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So I'm back in England again. Hurrah. After a brilliant and, somewhat bizarre, ten days in the Netherlands! The first five days were spent on literally the easiest field trip I have ever had. We went to four zoos- Burger Zoo, Rotterdam, Apenheul Primate Park and Amsterdam Zoo- did a little research, but spent the rest of the time wandering around, enjoying (although in some cases, not so much) the animals. Some highlights of the trips were having a squirrel monkey jump on my arm, seeing a family of elephants and watching a manatee swim under us.
And then, after a hard week of visiting zoos 😉 we went to Amsterdam!!!
Now, I have seen some creepy men in England. I've heard some interesting lines. I even wrote a post about it.
But wow. The Dutch are even weirder.
We left our hostel (one star, outside covered in graffiti, living the high life) and had literally walked a few houses when a strange builder man shouted at us:
Whilst making, what I suspect, were booby motions with his hands. Nice.
Another of my faves was this big, black guy walking towards us. He was huge. You'd expect a deep, manly voice. Nope. Instead we got.
"Hello babies!"
In a really high pitched, girly voice. Bit of a shock. It sounded like he was on helium.
Amsterdam was just so surreal. Sex shops and coffee shops everywhere. The red light district. I can officially say I have touched a prostitute from the red light district. A couple of them were having a row, and one of the women came out from behind her window in a 'shit's got real' type of way, and bumped into me. We also saw some, clearly lady-boys, trying to cover up their blue light to pretend they were just women. Imagine the shock! Unfortunately also got to witness a very old man going into a very young girls window and a very young boy going into a very old woman's room. Kind of need to scrub my eyes out after this holiday. The sex museum did also not help.
Now I'm not condoning drugs in any way. I'm mostly anti-drugs. But Hell, when in Amsterdam 😉 Just some words of advice if you do decide to try it.
- Do not mix weed and alcohol. Especially space cakes. As my friend found out when she had no idea where she was or what she was doing.
- Space cakes are much stronger than a joint. So for your first go, don't have a whole one. And don't just eat loads because you feel it isn't working. It can take about 2 hours to kick in. As I found out when everyone else had fallen asleep, just as the effects hit me!
- Weed in Amsterdam is much stronger! Wouldn't push your luck!
- Finally, there are sooo many different types its unbelievable. If you get stuck, just ask the person who works there. Everyone speaks English! Heck, most people are English!
Another pretty cool moment in Amsterdam was that we- without realising it- turned up right before a mass pillow fight outside the Palace, for International Pillow Fight Day. We didn't have any pillows, but after about ten minutes of fighting, pillow cases scattered the floor. So we grabbed ourself some cases, re-stuffed it, and joined in on the fun! Smacking strangers round the head with pillows was surprisingly good fun!
My highlight however, was Anne Franks house. We queued for about an hour and a half, but it was worth every moment. If you ever go to Amsterdam, it is a must see. Such a tragic inspiration, at such a young age, it was haunting to see the place in which 8 people hid, for two years. Surreal to see her actual diary, that actual bookshelf, the actual marks on the wall her mother made to record her growth. A truly moving and humbling experience, I would recommend to anyone.


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Stocks sank Wednesday after the Federal Reserve gave a cautious assessment of the global economy and said growth in the U.S. has slowed down.
The statement from the Fed smothered a small rally in stocks earlier in the day. In addition to lowering its view of the U.S. economy, the Fed didn't say if it would respond to those and other concerns by slowing down its planned increases in interest rates.
Investors sold tech stocks, already under pressure following a shaky outlook from Apple, as well as consumer stocks such as travel booking sites and cruise lines. They bought conservative, dividend-paying stocks like telecommunications companies and utility providers.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 222.77 points, to 1.4%, to 15,944.46. A large chunk of that loss belonged to Apple and to Boeing, which gave a disappointing 2016 outlook and suffered its biggest one-day loss in 14 years.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index sank 20.68 points, or 1.1%, to 1,882.95. The slump in tech stocks hammered the Nasdaq composite index, which lost 99.51 points, or 2.2%, to 4,468.17.
The Federal Reserve said it is watching developments in the world economy and financial markets and how they might affect the U.S. economy. It also said U.S. economic growth had slowed down.
Few expected the Fed to raise interest rates this week because it raised them just last month. Sam Stovall, U.S. equity strategist at S&P Capital IQ, said investors wanted the Fed to say that it won't increase interest rates at its meeting in March and will raise interest rates after that at a more gradual pace. It didn't do that.
"What the Fed was saying is `No, March is still on the table,'" he said.
Even if the U.S. economy has slowed, it's been growing steadily for years, while other major economies like China, Europe and Japan have struggled. Partly for that reason, the dollar has gotten very strong compared with other global currencies, making U.S. exports more expensive and imports cheaper.
That's one of the big problems facing Apple. Tim Cook, chief executive of the world's most valuable publicly traded company, said the dollar is having an "extreme" effect on its sales in almost every country. Apple also said iPhone sales set another record in its latest quarter, but sales growth slowed. It predicted a revenue decline in the current quarter, something that hasn't happened in 13 years.
The stock gave up $6.57, or 6.6%, to $93.42.
The dollar didn't change much after the Fed's announcement. The euro rose to $1.0907 from $1.0853 and the dollar rose to 118.64 yen from 118.46 yen. Further increases in interest rates are likely to make the dollar even stronger compared to other currencies.
The price of crude rose as investors hoped for cuts in fuel production. On Wednesday, the head of Russia's state oil pipeline monopoly said talks with OPEC and Saudi Arabia are in the works. Oil prices have plunged over the last year and a half because global supply is outstripping demand, creating a gigantic fuel glut.
Benchmark U.S. crude rose 85 cents, or 2.7%, to close at $32.30 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, the benchmark for international oils, rose $1.30, or 4.1%, to $31.10 a barrel in London. Oil prices also increased about 4% on Tuesday.
Since the Fed's last meeting in December, when it raised its benchmark interest rate from record lows, oil prices have plunged, stocks have swung wildly and investors have become more concerned that China's huge economy, a major driver of global growth, is sputtering.
Aerospace and defense giant Boeing fell after its profit forecast came up short of analysts' projections. The company also said aircraft deliveries will slip this year. Textron, which makes Cessna planes and Bell helicopters, also tumbled after its fourth-quarter profit and sales disappointed investors.
Boeing stock lost $11.43, or 8.9%, to $116.58, its lowest closing price in more than two years. Textron fell $5.04, or 13.4%, to $32.69.
Drugmaker Biogen rose after it reported strong fourth-quarter results, including improving sales of its multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera improved. It added $13.39, or 5.2%, to $273.26.
Freeport-McMoRan continued to climb, picking up 45 cents, or 10.7%, to $4.65. The copper and energy company rose almost 7% Tuesday after it announced plans to cut spending and production and eliminate more jobs. Activist investor Carl Icahn also disclosed he bought a stake in the company. The stock traded above $18 a year ago.
In other energy trading, wholesale gasoline slipped to $1.0457 a gallon. Heating oil rose 5.8 cents, or 5.9%, to $1.025 a gallon. Natural gas added 0.9 cents to $2.189 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold fell $4.40 to $1,115.80 an ounce. Silver lost 10.5 cents to $14.459 an ounce. Copper gained 2.65 cents, or 1.3%, to $2.064 a pound.
France's CAC-40 added 0.5%, and Germany's DAX rose 0.6%. Britain's FTSE 100 was 1.3% higher. The Shanghai Composite Index slid 0.5%, adding to Tuesday's 6.4% loss. Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 2.7%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng was up 1%.


