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A dog might be your best friend and they will almost certainly be a loved member of the family, but are they considered to be close enough to you to warrant time off to care for them if they fall ill? An Italian court has said that they are.
It appears that Italian law has a criminal offence for abandoning an animal to "grave suffering", which can result in a custodial sentence. Whilst English law does include offences for owners who fail to take reasonable steps to meet the welfare needs of animals, there have been no widely publicised reports of someone relying on this to secure time off work.
Employees do have the right to take time off to care for dependents but only if they fall ill, give birth, are injured, to make care arrangements, to manage unexpected breakdown in care arrangements or to manage the consequences of a death. This provision is designed to permit employees to deal with an unexpected event and does not apply to longer term issues or planned appointments (e.g. hospital appointments). The time off is also unpaid.
Additionally, in order to exercise the right, the individual affected must fall within the definition of a 'dependent'. This is a spouse, civil partner, child, parent, or someone (other than a tenant or lodger) who lives in the same household as the employee.
The amount of time off is also limited to what is reasonable. This will always depend on the circumstances, but the time sought should always be as short as possible to resolve the issue and it's vitally important that employees inform their employer as soon as possible of the reason for their absence and the expected duration or they could face disciplinary action.
There has been leniency in applying the rules where this was warranted by the circumstances and it will always be a question of the specific facts as to whether or not the time off can be taken, but for the moment at least, there is no suggestion that English law will extend the right to include pets.
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Plot: Julia (Regan) is working on her thesis, she's got a boyfriend (Blucas), things are going pretty well. Until, one night, her friend Billy (Abrahams) tells her that their childhood nightmares are coming back to haunt them, then kills himself right in front of her. She dismisses his ravings until she and her friends begin to experience some of the same things.
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- ...Producer Wes Craven's latest is a bit of an imaginative disappointment.
I hadn't heard too much about They before I saw it in my local Blockbuster®. Wes Craven's name, as the packaging guys for this film intended, caught my eye, and interested me, despite the fact that I heard nothing about the film.
Having been a fan of past Craven flicks, such as A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Scream (1996), I wondered if he'd be able to continue his creative approach to horror film making. So, is They just your basic horror flick with Wes's name on it only to attract some attention, and hopefully more sales?
The actors all seemed typical of the basic horror flick, i.e you've never heard of them before and they don't really impress you with their performances in the film. Marc Blucas, who some may recognize as Riley from the show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (TV), doesn't really get a chance to show any sort of the at least quasi-acting that he displayed in the show, and becomes just a sounding board for the main character, Julia. It's kind of a shame, since we know he could do better if he was given a role he could really get into. He definitely doesn't get into this role, which is obvious from the beginning, as he seems a bit awkward and bored from scene one.
Horror movies require one of two things, a strong hero/heroine (portrayed in such films as Aliens (1986), The Evil Dead (1981),etc.) or a strong villain (such as Freddy Krueger, Jason, Leatherface, etc.). This film has neither.
The main character, as played by Laura Regan, is not very involving and really needs to share the lead performance with a creepy villain. But this film tries to rely solely on her, and keeps the villain in the dark throughout the entire film. Sure, this is good to do in the beginning of the film, as it helps to build tension and heighten the terror for the viewers, but we viewers feel a little cheated if all the hub-bub doesn't lead up to much of anything.
We never really get a great glimpse at the creatures, rather just flashes in the light, as opposed to the scenes of such films as Aliens (1986), Darkness Falls (2003), etc., where we at least get one good glimpse of the hideous monster that's attacking. It's kind of a let down and ruins the overall impact of the film on the viewer.
The plot, while not very original, did seem to try to put a new twist on the boogieman concept, but isn't as inventive as we've come to expect from Wes Craven. Since he only produced it, I guess we can't hold it totally against him, but They is still a little bit of an imaginative disappointment.


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Phulpakhru 16 July 2019 Written Update: Sameer Gets Emotional After Hearing Manas' Song
In tonight's episode, Sameer is seen stressed about their performance. The moment Manas starts singing he smiles and gets a little emotional.
In the previous episode of Phulpakhru, Revati calls Sameer to inform him about the next day's schedule. He agrees to come to the office early but later realises that the song is not finalised yet. He then goes to Manas' place and asks him what to do. Manas asks him to be relaxed. Seeing this, he gets more stressed and eats the bhajis that were kept for Atya. When Atya finds out that Sameer ate all the bhajis, she gets angry at him.
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In tonight's episode, Sameer is stressed about the song and is waiting for Manas to come to the office. Just then Tarana comes with a coffee and insists him to have it. Sameer gets annoyed and asks him to leave. The next moment he realises that he spoke to Tarana rudely and apologises to him. Jyoti gets into an argument with Sameer for being rude with Tarana.
While they are arguing, Revati enters the office with the guests who have come to hear the song. She then introduces all the team members and tells them that they will start the performance soon. A few moments later, Revati comes to Sameer and asks him if everything is ready. Jyoti interrupts and tells Revati that Manas has not yet reached the office. Just then they hear the sound of a guitar and Manas starts singing.
After the song ends, the guests love Manas' song and also appreciate the team efforts. Later, Revati treats everyone and asks Manas and Sameer to come to the cabin. There she tells them that have performed exceptionally well. At home, Tanya comes to meet Vaidehi. She tells her that her relation with Sameer is on the verge of ending and she cannot do anything about it. Vaidehi tells her to give it a try and not lose hope.
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This week a judge ruled that the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy was unconstitutional, and that the city had engaged in indirect racial profiling. "It's indirect racial profiling," John Oliver repeated. "It's like a cop saying 'Should we go frisk people outside the Apollo or outside the Jimmy Buffet concert? Tell you what, let's flip a coin, then head up to Harlem.'" The ruling went on to say that black people were 20 percent more likely to be stopped for furtive movements, even though "there's no evidence that black people's movements are objectively more furtive than the movements of white people."
While some New Yorkers, including "minorities who happen to like walking" as Oliver put it, may be pleased with the ruling, there's at least one guy in the city who isn't. Mayor Bloomberg said during a press conference that he thought the policy "wasn't getting a fair trial," which Oliver found kind of unbelievable. "Hold on. You think this program is getting unfairly stopped and scrutinized, even though it's done nothing wrong?" Oliver asked. "I think I know millions of blacks and Latinos in this city who know exactly how you feel." Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said those being stopped and frisked should just cooperate and accept it as a fact of urban life. Oliver aired clips of people describing their stop-and-frisk experiences: people mentioned being shouted at by police officers brandishing guns and being touched "everywhere."
"You know what, I actually think I get it now," Oliver said. "For a moment, let me just address the white people. You know how we feel at the airport, when the TSA is patting us down, unnecessarily delaying us, looking for weapons we obviously don't have? Well imagine your entire neighborhood is terminal B at LaGuardia, and the TSA agents sometimes talk to you like this: 'Um, boarding pass please and what the f*** are you looking at?'"
Later on in the show, senior correspondent Jessica Williams went to the White Bronx a.k.a. Business Harlem a.k.a. Wall Street. "It is a hard fact that white collar crime is disproportionately committed by people who fit a certain profile," Williams said. "So if you're a, say, white, Upper East Side billionaire with ties to the financial industry like Michael Bloomberg, you've just gotta accept being roughed up by the police every once in a while." Somehow we don't see that happening.
