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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Reality TV post-production with FCPX Day 3: ProTools & MXF export test

Hello All,

I know I was supposed to post 2 days ago, however running a reality television broadcast season on a new tool such as FCPX requires lots of resources as well as patience.

Post-Production status:
Episode one is already well under way. So far I am 4 minutes in. Not bad considering I've been cutting just for one day not to mention all the stress co-wokers magically lay on you when they all keep saying: FCPX won't work. Pffffff, it is so not true. FCPX works like a charm.

FCPX and Sound Design:

Thursday morning I was asked how I was going to provide an "omf" to the sound studio in order to have each episode properly mixed for broadcast. Above all, FCPX cannot and will not export omf files. Therefore I thought I had the two following options:

Option A)
Export a "Master File" for each episode:
Export Masterfile from FCPX share tab

with all of its audio tracks and that with one click by selecting "export roles as separate tracks" located in the "settings" tab
Export Roles as separate files (Setting Tab)
I thought: Voilà. Well I was wrong however still very enthused. The problem when you export your roles as separate tracks is that if you have many dialogues overlapping each other in your storyline/timeline (just like these in the image below)

Blue Audio Tracks labeled as Dialogues & overlapping

FCPX will export your dialogue Role as one track. Unless you relabel your dialogue roles such as Dialogue 1, Dialogue 2, Dialogue 3, it will work, however it will be time consuming knowing a 27min cut of a survival reality tv show has hundreds if not more than a thousand cuts. Therefore I turned to Option B.

Export using X2Pro ($150 in the app store). There are two versions, if you need to export wave reference files then get the X2Pro (not he X2Pro Le)

The process is pretty straight forward. X2Pro will create a file that ProTools will be able to open.

However....Make sure you go in X2Pro preferences and activate the 24bit audio option during export. And for some reasons, when I tried to export my 4 minute long Episode 1 cut in progress, X2Pro kept giving me an error, I therefore tweaked the export options and noticed that if I would turn of the 'Reference wave files in place" the export would work...

X2Pro export window

However, for some reasons X2Pro kept asking me permission to access my media. Fine with me as long as it can send my files to ProTools. The whole process: install, export, figuring out the export issue took me about 20 minutes. I then sent the files to a ProTools engineer who will get back to me on Monday morning. So far no complaints.
X2Pro Alert message

My next step was to find a way to export an MXF from FCPX in order to be able to deliver each episode on XDcam disks.

XDCam disk
I knew the solution lied within Hamburg Pro Media with their ImEx suite. So I contacted them and got the trial version:

Just know that once Hamburg Pro Media provides you with their plug-in you'll have 7 days to export as many MXF as possible after that, you'll have to pay almost 800 for it.

Coming back to our MXF export, once you install the Imex Suite plug in for FCPX, if you want to generate an mxf you will have to do it through the compressor interface and chose the MXF export settings: however you'll most probably get this alert once you hit export. (I got it on 3 workstations)

Again, no need to swear out loud at either Apple, Sony or Hamburg Pro Media. This alert simply means that in the e-mail you received from Hamburg Pro Media (the one that contains the Imex Suite Installer .dmg file) you need to read it (the email) and you'll notice they provided you with a serial number that will activate the plug in.  Once you locate your serial, do the following:

Go to System Preferences, in the "other tab" (see image below) locate the MXF blue cube and click on it.

System Preferences Window

 Select the Software tab

MXF system preference window tab

Click on the "online tab" located on the bottom right
MXF system preferences software window
 And copy paste the serial number Hamburg Pro Media sent us by e-mail

MXF system preferences serial number window
Now you are able to export MXF files right out of FCPX. All right, that's it for today.

Monday I will talk about why I asked all the camera team to capture their footage using the FCPX import window.

Coming up Wednesday: reconfiguration of the Xserve, Xraid and turn it into a SAN. So stay tuned and thank you for reading.

Joachim Levy
 Certified Trainer FCPX & FCP7
SAN integrator
Motion Picture Editor & Director

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Girl in Woods DVD Review: Bring a Map

Female Tyler Durden takes a hike.
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Girl in Woods. The title kind of tells you the gist of it, no? Eh, not exactly. Girl Stranded in Woods with Massive Psychological Issues and No Meds paints a more accurate picture, but how do we get there? I'll try to explain.

Grace (Juliet Reeves London) bore witness to (or might have been the cause of) the suicide of one (or more) of her parents when she was a child. Even before that, she would hallucinate monsters in her closet and lamented that her father (Lee Perkins) never believed in her cries for help, and instead would call for her mother (Charisma Carpenter). Despite her troubled home life, it seems her granddaddy (John Still) would always swoop in to make everything all right again.

Grace grows up, haunted by dreams and visions of her difficult childhood that medication can only hope to suppress, and meets a nice young man named Jim, whom she takes as her boyfriend, who in turn takes Grace waaaay out into the middle of nowhere to propose to her, without her meds, because what could possibly go wrong?

Well, everything, it would seem. Through a freak gun accident, Jim ends up with a bullet through the head (in oddly similar fashion to one of Grace's parents). In a panic, she runs off without having paid any attention to how they got to where they were. Now lost in miles of Appalachian forest without a map, compass, GPS, food, water, blankets, or any basic survival or first-aid skills, once the meds wear off, the fun really begins. Over the course of the next month, we get to watch Grace's sanity and well being gradually unravel, including some creepy visual moments. One thing that also doesn't improve is her sense of direction. Despite trying different methods to track her progress in finding a way out, she keeps finding herself back at the spot where Jim died.

Late in the film, as more and more backstory is revealed and Grace becomes significantly, how shall I say...conflicted, the viewer starts to question whether what they've been seeing all along is even real. There are some unexpected twists, and some expected twists that didn't come to pass. Let's just say it could have had a happier ending, but I'm fine with how it turned out.

The DVD itself lacks any features whatsoever. Literally all that's on the title screen is a 'Play' button. If you were hoping for subtitles, deleted scenes or commentary, sorry to disappoint.

With a cast of so few, and Juliet Reeves London carrying the vast majority of the movie, it's admirably executed. Yes, you'll be looking at a lot of trees throughout, but at 88 minutes, I didn't feel it dragged or lost focus at any point. Every day in the journey brings new challenges and bizarre happenings. It's not heavily cerebral, nor does it rely on cheesiness or jump-scares to keep the viewer engaged. Hallucinations aside, it seems like a relatively plausible tale of one woman's wooded woe.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Tee Rocks

Every year we go about the process of repainting our tee rocks and this year is no different.  How it got decided I don't remember, but our spray technicians (Poli, Joel & Vitaliano) are the guys that paint them and they have again come up with a way to enhance the procedure.  What they found was that if they heat the rocks with a heat lamp before the paint and apply the stickers, the outcome is much better.  Below are pictures of the process.

Paint stripper applied and paint scratched off

Rocks getting taped and warmed up
Poli applying the primer

Sun bathing for painted rocks

Sticker being applied

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Wednesday, 30 September 2009

One Year Ago

My Dad died one year ago today. My nephew died 12 days ago today.

It’s funny that I have missed Sheldon more in the last 12 days then I have missed my Dad in the last 365.

And now I look at your picture Dad and the 365 days come crashing in.

Dad thank you for crossing over time and space to let Sheldon know that he would be with you and that he would not be alone. You always liked to do things in a big way.

I love you Dad and I especially miss you today.

Prayers for the dead are on the same footing as gifts for the living. The angel goes in to the dead with a tray of light, bearing a cloth of light, and says ‘This is a gift for your from your brother so-and-so, from your relative so-and-so.’ And he delights in it just as a living man rejoices in a gift.

~~ written by al-Ghazali ~~

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Old Nights

Now that I know that nothing is important except love and the people we love, I am going to check out what I thought was a big deal.

Flashbacks From The Month Of September

September 21, 2002

*If I only had a deeper belief in myself.

*If my spirits get dampened, they get dampened by me.

September 15, 2003

*If someone asked me what dreams and desires I have that are unlived I would have to say all of them. I need to try to find out what they are and then not let them be buried. Find them and then work on making them real and know that I can only depend on myself to make them real.

September 22, 2003

*Physically I can’t freely do the things that I think I would like to do, when meanwhile when I could do them I didn’t anyway.

*Emotionally getting older makes me appreciate being younger but makes me upset that I didn’t appreciate and live fully all my days. On the other hand it tells me that life is short and there is not much time left so instead of regretting what I didn’t do at 47; when I’m 80. Do what I want because there really is only so much time and all we have is right now.

*Getting older affects me spiritually by pushing me not to just go through the motions of life, like the spinner in a wash cycle, but to consciously get the best out of each day with some emotion attached to my life. I realize that I go through life with next to no feelings. Spiritually I’m dissatisfied and I know it is my own fault.

*Valuable lessons that life has taught me is that you have to put something (emotion) into life to get back anything in return. People can give you all kinds of great feelings and positive things to say to you, but if you never had any investment in them it means absolutely nothing, even though they are giving you all of this heart-felt emotion. Their feelings were real and valuable and mine were worth nothing because they never had any feelings attached to them. I’ve wasted their time because they may as well have been praising or thanking a stone.

*Life truly is not a spectator sport. I want myself and my children to have a real life. It’s okay to get hurt, at least it is real.

*I have no age mentors and nobody’s path to maturity has inspired me, although younger people (Angelique, Nadalene, and Nathan) inspire me to be a participant in life.

September 23, 2003

*Who am I: someone who feels sorry for herself; someone who is disappointed, someone who doesn’t know how to move forward; a Mom, a member of a family, someone other than who people think I am; someone who is lonely, someone who wants no one; a slug. Who am I: someone with ideas without the stamina to follow through; someone who is too easy on herself; someone who is too hard on herself; an excellent communicator to people who don’t matter to me; a poor communicator. Who am I: a Mom; a person in a marriage where there is zero or next to zero companionship; a person who will do nothing to change it for a variety of reasons (probably none of them good enough.)

