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Chili-Lime Marinated TillapiaPosted: March 18, 2012 Filed under: recipes | Tags: Chili powder, Chipotle, cumin, dairy-free, easy, fast, Garlic, lime, Tillapia, Tomatillo, versitile 7 Comments
Today was an exceptionally great day at the gym – it was empty, like became completely empty and I was the only person there so I stayed for two and a half hours. There are these really really irritating people who frequent the gym, including this woman who uses the place to train people and takes up half the place and is loud. But mostly takes up half the place and all the mat area and it is really annoying. This may seem like an odd complaint, but this is not a public gym, it is for the people who live in the co-op and there is a small additional fee to use. It bugs me that someone wants to use it as her personal office for her business.
Anyhoo, this tillapia can be used a multitude of ways – fish tacos, plain, maybe with some scallion -pea and lemon zested rice, or on sandwiches. I am doing the latter, since the husband wanted to grill it if we were going to have the fish tacos and it was kinda cold today and we haven`t used our grill yet and no clue if there is propane left in the tank from the summer so I nixed it. It`s super fast and easy.
Shrimp Sandwiches with Chipotle-Avocado SpreadPosted: February 12, 2012 Filed under: recipes | Tags: Avocado, Avocado Mayonaise, Chipotle, dairy-free, easy, Garlic, Sandwiches, Shrimp, Speedy 3 Comments
I got this recipe in my inbox from the gojee.com and it looked pretty fantastic. I made a few changes, but this is pretty easy and
leaves me with some leftover to make fajitas later this week. Strike that, I am just eating the sandwiches all week. They are really that good. This recipe makes like 4.
Black Bean Soup with Bonus Green Chile CornbreadPosted: October 31, 2011 Filed under: recipes | Tags: Black Bean Soup, black beans, Chipotle, Creen Chile Cornbread, easy, Healthy, Low Fat, Onion, tomatoes, vegetarian Leave a comment
I think I am getting a cold. If I do I am screwed. The husband has a cold and I am trying to stave off mine since my event is on Wednesday and I don`t have time to be sick. I was able to at least finally get my table seating done for the event. It takes forever to seat 300 guests and block it out keeping mindful that one wrong table could cost me donations during the live pledge.
So yesterday I finally had to break down and go in to grab a dress. The six dresses that I had shipped from Shopbop.com just all were fails. Note to Diane Von Furstenberg, your quality is in the can for Fall 2011. So while getting my hair did, I trolled Barney`s Coop online, and while it was snow/slushing(?!?!), I figured, at least the soho store would be empty, so armed with the knowledge that there were 10 promising items on their website, I broke down and went in. Yes, it was empty, though would it kill them to stock a size 6 at the soho store? I`m 5`9, that is not a complete fatty, jeez. I walked out with one dress and waiting for another that was at the Chelsea location to be fedexed over to me. Why that can`t messenger it, I have no clue.
So I have a seating chart done, a dress, my nails are now did and I am trying not to get a cold. Time to make a black bean soup. This one`s kinda spicy cuz I like spicy and I`m hoping to kill the germs.


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Friday, July 29, 2011
shapton flowers
Flowers, 2005. 9x12"
Pink Flowers, 2006. 8x10"
Flowers from John Jay farmers market, 2007. 6.75x7.75"
Flowers, 2005. 8x11.75"
Leanne Shapton Flower paintings.
Passionate, intense and beautiful. I love her.
Leanne is a New York artist, author and publisher.
These images via Leanne Shapton.
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2 comments:
- Julie said...
oh, these are beautiful and arresting.
- July 29, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- Creative Mom said...
Really nice!!
- August 2, 2011 at 3:41 AM
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Celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy
December 8th, 2015
Celebrating the Jubilee Year of Mercy,
(2015 – 2016)
Honoring the Mother of Mercy – Immaculate Conception
(December 8)
Thanking God for the grace of Oblate Triennium
(1816 – 2016)
In his letter for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, our Superior General notes, "One of [Mary's] titles special to the heart of St. Eugene was the Mother of Mercy." This is especially fitting as the solemnity marks the beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, inaugurated by Pope Francis. In a recent interview with the Italian Catholic magazine Credere, Pope Francis was asked why he chose 'mercy' as this Jubilee's theme. In response the Holy Father notes, "It's obvious that today's world is in need of mercy, it is in need of compassion. We are used to bad news…On one hand we see the arms trade, the production of arms that kill, the murder of innocents in the most cruel possible way, the exploitation of persons, minors, children…" The Pope goes on to say that "we must cultivate a revolution of tenderness as the fruit of this Year of Mercy: God's tenderness towards each one of us. Each one of us must say: "I am an unfortunate man, but God loves me thus, so I must also love others in the same way."
On this great solemnity let us ask Mother Mary to teach us the true meaning of mercy and to give us the grace to love others as God loves us.
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Category Archives: Poverty
Making space for more and better aid to education
By Keith M Lewin The latest policy paper from the GEM Report provides a stark reminder that trends in aid to education mean there is still a long journey to travel to deliver access to quality education for all. Aid … Continue reading
Why hasn't education got a seat at the table for urban policy discussions?
For too long, education has been missing from urban policy and planning discussions. As the New Urban Agenda is finalized, those going to the Habitat III Conference should take heed of the benefits that including education, training and lifelong learning … Continue reading
Learning how to farm – the impact of Farmer Field Schools
By Mwatima Juma, Tanzania Country Programme Officer – IFAD A group of 20 farmers gather around a facilitator who is demonstrating how to prepare nutritious fodder for dairy cows on Zanzibar island, off the coast of Tanzania. They are attending … Continue reading
Education needs to fundamentally change if we are to reach our global development goals
The new Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report by UNESCO, released this morning, shows the vast potential for education to propel progress towards all global goals outlined in the new Sustainable Development Agenda (SDGs). But, if education is to fulfill that … Continue reading
Education: A powerful response to climate change
By Colin Bangay, the senior education adviser for the UK government's Department for International Development in India; the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government's official policies. With a new World Bank report warning climate change could push more … Continue reading
The tangled web of conflict, climate change and education
The recent attacks on Paris have put increased urgency on the conversations to happen at the 21st Conference of Parties or COP 21 taking place over the next couple of weeks. Because, increasingly so, arguments are being built around the … Continue reading
A Data Revolution for Education 2030
By Jordan Naidoo, Director of Education at UNESCO, and Sylvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The fourth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is a global dream about quality education for all children, youth and adults. But this ambitious … Continue reading


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Moving on...for those of you on Dailymile, have you checked out the Secret Santa? Join! I just signed up to participate. So fun! Nothing like sending fun stuff to random running strangers that share the same kooky love of all things running/fitness/cycling/swimming etc. Yeah. :)
Click the image to sign up! It should be fun!
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Archive for December 12, 2013
Four Important Questions to Ask to Find an Insurance Provider
In the United States, you must have some form of auto insurance in order to legally operate a vehicle on the road. This is done to protect every driver in case of an accident, where an insurance provider must be brought into the situation to cover the cost of damages. As a direct result, your rates might increase, but that's not anything you should worry about until the time comes. In the meantime, here's a list of questions to keep in mind when shopping around for the right insurance provider. What kind of coverage do you need? Coverage specifications will always vary from state to state, even when it comes to auto insurance for business vehicles. It's always a good idea to figure out exactly what's required in your area and start from there. Look into a number of different companies, build


