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1. Mackie leaving on her mission- My little sister proved braver and more spiritually strong than I ever was at 19, and set off to serve a mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Tokyo Japan mission. She has been thriving there, training younger missionary sisters and approaching foreign strangers, all while freezing her butt off! I just love getting letters from her.
2. Trip to SE Asia- We started planning and saving for this trip when we first got married, and it was surreal to think after all that planning it was finally go time! It was my first time out of the country and our first big trip as a couple. We saw the most beautiful and interesting places, and only increased our wanderlust.
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3. Ten hours in Tokyo- I consider this its own particular adventure. We had ten hours to explore between layover flights and no real knowledge of what to do or where to go. We found our way to Shibuya and picked a restaurant at random, which lucky for us the food was delicious and they spoke a little English. We spent the rest of our time walking the busy streets and people watching on the world's busiest crosswalk. How I wish we had more time to really explore!
|view from the Starbucks overlooking that humongous intersection
4. Moving to Huntington Beach- We searched all summer and throughout all of Orange County for a new place to live, and ended up in Huntington Beach! We love our new place, and exploring our new city. The best way to start off our Saturdays is a run along the beach followed by giant acai bowls, and our favorite date night is a walk to the nearby restaurants or Yogurtland.
5. Rose- My family received the first grand-baby and my first niece! Oh we just love her to pieces-who couldn't? She's the most adorable baby I've ever seen! {no biases here ;)}
6. New job at Southern California Edison- My new years resolution at the beginning of the 2013 was a promise to myself that I would have a new job by the end of the year. When I was discouraged with the long interview process and the countless resumes sent into space, I told Torrey that the only way I was going to get the job was "by the grace of God." Now I believe that is exactly what happened, and I couldn't be more grateful for such an amazing opportunity.
7. 2nd Anniversary- I can't believe how fast time has gone!
7. Sequoia National Park- I'm so glad we took this camping trip, because it just made Torrey so happy. He loves mountains, pine, chopping wood, hiking trails, all those manly-man things. I love seeing new beautiful places. So this was time well spent.
7. 2nd Anniversary- I can't believe how fast time has gone!
7. Sequoia National Park- I'm so glad we took this camping trip, because it just made Torrey so happy. He loves mountains, pine, chopping wood, hiking trails, all those manly-man things. I love seeing new beautiful places. So this was time well spent.
9. California Thanksgiving- I cooked and baked and petted wiener dogs, and spent time with my family, and have no pictures to prove it.
10. Utah Christmas- We played with nieces, ate lots of pancakes, and spent lots of time with family.
This year has brought us everything we could have asked for and more.
|I think the real reason we go the Utah is so Torrey can chop wood.
|My favorite of us from this year.
Here's to a new year with a world of possibilities!


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There are a few issues where the difference between right and wrong — good and evil — are so stark that the wrong answer reveals not merely error but a fundamental defect in moral reasoning — in the very ability to discern truth. Domestically, abortion is the cardinal example. That some Christians believe women should have a legal right to hire a doctor to dismember her child in the womb is nothing short of mind-boggling. It's a symptom of a deep moral decay and frequently spills over into a potpourri of other issues — where self-indulgence and personal autonomy trump all other values.
In the realm of foreign policy — of war and peace — the Israeli/Arab conflict represents another example of a stark divide between good and evil. That some Americans (and perhaps most Europeans) side with the virulently racist, openly genocidal culture of the modern Arab Middle East over a vibrant, pluralistic democracy is — again — nothing short of mind-boggling. Israel has faced attempted genocide again and again — in 1948, in 1967, and in 1973 armies mobilized for the express purpose of destroying the Jewish state. Iranian officials openly threaten a nuclear holocaust, and stadiums full of "Arab Spring" Egyptians act more like young Nazis in a Nuremberg rally than they do like the Facebooking hipsters of popular legend:
It is against this backdrop that Mitt Romney's Jerusalem speech was so clarifying. I agree with Daniel Pipes, it was significant that Mitt emphasized the moral bonds between America and Israel. By doing so, he reminds us that American foreign policy — indeed, American national purpose — is about more than naked self-interest. He reminds us that not all international conflicts are about mere shades of gray.
In the West we seem to be plagued by the faux sophistication of post-colonial, post-modern, post-Christian relativism — to the point where Israel's occasional excesses in self-defense place it on the same (or inferior) moral plane to those who wish to end its very existence. Barack Obama seems to view the state of Israel as a geopolitical annoyance. Mitt Romney sees it as a modern miracle.
Like Dr. Pipes, I was moved by Mitt's closing line: "May God bless America, and may He bless and protect the Nation of Israel."
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Previous media releases
Real Estate Bubble Index continues to indicate increased potential for correction
The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index has risen slightly to 1.23. Despite a decline in growth rates for prices and mortgage volume, the potential for correction has increased further. On a regional basis, additional regulatory measures could result in exacerbation of the imbalances.
Zurich/Basel, 5 February 2014 – The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index has risen slightly to 1.23 index points following a small 0.03-point gain. As a result, the magnitude of any drop and the risk of a correction have again grown slightly. The rise was driven primarily by price growth in residential property, running at a 3.6% rate year on year in real terms. The index performance nevertheless confirms the gradual cooling of the housing market, as reflected in prices and mortgage demand.
However, a major price correction is not necessary for a noticeable calming of the market. A price drop of just 5% would push the UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index to a level below 1, out of the risk zone. A halving of mortgage growth in the current year to less than 2% would have a similar effect.
The flattening of price performance seen throughout Switzerland was primarily influenced by slightly falling or stagnating prices in the hotspots on Lake Geneva and Lake Zurich, while prices in Eastern Switzerland, for example, continued to rise strongly. The migration of the local population from high-price regions into extended agglomerations and peripheral locations has thus had a dampening effect on prices in the regions with the highest valuations.
Regulatory measures to reduce risks on the real estate market, such as the anti-cyclical capital buffer, are unable to take into account differing phases of the price cycle on a regional basis. More stringent lending criteria could result in a credit squeeze, for example. This would trigger an exaggerated drop in prices in markets already undergoing a correction. On the other hand, an undesirable side effect of any tighter restrictions on the lending limit could cause a shift in demand to lower-cost regions, for example, which would in turn tend to intensify imbalances in those areas.
The Martigny economic region is now one of the risk regions due to the accelerating price growth it has enjoyed in the last three years. In contrast, the Saanen-Obersimmental and Unteres Baselbiet regions have seen a slowdown in the market. Due to their high valuations, however, these regions remain in the list of monitored regions.
UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index – 4Q 2013
Depending on its current value, the index falls into one of the following risk categories: slump, balance, boom, risk and bubble. These categories are specifically defined and ranked in order of risk. The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index comprises six sub-indices that track: the relationship between purchase and rental prices, the relationship between house prices and household income, the development of house prices relative to inflation, the relationship between mortgage debt and income, the relationship between construction and gross domestic product (GDP), and the ratio of loan applications filed for intended rental properties to total loan applications filed by UBS private clients.
