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The Transportation Security Administration is apparently tasked not only with keeping airline passengers safe from terrorism but with awarding style points on the contents of their luggage. That would be as good a reading as any of the note passenger Jill Filipovic found inside her suitcase when her flight from Newark Airport landed in Dublin last Sunday.
The message scrawled on a TSA notice read "Get your freak on girl."
FOX News reports that upon discovering the note Filipovic uploaded a snapshot of it to Twitter with the comment:
Just unpacked my suitcase and found this note from TSA. Guess they discovered a 'personal item' in my bag. Wow.
The "personal item" in question was a vibrator—or more specifically, as Filipovic told New York Magazine:
It was a $15 bullet vibe from Babeland, about the most basic sex toy you can imagine. It has now been officially retired, since I have no idea if the TSA agents manhandled it.
She subsequently wrote about the incident on her blog, Feministe, calling the note "wildly inappropriate" but adding that she "died laughing" when she first happened upon it in her hotel room.
But, as FOX News writes, Filipovic stated in an email received late Monday that her amusement is giving way to perturbation:
[W]hoever left the note felt comfortable doing so (I also suspect that they believed most women would be embarrassed to be 'caught' with personal items and wouldn't file a complaint). That is certainly cause for concern.
The TSA is claiming that there is no evidence to indicate that one of its agents was behind the note. No, of course not. It could have been any of the countless airport personnel with unfettered access to passengers' personal belongings—perhaps a checkpoint gnome. (If the direction of the flight had been reversed and had originated in Ireland, the TSA could blame it on a leprechaun.)
Filipovic has stated her intention to file a formal complaint with the TSA when she returns to the U.S. Of course, she will have to get in line if she is expecting satisfaction. Although the number of complaints received by the TSA is not made public, the American Civil Liberties Union reports reports receiving more than 900 complaints from travelers during the month of November, 2010 alone. In one, a female passenger wrote:
The TSA agent used her hands to feel under and between my breasts. She then rammed her hand up into my crotch until it jammed into my pubic bone.
If I didn't know better, I would say that agent was getting her freak on.
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#2017FlipChallenge - This shit is the blunt force trauma that you need to wake the fuck up for 2017 (we're all adults here). We're not talking about flipping cups! Gary Vaynerchuk is talking about utilizing your time wisely and selling the stuff you don't use on Ebay, Craigslist, Bidwars, etc.
I've been reading a lot of Gary Vaynerchuk lately and his phrases of hustle, crush it, being in the cloud and in the dirt is motivating af (if you don't know what af means, ask a millennial). If you enjoy his pace start off at his Youtube Channel, head to his twitter, and then to his Instagram @Garyvee.
Set a goal and begin working towards it one step at a time. I've been preaching one step at a time to my wife for a long time. When you take small steps, before long, you look back and you see how far you've come.
For me, 2017 is the year of self help, self improvement, and get shit done. I've wasted too much time in 2016 on my PS4, on my phone, and on my couch. Utilize your time wisely and work towards the bigger goals in your life.
Like always, don't be a stranger, reach out to me @BirryRam via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the comments below.
Don't focus on your past, learn from it, live in the present, and work towards that goal in the future.

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Merax® Finiss 26″ Mountain Bike is one of the most popular mountain bicycle available due to its reasonable cost. This bike comes fitted with a top notch aluminum outline and a 21-speed Mg composite wheel. It is intended for people who are searching for a lightweight, moderate but then sturdy mountain bicycle. In this audit of the Best Merax Finiss Mountain Bike; I will talk about top to bottom what this bicycle brings to the table.
Merax Finiss 26" Aluminum 21 Speed Mg Alloy Wheel Mountain Bike Review
Solid aluminum outline
The bicycle is fitted with an excellent aluminum framework. This edge is solid and with the ability to withstand any weight without twisting. Another incredible thing that accompanies an aluminum side is that it is lightweight making the overall weight of the bicycle to below.
The edge is warmth treated to improve the quality and strength of the edge. A light bicycle is anything but difficult to control and needless push to pedal. It is additionally generally shabby making Rhea bicycle reasonable.
High Configuration
The Merax Finiss Bike has a great plan that is exceptional. The configuration has three distinctive hues plans, which are white and blue, green and dark and additionally red and dark mixes. These hues are additionally appeared on the wheels making it have an appealing configuration.
Rear and Front Mechanical Disk Brakes
While picking best mountain bikes under 1000 dollars, you ought to ensure that you choose the bicycle that has the best break frameworks. The bicycle comes fitted with front and back mechanical plate breaks that are exceptionally perfect with regards to managing speed, furthermore, the back and front breaks are flawless in guaranteeing the most secure of the rider.
This stopping mechanism is the most recent innovation that is viewed as costly that the standard brakes. Despite how quick you are going this circle slowing device will give you the most grounded ceasing power. You will discover this stopping mechanism incredibly compelling particularly on the off chance that you are confronted with issues in braking while going downhill.
The Suspension System
The Merax Fitniss mountain bicycle accompanies an 80mm suspension fork, which is viable, for a smoother ride on any rough and hard landscape. This fork makes a decent showing with regards to with regards to minimizing the stuns coming about because of rubble, roots and other tough materials on the surface of the track.
Furthermore, the 80mm suspension shell gives you expanded control over the bicycle; front side suspension will bolster the top arm while the back suspension will reinforce the lower body part.
All Around Cushioned Couch Which is Flexible
Creating a hard seat that is developed utilizing hard clear plastic is likely to make your riding qualifications an undesirable dream. A bicycle that grabs a couch which is not versatile will likewise mean that some individual contingent after their tallness and body weight will quickly realize the bicycle to a significant degree trying to trip.
With the Merax Finiss bicycle, the seat is very much cushioned with delicate materials to promise you have an open to riding background; these fragile materials will ingest all the stuns created by vibrations making the experience smooth. With the portable seat, it guarantees that diverse individuals of different tallness and weight can take advantage of the seat serenely.
Shimano 21-speed Derailleur's and Shifters for Reliable Shifting
To upgrade the effortlessness of utilization and for a smooth ride the machine has introduced the Shimano 21-speed Derailleur. This structure makes it feasible so that you can replace the riggings quickly.
It likewise helps you to finish the excursion utilizing different velocity making the feeling less tedious and safe. The bicycle also accompanies an expansive shifter that is solid in giving smooth moving while as yet keeping your bikes in control.
- The style is excellent, the paint and stickers are both pleasantly drifted and won't peel off.
- The rigging framework is noteworthy
- Customers are fulfilled by how moderate the cost is for such a decent quality bicycle.
- Easy to assemble
- Lightweight so you can bear the bicycle effectively the track.
- I'd exceedingly prescribe getting a tune up after get together in case you're not experienced
- Front reflector doesn't fit anyplace on the handlebar or stem.
Numerous individuals are satisfied with the incredibly prudent cost of this item. The configuration of this bicycle will abandon you pleased with what it would seem that on the track.
The cutting edge innovation brakes are additionally introduced regardless of its low cost. The bicycle has all the components that you require while riding on both streets or on rough terrain tracks that is the reason I would prescribe it to anybody.