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The debate over the Keystone XL pipeline may look like just another example of the partisan divide on Capitol Hill. If only it were that easy.
President Obama's dilemma over whether to approve the 1,600-mile pipeline, which would move oil from Canada to Texas, has more to do with disagreements within the Democratic Party, and with foreign relations.
Environmentalists, including some of the Democrats' biggest donors, have seized on Keystone as a test of Obama's commitment to halting global warming. They say the bitumen from Alberta's tar sands is the dirtiest oil on Earth and that refusing to build the pipeline would be a historic step away from petroleum.
But four Democratic senators whose seats are in danger this year — Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, Mark Begich of Alaska and Kay Hagan of North Carolina — have strongly urged Obama to approve the pipeline. Many labor unions support the project too, because of the jobs it would create.
And there's the painful crux of Obama's political conundrum. If he says yes to the pipeline, he'll infuriate environmentalists, alienate important donors and disenchant many of the young voters his party needs to turn out this fall. But if he says no, vulnerable Democratic candidates in energy-friendly states could suffer on election day. A net loss of six seats would deliver control of the Senate to the GOP.
Another factor has to do with world affairs. At a United Nations-sponsored conference in Paris next year, Obama hopes to nudge other countries to join the United States in adopting more ambitious goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "Any decision we make [on Keystone] will affect our ability to lead in climate change negotiations," one official noted to me this week.
So what will the president do?
The State Department's 11-volume environmental impact statement released last month attempted to balance the factors dispassionately. Yes, the report said, the oil from Alberta's tar sands is 17% dirtier than most of the oil extracted in the U.S., and its transport and refining could add 27 million tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere each year.
But the report also concluded that a U.S. decision to block the pipeline wouldn't significantly reduce that problem, because Canada intends to move the oil whether Keystone is built or not. Indeed, if Canada ships most of the oil by rail, the environmental consequences could be even worse, and the United States would lose out on the pipeline's economic rewards.
That's why some administration officials I've talked with — and even, privately, some environmentalists — are betting that Obama will eventually approve the Keystone project.
How that sits with voters, especially environmentalists, may depend on what conditions the president imposes on the project and what else he does to address climate change.
Obama can and should ask for conditions in return for his approval of the pipeline. The EPA has already proposed seeking a commitment from Canada to do more to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Increased pollution from the tar sands has already caused Canada to miss its own climate change targets.
Another idea offered by environmentalists is that Obama could approve the pipeline on the condition that oil companies agree to sell the refined products that result in the United States instead of exporting them. That could have the effect of reducing the amount of oil shipped via Keystone — and also of calling the oil industry's bluff: TransCanada, the pipeline's builder, has said that its customers intend to sell their products in the United States, but environmentalists, noting that exported fuel is more profitable, are skeptical.
Most important, Obama can take other actions to offset the additional Keystone emissions. Indeed, he already intends to. By June 1, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose a federal regulation to cut carbon emissions from the nation's 1,500 existing power plants, the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gases. If the rules are tough enough, they could eventually result in the shuttering of all the 600 remaining coal-fired power plants in the country. Doing so would reduce emissions by an amount many times greater than what the Keystone pipeline would add.
But none of this is likely to happen in a hurry. The State Department's Jan. 31 report is open to comments from other federal agencies until the end of April. But there's no deadline for Secretary of State John F. Kerry to deliver a final recommendation, and no deadline for Obama to rule on it. It would be easy, as well as prudent, for the White House to wait until the EPA's power plant regulation is unveiled. It would even be easy to wait until after election day on Nov. 4, which might avoid angering one or the other wing of the Democratic faithful in the middle of an election campaign.
If Obama approves Keystone under those circumstances, environmentalists will still be angry, but not nearly as angry as if the president had said yes earlier. They'll find solace in the steps Obama will have taken by then to curb global warming.
This is one case where procrastination might be a virtue.
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Apple has launched a new promotion called "Add more life to your Mac." The promotion offers US$50 back via rebate when you purchase Panther and iLife i04 together. For those who buy the Panther Family Pack with iLife, Apple is offering a US$80 rebate. From Appleis promotion page:
Mac OS X v10.3 Panther is the powerful new operating system for the Mac. iLife 04 is a suite of five remarkable applications that let you do amazing things with your music, photos, and movies. Purchase them together from July 12, 2004, through September 25, 2004, and get $50 back via mail-in rebate.* Or get $80 back via mail-in rebate when you purchase the Mac OSX Panther Family Pack with the iLife 04 Family Pack, which allows you to install Panther and iLife on up to five Apple computers in your home. To find an Apple Authorized Reseller near you visit www.apple.com/buy.
*Terms and conditions apply. See mail-in coupon for details.
You can find details on the new promotion at the Apple Store for Business Hot Deals page at the Macintosh Product Guide. The Mac Product Guide is a list of Mac compatible hardware and software products on the market. The Hot Deals section of the Product Guide features several Mac retailers and special offers that one can only get, at least in theory, at the Hot Deals page. Apple has also updated the Hot Deals page for Amazon, CDW, MacConnection, Sweetwater, and Publishing Perfection.
The new Amazon Hot Deals page has offers on several software titles, font collections, a scanner, an LCD display, a wireless base station, a USB pen drive, and DVD-R, DVD+R, and CD-R media. You can find the Amazon Hot Deals page at Appleis Web site.
The new CDW Hot Deals page has offers on a DVD burner, printers, external storage, a digital camera, a video connector converter, a FireWire PCI card, software, iPod accessories, a Palm device, and an LCD display. You can find the CDW Hot Deals page at Appleis Web site.
The new MacConnection Hot Deals page has offers on a Nikon SLR digital camera and two other digital cameras, printers, a Palm device, software, a color calibrator, a power converter, and iPod accessories. You can find the MacConnection Hot Deals page at Appleis Web site.
The new Sweetwater Hot Deals page has offers on a MIDI keyboard, recording software, a studio monitor (as in speaker), a studio mic, two audio input devices, and a set of cans. You can find the Sweetwater Hot Deals page at Appleis Web site.
The new Publishing Perfection Hot Deals page has offers on a color profile device, publishing and design software, a Pantone printing kit, a slide scanner, CD-R media, a digital camera, an inkjet cartridge, and an Adobe training DVD. You can find the Publishing Perfection Hot Deals page at Appleis Web site.


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Part 4 - A God Who Kills Innocent Children In The Old Testament
I Can't Believe In A God Who...
Date: Sunday April 10th, 2016
By: Carey Nieuwhof
Many people read the Old Testament (the first part of the Bible) only to be shocked by the violence they see, even some, apparently, sanctioned by God. Why did God order the slaughter of children? Why would God support war? There are answers….
More In this series
- Good Friday - A God Who Won't Answer My Questions
- Easter Sunday - A God Who Lets Good People Suffer
- A God Who Won't Tell Me His Will For My Life
- A God Who Kills Innocent Children In The Old Testament
- A God Whose Followers And Leaders Are Mostly Hypocrites
- A God Who Picked A Faulty Bible To Communicate With Us
- A God Who Leaves Me Feeling Hopeless
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Chinese company Cheetah Mobile Inc's initial public offering raised about $168 million after its shares were priced at $14, near the top end of the expected price range.
The company sold 12 million American Depositary Shares (ADSs), which were expected to be priced between $12.50 and $14.50 per ADS. Shares of Cheetah are expected to start trading later on Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CMCM".
Beijing-based Cheetah provides security and optimization software used both in smartphones and PCs. The company is being spun-out of software maker Kingsoft Corp Ltd. CCTV's Shraysi Tandon speaks to Sheng Fu, the company's CEO, to find out why Cheetah chose to list in the U.S.
Cheetah Mobile Debuts on NYSEAnother Chinese tech company is trying to make a big splash abroad. Software maker Cheetah has debuted on the New York Stock Exchange-- its stock price hitting the top end of expectations.CCTV's Shraysi Tandon speaks to its CEO and to find out why he chose to list in the U.S.
CCTV's Karina Huber sits down with Chris Ciaccia, Technology Editor with TheStreet.com, to analyze the technology sector and Alibaba's possible U.S. expansion.


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Mercury at ocean surface may have tripled since preindustrial times
Questions remain over dangers of toxic metal in environment
Human activities such as fossil fuel burning may have tripled the amount of mercury at the ocean's surface since preindustrial times.
Marine chemist Carl Lamborg of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts and colleagues used seawater samples from around the world to estimate the amount of anthropogenic mercury that pollutes the oceans. Along with the tripling in shallow waters, the researchers found that waters between 100 and 1,000 meters deep had levels about 2.5 times as high as in preindustrial times. The researchers estimate that in total, humans have dumped about 42,000 to 74,000 metric tons of mercury into the ocean. The results appear in the Aug. 7 Nature.
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Say farewell to a beloved friend, family member or business associate with a serene blend of white and blue blossoms, reminiscent of the peaceful sea.
This charming bouquet – hand-delivered in a classic urn – will be a thoughtful reminder of your devotion. A mix of fresh blue and white flowers such as roses, Asiatic lilies and hydrangea is delivered in Teleflora's Grecian Garden urn. Approximately 19″ x22″.


