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When in Spain....
do as the spanish do? Well yes you have to in order to get along with them, same as anywhere in the world.
For me it took some getting used to in the beginning. Youre here in a new country... I was left here for a week
on my own when we first moved over here from the UK.... and at first Spain is different.
The following isnt me having a go at the spanish, its my admiration for them above all.
At first you are in a fresh place where youve only been on your holidays and now youre here to stay.
At the very start you seem to stick with your own people and just frequent english bars, restaurants and shops even tyring to make it home from home. You have the spanish with a different language that talk Oh so VERY fast and the two or three words you know arent really going to get you anywhere. In the small bar where my family started we got a lot of taxi drivers in and gardeners from the Hotel Pez Espada in Montemar, Torremolinos. You had two sides of the spanish, the taxi drivers who wanted to practice their spanish and the gardeners that went on and on making you learn as fast as you can. Personally i never attended a spanish class, it was me just picking up words and then stringing them together as neatly as i could to try and form sentences.
Later on i went on to work in Tivoli World on the laser games and there was a mix of spanish, english and other tourists and you had to kind of learn a script there to TRY and explain the game to the spanish even though my spanish was still pretty week a couple of years after moving here. I was amazed at how people has lived in Spain for over 30 years and these expats were still doing what i had done when i first moved here, they would stick with their own and a lot didnt know a lot of spanish at all - a big shame. I found that with everyday things that you had to do like shop and pay an electricity bill, you had to speak some spanish at least to get by.
After this job i started working in souvenir shops and i was on the benalmadena costa promenade where sundays was a lot of spanish coming into the shop in the summer for cold drinks and a lot were from the villages, with a broader accent who i understood less. This became a challenge really now, these people spoke even faster, cutting off the words and using phrases that were unknown to me and again going through another phase in expanding my spanish.
I have lived in Malaga city itself for over 15 years now and this was a completly new kind of living, living in a city. Old ladies in the supermarkets jumping queues and then saying that they hadnt even seen you and you had been there 20 minutes before them. Drivers giving a good use of their beeping, as soon red went to green on the traffic lights there hand must have been poised to beep you as soon as it had changed and you had to start becoming a psychic and trying to figure out where they would turn as lots didnt bother to indicate, with eyes at the back of my head, a bag of nerves.
Again i am not digging them, this was the way they lived and i was in no mind to try and change their way of thinking. Its no good even trying to be a good driver even; just the other day i was slowing down to let an old lady pass. She was with a younger man and i could see him staring at me weirdly, they took AGES to cross and i started waving a bit saying "Come on then i´m breaking and letting you cross." They eventually crossed so i began to speed up and the man starting waving at me saying "Hey why dont you slow down?" - I was the only one that had stopped, was fairly patient and he was having a RIGHT go at me. You just can´t win these days.
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7/9/2015 11:45:50
I have lived in Spain, Antequera area, for 15 years. My Spanish is not very good but can get by. I live in a Spanish pueblo where only the young can speak any English. I must try harder..... The hardest thing was the, what I call, the Manana syndrome. Manana does not mean tomorrow, it means some time in the future. Having run my own businesses for over 50 years it the UK saying I would be at a certain place at a given time was so important, I found it difficult to wait days before a tradesman turned up go work on my Casa.
Marilyn Vallance
7/9/2015 13:38:11
Integrate, intergrate, integrate. The only way to get the best out of living in Spain. Make Spanish friends, don't just hang out with the ex pats, especially the ones who want 'Little England' in the sun and most of all, Smile and say Buenas Dias to everyone you pass.
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I've used several workarounds in the past (Ant script, TestSuites, Maven build), but none was really satisfying. I recently stumbled upon the ClassPathSuite by Johannes Link which offers exactly what I was looking for. The library internally scans the classpath for classes with JUnit4 annotated methods and then executes all found tests. Sounds simple. This classpath-based solution also has the advantage that any Eclipse classpath container can be used so this works with OSGi-based bundles as well as with Maven projects, for instance.
Setup a ClassPathSuite test project
All you need to do is to create a new project and add a single class:
import org.junit.extensions.cpsuite.ClasspathSuite; import org.junit.runner.RunWith; @RunWith(ClasspathSuite.class) public class RunAllTests { }
If you're with Maven, the library can be referenced like this (if not follow this link):
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Q10: What does God require in the fourth and fifth commandments?
A: Fourth, that on the Sabbath day we spend time in public and private worship of God, rest from routine employment, serve the Lord and others, and so anticipate the eternal Sabbath. Fifth, that we love and honor our father and our mother, submitting to their godly discipline and direction.
Kid's Answer: Fourth, that on the Sabbath day we spend time in worship of God. Fifth, that we love and honor our father and our mother.
SCRIPTURE TO MEMORIZE (kids' portion in bold):
Leviticus 19:3 "Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God."
Fourth commandment: Exo. 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15; Mark 2:23-28; Col. 2:16-17; Heb 4:1-16; Rev. 4:11. Fifth commandment: Exo. 20:12; Deut. 5:16; Eph. 6:1-4
The two commandments referenced in Question 10 of the New City Catechism share the common biblical theme of giving "honor to whom honor is due" (Rom. 13:7). Honoring someone means holding them in high regard, esteeming them in front of others, valuing them for who they are, and respecting them for what they say and do.
We honor God in keeping the 4th commandment (Ex. 20:8-11) by setting aside one full day every seven days to worship Him - privately (in our homes with our families) and publicly (gathered together with our brothers and sisters in Christ). This Sabbath day of rest (now celebrated on Sunday in honor of the Lord's resurrection) is a weekly reminder to turn our attention away from our temporal concerns and labors in order to refocus our minds and hearts on the permanently finished work of Jesus Christ! In observing this day of rest, we imitate God who rested from His creation work while enjoying its goodness. We rest also, giving thanks for His provision, and looking forward to enjoying our future rest with Him for all eternity. In a day where church attendance for so many has become an inconvenient bother (with 85% of American churches in decline or in plateau), we do well to honor God by committing ourselves to keeping the Lord's Day, acknowledging our trust and dependence on Him, and admonishing ourselves against self-reliance and independence.
We honor our parents in keeping the 5th commandment (Ex. 20:12) by learning to obey the fathers and mothers that God has placed in our lives to train us up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord (Eph. 6:1-4). From an early age we are taught to love, serve, work, submit, obey, and respect authority. These basic life values are then carried forth into every sphere of life as we honor the God-ordained authorities in all our relationships – from parents (Col. 3:20), to our spouses (Col. 3:18; 1 Pet 3:7), to church leaders (Heb. 13:17), to employers (Col. 3:22-24), and to civil rulers (1 Pet. 2:13-14,17).
Honor God! … Honor your parents! … Honor authority! … Live an honorable life!
CONNECTION TO CORNERSTONE'S STATEMENT OF FAITH: The 8th through the 12th questions in the NCC focus on the law of God as given in the 10 Commandments. Mankind's rejection of God's perfect law, his fall into sin, and his need for salvation are identified in Cornerstone's statement of faith. Take a few moments to review the related portions of our Statement of Faith.