September 5, 2005

*Thank you God for giving me the ability to choose to be happy, to look at the positive; to see beauty around me; to have a good husband and to have the power to change what I don’t like about myself. To see the up-side of life.

*Bring a positive spin and not a victim spin. I definitely put a victim spin on things because it is easier than having to learn what I really want. Easier too, than having to work for anything.

*Every day, every minute is new. Choice. Making a choice is big, even if it is for the smallest thing.

*Gratitude. Appreciation. Identify – learn – act. I do clutch at joyous experiences rather than experience them. I need to be present in the moment. Be real. Breath!

September 13, 2006

*Dr. Grenier said although there were some good results on Taxotere, it was not working on my breast and underarm lymph nodes. The MRI showed cancer on the nerves and that is why my hand is numb. She has stopped chemo and Herceptin immediately. She started me on Tamoxifen today. She has referred me to Dr. Akra (radiation oncologist). I see him Wednesday. God, I am in your hands.

September 20, 2006

*Dr. Akra will be doing radiation on underarm and breast. It should be five days a week for 20 days. He does not want to do my back yet, as you can only get so much radiation in an area.

September 21, 2006

*Blood transfusion.

Flash Forward

Life is a learning experience. Life is very, very good. Make sure your heart is open and never miss the chance (and there will be many) to let someone know you care about them.

Monday, 28 September 2009

D = Angels And Goddesses

Djin is the helper of the Archangel Gabriel. He is an elemental king and holds the sphere of fire.

In the Koran the Djin (Jinn) are a race of beings created by Allah to serve Him. They are not his children nor are they deities. Djins were created from fire before humans were created from clay. Since the Koran states that Angels were created from fire too, it is safe to assume that Djins and Angels are the same kind of beings.

Like the Angels, there are good and bad Djins. Also like the Angels, Djin have been known to consort with humans to the detriment of both.

Djin are found mostly in Islamic or Arabian mythology. Some believe that Djin were created over 2,000 years before Adam and were possessors of a lofty place in paradise, they were considered equal to angels.

Many other people feel that the Djin (Jinn) are nothing more than the jenie in the lamp.

Dolya is the Slavic Goddess of luck. Dolya is said to live behind the stove in all homes. When she is happy she appears as a beautiful maiden and bestows good luck on all in the house. When she is unhappy, however, she appears as Nedolya, a withered old woman who brings bad luck to all who live in the house.

Dolya is also known to be present at any home birth. She takes her responsibility of delivering fates to newborns very seriously.

In the tarot deck Dolya and Nedolya are associated with the great mother Goddess Makosh and they assist in the spinning of the threads of life.

Saturday, 26 September 2009

Tuesday, 22 September 2009

Grieve With Us

Jacquie, Gilbert, and I did Sheldon’s obituary and it is in the Winnipeg Free Press today. Please read it and grieve with us that this most magical young man is no longer physically present in the world.

Sheldon Bouchard
May 31, 1984 – September 18, 2009

It is with deep sadness that we who loved him most announce the passing of our son and brother.

Remaining to forever cherish Sheldon’s memory are his parents Jacquie and Gilbert Bouchard; his siblings Ben (Chrisy) and Jennifer (Paul); nephews and nieces Brett, Jeff, Luke, Kayla, Grace, and Brady. He also leaves to mourn his grandmothers Daisy and Lil and his many aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Sheldon is predeceased by his grandfather Henri with whom he is currently sitting on a park bench with.

Sheldon had the best laugh you have ever heard. Sheldon loved to laugh and he loved to make others laugh. He was kind and polite and had a spirit that could make the galaxy look small.

Sheldon loved deeply, thought keenly, felt intensely and suffered beautifully. Sheldon showed us all what the true meaning of grace under fire meant.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 25, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Holy Family Parish on Archibald Road.

Private family reception to follow.

Monday, 21 September 2009

Times Three No. 11

Sheldon took his oxygen off; put his hand above his head and fell asleep at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2009. Uncle Joey was sound asleep beside him and the nurse woke Joey up to let him know that Sheldon had gone.

Birds kept flying in circles at the window. They wouldn’t leave; just fly up to the window and hover. When Nadalene and I left she pointed and said ‘Mom, look at the birds they are still there, they just keep circling outside Sheldon’s window.’

Josephine said ‘Sheldon, Mama, Sheldon?’ Angelique turned her head in the kitchen but no one else was there. Angelique said “Uncle Sheldon.” Angelique asked Don, did you tell Josephine I had gone to the hospital earlier to see Sheldon and Don said no. Later when Don and Josephine were sitting in her castle Angelique heard the following conversation between them. ‘Did you see Uncle Sheldon today?’ “Oui.” ‘Where did you see Uncle Sheldon?’ “In the kitchen Daddy.”

Jacquie, Nadalene and I are sitting in Jacquie’s hospital room and on the shelf are a rubber wheelchair pad and on top of that a neck pillow. We are talking and Jacquie starts crying. The pad and the pillow fly off the shelf and land in the middle of the floor. So where there were three, there must have been four.

Mom is saying her rosary and catches a reflection. She looks again and realizes it is not a reflection but a park bench with my father and Sheldon sitting on it. My mother has always seen shadow people, but they weren’t shadow people.

Friday, 18 September 2009

Welcome Home

Goodnight sweet prince. Rest in peace.

Times Three No. 10

Our dear Sheldon needs your love and prayers.

Yesterday morning Sheldon’s breathing was getting labored.

In the afternoon a palliative doctor came and talked to Sheldon and told him they would be moving him to the palliative ward. Sheldon said “Oh, death row.” She said ‘No Sheldon, just that they will be able to respond to your needs faster and you will be more comfortable.’

She asked Sheldon how he felt about dying and he said that he was okay with it. He said “I am fine with it, but my family isn’t.”

There are things that we don’t want to happen but have to accept, things we don’t want to know but have to learn, and people we can’t live without but have to let go.

~~ Author Unknown ~~

Thursday, 17 September 2009

September = 09

Will you be attending college/school? Absolutely not! When I went to school we did not have kindergarten but started with Grade 1. I went to a school in Kirkfield Park but I don’t remember the name of it for Grade 1 and Grade 4. I then went to St. Mary’s Catholic School for Grade 2 and Grade 3. In Grade 5, I went to Frontenac and for Grade 6, I went to Howden. For Grade 7 and 8, I went to Beliveau and for Grade 9, I went to Pierre Radisson. Grade 10 to 12, I went to Windsor Park Collegiate.

Do you like fall better than summer? Yes, fall is my favourite season of the year. I love the cool air and the warm colours. I love the promise of Christmas just around the next corner.

Did you have any great teachers? No, and as a matter of fact I remember one horrible teacher. She taught me Grade 4 and she was mean. One of the reasons she may not have liked us was because there were so many and we were as poor as church mice. Of course I will never know the real reason she didn’t like me but I do know that she was an adult and I was only nine years old. I actually remember her convincing other girls not to play with me and not invite me to their birthdays. Another time she tangled with the wrong woman – my mother. She phoned my mother and said that I was a slow learner and wanted to put me in a different class. Well there were fireworks going off over that one. Before her class I had always been at the top of my class.

Tuesday, 15 September 2009

Grateful No. 3

Well you will all be happy to know that I have dumped guilt. We started dating last week and he was a fucking leech around my neck. I have never known him before and for a few minutes he felt good. Here is hoping to God that I never see him again.

Life is strange isn’t it? I am finding that more and more it is hard to understand what happens in a life. As much as I try to untangle things more knots get added to the rope.

One day I may have time to untangle these knots and be able to look at the rope laid out in a perfect line in front of me, maybe one day. Maybe one day I will make sense of what is going on. And then again maybe I won’t.

How tired I was when I wrote my last post. How sorry I felt for myself. How warped my thoughts were and how I see so differently in just a few days. Since telling Angelique that I was dropping that leech off of my neck by the end of Monday and making sure that I did just that. Well the light in the room is so different.

Nobody knows what life will bring and nobody can stop bad things happening to good people. What I need to remember is that good things will happen too. I need to remember that bad things do not need to cancel out good things. They can if we let them, but they certainly don’t need too.

Thanks for the love everyone. I am glad to know that you all inhabit this space with me.

Love Renee xoxoxo

*artwork by Kelly Vivanco

Monday, 14 September 2009

Guilty Bone

When I saw Dr. Grenier on Wednesday she gave me the bone with stable marked on it and I was relieved. I was relieved. I am relieved.

I also felt guilty. I still feel guilty.

I went up to spend time with Sheldon and he was sleeping. Gilbert was sleeping on a chair beside him. I felt like I didn’t have a right to be there.

I went up to spend time with Jacquie and she was waiting for me to come up and asked if I saw the doctor and I said ‘No.’ I felt like I didn’t have a right to tell her I was stable.

I told Nathan when I got home and he was happy and said ‘Finally some good news. I thought you were going to tell me you had a month.’

He phoned Angelique and handed me the phone and I told her and she said ‘That’s great Mom, and I knew you were having the appointment today, as I was so worried with everything going on, I felt like I just couldn’t wait for you to spring it on us so I had to find out the date and so looked at your papers.’

We went out for lunch (Nadalene and Wahid were at work) to celebrate and I was crying when I told them “Yes, I’m happy, but I feel sad too.” They understood.

I told Wahid and Nadalene and we were all relieved.

The next morning I told Jacquie and she said ‘That is great.’ I told her how I felt and how she helped me so much and that I should be dying right now and her and Sheldon shouldn’t be in this mess. How sorry I am that she spent so much time with me and my family while I was sick, and how I wasted her time.

