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Finding Great Nonfiction Stories on the Web

Research shows that when people read on the Internet, they usually scan a page looking for information they need instead of reading the page word for word. There are a lot of possible reasons for this type of reading.  We tend to be in such a hurry these days, there are so many websites competing for our attention, reading computer screens puts strain on our eyes, among other reasons.

Sometimes we want to find something that will keep our attention and that we want to slow down and read, but we don't have the time or interest for a full length novel or nonfiction book. Longer, in-depth magazine and newspaper articles--also known as long form journalism--fit the bill,. But you have to, you know, put down your computer or phone to read those. So try the online equivalent! Long form journalism on the web.

But there are so many reprinted newspaper and magazine websites with articles, as well as original articles on websites, it can be hard to find the best ones to read. Lucky for you there are a number of sites that sift through these articles and point you to the best ones. Most of these sites are free and so are the articles they point to.Also, all of these sites either have editors or a community of readers who help to determine the list of articles.

Getting Started with the Best

To get started, try Longform. It has a simple interface that is searchable and easy to navigate. Byliner is similar, but it offers a little bit more. In addition to single articles, Byliner offers themed collections of articles on a topic. They call these Spotlights. They also have even longer original articles that are reasonably priced. For some more scholarly material, try the Arts & Letters Daily from The Chronicle of Higher Education. The A&L Daily has been around since 1998 and it is for the more discriminating reader. Another difference with A&L Daily doesn't just focus longform journalism, but all of the information is still handpicked.

Now Check Out the Rest

Next, try the other guys. Longreads is similar to Longform. Like A&L Daily, The Browser curates more than just long form articles. It has articles, interviews, book recommendations and videos. Instapaper and Readability provide tools for your browser that allow you to create stored lists of articles to read later. They also can reformat webpages so that distracting ads and other content that might distract you from reading are removed. In addition, they also provide their own list of best articles that their readers are saving as well. Readability has a top reads section while Instapaper has The Feature site.

Mobile Reading

All of these sites have mobile apps, mobile browser versions and/or the ability to send the articles to your e-reader.Check out their sites for more information.

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Welcome to Total Reroll Equinox, our new actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast! We've started in a brand new world created by our DM Ian, with new characters (but returning players from our previous game!), so join us in the world of Saugin as we explore (or try to explore) the land of TarTiir!

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West Chester Borough Council

West Chester is governed by the Borough Council which consists of 7 members representing each of the voting wards in the borough.

Council directs the activities of the borough through the appointed Borough Manager, who in turn supervises all departments except the Police Department (the Mayor directs the activities of the Police Department through the Chief of Police). In order to provide continuity, the representatives from the even-numbered wards are elected at the same time, and representatives from the odd-numbered wards, plus the Mayor, are elected 2 years later. All serve 4-year terms, and are eligible for reelection once.

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West Chester Borough Council resolves to retain a strong commitment to democratic principles and always demonstrate integrity, fairness, and honesty while fostering the values and integrity of representative government through action and example. Borough Council will continually advocate for active citizen involvement in local governance and recognize the right of citizens to influence local decisions. Borough Council will work effectively with the Borough Administration, in accordance with transparent and open government practices, to develop and implement policy always in the best interest of the residents of The Borough of West Chester.

On the first Monday of January in each even numbered year, the Borough Council conducts a reorganization meeting where they elect a President and Vice President of Council.

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Friday, October 22, 2010

RIP Robert Paynter

Robert Paynter, who died on October 20 aged 82, was a much-acclaimed cinematographer, best known for his work with the directors John Landis and Michael Winner, and for shooting the Michael Jackson video Thriller (1983), the most popular music video in history.

Directed by Landis and shot by Paynter on 35mm stock, the video is a 14-minute dance extravaganza that features a scarlet-clad Jackson eventually metamorphosing into a ghoul.

By 2006, nine million copies of the video had been sold, and in 2009 it was the first music video to be inducted into America's National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant.

Robert William Paynter was born on March 12 1928 in south London and educated at Mercer's School, Holborn, and, during wartime evacuation, Collier's School, Horsham, the town where he later settled.

In the early 1950s he began working for the Central Office of Information's Colonial Film Unit (CFU), making several visits to east Africa. On one trip he was appointed personal cameraman to the Emperor Haile Selassie, the last monarch to rule Ethiopia. Another assignment was to help film the Queen's Coronation, his vantage point being high in the roof space of Westminster Abbey.

Moving to become a trainee cameraman with British Transport Films (BTF), Paynter worked alongside contemporaries including David Watkin, who went on to win an Oscar for his cinematography on Out Of Africa (1985), and Billy Williams, who would win an Oscar for On Golden Pond (1981).

Paynter made several shorts for BTF, including Snow Drift at Bleath Gill (1955), depicting the rescue of a goods train trapped by blizzards on the Yorkshire moors. Critics admired Paynter's enduring head-on image of a snowplough charging at full speed into a huge drift, the locomotive spouting smoke and debris in all directions as the lineside workers cheered on the crew.

From the late 1950s and throughout the ensuing decade, Paynter was the cameraman for dozens of television commercials for ITV, promoting brands such as Kellogg's, Mars, Guinness and Oxo, for which he shot several campaigns in his own home.

His career in feature films began with Michael Winner's Hannibal Brooks (1969). Winner's regular cameraman had declared himself too old to be climbing mountains in Austria with heavy equipment, and Paynter was recommended to succeed him.

He remained with Winner throughout the 1970s, on pictures including Lawman (1971); Scorpio (1973) and The Big Sleep (1978). When Marlon Brando starred in Winner's The Nightcomers (1971) he was particularly impressed by Paynter's ability to set and light a shot professionally and at speed. "I never knew you could make films so quickly," the actor remarked.

In the 1980s Paynter worked with John Landis on the comedy-horror An American Werewolf In London (1981); the Eddie Murphy comedy Trading Places (1983); and Spies Like Us (1985). For the director Richard Lester, Paynter also shot Superman II and Superman III (1980 and 1983).

In 1989 he showed off the art of the cinematographer (who oversees the technical side of cameras, film and lenses to achieve the general visual effect required by the director) in When The Whales Came. The film stars Paul Scofield and Helen Mirren, with Paynter employing much soft-focus camerawork to evoke the idyllic island of Bryher in 1914.

His other credits included Strike It Rich (1990), written and directed by James Scott and based on a Graham Greene novella, Loser Takes All (1957). Starring Robert Lindsay as a London accountant who falls for a pretty American (Molly Ringwald), the film gave Paynter an opportunity to vary his palette from the drabness of 1950s London to the garish picture postcard colours of Monte Carlo.

Robert Paynter was admired by his colleagues on both sides of the camera. After a career crafting film shoots, he appeared this year in front of the camera in John Landis's latest film, Burke & Hare, playing a doctor at the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh in 1828.