A. We believe the Scriptures, both Old and New Testaments, to be the Inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings, the complete revelation of His will for the salvation of man, and the Divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life. (II Tim. 3:16, 17; II Pet. 1:20, 21; Mt. 5:17, 18; II Pet. 1:3, 4)
B. We believe in one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4; Jn. 1-3; 6:27; Acts 5:3, 4; Mt. 28:19)
D. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ, and during this age to convict men of sin, regenerate the believing sinner, to indwell, guide, instruct and empower the believer for godly living and service. (Jn. 16:7-14; Jn. 3:5-7; Titus 3:5; I Cor. 6:19; Eph.1: 13; Jn.16: 13; Rom. 8:26,27; II Cor. 3:6)
E. We believe that the Holy Spirit is the agent of the new birth. At the moment of conversion/ salvation, a believer is regenerated, indwelt, sealed and baptized by the Holy Spirit into the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit is the strength and guide of the believer's life. The believer is commanded to continually be filled with the Holy Spirit, which is yielding to the control of God in our lives. To be filled with the Holy Spirit is the Biblical prescription for power in serving Christ. (Jn. 3:5-7; 16:13; I Cor. 6:19; 12:13; Eph. 4:4-6; 5:18)


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Monday marked the 20th anniversary of the trade that sent three young players from the Orioles -- pitchers Curt Schilling and Pete Harnisch and outfielder Steve Finley -- to the Houston Astros for first baseman Glenn Davis.
At the time, I was in college and all my friends who were Orioles fans were psyched. The Orioles needed power, and Davis, who wasn't yet 30, was one of the better sluggers in the National League.
But I hated the deal. And not because I knew Davis would be plagued by injuries and bad luck in his three years with the Orioles. I just didn't like what the Orioles had to give up to acquire him.
I thought Finley would be good for a long time -- and he was -- but I wasn't particularly wedded to the oddball Schilling, who had the best career of the three. It was Harnisch that was untouchable in my book.
Harnisch won 11 games and posted a 4.34 ERA as a 23-year-old in 1990. I thought it was dumb to give up a young, bulldog starter with plenty of upside and two other guys for Davis.
I thought Harnisch would one day be a star -- and though he never reached the heights I had imagined, he still had a 14-season career in which he won 111 games and posted a 3.89 ERA.
Schilling, of course, became one of the best big-game pitchers of the past 50 years, and Finley was just so solid for so long.
The trade, in my opinion anyway, was the worst in Orioles history. Its mirror image, for me, was the Dec. 9, 1965, deal that brought Frank Robinson to the Orioles and sent Milt Pappas, Jack Baldschun and Dick Simpson to the Cincinnati Reds.
I wasn't born yet, but I have a friend who was a teenager at the time and said he hated the deal because he thought Robinson, a future Hall of Famer, was washed up and Pappas, who had gone 13-9 with a 2.60 ERA as a 26-year-old in 1965, was destined to be an ace.
So I guess we never really know about a trade until years later.
Well, in many cases, it's years later. I want to know what you think are the best and the worst trades in Orioles modern-day history. My nominees are the Robinson deal and the Davis deal. But maybe I am forgetting something. Maybe you think the 2008 Erik Bedard deal to Seattle will one day be the best. Make your case.
Daily Think Special: What is the best trade and the worst trade in Orioles' history?


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|On May 12, 2017, Queen Mathilde of Belgium attends the opening session of the Spring of Philanthropy at the Concert Noble in Brussels. Queen Mathilde gave an opening speech at event. This European conference is organized by the King Baudouin Foundation to promote philanthropy. The King Baudouin Foundation is a public benefit foundation and established in 1976. The Foundation provides support to more than 1,700 organizations and individuals each year, is active across internationally.
Queen Mathilde attends Spring of Philanthropy 2017 events
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Phil Morton's one year Sabbatical End starts here. One year away from Blank Canvas, he returns, and he is curating this and the next three Blank Canvas Sessions. Is it there Sabbatical end, will the BOD be in the room? will Eric be in the room? so many questions,
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BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) co-chief executives Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen met with German finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble late on Monday, sources close to the matter said on Wednesday, ahead of a decision on a major restructuring.
The overhaul, to be announced as early as Friday, will include a sale of Deutsche's Postbank (DPBGn.DE) arm and possibly also its own-branded retail network. The shake-up, which would allow the bank to focus on more-profitable investment banking, could cost thousands of jobs.
Berlin is primarily interested in having a robust German bank that can support the country's commercial interests globally. Germany is the world's third biggest exporter after China and the United States.
Politicians are keen to see German banking assets remain in German or European hands and to limit job cuts.
Deutsche Bank declined to comment on the Schaeuble meeting.
Separately, a senior German politician on Wednesday urged Deutsche Bank to protect jobs and preserve Postbank (DPBGn.DE) as a stand-alone business in any sell-off plan.
"I urgently appeal to those in management and the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank to take no decision that would permanently endanger jobs in individual locations," Stephan Weil, the premier of the federal state of Lower Saxony, said in a statement.
Weil pointed to building society BHW, owned by Postbank, saying he had met with Deutsche Bank management to express his concerns about the fate of BHW's 2,400 employees based in Lower Saxony.
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Thursday, August 13, 2015
Buried In Verona release the official video for "Extraction"
Buried In Verona have released the official video for "Extraction". The song is taken from their new album Vultures Above, Lions Below out now via Rise Records. You can watch the video below.
"Extraction" is a relatable song that is about feeling asphyxiated in various circumstances as guitarist Richie Newman explains: "Extraction is about suffocating in a situation that you just want to get out of; whether it be a relationship, job, band, anything really. The feeling of you being trapped, with the weight of the world bearing you down and you just need to get out and let it go."
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First Stage Young Company presents HAMLET
The nationally acclaimed Young Company to collaborate with area professionals, bringing Shakespeare's greatest tragedy to life.
Milwaukee, WI – First Stage's award-winning Young Company – the Academy's advanced actor training program for high school students – will present HAMLET May 15-17, 2015 at the Milwaukee Youth Arts Center located at 325 W. Walnut Street, Milwaukee. Tickets are $14.
Having earned a reputation for performing the works of Shakespeare with clarity and skill well beyond their years, the Young Company collaborates with professional Shakespearean actors for this production, continuing First Stage's work as one of the premier classical training centers for young actors. "HAMLET is a play which has impacted western culture more than any other play in history," said First Stage Associate Artistic Director and Director of the Young Company John Maclay. "Our Shakespeare strives to put the focus where it belongs: on the language and the journey of the characters."
Hamlet, prince of Denmark, mourns the death of his father, the King. When the ghost of the King appears to Hamlet and declares he was murdered by his brother Claudius, Hamlet begins an uncertain and dangerous journey in search of the truth, justice and revenge.
James Fletcher (Director) James is the founder and Artistic Director of The Bunny Gumbo Theatre Company, now in its 15th season. He wears many hats in the theatre world, making his way acting, teaching, designing fights, directing, producing and writing. He is the author of several plays including Losers, Give Until It Hurts, Blue Stella, The Four Hamlets and most recently, Sweet Dreams.
The Young Company cast for HAMLET includes: Max Wilson (as Hamlet) from Glendale; Alex Salter (as Francisco/Dumb Show King/Ensemble) and Sydney Salter (as Reynaldo/Lucianus) from Germantown; Katherine Pollnow (as Osric/Player Queen) from Kewaskum; Mackenzie Swart (as Clown/Dumb Show Queen) from Brookfield; Mary Elsa Henrichs (as Ophelia) and Zoey Knox (as Horatio) from Whitefish Bay; Max Pink (as Laertes/Dumb Show Murderer) and Noa Rubnitz (as Rosencrantz) from Milwaukee; Megan Watson (as Marcellus/Lord One) from Wauwatosa; Selena Deer (as Guildenstern) from New Berlin; and Teddy Esten (as Barnardo/Lord Two) from Cedarburg.