Selecting exposed and monitoring regions
Our selection of exposed regions is tied to the level of the UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index and is based on a multi-level selection process utilizing regional population and property price data.
Regional risk map - 4Q 2013
Claudio Saputelli, Head of CIO WM Swiss & Global Real Estate Research
Tel. +41 79 513 50 45
Dr. Matthias Holzhey, Economist CIO WM Swiss & Global Real Estate Research
Tel. +41 44 234 71 25
The UBS Swiss Real Estate Bubble Index report is available on the Internet via this link: www.ubs.com/swissrealestatebubbleindex-en
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The US Navy has recovered and identified the remains of a sailor who went missing after the USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel, the US Navy's Seventh Fleet said Friday.
US Navy and Marine Corps divers recovered and identified remains of 26-year-old Dustin Louis, an electronics technician and sailor, according to the statement.
The news comes after the Navy denied claims that human remains that had been found in the sea by Malaysian forces were those of American sailors from the US destroyer.
USS John S. McCain collided with the Alnic MC oil tanker near the Malacca strait in Singapore's waters on Monday. The crash left five sailors injured and ten missing. On Thursday, the first body, of a 22-year-old sailor, was recovered.
The incident has also stirred up controversy over the condition of US naval forces and triggered dismissal of Navy Seventh Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoindue due to the loss of confidence.
The USS John S. McCain is the second Seventh Fleet ship to collide with another vessel this summer and the fourth since January. In June, seven sailors were killed in a separate incident when the US destroyer Fitzgerald hit a cargo ship off the coast of Japan. Both vessels belonged the Seventh Fleet.
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How To: Not Over Pack
by Rachel
Pack the amount of clothes you think you might need, then remove 5 articles of clothing. Seriously… I packed waaaay too many clothes this weekend!
Pack the amount of clothes you think you might need, then remove 5 articles of clothing. Seriously… I packed waaaay too many clothes this weekend!
Perma-B.O. The grossest. You put on a shirt fresh from the laundry, put deodorant on a fresh armpit, and an hour later you smell like B.O? Something is not adding up. It's the buildup of the little bit of B.O. that doesn't get washed out with each wash. Eventually, a perfectly good shirt otherwise, smells bad about 5 minutes in. And if you are someone who sweats a lot, the new sweat just empowers the stink more. The bad? You stink. The good? Time for new shirts!
Speaking of new shirts, my beef today is not knowing where to buy cool shit. I really love shopping most of the time (or, I hate it. It's one or the other), but when I'm really in the mood, I just don't know where to go in Toronto! Tell me your cool shopping stores, World!
I had a minor OCD takeover on Friday, but I feel totally okay about it. My closet just hasn't been right… Its a jumble of mismatched hangers; plastic, wire, wooden and all different colours… It was a right mess. So thanks to Dollarama and their incredibly affordable hangers (a 7 pack for $2!) I have organized it in a way I can stand!
My clothes are all on white plastic hangers. Husbands clothes are all on grey plastic hangers. My dresses occupy a separate closet and are living on wooden hangers. Coats are on black and blue hangers. And all is right with the world again. There is so much to be said for colour coding.
Just look at a photo of yourself wearing short-shorts. You'll go.
You can't button your pants all day because your stomach sunburn won't allow it. You can't technically zipper them either, but that's probably just because you ate McDonald's last night.


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A very rare Saturday with no class and no pre-scheduled events calls for a morning of sleeping in and a spontaneous day trip up to Berkeley, which we hadn't visited for a while. Our first stop of the day was Noodle Theory Provisions. This was our first time visiting the Oakland location. Clay ordered a kalua pork ramen with poached eggs, bamboo shoots, & nori, while I ordered my usual go-to, grilled niman ranch beef udon in a coconut lime curry broth. My favorite dish at my favorite restaurant in Berkeley - just looking at the photo makes me crave it all over again! Next stop, we did some work at Au Coquelet, a cafe in downtown Berkeley where I used to study all the time back in college. We then met up with some of our friends from church and walked around to get ice cream from Ici's, potato puffs from Gregoire's, and pizza from Cheeseboard (always a must!). After our friends left, Clay and I managed to squeeze in a visit to Games of Berkeley, where we learned a new board game called Kingdomino. (Love that they set up tables in their back room so that people can borrow board games to play!) Our day ended with a reunion with my college roommate, Hyuna, who I hadn't seen since she moved back to Korea in December 2012. It was so nice to catch up with her at Mr. Dewie's Cashew Creamery over in Albany after not each other for 5+ years!
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Once in Guildford, find the Swan Street and Terrace Road junction and we are located at 105 Swan street.
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FullContact: Heck yeah, we're from Denver
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FullContactIf you live on the web, your address book is probably one hot mess full of duplicates, triplicates and gazooplicates. FullContact, a 2011 graduate of Boulder's Techstars accelerator program, promises to clean that up for free and keep all the digital contacts updated. How so? It combs "public information" and updates free accounts monthly, paid accounts daily. Those sources include "hundreds of public websites, social networks, APIs, trusted partners and users of our service." FullContact merges everything about that contact into one entry — and links to that person's Twitter or Facebook account if you gave it permission to scrape those accounts. There is some manual stuff to do to get more out of your address book, like adding tags and notes to a person's entry. But that's about it. One nifty feature is its mobile app can take a picture of a business card, transcribe it and add that person automatically to your contacts — just three clicks.
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|Meryl Streep as Anjelica Huston.
The time is the distant future, when everything, including trees, sky and people, is either black, white or shades of grey since color was deemed too stimulating and thus eliminated. Ditto music, love, snow and dancing. There are neither people of color nor senior citizens. War is non-existent, as are pain, sorrow and comfortable furniture. Nobody is fat, which is nice, and everyone apologizes for the slightest infraction. Precision of language is quite important, which I found refreshing. Also, lying is against the Rules, another nice feature.
I was quite taken with their little Utopia, actually: No war, no killing, what's not to like? Except there is killing, and on a daily basis as it turns out, done for the "good of the community." Twins are strictly forbidden and that's all I will say about that.
The plot is so full of holes it's fun to watch, as Old Man Bridges turns over the forbidden memories from the past to the newly-chosen "Receiver of Memory" at a big ceremony where everyone claps using one hand on their thigh instead of two hands the way we do it now. (Apparently one-handed thigh clapping is one of the ways Man will evolve.)
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text: It's a bit late, but who said the Washington Post can't learn? It ran a nice piece on worksharing, pointing out the impact that reducing work hours can have in preventing unemployment. Those of us who have been working on worksharing for the last five years might be a bit frustrated with the delay, but if even the Washington Post can learn, there is hope for America.


