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First, today's statistics:
6 in 60 seconds--a new record
ROACHES SPOTTED (and not the good kind)
Subset: LIVE: a baker's dozen
Subset: DEAD: way more
Subset: KILLED BY ME: not nearly enough
Did you know that, if kitchen counters aren't kept clean, and roaches turn the back of the spice rack into a makeshift jungle gym, then the tiny feces they eject get all encrusted on the counter? Let me tell you, it takes gobs and gobs of disinfectant wipes to get that stuff off.
Bit by bit, people. Much as I'd like, I can't just hose the place down, 'cause that's like screaming THIS PLACE IS DISGUSTING. And my roommate has stepped up to do the dishes more, which is awesome. She's now gone for a month, so I have high hopes that deep inroads will be made, and new tactical lines drawn on the formica battlefield.
Today I cleaned her cat's food dishes.
No wonder I haven't had an appetite lately.
That's not true. Today I went to a famous Russian deli that's a few blocks from me, and bought some baklava, some cheese pierogi, and some chopped beet salad. I also continued with the carrots and hummus theme of the week.
So last night I went to The Public and saw a LABrynth reading of a David Bar Katz play, featuring Eric Bogosian as a prophesying Jew mad with grief, who gets a whole shul to go along with his morally and literally suicidal plans. It was pretty great. I kept almost crying, then laughing. Deep in Act 2 it's revealed what propels him--he watched his wife be raped, her baby taken from her belly, a cat placed inside her, her belly sewn up, and her slow death from being clawed apart from the inside. Then he watched the soldiers laugh because the cat is still trying to escape. True story.
It almost redeems him.
See, the main character tells of the messiah coming, and he says that for God to redeem them all, they must break every Jewish law known. They go along with this, for various reasons.
Human nature's way of believing what we need to believe.
It was at this point in the play that I was reminded of George W. and his special brand of fearmongering psychopathia, how he was so successful early on in mobilizing paranoia into an almost religious frenzy.
It took us eight years, but the masses finally wised up, unlike the people in the play, who die in a fire, waiting for God to show up.
At the talkback, the question was raised as to whether the play were too offensive to be produced. I was kind of like, "It's not offensive, but isn't that why we do theatre in the first place? To offend intelligently? To provoke?" But I kept it all on the inside. Y'know, 'cause I'm new here.
Anyway, I was going to go back tonight for another reading, because, once you pay $81 for your monthly subway card, everything that's free feels freer because it don't cost nothing to get there, yo.
BUT, at 6:00pm, the chopped beet salad and the carrots and the hummus joined forces to morph into an angry meerkat trapped in my colon. Nothing foul was actually leaving my person, other than an occasional loud "piyGOOORRRRRRRphwskskOOORRRRssth." It was the kind of sound that, if it happens while someone is telling you something, upon hearing your shrieking bowel, the speaker will stop mid-sentence and look at you with a mixture of disgust and alarm.
Now, I know at least one of you reading this has sat next to me at a play and endured these unstoppable, unmutable noises and my consequent sweating and straining not to laugh at the dirty horribleness of it all. Seeing as I'm new in town, and trying to make a good impression and all, I eschewed the reading in favor of a Big Salad with a spicy dressing. I forgot to get a drink, and so the salad became rather painful. Tried to remedy this with an iced skim chai (because caffeine is best consumed at night), and then walked to Columbus Circle, where a giant gay marriage march was happening. "No 8, No Hate, Separate, Church and State!"
Oh, and I got paid. FINALLY.
i'm a white writer. in new york. original, no? i've been blogging since october 2002. this blog picks up in october 2008, when i moved from DC to NY...(and then I moved to Maine in 2012)
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The winds are sometimes strange in the big city.
Posted by Callie Kimball at 8:31 PM
Labels: causality, Immolation
1 comment:
- LAByrinth Theater Company said...
Really glad to hear you enjoyed David Bar Katz's Burning, Burning, Burning, Burning in LAByrinth's Barn Series - but we'd love it if you posted a comment on our blog (and link you yours) giving some of that feedback about offending / redeeming. As you can imagine, it's something we're talking about a lot at LAByrinth. Go get those roaches. LAB.
- November 13, 2008 at 11:02 AM
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All we wanted was some popcorn.
Gil, a pivotal member of a little though tight-knit organisation aboard my starship, was disturbed about morale, and suspicion a film night could lift spirits. we agreed, and set out to download a library of cinema from a circuitously space station. But that was apart from a finish of it. What started out as a little side goal ballooned into a clearly everlasting query to greatfully everybody on a ship. we had to fly to apart planets and far-flung cities to accumulate specific snacks, drinks, and other quadruped comforts. The vapid routine took hours to complete, sandwiched in between other some-more dire issues, and we roughly gave adult partway by due to perfect boredom.
But, as with a rest of Mass Effect: Andromeda, we pulpy on — not since of a disturb of adventure, though since of a people involved. we wanted my organisation to have that special night together. we wanted to share it with them. And a ensuing dusk full of smiling faces and impertinent jokes roughly finished it value it. Almost.
Mass Effect: Andromeda is a fourth diversion in a long-running role-playing series, though it kicks off a mint story set in a apart dilemma of a universe. Despite a new setting, Andromeda hews unequivocally closely to a predecessors, in sold a bizarre Mass Effect. The tract is epic in scale — you're on a query to assistance amiability flower in a new segment — while grounded in drama, vouchsafing we form low personal connectors with many of a tellurian and visitor characters. The storytelling and purpose personification are as good as they've ever been, and they're what kept me going for tighten to 50 hours.
The rest of a knowledge isn't scarcely as interesting. Andromeda is a vast diversion with so many to do, remarkably little of that is fun. It's mostly a tasteless and vapid diversion to play, mercifully punctuated by endearing account moments. Your delight will count on how many we like chatting with blue aliens.
Andromeda takes place 600 years after a bizarre Mass Effect trilogy. The diversion is centered around a Andromeda Initiative, a plan to inhabit a Andromeda star and spin it into a new home for humans and a other residents of a Milky Way, like a desirable and permanent Asari or a plain-spoken soldier Krogan. You play as possibly Sara or Scott Ryder who, like a rest of a initiative, have spent a past 6 centuries in cryosleep during a prolonged outing to your destiny home. It's a crafty setup that helps tie a diversion behind to a rest of a series, while also creation a uninformed start for those who are new to Mass Effect.
Of course, this being a video game, things go wrong roughly immediately. While bizarre intel suggested there would be mixed habitable worlds to colonize, what we find instead are a array of dangerous and mostly empty planets. To make matters worse, several arks — outrageous ships carrying 20,000 or so member of any Milky Way class — have left missing, holding a outrageous cube of a intensity competition with them. Oh, and there's a new immorality hazard to understanding with: an visitor competition of aroused eremite zealots called a Kett.