She told me ‘Don’t feel like that Renee, because there is nothing about that time that I would change. I was there for you because I wanted to be and you are here for me now.’

I get home and Nathan was upset and told me Jordy had come over and his Mom’s cancer had come back. Flo is one of my best friends and her breast cancer has come back in the bones and the liver. I phoned Flo right away and she asked if she could come over. “Yes, come right now.”

We are devastated, and we talk and talk. She said she never knew what it felt like. She knew cancer and she knew how bad it felt but now this feels like something else entirely to be Stage 4.

She asks if I heard my results yet and I tell her no. I didn’t want her to have to feel like she was happy for me when her world was falling apart.

Flo came over the next day and we talked and I told her then.

My Mom was happy when I told her. She was very happy and said ‘I am praying for a cure now for Sheldon and Jacquie.’ My Mom is beautiful.

My Mom got rushed to emergency on Saturday night and Nathan called me at 9 p.m. to let me know. I went straight to the hospital (the same one Jacquie and Sheldon are in). My Mom has pneumonia and I now pray that she will be feeling better soon. I go see Jacquie and she is having a hard night. I pray that she will be able to stand soon. I don’t go up and see Sheldon because I think I will fall to my knees if I do.

Before I leave the hospital I go and see Mom in the emergency room again and find out she is being admitted. My Mom is sitting up in bed and Jeannine, Colette, and Joey are eating chicken. My Mom says did you tell Joey your news, and so I am under the gun and say ‘Oh my results are stable.’ He says ‘Oh yea, that’s good.’

I am embarrassed. I have wasted people’s time. And now we have a real crisis on our hands.

Sheldon is very sick.

Thursday, 10 September 2009

At First

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream.

The oak sleeps in the acorn; the bird waits in the egg;
and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs.

Dreams are the seedlings of realities.

~~ written by James Allen ~~

Wednesday, 9 September 2009

Wednesday's Women No. 34

Where was I? Why no where, I just kept moving my legs.

What did I see? Why nothing, I never once lifted my eyes.

Who was I with? Why no one, I have an inner circle of only one.

When did I go there? Why I can’t even remember, I can’t tell the difference between day and night.

Why can’t I describe anything? Why because I was so busy looking at my list of things to do that I failed to notice any life around me at all.

*artwork by Marcus Stone

Tuesday, 8 September 2009

I have discovered how to get rid of scanxiety from CT scans and bone scans. I do not recommend it however.

I had my CT scans and bone scans last week and even though I had to wait to be poked a number of times as the usual was happening (not finding veins), I barely noticed. I sat in the chair with a big board going across me like a highchair for adults and just let them poke and poke while I stared into space.

I know my results will be coming up soon and I haven’t even checked the date, which I better do, as I don’t want to miss the appointment.

If I said it didn’t matter to me what the results are; I would be lying. It just is now it seems more like ‘whatever’. And yet in the same breath that is not true either.

I want to be stable of course, of course I do. It is just that I don’t want Sheldon to have cancer, Jacquie either, but Sheldon even more.

So it seems that to get rid of scanxiety one has to be so worried about someone else that they forget about themselves. I don’t recommend it.

Monday, 7 September 2009

C = Angels And Goddesses

Camael is an angel who presides over beauty, joy, happiness, and contentment. Camael is the Chief of the order of powers and is one of the holy Sefiroth. Camael personifies divine justice and is listed as one of the seven truly powerful angels who have the great honour of standing in the very presence of God.

Camael’s name means ‘He who sees God.’

The angel Camael is credited with having authority over a mighty force ‘The Angels of Destruction’ and is honoured as the chief of the ruling princes of the angelic choir.

Camael is also thought to be the angel of the garden of Gethsemane who gave comfort and encouragement to Jesus in the terrible hours prior to his arrest. Some people believe that Camael is the angel of divine love and the gatekeeper of heaven.

Ceridwen is the Celtic Goddess of wisdom and magic and her name means blessed poetry.

Ceridwen had three children, a beautiful daughter, an ugly but strong son and another extremely ugly son. The youngest and ugliest son had no skills that would compensate for his horrible looks and so Ceridwen in her role of Goddess of Magic decided to brew a potion that would give her son the gifts of poetry and wisdom.

The potion took a year to brew and Ceridwen employed a blind man and a young man to tend the fire, three drops from the potion fell on the young man and he was given the gifts of poetry and wisdom instead of her ugly son.

Ceridwen was so any that she chased the young man down. He tried to turn into a rabbit but she turned into a dog then he turned into a fish and she became an otter, then he turned into a bird and she became a hawk. Finally he turned himself into a grain of corn and she turned herself into a hen and ate him.

Ceridwen soon found that she was pregnant and she knew it was the young man being reborn and that he would remember his previous life. She swore that she would kill him when he was born but the baby was so beautiful that she couldn’t do it. Instead she wrapped him in sealskin and set him out to sea. The baby was rescued by a Celtic prince. He grew up to be one of the greatest bards of Celtic history.

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

Times Three No. 9

Sheldon, Gilbert and I were talking about how Jacquie’s hair was starting to fall out in clumps and how it needed to be shaved.

Phone rings and I answer “Hi. Speak of the devil. Sheldon it is the devil on the phone.” ‘Mom you should shave your head. Auntie Renee is coming down with the shaver now.’

I walk in Jacquie’s room with the shaver in hand and ask if she is ready. I go ask the aide to get me scissors and I start chopping away. Jacquie keeps screaming for me to not go near her stitches. I tell her they are long fallen out and she is in good hands.

Gilbert comes down because Sheldon has gone for radiation and Gilbert takes the shaver and he starts shaving. Gil and I take turns and in the end; Jacquie looks beautiful. She is happy to have gotten rid of it.

Jacquie is moved to a new floor and has a run-in with an aide. I tell the aide “That she needs patience as Jacquie is going through a lot.” She tells me ‘She knows.’ I say “You know about her son?” She says ‘Yes, but that is not my fault.’ I say “Pardon me.” She says ‘I’m sorry to hear it but she doesn’t need to be so angry.’ I take a very long look at her and tell her “I have nothing further to say to you, we will be talking to the charge nurse.”

The charge nurse asks Jacquie why she can’t go for radiation alone without an aide since a family member goes with her anyway. Jacquie tells her that none of us can help her as she cannot move on the left side. This goes on for ten minutes. I pipe in “Would you be sending an aide with her if a family member was not going?” She says ‘Yes.’ I tell her “Than for all intents and purposes she is now to consider that Jacquie goes alone and therefore needs an aide.” An aide will be provided. And yes Jacquie of course we will still be going with you.

The aide comes in later and tells Jacquie that she is sorry about the way she acted.

Jacquie and Ben keep sneaking away from the hospital. Ben pushes her in the wheelchair to Angelique’s house where they sit and have tea.

Jacquie tells me that the doctor at the hospital that she has never met before prances in her room and asks if she knows her prognosis. She says no and then he tells her. ‘You have the most serious kind of brain cancer. You have what Ted Kennedy has. You will never get motion back on your left side.’ She tells him that she already has some motion and can move her fingers and is starting to move her foot. He tells her ‘The tumor will grow again and you will lose any motion you have gained. You have one year.’ She is shocked and tells him to leave the room and not to come back.

Things Jacquie and I talk about besides the obvious ‘Sheldon.’ Things I try to remember to say so that I can be here for her in her own fight with cancer like she was there for me. Things that can help us walk through the fire together.

Face the truth head on. Know that you have a life threatening disease so that you can fight it. Don’t deny it; that will only get in your way. Never look back, you need to apply all your energy to getting as well as you can so you can spend more time with Sheldon.

Commit to fighting even though you see no point anymore. If something can help you, than you need to do it. If it is unpleasant but can make you better than again, you need to do it.

This is your life and if you have questions than ask them, you are entitled to answers and if you disagree with those answers or they don’t make sense at the moment you have the right to ask again until you are clear. You are knowledgeable Jacquie and that is your greatest asset.

Like Nadalene always said to me ‘Save your fight for the cancer.’ We need to write down all of your medical support team. Know who they are and ask the questions again.

Believe in your treatment and in yourself. Don’t worry about what that doctor told you. You are unique and no one else is like you. You will live until you die no matter what timeframe that you are given.

Ask for and be willing to accept support that is given to you. This is a time in your life where you can be selfish. Let others who want to help you; help. You have limited life energy and you need it for Sheldon, Jennifer, Ben, and Gil as well as all of your grandchildren.

Everything about cancer is depressing, nothing more so than our dear Sheldon having it. The diagnosis, both yours and Sheldon’s, the treatments, and the disease itself are enough to make a person want to end it. But you are stronger than anyone and definitely stronger than you think.

Jacquie you must not lose your desire to live. Life is beautiful and you have many reasons for living.

Together strong.

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

I love any bandwagon where I can make myself feel smart. There is a book meme going on that states that most people have read only 6 of the 100 books listed here.

I have placed an * after the ones I have read and added a + if I loved the book.

