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- 3 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 c. shortening
- 3/4 c. ice cold water
- 2 c. pecans, shelled
- 1 c. bourbon whiskey
- 2 1/2 lb. sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch thick pieces (about 3 1/2 cups cooked)
- 1 c. water (enough to measure 1/4-inch in bottom of baking pan, to provide steam)
- 3 each large eggs, cracked and lightly beaten
- 1 1/4 c. light brown sugar
- 1/4 c. light corn syrup
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 c. heavy cream
Crust procedure:
- Place the flour and shortening into a large bowl. Flake the shortening into the flour until it becomes very small pieces.
- Add the cold water by pouring it over the entire mass of flour and shortening. Using your hands, mix very gently until the water becomes absorbed. It will still be lightly crumbly. Without overworking the dough, round it up with your hands, trying to eliminate all the loose pieces and crumbs. Let it rest, covered, for 15 minutes.
- Cut the dough into 2 pieces. Using some flour, lightly coat your work surface with flour and coat your rolling pin with flour. Shape the piece of dough you have cut into a round, thick piece. Gently roll out the dough, turning 1/8 turn after each pin pass. (This will let it become naturally round in shape.) Continue rolling until the dough is about 1/4 inch thick, and the dough is one inch larger than the size of the pie pan you are using (use the pan to measure by laying it over the rolled out dough). Fold the dough in half, pick it up and lay it in the pan and unfold the dough. Crimp the edge using your thumb and forefinger, and trim off any extra dough hanging outside the pie pan.
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Prick the dough in the pie tin on the bottom and on the sides with a fork. Place on the crust a piece of aluminum foil that covers the dough, and pour in raw rice or dry beans. (The weight will keep the dough from puffing too much while it is pre-baking.) This crust should be pre-baked in a 375°F oven for 10 minutes, the dough becoming lighter in color on the edges and set to the touch in the center. Cool and store the pie crust until you are ready to use it.
Filling procedure:
- Combine the bourbon and the pecans and let them soak overnight in the refrigerator.
- Put the potatoes and the water into a baking dish (13 x 9-inch) and cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 375°F for about 45 minutes until the potatoes are tender. Remove from the oven, drain off the water, and allow the potatoes to cool for 10 minutes.
- Place the cooled potatoes into a large mixing bowl and add the eggs, sugar, corn syrup, salt, cinnamon and ginger. Mix until well-combined. Add the heavy cream a little at a time, mixing until well-combined, scraping down the mixing bowl after each second addition. After all the cream is added, mix one minute until the potato filling is well-combined. (Sweet potatoes have a coarse texture to them, so there will be some very small lumps that give the filling a textured look.)
- Remove the pecans from the bourbon and sprinkle them evenly on top of the pie filling.
- Pour the filling into the pre-baked pie shells and bake at 375°F for about 45 minutes. The pies are done when the filling puffs and the tops become lightly browned, and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Cool or chill and serve with some whipped heavy cream. (The bourbon from the soaked pecans can be added to some pre-made vanilla pudding along with some heavy cream. This thinned pudding can be used as a sauce for the pie.)


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Perhaps Our Last Worst Hope
Earlier ("How We Might Cope with Global Warming") I had noted a feasible though expensive option for dealing with the sphere's overheating is to put numerous shades in Earth orbit about a million miles out between us and the sun. Short of using periodic atomic blasts to create "nuclear cooling," this then appeared to me our last best technological remedy, if as a species we are unsuccessful in sufficiently curtailing fossil fuel energy use and the alternative is a runaway "fever" for the planet.
Now, however, another serious alternative has been presented, one which I trust will not be used but which has certain appeals that could result in its unilateral application before agreement has been reached on a better and well coordinated approach. The notion is that we might put large amounts of sulfur into the upper atmosphere, replicating in a more regular fashion what volcanoes infrequently do, raising levels of reflective sulfur dioxide in the stratosphere and so reducing the amount of sunlight that reaches land and sea surfaces, thus offsetting trends toward destructive amounts of global heating.
In such a situation, one or more leaders may feel they have to act immediately. The high atmosphere sulfur alternative is one that is both technically and economically practical for a single country to employ as a corrective, hopefully stalling further global warming long enough that near ocean populated areas might be protected or relocated farther inland, while, at the same time, mankind would ideally embark, finally, on a crash program to markedly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to a level sustainable for the long-term health of ourselves and the rest of the biosphere.
This is but one circumstance that might give a president, prime minister, or military leader incentive to exercise the sulfur option. Few scientists now think we are being serious enough about the challenges of the planet's implacable temperature elevations. At some point, one or another global warming related catastrophe will probably present us with such stark choices as whether or not to "go sulfuric," with intimidating drawbacks whichever way that decision proceeds.
But a particularly risky thing about the sulfur option is that, regardless of its long-term effects, it might be utilized by a single government, without regard to the fallout for the rest of the global community.
The technology is fairly straightforward. Large amounts of sulfur can be added to the stratosphere via high altitude balloons, jets, even missiles. Once aloft, the sulfur combines with oxygen molecules and water vapor to create a cloud of sulfate droplets which deflect or scatter light, and so heat, from the sun.