All of this falls on you, as your impression is bearing early on into a purpose of Pathfinder, a de facto personality and attach� for a initiative. The prolonged list of things you're obliged for includes creation planets suitable for colonization, initiating initial hit with new aliens, questioning a ruins of an modernized ancient civilization, and anticipating a approach to keep a Kett from ruining everything.
It's standard space show stuff, and ensures there's always some dire emanate in need of your attention. The bizarre Mass Effect trilogy was mostly compared to Star Wars for a epic scale, though for me Andromeda has many some-more of a Star Trek vibe. As shortly as we got my boat — a neat and beautiful qualification called a Tempest — and a little crew, we began to feel like a Starfleet captain. we was like Janeway navigating a hazardous opposite with devoted friends by my side. we was forced to understanding with issues both vital and minor, confronting severe decisions that would change a predestine of thousands, while negotiating personal squabbles among my team.
As with all BioWare games — in offer to Mass Effect, a developer is also behind role-playing array like Dragon Age and Star Wars: Knights of a Old Republic — a pivotal to this impression growth is dialogue. A good commission of Andromeda is spent chatting with politicians, subordinates, repugnant aliens, friends, criminals, and more. Conversation feels some-more natural, with a operation of responses that go over a good / bad model of prior games. You can select to contend things formed on tension or logic, to act like a jerk or a merciful friend. The outcome is a complement where we roughly always found a choice that matched what we unequivocally wanted to say, or during slightest a tighten approximation.
The discourse is important, not usually since there's a lot of it though since it ties into a many gratifying partial of Andromeda: a relationships. This is generally loyal of a Tempest's crew, who you'll be spending a lot of time with over a march of a game. Each member of a group feels like a genuine chairman (or alien) with their possess story and personal quirks. And a relations are fake in vast partial by what we say; a impression competence disclose in we or turn apart or maybe even tumble in adore formed on a approach we communicate. Relationships build in a steady, healthy fashion. After a few conversations we can coquette with someone, though a ensuing discourse is delightfully awkward. It takes time before something deeper comes from chitchat. It wasn't until 30 hours into a diversion that my favourite got their initial kiss.
The story also advantages from novel supplemental things to do. It competence sound crazy, though we positively desired returning to my boat after a prolonged goal to… check my email. Often I'd accept a summary from someone we helped, or a usually a fun sent by a friend. In an try to hearten me up, a decrepit Krogan Drack once sent me 37 opposite cinema of shotguns. The credentials discourse and texts do a good pursuit of offer fleshing out these characters, and their relations with any other. As I'd transport around a boat I'd hear a alloy chastising someone for blank a physical, or a maestro niggardly imparting difference of wisdom.
Whether or not enchanting characters is adequate to keep we invested in a diversion depends on your toleration for tedium. Because for all of a storytelling and role-playing prowess, Andromeda is remarkably bad as a video game. The biggest delinquent is a quests. While they can be narratively interesting, a missions are roughly zodiacally boring. Many are elementary fetch quests, tasking we with going from one area to another to collect an object or pull a button. Often when we get where you've been directed, you'll find we have to afterwards go somewhere else, and so on, ad nauseam.
Missions are structured to be both repeated and predictable, and they feel generally antiquated if you've played other complicated large-scale role-playing games like The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt or Horizon Zero Dawn. If a missions aren't fetch quests, they're battles, branch Andromeda from a role-playing knowledge into a drab, below-average shooter. The fight does get somewhat some-more enchanting as we clear new abilities — we generally favourite a unconstrained worker that would assistance in conflict — though it never manages to be startling or all that thrilling. You also always know when a firefight is about to happen, since a Andromeda star is full of bedrooms designed with cover-based shootouts in mind.
This exercise extends to all from a dungeons to a puzzles. The visitor vaults on any planet, that offer as a game's dungeons, are scarcely matching in terms of both blueprint and presentation. You'll be elucidate a same kind of puzzles via a game, all of that are unequivocally simple, and fighting enemies that act a same either they're Kett soldiers or sentient robots. Over a march of a game, we battled a accurate same trainer during slightest a half dozen times. Repetition isn't inherently a bad thing; games like Destiny and Overwatch work since they're built on a rock-solid sharpened substructure that's fun, moment-to-moment. It's an knowledge we want to repeat. Andromeda, on a other hand, is a tasteless cover-based shooter. Its fight is not scarcely clever adequate to lift a experience.
The underwhelming gameplay is astonished by some baffling pattern choices. Andromeda's menus are an comprehensive mess, burying critical aspects like your squad's ability tree or a choice to qualification new gear. Many of a facilities are mostly unexplained, forcing we to hunt — or, in my case, event on — them yourself. At times, a diversion feels officious antagonistic. Multiple puzzles will retaliate we for removing them wrong, promulgation a new call of enemies after we should we make an error.
Then there are a abundant technical issues. Most are quite cosmetic: animations or sound effects that are bizarre though don't impede a gameplay, per se. One time we respawned in a close cave inside of my hulk automobile that was ostensible to be watchful outside; it was humorous though not diversion breaking. But other problems are some-more bothersome. we was forced to reload an aged save mixed times after a diversion froze or forsaken my impression into a clearly everlasting abyss. Once we spent 10 mins articulate to a crewmate usually to find myself totally stranded behind a potted plant when a discuss was done. we had to reload and run by a whole review again.
For many players, these innumerable issues competence understandably be a deal-breaker. Mass Effect: Andromeda is mostly not a fun diversion to play. The missions are boring, a movement repetitive. But for a certain kind of chairman — and we count myself among them, for improved and for worse — a story is usually adequate to consequence a investment. Completing a vapid goal competence move we closer to a impression you're unequivocally trustworthy to, or, on a grander scale, we competence see a star develop in fascinating ways. we desired examination a several colonies grow from little settlements into abounding communities over a march of a diversion — even if nudging this swell felt like checking off my chores.
When a epic culmination was over, and a credits rolled, we wasn't meditative about all of a vapid things Andromeda forced me to do. I'd mostly lost about a long, drifting drives by a dried and a hundreds of robots we had to shoot. Instead, we remembered a time Peebee, a detached archaeologist, finally concluded to go on a date with my favourite in 0 gravity, and a low eremite conversations had with Suvi, a ship's scholarship officer, over tea. You'll have to put adult with a lot to knowledge these moments, though they're honeyed and memorable.
But you're forgiven if you'd rather not transport opposite a star to get a few smiles during film night.
Mass Effect: Andromeda launches Mar 21st on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
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For the sake of argument, let's agree that catharsis can come from viewing tragedies. We watch movies circulating around slums and the darkest corners of imagination not only to get a clearer understanding of them but also because we come away feeling a little more alive and grounded in our own circumstances. But there is a unique squalor of America not found anywhere else in the world. A sort of squalor of choice or adaptation where people dwell in their own filth and close-mindedness willingly, and with perceptions that someone forced to live in such a way might not understand. So in response to this catharsis, I'll be the first to admit that Gummo sort of hit me like a drug. Say, heroin for example. I couldn't quite grasp what was going on, but in the trailer when I heard Madonna's voice singing, "In the midnight hour, I can feel your power, just like a prayer, you know I'll take you there…" over cigar-smoking, cat-torturing youth, a boy in filthy bathwater, a tornado and a happy albino woman dancing in a parking lot, I was pulled into a trial run. But since it also induces a fever-like edge of comedy, I'm going to write this review in the form of a mock prescription.
