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Poems & photos: Day Dreams, or Twelve Years Old
May 1, 2016 | Birthday,Family,Forest City,Photography,Poetry,Twins
My baby girls recently turned 12, so I took some license, replacing "ten" with "twelve."
I measured myself by the wall in the garden;
The hollyhocks blossomed far over my head.
Oh, when I can touch with the tips of my fingers
The highest green bud, with its lining of red,
I shall not be a child any more, but a woman.
Dear hollyhock blossoms, how glad I shall be!
I wish they would hurry – the years that are coming,
And bring the bright days that I dream of to me!
Oh, when I am grown, I shall know all my lessons,
There's so much to learn when one's only just (twelve)! –
I shall be very rich, very handsome, and stately,
And good, too, — of course, — 'twill be easier then!
There'll be many to love me, and nothing to vex me,
No knots in my sewing; no crusts to my bread.
My days will go by like the days in a story,
The sweetest and gladdest that ever was read.
And then I shall come out some day to the garden
(For this little corner must always be mine);
I shall wear a white gown all embroidered with silver,
That trails in the grass with a rustle and shine.
And, meeting some child here at play in the sunshine,
With gracious hands laid on her head, I shall say,
"I measured myself by these hollyhock blossoms
When I was no taller than you, dear, one day!"
She will smile in my face as I stoop low to kiss her,
And – Hark! They are calling me in to my tea!
O blossoms, I wish that the slow years would hurry!
When, when will they bring all I dream of to me?
—Margaret Johnson
PHOTO: Hollyhock near Forest City, Iowa © DMBR


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(Posted Tue. Feb 25th, 2014)
This week, the National Corn Growers Association sends off Rod Snyder with gratitude for his service and best wishes as he assumes the role of president of Field to Market, The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture. Snyder departs the position of Director of Public Policy after six years to assume leadership and continue that organization's commitment to continuous improvements in productivity, environmental quality and human well-being across the agricultural supply chain.
Current NCGA Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs Manager Ethan Matthews, who has been with the association for four years, has been promoted to Director of Public Policy and will assume Snyder's responsibilities upon his departure.
During his tenure at NCGA, Snyder worked closely with the association's Production and Stewardship Action Team on key issues including government regulations, sustainability initiatives and production practices.
"Rod led our efforts to educate members of Congress on a wide array of issues with concrete impacts on American farmers freedom to operate, working tirelessly as an advocate both for corn growers and for the tools and policies which they need to thrive," said Jon Doggett, NCGA Vice President of Public Policy. "He was a major asset to the organization both as a dedicated employee and as a vital link on the Hill, given his former role as the President of the Young Democrats of America. While he leaves us, the efforts he launched will continue to benefit corn growers for years to come. He will be sorely missed both as a well-respected colleague and a friend."
While Snyder leaves the NCGA staff, he will remain a key point of contact for NCGA, which is a member of Field to Market.
"After years of involvement with Field to Market, I'm proud to join the alliance as president," said Snyder. "Field to Market members are committed to helping provide food, fiber and fuel for 9 billion people across the globe by 2050, while conserving finite natural resources, which is one of the most significant challenges facing our generation."
The strong, diverse alliance is working to catalyze and promote environment and productivity improvements by establishing long-term goals and broadly applicable metrics to measure progress against those goals. With established metrics and protocols, Field to Market will engage and enable stakeholders across the agricultural supply chain to promote sustainable practices.

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The Best Way to Help Haiti
by Chad Tragakis, Senior Vice President, Hill & Knowlton, Washington
Our hearts are with Haiti. The 24-hour news coverage is arresting, but at the same time, it is difficult to watch. For each glimmer of hope – each miraculous rescue more than a week after the initial earthquake – there is the grim reality of despair, desperation and dire need.
The world is coming together for Haiti, hoping to fill that need. Individuals, community groups, civic organizations and corporations are displaying levels of interest, compassion and generosity not witnessed since the South Asian Tsunami five years ago. People are marveling, and rightly so, at the seeming speed and ease with which the Red Cross has received more than $22 million for Haiti relief efforts via text.
That $22 million is indeed amazing, encouraging, and critically important all at once. One of the most important lessons the world learned from the Tsunami is that cash donations are the best way to help the victims of a disaster, especially in the initial aftermath. Cash is immediate, it is flexible, and it provides for culturally and geographically appropriate support. Most importantly, it allows disaster relief organizations to purchase exactly what is needed, and to procure materials near the affected area, which cuts down on transportation time and cost, supports regional economies, and speeds the rebuilding process.
One of my clients, the Center for International Disaster Information, has been tracking and advocating for responsible and appropriate disaster response for more than 20 years. Over that time, they have witnessed some incredibly insensitive, culturally inappropriate, inefficient, and even harmful responses. Simply put, when individuals, groups or companies send stuff that is unneeded, supply chains get clogged, boxes must be unloaded and warehoused eating up precious time, personnel and storage space. Haiti is a powerful case in point for this, as there are extremely limited points of entry for the critical relief supplies being brought in by experienced agencies.
Worse still, many people send items apparently without any thought. Believe it or not, people have sent winter coats to disaster victims in tropical climates; companies have sent stale cookies and long-expired medicines; canned ham has been shipped to predominantly Muslim countries and canned beef to predominantly Hindu areas; in one shipment of donated supplies, a relief agency found used tea bags; party decorations were mailed to disaster victims who had just lost their homes. And, in perhaps the worst instance of inappropriate disaster response ever, one company sent a shipment of breast implants. However well-intentioned, it often seems that some companies and organizations don't take into account the full impact of their donations. They are in such a rush to act, that they forget – or just plain fail – to think.
That's why in the midst of this tragedy, I am encouraged by the thoughtfulness and innovativeness of corporate response, not to mention the sheer volume of companies expressing an interest in helping. Some companies, because of their unique capabilities, core competencies, knowledge and expertise, and product and service offerings, are in great positions to bring those things to bear after a disaster. This is especially true when they establish long-term relationships with relief organizations, and invest in preparedness and contingency planning. Think of the logistics and transportation know-how of Fed-Ex, UPS and DHL – or Motorola or Qualcomm's ability to restore and operate critical communications infrastructure for first responders. In the past week alone, I have read about and learned of some truly responsible and wholly appropriate ways for companies to do their part for the people of Haiti.
§ First and foremost, companies are giving cash – lots of cash – and they are directing it to the experienced, credible relief agencies that are already on the ground, the ones in the best position to help and to help quickly. For example, the Avon Foundation's $1 million donation is being split evenly between the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. Donations tied to Avon's product sales are also being planned. Many companies, including Morgan Stanley, which is also donating $1 million, are actively encouraging employee giving through matching and incentive programs.
§ Western Union is waiving all fees to wire money from the U.S. to Haiti for a full week; MoneyGram International is making a similar concession.
§ Royal Caribbean Cruise Ships operates a private beach on Haiti's northern coast, and while this is far from the center of devastation in Port-au-Prince, the revenue it generates is critical to Haiti's economy, and will be vital to the country's recovery. For this reason, the ship line has decided to resume and maintain calls on Haiti. In addition, company ships are helping to transport relief supplies and personnel.
§ Timberland is redirecting funds that were earmarked for a reforestation project on Haiti to basic humanitarian relief efforts.
