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Thanks to Bridget L. for the idea of keeping my christmas tree out year round. After reading her blog and seeing her pretty valentine tree I dug out my tree and decorated :) thought i would post a picture of it before I start decorating for st.pattys day. I love my pink tree and always hate putting it away after christmas but now it will stay in my craft room until...........

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Interviewed by: JP, Vanja, Shawn and Bernard of Mediacorp Radio 938 Live.

Interviewer: Could you describe the company that you have set up?

Mr Mark Phooi: Basically I run 2 business divisions: the consulting practice – Integrated Marketing Communication consultancy service, and design education. I am the CEO of both division. First Media, which is the IMC division, is co-managed with my other director, Ms Audrey Chong who oversees the day-to-day operations. I play the role of a strategic planner, business mentor, harnessing and making sure that all the strategic between FM and the school’s objectives are in line. For the educational aspect, I am playing the role of a CEO and principal so I can get actively involved from top to bottom, including academic matters, financial planning, regional marketing activities, workshop/seminar leaders and counselling. These basically interlink with one another. It works as a design basic work frame here. How does that sound?

Interviewer: That was good, thank you. We’ll start with some questions if that’s alright.

Mr Mark Phooi: Ok sure.

Interviewer: Why did you start your own business? Is it a financial goal related or was it for another reason?

Mr Mark Phooi: It is actually motivated by my character. I can’t work for people and I knew that since young. I can’t take instructions well and do not comply with structures very well. That’s the reason why I’m very keen to do something on my own; be it small or big. The main reason is that I do not like to report to people. Of course, there is also the financial gain which is the secondary motivator.

Interviewer: What are your current goals for your business?

Mr Mark Phooi: My goals have shifted, both personal and financial. As for my personal goal, it has shifted from a professional manager to a mentor. The reason being that I find my satisfaction and fulfilment in nurturing young minds, bringing them to a different level of exposure and experience. This experience gives me more satisfaction. That is the reason why I started a school. From the financial side, anything that comes my way will be an added bonus so I am not driven by financial gain.

Interviewer: That sounds good. Do you have a secret to your success and what do you think that would be?

Mr Mark Phooi: Way back when I was 14 years old in 1976, I chanced on this book called the 7 laws of success. It is a Christian book but it teaches you the 7 basic laws and it has been a guiding principal throughout my life. The laws are Goal, Education, Health, Drive, Resourcefulness, Perseverance and God. When we talk about goals, there are short term, mid-term and long-term goals. When I chart my goals, I start from the day that I get buried. What would others say about me when they attend my wake? This is in line with the book, to start with an end in mind. If you want to leave behind a good memory and legacy, you should start from the day you die and work your way backwards. With
your character, behaviour and principles, act accordingly to what you want your end to be like. That itself is a goal.

Interviewer: That’s a very interesting point of view. Now to carry on, you said that formal education is very important, so obviously you believe that it’s important. Do you intend to do more of that?

Mr Mark Phooi: I didn’t get my diploma until 27 years old. I had my first 10 years of formal education like any Singaporean would have. Since the age of 16, I have been working. I didn’t go back to studying until the age of 24. So for a good 8 years, 2 years of which was spent serving the Army, I was bumming around. Only then did I go back to school to get a design qualification. Why I chose design is because my academic result did not allow me to pursue any engineering or business studies due to the fact that I did very badly in academic areas. Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) was the only school that would accept me as a student. When I went there, I was supposed to study fine art. I did painting, sculpturing and drawing but not graphic design. It was only in the 2nd year that I chanced upon what we call commercial art that I started to
channel myself to graphic design study.

Interviewer: So do you believe that your family and friends influenced your decision to become an entrepreneur? Do you have a role model?

Mr Mark Phooi: If you want to be a good entrepreneur or successful, I believe that friends are the last thing that you have in mind. I had to give up my social life in exchange for the long hours that I put in to build a business. I also do not believe in getting business opportunities from friends. This is because I would rather the relationships come from business to friends than friends to business. There will be a lot of unexplained and expected demand from friends and relationships that can turn sour when expectations are not met.

As for role models, mine would be the political dictators; Che Guevara and Adolf Hitler. As for Hitler, not for his atrocity that he has committed but more for his focus and diligence to rise from nothing to somebody of a powerful position. Does that make you guys feel awkward?

Interviewer: No, that’s actually a very interesting point that you made. So when did you realise it was an opportunity for your business? And when you realised it, what investigation or planning did you do?

Mr Mark Phooi: As far as opportunities are concerned, there was no such thing as a good timing in the old days. I had only my graphic design skills to depend on although I was a competitive swimming coach for a while. So as far as timing is concerned, I always believe that anytime you go into a certain market, there are always companies out there so just believe in yourself and do it well.

Interviewer: With our assignment, we have to prepare a business plan. Do you believe it is important?

Mr Mark Phooi: I believe that the business plan is an essential part of any action.
The business plan itself will serve as a guide and goal post as you move forward. It allows you to identify the strengths and weaknesses using SWOT analysis. It will also show you where you can tap your opportunities. A business plan to me is just like a goal. If you’re driving in pitch dark, and you do not have any navigators or compasses with you, you will most probably be lost. So a business plan is a fundamental to starting a business; without it, you’ll be lost.

Interviewer: In the beginning phases of your business establishment, what were the types of obstacles or problems that you faced?

Mr Mark Phooi: I think the most curial problem is financial. 1 reason is because when you start a business, you have your friends and families that give you well wishes. That’s all that you should expect from them. Do not expect to call on them for financial support to start a business. Financial problems are something that we always face.

Interviewer: So in terms of acquiring your financial backing, how did you go about finding the financials for your business?

Mr Mark Phooi: I started out with only $2,000 as my working capital. So what I did was I started small with a one man show. I housed my office at
home in my bedroom and purchased the equipment that I required. I was very careful with my expenditure. That is how my company
Lancer Design came about. I started as a freelance designer and after I formally started the company, I dropped the word “free” to
come up with Lancer Design. Up till today it is still running on a profitable track.

Interviewer: So how did you get clients when you first started?

Mr Mark Phooi: When clients asked me how many people were working in my company, I told them that there were 5 positions in my organisation;
a Creative Director, Designer, Copywriter, Account Executive and Admin. Without telling them that it’s a one man show, I told them
that there are 5 professions in my organisation. One other thing is that when you’re young and new, nobody trusts you. So I played the
emotional attachment at that point of time. I would win my client’s confidence by telling them that if they are unhappy or unsatisfied
with my service, they do not have to pay me for my service. If you appeal to their emotion, dare to risk your service and reputation,
clients would probably be more obliged to trust and respect you.

Interviewer: Just another thing, if you had the opportunity to do it all again, what would you have done differently?

Mr Mark Phooi: I would still be in this business. This present business that I’m in is a very challenging business. No two days are the same. After 18 years,
I still put in 12-14 hours of work a day. If I am financially motivated, I would have gone into property development or perhaps architectural
design and space planning where there are more big money projects. Having said that, I am still enjoying what I do today and making the best
out of every moment.

