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“I believe that the lost secret of human emergence..the undefined catalyst that took a very bright monkey and turned that species into a self-reflecting dreamer..that catalyst has to be sought in these alkaloids in the food chain that were catalyzing higher states of intellectual activity.” — Terence McKenna
Tony Wright and Graham Gynn are authors of Left In The Dark– the book that presents Tony’s research outlining a radical re-interpretation of the current data regarding human evolution and, they contend, our recent degenerated state we call “civilization”. You can read the book for free here. Despite such a young and extreme proposal positive reactions are growing and include such minds as Dennis McKenna, Stanislav Grof, Colin Groves, Michael Winkelman and many others.
There are many mysterious anomalies about human evolution yet to be adequately explained. These include the human brains rapid expansion in size and complexity, why this accelerating expansion suddenly stalled roughly 200,000 years ago and our brains have been shrinking ever since, and why our rare glimpses of genius goes hand in hand with our species wide insanity.
The following is a discussion with Tony Wright on these anomalies and more, followed by some further information on his theory.
TS: After two decades of research and radical self-experimentation you’ve come to a synthesis between the ancient data and information coming out of modern science. Paradoxically this all seems to indicate a humongous problem, and simultaneously explains why we would be oblivious to it in the first place: we are all suffering from species wide neural retardation, and are now too deluded to even realize when faced with the mountain of evidence. Is this the general idea?
TW: Yes. It should be virtually impossible to find any supporting evidence for such a profound theory if there was no real problem with the development and structural integrity of our neural system in the first place. If there were only ancient accounts of the diagnosis, or any supporting biological data, or initial support from some of society’s sharpest minds, then it should at least ring alarm bells. That all those elements exist and in addition our collective behavior has long been thought by many to be insane indicates something really serious just doesn’t add up. If everything is fine then the theory would be a no-brainer to refute, and we should at least have no fear in thoroughly checking it out.
So during millions of years of evolution in the African tropical forest we developed a symbiosis with fruit, and your proposing that it is no coincidence the most complex tissue in the known universe evolved during a symbiosis with perhaps dozens of species of the most complex chemical factories on the planet. How did this occur?
I’m proposing that the accelerating expansion of the neo-cortex was due to a runaway feedback mechanism driven by our own hormone system in combination with the complex plant bio-chemistry provided by our diet. What has been overlooked is the profound effects of flooding our brains 24/7 for thousands of generations with this highly advanced molecular engineering formula. Fruit is essentially a womb-like developmental environment for the seeds and has very unique, highly complex hormonally active chemistry. Our early development is dictated by the transcription process whereby changes in how the DNA is read dictate the type of structures that develop. Steroids like testosterone are the key players here, but by incorporating more and more of these DNA-reading plant chemicals into our diet we basically shifted from a typical mammalian developmental environment to more of a plant developmental environment.
Along with regulating gene transcription many of these molecules increase brain activity, modulate the endocrine system including the pineal gland, inhibit mono amine oxidase (MAO inhibitors), are antioxidants and also inhibit the activity of our own hormones such as testosterone and oestrogens. Just altering the activity of these two hormones has a dramatic affect on many aspects of our development, physiology and neural structure. For example, decreasing they’re activity extends juvenility and the window for brain development by delaying the onset of sexual maturity.
All this coming together would have many interconnected affects and, being that this bio-chemistry would be present in the developmental environment it would dramatically impact what develops at this most sensitive and rapid stage of brain/endocrine system growth in the uterus.
This carried on after birth through breastfeeding, and then afterwards through directly ingesting this highly advanced molecular engineering cocktail we call fruit. Each generation would pass down a progressively modified neuro-endocrine system as a result. So after millions of years of ever more entangled co-evolution nearly all of the transcription chemicals present during our early development and on through life that were essential to our optimal design/functioning were lost and replaced by progressively worse substitutes irrelevant to our evolution.. all the way until we reach today’s ‘junk’ food. Ironically much of this actually has the opposite effect of fruit bio-chemistry on our hormones, causing the unique process to reverse.
All of this sounds complex but at its foundation it’s just really basic engineering principles: If you change the design (transcription) and construction materials that a system or technology is built from and fueled by, then the structure and functionality of that system will inevitably change as a result. This logic is obvious when applied to any of our technologies but paradoxically we haven’t applied it to the thing involved in generating our perception, which just happens to be the most complex piece of kit we know. Our perception is directly correlated with and ‘effectively’ a product of the extremely sensitive structure and bio-chemistry of our brain and this has changed out of all recognition in a very short time. (more on this symbiosis)
Makes sense considering even the slightest alterations in the structure or chemistry of the brain can result in major changes in overall functioning, how we perceive the world, and our sense of self. The powerful effects of taking even a minut dose of a psychedelic being a perfect example of this sensitivity! What happened when we lost this symbiosis?
Even mild climate change can result in a shrinking of the forest. This would isolate and separate some symbiotic associations more easily than others but a big drying will affect even the most protected non seasonal niches. Eventually we left the forests and were separated from the highly advanced molecular engineering cocktail that we were immersed in for millions of years. The physiological structures most influenced by the symbiosis were the ones most vulnerable to exposure from the re-emerging basic mammalian hormone regime since it was these hormones that prevented their emergence in the first place. The most hormonally sensitive parts of our physiology would be the most affected; such as our reproductive system, immune system and our highly sensitive neural system, especially during its early development in the uterus.
When the symbiosis ended and the archaic steroid regime re-asserts its influence the neocortex stalls and accelerating expansion turns into contraction. The complex neural architecture begins to erode and because the left hemisphere of the brain is more sensitive to steroids this side inevitably erodes at a quicker rate. Some genetic asymmetry and specialization was the primitive norm, and now one side is inevitably reverting back to the primitive type more quickly than the other.
The orthodox view suggests each hemisphere has its own specialized capabilities and that the characteristics of the dominant left hemisphere, such as conceptual and rational thought/speech, are some of our most advanced traits. The data indicates that the development of the brain and in particular one side of the neocortex is now incomplete, and paradoxically the most retarded side has assumed control. With a loss of functioning we become less able to experience, understand and know, and with this comes fear. Fear is a powerful emotion that can mask all other mental functions and this played a part in suppressing the more baffling perceptions of the right hemisphere. When we lose any sense fear accompanies this and a growing sense of anxiety and the need for control arose as the left began actively resisting experiences it cannot categorize or understand since they are threatening to its very sense of self.
This has severely limited our perception and compromised many abilities. The evidence suggests those abilities as well as a wholly different sense of self lie dormant in the right side of our brain and is only occasionally glimpsed by a tiny minority of people. Unfortunately this also creates a paradox. The dominant side of the brain is assessing itself and so while the concept of specialist abilities appears initially to make some sense on further investigation all is not as it appears and this doesn’t hold up. I have proposed that the abilities and perception facilitated by the left side of our brain are a more primitive and greatly reduced or distorted version of what still remains locked away in the right. Instead of separate senses a unified and highly advanced system that perceives everything all at once without any problems was the norm. These glimpses of synesthesia for example (which some are actually born with) could be a relic of this unified and coherent perceptual capability now well beyond and frightening to the primitive neural architecture of the left hemisphere.
It’s interesting then that the myths of a previous golden age and humanities fall into dark times are found all over the world. Even the bible talks about our naked, forest dwelling, fruit eating past. This sort of theme is witnessed among Eskimos, Aborigines, Native Americans, Mayans and dozens of other cultures. Many also talked of a “higher self”. Do you think our ancient ancestors knew what happened? How did they go about addressing the problem? Do we still get glimpses of these right brained states of consciousness today?
When you look at the ancient myths and traditions with all this in mind it becomes blatantly obvious that they all are attempting to describe and address through various techniques essentially the same thing- although both the myths and practices have become inevitably distorted over time from their original purpose as the condition progressed. Of course our tendency today is to dismiss them all as “myths” but in reality they may be more historic account than myth, and this would be expected if the condition was progressive. I’ve proposed that the origin of these ancient practices, such as shamanism, meditation, sleep deprivation, etc, were borne out of techniques to reduce the influence of the degrading left hemisphere and/or engage the abilities of the increasingly suppressed right hemisphere. If fruit was all that was needed to turn around the negative hormonal feedback loop that developed, our ancestors would have figured this out a long time ago. These practices would make a lot of sense if the general condition exists.
Most of us today don’t escape the confines of the dominant left hemisphere except in dreams and perhaps subconscious glimpses during meditation or similar practices. More direct experiences are possible through supplementing with neuro-chemical analogues found in various psychedelic plants for example but a combination of approaches works best. Many such as prodigies, savants, etc, all display abilities characteristic of more access to the right hemisphere. Although if you were to take all of these abilities and put them together with once in a lifetime athletic feats, and shamanic states of consciousness it may still be only a glimpse of a state of being that our distant ancestors considered “normal”. While there has been a catastrophic loss the idea that we all have a fundamental problem with our neural functioning that is entirely treatable is immensely hopeful given our current situation.
Food for thought
There appears to be a mountain of evidence supporting Tony’s theory. For starters, we are learning more and more about the beneficial properties of fruit bio-chemistry all the time. One tomato for example contains 10,000 different phytochemicals that we currently know about. Many of these chemicals are transcription factors influencing the way the DNA is read and thereby influencing the structures that develop. Is it any wonder then that this can affect brain size? That our brains are shrinking? That poor construction materials can possibly lead to brain damage? Or that what a mother consumes can have a life long impact on the child after birth? For millions of years this unimaginably complex formula was directly influencing what structures develop at the most sensitive stages of growth.
As the symbiotic relationship evolved the mammalian developmental environment was slowly infused with ever greater concentrations and complexity of plant hormones. This had a progressive impact on the way the DNA was read in turn resulted in novel structure and function.
Even if the neo-cortex could be built to the same structural specifications, the major part of its essential neuro-active operating environment was also provided by the chemical cocktail in fruit. There currently is no other coherent and contextual explanation for the accelerating expansion of the brain which suddenly halted and began contracting around the time we left the African forests.
In more recent times, the catastrophic loss of essential design specifications (transcription chemicals) and chronic neuro-chemical deficiency has been exacerbated by the use of increasingly poor quality construction materials.
Katherine Milton’s findings suggest that we have lost around 95% of the complex plant bio-chemistry and nutrients that were present during our evolution for tens of millions of years. When considered within the context of the design, development and function of most complex and chemically sensitive thing we know, these factors in combination can only result in a massive failure.
The chemistry of patriarchy
It sounds unlikely that our left hemisphere is a dominant yet damaged version of the right, however there is evidence from various fields to support such a seemingly wild notion. Simon Baren-Cohen has discovered evidence that the left hemisphere is more susceptible to testosterone damage and that higher levels of testosterone in the womb are linked to a lower level of empathy and less social skills. His theory is that autism is an extreme form of the male brain; the male brain being ordinarily less empathic than female brains in the first place. Estradiol is made from testosterone by the enzyme aromatase and plays an important part in the “masculinisation” of the brain, or in this case, the damage to the left hemisphere. So the degree of masculinisation is determined by the amount of testosterone available and the degree of aromatase activity.
The book elaborates: “As we have already seen (see Chapter Three for the link with oestrogen dependent cancer), the activity of aromatase is inhibited by plant flavonoids and, more importantly, by melatonin. Less melatonin leads to more aromatase activity, which in turn leads to increased masculisation of the brain and, at the extreme end of the spectrum, autism (which appears to be becoming much more common). Our ancestral fruit-based diet would have been rich in aromatase inhibiting factors – and in the past our pineals would have pumped more melatonin too. The degree of masculisation of the male brain we see today, therefore, may well be an aberration that has had huge consequences for us.”
Males therefore appear to be the most damaged. Where this manifests in a greater degree of left-brain dominance it can be a disaster, as is evidenced by the abundance of fear and control in our male dominated society. Perhaps it is no surprise then that we live in such a patriarchal society where it’s the old men, chronically deficient in plant chemistry and suffering from years of testosterone driven over-masculinisation, who send the young to war and are currently running our society into the ground through they’re greed and lack of empathic understanding.
Could it just be a coincidence that we see competitive and aggressive behavior all over the place and the biological data seems to predict this sort of behavior in the first place? To make matters worse much of the food we now consume contains the very same hormones that would have been inhibited, along with others that have many detrimental effects.
If humanity were a single patient displaying the range of behavior we are collectively capable of and turned up at the neurology/psychology department of a prestigious hospital, what would they think of our mild to severe tendency for self harm and suicide? Or our oblivious destruction of the very environment that sustains us?
Treating the hundreds of apparently ‘distinct’ behavioral, psychological and perceptual symptoms without at least checking for a general/structural cause would be grounds for serious negligence and a raft of law suits even if there were no smoking gun regarding evidence/mechanisms for a developmental/structural cause? In our case the evolutionary data and biological mechanisms are equivalent to fairly complete cctv footage of a serious accident, and the myths and spiritual traditions of many disparate cultures are eye witness accounts which include, once the dogma is stripped away, methods to treat the condition. Shamanism, psychedelic plants, yoga, meditation, fasting and sleep deprivation are just some examples of these techniques aimed at regaining some of this lost perception.
Psychedelics and Other Clues
Psychedelics like ayahuasca seem to be a powerful means of re-accessing these lost perceptual abilities (any wonder our left brained society has made these things illegal?). It’s been said that shamans for example who work with it enough can eventually bring in an altered state of consciousness willingly, without even drinking the brew. The beta-carbolines in ayahuasca alone are powerful MAO inhibitors with psychoactive properties by themselves (along with many other beneficial effects). We’re chronically deficient in not only a complex cocktail of plant MAO inhibitors but also the ones that our pineal glands would have produced in much higher amounts as well, given that flavonoids stimulate this gland. Pinoline is just one example.
Many other psychedelics can undoubtedly help as a partial treatment. Tony’s mention of synesthesia being a relic of this advanced perception makes sense in light of E.A. Serafetinides research. Serafetinides administered LSD to those who had undergone either left or right temporal lobe removal. He found the perceptual affects were virtually non-existent after right but not left temporal lobe removal– further supporting the idea that the left hemisphere is no longer capable of making use of such profound activity and that this is another psychedelic catalyzing access to the latent functions of the more sensitive right hemisphere.
Other research by Dr. Allan Snyder has found that by decreasing the dominance of the left hemisphere with magnetic fields the enhanced perceptual abilities of the right can be partially accessed. These include increased visual memory, drawing skills, and other abilities. He cites cases were autistic savants have damage to parts of the left hemisphere and how this results in a decreased ability to suppress the less filtered perceptions of the right hemisphere.
Just one example of this is Steven Wiltshire, who has astonishing artistic abilities coupled with a photographic memory. Oddly, he cannot add or subtract! His left hemisphere lost its linear processing but this decreased its dominance, opening the door to the rights more advanced abilities. There are many others like Wiltshire with similar stories.
Research into Alzheimer’s also supports the idea that we are chronically deficient in the chemicals abundant in a fruit, and that this is just a further symptom. Recently it’s made headlines that hundreds of dementia patients could be helped by a “drug breakthrough”. Dementia seems to be partially halted and reversed by drugs with the same sort of activity we see among these fruit chemicals (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22087826). A quick search on google reveals many fruit chemicals with the same exact properties. If this is the case then when we were flooded by an incredibly rich cocktail of flavonoids way beyond current research parameters then, relatively speaking, our reference points for dementia are invalid.
Insanity and Hope
If there was any indication at all that we had profound abilities locked within us then we should immediately look into this. Especially since it is precisely these sorts of enhancements in perception that are necessary if we are going to get ourselves out of the mess we’ve stumbled into.
As Einstein said- “ The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them.”
If there were any evidence at all for widespread neural retardation would it not be a near certain candidate for the root problem behind our collective insanity and inability to live harmoniously with each other and our environment? If there is a structural problem with our neural architecture then this provides an absolutely amazing opportunity for a species scale ‘fix’ to our current state of literal insanity, and offers immense hope for our dire situation here on earth.
Even if there was only the slightest indication that this was the case then we should at least check to be sure. Not rigorously checking into such a profound possibility would actually be a symptom, and it should be very easy to dismiss based on scientific methodology.
The current reaction to this research is split, but the initial support leans heavily towards the more creative, innovative and intelligent spectrum of society who have been willing to scrutinize with an open mind. Even still, such broad initial support is a conundrum for such a radical new idea. Although the book is not well known as of yet, the Transpersonal Association of Estonia has selected it for translation. Meanwhile it’s being dismissed- often before even evaluating the evidence-by those who cite current or familiar paradigms..exactly as predicted if the condition is real.
The consensus among many striving to better our world is that we are collectively engaged in a tightrope act between disaster and a massive shift in collective awareness. Our ignorance is jeopardizing the continuation of not only our own species but countless others and the planet as a whole. We have the physical means to turn things around but it is a crisis of consciousness; and thus our own minds that stand in our way. We are glued into our conditioned behaviors and ways of viewing the world.
Without a fundamental change in the way we relate to ourselves, the earth, and our place in the cosmos, we will only see more of the same. History repeats itself and, as we have seen time and time again, attempts to fix any of the individual problems (symptoms) that arise from a deranged collective mind are doomed to fail in the long run unless the damaged equipment generating all these problems is addressed.
Major shifts in perception can be accomplished relatively quickly by combining various techniques. It’s straight forward: replace this plant bio- chemistry for the long term and diminish the influence of the left hemisphere while simultaneously engaging the right hemisphere. The trend is very consistent from those who’ve dabbled. The more one explores the more mind blowing and self-evident it becomes. Ultimately it comes down to a choice.
Look at the evidence, experiment and decide for yourself.
This only a glimpse at some of the supporting data. For more information see
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Terence McKenna ~
“You must cut through the aura of programming and cultural assumptions that surround us from the moment we are able to speak. The only way this can be done is by dissolving the boundaries of ego. Ego is a structure that is erected by a neurotic individual who is a member of a neurotic culture against the facts of the matter. And culture, which we put on like an overcoat, is the collectivized consensus about what sort of neurotic behaviors are acceptable…
..The goal can now be stated. What this is all about is a return to archaism with the lessons learned in history. Thats where we were happy. The fall was a fall..Into a veil of tears..Into a world of limitation, pain, suffering, infectious disease and so forth and so on. It’s a prodigal journey into a lower dimension that can now be ended by a collective cultural decision to commit to this Taoist shamanistic feminized cybernetic caring aware present kind of being.”
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It's just days until Christmas 2014 and not a flake in the air. In fact yesterday it was 12c at 6am! It is however very windy, and wet. A typically normal British winter.
There isn't a great deal happening in the garden. I have yet to work on my winter interest.
Inside there are two temporary additions to my orchid collection. One of the ladies who works on my corridor had a dying specimen. I should really have taken a photo of the plant before I repotted it. It appeared to have a baby growing halfway up on of the dead looking stems, with a withering leaf, but this new healthy leaf was forming.
I split the two plants and repotted each into fresh orchid compost. Now we wait...
Among my own orchids, there are a lot of fresh buds forming.
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This white flowering orchid had another 6 new stems so it will be some time before it will be able to be repotted.
Whereas these pink ones will soon be over so will be repotted in the New Year.
This beauty is fattening up to flower. I forget what colour it is.
And this one has gone over. The next step will be a new leaf.
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This is the first book in the new Urban Fantasy series by Candace Blevins. I can say I was totally blown away by the story, once I started it, it was very hard to put down. Candace knows how to draw you into the story with vivid detail and character development. I felt immediately immersed in the heroine Kirsten’s life right from the beginning.
She lives in a world full of supernaturals, not many humans know about them and a balance has to be kept by them because evil is out and killing people. Kirsten may be only human, but she is a very strong one and is able to help with hunting those evil supernaturals. She meets some very powerful beings, Abbott; the vampire, Mordecai; a god, Randall; a werewolf, Nathan; a lion shifter, and Aaron; a dragon shifter, with who she’s had a long-standing friendship. She ends up under their protection and a few of them are even interested in her.
BDSM elements, which are right up the author’s alley, make for an even more interesting story as Kirsten is submissive, but not just with any Dom, that Dom has to earn her submission.
Just an amazing story that filled me with suspense, I couldn’t wait to find out what would happen next. It also had me longing to meet some of the men in her life, especially Abbott, Aaron and Nathan, these three really intrigued me. I cannot wait to explore more of this world in the other books associated with this series.
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Mark it down. Recall it to your grandchildren one day. The week ending Friday 8th January 2016 is when “PC” in Australia sent us all around the twist. As a nation we are a mad house. We’re officially Bonkers!
It is entirely possible after considering this post that you, the reader, add Koneko to the list of those who “don’t get it”. The Don’t Get It List is where everyone who doesn’t agree with a yet-to-be officially ratified, Political Correctness School of Philosophy, is banished for speaking out against politically correct philosophical pronouncements (PCPee-Pee).
Note: At the time of writing nobody can confirm whether an offence has been committed by the use of the term “pee-pee”.
What IS extremely certain is that having a “pee-pee” is problematic nowadays! So what did happen this week that sent us off the PC equivalent of the Richter Scale?
The first mistake made was a seemingly innocuous one. We watched cricket on a summers eve (what were we thinking in retrospect? Bad move!) On a day where our forefathers would have packed a Test cricket venue, NOBODY attended a Test Match. EVERBODY, however, tuned in to the Big Bash. The Big Bash is where cricket mad Aussies, instead of hating the Paki’s or the fucking pommie bastards all dressed in white, get to cheer on teams dressed in bright colours. Sri Lankans, South Africans, English, West-Indians, Aussies & others play side-by-side in an atmosphere of camaraderie and high spirits. Personalities we once hated with a passion … such as KP & Freddie Flintoff … now boom into our lounge rooms as comics, entertainers and genuine great blokes (not sure if I can say bloke either?)
Responsibility for the second mistake falls squarely on the shoulders of the Hobart Hurricanes bowlers. Why-oh-Why did they bowl 14 hapless deliveries that allowed Chris Gayle to plunder 41 runs? THAT interview would never have taken place. Without their misguided contribution we might still be teetering on the edge of sanity. But it happened. Squire Gayle entertained us like Zorro wielding willow and then proceeded to plunge mankind (used deliberately) into a new gender-based Ice Age. If you have just been released from a mental institution and don’t know what I am talking about click here.
In summary, the crime was to flirt on television. His punishment = $10k fine. OUR punishment = not getting to see him Down Under ever again? All on top of the pain & suffering we are experiencing as a result of the pandemic known as PC.
Let me state right now, before I exercise my right of free speech, that I support equality, and I deplore discrimination and domestic violence.
Playful flirting and practical joking is NONE of these things. Do not trot out the “but this is her workplace” claptrap. Do you know how many people find their spouse or partner through “the workplace”? And do we really think that this would be the same story if Meg Lanning had propositioned a male reporter during a WBBL mid-match interview? Indeed footage materialised of a female news reporter “chatting up” a bare chested male beach goer. This was deemed fair television. Equality?