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In case you missed Jerry Seinfeld's recent local appearance in Kansas City, you can catch up to lots of the great stand-up comedy acts by visiting your Kansas City Public Library. Among the many DVDs available are these:
The Aristocrats
What's reputed to be the world's dirtiest joke gets told, re-told, and deconstructed by a cadre of the best storytellers around in a joke-fest not designed for the fainthearted.
Bill Cosby, Himself
One of the longtime masters of stand-up comedy, Bill Cosby, treats his many fans to this funny, satirical and heartwarming live concert.
A behind-the-scenes look at the world of comedy clubs as Jerry Seinfeld proves he still has what it takes and up-and-coming comedian Orny Adams has to prove that he has whatever it takes to click on the comedy circuit.
I was in the garden the other day (plucking peppers) and saw many wonderful bugs. Big black and yellow spiders strung webs among the tomato plants. The webs trapped insects as strong as grasshoppers and as small as flies.
Roly-poly bugs tracked across the dirt. They seemed to like devouring vegetables that fell to the ground. In the tall sunflowers, butterflies and moths flew: white ones, blue ones, monarchs, and little fuzzy ones with wings like autumn leaves.
What bugs have you seen this summer? Ask a Librarian to help you find great books or movies on spiders, grasshoppers, bees, butterflies, moths, ladybugs, praying mantises, or your favorite insect.
Yours with snorts,
Climate change, or global warming, is a hot topic today. On October 3 at the Plaza Branch, the Library will host a conversation about climate change and global justice. The following week on October 8, the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation will discuss how the preservation of older buildings should be an important component of sustainable development efforts, including efforts to combat climate change. This list of resources features some books about climate change for adults and kids, a few novels with climate change themes, and several documentary films about the topic.
Pigs are savers. I save letters from friends, stickers in my scrapbook, and funny noises. My computer has software that can record sounds. When I'm in my wheel barrow and writing to you, I might hear a frog croak, a bird whistle, or a beaver's tail slap the water in the stream. I record those sounds and save them. I like listening to them later. That's what's great about saving--you have something that you can share with someone else.
Pigs save money, too. That's why there are piggy banks! Pennies, nickels, and dimes add up. That's another reason that I love the Library. I can check out books and audiobooks for free.
Then I have more money for stickers.
Yours with snorts,
The teens at Central Library recently ate their fill at the first in a "Taste Off Series"! Hungry mouths from all over the city spent a Saturday sampling six different salsas from Kansas City businesses. Throughout the event, the most common response seemed to be the panting and airing of the tongue. Even with tongues a bit scorched, the teens managed to vote for their favorites.
On September 25, 2008 at the Central Library, Jennet Conant discussed her new book, titled The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington. Explore Conant's earlier books surrounding American involvement in World War II, learn more about author and spy Roald Dahl through his own memoirs, or pick up a title about British intelligence during wartime.
Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week this year (September 27 – October 4, 2008). These books were the top ten books challenged last year, a "challenge" being a request to remove the book from a school or library. To find out why these books were challenged, visit the American Library Association's page on the Most Frequently Challenged Books & Authors in 2007 or read additional details in the Illinois Library Association's brochure, Books Challenged or Banned in 2007-2008 (pdf).
Top ten books challenged in 2007
Based on a true story, And Tango Makes Three: The True Story of the Very First Chinstrap Penguin to Have Two Daddies by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell tells how two male penguins in New York's Central Park Zoo raise a baby after a zookeeper gives them an egg. Illustrated in watercolor, this picture book tells a heartwarming story.
It's difficult to pick only a handful of Paul Newman movies that encompass the scope and extent of his long and varied career, but these titles represent a sampling of him at his onscreen best. They're all available on DVD at the Kansas City Public Library.
The Left-Handed Gun (1958)
As Billy the Kid, Newman made quite an impression (the role had been intended for James Dean) in this new type of psychological Western.
The Hustler (1961)
Newman starred as pool hustler Fast Eddie Felsen in a game where the stakes prove too high.
Hud (1963)
Newman is Hud Bannon caught up in a fierce struggle with the values of his rancher/father played by Melvyn Douglas.
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Newman plays a convict with a mind of his own in this Oscar-winning performance.
What books did you love as a child? On October 1, 2008 at the Plaza Branch, children's book historian Leonard S. Marcus discussed his most recent book, Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature. Explore some of his work about children's books, learn more about children's literature, or check out a few classic Little Golden Books.
Books by Leonard S. Marcus | Children's Literature & Publishing |
Classic Little Golden Books for Kids
Books by Leonard S. Marcus
Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature
By Leonard S. Marcus
Marcus offers this animated history of the visionaries--editors, illustrators, and others--whose books have transformed American childhood and American culture.
Lots of things are growing on the farm where I live. Strange things. Pumpkins make me think of Halloween monsters. They grow in all sizes and many colors: reddish and warty, orange and ribbed, or smooth grayish white. I've seen gourds that look like little blue-green aliens that just hopped off of a spaceship.
What are gourds, anyway? Botanists, or people who study plants, say that gourds are fruit, like melons, cucumbers, and pumpkins.
Gourds have been around for a long time. People eat the pulp and drink the juice. The outer shell, when it's dried, makes a good musical instrument, basket, birdfeeder, nest box, or cup. People from Asia, Africa, and the Americas have used gourds for fine art. (Never decorate a gourd without an adult; the mold and dust can be harmful.)
The drinking gourd has played an interesting part in American History. Some people believe that "Follow the Drinking Gourd" was a folk song that contained a secret code. The drinking gourd was really the constellation the Big Dipper, which "points" to the North Star. The song was like a map that guided slaves north to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Other people feel that the real path to freedom was much more difficult. Just "going North," or hearing a song, was too simple. Escaping slaves had to be creative, secretive, and extremely brave.


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First, I grabbed my block plane and smoothing plane, and cleaned up my recent banding addition. It came out quite good looking.
With a recent post to Woodnet pointing out you can get fairly cheap T-Track from McMaster-Carr, and myself in possession of a new Freud LU90M blade, I decided to completely overdo the top with T-track for fence and hold down positions. Whee!
First up, dado up some grooves.
I also decided I wanted my intersections to be nice and neat. No fiddling and moving holdowns. I wanted to go right around corners, so I spent some time mitering nice neat junctions.
And finally, trimmed the ends and filed it smooth to the edges.
And finally, bolted back in place, with a holdown for show.
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About a couple of weeks ago, I got an email from someone at Inkspell Publishing. She wanted to know if I would be interested in joining a blog tour for Brooke Moss' new book, The Carny. If you've been interacting with me at all, either here or on Twitter, you'd know that I've stopped requesting ARCs and had also steered clear of blog tours. I've been blogging for almost a year now and have only been in four tours – and this is by choice. Don't get me wrong, I don't get invited that often; but I also don't go out of my way to join one. I have a hard time committing to a tour when I can't foresee how I would react to a book after reading it. I also don't like the pressure so yeah, I guess you can say that I've more or less realized that I am not in this for the free reads and that perhaps I'm doing this book blogging thing wrong. To each to their own, I suppose.
I wrote my review. And then sent a copy of it to the publisher prior to posting. See, I have this policy on the blog, where I don't post unfavourable reviews on books that were given to me specifically for review, unless the author and, or the publicist has given me the nod to do so. My email to the publisher went like this:
Hi there.
First, I'd like to thank you and Brooke for being on the blog. Please let me know if I can help you again.
Second, I read The Carny and unfortunately, my review is not that favourable. I have a policy on the blog that if a book was given to me for review and it turns out that it was something I didn't like, I always give the publicist and or the author privy to the review first. This way, they could let me know whether or not they still want me to post it.
This may not be the conventional way of doing things and perhaps I may be giving too much power over to the author regarding what I post on my blog, but I established this policy just so I'm not running the risk of compromising my integrity. I also feel that since they sent me a free book to read, I owe them my honesty.
I'm not going to lie; I was on tenterhooks while I waited for her response. Since it was the weekend, I didn't really expect any response. So I was surprised when I got an email from Brooke Moss herself.
Hi Joy,
I just got an email from my publisher, Shilpa, asking me how I felt about your review of The Carny, and whether or not I felt it should run. I left the ultimate decision up to Shilpa, but I wanted to make sure you knew what my response was, in case she tells you not to run the review. Here is what I wrote:
"You know, I think that Joy has every right to say whatever she wants to say about The Carny. And honestly, I agree. Charlotte's character absolutely is wishy-washy and immature. I wanted her to be that way. Also, as a life time resident of small towns, I created the Davenport family with the intent of making them entirely too focused on social status, backwards/old fashioned thinking. Sadly, that's the honest to goodness way things are in these towns. It's hard for non-small-town-people to believe that this sort of old fashioned mentality still exists. So in all honesty, Joy actually read the book the way it was intended to be interpreted. I think what I'm getting from her review is that she interpreted the characters and location the way I wanted her to, but it simply didn't sit well with her. That's absolutely acceptable. As we all know painfully well, books are very subjective, and what touches ones heart, might piss another person off. 🙂
I say, let her put it on her website. I am not afraid of a less than stellar review, so long as it is written in a fair, honest way, and my skills as an author aren't being insulted. I respect Joy as a book reviewer, and hope to continue a long relationship with her in the future, and with future books, so I don't feel like we need to ask her to hide her true feelings about The Carny. However, as my publisher, you get the final say, and if you feel like it is too negative to have out there in the blogosphere, then I trust your judgment. Be sure to let me know what you choose, and I'll support that decision.
Joy, I want you to know that I appreciate your honesty and positivity about my latest book. I have a tremendous amount of respect for book reviewers, especially those who can read a book that didn't particularly speak to them, and still manage to write a fairly positive review. I wanted to be sure to thank you for that, thank you for your honesty, and I hope that I can continue sharing my books with you in the future.
Thanks for everything, Joy.
I was…speechless and awe-struck. With all the drama that has been plaguing the book reviewing blogosphere lately, I did not expect this – this gracious acceptance of criticism. I wanted to share this just because authors have been getting some pretty bad rep lately and I want everyone to know that we shouldn't lose our faith. There are authors like Brooke who will gladly accept your not-so positive thoughts on their work with a grain of salt.
I'd like to thank Brooke Moss again for allowing me to post her email. A little positivity goes a long way. Also, Shilpa Mudiganti of Inkspell Publishing for agreeing to post my review.


