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PREPA’s long-term plan is in chaos

Utility long-term plans are often based on moving targets; they are documents that seek to establish what a region’s resource mix will look like, despite factors such as changing market conditions and policies.

This is perhaps more true of Puerto Rico than anywhere. For months Puerto Rico’s state-owned utility, the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has been working on its first Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) since Hurricane Maria devastated the island.

In mid-March the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau rejected the document, citing numerous deficiencies. But the plan has a more central problem: it does not appear to have anticipated a future of very high levels of renewable energy, and this will be the law when Governor Rosselló signs PS 1121, which mandates a path to 100% renewable energy on the island.

Issues with the IRP

pv magazine has obtained the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau’s order rejecting PREPA’s IRP, and it is nothing less than damning. Two appendices covering 22 pages of the order detail the areas in which the IRP is incomplete, and much of it can be summarized in that PREPA has not shown the math as to why it chose the resource mix that it did.

Much of this involves a preference for containerized LNG, and as noted in previous pv magazine coverage the IRP shows a disregard for the contributions of behind-the-meter solar.

In the order Energy Bureau orders also PREPA to re-model availability of wind and battery resources based on its previous orders; in one specific section it notes that PREPA has provided no justification for its limits on solar and batteries from 2022 onward, or the idea that efficiency gains will cease after 10 years, or a variety of other assumptions that all point in the direction of continued dependence on imported gas.

Impossible to provide input

And while disregarding Energy Bureau orders, PREPA also appears to have failed to incorporate meaningful input from the island’s solar and battery storage installers. In a conversation with pv magazine, P.J. Wilson, the president of SEIA affiliate SESA-PR, has stated that no one he knew was able to provide meaningful input into the IRP.

“They promised three workshops, then they held one workshop that was not announced,” Wilson told pv magazine. “It was the most non-transparent process I could think of.”

Instead of the kind of robust stakeholder process that is expected, Wilson says that instead the IRP appears to have been developed by Siemens, PREPA’s advisor, and a company that is heavily involved in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry.

Rush to LNG

However, Wilson notes that the larger problem will be PS 1121, which is expected to be signed by Governor Rosselló any day now. “It was developed based on the existing law,” states Wilson. “The moment that the governor signed 1121, they would have to go back and revise it.”

However, this has not stopped PREPA from moving ahead with efforts to get as much gas online before it has to plan for a renewable energy future. As reported by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), PREPA has signed a contract to convert two units in its San Juan power plant to natural gas through a 5-year contract with New Fortress Energy, which will supply the gas, convert the units to burn gas, and develop an LNG import infrastructure in San Juan.

IEEFA argues that as the project was decided on before the IRP was completed, there is no evidence that converting the two units was the most cost-effective course to pursue, and states that the savings estimates are both widely varying and are contradicted by PREPA’s own data.

The Energy Bureau also questions PREPA’s assumptions around LNG, and in its order rejecting the IRP specifically asked for more detail on prices around gas, including whether Jones Act-compliant LNG ships will be available.

As for the contract with New Fortress Energy, this would not be the first questionable deal that has been struck with a company from the mainland since Hurricane Maria, and it remains to be seen the degree to which the government of Puerto Rico can rein in its utility.

“I would think that if there were to be an IRP that is credible, they would err on the side of an abundance of transparency and participation,” noted SESA-PR’s Wilson.

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Check out middle and high school specialty program opportunities during virtual information sessions
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Learn about specialty program options

PWCS families are invited to join us for Prince William County’s School Specialty Program Information Nights. Virtually, families can investigate the variety of programs available to middle school and high school students.

The Specialty Program Information Nights inform students and families about Advanced Academic and Specialty Programs (AASP), as well as Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs available in PWCS. The evening begins with a general session at 7 p.m., followed by breakout sessions for individual programs. All grade-level -appropriate programs will be represented each night. Once you have completed the sign-up, you will receive a reply email with the Zoom link for the main session. The links for the individual sessions will be emailed to you prior to the session date.

For more detailed program information and application details, please visit the AASP and CTE webpages.

Middle School Information Night:

Monday, October 26, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Middle School Programs:

  • International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program
  •  Mathematics and Science Program
  • Same Gender Program
  • Traditional School
  • World Language Programs

High School Information Nights:

Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7 p.m.

Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 7 p.m.

 High School Programs:

Advanced Academic Specialty Program (AASP) opportunities include:

Advanced Placement Scholars(AP), Biotechnology, Cambridge Programme, Center for Applied Sciences, Interactive and Information Technology (CASIIT), Center for Environmental Sciences (CENS), Center for Fine and Performing Arts (CFPA), Center for International Studies and Language (CISL), International Baccalaureate (IB), Information Technology (IT), Fine and Performing Arts, Governor’s School @ Innovation Park,  Pathways to Global Citizenship, and Pre-Governor's School.

