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London Olympics 2012, End of USA: staged glitches v divine signs:
US flag, The Star-Spangled Banner, 'Serena' Williams and "'Michelle' Obama" on "husband"'s birthday.
The article is meant to help you part staged glitches by the illuminati from divine signs.
It uses two examples from the London Olympics 2012.
One of them was a paradox and is at the core of the imminent BIG BANG, that includes the "End of USA" script.
illuminati's staged glitches: some are also meant as "divine" signs
Scripted by the illuminati for maximum visibility: opening of the 2014 Winter Games, Sochi, Russia: one of the five rings, the red one at the upper most right, did not present itself during a graphic animation.
More than a staged glitch: it's also scripted as a "divine" sign (the quotes mean: for the human cattle).
Talk of Olympics: how two 2012 episodes can teach you how to part staged glitches (meant also as "divine" signs or not) from the signs of God.
London 2012 Olympics: Staged glitches v divine signs
During what was originally scripted as the very last Games: illuminati paradoxically watch in shock the US flag go south, ten days after the korean flag "unexpectedly" went the other way round: from south to north.
Staged glitches: South Korea flag goes north
Ten days before the illuminati watched in disbelief and for the first time ever a flag falling at the Olympics while the national anthem was played at the victory ceremony:
the same illuminati "coincidentally" staged a glitch based on false flags and figuratively based on the opposite type of movement.
Ahead of a women's soccer game between North Korea and Colombia, the South Korean flag was displayed on the stadium scoreboard instead of the North Korean flag.
North Korea's puppet government was of course aware of it in advance.
In other words, its "reaction" was part of the same script: "The North Korean team then refuses to walk on the field and the country's delegation accused Olympic organizers of perpetrating a premeditated act of disrespect".
US flag falls - the timing
Day: On the official birthday of the ethnic indonesian actor who although officially mulatto is presented always as "first black president Obama".
Minute: while the "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played for Serena Williams.
Second: the moment the crowd sang "our flag was still there".
What at first sight appears to be an obvious staged glitch mocking the "End of the USA" script was indeed the result of the wind. More precisely: the action of the Holy Spirit.
What the Holy Spirit calls attention about: the flag is no longer there
A gust of wind might represent action of the Holy Spirit.
In fact, the original Hebrew and Greek words for "Spirit" can be translated as "wind."
Why did the Holy Spirit make the US flag fall and for a global audience?
To call attention about two satanic offers that almost all were willing to accept:
- the transvestite "Serena", placed by the last antichrist at the highest place of the podium and crowned by the global audience while on a throne where "she" should not stand.
- the Obamessiah, the Abomination "married" to a transvestite and yet crowned by the Obamanation of Desolation.
Illuminati paradoxically deeply disturbed by the fall of the US flag:
"Serena Williams" is a parallel (yet secondary) episode to "first black first lady, Michelle Obama" in the "End of the USA" illuminati script.
The script includes Hitler's son, known as Kevin Spacey, in a leading role: he waves the inverted US flag over the "House of cards USA".
Yet the illuminati were shocked as the US flag set the milestone for first ever to fall while a national anthem is played at an Olympic victory ceremony, let alone by the timing of the fall.
The paradox explained
Real christians believe that the signs of God are meant for everyone.
On the other hand and as implied by the first commandment of their religion, the illuminati believe that the signs of satan are meant only for the real believers.
In other words: the satanic illuminati believe that only they were assigned the task of giving highly visible and easily understandable "divine" signs.
The flag dropped just as the phrase "our flag was still there" was sung by the crowd.
Talk of fake "divine signs" and interracial (this time official) illuminati marriages part of the BIG BANG / End of USA script:
Kim Kardashian West married to Hurricane Matthew's gorilla with a disengagement ring: GENOCIDE is the KEYWORD
Transvestite Michelle Obama, Homosexual Obamessiah of the Obamanation of Desolation in the illuminati anti-Bible:
The same indonesian actor plays both "Obama" and "Osama".
As for WHY the illuminati casted an indonesian homosexual as first black president and a transvestite as first lady:
Abomination of Desolation was the starting point to create the name Obama.
Osama comes from Obama, and Obama comes from Abomination.
This fulfills the illuminati anti-Bible, from Leviticus 18:22 to Deuteronomy 22:5.
BIG BANG - start with "Obama's love child":
Justified "killings" and natural "deaths" to be later "exposed" as "murders":
The mother(s) of Obama & Pope Francis's love children: the murdered black Miriam(s), age 34
All in Blog
Edited by MattMarriott, 19 October 2016 - 04:24 AM.


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Real Madrid have reportedly rejected a mammoth £110m ($169m) combined bid from Manchester United for Gareth Bale and Raphael Varane, with the latter also being a target for Chelsea.
According to Tutto Mercato Web, the 10-time European champions are not willing to sell two of their biggest stars, but the Red Devils are unwilling to give up and will return with another offer with David De Gea also part of the deal.
Louis van Gaal has made it clear that he will need to spend big and bring in top quality players to mount a title challenge next season and has been on the trail of the Welshman in recent months.
United are bracing themselves for the departure of their player of the season to Real in the summer, with the Spanish capital club increasingly confident of landing De Gea. But the Red Devils are adamant that the La Liga side part with one of their top players as part of the deal, and the report claims that they want one of Bale or Varane to move the other way.
The former Tottenham winger has been heavily linked with a move back to England in recent months after a disappointing second season with Real, but the player has distanced himself from speculation by claiming that he is looking forward to having a better spell next season.
Varane, on the other hand, has also been linked to Chelsea, with Jose Mourinho keen to be reunited with his former player. The Portuguese manager, who signed the French defender during his stint as Real manager, views him as a long-term replacement for club captain John Terry.
However, the French international defender spoke of his desire to nail down a regular place in the starting XI and win the La Liga title next campaign.