If the fight is for equality, where is that elusive beast in all of the hoo-ha we are now being subjected to? And where does “freedom of expression” stand? Is it dead? A patron (he was a MAN) was ejected from the MCG at a subsequent BBL game for holding up a banner that read, “#standbyGayle”. In the very same ground a patron was NOT ejected (she was a WOMAN) for holding up a sign saying, “Marry me Marcus Stoinos”. Fancy harassing poor sweet Marcus in his place of work like that? Shame!
But it doesn’t end there. No it is only the beginning of the week that was.
Enter Peter Dutton MP. Most of us will admit to having “drunk text” at some stage and got it horribly wrong. Mr Dutton needs no such lubrication. The technology “Gaff-father” can do it sober as a judge and cock it up monumentally. Not only did he use the incredibly offensive description “mad fucking witch”, he inadvertently text “mad fucking witch” TO the mad fucking witch, which opened up the damned broom closet on a whole new front.
Let me share the following with you as Exhibit A for PC out of control. The Sydney Morning Herald (referenced below) contained an article entitled, “Witching hour at Peter Dutton’s office as protestors call for sacking over text”. Let me quote …
“The term ‘witch’ is generally thought of as a gendered insult when used by men to describe women. Feminist author and commentator Jane Caro told Faifax Media: By saying mad fucking witch you are actually painting a picture of something that is very different from “mad fucking idiot”, which would have been fine because it is an equal opportunity insult”
An EQUAL OPPORTUNITY INSULT … WTF? Leslie Nielsen (yep Leslie can be a boys name) could respond best. Surely you aren’t serious? I am serious and don’t call me Shirley!
I can’t speak for you but I do not want to participate in a society that even contemplates an “equal opportunity insult”, let alone one that actually has a name for it! The article goes on to recommend Mr Dutton be sacked … and replaced by a woman (one proficient in the use of mobile technology I presume?).
In a parallel Universe, a politician (call him Mr Button) accidentally sent a text (meant for a parliamentary colleague) to a male journalist calling him a “mad fucking warlock”. And, curiously, NOBODY jumped to the journo’s aid by trotting out an “equal opportunity insult” defense. How would it even go? Ahh Mr Button you shouldn’t refer to Barnaby Joyce as a warlock it would be more appropriate and non-gender-offensive to call him a mad fucking idiot?
Meanwhile, back in our universe, the following occurred:
- A father drove himself and his 2 young sons off a wharf in SA in a murder-suicide. Details about WHY have been suppressed by the media to protect the public ???;
- A passenger on a domestic flight in WA groped cabin crew. It was never reported in the media and went unpunished ???;
- A man committed domestic violence against his wife … and the wife’s mother encouraged her to go back to him ???;
- A young man dies in an early morning one-punch attack in a Brisbane nightclub precinct;
- George Pell continues to avoid the Royal Commission into child abuse in the church due to “ill health” but is fit to be in his workplace managing the Catholic Churches finances at the Vatican (talk about a discriminating workplace);
- AFL player Dustin Martin remains “unpunished” after his accuser WAS prepared to do a TV interview (dentist style and for her employers network) but WASN’T prepared to undertake a formal police interview;
- Donald Trump offends or discriminates against a new group every day … and continues to be a presidential candidate. [edit as at 20/1/17 he is now POTUS …]
Violence is violence. Discrimination is discrimination. Abuse is abuse. If you threaten ANYONE with violence THAT is the issue. Not gender. According to the media a woman in a restaurant is a WOMAN but a man is a PATRON or a DINER. What would newspaper articles look like if gender was not allowed to be disclosed? “A patron in a bar alleges that they were threatened by another patron with chopsticks”, reads very differently from “Drunk AFL star threatens woman with a weapon”
Here is the Ko-down … and it is an incredibly important one. Feminists, activists, PC devotees take note.
If you try to push the barrows of equal opportunity and respect for women through the media using controversial sensationalism, then the men who most need educating will shutdown and an opportunity will be lost…
Do not underestimate the potential for those with a pee-pee to throw the baby out with the bath water. If you want to make a real sustainable difference then keep the message simple, pure, fair and easy to understand … and don’t target sports people.
The week where Aussies lost the plot completely just happened to coincide with the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo shootings … Liberté, égalité, fraternité
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Media heavyweight Tucker Carlson said his latest job is the "most permanent" gig he's ever had.
"As a rule, I never plan beyond lunch," he told us, "but I'd say The Daily Caller is the most pemanent job I've ever had."
Legions of guests filled the home of The Ashcroft Group's Juleana Glover last night to celebrate the launch of Carlson's new site, which went live Monday. The guest list ran the gamut of D.C. favorites from ABC's Ann Compton, Scooter Libby, David Frum, Jack Tapper, Eli Lake, Nick Gillespie and Christopher Hitchens to up-and-comers like Roll Call's Emily Heil and Politico's Kiki Ryan.
Carlson said he starts the day at 5:30 a.m. to accommodate all the must-reads.
"It hasn't been a big month for sleeping," he said. "The launch has been an adventure. Ten years from now, when virtually all news is delivered digitally online and there are hundreds of sites doing pretty much exactly what we do, I'm sure we'll have competitors.
"As of today, we have only friends."
Tucker's gone from CNN's Spin Room, to Crossfire, to PBS to MSNBC to FOX with plenty of writing positions along the way. The consensus: If anybody can thrive and survive in this industry, it's Tucker.
At the party, Bill Press wished Carlson luck. "As a radio talk show host, I read and steal from all of them," he said. "My advice to Tucker: Have fun!"
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Push-Pop Confetti - Pink Gender Reveal
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Dazzle the celebration with this fun push-pop confetti! Inside is pink confetti that is surrounded by gold confetti to keep the color a secret until it's time to reveal the color. Best of all the container is reusable and food safe (so go ahead and make and eat that push-up pop later!). One cannot simply take the lid off and wait for it to explode. It is a simple machine. The best method for confetti flying fun is to hit the stick on the middle of the palm of your hand while you do your best volleyball impression!
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Discussion in 'Community Discussion' started by jb60606, May 23, 2008.
Click the image
Go two clicks north
Pan left and look at the kid next to the car
South Oakley Ave
wow the google vans catch some much, i hope the cops should get on that
Looks like a water gun...
looks real to me after zooming in.
Are Google photographing the streets of whole cities?!
I'm quite shocked by this! Is it really neccessary to take photos of people's private properties and post them publicly on the internet? What is the benefit of this over a simple street map?
Surely there are some ethical issues here...
well they're taking pictures of the streets, to further help people find their way around by the use of landmarks and visuals, which is useful quite a lot of times.
is it necessary? no.
is it helpful? yes.
ethical issues? none so long as they make sure to respect the privacy of any individuals who happen to be captured by blurring their faces and license plates out.
the EU, i know, has warned them already that privacy rights must be upheld.
they started this months ago btw...
and it doesn't look like a real gun to me.
I know the "Google van" in this picture is white, but has anyone noticed any black vans with the camera turrets on top? I see them nearly every day now, where I am, and I wasn't sure if they were from Google, or something else.
They look similar to this, but shorter in length and with one-way mirrored black windows. 360 degree domed turret on top, w/cameras.
I'll try and get a picture the next time I see one, but it's definately getting a little too "enemy of the state" for my comfort around here.
my paranoia/imagination is fascinating isn't it...
Oh, it's really hard to tell if that's a real gun or not. If you use your imagination it could go either way. One thing's for sure, though: if you look closely you'll notice the other kid is not a kid at all but a martian:
If it wasn't a real gun we should give him one. We must arm all our children against this new Martian Menace.
martian or not; the kid running away appears to be wearing a jock strap on his head.
I've always though google street view was really cool. Then they took a picture of my house, and I'm a little less fond of it now.
In the US, you can be photographed in a place where you don't have a reasonable expectation of privacy. Walking down the street certainly isn't one of those places. Still, I understand that Google will alter the Streetview photos on request.
This is a great tool for our work. Practically a miracle.
try this one
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Semi translucent bright crimson red colour with crimson mauve hue. Aromas of macerated cherry and raspberry followed by a hint of stalk and spice. Light to medium weight the palate displays flavours of cherry, spice and raspberry with the spice persisting onto the back palate. Fine grained, slightly dryish tannins with aftertaste of dark cherry and spice.
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Strategy Informer has posted a new batch of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince Screenshots.
harry potter and the half blood price???? i thought it was half blood PRINCE.
i just gunna report that, but thats what it says on the actual site.
well now you know why i didn't, haha.
N4G is a community of gamers posting and discussing the latest game news. It’s part of NewsBoiler, a network of social news sites covering today’s pop culture.
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This is such a popular spot with Louise that we can't even mention 'dogpark' unless we intend on walking her there that moment. We have started to refer to it as 'the DP' instead. The nice thing about this park is that there is a section for families, with a playground, etc. and an ungroomed section for dogs. The dogs are allowed to dig holes, run off leash, generally play and sniff around in a relaxed manner.
This next shot was taken the same day, on our morning walk. Louise had just met a young dog named Max. They played chase for a while, until Louise admitted that she couldn't keep up with such a young and energetic dog. His longer legs complicated matters even worse for her. But she was a good sport about it, and chased him for several minutes just for the fun of it. Before our walk home, I gave her a chance to rest. Since the grass was still damp, she felt the best way to cool off was to roll around in it.
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OK, enough talk about fats, what about the taste? Earth Balance uses agave as a sweetener which makes the peanut butter less bland than all natural but less sweet than Kraft. The taste is more salty than sweet (55mg of sodium per 1 tbsp) and has a very nice roasted flavour.
The peanut butter will retail in the U.S. at prices ranging from $3.99 to $4.49 for a 16oz jar at places like Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Safeway, and Wegman's, but are not yet available in Canada (son of a . . . !). I certainly hope I can buy more in the near future. You can find out more here.
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DETECTIVES are investigating after a man was shot in both legs on Tuesday evening.
The attack happened in the village of Cullyhanna, south Armagh.
The PSNI say a gang of men entered a house in the village around 7.30 pm and shot the man who is in his 40s.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance where he is being treated for gunshot injuries to his legs.
However, they are not thought to be life-threatening.
Police said a number of other people who were in the house at the time were left shocked but uninjured.
Sinn Féin councillor, Colman Burns, said: “Those responsible for this attack must outline their rationale for doing this and what they hoped to achieve.
“The community in south Armagh is appalled at this incident and I would urge anyone with information to present it to the authorities.”
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NOAA Harmful Algae Research Featured at Interstate Seafood Seminar
NCCOS’s Dr. Quay Dortch was a featured speaker at the 66th Interstate Seafood Seminar conference during a session devoted to harmful algal blooms (HABs) and their impacts on shellfish safety and shellfish production.
Dortch discussed NOAA’s HAB programs and how they enhance state rapid response and build a national capacity to minimize HAB impacts. She also underscored how NOAA’s extramural and intramural HAB programs address end-user needs and provide research opportunities for stakeholders.
Shellfish growers, harvesters, processors, state public health and resource managers, and federal managers and regulators attended the seminar and discussed issues of interest to the shellfish industry in the mid-Atlantic states. HABs particularly threaten the rapidly expanding shellfish growing industry. There was great interest in understanding the HAB threat to public health and shellfish production—especially Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning—and developing better forecasting, monitoring, and mitigation.
For more information, contact Quay.Dortch@noaa.gov.
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SuirenA 13-year-old orphaned girl who accidentally becomes involved with the Taiten-Gyoudou. Though she’s small and rather weak, she always tried to help her impoverished village. She did this for a while by impersonating a Taiten-Gyoudou warrior and doing meager tasks such as playing pranks on corrupt government officials or helping lost children find their way home. She meets Taisou when she “rescues” him from some bandits (though he wasn’t really in danger). He reveals her identity later on and gets her arrested, but then saves her and her village as well. Afterwards, Taisou literally drags her along with him against her will. In the later chapters, she volunteers to join the Taiten-Gyoudou as an apprentice.
Suiren feels strongly about justice and is disgusted with China’s government. She becomes frustrated when she cannot do anything but watch evil things occur. In the manga, her reactions to Taisou’s and the Taiten-Gyoudou members’ antics provide comic relief. She also gets along well with Taisou’s “Master”.
In chapter 24, the “Earth Beast” star chooses Suiren as its new host.
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This is Lisa Kelly – the much loved school worker whose death has touched the hearts of people across the borough.
Moving tributes have come flooding in for Ms Kelly, who died after collapsing in the car park of Bamburgh School, South Shields, on Wednesday.
Floral tributes were laid in the school grounds today.
The pictures, released by her family, show the 30-year-old education practitioner with her partner Gavin and twin daughters Jasmine and Scarlett Calvert
The school’s headteacher, Peter Nord, led the tributes to his colleague, who he described as being “loved by pupils, staff, parents and carers alike”.
Tragedy struck the school when Lisa collapsed in the car park.
She was airlifted to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary but later died.
Since then, tributes have been left by both those who knew her and strangers, who have all been moved by the tragedy.
James Lister said: “I didn’t know her nor did I go to that school. But it’s always sad when you lose someone especially when they’re as young as Miss Kelly was.
“Makes you appreciate life even more as you never really know when your time is up.
“Obviously my thoughts go out to her family and
to her students that must
be upset and not truly understanding what happened.”
Beverley Sanyang wrote: “Absolutely heart-breaking. My son did all his schooling with her and she truly was loved by pupils and parents.
“Always smiling. My heart goes out to her family and her two little girls, My memories of her will always be of our time together in special care baby unit when our little girls were in together.”
Describing the school staff member as having a “heart of gold”, Steph Martin said: “Absolutely heartbroken. Lisa was such a loving woman and had a heart of gold. She helped me loads in school.
“Fantastic woman all round. Thoughts are with her family right now xx”
Ali Lazenby wrote: “She was a beautiful young woman inside and out taken far too soon. RIP Lisa, thoughts are with Gav and girls and her family xx”
Diane Moll said: “My thoughts are with her twins and her family, so sorry for your loss. Lisa Kelly was very, very special lady to all her pupils and their parents, she will be truly missed.”
A report has been prepared for the coroner in Newcastle, who has been made aware of her death.
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Here’s another map animation from the BBC that helps people visualize the stalemate nature of the Western Front of World War I.
If this animation is available in any form for purchase from the BBC for classroom use, I haven’t found it. I do wish the BBC would do a DVD or CD compilation of these animations and make it available at very low cost to teachers (high costs mean schools buy only one copy, which teachers can’t get a chance to see, and consequently won’t integrate into their lesson plans; paradoxically, a low-priced disk would probably earn BBC more money, and certainly would contribute to much more classroom learning).
This would be a good link for individual study at home on the internet. A great lecture could be built around it, if one has internet access live in the classroom and a way to project it.
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The assassination of the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, on the 28th of June 1914 in Sarajevo was the fatal trigger of World War I. One hundred years on, the Leopold Museum is dedicating a comprehensive exhibition to the fate of Austrian artists who were active between 1914 and 1918.
The war experiences of Egon Schiele, Albin Egger-Lienz and Anton Kolig provide the starting point for the exhibition. »I am a soldier now and have just lived through the hardest 14 days of my life« Schiele wrote in 1915. During his military service he painted Russian prisoners of war as well as his superiors. Anton Kolig reported from the war zone in 1916: »I am painting in great distress«. Albin Egger-Lienz, meanwhile, pondered the »unyielding stride of eternal fate« on the Italian frontline. While war painters depicted the horrors of war, large-scale art exhibitions were organized in Austria and in neutral countries abroad. Even at the height of the war, Kolo Moser painted works of intense coloring. At the same time, Gustav Klimt worked on his female portraits, allegories and late Attersee landscapes. When Klimt died in February 1918, Schiele drew the artist on his deathbed. In October of the same year he captured his fatally ill wife Edith. Both succumbed that same month – shortly before the end of the war – to the Spanish Flu.
Selected works by contemporary artists from Italy, Romania, Russia and Serbia – the countries that Austria-Hungary fought on the frontlines during World War I – create a connection to the present. Presented in the exhibition are 200 works, 40 of which hail from the collection of the Leopold Museum, 30 from the Leopold Collection II and 130 from public and private Austrian and international lenders. The historical objects are complemented by contemporary art interventions.
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Cougars Look to Sweep Huskies in Season Finale
April 17, 2007
This Week - The 45th ranked Washington State Cougars (14-10, 1-6 Pac-10) look to sweep archrival Washington (3-16, 0-6 Pac-10) when they travel to Seattle, Saturday, April 21 at noon for their season finale...match is scheduled for the Bill Quillian Tennis Stadium but could be moved to the Nordstrom Tennis Center, because of inclement weather.
Series With Washington - Saturday's match against the Huskies will mark the 46th all-time meeting between the two teams...Washington holds a 37-8 record over the Cougars...WSU has captured the last two victories and have a chance since the 1995-96 seasons to defeat Washington in three consecutive matches and sweep the Huskies in a season...in the first meeting of the season, the Cougars earned a 4-3 victory over the Huskies in Pullman, a nonconference match... last victory WSU captured over Washington in Seattle was April 21, 1996 when the Cougars captured a 7-2 victory.
Roping the Gauchos - The Cougars improved its all-time record against UC Santa Barbara to 3-0 after last week's 6-1 victory...WSU was lead by its seniors Amy Toth and Marjolein van de Ven...Both earned single match wins in their respective slots...junior Ekaterina Burduli secured the match victory for the Cougars after her 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win in the No. 1 slot over Marta Simic...WSU increased its margin of victory with wins in the five and six slots.
She's the van (de Ven) - Senior Marjolein van de Ven captured her team leading 24th victory of the season tying last year's mark, which tied her fifth on the WSU single season victory list...van de Ven defeated UC Santa Barbara's Asagi Onaga, 6-1, 6-2 last week...currently, van de Ven was the fourth player in school history to record back-to-back 20 win seasons.
Great Toth! - Senior Amy Toth continued her winning ways by capturing a straight set 6-1, 6-2 victory against Carina Bjornstrom in the No. 2 slot...Toth has accumulated 75 wins during her four years at WSU...the 75 victories earns her sole possession of fifth place on the all-time lost...she currently holds a 17-17 record.
Double Trouble - Doubles tandem Marjolein van de Ven and Ekaterina Burduli captured their 12th victory of the season against Santa Barbara's top doubles duo Simic/Scattlife, 8-4...WSU's top doubles team now has 22 career victories, which is good enough for seventh place on WSU's all-time doubles victories list.
Hart of the Matter - We're excited to go to
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Electronic Intifada, June 26 2007
This week on Crossing The Line, as the crisis in the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp enters its fifth week, host Chris Brown gets two reports from correspondents Dr. Marcy Newman and Sharif Bibi who are in Lebanon working with Palestinian refugees from Nahr al-Bared.
Brown also speaks with Kathryn Webber, a student leader at DePaul University who is part of an ongoing protest to rescind the tenure denial of Professor Norman G. Finkelstein. And finally Paul Larudee from the International Solidarity Movement talks about the Free Gaza Movement which is an action set to test Israel's sea-occupation of the Gaza Strip by internationals who will attempt to sail to the Gaza Strip from Cyprus in August 2007.
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Greetings gamers and gamers to be! I am Kaber Duhn, your DM, and guide through the world of fantasy role playing. For seventeen years now, I have been both a role player and a dungeon master, and yet, the excitement of it all never ceases to amaze me. Follow me while I take you upon a journey, a journey into the imagination. Remember to grab your backpack, pencils, paper and dice for who knows when we will be able to stop for supplies. Come, come, time is awasting.
ADnD, or Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, is among one of the most popular Table-Top RPG or Role-Playing Games today. Most of you are familiar with the term RPG but for those who are not, RPG is defined as:
Most RPGs today are found in video game titles played on PC, Playstation or other similar game systems. In these games the GM, or Game Master, is played by the computer and the player becomes the main character or characters in a preprogrammed story line.
Table-Top gaming is quite different, as you are interacting with real people, not computer or video game generated ones. Here the GM or DM, Dungeon Master, creates a story line, a plot that other players interact within. The whole thing is done with paper and pencil, a lot of imagination and the rolling of dice to simulate random events. While there are a variety of different types of Role Playing Games we will focus on one aspect, the fantasy RPG, Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.
Dungeons and Dragons Creator Gary Gygax was born on July 27, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois. The son of German immigrants, he began playing games at the age five, starting with card games and then chess. First taught to play by his mother, his discovery of fantasy and science fiction through the works of pulp author, such as Jack Vance and Robert E. Howard, would ignite in him twin obsessions that have defined his life from that point onward -- fantasy and gaming. Those loves would eventually combine in the creation of Dungeons & Dragons, the father of role-playing games.
Gygax and Don Kaye, later joined by Blume and Arneson, formed their own company in 1973 which they named Tactical Studies Rules, after a local gaming club called the Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association. This company was formed to market the "fantasy war game to be played with paper and pencil" that they renamed Dungeons & Dragons (after a suggestion by Gygax's wife, Mary).
The game first appeared at the 1973 EasterCon, had a limited availability throughout 1973, and the first print run of 1,000 copies was officially released (in a white box) in January of 1974. It sold out within the year. The game consisted of three booklets: Men and Magic, Monsters and Treasure, and Wilderness & Dungeon Adventures. It was also recommended that owners get a copy of Chainmail as well as the Avalon Hill game, Outdoor Survival.
There were three classes: Fighting Man, Magic-User, and Cleric. The terms were intentionally vague and much research was done to prevent putting anything into the game that actually resembled real-world magic systems. The authors eventually decided to base the game's magic system on the fantasy writings of Jack Vance. There were also four different races: human, dwarf, hobbit, and elf. Objections and legal complaints from the Tolkien estate caused the "hobbit" race to be changed to the "halfling" race later.
When the game started getting somewhat popular after the first year or so, they decided to publish some of the details of their own campaigns along with some expansion rules for the game. This product was the original Greyhawk . It introduced the Thief character class and had notes on magic, monsters, and more. Then they published Blackmoor, which introduced the Monk and Assassin classes and included the very first module: Temple of the Frog. Then came Eldritch Wizardry, which introduced the Druid class and psionics. The last book of this series was Gods, Demigods, and Heroes, which listed several pantheons for use with the game.
In 1975, Arneson and Gygax parted ways, and Don Kaye had a fatal heart attack. Kaye's wife decided, along with Gygax and Blume, to break up the company. Gygax and Blume went on to create TSR Hobbies, Inc. later that year.
At this point, the game was comprised of many rules spread throughout numerous books, supplements, and magazines. In addition, Gygax had amassed a pile of campaign notes and new rules that he wished to add to the game. It was decided that a new edition of the game should be released, but instead of calling it a second edition and discontinuing the first, TSR launched Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. This expanded and updated version commenced with the release of the Monster Manual in 1977. It was followed in 1978 by the Player's Handbook and in 1979 by the Dungeon Master's Guide. In 1997, Wizards of the Coast, Inc., publishers of the wildly popular Magic: The Gathering? trading card game, acquired TSR. In 2000, Wizards of the Coast published the third edition of Dungeons & Dragons, the wholly reworked successor to 2nd edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons and Basic Dungeons and Dragons.