Interviewer: Did you made any kind of forecast in the beginning. How accurate were these predictions?

Mr Mark Phooi: That is a good question. All the forecasts that I’ve made have been literally thrown out of the window. One scenario would be, during the
first 10 years of my operation, I had to shift office 9 times. We were growing too fast and I underestimated my forecast. Partly it is because
I acted prudently mainly due to financial constraint. So for the first 10 years we were practically looking for a bigger office space every year.
However, it is a good sign that we had to move to a bigger office than to down size to a smaller one.

Interviewer: For a business that has limited finances, are there any strategies that you can recommend or have used?

Mr Mark Phooi: As far as the marketing strategies are concerned, we always had to differentiate ourselves from the masses. Whatever business we’re in, there will be always somebody that is dominating the market There are 3 areas that I would like to mention: pricing, service and standard. We pay more attention to service because in this line of work, it is all about personalised service. As a design consultant, we are always putting ourselves at our client’s disposal. In other words, when I service them, I always put my client at ease. I will always let the client know that I am at their disposal and always on call 24 hours a day. During each stage of the projects, I would constantly update them on the development and new ideas that could excite them. This is how I managed to delight them and manage their expectations as well. I would take the opportunity to forge closer bonding and to build a mutually understanding relationship with them. Unlike many others, I do not allow pride and ego to come in between me and the clients. From these multiple contacts, these clients will be able to recognise my effort, and trust is built along these contacts. If you love your customers, you will not want to disappoint them. So any business with limited financial resources, service differentiation is always the key strategy. The skill is how far does one want to be accommodating without the clients going overboard in their demand.

Interviewer: For a young individual that wants to start a business and become an entrepreneur, is there any advice that you can give?

Mr Mark Phooi: From my point of view, any young entrepreneur should not be merely profit driven but rather be passion driven. Love what you’re doing and you will automatically stand out from the masses. Especially in our trade, profit motivated designers get a bad start cause they will be more calculative and have less tolerance for hardship. The amount of hours we put into a project is not determined by the value we charge but by the design passion that we put in. This is difficult to determine.
Unlike other people, the market does not allow us to bill based on per hour. Hence, every project has a cap. For any successful entrepreneur, there should be a “PHD” quality in them which stands for Passion, Hunger and Discipline.

Interviewer: Do you think there is such a business in the international scene that is not so much financially?

Mr Mark Phooi: The reason why most companies are set up is to make profits. There is no limit as to how much profit we will achieve before we are happy. I believe that it is up to the individual to answer this question. Some people are driven financially and some are driven by achievements. I feel that whatever the reason we want to start a company, just give it your best and be the best in the market. Doesn’t matter if it takes 1 year or 10 years, if you have this principle or concept, you can be deemed as successful in your own right.

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  2. Wow!!!, can you believe it, heard from grapevine Mark Phooi started his design business with S$2,000 and his net asset is worth more than
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Friday, November 11, 2011

New England Coffee Holiday Seasonal Flavors Review *Be Spoiled This Year*

Everyone that knows me....knows I LOVE a good cup of coffee.

Well I have been spoiled this Holiday Season with the help of...

New England Coffee is owned by a third generation of the Kaloyanides and Dostou families and has been providing quality and service for over 90 years. They believe in the highest standards of customer service and product quality which has been passed on in the true tradition of family business.

While they have grown to become New England's largest independent coffee roaster, their philosophy and goals are still the same - to buy and sell premium coffee and provide the best service possible.

New England Coffee methods are not cutting edge. In fact, they're antiquated by most people's standards. And they wouldn't change a thing. It's the only way we know how to make sure that you'll always enjoy a consistently great cup of coffee.

As fine coffee becomes more and more integral to the American way of life, New England Coffee will continue to indulge you with their consistent tradition of good taste.

New England Coffee sent me out a bag each of their Seasonal Pumpkin Spice and Eggnog freshly ground Coffee to review.

I just want to start by saying I wish I had "SMELL-O-VISION" available on my blog.  As I am going to do my best at capturing the delightful aromas and flavors I am still enjoying, one cup at a time.

First the Pumpkin Spice.

It is full of sweet pumpkin flavor with a nice bite of spice.  (yet, it is smooth and not bitter.  I very nice light roast)  I think I could taste cinnamon, nutmeg and maybe some cloves.  I love enjoying a cup of this after supper.  It is like dessert in a mug + my house smells wonderful.

OHHH The Creamy Eggnog.

New England Coffee, some how captured the essence of Eggnog with this Light Coffee blend.  It is very balance and has a nice hint of nutmeg.  I will be saving the rest of this to serve to guests over Christmas.  This is going to be a hit!  I just know it.  I will be trying some with a dollop of fresh whipping cream and a sprinkle of nutmeg for a elegant and flavorful touch.

Happy Holidays!

New England Coffee carries so many different Variety of Coffee via their website.. go check it out today and purchase some Coffee from their on-line store or see where you can purchase your own.

Like New England Coffee on Facebook and Twitter and even sign up for their newsletter so you don't miss out on excellent deals.

  1. That's it! I have to run to my store to see if they have the eggnog flavor! :)

  2. Julie - did you see I am now giving away a bag of the Pumpkin Spice thanks to New England Coffee. Here is the link in case you want to enter

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Crest Oral B Stages Cars 2 MommyParties Get Together

We (yes, I said "we") were so excited to be selected by MommyParties to host a Crest and Oral-B Pro Health FOR ME and Oral-B Stages Cars 2 Get Together.  My boys were jumping up and down screaming when they found out!

I first want to say we are HUGE Oral-B fans before this party, now I have touched others with my love and hopefully have created a new Oral B consumers.

Did you know Oral B has a line called Stages that helps parents select the correct toothbrush for your child's age and needs.  Stage 1 (4-24 Months Old), Stage 2 (2-4 Year Olds) and Stage 3 (5-7 Year Olds).

We were provided an AMAZING Party kit for my older boys who are 5 and 7 years old.  How perfect we received a great selection of Oral B Stage 3 Toothbrushes, Flossers, Pro-Health From Me Rinse, Cars 2 Gummy Vitamins, Recipes and Activity Ideas, Disney's Cars 2 DVD, Balloons, Napkins, Popcorn and Popcorn Boxes, PLUS wonderful Gift Bags to help share all this Health Conscious Line.

My boys were beyond excited to help set up for the party and help put each bag together.  We had an amazing time.  It was fun watching all the children pulling out their flossers to get the popcorn hulls out of their teeth.  And many moms were grateful to see their children enjoying using the flosser all on their own.

The children really liked watching the Cars 2 Video and eating popcorn out of fun popcorn boxes.  Their favorite game appeared to be the Yucky Mouth vs. Healthy Mouth Activity...go figure a bunch of boys talking about "yucky" stuff.  It was very entertaining.

I really liked this opportunity to help expose other to great oral health care practices.  All the children seems genuinely excited to try out there new, cool toothbrushes and toothpaste when they left.

Thank you Oral B, Crest and MommyParties for sharing this amazing experience!

Disclosure - I received free product to host an Oral-B Stages party by Mommyparties, but all opinions are my own.

