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The Recreation Office is located in Trinity Commons office 120 & 121.  Students, staff and faculty are welcome to come down to the office to see what recreation opportunities are available.

Recreation has many facets including intramural sports, club sports, fitness & well-being, outdoor education and informal recreation.

  1. Intramural Sports are organized each semester to offer a variety of sports competitions. Teams can compete in various men’s, women’s and co-ed sports with teams from campus organizations, residence halls or independent teams vying for the championship for each sport.
  2. Club Sports involve working as a team dedicated to a competitive schedule with other institutions.  With the assistance of the Recreation Director, club members can hire a coach, schedule matches and organize the club practices.  Students are the driving force behind the club offerings.  To view a full list of club offering click here:
  3. Fitness & Wellbeing: The recreation program offers classes such as Zumba, Yoga, Spinning and other opportunities that improve wellness and fitness.
  4. Outdoor Education is the latest recreation program that offers trips and skills clinics. Most OE programs take place over weekends and during college recesses taking advantage of the surrounding outside environment of southern New England. Each semester there is a full list of trips that students can sign up for. Previous trips include: ice climbing in the Adirondacks, backpacking in the Grand Canyon, canoeing in the Florida Everglades, or hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
  5. Informal recreation involves enjoying free time, staying active, playing and having fun.  Equipment is available to borrow from the front desk of Ferris when you leave an ID for individual items available. Campus organizations may also reserve equipment for their picnics when filling out the equipment check out order form on the Recreation webpage.
Future Recreation events and programs:
The 2017-2018 Outdoor Education break trip schedule is out.
  • January, winter break: Florida Everglades (wilderness canoe trip)
  • February, Trinity Days: Chattanooga, Tennessee (rock climbing and camping)
  • March, spring break, Joshua Tree National Park (hiking, climbing and camping)


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Robert-Miller.jpgRobert J. Miller is a professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon.

He graduated from Lewis & Clark in 1991 and then clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  He has taught and practiced Indian law since 1993.

He has also been a part-time tribal judge for Northwest tribes since 1995 and is now the Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals for the Grand Ronde Tribe.  Bob has written numerous articles, books, editorials, and book chapters on Indian law issues and has spoken at federal, state, and private conferences in more than thirty-one states and in England, Canada, and Australia.  In 2003, he was appointed by his tribal government to the Circle of Tribal Advisors, which was part of the National Council of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.

His first book, Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and Manifest Destiny, was published in hardback in 2006 and in paperback in 2008.  Bob has finished the first draft of a book on American Indian economic development and has completed another book that he wrote with Indigenous scholars from Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

He is a citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.  Bob is on the board of the Oregon Historical Society and is currently working with the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia on projects concerning American Indian languages and historic images.


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Sunday, August 31, 2014

5 weeks

5 weeks from today, Taz and Audrey will get married. Almost 6 years to the day after we first met at Soliel Snook's garden party.

I dont like formal affairs so another garden party celebrating this wonderful day will providea nice piece of symmetry.

Wish we could include our old SL friends

Otenth said...

Very best wishes to both of you!

Edward Pearse said...

All the best to both of you. I'd offer to come up but don't want to intrude :-)

Cathy said...

Would love you to come Edward!!!!!
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Eye Surgical treatment

Eye Surgery has come to be a mainstream approach of vision modification, as well as this short article will clarify the advantages and also negative aspects of 3 various methods being used to the clinical customer.

Lasik Eye Surgical treatment

LASIK is the phrase for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis and also is an eye medical system which permanently remedies vision by removing a slim layer of the cornea. This procedure functions best on clients with modest to high degrees of myopia (nearsightedness), low to moderate degrees of hyperopia (farsightedness) as well as astigmatism connected with myopia, as well as that have thick corneas. It is one of the most popular surgical vision adjustment method.

People with normal eye view see things clearly because photos are brought into a proper focal point by the cornea and also lens of the eye. Preferably, the cornea's curvature is uniformly matched to its length in a normal eye. People with astigmatism, nearsightedness or hyperopia have actually off-and-on formed corneas, so the items seen are not focused appropriately. LASIK adjustments corneal form by exact elimination of corneal tissue, as well as by doing so fixes the eyes' concentrating power.

There are, nonetheless, dangers to LASIK eye surgical treatment.

There is a remote possibility of total loss of vision. If this happens, it is usually because the individual had a pre-existing problem which ought to have prevented the surgery to begin with, such as pregnancy, cataracts, joint inflammation, diabetic issues, glaucoma, or lupus. Individuals with big pupils are likewise inadequate candidates for LASIK. Dry eye syndrome will certainly be aggravated by this procedure.

A few individuals complain that they permanently see "ghost" images, have actually blurred vision, lessened comparison and also negative evening vision. When LASIK wased initially presented, 5% of individuals had post-operative issues; nevertheless, refinements in the procedure have actually triggered this price to drop to much less than 1% if LASIK is executed by experienced experts as well as people are properly screened before surgery. If problems do occur, they could commonly be resoved by a retreatment.

FDA has approved LASIK laser eye surgical treatment given that 1998. While there are a lot of pleased clients, there are however no long-term research studies regarding its results. Recognize the restrictions and the dangers of LASIK eye surgery prior to you sigh for the treatment.

Though much less well known, these little implants can boost vision in patients with light to moderate myopia without the danger of irreversible eye damages intrinsic in the tissue elimination method of LASIK. Intacs are semi-circular disks implanted in the cornea which stretch it to think a flatter shape. Though slightly less specific compared to LASIK, they are removeable and also changeable, so if the patient has an unforeseen over- or under-correction, the dental implant can be eliminated and also one more of a various size inserted to obtain the preferred improvement. The implants are located at the edge of the cornea, so the main aesthetic location is completely undamaged as well as undamaged, and also the stamina of the cornea is undiminished, making it a far better option for pilots and those that engage in get in touch with sports where eye injury is a possibility.

Intacs are unsuitable for serious myopia as well as more than minor astigmatism (1.00 diopters), as the cornea could just be extended up until now. If the Intacs are removed, vision returns to its preoperative degree. Apart from vision correction, Intacs are additionally used to deal with keratoconus.

Intacs are FDA accepted and also 10 year studies have actually revealed no major problems with Intacs and few individual issues; however, since the procedure takes much more training than LASIK, there are less eye surgical treatment facilities using it. Nonetheless, the Intacs web site offers a listing of practitioners in each state, as well a couple of in Canada, Europe and Mexico.

Due to the fact that many people do not want to run the risk of LASIK and Intacs can not help those with extreme vision issues, intraocular lens implants (IOL) are a brand-new choice approved by the FDA in 2004 to remedy modest to extreme nearsightedness. The Artisan lens, manufactured by Ophtec, resembles the kind of lens implant utilized to recover vision complying with cataract eye surgery.

The brand-new IOL, called the Artisan, is intended for just people that have 2.5 diopters or much less of astigmatism.

The synthetic lens does not replace the all-natural lens, yet is placed before it. The primary issue located with the implant was the steady loss of endothelial cells in the corneas of patients that got the implants. The endothelium is a layer of cells that line the undersurface of the cornea and also are vital in keeping the cornea clear. A three-year research study revealed a continuous consistent loss of endothelial cells of 1.8 percent a year. Now, no one can forecast whether this loss will proceed at the very same price indefinitely, or perhaps its influence on corneal feature.

To reduce lasting effects of the gadget on the corneal endothelium, the FDA is needing that the new lenses be labelled to specify that they should only be implanted in individuals whose corneal endothelial cells are thick enough to endure minor cell loss.

More significant difficulties were few: retinal detachment (0.6%), cataract advancement (0.6%), and also corneal swelling (0.4%). The FDA is calling my link for Ophtec to carry out a five-year follow-up study of its dental implant patients to better analyze the post-surgical occurrence of cataract development, retinal detachment and other sensory conditions.

The Artisan lens is meant to be a permanent implant.Though it could be read the full info here gotten rid of operatively, vision may not constantly go back to just what it was before obtaining the lens. Due to the fact that it does not impact astigmatism, clients with this problem could still require glasses.

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Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Seminary

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.  ~Aristotle

Davey, Sheri & me at their Wedding in Minnesota. Great time! Perfect couple! 4/12/14

This past weekend was a celebration of the highest degree.  Before God, my good friend Davey married his soul mate, Sheri.