But with Carlo Ancelotti gone and Rafa Benitez being tipped to take over the reins at Real, it remains to be seen if the new manager has plans and targets of his own ahead of the new campaign, which could give United to sign one of the two players as part of the deal that takes De Gea to the Spanish capital.


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With a February release planned for Moss, I started wondering what was up. We're running out of days! Thankfully, Polyarc's action-adventure game about a cute little mouse doing cute little mouse stuff is, in fact, coming out this month. The studio has confirmed a February 27 launch for PlayStation VR.
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Cal Jeffords mourned the death of his best friend and business partner Nick, a friend who had committed suicide under a suspicious scandal. His widow Megan had run away; disappeared from the radar the next day and had not been found. However, Cal was not going to give up looking for her. He blamed her for the embezzlement of the charity foundation, and he was going to make her pay.
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"Anne" is well directed and choreographed by Mary Jane Houdina. Eleven-year-old Peyton Ella as Annie has a very strong voice and her rendition of "Tomorrow" is a showstopper. This lovely young lady has a strong future in show business and is on the top of her act as she worked with some very well-seasoned pros.
Susann Fletcher plays the mean boss, Miss Hannigan, at the New York Municipal Orphanage Girls Annex. Fletcher is just superb and sometimes very funny in her role. Additionally, the children who play fellow orphans to Annie are winsome and very talented.
Michael DeVries is outstanding and regal as Daddy Warbucks. Adam Roberts and Aubrey Sinn are Rooster and Lily respectfully, pretend parents of Annie, and they are great.
Set in New York City in 1933, "Annie" is set in New York, but extends to the White House with a charming FDR, played by John Charles Kelly. There are scenes at Hooverville under the 59th Street Bridge, the Warbucks mansion on Fifth Avenue and NBC Radio studios at Rockefeller Center.
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Criticising a "frozen" UN Security Council that represents a small minority of the world's population, India said only an "updated" and not "outdated" global institution can be effective in addressing the current challenges of conflict prevention and sustaining peace
"While the world is changing, the institutional architecture primarily responsible for areas of peace and security remains frozen. The Security Council which takes decisions on behalf of 'we the people' represents an increasingly small minority of the world's population," India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said at a Council debate here yesterday on 'Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace'.
Akbaruddin said if the 15-nation Council has to make rules for "the people" and not just a small minority, it needs to adequately reflect new realities.
"Addressing new issues, threats and challenges of the twenty first century needs an updated, not an outdated instrument. A Security Council which has lost its legitimacy cannot be-an effective tool to address the challenges of conflict prevention and sustaining peace," he said.
With the established international order being upended in terms of economic, political and technological shifts, Akbaruddin said long-established states too are unable to fully respond to the "new factors and forces being unleashed".
"History teaches us that ungoverned swathes often become grounds for competition or are storehouses for germination of new threats. Yet, we have no global governance architecture in frontier areas such as cyber, space and oceans. We ignore these at our own peril," he said.
The Indian envoy stressed that prevention efforts can only be effective if they are undertaken with the consent and cooperation of the Member States concerned and are not seen as an imposition.
"As the saying goes 'you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist'," he said.
Akbaruddin told the Council meeting India believes that for the UN to develop a culture of conflict prevention, the world body needs to recognise that the primary responsibility for sustaining peace lies with Member States and the UN can only supplement what are essentially home-grown processes.
"The emphasis on analytical instruments and tools such as fact-finding, agenda setting, diplomatic initiatives, peace operations is important but is too narrow an approach...We provide too few resources to strengthen institutional inadequacies of Member States and instead focus on strengthening institutional arrangements of the UN," he said.
With efforts at prevention having failed to take firm institutional roots, Akbaruddin said such a scenario raises the question of why the international community has not got it right and whether the nations are using the right tools in the wrong way.


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- 1/4 cup olive or vegetable oil
- 1 whole chicken, (about 4 pounds) cut into 8 pieces and skin removed
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- Pinch cayenne
- 1 pound dried red beans, rinsed, picked over, soaked overnight and drained
- 1 gallon chicken stock
- 1/4 cup uncooked long grain white rice
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green onions (green tops only)
- 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
- 2 tablespoons salt
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon cayenne
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- In a large heavy stockpot, heat the oil. Season the chicken with Creole seasoning. When the oil is hot, add the chicken to the pot and sear on each side until light brown, about 3 minutes per side. Add the onions, celery and carrots to the pot and season to taste with Creole Seasoning. Sauté the vegetables until they are soft, about for 3 minutes. Add the garlic, bay leaves, cayenne and red beans and sauté for 1 minute. Add the stock and bring the liquid to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook uncovered until the beans are tender, about 1 1/2 - 2 hours.
- Using tongs or a slotted spoon, carefully remove the chicken pieces from the pot and separate the meat from the bones with two forks, or a knife and fork. Discard the bones and return the meat to the pot, stirring to incorporate the meat into the soup.
- Add the rice to the pot and cook until tender, about 15 - 20 minutes. Re-season the soup as needed and ladle into soup bowls, garnishing each serving with green onions. Serve with hot French bread.
- CREOLE SEASONING: In a small bowl combine all the ingredients thoroughly. Store in an airtight container.
- Yield: about 2/3 cup
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Hello all! Last week, I wrote about a cutesy Sega Genesis game starring a dolphin. It's stupidly difficult.
This week brings us an old Sierra adventure series. Mostly because I bought the Humble Sierra Bundle, but also because I've been playing these games off and on for basically forever.
In a change of pace, today's article is about an entire series, because they all kind of run together for me. This won't be a normal thing.
