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Taylor Swift Feels She Was 'Shamed' Into Staying Single
Taylor Swift has reportedly been seeing a new man lately, but in a recent interview, she admits she's become very cautious about entering into new relationships because of what she feels is an unfair media focus on her love life.
"I do feel jaded about relationships, to be honest," Swift tells Glamour UK. "I think the media has sent me a really unfair message over the past couple of years, which is that I'm not allowed to date for excitement, or fun, or new experiences or learning lessons. I'm only allowed to date if it's for a lasting, multiple-year relationship. Otherwise I'm a, quote, 'serial dater'. Or, quote, 'boy crazy'."
The 25-year-old country-turned-pop superstar insists that's just not an accurate depiction.
"They create a beginning to the story that didn't happen most of the time, so then they have to create an ending," she says, citing stories that have claimed she chases men away for being too clingy or emotional.
"You know what has been the reason? The media," Swift states. "You take something very fragile, like trying to get to know someone, and it feels like walking out into the middle of a gladiator arena with someone you've just met. And all of a sudden the public and the media are allowed to say thumbs up or thumbs down. So I just don't try it anymore."
The singer says she's been happily single. "And it's a good thing that I feel really independent and I feel that my friends are all I need. It's kind of a sad way I got there, though, being shamed into it," she observes. "What else is it when you have two boyfriends in one year and everyone's calling you boy crazy, making jokes about you at awards shows? That's public humiliation. And I don't think it's fair."
But maybe Swift's romantic luck is changing. She has been seen recently with Scottish singer, songwriter, producer and DJ Calvin Harris.
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Domestic Violence – Serious Penalties Are More Serious Than You Know
Family violence is usually a serious felony worth distressing about especially if you happen to being charged from the crime. Lots of the charges belong to felony or simply misdemeanor. Of lessons the request of prison has worse penalties just like imprisonment although misdemeanor scenario only requires little while of prison time at most. Individuals who sadly are facing this kind of charge must contact its attorney quickly so they're able to discuss his or her case and reveal together his or her evidences plus counter arguments for you to escape penitentiary time.
You should state the change between your felonies along with a misdemeanor so that you can take some sort of closer think about the penalties. Misdemeanor tend to be domestic assault cases that wouldn't result within any trauma or just slight injury at most, while a felony charge generated serious pain. Some from the times, prosecutors might jump any charge into a felony when the defendant now committed chaotic acts completed case. There were penalties are classified as the same designed for domestic assault, whether misdemeanor or maybe felony. It varies from state to mention, the degree of the crime as well as past convictions belonging to the defendant. Just for misdemeanor every day violence ask for, it consists of probation, an absolute must treatment applications, fines, paying restitution to victim plus short that will moderate arrest sentence.
Although judges are normally lenient to very first time that offenders, you will still find some incidents where defendants determined guilty faced up to and including year with county jail which has an additional excellent for each one of the charged criminal offense. You get to afford your law-breaking in penitentiary time in addition to in dollars in addition. If you're proven bad of crime domestic assault, expect a penalty that should be more intense than this of misdemeanor. It features short dejecting prison time plus moderate fines at a minimum and lengthier jail occasion plus bigger fines at most. In quite a few states the place death penalty is it being enforced, domestic physical violence that concluded in death may possibly mean your death sentence with the defendant in the event that proven guilt ridden.
There will be many excuses people today use only when it's time to shield their situation in the courtroom. Excuses like getting a bad trip to work, a ridiculous amount of pressure within the relationship, losing an occupation, lying in addition to cheating. The wide variety of domestic assault case in the world of the country is amazingly increasing, include in that alternative domestic assault cases yet for being reported. No matter what circumstance can be, there isn't any excuse so that you can hurt so they can threaten a man or woman in your own household.

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My journey to Iceland began a few years ago, when I happened to search online for "the most stunning locations on Earth" to get ideas for place's I wanted to see in my lifetime. I was blown away by some of the photos that I'd seen. The next two years after deciding Iceland would be my first destination, I was fortunate enough to have my schedule kept filling up with weddings and corporate work rolling in during the months I could normally take time off, but it meant my dream had to wait.
Early last fall I decided to limit what I took on during late August or early September to make sure I would have time to go. I picked this time of year because it's the one of the slower months for photo/video work for me, and is late enough in the summer where most of the busy tourist season traffic would have died down but not too late in the year where roads would be closed with snow and ice. Ever since I mentioned "I want to go to Iceland" about 2 years ago to one of my best friends, Bryant, he was completely sold on it.
My real planning started earlier this year when I started deciding what I could realistically do in 5 days due to the limited time I could take off. I set my priorities on locations around the Ring Road and scoured through hundreds of photos online using Google Maps as my guide for how long it would take to get from point A to point B to point C. During this time I thought of driving north to Akureryi and then double back towards the Western Fjords to see some of the more remote areas which are normally home to puffins and other birds native to the island. This plan changed when I found that I would need to take a long boat ride to some of the places I wanted to see in the north west which wouldn't be the best use of my limited time there.
As I started looking around online about the island as whole I found a few locations that were stunningly beautiful and I began to think about doing what seemed impossible (from the research I had done): traverse the entire Ring Road in 4.5 days. I'd been reading blog post after blog post of other travelers who had traveled the Ring Road and everyone said "you really have to have at least 7 days, ideally 10 or more to do the Ring Road. I decided if I was only going to have the opportunity to go once in my life, sleep was something I wasn't concerned about. I began creating a detailed plan down to the hour (a skill I acquired from my mother's planning habits on our family vacations growing up) to make sure I squeezed the best out of every waking moment there.
Our flight out of DC had been delayed, not because of the impending volcanic eruption but rather because of high winds in Keflavik Airport (Iceland's primary international airport) however because of my reservations for our rental car we landed right on time to grab our bags, decompress at the cafe and grab a SIM card from a store at the airport.
The car we were given was a Skoda Octavia, a brand I had never even heard of. The car resembled a blend between a Volvo and Subaru Forrester and had tons of trunk space for our bags and camping gear. This was a great vehicle for the trip, although next time when I go, I'll definitely want a 4x4 so I can explore the interior of the island.
There's a saying they have in Iceland: if you don't like the weather, just wait a few minutes. This definitely wasn't the case when we arrived. Our first day in Iceland was miserable cold, rainy, and windy and showed no signs of stopping. I had a sense of defeat after all the months of planning I had done. Our first two stops on our drive from Reykjavik to Akureryi at Geysir (what all the geysers in the world are named after) and Gullfoss provided us with no useful photos, and we hardly wanted to get out of the car with the biting winds and icy rain against our faces. We left Gullfoss worried that this is what the whole trip would be like. Google Maps tried leading us down an F road (unpaved "roads" that lead through the interior of the country) so we wound up having to navigate on our own back the way we came to Rt 1 (the Ring Road) on our way to our next destination, the town of Akureryi where we would be sleeping that night. The 5.5 hour drive felt like days after the long, unproductive first day.
When we woke up at Hotel Kea in Akureryi next morning, we were pleasantly surprised with blue skies, light cloud cover with rays of sunlight poking through. We quickly ate breakfast before hitting the road. Since we were far from the capital, we were seeing far fewer tourists on the road, in fact we were seeing fewer and fewer people on the road the further we got from the capital region. Even still we would pass a car driving the opposite direction at least 5-6 times an hour. The northern region of Iceland still has a number of hotels and other infrastructure for tourists, however with far fewer people pulling over into parking lots or off on the side of the road we actually drove straight past our first destination for the day and didn't realize it until we were about 10-15 minutes down the road. We turned around when we realized our mistake and when we arrived there was only one other car parked at Godafoss.