§ While Abbott, McKesson Corporation and UPS are making significant cash contributions, they are also making in-kind donations of products and services specifically requested by relief organizations already on the ground, including the Red Cross, World Vision, Direct Relief International, CARE and UNICEF.
§ Apparel retailer TJX Corporation (T.J. Maxx, Marshalls) is in a unique position to provide clothing to families that have lost everything, but first, they are donating cash to the Red Cross. They are waiting for more details on what, specifically, is needed, where and by whom in terms of their planned in-kind donation.
§ Target and Wal-Mart have each made $500,000 donations to the Red Cross, but owing to their unique core competencies, they are also providing foodstuffs to be delivered in close coordination with relief agencies on the ground.
§ The nation's wireless companies – AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon – are waiving standard text-messaging fees for their subscribers' donations to the Red Cross. No doubt, this is helping to drive that $22 million. More than that, they are transmitting the funds to the Red Cross in advance of collecting them via their customers' monthly bills.
§ My own company, in addition to making financial contributions to the Red Cross and Water.org's Haiti relief fund, is making information and resources available to all employees offering assistance locating family members in Haiti, tips on how best to contribute to relief efforts, guidelines for talking to children following natural disasters, and tips for coping with traumatic events.
There are many other great examples of companies not only doing the right thing, but responding in the right way. The bottom line is that sending cash donations is the very best way to help the people of Haiti, especially right now. CIDI and the State Department are directing people and organizations interested in helping to InterAction, a large coalition of U.S.-based international non-governmental organizations.
Haiti has a rich history and an equally rich culture. The country's flag includes the motto (in French), Strength through Unity. That will serve as a fitting national mantra in the difficult months and years ahead. In the center of the flag, is a palm tree – strong and tall, fresh and full of life. The world will watch and pray as the people of Haiti work to get through this epic challenge. Let us hope that they re-emerge from this tragedy as a stronger nation – and like the tall tree on their flag, proud and full of life.


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Holy crap it is mid February, passed valentines and I'm just now trying to write a recap from our racecation to our Cozumel trip. Maybe I was doing it on purpose since remembering a place with sun, ocean, palm trees and beaches brings a little warmth on these freezing days.
So last year when we moved (yup it's been a year already) we decided we were going to have a racecation in Cozumel where we will race with 17 of our teammates. It was in a way a super fun reunion while getting to see them all including our coach. I didn't get to write a whole lot last year about our training. Didn't want to bore you all with the same thing over and over. Swim, bike, run, hurt, eat, sleep, repeat. You might remember that when we moved there was plenty of snow around and also took us forever to get situated. Living in temporary quarters (aka Homewood Suites hotel), closing on our house almost a month after moving and moving truck getting to a week after we had closed. Add all that to learning a new job, Felipe traveling back and forth to Texas for his and eventually switching jobs for a more local job in the city and then finding new places to train and our year definitely was filled with things to figure out.
Luckily for us all those things above actually were a lot smoother than they sound. Things happened for a reason and we were able to adjust as we went. We got even luckier when we actually started to get better weather in the spring and finding out the beauty of our new training grounds. At first we had an OK pool at the local Y, but that changed when we got a brand new pool a mile away from the house. Our biking was pretty awesome with endless routes and finding a local cycling club which was the best thing ever. We met a few people we had talked to on Instagram and they were great at helping us get integrated with the club. Our running couldn't have been any better. About 1/2 mile from our house we have an 11 mile trail that pretty much became our running grounds and if we got bored of that we just did our runs exploring different routes and even doing the local marathon route a couple of times. So as you can see our training once we got situated wasn't an issue. We got going and it was probably the best ironman training of all. We didn't race a whole bunch, just a few times and it helped because we knew our focus was Cozumel.
Sorry for the long preamble to a race, figured you wanted to hear or not hear what happened before the race since I didn't talk much about through the year. Now into the race business.
If you ever decide to do this race definitely you want to read this as it was probably the best decision we made. Cozumel is a resorts type of place. You go to the resorts and normally get all inclusive ones and that's the end. Or you do what we did, rent a house with a few friends and hired a chef. By renting a house we didn't have any of the distractions of a hotel and also getting a chef made it for a way to explore local cooking without the hotel feel to it. It turned out great and a lot cheaper than the hotel plans being offered out there. We ended up paying about $300/person for a 6 day/5 night stay. A lot cheaper compared to the $1200 the hotels want. It was a little "far" from the center but taxis go by all the time and they are super cheap. Felipe actually negotiated always getting us cheaper fares to the city center which was like 3km (1.5-2 mi) away. You won't pay more that $3 – $5 per ride
Pre-race shenanigans:
By us being a bit apart from the busy center it forced us to be more focused on staying near the house or simply being at the house resting. We did some swimming in the ocean since it was conveniently our backyard but we kept things low key. Everyone in the house was on the same boat and that helped. Not having anyone pressuring or even getting mad because we didn't want to do anything. Being in an ironman destination you might be tempted to go crazy, walk a lot, not rest, eat crappy, not hydrate, we have done all those. This time we had focused on not doing any of that. Did our team dinner on Friday. Saturday we got to drop our bikes off and then do all the bag stuff. By 2 pm we were home legs up with bottles of hydration in our hands at all times. It was going to be a hot race so we didn't want to risk it.
Race day: ironman 4 here we go:
Our race day came quick after a good night sleep. We woke up probably extra early because we had a taxi driver come and get us to the start. We didn't want to risk any road closures and since we were kind of far it was safe to do. It was funny to see the locals partying still while we were driving through town. We got to the hotel and of course transition wasn't open. We just sat there and us girls braided our hairs.
Once transition opened we went into our rituals, air on the tires, fluid setup and then off to the group pictures with the team. Before we knew it we were on the bus on our way to the swim start. We got in the bus with the team. Was pretty cool since we haven't been with the team but at the same time were all quiet getting in our own zones. Felipe and I did a quick stop in the port-a-potties (read got the race jitters) and then off to get in our corrals. We said our good byes as usual and off he went. I stayed with a group from the team. We stayed pretty close. My swim was simply amazing. The water is so clear and by doing it with the smart start it is less crowded so it feels safer and you don't get as beat up. Kinda miss the mass start rush but not the beating you take while at it.
I came right where Felipe told me I was going to come out at. I was out in 1:19 which was a 1:52'/100 yds. It is what I was doing during training and also a 9:04′ PR for my swim. I couldn't be happier.
T1: the usual, however I'm getting faster too. Only 8:31 compared to a 12:26 from IMAZ. I did have a girl help me the entire time.
The bike was as windy as we expected it. I wasn't too worried about not finishing. I had a good cushion from the swim but I sure was out there more than I wanted. I wanted a 7:00 bike but was there 7:45. The wind at the end was beating us down but I just kept pushing forward. It seemed like the 12 miles into the wind were the longest miles each loop but kept thinking I've done worse bikes than this one so let's wrap it up.
Came back to town and I knew I was done. Just wanted to get my run going, my transition time was faster too 5:55 compared to 6:31 from IMAZ. As fast as my 70.3 transition times (Felipe says that I take too long) I think I've paid attention to envisioning transitions prior to the race. It helps making the process smoother. Also helps to have a girl who has her undivided attention for you. She was awesome :).