The Artistic Staff for HAMLET includes: Brandon Kirkham (Scenic Designer); Lyndsey Kuhlmann (Costume Designer); Ross Zentner (Lighting Designer); Matt Whitmore (Sound Designer); Cara Cook (Stage Manager) and Cassidy Williams (Stage Management Intern).
Tickets for HAMLET are $14. Tickets and more information is available at www.firststage.org or through the First Stage box office at (414) 267-2961.
PERFORMANCE DATES: HAMLET opens Friday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. Additional performances will be held on Saturday, May 16 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.
About Young Company
Young Company is the advanced, college-level actor training program at First Stage Theater Academy. Students take part in course work with Associate Artistic Director and Director of the Young Company John Maclay, professional actors Matt Daniels and Marcy Kearns and others. The curriculum includes work on a variety of theater skills including Acting Theory, Shakespeare, Voice & Speech, and Movement. The Young Company has participated in the Utah Shakespeare Festival/Southern Utah University High School Shakespeare Competition for the past eight years, winning the Essex division overall sweepstakes award for highest total team score. Young Company members also appear in productions throughout the year and are student leaders in the First Stage community.
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Since 1987, First Stage touches hearts, engages minds, and transforms lives by creating extraordinary theater experiences for young people and families through professional theater productions that inspire, enlighten, and entertain; unparalleled Theater Academy training that fosters life skills through stage skills; and dynamic Theater in Education programs that promote active learning in our schools and community. In 2012, First Stage was selected to participate in the Partners in Education program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. First Stage is a member of TYA/USA, the American Alliance for Theatre and Education, the Wisconsin Alliance for Arts Education, Theatre Wisconsin, and Milwaukee Arts Partners, and is a cornerstone member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF).
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The internet has revolutionised the way we look for love and therefore how we find it. Now we get to meet people we may have never spoken to otherwise.
The first thing that springs to mind when you mention Tinder though, is a mix of cringe-worthy messages, misspelled "compliments", awkward dates, or meaningless hookups caused by boredom and alcohol combined with loneliness. It's hard to believe anyone has actually met an amazing partner on there, especially when most people around you have nothing but horror stories to share. Well, brace yourself as actually finding boyfriend material happens, more often than you think.
I'm proof of it, together with many other ladies who emailed me to share their successful Tinder stories. Yes, you read that right, it isn't a myth, and I wanted to take a little time to give a little credit to this app that, otherwise, gets a very bad reputation. (and no, this is not sponsored...! hah)
When I went back on the single's market after years, I realised just how much of a jungle this whole dating-thing really was. One of my best pals became the Samantha to my Charlotte (Sex and The City fans whats up) and convinced me to get out there and most importantly out of my circle to meet new people.
I was pretty reluctant at first. I still remember our conversation, drinking Coronas and talking about life; "Just give it a shot, it's full of weirdos, however, there are normal guys on there too. That's how I met my boyfriend. It's good if you want to kill some time and go on some dates regardless..you'll see where it takes you" and there I was, on the train headed home from London contemplating whether I should just give in and join the swipe-gang. Fuck it, let's see what the hype is all about.
It's safe to say that a platform like Tinder favours girls in the sense that most of the chase and messaging has to be done by men at first, unless that's not your ball-game of course. I'll be honest here and say that the quality of the options we get is pretty poor (harsh but true), hence you need to learn to filter out the good ones from the bad ones. You laugh and avoid the creepy sexual jokes, and you definitely start being progressively more picky with who you talk to. The dull 'wyd' and 'hey' doesn't cut it, and you lean towards people who make a little more effort with their first message or generally their bio.
Personally, I always avoided selfie-lovers posing topless, who were only showing pics of themselves on lads holidays/exclusively in clubs, however, this is down to personal taste! At the end of the day, you have to go for what's your cup of tea so if the nightclub life suits your style, you swipe right girl!
Scanning through a wave of weird messages I remember seeing a casual "Oh I see you like The Great Frog jewellery! I like their stuff too" and boom, there I was, sending and receiving mini-essays talking about anything from music, dogs, fashion, holidays, what happened at work and it was just so easy to chat about anything every day. I wanted to know more about this person. He is funny, chilled out, has his own passions and hobbies, gets my sense of humor and he's also hot?! umm..all the boxes were ticked.
Fast forward a few months later, and the mysterious man, named Ed, has earned the badge of boyfriend (little did he know what he was in for) and now, over a year later, favourite human and best friend. You know when you feel like you've known someone forever and they're just on your wavelength? He's the person I can always count on and I get excited speaking to every day.
If you follow me on Insta you've probably seen him appear in more than a few boomerangs. Never in a million years did I think I would meet someone as weird as me who I can hiss with and do a chicken dance with any time, like it's the most normal thing in the world. How did it all start? Just a quick 'swipe'. Yes, it's not the most romantic but isn't the most important part the end result and everything in between? I definitely think we put too much pressure and thought on how others will perceive the way you and your partner first started talking, especially with the older generation.
There's still a bit of a stigma around relationships born online. People don't think they're 'real' and that they won't last. I received a few emails about this matter and Lisa B. was one of the ladies who did admit most of her friends and her family didn't quite take her relationship seriously when it started, all because of Tinder's reputation. " I'm in my early 30s and I did get some funny looks when I said I was on the app. When my husband and I first started talking I didn't think it would go anywhere but before we knew it, we were spending every weekend together and moving in together was on the cards. It took my family some time to 'get it' but now they don't question how serious we are..I mean..we're married!".
Alissa N. from Machester says "When I joined Tinder I was just looking for some free drinks and maybe some fun as I was a little lonely however I very quickly caught feelings for this guy and we just moved in together a couple of months ago!" and finally Tash from Leeds says:" I went on a couple of horrendous dates and was just tempted to delete the app as it was bringing me more grief than fun. I logged in to delete it and started talking to this guy instead. A week later we met up and now we're married with a kid."
I've recieved many emails and these are just literally a couple of my favourites.
Online dating isn't for everyone and if you want to stick to the classic 'being approached at a cafe/club/train station' then that's completely fair, however if some of you are currently sat on your sofa reading this and thinking 'meh I suppose I COULD give it another go..' then do it! You never know who the next swipe could bring into your life.


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Kameshwar Mahadev - Mini Khajuraho (40 km)
This is a Post-Gupta period temple which is definitely 1200 year old example of art and culture. This temple dedicated to Lord Shiva has hundreds of couples in sexual carvings like those in Khajuraho. Every fourteenth day of Hindu months, thre is a fair held at the temple.