We began a trend that morning. We'd be one of the few if any people at a destination and then when we were getting ready to leave 2-3 tour buses would show up. Those tour buses were chasing us almost the entire rest of our journey (no not the same buses but it sure felt like it)!
Once we left Godafoss we headed towards Lake Myvatn. There wasn't much to do at the lake itself but there are a few locations around that I would go check out if we had more time. We didn't want to spend time taking a dip in the lake or the nearby thermal pools, so we decided to head towards Hverfjall, a massive volcanic crater located along the east coast of Myvatn.
From a distance, it didn't seem to look like it would be a difficult hike up, however the wind was so severe that we felt like we would be blown off the top if it got much stronger. The pebbles and sand that whipped up and hit our faces stung, but we zipped our hoods tighter and kept trekking upward. The peak of Hverfjall is what I imagine an alien moon would look like. A gritty mix of black and grey sand with sharp dark grey rocks littering its surface.
After leaving Hverfjall we traveled further east toward Dettifoss, passing by a vibrant aqua blue thermal pool being used as a source for a power plant nearby. Warning signs cautioned tourists from taking a dip in the near boiling hot waters. A little further down Route 1 reached the entrance for Selfoss and Dettifoss. The later (and much much larger) of the two is the most powerful waterfall in all of Europe, and pictures cannot capture the rush of being so close to the rushing waters. This is also where they filmed the opening scene of the movie Prometheus. According to a local we spoke to the waters were far muddier than they usually are when we were there due to the high volcanic activity in the interior of the island. We had intended to drive further north to Asbyrgi Canyon but there was a road closure due to the erupting volcanic fissures. Instead we headed 5 hours south to reach where we wanted to start the next morning.
Our journey so far on the Ring Road was covered in smooth roads and more populated areas than I had expected, however the drive from Dettifoss to our campsite for the next night led us through the one section of the Ring Road that was unpaved gravel and dirt roads that carved through the eastern fjords and farmland. In my research I knew this section of road would preferably done with plenty of daylight as the speed limit is about half of what the rest of the Ring Road due to the sharp turns and remoteness of the area. We took it slowly keeping an eye out for reindeer, as there was signage all over warning of reindeer crossings, but never saw any. The sun was beginning to set as we passed the last of the fjords, and were once again on pavement near the small "village" of Djúpivogur.
We wanted to be as close as we could to Höfn and Vesturhorn Mountain for sunrise the next morning, and decided to press on to find a suitable place to spend the night. Campgrounds are sparse in that area of the country as tourists tend to stick to the north, south and west of Iceland. We were still passing a number of cars on the road, but they were mostly local farmers, towing supplies to and from their homes although we saw a trio of people on bicycles with camping gear strapped to their back as well, which was quite a surprise in that area of the country. Much of the ground in the south east corner of the country is covered in hard rock or soft ground peppered with pebbles, but we were able to find a great spot to camp along a small lake just outside a large farm next to Stokkesnes, a former WWII British military facility, which has been converted into a NATO radar station. We set up camp for the night on a short grassy plateau just in the knick of time before some rain started to fall outside, a few noisy sheep blurting out nearby at the farm across the water.
When we woke in the morning, there was just the right amount of cloud cover for some killer sunrise photos. We packed up our camping gear and headed down the road about a half mile to the Viking Cafe, where a few RV's of other eager photographers had slept the night before waiting for sunrise. The owner of the cafe also owns the land between the mountain and Stokkensnes and charges a $5 toll for hiking out to the black sand beach, well worth it if you ask me. The rolling dunes covered in the vibrant yellow and green grasses provided such a cool contrast. When we first arrived the tides were so high they almost came up to the road, over the course of the next two hours, the waters receded far down the beach nearly a quarter mile.
Once we left Vesturhorn Mountain behind, we headed west to the Jökulsarlon Floating Icebergs, which are chunks of ice that break off one of the larger glaciers in the country and then wash outwards to sea. To the naked eye, it's difficult to see the movement of the larger pieces, but if you get a chance to see the video I posted you'll see how they all shift back and forth with the changing currents. The water was so blue and milky and even though much of the ice was stark white, you could see striations of black and aqua blue from the various minerals embedded into the ice. There is a small inlet that lets the icebergs escape out into the ocean, most of which is washed back unto shore. It was incredible to see these large chunks of white/blue ice resting on a black sand beach.
We continued further down Route 1 towards our destination for the night, but made one last stop before arriving at Vīk at Svartifoss, also known as the Black Waterfall. This surreal view of dark basalt tubes covered in lush green plants and moss is stunning to see in person. It began to rain shortly after we arrived at the end of the hike, although in true Icelandic fashion, we waited a few minutes and the sun punched a hole in the clouds long enough for us to get a few photos before getting back on the road.
How utterly diverse and immediate the change in the landscape can be is just astounding. In several areas around the country we would be driving aside of lush green fields and then suddenly we'd be surrounded by endless seas of black sand and rock. Other places you'd pass by farmland populated by huge groups of sheep (always group in three's for some reason...seriously we never saw sheep that weren't in packs of three) and then be driving through areas covered in mossy pumice stones. We saw more of this diversity in the west and south, but even in the north, the landscapes were so varied as to make you feel like the ground couldn't make it's mind up what it should be like.
We arrived in Vīk a few hours before sunset, so after checking into Hotel Edda we drove out to Dyrhòlaey to photograph the cliffs and the lighthouse. This area is normally the home to hundreds of thousands of puffins, however as we learned from the locals, the puffins left a few weeks before our arrival to spend their winter "at sea". We heard this from several people, although no one seemed to be able to explain where the puffins actually go or if they actually just sit in the ocean until spring.
In my research I had seen photos of Dyrhòlaey but it was so much more massive than I expected. In the photo below you'll see these tiny specks walking along the cliffs...those are people. It's a kind of scale you have to see to believe. We hiked all the way to the furthest point of the cliffs before settling in for sunset. The rain from the night before and earlier during the day had left these rich fluffy clouds in the sky which made the whole scene just so magical against the rough crashing waters along the shoreline below.
After the sun had dipped into the horizon, we headed back into town for a delicious dinner and some beer after a very successful and exciting day.
Our alarms began blaring at 5AM as they had the previous two days, and we were on the road by 5:20, which was just in time to get back to the beach near Dryholaey for sunrise. The morning mists over the ocean were slowly rolling across the black beach as the sun began to creep over the distant cliffs. The large rock formation sits at the end of the beach, waters trickling out to sea on both sides. After sunrise, we headed back to the hotel to check out and grab the rest of our bags, and have some breakfast of smoked fish and bread. Once we were refueled we headed to the beach one last time, however this time to see the basalt stacks and a cave on the other end closer to the town of Vīk.
Earlier in the morning when were photographing the sunrise, I couldn't tell that the beach was not made up of the same loose volcanic sand that the shore along Vesturhorn Mountain was made of. Instead it was a collection of pebbles, shrinking in size the closer you got to the shoreline. The sea acts as a rock tumbler, tossing the small pebbles against the larger pebbles along the beach until they're all worn and smooth. You can see in the photo below, small black pebbles being tossed up by the crash of the surf on the shore.