He married, in 1950, Marjorie Dawson, who died in 2001. Their son and a daughter survive him; another daughter predeceased him earlier this year.

PAYNTER, Robert William
Born: 3/12/1928, London, England, U.K.
Died: 10/20/2010, Isel of Wight, England, U.K.

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Bunch Of Crocks Or Modern Day Footballers?

The following West Ham United players have all had or will be having operations in order to prepare them for next season, and we ask if it is only Hammer's players who sustain such numerous injuries or if it is the status quo for all Barclays Premier League teams given the fast and furious nature of the globally viewed league? Angelo Ogbona and Pedro Obiang had their operations early once Fonte and Snodgrass arrived at the London Stadium during the transfer window. Cheikhou Kouyate underwent an operation on his wrist on Tuesday, he will be in a cast for eight weeks, Michail Antonio has also had surgery and he has started his own rehabilitation period, again working towards next season.
Next up we have the perennial 'sick notes', Stijn Vandenbroucke Head of Medical and Sports Science must dread hearing their names or at least trying to put a positive spin on what is an awful situation. "Diafra Sakho has had a setback with his lower back and we took the decision not to take any risks this season, so he too is working towards next season, finally, Andy Carroll is continuing with his rehabilitation after suffering a significant adductor strain," 'qu'elle surprise!
Gokan Toure didn't seem to want to be outdone in the injury stakes and has managed bugger all for the club!
All in all a pretty miserable set of circumstances for Slaven Billic to deal with, and that excludes the Stadium move and the 'snake' in the grass that was Payet. If the summer's recruitment had gone to plan Billic would have been able to rotate his squad more efficiently and possibly some of the injuries sustained could have been avoided, this seems far more plausible than blaming the training techniques or facilities being employed. Casting a gaze at other clubs it seems they are more willing to give 'youth' a chance, and consequently are able to 'cover' positions in order to avoid players becoming burn out. With a plethora of young fringe players available for next season including Quina. Martinez, Samuelson, Burke, Oxford, Rice and Cullen, surely it is time to take a punt because let's face it those youngsters could hardly have done much worse than their senior counter parts could they? They might also have been able to 'soak up' the 5 or so yards of the extra length that the London Stadium pitch has compared with the Boleyn Ground. - Ed

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or Gonk as we like to call him... cant believe we don't have a youngster that's better than this muppet.

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Surely one way to address all of the gaping holes West Ham have is to bring along some of the youngsters. Quina may still be a bit too green (though a chance now and again would suit his development). Martinez and Samuelsen should be ready for a trial-run in the first team; they should be allowed plenty of exposure in preseason. The two Reeces (Reeces Pieces?), Burke and Oxford, are ready now, though we will still have better quality in the first team. But they have to get some playing time, otherwise what's the point? For me, Cullen represents a potentially greater prospect than Rice -- but the point is, we should be getting at least some depth out of these signings, especially when the transfer market is as tough as it is.

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one young player per game even if it is only 45 mins.

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The championship is now over does this mean that all the players can play for west ham if it does then as you say I'd love to see Oxford And Martinez play in the last game of the season against Burnley. Billic wont get a better chance to play some of the youth that we have, and I hate to point out that Ginge, Noble Font cant last forever and our main strikers have been injured give the young guns a bit of experience. u no it makes cents. COYI

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Noble and Kouyate out for the last 2 games So Nordviet should come in and maybe Snodgrass...

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Oh Jasus

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WESTPORT, Conn. — A Stratford man was arrested on a warrant Tuesday after police found him with prescription and illegal drugs while he was house sitting in Westport in April, police said.

Joshua Lindwall, 32, of East Main Street, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, police said. He was held on $10,000 bond and is expected in court on Aug. 18.

On April 11, around 11 p.m., officers were dispatched to a Compo Road South address on a report of an intoxicated man in the complainant’s backyard.

Officers found the man, later identified as Lindwall, at a Gault Avenue home, police said. Lindwall, who appeared to be intoxicated, said he was house sitting and taking care of pets at the home, police said.

Officers checked the home and noticed several bottles of alcohol and pill bottles of hydrocodone and oxycodone on the dining room table, police said.

Officers seized two grams of marijuana, 14 grams of psilocybin, commonly known as mushrooms, and three prescription medications that belonged to the homeowner, police said.

On Tuesday, Westport police picked up Lindwall at Stratford Police Department and he was processed on the Westport charge.

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5/28/15 Full Show Podcast (Scott Stantis, It Oughta Be A Law, JoRide Bike, Dr. Lars Dingman)

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Patti Vasquez and Scott Stantis after their Pretty Late chat.

Patti opens the show by talking to IL Rep. John Cabello. Next, co-host for the evening Scott Stantis shares at least 1,000 words! Later, it’s time for “It Oughta Be A Law,” with State Senator Dan Kotowski. Then, Steve Cohen talks about his work with JoRide Bicycle. Finally, music psychic Lars Dingman once again looks into our futures!


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To say that Jason Gray’s last few albums came out of hardship would be an understatement. Jason was born and raised in southwestern Minnesota. As a child, he lived in a broken family where disagreements between his parents led to a bitter divorce and custody battle when he was just six. His mother remarried, but his stepfather was abusive and lived a life filled with drugs and crime. But once his mother found Christ, she would leave his stepfather - and made the decision to quit singing in bars in favor of church music and revival recitals. This proved to be a family affair as a young Jason joined the youth ministry and entered the music ministry full-time by 1999.

Music was the cure

What most people don't realize by listening to his music is the fact that he suffers from a severe speech impediment. That's because it completely disappears once he begins singing, which he says is compelling metaphor for how God works in our lives. Jason says it's the same when we give God our broken little lives, he can make music out of it. And over the years he's released a string of contemporary Christian records between 1997 and 2005.  Some years later, his own life was in upheaval when he and his wife divorced in 2015. They have three sons together.

His latest release, Where the Light Gets In, was released in June 2016, and it has a brighter and more hope-centered outlook when compared to his previous albums. “My last album was about grief, but I wanted this album to show real confidence in the grace of God,” says Gray.

That hard-won confidence in grace emerges in a dozen different ways as the dominant theme of his new project. Jason says, “It’s the idea that no matter what we’ve been through, no matter how deep our wounds, we are still truly and deeply known and held and forgiven and loved, that our lives still have meaning and our identities are still rooted in a joyous hope and a call to bring all that we are, even our brokenness—perhaps especially our brokenness—as means by which we can love and serve others in desperate need of that same hope.”

You can hear Jason's story and his music as he joins us aboard the Odyssey dinner cruise for WGTS 91.9's 60th Anniversary Gala. Learn more >>


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Monday, November 22, 2010

Credit & Debit Card Skimming

From Margie Tann - iSekurity
Source: Better Business Bureau

Beware of Debit and Credit Card Skimming

Card skimming is a crime that involves the, 'skimming' or stealing of information implanted in your card's magnetic strip. This is accomplished when a criminal attaches a device at the mouth of a card-acceptance slot that records the data on your card as you slide it in.