If you like to be pulled out of yourself in order to see the irony and falsehood of the pursuit of the "American Dream," Gummo might be for you. Set in the tornado-stricken city of Xenia, Ohio, it features the lives of two boys, Solomon (Jacob Reynolds) and Tummler (Nick Sutton), who spend their days killing cats to sell to butchers, riding bikes with mismatched parts, sniffing glue, having sex, and philosophizing about life in an eerie way that only a person living in this reality can. Their town is filled with strange and disturbing people who are rooted so deeply in their own bitterness, racism, and boredom that their actions can only be received as a cult-like unison of abandon and self-destruction. Chloe Sevigny plays Dot, who along with her sisters Darby and Helen, occupy themselves with a benign sense of vanity and seclusion similar to Little and Big Edie in Grey Gardens. Not exactly hard to watch, but still strange.Continue Reading
Shattered Glass
The print journalist drama is a bona fide subgenre; the most popular films like All The President's Men or, more recently, Spotlight are about the crusading journalist overcoming obstacles in pursuit of the truth. Often more interesting is the cynical side of the coin, about the corruption of truth, but those films don't usually connect with the public or award-givers as easily. The best of the genre would be a couple of masterpieces -- Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole and to some extent Orson Welles' Citizen Kane -- but one film that went under the radar upon release and holds up very well is Shattered Glass. The 2003 docudrama was written and directed by Billy Ray, based on the true story of Stephen Glass (Hayden Christensen), a manipulative young reporter for the respected, 100-year-old highbrow magazine New Republic. When it appears that one of his stories was fabricated, an investigation by the editor, Chuck Lane (Peter Sarsgaard) leads to the embarrassing revelation that actually at least twenty-seven articles he wrote were completely made up.
Glass is the kind of passive aggressive guy who continually says "I'm sorry" or worse, asks his colleagues "Are you mad at me?," putting them in the position to make him feel better, even when he's wrong. He seems to have a knack for finding interesting characters and angles to political and cultural stories, and though he cozies up to anyone who could help his career, he's especially cuddly to the women he works with (in an asexual way). But as a journalist he's respected as a real wunderkind, apparently traveling the country finding witnesses to his colorful and offbeat pieces. When the beloved editor Michael Kelly (Hank Azaria) is fired for trying to overly defend his staff from management, he is replaced by the less lovable Lane. Glass writes an entertaining piece about a computer hacker convention that catches the admiring eye of the editor for Forbes Digital online magazine. He passes it to a writer, and here is where the Woodward and Bernstein of the story emerge. A pair of tech writers (Steve Zahn and Rosario Dawson) start to investigate Glass' sources and find nothing but holes. While Glass can not account for all his shoddy note-taking, Lane becomes the only one who can take on the popular writer, as his colleagues, especially writer Caitlin Avey (indie darling Chloë Sevigny) have fallen under his spell.Continue Reading
The Brown Bunny
It could be a hearty bias that this is currently one of my favorite feature-length independent films. With that said, I understand that it is arguably very exclusive in terms of its audience. The Brown Bunny, written and directed by Vincent Gallo, might lend itself to being watched a few times before going down smoothly.
This film is the haunting story of Bud Clay (Vincent Gallo)—a professional motorcycle racer caught in his own literal nightmare. A repetitive adventure from New Hampshire to California coming across women that he attempts to let into his life with haste in order to mend his loneliness. But as he soon discovers, the ghost and memory of his only true love Daisy (Chloë Sevigny) is not only irreplaceable, but at the peak of his heart's desire and torment. Though Bud tries daily to fill the void of her existence, the film concludes with us being able to view the tragic end of their love and leaves a bold statement you won't soon forget. A statement, etched in pulchritude, of a nature that only the human race suffers and yet is one of the eerie qualities that still manages to make it wonderful and unique.Continue Reading


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The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my keen and firm Strength in Whom I will trust and take refuge, my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my High Tower.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
I Fought the Sloth, and the Sloth Lost
The Lord is my Rock, my Fortress, and my Deliverer; my God, my keen and firm Strength in Whom I will trust and take refuge, my Shield, and the Horn of my salvation, my High Tower.
Posted by Renna at 12:01 AM
Labels: blog challenges, health, pets, video
41 comments:
- Tea said...
Good for you kickin' out the sloth! Would you mind comin' up here and givin' it the boot? My older sister says she has to turn around & kick herself in the seat. _giggles_ (She's lives in Pharr, TX.)
Love the critter pictures. :)
No way I'm gettin' that song stuck in my head. ;P
Have a great week!
- April 9, 2009 at 5:56 AM
- Emily said...
Yay! You won a trophy! Congratulations on stepping up the energy level.
- April 9, 2009 at 6:47 AM
- Chatty Kelly said...
GREAT JOB!!!!! WOW. That is just great. Move it!
- April 9, 2009 at 7:09 AM
- DidiLyn said...
My dogs keep me moving every day too. Well, And Linda, too. :-)
Yay for you!
- April 9, 2009 at 7:43 AM
- Shannon said...
That's great! Yay for you! The lemur song from Madagascar has popped into my head now... I like to move it, move it. You like to move it, move it. We like to Move IT!
- April 9, 2009 at 7:49 AM
- Wool Winder said...
Good for you! I want to be excited about keeping house, but it hasn't quite kicked in yet.
- April 9, 2009 at 7:51 AM
- Blessings each day said...
Hey Sissy or should I say Yeah Sissy?
Heck with the song and all, I've got Leyna's cute face burned in my mind and I want to smooch, smooch, smooch her...could you send her over here? Tinka would be in seventh heaven as her favorite playmate is a little Boston Terrier across the street!
Blessings always AND congratulations,
- April 9, 2009 at 8:02 AM
- cinnamongirl93 said...
Good girl! I'm sure the 30 minutes per day helped give you the feel good feeling that you are having. I know that it releases endorphins that release a sense of well being. It's a natural pain reliever. Pretty cool.
- April 9, 2009 at 8:07 AM
- WhiteStone said...
Yep, exercise puts "feel good" into your brain. That's why some get addicted to running..they get a 'runner's high' and if they skip a day they go bohnkers. LOL. But I think spring also energizes. You should read my blog today about putting mountain lions at bay! I was so surprised to read your title cause it could have been mine!
- April 9, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- Joansie said...
Gosh, will you send some of that energy my way! Congrats on your commitment. As for SAD...Vermont is the second cloudiest state in the U.S....not much for sunshine!
- April 9, 2009 at 8:37 AM
- Farm Chick Paula said...