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HOLY RELEASE DAY, GUYS. Holy crap! My wallet is definitely in trouble today. I'm definitely buying myself a copy of Shadowlands, Through the Ever Night (even though I already read and loved it - I need that gorgeous thing on my shelves), Just One Day, Paper Valentine and maybe Crash. Seriously, holy crap! So many awesome releases I can't even. I need to find a way to fit these all in my reading schedule. (Also, on a side-note, I recommend not reading Revolution 19 if you value life, happiness, and really anything good.) I think buying one of today's releases in inevitable with these books, so let me know which books you're getting, and happy reading!
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New Time Lord Matt Smith gets to work on 'Dr Who' in bow tie and tweeds
The new Doctor's look seems to have borrowed elements from his predecessors. The red braces he is wearing under his jacket are just like the ones the second Time Lord, Patrick Troughton wore and Matt's natty bow tie has been seen before on third Doctor Jon Pertwee.
Arriving in Wales to start work, Matt was enthusiastic about his appointment. "The scripts are brilliant... I'm excited about the future and all the brilliant adventures I get to go on as the Doctor," said the Northampton-born star.
Joining Matt on set at Dunraven Bay near Bridgend was Scottish actress and part-time model Karen Gillan, who plays his assistant Amy Pond.
Producers are keeping character and storyline details under wraps for now, so fans will have to wait until the 13-episode series hits screens in spring 2010. Until then there are three Doctor Who specials with David Tennant in the lead role to look forward to later this year.


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I don't know if others do this, but when the house restoration feels never ending and I don't see much getting accomplished, I will change plans and do a little small-scale restoration. This way I get some satisfaction of a job completed and, hopefully, don't loose too much time out of my crazy schedule.
Check out these photos of a mini-restoration of a Coal Bin.
Here are the before Photos (I am known to forget to take these, this time I remembered). The little black painted metal box is about 18 inches tall, came without feet, but had beautiful cast iron handles in the shape of flower baskets, no dents, and original painting. See how dull and lifeless the color is. All it required was some cleaning and a good coat of Shellac.
Here are some after photos. The painting is all original. I have another coal bin from an earlier shopping trip without any painting that was dented all over but had amazing handles in the shape of Pharaoh heads with Egyptian head and claw feet. Since those handles and feet were restored earlier, and this bin had no feet, I combined the 2 into one and ditched the flower basket handles it came with. That's pretty much frowned upon by antique purists, but they were both the same manufacturers - The Jewett Vase. This coal bin even had the patent info on the inside of the lid (sorry my photo is a bit blury). Its from Dec. 10, 1872. After I finished this (in one afternoon) I felt like I wasn't a total slacker and did actually accomplish something. If you ever have worked on an old house, you know that feeling - there is always a longer "fix it" list than "accomplished it" list.


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For rent: a three-level storefront at one of the most successful shopping malls in the country, previously filled with toys. The previous tenant's 48-foot-tall equine will be removed.
That's right, the iconic FAO Schwarz on the Strip quietly closed Jan. 23, and the next to go will be the wooden Trojan horse that has entertained children, tourists and locals at the store's entrance since 1997.
The toy store let its lease at the Forum Shops at Caesars expire at the end of January. So, Maureen Crampton, marketing director of the Forum Shops, said, "That space will be demolished (for renovation). Unfortunately, the horse will not remain."
Mall officials are hopeful that they can lease the space to a national retailer that wants to establish a flagship store or its largest store nationwide in one of the country's premier shopping destinations.
"That space is considered to be an ideal location for a small group of select retailers," Crampton said of FAO's old location in the wing of the mall tourists walk through to reach the popular Niketown store, Cheesecake Factory restaurant and Atlantis aquarium and show.
Las Vegas retail industry observer Scot Marker, a senior vice president at brokerage Colliers International, said the Forum Shops maintains its status as one of the nation's premier high-end malls.
And in the short term that may make leasing the Forum Shops space challenging, given the national downturn in spending on luxury goods.
"The Forum Shops set the bar — it set it high," Marker said. "It has the only Niketown. It's prestigious.
"I don't know of many high-end retailers out there rolling out stores," Marker said. "There's probably only a handful of tenants that could take that space."
Described by owner Simon Property Group of Indianapolis as "part Beverly Hills, part Rome's Via Condotti and part Madison Avenue," the Forum Shops has about 160 stores and has boasted it is visited typically by 50,000 people a day.
One thing that probably won't work for the 635,000-square-foot mall, Marker said, is another toy store.
For years, the relationship between FAO Schwarz and the similarly high-end Forum Shops seemed to work.
Forum Shops, long known as the nation's highest-grossing mall with annual sales last reported at $1,400 per square foot, was a must-see spot for tourists staying at the adjacent Caesars Palace and other Strip resorts such as the neighboring Mirage.
And within Forum Shops, the three-story FAO Schwarz became a key attraction after opening in 1997 in 55,000 square feet.
But then came the recession.
Visitation to Las Vegas tumbled and locals slashed their spending. Although store-specific numbers haven't been released, FAO Schwarz at the Forum Shops likely endured the economic pain like the rest of the city.
In the end, FAO Schwarz owner Toys R Us chose to close the store after the 2009 holiday shopping season. The lease expired at the end of January and "after much thoughtful consideration and a thorough business evaluation, we decided not to extend the agreement," Toys R Us spokeswoman Jennifer Albano said Monday.
About 60 employees were affected by the closure and, where possible, were offered work at Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores in the Las Vegas area, she said.
FAO Schwarz has no plans to open elsewhere in Las Vegas, and remains focused on the FAO Schwarz brand with its flagship New York City store and its Web site.
Steve Green covers business and gaming for the Las Vegas Sun and is the editor of sister publication In Business Las Vegas.


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Gwenog was an English witch who lived near Queerditch Marsh in Manchester, England during the 11th century. She was friends with Gertie Keddle, and often played the game that would become Quidditch.[2]
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- ↑ J. K. Rowling on Twitter: "Untrue, I'm afraid! Quidditch was invented in Manchester."
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages, Chapter 3 (The Game from Queerditch Marsh)