As you can see, ADnD has quite a history. You can find a complete Time Line in the history of ADnD at DnD Archives
Now you know a little about ADnD. But what is it really like? How do you play? The answer is right here. While this is not by far, a step by step process it should give you an idea. The game uses a system of Dice of various numbers. A 20 sided dice, or d20, a 12 sided dice, d12, a d10, d8, d6, and a d4. The original DnD only had 6 dice. These dice sets can be picked up at your local game store either individually or together and they vary in prices depending on the type and material of the die. It can be just as much fun collecting the various die as playing the game.
Oh, ok so you have paper, you have a pen or pencil and you went out and got some dice......now what? Well, there are several methods to writing up a character, but they all have the same things in common: a character name, a class and a race. The class represents a characters profession, so to speak. Be they fighters, wizards, thieves, clerics, bards or specialty classes such as Ranger, which is a subclass of the fighter.
While there are several races to choose from the game is biased. Humans are the center of the universe or at least, they have the ability to reach farther than most other races. Still, each race has their oun advantages. Elves are immune to some spells and can see in the dark. Halflings are harder to hit and can be very quiet. Dwarves are tougher and stronger than most races. Half breeds combine some of the abilities of one race with another, though the abilities are diluted. Usually dice are rolled to figure out Ability Scores. These are the numbers that show how strong, or fast, or smart your character is. They often appear in an abbreviated form such as STR for Strength, or DEX for Dexterity. There are six abilities. Strength. Dexterity. Constitution. Intelligence. Wisdom and Charisma. All these things thus far, combined, shape a characters personality and abilities. It is now up to the player, and the DM, to breathe life into the character through role play.
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Being a Dungeon Master or DM can be very rewarding, but it also comes with a certain amount of responsibility. You, the DM, must not only keep track of the story you tell (the places and events that happen, the Non-Player Characters, or NPC?s, and how they effect the story) but you must also keep track of how your players play. You must keep in balance a story that is exciting, humorous and challenging while making sure your players do not get too powerful or are kept too weak. Also, while this is a game, and only a game, some people become so enraptured by the fantasy world that they take it with them when they leave the table. You must be certain that you do not encourage activities that are game related to be taken outside of the the game. And still, to be a good DM you must study the real world to learn how things should interact in the game world.
Magic is a prevalent factor in ADnD, but it in no way reflects how magic works in the real world. And it shouldn?t. As in ADnD, there are people with different world views. Some believe in a god or multiple gods or no god at all, but if you or someone you know worships a deity in the real world, even if it is represented in the ADnD books, you should know that beyond the name, the similarities should end. ADnD IS A FANTASY GAME, NOT REALITY. While it may portray things that happen in the real world, you, as the DM, must be certain that the players understand it is only fantasy. Only a game. With that in mind, it should be noted that there are many different styles of play. 'Hack and Slash' or Role playing are the two main styles. If you find a good combination of both then you will do well, but many still prefer to dungeon crawl and 'hack and slash' then Role Playing or RPing. Practice makes perfect and soon you will know what your players prefer. There are many pre-published adventures available for various levels. As all characters should start at level 1 you will have plenty of time to learn as they grow.
I present to you here, two examples of the games I DM. Simply follow the links to HACK AND SLASH or my CORE GROUP. If you would like more information on ADnD, how to play or where to get supplies, visit Wizards of the Coast Here you can also find information about MAGIC: The Gathering which I also happen to enjoy, but that is for another day and another page.
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2017 State Advocacy Day - FREE REGISTRATION
October 16, 2017 | 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
MA State House, Great Hall of Flags
MCACS Surgeon Advocates
Led by seasoned surgical Fellows with participation from residents and students, grassroots advocacy helps us build and sustain relationships with our federal legislators through local interactions. Periodic meetings in your MA district office enable us to advocate on issues critical to surgery, demonstrating to members of Congress that we are trusted resources on healthcare policy. With your help, we can continue to foster relationships that we have initiated with our legislators. Read below what your colleagues have been doing and consider becoming an MCACS Surgeon Advocate by sending your contact information to the MCACS office.
Contact your Legislators: Senate
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Taking the Stop the Bleed Campaign on the Road
MCACS member, Dr. David King, of the Massachusetts General Hospital, has been teaching limb and junctional bleeding control to lay persons for years. His first efforts, training all the elementary school teachers at a parochial school in Boston, pre-dated the Stop The Bleed campaign. Since the Stop The Bleed campaign began, the public visibility and interest in limb and junctional bleeding control has increased. Dr. King shared his knowledge during the September 20, 2016 MCACS Lobby Day. Now he is taking the lead in exporting this training to other schools, civic groups, police departments, and other first responders.
MA State House Advocacy Day – September 20, 2016
The Massachusetts Chapter of the ACS hosted an Advocacy Day in the Great Hall of Flags at the Massachusetts State House on Tuesday, September 20th from 9 am to 2 pm.
The event featured a panel on the surgical response to firearm violence. Guest speakers included Peter Koutoujian, Sheriff of Middlesex County; Dr. Eric Goralnick of Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Dr. David King of MGH; Dr. Michael Hirsh of UMass Memorial Medical Center; William Evans, Boston Police Commission; and Robert A. DeLeo, Speaker of the House.
Event to honor President Pro Tempore Richard T. Moore and Representative Viriato Manuel deMacedo
The Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
(ACS) honored President Pro Tempore Richard T. Moore (D- Uxbridge)
and Representative Viriato Manuel deMacedo (R-Plymouth)
for their advocacy and leadership in helping to secure funding for 1.5 full-time positions for the Massachusetts State Trauma Registry. The event took place on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 in the Ether Dome at Massachusetts General Hospital. The Department of Public Health will use these positions to study trauma care in Massachusetts and research the outcomes of every trauma patient who visits an emergency department in the state. Funding for these positions was a part of the overall all state budget for 2014-2015 which was passed by the legislature and signed by Governor Deval L. Patrick (D) in August.
In the photo from left to right: Robert DeLeo, MA Speaker of the House; Peter Masiakos, MD, FACS-MCACS Council Member and its Chair of the Legislative Advocacy Committee; Senator Richard T. Moore (D-Uxbridge) President Pro Tempore; Representative Viriato Manuel deMacedo (R-Plymouth); Terry Buchmiller, MD, FACS-MCACS President; Dr Peter Slavin, President of MGH
Massachusetts Chapter Develops New Grassroots Advocacy Program
For many years, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has sponsored an annual spring Leadership & Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC. I have had the good fortune of participating in several of these events, which provide a wonderful chance for Fellows, ACS chapter officers, Governors and Regents, as well as young surgeons to learn about the legislative process and to gather with colleagues who face similar challenges. The program is growing: nearly 450 surgeons attended in 2014, up from 350 in 2013. However, we must do more to encourage greater participation of Fellows in advocacy and to foster collaboration between surgeons and policymakers, especially considering the relative number of representatives (435), senators (100), and Fellows of the College (approximately 79,600).
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Surgical Advocacy Summit at the State House
We are pleased to report on the success of the second annual Surgical Advocacy Summit
at the State House on Beacon Hill in Boston on November 19, 2013 that was sponsored by the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (MCACS). There were over 100 participants including surgeons, medical personnel and legislators and their aides. A panel discussion about "The Surgical Experience and Impressions of the Marathon Bombing on April 15" was moderated by Mr. Steven Baddour and there were presentations by Dr. Frederick Millham of Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Chairman of the State Trauma Committee, Dr. George Velmahos of Mass General Hospital, Dr. Peter Burke of Boston Medical Center, and Dr. Russell Nauta of Mount Auburn Hospital. Mr. Robert DeLeo, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, received the second John Collins Warren Award. Senate President Therese Murray presented citations to representatives of the State’s trauma centers and registrants met personally with their legislators and aides. A “white paper”
was presented to the legislators and an article
about the event was posted in the Boston Globe on November 19th. Photos of the event can be viewed here
2013 Advocacy Day Agenda
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Surgical Safety, Access, and Education Day at the State House
June 27th 2012
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How many 90-nanometer tapeouts have there been to date, and which IC implementation tool vendors have been primarily responsible?
How many 90-nanometer tapeouts have there been to date, and which IC implementation tool vendors have been primarily responsible? The short answer to the first question is "not very many," and to the second question, "all of them."
In a 90-nm tapeout discussion in a recent E-Mail Synopsys Users Group mailing, consultant Kahoo Goyal Edson said she believes there have been around 160 of the 90-nm designs to date, of which about half have taped out. Of these 80 or so tapeouts, she speculated, 30 to 40 have been done in a Cadence flow, 30 to 40 in a Synopsys flow and fewer than 10 in a Magma flow. But, she noted, the real story is hard to find.
Bryan Lewis, semiconductor analyst at Gartner Dataquest, said he was able to find fewer than fifty 90-nm tapeouts last year and expects about 275 this year. He said Edson's guesstimate of 160 designs to date is "in the ballpark."
But which EDA vendors? Gary Smith, chief EDA analyst at Gartner Dataquest, said the most popular 90-nm flow appears to include Cadence Design Systems' First Encounter floor planner and CeltIC signal-integrity tool, with Magma Design Automation doing block-level design and Synopsys' Galaxy platform handling the remainder.
Representatives of Synopsys and Cadence agreed that Edson's estimate of 160 designs and 80 tapeouts sounds about right. Synopsys claims that all of these 90-nm designs used Synopsys tools for synthesis, extraction and timing analysis, and half used Synopsys for place and route, with Cadence and Magma dividing the other half.
Cadence claims that about forty 90-nm tapeouts have used Cadence's netlist-to-GDSII flow, and at least a few have used Cadence synthesis. Magma claims to have been involved in at least twenty 90-nm tapeouts, and not just for block-level design.
The real story is that big EDA customers shop around. Takashi Yoshimori, technology executive at Toshiba, said his company has done more than ten 90-nm tapeouts to date. He noted that Toshiba's 90-nm flow may include the use of Synopsys' Apollo or Astro, Cadence's SoC Encounter or Magma's Blast Fusion, depending on the project.
Watch now for Cadence, Synopsys and Magma to each put out press releases stating that Toshiba has "standardized" on its implementation flow for 90-nm designs.
Richard Goering is managing editor of Design Automation for EE Times.
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TEL AVIV (Feb. 27)
The sound of lilting music grows louder as the camera zooms in on a face in shadow. In the corner of the television screen the person’s statistics are flashed: age 25, lawyer, represents Israel abroad. A light is then cast onto the face, revealing a young Ethiopian Israeli woman wearing a business suit. In accentless Hebrew she says with a hint of defiance: “You did not expect to see me, did you? There are many others like me.”
The same format is used to highlight other Ethiopian Israelis, including a soccer star, a deputy battalion commander in the army and one who recently earned a doctorate.
The ad is part of a campaign launched by the Israeli Ministry of Immigration Absorption and the Jewish Agency for Israel to boost the image of the country’s 100,000 Ethiopians. In the eyes of many Israelis, Ethiopian immigration to Israel has been a failure. Most encounter Ethiopians through the media, where they are depicted as unemployed, poor and plagued by family violence. The younger generation is seen as adrift and drawn increasingly to a life of crime.
The campaign aims to show the Israeli public young Ethiopians who have found success such as Maj. Shlomi Vicha, 27, a company commander in the Israeli army. In charge of three combat platoons, Vicha said he feels it is now his time to give back to the country that took him in as a young child who immigrated without his parents — and housed and educated him and his siblings.
“I have no doubt that the army is the best place for having an equal chance for success just like everyone else,” Vicha added. “Everyone is equal here and whoever wants to succeed will succeed.”
He has spent time speaking to Ethiopian youth. “I do what I can to contribute and explain to them about the army and how they can contribute,” he said. “It’s important that there are success stories so the public at large will see the other side and also so there can be models for the schoolchildren so they know that they too can succeed and go forward.”
The statistics, however, are discouraging. Research conducted by the Israel Association for Ethiopian Jews has found that among those who are employed, the majority work in blue-collar jobs and live below the poverty line, Ethiopian students drop out of high school at twice the rate of the general population and juvenile crime is rampant.
The aggressive advertising campaign, being promoted on television, radio, the Internet and in newspapers, is aimed at casting a positive light on the community by focusing on its success stories. It also marks the arrival of the first major arrival of Ethiopian Jews to Israel 30 years ago.
“We’ve decided we need to make an overture to the public, to include the public in their absorption,” said Jewish Agency spokesman Yarden Vatikay. He said that he hopes the campaign, entitled, “Thirty Years Since the Aliyah from Ethiopia — Success Depends on Us” will boost awareness about the community and draft Israeli volunteers to help integrate Ethiopians more completely into Israeli society.
Integration has been the major stumbling block for the community. The majority arrived penniless, unable to speak Hebrew — and complete foreigners not only to Israeli culture but to the modern, Western world. Most had been raised in an agricultural, subsistence economy and were not all prepared for life in Israel.
Unlike their highly educated Russian immigrant counterparts, the Ethiopians have struggled to integrate into competitive and aggressive spirit of Israeli culture and many are now dependent on government assistance.
A phone number is provided in the ads for a hotline that gives information on how Israelis can either “adopt” an Ethiopian family — sharing meals and holidays with them — tutor students or give an internship to a young Ethiopian.
Daniel Yosef, a 35-year-old architect, is among those in his generation of young Ethiopians who have found professional success. His siblings have as well: among them is a musician, a graphic artist and a fashion designer.
Yosef said he hopes the campaign accomplishes its goal of showing “the other side, the side of success within the community.” But he added that it what is most important to him is not to boost awareness among today’s Ethiopian youth that success is within reach.
“The campaign is one that has to be within our own society so we can raise our own self-image,” he said. “we need to provide a good example to the youth.”
Employment remains a problem. Only some 76 percent of the community is employed, compared with almost 90 percent of the general workforce. Meanwhile, thousands of Ethiopian Israelis who have graduated from college often cannot find work in their fields. Many Ethiopians with law degrees, for example, can be found working in communal organizations or even as security guards instead of in law firms. Only some 15 percent of those with law degrees actually work in law firms, according to Jewish Agency statistics.
An estimated 60 percent of Ethiopian Israelis who have academic degrees end up taking working class jobs when they cannot find work in their professions, research has found.
“The campaign is not the solution to the problem, but part of the process. We want people to ask themselves whether they display racism, and whether they give equal opportunity to people at job interviews, or are they influenced by stereotypes,” said Immigration Absorption Minister Tzipi Livni told the Israeli daily Yediot Achronot.
Despite the initial jubilation in the country during the airlifts of Operation Moses in 1984-85 and Operation Solomon in 1991, racism and discrimination persist. In September, an Israeli mayor tried to bar Ethiopian students from attending an elementary school in his town.
Avraham Neguise, an Ethiopian rights activist running for Knesset in a new party aimed at Ethiopian voters, said the ad campaign should show not only the success stories, but also the challenges that face the community.
“It seems like this is taking a few individuals who really did good work and succeeded which is good. However it looks like it is hiding the real problems,” he said.
Vicha, the army major, thinks the situation for Ethiopians will improve when the younger Ethiopians feel less stuck between cultures and embrace what is good in both Israeli society and their heritage.
“We need to take from both,” Vicha said.
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I always knew I had a bunch of remarkable friends but it was only until we got arrested that I realised the extent to which my cronies dabbled on the borderline of crazy.
Mine is a colourful group – ranging from lawyers, chefs, accountants, beauty therapists, musicians and everything else in between. We have laughed together, cried together, been grounded together, and travelled together. The parentals finally realised that this chosen family could not be separated. And they tried to break up the friendships numerous times over the course of the years until they realised they were only creating difficult tasks for themselves and we were content with our friendship.
It all started on a lazy Saturday. Taurai suggested we go and have a braai somewhere. Or did it all start when we found the money? I did mention, ours was an incredible bunch! How we found it is a story for another day.
As we were driving to one of our favourite spots after purchasing copious amounts of meat and alcohol, I suggested we have the braai at one of the mansions on the way to our spot. “It’s rich folk houses so they are always empty! How many times have we used this route and we have never come across anybody! How many cars have you heard starting in this area? We need to live a little!”
That was all it took. Initially, it was supposed to be a joke but the crew was never one to say no to a challenge and that is how we found ourselves breaking and entering.
We picked a house at random and the sight that greeted our eyes as we finally made it through the hedges was breathtaking. Yes, we went through the hedge! The house was enormous. It was made of red brick that seemed to be glaring at us and challenging us to try something, anything! It had huge windows which we watched for a few minutes and convinced ourselves, had someone been home, we would have seen some movement by now.
“I see this in the movies all the time,” said Frank breaking the silence. He used all his strength to shift a pot plant that was close to the door. “The key will be underneath here!” he declared boldly.
Alas he found nothing! The entire group burst out laughing! “It’s ok Frank, we don’t need to get into the house anyway. Let’s go round the back and check out the setting there” muttered Sabelo.
We all trooped to the rear of the house. The view was astonishing. Big towering trees, well manicured lawns and a fountain set the scene. And there set in a shady corner of the garden close to the pool was the grill station. It was set up with expensive looking equipment and a fully stocked bar. We had hit the jackpot!
The boys wasted no time in setting up the fire while the girls got the meat ready. Whatever drinks we hadn’t bought for ourselves, we found at that bar. After a couple of hours, as the drinks started flowing and talk became reckless, Frank feeling like he had to prove a point decided he could get into that house at all costs.
“It’s not necessary,” the group chastised. Others admonished while others cheered him on. “Go for it buddy. These girls think you are a sissy now. Show them who is in charge.”
Frank had all the liquid courage he needed and he felt confident. He left the group to go on his mission. As we all suspected defeat, we got back to our transgressions and paid no attention to Frank, determined to enjoy our final moments here.
The ear-piercing scream is what reminded us we were on borrowed time. We all turned towards the house and there was Frank. Being dragged by the ear by a man proportionately as humongous as his house.
“Run for it guys. I’ll be ok,” screamed Frank. We all made a dash for the cars. As trespassers you have to take some precautionary measures as you never know what to expect which is why we had parked our cars outside the gate, a safe distance away from the house. Since we had not waltzed into the yard through the front gate, the thick hedge surrounding the house was our only way out of this madness.
It was quite a site.
We ran in all directions but the mission was the same and didn’t need to be communicated twice.
Eventually, we made it out, huffing and puffing like old ladies.
We drove off to Sihle’s house. Before we had even disembarked the cars, resounding laughter heard ensued. We laughed at ourselves until tears streamed down our faces. And then we faced reality. We had to get Frank back.
Eventually through connections of Sabelo, we found out which police station he had been taken to.
As it was my idea I was tasked with going in to bail him out. Everyone else waited a safe distance away from the police station. I got there and played my best damsel in distress dating a silly guy routine and after parting with a considerable amount of cash, I finally got Frank out of the police station.
As for Frank, he then explained how it had all gone down. The front door hadn’t been locked. He had just walked in and was so busy admiring the house that by the time he realised he had walked into the bedroom and woken up the owner, it was too late. The owner of the house had dragged him to the police station to report the crime and said there had been a whole herd of us trespassing. Frank had denied and insisted he was alone. The owner had then left Frank with the cops to go and assess the damage back at his property. The cops had strongly reprimanded Frank and threatened to call his parents. We are pretty sure the owner of the house wanted to press charges. But by the time he returned to the station, Frank and the officer who had taken the owner’s statement were nowhere to be seen. I had arrived at the police station in the nick of time.
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Definition of North Brabant
province of the southern Netherlands bordering on Belgium; capital 's Hertogenbosch area 1971 square miles (5105 square kilometers), population 2,468,000
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Gladys is convinced that there is some majorly duff information doing the rounds in relation to Toby Alderweireld.
Gianluca Di Marzio is one of the responsible parties. He’s convinced that the Belgian has told Spurs that he’s letting his contract run down because he wants to leave Spurs.
Another ‘expert’, Belgian hack Kristof Terreur is convinced that Toby has a £30million buy-out clause (and here’s the inventive bit) which is only valid/can be activated in 2019.
Glad’s understanding is that our boy is in fact quite happy at Spurs and all of this is rather limp conjecture based upon nothing more than his contract hasn’t been extended – because there is no logical urgency to do so right now.
Levy does not do buy out clauses and the player is in not disgruntled in any way.
Toby Alderweireld is currently contracted to play for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club until 2020.
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So Christine O’Donnell, finding the cupboard most bare, formed a PAC and, now her bills taken care of, she can utter profound (in her ditzy mind) quips, and otherwise try to interject herself into adult conversations.
Not content to get two of the top ten quotes of the year, she’s after more. She’s in a friendly race with sista Sarah to be both the most obnoxious, won’t go away buffoon and the biggest butcher of the English language to date.
If enough isn’t being said about the tax bill being decided Ms. Chatty Christie has weighed in. Of course she’s all for the Bush tax cuts being extended and she hates all the stuff for those in economic free fall. According to the non-witchy one, tragedies come in threes–Pearl Harbor, Elizabeth Edwards death, and now these confounded extensions of unemployment benefits. She then tried to explain what THAT meant, and of course failed. Halloween can’t return fast enough.
You and I are much alike. Therefore, I feel confident that you too have spent countless hours? maybe even days, wondering what the hell frankincense is or was. Given the season, well, I went a lookin’ for an answer for us both.
I tried Senator Franken, but he demurred, pointing out that there is an “e” after the K in his name, not an “i” as in frankincense. So I figured Slate would have the answer, and they did. Read all about it here, and surprise friends and family with your new-found sparkling intellect.
I think a lot like Keith Olbermann I guess. At least two of his items from last night’s show were links on my blog. We, meaning me and he and his researchers must be reading some of the same bloggers online. That’s comforting to me. And of course, you can know that you’re getting the “best” when you come here. *snicker* and “toot”.
It appears that Michael, I’m da black man in the Repiglians world, Steele, has decided to give it another go round. Shocking all the Repoopers with the news he was not gonna go “quietly into the night” he threw his hat in the ring to be the paper tiger in the GOP once again.
Now this pissed off tons of the GOP regulars, since they thought that two years was enough to prove they aren’t the bigots everybody says they are. They were tired of Mr. Steele’s general stupidity, hoof and mouth disease, and all around big spender attitude.
Ain’t it just fun watching the GOP fracture along so many different lines?
Let those with brains, think. We, with regularity, point out that fundigelicals are guilty mostly of reading biblical texts in a manner that supports their own needs and general beliefs about the world. They accept as literal those things that seem right to them anyway, and reject/ignore/explain away other quite direct statements when they cut against their needs and beliefs.
A provocative post at Biologos explains how early Jewish theologians were pained to clothe Adam and Eve, to protect their ideas of cultural “rightness” in their day. Indeed, we are all subject to that influence. Read, Genesis, Creation and Ancient Interpreters: Adam and Eve’s Nakedness.