Police Quest is a series of adventure games from Sierra, beginning way back in 1987 with Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel. In the first three games, you play as officer Sonny Bonds, a uniformed patrolman in the fictional Lytton, California. Right off the bat, Police Quest sets itself apart from…basically every other cop game by forcing you to follow police procedure, often to a T. You don't start shooting five seconds from the title screen—in fact, you don't really shoot anyone at all. Much of the Police Quest series revolves around investigating, making traffic stops, calling for backup when things seem dicey…cop stuff.
I mean, you'll fail the first game almost immediately by not grabbing a radio on your way to your car—said car will also crash if you forget to perform a safety check on it first. You have to stop at traffic lights…the list goes on and on. It could be described by impatient types as "boring."
For me, it kind of was, way back. The Police Quest collection was one of the earliest PC games I played on my first computer, a bulky IBM PC running Windows 95. My older brother had wanted it for whatever reason, so we got it (this was the 1998 box set that came with the four Police Quest titles as well as the first SWAT). Being around I think eleven years old at the time, I didn't really "get" the game. Naturally, coming fresh off of games like GoldenEye, I immediately wondered why I wasn't shooting everyone, Dirty Harry style. That's the cop I wanted to be!
There was also my lack of experience with adventure titles; I had played a couple, but I wouldn't really immerse myself into the adventure genre for a few more years. The first two Police Quest games were ancient and used a text parser system to play: you had to type in what it is you wanted to do—"open door," "take keys," and so on. This is a terribly difficult transition for a pre-teen who's primary system at the time was Nintendo 64, with games like Super Mario 64, GoldenEye, and, um, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter. The slow pace (rather, the glacial pace) of a game like Police Quest simply didn't appeal to me.
Later on, when I was a teenager, I booted up the game and finished Police Quest 4, a game that was kind of a departure from the series in tone. The digitized graphics were probably revolutionary at the time, but they're pretty hilarious now. That one appealed to me as I got older, because I was super into Law & Order for some reason at the time. PQ 4 felt like a gritty, realistic Law & Order episode to me (playing it now feels more like a current, zany Law & Order: SVU episode). But the point is, this game that made no sense to me suddenly appealed to me years later.
The first time I finished Police Quest 1 (the 1993 remake, that is) was a week before I sat down to write this article. I am, of course, far from my teenage years (at least physically—not mentally), and I managed to get through the entire thing. I wasn't bored; actually, I found the slow pace intriguing, or refreshing, or something. The point is, it's fascinating to me that a game I was bored with became more appealing as I got older. And I don't think it has anything to do with Police Quest being a "mature" or "adult" game, inscrutable to my tiny teenage mind. I think it has more to do with my gaming tastes evolving as I got older; I'm more open to different games than I was when I was growing up. It's like, here's this old series called Police Quest: it's a game where you need to think like an actual police officer, and if you shoot anyone haphazardly, you lose. What sounded dumb way back is, at the very least, intriguing to me nowadays.
I'm pretty glad I revisited these games; there are certainly better adventure games out there, and Police Quest is super aged, feeling more like a curiosity these days. But they're still fun in their own, quirky way. Truth be told, you won't find anything else like it, even today. If you pick up that Humble Sierra Bundle (you absolutely should, for the new King's Quest and Phantasmagoria), give Police Quest a try for a bit. It's ancient and annoying, but it's still unique in its own way.
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MILL Reef didn't look like a champion. He was small: "diminutive" was the usual description. He was also unlucky because he was foaled in the same year as another equine great in Brigadier Gerard. But he was totally brilliant, especially when upped in distance. This Saturday sees the 41st running of the Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury in honour of one of the best middle distance horses of all time. So what better time to pay homage to the magnificent Mill Reef…
Mill Reef was bred in the USA by philanthropist and veteran owner Paul Mellon at his Rokeby Stables in Virginia. His sire was Never Bend and his dam Milan Mill, who, in turn, was by the legendary US sire Princequillo. Mellon, who had named the horse after the Mill Reef Club in Antigua, thought he would be best suited to racing on turf rather than the Stateside dirt tracks, so he sent him to his fledgling young trainer Ian Balding at Kingsclere in the UK.
It wasn't long before Mill Reef was impressing at home and he was confidently expected to make a winning debut at Salisbury in May 1970. He hosed up, beating a 2/9 shot ridden by Lester Piggott by four lengths. He then turned the Coventry at Royal Ascot into a procession, winning by six lengths. But after a difficult trip to France for the Prix Robert Papin, he suffered his first defeat (there was only to be one more) going down by a whisker to another exceptional horse in My Swallow.
But the moment that Mill Reef stamped himself as a classic winner in waiting and an equine freak of nature came in the Gimcrack Stakes at York. The Knavesmire was more like a quagmire after torrential downpours and Mill Reef was almost withdrawn. But Mellon was keen to run him and the decision was spectacularly justified when the little horse pulverised the opposition by scampering through the boggy ground to win by 10 lengths.
You can relive that Gimcrack performance by clicking here
Mill Reef went on to win the Imperial Stakes at Kempton and then easily collect the Dewhurst at Newmarket by four lengths.
This was a golden era for flat racing and there were some wonderful thoroughbreds. In the same year that Mill Reef had emerged as a brilliant two year old, the three-year-old Nijinsky had completed the Triple Crown in facile fashion. And then there were the other two year olds of 1970, including the aforementioned My Swallow and Brigadier Gerard.
Through the winter of 1970 and early 1971 all the hype was about the potential clash of Mill Reef and Brigadier Gerard, and it happened in the 2,000 Guineas in May 1971. Mill Reef had easily won the Greenham at Newbury, while the Brigadier did not have a prep race. Here Mill Reef met his match over a mile: in fact, in a remarkable career the Brigadier went on to establish himself as arguably the best miler of all time. He only ever lost once and that was over 1m 2f. Mill Reef was three lengths adrift but had run a cracking Derby trial.