Hidden treasure in Ranthambhore known as "Kuwalji Temple". It's around forty km from sawai madhopur railway station and headquartered in south west of the Rantahmbhore countrywide Park enroute Phalodi and khanpur village,The field entails the confluence of the ancient Aravalli hill system with the Vindhyan hill method as a result of which the subject is an extraordinarily wealthy in bio-variety. The temple is said to were constructed between seventh and ninth century. In line with trendy belief the Pandavas in the course of the period, they spent incognito, built this temple. Afterwards in the yr 1345, this used to be repaired and renovated via Raja Jait Singh. This Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. A different notion is that it was once developed between the seventh and 9th Centuries A.D.The Temple has been developed on a platform forty toes excessive from the bottom, reachable through a stair-case constructed with the platform. On this platform, the platform has been constructed with stones of shapes, put one on the other in a method that the whole edifice used to be constructed. The inner walls of the temple had been embellished with ceramic tiles. Within the temple and underneath the shikhar, there are eight bracket-like projections having statues encarved on them. The shikhar of the temple is practically as high as the scale down part of the temple. The pyramid like shape of the shikhar turns into roundish upwards and on the top is a pinnacle. Many Gongs are hanging external the Temple.The Shiva lingam which is worshiped as deity is made of crimson stone. It isn't as significant because the Yoni on which it stands and going through the Shiva lingam is a Nandi. A snake of copper is also positioned across the Shivalinga and above it is a copper urn from which water continues to drop on the lingam. One more shrine of four-armed deity is headquartered closer to the West. Three sacred water Kundas are located just about the Temple and it is believed that via having a shower here, the entire diseases are cured. Everyday worship and ritual Pooja is carried out by using the Nihang Naga Sadhus of the Nath cult. Naga Sadhus actually are the warrior sadhus who lived and moved collectively and they had been relatively deft in handling of weapons. The fundamental aim of the Sadhus was once to protect this seat they belong to from the attacks of the invaders. A snake of copper can also be placed across the Shivalinga and above this hands a copper urn from which water drips on the linga steadily. Toward the west there may be another shrine of the deity, four armed. The interior partitions of the temple were beautified with ceramic tiles. The important festival is that of Mahashivratri, however different festivals are equally predominant. Amongst them are Kartik Poornima, Basant Panchami, Guru Poornima and the Navratras. This historic Temple is situated at a distance of 12 Km from town Indergarh in town Kwalji, District Bundi, Rajasthan.


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In the early part of 2012 I worked jointly with the Standards Committee to review the Complaints Procedure for Assembly Members. I sought the views of all Party leaders and individual Assembly Members, the Presiding Officer and the Assembly Clerk, on the Complaints Procedure. I also consulted with counterparts in other legislatures, notably the UK Parliament, Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland and Ireland to identify best practice procedures.
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As editor-in-chief Michele Ferrara alludes to early in his "flexible concept" article on page 38, there's been quite the transition into the study of exoplanets and the potentials for habitability as a way to more credibly have the discussion about alien life.
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Bacanora Minerals Ltd (LON:BCN) are the topic of conversation when Nick Chalmers Director of Metals and Mining at Zeus Capital talks to DirectorsTalk. Nick explains why they have initiated coverage on thye company, whats driving demand growth, how other companies would fair, commercially producing from deposits, long term earning forecasts for the company, Bacanora's market valuation versus its peers and important upcoming catalysts.
Bacanora Minerals Ltd is a Canadian and London listed minerals explorer (TSX-V: BCN and LON: BCN). The Company explores and develops industrial mineral projects, with a primary focus on lithium. The Sonora Lithium Project, which consists of ten mining concession areas covering approximately 100 thousand hectares in the northeast of Sonora State. The Company, through drilling and exploration work to date, has established an Indicated Mineral Resource (in accordance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101")) of 4.5 million tonnes (lithium carbonate equivalent) and 2.7 million tonnes Inferred. A Pre-Feasibility Study completed in Q1 2016 demonstrated the positive economics associated with becoming a 35,000 tpa lithium carbonate and 50,000 tpa SOP producer in Mexico. The Company is led by a team with lithium expertise which have proven mine development, construction and operational experience.


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A critical look at the proposed revisions to the accessible customer service standard
The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act should be viewed as a living document. To illustrate this point, so far there have been two independent reviews of the AODA, the first completed by…
Workplace violence & harassment: A policy is not enough!
Last month brought some tragic reminders of the reality of workplace violence and harassment and the obligations that employers have under Occupational Health and Safety Act).
Cold and flu season has arrived ̶ Is your workplace prepared?
Cold and flu season has arrived. Cold and flu spread more easily in the cold winter months because they thrive in colder, less humid environments. Thus, between October and February of each year, virtually thousands of employees get sick with the cold and/or flu, and that translates into lost work time, reduced productivity and disruption of workplace operations. As we all know, the flu can wreak havoc in the workplace as it spreads very quickly. What can employers do to minimize the impact of colds and influenzas (flus) on the workplace?
Integrating the psychological health and safety standard into existing organizational policies and processes
On January 16, 2013, the Standards Council of Canada (CSA) published a new national standard dealing with psychological health and safety in the workplace. Although not a mandatory standard at this time, it is foreseeable that legislators, health and safety officers and inspectors, adjudicators and tribunals will be influenced by the standard when dealing with psychological and mental health issues in the workplace. In addition, such standards may be absorbed into the employer's general duty to protect workers from harm in the workplace, which exists in all jurisdictions in Canada. Employers should also scrutinize their workplace operations, policies, procedures and processes under the auspices of the psychological health and safety system recommended in the standard.
Crafting policies is the art of business
Policies are crucial to a successful business. Without them, it's impossible to consistently control and keep track of all the things that happen day to day. It's great to see others as excited about the topic as we are at First Reference. Last week, Scott Lowe outlined on TechRepublic, "10 things to consider when creating policies." And it's not just IT policy he's interested in.
AODA Accessibility Standards Compliance Seminar November 9, 2011
Along with the customer service standard, four out of the five accessibility standards under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act are now law and in place. They are accessibility standards in the areas of Customer Service, Information and Communication, Employment and Transportation. These standards are complex and they require understanding and preparation. Ontarians can no longer ignore them.
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Recent polling shows that Speaker Gingrich is leading Mitt Romney among Republican voters in the race for the GOP Presidential nomination. This is not a surprise to many of us 'bitter clingers' and silly little rubes who live outside the beltway bubble. The most hilarious thing thus far this election cycle was when Speaker Gingrich won the South Carolina primary and all the 'experts' fell all over themselves trying to explain to us here in South Carolina why we voted for Newt Gingrich. I had many a mad giggling fit listening to people tell me -- a woman living in South Carolina -- that Newt Gingrich could not possibly win female votes. And that it must be racism, or something. Joan Walsh went on MSNBC and proclaimed that Newt was merely the face of racism and "angry white male rage." I was surprised to learn that I was racist, rage-y, and, oh yeah, male. Just call me Lou from now on!
The other alleged rationales given were that we silly little rubes were either emotional fan boys and girls ready to toss our panties on stage or that we were suffering from stompy foot petulance and voted for Newt Gingrich as a way of flipping the bird at The Establishment. Sigh. What hubris on the part of the Beltway Bubble Boys! A little hint for you, fellas: Most average Americans do not care one whit about daft peeing contests involving the nebulous Establishment. Mitt Romney is not very personable nor does he appear to have any strong convictions. Lots of people simply don't care for him all on their own. There is a simple way to explain why Newt Gingrich won in South Carolina and why we are seeing a rise in the polling: "We can't spare this man, he fights."
See, we understand that we are not going to beat President Obama by simply being the Not Obama candidate. In case the 'experts' haven't noticed, people often vote with their emotions and not their Thinkies. How in the heck do y'all think we got saddled with President Obama in the first place? "Oh, he's so historic! We are super awesome, voting for the unprecedented, historic candidate!" Do you really think people are going to admit that they were wrong and give Mr. Historic the boot before term two without a good 'out' to do so? Mitt Romney, he of no ideas nor ideals, is not that 'out'.