If you just want to read something sweet and uplifting and well, Christmasy, then read Five String Guitar’s post about he and his wife’s latest Christmas shopping trip. It will warm your heart! Try it!
Hold onto your shorts folks. I have a major announcement to make! I do not DO NOT DO NOT have an opinion on the Julian Assange/Wikileaks affair. Nope, I surely don’t. Stand by: I may have one tomorrow. But so far, I don’t.
This buffoon, a Lt. Col. in the Army just pled guilty at his court-martial and faces eighteen months in prison, all because he refused to go to Afghanistan because the President is not a citizen and thus cannot legally give such an order.
What is worse, he was not ordered to Afghanistan but VOLUNTEERED, just to force this case. It is simply stunningly amazing that anyone can be this stupid, and be a surgeon.
Do not, repeat, do not, allow this man near you with a scalpel. No doubt his medical licence is also at risk due to his felony conviction.
The Contrarian is installing plastic sheeting over the bay windows in the living room. Plenty of naughty words are emanating from there. I am not going out there to see. The cats have all gone into hiding. Brandy wouldn’t come up the steps again, the rain/slush/snow had her carpet all frozen up and slick. So now there are towels down, until it warms enough to de-ice. This is all no big deal, except when it’s 4 below zero and 2:30 am and you are out there begging and pleading with her to “try.”
What’s on the stove today? Tostados! Hurrah.
- Christine O’Donnell: unemployment benefits deal a ‘tragedy’…like Pearl Harbor, Elizabeth Edwards (pinkbananaworld.com)
- Christine O’Donnell: Pearl Harbor, Unemployment Benefits Extension Both ‘Tragedies’ (huffingtonpost.com)
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Putting your kids to bed on time every night can be a real struggle for many parents. Simplifying Your Kids Bedtime Routine is simple when you apply a few of our favorite methods. Not only will this help make things better at bedtime, but will help them to sleep better and wake up easier. Switching up your bedtime routine can bring you and your kids a healthier happier relationship and attitude.
SIMPLIFYING YOUR KIDS BEDTIME ROUTINE
Get rid of distractions. For at least an hour prior to bedtime, remove distractions like television, toys and video games. Make this a time to get showers, pick out clothes for the next day and snuggle to read a book. Removing distractions will help your child to fall asleep easier.
Create a bathroom schedule. For many families, bath time happens in the evenings. If you have several children, you will want to create a schedule of who gets their bath or shower at night, as well as who will each morning. If you skip days with your kids bathing for skin irritation reasons, you can also rotate those days around so there are no longer fights over the bathroom.
Take the television out of their room. One of the biggest problems with getting kids settled in for a good night sleep comes with the distraction of a television in their bedroom. Not only will they continually ask for just one more show, they can easily get up and turn it back on after you have told them no more.
Install darkening curtains or blinds. For kids who have a hard time with the seasonal changes in daylight hours, install some darkening curtains or blinds that will help make their room darker and ease the transition to sleep.
Pick books for bedtime stories ahead of time. Instead of having the hour long choosing of a book at bedtime, have them pick the book out earlier in the day, or simply pick it yourself. Instead of lingering over books and struggling to decide, it is already ready for when you tuck them in.
Creating a good bedtime routine with your kids is easy when you start simplifying your kids bedtime routine. Stop over thinking things and start eliminating the distractions. Create a good schedule that allows them to do what is needed with ease. Getting them in bed for a good night sleep will be easier than ever.
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|Your Pet's First Wellness Exam|
Your veterinarian will perform several services essential to the animal's immediate and long-term well being. A typical evaluation will include blood and fecal tests to check for parasites or diseases that might require immediate treatment. Your pet may also be started on medications to prevent pest and parasite infestations. Core vaccinations will also be administered, and spaying or neutering may be recommended for animals more than a few weeks of age. Make sure to schedule this first appointment as soon as possible.
Adopting a pet brings great joy and excitement to individuals and families, but it also introduces new responsibilities and concerns. Your new family member deserves the same health and safety considerations you would want for the people in your life.
Before you even bring your new dog or cat home with you, take steps to "pet-proof" your home. Homeowners may need new strategies for dealing with household objects and situations that never posed to a threat to the home's human residents.
Medicines or household chemicals, for instance, must be put away behind closed and secured doors to prevent the accidental poisoning of curious pets. Even ordinary food items such as citrus fruits, certain nuts, chocolate, garlic, onions, alcoholic drinks and coffee should be kept away from animals, because these products can cause violent illness or other reactions if ingested.
Hide any exposed wires or cables so your new pet won't be tempted to chew on them, or place the cords in PCV pipe, and remove small objects that might pose a hazard if swallowed. Lilies are very toxic to cats, and ingestion of sago palm or oleander can be very serious for dogs.
A visit to the veterinarian should be among the first stops for your newly-adopted animal. Veterinarians not only provide important initial care to check for existing health problems and guard against new ones, but they can also give you a wealth of advice from home dental care to proper nutrition, especially if you've never owned an animal before. Don't put this visit off; your pet may be vulnerable to serious ailments until vaccinations and other wellness services can be administered.
If you already have other pets in your home, you may find that you need to introduce your newest addition to the family with discretion and sensitivity. Dogs tend to assume dominant or submissive pack relationships, so your canines may require time to figure out the new pecking order. (Ideally, you have already assumed the role of "top dog.") Cats can be particularly sensitive and stressed when their routine is disrupted by another feline presence. Keep your new cat in an isolated room at first, with his own food bowl and litter box, gradually letting him explore more and more of the home while both cats gets used to each other's smells and company.
Training is a great next step for a newly-adopted dog -- not just for housebreaking but also for simple commands such as "Sit," "Stay" and "Down." Obedience training helps you enjoy a peaceful, happy, well-socialized pet.
American Humane Association, "Pet-Proofing Your Home." 2013.
American Veterinary Medical Association, "Importance of Wellness Exams."
The Humane Society of the United States, "Introducing Your New Cat to Other Pets." July 3, 2013.
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40-year-old outfielder happy to be back for his third incarnation as an Indian
Never before has a man been cheered like this for lifting a suitcase.
Dozens of fans pressed their faces against the bars of the fence surrounding the players’ parking lot Friday afternoon at Jacobs Field when Kenny Lofton’s car pulled up to the entrance. They hollered Lofton’s name when he opened the trunk. They applauded when he took out a duffel bag. When he lifted a Texas Rangers bat bag and placed it on the ground, they screamed themselves hoarse.
Yes, it’s true. Kenny’s back in town.
“I missed being in Cleveland,” Lofton said shortly after beginning his third go-round with the Indians. “I’ve always followed the Indians. I’ve always cheered for the Browns, the Cavs ... I’m a Cleveland fan.”
The 40-year-old outfielder played for the Indians from 1992-96 and 1998-2001. He began this season with Texas before coming to the Indians in a trade that sent minor-league catcher Max Ramirez to the Rangers.
Fans cheered Lofton while he jogged in the outfield before Friday night’s game against Minnesota. They cheered even more loudly when the scoreboard showed highlights of Lofton’s heyday with the Tribe, including his memorable scaling the center-field wall to rob B.J. Surhoff of a home run in 1996.
When Lofton caught Joe Mauer’s fly ball for the final out of the first inning, fans in the left-field bleachers went crazy, and he showed them a little love by tossing the ball into the stands. When Lofton came up to bat in the bottom half of the inning, the resulting ovation lasted 30 seconds. He removed his batting helmet, lifted it into the air and tipped it toward each section of fans.
The six-time All-Star led the American League in stolen bases five consecutive years (1992-96) and ranks 12th on baseball’s all-time list with 620 steals. He has a career .299 batting average and .372 on-base percentage.
Perhaps the most compelling statistic attached to Lofton, however, is his having appeared in the postseason 10 times in the last 12 years.
“Our roster isn’t full of postseason experience,” said Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro, who pursued a Lofton trade for about two weeks.
“He’s been there more than a few times,” Cleveland left-hander C.C. Sabathia said. “He can teach us a few things about how to finish off. Maybe if we had had him in ‘05, we would have made the playoffs.”
Lofton’s experience, and talent, has made him a well-traveled major-leaguer.
“Sometimes you call guys the wrong name,” Lofton admitted. “I feel bad about that but, man, I’ve been with, like, eight teams in two years. Good thing they’ve got names on the back of the jerseys. I’ll tell them to turn around so I know who they are.”
The Indians already have a two-time All-Star center fielder and leadoff hitter in Grady Sizemore, so Lofton will shift to left field and bat second. His only previous experience in left field came during an All-Star game.
“When the ball’s hit, I’m going to try to get it,” Lofton said. “Of course, it might look a little funny at first.”
Indians Manager Eric Wedge said the plan is to have Lofton start against most right-handers and Jason Michaels against most left-handers. Michaels and Lofton, oddly enough, were platoon outfielders at Philadelphia in 2005.
Lofton was batting .303 with a .380 on-base percentage at Texas and had stolen 21 bases in 25 attempts.
“We have a lot more (speed and athleticism) this year because of the people we have, and, with Kenny, we can continue to push that,” Wedge said. “It’s amazing what he’s still able to do.”
One thing Lofton is able to do is joke about his age.
“It’s the new Tribe here,” Lofton said. “But, you have to put a little old with the new. That’s my piece to the puzzle, I guess.”
Ramirez, 22, came to the Indians in the trade that sent closer Bob Wickman to Atlanta last June. He was batting .303 with 12 home runs for Single-A Kinston and played in the Futures Game in San Francisco earlier this month.
The Indians will assume the remaining $2.5 million of Lofton’s $6-million salary.
Fans who loved the Indians teams of the 1990s will love the fact that one of the first people Lofton called to tell about the trade was catcher and former teammate Sandy Alomar Jr.
“Sandy told me congratulations, and he hopes I finally get my championship,” Lofton said.
Reach Canton Repository sports writer Andy Call at (330) 580-8346 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.org.
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The divide within the Republican field for President sharpened on Thursday, as former Texas Gov. Rick Perry again attacked Donald Trump, labeling Trump a demagogue and warning voters not to blindly follow the brash businessman.
“I have a message for my fellow Republicans and the independents who will be voting in the primary process,” Perry said in a statement, “what Mr. Trump is offering is not conservatism, it is Trump-ism – a toxic mix of demagoguery and nonsense.”
It was not the first salvo fired by Perry at Trump, as the two men have gone back and forth for much of this month over immigration and whether Perry did enough to stop illegal immigration as Governor of the Lone Star State.
“Rick Perry failed at the border,” Trump tweeted back on July 5. “He needs a new pair of glasses to see the crimes committed by illegal immigrants.”
That drew a sharp response last week from Perry; again today, the former Governor took his appeal to voters in the GOP.
“Donald Trump continues to demonstrate his fundamental misunderstanding of border security,” Perry said, taking direct aim at Trump.
“Mr. Trump has done nothing to prove that he is the president America needs,” Perry added.
Never one to be outdone, Trump fired back.
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The detours it takes you on are many and varied, and not always within your power to control.
The death of my father two weeks ago has provided ample opportunity for me to reflect on this and – not surprisingly – where that journey ultimately ends.
His was an inauspicious start in life. Born in Dublin in the 1920s, he grew up in what by today’s standards would be regarded as poverty.
He was denied educational opportunities, faced many hardships, and never knew his father.
At the age of 17 he got on a boat to England, lied about his age and volunteered to fight in the war, joining the RAF.
Like many of the 10,000 or so Irishmen who decided their country’s neutral stance in the fight against Hitler was at odds with their own sense of right and wrong, he struggled to settle in Ireland after the war.
And so it was he settled in England and embarked on a long career as a manual worker.
At the time I was born, he was working in a car factory, liked a drink and the craic, and was still battling with hardship – from workplace racism in the era of IRA terror attacks, to working unsociable shift patterns that kept him permanently exhausted.
My earliest memories are of that holiday. Yet it was a never-to-be-repeated event.
Perhaps it’s better that way.
After working hard to provide for his family, and (much as it pains me to say it) living in a marriage that didn’t always make him or my late mother happy, he retired as a fit and physically robust man looking forward to a long retirement. Which is what he got – around 20 years of it.
After my mother’s death in the late 1990s, he sold the family home and eventually found the love and companionship of a woman who made him truly happy.
He had money (although not lots of it), love, and a new large extended step-family network. He took holidays, visited interesting places, rediscovered his faith, did the things that made him happy. Truly happy.
My own relationship with him had been strained – practically non-existent in fact – for years.
Thankfully, I saw him not long before he died.
After years of having nothing to do with him, of effectively denying his presence in my life and that of my sons, I felt it was time I took a detour of my own. So in late December I went to see him during one of his increasingly frequent stays in hospital.
In many ways he was not a complicated man. Seeing me turn up at his bedside made him delighted – he was overjoyed and seeing that uncomplicated sense of joy moved me.
We didn’t make our peace. We didn’t need to. It was unspoken and that was entirely appropriate.
Two weeks later, he was gone.
I didn’t get there in time to say my final goodbye.
The journey was too long. The time, too short.
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Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal June 1 to make community colleges free to all high school graduates by 2017 raised as many questions as eyebrows.
Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal June 1 to make community colleges free to all high school graduates by 2017 raised as many questions as eyebrows. But more importantly, it served to shine the spotlight on Massachusetts' 15 two-year institutions and the important roles they serve in their communities and the commonwealth.
The idea of making community colleges, such as Massachusetts Bay CC, which has campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham and Ashland, free to qualified students is not new. In October, higher education officials proposed waiving two years of community college fees and tuition for Massachusetts high school students taking non-remedial and college preparatory courses. Two states - Delaware and New Jersey - offer community college scholarships. Other community colleges in NY offer full scholarships to students in the top 10 percent of their graduating classes.
By actually carrying out the plan over the course of the next decade for a free two-year education, Massachusetts would again be setting a national standard for higher education. But as the ideas evolve, policymakers should keep in mind that only one-third of community college students in the state are recent high school graduates. The average age of students at MassBay is 27, reflecting the state average. Nationally, it is 28.
And while community colleges are often seen as the receiving ground for students who don't have the resources to attend a four-year college either academically, financially or both, that is only a small part of the picture.
Community colleges also play a major role in this state's economy, and their students may be the difference between growth and inertia. Jobs are being outsourced almost daily, with positions that could be filled by workers who live and spend locally going to other states or foreign countries if only they received the proper education and/or training.
The governor's plan estimates that 20,000 unfilled jobs in the commonwealth require a two-year degree. In the MetroWest area, we are considered a potential growth area for the state, with a significant number of young persons as well as recent immigrants who work hard every day to achieve the American dream.
An estimated 220,000 students attend Massachusetts' two-year institutions annually, and more than 90 percent of Massachusetts community college alumni are employed in the state, according to masscc.org. Many students are working adults seeking to advance careers with new skills, who are changing professions or re-entering the workforce. More than 25 percent are ethnic minorities. Ten percent are learning English. Many are the first in their family to go to college, whether they are a recent immigrant or not.
The state's 15 community colleges turn out a highly skilled workforce in a short amount of time. When there is a shortage of workers in a certain sector like technology or health care, community colleges are able to create innovative, effective programs to quickly train potential new workers. In a state where one in seven jobs are related to the biotechnology field, MassBay in particular offers a nationally recognized biotech and forensic DNA program. Our goal at MassBay is not only to train people for the workforce so they can earn a living wage, but to also educate the whole individual so they can become lifelong learners as well as civically engaged citizens.
Currently, the average cost of community college education in Massachusetts is $3,477, way above the national average of $2,272, and putting even an associate's degree out of reach for some.
In many ways, the idea of two years of free college education for anyone who qualifies seems like wishful thinking by a politician seeking some positive headlines. Patrick's proposal, which also includes full-day kindergarten in all Massachusetts districts as well as a longer school day and year, did not include cost estimates or details about from where more money for education might come. That may be something on which politicians and voters will never agree.
No one, however, can argue that making a college education available to more people is a bad idea.
So whether a free community college education for all high school graduates would take the $180 million estimated by state officials and education advocates or the $25 million to $40 million alternative for some students as suggested by Higher Education Chancellor Patricia Plummer, what we all need to keep in mind is that education at every level - and at any age - is priceless.
We now need to work together to find ways that we can implement this progressive dream. Indeed, together we can!
Dr. Carole M. Berotte Joseph is president of MassBay Community College.
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How did you get to where you are today? Was it meticulously planned out or did it just kinda happen? I’m guessing it was probably the second one, unless you’re Barrack Obama then it’s definitely the first option (he was born with presidential airs and graces I say).
I have never had a grand plan like you see in the movies. All through my life when people asked me the dreaded “What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?” question I would just palm them off and tell them ”I’m only ten, I don’t know what I want to do yet…’. However 10 soon becomes 13, then 16, then 18 and so on… (I’m not very good at counting it turns out…).
I still vividly remember when an adult that I looked up to greatly at the time said to me when I was about 19 ”Philip, you really should know what you want to do with your life by now’. This really upset me. I’m a dweller by nature (as all my friends and family will know) and this set the dwell into overload. I’ve always considered myself to be quite mature and super sensible since I was very little, so I felt like I should know what it is I want to do. However it turns out they were a bit of a douchebag and my master plan was actually to be as indecisive as possible until the very last moment (more exciting that way)!
For me deciding on what to study at college and ultimately for university felt like a good strong natural opportunity to access where I’m going and to finally force me to decide what I’m doing (oh how you must decide!). Of Course I didn’t, I bottled it and just choose subjects that I was good at and that I enjoyed doing. At college that for me was Physics, Maths and Music. When it came to choosing a degree (I cho cho choose you) I couldn’t decide between the sciency stuff and music. So I fudged it by finding a course that incorporated them both; Electronic Engineering with Music Technology Systems (win win).
The only long term-ish plan I ever made was for when I finished uni (it was disastrous). I intended to move home for a bit and find a job in Manchester (so I could be close to my family) working as an engineer in broadcasting, they’d just finished building media city there for the BBC, so it was meant to be right?. Well so began a six month battle to find a job that turned me into the most miserable grouchy git ever. I ended up signing on and then working at a phone store, which I hated (I was bloody good at selling phones though). I had to cast my net a bit further and if I was going to find something I wanted. When I was eventually offered a job I wanted it was in London. In my mind I had no choice but to go for it, I wasn’t waiting another six months!
I’m happy to say It all turned out for the best cause I have a great job now and I bloody love London. Its like they say, when life gives you lemons, eat them… Then again they’re actually quite sour and eating a lot of them in one sitting is probably not good for you.
I sometimes think If I’d made a big grand plan I could have avoided all the unhappiness that happened after uni, but then I wouldn’t be where I am now and I can hand on heart say I learnt a lot from those bitter experiences. I should mention that I was lucky enough to have the safety net of having my family around me, so I wasn’t just struggling on my own, it could’ve been a lot worse in that respect.
On reflection, as much as I’d like it be, life is not like a book. Its kind of a jumbly wumbly big timey wimey mess. When you’re a kid you think you’re destined to do something amazing (and we still can) buts its not just going happen on it own by magic (I thought there was an outside chance I was the second coming of Jesus and I just didn’t know it yet). Whatever life throws at you, you just have to make what sense of it you can at the time and make the best of it as it all happens. Hindsight is a beautiful thing though and everyone thinks ‘what if?’ from time to time.
That’s today’s ramblings done for now. Here are my current musical obsessions (thanks to young Johnny Boy):
Have a great rest of the week lads and lasses!
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I voted for you; recent decisions and blatant inaction has made me, deeply, regret my decision. Okay, granted – there weren’t any acceptable options at the time and your speech writers, definitely, struck a chord but you are proving the adage, “Talk is cheap.”
I understand budgets and I know that money is allotted to various departments. I understand that if that money is not utilized, the following year, those budgets get cut. This is not license for fiscal irresponsibility. After years of Harper, social spending should have been one of the priorities – NATIONAL social spending. While I support the Clinton Foundation and its numerous good works; the world can wait while your government puts our own house in order.
The decision, by the courts, to award Khadr 10 million Canadian tax dollars is beyond absurd. Is this a pay off for information? Is it a pay off for some sort of silence? While his rights were violated; it was not by the Canadian people, yet it is us that are footing this bill, created by the Canadian Human Rights Commission – in this case, a title best described as an oxymoron. If financial compensation was to be awarded; why was it not compensation, in Khadr’s name to Amnesty International or some other global Human Rights organization? An apology on behalf of the government is fine.
There are too many victims of human rights abuse in Canada to have a man, who was involved in a war action, to be handed over my money for behaviour directed against the West and as Canada is in the West – against Canadians. He has been granted the privilege of the chance for a new life; that is compensation enough.
How many indigenous communities could have been helped with that 10 million dollars? How many veterans who fought for our beliefs could have benefited from this kind of windfall?
Sunny Ways, Mr. Trudeau? No. These are not sunny ways for Canadians. We struggle, daily, to maintain our standards of living and you? You aid in the process of throwing our tax dollars away. Your “sunny ways” are a sham; behind your picture of sun and happy times, the truth will, eventually, rip through. For all Harper’s cold-hearted cuts to social networks, for all his protection of corporate Canada, you and your government are not better, perhaps worse.
Your government’s donation to the Clinton Foundation is a glaring example of your disconnect with this country. While the Foundation provides opportunities for education in foreign lands, we have communities in your own country that need those opportunities. While the Clinton Foundation helps to provide support for women in the world; there are women in your own country that need those opportunities. Support for artisans in foreign lands – your own country has artisans that need support to help their own communities thrive.
When an indigenous child dies because there is no access to an ambulance, or sickens because of a lack of access to clean water, safe living quarters and over 10 million dollars is shoveled over to a soldier of an enemy? $10.39 for 4 litres of milk in Nunavut? And you give an enemy operative 10 million dollars? How about using Khadr’s name on a Hercules, sent up north with food – create a government store and render the parasites at Northern Stores impotent. Look after your own people first.
When a veteran must struggle to make ends meet, when a veteran cannot afford food and proper housing? You have failed. Your sun has set and the dark clouds are moving in.
Are you that blind? Are your handlers that successful in insulating you from Canadian reality?
You are failing Canada, you are failing your constituents – you are failing Canadians and in a very negative but spectacular fashion. You make me ashamed.
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ORLANDO, Fla. - The suicide of 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick and the arrests of her accused bullies have left many parents wondering how to protect their children in an online world where anonymity emboldens teens to say anything.
And now, an Orange County teen hopes sharing her story will help parents and protect other teens.
What should have been a care-free summer for 13-year-old Amber Glenn ended with one text, an anonymous Kik message demanding explicit photos.
"If not they would spread rumors about how I did inappropriate things with guys," explained Glenn.
"It was very offensive, very vulgar, very offensive," said her mom Linda Glenn.
And it didn't stop with there.
Amanda says her tormentors turned to Instagram to spread those hateful messages.