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I am Alfie and I want to tell you about my bushcraft advantage this weekend.
On Saturday we kayaked on the river. I don't have any photos but we saw:
• Herons
• Black head gulls
• Common gulls
• Red shank
• Green shank
• Curlew
• Cormorant
• Little grebe
When we got home we lit a fire with a flint and steel and cooked rabbit stew. I also made a shooting target. That night mum and me slept outside under a tarp.
On Sunday we made a little stove from a tin drinking can. We went to the woods and cooked our lunch on it.


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I often hear that some people are busier than others 'I have less time than…'
We all have the same time, it's 24 hours in each day for every single one of the 7 billion + people on the planet.
It is what we choose to do with it that matters.
Goethe said 'things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.'
It seems simple, prioritise the things that are most important and do them first. However, without a purpose or meaning, it is hard to prioritise what to do first.
So the less meaning we have, strangely we have less time as we are not focused on anything in particular and we drift. Equally, the more we do many things, the less well we do any of them and then we have no time for the more important.
The more meaning we have, the more purpose, the more productive and intentional we become. So we actually get more done in less time. This frees us up for guilt-free leisure time and less resentful work time.
It is a fantastically self-perpetuating cycle as the more guilt-free leisure time we get, the more productive we are at work, as resentment is removed, and then the more guilt-free leisure we can enjoy.
Our time is completely free every day, it is our choice with what we fill the time with.
The final factor is that things that are of value to us and the world take time to come together, create and spread.
So we have the time we need, as not everything has to be done today.


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Alfonso "Big Al" Enriquez of Oak Harbor, WA passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the ripe age of 84.
Al was born to parents Alberto and Teofila Cepeda on October 30, 1933 in Torreon, Coahuila Mexico. He grew up as the youngest of eight brothers and one adopted sister. Alberto was a farmer and Teofila was a store owner. Al had a very happy childhood and some of his fondest memories were of fishing with his father and witnessing a moment of his father and mother having a tender kiss. Other than that, he did not have much memory of his father as he died when Al was only 3 years old. Al excelled in writing, mathematics and learning English while in grammar school. After graduating, he worked at the bicycle shop of a family friend and learned the basics of bicycle mechanics and repair. Although he loved his family and hometown environment, he was eager to start a new beginning after his mother sold the family store and both moved to the United States of America to live with his brother in 1948.
After moving to the United States, Al and his mom had some monetary struggles which gave them trouble in finding their feet in this new land. After a bit of time, both he and his mother had some success and found income with her employed as a nanny of multiple children, and Al taking two jobs: one as a paper delivery boy, and the other as an usher at a local movie theater. By the time he was 17, he was able to purchase his first car, a 1937 Ford 4-Door Sedan. Al was educated in LA at Barrendo Junior High School, and then Melmount High School and graduated with honors in 1953. By then, he left the theater and found work with his brother at a plumbing goods store learning how to fix and maintain faucets. He focused solely on working hard, saving money and preparing for his future. For Al, there was no time for romance or play. He worked at the store until he was 20 and then decided to make a change.
At that time the Air Force did not draft, so, in 1954, Al decide to enlist. Al served for 4 years and 3 months. He enjoyed his time in the Air Force and excelled as a teletype/crypto technician. He held positions such as Staff Sergeant, and Communications Center Supervisor. He was honorably discharged in 1958, and immediately enrolled in Los Angeles Polytechnic Institute in Los Angeles and afterwards, went straight to Fullerton College where he focused his studies on electronic sciences.
During college, North American Aviation Technical Research Laboratory recruited him as a Systems Test Engineer working on ground support equipment for the A-3J Vigilante. The logistics department saw his promise and immediately sent him to Maryland to put the A-3J through inspection and trials. He loved being out in the field, and it was this assignment which led him to become a Field Service Representative (Tech Rep).
From there, Al's career and ambitions took off. He was sent to various areas all over the U.S. installing and testing a number of different types of machinery and naval attack aircrafts such as the E2 A and E2 B "Hawkeye". During the Vietnam war, he was sent away for 9 months on the West Pac cruise on the USS Kittyhawk. Afterwards, stationed in Norfolk Virginia, he developed an interest in aviation and began flying lessons. Shortly thereafter, he had to discontinue lessons as he was stationed in the Philippines for 18 months.
During his time abroad, he courted the love of his life, Luicela (Lucy) Tello whom he met at a family gathering before he left the US. He scribed many letters to her while aboard many aircraft carriers, which included the Enterprise, Constellation, Coral Sea, America, Kennedy, Ranger and the Forrestall.
Al came to Lucy's hometown of Chihuahua, Mexico to marry her and to have what he always referred to as "a new beginning". This new beginning started in the town of Oak Harbor, WA where Al was transferred to NAS Whidbey. An original 90-day contract turned into a year, and so and so on. Al and Lucy decided to plant their roots in this wonderful quaint town and to build a family together.
During his time on Whidbey, Al achieved many life goals. He had a thrilling and successful career during his time with Autonetics/North American Aviation (which later became Rockwell International and, later on, Boeing) and later resigned and became a member of the Department of Defense as a field rep for NAESU.
He supported and trained Navy technicians at NAS Whidbey and was on 24/7 support to assist any air craft carrier deployed in the Western Pacific Area.
His passion for aviation re-ignited and he trained and studied to become a pilot, achieving his goals by of obtaining his Private, Commercial, Instrument and Instructors licenses. He opened his own flight school, named "Alcon Flight School", where he used two Cessna planes for his personal use and teaching. Later, he decided to keep one, his favorite, a Cessna 182 Skylane. He took many trips with Lucy and their family and taught many students during his time as a pilot. His greatest flying feat was when he flew his family down to Torreon, Mexico, his birthplace, which was 6500 miles to and from Oak Harbor. Al referred to this as an "impossible dream that came true."
While in Oak Harbor, Al discovered the community loved Lucy's cooking. They decided to open a Mexican food restaurant called Lucy's Mi Casita. Their business thrived and went from a small mom and pop place to a successful, larger format restaurant supporting a dining experience on the main level and a fun and uplifting bar experience on the second level. Al and Lucy decided to sell their business at the end of 2001 so they could retire and pursue their dreams of travel and enjoy their children and grandchildren. Al retired from his career at DOD NAESU in 1993 and hung up his pilot wings in 2013.
Even during retirement, Al found a new "job" which was volunteering as a Water Works Distribution Specialist where he was in charge of his community's water system. He was a consummate student and never stopped learning and always found new things to do and "fix". He worked tirelessly on his home and property, creating a wonderful environment for friends and family to eat, drink and be merry. Al also served on the Board of Directors of New Leaf, was a member of Navy League, the Oak Harbor Elks Lodge, Chinook Club, the Whidbey Island Golf and Country Club and the Oak Harbor Yacht Club
In one of Al's last moments, he said to his daughters and wife: "Don't worry. I've done everything I've wanted. My bucket is empty." And he commenced to sing his favorite song, by Frank Sinatra, "My Way".
