text: Stephen, I'll take Google nights (or act as co-coordinator) if someone else wants Google too. I've only attended one Google night so far.. but my intention is to return on a regular basis. I don't attend Ironport meetings...just too far. Donna M. Snow On 4/10/06, Stephen McInerney <spmcinerney at hotmail.com> wrote: > Folks, > > Volunteers urgently needed: An emerging consensus from the list+survey is > that a subset of people definitely DO want snacks/pizza/fresh vegetable > platters/soda/cookies. > Typically this is some fraction (~50%) of the people who are driving to > their > "non-home" location, e.g. SouthBay folks when they come to Ironport, > SF/EB/Peninsula folks when they come to Google. > Most of these have indicated they are prepared to pay ~$5. > > Can it really be that we can achieve PhD's in Computer Science but can't > order a pizza among us? > Let's disprove that: > > So without more ado, let us seek TWO VOLUNTEERS: > - a food coordinator for the Google nights > - a food coordinator for the Ironport nights > > Suggested duties: > - preferably someone who attends regularly at that location > - research what people want, research the options, and the price point > - (every 2 months) make the order, get the quantity right, and make sure > it is delivered to the meeting location, 30min early, to avoid > interruption, > and does not get held up by security. (coordinate with JJ at IronPort or > Neal at Google) > - collect the money(!), and make sure the operation is not out-of-pocket. > Keep receipts. We used to have a voluntary contribution jar at Stanford, > but that worked when we were much smaller. > - communicate clearly on the list and website what the plan is > (do people just show up with $5 or should they register or RSVP in advance? > do you slightly overbook the quantity) > - figure out silverware, paper/plastic plates, napkins, cups etc. > - coordinate setup and cleanup > - monitor and estimate the headcounts (=>coordinate with talk organizers) > as these vary greatly depending on the talk. IronPort seems to average 30-60 > people, and > - maybe try out different suggestions in rotation until people stabilize on > a preferred one. > > Ok, so do we have two (or more) volunteers who will step up, > one for each location, without more ado? Here is your opportunity to > earn a lot of gratitude and recognition from your malnourished fellow > members. > > (And FYI it is not clear whether this week's meeting will happen. You will > have > to work that out yourself and what the expected headcount is :) > Volunteer for IronPort location - feel free to bring along a variety of > menus to the meeting) > > Time to make this one happen! > Stephen > > >


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Dairy foods including milk, yoghurt and cheese have a specific role to play in dental health.1,2They contain a unique combination of special anti-decay and protective nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus and the protein, casein.3 Casein, when combined with calcium and phosphorus in saliva, can assist with remineralisation of tooth enamel by providing a protective film over the tooth, reducing the risk of decay.4,5Studies show that milk, yoghurt and hard cheese are not linked to dental erosion.6,7In addition, research has also shown calcium, casein and whey are inversely associated with periodontitis (gum disease) in adults.8
Milk has been linked to decreased risk of cavities, making it a good drink choice between meals. Milk, naturally contains the sugars lactose and galactose, which are regarded as less cariogenic than other sugars, especially when they are accompanied by calcium in dairy products which can counter potential damage to teeth.9Flavoured milks are a good alternative to sugar sweetened beverages (soft drinks, sports drinks, cordials etc.) or juices as they are non-acidic and contain teeth-friendly nutrients.10
The following figure shows the erosive nature of different drinks:
Like milk, yoghurt also has a negligible or low impact on tooth decay if the sugar content is 5% or less.12 As food labels in Australia list 'total sugars' as opposed to 'added sugars' (and because milk and yoghurt naturally contain lactose), look for flavoured milks and flavoured yoghurt that contain 10g per 100mL or less of 'total sugars'.
Studies have also shown eating hard cheese is linked to decreased risk of dental cavities and erosion. Eating a small piece of cheese after consuming sugary food or drink is recommended to help protect teeth and reduce the risk of tooth decay – this is because cheese helps to stimulate salivary flow which neutralises the acid pH of the mouth following exposure to sugar.13
Despite these benefits to dental health, only one quarter of females and half of the Australian adult male population met their calcium requirements in the latest National Health Survey.14 Milk, yoghurt and cheese are the richest sources of calcium in the Australian diet,15 however most Australians need to increase their daily serves to meet the Australian Dietary Guidelines recommendations.
Other tips for good dental health include:
See a dentist for a check-up at least once a year
Always use a fluoridated toothpaste
Do not add sugar or sweeteners to babies' bottles or food and don't put it on babies' pacifiers (dummies)
Never put a baby to bed sucking a bottle (unless it is filled with only water).
1 Li H, Zou Y, Ding G. Dietary factors associated with dental erosion: a meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e42626.
2 Bowen W. Effects of dairy products on oral health. Scand J Food Nutr. 2002;46(4):178-9.
3 Merritt J, Qi F, Shi W. Milk helps build strong teeth and promotes oral health. J Calif Dent Assoc. 2009;34(5):361-6.
4 Danielsson Niemi L, Hernell O, Johansson I. Human milk compounds inhibiting adhesion of mutans streptococci to host ligand-coated hydroxyapatite in vitro. I Caries Res. 2009;43(3):171-8.
5 Llena C, Forner L, Baca P. Anticariogenicity of casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate: a review of the literature. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2009;10(3):1-9.
6 Li H, Zou Y, Ding G. Dietary factors associated with dental erosion: a meta-analysis. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e42626.
7 Moynihan P, Petersen P. Diet, nutrition and the prevention of dental diseases. Public Health Nutr. 2004;7(1a).
8 Adegboye A, Boucher B, Kongstad J, Fiehn N, Christensen L, Heitmann B. Calcium, vitamin D, casein and whey protein intakes and periodontitis among Danish adults. Public Health Nutr. 2015;19(03):503-10.
9 Ravishankar TI, et al. Effect of consuming different dairy products on calcium, phosphorus and pH levels of human dental plaque: a comparative study. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2002;13:144-8.
10 Levine R. Milk, flavoured milk products and caries. Br Dent J. 2001;191(1):20.
11 Adapted from: Government of Western Australia. When you need a drink – a guide for choosing drinks for children and adults. Department of Health, Dental Services, Como, 2008. Available: http://www.dental.wa.gov.au/info/pamphlets/nutrition/when%20you%20need%20a%20drink.pdf
12 Levine R. Milk, flavoured milk products and caries. Br Dent J. 2001;191(1):20.
13 Kashket S, DePaola D. Cheese consumption and the development and progression of dental caries. Nutr Rev. 2002;60(4):97-103.
14 Australian Bureau of Statistics [Internet]. Canberra: ABS; 2015. Australian Health Survey: Usual Nutrient Intakes, 2011-12. Cat. 4364.0.55.008. [updated 2015 Apr 27; cited 2016 Feb 15]. Available: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/4364.0.55.008~2011-12~Main%20Features~Key%20findings~100
15 Australian Bureau of Statistics [Internet]. Canberra: ABS; 2015. Australian Health Survey: Usual Nutrient Intakes, 2011-2012. Cat 4364.0.55.008. [updated 2015 Apr 27; cited 2016 Feb 15]. Available: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/4364.0.55.008~2011-12~Main%20Features~Calcium~401
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Gwinnett Commissioner Indicted for Taking $1 Million in Bribes
Two years ago, I reported that Gwinnett County Commissioner Kevin Kenerly owned a parcel of land near the new Gwinnett Stadium, yet he did not make this public nor did he recuse himself from votes relating to the project. Yesterday, Commissioner Kenerly was indicted for allegedly having much more than a minor conflict of interest in several County land purchases (the stadium plot was not part of this investigation).
A Gwinnett County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the county's longest-serving commissioner, Kevin Kenerly, on charges of bribery and failure to disclose a financial interest in two properties the county rezoned.
If convicted of all counts, Kenerly faces up to 22 years in prison.
The indictment says that Kenerly "directly or indirectly" accepted or agreed to accept 20 payments of $50,000 — totaling $1 million — as bribes for arranging for the county commission to buy a piece of unnamed real estate. The deal benefited developer David Jenkins and settled a lawsuit, although specifics about the purchase were not mentioned in the indictment.
Kenerly also was indicted on two misdemeanor charges for failure to disclose a partnership with D.G. Jenkins Development Corporation, which successfully sought county rezoning on two properties.
"I am going to plead not guilty and I am confident when the jury hears the facts, I will be cleared," Kenerly told the AJC in a statement after the hearing.
Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Charles Bannister was also questioned by the grand jury. He was not charged, but he abruptly resigned following his testimony.
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Good Lord. The citizens never stood a chance.
Georgia Taxpayers Alliance, Inc.
News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: James Bell, Director
Lawrenceville, GA: A group of outraged citizens has requested a demonstration permit for a rally and protest at the courthouse demanding the resignation of indicted Gwinnett County Commissioner Kevin Kenerly who is accused of receiving or planned to receive $1 million in bribes from a developer. Allegedly, his actions resulted in taxpayers paying an inflated price for land.
The protest will take place Tuesday November 16 – 5pm -7pm at the main entrance of the courthouse.
James Bell, Director of the Georgia Taxpayers Alliance, Inc. (GTA) said the rally is in response to Kenerly's act of hubris and refusing to resign in the light of the Grand Jury's 3 count indictment.
Ron Williams, a Gwinnett County resident and local representative for GTA, attended the first commission meeting since the 3 count indictment was unsealed and demanded Commissioner Kenerly's resignation. Williams spoke during citizen's comments portion of the meeting and encouraged Kenerly to resign, get his life in order and spend time with his family and children.
"You should be ashamed to ask the citizens to look the other way", Williams told the Board of Commissioners.
Williams blames the board of commissioners for not exercising their due diligence and investigating the land deal. "I want to know what they knew and when they knew it", Williams said about the board.
A coalition of Tea Party Patriots, Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians and otherwise outraged citizens are preparing signs for the rally.
For more information go to: http://www.GaTaxpayer.com
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The candidates those are fill application form for the OTET examination 2015 are informed that the written examination will be conduct in December month and the Admit card will be released soon on official link of it. For the examination center and examination date and the time candidate download admit card. On the examination center for right candidate identification an admit card necessary without admit card candidate not allowed for exam. For more detail candidate official link of it at www.bseodisha.nic.in.
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We gather 'round the Sacred community fire to worship as in the days of old. We light the fire from the flame of our hearth, and carry it to the people so that we are united in the connectedness that we all share.
We honor the Earth with seasonal rituals and a remembrance of the spirits and allies of Nature, as well as the Ancestors of the land and of ourselves. We unite with the Lady of the Land, and we offer reverence and shared meals to all of the gods and goddesses, the beings with whom we relate in deep and profound ways, as we live our lives.
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Hi AOLFool,
It's 1142 am here and I'm just reading this post.....I have to head out to a meeting and then Costco but I will ponder this question. I can say that sometimes life is mundane, and feels without purpose...same old, same old and for what? Other times, it can be joyous and exciting and ain't life grand. The in between times is just slogging along.
Being retired, the days can get blurry for me...just trying to keep up with what I have to do and not doing a good job of it. House, yard, dogs, cats, me, working out, recorder practice, 12 step meetings, trying to do some socializing ......man, it's too much...I need help.
I reckon I've answered your question but I dunno, I gotta go.
Some days suck, some days don't, some days I'm flying. :)
We need some excitement AOLFool!
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- A very nice and comprehensive tutorial for Poser.When animating wheeled or tracked vehicles, it is difficult to calculate how many times to turn the wheels to prevent skidding and dragging of the wheels during animations. Calculating the speed of vehicles for realistic animations, or to work out realistic animation lengths, requires good guesswork, or a steady hand on the calculator.This tutorial will show you how to use the Poser Vehicle Motion Calculator (free at the bottom of this page) to simplify all these calculations, and will show you all the pitfalls and tricks to animate vehicles like a professional.While this tutorial will explain the mathematical priniciples, it is not necessary for you to know any of them, or even to understand them, to be able to animate the vehicles. If you know how to count, you are fully qualified for the mathematics of animating vehicles.
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fashion police woman: tourist edition
i could spend all my time taking pics of and writing posts about the fashion faux pas regularly committed by tourists: the tube socks pulled up to the mid-calf; the huge fanny packs (which seem to be worn in the front, so "fanny pack" is a misnomer); an FBI/CIA/Witness Protection Program sweatshirt; the bright orange DC Ducks day-pass chest stickers long after their tour ended, etc. i have thus far kept my mouth shut, but this was just one i couldn't resist.
on first glance, there's not a lot negative about the image. but on further inspection...wow.
ok, #1: this dude has one hand that's out of commission, but with with his free hand, he's carrying the ginormous, heavy bag that the girlfriend decided needed to be schlepped around town. so, that bothered me. but that's not really a fashion faux pas; that's more of an example of a total bitch being lazy and making her boyfriend look like a wuss. (maybe the weight of the purse was hurting her cankles?)
#2: as i passed by the lovely couple (slow, slow walkers-- another total tourist thing), i noticed that the girl had on pantyhose. i know you can't see 'em, but trust me! oh, and this is the kicker: i never would have noticed that she had on pantyhose if it werent for the run all the way up the side of her left leg. i can't think anything to say after that. sorry...