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It seems only a couple of weeks ago, perhaps less, that I told you how much I liked Amazon (AMZN) . I still do. I also sold half of my long position just after the open on Friday. Why would I do such a thing? Simple. Discipline. My panic point for Amazon was $1800. The stock closed with that price in view on Thursday evening, then opened below that spot early on Friday. After giving the stock a chance to retake the level, I figured that I better get myself out of Dodge City, before Marshall Dillon chased me out. Took a few hours, but by day's end I was grateful to have reduced the exposure.
One, Two, Three Inning
Somewhere in between the hours that elapse between the time that the closing bells ring at 11 Wall Street and uptown at Times Square, and the crowds file into the sports bars around town, news broke. It seems that the U.S. Department of Justice was preparing to launch an antitrust probe into the Google unit of Alphabet (GOOGL) . Investors must understand a few things here. The Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ share responsibility for antitrust enforcement in this country, and the DOJ had won jurisdiction from the FTC recently for this kind of investigation.
Immediately what came to mind is just what this might mean for the rest of big tech, or at least for the internet side of big tech where it interfaces with the public? In other words, FANG. Then on Sunday the Washington Post reported that Amazon could possibly come under the scrutiny of the FTC, and that dividing responsibility for these two behemoths between these two agencies was the result of a new agreement that the agencies had come to.
As for Facebook (FB) , that firm just saw their bid to keep the ongoing privacy case from reaching the European Court of Justice blocked by the Irish Supreme Court. Kind of reminds me of that day (July 10, 1984) that a 19 year old Dwight Gooden entered the All-Star game in San Francisco in the fifth inning and struck out Lance Parrish, Chet Lemon, and Alvin Davis in order.
Is there a... or are there legit cases here? Honestly, how would I know? How would the average investor just trying to survive in an already tough environment know? What we do know is that Google dominates the internet search industry, and it's Android operating system dominates the world of mobile devices., The firm has already come under intense scrutiny in Europe and been fined multiple times. We know that Facebook has been hauled before Congress on user privacy concerns, and been forced to answer uncomfortable questions about past behaviors. Facebook's social media platforms now boast more than 2 billion active accounts. We know that Amazon now handles almost half of all e-commerce and reinforces this dominance through the more than 100 million strong Prime Membership program.
All of this dominance across these fields had led to also dominant positioning in the fast growing world of digital advertising. This may be the key right here. Many competitors, feeling disadvantaged in one way or another have made complaints known. Many users have wondered about how their own information might be used. This has led these companies into a bazaar position in the eyes of the public. While all three are beloved for the convenience and the services they provide, they have also become unpopular as a group. This has made them potential political targets. It's not all that often that Sen. Warren of Massachusetts and President Trump sound like they are on the same side of any issue. Yet, that is where we are. The FANG names do not have loud voices speaking in their defense in the nation's capital.
As An Investor
As an investor, fortunately, I abandoned Alphabet when the firm had been criticized by Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford as not being so helpful to the U.S. Department of Defense. The president and the firm have since appeared to somewhat patch things up but I never came back. The firm is a great company, with a lot of expertise in growing fields such as artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles (WAYMO), as well as video streaming. That said, search remains where the bread is buttered. The stock has been bottoming just below $1k since late 2017. That's a lot of dough to tie up for nothing.
I have never held an equity position in Facebook, as I have always felt the firm was indeed managed quite poorly. I have played earnings related events through the options market and would expect to do so in the future. The stock is now trading close to where resistance had been met in the early part of the year. Support could materialize here. If not, you'll have to look to the 200 day SMA (161).
Amazon, in my opinion, is the cream of this crop, and while I remain long a reduced long position in the stock, is the only name here that I look to buy back the portion already sold.
The curve ball here is whether or not these firms will at some point be forced to break-up. If and when that becomes the case, then even as it might be seen as punishment by some, or by the firm's themselves, such an occurrence would likely leave all three stocks grossly undervalued. Funny how that works. For Amazon, retaking the 40 week moving average of $1731 now becomes key to short term stability.
Investors will probably have to wait, but the worm will turn, and when a bullish looking pattern emerges, there will be opportunity. Until then, a cease-fire might be prudent. As for day traders. there will be plenty of opportunity each and every day... to gamble on the whims of the intraday MACD... and it will be gambling.
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Making a piñata for a child's birthday party is a fun activity to share with kids. Design and make your own piñata for a celebration or to keep as a fun memento. Give yourself plenty of time if you are thinking about using the piñata for a special event. By making your own authentic piñata you can control the thickness and color of the toy. Make your piñata thicker for adults and thinner for kids so they can smash it after a few swings.
Cut newspaper in one-inch strips. Make the strips about six inches long.
Blow up a large balloon, at least 16 inches wide.
Set the balloon on a wide mouthed plastic glass or small bowl.
Pour one cup of white glue into a shallow plastic pan. Mix in ½ cup of warm water, using a plastic spoon.
Soak the newspaper strips in the glue mixture.
Stick the strips to the balloon, all in one direction. Allow the strips to dry at least one hour.
Turn the balloon over on the cup. Glue more newspaper strips on the balloon horizontally. Allow these strips to dry.
Glue on some vertical strips and allow them dry overnight. Use a needle to pop the balloon inside the piñata.
Using a screwdriver, punch two holes in the top of the piñata. String cord through the two holes. The cords will be tied to a tree as a hanger.
Hang the piñata from a tree. Spray paint the entire piñata bright yellow. Allow it to dry.
Use craft paint to paint colored designs on your piñata. Draw on a simple smiley face or lots of flowers and butterflies. Allow the paint to dry completely.
Use a sharp paring knife to cut a small three-inch door in the top and side of the piñata.
Load the piñata with candy and novelty toys. Tape the door closed. Hang the piñata where your guests can take a smack at it.


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WASHINGTON — Consumer spending rose in January as Americans spent more on services, with savings providing a cushion after income recorded its biggest drop in 20 years. Other economic reports showed consumer sentiment and manufacturing activity higher.
The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer spending increased 0.2 percent in January after a revised 0.1 percent rise the prior month. Spending had previously been estimated to have increased 0.2 percent in December.
January's increase was in line with economists' expectations. Spending accounts for about 70 percent of American economic activity. When adjusted for inflation, it rose 0.1 percent after a similar increase in December.
Though spending increased in January, it was supported by a rise in services, probably related to utilities consumption. Spending on goods fell, suggesting some hit from the expiration at the end of 2012 of a 2 percent payroll tax cut. Tax rates for wealthy Americans also increased.
The impact is expected to be larger in February's spending data and possibly extend through the first half of the year as households adjust to smaller paychecks, which are also being strained by rising gasoline prices.
Income tumbled 3.6 percent, the largest drop since January 1993. Part of the decline was payback for a 2.6 percent surge in December as businesses, anxious about higher taxes, rushed to pay dividends and bonuses before the new year.
A portion of the drop in January also reflected the tax increases. The income at the disposal of households after inflation and taxes plunged a 4 percent in January after advancing 2.7 percent in December.
With income dropping sharply and spending rising, the saving rate — the percentage of disposable income households are socking away — fell to 2.4 percent, the lowest level since November 2007. The rate had jumped to 6.4 percent in December.
In another report on Friday, the Institute for Supply Management said its index of national factory activity rose to 54.2 points from 53.1 in January, topping economists' forecasts for a pullback to 52.5. It was the highest level since June 2011, a sign that manufacturing is picking up as new orders continue to accelerate.
A reading above 50 points indicates expansion in manufacturing. The sector lost traction in the second half of last year and contracted in November in the wake of the damage in the Northeast caused by Hurricane Sandy.
The new orders index jumped to 57.8 from 53.3, making for the highest level since April 2011. The gauge of production gained to 57.6 from 53.6, while inventories edged up to 51.5 from 51.