"My ultimate fear was years from now, a college looks for her or even now if a parent needs a babysitter," said Glenn.
But mom acted quickly. She called police, turned over screen grabs of all of the messages and called her daughter's school.
"I was taken aback when they called and told me the first day of school they were handling it and weren't going to let it get out of hand," said Glenn.
"It's exploding," said Earl Green, Area Director for Orange County Public Schools who deals with crime and punishment on campus.
He says cyberbullying especially among girls is rampant, vicious and isolating.
"N one is going to talk to you it's just, it builds and if its on the internet it must be true," said Green.
But thanks to a new law that went into effect in July if bullying happens off campus, but can be proven to affect the child's education the school can take action.
"They have to document it all, put a safe plan in place, and by law call both sets of parents," said Green.
But it's the proof that's critical.
Screen shots made it possible for Glen Ridge Middle to punish Amber's bully.
"Call the school let us know, we're trained in it so many times, the parents are throwing their hands in the air they don't know what to do," said Glenn.
And that brings us to being a parent overwhelmed by the swarm of social media. Can you stop bullying before it starts?
"When my oldest one was five or six there weren't iPods or iPads. Now it's all Instagram, Vine and Kik chat, there's a bunch of things," said Beth Granchi, a mom who must keep track of for her four kids ages seven to 16.
Local 6 set Granchi up to meet with tech expert Amy Jantzer who is Senior Vice President at Echo.
Jantzer explained three important options for monitoring social media.
One if your an Apple user, iOS7 has brand new restrictions.
"You can literally block calls, texts, or FaceTime messages from them," said Jantzer.
Second have your family "friend" your child.
"It takes a village to raise a child so if you can involve extended family. Kids are more likely to friend their cousin than their mom," said Jantzer.
And third set up a HootSuite account and use it as a clearing house to monitor your child's social media activity.
"Mom could log in and see their Instagram feed, their Facebook feed, their Twitter feed all in one place for a time saver," said
Linda Glenn, Beth Granchi and Amy Jantzer all agree the most important thing to remember is communication. Amber told me she's very thankful her mother took her seriously and listened to her.
Granchi says she believes all the monitoring in the world can never replace a good conversation with your kids.
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Again after a long time, I'm back. Who knows if I will keep it on track?
Anyhow, I present you 充電装置 (JYUDEN SOUCHI) another great rare Japanese band which I know almost nothing about apart the second flexi 8" EP Voice of Fight and few live tracks on the V.A. Corruption LP from 1988. If you only heard them from the compilation, I think you'll be delighted to hear the good studio production of Deadline, Go Destroy and Smash Up.
In fact this flexible 7" is amazing from the beginning to the end. Solid japancore.
Obs.: This record was also available on a great bootleg LP " You Can Set The Dove Free..." among The Sexual, So What and Crow. DOWNLOAD:
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VA - Kitten (Reflex tape comp 1983)
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A Room For Little Miss Monk || Part Two
(Written while nursing... multitasking FTW)
Took me a little while to get around to writing this post. I guess having a baby got in the way a bit...
I don't claim to be a DIY maven by any means but for some reason this nursery (and my need to be distracted) inspired me to DIY all over the place.
Starting with the closet demolition and painting the entire room myself (at 33 weeks pregnant during a heatwave, mind you) this room was a bit of a never ending, very sweaty project.
The closet in our guest room was the biggest issue that needed to be addressed. It was adorned with some seriously hideous, oversized mirrored sliding doors. The doors always came off the track and eventually the track broke. The closet, which was used primarily as a dumping ground and hiding spot for the things that we had no idea what to do with, was more or less useless. I had grand plans to reconfigured this space to accommodate a little built in desk nook, this would the closet small enough that we could have regular size double doors versus giant sliding track doors. After talking to our handyman to try to price this 'little' project, it was clear that it was out of my (nonexistent) budget. So I racked my brain to come up with a creative solution. Much to my husbands dismay, I decided to take off the doors and make the space part of the room. The room is tiny and one whole wall is taken up with a window and another by the closet so this would allow me to space out the furniture a bit and hopefully make the room feel a little bigger.
I started planning (and pinning). I decided I would paint the inside of the now open closet to create some contrast and dedicate the space to the changing table. I knew I wanted to create a clothing rack out of copper piping that would compliment the rose gold and copper accents in the room (and give me a spot to showcase Willa's seriously cute mini wardrobe, I am a merchandiser after all...). My first idea was to run the pipe all the way across the closet and just hang the clothes on the side that wasn't over the changing table and possibly use the other side to hang planter pots or something decorative. But then I stumbled upon this: DIY Copper Clothing Rack and decided I was up for the challenge.
Once the closet nook was done, the decorating began.
All of the furniture was from Louie's nursery so I had to work around/with the dark walnut and grey velvet. This was definitely a challenge because I really wanted a bright, light, bohemian feeling room. The walnut wasn't so much an issue but that grey velvet chair and curtains that worked so well for Louie's neutral nursery felt a little heavy. They will be first on my list to replace when some decorating funds become available!
A few other key items were gifted and/or hand me downs. The Serena & Lily Flokati rug was actually from one of my clients who has it in their kiddo's room at one point but was no longer using. After giving it a luxurious Oxi Clean bubble bath and hanging it out to dry, it was good as new. The West Elm Mongolian Lamb pillows were my moms and had been light grey when purchased and, as I lovingly pointed out, has turned a minty green from the sun. This minty green just happened to match my room perfectly, how convenient! She replaced them with the white version and handed the 'damaged goods' over to me. My bestie, Elle (According To Elle) gifted me the Moroccan pouf because she understands me like no other. So I like to think of this room as a collaborative effort.
I bought prints for the wall from Urban Outifitters (one of my favorite secret spots to find decor!) along with the copper bulldog clips (cheaper than framing!). The copper shelf is from CB2 and the botanical California print by Platinum Junglewas purchased at my client Maker & Moss in Hayes Valley.
I also made the copper pipe and wood dowel blanket ladder (more DIY!) because I saw it in about 100 photos of rooms that I love. So easy! So cheap!
In the end, the nursery went from the bright bohemian vision I started with to a bit modern-southwestern and a touch girlier than I really wanted but hey, it's all good. And knowing me, it will all change in a year anyway!
If you walked into this nursery right now, you probably wouldn't recognize it. Add sound machine, baby monitor, 2 breast pumps, large black fan in the corner, swaddles blankets wadded up in the crib, diaper bin, and nursing pads on the floor. Real life is sooooo much less glamorous.
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Whilst I think it’s important to bring the best of tradition into education, I also think we should try to bring the best of innovation in too. In fact, I think that combining traditional subject knowledge-led instruction with innovative digital online technology has great potential – as long as we are selective, and not seduced by transient vogues.
Here’s how we combine tradition and innovation at Michaela:
The danger of innovation, as Daisy Christodoulou points out, is that ‘nothing dates so fast as the cutting edge’. Algebra and the alphabet have existed usefully for hundreds of years, and will continue to be useful for hundreds of years to come; iPads and interactive whiteboards have been around…
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It’s one of the big no-no’s to tie a podcast to one season as they can be listened to at any time of the year. So, this isn’t actually a Christmas podcast:it’s about the spirit of forgiveness which, in my mind, should be practised year round. And maybe a bit about Christmas.
Because I love Christmas.
And it’s my podcast. Ho ho ho…
Thanks for visiting Baba’s Beach today. If you have any comments, we’d love to hear them.
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Music from the Podsafe Music Network this week (haha): Artist links will be here soon – buoy guy promises
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Full Length of Donnie Darko in High Definition FormatNow you can enjoy Donnie Darko in high definition format with duration 113 Min and was released on 2001-10-26 with MPAA rating is 843.
- Original Title : Donnie Darko
- Movie title in your country : Donnie Darko
- Year of movie : 2001
- Genres of movie : Fantasy, Drama, Mystery,
- Status of movie : Released
- Release date of movie : 2001-10-26
- Companies of movie : Pandora Cinema, Flower Films, Adam Fields Productions,
- Countries of movie : United States of America,
- Language of movie : English,
- Durationof movie : 113 Min
- Average vote of movie : 7.4
- Youtube ID of movie : vijy4Oiawa8
- Translation of movie : EN,DE,IT,FR,TR,FI,RU,ES,PT,HU,SK,SV,CN,HE,UK,NL,CS,ZH,PL,SR,DA,EL,
- Cast of movie :Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko), Patrick Swayze (Jim Cunningham), Drew Barrymore (Karen Pomeroy), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Elizabeth Darko), Holmes Osborne (Eddie Darko), Daveigh Chase (Samantha Darko), Mary McDonnell (Mrs. Rose Darko), James Duval (Frank), Arthur Taxier (Dr. Fisher), Mark Hoffman (Police Officer), Patience Cleveland (Roberty Sparrow / Grandma Death), David St. James (Bob Garland), Jazzie Mahannah (Joanie James), Jolene Purdy (Cherita Chen), Beth Grant (Kitty Farmer), Jena Malone (Gretchen Ross), David Moreland (Principal Cole), Noah Wyle (Prof. Kenneth Monnitoff), Kristina Malota (Susie Bates), Marina Malota (Emily Bates), Katharine Ross (Dr. Lilian Thurman), Scotty Leavenworth (David), Phyllis Lyons (Anne Fisher), Gary Lundy (Sean Smith), Alex Greenwald (Seth Devlin), Stuart Stone (Ronald Fisher), Seth Rogen (Ricky Danforth)
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Director : Richard Kelly, Screenplay : Richard Kelly, Producer : Adam Fields, Producer : Sean McKittrick, Producer : Nancy Juvonen, Original Music Composer : Michael Andrews, Director of Photography : Steven Poster, Editor : Sam Bauer, Editor : Eric Strand, Casting : Joseph Middleton, Casting : Michelle Morris, Music Editor : Jennifer Barak, Sound Designer : Michael Payne, Production Design : Alec Hammond, Executive Producer : Drew Barrymore
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Research Waste/EQUATOR Conference - September 2015
Dr Steve Milan, Project Development Manager, gave a poster presentation on the Lancaster Health Hub's engagement in the production of Cochrane systematic reviews at the Research Waste/Equator Conference in Edinburgh 28-30 September 2015.
The Lancaster Health Hub is a strategic health partnership based in the North West of England comprising 10 organisations: 2 Universities, 3 Acute NHS Trusts, 2 Specialist NHS Trusts, 2 NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups and a consumer network. The poster highlighted the strategic plan devised to grow research capability and review methods through the Hub research network, where potential review authors were identified across the network and the Hub-based editors worked with managing and coordinating editors of Cochrane Groups to identify priority review topics suitable for author teams. This facet of the Hub’s work has, to date, introduced 32 new authors to the Cochrane Collaboration (10 from the university and 22 from our partner organisations).
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Join Ben Long for an in-depth discussion in this video Analyzing lines, part of Photography Foundations: Composition.
Lines are great compositional elements, and there are lots of ways that you can…use them to drive focus and attention and balance your frame.…You had to be very careful though, because a very subtle difference in…positioning of a line from one place to another can make a huge impact on your photo.…You want to be careful about how lines intersect, how they blend together, and…even a slight camera motion can change that.…Let's look at some examples.…Our first example here is a composition that's not really built around any…idea of line, but rather about shapes, the shapes of these three refrigerators.…
What struck me about this scene is that when I walked into the room they looked…like big giant beings of some kind, big robots or something, that the…refrigerators were secretly gathering here for some sinister meeting or…something like that.…So I wanted to get a sense of them as these big things kind of hanging out.…They have some personality to them.…So I decided to go to a wide-angle lens, a very short focal length, and get…
The course addresses how the camera differs from the eye and introduces composition fundamentals, such as balance and point of view. Ben also examines the importance of geometry, light, and color in composition, and looks at how composition can be improved with a variety of post-production techniques. Interspersed throughout the course are workshop sessions that capture the creative energy of a group of photography students; shooting assignments and exercises; and analyses of the work of photographers Paul Taggart and Connie Imboden.
- Looking versus seeing
- Understanding when and why to use black and white
- Analyzing lines
- Arranging the elements into lines and shapes
- Working with perspective and symmetry
- Changing focal length, camera position, and depth
- Dividing rectangular frames into thirds
- Weighting the corners in square pictures
- Composing photographs of people
- Composing landscape photos
- Working with light: direction, texture, and negative space
- How to shoot color
- Guiding the viewer's eye
- Controlling depth
- Improving composition in post-production
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Photography Foundations: Black and Whitewith Ben Long3h 4m Intermediate
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What is composition?2m 1s
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4. Geometry: Lines and Shapes
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6. Balance Revisited
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10. Guiding the Viewer
11. Workshop: Foreground and Background
13. Post Production
14. Workshop Exhibition and Wrap-Up
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I really like this... What program did you make this in? Or is this recorded?
I used FL Studios 10, VSL (for the brass) , Symphobia (strings and piano bass + SFX) , Requiem (Choir), LASS (for solo Violin)
no, just no
No. Just... No....
I poured my heart and soul into this track! T^T
I dont like it
sounds like it was made in 2 minutes...
i made it with a wag of my finger
oh god the squeaks...
sorry mate, but the squeaks all throughout this song really damage my ears... >.>
its was good until I heard the singing then i just... gave up listening
nobody was singing u have to listen to it
I really like it! very catchy. 7/10 stars
Pretty good, i liked it! Though it was a bit slow and not my complete style it was a good rythm and basic melody. 7/10 stars mate :)
Thank you! Welcome to newgrounds!
Its like i cant stop listening inspires me to hop around and so something awesome!! :D love it you are a true inspiration
This is a good beat but i have definately heard all of this before.
Next time give credit to a co-owner or if you do a remix say what the owners name is.
newgrounds.com — Your #1 online entertainment & artist community! All your base are belong to us.
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Last Saturday, Kelly and I spent the ENTIRE day shootin’ and drinkin’ out in Fuquay Varina, NC thanks to a great LivingSocial Adventures deal. As usual, I hadn’t really read the details of the adventure … we showed up at 2pm thinking it’d be a 2-3 hour event, and were extremely surprised when we were handed a card saying we wouldn’t be done until 8pm! I guess it serves us right for not paying attention.
We met at the Aviator Brewing Company and boarded a bus and were taken to Drake Landing for the shootin’ portion of the event (don’t worry, we didn’t have ANY beer before shootin’). Once there, we were split into groups, shown how to load the gun and sent on our merry way without any more instruction. Prior to this, my shootin’ experience involved two shots with a bb gun and an aluminum can, which I definitely did not hit. So I didn’t have high expectations for being a good skeet shooter.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
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Monday, February 11, 2013
"The ability to create is the only sustainable advantage a business can have"
Most of us were raised to believe in the benefits of competition. If we worked a little harder or did something a little bit better than the next guy, it would lead to some sort of victory or success.
I now believe we would be better served if we changed our focus from competition to creativity. The end result would be that we become happier and more successful. Less stress and more reward.
"Competition attempts to be like only a little better"
In competition we analyze our opponents and copy what we think works. Then we try to do a little more or do it a little better. That sounds logical but there is a major flaw in that strategy and flaw is that it breeds sameness.
"The great achievers are focused on creativity"
Creativity leads to newness. A new way of doing things and not just a slightly better way. A totally new new product or service. To create something is so much more satisfying. It is exciting for you and your customers.
"Competition is an outdated model that leads to modest gains"
Friday, February 8, 2013
Pssst....if you like this hit the f button below and share it with your facebook friends. It will make us both happy!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
When we see images of cute little puppies, kittens or babies it triggers a reaction in us that we can't control. It causes us to be happier more protective creative and simply smarter. It is natures way to create the feelings necessary to continue our species. Young and defenseless images of cute innocent babies is just too hard to resist.
In one study it was even found that if you had a really cute baby image in your wallet you were twice as likely to have a lost wallet returned with all your cash and credit cards untouched. So these images even create honesty in those who see them. Hey maybe these types of images could reduce shop lifting?
Looking at these types of images causes people be calmer and happier. So imagine if you were in some waiting room and surrounded by these cute images. You would be much less likely to be upset about the wait.
Cute and funny flood our systems with those feel good chemicals and hormones. A happy customer is much more like to buy.
Viewing these type of images also cause us to be more relaxed and open to suggestions. Can you imagine a boardroom with cute kittens puppies and kids? That would take some courage to do but hey....whatever works.
Now ask yourself where could I use these images in my business and in my life? Remember it will make your family happier too. Dig out those cute pictures of your kids and brighten up the attitude around your home.
Now don't you feel better? Just remember....cute sells!
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A good video is just part of an overall marketing strategy. It needs to be part of a plan to engage, convert and retain an audience.
Video has become an incredibly popular way to engage an audience.
There are good reasons for this.
96% of consumers say videos help them with their buying decisions.
77% of consumers believe that companies that create videos are more engaged with them and 73% are more likely to purchase a product or service after watching a video that explains it.
Here are 10 ways to ensure your video strategy works for you.
1. Know your purpose
Too often I see organisations talking about making a video without clearly understanding why they are doing that. Being clear on what you are trying to achieve drives the entire production process.
2. Don’t sell, be helpful
People will watch and share your videos when you help them. Share you knowledge and experience and it will be passed around. You will position your expertise and be seen as a helpful contributor. This will build trust and community. Think “how can I provide valuable content?”
3. One message per video
The days of 10 minute or even 5 minute videos are gone. If you find yourself trying to fit too much information into a video, you will lose your audience. Focus on one message per video. The way in which we communicate has changed. People want easy to consume bite size pieces of information. Keep your videos simple and short.
4. Let go of the idea of making just one video.
Consider how to create more engagement by creating more videos.
Develop a storyline of content that can be rolled out over time in a series of videos. This will help build your audience and reinforce the value you bring to the marketplace.
5. Know your audience
Too often I see clients go off on tangents with their videos and forget about the audience. Be clear right from the outset who should be watching this and what do I need to share with them. The more focused you are on your audience the more cut through your video will have.
6. It’s not about you
Too often I see my clients wanting to showcase what they do and how they do it. It’s very common and it’s often where I help my clients refocus on the real issues the viewer is interested in. We are all too close to our businesses and it helps to have an outsider show us the big picture issues that the viewers are more interested in. Talking about yourself is not going to build engagement. Showing how your services or products help the viewer will.
7. Have a call to action
Just like every video should have a purpose, there should be a call to action at the end of the video. The video should direct people to the next step. It may not be to make a purchase but it might to be try a sample, make a phone call, visit a website, watch another video. Be clear before you start, what is the next step I want the viewer to take. If they’ve watched to the end of the video the chances are you have them on side and they will be responsive to your request.
8. How will it be seen?
Having a video that no one sees is unfortunately a waste of time and money. Before making your video have a think about how you can get it seen. It’s important to have a plan that extends beyond having the video on your website. Videos are a powerful way to engage an audience and can bring people to your website if distributed well. Check out this post on 30 ways to distribute your video.
9. Repurposing opportunities
Video is rich media. It can be reused in many ways. Tweet key points, transcribe the content to create blogs (use blog as scripts for videos), extract the audio for those who prefer to listen than watch. Create stories around the video in articles that reference it.
10. Measure and repeat
What gets measured gets managed. There are a variety of ways to measure video engagement – number of views, number of clicks. Ultimately though your best form of measurement is based on the call to action. How much action was taken because of the video and how has that helped your organisation?
Then when you see what is working, review and redo.
If you’d like help to develop a video strategy that engages your audience and gets result please get in touch with me, Geoff Anderson at Sonic Sight. + 61 2 9888 1110 email@example.com
Geoff Anderson is the owner of Sonic Sight, a video production facility in Sydney.
He is an author, presenter and a video producer.
Connect with him, book him, take his course, buy his book, follow him.
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This is my new information gathering m.o.
- Wake up in the morning and grab my cellphone.
- Click the Google Plus button and scroll through what’s in there.
- Start opening links from friend’s posts into the browser tabs, and floating back to G+.
- Go to Facebook, and do the same thing.
- Once I’ve gone through all the posts on Facebook, I click to browser and read the articles.
- Occasionally reshare, like or +1 the article in its home site.
- Shower (phone playing music from my files)
- Down to the laptop at the kitchen table, eat breakfast and read any articles I missed from the phone.
- THEN I check the following sites: BoingBoing, The Atlantic, io9, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, NY Times.
- Share articles from respective sites to my FB and G+ feeds.
This kind of information behavior is becoming the new norm, and that’s what social networking sites are banking on. I’m absolutely certain that Google, the most predominant search engine out there, is upgrading their algorithms to incorporate things like the resharing of articles and +1, to boost the signal on content that is becoming socially relevant to people. That’s more than likely how Sparks is supposed to work, but who looks at Sparks anyway? With all of the awesome things coming through your stream, there’s no need to go out looking for more.
Sharing information between friends has always part of the experience of gathering information. Social networks and availability of online content have expanded that tremendously, but each does it differently due to their policies on how you can add people. Facebook requires you to mutually accept a friend request. This is a barrier designed to focus on the relationship between the people involved. You are acknowledging that you and this other person are friends, and that acknowledgment allows you to see their content. Google+ on the other hand has the option to follow people, and not have them follow you back, thus allowing you to see content from people you wouldn’t normally have acknowledged as a friend, and thus extending your relationships beyond personal acquaintance.
Part of the reason I go to Google+ first now is because a) I have a vast majority of people who are not necessarily close to me (increasing the complexity of what I’m reading) and b) there is a greater space to contextualize the information being received. So not only am I seeing a wide array of content that I would not be exposed to via my Facebook friends, but I’m also getting a clearer picture of why they’re sharing that content with me and what they believe it means. Twitter has never really felt relevant to me, because I get far too little information from the people posting to encourage me to want to click a shortened URL. They can’t explain why they’re providing the link, or what their pros and cons are with a piece. Facebook at least allows you a little breathing room when sharing a link. But even there you have a limited character space. Google+ affords you the opportunity to practically write a thesis in rebuttal or praise of an article. People who read your post can truly get to the heart of why you’re sharing this content with them. Add to that the fact that resharing a post from the original author incorporates not only his/her massive context, but also allows the resharer to post his/her response to the article. That gives you two extended opinions from two different people as well as the original link to the article online, which vastly increases the trust one has with the content that they’re reading.
Google+ only has about 30,000 people on the network, as opposed to Facebook which has half a billion. And yet blog sites are reporting that G+ is driving a tremendous amount of traffic to their pages, I know that I’ve seen this and loads of other bloggers have to. It’s because it’s built on the very real culture of discussing literature and sharing it with your friends. And when your definition of friend is ever-widening, you see content going viral more often.
Then again, maybe G+ users are just extremely avid readers, like these folks…
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As Believers who are seeking to advance His Kingdom we have the right and privilege to do business with God.
Why does He need us to do business with Him?
1. God has given mankind dominion over the earth. Therefore, we have the authority to release Him to work when we pray. God has never violated the free will that He gave humankind. And He has given dominion over the earth to men and women.