Any major developed nation faced with economic or other degradation as a result of global warming might choose sulfur over a carefully coordinated worldwide plan of action or even simply over conservation efforts. In the U.S. and China, for example, one can hear or read much discussion of how we need not severely cut back on greenhouse gas emissions now because, at the end of the day, there will always be some adequate engineering adjustment that can be made. We seem wedded to notions of our genius as a species always staying a step ahead of the problems we create for ourselves.
But that "end of the day" may be coming sooner than people think. Already, climatologists are finding that their estimates of how long before polar ice has melted have been way too optimistic. First forecasts of an opening, free of pack ice, of the long sought Northwest Passage through Canada's northern waters between the Atlantic and Pacific, indicated it was probably 100 years away, despite gradually higher anticipated temperatures in the region. Then, as the actual rate of melting startled scientists making subsequent readings, they suggested it might occur in another 20-30 years. Yet in the summer of 2007, without the usual assistance from powerful icebreakers, the Northwest Passage opened up. Though it closed again, it opened once more just this past summer. For now, this is but a fraction of the polar ice melting expected to occur, but the point is that conditions to the far north are being transformed far more rapidly that earlier assumed. Partially as a result, there are even now disputes occurring between Canada and Russia over rights to potential resources and commercial shipping channels opening in this doubtless lucrative region. If not offset, the end of the polar ice age means much less reflection of sunlight back away from Earth's surface and so a sooner than previously expected acceleration of global warming.
Meanwhile, the melting of glaciers and snow cover in mountainous regions worldwide even now threatens to reduce or shut off agricultural and urban water supplies, stable till now for thousands of years. And so it goes. In many directions one can look, the effects of global warming are more rapid and dramatic than was anticipated only a few decades ago.
So, if the problem is so great, looming larger all the time, why not use the sulfur remedy? Certainly it is a far better choice than doing nothing.
Despite such downsides, a cynic, observing the last few decades of political and industrial debate about global warming, might wonder if a "quicky" approach might not be what politicians and others prefer to seriously adopting needed transformations in a timely fashion.
Many people in the U.S. and around the globe have high hopes for the American President Elect. It is possible that, along with all the other challenges immediately apparent, the new administration will step up to the plate and lead the world in measures dealing with global warming, ones effective before such remedies as the sulfur solution would be employed. Yet, one wonders if the expectations for him are set too high. Even with the best will in the world, Barack Obama's resources and political capital are limited.
There are few instances in our species' history of a capacity to both see what is required for the common good and put it into practice in a sustained way. Capitalism, with various reservations and caveats, is arguably an exception to that blanket statement. However, it has so far not been given much chance to really tackle global warming's problems comprehensively or across multiple borders. So the potential it might provide for needed innovations appears likely to offer only incremental benefits in the foreseeable future.
Most great modifications by large social systems under stress occur as a result of warfare or painful natural consequences. Ultimately, things may sort themselves out via one or both of these unpleasant routes. What are urgently needed, but may be in short supply, are the kinds of sacrifice, worldwide cooperation, and effective leadership that heretofore only individual nations or groups of temporary allies have managed in times of profound conflict and external threat.
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NASA has shared a breathtaking night time image of Western Europe that was captured by the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. England is visible in the top right of the frame, Paris appearing as the bright city near the middle of the image and views of Belgium and the Netherlands occupying the middle-right of frame.
Bright yellow spots in the image are the major cities which look amazing when at night when seen from space. These astronauts aboard ISS are blessed to witness such an awe-inspiring view and they constantly share these images for star gazers and space enthusiasts to view it on Earth. The image of Western Europe became an instant hit and received several shares and retweets on different social media platforms.
It is here to mention these images were captured from International Space Station (ISS) that revolves around the earth at a distance just 400 kilometers, and at a speed of at 8 km/second. In other words, it revolves around the earth 15 times in a day. Since, it revolves at such a closer distance which makes it possible for people to see it from their naked eyes.
The ISS is the largest artificial satellite present in space which serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory in which crew members conduct experiments in biology, human biology, physics, astronomy, meteorology, and other fields. The station is suited for the testing of spacecraft systems and equipment required for missions to the Moon and Mars.
Recently, it was visible in India. The space station looks like an airplane or a very bright star moving across the sky, except it doesn't have flashing lights or change direction. It moves considerably faster than a typical airplane (airplanes generally fly at about 600 miles (965 km) per hour; the space station flies at 17,500 miles (28,000 km) per hour).
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Max Height is measured in degrees (also known as elevation). It represents the height of the space station from the horizon in the night sky. The horizon is at zero degrees, and directly overhead is ninety degrees. If you hold your fist at arm's length and place your fist resting on the horizon, the top will be about 10 degrees.
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An African safari is arguably one of the most alluring and easily understood dreams of our time.
Just the thought of an African safari evokes thoughts of adventure, a journey through nature's greatest spectacle, a glimpse of the earth before man.
African Safari is an exploration of all that the word safari encompasses, from journeys on horseback and dugout canoes, the quiet drifting of a balloon and the tension of waiting on foot to the smell of dung, soil and the rain.
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A Merton Model Approach to Assessing the Default Risk of UK Public Companies
This paper shows how a Merton-model approach can be used to develop measures of the probability of failure of quoted UK companies. Probability estimates are constructed for a group of failed companies and their properties as leading indicators of failure assessed. Probability estimates of failure for a control group of surviving companies are also constructed. These are used in Probit-regressions to evaluate the information content of the Merton-based estimates relative to information available in company accounts. The paper shows that there is much useful information in the Merton-style estimates.
