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Also, that dress pattern!! When is it coming?
PS You are funny and cute and awesome.
Oh, rayon. I DO love you. I have always loved you. I am so glad we're getting back together.
I once overheard an older woman at JoAnn saying to her friend how much she hated rayon ever since The War. She seemed very sure of her opinion, but I think I made a noise under my breath, because I strongly disagree. STRONGLY. Me, I love rayon. It's so soft and drapey, and it feels so silky against my skin. I love the flow of it, and the way nearly any garment made in it is super flattering.
This new rayon fabric is from Frock, an apparel collection entirely of rayon prints from the genius ladies over at Cotton + Steel. I cannot say enough good things about these women: smart, sincere, massive integrity, absurdly talented, huge hearts and incredible people. And the fabrics they produce go beyond just being gorgeous (they are) and nicely manufactured (they are). These ladies think about not just how the fabric will look but how we'll all USE it, and I love that. I love knowing that there are more amazing garment fabrics coming on the market.
Cotton + Steel were sweet enough to offer me some sample yardage, and I JUMPED at the chance. Because I knew I had this pattern up my sleeve: the Racerback Shift, which is the next Learn As You Sew Pattern (eep!). It comes in three lengths–hip, knee, and maxi–and the maxi length was begging me in my dreams to be made of rayon. So even though half the country is digging themselves out of snow banks this week, I was in the backyard swishing about in rayon. What!
This is a simple, classic shape with lots of give–and the pattern has all my favorite things. Bias tape! Drawstring! French seams! Length variations! It has a drawstring waist made from a bias tape casing that lets me adjust how snug it fits and where it hits me when I wear it–either snugly to showcase my waist and give a little more blouson, or looser so I don't have to worry about sucking in but can still look sleek. Magic!
And can we talk about the drape of this rayon?!? So dreamy. I wish these photos really did it justice and showed how amazingly soft and fluid this fabric is. Just perfect for a long skirt or dress, or a blouse that moves. I can think of a zillion shapes I'd like to try in this fabric.
I should note that I didn't pre-wash this fabric. I know–GASP! But my experience with most rayons in the past has been that I can successfully wash in cold water and hang to dry, so that's my plan with this dress. Under those circumstances, I didn't find pre-washing to be necessary. (The folks at Cotton + Steel point out that dry cleaning is preferred for these rayons, but other dressmakers have done well with regular wash-and-dry cycles.)
The pattern has a slight racerback, which I love for the simple detail. It also means that I can wear this alone all summer long, or with a short or long-sleeve tee beneath it. It is slim-cut enough that I can easily wear it with a cardigan, and the shorter lengths are PRECIOUS over skinny jeans and leggings.
The fabric sewed up like a DREAM. Easy to work with, responsive to the iron, no slippage under the needle. The entire dress has French seams, and rayon is notoriously wonderful with French seams. Since there are really only four seams in this entire dress–the two TINY shoulder seams and the two side seams–it was simple to toss in a few extra minutes and make the interior really pretty.
The Racerback Shift pattern will be available after the Overmost and Pinafore are (re)released next month–keep your eyes peeled for late Feb/early March for this one. (Do you get the Whipstitch newsletter? Check the top of the sidebar to sign up and get alerts for new releases!)
Gah! Rayon, I love you.
And I love a pattern that feels new every time I make it. Match made in heaven.
The Frock rayon collection from Cotton + Steel will ship mid-February (which sounds a long way away but it's really just a couple of weeks!). You can find it for pre-order at Fancy Tiger Crafts.
You can see more garments made with Frock rayon on the rest of the Cotton + Steel Frock blog tour:
January 29: right here!
January 30: Amber of Fancy Tiger Crafts
January 31: Rochelle – Lucky Lucille
February 2: Christine Haynes
February 3: Devon Iott of Miss Make
February 4: Jemellia Hilfiger of JemJam
February 5: Anna Graham of Noodlehead
February 6: Oliver + S
February 7: Rae Hoekstra of Made by Rae
Also, that dress pattern!! When is it coming?
PS You are funny and cute and awesome.
I love rayon too. Any suggestions on where to buy this fabric line? Nothing local to me will be selling (on chain stores and quilt shops).
I expect that the rayon of yesteryear isn't nearly as nice as today's fabrics are. That's a lovely dress. Put it out already, please! I've got my credit card in hand, waiting!
Yay cute dress and fabric! Looking forward to both.
So pretty! I love this pattern from summer dresses class I'm inspired to get making one love the fabric.
Beautiful dress! Definitely a great choice for the fabric. I love the pop of yellow under the black and white. I also love the conveniently coordinating soccer ball and puppy dog 😉
Ha ha. I was thinking to myself what a comfortable looking dress. Imagine my surprise when you said that you will be coming out with a pattern for it! Thank you too for answering another poster's question about where to get the fabric. I was wondering the same thing.
To be fair, there is rayon, and there is rayon. Rayon is considered both a natural (cellulose) and synthetic fabric. It comes from the same place as paper–that is, trees. And so some rayon can be very much like paper and of poor quality. Note the many thin, cheap garments that are available at discount stores. Traditionally, rayon has been considered a poor quality item but hopefully advances in some manufacturing has made it better quality.
It can be considered along with bamboo fabric, some of which is ghastly to work with and doesn't stand up, in spite of its "green" association.
And speaking of quality–I hope you weren't buying anything but polyester or fleece at Joann's. Most of the cotton fabric there is of very poor quality. But I do applaud their other items–especially the selection of notions.
Oh my! Love this flowing dress, may not work for me but my daughter will love it come spring and summer. And it looks like I can actually order it now, 3 1/2 yds for long?
Gorgeous! This looks so comfy to wear, yet so cute at the same time. Love it
I love this dress!!!!! I've never sewn a dress for myself. This looks like a great one to finally take the plunge with. And I love rayon too.


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Monday, July 18, 2011
Ciao Vito
Ended up at Ciao Vito. It is a calm oasis from the entertaining wierdness that sometimes infuses Alberta. The food was terrific: creative and tasty. The bruschetta was not like anything I'd had before, topped with mascarpone and ricotta and greens and fava beans. For our main course, we enjoyed angel hair pasta with prawns and peas. Delicate flavors from the lemon butter, reggiano, and safron-orange shrimp broth made the pasta taste light and summery.
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We are thrilled to welcome Ben Lewis as the Executive Chef of Restaurant 1796. Chef Lewis, a Mississippi native, has more than 7 years of culinary experience and believes that cooking is all for the love of the food and the joy it brings to guests. With a passion for creating fresh, local, seasonal dishes that demonstrate what our area has to offer, Chef Lewis is ready to delight Louisiana with his culinary talents.
Lewis is best known for his time at Longboard Coastal Cantina, a Virgin Islands restaurant at which he worked his way up from line cook to sous chef. The restaurant utilized local ingredients and delighted guests with elevated components from the saltwater. While at Longboard Coastal Cantina, Lewis learned to step out of his comfort zone and adapted to highlighting local ingredients with a Caribbean flair. Lewis returned to his southern roots shortly after Hurricane Irma hit the Virgin Islands.
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So, today was tough to wake up for. Over 15 miles ahead of us and my legs were flat just climbing out of bed.
The Chef followed us to Lismore Road, we dropped off the truck and headed up to the Sucker River trailhead along the Fox Farm Road. She told us to be careful. Leo took off down the trail. There's no way to get four hours of running done except by running. So we headed up into the clearcuts of yesterday.
I was glad it didn't seem to rain last night like they predicted. I walked uphill for the first mile and decided I'd start running whenever I damn well felt like it. That happened about 20 minutes in. Then we got moving. While we were in the clear, we could see the whole first go of Vipers coming home from Snoopy. Later in the day, we could hear the second go takeoff and watched those Vipers come back and land. We were running for a long time today.
Two weird things to mention today. First, I used to fuel up on these runs with my Triberry Gu gels. Caffeine in them. Great stuff. Been using that one flavor for years in Grandma's Marathon and the Birkie. The caffeine is super. Well, about a month ago, I was eating one on the trail and just couldn't stomach it. Practically hurled. Done. I can't eat another one. I'm not sure if I'll ever get past it. Not sure if I hit some mental wall or it has something to do with running for hours and hours. But I just can't bear to eat another one. That'll be a problem for some of the events I usually do. Even today, when I've started to bring along salty trail mixes. I took one handful today and couldn't stand the idea of eating. Three and a half hours of running and I felt okay. And I only took up maybe 100 calories. Strange.
The second thing. About two weeks ago, I noticed some patches of missing hair on my legs. A horizontal section of hair on the front of each mid-thigh was gone. I couldn't figure it out. Then, somehow, I looked down while running. Right where the bottom of my shorts hit my legs is where all the hair is gone. I guess I've been running a lot.
We found some impressive work by an overzealous beaver. When that tree falls (an evergreen to boot) I'd like to see the critter drag it to the dam or lodge. Several times we shared trails with ATV trails and the North Shore snowmachine trail. Apparently snowmachiners have more money for bridges and trail maintenance than hikers.
We ran through about a mile long section of ridges topped with a beautiful oak stand. Saw a couple deer stands in there. No surprise why. You could see forever through the old hardwoods. Leo took several dips today in the lowlands. The topper was the skankiest mud hole he's ever picked. He did what we call "frog legs." He lays out completely flat on his belly with his rear legs straight out behind him. I ended up giving him the bath he was supposed to get after tomorrow's last day. We eventually found the Jean Duluth road and limped up to the truck. There was a nice older couple named Rogers that had a border collie. They had just finished their walk. They saw my T-shirt and told me they had lived in Alaska in the 60's and 70's. We had a nice talk and parted ways. Nobody on these trails is there to have a bad time.
On this, the penultimate day, I started to realize I better find a substitute for this activity immediately after we finish. Or Leo and I are going to sink into a deep, dark depression.
Today's Data: North Shore Shmo: Leg 40
One day left to donate to the Wounded Warrior Project via North Shore Shmo! You know you want to.
T-Shirt of the Day:
I did a 10k once in Alaska. It was called The Annihilator. One of my favorite shirts. It was a race in the town of Nenana, southwest of Fairbanks. You had to cross the Tanana River on an active railroad bridge where you could look down through the ties at the swirling water. You climbed up to a TACAN station on top of a mountain and rappelled off a cliff using a rope. Then you flailed downhill along some trails and ended up at a scree slope that spat you out onto the highway. Then you ran back to town. Type II fun. Like today's 15 miler. What I can't figure is how I have a shirt that says 1990. I didn't get to Alaska until December 1991. Probably didn't run it until 1992 or later. Maybe old race shirts they had stockpiled? It's a mystery.


