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Dr. Rebecca Bergen, Hannah Adams, LPC, and Heidi Dueweke, LCPC provide psychological counseling services to adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families. Bergen Counseling Center's Ravenswood office is located on the Northside of Chicago in the Ravenswood neighborhood.
Location & Directions
Dr. Rebecca Bergen's office is located at 1945 W. Wilson Ave. Chicago, IL 60640 at the corner of Damen and Wilson Avenues. It is 1 block south of the Damen Brown Line station and there is a CTA bus stop at the corner of Damen and Wilson. Free and metered street parking is plentiful in the area, and there is a parking lot on the south side of the building with the entrance on Damen.
Reviews of Rebecca and our Northside Ravenswood location
Dr. Bergen is a wonderful psychologist. She has helped me tremendously with post-partum anxiety, and she has also been great with interpersonal and self-esteem issues. In my experience, Dr. Bergen offers guidance that is very practical and immediately applicable to everyday life. She seems to draw from many disciplines and techniques, and I personally like that her approach at times incorporates elements of Eastern philosophy. I really appreciate her ability to listen and her compassionate, nonjudgmental demeanor, as well as her professionalism. Her office space is also very pleasant and welcoming. Overall, I believe my mental health has greatly improved since beginning treatment with Dr. Bergen.
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International Rijksstudio Contest
Have you ever thought about how tiny brushstrokes overlay and connect to form delicate details on each painting that pop with colour? This idea made me think of something special: meet Rijksmuseum Cube, the most creative and inspirational Rubik's Cube ever! The tiles on its sides reveal the paintings like brushstrokes reveal the parts of each painting.

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Wolfin' Part 1
Editor's Note: This post is part of a series by our featured writer, Vega Smith. For more posts by Vega, check out his profile here.
What is wolfing? It's a question I see a lot from new wavers. Wolfing is the process in which a person grows their hair out by consistently brushing, moisturizing, and du-ragging or wave capping. Why should you wolf? You should wolf your hair to get your waves deeper, more defined, and also more connected. Wolfing is how all those wavers who inspired you got their waves to the maximum level. Wolfing is the answer to a lot of issues you have with your hair; especially when trying to get your waves to come in. From the moment your hair starts to grow after a cut you are considered "wolfin".
Things to remember while wolfing:
- First off, wolfing is a process that is determined by your particular hair type. Wolf to fit you!
- Keep your hair moist. This is one issue you have to handle early in the wolfing session. I suggest Wave Butter.
- Hey, if your hair starts to stick up DON'T FRET! It is just new growth I suggest you add a new product to your process; something that gives your hair more hold. There are different types of products you can use for extra hold, like a cream or pomade. Play around with the different types of holding products until you find the one that's right for you.
- As your hair grows you will have to brush more and more. Come on guys, you gotta step up the brushing to get maximum results! Just sayin.
A few points on getting your hair cut:
- It's time to get a cut when brushing, and pomade or gel no longer contains your hair.
- Make sure you let your barber know to start high and work their way down. This will ensure they do not f*@k up your progress!!!!!
- Check out my previous post on getting your hair cut for more tips on this.
As you're wolfing the hair may start to stick out from under your du-rag on the sides and also on the back of the head. When this happens, I usually give myself a taper on the sides and the back so that I can sport a clean look, but still go on strong with my wolfing session.
Once again y'all, this is Vega Smith and I hope these inside tips help with your wolfin' sessions. If you have any questions/comments you know where to find me! Jot them down below, and I'll get back w/ya! And check out my other posts here.
Until the next blog keep brushing iight !!!!


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Product InformationProduct code: W184 Categories: Sold Items, Sold Pocket watches.
There is nothing quite holding a genuine antique pocket watch in the palm of your hand and here is a very elegant 1920's era Art Deco pocket watch in a solid 14ct yellow gold case.
Made by the Swiss watch company Marvin, this pocket watch has all the charm and characteristics of the 1920's era from the dial with the numerals in a wonderful Art Deco font, the hands themselves and even the pointed bow at the top.
The case measures 46mm across by 58mm with the bow up and has such a nice heft in the hand.
Inside the movement is a 17 jewelled manual wind and crown set movement that has 4 adjustments for positions and has been completely serviced, runs perfect and comes with our 12 month warranty.
With the dial all original and not repainted and having such a great look to it, this would make a great pocket watch for any person for any occasion.
Stock# W184
Maker: Marvin
Circa: 1920
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I am a bit of a cafe junkie. Is this something you can relate to? I find myself seeking out quality cafes more than any other type of establishment. This is largely because I prefer to read, research, write and work at cafes rather than at the library or from home. Somewhat counter-intuitively, the ambient bustle and buzz helps me focus. I sit, headphones cradling my ears and cappuccino by my side, at once a part of and separate from the surrounding environment. But I am particular; there are many conditions which must be met, disparate elements that need to align in order for a cafe to repeatedly lure me back. I am magnetically drawn to natural light, excellent coffee, comfortable seating, and a considered spatial and aesthetic design. We artsy folk can be a bit...finicky. We can be total suckers for aesthetics. Or maybe that's just me. At any rate, I love cafes and am constantly in search of new ones to fall for, to adopt, to casually and productively sit in for hours, to make my unofficial home.
I was lucky to have found out about The Orchard less than two weeks after I first moved to London. It's a short 10 minute walk from my house, but as it is not situated directly on the main road or within my typical walking route, it could have easily been ages before I discovered its wonders. For me, The Orchard ticks all the boxes: unbelievable food (at relatively affordable prices), comfortable couches and tables, a simultaneously chic and cozy design (part of the space is divided by a large fish tank encased in an dark chocolate hued bookshelf, overflowing with well-aged publications ranging from works by Ralph Waldo Emerson to a 1960s edition of the Guiness Book of World Records--WHAT! Amazing), and a friendly, laid back atmosphere that is conducive to delving into work (or a divine meal or conversation with friends) for hours. It's probably the first place in my life where I've ever truly been 'a regular'.
Casual café by day, buzzing restaurant and bar by night, The Orchard serves some of the best food I've had the pleasure of eating in London. The simplest way to describe their cuisine is by using of some terribly vague pseudo catch-phrase, like "modern pan-continental bistro", but that's ultimately because the type of food they create is difficult to pin down--which is part of its appeal. With a seasonally-influenced and regularly changing menu, one will find culinary influences spanning Britain, Asia and the Middle East, all with a contemporary twist. Whether it's in the form of lightly battered and crispy calamari topped with teriyaki sauce, toasted sesame seeds and impressively thin strips of fried leeks or a saffron pudding cake laced with pureed figs and served with homemade butterscotch sauce and pistachio ice cream, the flavors are always surprising and always abound.
One of the best dishes on offer at The Orchard in the past few months has been these incredibly aromatic and hearty chickpea cakes served with sautéed greens, homemade hummus, and a broad bean (fava beans, to us American + Canadians) and mint dressing. The flavor of the cakes bursts with fresh herbs and Middle Eastern spices, turning the modest chickpea into an exciting feast for the taste buds, blissfully satiating. And what's more, the dish is totally vegan! (Props to The Orchard as well for always having interesting vegetarian/vegan offerings.) Through an incredibly fortuitous turn of events, I have gotten my foodie hands on the recipe. Being able to recreate dishes from The Orchard at home is one of the best things to happen to me as of late. I am so excited to now extend that gift to you! (And a big thanks to The Orchard for letting me write about and share one of your secrets.)
Chickpea Cakes with Kale and Minted Broad (Fava) Bean Dressing
Serves 3-4
For the Chickpea Cakes
2 15oz. cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup (60 g homemade; 110 g dry) breadcrumbs
1 lemon, juice + zest
2 large shallots, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
4 1/2 Tbsp. cilantro, minced
4 Tbsp. flat leaf parsley, minced
1 1/2 Tbsp. mint, minced
1 1/3 Tbsp. dried coriander
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. turmeric
1/4 tsp. ground cardamom
1 tsp. salt
For the Kale
2 big bunches kale, leaves removed from stems
1 garlic clove, minced
knob coconut oil (or preferred cooking oil)
sea salt
squeeze of fresh lemon
For the Minted Broad (Fava) Bean Dressing
1 cup (150 g) broad beans, removed from pod (fresh or frozen is fine)
6 Tbsp. (1/4 cup + 2T) cold-pressed olive oil
3 Tbsp. mint, minced
1/2 tsp. runny honey
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 lemon, juice + zest
For the Chickpea Cakes
1. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mash together with a potato masher, a large fork, or your hands. Alternatively, if you have a Kitchen Aid/stand mixer, use that to mix with the paddle attachment (start on a low speed to avoid flying chickpeas). The mix should ultimately stick together quite well but still have bits of whole/partial chickpeas in it.
2. Using your hands, form mix into six patties, each about 2"/5cm wide by .4"/1cm thick.
3-A. If you have an oven-proof skillet, Pre-heat oven to 350°F/180°C/Gas 4. On the stove/hob, heat a thin layer of oil in skillet over medium heat. Place as many patties as will fit in the pan and cook until their bottoms are browned, 3-4 minutes. Flip patties and place skillet in the oven for 3-4 minutes, until the other side is browned as well.
3-B. If you do NOT have an oven-proof skillet, On the stove/hob, heat a thin layer of oil in skillet over low heat. Place as many patties as will fit in the pan and cook until their bottoms are browned, 5-6 minutes. Flip patties and repeat until browned and warmed throughout.
For the Kale
1. Thoroughly rinse kale and set aside, leaving some bits of water on the leaves (this will help it cook).
2. Heat oil in a large pan on medium-low heat.
3. Add garlic and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.
4. Add kale to pan (it may be overflowing but will significantly cook down), sprinkle with sea salt, and carefully stir to coat leaves in the oil.
5. Cook until the volume of the leaves has reduced by almost half and leaves are tender, about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Once cooked, turn off heat and squeeze a bit of fresh lemon over the kale.
For the Minted Broad (Fava) Bean Dressing
1-A. If using fresh beans, remove from pods and cook in boiling water until tender, 3-5 minutes. Drain water and immediately transfer beans to a bowl of ice water to stop cooking.
1-B. If using frozen pre-cooked beans, place beans in a bowl of warm water to thaw.
2. In a medium sized bowl, thoroughly mix together olive oil, lemon juice + zest, salt, mint and honey.
3. Working with each bean individually, remove the outer skin and then put the bean directly into the bowl with the dressing.
4. Stir to combine.
To assemble
1. Place kale on plates.
2. Top with 2 chickpea patties (hot from the stove/oven!), or however many you desire.
3. Generously spoon dressing over the cakes and kale.