Yay! Good for you!
I too have been very sluggish this winter... more so than I ever remember. Maybe I've had SAD too.
But when the warm sunshine pokes through and the spring breezes are blowing, I gotta be outside!
Thank you very much for the tune- now I'll be singing this while I mow the yard!
- April 9, 2009 at 8:42 AM
- My Open Nest said...
So this award proves your get-up-and-go came back, and I'm happy for you. I've been right there with you. It's amazing how quickly we feel the results of moving. See I didn't even use the word ex...... well, you know what I mean.
I'm proud of you and I know your puppies and Mr. S. are happier campers too.
- April 9, 2009 at 8:48 AM
- Nancy said...
Bravo! I am proud of you. :o)
My doctor threw the same challenge at me on Tuesday: get moving at least 30 minutes a day. I don't have any four-legged pals, so it will be just me pounding the pavement. :o( I hope I stay as committed as you.
- April 9, 2009 at 8:52 AM
- Jenny said...
Congrats for completing the challenge and kicking that slog to the curb. Cute dogs:)
- April 9, 2009 at 9:01 AM
- MSM said...
I've been participating in 2nd cup's challenge, and fortunately I know from past 'bursts of energy' how much it will pay off . . . but this last week and then some, I have been d r a g g i n g. It might be because our weather is 72 degrees one day and in the 30s the next, and back and back with that.
I don't even want to have to figure out how to get dressed in the morning!
- April 9, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Stacey said...
WOW! I am so impressed. And motivated. Truly, I am. I am going to do the same thing as you... 30 minutes a day, right? That's great! I wonder if Rosebud would come on a leash? Uh, no, didn't think so!
- April 9, 2009 at 9:51 AM
- Sue said...
That's great for you and the pooch. Keep up the good work.
- April 9, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Kitty said...
I'd like to feel enthused about cleaning the house too ... but I have no dog to walk. Do you think the cat would mind if I put a lead on her and dragged her round the neighbourhood for a couple of weeks?
- April 9, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Beverlydru said...
I rose to the challenge too and I'm glad I did! I feel better too. In fact, I feel good, like I knew that I would. LOL - thanks for the video celebration. A pleasure to meet you Reena.
- April 9, 2009 at 2:06 PM
- Brenda@View From The Pines said...
Oh, how I need to do this myself. My back aches and I feel a hundred years old. Yet why do I resist getting myself out and about? I don't know. That sweet dog makes me laugh every time. Lucky Pepper too!
- April 9, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- Angela said...
That is excellent!! Congrats to you!
- April 9, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- Carol said...
You crack me up.
Good for you on not only taking on that challenge but accomplishing it!!!!!!
FYI: I refuse to watch the video for I know myself and it would be stuck there for days!!! LOL
- April 9, 2009 at 6:39 PM
- Tipper said...
Yay for you!! Sometimes we need a challenge to get us off the couch :) Glad you're feeling more energized. Love love James Brown-who couldn't!
- April 9, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- Linda said...
3 cheers for Renna! I must concur. I have forced myself to 'get busy' and I am sleeping better and feeling better. It is the spring cleaning and yard work for me. I'll be so happy when winter is really over! I'm tired of having cold feet.....
- April 10, 2009 at 4:07 PM
- nikkicrumpet said...
YAY you! I'm glad you've gotten your energy back. And I bet the dogs are THRILLED with this challenge! And I bet they even feel more energetic too!
- April 10, 2009 at 7:02 PM
- Aunt Kathy said...
Bravo Renna... and I chuckled about the "I choose not to" comment about the D word
- April 11, 2009 at 11:53 AM
- Amy said...
I'm so proud of you!
I've felt the same way this winter - total lack of energy, no motivation...and then spring arrived!
- April 11, 2009 at 8:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
Yay! You are so right on about getting out there. It lifts the soul. Hey - I think I'll get out there.
- April 12, 2009 at 9:45 AM
- Suzan said...
I'm "anonymous" in the comment above. Must have hit the enter key too quickly
- April 12, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- nannisandi said...
Well done you...it's so hard to get up and go after a lomg winter. I am doing the D thing in time for our holiday and need to move as well as eat better.Thanks for the nudge in the right direction!
- April 12, 2009 at 1:52 PM
- Nancy said...
Putty Tat... chuckle... I LOVE that name!
Good for you that you are walking every day. I really am happy to read that.
I bike every day and a day not biked makes me feel bah...
Keep it up with the walking!!!
- April 12, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- Renna said...
Tea, I'm cracking up at your older sister's kicking herself in the seat comment! ;-Þ
Shannon, I've yet to see Madagascar. It's on my list of movies to see. :-)
Whitestone, I agree, I think spring does energize all of God's creation!
Aw, come on, Carol, you know you wanta watch it. I feel good, da da da da da da!
Nancy, Putty Tat was a result of no one in the family being able to agree on a name for our new cat. We decided to call her Putty Tat until we came up with a name, which we obviously never did. ;-Þ
- April 12, 2009 at 7:40 PM
- Sarah said...
Hi Renna! My mom (Bev) talks about you often--I think you're the one who turned her on to knitting dishcloths, maybe? Then I saw your comment on her Easter post and figured you live in Texas, too! So I just wanted to stop in and say hi!
(And I read once that exercise is better at defeating depression and anxiety than even medication. I don't know if that's true of not, but it sounds like it worked!)
Anyway, hi! I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts :)
- April 13, 2009 at 8:56 AM
- 2nd Cup of Coffee said...
Now Renna, this IS fun! yes it is! We are going to hold each other accountable, and we are doing this for 2 weeks. Glad you're in!
- April 13, 2009 at 7:45 PM
- Cha said...
Good for you!
David and I walk around the town lake while Aaron kayaks around.
It's fun to watch him while we walk. Patty dog stays home. She might try to jump in the lake after her boy. :)
- April 13, 2009 at 8:51 PM
- "Dove" said...
Good for you for moving on! :) I guess sometimes we have to get up and MOVE to shake the lazys out of us. I should heed that advice myself. Oh, dear. I fear you may have motivated me. And the couch is so comfy....
- April 13, 2009 at 11:51 PM
- Becky said...
Renna, GOOD FOR YOU!!! I am so glad you have rediscovered your energy.
- April 14, 2009 at 8:25 AM
- Robin said...
Well Renna, I'm so happy for you! That is just awesome. Keep it up girl!
- April 14, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- Isle Dance said...
Jackpot!!! I was your 4,000th visitor (on your profile page) just now!!! Wee!!! (Thanks so much for being here!)
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YAY - good for you! I kept it up too and it has really made a difference.
I FINALLY have a computer up and running again, so I'll be around more. And I see on your post that Linda's doing it again so I am off to sign up again. Luckily yesterday and today I did my 30 so I can jump in already caught up!