According to a recent article in Shop Smart Magazine, this scam is becoming even more sophisticated. The article quotes Brian Krebs, a computer security expert who says that criminals no longer have to return in person to collect the device and that the information can be sent to them wirelessly via text message. Here a small camera is installed in an adjacent pamphlet holder to record the information from the ATM's display screen and keyboard.

A small wireless transmitter hidden in the holder sends the pilfered information via a wireless transmitter to waiting thieves who can capture it on a laptop from up to 200 meters away.

Skimming techniques can be used not only at banks and other ATM sites, but also at many point-of-sale locations such as gas station pumps where customers commonly use debit cards to pay for purchases. As recently as January 2010, a Boston area man was arrested for using cameras and a skimming device to steal over $100,000 from the accounts of bank customers.

In another instance, U.S. Secret Service agents arrested a man who had installed 55 independent ATMs in California, Florida and New York to collect information on more than 1,400 different banks which he used to steal over $3.5 million dollars from customer account.

The BBB offers the following tips when using ATMs or paying for gas by card:

- Use your credit card at the gas pump instead of your debit card. This way, if you become victimized you haven't lost the money directly. You can contact your credit card company and they will get the fraudulent charges removed. If money is stolen directly from your bank account, this could have much worse consequences for you and getting the money replaced could take quite some time.

- Avoid using ATMs that are not located at a bank. These ATMs are often less secure so thieves have more opportunity to tamper with them.

- Look closely at the machine you are putting your card into. If it appears compromised in any way, (i.e. plastic sticking out, anything out of the ordinary attached) do not use it.

- If your card gets stuck in machine, do not leave the area. Call your bank right away and report the issue.

- Monitor your accounts daily for any fraudulent activity. The sooner you detect fraud, the better off you will be at resolving it quickly and keeping it from continuing.

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Date of Inscription: 1979
Nomination records (Year): 1999, 1979
Category: Natural
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)
Danger List (dates): 1992-1997
Documents examined by the Committee in 1991

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

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Thursday, 5 November 2009

Award time

Another day, another award...yeah, right...but today it is true, because kind Fish who writes the hilarious dating blog plentymorefishoutofwater has passed on the Superior Scribbler Award

Of course, there are the inevitable award conditions, so here goes.

*Each Superior Scribbler must in turn pass the award on to five most deserving bloggy friends.

*Each Superior Scribbler must link to the author and the name of the blog from whom s/he has received the award.

*Each Superior Scribbler must display the award on his/her blog, and link to This Post, which explains the award.

*Each blogger who wins The Superior Scribbler Award must visit this post and add his/her name to the Mr Linky List. That way, they'll be able to keep up-to-date on everyone who receives this prestigious honour.

*Each Superior Scribbler must post these rules on his/her blog.

That's the boring bit out of the way, and now to my deserving blogs.

Anna Bowles at The Chocolate Keyboard  - a new really interesting and intelligent blog by an editor.
Judah at The Books I Read. A nearly 10 year old's fantastic book review blog (OK, he's my son. Do you see any rules against nepotism up there?)
Saviour Pirotta's Sword and Sandal Kids A brilliant idea this -  reviews of historical books and films for children.
Brian Keaney Dreaming in Text A veteran children's writer with a great blog about writing and life.
Kate's Secret Office Confessions. Like The Office but funnier.

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Monday, October 26, 2009

The last show of the season....maybe?

This was the 50th anniversary of the Hoppers car club and the 3rd of their Halloween shows we have attended. Think about it....a club that has been in existence for 50 years! And some of the original founding members are still in the club! I don’t know many other clubs that have been around that long and kept some of their core intact.. ..Amazing! This year they also had special recognition for the 1959 cars, the year they started their club.

Every year that we have attended this event the attendance record from the previous year has been broken and this year was no exception, there were 182 cars registered! Not bad for an out of the way show at the end of October! But with that increasing attendance comes the only complaint I have about the show was that the staff was not prepared for the volume of cars again. They had to scramble to get enough registration cards and the tallying of the votes took longer than expected (25 min.). I know how difficult it is to try to guess how many cars will attend an event while you are setting it up. I have been there know the balancing you have to do between spending the money for printing verses having a lot of obsolete printing left over that will have to be thrown away. Their club members adapt and overcome the glitches and the event presses on. Good job!

As is my prerogative I will single out a few cars that I think are ones I would have picked for parking in my garage! The red & white ’59 Dodge was really cool; swivel seats, push button trans and all! Think about where you would get body parts & molding for that car? Amazing! I like the black ’48 Chevy PU.. ..The purple highlights and the pin striping were trick and the whole truck was just right.. ..The big block didn’t hurt either! The red/cream ’55 with the sanitary engine room was drop dead gorgeous, check out the motor room, and his wife drives a blue/white ’56 that takes a backseat to very few! The green ’62 Chevy flat top post was one of my favorite although it had a little too much motor (did I say that?). I like the ’61 & ’62 a lot but most people do the bubble tops, I like the flat tops and this one was really nice. There usually is a lot of Mopar’s at this show and this year Tony’s added to the crowd. Dan & Ramona won a top 30 award but Andrew and the Princess came home empty handed. And Andrew was a double looser because of the shirt he wore! Something about a local professional team that uses the pointy ended ball? I need to find another show to go to before winter so the Princess can win something going into the long, long winter. It’s like they say the last thing you think about before going to sleep is what you dream about.. ..the last show can’t be a ‘looser’ for the Princess.. ..the winter is way too long.. ..hehehehe The Hoppers Halloween show is usually the last deal we do for the season but this year may be different because of all the rain re-scheduled shows coming back in November.

They set up for a ‘generation’ picture shoot for the Camaro guys so Andrew got to be in that with his blue Camaro.. ..They should try that at more shows with Mustangs too? I had to teach some guys in a new Cobra some respect for old cars on Rt. 66, while we cruised back the 82 miles to Stafford.. ..I love that car!

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As always great write up of the day. Some really nice cars out there. Yup I lost that day and
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Is it Monday already?

Friday evening Dan & Ramona and the Princess & I cruised 51 miles to Colonial Beach, VA and the bi-monthly cruise at Fat Freda’s restaurant.  Dan & Ramona’s ’55 is in the car hospital getting fixed from the deer hit so they drove their new red bullet Chrysler Town & Country minivan.  When we arrived there were 8 hot rods parked so we said Hi and went inside for dinner.  As usual the food was great….especially the shrimp.  The Princess said they were the best shrimp she has had in a long while….so I guess she is now a shrimp expert too.  That would make her the Shrimp Princess….?  I think I’m going to leave that alone.  The service was fun and the prices were fair….try it when you are in Colonial Beach sometime.  When we returned to the cruise lot everyone but one other truck was gone!  The lot was being taken over by daily drivers?  Maybe it’s too late in the season to sit in chairs outside….maybe not?  So we cruised 51 uneventful miles back home….  But….since we were going to be within 200 miles of Carl’s Ice Cream the Princess said we MUST go to Carl’s….with that over the glasses, through the teeth command that cannot be ignored….so we visited Carl’s!

