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Two Aliso Viejo soccer teams, AV Adrenaline and OC Leopards, capped off undefeated seasons to earn a berth in the Western States Championships in Carson City, Nev., on March 25-26.
The prestigious event will feature the winners of four AYSO sections that cover California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
AV Adrenaline and the OC Leopards, both representing Section 11, competed in AYSO EXTRA, a program that offers organized soccer for players who want to pursue the sport at a more competitive level.
AV Adrenaline, a girls team representing the U11 EXTRA age group, thrived in the regular season with a 10-0 record. Coached by Elliott Sarabia and Chris Dunakin, the team earned the No. 1 seed heading into the Champions Cup Tournament.
During the first game of the tournament, the team trailed, 1-0, to Los Alamitos in the first half of a physical game. The group rallied in the second half, however, to win 2-1.
"Not one of them panicked. Our girls just stepped up and rolled onto the championship game from there," said Sarabia, whose team then defeated Mission Viejo, North Park (San Diego) and Yorba Linda for the crown.
Sarabia is proud of the way his team thrived despite other commitments, ranging from piano to softball to musicals.
"They come in to practice every day with a great attitude, a great focus, and they come ready to play. It shows on the field," he said.
The OC Leopards, a boys team representing the U9 EXTRA age group, came into the season with experience as the team won the league and area tournament championship last season.
After producing a 9-0 regular-season record, the Leopards won the Champions Cup Tournament after defeating San Juan Capistrano, Huntington Beach, El Cajon and Tustin.
The road to the crown wasn't easy. Many games were determined by one goal, but the team, coached by Ken Mangat and assistant coaches Chad Wanders and Donovan Kajese, remained resilient.
In one regular-season game against Huntington Beach, the Leopards were down by a goal late in the game. The team rallied to score two goals in the last two minutes to win, 6-5.
The team also came up big in a sudden death penalty kick against Tustin in the finals.
"They never gave up," Mangat said. "They're extremely competitive. They have a lot of heart. They just refuse to lose. and I think their will to win is really what pushes them over the top."
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It's that time in the Olympics when there are fewer events, although there are some biggies. Today it's the men's hockey semifinals, the women's slalom, the curling gold medal match and lots of skating, both long and short track.
However, none of that happened while you were sleeping, you lucky duck. In fact, very little happened.
Well, there was the women's freestyle ski cross. After some early fog, Canada's Marielle Thompson and Kelsey Serwa took gold and silver. The bronze went to Anna Holmund of Sweden. That would have been interesting to watch, but it wasn't televised, naturally. Thanks, NBC! I'd drop you like a hot potato if not for "The Blacklist." (No Americans competed in this event, by the way.)
Oh, there was also the bronze medal curling match. Sweden won in extra ends.
I can't believe I got up at 3:30 for this.
In women's gold-medal game, U.S. loses heartbreaker to Canada, 3-2
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It is summer, and the beginning of the longest school holidays. That is, the time when most children are left to themselves. No homework, lessons and compulsory cases. But there is a street and there is a computer with Internet access. Let's try to figure out how to protect children in the summer when their parents are at work.
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How to limit the time of gaming on a computer with Windows 1011/mag/2017
Most parents are faced with the problem of controlling the time of games on the computer. You can use KidLogger Parental Control for your phone and tablet, but what can you do with laptops and PCs? We have already talked about using one-time passwords that allow you to restrict access to the system. Today we will tell you how to control the time for games and computer usage, namely about the built-in parental control in Windows 10.
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Many children, having got acquainted with the computer world, are excited by desire to become programmers. But where should we start? This question is asked not only by the children, but also by their parents. After all, it depends on their advice and farewell whether the child will love programming or not.
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Parental control for the computer is an important part of the system of raising a child and an adolescent. But sometimes basic functions are not enough to completely restrict the child's access to the network, games or applications. In this case, the best solution is to issue one-time passwords for the PC.
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Social networks by passport12/apr/2017
Last week, Russia introduced a bill "On the legal regulation of social networks", which provides for registration and entry into social networks only under a real name and with a passport.
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İl controllo parentale Kidlogger per Linux03/apr/2017
Utilizzo del programma StaffCounter per monitoraggio dei computer su Linux OS.
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Caution: "Groups of Death"03/apr/2017
At first we did not want to talk about these groups and did not even really believe in their existence. But, unfortunately, this problem is real and began to spread even in our country.
Groups of death are closed groups, which became popular several years ago on the social network VKontakte. About a year later the wave of popularity of these groups subsided, but at the end of 2016 they again began to gain popularity. And this is despite the fact that one of the first curators was arrested and convicted.
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Parental control on TV28/mar/2017
Recently, more and more people are beginning to acquire smart TVs (smart TVs) and to abandon the cable package in favor of online TV. But if cable television guarantees the broadcast of only 12+ content in the daytime, then with Internet cinemas you cannot be sure that the child does not stumble upon unwanted content while you are away. To avoid this, you need parental control.
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KidLogger for iOS 1017/mar/2017
Good news for iPhone owners!
We have published a new version of KidLogger for iPhone/iPad with support of iOS 10.
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Botnet is not a game09/mar/2017
Say, you would become voluntary collaborators of criminals? And your children? And what if this happens against your will and even without your knowledge? Hardly you would agree to this. But, unfortunately, our reality is that about 125 million computers around the world can be part of Botnet - a global network of intruders. And it's not a joke.
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OSLO (Reuters Life!) - Microsoft founder Bill Gates said on Wednesday that billionaires ought to give away most of their wealth to charitable causes, and they would even find they enjoyed it.
Gates has given much of his wealth from Microsoft, the U.S. software giant that made him the world's richest man, to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic powerhouse.
"I think all billionaires should give away the vast majority of their fortunes -- though I don't say they shouldn't leave anything to their kids," Gates told a gathering at Oslo's opera house.
"I think they would enjoy it, their kids would be better off, and the world would be better off," Gates said.
"I'm a great believer that great wealth should go from the richest to the poorest," he said, seated next to his wife Melinda who co-chairs the foundation.
Gates renewed his appeal to eradicate polio, saying the goal was well within reach, which would make it the second major communicable disease entirely wiped out after smallpox in the late 1970s.
"We have to get rid of polio because if we don't, it will spread back and we will have millions affected," he said.
Gates said his foundation's biggest success had been in the field of vaccination.
"Vaccination is the area where we have saved millions of lives, and there is more to be done."
Gates said it was a big disappointment that science had not produced a vaccine to prevent HIV/AIDS, but he said he was optimistic about some emerging prevention methods that could be used by women to stop infection before a vaccine is discovered.
Once one of those methods proved to work, he said, the foundation would work "to get it out there and dramatically decrease the number getting (the disease)."
"The holy grail for AIDS is to have a vaccine, which is something we are also working on," Melinda Gates said.
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Baby Genius: Favorite Sing-A-Longs
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Baby Genius characters get tykes singing along in this animated songfest featuring toe-tapping tunes such as "I've Been Working on the Railroad."