CTE Transfer opportunities include:

Agriculture, Automotive Technology, Aviation Maintenance, Biomedical Science, Building Trades, Cabinetmaking, Cybersecurity, Electricity, Medical Coding and Billing, Pharmacy Technician, Plumbing, Television Production, and Welding.

CTE Transport opportunities include:

Cosmetology, Culinary Arts, Firefighting, and Practical Nursing.

If your school does not offer Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), you may apply for a school-based transfer through the JROTC webpage.

For more information or assistance, please contact the Specialty Programs Office at 703-791-7400 or the CTE Office at 703-791-7297.

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Harlow Carr Garden

Harlow Carr is the Royal Horticultural Society Garden just outside Harrogate, a town which is home to Betty’s Tea Room and a Sainsbury’s supermarket that has a sushi bar. In Yorkshire the only dead fish you normally see has been fried in batter.

Just a few photos for now.

Well, maybe a few more…

There will be more when I have time, plus two more scone reports.

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  3. Helen

    It’s a couple or years or so since I last went to Harlow Carr. Nice therefore to see your photos. The statue of the worm (?) made me smile.

  4. Clare Pooley

    Very nice photos – I like the caterpillar! Betty’s cakes might be a little over-rated. A cousin of mine sends my mother Betty’s mince pies every Christmas; okay but nothing special.

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To return from a restful weeklong vacation last summer to find 85% of our entire beautifully landscaped back yard to be demolished by hogs, equating to over $10,000 worth of property damage, isn’t nature…it’s war!!! To our family and neighbors, the usual “cute” and random deer, furry rabbits, wild turkey, or armadillo visits were welcomed with not much worry. But after 6 months of dealing with and being the single target of a sounder of approximately 5 hogs, we were tired of seeking the assistance of three different trapping companies, using four different traps, mid-night stake outs, promises of the job being completed, and creative repellants to deter the problem.Low and behold the problem EVIDENTLY still existed. It was the evident threat of them moving closer to the pool’s screen enclosure and our family was a chance our family wasn’t willing to take.

Finally, thanks to Quick Catch were we able to finally regain peace of mind, as we recall the night of finally catching and doing away with a close to 400lb wild boar.

Our family is now at peace to know the job is finally done…”

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Group B preview

Group B preview

By Jake Mathieson

Group B promises to be one of the most exciting, open and intriguing groups in the entire tournament. With a large variance in playing style, tournament experience and indeed expectation across the teams. All eyes will be on Belgium but with World Cup quarter-finalists Russia, newcomers Finland and possible surprise package Denmark, maybe the eyes should be looking elsewhere.

Head coach: Roberto Martinez

Captain: Eden Hazard (Real Madrid)

Key player: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

You’ll be hard placed to find a team with more pressure on them going into this summer’s tournament than the Red Devils. This group of players have been labelled with the infamous tag of being their country’s ‘golden generation’ and are looking to deliver on the promise on which they have yet to live up to. Managed by ex-Wigan boss Roberto Martinez, who’s been in charge since 2016, they’ll play an attacking brand of fluid football looking to use this as the best form of defence. However, this could leave an aging backline exposed against higher quality attackers in the more advanced rounds of the tournament. Fans will also be sweating on the fitness of notable stars such as Eden Hazard, Axel Witsel and Kevin De Bruyne, all whom bring vast experience and quality to the table. One player to watch out for is youngster Jeremy Doku: an electrifying winger with flair and skill in abundance, he is definitely one for the future, and quite possibly the present, too. With many of the players over, or on the cusp of turning 30, before the World Cup next year, this remains one of the last shots at glory for this obviously talented group of players.

Head coach: Kasper Hjulmand

Captain: Simon Kjaer

Key player: Christian Eriksen

Having not qualified for the previous tournament in France, it’s now the best part of a decade since the Danes have taken part in Europe’s elite international competition. Much like their Belgian counterparts, Denmark will look to play on the front foot, keeping possession and pushing their fullbacks on high. They have an excellent blend of high-quality players with experience at the top level and no one represents that better than Christian Eriksen. At the time of writing, Eriksen is his country’s third most-capped player, with 107 appearances and is going into his fourth tournament with the national side off a successful season with Inter Milan. However, the key to Denmark’s success could be behind Eriksen. The solid pairing of Delaney and Hojbjerg in the defensive midfield will be expected to progress the ball forward as well as protect a backline when the fullbacks push on. With the infamous Nicklas Bendter now retired, the no.9 spot is up for grabs. Competing for it will be Martin Braithwaite, Yussuf Poulsen and youngster Jonas Wind. All three will believe that they have a shot at delivering for their country when relied on most. Having shocked all in EURO 1992, they’ll be looking to repeat a similar upset this summer.

