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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Story of a gentle giant named Flora who was loved by all the children. She loved her plants and animals and would sing to them. Flora wanted to protect her village and was first to volunteer when they heard the cry of a large animal. The animal turned our to be a small puma. Meet Doña Flor - a kind and caring woman who happens to be a giant. In her little village, she really stands out, but Doña Flor has many friends, both people and animals, whom she helps in big ways, from drawing out a new stream with her finger to taming a naughty puma who has been scaring everyone. Every page is a surprise to young children, who will have fun seeing how Doña Flor's every-day routines include things like huge, snow-topped mountains for her cold water-basin or big, fluffy clouds for her pillow. The dreamlike illustrations feature watercolor over etching, creating a soft, welcoming feeling, and the sequence of the story begins with waking in the morning and ends with going to bed at night, giving the tale a pleasant sense of wholeness and closure. And bonus points for cultural diversity – Doña Flor weaves some Spanish words into the story, which will intrigue children unfamiliar with the language and delight those who are familiar with it (though without a glossary or exact definitions in the text, it is more of an embellishment than a teaching tool). Winner of the Pura Belpre Medal, it will make for a great story-time in any children's library. Ages 4-8. Dona Flor is an original tall tale about a giant woman who loves to help her neighbors. She reads to children and animals as they climb over her, brings a river to the village, and plucks stars from the sky to light her neighbors' way. When the village becomes frightened by the roar of what they imagine is a terrifying creature, Dona Flor sets off to save the day and discovers all is not as it seems. Readers will be enchanted by the book's wonderful imagery: roots so big people can hear them growing, roofs made out of tortillas that smell like corn in the warm sun, and musical notes trumpeting from giant flowers. Dona Flor shows children that even imaginary worlds need descriptions that engage the senses. The text incorporates Spanish words and phrases, reflecting the culture of Dona Flor's village in the American Southwest. Spanish text is either given next to the English equivalent, or is understood through context. Colon uses a combination of watercolors, washes and etching to create visually arresting illustrations that complement the warmth and wonder of the text. The resulting mix of textures, shades, and hues will fascinate children and adults alike. Readers will want to listen to Dona Flor's big hearted adventures again and again. Highly recommended. Genre: Folk Tale. Dona Flor interacts often with animals and customs and values are seen through the character of Dona Flor such as making tortillas, caring for others, and protecting her family. Characterization: Dona Flor is a static protagonist. Throughout the book she is constantly looking after the people in her village. Media: Colored pencil Review: Dona Flora is the story of a giant woman who even though she is big, becomes a special and important part of her community. Dona Flora is able to do things that a normal sized person could never do such as wrestling with wind, and facing a giant wild cat/puma. Genre: Dona Flora is an example of a multi-cultural tall-tale about a giant who protects her village. This an example of multi-cultural, because it brings a strong sense of Latino culture in to the story through different elements, such as a myriad of words in Spanish. The tall-tale aspect comes with the unrealistic feats that Dona Flora is able to accomplish, such as wrestling the wind and making the giant sized tortillas. Her size alone is unrealistic and the way she calms the puma is as well. Character: Dona Flora, as a character, is a great example of an integral protagonist, one who is central to the story and its elements. Within the story you see Dona Flora experience many different things, being made fun of, building a house, making tortillas, reading, protecting her community, etc. Throughout all these experiences, we don't see any real emotional growth or change from Dona Flora, but we see her as a steady, loving giant-hearted person in her community. no reviews | add a review
References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in EnglishNone Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375823379, Hardcover)Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor loves to read, too, and she can often be found reading aloud to the children. One day, all the villagers hear a terrifying noise: it sounds like a huge animal bellowing just outside their village. Everyone is afraid, but not Flor. She wants to protect her beloved neighbors, so with the help of her animal friends, she sets off for the highest mesa to find the creature. Soon enough, though, the joke is on Flor and her friends, who come to rescue her, as she discovers the small secret behind that great big noise.The creators of TOMÁS AND THE LIBRARY LADY, Pat Mora and Raul Colón, have once again joined together. This time they present a heartwarming and humorous original tall tale-peppered with Spanish words and phrases about a giant lady with a great big heart. (retrieved from Amazon Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:17:43 -0400) Do�na Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from what they think is a dangerous animal, but soon discovers the tiny secret behind the huge noise. |
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The second day of Rally de Portugal has been dramatic and treacherous, resulting in half of the day's stages being cancelled for safety reasons due to extreme wet weather. So, at the end of seven stages, Citroën driver Mikko Hirvonen heads the leaderboard with Evgeny Novikov and Mads Østberg holding second and third respectively.
Today's leg was scheduled to take in two loops of three stages totalling 132.68 competitive kilometres. However, storms overnight made conditions treacherous this morning and a number of leading crews ended up off the road and in retirement. Overnight leader Jari-Matti Latvala slid off the road; the Finn hit a rock, broke part of the suspension and the resultant damage put the car into a spin and down a bank. Ott Tänak, fourth last night, similarly went off, as did fifth-placed Thierry Neuville.
In the following stage, Petter Solberg – who inherited the lead from Latvala – retired stuck in a ditch, both drivers throwing away Ford's hopes of a maximum points haul following Sébastien Loeb's retirement yesterday.
Hirvonen therefore inherited the lead and has a 36.3 second advantage over Novikov, a fine overnight result for the Russian. Østberg has suffered his own problems, but the Norwegian is just 5.5 seconds further adrift in third. With the tricky conditions experienced this morning, the organisers of the event elected to cancel the repeat running of the stages this afternoon, such were the continuing adverse weather conditions.
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As the days get longer and the warmer weather finally sets in, more people will be out on the roads including motorcyclists. In an effort to reduce motorcycle accidents and help prepare beginning riders, the South Dakota Safety Council in cooperation with Black Hills State University is offering motorcycle training classes in May on campus.
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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley will recount the decades-long investigation into American Indian Movement activist Annie Mae Aquash's murder and the eventual prosecution of fellow activist John Graham during a presentation at the University Center-Rapid City Thursday, March 20 at 4 p.m.
The word "news" can solicit a variety of different responses from different people. Does Justin Bieber's arrest or the best dressed of the Academy Awards outweigh news about Russian military forces entering Ukraine?
A panel discussion Wednesday, March 26 at Black Hills State University will address these types of questions.
For two decades, the imagination and creativity of Black Hills State University student photographers have produced hundreds of amazing images. Annually, BHSU exhibits these images during a Spring Student Photography Exhibition. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of this exhibition, the BHSU photography program will display photos from its Permanent Photography Collection from March 18 – April 4 in the University's Ruddell Gallery.