The wedding took place in St. Paul, Minnesota (in the vicinity) near the couples residence and Sheri’s family.  They got married in the historic Fort Snelling Memorial Chapel.  The reception was at the Historic Concord Exchange Building.  What a lovely wedding and a perfect venue!

Ava & Aunt Sheri during the wedding… what a precious pic! 4/12/14

Let me step back a few years, and then a few more, and yet a couple more years, to answer the age old question, ‘How do you know Dave?’  Personally, I love telling the story, I think it’s fun and really unique.

Once upon a time there was a little quiet boy named Davey and a young hyperactive girl, named Heather, who attended parochial schools, he St. Bruno’s and I Sacred Heart.  While making our mark on fifth grade, our teachers, who happened to be friends, wanted to get their students together to socialize.  My class only consisted of ten and I believe his the same.

Our teachers arranged for an exchange of addresses between the students to begin our written correspondences.  Yes, something that is nearly extinct, we had pen pals.  Guess who was mine?  Yep!  Davey!  I’m not sure how I ended up with him, I believe it was literally a named pulled out of a hat.  Either way, Davey became my pen pal and unbeknownst to me at the time, a life long friend.
Russ (Sheri's brother), me Deb (Sheri's sister) & her husband Rick.  Great family! 4/12/14

Russ (Sheri’s brother), me Deb (Sheri’s sister) & her husband Rick. Great family! 4/12/14

We wrote each other occasionally.  I sent him little GI Joe figures and we exchanged friendship bracelets.  We even talked on the phone a few times (he mostly talked about his cat when he actually talk, or when I gave him the chance to say anything).

We kept in touch throughout the year and I believe into sixth grade.  Then, alas, I moved on into the seventh grade, which was my junior high at Greater Latrobe High School.  He continued on with parochial school until twelfth grade.  Our communication fizzled out, that is until graduation, when we met up again at the mall.  Believe it or not, we worked together at a clothing store called Aeropostale in Westmoreland Mall.  Did we remember each other?  You bet we did!  We’ve remained friends ever since.  That was about nineteen years ago, plus the time we’ve known each other during our limited childhood interaction.

Garrett (Sheri’s nephew & Debs son), Taylor (Sheri’s niece & Debs daughter), me & Becca Schneider. What a great bunch! 4/12/14

Now fast forward from post high school days to a few years ago.  Davey had been corresponding with this chick and he decided to move to Minnesota with her.  What?  Who is this person?

Before departing and trekking nearly nine hundred miles over five to six states, Davey wanted me to meet this mystery lady before starting his new life.  Did I think it was a good idea?  Sure, taking on a new adventure can be fun and a good change of pace.  But naturally, I wanted see who stole Davey’s heart and hopefully give her the thumbs up too.

Davey being scolded by priest – not really. Before he took his new bride in the Historic Fort Snelling Chapel, Minnesota. 4/12/14

I met the two in Greensburg and instantly loved Sheri!  From idle chit chat, I found out that she is one of eight kids in her family.  Yes!  No joke!  And she was raised on a dairy farm.  The more I learned about this new figure in Davey’s life, the more I realized how good she was for him.  It probably didn’t hurt that we also had a lot in common and we clicked instantly.  Davey always felt like a brother to me and now I was gaining another sister.

At heart, Sheri is an old fashioned soul.  I mean that in the most respectful and complementary way.  She has a very tasteful flare for antiques and classic style, everything from her attire and embellishments, to her home decor, even to the way she holds herself.  More importantly Sheri has a good heart and is sincere and kind and family oriented, obviously moral attributes instilled in her from her upbringing.  She is a timeless classic, one I hope Davey treasures forever.  Gals like that are hard to come by.

Davey & Sheri getting pics. 4/12/14

Now onto present day.  The wedding weekend.  My part of the celebration started on Thursday, when I flew in early to be greeted by Davey, his dad and his friend Bryant.  We had the privilege of hanging out at the couple’s house and getting a personal tour of the newly acquired establishment.  They have a great place!

During my visit I also had the honor of meeting one of Sheri’s sisters, Sarah.  Just like Sheri, I clicked with Sarah.

Friday consisted of manicures and pedicures with all the ladies.  That’s when it happened.  That’s when I really got to know the Kerfeld women and instantly LOVED them!  Throughout all the wedding activities, they treated me like another sister, one of the family.  I met Debbie, another sister, Taylor a niece and beautiful little Ava, another niece, among the assortment of friends and family.

Little Ava took a great shot of her mom, Sarah (Sheri’s sister) during the wedding with my phone. Thanks little lady! Great shot! 4/12/14

On a side note, I would need to dedicate an entire blog entry to just outlining the names of the Kerfeld clan, plus I would need a GPS to navigate through the family and not get lost among cousins, uncles, aunts, sisters, brothers.  That’s why I’ll stick to naming just a few.

Saturday was exactly what you expected, pictures, party bus, pictures, ceremony, pictures, party bus, pictures and reception.  I bonded with her family more throughout the day, especially on the dance floor.  In fact, I was even graced to sit by Sheri’s youngest brother, Russ, who was in the wedding and happened to be the youngest of the eight.  What a benevolent spirited person just like the rest of the very large family!

Taylor showing her excitement for getting out of those heels! 4/12/14

After a night of dancing and celebrating I found myself welcomed into another family.  My Minnesota family or how they say it, Minnesot – eh.

Being in the wedding and wrapped up with all things matrimony, I didn’t do much site seeing.  I did however manage to sneak out to explore a couple floors of the Mall of America, stopping to pick up an Easter gift for Kyle from a brain teaser store.  More importantly, as planned the moment I made my airline reservations, I attended St. Olaf Catholic Church in Minneapolis for Palm Sunday mass.  (big fan of the Golden Girls!)

Russ posing for little Ava to take the picture! 4/12/14

On another side note, there is a real life place called St. Olaf.  Anyone who watched the Golden Girls knows, Rose Nylund was from St. Olaf and often told stories of her hometown.

On another side side note, Davey knew my infatuation with the Golden Girls and St. Olaf.  When he moved out to Minnesota, he and Sheri bought me rosary beads from St. Olaf Catholic Church.  Totally made my day!

Davey and Sheri, I am so very happy for you both.  May God bless you guys in everything you do.  I look forward to getting to know you two as a married couple.

Congratulations Sheri and Davey!
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Beam Splitter & Anthony Pateras

The Auricle Sonic Arts Gallery
Thursday 4th February, 2016
From 7:30pm
$10/$5 on the door
Facebook event

The Auricle is proud to announce an exciting international double bill, featuring Norway’s Beam Splitter & Australia’s Anthony Pateras!

The event will follow on from the opening of Anthony Pateras and Chris Abrahams exhibition 176, which will be showing at the Auricle over February.


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Various Ideas about Good Designs for Your Kitchen Cabinets

A brief introduction about them

Cabinets can be referred to as a very integral part of any household. These can be put up or built anywhere starting from kitchens to bathrooms or any other rooms. These are very useful and essential in order to keep your stuffs.
In order to define them, it can be said that these are closed cupboards or shelves that are put up or rather installed at various places so as to store or keep necessary stuffs. These are very well designed by skilled and well trained designers. You can see beautiful shelves being put up at places you could never have imagined.

They are so well and tactfully designed and created that they can be put up within the smallest spaced, thereby making use of all the otherwise useless nooks and corners of your house. Along with the utilization of space, they are carefully designed to look great as well. They can be customized according to your space and preference.

Various types of these

These are really popular these days. A few things that are required in these are:
  • Longevity,
  • durability,
  • design,
  • Innovation, etc.
They may be of different types; they may be built- in or free- standing. A built in one is usually custom made and it is fixed into a particular position, be it on a floor, wall, etc. Free- standing ones are available easily and can be easily moved from one place to another. They may also be either wall hanging.
They may also be either frameless or may have a face- frame. This would depend upon the preference of the owner. The finishing of these is equally important. Finishes are also very crucial. They include a few things:
  • Distressed finishes,
  • Glazed finishes, and
  • Toned finishes.
These are well designed by interior designers. They are trained in this field to make full use of any space and make them look great as well. Maximizing space and usability is a very important aspect that one often looks for in case of small apartments or flats.

This furniture has shelves with doors on them. You can store food, cooking utensils, etc. there.  Other machinery like the refrigerator; microwave, dishwasher; etc. can also be fitted into these spaces with the help of proper planning. These can be of various types: wooden, ply, metal, glass, fiber etc. depending on your likes and dislikes.