Saturday we met Fred & Debie at Bob Evans in Stafford, VA for breakfast.  After we provided the customary old people abuse to the waitress we left Stafford at 8AM and cruised 68 miles to a little south of Culpeper, VA and the Chrysler of Culpeper dealership.  We had decided to attend the third annual Mopar Madness show that Wade Schick’s dealership was hosting.  Tony V. and the Rappahannock Region Mopar Club was managing the show for Wade and since we had heard good things about the event in the past we decided to check it out.  I have to tell you that that I was beginning to think maybe I should drive something other than our Chebby to a Mopar only deal….visions of little Pentstar and blue Mopar emblems stuck all over our truck was giving me second thoughts.  I knew if the parking staff directed us to the back of the dealership, next to the dumpsters, we were going to be in trouble!  But since we had a few friends in the club and since we are really a Mopar friendly family (we have owned a ’72 GTX RR, ’73 Dodge PU, ’34 Nash 4dr Sedan and a ’70 Gremlin, ’94 Jeep CJ) we decided to chance it….kinda like the reverse “occupy” scenario….we would be the 1% and the Mopars would be the 99%....scary!

My apprehension was soon proved unfounded….we were parked behind the owner of the dealership’s cars!  WOW!  We were welcomed and after we paid to support the charities I put a “Press” card in the windshield and all was OK….  I wonder if we would have received the same warm welcome at an all Ford event….?  Hmmmmm?  It is neat that “Mopar” also includes the AMC & Willys nameplate as I think that adds to the rich heritage of the Mopar history.
The event had much to see and do in addition to checking out all the cool Mopar cars.  Bruster’s Ice Cream, Snowie shaved ice and Maria’s Digital Photique provided something else to investigate.  The JROTC provided the Color Guard and roamed the premises talking about what they do in JROTC.  There was also a contingent of soap box racers that was very impressive, check out the zebra painted one!  The commitment of these young people and their parents is refreshing in today’s often too busy lifestyle.  One of the charities, Hospice of the Rapidan, had a table set up and answered questions about their contributions to the community.  The other charity was The U. S. Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment.  The club had many T-Shirts for sale and the door prizes were the best I have seen at many a car show!  The goodie bag was complete and enclosed in a neat fabric, reusable little tote bag….with a Dodge nameplate on it, that is NOT going to end up in a trash can!  Gary provided the music and announcements.  His play list was great and easy to listen to.  His announcements and trivia questions were worked in nicely….I think he has done that before, hehehe!  The registration people from the club made that part of the event painless and quick….except for that old, almost retired guy….grin!  Tony and a friend collected money for the charity for the time they would wear the Bruster’s “Scoops” costume….I don’t think you could pay me enough to do that….hehehehehe!
The competitor’s field was varied and heavily represented in the post mid 60’s group.  The early years were not present in equal numbers.  Fred & Debie’s ’57 was one of the few early cars.  There were a lot of 60’s & 70’s Dodge & Plymouth examples as well as the “new” cars….but early 60’s and before were not well represented.  I have seen many examples of vehicles of that time frame around our area but they stayed away?  I hope that changes in the future or else this will be a “late” model Mopar event instead of a Mopar event.  That said I did like the new cars and especially the blue over silver SRT Challenger with the chrome and blue chrome wheels….THAT one can park in my garage anytime!  I also liked the red ’67 Barracuda with the slant 6 engine….so many V-8’s, the 6 cyl is a welcome choice.  The green ’67 Duster with a ring gear that must have been as big as his tires was nice too….I think it idled at 28,000 rpm….too radical for me….did I say that?  I think my favorite was Mr. Major’s yellow Charger R/T….I have always liked that car.
The weatherguessers said we were to receive severe weather to include hail in the late afternoon….  About 2PM the clouds started rolling around us, some were very dark!  So the award ceremony was begun a little early so we could escape the oncoming deluge.  One of the neat things about this event is the participation of the dealership owner, Wade.  He was involved all day, mingling in the crowd and taking part in of some of the closing ceremony.  I have attended many dealership hosted events and seldom ever see the owner much less have him so accessible to the attendees.  That level of hands on support is truly rare….Thanks Mr. Schick!
One of the things I to do is take a video of the participant vehicles as they leave an event.  This event would be perfect….there was only one way out, they would have to get into the loud pedal a little to merge on the relentless traffic on Rt. 29 so I would be able to video them under power a little.  But when I positioned myself I noticed the crown of the road….if anyone got out of shape they would be on a trajectory right where I was standing!  So….I hid behind the dealership sign….and….since I was hidden some of the drivers might not try to “show boat” for the camera….a good plan me thinks.  As it turned out all the participants were mature enough not to embarrass themselves and I got a few good clips of their leaving….nice.   A great end to a very enjoyable day mingling with Mopar people!  Fun….ever heard of it?
As we started to leave Debie and the Princess started whining about food, the Princess said she wanted a hamburger….so….our little group decided to visit the Bull Run Street Rods cruise at the BK in Manassas, VA….since it was on the way?  And now the weatherguessers were saying the storm would go north of us….and we believed them like we always do….because they are always right….right?
We cruised in to BK and the lot was only about ¼ full!  This place is always jumping on Saturday but today not so much?  It must have been the weatherguessers again, scaring people away from doing what they really want to do by making them believe they would have more fun sitting inside their homes looking through the newest Jeggs or Summit catalogs while it rained outside….hmmm.  So….no rain here!
Dennis & Paul along with some of the other “regulars” were there and the sinister black/white ’54 Chevy car came in.  That car is really cool.  There was a gaggle of little “pulling tractors”.  I never knew they existed!  More about that in the future.  There were a few more cars that rolled in but we decided to call it a day….the Princess and I forgot to apply sunscreen and both looked like ripe tomatoes!  So we cruised 32 miles back home….I love this hobby!
Sunday we left Stafford and cruised 31 miles to Alexandria, VA and the Hayfield HS show.   We attended the first one a few years ago but have been unable to join them since then because of scheduling complications.  But this year we have been looking forward to being there to help the HS Auto Shop raise funds for their project car.  They are putting together a kit car and have it rolling now.
The event is in a shopping mall parking lot but still is a nice venue.  One of the benefits having it there is that spectators come through the field of cars and ask questions.  The Princess and I like that kind of thing….we usually prefer to interact with spectators than talk in cliques away from spectators.  John T. is the teacher from the school that organizes the event and with the assistance of his band of students and Steve from PWC the event runs very well.  The door prizes at this event are a welcome change from the bundle of shop rags….they give out gasoline cards.  And they have “Special” door prizes for the ladies, a gift card for 8 one hour sessions at a local ladies fitness center.  The Princess won a door prize….she always hoots and hollers and shows everyone within 28 miles of her whenever she wins anything.  But when she got back to the truck with her “prize” she wasn’t very cheery?  She got one of the “special” fitness prizes!  Now the Princess thinks that her fitness program consists of keeping me on the straight and narrow by constantly informing me of the error of my ways.  She gets that bus driver scowl and pointy finger going real good!  She said that it was very inconsiderate giving HER something about fitness!  Luckily John T. was walking nearby and overheard the whining.  He quickly stepped in and told her he would fix that….he took her fitness gift card and returned with a Shell gift card for $25.  Whew…. thanks John…..that could have turned ugly!  Chuckle
The car entries are varied from a couple stock Model A’s to very new Mustangs.  I liked the white ’53 Corvette with the stock 6 cyl engine!  When I compare Big A’s blue Vette to the white ’53, the evolution of the mark is just amazing!  I messed up with my camera and didn’t get a clean picture of the best of show vehicle.  I usually don’t care which vehicle is chosen for best of show but this time it was a vehicle I would have picked….the black 40 something Dodge farm truck is just perfect.  I have photographed it before and will dig up another photograph to put with this set of pictures.
We had a great day interacting with spectators and friends but it was time to make the trip home.  We cruised back home and after we put the truck away we started getting calls from friends that wanted to go out and eat dinner.  I won’t go into too much detail….but….we may not be allowed to return to the Chili’s in Stafford. grin