It was almost noon by the time we decided to leave Vīk, passing by a horse farm and more rolling green hills on our way to Skogafoss and Seljalandfoss, the last two stops of our journey before returning to Reykjavik. The parking lot of Seljalandfoss was easily the most packed we have seen since leaving Jökulsarlon the previous day, and understandably so. This beautiful waterfall cascades over a cavernous space you can walk behind, offering a stunning misty view of the nearby landscape. Near the top of the falls, a large number of gulls were nesting, and several flew out to greet my Phantom 2 as I recorded some sweeping footage of the falls. After lunching on some salmon, red pepper and landbread sandwiches at the little visitor booth/ souvenir shop, we got back in the car and headed back to the capital region.
We arrived in Reykjavik a little after 6pm, and after decompressing and relaxing in the hotel for a short time, we headed out to find dinner. In my research I had heard of a restaurant called Grillmarkindurinn and the few locals we asked said it was the best one in town, so we looked up the location online and headed out to eat. The entrance was hidden off the street, in fact we actually walked right by it on our first pass by. We stopped in a store to ask if we had the right address, and they directed us down the alley. A man was outside smoking as we walked up, unsure if we were at the right place due to the limited signage. He said in a thick German accent "you've got to eat here, I just had the tasting menu and it was not only a great meal, it was the best meal. This isn't just a restaurant, it's not just good, it's one of the best I've ever been to". Bryant and I looked at each other, thinking the guy was just drunk, crazy or maybe a little bit of both, but we went inside, and were blown away...the crazy guy was right. It was one of the coolest restaurants/bars I've been too, with modern, yet rustic decor, and an atmosphere that was unlike any place I've ever eaten before.
If you ever go to Reykjavik...eat at Grillmarkindurinn. You'll thank me later. I'd tell you more but I don't want to spoil the surprises.
Our final morning in Iceland was spent recovering from the food coma from the night before and wandering around the city center region of the city. For a Friday morning in the nation's capitol it was surprising to see the city streets so empty. We browsed a few shops looking for souvenirs before grabbing lunch at one of the more famous pylsur (hot dog) stands, that has been in business for 70 years! After browsing through a few more shops we went into Hallgrimskirche, the largest church and tallest building in the capitol of Reykjavik. You can take an elevator to the top and look out over the roof tops of the entire city! After taking a few photos, we headed back to the car and made our way back to the airport at Keflavik.
In Closing:
I can't wait to go back. Iceland was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to in my life, and there was so much left to see. 5 days was just enough to scratch the surface! I had dreamed of going for years and the trip exceeded my every expectation and dream. From the stunning scenery and natural formations to the wonderfully nice people, it's truly an amazing place.


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Well I didn't work very hard this weekend but feel I accomplished a lot. Pottered all Saturday doing the housework and feel heaps better about the house, it was starting to get out of control.
Today I broke up the last two bales of pea straw and spread them on the garden in an attempt to stop the weeds. I will have to make a decision on mulch as I can't keep up the weeding. Pity really because I do like the look of tilled soil.
I have had a sore leg but seems to have fixed itself, took the opportunity to get antibiotics from the doctor for my tooth, might actually have to do something about it soon.


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Change of Heart
This extraordinary story is about a man, his daughter and her husband and how they are throughly transformed by their circumstances and each other.The story and journey begins in Boro Park.
Boro Park needs no introduction, but should I have the fortune of having my stories read in 50-100-200 years from now allow me to indulge.
Boro Park is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York City. That is the dry fact.
However the truth is is that Boro Park is a living breathing place that transcends time and place. It is the meeting of old and new, the adaptation of a very old culture to a very new world. It is precisely this clash that will occupy and propel the protagonists in our story.
Moshe Kleinbart stared out of his 3rd story window, entirely oblivious of the fact that he's the figment of my imagination. He was all alone in his 4 bedroom walkup apartment. A cigarette dangled from his fingers comfortably and the smoke swirled around him as if to conceal him from the cruel world around him. And yes, Moshe had been dealt a cruel hand in life. He looked a few years older than his 57 years. His weary eyes made a bit smaller by the constant smoke rising from the thin lips 3 inches below. Those thin lips concealed by a yellowing grey mostache that had never been trimmed. With one hand he curled his long grey beard into a ball under his chin and with the other he took a long draw on his lifeline, his cigarette.
At first glance Moshe could be any one of thousands of middle aged Hasidic males in Boro Park, the children of Holocaust survivors. They were the generation that bridged the gap between the paltry few broken immigrants to the dynamic internet generation. He was a no nonsense father to his 5 children. His primary mission in life was to ensure that the next generation receives what he received from the generation before him. To this end there was no room for compromise and he was every bit as strict as his father was. Any breach in the wall of faith was to be closed swiftly and brutally. He was blessed with a kind and beautiful wife who tempered his disposition somewhat. His oldest daughter Rochel and 3 sons Yossel, Chaim Burech and Feivel fell in line and gave him much nachas. All beside for Feivel were married and living in close proximity as is often the custom in the community. His youngest daughter Perele was always his favorite little girl and they shared a special bond.
The last 6 years were extremely unkind to him. On Chanuka 2001 his father suffered a heart attack and died and 2 months later his wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
Her illness of 4 months and rapid deterioration strained the fabric of his heart and his family. Long hours at her bedside beseeching God for a miracle left him physically and emotionally drained and when that horrible day came Erev Pesach he was a broken man in every possible way. He buried his wife and came back home bent and distraught. His children did all they could to be there for him and lighten his burden but their best efforts fell woefully short.
The trauma of having the ground under you shift and uncertainty rule the day was especially felt by Perele. She was the youngest and very smart yet somewhat insecure. Always a bit of a rebel she always got away with her antics because her charms wold win over her father. She was the only one that could somehow soften those hard features. She was a beautiful girl. She inherited her mothers expressive green eyes and cleft chin. She was a little overwheight but that did not negate her beauty in the least. She was very intelligent and curious and would pepper his father with incessant questions. Any other one of the kids would have long drawn his ire but Perele held the key to his heart and he tolerated, even though he rarely had answers for her. What he didn't know was that Perele had been sneaking to the library after school for years. She had learned how to use the internet there and found herself fascinated by anyhting and everything. She knew that if her father were to find out he'd most likely fly into a rage with long term consenquences. Her thirst for knowledge and her curiosity knew no bounds. She especially loved literature and philosophy and she started writing prolifically. Poems, stories, thoughts and essays.
When her mother became ill, she withdrew. Her father was spending more and more time out of the house which afforded her more freedom.
Another secret she held deep inside her was that when she was 13 years old she was molested by her uncle. She never told anyone about those horrible moments and would not even divulge details to me her creator. Memories that left her feeling guilty, lonely and thoroughly confused as her uncle was well considered in her family and community. It made her question her religion, her God, her family and shattered the tranquility that had been her world.
All these events converged during the spring was 2003 to create the perfect storm.
Moshe sighed deeply as he recalled that tense spring. He remembered the first time he discovered a notebook full of scribbled random thoughts that smacked of heresy. He confronted her and demanded an explanation. This touched off a firestorm of accusations and counter-accusations as father and daughter squared with an intensity that sacred them both.
He snuffed out his cigarette and rubbed his eyes, leaning back into the green worn out couch. His breathing deepened as he recalled.
