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By Rob Patrick
Photos courtesy of www.arkansasrazorbacks.com
On Sunday at 1:05 p.m., at the University of Arkansas' Baum Stadium, Trent Daniel will begin[more] his senior season as the starting pitcher in the Razorbacks' third game of a three-game series with Western Illinois, which starts today.
Daniel, a former Bryant standout, is one of 17 lettermen back from a team that went 46-22 and advanced to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., finishing third. With that experience and returning talent, the Hogs are ranked number one in the nation by the USAToday Coaches, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, and Collegiate Baseball; number two in Perfect Game, and number three by Baseball America.
Daniel, who has starred for the Razorbacks the last two seasons out of the bullpen and as a spot starter, will be stepping in for fellow senior Randall Fant.
"I'm thankful to get the chance to do it," he said Thursday. "Randall went down with his hamstring injury so I got the chance to take his spot. I'm looking forward to it. You never know, if I pitch well maybe they'll keep me in the rotation.
"But I'm not really worried about it," he added. "I just want to contribute where I can. I got some experience starting mid-week games last year. That's going to be helpful for me, just knowing what's going on before the game, preparing for a start."
Razorbacks head coach Dave Van Horn and pitching coach Dave Jorn are counting on Daniel to return to the form he showed in 2011 and at the end of 2012 when he came through in some key moments in the Super Regionals and in the World Series.
"That was an unreal experience," Daniel recalled. "There's nothing we want to do more than to go back there. It was the most fun I think I've ever had, for the two-and-a-half, almost three weeks we were up there, getting to be around Florida and (South) Carolina, these teams that are in our conference that are always in the World Series then Arizona and Florida State. Getting to be one of the eight best teams in the nation, it was a fun experience, and playing in front of even bigger crowds than we're used to up here (in Fayetteville).
"A lot of people think that we are going to put more pressure on ourselves," he said of the ranking. "We actually don't feel that anything is any different. We go about our business the same every day. We're just ready to start. That's the biggest thing. We've been waiting for it to start since we got beat last year.
"The rankings, it's going to be going up and down," the lefty noted. "That's what coach has been telling us all year. We know that. The conference we play in is incredible. The rankings aren't that big of a deal. I mean, it's awesome to start out number one but that's where we want to end up."
Asked how he thinks he's improved, Daniel said, "I think the main thing that I've worked on since I've been here is better command of my pitches and repeating the same delivery over and over, which puts you in a spot to make those better pitches and cut down on the walks. It's just repeated work every day with Coach Jorn on my delivery."
He still features the fastball and change-up that baffled hitters in Bryant but he's made an adjustment to his big hook.
"I throw more of a snappy slider," he explained. "I had a curveball back in high school and it's kind of changed with what I've done here. Now it's pretty much a slider the way it tracks. I basically throw it as hard as I can. I mean I know where it's going. It's basically my arm action."
No matter how things go Sunday for him, Daniel's season could not possibly get off to a worse start than last year when, before the game in which he was set to make his debut in relief, he learned of the tragic death of his best friend in Bryant, Logan Parker.
"We were on the same Peewee football team in fifth grade," Daniel said. "It's kind of funny. I was the quarterback and he was a running back. He ended up being a quarterback (at Bryant High School) and I went to defense.
"I've known him about as long as I've known Taylor Masters and Logan Cruse and Jared Szabad. We'd all known each other a long time, just a real close group of friends. It was basically like he was one of my brothers.
"I found out about it from friends who sent me a text asking if I'd heard about it," he recounted. "I had no idea what they were talking about. I was already out on the field after our batting practice, getting ready for the game. I checked my phone and see all this stuff.
"I saw my parents (Tom and Kathy Daniel) and they basically didn't want me to know about it until after the game because I was scheduled to pitch. It was too late by then. I could tell just from their body language that something wasn't right before I even asked. I could see it in their eyes it was going to be news that I didn't want to hear.
"I still pitched that day but I honestly don't even remember my outing or what happened in it," Trent continued. "I was just in a different place mentally, which, in baseball, if you're not totally focused, it's hard to do anything.
"Having that happen to start the year was a pretty big setback for me. It took me a while to honestly even care about baseball again. It took a few months to even get the interest back. I was still just devastated over Logan.
"It was tough," he stated. "It still is."
Friends on the team and baseball itself helped him work through it.
"Luckily, the pitchers I've been teammates with here — we've been together basically three years now, the same guys, I'm really close to them," he explained. "Luckily, Jared was up here. He was my roommate last year. It was nice to have guys close that I could be around all the time to help whenever they could tell you needed it. I could kind of get away from it all when I would go to baseball every day. But he was still in my mind. It took me a while to get going."
Time helped too.
"Once I was able to get past it a little bit, I was able to improve and help our team out a little bit, which was nice," Daniel related. "Luckily, Van Horn gave me some opportunities because I was so bad, he could — I could've just not pitched the rest of the year. He kept giving me chances and I was able to make it work out toward the end of the year."
This season will actually be big for the Daniel family. Not only is Trent a senior with the Hogs, younger brother Hayden, whom, when they were young he nicknamed "Petey", will be a senior for the defending Class 7A State champion Bryant Hornets.
"My brother, you know, is so athletic, it's unreal," Trent said. "His buddies that he's real close to, they all play baseball. I know they're going to have a good year. I know he will too because of the work he's put in. It always shows. When you put in that work, you're going to get results. I know how hard (BHS) Coach (Kirk) Bock works them. I feel like they're a college team as hard as they get worked. It's good for them.
"I'm excited to see where he ends up deciding to go and play (in college)," he continued. "He's got quite a few options. This senior year will be big for him. I'm excited to see how he does."
Big for Petey's future and big for Trent's too.
"I guess it is big for both of us," said big brother. "I get asked about the draft. I don't even really think about it. I'm just glad to be back here. It's awesome to play at Arkansas one more year. It's been a dream. I'm trying to enjoy it while I can before (baseball) becomes an even bigger job."


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The device can be installed right next to the electricity meter. After the installation of the device, if anyone touches a live wire a loud alarm will buzz to alert the person. But, no shock will be experienced. The device is worth buying as it consumes no power and will not add even an extra penny in the electricity bill.

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My Financial Aid Award
If you are admitted to Scripps College and have applied for aid, you will receive a financial aid notification along with your offer of admission.
If you receive financial aid, your award will normally include grants, loans and student employment, as well as any scholarships you may have been awarded by Scripps College Office of Admission. If you have notified us of any outside agency scholarships that you know you will receive, those will be included as well.
We are committed to meeting 100 percent of the demonstrated need of each aid applicant based on an individual evaluation. We make this determination using the information you provide on your financial aid application and take into consideration any special circumstances you may have shared.
If you are admitted to Scripps College, you will be given access to your online financial aid award at My Financial Aid. You will be able to view, accept and/or decline your award on this site.
Will Scripps re-evaluate my financial aid award based on financial aid awards that I have received from other schools?
Scripps College will not match financial aid awards from other colleges or universities to which you have been admitted. However, if you have a question about how we calculated your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) or if your family's financial circumstances have changed since you filed your initial application, please contact us and we can review your application with you.
The status of all documents, received or still missing, may be reviewed on the Documents page of your Financial Aid Portal. Only admitted students will have access to the My Financial Aid portal. Remember to check your documents tab often for requirements that may have been recently added.
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Institutional policy states that outside scholarships will first replace the student's self-help (loans and/or work study) awards where available, thus reducing the amount a student may need to borrow or work. Following the reduction of self-help aid, we will also allow outside scholarships to help cover your student income contribution. If the total of your outside scholarship(s) exceeds your self-help awards and student contribution, we may be required to reduce other forms of aid including Scripps Grant.
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text: This is a video/slideshow that I made of our trip to Hooks Airport in Tomball. I highly recommend it if you are looking for some cheap entertainment and your kids like airplanes. A side note...Trey had been a very well behaved little boy last week(4th of July, Hooks Airport, Ruckus room, etc.) We told him he could pick out a toy from Target. We went up and down each of the toy aisles. He saw some toys he liked, but none he wanted to take home. We thought maybe he was just being an indecisive 2-year-old. In fact, he would rather have a book. A BOOK! He picked out a CARS book that has several different little buttons that make noise when you push them, a steering wheel, and a horn. He loves it. If you happen to visit, he will probably help you read it. He is really quite the character. Anyways, enjoy the movie. Hint: pause the music (on the right) before you start it.


