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So I have falling off the band wagon of blogging. My life was in the dumps quite a few months back, and whilst transitioning jobs my blogging and my social media and other computer ventures seemed the only thing that I wanted to do and thought I could make at least a little money at.
But now things are better, I got a great paying job, a company truck and even can get a little bit of savings in the bank. So the long night is over right? Well sort of, it is more like a it is still dark but instead of complete blackness it is a very dark blue. I am learning everything at my new job from scratch. And as soon as I am somewhat comfortable or thinking that I am actually doing good, I get more responsibility and realize that really I have not been doing much as far as my role goes.
To make it even more stagnant feeling it still seems that we cannot pay off that one last stupid credit card, much less the student loans.
So perhaps the darkness is gone, but I am still groping around trying to figure stuff out. I need to keep blogging but dunno what I want to focus on or write about.


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|Thank you to my Great Aunt Janice and her friend Dorothy for these wonderful blocks! My aunt supplies the yarn, and her friend knits for her.
|Look at them all! There are enough here to make a blanket with!
|She also made these warm baby hats!
|These granny squares are from Ms. Valerie W who helped us last year.
|These blocks are from Mrs. Geri E, a wonderful 95 year old lady who gave squares last year too!
I had this typed up for awhile and I was going to wait until we got closer to next years Block Party to post this, but I have add on to it now because I have received more squares and baby hats!
|All the different colors
|All the warm knitted baby hats!

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Ah Christmas jumpers - that tricky knitted territory that rises up to greet us but once a year. You're drawn to the kitsch but would ideally like something you can wear more than once and might even have a life span that outlives the contents of the Quality Streets tin.
Here are four that have caught my eye for the upcoming festivities.
From top to bottom:
- The ultimate Christmas jumper for now and also for ever more - Bella Freud x Kate Moss. Be still my beating heart. Available from Matches.
- Scandi chic with a dose of sequins to ensure good cheer. I think this would be great in the run up to the big day and for cosy boxing day walks. A strong contender. Available from ASOS
- Bella Freud on a budget courtesy of Topshop. Don't be put off by the 'petite' sizing - this is just the right fit for non-petite folk too. Cheap, cheerful and appropriately cheeky.
- I love a navy crew neck and this would be the perfect Christmas addition - give into the sequins! Another gem from Topshop.


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LX65 HXE (2015) • 37,614 miles • 79 mpg • 90 bhp • Manual/Diesel • Tax £0/year • Located at Bristol • £95 Fitted Extras!
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- 37,614 miles
- 2015 Silver Hatchback
- Manual/Diesel
- Front Wheel Drive
- 1,461cc Engine Size/90BHP
- 0 - 62mph: 13.1s
- 78.5mpg (combined)
- 95g/km CO2
- Tax £0 per year (Band A)
Located at Bristol
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- £0 Tax/year
- 78.5 mpg
- Bluetooth
- Keyless Entry
- 16" alloy wheels
- Keyless Start
- USB Audio
- Multi-Function Steering Wheel
- Air Conditioning
- Auto Headlights
- Cruise Control
- Split Folding Rear Seats
- CD Player
- LED Daytime Running Lights
- Start/Stop
- Electric Windows
Bluetooth, Keyless Entry, 16" alloy wheels, Keyless Start, USB Audio, Multi-Function Steering Wheel, Air Conditioning, Auto Headlights, Cruise Control with Speed Limiter, Split Folding Rear Seats, CD Player, LED Daytime Running Lights, Start/Stop, Electric Windows. Colour: Silver. This vehicle is VAT qualifying.
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Charcoal cloth
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- Expires 20/08/2019
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- Bluetooth + USB
- Cruise control + speed limiter
- Trip computer
- Variable PAS
- Auxiliary input socket
- Radio/CD
Exterior Features
- Automatic headlights + automatic windscreen wipers
- Body colour door handles
- Body coloured bumpers
- Body coloured roof
- Chrome insert to side strips
- Chrome surround for front fog lights
- Chrome trim on tailgate
- Chrome trimmed radiator grille
- Electric adjustable heated door mirrors
- Electric front windows + one touch + anti-pinch
- Electric rear windows
- Front fog lamps
- LED daytime running lights
- Rear wiper
- Tinted rear windows
- Variable intermittent front wash/wipe
Interior Features
- 12V Accessory socket
- 3 rear headrests
- 60/40 split rear seats
- Centre console storage tray
- Compartment in glovebox
- Front cupholder
- Height adjustable driver's seat
- Height adjustable front headrests
- Height/reach adjust steering wheel
- ISOFIX on front passenger and rear outer seats
- Pollen filter
- Removable storage between driver and passenger
- Storage area on top of dashboard
- Storage compartments in doors
- Variable boot floor
- 3 point rear seatbelts x3
- Driver/Front Passenger airbags
- ESC - Electronic Stability Control + traction control
- Front passenger airbag deactivation
- Front side airbags(head+thorax)
- Hill start assist
- Rear door child safety locks
- Seatbelt warning
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Deadlocking system
- Keyless entry
- RAID (Renault Anti-Intruder Device)
- Thatcham Cat 2 engine immobiliser
- Grey gloss centre console surround
- Grey gloss surround for air vent and speakers
- 16" silver alloy wheels
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Emissions - ICE
- CO2 (g/km): 95
- Standard Euro Emissions: EURO 6
Engine and Drive Train
- Camshaft: SOHC
- Catalytic Convertor: Yes
- Compression Ratio: 15.5:1
- Cylinder Layout: IN-LINE
- Cylinders: 4
- Cylinders - Bore (mm): 76
- Cylinders - Stroke (mm): 80.5
- Engine Code: K9K 628
- Engine Layout: FRONT TRANSVERSE
- Fuel Delivery: COMMON RAIL
- Gears: 5 SPEED
- Number of Valves: 8
- Transmission: MANUAL
Fuel Consumption - ICE
- EC Combined (mpg): 78.5
- EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies: Yes
- EC Extra Urban (mpg): 83.1
- EC Urban (mpg): 70.6
- Badge Engine CC: 1.5
- Badge Power: 90
- Based On ID: Not Available
- Coin Description: dCi 90
- Coin Series: Expression+
- Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07: 11E
- Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years: 12
- Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years: 3
- NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %: 88
- NCAP Child Occupant Protection %: 79
- NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09: 5
- NCAP Pedestrian Protection %: 61
- NCAP Safety Assist %: 81
- Did at least one aspect of this vehicle's safety give cause for concern?: No
- Special Edition: No
- Special Order: No
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage: 100000
- Standard manufacturers warranty - Years: 4
- Vehicle Homologation Class: M1
- 0 to 62 mph (secs): 13.1
- Engine Power - BHP: 90
- Engine Power - KW: 66
- Engine Power - RPM: 4000
- Engine Torque - LBS.FT: 162
- Engine Torque - MKG: 22.4
- Engine Torque - NM: 220
- Engine Torque - RPM: 1750
- Top Speed: 106
- Alloys?: Yes
- Space Saver?: No
- Tyre Size Front: 205/60 R16
- Tyre Size Rear: 205/60 R16
- Tyre Size Spare: TYRE REPAIR KIT
- Wheel Style: Silver
- Wheel Type: 16" ALLOY
Vehicle Dimensions
- Height: 1566
- Height (including roof rails): Not Available
- Length: 4122
- Wheelbase: 2606
- Width: 1778
Weight and Capacities
- Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres): 45
- Gross Vehicle Weight: 1727
- Luggage Capacity (Seats Down): 1235
- Max. Loading Weight: 549
- Max. Towing Weight - Braked: 1200
- Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked: 625
- Minimum Kerbweight: 1178
- No. of Seats: 5
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As scientists in the early 1900s began to learn more about diabetes, their ability to diagnose the disease improved. But with more cases diagnosed, a real treatment remained elusive. Before the breakthrough discovery of insulin, many people, desperate to believe they could be cured, turned to elixirs to treat their diabetes.
Here's an excerpt from BREAKTHROUGH: Elizabeth Hughes, the Discovery of Insulin and the Making of a Medical Miracle by Thea Cooper and Arthur Ainsberg:
By 1920, the death rate from diabetes would be double what it was twenty years before, and the number of diagnoses was rising. It appeared that medical research was losing ground.
The rise in diagnoses fertilized a burgeoning business of fad diets, patent medicines, and hope cures hawked by unscrupulous opportunists, hucksters, and self- described healers. The oat cure, the legume cure, potato therapy, lime water, sweet wine, rancid meat, high carbohydrates, low carbohydrates, high- fat diets, low- fat diets, horse back riding, abstinence from plant products, even opium— each had been heralded as a miracle cure for juvenile diabetes. (26)
The use of elixirs that promised to cure disease was not isolated to diabetes. A new article in the Atlantic examines the history of hawking "snake oil" and has a great slideshow of original bottles of patent medicine (including the one above) from Smithsonian's National Museum of American History patent medicine collection. You can link to the article here.


