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My client, a fast growing pensions consulting & Third Party Administration are looking for a Senior Pensions Administrator to join their expanding team to work on their top tier of clients.
You will be administering a wide range of both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes ranging from 400 to 3000 individual members. It is a varied role where you will have more freedom over your day-to-day tasks than in many pensions firms, and have opportunities for advancement to team leader level or other senior roles within the company on a fast track basis if you exceed targets.
The firm is looking for individuals with 3 or more years of administration experience, in either DB or DC schemes (though both is preferable).
Any pensions related qualifications, as well as degree level qualifications are preferable but not essential to your application.
For this, the firm is willing to offer up to 29,000 salary, plus benefits such as 5 weeks paid holiday, a very attractive pension scheme, flexible hours and a discretionary bonus of up to 15% salary.
If you require further information please apply on the button or email me, Seb Allen on Seb"at"consultrpm"dot"com (decipher first) at your earliest convenience.


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Friday, March 8, 2013
Another Friday!
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Beautiful inspiration kitchen. Good luck with the project to you and your hubs! My husband is in charge of executing a lot of my visions, so it takes some time to get things done around here. :)ReplyDelete
Do you think you will take down the upper cabinets, like your inspiration? I think that has a big impact in that kitchen....
great vignette, btw!Replies
Thats a good question! I'll talk to him about it... He'll find out about the project when he checks the blog lol... I tend to plan things without telling him lol. I know I'm bad!Delete
Orlando... I think your kitchen is darling!!! My Mister says that my blog has cost us mucho money because I'm always looking for something to write about. So true! Have a wonderful weekend!ReplyDeleteReplies
Katie! thanks! The home was built in 1931 and sometime in the 70's they remodeled the kitchen. I did my best! I have already given my Hub the scoop on the plan to move to texas to shop lol...Delete
I think your kitchen looks great!! My hubby isn't a DIYer, so any big project has to be done by the pros. :( Good luck if you do make changes.ReplyDelete
What a stunning kitchen you have... Yes.. thats normal... as you start blogging you simply want to do more... LOL..ReplyDelete
How nice.. that your hubby is going to be part of the project.. Mine just thinks Im mad.. and leave me on my own.. :)

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Mega Metagross... MEGAGROSS!
Attention Pokémon Trainers, prepare to nickname your Beldums Megagross, because at level 45, it will have a Mega Evolution!
Serebii has released photos from the latest CoroCoro leak. It appears that Steven will be using a "Mega Brooch" against us in battle. The direct quote from Serebii reads:
"Steven Mega Evolves Metagross using the Mega Brooch and the scan references the fact that there are different Pokémon in Hoenn than before More details are to come."
For those of you aren't familiar with this character, you will be. I don't want to spoil his role, but it is mega (pun intended) important, so be excited. I know many of us are expecting more Hoenn Megas to be announced.
Ever since Mega Evolutions were born, players have anxiously hoped for their favourite Pokémon to get their own special, super-powered form. The long anticipated Hoenn remakes have mixed nostalgia with innovation, just as the previous remakes have. Keep doing your thing, Pokémon. (And have a Mega Flygon soon too, please).
This news, along with the Super-Secret Bases news, only make the wait for November feel longer. Look out for details on Mega Metagross and possibly other new Megas later this week!
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That's a sort of Engrishy title, but it should suffice for what I'm about to discuss.
Adventure games have been slowly crawling back from obsolescence in recent years and nothing has quite emphasized this comeback like the recent remarkably successful Kickstarter campaign for a new Double Fine Adventure Game from adventure auteur Tim Schafer. Clearly we as a global community are not yet done with pointing and clicking.
Unlike many genres which are happy to invoke the same trappings and tropes over and over with slightly better graphical fidelity, the adventure game genre is continually reinventing itself. From its early challenging text-parser driven narratives, to the snarky arbitrariness of Sierra's Quests, to the goofy, low-stress charms of LucasArts and the many smaller studios throughout that timeline with their own stories to tell, the genre went from strength-to-strength as the designers carefully considered what made a good story and balanced that with what made a good game. Then - and forgive me if I've gone a little too esoteric with this analogy - like the horrible fish-salamander abominations from the universally-despised Voyager episode "Threshold", it evolved a little too quickly/stupidly and led to the many compelling fiascos of the FMV adventure game era, including but not limited to: demonic rapes, tiny Jim Belushi flying an airplane and cyber-Walken blowing up your "C-Space" avatar. The genre died of embarrassment soon after.
These days we have all manner of adventure games making the rounds. Some, Indie hits like Gemini Rue and Spanish homages like Runaway and The Next Big Thing for example, are happy to continue where the classic 2D animated adventure games left off, before the whole business got a bit hairy. One could even make it a point that any game with a strong guiding narrative that can only move forward after solving environmental puzzles, such as Portal or Limbo, could be considered adventure games as well. Hell, people make that case for the Legend of Zelda too, though that's perhaps a contentious blog for another day.
After all that senseless rambling, I'll now get to the heart of this blog: The episodic adventure game. Now that term might immediately bring to mind the TellTale franchises for a lot of you, but that's not actually what I'm talking about. At least not entirely. What I mean are the games that give you a series of self-contained puzzles to solve, with each solution continuing the story while completely changing the environment and inventory for the next chapter. Games like Ghost Trick and Zack & Wiki, to name but two examples.
The strength of this format is that it greatly alleviates the usual frustration with obtuse adventure games - expediting the "try everything on everything to proceed" tactic when stuck. As older adventure games were balanced to increase the difficulty by adding more and more moving parts (or "innumerable inventory items", "barely visible background components that can be interacted with" and "rarely helpful NPCs" as the case may be) in more areas, it also tended to make progress maddeningly indiscernible, which in many cases was already exacerbated by being strictly defined by the sort of incomprehensible dream logic you'd expect from inter-dimensional beings who have had our reality explained to them via interpretative dance. With a single screen of objects to tinker with before you move on forever to pastures new, you're far less likely to encounter that sort of aggravation. Likewise, the narrative will also often benefit from following an episodic format - like a TV show - that gradually reveals more of the plot and the characters to the player in bite-sized morsels.
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective specifically, which I recently played, has plenty going for it already: Stylistic art that evokes Gallic studio Delphine's older rotoscoped adventure games like Out of This World and Flashback, a brilliant gameplay conceit that is fully exploited by the varied puzzles, a memorable cast of eccentrics and a cracking mystery plot that taps into the thoughts and motivations of several different characters at once. However, its greatest boon is that each chapter is split up into single areas (usually several rooms, which can be surveyed by passing through floors and walls) with a finite list of objects to possess and manipulate and clearly defined objectives with not-so-clearly defined solutions. As challenging as the game's puzzles might be, especially with how many require crackerjack timing with gestures and movements you may have initially missed, the smaller scale means you never stay bamboozled for too long.
Similarly, many industry critics lauded TellTale's episodic approach as a means to provide a new pricing structure that allows dissatisfied consumers to opt out relatively cheaply as well as immediate fans to subscribe for the whole affair at perhaps more than a singular title might cost, yet I feel - again - that the true strength of the format has always been that manner of beneficial simplification: A sequence of smaller, manageable worlds that can tell their own self-contained stories, but will also contribute to a larger, overarching narrative that covers the whole season of episodes.
So we come back to Double Fine's as yet untitled Adventure Game. While there are plenty of reasons to stick with the older LucasArts format, given that's what many of the donors are probably hoping for without perhaps realising that nostalgia is often equated to rose-tinted glasses for a reason, I wonder if it can't benefit more from an episodic style instead - provided, of course, we wouldn't need to wait much longer than we must to play the whole thing. Double Fine already knows how to craft a game like that, as evidenced by the sublime - if all too brief - Stacking. It'll be interesting to see how this new game will turn out, given everything that's transpired within the adventure game genre in the many years since Tim Schafer's career-making masterpieces. I guess we should trust that those guys know what they're doing, ultimately. They've earned it. And you've all earned some stickpeople comics for reading this far, thereby masterfully segueing to...
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective


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SI's Peter King hit on something this week that I've also noticed when traveling to some of the more prestigious hockey arenas in North America.
"The NFL (and other American pro sports) could learn something from a game like cricket. No music. No exploding scoreboards. There's the game, and discussion in the stands. I realize we're beyond that. And I may not be in the majority here, and I may be Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino. But I wonder what fans would say if team owners took a poll of all their season ticket holders and asked if they favored music played at 105 decibels between plays. Maybe the fans want it. But I'd bet there'd be nearly 50 percent, if not more, who would say either kill the music or play it at half the volume.
In certain buildings, in certain markets, there is one unmistakable sound that each arena shares in common with each other: the buzz of people talking. Sure there's some music and other entertainment, but people talking to each other when there's no action to watch leads to loader voices when there is something to cheer about.