Psalm 8:4-8 says: "What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet, all sheep and oxen—even the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the seas."
God does not violate authority. He sits above it, and He judges men when they abuse the authority given to them; and His hierarchy of authority is not the same as we often think it is. (For instance, prayers carry higher authority than leaders' decisions, and so God can turn the hearts of leaders in response to prayer.) However, He does not violate the authority He has given us. To do so would be a violation of our free will. Understanding how Kingdom authority works is absolutely essential if you want to walk in the supernatural.
2. Why authority and dominion matter in our prayer closets: It matters because God has given dominion over the earth to men. Therefore, if we want Him to move on the earth, we must ask. History is full of stories of God moving when there was prayer. If we want God to move, we must pray.
PRAYER OPENS DOORS AND PROVIDES A WAY WHERE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO WAY
Father is so serious about our prayer assignment that He actually gave us the Helper to help us pray! The Holy Spirit of grace and supplication has several specific jobs, but one of them is to move through us in prayer. Romans 8:26-27 says: "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the Saints according to the will of God."
Even Jesus came as a baby in response to prayer and intercession. God had told us that it was His will to send the Messiah, and dedicated lovers of God prayed for the Deliverer to come for many years. We have dominion over the earth. If we desire to see God move on the earth, we must pray.
3. God has always desired to converse and even reason with mankind. God desires the best for us now. Even if some things are stored up for the future, they can be pulled into the present by the prayer of faith.
PULL ON GOD THROUGH FAITH-FILLED PRAYERS
Then remember Moses, who interceded before God for the lives of the children of Israel. It was God's plan to wipe them out and raise up a new nation from the offspring of Moses. But Moses reasoned with God, and He changed His mind.
God's reasoning is the kind of reasoning that God encourages us to logically present His Word back to Him in prayer. Psalm 138:1-3, "I will praise You with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praises to You. I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your loving-kindness and Your truth; for You have magnified Your Word above all Your name. In the day when I cried out, You answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul."
When we reason with God His way, we search out the deep things of His Word to discover His will for our lives individually and for the whole earth. Then, we go boldly before God's throne of grace as the kings over the earth that we are. From that position, we are to present our requests to Him with prayer, supplication, and thanksgiving—based on His own Word. When we pray God's own Word back to Him, we have assurance that we will receive whatever we request.
1 John 5:14-15 tells us this: "Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him."
So doing business with God means presenting His own will back to Him. It's always His will to establish and expand His Kingdom of righteousness, peace, joy, and power on the earth and in your life personally. It's always His will for you to ask—YES, FOR YOURSELF—for Jesus said: "Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full" (John 16:24).
QUESTIONS TO ASK MYSELF:
How will I respond?
Will I set yourself apart to seek Him morning, noon, and night?
Will I go boldly before His throne of grace, praying specific prayers and expecting specific answers?
Will I accept the challenge to do business with God on purpose?
ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
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You go a wondering, wandering
Stumbling, tumbling, round! round!
When will you find
What's on the tip of your mind?
Why are you blind
To all you ever were
Never were, really are, nearly are?
Little boy false in search of little boy true
Will you ever be done traveling
Always unraveling you, you?
Running away could lead you further astray
And as for fishing in streams for pieces of dreams
Those pieces will never fit
What is the sense of it?
Little boy blue, don't let your little sheep roam
It's time ,come blow your horn, meet the morn
Look and see, can you be far from home?
Lyrics submitted by SongMeanings
"Pieces of Dreams [From Pieces of Dreams]" as written by Marilyn Bergman Alan Bergman
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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Aging Related Differences in Hand Intrinsic and Extrinsic Muscles for Hand Dexterity: An MRI Investigation
Shim, Jae Kun
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Hand dexterity is crucial for humans to interactions with the external environment. Many activities of daily living (ADLs) such as pressing, grasping, writing and typing would be unattainable without a skillfully and proficiently functioning hand. Sexagenarians and older often experience difficulties in hand dexterity, which seriously impair their ability to perform ADLs. This study described the aging-related changes in hand muscle size and dexterity; and addressed the conflicting literature regarding the extent of atrophy to either the intrinsic or extrinsic hand muscles in the elderly. The overall hypotheses for this study were 1) that elderly adults show an aging-related decrease in hand muscle size and strength, especially a greater decrease in the intrinsic hand muscles, 2) elderly adults show an aging-related decrease in hand dexterity and 3) hand muscle size and strength are positively related to hand dexterity. This study examined hand muscle sizes with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and examined hand strength and other functional measures. This study found aging-related decreases in muscle size, muscle strength, hand dexterity. Furthermore, intrinsic muscles showed a greater aging-related decrease in volume and strength as compared to the extrinsic muscles. When examining relationships, muscle strength was positively correlated to multi-finger synergy and finger dependence. Also, muscle size was positively related to performance on clinical hand dexterity tests. This supports the strength-dexterity equivalence hypothesis.
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In the summer, early worship service is held at 9:00 am in the Fellowship Hall.
Music is lead by the early service worship team. Lord's Supper is served on the first Sunday by intinction.
Adults Youth Children
2575 Garth RoadCharlottesville VA 22901
(434) 295-1367Fax 295 1780
Presbytery of the James Synod of the Mid-Atlantic Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Olivet Cemetery website.
Olivet Preschool website.
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By Alex Irish / June 12th, 2017
The upcoming Knack 2 has gotten a release date amid E3 2017, and will launch on PS4 September 5th for a budget $39.99 price. Once again, it’s being developed by Sony Studio Japan under the guidance of PS4 architect Mark Cerny. Knack 2 focuses on refining the original’s co-op platforming, brawling, and light puzzle solving.
The original Knack was a launch game for the PS4 back in November 2013, while its follow-up was first revealed at the PlayStation Experience 2016 last December.
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Carrion Crown 5th Edition
(PC) Orel Iror Dotsk (Patchy)
Pirate of the Inner Sea doing good by the Professor
Fate smiled on you and Professor Lorrimor one day in the not so distant past. Through a matter of pure chance, you were in a position to save the late scholar’s life and did so. His gratitude was effusive, and he promised that he would never forget you. You are unsure of the nature of the summons in his will, but believe he may have listed you as a possible heir in thanks for saving him from an untimely demise.
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Kody creates very nice free hat patterns and charts.
She mentioned the Xmas Tree Hat.
I was thinking of Diana Wynne Jones' books and the hat shop in Howl's castle... I'd like to get the same response to her books as Joanne Rowling's Harry Potter has received... Sure, there're no knitting mommies in Chrestomanci's world, but when has that stopped anyone?
When I think of knitted and crocheted hats for the hat shop, it's more this sort of things I'm referring to...
hat and bag from 1960
Soft Brim casual hat from 1947
Draped beret from 1947
Yellow picture hat and bag from 1953
Lacy cloche - 1953
"Antique" hat patterns
hats and bags from 40's and 50's
Ladies' hat from 50's
1940's luncheon date hat
3-piece angora set
Not all of them are as fancy as I'd like, but in all the woman wearing the hat has a nice hairdo, makeup and clothes. Just a little care and consideration before one goes out the door, like Trinny and Susannah say ;-)
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Welcome to my virtual general reference desk for librarians. It is intended to be a source for librarians to use when answering questions. The links are organized by type of source and are listed alphabetically within each section.
If you need to return to this main page at any time, you can do so by clicking on the introduction link at the top or by the home link at the bottom of each page.
Created by Whitney Winn, a MLIS student at UCLA, as a final project for IS245: Information Access. Last updated December 7, 2006.
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Custom framed Team USA Soccer jersey signed by Tim Howard! We even cut stars into the matting for our customer! Come see why we are Denver’s most trusted sports framer!
Jim Craig Team USA hockey jersey custom framed for a local athlete! Come see why we’re the obvious choice for jersey framing in Denver!
Team USA jersey signed by Michael Jordan custom framed to last a lifetime! Bring your sports memorabilia to the sports framing experts in Colorado!
Game-worn Team USA jersey framed for former Avalanche player and current Hurricanes player, John Michael-Liles!
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MEIKO, 1349 Heil Quaker Blvd., La Vergne, TN 37086
Toll Free (800) 55-MEIKO, FAX (615) 399-6620, E-Mail: email@example.com
There were congratulations all round at the Intergastra exhibition in Stuttgart, with warewashing equipment manufacturer MEIKO taking home the prestigious Grüne Band sustainability award from German publisher Huss-Medien Group in the ‘Water’ category. The company was also honoured as a ‘Super Partner’ to specialised retailers by the German trade association for restaurant and commercial kitchen equipment GGKA.
The German trade association for restaurant and commercial kitchen equipment GGKA recently completed the process of evaluating and grading its suppliers for the fifteenth time. The Board members of the GGKA association, which is headquartered in Cologne, invited 19 prizewinners onto the podium to accept their awards.
GGKA members rated the candidates in a total of nine categories on the basis of seven criteria – and it was MEIKO that came out on top among the manufacturers of dishwashing equipment.
On a scale of 1.0 (best) to 4.0 (worst), the company received an overall score of 2.27 based on the assessment of criteria including quality, susceptibility to faults, sales support and revenue realisation. The comparable average for the category was significantly lower, at just 2.68.
This award is seen as particularly prestigious because votes are cast directly by specialised retailers in the industry.
Michael Mayer, head of sales for Meiko warewashing equipment in Germany, Austria and Switzerland thanked GGKA for the award: “We’re tremendously proud to have been ranked as a ‘Super Partner’, and particularly pleased that we took a premier position in the ‘Large Equipment’ category. We’re grateful to have received such a prestigious award. It will motivate us to solidify our position as a market leader.”
‘GRÜNE BAND 2016’ sustainability award: MEIKO takes top spot in Water category
For the third time, the Intergastra exhibition in Stuttgart played host to the presentation of the prestigious sustainability award from the Huss-Medien Group in the six categories of water, energy, climate, ecology, fair trade/social responsibility and corporate concept. The winners were chosen by an expert jury and the readers of the trade journals ‘Gastronomie & Hotellerie’ and ‘GV-kompakt’.
Sustainability has made major inroads into the hospitality and food service sectors, with concepts such as energy efficiency, environmental stewardship and fair trade becoming firmly established in the market. To remain successful in a competitive market, restaurant and catering managers are now faced with the challenge of creating strategies and solutions which meet both business-focused and eco-friendly criteria. That requires partners from the supplier industry that share the same philosophy and the same determination to offer products that promote sustainable production and consumption patterns.
Now MEIKO has yet another reason to celebrate. Having already received the sustainability award in 2012, MEIKO has done it again in 2016 in the Water category with its M-iQ GreenEye technology. Achieving reductions of up to 50 percent in fresh water and rinse agent, GreenEye is an innovation which optimises capacity utilisation to maximise savings. Using a smart system of indicator lights, it facilitates teamwork between the machine and its operators and ensures an efficient cleaning process.
Having already accepted the Super Partner award the evening before, Michael Mayer was delighted to receive yet another prestigious prize: “Many thanks to all the readers of the ‘GV-Kompakt’ and ‘Hotellerie & Gastronomie’ trade magazines. It’s a privilege to be awarded this sustainability prize in the Water category. Water is truly MEIKO’s element, because achieving reliably hygienic warewashing results would be impossible without it. It is one of the most precious elements on our planet, and something which deserves to be protected. We hope that our ideas go some way toward helping conservation efforts – this award will inspire us to keep working on even better solutions.”
MEIKO is a value-driven company which has firmly anchored the concept of sustainability in its corporate culture. It follows the maxim that companies should think in terms of generations, not quarters. That belief is reflected both in its product development strategy and its production processes.
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Blackzone Controllers is here to offer you awesome and incredible gaming experiences through its custom modded controllers. When it comes to high technology gaming, Blackzone Controllers is the most trusted name in the industry.
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Is the Chinese government taking down non-state-owned video sites? That seems to be the prevailing view of what caused the Chinese YouTube-like site 56.com to cease operating on June 3rd, according to WSJ. The site, which has received $30 million — a $20 million second round was closed last December — from early backers Sequoia Capital and *Disney* Steamboat Ventures, among others. Visitors to the site are greeted with a message in Mandarin indicating that 56.com is dealing with a simple server problem.
It could be the worst server problem in online video site history or… something darker could be at work. Last December, the Chinese government began handing down new rules designed to curtail non-state owned sites, which tended to ignore officials’ censorship demands. In what was seen as possible reprieve, Beijing said that some private video sites could receive licenses, but 56.com was never issued one. Neither has rival Chinese site Tudou, which just raised an additional $57 million two months ago. More recently, another Chinese video site Youku said it secured a $25 million third round.
The shuttering of 56.com has caused a great deal of uncertainty about the future of the nation’s quickly growing online video business. The peril that private video sites have been in since December didn’t sneak up on investors, who as the recent fundings show, have expressed confidence that Chinese regulators would not take an iron fist approach to the new businesses — overall, BDA China Ltd., a Beijing tech consultant estimates the top eight online-video sites have taken in at least $250 million funding as of last month. But with officials increasingly nervous about embarrassments as the August 8th opening of the Summer Olympic games in Beijing approaches, the government perhaps senses an opportunity to finally do away with what it regards as nuisances.
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Announcer Scotty The Body Conley appropriately equipped to entertain you on the mic all weekend.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015 by Rob Meronek
Friday, February 13, 2015
Jagger put together three solid ones to win the Qualifiers, Semi-Finals AND Finals here at Houston's stop of The Boardr Am. He joins Jon Cos as the second spot of just 12 at The Boardr Am Series Finals at X Games in Austin. Congrats, Jagger! The next stop is in Florida!Check It
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Before we discuss the two available EPA 608 Technician Certification Online Exam courses, it's first important to know which exam you need to take.
Which Type of EPA 608 Certification Do I Need?
- TYPE I: For servicing, maintaining or repairing small appliances that contain less than 5 pounds of refrigerants.
- TYPE II: For servicing, maintaining, repairing or disposing of high pressure appliances, except small appliances and motor vehicle air conditioning systems (MVACS).
- TYPE III: For servicing, maintaining, repairing or disposing of low pressure appliances, such as chillers.
- UNIVERSAL: For servicing, maintaining, repairing or disposing of ALL types of equipment. To achieve the Universal Certification, Technicians must pass the CORE, I, II, & III exam sections.
Which EPA 608 Certification program should I register for?
When signing up for an EPA 608 Technician Certification exam online you have two options:
- Includes online preparatory course and materials for all exam sections.
- Includes all proctoring fees (CORE, Type I, II, III or Universal) when taken online - students must have a webcam and microphone.
- It is also possible to take the type II and III exams in-person; however, there will be a small additional proctoring fee required.
2. EPA 608 Technician Certification Exam Online Anytime - $150
- Includes the online proctoring fees only - no prep course
- CORE, Type I, II, III or Universal
- Students must have a webcam an microphone to take the exam online.
- The exam must be scheduled 72 hours in advance, however it can be scheduled for any day, any time, 24/7.
- Free practice exams are available for review prior to sitting for the exams.
With both options, participants can select which test sections they'd like to take - for example, if you only need Type I certification, you would only need to take the CORE and Type I tests. For EPA Universal Certification, you must past all sections: CORE, Type I, Type II, and Type III.
Remember, EPA 608 Technician Certification Is the LAW!
Companies with un-certified employees are are subject to heavy fines (max $27,500) as well as the employee who does not have this specific certification. Regardless of Local, State or Industry licenses the EPA 608 Technician Certification is still required if you work on refrigerant containing equipment.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to call 646-564-3546 or contact us at any time.
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The 103rd Annual National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention that was hosted in Houston this past week (July 7-12, 2012) brought back some wonderful memories of my family’s strong involvement (particularly my dad) with the NAACP during the 1950’s through the mid 1980’s. The purpose of this organization and assistance from its Legal Defense Fund were the driving forces behind my dad and others being the leaders of a class action law suit against the discriminatory practices of the labor seniority system at Houston Armco Steel Corporation — John TAYLOR et al., Plaintiffs, Alfred James et Al., Intervenors v. ARMCO STEEL CORPORATION et al., Defendants (1973).
Dad was a member of the NAACP Houston Branch Finance Committee along with Monica Kelley, Walter Brown, Sam Polk, and Sam Davis (see photo below).
He was a long time active member of the Houston Northeast Branch (see photo below).
While cleaning up the book shelf last week, I came across his pocket-size Constitution and By-Laws handbook . . .
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
OF COLORED PEOPLE
New York, NY 10019
(As amended at the 51st Annual NAACP Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, June 1960)
An annual fundraiser and black-tie gala hosted by the Houston NAACP since 1967 has been its Freedom Fund Dinner (which I understand originated with our first African American Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall). Below is a quick snapshot of my dad’s Freedom Fund Dinner souvenir book from the 13th annual event on 22 February 1980!
Annual Houston NAACP
Freedom Fund Dinner
Theme: Now Is The Time To
Count Our Friends
Friday February 22, 1980 7:30 p.m.
Houston Marriot Hotel
1750 West Loop
This Book Is Dedicated To Mr. George T. Nelson
and Mrs. Christia V. Adair
Fresh Fruit Cocktail
Tossed Green Salad
Baked Potato with Sour Cream
Green Beans Amandine
Rolls and Butter
Master of Ceremonies: Weldon H. Berry, Esq.
Junior Life Member:
Elks Antler Guards
Lift Every Voice & Sing
Accompanist, Rosemary McGowan
Billie J. Smith
Honorable Jim McConn
Mayor of Houston
Introduction of Speaker
Dr. Rawls Andrews
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks
Executive Director, NAACP
Presentation of Awards
Honorable Gabriel McDonald
Honorable U.S. District Judge John Peavy, Jr.
Helen L. Johnson
Introduction of Special Guests
Lift Every Voice And Sing
National Negro Hymn
James Weldon Johnson R. Rosamond Johnson
Lift every voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us,
Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us;
Facing the rising sun of our new day begun,
Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod,
Felt in the days when hope unborn had died;
Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet,
Come to the place for which our fathers sighed?
We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,
We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered;
Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears,
Thou Who hast brought us thus far on the way;
Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light,
Keep us forever in the path, we pray.
Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee.
Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee.
Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand,
True to our God, true to our native land.
Copyright © 2011-2017 Claiming Kin
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Friday, January 29, 2010
Isn't this fence/gate adorable? I found it in Independence, Oregon ... where my sister lives in an old historical house which I adore.
I can't wait for my next visit to Beth's town -- to go for another long walk and discover more treasures like this. Love ya, sissie!
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Origin/Gimmick: The character’s powers all come from devices of some kind. One of the character’s mental abilities (your choice) is increased by +2.
Control: Wizardy [Cosmic Power (Awareness)]~You can simply will effects into being using a cosmic or primal power. Choose a suitable weakness for your Cosmic Power, such as an inability to affect a certain subject (material, color, etc.). ~~Superspeed, Precognition~
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Alert level: Moderate
Windows Defenderdetects and removes this threat.
This tool that uses a vulnerability in Android devices to "root" or hack the device.
It is usually done by someone using the device who wants to get around limitations set by the device's manufacturer or carrier (for example, a phone carrier may limit updates on the device).
We recommend you don't use hacktools as they can be associated with malware or unwanted software.
ID članka: 4026443 - posljednja izmjena: 28. srp 2017. - verzija: 1
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Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Weight Management ..
Just like a quality diet and exercise routine can do wonders for our health as humans, it is very beneficial to our furry family members too. It can be hard to find a or program that is easy to follow. Hill’s Science Diet has a new formula of dog and cat food available called Hill’s Prescription Diet Metabolic Advanced Weight Solution Pet Food that will help your pet lose weight and live a more quality life.
I feel that Metabolic Diet worked better than typical low calorie or low fat poducts. My cat lost significant weight in a relatively short amount of time. She became more energetic which, I think, added to the weight reduction. Her coat also became very shiney. The science that went into choosing the ingredients for this product really seems to be working. The reasons that I did not give 5 stars are these: 1) it is a little pricey, 2) I don't think my cat really loves the taste because she was reluctant when switching and she usually eats anything (therefore the weight issue), 3) the nuggets for the dry food are too large; she is a cat that swallows pieces whole and vomits food that has large pieces, and lastly, 4) I personally dislike the smell. I've served other canned foods that smell much nicer. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]
Hill's Prescription Diet Metabolic Feline provides all the nutrition your cat needs during weight loss and maintenance. Please consult your veterinarian for further information on how our Prescription Diet and Science Diet foods can help your cat to continue to enjoy a happy and active lifemaintain happiness and a healthy weight for life.
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Hello Pattern Revolution readers! It is Crystal here, from Stitched by Crystal, and today I am sharing my latest sewing project with you...Ellen’s Esplanade bag by ChrisW Designs! It has been a while since I sewed a bag for myself (or anything for myself really) so I was excited try out a new to me designer and sew up a great everyday bag!
The description of the Ellen’s Esplanade pattern says it is “the perfect day project” or bag you can “whip up and give as a gift”. And I have to admit I had my suspicions about a bag pattern you can “whip up” as bag patterns can take hours, even days to sew. But it is true! I whipped this bag up in 3.5 hours from print to clipping on my strap in the last step, and that included some seam ripping and re-cutting a couple pieces (measure twice cut once, right?...I will remember that next time!) So this really is a pretty quick sew as far as bags go!
The finished bag is a great size for everyday use as a mom with three kids. It measures about 15” wide, 11.5” tall and 5.5” wide. It has a zippered interior pocket and 2 big exterior side pockets that are big enough to fit my water bottle! The bag is lined and has a beautiful clean finish, the hole to turn the bag gets hidden in the interior pocket seam.
The pattern only has 3 pages of pattern pieces to print and give measurements for all the other rectangular shaped pieces. There is a fourth page to print that has little labels to cut out for all your rectangular pieces, they really help you keep things organized while you are cutting and sewing!
There are fabric requirements included and it states you may need to but more for pattern matching. Make sure you get plenty of fabric, this bag has a seam in the front and the back, I didn’t have quite enough fabric to match the flower on the front of my bag like I would have liked. But that seam could make for some really fun stripe patterns or chevrons if you wanted to get creative with your fabrics!
You do need some bag hardware for this project, but it is all pretty easy to find. I found all the hardware I needed at my local fabric store with the exception of the grommets so I ended up skipping those.
I would say this is an intermediate sewing pattern, mostly because of the zippers. It is a pretty easy sew as far as bags go. I think it would make a great pattern for someone who may have never sewn a bag before and wants to give it a shot! The instructions are clear and easy to follow with clear pictures for each step. And the designer give some great tips along the way!
Make sure you head over to ChrisW Designs to find the Ellen’s Esplanade pattern! She has tons of great patterns, I am eyeing the Brandt’s Boulevard and the Dawn to Dusk. Plus she’s got some great FREE tutorials and tips for making bags, check them out!