- April 15, 2009 at 10:01 PM
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Excellent post, Renna! I'm joining you and making it an effort to do something out of the ordinary. I'm committing to you but don't tell anyone else! lol
I'll report back here next Wednesday. I hope I remember. If I forget and YOU remember, feel free to BUST MY CHOPS!
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When the American Kennel Club and Eukanuba co-hosted Celebrate Dogs! in Orlando, December 13–14, Morris Animal Foundation staff were there to join in the nation's largest event to celebrate our canine companions. Erin Searfoss, senior project manager for the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, and Roxanne Davis, director of organizational giving, enjoyed meeting canine heroes participating in the Morris Animal Foundation's Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.
Study participants spread some Golden cheer and joy to the event's "Meet the Breed" attendees. The volunteers joined efforts with the Golden Retriever Club of America* to showcase the versatility and cheerfulness of the Golden Retriever breed. In nearly every showcase, from conformation to obedience to dock diving, you could find a Golden Retriever. There were even a few Christmas "devils" at the event.
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Supporters can purchase online* at fulhamfc.com/tickets, by popping into or calling the Ticket Office on 0843 208 1234 (option 2) or by sending back your completed renewal form in the post.
*Restricted View and Disabled supporters cannot renew online
How long is my seat held for?
All current Season Ticket Holder seats will be held until 5pm on Monday 10th April 2017.
When is the Early Bird price deadline?
The Early Bird price deadline is 5pm on Monday 10th April 2017. Regular Price tickets take effect from Saturday 15th April.
I want to move my seat and the one I want is available - what do I do?
If a seat is available, you are welcome to go ahead and reserve it and complete your purchase.
I want to move my seat but there isn't much choice in my preferred location?
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I have renewed my Season Ticket but now want to move - what do I do?
If you decide that you want to move after you've already renewed, that is not a problem. You will have an option to move free of charge during the Seat Move Window on Thursday 13th April, or alternatively please contact the Ticket Office on 0843 208 1234 (option 3) - please note that outside of the Seat Move Window there will be a £10 administrative fee.
Do I have to move from the Putney End?
For 2017/18, Season Tickets will no longer be available to renew or purchase in the Putney End. Instead, all current supporters in this stand will be asked to add their support and join fans in home areas of the ground.
Can I pay by instalments?
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What is the auto cup scheme?
By registering a valid debit or credit card with the Club, when we are drawn at home in the FA or League Cup, you will automatically be sent a ticket for your seat. Prices will vary depending on our opponents. This is a season-long initiative, and as such supporters will need to ensure they enroll for 17/18.
What is the Away Season Ticket?
By registering a valid debit or credit card with the Club, you will automatically be sent a ticket for each away game. As the prices are set by the home team prices will vary.
What is a Restricted View seat?
A Restricted View seat is defined as being one where the view of either goalmouth is blocked in part by a permanent fixture or fitting, such as a handrail or a roof-supporting pole.
Owing to the age of our ground there are a number of Restricted View seats in various locations. The sight-line and extent of the restriction does vary greatly from seat-to-seat. For further information and to view some examples, please read our online Visitor Guide or by calling the Ticket Office on 0843 208 1234 (option 2) to arrange a viewing.
The person that sits next to me isn't renewing. How can I buy their seat?
The current occupier will need to provide written consent to the Ticket Office, before the seat release date, that they will not be renewing their seat and that they authorise for the seat to be taken over by you. Otherwise the seat will be released on General Sale.
Will I receive a new card ahead of the 2017/18 season?
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What happens if I lose my card?
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Disabled and Personal Assistant Seats:
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I had the manifold and manifold gasket replaced along with the thermostat and since the front only blows cold air when heat is on but the back blows hot now I am smelling antifreeze also since the repair my truck seems to act like its going to die out when I start it and it bogs down when im driving on the highway what could be the issue
When I do an intake manifold job on Expeditions and f-150s I advise my customer that there is a high probability that the intake will have to be replaced as well.The groove that the water jacket gasket sits in often times will chip away,thus leaving the o-ring seal nowhere to sit in,and if it is just put together like that you are guaranteed a leak/s along the intake and then coolant will run into the plug holes causing misfire,rough running,hesitation on accel.Have a look at the front corners of the intake,the low coolant level due to coolant leak is causing your no heat concern as well.
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Some aftermarket manifolds may require a little more TLC after installiation. Make sure it is FULL of coolant. If rear heat is ok then front should be too. IF it was ok before repair mention that to shop as well.
Some aftermarket manifolds may require a little more TLC after installiation. Make sure it is FULL of coolant. If rear heat is ok then front should be too. IF it was ok before repair mention that to shop as well.
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I've been finding the Buddhism in Russian, namely Kalmykia and buratyia, and their histories very fascinating.
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All I know is that Tsem Tulku Rinpoche's mother was Kalmykian. Perhaps you could ask him these questions on his blog (scroll down to the near the bottom of the page for the contact form).
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He married Jean Read Sept. 17, 1946. He farmed in the Lamesa area for six years before working as a pumper for Seaboard Oil Company and its successor Texaco. He retired from Texaco in 1980 after 27 years of service. He was a member of Crestview Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon and a trustee.
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The Transparency Requirements Law (Law 190(I)/2007) transposed into domestic law:
- the EU Transparency Directive (2004/109/EC) on transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market; and
- part of EU Directive 2007/14/EC, which sets out detailed rules for the implementation of the Transparency Directive.
This update summarises the key changes introduced by the EU Directive 2013/50/EC, which amends the Transparency Directive. This amending directive entered into force on November 26 2013.
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is responsible for the supervision and enforcement of the Transparency Requirements Law. The law applies to:
- issuers of transferable securities listed for trading on a regulated market that have Cyprus as their home member state; and
- transferable securities that are traded on the stock exchange, apart from instruments of payment and money market instruments.
The law also imposes reporting and notification requirements on Cypriot issuers and their shareholders. Shareholders are required to notify a Cypriot issuer and CySEC regarding the percentage of an issuer's voting rights that they hold through acquisition or disposal where that percentage reaches, exceeds or falls below 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50% or 75%.
The law does not apply to units issued by and traded in undertakings for collective investments in transferable securities (UCITS), unless they are closed-ended funds.
Cyprus has yet to transpose the amending directive into domestic law, even though the deadline was November 26 2015. However, the relevant bill is expected to be passed in 2016.
The key changes that the amending directive has introduced will help Cypriot issuers to streamline their reporting requirements and obligations. Additional restrictions and obligations have been imposed, but the clarifications and abolition of certain requirements are a welcome change. The key changes introduced are set out below.
Under the Transparency Requirements Law, an 'issuer' is a natural person or legal entity governed by private or public law (including a state) whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market. The law does not specify whether this definition also includes an issuer of non-listed securities represented by depositary receipts admitted to trading on a regulated market. The amending directive expressly includes issuers of depositary receipts representing non-listed securities.
Home member state
The amending directive clarifies the definition of 'home member state' and sets out rules for choosing a home member state. The Transparency Directive takes precedence over the Transparency Requirements Law in any conflict regarding the definition of 'home member state'.