Head coach: Markku Kanerva

Captain: Tim Sparv (AE Larisa)

Key player: Teemu Pukki (Norwich City)

Everyone loves a newcomer! After Iceland’s heroics in EURO 2016, the Fins will dream of emulating the success of their fellow Scandinavians. Unsurprisingly, they’ll play with a defence-first approach looking to stifle the opposition and relying on a solid structure to build on. As is the case with many teams who take this approach, the goalkeeper, in this case, Lukas Hradecky, will be key. With six consecutive seasons in the Bundesliga, the Bayer Leverkusen shotstopper is very consistent and can be relied on in a group where he will be tested heavily. Finnish fans will be hoping that star striker Teemu Pukki is fit as he is their only regular goalscorer- netting 67 goals in the last three seasons for Norwich City. If Finland are to progress, they’ll need to summon the resilience that has brought them to their first national tournament, at the same time being defensively solid and providing Teemu Pukki with chances to showcase his clinical edge.

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Head coach: Stanislav Cherchesov

Captain: Artem Dzyuba (Zenit St. Petersburg)

Key player: Aleksandr Golovin (AS Monaco)

The 2018 World Cup was unexpected in many ways: Russia’s success on the pitch being one of them. The core of the squad, however, has changed in the three summers since, with veterans Igor Akinfeev and Sergei Ignashevich retiring from the national side after their quarter-final finish. The impact of the loss wasn’t felt in qualifying though as they reached the tournament with relative ease, winning eight out of ten and only losing to Group B opponents Belgium. Russia are likely to be very direct and play off Artem Dzyuba, with the likes of Golovin looking to collect second balls in-between the lines and create for a side that will rely on moments of clinical finishing for goals. In what will likely be his last international tournament, Yuri Zhirkov will be looking for a fairytale send off in what is an extremely open group where mental strength will be equally as important for the players- an area where this Russian squad could thrive.

Group B fixtures

Saturday 12th June

Belgium vs Russia, St. Petersburg

Denmark vs Finland, Copenhagen

Wednesday 16th June

Finland vs Russia, St. Petersburg

Thursday 17th June

Denmark vs Belgium, Copenhagen

Monday 21st June

FInland vs Belgium, St. Petersburg

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Supplements are basic and there are numerous solid cooking tips that can be found. Here, we have four that would give an incredible advance towards keen cooking: First, scouring vegetables as opposed to stripping them will hold numerous supplements that vegetable held as most are found in the skin. Steaming vegetable or utilizing the microwave will likewise hold a great deal of important supplements. On the off chance that you need to heat up your vegetables, at that point do it in a limited quantity of water and not over bubble them. In conclusion, fusing pan fried food plans into a sound eating regimen can likewise permit numerous vegetables to be cooked rapidly while holding supplements that they harbor.

3. Regular Repetition

An incredible sound cooking tip would add vegetables to all parts of eating for the duration of the day. That could mean utilizing carrots hacked up as a substitute for chips, broccoli and cheddar pro or even celery with nutty spread and raisin. With respect to primary suppers, an extraordinary solid cooking tip is add peppers to stews or chow mein. Likewise adding other vivid vegetables to any dish additionally helps meet a suggested day by day servings. Natural product chutneys and vegetable plates of mixed greens are additionally incredible replacements for overwhelming flavors and sauces.

4. Battle Fatty Favorites

Low fat food items do exist. They are accessible as low fat cheddar, low fat serving of mixed greens dressing and even dissipated skim milk. An extraordinary solid cooking tip for individuals who love eggs is to put resources into low cholesterol egg items. In any event, utilizing the whites of the eggs in return for an entire egg additionally diminishes the fat and cholesterol of heated products.

5. Oil Trapping

There are a couple of incredible solid cooking tips that would help extensively with evacuating fats. For one, utilizing olive or canola oils are an incredible approaches to begin. During cooking, depleting fats as you go aides and afterward touching sautéed food onto paper towels will likewise trap more obvious fats. For soups, chilling soup and afterward skimming it off the top is additionally an approach to diminish fat admission.

6. Strategy of a Healthy Cooker

There are a couple of approaches to improve sound and shrewd cooking; one incredible solid cooking tip is have a go at broiling, poaching or even pan-searing all the dinners of the day. Open fire flame broiling ought to be negligible since it might create malignant growth advancing mixes. Likewise, microwaving – in short range cooking times – decrease the disposal of supplements and adds no water or fat to the cooking.

7. Discussion About It:

At long last, talk about the sound cooking tips! When starting on another undertaking, it becomes simpler and more fun when learning with somebody or training a more youthful individual comes into the image. Figuring out how to cook sound is in every case better with others – doing it with companions or family can help take the solid cooking tips gave and actualize it more sincere endeavors. Correspondence the longing to eat more beneficial and discussing how it tends to be done consistently remind yourself as well as get thoughts from others. Generally speaking, figuring out how to cook sound can and ought to be enjoyable. You are not the only one – and the measure of intrigue may shock you on the off chance that you inquire as to whether anybody needs to cook with you.