It was June 3rd. He woke up his usual time 7:00 and after washing up he shuffled to the kitchen to make himself a coffee. He wondered why Pereles door was open and her light on and went to investigate. His heart sank as he surveyed the scene before his suddenly wide eyes.. All her closet doors and drawers were open and they were empty.
He tried keeping calm and instinctively reached for a cigarette. He woke up Feivel and asked if he had seen or heard anything. They both spent the next 5 hours calling anyone they could think of but noone had heard anything. He did not sleep that night, nor the next.
Jack Berezin was as removed from Moshes world as can be. The son of Russian immigrants he was young, smart and ambitious. He was soft spoken and inevitably left a favorable impression on those that crossed his path. Jack was a bit of a misfit growing up, trading the basketball court for the library. He loved to learn and had an inquisitive mind. By the time he was 19 he was in Medical School and going places.
It was at the end of an exhausting week in February that he walked into the library, fell onto the comfortable couch and saw her. She was leaning forward on her chair hunched over a book, brown hair twirled around her finger and the most beautiful green eyes he had ever seen. She was wearing a green sweater and plain black skirt and he deduced that she must be Orthodox. Then their eyes met. Her soulful green eyes and his soft browns.
Although she had been on the edge of frum life for some time, she never felt comfortable around boys and most of the boys she encountered intimidated her. There was something so different about him, so inviting, so magnetic. He was wearing a brown sweater under a wool jacket and he deduced that he must be a college student and in this neighbourhood was most likely Russian.
"I love his books.." his soft voice flowed into her ears. She shyly looked up at him and the next thing they knew it was 2 hours later and they were swapping phone numbers.
Months of clandestine meetings, of spirited discussions and comforting hours together followed. Until one day in June after a particularly difficult argument with her father she decided that she has to leave. She couldn't take that cramped, tense apartment, full of anger and grief. All the pent up rage silently burst forth by the simple act of walking out the door in middle of the night. She was alone and a bit afraid but Jack made her feel complete and safe
She moved into Jacks basement apartment and they started a life together.
Moshes eyes were closing on him as he leaned back and let sleep creep up on him. The lamp was casting long shadows on the grey walls. The familiar scent of stale smoke, onions and old books comforted him in a strange way. He saw his wife sitting on the couch opposite him knitting a sweater and he smiled a quick... His breathing deepened and his beautiful wife slowed her hand movements and the beautiful sweater she was making slipped to the ground. Oh how soft it looked. A sudden movement caught his attention. His father stormed into the room and he awoke with a start as the sefer that was on his lap fell to the floor. He wiped some drool from his lip, retrieved the book and felt his heart tighten as reality set in once again.
His Perele..sigh. It was 2 frantic weeks before he heard anything from her. And when he finally did he wished he haden't. She had moved in with a non religious guy! How could she??
He was so enraged, he went into her room and ripped everything he found of hers to shreds until he collpased in a heap of tears. How could she do this? How could she shame her family so? Hadn't they suffered enough?? What would his friends say? What about Feivel?? He still needs a shidduch!
A few weeks later on a sunny spring morning, the kitchen was gowing in early morning hues. He was reading yesterdays newspaper when the phone rang. He answered it and the voice he heard filled him with so much anguish he nearly collapsed. It was a voice from the grave as far as he was concerned.
It was to be discarded along with the unopened letters from both Perele (now Pearl) and Jack and the beautiful linen wedding invitation that followed in a blur of months and years.
He was a bit upset that Rochel and Chaim Burech went to the wedding but there was nothing he could do about it. He refused to hear their words of reason and he refused to look at a picture of her radiant face in white. He knew he was doing the right thing.
Jack was a stellar student despite his turbulent upbringing. His parents had come here when he was 4 years old and promptly got divorced. He lived with his dad for the most part as his moms work took her out of town a lot. When he was 12 his mother suddenly found religion and married some Orthodox guy she met at a seminar. This made him curious about Judaism but he never did anything about it as he drifted farher and farther away from his Mom. His father was a staunch atheist and he valued education above everything else.
Here he was graduating from Medical School his face beaming, a tear escaping his left eye. He was flanked by his beautiful wife Pearl and his beaming parents. This was a bittersweet moment because in a month they were moving to Minneapolis where he was starting his internship at the prestigious Mayo Clinic.
A few weeks after moving, Pearl pushed him to go with her to a Kiruv class every week, which he enjoyed very much and thus they began their own slow yet fulfilling spiritual journey.
The sleep that Moshe so desired just would not come. He reached over and closed the lamp and leaned his head back.
Tears started flowing down his cheeks. Images of his smiling wife, his daughter and his parents danced before him. He fet like a failure. He was embarassed to look at his father. His one mission in life and he'd failed. His chest tightened as his fathers face grew stern and dark. Darkness came with the pain. He welcomed the pain as it brought with it darkness and in the darkness he couldn't see anyone, until the dark was complete and everyone was gone.
The light was unlike any he had ever seen. He tried to move, but he couldn't. It felt soothing and cleansing. His hand was held and it felt warm and comforting. He should've been wondering where he was or what was going on but it all somehow strangely made sense.
Then he heard that voice, that soothing soothing voice and he let it wash over him. The voice was saying such wonderful things. Things he'd never heard before. And then it would dissapear and he'd fall back into darkness.
Then it was back, the warm hand, the calm voice the words. Something about Pesach about the Korban Pesach and the deeper meaning of Matzah, something about something heard from his Rabbi Then it all dissapeared again. And again, the light, the voice, the thoughts, the hand and again…until one day he felt the need and found the strength to push up and his eyes fluttered open. He was in a room, lights, beeping sounds. He saw a clean white robe with blue lettering Mayo Clinic and the kindest brown eyes he had ever seen in his life. He then let it ebb away again, warm hand firmly in his and the calmest look on his face.
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7 Ancient Hawaiian Principles That Will Help Manifest Your Heart's Desires
As you study the Law of Attraction often referred to as "The Secret"—a term coined by a best-selling book and movie—there is another "secret" to learn. Known as Huna, which literally translated to "a secret," this system of Hawaiian esoteric beliefs has close similarities to the Law of Attraction. It is also more detailed, if not more profound, that can do wonders for manifestation.
What is Huna?
Huna as a system was put together by a spiritual novelist Max Freedom Long, who created it to describe metaphysical philosophies that survived the test of time. He derived this word from Kahuna, which described a priest, a Shaman, or another expert who is often but not always spiritual.
Huna consists of seven fundamental principles that are ancient in origin. Huna itself is not necessarily Hawaiian, but its principles are. They are said to be as old as 35,000 years old, and that they were originally used by Hawaiian ancestors who lived in Polynesia.
These beliefs combine philosophy, nature, and for some religion, and together they can bring great value into your life. Together, they can teach you the truth about the world we live in, and how to use it to create the reality you want to see.
The 7 Fundamental Principles of Huna
Huna's seven principles are:
- IKE (ee-kay) – The world is what you think it is
- KALA – There are no limits
- MAKIA (mah-kee-ah) – Energy flows where attention goes
- MANAWA – (man-ah-wah) Now is the moment of power
- ALOHA – To love is to be happy with
- MANA – All power comes from within
- PONO – Effectiveness is the measure of truth
1. IKE – The World is What You Think it is
This principle resonate deeply with basic Law of Attraction understanding. You are the creator of your own world in more ways than one.
How many times you focused on a specific emotion towards an event in the future and it came true? If you are fearful of something, it has a lot more chance to come true. Similarly, if you feel excitement and a strong feeling that good things are coming, you will attract those good things.