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Gigs Nigeria's Terms of Service
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The following terms and conditions (these "How It Works"), govern your access to and use of the Gigs Nigeria website, including any content, functionality and services rendered on and through our website.
Please read the Terms of Service carefully before you start to use the Site. By using the Site, opening an account or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Service when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy, found here, incorporated herein by reference.
Our Customer Support team is available 24/7 if you have any questions regarding the Site or Terms of Service. Contacting our Customer Support team can be performed by submitting a request.
Service offered on GigsNigeria is called a Gig®.
Gigs® on GigsNigeria are offered for a fixed, base price of N1,000
Whenever you see "I will _for N1,000", it means the seller is offering a Gig® for the fixed price of N1,000.
Only registered users may buy and sell on GigsNigeria. Registration is free.
Sellers gain account statuses (Levels) based on their performance and reputation. Advanced levels provide their owners with benefits, including offering gigs for more than N1,000 through Gig Extras' or allowing the seller to offer multiple Gigs or selling their Gig in multiples.
Gig Extras are additional services offered on top of the Sellers' Gig for an additional price defined by the Seller. Buyers can purchase additional quantities of N1,000 Gigs (defined as "Multiples") from Sellers with statuses of Level One or above.
Users may not offer or accept payments using any method other than placing an order through Gigsnigeria.com. Gigs must be ordered using the Order Now button.
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• Upon selling and delivering of each Micro Job your GigsNigeria account will be credited minus the 20% GigsNigeria service charge.
• Buyers will always pay for Micro Jobs in advance.
• GigsNigeria will credit your account only after completion of the order delivery.
• Sellers are free to withdraw their revenue directly from their personal bank account or paypal account. (Withdrawal process is described under.)
• If for any reason, the order has been cancelled, the revenues for such order will be returned to the buyer's GigsNigeria account within 3 working days.
• Rating of the seller will be calculated on the basis of the feedback as received from the buyers, mass of orders cancelled and frequency of late deliveries.
• As soon as a buyer orders a Micro Job, the seller gets an email notification.
• The seller is to meet the duration for delivery set by them at the time of the Micro Job description writing. If failed to deliver on time, the buyer is free to cancel the order. Consequently, the seller's rating will be reduced.
• Both trading parties, buyer and seller, have the option to cancel the order with mutual consent and doing so will not harm any of the ratings of the parties involved in any way.
• Any mutual cancellation request if went unanswered will be accepted automatically after the lapse of 48 hours effecting the unresponsive party, with a reduction of the rating.
• A seller reserves the right for the cancellation of the order before the lapse of delivery period. However, this cancellation will leave a negative effect on the rating.
• Identities are kept secret/ anonymous. To respect user privacy, you are not allowed to post your email address or any other sort of contact information in your job description.
• All communication including exchange of files and information would take place using the Gigs Nigeria messaging system on the site
• Posting any stuff that is illegal, abusive, promotional, rude, adult, copyright protected, spam, nonsense, religious-extremism motivated or violent is strictly prohibited. Violating the term will result in permanent blocking of your account.
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• Seller should always submit the complete files or proof of completed work through the "Deliver Completed Work" button.
• Once the seller has completed the delivery, the buyer has three days only to respond otherwise the status of the order will be marked as "completed."
• For withdrawing revenue the seller must have a functional Nigeria Bank Account. The details of the account will be demanded at the point of the request for withdrawal. Note that we do not keep this bank details for any other reason, so only for payment.
• Or a Valid and Verified Paypal account. Please, make sure your Paypal account has the option to receive money before withdrawing funds from GigsNigeria
• You can withdraw funds only after lapse of ten (10) days, the mandatory clearance period. Your account balance must also be at least N3000 to withdraw.
• For Paypal users, Paypal charges a fee on each withdrawal and that will be automatically deducted by them each time from the sellers' withdrawn amounts.
• The withdrawals are permanent and cannot be cancelled. Once the process has been put into action, we cannot help you in any regard.
• Blackmail: Threatening a person with fear for their lives or reputation.
• Child pornography: Create, distribute, or access materials that sexually exploit underage children.
• Cyber Contraband: Transferring illegal items through the internet (such as encryption technology) that is banned in some locations.
• Money Laundering: Via electronic transfer of illegally-obtained money with the goal of hiding its source and possibly, its destination.
• Cyber Terrorism: Premeditated, usually politically-motivated violence committed through the use of, or with the help of, computer technology.
• Cyber Theft: The use of computer and online tools to steal, which can include activities such as espionage, DNS cache poisoning, embezzlement, tax fraud, identity theft, malicious hacking, phishing, plagiarism, piracy and other fraudulent activities arising from it.
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Publishing any of these type of Micro Jobs could lead into a permanent suspension of your GigsNigeria account.
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• Order is created as soon as the payment is confirmed.
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After Effects & Premiere Pro – April 2017- The Essential Graphics Panel in Depth
If you haven't watched our overview video for the April 2017 update for Premiere Pro, please watch that first.
In this video, we explore The Essential Graphics Panel in depth.
We go over:
- Exporting and Importing Premiere Pro created Motion Graphics templates
- Creating After Effects motion graphics templates as .MOGRT files.
- Creating After Effects templates and using the Essential Graphics Panel or Creative Cloud Libraries.
- Rigging an After Effects project for another After Effects Artist or Premiere Pro editor.
- Using the Cinema4D renderer right in Premiere Pro.
- Using Expressions to work around some early limitations of these rigging features.
Thanks to Premiumbeat.com for their expression used in the tutorial.
Premiere Pro CC – 2017- New Features
In this video, we explore some of the new features in the Creative Cloud 2017 release of Premiere Pro. As usual, we try to focus on some of the smaller features of the release, in addition to the features that have already been getting coverage.
Premeire Pro CC – June 2016 Update
There are a lot of huge features in this Premiere Pro Creative Cloud update, but by the time we release this video, you've probably heard all about those already. So instead of talking about all of the headline-grabbing features, which Adobe announced at NAB 2016, we are going to talk about the little things that you probably haven't heard anything about. I'm a firm believer that while the big features can be great, sometimes it can be the little adjustments which make a bigger difference to our daily lives as editors. So let's talk about what's new and changed and go over what is covered in this video.


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Mothra is a giant divine moth kaiju created by Toho that first appeared alongside Godzilla in the 1964 Godzilla film, Mothra vs. Godzilla, and first appeared in the 1961 Toho film, Mothra.
Name Edit
The name "Mothra" is the suffixation of "-ra" (a common last syllable in kaiju names) to "moth." Since the Japanese language does not have dental fricatives, it is approximated "Mosura" in Japanese. In the American dubbing and various posters of Mothra vs. Godzilla, Mothra is also referred to as "The Thing." She is among Toho's most popular characters, primarily among female fans, and she has appeared in every Godzilla film era.
In Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, the guardian monster Mothra's name is spelled in kanji but pronounced the same: (Mosura).