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Authority, Pseudoscience and Amy Cuddy
If you have stumbled upon TED talks or psychology news in the last five years, chances are you would have already read one of Amy Cuddy's articles or watched her talks on 'power posing'. Admittedly the argument that she weaves is actually convincing, and the simple fix she suggests to help with stressful situations most compelling. But what part of this claim is actually evidence based research, and what part is abusing authority to stretch scientific truth?
Power Posing
In case you haven't read the journal paper published in 20101 or watched the famous TED talk by Amy Cuddy two years following that, 'Power Posing' is the notion that adopting a posture of confidence – regardless of our actual confidence level – can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain. Neuroendocrine profiles of high testosterone coupled with low cortisol has been linked with disease resistance and leadership abilities.
The amount of positive coverage and reviews she received for the claims and 'research' that backed it up was immense. Even the New York Times and CNN ate it up.
For the study, participants were made to adopt either a 'high power' or 'low power' pose, as shown. Their 'risk taking' inclinations as well as their testosterone and cortisol levels were then assessed.
Not long after these bold claims however, criticism emerged over the credibility and accuracy of both the results, as well as their interpretation. People who used statistics on a regular basis pointed out key flaws within the study: the tiny sample size, small effects magnified, possible p-hacking, confounds within the study, the list goes on…
A key study that deserves to be highlighted aimed to replicate the original Carney, Cuddy, and Yap study using a sample population five times larger than the original group. The paper was published in 20152 – by the same journal that first published the original – and the team reported that they had found 'power posing' to have no effect.
After these findings were released, even the primary author of the original study – Dana Carney – released a statement highlighting the severe deficiencies in the paper, most notably stating that even she "did not believe that 'power pose' effects were real… the evidence against the existence of power poses is undeniable", citing further negative replication studies.
But the damage had been done. Thousands had already taken Cuddy's advice to heart, and though the unsuccessful replication did receive some news coverage it was nowhere near the levels that the TED talk garnered.
Cuddy's Response
Cuddy did finally issue a response to these findings which highlighted the fact that adopting expansive postures causes people to feel more powerful, something that was noted in several studies. She goes on to further state that this feeling is actually the 'power posing effect', while other outcomes such as physiology were secondary to the key effect. Bizzare.
When faced with the prospect of defending the lack of statistical evidence in support of the 'power posing effect' however, Cuddy comes up with this:
"While I am confident about the key power posing effect on feelings of power and the overall evidential value of the literature, I am agnostic about the effects of expansive posture on hormones. The jury is still out."
That is to say, the efficacy of such a pose can only be measured – at this time – based on 'feelings of power' and not their ability to change hormonal levels. Notice how she uses 'agnostic' instead of skeptical and 'expansive posture' instead of 'power posing' to draw negative attention away from the term.
Just the other day I was on Instagram and saw a post by a medical student encouraged 'power posing', possibly the biggest piece of pseudoscience since the Fleischmann-Pons cold fusion study. And yet here was a soon-to-be doctor, using her position of relative authority (albeit naively and with good intentions) to spread the claim with little backing of any evidence.
The big take away here is that just because someone of authority says something is true doesn't mean you have to take their word for it. Question claims; demand evidence. That's not to say that you should be cynical toward every word thrown your way, but a healthy dose of skepticism is an important part of being a scientist and, well, of life.
And for those who think the pseudoscience label to be a little harsh, here is a definition:
Pseudoscience includes beliefs, theories, or practices that have been or are considered scientific, but have no basis in scientific fact. This could mean they were disproved scientifically, can't be tested or lack evidence to support them.
And as of right now, 'power posing' is exactly that.
- Carney, D. R., Cuddy, A. J., & Yap, A. J. (2010). Power posing brief nonverbal displays affect neuroendocrine levels and risk tolerance. Psychological Science, 21(10), 1363-1368.
- Ranehill, E., Dreber, A., Johannesson, M., Leiberg, S., Sul, S., & Weber, R. A. (2015). Assessing the Robustness of Power Posing No Effect on Hormones and Risk Tolerance in a Large Sample of Men and Women. Psychological science, 26(5), 653-656.


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At 15 years old, Maddy Katz's weekly volunteer agenda is more extensive than most other high schoolers' cellphone logs.
At 15 years old, Maddy Katz's weekly volunteer agenda is more extensive than most other high schoolers' cellphone logs.
Over the last six years, she's committed thousands of hours to organizing fundraisers, spreading awareness about autism, collecting donations for Haiti's hurricane relief fund, visiting nursing homes and writing cards to patients at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
"My life motto is help others before yourself," said Katz, a freshman at Westerville's Oakstone Academy. "It's nice to do stuff that make other people happy."
The young philanthropist who lives in Bexley said she first got hooked on volunteering at the Jack Roth Rock N' Run. She collects items for the raffle at the annual 5K, which takes off from Bexley High School at 9 a.m. Sunday, June 9.
The eighth annual race benefits the Jack Roth Fund, which raises money in memory of Roth, who lost his nine-month battle with lung cancer in 2005. The race proceeds will benefit lung cancer research through the Ohio State University's James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Center, and assist Camp Netaim, a camp for special-needs children in Israel.
To date, the race that is family-, pet- and stroller-friendly has raised $600,000.
"I like to do anything I can, obviously, to give back to the fund, but raising money for the special-needs kids in Israel was a big passion for my dad," said Maren Roth, who along with her mother, Janice, founded the Jack Roth Fund in 2006.
Maren Roth said hosting a race was never a second thought because her father was an avid runner. The event got its name from the rock music that he loved to listen to, she said.
Jack Roth's favorites, ranging from the Beatles to Bruce Springsteen, will be among the songs played by a disc jockey who will entertain the runners and walkers along the course. Following the 5K, there will be a Max's Kids Track Dash.
For the second year, Rock N' Run will feature what Maren Roth calls a marketplace with food trucks that will hand out free food, an Urban Moves stretching station, yoga sessions hosted by Yoga on High, and bounce houses, face painting and balloon animals for children. Lulu Lemon will be there to hand out headbands; astrologer Tony Clark will do readings; and 11 Athletics will distribute its health magazine. Ohio State University also will have an informational table.
"We're really trying to make it more of a community event," Maren Roth said. "We want to make it so that people want to stay after the race and so people who maybe didn't want to walk or run who were volunteering could hang around and have a good time, too."
Maddy invites anyone to stop by the raffle table to meet her and check out the $1,000 worth of items, gift cards and experiences up for grabs. She said she was most proud to acquire a Columbus Clippers baseball raffle package that includes premium seats and an opportunity to go onto the field.
Race registration is $25 and includes a race-day T-shirt designed by Homage, breakfast and an OSU backpack filled with coupons and samples from local businesses, including sunglasses provided by Maren Roth's Short North clothing boutique, Rowe.
To register for the race, create a personal fundraising page or learn more about donating to the Jack Roth Fund, visit jackrothfund.org.