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Podcast Appearance, SempreInter: Rating Inter's catastrophic season
We rate the Nerazzurri's season, and welcome David Amoyal onto the show!
Underestimated Roma
Few appreciate just how difficult it was for Luciano Spalletti to lead Roma into second, I write for Football Italia
Inter's attitude and tactics have improved but their issues go deeper
ESPN Column: Is Inter's 3-1 win over Lazio good news? Yes, but only up to a point
Could Diego Simeone or Antonio Conte have success with Inter Milan?
For ESPN: Inter Milan are a mess, and it goes beyond the choice of a new Coach.
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In this ESPN piece, I discuss what Antonio Conte would bring to Inter, but warn fans that there are few quick fixed in football, despite his record.
Allegri the Underdog
With the first step towards a potential Treble this weekend, I argue for Football Italia that Max Allegri has always been underestimated.
Whatever happened to Nicola Ventola?
Today we celebrate Nicola Ventola's 39th birthday, and wonder why Erick Thohir's favourite Interista never quite turned out how he was supposed to. For Football Italia.
Ratings: Inter catch Lazio with their pants down, Di Bello has a shocker
Finally a win! I review Inter's 3-1 triumph at the Olimpico, though poor refereeing played its part, too… For ESPN
Five things Inter need in a new manager to accelerate rebuild
My latest editorial piece on Inter, assessing what the Nerazzurri's Ideal Coach (or Luciano Spalletti) needs to be like. For ESPN
On This Day: Lazio's Perfect Storm (For Football Italia)
A look back at Lazio's 1999/2000 Scudetto season. Dramatic, spectacular and earned against all the odds… for Football Italia
Coppa Italia Preview: Now or never for Inzaghi
Simone Inzaghi's side must be perfect in the Coppa Italia Final, I write for Football Italia
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As any parent knows, when a two year old is involved, there's a certain amount of unpredictability. Luckily for us, Milo was an absolute gem for the Tong's portrait session. This adorable family from California was so sweet as the bright beautiful sun danced of off the ocean beyond them. With Milo happily entertained by the sand and surf, he was full of smiles and couldn't have been any cuter. The clear Maui morning allowed the natural beauty to shine all around them. We are so glad the Tong Family chose our team as their Maui Family Photographer. Thank you! We hope to see you three back again one day! Warm Aloha!!!
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After I listened to it a few times I started to figure some things out on my bass. It was great stuff and I really dug it. I knew the singer I was listening to was not the singer they had in the band now but, this guy had a great voice. I hoped they found someone who equally had a great voice. I called Chris up the next day and we talked and setup an audition in two weeks. He gave me the songs to work on. A couple of them were the newer songs that Kevin was doing bass for. I was incredibly intimidated and freaking out! I worked very hard to learn the songs given to me.
I will say having Kevin to help me out with trouble spots was comforting. One of the songs I had on the list was "Dancing Dogs", the middle section break in that for a bass player was ridiculously hard, anyway, I worked and worked on the songs.
My audition day came and I drove 50 minutes to where Chris lived with his wife. He said "Hi" and we went to the basement/rehearsal space. I walked down the stairs and there before me was the biggest drum set I had ever seen in my life, it was audacious to say the least. I was now even more intimidated. The drums on the recordings were great but, to see that kit before me was crazy.
I set up and was sweating profusely. I believe I wore a tie dyed t-shirt to hide my sweat.
|This was taken from one of our live shows. Minus the pagoda off the back of the kit, this is what I saw when I walked down the stairs.
I think our first tune was "Taking Control" which was a great song. I played very well on this I remember. I was happy at the end of that and I started to get a little confidence going. Our next tune was "Token Pledge" if memory serves me right. And this is a tricky little tune on the bass. I was confident but nervous. Chris and Mark played the crap out of it. I was amazed at how Mark navigated his kit. Chris's tone and playing was flawless. I hung on by the skin of my teeth but, made it through. Now the back breaker, "Dancing Dogs." That middle section loomed very big and dark for me. I did not botch it bad. We played right on through and made it to the end of it but, I did not play it flawless like I had imagined in my brain. We jammed on some things after that and we might have played another song or two but I cannot remember exactly which ones those were.
I went home that night felling okay about my audition. I didn't know if it was good enough but, I was happy with what I had done and the fact that I had done it. I was still in a band at the time and I had told them about my audition before I went. They of course they were not happy but, I explained to them that this was an opportunity I was not going to pass up. They were pissed. Rightly so I suppose but, I was going to do this. I am still friends with them to this day and I think they understand now why I did it.
I talked a few times to Chris after my auditions. I new they were auditioning other bass players and I was but 1 of many. Chris did say my age was a little bit of a factor. I was younger than them and I am sure they were wondering if I was not just some flakey kid. Well, I few weeks later I got a call from Chris saying they were going to go with me as there new bass player. He also told me that they were not sure yet on the name but, we had to change the name of the band. (That is a whole different story/blog.)
I then started going to they studio and hanging with them and Kevin and Paul the singer. Paul's singing was amazing. (A nice guy to boot) Any doubt I had about replacing the guy I heard on the tape was gone 8 seconds after I heard the playback on one of the songs that would eventually be on our first CD.
Although my picture is on the first CD I did not play any bass on the record. I had no problems with that at all. I was on board fully and spent my time learning their back catalog and getting to know them. It was a great time and a ton of work. It was such an eye opening experience for me. This was a "Real" band. We had planned things out and worked to make them happen. No one that I knew at the time in my neighborhood was running things they way we were. I new this was something different. We worked as hard on the music as we did on the business. (Thanks to Chris and Gene Simmons's advice) We all worked and did our best to get things off the ground the best way we could. Before the internet this could only be done by footing it around town and making contacts and doing the work "Out there." It was a great time.
We released "Tiles" in 1994 on our own. Again, before the internet doing it on your own meant you had to go out there and "Do it." miles and miles were spent driving and meeting record shop people and getting them to sell our CD and or cassette. I was known for a while there when I walked into record shops as the "Tiles guy."
That was an amazing time back then. We worked very hard and we loved (still do) what we were doing. The musical climate was not in our favor and that still did not dissuade us from doing what it was we wanted to do. It was a team effort of sorts and maybe that is why we were able to navigate that difficulty. We were in it together. We new that. A lot of things were against us and they were things that were out of our control but, we stayed the course. For good or for bad. I know I had friends that told me to get of there and join other things. Funny though, most if not all of those things are gone or faded and we are still here.
For good or for bad.
I hope you enjoyed my first and the bands first blog. I have to go now and practice that damn "Dancing Dogs" middle section.