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Report: Whitney is Probably, Certainly, Allegedly Riding The White Horse Named Cocaine Again
You know we love us some Whitney. While her much-lauded comeback album has fizzled and garnered no Grammy nods (we think she was robbed!), the singer's friends are continuing to tell the National Enquirer that Whitney's behavior is reminiscent of when she was doing drugs. As you may recall, Whitney told Oprah last September she did crack, that Bobby spat in her face and she's still tempted by the drug. Also during that interview: She called Oprah a liar.
This latest source says:
"Everyone is worried about her. Whitney seems to go from being a nervous wreck to being completely out of it in a short period of time -- just like she did when she was freebasing and using crack cocaine. She is still drinking and with Whitney, alcohol and drugs have always gone hand-in-hand. She's worked hard so to get back on top, it would be tragic or it to go up in smoke because she can't stay clean."
The Enquirer says Whitney was "freaking out" about going to Europe to promote her new album, but, as usual, her mentor Clive Davis was there to calm her down and she ultimately got on the plane.
But friends say the strange outbursts continued. She was able to pull herself together after this wardrobe malfunction, but Whitney, allegedly, lost it backstage at the Italian version of "The X Factor."
"Whitney managed to hold it together on stage, but it was chaos behind the scenes. It was as if she didn't know where she was half of the time," the source added. "You can't help worrying that she's slipped back unto some of her bad habits."
Now her people fear her comeback tour may be in jeopardy if she can't get it together.
Source: National Enquirer, Jan. 10, 2010, print edition.


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Reports – Arsenal Boss Ready To Fork Out £60M For La Liga Wizard
Arsenal's long and winding search for quality players this summer is still ongoing and this time around, it has led them to Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid.
A report from Squawka is claiming Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is ready to cough up £60m to sign talismanic Antoine Griezmann, as the French boss has been secretly pursuing the Atleti attacker all summer.
Griezmann was superb for France at the European Championships. Scoring six goals and gathering two assists in seven appearances. The 26-year old is a target for top European sides, despite recently extending his contract at the Vicente Calderon.
However, the transfer is unlikely with the summer window only seven days away from slamming shut. It is believed Wenger was banking on Diego Costa returning to Atleti before making his interest official, as the La Liga giants could consider selling Griezmann then.
Griezmann's buyout clause at Atleti reportedly stands at a whopping £86.2m, having penned a new five-year extension.
Nevertheless, it still remains a huge doubt whether Wenger could be willing to loosen the purse strings to pay as high as that fee for the France international, who has also courted the interests of Chelsea and Manchester United.
Griezmann joined Atletico Madrid from Real Sociedad in 2014 and, he has been a pivotal player for the Madrid outfit ever since.