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Saturday, 28 June 2008

The Last Gallery Tour Of The Season: Part I

I've been very lethargic this week; it's taken me ages to get stuff done. I think I've got used to my temporarily lighter workload and laziness has set in. Either that or the hateful humidity is slowing me down. Thankfully it's a short week due to 4th July weekend, and half my clients are taking advantage of the brevity of the work week to head off on their hols this week so there's very little pressure. Yay!!

My parents are also in town of course. Well, actually they're not, having skidaddled off to Fort Lauderdale for 4 days very very early on Monday morning - I believe it was 3.30am when I was woken by them readying themselves for a trip to the airport - which made my resolution to not argue with them for the duration of their visit that much easier to keep, at least for this week. They're back in town tomorrow morning, so I am racking my brains for things to keep them occupied. You'd think this would be easy, but as this is something like their 10th visit to New York, they've pretty much covered all the standard tourist activities, so if you have any novel ideas they'd be much appreciated.

Nothing much to report anyway. I'm having a lovely time being busy doing nothing, but it makes for very dull blog posts. I did manage to drag myself out of the air conditioned bliss of my apartment on Saturday 28th to join my neighbour, Betsy, for the last Chelsea gallery tour of the season. The majority of galleries in Chelsea close on weekends throughout July and August, so our tour guide, Rafael, is forced to suspend his monthly best exhibits tours for the summer. Last Saturday's tour was the last until September 13th.

I didn't love it to be honest, not as much as tours I've been on in the past at any rate, and I dithered whether to post about it at all, but since art is subjective I decided to let you make up your own mind.

First up was Walton Ford at the Paul Kasmin Gallery whose, admittedly beautiful, watercolours illustrated "the cultural history of our relationship with animals." From what I saw of this exhibit the relationship he tends to depict is a negative one, however I'm generalising about his work after a single viewing, so I could be wrong.

The watercolour below is titled "Loss of the Lisbon Rhinoceros" and references a tale of a Portugese ship which sank off the coast of Italy in 1515 as the crew were attempting to deliver an Indian rhinoceros to Pope Leo X, a gift from the King of Portugal, Manuel I and unfortunately the poor animal perished, along with most of the crew I imagine.

The watercolour above depicts a Hyrcanian tiger. Hyrcania was a region (country?) south of the Caspian sea where tigers were once apparently abundant, but have been extinct in the region since the 1970s.

When I saw the painting above I wondered why the tiger was playing with a glass ball. Apparently this was a tactic used by hunters to distract the tiger - which sees its own reflection in the ball and mistakes it for another tiger encroaching on its territory - so they could get close enough to kill it :-(

I don't know about you, but these images made me feel ashamed at the frivolous and irresponsible attitude man has consistently displayed towards the animal kingdom. Not that we often don't have a frivolous and irresponsible attitude to each other. I despair of the human race sometimes I really do.

Feelings about the exhibit aside should you be after bagging yourself a nice watercolour to hang above the fireplace I'm afraid you are out of luck if Mr Ford's work happens to tickle your fancy, his paintings were all sold, however if you happen to find a spare $450,000-$600,000 down the back of the sofa hold onto it, you might be lucky enough to pick up one of his pieces at a future exhibit.

The second stop on the tour was the Aperture Gallery to see the exhibit, Architecture of Authority, by the photographer Richard Ross. According to the information on the gallery website the photographs were "provoked by the artist’s fury at the state of the post–9/11 world––the abuse of power, erosion of individual liberty, illegitimate authority, and constant surveillance."

I thought his work was very interesting, if not something I'd chose to hang on my wall, and I especially enjoyed the juxtaposition between the spaces photographed.

As the artist points out about the above photographs “Architecture is not necessarily an innocent act of creativity. A confessional in a Catholic church and an interview room at the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters share the same intimate dimensions. They are both uncomfortably tight spaces constructed to force people together, to extract a confession in exchange for some form of redemption.”

Third stop was to see the exhibit Confessional Configuration by Chinese artist Zhao Nengzhi at ChinaSquare gallery. Below is a group of thumbnail images of the exhibit that I pulled from the gallery website!!

Imagine these images displayed a 100 times bigger than the size you see here. Eeek!!! They were quite disturbing to me - I'm a squeamish sort - looking like people who had been tortured, but perhaps that was the artist's intent. They certainly got an emotional reaction out of me. you know, I'm feeling quite tired, which is not surprising since I've been sat outside the White Horse Tavern half the afternoon - we get to finish work at 1pm the day before July 4th - drinking Coronas and gossiping with Debs. My arms feel about as strong as spaghetti. I think I'll stop here and continue the post later.

Happy 4th* if you're celebrating, I hope any sausages you may be grilling turn out perfectly!!

*For those Americans among you that may be, I don't care a jot that the 4th July essentially celebrates the day you kicked us Brits out way back in 17something. I wasn't even born then. I wasn't even close to being born, in fact my ancestors were probably still in Ireland at that point, they weren't even British, however I always manage to attract the one numpty that will seriously ask me if I feel sad that it's July 4th. Are you kidding me...IT'S A DAY OFF WORK!! What's to be sad about? The only depressing thing is that the inquirer has an IQ low enough to even consider asking.

Kitty said...

Lol on the hope for our sausages.

I cannot get started on the fate of man and nature, nature, especially.

I just read an article in the New Yorker about a writer visiting China and there being zero birds around. He was a birder and despaired about how many endangered species are disappearing on that side of the planet, where people are focused on tearing down trees and development.

I feel the same as you, quite lethargic. It's quite funny that we look forward to summer all winter. What are we thinking?

fishwithoutbicycle said...

Hi Kitty,

That's so sad about the birds in China. I appreciate the need for development, but there must be a better way for us to co-exist with nature. We never seem to learn.

Hope you have a happy 4th :-)

Karen ^..^ said...

LOL, The whole mentality about asking if you are sad it's the fourth, goes with the same mentality that black people hate whites, for things they never even did, and for whites wanting to give black people reparation checks.

You are right, I too despair of the human race sometimes.

fishwithoutbicycle said...

Hi Karen,

You make a good point. Sometimes we are all guilty of being a bit ignorant :-)

Have a great 4th.

Mike S said...

My ancestors were here to see the Europeans arrive and I still celebrate the 4th.

As for the destructive tendencies of mankind, our people told the newcomers years ago to respect nature or nature would extract its revenge. Nobody ever listens.

Those are rather grotesque works by the Chinese artist. I think nothing in this set of offerings would be likely to find a home with me.

Enjoy being lethargic, just consider it 'retirement training'. I personnally 'trained' for a few decades before becoming comfortable enough to actually retire:)

fishwithoutbicycle said...

Hi Mike, I hated those paintings by the Chinese artist. I couldn't wait for the tour to leave that gallery.

Glad to hear you got in all the necessary practice before retirement :-)

Blur Ting said...

I agree, those pictures by the Chinese artist are disturbing.

I'm glad you're enjoying this lull period. You must cos it is so hard to come by!

fishwithoutbicycle said...