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In the Middle East last week, senior Muslim Brotherhood officials suffered a setback in Egypt and poor prison conditions were highlighted in Jordan.
In Egypt, a 14 August court order to release Muslim Brotherhood politburo members Essam al-Eryan and Mohamed Morsi was reversed on 16 August following an appeal by state prosecutors. Along with hundreds of other Islamist and secular activists, al-Eryan and Morsi were arrested in April during a wave of protests demanding judicial independence.
"State security has again shown itself to be abusive of the law," said Abdel Moneim Abul Futouh, a leading Brotherhood member.
Though banned, the Brotherhood constitutes the largest opposition bloc in parliament and enjoys widespread support in Egypt.
"The government has to understand that for political reform to be achieved, different political forces should be integrated in the system," said Sally Sami, a programme officer with the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo).
The government regularly cites security concerns to justify the detention of opposition activists. Those arrested under emergency law provisions for administrative detention regularly see their 15-day detention terms renewed.
On 13 August, activists welcomed a decision by Al-Ahram, Egypt's largest semi-official news and publishing organisation, to reverse a previous move to block employees' access to several blogs [diaries or forums on the Internet]and independent political websites. Several others, however, including the Labour Party [a suspended opposition group] website, remain blocked.
There was concern in Jordan on the use of torture in the country's prisons following the reported death on 12 August of an inmate at one of the prisons. The death was reported by the security authorities who also said that they had opened an investigation into the case.
Public Security Department (PSD) spokesperson Major Basheer Daaja said that 42-year-old prisoner Muwafaq Taha collapsed and fell into a coma at Al-Jafr Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre, in the south-east of Jordan.
"We are waiting for a final medical report to help us with investigations," Daaja said, adding that initial investigations indicated that the prisoner had suffered from epilepsy and had died of a heart attack.
Taha's death in prison was the second within a month. Another prisoner, Salameh Nawashrah, who was arrested on drug trafficking charges, died on 3 August while in police custody in the southern city of Karak.
PSD sources have since said they are waiting for the results of Nawashrah's autopsy. "If the report proves that Nawashrah died of mistreatment while in detention, we will open an official investigation," Daaja said.
Local human rights groups in Jordan have repeatedly denounced the lack of transparency surrounding investigations of torture practices. These investigations are carried out by a special police and intelligence court which human rights groups say is not impartial.
"Torture practices are very difficult to prove either because victims or relatives of the victims do not have proof or because police authorities systematically deny any accusation," Hani Dahleh, president of the Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) in Jordan said.
Meanwhile, on 16 August the Court of Cassation upheld the verdict of the military-run State Security Court (SSC) which sentenced to jail two Islamist members of parliament on charges related to comments made praising Al-Qaeda's slain leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
However, the new decision reduced the jail terms for Mohammad Abu Fares, 68, and Ali Abul Sukkar, 45, to 13 months each, with a US $140 fine, instead of the two-year and year-and-a-half jail sentences originally requested by the SSC. Given the verdict, both MPs are now barred to contest next year's parliamentary elections.


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CHENEY, Wash. (AP) Record-setting wide receiver Cooper Kupp will return for his senior year at Eastern Washington.
The FCS school has announced that Kupp decided against entering the NFL draft early.
Kupp caught 114 passes for 1,642 yards and 19 touchdowns this season.
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Kupp had been projected to be taken between the fourth and sixth rounds of the NFL draft.


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Taken at: Jeonju Hiking Trail at Jeonju City, South Korea
Today, I went out of Seoul and went to Jeonju.
Jeonju is the capital of North Jeolla Province. It is home to a massive hanok village and a shrine for the portraits of King Taejo (what other successive kings), the founder of Joseon Korea.
It made me realize what is lacking with the Philippine identity. In one of the sago (one of the halls in Gyeongijeon), they told the story of the preservation of the stories of the Joseon period. It made me think about how our government is preserving our own intangible culture.
While it is true that the Philippines is a tourist hot spot, it will help increase the sense of national identity if we're able to preserve thousands of cultural heritage from our minority groups.
Hoping that we could increase our number of entries into the UN World Heritage List.


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Stella McCartney has designed a virtual badge to help raise awareness about violence against women. The symbol, a white ribbon rendered in gold, will feature prominently in a two-week online campaign designed to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25. The initiative will run on the Facebook and Twitter pages of McCartney and her fellow PPR brands, including Gucci and Puma. Social-media users can also share their support by downloading the badge and matching banners from Twibbon.
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Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has backed Brazilian starlet Allan Rodrigues de Souza to go and make a significant impact at Anfield. The 18-year-old was invited to train with the club during the summer and did enough to convince the Reds to bring him in from Internacional on a permanent basis.
The midfielder was soon shipped out on loan to Finnish club SJK, where he has made six appearances and scored two goals having already sufficiently impressed during his spell with the Liverpool. The youngster left a particularly positive impression on his fellow Brazilian Lucas, who believes Allan will go onto fight his way into the first team in the coming years.
"I met Allan when he came to train at Melwood a few months ago," Lucas told the latest edition of the official Liverpool FC magazine. "He's been round to my house and we talked a little bit. We had him here training intensely for a couple of weeks and he is another one for the future.
"He played in my city for Gremio's biggest rivals, Internacional, which is very famous in Brazil for producing players. In the two weeks he was here we could see that he has a great future ahead of him. Now he has gone away to get some experience and playing time on loan in Finland and hopefully at some point in the next few years he will be ready to make an impact for Liverpool."
Liverpool shelled out a reported fee of £500,000, according to the Liverpool Echo, to bring Allan to Merseyside. He was one of a handful of low-profile youngsters to join the club during the summer transfer window, along with 16-year-old Bobby Adekanye, who was a free agent after his move from Ajax to Barcelona was deemed illegal, while 17-year-old striker Brooks Lennon was also recruited from MLS side Real Salt Lake.