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Concert Crap: Can you give a brief history on Woke Up Waiting?
Woke Up Waiting: Basically we all came together after our old bands broke up. We became an official band in November of 2015 and we've been working forward ever since.
CC: The EP Better Off This Way is out in October. What can everyone expect from it and what are some of your favorite moments when creating it?
WUW: Expect to be surprised. Haha. We had some really fun moments our last week of recording it, including the final vocal note on the EP being sung perfectly on key by all three of us. We didn't even need to tune it and left it raw after recording. We were pretty stoked on that for a while and I don't think we'll ever forget it.
CC: What are your thoughts on the state of pop punk today?
WUW: It's awesome to see it making a comeback with all these great new bands and the pioneering bands still touring and doing reunions. Hopefully we can be a part of it!
CC: Who are some of your favorite artists from the genre?
WUW: State Champs, Neck Deep and All Time Low.
CC: What advice would you give to someone barely beginning their music career?
WUW: Practice. And practice. And then practice some more.
CC: What does the rest of 2016 have in store for you guys?
WUW: After the release of our EP we're hoping there's big things in store for us, but we understand it all takes time. In our down time we'll be working on new covers and even an original Christmas song so stay tuned!
CC: Is there anything else you would like to say to your fans or anyone that may be reading this interview right now?
WUW: We really hope you enjoy joining our journey as much as we enjoy creating it. Thank you for everything so far and we won't disappoint! Much love from all of us.
All questions answered by each member of Woke Up Waiting (Justin Mattock, Sean Thomas, Lucas Bayley).
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A really solid mix of street and skatepark riding from Mike Payne, doing it at spots around El Paso, Texas. Mike pedals really fast and is pulling some pretty damn nuts stunts. That last move was bananas. Hit it. Filmed and edited by Isaac Escobar.


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As of October 2015, recreational use of cannabis is illegal in Canada, according to Newsweek. However, the use of medical marijuana is legal in all provinces, and challenges to federal cannabis laws have weakened enforcement nationwide.
Under current law, cannabis is included under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, allowing police in all Canadian provinces to press charges for its unlicensed possession, transportation or cultivation, according to Wikipedia. The Liberal Party of Canada supports the legalization and regulation of cannabis for all uses, notes Newsweek. Opinion polls in 2015 reflect that over half of Canadians are in favor of marijuana legalization, states Forum Research.


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There were fears the defending champion's campaign would be ended by the injury sustained in yesterday's hard-fought victory over Juan Martin Del Potro, but it seems the Spaniard has the all clear for his quarter-final clash with Mardy Fish.
Announcing the results of the scan on his Facebook page, Nadal said: "Good morning everybody. Yesterday after the match I went to take an MRI at a London hospital.
"During the match I thought I had something serious but as the match went through the pain got better and thankfully the tests don't show an injury. Today I will practice at 4.30 pm and I'll play tomorrow. Thanks all for the support."
Nadal cut a sullen figure in his post-match press conference admitting that he feared the worst after picking up the injury before a first-set tie break.
The Spaniard had close to 10 minutes' worth of treatment from his physio on the problem, but he still ran out a 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 winner.
The fact that he battled on for three sets after picking up the injury suggested it was not too bad, but the two-time champion sounded pessimistic about his chances last night, saying: "I have to go for an MRI (scan). I don't know right now (whether I can play on). I felt really bad during the first set.
"I am worried for sure. At 6-5 I felt terrible. I felt that I had broken my foot. The point at deuce and the point that gave me set point, I felt terrible.
"I asked for the trainer at that moment when the game was done. I seriously didn't know at that moment if I had a chance to continue playing."
The two-time champion is favourite to win here at SW19 after dropping just one set on his way to the last eight and looked in good form yesterday despite his injury.
The number one seed was joined in the last eight by Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, and Roger Federer, who all won yesterday.


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We find ourselves moving about inside all kinds of information bubbles, some good and some incredibly confining. When things are working well our friends, family, our social media feeds give us just the right amount of information that we need. But other times and this is especially true in terms of parenting advice, the saturation point can quickly overwhelm and confuse.
As a teacher at a parent cooperative school, I witness the pressures of this bubble existence every day since I work and teach alongside parents. It is because of this partnership that I found this book helpful from two perspectives. To begin, I can see that it would be incredibly helpful for every parent to read this book. And then from purely a teacher's perspective it gives me a very clear systems check to make sure I am not adding to the constant onslaught of pressure the parents feel.
How calming it is to read the latest book by Stephen Camarata, PhD entitled, The Intuitive Parent; Why the Best Thing for Your Child is You, 2015. This book was so refreshing in its reassurances and straightforward insight into the research. The message is that "You have it in you." This is supported and balanced by his review of the literature which hashes out the overlapping and often contradicting bits of advice that we all have thrown at us each day as we work to raise happy children.
It is so hard to separate the well-meaning advice, the relevant research, and the alarm bells as we look at the very precious being we hope to send off into the world. Dr. Camarata weeds through all that and cuts to the chase — that is how I felt as I read the book.
I especially recommend this book for parents of school-age children. There is so much thrown at us beginning in early childhood placements. One of the discussions that I really appreciated as a teacher is about developmental milestones and stages. It is important to remind ourselves that these milestones are not chronological and as ordered as a checklist would imply. I find that milestone checklists never really tell the full story of a child's experience.
Once a parent told me that our local schools send a very clear message that our children should be good at everything. In this she meant that there every child is expected to be good at every subject at the very moment the school chooses to test him or her on it. Then, the message continues, the child will succeed, in life, in school, in future work — quite a tall order to place on the shoulders of a 7 or 8-year old! Meeting this lofty goal of "good at everything" leaves struggle for both child and parent. Both parent and child work from a place of perceived failure. The Intuitive Parent provides us with ideas about both why this is happening in the schools and why we are trapped in that kind of thinking. Then, and this is the best part, Dr. Camarata provides guidance to the parents, not just reassurances and platitudes.
I am hoping to use this book as a book club book for our Saturday morning coffees at our school. What a great learning opportunity for teachers and parents to share this book!


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Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum is the much-awaited sequel of the erstwhile comic blockbuster 'Kya Kool Hain Hum'. The story revolves around the friendship between the male leads and how circumstances lead them to venture on a mad road trip to Goa in pursuit/search of Love. Once in Goa, more characters emerge on the scene as comic mayhem unfolds.
2hrs 17mins long
M Contains sexual references
Tusshar Kapoor
Ritesh Deshmukh
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Snooker: Murphy comback places him in final
Shaun Murphy staged one of the great fightbacks to stun Ali Carter and book a place in tomorrow's UK Championship final.
It looked to be Carter's match when he led 8-4 in the best-of-17 contest, but Murphy was transformed after the mid-session interval, with breaks of 76, 49, 105 and 78 forcing a decider.
And Murphy held his nerve in a tense final frame as breaks of 39 and 29 carried him through to a clash with either Mark Selby or Mark Davis, who meet today.


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Clown Dog Bikes' Super Mega Sale commercial. It's watermelon smashing' messy! Produced by Chris Olson of Pow Video.
Videography & Editing Service
Chris Olson is an award winning actor/director of film, television and stage. Known for films such as RUDY and HBOs TEMPLE GRANDIN and TV shows THE LEFTOVERS and FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, he uses his thirty years of experience in front of and behind the camera to provide clients with creative options and professional results for their networking or marketing needs.


