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One laptop per child benefits Nepal
19 December 2008
With their little green laptops, students in Nepal now find their English and Math lessons more interactive. Facilitated by Open Learning Nepal, the innovative exercise is less about gadgets and more about quality education in developing countries.
As the morning bell rings, students of the Biswamitra Ganesh
Secondary School line up in the playground and sing Nepal's stirring
new national anthem.
Students of grade two and six walk to their classrooms and turn on their little green laptops. The school has been selected to test how computers specially designed for children in developing countries can be integrated into daily teachings.
Six months ago each student here was given these robust XO computers by Open Learning Nepal with support from a Danish group. Teachers are being trained to provide computer-based exercises.
Active English verbs are on the menu for today's English lesson in
grade two. Walking, dancing, singing - it says on the black board. The
children are busy constructing sentences on the computer. The right
answers are rewarded with a happy beep.
"Before I only had my textbook, but now I have many more opportunities in my teaching," says teacher Pawan KC, "the computer helps the children improve pronunciation".
The break bell rings again. But not all the students rush out. Marita Shrestha in class six turns on her computer. She tells us, "The computer has sound and pictures and if I make a mistake I can correct it immediately".
For Rabi Karmacharya of Open Learning Nepal, internet and computer based education is less about gadgets and more about quality education.
"Learning can be more fun and interactive," he explains.
"There's also
an aspect of self-learning and self-evaluation and the children can
take the computer home".
Nepal's spending on education today is an average of Rs 3,000 per child, and many argue that schools need text books, furniture and roofs, not computers.
Karmacharya argues that it's not a question of
either/ or.
"If we believe that education leads to positive development, then we have to invest in better education. If the benefits match the expenses, then I am confident that we can find the means to continue," he says.
The American Internet guru and founder of One-laptop-per-child Nicolas Negroponte launched the idea that children from developing countries should have access to ICT-based education. His group developed the XO, now costing $195, and marketed as the '$100 computer'.
Cheap computers for children in the developing world have been tried elsewhere, but this is the first time a project includes specially developed teaching materials too. So far, materials for English and Math have been developed. Soon, some for Nepali will follow.
It's still too early to say how the laptops will affect learning capabilities and the teaching of the 135 students at the Biswamitra Ganesh School who got their computers in April. Next month, the Ministry of Education will decide if it wants to continue a larger pilot project. The findings from Nepal will feed into projects in other countries.


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Kindness is alive and well in this world, proved the staff and workers of Boston's CHA Cambridge Hospital when a young man brought in his wife for treatment after a severe asthma attack. Laura Levis passed away after spending a hard week in the hospital with her husband, Peter DeMarco, by her side all the time.
The experience was obviously traumatizing for DeMarco and death of his wife that followed was probably the greatest loss of his life. But having enough positive energy left in him after the loss, he took the time out to thank the staff, workers and nurses of CHA Cambridge Hospital for their hospitality with which they treated his wife, him and their family.
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The world is not as bad a place as we think it is; DeMarco and his letter make us ponder over this fact. He wrote a letter to the caretakers of his wife who were ever so respectful towards her during the seven days she spent in the hospital before giving in. There is some good left in this world and evil still has not occupied all our hearts. Who, in this race of a world, cares about doing completely selfless deeds? - Continue reading on next page

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"We're excited and honored that Diane is taking part in the NACD Director Professionalism® course this month. Her continued commitment to improved organizational performance and increased C-suite effectiveness makes her an invaluable asset to attendees.
Chapel Hill, NC (PRWEB) December 02, 2014
Diane D. Miller, President and CEO of Wilcox Miller & Nelson, the Sacramento office of Career Partners International, a leading global provider of outplacement, career transition, executive coaching and other talent management services, will speak at the National Association of Corporate Directors' (NACD) Director Professionalism® Course. Miller will speak on "The Strategic Asset Board," during the NACD course next week in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
NACD Director Professionalism® courses cover all of the fundamental skills that directors need to be successful board members that impact their organizations' effectiveness. The course, which takes place over two days, is highly interactive and led by accomplished directors and corporate governance experts located throughout the United States. The agenda for the December 8-9 course includes a mixture of panel discussions, case studies, keynote presentations and networking opportunities for attendees.
"I'm extremely excited to take part in this month's course in Fort Lauderdale," stated Miller. "Our discussion of the necessity for open and effective communication between boards and senior management in organizations will illustrate how a board can act as a strategic asset instead of a hindrance to managers and executives."
An experienced C-suite executive, Miller has held a variety of leadership roles professionally and in her free-time including Director of the California Chamber of Commerce, Regent at University of the Pacific and Chair Emeritus of the NACD's Northern California Chapter. She regularly speaks on corporate governance issues, including her most recent engagement discussing "New Challenges for Audit Committees" at the 9th Annual University of Southern California (USC) Corporate Governance Summit in Los Angeles last month.
"We're excited and honored that Diane is taking part in the NACD Director Professionalism® course this month," commented David P. Hemmer, President and CEO of Career Partners International. "Her continued commitment to improve organizational performance through increased C-suite effectiveness makes her an invaluable asset to those attending this event."
The December NACD Director Professionalism® course will be held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL, on December 8-9, 2014. Miller's presentation will take place from 1:15pm – 2:15pm EST on December 9th. For more information and registration for the NACD Director Professionalism® course, visit: http://www.nacdonline.org/Education/EventDetail.cfm?itemnumber=7292.
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December 2014 Birchbox Review + Coupon – Lo Bosworth – "Get the Party Started"
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Birchbox is such a great subscription, that I recently signed up for a second account. Birchbox is only $10.00 a month and you can earn great awards. Each month you will get a box filled with 4-5 beauty, grooming, and lifestyle samples from both up-and-coming and well known brands. You get a box of various samples each month and if you like them, you can buy the full size in the store.
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I was really surprised to see my Birchbox so early. It was a pleasant surprise.
Every month (or quite frequently), Birchbox releases a special box. Birchbox releases everything in the box, so you know exactly what you will get. I decided to get the Lo Bosworth "Get the Party Started Box".