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|Helen Pedotti
It was the oddest sight. We were gathering cattle on my family's ranch. As I rode my horse along a gently sloping hillside, suddenly I saw a cowboy boot sailing high through the air. And I mean high. I quickly spurred my horse in that direction, and there was Helen sitting on the ground and her horse nearby jumping around in circles, covered by a swarm of yellow jackets. Helen had a heavy coat on and always wore an elegant scarf over her hair when she rode, so she had not been hit hard by the yellow jackets herself, but her tall palomino horse had. Some other help came, and we caught the horse and swatted off the fiercely stinging insects and recovered her lost boot. Helen calmly got back on her shaken gelding and continued with the day's cattle work. On yet another roundup, Helen had a similar experience. We started to wonder why she always seemed to be singled out by the infuriated wasps when there were numerous riders available for their assault. Helen later told me that she solved the problem by not using perfume on roundup days.
That was in the 1960s. Since 1948 , Helen and her husband, Pida, had owned the El Arbolado Ranch just west of Highway 101 near the hamlet of Las Cruces. We owned the El Chorro Ranch about ten miles west of their place. For most of my early life, I always knew Helen as wonderful friend, neighbor and fellow rancher.
While many ranchers were Republicans, like my parents, that was not the situation in southwestern Santa Barbara County. Helen was a life-long Democrat, and so were the Coopers on Rancho de La Vina on Santa Rosa Road, along with Helen's sister Katie Peake and her husband, Channing, on Rancho Jabali. Senator Jack Hollister, the Pedotti's neighbor to the south on Rancho Santa Anita, was an old time New Deal Democrat. Many of the cowboys and other men who worked on ranches were Democrats as well. I remember Helen coming to my seventh grade class in 1959 at Vista del Mar School in Gaviota. She was telling us about John Kennedy and his qualifications to be president, representing the Democratic point of view for the upcoming election. Echoing a Republican mailing my parents had received, I asked her, "Isn't Kennedy too young to be president?" She quickly set me straight.
I came to love to hear Helen talk about politics, and by the time Kennedy was elected, I had become a "Pedotti" Democrat as well, and have been one ever since. I owe much of my personal political awareness and sensibility to Helen. Her passions, values and politics were fully integrated into a powerful force, and she was utterly fearless in her beliefs. She was the first woman chairperson of the Santa Barbara County Democrats in the 1960s, serving in that position for ten years. She was a Eugene McCarthy delegate in the 1968 Democratic Convention, as well as an alternate at a later one, and was a good friend of Governors Pat and Jerry Brown. All her life she has backed up her political beliefs with her time, energy, and financial resources. At the 1960 Democratic Convention, when Kennedy was nominated, she served on the Rules Committee. She has contributed to the Democratic cause over many years, most recently sending contributions to both local and nation-wide recent candidates and organizations such as the DNC, Carl Levin, Wesley Clark, Lois Capps, Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, Howard Dean, the Bill Clinton Library, and, of course, Barack Obama. Years ago, one of my bothers had been at the Pedotti's house the night of a particularly bruising Democratic defeat. He told me that Helen looked really devastated. She took her politics seriously. She knew they mattered. I was saddened last week as I watched President Obama's first State of the Union address, knowing Helen was not here to see it. She would have been hugely proud to be an American on that night for many reasons.
Like her husband, Helen had a wonderful business sense and her own tremendously successful business career. Her own father, Max Schott, had been a true old west entrepreneur, and had amassed a family fortune in (what kind of?}mines in Colorado. Pida once told me that he and Helen were socially liberal, but financially conservative. They saw no contradictions in this statement. Helen and Pida had met when she was a student in Switzerland. Being Swiss, Pida spoke German, French and Romange, but little English. After they were married, Pida attended the Harvard Business School, and Helen had to translate all the textbooks and other school documents for him. Helen, in a sense, earned her own business degree as well during Pida's Ivy League studies.
One of her ventures was to own the CBS Television affiliate, KCOY, Channel 12, in Santa Maria with several other investors, such as Emilio Acquistapace, a long time Santa Maria Valley farmer. I taught at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria at the time, and on many mornings I would see Helen's blue BMW sedan pulling out of Rancho Arbolado and heading north, much faster than I, nearly fifty miles, to take care of business. In addition to the TV station, her talent for the media business also included owning a Livermore based, Bay area FM station, KKIQ, operated under the name Tri-Valley Broadcasters, Inc., up to 1998. It struck me that as an owner, Helen was very much hands on and engaged with the details. Once, for example, at a steak and enchilada meal (which were always splendid and prepared by Helen personally) after a branding at Rancho Arbolado, she quizzed me about what I thought of a recently hired newscaster on the evening news. She wanted not just a fuzzy impression, but specific reasons for my observations. These business ventures alone, or even just her intense involvement with the local, state, and national Democratic Party, would have certainly been sufficient to utterly absorb the time and energy of any normal human being, but with Helen, there was always something more.
Like Don Jose de la Guerra, the original owner of their 2,700 acre Rancho Arbolado (It was the southeastern portion of de la Guerra's original Rancho San Julian), Helen and Pida also had a house in Santa Barbara, a tile roofed compound with a well-hidden garden on Canon Perdido, less than three blocks East of State Street. For many years there was a long tradition of a Pedotti Old Spanish Days Fiesta party. It was always quite an affair, for Helen knew just about everyone in town and was involved with a multitude of organizations. Raised in Santa Barbara, she graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1934 and always had a deep affection for and affiliation with the town and its many traditions and cultural organizations. My own memory of these great affairs is dim, but my family and I used to go every year. For many of us, the Pedotti fiesta was simply a part of the larger Fiesta, just like the Rodeo and Stock Horse Show and the parade up State Street. In addition to her out of town ranching interests and family life and her spread out media businesses, she was the quintessential Santa Barbara civic leader. Her mother, Alice Schott, had given the city its original Continuing Education Center, donating the original campus which grew to become a model institution, emulated by others world-wide. Mrs. Schott named the campus's theater Alhecama, incorporating the first two letters of each of her four daughter's first names, the he representing Helen. Helen was a founding member of the Arts Fund (which honored her with its lifetime achievement award), earned the title of Honorary Life trustee at the Presidio Restoration Project, and served as a general partner in De La Guerra Investments. Always attentive to details, I recall her once asking me if I thought the fountain in the little plaza behind the De La Guerra adobe in the old shopping complex was a bit too large for the space it was in. Of course, I told her it was perfect. She also served as a trustee for the Santa Barbara Historical Society and Museum. In later years, when Pida grew ill and was unable to run the ranch, he and Helen moved to a home on Garden Street near the Old Mission. She always kept herself near the heart of things, literally and figuratively, especially in her beloved town. I'm certain that she loved the ranch and the chance to raise her children, Holly, Tina, Jon, and Chico there, but she saw that it was time to turn over Rancho Arbolado to the next generation, for Jon and Chico had both become full-time cattlemen, and return to Santa Barbara, a place that, in many ways, she had never really left. Helen once told me, years ago, that she always knew that she would return to Santa Barbara.
In addition to caring for Pida during his final years, Helen's time in Santa Barbara focused on fundraising for education as she joined the SBCC Foundation and became deeply involved in raising money for the college. The college honored her lifelong commitment to education by naming the courtyard of the MacDougal Center after her. She also took the initiative in 2008 to personally donate $278,000 to fund a multimedia classroom located at the County Jail. Inmates now have the opportunity to use the Helen Pedotti Inmate Learning Center to study in either vocational or academic areas in classes offered by SBCC's Continuing Education Division. Thanks to Helen's extraordinary generosity, inmates now have the chance to complete high school diplomas, study ESL, or even get counseling for their post-release life. I can't think of a better investment in our county's future. What a transformation from the earlier days of the Schott Center when Helen herself took a challenging Adult Ed. class from Hugh Kenner, a world-class UCSB professor, who specialized in the Modernist Literary Movement, focusing on the complex poetry of T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and W.B. Yeats! (I remember a great discussion Pida, Helen, and I had about Eliot's famous poem, The Waste Land. They had decided that Eliot's poem could be understood in small bits, "like opening little Christmas presents"; however, the whole poem remained hopelessly obscure. It was a very accurate observation.) But Helen knew that what was most important to the community back then was very different today. If Helen was nothing else, she was radically current, always fully in tune with the changing needs of her community and world, up to date, informed.
Helen's public life can be seen as one devoted to many notable and important causes and organizations in her community and world. But her grandson, Jose Baer, who now lives at Rancho Arbolado, told me a story that says a great deal about a more private Helen. When Jose had graduated from Midland School, he and a classmate spent the summer building cattle fences on the Pedotti Ranch. Jose was going off to Berkeley in the fall, but his friend had no money for college and, consequently, no plans at all. When Helen found this out, she took him aside and told him that she would pay for everything if he would go to college. She paid his way through four years at Humboldt State University. No one else knew about this, and Jose's friend told him what Helen had done years later. Jose said that no matter how wild or rowdy he and his friends were, his grandmother, whom they all called Nona kept serving them those little, elegant sandwiches, the ones with the crusts neatly trimmed off. She would never lose faith in you and just knew, deep down, that you would eventually become a good citizen. She would never actually say this, but just being around her, you could sense her optimism and faith in you and your potential, whatever it might be or however deeply you might have buried it.
I never did quite figure out exactly why Helen's boot flew so high and so far on that roundup some forty years ago. Maybe I really didn't want to know. It certainly must have been a frightening scene, one worthy of a hyperbolic Ed Borein etching or a Charlie Russell painting. But nobody was there except for Helen. It sent a chill up my spine. We all wondered. But, Helen, she pulled on her boot, got back on the horse, pulled tight her gloves, and kept on going. We had a job to do that day.