I was excited to get on the run. I started seeing teammates and I was pumped. Saw finally Felipe during my first loop and he was on the way out for his second. He looked strong. told me he was starting to hurt but he was with a teammate so I knew they would drag each other to the finish. I met with Becky and she was on her second loop too. we did the intervals we used to do in Texas and were keeping a nice pace. Did her second loop and most of the 3rd with her but as she was finishing up she told me to go ahead with out her as I felt stronger than her. I just kept my pace and kicking miles one by one. Before I knew it i was on my third loop and my watch had died closer to 14:20 when I had about 3 miles to go. I kept my pace and all i was envisioning was breaking 14 hours. i knew i had to work hard but it was doable. I came in the shutte and pulled my flag. I couldn't believe i was going to finish my 4th IM. when i came in to my surprise there he was, Felipe was waiting for me with my medal. After finishing 2I Ms with him it was bittersweet not to hold hands but seeing him at the end was the best, he put my medal around my neck and said you PRed huge. Don't know how much but it is big. He got me through the shirt, food, and stuff and we just waited there for the rest of our friends to finish. My marathon was 5:39 which was almost 50′ PR to come in at 14:59. That was a 45 min PR overall. I couldn't have asked for a better race. We can ask for less wind next time but at the end it was a great day out there.


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CIRRIE – Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange
Provider: School of Public Health and Health Professions, SUNY at Buffalo
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Access Level: Free, Open Access
Descriptions: CIRRIE provides two main resources: Database of International Rehabilitation Research, and International Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation. The Database contains over 100,000 citations of international rehabilitation research published between 1990 and the present and includes citations drawn from about 4,700 journals. Searches can be conducted in Spanish and French as well as English. Search by title, author, subject or journal. Quick Search mode also provides a direct link to the comparable U.S. database, REHABDATA. Search results include links to free full text where available. Of particular interest is a monograph series, The Rehabilitation Provider's Guide to Cultures of the Foreign-Born.
Keywords: disability, international, rehabilitation
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Simply The Best Cookie Recipes
Low Carb Cookies
Low Carb Peanut Butter Cookies
1/2 cup sugar-free chunky peanut butter
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 packets of sugar substitute
2 tablespoons soy flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pre-heat oven to 375 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat, or spray it with non-stick
cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl blend together all ingredients. Drop by teaspoons on prepared baking sheet. You should
have 40 cookies. If you have more, the carb count per cookie will be less, and if you have less than 40 cookies the carb count
will be more. Bake about 10 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute on baking sheet then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups Splenda or Maltitol Crystals
1-1/2 teaspoons dark molasses
2 large eggs
1 cup almond flour
1 cup vanilla whey protein powder
1/4 cup oat bran
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
12 ounces sugar free chocolate bar, chopped into small pieces
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Preheat oven to 375°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or a non-stick baking mat. Beat together butter, Splenda,
and molasses until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well after each addition. In a separate bowl, stir
together ground almonds, vanilla whey protein powder, oat bran, baking soda and salt. Stir almond flour mixture into butter
mixture until blended. Stir in nuts and chopped chocolate bars. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto preparted baking sheets.
Flatten with palm of hand. Bake for 10 minutes, or until golden. Allow to cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet then remove to
wire racks to cool.
Low-Carb Snickerdoodles
1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups ground almonds
1 cup granulated Splenda
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
2 tablespoons granulated Splenda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
In a medium bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add half the ground almonds, 1 cup Splenda, egg, vanilla, baking soda and
cream of tartar. Beat until well combined. Beat in remaining ground almonds. Cover and chill in bowl for 1 hour. Pre-heat
oven to 350 F. In a small bowl, combine the 2 tablespoons Splenda and the cinnamon; mix well. Roll chilled dough into 1-inch
balls. Gently roll each ball in the cinnamon-Splenda mixture to coat and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes until lightly browned at the edges. Carefully remove from pan to cooling rack to cool completely.
Cookies for you and cookies for me!


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Frequent Links
Chris Rose
Christopher Rose (born January 27, 1971 in Shaker Heights, Ohio) is an American sportscaster for the MLB Network and NFL Network.
Early life and career
Rose attended University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio during high school and spent his childhood summers at North Star Camp. Rose attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and graduated in 1993. He served as station manager at the student-run radio station, WMSR. He also adores the Cleveland Indians.
Broadcasting career
The Best Damn Sports Show Period
Rose is known as one of the hosts of The Best Damn Sports Show Period, on Fox Sports Net. Except for a brief period in 2004 and 2005, Rose hosted the show from its inception in 2001. Rose has also hosted the poker show Million Dollar Challenge.
Fox Sports
In 2007, Rose became a play-by-play announcer for Fox's coverage of the NFL. In 2006, he did Gamebreaks for the NFL coverage while Joe Buck and Curt Menefee hosted the studio coverage from the game site. He was the studio host for Fox's BCS coverage.
In 2007, he was the #7 play-by-play announcer for Fox's coverage of the NFL. A year later, he was demoted to #8 play-by-play but promoted again to #7 in 2009. On Sunday, November 8, 2009, Rose did Gamebreaks for the NFL on Fox while the Fox NFL Sunday crew did the pregame show from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Trent Green and John Lynch were among the analysts who worked with Rose. Rose currently calls boxing for Fuel TV.
Rose took over the revamped Fox Saturday Baseball pre game show in 2009. Rose was also the host for the World Series pre game show. He presented the World Series trophies from 2009 to 2011. He called select games as well as field reporting for MLB on FOX. He also hosted Big Shots: Titans at the Tee. During the 2010 Major League Baseball season he hosted the inaugural season of The Cheap Seats. David Cone took over the show following the 2010 season. On March 21, 2012 it was announced Matt Vasgersian would become the new pre game host and Rose would no longer be working with the network.
Rose has been criticized for appearing to be too friendly[1] with players he has interviewed during Fox's baseball coverage. For example during the 2009 World Series, Rose referred to Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees as "Jeets". One year later during the World Series, Rose referred to both Brian Wilson and Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants as "his friends."
MLB Network
Rose was hired by MLB Network in April 2010. A year later, he began co-hosting Intentional Talk with Kevin Millar. Intentional Talk has become one of the most popular shows on MLB Network.[2]
NFL Network
On August 28, 2012, NFL Network announced they had added Rose to their team. He currently is a studio host for the channel. Rose is the host of NFL GameDay Highlights, NFL GameDay Final, as well as the postgame edition of NFL Total Access following the network's Thursday Night Football. He will continue doing Intentional Talk on MLB Network even though MLB Network is in New Jersey while the NFL Network is in Los Angeles.
- ^ Fang, Ken (6 November 2010). "2nd Annual (2010) Fang's Bites MLB TV Awards". Fangsbites.com. Wordpress. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ MLB Network Adds Chris Rose to On-Air Talent Lineup|http://sportsmedianews.com/03/mlb-network-adds-chris-rose-to-on-air-talent-lineup/
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"For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect? God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged." (Romans 3:2-3, emphasis mine.)
There are many that denigrate the message of faith from God's Word. They call teachers of faith heretics, and say that we are teaching "name it and claim it" and "blab it and grab" messages. My pastor, Ed Taylor, once was confronted by a local minister that said, "All you Faith Preachers (saying it disdainfully) I just call 'faith peddlers!'" Well, my friend, if you aren't "peddling faith," what, may I ask, are you peddling? Are we to teach unbelief and doubt? There are apparently those that believe so! Let me state categorically that I do "peddle faith!" I do "name it and claim it" and I "blab and grab" everything that God's Word promises I can have! To do otherwise would be ungrateful to God for His magnificent provisions! There are many that say that faith teachers are arrogant and prideful.