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An understanding of animal behaviour is important for the management and conservation of a wide variety of marine animals. Using lectures, practical exercises and fieldtrips students will use model species to study animal behaviour.
Cohort: 2017, 2018
Semester 1
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Semester 4
Tools for marine conservation
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
Case studies: applications of animal behaviour in marine biodiversity and conservation;
Ethics of behavioural studies
Describing behaviour
Sampling and recording rules
Recording equipment
Behavioural software
Observing and recording animal behaviour in the field
Designing and conducting behavioural experiments
Reliability of behavioural data
Analysing observational and experimental data
Analysing social behaviour
Interpreting behavioural data and presenting results
Describe the application of animal behaviour in marine conservation
Design and carry out a robust behavioural study under field or laboratory conditions, having regard to sample design and ethical considerations
Analyse behavioural data using appropriate software and statistical techniques
Interpret and clearly present the results of a behavioural study
Martin P & Bateson P (2007). Measuring Behaviour: An Introductory Guide. 3 rd Edition. Cambridge University Press.
Ploger BJ & Yasukawa K (2003). Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field: An Hypothesis-Testing Approach to the Development, Causation, Function, and Evolution of Animal Behavior. Academic Press.
Stamp Dawkins M (2010). Observing Animal Behaviour: Design and Analysis of Quantitative Data. Oxford University Press.
Whitehead H (2008). Analyzing Animal Societies: Quantitative Methods for Vertebrate Social Analysis. The University of Chicago Press.
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Lecture notes
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Fieldwork briefing
The module is 100% continuous assessment and all assessments are formative and summative. Assessments comprise individual and group presentations, field reports, laboratory reports and practical assignments and assess all learning outcomes.
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Premiered November 21, 1978.
"Thanksgiving is a time of family togetherness, a time of sharing and working together toward a common...uh... common turkey!"
-Marion Cunningham
It's Thanksgiving Day in Milwaukee, 1950-something. The Cunninghams and their guests Fonzie (Henry Winkler) , Potsie (Anson Williams) and Ralph (Donnie Most) are glued to the TV, watching a football game.
She says they have forgotten what Thanksgiving is all about and "insulted the memory of our forefathers." Marion decides it's a good time to tell them the story of the first Thanksgiving in 1621.
We see the story acted out, with the Cunninghams and friends playing pilgrims:
Howard (Tom Bosley) is a blacksmith in Plymouth, where he lives with his wife Marion and their kids Richard (Ron Howard) and Joanie (Erin Moran). Marion suggests that the community should celebrate a very successful harvest by organizing a feast of Thanksgiving.
Richard's friend "Master Fonzie", shows up at the house. Howard doesn't like him due to Fonzie's "strange ways." Fonzie has also broken the elders' rules and made friends with the Indians.
|"Master Fonzie" arrives on his "motorcycle."
Fonzie confronts them and accuses the trappers of taking pelts from the Indians in exchange for "counterfeit wampum." The Fonz brings the Indians in seeking justice.
But Howard says that inviting Indians into their compound violates the law, and Fonzie must be put in the stocks. Richard believes this isn't fair and petitions for Fonzie's freedom.
Mistress Joanie arrives at the inn with her foot caught in a trap. It's the work of Wolfstalker and Bearslayer, but they don't know how to open it.
But "Pilgrim Fonzie," just like his 1950s counterpart, has super powers and uses them to free Joanie. Howard is grateful, realizes he was wrong about the Fonz and invites him to Thanksgiving dinner. But Fonzie has already been invited to dine with the Indians. Howard says they may come too, and Thanksgiving Day is born!
But what about Marion of 1950s Milwaukee? Will her family help her with food preparation and cleanup?
J.A. Morris' says:
I saw this when it first aired in 1978, so I bring some nostalgia to this review. I should mention that "The First Thanksgiving" ran a season after Fonzie (and Happy Days itself) famously "jumped the shark", but it's a solid, entertaining Thanksgiving episode.
It's funny to see familiar characters dressed up in Pilgrim "drag." Fonzie's 15th century "motorcycle" is especially amusing. Marion's garbled definition of "the meaning of Thanksgiving" is also funny.
|"When Master Fonzie talks, EVERYBODY listens."
|Ralph brings a bucket of "Plymouth Colonel" chicken to Thanksgiving dinner.
J.A. Morris' rating:
3 pumpkin pies.
RigbyMel says:
Unlike J.A. Morris, I have never seen this particular Happy Days episode before this year.
I found it to be amusing but not especially great.
I also think that a little of the "Ye Olde Speechifcation" goes a long way. It is rather overused by writers who seem to have thought it much cleverer than it really is. How many times can we hear "Greeteth" and "Master Fonzie" before it gets old? (Not very many, in my estimation.)
I did enjoy "Master Fonzie's" wooden motorcycle and the message about tolerance of people who look different. This episode is okay, but probably not worth going out of your way to watch unless you are a die-hard fan of Happy Days.
RigbyMel's rating:
2 pumpkin pies


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73 years ago today the German airship Hindenburg exploded in flames while attempting to dock in Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 and pretty much ruining transatlantic zeppelin rides for everyone. Since the sinking of the Titanic almost exactly 25 years earlier had generated a raft of folk ballads on the subject, one might think the Hindenburg disaster would have received similar treatment. However, the world had changed a lot in that quarter century, and apparently there wasn't great demand for folk ballads on a disaster that had been covered extensively by live radio reports and newsreel footage (you can watch a Pathe newsreel of the disaster here).
But folk singer Huddie Ledbetter, aka Leadbelly, gave it a shot. Recorded by Alan Lomax at the Library of Congress in June of 1937, here's a clip of one of Leadbelly's takes on "The Hindenburg Disaster":
(Clip from Leadbelly: The Library of Congress Recordings, FC-188 in the Southern Folklife Collection.)