The Black Hills State University's Enactus team will showcase its multigenerational and international projects to national leaders in the world of business during the Enactus United States National Exposition April 1-3 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Black Hills State University recently honored the descendants of Ray Fitzgerald and Clarence Fitzgerald as the 2014 Legacy Family. The award was presented by BHSU president Kay Schallenkamp, Steve Meeker, vice president of University Advancement, and Tom Wheaton, director of alumni relations, during halftime at a recent BHSU basketball game.
More than 50 high school students from around the Black Hills had an opportunity to explore the various healthcare careers during a recent Scrubs Camp at Black Hills State University.
Black Hills State University student editors Jodi Mathis and Jenna Carda recently attended the American Collegiate Press (ACP) Best of the Midwest Convention where professionals lauded the convergence of the University's student produced media site.
For more than a decade, Black Hills State University students have been using their spring breaks as an opportunity to engage in volunteer experiences that address social and environmental issues around the world. Next week, a team of eight students will travel to Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala to volunteer with Sharing the Dream, a non-profit organization that promotes fair trade and community sustainability.
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PRO 11 Cited as PNP's Best PCR and Best ORSITE Nationwide
As the PNP continues to improve the quality of service in the organization, Police Regional Office 11 is continually reaping recognitions from PNP National Headquarters for delivering a professional and quality police service that benefits the welfare of police personnel and the public in Davao Region.
During the kick-off ceremony of the 17th Police Community Relation Month Celebrataion with the theme "Mamamayan at Kapulisan: Patuloy ang Ugnayan sa Higit na Ligtas, Mapayapa at Maunland na Pamayanan" held last July 2, 2012 at PNP National Headquarters, Camp Crame, Quezon City, PRO 11 was adjudged as the PNP's POLICE REGIONAL PCR UNIT OF THE YEAR for its PCR Programs such as the "Search for the Most Child Friendly Police Station", "The Giving of Hope for Little Warriors Battling Cancer" and Kiddie Cops Summer Camp Activity. With said recognition, it is once again proven that PRO 11 has successfully mounted programs that enhanced police image and shaped a favorable perception of the public to the PNP.
Another significant feat was also given to PRO 11 as the PNP's BEST IN OPERATIONAL READINESS, SECURITY INSPECTION, TEST AND EVALUATION (ORSITE) for Year 2011, for garnering the highest score of 96.74% during the conduct of PNP Annual General Inspection (AGI) and ORSITE last 2011, on the occasion of the 13th Internal Affair Service (IAS) Anniversary Celebration held last June 18, 2012 at the PNP Center, Camp Crame, Quezon City.
Police Regional Director PCSUPT JAIME H MORENTE applauded the men and women of PRO 11 and urged them to continue giving its best police service to the people and country.


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Pistol packing Texas preacher offers free concealed carry classes to teachers
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Beaumont (KBMT) — The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary has one pastor reaching out to teachers in Southeast Texas.
Lighthouse Worship Center Pastor James McAbee, also known for teaching concealed handgun classes, is offering a free class to teachers on February 2nd. McAbee says he also plans to visit area school district superintendents to spread the word.
McAbee hopes administrators will be open to the idea of allowing teachers to carry concealed weapons on campuses to protect students in case of a school shooting.
McAbee has had experience using a handgun for personal protection. 12 News interviewed McAbee in 2011 shortly after he called police from his church where he was holding two teenage burglars at gunpoint. McAbee says the two burglars tried negotiating with him, but the negotiations soon turned into violent threats.
"One of them reached in their pocket and told me that he had a gun. I said 'sir, if you pull the gun, I'm going to have to shoot you," said McAbee.
The two were taken into custody when police arrived.
McAbee says people need to be prepared.
"People think it cannot happen here, but look at that small little bitty town and it happened there. It's not a matter of if, but when. I pray there will be a teacher bold enough to take a stand and protect my little child," said McAbee.
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Time to give up any notion that we can expect to live free in this country...for those of us who do not own guns, we can now live in fear not only of the few who are mentally ill and should never have access to firearms of any kind, but also the new armed American militia that is stockpiling everything from assault weapons to handguns with mega-clip capacities. It won't be long until a "civilian soldier" in cammo is on every corner, and they assume the right to consider the rest of us suspects.
Sounds good to me!
How can we expect teachers to help and protect their students if they do not have the means to do it. If you think teachers are so dumb they cannot be trained to shoot, nor responsible enough to have a gun, then why do you think they are smart enough to teach your children?


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The BMW R50/5, R60/5, and R75/5 are motorcycles, with a boxer twin engine, that were manufactured in Berlin, Germany, by BMW.
For the 1970 model year, BMW launched three new models having engine capacities of 500 cc (R50/5), 600 cc (R60/5), and 750 cc (R75/5). The R75/5 could reach 110 mph (177 km/h).[1] The "slash-5" series came out just in time to meet the rising demand for sport bikes. All so-called "/5" models were manufactured at BMW's factory in the Spandau suburb of Berlin, BMW having transferred all motorcycle production there from Munich in the late 1960s. BMW had stopped production in Munich of the last "Slash-2" models, with their Earles forks, kick starters, 6 volt electrical systems, antiquated brakes, and frames descended from pre-war BMWs for use with sidecars.
The new, "/5" series of BMWs offered a 12 volt electrical system, electric starters as well as the retained kick starter, telescopic forks, and improved brakes. The sidecar was no longer factored into the design, allowing for better handling. BMW also introduced with this model non-metallic fenders and tail light housings for the first time. The use of plastic and other non-metallic materials resulted in a motorcycle weighing only 463 lb (210 kg).
Model year 1972 saw the introduction of the 15 L (3.3 imp gal; 4.0 US gal) "toaster" tank with chrome side panels, so named because of its resemblance to a kitchen toaster. For the second half of the 1973 model year, BMW lengthened the rear swingarm 2.5 inch (6.4 cm), resulting in that is known now as the "long-wheelbase" 1973½ "LWB" models. This improved handling and enabled a larger battery to be installed behind the engine while retaining the kick starter. In some instances, the driveshaft cover was cut and a splice of the same diameter was welded in to lengthen the cover, as to not waste shorter drive shaft covers in inventory.