The basis of President Obama's campaign will once again come down to class warfare and 'I'm awesome and historic,' and if you don't think so, it must be because racism. To the Left, one is not to be judged on the content of his character, but only on the color of his skin. Mitt Romney, like John McCain before him, cannot and will not push back against such nonsense. Mitt Romney will especially fail to combat the insidious class warfare stuff; he's like a caricature of an out-of-touch, big business man. Speaker Gingrich can and will push back. We can't spare him, he fights. We need big ideas and someone who can articulate conservative ideals and who will champion the same.
Conventional wisdom, which is often not actually very wise, says that Governor Romney is the 'most electable'. Because, polling or something. Huh. I seem to remember polling showing that John Kerry would beat President George W. Bush. How'd that 'conventional wisdom' work out for y'all? That seems to be the only response I receive when I ask just how is Mitt Romney more electable: "But ... but ... polling!" And then basically 'Oh, sweetie. It's okay. Smart people are talking now, dear."
Well, smart people are talking. Smart, everyday Americans who want to fight with someone, not for someone.
And they are talking about Speaker Gingrich.
This post is part of a weekly conversation with our 5 Moms Matter 2012 political bloggers. Read the original question and find links to all their responses here: What If Newt Gingrich Wins the Republican Nomination?
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Burberry Debuts the Scarf Bar
The British brand is giving you a chance to take an iconic fashion accessory and make it your own.
The British brand is giving you a chance to take an iconic fashion accessory and make it your own.
SJP layers under a lace frock for a cool cold-weather look.
SJP is set to give everyone a bit of Carrie Bradshaw with her line of shoes and accessories.
The era of the It Bag was back in full force — here are the ones that hit it big in 2013 and continue their reign into the new year.
Heads up! Halloween is just around the corner. We've rounded up our favorite headbands that go from costume to cute accent no matter what time of year.
It's a new jewelry trend you can hold in the palm of your hand.
Halston opens up shop, bringing a bit of Studio 54 to Orange County.
Co-chairs include Oscar de la Renta and Anna Wintour along with celebs Sarah Jessica Parker and Bradley Cooper.
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Category Archives: Life
Thursday 8th of May I went to a party, where over 2 thousand people were invited, 538 people RSVP'd yes, and everyone was asked to bring a knife… …and a cutting board. Düsseldorf's first 'Schnippeldisko – Krumme Möhren und schräg … Continue reading
Monday night Marmalade
With a collection of citrus fruits going bad there was nothing else for it but to make marmalade. I've made a citrus jam or marmalade (no idea what the difference is or why there is one, must look that up … Continue reading
the road less travelled
A piece of sage advice from my younger brother: It is true. Despite the way the world has changed 'travel' of this sort is, ironically, still the road less traveled When you get out here there are heaps of people doing … Continue reading
Anyone would think we'd never lived without plastic!
Having invited Eva-Melina of inglorious plastics over with another friend for a girls evening of cheese, bread, tea and knitting, I committed in my shopping for our fare to going without plastic. I had it all planned out, my cheese man … Continue reading
Sunflowers for strangers…
Things are difficult, scary, I'm not happy and I'm going underground for a while. Before I leave though I want to share something with you. A remedy if you will. I know that eating chocolate, icecream, watching happy movies, buying myself … Continue reading
the good and the bad of bus drivers
I've already blogged a bus experience or two before. Today though has to be the best bus experience of all. Back in Australia I've watched, a helpless passenger, as a bus driver stopped his bus in the middle of the … Continue reading
Multitasking to the max
Today I found myself in the bus for half an hour Skyping one-handed on my iPhone while balancing my bike, listening to music and (of course) looking stylish all the while! I love multitasking! I know, I'm a freak.


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Building management falls under property management services. A building manager might work for a property management company or for a school, corporation or retail facility. The roles, responsibilities and duties of the building manager vary with the type of building he oversees.
Occupant and Visitor Safety
Topmost on the list of a building manager's duties is ensuring the safety of the building's occupants and visitors. He stays abreast of disability access requirements and ensures that emergency exits are visible and exit signs stay lit. He must also verify that posted maps and signs display the appropriate emergency information and evacuation procedures. He ensures that custodians completely clean interior floors during the winter to keep occupants and visitors safe.
Security and Fire
The building manager oversees the security system, security staff and fire-prevention systems in the building. He might manage the security staff directly or supervise the security staff chief. His job is to keep all security and fire system equipment operational. He might hire a company to annually evaluate the fire sprinkler system and fire extinguishers. Depending upon his level of authority, he might recommend changes to the building's owners or contract with an outside firm to make necessary upgrades.
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In large buildings, the building manager has a maintenance staff that repairs electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems in addition to ensuring operation of elevators and escalators. If he is responsible for a residential building, he might respond to tenants' requests for repairs or have the maintenance staff complete them. Building managers of small buildings usually make repairs themselves.
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The building manager also supervises the janitorial staff that provides daily cleaning services. This could include overseeing groundskeepers for the building's grounds and landscaping upkeep, as well as the staff that washes and waxes the floors and cleans and maintains the public bathrooms. If he has no staff, the building manager would oversee contractual arrangements for janitorial and groundskeeping services.
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Art Deco Contemporary style dining chair. Stylish and beautiful chair that will make a delightful addition to your home or dining room. Please customise with your fabric and wood stain colour. All wood is lacquered for protection of the surface and colour.
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Neuroblastoma is a malignant tumor of neural crest origin that may arise anywhere along the sympathetic ganglia or within the adrenal medulla. The median age of diagnosis is 2 years; however occurrence is skewed toward younger children, with nearly 35% of cases occurring under 1 year of age and the remainder under 10 years of age. Seventy-five percent of neuroblastomas originate within the abdomen or pelvis, and half of these occur within the adrenal medulla, whereas 20% originate within the posterior mediastinum and 5% within the neck [1]. Neuroblastomas and ganglioneuromas are tumors of the primitive neuroblast cells from the sympathetic nervous system in ganglia and the adrenal medulla. They may represent a continuum of neuronal maturation and are the most common malignancy found in children, representing ~7–10% of all childhood cancers. For neuroblastomas, the median age of diagnosis is 18 months, with approx. Over 50% have metastatic disease at presentation and over 90% have elevated catecholamines, but only rarely are there presenting emergency symptoms because of the excess catecholamines similar to those seen with phaeochromocytoma, such as hypertensive encephalopathy or cardiac failure. Subjects may also have paraneoplastic phenomena such as secretory diarrhoea from vasoactive intestinal peptide. Chromogranin A elevation parallels neuroblastoma disease stage [2, 3]. Because of their more mature ganglion cells which are histologically benign, ganglioneuromas are often metabolically inactive and asymptomatic. They are found incidentally or with compressive symptoms mostly in the posterior mediastinum or retroperitoneum. In a case series of 49 pediatric and young adult subjects, diagnosed at a mean age of 79 months (aged 18 months to 26 years), lesions showed a propensity towards extra-adrenal locales (79% vs. 21%) [2, 4]. Approx. 40% of subjects had evidence of catecholamine excess. Although some metabolic activity has been detected in a portion of these tumors, either positive scintigraphy scans or elevated catecholamine levels in the plasma and urine, this was not associated with malignancy or recurrence of tumor [2].