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It's too late when the flood arrives. It's too late when the hurricane is landing. It's too late two weeks before the hurricane arrives.
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has a 30 day waiting period unless you're buying a new home or re-financing. So if the peak of hurricane season is in August and September (for NJ and the rest of the Northeast) you have to start a month before.
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Select whether you want to calculate crude rates, age-adjusted rates, or trends in rates over time.
Choose settings for p-values, standard population year, age variable, trend variable, PC end points, APC calculation, rate ratios, standard errors, and confidence intervals as needed.
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It has been a year of so many wonderful transitions for the children and I.
But not all the transitions have been good. Last year I suffered two big losses. Both were untimely. Both took men in the primes of their lives. Today I want to write about one of them – my friend, Joe.
I was sent to Jamaica for the first time in 1998. In the briefing I had with USAID when I arrived I was told that there was a brilliant but over-the-top director of a theatre troupe cum NGO who had written a masterpiece of a sex education curriculum but that the US government could not allow it to be printed in its current form.
See, this man, Joseph Robinson, wanted to talk about sex openly. [Gasp]
He wanted to address issues that people in Jamaica face in their daily lives, but no one wanted to talk about – issues like violence against women, forced sex, and homophobia. He also wanted to talk about sex as a healthy expression of self, sex drives, and even how to have good sex. (Guys… find the clitoris. Now rub.)
He wanted to talk about these things with teachers from the Ministry of Health who teach school children.
He was brilliant – but generations ahead of his time. Or rather, he should have been born Dutch instead of Caribbean.
Before I met Joe, I thought I pushed the limits when I trained. But clearly I knew nothing.
Joe spent the next seven years teaching me so many lessons - and pushing my limits. My two favorites are:
1. How it is possible to live openly in a society that hates you for something you have no choice in. (And how to compulsively work to improve that society – all the while being hated for your essential being - in this case being gay.)
2. How to love your enemies so that they have no choice but to love you back.
For a number of years I spent at least one week out of every four in Jamaica working with Joe. I never did tame him into the dumbed-down sex educator many would have like to have seen. But I did spend a lot of time editing his brilliant work. And it WAS brilliant – most of the time.
The when we were together the friendship was intense. Joe liked to analyze every little detail of his relationships, people, world events, and of course, gossip about people's sex lives. And he would keep me up until 4 AM – talking my ear off until I had no choice but to drift off to sleep.
Joe was also an incredibly loyal friend. He could be distracted for months – like many creative people, totally immersed in a new project. But then, out of the blue, he'd do something wonderful.
Like showing up at my door on my birthday – having flown out of the warmth of Jamaica to submit himself to the cold tremble of Washington, DC in mid-January – totally unannounced. He did that twice.
[And both times he promptly ran out for bagels, cream cheese and lox because once, years before, I told him that I loved to eat that for breakfast.]
And again he showed up unannounced at my baby shower. He just walked in the door like he was expected – a tremendous surprise – a beautiful act of friendship.
When you have children it is only natural that some parts of your life fall by the wayside. One of the great losses of Independent Hally in the early days was my 2nd life – the one I had in Jamaica working side-by-side with Joe. Joe and I talked on the phone and he promised me that he would come visit. But those were difficult times for the NGO that he ran and he never made it to Washington, DC. He never met Jaden and Rowan.
And I only made it back to Jamaica once – a quick visit with no play time. When I saw him then, just about 7 months before he died, he didn't look right to me. In the old days I might have said something to him, but we just weren't as close anymore and so I said nothing. It was just a month later that he was diagnosed with cancer.
It was a very aggressive form. But I didn't know that. He didn't tell me. He was an optimist who believed in the power of the mind to heal.
He told me that he was getting better. He told me that it would be too much trouble for me to visit him (in the hospital in Reno where he first got sick and then later in Miami) – that I should say home and take care of my kids – which I did. He said that he could come to Washington, DC to visit us soon.
I really regret that now. I let parenting get in the way of a friendship that I really valued. I should have come out of myself to be there – to be by his side – for a least a little bit. But instead I let his friends without children play that role.
I was finally planning a trip to see Joe in early August last year when Joe's best friend, Reg, called to tell me that if I wanted to see him it had to be now. I couldn't wait any longer.
And so I did what the old Hally would have done. I used my frequent flyer miles. I made arrangements for the kids. I flew down to the Bahamas where he was in the hospital to see him just two days later.
But it was already too late. I arrived at 5 PM. He died a little bit after midnight.
I never had a minute alone with him. And he was comatose when I arrived.
But for a few minutes that evening I managed to carve a space for myself right next to his bed. I leaned in close and I whispered in his ear how much I loved him. That I learned so much from him. That even though I had been so busy being a mom that I didn't manage to make it for one last all-night conversation I never stopped thinking of him as one of the most important persons in my life.
And then I told him it was OK to go.
I love you Joe.


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24 HR Chairs
24 Hour and Control Room Chair Selection
The most challenging situation for a working office chair is the 24 hour environment commonly found within a control room, monitoring studio or at a 24hr reception desk. In response, office chair manufacturers have produced a range of 24hr Ergonomic Office Chairs, often with a more robust seat mechanism and stronger components.
Additional padding is normally included to improve user comfort and back support, essential during long periods of sitting. A special range of 24hr fabrics has been designed to improve ventilation and air circulation and this fabric range (or leather) has to be chosen to maintain the warranty conditions.
All of our 24 hour chairs are designed to promote movement whilst at work in control room areas and this will help to alleviate problems of back pain, neck pain and shoulder fatique which can be encountered with a static posture and the viewing of a large monitor array. With the correct choice of 24 hour office chair and attention given to the set up of an ergonomic workstation, a supportive posture can be maintained for the longer term, helping to reduce employee absenteeism.
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Surrey Nurturing Links is a registered charity based in Surrey. We offer a range of training programmes and workshops, some from specific programmes such as the Family Links or HENRY (Health Exercise and Nutrition for the Really Young) or others of a bespoke nature. We also offer a project management service for projects that fit within the aims of the charity.
On our website, we list Parent Groups in Surrey from both the Family Links and HENRY projects, thus enabling parents to find the most convenient course for them in terms of both location and timing.
Our Aims
Surrey Nurturing Links exists to promote the health and emotional well-being and safety of children and families in Surrey to enable individuals to fulfill their potential and become responsible citizens. The charity aims to do this through the education, support and training of children, parents, carers and staff working with children and families in a diverse range of settings.
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Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Hellraiser Voodoo Doll Keychains
- Sophie10 May 2013 at 09:11
Sorry But I have to say it... These are super CUTE!! :) haha I know they are supposed to be creatures of torture and stuff.. but they are sooo cute!ReplyDeleteReplies
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BigOven's Recipe Clipper is the simplest way to save the recipes you want from all over the web and then use them to make grocery lists, menu plans and more. Today, we're pleased to release a handy way to search clipper-compatible sites from our website and within the free BigOven apps.
Easily build your recipe collection by clipping!
Clipping recipes is one of four easy ways to get your recipes into BigOven. Here's how:
From the BigOven iOS or Android apps
- Click your My Recipes area (the cookbook icon)
- Click the + in the upper right corner
- Choose "Recipe Clipper"
- Under "Find a recipe", type your search term
- Tap on the recipe you'd like to save (this will navigate to it in the app's browser)
- Click "Save Recipe" in the lower right
From the BigOven.com website
Choose "Add Recipe" from the navigation bar ("…" when signed in)
- Choose "Clip it from any recipe site"
- Drag the "Save to BigOven" button to your browser's "favorites" bar if you haven't done so
- Scroll down on the page (www.bigoven.com/clipper) to see the search box
- Enter your search term, and visit the page
- Click the "Save to BigOven" button on your favorites bar
Recipes you add to BigOven are automatically synchronized for you and available in the iPhone, iPad and Android apps, as well as on the web.
While there are a myriad of other ways to organize your recipes online such as Pinterest and Evernote, only BigOven gives you:
- a synchronized recipe box that works across iPhone, Android, the web and more,
- an easy way to add recipes by snapping a photo,
- an easy way to make recipes into grocery lists,
- menu plans,
- recipe resizing
- nutrition tools
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Grab BigOven's Recipe Clipper today, drag and drop it onto your favorites bar, and start clipping!