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Chloe Amour – Massage Creep (Just A Feeling)
Oct 07, 2013
Chloe needs to work the knots out of her shoulders so she calls up a masseur she had heard good things about from her girlfriends.
She laid down naked on the table and got oiled up by his magic hands. He rubbed her all over and sensed she was getting horny so he licked her perfect pussy. She responded like he had thought and soon enough she was repaying the favour. She also got to feel him inside of her, he drilled her doggystyle and let her ride him on the massage bench.
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On Tuesday, police arrested Joshua David Britton, 20, at a Eugene-area apartment. Britton, a Beaverton resident, is a junior at Oregon. He was booked and later released pending an appearance in Benton County Circuit Court on Jan. 6 at 1:00 p.m. He has not been charged.
State police identified the suspect through a Portland Tribune photograph and a YouTube video taken of the on-field celebration after Oregon beat Oregon State 37-20 on Saturday to complete an undefeated regular season and earn a berth in the Bowl Championship Series title game Jan. 10. The suspect could be seen holding a burning shirt near a spot on the field that later was found to be fire-damaged. The cost of repairing the turf was estimated at $1,500.
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"Oyster farming aint easy" so goes the old quote
Half the time you're sweating and dirty, the rest you're fixing the boat
When you're down in the bilge on a bright summer day
Just call your hydraulic company they'll show you the way
When the problem is solved you feel like a million bucks
Then you get back to the dock and realize you locked your keys in your truck.
It seems that the term inventor is saved for people like Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and Johannes Gutenberg of years passed, and Steve Jobs or Elon Musk of modern times. They are the heavy hitters, and to their credit the ideas they hatched have profound effects on human society. They gained historical recognition by thinking outside the box and molding the world we live in today, but there are many other humans over the course of history that have also fit the role of inventor.
An old English proverb states "necessity is the mother of invention", and more often than not people have a problem, see their way past it, and consequently become an inventor. Jethro Tull, back before aqualung, was an English fellow that m odernized agriculture in the early 1700's by using the original horse power and his custom seed drill to sow seeds into the fields, and later a horse drawn hoe to plow them. He was plugged into his farming, and came up with a couple of great inventions to make the job of farming easier. We are just following the same course, using what is in front of us, and figuring out what else is needed to make farming easier.
It would be hard to get Elon Musk on the phone to ask for his solution to our oyster farming issues, and his head is in a different world anyway ,haha, so I would rather use our inventions, and our inventor friends to cater to our shellfish needs.
Fortunately we have a great contact list of modern day inventors, although they don't always go by that tittle. Ole' Uncle Gary is the first fella that comes to mind because he is constantly helping us build our boat, and he would be the first person to tell you that building a boat is a never ending process. With thirty plus years of experience building elevators, from New York City to Pennslytucky currently residing in the Ocean State, Uncle Gary has an engineering expertise that could not be learned in school. Rather his engineering intuition is ingrained in his brain from the constant tinkering and beer drinkering. When we first bought the FV Tom Royal Uncle Gary helped with the initial overhaul which included building a base for the crane to sit on that would keep it stable while we were working on the ocean. He has jumped in to brace davits from our ever increasing loads, beef up fiberglass bulwarks with steel, and many other modifications that make life safer and better. Everything is custom every idea is original all metal work is guaranteed, and all trades are mastered, Uncle Gary is one hell of an inventor both on and off the boat.
Another inventive company that we work closely with is Pine Hill Equipment. A company with three generations of the Haines family working under one roof that specialize in marine and industrial hydraulics. They know firsthand that every boat is different because over the years they have installed and serviced the guts of thousands of fishing boats in the New England area. The guts of the boat that I'm referring to are the hydraulic systems that allow the watermen to lift, move, pull, steer, pump water, and do any heavy lifting on a boat. They helped retrofit our boat by installing a very custom, very beefy system that runs the pot hauler, the star wheels, all the equipment we use for oyster and mussel farming, steering systems, two pacer pumps, two power washer pumps, and our prized "righteous" crane. After a year of operating the boat they came in again and added all the bells and whistles including a remote control to run the crane from anywhere on the deck of the boat. PHE has a broad clientele ranging from the new Deepwater Wind boat which is a state of the art tender boat for the new Wind Farm off of Block Island to a multitude of fishing boats in New Bedford and many other ports in the northeast. The Haines family doesn't stop when the working day is done though, they are always working on new projects; rebuilding pickup trucks, personal boats, mega lawn mowers, and tractors for the Westport fair. They are very interesting people to know and work with, and are always available to trouble shoot whatever problem pops up.
Hyland Equipment is another company/person that comes to mind when thinking about inventors because Richard (the founder) is always stopping by our shop to tinker with the power washers, and various other projects. When in Vietnam he kept the engines and hydraulics running on the boats as they ran up and down the river and through the deltas, and after the war he worked on oil rigs in Alaska. He has an interesting story, and an interest in inventing. He sized and plumbed all the power washers for our tumbling operation. He has designed, built and modified several gigantic washer machines to clean dirty oyster trays, and wharf tubs. Currently he is working on a seawater filtration system for our main building at AMH that will allow us to use seawater for processing, and stop the wasteful act of using freshwater.
Joe Franklin from QE supply in New Zealand is a great creative mind to have in our corner because he is a world expert in continuous loop mussel farming. He has seen the progression of the industry first hand in his home land so he knows what is takes to be successful "Mate, we put a man on the moon" says Joe in his kiwi accent "your only limited by what you don't try!"
Whether its machine shops, hydraulic companies, elevator guys, rope guys or Captain Call himself there is a need for creative people in the field of shellfish farming, and as the industry grows so will the need for inventive solutions. An example of this is the New Zealand aquaculture industry that has developed an automated style of growing that maximizes productivity. It took time, sequential steps, trial and error, many different types of creative people working on different parts of the whole, and oh yeah, the $$$ incentive. Back at home the dollar incentive started with the fishing industry down in Pt. Judith, and now some of those creative people are transferring their attention and abilities over to the growing field of aquaculture. In order to be successful in this new seafood industry you need to be hardworking and innovative with a Rolodex of contacts that will help you progress to the next level.
So while it is great to be living in the modern world, where booming tech industries are pushing the envelope with drones, clones, electric cars, and phones. Out on the oyster farm there is still a need for inventions that can't be bought off Amazon, and custom fabrications that require talented individuals to design and construct. While Mr. Musk is off exploring Mars we will be exploring the details of our shellfish farming operation making life better one invention at a time, and preparing for the next shellfish farm, on the oceans of Jupiter….


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Well, here we are.
Just one week from my original Minimalist Muppets post, and thanks to hundreds of people spreading the word and reblogging the crap out of this thing, my blog has received almost 6,000 page views in 2 days, and the term "Minimalist Muppets" has gone insane on both Twitter and Google.
I can't say enough how much I appreciate all the kind words, and yes, I know that Gonzo's nose looks phallic. That was pretty much happening already without my help.
Over the last couple days, I have had more than a handful of E-mails and messages asking if prints would be made available. Well, without further ado... drumroll please... they are. (I've never been good at building dramatic tension.)
I've chose to make the prints available through ImageKind.com, because they allow for a wide variety of dimensions, paper types, and even canvas and framing options.
Click on the handy box below (or click here) to check it out!
If there is enough interest in these suckers, I will take a look at getting some t-shirts made available as well. If you would like specific prints of individual Muppets, just leave a comment below and let me know so that we can work something out.
Thanks, and spread the word to all your Muppet-loving friends!
Update: 12-05-10
Due to multiple requests, I have now made available through ImageKind.com individual prints of each Muppet, as well as prints of a few of the more popular duos (Bunsen & Beaker, Waldorf & Statler, Kermit & Miss Piggy, etc.)
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Parish MagazinePrint This Page
January 2018
The Vicar writesJeremy Fletcher
I heard my first 'Happy New Year' in mid November. I'm never quite sure when to start or to stop saying it, but I'm on safe ground doing so in the January magazine, even if I'm writing it well before Christmas.
It's not so profound a reflection that we only understand our lives when we look back, but if we live in the past we're not ready for the future, and the present will take us by surprise. What we can do is to make sure that we learn from all that has happened to us, take strength from the faithfulness of God, and bring all the gifts God has given us to bear on the events which will unfold each day.
Some things are pretty certain for 2018. November will mark the centenary of the Armistice. There will be a royal wedding on May 19. A new Bishop of London, Bishop Sarah, will be enthroned. At church we will welcome a new Director of Music, Peter Foggitt, in January, and a new curate, Dr Ayla Lepine, in June. In January the PCC will meet to reflect on where we have come as a church, and where we may be being led by God. Our Mission Action Plan will be discussed as widely as possible so that we can look back, look forward and act now.
Two things I hope will be certain for 2018: firstly is that we will continue to be a venue for the C4WS shelter; and secondly that we will have welcomed a refugee family. Our experience at the shelter so far has that it has been humbling and profound to share the lives of people homeless for whatever reason, and to provide food, warmth and company for one night a week. And we have been working hard to ensure that we can welcome a refugee family under the Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme.
In 2017 I have been moved and inspired by the work and witness of so many at Hampstead Parish Church to live out what it is to be a Christian. My prayer for 2018 is that, in what we can expect and in what simply lands in our lap, we can continue to serve, to bear witness and to worship. I pray too that, for each of you, 2018 will be full of joy and peace. What I know in faith is that, whatever happens, God's love for us is certain, sure and unbreakable. God bless you all.