That is because they don't understand "where we are coming from." What do I mean? Well, these ministers might say, "Oh, I am unworthy of this, and I am unworthy of that." Well, in our own position outside of God, I would agree… indeed, I am unworthy in that regard. BUT, I am not outside of God! I am the righteousness of God, in Him! (1 Corinthians 5:17-21) In whom? In Jesus! I am righteous with His righteousness! For me to say I am now unworthy, or unrighteous, is to diminish what God has, through Jesus, done for me! What is a greater indication of pride? To graciously accept all that Jesus has done for me and "brag" on His righteousness, or to exalt and revel in my personal baseness and unrighteousness? To, in effect, say that what Jesus did by His death on the cross, burial, and resurrection is of NO effect. I say with Paul, "God forbid!"
No, pride is to take any stand OTHER than what God says about us! I humbly state what God says about us as believers:
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I always triumph in Christ Jesus! (2 Corinthians 2:14)
He (Jesus) became poor that I might be rich! (2 Corinthians 8:9)
I am the healed of the Lord! (1 Peter 2:24)
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Win a Picnic Hamper19 August 2011
You will have seen the gorgeous Picnic Hamper I received earlier this month from Interflora. Well now is your chance to win one of your own.
The hamper you will win is a "classic picnic hamper, complete with cutlery and plates for four. It's already filled for that first picnic, with a lavish selection of fine crackers and cheese, dips and preserves, as well as a rich date and walnut cake and a superb bottle of Viognier", so how can you resist?
Interflora sell a wide range of gifts including a large selection of Hampers, Flower Gifts and also Romantic Gifts, if you are looking for something for your loved one.
Here are a few links:
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International Flower Delivery
Interflora Mobile Site
Now on to the giveaway.
To win a Luxury Hamper from Interflora just leave me a comment.
For extra entries:
1. Follow my blog and leave a separate comment to say you have done so.
2. Follow me on twitter (@tinnedtoms)and leave a separate comment to say you have done so.
3. Tweet the competition by clicking the twitter button at the end of this post and leave a separate comment to say you have done so.
4. Like the Interflora Facebook Page and leave a separate comment to let me know you have done so.
5. Follow Interflora on twitter and leave a separate comment to let me know you have done so.
Yes, that is 6 opportunities to win!
Remember to leave separate comments as each comment is a separate entry.
The giveaway is open to UK residents only and runs until Saturday 27 August 2011.
Good luck everyone.
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What is it about picnic hampers that is so evocative of days past.ReplyDelete
Maybe it's that I used to play picnics with my dolls when I was little and the unpacking of all the crockery and cutlery and eating of miniature food took me hours, although I was very naughty and never used to wash my sticky dolly pots, cue lots of tellings off from my Mum who didn't have time for mini washing up as well as normal sized stuff.
Now I'm all grown up picnics have reverted to tupperware boxes and plastic flasks....it's just not the same is it!!
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I thought I was already following you on Twitter - STALKER - but I wasn't, so that's been rectified.ReplyDelete
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Can you tell I really want to win this? :-)
The hamper looks fab. If only there were more opportunities to picnic outside here in sunny (not) Scotland. However, I'm sure an indoors picnic could be just as fun !ReplyDelete
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I am already a follower as you may or may not know! Great give away!ReplyDelete
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Oh I can't resist a picnic hamper of my own - seems like such a romantic notion, would love to have one of my own and maybe go picnicking under the Scottish rain :)ReplyDelete
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it may be nearing the end of the summer but that picnic hamper looks fab. keeping my fingers crossedReplyDelete
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What a great competition, I didn't even know that Interflora did hampers!!
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I already follow your blog (my goodness, lots of chances to win!)ReplyDelete
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Jac, you are giving us some fantastic prizes - a picnic hamper always sounds so grand.ReplyDelete
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I love picnic hampers - have always wanted one! Great come :)ReplyDelete
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That is a gorgeous hamper I feel they are the height of luxury, I remeber going to the beach on our honeymoon with a plastic tub of sarnies and a flask of tea and seeing two very weel to do people just married with their hamper of strawberries and champers.ReplyDelete
till I and hubby were blisfully happy and still are the sarnies and flask still are magical.
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Picnic hamper - creates lovely thoughts of summer meadows, buzzing bees and lying hidden amongst the grasses staring up at an azure sky - if only!ReplyDelete
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wow that's a very decadent picnic hamper. A bit different to our usual sandwiches, doughnuts and crisps (and never eaten off plates!)ReplyDelete
Brilliant competition! I ordered flowers through interflora for my university halls ball just last year! And have been on the hunt for the perfect picnic hamper for AGES (not easy when you're a student on a budget!!!)ReplyDelete
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What a pretty little hamper! and not too big or heavy to lug about either (well, depends on how mnay bottles of wine you put in I suppose!)ReplyDelete
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Ooooooooooh, what a lovely hamper. Although Hubby will probably kill me if I was to win because we are very short on storage space lolReplyDelete
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I have always dreamed of owning a proper picnic hamper and am sure I would go on many many more picnics if I has such a glamorous thing :-)ReplyDelete
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Thank you for the delish competish !
I just wish the weather had been better this summer to have more picnics!ReplyDelete
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One entry please :o)
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A picnic hamper is something I've always longed to own, but have never been able to justify buying. Excellent competition.ReplyDelete
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DPhil in Chromosome and Developmental Biology
About the course
This four-year graduate programme provides training in a wide range of biochemical, genetic and cell biological approaches specifically tailored for research into chromosome and developmental biology.
Participating laboratories are international leaders in the fields of chromosome regulation through the mitotic and meiotic cell cycle, the regulation of genome stability and mechanisms of DNA repair, gene/genome regulation in development, including mechanism of transcription, the role of chromatin, nuclear organisation and epigenetic pathways, RNA biogenesis and function (including non-coding RNA), regulating cell fate and pattern formation (including signalling mechanisms and stem cell biology).
Applicants are advised to visit the Medical Sciences Graduate School website for further information about supervisors connected to this programme.
A clear priority of the programme is to provide students with training and supporting infrastructure to apply advanced biological imaging/super resolution microscopy, high-throughput sequencing methods (and computational genomics for data analysis), advanced proteomics and state-of-the-art genome engineering.
During the first two months of the first year you will attend integrated advanced courses, workshops and tutorials linked to applying state of the art methodologies in chromosome and development research. Further short tutorial sessions will occur at other times during the year.
You will then undertake three 12-week projects, each in a different lab. At least one of these will involve the application of state-of-the-art methodologies detailed above. There will be opportunities to present your results both orally and in written reports.
These elements are intended to expose you to possible thesis advisers and prepare you for your doctoral work. You can then make an informed choice of your main thesis research project and submit a research proposal for years two to four.
You will be required to meet standard University milestones for progress and will be monitored formally via supervisor feedback forms submitted three times per year.
Graduate destinations
The programme aims to train future leaders in the fields of chromosome and developmental biology. Most graduates from this programme have continued in academic research in prestigious laboratories worldwide.