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19 Jan Broadstairs Beaches
Viking Bay, Broadstairs
Planning a vacation to Broadstairs, Kent will be a great idea because you will be instantly struck by the ethnic beauty that is characteristic of the place. The long winding streets and the cluster of fisherman cottages all adds to the charm of the place.
There are a number of bays in Broadstairs, but the main thing that attracts the first time visitor to Broadstairs is the magnificent horse shoe shaped bay called the Viking Bay.
You can treat your eyes to a magnificent view of the bay, watch the ships dock at the harbour and have a great time with your kids at the 150 meter long sand filled beach. To lie in the beach under the caressing rays of the sun could be a big boost to your vacation.
Kingsgate Bay, Broadstairs
Just round the corner is the beautiful Kingsgate bay with its famous arch which has been cut into the cliffs through by the sea. Kingsgate Bay is one of Broadstairs smaller beaches.
During high tide you are able to walk from Joss Bay Broadstairs all the way to Kingsgate Bay, but be sure to check the tidal times.
Perched over either side of Kingsgate Bay Broadstairs is The Captain Digby Pub Broadstairs which offers a fine selection of traditional English food and stunning sea views whilst on the other side there is the impressive Kingsgate Castle which is now private flats.
Stone Bay, Broadstairs
When it comes to Broadstairs Beaches you cannot get a better beach for families than Stone Bay based just around the corner from Viking Bay Broadstairs.
Boasting a concrete promenade one is able to walk from Viking Bay through to St Mary's Bay and then finally onto Stone Bay Broadstairs.
Stone Bay is one of Broadstairs most family orientated beaches with many choosing to have a permanent beach hut down there.
The beach has parking on the street above the cliff and also boasts toilets and a beach cafe.
Botany Bay, Broadstairs
Heading towards Margate one of the last official Broadstairs Beaches is Botany Bay. This bay has stunning white cliffs many of which have been cut into fantastic shapes which provide the perfect spot for a fantastic photo opportunity.
There are also lifeguard patrols during the summer months and this beach is popular with windsurfers, body boarders and bathers.
Botany Bay Broadstairs is also very close to the Kingsgate Hotel which offers a bear garden, hotel rooms and freshly prepared pub food.
Joss Bay, Broadstairs
Joss Bay Broadstairs is one of the best known beaches in Broadstairs and is seen by many in Kent as the jewel in the town's crown, boasting one of the districts best surf schools a cafe and during the summer months is patrolled by life guards.
For those who are looking for a bit of adventure Joss Bay in Broadstairs offers the perfect setting for surfing, sea kayaking, body boarding and much more.
Joss Bay Broadstairs also has its own parking lot which has a number of spaces and is perfect for gazing out across the beautiful views.
Just above the beach is Broadstairs Kent's only light house which offers passing ships warning about the cliffs. This historic spot provides a fantastic insight into Broadstairs Kent's history.


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"Respect" is the first full length video put out by Aaron Jones and Gabe Seamon, with the support of Morning Bell skateboards and fueled by 2for1 pizza. The video generally focuses on and features the crew of younger skaters who have become known throughout the city of Toronto, and even further afield, as the Duff Grove kids. … Continue reading
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Lost Art Kings: Mark Baines
Lost art have just put up a retrospective interview with Sheffield, UK, and worldwide skateboarding leg-end and shop team member Mark Baines. Its i really novel interview format that pretty much just allows the man to wander down his considerably long memory lane and conjure up tales from the many different eras he has lived … Continue reading
the Nolan Waller interview
And if those words and pictures were not enough to quench your thirst for Nolan and Lewis then why not give his welcome part a watch. Filmed and edited by Jay Burles. Continue reading
Cruising through the years with Lewis…again.
In increasingly turbulent economic times for the skateboard industry people are turning more and more to smaller independent board companies with their consumer dollars, choosing to turn over hard-earned cash to the people in their own scenes rather than the larger more established brands. But while the Polars, Magentas, and Palaces of the world have sprung up in the past … Continue reading
An interview with Jacob Ovgren
Polar's other resident mad man, talks to Tor Strom about skating, drawing, and new concepts in pen design. Continue reading
Aaron Herringtons first PRO Interview (kind of)
Little did we know that less than 12 hours after conducting this interview a few of the questions raised would be unquestionably put to rest, and Aaron would be the newest professional on the Polar Skate Co. but lets be honest we all new it was coming. What I was not expecting was when I … Continue reading
An interview with Neil MacDonald of "Science versus Life"
I might have actually met Neil in real life, in fact it is much more likely that I have than have not, but neither of us can really remember. Regardless of that he is someone who has completely immersed himself in skateboarding from a very young age and recently he decided to start sharing some … Continue reading


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How to Sashay with Style into the Royal Wedding
Posted by Bridezilla on 27 Apr, 2011
As a guest, how might you go about choosing your big day audience attire? Being Britain, it goes without saying that hats will reign supreme, but given that Kate Middleton has chosen a demure dress from the otherwise over-the-top Sarah Burton, creative director of Alexander McQueen, how should a guest look so as not to draw overt attention?
Since it is a royal wedding and designer labels are a must, I say wear something classic with a dash of flash. A beautifully tailored Victoria Beckham dress paired with an eye catching Philip Treacy hat perhaps or maybe the laid-back cuts of Stella McCartney with the addition of a simple fascinator. Or forget overshadowing the bride and go all out spectacular.
Going Chic
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On 02 May, 2011, Amy said:
These fashions are incredible! I am glad that no one went "outrageous" that I could see, anyway. These items are all beautiful.
On 03 May, 2011, Bridezilla said:
After seeing the wedding, I'd say a few of those hats definitely hit some outrageous notes. Then again, I'm a total sucker for crazy accessories.


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September 1967 Popular Electronics
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles
Popular Electronics,
published October 1954 - April 1985. All copyrights are hereby acknowledged.
It's time for a few more
electronics-themed comics. This set from four different artists comes from the September
1967 issue of Popular Electronics magazine. Users of modern, solid state radio
gear are not familiar with the kinds of problems that plagued the older vacuum tube equipment
- mainly overheating and a tendency for that smoke that is supposed to remain inside
resistors and capacitors leaking out and breaking the set. One good thing about the overheated
components that help with troubleshooting is that the designers at the factory added
a chemical to give off the unique burnt resistor or capacitor odor that let you sniff
out the faulty part; you know, kind of like the odor added to natural gas (which itself
is odorless) to alert you to a leak. Be sure to use one or more of these in the opening
slides of your next presentation for putting your audience in a good mood. See the full
list of comics at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Don't Fret
It Only Hertz!
"Hello, boss? About this radio repair job you sent me on - HELP!"
"There's your trouble!"
"Hey, Mom ... place an ad in Popular Electronics: 'Rig for sale,
never been used over 3 wpm "
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These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines:
RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling
2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas
and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer.
The Internet was still largely an unknown entity at the time and not much was available
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They say 'all good things must come to an end'! Saturday past was the last class for Geeky Moms and Mom 4.0 at the RLabs Academy. The morning was filled with laughter and many tears. 2011 was the first year RLabs ran training under the Academy. As both Monique (co-founder of She's the Geek) and I are very passionate about empowering women and technology equally, that it made absolute sense for us to facilitate the Saturday morning sessions with the women at the RLabsRLabs Academy. It has been an interesting and most fulfilling journey we have embarked on yet. My favorite part of this year has been watching the women find their inner geek! So finding the geek in every woman is most definitely possible.