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6 Tips for Interviewing for a Dev Position
Let's be honest. Interviewing for a job is rarely fun. Besides demonstrating you have the requisite skillsets, interviews require that you exhibit a unique combination of preparation, personality and pluck.
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This is the #1 thing most companies look for in a technical candidate. Coding languages and frameworks may come and go, but if you can come up with creative solutions to new problems—and do it collaboratively with a team—you're golden. It all comes down to this: show how you think. Be prepared to break down a problem with the team, whiteboarding potential solutions and asking good questions.
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Sports, energy drinks could cause irreversible teeth damage
A recent study published in General Dentistry found that an alarming increase in the consumption of sports and energy drinks, especially among adolescents, is causing irreversible damage to teeth - specifically, the high acidity levels in the drinks erode tooth enamel.
"Young adults consume these drinks assuming that they will improve their sports performance and energy levels and that they are 'better' for them than soda. Most of these patients are shocked to learn that these drinks are essentially bathing their teeth with acid," said Poonam Jain, BDS, MS, MPH, lead author of the study.
Researchers examined the acidity levels in 13 sports drinks and nine energy drinks. They found that the acidity levels can vary between brands of beverages and flavors of the same brand. To test the effect of the acidity levels, the researchers immersed samples of human tooth enamel in each beverage for 15 minutes, followed by immersion in artificial saliva for two hours. This cycle was repeated four times a day for five days, and the samples were stored in fresh artificial saliva at all other times.
"This type of testing simulates the same exposure that a large proportion of American teens and young adults are subjecting their teeth to on a regular basis when they drink one of these beverages every few hours," says Dr. Jain.
The researchers found that damage to enamel was evident after only five days of exposure to sports or energy drinks, although energy drinks showed a significantly greater potential to damage teeth than sports drinks. In fact, the authors found that energy drinks caused twice as much damage to teeth as sports drinks.
With a reported 30 to 50 percent of U.S. teens consuming energy drinks, and as many as 62 percent consuming at least one sports drink per day, it is important to educate parents and young adults about the downside of these drinks. Damage caused to tooth enamel is irreversible, and without the protection of enamel, teeth become overly sensitive, prone to cavities, and more likely to decay.
"Teens regularly come into my office with these types of symptoms, but they don't know why," says AGD spokesperson Jennifer Bone, DDS, MAGD. "We review their diet and snacking habits and then we discuss their consumption of these beverages. They don't realise that something as seemingly harmless as a sports or energy drink can do a lot of damage to their teeth."
Dr. Bone recommends that her patients minimise their intake of sports and energy drinks. She also advises them to chew sugar-free gum or rinse the mouth with water following consumption of the drinks. "Both tactics increase saliva flow, which naturally helps to return the acidity levels in the mouth to normal," she says.
Also, patients should wait at least an hour to brush their teeth after consuming sports and energy drinks. Otherwise, says Dr. Bone, they will be spreading acid onto the tooth surfaces, increasing the erosive action.
Source: Academy of General Dentistry
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I love Christmas. I love the lights, the music, the smells…everything. Half of my attic is dedicated to housing my Christmas decorations and as soon as Thanksgiving has come and gone, I drag them all out…switch on my Pandora Christmas station and get to work putting garland on every available surface. Josh, my sweet sweet guy, is somewhat apathetic about this stuff. For the past two years, as December rolled around and my excitement hit a unhealthy peak, I would bombard him with ideas of things we could do together. Let's go to the Christmas parade! Let's go do a tacky light tour! Let's make Christmas cookies and drink hot chocolate and have a movie marathon. First up, "A Smoky Mountain Christmas." Because who doesn't love a heart-warming story about a country singer (Dolly Parton) and a sexy mountain man rescuing seven runaway orphans from a sheriff and a witch?
Josh, bless his heart, grumbles good-naturedly about wanting a Festivus Pole installed in his man cave (any Seinfeld fans out there?).
This year, the day after Thanksgiving, I started bugging him about Christmas stuff. "One," he said…."pick one." I gasped. ONE?? How could I choose?? Now, let's be honest, this guy loves me and if I REALLY REALLY wanted to do more than one thing he would grudgingly go with me. Torn by indecision, I couldn't choose. So, knowing Josh's less than enthusiastic feelings about Christmas activities, you can imagine my surprise when he casually threw out these words while we were laying on the couch watching television. "Hey, so I want to take you to Lewis Ginter to go see the Christmas lights on Tuesday if that's ok." If that's ok!? Of COURSE it's ok you weirdo. Each year, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens does the most incredible light display. Listen to me people! They have an entire ROOM dedicated to the cutest model trains chugging under bridges and past tiny trees. They have the most enormous and dazzlingly decorated trees that are dripping with elaborately themed ornaments. They have waterfalls of lights, a tree house that gives you a birds-eye view of the entire grounds, and a cozy fire-pit where you can roast marshmallows and drink hot chocolate. Sooooo basically the most magical place ever. Fun fact, the land was once owned by a guy you may have heard of…Mr. Patrick Henry…no big deal…It was also happens to be the spot where we had our third date so I feel extra sentimental about it.
The next day I happened to look at my calendar and noticed that the day Josh had picked for our date was December 15th, our two year anniversary. And then…I started getting nervous, and excited and anxious. TWO YEARS. I couldn't believe how fast they had gone. We had talked, casually, about getting married some time in the future, but I didn't want to put any pressure on it and freak him out. But two years? That's a big milestone…a big enough one to make me pause and wonder…is this it?
Apparently other people were wondering it too. My co-workers asked me constantly that week, do you think this is it? Do you think Josh is going to propose? "I don't know. I don't want to get my hopes up, but I really hope so." They were optimistic for me, keeping fingers crossed and sharing in my cautious excitement. Well, most of them were. I have one debby-downer co-worker who likes to crap all over everything I say. "Don't get excited," she'd warn grumpily. "It's probably not going to happen and you'll just be disappointed." Ouch. Thanks a lot pumpkin. Appreciate the vote of confidence.
I started to talk myself out of it so that I wouldn't ruin the date if he didn't end up getting down on one knee. I felt so anxious, hyper-sensitive, hyper-aware of things. Like the fact that when one of his friends called him, he looked over at me on the couch next to him and said "I can't talk about that right now." "Is she right next to you?" I heard faintly on the other end. "Yup." Josh replied quickly. The topic obviously changed to sports talk and other manly topics, but I sat there going hmmmmm. I also couldn't get a hold of my family. Calls to my parents and sister went to voicemail. For someone who talks to her family members almost on a daily basis, this was bizarre. These were little things for sure, but my radar was going on full blast. Tuesday came, I was a bundle of nerves. I couldn't concentrate at work…my kids kept asking me if I was ok. I will be after this night is over, I thought to myself. The day dragged, but finally it was time for our date. I tried to pick out a cute outfit, said a silent thank you to the universe that my nails were painted a festive red, and off we went. We got to the gardens, bought our tickets and started wandering through the pathways.
As we walked, Josh started pointed out different places. "That's where I tried kissing you for the first time." He told me, pointing to a little bench tucked into a curve of the path. "Oh yeah?" I grinned at him. "What happened?" "All these people kept walking by." He told me. I laughed at him. It made sense to me. Josh is a pretty private person, he doesn't like to bring a lot of attention to himself and isn't a big fan of sharing personal moments with other people (especially strangers). We walked further along the path, admiring the light sculptures in the shape of zoo animals, the fountains with cascading lights spilling down the sides. He stopped me in the Japanese gardens and wrapped his arms around me. "This is the other spot I tried to kiss you." And then he did. And my heart was beating a million miles an hour in my chest. I kissed him back and wondered if he could feel my heartbeat through my lips. Disclaimer: You have silly thoughts when you are nervous. I took a quick look around…no one was near us. His hand hovered near his pocket and he started telling me about how much he loved me. "THIS IS IT!" My insides yelled at me. "Calm down Julia! Be adorable so he won't change his mind. FOCUS!" I scolded myself. I focused. I focused on the way his hand moved to his pocket, I focused on his mouth and the words "I love you so much Julia." And then I focused on the sound of a rowdy group of people coming along the path behind us. And the way Josh's hand stopped its progress, halted by the sound of people approaching. "Want to go grab some hot chocolate?" He asked. AHHHHHH….No I do NOT want hot chocolate!!! I WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE WITH YOU! "Sure," I told him sweetly, "That sounds great!" (be adorable be adorable..come on Julia). So we wandered down the path toward hot chocolate and my heart rate started to come back to a normal level. I also started to reason with myself. It might not happen…I need to prep myself for it not happening. I don't want to ruin a perfectly good evening by getting my hopes up and then getting pissed at my sweet boyfriend when he doesn't propose. As we were walking, we took a detour to the Bloemendaal House.
One of my favorite spots on the property. I love Victorian homes and this one, surrounded on two sides by a impossibly romantic covered veranda, is so fun to explore. Josh knows I have a thing for houses so he took my hand and pulled me onto the porch to look in the windows. "Look at that." He pointed through the window. "Look at that weird bird underneath that glass." "Huh?" I peered closer through the window into the foyer of the house. There was a small table up against the wall and sitting on top of it was indeed a weird bird under display case. "What kind of bird do you think that is." He asked from behind me. "I don't know. Ummm…maybe a hawk?" I responded, all the while wondering why on earth he suddenly cared about some old stuffed bird. And then it hit me, he's distracting me! Play it cool Julia…be COOL. And as I stood there, faking my interest in this stupid bird, I could feel him rustling around behind me. THIS IS IT! THIS IS THE MOMENT!
And then I heard the voices. An elderly couple wandered up the steps behind us and stopped…chatting softly about the history of the house. I could feel Josh pause and walk up next to me. "Wanna go get that hot chocolate now?" I sighed. "Sure. Let's go." So we got our hot chocolate and kept walking. And I let go…put myself in the moment and just enjoyed having my sweet man next to me holding my hand. Also, the hot chocolate was pretty damn amazing. We were making our final loop around the gardens when we noticed a little path that was roped off. "Wanna see where this goes?" Josh asked. "Ok!" We took a quick look around, hopped over the rope and wandered down a path lit by an old fashioned lamp post. As we moved away from the main path, the noise quieted and we found ourselves in a small clearing facing the most beautiful gazebo.
(This is a picture of it set up for an event during the day. It's called the Flagler Garden, though it should really be renamed "Most Romantic Spot Ever.")
It was lit by a solitary light that spilled down from the center and made the whole thing glow against the dark trees. Softly, beside me I heard Josh say. "It's perfect." "What's perfect?" I asked turning to him. He smiled and took my hand, leading me into the center of the light. My breath caught in my throat as he got down on one knee and held out a ring. He told me how much he loved me, how I made him happy and how I let him be himself. He made me laugh when he very simply and sincerely told me "You're my favorite." And he made me cry when he told me he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. And when he asked….well…you can probably guess what I said.
Actually…I'm pretty sure I shouted it at him.
The ring was perfect. PERFECT. And it fit. PERFECTLY. And maybe this was a sign, but the ring my ex got me never fit. It was so loose I was always afraid it would fall of. This one? Like it was made for me.
The icing on the cake of this perfect night was Josh telling me that our whole family was meeting up with us at one of our favorite restaurants to celebrate. Then I really cried. Like ugly cried probably. Family is so important to me and the fact that he would have thought to include all of our people in this amazing night, well…it made me love him even more. I didn't know that was possible.
Later that night, as I sat at the restaurant looking around me, at my sister laughing at something Josh's brother said…at Josh's mom passing a huge bowl of pasta around the table…at the champagne bubbling in my glass…at the ring sparkling on my finger…I felt a kind of happiness I don't think I have ever experienced before. It is an incredible thing to me. The idea that you can look at someone and say "Out of all of the people that exist in this world, I choose you for the rest of my days." What's even more incredible to me, is that I get Josh…and he gets me…for all of the days we have left together.
I don't think it get's any better than that. ❤