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Like usual, Birchbox sends an information card.
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Embryolisse Lait-Crème Concentré (24-Hour Miracle Cream) $1.86 This is a moisturizer from France. You can also use this as a primer and makeup remover.
Natural Teach Replumping Shampoo and Conditioner (sample): These were bonus samples of the shampoo and conditioner. This helps hydrate your hair and its made for all hair types.
Davines Replumping Superactive $19.75 You apply this to your damp hair and it stengthens your hair and leaves it super shiny
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Charlie McCarthy, a senior v.p. at Putnam Investments, has resigned and plans to join an equity hedge fund. McCarthy, who traded and researched high-yield bonds in the gaming, lodging and homebuilding sectors, starts next week at Prides Capital Partners Fund, a Boston hedge fund that will start accumulating assets this month. The firm, which includes four other partners, plans to focus on investing in small and micro capitalization companies. McCarthy says his role will be analytical and that he will focus on distressed debt and equity offerings from all leveraged companies. Prior to his seven-year career at Putnam, McCarthy worked at Colonial Investments.
Kevin Richardson, another founder of Prides Capital, says there is a "huge synergy" between high yield and equity pros, and states that McCarthy's high-yield experience will be a great asset to the firm. So far, it has raised $100 million.


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'Late Late' will restrict Norris in 'interests of fairness'
'THE Late Late Show' has secured a major coup by landing the first TV confrontation between the presidential rivals.
The Irish Independent has learned that the first live debate among contenders who have secured nominations will take place on the RTE flagship show next Friday, September 30.
The timing is being discussed but already agreed is that the broadcast will see each candidate make their presentation, before host Ryan Tubridy and the audience question them.
However, should Senator David Norris be among the nominees, his presentation may be shortened, in the interests of fairness. The independent senator was interviewed at length on 'the Late Late Show' last Friday night.
The decision to stage the debate on 'The Late Late' rather than on a stand-alone TV special or 'Prime Time' is a major coup.
'The Frontline' leaders' debate on February 14 was the second most-watched programme so far this year, with an average audience of 965,000 tuning in to see the leaders of the five main parties address the nation before the general election. 'Prime Time's' three-way Leaders' Debate on February 22 also attracted 807,000 viewers.
However, a station source said 'the Late Late Show', which despite speculation over fluctuating figures is the most popular programme on Irish television, was the perfect setting for the debate.
"There is no better place for each of the nominees to make their case and be heard by the whole of Ireland," added the source.
But grilling all the nominees at once could put Tubridy under serious pressure after some weekend commentators suggested he had "fluffed" his interview with Mr Norris last Friday.
Mr Norris told the Irish Independent: "I thought Ryan Tubridy did a completely professional job. I know it was put to him that he had to ask the hard questions. He did ask the hard questions."
The Irish Independent also understands that RTE's 'Frontline' will invite the same candidates on for a second debate in the final week of campaigning.
Meanwhile, TV3 will hold a special 90-minute presidential debate programme on Tuesday, October 4, at 9pm.
The station said details would be released in due course.
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The CBA helps to drive demand for the utilization of disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs). The CBA Oversight Committee provides support to help ensure contractor success, and access to diverse workforce and contractors. The CBA includes technical assistance and mentoring for DBEs, increasing the likelihood that prime contractors will receive plenty of bids from qualified DBEs. The CBA helps to establish more qualified DBE firms and reducing the risks associated with emerging firms.
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Ancient astronaut theory was buried decades ago when archaeologists demonstrated that primitive humans could have constructed the pyramids without alien help, but it may have been a premature death. Morten St. George, creator of SETI astronomy site CrypticThinking.com and author of cryptology book A Guide to Cryptic Thinking, has a way of seeing things in a different light, and a knack for uncovering new evidence.
CrypticThinking.com investigates a single ancient astronaut possibility for clues on where to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The investigation centers on a lone space traveler of the sixth century A.D., deemed to have made contact with humans in the Andean region of South America and also in the Near East.
Website evidence of Andean contact now includes archaeological depictions of the alleged alien from the Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) civilization in Bolivia. St. George argues that these engravings are depicting an aquatic (essentially, a fish with appendages) with helmeted spacesuit and with hand-held devices that gave it the ability to fly around like Superman. St. George also takes a fresh look at the Nazca Lines (same time period) and he reproduces an archaeoastronomy Sun Disk from the Inca civilization of Peru, a cosmological piece that depicts aquatic aliens while alluding to a parallel universe and speed-of-light time travel.
St. George bases his evidence of simultaneous contact in the Near East on two Judaic Kabbalah texts (the Sefer Yetzirah and the alleged Revelations of Elijah) and the Islamic Koran, theorizing that parts of the Revelations survived for translation and inclusion in a book of prophecies published by Nostradamus in the sixteenth century. However, it is hardly of question of the three theological works referring to the alien. St. George concludes that all three were directly authored by the alien in the sixth century for the purpose of influencing the course of human history. He provides extensive theological and cryptological evidence.
St. George insists that he is a scholar, not another Van Daniken, and that his theories merit consideration. Maybe so, and now all aspects of these theories are online for universal judgment.
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After I installed Clearcase 220.127.116.11, albd service stops automatically and everytime I have to go to Control Panel and restart it. After few minutes it stops automatically again, does anybody have any idea why this kind of problem occurs?
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Re: Clearcase 220.127.116.11 issues2013-01-15T16:44:34ZThis is the accepted answer. This is the accepted answer.You are probably looking at a startup failure that takes some time to show up. Have you started with:
After that, you would need to look at the application event log to see what the albd is saying when it exits (because cleartool getlog won't work with the albd shutting down).
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Re: Clearcase 220.127.116.11 issues2013-01-15T16:55:25ZThis is the accepted answer. This is the accepted answer.Is there any error message in the ClearCase logs? Or the Windows Event Viewer?
I've seen problems in the past where the system account to start the service was causing problems... either it was not a Domain account, it was not a member of the appropriate group, or the domain controller was unavailable.