Other courses in this area
- DPhil in Biochemistry
- DPhil in Medical Sciences
- DPhil in Molecular Cell Biology in Health and Disease
- DPhil in Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics
Changes to the course
The University will seek to deliver this course in accordance with the description set out in this course page. However, there may be situations in which it is desirable or necessary for the University to make changes in course provision, either before or after registration. For further information, please see our page on changes to courses.
Entry requirements for entry in 2019-20
Within equal opportunities principles and legislation, applications will be assessed in the light of an applicant's ability to meet the following entry requirements:
1. Academic ability
Proven and potential academic excellence
Applicants are normally expected to be predicted or have achieved a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), as a minimum, in a relevant biological sciences subject.
For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.5 out of 4.0. However, entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants have a first-class degree or the equivalent.
If you hold non-UK qualifications and wish to check how your qualifications match these requirements, you can contact the National Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (UK NARIC).
Substantial professional experience or a graduate qualification may be a substitute for a lower grade at undergraduate level.
No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT scores are sought.
Other appropriate indicators will include:
Supporting documents
You will be required to supply supporting documents with your application, including references and an official transcript. See 'How to apply' for instructions on the documents you will need and how these will be assessed.
Performance at interview(s)
Interviews are normally held as part of the admissions process.
Applications are reviewed by a panel of academics associated with the programme. A shortlist of applicants is confirmed, based on assessment of achieved or predicted undergraduate degree grade, academic references, personal statement and CV. It is expected that the ratio of interviewed applicants to places will be a maximum of 3:1.
Shortlisted applicants will be notified in mid- to late January and interviews will be held in late January or February.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview in Oxford. Interviews take approximately 30 minutes, during you will be asked to give a ten-minute PowerPoint presentation on a research project you have carried out. The interviewing panel will include at least three academics.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend in person, but those from outside Europe unable to arrange travel in time will be interviewed by video link/Skype. Applicants are also invited to a reception and dinner the evening before the interview, to hear an overview of the course and to meet with group leaders and current DPhil students.
Whilst not required, publications demonstrating previous research success in a relevant field is likely to advantage your application.
Other qualifications, evidence of excellence and relevant experience
Research or working experience in chromosome or developmental biology would be an advantage.
2. English language requirement
Applicants whose first language is not English are usually required to provide evidence of proficiency in English at the standard level required by the University.
3. Availability of supervision, teaching, facilities and places
The following factors will govern whether candidates can be offered places:
- The ability of the Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre, in conjunction with other relevant departments in the Medical Sciences Division, to provide the appropriate supervision, research opportunities, teaching and facilities for your chosen area of work.
- Minimum and maximum limits to the numbers of students who may be admitted to Oxford's research and taught programmes.
The provision of supervision, where required, is subject to the following points:
- The allocation of graduate supervision is the responsibility of the Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre, in conjunction with other relevant departments in the Medical Sciences Division, and it is not always possible to accommodate the preferences of incoming graduate students to work with a particular member of staff.
- Under exceptional circumstances a supervisor may be found outside the Medical Sciences Doctoral Training Centre and/or other relevant departments in the Medical Sciences Division.
Where possible your academic supervisor will not change for the duration of your course. However, it may be necessary to assign a new academic supervisor during the course of study or before registration for reasons which might include sabbatical leave, maternity leave or change in employment.
4. Disability, health conditions and specific learning difficulties
Students are selected for admission without regard to gender, marital or civil partnership status, disability, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or social background.
Decisions on admission are based solely on the individual academic merits of each candidate and the application of the entry requirements appropriate to the course.
Further information on how these matters are supported during the admissions process is available in our guidance for applicants with disabilities.
5. Assessors
All recommendations to admit a student involve the judgment of at least two members of academic staff with relevant experience and expertise, and additionally must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies or Admissions Committee (or equivalent departmental persons or bodies).
Admissions panels or committees will always include at least one member of academic staff who has undertaken appropriate training.
6. Other information
Whether you have yet secured funding is not taken into consideration in the decision to make an initial offer of a place, but please note that the initial offer of a place will not be confirmed until you have completed a Financial Declaration.
You will have access to:
- experimental facilities, as appropriate to your research;
- IT support from both the Department of Biochemistry and IT Services;
- library services such as the Radcliffe Science Library and the Cairns Library.
The provision of project-specific resources will be agreed with the relevant supervisor during the planning stages for the research project.
The Department of Biochemistry boasts a wide range of in-house research facilities:
- DNA and Protein sequencing
- X-ray diffraction
- crystallization
- biophysical analysis
- analytical ultracentrifugation
- FACS analysis
- imaging microscopes
In addition, there is the possibility to use facilities in other departments across the division and to access remote facilities at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Diamond Light Source and Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.
You will be able to use the cafeteria at the Department of Biochemistry, encouraging interaction between research groups in the department. Departmental seminars and colloquia bring students together with academic and other research staff in the department to hear about on-going research, and provide an opportunity for networking and socialising.
There are over 1,000 full graduate scholarships available across the University, and these cover your course fees and provide a grant for living costs. If you apply by the relevant January deadline and fulfil the eligibility criteria you will be automatically considered. Over two thirds of Oxford scholarships require nothing more than the standard course application. Use the Fees, funding and scholarship search to find out which scholarships you are eligible for and if they require an additional application, full details of which are provided.
Full funding opportunities are available for all applicants to this course, whatever your nationality. The Medical Sciences Graduate School website provides further details, as well as information about external funding opportunities.
Annual fees for entry in 2019-20
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Annual Course fees
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The fees shown above are the annual course fees for this course, for entry in the stated academic year.
Course fees cover your teaching as well as other academic services and facilities provided to support your studies. Unless specified in the additional information section below, course fees do not cover your accommodation, residential costs or other living costs. They also don't cover any additional costs and charges that are outlined in the additional information below. You may have seen separate figures in the past for tuition fees and college fees. We have now combined these into a single figure.
Course fees are payable each year, for the duration of your fee liability (your fee liability is the length of time for which you are required to pay course fees). For courses lasting longer than one year, please be aware that fees will usually increase annually. For details, please see our guidance on likely increases to fees and charges.
Following the period of fee liability, you may also be required to pay a University continuation charge and a college continuation charge. The University and college continuation charges are shown on the Continuation charges page.
For more information about course fees and fee liability, please see the Fees section of this website. EU applicants should refer to our dedicated webpage for details of the implications of the UK's plans to leave the European Union.
Additional information
There are no compulsory elements of this course that entail additional costs beyond fees (or, after fee liability ends, continuation charges) and living costs. However, please note that, depending on your choice of research topic and the research required to complete it, you may incur additional expenses, such as travel expenses, research expenses, and field trips. You will need to meet these additional costs, although you may be able to apply for small grants from your department and/or college to help you cover some of these expenses.
Living costs
In addition to your course fees, you will need to ensure that you have adequate funds to support your living costs for the duration of your course.
For the 2019-20 academic year, the range of likely living costs for full-time study is between c. £1,058 and £1,643 for each month spent in Oxford. Full information, including a breakdown of likely living costs in Oxford for items such as food, accommodation and study costs, is available on our living costs page. When planning your finances for any future years of study in Oxford beyond 2019-20, you should allow for an estimated increase in living expenses of 3% each year.