But the employment component slipped to 52.6 points, from 54.
Separately, a survey released Friday showed that consumer sentiment rose in February as Americans were more optimistic that the jobs market would improve, even as confidence in fiscal policy was near all-time lows.
The Thomson Reuters University of Michigan's final reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment rose to 77.6 points from 73.8 in January, topping expectations for attitudes to hold steady with February's preliminary reading of 76.3.
Fewer Americans expected unemployment to rise, with survey respondents feeling slightly better about prospects for the economy.
The barometer of current economic conditions rose to 89 points from 85, while the gauge of consumer expectations gained to 70.2 from 66.6.
At the same time, 43 percent considered government economic policies to be poor and just 15 percent said the administration was doing a good job.
"Consumers find the blame-game for policy inaction a very unsatisfactory substitute for a concerted effort to improve the economy," Richard Curtin, survey director, said in a statement.
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Confession #1: I watch MTV. Actually, I watch a lot of MTV. Your guess is as good as mine as to how many brain cells have withered away (or just plain jumped ship) during episodes of Jersey Shore over the years. But one show I have always loved is the documentary (if you can call it that) series called "MADE". For those of you who have moved on to adult programming, let me summarize it for you: A hormone-ridden angsty teenager decides they want to be transformed into something that seems slightly far fetched. The awkward, clumsy, unpopular girl wants to make the Varsity cheerleading squad. The overweight, shy boy wants to be Prom King. The incredibly skinny,puberty-plagued boy wants to become a "ladies man". The super popular, preppy, girly-girl wants to be a hardcore BMX biker. You get the idea. Over the course of the hour, you see them meet a "coach", then proceed to whine and argue with the coach as they actually make them "work" for to achieve their goals, teenager usually cries, quits, apologizes, jumps back into it, and 9 times out of 10 reaches their goal. And at some point on their journey, they learn the value of hard work, and usually realize that popularity is overrated, and self confidence is where it's at.
I love it.
Over the years I've always joked around that if the "MADE" producers ever came knocking on my door, I'd request to be transformed into a karaoke singer. Joke, yet still a true story. I have a lot of confidence to do a lot of things…but singing in front of a room full of strangers is not one of them. Dancing? Absolutely. Singing? No way. And in my mind, my episode of "MADE" culminates with me busting out a fun rendition of Anita Baker's "Sweet Love" with a voice that rivals Mariah Carey (the 1990's Mariah version that is). Clearly, I've worked way too many karaoke nights in the bar over the last 8 years, and have forgotten that a) I'm 29 years old, which is about 9 years past my MTV prime, and b) a show catered towards 16 year olds would never take place in a bar full of drunks at 2:00 in the morning. But a girl can dream, right?
OK, now SERIOUSLY…
Confession #2: I'm utterly fascinated by body building, and more than once (including on last night's run) have wondered if I could ever be "made" into a fitness figure competitor. You know, not the super jacked females, but the still seriously cut ones, with the itty bitty rhinestone bikinis and clear plastic heels. Like these lovely orange ladies below:
Which, speaking of far fetched, have you ever seen my toothpick arms?
Perhaps its the exercise science nerd side of me, but the transformation people can make physically to their body as they increase their muscle mass and whittle away at their body fat percentages, combined with the extreme discipline it must take to not only stick to a rigorous training plan, but more so to be able to drive right on past Taco Bell day after day, is incredibly impressive to me. Impressive and fascinating. I would love to "be my own science experiment" and make that transformation myself, if even just once, just to see if I could do it.
Alas, I'm going to take a wild guess and assume that serious endurance training (like, this 70.3 I've got coming up) and body building don't quite go hand in hand. Endurance is my true love. And the irony here is that up until this year, I never even lifted weights. It wasn't until I started teaching others that I really added resistance training to my routine. And even now, it's just enough to stay healthy, nothing heavy, nothing extreme. Regardless, this is certainly something I think I might have to add to my "do once in your lifetime" bucket list. A fitness figure contest. Like the surfing contest I entered years ago. I came in 3rd place…out of 3 females. But I did it, fulfilled my epic "blue crush" fantasy (though the waves were not NEARLY as epic) and it was fun. Life is too short to NOT push your comfort levels and try epic, crazy, unexpected things.
In the meantime…I think I'll hit the weights just a little harder this summer.
If you had the chance to try one thing that seems a little far fetched in your current life, what would it be?


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Hello there! My name is April Dearmon this is my third year at Clara School, however it will be my sixth year teaching. I have four children of my own, two boys and two girls. They definitely keep me on my toes! I have previously worked in day care, preschool, and the BLAST program. In 2010 I started the Children's Ministry program at Eret Baptist Church and currently continue to serve as the director for the ministry program. I have an associates degree in Child Development which gave me the opportunity to be a teacher's assistant for two and half years before deciding to return to school. I then received my BS in elementary education in 2012. I taught 3rd grade and 2nd grade at WES. In 2014 I received my Masters in Teacher Leadership and I recently added an endorsement which allows me to work as a DD teacher in the district.
I look forward to this school year and the opportunity to teach your children! It is so rewarding to know that I could possibly make a difference in a child's life. There is nothing more exciting to me than to see the look on a child's face when they have learned something new. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask!


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Bonnie Sheldon works with people in transition, crisis and transformation as a Coach and Spiritual Mentor. She has spent her professional lifetime passionately devoted to healing, having served over 9,000 individuals and multiple thousands of workshop and corporate clients, from high profile individuals and celebrities to children and veterans.
Her personal journey, facing a rare sister illness to Lupus with an initial six month prognosis to live over two decades ago brought her a personal understanding of transition and crisis. Her practice now includes in-person sessions, workshops, writing and speaking for people transitioning from a broken heart (Heartbreak Rescue TM), and her most recent focus: Seniors facing the difficulties of aging while dealing with such issues as being suddenly single, problems with children and grandchildren, care giving, etc.).
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Trained in over 40 modalities Ms. Sheldon presently uses EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques or Meridian Tapping), Matrix Re-imprinting and other 'Energy Psychologies' to help people clear their limiting beliefs, painful previous life experiences, and other issues which block their ability to move forward as whole individuals, in joy. She bases her work on the love and compassion that have been with her since her early years, leading to this healing work.
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Her journey began when, following her graduation from Princeton as a University Scholar, she moved to NYC as a professional dancer and choreographer. She danced for several well-known choreographers and then started her own successful modern dance company which toured, performing and teaching nationally and internationally for twelve years. Her interest in the mind-body connection developed as she saw depressed dancers become 'injury prone,' happy dancers heal from injuries more quickly, and she entered the training program at The Institute for Movement Studies to become a Certified Movement Analyst.
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We sail the ocean blue, And our saucy ship's a beauty! Today's From the Library programme features music to sail by: pirates, tall ships and sea shanties. Music from over the sea and some from under it. Some songs contain language even. You know what they say about swearing like a sailor!
From the Library is produced by Radio Riel in conjunction with the Alexandrian Free Library Consortium of Second Life. You can listen to the programme now in-world at http://music.radioriel.org, or click one of the buttons below. Today's programme is presented by Edward Pearse.