The /5 series was the first series to be manufactured completely in Berlin, as by 1969 all of Munich's production capacity was needed for automobiles. "Berlin with its well-trained workforce was an obvious choice. So in 1969 the Berlin Plant started production of the all-new BMW /5 Series, a completely new design and construction following a modular principle all the way from the suspension to the flat-twin power unit."[2]
"With the motorcycle — which, in the 1960s, had been almost forced out of the market by the automobile — starting to re-gain popularity in the early 1970s, production figures at BMW Plant Berlin began to increase rapidly. In 1970 no less than 12,287 units came off the production line and by July 1973, when the /5 model series reached the end production, a significant volume of 68,956 motorcycles had left the Berlin Plant, production increasing five-fold within just three years. Another highlight celebrated at the time was the completion of the 500,000th BMW motorcycle in the history of the Company."[2]
In 1974, BMW introduced the "/6" models, which offered numerous improvements, most notably disk front brakes, more and better instrumentation, and a five-speed transmission. The "toaster" tank, however, was dropped. The front single disk brake was a hybrid cable/hydraulic system. The master cylinder underneath the fuel tank was actuated by a cable from the handlebar lever.
The /5 models are air-cooled, four-stroke, opposed-twin (boxer) engines with hemispherical combustion chambers. The engine is built around a one-piece tunnel crank-case. The camshaft is driven by a duplex chain and is located below the crankshaft (unlike the /2 series which had the gear-driven camshaft above the crank). This reversed arrangement improves ground clearance for the same center of gravity and assists lubrication of the camshaft. Valves are actuated by the camshaft through hardened followers, push rods, and rocker arms.
The 500 cc and 600 cc models are equipped with Bing slide-type carburetors with 26 mm throats. The R75/5 comes with 32 mm Bing CV (Constant Vacuum/constant depression) type carburetors.[3] As in all BMW motorcycles at the time, the clutch is a single-disk dry clutch.
Final drive is by shaft, running from the transmission by universal joint to an oil bath within the right rear swing arm and connecting to a bevel gear and ring gear on the other end. Unlike the /2 models (with the exception of the 1969 R69US), the /5 models are equipped with telescopic front forks, 12-volt alternator and electrics, and standard tachometer and turn signals.
Bore | 67 mm (2.6 in) | 73.5 mm (2.89 in) | 82 mm (3.2 in) |
Stroke | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) | ||
Displacement | 498 cc (30.4 cu in) | 599 cc (36.6 cu in) | 749 cc (45.7 cu in) |
Power | 32 hp (24 kW) @ 6,800 rpm | 40 hp (30 kW) @ 6,600 rpm | 50 hp (37 kW) @ 6,400 rpm |
Torque | 29 ft·lbf (39 N·m) @ 5,000 rpm | 36 ft·lbf (49 N·m) @ 5,000 rpm | 43 ft·lbf (58 N·m) @ 5,000 rpm |
Top Speed | 87 mph (140 km/h) | 99 mph (159 km/h) | 109 mph (175 km/h) |
Curb Weight | 452 lb (205 kg) | 463 lb (210 kg) | 463 lb (210 kg) |
Gross Weight Rating | 881 lb (400 kg) | ||
Alternator | Bosch 12 V • 180 Watts | ||
Spark Plugs | Bosch W230T30 / Champion N7Y | ||
Fuel Tank | 4.7 US gal (18 l; 3.9 imp gal) or 6.3 US gal (24 l; 5.2 imp gal) | ||
Tires | 3.25x19 front • 4.00x18 rear | ||
Rims | 1.85x19 front • 1.85x18 rear |
The /5 models came with an electric starter and also retained the outward-swinging kickstart lever,[4] connected to the input shaft on the back of a four-speed gearbox similar to the one on the /2.


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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This thrilling companion to Paolo Bacigalupi's Michael L. Printz Award winner Ship Breaker is a haunting and powerful story of loyalty, survival, and heart-pounding adventure.
In a dark future America where violence, terror, and grief touch everyone, young refugees Mahlia and Mouse have managed to leave behind the war-torn lands of the Drowned Cities by escaping into the jungle outskirts. But when they discover a wounded half-man — a bioengineered war beast named Tool — who is being hunted by a vengeful band of soldiers, their fragile existence quickly collapses. One is taken prisoner by merciless soldier boys, and the other is faced with an impossible decision: Risk everything to save a friend, or flee to a place where freedom might finally be possible. Review:"Suzanne Collins may have put dystopian literature on the YA map with The Hunger Games...but Bacigalupi is one of the genre's masters, employing inventively terrifying details in equally imaginative story lines." Los Angeles Times
Review:"Beautifully written, filled with high-octane action, and featuring badly damaged but fascinating and endearing characters, this fine novel tops its predecessor and can only increase the author's already strong reputation." Publishers Weekly, starred review
Review:"The novel's greatest success lies in the creation of a world that is so real, the grit and decay of war and ruin will lay thick on the minds of readers long after the final page. The narrative, however, is equally well crafted....Breathtaking." Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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Review:"Bacigalupi's intense, action-filled novel is a heartbreaking and powerfully moving portrait of individual resiliency amidst extreme circumstances that rivals, if not surpasses, the excellence of its predecessor." The Horn Book, starred review
Review:"Bacigalupi brings to life a post-apocalyptic America that thrills the mind." VOYA, starred review
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About the AuthorPaolo Bacigalupi is the author of the highly acclaimed The Drowned Cities, as well as his debut young adult novel, Ship Breaker, which was a Michael L. Printz Award winner, a National Book Award Finalist, and a Locus Award winner. His debut adult novel, The Windup Girl, was named by Time Magazine as one of the ten best novels of 2009 and won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Compton Crook, and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards. His short-story collection, Pump Six and Other Stories, was a 2008 Locus Award winner for Best Collection and was also named one of the Best Books of the Year by Publishers Weekly. He lives with his wife and son in western Colorado.
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The war ends. American troops capture Howard, beat him up, and force him to confront the grisly evidence of Nazi atrocities. Frank's reluctant intervention secures Howard's release (and probably saves his life). Hitler's Rush Limbaugh flees to New York where, with counterfeit documents supplied by Frank, Campbell loses himself among the masses. Fifteen years go by. But "the last free American" cannot escape the demons of his past.
The filmmakers get carried away with demonstrating the depths of Howard's melancholy by having him maintain a shrine to Helga's memory and periodically give maudlin little candlelight-and-wine toasts to her photograph. Exacerbating his heartache is Howard's guilt for betraying their covenant. That guilt is further compounded by Howard's gnawing fear that Helga's father-in-law may have been right, that Howard's deception may have done more to aide the Nazi cause than to hurt it. Howard becomes, in the words of a neighbor and newfound confidant named Kraft (Alan Arkin), a member of the brotherhood of the walking wounded. "You get your membership card when you lose the one thing in life that ever had any meaning for you," Kraft explains.