Some things to look for so as to buy or find the right one

Hygiene is the most crucial thing in the cooking space. The air quality in a house tells a lot about its environment and hygiene. It is crucial to know that off- gassing inside the cabinetry could lead to the compromise of the quality of air. This happens when the by- products of cooking get released in the air. It may also happen due to mold formation which in turn is a result of excess moisture or lack of proper ventilation.

There are various things to consider while choosing these. Some of them are:

  • To start with, the material that you are going to choose for your shelves is the first important choice that you are making. Solid wood still remains among to most popular choice for the kitchen cabinetry. However, the other materials such as plywood; metal; glass; thermos- foil; stainless steel; etc. are also good choices and are available.
  • There are millions of door styles to choose from for these. A good interior designer could give you a list of options to choose from. In case you don’t have one, you can design them yourself. Be it a traditional one or an ultra-modern one; you can get any types of design depending upon your choice.
  • There are also a variety of door mounting options that are available for the doors. The most common is the overlay where the door lays over the case. It also allows face frame to be seen around the doors.
  • Various colors are also available and you can choose from them. The best option can be polishes; be it a wooden polish or a metal one; you can choose according to your interiors.
  • The finishing is also a very crucial thing. You can give any kind of finishes you want. For wooden cabinetries, keeping the natural state can be great. Light colors can also go well as they are better at hiding dirt than darker ones.
  • The hardware can also be very effective in terms of the look of them. You can give them a contemporary look or a traditional or even an ultra- modern look. There are various types of knobs as well as drawer pulls available among which you can choose.

Some interesting tips on the details of designing these shelves

Various interior designers and planners have several interesting ideas about how to turn small spaces into useful areas. Some interesting ideas in order to make your cooking space even more functional as well as organized are:
  • You can build deep drawers so as to keep the cookware.
  • You can design shelves that can be pulled out. This would save you from the pain of bending excessively.
  • The garbage bins are a thing to worry. So you should design a space for it and the containers should be such that can be pulled out when required and pushed back so that people don’t notice them.
  • The drawers should be slides that can be fully extended.
Space utilization is crucial. There are various patterns among which you can choose and decide. Some of these would help make working these easier:
  • Counters that are open,
  • Cabinetries with a tall base,
  • Counter- top appliances that are taller,
  • counters under the main counter,
  • Task lighting, etc. can make your cooking area look even better.
Different types of panels, frames of different sizes and shapes, glass or wooden or ply doors, etc. all together make it look good as well as useful.

Hence, in conclusion

There are various things that you should take a note on before buying or finding the right one. Although they are a lot about looking good, that is not it; its main purpose is to utilize spaces, create hygienic shelves and make them in a way that they are organized and that they make your life easy.

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Test compost pH before use

It is wise to test the pH of compost (including homemade compost) before adding it to your topsoil because the pH of topsoil determines which nutrients are available to plants. Well-made aerobic compost has a pH of around 6.0 to 6.5. Unfortunately, I didn’t follow my own advice recently when, temporarily short of homemade compost, we purchased from our local Bunnings store some bags of Richgro ‘All Purpose Organic Compost’ registered as an allowed input by BFA.

I noticed that the transplanted seedlings where I had applied the compost were not making any growth although the rest of the vege patch was doing well. And, in the area where I had mixed extra compost through each planting hole, the seedlings had turned yellow – a clear sign that the soil pH was too high for the plants to absorb phosphorus for root growth, or iron. Iron (along with nitrogen and magnesium) is essential for chlorophyll (green colouring) formation in leaves that allows plants to produce carbohydrates for growth. Iron deficiency (iron chlorosis) starts in the tips of plants and the leaves of the whole plant turn yellow between the veins or, in extreme cases, white. In contrast, nitrogen chlorosis starts in the older leaves because, when nitrogen is in short supply, plants transfer the available nitrogen to the growing tips, and magnesium deficiency starts in the margins of older leaves.
I tested the topsoil of the affected areas and, finding it above 7.5, I then tested the Richgro compost and the reading was between 8.0 and 8.5. As the pH scale is expressed as negative logarithms, a reading of 8.0 means that the soil is ten times more alkaline than a neutral reading of 7.0. This week I received a question from a blog reader who is having difficulty reducing his soil pH. He had also used the same brand of compost, bought from Bunnings in WA.
Richgro’s response that their “internal records” of the batches in question show a pH of 7.1 and 7.2 and that the test kit I used “do not work well with high organic fraction soils or composts” blah, blah, is not consistent with the physical symptoms of the seedlings. I suspect the problem may have been caused by the type of timber used to produce biochar added to the product. Wood ash contains a very reactive form of calcium and, as the ‘Gardening with Biochar’ website states, Raising soil pH is biochar’s most important contribution to influencing soil quality.
* I must add that Bunnings were quite happy to accept return of the unopened bags of compost after I explained the problem.

To test pH
Add equal quantities of topsoil from the bed you are preparing and the compost you intend to use to a clean bucket. Mix thoroughly, then mix again. Test a sample of the mixture according to the instructions on your soil test kit. Ideally, for healthy growth of most plants, the pH reading should be between 6 and 7.2.
If soil pH is higher than this, please see: ‘Changing soil pH’
Also see: ‘What’s soil pH?’

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  1. Thank you for your well written informative articles. I always like to know why and how things happen and you supply that very clearly. I have been making my own compost for a year now (still haven’t got the hang of hot composting) I have found that my compost always has a high ph even from my worm farm. I add sheep and cow manure to both during composting process. You mentioned in your article that well made compost has a more neutral ph. What am I doing wrong? How do I ensure a more neutral ph level?

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Vampire Slugs On Callisto, by Jackie French

Sam loves living on Callisto. She and her Dad have been there almost a year, leaving behind the discomforts of Earth, where lots of nasty things can happen. On Callisto everyone gets along, there is no crime and there is always plenty of wonderful food to eat.

Then with the annual Harvest Festival approaching, something strange happens. Little slugs appear on the fruit trees. One day they’re tiny, the next they’ve doubled in size. What’s worse, they’re eating everything in sight – all the trees, all the fruit, even Dad’s pineapple pizza.

What worries Sam the most is that no one is doing anything about them. The adults are too busy preparing for the Harvest Festival to do anything about the slugs. It’s up to Sam and her pingleflug step-cousin Broc to do something about them and save Callisto from destruction.

Vampire Slugs on Callisto is the third book about this delightful planet from award-winning author Jackie French. Although they form a series, each book stands alone and is filled with humour, adventure, and yummy food.

The first Callisto title, Cafe on Callisto, won the Aurealis Award in 2001

Vampire Slugs on Callisto, by Jackie French
Koala Books, 2003

The Black House, by Jackie French

When Barney’s Dad gets funding to conduct his special research, it means a move to the country. The house they move to is huge – and comes complete with a high-grade secruity system and a strange caretaker with a propensity to seem like a prison warder.

The new town might be pretty small, but the people are friendly and Barney quickly makes friends. Dad’s pretty happy with the set up for his research project too. So Barney figures he’d better keep quiet about his reservations. He doesn’t know what is going on, but the house is definitely concealing a secret. There are strange shudders at night, slime seeping through the walls, and other goings-on. Barney’s dreams are filled with wild images that seem real. Still, Barney is totally unprepared for what he finds out – and its ramifications for him. He will soon be the boy who talks to the alien.

The Black House, a new title for bestselling author Jackie French, is a lively combination of mystery, adventure and light humour. A Blue level title in Koala’s Tadpoles series, it is suitable for 9 to 12 year old readers.

The Black House, by Jackie French
Koala Books, 2003

Not Nits, by Lucy Treloar

Gus loves insects. He has a whole shelf full of bugs in jars – he feeds them, gives them names and adores them. When anyone accidentally kills or releases one he is devastated.

So, when Gus find a whole colony of bugs living in his hair, he thinks it’s pretty cool. No way is he going to let Mum kill them with nit shampoo. That would be cruel. But just as Gus is determined to save the nits, Mum is determined to beat them. This is a battle of wills that can have only one winner.

Not Nits is a hilarious story about insects and parents. A Red level Tadpole title from Koala Books, this junior novel is suitable for children aged seven and up, but will appeal to older children too, especially those with reading difficulties requiring easier reads.