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text: Megan law was named after Megan Kanka who lived in New Jersey. Megan Kanka was seriously sexually assaulted then murdered in the year 1994 by a neighbor who was unknown to the family. The Megan Law requires the convicted sex offenders to register with the local police. The sex offenders are also required to let know the law enforcement when they move to a new place. The laws are both the State and Federal statutes. The statutes have a notification process where it provides information of sex offenders to the law enforcement and also to the public. The type of notification depends on the evaluation of risk to the community. Through the brutal killing of Megan Kanka, there was the provision of an impetus for laws in the registration of sex offenders. Congress passed Jacob Wetterling crimes against the Children Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act in 1994. The Jacob Wetterling got a boost from President Bill Clinton in 1996 when he signed the amendment to Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. This amendment is known as the Megan Law. The law requires all the state legislature to adopt the law. The Federal Megan Law's precursor conditioned the law enforcement to fund the adoption of registration of sex offenders. In around 1996 every State and Federal in Columbia had enacted some valuation of the Megan's Law. However, under the Federal Megan's Law statute, the States have to set up clear criteria for the disclosure, though they are required first to make private and information of the registered sex offenders. The opponents of Megan Law argue that the Megan Law encourages the act of vigilantism. In addition, opponents argue that the Megan Law does not give the sex offenders who have already paid their dues any chance to merge to the society.Order Now


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25 June 2018 Cuisine Royale - Who Knew Kitchen Utensils Were So Deadly and So Popular!
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19 June 2018 War Thunder releases early on Xbox One & Naval Battles Closed beta on all platforms
Gaijin Entertainment has released the first War Thunder bundles on Xbox One for fans that want to access it before its free-to-play release later this year.
15 June 2018 Squad Based MMO shooter Enlisted Coming to Xbox Game Preview in 2018
During Microsoft's 2018 E3 Stream, Darkflow Software and Gaijin Entertainment announced that their upcoming squad based MMO shooter Enlisted will release on Xbox Game Preview in 2018
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Gaijin Entertainment has today released Update 1.79 'Project X', the second massive update to the military vehicle combat game War Thunder this year.
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I really, really like Cowboy Bebop. It's a heck of an anime and a great gateway to the whole genre. Of course I'd be excited to watch the follow-up by show creator Shinichiro Watanabe. Same premise, different setting. Instead of bounty hunters in space, it's samurai in the Edo Period. Instead of space jazz, it's samurai hip hop.
I watched it years ago and liked it, but I wanted to see how it would hold up with a second, more in-depth viewing.
So this is Samurai Champloo.
The story is based on a young girl named Fuu (voiced in the English dub by Kari Wahlgren) who's determined to find a mysterious samurai who smells of sunflowers. She takes on a pair of swordsmen as her traveling companions: the savage rogue Mugen (Steve Blum) and the disgraced ex-samurai Jin (Kirk Thornton). Together, they wander across Edo Period Japan, fighting everyone in their path, scrounging for food and money, and generally righting wrongs.
Like Bebop, the voice acting in the English dub in phenomenal, especially with a more animated performance by Steve Blum (who voiced Spike Spiegel in Bebop) and Kari Wahlgren (also known as the voice of Haruko from FLCL). They provide plenty of fast-timed jokes and slang, but also know how to add the right touch of emotional weight when called for.
As I watched, there was a lot more detail for me to pick out the second time around, like how the Yakuza get a lot of mentions throughout the show and our heroes' travels. To be fair, that's rather the point when you're trying to blend together the end of the samurai era with modern-day hip hop culture. Nothing seems "gangsta" quite like the Yakuza, right on down to their sweet tattoos. I also found myself sinking into every sword fight, watching the impeccable ballet between deadly fighters like Jin or the chaotic break-dance moves of a maverick like Mugen. They remind me of the roving gun duels that took place in Cowboy Bebop, only instead of guns, the heroes use swords and fight alongside rivers, shorelines, and cliffs.
I also decided to skip a few things this time around, like the clip show in the thirteenth episode. Sure, Mugen's commentary is pretty funny, but I'm not a fan of clip shows in general. Compiling part of a season is better left in the hands of the diligent (if not obsessed) fans. And then there's the hip hop. Maybe it's just me, but that kind of musical style and culture don't seem to blend as well as cowboys and spaceships did in Bebop. Samurai and rappers are both cool, but in different ways. The samurai is devoted to their lord and principles; the rapper uses free expression. I know Jim Jarmusch did try to blend the two worlds together in his movie Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai, but that was putting a samurai's code against a modern-day Mafia with hip hop overtones. Not exactly a solid foundation for the show, even if the occasional bit of modern humor from graffiti or drugs is fairly tame.
Still, there's not a whole lot about Samurai Champloo that I hate. I imagine that what I do dislike is more than balanced out with its grace under pressure. But Fuu's bodyguards are a lot more hungry than meets the eye. Food becomes more than just a recurring motif, but a prize for every leg of the journey. Fuu turns from overprotective mother to damsel in distress to redeemed refugee girl with a shady past. It's some good development for her and a good arc for this show.
At the end of the day, Samurai Champloo compares pretty well with Cowboy Bebop, though it doesn't have the same depth as the rivalry between Spike and Vicious. Still, it's visually stunning, has some funny anachronisms spliced in with solid history, and features some of the best fight choreography you'll ever see.
Peace out, my brothers.
The English dub for Samurai Champloo is available through FUNimation.
Bibliography: Samurai Champloo. Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe. Produced by Takashi Kochiyama, Takatoshi Hamano, and Tetsuro Satomi. Written by Shinichiro Watanabe. Manglobe (studio). Funimation Entertainment. Original broadcast: May 20, 2004 – March 19, 2005.


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Those looking to understand what a ketamine treatment is all about before they visit a clinic can now read the Visit Report released by Ascend Ketamine San Antonio, a leading ketamine clinic.
Houston, United States - December 6, 2019 /PressCable/ —
San Antonio-based Ascend Ketamine, a clinic that brings hope to individuals experiencing the effects of physical and psychological disorders – depression, PTSD, and bipolar – has released a visit report so patient can understand what to expect when they first visit the clinic. The report eases any concerns about treatment as it explains what infusion therapy is, what happens during an appointment, and explains side effects.
More information is available at http://sanantonioketamine.com
Recently released, the Visit Report defines what to expect at a ketamine treatment. By identifying what ketamine infusion therapy is, the report helps patients to understand what ketamine treats – mental health disorders and pain – and how this treatment gets used in hospital emergency.
While ketamine is an aesthetic, says the report, when used in smaller doses it is an active depression, mood disorder and bipolar treatment, which also reduces pain. Ketamine has a profound impact on illness such as cancer, migraines, insomnia and other ailments.
Patients having a ketamine treatment will receive an infusion via IV. This form of treatment takes approximately an hour or two, and the patient will sit quietly during the therapy to ensure maximum absorption occurs. The clinic recommends that patients bring a book or listen to music during their appointment and that they wear comfortable clothing.
The report suggests that the ketamine treatment can make patients sensitive to light or sound, alter their perception of color, and may even make them feel a little confused momentarily. These side effects are common and will subside.
With an outstanding reputation, Ascend Ketamine provides professional care to thousands of patients who now enjoy an improved quality of life. As such, the clinic is committed to helping individuals regain their health and control over their life.
When asked about the San Antonio clinic, patients said, "The clinic and staff are fantastic. Treatment is tailored to your needs, and the staff are always on hand to answer questions and make sure that you're comfortable during treatments. I feel so much better after visiting the clinic."
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The Swedish Chef from the muppets was always one of my favourite characters, and one I often base my cooking style on!! We took delivery on Tuesday of 2 very lovely Swedish boys, neither sadly are related to the Swedish Chef and nor do they sound like him! However one of them can juggle with 7 balls, obviously a good reason for us to invite them to the Maison du Rire!