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Melanotaenia fredericki (male) Samson River - photo© Laurent Pouyaud

Melanotaenia fredericki

(Fowler, 1939)
Sorong Rainbowfish

Species Summary
The basic body colour of Melanotaenia fredericki is mauve with blue reflective scales above the midlateral band. They have broad yellow shading immediately below the midlateral band on the middle of the body (most prominent in juveniles). Mature fish sometimes show the yellow colouration only on the scale edges. The fins are mainly translucent, but the dorsal, anal and caudal may have a hint of yellow or red. Males may reach a maximum size of 12 cm, but females usually less than 10 cm. Males are more brightly coloured, larger, and deeper bodied than females.

Melanotaenia fredericki was described in 1939 by Henry W. Fowler on the basis of very young specimens (22-28 mm) found in the vicinity of Sainkedoek, on the Vogelkop Peninsula. They were collected during the Denison-Crockett South Pacific Expedition in 1937-1938 from a small stream in the Samson River catchment. They were name "fredericki" after Frederick Crockett, who organised the expedition in 1936. Gerald Allen wasn't certain whether M. fredericki represented a valid species. In his book "Rainbowfishes of Australia and New Guinea" in 1982, he treated Fowler's Charisella fredericki, as it was originally named, as a synonym of Melanotaenia goldiei. However, adult specimens collected in 1989 by Gerry Allen confirmed their validity as a distinct species.

Melanotaenia fredericki (female) Samson River - photo© Laurent Pouyaud

Distribution & Habitat
Melanotaenia fredericki are currently found in the westernmost portion of the Vogelkop Peninsula. They have been collected from clear slow flowing streams in closed canopy rainforest - pH 6.5~7.5; Temperature 24~28°C. Usually found around sub-surface vegetation, submerged logs, or branches.

Melanotaenia fredericki - photo© Gary Lange

A number of rainbowfishes were collected by Heiko Bleher in 1992 from a small unnamed creek about 35 km south of Sorong and distributed in the international aquarium hobby as Melanotaenia fredericki. This variety is still being maintained in the hobby today (see below). In 2007, specimens believed to be Melanotaenia fredericki were collected from the Samson River, about 25 km east of Sorong. Then in 2008 fish resembling this variety became available in the commercial aquarium trade from an unknown source in Indonesia (above). The origin of this form is unknown. I have some doubt however, as to whether the specimens collected by Heiko Bleher, and the Samson River forms are the same species. They look very much like Melanotaenia misoolensis?

Rainbowfish species collected by Heiko Bleher in 1992 - photo© Neil Armstrong

Allen G.R. (1991) Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea.

Fowler H.W. (1939) Zoological results of the Denison-Crockett South Pacific Expedition for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1937-1938. Part III.--The fishes.

Adrian R. Tappin
Updated June, 2016

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Melanotaenia fredericki


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Tone down your expectations, demands & complaints & start appreciating what you still have!

Today it is to remind you that you are supposed to tone down your expectations, demands & complaints & start appreciating what you still have.

Remember – we still have each other. We have our unlimited potential, unused talents & abilities, courage & our inherited wisdom. We still have so many ways & means to achieve what we want & change our world the way we want.

I agree to the fact that today it looks like that life is bad on all fronts, it has stopped completely for the time being. Personal life & social life is finished. Your world is shaken & scared. Achieving your goals or fulfilling your potential looks imposible in present times & you are unhappy & so disappointed as a result. I don’t deny any of this.

I also don’t have any problem if sometimes you shout on top of your voice to vent to let off your steam, but complaining for merely complaining’s sake is of no use. If you have something to worry about, follow it up with a constructive solution.

It’s so easy to focus on what you have lost during these rough times, complain & blame everything & everyone. But it won’t help. You can help yourself only by beginning to work on enhancing everything about you, improving your life & becoming a better person to others & yourself.

Therefore, I want you to allow your disappointments & losses to drive you instead of breaking you. If there was ever an opportunity to follow your passion & do something that matters to you, that opportunity & possibility is now around the corner.

Start giving more power to positivity. Love yourself, love others & love the life you have. Instead of merey expecting & complaining – start appreciating your life & things that are often overlooked on a daily basis. Pick up some new habits & change your priorities to boost your sense of wellbeing & to make your days more meaningful.

Make travel plans with family & friends, seek out activities where you can use your full potential & make a plan to join a club, class, support group or a place where you can meet new people… Obviously once this lockdown is over.

Believe me, world will open & economy will gain momentum very soon.

Take Care of Yourself. Keep yourself physically & mentally fit. Very soon you will be doing some great things & see yourself achieving higher goals & accomplishments. Stay Motivated, Positive & Balanced 💐

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First Elect Obama, Then Move Left!

Some liberals see politics like football, in which moving the ball closer to the goal means you are winning. Thus they are encouraging progressives to vote for Joe Biden, arguing that Biden’s centrism would be an improvement over Trump. Biden, they say, can be pressured more easily from the left than Trump. But that’ds not at all what happened when Biden’s boss was president.