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Thurs Post #2: Global says "Sales have dropped profoundly, but prices only slightly down." Other media starting to question these 'statistics'

No matter how you dress the statistics, the reality of what is going on in our real estate can no longer be  ignored.

And Global is out with another story conveying how bad it is:

"Last month sales of detached homes, townhouses and condos were down 30% from the same month last year. September sales were also well below historical averages in the Greater Vancouver area. And although prices aren't falling at the same pace, sellers are learning it takes patience.
Look around and you'll see a lot of for sale signs in Greater Vancouver's suddenly very cold real estate market. It's a buyer's market with far too few buyers and far too many sellers. In fact sales have dropped so profoundly, they're almost 42% below the 10 year average...
Home sales last month fell a big 32% from a year ago. They're even down 8% from August and August was already gone into the record books as the 2nd lowest sales month in 14 years...
To put it simply, just six months ago for every 100 properties on the market 19 would sell in a reasonable time frame. Last month that dropped to just 8."
The silver lining for the industry is prices.

And they are quick to provide stats showing that prices are holding firm, stats which Global relayed to viewers:
"While sales have been dropping the same can't be said about prices, at least not to the same extent. Benchmark prices for a detached home in the Lower Mainland actually climbed, but only by half a percentage point. Townhouse prices declined by 2.7% and apartments were down 0.5%. And if you look at the five year trend you can see real estate prices in Greater Vancouver peaked in May this year and are now headed lower."
Of course these are the Industry provided stats.

The picture they paint is of a market holding firm.

But now even some in the the media are starting to question this data.

In yesterday's Financial Post, reporters are starting to question the methods used to derive the low price decline figures.

Headlined 'As Canada's housing market slows, industry tries to paint positive picture', the Post takes direct aim at that 'funny' numbers.
Organized real estate is unable, it seems, to admit the glory days may be behind it.
The Post takes aim at the latest outrageous twisting of statistics, this time from the Toronto Real Estate Board.
This month’s gem comes from the Toronto Real Estate Board: It complained September didn’t have enough working days — too many weekends.
I always thought people bought homes on weekends, but it seems the transactions are registered during the week.
“The number of transactions was down 21% in comparison to September 2011,” said TREB in a release. “However, it is important to note that there were two fewer working days in September 2012.”
This logic has produced a new measure from TREB: Sales were down only 12.5% — not the actual 21% — from a year ago on a “working-day basis.”
Presto-change-o and a 21% decline becomes only 12.5%.

Have you ever seen any real estate board reduce sales increases because some months had more working days in them?

Of course not. And the mere fact a real estate board would even attempt such nonsense shows you the level of panic permeating the Industry right now.

And the manipulation doesn't end there. As the Post notes:
Vancouver’s real estate board likes to tout what it calls the MLS HPI (home price index) composite benchmark price for all residential properties. It was down 0.8% to $606,100 in September from a year ago and off 2.3% over the past three months.
Doesn’t sound too bad.
But when you pull out actual sales data, you find year-over-year prices in August in Canada’s most expensive housing market were off 6.9%. For the first two-thirds of the year, prices fell 7.3%.
The decline is happening; it’s the severity that seems to be under dispute.
And the Industry will do all it can to mask that decline for as long as possible. For once seller's truly appreciate what is going on, prices won't be so sticky anymore.

Kudos to the Financial Post for finally starting to point out what is actually happening with prices instead of serving as an avenue to re-broadcast press releases from the various real estate boards.

Journalism needs to start scratching the surface and informing Canadians on what is really going on in real estate and how it is about to impact the economy.

I wonder how long it will be before a local reporter finally starts to take notice of these shenanagains?

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  1. The guy being interviewed says "people don't have to sell"? Some people do, and that will be the catalyst for falling prices. These guys seem to think it's all a big game.

  2. Hey whisperer, the article you mention was published in the Financial Post, not the Globe and Mail.

  3. The RE cartel is not happy.
    Its just a matter of time untill the truth comes out, the real unbaked numbers.
    Wait and see what happens when the Chinese and Canadian Gov look into where much of the purchase money for many houses came from.
    Kids owning million dollar+ houses whose father was a tradesmen,Com party member.
    The Chinese are aware that there are suspect transactions sitting in off shore RE.
    Do you know how hard it is to make a million dollars in a communist country?
    Many laundromats, many auctions.

  4. The Global TV RE pumpers are at it again, desperate to keep the pleasing picture of a so-called "healthy market" alive. "Prices absolutely have not dropped".

    Sellers can sit on high prices in their listings all they want. It just shows however that they are unmotivated to sell. With an MoI around the GVRD of 8 - 24 months depending on locality and asset, if prices remain where they are sales will just continue to tank and listings soar until prices are forced to cave in and meet free market forces. In a buyers market as they said, buyers have all the power. Plenty to choose from, nothing to get desperate about since it can only collapse at this point.

  5. According to Globals line of reckoning the markets gonna be awesome when it hits 30k.

    I guess its true, the bigger the better.


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Monday, February 11, 2013

What If

Seems like every potter I know has the seasonal doubts. This is not  really a lucrative profession and when the cash flow gets dammed up in January and February folks start wondering if they should have gone to Truck Driver Training School. It afflicts humble little part time potters as well as artists with international reputations. That little voice that keeps asking -"Am I good enough?", "Will anyone come to the show?", or "What if I forget my pants?" does keep quality control at a high level. It pushes people to produce their best work but that doesn't make it any easier to live with. Believe it or not, I don't have a solution to this one other than to say we all feel this way sometimes. If anyone has suggestions chime in down in the comments section.