It has been all go here hence my lack of update, so I shall be brief but concise. Well possibly not as I am not very good at the brief thing. Rob sped through the windows and we now have 2 fabulous openings to join the others that he did in May. The living room looks completely different. Well right now it looks like a building site and the wind is blowing at 85km so we are in a dust bucket! But asides from that the views are great and the evening sun at this time of year floods the house with the most beautiful light. It also somehow makes the room feel smaller and cosier, which in our place is a good thing.
Because he worked so hard and well he finished up with enough time to help us work on our driveway, poor guy I bet he is wishing he took his time now! Our driveway runs along the southside of the house, it is not only very steep but very uneven and the only way to get out is to take a run from the bottom at high speed and hope to god that 1. it hasn't rained and you don't get stuck and 2. that there are no oncoming cars that you might hit as you land on the road!! Both Chris and I have had to be pulled out by our vigneron neighbours in their tractors at some point so we really wanted to address this before any wet weather came and it became more and more of an issue.
Hence us inviting Joel and Johannes to stay. We needed their muscles! They are very young, indecently so I would say, at 19 and 20. Terribly enthusiastic and incredibly polite. Although that said Chris has got them shifting so much stone and sub base that I am worried that their enthusiasm might die off, or at least their arms might drop off!! But we feed them well, gave them today off and tomorrow we will take them out to visit the area. Meanwhile the horrible concrete steps on the side of the building are gone, as is the concrete plinth in the workshop. Rob did a very neat job of levelling all the stone and rubbish which we took out of the steps and the plinth which gave us a level and less steep driveway. Yesterday we took delivery of 13 tonnes of sub base which the boys and I shovelled onto the drive. On Monday we will hire a compressor and fingers and toes crossed we will have a workable drive!


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Not too long ago, I posted pictures of our apartment that we moved to in Long Island. We lived there for about 5 months and then we had to move again!!! Mr. Rockefeller took a transfer farther out on the island, so we had to move past a certain point. It was only about 30 minutes from where we were living, so it was frustrating, but we've lived in the new apartment for about 3 months now and we're enjoying it! We actually found out that we were expecting a baby on the day we moved in! (It was also Mr. Rockefeller's birthday, which was awesome).
This apartment was a little harder for me to decorate and some things will be changing when the baby comes, but I'll show you what our apartment looks like for now! I'm also hoping to get a new comforter, we're getting rid of the "office" for the baby stuff, we'd like a new coffee table, and we've thought about redoing the kitchen table.
Here it is!!
I plan on making another post when I get baby stuff and decorate for the baby a little bit… with some tips on fitting a baby in a one bedroom apartment!
Hopefully I can figure out how to decorate this small apartment for Christmas with a newborn and I can post pictures of that too!


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Re: "In this case, Redskins are right," Nov. 4 editorial.
The Denver Post recently weighed in on the controversy surrounding the National Football League's team in Washington, D.C. The Post wrote, "Although the Redskins name ought to be retired, it shouldn't occur at the expense of the First Amendment."
We believe the case was decided properly, in our view, as a matter of federal trademark law and does not impact free speech.
The federal court in Blackhorse vs. Pro-Football, Inc., canceled six trademarks registered to the Pro-Football corporation. The federal Lanham Act prohibits registration of marks that "may disparage … persons living or dead."
The court held the team's marks, including the word "r–skin" and related images, refer in a vulgar and offensive way to American Indians, thereby violating the act.
Historically, the word described the "skins" of Indians for which states paid bounties. The killers had to present the Indians' bloody bodies to collect their fees. As a Minnesota newspaper reported in 1863, "The State reward for dead Indians has been increased to $200 for every red-skin sent to Purgatory. This sum is more than the dead bodies of all the Indians east of the Red River are worth."
Colorado's history includes the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864. After Gov. John Evans asked the U.S. military "to whip these red-skin rebels into submission," Col. John Chivington's 700-member cavalry killed 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians encamped under a white peace flag on treaty-protected lands.
This is how "r–skins" were subdued in Colorado. To use the word today evokes a history of racial violence and dehumanization to intimidate, humiliate and harm contemporary American Indians.
Nothing in the court's decision limits the free speech of team owner Daniel Snyder, the NFL, The Denver Post, or anyone else. The Lanham Act's reach in this case is narrow; it only prevents the federal government from giving monopolies over the use of racist marks.
What this means is that Pro-Football, Inc., can no longer sue in federal court to stop others from using the name and depictions. Under this standard, the First Amendment is alive and well, such that every American citizen can use the word "r–skin." But who would want to?
Kristen Carpenter and Carla Fredericks are professors at the University of Colorado Law School.
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Best Discounted 5 Star Hotels & Resorts in Kovalam for Luxurious Stay in Kerala
Kovalam is known for its mesmerizing location. It is situated at the seashore of the Arabian Sea in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala. The beach is around 16 kms in south of the city center. Kovalam has 3 beaches namely Lighthouse beach, Hawah beach and Samudra beach detached by stony ledges in its 17 kms shoreline. These 3 beaches together form the well-known curve of the Kovalam beach.
Kovalam was also among one most noticeable tourist place in India in the hippy time. It yet has high eminence amid travellers, who come generally from Europe and Israel. It is similarly discovering importance in the light of numerous Ayurveda beauty salons. Convalescence resorts here offer a comprehensive range of Ayurvedic cures for travellers. The resorts located at the beaches are best place to stay in when you are here. These beach resorts offer you the sea facing balcony rooms and many other facilities at discounted rates. To add to your surprise these beach resorts we are talking about all equal to 5 star hotels & resorts in metros.Unlock Best Deal on Kerala Tour Package Now
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- Location: On the beach
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Seafood Triangles
"One chilly Easter, my creative clan was looking for an appetizer that would break family traditions and warm hearts...and we came up with these spicy bites filled with shrimp and crabmeat," relates Tarsia Nichols from Prineville, Oregon.
Total TimePrep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
Makes5-1/2 dozen
- 3 tablespoons chopped green onions
- 3 tablespoons butter, divided
- 1/2 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined and quartered
- 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup 2% milk
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 can (6 ounces) crabmeat, drained, flaked and cartilage removed
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper, optional
- 22 sheets phyllo dough (14 inches x 9 inches)
- 1 egg white, beaten
- In a large nonstick skillet, saute onions in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. Add shrimp and wine or broth; cook and stir over medium-high heat for 2 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Using a slotted spoon, remove shrimp.
- Combine cornstarch and milk until smooth; stir into the cooking juices. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to low. Stir in the Parmesan cheese, crab, sugar, lemon juice, cayenne, white pepper if desired and shrimp. Remove from the heat; cool.
- On a dry surface, carefully remove two sheets of phyllo dough and place on top of each other (keep remaining dough covered with plastic wrap to prevent drying). Melt remaining butter. Cut sheets widthwise into six strips about 2 in. wide. Lightly brush the tops with butter.
- Place a rounded teaspoonful of shrimp mixture near lower right corner of each strip. Fold left corner of dough over filling, forming a triangle. Fold triangle up, then fold over, forming another triangle. Continue folding like a flag for the length of the strip.
- Place triangles on ungreased baking sheets. Brush tops with egg white. Bake at 400° for 7-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts4 each: 110 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 218mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 lean meat, 1/2 starch.
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Canal Gardens These ornamental gardens were formed from a walled kitchen garden built c.1816 for Thomas Nicholson of Roundhay Park. Inheriting the estate in 1833, his stepbrother Stephen added the canal, 350 by 34 feet, spanned by two rustic bridges and terminating in an arbour.