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Former paratrooper Jaidee jumps into three stroke lead in Durban
FORMER paratrooper Thongchai Jaidee jumped into a three-stroke lead over Ernie Els and Louis Oosthuizen when the Volvo Champions began at a wet and windy Durban Country Club today.
However, it was not the Thai golfer's superb seven-under-par 65 that Els found himself mostly talking about afterwards, but one particular shot from Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts.
The Open champion could not believe his eyes when Europe's biggest hitter launched a drive of 419 yards at the downwind third hole.
"I've been coming here since 1986 I think and I've never seen a ball there, nobody has," Els said.
"They should put a plaque down. I was coming from a different zip code. And I've got to compete against these animals!"
Els had the last laugh, though. He matched his playing partner's birdie and out-scored him by five to keep his victory hopes firmly alive.
Jaidee, part of the 33-strong winners-only field thanks to his victory at the Wales Open last June, was out on his own from the time he birdied six of the first 10 holes.
The 43-year-old led by five at one point, but that was cut to three late in the day despite the two South African stars having to contend with heavy rain.
"We probably got the bad side of the draw, but that's part of golf," said Oosthuizen, who faced similar conditions during his runaway seven-shot win in the 2010 Open at St Andrews.
He and Els still had the advantage of local knowledge, however. Jaidee is on his first-ever trip to South Africa.
"I enjoy the course," he said. "You have to think a lot - I hit the driver on only two holes - and put a three-iron in my bag only 15 minutes before we teed off."
Seven players share fourth place in the race for a first prize of almost £283,000.
Scottish trio Paul Lawrie, Richie Ramsay and Scott Jamieson all shot 69, as did Welshman Jamie Donaldson, England's Danny Willett, Dane Thomas Bjorn and Indian Jeev Milkha Singh.
Lawrie got the better of playing partner Colin Montgomerie by three after an unusual start to their round.
There was a 10-minute hold-up on the opening green because the flagstick was stuck in the hole and damage was caused in yanking it out.
"I've never seen that before," said Lawrie, who then came close to winning a £32,000 excavator when his six-iron tee shot to the 170-yard 15th hit the flag, but stayed out.
Jamieson knows only too well what the weather can be like in the city. It was only last month that he won at nearby Royal Durban in an event reduced to 36 holes because of rain.
Padraig Harrington began his 2013 with a 70, but Paul Casey - winner in Bahrain two years ago, but unable to defend last year after dislocating his shoulder snowboarding - could do no better than 74 like Jose Maria Olazabal and Darren Clarke was one worse than that like defending champion Branden Grace.
Clarke's fellow Northern Irishman Michael Hoey would have shared second spot with three closing pars, but instead double-bogeyed the 16th and 18th for a 72.
Hoey reckoned he had drunk too much water. "I felt bloated and lost so much concentration," he said.
The former British amateur champion will need his focus back for the second round. Amateurs from the final of the Volvo World Challenge join the action for one day only.
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I have been living in my car for three months. The first two weeks, my luggage was kept neatly in bags. Besides opening a trunk instead of a closet, a string of awkward sleeping positions, and the consequences of eating highway food, I feel that I have successfully adapted to road life. I accept the fact that my clothes will always feel wrinkled and wet, my digestive system is perpetually “off” and no simple conversation derives from the confession, “I am living in my car.”
Advice for lonesome lady road travelers:
1) Try to blend in. I woke up and brushed my teeth on a dirt road on the fringes of the French Quarter using the leftover cup of Jack, Coke and melted ice to rinse (yes, like Ke$ha). With no time to shower, I was wearing the same clothes and back on the road. Even after convincing myself that this was a totally average Thursday morning, I learned an important lesson: try to blend in, even at the gas station. Without preparation, you may find yourself approached by a local who suspects that you are not just an innocent traveler. You may think that spraying perfume helps, but in this case, you are probably exacerbating the primary issue, being, party shoes in the morning, at a gas station off I-10 = the wrong kind of attention.
2) Remember, sanity and health are relative. Driving long hours can be therapeutic and when lost in thought, it is easy to forget that essentially, you have been contained in a 6 x 5 moving box. You have spent hours, days, and weeks consuming ungodly amounts of sugar, fat, and caffeine. The music you think that has been in a steadily changing and random is actually on repeat. You have engaged a philosophical debate with the GPS girl. The voices in your head are no longer ponderous road thoughts, they are actually the sound of you losing your shit.
3) Don’t tell people you live in a car. This may seem obvious, but I made the mistake of letting it be known that my address is actually my license plate. The first and most common reaction is pity: “Oh no, are you okay?” People have started to believe that I am unintentionally homeless . When I start talking, the Christians are disappointed to find out that I don’t really need to be saved. Then there are the questions, “What are you doing? Don’t you need to work? Why did you leave?” All questions with a series of generic answers that smell spoiled, like the leftovers in my backseat. None invoke any pride. I have also been asked if I need a roommate. All awkward conversations that are best avoided by not making this seemingly simple confession.
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Recuperate record photos and films.
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Last Saturday, one of our readers got a $350 Manhattan boutique hotel for $70 INCLUDING tax (check out the screen grab on the left - this is a hotel that costs $350 on booking.com). How did he do it? Short answer, the Hotel Tonight app. Long answer, well, long answers are our speciality:
From a business standpoint, selling a hotel room is more like selling fresh squeezed juice than selling a house or condo. LIke freshly squeezed juice, hotel rooms are perishable. if you haven't sold your fresh orange juice( or hotel room) by nightfall, it becomes worthless. And like food that's about to go off, you can often get a last minute hotel room at a huge discount.
The very best way purchase a last minute boutique hotel is with the Hotel Tonight app. Starting at noon every day, the app shows you hotels in any city that will offer you huge discounts on that night only. The prices are already low, but like everything else, Tango in Tahiti has tips to save even more money:
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Tip 3. Rather than booking two or more nights (which is allowed but usually more expensive) leave your bags in the hotel lobby while you're out during the day, giving you the option of booking whatever hotel is cheapest for that night.
Tip 4. Hotel Tonight works best in NYC. In cities with a plethora of hotel rooms (think Atlanta or Orlando) Priceline.com seems to turn up the best deals. But in NYC, Hotel Tonight is king (if you don't believe us, take another look at the screen grab above to see The Craiginator's $70 score last Saturday night.
Priceline vs. Hotel Tonight - Could Hotel Tonight be better than Priceline.com for hotels? It's certainly cooler. Priceline is full of big box business hotels like the HIlton and Sheraton, while Hotel Tonight puts you in modern boutique hotels. It's also nice to actually know where you're staying before you pay for your room. But Priceline.com still has one huge advantage, when you use Priceline you can book in advance. Waiting until late afternoon and booking with Hotel Tonight gives you huge savings, but it takes nerves of steel (and it's a pain stashing your bags while you wait).
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When it comes to winemaking, Julianne Brogden has found value in collaboration.
Issue 3928 20th August 2015
“Winemaking is addictive,” says Julianne (“Julz”) Brogden. “It involves physical, dirty, hard labour and long, crazy hours.” But friendships made around the world, “the many laughs, great food, the loud, eclectic music – and of course the fine wine”, have made it all worthwhile.
Raised in Hawke’s Bay, Brogden is a Bachelor of Wine Science who worked for seven years in the famous Napa Valley wine region, near San Francisco. Back in the Bay, she works at the long-established Pask winery, but since 2010 has also been crafting consistently classy wines under her own label, Collaboration.
Brogden doesn’t own a vineyard or a winery. “For every wine, I think about what attributes I want to see in the final wine, then source sites accordingly.”
Family and close friends help with the vineyard work. “I run the bottling line at my main job, so I manage to get my mum, older sister and friends to put the bottles on the line and pack at the other end when I’m bottling my own wine.”
Other key supporters include her partner, winemaker Richard Painter, who works at the Te Awa winery, and vineyard supervisor Sam – a labrador.
A feature of Collaboration wines is their lovely labels. After living in a trailer in a Napa Valley canyon, paying US$50 a month, Brogden moved in with a well-known artist, Angela Tirrell – and her world of “entertaining dinner parties, interesting people and, of course, beautiful artwork”.
Conversation turned to the creation of a new range of wines, produced by Brogden and adorned with Tirrell’s abstract paintings.
The current releases include the stylish Ceresia Merlot/Cabernet Franc 2013 and the hand-picked, barrel-fermented Collaboration Aurulent Hawke’s Bay Chardonnay 2013 (5/5 stars, $30), a very youthful, elegant wine. Mouthfilling, with a fragrant, citrusy bouquet, gently seasoned with oak, it is crisp and vibrant, with slightly smoky and buttery notes, firm acid spine, and excellent complexity, structure and depth.
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Fruit is a simple, lightweight Feedly client application. The application is designed to focus on readability and simplicity in use.
If you are new to Feedly,
1. Create an account on Feedly at https://feedly.com
2. Subscribe news, blogs, anything you want on Feedly
3. Login to Fruit with your Feedly account and enjoy your Fruit!
- Click article to mark as read and open the article on Chrome Custom Tab
- Long-Click article to mark as saved / unsaved
- Long-Click Unread tab to mark all loaded articles to read
4 Tabs on bottom navigation:
1. "Unread": A list of unread articles
2. "Saved": A list of saved articles
3. "Subscriptions": A list of subscriptions
4. "Profile": Your profile info as well as usage guide, feature request, etc.
More features and improvements in the future; if you really want new features, modification, etc please fill out "Request NEW feature" form as I will check every single request and consider what should be implemented in high priority.
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Hello, I'm Chauncéa!
I am a Digital Brand Strategist and Coach who helps creatives and companies grow their brands using Public Relations, Marketing, Social Media and Consulting Services.
Independent of my brand development services, I am also a accomplished Social Influencer as I promote fashion, beauty, business, lifestyle and travel brands on my personal social media platforms.
I also speak regularly at conferences, universities and various events all around the globe on digital business strategies, "How to turn your Hobby Into Your Full Time Job", Style Tips, Travel Strategies and so much more!
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Me again. Sorry. Actually, I'm really not. I need ideas and if someone wants to coauthor on it that would be awesome. I was thinking a deaf girl and a normal boy become best friends. I'm trying to do as much as possible while I'm out of school.
I would say just finish the other one first *shrugs*
Don't start both and not finish either. X'D
*shrugs* just suggesting they start only one project cause I got the feeling they're the type that wouldn't finish it
I have basically nothing finished either x'D
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Known for his singing and songwriting, he first gained fame upon uploading cover songs to his YouTube channel as a hobby. He is a multi-instrumentalist who is experienced at guitar, drums, ukulele, and electric lead. He released his first EP, entitled 3 AM, on July 8, 2014.
He was first inspired to launch a music career at a Bluegrass festival in 2008.
In 2011, he was voted Knoxville, Tennessee's Best Young Voice in the junior voice competition.
He is from Knoxville and used to play music locally there before hitting YouTube. His mother is named Becky and he has a younger sister named Sierra. From 2015 to 2016, he was in a relationship with Bea Miller.
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Derek Yaniger's wild and wacky take on Mid-Century Modern graphic art has become a colourful staple on the contemporary low-brow scene and beyond.
Emanuele Taglietti is an Italian comic book cover artist known for his outrageously eye-catching artwork. During his acclaimed career he painted more than 500 covers. .
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How To Choose A Wheelchair
Nowadays, wheelchairs can be cheap to purchase and are widely available, so choosing a wheelchair can be confusing. Some people will have been prescribed a specific sort of wheelchair by an Occupational Therapist whilst others might want a wheelchair for when an elderly relative comes to stay.
Somebody using the wheelchair independently will require a self propelling (large wheels) model they push themselves. A self propelled, or transit wheelchair (smaller wheels) will be appropriate if the wheelchair will be pushed by an attendant.
A folding wheelchair is a good choice for occasional use as they can easily be dismantled, folded and transported by car. The rear wheels will usually come off, and the back might fold down to save space. These wheelchairs are ideal for those going out for the day in the car, or perhaps for someone who can't walk as far as they once could, but maybe don't need to be in a wheelchair all the time. A dedicated motor can be purchased to turn the manual wheelchair into an attendant controlled powerchair making hills much less of a problem. If you are looking at a wheelchair for occasional use, the lighter it is, the easier it will be to dismantle and put in a car boot. As a very rough guide, folding wheelchairs weigh around 33-44lbs / 15-20Kg, which doesn't sound too heavy, but remember that somebody will be pushing wheelchair, and perhaps getting it in and out of the car.
Folding wheelchairs are available in various sizes, but often do not offer the specialised features that a prescribed wheelchair can offer. For others, the wheelchair will be used more often, perhaps all day, at work, or indoors, for example. For this sort of wheelchair user, the comfort and manoeuvrability is likely to be much more important than how much the wheelchair costs. These wheelchairs are less likely to be folding models, as the performance and weight of the wheelchair is more important than whether it folds. These rigid, self propelled wheelchairs combine a lighter frame and wheels. They might have a more specialised back, seat cushion, foot rests and arm rests.
Wheelchair users who lead an active lifestyle, which might include playing sports such as tennis and basketball as well as driving and day to day living, will require a different sort of wheel chair again. These users are likely to move away from a cumbersome folding wheelchair, to one that is very lightweight, smaller and stronger than a traditional wheelchair. A sport wheelchair might even be constructed from titanium which is stronger and lighter than aluminium. It probably won't have traditional style foot rests, as these will be incorporated into the frame. It might not have arm rests or handles, as it won't need to be pushed. It is also likely to have customisable front and rear wheels so that the user has the most appropriate wheels and tyres for their needs. The wheels on some rigid wheelchairs can be pushed inwards so that they lean towards the user to provide more responsiveness. The highly adjustable and customisable nature of these wheelchairs means that the user might only needs one wheelchair for all activities - day to day living and sports. These lightweight chairs are easy to put in a car, and the wheelchair user can put their wheelchair in the car from the driver's seat. This means that they don't have to rely on others, and can maintain their independence. These very lightweight wheelchairs are utilising a lot of technology and techniques from mountain bike manufacturers. Indeed, some of these rigid wheelchairs resemble a mountain bike more than a traditional wheelchair, and depending on the model and specifications may only weigh 15-17lbs / 8Kg.
The efficiency of a wheelchair can be measured easily in a non-scientific way. The user can simply see how far they move in a given wheelchair, on a given surface in just one push. Because of the number of joints, and weight of the steel of aluminium, a folding wheelchair loses a lot of energy, so a folding wheelchair won't move as far as a rigid wheelchair per push. A titanium sport wheelchair weighs roughly a third of the weight of a standard steel folding wheelchair, and so will move much further per push. This is an important consideration when choosing a wheelchair.
The process of choosing a wheelchair can be complicated. The wheelchair manufacturers make this easier by providing a prescription form for some models. This is a step by step method of choosing the right wheelchair, based on the user's condition, daily activities and any other special requirements. Depending on the complexity of the user's requirements, the wheelchair manufacturer may offer the service of a trained expert to help with the prescription. All sorts of situations are considered from whether the user needs to cross roads, to the size and width of the front castors.
Whatever style of wheelchair you choose, a wheelchair cushion will be recommende
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Walks haunt Stingers in loss to Express
EAU CLAIRE - A severe lack of command was the Willmar Stingers’ demise in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday against the Eau Claire Express, as a 13-7 loss snapped their six-game winning streak.
Stingers pitchers combined to walk 18 batters over eight innings and the Express took advantage, pulling within one game of Willmar for first place in the North Division second-half standings.
Eau Claire jumped out to an 8-1 lead after three innings and extended that cushion to 13-7 through seven.
Willmar left-hander Connor Herd made his first start of the season and lasted just 1-1/3 innings, as five walks led to an early exit. By the game’s end, Stingers manager Eric Vasquez would go through three relief pitchers and use Caleb Ledbetter -- an outfielder -- for a scoreless eighth inning.
Despite trailing by 12 runs with six outs to play, Willmar would proceed to make things at least slightly tense for the Express.
Highlighted by Nolan Bumstead’s three-run double, the Stingers plated six runs in the eighth inning. They then loaded the bases with nobody out in the ninth, bringing the tying run to the hole, but went down quietly to end the game.
Danny Rodriguez hit a solo home run in the top of the second inning, at the time cutting the Eau Claire lead to 2-1, and tying Bumstead for the team-high with six dingers.
Rodriguez came up again in the third with the bases loaded, two outs and Willmar down 3-1. The Stingers first baseman put together a hard-fought 11-pitch at-bat before striking out on a foul tip.
With the Express scoring five runs in the bottom half of the frame against reliever Myles Smith, the next time Willmar would step to the plate, it trailed 8-1.
The second game of the doubleheader begins at 7 p.m. with right-hander Cameron Churchill on the mound.Eau Claire 13, Willmar 7Stingers 010 000 060-7 10 2Express 215 120 020-13 12 2Hitting - Willmar: Luke Becker 1-5 r rbi, Marcus Still 0-4 bb-2 r, Nolan Bumstead 2-5 2b rbi-3, Danny Rodriguez 1-5 hr r rbi, Matt Klosterman 1-3 r, Harrison Schnurbusch 2-3 r bb-2, Caleb Ledbetter 1-4 r, Carter Schmidt 1-1 r rbi bb-2, Tyler Reichenborn 1-4 2b r bb … Eau Claire: Zach Ashford 2-4 r-3 rbi-3, Zach Gilles 2-2 bb-4 r-3 rbi-2, Luke Bandy 2-4 rbi-3
Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Willmar: Connor Herd (L) 1.1-3-3-3-5-1, Myles Smith 2.2-4-6-6-4-3, Hayden Petrovick 1-1-2-2-7-1, Jacob Mertz 2-3-2-1-0-0, Caleb Ledbetter 1-2-0-0-1-0 … Eau Claire: Emanuel Castellano (W) 5-6-1-1-2-4, Adam O’Malley 2-2-4-4-5-0, Jake Moebius 2-2-2-2-2-2
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Kulture Moto provides a fine range of motorcycle clothing, motorcycle t-shirt or leather boots, denim jeans, motorcycle jackets and essentials motorcycle accessories. At Kulture Moto you will find the best motorcycle garment.
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Every people would like to live well having a good lifestyle. The problem seems not to be so easy as could. At first, to have and get things done, we need to take action for things happen because it has not got by itself. The first way by which it may be possible is through the change of habits setting the mind up for things get better. The greater barrier to getting it sets down in knowing how to manage feelings and limiting beliefs all of us have stuck inside so hard of being thrown out. The change of habits begins through mastering thoughts from which it could be possible to improve and grow the inner or subconscious mind of people.
Thoughts are energetic vibrations, manifestations of intelligence coming from the soul’s power. Through clear and correct thoughts we have a channel to interact with the Universe widening the horizons of our knowledge, and so doing it, strengthening the moral principles along the path of our existence.
The power of thought is the great key to getting a good and balanced life. Mastering our thoughts for the good we put them attuned with the Universal Power and Creative Intelligence. Through this channel, we may supply our lives with the Great Force of the Universe becoming us invigorated, stronger and abler for facing our daily struggles for existence.
We need to take care of managing our thoughts on the right way, because they set up real environmental climates promoting good health or diseases, joy or sorrow, success or failure and well or ill-being. People are responsible in fact for their lives, acts and thoughts, being them for their own reliable and dependable on whatever may happen in their lifetime. We are what we think and we are the mirror of our choices.
“As a man thinketh, so he is.” “Man is created by thought; what a man thinks that he becomes.” Think you are strong; strong you become. Think you are weak; the weak you become. Think you are a fool; fool you become. A man forms his own character, becoming that which he thinks. If you meditate on courage, you shall work courage into your character. If you think nobly, you shall gradually make for yourself a noble character, but if you think basely, a base character will be formed. Steady persevering thoughts sets up a definite habit of the mind and that habit manifests itself as a quality in the character. The thread of thought is woven into mental and moral qualities and these qualities in their totality form what we call character. You can build your character as surely as a mason can build a wall, working with and through the law.
The first step towards a deliberate creation of character lies then in the deliberate choosing of what we will think and then of thinking persistently on the quality chosen. Soon, there will be a tendency to evince that quality; a little longer, its exercise will become habitual. Thoughts make the character. You spin the thread of thought into your life.
Carry any kind of thought you please about with you and so long as you retain it, no matter how you roam over land or sea, you will unceasingly attract to yourself, knowingly or inadvertently, exactly and only what corresponds to your own dominant quality of thought. Thoughts are your private property and you can regulate them to suit your taste entirely by steadily recognizing your ability to do so. You have entirely in your own hands to determine the order of thoughts you entertain and consequently the order of influences you attract and are not mere willowy creatures of circumstances unless indeed you choose to be.
A good thought is thrice bestowed. First, it benefits the thinker by improving his mental body. Secondly, it benefits the person about whom it is entertained. Lastly, it benefits all mankind by improving the general mental atmosphere. An evil thought, on the contrary, is thrice cursed. First, it harms the thinker by doing injury to his mental body. Secondly, it harms the person who is its object. Lastly, it harms all mankind by vitiating the whole mental atmosphere. Every evil thought is bad for the person to whom it is directed. but it is even worse for you because these thoughts rebound mainly upon yourself. A mind occupied by evil thoughts acts as a magnet to attract like thoughts and thus you are the one who more directly suffer from it. Evil thoughts are thrown into the mental atmosphere poison the mental environment.
Thoughts are very contagious. Thought moves. It leaves the soul and hovers about. It enters the minds of others also. A sympathetic thought in you raises a sympathetic thought in others with whom you come in contact. A thought of anger produces a similar vibration in those who surround an angry man. Cheerful thoughts produce cheerful thoughts in others. Thoughts of joy create sympathetically thoughts of joy in others.
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As I’ve been contemplating which Goddess I would like to work with next, one has been right in front of me, and making herself known more and more. She’s been with me for quite a while. I’m not quite sure why I didn’t think of working with her more closely.
Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of abundance and prosperity. I’ve had an image of her on my wall ever since a good friend of mine gave it to me many years ago (thank you, Harmony!). She has quietly looked over my home, her gentle presence smiling at me and my family.
I have said her mantra often over the years, opening myself up to her abundance. The mantra is Om Gum Shreem Lakshmi Yei Namaha. I even made a mala for myself to connect with that energy. Recently, I picked up a small statue of Lakshmi that I set up when I am at markets. I even wrote a meditation about her that I will be posting soon!
With all of that, I actually know very little about Lakshmi. For research, it is important to me to look at Hindu sources (or websites that draw from Hindu sources). If I’m going to build a relationship with this Goddess, I don’t want to white wash Her.
I know she is a consort of Vishnu, and another name for her is Shri (or Sri). She is considered by some to be an aspect of the great mother goddess, along with Saraswati and Kali or Durga. She is honored especially at Diwali.
This only scratches the surface. I am honestly going to have to do more research, and spend time connecting with her. So that is the task I set for myself – to get to know her, her likes and dislikes, and what offerings she prefers. I’ll let you know what I learn.