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Pork and Pineapple Stir FryBy thePigSite.com
Tender strips of marinated loin pork stir fried with pineapple and peppers - a delicious quick and easy dish.
Prepare the marinade and vegetables
Fry the pork
Add the vegetables and continue to stir fry
Serve over bed of rice
Ingredients (serves 3-4)
Main500g (1 lb) pork fillets / loin chops
Marinade1 tbls dry sherry or rice wine
1 tbls soy sauce
1 tbls oil (*sesame)
2 tsp cornflour
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1?tablespoons oil (*peanut)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 tbls chopped coriander (*fresh)
1 tbls dark soy sauce
2 tsps sugar
250g (4oz.) ounces pineapple chunks, (*fresh)
6-8 shalots, peeled
? each red, green, yellow pepper
1 green chilli pepper, finely chopped (optional)
Preparation1. Cut the pork into strips about 5cm/2in long. Place in bowl.
2. Make the marinade by mixing the ingredients together and pouring over the pork. Mix to ensure the pork is covered. Leave to marinate.
3. Prepare the vegetables: Peel the shalotts, cut the pineapple and peppers into chunks, peel and crush the garlic, chop the chilli If using)
4. Drain the pork and discard the marinade.
Cooking5. Heat a wok or heavy fry pan over a high heat until it is hot, add the oil, and when it is very hot and slightly smoking, pork and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Half-way through add the garlic.
6. Next, add the pineapple, chopped coriander, chilli, soy sauce and sugar and continue to stir-fry for another 3 minutes.
7. Serve over a bed of rice, garnish with freah chopped corriander.


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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Crazy About Spike
6 comments:
Great Spike clips,Lady Tink! I never thought about how many times he's said "bloody" until that bloody look back there:)ReplyDelete
I just watched School Hard again the other day and it still rocks.
Hi LadyTink!ReplyDelete
I love Spike! There no bloody way around it, too cool and a sweetness deep down inside!
Dottie :)
I don't know anything about them, but now I do!ReplyDelete
Thanks, I always love Buffy stuff, especially when it includes Spike!!!ReplyDelete
I adored Spike. I can't get that first video to load (probably down to something I'm doing) but I love that song. Really wanted to listen to it too!ReplyDelete
Lady T: Hubby hates it but I've been unconciously throwing the word bloody and a few choice others he uses a lot into conversations lately. I love School Hard! I love almost every Spike thing but there's just something about the early ones before he became Slayer-whipped...ReplyDelete
My Blog 2.0 (Dottie): Amen! Hardly anyone before or since can hope to measure up to the Big Bad.
Alice Teh: Oh! If you ever get the chance you should REALLY sit down and watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's at least partly responsible for most of the upswing in the vampire romance genre since the late 90s. Hulu.com has the first three seasons completely free.
Susan: Me too. I'm a 100% Spuffy fan!
Michelle: That's one of my favorite videos. I hope you can get it to load later or go by YouTube to watch it. Whoever made it did a really good job.
Hope you enjoyed my musings and I would love to hear what you think about them!
Don't forget to visit my other blog:
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Books, covers and bloody price stickers: a personal plea to British booksellers
I have just purchased the hardback of Boneland, Alan Garners' long-overdue follow-up to his classic, J.K. Rowling-influencing, children's novels The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath. Those books were published in the 1960s, so Garner's fans have had quite a wait for this last one, and one has to say his current published, 4th Estate, has got it just right with the pleasing, matt-black cover.
It is a cover with seriousness and weight, which is as it should be; alas and alack, then, that bloody Waterstones should see fit to stick a money-off sticker in the top right hand corner. I peeled it off, only to find that the glue residue had ruined a little circle of the matt black - annoying enough in itself, but particularly so because it looks like a pale moon, and the moon is important in Garner's stories. Is there really no other glue they could use? It makes me want to give up and just use Amazon.


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Little Italy
Books for Beginning Readers
Peppe the Lamplighter
By Elisa Bartone
Peppe, a young immigrant, lives in a tenement in Little Italy in the early 1900s. His mother is dead, his father is ill, and the boy must help support his eight sisters. The street lamplighter offers him a temporary job, and Peppe accepts with pride and excitement. His father disapproves, but the girls encourage him. Peppe imagines each light to be ``a small flame of promise for the future'' and makes a wish for those he loves at each lamp. His father's continued disapproval discourages him and makes him so ashamed that one night he gives up. This night, his youngest sister does not come home because she is afraid of the dark. Peppe's father then pleads with him to light the lamps, admitting it is an important job. This is a pleasant story about a boy's aspirations and the values that shape character. The brilliant color illustrations are perfect in capturing the flavor of the neighborhood. They give a strong sense of time and place. The play of light from the streetlamps and kerosene lamps is especially striking, and the composition of each page is so embracing that readers will feel taken in, whether it is an interior scene or a sweeping streetscape. A solid, refreshing selection that can stand on its own, but would be great to use with immigrant studies.
The story avoids sentimentality in favor of simplicity and a touch of lyricism (when Peppe lights the lamps he imagines each one to be a 'small flame of promise for the future'); Peppe's quiet quest for familial respect and pleasure in his work is touching and rhythmically written. The early-American city scenes are dark but have a nice period luminescence in the myriad street and table lamps, and the earth-toned watercolors lend the bustling streets and interiors of Little Italy an air both somber and lively. This is a pleasing kid-centered slice of history that possesses a warmth and dignity to which contemporary youngsters will relate.
American Too
By Elisa Bartone
From the same team behind Peppe the Lamplighter, another moving tale of Italian immigrants on Mulberry Street.
Rosina thinks she must shed her Italian ways to be really American. She insists that her parents call her Rosie, and she changes her doll's name from Allesandra to the good "American" name of Meghan O'Hara. While her family speaks Italian, waving their hands around, Rosie sits on her hands and answers in English. And when Papa tells her that she'll be the queen of the feast of San Gennaro, she storms, Why do we always have to do Italian things? This is America, not Italy!
While gazing at the Statue of Liberty, she has a wonderful idea--a way to be American and Italian, too, a way to have the best of both worlds. Bartone's prose is tight and well-paced with subtle touches of humor. Lewin's glowing illustrations, carefully researched for historical detail, make Rosie and her surroundings palpable.
Set in the Little Italy of post-WWI Manhattan, this uplifting companion to the Caldecott Honor book Peppe the Lamplighter introduces a feisty girl who emigrates from Italy with her family. As their ship arrives in New York, Rosina spies the Statue of Liberty and announces that she wants to wear a dress and crown and carry a torch, just like that grand lady. Determined to be "a modern American girl," she changes her name to Rosie, refuses to eat the eggplant her mother packs in her school lunch and tells her parents she will not play the queen in the annual feast of San Gennaro. But as she watches the preparations for the Italian feast day, Rosie hatches a plan that lets her participate in the celebration yet prove her allegiance to her new country. The likable heroine and judicious details about the setting help distill the experience of new Americans caught between two cultures. Lewin's stunning paintings, often so clearly focused and lifelike as to resemble photographs, convey the flavor of the periodin clothing, decor, architectureas well as Rosie's highly charged emotions.
Books for Older Readers
Sweet America: An Immigrant's Story
By Steven Kroll
It's 1889, Tony Petrosino is 14 years old. He comes from a poor village in Italy. He has been in America for two years.
Tony and his family live in a cramped tenement apartment in New York's Little Italy. His papa has seasonal work laying streets. His mamma sews garments and makes artificial flowers at home. Tony, his two brothers, and his sister do what they can help. But Tony wants to do better. Struggling with neighborhood gangs, working as a part-time newsboy, he has learned English and graduated from the eighth grade. Now he'd like more education, but his papa, stuck in Old World ways, says no!
Tony must become a full-time newsboy. He must give more to the family. Tony wants to rebel, but he is loyal to his family. His decision will begin the widening of his experience. His story and its conclusion will fascinate lovers of history and fiction alike.
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1986: James Martin Chitty served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra Leone in Tokpambu Kono District beginning in 1986
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer James Martin Chitty can be contacted at jimmychittyaaoldcom
Country of Service: Sierra Leone
Training Group: Agriculture Extension Agent
Cities you served in: Tokpambu Kono District
Arrival Year: 1986
Departure Year: 1988
Work Description:
Agriculture extension agent
Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year, Work Description:
Sierra Leone. Agriculture extension agents. 1986-1988
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Became a psychoanalyst and now work in an alternative high school in addition to a private practice in NJ and NYC. I am married with two wonderful girls.
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
It was by far the most formative two years of my life. It never ceases to amaze me how the experience continues to grow for me. I only hope that Salone has withstood the publicized horrors with dignity and strength. My prayers to all involved.
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Any RPCVs who were in Sierra Leone during the mid to late 80's. I am also wondering what may have happend to Marwan Bahsoon, a Lebonese businessman who was a great friend to numerous PCVs.
Originally posted: October 21, 2007
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New Teen Driving Safety Measure
A new law about was signed by Governor Henry on Thursday and will go into effect in November. It requires young drivers to complete a six-month probationary period with multiple restrictions before they qualify for full driving privileges. The law will effect nearly 2,000 teens a year. The Department of Public Safety says the state issued ,1858 new licenses to 16 and 17 year-olds in 2004. The measure's author, Representative Danny Morgan of Prague, says it should cut fatalities and collisions among drivers younger than 18 by at least 15 percent. Morgan says the bill was prompted by repeated instances of young drivers being involved in car crashes.