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Delicious sub with a flavourful chana base patty. Will remind you of that Chatpata chaat flavour.
Crispy, crunchy, and delicious. SUBWAY® Restaurant's Veggie Delite™ sandwich is a delicious combination of garden fresh lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, olives and pickles. Served on freshly baked bread.
Ingredients are Black Beans, Red Kidney Beans and Potato's with all Veggies
Ingredients are Spinach, Green Peas and Potato's with all Veggies
A sub made from refreshing green peas, enriched with the distinctive flavours of aromatic Indian spice mix.
A kebab specialty authentically made from lentils, enriched with the distinctive flavours of garlic and onion. Served on freshly baked bread with your choice of condiments.
Cottage cheese slices marinated with barbeque seasoning and roasted to a light crispness. Sheer pleasure for the veggie when served on freshly baked bread.
A delicious assortment of green peas, golden corns and crunchy dices of carrot , blended in a creamy mixture of eggless mayo sauce.
The traditional aloo patty gets tastefully dressed up. A 100% potato patty seasoned with special herbs and spices with your choice of crisp fresh veggies, on freshly baked bread
Soft diced tofu cubes marinated with tandoori spices made of curd and condiments, cooked in oven to give a smoky effect
For the vegetarian who loves it livened up! This light, golden brown patty combines the flavours of the choicest carrots, bell peppers, beans and other assorted ingredients. As they say, variety is the spice of life!
Delicious juicy sub containing spicy paneer tikka with lip-smacking tomato marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese


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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
An Apple a Day
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I am so inspired by the colour palettes in these photos - I love the use of white, beige, taupe and stone in the kitchen - so simple, elegant and beautiful!!! Thanks for posting!!!!ReplyDelete
I know that last kitchen anywhere. I got to tour it back in December (http://www.semidesignedlife.com/2010/12/becoming-professional-house-stalker.html) and I literally gasped and stopped in my tracks when I entered.ReplyDelete
Can't wait to see how the kitchen has come together and that your special delivery is the cherry on top!
ah so exciting, you know I love your huse so best news ever!ReplyDelete
Love that kitchen with the sweet crystal chandeliers! Can't wait to see your kitch!ReplyDelete
Great kitchens could look at them for hours. Can not wait for the big unveil!!!! Have fun with the photo shoot.ReplyDelete
Love every single one of these kitchens and can't wait to see the makover!!ReplyDelete
Very exciting! Can't wait to see!! And I'm more of a Gala person, but Granny Smith definitely look fab against white :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 19, 2011 at 9:31 AM
Wow. These kitchens are gorgeous! Can't wait to see the makeover! So much fun!ReplyDelete
How exciting! Who is photographing your apartment (can you share yet?). Two more bottles that I always think look good on bars: Hendricks' gin (great squat little shape) and Maker's Mark (can't beat that pop of red in the wax seal!).ReplyDelete
wooo! i cant wait!ReplyDelete
So funny - We had our apartment shot by a photographer last month (haven't released the photos yet) and I was SO particular about the booze on the cart. My bf was like "how about some gin?" and I'd say "what does the bottle look like?" lol.ReplyDelete
So exciting ! Can't wait to see it. I may have bought pretty water bottles for my bar cart......ReplyDelete


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Teaching is a normal extension of our careers in communications, marketing and advocacy. We do it every day with our co-workers, clients and those seeking to one day join our profession.
In 2010, I wanted to advance beyond periodic guest lectures, panel discussions and penning columns on best practices (I still enjoy those opportunities). That prompted me to seek out a more formal opportunity to teach public affairs in West Virginia University's growing Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) program. Developing a full-fledged, eight-week elective and teaching it in the WVU IMC program has been life-changing on multiple levels.
I am a better person, and I am a more valuable professional since I started teaching online and testing information, ideas and case studies with talented faculty and working adult students.
The students are demanding and responsive. That more than anything encourages me to keep up with current events, technological advances and continue to seek new and better solutions for public affairs, government communications and ethics challenges we all face in our everyday jobs. And the students each term continue to challenge me and conventional marketing methods. The evolution of our profession is fueled by technology and the constant blending of practices (public relations, advertising, marketing, social and digital, government affairs, grassroots and fundraising) that were once carried out in silos.
The diversity of our students – both backgrounds and experiences – adds to the rich learning environment we offer. Students welcome real-world solutions gleaned from faculty and fellow students to bring to their current jobs. It has also been rewarding to watch students apply their IMC course and degrees to secure well-deserved promotions and better jobs.
The continuing education and networking opportunities offered by IMC administrators and faculty is another side benefit of teaching. If you have not considered teaching formally and sharing your years of knowledge, I highly recommend it. The reflections and research experienced while developing your course, as well as its reception by students and faculty will make you a better practitioner and help you meet talented professionals you otherwise might not ever meet.
Be prepared for the positive changes in your life.
Mike Fulton directs the Washington, D.C. office of the Asher Agency and teaches IMC 638 Public Affairs. Connect with him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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United Nations on Re-thinking sustainable development: the quest for a "transformational" global agenda in 2015.
The above is a video of the whole four hours debate. Tim's keynote starts at minute 43 - he participates in the vigorous discussion throughout the session. This year's Hearing aimed at providing a parliamentary contribution to the on-going debate at the United Nations on the development agenda after 2015, when leading development commitments are set to expire.
Entitled Re-thinking sustainable development: the quest for a "transformational" global agenda in 2015, the Parliamentary Hearing was set up to channel the views of parliamentarians directly into the UN's deliberative process that is currently led by an Open Working Group of the General Assembly on new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Focus of the meeting was the role of parliaments in the implementation of the new commitments for sustainable development.
The meeting comprised four main sessions, the main themes of the event are as follows:
1. A new economic model for sustainable development: the path toward well-being
2. Gender as a linchpin of development: how to frame a new goal?
3. "Democratic governance" for sustainable development: what place among the new goals?
4. Parliaments and the new post-2015 agenda: getting ready for implementation
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Aside from Cornell Summer College, there was also fun outside of the school. Mr. Chan-Law (a.k.a. greatest chaperone to navigate the East Coast and Midwest) took us on some trips even when we weren't touring colleges. We went to the mall at the beginning of our stay and saw the new, but downright pitiful Transformers movie with the entire cohort and we also went on the grand 4-hour trip to Niagara Falls. The waterfalls were awesome, and the sheer power of the water could be felt while on the boat cruise that got us all wet while on Canadian maritime waters.
In return, I plan to give back to my community not only in the near future when I return back to school in the form of continuing the college club at my school, but sometime after I finish school. I have to complete my end of the bargain first which is attend college and then I can give back to the community that helped me out. Thank you guys for reading our blogs!


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Film Reviews
Jealousy (Philippe Garrel)
This uniquely concise take on family and memory focuses on the strained relations between Parisian couples.Grant Phipps holds no grudges...
Young & Beautiful (François Ozon)
Attempting to subvert the voyeuristic gaze and cautionary coming-of-age moralizing, the film is an unconventionally compelling if conflicted seasonal portrait.Grant Phipps looks at the...
The Longest Week (Peter Glanz)
Beyond homageAlan Shulman reviews...
Life Itself (Steve James)
Exhaustive yet intimate, the film is a cluttered but moving tribute to the most lauded figure in film criticism.Grant Phipps beholds...
Ida (Paweł Pawlikowski)
Empowered by an elegant simplicity, the concise film sensorially conveys a coming-of-age story in early 1960s Poland.Grant Phipps regards...
Boyhood (Richard Linklater)
12 years in the making and shot with a cast who aged alongside the film's production, Richard Linklater's narrative experiment is a warm and compassionate portrayal of growing up.Kai Lancaster reviews...
Cold In July (Jim Mickle)
Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under) stars in Jim Mickle's thriller which follows the life of Richard Dane after he makes a devastating decision when he comes face to face with an intruder. Based on the novel by Joe R. Lansdale, Don Jonson and Sam Shepard co-star.Joseph Chapman reviews...
Stranger by the Lake (Alain Guiraudie)
Male sexuality and nature are bedfellows in this explicit erotic thriller that lacks the necessary character psychology to match the haunting qualities of its lakeshore imagery.Grant Phipps questions...
Blue Ruin (Jeremy Saulnier)
A revenge thriller that is everything an independent film is supposed to be.Alan Shulman reviews
Godzilla (Gareth Edwards)
Gareth Edwards' debut film Monsters was a stunning take on the giant monster film, garnering praise from even the staunchest critics of the genre. But does his take on the King Of The Monsters hold up to the same scrutiny?"Skreeeeeoooooonk!" - Godzilla, 2014...


