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2013 Market Recap - RUSSIA: Hollywood Films Find Success in Russia's Emerging Box Office
on December 27, 2013
By Daniel Loria
Russia had two domestic films breakthrough in 2013, a
pivotal year in which it further solidified itself as one of the hottest
overseas markets in the industry. Stalingrad, a World-War II historical epic distributed in IMAX and 3D, became the
highest-grossing domestic film of all time in Russia. The film benefited from a
3D boom in the country, with growing demand for the format driving
international investment to add more screens with the latest technology. The country's second home-grown hit, Legend No. 17, a
Soviet-set hockey biopic about hockey legend Valeri Kharlamov, also posted an
impressive run domestically. The sports flick skated to a successful
$29.1 million gross after an April premiere.
October was a big month for 3D with the releases of Gravity and Stalingrad only a week apart. Gravity opened in first place with a $7.5 million bow on October 3. The momentum for Alfonso Cuarón's sci-fi film was stalled a week later with Stalingrad's whopping $16.2 million premiere - pitting two 3D sci-fi epics against each other for the rest of the month. Russian audiences favored the domestic film and the historical drama went on a record-breaking hot streak that reignited the blockbuster potential of Russian cinema. Stalingrad has grossed a total of $51.8 million, well ahead of Iron Man 3's $44.1 million blockbuster run. Gravity was able to hold its own with a $21.2 million take, passing Pacific Rim's $20.6 million to become the year's biggest sci-fi release in Russia.
The Russian box office proved to be eclectic in 2013, showcasing a number of hits across several different genres. Animated fare like Despicable Me 2 ($35.1M), The Croods ($28M), and Monsters University ($20.6M) all thrived in the market.
Thor: The Dark World ($35.8M), Fast & Furious 6 ($34.1M), World War Z ($24.7M), and The Wolverine ($22.2M) were the year's stand-outs among action films. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire crossed over as a four quadrant film and was able to gross $23.7 million heading into the final weekend of the year.
Hollywood comedies tend to struggle in non-English speaking markets, but Russia proved to be an exception in 2013 with hits like The Hangover Part III ($17.3M) and We're the Millers ($18M).
Sci-fi also proved popular beyond the aforementioned hits Gravity and Pacific Rim; Oblivion ($19.1M), Elysium ($15.8M), and After Earth ($17M) all enjoyed a bountiful haul from the market.
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"I live for the lightbulb moments"
Lottie Brown, a nationally accredited family child care provider and owner of Krayola Park in New Haven, has worked in the field of education for more than twenty years. She was inspired to start Krayola Park while working for the New Haven Board of Education as a preschool teacher. During that time, she realized that many children in the community were experiencing trauma before the age of three. Determined to intervene, Lottie decided to become a family child care provider, working with infants, toddlers, and their families in a more intimate way in order to combat early childhood trauma and facilitate healthy development.
Ask Lottie about Krayola Park, and her passion is evident: "I live for the light bulb moments—the moments when I see a child connect something they have heard before with something new. It's a beautiful process and it is one of the many joys of this work." Like many family child care providers, Lottie knows that the work of early childhood education is a holistic process. Her mission extends beyond the learning that happens within the walls of Krayola Park. It is about the wellbeing of the child, the family, and the community. It is this approach to her work that makes Lottie a gifted educator and a natural leader; she goes above and beyond for those around her, lifting up children, families, and fellow providers as a result. With extensive early childhood experience, a knack for public speaking, and a passion for advocacy and storytelling, Lottie is well-positioned to elevate the field.
"I am here to be the voice from the field"
That's how on Thursday, August 9, Lottie became a panelist at the federal Office of Child Care's annual State and Territory Administrators Meeting (STAM) in Arlington, Virginia. STAM brings together child care subsidy administrators from across the country to network, participate in peer discussions, share best practices, and attend presentations, all with the goal of improving child care systems and supporting the success of young children, their caregivers, and their families. And this year, administrators were eager to hear directly from child care providers themselves.
The plenary session, "A Peek Inside the Private Business of Child Care," was designed to help child care subsidy administrators understand the impact of subsidy decisions on child care businesses. Lottie was invited to share the family child care perspective. "I consider myself an advocate for children, providers, and families. My home is their home away from home. I am here to be the voice from field," Lottie opened. Along with fellow panelists she made the case that instability in child care subsidy programs destabilizes child care businesses; and in family child care, the provider often absorbs the resulting financial loss herself. "I took another job when Connecticut's subsidy program shut down for 15 months. Even though it meant long hours and late nights, I wanted to make sure that families who relied on subsidy assistance could still access my program," Lottie shared.
"Invest in organizations, like All Our Kin, that are in a supporting role"
The plenary session touched on many important topics, from the impact of the new federal requirements to reimbursement rates to parent education. One question centered on ways that states can invest subsidy money for maximum impact. Lottie's answer resonated strongly with the audience. "Invest in organizations, like All Our Kin, that are in a supporting role and can bridge the gap between providers and state regulators. These support systems are critical for making family child care providers feel comfortable in allowing someone into their home, knowing that person is there to partner with them in their success, rather than monitor them." Attendees saw this as a concrete strategy to take back to their home states.
In all, the plenary session was a huge success. One attendee remarked that it was the best plenary session throughout his years attending STAM. Reflecting on the event, Lottie said, "After the National Association for Family Child Care conference earlier this year, I set a goal for myself to talk to more people in power about how to support family child care. At STAM, I had the opportunity to do that, and to make sure that the voice of family child care was heard. I'm honored to have been included in the conversation."