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Ky LiquidReviewing: K*Y Liquid | Rating:
K*Y Liquid is a great personal lubricant. It is not sticky like some and also does not have that chill of jelly lubricants. It goes on smooth and helps keep things gliding smoothly. It does need to be reapplied after 30 minutes of use depending on the persons using it. It does not have the sticky feeling and is water based so it is safe to use with latex products. It gives great rise to any personal situation. This is a great beginner product that will help romatic moments stay in the heat of the moment. It will help prolong intimate moments. It does not contain spermicide and should be used with other contraceptives such as condoms to prevent STD's and unplanned pregnancies. K*Y liquid is a step up from your traditional lubricants that came in jelly form. Be wared though it can still stain sheet and walls although this will wash off with regular soap and water. Try K*Y liquid to help enhance your intimate moments


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this is not like baking
"salad" by Hamza Butt is licensed under CC BY 2.0
My original plan was to cook one meal a week and then update my blog and Instagram with each meal attempt. But my journey so far has not gone this way.
On Saturday, February 11th, I went shopping for the ingredients to make two appetizers because my plan was to cook both Saturday and Sunday that week. It's ambitious, I know. Later that evening, I made Roasted Red Pepper and Sweet Potato Soup and tritip for dinner. I got the soup recipe from Tastemade and followed the directions exactly. As a baker, I am used to following recipes precisely, so my approach to cooking was the same. I quickly learned that this is not how cooking works.
The recipe calls for two sweet potatos, so I followed that even though it looked like one sweet potato was enough.
What this means is that the sweet potato flavor dominated the soup, and the consistancy was closer to a thick puree than a liquid soup. The flavors were decent, but I would not make the recipe again because it was not a hit with the family.
I woke up that Sunday very sick, so I did not cook the second appetizer. I was sick for so long that I did not cook the following weekend either.
There has been unexpected learning throughout. We made Ribeye steaks, french fries, and asperagus on Friday the 24th. We did not follow a recipe, but Andrew walked me through every step. He used the Socratic method, which I have found helps me as much as direct instruction does.
On Sunday the 26th, Andrew and I made Garlic Clove Chicken and Almond Pear Tarts. They were delicious! Our family ate the leftover tarts for breakfast this past week.
Happy Thursday!
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When Power Query was launched as part of Power BI in February of '14, the BI community applauded the flexibility and power that Power Query represented. With the current version of Power Query, data enthusiast can collect and refresh information from virtually any data source into Power Pivot.
As the product evolves, we get to see more sophisticated users and they are polarizing into:
- Data User
- The Intermediate
- The King of DAX
The intended use of Power Query was to pull data from virtually any data source ranging from Active Directory to Salesforce and Facebook to Power Pivot as a self-service tool. This is fantastic self-service functionality for most users.
Additionally, the "Intermediate" and "King of DAX" users see the value of loading Facebook, Salesforce, ERP, Active Directory, oData, Web Tables not only to a Power Pivot on their desktop, but all the way to the SQL Server Enterprise Data Warehouse. More specifically; the ODS.(Operational Data Store)
With Power Update from Power Planner, Power Query becomes a complete ETL solution where you really can do Self-Service ETL and not only Self Service BI. The best example is loading Salesforce data into PowerPivot and then further loading this data into the Enterprise DW, without a separate ETL process in SSIS. All data is loaded straight from Power Query, and brings another dimension into Self Service BI. All Power Query and Power Pivot jobs can be scheduled to run around the clock.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2006
26 Comments:
- Tom DeLay said...
I know what you mean Harry. I thought Jack Abramoff was my buddy. But now he's sold me out to the Feds. What a bastard.
- Small Fish said...
what a dick!
- pissed off patricia said...
Tom D. knows what he's talking about but don't trust him with your wallet.
- Frederick said...
Why'd ya have to remind me of my first wife...jk
- said...
I'm filing this with the authorities as a criminal act. You are not Harry Whittington and the shame of it is that you actually have the idiot moonbats at DailyKos and the other liberal idiots believing you are.
Of course, that speak volumes to and of itself.
- Mel said...
Anonymous: you are so right. Who the hell does this guy think he is? But what do you mean that it speaks volumes "to and of itself?" Don't pull a boner!
- said...
Anonymous: Hey, yeah, I'm going to file a complaint too! This fake Harry Whittington guy has such a pre-9/11 mindset when it comes to the first amendment.
Ohh, and it's "in and of itself" (I know, prepositions are little, but tricky words).
- said...
OK, so now parody is a criminal act? My God, is this what the founding fathers risked life and limb for, so that we can't even laugh about someone being shot in the face by the Vice President?
- Professor Snape said...
Indeed, Harold. I myself have thought I could trust Slughorn, the former Potions Master. But Sluggo spiked my polyjuice potion with mango juice, and now I like drinks with umbrellas in them.
- double plus mal said...
Careful with your words, Harry. You're talking like a liberal.
- said...
Ya know what is the funniest part of all this?
Dick, while all liquored up shoots his buddy in the face, hides from the authorities and nothing happens.
Clinton shoots his wad in an intern's face and gets impeached.
- Neil Shakespeare said...
First, I hope you're still alive at this writing, Mr. Whittington, and that no more of those "5 to 200" pellets has entered your heart and killed you. Things will only get worse when you leave the hospital. All of your sensitive Republican friends will be calling you 'Pellethead', and the pellets removed from your body will be auctioned off on eBay for thousands of dollars each. Maybe millions.
- said...
Harry, if you bite it does Dick get to have you stuffed and put up on his office wall? Does the NRA have a ruling on this?
- pissed off patricia said...
Anonymous, Bugs Bunny isn't a real rabbit.
Did you check your sense of humor at the door?
- Kevin said...
WHAT!?! Bugs Bunny isn't a real rabbit. Jesus, could this day get ANY worse?
- said...
Doesn't anyone care about my feelings? All I wanted to to was kill little birds. Because, you know, that's fun. I didn't mean to shoot you in the head with a shotgun. Don't you know this was one of the worst days in my life? Let's have a little sympathy for me!
- Rev. Manny Gregorius said...
Now, I forget, which one are you banging, that Armstrong lady or the Ambassador to Switzerland? I'd ask Dick which of the two he's screwing (take one look at Piano-Leg Lynne & who can blame him?), but he never answers my emails.
- Ray said...
Small Fish, I totally agree...what a dick!
- said...
Well, one time my boss told me to pass on some info to the press. Then I got busted and he totally hung me out to dry. he's all, "I didn't tell him to do it!" and I'm all, "Yes, he did!" And now he's like pretending to be my pal and asking me if I'm gonna tell on him or not. I can't tell if he's really my friend or if he just doesn't want to get in trouble. So I TOTALLY get where you're coming from dude.
- said...
I'd like to cuss you out big time - you stupid bleepity bleep bleep bleep. Don't you know how much you have hurt THE VP?? How could you be so recklessly stupid and get in the way our dear leader's shooting. You have caused great anxiety for Dick, and I'm frankly worried about him having another heart attack.
So bleep you. Please leave the Republican Party. Our tent isn't enough for the likes of you.
- said...
Don't pay any attention to Tom Delay. He's a liar.
- said...
hey there thanks for taking that one for me. much obliged, as we say here in the covey
- said...
Bugs Bunny isn't real?
Is there NO END to the horrors that this shooting will reveal?!
- said...
Better you than me... heh
- said...
Ever had a big Dick unload in your face ?
- louise said...
Yes I have been. I started in that situation in 1968 when Dick Cheney and his lawyer purposely hid my adoption and it actually destroyed the whole rest of my life! It much worse than getting shot! To add insult to injury, not only did those decisions to hide my adoption destroy my whole life, but Dick Came back and forced me to walk on my two feet that were fractured by coming to Canada and telling Gordon Campbell to not allow me to Drive my car even though I owned it. Your right Mr.Whittington he's a real monster.


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Tag Archives: Gardens by the bay
Flora @ Conservatories Cloud Forest & Flower Dome
The flora @ the two conservatories is amazing, beautiful and colorful… and the photos I chose are just a small selection.
I used the pics straight out of camera – no cropping, color changes or other editing.
Enjoy! (:
Conservatory Cloud Forest
Gardens by the Bay Singapore is always worth a visit and the two conservatory domes are too. It was actually my first time that I visited the Conservatory Cloud Forest and the Flower Dome – and it was an amazing experience, breathtaking and adventurous. I was totally into it and I took quite a lot of photographs, thats why I decided to divide my contributions into three – Conservatory Cloud Forest, Conservatory Flower Dome and a third post for all the flowers and plants. Have a look and enjoy! (:
Cee's Fun Foto Challenge: Your 2012 Outdoors and Nature
My 2012 was a very colorful and bright year – enjoy it!
See more pictures @ Cee's Fun Foto Challenge
Weekly Photo Challenge: Surprise
This year – my first here in Singapore – was full of surprises!
I really like this challenge because so many things can surprise you in so many different ways.