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen *
The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien *+
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte *+
Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling *+
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee *+
The Bible *
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte *+
1984 by George Orwell *+
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman *+
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens *+
Little Women by Louisa M. Alcott *
Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy *
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller *+
Complete Works of Shakespeare
Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien *+
Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks
Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger *
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger *+
Middlemarch by George Eliot *+
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Bleak House by Charles Dickens *+
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy *+
The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams *+
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky *+
Grapes of Wrath by Jon Steinbeck *+
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame *+
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy *+
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens *+
Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis *
Emma by Jane Austen *
Persuasion by Jane Austen
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis *
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini *+
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden *
Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne *
Animal Farm by George Orwell *+
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown *
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez *+
A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving *+
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood *+
Lord of the Flies by William Golding *+
Atonement by Ian McEwan *
Life of Pi by Yann Martel *
Dune by Frank Herbert *+
Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen *
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth *+
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens *+
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley *+
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon *
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez *+
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck *+
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov *+
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold *+
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas *+
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy *
Bridget Jone’s Diary by Helen Fielding *
Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie *+
Moby Dick by Herman Melville *+
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens *
Dracula by Bram Stoker *+
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Notes From A Small Island by Bill Bryson
Ulysses by James Joyce *
The Inferno by Dante *
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Germinal by Emile Zola
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray *
Possession by A.S. Byatt *
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens *+
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
The Color Purple by Alice Walker *
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert *
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry *+
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White *+
The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom *
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Faraway Tree Collection by Enid Blyton
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad *
The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery *+
The Wasp Factory by Ian Banks
Watership Down by Richard Adams *+
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole *+
A Town Like Alice by Nevil Shute *
The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas *
Hamlet by William Shakespeare *
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo *+

Since I was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer I have not really read as I use too. I have gone from a few books a week to maybe a book a month. I need to escape again.


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Sunday, November 29, 2015

Case o' The Week: Something Good Comes of Jersey - Garcia-Jimenez and Federal Generic Aggravated Assault

“In Jersey anything’s legal as long as you don’t get caught.”
  Tweeter and the Monkey Man, Traveling Wilburys (Bob Dylan).

United States v. Garcia-Jimenez, 2015 WL 7292604 (9th Cir. Nov. 19, 2015), decision available here.

Players: Decision by Judge Berzon, joined by Judges W. Fletcher and Bea. Admirable win for former CD Cal AFPD Davina Chen.

Facts: Garcia-Jimenez got drunk and stabbed a fellow card player. Id. at *1. He pled guilty to New Jersey agg assault. Id. The statute allowed conviction under three prongs: attempting to cause bodily injury, purposely or knowingly causing injury, or recklessly causing such injury. Id. State proceedings did not make clear which of the three prongs Garcia-Jimenez was convicted of violating. Id. He served his time, was deported, reentered, caught, and convicted of illegal reentry. Id. The PSR recommended a +16 OL increase, tagging the N.J. agg assault as a “crime of violence.” Id. The district court agreed, imposed a 46-month term, and added that if the Guideline calc was wrong, it would still find the sentence reasonable. Id. at *2-*3.

Issue(s): “Garcia–Jimenez argues that his prior conviction is not a crime of violence because: (1) contrary to the New Jersey statute, the generic federal offense of aggravated assault requires a mens rea greater than recklessness under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life (‘extreme indifference recklessness’); and (2) New Jersey's definition of ‘attempt,’ an element alternatively incorporated into the statute of conviction, is broader than the federal generic definition of ‘attempt.’” Id. at *1.

Held: “We hold that, for both reasons, the provision of the New Jersey statute under which Garcia–Jimenez was convicted does not qualify as federal generic aggravated assault and therefore is not a ‘crime of violence.’ Because the district court's Guidelines error was not harmless, we vacate the sentence and remand to the district court for resentencing.” Id.

Of Note: The big holding is the Court’s conclusion that a mens rea of extreme indifference recklessness is not sufficient to meet the federal generic definition of aggravated assault. Id. at *4. Judge Berzon surveys state authority, and finds that a substantial majority of jurisdictions require more than this mens rea. Id. at *5. She distinguishes the Ninth’s previous decision in Esparza-Herrera, which did not undertake the required mens rea analysis. Id. at *4; see also fn. 4 (distinguishing Gomez-Hernandez).

Note that seventeen states do allow agg assault convictions based on this lower mens rea (see fn. 7); keep an eye out for those priors and don’t let them become +16 offense level increases.

Equally interesting is the Court’s protection of generic federal “attempt.” Id. at *6. Because New Jersey law allows an attempt conviction without satisfying the “probable desistance” test, it is broader than the generic definition – again, the prior does not qualify as a federal “aggravated assault.” Id. at *6-*7. Two very useful additions to our “generic definition” arsenal.

How to Use: Yet again the Ninth rejects the sentencing “belt and suspenders” gambit. Here, the court warned it would impose the same 46 six months if it was wrong (despite the fact that the correct guidelines are 10–16 months). Id. at *7. The Ninth ain’t buying it: “the district court’s assurance that it would have imposed a sentence three times the proper Guidelines range if its Guidelines calculation turned out to be wrong cannot, without more, cure the prejudice resulting from its incorrect Guidelines calculation.” Id. at *8. Use Garcia-Jimenez when a court tries to whitewash an incorrect guideline calc with threats of an identical § 3553(a) term.
For Further Reading: After Johnson, the Sentencing Commission has also been wrestling with the “crime of violence” question. A proposed amendment has been posted for comment - see the pdf here

The comment period ended on Nov. 25: anticipate more news on the amendment soon.

Steven Kalar, Federal Public Defender N.D. Cal. Website at

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015

United States v. Bare, No. 14-10475 (11-24-15)(Tallman with Rosenthal, D.J.; Kozinski dissenting).
As an editorial note, this is an AZ FPD case. The 9th affirms a sentence and conditions of SR in a felon in possession case.   Some interesting aspects are presented and a dissent by Kozinski regarding overbroad SR conditions.  This case arises from the non-Indian defendant shooting a gun on the Navajo reservation during an altercation with a disgruntled pawn store customer.  The pawn store was run by the defendant from his house and it was not exactly "authorized."  The defendant's sentence was increased because his acts constituted felony disorderly conduct under the state statute.  He argued that because it occurred on the Reservation, it could only be a misdemeanor.  The 9th held the enhancement of +4 was warranted because felon in possession was a general crime, and it included the Reservation; the assimilative crimes act (ACA) also imported state offenses to non-Indians, which the defendant was.
As for SR conditions, the court imposed a "search of computers." The 9th affirmed, holding that the condition only required "some nexus" to the goals set forth in 3553.  The nexus was that the defendant had run a pawn shop, using paper ledgers, but in the future, could use a computer.

Kozinski dissented from this affirmance of the SR conditions.  He basically said "come on!"  He argues that the condition allows the probation officer to search computers for some reason or no reason, despite the fact that the offense did not require a computer, the defendant did not own a computer, and the so-called nexus is really no nexus, as anyone, at any time, could use a computer to do some offense.  Kozinski also states that the majority misuses memorandum decisions for precedent, and that the decision itself runs counter to other precedent.
The decision is here:

Sunday, November 22, 2015

Case o' The Week: The 411 on 211 - Cal Robberies not Violent Felonies for ACCA - Dixon

The Hon. Judge Carlos T. Bea

  In Anderson, the California Supreme Court upheld a robbery conviction under California Panel Code Section  211 – even though the use of force was accidental, and not intentional.  A good decision for D.A.s.

  Not so hot, it turns out, for AUSAs.

United States v. James Dixon, No. 14-10318 (9th Cir. Nov. 20, 2015), decision available here.

Players: Decision by Judge Bea, joined by Judges W. Fletcher and Berzon.

Facts: Dixon, who had nine prior felonies, plead guilty to Section 922(g)(1) (“felon in possession.) Id. at 4.

The district court found that three convictions were “violent felonies” under the ACCA: two of those were California Penal Code (“CPC”) § 211 robberies. Id.

Dixon was sentenced to the mand-min 15-year sentence. Id.

Issue(s): “Dixon appeals only his sentence, claiming, as he did in the district court, that he did not have three ‘violent felony’ convictions, as defined by the ACCA, and thus does not qualify for the mandatory minimum sentence.” Id.

Held:We conclude that CPC § 211 is not a categorical match because it criminalizes conduct not included within the ACCA’s definition of ‘violent felony.’” Id. at 7.

“[W]e turn next to whether CPC § 211 is divisible into violations that meet the ACCA’s definition of ‘violent felony’ and others that do not. We have little trouble finding that CPC § 211 is not divisible.” Id. at 10.

“Because CPC § 211 criminalizes conduct not included in the ACCA’s definition of ‘violent felony’ and is not divisible, a conviction for violating CPC § 211 cannot serve as a predicate ‘violent felony’ conviction for the application of a mandatory minimum sentence under the ACCA . . . . As a result, we vacate the district court’s imposition of the mandatory minimum sentence and remand this case to the district court for resentencing.” Id. at 12.

Of Note: Dixon is an admirably clear, textbook analysis of a state statute’s viability as a “violent felony” under Johnson. Judge Bea first determines that this is not a categorical match, distinguishing precedent in the context of other guidelines with different definitions. Id. at 7-8. He looks at state law, and finds California permits § 211 robbery convictions beyond the key and core limiting requirements of Johnson: (i) Johnson-eligible priors must involve the use of violent force, or force capable of causing physical pain or injury, and must involve (ii) the intentional use of force. Id. at *9.

Judge Bea then examines the divisibility of CPC § 211, correctly observing that the disjunctively worded phrases in this statute describe alternative means, not alternative elements. Id. at 11.

Read Dixon for the very welcome outcome, but also take a close look at this blueprint for mounting Johnson attacks on other state priors.

How to Use: Unfortunately, CPC § 211 priors may still count as a “crime of violence” under the current illegal reentry guideline, USSG § 2L1.2(b)(1)(A)(ii). See id. at 7 (discussing the different definition in the reentry

guideline and Ninth authority holding that § 211 qualified as “crime of violence” in that context).

Notably, however, the identical ACCA definition of “violent felony” is used in the Career Offender guideline, USSG § 4B1.2(a)

And that Career Offender definition is then incorporated by reference into the “gun” guideline, USSG § 2K2.1 comment. n.1

The punchline?