Finding the Geek in every woman November 27, 2011
Skype for the MOMS!! October 21, 2010
The latest class for the Mom3.0 Cafe Session covered Skype. The women as usual came expectant and were ready to learn something new.
Monique Ross, our very own She's the Geek did the presentation and took the women through the history of Skype, its benefits and a step-by-step guide how to sign up to Skype.
All the women signed up to Skype and updated their profiles with pictures. Thereafter, they invited friends and searched for other friends and family on Skype. Jackie Biggs (one of the moms) was brave enough to do a presentation to the rest of the class on how to sign up to Skype. She did a good job of explaining and showing the rest of the class how to sign up. She was so good that she even won a prize!
It's very exciting to watch how the women are growing more confident with social media and within themselves. Next week we having an international Guest Speaker chatting to the women via Skype. This will be the first time this medium is used for the Mom3.0 Cafe Session to have a guest speaker. Happy calling ladies!!
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Presentation Time for Mom3.0 Session October 2, 2010
This morning the moms came out in full force once again to attend the Mom3.0 Cafe Session. Today the RLabs facilitators thought it would be interesting to surprise the ladies by asking them to choose their favourite social media tool. Once they have chosen their tool they would get 15min to prepare themselves and then have to present a step-by-step guide to signing in and using this tool to the rest of the class.
We always have to shift and change our mindsets and get helped out of our comfort zones. So this exercise was quite useful. The moms were good sports and when presenting, encouraged each other to continue and not focus on the mistakes during the presentations. The favourite tool of the morning was Facebook. When asked why that tool is their favourite? One of the moms shared that she loves looking at peoples pictures and reading their status updates. The fact that you can see everything on one screen is wonderful and very exciting.
Below we have one of the moms Jackie Biggswho is an avid micro blogger. She chose Twitter as her tool to present. When asked why Twitter? She answered its quick and instant. One does not have to wait before updating your status. If you feel or experienced something you can say it immediately without waiting for someone to comment on or Like your status. Jackie has been for over a year now and it is always interesting to read what she has to say and how she contributes to the world wide web.
You can follow the Mom3.0 Cafe Session moms on: www.mom2zero.com
Source: RLabs
YouTube and Mom3.0-Just Me September 4, 2010
RLabs is having another Mom3.0 Cafe Session today. The ladies all came really early and were ready for the session. We are continuing with Vlogging and Blogging.
Below is a video clip of Melissa Johnson, one of the younger moms:
This is a video clip of Francis Herbert, one of the older moms:
The rest of the ladies updated their Facebook and Twitter statuses and checked their emails.
They also blogged on the Mom3.0 Blog and viewed each others videos on YouTube. It is always good to read what they have to say about one another's status updates and the encouraging words left as comments.
Speed dating with the Moms… June 19, 2010


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Cymatics, is derived from a Greek word, meaning "wave", is a subset of modal vibrational phenomena. The term was coined by Hans Jenny, a Swiss follower of the philosophical school known as anthroposophy. This is a visual representation of the frequency field. I created this piece from acrylic on canvas based on the subtle energies I can see and feel.
Author/Artist Bio
Anya was born in Argentina. She quickly embraced her heritage and has been studying art since a very young age. Her curiosity for the arts started at home while she studied her father as he painted and mixed color in oil. Specializing in portraits and landscapes, her father became an established painter in Mendoza Argentina. At the age of eight, Anya witnessed her mother's dream come true as her parents moved her and her brother to the United States. Anya's love for the arts broadened as her skills became more precise. Her passion to grow as an artist continued as she enrolled herself at Ringling School of Art & Design located in Sarasota, Florida where she studied Fine Art and Illustration. Here she focused her studies on some of her favorite areas of art which include sculpture class, 3D form and fine art acrylic and oil painting. In 1992 she was rushed to the hospital for emergency surgery and passed while on the operating table then came back to life a few minutes later. This experience altered her consciousness about life but didn't remember anything that happened. Her clarity from the experience came to her when she all the sudden could absorb all the colors in the nature around her more vividly than before. She then decided to dedicate herself full time as a painter specializing in acrylic painting with a new vested interest in mixing art, science and spirituality into her paintings. She started a series of Holographic Mandalas which were shown to her through lucid dream states combined with deep meditation practices which allows her to retrieve messages that tell the story about her paintings and how to use them as a visual meditation tool to balance left and right brain. Anya later publish her book after confirming the information about work in the science community. In 1995, Anya opened up her own gallery in Sarasota FL. In 2006 Anya relocated herself to South Florida where she continues to show her paintings around the US and abroad. Her book Holographic Mandalas Meditation Tools for Conscious Living was published in 2006 and features mandalas.
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In a robust and still booming beauty and anti-aging industry that is currently worth more than a trillion dollars, according to the Global Wellness Institute, it has become commonplace to see highly targeted products. New, highly specialized niches are finally answering to the clamor for better solutions to every beauty and skincare concern consumers have.
5 Moisturizers that fit your Oily Skin
Even though a cleanse, tone, moisturize skincare routine has been preached for decades, the last part of the equation has not always been a great solution to people with oily skin types. Now, finally, a specialized niche caters to moisturizer for oily skin.
Below are 5 of the best performing moisturizers that leave your skin nourished and with a matte finish:
1. The Body Shop Seaweed Mattifying Day Cream, US$16.50, 1.7 oz.. Made with the skin nourishing properties of seaweeds, rather than the usual oily, synthetic emollients and skin conditioner. It works as a great moisturizer and, because of its smooth, matte finish, can also serve as a makeup primer.
2. Mineral Fusion SPF 15 Oil-Free Moisturizer with Mattifying Kaolin Clay, US$24.99, 3.4 oz. It combines the non-greasy, moisturizing properties of grapefruit with the mattifying effect of kaolin clay to create a wonderful, long-lasting skin hydration without the oily skin surface. Other than leaving your skin with a matte finish, kaolin clay is also a popular cosmetic ingredient because of its ability to bend light, making skin look smoother and helps even out the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. Getting this product on is like using a BB Cream in a transparent shade.
3. La Roche-Posay Effaclar Mat Oil-Free Facial Moisturizer for Oily Skin, US$32, 1.35 fl. oz. This cream is a true blue multi-tasker. It moisturizes skin, absorbs excess oil, refines and tightens enlarged pores, and even provides skin with the powerful antioxidant protection of Vitamins C and E.
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5. Grown Alchemist Matte Balancing Moisturizer, $69, 2 oz. Topped by acai berry and borago, this moisturizer for oily skin is loaded with botanical ingredients. Combined, these ingredients make this product deliver on multiple functions: moisturizing, plumping and firming, oil control, and improvement of dark pigments and other signs of skin aging<. All-organic and all-natural junkies will love its synthetic-free, chemical-free formulation.
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(CNN) – Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is denying a report of division within her staff over booking Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin as a guest.
"The item in today's Drudge Report is categorically untrue," Winfrey wrote in a statement issued Friday. "There has been absolutely no discussion about having Sarah Palin on my show."
Citing sources that had spoken to the news Web site, a story posted Friday morning on The Drudge Report said "Oprah's staff is sharply divided on the merits of booking Sarah Palin." "One executive close to Winfrey is warning any Palin ban could ignite a dramatic backlash!," the story also says.