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Meet Stewart Holter at SLM Toyota Hastings
Stewart joined SLM Toyota 2 years ago as a Sales Executive and has seemlessly integrated into the SLM family.
Stewart had this to say:
'I am very proud to be working for such a fantastic and growing business. The two years has flown by and I have helped over 270 people with the purchase of their new cars, and working as the sales controller. I am lucky enough to be enrolled on the Toyota Finance and Business Management course which starts in July. This course will help to further improve my knowledge of the industry.
I look forward to meeting more people in the future and would like to thank all my colleagues for the help and support over the past two years.'
SLM Toyota thank Stewart for bringing knowledge, honesty and professionalism to his role, helping to maintain the high satisfaction levels of Toyota Hastings customers. We look forwards to helping Stewart progress his career even further in the future with SLM Toyota. Well done and thank you Stewart!


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We continue our story about Tom, a 43-year old man whose aging parents have not prepared or planned for End-of-Life matters—and who are reluctant to discuss such topics. Here, he shares his continued effort to talk to his mom, who is seriously ill, about her End-of-Life wishes.
Last week I talked about how I laid the groundwork with my aging father; this week I want to share the experience of talking to my mom about End-of-Life.
Neither of my parents wanted to plan for their final days. However, I knew my Mom would be harder to influence because she prides herself on doing things her way. When I first brought up End-of-Life planning to Mom, she said, "There is nothing I hate more than lawyers and doctors, just shoot me when I get old."
Mom couldn't predict she would become seriously ill the day after she retired. It seemed like a cruel joke because Mom wasn't sure she wanted to retire. She kept saying, "People tell me I shouldn't retire because a lot of people die with nothing to do."
But she did retire. And then she got sick, really sick. But Mom refused to see a "Western doctor" to get diagnosed. After being ill a few months, my stepfather finally talked her into seeing a doctor. When the tests came back and her doctor said she might have cancer, she didn't get a CT scan and she didn't get a second opinion. Instead, she just stopped going to her doctor because it wasn't the news she wanted to hear.
If Mom will not even see a doctor, how can I get her to plan for End-of-Life? If she won't face her illness when it's staring her in the face, what could motivate her to plan for its worst possible outcome?
As more weeks passed, the family went into panic mode. We decided Mom needed someone to help her make decisions because it seemed the sicker she got, the less logical her decision-making became.
Mom is seeing a series of naturopaths and Chinese acupuncturists to help treat her ailments. None of these people can diagnose her. Every time a naturopath advises her to go to the hospital, she stops seeing that person and moves to the next one.
As I watch her losing weight, I see the woman I know slipping away. She spends most of her time in bed and in pain; I feel helpless. If it were up to her children she would be in the hospital, but she becomes so upset when I mention the word "doctor," she has now barred me from saying the word when I am with her.
When I ask about what paperwork she has in order, she says she has no Will, no Advance Directive, no Estate Plan, and no Power of Attorney in place. She has no End-of-Life plan at all.
Mom is extremely intelligent but not educated on how being sick in the modern world works. She isn't aware that her wishes to have a holistic ending to life will not hold up if she winds up in an Emergency Room without an Advance Directive.
Mom needed to know the facts. It's her right to treat her illness holistically but it's up to me to educate her on the pitfalls ahead.
I thought about how I could reduce the emotional stress of the End-of-Life conversation with her. One day while visiting her, we were talking about hospitals. I mentioned that today, a person can't control their own treatment if they become incapacitated. Then I made a passive plea, "If we can just get your Advance Directive in order now, we can avoid doing it in the middle of a crisis."
Then I let her talk. She told me that even if she has cancer she would not undergo chemotherapy. She wants to "go out naturally." I gently pressed the issue, "Mom, if you want control over your treatment you need to have an Advance Directive or POLST form in place."
When I next asked if it was okay if we worked on Advance Directive paperwork together to make sure her wishes are met, she changed the subject…
A family friend went to visit Mom the other day. She knows how worried we are about Mom so she called me afterwards to say, "Your Mom is doing it her way; all we can do it let her do it." Then she said something that hit home, "I think she knows she is dying. And she doesn't want to find out from a doctor that she has cancer. That would take away the hope."
This helped me understand how she is dealing with her sickness.
I have begun to accept that she is dying. But when it comes to making an End-of-Life plan, time is running out. I have to be even more persistent in my efforts because without one, her fate may end up in the hands of an Emergency Room doctor, who makes the choices for her.
Tune in next week to learn how things progress in my efforts to get both my Dad and Mom more prepared for End-of-Life.


text: Michael Sperberg-McQueen wrote: > I think this discussion is beginning to show signs that the participants > are missing some of each other's basic assumptions, though those > assumptions seem clear enough to some of the rest of us. Glad to know some of us read minds better than others. > If I understand Len and others aright, they worry that some people would > like to conceal any relationship between XML Link and HyTime. This > would be problematic for several reasons, among them the fact that some > potential users will be worried if HyTime is *not* invoked, and (in some > ways more important) it seems more honest to acknowledge our > intellectual debts where we can. There is no worry of that. > I believe there are certainly potential users for whom the mention of > HyTime will cause fear, trembling, and a mad rush for the exit -- rightly > or wrongly, HyTime has a fierce reputation as being very hard to > understand and as making simple things so infernally complicated that > it could not possibly be worth the trouble to understand it. This is > a hard reputation to fight against (as I know to my sorrow, the TEI > having a similar reputation in some circles). So it wouldn't surprise > me if some of us did entertain the thought, from time to time, of > completing an XML Link spec that never even mentioned HyTime. Fear is still fear. It is a bad way to reason. If some are caught in that fear, it is their own problem to be considered. > It won't happen, though. If Len is not stark raving mad (I try to keep > an open mind), then noting the relation of XML Link to HyTime will help > us with some potential adopters more than it will hurt us with others. Go ahead and close it. I am not stark. However, the normative reference is more than an acknowledgement of intellectual parentage. It is the authoritative reference for the boundaries of the development of the subset being adopted by XML. If it is not, and 8879 and 10744 are not boundaries, then XML is not the basis for SGML Lite and a competitor to XML will be developed. This isn't a situation we should enable by our fears or our tastes... or our ambitions. > A document that makes *normative* references to other > documents cannot be understood without understanding those documents. Nor is it bounded. But it can be understood. > In drafting the original XML language spec, we worked very hard to > ensure that no *normative* reference to 8879 was necessary. That is a mistake. Conformance to SGML is one of the most important features of XML. If that is not understood by now, then the ERB should resign en masse and let WG8 do this. > I claim that there *is* no normative reference to 8879 > in the XML spec. The conformance of XML documents to 8879 follows as > a logical consequence of the constraints given in the spec; it does not > rely on a rule formulated as "You have to do whatever 8879 says you do." They don't. We do. Conformance with SGML, that is, that XML is a wholly comforming subset of SGML is the primary constraint. That is why a TC has been offered by WG8's chair. That is not a light matter. If such conformance is abandoned, the chair of WG8 should reconsider that offer, and WG8 should continue with a separate and competing version. It will be ISO, authoritative, and something which those whose contracting agreements span nations and considerable investment will be made aware of. It will be XML that dies; not SGML. > I believe David and some others are mostly arguing that we need to > take the same approach with XML Link. It will *not* be a good idea > to say something like > > "XML Link uses HyTime-style architectural forms as defined in > the Extended Facilities Annex. See that document for notation > and meaning of architectural forms." If they wish to understand the full and authoritative definition of AFs, that is precisely what it should say. > There are two reasons this would be a bad idea. (1) We want people to > be able to understand XML Link by reading just the XML Link spec; > any requirements, notation, and semantics we take over from HyTime > should be documented fully in the XML Link doc. You gave up your credibility there, Michael. You nor your group has the authority to take over anything. That is exactly the problem with this work. As for having to read ISO 10744 or ISO 8879, they only have to do that if the XML subset is incomplete with respect to a developer's requirements. OTW, why would they read that? > (2) HyTime AFs > have a lot of machinery XML Link will probably not use. There is no > need to refer your visitors to a map of the U.S. when all they want to > know is where the guest bedroom is. If my visitor wishes to leave a guest bedroom and go to another state, that map is of use. If all they wish to do is sleep in the bedroom, why would one offer them that? It is a facile comparison and misses the point: ISO is authoritative. XML is a set of recommendations from a consortium working group. That is it's EXACT authoritative status. Don't confuse these issues. > We know from experience that if you define a simple subset of a > complex standard by saying "Well, use this standard, but turn off the > following features," the simple subset might as well not exist. > For example: minimal SGML and basic SGML. No one can understand > either one without understanding pretty much all of 8879. That is not the case. Whatever experience you have, you have not learned the lessons it provides. If you work in the industrial side of the SGML community, you know that the authoritative references are the ones that can be quoted in contracts. That is one reason why ISO HTML is greeted with relief. > It is considerations like these, I think, that David has in mind when > he wants to avoid normative references. I agree: normative references > are for cases where you don't want to have to explain everything the > reader needs to know. That should be avoided as far as humanly possible > in all three of the XML-family specs. No: they are the authoritative chain of references which enable contractual obligations of all parties. If you and your committee members cannot live with that, resign now. Otherwise, be aware of your obligations to your community. len bullard