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Bachelor of Science in Economics (BSCE)
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The best classical music performed in Baltimore in 2015
Baltimore's classical music scene was hopping in 2015, with a hearty mix of long-established organizations and recent additions, vintage music and new. Most of the performances I got to experience during the year held rewards, but these — listed in chronological order — reached an especially satisfying level.
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Nic has moved up to a deluxe booster seat at the table! Here are some pictures from his first meal at the big table. He was making all kinds of funny faces, hamming it up for the camera!
What a cutie, huh? :)
Monday, July 21, 2008
Movin' on up
Nic has moved up to a deluxe booster seat at the table! Here are some pictures from his first meal at the big table. He was making all kinds of funny faces, hamming it up for the camera!
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Friday, July 18, 2008
Dog Days
Not too much has happened this week. It has been very hot, so we've played outside in the mornings and stayed inside during the day. One day we did make it to the pool, but thats about it! One other day we went up to the Highlands with Abby and Fletcher. We let the boys walk around on their own, no strollers! They had fun, but were so tired by the end of the outing. Neither of them would walk back to the cars, they insisted on being carried! I just have a couple of cute pictures from this week. Grammy came up last weekend and bought Nic a cool new pair of sandals and a new pair of Nikes! Here are a couple of pictures of him sporting the new kicks while wearing his Nike outfit. He was looking so handsome!
I'm not sure why he makes that face all of the time, but I think its too funny! Especially in the last one when he has his hands behind his back making that face. What a character!
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
The Little Things
I really love how kids can help you remember to find joys in the little things in life. Anything that looks remotely shaped like a ball makes Nic happy. Whether it be a cherry tomato, a watermelon or an actual ball, Nic is on cloud 9 as soon as it touches his hands. He spent one afternoon last week in his pool playing with various sizes of balls and some rubber snakes and he was thoroughly enjoying every moment! Then today we went grocery shopping and the lady in the floral shop at Kroger gave him a free red balloon. He was ecstatic! He was hitting it and squealing and laughing all through the store. Then when we got home he ate dinner holding it and played with it all evening. I absolutely love that such little things make him so happy! He's so funny and sweet and he really makes me stop and appreciate all of the little moments I am able to share with him.
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Friday, July 11, 2008
The Good Zoo
This morning Nic, Tiffany, Ryleigh and myself went to the Oglebay Good Zoo! We had tons of fun!
First up, the model train room.
This held their attention for a very brief moment before the went running to the next room...
They keep you on your toes!
The next room was an activity room. Nic went right for the table with all of the little animals and other miniature items on it. He LOVES stuff like this!
Not terribly interested in the monkeys
a future vet, maybe?
enjoying the aquariums!
the spectacled bear was so cool! they got to get right up next to him!!!
and he's done! help me down, please :)
on to the next thing!
Ry and Nic checking out the ostriches
The next exhibit was Lorikeet landing...Nic's reaction was priceless! You have to go through a little building to get into the aviary where the Lorikeets live. Well, Nic opened the door to the aviary, took one look at the Lorikeets, screamed and quickly shut the door! Eventually, he mustered up the courage to go in, but as you can see from the look on his face, he was on guard as he circled the aviary...
Eventually, he warmed up to them. He even scooted up next to them on the ground, like he does with Oscar. I was sure he was going to end up sitting on one!
FYI, Lorikeets bite! Tiffany found out the hard way.
When the kids decided jumping over the ropes and chasing after Lorikeets was a good idea, the mommies decided it was time to move on!
Next up, the goats!
Nic was unsure of them at first. He wasn't crazy about the baby one, but loved the big huge on with horns and a severe pooping problem! (of course) I have no picture of him with that one because I was too busy trying to keep Nic out of mounds of goat poo.
And of course, Nic and Ry wanted to go in the stable which was roped off. He got mad and cried and pointed, so I took a picture :) I will say he didn't keep trying to go in, he just pointed and cried.
After a long morning at the zoo Nic was tired and ready for a nap!
Of course, we couldn't leave the zoo without a trip to the gift shop! Nic picked out a cool stuffed snake and wore it around the house when we got home. He is too funny!
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Chef Nic
Due to the success of Abby's cardboard kitchen, (which we still love and will keep forever!) grammy bought Nic a new deluxe kitchen! Nic was so very excited to play with it! I pulled it out of the box and he ran right over to start playing, it wasn't even assembled yet!
This is what he did while I was putting it together...
Here is the finished product!
Here is some video of him playing with the partially finished kitchen...
Here is another video of him talking on the phone that came with the kitchen. He was actually talking on the phone for a while before I could grab the camera and start recording. He is so darn cute!
Big Hugs and Kisses to grammy for the fun new kitchen!
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Android Google Maps offline caching
Google Maps for Android just got updated to version 5.7.0 and a new labs feature caught my attention; "Download map area". I have been wanting such a feature for a long time for Google Maps. There are other ways to get offline maps, you have brut, MapDroyd and others. But this seems promising! Enabling the offline cache labs feature You can enable the feature in Google Maps by hitting the menu button -> More -> Labs -> And» Read more