At the same time, your thought shape your present and your past. You create meaning to all of your experiences. Even a five-minute long event can change your day or week if you allow it. Do not let one mean person on the street dictate your whole day, but do focus on the gratitude for having love in your life from a five-minute call from a close friend.
Your life and your world are either amazing or tiresome, depending on how you choose to look at things.
Your world is directly defined by your thoughts, and that is what the first principle or Ike is.
Manifesting with Ike: To use this principle for manifesting, create mantras or affirmation statements that speak to you.
"The universe is loving and abundant."
"The world is a good place to live."
"My life is meaningful, and joyful; and it is getting better every day."
2. KALA – There Are No Limits
Kala means that there are no actually limits to what you can create in your life. Absolutely anything is possible with your powerful power of creation and the universe's support. However, there are personal limits that we set for ourselves–most often strongly influenced by the society's limited beliefs. These limits, however, are possible to release and forgive in order to become limitless.
There are a few rules to follow, of course. Right now, people can only grow to a certain height, and there is always the cycle of the day of the night, and so forth. These "limits" are only there for contrast, for you to be able to experience different essences of life fully.
However, within these practical limits, there are no creative limits that you need to follow. You can create the life you want. Creative limits are believing you are a victim, that the world is a bad place, or that there is not enough abundance to go around. These limits do not exist, or rather they only exist in your mind, according to the first principle.
Manifesting with Kala: Identify your limiting beliefs and ask yourself, am I willing to let them go? How do I let them go and when? Repeat the question until those beliefs are gone and any negative feelings connected to those beliefs are no longer in you.
3. MAKIA – Energy Flows Where Attention Goes
The more you focus your thoughts on something, the bigger it gets. If you are experiencing pain or discomfort, the more you think about it, the worse it feels. It is the same way with everything else in your life, both positive and negative.
This is why you need to focus on solutions instead of problems. This is also why visualization meditation works. You can imagine your life into reality. Keep your thoughts free of things that you do not want, and full of thing you want.
Meditating for up to an hour a day while focusing on thought, feelings, and images of your dream life can really help your focus.
Manifesting with Makia: While doing tasks that are generally unappealing like cleaning or answering emails, ask yourself–what do I love about this? What am I grateful for in this moment, in doing this task? Find something good to focus on and cultivate feeling of gratitude for it while doing your tasks. Practice this daily, and you will soon notice how your reality changes.
4. MANAWA – Now Is The Moment of Power
While it's easy to blame the past, this concept explains that right this moment you have everything you need. You have the power in this moment to change your outlook, your reality, and your life. You have the power to be happy, to feel complete, fulfilled, authentic, courageous, strong, and abundant.
What you feel, think, and do right now creates your reality. The past or the future has nothing to do with it. The decisions you are making at this moments have all the power.
Manifesting with Manawa: Focus on mindfulness. Be fully aware of what is going on right now and what can you do. Choose your actions consciously. To practice mindfulness, at any moment, stop what you are doing and fully take in your surroundings. Notice five things you can see, five things you can touch, and up to five you can hear, smell, and even taste.
5. ALOHA – To Love is to be Happy With
Love is the emotion that moves the whole world forward. It can be loved towards self, others, or existence itself. Cultivating this feeling in yourself can bring positive physiological benefits like better sleep, appetite, mood, and a stronger immune system.
Aloha means being together in the now (alo) and joy (ha). This definition can be interpreted as feeling joy in the now when feeling love. Wherever there is love, there cannot be fear, anger, or judgement. Every negative emotion you need to let go in order to manifest in this world, can be removed by focusing on love, which in return will also bring joy.
Manifesting with Aloha: Focus on things you love about yourself and your life, and the universe will bring you more of that. Focus on parts of any negative situations that you still do love, and these situations will be turned around by the power of love. For self-love, it also does wonders to start each morning by saying, "I love you," while looking at yourself in a mirror.
6. MANA – All Power Comes From Within
The principle called Mana explains that all the power comes from you, not an external force. While many belief systems leave the power in the hands of a higher power, this belief system says that you and only you and responsible for your life.
As you are a part of the infinite universe, that power of infinite possibilities is also within you.
This means that you have created your life. Everything that happened—you manifested. The way you reacted to each situation has created your reality. No external force has power over you, unless you allow it.
Manifesting with Mana: Take the authority role in your life. Remind yourself that you are the creator of your world. Create a mantra that speaks to you to remind yourself of this powerful statement. Take responsibility for your past. Journal on events that happened and any feelings that arose from them. Write, "I created this based on my old belief system and knowledge." Then take responsibility for your present. Each night write a list starting with "things I created today." Finally, take responsibility for your future. Write in your journal "I am creating my world," followed a list of things you are manifesting.
7. PONO – Effectiveness is the Measure of Truth
What matters more than success is the means by which you got there. If you have to sacrifice your morals or parts of yourself to succeed, you will not feel fulfilled in the end. When manifesting, you should always stay aligned to your own highest values.
The obstacles many encounter when manifesting is wanting something instantly and therefore cutting corners and not doing the work. To achieve amazing things, you have to put in amazing effort and quality. You collect what you put in.
Manifesting with Pono: Your emotions are your guides that tell you if you are on the correct path. If you are going towards success or achieving something but something feels off, than chances are; it is. Write down your goals and action steps that can take you there. You can write out a few different ways to get where you want to be. Then observe how you feel about them. Do any of them make you excited? Or are you dreading them? Are you nervous, fearful, hopeful, or antsy to get it done? Your emotions will create your own personal map to success.


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New directions in the psychology of optimal performance in sport: flow and clutch states
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Swann, C., Crust, L. & Vella, S. A. (2017). New directions in the psychology of optimal performance in sport: flow and clutch states. Current Opinion in Psychology, 16 48-53.
Csikszentmihalyi's conceptualisation of flow is the primary framework for understanding the psychology of optimal experience and performance in sport. However, emerging evidence suggests a more dynamic, multi-state perspective. This review focuses primarily on recent studies highlighting a second, overlapping 'clutch' state which - in addition to flow - underlies optimal performance in sport. We also examine how the nature of goals ('open' or 'fixed') athletes pursue influence the experience of flow and clutch respectively. This new, integrated model of psychological states underlying optimal performance raises questions around conceptualisation and methodology employed in the field to date. These implications are outlined, and recommendations are provided for more critical and accurate measurement of both flow and clutch as overlapping, yet distinct, states.


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The Fixer's Manifesto
Manifestos can be a little much for me. They sometimes drift into self-importance land or territory that feels needlessly intense. That said, I've seen some great ones over the years (Steve Jobs' is my favorite). Since today is our DIY day, it seemed fitting to share this Fixer's Manifesto from Sugru this morning. Suki from Sugru said that their team spent ages on this list, arguing over what was important and what wasn't. I love the final result and agree whole-heartedly with the statement "A fixed thing is a beautiful thing." There's so much here to take in, think about and live by. I hope those of you who love building/fixing/upgrading things with your own two hands will enjoy this. Sugru made a downloadable version, but you can also buy letterpress printed versions here. Happy fixing . . . xo, grace


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Our Institute On The Constituion Host Bill Flynn in Triad region of North Carolina announced his candidacy for the United States Senate race this past Sunday. Bill hosts a morning radio show on WEGO (980 AM). Bill has not only taught our U.S. Constitution course he was my co-host on the Constitutional Cruise, All Aboard America this past March. Bill is a good friend and patriot.