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The chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), commonly found in polycarbonate plastics and other household containers, is the subject of a new bill in California because of its potential adverse health effects. BPA hasbeen linked through animal testing to serious health problemsinvolving behavior, brain development, reproduction and heart function. Environmental advocacy groups such as the Environmental Working Group, have been campaigning for a banon the chemical's use in bottles in the U.S. California bill SB 797, co-sponsored by State Senator Fran Pavley, would ban BPA above trace concentrations in baby bottles and other bottles and cups designed for small children, a particularly controversial application of the chemical. (Here's a"fact sheet"from a coalition that supports the bill.)
Interestingly, as this bill is considered by the legislature in its end-of-term rush (the term ends on August 31), there is some breaking news about BPA in trendy Sigg metal bottles. These bottles, which were marketed as a safer alternative to bottles that leached BPA, contained BPA themselves until recently, despite the company's carefully-crafted marketing. To be sure, the Sigg bottles were tested and found not to leach the chemical in detectable amounts, but the company's ability to sidestep the question for several years, and even convince advocacy groups to remove claims that the product contained BPA, raises interesting questions about the right way to regulate chemicals in consumer products.
People have recognized increasingly over the past few years that refilling durable water bottles with tap water is both less expensive and better for the environment than continually purchasing, using, and throwing out disposable water bottles. As a result, durable bottles have surged in popularity. While the first generation of durable bottles to become popular in the U.S. was typified by polycarbonate bottles such as Nalgene, concern that these bottles contain BPA, and worry that the chemical's leaching into the bottle's liquid contents could have adverse health effects, motivated many consumers to switch to more expensive metal water bottles. Sigg, a Swiss company known for manufacturing high-quality metal canteens, dramatically increased its visibility and market share in the United States as a result.
In 2007, the Environmental Working Group suggested that Sigg bottles actually contained BPA in their liners, despite the consumer rush to purchase them as an alternative to polycarbonate bottles. Sigg's CEO issued a seemingly hard-hitting response that included the following:
On March 9th, it was brought to my attention that a website sponsored by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) made mention that SIGG bottles contain plastic liners with bisphenol A (BPA).
I can assure you that SIGG bottles are absolutely not made with a plastic liner and are in fact lined with a proprietary non-toxic, water-based resin which has been refined over decades of study and is extremely safe & stable.
Based on the confidence we have in our product backed by numerous laboratory studies, we questioned the EWG and requested that they provide us with the testing they have conducted on SIGG – or alternatively to remove the "SIGG" mention from their website if they have not tested SIGG. Within 24 hours of this request, the EWG removed SIGG's name from their report.
Unfortunately, in the meantime this message was picked up by a few other websites, one of those being The Organic Consumers Association (OCA) and their newsletter Organic Bytes. When we questioned the OCA on their mention of SIGG, this is the emailed response we received:
"We made a mistake. Sigg bottles do not contain BPAs… it was read wrong and there was confusion. Apologies about this." – Member Services, OCA
Thisletter(which I couldn't – unsurprisingly – find on Sigg's website, but which I linked from one of several contemporaneous blogs that seem reliable to me) strongly implied, but was careful not to state, that Sigg bottles actually didn't contain BPAs. Sigg was careful to guard the formula for its liner as a "trade secret," ostensibly protecting the secret from rival manufacturers. But here's the latest from Sigg, as of August 2009, in another letter from Sigg's CEO:
Within the scientific community, the safety of the packaging ingredient bisphenol A (BPA) remains the subject of considerable debate and controversy as evidenced by the FDA meetings on the topic this month. For decades, BPA has been the industry standard for protective coatings – approved by food and health regulators around the world. One year ago, Andrew von Eschenbach, the Commissioner of the FDA, announced that, "The science we have reviewed does not justify recommending that anyone discontinue using products containing BPA." At that time, SIGG Switzerland, the world leader in premium reusable bottles, had already made the transition into bottles that are BPA free.
Within the reusable bottle water category, polycarbonate plastic bottles (#7) came under scrutiny in early 2008 because they were found to leach BPA. As a result, many consumers turned to metal bottles (aluminum and stainless steel) because these bottles had no issues with BPA migration. Prior to its transition, SIGG utilized a water-based epoxy liner which contained a trace amount of BPA. The bottles were thoroughly and regularly tested in both the USA and Switzerland and all tests revealed absolutely no migration or leaching of BPA or any other substance from the protective inner liner. These tests have been public information on the SIGG website for several years and remain there today.
The remainder of the letter, and other material on Sigg's website, make clear that Sigg changed its liner formula about a year ago to a new technology that doesn't use BPA. I think this postat zrecommends.com pretty much gets it right: there's no specific reason to doubt the prior testing that found no detectable leaching of BPA from the liner, but Sigg certainly hasn't been forthright enough to satisfy consumers' concerns:
the real story here is how a company using BPA that would have been absolutely sidelined by consumers seeking BPA-free alternatives managed to make itself a central player by carefully controlling information about its products, challenging consumer advocacy organizations when they made statements that were unproven but that the company knew to be true, and "coming clean" only when it suited its own purposes.
This situation raises a host of important questions about chemical regulation. One could argue that where, as here, there's affirmative evidence that users of the product weren't exposed to the chemical in measurable amounts, information about the contents would do more harm than good by giving consumers a false sense of danger about the product. On the other hand, there's a strong tradition of providing information to consumers even where it's not clear whether the information will be helpful from a health standpoint, and in many cases information will create market demand for products that may have benefits (for example,rBST in milk). We tend to assume that it's generally good for consumers to have information about their products, and for good reason. It's also possible that the tests demonstrating a lack of potential for harm aren't sensitive enough to account for possible harm. And it's certainly the case that manufacturers have access to information that no one else has about their products. Legislators and regulators involved in nascent efforts to establish labeling protocols for nanomaterials will have to grapple with these issues.
These are all very difficult problems. But one thing the Sigg case makes clear is that we can't generally trust manufacturers to provide the information we want or need. Sigg didn't provide the information that consumers wanted or needed, and appears to have worked actively to prevent others from providing that information. And other companies may find success using similar tactics, with a greater potential for harm. Of course, legislation such as SB 797 that would limit or prevent the use of BPA would solve this problem: labeling and disclosure of BPA contents are just irrelevant if there's no BPA in the product. This type of legislation is the only sure-fire method of ensuring that consumers feel safe. Here, where there are clear alternatives to BPA available, other products would take its place. This should be an easy call, and Sigg's switch to an alternative liner demonstrates that it's possible for industry to choose other technology.