Al lived his life fully, and often referred to this quote by Dr. Robert H. Goddard, rocketry pioneer: "It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow."
Alfonso is survived by his wife, Lucy, and their three daughters, Selena McCulloch(48), Myrna Habermann(47) and Jessica Griffin(42); and his son, Allan Enriquez(59) and daughter, Lisa Chapa(56). He is preceded in death by his parents Alberto and Teofila, and his brothers, Refugio, Justino, Antonio, Manuel and his son Leonard.
The family is grateful for condolences but has stated they are declining flowers, but encourages donations to the American Institute of Cancer Research.
Recitation of the Rosary will be held on Thursday, May 3 beginning a 7:00 pm at St Augustine Catholic Church. A funeral mass for Al will be celebrated on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 10:00 am at the church with Rev Paul Pluth, JCL as celebrant. A reception will follow in the church hall.
Arrangements were entrusted to Wallin Funeral Home. To share messages or condolences, please visit the funeral home website atwww.wallinfuneralhome.com.


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Thousands of supporters and volunteers cheered on the 24,000 competitors who participated in several events as part of the Humana San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon on Dec. 6-7.
The winners of the men's and women's marathon, Jacob Buhler and Elizabeth Howard, are San Antonio residents, but other race participants came to the city from all 50 states and several countries.
Some were running their first race and some have been running for years. Some were young and some were living young at 80-plus. Some were in wheelchairs or running on prosthetic legs. Some were cancer survivors. But they all shared a commitment to better health and well-being, determination to overcome challenges and the perseverance to log hundreds of miles and hours of training time. All were inspiring.
"You have this tremendous turnout from people who are interested in staying active, running is part of it … I want to continue to be part of it and work with the next generation so we raise the fitness level and the health level in this country," said Jim Ryun, Olympic champion and running legend.
"It's not about just the marathon … it's about all the events – being able to cycle … do a 10K," said Humana Vice President Pattie Dale Tye, who participated in the half-marathon along with Humana President and CEO Bruce Broussard. "It's about being able to volunteer in this community. There's something for everyone."
Watch the video above to get a glimpse of the joy, pride and fun shared by those who ran and those who cheered them on.


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Rylan Clark is pretty famous for his ultra white teeth, but it seems like his gnashers have gotten even, bigger after he flashed an extraordinarily grin while attending the Specsavers' Spectacle Wearer of the Year Awards.
The Celebrity Big Brother's Bit on the Side co-host was literally beaming as he hit the red carpet making his new veneers the main talking topic.
Despite all the harsh comments about his new pearly whites Rylan revealed that he is more than happy with his teeth.
He said: "I'm very happy with my veneers! It's something I've wanted done for ages and it felt like it was a good time to do it before starting my summer presenting on BOTS.
"I saw tweets comparing my teeth to Shergar and Ross from Friends which I thought were hilarious… but the funniest thing about the whole twitter malarky was 90% of the people tweeting me didn't have f***ing teeth in their head".
Speaking to Loose Women he added: "They are white but you know what, I've had a lot of stick with my teeth. It's something I wanted done.
"I was in a position now to get them done. I like them and at the end of the day, the people that have been piping up about my teeth, half of them haven't even got a tooth in their heads! "I know I've done well as my teeth have got their own Twitter page! Cheers for that guys! I appreciate it."
We guess as long as he's happy with the results then that's okay, but it does remind us of a certain Friends episode...
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Pecan Tassies
Finally I am onto posting about the things I baked at Christmas! I made these for my mom because she loves pecan tarts/pies/whatever. The crust is a cream cheese dough and it's not really sweet at all. I wasn't sure if this was a good thing (because it paired well with the sweet filling) or a bad thing (because it wasn't like the crusts I'm used to?) But after eating many a pecan tassie, I've decided it's a very good thing. The cream cheese dough is deliciously delicious and a bit flakey. I think I was expecting a more firm/crispy crust but the cream cheese crust is a bit softer. I'll be making these again as they are quite addictive.
The recipe might seem a bit intimidating or time consuming but it's really not that bad. Just make the dough one day, refrigerate, and do everything the next day. I love love loved that I didn't have to roll out dough and cut out little circles. It was so easy to just roll out balls of dough and push them into the mini muffin tin. A bonus is that they freeze amazingly well.
If this sounds good, you might also like:
Pecan Sour Cream Biscuits
Hello Dolly Bars
Apple Pie with Brown Sugar Streusel Topping
Pecan Honey Sticky Buns
Pecan Tassies
Adapted from Great Cookies
Makes 4 dozen 1 3/4" tassies.
1 recipe cream cheese pastry (recipe follows)
2 large eggs
2 cups lightly packed brown sugar
2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups coarsely chopped lightly toasted pecans, divided
1. Divide each rectangle of pastry into 24 1-inch squares. Roll each square into a ball and place into mini-muffin tins. Mold the dough into each hole, pressing it up the sides. Chill while preparing the filling.
2. Preheat the oven to 325F.
3. Place the eggs, brown sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whisk together until smooth.
4. Distribute 1 cup of the pecans among the pastry lined muffin cups. Empty the filling into a measuring cup with a spout and pour the mixture into the tins, filling them no more than 2/3 full. Sprinkle the tops with the remaining 1 cup nuts.
5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown around the edges. Rotate the pans from top to bottom and front to back towards the end of baking time. Let stand 5 minutes. using the tip of a paring knife, run the blade carefully around the edges of the muffin cups to loosen the tassies. When the tassies are cool enough to handle, remove them from the pan and set on cooling racks. The tassies can either be eased out with the tip of the knife. If you only have one mini muffin pan like me, repeat process with the second pan.
Cream Cheese Pastry
The original recipe suggests you do everything by hand but that's not so fun for me so I modified that and did it in my stand mixer.
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
2 cups all purpose flour, spooned in and leveled
1/4 tsp salt
1. Using a stand mixer and the paddle attachment, beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and blended.
2. Mix in 1 cup of the flour and the salt, working until almost incorporated. Mix in another 1/2 cup flour, working until the flour is almost incorporated. Complete the process by kneading in another 1/2 cup flour. Be careful not to overwork.
3. With lightly floured hands, shape the dough into a mound, then divide in half and form two 5 inch rectangles. Wrap with plastic. Chill for at least 4 hours or up to 3 days.


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More than 90 percent of 2011 Champlain College bachelor degree graduates who answered the annual "Employment Survey" report they found employment within 12 months of graduation, according to the 2012 Champlain College Employment Report. Employment data for 86 percent of the graduating class was collected.