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Now, before all you Apple fans out there start flaming, just here me out. This post is not based on the announcements as such, but just some bad luck on my part.
Apple announcements invariably take place at 10:00 AM United States Pacific time. This unfortunately means for me that it is invariably at midnight. On the dot. Every time there is an Apple announcement, I have the option of staying up past the time I normally would to see the announcement live.
But it's not just that. I think that Apple hates me. Their last two major announcements (the iPad and iPhone OS 4) have been at times that are very inconvenient for me, and the next coming one will be even worse. When they announced the iPad, it was right in the middle of my mock exams. I got up and checked my Twitter the next morning to find out that it was called the iPad, but it wasn't until a few days later that I could finally watch the video of it. There was certainly no option of reading a meta-live blog of any sort.
Later, when they announced iPhone OS 4, it was perhaps less of a nuisance, but still quite inconvenient. I was away from home on holiday, and I should have been in bed (had to get up fairly early the next day). The hotel I was in had very dodgy WiFi (although I was very glad to have any at all), and it didn't work on the old family laptop. So I was forced to read a meta-live blog on my iPod Touch. Not too bad, all in all, but far from ideal. Whether it was because of the iPod or the WiFi, I don't know, but I frequently had to manually refresh the page, and a lot of the images didn't quite work correctly. But still, I got the general gist of it, and when I could later watch the video there wasn't anything super new to me.
The upcoming announcement — whatever it may be — as I said above, will be the worst. It begins at midnight on Tuesday 7th June. That's the same day that I have my final IGCSE Additional Maths exam. It's probably one of the toughest subjects I'm taking this year, and so there is NO way I am going to be able to stay up late to find out about it live. Unlike in the past, however, this time I am determined to keep a media blackout until I am able to watch the video Apple releases on their iTunes podcast. I am even going to the extent of unfollowing anyone on Twitter that I think it likely to be talking about this. I've got a .txt file on my desktop listing all these people, so I can follow them again afterwards.
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Now, don't get me wrong. Don't mistake the title of this for me saying I don't like watching Apple announcements. I love them. I think Steve Jobs is one of the greatest public speakers and advertisers there is. His presentations are always extremely convincing, and even when logic tells you it's not really quite as good as he's saying, you can't help but believe when he calls his device "magical". But unfortunately for me, in the past they've been timed very badly, and I think it's likely to stay like this for some time to come.
So what about you? What do you think about Stevenotes, and what about their timing? I realise that it makes more sense in different time zones. So how has that turned out for you?


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IPCITI 2012 8-10 November 2012 Centre for Translation and Textual Studies School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies Dublin City University, Ireland
Dear colleagues and students, This is to inform you that the deadline for submission of abstracts to the 8th International Postgraduate Conference in Translating and Interpreting has been extended to 23rd July 2012. IPCITI is designed to provide *new* researchers from all areas of translation and interpreting studies with the opportunity to share their research with peers in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment. Day one of IPCITI is devoted to pre-conference workshops; days two and three are devoted to keynote lectures and parallel conference sessions. The conference aims to showcase the great diversity of research in current translation and interpreting studies and invites abstracts from all relevant areas. Topics of specific interest to our organising committee include (but are by no means limited to): Audiovisual translation Community interpreting Intercultural aspects of translation/interpreting Lexicography/terminography Literary translation Localisation Models of translation 'Periphery' cultures and minority languages Research methodologies in translation/interpreting Sign language interpreting Translation of children's literature Translation/interpreting pedagogy Translation technology Translation/interpreting and ethics Translation/interpreting and media, including social media Translation/interpreting history Translation/interpreting process studies Videogames localisation Abstract Submission Guidelines English-language abstracts of 400-450 words should be submitted no later than 23rd July 2012. Information on abstract submission is available at: http://www.ipciti.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=55 Keynote Speakers Dr Federico Federici, Durham University, UK Prof Andy Way, President of the International & European Associations for Machine Translation (IAMT & EAMT), Director of Language Technology at ALS, UK Prof Jenny Williams, Dublin City University, Ireland Pre-Conference Workshops (8th November) Mixed Methods Research Stephen Doherty 2nd workshop to be confirmed Important Dates Abstract submission deadline: 23rd July 2012 Notification of acceptance: 13th August 2012 Early bird registration deadline: 8th September 2012 Registration deadline: 8th October 2012 Publication of Papers Following the conference, some papers may be recommended for publication in the journal New Voices in Translation Studies (http://www.iatis.org/newvoices/). Registration Registration information will be available shortly on the conference website at www.ipciti.org.uk. Further information, including information on accommodation and transportation to the conference venue, is available at: www.ipciti.org.uk Enquiries concerning the conference should be directed to: ipciti2012 at dcu.ie Information about Dublin can be found at www.visitdublin.com


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Suzuki GSX-R125
Our review of the all-new 2018 Suzuki GSX-R125. A definite starter bike, as it bears a 124cc engine. However, a powerful little thing for what it offers. It does have a very basic suspension and a primitive shock feeling, but that didn't stop us from getting a good ride out of it.