Re: Clearcase 220.127.116.11 issues2013-02-06T14:45:40ZThis is the accepted answer. This is the accepted answer.There is no error logs. Everytime I reboot the machine, I have to restart the clearcase albd service. After I restarts, it works fine.
The new problem is it takes around 20 minutes just to create a view. I don't know why this is happening?
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Unanswered: Please help - Is this even possible??
I am executing multiple stored procedures in a stored procedure, pulling back a table of results, which is activated by a crystal report. One of the stored procedures activates a DTS Package. My problem is that the activation of the dts package returns output results, which in turn throws off my crystal report. Is there a way to still run this stored procedure as is but without returning the DTS output results??
I am using Sql 2000 and Crystal 8.5.
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You can create the temp table and insert the execution of the dts package into the temp table. This will "capture" the results and effectively mask them from being seen as output. You will also probably want to use SET NOCOUNT ON in your procedure.MeanOldDBA
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A Prayer for Charleston......By Jamila DavisPublished by Garry on Mon, 22/06/2015 - 19:07
A response to Charleston Church Shooting
By Jamila Davis
Grey fades to black.
The weight of the world on your back.
No day, no sunlight, just black and cold. Like a bitter winters night.
Media full of death and disrespect. Normally positive and quick to up lift.
But today. Worried about my childrens future.
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Sighs. Is it to early to start my Christmas wish list? My dear daughter can write her letter to Santa so why can't I? All my life I have aimed to please EVERYONE. I have gone with out so much, and I never complained because of the sacrifices I have made. These sacrifices I chose on my own, but they made me into the person I am today.
When I had my daughter in 2001, giving my all to her came so easy. To this day it is always about her, of course I do have the me times every blue-moon. However, when she needs something she gets it no matter what. My husband and I make sure we have the money to go all out on 2 days for her, Christmas and her birthday. Our children will only be children once, and I want my daughter to have the best childhood I can possibly give her, but it is okay for momma to day dream, right? So I am writing my letter to Santa in hopes he will read it and well you know ;)
Dear Santa,
I do not ask for much in life. The most important thing to me in this world is my daughter and my husband. All I ever want is for the both of them to be happy. HOWEVER, can I ask for a few things for mom? Of course these things are to make me a better mother and wife.
For starters I would love a new vacuum cleaner, do you know how hard it is to vacuum with a shop vac? It is a chore let me tell you. It is so much easier to sweep the rooms into the kitchen then shop vac them up from there. Is a vacuum to much to ask for? I am not even picky on this one gift, a Dyson, a hoover, an Oreck, I would even be happy with a Bissell as long as it worked. How about a ipod touch? Is that do-able this year. When I go outside to do my walking it gets pretty boring, walking would be a lot more enjoyable if I had a way to listen to some great tunes.
You know what would also be a nice gift Santa, maybe a new computer and a nice printer. With homeschooling my daughter these items would be so nice. Also guess what Santa my husband is going to see about taking College courses so these items would be great for him to use as well.
See Santa I am not being to greedy I am asking for things that will not only benefit myself, but also the people I care more then anything about.
So this Santa is my Christmas wish list. I wanted to write it as soon as I could so you would get it in time for Christmas.
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A blog post about Twitter? Really?
Yes, really.
When Twitter first appeared on the social media scene (way back in 2006), there may have been some confusion as to how people could harness the power of 140 characters...what could a person do with it? Since then, we've seen the influence of Twitter into many other social media tools and realms. For instance, the establishment of Twitter poetry as a genre and the use of hashtags on Instagram, Facebook and the like.
In particular, it's been powerful to see the education community come together on Twitter. We're not sure, but we wonder if education isn't the profession that has latched onto Twitter with the most gusto. The top education hashtags remain #edtech, #education, #lrnchat and #teachers.
About a year ago, we first offered Twitter Basics as a webinar topic and boy, did we get a response! So much so that we have offered it a couple of times since. What has been fascinating to us is the discussion of how people are defining themselves on social media. It's also been fun to watch the internet chat describe social media users as lurkers, ranters, retweeters, informers and peacocks. How Twitter has affected the boundary between personal and professional online profiles?
Join us for the the third round of Twitter Basics and Twitter in the Classroom. Each time we have presented these webinars, the conversations have been a little different...and a little more interesting. Let's add your voice to the discussion. Who are you on Twitter?
Twitter Basics and Professional Learning Profile on April 15th from 3:45 - 4:30 pm.
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Lie Detector Robot – Motu Patlu in Tamil
Dr.Jhatka makes a lie detector robot. And John steals it and during the chase, it breaks and its settings reverse. Now every time they speak the truth the robot reacts. Questioning Patlu's friendship?? Will Patlu be able to prove the robot wrong??


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Under Secretary for Health in the Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. Robert Petzel has resigned after giving upbeat testimony Thursday to the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki accepted Petzel's resignation. "As we know from the Veteran community," he said in a statement, "most Veterans are satisfied with the quality of their VA health care, but we must do more to improve timely access to that care."
UPDATE: Petzel did not resign over the waiting list corruption scandal.
So did VA official Robert Petzel just resign as Shinseki just announced? No. VA announced his RETIREMENT in September http://t.co/z9klQomxxA
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Petzel before the Senate Thursday went further than that.
Petzel: "Everybody needs to remember that we do 85 thousand — 85 million outpatient visit every year. 95% of those visits are with established patients, and those are all accomplished within 14 days."
Obviously, Dr. Petzel has resigned, and is in no position to defend himself. But how did he know that all of those outpatient visits were accomplished in 14 days? The entire scandal is exactly that VA personnel have been saying they were hitting their numbers — perhaps because that's what their bureaucratic incentives told them to do — and that higher-ups believed them.
Or at least the higher ups have claimed to believe them. Multiple news accounts of waiting list manipulation and similar corruption have come out about the VA over the past several years. On May 21, 2013, for instance House Veterans' Affairs committee chair Rep Jeff Miller wrote to President Obama,
about an "alarming pattern of serious and significant patient care issues at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers (VAMCS) across the country."