The annual survey, conducted by the Champlain College Career Services Office, also shows that more than half of the seniors who graduated in May 2012 had accepted a job offer or expected to begin a job soon after they received their diploma. Of those with jobs, 83 percent said their post-graduation employment is "very" or "somewhat" related to their career goals.
Helping to fuel those strong results, said Sarah Potter, assistant vice president of Career Services, was the fact that two-thirds of the respondents had worked at a relevant internship or job related to their major within the past year. Students credited that experience with helping to open the doors to interviews and job offers.
Champlain College, a private college established in 1878, offers a wide range of majors and areas of study in four divisions - Business, Communications and Creative Media, Education and Human Studies, and Information Technology and Sciences. In addition to its Burlington campus, it has full academic campus facilities in Montreal, Quebec and Dublin, Ireland. Champlain also offers undergraduate and graduate level online degrees for adult learners.
For the 2011 Champlain graduates surveyed a year after graduation, the results were even stronger when compared to national statistics. Eighty four percent of those responding secured employment that is relevant to their major — well above the national benchmark of 65 percent reported in the Rutgers University John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development's May 2012 report "Chasing the American Dream: Recent College Graduates and the Great Recession."
An overwhelming majority of responding 2011 alumni credited their education at Champlain with preparing well for their current jobs. Eight out of 10 respondents indicated that in comparison to their peer group from other colleges and universities, the career-focused education they received at Champlain College prepared them "well for success at work." Nearly 40 percent also indicated they had already been promoted from their original post-graduation job.
The employment indicators are significant, according to Ian Mortimer, Champlain College's vice president for Enrollment Management, because of the ongoing stiff competition for jobs from seasoned professionals in a tight job market. A Champlain graduate often attributes his or her early employment success to the many opportunities and strong educational foundation the College provided through internships, networking opportunities, up-to-date skills and social media training, and ongoing career services support system.
"Internships often turn into jobs because employers in Burlington and the region know first-hand the quality of our programs and our students," said David Strubler, dean of the Division of Business.
"We help our students find and delve into their passions from day one on campus and that continues right through their senior year. They leave Champlain well on their way to taking their first steps on a lifelong career path after graduation with the communication, critical thinking, teamwork and technology skills to adapt and be flexible in a changing workplace," Mortimer added.
"We tell our students that the keys to success are to stay focused, be persistent, take advantage of every Champlain opportunity and never give up on the pursuit of their dream job," Mortimer said. "Champlain's career counselors help students create a planned approach to the job search, and regularly follow up with contacts and applications. Employers want to see relevant experience and skills on your resume. It is important for graduates to remember that their professions and interests will change over time, so they must maintain focus on developing transferable skills and experience for a lifetime of strategic career management."
Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a small, not-for-profit, private college in Burlington, Vermont, with additional campuses in Montreal, Canada, and Dublin, Ireland. Champlain offers a traditional undergraduate experience from its beautiful campus overlooking Lake Champlain and over 90 residential undergraduate and online undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certificates. Champlain's distinctive career-driven approach to higher education embodies the notion that true learning occurs when information and experience come together to create knowledge. Champlain College is included in the Princeton Review's The Best 384 Colleges: 2019 Edition. For the fourth year in a row, Champlain was named a "Most Innovative School" in the North by U.S. News & World Report's 2019 "America's Best Colleges," and a "Best Value School" and is ranked in the top 100 "Regional Universities of the North" and in the top 25 for "Best Undergraduate Teaching." Champlain is also featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges for 2019 as one of the "best and most interesting schools" in the United States, Canada and Great Britain and is a 2019 College of Distinction. For more information, visit champlain.edu.


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Arriving this weekend to a round of applause, cheers, and maybe a few tears is Logan, the third and final solo film starring Hugh Jackman as the title character. Logan has been cleaning up every which way, and Jackman, director James Mangold, and screenwriter Scott Frank have delivered quite possibly the best film in the X-Men franchise. With all the critical aplomb the movie is getting, why did its predecessor The Wolverine fail to make an impact with the exact same creative team? Frank wrote both Wolverine-centric movies, and he believes Logan is doing so much better because they didn't have to take time away from the character to set up some future film.
Sing it, brother.
Scott Frank sat down with THR's Heat Vision for a very spoiler-filled discussion on Logan. Frank also write the script for 2013's The Wolverine, which, before Logan, was considered the best Wolverine movie (not that it had much competition). The film saw a distraught and aimless Logan journeying to Japan and losing his healing factor while trying to protect a Japanese heiress. The film plays a bit like Logan-Lite until Act III, and the movie completely gives in to an out of place comic book action sequence, complete with a giant robot. Frank is totally on the money when he says it was those inclusions that held the movie down, which until that point was really quite good.
As most people may know by now, Logan didn't have to worry too much about serving a larger universe, and was simply able to tell a mostly stand alone story. The movie is all the better for it, and while Logan is still undoubtedly a comic book movie to me, it doesn't give into genre tropes as easily. And when it does, it happens on a much smaller scale that doesn't ruin the movie in the least. It's a great breath of fresh air for anyone who is feeling superhero fatigue, and it's definitely a smart play for studios to try and make more standalone movies like this.
Logan is out in theaters right now, so what are you waiting for? Head down to the movie theater and see it already!


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Parent and Family Newsletters
Building bridges between home, school and community
to promote student success for all families of Jenison Public Schools
to promote student success for all families of Jenison Public Schools
Parenting is incredibly rewarding and demanding. We all have strengths we bring to our parenting. Even though it can feel daunting, we may be surprised by all of the qualities and skills we bring to our parenting. Our children benefit from our strengths. To be honest, we also all struggle, because parenting is hard, and we are human. Struggling as a parent is normal, but it doesn't have to be lonely, and we can always learn more tips, skills, and strategies to help.
Jenison Public Schools and our community partners are providing opportunities this winter and spring for you to grow, learn, and connect as parents. We care about your and your family and hope you'll take advantage of many of these opportunities to connect and grow.
Strengthening families program
Building strong families
For more information or to register, contact Angela Tracy at firstname.lastname@example.com
social media workshop
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Community opportunities
Women's health clinic
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Artifact Details
TitleIBM 360/91 console
Catalog Number102678351
TypePhysical object
ManufacturerInternational Business Machines (IBM)
Dimensionsoverall: 27 in x 67 1/2 in x 15 7/8 in
DescriptionObject is the control console for an IBM 360/91. Only the front panel with switches, knobs, and lights is present. The frame on which it was mounted is not present. The wiring harnesses in the back all properly terminate in plugs.
CategoryI/O/console / panel
CreditGift of Frank da Cruz
Lot NumberX3321.2006
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Gordon Jones Landscapes
For immediate release.