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  • It was precisely the VP choice of “Biden’s boss” that made it perfectly clear Obumma was incapable of being “moved to the left.”

    Now that very VP choice IS the presidential candidate …. and he is going to “move left”?!? The political “logic” of liberals appears to be a similar psychological pathology as that of the “face masks are a commie plot” crowd.

  • I begin to think that it won’t matter shortly whether a candidate moves to the left or not. Mother Nature bats last, and she always swings for the fences. Um, Biden, can do his Clintonian compromise shuffle all he wants: the hurricanes, the heat waves, the forest fires, the extinctions, will demonstrate that he’s wrong. I know he won’t live long enough to suffer any humiliation for being so terrible a leader that he put his corporate owners first, second, and last at the expense of all the people trapped on the planet with him, but maybe, if we’re lucky, the entire Biden clan will commit seppuku in atonement of their inferior Grampa Joe and his irretrievable stupidity.
    Now if that button worked, I’d buy that McGovern-intro’d book. …

    • «Mother Nature bats last, and she always swings for the fences.» She doesn’t have to, Alex – it is she who determines where the fences stand. They are getting closer and closer ; there doesn’t seem to be any outfield left….

  • And obviously, electing Trump is not a solution either. And does anyone seriously believe that a third party can win this year? And change is URGENTLY needed, as the climate apocalypse is speeding up. Evidently, the only option remaining to us is revolution. I doubt we’ll be ready to do that before November, but we can start working on it now. The first step is to get more people talking about it, in many different ways. And Ted’s cartoons are an excellent contribution to that conversation.

  • “You can change the shepherd, but the sheep will remain sheep.”
    – William Jefferson Blythe III

  • There certainly isn’t enough room in your cartoon to detail all the ways Obama is at odds with his liberal image, but one of my favorites is Guantanamo. It is rare for a candidate to actually promise anything. He promised to close Guantanamo prison. Worldwide, Guantanamo prison is a lasting concrete symbol of how grossly immoral and unjust the US is. And I think that is the actual message its continued operation means to send. A continuous message that the US can do anything and no one will stop us. It’s just like torture, which is never about getting information, it is only about ensuring that the people on the outside who haven’t been tortured yet are fully terrorized. And when the most powerful person in the world was faced with doing the right thing, he chose something fundamentally immoral and terrorizing.

    • I remember mentioning that way back when. “He said he’d close Gitmo and he didn’t.” And the response I got, over and over, was a variant on “We didn’t elect a king.” No sense of betrayal, no sense of outrage because it was a democrat doing it.

  • […] Bonus No. 4: First Elect Obama, Then Move Left! […]

  • Great cartoon, Ted.

    Citizens of the United States of Amnesia need history lessons such as this to overcome their cultural senility.

    Your Writer’s Voice interview was as good as you said it was.

    It reminded me of an old SDSer associate of mine who was so lost to history that I had to ask him, at last, if he was still in his first childhood or if this was his second.

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Overseas to Overseas part 2- First Half

Finally arriving in Tucson, Arizona on the 5th of March! We were picked up at the airport by my parents and went to their home to visit and pick up our well missed Mustang to use while in town. I miss that car, is that weird? Maybe so but there it is. They are taking care of it while we are living overseas. Had a nice catch up with the parental units then we were off to check in to the hotel. That evening we met up with my best friend, Jenny, and her life-mate (I call him that cuz they aren’t married but been together for 18 years) and their two kids. It’s always like we just saw each other yesterday with her, can’t explain it.

The next day we did some car maintenance, stopped to get the husband a new cellphone and visited more. That night we met up with my older friend, Julie, and her husband. I have known her since kindergarten, just love her energy and she is another that I feel natural with. Don’t have to be anything but myself around these two women. Love them!

Monday and Tuesday was relaxation, visiting with the parents and we went to see the Deadpool movie. Epic! It was so good to spend some time at what I consider “back home”and the family. They seem to be doing well health wise and keeping busy.

Wednesday we were back in a plane heading to Connecticut to visit friends and spend a fun anniversary week playing in the Northeast. First, we spent two days in the Groton area, exploring Mystic and eating lunch at Mystic Pizza and walking the cute village area. Tended to some errands, and catching up on some rest too. Friday night we went to see Dropkick Murphy’s at the casino and they did not disappoint! Great concert!

Saturday morning we drove to Sandy Hook to meet up with my awesome friend, Shirley, and the three of us sped off to the train station bound for New York City. I had never been and was super excited to go plus to have my friend in on it was a bonus! She is great fun and knows the city well. Big thanks to you my friend, it was wicked epic! The only way it could have been better is if your husband could have made the trip! I may do a post just on the NYC trip since I don’t have easy access to my photos till we get set up in Italy and to share all we saw and experienced – if I can remember it all… (Old phone used as the camera)

Back to her house Sunday so my husband could get snuggle time with their dog…and visit time with Shirley’s husband. He was in such good spirits, it was great to see! Oh and he had quite a meal prepared! Monday was a bonus side trip we didn’t have planned. Figured we would just visit with them all day but she threw out driving to Boston, Mass in there and we couldn’t say no! Neither of us had been to Boston yet and it’s where the Samuel Adams Brewery is. No brainer … We took her up on it and had a GREAT time. Thank you and sorry that ass hit your car on that trip!

