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1. Send my Valentine's ON TIME!
In fact, let's make that AHEAD of time. In this world of instagram, insta-text, insta-email, insta everything so quickly and so swiftly, the magic of the message is getting lost! That's why I absolutely adore snail mail, yet I'll admit they are far and few between. And for the few friends I have who still send cards and letters (including mom) Thank You! I will try to send my annual valentine, on time this year!!!!
2. Try new classes on ClassPass.
I've been using ClassPass for about 5 months now and have fallen into a steady routine of frequenting the same handful of studios that I've come to love the most. While it's getting me to work out more, there are so many other places I have access to and haven't taken advantage of yet. My plan is to enlist some friends to get me out of my comfort zone!
3. Make ramen at home. Well, at least attempt to make ramen at home.
If you didn't already know, I am absolutely obsessed with ramen. I'm generally obsessed with most soups, particularly pho, matzo ball, tsukemen, udon, tomato, tortilla, but especially ramen! I am always craving it and have a it least 3-4 times a month. It's about time I least try and make it myself, and if all else fails, I still can go to my favorite Tsjuita nearby.
4. Watch several more Oscar contender films. But only the ones I am actually interested in.
So far I have seen Spotlight, and it was amazing. It's two hours long and when the ending credits started I stared blankly at the screen, sad there was no more! It's an amazing film and I highly recommend you see it. Other films I am hoping to see that are also likely to be nominated are The Martian, Concussion, Brooklyn, Joy, The Stanford Prison Experiment and Steve Jobs.
5. Start planning a charity event for 2016.
Last year I planned and hosted my very first philanthropic event and it was an amazing experience. It was stressful and challenging but I learned so much and it was all so worth it in the end. This year I am hoping to include more friends in helping and hopefully raise more money for a great cause. As I have said before, giving back is important and rewarding, an opportunity I encourage every young person to take early on!


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I like home education because I am able to adjust according to the needs of the kids and the family as a whole. There is so much flexibility!
Our goals for this unit include:
- letter recognition
- handwriting practice
- cutting practice
- gluing practice
- following directions
- focused creativity (she is a free spirit, and channeling her energies is a skill she needs to learn)
- hand-eye coordination
- fine motor skills
BooksEach letter will be read about in books. Lots and lots of books! I try to read a different book each day to give variety. We start out our lesson with reading a book. It helps focus and bring a good vibe to the start of lessons. I point out the letter on the cover and help her come up with other words that start with the same sound. Right now she has NO idea how to do that, so my 7 year old son helps her out. One day she may understand the sounds, but for now we are working on letter recognition.
There are a few activities we will do with each letter. These include:
- Handwriting without Tears pages
- Using the HWwoT (Handwriting without Tears) wood pieces to make the letters
- Using our HWwoT chalk board to wet, dry, and write the letters
- Writing the letter in sand
- Making the letters in Play-doh
- Do-a-dot letters
- Q-tip letters
- Adding a page to our Letter Art Book
- Adding a page to our ABC construction book
- Decorate a letter to hang
- Catholic Icing activities (Includes a Bible verse, a saint, and a craft based on the letter)
- Crafts! Kaelyn loves to do crafts, so we usually do at least one a day in addition to the standards we do each week for every letter. For example, we might make a butterfly mask, or dig in the garden, or make tye-dyed shirts. We have tons of fun.

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In honor of Valentine's Day, I wanted to share a cute gift idea I did this year for my special someone. Not only is he the web designer of TravelBae, but he's also my favorite travel companion. Being a long distant couple that lives many countries apart (he in Germany and I in the U.S.), traveling is a huge part of our relationship. As a couple, we've been to over 25 countries together.
With goldfish memory, often times I struggle remembering little details of our trips. so I decided to map out every country we've traveled to together! All I had to do was print a map from Google, use colorful ink pens to fill the map with our memorable moments, and then place the map on a nice frame. This is a personalized and meaningful gift that can be used at home-decor. This took me a few hours to complete, but I'm pretty happy with the results!
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You remember last time I wrote about Revealing My Experience With How Inactivity Affects My Blog's Growth where I shared an experiment which is quite unique around the blogosphere and which needs a lot of guts since the ranking of my blog is at stake. But I don't mind trying out things even if it's hazardous for my blog. The key point is I have enough trust and conviction with Wakish Wonderz.
While this might seem quite early for a follow-up, I consider it's important to do so right now. You might recall I said the traffic of Wakish Wonderz has rised 2 times to what it used to be before the experiment. To prove this, here's the new stats observations:
Stats Before Experiment Starts
1) TECHNORATI: Top 98,000
2) ALEXA: Top 270,000
Stats Caused By The Experiment:
1) TECHNORATI: approximately at 450,000
2) ALEXA: At 1,040,000
Stats At The Time Of This Post
1) TECHNORATI: approximately at 295,396
Net Change:
While the result above is not good enough, I think it's just positive for this short recovering period (from the experiment). Technorati is quite good on the whole and Alexa rank really does take a lot of time to stabilize. Based on my present traffic, I expected Alexa to rise more positively, but it seems to be pretty slow to gain back in the cool ranking edge.
Points to be noted:
=> Alexa ranking is something which needs a lot of work and patience as opposed to PR and technorati. The positive growth of alexa ranks depends primarily on the nature of your traffic. (I might write something on Alexa soon)
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LUMA Centre Finland has the honour and pleasure to invite current and prospective math, science and technology teachers from all educational levels, teacher educators and researchers, developers and other experts to Jyväskylä, Finland, from 5th to 6th June 2019, to the International LUMAT Symposium: Research and Practice in Math, Science and Technology Education (LUMAT) 2019.
The theme of the symposium is Future of Work, Research and Education in the context of math, science and technology education.
The call for presentations for LUMAT 2019
Please note that only oral presentations given live at the symposium venue are possible. The LUMAT symposium is free of charge, however we will not cover any travel costs of presentees.
The deadline for submitting the proposals was January 31st, 2019.
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Composting with worms
It's simple. The worms are kept in a bin with shredded paper or other biodegradable bedding. You feed them food waste. They digest the waste and bedding then excrete nutrient-rich castings. After a few months, the castings combined with the well-decomposed bedding, become vermicompost -- one of the richest soil improvements around. It will do wonders for plants, flowers, fruit trees and garden vegetables. And, anglers will appreciate having a steady supply of worms on hand. If this bin sounds like too much work, click here and try building a worm castle in a jar. You can also learn more about how a worm digests this food waste.
To start vermicomposting, you'll need four things:
Select the components that are easiest for you to find and maintain.
The binWooden boxes, metal tubs and plastic basins work well as worm containers, provided they allow for good air circulation -- the secret to an odor-free bin. Consider the following information when choosing or making a bin:
The bedding
Besides giving worms a place to work and rest, bedding helps hold moisture in your box and keeps your scraps under wraps. Use light, fluffy biodegradable materials free from pesticides or chemicals. Try the following beddings in your bin.
The worms
Now comes the fun part -- choosing your worms. No garden-variety worms for you. In fact, there are a few species that you want to avoid. Amynthas species of worms are sold with the names "Crazy Worms or Alabama Jumpers." They are not allowed in Wisconsin. The nightcrawler (Lumbricus terrestris) is the most common earthworm. It does not survive well in a worm bin and it harms hardwood forests in Wisconsin.