At Epsom, ridden as he was in all his races by Geoff Lewis, Mill Reef hardly had to break sweat to beat Linden Tree by two lengths. There was no Brigadier in the field (connections had opted to stick to a mile in the St James's Palace at Royal Ascot) but Mill Reef could not have done any more. However what he did next over the summer of 1971 was establish himself as one of the best middle distance horses of a generation. He won the Eclipse at Sandown, beating French champion Caro by four lengths, and then cruised home in the King George at Ascot. Lewis later claimed Mill Reef had not even been at his best on Derby Day and that his Eclipse victory had thus far been the horse's best performance.
But Mill Reef's finest moment was yet to come. He was prepared for the Arc although there was concern at Kingsclere that he had already endured a hard season (he had been on the go since the Greenham) and Longchamp could be one race too many. There was also the fear of travelling to France as he had endured a torrid journey across the Channel as a two year old in the Papin.
Mill Reef had a decent rest after the King George and about a fortnight before Longchamp had a crucial racecourse gallop at Newbury. He was brilliant and finished miles ahead of his galloping companions. Word about "that" very public gallop clearly got out and he was backed in to 7-10 favourite on Arc day.
His 17 rivals included Pistol Packer and Cambrizzia, first and second in the French Oaks, Irish Derby winner Irish Ball and Caro. But turning into the straight, things didn't look good for Mill Reef. He had a wall of horses in front of him and plenty to do. He was in a similar position to See The Stars before that mighty horse burst through a gap on the rails in 2009. But Lewis knew his horse, and knew he had plenty left in the tank. But would the gaps come? It was even hard to spot Mill Reef due to his small stature. But then his trademark sheepskin noseband started to poke through. The split came between Ortis and Hallez, and Lewis went for it. He gave Mill Reef a tap and within seconds he was through and in the clear. Pistol Packer chased him but only got to his tail. Mill Reef had flown and his place in the history books was safe. Nothing could have lived with him in those final two furlongs.
You can relive his brilliant Arc victory here
Mill Reef was kept in training as a four year old and the racing world dreamed of a possible rematch with Brigadier Gerard. Mill Reef sauntered home in the Prix Ganay in April 1972, winning by 10 lengths. The rematch with the Brigadier was set to take place in the Eclipse but after scrambling home in the Coronation Cup at Epsom, Mill Reef was found to have a virus and the rematch was put on ice.
After recovering, Mill Reef was being primed for an autumn campaign and a return to the Arc when disaster struck during a gallop. He stumbled and shattered his foreleg, and only great veterinary skill managed to save his life. But his racing career was over and he went to stand at the National Stud at Newmarket.
In a remarkable stud career he sired two Epsom Derby winners in Shirley Heights (1978) and Reference Point (1986) and French Derby victor Acamas (1978). Mill Reef passed away in 1986.
The following extract is from a speech given by Mellon in 1970 at the Gimcrack dinner. It is inscribed on the plinth beneath his statue at the National Stud:
Swift as a bird I flew down many a course.
Princes, Lords, Commoners all sang my praise.
In victory or defeat I played my part.
Remember me, all men who love the Horse,
If hearts and spirits flag in after days;
Though small, I gave my all. I gave my heart.
What were your memories of Mill Reef? Please feel free to leave your comments.


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The big picture of a Cantonese Opera
Cantonese opera performances comprise of various kinds of performing arts, such as dancing, acrobats, singing, martial arts, mime etc. How we apply them into a Cantonese opera affects the overall impression of the show to the audience. Below are three traits, namely Integrity, Virtuality and Procedures which underpin Cantonese opera performances. Let's take a brief look at these three traits.
Traits: "Integrity", "Virtuality" and "Procedures".
1. Integrity:
Traditional Cantonese opera is a "highly integrated" art which covers "folk song and dance", "farce" and "talking-singing arts". During its historical evolution, it has successfully absorbed other arts, including literature, poetry, music, folk song/dance, acrobatics, magic and martial arts. Traditional Chinese opera integrate these elements into one production and produce performances featuring a combination of these that are suitable to the storyline.
Actress dancing with rainbow coloured ribbons
Actress simulating the action of riding a horse on stage
2. Virtuality
"Virtuality" is another trait of traditional Cantonese opera. This trait refers to the idea that although life may offer infinite possibilities, the performance stage has its own boundaries. Hence, the traditional Cantonese opera adopts "transformation" to help bridge the gap between the acting and the audiences' imagination. For example, the action of opening/closing a door, riding a horse or dismounting a horse and so on, involves no actual door or horse on stage. These only exist in the imagination of the audience through the performers' actions and performance.
Simulation is similar to mime acting in some ways
3. Procedures:
Aesthetic sense is important to Cantonese opera performances. Even if a scene is about every life matters, performers would re-enact these with enhanced, and over-exaggerated approaches and techniques. Some motions can be presented as beautifully and visually as a rhythmic dance.
Performance procedures of traditional Chinese opera can be narrowed down to singing, speaking, acting and acrobatic fighting.
- Singing: Dramatic and musical singing style and tunes.
- Speaking: Dramatic and musical monologues.
- Acting: Performing the virtual body language through dances.
- Acrobatic fighting: Presenting the scene of dancing and fighting at a certain rhythm.
The procedures namely, singing, speaking, acting and acrobatic fighting can be referred to as the Four Skills and Five Movements of Cantonese Opera.
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But! Tonight, I will be partaking of Rock Band, highly caloric food, and it's my year to be the DD, so I have to be prompt. Talk about one hell of a year end. I lose my Doctor and I can't even drink about it! But I'll be back tomorrow evening, ready to write up spoiler-heavy posts (under cuts, of course) and discuss what I anticipate will be the best episode of David Tennant's reign.
Until then, be well, eat fruit, and remember to watch The End of Time, Part Two on January 1, 2010 at 18:40 on BBC One, and on January 2, 2010 at 830/730c on BBC America.