"Because these issues are long-standing, systemic, and apparently immune to the current structure of accountability within VA," Miller continued, "I believe your direct involvement and leadership is required."
As Pete Kasperowicz put it at The Blaze,
The VA has come under fire for revelations that some employees purposefully gamed the data on veterans' wait times at health clinics to make it look like they did not have to wait very long for a health appointment. But in many cases it took months, and the department has admitted that these long wait times contributed to the death of around 40 veterans.


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For the "anglophones", this is the moment to hold till the end, until "salvation" comes.
Anglophone lawyers and teachers in Cameroon refuse to lift their call to strike. One of the representatives of the English-speaking teachers unions recently stated that parents are called upon to keep their children at home until the call to strike is lifted. According to Le Quotidien Emergence of Tuesday, 29 November 2016, they set up an agenda of 8 points among which the creation of a new institutional framework to examine their problems.
Anglophone lawyers have also renewed their strike movement for an unlimited period. "Worse, the strike struck in the heart of the city of Buea, since from November 28, 2016, it is a dead campus that one can see in this city since students refuse to attend lectures. They also call for the "de-francophonisation" from their university. It was reported on November 28 acts of violence perpetrated by the forces of law and order, " one reads from the newspaper.
For the newspaper, these strikes have once again dug up the "anglophone problem". But this time, the piece is hard to swallow. Prime Minister Philemon Yang spent two days of negotiations (25-26 November) with the strikers of Bamenda. Unfortunately, he came back empty-handed.
"More than once in the history of this country, the anglophone areas of the country have experienced eddies related to claims. However, after negotiations with the Government, anglophones have often had to retreat without any change. They understood it, "writes Emergence.
Thus, the problem is deeper than a question of the provisions of the texts of the Organization for the Harmonization in Africa of Business Law (OHADA) in English, or the Francophonisation of the English-speaking education system. It is a matter of giving the Anglo-Saxon culture its place in Cameroon. On 28 November 2016, the Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic (SGPR) received the Secretary General of OHADA. And on the antennas of the National Station, it was announced the availability of OHADA texts translated into English.
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Citrine, Quartz, Rose Quartz and Smoky Quartz
Each crystal has special properties to help heal on many levels, bring peace, and facilitate growth. The crystals chosen for August have multiple uses, but here are some key intentions/uses:
Citrine - Success, abundance, and personal power; a joyful stone. Citrine dispels negative energy brings self-confidence as well as positive energy. Helps eliminate fears of being judged and/or unworthy of love. August Focus: Confidence and Personal Power.
Clear Quartz - A power crystal, known as the "master healer". Amplifies energy and thought, as well as the effect of other crystals.
Rose Quartz - A high-energy stone of unconditional love; opens the heart chakra to all forms of love, including self-love. Bringing love in to life and daily situations not only brings joy, but it also lowers stress and promotes peace and calm. August Focus: Self-Love.
Smoky Quartz - Transforms negative energy into positive energy; elevates moods and helps release fear, jealousy, anger and stress. As a root chakra stone, can help reach personal and business goals; brings abundance, prosperity, and good luck. August Focus: Positivity & Prosperity.
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- 453.59 g fresh or frozen cod fish fillet
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Check out some of the most iconic locations in the region in our own videos. We have an extensive selection of videos from Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos and will be adding more videos from around the region, including Thailand and Vietnam. Videos in Cambodia include the legendary temples of Angkor, colonial-era towns, floating villages and the dynamic capital of Phnom Penh. In Myanmar, we have videos of the leading destinations of Bagan, Myanmar and Yangon, while in Laos we have location videos from Luang Prabang and Vientiane. For filmmakers with specific requirements, we can send our own camera team out on a scouting shoot to deliver location videos on the ground. Click here to watch more videos…
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Still better than Nickelback.
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This was the BEST Crocker story I've ever seen. I almost died laughing in this :)!
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Crockery should have won!
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Well, that was funny! It was very nice, I could actually picture Crocker saying this...Kind of makes me wish I'd watch the show more...but only if you wrote the script! I don't see any flaws so...*favorites*
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Rooms, services Just looking for accommodation in France? Take a look at the offer of Le Splendid Allevard! The hotel is offering 60 tastefully furnished rooms to those seeking accommodation in Allevard. For guests arriving by car parking possibility is available nearby. You may also enjoy refreshing wellness services at the hotel, <a/an> steam room will also be available to you. Nearby table tennis and water ski opportunities will provide an excellent chance to spend your leisure time actively. You can also bring your laptop for the holiday, for there is wireless Internet connection (WiFi) available at the hotel. You can find the exact list of services provided by Le Splendid Allevard (including those for extra fees) and the exact equipment of the rooms on the information sheet below.
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I should have sent the plate back.
I'm a foodie, and a Vegas lover. And although I live in a big city with some great chefs, I'm out in the 'burbs and work and life don't allow the time I'd like to really explore my foodie side. So vacation is really my time to indulge.
For two months I've been looking forward to arriving in Vegas and having breakfast at Bouchon that morning (my husband is such a non-foodie, I figured it was a venture I'd do on my own, and he was going to meet with a vendor that morning). In anticipation, I made Thomas Keller's roast chicken recipe, which in 15 years of cooking has not only been my best roast chicken, but the only one that even worked as described. I was psyched.
From straight off the plane, picking up the luggage and getting the rental car. Hubby dropped me at the Venetian while he went off on his adventure. I headed up to Bouchon, with dreams of a wonderful meal in my head.
I like to do lunches at the fancier places.... usually a bit more relaxed and a bit cheaper.
I've looked at the menu at least twice a week since Christmas (this trip was a present) trying to figure out what I wanted to try. I knew the Pomme Frites and Cheese Danish had to be tried. I eyed the Croque Madame, but was also eyeing it for a lunch at Rosemary's the same day (that did not happen) and thinking I might try it there.
Inside the Venetian, the signs easily lead me to Bouchon, and the staff greeted me with smiles like I was an old friend. No waiting and I was quickly seated (in what I dubbed "single lady row", since they kept puttin' all the single female diners in the same area).