The best worms for vermicomposting are redworms. The redworm (Eisenia foetida or Lumbricus rubellus) also known as: red wiggler, manure worm, red hybrid, striped worm, fish worm. Whatever it's called, the redworm is the worm capable of reproducing quickly in captivity, while chomping copious quantities of food waste.
How many worms should you start with? Use the calculation you did for the average amount of food scraps your classroom or household produces per day. Use roughly 2 pounds of worms to 1 pound of daily scraps. You can buy worms by the pound (includes about 1,000 worms). If your classroom/household produces a half-pound of scraps daily, a one-pound package of worms should be enough. Or, guesstimate: use one pound of worms for a 2'x2' bin; two pounds of worms for a 2'x3' bin.
If you want to start small, reduce the amount of food waste in the bin until the population increases. You won't have to wait long: Breeding worms can lay two or three cocoons per week that will hatch in 21 days, with each cocoon hatching two or three worms that will mature in 60 to 90 days. A worm population eventually stabilizes at levels that can be supported by the food scraps added, and by the availability of room to move and breed.
You can buy worms from growers, bait shops, some garden centers, or through the mail. Contact the UW Extension for a listing of worm growers.
Remember: Don't let your worms loose. They are not native to Wisconsin and keep some of our native plants from growing.
The Menu Special Today is Food Waste
Worms are not picky eaters, they will munch on just about anything, in quantities that would shame a sumo wrestler. That being said, there are still a few things you should know about what to feed these consumers.:
Remember, you're in charge of the menu and the portion size. Be mindful of what your worms eat or ignore, and you'll soon know what you can put in the bin and what you should avoid.


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February 18, 2014 by Chris
Aching for Summer
Aching for summer
at the springs
days with nothing
but to sing
and not think
just to swing
and to drink.
Aching for lovers
and the flings
nights with nothing
of consequence
stomach sinks
just to think
of these things.
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The twins were seventeen weeks last Friday, twelve weeks adjusted, and are utterly scrumptious. They are both so full of personality, very different and such fun already with the biggest of smiles that it makes all the sleep deprivation and late nights completely worthwhile.
Chats, cuddles and cuteness
They are really cute together now, there are times when they are lying alongside each other after nursing and suddenly spark up a little conversation, with Zoey usually being the initiator and Zachary grinning hugely and joining in.
Zoey definitely likes being the center of attention, and more often than not, if she sees me giving Zachary some attention her little bottom lip will curl down and she will start complaining until I focus it back on her which usually results in the biggest of smiles ever. Zachary had been a bit more tolerant of sharing attention although this past week he has started teething in earnest and just wants to be held a lot of the time so there's been a fair bit of double cuddles and juggling going on.
Roll with it
Zachary is really making efforts to roll, he manages to manoeuvre himself pretty well around the playmat to get to his favourite toys or in Zoey's direction and with a little help rolls over. I don't think it will be that long before he is doing it all by himself.
Zoey is still happy to lie on the playmats and examine and play with toys hanging overhead or next to her. Her favourite toy is Molly the Dolly and she nearly always smiles when she sees her. I tend to find she follows a week behind Zachary in doing things so I expect her to be attempting rolling pretty soon.
On the flip side I also get people asking me if they are identical, maybe it just becomes more obvious once you have twins but a boy and girl identical?
In the past few week since my last update the twins have had their second immunisations which was pretty horrible, their little faces and the sad pitiful way they look at you after the first injection never mind the second is just gut wrenching. I hate hate hate immunisations.
Ben was with us when they were having their jabs and after seeing Zachary's reaction to them, he got all protective of Zoey saying she was too small to have an injection and no one was allowed to hurt her. He's certainly turning into a protective big brother.
Zoey's Hernia
In my last update I mentioned that Zoey has an umbilical hernia which I was concerned about. I was told it would start getting smaller as she gets bigger and sure enough it is already which is fantastic. I think as soon as she starts sitting up and her tummy muscles get stronger it will greatly reduce and hopefully become a lot less noticeable.
Weight Check
Since my last update there have been two weight checks, the first at thirteen weeks which saw Zachary breaking into double figures at 10lbs 8oz and Zoey having a nice increase as well to 6lbs 10.5oz.
The Funny Things People SayI find it quite amusing the number of people who ask me if they are twins when they see the size difference. Today alone I got asked four times with one woman looking so perplexed trying to figure it all out I found myself having to explain their weight difference in great detail, my babies really did confuse her. I know Zoey is a lot smaller but still, what do some people think I have done - robbed one or perhaps I am like Caprice with her one surrogate baby and second natural due any day?
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On the flip side I also get people asking me if they are identical, maybe it just becomes more obvious once you have twins but a boy and girl identical?
Passport Photos
This week I got the babies passport photos taken, just so we have them in case we need or decide to fly anywhere. I took them to Snappy Snaps who take proper baby passport pictures by lying the baby on a rug on the floor and it was so much easier than when we got Ben's done in a photobooth and had to hold him up without being seen in the picture. The only problem I had was getting in the door of the shop and had to take the Bugaboo Donkey apart to get in, still it was worth it, they came out really well even if Zachary does look a little drunk in his.


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Mahatma Gandhi's son goes to jail to watch Don Bradman bat!
Cricket Country
By Abhishek Mukherjee
Devdas Gandhi spent a night at jail — just to watch Don Bradman bat!
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With Don Bradman's Invincibles touring England, Devdas (sometimes spelled Devadas) Gandhi, son of Mohandas (aka Mahatma), was determined to watch the great man in action. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the unusual habitat chosen by Gandhi jr for the purpose on June 10, 1948.
It had not been a year since India had become an independent nation. The Indian Constitution would not be written for another two-and-a-half years. Mahatma Gandhi, the face of India during her freedom struggle, had been assassinated less than five months back.
Gandhi had four sons, of whom Devdas was the youngest. The 48-year old Devdas had merely heard of Don Bradman when the legend had announced that it would be his last tour to England. An ardent cricket lover, Devdas became Managing Editor of Hindustan Times; during his tenure the newspaper sponsored the scorecard at Feroz Shah Kotla.
But this was big. It was probably his last chance to watch The Don in action. He was in England to attend a meeting with Reuters. As Ramachandra Guha wrote in Rediff, when a colleague asked Devdas what he would like to do once he was through with business, the response was curt and prompt: "See Bradman bat."
After steamrolling several county sides on their way, Australia reached Nottingham for the first Test. Tickets were in high demand, and poor Devdas could not acquire one. Guha wrote in Wisden: "Tickets for the Trent Bridge Test were sold out, but with the help of the grey eminences of Fleet Street a complimentary pass was procured."
So Devdas reached Nottingham, but there was another problem, and a bigger one to boot: the city was abuzz with excitement and anticipation; hundreds swarmed into the city, occupying all available accommodation in the city. Our hero could not find a hotel.
While all this was happening, England were bowled out for 165 by Keith Miller and Bill Johnston despite an early injury to Ray Lindwall. In fact, at one stage they were 74 for 8, before Jim Laker showed great application to score 63 and add 89 with Alec Bedser. Sid Barnes and Arthur Morris were at the wicket at stumps, and had reduced the lead by 17.
Searching frantically for a place, Gandhi jr eventually convinced the warden and acquired a bed in the Nottingham County Jail (how? One wonders). It was ironic, for Mahatma Gandhi, across several 'stints,' spent a sum of over six years in British prisons. He affectionately referred to British jails as "His Majesty's Hotel."