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While You Support Your Loved One
When you visit your loved one, you play an important part in their wellness journey. You lift their spirits, calm their minds, and make them feel treasured. While you're supporting them, we support you. We're here to do whatever we can to help when you visit a family member or friend at AdventHealth Wesley Chapel, formerly Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, in Pasco County, Florida.
We know hospital visiting hours can be restrictive. That's why we don't have them. Visit at any hour, or stay the night on the pull-out bed found in every all-private room.
Visitor Services
- Hospital Amenities
Want to grab a cup of coffee or find a gift to make your loved one smile? You'll find the following visitor services at AdventHealth Wesley Chapel, formerly Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel.
Enjoy our delicious, nutritious menu, complete with vegetarian choices and an emphasis on wholesome options.
Open daily. Hours:
- Breakfast: 6:30 am to 9:30 am (6:30 am to 9 am on Weekends)
- Lunch: 11 am to 2 pm
- Dinner: 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm (Monday through Friday)
- Sandwiches, Salads, Beverages, Snacks: 6:30 am to 6:30 pm
Complimentary WiFi
Sending a quick email. Setting up a video call to let your loved one chat with far-flung friends. To help you stay connected, we offer free WiFi to all our patients and guests.
Gift Shop
Need flowers, balloons, or a special gift? Visit our gift shop. You'll find it in our main lobby near our Concierge Desk.
- Monday through Thursday: 9 am to 7 pm
- Friday and Saturday: 9 am to 4 pm
- Sunday: 10 am to 4 pm
Spiritual Care and Chapel
Your peace of mind is a powerful component of your healing. Our chaplains are all health care professionals who understand the stress and uncertainty that a hospital stay can bring. Having someone to talk to or pray with can make a world of difference, and we're here for you, whenever you need us.
Our non-denominational chapel is open to all, offering spiritual guidance and a soothing environment, day and night. Nearby, you'll find our beautiful healing gardens, a peaceful outdoor sanctuary where you can relax and recharge. Both are open 24/7.
To request a visit from one of our chaplains, or for help connecting with a minister, priest, rabbi, or other spiritual adviser, dial "0" on any hospital phone, or call Call813-929-5024. The operator will put you in touch with a member of our team.
Visiting Hours
We believe you should be able to visit a loved one staying in our hospital at any hour, day or night. And since we have no set hospital visiting hours, you can. You're welcome 24/7 and can even spend the night on the pull-out bed found in every all-private room.
- Concierge Services
Concierge Services is committed to providing extras with a compassionate touch for our patients and all of their guests. We're here to help ease your stress and take care of the extra details. We are a complimentary service provided by the hospital. Your only responsibility is to pay for the items and services requested through outside vendors.
Stop by, call, email, or ask one of your caregivers to contact us for you. We are conveniently located at the front desk of the main lobby.
Services we can provide include, but are not limited to:
Food Delivery
Gift Wrapping
Hotel Reservations
Local Information and Entertainment Options
Ordering Gifts/Flowers
Prescription Delivery
Printing and Copying
And More . . .
- Hospital Parking and Traveler's Resources
You're here to support your loved one, not to worry about logistics. We'll take care of everything, so you can focus on what matters.
Free Hospital Parking and Valet Service
We offer complimentary and safe outdoor parking for all our patients and guests, conveniently located in front of the facility. A complimentary valet parking service is also available at both our hospital and our Health and Wellness Center.
Traveler's Resources
Need help finding us? View our Resources For Travelers.
- Hospital Map
To help you more easily navigate our facility, below we've provided an AdventHealth Wesley Chapel hospital map for each of our three levels. Be sure to note where guest parking and the emergency entrances are located.
For maps of our campus, see below:
- Pastoral Care
A hospital stay can be an unexpected, anxious and a lonely time, not only for loved ones, but family and friends as well. AdventHealth Wesley Chapel knows that your spiritual care is also an important part of the healing process. That's why members of the Department of Pastoral Care are available to you and your loved ones during your time in the hospital, providing you with spiritual care and support.
Contact a Chaplain
Patients, their family members or friends can request a visit from a chaplain, and we are also available to assist clergy or other pastors coming to visit their congregants.
AdventHealth Wesley Chapel
Chaplain's office: Call813-929-5024
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I had been asked by number of my nieces and nephews to put down on paper some of my experiences in life. In so much as I have been around the world (figuratively speaking) they thought that I had much to tell them about my experiences.
I started long ago on my tales but in moving and computer crashes many of my ideas have gone the way of most of my trash. Thrown away. So now I will take what I was able to save and start anew.
This will be a work in-progress so don't get your hopes up that you find out all about me the first time you look at this mirror of mine. I keep remembering things and will have to add them to the appropriate areas.
I have divided my life into 4 main areas: 1st my beginnings through to leaving for the US Air Force. 2nd my Air Force life and where I went, not always able to tell you what I did. 3rd my years in Holland as a computer programmer/analyst/consult. 4th what I have been doing since December of 1998.
Hope you understand my reasoning for doing it this way and I hope to see you come back and read what I have added in the weeks between your reading. Don't expect me to be able to write a chapter a day or maybe even a week, but I will try to add as much as I can as soon as I can.
If you think what I am doing is good (or bad) please let me know. If you have questions, please ask them for I maybe able to include the answer in my book.


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Taptic Engine was first introduced in iPhone 6s for 3D Touch. For iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, the Taptic Engine supports the Home button, which is no longer a physical button. In addition, Apple has enhanced the Taptic Engine to introduce subtle vibrations for various system functions.
These new System Haptics are everywhere, for example when you slide open the Notification Center, you get a subtle tap as the sliding reaches the bottom of the screen. System Haptics are also available when you use Pinch to Zoom, Sliders, Switches, pull open Spotlight etc.
System Haptics can be a delight to use. You can turn it off if you find it annoying. Go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics. Scroll all the way to the bottom and turn off the "System Haptics" switch.
Please note that disabling System Haptics does not turn off all vibrations such as for 3D Touch or incoming phone calls. These other vibrations are not under System Haptics and is managed independently.


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Radiologic Technology: Graduation Requirements
Contact Information
Program Assistant
Phone: (608) 263-8338
Program Bulletin (pdf)
Upon successful completion of the program, graduating students receive a certificate and pin from UWHC School of Radiologic Technology. Students receive a diploma from their affiliate college/university and are also eligible to walk in the graduation ceremony on their respective campus.
In addition, graduates are granted eligibility to write the certification examination in Radiography given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT).
Requirements for graduation are as follows:
- All academic assignments must be complete.
- All clinical competency requirements must be complete.
- All clinical education requirements and documentation must be complete.
- Students must maintain a minimum average of 80 percent in each academic and clinical course.
- All tuition and fees must be paid in full.
- Eligibility to write the ARRT examination is subject to review by the Program Director.


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Frank J. Ludovico Sculpture Trail
Corner of Bridge and Canal Streets
Seneca Falls, New York
Fee: None -Â Pets welcome
Handicap Accessible
Cayuga Seneca Canal Trail Association – Seneca Falls Maps
"Art in Nature The Frank J. Ludovico Sculpture Trail" by Laurel C. Wemett
Donations (EIN #161516246):
Ludovico Sculpture Trail
P.O. Box 0566
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Visitor and Arts Center
61 Ovid Street, Route 414
Seneca Falls, NY 13148
Trail: Frank J. Ludovico Sculpture Trail
Distance: 2.0 miles round trip / Difficulty: Easy
Parking / Trailhead: N42 54.536 W76 48.028
Trail Traceback: N42 54.498 W76 48.998
11/12/2001 (AdvGirl & Steven) – This is an easy iconic trail to walk when visiting the Seneca Falls area. Â The link to the blog "Wine Run…" has additional pictures of the sculptures and the link to Laurel Wemett's article (above) has sets a nice background to the trail and its works. Â For the geocache finatics, there are a couple located here. Â The trail is well maintained with benches along the way.


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Established in 2010 the Madison Business Alliance is a collaboration of local business people who sincerely believe that Madison is a great place to work. With 75 current members the MBA is committed to keeping Madison a beautiful place while seeking to develop new growth opportunities. For more information visit their site at www.madisonme.org
In 2014 the Business Alliance nominated the Town of Madison as a State Certified Business Friendly Community. As seen in this video, the Maine Department of Community and Economic Development presents the Town of Madison with Business Friendly Certification.