Contact: Adam Silver, info at cxsilvergallery dot com
voicemail: (802) 257-7898 ext 2
text: (802) 579-9088
CX Silver Gallery presented Gordon Jones' landscapes in a show entitled 'Souvenirs' September 21 2014 to March 9 2015. A catalog available at the Gallery and online (magcloud.com/browse/issue/803321, gray preview button located just under book cover image).
The exhibition opening reception was Sunday September 21, 1-4pm at 814 Western Avenue. Gallery hours, otherwise, are by appointment, (802) 257-7898 ext. 2 or (802) 579-9088.
"I paint mainly landscapes, and these are often landscapes of the mind — what Corot called 'souvenirs.' He meant freewheeling remembrances, not snapshots to take home from a vacation. Many of my remembrances have, indeed, settings perhaps best forgotten — times of grim weather, of cloggy mud and wet feet, of ruined and rutted roads. The early spring melt is the season I love best. I love the brave way last year's yellow-orange grass smirks through the first streaks in the melt. — and I love too the later stage which Tennyson knew so well: "Now fades the last long streak of snow." Then again, I love water, liquid or frozen — oceans and puddles, ponds and lakes — and the reflections we find in the depths of its surface. They are often our own reflections, of course, and I don't mean of the kind favored by Narcissus. I mean rather the capacity of the settled or turbid surface of water to bring us to our own depths." – Gordon Jones


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RICHMOND, Va. – Recently, VCU men's basketball has taken us back to our early school years of learning about supply and demand. For example, with nine straight sellouts and counting, the supply of available tickets to home games at the Verizon Wireless Arena has been very low, while the demand continues to be at an all time high.
The same can be said for listening to VCU Basketball on the radio airwaves, fortunately, in this case, the supply can meet the demand as Ram Radio will now be heard in the Tidewater Area on 102.1 FM & 1490 AM The Game.
"We're excited to be on the radio in that part of the Commonwealth," says Associate Athletic Director Robby Robinson, "it truly goes to show how popular VCU Basketball has become. During a time when many schools are cutting out radio all together, we are growing our footprint, and we can trace that back to the success Coach Shaka Smart's teams have enjoyed."
The relationship began with a phone conversation back in September between Robinson and The Game's John DeCandido.
"They are a great sports station down in the Virginia Beach area and are actually owned by the same group that owns ESPN 950 here in Richmond," comments Robinson. "We've done so much with ESPN 950 up here, including the Shaka Smart Radio Show presented by Nationwide Insurance, it was a natural fit to air our games with The Game down in Hampton Roads. We figured out the best way to transmit our broadcast to them and from there the partnership took off."
102.1 FM and 1490 AM The Game now joins Big Oldies 107.3 WBBT FM in Richmond in the lineup of stations that carry VCU Men's Basketball. Fans around the world can also access Ram Radio broadcasts on the internet on www.vcuathletics.com and on their smartphone browsers at www.vcuathletics.com/rr.
"The smartphone and internet streams are fantastic because it allows our fans to consume our games from pretty much anywhere in the world that they have internet access or cell service," Robinson continues, "but in reality, the majority of our fans still listen to our games on terrestrial radio and 102.1 FM & 1490 AM The Game now expand our VCU Basketball territory."
Ram Radio broadcasts begin 30 minutes prior to gametime. Robinson handles the play-by-play, Associate Athletic Director Mike Ellis provides color analysis and Wes McElroy hosts the pregame show for home games.


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- Home
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- Numeracy
- Primary 7 Numeracy
Topics & Activities
We will be revising 2D and 3 D shape. Your child needs to be able to name the shapes and identify their properties.
Look for shapes in your home and when you're outside, discuss why particular shapes have been used for a specific purpose. For example talk about why beans are in a cylinder.
Key words to learn are:
polygon: pentagon, hexagon,
quadrilateral: arrowhead, delta,
kite, parallelogram, rectangle,
rhombus, square, trapezium
regular, irregular
side (of 2-D shape)
solid (3-D) shape: cube, cuboid,
cylinder, hemisphere, prism,
pyramid, square-based pyramid,
sphere, tetrahedron
three-dimensional (3-D)
triangle: equilateral, isosceles sscalene
This month we will be learning all about managing money- how to budget and plan for different bills. We will be visiting the Bank of Ireland to see how our money is managed in the bank. We will learn about taxes, bills and monthly payments. The children will have the opportunity to open a savings account and learn about the cost of borrowing money to buy bigger items. We will learn about credit cards and debit cards.
We will hopefully gain an understanding of the difference between needs and wants.
Working to a given amount of money children will learn to plan a budget. They will calculate monthly payments on big items and plan for saving too.
We will use words such as;
Credit, debit, loan, borrow, percentage, tax, mortgage, payments, rates, deposit, account
This month we will be looking at area including compound shapes. Have a go at these activities.
Key Words: length, breadth, cm2, (cm square) multiply,
This month we will be revising measure. We will learn how to use measuring instruments and read different scales.
Try this fun on line activity at home, measure the parcel then read the table to select correct stamp.
If you are cooking allow your child to weigh ingredients or estimate and measure the size of a room.
Estimate and measure distance using a variety of measuring instruments.
Calculate scale used on measuring instrument.
mass: big, bigger, small, smaller, balances
weight: heavy/light, heavier/lighter, heaviest/lightest
weigh, weighs
tonne, kilogram (kg), half-kilogram, gram (g)
pound, ounce
balance, scales
This month we will be looking tessellations.
Try these games at home.
Big Numbers
Key Language:
Place Value
Place value runs through the entire maths curriculum. It is important that children understand the value of each place. Understanding place value means that the children can read big numbers!
When reading big numbers there must be an emphasis on the comma separating the places.
Apply knowledge of percentage calculations to problem solving activities in money, eg 25% off in a sale
Key Language: Money, percentage, increase, decrease
During the month of October the children will be working on a number of problems relating to percentages. Percentage are all around us and calculating a percentage increase and decrease is an important life skill. Encourage the children to calculate sale prices in shops. They shoould be able to calulate simple percentage decreases on the spot as they are familiar with 10%, 20%, 25%, 50% and 75%.
If the children are watching the news as part of our 'It's a disaster' topic they will also hear about perecentage rises.
This month, Primary 7 will be completing work based on symmetry. Symmetry is a challenging area of mathematics and some children find it difficult to visualise a reflected pattern. Children should be encouraged to use a mirror to help them reflect patterns and shapes. At home the children could be challenged by the printable sheets (which can be accessed on the right), encourage the children to reflect the colours in a pattern.
Matheletics is also a fantastic resource to challenge the children with more difficult symmetrical patterns.
The children will be consolidating their knowledge of coordinates in the first quadrant. They will also be extending their knowledge of negative numbers, through coordinates in 4 quadrants.
There will also be an opportunity for children to create their own coordinate pictures. They should remember that (x) is a cross and (y) wise up.