Devdas himself was arrested during the Salt March. He was back again, this time deliberately, to watch the man who had tormented the British for two decades. It was fitting, ironic, and poetic at the same time.
He breakfasted with convicts next morning, and joined thousands of others through the gates of Trent Bridge. It was worth it. Laker bowled Morris shortly after lunch, bringing Bradman to the crease. Barnes hung in, but when Laker dismissed him and Miller falling in quick succession, the score read 121 for 3.
A phase of attrition followed, where Bradman went without a boundary for 83 minutes. Bill Brown hit a single boundary in an hour. But as the day went on, the English bowlers tired — and Bradman took control, with Lindsay Hassett for company.
There were no more hiccups: Australia reached 293 for 4 by stumps with Bradman on 130 (which also meant he was on 998 in the season) and Hassett on 41. The lead had extended to 128.
Bradman duly brought up his 1,000 before Alec Bedser had him caught by Len Hutton at the leg-trap set by Bedser (as per Bill O'Reilly's advice) — but not before he had amassed 138. Hassett scored 137 as well, and Australia acquired a 344-run lead.
England were reduced to 39 for 2 by Miller and Johnston (between them they accounted for 16 wickets in the Test), but Denis Compton, with 184, ensured England saved the ignominy of innings defeat. Australia needed 98, and they lost two wickets in the chase. One of these was Bradman's: once again caught in the leg-trap by Hutton off Bedser for a duck.
Devdas was not there to witness the duck. In fact, having had his fill of Bradman, he took the train back to London after the second day's play, and did not get to see the rest of the Test. He missed some spectacular performances, but it did not matter anymore to him. He had seen what he had wanted to.
Brief scores:
England 165 (Jim Laker 63; Bill Johnston 5 for 36) and 441 (Len Hutton 74, Denis Compton 184, Godfrey Evans 50; Keith Miller 4 for 125, Bill Johnston 4 for 147) lost to Australia 509 (Sid Barnes 62, Don Bradman 138, Lindsay Hassett 137; Jim Laker 4 for 138) and 98 for 2 (Sid Barnes 64*) by 8 wickets.
(Abhishek Mukherjee is the Chief Editor and Cricket Historian at CricketCountry. He blogs here and can be followed on Twitter here.)
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Owners Crumple Like Cheap Suits to Trump, Attacking NFL Players 10-11-2017
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Is Sexually Predatory Behavior Really on the Run in America? 10-07-2017
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Political Empowerment and Mobilization Needs to be the Critical Metric for Funders 10-05-2017
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Quick Reopening of Schools is Key to Recovery if You Care about Your People 09-12-2017
Regulate Credit Agencies Now 09-11-2017
Lessons of Disaster 09-10-2017
Major Lease Purchase Option Company Comes to Agreement in Campaign 09-09-2017
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Unionbase and the Base for Unions 09-03-2017
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What Could be Wrong about Boys and Girls Learning to Work Together? 08-25-2017
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SLAPP Suits are Back! 08-23-2017
One People Under the Moon and Sun 08-22-2017
North Carolina Pushing Back 08-21-2017
If Donations Are Free Speech, so is Begging 08-19-2017
Support Increasing for Banning Guns at Public Demonstrations 08-18-2017
Charlottesville Police Lame Excuse 08-17-2017
Is There No Line The President Won't Cross? 08-16-2017
Guns Have No Place at a Protests 08-15-2017
White Supremacists Shall Not Rise Again 08-14-2017
Out Here in the Middle 08-13-2017
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Using ACORN as a Smokescreen for Voter Suppression 08-10-2017
Car Loan from Wells Fargo Equals Ripoff 08-08-2017
How Can Anyone Keep Their Money at Wells Fargo? 08-07-2017
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Property Tax Delinquency Auctions as Ghetto Creators and People Removers 07-23-2017
Wall Street and Big Corporations Go Rental and It Means Trouble 07-22-2017
CBO Again Says No-Go on Senate Healthcare Bill, Deductibles Soar! 07-21-2017
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Humpty Dumpty Health Care 07-19-2017
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Fake Voter Fraud Commission Gets Real Pushback 07-03-2017
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Universal Basic Income and Living Wages 06-29-2017
Cutting Corners on Building Codes Kills 06-28-2017
Welcome to the No-Insurance Emergency Rooms as Long as They Last 06-27-2017
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Local 100 Leaders Share Skills and Plot the Future 06-25-2017
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Republicans' Healthcare Bill: Is it Loving the Rich or Hating the Old, Poor, and Disabled? 06-23-2017
Where Can Workers Live and How Will They Get to Work in Driver-less World? 06-22-2017
Where Can Workers Live and How Will They Get to Work in Driver-less World? 06-22-2017
These Behemoth Tech Monopolies are Starting to Own Everything! 06-21-2017
Action Day for ACORN in Ottawa Conventions 06-20-2017
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Project Vote Pulling the Plug When Its Work is So Badly Needed 05-28-2017
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Trump Empowering Kris Kobach to Suppress More Votes and Cover His Tweets 05-12-2017
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Bond Issues Along Protests on School Takeovers, Privatization, and Charter Expansion 05-10-2017
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Alternative Mortgage Lending Tiptoeing Around a Broker-based Implosion – Again! 05-07-2017
Church Exemption: Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander 05-06-2017
FCC Fork Tongues on Net Neutrality 05-05-2017
ACORN Makes the Federal Budget Extension Bill Yet Again 05-04-2017
Predatory Lenders Making American Nightmares From American Dreams 05-03-2017
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Trump to the World: What are Human Rights Anyway? 05-01-2017
The Peoples' Climate March Demonstrates the Danger of the Numbers Game 04-30-2017
It Helps the Rich and Powerful that People Are Mystified By Enormous Inequality 04-29-2017
Trump's High-Low Bargaining Strategy is Hurting America 04-28-2017
Prosecutors Gone Wild 04-27-2017
Depressing Reports on the State of Union Organizing 04-26-2017
Ask El Chapo About the Wall 04-25-2017
And, the Civil War Monuments Come Down 04-24-2017
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Charters Don't Change School Segregation 04-21-2017
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Trump's Taxes Trip Up His Tax Reform 04-18-2017
Corporate Takeover of Government Means Trouble for All of Us 04-17-2017
Social Media is Giving Boycotts New Life 4-16-2017
Executions, Drug Companies, and High Drama in Arkansas 4-15-2017
Breitbart's Bannon, More Proof that What Goes Around, Comes Around? 4-14-2017
All Praise the Field Campaign, Few Practice It! 04-12-2017
Thinking about Teeth 04-11-2017
Cities Trying to Fight Back Against Home Exploitation Scams 04-09-2017
Wisconsin Worker Whistleblowers Expose Vision Rent-to-Own Scams 04-08-2017
Harbour Portfolio Contract Purchase "Buyers" Are Either Mad or Scared 04-07-2017
Vision Rent-to-Own Buyers in Ohio are Confused and Unhappy 04-06-2017
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White House and Rightwing Creating a Red State Healthcare Kill Zone 04-04-2017
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DeVos and Education Department Cannot Renege on Student Loans 3-31-2017
Basketball Needs to Hold the Line in North Carolina 3-30-2017
Bannon and Conway: Part of a Movement, Just Not Ours! 3-29-2017
Museums for the People, Rather than the Elites 3-28-2017
Supporting Grassroots Struggles over Immigration 3-27-2017
Membership Proves the Value of Strong Links 03-26-2017
Healthcare Lives Another Day, but Does Trump Have a Way to Win? 03-25-2017
Trump's Broken Promise, Cavalier Giveaway of Basic Healthcare to the Rightwing 03-24-2017