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|AFP/AFP/File - Libyan security forces are seen advancing during clashes with anti-government forces following an attack on a Benghazi police station, early on May 2, 2014
Four Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi attacks.
Yahoo News |AFP | 16 May 2014 : : Four Libyan soldiers were shot dead on Sunday in separate incidents in the restive eastern city of Benghazi, cradle of the 2011 uprising, security and medical sources said.
"Unidentified gunmen killed four soldiers and wounded another in Benghazi, while another was wounded in an assassination attempt," a security official told AFP.
A spokeswoman at the city's Al-Jala hospital, Fadia al-Barghathi, confirmed the soldiers' deaths. The security official said they had been killed in separate attacks.
An officer died in a hail of bullets in the city centre district of Al-Hadaek. His son, who was with him in his car at the time, escaped unscathed.
The same source said three more soldiers were killed and one wounded in two attacks in the Assalem neighbourhood.
It was in Benghazi that the 2011 uprising which ended dictator Moamer Kadhafi's four-decade rule began.
The city has since been plagued by violence that has killed dozens of members of the security forces, judges and foreigners.
A suicide bombing targeting a security post near the city in December killed 13, and on May 2 five soldiers and a policeman died in clashes between jihadists and army special forces.
Libya's central authorities have struggled to assert their control over the vast, mostly desert country, which is effectively ruled by a patchwork of local militias and awash with heavy weapons.
In March, the authorities acknowledged for the first time the existence of "terrorist groups" in v, particularly in Benghazi and in Derna, an eastern city with a history of Islamist militancy. ( Courtesy : Yahoo News )


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ECCB Academy Begins Monday
Youth cricketers, male and female, along the East Coast corridor will convene at the Lusignan Community Centre on Monday August 25, at 08:30h when the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) launches the 14th edition of its annual Cricket Academy.
Activities will be held under the theme "Cricket – Professionalism and Healthy Lifestyle," and are for children 12-16 years of age. More than 50 aspiring cricketers, drawn from Ogle to Abary, are expected to participate in the programme.
Organisers have also revealed that participants will enjoy interaction with senior and former national cricketers who will grace the forum with their presence. While there, the seniors will introduce the youngsters to the technicalities of the sport while sharing their experiences on the national field.
Several resource persons will entertain thought-provoking discussions on cricket-related and other topics during the proceedings. The history of West Indies cricket will be lectured by former University of Guyana lecturer Mr Tota Mangar; national umpire Davteerth Anandjit will discuss the laws of cricket and umpiring, while international book scorer Sidartha Anandjit will deal with the intricacies of the scoring system.
Officers from the Cove and John Police Station will tutor the aspiring cricketers on road safety practices, while an officer from the Ministry of Education will discuss careers in cricket and discipline. Participants will also receive tutoring in drugs and sports;the Importance of Education; Leadership and Sportsmanship; HIV and Teenage Sex; Food and Nutrition; Social Etiquette/Grooming and Discipline.
Latchman Yadram and Jeenarine are the coaches.
According to a press release from the ECCB, it must be noted the more than twenty (20) participants who have attended the ECCB annual academy over the years went on to represent Guyana with distinction, notably Brian Sattaur who captained the successful Guyana under-19 team this year and Bashkar Yadram who captained the Guyana under-15 team.
The organisers are indeed grateful for the support received from the corporate community and wish to express heartfelt gratitude to those individuals and organisations that have made this event possible. These include Ansa McAl, B.M. Soat Auto Sales, Rockaway Auto Sales, Trophy Stall, Global Manufacturing Company (Marvex Bleach), NIDECA Investments, Elizabeth Styles, Bissan's Trading, Mirza Khan, Bibi Samaroo Trading (Lethem), Yadram Distributions, D. Singh and Sons General Stores, Deodat Sooklall Investments, Mr. Samaroo Jailall and the executives and members of the many clubs along the East Coast.
Activities will be coordinated by Secretary of the ECCB Mr Judister Rampersaud, with assistance from national cricket coach, Latchman Yadram.
The Academy concludes on Friday August 29, 2014.
Participants are reminded to assemble at 09.30h at the Lusignan Community Centre on Friday August 22, 2014 for registration. Contact can be made via telephone to the Secretary Mr Judister Rampersaud (259-0308). Vice-President in charge of competitions, Mr Raymond Barton (626-0223 or 220-1636) or Executive Member Mr Dave Anandjit (617-8502).
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Course Objectives
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Tops Gets a Facelift
Since 1989, Tops Family Diner at 215 Union Street has been serving up home-made delicious and is clearly a favourite with the locals. Friendly staff address patrons by name with a smile and ease that has been earned over many hot, tasty meals. Tops is a family business and pride in good service and exceptional food is apparent in this sunny, comfortable atmosphere. In August, Tops received a bit of a make-over with new paint, upholstery, lighting, countertop and various other special touches. We are showing Tops off here, but encourage you to go out for a unique dining experience, yourself. They are more than just pizza…though that is super delicious. Tops offers all-day breakfast, is open 7 days a week, 7am-9pm, and also offer take-out.
Pictured here, Litsa and her mom, Debbie. Missing from the photo is Paul, affectionately known as 'Papou.'
Stop in for a good meal and enjoy the company as well.
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One year later, most of the stated reasons for invading Iraq have been discredited. But advocates of the war still have one compelling argument: our troops are not there to impose American values or even Western values, but ''universal'' ones. The underlying assumption is that the United States itself represents these universal values, and that freedom to pursue happiness, to elect our own leaders and to trade in open markets, should be shared by all, regardless of creed, history, race or culture.
Some might question whether America is as shining an example of these good things as is often claimed. Nonetheless, spreading them around is certainly a more appealing policy than propping up ''our'' dictators in the name of realpolitik. Still, history shows that the forceful imposition of even decent ideas in the claim of universalism tends to backfire -- creating not converts but enemies who will do anything to defend their blood and soil.
Such was the response two centuries ago of the German-speaking areas of Europe when Napoleon's armies invaded them under the banner of universal freedom, equality and brotherhood. Napoleon was a despot and his Grande Armée could be brutal, to be sure, but his reforms were mostly beneficial. Religious freedom was established, government efficiency improved, and the Napoleonic legal code has served continental Europeans well for two centuries.
Yet France's armed intervention was deeply resented. Some nativist reactions were relatively benign: romantic poetry celebrating the native soul, or a taste for folkloric roots. But in other cases the native soul, especially in Germany, turned sour and became anti-liberal, anti-cosmopolitan, and anti-Semitic. Some 19th-century nativists claimed that Napoleon was a Jew. This was not just because he liberated the Jews from their ghettoes and declared that France would be their homeland, but also because universal ideals, promising equality for all, have often been associated by nativists with rootless cosmopolitanism, which in their eyes is synonymous with Jewishness.
As soon as Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo, the liberal laws he instituted in Prussia were annulled. And a century later, the resentments planted by Napoleon's armed liberation sprouted their most bitter fruits in Nazi Germany.Continue reading the main story
Arab and Muslim extremism may never become as lethal or powerful as the 20th-century German strain, but it has already taken a terrible toll. Once again a nation with a universalist mission to liberate the world is creating dangerous enemies (and once again Jews are being blamed). This is not necessarily because the Islamic world hates democracy, but because the use of armed force -- combined with the hypocrisy of going after one dictator while coddling others, the arrogant zealotry of some American ideologues and the failures of a ham-handed occupation -- are giving America's democratic mission a bad name.
One problem with American troops' liberating the Middle East is that it confirms the opinions of both Muslims and Westerners who see the Iraq war as part of a religious war, a ''clash of civilizations'' in the phrase of the Harvard political scientist Samuel Huntington. On the face of it, this would seem an unlikely proposition. Saddam Hussein did not rule over an Islamic state. Far from it; he killed large numbers of Muslims. Whatever his values are, it would be an insult to claim they represent Arab civilization. And although Tony Blair (also a fan of the phrase ''universal values'') and George W. Bush are Christians, religion does not appear to have played a major part in their war aims.
Yet to many Arab Muslims inside and outside Iraq, this does indeed look like a war unleashed by ''Zionists and Crusaders'' to keep the Muslims down, or worse, impose a foreign civilization on an Arab nation. This is certainly the way Islamist extemists see it. But then, they always were believers in Mr. Huntington's thesis.
Islamists, however, do not represent Muslim or Arab civilization -- any more than the Christian Coalition, let alone ''Zionists,'' represents the West. Iraq is a perfect example of how ethnic, religious and cultural fault lines run inside national borders. The future of Iraq is not being forged out of a battle between West and East, or between Muslims and Christians, but between Shiites and Sunnis, Kurds and Arabs, Baathists and democrats. The main fault line crossing most Muslim societies isn't even between secularists and religionists, but between Muslims with different ideas about the proper role of religion.
Islamists of the kind represented by Al Qaeda are religious revolutionaries. But it is perfectly possible for a practicing Muslim to be against United States intervention, free-market capitalism, sexual freedom and the importing of Hollywood movies without being a theocratic revolutionary. Such a person may be a moderate reformer who believes, as did many Europeans until just a few decades ago, that democratic politics is best organized along religious lines.
The real question for the Western universalists, then, is whether the cause of moderate Muslims is helped by the revolutionary war that has been set off by the American and British armies. For that is what the war in Iraq is: not a clash of civilizations, but a revolution unleashed through outside force.
There seems to be little doubt that most Iraqis were more than happy to see Saddam Hussein go. Most would have remained grateful to the United States and Britain, if only the coalition forces could have somehow gone home quickly, leaving Iraq with a functioning administration, electricity, running water and safestreets. This, of course, would not have been possible even if Britain and America had done everything right. The fact that the coalition got so much spectacularly wrong has made things far worse.
Iraq is so violent and chaotic now that it would be highly irresponsible to pull the troops out. As a result, we may be seeing more and more Huntingtonians. This is especially true of Arabs living outside Iraq, who never felt the lash of Saddam Hussein directly.
In the face of what is seen as continued Western aggression, it is harder for Muslims in any country to take a strong stand against fellow Muslims for fear of being branded as traitors. The Liberal Islamic Network, for example, has done a brave job of promoting a moderate form of Islam in Indonesia, where extremists bombed a Bali nightclub in 2002. These liberal Muslims advocate the separation of church and state, and a non-literal interpretation of the Koran. They were able to fight extremism without being seen as American stooges -- until American troops invaded a Muslim country.
''When the Bali bombings occurred, I thought the fundamentalist groups would fade, because people would see that they were wrong,'' according to one member of the group, Nong Darol Mahmada. ''But now the Iraq war becomes a new justification for the fundamentalist attitude toward America or the West. Everything we've been working for -- democracy, freedom of thought -- all seems in vain.'' She may be wrong. All might not be lost. But so far, in Iraq and beyond, the neoconservative mission is achieving the opposite of what it intended.Continue reading the main story