Not Nits, by Lucy Treloar, illustrated by John Yahyeh
Koala Books, 2003

Warts 'n' All, by Anne Morgan

“Oh no!” Marti has a wart growing on her nose. Her mother says she is too busy to take her to the Doctor to get it frozen off. She’ll have to wait until Tuesday. Marti can’t wait that long – she has to figure out a way to get rid of the wart herself.

In the midst of her efforts, Marti discovers another problem. A new family has moved in next door. There’s a boy about her age who keeps hanging around. He offers to help her get rid of her wart – but can she trust him? Something strange is going on in his back yard and, if she’s not careful, Marti might get caught up in it too.

Warts ‘n’ All is a fast-paced humorous story with a clever twist. An orange level Tadpole from Koala Books, the book is ideal for readers making their early transition from picture books to chapter books, but has enough interest to appeal to much older students, especially those with reading difficulties.

Humorous fun.

Warts ‘n’ All, by Anne Morgan, illustrated by Judith Rossell
Koala Books, 2003

Knight Protector, by Sally Odgers

Simon Knight isn’t too happy about running in the cross country. But when he falls into a hedge he’s not sure he likes the alternative either. It seems that this alternative involves a ride on Traveller, the horse who once before transported him to the strange land of Braveria.

Simon soon finds himself back in Braveria where, as Sir Simon, he is once again called on to help the King. Someone, it seems, is out to cause mischief to the King’s daughter. Who better to protect her than Simon? Along the way he must contend with dragons – some fearsome and others simply annoying – clinging damsels and meddlesome knights, as well as the princess herself, who isn’t so sure she needs looking after. Poor Simon!

Knight Protector is the second book in the Reluctant Knight trilogy by superb children’s author, Sally Odgers. With a winning mix of fantasy, danger and downright silliness, these books are sure to appeal to young fantasy readers aged 8 to 12. Although reading the two in order will enhance enjoyment, each is self-contained.

Sally Odgers is an award-winning Tasmanian writer who continues to show her versatilty with excellent offerings in a range of genres for different age groups. Knight Protector is no exception.

Knight Protector, by Sally Odgers
Koala Books, 2003

Alan the Alien, by Penny Hall

It’s student exchange time – country kids coming to stay with city kids to experience city life. Clark doesn’t want anyone staying at his house, sharing his room and his things, but Mum thinks it’s a great idea, and signs the form.

When a visitor arrives at their front door the next day, he’s not what anyone expected. He looks kind of different. He tells Clark he’s come from another planet, but Clark isn’t so sure at first. He just wants this strange kid to go away and leave him alone.

But Alan the alien isn’t going away – he’s won a trip to visit Earth and he wants Alan to show him around. When he helps Clark defeat the bullies, Clark realises that having Alan to stay might not be so bad after all. Perhaps he and Alan can become friends.

Alan the Alien, by Penny Hall, is an orange level Tadpole book from Koala Books. Aimed at readers making the transition form picture books to novels, Tadpoles are highly illustrated books well pitched at young readers. The illustrations of Craig Smith complement Hall’s text, adding to the pacing and excitement of the story.

An earlier Tadpole written and illustrated by the duo, Fixing the Tiger was listed as the Children’s Book Council Notable Books. Other titles by Penny Hall include A Knight in Different Armour, Fantastic and Fabulous and Fraidy Cats.

Alan the Alien
is a fun read which will be enjoyed by 6 to 10 year old readers.

Alan the Alien, by Penny Hall, illustrated by Craig Smith
Koala Books, 2002.

The Thunder Egg Thief, by Sue Cason

Nick’s Mum needs a break, so Dad suggests a weekend in the country. With the caravan behind, Nick, his parents and his sister Emily, head off for a quiet weekend at Mount Perilous, which Nick thinks looks just like a sleeping dinosaur. When they stop for petrol at a nearby service station, the attendant – Sal – tells Nick to watch out for the perilosaurus. Apparently it’s their nesting season.

When the family go fossicking, Emily finds a beautiful fossil. Nick is jealous – he tries desperately to find one too. What he finds, however, is a thunder egg. His Dad tells him that this will be beautiful cut in two so that the coloured stripes inside the rock will be visible. Nick thinks the rock looks just like a dinosaur egg. But what would happen if the dinosaur wanted her egg back? He hears wailing and strange cries echoing through the bush and knows there’s only one thing to do.

The Thunder Egg Thief, by Sue Cason is an adventure tale which will appeal to kids with an interest in dinosaurs or fantasy. Well complemented with illustrations by Lloyd Foye, the story will be accessible to children taking their first steps from picture books towards novels.

The Thunder Egg Thief is one of six new Orange level Tadpole books from Koala Books, and is suitable for home collections, libraries and class room use. Tadpoles books provide graded reading opportunities for emergent readers, allowing teachers and parents to match children and books according to their reading level.

The Thunder Egg Thief, by Sue Cason, illustrated by Lloyd Foye
Koala Books, 2002.

Space Pirates on Callisto, by Jackie French

Sam’s friend Cherry is bored. It is school holidays and nothing exciting is happening. That’s because nothing exciting ever seems to happen on Callisto. Everyone there is so nice to everyone else. And that’s the way Sam like sit – she’s had enough adventures in her life. But Cherry wants more. She wants to have adventures like her hero Hildegard has in the adventures novels she reads.

In the absence of such adventures, Cherry and Sam decide to go camping, and it is while they are camping that Cherry’s big chance for adventure arrives.

Space pirates land on Callisto, looking for the Golden Queen, a treasure they believe is here on Callisto. The pirates are mean, and what’s worse, they have taken Sam and Cherry hostage – refusing to release them until they have the Golden Queen. Sam and Cherry have no idea what this Golden Queen is. They are at the mercy of the two pirates, their two-headed dog Snarkle, and the goodness of their fellow residents of Callisto, who say they will hand the Golden Queen over, just as soon as it’s ready.

Space Pirates on Callisto is Jackie French’s second book about the fabulous world of Callisto, where the most important decision to be made is whether to have your pineapple pizza with or without the onions. Kids will love this hilarious world filled with chocolate peanut muffins, giant hamburgers and incredible fresh produce.

Space Pirates on Callisto is a Blue Level Tadpole for independent readers, from Koala Books. Jackie French’s earlier title Café on Callisto was the winner of the Aurealis Award for Children’s Short Fiction (2001).

Space Pirates on Callisto, by Jackie French, illustrated by Sarah Baron
Koala Books, 2002


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Saturday, July 1, 2017

Motorcyclist in motion

At the Republic of Texas motorcycle rally a few years ago, I caught this shot of a rider in motion, about to saddle up on his mechanical steed. This is our entry for "motion" -- the City Daily Photo theme day topic. Click here to see other interpretations from around the world.

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Book Reviews for “Crazy Love”-Christian non-fiction, “Recipe Hacker”- recipe book, “Ex Patriot”- Dystopian Fiction

I am catching up on several books I read over the Thanksgiving week.

I really liked Francis Chan’s book, “Crazy Love.” I don’t know anything about the author, other than he has a bunch of video’s on YouTube, but I so enjoyed this book. It challenges us to be Christians who walk in crazy love, who take risks, forget about all the things that most Americans are striving for and to live for God. It challenges us to help others in small ways and in crazy ways, to be led by the Holy Spirit in our service to God, not our level of comfort. I can recommend for Jr. High and up. I give it 4 stars.

I was given a copy of “Recipe Hacker” by the author in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed this cookbook. It is filled with healthy recipes that contain no refined sugar, gluten, grains, or dairy. Though I don’t feel the need to follow this strict of a diet, I do believe in all things in moderation and a healthy balance. This book is great for the person like me, who wants to cut out part of the fatty, sugar filled foods, and add in more healthy alternatives, or for the person with gluten, or dairy intolerances. I give it 5 stars. The recipes are simple enough, and there are full color pictures for each dish. The author also includes some personal stories and healthy eating tips throughout. I love that she even included cinnamon rolls! This would make a great gift for a recipe book lover, or someone with restricted diets.

Expatriate is the last book in the “Forager” series. I read them all and loved the books. I was given the first two by the author and enjoyed them so much, I purchased this last one. A great YA dystopian series. There is no swearing and the only sexual contents is implied. There is fighting and violence in the stories. At this point in time, societies have built up in different ways in different walled cities. Our two main characters are trying to bring the truth to light about what is happening and what has happened by city officials. Though this series is done, I will definitely be reading more by this author. I can recommend for ages 14 and up.