Tuesday (15th) we drove back to the Groton area and spent our anniversary at Foxwoods casino, a little underwhelmed by the accommodations but we went to Mystic Pizza 2 for dinner and it was delicious ! On Wednesday we drove to the Submarine museum at the base, very interesting and it was nice to learn more about the husband’s time in the Navy before we met. We walked down at the Groton Longpoint which looks out onto the Long Island Sound. It was pretty and peaceful.

That about wraps up the first half of our trip. It has been packed full but with some relaxing days mixed in. Thanks to everyone who made time to see us, put us up and/or let us use their laundry!

For some reason this WordPress app won’t let me use photos in my gallery so I will just have to do a post later of a photo essay of our trip.

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  1. All ended well, he paid up the entire amount AND sent a nice card and a $50 Starbucks card for being an “a”hole about it. It was great to see you guys and we cannot wait until our next adventure together in Italia!!!!

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How-to Japan Tokyo

Buying a Bicycle in Japan

Despite being the mega city to end all mega cities Tokyo is surprisingly accessible by bicycle and is the primary mode of transport for many people. This is mainly due to the high cost of car ownership, the lack of parking space and overcrowding on commuter trains.

Dahon Folding Bicycle

I’ve wanted to get a bike for some years but it wasn’t until now that I lived somewhere safe or realistic to do it. Last week I took the plunge and brought a shiny new Dahon Route 20 from Amazon Japan (which can conveniently be used in English if you don’t speak Japanese).

Dahon Route 20 Folded

Dahon make really nice folding bikes – they are a bit more expensive than some other brands but are far better built and use high quality components.

Dahon Route 20 Folded

I wanted a folding bicycle mainly for the convenience of being able to store it in my apartment since there isn’t any parking outside.

Dahon Route 20 Unfolding

It takes about 30 seconds to fold/unfold and is very straight forward to adjust to the correct position. It’s also pretty light to carry around when necessary.

After buying a bike in Japan you should register it so that if you are stopped by the police (likely for foreigners) or it gets stolen you have proof of ownership. This can be done at any bike shop and costs 500 yen – you’ll need your ID, proof of purchase and the bike itself. You’ll be given a small yellow sticker with a registration number on it.

Dahon Route 20 Bicycle

Theft is rare in Japan and most people just use a simple wheel lock to deter people riding of with their bike. I still like to chain my bike to an immovable piece of street furniture where possible though.

Dahon Route 20

I’ve been riding around Tokyo all week on it and so far have no complaints – it’s sturdy, comfortable and easy to manoeuvre around traffic/pedestrians. Gear changes are effortless with the Shimano 6 speed thumb shifter.

Dahon Route 20

Riding on the pavement/sidewalk in Tokyo is normal and wont get you in trouble as long as you’re careful and use common sense. You don’t see many people wearing helmets but obviously that’s up to you.

Bicycle in Ueno Park

For more information about owning and riding a bicycle in Tokyo Tofugu and Tokyo By Bike have some good advice. CNN Travel also has an article about good bike shops here.

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  1. Logan says:

    Lucky lucky lucky….

    I’ve been living in Middle Eastern countries for the last four years… and Turkey for the last two and I have to say that you’re fortunate to live in a place that at least acknowledges bicycles.

    In the M.E there is no infrastructure for bikes, and to ride them is dangerous and to invite ridicule, aggressiveness and even assault – saw this happen with my own eyes – from motorists.

    Bicycling exists for two types of people – children and the rich who can afford to buy souped up performance bikes or mountain bikes – that they strap to their cars.

    Mind you that many a Turkish province is flat and would be perfect for bicycles…. but Turks love their cars more than their own bodies and would scoff at the idea of building bike infrastructure or respecting cyclists in Turkey’s congested narrow streets.

    The above goes for Egypt, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Syria, Israel – to a certain extent but especially outside Tel-Aviv, Most of the USA (grew up in the burbs of America where everything is too spread out to bicycle)…

    Why? I have no F-ing idea….

    But ride on my cyclist friend! Ride on…

    1. David says:

      Thanks Logan – I had the same problem in Hong Kong where it’s very dangerous to ride on the roads. Tokyo is a breath of fresh air in that respect!

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'NCIS: LA' Star Renee Felice Smith on Leaving Series After 11 Seasons

After 11 seasons on NCIS: LA, Renee Felice Smith said goodbye to the CBS procedural on Sunday’s finale, which also marked co-star Barrett Foa’s final episode.