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Public-supply water use in Florida, 1990
Open-File Report 93-134
By: R.L. Marella
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In 1990, public supply withdrawals represented nearly 26 percent of the total freshwater withdrawn in Florida. Total water withdrawn for public supply in Florida during 1990 averaged 1,925 million gal/day. Public suppliers served 11.23 million residents, in 1990. Groundwater was the source for more than 88 percent (1,699 million gal/day) of public-supply withdrawals and was used by more than 10.0 million residents; surface water was the source of the remaining 12 percent (226 million gal/day) and was used by about 1.2 million residents. The Floridan aquifer system was the source of the majority of groundwater in 1990 (50 percent), followed by the Biscayne aquifer (34 percent). Public-supply water withdrawals peaked in May 1990 at 2,140 million gal/day, primarily because of an increase in the residential demands for lawn irrigation. During 1990, withdrawals for January were lowest (1,870 million gal/day), nearly 270 million gal/day less than in May. Public-supply per capita use for Florida in 1990 was 171 gal/day and domestic (residential) per capita use was 111 gal/day. The population of Florida increased from 9.75 million in 1980 to more than 12.94 million in 1990, and the percentage of the population served by public supply increased from 80 percent in 1980 to 87 percent in 1990. Public-supply water with- drawals in Florida increased 41 percent between 1980 and 1990 even though public supply per capita use has remained fairly consistent since 1980. Public water suppliers in Dade County withdrew the largest amount of water (326 million gal/day) for public supply in the State for 1990 and served nearly 1.88 million people. (USGS)
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Reliable and professional service bringing you some of the best loved TV and film characters to your party or event the beauty is WE come too, so you don't hire the costume and do yourself so Dad, grandad, aunties or your best mate don't have to 'disappear' for half and hour and miss out on those great photos.
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Publisher: HarlequinTeen
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Genres: Dystopia, Romance, YA
Pages: 336
Source: Received in exchange for review
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3 seconds left to live. Once the countdown starts, it cannot be stopped.
2 pawns thrown into a brutal underground reality game.
Kira Jordan survived her family's murder and months on plague-devastated city streets with hard-won savvy and a low-level psi ability. She figures she can handle anything. Until she wakes up in a barren room, chained next to the notorious Rogan Ellis.
1 reason Kira will never, ever trust Rogan. Even though both their lives depend on it.
Their every move is controlled and televised for a vicious exclusive audience. And as Kira's psi skill unexpectedly grows and Rogan's secrets prove evermore deadly, Kira's only chance of survival is to risk trusting him as much as her instincts. Even if that means running head-on into the one trap she can't escape.
"Time's ticking."
"Isn't it always?"
Countdown promised a lot. However it did not deliver as much. I feel like I'm slowly falling into a reviewing slump (therefore sorry for my lame review) so I think this review will be more effective in point form. And here we go…
1. The world building was narrow. I truly value the amount of world building in dystopian novels; it's probably one of the most important elements in a dystopian novel. Hence immediately, my view on Countdown began to worsen as I found it awfully hard to visualise Michelle Rowen's world. I do believe this is a standalone which just strengthens my point in saying that Countdown needed more of a back story, of how the society grew to what it is. The lack of knowledge of the world I was reading about just made me feel detached from the characters and even agitated. Like what other psi abilities were there? How did they come to exist? Why is there the divide of the rich and the poor? And so on and so forth.
2. The characters were typical. Kira, the main character was actually a decent one, not whiny and was quite fierce; she soon learns that she has psi abilities. However the main problem was that I could not connect with her at all. I'm not sure if it's just me as I don't seem to be connecting with anything of the late or the actual book. Kira also doesn't have much consistency in her personality. One minute she's all sceptical the next minute she doesn't have a care in the world. Rogan was no better, he was actually worse. Far worse. Rogan: mysterious, humorous, 'good looking', badass, 'romantic. Yeah… no. It's happened multiple of times and I am utterly fed up with character clichés.
3. The romance was like a switch. On and off. On and off. I believe you, I don't. Make up your mind Kira! I do like the fact that there is the never ending theme of trust and faith in Countdown however taking it to the extremes in romance was a bad idea. The romance wasn't necessarily instant but it was just as cheesy and inconsistent as ever.
4. As original as paper. I'd be shocked to ever come across someone who has never read The Hunger Games. Countdown felt like a copy of The Hunger Games, just changing the names and setting and adding some psi ability there. I am not a fan of comparing books but the similarities between these two was literally glaring at me.
All in all, I wouldn't say that I'd recommend this to anyone. While I loved the concept of The Game, the characters, originality, romance (which was a bit dominating) and world building was poorly executed.
~Thank you HarlequinTeen for sending me this copy!~
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Book of Mormon Authorship:
A Closer Look
When Mormon scholar Lester Bush wrote his historical survey of the Spaulding Theory eleven years ago, he made a comment at the tail end of his paper which bears repeating: "One therefore can reasonably expect that new variants [of the Spaulding theory] will, like the influenza, reemerge every now and then."1 Vernal Holley's 1983 booklet, Book of Mormon Authorship: A Closer Look, is one of the more recent strains of this particular virus. Even so, the work does have some merit.
The main premise of Holley's study is that, contrary to statements by the likes of Bush, Hugh Nibley, L. L. Rice, President Joseph F. Smith, and James H. Fairchild, president of Oberlin College (where the Spaulding manuscript is now housed), there exist many similarities between the two texts. These similarities are given as evidence that the later work (the Book of Mormon) borrowed from, or was influenced by, the earlier work (the Spaulding manuscript). If that is so, then it is generally concluded that the Book of Mormon is the product of the mind of a nineteenth-century rustic whose clever trickery has duped millions of people into embracing the religion of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.2
Vernal Holley's contribution to the issue is a plethora of parallels. Though interesting, these parallels do little to establish the charge (or in this case, the implication) of piracy on the part of the author of the Book of Mormon.3
Citing parallels involving, among other things, what Mr. Holley sees are "the same ancient American inhabitants,… arts and sciences,… Christian theology,… white God person,… the use of seer stones, and… a war of extermination between two nations whose people were once brothers" (p. 11), Holley wonders aloud whether or not the author of the Book of Mormon borrowed from, or was dependent upon, Solomon Spaulding's unpublished Manuscript Story.
Holley is neither provisional nor conservative in his exhibition of the parallels between the two works; he is, however, provisional and conservative in his interpretation of those parallels. For this he is to be credited.
He presents far more parallels between the Manuscript Story and the Book of Mormon than have previously been published.4 Nevertheless (to paraphrase Nibley5) the significance of each parallel must be weighed and evaluated separately. Finding that both records make frequent reference to the word "and" is not as convincing as is the fact that both mention "kings," which would not be as convincing as finding the words "cureloms and cumoms" in both records (which we do not). The degree of commonality between words or phrases in the two records determines the significance of the parallels.
If the parallels in question are unique to both the Manuscript Story and the Book of Mormon, then we have a good case for possible pilfering. If, on the other hand, the parallels are found in other sources as well, then the case for duplicity is diluted. When the investigator makes claims for parallels which do not even exist, then the charge of plagiarism is exploded.
After careful scrutiny of the Spaulding manuscript, I found that some of the parallels mentioned by Mr. Holley do exist while others do not, but never do I find parallels of enough significance to lend credence to the claims of plagiarism. For instance, it is true that both tell of a war of extermination between two nations whose people were once brothers,6 but each record was not "found in exactly the same way,"7 as can be demonstrated.8
Regarding the parallels, Holley says,
It is important… to call attention to the fact that the Book of Mormon concepts are [in some instances]… exactly opposite to those in Spaulding's story…. Many of the parallels between the Book of Mormon and Spaulding's Manuscript Story are typified by a reversal of conceptual word order (see p. 13).
It need not be pointed out that if a "parallel" is opposite, it isn't a parallel; what should be remembered about parallels, however, is that it is very easy to find an abundance of parallels of various types between almost any two works of literature provided they are comparable in size. Finding parallels between the Book of Mormon and any other literary work (fiction or nonfiction) is facile if the latter contains any historical nuances.
The thing that would make a study of this kind convincing (or at least intellectually provocative) would be if the parallels found in the two works in question were unique or unusual. For instance, if the Tree of Life motif were found in the Manuscript Story, or if words like "deseret" and "Irreantum," "ziff" and "Zenock," "limnah" and "liahona," "neas" and "Neum," "Rameumptom" and "Rabbanah," or even if "title of liberty," "secret combination," or "Gadianton Robber" were found therein, the parallels would carry far more weight and the whole study would take on an entirely new dimension. Yet not one of these terms, nor any term like them, is found within the text of Manuscript Story.9
There are a number of other incorrect statements as well. For instance, Mr. Holley claims the Book of Mormon makes the error of teaching "Copernican astronomy" centuries before such principles were advanced (see p. 14). Actually, the Book of Mormon makes no such claim, neither in Alma 30:44 nor in any other place.10 In another instance, Mr. Holley makes several comments to establish that the traditional LDS opinion regarding Book of Mormon geography being located in Central or South America is not "compatible with the evidence within the text [of the Book of Mormon]" (see pp. 31-33). Actually, John L. Sorenson's work demonstrates that a Mesoamerican setting for the Book of Mormon is very plausible.11 Also, contrary to Mr. Holley's assertions, the two texts do not describe "the same ancient American inhabitants, the same white God person" (p. 11), and especially not "the same Christian theology." In fact, Mr. Holley claims that the theological principles in chapter 7 of Manuscript Story are paralleled in King Benjamin's address, "in each account in exactly the same order" (p. 16). Yet, of the six parallels he cites to support his assertion, only three of them deal directly with theological principles, two of the three come from Jacob, not Benjamin, and one of those is actually a contradiction of what the Manuscript Story teaches.12 Thus, his concluding statement that, "The theological similarities noted above are presented in the same place in the story outlines in both works" (p. 16), is utterly false.
One of the more notable characteristics of Holley's booklet is the tone. There is a dearth of the hysteria, finger-pointing, or arrogance reminiscent of previous studies in support of the Spaulding Theory.13One is relieved that a person can state his/her case against the Book of Mormon without claiming to have the last word in pinpointing Book of Mormon origins. Compared with the tone of prior hostile attacks, a rather tentative hue permeates most pages of this booklet and the work is generally void of polemics.
Perhaps the most innovative portion of the study is the section on geography. Several anti-Mormons shouted with glee when they first laid eyes on the map of proposed Book of Mormon lands shown side by side with the map of New England (see figs. 1 and 2), while some LDS scholars looked forward to studying the maps since it seemed that a fresh point of attack worthy of scrutiny had finally reared its head. An exhaustive study of the maps is beyond our purview here.14 Nonetheless, my general findings are summarized below:
Of the 17 Book of Mormon place names treated by Mr. Holley, nine of them (more than 50%) are mentioned only once or twice in the entire Nephite/Jaredite record. This reveals an effort to try to pinpoint cities which have little or no clue given as to their respective locations from the text of the Book of Mormon itself. Even so, it surprised me to learn that many of the cities on Holley's maps are placed in incorrect relationship to one another.
For instance, Angola and Jacobugath should be north of Zarahemla (Mormon 2:3b-4 and 3 Nephi 7:12a; 9:9a); Alma should be north of Lehi-Nephi (Mosiah 18:30-34; 23:1-4, 19; 24:20, 24-25); Jerusalem should be in the land of Lehi-Nephi (Alma 21:1; 24:1); and Morianton should be on the eastern borders of the land southward (Alma 50:28-34; 51:26). Mr. Holley has altered these locational relationships in every instance. Furthermore, he displays a glaring inconsistency in his treatment of the river Sidon. On his maps, he sees a parallel between this river and the Genesee River, yet on pages 14-15 he draws a parallel between the river Sidon and the Ohio River.
Other pertinent questions surface when considering just how original the place names are. For instance, several of the Book of Mormon place names appear in the Bible. These include Ephraim (2 Samuel 13:23), Ramah (Joshua 19:36), and, of course, Jerusalem. If the author of the Book of Mormon were given to pilfering, why would he need the Manuscript Story when the Bible would serve just as well?
It is also important to note that some of the New England cities were not even incorporated entities prior to 1830. Angola was incorporated in 1873,15 and in Monroe County, Ohio, Jerusalem's post office wasn't established until January 8, 1850. Thus, Mr. Holley's claim that such places were known in the neighborhood of Joseph Smith is chronologically misinformed. Finally, to draw etymological parallels between "Jacobugath" and "Jacobsburg," or "Shurr" and "Sherbrooke" is to strain one's credulity.16
Figure 1. Actual Place Names in the Location of the Spaulding Story (Holley, Book of Mormon Authorship, p. 36).
Figure 2. Proposed Book of Mormon Lands (Holley, Book of Mormon Authorship, p. 37).
To his credit, Mr. Holley does not state firm conclusions. Instead, he merely presents his research, asks questions (which any good researcher does), and lets the reader ponder the implications.
Finally, let me say that if I were a law professor and were to assign a student the exercise of making a case on behalf of the Spaulding Theory, I would expect (and be delighted in) the kind of results Mr. Holley has produced. This in no way means that I would find the evidence produced to be significant enough to seriously discredit the Book of Mormon (and I do not in this case). Mr. Holley's evidence, though still far from undermining the Book of Mormon, is as good an effort as has been made by any proponent of the Spaulding Theory to date.
1. Lester E. Bush, Jr., "The Spaulding Theory Then and Now," Dialogue 10 (Autumn 1977): 40-69. Available as a F.A.R.M.S. Reprint, BSH- 77.
2. Although this is not openly stated by Mr. Holley, that it is implied is a certainty.
3. Even Sandra Tanner, who is an avowed enemy of the Book of Mormon, found the parallels somewhat padded and generally unimpressive (private 1985 conversation with L. Ara Norwood). See also Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Did Spaulding Write the Book of Mormon? (Salt Lake City: Utah Lighthouse Ministry, 1977).
4. My count reveals approximately 181 alleged parallels depending on how infinitesimal one wants to be in his analysis. This does not include a list of 53 word combinations, eight of which are identical but insignificant, seven of which are nearly identical and moderately significant. Compare that with Walter Martin, The Maze of Mormonism (Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1978), who claims to have studied the Spaulding manuscript and to have found numerous similarities in the Book of Mormon, yet fails to cite even one due to a lack of time (p. 60).
5. Hugh W. Nibley, "The Comparative Method," Improvement Era 62 (Oct. 1959): 744. Available as a F.A.R.M.S. Reprint N-MIX-5.
6. Solomon Spaulding, The "Manuscript Found," or "Manuscript Story," (Salt Lake City: Deseret News, 1886), 22-24; actually, the two peoples were brothers only in the sense that they were all children of one God. The Manuscript Story is explicit on this. Speaking to the two nations, Lobaska says, "You have all derived your existence from the great Father of Spirits, you are his children & belong to his great family. Why, then have you thirsted for each others' blood? for the Blood of Brothers?" (Spaulding, Manuscript Story, p. 56). It should also be noted that a colossal difference exists in the motivation behind the wars in the two stories.
8. In Manuscript Story, the stone which allegedly led to the parchments was "a small distance from the [ancient] fort," had ancient writing on it, rested on other stones, covered an artificial cave, concealed a second stone, was flat, and was found by chance. In the case of the Book of Mormon, there is no mention of a fort, ancient writing on the stone, other stones, an artificial cave, or a second stone. Furthermore, the stone in the Book of Mormon was "thick and rounding in the middle on the upper side," not flat (see JS-H 1:51), and was not found by chance but by divine guidance. Thus, to claim that the two records were found in "exactly" the same way is to overstate the issue.
9. Not only is there a dearth of significant parallels, but there is an abundance of "unparallels." After my first reading, I isolated no less than 100 differences between the two works, some of which include the following:
- The main parchment of Manuscript Story discussed the life of its sole author and that portion of America near the Great Lakes and the Mississippi. The Book of Mormon has numerous authors and never mentions either the Great Lakes or the Mississippi.
- Manuscript Story uses terms such as "gentle reader," "bite the dust" (to describe death), "wigwams," "Mamoon," and "Bird Play" (a game). All of these terms are absent from the Book of Mormon.
- In Manuscript Story, a storm arose and blew the vessel off course and away from Brittian [sic], their intended destination. In the Book of Mormon, the vessel eventually arrived at the intended destination.
- In Manuscript Story, one of the fair-skinned mariners requests permission for an interracial marriage and his request is granted. Such a notion is condemned in the Book of Mormon (see 2 Nephi 5:21-23). In addition to my study, Dale R. Broadhurst has prepared other very detailed unpublished studies.
10. It should be noted that although Book of Mormon writers are never explicit about the prevailing beliefs concerning astronomy, neither are the biblical writers. Indeed, the heliocentricism acceptable among the Greeks only shortly after the time of Lehi was replaced by the geocentrism of Ptolemy until revived in a new form by Copernicus. Also, prophets of God in any age could have independently known the truths concerning the revolutions of the stars and planets.
11. John L. Sorenson, An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1985). I acknowledge that Holley's study originally appeared about two years prior to Sorenson's. Still, Sorenson's views were widely circulated long before 1983, and he was not the first to suggest the idea in general.
12. In this instance, Manuscript Story approves of plural marriage if granted by a mortal (i.e., the king), whereas the Book of Mormon forbids plural marriage unless God commands it (see Jacob 2:30).
13. See E. D. Howe, Mormonism Unvailed (Painesville, OH, 1834); John C. Bennett, Mormonism Exposed (New York, 1842); Martin, The Maze of Mormonism, for examples of this.
14. My more thorough treatment of the maps is the result of an invitation I received from James R. Spencer to respond to their implications. This unpublished study is in my possession.
15. Leon E. Seltzer, ed., The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, 1963, 73.
16. It must also be pointed out that none of the Book of Mormon place names treated in Vernal Holley's maps appears in the Spaulding manuscript, a curiosity since the front cover of his booklet states, "A comprehensive study of the similarities of the Book of Mormon and the writings of Solomon Spaulding."