At his announcement this past Sunday he spoke to a crowd at Triad Park.
"It's our belief that there's an awful lot of voices that aren't being heard right now," Flynn remarked. To which he added, "The biggest issue that's facing our country is the lack of consistently constitutional government."
I whole heartedly agree. Bill stated,
"When you see… the President acting outside the boundaries of his executive authority… these things have to be challenged, they have to be articulated."
To that good start was added, "The government is getting involved in unnecessary things, such as health care. Our government is attacking us," he said. "You can have government that protects your rights or is ambivalent to your rights, but the worst mode is when government is hostile to your rights, and I submit to you…that our government is hostile to our rights."
The Winston-Salem Journal reported, "Rex Foster, of Lexington, attended the event Sunday and said Flynn will have his vote. 'He knows the Constitution and knows the bounds of the government,' he said. 'He's a solid, family-oriented, conservative Christian fellow; doesn't want to hurt anybody but at the same time, he knows the limits of government.'"
I am blessed to see Bill taking then next step. In Lecture twelve of our United States Constitution Course we encourage all our graduates to take the next step. For many that will mean purchasing a host kit and starting their own class, and we are honored that thousands of graduates have done just that. And obviously every graduate will apply what they have learned in choosing candidates for every office that appears on the ballot. The inevitable question for graduates is, "What if when I look at the ballot, there is no one I can vote for who is truly constitutional? The answer is, "Well then you need to consider running yourself. At least there ought to be one constitutional candidate on the ballot for each office presented."
It is a tough race Bill has entered for the Republican primary with four others already running.
Congratulations to Bill Flynn for stepping up to the plate. My prayers and support are with him, and I would ask you to pray for him as well. You can learn more about his campaign on his Facebook page.


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Nearly two and a half years after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station—the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) finally admitted that it needed outside help to control the numerous problems at its stricken plant.


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Square D's Power-Zone HVLcc/Model III Packaged Unit Substation is said to offer the smallest footprint in the industry. The small size allows the substation to be installed in locations that were formerly prohibitive. Designed for industrial and commercial applications, this dry-type transformer is available from 75kVA through 500kVA. A newer model will feature 750kVA and 1,000kVA.
The substation's small size allows for the unit to pass through most existing doorways without the need for structural renovations. Total unit weight is less than 6,000 pounds and its 36-in. depth by 62.75-in. width provides a footprint of less than 16 sq. ft. (versus 55 sq. ft. for typical construction for 500kVA transformer) and a floor loading of about 375 pounds/sq. ft.
The product is best for retrofit and high-rise applications requiring increased customer electrical demand as well as spot distribution in new construction. It allows a solution in new or existing areas where the designated space for a substation is restricted. The product incorporates a compact 5kV and 15kV HVLcc switch, dry-type transformer and molded case circuit breaker distribution section incorporated into one integral unit. Compartmentalized construction of the switch prevents inadvertent access. The fuse/cable compartment is isolated from the main bus, and a fault-making grounding switch prevents access to fuse/cable compartment by means of a mechanical interlock. In addition, front, top-located transformer ventilation and HVLcc front access permits installation of the substation against a wall. Finally, a switchgear component of the substation incorporates maintenance-free main and ground switch contacts.
How it works. The HVLcc switch provides a means for switching and controlling 5kv through 15kV class power as well as offering overload protection. The dry-type transformer section (75 through 500kVA) allows this power to be converted to 600V class and sent to a distribution section. The distribution section by the use of molded case circuit breakers and I-line distribution power allows serving more circuits in a particular load area with maximum protection. The I-Line Distribution also offers the flexibility to mount breakers with different numbers of poles and frame sizes across from each other.
How it happened. Square D developed the substation to provide a means of getting a block of power distributed in a much smaller footprint than a conventional load center unit substation. The company wanted to create the ideal substation for retrofit and new construction.
"What makes the Model III unique is that the HVLcc switchgear, a dry-type transformer and an I-Line low-voltage panelboard unit are incorporated into one integrated compact unit," said William Sculley, staff marketing analyst for Square D. "All of the components are manufactured by Square D, so commercial and industrial users can create, renovate or expand using a coordinated electrical substation."
The substation also offers a sealed interrupter (certified for hazardous locations), low maintenance (main and ground switch contacts), and a fault-making grounding switch that prevents access to the fuse/cable compartment, Digital Temperature controller, 1,200A I-Line distribution section provided with back fed main breaker or main lug only. Also, I-Line Plug-On Transient Voltage Surge Suppression (TVSS) units on the secondary provide maximum performance. Square D manufactures all components and the complete unit is engineered and tested as one unit, assuring the user of a fully coordinated design for maximum reliability. Schneider Electric/Square D


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With an overall population of 12,423 and a student population of 7,888, approximately 7,888 of Somerville students attend one of Somerville's schools that offer design programs.
Raritan Valley Community College is the largest design school in Somerville, based on student population. In 2010, Raritan Valley Community College graduated approximately 2 students with credentials in design.
In 2010, 3 students graduated with a design certificate in Somerville. If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $3,803 per year in tuition costs.
In addition to tuition costs, plan on spending an average of $1,300 for design related books and supplies each year.
If you plan on staying in Somerville after graduating from design school, you should know that job prospects for designers in Somerville, which is the most popular design profession, are not very good. In 2010, there were 8,950 designers in New Jersey. Of these designers, 1,170 were working in the greater Somerville area. The government projects that the number of designers in Somerville will decrease by -2% by the year 2018. This projected change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for designers.
The average salary you can expect to earn as a designer in Somerville is $43,450 per year. This is lower than the state-wide average salary for designers.
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Shamrock Cookies
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
This is probably the holiday where I do the least amount of decorating. Am I the only one who isn't crazy about St. Patrick's Day?
Since my son is in preschool, I wanted him to be able to bring a festive treat for the class. I think all kids love sugar cookies, so that is what I have made for the past few holiday class treats, and each time it has gone over well. I also decided to use royal icing. I usually make my own with meringue powder, powder sugar, and water, etc., but when I was at Michael's Arts and Crafts, they had the Wilton's pre-made royal icing, so I thought that I would give it a try. It definitely made the icing prep much easier.
Use whatever sugar cookie recipe you like (or buy some pre-made...I'm not here to judge), and cut out the shamrock shape using a cookie cutter, and bake them up! I will warn you, the shamrock cookies cutters are not the easiest to work with. Make sure to dip the cookie cutter into some flour to help prevent the dough from sticking. Also, make sure your dough is really cold, it will make it much easier to work with, and practice some patience! I had to!
Once they are cooled, you can make up the frosting. You can really control the thickness of the icing by how much water you add. You want it to drizzle nicely, but not be too liquidy (is that a word?). If you add too much water, don't worry, add a little bit of powdered sugar, and that will help to thicken it up. I used three different colors, and filled three plastic piping bags with the icing. I didn't use any piping tips, I simply cut off the tip of the piping bag and drizzled the frosting over the cookies one at a time. I like to let each color dry for a few minutes at least before adding in the next color.
Allow these to dry for a few hours at least, before storing them or packaging them up!


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The Titanic sunk
Loss feared of over 1,500 lives | Iceberg struck | A wireless call for aid | Liners to the rescue | Ship goes down in four hours | Passengers and crew take to boats
Tuesday 16 April 1912
The maiden voyage of the White Star liner Titanic, the largest ship ever launched, has ended in disaster.