Hi Blur Ting, yes I am trying to enjoy it while it lasts. I think this will be my last week of non-mania :-)

Sister Sassy said...

those paintings are super creepy

fishwithoutbicycle said...

Hi Sassy, yeah they are not something I'd chose for hanging over the fireplace :-)

Amel's Realm said...

Glad to hear you've managed to pass through the days with your parents well enough. I assume they're almos gone by now? But then again it's always nice to meet parents once in a while, right? ;-D

Btw, that last artwork really makes me feel nauseous. :-(((((

fishwithoutbicycle said...

Hi Amel, my parents are in town until tomorrow, which is the reason I've been MIA on the blogs recently :-)

I hated those paintings too. Full size in a tiny gallery they were gruesome. I couldn't wait to get out.


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Friday, March 4, 2011

Totally off the wagon

Vegas set me back big time. This whole week has been trying to recover from Vegas! Migraines, then add on PMS. I think I actually worked out twice this week and I'm so disappointed in myself. However, I did stay away from the fast food & actually cooked!

I think my problem is that I've gotta stop feeling guilty about stopping on my way home from work to workout. I feel guilty because my son is 11 and while he is very responsible & independent, he gets home an hour before I do & I don't like that I'm not there immediately. I've also had the burden of picking up the dogs from daycare everyday on my way home, which makes my arrival home an hour & half after my son gets home. So if I stop at the gym, that would make it 2.5hrs my son is home alone. I know he is good on his own, but I still feel guilty if I'm not there.

Ughhh... tomorrow is another day & I will be going to the gym each day over the weekend. Then I must commit myself entirely - I just booked hubby & I a week long vacation in the Dominican Republic for April! Gotta look my best in my suit!

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  1. It is so difficult to fit everything in isn't it. Glad you had a great time in Vegas! Now you can focus on getting bikini-ready for the Dominican!


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Friday, October 31, 2008

Greetings, My Fellow Witches!

And a beautiful and Happy All Hallowed Eve to you! Are you going trick-or-treating? I'm going to be working (yes, on a Friday night) on my department's project: "The Trail of Terror!" There is a nature trail that runs behind the school buildings and bus garage and the like, and my boss and other staff members have turned it into a haunted trail. Bonfire, hot chocolate, and hot cider at the end, if you make it out alive...

I wasn't going to post anything about my race last weekend in Cape Cod, because the race itself was kinda shitastic. But I've had time to think about it, and for your reading pleasure (and to help usher in this new season of "giving thanks") I'm posting here my "From The Editor" article from my running club newsletter.

Can you recall the last time you were let down after you allowed yourself to build on the anticipation and excitement of something new? I sure can: my latest marathon adventure. Yep, the one I was sooo excited about because of the key sponsor (Dunkin’ Donuts), and how I’d get donuts at the end of the race. The one where I was going with one sister, one friend-of-sister, two friends, one spouse-of-friend, three children-of-friends, and one mother-of-friend. The one in a beautiful location (Cape Cod). The one where I’d have all of my training come to fruition in the form of a 4:40 finish time.

I should have suspected things were not going to be as they seemed when The Double Dee lost her ID at the airport in Marquette. No, wait- it dropped into a security bin and she wasn’t allowed to look and try to find it because the gate agents said “We’ve already checked, and its not there.” Liars. By the time we landed in Detroit, the ticket counter had called and said- oh, gee!- they found the ID in a security bin.

Another bad sign? When my sister, Katie texts us “Boston is $*!!@# “ and has to do four laps around the airport before being able to pick us up. Another stick in the spoke of us Midwesterners? Traffic round-abouts.

The hotel (the host hotel, even) had our room ready, but the toilet was leaking, and we had to change rooms. And even though the place needed updated decor and a good hosing down with Febreeze, it was quiet and the shower was hot.

The race expo was small but sufficient. Dunkin’ Donuts had fresh coffee and donuts for runners coming to pick up race bibs and timing chips. It was here that another sign showed up: two of our running posse would not be running. One strained IT band, and one nasty case of plantar fasciitis. An afternoon of shopping up and down Main Street, viewing little cuties in their costumes for the Halloween Parade, and an encounter with a store devoted entirely to cupcakes (Cup Capes of Falmouth) brightened spirits all around.

Saturday night the rain came down in sheets and the area was blanketed with thunder and 60 mph gusts of wind. Sunday morning broke with a light drizzle, 94% humidity, and volunteers and spectators wishing everyone “good luck.” I honestly didn’t think I’d need it.

Fast Jessica started waaaay ahead of us (and finished that way, too, in a fantastic time of 3:36), and then I left Katie and Kimmie at mile two. Things were going great, the rolling hills were really tough, I was hitting every mile right on pace, and then just past mile 17, but before mile 18, my left hip went *ting* and popped like a shoulder impingement. My leg literally buckled, and I had to catch myself. Talk about being caught off guard! I managed to get to mile 18 and the next water stop, but resigned myself to the following pattern: running until the pain came back, walking until it went away. I crossed the finish line in 5:24 a bit sore, a bit tired, and absolutely ready for my donut.

Guess what? No donuts. Nope. As a matter of fact, the finish line area went like this: 1) Cross the finish line. 2) Volunteer places finisher’s medal around your neck and offers congratulations; you smile and say, “Thank you.” 3) Volunteer wraps space blanket around you, while another volunteer removes your timing chip. 4) Walk past a table set up with cups of water and Cytomax, mixed in too weak a solution. 5) The End.

No donuts. No bananas. No oranges. No bagels. No “Six Pack Running Posse.” No 4:40 finish time. How do you salvage such a disaster?

You remember to be thankful for being able to finish (my sister and her friend dropped out at mile 16). You remember to be thankful for having friends to comisserate with afterwards. You remember to be thankful that the rain stopped, and the 65-degree sunshine came out to smile on your shoulders. You remember that you bought two cupcakes yesterday, but only ate one. You remember the mantra: “Any day I can run 26.2 miles is a Good Day.” You remember to be thankful for experiencing something new, even if you’ll never repeat the experience again.

And so the rest of the weekend was uneventful. With that behind me, I can focus on my next marathon adventure and the coming of the new season, Winter. I know that after the rush of anticipation and excitement of these big, new things- and any disappointments along the way- I’ll remember to give thanks for the smaller, more familiar ones.

And there you have it. Have a great weekend, everyone.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

It Is Time

Itineraries are printed off and double-checked. Fast Jessica and the Fast Doctor are already in Boston, and me, the Double Dee, Katie and Kimmie (how cute do they sound?!) are touching down tomorrow.

Breathe in tonight, crisp Great Lakes air; breathe in tomorrow, salty Cape Cod sea spray. Breathe in and out Sunday morning; repeat for 26.2 miles (approximately 4-5 hours).
Breathe in, cross the finish line; breathe out, catch your tears of joy.
Breathe in, delicious donut smell; breathe out, and begin planning the next run.

So goes the weekend for me. I'll report back on Tuesday (unless I get all fancy and update from my crazy-too-many-functions-for-one-piece-of-technology phone) and let you know how everything was, donuts included!