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Chloe Zoe and her friends are going to the big Easter egg hunt! Chloe Zoe wants to find the sparkling golden egg with a special prize inside! Everyone's Easter baskets are filling up except Mary Margaret's. So Chloe Zoe and friends work together to help fill her basket. But when Mary Margaret finds the sparkling golden egg, Chloe is upset! What will the trio find when they crack the egg open?
Our Thoughts: This is a really sweet story. Chloe Zoe is very excited about finding the golden egg and the author captures the charming excitement all kids get over a good egg hunt. When a good pal is not able to find pink eggs (her favorite color!!) Chloe Zoe jumps in to help which causes her to lose site of her own quest. Thankfully, her friend decides to share the prize from the golden egg which sends a lovely message of how helping friends feels good AND how helping others often means they will help you. This is a lovely Easter tale that will help everyone get in the Easter spirit. You can buy the book on the Albert Whitman website HERE.


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Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Natural Illusions is one of the rare Bobby Hutcherson dates that finds the vibraphonist flirting with the mainstream and fusion. Hutcherson leads a band that features Ron Carter and George Duvivier alternating on bass, guitarist Gene Bertoncini, pianist Hank Jones, drummer Jack DeJohnette and harpist Gene Bianco. The group plays a selection of standards ("The Folks Who Live on the Hill," "Sophisticated Lady," "Lush Life"), contemporary hits ("The Thrill is Gone"), and new jazz songs, giving them all a smooth, lush treatment. There's little of the unpredictable phrasing and modal harmonies that distinguished Hutcherson's albums, and the music often sounds conventional, making it one of the lesser efforts in his catalog.
01. When You're Near (4:22)
02. The Thrill Is Gone (4:23)
03. Sophisticated Ladies (6:09)
04. Rain Every Thursday (3:44)
05. The Folks Who Live On The Hill (4:59)
06. Lush Live (5:35)
07. Shirl (5:16)
Bass – George Duvivier, Ron Carter
Bassoon – John Leone
Cello – Seymour Barab
Drums – Jack DeJohnette
Flute – Daniel Trimboli, Hubert Laws, Philip Bodner*, Romeo Penque
Guitar – Gene Bertoncini
Harpsichord – Gene Bianco
Oboe – George Marge
Piano – Hank Jones
Viola – Julien Barber, Seymour Berman
Violin – Aaron Rosand
Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded March 2-3, 1972 / Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
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Joseph Hartmann, PE
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Dr. Joseph Hartmann is the Federal Highway Administration's Director of the Office of Bridges and Structures. Prior to his promotion in 2014, he served at headquarters for the Federal Highway Administration where he was responsible for bridge and tunnel research and strategic planning nationally. Before that, Dr. Hartmann led the Bridge Design and Construction Team in the Office of Infrastructure Research and Development at the Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center, Federal Highway Administration, in McLean, VA, where he conducted and published his own bridge research, while managing the essential work of other researchers.
Dr Hartmann's research and academic interests include design, construction, inspection, rating and management of steel and concrete highway bridges, large-scale experimental testing, and structural failure analysis. This high level of expertise made him the lead forensic investigator for the Federal Highway Administration when major bridges experience structural failure, and he has been recognized for that work with the highest level agency-wide awards. Dr Hartmann brings his extensive experience in bridge engineering, high-performance materials, fatigue and fracture, and non-destructive evaluation and testing techniques into his structural analysis classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Among Dr. Hartmann's many career recognitions is the GMU Civil Engineering Institute Engineering Leadership and Excellence Award in 2011.


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A fantastical story that was so much fun to read, this is the kind of book that you want to reread over and over.
This is a superb book that puts an intriguing spin on dragons and this story is one that just draws you right in.
I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next to Cas and especially Anna since at the end of the first book she didn't exactly end up in a good place.
The first book in this series was really insane so I can't wait to see where this one goes.