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Bosanac, Natasha and Marsden, Jerrold E. and Moore, Ashley and Campagnola, Stefano (2010) Titan Trajectory Design Using Invariant Manifolds and Resonant Gravity Assists. In: Spaceflight Mechanics 2010. Advances in astronautical sciences. No.136. American Astronautical Society , San Diego, Calif., pp. 1057-1070. ISBN 9780877035602.

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Following the spectacular results of the Cassini mission, NASA and ESA plan to return to Titan. For missions such as this to the giant planets and their moons, the primary challenge for trajectory designers is to minimize ΔV requirements while simultaneously ensuring a reasonable time of flight. Employing a combination of invariant manifolds in the planar circular restricted three-body problem and multiple resonant gravity assists allows for the design of trajectories with a very low ΔV. However, these trajectories typically exhibit long flight times. In this study, desired resonances are targeted that, at any single node, minimize the time of flight. The resulting time of flight for a trajectory created using this methodology is compared to that of a trajectory utilizing the maximum single point decrease in semi-major axis. Then, using this framework, the effect of the Jacobi constant on the trajectory’s total ΔV and time of flight is explored. The total trajectory ΔV is shown to vary over the range of Jacobi constants tested due to the interaction between the ΔV required for capture at Titan and the resonances encompassed by the targeted invariant manifold exit region. Over the range of Jacobi constants tested, the total ΔV varies by 28 m/s while the time of flight varies by 3.2 months between the minimum and maximum cases. The lowest Jacobi constant tested results in a 23-month trajectory and a total ΔV of 626 m/s, including a controlled insertion into a 1000 km circular orbit about Titan.

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2018 Cadillac XT3 Redesign a Luxury SUV - New Automotive Trends

2018 Cadillac XT3 Redesign a Luxury SUV

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New Audi S5 2016 Redesign Coupe Convertible And Release Date

New Audi S5 2016 Redesign Coupe Convertible And Release Date

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We square measure happy to grasp that not solely the machine that may be increased by Audi. That the corporate also will increase the bodywork to offer the look a a lot of trendy than ever. this is often an honest begin for the corporate to face stiff competition from the sedan market. It appears that the new 2016 Audi S5 can have a slimmer style than the previous models that deliver the goods the planning that’s trendy. This technique conjointly helps to supply higher aeromechanics than ever. Some details also will be redesigned because the front bumper, grille, headlights and taillights to offer a a lot of fashionable bit.

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Friday, January 13, 2006

Free as Open Source they said?

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It's interseting to follow the different strategies around Open Source these days.
Can Open Source be FOSS at all?

I have been myself leading a project for some time with Jonas Bonér in the AOP field, and we more than once had potential corporate users willing to be helped or supported (thus charged) with some more formal ways than classic user mailing lists and "fix it yourself / wait for the community to fix it" attitude.

BEA's blended strategy of certifying and supporting 24/7 major open source components (like Spring) is well echoed by several facts these last weeks.

First some post on TheServerSide "Developping J2EE without xxx? Why?", xxx beeing your perhaps favorite open source framework, (xxx and yyy abstracted for the purpose of this blog article).

Some various comments from this thread:

"xxx is good"
"Don' t look from the developer angle only"
"Couple of years down the track, if xxx goes bust or I can't find developers who want to work with old technology like xxx as everyone has moved on to yyy_standard or something similar, and my application breaks for certain reason, where will I get support or resource to maintain my application?"

More interesting, a recent quote from HP Software head Todd DeLaughter (translated from French):
"We could do something with Open Source. It will depend on the market evolution. [..] Today the problem is that sooner or later customers are asking their software provider to certify and support the stack, and provide services around. That won't change any time soon."

Obviously it would then be intersting to look at the cost of Open Source, beyond the FOSS zero acquisition cost.

It's not secret that JBoss is now selling software (not free, with trial copy and commercial license) and doing marketing around it - see the last JBoss newsletter and the messages around JBoss ON "JBoss Operating Network", the what sounds to be administration solution of JBoss app servers (see f.e. here).
Quoting the newsletter:
"JBoss is holding a series of workshops [...] will include hands-on training on JBoss ON (trial copies of the software will be provided)"

Deploying stuff on an Open Source stack is end to end is definitely not free at the end. FOSS is just one view on one single phase in a project: development.

Left aside the training cost for the young developers themselves.
In a recent post, Yakov Fain calculates that if you follow introduction trainings on Spring, Hibernate and JBoss, which seems today' minimum to get started on a so called FOSS stack, you'll have to travel some accross the globe, and afford a total of $9000.

Obviously, we then should take into account support prices, and possible performance gaps between each stacks, meaning all in all you'll need more CPU and hosting power here and there to run your beast. And CPU is never free.

I'd be pleased to see the debate around the Java community shift from programming practices and tech buzzwords (IoC AOP ligthweight whatever is best implemented here things) to some from the trench real project end to end considerations.
Obviously lightweight approaches and Open Source do play a key role in the whole picture, both with pros and cons.

So FOSS - free as in free beer? Really? The world is obviously more complex than that.


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Last updated: 26 September 2017
Date:Tuesday 3 August 1954
Type:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation
Operator:Air France
Registration: F-BGNA
C/n / msn: 4510
First flight: 1953
Total airframe hrs:2479
Engines: 4 Wright R-3350 (972TC18DA1)
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 29
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 37
Airplane damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Preston City, CT (   United States of America)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Paris-Orly Airport (ORY/LFPO), France
Destination airport:New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY (IDL/KIDL), United States of America
The ILS approach to New York-Idlewild Airport was discontinued because of unexpected heavy turbulence, heavy rain and low ceiling. The crew then elected to divert to Boston. Fuel exhaustion then forced the flight crew to carry out a belly landing in a field. The Constellation burned out.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "Inadequate in-flight planning, in that the captain did not make a firm selection of a suitable airport within range of the fuel remaining at the time of the missed approach, necessitating an off-airport landing."

Fuel starvation
Forced landing outside airport

» ICAO Accident Digest, Circular 47-AN/42 (131-139)

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Distance from Paris-Orly Airport to New York-Idlewild International Airport, NY as the crow flies is 5791 km (3619 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

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Speak Up - Women in the Chain

Speak Up - Women in the Chain

Dear Minister and Male Champions of Change

I write to request that you set targets and include women in your supply chain.

Today, in Australia and around the world, women are unable to procure contracts. World Bank data states women procure only 1% of all contracts. Around 40% of businesses trading in Australia are owned and run by women; there are now more women than men business owners in the 35 to 44 year-old group (ABS).

Female entrepreneurs don't want hand-outs, we want equality within supply chains.

Governments and Industry have the ability to use their purchasing power; it's time to include women and set targets. (In the United States 5% of all Federal Govt. contracts go to women business owners).

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We were alerted to a real, honest to goodness episode of Judge Sapp that was published on Youtube on The NOC this week.  Although light on views (south of 1,500), it’s high on… something.  What that is, I can’t quite put my finger on it.  All I know is when the first participant walks into Judge Sapp’s courtroom, one of those annoying Youtube popups comes on screen with the message – “LIKE if you thought that was Grimace from McDonald’s for a second!” complete with a purple background.  That pretty much sums up the core of Judge Sapp, which thankfully seems smart enough to be in on the joke of a former NFL defensive lineman serving as a courtroom judge on a Youtube show.  Oh, and there’s a Courtroom DJ, too… and a legal analyst to advise Judge Sapp complete with stereotypical DJ and legal analyst garb respectively.  As expected, the comedy aspects are a bit hit or miss, but it is Youtube after all.

The following episode features a dispute between two brothers over a hot dog cart and lasts all of eight minutes.  If you can get across the acting involved, Sapp actually isn’t too bad in the role.  At least he’s better as a Youtube judge than an NFL news breaker

Thank goodness the defendant wasn’t too torn up over the $1500 decision to make jokes about opening up a live chicken stand.  I’m just upset there was no appearance of the spinning wheel of destiny, maybe I’ll have to tune in next time.  Now, if only Judge Sapp can settle a real hot dog dispute between Kobayashi and Major League Eating, I’ll be really impressed.

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Thursday, 7 May 2009

So Irregular....