The Titanic started her trip from Southampton for New York on Wednesday. Late on Sunday night she struck an iceberg off the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. By wireless telegraphy she sent out signals of distress, and several liners were near enough to catch and respond to the call.
Conflicting news, alarming and reassuring, was current yesterday. Even after midnight it was said all the passengers were safe. All reports, of course, depended on wireless telegrams over great distances.
Late last night the White Star officials in New York announced that a message had been received stating that the Titanic sank at 2.20 yesterday morning after all her passengers and crew had been transferred to another vessel. Later they admitted that many lives had been lost.
An unofficial message from Cape Race, Newfoundland, stated that only 675 have been saved out of 2,200 to 2,400 persons on board. This was in some degree confirmed later by the White Star officials in Liverpool, who said they were afraid the report was likely to prove true. Assuming that only 675 of the passengers and crew have been saved, and taking the smallest estimate of the number of people on board, the disaster is one of the most awful in the history of navigation, for at least 1,500, and possibly over 1,700, lives have been lost.
The stories of the disaster are more than usually conflicting, and it is indeed quite impossible to reconcile the bulk of the earlier and optimistic reports with the sinister news received after midnight. There is unfortunately only too much reason to believe, however, that the latest and worse news is nearest the truth, for none of the later cables contradict each other. It is an ominous fact, too, that all the later messages agree that the Titanic sank four hours after she struck an iceberg. If that be the case neither the Virginian nor any of the other liners could have reached her before she foundered.
The main hope that remains is that the Virginian or Parisian may have picked up more of the passengers and crew than those save by the Carpathia. As to this there is no news at the time of writing.
A list of the first class passengers (who are reported from New York to have been all saved) appears on page 6.


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Templates for Home and Family
Download templates for Microsoft Excel® and Word®
From meal planners to budget spreadsheets, Vertex42 offers numerous free tools for home and family use. Browse the templates on this page, as well as our other related categories to find resources that can help you become more organized, get a handle on your finances, or just have a little fun. I haven't listed ALL of the templates that are great for home and family. So, in addition to browsing this page, check out the categories listed on the right. This page mainly lists the templates for home and family that are not necessarily included in the other categories.
You will also find a few Word Templates intermingled with the spreadsheets. Sometimes it just makes sense to use Word, though Excel is certainly the emphasis on Vertex42.com.
Home and Family
Grocery Price Book
Track grocery prices so that you can know when to buy items on sale. Edit and use on the go via mobile Excel.
House Cleaning Schedule
Print a 4-week cleaning schedule and download sample cleaning checklists.
Recipe Cards (for Word)
Print your recipes on card stock using these templates.
Bill of Sale (for Word)
Selling or buying your car? Make sure you use a bill of sale.
Home Mortgage Calculator
Run the numbers to figure out what you can afford.
Meal Planner
Keep healthy and on budget by planning your meals ahead of time.
Home Inventory
Create an inventory of your home assets for insurance purposes. It's good to be prepared.
Family Budget Planner
Create a budget quickly and easily. Project your finances out a year in advance.
Emergency Contact Form
Create and print a summary of your family emergency plan. Print an emergency contact card to fit in your wallet or purse.
Family Tree Chart
How well do you know your ancestors? Can you complete your family tree?
Family Tree Template with Photos
Show photos of your ancestors in this easy-to-use family tree template for Excel or Word.
Genealogy Research List
Keep track of which names you are researching for your family history, using a simple spreadsheet.
Money Manger for Kids
A printable worksheet to help teach kids how to budget and keep track of their money.
Reward Charts
Download printable reward charts for your kids.
Kids Chore Schedule
Print a weekly kids chore schedule to help you keep your house in order
Printable Chore Chart
Print a weekly chore chart for your kids
Home Inspection Checklist
A room-by-room inspection checklist for home buyers and sellers.
Pros and Cons List
Create a pros and cons list when you need help making an important decision.
Printable Password List
Keep track of your online usernames and passwords with a printable password list. Remember to store your list in a secure location.
Password Log
Maintain a sortable list of online usernames and passwords using Excel. Remember to store your data securely. Not recommended for websites that store financial or other sensitive data.
Vehicle Maintenance Log
Keep track of your vehicle's maintenance and repairs.
Baby Name Picker
Use the pairwise ranking technique to choose a baby name.
Ovulation Calendar
For women wanting to have children. Estimates future ovulation dates and fertility windows.
Menstrual Cycle Calendar and Period Tracker
Track your period with this simple yearly calendar to help you make better predictions for the future.
Grocery List Template
Customize and print and categorized grocery check list.
Grocery List with Meals
List your weekly meals and create a categorized grocery list using this simple template for Excel.
Grocery List - Print and Fold
Print four separate grocery lists on a single page then fold in half twice to make a list that fits in your pocket.
Diary Template
Combine general journal writing with daily goal and health tracking.
Acts of Kindness Calendar
Customize and print a monthly calendar with ideas for random acts of kindness.
Travel and Vacation
Gas Mileage Log
Print out a log that you can keep in your car to track your gas mileage.
Travel Budget Worksheet
Plan a vacation without breaking the bank using this travel budget template.
Travel Itinerary Template
Create a concise and printable summary of your travel plans using this itinerary template.
Vacation Packing List
Be prepared for your vacation using this checklist.
Event Budget
Create a budget for a camp, reunion, seminar, party, or other event.
Money Tracker
Track your cash, checking, credit, and savings in Excel on your mobile phone.
Wedding Planning
Wedding Budget
If you are planning a wedding, a budget is vital.
Wedding Checklist
Make sure you don't forget anything.
Wedding Planning Checklist
Excel 2007+
Excel 2007+
A new look for our original wedding checklist template.
Wedding Guest List
Track invites, and help plan for your reception and dinner.
Wedding Guestlist Template
Excel 2007+
Excel 2007+
Make a list of people to invite to your wedding dinner and reception. Track RSVPs and estimate costs.
College Planning
College Budget Template
Create and manage your budget while at college.
College Savings Calculator
Estimate how much it's going to cost you.
Class Schedule
Plan your classes and work using this weekly schedule.
Sports and Fun
Basketball Roster
Coaching or managing a youth basketball team? Create your roster and print stats sheets using this template.
Tournament Brackets
Create brackets for tournaments you are organizing, or use a bracket to track your March Madness picks.
Games for Excel
For those times when you are really bored.
Soccer Team Roster Template
For team managers and coaches. Create a nice 1-page team roster as well as visual lineup sheets.
Baseball Roster, Lineup, & Scorecard
Create a baseball roster and auto-rotating lineup, track stats, and print a scorecard.
Team Snack Schedule Template
A snack schedule designed for youth sports where parents typically bring half-time and post-game snacks.
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Number one on the "top 10 places to go" list in Japan in TIME magazine online, the Tsukiji Fish Market definitely has its own charms that all fish lovers (and even those less attached to sea creatures), should not miss out on. Nevertheless, you should ask yourself a few questions before you go:
1. Are you comfortable in markets? (i.e. not exactly the cleanest floors)
2. Can you walk straight while the market attacks you with fishy scents?
3. Did you bring closed-toe shoes (or are you willing to make such a purchase)?
If your answer is 'yes' to all the above, then maybe Japan's largest fish market is right for you. To reward your bravery and support your decision to step into such a unique territory, we have provided this short guide to visiting the Tsukiji Fish Market.