Appearance Edit
Since her first film, Mothra has been depicted in various stages of the lepidopteran life cycle: Mothra's mammoth egg is decoratively colored in blue and yellow waves. The egg hatches into her larva, a massive brown, segmented caterpillar (resembling a silkworm) with glowing blue, sometimes red, eyes. In rare circumstances, twins may emerge from the egg. The caterpillar eventually spins a silken cocoon around itself (the pupa stage), and from this cocoon the imago (adult) Mothra emerges, a gigantic moth-like creature with brightly-colored wings. Mothra's life cycle—particularly the tendency of an imago's death to coincide with its larvae hatching—echoes that of the Phoenix, resembling resurrection and suggesting divinity.
In Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Mothra is portrayed with purple eyes, although her eyes are normally blue.
Personality Edit
Despite having wrought destruction worthy of any Toho kaiju, she is almost always portrayed as a kind and benevolent creature, causing destruction only when acting as protector to her worshipers on Infant Island or to her egg, or as collateral damage while protecting Earth from a greater threat. Mothra is usually accompanied by two tiny priestesses or fairies (often called Shobijin—Japanese for "small beauties") who also speak for her.
History Edit
Showa series Edit
Mothra Edit
Mothra was first discovered on Infant Island, where natives to the island worshiped her as a goddess. Invaders from Rolisica took over the island and stole the Shobijin. The natives went to a temple, where a giant egg was held. The egg hatched into a larvae, called Mothra, and she journeyed to Japan to save the Shobijin from the humans. She destroyed Japan while trying to find them, she tore down Tokyo Tower and formed her cocoon. She emerged from the cocoon in her Imago form, having been inadvertantly helped by the army's Atomic Heat Ray Guns. She went to New Kirk City, and she was given the Shobijin after destroying most of the area. She returned to Infant Island to live her life in peace.
Mothra vs. Godzilla Edit
Mothra's egg washed up on the shores of Japan when it washed off Infant Island. The owner of the land where the egg was found quickly bought the egg, and planed to turn it into an exhibit to cover his loses. The Shobijin wanted to return the egg to Mothra, but they were almost killed by the CEO of the company that owned the land. They then warned them of Mothra and how she would come take the egg by force. Soon after Godzilla was awoken from his sleep on the bank, the Shobijin were convinced to send Mothra to defeat Godzilla. Mothra attacked Godzilla, but she was defeated by the King of the Monsters. She was then killed, but her egg hatched into two twin larvae, who then continued to battle Godzilla. The young Mothras managed to drive Godzilla back out to sea, and they then returned to Infant Island.
Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster Edit
Mothra returned again in Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster in her larve form once again. One of the larve from the previous film seems to have died. Mothra was called upon to stop King Ghidorah and persuade Godzilla and Rodan to attack him. After a failed attempt at trying to get Godzilla and Rodan to cooperate, Mothra decided to take on King Ghidorah herself, but she failed, and Godzilla and Rodan joined the fight. After a long and tough battle the three Kaiju managed to drive King Ghidorah away, and the three retired to heal their wounds.
Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster Edit
Mothra returned briefly near the end of Ebirah, Horror of the Deep, where she briefly fought Godzilla and saved the natives of the island from the Red Bamboo Organization after the island was set to self destruct.
Destroy All Monsters Edit
Mothra returns in Destroy all Monsters as a monster living on Monsterland. She is taken over by Kilaakian mind control and is sent to attack Tokyo with Godzilla, Rodan, and Manda. After the mind control is broken, Mothra helps the other Kaiju in the battle against King Ghidorah by firing her web from a distance with Kumonga.
Heisei series Edit
Godzilla vs. Mothra Edit
Mothra returned in the Heisei series with Godzilla vs. Mothra. On the remote Infant Island, a storm washes away a giant egg from a hillside. The company that owns the island then sends an investigation team to discover any damage, and the egg is found in the process. The egg is transported back to Japan, but is interrupted by Godzilla and in the process. The battle causes the egg to hatch into Mothra, and she attacks Godzilla. Mothra flees when Battra arrives, and she swims away. After finding that the Cosmos have been stolen, she heads to Japan and starts to look for her fairies. After finding them, she forms her cocoon and changes into he Imago form. Battra and Godzilla soon arrive in Tokyo, and the battle begins. Mothra fights off both monsters, but Battra sides with her to defeat Godzilla. The two knock Godzilla unconscious and fly him out to sea. Godzilla awakens and kills Battra, and Mothra mourns her fallen brother. She is then sent out into space to stop a falling meteorite from hitting the earth.
Rebirth of Mothra Edit
Millions of years ago, a space monster arrived to destroy the planet Earth, the monster goes under the name of "Desghidorah". This three-headed demonic dragon was forced to deal with resistance in the form of a species of highly advanced, enormous moths, which are known as Mothras. These moths were the protectors of the Elias, a race of tiny, human-like beings, who inhabited the planet. After the ensuing battle, Desghidorah was defeated and sealed within the Earth, although a great deal of life on the planet Earth was lost. Three Elias: Moll, Lora, and Belvera, were all who were left of their once prosperous civilization. Though the benevolence of Moll and Lora was undeterred, Belvera became twisted and vengeful due to the mass extinction of her race. These tiny fairies, along with one final Mothra, lingered on for thousands of years.
In order to preserve her legacy, Mothra gave birth to an enormous egg, however, she became physically exhausted from the ordeal. Shortly afterwards, a logging company uncovered the subterranean prison of the demonic dragon that had ravaged the Earth long ago. When the seal that had bound the creature was removed from the area, Moll and Lora fought Belvera for control of the artifact. Belvera prevailed and managed to release Desghidorah from its rocky tomb, in order to exact her warped plans for destruction. Mothra was summoned to halt the demonic dragon, which was absorbing the life out of the environment. She fought a long and difficult battle to repel her ancient adversary, and in response to her declining strength, her young larva, Mothra Leo, prematurely hatched in order to assist his mother. Though his energized silk seemed to turn the tide of battle in the favor of the protectors, Desghidorah sank its teeth deep into Mothra Leo, and Mothra became desperate. She quickly airlifted Mothra Leo to safety, and in order to keep Desghidorah at bay, she lured Desghidorah into a dam. With Desghidorah distracted by a wall of raging water, Mothra carried her offspring to safety. Unfortunately, Mothra's wounds, age, and exhaustion were ultimately too much. Her strength failed, and she plummeted into the sea below. Mothra Leo attempted to save his beloved mother, to no avail. Angered, Mothra Leo created a cocoon and began to change into his imago stage. Desghidorah had to be defeated, his mother's death couldn't be in vain.
Millennium series Edit
Mothra was brought back in three of the Millennium series films, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. and Godzilla: Final Wars. In GMK, Mothra was one of the three Guardian Monsters that defended Japan from a possessed Godzilla.
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack Edit
Mothra appeared as one of the three guardian monsters, the goddess of water, in Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack.