I settled on the Breakfast Américaine. It had everything I really wanted. Thought about the boudain blanc, which was on the menu, but figured I'd go with the choice that had the two main things I wanted to try since I wouldn't have to order seperate items.
They delivered the Cheese Danish first, and my eyes about bugged out of my head. It looked fantastic.
Then came the main plate. And my heart sank.
I'm a lover of eggs. And while I consider myself only a semi-accomplished home cook, I'm darned good at eggs. And I love love love some nicely done, soft and tender scrambled eggs. I figured if any place, anywhere, ever, would deliver that for breakfast, it would be Bouchon and I'd be a happy camper.
My plate looked like Dennys. Hard, "Peeps" yellow rubbery eggs and bacon that was half crisp and half soggy (my love of crisp bacon is second only to the love of good scrambled eggs). I really, really should have sent the plate back, but being a gal alone in the resteraunt and looking like I'd just stepped off a plane, since I had, I begrudgingly sank in my seat and ate what was good.
The sausage was fantastic. Nicely browned, juicy with a wonderful spice. The pomme frites.... I'm spoiled for any other plain french fry (now covered in chili and cheese... that's another story). Even the cold ones were great.
They were late in getting butter to my table and I'm not a cold butter gal, but this stuff was so stiff I could hardly get it on a knife and it made breadcrumbs of the brioche toast when I tried to spread.
The Cheese Danish was one of the most fantastic things I've ever had. The staff was fantastic, not overly intrusive but there when you wanted more coffee, more water, or the check.
But I couldn't get over the eggs. The "looks like Dennys" eggs. I don't know if they've had enough scrambled eggs sent back for being 'not right" and figure this will please most people or if the morning line staff just needs to learn a thing or two. Part of the reason I like fine dining is knowing they should deliver a certain standard for the money. And they didn't. Even describing it later to the hubby, he knows enough about the difference in scmabled eggs that he was a bit upset I didn't send the plate back.
Bouchon may be worth another try, with a braver me who will actually send a dish back at such a place. But I really, really question if the place does have the commitment to standards that I thought they did. Maybe with other recent openings in Vegas they've lost some talented line cooks or something, but this breakfast just did not deliver what I expected, and it's got me heartbroken right now.


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The Piven Mission
The Mission of the Piven Theatre Workshop is to preserve a process of creative exploration that celebrates each individual's unique voice through an ensemble-based, community-oriented approach to theatre training and performance.
Piven Training Technique
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Russell Peters – a rising Canadian comic of Anglo-Indian descent – shows how you can make everyone feel included and involved, no matter how vast the venue. His audience resembles an advertisement for multi-cultural Britain. Starting his brief UK tour in Birmingham, Peters, 42, draws communities of every sort – Arabs, Asians and Africans – and brings them together by making fun at the expense of our melting-pot world.
He sails close to the wind with some material. "You could go to India and won't be round this many f----ng Indians," he notes. Such a gambit from an old-timer like Jim Davidson would probably cause a riot, but Peters is fluent, funny and relaxed. Much of the material is made up of brazen repartee with whoever attracts his eye, but that's fine when it's this assured. While at times he trades too much on smut, he looks like the globe-trotting future of stand-up – a benign, bridge-building one at that.
Russell Peters UK tour details (including the O2 Arena): russellpeters.com


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Cross River State governor, Professor Ben Ayade, inspecting formation by men and officers of the Nigerian Police in Calabar, Cross River State. Photo: Nigerian Media
So you wanna hire police for your next party? Go see the DPO, give him 2p and take as many police as you can!
There is no country on the planet earth where police abuse by every LAGBAJA & JALAGBA is prevalent as in Nigeria. Police officers in Nigeria do not merely suffer verbal abuses in Nigeria hurled at them by most ungrateful Nigerians who think the business of policing is as cheap and easy as a man selling pepper soup (a Nigerian delicacy) and Ogogoro (Nigerian gin) at AJEGUNLE REPUBLIC.


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Ohio's Pioneer Covered Bridge "Collectors"
The late Richard Sanders Allen was one of America's prominent covered bridge historians and an early editor of Covered Bridge Topics. He wrote an article in 1945 on "covered bridge collecting." In it, Allen recognized the important link between photography and "covered bridgers," pointing out that many enthusiasts started from behind the viewfinder of a camera. But he went beyond that narrow focus to emphasize that the hobby had links with many "kindred" disciplines: geography, history, engineering, biography, carpentry, masonry and wood studies, as well as with those interested in the life and mannerisms of an earlier day.
So how did Ohio's covered bridge collectors get started? The first "official" body was the informal group of interested individuals organized in 1941—with John Diehl as chair—at the Ohio State Museum. Intended to be statewide in scope, it may have been limited by its very name, the Ohio Covered Bridge Committee. It remained an informal body whose numbers never seemed to grow very large. Still, as the state's initial organization, the committee served the essential function of locating and publicizing covered bridges by producing a series of statewide covered bridge maps based on the model of an Ohio highway map and created under John's careful and precise guidance in 1953, 1956, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1970, and 1972.
Ohio's first covered bridge "club" was conceived as a chapter of the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges (NSPCB). That group had been organized in Boston in early 1954. Among its charter members was the Reading, Massachusetts, resident Charles Wilson, a sales engineer with the Quaker Chemical Products, who later became a NSPCB officer and director. Late in 1957, Wilson moved to Euclid, an eastern suburb of Cleveland. But if it were not for a manufacturer's rep living in Cleveland Heights named Alfred Dreyfoos, that first Ohio group might never have been organized. An avid photographer, Dreyfoos picked up a copy of the 1956 Ohio Covered Bridge Map. While using it, he met others with similar interests and joined the NSPCB. After inquiring about fellow Ohio members, he was referred to Wilson. Dreyfoos contacted him and suggested organizing a club but initially found Wilson hesitant, thinking Dreyfoos expected him "to shoulder all the work," an experience he had had in the past. Dreyfoos expressed a willingness to help and suggested that Wilson get a list of national members from Boston and contact them. Wilson agreed and sent them a questionnaire. He also convinced the editor of the Cleveland Press to write an article discussing the intention to organize a local covered bridge group.