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You might have heard by now, SQL Saturday #312 in Sacramento, CA is only 3 weeks away. But what you might not have heard is that we are having 2 top-notch Precons on Friday July 11th. I am not sure how we managed to convince them, maybe it is just the #cowtown charm, but we have booked 2 of the most influential SQL Server trainers/authors/mentors in the community. If you have not signed up yet, you need to soon! Both Precons are all day trainings and an incredibly affordable price of Just $139 until the end of the month!
Pre-Con 1:
Kalen Delaney – What the Hekaton!?
Friday, July 11, 2014, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Patrick Hays Learning Center
2700 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 2600
Sacramento, CA 95833
What the Hekaton!? A Whole Day on a Whole New Way to Think About Data Management. SQL Server Hekaton, Microsoft's new In-Memory table technology being shipped as part of SQL Server 2014, will completely change the way you think about data management. As a DBA, you'll need to analyze your memory and storage needs completely differently. All Hekaton data is always stored in memory, and the data stored on disk is basically just a REDO log used to regenerate the contents of your memory-optimized tables. In this full-day seminar, Kalen Delaney (a SQL Server MVP for over 20 years) will show you the in-memory architecture for your Hekaton data and indexes, and discuss what gets written to disk during checkpoints, as well as what gets logged. She will explain how the recovery process recreates your Hekaton tables. Finally, she'll go into detail on just what it is that makes Hekaton so much FASTER!
Kalen Delaney has been working with SQL Server for over 26 years, and provides performance consulting services as well as advanced SQL Server training to clients around the world, using her own custom-developed curriculum. She has been a SQL Server MVP since 1993 and has been writing about SQL Server almost as long. Kalen has spoken at dozens of technical conferences, including almost every US PASS conference since the organization's founding in 1999. Kalen is a contributing editor and columnist for SQL Server Magazine and the author or co-author of several of the most deeply technical books on SQL Server, including SQL Server 2012 Internals. Kalen blogs at www.sqlblog.com and her personal website and schedule can be found at www.SQLServerInternals.com.
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Pre-Con 2:
Stacia Misner – SSRS Rookie to Rockstar!
Friday, July 11, 2014, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Patrick Hays Learning Center
2700 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 2600
Sacramento, CA 95833
Join this introduction to SQL Server Reporting Services, designed specifically for report developers who have no prior experience with the product, and learn how to use the development tools effectively, how to present and enhance data in a report, and how to create dynamic reports. Even if you have some experience with Reporting Services, this session will explore aspects that aren't intuitive or well-documented, helping you expand your skills and make the most of this powerful reporting tool.
Stacia is a consultant, educator, mentor, and author specializing in business intelligence and performance management solutions using Microsoft technologies. Over 25 years of experience with improving business practices through technology. Exclusive focus on business intelligence since 1999. Specialties:BI Architecture & Implementation, Data Warehousing, OLAP, ETL, Reporting & Analysis, Project Management
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Wow I have not blogged in forever! I have been so busy with traveling and videos, but I am really wanting to get more into blogging! I was actually thinking about making a video about becoming a blogger in the near future, comment below or tweet me (@aspynovard) if you would like to see that!
So many exciting things are happening in the next couple of months. Lots of life changes! You guys will see as they all come along and you can follow along on our vlog channel (http://www.youtube.com/aspynandparker) if you want to see our daily adventures. I am currently writing this post at 11:35 pm and thinking about how I excited I am to be in Europe in a few days! I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER! We leave on Saturday and won't get to London until Sunday! We will be there for a few days and then head to Greece for the rest of the week. I will be posting a million Insta photos everyday so make sure you are following me on Instagram (@aspynovard)! I feel like I have shouted out all of my social medias in this post hahah that was not supposed to be the point of me writing this. The point is I'm really excited for the future! We have been slowly collecting things for the house and are hoping it will be done in early November. It's going to be so much fun decorating and getting settled there. I have been ready to move out for a while but was waiting to get a house figured out and it took a long time but is finally happening. I. AM. SO. EXCITED. These next few weeks/months are going to be crazy and I'm so glad you guys are here with us to experience everything.
We have been having so much fun with vlogging and have had so much support and so many nice comments. We have also been to SO many events lately and met so many of you guys! It's so fun to see Parker at these events because he is still so new to everything but he is loving every second of meetups and signings and everything else we have experienced! Our next event is Playlist DC in the beginning of September so hopefully we get to meet a ton of you!
Well writing this blog post has been fun haha! I want to start doing one at least one a week if not more. I think that once the house is done and things slow down a little bit I will be able to keep up with it and be more organized. Thank you guys for reading this and I hope you all have a great weekend!


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Thanks! Well, for a few years I was just running casually and didn't have a program or anything. My fastest 10k at that time was about 40:30 (running solo). Then my job decided to sponsor employees for a nearby race, so I decided I would go for it.
I wanted to be sub 40, so I found an online program (I can't remember where) that was based around 400m intervals, tempo runs, and build ups at the end of long runs. That did ok for me (I followed it for 10 weeks), but I honestly don't think I improved much over my previous ability, so I looked some more and found here.
Anyway, I will set my interval times at 7:40 (2k), 3:40 (1k) and :84 (400m), as per your link.
Finally, finished day 1 just now: 15km in exactly 69:00. Felt good, not tired or winded at all. Unfortunately I will be traveling with family tomorrow so I might have to miss day 2, but this is the holiday season here in Korea and I don't have any choice.
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Jarah Mariano Statistics, Measurements, Waist, Hips, Bust, Bra Size, Weight, Height, Figure Shape, Dress And Shoe Size
Jarah Mariano Weight: 121 lbs (55 kg)
Jarah Mariano Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Jarah Mariano Measurements: 34-23-33 (US); 86-61-85 (EU)
Jarah Mariano Bra Size/Breast Size: 34C
Jarah Mariano Bra Cup Size: C
Jarah Mariano Shoe Size/Feet Size: 7.5 (US)
Jarah Mariano Dress Size: 2 (US)
Jarah Mariano Star Sign: Sagittarius
Jarah Mariano Net Worth: $10 Million
Jarah Mariano Hair Color: Black
Jarah Mariano Eye Color: Dark Brown
Date Of Birth: 23 November 1984
Birth Place: Lihue, Hawaii, United States
Birth Name: Jarah-Evelyn Makalapua Mariano
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Asian
Religion Agnostic
Education: Pace University
Jarah-Evelyn Makalapua Mariano is an American fashion model. She was born on November 23, 1984 in Lihue, Hawaii, United States as Jarah-Evelyn Makalapua Mariano. She is best known for her appearances in the 2008 and 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions, as well as Victoria's Secret.


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September 2013Attract Qualified Leads with Engaging Social Media Tactics4 p.m. Eastern, Thursday, Sept. 12Presented by Rebecca Adolf, senior designer & online marketing specialist, Impact Networking LLCA social media strategy can provide a great supplement to your marketing plan — if there is a targeted strategy to fit your business. Having a simple profile is no longer enough and not every channel is right for all businesses. In this webinar, learn what can work for your dealership. Adolf, with the The Creative Services Group at office technology dealership Impact Networking, Waukegan, Ill., will show examples of tactics to maximize online channels to promote your business. She will show you how to develop relevant and engaging content to attract qualified leads and build an online presence. Learn how to take advantage and maximize every opportunity: online contests, live events, notable company news, product launches and more. Go beyond one simple post and move to a cross-platform campaign with QR codes, articles, emails, surveys and more.Click here for more information.
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Cosmetic products were very sensitive to shop especially lip balms. Lip balm users had to visit selected supermarkets or even drug stores for the small product. EOS Lip Balm Company took the cosmetics industry by storm when it began to produce its lip balms making them available in stores. The lip products started being arranged in stores starting with Walgreen, Walmart, and Target. Before the birth of EOS ladies had only two options when it came to the purchase of lip balm, this is they could only use a lip balm without flavor, or when they wanted to go wild, they could choose to go for either mint or cherry flavors.
EOS Lip Balm created some eight years ago, and since then it has been experiencing tremendous expansion. Within a short period of its existence, the product attracted celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, and Christina Aguilera. The organization has been manufacturing a variety of lip balm flavors including grape vine, and honeydew among others. The beauty company whose full name is Evolution of Smooth has been appearing in almost every beauty magazine in the nation. The founders of the company have been silent on their business plans until recently when they were interviewed by Fast Company.
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According to the establishers of the firm, their cosmetics product has been listed as one of the fastest growing companies with EOS Lip balm being listed as the second best-selling lip balm company in the United States after Outspace Chapsticks and Blistex, and Burt's Bees. According to the founders, they have used more than $250 million which according to the Kline Research, the founders have worked continuously to expand the lip product company. The company has been experiencing marvelous sales of over a million a week with them expecting it to rise in the future. Useful link on walmart.com.
Sanjiv Mehra is the co-founder, and the Managing Partner of EOS said that their goal is to make a product deliver it to its customers, and also to educate consumers about their products and their value. The other co-founders of EOS are Jonathan Teller and Craig Dubitsky. Now is the time to follow EOS on facebook.com
More of EOS on https://www.amazon.ca/eos-Pomegranate-Raspberry-Lip-Balm/dp/B00B6A9KTU