After Johnson and Dixon, it is all but certain that CPC § 211 “Cal robbery” priors are not “crimes of violence” triggering Career Offender exposure, or generating those big offense level jumps for felon-in-possession cases (up to Offense Levels 20 – 26). Invoke Dixon and contest Cal Robbery priors as “crimes of violence” for those guideline provisions.
For Further Reading: The timing of Dixon is impeccable. Just three days before the Ninth’s decision, the District Court, Northern District of California, presumptively appointed the Federal Public Defender and the CJA panel to handle Johnson habeas litigation. See Misc. Order 2015.11.17, available here.

The FPD has received and is reviewing lists of (hundreds) of potentially eligible candidates from the Sentencing Commission – NorCal folks should look for updates on the Johnson procedures and reports on petitioner eligibility in the weeks and months ahead.

Image of the Honorable Judge Carlos Bea from (the interesting)

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Steven Kalar, Federal Public Defender, Northern District of California. Website at

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Donnerstag, 11. Februar 2010

Please dont answer to such mails, this is an attempted fraud!

BITTE VORSICHT, das ist ein Betrugsversuch.
Wenn Sie solche Mails bekommen, löschen!

Attenzione truffa. Cancellare, non rispondere!

Von: Bernarda Seferovich OCIST []
Gesendet: Freitag, 05.
Februar 2010 02:26
Betreff: Re: Greetings

Dear Mother Benedikta,
I send greetings to you and to all the Sisters in Austria.
I am writing on behalf of Sister Patricia Hynes the Provincial Bursar of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception she has informed me Sister Mary Ann Kelly their Missions procurator is currently stranded in Austria after using the limit of her Visa card. At the moment the Sisters here do not have any quick means of sending to her the amount of money she urgently require.

Sister Patricia Hynes has given me Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) which she told me is equivalent to Thirteen Thousand Euros (Euro 13,000). I request you if you have the Euro 13,000 in your account to advance it to Sister Mary Ann Kelly and you let me know how I will send the US$ 20,000 (Euro 13,000) to your bank account.

You can contact Sister Mary Ann Kelly at or Sisterr Patricia Hynes at

Your assistance to Sister Mary Ann Kelly is highly appreciated.

Fraternal greetings!

Sr Bernarda Seferovich O.CIST
Mother Prioress
Cistercian Nuns
Valley of our lady Monastery
E11096 Yanke Drive
Prairie du Sac, WI 53578


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Gourmet Baked Goods

http://citrusspicebakery.com (801) 923-4117 citrusspicebakery@gmail.com

Custom wedding and party cakes, cupcakes, sugar cookies, and French macarons.

All my products are made to be the most delicious you've ever eaten! Painstakingly tested recipes, innovative baking techniques, and the very best ingredients set them apart. Premium chocolates, Madagascar vanilla beans, real butter, fresh fruit, and premium toasted nuts.

Everything I make is from scratch, including my fondant, sugar paste and modeling chocolate.

Friday, July 3, 2015

Palmiers are crispy, sugary, flaky pastries made of homemade puff pastry rolled in sugar, then rolled thin and formed into the signature "palm leaf" shape.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Twix Cake

This cake has four layers of rich vanilla buttermilk cake, filled with caramel Swiss meringue buttercream and chopped twix candy bars. The outside is frosted with dark chocolate ganache, topped with caramel, and garnished with more twix bars.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Chocolate and Dulce de Leche Swirl Cake

I've been wanting to do a swirled frosting cake for a while. Four layers of vanilla almond buttermilk cake filled with swirled chocolate ganache and dulce de Leche buttercream. It makes a beautiful effect, and tastes so delicious!

Kouign Amann

These pastries, pronounced koo-WEEN ah-MON, are from Brittany, France. Croissant dough is coated with sugar, folded into the special flower shape, and baked in pastry rings. The result is a rich, buttery, flaky, caramelized confection that is wonderfully delicious.

Blood Orange Tart

Blood oranges are in season right now, and they're definitely worth seeking out. With their deep red flesh, they are so dramatic. Their flavor is just like a normal orange, with a hint of pomegranate. This tart has a pate brisee crust, filled with vanilla bean pastry cream, topped with segments of blood orange and glazed with a blood orange caramel. Truly unique and delicious.

Chocolate Strawberry Cake

For this cake, I wanted to try the "naked" style, but make it look elegant instead of how it usually looks - unfinished and rough. Three layers of strawberry cake each edged in dark chocolate ganache, then filled with strawberry milk chocolate ganache. Then it is drizzled with strawberry reduction. It truly tastes like a chocolate dipped strawberry in cake form.

Pink and Gold Anniversary Cake

This cake was for my mother and father in law's 50th wedding anniversary. The bottom tier was my mother in law's favorite: chocolate cake with milk chocolate frosting. The middle tier was vanilla buttermilk cake with salted caramel French buttercream, and the top tier was red velvet cake with raspberry cream cheese frosting.

All three tiers were covered in a shiny chocolate ganache glaze, then decorated with ribbon, lace, and sculpted gumpaste flowers.


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Our recreation centers will be CLOSED the following days due to floors being screened and recoated:
Crow: April 3- April 9, 2017
Burt Cobb: April 10-16, 2017
Kleeman: May 21 – May 27, 2017

Clarksville is home to three centers that provide residents with fun recreational experiences at an affordable price! Each center features a full-size gymnasium, fitness center with cardiovascular and strength training equipment, racquetball court, game room, and meeting space that is available for private rental. The centers are also home to a variety of special events, athletic and enrichment programs, and after-school activities.

Annual memberships are available for $5 (valid for one year at all three centers).

Families: $5: first child
$3: second child
$2: three or more children

Daily visitor's pass: $1 per person.

Amenities, Hours, and Programs
Hours and amenities vary by location. See center locations below for more info.
Download this month's calendars to see center programming

Monday: 11am - 9pm
Tuesday: 9am - 9pm*
Wednesday: 1pm - 9pm
Thursday: 9am - 8pm*
Friday: 2:30pm-6pm
Saturday: 11am - 3pm
Sunday: CLOSED

*Open to ages 50 and up only on Tuesday and
Thursday from 9-11am.

1011 Franklin Street, 37040

Monday: 9am - 9pm*
Tuesday: 2pm - 9pm
Wednesday: 9am - 9pm*
Thursday: 10am - 9pm
Friday: 10am - 6pm*
Saturday: 9am - 3pm
Sunday: CLOSED

*Open to ages 50 and up only on Monday and
Wednesday from 9-10am and Friday 10-11am.

211 Richview Road, 37043

Monday: 7:45am - 8pm
Tuesday: 7:45am - 8pm*
Wednesday: 7:45am - 8pm
Thursday: 7:45am - 8pm*
Friday: 7:45am - 6pm*
Saturday: 9am - 3pm*
Sunday: CLOSED

*Open to ages 50 and up only on Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday from 11-12am and Saturday from 9-10am.

166 Cunningham Lane, 37042

If you are interested in becoming an instructor for a class at a community center (ie. aerobics, martial arts, youth sports, arts and crafts, educational programs), please contact the Program Director at 645-7476 or contact a center directly.

Our recreation centers offer meeting space for private rentals during operation hours only.
Rent: $10 per hour, $20 deposit required.

***If CMCSS schools are cancelled, Homeschool PE will not meet.***

  • All users ages 6 and up must obtain a community center I.D. to enter.
  • All youth ages 9 and under must be accompanied and actively supervised by someone 15 years of age or older. Any child age 10 and over is permitted to come to a center unattended.
  • You must be 16 years of age to use the weight room without supervision.
  • Proper gym attire is required: pants and/or shorts, shirt and gym shoes.
  • No street shoes on gym, racquetball or weight room floors.
  • No sagging shorts or pants; no hats, bandannas or do-rags allowed on in the building.
  • Gang activity and attire is strictly prohibited.
  • All center equipment must stay inside the facility at all times.
  • No pets of any type allowed.
  • Food and drinks allowed in designated areas only.
  • No gum in building
  • No Profanity / Chewing / Spitting
  • No smoking in facility or entrances of facility.
  • No Alcohol or Drugs allowed on the premises at any time.
  • No Horseplay / Fighting / Gambling
  • No radios, CD players or other musical devices can be used without headsets.
  • THE CENTER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS. No personal items will be stored by center staff for any reason; A locker is available if you bring your own lock.
  • No personal use of Office Phone.
Last updated: 3/13/2017 9:46:54 AM


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Sunday, September 28, 2008

Analysis: What does each candidate have to do to win the Vice Presidential debate on Oct. 2?

One of my favorite moments (38 seconds) from the primary debates. Keep in mind that Biden has a reputation for droning on and on in his answers. Enjoy.

Opinion: Who won the presidential debate on Friday?

By Tom ShalesSaturday, September 27, 2008; Page C01
John McCain wore the more presidential tie -- that much can be said for him -- but Barack Obama displayed the more presidential temperament, or the kind of demeanor people presumably would want in a president, when the two candidates met at the University of Mississippi last night for their first debate of the campaign.

Both men seemed well equipped in terms of facts and figures -- especially, as one would expect, dollar figures -- and neither made an outrageous blunder, although McCain did misidentify the new president of Pakistan. More critically, he came across as condescending and even rude to his opponent, a bit of bad behavior especially evident because Obama may have overdone the fair-minded bit in many of his remarks and answers.

Imperiously enough, McCain -- who had threatened not to show up for the debate because of America's financial crisis -- seemed determined to avoid even looking at Obama as the debate went on, although they did shake hands at the beginning and end. Many of McCain's answers were preceded with belittling references to Obama as if he were talking to a college freshman way out of his depth: "I'm afraid Senator Obama doesn't understand the difference between a tactic and a strategy," was one typical remark.

Obama supporters must have been displeased, then, to hear their candidate keep agreeing with McCain, a case perhaps of sportsmanlike conduct run amok. Doesn't Obama want to win?