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Which is the one the most confident people focused on? Find out here.
What do history's greatest leaders like Mandela, Putin, or Lincoln have in common with Bruce Lee, Mohammad Ali or Conor McGregor?
They have all reached the heights of martial arts.
Lincoln was a well‐known wrestler before he embarked on a political career, Mandela a heavyweight boxer and Putin holds a black‐belt in judo.
And fighting isn't the common denominator by chance.
It is well known that it increases your self‐confidence. Guess why.
When you're gasping for air and there are 2 minutes left in the spar, you have no other chance but to push it through.
When your trainer makes you do another set of pushups after you can't move your arms anymore, guess what, it builds the never‐give‐up trait.
You've probably already felt the toughness of life on your skin, felt the urge to quit when it gets tough or when your competition overwhelms you.
Precisely in these situations, your tougher‐self will get you going.
Courage isn't about never getting afraid, it's knowing you can handle the pressure of being afraid.
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|Selfie channeling Groucho Marx and Julia Child on April Fool's Day!
Whoever said that baking is a precise art had it all wrong. If there were a Pastry Hall of Fame, an entire section would be devoted to the best baking disasters of all time. Three of the world's most beloved desserts were actually created by mistake—the result of a preparation error, a wrong ingredient or an oversight of one step in the process. These accidental recipes produced more scrumptious desserts than ever imagined.
So celebrate April Fool's Day by baking to your heart's content. No need to be so cautious in following the recipe. Your mess-up could become a masterpiece!
1.) Chocolate Chip Cookies
This all-time favorite cookie is said to be the result of a baking mishap. As the story goes, the owner of Toll House Restaurant in Massachusetts, Ruth Wakefield was preparing a batch of chocolate cookies when she realized that she'd run out of cocoa powder. So she substituted semi-sweet chocolate for the cocoa powder. Wakefield thought that the chocolate would melt during baking and become dispersed throughout the cookies. Instead the chocolate pieces retained their shape within each distinctive vanilla-flavored cookie—for the surprisingly perfect contrast of flavors and texture.
Perfect Chocolate-Chip Cookies Recipe from "San Francisco Flavors"
(favorite recipes from the Junior League of San Francisco)
1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter at room temperature
3/4 cup of packed brown sugar
3/4 cup of granulated sugar
2 large eggs at room temperature
2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of baking soda
2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips
*Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking pan with parchment paper. *In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until it is light and fluffy. *Beat in the eggs and vanilla. *Add the flour, salt and baking soda, and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips. *Using a tablespoon, scoop spoonfuls of dough onto the baking pan. *Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. *Let cool for 2 minutes before serving.
2.) Tarte Tatin
The most ubiquitous of French desserts has a humble pedigree. This fabled apple tart was the unintentional baking invention an an untrained baker, Stéphanie Tatin. The Demoiselles Tatin (sisters Stéphanie and Caroline) often prepared apple tart for the guests at their charming hotel in the small town of Lamotte-Beuvron, France.
One day in 1898 was especially busy at the hotel. In the flurry of hectic preparations, Stéphanie placed the apples in the pan but forgot the tart crust. When she took the pan out of the oven, she realized her mistake. As a quick fix, she put the tart dough on top of the cooked apples and then put it back in the oven to bake the crust. When the crust was golden brown, she removed the tart from the oven and flipped it over. The result: Tarte Tatin, an upside-down apple tart with perfectly caramelized apples.
Tarte Tatin Recipe from "My Château Kitchen" by Anne Willan
For the Pastry Crust (Pâte Brisée):
1 2/3 cups of all-purpose flour
7 tablespoons (100g) of unsalted cold butter in small pieces
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon of salt
3 tablespoons of cold water
For the Caramelized Apples:
3 lbs. of firm apples (such as Granny Smith) peeled & quartered
4 tablespoons (75g) of butter
3/4 cup (150g) of granulated sugar
*Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit *Make the pastry dough - and refrigerate for at least one hour. *Melt the butter in a 10" or 11" frying pan (or Tatin mold) and then add the sugar. *Over medium-low heat, caramelize the butter and sugar until it turns golden brown. *Arrange the apple pieces in the skillet, pack them together as tightly as possible. *Cook apples on the stovetop over low heat for about 10 minutes, until the apples soften and absorb the caramel sauce.
*Roll out the pastry dough to a circle slightly larger than your skillet. *Cover the apples with the dough and tuck the edges of the dough down into the pan and poke a hole at the center of the hole. *Bake the tart in the oven for about 20-25 minutes, until the crust is golden brown. *Remove the tart from the oven, allow to cool for 20 minutes. *Cover the skillet with a plate, turn it over to invert the tart.
*Serve warm with crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream.
3.) Gooey Butter Cake
This is a pound cake gone wrong. The resulting dessert is a cross between a buttery cookie and a custard. The origins of Gooey Butter Cake are more difficult to ascertain. The recipe may have originated from a baker who got confused while prepping ingredients, mixing up the proportions of butter and flour. Despite the mix-up, the cake ended up to be incredibly rich and delicious.
2 sticks of unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup of granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 cup of all-purpose flour
1/4 cup of whipping cream
Apricot or raspberry jam
*Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. *Prepare cupcake molds by placing two cupcake liners into each mold. *In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. *You can use a wooden spoon or electric mixer. *Next add the egg and then gradually incorporate the flour, baking powder and salt. *Spoon the batter into an 8" cake pan. *Finally, drop one spoonful of jam into the center of the cake. *Bake the cake for 30-35 minutes, until golden brown. *Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.
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Preschool teacher Laura Nichols is celebrating her birthday and sister's bachelorette party in Vegas. Being in Sin City is thrilling and she intends on tapping in to her wild side. Laura can't resist the added excitement that comes with saying yes when a hunky man off the street proposes…
FBI agent David Abruzzo has been working undercover as a thug to bring down the Zacolli crime family, but his cover depends on convincing the mob he came to Vegas for a quickie wedding. If they catch on to his plan, his cover's blown, and he's as good as dead.
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The Wedding Gamble by Cindi Meyers is sweet, flirty and fun. I had a hard time putting it down. I am sucker for shy wallflowers finding their inner beauty and self-worth and the sexy men who knew it was there all along. This story is about curvy preschool teacher stuck in a rut. Then one night in... ...more
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I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The Wedding Gamble was the perfect amounts of sweet, steamy, adrenaline fueled danger and laugh out loud funny. I enjoyed every fun and exciting moment of it.
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I was completely won over by Cindi Myers The Wedding Gamble. There are multiple tales of last second Vegas nuptials to complete strangers, but I have never read one quite like this. It was a story I HAD to read in one sitting to find out what happened.
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I SO loved this book! I saw it rec'd by The Fictionators and after reading the summary decided I had to read it. Laura changed from a meek, mid preschool teacher that everyone took advantage of to a tough yet tender kick ass woman who was David's match in every way. David changed too, from a hard... ...more
This book is completely swoon-worthy. Who doesn't sometimes feel that they could use a little excitement in their life? I know I do on a regular basis, so reading about a preschool teacher (which I happen to do part-time) being randomly picked out of a crowd to marry a hot FBI agent in order to s... ...more
Check your brain at the door and have fun with this what happens in Vegas story. Preschool teacher and all around good girl Laura Nichols is in Las Vegas with her younger, prettier, perfect sister and her sisters friends doing a bachelorette party week before her sister gets married. This is so n... ...more
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I really enjoyed this book. It's interesting to see the marriage of convince outside of a regency type novel. While being grabbed and rushed into a marriage probably wasn't what Laura was planning for her trip to Vegas, she seeme... ...more
For some unknown reason, I am drawn into books where a couple meet and a wedding fellows-immediately.
The Wedding Gamble is just that type of book and yet the storyline really holds your attention.
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Laura is n... ...more
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|Milkweed Canyon Road, Hualapai Indian Reservation, Mohave County, Arizona
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|Apparently goes south from Buck and Doe Road into the Music Mountains.
Other articles: Indian Reservation Road 1 at Milkweed Cyn Rd(?) at Milkweed Cyn Rd(?)
Locations: Milkweed Canyon.
Junction: Indian Reservation Road 1, "Buck and Doe Road"
Frasera albomarginata has been collected along this road, 2.5 miles south of Buck and Does Road.
Locations: Music Mountains.
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For Mandi, for being inspiring since the day we met.
"That is seriously the 6th time that truck as slowly rolled past. Should we ask if they need help?"
Claire looked over at Marci who had been one looking out the window and scowled. Marci couldn't see the scowl which was most likely a good thing. Claire often thought that she, and she alone would survive a horror movie type situation.
Claire had joined the cheer squad when she first arrived at Jeffery M. Whitmore High School because they had no other activities that related to dance or gymnastics. Claire also understood stature and how to navigate the high school experience so that she came out on top.
Unfortunately, this meant she was usually surrounded by a bunch of girls who talked about lipstick and shopping and so many other things Clair had zero interest in. She chalked it up to being the negative parts of popularity.
"Seriously, should we go out there? They are parked down the block. They may need help." Marci was persistent. Chrissie, who happened to be the captain of the team looked out the window along with Heather and Tanya. They had all decided to have a "little" slumber party this weekend to discuss Nationals.
Claire knew it would look good on college transcripts, so she was on board for helping make sure this wasn't embarrassing.
"I don't know if it is safe. Claire, what do you think?" Tanya asked.
Tanya asked about everything. She couldn't make a decision herself about anything. Claire smiled; it was the fake smile that said "I care what you are saying" but really didn't. "I don't think you should go out there. This town is full of weirdos." She was sure the others wouldn't listen to her, so she felt safe in saying what she did.
Almost on cue Chrissie looked over, "I think we should. After all, they may be some slightly lost college guys or something." She managed to sound condescending when she even said that. "Tanya, let's go help out the stranded stranger," and she headed for the door.
It was in this moment Claire decided that the fate of these three meant nothing to her. She could be worried. She could warn them. Hell, she could even manipulate them into staying inside. However, in this moment she realized that the cheer team would go on, even if all three of these girls were no longer breathing.
So she smiled again, "I understand. You should help them out."
Chrissie and Tanya checked themselves in the mirror and headed out. Claire looked at her watch: 10:35pm. She then picked back up the book she was reading and waited. Marci was switching between pacing and looking out the window. She suddenly burst out, "They are gone!"
Claire looked up from her book. "What?" she asked, sure of what the answer would be.
"They are gone." Marci was staring to freak out. "Is the van still there?" Claire asked. She thought she should make her tone more concerned to make Marci feel better and then she shrugged. She didn't actually care.
"Maybe you should check on them?" Claire finally said. Maybe she sounded like she cared. She didn't.
"Will you come with me?" Marci asked.
"No," Claire said. Maybe that was a little rough. "Umm… someone should be here if they come back." She hoped that made her sound more caring or possibly a little scared.
"Oh," Marci started, "That makes sense," and she headed for the door. Claire shrugged and went back to reading.
Some time had passed before she checked her watch again; it had been an hour. She moved over and looked out the window. The van was gone. Claire pursed her lips. She knew Chrissie's parents would at least be home by morning and wondering where their daughter was. She shook her head and pulled out her cell phone.
"911. What is your emergency?" the concerned sounding voice answered.
"My… My… My … THEY ARE GONE!!!" The drama classes were paying off, Claire thought as she "sobbed" into the phone. The operator began to ask her questions and as she answered she wondered if being cheer captain was more work than she wanted to expend.


