandskopia. (Se även Platons grotta.)

Aristoteles å andra sidan argumenterade i Poetiken att det ligger i människans natur att skapa konst, vilket förutom att härma också omfattar att lägga till symbolik och struktur för att läsaren ska få en betydelsefull upplevelse. Luckan mellan verkligheten och imitationen är, i Aristoteles syn, något positivt, eftersom det blandar igenkänning och distans.

Både Platon och Aristoteles skilde på "diegesis", där en berättare förklarar händelseförloppet och rollfigurernas tankar utifrån, medan mimesis framställer händelseförloppet såsom det äger rum. Platon menade att den dåtida tragedin och komedin var mimetiska, medan dityramb-sångerna var diegetiska och epiken var en blandning av diegesis och mimesis. Detta har i 1900-talsform kommit att kallas "show, don't tell".

Shakespeare låter Hamlet förklara att "Ty all öfverdrift strider emot skådespelets art och afsigt, hvars ändamål från början varit och ännu är att hålla fram likasom en spegel för naturen" (Akt III, Scen II, Carl August Hagbergs översättning)

Med början på 1600-talet började filosofer och författare som Rousseau och Lessing betona förhållandet mellan mimesis och personliga upplevelser och känslor, till skillnad från den objektiva verkligheten eller naturen.

1953 kom Erich Auerbachs banbrytande litteraturhistoriska översikt, Mimesis, som försökte visa hur kulturen förändrats genom hur litteraturen representerat olika saker.

Senare filosofer som Walter Benjamin och Theodore Adorno har menat att mimesis är en nödvändig del av den mänskliga naturen och föregår språk men trycks ner eller förvanskas av samhället. Det här har föranlett en större diskussion kring begreppet.

Inom modern narratologi beskrivs ofta dessa termer med ontologisk terminologi, så till exempel av Jacques Derrida, där mimesis motsvaras av repetitionen som ett konstverk utgörs av.

Den fransk-belgiska feministen Luce Irigaray har använt begreppet om den form av könskamp som kvinnor gör när de erövrar manliga stereotyper eller attribut, exempelvis bärandet av byxor. Syftet är att underminera och förringa stereotypens makt; inte att förändra stereotypen. Strategin kan även benämnas strategisk essentialism.

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For the first time in what seems to be a millennia, the New York Mets were able to give starting pitcher Jacob deGrom solid run support, as they defeated the Washington Nationals 4-1.
While the final line seems like it was a peachy outing for deGrom, he had to work his way through a rough second inning which saw him give up his only run of the game. With a first and third with no one out situation, deGrom relented a sac fly to Ryan Zimmerman that at the time tied the game at 1-1. deGrom instantly picked up the pieces, and recorded a pickoff to end the inning eventually.
After that, he was his normal dominant self, not facing any real threat throughout the rest of the game. His final line was seven innings pitched, with three hits and an earned run allowed. He recorded eight strikeouts and only conceded one walk over his 98 pitches. My Gut Reaction is that if he puts up another start like he did tonight in Atlanta, he will earn the Cy Young Award.
The offense, feeling the urgency of providing runs for deGrom, truly stepped it up to give him support. The best offensive performance came from Jay Bruce, who has been hot since his return from injury. Bruce had an RBI single in the top of the first to drive in Amed Rosario, and then an RBI double in the top of the third to drive in Michael Conforto. The other runs were both driven in in the third inning as well, via a Devin Mesoraco double and a Dom Smith single.
Brandon Nimmo, who got hit by a pitch in addition to his normal walk per game, continued his climb up the OBP leader board. He's behind Paul Goldschmidt for second place in the National League by .001.
Tomorrow, the Mets will again be in Washington to take on the Nationals. Corey Oswalt will take on Tanner Roark at 4:05 pm.
Man I thought Gsellman was gonna blow it, but for once he elevated a pitch and got Soto with the biggest out of his season and just barely escaped with the save but boy was he has been terrible outside of April.
Nobody has been harder on Mesoraco than me after a good May and he has struggled after May but he was great tonight as was Bruce.
Jake looked shaky in the second as his secondaries weren't great early so he went to fastball at a higher rate than he has all year and he settled down and dominated after that and even found his secondaries. I thought he was pulled an inning too early but thankfully Lugo got a big double play and Gsellman held on.
Jay Bruce is 12-41 (.293) against the Nationals this year with 8 XBH.
My gut reaction: The deGrominator!
Harper said he was special. II'm sure Scherzer appreciated that quote from Harper. Bruce said he's boring because he's so consistent. I say he's remarkable!
I knew that Bruce would come around once he was healthy. Maybe not like 2017 but a a piece that contributes to the whole team. Let's face it he's getting old and he has physical problems but Callaway rest his players unlike TC used to do.
Nimmo is a OBP machine and should be leading off. He goes deep into the counts and has enough speed for the leadoff position. It just baffles me why he doesn't lead off.
At least we achieved one objective for 2018, We took the season series (11-8)from the Nationals. deGrom is fantastic – if he doesn't win the Cy Young then MLB should be embarrassed. Looking forward to 2019.