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A clear trend has been developing for wind power: while growth in the more developed markets is slowing down, the technology continues to spread to a growing number of countries across the world. With forecasts for global installed capacity by 2030 ranging between 1,500GW and 2,000GW, it is essential that emerging markets become an important part of the world's wind power capacity.
Political uncertainty and insufficiently clear policies have the potential to jeopardise the progress of wind power in several of these emerging markets but a desire to boost economic growth and a definite drive towards renewables are set to deliver significant growth.


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Photo by lukeNgavinsmomHere's a good reason to put those pregnant feet up and relax a bit more -- your stress now could up your baby's chances of asthma later in life.
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston found a marked difference in the cord blood of women who were in stressed environments (particularly those living in inner cities) and those who weren't. The immune function markers in the cord blood of stressed mothers showed patterns that could lead to asthma later in their babies' lives.
While research from animal studies has demonstrated this relationship in the past, this is the first human study to do so.
"The work may point to the need to design interventions and strategies to reduce stress in pregnant women to both enhance the mother's well-being and to reduce the risk of chronic illnesses in their children such as asthma," said lead researcher Dr. Rosalind Wright.
When I was pregnant, I knew stress wasn't good for my baby, but there are so many things to worry about during pregnancy, in addition to all of the regular life stress. So that just made me stress about being stressed and well, I was one stressed out pregnant woman (just ask my doctor).
So it's hard, I know, but this study just reiterates the importance of finding ways to minimize stress when you're pregnant. Try to find something that works to relax you whether it's yoga, walking or a candlelit bath (not too warm!). And don't forget, dark chocolate has been proven to reduce stress.
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In this section we help promote LEGO Idea projects to help them reach the 10,000 likes needed for their idea to get created! This week we feature the idea called JEOPARDY! created by lordofleg0s. Here's what the creator had to say about the idea:
Whether you're a diehard fan or find yourself with nothing better to do on a Tuesday night, we all love JEOPARDY! Ever get that rush when you answer a question before any of the contestants on TV do?! Well now your Lego Minifigs can experience it too!
As of now, this set will include a minifig version of famed Alex Trebek, with Batman, Yoda and late 90's Steve Nash as the first ever Lego Jeopardy contestants. Don't forget the Lego themed Jeopardy questions and personalized name plates for the contestants! Who do you think will win? Will billionaire genius Bruce Wayne outsmart basketball IQ allstar Steve Nash? Are they even a match for the all wise and powerful Yoda? Although, is Yoda even capable of answering to Trebek's liking?
"The power of the force what is?"
The best part is, with this Lego Jeopardy set you can have any of your minifigs compete against each other to see who is the smartest Lego of them all!
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Dorian West is adamant Saints won't be complacent when they tackle Treviso for the second time in eight days this Saturday.
The Italian outfit head to Franklin's Gardens having been thrashed 38-15 by Jim Mallinder's men at Stadio di Monigo last weekend.
Saints scored six tries in the Champions Cup Pool 5 success, keeping them firmly in the hunt for a quarter-final spot.
But they know they must repeat last Saturday's success this weekend if they are to keep the heat on rivals Racing Metro and Ospreys.
"We know Treviso will be hurting after losing on Saturday," said forwards coach West.
"We need to regroup, look at what sort of players they've got to bring back in and what threats they posed us and where we saw weaknesses.
"We'll work hard, do our analysis and make sure we're as strong as we can be for next week."
Saints' success at Treviso was far more impressive than the one they enjoyed at the same venue back in 2009.
On that occasion, they edged to a 21-18 victory, failing to earn a crucial bonus point.
And West said: "Bonus-point wins are hard to come by in Europe.
"We've been here before and won narrowly, but didn't get a bonus point.
"Ultimately, that was the difference between playing a home game or an away game so it means a big amount.
"We're not complacent. We know they're a good team, hard to overcome but we've worked hard and we've done that."


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Bermuda is to host an international tall ships festival next year, according to the group Tall Ships Bermuda.
It has been hailed as a historic event, given that the Island will be hosting the America's Cup at the same time.
The organisation issued a statement this afternoon confirming that Bermuda would serve as the host port for the Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta, RDV2017,
The RDV2017 is a transatlantic race covering 7,000 nautical miles, including a circumnavigation of the North Atlantic Ocean that includes six countries.
Bermuda will become the centre of maritime attraction during early June 2017 with the 35th America's Cup Races, J-Class yacht regatta and the Tall Ships festival and races occurring at the same time.
"The world's Tall Ship Fleet has never before graced the same port at the same time as an America's Cup event," said John Wadson, chairman of Tall Ships Bermuda.
"Bermuda will be making history by playing host to a combined maritime event of epic proportions."
Shawn Crockwell, the Minister of Tourism Development and Transport, said the Bermuda Government was pleased to support an event that would in particular give young adults a chance to sail in "life-changing voyages on various legs of the race".
"The Bermuda Tall Ships Festival will provide an amazing backdrop for the America's Cup events."
The statement continues: "RDV2017 will mark the 150th Anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. The event is being organised by Sail Training International and expects to attract a fleet of 40 Tall Ships and provide opportunities for 3,000 trainees — including trainees from Bermuda — to sail across the Atlantic or perhaps a shorter leg of the race."
The regatta will begin on April 13 with the fleet racing from Royal Greenwich, UK to Sines, Portugal. In early May, the fleet will race to Bermuda and the Bermuda Tall Ships Festival will take place on Front Street, Hamilton from 1 — 5 June.
The fleet stops over in Bermuda for four days before they race to Boston and on to Quebec City. The fleet will then race back across the Atlantic to Le Havre, France."
Mr Wadson commented that Bermuda had long enjoyed a warm cultural, historical, educational and maritime relationship with Canada, so it was fitting that Bermuda pay homage to Canada as it celebrated its historic milestone.
"This is going to be an enormous initiative for Tall Ships Bermuda and it just would not be possible without the upfront support of the Bermuda Government, the Bermuda Tourism Authority, the Corporation of Hamilton, and of course, The America's Cup organisers. We are indeed grateful for their support and encouragement."
Tall Ships Bermuda expects representation from European, American and Canadian vessels. In addition, it expects that some of the South and Central American vessels will join the fleet in Bermuda on route to Boston and the Quebec celebrations.
Bermuda has successfully hosted several Tall Ships Festivals, from the very first transatlantic Tall Ships Race in 1964 and with subsequent festivals here in 1976, 1984, 2000 and the Tall Ships Atlantic Challenge in 2009 which was a celebration of Bermuda's 400th Anniversary of permanent settlement.
Tall Ships Bermuda noted that there will be opportunities for corporate sponsorship and entertainment. They will also be looking for sponsors to nominate trainees and involve their staff in volunteering for the Tall Ships Festival. Mr Wadson noted, "Our sponsors and volunteers have always contributed enormously to the success of this kind of event. Hosting a major event of this kind has its financial challenges but we are confident that the business community, sports and service organisations and the general public will support the event as they have in the past."
Minister of Economic Development, The Hon. Dr. Grant Gibbons said, "Anyone who saw our most recent Tall Ships Festivals — and the America's Cup Louis Vuitton World Series event last year — will remember the huge excitement and community goodwill these events bring to the Island. The Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta and the Bermuda Tall Ships Festival will see magnificent sailing ships of the past grace Bermuda waters with modern America's Cup vessels. This memorable and historic occasion will provide unprecedented spectator opportunities and a fun-filled festival atmosphere for our residents and visitors alike."
"The Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta is a fantastic event to return to the Island" said Mike Winfield, CEO, America's Cup Bermuda.
"As it will take place during the America's Cup match qualifiers, tall ship sailors and visitors will have the opportunity to experience the excitement of the races first hand and the event village in Dockyard. We look forward to this wonderful event for Bermuda. The obvious comparison of these historic and magnificent sailing vessels to the most modern of sailing boats is a wonderful and exciting visual treat that will be enjoyed by Bermuda residents and the world through the media reach being created by the AC."
Bermuda Tourism Authority CEO Bill Hanbury added "The return of this spectacular event helps us remind the world of Bermuda's maritime heritage and nautical accessibility, key message points as we position Bermuda as the sailing capital of the Atlantic. We will tell potential visitors they can come to Bermuda and enjoy high-tech, high speed America's Cup catamarans and classically majestic tall ships at the same time. Nowhere else in the world is that possible. This is another positive development in our #RacetoBermuda excitement."
This story appeared in the Royal Gazette on February 11th, 2016.