Mothra (最珠羅?, Mosura) hatched from her cocoon and flew to Yokohama to battle Godzilla. She fought as hard as she could, while aiding King Ghidorah. She was quickly killed by Godzilla's atomic blast, but her life energy was transferred to Ghidorah who used her power to become a more powerful version: King Ghidorah. Later on, after King Ghidorah was killed, she along with the other two guardian spirits, Baragon and Ghidorah, entered Godzilla's body when he was at sea which stunned him long enough to allow General Tachibana to burrow his way out of Godzilla after internally firing a D-03 missile, an explosive drill. This eventually destroyed him when he tried to use his atomic beam again after it burst out the inflicted hole in his shoulder and finally caused Godzilla to vaporize himself from within.
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. Edit
Mothra was first seen flying over Japan when she was attacked by the Military. The Shobijin warned the Japanese Government that Mothra would destroy Japan if the bones of the original Godzilla were not returned to the sea, and Mothra would defend Japan from Godzilla if the bones were returned. Japan denied this warning, and Godzilla was seen in Tokyo. Mothra was summoned to fight Godzilla, and she was defeated quickly. On Infant Island, Mothra's egg hatched into two larvae, who went to Japan to finish the fight with Godzilla. Kiryu was deployed, and it saved Mothra from destruction. The larvae arrived to save their mother, but she sacrificed herself to save her children. The larvae fought Godzilla and managed to encase him in silk, trapping him long enough for Kiryu to bring him out to sea. The larvae returned to Infant Island, with the souls of the dead now at peace.
Godzilla: Final Wars Edit
Mothra appeared in Godzilla: Final Wars, where she helped defeat Gigan. She first battled him thousands of years ago, and managed to defeat him by trapping him underground. She was called again to help Godzilla in his battle with Monster X. The Xiliens sent Gigan to destroy her, and she was momentarily defeated by him. She fought again when she saved Godzilla from Gigan and Monster X, once again attracting the attention of Gigan. Gigan shot her with blades from his chest, and blasted her with his laser. Thinking she was dead, Gigan lowered his guard. However, the two blades he shot at Mothra flew back at him and cut his head off. Mothra then took this opportunity to attack Gigan, ramming him while she was on fire, destroying Gigan's body. During the end credits, Mothra was seen flying back to Infant Island.


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"Seems to me that this divorce," he said, "it's tight as dick skin."
That was a thing I didn't understand, because dick skin, not even depending on what the dick is doing at the moment–even when it's engorged with blood–you can't forget that the dick will return to its resting, loose-skinned state. And because it spends more time flaccid than not, the saggy state seems more natural to me.
"The lawyer bill for this thing though," he said, tapping the check against the bar, "–looser than pussy lips." Which was another thing I didn't understand, like pussy lips are unhinged and cumbersome and you've got to constantly tighten them with a wrench.
"You failed to mention ball skin," I said. "Ball skin is pretty loose, don't you think?"
"Lips are looser," he said.
To move away from talk about the tautness of certain genitalia, I asked about our cats. He said the one had stopped puking. I suggested maybe it was because there was less tension filling the house, and he said Maybe. The other cat, the girl cat, had become more dominant in my absence. "I think it's because the estrogen levels in the house have decreased because you took yours with you. She sleeps high up on the bed now."
I thought to tell him that the female cat lacked estrogen because she had been spayed, but I didn't say anything.
That evening, he called. "I've cut myself. Can you bring me bandages and Tylenol and hydrogen peroxide?"
At the drug store I felt a not-that-old panic and concern.
I still had a key. I knocked and opened the door and found him plank-like on the floor with his thumb wrapped in a kitchen towel over his head, blood running past his elbow.
"Do you want to do this right here, or do you want to sit up?" I asked.
I knelt over him, brought his arm down to level, and held his hand over the already bloody towel. I poured the hydrogen peroxide over the wound several times, letting it froth, then calm, then froth, then calm.
"Take back what you said about pussy lips," I said.
I smeared the Neosporin over his deep cut, and the blood ran out from under it.
"Why?" he asked, "I was just saying. Relax."
"I am relaxed," I said.
Before I pushed the sides of his wound together, I said, "This might hurt," and then I forced two butterfly sutures over it.
I got up off my knees, and he said, "Can't you wrap it up? I can't walk around like this."
"Apologize first. Then I'll wrap it up."
"I'm sorry," he said. He said it twice. "I just heard it on TV and thought it was funny." His feet twitched, but he didn't get up and I left him there on the floor, resting. He held his arm over his head.
Later that night, while I was in bed with another man, I brought his penis close to my face. He was up against the wall, I was sitting sort of upright. In my hands it was warm, and based on what I knew about the softness of my genitalia, and considering the skin I was observing so close to my face, I thought that my ex-husband wasn't entirely wrong. Dick skin is kind of tight.
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Health Sector Reform in Developing Countries: Making Health Development Sustainable
Peter A. Berman
Harvard University Press, 1995 - Medical - 418 pages
In Mexico City or Nairobi or Manila, a young girl in one part of the city is near death with measles, while, not far away, an elderly man awaits transplantation of a new kidney. How is one denied a cheap, simple, and effective remedy while another can command the most advanced technology medicine can offer? Can countries like Mexico, Kenya, or the Philippines, with limited funds and medical resources, find an affordable, effective, and fair way to balance competing health needs and demands?
Such dilemmas are the focus of this insightful book in which leading international researchers bring together the latest thinking on how developing countries can reform health care. The choices these poorer countries make today will determine the pace of health improvement for vast numbers of people now and in the future. Exploring new ideas and concepts, as well as the practical experiences of nations in all parts of the world, this volume provides valuable insights and information to both generalists and specialists interested in how health care will look in the world of the twenty-first century.
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You smiled as the director yelled cut. "That's it for today" he told everyone. Causing you to smile more as you ran up to evan and kissed him. Tonight you had big plans. Movie night with just you two.
As Evan got out of his characters clothes and into his own you asked, "what do you want to watch tonight" He shurgged "don't care. So long as I'm with you"
Once back at your shared apartment, he ordered in a pizza while you got the movie ready. "I chose the lion king" you said as you sat on the seat beside him. He wrapped his arm around you and held you as the movie played. Both of you humming the opening tune. Making you both laugh at one another.
Soon the pizza came Evan got up and answered the door. You left the movie playing and that's when the song "I just can't wait to be king". This was your favorite song, so you got up and used the remote as a microphone as you danced around singing the song. When it was over you turned and saw Evan, smiling at you.
"God I love you" he said as he picked you up and spun you antround. Both of you falling onto the sofa and kissing each other


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Denise M. Sciarrotta was thrilled with the seats her family had for the minor league hockey game. They were close to the action as they watched players take practice shots.
It was going to be a special night: her 12-year-old daughter was going to sing the national anthem. Then a puck ricocheted off a goal post and slammed into Sciarrotta's head. Blood poured from a gash above her left temple.
More than four years later, Sciarrotta said she bears a 2 1/2-inch scar and permanent brain damage from an incident she maintains could have been prevented with proper safeguards.