I know and I am sorry ok.... my blogging is poor as ever. I am currently painting up a load of French Napoleonics from Perry and these should be on soon but first of all I thought I had update you on the next big project...Brandywine. Brandywine as you may or not know was the largest single engagement of the AWI and I have big plans to run the game over two tables sometime in July. I promise to add my Hessian contingent (once they are finished) along with other updates along the way. This will be my biggest project to date and the photo's will be much, much better....

Monday, 2 March 2009

Battle of Germantown - 4th October 1777

Sorry for the delay regarding new posts but I have recently moved house and have been preparing for the Germantown battle. I have scrath built nearly all of the terrain and trees for the fight and painted all the miniatures myself. Due to the size of the engagement there are one or two units masquerading as something else in the photos but my collection wasnt quite big enough to compensate for everything.

As you may or may not know, I have been playing AWI games for quite a few years now and my preferred set of rules is Eclaireu's fantastic British Grenadier! We have played some smaller and mid sized battles with the rules and found little irregularity and we thought a larger game would allow us to see how the rules played for bigger engagements. We had some reservations with the scenario as depicted in the American War of Independence Scenario's 2 book (also by Eclaireur) but we decided to play it as written.

Below is a brief battle report that suprised us greatly in outcome but was immensely enjoyble.
The battle began, as the scenario dictates with Musgrave and the 40th and Light Infantry battalions reeling backwards after a brief slap with american forces. The fog meant order changes and firefights were at the bare minimum but as the Americans advanced the British formed a semblance of a line and began to pour on the fire. In the confusion a flurry of friendly fire saw one Continental battalion break to the rear and despite some casualties from the elite infantry to their front the remainder stood firm and traded volleys with the light infantry as the 40th dallied on their left flank trying to form a firing line of their own. In the thick fog the continentals poured down the road towards Chew House. A company of detahced skimishers raced ahead of the enemy desperately trying to reach the safety of the stone structure but the fog and enemy harrassment meant that by the time they got there they were heavily disrupted (three DP's). Some have even mentioned that looting might have been in eveidence.
As the Continentals continued to advance through the fog the 1st Light infantry seemed stoic in their defence of the fence line until out of the mist to their right a continental regiment unleashed a furious volley into their flank. This coupled with the firing to their front was too much for them to take and Light Infantry followed closely by the 40th began their retreat. The guns also limbered up and moved on. At Chew house a single battalion peeled off to deal with the threat of the 6 figures firing at them from the windows. This is one area I find the rules a little confusing. Fighting in BUA's (Built Up Areas) is an after thought both in the rules and in scenario. I think the rules for figting in fortifications stand up to scrutiny but it was difficult to see how 6 figures could hold out in Chew house when the rules dictate that normally BUA's can hold one battalion or two battalions dependent on size. We played the rules to the letter and Musgraves men were sent packing out the back (with candleabra's in hand no doubt). Greene's forces now started to emerge on the battlefield and the British line assembled near the camp began to move. agnew moved his forces towards Musgraves retreating men and Howe lead Mathews Guards, Grants men and Greys Brigade towards Greenes attempt to turn their flank. The British formed two lines and advanced straight at McDougals forces but the fog limited actual combat.

On the American right Washingtons men continued in road column to flood on to the battlefield and Greenes forces massed for their first attack with McDougal and Muhlenberg attacking in two waves. As the battlions advanced the British musket line fired and Greenes first casualties ocurred but the Americans weathered the storm and Mcdougal took the 1st Connecticut directly to the 49th. With shrill scream the Continentals charged, the British stood, fired and met the charge, but the sheer ferocity of the Americans bowled the british back and Grant was wounded in the fighting.

Seeing the victory in the centre morale surged through McDougals men and the Continentals vaulted the fences to bear down on the enemy. Casulaties were now mounting up on both sides as the fog began to clear. On the right flank the light infantry fleeing from the tide of Americans broke under the strain and dispersed the gun was abandoned and the 40th and Musgrave with the remnants of his command holed up in one of the small town houses on the main street. The huge battery on the hill now had some targets and began to disrupt the American line as they broke through the trees. On the right the American breakthrough floundered as the British found some backbone and began to fight back. The 1st Connecticut began to take heavy casulaties and was soon reeling. The Britsh recaptured the fence line and a fierce firefight ensued with both sides taking casualties. Charges from both sides had limited success but on the whole while the British stood firm, they took extremely heavy casualties whilst the Americans fled consistently but their preponderence of Brigadiers meant that many rejoined the fight non the worse for wear.

The right flank saw the Guards charge and cause several units to flee. The American guns were taken, but once again the returning units first isolated and then destroyed each British successful counter attack. The Guards, although effectively stopping the American breakthrough, bled to death and eventually retired to the rear with on of two units dispersing and the second well below half strength. The fighting was so fierce on the British right that several British battalions were nearing half strength and Agnew had been shot from the saddle. Muhlenberg men sttod firm and acted as a pivot point fpor Washington as he advanced and eventually the Americans formeda line of troops across the table. Agnew went to aid Musgrave with Grey and again the British formed line. And again the American numbers proved too much and line began to retire. Mclanes cavalry led by Washington himself charged the fleeing british and cut 44th infantry down, dispersing them in the process. He returned to his lines with huge cheers filling his ears. If the left was broken the right was still contested. Weedon's Brigade broke and fled the field and the British began to advance. The Queens Rangers and the Light Infantry With other regiments in support began to slowly push the Americans back as they reverted to a defensive stance. But the casulaties were still mounting. The British were now beginning to think twice when it came to charging the enemy and two or three charges failed to hit home. The previously retreating Americans on the British right had now rallied and returned to the fray almost completely fresh and in good order and Washington had also sent reinforcements across to quell the lack lustre British counter attack. When the battery unlimbered and began to fire Howe ordered the retreat.

Overall the battle was absolute fun. The problem with the scenario is the fact that the fog is not as demoralising for the Yanks as perhaps it should be and the huge amount of brigadiers means that rallying was fairly easy. After discussion we felt a better alternative would be to make the sub divisions of Sullivan etc that was ommitted from the scenario into the command level for the game and to ommit the brigadiers entirely from the game. This makes DP's harder for the Americans to lose adn also limits the amount of leaders around to rally. Having Chew House fall early probably made the game more entertaining in a way but I think that rules for fights in buildings need to be clarified. Finally we found a problem in Brigade morale as their is little distinction in quality in brigade morale when it comes to dispersing. We have now ammended this rule to include a Retire order implementation and also for retreating units to rout instead of disperse. We have said that all militia or levy will disperse if the brigade roll is failed whilst Elite Brigagdes will only retreat or retire. We have also added that Line units and above can self rally and do not need a leader present to do so.
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Friday, July 29, 2011

Crop Over Send Off Aye' Shanti Style...

So, since Wednesday I've been looking for last minute tickets to Barbados for Crop Over, just in time to come in for the Bathsheba All Inclusive fete... (which I doubt is happening, but a sista could dream nuh!)

So, as I prepare for a fun-filled weekend hanging with my bestie, I will be in Barbados in spirit wukkinup, playing mas, laying on the beach, and having a sip of some Mount Gay Rum!!

I was also inspired to create this Bajan Ear Candy! I added the broken trident from the center of the flag which represents the break from its colonial past... So when you wear these earrings and someone questions you about them, you can school them with some Caribbean history! Look out for some more designs with a story to tell!

Oh and some Crop Over 2011 chunes faves:
TC Feat. Peter Ram "Coming Down"
Mikey: "Pavement Anticipation"
Red Plastic Bag: "Once Upon a Whine"
Alison Hinds "Explode"
Gorg: Jack it Up

BUT ONE OF MY SWEETEST FAVORITES RIGHT NOW IS Omari Ferrari's "Handle Bumper" which sounds very similar to the popular Australian 80's favorite "Land Down Under" from Men at Work! Great twist and turn of an oldies into a true CropOver favorite!
Anywho... as I pretend I'm on the beach right now, everyone have a great weekend and my bajan framily, LIVE IT UP!

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Something about Orange!

I had the pleasure of working on a custom design from the "Banana Leaf" collection for some clients and I must say, orange is a lovely color to combine with yellows, greens, and even pink! And not just pink but Hot Pink!

I love that these custom orders are full of colors. Added with a lil' soca... my nights in the studio is jewelry paradise!