Pork Barreling and Horse Trading with Ryan's Healthcare Disaster 03-23-2017
The "Janes," Heather Booth, and Underground Abortions 3-22-2017
Gorsuch, Like Mother, Like Son? 3-21-2017
A Worrying Cycle of Housing Exploitation 3-20-2017
Security and Whistleblowing with Signal and Moxie Marlinspike 3-19-2017
Book Banning and the Fight to Stop It 3-18-2017
Temporary Employment Agency Workers are Organizing in Montreal 03-17-2017
Many Lessons from the Dutch Election 3-16-2017
The Long Tail of Payback on Harvard's Investment in Coal Fired Electricity Production 3-15-2017
Vision Property Management: Exploiting Lower Income Home Buyers as a Business Model 03-14-2017
The IRS Enables the Return of Refund Anticipation Loans 03-13-2017
Just When You Think It Can't Get Worse, It Just Gets More Bizarre 03-11-2017
Getting Congress to Move: Get on the Blower and Hold that Line! 03-10-2017
A Day Without Women Here is a Day About Women Everywhere 03-09-2017
Healthcare Plan is a Killer 03-08-2017
Republicans Red-Circle and Two-Tiered Medicaid Provision Won't Work on Obamacare 2.0 03-07-2017
Where are the Citizen and Patient Protests to Protect Affordable Care? 03-06-2017
Pope Francis Forces a Rethinking on Panhandlers and Homeless 03-05-2017
Bought Patient Advocacy Groups Shames Us All 3-04-2017
Action Meets Reaction: Legislators Try to Curtail Protests 03-03-2017
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After a Twenty Year Campaign, Aramark and Privatization Shown the Door in Houston 3-1-2017
Music as a Barometer of Our Times Calls for a Better Man 2-28-2017
Work Requirements without Job and Wage Guarantees and Protections are Recipes for Exploitation 2-26-2017
Trump Militarization of Domestic Policies Is Getting Scarier 2-25-2017
Resisting Deportations 2-24-2017
Fighting to Save Political Parties Out of Sorts with the Base 2-23-2017
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Easy Is Winning in Technical Organizing Tools 2-19-2017
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Chaos in the White House Can't Stop Progress in the Streets 2-17-2017
Valentines for Washington Post and Sally Yates 2-15-2017
Country Club Diplomacy 2-14-2017
Protest Inside the Corporate Castles and Behind the Government Walls 2-13-2017
Blockadia May Not Be a Place, but Could be a Tactic Everywhere 2-12-2017
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Coretta Scott King on Attorney General Jeff Sessions 2-9-2017
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Real-life disaster stories seem more compelling than fictional. Whilst the likes of 'The Towering Inferno' and 'The Poseidon Adventure' achieved cult status, they lack the dramatic authenticity of factual tales. Based on America's worst ever oil spill, 'Deepwater Horizon' is steeped in gritty realism. As a disaster epic that actually happened, it creates a stirring ode to survival and courage.
Working on an oil rig away from his wife and daughter, Mike (Mark Wahlberg) diligently does his duties. Named 'Deepwater Horizon', the rig employs dozens of crew members including Jimmy (Kurt Russell) and Donald (John Malkovich). The rig is terminally damaged with thousands of gallons of oil released into the ocean as a result of a cataclysmic explosion. Helping rescue his fellow co-workers, Mike grapples with the fall-out of a disastrous day he won't forget.
'Deepwater Horizon' doesn't skimp on the explosive rendering of a terrible accident. Seeing such destruction and death almost borders on 'disaster-porn' territory. The strongly written characters deftly manage to sway such thoughts with strong acting and direction. Whilst structurally the script adheres to a somewhat standard disaster template, 'Deepwater Horizon' holds together well. The lessons learnt from messing with nature and petty point-scoring are realistically handled under director Peter Berg's steady gaze.
Making 'Deepwater Horizon' effective is its ability to simply tell a complex story. How and why the event happened is clearly explained with typically amazing CGI helping the viewer understand exactly how it began. Although occasionally slowing the story down, CGI provides more dramatic weight to the unfolding drama. More could have been made about the after-shocks of the awful incident with the follow-through just as engrossing as the actual incident.
Disaster films like 'Deepwater Horizon' show no signs of vanishing. Despite being not as gaudily kitsch as their 70's counterparts, the genre continues to develop in new ways to capture audiences. This latest wrinkle should ensnare a few new devotees to seek out past disaster epics in the hope such occurrences never happen to them.
Movie Review Rating out of 10: 7
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Growing Staff Triggers Relocation of Cameo Global's Ohio Operations
New business prompts relocation of Cameo Global's Ohio HQ
CINCINNATI, OH – December 5, 2016 – Cameo Global, an international collaboration solutions provider and a leader in Cisco customer care, is moving their Cincinnati office to a new regional hub. The new location at 9078 Union Centre Blvd. in West Chester, Ohio will support Cameo's increasing sales, operations, and support staff.
The Union Centre location will allow Cameo's Cincinnati based team to consolidate offices while making room for additional talent and leadership at the company's regional headquarters. Previously Cameo had been running all Ohio and regional operations out of a nearby Cincinnati location, but recently out-grew the space due to the addition of several new teams dedicated to new business growth won by Cameo Global.
"The Union Center office is definitely a step-up when it comes to accommodations and space. With our new hires the old office location was just too small. I'm excited to see how much more productive we can be in the new environment," says Tim Brannock, Chief Marketing Officer at Cameo Global.
In addition to new business success Cameo has also added substantially to their Network Operations Center (NOC) staff to support recent large customer wins for Cameo's CloudBluTM platform, a technology that delivers enterprise class Cisco voice, collaboration, and contact center services. Cameo is forecasting even more growth in 2017 and predicts a doubling of their client base for managed services and cloud solutions.


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Saturday, October 29, 2011
The Rose Garden - Susanna Kearsley
As Eva relaxes into the familiar rhythms of life at Trelowarth, she becomes aware of voices in empty rooms & one day she steps back into the past, back to Trelowarth in the early 18th century. She meets Daniel Butler & his brother, Jack, Daniel's friend & ally, Fergal O'Cleary, & Constable Creed, who will do anything to see the Butlers hang. The Butlers are smugglers but they're also distantly related to the Duke of Ormonde, who is planning a rebellion to put the Pretender, James Stuart, back on the English throne. It's 1715 & the death of Queen Anne has seen the Protestant House of Hanover preferred over the Queen's Catholic half-brother, James. James's supporters, the Jacobites, are plotting to overthrow King George & the Butlers are in the thick of it.
Eva's presence is disconcerting but she's soon accepted by Daniel & the immediate attraction between them grows stronger. Even Fergal, suspicious & anxious, accepts Eva & she masquerades as his mute sister, just over from Ireland, as she learns the ways of an 18th century household. Jack, with his easy ways & loose tongue, isn't allowed into the secret, & Constable Creed, who hates Daniel for personal as well as political reasons is a threatening presence in all their lives. Eva's knowledge of the future is a heavy burden as she researches the Butlers in the present day & becomes more involved in their lives when she slips through the barrier. Time moves differently in the past. Eva spends days with Daniel in the past but when she returns to the present, she's only been absent a split second. As her love for Daniel grows stronger, Eva has to make a decision about where her future lies & find a way to make it happen.