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The Craftsman
by Richard Sennett
Allen Lane £25, pp325
Think of a 'craftsman' and you are likely to summon a nostalgic image of small, dusty workshops filled with patiently honed, bespoke objets, made by skilled artisans left all but extinct by cheap, mass-produced consumer goods. Richard Sennett, professor of sociology at the London School of Economics, wants to expand this definition of 'craftsmanship' to a broader understanding of the enduring human capacity for passionate engagement with one's work for its own sake, whether that be making violins by hand or developing Linux software or fields such as parenting and citizenship.
The Craftsman is the first of a planned trilogy of books examining our relationship with material culture and is, in part, a response to a conversation the author had with his former teacher, Hannah Arendt, who drew a distinction between Animal laborens, the labouring man or woman absorbed unreflectingly in routine tasks, and Homo faber, a superior state in which we evaluate this work through discussion and draw moral conclusions about it. A pragmatist, Sennett refutes such a distinction, which implies a contempt for practical work. 'Another, more balanced view is that thinking and feeling are contained within the process of making,' he writes.
For the ancient Greeks and the medieval guilds, the craftsman was no mere manual labourer, but a respected member of the community. The ancient Greek word demioergos, which translates as 'craftsman', included not only artisans such as potters but also doctors, magistrates and heralds, those professions that stood between the ruling class and the slaves and contributed practically to the functioning of society. In the European guilds of the Middle Ages, the master craftsman also had an obligation to teach, handing down to the next generation knowledge and skills acquired through experience and practice. Rather than being motivated by personal gain and competition with fellow workers, the craftsman in this definition shares his knowledge and solves problems for communal benefit. 'Good craftsmanship implies socialism,' Sennett explains, paraphrasing John Dewey, John Ruskin and William Morris.
History has since created divisions between practice and theory, craft and art, head and hand, and the book follows this history through the medieval guilds to the ateliers of Renaissance artists. Unlike a master craftsman, however, an artist may pass on something of his technique but not his talent: Antonio Stradivari handed down his luthier business to his sons, but it quickly foundered.
In conclusion, Sennett argues for the values of craftsmanship and the sense of vocation they inspire to be incorporated into a modern economic regime in which 'dislocation is a permanent fact'. In our 'skills society', 'people are meant to deploy a portfolio of skills rather than nurture a single ability in the course of their working histories; this ... erodes the belief that one is meant to do just one thing well'. Yet such a sense of vocation goes to the very heart of the worker's self-esteem and purpose: 'Most people want to believe that their lives add up to more than a random series of disconnected events.'
This is a straightforward and humane vision as applied to the workplace, but Sennett then makes the leap into the abstract by arguing that we should apply the lessons of craftwork to the whole of experience: 'I recognise that the reader may balk at thinking of experience in terms of technique,' he goes on, but it is not so much that one balks at the idea, more that he doesn't really explain in concrete terms how he proposes we go about it. 'I argue no more and no less than the capacities our bodies have to shape physical things are the same capacities we draw on in social relations.' Developing a set of skills that one applies to all relationships and experiences as the luthier applies his techniques to every raw piece of wood can't help but feel limiting in principle, particularly in a modern culture which places such importance on the primacy of subjective feeling.
As in his previous books, Sennett ranges fluently across philosophy, literature, art, music and technology. It is only a pity in a book about workmanship that the production standards of this edition should be so sloppy. The pages are littered with typographical errors and amendments or corrections often left in - a testament, perhaps, to the declining craft of the proofreader in modern publishing.


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Soweto derby highlights local sporting weekend
by MTHULISI SIBANDA
Africa News Editor
JOHANNESBURG – SWORN rivals Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates as well as their multitude of fans are bracing up for what promises to be another thrilling edition of the Soweto Derby.
The two popular teams clash in the Carling Black Label Cup at the iconic FNB Stadium outside the historic Soweto on Saturday afternoon.
Like many other editions before this one, tickets for the tie slated for the 95 000-seater calabash-shaped stadium are sold out, signifying the importance of this tie in a sports-mad country.
Ahead of the match, players from both sides vowed to win the trophy for their set of fans and whet their appetite for the new season.
Pirates midfielder, Oupa Manyisa, said despite this being a pre-season affair, the players would give it their all.
"We have been preparing well for a couple of days now, so, we will be ready to fight. The fans did their part (by voting the starting XI) and now we have to be ready to play," said "Ace, as the player is otherwise known.
The match comes on the back of his recognition as his side's best player for the past season.
Chiefs' own Player of the Season, Willard Katsande, will be up against Manyisa in what promises to be an exciting duel between the two hard working players.
"This is the time to repay the fans for voting us. We are going out there to defend our trophy," he said ahead of the 15:30 kickoff.
The Soweto Derby is one of the most famed soccer rivalries in world football.
It is also said to be the most cordial with both sets of fans mingling without violent incidents at the stadium and other public viewing facilities.
Other matches between the sides have however ended in tragedy, the most recent being the 2001 Ellis Park disaster that claimed more than 40 million lives following a stampede.
– CAJ News
Short URL: http://cajnewsafrica.com/?p=665


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25 eCommerce SEO Tips
In some ways, it seems search engines have a grudge against eCommerce sites. Often times, I don't blame them. Many online stores offer little useful content, including dry manufacturer product descriptions, poor internal linking, and no unique, user generated content. Without a doubt eCommerce sites have unique challenges when it comes to SEO. Below I've gathered 25 tips that I've successfully used while optimizing eCommerce sites in the past.
- Avoid Manufacturer Product Descriptions: It's tempting to just copy and paste from the manufacturer's website, but resist the urge. At the very least, re-write the description in some way to make it unique.
- Create a SEO Keyword Field in Product Database: Just as every product record in your catalog has a name, price, and other attributes, you should also create a SEO keyword field that is displayed in the title tags, meta tags, and preferably the body as well. As you add products to the site, enter commonly search for keywords in this field. Not everyone will search by the brand name or item number, so this will greatly help your product pages rank for long tail searches.
- Focus on Singular Keywords on Product Page: As a general rule, I try to optimize for plural keywords on the home page or other SEO landing pages. Focus on singular terms on the product pages by using the SEO keyword field mentioned in step 2.
- Simple Product & Category URLs: Ideally, URLs should consist of keywords, not useless ID's or other parameters. If you don't have the option of using URL re-writing software, at least limit the number of variables passed in the URL.
- All Products 2 or 3 Clicks from the Home Page: Keep your product pages as close as possible to your greatest source of PageRank. Many sites bury part of their product catalog deep within dozens of pages of categories and subcategories. This can be accomplished by using SEO friendly rollovers or increasing the number of products per page.
- Unique Title Tags: While it's debatable whether the company name belongs in the beginning of the title tag, most agree you should not include extra keywords that are repeated in every tag. For example, if you company name was XYZ Travel, include only the company name in title tag, not "XYZ Travel Agency and Vacations." Use as little duplicate content as possible in order to prevent diluting the value of the rest of the text in the title tag.
- Unique Keyword Meta Tags: Meta tags, including keywords and description, should be entirely unique on every product page. Though meta content likely doesn't directly affect your ranking, unique tags will prevent duplicate content penalties. In addition, don't stuff keywords into your meta tags that aren't relevant to the specific page they are on.
- Unique Description Meta Tags: Personally, I like putting the same product description that appears on the product page in meta description tag. This will ensure unique content on each product page.
- Product Reviews: A great strategy for guaranteeing unique content is displaying user generated content from your customers. Allow customers to review products they've purchased or comment on one's they haven't.
- Pass PR Wisely: Obviously, not every page on your site deserves the same link juice. While your Return policy page is important, it likely won't bring in loads of revenue driving traffic from organic search. Make sure your primary SEO pages, (category and products pages) receive most of the PR flow by capping PR flow on less important links. You can accomplish this via Javascript links, form submit links, the no-follow tag, or the robots.txt file.
- Internal Contextual Links: Site navigation links don't tell search engines very much information about the page. Within a paragraph of text, link to a relevant page using keyword rich anchor text.
- Avoid Session IDs in URLs: Many ecommerce software platforms use cookie-less unique session IDs in the site URLs. Unfortunately, this creates an infinite amount of duplicate content for the SE's to crawl. There are ways to prevent this using an ethical type of cloaking which serves URLs to spiders without the session ID.
- Create a Product RSS Feed: Create a product feed and submit it to relevant content aggregators. Google Base accepts an XML like product feed and displays your results for Google Base searches. Product feeds can be a great way of picking up free backlinks directly to your product pages.
- Product Tagging: With the advent of social media, customers have become accustomed with the concept of tagging. Allow your customers to tag products with their own keywords. When you allow users to tag your products, you'll likely start ranking for slang keywords that you would have never thought of on your own.
- Page File Names: If possible, use keyword rich page file names. A page files name such as www.yoursite.com/keyword-phrase-here.html tells Googlebot a lot more than a URL such as www.yoursite.com/?ID=1234.
- Use iframes for Duplicate Content: If you have repetitive content that must appear on every page, or your product descriptions are not unique, consider placing them inside an iframe with an invisible border. Users will not know that they data technically resides on another page search engines will not penalize you for duplicate content.
- Links in Product Descriptions: Create keyword rich links from within the product descriptions of one product linking to another. I've found this is a very effective strategy for targeting long-tail keywords. Here's 25 more e-commerce link-building tips.
- Crawl-able Navigation: Avoid JavaScript or css based navigation structures that don't allow spiders through. If you're stuck with one, at least duplicate your navigation in the footer of every page with normal hyperlinks. In additional, don't rely on form based navigation such as drop down lists since the SEs can't follow them.
- Don't Stuff Keywords in your Nav: This is useless and very tacky. Keywords that show up universally in the navigation on every page are not as important as they used to be. Instead, use keyword rich anchor text pointing to your important pages within a paragraph of relevant text.
- Don't Use "View" or "More": On your product category pages, make sure you link to the individual product pages with anchor text that contains more than just words like "View" or "See more". Vague terms such as these tell spiders nothing about your products.
- Optimize your Images: With images now popping up in the regular SERPs, every image on your site should be optimized. Make sure all your product images contain unique alt text attributes. By simply populating the alt text with the product and brand name, I've seen a huge increase in traffic from Google Image search. In addition, you're making your site more useable for the vision impaired.
- Optimize your Internal Site Search: This is more of a usability tip, but it applies perfectly within the context of eCommerce SEO. Because your visitor found your site via a search engine, they will likely expect your internal site search to work as well. I've found that many first time visitors landing your site from a SERP will search for the exact same term they typed into Google.
- Create Brand Landing Pages: If your site sells branded products that customers may be searching for, setup a optimized landing page for every brand.
- Use Title Attributes in Links: For all anchor text on your site, be sure to use appropriate title attributes (e.g. <a href="page.html" title="keywords here">) in order to provide search engines more information about what the page contains. Although not nearly as important as the actual anchor text, title attributes are factored into the ranking algorithm in some way.
- Track Page Yield: In order to determine the effectiveness of your site as a whole, take the number of unique keywords you are found for during a given time period. Then, divide that by the number pages indexed by Google. This will give you your page yield, a good metric for measuring the length of your "long tail."
Like these 25 tips? Here's 192 more.
About Palmer Web Marketing
Palmer Web Marketing offers Ethical SEO services and Expert eCommerce consulting for small to medium size businesses. Justin also owns several other websites, including MedSaverCard.com, a Rx city drug card program for uninsured Americans.