Howard's funk deepens. His concern for his own safety lapses. He starts using his real name again. No one seems to care. But Vonnegut's fondness for absurdist humor asserts itself with the appearance of a comically pathetic band of white supremacists -- the Iron Guard of the White Sons of the American Constitution -- who "out" Howard in their newsletter and shortly thereafter show up on his doorstep to hero-worship in person. Lovesick, guilt-ridden Howard becomes the object of an intense manhunt. Israeli, Russian, and American agents follow his trail, while the band of hapless neo-Nazis attempts to shield Howard. Bad guys unwittingly do a good deed.
Only one man -- Frank -- has the power to set the record straight and exonerate Howard in the eyes of his adversaries. But can even Frank rescue Howard Campbell from his own troubled conscience?
Despite Kurt Vonnegut's enormous popularity with baby boomers (he achieved cult status in the Sixties and is still widely read), few filmmakers have attempted to adapt the author's stories to the big screen. The very characteristics that make Vonnegut's novels such a delightful read -- the elliptical interior monologues, the deliberate subversion of narrative conventions, the anarchic spirit and irrepressible imagination, the fudging of the line between sanity and insanity, the portrayal of all human endeavors as part of some vast cosmic joke -- make his work an ill fit for the linear storytelling structure expected of motion pictures. So even if Mother Night had reeked, producer-director Keith Gordon (director of the first-rate but overlooked A Midnight Clear) and producer-screenwriter Robert Weide would deserve points just for having the cojones to tackle the author's work.
The film doesn't stink, of course. It succeeds handsomely on several levels. Mother Night is by turns a love story, a thriller, a mystery, a black comedy (although it could have used more gallows humor and less melodrama), and thought-provoking entertainment. Like 1972's Slaughterhouse Five -- the only previous Vonnegut film adaption that matters -- Mother Night's many contrasting elements bring one another into sharper relief. Campbell's involvement with the delusional and cartoonishly funny neo-Nazis sets up a chilling moment when they screen a piece of old newsreel footage of Campbell at his foaming, racist worst. The former secret agent can scarcely believe his own viciousness. The shock of recognition penetrates Campbell's defenses, overwhelms his rationalizations, and emphatically underscores his father-in-law's damning assertion of Howard's complicity in the Third Reich's crimes against humanity. It's a brief but riveting sequence, at once crystallized and made almost surreal by the buffoonery that precedes it.
And so it goes. You laugh, you cry. One minute Mother Night embraces romanticism, the next minute it turns cynical. Good intentions yield disastrous results. The hero becomes the villain; the friend turns out to be the enemy; the attempt at heroism destroys the would-be hero's life. It's a wacky, tragic, perplexing conundrum that would drive even a hard-bitten Casablanca nightclub owner -- to say nothing of a sensitive playwright like Howard Campbell -- nuts with shaky truths, shifting moral ground, and backfiring ideals. It is, in other words, quintessential Vonnegut.
Mother Night.
Written by Robert B. Weide; directed by Keith Gordon; with Nick Nolte, John Goodman, Sheryl Lee, Alan Arkin, and Kirsten Dunst.
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quote:With the whole series being done, And done right?
quote:I wonder if the notes and outlines were real or just bs the son said to ride on daddy's coattails.
quote:If they did, how far do you think they should take it? Just the first three novels?
quote:Man...me too. Wish someone would do these someday. Like PJ took over LOTR and made it come to life. I think Dune is so much harder though, because its so esoteric and cereberal as much as anything.


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With less than a minute left in the second quarter in last week's second round of the Mid-Valley Division playoffs, Schurr was forced to punt after facing fourth and 4 at its 44.
Waiting for the punt was Nick Bueno. He caught the ball and returned it for a small gain before he was tackled. As he lay on the ground, a Schurr football player wearing jersey No. 32 began punching Bueno's right leg. The Schurr player landed at least two clean punches before getting up and walking to the Spartans sideline.
There were no flags thrown, but the poor sportsmanship was in full display. I knew that things happen when in a pile, but I've never in my career as a sportswriter ever seen someone blatantly stoop so low and disregard complete sportsmanship. Punch the star athlete to slow him down?
Bueno didn't complain. He got up, walked to the sideline for the play call and hussled back to the huddle. I asked Monrovia coach Ryan Maddox if he got to see it happen during film.
He did.
"They played hard, they're a good program, but, yeah, they're a little dirty," Maddox said. "They cut a couple of our kids. I don't know if that's coaching or if that's just the kids. I know the defensive coordinator pretty well. He's a good guy. You hate to see it. You don't want to see anybody intentionally hurt and you hope the refs protect the kids."
Schurr's roster doesn't list a player with a No. 32 jersey. Would I have published the kid's name to begin with? Yes, because this athlete showed total disrespect for the game, himself, his teammates and, of course, Bueno. I'm baffled as to how someone can do such a thing and seemingly think he can get away with it. It's not what sportsmanship is about, and it's not the way to slow down Bueno.
Moving on …
MONROVIA SAW MORE and more pressure come at them last week as the first half against Schurr wore on. The Wildcats made adjustments, and it paid dividends.
"They were taking advantage of our snap count," Maddox said. "So in the second half we adjusted, gave them a couple different looks and got them to jump offsides. That gave us momentum."
If you remember, Schurr jumped offsides twice in Monrovia's first possession in the second half that led to Bueno scoring from 24 yards. Schurr suddenly became penalty-prone and little by little, the Spartans succumbed.
I BROUGHT UP the no-huddle concept Monrovia went into after playing San Dimas early this season, and Saints coach Bill Zernickow said he doesn't think it'll affect them much, if at all.
"No, because every time they look to the sidelines we're going to check on the defense," he said. "We've seen a couple no-huddles throughout the playoffs and regular season. It's a new trend, the new thing to do. Now, if (the Wildcats) were doing it at Oregon speed, that'd be different."
That Monrovia's limiting the amount of players going both ways will work wonders for the, Zernickow said.
"Because they're always coming in fresh," he said, "and it also allows them to get more kids on the field. It's going to be good for the program and they're able to maintain success. When more kids are playing, kids are happy. That's an awesome thing to do."


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Love*Com Books 6, 7, 8
Posted in Manga Reviews on August 21, 2008 by Johannaby Aya Nakahara; adapted by Pookie Rolf
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I hate getting behind on series. Books start stacking up, and then, instead of looking forward to reading them, I glance their way and see little piles of guilt. I'd much rather anticipate spending some time getting lost in the adventures of the friends inside. On the positive side, having several in a row to catch up on means a much longer voyage into a different world. And I do so enjoy the teen romantic comedy of Lovely Complex.
We left off in Book 5 with tall Risa finally telling short Otani she'd fallen in love with him, although he declined to return her feelings. He had the painful-to-her but sensible reaction that you can't suddenly start viewing a friend as a lover when you'd never considered the idea before. You need some time to grow into that idea… or you may never come around.