The Rose Garden is full of the magic of Cornwall. There are echoes of Daphne Du Maurier's Cornish novels, Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek & The House on the Strand especially. I loved all the detail about the roses & Susan's plans to make the business a success. I was equally interested in the modern & 18th century stories & that isn't always the case with time slip novels. Although, I must admit, Daniel Butler was such a romantic figure that I wouldn't have minded spending more time in his company. I could fully understand Eva's desire to stay with him & her growing dissatisfaction with the present. The 18th century Trelowarth was as real to me as the 21st century house. The characters were convincingly historical, their speech was different without any thees & thous which can be jarring. I could understand why Daniel & Fergal didn't want Eva to speak to strangers - her speech & manner would have been so strange. There's excitement, adventure, tragedy & romance in The Rose Garden, it's a compelling read.
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Ever since I read my first Kearsley I have been something of a fan girl. I am pretty sure I have pushed her books onto many of my friends!ReplyDelete
So glad that you enjoyed this book. I literally gasped out loud at the twist in the tale of this book!
Yes Marg, the twist at the end is fantastic & I didn't see it coming although I did have my theories about who the Grey Lady was. Once I pick up one of SK's novels, I know I'm barely going to stop for air until I finish it.ReplyDelete
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Samsung has announced an 11.6in convertible tablet that will run Windows 8. The upcoming Series 5 model has a magnetic keyboard dock so it can also work as a conventional laptop-style device, similar to the Asus Transformer range.
The tablet is said to have a battery life of around 10 hours – though it also has to power the keyboard when attached as the accessory doesn't have its own power source.
According to PC Pro, there may be two versions of the Series 5 tablet, "one with Intel's new 32nm Atom processor, dubbed Clover Trail, and another with a higher performing Core iX processor."
The site reports that the tablet also shares Samsung's S-Pen and S-Memo technology, imported from the Galaxy Note Android smartphone. The product is finished off in light brushed metal, like Samsung's Series 7 Slate, its Windows 7 tablet.
In terms of connectivity, both Series 5 models are expected to have Micro SD, USIM, Micro HDMI, USB 3.0 and a 3.5mm headphone output. There's also a 2-megapixel front-facing camera and an 8-megapixel rear camera with flash, though some features could change.
The Clover Trail model is reported to weigh 750g, while the higher spec
Core iX version is heavier at 870g. Other key specs are yet to be
revealed, as are pricing and availability.
PC Pro also says that Samsung will soon roll out a Series 7 all-in-one desktop PC that will ship with Windows 8. It will have a slim, metal body and a touchscreen with 10-finger multitouch support as well as the voice recognition and hand gesture control systems also used in the company's high-end Smart TVs.
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♀ Brana
What does Brana mean?
Brana as a name for girls means "high, noble, exalted". Brana is an alternate form of Brianna (Irish, Gaelic, Celtic): May also possibly mean "strong".
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VARIANTS Brynna, Bryna, Bryauna, Bryanna▼, Bryana▼, Briny, Brinna, Briney, Brina, Brienna, Brieanna, Briaunna, Briauna, Brianni, Briannah, Briana▼, Briahna, Breena, Breeanna, Breayanna, Breanna▼
OTHER FORMS VIA BRIANNA Breanne▼, Bree, Breeann, Bri, Bria▼, Briand, Brianda, Briane, Briann, Brianne▼, Brie, Brieann, Brinn, Bryann, Bryanne, Bryn, Brynnan, BrynneCREATIVE FORMS
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How popular is Brana?
Brana is an uncommon given name for females but a very popular last name for all people (#53420 out of 150436, Top 36%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Brana (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Breanna (#787 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Breanne, Bree (#1260), Breeann, Breeanna, Bria (#773), Briana (#442), Brianda, Briann, Brianna (#98), Brianne, Briauna, Brie, Brieanna, Brienna, Bryana, Bryanna (#1059), Bryn (#1326), Brynna and Brynne. Other variants, like Bryann, are seldom used. These relations of Brana were at the peak of their popularity in the year 1996 (MEDIAN #1142) and have become significantly less conventional since (#1587, DOWN 83%), with forms such as Brianne becoming less trendy. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2016)
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Brana is pronounced similarly to Brani, Breana▼, Breauna, Breawna, Breeana, Breeauna, Breiana, Breina, Brenee, Brenie, Brenna▼, Brennah, Breona, Breonna▼, Briona, Brioni, Brionna▼, Briony, Bronia, Bronny, Bronya, Bruna, Bryonna and Bryony. Other recommended sound-alike names are Alana▲, Beata, Bena, Berna, Bianka, Blanda, Bradi, Brady, Branca, Brand, Branda, Brande, Brandea, Brandi▼, Branka, Brann, Brayne, Brea, Breann▼, Bren, Brenda▼, Brenn, Brynn▲, Byna, Dana▼, Drina, Duana, Edana, Elana, Erena, Evana, Iana, Ioana, Iryna, Jana▼, Jeana, Jiana, Juana, Lana▲, Moana, Nana, Qiana, Roana, Sana, Seana, Thana, Urbana, Urena, Yana, Zana and Zorana. These names tend to be more frequently used than Brana.See names in meaning and etymology.


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Welcome to SRI Management. I'm Don Bishop, the owner and an original founder of the company. It is my privilege to lead a great team of individuals that, collectively, strive to exceed the expectations of our owners, residents and guests. One of my goals for our team is to transform…
We are known for our commitment, dedication and for creating the right environment to ensure quality resident experiences at each community.
At our core is a group of professionals comprised of experts from multiple disciplines.
SRI Management, LLC is a privately held Senior Housing management company that was formed in 2000. The company's purpose has been the management of senior housing properties including independent living, assisted living, and memory care.
The company's original founders were experienced healthcare professionals having spent most of their careers in Florida. While the group sought opportunities in Florida during its early beginnings the first opportunity was in Roanoke Virginia. Shortly thereafter the company added two more properties in Christiansburg and Shawsville Virginia.
In 2001, the company found an opportunity to manage two properties in Summerfield, Florida in the northern portion of The Villages. Shortly thereafter, properties in Central Florida were added creating a solid base of operations from which the company was able to continue its growth both in the numbers of properties under management, team members, and a never ending pursuit to improve in all aspects of the business and services provided.
For over 16 years, the company has managed properties for a variety of owners in Southeastern United States. These owners have entrusted our team in a variety of senior housing community operations including new construction, stabilized properties, and turnaround opportunities.
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Seth R. Walker, CPA
As the company's financial officer, my role is the management of the corporate accounting and finance department; ensuring timely and…
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I'm Dennis McCarthy, and my role as Chief Information Officer is to ensure that team members and families have the…
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Entire generations grew up playing cowboys and indians, cops and robbers, or superheros and villains. What percentage of us are mass murders? Are we twisted and cruel? No, we learned respect for authority, we created role models to live up to.
How many of us grew up seeing Greek statues and French artwork in our textbooks? Yeah we giggled because they were naked or fat. We were children,that is what children do. Did that make us perverts? No, it just taught us to appreciate another's perspective of beauty.