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Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City side may have capitalized on Liverpool's slip up against Chelsea, but he believes there is still no clear favorite on who will be crowned champions of England.
City now trail league leaders Liverpool by only three points with a game in hand and as they are also higher on goal difference, it means that if their point tallies are level when the season closes, Pellegrini will have the upper hand.
The Chilean manager has refused to rule out any of the top three teams as Chelsea can still clinch the title if results go their way, with the City boss saying it would probably go down right until the final day.
When asked about the current title race, Pellegrini told Sky Sports: "I think it is different to last year when Manchester United won the title weeks before the season finished.
"This year has been special and very close. With Arsenal, there have been four or five teams that have been playing for the title.
"It is very important now to continue until the end and we will see at the end of the season which was the best team."
Pellegrini replied to facts that City were now favorites by saying: "I repeat, in football there are not favorites.
"Liverpool have three points more than us and we have one game in hand that we must win, so I think that nobody is favorites.
"Now it depends again on what we can do. We lost that chance when we lost the game against Liverpool."


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I'm linking up with The Teaching Thief for her last Fiction Friday of the summer.:( Thank you, Amanda, for hosting this awesome linky! I've learned about so many great books that I can't wait to read this year.
My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook is on the top of my list of must-reads for the beginning of the school year. It's told from the point of view of Louis, an "erupter," who is constantly interrupting people and blurting out at school. Kids (and adults) can relate to Louis and how sometimes we want to get something out so badly that we feel like we're going to erupt like a volcano.
The story helps kids think about how they feel when they are interrupted and teaches strategies to stop themselves from "erupting." I didn't discover this book until midway through last year, but I truly feel that it made a difference with my class' blurting out issues.
I haven't actually read The Kid Who Ran for President (by Dan Gutman) cover to cover, but from what I've heard from my students, it's hilarious. I stumbled upon it while organizing my library and thought it'd be a perfect read aloud with the election coming up.


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In the 1950s, Boeing was Seattle's largest employer, churning out commercial jets to meet a high national demand. From 1950 to 1960, the population increased by 89,496, or 20 percent to 557,087. More housing was constructed to accommodate the growing population, and the boundaries of settlement in the city and began to move north. Land was abundant so most of the development was in single-family houses. Here's a look back at Seattle's booming fifties.
Seattle Waterfront, 1952
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives/Flickr
The Seattle waterfront in the early 1950s was a world of cargo ships and fish-packing companies, not the promenade for tourists that it is today.
I-90 Floating Bridge, 1959
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives/Flickr
The influx of people created a necessity for more freeways. Construction of the I-90 bridge began in 1940 and was paid off by 1949. In 1990, the bridge sank.
The Great Ravenna Boulevard Sinkhole, 1957
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives/Flickr
On November 11th, 1957, a break in a huge brick and quick sand sewer caused a cave-in. The hole measured 60 feet deep, 120 feet wide and 200 feet long. The total cost of repairing the cave-in was $2 million. The work took two years to complete.
Alaskan Way Viaduct under construction, 1951
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives/Flickr
Construction began on the Alaskan Way Viaduct on Monday, February 6, 1950, when a power shovel ceremoniously scooped the first dirt from a muddy bank on the east side of Western Avenue near Battery Street. But according to HistoryLink, before long, the power shovel got stuck in the mud, and a tractor and crane had to yank it out. It was not a glamorous start to the project, but work proceeded, and by July 1951, the first segment of the viaduct (from Battery to Pike Street) had been completed.
Houses on 30th Avenue S. near King Street, 1957
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives/Flickr
The total population of Washington state in 1950 was 2,378,963, an increase of 642,772 (37.02 percent) from the 1940 count of 1,736,191, reports HistoryLink. After the 1950 count, the Census Bureau began taking more interest in social and economic statistics, including a vastly more detailed count of various racial groups and increased emphasis on the extent of poverty in the nation.
House damaged in Perkins Lane landslide, 1954
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives/Flickr
A wet winter wiped out five homes on the bluff overlooking Elliot Bay.
Moscow Restaurant, February 1952
Photo: Seattle Public Library
According to Paul Dorpat, for more than 35 years the Moscow Restaurant was a fixture for the Russian-American community that settled on the western slope of Capitol Hill. It opened in 1923, serving borsht, beef stroganoff, jellied pigs' feet, Turkish coffee and Russian pancakes. In 1958, the construction of the I-5 freeway unfortunately put them out of business.
Kinnear Family Mansion, 1951
Photo: Seattle Public Library
George Kinnear was a prominent real estate developer in Queen Anne. He built this stately mansion in 1888. After George Kinnear's death in 1912, his son Charles moved into the mansion, remaining there until his death in November 1956. The mansion was demolished in 1958, and Bayview Manor was built on its site in 1961.
The Aqua Theater under construction, 1951
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives/Flickr
The Aqua Theatre was constructed in only 67 days on the south shore of Greenlake in 1950 at a cost of $247,000, according to HistoryLink. On opening night, a sellout crowd of 5,200 came to see water ballet, comedy, dancers, singers, and high divers plunging from two towers flanking a stage adorned with evergreen trees. The night concluded with a magical a fireworks finale.
Beacon Hill, 1955
Photo: Seattle Municipal Archives/Flickr
Beacon Hill was nicknamed "Boeing Hill" in the 1950s and 60s due to the number of residents who worked in the nearby Boeing airplane factory.
Downtown Seattle skyline as seen from Marine Hospital, 1954
Photo: Seattle Muncipal Archives/Flickr
Smith Tower, constructed in 1914, was the tallest building in Seattle until the Space Needle was built in 1962. Today there is a speakeasy and fancy restaurant at the top.


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It's Tuesday....
and I am using one of the new images from the Fairies and Adventurers release from High Hopes for my card today.
This is This is Bob Hooked a Big One.
I used my new Chameleon Markers to color this image.
I am still getting used to them but am really enjoying playing!
For this image I used BG4-OR4-NU1-BR5-BL3-NU3-OL3-CG8-PK3...yep...just 9 markers to color the whole image!
I created the clouds by sponging Adirondack Aqua dye ink using a scallop edge oval panel as a mask.
The sentiment is from the new Sentiment Set #1.
I stamped it with Memento Tangelo Dye ink.
The fish brad is from eyeletoutlet.com
The dye is Memory Box Big Splash.
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Breach Brief – Wendy's, Centene
January 29, 2016
Yet another point-of-sale system appears to have been hacked. Wendy's fast food restaurant reports that its POS system has come under suspicion for a possible breach of customer card data.
Wendy's spokesman Bob Bertini said, "We have received this month from our payment industry contacts reports of unusual activity involving payment cards at some of our restaurant locations. Reports indicate that fraudulent charges may have occurred elsewhere after the cards were legitimately used at some of our restaurants. We've hired a cybersecurity firm and launched a comprehensive and active investigation that's underway to try to determine the facts." Bertini did not name the security firm that is working with Wendy's
According to Krebs on Security the first reports of the suspicious activity on customer's cards came from financial institutions in the mid-west. However reports have begun to surface from banks on the east and west coasts. Currently there is no information on how many restaurants are affected.
Krebs On Security first reported the incident and believes that the restaurant's POS system may have been infected by malware that collected credit card numbers. Wendy's is not alone when it come to this type of attack. Other restaurants and retailers hit by this style of attack include Jimmy John's, Landry's, P.F. Chang's, Dairy Queen, Chick-fil-A, retail giant Target and Home Depot.
Wendy's operates approximately 6,500 franchise and company-operated restaurants in the United States and 28 countries and U.S. territories worldwide.
The health insurer Centene is desperately searching for six hard drives that contain the personal information of over 1 million of its customers. The company has admitted to an "ongoing comprehensive internal search" for missing hard drives.
St. Louis based Centene said the missing hard drives contain personal data about people who received laboratory services between 2009 and 2015. The drives contain patient information including names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, member ID numbers and health information. According to Centene CEO Michael F. Neidorff, the company doesn't believe the information has been used "inappropriately."
Customer affected by the data loss will receive free credit and healthcare monitoring.
The healthcare industry continues to be plagued by massive data breaches. For more on this topic please see;
Large-Scales Hacks Cause 98% of Leaked Healthcare Records.
Over 113 Million Healthcare Records Breached in 2015, Up Ten Fold from 2014
One in Three Americans are Victims of Healthcare Data Breaches