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So, I'm thinking this is not a coincidence. At our Happiness Project meeting this week, I announced that my goal for November was to "find time." Find as in, clearly, it is getting lost somewhere, and if I can just figure out where the bad fairies in our house are hiding it, I am sure I will be able to accomplish all those noble goals I want for my life. Along with getting the dishes washed within the same week that they are used.
No, I'm not making any great resolutions for using that time wisely at this point. Right now, I just want to figure out where it is. You can't use something wisely if you have no idea where it is. Or, in my case, if your time has jetted off somewhere and is sitting on a beach drinking virgin strawberry daiquiris instead of working hard for you. (Wow, I definitely had to look that word up on spell check; you can tell I don't drink.)
In the same day that I made that goal, I received a link to a website for a book called 168 Hours that had a download for a time management spreadsheet. I could and would track every hour in the day and how it is used. It starts at 5 am. That is amusing, to say the least. But you are supposed to track how much sleep you get, too. It's already making me want to use that time better. First "coincidence."
As part of my goal, I determined to look up the concept of writing a novel in a month, something I've heard about and knew there would be information out there somewhere on. My current work is stuck at chapter three and getting nowhere fast. As it turns out, November is National Write a Novel in a Month month. Who knew? There is not only a website but a word counter, support groups, write ins, and general kicks in the butt to get a person going. Starting November 1st. The month I made this goal. Second "coincidence."
I'm thinking these things are adding up. Time, I'm going to find you. I'm going to round you up and take you prisoner to serve me. I'm going to kick your butt for a change. Or else, I'm going to join you on that beach. It could go either way. I'll keep you posted.


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A little known secret that I harbour is the fact that I'm -English-
Actually, everyone knows it. I have the most English of English accents (no idea where I got it from because none of my family speak like I do and everyone I grew up with had a west country accent -dodged a bullet there my lover!)
Northern Ireland is a small place, it's home to only 1.4million people and half of those live in the capital city, Belfast. It's also quite genetically homogeneous, everyone seems to know everyone else and they don't come across ethnic diversity too often. I work in retail and the number of people who try to guess where I'm from when they clock the "foreign tongue" is bafflingly hilarious; I've had South African, Australian, Kiwi, American, Canadian. in fact everywhere except their closest island nation and colonial overlords.
Although part of the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, is (was?) devolved and separate legislatively from the English parliament at Westminster. Currently we are experiencing a political embargo where neither side of a polarized political elite of nationalists and unionists are talking to each other in a quite frankly childish game of chicken to see who can crack first. Fast forward nearly 18 months and Westminster and senior civil servants now make the decisions in our country whilst the politicians sit and collect their salaries for nothing. They are making as few decisions as possible so as not to overreach and step on the already flustered and failing political party toes in the North.
The main problem to this lack of local government is the fact that Westminster answers to the DUP (unionist) drum beat as they have them by the short and curlies in the Conservative minority government. The DUP are the to the gays as gonorrhea is to the free love movement; a nasty and itchy discharge on an otherwise happy and positive way of life for a minority of people. Now, I use humour to counteract the negativity and unjust things I see every day, but believe me when I say I habour a deep seeded hatred of the way our largest political party consistently and unashamedly paint the LGBT community as abominations, less than human and as a section of our society to be belittled and joked about. It's no joke when comparative to their heterosexual peers, young Northern Irish LGB&T people are;
• At least three times more likely to attempt suicide
• Two and a half times more likely to self harm
• Five times more likely to be medicated for depression
• Twenty times more likely to suffer from an eating disorder than their heterosexual
—The ShOUT Report Carolan and Redmond, 2003 and Still ShOUTing 2017
In 2004 the Civil Partnerships Act was enacted across the whole of the UK and the first same-sex couple to have their ceremony, Shannon Sickles and Grainne Close, did so at Belfast Town Hall on the 19th December 2004 at 10am. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples Act) 2013 legalised full same sex marriage in England and Wales from March 2014, Scotland granted the same in 2014. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK and Ireland that does not recognise same sex marriage. A recent NI poll found that 70% of people agreed same-sex couples should be allowed to marry each other. In 2015, the majority of Northern Ireland Assembly members voted in favour of same-sex marriage but the DUP blocked it.
We held our Civil Partnership ceremony in 2012. That's over 6 years ago now and if we lived in the rest of the UK we would have been legally married for 4 years already. At our civil partnership, my godfather had the following discussion with me:
"So what do we call this now. Have you been civilled?"
I don't think he was trying to cause offense but as far as he was concerned he attended an event where two people got "civilled". Its ludicrous to think of our relationship as anything other than a marriage and I don't want our future children to think their mummies relationship is inferior because they both have vaginas. I'm fed up of LGBT partnerships being belittled, I'm proud of who I am, I'm proud of my wife and I'm proud to be the very best version of myself that I can be. Let me be married Northern Ireland, let me be me.