I can kill someone with a pen, a stone or even my bare hands. I could create a bomb from 'harmless' cleaning supplies. So are they going to protect us from writing or the earth itself? Do we all need to wear mittens so we can't choke the life out of someone?
They still teach Shakespeare in school, has anyone actually 'looked' at the meanings behind some of it, not all of his writings are clean and wholesome, in fact very little of it is. Even in music, a lot of todays music is cleaner than it was 20 years ago, or even 50. Actually read some of the lyrics from Conway Twitty, where do you think some of your favorite bands got their names?
The only things that have been truly banned from schools in North America are common sense, free will and real education. If you teach common sense and allow free will then the rest will follow.
North America is churning out a nation of automatons. I am raising a free thinker, and I encourage him to keep his creativity and free will, if that means he gets in trouble at school then so be it…I will fight tooth and nail to give him true opportunity and to allow him to stand out from the crowd of mindless drones that are being created.
As for the whole bullying B.S. That seems to be one of the soapboxes right now, I'm not going any further than to say, teach the bullied to hit back, let them retaliate. Enough pussy footing around things.
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This is the third in a trio of posts sharing tidbits from the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) annual conference in Portland last week, which included an awards ceremony featuring the best in gastronomical writing, styling, and photography for 2009.
Time to fill you in on the "international" flavor of this food meet. Full disclosure up front: You may spot some Down Under bias in my selections. My picks from around the world:
- Truly inspiring presentation (it moved at least one food blogger in the room to tears) by Kamal Mouzawak, creator of Souk el Tayeb, a twice-weekly farmers' market in Beirut, the first of its kind, designed to bring together a diverse people around a combined passion for good food. A chef and TV personality, Kamal celebrates Lebanon's cultural and culinary heritage, creates links between communities fractured by religious or political divisions, and champions small, rural farmers and sustainable agriculture. His efforts have expanded into school programs, food festivals, and an open kitchen at the market, where each day a different farmer, producer, or chef showcases a traditional meal from their region. Born into a family of farmers, Kamal is convinced that cuisine can triumph over partisanship and that a peaceful food movement is possible in this war-torn nation. Learn more about Souk el Tayeb on the Taste of Beirut blog.
- Stephanie Alexander, author of Kitchen Garden Companion, and Australia's version of Alice Waters-Jamie Oliver, took top honors in the General cookbook category. I happen to own Stephanie's Kitchen Garden Cooking for Kids and it is, hands down, the most beautiful school food book I've seen. Stephanie has paved the way for 138 kitchen gardens in schools around Oz. Go Aussies.
- Another Southern Hemisphere chef, Al Brown, won the cookbook award for a single subject for his Go Fish. I don't know this New Zealander from a bar of soap, as we say where I come from, but anyone who promotes cooking sustainable seafood is worth paying attention to, in my mind. Plus, have you eaten from the sea down there? Amazing aquatic offerings from those oceans.
- On the last night of dining around town those in the know booked a table at the tiny Pok Pok, where authentic, mostly Northern Thai cuisine (no pad Thai sold here) is served up banquet style at this slip of a much-lauded local eatery. Coconut curry noodle soup, giant prawns baked in a claypot, whole fish grilled with lime-garlic-chile. Even the water scented with Pandus leaf evokes a sense of supping in South-East Asia.
- After dinner I caught an advanced screening of the sweet food flick, Today's Special, a romcom with cumin and coriander set in Queens. The film features a cinematic celebration of Indian eats; paneer, parathas, biriyani, and dosas get equal billing with the actors. The movie stars Aasif Mandvi, who co-wrote the screenplay, and is best known for his work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, where he serves as, um, a correspondent. Veteran, award-winning Indian actors Harish Patel and Naseeruddin Shah round out the cast, along with acclaimed cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey, (though funnily enough this actor never goes near the kitchen in this film). Read a glowing review of Today's Special and a more measured response from Variety. My two cents: It's a playful if tad predictable addition to the food in film genre. Look for Today's Special in theaters this fall.
A shout out to veteran cookbook authors and new friends Jill O'Connor, who organized the Pok Pok dinner, and Nancie McDermott, for her expert ordering — in Thai, no less. Nancie remained unflappable despite the stressful task of figuring out what dishes to pick for a large table packed full of opinionated food fans.


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Monday, December 22, 2014
Have A Blessed Christmas
7 comments:
- Alex VanArsdale said...
Merry Christmas! And I love this painting!
- December 24, 2014 at 9:26 AM
- Gussie said...
Beautiful! I love how the Wise Men are depicted in this piece of art. Love it! And a Blessed Christmas to you.
- December 25, 2014 at 1:19 PM
- Mark Hough said...
Merry Christmas, Anthony!
This is a beautiful Nativity you've painted...the faces the fabrics and the color choice...very nice.
- December 26, 2014 at 12:40 PM
- Anthony VanArsdale said...
Thank you everyone, and have a Happy New Year!
- December 29, 2014 at 9:53 AM
- Alex VanArsdale said...
And a happy new year to you too!
Love your new header!
- December 30, 2014 at 12:48 PM
- Christine Piper said...
What a beautiful painting!! Was it a gift?
- December 30, 2014 at 5:54 PM
- Anthony VanArsdale said...
Thanks Alex!
Thanks Christine,
Actually this was for the cover of Catholic Digest. It was the one I started working on with the sketch from last Christmas Eve. I had to change it since the old composition wasn't working out well.
- December 31, 2014 at 11:14 AM
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AbstractThis invention provides a command system for efficiently performing information processing. An information processing apparatus 1000 includes a main processor 200 which exercises centralized control on the entire apparatus, a graphic processor 100 which performs image processing operations, and a main memory 50. The graphic processor 100 includes a control unit 20 which exercises centralized control on the graphic processor, and a graphic operation unit 40 which performs graphic processing in accordance with a command given through the control unit. The control unit 20 includes: an interface part 22 which exchanges data with the main processor 200; a command analysis part 24 which analyzes a command system included in data received from the main processor, the command system including a set of non-graphic processing type commands; and an execution part 26 which executes analyzed commands.
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text: The Library/Beit Café is opposite the Cantor's office. The room is lined with dark wood bookcases filled with books for the use of our congregation. Big soft chairs and sofas provide comfy seating, and a phone, internet equipped computer and printer are available for congregant use. The availability of Keurig coffee and tea in the adjoining "coffee closet" makes the Library a perfect meeting place, filled with warmth. Often used for formal and informal meetings in the evening, it is a perfect spot for just hanging out and relaxing when you're in the synagogue.


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Recorded 15 October 1988 at the Marx and Marxism Conference.
The laissez-faire liberals understood that state violence is used by government agents, employees, and benefactors to exploit the rest of the population. Thus, the liberals understood the economic and political important of "class warfare." Later, though, the Marxists twisted the idea to claim that capitalists "exploit" the workers.