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Articles Related to Conferring the Baccalaureate Degree on Community College Campuses
The Community College Baccalaureate Association collects articles about issues relating to improving access to baccalaureate degrees through community colleges. The database is housed in a program that is external to the CCBA website. It is called Aigaion. Instructions about how to search are on the left of the Aigaion home page. It is not necessary to log in to use the data base.
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History Menu Medieval History
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In 1846 Killeshandra was described as occupying "a
romantic site on a gently rising ground environed by a chain of interesting lakes; and
consists of a spacious and well built street in the centre of which is a well arranged,
neatly constructed market house"(See left). At this time it was flourishing and
had one of the best markets for linen in the county with many of the local population
employed in its manufacture.
Castle Hamilton was then the seat of R. H. Southwell, for many years the MP for Cavan.
By 1856 James Hamilton, a wine merchant from Dublin, had purchased the estate. Castle
Hamilton was burned accidentally in 1911 when a heater in one of the chicken houses was
overturned and the resultant fire quickly spread, not only to the other chicken houses,
but also to the estate house itself.
By the late 1850's the prosperity of Killeshandra was evident. There were numerous
cornmills in the parish and a flax mill in the vicinity of the town owned by James
Hamilton. There were two forges, one in Church St., and one in Yewer Lane. There was a
total of 141 houses in the town, 83 on Main St., 29 in Castle Lane and 29 in Yewer Lane.
There was a police barracks, a courthouse, a market house, a butter market and a
The Railway comes to Killeshandra
In the following decades, like many other villages in Ireland, Killeshandra went into decline. However, on 1 June 1886 a seven mile branch of the Midland Great Western Railway linked Killeshandra with Cavan, via Crossdoney. The arrival of the railway would herald another era of prosperity for the town. The end of the century saw the coming of the co-operative movement to the area and what was once a region noted for it flourishing linen industry became one of the great milk producing regions of the country. The railway survived in Killeshandra down until the middle of this century. Cost cutting exercises in the 1940/50 period meant that the line was down-graded. It was finally closed down in 1963.
The Institute Hall
An article in the Anglo Celt of Sept 8th, 1906, reported that an Institute was to be opened in Killeshandra. In late 1807 the Institute, the first in Ireland, opened a domestic economy school for girls, with accommodation for 5 or 6. It had a large kitchen for demonstration purposes as well as lecture halls etc. Over the years the Institute Hall became the social centre of the town. It acted as a cinema, a theatre, a dance hall and, in more recent days, an arena for indoor football. Sadly the old green galvanised structure was destroyed by fire in 1983.
The site is now owned by the Community Council and is earmarked as the site for the new social services centre.
Fletcher's Saw-Mills
The family owned business of Joseph H. Fletcher was established in 1886. The factory produced precision wood components for brush and light engineering tool trades. It supplied the home market and exported to the UK and to Holland. Prior to the rural electrification scheme the town was lighted by Fletcher's generator. Electricity was also sold to the new co-operative's creamery. The high chimney at Fletcher's mill was one of the town's landmarks.
Fletcher's ceased trading in the 1980's.
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Candidate Tracey Brown has transferred the smear on Mayor Mapp
from the anonymous flyer to her official campaign mailer.
Wednesday's LWV candidate forum shed additional light on the controversy over candidate Tracey Brown's slur on Mayor Mapp over events in Orange (which I wrote about in "Opponents make a 'Devil's bargain against Mayor Mapp" -- see here).
The subject of that post was an anonymous flyer being circulated by Tracey Brown's campaign workers implying that Mapp is caught up in an FBI investigation into shenanigans surrounding a $48K HUD grant that wound its way to the Orange Public Library.
Mapp is not a subject of investigation and his name has not been mentioned in any way in connection with the matter.
Nevertheless, Brown pushes -- and continues to push, unapologetically -- the slur.
Tracey Brown flatly denied at the LWV forum that her campaign workers distributed the anonymous flyer.
Between when I wrote the first post and the LWV forum last Wednesday, I actually met someone to whom Tracey's workers gave the malicious flyer, wrapped in some of her regular campaign materials. And this person is also a minister of the Gospel!
What's more, Tracey repeats the matter in a mailing which I received on May 25 (see image at top of story).
In truth, the last bullet point (about Orange) in the mailer is not a lie. It is a smear -- suggesting by implication that the FBI is probing Mapp.
The lie involved here was made by Tracey at the LWV forum, when she denied her campaign workers were distributing the flyer smear. (To the cheers of her supporters.)
A smear is a smear is a smear.
A lie is a lie is a lie -- no matter who says it.
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As part of a project I'm working on, I wanted to have a speech bubble-like element with a custom background image.
Namine prides herself on her independence, as any child does.
I want to share a little bit of Namine's imagination.
Join us this week as Namine explains how to make a sandwich.
Every time Google changes something, I have to fix it in my extension.
Namine's basketball practice this weekend started to tie together some of the individual skills that she's been learning.
Many people have asked me what the best part of our Make A Wish vacation was. I jokingly answer that it was when Belle complimented me on how I did Namine's hair.


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Vacationers usually take pleasure in Penang's evening markets (pasar malam). There are several of them in Georgetown, but the most well known will be the one particular from Batu Ferringhi. Lots of counterfeit outfits, watches and pirated DVD's are available in this article. The temptation to purchase Many of these merchandise is usually rather significant. But you might shortly figure out that it is a waste of cash, one example is if set of socks at the shopping mall as oppose to your night time sector they may last a substantial period of time extended. Same goes for your watches as they typically only very last a couple of website months. Read additional browsing in Penang.
Semua konten harus asli dan unik untuk tamu. Ulasan paling berharga ketika mereka asli dan tidak bias. Kontribusi Anda harus menjadi milik Anda. Mitra akomodasi Reserving.com tidak bisa memposting atas nama tamu atau menawarkan insentif untuk pertukaran ulasan. Upaya untuk menurunkan peringkat pesaing dengan mengirimkan ulasan negatif tidak akan ditoleransi.
Penang is usually visited throughout the year. There may be a relatively mild monsoon interval concerning June and September. We've got frequented Penang for the duration of this wet period; and did not likely see any distinction between the dry and moist year.
Upang panatilihing akma ang rating score at assessment content para sa nalalapit mong journey, nilalagay na namin sa archive ang mga overview na mula pa 24 buwan. Tanging mga bisita lamang na nag-e-book gamit ang Booking.com at naglagi sa property ang maaaring mag-iwan ng assessment.
The Personnel is impeccable and intensely courteous. The placement can also be superb for fast travel to regional eateries, buying and evening points of interest. Uber and native buses ended up also quickly accessible. The Personnel, nevertheless, are what created the stay quite memorable. We would certainly return!!!
Untuk memberi ulasan, Anda harus membuat pemesanan terlebih dahulu. Begitulah caranya bagaimana ulasan kami berasal dari tamu asli yang telah menginap di akomodasi yang mereka pilih.
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A holiday environment here surrounds the entire place, with beach have on and sandals becoming the attire of option.
Naipadala namin muli ang mga hiniling mong affirmation sa Mangyaring tandaan na maaaring tumagal hanggang 10 minuto bago matanggap ang email
The village incorporates a supermarket, an ATM and also a good site food court. Both of those Georgetown and Batu Ferringhi are 10 minutes away on the bus. Tanjung Bungah is going to have a significant make-around; loads of accommodations are now being developed. The goal is to become just like Batu Ferringhi.