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Monday, April 18, 2011
Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
Written by Amy Chua
After watching an interview with author Amy Chua on the Today show promoting her latest book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, I was immediately intrigued and appalled! I just could not understand a woman that frowns on playdates and sleepovers, who does not allow her children to choose their own extracurricular activities and who forces her children to practice a classical instrument 6 hours a day! However, I think I was most offended by her constant criticism of Westerns and their parenting styles. Therefore, when a local book club suggested that this book be the topic of discussion this month, I became a very eager participant. I bought the book with the assumption that my initial impression of this woman would be justified. In addition, I couldn't wait to express my contempt to the fellow members of my new book club!
To my surprise, though, I found a kinship to Amy Chua. In her book, she gives a very candid account of her struggles with parenting the Chinese way in America. She discusses her loneliness in defending her values, the arborous work of preparing her children for the future and the battles that emerged between her and her family. I must say, I found her honesty quite endearing.
Also, I discovered I agreed with many things in the book! I, myself, limit the amount of TV my children watch. I have intentionally steered my children toward activities that will benefit them in the future (Although, I do not think Amy Chua would agree with the activities I chose) furthermore I do believe in hard work and expect the same from my children.
However, where we disagree is with the concept of playdates. I am a teacher and I strongly believe that social development is just as important as academics. I believe this difference of opinion is cultural, for in America, a person will not go far in their career if they do not have social skills no matter how intelligent they are.
I enjoyed this book and I applaud Amy Chua for her frankness, bravery and determination. As an American, though, I have to say I did not appreciate the constant criticisms and overgeneralizations about Westerners and their parenting styles that she expressed so strongly in every chapter. There are many hard working Americans who do not "eat junk food and spend 10 hours a day on Facebook." Perhaps, she is just meeting the wrong people.
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Last month my children received a set of glow-in-the-dark Solar System stickers from a friend. I attached them to their ceiling and ever since our bedtime routine has been enormously fun. We spend a good 10 minutes a night finding and naming the planets. With this in mind, I embarked on a mission to find the best children's books on space. It wasn't easy. There isn't much available and what is on hand is mostly dry. However, my efforts have been quite rewarding. Through this research, my children can now name all the planets and offer facts about each as well! Take a look at the following books:
Our Stars
Written and Illustrated by Anne Rockwell.
Teachers, turn your students into stargazers with the help of this book as it is a great starting point for young listeners. Told with simplicity, in a language that kids can understand, Our Stars will introduce the concepts of constellations with illustrations depicting Orion the Hunter, The Big Dipper and Leo the Lion. In addition, it briefly touches upon other parts of the universe such as the planets, comets and meteors. This book is sure to raise curiosity about the wonders of the outer space.
Can You Find a Planet?
Written by Sidney Rosen. Illustrated by Dean Lindberg.
Framed as a question and answer book, this Astronomy professor presents facts in an undeniably compelling manner. Pairing easy text, cartoon characters and actual photographs taken from NASA spacecrafts this book will inspire many discussions about our Solar System and create a true love for the universe. Answering questions like, the difference between planets and stars and what astronauts have discovered about each planet.
Going Around the Sun: Some Planetary Fun
Written by Marianne Berkes. Illustrated by Janeen Mason.
Teacher and author of six picture books, Marianne Berkes, clearly understands how to catch the attention of young minds and make education fun! To the tune of "Over the Meadow" she writes an entertaining poem about our Solar System. "Up in outer space" it begins, "In a great galaxy/Lived an old Mother Sun/And her planet, Mercury." As we turn the pages we take part in a conversation the Mother has with each of her planets. "Whirl', said the Mother/ 'I whirl', said the One./So it whirled and it twirled/As it went around the Sun." It ends with 6 pages of planetary facts and additional ideas for the classroom. My six year old son has become enamored with this book! It is an absolute treasure!
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Saturday, April 2, 2011
This month my pre-school class engaged in an All About Me unit and as the teacher, I needed to find books that were focused on identity, family and emotions for toddlers. What I found was an amazing amount of books available on confidence and self-esteem for all ages. The following is a list of my favorites:
A Bad Case of Stripes
Written and Illustrated by David Shannon. Ages 4-8.
Camilla Cream is so worried about what the other kids think of her that she refuses to eat her favorite food! Lima beans are apparently unpopular with the other kids at school and she's afraid if she eats them she'll be laughed at. However, her body clearly needs them as she discovers after contracting a very unusual disease; she is literally covered from head to toe in rainbow colored stripes! A Bad Case of Stripes is an amusing, spellbinding tale of self-respect like no other. As her stripes change to stars, polka-dots and checkerboard squares, Camilla realizes that being well liked is less important than being yourself.
I Like Myself
Written by Karen Beaumont. Illustrated by David Catrow.
Ages Pre-School-Grade 2
Energetic and fun, this is indeed a wonderful tale of a young girl who has an abundance of poise and self-confidence. No matter what someone else may think or say, she's too busy being herself to let anyone bother her. Even if she had fleas or warts or a silly snout that snorts, she still has a sense of self-worth! I applaud the author for her witty and clever narrative, as I truly love this book!
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By Charles Frazier
259 pp. Random House. $26.
Among James Fenimore Cooper's many literary offenses, Mark Twain charged, was "surplusage." The word's undue thickness perfectly matches its meaning. It also feels of a piece with Cooper's own prose, and likewise Charles Frazier's: elegantly archaic-sounding, rough-cut and contrived.
Such artifice was both praised and panned in Frazier's previous novels, "Cold Mountain" and "Thirteen Moons," which featured archetypal structures, self-consciously literary effects and studiously historical details. At their best, these books offer powerful sequences, in Homeric and Virgilian patterns, about thoughtful men and brave women trying to make sense of traumatic, large-scale events — the Civil War, the Trail of Tears — as they unfold in their private lives and relationships. At their worst, these books offer something more like baroque costume drama starring hothouse Southerners with M.F.A.'s: their words and interior lives are so incessantly stylized and exquisitely evoked that they come across less as believable people than as literary confections straight out of Willy Wonka's Faulkner Factory.
"Nightwoods," Frazier's new novel, is a departure from its predecessors in some respects. It's set in the early 1960s rather than the 19th century, and it involves no literary or historical elements of comparable grandeur and gravity. Indeed, based on its premise, the new book feels remarkably stripped down: a young woman named Luce, the caretaker of an old lodge in small-town North Carolina, becomes the guardian of the twin children of her murdered sister. In turn, she must defend them from Bud, their former stepfather, who killed their mother while they watched, and who believes the traumatized children know the location of some stolen money. As a setup, this promises suspense and mystery, to which Frazier adds family tension (when Luce's lawman-cum-drug-addict father buddies up with Bud) and romance (after the shy, handsome grandson of the lodge's deceased owner visits his inheritance and falls for Luce).
It's too bad the writing gets in the way of the storytelling — or, to be truer to Frazier, it's plangently unfortunate the writing style gets all up and troublesome-like in the whisper-leaved way of the true and fine telling of this terrible and valiant tale of priapic violence and distaff recompense. A little girl doesn't hurt her nose, she "pierced the wing of her nostril." Bottles don't spill or break, they are left "shattering with spewing concussion" and falling "in festive breakage." Furniture doesn't just age with time and use, but instead is "buffed to a pale silver nub by many decades of buttocks." Writing that invites this much attention, that so strives to concentrate our attention on its effects, has to achieve more than precious and overwrought evocation.
Likewise when Frazier draws on history, it's only for period details: we learn the names of the car magazines and cigarette brands and pinball machines and endless other such items you could find in small-town North Carolina in the early 1960s, but nothing of lunch-counter protests or Freedom Riders or the Civil Rights movement, which must have been making at least faint noises even in the most remote reaches of the state. To conjure a specific time and place in its material charms but effectively ignore its most significant human complexities is thin verisimilitude, if not cheap ornamentalism.
But as the novel is drawing to a close, Frazier finally tells a straight-up good story. The children run off to the woods, where they must survive by their wits, with Luce and Bud racing to find them, only to square off against each other. Decorous prose and rank imagery also surround the stronger work here, though without overwhelming it. In fact, the final pages of "Nightwoods" make for some enjoyable reading, provided your imagination and spirits haven't already been flattened by all those decades of buttocks Frazier has surplusaged at us.
By Charles Frazier
259 pp. Random House. $26.