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The health and wellness of Avondale's families and community can be supported and encouraged through additional resources that are available within the Oakland University community. Wrap around services are provided through the SEHS Counseling Center, which provides no-cost personal counseling on Oakland University's campus.
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Carver, C. L. (2016). Defining teacher leadership in context: Lessons from an elementary partnership school. Paper presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the University Council on Educational Leadership, Detroit, MI.
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Carver, C. L., Hudson, M. & Stock, S. (2016). Improving clinical practice through robust professional learning. Paper presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, Chicago, IL.
Guzniczak, L., Hudson, M. & Campbell, B. (2016). University-district partnerships: Meeting student needs, integrating resources and services. Presented at Michigan Reading Association's 60th Annual Conference, Detroit, MI.
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Guzniczak, L. & Hudson, M. (2015). Avondale/Oakland University Partnership: United Are We. Michigan Reading Association Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. March 29, 2015.
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Occupational Therapy isn't the easiest of degrees, but it's way more rewarding than a 9-5 desk job
The bonds you make along the way make the job not feel like a job at all
Let me guess, you've heard of Physio, Nursing and Midwifery but you've never heard of Occupational Therapy. And before you ask no, it's not about injuries at work.
Occupational Therapy is a science based degree that helps patients to continue to perform activities in their everyday life. It's all about being functional, actually being able to do the things you want despite being unwell or disabled. Basically, you got shit to do and we help you do it, while somehow making it fun along the way.
It's a pretty intense course, having to do placements every year while doing assignments, revision and also trying to keep up our Snapchat streaks with housemates that we never get to see anymore. They might staying up until 5am drinking wine and discussing their new Tinder matches while you have placement in two hours, but there's no feeling that beats making a big difference to someone's life.
We put the FUN in functional
Doctors and nurses may save your life, but we help you live it. Physios can teach you to walk, but you wouldn't be able to get glam and put your shoes on to go anywhere without Occupational Therapy. We help to promote the quality of our patients lives, which means really fun activities like supporting disabled people to go horse riding for example. We don't get involved with any of the boring stuff and are expected to make therapy as fun as possible.
We're pretty creative people, and can even help improve patients sex lives so they get their daily dose of Vitamin D.
We're bossy AF
When we say we help you do the things you want to – we mean it. Unlike many healthcare practitioners, we don't do it for you, but basically bark orders at you until you can do it independently.
We may feel like a complete bitch sometimes refusing to help an elderly man butter his toast in hospital, but no one is going to be there to do that when he goes home. We teach people new ways of doing things, adapt the activity to suit their needs and can also prescribe specialist equipment.
No one can fully understand how rewarding it is to safely discharge a patient back into their family home after a stressful hospital experience, unless you've actually done it. Knowing that a patient is much happier and able to independently do the things they want to do to remain living at home is one of the most rewarding feelings.
We work with anyone, anywhere, and it's amazing
We work with young offenders in a prison to patients with prosthetic limbs. There are few careers where you can be working with disabled war veterans, the homeless, mothers with post-natal depression or with children to improve their handwriting. Occupational Therapy is perfect for nosey people who love talking to and meeting new people, and who want to travel the world at the same time. This also means our job is so varied, with no day being the same.
We are closely linked with Australia, New Zealand and Canada – and many Occupational Therapists venture off to unheard of tropical countries, just because we can. Our qualification is widely recognised all over the world, it'd be rude not to take advantage of that. That's pretty much a guaranteed tan all year round.
You'll officially become a proper adult
Being made to leave your housemates and move to both dodgy and non-dodgy parts of England for placement can be pretty daunting, especially because of all the midweek drinks you'll miss out on. But placement makes you grow up quick and become responsible fast.
Plus, when we qualify, we get a professional registration and are able to sign your passport – if that doesn't make us sound responsible, I don't know what will.
Money ain't a thing
It's a well known fact no one goes into healthcare to get rich, but we're definitely not complaining about the pay. Graduate salaries really vary depending on where you're working, but working in London can start you off on just below 30k a year, which is probably more than what your housemate Sarah doing Leisure and Tourism could earn.
Some NHS trusts even give you a £1k pay rise each year just for being a bae. There's a massive shortage of Occupational Therapist's so you won't be unemployed living with your parents for too long either.
Loads of Psychology graduates also want to be us, with a lot of them realising that getting a Psychologist job is pretty damn difficult and then choosing to studying a MSc in Occupational Therapy instead. Occupational Therapy is a great mix of courses, with knowledge of Biology and Psychological theories being combined.
Your course is one big group of mates
We may only have about 50 students in our cohort, but this brings us all so much closer together. Most of the students are middle aged women, meaning that we all learn so much more from each other than if we just spent time with 18 year old's straight out of college.
There's also hardly any guys on the course, I have two on mine – so if you're going through a bad break up and fancy being guy free for three years it's pretty much ideal. We don't have to work long hours or do night shifts either, with minimal bodily fluids involved.
Occupational Therapy isn't the easiest of degrees, but it's way more rewarding than a 9-5 desk job. We are on our feet all day, but we've also learnt to appreciate every second of a night out.
The variety of patients we meet really opens our eyes and changes our perspective on the world. One of the best parts of the job is hearing all the amazing stories from patients and really getting to know them. Seeing their faces when they have learnt to carry out a task on their own is a really special experience.
Best of all, the bonds you make along the way with patients and families make the job not feel like a job at all.