Lindsay and I got engaged on Saturday night!
Lindsay's left hand has officially been "blinged!"
It has been a wonderful whirlwind ever since, as we ended up getting engaged down at The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. Yes, you read that correctly. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a high roller (my favorite beers are Miller High Life and PBR, after all), but I needed to pull out all the stops if I was going to convince Lindsay to say yes. Suffice to say, it worked!
This weekend we'll be heading to Lindsay's hometown to celebrate with her family, and then we'll need to start picking a date, and a location that will friendly to a TON of country music.
Of course, all of this news means that I've been short on time recently and haven't been able to update this blog as frequently. But, I do want to say that I'm going to begin Dan John's famous 40 day program when we come back from the midwest, and documenting it here.
What's the 40 day program? Well it's where you do the same workout for 40 straight workouts. Simple? Yes. Easy? Oh heck no. But, that's life.
So, until my next post, take care!


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I'm writing a "semi-mixin system" for PHP 5.3 (traits are not available). The way this is typically done is by using the magic __call method. I was looking for a way to tell PhpStorm my class implements an interface/other class. I noticed code completion suggest an "@is" doc tag, but is doesn't seem to do anything.
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Unfortunately there is no such tag at all .. and currently no other way except already mentioned @method and @property.


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Home Sections Obituary-Memorial Park Wisdom of our Filipino Fathers (Without Apology to Tim Russert)
Wisdom of our Filipino Fathers (Without Apology to Tim Russert)
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Yesterday was Father's Day. One of the best tributes to American Fathers is broadcast journalist Tim Russert's book, "Wisdom of Our Fathers (Lessons and Letters from Daughters and Sons)." The book is available in most bookstores and of course at www.Amazon.com.
Actually our literary group came up with a similar idea way back in 1999 when we published in the now defunct www.Yimby.com several articles about the wisdom of our Filipino elders. In fact, I wrote a piece about my uncle, Jose S. Reyes, and his group called "The Seven Wise Men" of the 1935 Philippine Constitutional Convention. You can read more about Dr. Reyes and his fellow Wise Men in Part II of my article on "More-than a Century of Filipino Writing in English" at this link http://www.mabuhayradio.com/content/view/191/51/
We wanted to do a series of articles consisting also of eulogies and narratives about Filipino fathers (and eventually Filipino mothers) and their lessons passed on to their scions in the www.Yimby.com. But as fate would have it, its webmaster, Bill Saunders, died. He took to his grave the passwords to the Yimby.com and to the server that hosted the web site. While my son, Jose B. L. Reyes, was paying then for the fees of the webmaster, the Register.com registration of the domain name and the server, we could not do anything as we could not crack Mr. Saunder's password. To date, I keep on renewing the registration of the Yimby.com, as fortunately I was designated as the "Administrative Contact" in the Register.com and my e-mail address, Yimby98@aol.com appears as the contact screen name.
We now accept contributions from readers about the lessons from their departed father, uncles, grandparents or other ascendants. We will place them in the Obituary Section of the MabuhayRadio.com.
Readers may want to start by giving one-liners about the motto or lesson of their departed ancestors. An example is the motto of the late Dr. Conrado R. Pascual, Sr., that I published in "Reinventing the Filipino Diet" article. Dr. Pascual's motto was "Give until it hurts." You can read more of Dr. Pascual and his motto in this link http://www.mabuhayradio.com/content/view/186/51/