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SAN MARCOS -- The City Council plans to increase City Manager Rick Gittings' annual salary from about $193,000 to $206,000 during its meeting today.
The 6.7 percent raise recommended by the council after a Dec. 13 closed session evaluation would make Gittings the second highest paid city manager in North County, behind Escondido's city manager.
"I think he is one of the top city managers in the county," Mayor Corky Smith said. "I'm actually surprised we still have him, and I thought by this time he would be the city manager of a bigger city."
Gittings, 54, took charge of San Marcos in 1983, and is the longest-serving city manager in San Diego County after former Poway City Manager Jim Bowersox retired on Dec. 31.
Bowersox said Monday that he really enjoyed working with Gittings over the years and Gittings deserved the raise.
"I consider him one of best managers in the county," Bowersox said of Gittings.
Bowersox also said San Marcos was getting a good deal with Gittings because the market for city managers continues to rise.
Poway is paying Bowersox's replacement about $30,000 more this year than they paid Bowersox last year, while Encinitas, Escondido and Oceanside all increased city managers' salaries this year.
The annual base salary of the city manager is $202,738 in Carlsbad, $195,000 in Poway, $206,504 in Escondido, $180,200 in Oceanside, $176,186 in Encinitas and $174,708 in Vista.
The city managers also receive other benefits such as monthly car allowances.
Gittings' car allowance has remained at $5,856 a year while his salary has continued to rise since he started at the city doing weed abatement for $861 a month in 1977.
Gittings, who retired from reserve duty as a Marine colonel in 1999, received a bachelor's degree in political science from Grove City College in Pennsylvania in 1973, a master's in public administration from San Diego State University in 1977 and a master's in business administration from National University in San Diego in 1980.
After rising to the position of assistant city manager in San Marcos, Gittings left in 1981 to become city manager in King City.
"I suspect they couldn't find anyone else," Gittings joked about the job. "When I took the job I was the youngest city manager in the state."
The San Marcos City Council then hired Gittings in 1983, and it has kept him in town ever since.
"I'm very pleased the council continues to think my performance merits some increase," Gittings said. "As I told the council, I have always felt they have been very fair with compensating me for my work."
In the past five years, Gittings' salary has jumped nearly 50 percent from about $138,000 a year to $206,000 a year.
The increases were deserved, said San Marcos resident Nina Patterson, who closely monitors the San Marcos government.
"Rick Gittings is worth every dime he is paid, " Patterson said. "He is an excellent city manager, and he's entitled to a raise."
But Richard Rider, the chairman of the San Diego Tax Fighters, called Gittings' raise ridiculous.
"Send the guy a bouquet of roses or a letter of appreciation, but don't go out and make payments that cost a bloody fortune," Rider said of the council's recommended increase for Gittings.
Rider said Gittings is overpaid when compared to other city managers who oversee larger cities but make less money, such as the leaders of Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad.
Increasing the salary of the city manager will increase the amount the city has to pay toward Gittings' retirement pension, and could lead all city employees to request larger raises, Rider said.
But Councilwoman Pia Harris-Ebert said the city should reward its top employees when the city prospers under their leadership.
"The residents have certainly benefitted from all of the amenities that have come to San Marcos over the years because of his leadership," Harris-Ebert said. "He is also an excellent steward of the city's money and we are in very good financial shape."
The city has run a budget surplus for the past four years, and continues to expand its spending on parks, roads and public safety.
San Marcos, which has 73,000 residents, is the fastest-growing city in the county, and Gittings does a good job of helping the council understand all of the issues, said Councilman Hal Martin.
"He is a big-picture guy," Martin said. "To find someone as qualified as him we would have to probably pay much more money."
Martin said when deciding to give Gittings a raise he looked at salaries of officials in similar positions such as Ed Brand, the new superintendent of the San Marcos Unified School District, who receives $232,000 a year plus benefits.
Gittings is in high demand and "other people would love to have him work for them," Martin said.
But Gittings said Monday he had no plans of taking another job or retiring.
"I still have a 15-year-old at home so I have a while to go," Gittings joked. "This is a great community and why would I want to leave.
"I have the best job in San Marcos and I get to be involved in everything that is important in the long run for this wonderful community."
Contact staff writer David Sterrett at (760) 761-4411 or email@example.com. To comment, go to nctimes.com.
The annual base salary of local city managers
San Marcos $206,000
Carlsbad $202,738
Poway $195,000
Escondido $206,504
Oceanside $180,200
Encinitas $176,186
Vista $174, 708


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Posted on 06/05/2004 12:19:50 AM PDT by snippy_about_it
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Thanks Victoria. We lost a great American today. it's a shame that due to the Press, President Reagan has been very underrated, but the American people remember him for the great man he was despite the best efforst of the Press and the Liberals to erase his deeds from our history.
I agree with you, Sam. Even today, I've heard subtle and not too subtle unfavorable comments about him. Some in the media won't give him a break, even today!
I went to CNN to see what they were covering and it was the Iran/Contra Scnadal of course.
Evening Victoria, thank you for the Reagan tribute.
CNN is disgusting. I can't stand it.
Hi Snippy, thank you.
To emend the record, Sam Clymerson, it was traitorrapist42 who taxed Social Security.