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After the snow came the rain. It seemed to go on and on with one cold, grey, damp day following another. Walking was something to get from a to b as quickly as possible rather than an enjoyment. There was plenty of it but nothing that warranted pulling my phone out of my pocket. Today though, there was a brief dryish spell and I had an errand that took me along the riverbank. Continue reading Lovely weather for ducks


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Story Courtesy: https://www.canescountry.com/2018/5/10/17340770/carolina-hurricanes-sign-morgan-geekie-to-entry-level-contract
The Carolina Hurricanes announced Wednesday that they have signed forward Morgan Geekie to a three-year entry level contract beginning in the 2018-19 season. Geekie, a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, has been practicing with the Charlotte Checkers since his junior season ended two weeks ago, and was a healthy scratch for last night's five-overtime epic between the Checkers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Geekie becomes the second player from the Canes' 2017 draft class to sign a contract, following in the footsteps of first-rounder Martin Necas. He led the WHL Tri-City Americans in scoring this past season, and has scored 30 goals each of the past two seasons. Geekie was also teammates with fellow Canes draft pick Jake Bean after the latter's trade to the Americans at the WHL trade deadline, and scored 27 points in this year's playoffs, which stretched for 14 games before Tri-City lost in the conference final to the Everett Silvertips.
The release from the Hurricanes is below.
Forward netted 17 goals in 14 playoff games for Tri-City
The Carolina Hurricanes today announced that the team has signed forward Morgan Geekie to a three-year, entry-level contract.
"Morgan is a big, skilled center who has shown progress throughout his junior career with Tri-City," said President and General Manager Don Waddell. "He is ready to start his professional career and we look forward to continuing to track his development."
Geekie, 19, netted 30 goals for the second-consecutive season with Tri-City of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2017-18, leading the Americans with 84 points (30g, 54a) in 68 games. The Strathclair, MB, native led the WHL with 17 goals and added 10 assists (27 points) in 14 WHL playoff games as Tri-City advanced to the third round before falling to Everett. A third-round selection, 67thoverall, by the Hurricanes in the 2017 NHL Draft, Geekie completed his junior career with 78 goals and 124 assists (202 points) in 216 career WHL regular-season games, all with Tri-City.


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We made a vegan strawberry cake and that was a huge success so it made perfect sense to try some vegan strawberry cupcakes too!
And these were just as good!
I initially thought I would try something a little different from the cake recipe. The cake recipe uses strawberry purée and a little strawberry flavoring and pink food coloring, but I thought it might be nice to try a strawberry reduction, so basically to put strawberry purée on the stove and cook it until it reduces by half.
I was hoping that it would intensify the strawberry flavor (and color) so that you could avoid the use of strawberry extract/flavoring and pink food color altogether!
Alas, (is it weird to use the word 'alas'? ) it was not a success. I didn't think the strawberry flavor was any more powerful as a result of the strawberry reduction and the color didn't hold either.
And considering it takes heaps more time to reduce strawberry purée rather than just using the purée as is, it didn't seem like a worthwhile time investment.
So the recipe you see before you is basically the strawberry cake recipe adapted for cupcakes.
Which is not an issue really considering the cake is so darn good!
And of course the cupcakes are topped with strawberry frosting piped on and sliced strawberries!
And since these vegan strawberry cupcakes are pink, they would suit a romantic occasion quite well I reckon! So you know, there may be one of those coming quite soon (nudge nudge wink wink!).
Or if you're reading this post when Valentines Day is not right on the horizon, well anytime is a good time for romance don't you think?
So I think you'll love these beautiful vegan strawberry cupcakes, they are:
- Pretty
- Pink
- Spongey
- Moist (and gosh can I just say there is nothing wrong with the word 'moist'?)
- Romantic
- Strawberry!
Okay so I didn't reinvent the wheel with any of those descriptors, are strawberry cupcakes actually 'pink' and 'strawberry'? Hahaha, but you know, if you were doing a quick skim those are some of the salient points! Basically these are gorgeous looking and taste divine. Does that work?
Keep them covered at room temperature where they will last for a few days or covered in the fridge where they will last for up to a week (but they're still best in the first few days).
So let us know what you think of these pretty pink vegan strawberry cupcakes! Post a comment down below and if you have any questions fire away.
Rate the recipe if you make it and let us know how it turns out!
For more deliciously perfect vegan cupcakes, check out these great recipes:
- Vegan Funfetti Cupcakes
- Vegan Banana Cupcakes
- Coffee Cupcakes
- Vegan Vanilla Cupcakes
- Vegan Pumpkin Cupcakes
- Vegan Lemon Cupcakes
And there's heaps more! Just search 'cupcakes' to see all the gorgeous cupcakes we've made!
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Vegan Strawberry Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 12
These pretty pink vegan strawberry cupcakes are deliciously spongey and moist and packed with strawberry flavor! Topped with a delicious strawberry frosting these are perfect for any special occasion.
For the Cupcakes:
- 2 cups (250g) + 3 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup (200g) White Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 cup (232g) Strawberry Purée*
- 2 tsp Strawberry Extract*
- 1/3 cup (80ml) Olive Oil (or other vegetable oil)
- 1 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 Flax Egg
- 1 Tbsp Pink or Red Food Coloring (optional)
For the Strawberry Frosting:
- 3 cups (375g) Powdered (Confectioners) Sugar
- 1/3 cup (75g) Vegan Butter
- 1 tsp Strawberry Extract
- 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp Strawberry Purée
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Sift the flour into a mixing bowl and add the sugar, baking soda and salt.
- Then add the strawberry purée, strawberry extract, oil and vinegar.
- Prepare the flax egg by mixing 1 Tbsp ground flaxseed meal with 3 Tbsp Hot Water and allowing to sit for a minute to become gloopy.
- Add in the flax egg and the pink or red food colouring.
- Mix. The batter will be very thick, too thick for a whisk so just stir with a spoon until well mixed, being careful not to overmix the batter.
- Line a cupcake tray with cupcake liners and divide the batter evenly between them.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of one of the cupcakes comes out clean.
- Transfer to a wire cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
- Add the powdered sugar, vegan butter, strawberry essence and 2 Tbsp of strawberry purée to the mixing bowl of an electric mixer. Starting at slow speed, gradually increase speed until the frosting is smooth. Only add in the extra strawberry purée if your frosting is too thick. If it's too thin, add in more powdered sugar.
- Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes and decorate with slices of strawberry.
*To make strawberry purée add strawberries to the food processor (leaves cut off) and purée. I didn't have as many strawberries this time as I did when I made my strawberry cake so I had to be quite exact with it. Around 10.5oz (300g) of strawberries puréed made enough for the cupcakes and frosting. But if you make a bit more, it's awesome to just eat the leftovers as well.
*Strawberry extract may also be called strawberry essence or strawberry flavoring.
*If you choose not to use the food coloring it won't have an effect on the taste or texture, it just won't be pink.
- Category: Dessert, Cupcakes
- Cuisine: Vegan
- Serving Size: 1 Cupcake (of 12)
- Calories: 361
- Sugar: 48.6g
- Sodium: 245mg
- Fat: 9.4g
- Saturated Fat: 1.4g
- Carbohydrates: 67.5g
- Fiber: 1.3g
- Protein: 2.6g


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- 7 years ago
- Wedding: December 2014
After having second thoughts on my first dress, I went back today with my dad.
Tried on about 15 more dresses. This one was of course twice as much as the first one I bought, but I feel so much happier.


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I hate running. Hate it with a deep burning passion. Why do I do it? Still trying to figure that one out. It all started in 2010 when I decided to run my first 5K. I ran the Jolly Jaunt through downtown Boston. It was cold and I thought I'd never make it, but I did and it felt great. So, I started training to run a half marathon, I mean why not? I ran one in July of 2011 and crossing the finish line was unreal. I wanted to bottle that feeling and carry it with me. But you can't and you are left with sore legs and a cool medal. Next step? Might as well run Boston, right? So I did. On the hottest day ever. I crossed the finish line in a brisk 7 hour and 9 minutes. Friends, I have yet to replicate that one.
After running Boston last year, I just lost something. I had to quit at the half marathon and felt terrible about it. I also caught a lot of shit for not finishing. People can be pretty mean on the internet. Fast forward a year – I'm ready to go again.
It's the 2013 Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon Destination Race on July 21st and training has started in earnest. And by earnest I mean training runs on Saturdays, and many week days spent making excuses as to why I'm not running that day. (I blame Netflix for my inability to lace up shoes on workdays.) Last week we hit up DW Field Park which, to quote my coach, is a beautiful spot in an otherwise not so pretty place. It is a hilly three and a quarter mile loop which circles Brockton Reservoir and the day was perfect for it. We start as a group but packs quickly pull away and I'm usually on my own. In my patented run til I can't breathe, then walk for a bit training plan, I took on these almost 4 miles with gusto. The weather was perfect, the scenery was so beautiful and everyone I passed said hello. This is what I love about running in these types of places… real runners don't go here. Real runners can be assholes. I do understand it, charity runners like me are slower, don't know all the etiquette, and take numbers that a qualifier could have. But seriously, running is for everyone, don't be a dick. But I digress…
Why did I choose this half marathon? First off, I'm running with Team Challenge helping to fight Crohn's and Colitis – both diseases are horrible, so any little bit I can do to help is great. Secondly, the race is in Napa and there is wine at the finish line. WINE AT THE FINISH LINE. The finish line is at Cuvaison Carneros Winery, which is a sustainable estate that produces distinctive chardonnays and pinot noirs and now I'm drooling. I plan on soaking up all Napa has to offer while I'm there and squeeze that half marathon in between tastings. In fact, I plan on having my post race meal delivered to the amazing tasting room.
Back to reality… I finished up my lap in a little under an hour. Let's hear it for a 14 minute mile! Next Saturday it's 6 miles, so I better get my butt in gear with the weekday runs, binge watching will be postponed to the next rainy day. I've got a ways to go in this journey, but it's always the first step that is the hardest. And friends, nothing feels better than keeping a promise to yourself.
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Waiting for the Knuckleball
Fun fact: two of the longest-lived MLB pitchers were knuckleball pitchers Hoyt Wilhelm (pictured with Wilbur Wood) and Phil Niekro. We're reminded of the advantage in career longevity that knuckleballers enjoy by John Carter's article, "In Honor of Jamie Moyer: The Oldest Pitchers Ever" over at BillJamesOnline.
Knuckleball artist Hoyt Wilhelm's last game in 1972 came about two weeks short of his 50th birthday. Wilhelm was a relief pitcher for most of his career. The only year Wilhelm started more than he relieved was as a 36-year-old on the 1959 Baltimore Orioles. That year he led the American League in ERA….
Knuckleball pitchers are notorious for maturing late and retiring late. It was true of 9 of the 11 successful knuckleball pitchers of my baseball fandom: R.A. Dickey (so far), Tim Wakefield, Steve Sparks, Dennis Springer, Tom Candiotti, Charlie Hough, Joe Niekro, Phil Niekro, and Wilhelm. Only Wilbur Wood and Eddie Fisher had more typical career arcs. Generally, for a pitcher to pitch that late he needs a trick pitch that is easier on the arm….
The oldest pitcher besides Paige and Moyer to start a game was a knuckleballer: Phil Niekro at age 48 in 1987. He pitched for three teams that year—the Indians, Blue Jays, and Braves—and won 7 games. Niekro reached the Majors several years younger than Wilhelm. His first year as a starter didn't occur until age 28, and he, too, led the league in ERA with 1.87. That was 1967.
Using the knuckleball as your primary pitch not only keeps your arm from getting battered but can help you become a star pitcher after an arm injury. An injury that might otherwise have forced you to leave the game right then and there. We figure that leisurely retiring from the dream career at age 48 or 49 is better than getting the dream ripped away from you at age 27 or 28.