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Monday, 22 October 2012
My name was Amanda Todd
I would go with friends
on webcam
got called stunning,
wanted me to flash...
So I did....
Im stuck...
whats left of me now...
nothing stops
The girl and 2 others just said
look around
nobody likes you.
A guy than yelled
just punch her already
So she did..
Kids filmed it.
I was all alone
and left on the ground.
was on facebook –
She deserved it,
did you wash the mud out of your hair?
I felt like a joke in this world...
I thought
nobody deserves this :/
All from my past..
lifes never getting better..
cant go to school
meet or be with people...
constantly cutting.
Im really depressed.
I have nobody
I need someone
my name is Amanda Todd....
© Anthony Baverstock
Author's note: I pondered for quite a while over whether or not to tidy up Amanda's spelling and grammar. Finding the case for each option equally strong, I decided in the end to leave her text exactly as she wrote it.
Amanda Todd: Memorial for teenage cyberbullying victim
FULL VIDEO: Amanda Todd: Struggling, Bullying, Suicide, Self Harm, Fighting
Anthony Baverstock is from Colchester, reputed home of Humpty-Dumpty.
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Sad, sad story. I like the fact that you kept her original spellings etc. It's authentic. And the fractured structure - very apt.ReplyDelete
Thanks Fran. Yes, tragic – Amanda's video shines a spotlight into the greatest depths of the bullying problem, I think. I wonder how long it will stay there before our collective attention seeks stimulation in something new to be outraged about, though.ReplyDelete
I am catching up after being ill so I have only just read this. It's a powerful piece and should be more widely circulated. May I share it on Facebook?ReplyDelete
Hi Abigail,ReplyDelete
Glad to hear you are on the mend – nothing too serious, I hope.
About the poem, please feel free to share it on Facebook. I'm delighted you asked and would love for it to reach anybody interested.
Many thanks, and take care,