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Fat Robot is an online clothing store that offers a range of great garments, awesome design options and the ability to put it all together in an easy to use design portal!
Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Fat Robot team are committed to producing exceptional results through a great product range, great service and a great result! With over 20 years experience in the screen printing industry we are perfectly aligned to develop awesome designs coupled with the most modern DTG - direct to garment technology available in New Zealand with the Kornit Breeze 921.
We use and recommend AS Colour branded garments
AS Colour is the fastest growing fashion T-shirt brand in New Zealand. We love printing on these garments and have no hesitation in using them in both our screen and digital printing areas. For more information on their range, including other garment options not showing on our site, then go to www.ascolour.co.nz/
Promote and sell your unique garments in your own free online webstore
We now have the feature enabled so you can create your own FREE online webstore. This gives you the opportunity to promote your own label/brand and utilise our online services for payment, shipping etc. For more information please contact email@example.com or click here to get started!


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"I would like to thank Cooper Technologies for their continued service and support"
I would like to thank Cooper Technologies for their continued service and support for all of our computer and networking requirements. As our company has grown through the years, Cooper has always been there for technical, as well as practical advice and support. Their staff has always been professional, courteous, and treats our company with respect as if it were their own company.
I would highly recommend Cooper Technologies to anyone in the business world who desires to have maximum uptime, and the security of knowing that their computer systems will be running efficiently day in and day out. Our company would not be where it is today without the assistance and expertise of Cooper Technologies.


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Friday, 31 October 2014
If you've followed my blog for a while now you might remember me talking about the Body Shop Tea Tree Blemish Fade Lotion here, and how much I had fallen in love with it. So I returned to The Body Shop not long ago in order to try some more bits from their range, and came home with the Skin Clearing Facial Wash and the Skin Clearing Foaming Cleanser.
My face is my worst enemy at the moment with the weather and my diet changing especially since I've moved out (pizza is the answer to all life problems) so I thought it was a good time to give the Foaming Cleanser a go. It's said to reduce excess oil and minimize breakouts and it has done exactly that, I only use this 3 times a week as I worry it might dry me out if used daily but so far so good.
Onto the Facial Wash, I hope I'm not alone when I say I regularly become victim to those tiny pesky little unnecessary pimples on the top of my back and I tried everything from a shower loofah to an exfoliating scrub but nothing has worked quite as well as this, I know its meant for facial use but it works so well on my back they haven't returned for about 2 weeks - win!
Have you tried any similar products to the Tea Tree range?
Charlotte x
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Tuesday, 28 May 2013
May 29.--ST. CYRIL, Martyr. (butlers 1894 saint of the day)
ST. CYRIL suffered while still a boy at Caesarea in Cappadocia, during the persecutions of the third century. He used to repeat the name of Christ at all times, and confessed that the mere utterance of this name moved him strangely. He was beaten and reviled by his heathen father. But he bore all this with joy, increasing in the strength of Christ, Who dwelt within him, and drawing many of his own age to the imitation of his heavenly life. When his father in his fury turned him out of doors, he said he had lost little, and would receive a great recompense instead.
Soon after, he was brought before the magistrate on account of his faith. No threats could make him show a sign of fear, and the judge, pitying perhaps his tender years, offered him his freedom, assured him of his father's forgiveness, and besought him to return to his home and inheritance. But the blessed youth replied, "I left my home gladly, for I have a greater and a better which is waiting for me." He was filled with the same heavenly desires to the end. He was taken to the fires as if for execution, and was then brought back and re-examined, but he only protested against the cruel delay. Led out to die, he hurried on the executioners, gazed unmoved at the flames which were kindled for him, and expired, hastening, as he said, to his home.
Reflection.--Ask Our Lord to make all earthly joy insipid, and to fill you with the constant desire of heaven. This desire will make labor easy and suffering light. It will make you fervent and detached, and bring you even here a foretaste of that eternal joy and peace to which you are hastening.
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Employment litigation can be highly charged; both sides may be emotional about the case as well as being concerned with the costs of litigation and the time it will take. Given that reality, don't pull the trigger on bringing an employment case until you've followed these five steps.
- Assess the case. Begin by ascertaining the facts from your client and through further investigation and discovery. Analyze the legal theories, claims, and defenses that arise from those facts.
- Find out what your clients wants and why. You need to figure out what your client wants and whether those desires can be obtained by filing the action at hand. For plaintiff's attorneys, the plaintiff feels wronged and no doubt wants monetary damages. But damages may be limited, and the client may have other wishes or needs and may not be aware of additional remedial options that may apply. For defense attorneys, the defendant client wants advice as to the possible outcomes of the matter and how best to defend the case. But the client also may have other options, and it is equally important to know the client's goals. Once you know what your client wants, learn why the client wants it. What losses or needs underlie the request for damages? What concerns underlie an employer's position not to settle? What reasons do the employee and employer have for their positions on continued or resumed employment (especially if those positions differ from each other)?
- Determine which remedies or result is available. Review the statutory and common law remedies available in the employment arena to determine the legal possibilities based on the facts of the case at hand as ascertained during investigation and discovery. Help the client set reasonable goals and expectations, grounded in the facts and law. Although you should be ambitious and aim high, it's counterproductive to generate unwarranted expectations as to outcome.
- Get to your client's real interests. Analysis of what results are reasonably achievable may well lead you to conclude that your client may not be able to get what he or she wants. It's important to identify the client's real interests, i.e., to determine not only what the client wants but why he or she wants it. Litigation or arbitration is risky, expensive, and time-consuming. Settlement is a process of compromise; parties rarely get everything they want, but in settlement they often can get what they need.
- Check whether attorney fees and costs are recoverable. A major feature of employment law is attorney fees. The usual rule in California is that parties bear their own fees and costs, absent either a statute or a contract that provides otherwise. But there may be fee-shifting statutes available. Keep in mind that attorney fee motions are decided by the trial judge, not the jury; don't assume they'll be automatically granted as requested. An often overlooked but fundamental legal requirement is that the fees requested be reasonable and, of course, that they were actually incurred.
After you've taken these 5 important steps, you'll be in a much better position to decide whether to bring an employment case. If you decide to bring that case — or are defending against one — CEB has you covered with our comprehensive Employment Law Library, including our new book, Employment Damages and Remedies. This book will help you answer the two fundamental questions in employment litigation: What is that employment case worth? How much will it cost my client? Check out the YouTube video of two of the book's authors discussing some of the issues involved with damages and remedies in employment cases.
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Sew a Fabric Dish or Dish Insulator - Materials & Cutting Directions
The following instructions are for an 8" X 8" dish - See Create Your Own Size Fabric Dish or Dish Insulator for creating other sizes:
- Two Pieces of fabric (approximately ½ yard each) One fabric being lightly quilted adds body to the dish. Not suitable for a one-way design fabric.
- Heavy Interfacing (such as Timtex) As of 02/18/07, Long Creek Mills still has an interfacing for fabric bowls and boxes for $1/yard, that works as well as the brand name. You have to call them to place an order. I have been very happy with the items I have received.
- Thread
- Double fold bias tape
- Fusible Web (such as Pellon Wonder-Under Transfer Web
Continue to 2 of 9 below.
- Cut two 14" squares
- Cut one heavy interfacing (such as Timtex) 8" X 8"
- Cut four heavy interfacing 8" X 2 1/2"
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Apply Fusible Web & Center
Continue to 3 of 9 below.
- Apply Fusible Web Apply fusible web to one side of the 8" X 8" interfacing.
- Center the interfacing on the wrong side of one fabric square and fuse in place.
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Sandwiching the Interfacing
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- Sandwich the interfacing by placing the fabric squares wrong sides together, lining up all the edges. Pin in place.
- Set a sewing machine guide so that the needle is just outside the interfacing. Topstitch along the edge of the interfacing, stitching from one edge of the square to the opposite edge of the square. Repeat for all four sides.
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Round the Corners
Use a template, such as a desert plate, to round off each corner between the stitching.Continue to 5 of 9 below.
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Side Interfacing
Insert the side pieces of interfacing into the stitched in sides.Continue to 6 of 9 below.
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Zig zag the edges of the fabric
Zigzag the edges to enclose and seal the interfacing.Continue to 7 of 9 below.
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Apply Bias Tape to Straight Edges
Apply bias tape to each straight side, starting and stopping "just" beyond the corner stitching marks.Continue to 8 of 9 below.
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Corners & Ties
Continue to 9 of 9 below.
- Cut four 20" pieces of the double fold bias tape.
- Center each piece of the bias tape at corners. Stitch the bias tape to create a tie and cover the corners of the fabric, stitching over the ends of the side bias tape pieces to enclose the raw ends.
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Create any Size Fabric Dish
- Measure the base of the dish you want to insulate or decide on your dish size.
(For this example I'll use a 9" X 11" baking dish)
- Add 6" to the length of the dish and to the width of the dish. Cut two pieces of fabric to the measurement. This example
9+6= 15
11+6= 17
So you would cut 15" X 17" rectangles of fabric.
- Cut the interfacing for the base of the dish, the size of the dish. (In this case, the interfacing would be 9" X 11")
- Cut two pieces of the interfacing for the sides of the dish 2 1/2" by the width of the dish. (In this example 2 1/2" X 9")
- Cut two pieces of the interfacing for the sides of the dish 2 1/2" by the length of the dish. (In this example 2 1/2" X 11")
- Measure the base of the dish you want to insulate or decide on your dish size.