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We missed high school knuckleball pitcher Austin Hop of DeKalb back when his knuckleball was making the news. (It was around the same time that high school pitcher Chelsea Baker was making the news.)
In spring of 2014, James Nokes reported for the Daily Chronicle ("Hop's knuckleball baffles opposing batters") that "conventional baseball practices don't apply to any aspect of DeKalb starting pitcher Austin Hop's career."
With command of the knuckleball, a rotationless pitch rarely thrown that baffles batters, catchers and umpires with its unpredictable movement, Hop has ascended to the No. 1 spot of the Barbs' pitching staff.
Even though he only pitched in a few games on the freshman and sophomore teams the past two seasons and didn't get a varsity start until the Northern Illinois Big 12 East season was underway, it's the knuckleball, a pitch he first discovered as a 10-year-old, that has kept batters talking….
"The best feeling is to get ahead of a hitter and then throw the knuckleball for a strike," Hop said. "When it's a pitch they [didn't expect], they will just stand there with a blank look on their face."
The element of surprise when a batter sees a knuckleball for the first time and an overeager approach at the plate are critical elements to Hop's success.
"No one ever sees a knuckleball," DeKalb coach Jake Howells said. "When he gets two strikes on a hitter they are forced into a decision because he will throw the knuckleball for a strike. He can locate his knuckleball and pitch ahead, which makes him very effective. With runners in scoring position, hitters tend to get a little antsy. That plays right into Austin's hands. The more a hitter tries to hit a knuckleball hard, the more they struggle."
Now a student at the University of Minnesota, Austin Hop is pursuing a double major in finance and in supply chain and operations management. He has managed a gulf course and a basketball team. His knuckleball is not currently in evidence, but this is a pitch that has a way of surprising us….
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The knuckleball is hard to simulate. At the MLB Perfect Inning Live Forum—part of the Gamevil mobile-game web site—member Beantownnn recently bemoaned the pitch's absence from the app. "Steve Wright's knuckle still missing and I'm complaining about it."
Super Moderator TripleCrown replied:
I've gotten an update regarding the missing knuckleballs. Programming the trajectory of the knuckleball has proven to be problematic in the MLB PI Live system, specifically the "wobble" and the randomness of its arrival point while maintaining a low velocity.
The developers have been working hard to create a realistic knuckleball, but it's proving to be more difficult than anticipated. Unfortunately, we still do not have an exact date when it will be finished.
I wish it were better news; I know that you, and many others, are eager to see the knuckleball in the game. Please be patient while we work out the kinks.
In response, member RyanExpress had a suggestion. "Mod mathematics hashing a value based on the 100th of a second the ball is pitched should get you some wobble… Apply it to a standard curve and switch directions to make it wobble." Beantownnn agreed: "Yeah what he said."
And we thought that throwing actual live knuckleballs was tough.
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Today I, Lord Elrond, bow to John Poff, Eisenhorn and Nicholas Vaccaro for their kind donations!
I've continued to work on the new update for the site and things are progressing, alas a bit on the slow side. Thing will hopefully become a lot nicer and fresher around Rivendell during the year. I'm doing a complete redesign and rebuild of more or less everything.
I'm also working to replace the main radio server with a new one. The current one we bought waaaaay back will be thrown into Mount Doom after the upgrade. It will have served us VERY well during the years. It's been running more or less 24-7 for about eight years I think without any major fixes, and that's pretty impressive :D
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Cat Eye Syndrome
Cat Eye Syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder affecting chromosome number 22. Every person has 23 pairs of chromosomes in each cell (46 in all). This means in every person there are normally two 22 chromosomes. However, having additional or missing chromosomes can affect a person's health. In Cat Eye syndrome a small piece of chromosome 22 is duplicated, this means there is more of chromosome 22 than there should be.
The main symptom is the shape of the eye is thought to look similar to a cat. There is more distance between the eyes and the outer corners of the eyes point downwards. Some individuals may have other changes that affect the eye itself, such as a coloboma, where tissue is missing from the eye. Other symptoms can include mild fetal growth delays, intellectual disability, changes in the skull, heart, kidneys and anus region. Some individuals may have small growths of extra skin on the ears and the ears may sit lower on the face.
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Remembered by the distinct shape of its bottle as much as it is for the drink inside, Dimple whisky is a blended Scotch whisky from the house of Haig. Created by blending together malt whiskies from the Glenkinche distillery, the Linkwood Distillery and many others, this blended Scotch whisky is matured in used Bourbon Oak barrels.
Carrying an age statement of 15 years, meaning the youngest whisky used in their blend is at least 15-years-old, the Haig Dimple Scotch whisky earns its name due to the dimpled, three-sided bottle it is packaged in. It has long been enthusiastically considered a collector's item for every whisky lover who takes pride in amassing a collection worth admiration.
The Haig Dimple whisky is also one of the oldest whisky brands still available in the market considering the foundations of the brand were laid by John Haig in 1824 in Cameronbridge, Scotland.
The Dimple expression itself was introduced in 1893, and in the following years, its export, undertaken by John Haig's sons, Alicius and Hugh Vietch through their export business, Haig & Haig, made the brand popular in the United States of America. The Dimple blended Scotch whisky continues to be a popular brand in the country, albeit as the Dimple Pinch, a slightly stronger expression exclusively for the United States of America.
The Dimple 15 year old has an alcohol strength of 43% ABV (86 US Proof).
It is the slightly higher placed expression over the Haig Gold, and is described by the company itself as having a much more 'malty influence' as compared to other expressions from the house of Haig. This 'malty influence' is attributed to the source whiskies from Glenkinche and Linkwood.
The Dimple carries a slightly spicy nose with hints of toffee and citrus. The company website encourages a few drops of water to unlock the nose further.
A well-balanced, warm and slightly smoky taste, with hints of caramel and further hints of toffee.
Short, with traces of burnt fudge and caramel with some oak.