 Here's a poem from Shel Silverstein

The What Ifs
Last night, while I lay thinking here,
some What ifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old What if song:
What if I'm dumb in school?
What if they've closed the swimming pool?
What if I get beat up?
What if there's poison in my cup?
What if I start to cry?
What if I get sick and die?
What if I flunk that test?
What if green hair grows on my chest?
What if nobody likes me?
What if a bolt of lightning strikes me?
What if I don't grow taller?
What if my head starts getting smaller?
What if the fish won't bite?
What if the wind tears up my kite?
What if they start a war?
What if my parents get divorced?
What if the bus is late?
What if my teeth don't grow in straight?
What if I tear my pants?
What if I never learn to dance?
Everything seems well, and then
the nighttime What ifs strike again!

  1. Ahhh... The what ifs and the what am I dongs, I know them well!
    I have decided to make myself happy, working on that very post today:)
    Thanks for the poem and the thoughts!!

  2. I love Shel, but thankfully I'm not a doubter or what-ifer. There is still nothing that I'd rather do.

  3. Thanks Tracey. Dan, maybe you could do some motivational speaking.

  4. Really, I live with the what ifs... and I do love shel

  5. Perfect timing Dennis! I am going through huge "what ifs" right now. January and February are hard months to make a living selling pots. I wish I could afford to pay for your "Worry Free for a Modest Fee" program!

  6. I hear you Dennis. Sometimes that doubt voice gets pretty strong and we just have to keep remembering to keep our feet moving forward. At least, that's what I've been doing for the past year as life handed us some lemons and I'm following my own advice, taking one day at a time and just moving forward, finding gratitude for the good stuff and making the rest work.

  7. I think we go through these thoughts this time of year due to the lower sales after the holiday rush. It's somewhat bi-polar. I try to remind myself that I'm doing what I love and I try to do some new work that keeps the creativity flowing.

  8. "what am I dongs?" WTF, I really ned to proof read before I hit send, haha!
    meant to say what am I doing, clearly I don't know what I'm doing! But look at June, I think her lemons turned into yummy lemonade, she is rocking it on the west coast!

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Will Myers, a top 5 prospect in baseball and their two best pitching prospects for James Shields and Wade Davis.

That is insane. Congrats on reaching mediocrity while mortgaging the future.

I can't believe they just made this move.
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Craig Ingersoll, 30, rejected a plea offer of 22 years to life in prison.

The case will now go to trial, with Ingersoll facing 25 years to life if convicted.

He's charged with second-degree murder in the death of Jennifer Bennett, whose body was found behind the Deerfield Fire House.

Though the judge mentioned Ingersoll's oral and written admissions and extensive evidence against him, his defense attorney, Luke Nebush, says he may have an argument against the DNA taken from the scene.

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Wayne talked about how he started developing NIH Image in 1987, with some pictures of initial Apple II machine he was developing with. The software was coded in pascal, and I told him that I started using it in 1993 and was fascinated by the ImageJ macro language. He also informed us with his latest update, pixel inspector that shows the distribution of values in the vicinity of the cursor location.

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Code quality

Congratulations, by this point you're familiar with Gazebo's codebase and are able to make changes to it! Before you dive in and start making a lot of changes to Gazebo's source code, we should talk about code quality. This tutorial will explain how to document and test your code, and comply with Gazebo's coding style.

Tests make sure that changes to the code are not breaking any existing features. If you're making changes to Gazebo, you should make sure it doesn't break any existing tests. If you're adding features, you should add tests to make sure other people don't break them in the future.

Gazebo uses GTest for general testing and QTest for GUI tests. There are a few kinds of tests:

  1. Unit tests: all classes should have corresponding unit tests. These live in the same directory as the source code and are sufixed by _TEST. If you add a new class, or new functions to a class, make sure to add a corresponding unit test.

  2. Integration tests: tests which verify how several classes are working together go under the tests/integration directory. When adding features which span multiple classes, be sure to add an integration test for it. Before creating a new integration test file, check the current test files. If one closely matches the topic of your new code, simply add a new test function to the file. Otherwise, create a new test file, and write your test.

  3. Regression tests: tests which fix broken features go under tests/regression and are prefixed by the issue number on Gazebo's issue tracker.

If you need any help writing tests, feel free to ask a question on Gazebo Answers.

Build tests

It's possible to build each test individually. When you run cmake for the first time, build targets are generated for each test. They are prefixed with UNIT_, INTEGRATION_ or REGRESSION_.

On the previous tutorial, we made changes to gazebo/gui/ Let's build the unit test for that class to make sure we didn't break anything:

  1. Go to the build folder:

    cd ~/code/gazebo/build
  2. Build the specific test you want to check. Tip: you can press tab to autocomplete the name of the test:

    make UNIT_TimeWidget_TEST
  3. The test will be built under the build folder, but following the path of its source file. You can run it as follows from the build folder:

  4. Check that all tests passed.

It's usually enough to only run the tests which you foresee could be affected by your changes. But in case you want to run all tests on Gazebo, you can do the following, but beware that this may take several hours:

make tests
make test

Test coverage

The goal is to achieve 100% line and branch coverage. However, this is not always possible due to complexity and time constraints. Try to write as complete of a test suite as possible, and use the coverage analysis tools as guide.

Gazebo has a build target called make coverage that will produce a code coverage report. Here are the steps to run coverage:

  1. Install lcov:

    sudo apt install lcov
  2. In your build folder, compile Gazebo with -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=coverage

    cd ~/code/gazebo/build
    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=coverage ..
    make -j4
  3. Run a single test, or all the tests, for example:

    make test
  4. Make the coverage report

    make coverage
  5. View the coverage report on a browser

    firefox coverage/index.html

Automated testing

Tests are very important to catch problems which us humans might let slip through. That's why we don't rely solely on running tests locally, but also have automated tools in place to run all tests on all supported platforms (Ubuntu, MacOSX and Windows) before fully integrating new code into Gazebo.

More detail is coming on the next tutorials, but rest assured that if you happen to miss a test failure locally, there will be other checks in place to catch it later.

Be careful not to introduce any compiler warnings to the code. As you're building Gazebo, keep an eye out for warnings and be sure to fix them whenever they come up.

Static code checking analyzes your code for bugs, such as potential memory leaks, and style. Following the style is important to maintain a common look and feel across the whle codebase, making it easier for several contributors to work together.