The key changes to the definition of 'home member state' include the fact that an issuer of debt securities worth less than €1,000 per unit or an issuer of shares incorporated in a third country (ie, an EU or EEA member state) may now choose its home member state from member states in which its securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market.
Further, apart from issuers of debt securities worth less than €1,000 per unit or issuers of shares, issuers can choose their home member state from:
- a member state in which the issuer has its registered office, where applicable; and
- member states in which its securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market.
The issuer may choose only one home member state.
Financial reports
The Transparency Requirements Law requires Cypriot issuers to prepare annual, half-yearly and quarterly financial reports. Annual financial reports must remain publicly available for at least five years. The amending directive has increased this period to 10 years.
The Transparency Requirements Law provides that a Cypriot issuer of shares or debt securities must publish its half-yearly report as soon as possible and within two months of the expiration of the relevant period at the latest. The amending directive has extended this deadline to three months after the end of the relevant period at the latest.
The amending directive also prohibits member states from requiring issuers to publish reports more frequently, apart from cases in which:
- the additional periodic financial information does not constitute a disproportionate financial burden on the member state concerned, in particular for small and medium-sized issuers; or
- the content of the additional periodic financial information required is proportionate to the factors that contribute to investment decisions by the investors in the member state concerned.
This means that due to the fact that the amending directive takes precedence over the Transparency Requirements Law, certain Cypriot issuers may no longer be required to prepare quarterly financial reports.
Interim management statements
Under the Transparency Requirements Law, a Cypriot issuer must publish interim management accounts every six months of the financial year. The amending directive abolishes this obligation and instead provides that member states can require issuers to publish additional periodic financial information under certain conditions.
Extension of notification requirements for financial instruments
The Transparency Requirements Law requires a party that directly or indirectly holds financial instruments that allow it to acquire (on the holder's initiative and under a formal agreement) shares with voting rights of an issuer admitted to trading on a regulated market to notify CySEC and the regulated market on which the securities are listed. In its existing form, the law focuses on financial instruments which give the holder voting rights in a Cypriot issuer.
The amending directive clarifies that the notification requirements apply when the financial instruments give the holder an unconditional right and discretion to acquire shares with voting rights attached.
Further, the amending directive now extends the notification requirements for major holdings of voting rights to include direct and indirect holdings of financial instruments that have the same economic effect as the holding of shares, whether or not they confer a right of physical settlement.
Under the amending directive, holdings of financial instruments will be aggregated with holdings of shares and voting rights for calculating notification requirement thresholds.
Obligations on primary forest logging industry
Under the amending directive, issuers active in the primary forest logging industry must prepare an annual report for all payments of €100,000 or more made to governments. The report must be made public six months after the end of each financial year at the latest and must remain publicly available for at least 10 years.
New loans
The Transparency Requirements Law provides that a Cypriot issuer must publish immediately details of each new loan issued (ie, general terms, guarantees and security). The amending directive abolishes this requirement.
Amendments to MAA
The Transparency Requirements Law provides that each Cypriot issuer must provide proposed amended documents of incorporation to CySEC and the regulated market on which its securities are listed as soon as possible and prior to the date of the general meeting held to approve or reject the amended documents. The amending directive abolishes this requirement.
Administrative sanctions
The amending directive provides that the relevant competent authority may impose administrative measures and sanctions for a violation of the Transparency Directive and the relevant domestic legislation of each member state, including:
- the issue of public statements indicating the party responsible and the nature of the violation;
- the issue of an order requiring the party responsible to cease its conduct;
- the issue of a fine for failure to perform the required disclosures and notification requirements of up to:
- €10 million or 5% of annual turnover, or up to twice the profits gained or losses avoided due to the violation (whichever is higher), in the case of a legal entity; or
- €2 million or twice the profits gained or losses avoided due to the violation (whichever is higher), in the case of a natural person; and
- the suspension of voting rights attached to shares where there is a failure to meet the notification requirements within the required timeframe for the acquisition or disposal of major holdings of voting rights – this penalty may be reserved for serious violations only.
Under the Transparency Requirements Law, the largest financial administrative penalty that CySEC can impose is €341,000, or €683,000 for a party that has provided or confirmed false or misleading information or concealed evidence or information.
The amending directive introduces technological advances regarding the publication and dissemination of regulated information. As of January 1 2018, a web portal will operate as a European electronic access point for regulated information. Member states will need to provide access to their central storage mechanisms via the access point. Further, as of January 1 2020, all annual financial reports will need to be prepared in a single electronic reporting format, provided that the required cost-benefit analysis is undertaken by the European Securities and Markets Authority.
The amending directive has clarified a number of issues and tweaked certain aspects of the previous regime. The clarifications regarding depositary receipts and how an issuer determines its home member state offer issuers a greater level of certainty and greater flexibility through:
- the abolition of the requirement to disclose new loan notes;
- the abolition of the requirement to disclose amendments to an issuer's instruments of incorporation; and
- the abolition of the obligation to prepare interim management statements and publish financial information in addition to annual and half-yearly reports.
The amending directive has also introduced new restrictions – most notably, the extension of notification requirements to economic interests and the introduction of more stringent sanctions.
The amending directive has streamlined the operation of the Transparency Directive and issuers and shareholders now have greater clarity on their reporting requirements and obligations.
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Did you know there is a strong connection between birds in Utah and Mexico? The American White Pelican commonly breeds in Utah and Idaho, and then travels south to spend the winter in Mexico. Researchers are banding birds and using GPS transmitters to track their movements. Follow along on their tracking website and keep on the lookout for banded birds!
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The Sonoran Joint Venture Awards Grants to Seven Projects in 2017
The Sonoran Joint Venture recently selected its finalists for the 2017 SJV Awards Program. The objective of the SJV Awards Program is to support the investigation and conservation of birds and their habitats within SJV boundaries by providing funds through a competitive program. The SJV is pleased to announce the following award recipients.
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Belding's Yellowthroat Conservation in southern Baja California
The SJV Awards Program supported the work of biologists in Baja California Sur to research the endemic and endangered Belding's Yellowthroat, as well as to develop strategies for its conservation.
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Arizona Welcomes Four Newly Designated Important Bird Areas
The Arizona Important Bird Areas Program is a collaborative partnership that works to protect critical bird habitat. This year, the program added four new additions: Patagonia Mountains, Tucson Mountains, Las Cienegas National Conservation Area, and the Tucson Sky Island Region.
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Open Pipes: A Hidden Killer for Birds
We are working to raise awareness about a silent killer within the bird conservation community, open vertical pipes. They can be found almost everywhere – on homes, office buildings, construction sites, agricultural fields, mining operations, even on protected public lands. They can take the form of fence posts, sign posts, irrigation systems, survey markers, vents on buildings and even vault toilet ventilation ducts. Any open vertical pipe between one and 10 inches in diameter with smooth walls (such as PVC or metal) is basically a death trap where birds and other wildlife can become ensnared and perish.