Canal Gardens, on archway leading to Tropical World, LS8, Leeds, United Kingdom where they lived
Chapel Allerton Hall. The Georgian home of the Tottie family, woollen cloth merchants, and then distinguished botanist R. A. Salisbury 1782-1799. The Nicholsons, later of Roundhay Park, lived here 1799-1815. From c.1845 to 1901, much extended, it was the home of the pioneer ready-made clothing industry and Leeds politician John Barran.
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11. A Book You Hated
I don't hate many books, but when I do...I hate them with a passion. I dislike The Road by Cormac McCarthy but not enough to hate it. One book I did hate however, was The Secret River. Mainly because I had to study it in high school for my VCE examinations and because I saw nothing in it but a reiteration of the simplest version of Australian history - the politicised idea of White settlers being evil and Aborigines being good. Now don't take me wrong, much of that did indeed happen - but what I hate is the oversimplification of such ideas. Because if there is one thing I think history shows and needs to show, it is that issues are never as simple as they are made out to be. There were many sensible men and women who hated what was going on, people who loved and even married into Aboriginal tribes. There were also racist Aborigine haters who loved nothing more than to kill them. And there were those who misunderstood the concept of land and thought that since they'd set up fences it was their land - a concept foreign to the Australian native people groups. So yes, I hated the oversimplification of such a controversial historical idea.


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Forest School
Our Forest School is now being used!
Children have started accessing our new Forest School area and are helping staff to develop our programme of outdoor learning. The plan is that all children will have allocated time throughout the term to access this facility.
The children have been involved in the plan for this area, which will be used for lots of outdoor learning in the coming months.


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January 17, 2017
Across a Metropolis, Halfway Across a Country
Ekkamai, Bangkok, to Chiang Mai
10.5 miles in BKK, 10.5 in Chiang Mai
Dear little friends,
We know hotels in Bangkok that do not cost $30 a night but we were far from them when we landed at Ekkamai, the eastern bus station. Our spendy hotel was nice and we liked our room and we like Bangkok but our job was to get ourselves out of Bangkok and save its numerous charms for our packing-up days in a few weeks, so I woke up early trying to figure out a way out of there.
Step one: eat the provided breakfast at our hotel, which was pretty good and of which we ate a lot of as people will do when they feel their rooms are overpriced. The hotel staff had refused to let us keep our bikes inside, much less in our rooms, the first time in our entire trip. That was pretty serious and we could not see staying here another night and pressing our luck, fortunately they were still around in the morning.
Step two: go back to Ekkamai and see if there was a bus going north from there. Nope. Not surprising but nonetheless disappointing.
Step three: find a booking agent who could maybe book us a train or bus ticket. This was surprisingly difficult and for a neighborhood crawling with foreigners there was only one travel agent and while they were kind they weren't able to help us unless we were flying somewhere. Okay.
The problem was getting across the heart of Bangkok to Mo Chit, the bus station for northern destinations. Ten miles across Bangkok. Our hearts sank at the prospect. The colorful taxis in Bangkok were not going to be able to fit us and our bikes, and would be expensive and slow. Not an option.
We went back to our room and I opened Pocket Earth on my iPad and it mapped a cycling route for us across the city. We looked it over carefully and it actually seemed doable. We would take our time, follow it carefully, and be there in time for the fleet of night buses heading north. We hate night buses but whaddya gonna do?
Starting on Sukhumvit 63 northbound, we then turned onto a frontage road, then onto a "cycling path" next to a klong (canal), which had a few unexpected obstacles but not insurmountable ones, and so on. There was no way to avoid a few busy roads but those were mercifully short-lived. At one point we were in a quiet, rather ritzy neighborhood, and suddenly started seeing soldiers with machine guns on corners. Wow, we were on an army base! Soldiers on guard duty have pretty boring jobs, they tried not to look interested in us but I think we were a welcome distraction. We smile and do our best to look harmless, if not hapless.
It was actually a wonderful tour of the city. Traffic was polite to us, and sometimes so congested we were traveling faster than the taxis and trucks. They let us slip into the right-turn lanes, they gave us a wide berth. We saw places and types of neighborhoods we never would have seen on our own. And after riding in Hanoi we were both calm and confident we could handle Bangkok's road conditions so we were pleasantly surprised when we entered Mo Chit bus station. And very proud of ourselves. And grateful to Pocket Earth, bravo and well done.
"It's the 7th down from the top and the 15th from the right ... Yeah that's the one ... Now be sure not to touch any of the others because they might have electrical current and we're not sure where to shut it off."
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We have used Mo Chit before but it had greatly expanded since the last time eight years ago. Because it is near the legendary Chatujak Market, everybody and his dog has turned into a selling machine so instead of just entering a parking lot full of buses like a normal bus station we had to go through a tunnel of selling, flip-flops, clothing, souvenirs, all kinds of crap.
Finally we were in the large bus area, and each bus has their routes stenciled on their sides, Bangkok-Phitsanulok, or Bangkok-Khon Kaen, etc. It was not even 3 pm, too early for a night bus, we didn't want to end up in Chiang Mai in the wee hours. But of course, we were offered a good deal on a spacious-looking bus for ourselves and our bikes so we bought tickets for the 4 pm.
We had some time to kill in the station, which was fine, lots of good people watching, plenty of snacks, free toilets. Free toilets are a definite plus, it seems stupid to me that they charge you for a toilet even if it's only about 3 baht. For some reason I have found that the more they charge for a toilet the dirtier it will be and the ruder their staff. Who wants to interact with toilet staff? They are hanging around pretending to be helpful, ick. Go swab out that squatter I just saw that looks like… okay, I'll stop now. The toilets at Mo Chit are a-ok. They're clean and they're free.
There was a toilet on our bus which I managed to avoid using. They put the four foreigners up front with the very loud television but turned it off after an hour of us putting our fingers in our ears as obviously as we could. Thai bus television is horrid, the worst, stupidest variety shows with completely obnoxious sound effects and canned laughter you can imagine. Torture.
Other than that the bus was great. There was room to put our feet up, there was an included meal in the middle of the night at a bus stop that was quite nice, and we went through some interesting looking places, such as Nakhon Sawan, all decked out for the upcoming Chinese New Year with hundreds of lanterns and a huge illuminated dragon.
I must have slept, finally. Suddenly we were in Chiang Mai. Two a.m. Not what we wanted. We felt like we should hang at the bus station for awhile with some other people hanging at the bus station, rather than ride around at this sketchy time of night. After several mosquito bites and a conversation with a kind of annoying guy from India, we decided we needed to move on.
For the first time since Hanoi we pulled out our fleece jackets. Let me repeat that. We were wearing JACKETS. It was so incredibly refreshing to be pleasantly cool.
Bruce knows Chiang Mai like the back of his hand. I kind of know it. We rode toward the Old City, which is surrounded by a square moat with each brick wall about a mile long. Remarkably, at 3 am, the barflies have gone home, every door and window is closed, and it is as dark and quiet as a graveyard. Nobody was awake except us, some stray dogs, and the trash collectors. It was awesome.
We rode around the dark city feeling as free and naughty as children. We had no choice, really there was nothing open and it would be stupid to try to get a hotel at that hour. We stopped to take a look at some temples, we did a lap of the moat, we went up and down the adorable lanes we knew and a lot we didn't know, and even found the house Bruce lived in in 1974 when on St. Olaf College's Far East Semester. It was a blast. When we stopped we were set upon by mosquitoes, so we kept on.