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I love this technique!!! How's is done???ReplyDelete
The wooden punch box was cool enough before you started to work on it, but now
...... it's amazing!!!! :-)
can I just say WOW, and WOW - the box and horse are just stunning, and yeh I'd probably have forgotten to use the punches too lolReplyDelete
The punch box is fantastic!ReplyDelete
I bought a punch set from the hardware shop and it came in a very ornery grey plastic box!
That box is fabulous and the horse looks beautiful.
I might just have to sign-up for his on-line workshop as I don't think I can wait until March when I go on the real live thing.
Toni xx
What a great Idea to do the punch box!.... I can see what you mean when you say nothing is safe LOLReplyDelete
What are you like - you did make me giggle Annette - but the box looks fabulous!ReplyDelete
Oh wow, I have punch box envy, that is gorgeous, love the rocking horse too.ReplyDelete
C xx
Totally gorgeous box - clever you!!ReplyDelete
absolutely fantastic work !ReplyDelete
What a trasformation - on both! the box is truly amazing and the horse is just so darned charming. both great projects!ReplyDelete
love these projects! yes, you have the coolest punch set ever!ReplyDelete
Thank you for taking the time to leave your comment, it is truly appreciated - sort of confirms that it is more than my Mum and husband that read this thing! :)


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July 9, 2013
0727 MOLDOVA - Young women in traditional clothes (National Folk Dance Company "Joc")
As I wrote in more detail here, Moldavia (Moldova) is a historical region and a former principality, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester (Nistru) river. The western part of Moldavia is now part of Romania (47.5%) and the eastern part belongs to the Republic of Moldova (30.5%), while the northern and south-eastern parts are territories of Ukraine (22%). Majority of the population consists of Romanians, who speak a subdialect of the Romanian language. As a result, the Moldavian folk costume is generally the same all over historical Moldavia, and has, of course, many similarities with the one of the Romanians from the other historical regions. The main elements of the traditional costume for women in Moldavia are the shirt or chemise (cămaşă or ie), the straight apron (catrinţă), the wrap round skirt (fotă), and the veil (maramă).
The earliest form of shirt was the one type tunic, tailored "in the whole", being made only an angular cut for the neck, square or round. Another type is ia, whose decor includes "the chest" and the sleeves. There are three variations in the composition of the decor on sleeves: the ia with sleeves with vertical stripes embroidered in "straight rivers", the ia with sleeves with "oblique rivers", and the ia with sleeves with "stars". The sleeve decor is composed also of three basic components: altiţa which covers the shoulders, then încreţul (the rippled) which is a light-coloured strip (yellow, white, gray, beige...), embroidered with geometrical motifs, then strips embroidered vertically or diagonally or with dispersed motifs or shaped in "tree of life" or "wheat ear." The ia pleats around the neck, forming a round collar which binds with a colored string from twisted yarn. "The chest" partially repeated motifs of the sleeves.
The straight apron and the wrap round skirt were made of pure wool or wool and cotton yarn, in the warp. The most common apron, for all ages, is a single rectangular piece of fabric, with which the woman covers her body from the waist down. In Moldavia there are about ten groups of aprons, which differ in decor and the manner to achieve. The most common is striped apron, with colored vertical stripes, then apron with selected designs, apron with raised strips, etc. It was fasten around the waist with a long belt (3-4 m).
The young women used to walk bareheaded, but after the wedding ritual ("the bride's bonding" or "the bride's undressing") the godmother put on the head of young woman a kerchief (basma) or a veil (maramă), which means that in the future, becoming wife, she must walk veiled. Marama, made from silk yarn (borangic) and thin cotton, was hand weave with floral or geometric ornaments. Regarding footwear, poor women wore opinci and woolen stockings, but on the holidays wore shoes, sandals or boots specially sewn by craftsmen.
The beautiful young women from the postcard are members of the National Folk Dance Company "Joc", an honored collective which has established itself as an association that maintains and develops the beautiful and valuable traditions, customs, rites, and practices of Romanians who live in Moldova. The word "joc", just like good old romanian "hora", comes from the Latin "jocus" and can be translated as "joy", "mirth", "pastime with music and dance."
About the stamps
The first stamp is part of the series Birds, issued on April 8, 2010 and designed by Oleg Cojocaru:
• European Goldfinch (Carduelis Carduelis) (0.85 MDL)
• House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus) (1.00 MDL) - it's on this postcard
• Ural Owl (Strix Uralensis Pallas) (1.20 MDL)
• European Magpie (Pica Pica) (4.50 MDL)
The second is part of the series Chişinău - 575 Years, issued on 13 October 2011:
Cultural Palace of Railwaymen (0.85 MDL)
• National Opera and Ballet House (1.20 MDL)
• National Theatre "Mihai Eminescu" (2.00 MDL) - it's on this postcard
• National Palace (3.85 MDL)
• Cinema '"Patria" (5.40 MDL)
Costumul popular femeiesc - Moldovenii
Women's aprons - Eliznik web pages
National Folk Dance Company "Joc" - Official website
sender: Nadejda Zincenco (direct swap)
sent from Chişinău (Chişinău / Moldova), on 14.05.2013
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Etichete: EU - EUROPE, EU-Moldova, MOLDOVA
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When Groucho took Acid
By actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook.
In 1968, Groucho Marx signed on for the final movie role in his legendary career. Groucho agreed to play a mobster called "God" in a terrible movie called Skidoo, directed by famed director Otto Preminger. The film starred Jackie Gleason and Carol Channing.
It also featured an all-star (and eclectic) cast including Mickey Rooney, Burgess Meredith, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Peter Lawford, George Raft, and Frankie Avalon. The fact of Gorshin, Romero, and Meredith all appearing would indicate some kind of Batman love by either the film's writer or someone behind the scenes. The three actors had famously played the three most popular guest villains on the show i.e. the Riddler, the Joker and the Penguin. That, plus the fact that Otto Preminger himself had played Mr. Freeze on the series, too.
With such an intriguing cast, all systems were go for the filming on location in San Francisco (Interestingly, John Wayne had donated the use of his personal yacht to be used as Groucho's yacht in the film.)
The entire movie was a disaster from the word go. Preminger, long-known as one of the toughest, meanest directors in Hollywood, berated and browbeat the 78-year-old Groucho into using his old trademark greasepaint mustache in the film, instead of just allowing poor Groucho to be photographed in his own, natural one. After watching the physical bullying Preminger gave Groucho, Gleason warned him to never try those harsh tactics on him.
Groucho's mustache (and his hair) were both dyed jet black, making the legendary comedian look ridiculous. "I looked like I was embalmed," recalled Groucho. (The very fact of having perhaps the funniest movie comedian of all-time: Groucho, and the funniest television comedian of all-time, Jackie Gleason, and still churning out such a dismal, unfunny film as Skidoo turned out to be is a miracle in itself.)
The film advocated the use of the drug LSD, and Groucho felt an obligation to his audience not to steer them wrong on something he knew nothing about. So, one day he called a friend, Paul Krassner, who was a writer/activist and devoted acid-user. He asked Krassner to get them some pure stuff and asked Krassner if he would accompany him on his inaugural "acid trip."
The two went to the mansion of an actress in Beverly Hills one afternoon and ingested their two white tablets. The actress had only classical music and show tunes in her record collection, so, wanting a little music, they put on Bach's Cantata #7.
At first, the two were silent. Groucho broke the ice. "I may be Jewish," said Groucho, "But I'm seeing the most beautiful visions of Gothic cathedrals. Do you think Bach knew he was doing that?"
Groucho asked Krassner about the social background of the drug. Groucho liked some of his anecdotes about hippies and their taking of the drug. Krassner said many hippies had waited until the exact moment LSD was declared illegal (it had been legal until recently in California) and then as soon as it was officially "not legal," they ingested it, just to take it illegally. The story greatly amused Groucho, and seemed to remind him of the Marx Brothers' type of anarchy and insanity from their movies.
Groucho related a story about one of his all-time favorite contestants on his TV quiz show You Bet Your Life. "A gentleman with white hair, on in years, but a chipper fellow," Groucho recalled. "I inquired as to what he did to retain his sunny disposition," Groucho said. "'Well Groucho, I'll tell you,' the gentleman replied, 'Every day I get up and I make a choice to be happy.'" Groucho never forgot the old man, his cheerful attitude, or his upbeat remark.
Groucho gave forth his opinions on marriage ("like quicksand") and then-president Lyndon Johnson ("Potato-head").
"What gives you hope?" asked Krassner.
After thinking for a moment, Groucho answered, "People."
Groucho chuckled to himself. "I'm really getting into the idea of playing 'God' like a dirty old man," he mused. "You wanna know why? Because reverence and irreverence are both the same thing. Always!"
"Do you really believe that?" asked Krassner.
"If they're not, then it's a misuse of your power to make people laugh," stated Groucho. He left to go to the bathroom and soon returned. "Everyone is looking for miracles," he declared, "The human body is a Goddamn miracle."
Groucho munched on a fig. "I never thought eating a fig would be the biggest thrill of my life," he declared. Krassner noticed that during the entire experience, Groucho held his trademark cigar in his hand, he sometimes smelled it, but never actually smoked it.
Groucho admitted to having had a small crush on Marilyn Monroe when she had a bit role in the Marx brothers' final film Love Happy.
Then Groucho spoke of his final grand realization about life. "Everybody has their own Laurel and Hardy," he said. "A miniature Laurel and Hardy on each shoulder. Your little Oliver Hardy bawls you out- he says: 'Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten us into.' And your little Stan Laurel gets all weepy and says: 'Oh Ollie, I couldn't help it. I did the best I could.'"
It was rumored that Groucho also sampled acid with Timothy Leary on another occasion. This rumor may be true, but is unverified. The above is the only verified account of Groucho Marx taking acid.
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You can see the full film on YouTube.