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A Fish Called Wanda
In London, four very different people team up to commit armed robbery, then try to doublecross each other for the loot.
Charlie's Angels: Fu
The Angels investigate a series of murders which occur after the theft of a witness protection profile database.
Charlotte's Web
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Die Another Day
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon.
Elliot the Littlest
When Biltzen announces his retirement on December 21st, a miniture horse has 3 days to fulfill his life long dream of earning a spot on Santa's Team at the North Pole try-outs
George of the Jungle
A man raised in the jungle by apes falls in love with a wealthy American heiress.
Harry Potter and the
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to blame.
Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant who aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community.
Life of Brian
Brian is born on the original Christmas, in the stable next door. He spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
Monty Python and the
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
Planet 51
An alien civilization is invaded by Astronaut Chuck Baker, who believes that the planet was uninhabited. Wanted by the military, Baker must get back to his ship before it goes into orbit without him.
Rat Race
A Las Vegas casino magnate, determined to find a new avenue for wagering, sets up a race for money.
Shrek 2
Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres.
Shrek Forever After
Rumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpel rules supreme.
Shrek the Third
When his new father-in-law, King Harold falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Princess Fiona, however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d'etat by the jilted Prince Charming.
The Adventures of Pl
In the future, a man struggles to keep his lunar nightclub out of the hands of the mafia.
The Day the Earth St
A remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
The Out-of-Towners
The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of a couple, Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview.
The Pink Panther 2
Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts.
The World Is Not Eno
James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.
Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for ...


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Yum yum yum. Last night I made my very first pork tenderloin and it was TO DIE FOR. Oh so good, my mouth is just watering thinking about it! Keep in mind when reading this recipe, that my oven is a dinky old electric in a not so updated apartment, so your oven may heat differently, especially if you are blessed with a gas stove!
Pork Tenderloin (I think mine was about half a pound)
3 large garlic cloves
1 tbsp. of your favorite pork seasoning rub
olive oil
1 tbsp. parsley
Kosher salt
ground black pepper
Begin by patting the tenderloin with a paper towel and trimming excess outer fat. Preheat the oven to 375. Place the tenderloin in a shallow baking dish and pour olive oil over it (I really just eyeballed it, making sure it was well coated). Season the tenderloin with salt, pepper, and the seasoning rub.
In a separate bowl combine about 3 tablespoons of olive oil, 1 teaspoon Kosher salt, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, and a decent amount of the seasoning rub. Roughly chop the garlic and then "smoosh" it with the edge of the knife, creating a paste-like texture. Add the garlic to the mixture and whisk all ingredients together.
Once they're well mixed, brush over the surface of the tenderloin. Flip the tenderloin over and coat with more olive oil and then brush on the remaining mixture. Bake for 20 minutes, then rotate the tenderloin and cook for an additional 15 minutes. (I coated mine with extra olive oil when I flipped it, to be sure the garlic didn't dry out.) The internal temperature should be about 150-155, this ensures juiciness.
I hope this recipe pleases your family as much as it did my husband! He made "yum" noises all through dinner 😉
God bless!


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Vivienne Tam Spring/Summer 2015 Collection – New York Fashion Week
Born in China, but having lived almost all her life in Hong Kong, Vivienne Tam's style is strongly influence by Asian cultural traditions. Clear-cut lines, the use of traditional Chinese prints and bright color palette are what make Tam's style distinctive and original. Even Vivienne Tam boutiques are decorated in Asian style with sculptures of dragons, ancient Chinese furniture and paintings. What can we say the Vivienne Tam spring/summer 2015 collection? Prints, prints and spring-ready prints again! It is said that the ornate treasures of the Ming and Qing dynasties that today are situated in the Forbidden Palace are what inspired Tam when creating this particular collection. So this time as well, Asian prints and embroidery were iconic for the designer's collection.
To techno music blaring from the speakers the first Tam models one by one were appearing on the New York catwalk. The first few dresses were rather casual: all white with round necklines, embroidered shoulders and narrow diamond shaped cutouts up on the front. Then the outfits got more colorful and "printy". High collar shirts striped with colorful vertical lines paired with high waisted skirts in planty-flowery print, lacey mini dresses with similar print, Bermuda shorts and half sleeve short jackets flooded the runway. Short pants in Gaucho style and mini skirts also come patched with graphic motifs. The silhouettes are straight, flared and sometimes even form-fitting.
The pieces bore prints of landscapes, birds perching on trees, flowers, plants and nature in general. This talked of spring so much! The black and white colors provided the main backdrop for these prints and made them more apparent and their role more vital. The last part of the show saw blue patterns over a white background, which, again, reminded us of Chinese Ming dynasty and china vases. Although the Vivienne Tam spring/summer 2015 collection had a historic feel in it, there was no single piece of clothing that looked antique or outdated. Everything was quite modern and stylish. As for people, who can wear Tam's designs, we think they turn toward younger audience, although at timers we can find pieces suited for people of older age.
In terms of accessories, Tam offered unique long strap handbags and clutches. As for jewellery, we saw the models wearing Pandora bracelets.
After the show there was much discussion about the slick hair of Tam's models. To us it was just plain cool, it was different and unique. Wearing sandals over socks is not something you see very often on fashion walks either. But that's the thing about Vivienne Tam: the lady likes to surprise!
What we love about Ms. Tam's style is her ability to keep everything to the point. The Vivienne Tam spring/summer 2015 collection did not lack anything, but it was not too try-hard either!
Photos courtesy of Vogue UK


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Check out this card from one of Panini's upcoming bball releases.
I like the design, I like the photo selection but look at the name of the subset.
It makes me chuckle a bit.
I do understand what it's all about, I get it but it's just kinda funny to me.
I bet if you lined up 100 players and asked how they would want to be remembered being called efficient wouldn't be on the list.
Say what you will about the guy but we can all agree he was really efficient.
Maybe it's just me but I am amused.