Have a great day! Oh and don't forget, it's alright to color outside of the lines sometimes...
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Friday, July 22, 2011

Introducing the "Island Hoppin'" Collection:

Brooklyn, NY, July 22, 2011

Introducing the Island Hoppin’ Collection: representing the islands of Grenada, Barbados, and Trinidad to name a few (but not limited to these islands). This was inspired by the traditional jewelry of our parents who worn the maps in various metals with a sense of pride. Here’s a spin on those designs filled with an urban, funky twist! These are not your typical map jewelry created in metal but a design that’s hand crafted, cut, and painted. Also, to make it even more personal, I’ve added swarvoski crystals to a particular parish(es) you or your family is from.
I love the idea of also customizing a piece in different colors or styles, so I welcome a conversation on how to make this unique for you.

It’s available for purchase on the Mango+Paper+Scissors Shoppe on Etsy: where you can find more Aye’ Shanti designs, so take a pass by and check it out! Oh, and I'm still taking Carnival Jewelry Orders for Labor Day, so get them in!

And one other thing, please look out for a FABULOUS giveaway (including some Aye' Shanti Earcandy and other surprises) in collaboration with next week. If you're not on it, organize yuhself, sign up with her website Jay Blessed Media for Caribbean Entertainment and News. Also, sign up with my blogs Aye' Shanti or Mango+Paper+Scissors for more information on current jewelry designs, Caribbean crafts, and more!
And to all my clients heading down to Barbados for Crop Over, Antigua, and Grenada for Carnival, HAVE A SAFE & ENJOYABLE TIME!

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Carnival Inspired Jewelry: Carnival Divaz' "Bacchanalia"

For Day 3 of Carnival Inspired Jewelry, I have the pleasure of creating a piece inspired by the fabulous designs of Carnival Divaz Promotions, section "Bacchanalia" with Sesame Flyers for Labor Day in Brooklyn. It is full of feathers, jewels, and lots of colors...

I wanted to work with a design like this because of it's large head piece. I've always created long feathery, leather, or crochet w/ crystals earrings and wanted to try something a little different. Recently I've been working with carnival lovers who must play front-line, and with a head piece that is large, in my opinion a smaller design close to the ear like a button earring can be the perfect balance for accessorizing your costume.

So taking some of the colors from "Bacchanalia", I created a jeweled button earring that is the size of a half dollar which allows for crystals to glisten in the sun, yet it doesn't over power the face. Again, I love when you can take off your head piece and if it's the face jewels or accessories, you still portray the mas!

I also have another design that's currently in my shoppe Mango+Paper+Scissors  called "Rainbow after the Storm" that also mimics the colors and of this costume!

So if you're still deciding who to play mas with for Labor Day in Brooklyn and you want to go Front-line, here's an Ultra-Inclusive Front-line Only Section to checkout!

Fore more information contact Carnival Diva at 347-791-6499 or

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Carnival Inspired Jewelry: Carnival Hunters "Parrot"

So, I’m working on orders and designs for Carnivals throughout the Caribbean to Toronto, NY, and London this summer, I'm having a great time putting together pieces inspired by costumes. I had the pleasure of going to Carnival Hunters Band Launch this past Saturday, which was my first fete in a loooooonnnnnnnggg time lol and it was a nice come back. Held on the roof of the Brooklyn Children's Museum, as soon as you entered the doors of the event, you were instantaneously brought to a Caribbean vibes filled with colors, music, and of course my favorite IRON! lol

But, back to CARNIVAL! I've been eyein' this costume on Facebook for Kadooment (Barbados) called "Parrot" with the band Fantasy Barbados. For some reason, I have a thing for Mohawk head pieces and just loved the look, so I created a feather/chain design. One thing I notice about jumping up, is that I start off with my head piece on, then in the middle of the jump up, you'll find it either on the truck or in hand, and when it's time to CROSS, I have it back on like the Carnival Queen I was meant to be. So, I created an earring with that in mind.

First, I wanted to play with a piece that's light weight, and embraced the colors. I love the idea of wearing an earring that allows you to take off your head piece and still look like mas. (Btw, forgive me, this was an early morning shoot and I was trying to play around with the lighting on my iPhone, but trust the feathers has more of the turquoise color that matches the costume.)

 I loved the chain work on the belt, so you'll find a combination of feathers and chains. When it comes to this, I also realize, this would be a great one side earring where you have an intense one side with the feather design and the other side just gold chains... Designed to wear on and off the road!

So, if you're in Barbados for Crop Over I would definitely rock this costume (with these earrings of course) down the road! So don't hesitate, if you're heading down or want to head down last minute, hit them up!

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Read more about the Carnival Hunters International ban launch here on JayBlessed
And for more photos and information about the section check out:  NYCaribbeanVibes
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Oh and speaking of Barbados, check out my "Island Hoppin' Line" featuring the map of Barbados! COMING SOON...

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Carnival Inspired Jewelry: Fatal Angels "Sinfully Sweet"

When it comes to carnival, I'm always looking at the cut, design, and shape of a costume before creating an earring or accessories for a client. When I stumbled across Fatal Angel's "Sinfully Sweet" section with Ramajay Mas, I was automatically in love with the color and the various options.
 Front-line with large headpiece &  backpack
 Monokini option available in Pink or Brown
Photos by Ryan John

They have a number of designs for you to choose from, and I decided to create a piece for the Backline w/Feather Headpiece in mind.
I love the curve of the head piece, so I put together some various shades of pink feathers, making sure to choose the ones with a slight bend to match the shape of the head piece.

I then added some jewels in a curve for some uniformity. I'm a lover of one side earrings, and with a head piece of this nature, a one side feather would work perfectly. Either a chain earring on the other side or a crystal stud can be paired with it. This is a light weight earring which is great for jumpin' up and forgetting that you have an accessory on.

For more information please contact: Fatal Angels
or check out Ramajay Mas  to get a taste of  "Sinfully Sweet!"
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Monday, July 18, 2011

Island Hopping Inspired Jewelry: SNEAK PEEK!!

So, I've been holding on to these pieces for a minute in preparation for them to be worn by a few of my clients heading down to the Carnivals/Festivals, so I'm SOOOOO excited. I actually had the pleasure of wearing them at the "Grenada Day" event in Brooklyn yesterday, and such a wonderful response! I will be posting them up very soon on the Etsy: Mango+Paper+Scissors Shoppe! Here's a glimpse of a few pieces I created recently.

Grenada "Greenz" with swarvoski crystal to map out the parish I'm from "St. Andrews"

Barbados "Bim" with crystals to map out the parishes "St. Michael & St. Philip"

Trini Leather Button Size Earrings!!

Also, this week is all about carnival inspired jewelry from Carnival Hunters, Carnival Divaz, & Fatal Angels to name a few... I had a great weekend and lots to share!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Summer jewelry is almost here from Aye' Shanti!!!

The jewelry is ready, setting up shop, and finishing up final details for Friday. I'm so thankful for everyone who's been hitting me up as I prepare to share some goodies for the after holiday sale I'm preparing! I've seen a few of you at fetes, festivals, and weddings with my pieces this past weekend, and you all look fabulous! Sign up here on the Aye' Shanti blog, or on Mango+Paper+Scissors, of course Facebook: AyeShanti Pieces, and Twitter: AyeShanti for more information. Also, first ten clients will receive a free gift, so please get on it with your orders and tune in on Friday. Tomorrow I'll definitely post more information, otherwise you can contact me at

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Friday, July 1, 2011

Summer+Sale= Caribbean Dreams

I'm loving Summer 2011 already! It's filled with NEW projects, NEW designs, INSPIRATION, and lots progress. As I prepare for the Annual Caribbean Fashion Show in Brooklyn, New York in September and all the lovely Carnival jewelry and accessories being sent down... I'm experiencing dreams filled with hibiscus flowers, turquoise sea, riddims, and lots of sun!!

As I bring Mango+Paper+ScissorsAye' Shanti Designs together, I've decided to organize an after 4th of July Summer Sale bringing out the old and releasing (some) of the NEW jewelry, greeting cards, journals, and more...  So sign up on Twitter: AyeShanti, Facebook: AyeShanti Pieces for more information!  Let's celebrate Summer in Style!!