1. The main areas of the Tsukiji Fish Market
The Tsukiji market is primarily split into two parts: the inner market and the outer market. While the outer market is open to all, only a very limited part near the entrance of the inner market is open to visitors. The inner market is where the wholesalers have their stores, and they are basically only open for the professionals. Due to the large numbers of tourists, the area outsiders can visit has shrunk in recent years.
2. Checking the fish market schedule
This might come as a surprise, but the market isn't open 24/7. As a rule of thumb, it closes on every Sunday, every other Wednesday, and also on Japanese national holidays. As another general rule, it's better to arrive early.
The inner market is open to the public from 9am to 11am. 9am is when the wholesalers start closing their operations for the day and by 11am most of the shops are closed. If you wish to come during the operating hours before 9am or actually shop at the market, please contact us so that we can send an insider. With our sushi tour, you will have the opportunity to pick out ingredients with the chef in addition to eating sushi made by Tokyo's top sushi chefs.
The outer market is open for tourists and regular shoppers. This area is open at 5am and closes around 2pm.
3. Dress code
Proper footwear is essential. You don't want some scaly fish slapping on your bare foot or to trip while you're in flip flops or heels. If you're going in the very early hours, check the weather and wear layers. Even in the summer Tokyo can get chilly in the early mornings and late at night.
4. Transportation
For those who wish to observe the tuna auction, you need to arrive at 3am to line up (since only 120 people total can enter; the auction itself begins at 5am) you should know that public transportation (i.e. trains) in Tokyo stop around midnight and begin at around 5am. This leaves you with a couple of other options. The easiest way is to get there by taxi. If your hotel happens to be close by you can simply walk to the market. Another option is to spend the night at a karaoke place, a 24 hour cafe, or a budget hotel near the fish market. For those who are really ambitious, you can spend the night at a club in Ginza and walk to the market after they kick you out, although you may not be in great shape to visit the fish market after this.
5. Tuna Auction
You should plan to wake up early (or stay up all night) to arrive at the market at 3am. The best part about the auction is that it is free to watch. However, no talking, smoking or photography is allowed. The auction ends at around 5:30am and by then you can head over to a restaurant in Tsukiji for breakfast.
Most visitors can only observe frozen tuna being sold at the auction. However, if you participate in TOKI's reserved tours, you will receive a premium pass to observe the fresh tuna (as opposed to frozen) auction, and you won't have to get there at 3am to line up.
If you're opting out of the tuna auction viewing, here is the access map provided on the Tsukiji official website with information for those traveling by train or bus.
6. General Rules to follow
This is a summary of what is posted on the Tsukiji official website:
DON'T touch the food,
DON'T try to bargain,
DON'T block the way (i.e. let vehicles go first),
and be respectful!
With so many visitors one might be tempted to think that the fish market is simply a tourist area. Keep in mind that the rules are set for Tsukiji fish market's business operation to occur smoothly. Visiting the market is a rare opportunity to understand the complex interactions and exchanges that all go on behind the scenes before your fish makes it to stores and finally the dining room table. We hope this introduction to the market has been useful for you, and for those interested in more information or arranging a tour through TOKI, please follow the link below!


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Houston Business Fined for Workers Death
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined two business in connection to the death of a worker who died of heat exhaustion.
Businesses Fined for Worker's Death
"It is truly a matter of life and death that workers and employers take proactive steps to stay safe in extreme heat and be aware of the symptoms of heat exhaustion." – Mark Briggs, director of OSHA South Houston Office as reported by the Houston Chronicle
- According to the Houston Chronicle, two businesses, Republic Services, Inc. and Recana Solutions, were fined on Monday for their role in a work-related death of an employee back in June. One of the businesses fined, Republic Services, is based in Houston, Texas.
- The employee who died from heat exhaustion, worked for Recana Solutions, a company that provides temporary day-laborers.
- It is reported that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has brought judgments against the two companies and has seven violations against the companies for the worker's death.
The Fines Levied against the Two Businesses
- Republic Services, Inc. has been cited for failure to provide first aid training and protect their workers from heat exhaustion dangers. Additionally, Republic Services has been fined $14,000 for both said violations. OSHA considers the violations serious because of the elevated probability death or chance of severe injury that could result from the lack of training and precautions.
- OSHA has levied another fine of $6,000 against Republic Services for failure to report the worker's death to the agency within an eight hour time frame and for failure keep adequate documentation and records concerning the incident.
- Recana Solutions was cited with only a single serious violation. They have been fined $7,000 for failure to protect their workers from heat hazards, failure to provide equipment to protect workers, and failure to report the temporary worker's death to the federal agency in an eight hour time period.
- Republic Services total penalties have added up to $20,000 while Recana Solutions had incurred a total of $13,000.
- Republic Services plans to contest the violations.
Work Related Death in Texas and the U.S.
- Texas is considered to be the most dangerous states for workers followed by California and New York
- In 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded 537 work-related fatalities in the state.
- Nationally, deadly injuries in the oil and gas extraction industry have rose 23%
- Private construction industry deaths have also risen nationally, totaling up to 775 fatalities
Contact an Experienced Workplace Accident Attorney
Thomas J. Henry fight to protect the rights of workplace injury victims. If you or someone you love has been injured or killed on the job, contact Thomas J. Henry. The goal of our offices is to not only protect your rights, but to send a message so the same tragedy does not happen again. We represent clients nationwide.
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$2.6 MillionExpenses: $176,554.53 | Attorneys Fees: $1,091,400.00 | Net to Client: $1,300,045.47
$1 MillionExpenses: $326,812.23 | Attorneys Fees: $443,381.25 | Net to Client: $1,043,250.00


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Moor Monkton Parish Council currently consists of up to five local people elected or co-opted to represent parishioners at the first level of local government. Our aims are to provide and maintain community facilities, represent our parishioners' rights and views to other authorities and to help guide the development of the village to the benefit of the residents whilst preserving its historic character.
From this page you can access Minutes, Agendas, statutory documents and a contact form.
Copies of the A59 traffic questionnaire can be found on the Policy Documents tab.
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Agenda for Annual Parish meeting 2018
Agenda for 8 March 2018 meeting
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Agenda for 23 August 2017 meeting
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Agenda for Annual Parish meeting April 2017
Agenda for 28 February 2017 meeting
The Councillors have agreed a policy for dealing with requests for grants. If you wish to apply for a grant, please complete and send the form (listed below) using the guidance provided.
Applicants must complete a Grant Application Form and submit it to the Clerk of the Parish Council on or before 1st January prior to the financial year that funding is required. Financial years run from 1st April in each calendar year.
You can download a copy from the link below (the form will open in a new window on your browser)Download grant form
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Minutes of meeting 18 September 2019
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Minutes of meeting 15 May 2019
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Minutes of Annual Parish Meeting 2018
Minutes of meeting 28 November 2018
Minutes of meeting 26 September 2018
Minutes of meeting 23 August 2018
Minutes of meeting 8 March 2018
Minutes of meeting 4 December 2017
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Harrogate Garden waste Scheme 2019
Alzheimer's Research UK letter 2019
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Mobile Police Unit visit 25 October 2018
Bank Reconciliation March 2018
Annual Accounts variances 2018
Annual Governance Statement 2017-18
Bank Reconciliation March 2017
Annual Governance Statement 2016-17
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