The following colleges accept students on the DPhil in Chromosome and Developmental Biology:
- Balliol College
- Brasenose College
- Campion Hall
- Christ Church
- Exeter College
- Green Templeton College
- Jesus College
- Keble College
- Lady Margaret Hall
- Linacre College
- Lincoln College
- Merton College
- New College
- Oriel College
- Pembroke College
- The Queen's College
- St Anne's College
- St Catherine's College
- St Cross College
- St Edmund Hall
- St Hilda's College
- St Hugh's College
- Trinity College
- University College
- Wadham College
- Wolfson College
- Worcester College
How to apply
You are welcome to contact potential supervisors associated with the DPhil prior to submitting an application but this is not required.
The set of documents you should send with your application to this course comprises the following:
Official transcript(s)
Your transcripts should give detailed information of the individual grades received in your university-level qualifications to date. You should only upload official documents issued by your institution and any transcript not in English should be accompanied by a certified translation.
More information about the transcript requirement is available in the Application Guide.
A CV/résumé is compulsory for all applications. Most applicants choose to submit a document of one to two pages highlighting their academic achievements and any relevant professional experience.
Statement of purpose/personal statement:
Up to three pages
The personal statement should be written in English and should focus on your interest in, and experience of, this research field (rather than personal achievements, interests and aspirations). Please include:
- details of up to three potential supervisors affiliated with the programme whose research is of interest to you;
- in brief, the research areas and experimental approaches that you would wish to explore in a DPhil project; and
- how your academic/research background relates to your proposed study and career plans.
This will be assessed for:
- your reasons for applying
- evidence of motivation for and understanding of the proposed area of study
- your ability to present a coherent case in proficient English
- your commitment to the subject, beyond the requirements of the degree course
- capacity for sustained and intense work
- reasoning ability
- ability to absorb new ideas, often presented abstractly, at a rapid pace.
References/letters of recommendation:
Three overall, generally academic
Whilst you must register three referees, the department may start the assessment of your application if two of the three references are submitted by the course deadline and your application is otherwise complete. Please note that you may still be required to ensure your third referee supplies a reference for consideration.
Your references should generally be academic, though professional references are acceptable if they are relevant to the course.
Your references will support intellectual ability, academic achievement, motivation and ability to work in a group.
When you complete your application, please give the following answers where requested.
About your course: Proposed field and title of research project
As you do not need to select a project before you apply, please enter 'DPhil in Chromosome and Developmental Biology'.
About your course: Proposed supervisor name
Please leave this field blank.
Funding: Departmental studentship applications
Answer 'no' to the question of whether you are applying to a specific studentship.
Start or continue an application
Step 1: Carefully read the entry requirements on this course page to make sure you meet all the criteria.
Step 2: Check above what documents are required and prepare to apply by reading our Application Guide.
Step 3: Apply as soon as possible. Consult the Application Guide for more information about deadlines.


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You can survive without food for weeks, without water for days but without oxygen for only minutes! But most of us spend very little time thinking about our breath. As the Oxford University Press reminds us, "In earlier years breathing was synonymous with life itself, for with the 'last breath' its absence signified death and departure of the soul." Similarly, in yoga, the Sanskrit word for breath is prana, which also means life force energy.
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The breath can be more than a bodily function, it can be a powerful stress reduction tool and a trusted friend. It is always there for you. When you give your attention to it, it brings you inward, away from all the external, busy-ness and into the present moment. Throughout the book, Practicing The Power of NOW, Eckhart Tolle suggests using the breath as a tool for coming into the NOW.
Focus on the breath and the mind naturally slows down while the body relaxes. The "monkey mind" becomes less jumpy. Most meditation practice includes some form of breath awareness, since it relaxes the body and focus the mind. Try out the following stress reduction strategies.
Useful tips for reducing stress by using your breath:
1.Next time you are feeling tense or confused, shift your focus to your breath. Notice how your breath is moving in your body (or not moving, if your holding your breath). Then count each inhale and exhale, silently, "One" on the inhale, "Two" on the exhale, etc.
2. For even deeper relaxation, try counting only the exhales.
3. For more concentration, focus on the space between the breath. The space where the exhale becomes the inhale and the inhale becomes the exhale, etc.
Practicing breath awareness regularly brings an inner peacefulness and deep relaxation. As thoughts slow down, and the mind becomes clear, you may become aware of limiting thoughts to release, you may make space for new thought patterns and you may connect with insight and deep wisdom.
Guest article by Rena Hatch a certified yoga teacher who empowers women to gain confidence and inner peace through individual life coaching, weekend retreats http://www.LunaGaia.com and free daily guided meditations http://www.BLISSciplineAIM.com
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Special Announcement:
I've been a bit quiet lately as far as writing is concerned, but I've been making plenty of noise elsewhere! I'm happy to announce that I've just finished work on our latest audio project.
It's called Udana and it's a collection of flute improvisations that are intended specifically to provide a sense of levity and inspire a few carefree moments of relaxation to anyone who listens.
Please visit the link below to listen to samples of each of the tracks:
Leave gravity behind with the soothing airy sound of the flute. Udana is for relaxation of the kind that's light and carefree, drifting above our earth bound worries, Ananga's flute carries you to a lighter state of being...
click here to listen and find out more...


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St Elizabethans urged to join homecoming celebrations
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — St Elizabethans from all over the island are invited to take a trip to the "parish of their birth" during its celebrations, as the month of November is homecoming time for the parish.
According to a release, St Elizabeth is preparing, under the leadership of the St Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation and the distinguished patronage of Custos Rotulorum, Beryl Rochester, to celebrate the best of St Bess during the annual Homecoming Week scheduled for November 18-24.
This year, the Foundation, which is widely acknowledged as the pioneer organisation of its kind in Jamaica, commemorates its 25th anniversary and plans to rededicate its commitment to parish and community development through three main events, the release said.
Interim Chairman of the Homecoming Foundation, Dr Patrick Dallas, said St Elizabethans are invited to visit the parish and join those who still reside there during the week of celebrations.
Outlining the week's calendar of events, Dallas highlighted the Annual Golden Awards Banquet to be held Saturday, November 24 at the Luana Banquet Hall at Luana, near Black River, at which outstanding individuals and groups will be recognised for their contribution to St Elizabeth and to nation-building.
Guest speaker at the awards function will be Professor Fritz Pinnock, President of the Caribbean Maritime University who hails from Siloah in the parish.
A major feature of Homecoming Week 2018 will be the inaugural St Bess Homecoming Agrifest, to be held Friday, November 23 at Independence Park in Back River, beginning at 10:00 am.
The Homecoming Agrifest will seek to highlight the importance of agriculture in and to St Elizabeth which has earned the reputation of being the breadbasket of Jamaica, the release said.
Homecoming Week 2018 will begin with the traditional Thanksgiving Church Service to be held on Sunday, November 18 at the Black River New Testament Church beginning at 10:00 am, while during the week of Monday November 19 through Thursday November 22, school motivational talks will be offered across the parish.
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It's a wild, bidding war of a jungle out there, and if you don't know what you're doing, you'll be eaten alive. At least, your bank account will be. Avoid common mistakes and protect your hard-earned cash by asking our team of experts! Google Adwords is an unbelievably powerful marketing tool – and when backed up with the black and white statistical information of Google Analytics, you just can't go wrong. As with any tool however, it's only as useful as the person who's using it…
A very powerful tool to help drive traffic to your website, but having a good quality website first, is essential!