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Playstation 4
What it is
Sony released their latest take on the video game console with the new Playstation 4. With a battle waging on over your living room Sony looks to win you over with some of their features and powerful hardware.
One of three major consoles on the market, Playstation has appeard to target an older, more mature market with a steady stock of action/adventure titles and a reputation for promoting violent games.
What it does
With an impressive library of games already avalible, Playstation always has some of the world's biggest developers working on the next big game or the next app to absorb as much of your time as possible. Making a huge step up from the previous Playstation, the Playstation 4 brings sharper graphics, richer colors, and an enhanced user experience.
Players are also able to record and upload video clips from their adventures and share them with their friends or players around the world—essentially bragging rights on steroids. Not to mention the endless hours of online multiplayer.
The Playstation 4 also acts a media player that can handle DVDs or Blu-Rays, making it all the more desirable to certain consumers.
Kid Appeal/Pitfalls
Like any other video game system, the Playstation 4 is a coveted piece of entertainment for gming enthusiasts of all ages. It's important to note there are quite a few really great games available that would be safe for the whole family, as well as some apps, though not as many as Apple and Google. Rising video apps such as VUDU and Crackle make themselves available for free, and have a wide range of content from child friendly to rated R.
The PS4 alone, by itself, hooked up to your TV, is harmless really; it's the content you buy at the store or download at home that's potentially harmful. If it's not the violence you're concerned about, chatting with strangers in multiplayer might be, or just giving your kid access to your Netflix account. Thankfully the Playstation 4 has some great Parental Controls avalible to help you keep a leg up.
Simply log into your Master Account, jump into settings, and set your passcode and adjust your settings.
What's Good?
The new and improved Parental Controls Sony built into the Playstation 4 have been great, giving parents the ability to block games with specific ratings, including any downloadable demos. Also, parents can now disable the ability to send text, video, and voice chat with strangers, or shut down the web browser altogether.
The controls are robust. Let's say you don't own any R-rated DVDs or Blu-Rays, but your child brings one home from Redbox or from a friend. As long as you've set up the Parental Controls, you can block those discs from ever working to begin with.
What's the verdict?
The Playstation 4 is here to stay, and we think it's pretty awesome when used appropriately. We believe with a healthy balance of Parental Controls and solid content, the Playstation 4 could become a staple in most living rooms, but without these controls we wouldn't be giving it such a solid thumbs up.
It needs to be said, you must go in and set these up yourself. If not, you're giving your family wide open un-monitored access to the internet.


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Once you've walked down the aisle and are headed straight for newlywed bliss, you'll begin to feel a sudden shift in certain aspects of daily life. One topic that undoubtedly changes is your finances. No longer are you a party of one, but one half of a married couple, which means the two of you are in this together. No matter how you and your new spouse decide to tackle the issue of money, here are some tips to help make the process a bit easier.
1. Be Prepared
As newlyweds, chances are you've had a few discussions about finances prior to your walk down the aisle. If not, this is the time. You shouldn't wait until potential issues arise to have a "state of our finances" discussion, and it should be just that — a discussion. Find a place that you feel comfortable as a couple in regards to income, spending and budget. Whether you opt for the "what's yours is mine and what's mine is yours" philosophy, go "halfsies" or keep everything separate is entirely up to you, but you need to be prepared to enter your marriage strong and united — financially and otherwise.
2. Budget Carefully
Budgeting for a shared household, two incomes and double the expenses can be a doozy, but it's worth every minute it takes to develop a comprehensive budget. Factor in the larger, more significant expenses first but don't forget unexpected expenses too, like doctor's visits, car repairs and other unpleasant but necessary bills. Don't forget to account for payment due dates and interest accrual in your calculations, and consider planning for direct deposits to make the process a bit easier. While it may seem like (and it is) serious business, be sure to allow for some fun spending too, like date nights. If it becomes overwhelming or a source of tension, professional financial advisors can certainly be a big help.
3. Consider Merging Banks
Many couples want to still keep separate checking or savings accounts for personal spending, and that's great! One way to make this a bit easier is if you decide to keep all your money with one bank. Putting all your money within the same establishment makes for easier payments, transactions and transfers should the need arise. Why not make it easier on yourself?
4. Look for Spending Cuts
One of the many perks of marriage is that at times it allows for spending cuts. If you both have had your own Netflix accounts, you can ditch one now for a household membership instead. Many gyms, monthly subscriptions and other expenses can merge, which will add up to savings at the end of each month. Additionally, if you both pay separate premiums for health, car or homeowner insurance, you should look into combining policies now that you're married. Potentially lower rates will only help you in the long run.
See More: 9 Small, Unexpected Wedding Costs You Shouldn't Forget to Budget For
5. Share Savings Goals
Determine exactly what your saving goals are and each spouse's responsibility to contribute towards that goal. Whether your aiming to have six month's expenses saved in an account, aggressively contribute towards retirement or stash enough cash aside for a Euro-trip, both you and your spouse should be aware of the goal and agree on a timeframe, as well as contributions.
6. Make a Communication Plan
Do you need to know when one another makes a large purchase? What about something under $100? Who will do the grocery shopping? Which spouse is responsible for keeping and organizing financial paperwork? These are all questions that may not arise early on in wedded bliss, but should. By clearly establishing expectations and roles for financial communication you can avoid any arguments, disagreements and overall stress as your marriage progresses.


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It wouldn't be right if we didn't write WWDC as dubbya-dubbya-DC at least once this year, so we're going to get that out of the way before we're slapped in the face with a case of the Mondays. Although, Monday doesn't have to be all that bad — this year we're going to try to deliver the goods live from 4th and Howard streets as we hold @SteveStreza hostage to do the dirty work of live blogging and taking pictures while we sleep in late, hang out in our PJs, and drink fancy coffee. Only once the pot is empty and our live blogger escapes our clutches will we finally sit down to bring you all day coverage of Apple's latest product announcements. You dig?
Cool, because we're going to be right here Monday morning as WWDC 2012 kicks off with this year's Keynote. See you tomorrow!
Apple WWDC 2012 Keynote Time Zones:
13:00 — New York, New York
10:00 — San Francisco, California
07:00 — Honolulu, Hawaii
03:00 — Sydney, Australia
02:00 — Tokyo, Japan
01:00 — Shanghai, China
22:30 — New Delhi, India
21:00 — Moscow, Russia
19:00 — Rome, Italy
18:00 — London, England
Note: We'll provide all day coverage of WWDC announcements on MacStories' homepage and through our WWDC 2012 hub. We'll have a liveblog in this post 30 minutes before the keynote kicks off, tweet text updates as @MacStoriesLive, and announce new articles and updates as @MacStoriesNet.
Liveblog and updates (in reverse chronological order) after the break.
Photo Updates from Moscone West
Update 8:00 AM: More photos from the line now inside Moscone West.
Update 7:30 AM: Apple is now letting attendees enter the Moscone West. Photos below.
Update 6:15 AM:Our friend Steve Streza is now line at Moscone West, and sharing photos of attendees, Apple employees watching the line, and more.
An Apple employee in orange t-shirt.
Human coffee dispensers are in line, too.
Our friends Rene Ritchie of iMore and Matthew Panzarino of The Next Web.
There is a bongo band playing at the line.
Also in line: @chronic, @b3ll, and @PolishDemon.
Update: At 4:45 AM Pacific time, the line for today's WWDC keynote is already around the corner of Moscone West. Photo below via @cocoacast:


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The AcousticSheep SleepPhones Classic are an innovative approach on how to make comfortable sleep headphones. Traditionally, headphones for sleeping are very dependent on head size and shape.
This can easily result in many issues with comfort and sound quality. The SleepPhones use headband-like construction to completely eliminate this issue and provide a great fit for virtually everyone.
Design and build
The AcousticSheep SleepPhones Classic Sleep Headphones are very similar to other models in the series. They use a regular 3.5mm audio jack to connect to your audio source of choice, and, as such, don't require any batteries at all.
Additionally, the Classic version will work with any audio device that outputs sound using 3.5mm audio connector. The Wireless version requires Bluetooth-enabled smartphone or tablet. The downside is the fact that the cable can tangle during the night.
You have to make sure that your smartphone isn't just lying on the nightstand, as it could easily fall down if you would tug on the cable during sleep.
The built-in speakers are easily removable, and the headband then becomes machine washable. The fabric used to make the headband is cool, soft, lightweight and stretchy. It performs well even during hot summer nights.
Sound quality
The included removable speakers manage to provide a surprisingly good audio quality and noise isolation. AcousticSheep uses the same speakers across their model range, and they provide with a pleasant, natural sound reproduction.
Of course, you cannot expect truly high-end audio quality. These headphones were designed for quieter audio playback with less emphasis on clarity and detail. When paired with an audiobook, these headphones really start to shine. Their non-fatiguing nature makes them very easy to listen to for long hours on end.
Simply put them on when you go to bed, close your eyes, and relax.
What is in the box?
Just like another version of AcousticSheep SleepPhone, the Classic version also comes without any accessories.