In Book 6, Risa and her friends are once again discussing the strategies and problems of young love. This time, it's physical. Risa isn't sure she wants to think about kissing, let alone anything more. She's more grown up, at least in height, than her friends, but she's still very young when it comes to relationships. (You know, those kinds of paragraphs when talking about manga are why my website shows dating site ads.)
The bizarre, cartoony emotions Nakahara puts on Risa's face as she goes through embarrassment, shock, unpleasant realization, dismay, petty anger — all in one meal conversation — are hilarious. Although the features are simplified then into just lines, her face is so real, I can feel myself mimicking her. (And then laughing even more at myself.)
Otani has given Risa tickets for a concert they both like. This is the kind of thing that keeps her interested. Whether they're dating or just friends, he's still a pretty nice, thoughtful guy. In contrast to her visuals, he creates humor through his unrestrained declarations. He'll say anything he's thinking, because Risa told him not to hold back. So even though their relationship is weird, he'll ask her things like when she fell in love with him, things most people would pussyfoot around. Yet he's remarkably clueless about himself, why he does what he does or how he feels.
Like many teens, the two define love very differently. She wants to spend time with him all the time. He wants to be attracted to her. When a new school year starts, the point might be moot, because Risa's distracted by the new teacher. He's tall, attractive, and he reminds her of the hero of the dating sim computer game she plays.
The comedy of everyone (except Otani) having a crush on the hip young teacher is balanced by the emotions of Risa being inadvertently hurt by Otani. But it's definitely the comedy that takes center stage once she forms a fan club for the teacher and the competition between him and Otani ramps up on the basketball court.
In Book 7, the jealousy continues, which leads to surprising revelations. The quiet moments are my favorites, in between plots and confusion and kids wrapped up in misunderstanding their feelings and yelling at each other. Otani rides Risa home on his bike, and she leans on him. She doesn't know what they are to each other, but for the moment, they're together, and that's enough.
There's lots of back and forth in this volume. She likes him but he doesn't know how he feels. Then he gets jealous but she's trying to move on. In lesser hands, it would be tiring, but here, it's silly but fun. And energetic, so it keeps moving. It all comes to a head on her birthday, when her friends give her fireworks in more ways than one.
Book 8 marks a whole new phase in the two's relationship, as they decide to try officially dating. (You knew it was coming eventually, right?) That brings a whole new level of pressure and expectation, and the innocence of the two shines through their attempts to make each other happy.
There's also a new obstacle: Otani's psycho neighbor Mimi. Mimi's tall and gorgeous, a teen model. She thought the only thing keeping the two of them from dating was her height, so when same-size Risa shows up… watch out! The two are complete opposites who oddly have several important things in common beyond their feelings for Otani. Mimi is just the kind of challenge the two need to clarify their feelings, and with her determination, she fits in well with the rest of the cast. She's a great addition to spice up the long-running series.
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08/22/2008 at 3:17 AM[…] Johanna Draper Carlson on volumes six through eight of Aya Nakahara's teen romance […]
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If anything I like this even better than Monkey High. Not as much laughs, but the characters are really engaging, and there are moments that really warm my heart. And the art is great–really expressive. The only thing that bugged me was not learning whether some of the secondary characters even had names until the second volume, particularly because they were distinctive enough looking that I knew who they were from panel to panel.
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08/27/2008 at 10:15 PMLove Com is one of those manga I read one installment of in its phone book serialization and was totally hooked. It's *that* good.
[…] Love*Com is goofy romantic comedy, very good at what it does and always enjoyable. […]
[…] again, I'm catching up on Love*Com. I don't know why I wind up reading this series in larger bunches, but it gives events a […]
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05/27/2010 at 5:41 PMWow, I love this series! This is great! I'm only on volume 3, but I love it. It's always like a rollercoaster. OH! You don't know what's ahead of you. I love it! Keep on writing! (:
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Aaron Rodgers and Company came out firing, picking on a Viking rookie cornerback and rolling up 200 yards of offense in the first quarter. Rodgers threw a laser touchdown to Andrew Quarless in the second quarter but the Vikings charged right back with their potent combination of Adrian Peterson and Percy Harvin. The score favored the Vikings 17 - 14 at halftime.
The third quarter turned out to be pivotal in this game when the hit Brad Jones inflicted on Benedict caused a bad throw which turned into an interception by A.J Hawk. Favre suffered an injury to his ankle on that play and the interception led to a touchdown pass to Greg Jennings which put the Packers up 21 17. A horrible throw by Favre on the ensuing series was intercepted and run back for a touchdown by Desmond Bishop, which turned out to be the difference in the game. The Vikings came back with a touchdown though, setting the stage for a dramatic finish.
The battle went back and forth but in the end no points were scored in the fourth quarter and the Packer defense held off a last minute insurgence. Kudos to Hawk, who is playing at a career-high level, and the newcomers playing on the Packer defensive line, Jarius Wynn and C. J. Wilson. Both Wynn and Wilson were unexpected participants as the starting defensive ends were scratched at the onset of the game due to (what else) injuries. Wilson really came through at the end of the game.
Nick Collins also came up with a brilliant interception late in the game. Three interceptions on the road turned out to be old Benedicts Waterloo. For diehard Cheeseheads, there seemed to be a poetic justice in the way this game played out. Many believe Favre should have retired as a Packer after the 2007 season.
The win is not only a huge psychological and character win for the Packers, but it propels them to a 4 3 record and a tie with the struggling Chicago Bears for the lead in the North Central division.
The Packers have a very tough opponent next week traveling to the Big Apple to face the New York Jets who are coming off their bye week. The Jets have a very complete football team with a solid defense, offense, and special teams. Many pundits have predicted them to be Super Bowl participants this year and they are off to a nice 5 1 start. The Packers will have to be at the top of their game to pull off a victory. Cheeseheads hope that confidence from putting a fork in Benedict Favre will carry over to next week.


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And while the audit's language was severely self-critical, calling the trust's own collection efforts "ineffective," this was, of course, not the end of the story. The day the PHT released the results of its audit, I wrote about a soon-to-be-released second audit done by Miami-Dade County's Office of the Inspector General ("Doctors and Deadbeats," December 18, 2003), which determined the PHT had accrued $85 million in unpaid nonresident patient bills.
The discrepancy between the two studies caused a furor, with the county commission immediately asking Marvin O'Quinn, the trust's relatively new president, to attend a meeting on December 18 to explain what was going on. The PHT, as the name indicates, is a public entity funded by a countywide half-penny sales tax and overseen by the county commission. Its mission is to make sure the county's uninsured receive medical care, and to that end it uses this tax money to contract the University of Miami to run Jackson Memorial Hospital and its affiliates. O'Quinn appeared humble at first, acknowledging that his honeymoon was over (he started in July 2003). Then he attempted to explain why the two audits were so different.