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For the past few weeks I've spent most of my time on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. I've lived on the East Coast for almost four years now and I can't believe it has taken me this long to venture over to the West (as it only takes 3hrs to drive to from Christchurch). I was properly introduced to the 'The Coast' last month while giving a talk to the Greymouth Photography Club… Big thanks to Nicki Mora, Elizabeth Passuello, Stuart Nimmo & John Reid for their wonderful hospitality and introducing me to the fantastic opportunities that the coast has to offer … check out their amazing photography!
I decided to spend a few days before and after my talk photographing the birds on the West Coast. The West Coast of New Zealand is a wild place of rivers, untouched native forests and a dramatic untamed coastline all surrounded by snow-capped mountains! A truly magical place for photography! Click on the images below for a larger size...
The weather forecast for the week was looking pretty grim as I packed my bags for the coast... 7 days of rain and cloud ahead!
I left on Friday after work; in just enough time to photograph the kea at Arthurs Pass National Park (a must stop on the way over). It was great spending some time with these cheeky alpine parrots, although keeping them from pulling your vehicle and camera gear apart is a full time job! I was a bit worried when a kea flew from my car holding a large piece of plastic in it's beak... I've still got no idea where it pulled it from (my car still works which is the main thing!). See photo to the right.
I spent the Saturday photographing spotted shags in between the downpours and high winds in Wesport. The spotted shags look fantastic at this time of year in their breeding plumage with stunning colouration around their eyes, white filo-plumes and awesome double mohawks!
On the Monday Nicki, Elizabeth and I spent a few hours in search of tomtits in the bush. The tomtits remained quite scarce offering us a quick sighting every now and then... although the fantails proved to be more obliging. We were getting eaten alive by sandflies when photographing this particular fantail (below) which was only too happy to stick around and eat the sandflies eating us.
Up to now the weather had been beautiful even though the weather report still was forecasting bleak weather! I'm increasingly suspicious that the locals ('coasters') deliberately forecast terrible weather to keep the tourists away :)
On my last full day on 'The Coast' (Wednesday) Nicki and I decided to head down to Okarito Lagoon. The Weather report was still forecasting heavy rain (Although I was beginning to 'catch on' that the weather report couldn't be trusted).
We woke up at 4:30am as Okarito was a good 2hrs drive away and we wanted to be there for the early morning light! We woke up to drizzly rain (I was thinking to myself 'what a day for them to get the forecast right!!!') but being the optimistic wildlife photographers we are, we threw the gear into the car, had a much needed coffee and hit the road.
As we pulled into Okarito the early sun started to peek through the clouds, creating spectacular light for photography! It was going to be a beautiful day! Not long after pulling the car over we noticed a brutal fight between two male paradise ducks was taking place over a female (notice the female watching in the background in the photo below)! I've never seen a more intense fight between two ducks and it went for well over ten minutes... the two ducks were locked shoulder to shoulder as they violently flapped and splashed oblivious to our presence! It was amazing to watch the drama unfold right in front of our eyes, with the victor getting the girl and chasing the losing male away (his head lowered in a submissive manner) to lick his wounds. What an amazing start to the day... definitely a 'high 5 moment'!!!
Next we headed down to the mouth of the lagoon to photograph banded dotterels that use this particular beach to nest at this time of year. It didn't take long to find our first nest when looking for the tell-tale signs such as the broken wing display (Right) where the adult bird fakes a broken wing to take attention from its nest site... it always amazes me the choices these little dotterels make for their nest sites as they always seem to be near areas heavily used by 4WD's! It was good to see a young chick. (Below: Banded dotterel chick, Lake Ellesmere).
After photographing the dotterels we decided to explore another spot further around the lagoon. As soon as we got out of the car we noticed two welcome swallows sitting beside a mud pool at the side of the road collecting mud to build their nests... we laid ourselves next to the mud (looking like crazy people to all those that walked and drove by) and photographed these awesome little birds as they repeatedly flew in a filled their beaks with mud! What a great day full of photographic opportunities!!!
I've just come back from a week of photographing penguins in South Westland but more about that in my next blog!


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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is a film and video game classification system used in the United Kingdom. All Grand Theft Auto games have been scrutinized by the BBFC and each one has been given an 18 rating. No Grand Theft Auto games have ever been re-rated or considered for re-rating, unlike in Australia where the OFLC re-rated Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas after the Hot Coffee debacle. The first edition of the game was also re-rated in the USA where the ESRB decided that an AO rating was needed.
In 2007, the BBFC banned another Rockstar Games publication, Manhunt 2, from sale in the UK after refusing to give it an age rating. [1] This is the only video game to have been banned by the BBFC. After lengthy legal battles, an edited version of Manhunt 2 was eventually given an 18 rating and released on PlayStation 2 and PSP in the UK in 2008.
On 30 July 2012, PEGI replaced the BBFC as the video games ratings system in the UK, whilst the BBFC maintains its role in rating films.
BBFC Ratings
The BBFC can give one of a number of graphical representations to a film or video game, all of which suggest a different age that is 'fit for viewing'. Its ratings are among the most easy to understand of all rating systems, as unlike the ESRB and CERO which use a lettering grade, the upper age limit ratings for the BBFC are simply numbers, making it obvious to the audience how old they should be.
18-Rated Games in the Grand Theft Auto series
- Grand Theft Auto 1
- Grand Theft Auto: London 1969
- Grand Theft Auto 2
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
- Note 1: Grand Theft Auto Advance was not rated by the BBFC as it did not feature material which PEGI does not cover. PEGI gave the game a rating of 16+, making it the lowest rating GTA game.
- Note 2: The Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 expansion pack does not have a rating as no retail version was ever made, it was never sold, only distributed for free via the official GTA London website.
See also
- ESRB, the United States and Canadian computer and video game rating system
- PEGI, the European computer and video game rating system
- ELSPA, the former British computer and video game rating system, replaced by the PEGI ratings.
- USK, the German computer and video game rating system
- OFLC, the Australian media rating system
- OFLC (NZ), the New Zealand media rating system
- CERO, the Japanese computer and video game rating system
External links
- ↑ BBFC rejects Manhunt 2. MCV. Retrieved on June 19, 2007.


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Project Funding
The project is purely funded from external funding for specific aspects of the project as outlined below:
Learning and Teaching Scotland - funding to undertake a project entitled Real and Relevant – Information and Critical Literacy Skills for the 21st Century Learner' (Early and First Level) to work with the Curriculum for Excellence Literacy Team to create a quality CPD Information Literacy resource pack whose target audience will be Early Years (primary 1-2).
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, one of the UK's largest independent grant making foundations, to support the work of the Scottish Information Literacy Project until September 2009. The money will be used to pursue key objectives of the Project's work.
Learning and Teaching Scotland - funding to undertake a project entitled Adding value to LTS Information Literacy Online Service: Exemplars of good practice.
The British Academy - the role of information literacy in the workplace: an exploratory qualitative study.
CSG IL Group made a contribution to the funding for John Crawford to attend the (US) National Forum on Information Literacy in October 2007 and give a presention on the project work and to learn more about the US experience of advocacy.
Learning and Teaching Scotland - funding to support a small interview based research project on the impact of information literacy in the workplace. The research project findings will be made available to teachers via the NGfL (National Grid for Learning) research information for teachers as part of their continuing professional development (CPD).