All episode long, Smith’s Nell grappled with the idea of permanently taking over Hetty’s position as operations manager, a job she’s unofficially held for much of the season. And when it came time to make a final decision about her future at NCIS, she chose to take a risk: Relocate to Tokyo with Foa’s Eric and head up a new office there.

“The door will always remain open for Nell at NCIS, but right now, it’s time for Nell to really explore her next adventure,” Smith told ET of her goodbye. “Nell is a smart girl and she’s chosen stability for a good long time because it was the smart choice. But now she’s really questioning what she wants. And I commend her for being brave enough to even consider that line of questioning.”

“It’s truly difficult when you work with people you love who have become your family, who become so much more than your co-workers. A lot like me and our fabulous crew at NCIS Los Angeles,” she said. “I do commend Nell for stepping into her power and really making a decision to serve herself rather than people-please and to serve others. It’s quite commendable.”

With NCIS: LA gearing up for season 13 this fall, Smith opened up about leaving the series after more than a decade as Nell, how she thinks her character will fare post-NCIS and her future career plans.

ET: Were you aware at the start of this season that this would be it for you? What were those conversations like that you had with the producers?

Renee Felice Smith: More than anything else, it’s about telling the story and throughout this season, we got to watch Nell really grow in terms of her abilities as a leader. The focus is really character growth and Nell, a lot like myself, was ready for something else. I think that it’s hopeful. It’s a hopeful parting for Nell. That’s how I think of it.

For most of the episode, Nell’s grappling with whether to take Hetty’s job permanently and whether she wants the office. How do you think she would have fared if she did decide, “Yeah, maybe I am ready to have the title and step into those footsteps officially”?

I don’t think Nell was ready for that sort of responsibility. She understands the gravity of committing to a position of that status. I don’t think she was ready for that to be the next 40 years of her work life. Like I mentioned earlier, Nell’s a smart girl. She made the smart choice for a long time. She chose the stability at NCIS: LA and within NCIS because she genuinely enjoyed the work and even more than the work, I think she enjoyed the company of her fellow teammates.

But at the end of the day, you’re right. She was deeply conflicted about her line of work and the impact that it had. When someone can stand in their power and say, “You know what? This isn’t for me right now, I need to go off and for lack of a better term, find my own path.” That’s probably one of the bravest things anyone could do. It doesn’t surprise me that Nell is taking the risk; she’s a risk-taker. It’s exciting. There’s newness on the horizon, which is very exciting.

How do you think Nell and Eric fare in Tokyo? How do you think they do working alongside each other?

The sky’s the limit for now, to be honest. She’s sheer potential. There’s nothing more exciting than when someone says, “I’m going to see what this thing can do.” That’s truly what she’s saying. For now, she’s saying, “Respectfully, thank you for the opportunity, but I’m going to have to pass. I have to see for myself if this is what I want to do with my life.” She was so young when she started at NCIS: LA, much like myself, Renee. I was fresh out of drama school. So it’s time to take the leap out of the nest, and I truly believe that the best is yet to come.

One of my favorite scenes was Hetty and Nell’s lovely moment together. Can you talk me through filming that scene? That must’ve been a satisfying bow?

You are absolutely right. It was quite emotional to have Linda [Hunt] back on set for our final day of the season. That scene was our final day of the season and she was essentially sidelined by the pandemic. To see her in the flesh, let alone share a scene with her, it was just the ultimate. Linda is a master and whenever I’m in a scene with her, I am really the student. I’m just absorbing, I’m the little sponge, I’m watching her work and it’s been the greatest gift and such an incredible opportunity to play opposite Linda Hunt, Oscar winner, for the past 10 years. It really is this bittersweet reunion between Nell and Hetty. Nell wants to stay and catch up with her mentor, who she has deeply missed, but she can’t because she’s made her decision.

It’s really this “goodbye for now” theme. Linda and I share this mutual respect for each other, and we share this really, very special friendship. I hope that shows through. It’s probably my favorite [scene] of my entire career, just because it’s with Linda and she’s a magical creature and I drink her in. Really any time I can spend with her is just a gift.

What is the likelihood of you popping in once in a while in the next season or beyond?

Never say never, right? It all truly depends on scheduling, but never say never. The door is always open for now. I think it’ll remain open, but for now, it’s time for her to go about her merry way and find her next great adventure.

What will you miss about the show and being part of this family?

I am more than grateful for my time spent at NCIS: LA. It’s really been a practical film school for me. I learn through observational osmosis. I’m a student, and so, the lessons that I’ve learned, I will for sure tuck safe inside my Mary Poppins carpet bag of tricks and employ them in the next chapter on the next job. I will miss the people. I will miss the people greatly. I’ve made lifelong friendships here. I essentially spent kindergarten through 11th grade with these people. When you think of it like that, it’s kind of wild to think about the breadth of time, but I just want to say I’m so thankful for our audience. I’m thankful for them praising Nell, for respecting her intelligence. I’ve always been cast as the funny friend, but with Nell, I got to play so much more. I got to play a human who doubts and feels, who has empathy and therefore is deeply conflicted about her line of work. Someone who is multifaceted and really can see multiple sides of the story. Sure she’s smart and she’s strong-willed, but Nell is also compassionate and understanding. That’s what makes her a great leader. Her vulnerability is her strength. I’m so grateful to have been able to play a character who can express herself in that way and that it doesn’t take away from her strength. That’s so valuable for young people, for all people to know and to feel and to see. I’m just going to say, thank you.