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The day before had been a sunny 69 and as I drove around from appointment to appointment I dreamed of taking my youngest puppy—my two year old son somewhere special the next day. Just me and my boy: Mommy and me time to make up for my absence. The little thumbnails on my IPhone promised another sunny day. It was settled—we were going to Muscoot Farm.
Forgetting to actually look outside I got the kids dressed in shorts and tee-shirts, packed the camera, and was half way to drop off my daughter at school before I noticed the clouds. Should we turn back and get coats, long sleeve, pants? Of course, the cold doesn't deter my kids or dampen my son's enthusiasm for pigs, goats and tractors, so I yielded to the chorus of "Nos" in the backseat and drove on. How cold could it be?
Well, it was cold. I was shivering. Miserable…wanting to be somewhere, anywhere, inside and warm. I longed for adult conversation and stimulating interaction, instead I was freezing, inhaling manure…with a looming decision of whether to start with the turkeys or the beeline to the pigs.
But then it hit me: the vision of my son, a boy in shorts, a miniaturized man on a mission. He paused immediately to take in the sheep—her teats protruding with not one by two lambs suckling simultaneously. Now that was interesting. The tractor held unlimited possibilities and photo ops. And then one of those moments every mother lives a question only a child staring up into the face of Bull would think to ask: "Mommy, do cows eat people?" "No, Bobo, cows don't eat people, They just eat hay." Relieved, we went on.
And so now as I scan through the memories of the week, one moment stands out—and not because of personal discomfort, but because I was there when my son asked a most important question, and there to hold his hand just in case I was wrong.


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World-renowned makeup artist Chris Scott passionately believes that everyone on the planet is already naturally beautiful.
World-renowned makeup artist Chris Scott passionately believes that everyone on the planet is already naturally beautiful.
From decades of professional experience working with film stars, politicians, Olympic champions and ordinary folks like you and me, he knows that every single one of us has the inborn ability to express our true, authentic beauty through our appearance.
Unfortunately, modern media frequently sends us the opposite message: that we need to look a certain way or fit a certain formula to be considered beautiful. This kind of portrayal of beauty breaks Chris' heart, as he has personally seen how much damage it can cause.
That is why Chris has written his brand new book: Face With a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup. This highly visual full-colour book is a step-by-step guide to the very same makeup techniques Chris has used with his own clients for decades. Unlike other books on makeup, it transcends all those damaging media clichés and shows you how to use makeup to express your unique, authentically beautiful self.
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CHRIS SCOTT, M.A. is the creator of San Francisco-based Makeup Gourmet®. Over his nearly 30-year career, in addition to doing makeup for top models from every corner of the planet, he also had the honor of working for legends like Paul McCartney, US Vice President Al Gore, Shirley Temple Black, Maya Angelou and Olympic Gold medalists Oksana Baiul and Kristi Yamaguchi. He was the creator and host of the TV show "Makeup Gourmet" from 2008 – 2010. He was a leading Chanel Beauté national artist for over two decades, and is also the creator and guest teacher of Fashion Makeup at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He created his Makeup Gourmet® line to ensure his clients and the public could have access to high-quality, ethically produced, "green" makeup and skincare with a low-carbon footprint. Chris is also the author of Cosmetic Counter Survival Guide: How to Buy the Right Skin Care and Makeup (2003) and the brand new "how to" book Face with a Heart: Mastering Authentic Beauty Makeup.
Face With a Heart is coming to Amazon on Tuesday June 2nd, 2015. To celebrate its release, many of Chris' friends and colleagues have come together to support him by offering free gifts when you buy the book on the day of the launch.
AND, as a special gift even before you buy the book, Chris would like to give you a free pass to his 3-day online telesummit called "The Keys to Feeling AUTHENTICALLY Beautiful" with a panel of 10 world-class image experts.
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A chemical gradient is a concentration gradient that shows a slow or gradual change in molecular density. It is a concept in mathematics that is used to measure the change of a scalar function over a set distance.
Active particles almost always move from areas with high concentrations to areas with low concentrations. When a high concentration of particles is separated and moves away from an area with high concentration, a chemical gradient is created. Chemical gradients are not to be confused with electrical gradients. Electrical gradients are only formed when there is a separation of two molecules with opposite charges.


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We are cultural consultants whose goal is to help organisations thrive, supporting them and their communities to learn, create, connect and flourish.
We work with arts, heritage, science and educational organisations to create wonderful, effective and sustainable experiences and services. Inspired by the theory of 'flow', we ensure that people have the right balance of challenge and support to be optimally engaged. Our research and policy work helps shape dialogues and programmes in areas of cultural learning, sustainable futures and digital strategy.
Flow Associates is based in London, and our sister company Flow India is based in Delhi.
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There are days when I look in the mirror and I say "Hey, we look alive today. Pretty good KG! let's take a selfie."
Then I take a picture and I don't look like what I saw in the mirror.
Is it the lighting? Maybe I positioned the camera the wrong way. Should I use a filter?
Immediately I realized something so cool. When we look at ourselves in the mirror, we see our own beauty through genuine eyes. Our minds are not comparing our looks to another person or picture. We simply see a better looking person than what we saw yesterday and we embrace it.
Once we capture our image through a camera, we are capturing it in another perspective. As we try to submit this image on social media, we swiftly compare it to mental images of other cuter, filtered faces.
We are bound by the invisible filters of this world. We start off with a pure opinion of our own image, filter it with the perspective of an emotionless device, filter it again with the shallow opinions of this world to find our initial opinion in the trash.
God gave us our own eyes and our own perspective to see things differently. We are supposed to be unique, not only in looks and personality but in perception.
Stick to being, thinking, feeling and seeing like YOU.