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The holiday season is here! While you may be excited about jetting off somewhere warm, don't worry... it's natural to feel a little apprehensive before you rock your beachwear. If this is the case with you, then forget what everyone else will be thinking and start focussing on how you want to be feeling. Looking good in that sexy beach wear of yours is not always about having a lean body, not everyone hits the gym every day like they say they do, and not everyone has resisted cake and ice cream in the run up to their holiday either. In fact, it's all about how to carry it off with ease and confidence. If you're tired of being in a cover-up all Summer long, then take these tips next time you slip into your swimsuit.
That old cliche;
You do not need to compare your body type with that model from the Victoria Secret ad! We all come in different shapes and sizes. It's the differences which make us unique, so we shouldn't obsess about them. Don't waste your time by looking at your body in the mirror and analysing each part you hate. It's not doing anyone any good. Instead wear whatever the f you like and get out, don't hide behind your glasses frames, just enjoy you holiday because no one is judging your body as much as you think they are, in fact they're probably too busy worrying about their own to be looking at yours.
Pick up the outfit that makes you comfortable;
Pick out cuts and colours that you love. While you might not feel good in an off the shoulder top, you could feel amazing in the same print that has a broader strap. There is always a meeting point between covering up completely and flashing a bit of skin.
I think accessorising helps too, add some statement jewellery or some bold sunglasses to give you some extra confidence.
I think accessorising helps too, add some statement jewellery or some bold sunglasses to give you some extra confidence.
Wear waterproof makeup;
Heavy makeup doesn't work well in Summer, especially at beaches. But if you really want to apply some, stick to a sunscreen, a BB cream and some waterproof eye makeup that will last through any number of canon balls or banana boat rides! You will still feel polished and won't have to worry about your makeup melting away. Plus you'll be able to pull off the perfect beach selfie!
Have a good time;
Just keep reminding yourself that you are on holiday to have an amazing time! Take the time to relax, sunbathe or even play a few bingo games online to distract yourself from any stress or worries you have left at home.
Whatever you do, never get intimidated, and always feel confident in your skin. Nobody can be as awesome as you are, remember that... If you can believe in yourself, it will shine through for everyone else to see.
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It's our routine; Ziggy lifts his wet arms to be lifted out of the tub. I must always use the pink towel and I must always make sure the special velcro part of the children's towel is tied around my neck. I wrap him tightly and we hold our cheeks against one another. This is one of the moments in the day we give each other an excuse to cuddle. About a month ago, we did this routine and as I let him down to stand and knelt down beside him to scrub the towel against his hair, he grabbed my necklace. I became serious and sternly held his hand in place. "Be very careful with this, this is very important to me, ok?"
Ziggy looked me in the eyes with his head cocked to the side.
This is the first conversation I have had with my son about this. Before I ever had children, I knew there would be a time where I would have to explain to them who I was, what happened, why I became who I am now, and explain it in a way so that he knows this is also his story.
"You know your Sabba Moshe and Safta Tirtze?" I start out slowly, "And Doda Anat and Oren?".
He put the pieces of the puzzle together in his brain and became quiet and attentive.
"They also have another son." I hold my breath, carefully choosing my words, unsure of myself and what I should exactly be saying. How to approach the sensitive subject of death. "This is the necklace he gave to me, I wear it so I don't forget him."
"Where is he moma?" Ziggy asks innocently, wondering how could there be someone I know that he's never met.
"He died, and it made us all very sad". I reply. My stomach clenched, my back began to ache.
Ziggy looks at me. "What was his name?"
Ziggy pauses, then his face lights up with a eureka moment. "Tsiki sounds like my name!!!". He concludes. And ran into his bedroom to jump on his bed.
I walked into the darkness of my own bedroom, facing a blank wall- feeling my heart through my chest, hands shaking and then the deep sadness of loss opens up, enveloping me and holding me there. I breath. I breath deeper, but that evening, the tears wouldn't stop until bedtime. That night, my little family held me and let me grieve because I needed to, because although it's been nine years, and the next chapter of my children growing and learning about Tsiki Eyal has begun. That innocent moment reminded me that this was my life and my experience and it struck me deep into my soul. Now it is my responsibility how I approach this narrative, because it will be part of their identity.
From 2009, reflecting on my 2007 conversion when I sat before Rabbi Shmaryahu Yosef Nissim Karelitz , the chairman of the beis din tzede in Bnei Brak:
"I'm only a day and a half away from my two year old birthday. As a Jew of course. Two years ago I sat in front of 9 Rabbi's in a sparsely decorated conference room in in Bnei Brak and swam though questions about Judaism for 2.5 hours. I knew when the horn blew for the Soldier's remembrance day the Rabbi's would not stand up. They will not stand up because they don't believe in the State of Israel, and since they do not believe in the State of Israel, they will not remember Her fallen soldiers. The night before- I had a small conversation with my fallen soldier. I asked him to come with me to this meeting and stand by me- and to forgive me when I don't stand up for a horn that blows for him. I explained how I will not stand up because I am so close to my goal and when in Rome we must act like Romans. I felt he understood and I understood this would be the only time in my life I would not stand up but would not need to because he was there in spirit.
One thing that never ceases to amaze me is my differing experiences every year with Yom Hazikkaron. Like the Torah, each year I interpret the holiday differently and go through a unique sense of emotions. In the first few years after Tsiki was killed, I found comfort in the feeling of Tsiki's presence around me. Leading me into the world of Israel and all of her challenges that I was about to join. I didn't know how I was going to recover and find myself again, but somehow it all made sense- being here in Israel. It was as if something greater than myself brought me here and I just had to begin the journey of figuring out my place in this confusing country.
But it is 9 years later and I am no longer the Peace Corps volunteer in Thailand who didn't wear sunblock. And Tsiki is no longer the fiancée who left without saying goodbye. I no longer pour over his photos confused and with longing of what could have been. As of late, the nightmares of losing him are few and far between and I no longer read the pile of letters I have from him in a folder in a drawer.
Tsiki has become much more than that to me now. Tsiki has become the reason I fell in love with Israel and when I fall back in love with her every spring I feel his spirit next to me. Tsiki has become the serendipitous occasions that I find in Israel. The random people I meet, the new fruit in the market with the changing seasons. He has become the feeling I have when I take my morning walks through the olive trees before the dew evaporates. He is somewhere when a bird sits on the window sill on a calm Thursday morning for a still moment before it flies away. I hear him in the music that pours out of the windows when I walk the dog in the cool evening in our sleepy neighborhood in the heart of Jerusalem.
When the flowers bloom, I think of Tsiki. When I see the silhouette of a young Israeli with bronzed skin in the distance, walking with confidence- I am reminded of my youth and of him. But even more than that, what Tsiki has become to me in my heart is my family. He became a promise that I am fulfilling. He is the love I have for his family. He is the way his mother packs up her Moroccan cooking for me to take home. Or when his father chides me for not calling sooner. He is my children running to his sister Anat and the way she scoops them up like they are her own.
Tsiki Eyal has become a big part of our own family narrative and his love is still very much alive through his family. My family.
The moment he came into my life, it changed forever. And that is how we have become part of Tsiki Eyal's legacy.
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In the Greencarrier Group, we have established what we call The Green Office. It means that in everything we do, we "think green" to reduce the environmental footprint in our office. We follow certain guidelines to lower the energy consumption and minimise the use of paper. We prioritise e-invoicing, phone and video conferencing and we recycle as much as we possibly can. We choose suppliers with sustainable products and donate what we don't need to charity organisations. We also encourage our colleagues to switch their cars for bikes to and from work and every year, we participate in WWF Earth Hour.
Working in the Greencarrier Group means complying with laws, ordinances, regulations and other requirements – as a minimum. We actually want to go further than what the legislation requires from us. And it also includes our customers and suppliers. We want to inspire them to take an even larger responsibility for the environment, and moreover, we act as their environment competence partner. Together with our customers and suppliers, we work to find new activities that support environmentally smart transport solutions.
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I find that if I say Good Morning Monday with enthusiasm then I might start to believe it's a good thing.
{Fine, that's positive thinking…so far, it hasn't worked!}
In actuality it was Waaaayyy too warm and cozy in bed this morning and 5am taunted me. So in order to fight back I re-set the alarm to 5:35am and mocked it right back!
{Oh, yes I did.}
I have another craft class to teach today and I actually got everything ready and packed up last night and began cutting mini paper for pumpkins for the boy's classes for them to give to their classmates for Halloween. But in being efficient and getting ahead
{because I'm so very organized and never get distracted…wink}
I forgot to write my post for the blog.
So here is a funny for Monday. I am so mad, Hanna had one of her "one liners" yesterday and I totally forgot to write it down; hence, my memory is only of laughter.
This will have to suffice. Just another day getting ready for school after Moi has left for Seminary and the boys have caught their bus. This is what I am left with.
Yes, this "conversation" if you will.
Yes, this is word for word.
Yes, this happens often.
Why would you even bring up ADHD? That's a funny question…hmm
Hanna looks to Busy: You, You Insulin fool!
{Spoken in her best I'll take over the world British accent.}
{Yes, Busy is a diabetic.}
Busy: "Scared Potter?" {spoken in a British accent}
Hanna: "You wish!" {Not as polished British accent…grin}
Hanna: This was just a sad mis-confusion…
Busy: "Now, I'm scared Potter…" {again with the British}
Busy sings: "Come on, Come on do the locomotion with me..."
Hanna: I thought it was the hokey pokey?
Both sing: "Come on, Come on do the hokey pokey with me…"
Busy throws ice at Hanna
Both sing: "Ice ice baby…chicken rice and gravy…"
Me: I think you're missing the bus, like right now."
{Looks of astonishment from the girls}
Inside my brain: Thank you school for being there for me every day. Thank you Mr. School Bus driver for picking up my hooligans and taking them to school….
Hanna as she runs out the door: "My cheese…noooo….." exits…
Busy: "Peanut Blart and Jelley {In a British accent} she exits…
Both pop their heads back in the door…."Bye mom I love you."
Me: "I love you back!"
Yah, I've got nothin'…..
It was a good morning. Thank goodness for no distraction.
Have a Fantabulous Monday!
{Yah, I'm still tryin'…wink!}