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HOUSTON — For the better part of the week, putting All-Star Dwight Howard into the middle of their lineup was the stuff of the Rockets' dreams.
In the end it was strictly fantasy. A pipe dream.
As the draft approached, general manager Daryl Morey was said to be dealing more than a four-armed casino worker. He sent Chase Budinger to Minnesota to acquire an extra first round pick. Then he shipped Samuel Dalembert to Milwaukee in order to jump up two spots from 14th to 12th.
Those were supposed to be just the first dominos falling as Morey kept inching and climbing his way closer to the top of the lottery selections. Could he get the No. 8 pick from Toronto? The No. 7 from Golden State? The No. 5 from Sacramento? Or even the No. 2 from Charlotte?
Put one or more of those choice selections with a veteran such as Kyle Lowry, Kevin Martin and/or Luis Scola and the idea was to entice Orlando with a nice rebuilding package in exchange for Howard.
So, Magic, how would you like to take your pick among Jeremy Lamb, Royce White and Terrence Jones?
That bag of three kids is what the Rockets were left holding after they couldn't swing a blockbuster deal and wound up making all of their own.
More noise out of the Rockets that produced nothing. This time you could call the reaction that greeted their No. 12 selection in the first round as "The Silence of the Lamb."
"We tried," said Arturas Karnisovas, director of scouting.
So did everybody who bought a ticket in last week's Powerball lottery.
It would seem the swing-for-fences approach on Howard is dead and now the Rockets' search for an All-Star caliber player to be the foundation of the franchise plods on.
There is, of course, free agency and the entire summer off-season to get something done. But Houston's roster is not exactly loaded with elite level trade bait. And it was in fact just days a few days ago when coach Kevin McHale said he was not looking forward to adding more youth to his team.
"I would as soon have one or two veterans," McHale said. "Those guys are going to be like rookies again for us. To add two more – we've had that discussion quite a bit. You can only get so young in our league and be successful. It's that blend of trying to make sure we don't have all guys who are 19 to 20 years old."
Yet with Lamb (20), White (21) and Jones (20), the Rockets now have 10 of the current 15 players on their roster who are 24 or under and eight who are under 23 and under.
It was a week that began with the Rockets in pursuit of Dwight Howard to pull their wagon and ended with them needing to buy a minivan so that McHale could drive his kiddie corp to practice.


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Melissa has dedicated her career to health, fitness and performance training. She strives for excellence in her career and is exemplified by national certifications– NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with Distinction, NATA licensed Athletic Trainer and USA Olympic Weightlifting Performance Coach. She has a Masters Degree in Human Performance and Movements and a Bachelors Degree in Exercise Science. Melissa also is a certified Titleist Golf Fitness 2 Professional.
Melissa's knowledge of athletics and fitness is broad and well-formed. She is a former college NCAA soccer player with 10+ years' experience working as Head Athletic Trainer in the collegiate level football, basketball, baseball, soccer, rugby, volleyball and crew. She has worked in MLB, NFL, and the NBA. Melissa spent four seasons with WNBA Seattle Storm as assistant Athletic Trainer and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, during which time the team won the 2010 WNBA Championship. Melissa also served on the Wellness Team as Athletic Trainer for the 2015 U.S. Open Golf Championship.With over 15 years experience training all ages, levels and abilities, Melissa provides a knowledge and application base that has proven effective and efficient for your wellness and performance needs.


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Savvy Summers: Siblings to the RescueArticle posted on Friday, June, 29th, 2012 at 10:34 am by Dr. Nancy Berk (No comments)
Tags: aunts, College, college bound, College Bound and Gagged, dr nancy berk, Higher Ed, Savvy Auntie, summer, Teens, uncles, vacation
Summer time can have it's stressful moments. And when teens shift into the "I'm so bored" phase, tension can build. There's nothing wrong with bringing in reinforcements to help this often tricky situation.
This week, I gave Savvy Auntie some aunt (and uncle) suggestions to keep college-bound teens happy and constructive this summer. The road to higher education is a family affair these days, and, face it, most parents could use a little break. Read more here….


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On Friday October 10th, a new version of MyTimetable has been introduced.
The most important changes are:
- The problem with Google Calendar should be solved. This was probably caused by text in Syllabus+ copied from Excel. This problem has been solved by EVEOH.
- Double rooms: all rooms are now shown only once. For WA 1 and 2 this has not yet been implemented properly. All activities in WA 1+2 are also displayed in WA 1 and WA 2, but all activities in WA 1 or WA 2 only are also shown in WA 1+2.
The advice (especially for building coordinators) therefore seems to be: do not look at the activities in WA 1+2, but check WA 1 and WA 2 instead. You will then see all activities in those rooms.
- Filters: can be done using 2 characters instead of 3. This is especially useful when searching for rooms. Furthermore, MMT now looks at the Description field when filtering, and not also at the Name field.
- Equipment: has been added, under 'Location view'. Take care: this does not yet work for 'List by location' and 'Availability'.
- Blocks and Activities: the right Activities are now shown when selecting a Block
- The room capacity has been added to the description of a building
- The Student sets that are not tagged are not shown when adding a Module/Study programme
- The Help page has been improved, mostly on the topic of exporting timetables
- The possibility to limit the size of iCalendar feeds


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Cast: Yoo Gong, Dong-seok Ma, Woo-sik Choi, Yu-mi Jeong, Sohee
This horror thriller follows a group of passengers as they fight to survive after a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea. On the tension-filled and blood-soaked train, they must learn to work together in order to make it from Seoul to Busan — a resort town that has somehow kept the virus at bay.
Korean w/ English subtitles.
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Producer(s): Kim Woo-taek, Lee Dong-ha, Kim Yeon-ho
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Students who plan on earning a diploma from OCCC have to apply to graduate, said Amanda Williams-Mize, Graduation Services assistant director.
"Once they have enrolled in their final semester, we encourage students to apply for graduation then," Williams-Mize said. "That way, if there are courses that you might need, you have time to get enrolled."
Williams-Mize said students should be aware of the benefits of an associate degree when continuing to a four-year university.
"Once you get a transcript from OCCC, and your degree is shown on the transcript, most colleges will take that degree as a package. Your general-education core classes get wiped away because you have an associate degree. Your transcript will show those core requirements are complete.
"The benefit of that is it saves you some time and money," Williams-Mize said.
"Certain university programs even waive additional courses you might need," Williams-Mize said.
"It just depends on what you're going into. Some degree programs will even waive a foreign language — but not always. It depends on your specific major and the college you decide to go to."
Williams-Mize said students don't have to wait to check on their degree status. Any time students are curious about their standing, they are encouraged to visit Graduation Services on the first floor of the Main Building to get a degree check.
OCCC recently celebrated a historic year with a record number of graduates. In 2014, more than 2,000 students completed their degree or certificate, according to the 2015 graduation report given to college regents Nov.16.
Nursing major Michelle Rogers said she knows she has to apply for graduation but admits she's not quite sure how to do it.
Williams-Mize said there are two ways of applying: online or in person.
To apply online, go to www.occc.edu/get. Students can submit the form online. Students also can stop by the Graduation Services office on the first floor of the Main Building and apply in person.
For more information, contact Williams-Mize at email@example.com.