Gazebo's static code checker uses cppcheck, and a modified cpplint. To run the style checker:

  1. Make sure you have cppcheck installed:

    sudo apt-get install cppcheck
  2. Run the following script from the root of the Gazebo sources:

    cd ~/code/gazebo
    sh tools/
  3. It takes a few minutes to run. Fix all errors and warnings until the output looks like:

    Total errors found: 0

The tool does not catch all style errors. Be sure to take a look at Gazebo's style guide and follow all the directions contained there too.

Documenting your code is important to help others understand what the code is doing, that includes your future self.

Document all your code. Every class, function, member variable must have doxygen comments. All code in source files must have documentation that describes the functionality.


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Exercise Data

Type of Data Four simple datasets are used for these examples including 3 vector and at least one raster data file. Each file should generally overlap the region of the other files so that comparison operations can be done in the exercises:

  1. points - several dozen points roughly grouped together
  2. lines - a simple network of lines would be ideal
  3. areas - one or more polygons
  4. raster - with some simple grouped classes, not too noisy and similar in appearance to points, lines or areas.

Specific Examples All examples in this instance of the training are from the North Carolina demonstration dataset shapefiles and grids.

  1. points - bus stop locations - busstopsall.shp
  2. lines - stream network - streams.shp
  3. areas - lakes - lakes.shp
  4. raster:
    1. a single point-like feature class - facility.grd
    2. road linework - roadsmajor.grd

Buffering a Multiple Point Shapefile

  1. open GIS application
  2. add shapefile or raster layer to the map view
  3. zoom to the extent of the layer
  4. select buffer geoprocessing tool
  5. enter required parameters and options:
    1. input layer - the layer that the buffer operation will be applied to
    2. output layer - the new file that will be created and include the buffer features.
    3. distance - the distance from the input features that the buffer will be created at
    4. options - including the option to dissolve the resulting features by merging the buffer features together instead of retaining the individual buffer lines of overlapping buffer perimeters.

Buffer with QGIS

Exercise using QGIS

This exercise uses the above method as it applies directly in QGIS. Other projects will be welcome to add their own example exercises as well.

TODO: Add screenshots

  1. Launch QGIS
  2. Load the data layer. Using menus at top of screen select LAYER -> Add Vector Layer
    1. Press Browse button
    2. Navigate to the folder holding the sample datasets and select busstopsall.shp and press Open button
    3. QGIS will automatically zoom to the extent of the bus stop features
  3. Run the buffer process from the menu: TOOLS -> Geoprocessing Tools -> Buffer(s)
    1. Set the Input vector layer to busstopsall
    2. Enter Buffer distance of 200. This will be 200 metres.
    3. Set the Output shapefile by pressing Browse button. Navigate to the data folder and enter the new filename as busstops_200m_buffer.shp. Press Save button to select that filename.
    4. Press OK button to run the process.
  4. After running, the system asks Would you like to add the new layer to the TOC? select Yes and the resulting shapefile will be added as a layer in your map view.
  5. Buffer(s) window remains open. Press Close to close the window.
  6. Reorder the layers so the resulting buffer polygons layer is on the bottom of the layer stack. Click and drag the busstops_200m_buffer.shp layer to beneath busstopsall.

  1. notes about what the student should notice about the results...

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Over time, the volume stored in LogAnalyzer data sources can grow considerably. To permit this, options exist to purge old records from data sources. This can either be done interactively or via the command line. The later also works excellent as a cron-script, which can trim your database on a regular schedule.

Please note that record purging is supported for database log sources, only. Entries from text files can not be purged (but that is almost everywhere handled by logrotate and similar means).

Currently, records can only be purged, but are not archived while doing so. This may be added in later releases. Be sure you really want to delete that data, because you can not undo the operation.

Purging via the Web Application

In LogAnalyzer, click on the "Admin Center", there, select sources. That will list all data sources being defined. To the right of each source description there is a small trashcan icon. Click it. Then, a dialog will open that enables to purge the records. Select from the various options.

Please note that, depending on the settings, a purge may be a very lengthy operation. As such, php may time out and the operation not properly be completed. As such, it is recommended to use interactive record purging only for small-volume deletions and the command line tool for all others.

Purging via the Command Line

The command line tool enables record purging in a non-interactive way. It is great for use with cron or the Windows task scheduler. The tool itself as well as a sample Windows batch file and bash script is provided in ./src/cron in the distribution tarball.

The tool takes at least 3 parameters:

  • what to do (the operation)
  • the data source (ID) to operate on
  • filter specifying which records shall be purged

The only currently supported operation is "cleandata", which means all data matching the criteria is deleted.

The second parameter is the numerical data source ID. You can look up this ID in LogAnalyzer's admin center, it is provided by each datasource detail.

The "purge filter" is either the word "all", "olderthan" or "date". All purges everything and needs no further parameter. Use with care. olderthan is followed by time specified in seconds. For example, to delete messages that are older than 1 day, use "olderthan 86400" (there are 86,460 seconds in each day). Similarly, "olderthan 5184000" deletes everything that is older than 60 days. "cleardata" is followed by a month (1-12), day and year (4-digit) and deletes everything that is older than this date.

System Requirements

The command line tool is written in php and as such needs the php command line interpreter. This may eventually not be installed. A typical package name is "php5-cli".

The maintenance script must be present in /var/www directory structure, as it is in the tarball. This is required because of the include file structure.

All samples assume that the data to be deleted is contained in logstream 2.

Delete all data

  php maintenance.php cleardata 2 all

Delete all data older then 1 hour

  php maintenance.php cleardata 2 olderthan 3600

Some typical values are

  • 60 - one minute
  • 3,600 - one hour
  • 86400 - one day
  • 2592000 - 30 days, roughly one month

Delete all data before 2008-11-18

  php maintenance.php cleardata 2 date 11 18 2008


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The Gospel of Manny

My work here in Hong Kong with the Mission to Seafarers can be lonely. Unlike my brothers and sisters in YASC who work and worship with the same community day after day, my community is one that changes regularly. My "congregation" is composed of whatever the tide happens to bring in on any given day as seen from the Hong Kong Marine Department website that allows us to monitor the traffic coming in and out of the port. Some of the ships that come into Hong Kong might be coming for the first and only time in the crew's memory. Other ships, however, may be coming to Hong Kong every week, or every month. Regardless of their schedule, it is difficult to get to know a seafarer like you would a member of your community or parish. Their lives are so transient, so unstable, that they often don't open up to people from the "outside" world.

And I can't blame them.

These seafarers are gone from their homes 9-12 months out of the year, passing like driftwood between ports all over the world. Life for them is just one big commute. Why get attached to anything in such a lifestyle? Nothing is stable.

The sea is a lonely place
Our Mission in Hong Kong however seeks to shatter the monotony that these seafarers face, and we do so with a variety of tools. Every ship visit I come aboard with a warm welcome, newspapers from their homelands, and perhaps most importantly, recordings of their favorite sporting events.