Eduserv - funding to develop a national information literacy framework plus further funding to pilot the draft information literacy framework.
learndirect scotland - contribution to the funding of a national information literacy framework and funding to develop an Information Literacy learning principles paper for learndirect scotland's branded learning centres Learning Principles Toolkit and a subsequent Masterclass.


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It has been stated that "145 lb. person can burn 300 calories in 30 minutes on an elliptical". The elliptical is better on your joints. I'd recommend not skimping because cheap elliptical lack features and can often be noisy (clunky or squeaky) and that will turn you off of using it
Here is a short video to explain how to use elliptical trainer
Here is a chart you should keep in mind before start


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I'm tired! And it's only just now 12:30. LOL
So far this morning, I've made Oatmeal Scotchies and Blueberry Walnut Cookies (don't have the recipe up yet, sorry. Keep checking here though). I've also roasted some cashews for some fudge I'm going to make in a bit.
At the moment, I have a chicken roasting in the oven for the chicken and noodles I'm making for dinner. As soon as I can flip the bird (ha ha), I'm going to make some Pumpkin Pie Fudge and some Honey Nut White Fudge (hence the honey roasted cashews).
Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Well, it'd be better if I could keep all the vultures out of my goodies! Wonder if I can sneak in a batch of barbecued mixed nuts too?
Okay, and now that it's taken me twenty minutes to type this... LOL Off to make my fudge!


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Sisters with Derringers, the Short Fiction Awards, that is!
It's a thrill to announce that two of our local chapter members, Hilary Davidson and Cathi Stoler, have been honored by the Short Mystery Fiction Society with 2015 Derringer Awards for Best Short Story and Best Long Story respectively!
Congratulations to them both and to all the talented nominees!
Another thrill for the chapter is that Cathi's story, "The Kaluki Kings of Queens" appeared in Family Matters, the newest anthology by us! Go read more about this terrific collection, edited by member Anita Page, and see what a good year 2015's been for Murder New York Style!
Dig into the dirty laundry and end up with a Derringer–who knew?!
Crime Ebook Bundles (Cheap, Cheap quoth the raven)
It's always fun to try cool new mystery and thriller e-books, and especially for 99 cents through the ITunes Book Bundles! In the lower right, note our own Corvinus Gothamus, squawking to let you know about great titles for cheap, cheap!
Labor Day Sales are MURDER (New York Style, that is)
E-versions of all three NYSinC crime anthologies are on sale–just 99 cents for Deadly Debut and $1.99 for Fresh Slices–you can even lock in our upcoming Sept. 9th Family Matters for $2.99! Check the MurderNYStyle site for more info, including links to vendors, story lists, and sample bites from each book!
Fresh Slices, With Even More New York Attitude
Fresh Slices , edited by Terrie Farley Moran, was the second in the Murder New York Style series of crime anthologies, and we're thrilled to report that like our first, Deadly Debut, it's also back in a sassy new eBook edition, thanks to the efforts of our chapter members in partnership with Glenmere Press!
When the New York/Tri-State chapter of Sisters in Crime began discussing this title, we were drawn to the idea of gathering crime stories from less-sung locales in the five boroughs. We were also enthusiastic about mixing genres and tones with the same kind of lively variety represented within our membership. So these stories are not only written by crime fiction authors you know, but by chapter members making their fiction debuts. These stories are truly slices of life from the most ethnically diverse, most densely populated city in America!
If you'd like more information about this collection, including links to a variety of vendors, please click the book's title or cover, or just visit us at MurderNYStyle.com.
If you're a book blogger, reviewer, librarian, or bookseller, please click the link to e-mail Clare Toohey, the chapter's anthology chairperson, and she'll happily get you a copy for your evaluation.
Deadly Debut Returns for an Encore!
Don't be fooled by the raven on the cover, because this title is also a phoenix!
The New York/Tri-State Chapter of Sisters in Crime conceived its very first crime anthology in 2006, and the following year saw the publication of Murder New York Style, the name we've now adopted for the whole series. That first title is long out of print and its publisher shuttered, but NYSinC's growing experience with chapter anthologies encouraged us to return to those early stories and to recapture some for this brand-new, abridged digital collection, published in partnership with Glenmere Press.
Deadly Debut is simultaneously old and new, representing both our chapter's proud history and its perennial reinvention. We hope you enjoy it.
If you'd like more information about any of the anthologies, including links to a variety of vendors, please click the book's cover, title, or just visit us at MurderNYStyle.com.
If you're a book blogger, reviewer, librarian, or bookseller, please click this link to e-mail Clare Toohey, the chapter's anthology chairperson, and she'll happily get you a copy for your evaluation.


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by Michael J. Monti, ACSA Executive Director
As part of our commitment to support ACSA programs, we are introducing a new benefit for Full and Candidate programs. In recent years, more and more academic disciplines have started offering a centralized application service (CAS) to their degree programs. We are delighted to share with you that, as early as next year, ACSA will be developing ArchCAS—a centralized application service for graduate programs in architecture.
The service will allow prospective applicants to easily apply to multiple schools using a single upload of core information, with additional information provided based on the schools' interest. The service will be free for ACSA members, and aims to help schools manage the admissions and enrollment more effectively.
The positive experience of disciplines such as public health has shown that having a centralized application increases inquiries and applications, and streamlines processes for admission. Liaison understands admissions processes in architecture, including portfolio submission, and is already working with us to develop a system that integrates smoothly with established admissions process. Another key benefit will insight into trends in enrollment across schools, which we will be able to share with our members to help them better calibrate their recruitment, admissions, and enrollment process.
In the coming weeks, we will be sending information on how this Centralized Application Service (ArchCAS) can help you grow and shape your programs, reduce burdensome paperwork, and utilize your staff more efficiently, so that you can focus your time where it really counts—students.
At next week's Administrators Conference we will demonstrate a sample application. Following the conference we will provide more detailed information to schools. I look forward to sharing more information and updates related to ArchCAS in the coming weeks.
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We are so sorry that we couldn't be at your cute, little ladies' soiree in Chicago last week. You know how hard it can be to fly into O'Hare in the summer time — it can really throw the campaign off schedule with those thunderstorm delays.
We want your votes next November, we really do. But right now, there are just so many demands on our time from those farmers in Iowa and the seven people who vote first in New Hampshire, that we really couldn't squeeze in a few minutes for over 800 women with blogs that reach tens of thousands of other women voters.
Yes, we admit that a lot of us are attending the YearlyKos blogger convention this week, but hey, they're hosting a real debate for the Democrats! And they're going to have 1,000 bloggers, not just 800 and change. So that really is a different story.
Oh, and, well, we realize the YearlyKos is meeting in Chicago just like yours was, but when we checked our travel schedules, we saw we had to make a stop there this week to visit our grandmas anyway. So hey, what's a few more minutes here or there.
We sure hope that you ladies will find it in your hearts to support us, because we really do think you're swell. Please don't take it personally that we couldn't be there with you or that only Edwards and Clinton could be bothered to send a representative at all. After all, we know we can count on you anyway, and we want to spend our time with the "serious" political bloggers.
So you all run along now and have a nice time basting that Butterball Turkey you won at BlogHer while your kids are eating those Jello snacks they were giving away. You just leave the complicated business of selecting the next leader of the free world to the professionals.
Sincerely yours,
The Democratic and Republican 2008 Presidential Candidates