The measure of the smallness of the so-called "journalists" is their Pygmy cheapshot vendetta--
Reading of the Nazi sinking of an Allied hospital ship I am reminded of ABCNNBCBS, the fifth column working ceaselessly for the enemy du jour, be it world Communism or world terrorism.
President Reagan destroyed the Evil Empire and set free millions.
I don't think a copy of The Black Book of Communism would fit in, say, Dan Rather's mouth--but I've got an all-steel sledge hammer, and I never leave home without it.
The Medal of Honor is awarded in the name of the congress to each person who, while an officer, noncommissioned officer, or private of the Army, in action involving actual conflict with an enemy, distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.
In order to justify an award of the Medal of Honor, the individual must perform in action a deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty, so conspicuous as clearly to distinguish him for gallantry and intrepidity above his comrades, involving risk of life or the performance of more than ordinarily hazardous service, the omission of which would not justly subject him to censure as for shortcoming or failure in the performance of his duty. The recommendations for the decoration will be judged by this standard of extraordinary merit and incontestable proof of the performance of the service will be exacted. (Act of 9 July 1918, 40 Stat. 870; 10 U.S.C.1430; M.L. 1939, sec 903).
280mm German "Leopold" K5 railroad gun
Anzio from Fifth Army Antiaircraft WWII Unit History
James "Red" Dunn Jr., MM1/c. Served on Mayo:27 December 1940 to 24 January 1944. Dunn was killed in action in the After Engineroom when Mayo was damaged during the Anzio Invasion, presumably from a mine. He was at his station in the After Engineroom maintaining the "heart" of the ship.
And that's about all I have to say tonight, except for one thing. The past few days when I've been at that window upstairs, I've thought a bit of the `shining city upon a hill.' The phrase comes from John Winthrop, who wrote it to describe the America he imagined. What he imagined was important because he was an early Pilgrim, an early freedom man. He journeyed here on what today we'd call a little wooden boat; and like the other Pilgrims, he was looking for a home that would be free. I've spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don't know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That's how I saw it, and see it still.
And how stands the city on this winter night? More prosperous, more secure, and happier than it was 8 years ago. But more than that: After 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true on the granite ridge, and her glow has held steady no matter what storm. And she's still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.
We've done our part. And as I walk off into the city streets, a final word to the men and women of the Reagan revolution, the men and women across America who for 8 years did the work that brought America back. My friends: We did it. We weren't just marking time. We made a difference. We made the city stronger, we made the city freer, and we left her in good hands. All in all, not bad, not bad at all.
And so, goodbye, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.
Regarding the MOH recipients, I like what Stephen Ambrose said in an interview about D-Day. He said in order to receive the MOH, your action must have been witnessed by six people. There were a lot of individual acts of heroism on D-Day and beyond that no one saw or lived to tell but they were all heroes.
That makes 2 of us.
Evening Phil Dragoo.
Thanks for listing the Medal Of Honor Winners during the Anzio Campaign.
I noticed that Kerry was going to halt his campaign "to Honor Ronald Reagan". More likely that his handlers are trying to prevent him from saying something stupid.
The Germans sure had a "thing" for big guns, seemed like in the long run they were a waste of resources.
Lemme know when yer planning on undertaking this noble endeavor and I'll hold him down while you take a few swings...MUD
We lost a great one. I hope my dad finally gets to meet the man he admired most.
Good post.
Many years ago, one of my WW2 Uncles said he wanted to live long enough to see Ronald Reagan in the White House. My Uncle said, "Reagan is the first politician he had seen in years that does what he says he's going to do."
There weren't too many people in this world my Uncle had any respect for, but Reagan was one of them. My Uncle passed two years before Reagan was elected to office the first time. I am sure if they get a chance to meet in the hereafter, they will have a lot to talk about.
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Aunque sea tu amigo te lo dire... la ultima me gusto, pero estaba un poco simple... Pero esta muy muy genial esta, vas para adelante!
Spider-man was funny too... only one that was censored lol
you make me feel so proud.:) finally someone who liked my flash:)
Not bad....
While the content is....questionable, for this being a recently learned project to get used to the buttons (as well as hiding two of them) is ok. At least it looks like you got some practice in and tried to have a little fun with it then making rip-off work or annoying crap (like screamers or seizer flashing screens). Can't vote this high as it is a basic thing, but it's not something I'd vote a zero on. Everybody has to start somewhere~ Not everyone can jump into making something in Flash and be great at it ^^
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Dumb but funny
Alittle better graphics and a few more options this would make a good joke
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix spice cake mix and pureed pumpkin until thoroughly combined. Pour into a 13"x9" loaf pan and bake for 32-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. (If you don't have a 13"x9", two 8" round pans will work too -- just bake for 33-36 minutes.)
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Detective Catherine McLeod was always taught that in Glasgow, they don't do whodunit.