Now it just may be a "guy" thing, but few things make you feel more at home than watching your favorite sports team from continents away. I, myself, have experienced this by finding live streams of UNC basketball games and Carolina Panther football games during my time in Hong Kong. It brings a mysterious sense of comfort knowing that the world you left behind is still running smoothly without you. It's nice to know that the despite the tumultuous and unstable activity going on in your own life, your favorite traditions are still alive and well. That's what these sports recordings do for seafarers out on the sea. In an ocean of instability, sports give them peace.

On Nov. 24, 2013, a sporting event took place that, despite its violent nature, is still spreading peace and comfort to seafarers today. On that day, Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines brought down the hammer on Brandon Rios in an epic boxing match that revived a legend's career, restored hope to a broken nation, and granted the seafaring industry's most important demographic a little peace of mind.

Watch below as the lighter and older Pacman puts a hurtin' on Rios.

Filipino seafarers are the backbone of the shipping industry. They make up the majority of the seafaring workforce and have the least glamorous jobs. They have also had a terrible year in terms of the well-being of their country. Earthquakes and typhoons have left thousands dead, many of which are related to Filipinos seafarers. In fact, an estimated 160,000 Filipino seafarers are directly affected by Typhoon Haiyan. So, in many ways, the 34-year-old Pacquiao's victory was much bigger than a boxing match. His win showed millions of Filipinos that even though we may get knocked out from time to time, we can and must pick ourselves up.

Like I mentioned earlier, ship visiting can be hard. However, armed with the latest victory of Manny, I have found that talking about the boxer and his accomplishments is a great icebreaker. Even more so when you can actually give a Filipino seafarer a recording of the fight to watch.

If I have time, I love to watch the fight with them.

During those times on the ship, in front of a small TV in the vessel's mess room, we could be anywhere. His comfortable home in Manila, his wife and kids only in the next room over. The fight makes him forget about the troubles of the sea, the demanding and isolating life of the seafarer.

With the fight on, it's only him and his hero. A lucid demonstration that life outside the ship is moving forward in the way that it always has (and should), and clear evidence that there is finally good news coming out of a place that has seen way too much bad news in the past year.

I titled this post the "Gospel of Manny" because in many ways Pacman's victory has lifted a broken group of people up much in the way that faith and religion are capable of picking people up. Time and time again in the bible, we see God's people revitalizing/reinventing themselves to be better and stronger after invasions and disasters. Is Manny Pacquiao a saint? Absolutely not. However, if you could see the look of happiness and surprise that darts on the face of seafarers after they have received a copy of his most recent match, you would have sworn you'd seen the face of God. Home, healing, and hope - all in the same expression.

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Sunday, June 26, 2005

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We're back from our annual church family camp ... but I'm recuperating. Don't get me wrong -- I love everything about family camp. I love smoke in my eyes and marshmallow in my hair and bugs in my cocoa. I love getting caught in the crossfire of a pinecone fight and that heart-pounding, flashlight-enabled midnight walk to the outhouse. But once home, I realize how much energy it takes to rough it. So after church today, and the wedding that follows, I'm going to come home and take a long nap. See you tomorrow ... or maybe Tuesday. :)

While I've got you, though, and we're talking camping, let me share my new favorite camp food:

Omelet in a Bag

For each person who plans to share your breakfast, break two eggs into individual heavy-duty, (freezer-type) quart-sized, zip-lock baggies. Take the shells out, of course. Add a tablespoon of water to each bag. Write names on baggies with a sharpie marker.

While home, prepare omelet fixings: chopped onion, green pepper, cheese, crumbled bacon, tomatoes, etc. Store in separate baggies with eggs in cooler.

To cook, bring big pot of water to boil. Each person adds whatever fixings they want to their eggs, zips the baggie, and squishes it all together. Roll tops down (so they don't hang over edge of pot) and place together in pot. Boil for about fifteen minutes, until you can feel that the eggs are set.

Serve with the biscuits you were wise enough to bake at home before you left.

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At 6/26/2005 2:12 PM, Anonymous OldGuy had this to say ...

Ah, camping.

Beats being at home with hot running water, air conditioning and a stove eh ?

Actually, sometimes it does :)

At 6/26/2005 4:35 PM, Blogger thequeen had this to say ...

brilliant!!!!!!I might just use that trick at home!!!

At 6/26/2005 5:18 PM, Blogger Ginger had this to say ...

Wow. I would never have thought of that. But then again, my camping experiences are a wimpy little set of memories beset by losing my shoes in the mud, getting rained on, surviving and earthquake and burning my classmates sweater in the campfire...by accident.

Hmm. I think there's a blog post hiding somewhere in all that.

At 6/26/2005 6:29 PM, Blogger shannon had this to say ...

You're right, OldGuy -- there's really no substitute for getting away and sleeping in all that fresh air. But oh, how wonderful my bed felt last night! :)

Denise -- it works great at home. I tried it before we left and couldn't believe how good it tastes. It's nice to just toss that bag when you're finished.

Yes, Ginger -- you'd better get blogging about that memory. :)

At 6/27/2005 9:01 PM, Blogger Mz. Pig had this to say ...

What a cool idea!!
I think that I may have to try that.
My brother-in-law is a Scout leader; I'll have to give him a "heads-up" on this one.

At 6/29/2005 1:51 PM, Blogger Teresa had this to say ...

Omlette in a bag--very cool--we'll do that on our next retreat!

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Trine Softball Earns 10th Consecutive NCAA Regionals Bid
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Angola, IN

The Trine softball team will travel to Wisconsin-Whitewater for the NCAA Division III Regionals, which begin Thursday.

The Thunder will face Greenville in the first round of action Thursday at Van Steenderen Complex in Whitewater, Wis. Trine earned an at-large bid for the second year in a row after finishing the season 32-8 overall. The team will be making its 10th consecutive NCAA Regional appearance. The Thunder won its second Regional title last season.

Greenville won the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship to receive the conference's automatic-qualifying bid. The Panthers finished the regular season 24-15 overall. Greenville and Trine met in last year's Angola Regional, which the Thunder won 5-3.

The other half of the regional bracket is made up of host Wisconsin-Whitewater and Hope. The Warhawks won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season and tournament titles with a 36-7 overall record. Hope earned an at-large bid with an overall record of 25-13. The Thunder and Flying Dutch met three times, with Hope earning two wins in those meetings.

Game times and ticket prices will be announced Tuesday. A full preview of the teams and matchups in the Regional will be available later this week.

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(02-03-2018) • Trine Women’s Hoops Take Care of Adrian • Angola, IN
(02-02-2018) • Fountain City Boys Fall to Angola Warriors • Bryan, OH
(02-02-2018) • Olivet Hands Trine Wrestling Loss in Home Finale • Angola, IN
(02-01-2018) • Trine Men’s Basketball Falls to Olivet • Angola, IN
(01-27-2018) • Trine Men's Basketball Falls to Hope in Overtime • Angola, IN
(01-26-2018) • Friday Sports Run-down