Apparently he didn't have to bother. Commissioners practically stumbled over themselves rushing to assure O'Quinn that they had complete confidence in him, and that they understood how scurrilous and scandal-mongering newspaper writers could be. "We know newspapers," Commissioner Betty Ferguson said knowingly at the meeting. "The paper will publish what it wants to publish," snorted Commissioner Javier Souto. Dan Ricker, publisher of the online government journal the Watchdog Report, wrote that commissioners Dennis Moss and Dorrin Rolle "told O'Quinn when it comes to the press they never get the story right and commission Chair Barbara Carey-Shuler said the recent Miami New Times story citing the $85 million loss 'did not tell the story correctly.'"
Now, I didn't make up the numbers and nobody called the next day demanding a retraction. Fact is, my story and the OIG audit were accurate. The commission just doesn't like being surprised. O'Quinn ended up writing a December 29 memo explaining what happened. The reason for the difference between the two audits says a lot about how the PHT was run in the past, and volumes about how it needs to be run differently in the future.
"JHS [Jackson Health Systems] maintains two collection files: active and inactive," O'Quinn wrote in the memo. "The active files ... represent accounts we are currently attempting to collect through our internal process. The inactive file ... represents those accounts we have attempted to collect internally, have written off as bad debt and delegated to an outside agency to continue to collect."
In other words, the trust wrote off $60 million in bad debt because it had delegated the task of collecting it to an "outside agency." The auditors didn't tell the board, the county commission, or the public, and were prepared to present the $25 million figure as the most accurate measure of the problem. The OIG, O'Quinn continues, "not being aware of our billing practices, looked at both the active and inactive files."
When it came down to it, the OIG report didn't even dwell on the $85 million, much of it accumulated through the treatment of emergency-room patients who must by law be cared for. Instead that report focused on 68 cases representing $16.3 million in debt deemed collectible.
This isn't O'Quinn's doing. He just inherited an institutional culture that needs to change. His predecessor, Ira Clark, under whose administration the unpaid debts accumulated, was notoriously secretive and unresponsive to the county commission and by extension the taxpayers. Clark's relationship with the University of Miami Medical School, the trust's biggest vendor, was cozy and unquestioning.
Clark is gone. O'Quinn needs to definitively show that this is a new era. There are some encouraging signs, his memo being one of them. In it O'Quinn comes clean about the reasons that led to the inconsistency between the two documents: Management didn't understand the full scope of the OIG audit, nor the limited scope of the internal audit; the internal auditor should have been included in all meetings with the OIG to discuss its report; the release of the internal audit prior to the OIG report without explanation made it look like a coverup. O'Quinn was pretty straightforward about the consequences. "Our credibility was damaged with the public and the press."
His candor is refreshing -- something new and necessary at the PHT.
This brings up some discouraging news. The man ultimately responsible for the hiring of O'Quinn, PHT board member and former chairman Michael Kosnitzky, might very well be ousted by the time you read this. Kosnitzky is a reformer. He pushed for an unprecedented performance review of Ira Clark, whose health was affecting his work, until Clark simply resigned. He fought for years to give the OIG desk space inside PHT offices (which was granted only last year), and has insisted on more and more thorough reviews of UM's annual operating agreement with the PHT. He wants more transparency on what the $70 million that the trust pays to the university actually buys. All of this has made him unpopular with the board, many of whom are UM allies, as well as UM's administration. The result is that his reappointment to the board is being challenged by previous PHT board chairman Amadeo Lopez-Castro, who is nominated to replace Kosnitzky. County commissioners who will ultimately vote on the board members are being quietly lobbied by the likes of UM trustee Mike Abrams, former PHT lobbyist.


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Canada's Foreign Aid 2012
This dashboard provides data on Canada's aid spending since 2000-01. Data for the most recent year, 2012, is now available below.
Canada's Foreign Aid Spending
Canada's foreign aid spending totaled CAD$ 5.67 billion in 2012 (CAD$ 5.7 billion on gross basis), compared to CAD$ 5.66 billion in 2011. This equates to about C$ 165.30 per Canadian. Aid spending was 2.5% of total 2012 budget expenditure, or 0.32% of Gross National Income.
The largest recipient was Ethiopia (CAD$ 207 million), followed by Haiti, Tanzania, Afghanistan, Ghana, Sudan and South Sudan, Mozambique and Pakistan.
33.4% of aid went to Least Developed (or poorest) Countries, another 2.5% went to other Low Income Countries, and 16.8% went to Lower Middle Income countries (41% is not coded by income group). Africa received the highest share at almost 42%, followed by Asia (22%), and the Americas (17%).
About 69% of Canada's aid in 2012 was channeled through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), about 9% through Finance Canada and 8.2% through the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, while the International Development Research Center (IDRC) accounts for 3.5%.
Hover over country circles on the map to see how much went to which countries. Circles are sized to reflect the amount of Canadian aid the country receives. Clicking on a country will reveal more details below. Use drop-downs to limit the map by either "region", "income level" or change "year". Clicking on the regional (trend graph) or income (bubble graph) will highlight countries that belong to the selected groups. Multiple countries can be selected at one time for comparison (no more than two at a time are recommended). Click again to deselect. Refresh browser or click "revert all" at the bottom of the dashboard to reset the view.
What the data shows
The data shows the impact of the crisis and aid freeze taking effect. Following nearly a decade of sustained increases, aid spending has stalled and is set to decline in the coming years (see "Foreign Aid and Crises" for an analysis of Canada's forward spending plans). There were notable changes in aid to some of Canada's largest recipients: aid to Haiti fell 42% compared to the previous year, to Afghanistan fell 46%, Pakistan fell 35%, Mozambique fell 20%, Mali fell 36%, and aid to Senegal fell 21%.
Among Canada's largest recipients, aid to Ethiopia increased 17.5%, Tanzania increased 14%, Ghana increased 4%, Vietnam increased 7%, India increased 46% and Kenya 62%. Foreign aid to Nigeria, Ukraine, Honduras, Malawi, Uganda, Rwanda, Indonesia, Nepal and China also increased. Other notable increases include Libya.
Methodology & data
Data is sourced from CIDA Statistical Report on International Assistance. OECD-DAC country, regional and income classification coding is applied. MS Excel version of the data can be downloaded below. Data is reported on "gross" basis (i.e. Export Development Canada and loan repayments are excluded). In order to simplify interpretation calender years are used, but the data is on a fiscal year basis (i.e. 2001 is 2000-01 and so on).