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Snow knows how to say, 'I don't know'
WASHINGTON -- New White House spokesman Tony Snow got high marks his first week for his willingness to admit, "I don't know," in on-camera briefings, so he devised a "bupkis list" to let him answer questions that reporters raise at his early-morning off-camera "gaggle."
The spelling eluded Snow and White House scribes, but "bupkis" (the Random House and Oxford dictionary spelling) is Yiddish for "nothing," "nada," "zilch," as in: "You don't know bupkis."
In "The Joys of Yiddish," the late Leo Rosten also offered "bubkes," literally "little beans" in translation. As in: "White House spin left the press with bubkes."
Snow's first week also saw President Bush visit one of the nation's busiest border crossings near Yuma, Ariz. The trip out on Air Force One was uneventful, according to the press pool report: Reporters watched "King Kong"; the Secret Service watched Senate confirmation hearings for CIA nominee Michael Hayden on -- what else? -- Snow's former Fox Network.
While the new tax-cut law had Republicans and Democrats at each other's throats for months, Congress was singing in rare bipartisan harmony over one $20 million provision: the Songwriters' Capital Gains Tax Equity Act.
The change lets songwriters pay tax on sales of catalogs of collected works at the same maximum 15 percent capital gains rate their music publishers pay.


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Chennai Super Kings are back after 2 years and they have got MS Dhoni with them as well. The former India skipper will be leading Chennai again. He is at an event in Chennai on Friday and talked about the last two years of IPL.
CSK was banned for two years and Dhoni had to play for another franchise. He spoke about the lessons learned in the last couple of years.
"There is this saying: 'What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.' Definitely I am stronger. The whole of eight editions of the IPL, we always qualified (for the knockout stages). Out of the next two editions (his stint with Pune), we were seventh in the table once. So it's a big learning curve. Not only for me but for coach Stephen Fleming as well. How do you know you are a strong character or not, unless you are pushed to a deeper end and you feel that pressure," he said.
"I felt those two years made me stronger and at the same time gave a glimpse of what actually could be done when you are doing badly. When I was part of the international team I have seen the ups and downs. When we didn't perform very well on the tours we went outside India, you have to know the reasons as to why you are not doing well. If you know the reasons, you can actually address the problem. But at the same time, you have to accept the reasons as well. I would say it has been a fair experience for me and it's also good to be back," added Dhoni.
The owner of 2 IPL titles and 1 CLT20 title was asked about if he will face any challenge switching back to captaincy mode? Dhoni had stepped down from India's captaincy in 2017 and was sacked as skipper from Pune in IPL.
Answering the question, he said, "You know, I never captained any team before I became captain of the Indian cricket team! So that itself answers the question. For me, a wicket-keeper is always a vice-captain, irrespective of whether he is a captain or not. He is somebody who is in a position where he watches the game very closely. So he understands the angles, understands how the bowler is bowling, what is the pace of the wicket, how the batsman is batting and so on. I don't think it is a difficult job.
"I think before a few of us -- wicketkeepers started captaining the side -- it was regarded as too much of a burden. But stats have proved that keepers have actually been very good captains. Maybe because they are so close to the game, they understand what the problem is. I feel it shouldn't be a problem."
The hero of Chennai also opened up on is CSK's image affected by the ban? Dhoni said it has only made their fan base stronger.
"The last two years we were not there but our fan base got stronger because none of the players were involved in anything. Often when some mistake is done, people bear the brunt and the team has to bear brunt of whatever happened. But the players were cleared of all the controversies. We were not part of the IPL for two seasons and it did hurt us. But the fan following has increased. The brands still have a lot of confidence in us," he said.


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the Making of this Site...
The pictures were scanned after the trip which was mid of 1999 and the write-ups later on circa mid-August 1999. That was a long time! I was busy learning FLASH and 3D Studio, so had to stall this project until recently.
Wanting to keep this site organic was the main idea and learning Dreamweaver again in a week's time is tough but time well worth spent.
the making...
the Making....
the "Gang"
Blooper 1
Blooper 2
Blooper 3
Sign Guestbook
The "Kenyir Lake" logo is rendered in 3D Studio with true shadows but not very noticable. Behind the logo is a water element to represent Tasik Kenyir's watery paradise merged using Photoshop. The leftmost "leaves" are also in 3D. They ain't real.
Some "sticks" you see littered on top shows the protuding trees dotting the lake. There are only 3 scanned sticks. The ones u see are duplicates of the three, resized and inverted here and there.
The animated GIF-format butterfly is actually a 3D-rendered butterfly with animated wings done in 3D Studio. 30 frames were used.