But Winfrey, a longtime and outspoken supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, is flat-out denying the report. "At the beginning of this presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates," Winfrey wrote in the statement. "I agree that Sarah Palin would be a fantastic interview, and I would love to have her on after the campaign is over."
In addition to holding a fundraiser for Obama, the media mogul has appeared on the campaign trail for the Illinois senator and she attended the recent Democratic convention where Obama became the first African-American to be named the presidential nominee of a major political party. "It filled us with a sense of hope and possibility that, you know, I never even, sort of, been able tap into," Winfrey said about the convention. "It was beyond anything I'd ever experienced. It really was. It was a transcendent moment."
(CNN) - Oprah Winfrey will be on hand when Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination in Denver – but the talk show host, who was a key presence at rallies for the Illinois senator during the primary season, won't take the stage, a representative from her production company told CNN Wednesday.
The spokeswoman also denied rumors Winfrey was planning to spend thousands renting a home in Denver during the convention.
In June, shortly after Obama effectively clinched the Democratic nomination, Winfrey – who appeared with him in several key early-voting states, including Iowa, New Hampshire and California – said she was "euphoric" over his victory.
"I've been doing the happy dance all day," she said in a statement then. "I'm so proud of Barack and Michelle and what this means for all of us, the new possibilities for our country."
She added that she'd be happy to hit the trail again on his behalf: "And if he wants me to, I'm ready to go door to door."
(CNN) - Oprah Winfrey is ecstatic over Barack Obama's apparent victory in this year's Democratic presidential race.
"I'm euphoric, I've been doing the happy dance all day," she said in a statement released Wednesday I'm so proud of Barack and Michelle and what this means for all of us, the new possibilities for our country."
The talk show host, who campaigned for Obama in several key early primary states, added: "And if he wants me to, I'm ready to go door to door."
(CNN) - Talk-show host Oprah Winfrey is set to headline a Barack Obama event in Los Angeles Sunday, two days before Democrats in California and 21 other states head to the polls.
The event will mark Winfrey's return to the campaign trail two months after the media mogul stumped for the Illinois senator in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, drawing record-breaking crowds and heavy media coverage.
Obama's wife Michelle and Caroline Kennedy will also attend the event, though the Illinois senator himself is scheduled to be in Delaware that day.
- CNN's Chris Welch contributed to this report
Clinton and Bush are statistically tied as the nation's most admired man.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Looks like all of Bill Clinton's time on the campaign trail this year for his wife Hillary may be paying off in the polls for more than one member of the family.
Sitting presidents usually top Gallup's list of the country's most admired man, and this year is no exception: President Bush leads, as the choice of 10 percent of those polled. But in this survey, he's in a statistical tie with former President Bill Clinton, at 8 percent. In the last survey, there was an 8-point margin of separation, with Bush leading 13 to 5 percent, and a 17-point difference in a 2004 poll. (Full poll results [PDF])
Former Vice President Al Gore, who won several high-profile awards in 2007 for his work to raise awareness about climate change, also shot up in the poll - now in third place with 6 percent - 5 percentage points higher than last year.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama nudges out the Rev. Billy Graham and Nelson Mandela for fourth place with 5 percent. Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, and Rudy Giuliani also make the list - all at 1 percent.
Hillary Clinton tops Gallup's most admired woman list, with 18 percent. But popular talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who has campaigned for Obama, Clinton's chief rival, is statistically tied with the New York Democrat at 16 percent. Both have gained in this year's poll: Clinton was at 13 percent in 2006 while Winfrey was at 9 percent.
The poll surveyed 1,011 Americans December 14-16, and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
- CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
Oprah and Obama were greeted by record crowds on the campaign trail last weekend.
WASHINGTON (CNN) - Oprah Winfrey's recent campaign swing with Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama was greeted with wild cheers and record-breaking crowds.
But some of the talk show host's fans aren't happy she's become politically outspoken, and many are sounding off on Oprah's Web site.
"Oprah," says one, "count me as tuned out for now." Another writes, "It's a real turn off for a lot of your fans." And yet another says "She has crossed a line and lost my trust completely."
But, what's especially interesting about reading Oprah's Web site is why some of those fans seem to be upset: the way she stumped for Obama, they say, seemed to pit white against black.
"I've been inspired to believe that a new vision is possible for America,"
Oprah said while on the stump with Obama in South Carolina. "Dr. King dreamed the dream, we get to vote that dream into reality."
Back on Oprah's Web site, one commenter wrote, "Winfrey has artfully begun her stump speeches alongside Obama with a negative racial tone."
And another commenter wrote, "Don't pit blacks against whites."
Interviewed on ABC's Good Morning America Wednesday, Winfrey rejected the notion she is supporting Obama merely because he is black.
"I get a little..I guess the word is 'offended,'" Winfrey said. "To think that I would be supporting someone just because of their skin would mean we haven't moved far from Dr. King's speech in 1963, where he said we should be judged by the content of our character not the color of their skin."
In another interview, Winfrey told CNN that she weighed carefully whether she should get involved in politics, wondering whether she would "lose viewers as a result."
"I made the decision that I have the right to do it as an American citizen," she said.
Related video: Oprah hits 3 states for Obama
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In the latest Best Political Podcast, Bill Schneider reports on new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll numbers that show Mike Huckabee in a virtual tie with Rudy Giuliani, Candy Crowley takes a look back at the "Oprah-bama" barnstorm through three early primary states, and Ed Henry has a report on the White House's reaction to the CIA tapes controversy.
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Watch Candy Crowley's report about Oprah Winfrey's first foray into politics.
(CNN) - Talk show host Oprah Winfrey ventured into presidential politics over the weekend. The media mogul made campaign stops in three key early primary states and rallied crowds on behalf of Sen. Barack Obama who is in a tight race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Watch Candy Crowley's report about Winfrey's 'Oprah-bama' tour.
Related video: Jeanne Moos on Obama-Oprah soul
Watch Suzanne Malveaux's report about "Oprahlooza."
(CNN) - In a close race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sens. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, and Hillary Clinton, D-New York, are both seeking the support of female voters.
Suzanne Malveaux reports from Columbia, South Carolina about talk show host Oprah Winfrey's possible influence on these key voters - who are also the core of the media mogul's loyal viewership.
Watch the entire 20 minute introduction by Winfrey to a crowd of 29,000 in South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) - The crowd traveled here from across South Carolina to see Oprah Winfrey speak, but the biggest applause line at Sunday's rally came straight from Barack Obama's stump speech: "The name George W. Bush will not be on the ballot" next year, he said to a huge roar from the audience.
"I'm sick of politics as usual," Winfrey told the crowd of 29,000 voters and 350 credentialed journalists at Williams-Brice Stadium, after an introduction from Obama's wife Michelle. "We need politicians who know how to tell the truth. But more importantly we need politicians who know how to be the truth."
Her speech, light on policy and heavy on the Illinois senator's message of change, was similar to the remarks she gave in Iowa on Saturday. But if the balmy weather and the football stadium weren't sign enough, it was clear from their speeches that they were in a different part of the country.


text: Ubuntu 8.04 alpha 4 was officially released today and is now available for testing. This alpha offers an early look at some of the features that will be included in the final 8.04 release, which is scheduled for April. Codenamed Hardy Heron, Ubuntu 8.04 will be the second long-term support (LTS) release, which means that it will be supported on the desktop for three years and on the server for five years.Full story »