The first meeting was held on October 14, 1958, and Wilson was named president and Dreyfoos the treasurer. Monthly meetings were held in a bank's community room in South Euclid and attendance grew rapidly, nearly overflowing the room. In this early stage, President Wilson identified county engineers as the group's "implacable enemy," and hoped to arouse interest in preservation that might help "convert" these public officials. He pointed to examples in New England where wooden bridges had been underpinned with new steel beams as well as cases where bridges had been marked and disassembled for relocation to public parks. In the spring of 1960, the group began producing a newsletter called Buckeye Bridge Briefs. Interestingly, meetings were often held in conjunction with local historical societies around northeastern Ohio. Clearly, the group saw their purview as the entire state. Articles in the newsletter covered all of Ohio, and both the newsletter masthead and the group's first stationery featured images of bridges from Fairfield County.
Helping to provide a statewide perspective for the northern Ohio chapter was longtime covered bridge researcher Tom J. Malone, who lived on a farm in western Columbiana County (35-15-96 at Beaver Creek State Park was, following his death, named for him in 1971). He organized a two-day tour through his home county in June 1961. As reported in Buckeye Bridge Briefs, a total of 85 people, ranging in age from 93 to 21 months—said to just be learning how to even say "covered bridge"—and hailing from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida participated over the two days. Most of those attending on Saturday were members but Sunday included many who had read about the tour in local newspapers. As Rick Allen had suggested in his "collecting" article, the tour hosted camera bugs, botanists, bird-watchers, rock hounds, and at least one steam engine enthusiast. When the latter insisted that the caravan stop long enough to photograph a nearby farmer's traction engine, the owner graciously agreed to fire up the boiler to provide some smoke. It resulted in a 40-minute stop until those less enthralled with the delay laid on their car horns to recall the sidetracked men and resume the tour. One car ran out of gas but its occupant was rescued by a fellow driver who finished the tour and then returned to the abandoned car with a tank of gasoline. Later that same year, the officers decided to change the name to the Northern Ohio Covered Bridge Society. It remained active until officially dissolved in 2009.
The Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association (SOCBA) had a similar background to the northern group. The founding members initially discovered a common bond in covered bridge photography, and, when they assembled at Anita Knight's home in Zanesville on March 31, 1960, decided to solicit the NSPCB to identify other Buckeye Topics subscribers that would likely support preserving Ohio covered bridges. After mailing 110 letters throughout southern Ohio and receiving 25 responses, the group decided to organize. It was, however, distinct from the northern Ohio group in one important way: they were motivated to preserve an actual covered bridge. The farmer who had acquired the 1876 Salt Creek Cover Bridge from Muskingum County officials offered to sell it and 2/3 acre of land for $300. Fund raising for the purchase began immediately, and by the summer, all but $85.80 had been collected. In light of the group's involvement with a real bridge, much of their early activities centered around making money and completing work on the bridge itself. Sixty individuals assembled for the first summer picnic at Salt Creek on July 17, 1960, and it has been an annual event ever since. A deputy sheriff led the group's first tour of Greene County a month later.
Hoping to increase both the exposure of the group and its credibility, SOCBA established "honorary" memberships. The first such individual was famed covered bridge historian Richard S. Allen, who was soon followed by Cincinnati's John Diehl, Preble County's Seth Schlotterbeck, the former Union County engineer N. W. Llewellyn, and Smith Bridge Company researcher and collector Eldon Neff from Springfield.
The early minutes for the SOCBA indicate that the two groups, northern and southern, frequently worked together. Numerous individuals had memberships in both and individuals from each spoke at the other group's meetings. Hallie Jones from Columbiana County was named as a "go-between," and joint tours were held in Columbiana and Ashtabula counties in the 1960s. A joint committee was formed between the two organizations in 1969 to develop guidelines for preserving a covered bridge whenever a public entity abandoned it.
Seen from today, a controversy in 1966 has a contemporary feel. A proposal had been made to build a concrete span with a covering at Mohican State Park. The SOCBA immediately expressed their opposition to it since "it would not be an authentic covered bridge." The heated discussion at the meeting focused on sending "a vote of censor" to the state engineers. Interestingly, this "modern-bridge-with-a-roof" remained a viable concept for another decade. I was similarly incensed when state funds were later directed towards a "fake" covered bridge at Mohican instead of preserving genuine historic bridges. Then working in the state historic preservation office, I tried to redirect my anger to something productive, and began a series of articles on various historic iron, stone, concrete, steel, and covered bridges throughout the state that ran in the quarterly Ohio County Engineer's Magazine for many years.
In 1996, during a major structural restoration of the Salt Creek Covered Bridge through a federal-grant-in-aid, the name of the SOCBA was changed to the Ohio Historic Bridge Association and papers filed to officially define it as a nonprofit.
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These 22 individuals attended the first meeting of the Northern Ohio Chapter of the NSPCB at the First Unitarian Church in Shaker Heights on October 14, 1958. Charles Wilson is at the left rear.
The officers of the Southern Ohio Covered Bridge Association gathered at the summer picnic in July 1961. Kneeling (r to l) are: M. L. Young; James A. Moore; Eldon M. Neff. Standing (r to l) are: Floyd T. Patterson; Mrs. Patterson; Mrs. Moore; Anita Knight; Miriam Wood; Bob McManness; and Louis Paxton.