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Milton Birth
The search for the truth is the great question or the great quarrel of the knowledge. In contrast of the religion the philosophy is not assumen, but if it keeps in attitude of search for the truth. The process of the knowledge is the process of search for the truth. The philosopher, for vocation and requirement of its work, if locates, walks and looks the truth. it finds when it knows that it was not assumen of it, therefore exceeds it, goes beyond It is felt happy it glimpses when it, but still remains happyer for knowing that this was only one pale manifestation.
It knows again that it did not reach it in fullness and therefore, if it puts the way, as the boy searching the gold pot in the end of the arc Iris and evidences that it is necessary to always give a step more. Sonny Perdue is actively involved in the matter. For the philosophy, the truth, in the process of the knowledge, is not a point of arrival, but a motivation for the search. E, in a perspective dialectic, the philosopher knows that each point of arrival is a starting point. As Rita Maria sang in ' ' Encontroes and Despedidas' ' , composition of Milton Birth: ' ' thus, to arrive and to leave/two sides of the same /O trip Are alone train that arrives is the same train of partida' ' Sad sina is of science. As the philosophy, science searchs the truth. It dreams to find it with the purpose to demonstrate its characteristics. E, in this point if differentiates of the philosophy, therefore it intends, to demonstrate it, as if not only to appropriate of the reply with utilitarian purpose.
Science is fed with the hope to reach the truth. With this optics the researcher guides its research: projects, methods, hypotheses and control of efficiency. With this if it launches in the evidence search.


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Every year in August I have the pre-first day of school jitters. I worry about how the new school year will go. I worry about how my children will connect with the new teachers. I worry about how they will react to the medication starting again. The start of the new school year is not exciting for me. The start of the new school year is stressful.
This year I am taking things a little at a time. I have already filled out most of the new school year "paperwork", it was online. I have noted to make my first lunch order on August 17, 2015 in my calendar and I will write the check and put it in my designated folder, yeah I am making a designated folder for back to school. I have already printed out my action plans for asthma and allergies, it goes in the folder. I have already contacted the doctor to get new prescriptions that I need to deliver to the school on day one, inhalers, epi-pens etc.. New uniforms have been ordered and will be here in the next week or so and the ones that fit are washed and put away in the appropriate drawers. The kids are helping to get the house organized, but they do not realize it. With all of this you would think I was an organized person. I am not. I am one of the most disorganized people I know.
It always seems like other moms manage to keep their houses clean, work, handle all school requirements, plan weekly meals, sign up the kids for all extra-curricular activities and build a perfect calendar so it all works together. That or their lying to me. They head some committee, become room parents and still manage to remember all paperwork, money needed for the beginning of the year, and get the kids to school well fed and on time every day. This mom is not me. My goals are much lower. Making it through the first month without a meltdown, too much missing work, or being late every other day. In addition to scheduling beginning of the year accommodation meetings, learning how to be a middle school parent, ordering lunches on time and getting some type of reasonable routine established pretty much sums up my first month goals. Not to mention that whole moving my personal career forward thing also is in the mix.
When I write it down, I realize I manage a lot in addition to all the other things I listed, which are on my responsibility list too. I guess the part I know I am missing is the seamless part. I am a realist. I know what I see is not reality, but the mom that can look perfectly put together while she pushes the baby in the stroller and walks in with her elementary school kid, and I look like crap warmed over, fussing at my kids to move faster and carrying my uncooperative three-year old, makes me feel like I should do more to make my life seamless. Then I realize she may not have to do as much as I do. My mornings are interesting at best. Getting out of the house takes the level of determination, organization (remember I struggle with this), and structure it took me to get out of professional school. Yes, it is that serious. Honestly, it may take more than that, because in professional school I was not married and I did not have any kids. I have to think ahead. If I am one beat behind the whole house of cards falls and I am left starting from the beginning. My next week starts Friday night. Other moms seem so put together and their kids seem so well-behaved while all I see is chaos in my house. It's not that I care what they think, I care what I think. I would love to feel the calm it appears other mothers have. Yes, I am aware that appearance is really just that, only an appearance. Every person has challenges and difficulties.
I know I am not the only parent who feels this way. I am sharing a few things I am telling myself to keep my expectations realistic:
- You are a human being, you require rest, relaxation and self care.
- A dropped ball is not a failure, it is a dropped ball pick it up and keep running with it.
- Remember why you do what you do. It is for your kids therefore all the stress is worth it.
- People cannot help if you do not ask. Communicate what you need so you can apply number 1.
- It is perfectly fine to set personal goals outside of what you do for the kids.
- It is perfectly fine to be frustrated.
- If you manage to get the important stuff on your to do list done, the day was a success.
- Make a to do list so you know the day was success.
- Your big kids are old enough to take on greater responsibility, make it happen.
- Faith and prayer can get you through the toughest of times.
These are things I need to keep in mind for the upcoming school year, and with regard to everything I do. The older I get the more I realize most things are not serious enough to get really upset about. I am trying to relax and enjoy the ride, even though that is not my natural personality. What are you doing to prepare for the upcoming school year?
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Monday, September 08, 2008
new york - yeahhh! it's the suite life! so my friends julee and janelle and i hit up the victoria's secret lounge, at the bryant park hotel across from the tents, during fashion week on sunday to see what was on offer for this season - and the pickings were good. there was loads of sexy lingerie and tons of beauty stuff (to get a look, log on to www.theblaybeautyreport.com). i especially love that really long sheer gown with bows, above. the gift bag was INSANE: make up, a gift card and a sexy teddy. I LIVE FOR VICKY! p.s, check out the mock up of the new victoria's secret store on lexington avenue in new york city above. it looks phenomenal. and it's being built right now.
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One of the best co-op MP games that was an xbox exclusive was Left for Dead series, so much fun in both modes.
Dying Light has done something similar and this looks like it is going to rock. Already pre -order for my PS4.
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Created by Stefan Schwabe in collaboration with Fraunhofer CeRRI and Sebastian Kletzander, Gutfather is a speculative design project comprised of a capsule that traverses a human digestive system and changes its shape through the influence of microbes until it is secreted as an object bearing an imprint of its subject's microbiome.
Stefan's work, as documented in the past on CAN, combines art, design and natural sciences to question the role of the designer in processes of scientific knowledge. In collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute CeRRI and the glassblower Sebastian Klatzender, Stefan explores the metaphorical "abdominal feeling" and the complexity of the microbiome from a scientific point of view.
Around 100 billion microbes are colonising the human gut system. The diversity of these species is huge and varies from person to person. This symbiotic collective, called the microbiom, is not only assisting with our digestion. Researchers only just begin to understand how it affects our brain and mind. As such the microbiom is a very personal condensation of life experiences, character traits and environmental influences. Literally speaking, as our gut feeling it builds the foundation of our life decisions and our relation to the world. The microbiom capsule allows to transfer a part of this condensate to another familiar person and encourages both, the donor as well as the recipient, to listen to the own inner voice.
Stefan teaches at the UdK Berlin since 2010 and also works as an independent designer. His projects are trials that reveal biotechnological possibilities and pursue a kind of poetic science.