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Should I leave my hot tub heater on?
Although hot tubs use a lot of energy, it is tempting to leave them on so that you can jump in when you like. According to Spas N' Stuff, it takes about half an hour to raise the water temperature by 1 degree Fahrenheit. This means that heating your hot tub to 37.8 degrees C could take all day.
Energy Bill
If you don't use your hot tub for days at a time, you might figure that leaving the heater on to maintain the water temperature is more energy-efficient than letting it cool and later heating it back up. However, the rate of heat loss is directly proportional to the temperature difference between the air and the water. According to Energy Ideas Clearinghouse, it always takes more energy to maintain the temperature than to heat the water back up.
Bottom Line
Heating your hot tub by even a couple degrees can take over an hour. Therefore, those who like to use their hot tubs at least a few times per week will probably benefit from the convenience of keeping the heater on. However, when you're not using the hot tub very often or you're on vacation, you will save money and energy by turning it off.
- Great Northern Hot Tubs: Buyer's Guide
- "Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach"; Yunus A. Cengel and Michael Boles; 2001
- Energy Ideas Clearinghouse: Spa Tips


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Thanks for visiting our website. I am Christine Rinella and have been the owner/director of the Pumpkin Patch since January 1975. I am a graduate of SUNY Cobleskill with a degree in Early Childhood. My children were just 5 and 2 when I opened as a small nursery school in the Cohoes area and now 44 years later they are adults all working in the field of education in Virginia and Alaska.
Over the years we have grown from a small nursery school to a full child care program serving families with children eighteen months to five years. As I am a hands-on learner I have discovered this is the best way for young child to learn also. Discovery through participation, imagination and the ability to create on their own is the foundation for life-long learning.
We even have a garden outside our playground for the children to grow vegetables. Our lesson plans are based on themes and letter recognition. Our room environments allow for free choice play, sensory discovery, dramatic play, literacy and creative arts.
Being a small Center has its advantages. We are able to connect with our families thru annual gatherings such as Trunk or Treat, holiday parties, Mother's Day dinners and Dogs for Dad.
With the recent addition of our new "energy" room we are able to provide the children with gross motor activities year-round. The room has also become the new home for our music program, and Amazing Athletes
I invite you to come and visit our Center and see active learning up close and personal
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Earlier this week, "Blank on Blank," a digital series from PBS in which lost interviews are animated and put to music, released their rendition of a never-before-heard discussion with Robin Williams from 1991. In it, Williams dispensed some breathtaking wisdom about a comedian's role in society. This was only the latest installment of "Blank on Blank," though. The series has been releasing similar interviews with other 20th century luminaries since 2012. Below is a sampling of some of the other priceless bits of wisdom contained within those videos. Check out the "Blank on Blank" YouTube page for the full archive.
Barry White on Love
Bono on Dignity
Janis Joplin on Never Settling
After being asked about the women's lib movement resenting her:
Wayne Coyne on Death
Heath Ledger on Communication
David Foster Wallace on Perfectionism
Philip Seymour Hoffman on Happiness
Ray Charles on Being Himself


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Plant A Tree – Earth Day is April 22, 2017
Earth Day 2017 is April 22nd – help us Plant A Tree (or 50)!
It doesn't take much to make a difference for our little blue planet! Picking up litter, recycling some plastic bottles and planting trees are just a few small things that can make a huge impact. Imagine if every person did just one of these "green" things every, single day. We, at Adopt-A-Highway Litter Removal Service of America, Inc., have made it our life's work to make the world a cleaner place – it is truly what we do every day. In April each year we do a little more. For each NEW sponsor that joins us in our efforts this month, we will donate 50 trees to Earth Day Network's Trees for the Earth Campaign.
Launched in 2016, Trees for the Earth's goal is to plant, or inspire the planting of, 7.8 billion trees worldwide by 2020—one for every person projected to be on Earth.
Join our team and Plant A Tree – actually 50 trees! Plus, you will be helping make this planet cleaner one piece of litter at a time.
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Ready for some fun? We're install a set of Hertz Energy ESK 165.5 component speakers in the doors, re-using the OEM tweeter mounts and installing the crossover networks in the doors!
Then we're sound deadening the speaker baffle & door skins to cut down on vibrations and road noise.. and we're not doing a traditional "plaster every surface" install to show that with correct application in the right places you can get good SQ gains without the weight or cost penalties. Not as effective as covering each metal surface with 2 layers, but lighter and cheaper.
THEN we mount a Hertz Energy 8″ Passive subwoofer to the back of the backseats. This neat little system is super compact and packs a punch! The 10″ passive radiator, which is effectively a subwoofer with the motor removed, allows for good low end extention from the tiny 8″ woofer. It also allows a very compact enclosure size, whilst it being sealed eliminates port chuff entirely.
Install Notes:
1. Check your doors for screws before attempting to remove the panel. Ours had 2 hidden under the switch panel.
2. You only need to mark & measure the sound deadener for one side. Once laid face down it can be the template for the other side!
3. Check the polarity of your connections, trace should be negative.
4. Check the attenuators for the tweeters are matched. If in doubt for settings, start with 0dB and adjust later if neccessary (+dB = Louder, -dB = Quieter).
5. Keep in mind bright & loud tweeters fatigue the ears faster.
6. There's a foam pad behind the door card for the Forester where the crossover is mounted. You might like to add foam to prevent knocking sounds from the crossover.
7. The back seats recline, so we reclined the seat as far as it would go before marking the mounting position for the subwoofer. This retained the reclining function.
Parts Used: Hertz Energy ESK 165.5, Wirez Door Kit
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My name is Dale Richardson.
I teach people to drive in a automatic car, the area I cover is ST3, ST4, ST2, ST6,ST1 area. Feel free to contact me its best to text as I don't like to take calls while I teach.
Text or Call 07710 263 161
Send me your name and postcode and I will call you back as soon as I am free.