Have a great weekend!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Renovation: The Saga Continues

This (below) is what it looks like in my kitchen as of 9:00 pm Friday night. Notice the beautiful new window, and beneath it, the space where my kitchen sink once was.

And this (below) is where my kitchen sink is now. Resting haphazardly among old cabinets and dog poop, taking in the ammonia smell from the rabbit hutches.

After that was taken care of, Mr. Fix ripped up the old linoleum from under those cabinets, and stripped the last bit of flooring. This morning he is putting in a new subfloor before fixing the plumbing and installing base cabinets. The ripping up stuff with a crowbar looked like this:

Ah, yes. Just a flurry of activity. On a happy note, I'm learning to mess around with the camera I've had for three years now. Hence the photo above, capturing Mr. Fix's activity.

And on a bummer note, got a call from The Double Dee this morning. She is going to Cape Cod next weekend for the marathon , but has come down with a nasty case of physical-therapy-needing plantar fasciitis, and will not- "unless there is a case of Divine Intervention"- be running with the rest of the crew. If anyone else out there has had this condition, you know it sucks, big time. And if any one of you out there is a runner, especially a distance/marathon runner, you know what a drag it can be to train train train, and then get injured. But, in true Double Dee fashion, she was optimistic and upbeat. Don'tcha just love your optimistic friends? They can make you smile whether you'd like to or not.

Enough chit chat for now- Mr. Fix and I are going to fiiiiiinnnnnaaaaallllllllllyyyyy get appliances. Have a great weekend!

Friday, October 17, 2008

Let's Call It Fall

Crisp air, bright flowers with dying-back vegetation, and one week until my marathon can only mean its officially Fall, or if you prefer, Autumn.

Besides making art, gloating over my winning pick for Project Runway , and being busier than all get out at work, I'm considering adding to my proverbial full plate. I am about 80% sure I'll be going to the only craft show I've ever gone to (sponsored by my mother's school/church) to sit and socialize with Katie and Hanukkah, and hopefully make some cash. The show is the weekend before Thanksgiving, which gives me about one month to pull some tricks out of my hat. It may mean taking Fridays off of work for awhile (not a bad idea...). I'm going to play non-committal again and say "We'll see."

Other news? Mr. Fix has finally begun constructing our kitchen cabinets. Yay! I've been told that the base cabinets will be installed this weekend, which means no kitchen sink. That's right: no kitchen sink. I can deal- I'm not really what you'd call a "cook" and have certainly advocated for the exclusive use of Chinet at least once before now.

I've just re-read everything I've just written, and you can't even tell I'm going to kill the dog, can you? I sound normal and upbeat, right? Good. Because I came home from work around noon today to find the #**!@ dog asleep on my new couch. Death is his mistress now. (And lest you be disturbed by the notion of me actually murdering the animal, please note that my husband does not let me near any firearms- or even chainsaws and stuff- and that said animal will be relegated to basement living for the rest of his pathetic days.) Aaaannnnnddddd....onward.

Okay, I feel better now, and my clear mind will make it easier to complete my "fun" work here in my "studio" (just a small room at the back of the house). Start some laundry, turn on the iTunes, and make it work! Carry on! Have a great weekend.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

A Couple of Pieces

So, every year our local arts center, the William Bonifas Fine Arts Center, hosts a juried exhibit of Upper Peninsula artists. I entered three pieces this year, and well, we'll see what happens. The first piece (above) is from late 2006/early 2007 and is felted wool. It's title is Glance (David).

Next up is a piece I titled Roots or Wings. Its a collection of smaller pieces that I intend for viewers to "read" from the top left to the bottom right, like a person would text. I know its hard to see all of the individual frames, so I've also included a detail shot. The medium used for this piece is a mix of some watercolor pencil, acrylics, embossed stamps, and machine stitching.

The last piece I entered for consideration is titled Happy Little. It is hand embroidery at its most detailed and labor intensive (for me, anyway).

As I mentioned before in a previous post, I'm working on two new pieces. I'm also trying out a new handbag pattern, with the potential for a craft show with my pseudo sister, Hanukkah (she makes fabulous jewelry , and in her spare time, teaches junior high art in the Chicago area), and my actual sister, Katie (yes, she of the "dragging my feet to the finish line" school of marathon training). It's tempting to commit, even though I'm busy as all get out. For one, they are two fantastic ladies, and we have a blast doing this show; two, I'd get in a visit to the fam before the holidays; and three, I'd get to meet Baby Grace. I'm 80% there...

In a bit of spousal bragging, I'm also posting pics of the three paintings Mr. Fix submitted to the same juried exhibit. For your viewing pleasure, please to enjoy (top to bottom): Media Generated Viruscape, Avocado CP3PO, and SOTA.001. All three are acrylic on panel, and are pretty big compared to my baby fiber pieces.

And lastly, I'm not forgetting, but I am still thinking about Project Runway and how the final three panned out. I guess I knew the judges/producers kept Bipolar Stupid Kenley around for a reason, but boy oh boy did I wanna see Jerrel's designs walk the runway! Did you see those gowns? So much bling! So much shiny shiny to attract a magpie Sagittarius like myself!

Well anyways, my money is still on Leanne. That wedding gown was just gorgeous. Makes me almost want to get married again. Almost. Check it out below.

The photo doesn't even begin to do it justice- it was striking. The other designer to make it to Bryant Park was Korto. And as I have been in the past, I was a bit underwhelmed. Didn't like the wedding dress, but loved the bodice of the bridesmaid's dress. Lastly, Leanne has an Etsy account/store! The Devil forwarded me the address, and I'm more than happy to share it with y'all. Go here .

Now, I'm off to find some nourishment for myself and Daughter #2. Have a great weekend.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

The image kinda says it all: Girls Rock!

I am, of course, referring to the newest girl member of my family: Grace Elizabeth, born October 4th and weighing in at a not-too-traumatizing 8 lb. 7 oz. (considering her older brothers came in at 10+ lbs. each) and a respectable 18 1/2" long. Mother is my sister, Sissy and she and hubby Jack have two sons, Jake and Connor. Finally, some estrogen! Congrats! Now I need to start on that cashmere sweater for Grace!...

What else is up? Well, I'm all done with shiva for Paul Newman. He was so fantastic. I am now recovering from a 16 mile run I skipped last week because I was still sick. I'm better now, and I was talking to my friend, Fast Jessica, and thought out loud that training and running for a marathon is a lot like child birth; months of work and preparation, and right at the tail end of things, you ask yourself "Why am I doing this?" and hobble your way through 16-18-20+ mile runs. The reward is, of course, in the final product (baby or finisher's medal...which do you prefer?). And, inevitably you have that bout of selective amnesia and forget all about the pain you went through just moments ago and begin planning your next race. Or child. Whatever.

Project Runway had such a shitastic ending this week. I could just feel the judges wanting so very badly to punch Kenley in the mouth. And honestly, if I had that reach-through television I've been dreaming about, I'd have offered up my ubiquitous Bucket of Bricks to the judges so they could throw them at Kenley, too. Now we just have to wait and see the finale...are we taking bets on winners? I'm gonna go with...Leanne. Just a hunch, and plus, I like her stuff. Honestly, I'll be happy with anyone except Bipolar Kenley (The Doctah pointed out some very interesting similarities between Kenley and people who suffer from bipolar disorder).