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Your answer regarding "freebies" is spot on, like literally AMEN. It's one of the only thing that really grinds my gears as a blogger is when people ask that. Loving the start of this little series, Milly! x
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Thank you Kathryn, it's incredibly demoralising isn't it? I don't think people realise how much hard work and dedication it takes to run a blog. Everyone just wants the reward with the work these days xxDelete
I LOVE THIS POST! I feel so lucky that you're a friend of mine, so most of this I knew anyway, but I love how open you are about everything. As someone who is also really open generally, I've got a lot of respect for others who speak on issues both past and present to help others - so keep talking about CBT and things from past relationships, because it will always help someone... Oh and the 'free stuff' thing annoys me too! xxReplyDelete
Oh Chloe, what a lovely comment! I love your honesty too, it's a trait I really respect in people. I remember walking though St Pancras with you deep in conversation about relationships and life goals an hour after meeting you and feeling so happy to have met someone on the same wavelength xxDelete
Loved reading this post Milly. It makes me lav you even more! Ps yes the FREE THING drives me mental!xxReplyDelete
Thank you Georgie <3 The whole "free stuff" issue feels like bringing my head against a brick wall at times! Ps...Love you too babe! xxDelete


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Traveling extensively with the majority of our work being around London and home counties we have been creating artistic wedding films for over 10 years now. We also offer filming throughout Europe and worldwide, so wherever your wedding takes we can film it!! We are a small team who are passionate about our work and look forward to the challenge of new and more exciting weddings.
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It's fair to say that over the years we have been lucky enough to work with some incredible couples, with their own unique stories. Most have been on an emotional journey and experiencing the joy of their wedding day with them is an incredibly enriching experience. We work hard to convey the feelings and emotions that were present on that special day through to the finished wedding film. We don't just want to document the day but produce something that will be timeless and continue to provide years of enjoyment by allowing couples to re-live one of the best days of their life.
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Producing high end wedding films is our core business and as you would expect we approach this with a level of professionalism commensurate with the importance of the day and the event itself. Our style is very much reportage and we believe the best footage comes when you, your family and guests are in their most relaxed state and naturally enjoying the day and all the emotion that is experienced during the course of the wedding. Its no small wonder that many photographers enjoy working with us as well as other vendors due to our discreet style of shooting.


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Nobody likes the foundation-on-your-lips look, but sadly, it happens to all of us—even flawless beings like Margot Robbie. No matter how carefully we apply our foundation, somehow it always creeps onto our lips, creating a ghostlike appearance that can only be remedied with several layers of lipstick. (Why, oh why is it so difficult to remove foundation from your lips, huh?!)
On that note, in a new interview in the latest issue of Marie Claire Australia, Robbie revealed some of the best makeup hacks she's learned from on-set makeup artists over the years—one of which is a simple but genius trick for fixing the foundation-lips look without piling on more makeup.
"One trick I've learned is that every time I put on foundation, I dip a Q-tip in eye makeup remover and remove the foundation that's gotten on my lips so I don't have to wear lipstick," she said.
Eye makeup remover—of course. This actually isn't the first time we've heard makeup experts suggest repurposing eye creams and removers to fix various makeup mistakes.
To reverse liquid eyeliner mishaps, simply dip a cotton swab in eye cream and gently swipe it over the rogue liner.
We also love Robbie's hack considering the minimal lip looks we're seeing more and more—a countermove to the high-impact matte lips that have ruled the makeup world for the past few years. Airbrushed skin, natural lips: Sounds like a trend to us.
Put Robbie's lipstick-free hack to use by shopping our favorite eye makeup removers below!
This gentle eye makeup remover is a drugstore favorite. We also love the brand's makeup-melting micellar water ($8).
Make's oil-based formula is fragrance-free, paraben-free, and hypoallergenic, so you don't have to worry about it irritating your lips.
This natural balm is an editor go-to for its versatility: Use it as a moisturizer, skin salve, cleanser, or eye makeup remover.
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April has been exhausting. Work is busy, hectic, crazy. Personal life is busy as well. But this is normal. This is typical. But it's the stuff in storage that is steering me in a funk-like state that is bordering depression.
When my mom died a few years ago, I could not shed her house and all the stuff she stuffed into it quickly enough. But in every life there is a large bunch of personal family stuff that has to be dealt with on an individual basis. There was a pile of old photos and albums and miscellaneous items.
All that has been in storage. Except now it's not. It's been mostly dealt with – donated or thrown away. My photos, photos of my kids, a few of my sister and nephews I kept, the rest are of folks I don't know or my sister – boxes and boxes of albums documenting my sister's life – and since I no longer have relationships with either of them, I made the self-protective decision to throw what seems zillions of photos away.
There are a few mementos I kept – a couple of favorite drinking glasses from when I was a kid, a remaining serving dish from my parents' original set – but the other stuff I was so paralyzed over in the months after my mother died was surprisingly easy to released to their next home. For the new owners of those items, it will not have the same stigma or history of negative, angry emotions attached.
And for the first time, I feel truly free.
Yet, for everything attached to my family of origin, there is a faint strain of guilt as well. The terrifying rage and anger I still feel has been mostly diffused – growing up, physically distancing yourself to match the emotional safeguards in place – tends to do that for us. Self-protection is not to be underestimated.
Hard as I try to be a good community member where I dwell, I am very conscious of where I have failed, either by choice or circumstance, or some combination of both. Part of my mind are broken enough to make normal then and normal now coexist peacefully as polar opposites. The closed-off part of me where feelings don't work classically normal is like walking with a limp after serious injury and best case scenario of healing, and recognizing that in and of itself is a huge step forward.
Being open about my history is not an easy thing, but now, my family of origin is gone and I have been untethered from all that influence and the angry, reflexive negativity attached and now with the disposal of the last boxes of stuff that remind me of all my real (or perceived and told to me) shortcomings,
This range of emotions I feel – it's not anything I would wish upon anyone else. It is rooted in a kind of dark, abusive, confusing place that breeds self-loathing and negativity that touches and taints any and all attempts to lead a normal life. I am good at compartmentalizing; I am even better at avoiding unpleasant feelings and emotions. As time has passed, as the professional help to improve and overcome took hold, I have gotten better about managing my affairs and at faking it until making it with the general day-to-day business of living.
I will feel better tomorrow, Monday, whenever M goes to the dump and empties the truck load of crap that we have finally gotten around to discarding. Maybe sleep patterns will return to normal. Maybe I will return to the place where my peace resides.
I take no real pleasure in the feelings I feel in this moment, because they are too close to the bad, hateful shit that churns up with thinking about any of it. Shedding the last of the mementos releases me to continue my life in whatever healthier, happier, peaceful ways I can find.
Cutting the final links in a weighty chain is … enriching. Building on that is the better path.


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RFID News Roundup
Identive Group unveils NFC marketplace, buys identity-management firm; NFC app provider Proxama launches smart-poster campaign; RFID market remains strong, says ABI Research; Smartrac introduces line of NFC transponders; Awarepoint reports its RTLS and workflow solutions installed in 46 hospitals.
Jul 21, 2011—The following are news announcements made during the past week.