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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Soap Dispensers
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Happy 100th post. It is a good one, I was thinking of making new soap dispensers. I still have out my fall ones (pumpkins). Here is to your next 100 post can't wait to see what you got. Have a Happy Easter.ReplyDelete
Desiree @ YourCraftyFriend
These are great. I have been looking at a lot of soap dispensers this week. I need one for a bathroom. BUT now I'm thinking my children need something like these for their bathrooms. thank you for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
is a great idea. with the bottles in the bathroomReplyDelete
Love these ideas! I need something pretty like that for my shower :)ReplyDelete
Love all of these ideas, but I really like the coke bottle one. We're from Atlanta, and my SIL has a Coke decorated bathroom. This would be a super gift for her. Pinned!ReplyDelete
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Good for you hitting 100 posts! That's a lot of writing! I like the idea of the plastic bottles, glass in a bathroom freaks me out! I don't have one of those cutters so I'm not sure if I could make these, but they really are cute!ReplyDelete
What a cute idea! I so need to do this because I can't read the tiny writing on my same color shampoo and conditioner bottles without my glasses on in the shower!ReplyDelete
This is such a neat idea! I love how they turned out. Oh, and totally borrowing your idea for the coke/lemonade bottle dispensers for my kitchen!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 27, 2013 at 9:22 PM
very cute! Little Bit from www.DecorateWithaLittleBit.comReplyDelete
Melissa, You and I crossed blog paths for a reason! I just realized that the Whole WiWW was a whole linky party THING! It is the perfect solution to my dilemma of incorporating fashion into my blog. And the idea was already thought up by someone else, I didn't have to do a thing. So easy! I am definitely going to start joining in next week! Can't wait! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Very cute. I love that lemonade bottle one too!ReplyDelete
Very very cute - I love a little bit of graphics and a little bit of black and white!ReplyDelete
Such a cute idea. I love what you did with the bottles. Thank you kindly for stopping by my blog.ReplyDelete
So cute! I need a cricut!ReplyDelete
SO pretty and easy! WOWReplyDelete
I would love if you link this to my party:
Cool idea! Shame you couldn't save the extra soap, but a very clever and simple way to fix up the bathroom! Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
These are great! I love the clean look ~ and MONOGRAM!ReplyDelete
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I love your ideas! Your bottles look so sophisticated and expensive!ReplyDelete
Selene @ Restoration Beauty
Great idea! Your bottles look like they came form a high end store. Please share this on my linky party, if you get a chance: http://suburbsmama.blogspot.com/2013/03/sunday-linky-party-1.htmlReplyDelete
Very cute and such a great idea! I would love to make a bottle for my dish soap so I definitely might give this a try.ReplyDelete
I so agree that our everyday items should be just as pretty as those things we bring out for company. I love this idea and I think I am going to use it for my body lotion. Thanks so much for the inspiration.ReplyDelete
I saw you at the Coastal Charm party.
These are beautiful! You've inspired me to do something similar in my guest bathroom. Thank you for sharing! (I saw you at TDC's Before and After party.)ReplyDelete
They turned out so great! I'd love it if you'd link up to The DIY'ers link party. http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-diyers.htmlReplyDelete
That is a great idea ~ I really like that, especially the Coke bottle dispenser! Stopping by from the Beneath My Heart March linky party!ReplyDelete
Cher @ Designs by Studio C
I love this idea. I also like to have "pretty" bottles - instead of the ones from the grocery store - sitting around. Thanks for the inspiration!ReplyDelete
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I love this! What a great idea. I'm so glad I found your blog. I'm your newest follower! I've been blogging for three years now but only recently started to really put myself out there and I wonder too why I didn't do it sooner! Congrats ;)ReplyDelete
Jamie @ somuchbetterwithage.com
These are so cute and such a clever idea! Thanks so much for linking up to Give Me The Goods Monday! Can't wait to see what goods you bring next week! Jenna @ Rain on a Tin RoofReplyDelete
Cute! Found you at the Give me the Goods Monday party!ReplyDelete
Happy Thursday!
such a great idea!ReplyDelete
Love love love these! So simple and yet so much prettier than the "normal" containers for those things! What a great DIY! It would make my day if you would share these at my party, going on now...http://www.oneartsymama.com/2013/04/shine-on-fridays-74-and-grab-bag.htmlReplyDelete
Such a great idea! I picked you as a feature for our Give Me the Goods Monday party! Stop by and check it out:ReplyDelete
Thanks again for linking up and hope you party with us again today!
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IU students march for life in DCNine IU students joined well over 100,000 other pro-life Americans in the 26th annual March for Life January 22 in Washington, D.C. The march, designed to commemorate the anniversary of the deadly Roe vs. Wade decision, annually draws tens of thousands of pro-lifers to the nation's capital to protest the ruling that legalized abortion through all nine months of pregnancy in the United States.
The IU students, members of IU Students for Life, left Bloomington in a van on Thursday, January 21 and returned Saturday, January 23. Three freshman, two juniors, a senior, and three graduate students represented IU in this year's march.
"It took at least 45 minutes for the crowd to make it out to the street due to the large number of marchers," said IUSFL Vice-President Liz Lieb. "Every direction you looked it was one huge, unending sea of people."
IU students marched behind the IU Students for Life banner, and IU was not the only university represented during the march. Banners from Notre Dame University, Catholic University of America, Georgetown, Boston College, Loras College, Franciscan University, the University of Cincinnati and many other colleges and universities were seen in the march.
As the march concluded at the steps of the Supreme Court, large groups of pro- lifers kneeled in prayers on the marble steps while dozens of D.C. police officers stood guard in front of the building.
After the march, IU Students for Life members and thousands of other pro- lifers filled the halls of the various congressional office buildings to petition lawmakers to take immediate steps to ban abortion. IUSFL members met with a staff member in Congressman John Hostettler's office where the group shared its legislative priorities for the upcoming session of Congress. Those priorities include a more comprehensive ban on all human embryo research, support for a bill introduced in the Senate to ban all abortions, and opposition to legislation mandating insurance companies to cover all forms of birth control---including those chemicals and devices that can cause early abortions. The group also expressed its gratitude for Congressman Hostettler's unyielding support of pro-life legislation.
After joining about 100 other pro-lifers in a prayer vigil in front of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic Saturday morning, the IU delegation began the trek home.
"Since we were helping organize the pro-life rally in Bloomington on Sunday, we had to cut our trip to DC short," said IUSFL President Greg Chesmore. "It was certainly appropriate that we ended our time in DC pleading for the lives of babies scheduled to die at an abortion mill. After all, that's what we're fighting against. Abortion isn't just a political issue, it's about defenseless babies dying every day."
The group made it back in Bloomington in time to join about 200 other pro- lifers at the Monroe County Courthouse January 24 for the 1999 Rally for Life. Speakers at the event included Chesmore, newly-elected State Rep. Peggy Welch (D-Bloomington), Tina Tuley-Lampke of the Crisis Pregnancy Center, and IUSFL Member Sarah Reece, who shared her perspective of the march in D.C. with the rally participants.
"It was a powerful four days of speaking for those who can't speak for themselves," said Lieb. "It's important to know that as long as they are killing babies, we won't remain silent."
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|Exegesis Volume 08 Issue #006
In This Issue:
From: "Joan Griffith"
Exegesis Digest Sat, 08 Mar 2003
From: "Joan Griffith"
Subject: [e] Re: exegesis Digest V8 #5
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 12:28:42 -0500
Thanks, Patrice, I am actually looking for references. van der Waerden is a good one, though.
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Finding the Right Repair Specialist for Your Apple Product
It is just sensible on your part to think about asking for repair services once your Apple product becomes defective. Something is terribly wrong on it so you need to find the right source of repair services. It is just normal for you to think that you have to take good care of repair as the problem might be a minor one. Unfortunately, you have to remember that it is even a must for you to get someone who can officially tell you the problem of the product to avoid further damages.
What you need to do is to know where you have bought the product. For sure, you need to visit the outlet again and tell them honestly that the one you pick is no longer functioning like the first time you have bought it. The sales personnel will certainly introduce you to their repair agents to have your Apple product diagnosed. When the diagnosis is done, they will tell you frankly what is wrong about your computer. Hence, you have to ready money as you might be paying a big amount later on. If the problem is not so complicated, you will never have problems. However, if those things are really hard to be fixed, you will be charged big time.
You must have thought of going outside and looking for one that can diagnose or
mac repair
your device. It will be meaningful for you to see if he is a former agent of Apple so you can trust him immediately. Unfortunately, you will never have to give your device to someone who will just tell you he can fix everything because he needs to be certified or licensed. If he could not show you one, he might just ask you for payments but he will never touch any part of your device.
apple store
repair center, there is nothing you need to be afraid of. You will never go wrong if you will only take time to get the right services from people who can be trusted. You need to keep their company because they can assure you of the right service. If they could not perform their duties well, it means that you have to simply ask them for warranty and they could repeat the job again. Such warranty can never be assured to you by the people who work in the outside without certification.


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As the Badger Face sheep society celebrate their 40th year, chairman Bethan Watkins reflects on the breed and how it has developed. Laura Bowyer reports.
The society was formed in 1976 by a small group of farmers in mid-Wales who all kept Badger Face sheep. At the time they were few in number and the main objective for the society was to create a pure-breed, improving their conformation and markings while also promoting the breed.
The breed has steadily improved, now holding the second highest number of entries at the Royal Welsh Show, with some classes having more than 40 sheep.
Within a year of forming, the society had 32 members and today we are upwards of 300. Two or three years after the society was formed we had our first sale at the NSA ram sale at Builth Wells, where it is still held today.
The breed has two colour variants.
Conformation of both variations is the same as a Welsh Mountain.
I would think there are more than 15,000 registered sheep. Most of our membership is in Wales, although we also have about 100 members in England and Scotland.
Badger Face ewes are milky and quite capable of rearing two lambs, making them ideal for cross-breeding with terminal sires to get a heavier lamb carcase. They lamb easily, which make the rams ideal for use on commercial ewe lambs.
The Badger Face breed has an attractive, striking appearance, are easy to manage and can become very tame, making them ideal for first-time sheep keepers and children.
With more Badger Face classes at shows and celebrities, such as Kate Humble, now keeping the breed, they are increasingly popular and gaining a higher profile.
The definition of a rare breed is a breeding population of less than 3,000 ewes. The Torddu is by far the more popular version of the breed, however the Torwens remain below 3,000 breeding ewes and should in effect still be classed as a rare or minority breed. However, the Rare Breed Survival Trust count the two varieties as one breed.
In Wales, pedigree native breeds have gained popularity, due to environmental schemes such as Glastir. Pedigree native breeds can be used to gain points to qualify for these schemes and thus pay