Finally we saw a restaurant opening and we could stop and eat some jok, rice porridge, and drink some fake orange juice. We lingered as long as we politely could and then found a guesthouse that had a room for us if we wanted to wait for it to be vacated and cleaned. This guesthouse does trekking tours and the tour guides were hanging around waiting to go out so we had a good time with them looking at Google satellite views of their Karen villages. They had done well for themselves and had working farms they lived at during the rainy season, homes they had built for their parents, children going to school. They were great guys, and very funny and lively.
Finally we got the key to our room and dragged our stuff upstairs, took showers, and collapsed for a nap. The window was open, the sun shining brightly, the breeze cool, and smells of coffee roasting and frying ginger drifted in. Welcome to the winter north of Thailand. We were thrilled to be here.
Today's ride: 21 miles (34 km)
Total: 1,585 miles (2,551 km)
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With yet another week of hitting 40 hours by Thursday evening, and knowing I wouldn't have another chance to make my side of the trip for another month, I left Kafka behind in dear Fayetteville Friday at lunchtime for another weekend of exploring Kansas City.
Unfortunately, I'll be the first to admit I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked, for a number of reasons--a couple being repeated visits, errands like grocery store runs (though I did think the Cheese Curds at Cosentino's Market were pretty fantastic, and I finally found lemon sorbet after a year of searching), going to see movies/shows (Free State of Jones), being in overly crowded places (I've noticed I just don't take many photographs when I'm feeling claustrophobic), and many other reasons.
The first thing I did when I got into town was drive around to the camera shops to find a battery charger. I realized - after much wasted time looking everywhere else - that I had left one of my batteries charging in the wall of the church building we celebrated my grandmother's birthday in. They said they hadn't found it when I called, but even if they had, it was 2.5 hours southeast in a town I'm rarely in anymore. I have an issue with misplacing my batteries/charger when it comes to my camera. This set was one I ordered during my road trip to California last year and shipped to my cousin in Tucson after I realized no one carried Panasonic equipment or any universal chargers that fit my weird little battery size.
I killed some more time while my friend attended a work dinner he hadn't known about until the day of - I went on a lipstick hunt at Target, painted my nails while continuing my Game of Thrones audiobook (I never could get past the first few pages when I tried to read it myself, but now that I'm almost finished with book #1, I think I could - but it's a great time killer on long drives), and took myself back over to the Vietnam Cafe I mentioned in my first KC post for another cheap, delicious, filling bowl of pho bo. We didn't do much when he came back from Houston's, but he did share his leftover $70 bottle of wine they sent he, the intern, home with. Makes me impatient for our three-day child abuse conference at the end of August ;) where I get to stay in a nice hotel and have meals reimbursed - the one time annually we get the special "state treatment". I guess good deeds are enough of a perk on their own!
I don't think I touched on the varied architecture around Kansas City. I don't have a deep knowledge of the different styles and time periods associated, but driving around in the residential neighborhoods is KC is so much more interesting than a suburbia in Texas, where the homes all look exactly (or almost exactly) the same. While many of the neighborhoods certainly feature a similar matching style, each home is still incredibly unique - to the point you could describe the outside to a first time visitor and not simply the house number. Something else I didn't mention before was all of the beautiful graffiti/murals all over KC. I'm always in a moving vehicle and not strolling around or I'd have some pictures, but there are some seriously talented artists in the Paris of the Plains - just do a Google image search of Kansas City graffiti/murals and you'll see what I mean.
It was another Saturday morning at the market, where we bought some crisp salad ingredients for the week (and another battle for a parking spot, though we're starting to learn there's always a space at the Grand and Oak intersection by Veolia Energy. Then we went to the big event of the weekend: the Kansas City Maker Faire. This is where I'm really sad I didn't take more pictures - tons of booths inside and outside of Union Station full of wicked creations - sculptures, crafts, robots, you name it.
They also had vehicles from Twister, Ghostbusters, and Dumb & Dumber!
If 1986 missed a single shot, I didn't see it happen. Watching my friend talk to the high schoolers who'd built
one of these was really endearing as he learned how they worked and encouraged their serious skills.
Probably my favorite invention ;)
After we made it through the Maker Faire areas, we also took liberty of the nature of the day by exploring Science City for free - despite not having any children with us. Don't worry, we always let the kids go first - but they weren't the only ones playing in the musical park, enjoying the illusions of Mr. E's Hotel, or messing around in the Science of Energy lab. My one regret is not riding the Sky Bike. I didn't see any other adults in line but I totally could've gotten away with it.
I felt really special after following my traits on their flowchart
and learning I only shared my traits with 2% of those surveyed!
I was starving by the time we made it back to our car. The walk back was steamy but we passed by the lovely Liberty Memorial, built in 1926. While we still haven't made it inside of the World War I Museum, we've heard it's one of the best museums out there. We ate at Jack Stack BBQ's Freight House location and I somehow didn't steal a picture of my burnt ends sandwich (which...I realize as I write this, I abandoned my leftovers in the KC fridge and am really wishing I had them for lunch today). I have to admit, while I loved the ambiance and I could tell the way the meat had been cooked was superior, I found it to be rather bland and dry. I'm not sure if it's supposed to come with any kind of sauce or not but I couldn't detect it, so I traded each sandwich bite with one from my saucy baked beans to even it out. Basically, I wasn't really impressed, which was especially disappointing with it being a more upscale place.
We hoped to sneak a free tour at Boulevard Brewing but arrived to a packed house only to learn the tours were full for the rest of the day. Not wanting to waste a trip, we tried their brews anyways. The bartender did an excellent job handling my request of the "least hoppy" beers they had - I enjoyed all of them, and didn't have to rely on a heavy, dark, malty, wintery beer in the summer heat.
Flight from left to right: Ginger Lemon Radler, Black Walnut, Unfiltered Wheat, Hibiscus Gose.
Also my friend's full-sized beers: Tank 7 & another Black Walnut.
We relaxed for a little while, ran a couple of errands, and eventually made our way down to the Green Room where we waited, enjoying a small-batch brew (saison for me), before an improv comedy show at the Kick. Our tickets got us a dollar off each beer and it looked like a great place for a good burger or even a board game with friends, pop art strewn around the walls. There was also this enormous homemade chocolate cake straight out of Matilda that I wished I had room for (a slice...which was still enough for the table of friends next to us).
The Kick Comedy Theater, which is sandwiched between the Green Room and Westport Coffeehouse, was a really great space dedicated just for this sole purpose - plus at $5 a student ticket for a late night Saturday show, it's super affordable, too. It was fun to watch this troupe have fun!
I wanted to save my leftovers for Sunday dinner or Monday lunch (RIP leftovers I left behind) - so I used this as an excuse to eat out one more time. Not only does Northwest Arkansas not have any kind of African-style restaurants, I'd also never even tried Ethiopian food before - so after much searching for the perfect lunch, I knew Blue Nile Cafe was the right choice - and at $10 for an all you can eat Sunday buffet, it's a pretty good deal... even if you're like me and you don't eat that much in one sitting. I also enjoyed the curious experience of neighbor customers partaking in the vacuum coffee pot experience...which made me that much more curious as to what the even more expensive coffee "ceremony" was...
Okay, so this may not look super delicious (unless you know what it tastes like) but I assure you it was. Using the spongy injera (flatbread in place of utensils) to scoop up the various stews was a fun experience, although I noticed none of the other patrons doing so... I also enjoyed a delicious butternut squash and red lentil soup (duba shorba) not pictured here that I'd like to attempt making at home. Why doesn't Fayetteville have an Ethiopian restaurant?! Get on it, Foodies!