Web Links
Greenhaw Primary School,
Carnhill Estate,
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Join us this summer for the Powder Ridge Mountainside Market every Sunday, we'll feature a wide variety of vendors including, but not limited to, farmers, artisan, craftsmen, flea market and antique dealers. Over 130 vendors have signed up for multiple weeks, always something new to see (shop)!
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September 9, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Group Meditation – Woollahra 14th October 2019
14 October @ 6:15 pm - 7:00 pmFree
Tickets are not available as this event has passed.
Our weekly group mediation session, for those who have previously been trained in VM or TM. This class is free for previous students from both our trainings and those of other VM & TM teachers.


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Las Vegas Home Values 2018
The cost of owning a home in the Las Vegas area has gone up as home values in the Las Vegas area
have been on the rise in 2018 and may continue that trend in "some" areas.
If you are a Las Vegas home seller that is good news for you, but not as great for Las Vegas home buyers.
Las Vegas is seeing a lot of buyers coming from California as they are able to afford a whole lot more or a house here in Las Vegas, sometimes sell 1 in Cali and buy 2 here in Las Vegas!
Just take a look at what you can get in Las Vegas homes for sale for $400,000 to $500,000
One Las Vegas home trend we are seeing is colors similar to this picture below. Do you like?
Other things that are driving the housing market are all the sports teams now in Las Vegas and with the new Raiders stadium being built Las Vegas has become somewhat of a sports heaven for some sports fans.
They can see so many types of games in person and maybe make a few bucks at the same time!
Maybe you want to be a savvy home buyer and buy 2 homes in Las Vegas, 1 to make in a Las Vegas rental home and the other to live in and want to buy those 2 homes in the $250,000 to $300,000, if that is the case check out these Las Vegas homes for sale under $300,000
If you are moving up, down, or cross town message (702) 812-4550 to get started Selling or Buying!
If you are a 1st Time home buyer and don't know where to start message us!
Las Vegas Home Values 2018
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Meanwhile after seeing Hades and being surrounded by decaying roses,
this cute little creature with horns began to follow me as I came across red rose petals, still fresh to the touch.
This little creature was adore, big eyes, soft white fur, when I bent down to pick it up, it hesitated but then came closer.
All of a sudden my hair turned a powder blue color, and my black dress changed into blue, with clocks all over it.
I didn't know what was going on, but it was so magical. Only in wonderland things happen this way.
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I've been having this strange dream over and over again. It seems so real a times.
I was falling into a dark hole, and I happened to be following a white rabbit, with a little vest one.
He was in such a hurry. Everything was dark, the floors, and walls were decaying and seemed to be rusted.
I couldn't help but wonder what happened here. Apparently everyone I came across asked me if i was the real Persy.
I couldn't understand, who else would I have been if i wasn't There was a strange man with horns, sitting at a table of tea cups,
surrounded by dead roses. He went by the Mad Hatter but had the stature of Hades from the underworld.He was so handsome in wicked way, I wasn't afraid of him . I've heard many tales of Hades, he wasn't at all as horrible as they seemed.
"Persy Do you know where you are?" he asked the moment he leaned in to touch me I woke up from the dream
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I was looking at Matt Kloskowski's Lightroom Killer Tips site to see what his "Inspirational Day" link would be and today it's a gallery spotlight of photographer Guy Edwardes who specializes in nature and landscape photography. I was particularly interested in his panoramic gallery, which is just phenomenal (though it's all pretty amazing).
As I was looking through the site, I was reminded of the panoramas of National Geographic photographer Bruce Dale. When I was preparing for my return home from Alaska last May, I picked up a special edition of National Geographic that was filled with digital photography tips by a number of their photographers out in the field. Inside was a tutorial on shooting great panos by Bruce Dale. Also included was a pull-out poster with a full size pano on one side and smaller versions of a dozen or so others on the reverse.
They're so crisp (or as Scott Kelby would say, "Technically Accurate Cibachrome Kelvin Shutter Hyperfocal At Refracted Polarization" or tantus saeta equina) and the colors are so vibrant and alive that you are just drawn into the scene.
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The Aero electronic flight bag app is the biggest change in aviation since GPS, said Bruce Farnham, program officer at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Aeronautical Office.
The GCN Dig IT Awards celebrate discovery and innovation in government IT.
There are 36 finalists this year. Each will be profiled in the coming days, and the winners for each category will be announced at the Oct. 13 Dig IT Awards gala.
See the full list of 2016 Dig IT Award Finalists
NGA developed the cloud-based app to support military and first-responder aviators. It enables those pilots to download aeronautical information anywhere in the world from Amazon Web Services' cloud.
The app's constant data updates provide the more than 25,000 pilots who use it with the latest maps and route plans. Having fast access to accurate information helps ensure the safety of the military personnel who use Aero.
"Recently, a KC-135 pilot lost all electrical power in the cockpit while flying a refueling mission over the Middle East," Farnham said. "Having the Aero app allowed the crew to safely navigate out of the area. They navigated using the app for 45 minutes till they were able to restore power."
Aero -- available for iOS, Android and Windows devices -- replaces binders filled with charts and graphs, which pilots had to prepare before takeoff and flip through for reference during flight. With the app, pilots now have touchscreen access to even more information, including 3-D moving maps and charts, a comprehensive airport facility directory, instrument approach procedures, arrival and departure procedures, takeoff and landing minimums, and weather information.
"The easy access to worldwide data reduces planning time and eliminates prepping of paper products," Farnham said.
Aero's advantages are gaining international recognition, he added. Recently, a U.S. military ally asked for assistance in using Aero to set up its own electronic flight bag program.
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By Gretchen Rubin | Photo by Jean Lachat
When Daniel Lam studied anatomy in his first year at the Pritzker School of Medicine, he found the nerves of the brachial plexus difficult to memorize and the movement of the eye tricky to understand.
"I thought at the time how helpful physical models would have been to me," said Lam, now a fourth-year medical student. So after volunteering to assist in the course's lab during his second year, he decided to make a three-dimensional organ as a teaching device.
That's when he picked up his knitting needles and created an interactive human eye out of yarn, complete with the six working extraocular muscles in the eye socket that help the eyeball move.
"The first-year students, especially those who were as frustrated as I was, really liked it," he said. "They got a sense of how each muscle moved."
Lam first tried knitting in eighth grade—to impress a girl during a class trip. And he discovered he liked it. Although it wasn't cool to be seen with knitting needles in high school, he took a class and began making and designing, scarves, hats, socks and sweaters.
"Knitting allowed me to be productive while listening to music or watching TV," said Lam, who finds the hobby relaxing.
While in college, Lam created a website, masculiknity.com, to showcase his yarn creations and patterns as well as his love for writing. The site, which started as an imaginative blog about knitting and traveling, evolved to include thoughtful essays about his clinical experiences in medical school—from assisting in a caesarean birth for the first time to talking with a woman who had forgotten language.