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Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 | 11:36 p.m.
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Las Vegas High senior linebacker James Joseph picked the perfect time to score his first touchdown.
His 9-yard interception return for a score midway through the fourth quarter Thursday night against visiting Desert Pines rescued a struggling Las Vegas offense and gave the Wildcats a 7-6 victory to clinch the Northeast Division title.
Las Vegas (7-1, 5-0) only managed nine first downs and didn't run a play inside the Desert Pines 25-yard line. But punter Andre Gaston continually pinned Desert Pines deep in its own territory and the bad field position led to Joseph's heroics.
Backup quarterback Trey Robello, playing for injured starter Dalton Leilua, was pressured by two Las Vegas rushers and threw the ball up for grabs.
Joseph did the rest.
Not only was it Joseph's first touchdown of the year, it was his first time reaching the end zone since his days of flag football as a child.
"The feeling was great, something I've always dreamed of," Joseph said.
Las Vegas forced turnovers on Desert Pines' next two possessions, including an interception from Dee Hall, to secure the win.
"It was ugly," Las Vegas coach Chris Faircloth said. "But it is a lot better to come out with a win in an adverse situation than a loss."
Desert Pines (5-4, 3-2) took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter when Leilua hooked up with Eric Tuiloma for a 6-yard scoring strike. However, Gustavo Galvin's extra point was blocked — whereas Las Vegas' Michael Flores made his extra point for the game-winner.
The Desert Pines players, which considered this their Super Bowl, were understandably devastated. The two schools are located roughly 10 miles apart in East Las Vegas and have developed a rivalry the last few seasons.
Desert Pines coach Paul Bennett was quick to point out that one loss, no matter how bad it hurts, doesn't end the season. The Jaguars will be the Northeast's No. 3 seed in two weeks for the Sunrise Regional playoffs and have a winnable game against Basic.
"I am hurting, too," Bennett said. "But I couldn't be more proud of them for how hard they played. The kids played inspired tonight. They knew they could win."
Tuiloma finished with nine catches for 124 yards and was a key cog on defense in showing why he is one of the valley's elite players.
"He's just a special kid," Bennett said.
Las Vegas, which has won the last six Sunrise Regional titles, didn't look like the perennial power it has become. If anything, the Wildcats' have opened the door for a number of teams — Del Sol and Basic from the Southeast, and Canyon Springs and Desert Pines from the Northeast — to have high hopes for the playoffs.
"Desert Pines has gotten better," Faircloth said. "We expected this from them. Their kids always get up to play us."


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There's been some recent news coverage regarding Union Pacific Railroad's request that Des Moines close off several streets on the east side of the city to eliminate train-vehicle intersections. One reason for Union Pacific's request is to avoid the traffic backups and delays that occur when a train is slowly rumbling through that area. Another concern is safety. The chances of people getting hurt or killed in a train-vehicle collision can be reduced or eliminated if traffic no longer intersects the tracks. But, as long as vehicle traffic is crossing those tracks, what are the laws that govern train-vehicle intersections when cars or motorcycles are crossing the tracks?
Railroads are required to put "crossbuck" signs at railroad crossings to warn people to look out for trains. The signs must be white with the words "RAILROAD CROSSING" in large and distinct black lettering. And, in most instances, trains must also sound their horn at least 1000 feet before the train reaches a railroad crossing. After sounding the horn, the train must ring the train bell until the train is past the crossing. Speed limits for trains may be set by municipal code or ordinance; in the absence of a speed restriction railroads are required to use ordinary care as to the speed of their trains at road crossings.
Unless a railroad crossing is extra hazardous, all that is required as a warning to travelers are signs and sounding the train horn and bell. In deciding whether the crossing is extra hazardous, railroads should consider unusual conditions like heavy traffic, anything that would interfere with visibility, and similar circumstances. If a crossing is extra hazardous the railroad must have either electronic flashing signals or a flagman there to warn travelers. It is because of those general principles that rural crossings usually have just the "crossbuck" sign while city crossings often have both the sign and flashing lights and perhaps even a crossing gate that can be raised and lowered.
Please note that, even if there's no warning of an approaching train, drivers of vehicles approaching a railroad crossing are not permitted to simply blast through it. A driver of a motor vehicle is required to use ordinary care in looking and listening for trains in driving toward a railroad crossing. This must be done at a time and place when the vehicle can be stopped if a train is seen or heard.