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Best of Tunisia – 11 Days / 10 Nights
Imagine for a second…
…A night on the edge of the golden Sahara dunes
…Exploring the hidden treasures of the Bardo Museum
…Tasting the exotic culture and cuisine of Tunisia
Day 1 Tunis – Arrival
Upon arrival in Carthage International Airport, you will be met by your private driver / guide and taken to your hotel for check-in. Depending on your time of arrival, you will begin with a tour of the old medina (ancient city) of Tunis. From the charming architecture to the picturesque souks (markets), the ancient medina is well worth a visit. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
5 Star Tour: DAR BEN GACEM
Day 2 Bardo Museum / Carthage / Sidi Bou Said
After breakfast, you will set out to visit the National Museum of Bardo. The Bardo Museum contains some the most complete and ancient Roman Mosaics in the entire world. From the museum, you will head off to explore the famous ruins of Carthage. Your guide will take you to the Phoenician Cemetery, Antonin's Bath, Punic Harbors, the Carthage Museum and more. Depending on your time, you may want to take a drive up to the beautiful Sidi Bou Said, which overlooks the Gulf of Tunis.
5 Star Tour: DAR BEN GACEM
Day 3 Dougga / Bulla Regia / El Kef
After breakfast, you will move on to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Dougga. Some people have called Dougga one of Tunisia's best Roman historical sites. From here, you will head off to explore Bulla Regia! This archaeological site has a wonderful display of Roman mosaics and semi-underground housing. You will spend the night in the Dar Chennoufi in El Kef. Dinner will be served at the dar.
Best in City: DAR CHENNOUFI
Day 4 Makthar / Kairouan
After breakfast, you will set off to explore the Roman site of Makthar. Scattered with temples, arches and amphitheaters, Makthar allows for a glimpse into the Roman life. Next you will move on to the spiritual capital of Tunisia, Kairouan. You will want to visit the amazing mosque of Sidi Okba, ancient medina, and Aghlabid pool. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
5 Star Tour: LA KASBAH
Day 5 Kairouan / Sbeitla / Tamerza / Tozeur
After an early breakfast, you will head off to Sbeitla, another of Tunisia's ancient Roman sites. After your time exploring this historic site, you will start your journey into the desert region. Your first stop will be the famous mountain oasis town of Tamerza. You will also visit the impressive gorge and canyon of Mides. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
5 Star Tour: TAMERZA PALACE
Day 6 Tamerza / Metlaoui / Chebika / Tozeur
After breakfast, you will jump in your 4×4 vehicle and continue exploring the desert region. First up is a ride on the famous "Lezard Rouge" train that will take you through the majestic Sedlja Gorge near Metlaoui. After lunch you will visit the mountain oasis town of Chebika and it's sparkling waterfalls. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
5 Star Tour: DAR SAIDA BEYA
Day 7 Tozeur / Matmata
After breakfast you will have the morning to explore the southern city of Tozeur. Whether it is a tour through the oasis where some of the most succulent dates in the world are grown, or just exploring the city with its unique architecture…Tozeur will surely captivate you with its Saharan charm. You will then drive across the beautiful salt flats of Tunisia and on to Matmata. You will be spending the night in one of the troglodyte dwellings. In fact, at one time there were over 800 homes underground in Matmata. If you are a Star Wars fan, you will especially like this town. Dinner will be served in the underground dar.
5 Star Tour: DAR TRAIT D'UNION
Day 8 Mareth Military Museum / El Jem / Sousse
After breakfast you will depart of the magnificent coliseum of El Jem. El Jem is around 4 hours north of Djerba, so an early start will be a good thing. Perhaps Tunisia's most spectacular sites, El Jem is a must see. Stop for a minute to imagine life in the gladiator times while discovering the history of El Jem. If World War two history interests you, have your guide stop by Mareth where you can visit Rommel's bunker. Your final destination will be the coastal city of Sousse. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
5 Star Tour: MOVENPICK RESORT AND MARINE SPA
Day 9 Sousse – free time or day excursion
After breakfast you will have a free day to either relax in Sousse or take an excursion to one of the surrounding areas. Sousse was founded in 800 BC, so there is plenty of history to been seen in this ancient city. The Great Mosque, the archeological museum and the "Good Shepard" catacombs all tell a story of Sousse's ancient past. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
5 Star Tour: MOVENPICK RESORT AND MARINE SPA
Day 10 Tunis
After a relaxed breakfast, north through the Cap Bon peninsula. Your trip will take you through the coastal town of Nabeul which is Tunisia's pottery capital. On to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kerkouane which boasts some of the best preserved ruins of the Punic era. Haouaria is situated at the tip of the peninsula and boasts a majestic coastline. The end of the day takes you back to Tunis. Dinner will be served in the hotel.
5 Star Tour: DAR BEN GACEM
Day 11 Depart Tunis
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I kept my 31st birthday low key with a homemade brunch thanks to my friend Gabe. She created an oatmeal bar with all kinds of toppings and peanut butter options, mini frittatas that I still can't stop thinking about and the most delightful cinnamon roles I've ever tasted. I threw on this cozy sweater with my jeans to overeat and for my day trip for a freelance photo job after.
Freelance Adventures
After brunch, I headed to 4th Street Boutique in Rochester. I just love this shop and what started out as a blogger relationship has turned into some fun photography freelance projects. Many of my blog collaborations have transitioned to freelance work like this and I love it so goddamn much. I get paid to photograph beautiful people in clothes? Sign me up! I counted up my freelance photoshoots this last week and I had six. Still working on that work/life balance, but it's hard to pass on fun stuff.
[sweater from Zara, DL1961 jeans from Retail Therapy, geometric choker c/o Dose of Rose, bag by Givenchy, boots from Lori's Shoes, hat by Brixton]


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Illustrations for set designs for Herman Miller.
Argos Explorations for Nexus.
Kimmo Virtanen
Key image for the campaign of Paulig's Special Blend 2015 coffee.
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A collaboration with photographer Benedict Morgan. The series is a mockumentary of the Discoverer's Alliance, a fictional society devoted to the exploration of sea and space.
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Rizon's freestyle set design.
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Owen recently teamed up with photographer Matthew Shave on the 2014 Christmas Campaign for The Body Shop.
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Set design for British Vogue's festive beauty product feature.
A collaboration with Janine Rewell for the Finnish coffee company Paulig. Janine designed a special edition tin for Paulig's Juhla Mokka coffee. Using her vector illustration as inspiration Owen was then commissioned to turn her image into a set, in which the tin would be photographed for Paulig's advertising campaign.