On the matter of congressional earmarks and wasteful spending, Obama began one answer with, "Well, Senator McCain is absolutely right . . ." and later, on an issue related to the Iraq war: "Senator McCain is absolutely right . . ." etc., etc.

After all the nice-guy stuff from Obama, which may have reached self-defeating levels, it's perhaps not surprising that the most, perhaps only, electrifying moment of the debate was when he finally told McCain he was wrong -- three times in quick and effective succession. This was during debate about the origins of the war in Iraq. "You were wrong" about saying the war would be quick and easy, Obama charged, his voice rising. "You were wrong" about finding weapons of mass destruction, he continued. And there was one more "you were wrong" for good measure.

Obama was showing something that his personal appearances have too often lacked: passion. There was strong conviction behind his words, whether one agreed with them or not, and a welcome assertiveness. "You were wrong" was an effectively simple declarative sentence, not bogged down in qualifiers the way some of his sentences tend to be. "We've got to look at bringing that war to a close," he said of Iraq; why not just, "We've got to end that war"?

Although Obama was "crisper" than usual, as one commentator noted after the debate, he still may not have been crisp enough. His oratorical skills when giving speeches in vast venues have been amply demonstrated. But in debates and conversations, when he ad-libs, he sometimes seems to be weighing his answers almost too carefully, defusing his own remarks by diffusing them.

Democrat Paul Begala, one of CNN's army of pundits, criticized both candidates for the way they handled questions on the economy. The whole debate was supposed to deal with foreign policy, but as the economy shuddered and crumbled during the week, it was wisely decided to devote about a third of the debate to that crisis. But as Begala said, a stranger to this planet tuning in the debate wouldn't have known from the candidates' answers and attitudes that America is in the midst of what has been called the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression.

Instead their answers were on the theoretical side, with no real sense of urgency. The folks out there in television land, losing their homes to foreclosure or seeing their retirement nest eggs obliterated, deserved more thoughtful and heartfelt answers.

The debate was moderated by public television's Jim Lehrer, who did a very accomplished job, willing to interrupt or challenge the candidates when they danced around an issue rather than addressing it. His first question was "Where do you stand on the financial recovery plan" now being debated in Washington. Both candidates merely reiterated economic policies from past speeches, with McCain preceding his response with a self-serving salute to Ted Kennedy, who was hospitalized earlier in the day.

Obama began his response with the usual bromide about America being "at a defining moment in our history." Yes yes, but how will we pay the mortgage when the interest rate goes up for the umpteenth time next month?

Lehrer took control. After the meandering palaver from the two men he said pointedly, "Let's go back to my question" and repeated it.

Since all three networks had access to the same basic pool video, some networks tried to dress up the picture with identifying decoration. NBC and CNN both had annoying animated graphics in the lower right-hand corners of the screen, just the thing for people who want to watch letters dance or globes spin around, distracting to everyone else. CNN had mercifully ditched its ticker-tape of fun facts, but replaced it with a chart that supposedly showed reactions from a sample group to the candidates' performances. The chart was hard to read and essentially useless.

CBS armed a test group of viewer-voters with "joy sticks" to measure their responses to various moments of the debate, but this gimmick also proved to be of little help. A CBS reporter interviewed one man sitting in the room; the man said he thought McCain looked "stressed."

And that was that. The research measurement was done by Nielsen Media Research, it was pointed out, the same people who rate television shows. That raised the discomforting specter of equating presidential candidates with sitcoms, soap operas and reality junk.

This was reality -- the realest kind of reality -- and the debate was, for the most part, encouragingly civilized and not flawed with frivolous name-calling. As NBC's able Chuck Todd put it, "no lipstick on a pig" nonsense. If McCain had been more civil, and Obama were more combative and fervent, it would have been better still.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Analysis: Is the economy broken? Is the economy in a downward cycle? or Is the economy OK?

Treasury's Paulson Urges Quick Action on Bailout Plan
Rescue Plan Grows to $700 Billion; Similar Measures Urged Overseas

By Lori Montgomery and David ChoWashington Post Staff Writers Sunday, September 21, 2008; 10:00 AM

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. today urged Congress to move quickly to approve the Bush administration's emergency plan to revive the U.S. financial system, a proposal that officials said yesterday would cost up to $700 billion as it relieved crippled financial institutions of their mortgage-based assets.

Paulson, who was making the rounds of Sunday morning news talk shows explaining the administration's plan, said lawmakers need to reassure credit markets and Wall Street quickly and should not slow the process down by adding proposals onto the emergency bill.

"The credit markets are still very fragile right now and frozen," Paulson said in an interview on NBC's Meet the Press. "We need to deal with this and deal with it quickly."

Senior administration officials meanwhile yesterday pressed their counterparts in Japan, Germany, Britain and elsewhere to establish similar programs to rescue their own troubled firms in what would be an unprecedented bailout of the worldwide financial system. The move comes in recognition that complex interconnections among financial institutions have created a global crisis that the United States cannot solve alone.

As part of his television interviews today, Paulson said foreign banks would be eligible for assistance under the U.S. rescue plan because "if a financial institution has business operations in the United States, hires people in the United States, if they are clogged with illiquid assets, they have the same impact on the American people as any other institution."

Congressional leaders responded positively to the administration's rescue plan, though the price tag they received yesterday was $200 billion higher than they had been told to expect just three days ago. But House Democrats said they would push to include a number of contentious provisions that could make it difficult to pass the plan quickly, including limits on executive compensation for firms that unload their bad assets on the government and new powers for bankruptcy judges to modify mortgages on primary residences.

Democrats also want President Bush to drop his opposition to a second round of federal spending aimed at stimulating the economy. While the administration's bailout plan would insure the money market funds of millions of ordinary Americans and help prop up the mortgage market, some Democrats worry that it will primarily be viewed as a bailout for big Wall Street firms.

"Obviously, this is of direct benefit to some people in the financial industry," Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said of the rescue plan. "We need to be talking about direct benefits to people who are not in the private sector."

Bush, speaking to reporters during a White House appearance yesterday with Colombian President Álvaro Uribe, urged Democrats to set aside those demands. In talks with congressional leaders, Bush said he "found a common understanding of how severe the problem is" and the need for urgent action. "We need to get this done quickly and, you know, the cleaner the better,'' he said.

Bush also defended the size of the request, saying drastic action was needed because of the magnitude of the financial crisis, a cataclysm that started with nontraditional mortgage loans to U.S. homeowners, spread to the banking and financial services industry and now is enveloping markets around the world.

"This is a big package because it's a big problem," Bush said. "The risk of doing nothing far outweighs the risk of the package."

Bush, who campaigned as the nation's first MBA president and a free-market advocate, also appeared to address complaints from conservatives that the plan inserts the government too much into the economy.
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Analysis: Will the bailout help the political futures of incumbents or a particular political party?

Who the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout is really supposed to help.
By Daniel GrossPosted Monday, Sept. 8, 2008
On Sunday, the Treasury Department announced that it would effectively take over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the critically wounded government-sponsored mortgage behemoths. (This landing page at the Treasury Department has the details.)

Generally speaking, the federal government has been content merely to watch the failures stemming from the real-estate/housing-credit bubble. If individuals default on their mortgages and get foreclosed on, that's their proper comeuppance. If subprime lenders go out of business, that's capitalism's creative destruction. If banks start to fail, as they're now doing at a rate of one per week, no big deal.

But Washington reacted with alacrity when a second-tier investment bank, Bear Stearns, threatened to take the plunge. And the case of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a rare example of Washington regulators being slightly ahead of the curve. Of course, Fannie and Freddie are bigger and more significant than any of the financial firms that have failed thus far. But the reason for the fevered weekend rescue activity has less to do with the companies' size than with their scope.

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Wingham Gathering: May 2010

Mal attended the Wingham Gathering on behalf of the Clan.  It was a torrential downpour for the Parade, then sun by lunchtime, but rain just before we packed up so everything was soaked again!  Unfortunately several tents belonging to other clans, SAHC and Scottish House were vandalised - the Clan MacNicol tent was locked in its trailer at that point thankfully.


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Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Calling it...

done! I just had to make a cover for my 2014 documented life project to finish it off.

Happy Holidays.

Friday, 19 December 2014

not kings but used all the things I learned in the Radiant Faces class and also added a fair bit of me too! Triple Canvas Girls.

I am going to share my paintings over at Paint Party Friday.

I hope you will follow me here on my new blog.

Sunday, 14 December 2014

Week 51...

of the documented life and although this project soon new blog is just beginning. I had those new directions thoughts in my head while creating my journal page.

Saturday, 13 December 2014

New Beginning!

I haven't been miscanthuscrafts for a long time. I don't need an alias or nickname any more do I? With there having been a great shift in the focus of my work over the past year and now being a stamp designer for PaperArtsy I need to be ME! A big risk when it comes to followers as I go from 200 plus to 0 though my faith google plus friends stay with me. I will keep my old blog for a few months but hope to shift things over to this blog full time early in 2015. Let me know I am not alone again and follow me...sniff. Clare AKA . I will share more of my plans and dreams for 2015 here soon!