There may be slight differences between this data and data from the OECD-DAC. This is for two reasons: fiscal year (as opposed to calendar year) is used here, and Canadian dollar (as opposed to US dollar) is the currency unit.
Canadian-Aid-2012-CIDPNSI (final web)(MS Excel)
Related resources
Foreign aid and Crises
CIDA Merger Should get Canada Thinking Bigger on Development
Will the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation Deliver?
Aid vs. Remittances from Canada: a brief comparison
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The Basement Tapes - 1/25
Tue, January 25th, 2005 | Category: Comic Books
This week Joe & Matt take a look at the "comics blogosphere." What influence did it have and what influence does it have today? What role will it play in the future of comics? Find out what the guys think in this week's Basement Tapes.
The Basement Tapes - 1/18
Tue, January 18th, 2005 | Category: Comic Books
Artists of all types suffer from it at some point. For some it comes suddenly and leaves quickly, but for others it lingers for a while. It affects each artist differently. What is it? Burnout. Joe & Matt talk about what they do when it hits.
The Basement Tapes - 1/11
Tue, January 11th, 2005 | Category: Comic Books
Joe & Matt put aside their normally scheduled snark and thinly veiled assaults on the bigmouthed and famous in the industry to honor the memory of one Mr. Will Eisner.
The Basement Tapes - 1/04
Tue, January 4th, 2005 | Category: Comic Books
Joe & Matt start off the new year with a bang, taking a critical look at spin control done by the marketing machines at major publishers as well as individual creators desperate to get attention for their books.
The Basement Tapes - 12/21
Tue, December 21st, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Through a personal experience, Joe & Matt talk about the European comics market and compare it to the current state of the American market. What are we doing wrong and what can we learn from them? Click on in to find out.
The Basement Tapes - 12/14
Tue, December 14th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Remember way back when, you know the time, when you'd go to your local drug store to pick up comics, rushed home to read them and comics were fun. Really fun. Is that fun lost in mainstream comics today? If it's lost, can we get it back? Joe & Matt talk it over this week.
The Basement Tapes - 12/07
Tue, December 7th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
This week Joe and Matt ask the question, "Whatever happened to the short stories?" Back-ups, monthly anthologies, etc., the short story is a rarity in today's comics market, but, as they point out, there are signs of hope ahead.
The Basement Tapes - 11/30
Tue, November 30th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Joe & Matt talk about the craft of writing fiction, but what happens when the fiction gets so alien to the writer that he or she find themselves disconnected from their characters? What then?
The Basement Tapes - 11/16
Tue, November 16th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Matt grills Joe about his recent comics touring that he did, from LA to San Francisco to Dallas in one week's time. Was the experience worth it? Does it help build audience? And who paid for the cost of the flight?
The Basement Tapes - 11/09
Tue, November 9th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Casey and Fraction examine the concept of "Team Comics." No, not the JLA or X-Men or something of that sort, but the idea that comics professionals and readers should join together to help raise the profile of the industry without question.
The Basement Tapes - 11/02
Tue, November 2nd, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Matt interviewed Joe a couple of weeks back, so now it's Joe's turn to talk with Matt about his work in the now-on-the-stands "30 Days of Night: Bloodsucker Tales" as Matt shares a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process for his story "Juarez."
The Basement Tapes - 10/26
Tue, October 26th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
One of the hardest aspects of writing a solid stoy is coming up with a solid ending to match. Joe & Matt talk about endings this week, those that work, those that don't and the struggle to fit them in naturally on page 22.
The Basement Tapes - 10/19
Tue, October 19th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
If you've not been reading the Basement Tapes thus far, this is the issue to begin with! Joe & Matt get their geek on comparing the heroes at DC and Marvel. What's the big difference between the two? Plus, Joe reveals a storyline that could have been in the pages of "Superman."
The Basement Tapes - 10/12
Tue, October 12th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
This week Fraction interviews Casey to get the inside scoop on the upcoming Joe Casey/Jim lee "The Intimates" from Wildstorm/DC Comics.
The Basement Tapes - 10/05
Tue, October 5th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
So, you got tha big break. You're about to begin writing your first comic for one of the big two. But are you ready for your work to be in front of a wide-audience? What missteps will you make along the way?
The Basement Tapes - 9/28
Tue, September 28th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Casey and Fraction sit down to talk about Manga - the effect it's had on the marketplace, what makes it so successful and why American publishers just don't get it.
The Basement Tapes - 9/21
Tue, September 21st, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Casey and Fraction embark on the Hunt. You all know what it is, that search for something golden in the back issue bins and the sheer joy the hunt brings.
The Basement Tapes - 9/14
Tue, September 14th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
The comics industry has its trends just like any other industry. But what happens when a creator jumps on the bandwagon, following the already established trend? What about those trendsetters? And is all this really healthy for the industry? Joe & Matt address those issues and more.
The Basement Tapes - 8/31
Tue, August 31st, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Joe and Matt sit down to discuss outside influences in writing comics and how and when is best to apply them, including the influence "Eraserhead" had on writer Alan Moore.
The Basement Tapes - 8/24
Tue, August 24th, 2004 | Category: Comic Books
Casey and Fraction examine an interesting little thing that occurs amongst some comics professionals who've achieved a bit of fame, but it's not something that can be mentioned in this here description. Venture inside for more.


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Good idea! Because you can jump into the muscle up. Extreamly hard excerise to do, i'm still strugling with a jump! Going to train this on sub zero day when the grounds frozen, because the place where i train pull ups is on grass/mud! by Exskinnybloke on 1/20/2012 1:14:00 PM
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Life Updates: Spring/Summer 2014 Edition
Good morning lovely ladies, hope you are enjoying all of this sunshine! I've been a busy bee lately and it sure has been a while since I've given you some serious life updates so I figured you were due for a lil recap on this Healthy Chick. Hope you enjoy and know that while I may no longer blog every day, I'm still always here to connect + answer and questions you may have!
{Wedding Planning}
Wedding planning is in full gear! Save the dates have gone out, our venue has been booked for October (our reception is held in an old rustic barn in CT) and all of our vendors have been secured. I've also found the most perfect plum shoes to match my bridesmaids dresses to wear on our wedding day! Oh, and my first dress fitting was last month which put me at ease after a little freak out I had that my dress was "too big!" Man, those seamstresses are amazing at their jobs. Now it's onto the little details like finding a pretty headband, creating our invites, and collecting decor for the big day. Oh, and choosing our HONEYMOON DESTINATION!!
Speaking of weddings, J and I are going to 3 weddings in the next 5 months…'tis the season to be wed!