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These are galaxies of the Hercules Cluster, an archipelago of island universes a mere 500 million light-years away. Also known as Abell 2151, this cluster is loaded with gas and dust rich, star-forming spiral galaxies but has relatively few elliptical galaxies, which lack gas and dust and the associated newborn stars. In the cosmic vista many galaxies seem to be colliding or merging while others seem distorted - clear evidence that cluster galaxies commonly interact. At the center of the image is NGC6050, two galaxies moving toward each other in what will likely result in the galaxies merging. In fact, the Hercules Cluster itself may be seen as the result of ongoing mergers of smaller galaxy clusters and is thought to be similar to young galaxy clusters in the much more distant, early universe. This image is 5 hours of total exposure beginning May 1, 2011 and ending May 6. There are galaxies throughout this image. Click on the magnifying glass to get a closer look. This image was taken under the control of CCDAutopilot 4, which positioned the telescope accurately on these faint objects, controlled the camera, and tracked the galaxies as they moved across the night sky.

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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Floral Fantasies January Candy!

Oh my gosh!!! Just look at those stamps!!!! If only they were mine mine mine! hahaha! Sorry, please excuse me.....I'm a bit over excited looking at those delicious candy offered by Floral Fantasies. :D

Miss Brenda who is the blog owner of Floral Fantasies is holding her first blog candy for this year.....and the candy she is offering includes gorgeous glittered MME DP's, mounted and unmounted stamps, ink pads, flowers, pearly doodles, metallic rub on's and cardstock.

Her January candy ends on Tuesday, 25th of January 2011. So I still got time to enter it and stand a chance to win this wonderful candy :).

If you would like to participate in this January candy you can enter it by clicking at the link --->  HERE.

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

New & Old

Hey Hey Hey....How 'bout a Hyundai!

The Tucson had plenty of room for the Ice Trophy

The Sonata - killer gas mileage
With Thanksgiving fast approaching its time to thank the rest of the sponsors.  First up is one of the oldest and one of the best sponsors I have ever had.  Not many people have sponsors from outside the bike industry any more, but I'm lucky to have one of the best.  Hyundai!  When I first started mtb racing every team was backed by a car company.  Now I can only think of one major team...I wish I could do more for my local Sheboygan Van Horn Hyundai dealer, because they have done so much for me.  3 years of driving a Hyundai Tucson, 2 years of driving a Hyundai Sonata,  and another 1 year of driving
my current car the Hyundai Elantra Touring.  Probably the best vehicle yet for racing and traveling.  Tons of space for wheels, bikes, and gear, and great gas mileage!  30 mpg's on the hwy.

Andrea's green grocey getter!
Without the help of Hyundai there would have been no way that over the last 6 or 7 years I would have been able to committ this much time to cycling.  I would have had 2 car payments(we even got a killer deal on a car for Andrea) and had to work way more.  Without that financial obligation I am able to work less, train more and continue to pursue my career as a professional cyclist.  Thanks Hyundai....I've got my fingers crossed to keep this sponsor as long as possible...hopefully next up is the new 2012 40 MPG Hyundai Accent!

The Elantra Touring - the name is right on...
Thanks Hyundai...the best sponsor by far I have ever had....if you need a new or used car stop by Sheboygan Van Horn Hyundai and ask for Mike!

Next up is one of the newest sponsor I have....Pro Gold Lubricants.  I have been using Pro-Link for the past 5 years.  I love that chain lube....it works great and always keeps your drive line clean.  When the owner of Pro Gold called me up one day I was pumped!  Soon after a bunch of product showed up at my door, I couldn't beleive it...  I honestly didn't even know they did more than just the Pro-Link.  Then I tried the Pro-Link Extreme...it works great for those muddy cross races, and my new favoritre product that make cleaning up after a cross race 1000x easier is the Pro Gold Bike Wash.

You spray it on, wait 5 minutes, wash it off with a hose, and your bike is as clean as it was before the race.   The stuff is awesome.  I won't ever travel to another cross race without it...They also make some shop towells for cleaning your hands after working on your bike.  Check them out...Thanks Pro-Gold

I've had many other individaul sponsors throughout my career, most from the bike industry  Bell Helmets and some not, like MortgageBot who is a current sponsor of Gear Grinder and Billy G the Kangen Water guy.  So many sponsors of  the teams that I have raced for throughout the years, and so many individuals who have helped, sponsored, donated, and mentored.  Its really awesome when you think back on all the people who have been there along the way... its where I get my motivation to keep training hard and keep winning races!  Thanks to all,   Happy Thanksgiving.

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enduroloco said...

I travel a ton for work and the last car that was rented was in fact an Elantra....this car was amazing. It was a 2012 and I really didn't want to give it back. Gotta give it to them...they can build a sound car.


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From the daily archives: "Saturday, August 13, 2011"
I have nursed Gray in a few unique places in the last bit. While on vacation Gray ate on a ferry, two different speed boats, multiple times on both boats. He ate at his great Aunt Elizabeth’s dinner table with us, and on a dock watching the sunrise.
We added another place to the list of public or odd places Grayson has eaten; the Jay’s baseball game in Toronto.

DSC07469A few weeks ago we headed to the Jay’s game to take G to his first baseball game. It also happened to be Robbie Alomar day. RA was one of Brian’s favourite baseball players as a child, so it was nice for this game to be his first game.
Brian and I had discussed it as on a whim on Saturday night – more of a ha ha we should do this. And when we were on our way to church on Sunday morning we decided that depending on how well G did in the morning, we would decide after church and possibly go. DSC07469We figured we would grab scalpers tickets. So after church we came home, I fed Gray and Brian packed up the car, and we headed off to Toronto.

We ended up not being able to get scalpers tickets, or any tickets. We were however able to sit in the buffet restaurant, more money than we had thought we would be spending, but we got fed, and we got some great seats in the shade.

Well you can imagine that between the drive to Toronto and the span of a baseball game, Gray got hungry. So there we were in a stadium fill of over 35, 000 people and I had to nurse my son. I have whipped it out in the NICU hundreds of times, and at church in the nursing mom’s room with all the other moms, but not in front of 35 thousand people. Now I don’t whip it out, not like the woman in the waiting room after G’s little boy surgery  DSC07469(that’s a whole different story), I use my nursing cover. Not sure if that hinders our quest to make breastfeeding more normal and acceptable, but for me it’s what I’m comfortable with. I got a few odd looks, especially from the male servers in the restaurant, but to be honest, I think they were happy that he wasn’t upset anymore. I got a few odd looks from a some women, most of them not mothers I’m guessing.

I’m getting much more comfortable nursing in public, still not 100% natural yet but I’ll get there. Can’t wait for our next NIP moment; I’ll be sure to blog it.

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Baja Events to Look Forward to on 2008

One of the many reasons why tourists, vacationers, holiday-makers and fun-lovers in general keep on coming back to Baja California, Mexico is its many celebrations and fiestas. It seems like however hard the political, social and economic scene of the state may be, nothing can keep the locals of Baja California from finding something, however small and frivolous it may seem, to celebrate.

With 2008 just around the bend, this is probably the time to give the public a head’s up on the coming celebrations and festivals to be help in Baja California. This way, you can easily plan your trips and book the hotels you wish to stay in since you will find that thousands of other tourists and vacationers come to Baja every year for these special events.

Ensenada Carnaval
The annual and much-awaited town Ensenada carnival will be held all over Ensenada from January 31st to the 5th of February 2008.

Rosarito-Ensenada Fun Bicycle Ride
This adrenaline inducing Baja event is celebrated twice in every year. The Spring Rosarito-Ensenada Fun Bicycle Ride will happen on the 14th and 15th of March while the Fall Rosarito-Ensenada Fun Bicycle Ride will be on September 27, 2008.

Baja Rosario Festival
This rather new festival in Baja California will spread merriment in Baja for the fourth time and this time, it will be held where else but in El Rosario.

Baja 1000
Just this month, the 2007 Baja 1000 was held and the winners have finally proven themselves as champions of Baja off-road racing. This very famous and well-attended Baja event will be happen again on 2008 from the 19th to the 22nd of November.

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In the traditions of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Ayodya Resort Bali introduces a range of activities and exquisite cuisines to get everyone into the festive spirit.  This year of Rooster is celebrated with a beautiful performance of Barongsai and Dragon Dance at Waterfall Restaurant from 7.30pm onwards. Bring your beloved family and enjoy a sumptuous Chinese buffet dinner with lots of delicacies and mouth watering desserts. Prices are set at IDR 450.000 net per adult and IDR 225.000 net per child below 12 years.


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