Okay peeps, I'm outta here. Have a great week!


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Your Web Browsers Are Still Entangled With Browser Hijacker "Viceice.com"?

It is continuous that computer users has issues related to browser hijacker. There is no doubt that browser hijacker has been a stubborn and frustrate issue for computer users. It can affect many popular browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, etc. Browser hijacking means that a malicious code has taken over and modified the settings of your browser without needing your approval. How it gets into a targeted computer? What kinds of troubles brought by browser hijacker? How to remove browser hijacker? All these are the most concerned questions for computer users.

At fist, we need to get some brief information about browser hijacker. According to the definition from Wikipedia, browser hijacker is a form of unwanted software that modifies a web browser’s settings without a user’s permission, to inject unwanted advertising into the user’s browser. A browser hijacker may replace the existing home page, error page, or search page with its own.

Now let’s take an example to further understand browser hijacker. There is a screenshot of a browser hijacker - viceice.com:

There has been lots of users' computers get infected with viceice.com, for example,

Victim: "I already uninstalled the chrome and when I installed it again, it is still there. I change my default search engine and home page and everytime I restart my computer viceice.com is back as my default search engine and home page. I can't see anything in the net about this site. Please help!!"

Viceice.com is actually a browser hijacker which disguised as a harmless search engine. You can’t be fooled that easily. Being a hijacker, viceice.com will manipulate all your trusty browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, wreak havoc on your device, harm your online security and generally  test your patience.

Lots of users may wonder that how and when viceice.com comes into computers. Usually, it is bundled with other free programs and install along with them. But the thing is that most users are not attentive to the installation process, that is why viceice.com often install as an unwanted program. In addition, it may also spread via spam email attachments, hacked/corrupted websites or malicious links, etc. You should be careful with your online activities.

Once the viceice.com gets into your computer, it will replace both your default search engine and browser homepage with its own. What is worrying is the fact that all results brought to you by the viceice.com are highly unreliable and some of them are inevitably corrupted. Besides, you may be redirected to other unwanted or insecure websites which may trick you to install other unwanted programs. You may be plagued with numerous errors or pop-up ads encouraging you to download software that you never asked for. And you may get browser toolbars you haven’t seen before or advertisements are popping up multiple times. As times go by, your operating system might seem generally slow and web pages are slow to load. Moreover, it may track your browsing trace online and collect your browsing habits and share those information with third parties for the purpose of making profits.

All in all, viceice.com is a nasty browser hijacker that bring you numerous troubles. You should never keep it in your computer. To stop irritating pop-up ads and unexpected browser redirection, to bring back a normal PC operation, and to keep your system away from any PC threats, you should get rid of viceice.com as soon as possible. More removal details are listed in the effective removal post.

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The College Library forms a gateway building for the Abu Dhabi Higher College of Technology. It is to be sited within a master plan for a 130,000 sqm university campus containing 12 faculties focussed upon science and technology. These are supported by student residences, administration, sports and recreation facilities. The site is on the junction of Eastern Road and Al Saada Street, adjacent to the Eastern Mangrove lagoon National Park in Abu Dhabi – this lies equidistant between Al Bateen airport and the CBD / downtown area.

Deriving inspiration from the ‘complete’ centralised campuses of Joseph Ramee Union College in 1813, the project’s faculties and facilities are subsequently contained on one enclosed site. This method establishes close links between staff and students and allows a collegiate atmosphere to percolate through the architecture. The Library forms the focal point in the plan for the College from both an educational and social point of view.

The library building is to house all of the larger capacity spaces within the College under one roof, such as the College’s reference and lending library, a learning resource centre as well as the College’s principal auditorium. The elliptical domed Library, along with the individual faculty buildings are to be distributed in landscaped gardens along the length of the site. The adjacent buildings in the main are smaller in scale and contained within the cool microclimate of the gardens. Public walkways are covered from the heat of the sun.

The Library forms a strong focal point for the campus. The accommodation is distributed over four stories, and contains a series of enclosed and conditioned book stack and learning spaces linked by aerial walkways in semi tempered ‘gardens’ beneath the shade of the umbrella formed by the toroidal superstructure.

The structure will be constructed of tessellated / interlocking reinforced concrete modules, developed so that when in compression the completed ensemble is self-supporting. These structural modules will be cast on site using local sand in the mix showing a clear visual and tactile link with the local environment. The resolution of the structure has been digitally optimised to increase structural efficiency, reduce unnecessary use of materials, to allow for as much natural ventilation as possible, and maintain thermally efficient shading.

The services strategy is anticipated to meet BREEAM outstanding, and is largely formed of passive natural ventilation strategies to the open and shared spaces. Where necessary, mechanical cooling is provided to required areas, such as the research labs and storage areas where thermal control is imperative. In these spaces we are recycling energy from photovoltaic panels integrated into the structure’s façade along with coolth generated in a subterranean labyrinth.

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Area    130,000 sqm

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Sacramento Bee: With re-election bid ahead, governor’s cupboard is bare

After a special election with a price tag that topped $275 million, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s personal war chest is virtually empty as he begins his 2006 re-election campaign, according to reports filed Tuesday with the secretary of state.

Schwarzenegger’s ballot initiative committee alone exhausted $45.5 million during last year’s special election campaign in which voters rejected eight ballot proposals, including four specifically backed by the governor.

With all the large campaign committees reporting, opponents of the governor spent about $121 million to defeat those four initiatives, while Schwarzenegger and his allies fought the battle with $76 million of their own.

Outspent by $45 million Schwarzenegger’s opponents have a significant advantage in the media buys. But, the Governor ran a POOR campaign and the poor fundraising followed.

Schwarzenegger managed a NO-LOSE campaign into a LOSER.

The California Teachers Association spent $58.5 million to defeat Arnold.

On Proposition 73 – the abortion parental notification initiative – opponents outspent proponents $5.6 million to $1.9 million.

Record setting spending – the nature of California politics.

California Correctional Peace Officers Association president Mike Jimenez, left, and California Nurses Association president Deborah Burger celebrate their victory over Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneggerâ€™s ballot initiatives at a rally in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005.

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The San Francisco Chronicle has Republican strongholds left Schwarzenegger in the cold Past allies were no-shows at polls — or opponents

Voters in some of California’s most reliably Republican counties deserted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in droves Tuesday, either sitting out the special election or working actively against the governor’s political agenda.

While Schwarzenegger’s supporters argue that the landslide defeat was a one-time reaction to an unpopular special election, it’s a result that threatens the chances of Schwarzenegger — and other Republican candidates — in next November’s statewide elections.

Absolutely correct.

That is why Flap suggests Schwarzenegger call his agent and book some movie deals.