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Review by AHS-Wolfy
Catherine McLeod, a Detective Superintendent in the Glasgow police, realises her holiday is over when she's given the case of the murder of a high level member of one of the local drug gangs. If this is a precursor to a gang war then why has she been given it and not LOCUST, the organised crime unit? Meanwhile, Jasmine Sharp, an aspiring actress, has accepted her uncle's offer of a job so she can keep paying her rent. She finds that she's not really cut out for the private investigations business but she'll need to improve rapidly when her uncle Jim disappears and the only lead she can muster is an assassin who's been dead for 20 years.This is the first book of a series that is distinctly more serious than the author's previous work. That's not to say this book is lacking in the humour that Mr. Brookmyre is renowned for as there is plenty to be found in the banter between the police and their discourse with the local hoodlums. There's just less of the situational comedy used in previous releases. The reader follows the two streams through twists and turns until they converge and provide a well-plotted and paced mystery novel with the added bonus of having not one but two strong female leads. Having been a fan of Christopher Brookmyre's work for a while it's good to know I can follow Chris Brookmyre's releases just as avidly.
Review by Cassandra2020
This is a slight change in style for Chris Brookmyre (When did he decide to be Chris? Was it for this departure in style?). It's still crime, it's still Glasgow, the dialogue is still snappy and humorous. That's where the similarity ends. There's none of the comically inept criminals, no ranting by the author (that I spotted),no repeat characters (although I believe that he's going to continue with this strand and carry forward Jasmine as the lead), this is a more conventional crime novel.

So what does actually happen. It starts with what appears to be a Glasgow Gangland killing. We then follow the story via two sets of lead characters: Jasmine, a drama student turned PI who is helping out her ex-cop Uncle and Catherine a Glasgow detective investigating the aforementioned killing. Initially they are looking at very different crimes but, as is traditional with Brookmyre, they all intersect in the end. I doubt if that is much of a spoiler for you.

As far as the characters are concerned, they are nicely drawn and the dialogue is snappy and full of Glesca humour. I didn't like Jasmine initally, but warmed to her a little by the end. I though Catherine was an excellent character and the various other police worked well. Particularly liked Tron even thought I had worked out the
twists in his story quite early on.

I'll happily continue to be a fan of Christopher Brookmyre & will read the next one when it makes it to paperback. Just hope he's going to carry forward Catherine as well as Jasmine!

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Vinnie Paul on Pantera Reunion: 'If Eddie Van Halen Died, Would You Ask Zakk Wylde to Fill In?'
"It's really selfish for people to think that, and it's stupid," the drummer adds.
Vinnie Paul once again addressed the matter of a hypothetical Pantera reunion featuring Zakk Wylde on guitar, calling the idea's supporters "selfish" and the overall approach "stupid."
"People are selfish, man," Vinnie told EMP Rock Invasion (via Blabbermouth). "They want what they want; they don't care what you want. And it's unfortunate that people go, 'Oh, wow, man, they can get Zakk Wylde to jump up there on stage and it's Pantera again.' No, it's not, you know. It's not that simple."
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May 09th, 2017
Ann Magalhaes, who runs our classes in Rye, New York, was listening to a radio programme in which the interviewee was Norman Lear, writer and producer of sitcoms, who was just shy of his 94th birthday. Mid-way through the interview, he was asked if he had any tips for getting to 94 as spry and as successful and happy as he is. This was his response:
"[It] may be as simple as any two words in the English language – over and next. And we don't pay enough attention to them. When something is over, it is over … and we are on to next. And if there was to be a hammock in the middle … between over and next, that would be what is meant by living in the moment."
Ann said as a parenting educator this hit home! At The Parent Practice we encourage our clients not to linger on the 'bad' things our children have done. We often stew about slammed doors, muddy shoes in the hall, rolled eyes, tantrums … and we find ourselves staying angry or resentful about things that have already happened. Those of you who have ever asked a teenager to un-slam a door – well, you know how that goes!
Over and Next serve as a reminder that what happened is over and now it's time to move forward with some learning. It's now, as Lear says, 'hammock time', that split second between your child's emotional outburst and your response – the magical moment that enables you to connect with your child without anger, judgement or blame. It is the time to be present — take a deep restorative breath and remember that what happened is now over – and you get to choose how you handle what comes next. When we can get into the habit of responding this way, we no longer have to lose it with our kids! As Steven Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective Families) suggests, we can push the pause button and decide on a more constructive response.
Next is all about supporting your child in a constructive and positive way to learn a more appropriate behaviour; to make amends; or simply to solve whatever problem they are facing that day. This way, your child can start to think about what he or she can do the next time they are feeling that same emotion, so that they are empowered to deal with it in a more effective and positive way.
'Hammock time' is a moment to decide to build a deeper connection with your child. It is about practicing living in the space between over and next – the space where you can listen, encourage and love.
The key to making use of hammock time lies in these 5 things:
Taking good care of ourselves is not being selfish or self-indulgent – it is taking care of our needs so that we are better equipped to support our families. Try thinking of it as on-going professional development for your job as a parent. When we're calm, we can access the parenting skills we already have, and the ones we're learning and working on.
What can you do to look after your physical, intellectual, social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing?
To make sure you get into action:
TAKE one small step – rather than applying to run the marathon next year, join a local fitness class or download some running tracks and set off for the local park.
COMMIT money – if we pay up in advance, we're less likely to back out on the morning.
SCHEDULE it – the act of writing it into our diary makes it more likely to happen.
FIND a friend – either persuade a friend to join you in your run or trip to the museum, or ask them to act as a 'stand' for you which means you give them permission to call you and find out how it went.
It may help to use some calming techniques in the moment too so you can access your 'hammock' moment.