Her negligence lawsuit could become a landmark case, as the state Supreme Court recently decided to consider if fans have the right to sue for injuries that happened during warmups. A ruling is not expected for about a year.
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- Beat together soft cream cheese and cake mix.
- Heat half and half and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add vanilla.
- Gradually add half and half mixture to cream cheese. Beat until smooth.
- Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Mixture will be very thick.
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I came across an infographic on Goodreads the other day that sparked my rather eclectic interest in human nature, history, and dystopian fiction. I'll give you a moment to look at the graph below to see if your can tell me what stories like George Orwell's 1984 and Susanne Collin's Hunger Games have in common.
What is Dystopian Fiction?
While you're still mulling over what trends you see in the graphic, here's a quick primer on what that unsettling word, dystopian, means. I could dredge forth bygone years of Greek and Latin training to attempt to impress but don't worry. After all, we all have Google right at our fingertips (or voice command) so why bother. Instead, a good working definition of dystopia is, a very bad supposedly good place.
Why "supposedly"? Because, as every generation has learned, there is no such thing as utopia. No matter how hopeful Gene Roddenberry's original Star Trek was, it will always be followed by a Deep Space Nine. For you Science Fiction haters out there, that means for every silver lining, there's a dark cloud.
Three Waves of Dystopian Fiction
Patrick Brown's infographic illustrates three distinct phases during the last century when dystopian stories spiked in public awareness. Each phase is marked by a unifying common theme.
1930s – 1960s
- Inspiration: World War II, communism, fascism
- Traits: Controlling governments, loss of personal freedom
- Novels: Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, 1984, A Clockwork Orange
- Gender Preference: Men rate these stories higher
Late 1980s – 2000
- Theme: Personal anxiety about the body
- Inspiration: Environmentalism, the Cold War
- Traits: Continued distrust of government, anxiety about the human body
- Novels: The Handmaid's Tale, The Children of Men, V for Vendetta
- Gender Preference: Both women and men
Post 9/11
- Theme: Young Adult Romance
- Inspiration: Pop-culture, 9/11, the War on Terror
- Traits: Romance, strong lead heroines, anti-conformist
- Novels: Hunger Games, Divergent, Matched
- Gender Preference: Women more than men
The Question
I you're like me, you've forgotten the question by now so here it is again: What do all these well-known stories have in common? They are a reflection of the times we have passed through, headed into, or currently enduring.
Each phase of popularity with dystopian fiction came during and just after the myth of utopia had once again been shattered, The 1920's were called 'roaring' for a reason. Everything was great – an apparent utopia. After that came the Great Depression and the madness of yet another war to end all wars. The 1980s saw the end to the Cold War and a President many said would get us into some major conflict who did just the opposite. Sure things weren't as good as they appeared. New wars of a more personal nature ensued. Then came the dot.com boom and the times they were a roaring again. Like all the other supposed utopian times, that too evaporated as two planes crashed into the the American symbol of prosperity and yet another into its symbol of military superority.
Looking Ahead
Will the current trend of dystopian fervor abate? Sooner or later the last Walker will get tired of the whole thing and quit insisting on coming back and those folks trapped Under the Dome are bound to realize those butterflies have migrated and aren't coming back, Then again, Hugh Howie's world of Wool has been optioned for the big screen by Ridley Scott, Wayward Pines is headed for FX next year, and Michael Bunker has invented a whole new genre with Amish time-travel/space opera/historical allegory with his Pennsylvania.
Stories of dystopian fiction will never go away for long. History and human nature guarantee it.


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Losing weight can seem like a daunting process, especially if you don't know how to reach your weight loss goal, or even where to start!
But like anything else worth having, a little planning and a lot of hard work will make you appreciate it even more when you finally achieve it.
Let me break it down a little for you, and make it less overwhelming.
Here are 10 helpful little steps, and tips, on how to reach your weight loss goal.2
It's not even a little bit scary… so let's go!
1. Make a Goal
It's impossible to reach a goal if you haven't set one, so step one of how to reach your weight loss goal is, of course, actually making one!
How much, realistically, do you want to lose, and, realistically, how much time will it take?
Write it down, circle the date on your calendar, and really commit!


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The problem conservative critics have with modern news media is the same problem conservative critics have always had with news media. It's not just that they despise liberals. They do. But I think the whole liberal thing is a ruse. What they really dislike is journalism. Pick your critic. -- Charles M. Madigan, Chicago Tribune, July 12, 2005 (Try this one, please. -- Jim Bowman)
Th-th-th-that's not all, folks. It's the new top-of-page identifying slogan for Chicago Newspapers: The Blog, newly renamed, as you may notice.
Now a look at Chi Trib-Sun-Times comparisons and contrasts, recently alluded to in 8/11 comment about "the program of turning the Sun-Times into a newspaper of columns and not much else."
To this shot came reply from another reader, a veteran retired newsie (VRN), who says Sun-Times is out-staffed by the Trib "by at least 2 to 1, and everybody has at least two jobs."
This VRN recalls a Trib editorial staff in the late 80s of 495 souls, "most of these . . . master's degree J-School grads" for whom "being a reporter meant working [merely] 9-to-5."
Meanwhile, S-T people who rejected juicy Trib offers to 'come across the street'" were "pros and [still are and] their product shows it."
It's stuff like this that makes horse races, of course.
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18 Aug 2017
The Reserves We Work On
Wildlife ACT has initiated monitoring projects on various wilderness areas and game reserves across Africa, which is home to some of the most diverse and productive wild lands in the world. Yet amid its gallery of wildlife conservation efforts face tremendous challenges. Some of these challenges include: rapid encroachment and fragmentation of natural habitats; poaching; insufficient research and inadequate funding for monitoring and research; coupled with the occurrence of many endangered species. The varying African landscapes make a dramatic backdrop to our conservation initiatives.
Current Wildlife Monitoring & Tracking Locations
Because we work across various wilderness areas and reserves, conservation volunteers and students have the potential to experience the different approaches used to meet each reserve's unique conservation goals.
Please Note: The opportunity to work on multiple game reserves depends on the length of your stay. If you stay for only 2 weeks you will work on only 1 reserve; but for every additional 2 weeks you stay you will have the chance to experience another project in a different and unique conservation area.
Working in small teams of no more than five volunteers or students per reserve ensures that you will have one-on-one time with the monitors and allow you to gain hands-on experience as well as ample opportunity to broader your knowledge and understanding of African wildlife conservation.
The below map shows the Zululand reserves that we currently work on as well as some where we have worked before or may periodically operate on.
Our Volunteer Reserves
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP)
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP) was established in 1895 and is one of the oldest Game Reserves in Africa. The park is 960 km² / 96,000 hectares and contains an immense diversity of fauna and flora. Due to the size of the protected area, logistically it. . .
uMkhuze Game Reserve
uMkhuze Game Reserve was proclaimed in 1912, and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012. It now constitutes the north western section of the "iSimangaliso Wetland Park" (which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site). A place of great beauty and high contrasts, uMkhuze's 40,000 hectares. . .