Schwarzenegger hasn’t necessarily lost all the people who voted against his package of initiatives Tuesday, but he’s made it easier for them to look at the Democratic alternatives in next year’s re-election campaign. The governor seems to recognize the need for changes, pledging Thursday to work more closely with the Democrat-led Legislature and agreeing Friday to end a legal battle over hospital staffing with the California Nurses Association, one of his most vocal critics.

“Just because the people here voted against Schwarzenegger doesn’t mean that they’re not mad at the rest of the government as well,” said Giventer of Cal State Stanislaus. “But the governor has to show he’s going to pay attention to what’s important.”

But, if Schwarzenegger moves to the LEFT he will further alienate or demotivate his Republican base. The Governator has trouble on the LEFT and RIGHT.

He is really in a NO-WIN bind.

Flap predicts that Schwarzenegger will withdraw from re-election if he cannot quickly rehabilitiate his poll numbers.

Isn’t this what his movie pal, Jesse Ventura did?

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California Nurses Association president Deborah Burger, center, gestures in front of Lou Paulson, left, president of the California Professional Firefighters, and Barbara Kerr, right, president of the California Nurses Association, at a rally in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday night, Nov. 8, 2005 after the polls closed.

The Los Angeles Times has Gov. Drops Nurse Ratio Challenge

After the election defeat, the administration ends its appeal of a ruling ordering more staffing. His battle with the union energized labor.

Jettisoning another apparently losing fight, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has abandoned his yearlong effort to relax rules mandating the number of nurses that hospitals must employ.

His endeavor helped spark the public employee union rebellion that led to the defeat of his special election agenda Tuesday.

Schwarzenegger last November had set aside rules that required hospitals to employ in some wards one nurse for every five patients instead of every six. His administration said it was concerned hospitals could not handle the financial costs involved in hiring more nurses.

But a Sacramento County Superior Court judge rejected the administration’s effort in March, and the ruling was upheld by an appellate court. While the administration continued to try to overturn it, hospitals had to follow the new rules and discovered they were not as burdensome as they had feared.

It is just amazing to Flap that this analysis would not have been made within six months. Did the Governor not ask his California Department of Health Services about the validity of the staffing ratios?

Was he incompetent or just obstinate or BOTH?

Or is she just SQUISHY because of Tuesday election DEFEATS.

Here is some spin from the Health and Human Services Agency.

Health and Human Services Agency spokeswoman Sabrina Demayo Lockhart said the emergency regulation’s expiration had prompted the withdrawal of the appeal, not Tuesday’s election results.

She also said fears that a nursing shortage would lead hospitals to curtail services in an effort to meet the lower nurse-to-patients ratio had not materialized.

“We have had 10 months of experience with the court-mandated ratios to examine the impact, and the fact of the matter is hospitals are not telling us that they are closing their emergency rooms,” he said.

“In fact, major hospitals have agreed to comply with the lower ratios in their labor contracts and publicly stated that they are meeting these ratios.”

Ok, so maybe the difference between the 5 and 6 ratio will be manageable for the hospitals. It will certainly push healthcare costs upward but, hey, the unions negotiate better contracts for their employee members while the other folks just pay the bill, right?

California Correctional Peace Officers Association president Mike Jimenez, left, and California Nurses Association president Deborah Burger celebrate their victory over Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ballot initiatives at a rally in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005.

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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, California, November 10, 2005.

The ASSociated Press has Schwarzenegger Drops Nurse-Staffing Fight

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ended a yearlong fight with California nurses over hospital staffing levels after a bitter feud that escalated when he boasted, “I’m kicking their butts.”

Acting on behalf of the governor, Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed a motion late Thursday ending a legal battle over a new state rule requiring one nurse for every five patients. For the past year, Schwarzenegger had been trying to block the rule in favor of a 1-to-6 ratio.

Schwarzenegger’s office referred calls on the matter to the state
Department of Health and Human Services, where spokeswoman Sabrina Demayo Lockhart said that in the 10 months the 1-to-5 rule has been in place, hospitals have been able to adapt, “so we’re going to move forward.”

The Governator has become an Accomodator.

Look for more hospital emergency rooms to close because hospitals will NOT be able to staff them at the California mandated 1:5 ratio and YOUR ambulance being turned away from a hospital because a nurse called in sick.

Nurses union Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro called the decision “an enormous victory” because Schwarzenegger “is going to stop going after registered nurses and patient ratios.”

The governor’s action came two days after California voters rejected all of his proposed government-overhaul initiatives and on the same day he took “full responsibility” for the election debacle.

The 1-to-5 staffing ratio was not among the issues decided at the ballot box Tuesday but has been a long-sought goal of the 60,000-member California Nurses Association. Schwarzenegger sided with the hospital industry in opposing the 1-to-5 ratio, citing the added financial burden and the nation’s nursing shortage.

Tensions between the governor and the nurses union escalated in December 2004, when he labeled the union a special interest and said he was “kicking their butts.”

Since then, the union has attacked Schwarzenegger in TV commercials, on freeway billboards and at nearly every public event he held, including fundraisers in New York and Boston.

Registered nurses from Chicago protest against California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger outside Fenway Park before the start of the Rolling Stones concert in Boston, Massachusetts, August 21, 2005. Nurses gathered in Boston to protest against Schwarzenegger who was attending a Rolling Stones concert in Fenway Park. The nurses were protesting against proposed ballot initiatives in California.

So, as Californians healthcare suffers and hospitals and clinics close perhaps they will remember that the Governor acquiesced his responsibilities so he would no longer have to anticipate election year protests.

Pitiful… know, Governor, if you were going to change this policy why didn’t you do it last summer before the California Special Election campaign began? If it was bad policy then, what has changed? Well, we know………

Oh, and another question, Governor……there is a nursing shortage in California.

Where are these nurses coming from?

NA Director Rose Ann DeMoro celebrates victorious “Aloha Arnold Party” at Trader Vicâ€™s Restaurant in the Beverly Hilton on election night. View more photos.

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Saying that the ‘buck stops with me,’ California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger discusses the failure of his ballot initatives in Tuesday’s special election, during a news conference held at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 10, 2005. Schwarzenegger met with the press for the first time since his ballot intiatives were rejected by voters.

The ASSociated Press has Schwarzenegger Takes the Blame in Vote

Two days after voters rejected each of his four initiatives, Gov.Arnold Schwarzenegger took responsibility for the stinging failures and said he learned that he needs more patience in seeking government reform.

“The buck stops with me,” he told reporters Thursday during a Capitol news conference, referring to Tuesday’s special election. “I take full responsibility for this election. I take full responsibility for its failure.”

“If I would do another ‘Terminator’ movie, I would have Terminator travel back in time to tell Arnold not to have a special election.” He also said his wife, Maria Shriver, had warned him not to go ahead with the election.

Flap bets Gale Kaufman, Don Perata and Fabian Nunez are laughing their ASSES off.

If the California Republican Party allows Arnold to be their nominee for Governor in 2006, they will have to take the MEA CULPA for the loss.

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Disabled Veterans Exemption Affidavit Form

This exemption is only available to disabled veterans or, if the veteran has died, to their unremarried surviving spouse who own and use the home as their homestead.  The disabled veteran or their surviving spouse must be a resident of the State of Michigan. The Act requires an Affidavit be filed in the veteran's municipality of residence.