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Hello! I continue to prepare for New Year. I made two small felt horses – a symbol of 2014. They can decorate a Christmas tree or other place in the house. I love them very much, they are soft and cozy. This set would make a great gift.
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JC MEN'S BASKETBALL: Chaps amp up effort, notch 1st WJCAC win
Midland College men's basketball coach Pat Rafferty knows that if his team plays hard and with maximum effort for the full 40 minutes, good things will happen.
The Chaparrals not only jumped out to a nice lead early against Frank Phillips College on Monday but played hard for the full 40 minutes in a 76-43 blowout of the Plainsmen at Chaparral Center.
MC (5-12 overall) shot 60 percent for the game and got a got a game-high 24 points from Kayo Goncalves to get its first win in Western Junior College Athletic Conference play and improve to 1-2 in the league.
It was a much-needed win for the Chaps, who snapped a three-game slide and will next head to Odessa on Thursday to play rival No. 13 Odessa College.
Only a few days ago after a loss to Weatherford College, Rafferty was concerned about his team's effort. What he saw on Monday night, was a change in attitude and hopefully a move in the right direction.
"It goes to show that we're our biggest opponent," Rafferty said. "When our focus is on the process and doing the best we can, having effort with execution, whether it's on the floor or off the floor, then the process can produce some success.
"They made a choice. I always felt that playing hard, accepting coaching and all that is a choice. Give them a lot of credit because they made that choice tonight. Hopefully they like how that felt. Not that the outcome is always going to be like that but just to focus on that effort, on that process and on the purposefulness of playing is all I ever wanted them to do."
MC sophomore Marquell Fraser, who added 14 points, said it was good to get off the slide and get the first WJCAC win out of the way.
"We all played like a team and unselfish the whole time," he said. "As long as we play unselfish and share the ball, we could be a great team.
"Normally we play hard except that sometimes we get sloppy in the second half and just give up. This game we played the full 40 minutes."
Rafferty said he had a feeling that it would be a good night for his team with the way it practiced on Sunday night and the way they performed during Monday afternoon's shoot-around.
The Chaps definitely came out strong as they took a 35-14 lead at the half.
Frank Phillips (8-9, 0-3) made a run early in the second half, but the Chaps were able to regroup and extend the lead.
MC held FPC to 31 percent shooting and forced 17 turnovers for the game. Also, no Frank Phillips player scored in double figures.
"It was better," said Rafferty about his defense. "We don't have the depth to extend the floor defensively and all that, but what we did tonight we did a good job in terms of our game plan in what we wanted to do."
In addition to Goncalves and Fraser scoring in double figures, the Chaps got nine points each from Amari Hale and Erkam Kiris.
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Frank Phillips (8-9, 0-3) – Jaquez Lyons 3-8 1-4 7, Marquise Kindel 2-8 4-6 8, Justin Milstead 3-7 2-4 8, Knowledge Darby 2-4 0-0 5, Jeremy Betjol 0-1 0-0 0, Demetrius Clark 2-4 0-0 5, Markus Stevenson 0-1 0-0 0, Kent Thomas 2-8 0-0 6, Armani Allen 1-5 0-0 2, Kwame McBean 0-2 2-2 2, Joe Nobles 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-48 9-16 43
Midland College (5-12, 1-2) – Marquell Fraser 6-8 2-3 14, Amari Hale 2-5 5-6 9, Kevin Kangu 2-7 0-0 5, Jordin van der Korput 3-6 2-3 8, Kayo Goncalves 9-10 3-4 24, Iseri Palacio 1-1 4-4 7, Erkam Kiris 3-6 2-2 9, Michael Hillebrand 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-43 18-22 76
Halftime: MC 35, FPC 14. 3-point goals – FPC 4-19 (Thomas 2-6, Clark 1-2, Darby 1-3, Lyons 0-1, Kindel 0-3, Milstead 0-2, Stevenson 0-1, Allen 0-1), MC 6-12 (Goncalves 3-4, Kangu 1-4, Palacio 1-1, Kiris 1-1,Hale 0-2). Total fouls – FPC 17, MC 14. Fouled out -- Thomas. Rebounds – FPC 18 (Kindel 4), MC 27 (van der Korput 8). Assists – FPC 5 (Milstead 2), MC 17 (Hale 5). Turnovers – FPC 17, MC 22.
Next: Midland College at Odessa College, 7:45 p.m. Thursday
2017-18 WJCAC men's basketball standings
Conference Overall
South Plains 3 0 11 4
Odessa College 2 0 13 2
Western Texas 2 0 13 2
Clarendon College 2 1 12 5
New Mexico JC 1 1 12 4
Howard College 1 2 13 4
Midland College 1 2 5 12
New Mexico Military 0 3 9 7
Frank Phillips 0 3 8 9
Monday's Scores
Midland College 76, Frank Phillips College 43; South Plains College 80, Howard College 72; Odessa College 94, New Mexico Military Institute 84; Western Texas College 83, Clarendon College 76; New Mexico JC 91, Eastfield College 79 (non-conference)
Thursday's Games
Midland College at Odessa College; Howard College at Clarendon College; Western Texas College at New Mexico Junior College; South Plains College and Frank Phillips College are open


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This is an excerpt from a novel I'm writing. It's beyond magical realism; perhaps this piece could be called a fantasy, or a dreamscape.
I called the Geek Squad because I needed help with my computer. The geek who arrived at my house wasn't geeky looking at all. She wore skin-tight leather pants and a see-through halter top that barely contained her large breasts. A snake tattoo on her neck wound down between those mounds. My little brain thought the view erotic and sprang into action and took control.
Scenarios of her naked body filled my head. When she set her tools on the floor I said, "Excuse me." I ran to the bathroom and stuck my head under an icy shower. Three minutes of numbing cold caused my little brain to forget what it wanted, and I was again in control. I returned to my lady geek.
"What sort of problem are you having?" Ms. Geek said, smiling.
She had a diamond embedded in a tooth and her smile literally sparkled.
"My dead relatives images are gone."
"Do you mean you lost your image files?"
"Yes. They're missing. Disappeared. I'd like to know where they went. Is there a hidden place where lost files go?"
"You'd be amazed at the many places electronic files go. They can stay undetected for long periods of time. That is, until somebody like me ferrets them out. So I'll find the image files and any others that have gone missing."
"I guess Electronic Alzheimer's has tainted my computer," I said as I typed in my password so she could access my files. "I don't know if it's my computer or me that's confused when I use DC instead of AC."
She smiled that glittering diamond studded smile."Digital defragmentation has many causes. I can see that you lose your focus when it comes to certain things. I'll have to delete your entire pornographic library and all those pictures of naked girls you have stored."
She hit delete and I watched in horror as they disappeared.
"Those took me years and lots of money to collect. Why did you do that?"
Fear crossed her face. It must have spread across her entire nervous system, because right before my eyes, she began to disintegrate into lines that buzzed like radio static and flowed into the computer screen and reassembled in there. She smiled from behind the glass, her diamond tooth glittering like the jewel it was. She gave me the finger, picked up an axe from my Photoshop file and began hacking away at the remaining porn on my screen.
I grabbed the mouse and hit her with the arrow cursor, knocking her off her feet. That's when her face changed from beautiful to an oscillating energy uglier than any earthly witch.
She pointed a finger at me. A surge of juice ran up my arm into my head and my brain, and I began to disintegrate. My body became rotating electrons that were drawn by the millions through the mouse, down the cable, and into the databanks where she was hacking away with the axe.
Electrified as I was by the sight of a nude Ms. Geek hacking away at my data banks trying to destroy any remaining porn she could find, my little electronic brain came into play and I got a jolt that prompted me to take the axe from her hands and press my lips to hers.
Sparks flew, ozone filled the air, and my actions gave her a charge. She in turn overloaded me with ohms and paralyzed me, allowing her to get inside my head and delete all my pornographic thoughts.
When she'd stripped herself down to her bare copper- colored center, I couldn't bring up a single sexual thought or memory. A smile of satisfaction crossed her shining mouth. She began to rebuild the data banks she had sterilized. When I watched her move so sexually through my databanks, it gave me an urge, but I couldn't figure out why I was as sterile as my computer. She had taken away my joy in life, even though I couldn't remember what it was, I knew I sorely missed it.
Was it anger or insanity filling my empty brain space? I picked up a bare wire and touched it to the tattoo on her neck.
She flipped and flopped, but I firmly held the wire against her neck until she atomized and disappeared. Then I frantically searched for what was missing, but because I didn't know what I was looking for, I could never find it. What a fate, to be stuck searching for something that I wouldn't even recognize if I found it.
I opened a data center and a dozen women poured out. They grabbed me and forced me to do all sorts of pornographic things. When I looked out through the screen, I saw Ms. Geek watching. "Get me out of here," I yelled and gestured with all the electric juice I could muster.
Before I saw it coming, the arrow cursor knocked me off of my feet. On the other side of the screen, joy lit up Ms. Geek's face. I got up to run. She opened my history file and sent two Neanderthal women after me. They grabbed me by the arms and stood me in front of her.
"Now you know how it feels to be an electronic image." She hit delete, and I felt my atoms spreading as I disintegrated.