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Eminent believe that training is essential to allow protection of your interests in order to mitigate risk, reduce liability and minimise loss both financial and physical.
With extensive operational experience establishing and conducting comprehensive training for government, military and corporate personnel in complex and challenging environments around the world, Eminent Security Services are able to provide bespoke security training tailored to your specific requirements. This training ranges from operator level training of security staff in all aspects of security from counter terrorism (including behavioral detection) to hostile environment training. Eminent Security Services management level training includes operations planning, crisis response and incident management.
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About Us
"Living and learning, inspired by our faith."
Our aim is to nurture every child's academic and faith development so that they C.A.R.E:
- Confident in their ability with high self-esteem enabling them to be happy in themselves, to achieve their full potential.
- Able to recognise their areas requiring development, with the confidence to utilise strategies for progressing.
- Aspirational, with perseverance to achieve their goal.
- They not only learn to ask questions but to research answers, analysing information and questioning plausibility.
- They are as prepared as possible for new technologically advancements.
- Our children understand the value of money, are organised and know how to keep themselves safe and healthy.
- Our children, following in Jesus' steps, will be encouraged to be respectful, polite and tolerant of others regardless of their differences, both within and outside of our school community.
- Our children are kind and considerate, able to work in teams, and communicate their ideas effectively.
- Older children are role models for younger children support and nurture them as was the case when they were younger themselves.
- Our children are proud of their school, their wider community and the part they play within those.
Effective Learners
- Our children have a love of learning.
- They 'have a go' and ensure they are not afraid of trying new things or of making mistakes.
- They recognise the value in listening to other people and celebrate their achievements. Above all, our children will be motivated to try their best.
St Mary's is an oversubscribed one form entry primary Catholic school situated in Chiswick. Places are offered to Catholic children who live in the parishes of Our Lady of Grace and St Edward & St Joseph's Grove Park.
The Nursery class has 26 places, KS1 (infants) and KS2 (Juniors) has 30 children per class.
Religious Education
St Mary's is a Roman Catholic School and for children to grow up to be practising Catholics there must be a commitment to the Faith within school and at home. The school looks to a partnership which will uphold and reinforce the teachings of the Catholic faith and where parents will encourage their children by their own example of regular religious practice. School days start and end with a prayer and the children participate in worship through assemblies, prayer services and Mass. Religious education permeates the whole curriculum and school life.
The Curriculum
St Mary's follows the National Curriculum in all subjects. It is designed to meet the needs of all pupils with measurable and achievable targets. We encourage each child at every stage of learning to develop his/her particular abilities and talents, while achieving their full potential in the core subjects (English, Maths, Science, Computing). Religious Education is also a core subject in a Catholic School. We teach the 'The Way, The Truth and The Life' Religious Curriculum. The Foundation subjects are: Art and Design, Geography, History, Music, PSCHE and Physical Education.
Foundation Stage for children 3 – 5 years
Key Stage 1 for children aged 5 -7 years
Key Stage 2 for children aged 7 -11 years
The school is one form entry and classes are of mixed ability. We encourage a practical approach to teaching and learning, enabling the children to work both independently and co-operatively. Core subject work is differentiated into ability groups. The children are tested formally in Year 2 (KS1 SATs) and Year 6 (Key Stage SATs) to identify levels of ability.
You have to get permission from the head teacher if you want to take your child out of school during term time.
You can only do this if:
- you make an application to the head teacher in advance (as a parent the child normally lives with)
- there are exceptional circumstances
It's up to the head teacher how many days your child can be away from school if leave is granted.
Please note that you can be fined for taking your children on holiday during term time without the school's permission.
The school day starts at 8.55am for all classes and finishes at 3.25 pm. All classes have a mid morning break, a lunch break and a mid afternoon break. Nursery Class starts at 9:00 am and finishes at 12:00 pm.
All the children wear the school uniform which reinforces the feeling of community within the school. Children in Nursery wear a different uniform.
Well balanced hot and cold lunches are available. These can be paid either half termly or termly. Pupils may bring packed lunch if they wish.
All classes have music lessons. We also offer extracurricular lessons in drums, piano, recorder, flute, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, violin and cello.
We have a vast physical education programme within the school. The children are encouraged to develop skills an awareness of safe practice and fair play.
Home/School Agreement
On being offered a place at the school parents are required to sign a home/school agreement.
All parents are invited to join the Parent Teacher Association. Its purpose is to organise fund raising events in an enjoyable setting. The money raised goes directly towards social events for the children and to enhancing the school environment.
After School Clubs
At St Mary's we offer a range of extracurricular activities throughout the week which take place before, during or after school. These clubs include: breakfast club, drama club, LEGO club, netball, multi-skills, football and dance clubs. To book an after school club please click here.
School Trips
Educational outings are planned throughout the school year with children in Years 5-6 having the opportunity to take part in Residential outings.


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Randy Lee Maki
Randy Lee Maki, 42, of Princeton, Minn., died Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born July 15, 1970, in Virginia, Minn., the son of Russell and Marjorie (Brajkovich) Maki. He graduated from Cherry High School. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, Randy served in Iraq during the Gulf War. He was a Bronze Star recipient.
Randy worked as a cement finisher -- most recently for Kopp Construction. He was a member of Cement Masons & Plasterers Union No. 633. He was generous, and often volunteered his time for projects that would benefit children and Habitat For Humanity.
Randy is survived by his mother, Marjorie (Mike) Holznagel of Nevada, Mo.; his father, Russell (Janet) Maki of Benson, Ariz.; his fiancé, Norma Craig of Princeton; his sister, Rebecca Maki of Virginia; his grandmother, Irene Brajkovich of Chisholm; nephews, Preston Maki and Zachary Yurczyk; niece, Kirsten Yurczyk; great-nephew, Brayden Dahl; stepbrother and sister, Heidi and Chad Holznagel; and extended family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m., until the 11 a.m. memorial service Saturday, Jan. 12, in the Bauman-Cron Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Kristen Foster will officiate. Inurnment will be at the Spring in the Greenwood Cemetery in Virginia.
Family services are provided by Bauman-Cron, a Bauma Family Funeral Home, in Virginia. To express condolences online, visit www.baumanfuneralhome.com.


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We can quote, supply and install your residential, commercial or office building solar system. All of our solar installers are CEC accredited and are employed by Impressive Electrical & Solar as we do not contract out any of our jobs. Our Sydney solar installers are highly experienced with hundreds of solar installations completed all over NSW and the ACT.
If you think that your solar system is underperforming, we can send out one of our CEC accredited solar installers to test your system and give you an accurate system performance estimate, which will tell us how well your system is performing.
Has your solar system stopped working? Is your inverter display blank and won't start up? Do your solar main switch circuit breakers keep tripping off?
If any of these things have happened to you it means there is a problem with your solar system. We can send out one of our Sydney solar repair team members to inspect and test your system and carry out any repairs that are required to get your system up and running and producing energy again.
Not many people are aware of the benefits of a full system service and why they should be conducted. All solar systems need to be serviced on a regular basis to ensure all components are operating to their design standards.
A full written report is provided after completion of the check, and we can service, repair or replace any parts that are affecting your solar system from working to full capacity.