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Well, it seems I am a mystery to many but not to myself. I write with my left hand but I use my right hand for everything else. Except when I write on a chalkboard or anything upright (like the checkout terminal), I naturally use my right hand yet I was never taught to write with it. (I still haven't figured this one out).
In the year that I was attacked while out for a jog, the good that came from the bad was that I put my writing talent to use.
Ironically, my first book titled Marriages Meant to Be is a collection of true and unusual stories on how couples met, yet I've never tied the knot. And, just as ironic, I wrote the majority ofMarriages Meant To Be while working as a court reporter in divorce court. But it was there I collected an awesome chapter titled Bound by Destiny from a circuit court judge. It's funny how life has its twists and turns!
Though I haven't yet made it to the altar, I have some of my own personal stories. Here are just a couple of them: When I was a newcomer to St. Petersburg, Florida, I met a guy I liked a lot. One day we were walking down St. Pete Beach. Three houses down from the Don CeSar Hotel and Resort was a beautiful A-Frame shaped house. I don't know what drew my attention to it, but I said to him, "I love that house. Let's go knock on the door and tell them we're beggars off the street just so we can get a peek inside!"
"That house?" he questioned. "Why that house?"
"I don't know. There is something about it I like. It's my style," I answered. Turns out, it was his mother's home. How was I to know? I had only resided in St. Pete three weeks. A marriage didn't materialize but a friendship did.
And here is another:
Five days before my 35th birthday, I prayed, "God, please send me someone to date." That Sunday night I attended Mass at a different parish. On my way to the parking lot, I got into a conversation with a tall, dark and handsome man. Our first date was the day after my 35th birthday, but he asked me out five days before I turned thirty-five. We had a nine month courtship, and we still remain friends.
So there you have it. I believe in love, fate and destiny as much as I believe God gave me a writing talent. I believe in the institution of marriage. And though marriage isn't always easy, being single isn't a cakewalk either, which leads me to introduce my second book titledThe Dating Debacles of Daisy Fields. We all have to ask ourselves the question, "What exactly in life is easy?" Daisy Fields encounters one crisis after another and uses her self-deprecating humor to entertain readers as they strap on their seatbelts and take off on this singles' roller coaster ride life has engineered for Daisy.
I've been told that I am "eclectic." I don't write just one genre. I can write romance, mystery, humor, self-help, spiritual/inspirational, fiction, nonfiction, articles, and poems. I was even asked to write an obituary and was honored to do so!
When I turned 50, I reflected on my life and all the lessons I'd learned. From that, Fifty Lessons Learned in My First Fifty Years was birthed. I love to coin quotes. Please visit www.KatsQuotes.com for all of my work.
Because I am the "go-to girl" and advice guru for my friends, I became a certified life coach. But sometimes…I have to seek help from a coach to get my own life balanced and straightened out. That is normal, right? (I laugh!) But, seriously, due to the lessons I learned in divorce court, having experienced some real doozies in what I call my "dating career," I coached a couple that was on the brink of divorce and they reconciled their marriage. Then I coached a divorced couple, and they began dating again.
I love people! I love life! I love hearing from and communicating with those who reach out to me. I want my writing to touch your life and the lives of those you share me with in a big way. I want you to relate to my work, be moved by my stories, inspired by the power and truth behind the words and become a better person because of it. I write what God dictates!
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Today's post is about one of my new blushes. My blush collection has been small for a while now (compared to all my other make up collections anyway XD) and so it has been exciting to add to it. This blush is from my most recent order from Make Up Revolution, from the I Heart Make up range, I want Candy blush in Flushing.
There is actually a lot of blusher in the pan, especially for the tiny price of $2.99 GBPIt has a heart in the middle!! I've used it for weeks and the heart is still there and there is barely a dent in the pan *dances*Lamp Lighting: None of my pictures could capture the true colour of this blush so you have two.In the above one you can see the red/pink tones.Natural Lighting: you can see the peach/apricot tones more in natural lighting.
I sort of took a guess on this blush and I was really happy with how much it suited me. Its a lovely satin which makes it awesome to layer, so you can have a nice gentle flush or a full on blush going on and both look good.
What really got me with this was how long it lasted, all day long. 🙂 Yet again I am very impressed with the quality of Make up Revolution products. There are seven other colours to choose from, I am eyeing up Pink! and Wow for my next order. Who am I kidding, all the Make up Revolution!!
How many blushers do you own? Do you think you'll be getting any of the I Want Candy blushes?
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Meet our Doctors
Susan Schreiber, MD
Susan Schreiber wanted to be a doctor from a very young age. After growing up in Los Angeles, she graduated from UCLA at the age of 19 and attended medical school at USC School of Medicine. Although initially planning a career in surgery, she fell in love with kids while in training. She then went on to become a board certified pediatrician after completing her pediatric residency at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. In the 80's she launched her own private practice before joining forces with Dr. Michael Sachs in 1994, establishing their office in Beverly Hills. Dr. Schreiber believes in blending western medicine with a touch of holistic medicine to enhance her patient's overall wellness. Many of her patients come to her because she is willing to implement slower vaccine schedules. She has taught pediatric residents at both Children's Hospital and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Schreiber served six years on the medical executive committee at Cedars. She presently serves on the Board of Directors of the School for Early Childhood Education at USC.
Dr. Schreiber loves to travel and plans an exciting adventure every year. She has 2 grown children. David, who is a major in the Air Force space program and Allison, who works for a hospital pharmacy in Portland. Dr. Schreiber presently lives with her husband Gary and a wonderful rescue dog named Amelia.
Michael Sachs, MD
Michael Sachs has enjoyed being in private practice for the last 27 years and is delighted to be one of the founding partners of Premier Pediatrics Beverly Hills. He was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley and attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, graduating with honors. He returned to Los Angeles for his residency in Pediatrics at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center and opened his first pediatric private practice in Beverly Hills in 1989.
As a member of the voluntary attending staff at Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Sachs has enjoyed teaching pediatric residents and has won the "Golden Apple" outstanding outpatient teacher award three times. Reflecting his commitment to passenger safety for children, he has been on the advisory board of SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A. for several years. He has co-authored two articles in the journal Pediatric Basics, "Car Seat Safety - Buckling Up Isn't Always Enough" and "Gastroesophageal Reflux - Just Spitting Up, or Something More Serious".
Dr. Sachs lives in West Los Angeles with his wife, Melinda, and their 8 year old son Daniel who is in the in the 3rd grade and loves all sports. Older daughter Rebecca (25) graduated from Columbia University in New York, settled in Los Angeles, and works as the Director of Teen Programming for the Westside Jewish Community Center. Sydney (23) graduated from the University of Denver, chose to remain in Denver, and works as the Events and Marketing Coordinator for the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors. When not in the office or spending time with his family, Dr. Sachs enjoys all aspects of electronics and computers.
Lisa Hauselman, MD
Lisa Hauselman is a board certified pediatrician and founding partner of Premier Pediatrics Beverly Hills. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Dr. Hauselman wanted to explore the East Coast and earned her undergraduate degree in History and English at the University of Pennsylvania. She then moved to San Francisco after college where she volunteered in Pediatrics at UCSF Medical Center. It was that experience that put her on the path to a career caring for children.
Dr. Lisa moved to New York City to attend Columbia University's post baccalaureate program in pre-medical studies. Upon returning home, she attended medical school at UCLA School of Medicine, graduating with honors. Nothing made her father, Dr. Stephen Shapiro (former Chief of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), more proud than to walk his daughter down the aisle at her medical school graduation. She continued in her father's footsteps by completing her residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the same hospital her father had trained at many years before.
Dr. Lisa appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Show in "A Message for the Anti-Vaccine Movement" to help support the importance of childhood immunizations. She also served on the medical advisory board for The Honest Company's Health and Wellness Division.
Dr. Lisa lives with her husband Nick and two beautiful children: Sophie and Moses who continue to make her a better pediatrician every day with their love and support.
Nicole Nourmand, MD
Nicole Nourmand, also known as "Dr. Nikki" to her patients, is passionate about your child's health. She chose to work in pediatrics because of its strong emphasis on preventive medicine. Dr. Nikki is a native Angeleno and graduated from Beverly Hills High School and UCLA. She is proud to practice in the community where she was raised.
After college, Dr. Nikki moved to Israel to do volunteer work through Project Otzma. While volunteering in daycare centers and schools in Israel, she was sure she needed to work with children for the rest of her life. She moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and completed her Premedical Studies at Harvard University's post-baccalaureate program. Since Boston was not quite cold enough, she moved to Chicago, and graduated from Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine.
Dr. Nikki was thrilled to move back to LA, where she completed her Pediatric training at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She has been in private practice for ten years, and is a founding partner of Premier Pediatrics Beverly Hills. She is fluent in Spanish, and can speak conversational Hebrew. She is married to Jason, a political science professor, and they have two children, Joshie (age 13) and Eva (age 10).
Karen Hovav, MD
Karen Hovav is a board-certified pediatrician who joined our practice in 2014.
Dr. Karen grew up in sunny Southern California but decided to explore snowstorm weather by earning her undergraduate degree in Psychology and Neuroscience from Brandeis University in Massachusetts. She was thrilled with the chance to study medicine at Tel Aviv University and enjoyed spending quality time with her Israeli relatives during those years. It was during her pediatric rotation at Schneider's Children's Hospital that she fell in love with the field of Pediatrics and knew she had found her calling.
She returned to Southern California for residency at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, where she completed residency and later worked as an attending pediatrician in their outpatient clinic. She has worked in private practice for over eight years, and truly loves serving as a partner with parents to keep their children healthy and happy.
She speaks Hebrew and Spanish fluently, and loves traveling and exploring different cultures. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, hiking, yoga and most of all spending time with her husband David and adorable twins Idan and Brielle.
Alison Faber, DO
Alison Faber is a board certified pediatrician, and is thrilled to be a part of Premier Pediatrics.
Dr. Alison grew up moving all around the country, spending most of her childhood in Chicago and Philadelphia. She earned her undergraduate degree in Communications and Psychology at Boston University, then moved to Los Angeles to work in the advertising industry. After a few years at a big ad agency, she began volunteering at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and discovered her passion for working with children and for medicine. At that point, she decided to make a career change, completed a post-baccalaureate, pre-medical program at UCLA and then medical school at Western University.
Dr. Alison completed her residency at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, where she was honored to be trained by amazing physicians who inspired her to fulfill her dream. She was the recipient of the Roberta G. Williams award for teaching and involved with a program promoting teen wellness at Hollywood High School.
She lives in West Hollywood with her husband, Simon, and two little sons, Hugo and Bennett, who continually teach and inspire her to be a better pediatrician.
Valerie Jespersen-Wheat, IBCLC
Lactation Consultant
Valerie was born in Honolulu but spent most of her childhood growing up in Southern California. She earned her undergraduate degree in Developmental Psychology at UC Santa Barbara, then moved to the east coast to earn her Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy at Boston University. She worked for a number of years as a pediatric occupational therapist, treating school-aged children with learning disorders.
After taking time off for the birth of her first daughter, she decided it was time for a career change. Her experiences as a first-time mom made her realize that breastfeeding a baby can be a challenge, and that women need expert support in reaching their goals. She enrolled in the UCLA Lactation Consultant training program and began her career as a board-certified lactation consultant.
After several years working as a community-based lactation consultant, Valerie moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to serve as the Program Coordinator for Lactation Services in the NICU, where she worked for 16 years. In the NICU, she helped very small, premature and sick infants and their moms learn to breastfeed. At Cedars, she also taught pediatric residents the essentials of lactation to prepare them in their roles as pediatricians to support breastfeeding families.
By joining Premier Pediatrics, Valerie is excited to return to her community roots, helping both NICU graduates and healthy, full term babies to be successful with breastfeeding. In her free time, Valerie enjoys cooking, gardening, exploring Los Angeles' countless culinary offerings, and spending time with her husband and two daughters.


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I knew I was coming back home.
Monday, September 3, 2018
The first time I saw her I held my breath. I couldn't believe it was her. I felt my cheeks tighten and my lips move into a massive smile. I couldn't hold myself together. It. Was. Her. I ran to her wanting to be as close as possible to someone I had spent so much time getting to know. My whole body gravitated towards her. I had been waiting for this moment for what seemed like forever.
The first time we said goodbye I knew I was going to come back to her. Our first goodbye wasn't blue. It was hopeful of seeing each other again. Our goodbye hug felt like a promise to come back to her. A goodbye that said I'll be back and we'll see each other soon. We both knew we'd be back together after we said goodbye.
I knew I was coming back home.
The first time I felt her in my arms I knew she was home. I knew she was who I wanted to grow old with, who I wanted to come home to, who I wanted to cry and smile with. The moment I held her, there was nothing on my mind but her. I knew I was made to love this girl.
I knew I was coming back home.
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There are many possible stroke faults in freestyle, for example holding your breath, lifting your head, kicking from the knee and swimming flat without body roll. If every swimmer had a random collection of faults there would be millions of combinations and every swimmer would be pretty much unique. However when you study a lot of swimmers you soon see how these stroke faults cluster together in common ways – forming the six Swim Types.
Of course, any swimmer exhibits further idiosyncrasies over and above their type, so strictly speaking every swimmer is completely unique. It is also true to say that some swimmers fit their type better than others – so we say someone's a 'Classic Arnie' or a 'Classic Swinger' when they fit their type perfectly.
Despite this, The Types are wry fundamental and the system offers huge insight to individual swimmers and their coaches. The methods in the Stroke Correction Guides for each type are extremely well refined and proven – even to the point of each guide being written in a style to suit the personality of the type!
Think of Swim Types as an additional insight for swimmers and coaches which sits comfortably alongside mainstream swim coaching
Yes, Swim Types is still relevant to you, although you may find you don't have enough experience of your swimming yet to answer many questions on the Swim Type Questionnaire. As a beginner swimmer it's very likely you are either a Bambino or an Arnie Swim Type. We suggest you start by looking at their profiles and see which makes most sense for your stroke.
Swim Types recognises that swimmers have a strong tendency towards their type based on build, height, age, personality and experience. Based on these individual factors, the Swim Type Guides show you the way to develop your stroke bit by bit. The process is very much evolution, not revolution. In fact you may be best suited to the Swinger style, not Smooth!
The path to improvement isn't to tear up your current style and wake up tomorrow and swim like the Smooth type. This would be extraordinarily difficult and it's very likely you would end up slower, less efficient and plain frustrated.
Instead, the way to improve your swimming is to understand exactly where you are now, what you need to work on and how to move forwards. Swim Types gives you that insight.
Yes, in fact we originally developed the Swim Type system to train coaches. Swim Types allows coaches to quickly identify a swimmer's type and then gives them high quality, tried and tested methods to improve their stroke technique. Any coach can spot individual problems with a swimmer's stroke but what do you tackle first? What is cause and what's effect? Swim Types gives coaches clear effective methods to refer to, whatever type and ability level of swimmer they are working with. Find out more about how Swim Types helps coaches here.
We offer a special Coaches Pack containing all our Stroke Correction Guides for all six types.
The Smooth Type is what swimmers have traditionally aspired to be. Their long smooth strokes move them seemingly effortlessly through the water. Extremely talented swimmers such as Alexander Popov and Ian Thorpe typify this type.
However, the Swinger type, particularly when combined with a 2-beat kick is arguably as quick, especially for medium to shorter height swimmers. Many of the middle and distance freestyle greats – such a Laure Manadou, Janet Evans and Gregario Paltrinieri have a refined Swinger style.
Yes, it is possible to have a cross between types. This most commonly happens to Bambinos as they develop – rather than developing their catch and feel for the water (which would be ideal) they often tend to develop a stronger kick, becoming quite Kicktastic.
Arnies who have worked on straightening out and lengthening their stroke often develop some Overglider characteristics too.
However, it is far more likely that you belong to a single type – before coming to another conclusion, study the video clips and descriptions on the type pages. Also carefully check how you filled in the Swim Type Questionnaire. The more accurate answers you can give to the questions the better the quality of the results.
This is a common misconception, unfortunately.
A long stroke is a good thing up to a point but when you go so far as introducing glide, this harms your efficiency.
One reason for this efficiency loss is that you decelerate between strokes and then have to re-accelerate on the next which is very hard work.
Yes, very much so. Interestingly, the distribution between the types is a little different. The younger the swimmer, the more likely they are to be Kicktastic – to the point where at age eight and under, nearly all kids are Kicktastic. In the older junior age groups, e.g. 13-16, there are many Swingers and Smooth types too.
Yes absolutely, when their strokes are well developed. In fact many of the Freestyle greats such as Laure Manadou and Janet Evans have a refined Swinger style and have set many world records between them.
Swingers tend to carry a few classic stroke faults such as a hurried catch, thumb first entry and poor core control. Once they have removed these faults they can be very quick indeed, despite the key difference between Swingers and the Smooth type remaining in place – a shorter stroke at a faster stroke rate.
Swim Smooth has individually consulted with thousands of swimmers over the course of our history from beginners learning to swim, right up to Olympic athletes.
This gives us a huge breadth of experience. Our coaches also run weekly squads in Perth, totalling over three hundred swimmers.
We work closely with our squad swimmers, tracking and developing their strokes over the long term which gives us a huge depth of experience.
It is very rare for a swimming company to be actively running squads, consulting individually and operating international swimming clinics. This insight has lead us to the develop the Swim Type system.