After several Pritzker classmates asked Lam to teach them how to knit, he started the Pritzker Knitzers student organization. "Most of the members of the group say that knitting de-stresses them," Lam said. "And it's nice to work together on something outside of medicine."
But medicine, and a desire to help his fellow students, continues to inspire Lam's knitting projects. He's a peer educator in the anatomy lab again this year, and has added two more models to his box of soft and slightly fuzzy anatomy teaching tools.
One is of the brachial plexus—the network of nerves in the body's upper extremities. In his blog, he recalls how in anatomy lab he found the brachial plexus "impossibly difficult to memorize" and how helpful a physical model would be. The other project is the intra-abdominal viscera—complete with liver, spleen, gallbladder, kidneys and the GI tract.
"I can't say that it's the most aesthetically pleasing project," Lam wrote in his blog, "but it's probably one of the nerdiest things I've ever done (except for third grade, when I voluntarily skipped recess to help sort mail)."
—This article first appeared in UChicago's Medicine on the Midway.
Originally published on January 29, 2018.


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Why do we love musicals? What is it about them that grabs our attention with such ease? One cannot deny their aptitude to draw an audience; even individuals who say they "don't like plays" are typically hard-pressed to say there are no musicals they love. The spectacle is the usual draw: music, laughs, lights, song, and dance to leave a hop in your step as you leave the theatre. Of course, I'm not suggesting that musicals are all about spectacle as they often pull the strongest emotional responses from viewers (an intense production of The Phantom of the Opera sparked my interest in theatre and music at the age of 12). However, it occurred to me prior to viewing The City Theatre's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum that I had never seen a musical in a black box theater such as the The City Theatre. Naturally I wondered how they would produce a traditionally spectacle-driven medium in such an intimate space. If nothing else, it promised to be an interesting experience.
A Funny Thing Happen on the Way to the Forum, Stephen Sondheim's 1962 musical farce based heavily on the works of ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus, and akin to Molière's farces and Shakespeare's comedies, is a tale about Pseudolus, a quick-witted slave with a propensity for silver-tongued lies, attempting to earn his freedom by aiding his household's lovesick son in obtaining his dream girl, with plenty of mistaken identity, love triangles, trickery, and cross-dressing throughout.
Directed and Choreographed by Missy Barnes, The City Theatre's Forum cuts down on the grandiosity inherent in musicals in exchange for an experience more akin to a play with occasional songs as opposed to a musical, and that's totally fine. The choreography and blocking are nothing new or exciting, but they serve the purposes of the production well enough. Similarly the set design (Andy Berkovsky, Adam Witko, and Carlo Dringenberg) is simple in execution, consisting of three monochrome house fronts, but it allows enough passageways, doors, and alcoves for the cast to run through, leading to comical chases and gags utilizing the entire theater (including the audience) for comedic purposes (in particular, an enjoyable recurring gag involving LeRoy Nienow (Erronius) circumnavigating the theater). In place of a full orchestra, Forum is accompanied by Clifford Bond, Ian Geyer, and Chris La Cava (Piano, Drums, and Bass respectively) who lend the production enough melody to support the show's musical numbers without neglecting the audience.
The standout performance in Forum comes from its lead, R. Michael Clinkscales (Pseudolus), who maintains a demeanor and physicality similar to previous actors to have played Pseudolus such as Zero Mostel and Nathan Lane. His infectious fervor and aptitude for facial expressions keep the audience entertained whenever he's onstage plotting another sly scheme for his freedom. Musically the cast varies greatly. Not every member could maintain a solo, but, as an ensemble, they sing beautifully. As a whole, the cast maintains a proper level of enthusiasm that keeps them and the audience energized and invested. However, many cast members found themselves stuck in the roles of stock characters which, while not unenjoyable, did not engage as much as they could have. Whether this was an intentional choice by Barnes, or the natural result of performing a farce I cannot say, but it often left the characters feeling standard and predictable.
Forum is not treading any new ground, but I don't believe that was The City Theatre's intention going into this production. Forum offers a joyful experience that will leave you in a good mood, whistling the songs on your way home. What it lacks in spectacle it makes up for in heart and enthusiasm noticeably emanating from the cast. They are having so much fun onstage that you cannot help but be happy with them. If you're looking for a pleasant evening with a few good laughs then A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is the show for you.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum continues playing at The City Theatre every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm and every Sunday at 5:30pm until September 20th.
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Finicum was part of a convoy headed Tuesday evening from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge to the John Day Senior Center, where the armed militants apparently intended to set up a Committee of Safety as a form of shadow government ahead of a possible armed takeover of federal land in Grant County, Oregon.
"Someone who does not know the difference between good and evil is worth nothing." – Miecyslaw Kasprzyk, Polish rescuer of Jews during the Holocaust, New York Times, Jan. 30, 2005
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Eyewitnesses knock down conspiracy theories about LaVoy Finicum dying with his hands up
e Bundy militants and their supporters are trying to turn LaVoy Finicum into a right-wing martyr, but two eyewitnesses deny that he was shot and killed in cold blood by law enforcement officers.
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archaeology, education, Leicestershire, Loughborough, magazines, Saxon, WEA
Whilst it is not essential to do any background reading before the course begins, you may find it useful to do so. The reading list below contains books that you can read. You don't have to read all of these and we don't specify any that you must read. Instead, these are readings you can use to gain a preliminary understanding of topics, as well as to study in more depth those parts of the course you are particularly interested in. You may also want to take a look at magazines such as British Archaeology, World Archaeology and Current Archaeology.
Further suggestions about ways you can extend your understanding of topics through books, television etc may also be posted as appropriate here on the tutor's personal blog, as well as on the WEA East Midlands Region History Space.
Beowulf. (Available from Penguin Classics, Oxford World Classics etc)
Bede. Ecclesiastical History of the English People. (Available from Penguin Classics, Oxford World Classics etc)
Crossley-Holland, K. 2009. The Anglo-Saxon World: An Anthology. Oxford World Classics.
Alexander, C. 2011. Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: War, Treasure, and the Mystery of the Saxons. National Geographic.
Blair, J. 2000. The Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford Books.
Carver, M. 2000. Sutton Hoo: Burial Ground of Kings? British Museum Press.
Fleming, R. 2011. Britain After Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 to 1070. Penguin Books.
Higham, N and Ryan, M. 2013. The Anglo-Saxon World. Yale University Press.
Hindley, G. 2006. A Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons. Robinson Press.
Leahy, K and Bland, R. 2009. The Staffordshire Hoard. British Museum Press.
Preston, J. 2008. The Dig. Penguin Books (Novel recreating the Sutton Hoo dig).
Williams, G. 2011. Treasures from Sutton Hoo. British Museum Press.