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Light Up Your Home: 8 Lighting Options via Z Gallerie
Earlier today, Rebecca suggested some ways to improve the natural light in your home. But if, as in our home, natural light's a challenge, consider turning to ZGallerie, a vendor we often overlook, to help you light up your space. Today, when we popped by, we were reminded that, especially when it comes to lighting, they shouldn't be forgotten. Here are some pieces worth considering (as an added bonus, they're currently offering to pay sales tax on all lighting and mirrors)...
Inspired by high-priced designer pieces, they're a good choice if you've got champagne tastes and a beer budget:
Hanging Lamps (top row, left to right)
- Orbit Chandelier $239
- Wood Veneer Pendant Lamp $149
- Erto Chandelier $399.00
- Linear Strand Crystal Chandelier $329
Table Lamps (bottom row, left to right)
- Twig Table Lamp $89
- Colby Table Lamp $199
- Coco Stick Table Lamp $129
- Spheres Table Lamps $149


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Budget 2018 - What It Means For Carers
Our breakdown of the various Budget measures which may impact carers.
Carers can benefit from some increased investment in home care packages
Carers Australia believes that tonight's Federal Budget goes some way to improving access to home care packages for the aged and those who care for them.
Carers Australia welcomes major injection of funds in Disability Employment Services
Carers Australia welcomes tonight's Budget announcement that an additional $300 million over ten years will be invested to help fund a new, reformed model of Disability Employment Services (DES).
Submission to the Aged Care Financing Authority Respite Care Consultation
Our submission to a timely review, given the effects on respite care access of reforms in both residential and community aged care.
Submission on 'Encouraging Self-Sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants' Amendment
Our Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee.
Centrelink changes will cost carers
Recent legislation changes will negatively impact new carers.
Submission on the importance of supported employment
Carers Australia details the importance of supported employment to people with disability and their carers.
Q&As regarding announcement of national approach to carer support services
Background info and more detail on today's announcement.
New national approach to carer support services announced
A more integrated and nationally consistent model of service delivery.


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Frequently Asked Questions
If you have a BTMR related question that you can't find the answer to please let us know! If it is not specific just to you or your situation we may post it here.
Are headphones allowed?
Are there refunds or waiting lists?
How did you arrive at the 3h30m cut-off?
Why don't you want us to park on Ruxton Avenue?
Why can't I get a shirt if I don't race or I miss the cut-off?
Are headphones allowed?
No! And you may get DQed if you wear them! You will be on a mostly single track trail with two way traffic so this is a big safety concern. You need to hear what is around you, not Miley Sirus or Katy Perry. They can wait!
Are there refunds or waiting lists?
We understand that sometimes things happen; jobs, family commitments and yes, even injuries. However, we do not offer refunds if you can not make the race. PERIOD! Rest assured however, that your entry fee will help to support selected nonprofit and/or volunteer organizations in our area:-)
As for a waiting list—there is none! Simply, we overbook the race and count on a certain % of "No Shows" to bring us back down to our desired numbers.
How did you arrive at the 3h30m cut-off?
For the inaugural race in 2000 we used a cut-off of 4 hours. We basically pulled this time out of thin air and we really did not know how it would turn out. In the end just 2 people missed the cut-off. However, in our post-race surveys we got a large number of complaints about the awards ceremony starting so late. It was held at noon that year — one hour after the last official finisher. This allowed us enough time to break down the finish area and move the show down to Soda Springs Park. However, because the average finishing time of the race was 2h30mins this meant that on average people were waiting 2h30mins for the awards ceremony to start. While that does not seem like a lot of time compared to most races of this length we can see how this could seem like a long time to tired runners. A change was in order!.
First we established a different crew to set-up the awards ceremony. This allowed us to hold the awards ceremony 1/2 hour after the last official finisher instead of 1 hour. We feel 1/2 hour is the best we can do on this front because some time is still needed to compile the results and get them down to the park. We also believe that everyone should have the opportunity to be at the awards ceremony. Therefore we are not going to start the awards ceremony before the cut-off time like some races do. Indeed, some age-group award winners often finish towards the back of the pack.
Next we changed the cut-off from 4 hours to 3h30mins. Before we did this we looked at how many people this would affect. In all 13 people ran times between 3:30 and 4 hours that year. Half of them where within 5 minutes of 3:30 which we felt did not present much of an issue. Even so we contacted several of the 13 people and asked for their opinion of changing the cut-off to 3:30. Almost without exception they said, "Go for it, I will just train harder." Several did just that and came back the following year and beat the new cut-off.
The net effect of these two steps was that the awards ceremony was moved up 1 hour to 11:00am. In 2001 only five people missed the new cut-off so we felt that the change was more than justified. Especially when the post-race surveys indicated that most were now happy with the start time of the awards ceremony.
Why don't you want us to park on Ruxton Avenue?
This race is about giving back to the community and the mountain in which we live and play. We don't think doing this has to inconvenience the community. Ruxton Avenue is a residential street and many of the residents park on the street. Besides, everyone knows the best races come after a good warm-up. A mile will not only not kill you, it will probably make benefit your race:-)
Why can't I get a shirt if I don't race or I miss the cut-off?
Simply, we want your race shirt to mean something. We view the shirt as an award, not as a packet stuffer. If you see a BTMR shirt you will know that the runner finished the race and finished it under the cut-off. We have heard more than a few times from runners who said all the way down the mountain they were pushing their hardest to beat the cut-off so they could get a shirt. For many, a shirt is the only award they will get and we don't want to cheapen it by handing out shirts to anyone who signs up for the race. Also, all of the volunteer shirts are marked "volunteer" so again the runner's shirts are kept special!
Now some have argued that they paid for the shirt when they signed up for the race. Besides the fact that it is spelled out that the shirt is a finisher's shirt this simply is not true! Almost all of the race entry fee is donated to nonprofit and/or volunteer organizations. The shirts are paid for by our sponsors — not the runners. The only way to get one is by earning it! However, if you are an official finisher you can buy an extra shirt if there are any left over.


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Mummy brown [paint] was originally made in the 16th and 17th centuries from white Pitch (resin), Myrrh, and the ground-up remains of Egyptian mummies, both human and feline… It fell from popularity in the early 19th century when its composition became generally known to artists.
Mummy brown was produced up into the 20th century until the supply of available mummies was exhausted.
When asked to describe how I relate to the internet, an old story about the creation of an unusual paint color popped into my head. Mummy Brown is a very useful paint–a rich, violet-toned earthy color– but as soon as its contents became known, many artists demanded that it be regulated because it was thought to carry foreign diseases. (One artist is even said to have given all of his paintings a Christian burial upon learning that "Mummy Brown" was actually made from Egyptian mummies.)
Maybe it's just because I hate to waste time, and unknowledgeable using the internet seems to sap up time–whatever the reason, spending time online is a bit unsavory to me. I use Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr because they're useful–but I'd rather be talking to people face-to-face. Or painting, even if it's with Mummy Brown paint.


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Class Assignment Asks Parents to Renounce Citizenship
Excerpt:Â A Northern California junior high school history teacher is telling angry parents the letter to President Bush he sent home with their children for them to sign may have said they wanted to renounce their U.S. citizenship, but he never was going to mail them and he only meant for them "to start a discussion."According to administrators at Bidwell Junior High School in Chico, Calif., the letter Mike Brooks sent home with his eighth-grade students was part of his lesson plan on the Declaration of Independence. Brooks told the Chico Enterprise Record the letter was his attempt to put America's founding document into current language and he intended for his students to take it home for their parents to review and discuss with their children.
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