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For those of us lucky enough to have siblings and doubly lucky to have a brother or sister we get on with, there is always shared joy when they do something great.
I have one brother – Simon. He is the youngest child of three and was born in 1967.
The Beatles were singing All You Need Is Love, The Doors had just released their first album and Sandie Shaw had won the Eurovision Song Contest with Puppet on a String. I was six years old and still remember the excitement of the arrival of a new baby brother – whom I wanted to call Ian as it was the only name at six years old I could spell.
But it was to be Simon – and I have a sneaking suspicion this was heavily influenced by the popularity of Roger Moore as Simon Templar in the Saint at the time!
Over the last 48 years as with all families, many momentous and small, but important, life events have brought us together and underlined for all of us the power of living close by and knowing that there is always someone in your corner.
The last year has been life- changing for Simon. During Christmas 2014 he was in hospital for two weeks, being treated for the effects of a false widow spider bite to the knee. Three operations, skin grafts and a spell on crutches took up most of the first quarter of 2015.
Two days after being admitted to hospital he was also due to move house – so everything had to be rearranged.
The rest of 2015 saw the birth of his first child, Flynn, and the culmination of 10 years of work and research as his book The Pomegranate Ring went to print.
The book, the story of the young Achilles, has already been nominated for a people's prize and will be officially launched at Waterstones in The Frenchgate this Saturday, when Simon will be signing copies of his work.
It has been a labour of love for my brother – Simon Brian Cartlidge – a teacher at The Hayfield School, who lives in Sprotbrough.
Achilles will be a familiar name and character to anyone who knows their Greek mythology, or has heard of the siege of Troy. It is a fine book. As a proud sister I am perhaps a little biased.
My hope is that a few people take the time to read it. A book, or any written work doesn't really come to life until it's read, discussed, absorbed.
In the film Shadowlands about the great CS Lewis, one of the characters quotes his father who had said to him, 'We read to know we are not alone'.
Books are powerful things – so individual, sometimes abstract – but always speaking to our shared humanity. This one is no different.
You can visit www.simonbriancartlidge.co.uk to find out more about the book and the launch.


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What would you do if you saw your family murdered in front of you? What would you do if the justice system failed? How far would you go to get justice, or should I say vengeance?
These are all of the questions that are explored and brought up during this movie. Once your world is turned upside down, once you hit rock bottom, what do you become?
One of my coworkers said the other day that – I would colour outside of the law if the law contradicted my values and beliefs. When I heard him, my first thought was, who does this guy think he is? However, went I listened, and truly understood what he meant, I realized, he was right.
After watching, Peppermint, I realized that I walk to the beat of my own drum, and no mundane rules and regulations are going to stop me. I wouldn't suggest committing a series of murders to get justice. Nonetheless, I will say this – despite all the murder, injustice, and corruption in this movie, it was impossible to NOT root for the widowed mother. It was impossible to not feel her pain, and see her suffering. It was impossible not to empathize with her, to root for her. My heart truly felt for her. I was the one crying in the theatre like a little bitch.
If you haven't already, I would suggest you take some time and watch, Peppermint. In my opinion, Jennifer Garner, hasn't been this good since Alias.
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President Donald Trump met with Chris Christie, the New Jersey governor and former Trump campaign surrogate, at the White House on Tuesday afternoon.
Trump and Christie, who were joined by Christie's wife, Mary Pat, discussed how to best combat drug use over the lunch meeting, reports The North Jersey Record.
Christie has made New Jersey's opioid crisis a top priority for the remaining months of his term as governor.
Christie told CNN on Sunday that while he supports repealing and replacing Obamacare, he wants Trump and congressional Republicans to ensure that those covered by the Medicaid expansion aren't hurt.
"I'm really hopeful that we're going to be able to be a participant in that conversation," Christie said on CNN, adding that "five times" as many people are now getting treatment for drug abuse since Obama's Medicaid expansion took effect.
Without the Medicaid expansion, many drug users and addicts would fall into a " treatment gap," or be forced to wait months or even years to get into a publicly-funded rehabilitation program, reports Business Insider's Harrison Jacobs.
Christie — who had the lowest approval rating of any governor in the past twenty years — was the head of the Trump transition team before being replaced by Mike Pence, the vice president.
The White House meeting between Christie and Trump stoked speculation that Christie may be tapped as the new director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Christie's term as New Jersey governor ends in January 2018.


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A personal journey through the wonderful world of comic books. All images used are for review purposes only and remain copyright the original owners and will be taken down if requested.
Sunday, 16 April 2017
The Rook #4 (Warren/1980)
Up until now I have been occasionally reading adventures of The Rook in Eerie Magazine. However I thought it was about time to dip into his solo comic and picked up one of two issues available in my local comic shop.
The artwork by Lee Elias in the lead Rook story is superb and the story co-starring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Jules Verne grabbed my interest so over time I will be seeking out further back issues.
The backup stories in this issue however left me nonplussed. Voltar might grow on me though.
Sadly this comic magazine only lasted 14 issues despite strong sales worldwide. Currently the licence is held by Dark Horse Comics where new material is appearing from time to time.
I also recommend this website for fans of the Rook: The Master of Time which contains far more material than I can ever hope to publish!
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text: Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid was today detained along with several of his supporters after he tried to stage a demonstration outside Civil Secretariat, the seat of Jammu and Kashmir government against the termination of 12 government employees last week. Rashid and his supporters assembled at Jehangir Chowk this morning and started marching towards the nearby Secretariat building but was stopped by police, officials said. The legislator tried to march ahead but was detained along with over a dozen supporters, they said. On October 20, Jammu and Kashmir government announced termination of services of 12 employees for allegedly indulging in anti-national activities after dossiers were prepared against them. The employees, who were dismissed from government service, belong to various departments including Revenue, Public Health Engineering, Rural Development and Education, a senior government official had said. Rashid denounced the government action and announced a sit-in outside civil secretariat to press for his demand for reinstating the terminated employees.