Identive Group Unveils NFC Marketplace, Buys Identity-Management Firm
Identive Group, a provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries, has launched a Web site and online marketplace focusing on Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions for systems integrators and application developers. Through its NFC Web site, www.IdentiveNFC.com, the company is offering a range of NFC products, as well as educational resources. Products include NFC tags that can be personalized for businesses participating in Google's smart-poster campaign for its Hotpot service, an NFC-enabled adjunct to Google's Places service (see Google Brings RFID-enabled Hotpot to Portland, Austin). Launched in September 2009, Google Places features Web pages that the search engine's users can access to find information regarding a business' hours of operation, as well as photos, videos, coupons, customer ratings and reviews. Identive's NFC online marketplace offers a selection of NFC Forum compliant tags—including Google NFC tags type 1, 2 and 4—which are the core component of all NFC-based applications, from mobile payment to electronic ticketing. The marketplace also includes NFC readers in mobile and desktop form factors that come with NFC tags to initiate transactions, services or other applications; an NFC software development kit (SDK) designed to help application developers and systems integrators accelerate NFC readers' time to market; and terminals that support device-to-tag and peer-to-peer applications, such as event ticketing, retail loyalty, physical and logical access, vending, public transport and mobile payment. In addition, the online marketplace offers such educational resources as webinars, webcasts and educational materials regarding NFC technology and applications. What's more, Identive Group has announced that it has acquired Polyright, a provider of identity-management solutions for the education and health-care markets, based in Sion, Switzerland. This acquisition was made pursuant to an agreement executed on July 18, 2011, between Identive Group's Multicard subsidiary and Polyright's co-owners, Securitas AG and the Kudelski Group. According to Identive Group, Polyright's core competence is the development, installation and maintenance of single-credential, multi-function identity-management and cashless-payment solutions integrated with third-party systems, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) or access control. Polyright's platform allows the integration of such functions as personnel and user management, physical and logical access control, cashless payments, and the use of such third-party services as car parking, bicycle and vehicle rental, printing and photocopying, and similar applications. "Polyright's exceptional position in the education and health-care markets in Switzerland will provide a strong addition to our Multicard business in the loyalty and commercial sector," said Ayman S. Ashour, Identive Group's chairman and CEO, in a prepared statement. "The Polyright team has done an excellent job in building an identity management software platform that allows for easy integration of multiple applications, and their reach to leading clients in Switzerland as well as their direct link to consumers is an important attraction for us."
NFC App Provider Proxama Launches Smart-Poster Campaign
Proxama, a provider of Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions, has announced a new initiative leveraging NFC-enabled smart posters to support the launch of VH-1's latest TV series, Basketball Wives. The campaign, Proxama reports, offers NFC mobile phone users an exclusive trailer for the new series, along with a link to the Basketball Wives' Facebook page, when they tap their devices on poster sites situated on bus shelters around New York City and Los Angeles. Each poster site has a preprogrammed NFC chip affixed to the poster's rear, that transfers the content immediately to handsets tapping that poster. Working with Proxama on this project are Nokia, Hyperspace, and the digital and innovations division of out-of-home ad and marketing agencies Posterscope, CBS Outdoor, JCDecaux and Cemusa. The campaign, according to Proxama, is being carried out to illustrate the benefits that NFC-based marketing can offer to the advertising and business communities, as well as to consumers. Nokia's C7 Astound phone, deployed in the United States by T-Mobile since March 2011, is being employed to demonstrate the tap'n'load process of obtaining content from the posters. According to Proxama, the tags being used for the Basketball Wives campaign are Kovio's 2K tags. Consumers owning a Samsung Nexus S phone can also access the promotion. Proxama has been involved with similar campaigns; in May of this year, the company developed an outdoor marketing campaign in London using NFC technology to support the film X-Men: First Class, while in June, the firm hosted a murder mystery game in Norfolk, England, in which approximately 150 individuals utilized NFC-enabled smartphones to collect clues on NFC tags embedded in such items as a scarf, a pen drive, a police body outline and a letter opener, in order to solve the live, interactive whodunit game. With regard to the Basketball Wives promotion, Neil Garner, Proxama's founder and CEO, said in a prepared statement that it is important to demonstrate the potential that NFC offers to advertisers, businesses and consumers, adding, "NFC offers advertisers greater opportunities to build 'hyper-local' promotional campaigns using media-rich, high quality content through a simple tap of the phone. And because content is delivered immediately without lengthy downloads or cumbersome procedures it leads to a much more satisfying customer experience and keeps down costs."
RFID Market Remains Strong, Says ABI Research
Based on its ongoing research and data-collection efforts pertaining to the worldwide RFID market, ABI Research reports that despite the economic setbacks of 2008 and 2009, the market rebounded well last year, growing by slightly more than 14 percent to reach approximately $5.3 billion. The fastest-growing application between 2011 and 2016, ABI Research indicates, will be item-level tracking in supply chain management (SCM). According to Michael Liard, the company's research director, the revenue for item-level SCM RFID systems is estimated to reach about $820 million in 2016, representing a nearly 30 percent compound annual growth rate from 2010 to 2016. According to ABI Research, the growth in SCM is driven by a high-volume demand for passive ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) systems to support retail apparel tagging in the United States, Europe and other select markets (despite a retail slowdown in 2010); pharmaceutical tagging in Korea, due to a government compliance mandate; wine, tobacco and other anti-counterfeiting tagging efforts, notably being undertaken in China; and the tagging of other items over the long term, including cosmetics, consumer electronics and more. In 2016, Liard says, North America and Asia combined will account for more than 80 percent of item-level tracking-system revenues, driven largely by retail apparel tracking in the United States, anti-counterfeiting measures in China and pharmaceutical tracking. ABI Research's "RFID Market Data" report contains the firm's latest RFID market segmentation and forecasts, with extensive data regarding RFID revenues and unit shipments, segmented by technology, application and vertical market. This report is part of the firm's RFID Research Service.
Smartrac Introduces Line of NFC Transponders
Smartrac, an RFID inlay supplier headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has announced that it now offers a complete collection of Near Field Communication (NFC) enabled transponders. Smartrac's NFC product offerings include inlays for labels, tickets and cards, as well as complete tags that operate at a frequency of 13.56 MHz and provide a typical read distance of 4 centimeters (1.6 inches) or less. "We have been looking into the potential of NFC for a while," said Christian Fischer, Smartrac CEO's, in a prepared statement. "Now that adoption of NFC is creating a substantial demand, we are ready to support our customers with a complete NFC transponder range." In addition to NFC products, Smartrac offers a variety of ready-made and customized RFID transponders in all current frequency standards—low-frequency (LF), high-frequency (HF) and ultrahigh-frequency (UHF)—and the company reports that it has supplied more than one billion transponders to its global customer base to date, for such applications as public transport, access control, RFID-based car immobilizers, animal identification, libraries, industry and logistics. Smartrac is offering card inlays in the standard card inlay format, ticket and label inlays in several sizes, and tags in various sizes and forms, according to Smartrac spokesperson Tanja Moehler. The company will add the various product datasheets to its Web site in the next few weeks.
Awarepoint Reports Its RTLS and Workflow Solutions Installed in 46 Hospitals
Real-time location system (RTLS) provider Awarepoint has announced that 46 hospitals and health-care systems, including 19 new client facilities, have contracted to use the company's RTLS and workflow software applications to improve their quality of care, patient safety, operational efficiency and employee productivity. Awarepoint provides ZigBee-based RTLS hardware, software-as-a-service (SaaS) based software, and maintenance, management and consulting services. The new contracts and activations, the company reports, have increased the number of Awarepoint clients to 153 hospitals and asset tags under management to 216,884. Newly contracted facilities include 17 additional Northern California hospitals and clinics owned by Kaiser Permanente; University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina, located in Greenville, N.C.; and the University of Maryland Medical Center, in Baltimore, Maryland. "In Q2 of 2011, Awarepoint exceeded bookings of the entire year of 2010, with even stronger pipeline demand in place for future quarters," said Jay Deady, Awarepoint's president and CEO, in a prepared statement. "This unprecedented growth demonstrates both an inflexion point for market demand and confidence in RTLS to deliver real financial benefits resulting from clinical efficiencies and outcome improvements."
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