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By Jeff Abramson
The Obama administration started off well when on Jan. 21, 2009 it deposited ratifications to three protocols and an amendment to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW), a meaningful accord that seeks to regulate the use of weapons judged to be more inhuman or indiscriminate than others. Hopes that this administration would then take a new approach on cluster munitions, one of the most high-profile indiscriminate weapons, have thus far been dashed.
Indiscriminate Weapons, Especially Cluster Munitions: D
When agreeing to the CCW protocol on incendiary weapons, the United States attached an understanding that would allow for using the arms against military targets located in concentrations of civilians in ways that were rejected by more than a dozen European countries. While the Obama administration in essence inherited that controversial approach, it has been defending it.
Washington has also continued to lobby for an agreement within the CCW on cluster munitions that does not meet the new global standard, which is the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). More than two-thirds of NATO member states have signed or ratified the CCM, but the United States has continued to authorize trade in weapons that do not meet the new accord's guidelines (see Saudi arms deal).
Also problematic are allegations that the United States used cluster munitions in Yemen in 2009. When pressed, the administration continues to refer questions to the Yemeni government. The Wikileaks scandal in November drew into question whether Yemeni officials were covering up U.S. actions, a topic that resurfaces as we watch to see what will unfold with the government there.
Until the United States comes clean on what happened in 2009 and moves to align itself with the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Washington will continue to be out of step on using indiscriminate weapons that are increasingly rejected by the global community.
This concludes a week of grading the Obama administration conventional arms control record. ATT, arms trade/sales, export control reform, and landmines covered earlier.
Grading Guide
A: Global leader pressing for actions to curb arms races and set or reinforce highest international norms.
B: Working to raise or meet global norms. Breaking with past policies where appropriate.
C: Policies under review and may result in moving to meeting global norms, or may result in undermining them.
D: Falling behind global norms. Actions may exacerbate arms races, illicit proliferation or other threats to national and international peace and human security.
F: Actions undermining global norms and likely contributing to arms races or insecurity.


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On Tuesday 23 August, End Water Poverty members organized a successful side meeting at the Stockholm World Water Week. The meeting gave an insight to the End Water Poverty campaign, shared ideas for involvement, and invited participants to contribute to strategizing future campaign activities through an interactive brainstorm.
The End Water Poverty campaign and strengthening national efforts
After a short introduction on what End Water Poverty is, Rolien Sasse, End Water Poverty representative in the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) steering committee, gave an explanation about the SWA Initiative and its importance. Together with Yakub Hossein, civil society representative for Asia in the SWA steering committee, they gave a useful insight of the relevance for civil society organizations to engage in the SWA.
The End Water Poverty campaign considers the SWA as an important political tool to ensure that investments in WASH are targeted towards poor people, and governments are held accountable for WASH investments. In April 2012, the SWA will organize a High Level Meeting on water and sanitation; this is an important moment for WASH investments! The End Water Poverty meeting in Stockholm focused on how civil society can play a role in the lead up to this event by demanding their national governments participate at the High Level Meeting and hold governments accountable for promises made. The End Water Poverty campaign creates through this an interaction between national processes around the SWA and global civil society activities. Information is shared and campaign activities, such as the Crisis Talks, are held in many different countries at the same time.
Crisis Talks
To make sure the Sanitation and Water for All High Level Meeting is a success, the End Water Poverty campaign involves civil societies to push their national governments to participate in the High Level Meeting in 2012, and to bring along credible promises to improve access to water and sanitation.
A very powerful and practical tool to bring the importance of the High Level Meeting on the agenda of policy makers, is organizing a Crisis Talk, around World Toilet Day, upcoming 19th of November.
Interactive Brainstorm
In smaller groups the participants discussed what success at the High Level Meeting in 2012 will look like. The meeting room was full with curious civil society organizations who did or did not know about the SWA, active End Water Poverty members, and experts on the Sanitation and Water for All initiative. This gave an interesting dynamic into the different groups.
While one was more focusing on what success will look like for African countries and how for example AMCOW could engage donor countries, other groups were speaking about targeting European leaders through a postcard action (Tearfund) or publishing a report (Simavi). Other ideas and issues were discussed too – such as getting more off-track countries onboard with the SWA, ensuring new commitments at the SWA High-Level Meeting and how to mobilize civil society organizations that don't work specifically on WASH in campaigning and advocacy around the SWA. These challenges and ideas will be used to strengthen the campaign.
Get active!
End Water Poverty Members will advocate for national engagement in the SWA through organizing Crisis Talks the 19th of November – our first big campaign moment internationally in the lead up to the High-Level Meeting. Do get involved by organizing a Crisis Talk in your country!
If you're a member of End Water Poverty, and would like to get involved with the campaign's engagement in SWA, you can join End Water Poverty's Task Team on Sanitation and Water for All. For more information, please contact Fleur Anderson.


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that you should hear…
1) The Green Pajamas, Summer of Lust (Self-released, 1984.) Recorded in Jeff Kelly's bedroom, this collaboration between Kelly and Joe Ross could only have been made by two naïve young artists in love with the Beatles and psychedelia. (Try ebay or contact Tom Dyer via greenmonkeyrecords.com.)
2) 3 Swimmers, The Worker Works To Live (Engram, 1982.) Accused by some of ripping off Gang of Four, 3 Swimmers' friendship with G of F certainly created an influence, but regardless, this EP showcases Seattle at its post-punk finest. 3 Swimmers did subscribe to a similar British socialist philosophy, but this EP—particularly the title track propelled by drummer George Romansic—captures Seattle during the peak of its early '80s post-punk years. (Ebay.)
3) Room Nine, Voices…Of a Summer's Day (C'est La Mort, 1987.) Room Nine's only full-length offering showcases Seattle's leading Paisley Underground act. (Ebay.)
4) Capping Day, Post No Bills (Popllama, 1990.) Combining the velvet harmonies of Laura Weller and Bonnie Hammond, Post No Bills features the classic "Mona Lisa," and offers another wonderful contrast to the Seattle Sound stereotype. (Try emailing Conrad Uno at firstname.lastname@example.com.)
5) Bundle of Hiss, Sessions—1986-88 (Loveless, 2000.) Due to the efforts of drummer Dan Peters and producer Jack Endino, audiences get treated to two periods of Bundle of Hiss. The CD, of which one track came directly from a cassette, begins with the blues/hard rock version of the band, with Jamie Lane on lead vocals and goes back in time to Bundle of Hiss' post-punk days with front-man Russ Bartlett. (Try email@example.com or iTunes.)
6) Soundgarden, Screaming Life/Fopp (Sub Pop, 1990). Issued as a double EP set, Life documents early Soundgarden at their weird alga mum combining metal, punk, and post-punk, particularly showcased in "Hunted Down." (Try subpop.com.)
7) TAD, 8-Way Santa (Sub Pop, 1991.) TAD's could-a-been record recorded by Nevermind producer Butch Vig, offers metal-esque sludge like "Jinx," "Stumblin' Man," and "Jack Pepsi," but showcases the band's sensitive side with the melodic "3-D Witch Hunt." (Try subpop.com or iTunes.)
8) Swallow, Teach Your Bird to Sing (Flotation, 2007.) Swallow's third effort, recorded in 1990 for Sub Pop but not contemporaneously released, finally saw the light of day in 2007 after mastering by Chris Hanzsek. Nothing really grunge about this one, just one great hard rock song after great hard rock song by a band with two guitar players and songwriters (Chris Pugh and Rod Moody). My favorite is the Pugh-penned "40 Days." (Try flotationrecords.com.)