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Racing Nanny Goat is a little like watching a huge orchestrated horse race, the Kentucky Derby comes to mind only it is not horses with names like secretariat racing but two legged animals called Ultra runners and from the stalls the horses are watching the show...
|I needed to put my blinders on I could not believe I was watching 225 humans pretending to be race horses!!
All joking aside Nanny Goat is the brain child of Steve and Annie Harvey two amazing race directors, their passion for producing a fun event such as Nanny Goat is over whelming and their chosen charity is Wounded Warriors Since it's inception the Nanny Goat has raised over $38,500 for the Wounder Warrior Project; they hope to hit at least $50,000 in 2013.
|With Steve at the end of running 50 miles.
So you may be thinking what is the race all about it is really very simple, 225 runners get together on the Sexton Horse Ranch, a mile loop is out lined, passing through a barn which is were a timing mat is placed and race HQ, on leaving the barn the runners run in a loop, passing Ranch dogs napping in the middle of the path, horses are watching from the fields and the wild chickens are hiding out.
|Race Barn HQ
On Friday afternoon the fun begins with runners camping out and claiming Stalls, a minimum of 5 runners to a stall, this was the 5th year and a record number of runners, after signing in and getting a cool Nanny Goat t shirt, tattoo & beer mug we had a magnetic wrist band and every time we passed the timing mat our name and number of miles would appear on the wall.
Race Re Cap
Steve had all the runners enter a pen!! Yup we were corralled like cattle into an open pen, Steve went over a few simple rules if you run 12 hours your time will reflect time and mileage if you run 12 hours and one minute you will be entered in the 24 hour run and then there is an option for 100 miles. the National Anthem was sang beautifully and we were off through the barn and out of the door the loop began.
My plan was simple to tread carefully as I was supposed to rest my foot from uphill running...and try to finish 50 laps which would be 50 miles and if possible do the last lap with Abigail my 5 year old grand daughter who would be here at 6pm.
After my first five miles I took a Hammer gel and my endurolytes, race cap supremes anti fatigue caps and Endurance amino. I had a self contained aid station but also loved that the race was sponsored by Hammer Nutrition and Heed and FIZZ was available too. After 10 miles I started sipping perpetuem and by the time I had finished the 50 miles I had also eaten 2 Hammer Chocolate Vegan Hammer bars and some almonds.
|Mile 32 and still smiling... the sun came out!
Every mile I met a new running friend or I caught up with an old friend it really was not too bad and was great to see so many new and old faces! Every one had a story to share and was amazing to watch the top ultra runners keep on ticking off fast laps. One runner Leon Gray had literally been hit by a bus and managed to walk 26 miles considering he only made one mile last year that was an inspirational feat of perseverance.
|Leon Gray was hit by a bus his t shirt said what is your excuse!
The whole 50 miles was an unbelievable experience, there was plenty of good food and water available and when the temperature began getting hot, Popsicle s appeared in the ice chests! Steve and Annie had all the bases covered, even hosing down the fine dirt and dust we runners were kicking up!
I sprayed my legs with Kool n Fit every few miles and slip slap slopped on the Ocean Potion, I kept my heart rate around 135/140 through out the whole event and very grateful my foot never caused problems.
At mile 42 I called my daughter in law they had not left yet so I decided to take my camera and take the next few miles at a more leisurely pace so I could run the last 50 with Abigail.
|The "Jester" ran his 500th mile at Nanny Goat he has done all 5 consecutive Nanny Goats!
I have to say the highlight of my run would have to be seeing Abigail and have her company to run the last loop, and she gave me a run for my money!
|Abigail in her Hammer Nutrition t shirt in full stride!!!
|Rainer and I at the finish with our medals
|All smiles resting in my stable really shocked to be in 3rd place for 50 miles!
|My ultra running buddy Paul Halliday
|Tired feet and dusty feet!
|Happy winner of a Polar FT7!
After I had left the venue, runners kept on completing loops through the night to reach 24 hours, and some completing a 100 miles or more! they were tantalized by BBQ aromas of veggie burgers and tri tip, spaghetti and cup o noddles. Each runner received a beautiful medal that could be doubled as a magnet the 100 mile finishers received a Nanny Goat buckle.
I will be back next year hopefully to participate again in the Woodstock of Ultra running where real men run in Pink, rooters crow and horses watch in utter dis belief, the real story is the money raised for Wounded Warriors and the Sextons for letting the Ultra runners invade that one mile loop. A friendly race for children and dogs....next year Hammer will run too for his own medal.
|Hammer was sad not to run we will fix that for next year!


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Chrissy Teigen The Row Classic 5 ToteHere's Chrissy Teigen, leaving an LA hair salon with hubs John Legend and a completely different The Row Classic 5 Tote than the one we just saw her carrying last week. Her dedication to this style is intense. In other news, I have never seen Chrissy looking so down, and it's really bumming me out. Chrissy Teigen may be more responsible for my emotional health than I ever realized.
EJ Johnson Chanel Classic Flap BagEJ Johnson was recently glimpsed cruising around LA with a giant black patent leather Chanel Classic Flap. As you've probably noticed, EJ has almost completely forsaken menswear as of late. I'd love to pick his brain about some of his more avant-garde looks.
Gigi Hadid Versace Mini Palazzo Empire BagHere's Gigi Hadid, out and about with her VersaceMini Palazzo Empire Bag, which she has really been favoring lately. Her outfit amuses me greatly. What could possibly be more METAL than billowy white high-waisted trousers?
Hailey Clausen Chanel Mini Flap BagPaps snapped model Hailey Clausen grabbing some grub in NYC with her model boyfriend Julian Herrera (as in he's also a model, we really can't know if he's a model boyfriend in that respect) and a cute Chanel mini.
Katy Perry Chanel Classic Flap BagCandid pap snaps of Katy Perry are few and far between, but photogs recently caught up with her at LAX while she was loading her black leather Chanel Classic Flap Bag into a waiting car.
Kesha Balenciaga Le Dix BagKesha also breezed through LAX this week on her way to the Billboard Music Awards in Vegas. As you can see, she's carrying a gorgeous blue suedeBalenciaga bag with an ostrich flap that perfectly matches her floppy hat. Her paisley suit is pretty on point as well.
Miranda Kerr Céline Tie ToteMeanwhile, across the pond, Miranda Kerr touched down in Paris at Charles de Gaulle with her cherished Céline Tie Tote, which she has owned and loved for many, many months.
Nicky Hilton Proenza Schouler PS1 BagFinally, we have Nicky Hilton, ambling around downtown NYC in full-on "hippie mom-to-be" mode. She's wisely paired a bright blue Proenza Schouler PS1 with her boho print maxi dress. Pastel blue is definitely the most on-trend celeb handbag color of the week.


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07.17.11 :: John wins his 6th Open Bridle buckle at the Calgary Stampede's Working Cow Horse Classic (pictured above, riding Maximum Echo. This marks their third CS win as a team).
Some of the recent performance ring highlights for John have been:
2014 NRCHA Open Bridle World Champion on
Maximum Echo
9-time Calgary Stampede Open Bridle Champion
: EF Pepi Cola, They Call Me Fritz, Lenasasailing, Smart Miss Wolf,
Maximum Echo
, Have A Drink On Me.
2014 NRCHA Intermediate Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Finalist (4th) and leader in the Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Preliminaries, aboard Big Time In Cowtown
owned by Robbie McKay
Four time consecutive World's Greatest Horseman Finalist
: Smart Miss Wolf, owned by Stump Lake Ranch (2009/2010), Nic O'Lena Badger, owned by Kelvin & Shelley Clark (2011) and Maximum Echo, owned by Flo Houlton (2012)
2013 Canada's Ultimate Cow Horse Champion, Smart Marina
Owned by Jim Baird
2012 Three-time Open SBF Champion on Crazy Cat Lady
Owned by Ron Stuckert & Diana Runge
2011 Circle Y Derby Limited Open Champion on
CD Ben
Owned by Mary & Walter Reti
2010 Canadian Greatest Horseman Champion, Nic O'Lena Badger
Owned by Kelvin & Shelley Clark
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text: It's back! Mercury Retrograde! How "sweet"! Gremlins will now move into your computer, your phone, your car, your refrigerator, your calendar, and on and on. Everything feels "kafooey", and we have it for the whole month of June, into early July. Plus, Friday is a Full Moon so things will intensify. Today my home phone kept disconnecting, for no apparent reason. Then I called another friend on my cell phone, and she said electric shocks were coming through her phone. Tonight a thunderbolt shook my entire house. Always remember these Mercury Retrograde periods are mildly irritating. They are like Gremlins…cute, in a sort of obnoxious way.


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Ketu heightens insight, perception and intuition. Spiritually, Ketu strengthens the desire for enlightenment and its gemstone is an aid to meditation and introspection.
Our earrings for Ketu are available in cats eye. Because the stones don't directly touch the skin, these earrings are mostly decorative. However, they nicely complement our Ketu bracelets, necklaces, pendants and rings.
We hand make most of our earrings in our studio located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in Northern California.