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People get very confused when selecting a gift for someone they care about. In the hectic schedules they follow it is often a neglected decision. People in cities with very busy lives, such as Singapore, can't decide what gift to buy their loved ones. This is where online shopping helps. With people using computers and smart phones to buy products online, it has become very easy to pick out gifts. But often people can't decide what to buy. This is when a bouquet makes an ideal gift. A well-made bouquet can make for a very beautiful gift, and the type of flowers you choose can send a warm message to the person one is sending it to. The only doubt most people have about buying flowers online is that they wonder about the quality. Quite often people are skeptical about buying products online from websites that are relatively new. Added to this is the fact that flowers are perishable and need to be really fresh to look good. Also, people wonder what kind of flowers will be sent when the bouquet is delivered. If one is careful and does a bit of research, it is not too difficult to find the right store to buy them from. Florists are usually local businesses, so they need to take good care of their customers. For this reason, they usually tend to gain customer trust by providing only the freshest flowers.
Choosing the best online florist in Singapore
- It is easy to find a florist, but difficult to find the right one. They may or may not have the necessary reviews.
- Look for a florist who has pictures of their flower arrangement in a greater variety.
- Always look for a florist who has a telephone number on the website. Also try to look for a florist who is within your city as their flowers will tend to be fresher.


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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Ann Patchett on Independent Bookstores
Over the years I've heard many authors say heartfelt words of thanks and appreciation for independent bookstores. These tributes are always good to hear, but the fact remains that independent bookstores face long odds in the battles being played out in today's bookselling world. Less than 10% of the books sold in this country are sold through independent bookstores, and that percentage has certainly not been expanding.
One author who can especially relate to the underdog status of independent booksellers is the novelist Ann Patchett, who opened a bookstore of her own in Nashville, TN last November. So I was especially looking forward to hearing what Ann had to say when she stepped up to the microphone before about 500 independent booksellers to accept an award as "Most Engaging Author" at a Celebration of Bookselling luncheon in New York in early June.
And what Ann Patchett had to say was...well, you really need to hear it yourself, which you can do by clicking on the link below. Suffice it to say that it was incredibly inspiring-even to a cynic like me-and I was pretty much blown away. I told her this afterwards, for which I received a wonderful hug.
So here's Ann Patchett, writer and Shakespearean actress, on "We Band of Bookselling Brothers":
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- Belles Hoops said...
She'll be at Duke on Aug. 24 -- can you get her to come to your store for a signing ??
- August 9, 2012 at 2:15 PM
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How far can $1 take you in the USA? 29 Things to do for less than a buck
They say America is the land of opportunity. Well it sure is when it comes to travel, and right here right now we're going to tell you all of the things you can do in the USA for $1. It's true a buck doesn't go as far as it used to, but it can still buy you some pretty epic iconic moments, a good bargain or two, some tasty bites, and heck, even long bus rides across the USA.
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New York City
People watching in Times Square
Brash, bold and infinitely American, spend an afternoon taking it all in, from the bright lights of the electric neon billboards, to the whacky iconic fixture of the Naked Cowboy. Located on Broadway, you'll see all sorts of people in Times Square from busy New Yorkers, wannabe actors, camera-clicking tourists and maybe even a famous face or two.
Dollar pizza slices
When hunger strikes, bypass New York's swanky, pricey restaurants and make a beeline for one of the $1 pizza joints. New Yorkers are huge pizza lovers, so ask any local and you're bound to be given directions to a delicious hole in the wall place nearby.
A dose of culture at MoMA
On any other day of the week New York's legendary Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) has a hefty entrance fee. If you head here on a Friday however, you can waltz right in for absolutely nothing between 4 and 8pm. If you're not in town on a Friday however, you can still visit the museum's sculpture garden free of charge each morning between 9:30am and 10:15am. Entry to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden is via the museum's main lobby.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Unfortunately they're about to change this, but until March 2018, you can in fact take the entrance fee price as a suggestion. That's right, you don't actually have to pay the fee, you can instead walk right on in. Get in quick while you still can!
A walk in the park
Central Park is a true icon of this grand city, and a wander through the green space will lift your soul after the mad hustle of the city. Best of all, there's heaps of free attractions from watching the model boats in Conservatory Water, relaxing in Shakespeare Garden and admiring the famous Bethesda Fountain to waving at the horse-drawn carriages passing by. If you're here in Winter, people watching at the ice skating rink is a fun way to kill an hour or two and get into the festivities without paying a thing.
$1 street cart coffee
Get your buzz for less. About as easy to find as the one dollar pizza is one dollar coffee in NYC. The $1 street cart coffee is a local institution. They're scattered all over the city and through Central Park.
Walk the High Line
An old railway that's since become an iconic New York Park, the High Line is a great place to spend some time while in town. You can join free walking tours that cover the High Line's history, enjoy live music and myriad more cultural events.
San Francisco
Sea lion spotting at Fisherman's Wharf
Among the heaving crowds, street performers and tacky souvenir shops of Fisherman's Wharf, the flip-flopping of the cute California sea lions around Pier 39 will make you feel all warm and fuzzy. Allow at least half an hour to get your fix of sea lion cuteness, with hundreds of the little fellas providing free entertainment as they sunbake, frolic around and push each other off the pier.
Grab a (cheap) cuppa at the San Francisco Art Institute
It's free to visit this cultural icon of the San Francisco art scene, so check out contemporary student art exhibits and hit the epic futuristic concrete rooftop café, which is open to the public. You'll be wowed by the unbeatable views of Coit Tower and the whole bay spread out below. The San Francisco Art Institute is located in Russian Hill near North Beach.
Get groovy in Haight-Ashbury
The birthplace of America's counter culture still rocks the hippie vibe in a big way. Wandering the streets of Haight-Ashbury is a real eye-opener, from the colourful bohemian residents to the brightly painted Victorian houses. At the end of Haight Street, head to Hippie Hill on the eastern edge of Golden Gate Park for the true Haight-Ashbury experience of drumming circles and questionable smoke swirls.
Sunday arvo hangs in Delores Park
Get off the tourist trail and hang with the locals at vibrant Mission Delores Park, which is sprawled across a hillside in the multicultural residential neighbourhood. Bring a picnic blanket and kick back as you soak up the happy vibes with kids break dancing to old-school beats, young lovers frolicking in the sunshine and families enjoying the playground, topped off with amazing views over the city.
Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
It might not be as quick as cycling across, but walking allows you more time to take in the surrounds. On a clear day you can look out to see, and see the city spreading into the distance, but even when it's misty this walk is as beautiful as it is iconic.
Los Angeles
Star spotting in Hollywood
The ritz and glitz of the film industry, the promise of stardom - Hollywood has it all. Wander along Hollywood Boulevard, even if you don't spot any famous faces, you'll see many of your idols emblazoned on stars along the pavement on the Hollywood Walk of Fame - all under the watchful eye of that sign high up on the hills above.
Take a selfie with a star
You never know who you'll bump into at the entrance to Madame Tussauds in Hollywood. Sure they're made of wax, but no one on Instagram is going to know that, are they? This free photo op features random stars, so rock up and see who's come out to say hi!
The spectacle of Venice
Dive into LA's beach and alternative culture at legendary Venice Beach. Wander along the beachfront and boardwalk and you'll see people from all walks of life with an anything goes attitude. From entertainers juggling chainsaws, street-dancing performances and rollerblades galore to the jocks of Muscle Beach, Venice is hours of free fun.
The high life at the Getty
Fancy a high society hangout with views over the LA skyline alongside sublime architecture and some of the world's best-known artworks? Well you can, even on a $1 budget, thanks to the generosity of one of the world's richest families. The exceptional J. Paul Getty Museum Villa is located high in the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood surrounded by beautiful gardens, and entry is always free.
An extra half mile in a Los Angeles taxi
Feet sore from pacing past every single star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Hail a cab and get a head-start on your next stop – a dollar will squeeze out an extra half-mile for you. That's about 800 metres – nearly a kilometre! Every bit counts.
Sunset on Santa Monica Pier
It's an iconic site for and iconic sight. The timbered beauty that is Santa Monica Pier, along with the vibrant beach culture make for the perfect picnic* spot come sundown.
*Picnic food not included in the $1, sorry.
Las Vegas
Try your luck
It might be pointing out the obvious, but Vegas is one place your $1 can quickly turn into so much more. Throw yourself headfirst into the eternal dinging of the slot machines and try your luck. Some casinos even bring you free drinks to keep you playing on. We won't be held accountable if you kept swept up in the fun and spend more than a buck.
A wish come true
Haven't quite made it to Rome's Trevi Fountain to toss in a few coins and stir those wishy warm and fuzzies deep down in your soul? No worries. There's a replica Trevi Fountain at Caesar's Palace in Vegas. Your wishes are sure to come just as true as true can be!
Sign selfie
The 'Welcome to Las Vegas' sign, you know that one? Nothing says "I'm rocking Vegas" like a selfie with the sign, so grab that phone and say cheese. 'The Sign' is located on the strip just south of Russell Road and it's free to visit.
Get floral at the Bellagio Conservatory
Another of Vegas' free public attractions, the luxury Bellagio casino and hotel's conservatory is bursting with a stunning display of flowers, plants and trees. Get your fix of nature right in the centre of the concrete jungle of The Strip.
The Dancing Fountains of the Bellagio
Another of Vegas' most famous sights, the sky-high fountains outside the swanky Bellagio are simply mesmerising. The dancing water show switches up every 30 minutes, so you'll be happily entertained for hours.
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A bus ride to whole new city
It may be hard to believe, but that doesn't mean it's not true. You can ride between cities from as little as one dollar with Megabus. You may have to be flexible and book in advance, but you'll never find another bus ride as cheap as this again!
Delicious Reese's candy
Peanut butter + chocolate = heaven in your mouth. There's nothing more iconic – more tasty – than the delicious world of Reese's. Be it a pack of two peanut butter cups or a packet of peanut butter candy pieces in a crunchy shell, this is a dollar well spent.
10 photos at Walmart
You know how the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words. And at Walmart, a thousand words only costs 10 cents! That means 10 glossy memories that you can relive without needing a phone charger. Stash them in your suitcase for backup. Tangible is back in guys.
Cheap beers
You heard right. Beer for one buck is for real in the USA. There are plenty of cheap beers you can pick up, including the wonderfully cheap Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Bars across the States also hold $1 beer nights. #Winning! Just do your research to track them down.
Souvenir pennies
Don't want to spend lots on souvenirs for friends and family back home? Or just need a souvenir that's light and won't take up much space? That's where the souvenir penny comes in. For an easy US$1 note, snag one of these nifty little pocket pieces at any of the obvious crowd-drawing hotspots. Souvenirs sorted! And to budget.
A Wendy's small classic frosty
The ultimate hangover cure. Cold, sweet and oh so refreshing. Whether chocolate or vanilla is your vice, a Wendy's small Classic Frosty will set you back 99 cents to be exact. Got another dollar? You could also grab a Junior Cheeseburger, Crispy Chicken Sandwich, or their Value Natural-Cut Fries.
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How to Live your best life in the USA
They call the USA the land of opportunity. And when you're traveller, that's especially true. Expect big moments, the best views, epic nights out, surreal beauty, huge flavours and famous icons around every corner. It's all here. This is how to live your best life in the USA:
Iconic Instagram spots in North America you don't want to miss!
A trip to the USA and Canada is what dreams are made of. It's bucket list moments left, right and centre. It's more things to do, see and eat than even possible. It's doing in the flesh all those things you've always dreamed about.
Hang 10 in Hawaii
First things first, you need to get your Hawaii coordinates (no, we don't mean matching sarongs—we mean your location). There are six major islands that make up Hawaii: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, and 'The Big Island' also known as Hawaii itself! Not confusing at all, right?
The art of stretching your budget on guided tours
Flights? Booked.Tour? All paid off.Bag? Packed, and not bulging at the zippers… yet.Phone charger? Better make sure you don't forget that bad boy. As Shania would say, let's go girls (and boys). It seems you are locked and loaded, ready for an overseas adventure.