As I said before, most of Sunday was a lazy day (aside from the grocery run & food prep for the week) - we watched Free State of Jones at the nicest Cinemark I've ever been to (at the Plaza), the Master Chef episode of Futurama, and of course: the season finale of Game of Thrones (wow!). Needless to stay, my choice to stay to watch the latter had me arriving home very late. And in the pouring rain no doubt. With no leftovers. But with lots more memories to add to our list.
Hopefully I'll make it back up at least one more time this summer! I really enjoy Kansas City - as I called it before, it's just this Oasis of the Midwest - with plenty to see, do, taste, and experience. If only it were closer to the coast with all of those cheap international plane tickets and the breeze of the ocean...


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I really loved the second book I picked for the first quarter, Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch. This time, instead of just trying to find a book randomly looking through the library, I used the What Should I Read Next feature on the library website, which was a really good choice. I'm going to start off with saying I know this is just young adult trash but I don't care. I'm trash too and I liked it. The book was pretty much what I expected, so my thoughts on it didn't change too much throughout. The first thing I liked about it was the main character, Meira. I really liked her, and she was much more realistic than the main character in the first book I read. She is honestly just like all the other main characters in the books I like but I still really liked the book. Almost all of the main characters in the books I read can be summed up by a teenage girl that wants to prove herself and make her own destiny, and she ignores what people tell her to do because she just does what she thinks is right, but hey if it works it works. Meira fits this character type exactly. She wants to prove that she can help her kingdom, but she wants to do it in her own way and still stay true to herself. The books starts off with her trying to prove that she is capable of going on missions to help her kingdom and showing her desire to matter. Then she has a chance to get help from a neighboring kingdom by marrying the prince, which would form an alliance between the kingdoms, but she doesn't want to because that isn't how she wants to be useful, she wants to fight and be a soldier, not just be someone that is married off. She also doesn't really follow orders really well. On the first mission she goes on, which is to retrieve half of a locket they need to restore magic to their kingdom and save it, she was supposed to go back to camp if something went wrong. Something does go wrong and guess what she doesn't do. Instead of going back like she's supposed to, she goes after the locket half, and does manage to get it after they have been trying for sixteen years to find and get it. At this point I'm thinking that this book is so much better than my first one and I'm very glad I decided to read it. Like my first book, this one also had a twist at the end, but unlike my first book, this twist didn't come out of nowhere, so it actually made sense. One of the first problems in the book is that the only surviving heir of the destroyed kingdom is male, so he can't use the magic in the locket they were trying to get because only female heirs can access the magic. The first scene in the book introduces this problem, and my first thought was that it would be much more convenient if Meira was the heir, since she's female and could use the magic. Then the antagonist, who can use a different, more powerful kind of black magic, tells her that she has magic somewhere with her, but she assumes it's in a stone that her friend had given her. Now I'm wondering if she could be the child of the queen, not the boy that everyone was told is the heir. Then we find out that Meria actually is the daughter of the queen, and that magic can be contained in a person, not just an object. I do think that other people should read this book. Even though it's more fantasy, the characters are much more realistic than in my first book. I empathized with the main character so much that I cried when her father figure died, and I would recommend most books that can make me cry.
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* I changed my car hooter to gunshot sounds. People get out of
the way much faster now.
* Gone are the days when girls used to cook like their mothers.
Now they drink like their fathers.
* You know that tingly little feeling you get when you really
like someone? That's common sense leaving your body.
* I didn't make it to the gym today. That makes five years in
a row.
* I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed
it the Jim. I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this
* Old age is coming at a really bad time.
* When I was a child I thought Nap Time was a punishment.
Now, as a grownup, it feels like a small holiday.
* The biggest lie I tell myself is"I don't need to write that
down, I'll remember it."
* I don't have gray hair; I have "wisdom highlights." I'm just
very wise.
* Teach your daughter how to shoot, because a restraining order
is just a piece of paper.
* If God wanted me to touch my toes, He would've put them on my
* Last year I joined a support group for procrastinators. We
haven't met yet.
* Why do I have to press one for English when you're just going
to transfer me to someone I can't understand anyway?
* Of course I talk to myself; sometimes I need expert advice.
* At my age "Getting lucky" means walking into a room and
remembering what I came in there for.
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Finally the summer holidays are here! The traditional holiday tuesdays starts om 3 July till 28 August with a lot of great highlights.
Throughout the Park a variety of activities like face painting, jugglers, stilt walkers or soap bubble artists provide a great entertainment for the visitors. Visit us on summer holidays every Thursday from 2 P.M. till 6 P.M. and have a great day in the Wurstelprater!
A special surprise awaits Pratercard holders: On holiday Tuesdays the attractions grant a 20% discount if you pay with the Pratercard.
Program / Dates
03. July | FACEPAINTING on the Straße des Ersten Mai in front of the Wiener Rutsche
10. July | MIME move through the park
17. July | STILT WALKERS strut through the park
24. July | JUGGLING-WORKSHOP at Kolariks Luftburg
31. July | GIANT SOAP BUBBLES at Manner Bar
07. August | CARTOONIST at Calafatiplatz in front of The Bar
14. August | JUGGLERS impress on various places in the Prater
21. August | MODELING BALLONS at central station Liliputbahn
28. August | GIANT SOAP BUBBLES on the Straße des Ersten Mai at Burger King
Visitor information
Just come over! No reservation required.
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The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition was launched by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, the Society's inaugural Vice-Patron, during a visit to Ghana International School in Accra in the presence of more than one thousand school children.
The theme for 2019 is A Connected Commonwealth.
Building on the 2018 theme of Towards a Common Future, this year's topics call upon young people to consider how they can work to use cultural, technological and environmental connections for positive change across the Commonwealth.
It asks young people to consider the potential of the Commonwealth in strengthening the vast and varied links between citizens.
The Competition is an opportunity for all young Commonwealth citizens and residents, regardless of region, education or background, to share ideas, celebrate their story and have their voice heard – all whilst developing key skills. For 2019, we want to hear from more young people across the Commonwealth, all stories and voices are important.
The competition is open to all citizens and residents of the Commonwealth aged 18 and under and runs until 1 June 2019.
All entrants receive a Certificate of Participation and one Winner and Runner-up from the Senior and Junior categories will win a trip to London for a week of educational and cultural events. For more information about the competition, please see Terms and Conditions and Frequently Asked Questions.
Born between 2 June 2000 and 1 June 2005 (14-18 years of age)
- 'You are the most optimistic, connected generation the world has ever known.' HRH The Duke of Sussex. How can you use Commonwealth connections for positive change?
- Connected by the oceans; can we work together to protect the environment?
- 'We are all now connected by the Internet' – Stephen Hawking. What does the future hold for humankind?
- Family, Community, Nation, Commonwealth. What are the opportunities for shared, sustainable growth?
Born on or after 2 June 2005 (under 14 years of age)
- My cultural connections.
- An overseas visitor is coming to your town for the first time. How would you connect with them?
- A place I feel connected to.
- The Commonwealth connects people across borders – what can we learn from our neighbours?
Judges described entries to the competition in 2018 as ''fantastically imaginative', 'hopeful', 'quite exceptional' and 'passionate'. Similarly, a high calibre of writing for 2019 is expected.
All online entries must be submitted before midnight ( GMT) 1st June 2019 while any offline entries must arrive at RCS London by midnight of 1st May 2019.
For more information, kindly visit the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition official webpage.