Tembe National Elephant Park
Situated in Northern Zululand, and adjoining the Mozambique border, Tembe Elephant Park is most widely known for having over 200 of the world's largest Elephants, which are also the last remaining indigenous herd in KwaZulu-Natal and includes the legendary big "Tuskers." (Tuskers are elephants. . .
Somkhanda Game Reserve
*Please note that our conservation work on Somkhanda Game Reserve is currently non-volunteer based but is where the majority of our Community Outreach work takes places throughout the year. Somkhanda Game Reserve is a community-owned game reserve managed by "Wildlands Conservation Trust" in partnership. . .
Ithala Game Reserve
*Ithala Game Reserve is one of several sites for our unique Leopard Survey project. Our leopard team moves across a few reserves throughout the year spending two months at a time on each. Ithala Game Reserve is situated near Louwsberg in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa,. . .
Manyoni Private Game Reserve
Manyoni Private Game Reserve (previously known as Zululand Rhino Reserve) lies within the Msunduzi valley in northern Zululand. The area falls under the Mkuze Valley Low-veld vegetation type, varying from open Savanna thorn-veld, bush-veld to riverine woodland, characterized by Acacia and Marula tree species.. . .
Liwonde National Park
*Please note that our Malawi Black Rhino Research project is currently at full capacity and not accepting new applicants until further notice Liwonde National Park is a national park in Malawi. It is located on the upper Shire River plain, east of the river,. . .
Botswana Chobe Enclave
The region where we will be focusing our first project, is in the Chobe Enclave, Botswana. This dynamic concession lies within the Chobe National Park and Chobe Forest Reserve, with the Linyanti and Chobe River creating its northern boundary with Namibia. This area is. . .
North Island Seychelles
North Island in the Seychelles is an island paradise, a rare sanctuary for those seeking a gorgeous, unspoiled tropical haven. More importantly, it is a Noah's Ark: a sanctuary where natural habitats are being rehabilitated and where critically endangered Seychelles fauna and flora are. . .
Khwai Community Concession
Khwai Community Concession (NG18) is over 1,815 sq kilometres in size, with its southern boundary lying on the Moremi Game Reserve boundary and its western edge forming the Chobe National Park boundary. The village of Khwai and home of the management entity Khwai Development. . .
Eastern Shores
*The Eastern Shores is one of several unique areas where our Leopard Survey project takes places. Our leopard team moves across a few reserves throughout the year spending two months at a time on each. The Eastern Shores extend from St Lucia through to. . .


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Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Creeping Brain
Brains made hip by this guy.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Virtual Mixers
And on the eighth day, God played World of Warcraft. And on the ninth day, God played World of Warcraft. And for the rest of eternity, God played World of Warcraft.
I do admit there is a method to my madness- the article by John Tierney in this week's Science section of the New York Times. It proposes that the universe might be nothing more than some computer nerd's hobby. According to Dr. Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford University, it is almost a mathematical certainty that we are living in someone else's computer simulation.
Dr. Bostrom assumes that technological advances could produce a computer with more processing power than all the brains in the world, and that advanced humans, or "posthumans," could run "ancestor simulations" of their evolutionary history by creating virtual worlds inhabited by virtual people with fully developed virtual nervous systems.
Some computer experts have projected, based on trends in processing power, that we will have such a computer by the middle of this century, but it doesn't matter for Dr. Bostrom's argument whether it takes 50 years or 5 million years. If civilization survived long enough to reach that stage, and if the posthumans were to run lots of simulations for research purposes or entertainment, then the number of virtual ancestors they created would be vastly greater than the number of real ancestors.
There would be no way for any of these ancestors to know for sure whether they were virtual or real, because the sights and feelings they'd experience would be indistinguishable. But since there would be so many more virtual ancestors, any individual could figure that the odds made it nearly certain that he or she was living in a virtual world.
Times have changed, my comrades, and real people best stick together. While I don't believe that real life will ever become entirely indistinguishable from virtual life, with the advent of 3-D simulated virtual worlds like Second Life to frolic in, who knows?
The internet has served as our bible in recent years- the source we compulsively check to make sure our lives remain aligned with the images we create in our online journals, our YouTube videos, our World of Warcraft guilds, our Facebook profiles- our digital reality. How long until mixers will be hosted for real people and their virtual counterparts? More importantly, what kinds of refreshments will be served?
Monday, August 13, 2007
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
"Temporal lobe epileptics are such interesting company- Dostoyevsky, van Gogh. I've heard it said that Jonathan Swift and Lewis Carroll probably had it too, because of all the little people they wrote about in Gulliver's Travels and Alice in Wonderland."
If this sounds neat, pick up a copy of Conversations with Neil's Brain: The Neural Nature of Thought and Language by William H. Calvin and George A. Ojemann. Traverse the brain's intricate landscape with Neil, a temporal lobe epileptic, before, during, and after neurosurgery. While he does not hallucinate worlds of croquet players and tea drinking mad hatters, a better understanding of the mental states and cognitive experiences of people with temporal lobe dysfunction is gained through Neil's own self-discovery. Other well-known writers and artists speculated to have temporal lobe epilepsy include Edgar Allan Poe, Gustave Flaubert, and Sylvia Plath.
This book suggestion has been brought to you by Reading Rainbow.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Look Around You
Testing, testing.


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Giveaway ~ Taste Trekkers Food Conference Tickets
September 20-22, various locations
Providence, Rhode Island
I've been excited about the Taste Trekkers Food Conference since I heard about it last year. The first of its kind in the country, Taste Trekkers chose Providence because of our reputation for quality and diverse cuisine, and our cooperative community of food professionals.
Here's a little more about it:
I'm excited to be able to give away a pair of tickets to the Saturday events at the Biltmore! To enter, leave a comment telling us why Providence was a great choice for a Food Tourism Conference.
Each comment will be given a number, and the winner will be selected by a random generator on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at noon.
Can't wait? You can receive a $15 discount when you purchase tickets by following this link: http://tastetrekkers2013.eventbrite.com/?discount=iheartrhody
Good luck, and good eating!


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Yoga Schedule
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Teacher Training
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About Our Community
Everyone's journey and evolution through life is unique. Our goal is to embrace our client's personal growth through mindful teaching, compassion & respect.
We are a community of dedicated teachers and staff who, from deep personal experience, connect with the bliss and energy of Yoga. Our teachers bring their insight, years of practice and training, as well as creativity and caring energy to class every day.
We invite you to experience our yoga community. It is an honor to share the light and many benefits of yoga. Please check our
page for Shala updates and
for our class schedule and to sign up.