P.A. 161 of 2013

Sec. 7b. (1) Real property used and owned as a homestead by a disabled veteran who was discharged from the armed forces of the United States under honorable conditions or by an individual described in subsection (2) is exempt from the collection of taxes under this act.  To obtain the exemption, an affidavit showing the facts required by this section and a description of the real property shall be filed by the property owner or his or her legal designee with the supervisor or other assessing officer during the period beginning with the tax day for each year and ending at the time of the final adjournment of the local board of review. The affidavit when filed shall be open to inspection. The county treasurer shall cancel taxes subject to collection under this act for any year in which a disabled veteran eligible for the exemption under this section has acquired title to real property exempt under this section. Upon granting the exemption under this section, each local taxing unit shall bear
the loss of its portion of the taxes upon which the exemption has been granted.
(2) If a disabled veteran who is otherwise eligible for the exemption under this section dies, either before or after the exemption under this section is granted, the exemption shall remain available to or shall continue for his or her unremarried surviving spouse. The surviving spouse shall comply with the requirements of subsection (1) and shall indicate on the affidavit that he or she is the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran entitled to the exemption
under this section. The exemption shall continue as long as the surviving spouse remains unremarried.
(3) As used in this section, "disabled veteran" means a person who is a resident of this state and who meets 1 of the following criteria:

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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Pipero al Rex - masters of Spaghetti alla Carbonara

You'd probably miss Pipero al Rex if you weren't specifically looking for it, but inside the Rex Hotel on Via Torino is a rather special restaurant. Diners beware: it also has very special prices. You'll pay double the market price for classic Roman dishes, but the quality of Pipero's signature dish, Spaghetti alla Carbonara, will not be found elsewhere.
The restaurant is lovely. Sleekly elegant and well-appointed with unique tableware and dishes. Bread is served on a striking pale green, leaf-shaped silicone dish. The water glasses are a uniquely designed small plastic glass. They are a glass within a glass, with a half centimeter separating the two, creating a lovely visual effect. These glasses were not intended to be glasses but instead small pots for plants. The glasses can be purchased in Rome for three euros at a restaurant supply shop in the Ciampino area of Rome. Another unique feature of Pipero's table presentation are the appetizer plates: ceramic tiles that resemble a dark, charcoal gray -almost black - slate.
We were served several complimentary appetizers, mere tastes. First a paper thin slice of lardo with a balsamic reduction. Tiny and tasty. Another was a small deep fried meat ball prepared from bollito di manzo, served on a drizzle of port reduction. The port was strongly, and unpleasantly, alcoholic.
The goose breast tartare with apple and stone-ground mustard was delicious and beautifully presented: finely cubed and couched between two paper thin crostini rounds (prepared with pane casereccio, sugar and water, pan fried), alongside geometrically perfect cubes of spiced apple. The cardoon, pecorino Romano and anchovy appetizer was once again beautifully presented and with an interplay of flavors that worked beautifully. The cardoon was crunchy but not too.
We were never brought a wine list. Owner Alessandro Pipero served us a white wine as an appetizer and then continued to fill our glasses with it throughout the meal. It was lovely so we happily stuck with his choice. The wine: Sara - La Luna del Casale, a chardonnay made with organic grapes by the organic wine producer Sirbu Nicoleta in Lanuvio south of Rome.
Service was impeccable. Charming waiters who didn't hover but at the same time anticipated customer needs. Just what you look for in fine dining.
Owner Alessandro Pipero began his culinary career as the sommelier and right hand man to chef Antonello Colonna, for five years. He then branched off to open his own restaurant, il Ristorante Pipero, in Albano Laziale just outside of Rome. A little more than a year ago Pipero al Rex opened. The restaurant's chef is twenty-seven year old Luciano Monosilio, originally from Albano Laziale. He brings solid experience to the restaurant, including Uliassi, Tordo Matto and Roscioli. Hotel Rex owner Pino Cau was a regular customer at Il Pipero in Albano, ergo the restaurant's location.
Pipero al Rex devotes an entire page of its menu to Spaghetti alla Carbonara. It's priced by weight. For 50 grams of pasta (half a normal portion size) the price is ten euros. One hundred grams is twenty euros, on up to a hefty price of fifty euros for 250 grams. We ordered 50 grams and it was just the right amount: so rich and creamy with an abundance of flavorful, crunchy guanciale that a larger portion would have been too much. Carbonara is a mainstay of Roman cuisine, but Pipero's Carbonara ranks among the very best.

Here's their recipe:

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Spaghetti, 100 grams
Guanciale (pork jowl) 50 grams
Egg yolks, two large organic
Equal parts grated Parmesan and pecorino romano
Reserved pasta cooking water

Cut the guanciale into roughly 1/2 inch by 1/8 inch strips.
In a saucepan large enough to hold the pasta, cook the guanciale over a very low flame until crisp and crunchy.
Remove from the heat and set the pan aside.
In a bowl whisk the egg yolks and cheese together with a fork until you have a hard ball.
Set aside.
Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water according to package instructions but drain one minute earlier than indicated, reserving the cooking water.
Add pasta water to the egg & cheese ball and whisk until creamy.
Reheat the guanciale, remove from the pan and quickly toss the pasta in the remaining fat over a medium flame.
Turn off the flame and quickly mix the egg mixture into the pasta.
Place in a serving dish, top with the guanciale and serve.

  1. Hi, i go to this restaurant i think that is the better in roma.
    Where to you have the recipe? we ask to the director when we go and he say that is ricotta inside... do you now this?

    1. Hi guys! If you have been already in the restaurant, Irecommend you to watch this amazing video about the Legebdary Carbonara!

      this is the link! enjoy :)

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Grey Morning

Yesterday morning Huw and I had a ringing session at the feeding station. We just had one okta cloud cover and the wind was northwesterly anywhere between zero and 5 - 10 mph. We put the usual nets up at the feeding station and an additional net hoping to target some Wagtails.

The targeting of Wagtails worked in as much as we ringed three Grey Wagtails, but the Pieds weren't interested in investigating the MP3 playing songs and calls back to them.

 Grey Wagtail

We processed 29 new birds as follows (recaptures in brackets):

Blackbird - 3 (including what looked like two continental male types)
Greenfinch - 1
Yellowhammer - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Robin - 2
Blue Tit - 5 (16)
Tree Sparrow - 6 (1)
Great Tit - 3 (1)
Chaffinch - 4 (including a continental male; long wing length)
Grey Wagtail - 3

(Gwyn - if you're reading this I haven't mentioned the Jay that Huw let go!!!)

 Tree Sparrow

The usual caveat applies to birding records whilst ringing and all we mustered were 830 Pink-footed Geese, four Corn Buntings, 100 Woodpigeons, eight Whooper Swans, two Jays and two Buzzards. On my way home I called in at the flood and there were still two Green Sandpipers, but Redshanks had increased to 17.

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Huw Roberts said...

I'm blaming the hole in the net, honest......


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