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Press photo from Ben Franklin Blowing Bubbles At A Sword
Slamdance Film Festival
Director: Jonathan Napolitano
In his "first screening, ever, first short film, ever," Jonathan Napolitano documents three "mental athletes" as they train for and compete in the 2011 USA Memory Championships. These mental athletes basically see who can memorize more things, from matching 99 names to 99 faces, memorizing pages full of random numbers and recalling the order of a shuffled deck of playing cards, all within strict time constraints. The subject may seem dry, but the methods these master memorizers use to remember particular numbers or playing cards bring to mind the film Inception—2011 champion Nelson Dellis commits playing card sequences to memory by associating them with childhood memories and images of friends strung together in elaborate scenarios. Napolitano succeeds in showing how these mental athletes—using methods anyone can learn—do what they do. For some like Dellis, flexing their memory has deep meaning: "You get to keep those memories for life … That's what life's about."


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Pros / Deluxe has a wide array of ordering options for business checks.
Cons / The essential design themes are limited in quantity.
Verdict / Deluxe offers a good combination of features, attractive designs and security features that cannot be beat.
Deluxe deserves praise for its thorough online check ordering services in the business field. With this service, you get security features along with 80 personal check designs. It is easy to find a check design to express your style, but there are some limits to how much variety you can find within each point of interest.
Essential themes like animation and sports are choices when you order personal checks, but there are not many options under each category. There are a few standard options, but then the lists end, which does not make an impressive lineup for a site with so many other tools for your personal photo checks.
Customization options include logo designs, stylish fonts and monograms. You can even choose background images to show off your alma mater's mascot with pride. However, you cannot choose these design features until you enter your bank account information. This is frustrating because you cannot shop until you have disclosed your personal information, including your bank account number.
Deluxe offers ways to order business checks online that meet your accounting and payroll needs. Computer checks are compatible with QuickBooks, Peachtree, Quicken and other check software. These professional-looking checks work well for paying large quantities of bills quickly and printing out payroll checks. Customization options are also available so that you can add your company logo for a stylish touch.
The custom checks you order from Deluxe provide more safety features than you get with checks from your bank. When you order checks online, you get security specifications recommended by the CPSA, an agency that establishes security standards for members of the check-printing industry. Checks that meet the CPSA standards have a padlock icon that represents compliance.
When ordering checks online for your business, you will appreciate this company's high-security computer checks. The high-security checks are above industry standards and include heat-sensitive ink, visible embedded fibers, chemical alteration detection and a watermark. We are impressed with the safety hologram that prevents reproduction with a copy machine or laser printer.
To contact the company for help and support, you can use the toll-free telephone number found on its website. You can also contact the company using the live chat service. However, when using the chat service, we found that instead of answering questions, agents directed us back to the website. In addition, it is not possible to get pricing questions answered.
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Deluxe has a large assortment of check personalization options, such as logo designs and custom fonts, even though its essential themes are limited. In addition, it offers business check features that fulfill accounting responsibilities. We are impressed with its offerings for professional check users.


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Chopra, a 71st-minute replacement for Anthony Stokes, pounced on a deep Ross Wallace cross to sweep the ball past the despairing Paul Robinson.
It was rich reward for the way in which Keane´s men had gone about their return to the top flight, with Dickson Etuhu also having had a match-winning chance moments earlier.
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'Sex tourists' alert for Bahrain
Manama, June 22, 2010
Bahrain is facing an invasion of 'sex tourists' from around the Gulf in the summer holiday season, it has been claimed.
It is cheaper and easier to travel to Manama than go to the Far East, says Manama Municipal Council towns and villages development committee chairman Abdulmajeed Al Sebea'a.
He has warned of a potentially out of control situation due to the expected influx of Gulf-based secondary school graduates and university students, with pimps already prepared to meet demand.
'We are in trouble and whether the government says everything is normal or not, there is a real ongoing problem, which will reach its height within the coming days and continue until Ramadan, mid-August,' said Al Sebea'a.
'Prostitution is obvious even to the blind and what are the Interior, and Culture and Information ministries doing?
'The problem is that hotels are owned by VIPs in the country and police and tourism inspectors turn a blind eye most of the time to what's going on.
'Recently I called the police asking them to come to a hotel, but they left me waiting for around an hour and when they came the prostitutes had already gone with customers.'
Al Sebea'a said prostitution often led to other forms of crime.
'I have already heard that pimps were bringing in young prostitutes to meet that demand and unfortunately within the coming days the streets will be full with them,' he said.
'We are already seeing an increase in crime and with those prostitutes around more is expected.
'For example, we will see young drunk men fighting over who will take the prostitute home and men not differentiating between prostitutes and decent women (they see on the streets).'
Al Sebea'a, who is charged with providing regular reports on the issue to the council, said Bahrain had become a sex tourism destination for young people.
'GCC youngsters prefer not to buy tickets and accommodation in the Far East when they can drive for less than an hour and reach Bahrain to get the same services cheaper,' he said.
'It is a worrying issue that our country has a reputation for being a destination for sex tourists, but that won't end until the law is respected and real measures are taken.
'This is not happening at the moment, because of a number of VIPs view themselves as above the law and that they are unstoppable, but the council will mount further pressure until something is done.'
Our sister newspaper Gulf Daily News (GDN) reported earlier this month that council chairman Majeed Millad Al Jazeeri, who is investigating claims of vice in Manama hotels, was offered sex for money at the first one he visited.
An Asian woman in hotel uniform reportedly approached him and offered him sex for BD2.
It was the first in a series of inspection visits due to be carried out by Al Jazeeri after he received complaints from residents that drunken men and women end up in their backyards.
He is compiling a report that will be submitted to the Culture and Information Ministry and Interior Ministry on violations committed by hotels.
Al Jazeeri is now campaigning to shut down bars and discos in Manama hotels in an attempt to rid the country of sex tourism.
Interior Ministry officials did not respond to the claims made by Al Sebea'a yesterday.-TradeArabia News Service


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Positive Effects of the Meditation and Adherence to Prem Rawat
Current followers of Prem Rawat attest to the benefits they have received as a result of their practice of the four techniques of meditation which Rawat refers to as 'Knowledge'. Many say that 'Knowledge' and the continued guidance of Prem Rawat has created a profound transformation in their lives for which they are eternally grateful.
There is an unknown number of people who no longer follow Prem Rawat, but who continue in some form to practise the meditation they originally learned through Rawat and the Divine Light Mission/Elan Vital. Indeed outside India the number of people in this category probably exceeds the actual number of those who are loyal Rawat followers. Other former followers have gone on to learn other methods of meditation and of course many stop meditating altogether. It is important to make a distinction between the effects of 'Knowledge' as part of the broader phenomenon of meditational practice and the claims of exclusivity or specialness made by Rawat about his 'Knowledge'. All forms of meditation can contribute to feelings of relaxation, clarity of mind and elation as subjectively felt by the practitioner. A multitude of scientific studies have also demonstrated measurable changes in brain wave patterns and mental states during and after meditation.
The place of Prem Rawat's prescribed techniques within the wider spectrum of meditation practices is a matter of debate, however the four techniques, especially the breath technique, can be found in numerous variations in the curriculum of many schools of yoga and other spiritual, psychological and health-oriented disciplines.
Prem Rawat insists that his 'Knowledge' is more than just meditation. Prem Rawat presents the process of coming to 'Knowledge', of receiving it and continuing to practice it as being both revelatory and transcendent. To explain the 'experience' of 'Knowledge' Prem Rawat uses a stream of metaphors and anecdotes with which he seeks to describe the process as unveiling the very mystery of life and the thing for which all humans essentially strive - a deep-seated 'peace' for which we all yearn. He also uses words like contentment, fulfilment and joy, though he maintains that the experience can not be described with words.


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Mary Martin of Tours
5th Season
Patricia was part of the Rainbow Stage companies of No No Nanette, My Fair Lady, Oklahoma, Brigadoon, and Desert Song. Thirty-five years later she is delighted to be back, in this production of Sister Act! She has appeared on all of Winnipeg's stages. Some of her favourite experiences include Age of Arousal at Theatre Projects Manitoba, Good People at The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Follies for Dry Cold Productions and Sexy Laundry at Prairie Theatre Exchange. Her resume also includes work in film, television and radio.