VISUALISE You can either visualise the stress and get rid of it or visualise something very calm and soothing.
VERBALISE Use a mantra to help you calm down. "Breathe and relax." Or maybe "That's over. What's next?" Counting to 10 also works.
MOVE Take deep breaths, do something physical like go for a walk, splash cold water on your face or hands, get a massage, leave the room.
Understanding why our kids do the things they do and why we respond the way we do is the subject of chapter 7 of our book, Real Parenting for Real Kids.
March 06th, 2017
On Wednesday March 8th it will be International Women's Day. This is a day that marks the huge advancements made by women and also is an opportunity to pause and look at where change still needs to be made. In the developing world of course there is much work still to be done in lifting women out of poverty, in healthcare, education and in improving the rights and status of women. But in the developed world also there is still a way to go before gender parity will be achieved.
I feel that those of us who are bringing up young women have a responsibility to educate our daughters to regard themselves and others with respect and to fight for equality for all, whether on the basis of gender or any other difference.
My daughter is my first born child. Before she was born my mother had warned me that boys were straightforward and that girls were much more complicated. To be honest that was not my experience. My boys taxed my parenting resources much more than my daughter. Perhaps I understood her better? Perhaps it was just personality differences? She is now, I hesitate to admit, old enough to be getting married. And as she is poised on that threshold I pause to reflect on what I want to say to her as she enters the next phase of her adult life.
As if that doesn't make me feel old enough my son and his wife are expecting their first child in a few weeks, a daughter. As we wait to welcome her into the world I'm thinking about what I'd say to her too about being a girl.
What do you want to say to your daughters? What messages do you want to give them about being women? If you are their mother what does it mean to you to be a woman in the 21st century? If you are their father what do you hope for on behalf of your little girl?
Mums, being a girl today is not the same as when you were growing up. Some things have improved. Attitudes toward women are generally different and there are many more legal protections against gender-based harassment and discrimination. Domestic violence is now being talked about whereas it used to be a 'dirty' secret. But your daughters are also subject to different and more intense challenges and pressures than the previous generation. From about the age of 10 a girl's self-esteem often goes into decline as she becomes more focused on herself, who she is and who she's becoming; the pressure to achieve in the academic, sporting and arts arenas today is enormous. While you will also have gone through the process of recalibrating your identity and working out friendships, what you believed in and how you fit into the world, you will have been able to do it in the privacy of your own home without the full glare of the spotlight that is social media to hinder the process. Young girls are sometimes behaving in a way they feel they 'should', rather than in a way they would like. Peer pressure has taken on new meaning.
The stresses in a tween and teen girl's life are so great now that eating disorders, self-harm and depression are more prevalent than ever before. Girls are growing up much faster. They are exposed to far more media and with it relentless messages about how they should look and behave. For girls how they look has become a constant obsession.
Girls tend to suffer much more from perfectionism than boys. Many believe that anything less than perfect is unacceptable. They can think that if they are not perfect they are unacceptable. We, as parents, may think that aiming high is a good thing but not if it turns into nothing is good enough. Perfectionism is a real problem when it prevents your daughter from taking risks, when she plays it safe, won't put up her hand, won't risk trying anything unless she's sure she can excel at it. It stifles ambition, wastes her potential and causes anxiety and loss of performance.
Nowhere is perfectionism more obvious than in relation to body image. This reaches a peak in the teens but starts much earlier. Studies show that 3 year olds are very aware of their bodies and talk about being fat-some kids insult each other by calling others 'fat'. We know that body dissatisfaction significantly affects feeling of self-worth and engagement with life. We also know that mums, as the same gender parent, can unwittingly pass on attitudes of dissatisfaction with their bodies to their daughters.
So what can parents of girls say to their daughters on International Women's Day? Well this is what I want to say to my daughter (and my granddaughter):
You may have many other things you'd say to your girls. Let us know what you think they need to hear.
If you're interested in exploring issues relating to girls come along to our Raising Girls Workshops.
November 23rd, 2015
This is a question that parents have understandably been asking in our classes this week. What has happened in Paris and in Beirut recently is a very shocking and terrible thing and how you talk to your children about it will vary a lot depending on the age of your children and their temperament and your own values. While everyone will be appalled by what has happened there may be different aspects of it that you would want to highlight to your children.
If your children are under the age of 3 then hopefully they are unaware of what is going on. I would always try to make sure that this age group are not exposed to the adult content of news programmes and the pictures on the front of the newspapers.
If they are 3-5 then I wouldn't raise it with them unless they ask questions and then try to do it without scaring them unnecessarily. We don't want our children to be assuming that people they see in the street are 'terrorists' or even 'bad people' and we don't want them to be afraid to go to sleep or to go out or to be terrified of you travelling. Calmly ask them what they know and don't add to the list of horrific facts. If you can see that they are afraid then admit that this was a shocking thing to have happened and that it is natural to feel frightened at first. You will have to find a balance, determined by your child's nature, between not promising them they will always be completely safe which is unrealistic, and making them jump at their own shadow. We face this balancing act already when we talk to our children about 'stranger danger'. You could try something along the lines of "sometimes people get very angry and they do very terrible things and they hurt others. They forget to use their words to sort things out. That's why it's very important to learn to talk about problems and not hurt anyone." This is putting it into words that they can relate to.