My father, Dominador S. Reyes (1909-2000), gave this advice, "A thing is good only when it can be had." I will eventually post my eulogy to him in this website. I wrote the eulogy, which was entitled, "The Birdman of Bulusan Has Flown to the Blue Yonder." Depending on my time, I will also post the eulogy that I wrote for Dr. Perry Calica (please see an earlier write up at http://www.mabuhayradio.com/content/view/25/51/) and other friends who have passed away in the same Obit Page.
Then there was the favorite adage of my now-deceased father-in-law, Estanislao "Vigan" de los Reyes, the youngest son of the late Isabelo "Don Belong" de los Reyes. Papa Vigan said, "Nobody can put a good man down."
Readers may post the motto of their departed father or ancestor directly at the Users' Comments Section of this site (found at the end of any article). Or they can send their full-length articles to this writer at mediabcla@aol.com for proofreading or editing and posting.
Eventually we hope to emulate Mr. Russert and publish our collection of mottos and lessons from our elders into a book by a similar title (of course with the adjective, Filipino, before Fathers). Perhaps by Father's Day 2009, the first volume of our book may come off the press. # # #
01/17/2011 12:09 - A Filipino Web-Channel© Newsvideo: Filipino Life in Canada and the U.S.A.
01/15/2011 13:47 - Lolo Bobby and Friends Succeed in Making Gloria Arroyo, Loida Lewis, Filipino Senators, Et Al, Infamous Figures in Filipino Folklore
01/14/2011 17:28 - The Values We Live For
01/14/2011 16:01 - From an Ugly War of Words to Words of Poetic Beauty
01/09/2011 13:05 - Yes, the Unemployed Can Actually Live Better With More Love in their Lives
11/15/2007 10:41 - Filipino-Veterans Lobby's Great Alaskan Advocate Dies
09/17/2007 01:51 - Filipino Advocate Loses Cancer Battle
07/23/2007 03:08 - Remembering the 'Boy-Scout' Filipino Tragedy of July 28, 1963
07/17/2007 14:28 - Requiem for Tonette (AKA Ka Tonyang) Binsol
07/10/2007 04:09 - Remembering Ka Tonyang on her 4th Death Anniversary
04/20/2007 08:34 - Rizal Chang Keng Yuyitung (1922-2007)
04/09/2007 16:20 - Remembering Perry Calica


. The first year, the goal was to create and collect 100 quilts to donate locally to children in need of some extra comfort. By the second year, several hundred quilts were made and donated. I'm sure the quilt drive will be even a bigger success this year.
It's very easy to participate. Simply make a quilt, donate it (locally if possible), and post a photo in the "Link Up" party, which also enters you to win a few fabulous prizes which are listed on Katie's blog.
For my quilt for donation, I decided to use my Quilting Bee Blocks from the Twice Around the Block Virtual Quilting Bee which wrapped up earlier this year. I sent a lot of bright fabrics to my bee group and asked them to make scrappy log cabins.
I posted a photo on Instagram asking if people thought I should finish with sashing or no sashing - the vote was for no sashing and I think it looks great for a child, lots of color! The back is a collection of fat quarters and a half yard from my stash.
The quilting is straight lines, randomly spaced between 1/4" and 1".
Some ideas of places to donate quilts are Project Linus, Wrap Them in Love Foundation, Newborns in Need, the (not related) Quilts for Kids organization, your local women's shelter or your local hospital. If you are still stumped, check with your local quilt shop and I am sure they know of organizations in your area that need donations.
If you aren't sure what sort of quilt to make, Katie is also hosting a quilt along as part of 100 Quilts for Kids. And finally, don't forget to post photos of any finished quilt for the drive in the Flickr Group.


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