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The benefit of working with a Realtor who is well versed in your market is immense. I am constantly networking with other agents to broaden my knowledge, and I remain engaged with both the Buying and the Selling sides of the real estate business.
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Corporate life was chugging along with no vision at the end of the tunnel.
An interest of long-ago to learn french got rekindled.
Alliance Francaise de Bangalore happened.
A teaching assignment in France came suddenly out of nowhere, with an age limit, mind you. Applied, wrote a few eligibility tests. And just scraped through (the age bit, ofcourse!)
And so Strasbourg, it is. A pretty city, east of France, known for its snowy winters, mulled wine and the famed Christmas market.
I'll be teaching at 2 schools. One subject – English. Yes, English!! After tons of lectures and exams to create expertise in commerce, marketing, advertising and you-name-what, I will be teaching English to the French! Ha! Who'd have thought?
So Bienvenue, hop on and follow my brief European adventure!


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A prison conveyed the most lugubrious ideas to the mind of the unhappy Plenipotentiary; and shut up in a hackney-coach, with a man on each side of him with a most gloomy conceptions of overwhelming fetters, black bread, and green water. He arrived at the principal gaol in Hubbabub. He was ushered into an elegantly furnished apartment, with French sash windows and a piano. Its lofty walls were entirely hung with a fanciful paper, which represented a Tuscan vineyard; the ceiling was covered with sky and clouds; roses were in abundance; and the windows, though well secured, excited no jarring associations in the mind of the individual they illumined, protected, as they were, by polished bars of cut steel. This retreat had been fitted up by a poetical politician, who had recently been confined for declaring that the Statue was an old idol originally imported from the Sandwich Isles. Taking up a brilliantly bound volume which reposed upon a rosewood table, Popanilla recited aloud a sonnet to Liberty; but the account given of the goddess by the bard was so confused, and he seemed so little acquainted with his subject, that the reader began to suspect it was an effusion of the gaoler.
Next to being a Plenipotentiary, Popanilla preferred being a prisoner. His daily meals consisted of every delicacy in season: a marble bath was ever at his service; a billiard-room and dumb-bells always ready; and his old friends, the most eminent physician and the most celebrated practitioner in Hubbabub, called upon him daily to feel his pulse and look at his tongue. These attentions authorised a hope that he might yet again be an Ambassador, that his native land might still be discovered, and its resources still be developed: but when his gaoler told him that the rest of the prisoners were treated in a manner equally indulgent, because the Vraibleusians are the most humane people in the world, Popanilla's spirits became somewhat depressed.
He was greatly consoled, however, by a daily visit from a body of the most beautiful, the most accomplished, and the most virtuous females in Hubbabub, who tasted his food to see that his cook did his duty, recommended him a plentiful use of pine-apple well peppered, and made him a present of a very handsome shirt, with worked frills and ruffles, to be hanged in. This enchanting committee generally confined their attentions to murderers and other victims of the passions, who were deserted in their hour of need by the rest of the society they had outraged; but Popanilla, being a foreigner, a Prince, and a Plenipotentiary, and not ill-looking, naturally attracted a great deal of notice from those who desire the amelioration of their species.
Popanilla was so pleased with his mode of life, and had acquired such a taste for poetry, pin-apples, and pepper since he had ceased to be an active member of society, that he applied to have his trial postponed, on the ground of the prejudice which had been excited against him by the public press. As his trial was at present inconvenient to the Government, the postponement was allowed on these grounds.
In the meantime, the public agitation was subsiding. The nation reconciled itself to the revolution in its fortunes. The ci-devant millionaires were busied with retrenchment; the Government engaged in sweeping in as many pink shells as were lying about the country; the mechanics contrived to live upon chalk and sea-weed; and as the Aboriginal would not give his corn away gratis, the Vraibleusians determined to give up bread. The intellectual part of the nation were intently interested in discovering the cause of the National Distress. One of the philosophers said that it might all be traced to the effects of a war in which the Vraibleusians had engaged about a century before. Another showed that it was altogether clearly ascribable to the pernicious custom of issuing pink shells; but if, instead of this mode of representing wealth, they had had recourse to blue shells, the nation would now have advanced to a state of prosperity which it had never yet reached. A third demonstrated to the satisfaction of himself and his immediate circle that it was all owing to the Statue having recently been repaired with silver instead of iron. The public were unable to decide between these conflicting opinions; but they were still more desirous of finding out a remedy for the evil than the cause of it.
An eloquent and philosophical writer, who entertains consolatory opinions of human nature, has recently told us that 'it is in the nature of things that the intellectual wants of society should be supplied. Whenever the man is required invariably the man will appear.' So it happened in the present instance. A public instructor jumped up in the person of Mr. Flummery Flam, the least insinuating and the least plausible personage that ever performed the easy task of gulling a nation. His manners were vulgar, his voice was sharp, and his language almost unintelligible. Flummery Flam was a provisional optimist. He maintained that everything would be for the best, if the nation would only follow his advice. He told the Vraibleusians that the present universal and overwhelming distress was all and entirely and merely to be ascribed to 'a slight over-trading,' and that all that was required to set everything right again was 'a little time.' He showed that this over-trading and every other injudicious act that had ever been committed were entirely to be ascribed to the nation being imbued with erroneous and imperfect ideas of the nature of Demand and Supply. He proved to them that if a tradesman cannot find customers his goods will generally stay upon his own hands. He explained to the Aboriginal the meaning of rent; to the mechanics the nature of wages; to the manufacturers the signification of profits. He recommended that a large edition of his own work should be printed at the public expense and sold for his private profit. Finally, he explained how immediate, though temporary, relief would be afforded to the State by the encouragement of EMIGRATION.
The Vraibleusians began to recover their spirits. The Government had the highest confidence in Flummery Flam, because Flummery Flam served to divert the public thoughts. By his direction lectures were instituted at the corner of every street, to instil the right principles of politics into the mind of the great body of the people. Every person, from the Managers of the Statue down to the chalk-chewing mechanics, attended lectures on Flummery–Flammism. The Vraibleusians suddenly discovered that it was the great object of a nation not to be the most powerful, or the richest, or the best, or the wisest, but to be the most Flummery–Flammistical.
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Tons of Reviews
We've got a lot of great reviews on our latest release, Outsold. Metal Magazines, metal websites and video reviewers have all thrown in some words. We have collected some of them for you. And we wish for more! Here are some quotes:
"TONIC BREED could easily advance up the ranks thanks to this impressive release. ★★★★★★★★★☆"
"Even with "Outsold", the second studio album of their career, the Norwegians, Tonic Breed, hit the center of the target, working on a platter of eight tracks perfectly balanced between thrash metal and heavy eighties. 86/100"
"10/10. Album of the year 2014"
"This album is very different from anything I ever listened to before!! This band took all what's great about the classic thrash metal bands and put all that into the work of an amazing album."
"Tonic Breed reinforces my growing belief that music, and particularly metal, can one day survive and even thrive without need of the corporate machine."
"One moment the band is grooving, the next moment chopping and pounding. Tonic Breed does all that. With a singer that sounds like a combination of Tom Araya and Mille, but who can sing something better."
" "Outsold" is a great album where all of the songs sound very different, yet somehow melt together to make a superb album full of varied vocals, catchy riffs, a lot of solos and awesome drumming."