Jamie Garrison, E-RYT 200, YACEP - Founder & Partner
Yoga has always been a part of Jamie's life. She recalls her true nature as a child, being deeply connected to the world around her and as an adult it has become a way of life to maintain that connection. Jamie began her study of asana, meditation, and yoga philosophy as a teenager. She considers herself to be a humble student of life. In 2010, while working in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan, she completed her 200-hr yoga teacher training at Sattva Yoga Center. Deeply drawn to her personal practice, Jamie found her true calling as a yoga teacher. Her goal as a teacher is to guide others toward their own personal truth, enabling them to live consciously, in touch with their hearts and finding a practice that suits them. She is grateful for this opportunity to share her devotion to yoga and to empower her clients to be their own best teacher. She is even more thankful for yoga, which has proven to be invaluable both physically and mentally throughout the beautiful journey of pregnancy, labor, and as a mother to 2 beautiful boys. Jamie has immense gratitude for her loving and supportive husband, family, and friends who believe in her vision to open Yoga Shala as a venue to share the light and healing benefits of yoga.
Kevin Honke - RYT 200- Partner
Kevin considers himself a student of nature. He has been interested in
gardening since his childhood, and he continues to grow a variety of
fruit and vegetables in his garden. Exploring local woodlands as an
amateur mycologist he adds tasty wild mushrooms to his enjoyment of
cooking. An avid bicyclist, his car gets to rest for much of the year.
And yoga? After finishing his career as an engineer he found yoga, or
was it yoga that found him. Kevin started his yoga practice in 2010
with a weekly class and has gradually increased the frequency and his
interest in more forms of practice over the years. He enjoys an
energetic ashtanga, a soulful vinyasa, the release of yin and the
restfulness of yoga nidra. A regular at the Yoga Shala since 2013, Kevin
has expanded the scope of his yoga practice to include teaching. He
truly believes that a place can be found for yoga in anyone's life, and
they will be happier for it. "For me: I find that yoga has become an
integral part of the balance in my life. I am aware of my breathing when
biking and walk with mindfulness through the woods. I feel more
connected to the world. I smile more often. I feel alive."
Katie Hipple
Yoga brings an assured, peaceful smile to Katie's face whenever someone mentions it. Over the course of nine years of practicing yoga, Katie has had a chance to explore, play with, and be challenged by many types of yoga. She has used this experience to discover a happy place deep within herself built on confidence and strength. The teachings her movements, her breath, and ultimately her awareness shared about locating and challenging her physical, emotional, and spiritual edge while on her mat
have led to seeking additional opportunities in her day to day life. This past year during the course of her pregnancy, she learned to continually adjust her practice as her body adjusted to the new life growing within her. Katie's classes blend an athletic drive towards a deep practice soothed by compassionate adjustments making each of her classes accessible. Her focus is to bring her students closer to their own personal edge, that beautiful place between force and surrender, so they might uncover the
strength and resilience within themselves. Katie has studied yoga in depth by receiving her 200hr RYT from two teacher training programs.
Dawn Kowalczik
Dawn is a proud a mother of three amazing young adults, and a wife of twenty five years. Her passion for yoga began in 2009 with a regular yoga and meditation practice that changed her and her oldest teenager's life forever. In 2011, she humbly graduated from a Yoga Alliance certified 200-Hr Teacher Training program and continues to study yoga with various teachers in the area. With deep gratitude and a peaceful approach, her gentle and alignment based classes aim to provide students a way to explore yoga's that will help to re-balance the body and mind, leaving the student in a rejuvenated serene state.
Alexis Harris
Alexis dabbled in yoga through her college years, but really gave it more time when she fell into her first corporate job. Through yoga, she began to learn how to let go of the stress that came with her job and found a deeper connection with others and her surroundings. Alexis decided to take the plunge and completed a 200 hour teacher training as a way to deepen her practice. Surprising herself, she found a love of teaching others about the uplifting benefits of yoga. She hopes her students leave feeling rejuvenated and refreshed.
Amanda Warner
Amanda is a certified fitness instructor with over 4 years of experience in the world of group fitness . She is certified in Zumba, Zumba Toning and has also expanded to teaching kettlebell, strength training and hula hoop fitness. She is currently enrolled in the 200 hour yoga teacher training at Yoga Shala. Amanda encourages her student to have fun in their practice as they set intentions that support their wellness goals.
Anna Carney
Born in Cleveland, OH- Anna, began practicing yoga at age 15 when her Father received his teaching certificate and began leading Bikram classes. Shortly after moving to Detroit in 2016, Anna received her 200RYT at Tribe Yoga in Thailand. Anna is the the youngest of five with three older brothers and a twin sister who is also a yoga teacher. She loves to travel, practice yoga, rollerblade and do jigsaw puzzles with her boyfriend. "The only thing more fun than teaching yoga is practicing yoga." ~ Anna
Kaylie Buenrostro
My yoga journey began in 2011, experimenting with a home practice first and then gravitating towards Bikram Yoga. Ever since hearing about Bikram Yoga, something had attracted me to it and I knew that it was something I wanted to do. I loved the sensation of the heat and how it forced me to turn all of my focus inward. After a few years of practicing Bikram Yoga, a friend introduced me to a local yoga studio when I moved to Canton. I found myself challenged by the strength elements of yoga – a completely different challenge from what I was usedto! I instantly fell in love with Ashtanga yoga, feeling so connected to your breath and respecting the discipline of the practice. In 2015, I began a more regular practice and decided to sign up for teacher training in Spring 2016. The course was a completely life-changing experience for me – I learned so much about myself in such a short period of time and continue to use those tools to see the world in a new light every day.
The most significant change that yoga has brought about in my life is that I better understand myself. After my mother passed away several years ago, I had many strange feelings rumbling around in me that I didn't understand – I couldn't articulate what they were, why I felt this way, and how to handle them. I never talked about it or gave it attention, so I just let those miserablefeelings linger. Once I learned about meditation and breath through the yoga immersion, it all clicked for me and I began to understand why I would find myself anxious or inexplicably upset at the smallest things. The immersion program transformed the way that I see myself, and as a result, I understand myself and accept myself on a level I did not think possible. Yoga teaches you how to acknowledge your feelings and send them on their way, never judging yourself, andembracing the temporary discomfort and breathing through it. It may have taken several years, but I now finally feel much lighter, happier, and more peaceful with myself.
Come talk to me and share your yoga story with me – I would love to get to know you! Namaste.
Marcia Wincle
I am a student and practitioner of Ashtanga yoga.
In the world of Ashtanga, calling yourself a teacher requires many years of dedication and devotion to the lineage. I have a long way to go.....
As a guide, I only hope to share with students the bits of wisdom I have been fortunate to gain. While I have completed a 200 RYT training program, most of my experience comes from self study, and traveling for the practice. I have attended workshops with some of the best certified and authorized Ashtangis. I began my Mysore practice under the guidance of Matthew Darling at Ashtanga Michigan. I continue to think of him as my teacher.
Most recently, I deepened my study attending the AYC confluence in San Diego. And most memorably, I attended a week long Sadhana in Miami with Sharath Jois.
I've never approached my practice anatomically but rather, as a space of growth & healing. I hope to inspire students to enter that space, beyond the surface of the practice, into a place of surrender, acceptance, and love.