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For the last few weeks, the Raising Alek column has been focusing the different ways in which we as gay people become parents. I have a friend with a pretty incredible story. He is a living testimony to keeping the dream of becoming a parent alive, even when it seems more of a nightmare.
My friend is Steven Alix. He and his partner Jorge live in Denver with his daughter Lexi. I had the pleasure of talking to him, asking him to share some of his story with our community:
ST: When was it that you first discovered that you wanted to have children?
SA: I always knew I would be a dad but was never sure how it would all unfold until I decided at about age 35 to get serious about it. At the time I was a single man and planned on staying that way.
ST: So once you were clear on your desire to begin a family, what was your plan?
SA: I started my journey by attempting to adopt from Ukraine and after 2 years, about $30,000 and a ridiculous amount of paperwork when I was finally approved and was waiting for my call to tell me to come over and get a child. Of course it was at that moment that there was a new leader in charge and they stalled because they "knew" the new president was going to axe the foreign adoption idea. Well at least the single male adoptions. It is only my personal belief but I believe they assumed that a single dad meant a gay dad and that meant a predator dad. I was, of course, a gay man but not the later and that really burned m!! My adoption was canceled without even a courtesy letter to advise me of this. It was devastating to say the least but I decided that I had better keep on trying or else I would lose all my momentum and quit.
ST: So what was your second option to keep this momentum?
SA: At this point I found an attorney in San Diego that was really good with gay men and I gave him $19,000 in advance. After about 4 months of not hearing anything I started to bug the office regularly. After about three new employees and several more months I started to get really frustrated with their system and made an appointment to see the attorney again personally (that was frowned upon but they agreed anyway). When I arrived at the office I was greeted by yet another new employee and he told me that something came up and the attorney would not be available after all. I was so infuriated that I went off on this poor guy who had just started and told him the whole story. About a week later this kid calls me and tells me that he went to work hard for me and found a birth mom that really wanted me to have her baby. The birth mom was only four months pregnant and this is very early for a connection but my attorney assured me that the extra time would be great for the two of us to bond. I was informed that I would need to support her for this time and the attorney advised that it was best that I move her to San Diego so that she would be close and we could "watch her". I did as I was told and paid for her and her two kids to move to San Diego and put them in an apartment and gave her a stipend every week to get groceries etc.
About two weeks before the baby was due things started to unravel. She had warned me that with both of her other kids she was very sensitive in the final weeks and that she really liked her privacy at that time and would appreciate my support in this. I gave her space but was alarmed to realize she meant zero contact in that time. I was about to adopt her baby and I couldn't be a part of it at all. So I waited. Then I got a call from a very nasty lady saying that she was going to be the house mom and was going to help Jessica birth the baby at home since Jessica had decided that too many problems happened in the hospital. It was at this point I knew that this baby was never going to be mine so when the lady demanded I give Jessica a car, a higher stipend and pay for this ladies duties in advance that I said "I need to talk to Jessica". Jessica called me and said that this was the only way and that I should agree that having the baby at home was the best decision. I asked if we could all meet and she refused but demanded that I sent the payment immediately. I said I would be happy to pay the fees as soon as the adoption was final but this additional $5,000 was too much considering her uncertainty. She declined to answer any of my questions and simply said "you owe me this". She had the baby and I was informed about it from a lawyer that she had contacted and the faxed letter said that she had changed her mind and hoped that my attorney and I would respect her wish and leave her alone. Even though I knew it was coming I balled my head off and immediately knew that was the last attempt I would make at having a baby and I was never going to be a dad.
As a side note, Jessica ended up living in my apartment and getting money from me for another 45 days after the birth because she knew the system and worked it. It is very clear now based on so many things that happened during that time that she was scamming us the entire time.
ST: I remember when this happened, and was so impressed at how strong you were. How did you deal with the second closing in such a dramatic and disappointing way?
SA: I packed up and drove back to Denver with a friend of mine. I had asked him to ride along so that we could have some fun and kind of "leave it all behind and start a new chapter". We were about half way in Utah when my step sister called. Melissa was pregnant for a second time and wanted me to have the baby. I about threw myself out of the truck thinking I don't know if I can do this again. I talked to Melissa about a week later and she just said that she was not ready for a second baby. I said I would love to adopt the baby and we moved on from there.
ST: And now you're a dad!
SA: Yes! Lexi was born on April 8, 2009. I got to watch my beautiful daughter be born and got to cut her cord. It was the most beautiful thing I could have ever imagined and has been ever since.
ST: That's an amazing story Steven. I'm especially glad that the nightmare ended with a dream coming true. Your daughter is absolutely gorgeous.