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Celebrating the Importance of Stopover Sites
This year, we celebrate International Migratory Bird Day by recognizing the importance of stopover sites for migratory birds. Events are taking place world-wide to promote the conservation and knowledge of vital areas used by birds to rest and refuel on migratory journeys.
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Safeguarding Our Shorebirds: Launch of the Pacific Americas Shorebird Conservation Strategy
Led by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Audubon Society, 15 different countries participated in the development of a major new resource for the conservation of shorebirds along the entire Pacific Americas Flyway. The Pacific Americas Shorebird Conservation Strategy integrates conservation actions across the full suite of geographical, ecological, and cultural landscapes to provide a coordinated and connected framework to protect shorebirds and their habitats.
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SJV Science Working Group Welcomes New Participants
All are welcome to participate in the Sonoran Joint Venture's Science Working Group, a "conservation think tank" that conducts bird conservation planning, monitoring, and project development for the SJV region.
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Emily Clark Joins SJV as Communications and Partnerships Specialist
Meet Emily Clark – the newest member of the Sonoran Joint Venture staff! Emily recently joined SJV as Communications & Partnerships Specialist. Emily's career has taken her all over the county and throughout Latin America, including spending two years as a Research and Conservation Fellow for The Prescott College Kino Bay Center for Cultural and Ecological Studies in Sonora, Mexico.
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Birds Beyond Borders
A traveling teal brings biologists from Colorado State University, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Nayarit, Mexico together and proves the importance of working across borders to conserve birds and their habitats.
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Generally no. We provide our clients with an integrated and tax-efficient conveyancing service, and in order to do so, we need to control all aspects of their purchase in order to guarantee our planning and their refund.
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The implementation of your tax planning will be carried by a number of SRA-regulated (Solicitors Regulation Authority) firms, and one of the cornerstones of their regulation is that the firms must act in your best interests at all times.
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Spurs prepare for Euro adventure
Tottenham will find out tomorrow who they will face in their first European Cup match for almost half a century when the Champions League play-off round draw is made.
Spurs, who finally qualified for Europe's premier club competition after finishing fourth in last season's Barclays Premier League, will be seeded for the draw, which begins at 11am in Nyon.
Victory in the two-leg tie, the first match of which is in the week commencing August 16, will hand Tottenham a place in the lucrative group stage of the competition.
There are five possible opponents for Harry Redknapp's men: Auxerre, Braga, Dynamo Kiev, Sampdoria and Young Boys.
The north Londoners will start as favourites regardless of who they draw but they will be particularly keen to avoid Dynamo, with trips to Kiev notoriously difficult.
Sampdoria would not be ideal either, whereas Young Boys would be expected to provide the least resistance.
Spurs - whose last European Cup campaign was back in 1961-62 - are the first club outside the Premier League's so-called 'big four' to qualify for the Champions League since Everton five years ago.
The Toffees failed to reach the group stage after losing to Villarreal over two legs.
Spurs' bid to avoid the same fate will not involve misfit midfielder Adel Taarabt, who today completed a permanent move to QPR for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £1m.
The Morocco international, who spent last season on loan at Loftus Road, pen to paper on a three-year deal with the npower Championship side.
Taarabt, 21, was hailed as the "new Zinedine Zidane" when he arrived at White Hart Lane from Lens for £3m in 2007, but he made just nine appearances for Spurs - who are taking a significant loss on the playmaker Harry Redknapp once described as "frightening".
Taarabt hit seven goals for Rangers last term but found himself out of the first team at times until Neil Warnock took charge in March.
He said: "I'm delighted to be back. I had options to go elsewhere, but what Neil said to me was very positive and I've made the decision to join QPR.
"Over the past year, everyone at the club has been great to me - it feels like home here.
"This is the first time in my life that I've had ambition. Before, I'd play football just to enjoy it, but now I've come to an age where I have to step up.
"I don't think there is a manager that wants me as much as Neil does. I feel the club will move forward under him - I've come here because next year I want to play in the Premier League."
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Picking the location was the easy part. It's waiting that is proving to be difficult. My boyfriend, Eric, and I were watching a cheese-ball TV show and came across this beautiful island and I wondered where it was and why we weren't there. That is where it all began. Pretty soon there were 4 of us going : Eric and I, and my best friend Jessika and her husband Mike were quick to join us. We have now painstakingly picked out a hotel that all of us can agree upon for the week. A task I can assure you was not easy since we all wanted something different: I wanted as much seclusion as possible and a hammock I want to avoid the tourists; Jessika wants luxury all the way daily massages and to be close to everything so she feels secure; Mike is equally frightened about being in a foreign country so security is a major concern for him, as well as fishing; as far as Eric he really just wants to relax and doesn't care. Luckily we found a great resort that offers private houses with a private beach that isn't too far from the main tourist section of this relatively unknown island in the western


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There are a finite number of hours in a day, but there are, seemingly, limitless items to do. Managing time is not a matter of needing more because, frankly, you can't have any more. You can, however, work with the time you have on the items that need your immediate attention. As I told a teacher recently concerning my role as a division head, the challenge is not in knowing what to do, the challenge is in being able to correctly prioritize my attention at any given moment.
The same applies to students and teachers. More often than not, what to do is clear. The challenge is in deciding what to do now and what can wait until later.
So, what needs to be done now? In order to answer that, one must have a clear sense of purpose and what one's role is in promoting that purpose. In other words, "Why are you here?" and "What do you do to achieve that purpose?"
Without a clear purpose, it is more difficult to prioritize actions. Thus, one is more likely to act counter-purposefully, even with good intentions. Once one has a clear sense of purpose, the next item to address concerns one's role in promoting that purpose.
One's role answers, "What do you do to achieve that purpose?" It involves actions aligned with purpose.
As an example, a student who is having trouble managing his time may not have a clear sense of the purpose of education in general or the lesson at hand (to be specific). Therefore, he is always pressed to throw together less than his best effort in an attempt to get his work done. My work with Thrivapy would include helping this student discover, or rediscover, the purpose of school followed by an examination of his role in that purpose. Finally, I wold work with him using specific strategies to help him move away from being a time management problem announcer to becoming the owner of his time management solutions.
The outcome may look something like this.
1. He discovers that the purpose of school is to create knowledge.
2. To that end, his role as a knowledge creator is to produce educated work that is worth sharing with others.
3. As a producer of educated work, he reflects on what his minimum level of acceptable work is and how much effort he needs to make to meet and exceed that level.
4. After an inventory of his life's activities and interests, he begins to replace "but" statements with "and" statements. (i.e. I have homework to do AND I have practice, therefore...).
5. As a result, he discovers potential solutions to try out and learns to take ownership of his work.
Time management is one of the most often cited challenges facing students and teachers. There is no shortage of items to do, but with a proven method to address these challenges (like the one I outline above), one can get back on the road to greater success and satisfaction in one's educational experiences.