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China saw an increase in Trojan and botnet attacks coming from other countries in 2012, as the amount of mobile malware in the country also surged, according to a local security group.
During the year, a total of 73,000 Trojan and botnet command-and-control servers had hijacked 14.2 million host machines in the country. The number of Trojan and botnet servers marks an almost 60 percent increase from 2011.
Close to 13,000 of those servers were based in the U.S., the country also responsible for the largest number of Trojan and botnet attacks targeting China. South Korea was second, followed by Germany.
China's National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) reported the figures on Thursday. They were later published by the nation's state press, Xinhua News Agency.
Both China and the U.S. have lately been at odds with one another over cyber security. Earlier this year, U.S. officials warned the country to stop with its alleged state-sponsored hacking attacks, a claim Chinese officials vehemently rejected .
Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has also complicated matters. The leaker has reportedly accused the U.S. government of hacking into Chinese telecommunication companies and universities. Last month, China's foreign ministry said it was "gravely concerned" about the alleged cyber espionage and has the matter brought up with the U.S.
Chinese officials have previously claimed the country is a major victim of cyber attacks. On Thursday, CNCERT reported that the Trojans and botnets targeting China were designed to steal data or to help facilitate other hacking attacks.
In addition, China is also witnessing a boom in mobile malware. CNCERT encountered close to 163,000 samples of mobile malware in 2012, an increase of 25 times from the previous year.
Most of the malware, at 82.5 percent, was designed for Google's Android OS. About 40 percent was also designed to steal funds from the user by secretly triggering fee-based services on the device.
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Life's Basics More of a Stretch Low-wage workers, like Regino Romero, are struggling to pay the bills and raise a family in an economy that has left them behind.
Poll results The top ten answers respondents gave when asked to describe their financial situation in one word.
VIDEO Regino Romero, who has worked as a chef for 14 years, spends every day trying to balance paying the bills with ensuring his three children get what they need to succeed. Watch the Video »
Live Discussion Hurt and Hope Among Low-Wage Workers National economics reporter Mike Fletcher and polling director Jon Cohen were online Monday, August 4 at 1 p.m. ET to discuss The Washington Post's ongoing series on low-wage workers.
Resources Links to other studies and profiles of low-wage America:
Methodology The Washington Post, in partnership with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Harvard University conducted a poll of 1,350 randomly selected low-wage workers nationwide.
About the series The Washington Post is examining the plight of low-wage workers, who have been hardest hit by both the ongoing economic downturn and the larger forces of the new economy. A national poll of 1,350 low-wage workers found that they have endured stagnant wages, pervasive job losses and growing fiscal uncertainty. Yet, most remain hopeful about the future.
After a story drawing a portrait of low-wage workers, the series will zoom in on the survey's major findings over the coming weeks.
Part Two: Politics Obama Leads, Pessimism Reigns Among Key Group Low-wage workers' politics are partly shaped by their lot in the current economy: Many are insecure about their finances, but many are optimistic about the future even as they express deep suspicion about government. Read More »
Part Three: Foreign-Born Workers Clinging to Dreams of a Better Life Foreign-born low-wage workers are finding it harder to attain economic security in America, but their faith in the "American dream" is still strong. They are more optimistic about the future and more satisfied with their jobs and wages than native-born workers and have even higher hopes for their children. Read More »
Part Four: Coping Life's Basics More of a Stretch Low-wage workers, like Regino Romero, are struggling to pay the bills and raise a family in an economy that has left them behind. Read More »
PRINT | Reporters: Michael A. Fletcher and Jon Cohen; Graphics: Laura Stanton; Photos: Kevin Clark -- The Washington Post
WEB | Editor: Andrea Caumont; Design: Kat Downs; Multimedia: Nelson Hsu; Video: Akira Hakuta -- washingtonpost.com
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In my talk during Mike’s Memorial, I referenced a surprise talk that he gave during our quaint little ceremony. We found it while gathering pictures and video for the slideshow, and my brother-in-law pulled this talk for me to hold onto.
You can clearly see that I was about to be loved so well. Mike was a Champion, and he always said that he would live to be over 100. I tell people when describing his love as a husband, “I was loved for 100 years… in 20.”
This sweet video is where it all began.
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I got a call from Escape Roomers (Munich). They were travelling to London and were looking for additional explorers to join their quest for Pharaoh Khufu’s Chamber. Legend had it that the Chamber was cursed. All who remained there longer than 60 minutes were said to be destined to guard the Pharaoh’s tomb and his treasure for all eternity…….
No pressure then!
Were we up for the challenge?
You bet we were.
And so my team of Invitation To Events explorers arrived at the ante chambers, or foyer at Escape Rooms London Bridge just off Tooley Street, to begin our mission.
Pharaoh’s Chamber – A Cursed Tomb
We introduced ourselves to our fellow explorers and swapped stories of escape rooms we’d played throughout Europe. The Games master was surprised we had not met before embarking on this adventure.
He told us we were the 100th raiders to enter Pharaoh Khufu’s tomb. It seems the first 99 explorers had perished in the chamber, although no bodies had been found. We were given an hour to find the Pharaoh’s treasure, and light all the flames of the gods, to escape.
We were shown into a large room with Egyptian statues all around the room. As the door shut, we started searching for clues. There was a good selection of puzzles arranged in a nonlinear game play. We were able to split up, search and solve, joining together and parting as puzzles were solved. One puzzle that stumped us for a long time. It turned out to be something that was formerly a puzzle but had now been retired and was just a prop!
It was good to see we were making progress throughout the game, as we kept lighting the flames of the gods around the room.
It was down to the final light and we huddled together a little stumped. Finally we solved it and managed to escape within the time limit and without needing clues! Amazing.
So happy to have our celebration photo taken and given pride of place on the Escape Rooms wall.
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After a very long and demoralizing losing streak, supporters of marriage equality have recently experienced a string of victories so sudden and dramatic that it has their heads spinning. Just yesterday, the Minnesota House passed a bill that would make it the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage. The vote came while the ink was still drying on Delaware’s landmark new marriage equality law, which followed on the heels—five days!—of a similar milestone in Rhode Island. Up until last November, supporters had tasted defeat on 33 state-level measures.
But after Election Day, change was in the wind. Voters in Maine, Minnesota, Washington, and Maryland came down firmly on the side of same-sex marriage. You could credit folks like Ellen DeGeneres and NFL punter Chris Kluwe and basketball star Jason Collins—and even a few die-hard Republicans such as Dick Cheney, who has come out in favor of marriage equality—for helping bring about the rapid cultural shift. And no doubt that’s a big part of it. But there’s one force, perhaps greater than any other, that shouldn’t be underestimated: the Mormon church’s political surrender on gay marriage.
It’s remarkable what has happened in the marriage fight since the Mormons decided to abandon it. Consider that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the single biggest funder and organizer of the 2008 campaign to pass California’s Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage in one of America’s most liberal states. The church is estimated to have directed at least $20 million to that effort, along with significant organizing clout. Documents unearthed by activist Fred Karger showed that the Mormons had 77 people working full time at the church’s Salt Lake City headquarters to get Prop. 8 passed.
The church, in fact, had been a crucial (if not always visible) player since the 1990s, when it helped fend off efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaii and California. As far back as 1996, high-ranking LDS officials were coordinating behind the scenes and raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to orchestrate what became the first state-level vote to ban gay marriage in Hawaii. Top church officials were also heavily involved in the creation of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the primary player over the last decade in the fight to outlaw gay unions.
But after the Mormon involvement in Prop. 8 was fully exposed, the backlash was severe—and apparently unexpected. The church became a target for public protests, and lost a considerable number of members who were unhappy with its involvement in a political issue that had caused individual LDS families a lot of grief. In the campaign’s aftermath, a top church leader even apologized to gay church members for the pain they’d suffered.
This is not to say that the Mormons have had a change of heart about gay marriage. The church is still adamantly opposed to it. On April 6, during the LDS’s annual conference, Boyd Packer, who is next in line to assume the church’s top leadership post, warned, “We need to be careful of the tolerance
trend trap, so that we do not get swallowed up in it. The permissiveness afforded by the weakening of the laws of the land to tolerate and legalize immorality does not reduce the serious spiritual consequence that is the result from a violation of God’s law of Chastity.”
That said, the church seems to have returned to focusing on homosexuality as a personal issue rather than a political one. After years of working behind the scenes, hiring lobbyists, and mobilizing its members to fight state referendums sympathetic to same-sex marriage, it appears to have simply dropped the rope. “In the other four states last year that had marriage, you didn’t see the Mormon church anywhere,” says Kevin Nix, spokesman for the LGBT advocacy group, Human Rights Campaign.
Janet Wallis is the mother of lesbian married daughters who has been working with a group called Minnesotans United for All Families, at first to defeat an anti-gay-marriage amendment last November, and more recently to support the legislation the Minnesota House just passed. One of her daughters used to live in Utah and worked on the 2002 Olympic Committee with Mitt Romney, so she’s well acquainted with the church’s role in LGBT politics. During the marriage fights in Minnesota, she kept wondering where the Mormons were. Catholics have been “so VERY, VERY visible” during these battles, she told me via email, but “there have been no articles, no news stories, not a peep publicly re: being Mormon and how to vote.”
Last year in Maryland, the church even went so far as to squelch an effort by some Mormons to organize against a pro-marriage initiative on the state ballot. The loss of the church as an ally has been a huge blow to foes of gay marriage, especially given its ability to deploy a host of motivated volunteers. (The efficiency of the LDS church during natural disasters has been compared to that of the German Wehrmacht.)
If nothing else, the movement against gay marriage has lost a significant source of cash. In March, the Huffington Post reported that a scant 16 Utah residents (a rough proxy for Mormons) had donated a collective total of $1,264 to four state ballot committees fighting same-sex marriage bills. Back in 2008, more than 800 Utah residents gave $2.7 million to support Prop 8.
Karger, the California activist who helped call attention to the church’s Prop. 8 role, believes that without the Mormons’ money and organizing clout, the fight has been left to a handful of extremely conservative Catholic groups such as the Knights of Columbus and NOM, none of which has much in the way of grassroots organizing skills. Indeed, a whopping 90 percent of NOM’s funding comes from only about 10 individuals. According to the most recent IRS filings available, it raised nearly $3 million less in 2011 than it did in 2010, a reduction of about one-third. In 2012, according to Human Rights Campaign, gay marriage proponents in four states considering marriage bills outraised NOM by $20 million.
While NOM used the specter of legalization in Rhode Island to raise money, it had a poor showing in the state. The rabidly anti-gay group Mass Resistance complained bitterly, calling NOM “clueless and ineffective,” and noting, “NOM did no serious organizing or strategic planning. Meetings with activists would be set up, then go unattended.” That’s the sort of thing that would never happen if the LDS church had been on board.
“NOM has always been a shell group, the purpose of which was to funnel money from a shadowy handful of funders directed by the Mormon and Catholic hierarchy,” says Evan Wolfson, the founder and president of Freedom to Marry. “Now that the Mormon hierarchy seems to have pulled back, it exposes the weakness and lack of any real grassroots depth in the opposition.”
The pullback of the LDS church may also have the unexpected effect of allowing more Republican elected officials to back marriage equality without fear of suffering at the polls. (Mormons are among the country’s most reliable Republican voters.) Republicans in Rhode Island and Delaware were a key factor in marriage advocates’ success, says HRC’s Nix.
Wolfson is cautiously optimistic. He thinks it’s too soon to know whether the LDS church has unilaterally withdrawn from the marriage fight or whether this is just a temporary cease-fire: “In 2012, part of their tactical reason for pulling back was to avoid any muddying the waters for Romney. That was a higher priority for them than even attacking gay people.”
But it would be fair to say that the gay-marriage supporters are thrilled with the rapid about-face. “It’s a new day in the fight for marriage equality, with one victory after another,” Karger says. “I’m convinced that all these wins would not be possible if the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had not finally abandoned its 15-year battle to demonize all LGBT Americans.”
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Our blue display plinths are ideal for displaying small products, plants or company literature on your exhibition stand and complement our blue unit tables and chairs superbly. You could position this blue plinth at the front of your exhibition stand and place some chocolates, sweets or promotional giveaways on it to help draw delegates onto your stand, or you could position the plinth towards the rear of your exhibition stand and place a tablet or laptop on it, enabling you to provide some real time product and software demos.
Place your order for exhibition furniture online today in London, Birmingham NEC, Manchester and Leeds and work with the experts at Eventex – we’re here to help!
Nov 15, 2017
Whatever the exhibition, there are always some pieces of hire equipment that should be the first on your list of requirements, with literature racks and brochure units being one of them.
The main purpose of any company who have paid to hire exhibition stand space is to show off their products or services to the industry at large. Whilst…
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“The organizations we’re funding have a strong foothold in the hardest-hit communities. They have the credibility and experience needed to deliver the most effective HIV prevention strategies to those who need them most.”
Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, director, CDC’s National Center
for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
“Community-based organizations have been vital to our nation’s HIV prevention efforts since the earliest days of the epidemic,” said Jonathan Mermin, M.D., director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention. “The organizations we’re funding have a strong foothold in the hardest-hit communities. They have the credibility and experience needed to deliver the most effective HIV prevention strategies to those who need them most.”
CBOs will use the new funding to deliver high-impact HIV prevention strategies, including:
- Providing HIV testing to those at high risk to increase the proportion of people who are aware of their HIV status
- Engaging HIV-positive people in ongoing care and treatment, helping them adhere to antiretroviral therapy, and ensuring they receive prevention and support services
- Ensuring high-risk, HIV-negative individuals have access to prevention and support services such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), high-impact behavioral interventions, and screening for sexually transmitted infections
- Distributing condoms to HIV-positive and high-risk, HIV-negative individuals
For the first time in its nearly 30-year history, the funding program includes a component that allows organizations to pool their expertise and resources into “Prevention Partnerships.” Of the 90 organizations receiving funding, 30 will serve as the lead of a partnership comprised of several organizations. Through these partnerships, 47 additional organizations will contribute their own unique expertise to help deliver more comprehensive prevention services to those in greatest need.
“It’s clear that we need to focus our limited resources on strategies that can have the greatest possible impact,” said Eugene McCray, M.D., director of CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. “This funding targets local communities to help maximize the impact of every federal prevention dollar. By delivering powerful prevention tools where they’re needed most, we can have a transformative impact on the epidemic.”
The funded organizations are in the 50 geographic areas that reported the highest number of HIV diagnoses in 2011. Each organization has demonstrated experience and expertise working with the populations most affected by the epidemic. Of the 90 directly-funded CBOs, 67 (74.4 percent) primarily serve African Americans and 15 (16.7 percent) primarily serve Hispanics; 64 (71.1 percent) primarily serve MSM. A full list of funded CBOs is available at http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/funding/announcements/ps15-1502/organizations.html.
CDC provided extensive pre-application guidance and technical assistance to help interested CBOs apply for the funding. Funded CBOs will be required to monitor program impact and behavioral outcomes. Moving forward, CDC will provide technical assistance and support – directly and through funding for its capacity-building partners – to help ensure funded CBOs are successful in meeting key goals associated with the funding, such as increasing HIV testing among those at-risk and increasing the number of people with HIV who are linked to medical care.
“Birmingham AIDS Outreach has been working since 1985 to reverse the devastating impact of HIV in our community – and now, with this new funding from CDC, we can do even more, along with our community partners AIDS Alabama and the Aletheia House,” said Karen Musgrove, executive director of Birmingham AIDS Outreach. “We’re grateful for and excited about the opportunity to invest in delivering the cutting edge of HIV prevention to those who need it most across the state of Alabama.”
CBO funding is one critical piece of CDC HIV prevention investments
CDC supports HIV prevention at national, state, local, and territorial levels, and these awards represent just one part of CDC’s nearly $700 million annual investment in domestic HIV prevention. The bulk of that annual funding goes directly to state and local health departments – and, indirectly, to many additional community-based organizations across the nation – to prevent HIV infection among those at greatest risk.
The awards announced today reflect CDC’s focus on a high-impact prevention approach, which prioritizes strategies that are scientifically proven, cost-effective, scalable, and targeted to the geographic areas and populations that need them most.
Nationally, CDC’s approach to HIV prevention primarily focuses on:
- Identifying undiagnosed HIV infections through increased testing
- Ensuring that people with HIV receive ongoing care and treatment to improve their health and reduce transmission to others
- Ensuring those at highest risk for HIV have the knowledge and tools needed to protect themselves
For additional information, visit www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom.
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Why the Revolving Door: The Neighborhood, the Prisons
A sculptural pop-up book made from monoprinted templates. The paper is 100% rag with white and black Arches cover. Each page is hand cut and bound by the artist. Slipcase covered with Canapetta linen cloth. Pagination: Six folded leaves with 7 pop-up sculptures. Dimensions: Book 29.5 x 20 x 2.5 cm. Slipcase 30 x 20 x 3.5 cm. Variant Edition #14 of 20. Copyright 1993 by Beth Thielen.
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One of the most highly regarded vegetarian restaurants in the city, much of Terra's calorie-bashing buffet menu is vegan friendly, and with advance notice the kitchen can even cater for those whose... Read More
One of the most highly regarded vegetarian restaurants in the city, much of Terra's calorie-bashing buffet menu is vegan friendly, and with advance notice the kitchen can even cater for those whose choice of food depends on their religious beliefs. Naturally, salads in all their healthy variety are a menu mainstay, but the delicious diversity of gastronomy, based on traditional Portuguese recipes, extends to crunchy vegetable stews and rice prepared with aromatic herbs. They do some great curries, and there are also tabouli and tempura dishes adding to the exotic flavour. Diners can indulge a little by ordering home-baked apple crumble and other tempting desserts. The drinks list has been thoughtfully designed to include kosher wines among the fruit juices, tea, coffee and a bewildering assortment of infusions.
- Restaurants with Healthy Menus: "The weekday lunches are exceptional value, and if it's warm and dry tables set on the inner courtyard are quickly snapped up."
- Bairro Alto/Principe Real's Best Restaurants: "Dining on the restaurant's secluded terrace is ideal during warmer weather, but should be booked in advance."
- Best for Restaurants with Healthy Menus Because: Terra's owners are enthusiastically involved in promoting a healthy lifestyle and are proactive in advancing social welfare and animal rights issues.
- Best for Bairro Alto/Principe Real's Best Restaurants Because: Terra is much more than a restaurant; it actively promotes a healthier vegetarian lifestyle and social and animal welfare issues.
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Below is the final installment of our first bullying series. If you personally have any tips or insight on how to manage and get through a bullying situation, please sound off below in the Comments section.
How should a parent react to hearing that their child is being a bully?
Don’t overreact! It is important to communicate with the school in an effort to address the behavior and then work collaboratively to help your child develop the skills needed to avoid bullying behaviors. Set firm limits and clear expectations with your child. Encourage them to make amends for their behavior (for example, replacing a stolen item or apologize to the target). Put into place a plan for close monitoring and supervision of the child so as to avoid future opportunities to bully. Counseling may be helpful to aid in developing more appropriate social skills, self-control, and empathy.
What are some clues that your child may have been or is being bullied?
Unexplained bruises or other injuries
Missing items (lunch money, school supplies, personal items, etc.)
Lack of interest in school related activities
Noted differences in sleeping, eating, and behavior patterns that are uncharacteristic of your child
Does not want to attend school, but offers no explanation as to why
Frequents the nurse’s office without physical symptoms
What are some tips for who kids who are being bullied?
If you are being bullied, it is important to tell a trusted adult so that they can help. Know that this is not your fault! It is not okay for someone to treat you this way and you don’t have to deal with this alone.
Ignoring the bully may help, but it might not work. If it doesn’t, there are other options. Again, talking with an adult about what these options are is important.
You’ll want to maintain composure during a bullying incident. Don’t show the bully you are mad, sad or upset. Remember, bullying is about control and power. If the bully wants to upset you and thinks they can every time they bully you, you’ve now just proved that they have the power to manipulate you.
Maintain self-control and confidence if you plan to respond to the bully. Practice what you might say by role-playing the situation with someone you trust.
Surround yourself with people you care about. Find a way to meet new friends: join a club, play an instrument, try out for a sport, take a class at the library. Don’t be a loner!
This concludes our bullying series with Jackie Summers, Bullying Prevention Specialist for Akron Public Schools. NCES realizes that bullying will never go away, and that in the future it will mutate (just as it has to currently invade cyberspace) again and find another venue for its cruelty. Check back here for future bullying installments, including workshops that the Chagrin Valley Little Theater does to aid the bullied and bullies. Also, NCES will continue to post articles and tips to assist and dealing with this country-wide epidemic.
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Death Wish, with Bruce Willis, Vincent D’Onofrio and Elisabeth Shue, directed by Eli Roth.
PAUL Kersey (Bruce Willis) is a surgeon in a Chicago hospital and has had to deal with the violence of the city’s streets for years.
Although sympathetic it appears that, as a matter of survival, he tries not to think about it too much. He rather focusses on his wife, Lucy (Elisabeth Shue) and daughter Jordan (Camila Morrone) who has just been accepted into college. She is also a keen soccer player, and the family show great support for each other.
That all changes when two gunshot victims are rushed to the hospital after being viciously attacked in their suburban home. Paul realises that the two victims are, in fact, his wife and daughter. Lucy does not survive the attack but Jordan is operated on and remains in a coma.
The police attend the scene of the crime in the form of detectives Kevin Raines (Dean Norris) and Leonore Jackson (Kimberly Elise) who, with perhaps a hundred unsolved murders on their books are totally impotent. But they tell Paul they will continue to search for his wife’s killers.
When a criminal is delivered to the emergency room at the hospital with a gunshot wound Paul recognises the man as a valet he met recently. Putting two and two together he surreptitiously takes the dying man’s gun. Although he seems reluctant to use a weapon initially the audience knows (based on the actions of Willis’ predecessor in the role, Charles Bronson, in the 1974 movie of the same name) it is inevitable that Kersey is about to exact vengeance on his wife’s killers.
The movie has generated a lot of controversy in the United States where anti- and pro-gun lobbyists are still hurting over the most recent mass shooting at a school in Florida.
However you feel about guns, there is no doubt most people watching the movie would sympathise (if not necessarily condone) with the actions of the distraught father and husband who was placed in this situation.
A really good movie with plenty of graphic violence for those who, like me, enjoy a little mayhem in an action film, Death Wish will make you ask yourself what you would do the same given the same circumstances.
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Office Manager/Editor - Seattle Office
Dawn received an MA in history from Truman State University, where she completed a thesis titled “German Immigrants in Rock Township, Jefferson County, Missouri, Prior to the Civil War.” She served as a research assistant and textual editor for six volumes of The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant and helped to edit three volumes of papers presented at Lincoln Forum meetings.
At HRA, Dawn copy edits cultural resources management and history reports, assists with report production, and manages the Seattle office. She also assists with business development and historical research on various projects.
When she’s not at work, Dawn can often be found crocheting or writing or editing fiction.
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