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Oh, joy of joys when a writer sees the top rating of a 5-star review! That's the high mark given to Hard as Mason by reviewer Leslie Clifford from Sexyways of Reading.
Here's what Leslie had to say about the book:
If you are looking for a leisurely read then this book is not for you. This book will require you to block out several hours of your day because you will not be able to put this one down. This was an amazing book.
This was a sweet, sexy romance between the two main characters and then bam!! Drama Drama Drama. The ending is heart stopping and I can't wait for book two. Great read!
–Leslie Clifford, book reviewer for Sexyways of Reading
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Today I have two limited edition holiday polishes from I, A.M CustomColor. First up is Holodaze a Christmas glitter topper with multiple shaped glitters and colors.
I used her retired shade, Idiot Dog Brain for the base. As you can see there's a ton of different glitters in there. With the really big ones it was easier to let the bottle sit upside down for a bit and then shake so they could be picked up. These are some large glitters too, so you will have a textured feel unless you really pile on the topcoat.
Products used: Dainty Digits Polish Glitter Be Gone basecoat, I, A.M CustomColor Idiot Dog Brain, I, A.M CustomColor Holodaze, I, A.M CustomColor DiamondPRO topcoat.
Up next is Eve of 2015, a New Year's Eve themed glitter topper. Again, lots of different glitter in this even little bowties!
I used Secret Serum from I, A.M CustomColor for my base in this one, I really wanted to bling it out. There aren't as many large glitters in this one, but still easier to get them out with the above mentioned technique. This one comes out a lot smoother, but I would still recommend at least two coats of topcoat.
Products used: Dainty Digits Polish Glitter Be Gone basecoat, I, A.M CustomColor Secret Serum, I, A.M CustomColor Eve of 2015, I, A.M CustomColor DiamondPRO topcoat.
As always, I love everything that comes out of the I, A.M CustomColor lab of awesome. Both these polishes will be retired the last day of the year, so scoop them up while you can! She's also having a 25% off sale with the code holodaze14. This is a great deal especially because she has always free shipping. At the very least, try some of her topcoat out, I swear by it! All links for the store are below, and as always, thanks for reading! ^_^


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Hopefuls Clash in Debate as 1st Southern Primary Nears
Friday, January 11, 2008
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., Jan. 10 -- The leading Republican presidential candidates used a Fox News debate Thursday night to draw contrasts with their rivals on the economy, U.S. relations with Iran, immigration and political change in advance of two primaries next week that are expected to winnow the field.
In their last televised meeting before critical contests in Michigan and South Carolina, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney accused Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) of pessimism about the nation's economy for saying that some outsourced jobs are never coming back to hard-hit communities. "I'm going to fight for every single job," Romney said in the opening moments of the debate.
McCain responded by saying that he was offering the kind of "straight talk" that voters appreciate, and that the government is obligated to help laid-off workers through a "rough patch" by offering training and other programs. But he did not back off, saying that "there are some jobs that aren't coming back to Michigan. There are some jobs that won't come back here to South Carolina."
Moments later, former senator Fred D. Thompson (Tenn.) lashed out at former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, charging the winner of the Iowa caucuses with a litany of conservative heresies, including supporting taxpayer-funded programs for illegal immigrants, a smoking ban and liberal economic policies, as well as opposing school vouchers.
"So much for federalism," an animated Thompson said. "So much for states' rights. So much for individual rights."
Huckabee, who is jousting with Thompson and McCain in South Carolina for a victory in the nation's first Southern primary on Jan. 19, dismissed the accusations. "If you're not catching flak, you're not over the target," he said. "I'm catching flak; I must be over the target."
The debate exposed the ever-shifting dynamics in the GOP race. The clashes came as six of the seven remaining Republican presidential candidates braced for another week-long two-primary sprint that will take the competition to the Deep South and the industrial Midwest. Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) also participated. Rep. Duncan Hunter (Calif.) was not invited.
The forum, moderated by Fox News anchor Brit Hume and co-sponsored by the South Carolina Republican Party, was the last chance for voters to see the candidates together before the Michigan primary on Tuesday and the South Carolina primary just four days later.
On foreign policy, several candidates sharply criticized Paul, who called for the end of U.S. involvement in Iraq and criticized U.S. foreign policy in other areas. Asked about his supporters view that the United States was complicit in the Sept. 11 attacks, he said: "I've abandoned those viewpoints. I don't believe that."
With the other candidates in agreement that Navy sailors had properly handled an incident over the weekend in which U.S. officials said that Iranian speedboats threatened three American warships in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, Paul said: "People are looking around for an excuse to bomb Iran. . . . We don't need another war."
Romney slammed Paul, accusing him of reading "press releases" from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while McCain said: "I'm not interested in trading with al-Qaeda. All they want to trade is burqas. I don't want to travel with them. They like one-way tickets."
Huckabee said that the U.S. military must be strong enough that aggressors should "be prepared that the next things you see will be the gates of hell."


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Hide your gadgets in your BlackCoat-T – Engadget – www.engadget.com
Similar to the Scott eVest I got for my birthday last year, this t-shirt has hidden zippered pockets for keeping your gadgets (cell phone, iPod, PDA, etc.) close by and accessible.
I love my Scott eVest, but I don't get to wear it nearly as often as I'd like, because I get too hot (I'm a rather well-insulated guy to begin with). That means I only get to use it during the cold months. A t-shirt like this might be more suitable to year-round use. Maybe if I got a few of these, I wouldn't have to wear cargo pants all the time to carry my gadgets. 🙂
Looks like they're on sale right now, too – $15 marked down from $35. Tempting…


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My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Spoiler-free plot: (Kind of hard but I will try) Tris and Tobias, and their friends, learn the truth of what it means to be Divergent or not Divergent. Stuff happens. People die. I really cannot talk about the plot without spoiling so I'm not going to.
My opinion: I. loved. it. I was waiting to hate it and throw it across the room and be pissed off at Veronica Roth for what she did, but it. makes. sense. It was sad. So incredibly sad. I'd be lying if I said I didn't cry my eyes out, and then go stand under the shower numbly for a half hour after finishing the book. But it was good. The ending was rushed though. I feel like it just stopped. Which I guess kind of makes sense, but I was hoping for a little more closure, which is why I didn't give it five stars like I had originally planned. Anyways, it's a good book. Read the whole series and cry along with me.