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Lehbab Desert
United Arab Emirates
Coordinates: 25.042177, 55.591218
A form of off-roading on sand dunes, dune bashing is extremely popular especially among the casual tourists coming to Dubai.
|we were in capable hands
|if only we could remember his name
|and we're off
|getting ourselves ready
|for some edge of the seat action!
We waited in the desert until a large number of SUVs gathered and from that point on the leader of our pack of vehicles lead us through the stunts in single file, one dune after another. The main reason for this technique is to prevent vehicles from losing track of direction and getting lost.
|we started off
|in among the front runners
|in for a treat
|action packed evening
|first little dune
|depending on the light
|the dunes appear brown, orange or red
|up another little dune
|and down again
|the dunes get larger
|and the ride rougher
|a second convoy on our left
|the pace picks up
|but our driver keeps a safe distance
|the gap increases
|blazing their own trail
|alley oop
|a bigger dune
|skillfully navigated
|skipping this dune
|an amazing landscape
|and an amazing angle
|harsh yet beautiful
|little precipitation
|barren area
|yet gorgeous
|and alluring
|the dunes get steeper
|a latecomer to the party
|making up for lost time
|our convoy grows longer
|and its a sight to behold
|a caravan of SUVs
|traversing this arid land
At one point we catapulted down a dune at an extremely sharp angle, but due to the experience and skill of our driver to maneuver the SUV we were never really fearful of an accident.
|the desert was singed-brown
|The land was flat and barren
|the nomad's called it Satan's solarium
|an odd brittle bush broke up the emptiness
|basted and blazed by the sun
|fuscous-brown desert
|desolate and lonesome
|our convoy breaking the monotony of this parched wilderness
|sand dunes
|as far as the eye could see
|stunning contrast of sun, sky and sand
|creating our own dust devil
|signs of civilisation in the distance
|endless dunes
|and our caravan grows even longer
|reminds us of a scene from Star Wars
|yet the cruel sun beat down
|and the sky was it's co-conspirator
|it's one malevolent eye unblinking
|another latecomer to our party
|not even a wisp of cloud to soften the harsh rays
We thoroughly the Arabian roller coaster ride known as dune bashing. It was a therapeutic experience dune bashing on a wildly bucking drive through the wilderness. All of us were shrieking and laughing with excitement as the car went up and down the dunes.
|peering through the mirror
|gave a different perspective
|to our adventure in the desert
|we neared the end of our bone rattling journey
|back to civilisation
|and back to normalcy
|or so we thought
|just as we assumed we'd be heading back to the road yonder
|we took a sharp right and headed back
|to ride off into the sunset
|the sun looming large
|beating down its rays onto us
|another favourite wallpaper of ours
|it adorns our desktop back home
|who knew this harsh and barren landscape
|held a beauty all its own
|with contrasting colours
|contrasting weather
|we peered away across the broken waste of desert.
|and admired its majesty
|while feeling like Lawrence of Arabia
It was quite amazing to look towards the horizon and see sand dune after sand dune. The dunes arespectacular, offering a refreshing emptiness away from the hustle and bustle of Dubai city. Only later we realised that we were in a convoy of some fifty odd SUVs heading barreling towards one dune after another, an almost orchestral synchronicity of vehicles.


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*katat0nik* released a new outfit for the Albero Summer Festival, a black recoloring of her Strawberry Cream outfit. I have always loved the fluffy bloomer prims of this confection, and this version is bestrewn with lush strawberries in the dark fabric. The outfit comes with a bra and a corset and shorts with or without garters. (Available at Kat's Albero shop)
I'm wearing it with blood. The Den-Dou CSR skin comes in three styles, a no-blood, medium blood, and damn-you're-a-messy-eater variety. I've had a small obsession with True Blood lately, and the last variety totally looks like some of the scenes... My child is talking my ear off, so I'll leave it at that. (CSR information)
(SLURLs here)
***Hair: The Stringer Mausoleum ruined ballet hair in rock blood -- I am still confused about how to get this hair. I think it's in Helena's shop now, but for a while it was in a contest.
***Choker: Skanks R Us choked heart choker (red)
***Earring: Canimal Flesh Tunnel Earrings
***Blood: from hya's 4th rez-day party
***Eyes: Den-dou glance eyes /light grey
***Boots: Rebel Hope Designs Milan Suede Scrunch Boots
***Outfit: *katat0nik* (black) strawberry cream outfit
***Skin: Den-dou vampire skin Mona /Dawn2


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Utility Services
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All Whiteland property owners and tenants must have an application on file
**This form can be printed out and brought to the Town Hall or can be emailed to the Utility Clerk at email@example.com
**These forms can be brought to the Whiteland Town Hall or can be emailed to the Utility Clerk, Alexandra Platt, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
**A copy of driver's license will also be needed when filing a Utility Service Application.
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Great balls of … ice?
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three weeks old
- 10.11.2012
- baby zurcher ellie family of three zurchling
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Ah! She is SOOOO cute!!! My little sister is almost 7 months old.... seeing your little beauty makes my sister look so big! Congrats!ReplyDelete
p.s. I love her little bitty toes and tiny yawns :)
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The only thing sweet Ellie is missing is some gramma time!! ;) Can't wait to see you this weekend!!! Everyone is already talking about who gets to hold her first!! (I'm afraid I'm at the end of the line this time...thankfully I can tell them all to go to bed and have some quality late night gramma-Ellie time!!!) See you TOMORROW!!! Love you!ReplyDelete
ps that's how big you were when you were born! She's still so tiny!!!ReplyDelete
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It depends on the circumstances of the case.
A defendant is at liberty to ask a Nevada court to withdraw his/her plea at any time. However, courts are more likely to consider the request if sentencing has not yet occurred. If sentencing has already occurred, the judge may presume that the only reason the defendant wants to withdraw the plea is to try to get a lesser sentence by going to trial.
If a defendant files a motion to withdraw a plea prior to being sentenced, the court has "discretion" to grant it if withdrawing the plea would be fair and just. But if a defendant files a motion to withdraw a plea after sentencing, the court may not grant the motion unless doing so would "correct a manifest injustice." Therefore, the bar for withdrawing a plea becomes much higher after sentencing. (Also read our article about post-conviction relief for non-citizens in Nevada.)
Various factors Nevada courts consider when deliberating whether to withdraw a plea include whether the defendant delayed unnecessarily in seeking to withdraw the plea, and whether the prosecution would be prejudiced by withdrawing the plea. Possible grounds for withdrawing a plea in Nevada include:
- ineffective assistance of counsel or an interpreter,
- the plea was not given knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently
- defendant was not informed that probation might be unavailable
To learn more about how to withdraw a plea in Nevada, watch our information videos:


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After using up all the rhubarb I brought home from North Dakota, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. So when I saw the fresh, bright red rhubarb stalks in our grocery store, I had to buy some more. I'm always picking up ingredients without necessarily having a plan for what I'll make with them, but inevitably something will come to me. And it's not hard to think of ways to bake with rhubarb since it lends itself so nicely to fruit crumbles, loaf bread and even ice cream.
I thought of the oatmeal fruit bars my mom used to make when I was a kid. It was one of her go-to desserts to take to potlucks, and I loved the buttery layers of oatmeal cookie-like crust and topping, sandwiching a sweet, jammy fruit filling. Especially blueberry pie filling.
So after the rhubarb sat in the fridge for a few days, I pulled out the flour, brown sugar and oats, butter, salt and cinnamon, and made a crumbly dough for cookie bars. One of the things I love about this type of cookie bar is that the dough serves a dual purpose, both for the crust and the crumb topping. I think every day should have a little crumb topping, because it just makes everything better.
I tossed the rhubarb with brown sugar, lemon juice and vanilla, with a little strawberry jam to bring it all together and some flour to thicken it. Other jams would be nice with the rhubarb, too... maybe apricot or peach?
When I took the bars out of the oven, the filling was hot and bubbly and so very fragrant. With Jamie asking me, "Are they ready yet?" and, "Can we just skip dinner and eat dessert?" it was hard to wait for them to cool before cutting into them for a taste. We ate a piece with cool vanilla ice cream that night...
One Year Ago: Naughty Cookie Bars
Two Years Ago: Chocolate Pillows
Rhubarb Oatmeal Bars
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Crust and Topping:
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Crust and Topping:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup oats
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon coarse Kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 2 ½ cups diced rhubarb (diced fairly small, about ¼ inch cubes)
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup strawberry jam
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat the oven to 375. Spray a square 8x8 baking dish with non-stick spray. (You could also make a thinner bar by baking these in a 9x13 pan - the baking time may also need to be lessened since thinner bars would bake more quickly.)
In your food processor, or with a pastry cutter, combine the crust/topping ingredients until pea-sized pieces of butter remain. Reserve 1 ½ cups of the crumbs for the topping (chill in the refrigerator until needed), and press the remainder of the crumbs firmly against the bottom of the baking dish. Bake crust for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a bowl toss the rhubarb with the sugar and flour until all the fruit is coated. Stir in the jam, lemon juice and vanilla.
After the crust has baked for 20 minutes, remove from the oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350. Spread the rhubarb mixture over the hot crust. Bake for 30 minutes. Sprinkle the reserved crumbs over the fruit and bake for an additional 20-25 minutes until topping is golden brown.
Let cool on the counter for at least two hours to set before slicing into squares. These can be served slightly warm or room temperature, and are wonderful with ice cream.
Yields 16 squares.
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen


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Interested in Classics for All?
Click to apply for a grant today
Sidney Stringer Academy in Coventry was awarded a grant worth £6,370 by Classics for All to introduce A-level Latin for seven students and to make Latin GCSE a permanent option in the curriculum. The grant will also go towards introducing Latin literacy for 30 pupils in Year 8; beginners' ancient Greek to 15 current Year 8 pupils; and a Latin course for 210 students in Key Stage 3. The Sidney Stringer Academy is part of the West Midlands (Coventry) classics hub.
Nicola Neto, head of classics at Sidney Stringer Academy, told us how the school was getting on.
Sidney Stringer is an inner-city non-selective academy for 11 to 18 year olds which has a rich cultural diversity; the vast majority of pupils come from a British-Asian Muslim background. The local area has a very high level of unemployment and social and economic disadvantage. A high proportion of students receive free school meals and the 16-19 Bursary Fund.
The Academy began offering timetabled GCSE Latin, to be taken over two years, to a cohort of 12 gifted and talented students in September 2013. In 2014, provision was expanded to start teaching Latin to a further cohort of 16 gifted and talented Year 8 students and, as I write this, Year 7 students are competing for the chance to begin learning Latin in September 2015. I say competing because Latin is phenomenally popular. It might seem strange but students have never asked me what the point of Latin is or why they should learn it. From the outset their reason was quite simple. If you were rich you went to Henry V111 (local independent school) and learned Latin and if you didn't learn Latin you were missing out.
At Sidney Stringer Academy in inner-city Coventry the students equated learning Latin with privilege. Quite remarkably, we have here in the centre of Coventry a group of mostly Muslim children who see quite clearly that they live in a society where Latin, ancient Greek and the Classics are the linguistic regalia of entitlement and they want a share of it.
Students actually love declining and conjugating and see a beauty in the language of ancient poets and warriors.
A slightly different slant on this was posited by Dr Peter Stewart of the Classical Art Research Centre, whom I had invited into the academy to talk to our Year 11 Latin students about Roman portraiture. He was taken aback by the students' absolute enthusiasm and engagement and quite shocked by the queue at the door of students from other classes who wanted to meet him. He concluded that perhaps it was the lure of the 'exotic' which drew them in. After so many years of being near obsolete, the classics had gained a new glamour! What I hadn't expected when I started teaching Latin classes here, though, was the students' sheer joy of learning Latin for its intrinsic beauty and the excitement of etymology. Students actually love declining and conjugating and see a beauty in the language of ancient poets and warriors.
We have now gone beyond the language of cultural empowerment and, put quite simply by the students, 'It's beautiful,' (Mariah). 'I just love it. It's just fun,' (Mohammed). That is why I am so grateful to Classics for All. With its help I want more students to have what the others – both in this academy and in the independent sector – are having. I started out with a fairly limited goal, which was to offer Latin to gifted and talented students only and to make competition for places in the Latin class hugely competitive. To some extent I do still believe in my latter goal because I believe that Latin (along with all education) should be seen as a prize for which it is worth striving, but I now also believe that students of all backgrounds and abilities can take something from it.
Having recognised the demand for Latin across the academy, we will start teaching Latin to mixed-ability groups in Year 7 from September 2015. I have been clear from the start that Latin will only be given a fighting chance if timetabled within the normal school day and not classified as an 'Enrichment' activity after school. In order to do this I have slipped it into the English timetabled allocation. This has involved quite a bit of negotiation with the English department but, having presented the case as improving English literacy through Latin, they have come on board.
My main aim is simply to bring sheer pleasure and enjoyment to the students through the study of language and stories.
This will present some challenges because we have many students in the academy who come in with a very low level of literacy, including a significant proportion with English as a second language. We intend to start off with Minimus. My main aim is simply to bring sheer pleasure and enjoyment to the students through the study of language and stories. I realise, however, that for initiative to take root I will need to prove the impact on literacy. For this reason students will be carefully base-lined before the course and monitored rigorously throughout in order to gauge improvement in English as much as in Latin.
Money from Classics for All is being used to offer Latin to students of all abilities in Year 7 now, and ancient Greek is to be offered from September 2015. We are also training more staff to help with the increased demand. Thank you for helping students at Sidney Stringer to see Latin not only as the language of privilege but also the language of joy.