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Natema was born in May 2009 in the city of London, England . Conceived by producers and multi - instrumentalists , Tetto Bononi and Luis Valente , the project seeks to explore the many facets of EDM mixed with cultural influences and sounds from various corners around the globe. In just four years , they built an extraordinary career , releasing over 35 singles , remixes and video clips , being acclaimed in over 80 cities in 9 countries around the world.Known in the electronic scene for a unique performance of " Live Act ", Natema creates a vibrant environment , using midi controllers , keyboard , guitar and vocals , bringing melodies attached to a consistent bassline and extremely danceable productions, a perfect and memorable set to the audience .In the mainstream , Natema performed alongside big names of the music industry like, Booka Shade , Dizzee Rascal , Astrix , Ellie Goulding , at various renowned clubs and festivals , such as Pacha , The Egg , Heaven , Koko , Lovebox Festival , La Bellevilloise and the Week , in the cities of London, Paris , Manchester , Brighton , Lisbon , Glasgow , Berlin , Amsterdam , Milan , Dublin, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo , arriving on the island of Cyprus at the legendary club Guaba Beach - Top 15# of Dj Mag.Resident Dj of " Casafonda Fm " and "Ice Cold Fm " in the British capital , Natema was mentioned by "The Independent" news as the10 best gigs in London and it is currently ranked on # 41 Electro House & Deep House Ranking in UK , by the "Top Deejays" .Recently, Natema held a live performance at the "Programa do JO ", aired by Globo TV in national audience, The number corresponded to an interpretation with orchestra hit "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk.In addition, the Natema was featured avant premiere of VEVO International, the exclusive release of a video clip, by Tommy Boy Records.


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Sunday, July 24, 2011

That's what I called him. "Guitar George" Ede. But unlike Mark Knofler's hero, our George was more than a rhythm player; he could make the guitar cry and sing, too; and he often did it with astonishing speed, fingers flying up and down the frets. He is the owner of Liberty Music in Framingham, Massachusetts, in business now for forty years or more. When I began to establish myself on the Irish folk circuit in New England in the late seventies I cast about for a store for the necessaries of a musical life. To a man, all my peers said, "Go see George at Liberty."

It was a fairly big shop and very friendly. And George was, in a manner of speaking, big and friendly himself. I'm not talking about size, I'm referring his warmth, integrity, sense of humor and professionalism that made him, yes, larger than life. (A fella named Steve worked with George, and Steve played saxaphone. No need to ask what nickname I gave him. They played some good music together in various aggregations.) They sold guitars of all makes, electric pianos, amps, strings, sheet music, et al - everything a musician could want. They also rented band equipment. It was not uncommon for any of us to drop in for a set of strings, or something more serious and stick around just to shoot the breeze with George, or any of the musicians that showed up; exchanging stories and leads to new clubs and gigs. It was that kind of place because George was that kind of guy. Bets are he still is.

I play a big Guild D 70 acoustic; have for thirty years now. It's been my one and only, and thus deeply associated with me in the minds of friends and fans. There were times when I would borrow a guitar to take on the road, just to play something different, to hear a different tone and color. And people would say, "Where's the big Guild, Denny? It ain't you without the big Guild."

I had a Guild D 35, I think, when I first started to patronize Liberty Music and struck up a friendship with George. Liam's Irish Tavern, also in Framingham, was a fairly regular gig for me then, and it was not uncommon for George to stop in and sometimes sit in. He had a keen ear and his comments about one's performance were always welcome and taken very seriously. One night he asked if I was coming to the store anytime soon and I replied that I was, indeed, headed in for some things the next day.

Coming out from behind the counter George greeted me with a sly smile and told me he had something special to show me, something I just had to see. We walked to the guitar display and he stopped in front of a very big and very expensive guitar case. "Uh-oh," I said. "Is what you want me to see in that case?" He just grinned and started to open the case. I took a step back. "Don't do this to me, George. Please. I just know whatever is in that case, it's beautiful, but way out of my price range. Don't torture me. I can't afford it. I don't even want to look at at, never mind play it."

Of course he ignored me, let loose a dramatic cackle and in a second the cover fell open revealing the most beautiful guitar I had ever seen. I groaned, "No, stop. Please. No, No. Absolutely not. Put it away." It was like that old Flip Wilson routine with Geraldine being tempted by the Devil with a new dress. George steered me toward a little piano stool, sat me down. He lifted the guitar gently out of it's case and placed it in my hands. I wrapped my arms around it and almost cried. Then I played a chord, strummed one chord, an E Major, I think it was; and I sat there and listened as the notes resonated through the big rosewood body and sailed out the soundhole. And the notes rang beautifully, slowly decaying, so slowly that it was hard to tell when they stopped.
I looked up at a beaming George. "You can do it," he said. "I'll give you a good deal. You need this guitar, Dennis. This guitar was made for you. We'll work something out."

He gave me more than a good deal. He took the old Guild and a small deposit, and we arranged a payment plan. And further, he let me take the guitar right then and there. Yes, friends, you read it right - he let me take it home. Musical instrument dealers do not do things like that. Still don't. Hell, retailers of anything aren't going to let you do that. But that was George. He put me and that guitar together.

And I paid him, I did, and on time. And I played that Guild for years, and I still play that Guild. It was with me in hundreds of clubs and a multitude of cities and states over thirty years. I wrote a great many songs on it, among them Honky Tonk Moon, a number one hit for Randy Travis. And it was with me last year, on two different cruise ship gigs; in the Baltic, the Mediterannean and the Caribbean. Fifty ports. Passengers remarked numerous times on the warm sound; warm because I mike the guitar. No pickup. With all that beautiful, aged wood invested with the music of hundreds and hundreds of gigs, thousands of hours of playing.....Why would I ruin that? And the amount of young and old folkie guitar players that shyly, hesitantly asked if they could play it? They were legion.

Well. A certain segment of that cadre of Irish pub singers slowly drifted away from the Boston area, indeed, some from New England altogether. Seamus Kennedy went to Maryland, Frank Emerson to North Carolina, Robbie O'Connell down the road to Rhode Island, and I went to Nashville. I saw George last on a trip back to Massachusetts to play the Eagle Brook Saloon in Norfolk on Paddy's Day, oh, ten years ago or more. Time, you know.... But he was a good friend and will remain a big part of the beautiful mosaic of my life as a musician and an entertainer. He's right there in the audience everytime I set the Guild in my lap and start to play.

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In Home Training References

(Obtained in April 2004 when submitting a dog training tender to the local council)

Ms C.B, competitor at breed shows & attendee with three dogs at C.L.E.A.R. Dog Training group classes:

"I recently had a private lesson and then completed a course at C.L.E.A.R. Dog Training and was, quite frankly, astounded at the improvement not only in my own dog but in all of the dogs on the course. Some had never been socialised prior to the course and were understandably nervous, agitated and verbose. However, Oliver and the very professional team at C.L.E.A.R. brought a mixture of expertise, humour and individual attention to each participant while imparting logical sound principles. This was instrumental in all of us reaching a high level of achievement.

I have since enrolled my two other dogs one of which is already Level 3 in obedience at a traditional dog club to also undertake a course with C.L.E.A.R. Dog Training. Regardless of the age or experience of the dog or owner I do believe that anyone can significantly benefit from this wonderful team of people and the resources they offer. I simply cannot recommend them highly enough."

Dr C.F, (PhD), Delta Accredited Canine Good Citizen Instructor, Chief Instructor (Obedience) at Gold Coast Dog Obedience Club:

"I first met Oliver Beverly about five years ago when he participated in training activities at my dog club. I have since encountered him at many training and behaviour seminars around the country. Oliver is a keen student of the latest in positive methods of animal training and I would feel very happy in recommending anyone to attend his classes or consult with him about problem behaviours. He has the dog's best interests at heart and the knowledge to resolve problems without resorting to the excessive punishment that characterises most old-style approaches to dog training."

Dr R. Q, BVSc (Hons), Veterinarian:

'I have known Mr Beverly for two years in a number of different capacities including:

  • As a client with my own dog at C.L.E.A.R. Dog Training
  • As this Veterinary Hospital's dog trainer referral of choice
  • As a fellow colleague participating in Continuing Education Behavioural Conferences

I have the highest regard for Mr Beverly both as a skilled professional and a person of integrity. It is my observation and professional experience that he possesses many strengths and attributes including the following:

  • Strong and consistent client focus
  • High-level competency and knowledge
  • High level of communication skills
  • Strong congruency between philosophical framework and his daily practice
  • Openness to new information and a strong commitment to continuing education
  • Knowledge & experience in up-to-date, approved methods of dog training and handling.

Mr Beverly has developed respect from the local veterinary profession as he works excellently with owners, animals and the profession to allow for ideal management of our suburban dog community. He is an accredited Delta Canine Good Citizen Instructor and has completed further studies in Behavioural Dog Training. This theoretical study and extensive dog training experience in my opinion make him one of the most valuable and expert dog trainers in the area.'

Ms Michelle Izzard, Ketchwayo Rhodesian Ridgebacks

To Whom It May Concern

"It is a pleasure to write a testimonial in regard to Oliver Beverly and C.L.E.A.R. Dog Training. I was looking for a puppy preschool after attending an ill run puppy school here on the Sunshine Coast. Priorities for me were a positive environment for puppy and handler, an instructor who knew how to run a puppy class without compromising the social development of a very young dog and who taught how to raise a puppy in a positive way.

Oliver was recommended to me and after initial contact I made the 200 kilometre round trip from Buderim to our first class in Brisbane. I was not disappointed. As well as being fun, Oliver’s puppy classes are carefully designed to ensure that new owners are taught what to expect from a young pup and how to handle normal puppy behavior. This knowledge helps arm a new puppy owner with understanding and skills for a smooth transition through puppy hood. The clicker is introduced, positive basic training introduced and most importantly pups learn to socialize with other puppies and humans.

Obstacles such as swing doors, prams, umbrellas, basic agility equipment are also a part of Oliver’s puppy classes. This type of equipment encourages puppy awareness helping to build confidence and, of course, the agility equipment is a lot of fun.

I found Oliver to be a warm, caring, extremely knowledgeable person who has devoted many years to helping people raise their pups to become well adjusted canine citizens in today’s society. Oliver also actively assists in bringing to Queensland world renowned, positive, dog trainers to lecture in their areas of expertise so we all can benefit from their knowledge.

Being a breeder I have absolutely no hesitation at all in recommending C.L.E.A.R. Dog training to my puppy buyers.