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Hanoi (Xinhua): Between 400 and 500 workers of a limited-liability company in Vietnam were evacuated after a radioactive source used to inspect an oilrig was misplaced, according to local newspaper Ho Chi Minh City Law on Saturday.
The workers of the Alpha Maritime Engineering Technical Service Company were evacuated on Friday afternoon after the radioactive source used to inspect welding knots of the oilrig in southern Vung Tau city was lost for over an hour.
In the late afternoon of the same day, the misplaced radioactive source was found.
The workers asked the oilrig management board to explain the accident's cause and clarify its potential impacts on their health, the newspaper said.
Vietnam is upgrading security systems of its radioactive sources. The country currently houses 188 industrial and healthcare establishments having a total of 1,961 radioactive sources, some of them have not been equipped with tight security systems, according to the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Control under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Vietnam's sole nuclear reactor, becoming operational in the Da Lat Nuclear Institute in Da Lat city in central highlands Lam Dong province in 1984, has a capacity of 500 kw. It is used for training and research purposes, especially medical ones. Vietnam plans to build its first nuclear power plant between 2015 and 2020.
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important menopause information
Adolescence and Menopause
Adolescence and menopause – both times of massive hormonal, lifestyle and emotional changes for women. And for those of us with teen-agers, we can find this time in our lives to be even more stressful than normal. What can we do to get along better with our adolescent daughters (and sons!) as we're experiencing our own upheavals? After raising nine children, and doing almost everyone wrong, sometimes more than once, I offer a few suggestions:
Remember that they, too, are experiencing anxiety, depression, mood swings, increased irritability and inconsistent motivation. They feel as out of control of themselves as we do about ourselves. It's frustrating for everyone and we always take out our frustrations on the ones we love the most, right?! Thank goodness our family is pretty forgiving otherwise none of my kids would ever speak to me again…
You have tools to help mitigate friction, tension and drama.
So, remember that menopause and adolescence are passages – not destinations. Enjoy the ride as much as possible using all the tools at your disposal: both medical and experiential. Yes, you're older but you're also wiser. Putting that wisdom to good use can yield satisfying results for you both.
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Daley defends TIF for United move
By Eddie Baeb
Aug. 06, 2009
(Crain's) — Mayor Richard M. Daley says the city's proposed $24-million subsidy to help bring 2,800 United Airlines employees downtown is warranted because of the recession and the importance of the airline and air traffic to the city's future.
At a news conference Thursday in the lobby of the newly rechristened Willis Tower, Mr. Daley said the move of UAL Corp.'s operations center from northwest suburban Elk Grove Township to the iconic skyscraper will make UAL the city's biggest private employer.
"This is the largest relocation of jobs to the city of Chicago in recent years," Mr. Daley said.
The airline will have 16,000 workers based in the city limits once it moves into Willis Tower, North America's tallest building, which was known as Sears Tower until last month. The relocation could begin as soon as fall 2010, United says.
The Chicago region's largest private employer is Wal-Mart Stores Inc., with some 23,000 full-time employees, according to a Crain's list published Jan. 5.
Contingent on the subsidy, UAL has agreed to lease 460,000 square feet on nine lower-level floors for 15 years in Willis Tower, 233 S. Wacker Drive. The company wouldn't disclose which floors it will occupy.
The proposed TIF subsidy would cover 40% of the estimated $60-million build out of UAL's space.
The mayor downplayed the risk of such an investment even though UAL's credit is sub-investment grade and there's speculation the company might not survive.
"You have to have confidence. I believe the (federal) economic stimulus did not recognize this industry. This industry is vital," Mr. Daley told reporters. He later defended providing tax-increment financing for such deals: "If you don't create jobs, then you lose more and more business."
City staffers also note that the subsidy will be paid out over several years, and will include provisions allowing the city to get some of its money back if UAL doesn't live up to terms of the agreement, including maintaining a certain number of jobs.
UAL CEO Glenn Tilton told reporters that the subsidy package was "key," and that other municipalities also offered incentives. He said 13% of UAL's local employees live in Chicago and that 80% live within five miles of a Metra station.
"All things considered, this facility — both from an economic perspective and a quality of work-life perspective — was the best facility in the running," Mr. Tilton said.
The company had estimated it would cost $50 million to $90 million to upgrade the sprawling Elk Grove Township campus, which Mr. Tilton noted was built in 1961 and is now 40% vacant.
"Vacant space is not a motivating influence on a workplace," he said.
A leasing representative of Willis Tower with U.S. Equities Realty says 1 million square feet of space has been leased in Willis Tower over the past two years. The tower has suffered from high vacancies since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.


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What we do
Situated in Cape Town, Poln builds websites and systems that cater to our clients' needs and focus on developing the best experience for the user.
The skillsets found at Poln span several programming languages, build environments and technical capabilities, some including HTML, C# and streamlined system analysis and design.
Web Development
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Hosting and Domain
No Hidden Costs
Digital Design and Branding
Logo Development
Brand Bible
Social Media Marketing
Full Stack Development
App & Web Systems
System Analysis & Design
Database Development
What we do
Situated in Cape Town, we build websites and systems that cater to our clients' needs and focus on developing the best experience for the user.
Our skillsets span several programming languages, build environments and technical capabilities, some including HTML, C# and streamlined system analysis and design.
Full Stack Development
System Analysis & Design
Digital Design and Branding
Content Management Systems
SEO & Analytics
Why we do it
Beyond the Code
Social Entrepreneurship
Growth Collaborations
Change Agents
…You cannot predict the outcome of human development. All you can do is, like a farmer, create the conditions under which it will begin to flourish. Sir Ken Robinson
Who we are
Weston Crewe
Co-Founder of Poln. | Full Stack Developer | Water Polo Coach
I'm a 24-year-old full stack developer specialising turning coffee into code, water polo coach, and social entrepreneur.
Water Polo is one of my greatest passions. While I'm not developing, I head water polo at Cannons Creek Independent School, coach Cannons Creek U13A girls and Westerford U19A girls as well as coach and manage various Western Province teams.
My drive is to aid development and growth, whether it's through software, coaching or social entrepreneurship.
"Aut inveniam viam aut faciam" – "I shall either find a way or make one."
- Java / C# / Objective-C
- HTML / CSSS / JavaScript
- Database Design & Development
- Dancing
- Water Polo Coaching
Nayan Vanmali
Co-Founder of Poln. | Analyst and Developer | BCom IS (Honours) (UCT) | BCom FAPM (Honours) (UCT)
- System Analysis and Design
- HTML / CSSS / JavaScript
- Singing
- Financial Analysis
I'm a 24-year-old software developer, business analyst and somewhat financial analyst, trying to change the world one line of code at a time. Nachos and French Fries are my kryptonite and coffee keeps me sane.
Prior to co-founding Poln, I've completed a Bachelors of Commerce Honours degree at UCT, specialising in Information Systems and I am currently underway with my second Honours degree, specialising in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management.
Whilst studying, I have developed a thirst for solving problems and coding serves as a means to an end, whether it be for small websites or for systems that provide solutions to real world issues.
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By: Oberst Von Berauscht (Six Pack) –
Arguably the most beloved movie of all time, and adjusted for inflation, still by far the most successful. Gone with the Wind tells the story of Scarlett O'Hara (Vivian Leigh), the spoiled daughter of a plantation owner, and her quest for an unhappy life by falling in love with one person, but marrying three others. Along the way, she strikes up an on again-off again romance with Rhett Butler (Clark Gable). The movie uses this to paint a picture of the beauty and wonder of the South, and the Southern people, who struggled for freedom, and States rights…
"Freedom and States rights" are defined as: the right to subjugate Black people.
A Toast
Clearly painting on a huge canvass, Gone with the Wind is admirable for it's truly epic vision. The film's most outdoor shots seem borrowed from German Expressionist filmmaking, with surreal sets and matte painting backgrounds. Indoors, the set and costume design pays great attention to antebellum detail, perfectly setting the feel of each scene.
Clark Gable is absolutely fantastic in his role as Rhett Butler, playing a dashing, but somewhat self-centered character who is nevertheless undone by the far more self-centered Scarlett. Hattie McDaniel's performance as Mammy, the house slave, is a solid performance, and avoids most of the racial slandering that other slave characters in the film are forced into. Her character was a small step forward in films of the time, in that while still a subordinate character, she was able to talk back, and was depicted very often as being far more intelligent than her masters.
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To compensate for the relative step forward in race relations, it seems like the filmmakers worked overtime to make every other Slaver character extra offensive. This is embodied most painfully in "Prissy", a slave who is depicted as incredibly dense, and with a shrill voice.
Some movies age like fine wine, others age like a bottle of milk
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Vivian Leigh's Scarlett O'Hara is definitely one of the most unlikable lead characters in cinema. However Vivian Leigh overplays her acting hand at times. Yes, it was the 1930's and acting styles hadn't yet fully adapted to the small screen, but played against some far more subtle actress characters, she comes off as hammy, even by standards of the time.
Beer Four
The film focuses tirelessly on Scarlett without spending much time on other characters. As a result, even at its long running time (nearly 4 hours) most of the ancillary characters feel shallow and underdeveloped. This has the effect of slowing down the movie's pace. This film could have been cut down by more than an hour and a half without losing the dramatic tension in Scarlett's life story. It would have been far more interesting and dynamic for the story to focus on other characters at times as well.
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Even by the standards of the late 1930's the dialogue is tirelessly weak. People do not really speak so much as they "describe their feelings to the other person". It can get especially grating during conversations where people talk about historical events occurring in the background.
"My dear… mentioning a battle happening somewhere off-screen is far more interesting than showing anything!"
Beer Six
This final, honorary beer goes for my lost time. In as long as it took for this movie to end, I could have watched Commando 2.5 times, I figure, if I'm going to watch a movie with 2 dimensional characters, they might as well be exploding.
As god as my witness, I'll never watch this movie again!
Drinking Game
Take a Drink: whenever you feel like Scarlett deserves a good slap in the face
Take a Drink: every time Scarlett says something twice for emphasis, or says "Fiddle De-De"… (Take a bonus drink if she does this while doing something that makes you want to slap her in the face)
Do a Shot: for every horrific child actor line delivery and/or racial stereotype