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When mature the coconuts still contain some water and can be used as seed nuts or processed to give oil from the kernel, charcoal from the hard shell and coir from the fibrous husk.
The edible part which is present inside the coconut is commonly called as the coconut flesh .When dried, the coconut flesh is called copra. The oil and milk derived from it are commonly used in cooking and frying. Coconut oil is also widely used in soaps and cosmetics.


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Audible Now Has Channels!
I discovered that Audible now has channels. The program is in BETA and it is awesome.
For those of you who don't use Audible. Audible is an Amazon company specializing first in audio books, and now in all types of audio content including books, magazines, newspapers, lectures, interviews, and much more.
Last month Audible added channels to the mix. These are just like radio channels. Each filled with great content. Go to their website and check them out.
To see their channels go to Audible.com and click the menu item: Browse Audible – at the bottom of the menu you'll see Channels BETA.
My content channels at the moment include:
- The Great Courses
- Harvard Business Review
- Learn Something Amazing
- Science This
- New York Times
I listen to content on my phone through the Audible App. The channels are already on my phone. I love it!
You can choose from many channels with great content like:
- Entrepreneurship
- Business
- Short Stories
- Storytelling
- Science & Technology
- Self Improvement
- News (NYT, WSJ, etc)
- Sports
- Learn a Language
- Religion
- Travel
- Politics
- Society
- How to guides
- Music
- Much more
Start adding some "good news" and incredible content to your daily inhalation of content. It will make you smarter; maybe even happier!


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Living Edge is committed to original and genuine design, offering furniture by the most world-renowned designers and manufacturers..
As part of this commitment, Living Edge is bringing Vitra's 100 Miniatures Exhibition to Australia in November, providing an opportunity for visitors to see the miniature versions of the world's most
famous chairs all in one place. The collection celebrates the last 200 years of chair design, marking pivotal moments in the history of furniture design, and providing insights into history in general. Many of the chairs were revolutionary explorations of material, technology and form, and continue be used in the environments that we create and live in today.
Vitra's 100 Miniatures Exhibition will be on show in Australia November 8 to March 26 with exhibitions in Living Edge's Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth Showrooms.
Want to know more? Find out all the information here.


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Thursday, 14 May 2015
Modern Calligraphy Workshop
You may have noticed that lately I've been going to a LOT of workshops and classes, learning new skills and techniques. One of my goals for 2015 was to try lots of new craft-based things, plus since breaking up with my boyfriend I've had more free time, and have been eager to keep myself as busy as possible to take my mind off things. A few weeks ago I attended a modern calligraphy workshop at Drink Shop Do in Kings Cross. Organised by Quill London, the class was led by Imogen Owen, who is an established calligrapher and also runs her own letterpress studio!
Quill London provided all the materials needed to get started, and we were able to take them home too which was awesome as then you can get practising right away without worrying about ordering the correct supplies. To start off with Imogen had us doing simple excercises to get used to creating thick and thin strokes, before moving on to writing out the alphabet, following a guide they had created for us. Calligraphy is definitely one of those things that looks so so simple, but is so difficult to do really well! Imogen gave us several demonstrations of her calligraphy skills, and everyone was oohhing and ahhhing with jealousy at how good she was!
Finally we picked a word to practise writing out, learning how to join letters together and add our own personal touches and flourishes. I wrote out the word 'sweetie' purely because I liked the way the letters looked together.
Quill London run a number of different workshops, including Beginner's Modern Calligraphy (for those who have never done any before), Level 2 Calligraphy (for once you've done a beginner's class and want to progress), and also a Brush Lettering class, which I am going to next month. It was a super informative class, but calligraphy requires a LOT of practice to get anywhere near good enough at! I've been trying to practice as much as possible, and can't wait to share some more of my work with you....
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Administrators at NCKU in central Taiwan are betraying the democratic principles and foundations that are necessary for a well-rounded education
When, late last year, Tainan's National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) invited students to help decide the name of a square at the campus through a vote, the supposedly apolitical and "brainwashed" youth came up with a delightful surprise: Deng Nylon (鄭南榕, or Deng Nan-jung), the editor in chief of Freedom Era Weekly whose self-immolation on April 7, 1989, played a seminal role in the nation's democratization.
With their choice of an icon of democracy (coincidentally, Deng also went to NCKU), the students were making it clear that, unlike what contemporary critics of Taiwanese youth often claim, they know their history and cherish the sacrifices that people before them made to ensure a better future for all Taiwanese.
A total of 971 students voted for 「南榕廣場」 ("Nan-jung Square," or "South Banyan Square"), out of a total of approximately 3,000, putting it squarely at the top of the list. The choice of such a national hero for the name of the square must have been heartwarming to NCKU administrators who, we assume, are keen to cultivate strong values among their students. Er, no. The very next day, the school's secretariat decided that the name was improper. It was too ... political, and politics should say out of campus.
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Unhappy with what the students proposed in the poll, administrative committee members decided on Jan. 8 that they would instead propose a list of alternative names, which completely defeats the initial purpose of encouraging students to come up with their own, and is reminiscent more of Beijing's pre-selection of the candidates for elections in Hong Kong than the truly democratic mechanisms one would expect to see at work in Taiwan. Among the names proposed by the administrators were 「吳京」("Wu Jing") and「丁肇中」("Samuel Ting"), a former president of the university (and Minister of Education for the KMT in the 1990s) and a Nobel prize-wining American physicist of Chinese descent who once studied at NCKU, respectively.
At another meeting held on Jan. 15 to discuss the matter, 70 committee members supported the decision to drop Deng outright, while 21 opposed it. So Nylon Deng is out, at least when it comes to the international democracy at work among the school administrators. It gets worse. During the meeting, NCKU history professor Wang Wen-hsia (王文霞) raised doubts about Deng's contributions to freedom of expression and even likened his self-immolation to the act of a suicide bomber or terrorist. (Deng's office where he committed the ultimate sacrifice is located on Freedom Lane in Taipei. I encourage readers to visit it and to judge for themselves whether Deng falls in the same category as an al-Qaeda operative or Hamas suicide bomber.)
The idea that politics have no place on campus is bogus. Universities must serve as incubators for political ideas and future leaders. Only in authoritarian countries does the notion that politics should be barred from schools have any validity. And last time we checked, Taiwan was not part of the latter group. With their handling of the affair, NCKU administrators are betraying the very foundations of what constitutes a solid education, and make a travesty of the principles upon which modern Taiwan was founded.
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The American Chestnut Foundation. The Garden Club of America called all of its member clubs to participate is a multi-year project focusing on trees. The South County Garden Club chose to support The American Chestnut Foundation in partnership with the University of Rhode Island Master Gardeners and The South Kingstown Land Trust. The Club donated an irrigation system for the fields testing the vigor and disease resistance of chestnut seedlings. The project is ongoing.
Hale House; Pettaquamscutt Historical Society & the South Kingstown Land Trust.
HALE HOUSE was a summer retreat for the Hale Family from Brookline, Massachusetts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They were guests of the Weedens, owners of the house and the surrounding farmland. The Hale's were artists, writers, botanists, and altogether very interesting. The recognition of their artistic output has inspired the current interest in Matunuck landscape painting. The Garden Club worked with a local master craftsman to rebuild the trellises that were a prominent feature of Hale House at the time of their residence. They were completed in June 2012. Also in 2012, SCGC sponsored "CELEBRATE MATUNUCK", held on June 29 & 30 2012 to benefit both Hale House and The South Kingstown Land Trust. The events consisted of a Preview Party, auction, and Art in Bloom exhibit at Hale house on Friday and a tour of 6 member gardens and a local craft fair held at The South Kingstown Land Trust Barn on Saturday. The weather was perfect and the events enabled the Club to give substantial contributions to each institution.
Restoration of Walkways at historic Smith's Castle, Wickford (North Kingstown). SCGC made a leadership gift to the Cocumscussoc Association for the restoration of walkways in the historic garden at Smith's Castle in Wickford, RI. The Club installed an 18th century garden at Smith's Castle in the 1950's that was promptly destroyed by Hurricane Carol. The members reinstalled the garden after the devastation and our commitment to this site continues.
Annual Gifts of Christmas Greens. For over 20 years, the Club has held 'Greens' Workshops in early December. Club members gather a range of broad-leaf and needled evergreens from their own gardens to create holiday decorations, and then all of the many swags, wreaths, tabletop arrangements and small decorated topiary trees are then donated to area nursing homes and hospitals.
In addition to holding an Annual Lecture, our generous endowment from past member, Susan B. Wilson enables SCGC to award annual financial support to a student of horticulture, landscape design, landscape architecture or related fields.
The Club supports the following non-profit organizations that complement the mission and vision of our members: The South Kingstown Land Trust; The Pettaquamscutt Historical Society; The American Chestnut Foundation; The Narrow River Preservation Association; The Friends of Canonchet Farm; The Cocumscussoc Association; The Rhode Island Wild Plant Society and The Gilbert Stuart Museum. [Click on the names of these worthy organizations for more information.]
TRI-POND PARK, South Kingstown, 2007. With the help of a $1,000 grant from Principal Financial Group, South County Garden Club collaborated with the South Kingstown Parks & Recreation Department to create a Butterfly and Native Plant Garden at The Tri-Pond Environmental Center on Asa Pond for use in their educational program.