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INJURY: Germany captain Michael Ballack has an injured right calf and his availability for the final is uncertain.
HISTORY: Germany's last appearance in the European Championship final was in 1996, when it beat the Czech Republic 2-1 for its third title. The Germans also won in 1972 and 1980. Spain's last appearance in the title game was in 1984, when it lost to France 2-0. Spain beat the Soviet Union 2-1 for the 1964 crown.
SECURITY: Austrian authorities will mobilize 2,500 army troops and deploy an extra 1,200 police officers to secure Vienna for the final today. Austria's air force will be on alert to secure the nation's air space during the final, and about 400 counterterrorism specialists trained in handling nuclear, chemical and biological threats also will be deployed.
ODDS: Spain has been made an 8-13 favorite by William Hill oddsmakers.


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bone cairns
After reaver raids by the Stygian Empire, or when retaking territory from the Stygian Empire, Imperial forces encountered cairns and bone piles. These were sometimes just acts of terror to demoralize Imperial forces. Sometimes they were psychicly attuned traps that warped the minds of those who ventured to near and turned the weak of faith towards the dark gods of chaos. Other times they were attempts to draw forth the eye of the dark Pantheon. Sadly for the Imperium they would be a frequent sight during the Stygian Wars.


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If anyone doubted we were in "the season", doubts would be dispelled with the number of high profile new restaurant openings. Here's the scoop on that, as well as recent closings, a spirits infused ice cream store in the Design District, the best Spanish tortilla in town, hot spot Ghee Indian restaurant now serving lunch in the Design District, and more in Eating News for January.
High profile restaurant closings and reinventions in the past few months have included Mignonette Uptown and Talde (now closed). Meantime, star chef Tom Colicchio closed Beachcraft at the 1 Hotel South Beach. It's now Habitat run by the Pubbelly group. Another high profile reincarnation is Daniel Boulud's DB Bistro Moderne which is now Boulud Sud.
Ice Cream and Spirits
Do you say "cheers" when you have chocolate hazelnut martini ice cream made with Hendrick's gin? Or how about sante when you have the tangerine mimosa made with Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut? Very cool best describes AUBI & RAMSA, a store selling ice cream made with alcoholic beverages and spirits. As they so well put it, "we're in the business of expanding the enjoyment of wine and spirits beyond their liquid state". In the Design District, 172 NE 41st Street (T.305-946-9072), the place even looks like a bar, though the ice cream is carefully under wraps in the freezer. Among the 18 flavors are dirty mojito made with Zacapa 23 and highland truffle flavored with 12 year aged Macallan whiskey . The ice cream comes in a round tin, a single serving of 3.7 ounces costing $6 – $9. A pint ranges from $20-$26.
Restaurants for Your "Watch List"
Put on your "watch list" Palat and Sushi Azasu. I recently went to friends and family evenings at both and enjoyed the food, planning to go back when I can experience the service and food once both settle in. Palat is a new addition to Buena Vista, another Med/Italian (they call it Northern Mediterranean) spot with an emphasis on light bites. The menu is very appealing. We tried the plump red piquillo peppers stuffed with crab and Manchego cheese, tuna tartar bites, and the star, grilled branzino – – a moist filet with crisp crackling skin garnished with zucchini soffrito. Another standout was the not the usual dessert entry, olive oil cake – a moist pound cake with a jelly like raspberry glaze . The decor is minimalist, casual, with an open kitchen. It was fun and buzzy the night we went, though not for a quiet conversation. Prices range from $8 to the high teens for salads, pastas and small plates. A limited selection of large plates is $36 and up. Palat, 4702 N.E. 2nd Avenue, T.786-953-7577.
Seven time Michelin award winner Sushi Azabu New York just opened Azabu Miami Beach in the Marriott Stanton South Beach in the sizzling hot South of Fifth neighborhood. Led by Chef Masatsugu Kubo (Chef Masa), it houses various concepts under one roof including a full-service dining room, hidden sushi counter with Tokyo-trained chefs called The Den, and Bar Azabu, a classic-style cocktail bar showcasing sakes and over 40 imported whiskies.
A large, open-format kitchen where guests can observe chefs preparing dishes using the customary Japanese cooking method of Robata is another centerpiece of the restaurant, a charcoal grilling technique using special Binchotan charcoal. The overall experience within the space is an Izakaya dining style, where guests can order a variety of sharable dishes like Robata-grilled Yakitori, Japanese fried rice served tableside on a sizzling Tobanyaki grill, and other traditional fare such as Udon. Azabu's Japanese Raindrop Cake, a jelly made with Pearl Agar and 90-percent water, served with 'Kinako' dried soybeans and Japanese brown sugar syrup, will be a staple on the dessert menu. The evening we went everything was buffet which is seldom a very good test. That being said, the quality of the ingredients in everything we sampled (wagyu beef skewers, sushi, tartar, lobster tempura and raw seafood bar) was outstanding, and the outdoor terrace promises to be a big hit.
Best Spanish Tortilla in Town
The best Spanish tortilla – the combo of eggs, potatoes and onions, has to be from Spanish restaurant Xixon at 2101 SW 22nd Street Coral Way (T.305-854-9350). I'm pretty picky in that department and my younger son, who studied in Madrid, even more. It's tough to get it right but they did – a little runny inside but firm on the outside, and just the right combo of ingredients. If you're having company for dinner, it makes a perfect hors d'oeuvre. Serve it whole and let guests cut off a slice. A half is $10.
Ghee Opens for Lunch
New Indian dinner hot spot Ghee, offering Gujarat inspired cuisine, is now open for lunch in the Design District. The menu is limited now – a choice of one menu with a choice of entree (vegetarian or other), three dishes in all, and a specialty bread. It is served in a typical Indian Tiffin steel lunch pail with four sections that come apart and serve as serving "plates". We had sauteed cauliflower with cumin and mustard seed, curried chicken, and brown rice and quinoa with puri bread. Portions were on the small side, but everything was tasty. Lunch is $16 with a non vegetarian entree and $18 for vegetarian. Wine, beer and soft drinks are available. Ghee, 3620 N.E. 2nd Avenue, T. 786-636-6122 is closed Sunday and Monday. No reservations, but the day we went it was easy to find a table. In the evenings you need to make reservations a week in advance. The original Ghee is in Dadeland Downtown.
Welcome Eating Addition to Coconut Grove
Brussels import Le Pain Quotidien, 3433 Main Highway (T786-854-4743). opened late last year in the Grove, offering another casual spot for all day dining. It's a two-floor space with an open kitchen and bilevel dining rooms with seating for 100 people and outdoor sidewalk tables as well. With multiple locations in the US and Europe, it's known for its sourdough bread baked on site, and the large selection of pastries looked pretty darn good as well. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the restaurant offers a good sized selection of pastries, smoothie bowls and tartines, as well as open-faced sandwiches on their 100-percent organic sourdough bread.