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Although this is a comedy-drama about a dysfunctional family gathering in homage to the departed patriarch, the likable and very smart This Is Where I Leave You is not another screaming, cursing, hair-pulling, non-comedic August: Osage County. Thank goodness. Granted there is some yelling, f-bombing and punching, but in the final count, This is a comedy overall. Jane Fonda's participation as the matriarch might hint at an On Golden Pond spin. Again, This is Where I Leave You is not that either, despite revealing moments of tenderness and family love.
Then what is This? What we have is a talent graced adult comedy with the premise of a funeral reuniting everyone back to the family home. Previous comedies have used a funeral as the plot crux. Both the 2007 and 2010 versions of Death at a Funeral come to mind. In This case, the Altman Family happens to be Jewish, so widow Hillary Altman, played by a buxom-enhanced Jane Fonda, demands that her far less than orthodox Jewish children honor their father's final request by observing Shiva. Mama Hillary insists, "I want all my kids under one roof again!"
The tradition involves periods of meditative reflection while living together for seven days. That means no work and no play. Reluctantly the clan agrees, but end up using cell phones to connect with work. They also sneak out of the house to drink and socialize downtown and elsewhere. All the sneaking in and out constitute much of the laughs…and some drama, by the way. In addition to the four grown siblings, their significant others are part of the mix.
Director Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum) takes Jonathan Tropper's crisp screenplay (based on his book) and finely paces the principals through a maze of funny sequences while balancing the dramatics surrounding new and old relationships. Judd Altman (Jason Bateman) has just broken up with his wife over her infidelity; Tina Fey's Wendy is a long married mom whose husband is increasingly distant; and Adam Driver's Phillip, the youngest of the bunch, has brought his latest girlfriend along. They have their problems too. Then there is Paul (Corey Stoll), married to the depressed Alice (Kathryn Hahn). Both are obsessed with getting pregnant since so far—for years—that has not happened.
Put them all together and they spell Mom…and it turns out she has her own family secret. By the way, Hillary is a psychologist who has written a best selling guide to raising children. As the movie progresses, that irony increases.
This Is Where I Leave You is a funny, bittersweet dramedy that connects, in large part due to a superb cast. This is Tina Fey's best work to date, particularly because it taps into her dramatic talents. Jason Bateman is really the center of the story, and anchors it well. Driver is a gifted young actor who continues to impress. Stoll and Hahn are fine too.
Worthy of praise are Ben Schwartz as "Boner," the family's young and frequently immature rabbi, Timothy Olyphant as a brain damaged neighbor, and Rose Byrne as Phillip's high school girlfriend.
Incidentally, several laughs are attained through Fonda's boobs, which were artfully enlarged for the movie. Those crazy special effects guys.
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Nocatee stays third-fastest growing master-planned community in US
Despite a bit of a slowdown in sales in 2016, St. Johns County development Nocatee was still ranked as the third-fastest growing master-planned community in the country for the year.
With 973 new homes sold last year, Nocatee trailed just Irvine Ranch (1,989 homes sold) in Southern California and The Villages (1,966 homes sold) in Ocala. The numbers were provided by RCLCO, a real estate consulting firm.
Nocatee's 2016 sales were down 12 percent from 2015, when 1,105 homes were sold. There were 851 homes sold there in 2014.
A media release from RCLCO said the decline "is attributed primarily to lack of home and lot inventory rather than a reduction in demand."
The sales in Nocatee led the county in a busy year of new home construction. The county issued more than 3,000 permits for new, detached single-family homes in 2016, an increase of more than 500 from 2015.
The RCLCO release said home sales for 2017 are expected to remain about the same for the county's master-planned communities.
Florida has about 20 percent of the country's top master-planned communities. In addition to The Villages and Nocatee, other master-planned communities making the top 50 list of fast-growing communities in 2016 were: Lake Nona, Summerlake, Ave Maria, Tradition, Bartram Park, Waterset, Viera and FishHawk Ranch.
Some growing developments are age-restricted like The Villages, but RCLCO said retireees are helping to fuel the growth at all of the Florida communities on the list, including Nocatee.
"Although Florida's population growth overall is below the peak of the early 2000s, its age 65+ population growth is as strong as it has ever been," the RCLCO release says. "Florida remains the top retirement destination nationally, capturing 20 percent of Americans aged 65 to 74 who moved out of state for retirement last year."
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SHE was the winning filly who crossed the line ahead of 16 other contenders and took home a prize package worth over $12,000 including a trip to the Cox Plate.
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William Shatner Memorializes Leonard Nimoy on Twitter Amid Backlash Over Funeral
Shatner spoke out about criticism that suggested he wasn't making enough of an effort to attend his 'Star Trek' co-star's Sunday funeral.
William Shatner kept true to his word to use his Twitter page as a place to pay tribute Sunday to Leonard Nimoy, who died Feb. 27 at the age of 83.
Shatner shared memories of his Star Trek co-star and answered questions posted about Nimoy by Twitter users. Shatner had announced Saturday that he would be unable to attend Nimoy's Sunday funeral because of a charity commitment.
When asked what Shatner most respected about Nimoy, he replied, "His compassion and dedication." He also said that, unlike Nimoy's Spock character, the actor himself was "warm and loving."
Some Twitter users criticized Shatner for not finding a way to get from Florida, where his charity event took place Saturday night, to the memorial service in Los Angeles.
"I can't imagine Shatner not moving heaven & earth to get to Nimoy's funeral," one Twitter user wrote. Another person tweeted that she was "tearing up because William Shatner can't make it to Leonard Nimoy's funeral.
Shatner addressed the backlash, explaining that he was unable to find a flight to LAX that could accommodate his schedule. He even posted the front page of Sunday's New York Daily News, which referred to him with the headline, "Captain Jerk!"
"I chose to honor a commitment I made months ago to appear at a charitable fundraiser," Shatner wrote Sunday. "A lot of money was raised. So here I am; tell me off." He pointed out that his two daughters would be attending the funeral.
Shatner also criticized radio host Todd Schnitt's claim that he should be able to hop on a private jet after his charity function. "I must have missed your email about underwriting the arrangement and payment for this," Shatner wrote.
Several tweets can be seen below.
One of the other misconceptions seems to be that folks think flights to LAX occur all night long.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015
.@c_write @LFarris812 Walking out on a major fundraiser wouldn't have you calling me a jerk for leaving a charity high & dry? Hmm?
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015
So has Mr. Moneybags @toddschnitt made his donation yet to the @RedCross? A jet from FL to LA is about $30K in the name of #LeonardNimoy pls
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015
.@WOR710 should be ashamed of having @toddschnitt as an employee. #LeonardNimoy
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015
"@jaxon_alexander: @WilliamShatner what was his most admirable quality? #LeonardNimoy" his compassion and dedication
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015
"@_Peccavimus: @WilliamShatner What's the best thing he's ever said to you? #LeonardNimoy" I love you.
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015
"@NYDailyNews: An early look at tomorrow's front page. http://t.co/ZDjADxLW48 pic.twitter.com/ijdwAwDw14" I want to share this. Let's discuss it
— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 1, 2015
I can't imagine Shatner not moving heaven & earth to get to Nimoy's funeral. Who advices this man? How does his brain work?
— Vincenzo Scipioni (@UnseeingEyes) February 28, 2015
I'm tearing up because William Shatner can't make it to Leonard Nimoy's funeral. I AM A GROWN WOMAN.
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University of Houston Celebrates Earth Day With Food
Houston, April 21, 2014 - Coogs can come celebrate Earth Day with UH Dining Services as it offers an Earth Day special themed lunch menu from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, at the Real Food on Campus at Cougar Woods Dining Hall.
Enjoy the day with a mushroom broccoli rabe served with polenta to complete the experience.
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The Hamptons house where Kevin Durant hosted potential suitors can be yours for $15 million
The house that helped create one of the greatest lineups in NBA history is on the market, and if you have about $15 million available, it can be all yours.
Kevin Durant made 189 Further Lane one of the most important NBA destinations of the era
During the summer of 2016, Kevin Durant was faced with a decision that would alter the course of both his career and the NBA. One of the most sought-after free agents in sports history, Durant wanted to be meeting his potential future teams in the Hamptons, and he eventually decided he would spend his 10-day, $100,000 rental at 189 Further Lane, a five-bedroom, 7,400-square-foot mansion one block from the Atlantic Ocean, per the New York Times.
Six teams — the Golden State Warriors, the San Antonio Spurs, the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics — came to pitch themselves for the then-seven-time All Star. The Celtics brought along Tom Brady. But it was the Warriors who won the bidding war with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala all in tow.
The Hamptons 5 is one of the toughest lineups the NBA has ever seen
Durant is one of the greatest scorers in NBA history, and the lanky forward also took his defense to another level this season, finishing seventh in the league in blocks per game. Putting him with the other four players who pitched to him in 2016 has made the Warriors nearly unstoppable. With two-time MVP Curry and Thompson making threes at an unprecedented rate, Green doing a little bit of everything and Iguodala remaining a key team defender and one of the smartest players in the game, it's a tough group to score on and stop from scoring.
The Hamptons 5 lineup is posting a net rating of 34.4 this playoffs — the best mark by far — in 71 minutes played together.
What can $15 million get you?
The home, listed by Sotheby's International Realty, offers a fitness room, a home theater, a library, a spa, hot tub and lap pool, three garage bays and much more. Jerry Seinfeld, Jann Wenner and Larry Gagosian all own homes on the road, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' childhood retreat also sits in the opposite direction.
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Your first violin teacher is VERY important. It doesn't work to go to just any old violinist who says they can teach you.
Here are a few guidelines that can tell you a little about the quality of teaching that you are going to get.
You can tell a lot about a teacher by the length of lesson a teacher works in.
Beginners often have group lessons, BUT BEWARE! Any more than 3 or 4 in a group is TOO MUCH and they physically will not be able to focus on you enough.
For a beginner half an hour is optimum, as with intensive teaching an hour can be too long to concentrate for and also beginner muscles are not up to playing for that long.
SO..... If they offer you hour long individual lessons they probably are just trying to get more money out of you. Likewise, if they are cramming 7 of you into one half an hour class they are just in it for the money.
The best lesson format would probably be for one or two students for half an hour.
Be very careful around a teacher who says they can get you through grades quickly (and even skip some). There is a reason for the natural progression of the grades and often teachers who say that they can get you through it quickly aren't focused on what is really important which is turning you into a decent musician and violinist.
Be careful if it looks like they are going to just teach you the things you need to know for each exam.
Ask to hear them play!
Listen to a few violinists on YouTube and see whose playing you like, then when you hear the teacher play you can compare it to what you like.
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Living with PTSD
I'm feeling pretty down today, and I'm not sure what to do about it. Usually I try to write positive posts, that are real and honest and express my difficulties, but also show you a way out, a step in the right direction. Today I can't promise I can provide that, but perhaps just sharing this will help some feel less alone. As it's Mental Health Awareness Week, of all times, this is the best time to be honest.
My symptoms have been good since my last period. In fact, thinking about it, I think I've had less pain (on a daily basis) than I have in probably months or maybe even a year. But I have a scary feeling that in some way, depression is creeping back in. I've run out of my B vitamins supplement, which if you've read my post on, seem to have a real impact on my mental health, so I have no doubt that it's partly, or who knows, maybe entirely to do with that. But it feels like this has been going on for a bit longer than that (I'm hoping my health shop will have it back in stock today).
Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
I have this issue where I have to feel like I'm making the most out of life, but to be honest, the complex and ironic thing about it is, no matter what option I choose, I always feel like I'm wasting life, like it's running away from me and I could be living a better, happier life. Don't get me wrong, eating healthier i.e. cutting out the sugar and caffeine really helps with this, exercise really helps with this and meditation really helps with this. But every weekend comes and I just feel so goddamn alone, and so sad, and like I'm missing out on seeing and experiencing life.
The thing is, when you're not feeling your best, it can be so hard to work out what's wrong, what to change. My boyfriend works on a Saturday and I'm a light sleeper, so I wake up at the same time I normally would for work on a Saturday and I've usually gone to bed a little bit later, so for a start I'm tired, and as you know, that doesn't bode very well for me. This begins a spiral, because every weekend I have a lot to do for EndoLife and SoulGraze, and I could literally work both days on these if I wanted to, so I'm really conscious about trying to get through it so I can do more with my weekend than just sit at a laptop. This in itself is just so tricky to get right, I want to work quickly to go and enjoy the weekend, but then I don't enjoy working because I'm trying to rush through it and I'm tired and not doing a very good job of it, so essentially I'm not enjoying the weekend anyway. I love This EndoLife and SoulGraze, and I don't want it to become something that I feel obliged to do and not because it's not fun, but because sometimes it's just so hard to balance all this.
On top of that, my friendships are very separate as in, I don't have one group, so I can't see lots of people at once, which means I always feel like I'm letting people down and not seeing enough of people, and I'm conscious I need down time to rest and look after myself, because when all I do is see friends and work, I end up exhausted. But yet, even if I have two social dates at the weekend, which I've felt is the most I can handle for the past few years, I feel desperately lonely once I'm home. I tell myself to do work, and I feel that all I'm doing is writing all the time, I try to watch a movie and I struggle to choose something because I'm worried it'll be rubbish and a waste of my time. Then I think about the fact that I should have just gone and seen someone else because I'm not doing anything that's making me happy anyway. So whatever option I choose, it's not good enough.
Every weekend is this weird battle to do the right, most productive thing, and I believe this is a symptom of my Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (when I was 17 I had a near death/near paralysed experience and have never fully recovered) that I can't just be happy with my decisions and what I have in life, because I'm so acutely aware that I may have lost my life and need to do the most with it. But topped with endometriosis - the side effects of being tired a lot, of getting run down easily, of finding it hard to socialise with people because of these things, it becomes this intense balancing act that I am really struggling with at the moment.
Mostly I feel cripplingly alone. Even when I have Whatsapps going off on my phone, I still feel alone. Over the years with endo, I have become more and more isolated and more measured with my boundaries to protect my energy and because I've found it hard to be understood, and I can't seem to break this pattern. Even when I see people, it often doesn't feel intimate, I don't feel connected. It's lovely whilst I'm there, but as soon as Ieave, the sense of isolation comes rushing in again.
Treatment for PTSD
I've had CBT on and off for many years now, and I've tried psychotherapy, but it's intense and I just wasn't strong enough to deal with it then and I know I'm not now. I didn't find CBT massively useful in the long term (however, it is successful and proven to be effective), and feel like I need to get deeper than just re-patterning my behaviours. So today I'm asking for help. What do you think I can do to start feeling better? Less alone? Less panicked about the state of my life? Less sad?
Be grateful for what I have? Get out more? See a healer? Go back to the doctors?
Feel free to email me or get in touch on Insta! I'd be truly thankful. <3