Set design for a shoot for a Viktor & Rolf feature in Wonderland magazine. The set was inspired by the geometric forms of the Flowerbomb bottle.
A personal project inspired by dreaming, surrealism and the poetry of Robert Desnos.
Set design for Intersection magazine for a male perfume feature.
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Ribery in fitness race
Franck Ribery is fighting a race against the clock to be fit to play for Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against Fiorentina in Florence tonight, WRITES PAUL VIRGO.
"Franck has a slight problem," confirmed Bayern coach Louis van Gaal, whose team carry over a 2-1 advantage from the first leg.
Ribery did not start for the Bundesliga leaders against Cologne last Saturday because of the problem, coming on in the last third of the 1-1 draw.
Arjen Robben should be available after missing the Cologne match with flu. Bayern's biggest injury problems are in defence.
Martin Demichelis is out after suffering facial fractures playing for Argentina in last week's 1-0 win over Germany.
Diego Contento cannot play either because of a cut knee, which means 17-year-old Austrian midfielder David Alaba may be used in the backline.
But Van Gaal (below) is not spooked by these problems for the clash against an off-form Serie A outfit, with his side sure of reaching the quarter-finals if they extend their 18-match unbeaten run.
"Naturally, it (the situation in defence) is a disadvantage," he said.
"But, in training the players play in different positions and they know them, so I'm not afraid if there are other players on the field instead of Demichelis and Contento.
"During the course of the season, I've shown faith in six young players. If they didn't have the right qualities, they wouldn't play."
Fiorentina coach Cesare Prandelli, whose side have lost seven of their last 10 games in all competitions, wants the team to put behind them any rancour at the run of bad luck with refereeing decisions that started in the first leg, which Bayern won thanks to a late Miroslav Klose goal scored from an offside position.
"We shouldn't feel victims of the refereeing errors that, obviously, have penalised us," he said.
"It would be an own goal. If we let ourselves be conditioned by these errors, it would mean we are not mature."
Fiorentina midfielder Massimo Gobbi is suspended after his red card in the first leg.
They are also without much-missed striker Adrian Mutu, who has been provisionally suspended after failing two drugs tests in January.
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This Woman's Love Letter to Her Thighs Is the Body-Positive Motivation We All Need to Hear
'You may not be slender, or tanned, or smooth, but you're up for the challenge when I start to move.'
While most of us are quick to judge our exteriors, we rarely see our bodies for the amazing machines that they are inside. That's why the newest body-positive 'gram making the rounds is so wonderful: Yogi Sharline "Shea" Eae, aka @shastavibes, penned a heartfelt love letter on Instagram to her thighs, and we are loving every single syllable.
Eae wrote: "Dear Thighs, I'm in love with you, every inch, every lump, all the way up from my knees to my rump. You may not be slender, or tanned, or smooth, but you're up for the challenge when I start to move. You power through squats, lunges, and stairs, and you don't seem to mind when some people glare."
In a time when so many of us have gotten so good at criticizing our bodies' flaws that we could probably do it in our sleep, Eae's kind words to one of her many powerful body parts are a necessary and welcome reminder that we are so much more than our reflections.
She continued, "This whole journey to body acceptance and self-love is kind of a roller coaster, but an exciting one that I'm gonna keep riding. Each day I am learning that my self-worth is based less on what others think and more on how I feel. And lately, I feel really good."
Eae told Health that she suffered from postpartum depression and anxiety after giving birth to her son (who is now 8 months old), and struggled with self-esteem and body image after gaining 80 pounds during her pregnancy.
"It took me until I was six months postpartum to really gain my confidence back and accept my thunder thighs and wide hips," Eae said. "I became more confident with my body after consistently using positive affirmations in the mirror every morning before I left my house."
Everything about Eae's Instagram posts are inspiring — the various yoga poses and exercises she shows off are stunning — but this letter takes body positivity to a whole new level, and we're grateful to her for that.
"I was realizing today that my body is becoming less of an object of comparison in my mind, and more of a tool," she continued in her post. "My body is a method of accomplishing day to day things and that's it. So far it's doing a damn good job. In fact, it rarely lets me down. So for that reason alone, I should be completely in love with it. So to my thighs and all my other perfectly strong and functional body parts, thank you for getting sh*t done."
She's so right.
Now it's your turn! Fill in the blank: "Dear _______, I'm in love with you..."
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In this full-length documentary, premiered by PBS as part of its American Masters program, Mary Murphy explores the enduring power, popularity & mystery that is Harper Lee. She interviews Oprah Winfrey, Wally Lamb Anna Quindlen, James McBride and others, and with rare cooperation from Harper Lee's family and friends tells the story of a novel that became an American classic. In the newest edition of the film, Harper Lee from Mockingbird to Watchman, Murphy examines the rediscovered novel and its place alongside To Kill A Mockingbird.
"Affecting… Fascinating. Ms. Winfrey gives the most eloquent reading of all." (New York Times)
Order the film on iTunes here, or on DVD here with a special discount at First Run Features.
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As a companion to the film, Mary Murphy published the New York Times Bestseller Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of To Kill a Mockingbird (HarperCollins).
In compelling interviews, Anna Quindlen, Tom Brokaw, Oprah Winfrey, James Patterson, James McBride, Scott Turow, Wally Lamb, Andrew Young, Richard Russo, and others reflect on when they first read the novel, what it means to them—then and now—and how it has affected their lives and careers. Scout, Atticus, and Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a lively appreciation of the many ways in which the novel has made—and continues to make—a difference to generations of readers.
"You come away from Murphy's book with a renewed amazement at what Lee was able to achieve with a single perfect novel." (Entertainment Weekly)
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No real recent activity, but it was time to make a release reflecting all the new speed improvements that were brought through profiling, from me and people at Stratégies software. The changes were already for a while on the svn repository at SourceForge.
So, the new Zip-Ada release can be found as usual on this page - follow download links. Some of the demo-utilities are also available in an already compiled form for Windows, no need to compile them.
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