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Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 31: The Kerala State Chalachitra Academy (KSCA), in association with the Manaveeyam Theruvorakootam collective, will screen the Iranian Classic, Children of Heaven, at Manaveeyam Veedhi today.
The viewing, which will have Malayalam subtitles, will begin at 6.30 pm.
A visual masterpiece of renowned director Majid Majidi, the film depicts the story of two siblings Ali and Zahra and the charm in their small world amidst a real world of struggles and deprivation. '
Released in 1997, 'Children of Heaven' encompasses a sense of lifestyle and customs of sub urban Iran and its underprivileged people.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award in the category of 'Best Foreign Language Film' the very next year, but eventually lost to Italian movie 'Life is Beautiful'.
The popularity of 'Children of Heaven', a family drama, among film critics and movie lovers is evident from the fact that 'it was screened in almost all major film festivals in Europe, South America and Asia during 1999-2001.
It will be the fifth movie to be screened at Manaveeyam, a weekly pre-event run-up to the 20th IFFK.
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Parental Involvement Drives Cleveland School's Academic Gains
When Khalilah Jones was only a few minutes late to the first parent-teacher conference at Cleveland's Citizens Academy charter school, she found out to her surprise that all the seats in the gymnasium hosting the meeting were taken. This was the first year that Jones' kids were enrolled in the school, and she hadn't yet realized one of the things that contributes to the school's success is the high rate of parental involvement. Unlike in other schools around the area, meetings between parents, school staff and faculty aren't patchily attended. Instead, they were the hottest ticket in town.
Spending even a few minutes observing the proceedings, it isn't hard to see why. According to Margaret Bernstein, writing for The Plain Dealer, the level of enthusiasm was high even at the start and only got higher as the Assistant Principal Lisa Quick announced the latest round of results from the state-mandated testing the year before.
There was lots of good news to celebrate. Ninety-nine percent of third-graders passed the state assessment exam in mathematics, and 100% of fifth-graders passed their reading tests. The passing rates for other exams and grades hovered between 96% and 98%.
How much of the school's success can be attributed to parental involvement is hard to say. But there's no doubt that parents who take an active role in their kids' education help them succeed academically. However, to make a real difference, parents need to move beyond the traditional definition of "involved."
Involved doesn't just mean helping out with bake sales. Engaged parents make sure that their children don't miss school unnecessarily and that they arrive on time. They read with them, help them master their alphabet and math facts, and essentially back up what the teacher's doing when the student is home.
The parents of Citizens Academy students are, of course, a self-selecting group. They have already proven that they're more invested in their kids' education merely by making the effort to enroll them at the Academy. Still, those in charge of the school don't take that enthusiasm for granted — even parents who are inclined to be engaged need a little encouragement once in a while. Providing that encouragement is the job of Tonyetta Miller, whose job is to "promote parent engagement," which includes in-person contact and a campaign to get each family to volunteer at the school for at least 8 hours each year. She is even in charge of organizing the end of year parent-appreciation assembly that gives students an opportunity to thank their parents for all the work they've done over the course of the year.
Here, the parent club is the "in crowd" and members compete against one another to see who's more involved. "You will hear parents in the hall saying, 'I got two hours this week, how many do you have?' " Miller said, laughing.
Still, Citizens Academy didn't always have such robust parent participation. Miller had to build it.
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About The Book
Although Rome has triggered countless books, Rome Works is the first to view the city through the lens of environmental sustainability.
Presenting seven case studies in sustainability from across a range of historical periods, it explores in detail Rome's impressive history of low-impact urban growth.
Tom Rankin draws on his 20 years of experience as a professor and practitioner of architecture in Rome to examine this tradition from several vantage points. He considers the fabric of the built infrastructure, urban mobility and the ways that Romans have dealt with the challenges posed by transportation, energy use, water supply and waste removal. He also explores the roles that political and economic forces and, most importantly, civic values, have played in shaping Rome's development.
The seven studies are less finished models of sustainability, the author writes, than complex and messy but instructive laboratories of experimentation and adjustment over time.
As he writes about the systems that allowed Rome to function in the past and which continue to do so today, Rankin also weaves in stories of his own passionate but at times exasperated relationship with the Eternal City.
Rome Works posits that development in Rome stands at a fork in the road. It can proceed along its current, growth-based trajectory, inspired by the American development model, or it can take an historically-grounded, authentically Roman path toward a greener economy.