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Yoga Girl Rachel Brathen took some time to answer our questions about life, her practice and her well-being ritual!
What is your favorite "asana" and is there is a place where you prefer practicing ?
It changes all the time but right now my favourite is Frog Pose! I practice in my yoga room at home, in the living room or in the garden.
Do you have a special ritual "well-being", do you mind sharing it with us?
I oil pull every morning and drink a big cup of hot lemon water. Then, yoga! It's my 3-step ritual for wellbeing 🙂
What is the best advise you ever received?
To not take life as serious as your mind makes it out to be. Get some perspective. There is so much to enjoy – why focus on worst-case scenarios?
What kind of clothes do you wear when you practice?
I have no favourite brands – sometimes I wear my pajamas, sometimes I wear high-performance yoga wear… Just depends on my mood.
>> Yoga Girl's book is in store and can be found in French in our Paris store: 9 Rue des Blancs Manteaux, Paris, France, 75004


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Nate Pearson #BlueJaystop pitching prospect injured in the 2nd inning of his first start of 2018. Source reports broken ulna. No details on type of fracture. Could be out min 6 weeks. This is a tough pill to swallow pic.twitter.com/ssH2JPZYcC
— Jason Woodell (@JasonAtTheGame) May 8, 2018
Which Current and Former Vancouver Canadians Players are About to Make It Big?
These Vancouver Canadians (past and present) are in line for jobs with the Toronto Blue Jays—and you can say you knew them when.
July 25, 2018
There are many memorable parts of taking in a Vancouver Canadians baseball game. Pound for pound, it's probably the most enjoyable sports experience available to spectators in Vancouver.
It's also something of an anomaly, as one of the things you're not likely to remember in the days that follow is the exact score. So while it hasn't hurt that the Vancouver Canadians have been one of the best teams in Short-Season Single-A recently, including winning last year's championship, the success of the club hasn't been essential in bringing fans through the gates of Nat Bailey Stadium. (Though the extra revenue playoff games permit is nothing to sniff at, obviously.)
But once Canadians fans' butts are in seats, their hands cradling three-foot-long hot dogs and peach Hey Y'alls, it helps to know that the players they're watching could one day be playing their trade with on the pro stage.
After all, everyone knows at least one old dude who loves to drone on about the time he saw Sammy Sosa knock a dinger at the Nat.
These days, much of the minor league team's advertising efforts and materials focuses on current Blue Jays who spent time in Vancouver, like Kevin Pillar, Aaron Sanchez and Marcus Stroman (just don't ask him about it).
Here are some current and recent Canadians who could follow their paths.
Nate Pearson
Age: 21
Position: Pitcher
Current team: Dunedin Blue Jays (Single-A Advanced)
Career with the Canadians: Seven games, 2017
Pearson is fourth on Toronto's prospect list, according to mlb.com, and Canadians' fans know exactly why. The 6'6 Odessa, Florida native started throwing for the C's at this time last year, and the team rode his arm down the stretch run.
In the seven games he started, Pearson gave up five hits. Not runs. Hits. In one particularly dominant August performance he threw 60 pitches and didn't allow a hit in four innings while striking out five batters.
His time up in Dunedin so far this year? Not the best. He got hurt in his first game after breaking his ulna (a long bone in the forearm—hey you actually learned something useful from a sports article!) on a nasty comebacker.
Despite the setback, analysts still think Pearson and his nasty, high-90s fastball will find himself in Toronto eventually.
Logan Warmoth
Age: 22
Position: Shortstop
Current team: Dunedin Blue Jays
Career with the Canadians: 39 games, 2017
Another member of the Canadians' championship run last year (and there are some more on the way), Warmoth doesn't just have a cool name. He's also a solid all-around ball player who was drafted in the first round of the 2017 draft by the Blue Jays.
Currently fifth on MLB's Jays prospect list, Warmoth is exceptional in that he doesn't have a particular strength—or weakness. The Orlando native's game is all about consistency, a trait adored more in baseball and its marathon schedule more than any other sports.
Last year in Vancouver, that meant a sparkling .306 batting average, good for best on the team among batters who had more than 40 plate appearances.
This year has been a bit of a learning process for Warmoth, as he's batted only .232 at the next level. But he's still stealing bases and is usually penciled in near the top of Dunedin's lineup, both of which are good signs.
Riley Adams
Age: 22
Position: Catcher
Current team: Dunedin Blue Jays
Career with the Canadians: 52 games, 2017
Yet another player who starred for the C's during their run to the championship last year and has found himself, well, trying to find himself, at the next level.
He finished second on the Canadians in RBIs, home runs and batting average last year, routinely coming through as one of the team's best hitters. He was also great in the field, only committing two errors during 34 appearances behind the plate.
His time in Dunedin has been an adjustment, as his .216 batting average is among the lowest on the team. He does lead the squad in doubles, however.
He's currently rated as the Jays' 16th best prospect, according to MLB, good for third among Toronto catchers.
There's no word on whether he's continued to deploy Blink 182's "All The Small Things" as his walk-up song in Dunedin, like he did in Vancouver.
Cavan Biggio
Age: 23
Position: Second base
Current team: New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Double-A)
Career with the Canadians: 53 games, 2016
Biggio has the pedigree, as his father Craig was enshrined into Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame in 2015. Cavan has the cooler name and is two inches and 15 pounds bigger than his dad, but he has his work cut out for him if he's going to put together a 20-year career in the bigs.
So far, so good. The younger Biggo hit well and stole bases for the Canadians, and he's continued that trend up in Double-A, as he leads the Fisher Cats (what is that exactly?) in RBIs.
Biggio is rated as the Jays' 19th-best prospect by MLB and he can play any base, improving his chances of moving up in Toronto's system.
Griffin Conine
Age: 21
Position: Right field
Current team: Vancouver Canadians (Single-A Short Season)
Career with the Canadians: 26 games (and counting), 2018
The only player on the list presently on the Canadians, Conine is also the only young man who appears here and not on MLB's list of Jays prospects.
Much of that probably has to do with the fact that Conine hasn't yet risen up the minor league chain. But rest assured, Vancouver fans who have taken in games this year have noticed Conine.
Tied for the team lead in home runs and doubles, Toronto's second-round pick in the 2018 draft has been one of the most productive hitters on the Canadians. He also has the bloodline, given that his father Jeff was nicknamed Mr. Marlin for his eight years spent with Miami's major league franchise.
It would be a surprise if Conine doesn't make the leap to one of Toronto's other minor league clubs next year.
So next time you take in a Canadians game this summer remember to brag heartily about the time you saw Griffin Conine smash a dinger at the Nat.