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Short Game Setup - The Body Position
Upper body - at address or impact the more the centre of the chest is positioned in front (towards target) of the ball, the lower the ball flight.
Hands - generally the more forward they are at impact, the lower the ball flight.
Lower body stance - generally the shorter the shot to be played the narrower the stance. Shifting the left hip (at address or during the swing) more towards the target will move the weight into the left side.
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The movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, N.Y., during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fate by various so-called saints.
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A young man wins and loses the first serious love of his life. Al Connelly falls in love with the girl of his dreams. After the summer she breaks up with him. As he tries to recover Al goes to desperate measures.
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Busting Monsanto's 'Better' Broccoli
Over the next few days, I'll be sharing the most blog-worthy moments from the American Dietetic Association's 2011 Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE), which wrapped up yesterday. Okay, how is this for "did April Fool's get moved to September?": Monsanto had a booth there. Yes, at a nutrition and health expo. Among their souvenirs: Monsanto-branded soybean-based chapstick. I'll let you sit with that one for a minute.
One of the company's featured products this year was Beneforté broccoli, which quietly launched last October (most attendees, including myself, were not aware of its existence until they saw it featured at the Monsanto booth). This broccoli is not genetically modified (i.e.: no pesticides were engineered into its genes), but rather a hybrid of commercial broccoli with a variety native to southern Italy.
Advertised with a "naturally better broccoli" tagline, the selling point pitched at Registered Dietitians was that "it boosts the body's antioxidant enzymes at least 2 times more than other broccoli." Specifically, one serving of Beneforté broccoli "naturally contains 2 – 3 times the phytonutrient glucoraphanin [a type of glucosinolate] as a serving of other leading broccoli varieties produced under similar growing conditions."
"Similar growing conditions". There's an interesting tidbit. For all we know, then, Beneforté's glucoraphanin content could pale in comparison to that of organic broccoli. Of course, this obsession with glucoraphanin is a silly and myopic distraction. Broccoli, by virtue of being a vegetable, is healthful and does not need to be improved upon. None of the myriad of chronic health issues affecting millions of Americans are due to "faulty broccoli" with low levels of glucoraphanin.
The biggest irony of this product lies in Monsanto's claim that Beneforté "help[s] maintain your body's defenses against the damage of environmental pollutants and free radicals."
Environmental pollutants? As in, the ones that have have increased exponentially as a result of genetic engineering? According to a 2009 report by The Organic Center, titled Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years, "the most striking finding is that G[enetically] E[ngineered] crops have been responsible for an increase of 383 million pounds of herbicide use in the U.S. over the first 13 years of commercial use of GE crops (1996- 2008)."
As the Environmental Working Group points out, herbicides "cause a litany of health effects, including cancer, birth defects, and disruption of the endocrine (hormone) system." And we're talking about an additional 383 million pounds solely attributed to bio-engineered seeds like the ones Monsanto offers. Let's also not forget Monsanto's "global pollution legacy", as the folks at SourceWatch so brilliantly put it.
There is no reason for broccoli to become a "value added" food product. Let's treat it with dignity and appreciate its worth as a vegetable. And, above all, let's not allow Monsanto to get away with gimmicky healthwashing. Despite what they may want you to think, supporting organic, sustainable agriculture — and, whenever possible, your local farmers — is much more important for your health and that of the planet than purchasing trademarked "naturally better broccoli".


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In our last post we looked at Mattel's awesome line of 1960's "Make and Play" toys, and today we take a closer examination of the packaging and booklet elements for the Thingmaker's CREEPLE PEEPLE, ie: colorful box art (all sides), metal molds, complete instruction guide, and the truly fun and bizarre clothing patterns for your Creeples (which I believe is actually the best part of this toy!) Man, I wish I still had some of my own original Creeple Peeple, but alas all I have left is what you see here (and a few strands of stringy pink hair)... those curious for more info, as well as images of the finished Peeple product, should try searching google images.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Creeple Peeple '65
Posted by Mr. Karswell at 8:50 PM
5 comments:
- Mr. Cavin said...
So very cool. And it looks like you should be able to make some cool Creeple Ice Cubes, still. Got any food coloring?
- June 18, 2012
- Mykal Banta said...
I had this, as well as the Creepy Crawlers. I could never get the people to work right, though. Mine always came out way too thin and porous. I had better luck with the Crawlers.
- June 18, 2012
- Karswell said...
I have to admit, the idea of these is a lot more fun than they actually are / were. For me it's pretty much all about the packaging designs and booklet / accessory illustrations.
- June 18, 2012
- Adventures In Gay Dating said...
Hmmm, I didn't have this one (looks like fun though). Mine made glow-n-the-dark skeletons.
- June 24, 2012
- Karswell said...
Check the previous post Gay Dater, you'll see the skeleton kit listed in the catalog.
- June 24, 2012
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Claire Yvonne Kendall (Age 81)
On Tuesday, July 15, 2014, of Kensington, MD. Beloved wife of Paul A. Kendall; daughter of the late Helena Keane and Frank Biberstein; granddaughter of Lillian Webster Keane, who died 49 years, to the day, before her beloved granddaughter, whom she watched over after her daughter Helena died, while cradling her baby, Claire, in her arms; sister of the late Pauline Krafft (Frank) and the late Beatrice Ward; mother of Paul Kendall (Jeannette), Therese Lipovsky (Robert M.), Mary Claire Kendall; grandmother of 15, in descending order of age: Caitlin Workman, Kathryn Kendall, Joseph Kendall, Elizabeth Lipovsky, Adam Kendall, Marie Kendall, Christina Lipovsky, Sara Kendall, David Lipovsky, Charles Kendall, Gregory Lipovsky, Nina Kendall, Mary Lou Lipovsky, Rose Kendall, and Isabelle Kendall. Aunt of the nine Krafft children: Barbara, Sue, Jeanne, Don, Marie, Marty, Bill, Steve and Nancy; and Judy Ward. Her greatest joy in life was family harmony. Relatives and friends may call at Holy Redeemer Church, 9705 Summit Ave, Kensington, MD 20895, corner of Summit Avenue & Cable Drive, Friday, July 18, from 5-8:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, July 19, at 10:00 a.m. Private Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross Foundation, 524 North Avenue, Suite 201, New Rochelle, NY 10801.
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