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Natalie Choquette: Diva and Devotee
Version française...
saying "When a door closes, another opens" rings true for Canadian soprano
Natalie Choquette. A failed audition for the Atelier lyrique of the Opéra de
Montréal in the late 1980s allowed Choquette to focus on her own musical
personality. Now one of Canada's leading musical humour personalities, Natalie
Choquette has acquired a more than enviable popularity in recent years. All of
the fictional divas she has created — Natalie Lipons, La Fettucini, La
Castafiore, Chiquita Choquetta, and others — have met with success wherever she
presents them. There is no arguing that her decision to blend opera and theatre
with humour and fantasy was a daring choice that might well have alienated both
opera purists and serious humour buffs. Yet her gamble has paid off. By making
use of her personal experiences to express her deepest aspirations, Choquette
successfully combines art and entertainment.
La Scena
Musicale met
Natalie Choquette to talk about the various influences that inspired her to
create the set of offbeat characters she carries in her theatre trunk from
South America to the Netherlands, and from Japan to Germany.
As the child
of diplomats, Choquette's childhood was marked by frequent moves. Born in
Tokyo, she began her schooling in Lima, Peru. At six and a half her family
moved to Boston, at nine to Rome, at thirteen to Montreal, at sixteen to
Moscow, and at seventeen back to Montreal to finish her baccalauréat at the
Collčge Marie de France. (On May 9 she'll be performing a benefit there for the
college's international foundation.) It's no surprise to find her in a career
still travelling the globe. "It's my karma," she says, laughing. "That's
probably why I'm completely at home in different cultural settings."
It was in
Italy that Choquette felt the first stirrings of a vocation. "My father's title
changed each time he was moved. In Rome he was the Canadian Embassy's cultural
attaché. We had more opportunities than ever to see shows, but he always liked
classical music, while my mother was somewhat of a visual artist — a talent my
sister has inherited. Also, my father is a great storyteller, something that
greatly influenced my life, especially since the constant moves acted to bring
the family closer together."
The young
Natalie was first attracted to theatre. "When I was very young my mother took
me to musicals. I was fascinated by the characters, the stage sets, and so on.
Later, in Italy, I saw Aďda, but already, hearing Italians singing in
the streets and waving their hands so theatrically in everyday conversation had
made me fall in love with the place. There was art wherever you looked. And I
was absolutely bowled over by the sound of opera. At the time, I dreamed of
becoming a vet, so I was thrilled to see elephants and horses in Aďda.
It all seemed like so much fun. After Rome, my father was transferred to the
Vatican. That's of course, where I encountered sacred music, especially during
a Christmas mass celebrated by Pope Paul VI."
training continued at the Institut Saint-Dominique, where she was taught in
French. It was during this time that she discovered The Sound of Music.
Like opera, the film made her feel that pleasure and music were one. "I wanted
to play all the characters — the children, Maria, and the captain! I was
studying music with the Dominicans, who, of course, had a choir. I loved
singing, and it was here that I encountered 'Soeur Sourire' and 'Dominique,
nique, nique,' characters that I've sung about so much. We learned everything,
even grammar, through music. It helped me feel that things became more natural
through music. For our year-end show, I had the role of the Music Fairy."
Leaving enchanting Italy for Montreal was hard, she says. "It was a paradise I
had to be torn away from and I sometimes feel I've never really completely
Back then,
Natalie was already trying out the family piano and taking over her sister's
discarded guitar to sing Neapolitan songs and Beatles tunes. It was one of her
aunts who suggested that the fifteen-year-old have singing lessons. Her first
teacher was counter-tenor André-Paul Bourret. "He lived in the north end of
Montreal," she remembers, "and it took me an hour and a half to get there — but
it was the highlight of my week." A year later, however, her father was posted
to Moscow. Being in the grey, paranoid Moscow of the Brezhnev era meant having
a new music teacher and with her, a new, very physical method. "She (the
teacher) spoke Polish, Russian, and German, whereas I spoke French, English,
Italian, and Spanish. I had to record the lesson, and have my father translate
it in the evening." Choquette admits that Moscow's cultural life was worth the
move, and that, as a young student, she took full advantage of it. "I'll never
forget Boris Goudenov at the Bolshoď," she says. Although Choquette felt
a growing desire to take part in this fabulous ritual, she continued to find it
rather formal.
thought of a career
in Quebec once more, Choquette attended the Université de Montréal, studying
voice with Roland Richard. "I had no thought of a career and never went through
the rounds of auditions, except once, for the Opéra de Montréal's lyric
workshop. I hated it! I'd rather sing in the shower than under those
conditions. I admire those who do it, but I'd have to have a different
personality. I don't like being judged when I sing; I do it for pleasure, and
that's what I want to transmit. "Her degree completed, Choquette had many
contracts singing in churches for weddings and other celebrations. Other
engagements (one in a clown's costume) helped her develop her talent for
entertaining a crowd. In no time, Choquette found herself in the Opéra de
Montréal's chorus singing in — of all things — Aďda! Next she tried
contemporary music in a Marie Pelletier work, and soon the word got around.
Arsenault was one of the composers paying attention to the rising star. "He
helped me a lot, had me sing a Hallelujah composed for me. In the end I
recorded it on my first CD. I'm so proud to see it beside the Bach and Mozart,"
she exclaims. A few good reviews got things going. As luck would have it, Swiss
conductor-composer Pierre Huwiler was looking for a singer with solid
technique, yet able to handle pop phrasing. He asked her to sing in his Gottarde
for choir, soloists, and orchestra. Choquette also sang his Missa Alba with
the Montreux Orchestra, a performance that catapulted her into the oratorio
category, a repertoire which gives the singer stage fright. Still, she has been
receiving a steady flow of invitations to perform in Switzerland. After these
more serious concerts, Choquette trots out her theatrical talents with what she
calls her "brunch" repertoire to amuse her fellow performers. It was after one
such occasion that a colleague asked her to put together a cabaret show
featuring this Puccini-to-Gilles-Vigneault act combining popular songs with
operatic areas. The venture proved to be a great success.
Back in
Montreal in June 1992, Choquette's talents were much appreciated in the gala
show Les Muses au Musée created for the opening of Montreal's Museum of
Contemporary Art. For the occasion, she performed as the Muse of Pantomime,
improvising ("with an energy born of despair") for the guests. Their laughter
exceeded all expectations, and not for the last time. Choquette's various
incarnations of the eternal diva (she has nearly a 100 different ones) have
delighted many opera fans while simultaneously introducing the great arias to a
wide audience.
Choquette is
active as official spokesperson for the first Montreal World Choirs
International Festival (http://www.icmm.ca ),
designed to promote choral music. She will perform in the opening concert (St.
Jean-Baptiste Church, 8 pm) with works from her most recent CD, Ćterna (ISBA,
ISB CD 5107). This recording produced by her partner, bassist Éric Lagacé, also
her musical director and arranger, doesn't feature her "La Diva" characters,
but is instead Choquette's tribute to her beloved sacred music. It is a benefit
project for the Quebec Cancer Foundation, for which she is also official
Also in
May, Choquette will take part in the first Maestra (Women in Music) (http://www.maestramusique.ca
) Montreal festival where she will perform in its closing concert on May 8 at
the Salle Pierre-Mercure. Entitled "Merci ma soeur!", the evening recognizes
the nuns who contributed so largely in the musical education of many Quebec
artists. A number of their compositions will be featured, and among them, some
surprises. Performing will be Alain Lefčvre, Louise Bessette, Lise Daoust, the
Claudel Quartet, Marie-Daničle Parent, Marie-Josée Simard, and Laurence
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For years I've been growing vegetables and raising our animals on a farm owned by my wife's parents. It has been a privilege, one I would wish on any young, aspiring farmer. The advantages of such a situation are enumerable. Farming under the eyes of people who have done it for decades, the use of equipment, a shoulder to cry on in hard times and someone with whom you can share triumphs, someone who has shed those same tears and had those same triumphs is wonderful. Getting a tractor stuck in mud up over the tires is terrible. But discovering that your father-in-law has done the same thing many times before and therefore knows exactly how to easily get out of the situation is humbleing and encouraging. There are so many ways in which I am and will forever be thankful for the experience I've had over the last decade.
But there is also something to be said for building your own farm from nothing. And I'm in the beginning stages of that now. My wife and I finally found a great place to start our own farm. After years and years of searching for the perfect farm land with a "fixer-upper" house, searching and failing, we decided to switch tactics and look for a house we could live in that had some land that could be made into farmland. Bingo! We found and moved into our new place and now begins the work of turning our mostly wooded ten acres into our mostly wooded ten acre farm.
The place we're now making into a farm of our own is almost all woods. But there is a large clearing between the dirt road that leads to our driveway and the house. That's where the first garden will go. I've set about clearing the weeds and saplings and plowing up the plot. And that leads to the heart of this post.
The work I've done so far has caused me to cast my mind back through the ages to think on all the farmers who came before me, particularly the many generations that came before the conveniences we have today. I mowed with my new BCS walk-behind tractor, gas powered. I plowed using my in-laws' John Deere 3020 with a three board plow. And I've begun picking rocks with their John Deere bucket tractor.
How did you do it? If I ever get access to a time machine I'll have only one stop to make. Any successful farm before the industrial revolution. And that's the only question I'll ask. How on Earth did they accomplish the tasks they did with the resources they had? It's mind numbing to think about. These people often carved their farms out of wilderness, literally. But even more impressive they did it without the modern conveniences and harnessed power of the combustion engine. And they did it without flashlights or headlights shining on the field. If it didn't get done by sunset they had to wait until the next day. And every 'next day' project brought them one day closer to winter when they might starve or freeze to death if they didn't get enough food or firewood put up for the winter. And this says nothing of the families who went into the wilderness and had to carve out not only enough land to farm on but even enough space for a house, which they had to build by hand from the materials at hand. Amazing.
Picking rocks is incredibly hard work not matter how you look at it. Even with a powerful bucket tractor you're still going to maintain a nice figure picking rocks. But the time I've spent doing so the last few days has increased my awe and respect for those who came before us who did all this with so much less. This sort of thought has a way of stifling complaints.
Of course, like our ancestors I'm not doing this alone. Humans long ago recognized the power of certain animals and also realized the potential benefit in harnessing that power. At our farm that means pigs.
I have nothing but respect for these animals and what they evolved to do, along with our ancestors who recognized how this power could be used advantageously on the small-scale farm.
Over the next few days I'll continue to pick rocks and make piles from which to choose those needed for the many beautiful stone walls, steps and pathways I have tucked away in my grand vision of this place. I'll continue to work to clear the saplings from the paddock the pigs just vacated. And then I'll be planting cover crops and beging to shape beds and get ready for next spring's planting season on our new farm. All the while I'll be contemplating the enormity of the same task had I been doing it two hundred years ago. And paying my silent respect to all those that have come before me. Local food. Eat well – be well.


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Hi Michael and the rest of the list, Michael Cooper wrote: > In a discussion with Jim Thatcher and Andrew Kirkpatrick the > issue of multiple labels (explicit labels using LABEL "for") > for one form control came up. It is possible to provide more > than one LABEL element for a control by using the same id > value in the "for" attribute more than once. The HTML 4.01 > specification [1] says "More than one LABEL may be associated > with the same control by creating multiple references via the > for attribute." However, XForms 1.0 [2] appears to only > intend a single label per form control. > > My initial response was that it is unspecified which label > should be read. Andrew in a quick test said "JAWS and > WindowsEyes treat the label differently, JAWS reads the first > and WindowsEyes reads the latter." Jim says _both_ should be > read. As a starting proposal I suggest we should permit > multiple form labels, but I think this requires further discussion. > > [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/interact/forms.html#edef-LABEL > [2] > http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/REC-xforms-20031014/slice8.html#ui-commonelems-lab el In my own experience, I have found multiple labels quite useful from both a usability and accessibility point of view. I will give you a real-world example: I created a maintenance form, where the administrator had to choose what image the use: the current one or the new one. I presented the images side-by-side, with radio buttons underneath each image. Radio button 1 had a text beside it: "use current version", radio button 2 read: "use new version". Image 1 had an alt describing the current version of the image, image 2 had an alt describing the new version of the image. I used two labels for each radiobutton: both the text next to the radio button and the associated image were labels for the same radiobutton. Both labels combined tell you what the radiobutton means. Using two labels has the additional benefit that people with limited motor functions can either click the text or click anywhere on the entire image to select their preference. That could not have been achieved with only 1 label. For people with vision problems, I think using the title-attribute could in many cases replace the need for an extra label. But there are more accessibility benefits from using labels than just for people with visual problems: it helps people with limited motor functions as well. Especially for the latter group, having multiple labels can be a big help because it gives them a larger click-target. That cannot be achieved by using a title-attribute. It can also help people with cognitive disabilities because it allows you to use both a text and an image as operable elements. It is not always possible to put them both in the same label-element. So I would advocate that we allow multiple labels in HTML and would like it if it were part of UAAG that all labels are read by AT. Happy holidays everyone! Yvette Hoitink Heritas, Enschede, the Netherlands E-mail: email@example.com WWW: http://www.heritas.nlReceived on Wednesday, 22 December 2004 15:27:08 UTC
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