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So my big surprise a few weeks ago is that I was going to be in The Idaho Statesman!! It was a pretty big day for me, and super exciting! I am really proud that I accomplished my goal and was able to share it with others. Here is a link to the article, and a photo of the big spread! Enjoy!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
April 1.
So, I have gotten many inqueries asking how the big shopping trip went. And all I can say is AMAZING. Then I got back to the real world. I have had an extremely busy week at work and honestly just haven't had time to take pictures of everything. So for that, I am very sorry to people who have been sort of waiting. I am going to take pictures of EVERY SINGLE ITEM this weekend and upload them, but let me just tell you it was a success... I mean, I obviously have spent the week putting together the world's cutest outfits every morning with my brand new clothes, and then strut around the office saying "OH THIS?? IT SURE IS NEW!!" even if no one has asked. And I not only had a great shopping trip but a fabulous time with my best friend, Rachel. And she was SO KIND to document the first purchase. So, while I must hurry to bed and get my rest for a busy Friday at work tomorrow, I leave you with a little photo montage of my very first shopping trip after an entire year of not shopping.
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Shoe Fetish Boise
If you have read my blog throughout the long, long year... you'll notice I shout out to a store called Shoe Fetish, and often. It is my understanding that Boise, ID has other shoe stores... I just don't really go to them. Nothing (and I literally mean nothing) compares to the service and unique shoes you'll see at Shoe Fetish. I have known this since they opened a few years ago. The owner, Nancy Irwin, and her daughter Bree have become friends of mine, and I really enjoy visiting the store. I follow them on Facebook and Twitter, and it has been pretty rough spending a year seeing the cute updates from them and knowing I can't have anything. However, about a month ago... they tweeted me about an amazing giveaway they had that was happening April 1. They thought I would love it. April 1... I can shop then... I'm interested. Turns out, the giveaway was just exclusive to me. As a gift for completing ONE YEAR WITHOUT SHOPPING, Shoe Fetish decided to give me this gorgeous, stunning, beautiful pair of Badgley Mischka shoes. And I own them. And they are by far the most to die for shoes I own (and honestly probably will ever own). There will never be enough words to express the gratitude for my gift... and Nancy, I cannot WAIT to come in and get the Seychelles this weekend!!
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Real-Life Dystopia: China Transforms With Social Credit Score
People have always been a fan of dystopian media -- the idea of Big Brother, dystopian literature, and even dystopian films. However, China may be at the top of it all because of its Social Credit System.
In hindsight, it may appear to be every Orwellian paranoiac's "worst nightmare." Sadly, the technology to make this happen is very well within our reach, so how can this impact society?
According to Futurism, the move itself is controversial enough. The Chinese government is planning to implement a system that gives and collects the financial, social, legal, and political credit "ratings" of students into a social credit score.
The idea behind everything seems something straight out of science fiction. However, it's beginning to take shape. In fact, Futurism added that for a nation that has a more or less "openly totalitarian" approach to governance, the move to install a social credit system shouldn't be all too surprising.
According to Financial Times, proponents of the idea are already testing the various aspects of the system. They are to gather digital records of citizens, specifically financial behavior. The social credit score system will determine whether or not a citizen can avail themselves of certain services.
Wang Zhicheng of Peking University told the Wall Street Journal the country has a way to go before it "assigns" a score to everyone. After all, it needs to work the accuracy of the data.
This means, while it may take time, it may only take a matter of time before the data of around 1.4 billion people eventually get consolidated in a social credit system. This appears to be something straight out of Orwell, where the score of citizens get to be the basis for access to services such as travel and education to loans and insurance.
Although the Wall Street Journal reports that supporters have their reasons. For instance, it may arrive at a unitary system to grant citizens access to financial services as 1.3 billion Chinese citizens don't own credit cards.
They also assured that the system "would allow the trustworthy to roam everywhere under heaven while making it hard for the discredited to take a single step."


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DL-Dihydrozeatin (DHZ) is a naturally occurring cytokinin that is generally very active. DHZ derivatives are commonly found in plant tissues and are frequent metabolites of applied zeatin. In a bio-assay, DHZ and its conjugates are equally active as their zeatin analogues. In studies where DHZ has been externally supplied to plants it appears to be more stable than zeatin. This may be because DHZ is not a substrate for cytokinin oxidase. DHZ may be important in the maintenance of cytokinin activity levels in an oxidative environment. Zeatin <0.1%. DHZ is soluble in ethanol. To store in powder form store between 2-8 ° C, to store as a liquid store between -25 ° C and +5 ° C. To sterilize use filtration.
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Women's national league gains first sponsor
Australia's women's national cricket league starts on Saturday and a sponsor will back the five-team tournament for the first time.
The domestic competition has been renamed the Commonwealth Bank Women's National Cricket League (CBWNCL) for the next three years and Belinda Clark, the Australia and Victoria Spirit captain, welcomed the announcement. "From a player's perspective it gives the competition a real boost to know we have the support of a commercial partner willing to back the tournament," Clark said.
The CBWNCL begins with the New South Wales Breakers, the defending champions, hosting the Western Fury at Raby Oval on Saturday and at North Sydney Oval in match two on Sunday. The games mark the coaching debut of the former Australia fast bowler Paul Wilson, who links up with the new captain Avril Fahey in a revamped Western Fury.
Each team plays each other in two limited-over matches, with the side finishing at the top of the table after the preliminary rounds earning the right to host the final.
Commonwealth Bank also sponsors the Australia women's team, the Australia Under-23 team, the under-17 and under-19 championships and the Centre of Excellence for Australia's elite players, coaches and administrators.


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The Rural Commission
The Rural Commission has been established to look at the challenges and opportunities that exist outwith central urban Scotland and ensure we harness the future economic potential of all of Scotland.
This independent commission will run for up to two years and will support businesses and drive inclusive growth by considering the short, medium, and long-term actions that can be taken to enhance the economic performance of the economy across every part of Scotland.
Membership of the Commission is comprised of different sectors and geographies and it will engage with – and hear from– the diverse range businesses and organisations working across rural Scotland through its work, and make recommendations to help support growth and employment.
Themes and Priorities
Initially the Commission will explore the three themes outlined below:
First and foremost, growth is reliant on people. With available talent in sufficient quantity growth could be catalysed. How we make rural areas attractive for families, support people to live in rural areas, reach employment, and develop their skills, needs to be the top priority. Vital to also recognise that culture and community can play as major role in decisions over where people or investment locates.
Place – Infrastructure and capital in order to deliver transport and digital connectivity, housing, and business investment that is appropriate to the needs of individual areas. Consider where adjustments are required to priorities, regulations, and service delivery to meet the needs of individual areas.
And productivity and how we help drive the improvements needed to support business growth. Driving productivity will strengthen businesses and support increasing wage inflation to help address the urban rural pay gap. This includes looking as barriers that might limit growth.
Initial Focus
Housing is one of the biggest challenges we faced throughout Scotland with many struggling to access a home that is secure, affordable, and accessible for employment opportunities. Without action the projected demographic change in many areas is showing a declining working age population and the need to provide housing that redresses that balance and supports families and individuals who can meet the economic needs of communities is vital. How we meet that challenge is one of the biggest questions we need to answer if businesses and communities are to ensure that they can retain and attract the people necessary to support our economic growth.
Download our discussion paper and feed in your thoughts.
Get in touch
Please share your views using the form below on what you believe can help harness the economic potential of rural Scotland.
Commission Chair
Chris Gaffney
Chair, SCDI Rural Commission, Group Finance Director, Johnstons of Elgin
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Commission Members
Jane Cumming
Chair, SCDI Highlands & Islands
Muckle Media
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Dr Stuart Black
Director of Planning and Infrastructure
The Highland Council
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Rosie Flannigan
Business Services Co-ordinator
Liberty British Aluminium
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Fraser Grieve
Regional Director - Highlands & Islands & Head of Communications
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Andrew Howard
Managing Director
Moray Estates
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Fiona Larg MBE
Chief Operating Officer and Secretary
Univeristy of the Highlands and Islands
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Dame Barbara Kelly
Rural Champion
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Ewan MacColl
Operations Director – Processing and Feed
Mowi Scotland Ltd
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Steven MacDonald
Economic Development Team Leader
Stirling Council
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Calum Iain MacIver
Director of Development
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
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Rachel McEwan
Director of Sustainability
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Clive Phillips
Partner (Head of Land and Rural Business)
Brodies LLP
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Jim Savege
Chief Executive
Aberdeenshire Council
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Robert Thorburn
Partnership Director for Scotland
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Andrew Wells
Head of Property
Crown Estate Scotland
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Your views
We want to hear from you on what steps you believe could support business growth across the economy in rural areas. What measures you believe could help unlock business growth, retain and attract people, or strengthen communities. As this work progresses we'll look in the round at how we support growth for the benefit of everyone, everywhere.


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I got a kick out of an interview that Empire posted today.
But with Rowling halfway through book six and only one more chapter in Harry's life planned after that, what's in store for our teenage hero? "I've got a theory," says Radcliffe. "I think Harry's going to die. The way I see it, he and Voldemort are connected and you can kill one without killing the other. That's how it's all going to end."
"Daniel said that?" Asks Rowling, when Empire passes on the theory. "I'll be having a word with him."
oh and if you havent seen the pics over on Getty....here's the link.
there's 16 pages of pics on there although a bit blurry ones you definately need to check out are some very cute ones of Dan and Emma.
Also don't you love the scruffy look Thewlis has???? I know I do.


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