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Fizz staged a magnificent themed event, for 200 guests at this city based venue, that truly delivered the 'wow factor'. The evening's 18th Century theme was a homage to the renown painter of that era, Hogarth. Once a resident of the intriguing building, now home to many historical and artistic delights.
The evening included layers of hospitality, entertainment, and design; all created to engage, delight and showcase the enchanting venue and Fizz's bespoke catering and event management services.
Before even setting foot in the building, guests were entertained by an extraordinary violin playing bear and dancing damsels. A footman provided a warm welcome as a stunning team of society ladies organised registration and Hogarth and his pug entertained the costumed audience with stories of the age.
The Brief
The evening was organised following a brief from the client (in this case the museum itself) to showcase and capture the imagination of what an event hosted at the museum could aspire to be. They were looking to highlight all elements of the glorious venue from the stateliness of the Chapter Hall and the intrigue of the museum exhibits, to the intimate entertaining opportunities afforded by the library and host of smaller (but still delightful) spaces on offer.
The Fizz Solution
A 'Grand Tour' theme, being the European travel undertaken by young gentlemen in the eighteenth century to round off their education, was adopted as the perfect vehicle to showcase the venue's historic credentials. A divine tasting menu continued in the same vein, as guests enjoyed a gastronomic tour that included bite size beef wellingtons, Mediterranean tartlets, scallops and tiramisu, accompanied by speciality gins and free flowing Prosecco.
The theme was rounded of by costumed servers, dancers, musicians and baroque singers (and of course the violin playing bear) against a backdrop of beautiful music that heightened the atmosphere in the stunningly decorated Chapter Hall.
Minuet dancing, straight from the pages of a Jane Austen novel, and photo opportunities in a Baroque style all added to a fully immersive experience that transported guests from the 21st Century to the delightful frolics of an 18th Century ball.
And when the call for carriages came, our guests left with a well-timed and enchanting advent calendar representing this unique building in all its Christmas splendour, and of course, some fine chocolate for the journey home.
The feedback from both guests and the client was all very positive. Many commented on what a great touch the costumed servers, and even some of the guests, had added to the evening. Others were enchanted by the venue and surprised that they had not been of aware of it before, with such great positioning for City events and a unique twist and story to attract their guests.
If there are any lessons to be learned for future events as this venue, they would include:
- The use of theming really works here for that extra wow factor.
- The rooms provide such flexible space options that they could easily support more corporate functions as well as pure entertainment.
- Offering Curator tours of the Museum that provides a narrative to St Johns Ambulance enhances this special location.
- Smaller rooms close to the main hall are ideal for quiet seating areas, entertainment or specialist bars or food stations.
"Just to thank you on behalf of myself and Dawn for a lovely evening at the Museum of the Order of St Johns last night. Loved the setting, display of 18th century dancing and clothing. The beef wellington canape was absolutely delicious. Such a unique venue. The Gin Bar was very apt for the period you were demonstrating. Hospitality outstanding."
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"Many thanks for what was a spectacular evening. What a location for a City based Christmas party!"


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Clinics in Zambia
A clinic is a healthcare facility that is primarily devoted to the care of patients. In contrast to larger hospitals which offer specialised treatments and admit patients for overnight stays, clinics cover the primary health care needs of populations in communities. They can be privately owned or publicly managed and funded. You will find a number of clinics in Zambia on this site of international standards and a clean and comfortable family practice environment. Most clinics are able to cater for basic medical needs and have a fully-functional laboratory with onsite diagnostics, helpful pharmacists and a well-stocked pharmacy, as well as in-patient facilities.


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I don't do Resolutions, I have Goals..
Friday, January 04, 2013
Resolution is a bad word to me, in my mind I see a flashing neon sign "FAILURE". I never keep them, they seem destined to be broken.
I like Goals much better, I can change them to make them harder and they aren't broken just improved. It's a happier word to me, it seems more forgiving and not as judging as the "R" word.
I do realize that I should have done this blog on the actual New Year, but I have to make sure these are the right goals for me.
I'm stepping back, I'm not going to have a weight loss goal this year. The pressure of it last year had me on an emotional rollercoaster.
I was silly to think it would easy once I starting losing the weight.
In fact because I lost it so fast within the first couple of months I thought,
"Psh, that was easy I can have another drink. How many times is ??? going to get married?" or "I'm on vacation, I can eat whatever I want."
Umm, yeah that didn't work out so well for me and I gained half the weight back.
I have to do better this year, get back on track. I have all the information and support here on Sparkpeople and I got lazy knowing it was here. I took it for granted and for that I am sorry.
Goal #1-Spend more time with my father. When he asked me what I wanted for Christmas, I told him to spend more time with him. I don't need anything, I am a grown up, I can provide for myself but I can never get enough time with him. I've already planned to take off the week of Thanksgiving to spend it with him in Florida.
Goal #2-Healthy eating, this is my biggest downfall. I let my emotions take a hold and feed them whatever they want. No more, I curse you unhealthy emotional eating! I have a banana & 2 cuties (mandarin oranges) on my desk for snacks today.
Goal #3-More yoga, try a new studio. I got caught up in the gossip of my regular studio and going to classes weren't enjoyable anymore. I like my alone time on my mat. I bought 2 of these coupons, the studio is farther away but they have the yoga wall and have the only Iyengar yogi in Charlotte.
Goal #4-Dating, eekkk!!! I have been back and forth on this subject. Am I ready? Can I handle it? My phone won't even let me type the word Love, it autocorrects to Live every time! I think that's a sign that I need to live more and love will come later. With that said, I signed up for eHarmony and paid for a whole years subscription, so I can't go back now.
Goal #5-Spend more time with my friends. I am a LivingSocial/Groupon addict and here's our first adventure.I bought 2 of them for 4 of us to go.
Goal #6-Be the best Mom I can be to my son, this is something I never change but improve on every year. I don't know how I'm going to top last year. I flew his half sister he had never met in for Christmas. He was shocked and so happy to spend time with her.
Happy New Years Sparkies!!
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I love your goals! Keep at it and best of luck!
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I understand what you mean by liking the word GOALS better than Resolutions! Most people I know break 'resolutions'....just sounds too strict, not to much room for human error in there. But....GOALS...is something more flexible I think. If you stumble, you can get right back up and pursue your goals again. But, anyway, I get what you are saying~nice blog~thanks for sharing~!!
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I love your outlook. I think I will set goals instead of resolutions from now on!!!! BTW, I'm in Fort Mill which is just south of Charlotte. Let me know what you think of the new yoga classes you try, I'm looking for a good class.
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Thanks for your blog-I was in a New Years funk for a couple of days, looking to much in the past year and not enough in the new one. You reminded me about setting goals-truly important goals, and working on achieving them, instead of unrealistic resolutions!
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Yes, I am a goal person, rather than resolution person. Wishing you the best in 2013.
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