This theme can be used with older children too but they may be able to handle more information about what happened and they may be seeing for themselves some of the details in the media. School aged children will probably be hearing it about it at school so it's good to discuss it with them. Ask your aged 10+ children for their ideas about why it happened and what world leaders can do about it. What can we do about it?
Some of you will have kids who are oblivious to what's been going on and you're surprised to find that they knew about the attacks at all. Others may have been asking you questions endlessly and worrying about how it happened and being tremendously concerned for the families, for the people of Paris and Beirut, and perhaps for themselves. You may be despairing of how to handle this barrage. You may have an example of both approaches within your own family.
This doesn't mean that the first child doesn't have any compassion or doesn't care. But it is an indication of different temperaments. The more relaxed child may not be able to relate to something that's happened far away and is beyond his experience and understanding. The latter child is just more sensitive than the former. It's not good or bad –it just is. And we need to adapt our approach for each temperament.
For the former you may try to raise awareness a little if it feels appropriate whereas for the highly sensitive child you may be trying to temper it a little and to help him deal with his feelings. If you've got both in one family you may have to help one understand the other.
It will help to name the feelings overwhelming your upset child. Don't try to brush it under the carpet or your child will not be able to tell you about his worries in future. "You are really upset, aren't you? These events overseas have really worried you. You're a person who feels things in a big way and sometimes that is lovely and sometimes it can be burdensome for you. I know you felt really sad for those families of the people who were killed. I'm glad you care. Sharing your worries makes them a bit easier to deal with." It may help to use some kind of ritual to acknowledge the lives of the people who have passed away such as lighting a candle. This will give your child something practical to do.
If your child is very worried that something similar could happen where you live don't tell her there's no need to worry but acknowledge her worries and tell her about the steps that are being taken by the authorities to protect us. Sometimes it can help for children to have a worry box. Get them to write their worries down on a piece of paper and screw the paper up into a tight ball and then put it into the box. Then put the box away somewhere (not in the child's room) until the end of the week. At the end of the week unfold the worries and see that they have not come to pass. You can put them back in the box or throw them away –whatever the child chooses.
You may wonder why I'm mentioning values here. Surely we all have the same values –that this was a terribly wrong thing to do? Well, yes. But there is an opportunity here for us to teach our children something about difference.
As we know this atrocity was committed in the name of an organisation calling itself Islamic State and even though they do not represent the majority of peace-loving people who practice Islam many negative words have been and will be said about Muslims. Those of us who are not Muslims can teach our children that most Muslims are good people and that they don't need to be afraid of anyone wearing a hijab or otherwise looking a bit 'foreign'. We can teach our older children that the aim of organisations like IS is to make us afraid and to stir up dissension between faiths and that is exactly what leads to conflict. Encourage them not to give these bullies the satisfaction. Tell them that you will be going about your daily lives and will not alter what you do because you are not afraid and that you will be kind to any Muslim person you see who must be feeling very uncomfortable.
I was brought up as a Catholic so I can point to the troubles in Ireland and say to my kids that they know full well that not all Catholics are terrorists. If your children have Muslim friends say to them "Ahmed is not a killer is he?" If you meet a woman wearing Muslim dress smile at her and tell your children why you're making a point of that right now.
If you are a Muslim parent you may be feeling anxious for yourself and for your children. You may be feeling very angry about what is being in done in the name of your religion and tarnishing you in the process. You may have experienced prejudice. You may be clear what to say to your child about these events but wonder how to explain bigotry. It must be very difficult to explain to your child that others may judge and treat him unfairly because of his religion. I can't tell you exactly what to say but I would acknowledge his pain and fear.
Whatever our faith, colour, physical abilities, social standing or level of education we can teach our children to respect themselves and others by how we interact with them and others. We can teach them not to fear difference or the unfamiliar by our modelling and by exposing them to different experiences and people.
Fear comes from lack of understanding and from feeling powerless. We can help our children to see that they can make a difference by taking small steps to build trust between different peoples. Taking positive action to address these problems and make the world a better place helps empower kids. When people of minority groups feel a sense of belonging in their community they will have no reason to act out their disaffection and they can feel accepted enough to speak out against prejudice. Whether Muslim or non-Muslim talk with your child about how he or she can take a stand against intolerance. Talk to them about how this may be difficult to do if their friends are bad-mouthing Muslims. Practice with them how to say something like "I don't believe that."
This was a terrible thing to happen but perhaps out if it will come a generation committed to not fearing people who are different and to talking through problems. This may be a learning process for you too if you've grown up in an environment with little exposure to difference races or faiths. Let your children know that you are expanding your own horizons!
May 13th, 2015
Some kids talk more than others.
If you've got more than one child chances are you've noticed this. Some of that is down to temperament and some may be attributable to gender. I have a daughter who is very extroverted. She used to come home from school and tell me everything that had gone on in her day in the first 2 minutes. I had to gear myself up for the onslaught the minute she got home. I became really grateful when the kids got home at different times so I could focus on all their different needs. With Gemma my challenge was just to listen, not to jump in with advice. When I buttoned my lip and let her know I was listening the storm would blow itself out and often she would find her own solutions. She would talk in order to work out what she thought about things. She just needed to be heard.