{Work Hard, Play Hard}
This week, sweetgreen opened it's third Boston location in Chestnut Hill Square (in the plaza with Wegman's + Equinox) to join Back Bay and Fort Point. I couldn't be more thrilled (and relieved) to finally be open, and have these past few months of hard work really pay off. If you haven't taken a trip to sweetgreen yet, I highly recommend it. Kale Caesar + Avocado is my all time favorite. Serious game-changer.
I'm excited for this summer to bring more excitement to The Bean, including even more fabulous fitness passport classes and events!
{Self Care}
As I mentioned last month, during these busy times I kinda sorta let go of my self care routine along the way. Lately, I've been making sure to drink plenty of water, get ample sleep (most of the time), squeeze in workouts when I can, and breathe in essential oils whenever I'm feeling anxiety or lack of balance. Shutting down and spending time with my man is super important to my happiness, so I've been working on making more time for that too.
{100 Happy Days Challenge}
I am currently on Day 90 of my 100 Happy Days challenge. It seems like yesterday I just began! It's been such a blast posting the little things that make me happy each day, even on those off days where you really need to shift your perspective and find happiness in your own way. You can follow along on my journey via instagram where I've been sharing my photos.
{Writing + The Book}
I'm not going to lie, I haven't been writing as much as I would like and my e-book is still a work in progress. However, I am going to take my time and make baby steps to get this BHAG (Big Hair Audacious Goal) of mine conquered! I am excited to say that I have created chapters, decided on the general layout of the book, and have a lot of the writing done. It's now about organization, putting my thoughts to paper, and making my dreams become a reality!
{New Fitness Obsessions}
I've still been loving yoga (for my body and mind) but haven't been practicing as much as I would like lately. Now that my crazy-busy-schedule is a little less crazy, I plan to get on the mat more frequently. I also purchased an unlimited pass to Pure Barre a few months back, which I plan to get started sometime soon – likely June or July!
My latest fitness obsession: SoulCycle, which conveniently has a studio pretty much right next door to sweetgreen chestnut hill. I love the energy each and every instructor brings, the feel-good chill studio vibe, and the fact that it's impossible to leave a class not feeling absolutely freakin' amazing about yourself.
Oh, and I'm so incredibly excited and honored to announce that I'll be teaming up with New Balance for their Girls Night Out campaign – stay tuned for some killer events planned for June and July and learn more about the initiative here!
{Latest Eats}
Lately, I've been eating a lot of green smoothies (with lots of superfoods from Organic Living Superfoods, the company J works for!), veggie egg scrambles with salsa and sweetgreen salads. For dinner we love having tacos, chicken sausage + veggie stir-fries, quinoa bowls, and sushi date-nights! Oh, and wine. I love a good glass of red wine.
I've also had the great pleasure of meeting the founders of two super-cool Boston startups: Perfect Fuel Chocolate and Aveyo Life, a vegan avocado "mayo." Nicolas from Perfect Fuel hooked me up with some samples, which were just the pick-me-up I needed during this busy (and yes, a bit stressful!) month.
And Aveyo Life's product is the perfect alternative for mayonnaise on a sandwich, mixed with tuna, or however you typically eat your mayo. I absolutely love supporting local companies who are doing it right, and these two are absolute gems.
That's all for now folks! I'd love to hear from you – what have you been up to lately? Any crazy plans for the summer? What are your go-to eats + exercises as we transition into a new season?
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May was my events season at work – with 6 charity walk sites that I manage. For the 1st 3 weekends in May – I was staffing walks – without a break!
I'm so overjoyed to have time again to work fitness back into my schedule. I started November Project Harvard Stadium Stairs on Wednesday & I'm running two 5Ks this weekend.
I'm thinking of checking out the free Zumba & Pilates classes being offered for free & outdoors this summer in Boston.
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The rumours simply won't stop at the moment will they. We have already been rather over-excited about the prospect on a tablet Kindle from Amazon, and now it seems that actually we might really see 2 Amazon tablet devices instead!
Code-named Coyote and Hollywood it will be interesting to see what these two new tablets actually offer consumers.
While tech insiders are unsure if we need more tablet computers (75 new versions were shown at this years CES alone, and who has heard of more than 2 or 3?), many do agree that only Amazon has the power and infrastructure to actually deliver a tablet that would appeal to the Apple avoiding masses.
But 2 Amazon tablets? Why you might well ask…
Hollywood Amazon Tablet
Well think about it logically, Amazon have recently entered both the cloud computing, and the media download markets. So perhaps a large tablet could become your must have media player for films? If so the Hollywood tablet code-name might be rather apt; this might just be the Kindle for Movies. Particularly when you consider, that if the rumours are correct the Hollywood tablet will be sporting Nvidia's Kal-El quad core chipset, which in theory increases the performance by 500%.
If speculation is correct, this large format device, which much better resolution than the current iPad 2 would make for a great Blu-Ray viewer wouldn't it. And, focussing on one aspect of its use, could be a simple way for Amazon to educate customers as to why they might actually want to buy a tablet. So far tablet uptake has been relatively slow (massive Apple iPad sales excluded of course). Price, and the fact that we already have a lot of gadgets in our homes that can do much of the same stuff a tablet can is likely to put off all but the early adopters. If Amazon sell us a media viewing computer, that also happens to be great for surfing, gaming, and chatting we might change our minds.
It now looks likely that the movie tablet from Amazon will feature free video streaming (for a limited time at the very least), similar to that offered to Amazon Prime customers already.
Coyote Amazon Tablet
And, as for the Coyote Tablet? Well, we think this will be an entry level Nvidia Tegra 2 powered tablet Of course, for now it looks like LCD will be the chosen display, but by 2012 it seems that displays using both back-lighting and e-ink could be a workable reality, so perhaps then the Coyote will become the real color Kindle so many of us are waiting for.
Amazon Tablet Release Date
If the BGR sources are right, the Amazon tablet's release date is likely to be in the fall of 2011 as that is when the quad core chip-set will be ready.
And, since Jeff Bezos responded to an enquiry about Amazon's likelihood of creating a tablet last week, with the words "stay tuned" it seems things are likely to be announced pretty soon.
Update 15th July 2011 – It now looks like we might even see only one of the new amazon tablets this year, whilst the larger model could well be ready only in 2012! But further speculation suggests that 2011 will bring the release of the long awaited Kindle Touch which would be kind of groovy! Read more Amazon Tablet News.


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On October 30th, 2011, they celebrated the 95th anniversary of the Brusilov Offensive by reconstructing the great battle of WWI.
Before the battle the participants gathered together to listen to some instructions of the coordinators.
At that time they really carried shovels in this way. It was easy to reach and protect the body.
A copy of the first armoured vehicle put into mass production.
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