What are you excited about next?

I am a storyteller. I’m a writer, I’m a director, of course an actor, but really what I’m interested in doing is telling stories. We have a few TV projects that are in development with CBS. And we also, I say we, my creative partner, my life partner, my other half, Chris Gabriel and I, we wrote our very first children’s book, Hugo and the Impossible Thing, and it was released last month by Penguin Random House. We are so excited that it’s finally out in the world. As an actor, you’re often carrying out someone else’s idea, but as a creative person, I’m really excited for the opportunity to bring my ideas into the world into our collective reality.

What’s the book about?

We wrote Hugo and the Impossible Thing as a celebration really. Once our dog, Hugo, recovered from a life-threatening illness — it was an inoperable tumor that almost everybody told us would be impossible to beat, but he did it. Through great determination and really some truly brilliant doctors, Hugo made it to the other side of his illness. We wanted to share Hugo’s story, but we knew we also needed to create a metaphor in which to do so because we’re not writing a children’s book about a dog with a brain tumor. We created the metaphor of the impossible thing, and it’s really this labyrinth that Hugo and the forest animals have to navigate and find their way through. We hope to inspire young thinkers to reframe the word impossible. It’s about questioning and overcoming the seemingly impossible, because societally, there’s a tendency to label potentially challenging moments or obstacles as impossible when in reality they’re just extremely difficult.

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REPORT KYLE DAVID GRANT TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA – Northern California Computer Crimes Task Force

If you’ve been on lately, you know that Kyle and his shit bag brother Travis Grant are trying their damnedest to put their jailhouse lawyer hats on, and figure out a way to avoid getting in trouble in their home state of Florida.  They put a fancy disclaimer on the website, and try their best to repeat that they will not take any money for removal.

What they do advertise, however, is removal ONLY if you meet certain criteria:

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from the website.

So, you can ONLY get the record removed (even if it’s not valid, you were not convicted, it was expunged from your record, etc) by sending your personal information like driver license and passport to Kyle David Grant.  A KNOWN THIEF. A KNOWN CON-ARTIST.  Would you give this man a copy of your passport, with enough information on it to steal your identity? HELLLLLLLLL NO!!!!!

THIS GUY…the guy in the mugshot above…wants YOUR driver license, with your name, date of birth, driver license number on it!! Yeah right!!

What Kyle doesn’t no is, Florida is the least of his worries. Do we really think Florida is going to enforce its own law anyway? No, it’s not.  But California is.

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from the California Attorney General website. see it here:

The owner of faces 51 counts, including extortion, money laundering, and identity theft (I wonder if HE was taking people’s driver licenses and passports, like Kyle Grant is). Kyle may argue that he’s not doing the same thing was…but he is taking ad revenue for his scam artist website, and I can find at least three mugshot removal websites that have a relationship with  Oh–and the requirement to submit your driver license or passport in order to get information removed reeks of identity theft.  I’m going to leave the investigations to the experts, though…and I know California.  I know they will investigate.

So what can you do? You can report Kyle David Grant here, at the Northern California Computer Crimes Task Force (NC3TF) website.  You don’t have to live in California or have any connection to California whatsoever (i.e., you don’t have to live there now and you don’t have to have been arrested there) to do this because Kyle Grant breaks California law by just having his website accessed there.  The NC3TF is the same organization that investigated and is going to put those guys away.  Here’s where you report

Once there, you click on “Contact us.” Explain to the NC3TF how and Kyle Grant are running an almost identical scheme as was.  Explain in detail how you have been asked to pay to remove the mugshot, if that’s the case. Explain how you’ve tried to contact Kyle Grant for removal, and how he’s refused.  Explain how you have tried going through a third party mugshot removal website to get your mugshot removed, to no avail.

REPORT HIM.  California means business.

I will continue to post about how you should report to every single state with a mugshot law.  You should not submit your driver license or passport to Kyle David Grant.  What you should do it ask every jurisdiction to prosecute this ass clown, so that he does hard time in prison.

I will not stop until Kyle Grant has removed I will continue to “out” him.  I will

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  1. I did this and got a reply!!! It says

    We are currently investigating those issues raised in your inquiry. However, due to the nature of the investigation, this office cannot discuss its status. Please be assured that all allegations of law violations are taken very seriously, and that you will be notified via mail once the investigation is concluded.

    I will update when I get another response!!

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