To me Ashtanga is a physical practice with a spiritual intent. Postures will only take you so far. Self-knowledge will make you limitless.
Om Shanti and Namaste
~ Marcia
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said on Friday he supported efforts by the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve to shore up confidence in the financial markets and said he would hold off from presenting his own economic recovery plan.
"The events of the last few days have made it clear that we must take further bold and decisive action to shore up confidence in our financial markets and avoid a deepening economic crisis that could jeopardize the life savings and well-being of millions of Americans," Obama said in a statement.
Obama said he supported efforts by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to work with the Congressional leadership to find a solution to the deepening crisis.
As Wall Street grapples with the worst crisis since the Great Depression, the financial turmoil has become the top theme on the campaign trail where Obama is locked in a tight race with his Republican rival John McCain.
The Illinois senator said he would be discussing the Fed-Treasury proposal with his top economic advisers on Friday morning. Among those who have been advising Obama on his response to the financial crisis are former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker and former U.S. Treasury secretaries Lawrence Summers and Robert Rubin.
"Given the gravity of this situation, and based on conversations I have had with both Secretary Paulson and Chairman Bernanke, I have asked my economic team to refrain from presenting a more detailed blue-print of how an immediate plan might be structured until the Treasury and the Federal Reserve have had an opportunity to present their proposal."
Obama said it was critical that the markets and public have confidence in the Fed and Treasury's efforts and that their work be "unimpeded by partisan wrangling."
On Thursday Obama urged the Federal Reserve and the Treasury to take emergency steps to keep credit flowing to the troubled housing market, saying it would help stem the crisis sweeping financial markets.
In his statement on Friday, Obama said the government needed to also take action to create jobs and help support distressed homeowners and communities.
He also said any taxpayer-funded support plan by the U.S. government needed to have a long-term goal of creating a stable financial market and a growing economy.
"This plan must be temporary and coupled with tough new oversight and regulations of our financial institutions," he said. "There must be a clear process to wind down this plan and restore private sector assets into private sector hands after restoring stability to the system."
Obama also urged that the plan be part of a globally coordinated effort.
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Whew! While I would classify this experiment as an overwhelming success I would also say that I'm fairly well overwhelmed with and tired of spinning. :-)
6oz plied.
8.5oz spun and plied.
9.25 finished skeins.
2 projects finished.
3 projects furthered.
Plying and wheel control skills leveled waaay up.
Several new fibers played with (in mixed batt form).
Now, for the part you've all been waiting for: The Pictures!
These are 3 skeins of the Jacob/Coopworth/Karakul fleece I bought last spring. I spun these singles during TdF last year and never got around to plying them. There's only a small bit of the fleece left to do, which means I might even get it done in a year (yay?)! I have no idea what the yardage is on these guys. If I had to guess, I'd say 200yds+- 20yds each. 540-660 yards! Sweet. In an earlier post I mistakenly claimed 6 skeins finished because I added of the other grey ones to the picture and counted it. Oops.
Here we have 5 skeins (1.2oz each) of fluffy sparkly art yarn from the 'sparkle batts.' These were so much fun to spin it was crazy. I only measured one of them and it was 96yds, so maybe about 500yds for the lot? The singles were spun very unevenly and lumpy, but after they were plied they evened out like crazy. I'm still trying to decide if I want to keep these for myself or try to sell them. They're not really my color (my colors do not include sparkle).
I spun up this BFL nibbly from Corgi Hill Farm to practice for my next project. It came out to ~45yds and .5oz. The thing that surprised me the most about it was how much it fluffed up after I washed it. It went from being slick and sortof soft to POOF and very soft and squooshy. I didn't expect that to happen, so I didn't take any pictures of it before I washed it. It's so cute!
Last, but most excitingly, we have the first third of my special project. I'll give it its own post, so here's a teaser:
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This volunteer project in the Gambia is all about doing a real job and making a difference. Using your business skills, you will spend a month working with local businesses in the tourism industry, sharing your knowledge and experience with them. You won't fail to be captivated by the magnificent country and warm people you will meet
Situated on the western coast of Africa, the Gambia is the continent's smallest country. It is hard to believe that a country just 6 hours from Europe is actually one of the world's poorest, with over half of the 1.7 million population living below the poverty line, surviving on less than $1 per day. Despite the economic hardships, the nation has been nicknamed 'the smiling coast' on account of the friendliness and hospitality of the people. This, combined with the fabulous climate, colourful towns and abundance of bird and wildlife, have made the Gambia an ever more popular tourist destination.
This volunteer project is about helping to develop their tourist industry, whilst at the same time ensuring that as much as possible, the tourist dollar remains in the country. Working with the NGO ASSET (The Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism) you will help to support local tourism businesses ranging from market vendors to tourist guides to small accommodation owners. Spending anything from 2 – 12 weeks, the work you do will depend very much on your experience and where your skills are most suited. You might be giving hands on support to fruit sellers at the market, helping a tourist guiding outfit with their book keeping, or advising a tour company on how best to market themselves. If you possess any IT skills, you might be able to help some of these businesses establish an on-line presence. You may also see yourself helping out at eco tourism and community tourism resorts
In your time off from working, you will want to get out and about to explore the country as a tourist. Included in the price of this trip is a guided tour of the capital city, Banjul and a weekend hike You might also consider a boat trip on the Gambian River to look for the resident hippopotami, a visit to the sacred Kachikally crocodile pool, or a trip to the beautiful and unspoilt beaches.
This experience is all about doing a real job and making a difference. It is not some touchy feely project, but an initiative that needs practical skills and positive attitudes! Any skills relating to business and marketing are particularly useful.
You will be supported both locally and back in the UK before, during and after your experience to ensure that both you and ASSET get the most out of your trip. The average age of volunteers on this project tends to be 35 – 65, although if you are younger or older than this you are still very welcome!
Participants are expected to work 5 days a week, but you do get time off at the weekends to explore the local area, and relax. Included in the price is one weekend hike and a city tour, but there's nothing stopping you getting out and about and exploring. Given that you will be working with tourist businesses, you will get the unique opportunity to see the industry both as an insider and as a visitor!
We select specialist operators who are experienced, qualified and most importantly passionate about what they do. Your enquiry will be passed straight through to the experts who will be able to give you the best advice.


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Corned Beef Brunch Strata
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Recipe by Pinay0618
Canned corned beef is one of those things that's always in my pantry. (Thanks, Mama!) This is one way to make use of it, from Hormel.
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- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped celery
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 8 slices white bread, crusts trimmed, cut in half diagonally
- 1 (12 ounce) canhormel corned beef, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
- 3 eggs, beaten
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- Cook celery, green pepper and onion in butter until tender. Arrange half of the bread slices in bottom of 2-quart baking dish; top with half of the corned beef. Spoon vegetable mixture over corned beef. Cover with remaining corned beef; top with remaining bread. sprinkle top with cheese. Combine milk and eggs; mix well. Carefully pour mixture over bread. Bake in 350°F oven 40 minutes or until golden brown.


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