I also have two sons who happen to both be introverts. They like to think through things before speaking. When they got home from school they liked to chill out and wouldn't offer anything about their day until the evening. I had a friend with a son with a similar disposition and she used to say she only found out what was going on in her son's life through what I told her I'd heard from my boy.
Many boys don't talk about their feelings. Traditionally men weren't encouraged to and perhaps unwittingly we still give boys messages that in order to be a man they need to manage alone. Sometimes parents still say "big boys don't cry" or we tell them not to make such a fuss or to be a big boy. If we tell our children to 'man up' what do we mean?
If dads model talking about how they feel about stuff then boys learn that it's ok for men to do so.
The best way to get a boy to talk is not to sit down for an eyeball to eyeball conversation but to do an activity together. This is what Steve Biddulph calls 'sideways talk'. Some of my best conversations with my sons have been while we've been walking or even doing the washing up together. When I picked them up from school we were more likely to get a conversation going if we were walking home. Usually pumping them for information about their day didn't work. We all know that the answer to the question "How was your day?" is "fine", with all the information that doesn't convey. Young children live in the moment and often can't be bothered to dredge up what happened earlier in their day. Some will actually want to keep their school world separate from home. They certainly won't tell us anything if they think we're going to judge, criticise, or perhaps even advise them.
You start the conversation. Tell him about your day. Tell him about age-appropriate things that you care about. Thank him for listening and maybe tell him you feel good talking to him. If you think he has something on his mind tell him you think he might be a bit worried about something. You can tell because of his body language or facial expressions or because of what he has said or done. Try to put yourself in his shoes. If you think you know what he's feeling describe what that might be like for him. He might not talk now but you've opened the door for a conversation. If he does talk don't say much, just nod a lot. Don't judge and DON'T offer advice.
I remember when my older son was preparing (or not) for exams he started being mean to his younger brother. He used to do that a lot when he was younger and I was afraid we were slipping back into old patterns. In my anxiety and frustration I was tempted to tell him off or punish him but I realised in time that it might be connected to the exams that he showed no signs of caring about. I talked with him about how he might be feeling, detailing his anxiety, wondering whether he was afraid of letting us down, speculating that it might be difficult to follow in his academically able sister's footsteps, even that he might be cross with himself for not having worked harder earlier. He didn't say much…but his body language changed –his shoulders were less slumped and he made more eye contact. And his behaviour toward his brother changed.
I'd like to say he aced those exams but that would be fiction. But he developed better habits for the next set and, more to the point, he learnt to process his feelings well and find appropriate outlets for his frustrations and fears. This son still doesn't talk a lot about his emotions but he is a great conversationalist and has good emotional awareness - he knows how to manage his feelings.
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Brass Swivel Four Sided Pendant
- Height: 25mm (1")
- Width: 4mm (.16")
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The path to business success is an open road and you'd better be ready for anything! What do businesspeople and entrepreneurs have in common with bikers? More than you'd suspect. The freedom of hitting the open road is a concrete extension of the need for freedom that encourages entrepreneurs to start businesses. The desire to succeed in business by doing it your own way is no different than the desire to hit the road and plot your own course on two wheels.
The Biker's Guide to Business explores these parallels and offers hard-won business wisdom specially suited for Business Bikers who do it their way-whether out on the highways or in the corporate boardroom.
Though written to appeal to bikers, the book is a handy business guide for anyone willing to take the ride. Whether or not you're a biker, the passion to ride is the same passion that pushes people to succeed professionally by taking their own path. Hop on, rev up, and succeed.
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Lucky Raffle winner
Narromine Cancer Support group held a garden party/fete. Club Quilt had a stall, lots of our members donated some goodies to sell, we raised $250 on the day. The first prize in the raffle was a painting by a local artist Faye Gardener and I was lucky enough to win it.Its a beautiful painting typical of the landscape around the river in Narromine.
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- Fiona @ Dragonfly-Crafts said...
You lucky girl.....
What a beautiful painting of your local area.
- April 10, 2008 at 7:40 PM
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This Wednesday sees the premiere of one of the biggest films shown at the T&T film festival; A movie about the island's national instrument the Steel-pan.
The docudrama is a perfect combination of the birth of the Steel-pan 70 years ago which divulges in the history of T&T's national instrument and the young people of Laventille who were involved in its creation as well as looking at the people who professionally play the Steel-pan every year in the Panorama competition.
Pan! Our Music Odyssey, written by Dr Kim Johnson, a pan historian and also the head of the Carnival Institute. Johnson made sure that the film stayed close to its roots in Trinidad, shooting the whole film on the island and using a cast of mainly Trinidadians including some of T&T's best known actors such Errol Fabien, Penelope Spencer, Che Rodriguez, and Conrad Parris. The film's hero is Goldteeth, played by emerging young talent Renaldo Frederick.
Due to the success of the film screening at the T&T film festival and Womex Music and Film market in Spain there have been talks to for the film to be shown in Paris, South Africa and Miami in 2015.
Pan! Our Music Odyssey opens at cinemas across T&T on November 5. It can be seen at Cinemas 8 Trincity, MovieTowne, Digicel IMAX and Empire Cinema, San Fernando.
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Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transport and former governor of Rivers state, celebrated his 51st birthday yesterday, 27th of May 2016.
Amaechi kicked off the birthday celebration with praise and worship session with Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Common Wealth Of Zion Assembly.
Then a small birthday party thrown for him by his colleagues.
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