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In 2007, government leaders and champions of female participation in political life in Yemen invited Bridges Social Development to help them in the design of training and mentoring programs to support female leaders in politics. Several training options were explored, and a recommended program was presented. This program combined three strategies: a collegial leadership program, a public lecture series and an international conference.
- Collegial leadership training program would focus on identified training needs and input from women within various political parties – women who have similar responsibilities.
- Public lecture series would feature well-known, female political leaders from Yemen and abroad to give public lectures. As well, each speaker would share her experiences and insights in a seminar with the collegial leadership groups.
- International conference – on an annual basis, an international conference centered on the topic of Women in Political Leadership would be organized. Invitees could include women in the collegial groups, women in political leadership in Yemen and other regional participants.
Regrettably, the political situation in Yemen grew increasingly volatile in 2008-2009, and local support for advancing a quota for females in politics was temporarily paused.


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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Distinguish religion & spirituality
Spiritual experiences that happen to everyone are called religious, and this conflation of the two deprives those who want to avoid religion of appreciating their essentially spiritual nature. In a discussion with atheists, I asked whether they didn't prefer kindness to cruelty. Yes, they said, but that's not spiritual. Not spiritual! It reminds me of a government declaring, "We don't torture," and, when given an example of their torturing, simply changing the definition of torture.
In my July 31 blog post, I cited a feature on artist Meinrad Craighead in the National Catholic Reporter, which stated that her "first real religious experience, at the age of seven, was not in the church but in nature, with her dog." I would change a word in this statement; her experience was spiritual, not religious. Its only connection with church or religion was that religious people receive something similar in church.
I dare say many artists experience the Presence in beautiful nature but would deny that it's spiritual. And scientists experience wondering awe in contemplating the universe, but many deny that the experience is spiritual because they associate spirituality with religion, which they regard with disgust as naïve and corrupt.
Those of us who see beauty in religion as well as the fraud and foolishness could help to bridge this divide by refraining from language that implies we own spirituality. Christians are prone to taking ownership of all things spiritual. Someone behaves generously and we call it "Christian." That's an insult to non-Christians who are just as apt to behave altruistically.
A family establishes mealtimes as the space for deep sharing and a Catholic might call it eucharist. But that puts a Christian cast on it and it could turn off an educated, enlightened family who desire no attachment to religion.
The great theologian Karl Rahner famously termed non-Christians who express a deep spirituality "anonymous Christians." A Buddhist gently let him know it was insulting by asking how he would feel if he were called an "anonymous Buddhist."
Given the right language, every human being responds to spiritual matters. This is why we must distinguish between the terms. Atheists are among the most spiritually inclined people I know. It is the reason they see religious nonsense and corruption and react negatively. But most over-react, and they sweep away what makes humans most human, the spiritual sensitivity at our core.
Some of the responsibility for that must be borne by Christians who have attached our brand onto all of spirituality. I urge fellow Christians to step out of our comfortable envelope where everyone uses language that absolutizes our particular brand of spiritual experience. It insulates us, inoculates against awareness of the harm in our language. Let's step outside that box and stop referring to every experience that enlarges awareness of Transcendence as religious.
Using greater sensitivity in our language, we could join those who disdain religion in our common quest for truth, beauty, and goodness in all their forms. Honor, honesty, courage, cruelty, loveliness, ugliness, nobility, evil, and deception stir every human heart, whether religious or not. EVERYone, even the most despicable torturer, works for some perceived good.
To those who lump all religious people together, know that educated religious do not believe in the god you reject and ridicule. We're not stupid. Between you and us lies the common ground of TRUTH/BEAUTY/GOODNESS that we could claim together if religion and spirituality were discussed as distinct from each other.
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I agree strongly with your call for the religious and non-religious to acknowledge that people on both sides have aesthetic and ethical sensibilities. I question the use of the word "spiritual" as a rift-healing description of these sensibilities, since it is so loaded with religious connotations. Most atheists would not view their love of beauty, truth, or goodness as resident in or arising out of a spirit or soul, and so are unlikely to warm up to a word that carries such strong associations. It continues to hold some of the problem you identified with calling someone an "anonymous Christian"--however well-intentioned the compliment-- because most of the definitions one finds for "spiritual" are religion-connected. (I just checked two sources.)
I also think that this post might have been more successful in bridging divides had it not asked readers to "know that educated religious do not believe in the god you reject and ridicule. We're not stupid." We both know educated people who believe in Yahweh, Three Guys in the Sky, or Allah and are not stupid (in the sense that they are not unintelligent, which is what "stupid" is likely to be taken to mean). Some might regard stupidity as the kindest explanation for orthodox belief in the face of contemporary scholarship (as stupidity might excuse alternative explanations of ignorance or intellectual dishonesty), but maybe the tail end of a post seeking unity wasn't the best place to put that.
- November 22, 2008 at 12:40 PM
- Jeanette said...
I agree with most of this, even what I gather is a gentle chiding at the end. But I think we disagree in a fundamental way.
I do not believe we have a spirit or a soul; I believe we are spiritual. Having a soul reminds me of religion lessons in my youth when we pictured sin spots smudging our white souls, which were disconnected things somehow attached to our persons. I believe the universe—all reality—is spiritual as well as physical, and I think you deny it. If so, this is the heart of our disagreement.
Not all atheists deny the existence of spiritual or immaterial reality, which some call Mind or consciousness. I am an a-theist of a sort because I disbelieve in a god unattached or separate from individual consciousness—an object or set of objects out there, guys in the sky. Ken Wilber (a thinker influenced by Buddhism, which describes itself as atheist) urges us to pursue our observing Self, the Seer in us, to its source, which is pure Subjectivity, vast Emptiness, the Void. It is More than the sum of our little minds or the sum of the universe, and some Christians name this belief panentheism.
I started researching panentheism but quit in disgust when I came to a statement about a "Him." That any philosopher contemplating the Ultimate can reduce it to one gender is beyond my tolerance.
Why go to church, which relentlessly drips sexist language? The allure of a religious tradition is another essay.
- November 23, 2008 at 7:24 AM


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Demonetisation: Arun Jaitley says we should be patient, but queues don't agree
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Finance Minister said the government expected some rush during the initial days
Amid demonetisation chaos, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the government expected some rush during the initial days and it will come down in few days.
While talking to media after the emergency meeting, Jaitley argued people to cooperate.
The Finance Minister said this is massive operation to replace 86 pc of currency under circulationand we are monitoring the situation as banks working overtime to help people exchange the old notes.
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Jaitley said it was not possible for us to inform about this decision in advance, as we had to maintain its secrecy as well, adding the government will not tolerate illegal transactions.
According to minister, total deposits in all the banks after the demonetisation announcement must be Rs 2-2.25 lakh crore and State Bank of India alone has received Rs 47,868 crore deposits in last two days.
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Meanwhile, huge rush and long queues were witnessed today at banks and ATMs as people gathered to get lower denomination currency and new banknotes in lieu of the now-defunct currency.
In the latest reports, the Finance ministry is facing troubles with dispense of cash from ATMs. Officials of Finance Ministry reportedly claimed that most of the ATMs are not working due to the note size. It has been reported that ATMs have to be recalibrated according to the new notes size to be able to dispense the new currency.
"It would take time for banks to make changes to automated teller machines (ATMs) to dispense the new bank," the Finance Mnister said.
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The officials added that around two lakh ATMs had to be recalibrated according to the new denomination of notes, out of which only one lakh ATMs have been recalibrated yesterday, and remaining one lakh have to be recalibrated now.
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