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Jewelry Punch Fence Tutorial

I had someone ask me about the Chocolate Bunny card I posted here, so I decided to make a tutorial on how I made it.

Materials used are stampin’ up! Unless noted

Stamps: chocolate bunny (#116980), teeny tiny wishes (#115370), fast flowers small wheel (#109679)

Paper: pretty in pink (#100459), summer sun (#103124), mellow moss (#102898), whisper white (#100730), chocolate chip (#102128), tea party (#113992)

Ink: pretty in pink (#101301), basic black (#101179)

Accessories: pretty in pink striped grosgrain ribbon (#113882), dimensionals (#104430)

Punches: medium jewelry tag (#117190), small oval (#107304), scallop edge (#112091)

Techniques: punch art

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Anonymous said...

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Tethered2Home said...

I love your card, but honestly I love that you didn't edit out the little mistake, but showed us about the adhesive remover! Perfect :D Thanks, Amy.

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Kill the Paris Treaty and Rip Out the Roots

By Viv Forbes, Secretary of the Clexit Coalition

The Clexit Coalition today called on President Trump to keep his election promise to withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty and stop US payments to all UN global warming programs.

The Clexit (ClimateExit) Coalition, comprising over 175 representatives from 25 countries, aims to prevent ratification or local enforcement of the UN Paris climate treaty.

The Secretary of Clexit, Mr Viv Forbes of Australia, said that all nations will suffer from the destructive energy policies being promoted in the UN’s war on cheap, reliable hydro-carbon fuels and the backbone industries that rely on them – mining and smelting, farming, fishing, forestry, processing and manufacturing.
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Clexit Sceptics at Marrakech

Clexit Members are presenting sceptical papers at the Marrakech Climate Carnival.

“Attempts to verify the greenhouse effect by Experiments” by Jan-Eric Solheim of Norway.

“Reconsidering the Role of Livestock and Agriculture in Clmate Change” by Dr Albrecht Galtzle of Paraguay.

“Reconsidering Solar forcing, Climate Change and Sea Level Rise” by Nils-Alex Morner, of Sweden.

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The Battle for our Grasslands and Livestock

By Viv Forbes, Albrecht Glatzle and others

Grasslands and arable land cover just 10% of Earth’s surface but (with the oceans) they produce all of our food and fibre. But the productivity and health of our grasslands, farms and livestock are under threat from global warming alarmists and green preservationists.

We are afflicted by climate crazies and methane madness. It is poor public policy that condones restrictions on grazing operations, or taxes on grazing animals, based on disputed theories that claim that bodily emissions from farm animals will cause dangerous global warming.

New Zealand was the first cattle country to propose a “livestock fart tax”. Four hundred farmers then drove 20 tractors to the Parliament in Wellington waving placards and banners saying “STOP THE FART TAX”. The proposal was laughed out of Parliament. But the war on farmers and livestock continues.

Permission is given to reproduce this cartoon providing the source ( is credited.
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Will Brighton be Swallowed by the Sea?

In only 20 times the length of time since the Battle of Hastings, the Polar Ice Cap has shrunk from London to the other side of Greenland. And the English Channel has filled with sea water.

In only 100 times the length of time since the Battle of Hastings, the Polar Ice Cap has expanded from the other side of Greenland all the way to London and then back again. And the English Channel has emptied of sea water and then filled-up again.

The South Australian Blackout

by Terence Cardwell

This is NOT a once off event- it will happen again in the not too distant future and continue to do so.

Why? Because of the continual instability created in the grid system by the constantly changing wind generators and the reliance of power from Victoria, who have to continually get them out of their insane situation.

Any change in power generation from the wind generators has to be compensated for and chased by thermal power generation units which decreases their efficiency substantially and more than obviates any gain from wind generators. These severe load changes can create a power wave within the grid system that causes instability as the thermal units try to match the wind generators’ severe load changes.

Because the winds were so severe the wind generators would already have been non-operative and locked. So that 40% of the power was already out of service before the blackout. If the wind generators were allowed to operate in such severe winds they would have torn themselves apart.

So YES the wind generators DID cause the blackout by increasing the load substantially on the Victoria to S.A. interconnector.

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The Too-high Price of Green Power

By Daniel W. Nebert.

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. — John Adams, December 1770; in “Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials”

By Daniel W. Nebert

Concerned about “global warming” and “climate change,” the European Union has been far ahead of the United States in solar- and wind-energy development. But — economically — how have they fared? The answer is: Not so well. In fact, not good at all.

Denmark has been the EU leader in renewable energy. In 2012, the Danish Parliament agreed politically to 50 percent of energy consumption from wind power by 2020, 84 percent by 2035.

The Danish government has now completely changed its mind. In recent months, it decided to abandon plans to build five offshore wind power farms — to be functional by 2020. Denmark realized its green policies have become too expensive to maintain.

Danish consumers and companies pay the highest electricity prices within the EU, according to Eur electric, the European Electricity Association. In 2014, 66 percent of an average Danish electricity bill went to taxes and fees; 18 percent went to transportation, and only 15 percent for the electricity itself. (Germany was second highest, with 52 percent in electricity taxes.) The Danish climate minister recently stated: “We can’t accept this, as the private sector and households are paying far too much. Denmark’s renewable policy has turned out to be too expensive.”

It has become obvious that all the green energy plans mandated to reduce EU emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) will not achieve substantial reductions. In some cases, the actions are actually making matters worse.

A serious examination of successful and failed introductions of technology… might teach us some lessons.
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Swedish CLEXIT

CLEXIT is an international organization for the exit of climate agreements with respect to CO2 emission (i.e. for an abandoning of ratification of the COP25 agreement).

The Clexit Coalition:

Swedish CLEXIT is a regional branch of the CLEXIT Coalition.
Its goals and intensions are – as intended – somewhat country specific.

We realize:

  • that CO2 is “the gas of life” and hence beneficial for plant growth (by no means is it a “pollutant”).
  • that CO2 plays a very small to insignificant role in climate change (when we consider observational facts and physical laws instead of models that do not even agree with measured facts).
  • that climate change is predominantly driven by the Sun, its emission of luminosity and solar wind, and the filtering and amplification of this emission within the terrestrial physical processes.

We claim no relations to:

  • the Donald Trump organization, though they, too, do not agree with the IPCC and COP25 concept of an anthropogenic (CO2) global warming.

We urge:

  • that the CO2 hysteria will come to an immediate end, so that we can return to work for real problems in the real world.
  • that the COP25 agreement should be re-assessed in the light of real scientific facts.
  • that our national environmental goals and efforts will re-direct the focus on real problems (which, indeed, are both serious and large) instead of misusing all attention on an imagined CO2-hysteria.
  • that international efforts will re-focus its attention back to poverty and inequality instead of climate change.

These are the working frames of “Swedish CLEXIT” as proposed by is its regional director Nils-Axel Mörner on September 25, 2016.

[Signed: Nils-Axel Mörner]

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Australia needs a Paris Plebiscite

The Clexit Coalition has called on the Australian Government to conduct a plebiscite on whether Australia should withdraw from the Paris Climate Treaty.

The Clexit (ClimateExit) Coalition, now comprising over 175 representatives from 25 countries, was launched in London last week. It aims to prevent ratification or local enforcement of the UN Paris climate treaty.

The Australian Secretary of Clexit, Mr Viv Forbes, said that Australia is particularly vulnerable to the destructive energy policies being promoted in the UN’s war on carbon fuels.

“Australia is a huge continent in a far corner of the world, suffering from what that great historian Geoffrey Blainey called ‘The Tyranny of Distance’.

“Since the days of the gold rush and the wool boom, we have always relied on production, transport, processing and export from our remote mines and farms to distant markets – gold and silver, wool and wheat, lead and zinc, butter and cheese, copper and aluminium, beef and lamb, iron ore and coking coal, timber and fruit, natural gas and thermal coal, cement and steel. These widely scattered industries and the factories and refineries dependent on them rely heavily on two things – efficient transport and reliable low-cost electricity.

“Two insane energy policies threaten them – “carbon-free transport” and “wind/solar power”.

“How do green dreamers plan to power the bulk carriers, tankers, container ships, railways, road trains, trucks, tractors, draglines, dozers and pumps on wind/solar power? “Carbon-free transport” would be the economic equivalent of returning to the costly and unreliable days of windmills, bullock teams, draught horses, sulkies and sailing ships.

“The same applies to “renewable energy” which is unreliable, intermittent and costly. Without nuclear or new hydro-power, there is Buckley’s chance that carbon-free energy can supply low-cost reliable electricity for Australian mines, farms, trains, planes, cities, refineries and heavy industry.

“Before subjecting Australia to these disastrous energy policies, Australians should be given a choice. If we deserve a Plebiscite on gay marriage, which affects a minority of people, we certainly need a Paris Plebiscite before the futile war on carbon fuels destroys our backbone industries and their jobs.

“With hostility to the Paris Treaty in Poland, doubts in France Britain and America, hesitation by the EU, pretend-participation by China and India, and real opposition in the new Australian parliament, Aussies should pause.

“Let’s see evidence, a real debate, and a vote.”

Further Reading:

Poland Defends its Industries against EU Climate polices:

French Presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy reckons that climate change is not caused by man and that the world has far bigger problems on its hands than global warming:

UK Peers Call On Government Not To Rush Ratification Of Paris Agreement In Light Of Brexit:

EU fails to agree on ratification of the Paris deal:

US Republicans oppose Paris Treaty:

Americans won’t pay to fight climate change:

Viv Forbes
The Clexit Coalition
18 September 2016

Rosevale Qld Australia
+61 754 640 533

Disclosure: Viv Forbes is an Australian geologist, financial analyst, farmer, energy user, and non-executive director and minor shareholder in a small Australian company exporting coking coal to Asia.

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