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Attention-Driven Design: 23 Visual Principles For Designing More Persuasive Landing Pages
Attention is a limited mental resource. Each time you add links or banners to pages, you risk depleting your prospects' mental energy-and hurting campaign ROI. But if distraction is the enemy in this story, Attention-Driven Design is our hero.
In this 68-page ebook, international speaker, writer and UX fanatic Oli Gardner takes you on a journey towards achieving visual simplicity through psychology and interaction design-with plenty of real-web examples.
How Horror Vacui causes marketers to build crappy marketing experiences that deplete our mental energy
How to design pages with perfect attention ratios (and when to bend the rules)
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A Setting in Time
At the time of Argolicus Rome was neither the capital city of Italy nor the center of the Roman Empire. King Theoderic, ruled Italy from the north of Italy in Ravenna and the Roman Empire was centered in Constantinople.
In The Roman Heir Argolicus and Nikolaos leave Rome to begin his retirement in southern Italy. As he leaves, Boethius ask Argolicus to deliver a gift to a young Roman in Ostia. Once the major port for good coming to Rome, at the time of the story Ostia is mainly a country seaside retreat for Romans. The great port is silting and reedy marshlands have replaced much of the port.
Archaeological excavations give us a hint of what the city was like in its prime.
But imagination and a review of geography give us a better feel of Ostia at the time of Argolicus.
When Argolicus arrives to deliver the gift, he finds that the youth, Philo, discovered the body of his murdered father just hours ago. The paterfamilias was a shipping magnate with a large house in Ostia, but his wealth comes from across the river Tiber at the major shipping port called Portus.
Portus the Seat of Commerce
The man made port fed by a canal built by Trajan, still serves the shipping needs for Rome and the surrounding area of Italy when Argolicus arrives. In the north, the port of Classe, just several kilometers from Ravenna, serves the King's city. But major supplies for the rest of Italy still came through Portus.
The port was an architectural and engineering feat designed is an octagon. The flat sides maximized space for ships to dock and goods to be loaded and unloaded. Huge storage warehouses kept the goods for distribution throughout Italy.
Ostia and Portus are the backdrop for this mystery of a savage murder where emotions run deep behind the trappings of wealth.
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The puzzle of politics, the mystery of murder in ancient Italy. After Rome, before the Middle Ages, Italy belonged to the Ostrogoths.
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I recently planned a fun oyster roast shoot for the Holy City Chicks, a rotating group of stylish Charleston fashion and lifestyle bloggers. After checking the dismal forecast, I frantically emailed/begged everyone the night before to put on some cute rain boots and come out anyway. The show must go on, and I can't say I would have had it any other way. There is nothing like creating your own sunshine with your most colorful ensemble to really perk up a rainy day. The rain really starts to get to me if it's gray for too many days in a row, but as Liz Taylor said, "Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together"! That we did, with some help from Blue Chair Bay Rum. That key lime pie rum is OOC good!
I've linked my favorite rainy day accessories below, and some of these links are affiliate links. I really appreciate you purchasing these items through these links to help keep this blog up and running!
Lilly Pulitzer Floral Umbrella, $34 // Rain Check Umbrella by Kate Spade, $38 // Clear stripe umbrella by Kate Spade, $38 // How I Met Your Mother Yellow Umbrella, $32.50
The sun almost always comes out in Charleston, so we changed from See Eyewear glasses to sunglasses as the day went on. We added some splashes of color to our outfits with Charleston Krewe scarves.
Thank you to the fabulous Holy City Chicks! (pictured below,L-R) @xoxoijoelle, @mycoastalchaos, @charlestonweekender, @keylseyjhill, & @tlbecca.
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October is Community Living Month, the perfect time to honour the contributions of children and youth with developmental disabilities and recognize the many people who are making a difference in their lives, helping them build brighter futures.
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For three years now, British Columbia has dedicated one week to reflect on the strengths and needs of each of the more than 8,000 children and youth in the care of our provincial government. To each one of those boys and girls and youth in care, I want to take this opportunity to say:
This year's theme for International Women's Day centres on seeking a world in which women and children can live free from violence.
Just over a year ago I released a report Honouring Kaitlynne, Max and Cordon: Make Their Voices Heard Now. It is a tragic recounting of unaddressed disconnects between systems that urgently need to be working closely together in domestic violence situations – child protection, income assistance, mental health, police and judicial systems.
OTTAWA – The vice‐president of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child oday wraps up her four‐day visit to Canada which included stops in Ontario, New Brunswick and Québec.
The Canadian Council of Child and Youth Advocates (CCCYA) invited Marta Maurás of Chile o visit Canada to observe first‐hand this country's implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a lifelong disability affecting individuals and communities across B.C.
Life is challenging for those living with FASD and they often face a wide range of physical, mental, behavioural and learning challenges which are not always obvious to others. Formal diagnosis and treatment options are not widely available.
The Representative for Children and Youth issued this statement today following the Honourable Mary McNeil's announcement:
Minister McNeil has made a significant contribution during her tenure as Minister of Children and Family Development. She has brought effective leadership and stability to this important portfolio. I am thankful for our respectful and productive working relationship, and the frank, open and frequent discussion on important and emerging issues.
I look forward to careful consideration and analysis of the important issues raised by this complaint.
Every year at this time a special day reminds us of our responsibility to the world's youth. Nearly 13 years ago, the United Nations declared August 12 as International Youth Day to recognize the challenges that youth around the world face.
As B.C.'s Representative for Children and Youth, I have a mandate to advocate for the young people of this province, and a commitment to let youth know they have a voice and that we are listening.
In 2008, the Government of British Columbia began the process of developing a new child welfare information system. Called Integrated Case Management (ICM), the system was to be user-friendly, provide for improved information flow and use of evidence for decision making.
The April 2008 Capital Project Plan for ICM states that the new system will "enable ministry staff to spend more time working directly with clients and less time on data entry, locating paper files and other administrative tasks."
I would like to extend my gratitude to the workers in the child-serving system marking Social Work Week March 5-11. I encourage everyone to reflect on the work of social workers and their dedication and commitment to the safety and well-being of the children and youth in British Columbia.


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BEAUTIFUL sunrise over Lake Michigan this morning. Reminds me of the beauty of God's creation. Sometimes the hustle and bustle and busyness of life runs us ragged. But in a moment, with something as simple as the sunrise, we can be reminded and struck with the beauty of all God has created and blessed us with. I know I am soooo blessed...
|Sunrise over Lake Michigan
Today we spent some time shopping, for groceries (how fun!) mainly. My technical problems are persisting. I feel that it is just an attempt from the enemy to try and prevent us from sharing what God is doing in our lives. He is such a part of every day on this trip, in both little and big ways. I know I've discussed it with some of you out there, but for those I haven't...
Jim and I aren't sure why God wants to do this travelling America thing. We prayed long and hard about it before we started, received confirmation that it was the right path, and God certainly has made a way for everything thus far. But why? Why us? There are plenty of other deserving families that would love to do this. Why did God choose us? The answer is we still don't know why. However, if I had to make a guess, it always comes back to the kids. Whatever they get from this, whatever character is developed in them, will ultimately be part of God's plan for their lives. It will be used for His glory and for His kingdom. For that, Jim and I are truly blessed just to be a small part of it. We get to come along for the ride!
|Looking over a basic training timeline
One great thing we did do today was to visit the Naval Station Great Lakes Museum. This was a fantastic museum. It covered all aspects of the Navy, from its origins, through what happens each week in basic training. They had a fantastic exhibit of women in the Navy, and how their roles have changed through history.
Their newest exhibit focused on diversity in the Navy, and how the Navy was at the forefront of integration in the Armed Forces. Their were past and present uniforms on display, a video series of the Navy Hall of Fame and the wars they were part of. A great presentation of naval history.
|The kids and the museum staff
We were especially thankful that we could even see the museum. They are closed to the public on Mondays and Tuesdays, so we wouldn't be around long enough to see it. But the kids were kind of pounding on the doors, saying "Let me in!", in a playful way, and two employees were there. They were kind enough to let us in. David, the civilian who works for the Navy at the museum, was an excellent host and tour guide through the museum. He has a degree in history and is currently pursuing his master's. He was able to explain any display and discuss any topic we threw at him. An all around fantastic museum. I think Jim and I both walked away with a greater respect and understanding of the Navy's importance to our country today, but also throughout history.
You can read more about the museum and plan YOUR visit by visiting the Great Lakes Naval Museum Foundation web site.
More pictures are available in the Photo Gallery.