text: Only-11-Percent-of-Children-Involved-in-Bike-Accidents-Wear-a-Helmet AAP.org > About the AAP > News Room > Only 11 Percent of Children Involved in Bike Accidents Wear a Helmet AAP FactsCommittees, Councils & SectionsChapters & DistrictsNews RoomCurrently selected News ReleasesHealth & Safety TipsAAP in the NewsAAP Press Room Media CenterAAP Conferences Press InformationMedia KitsEmbargoed Media ContentSocial Media Toolkit Donate NowCorporate RelationshipsAdvertise with AAP aaa print email share Facebook Twitter Only 11 Percent of Children Involved in Bike Accidents Wear a Helmet 10/26/2013 New education strategies are needed to reinforce the need for bike helmets, especially in low-income and minority communities and among older children Article Body ORLANDO, Fla. – Despite a California bike helmet mandate, only 11 percent of Los Angeles County children treated for bike-related injuries were wearing a helmet, according to an abstract presented Oct. 26 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando. Specifically, children older than age 12, and low-income and minority children were less likely to wear a bike helmet. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 33 million children ride bicycles for nearly 10 billion hours each year. Unfortunately, bicycle crashes and bicycle-related head injuries cause 150,000 emergency department visits and nearly 400 deaths each year. In the abstract, "Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Use of Helmets in Children Involved in Bicycle Accidents," researchers reviewed the records of all pediatric patients involved in bicycle-related accidents from the Los Angeles County database between 2006 and 2011. The information included helmet use, age, gender, insurance status and race/ethnicity. Further analysis sought to determine whether helmet use was associated with the need for emergency surgery, morbidity, mortality and length of hospital stay. There were 1,248 children involved in bicycle-related accidents in Los Angeles County. The median age of these children was 13; 64 percent were male. Overall, 11.3 percent of patients wore helmets, with some ethnic-based differences: 35.2 percent of white children wore helmets, compared to 7 percent of Asian children, 6 percent of black children, and 4 percent of Hispanic children. Researchers also observed differences based on insurance coverage, with 15.2 percent of children with private insurance coverage and 7.6 percent of children with public insurance wearing helmets at the time of injury. Children over age 12 were less likely to wear a helmet. Overall, 5.9 percent of the injured children required emergency surgery, and 34.1 percent of the children returned to their pre-injury capacity. The mortality rate was 0.7 percent. Of the nine patients who died, eight were not wearing a helmet. "Our study highlights the need to target minority groups, older children, and those with lower socioeconomic status when implementing bicycle safety programs in Los Angeles County," said study author Veronica F. Sullins, MD. Regional studies highlighting racial or ethnic and socioeconomic differences may help identify at-risk populations within specific communities, allowing these communities to more effectively use resources, said Dr. Sullins. "Children and adolescents have the highest rate of unintentional injury and therefore should be a high priority target population for injury-prevention programs," Dr. Sullins said. ### The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. For more information, visit www.aap.org. AAP Media Contacts


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BMI regulation in the fashion industry
In March this year, the French government proposed legislation that sought to ban the use of underweight models at Paris Fashion Week. While Australia still appears apprehensive to legislate in this area, the globalised nature of the fashion, and particularly modelling industries will likely see the effects of France's decision being felt at home.
The recent outcry at last year's Melbourne Fashion Week over the weight of a model chosen to walk for designer Alex Perry reignited the discussion over Australian Industry Standards. When the designer was questioned as to her unhealthy appearance, the fact she had recently returned from Paris Fashion Week was frequently cited.
Under the proposed bill, modelling agencies and managers could face up to a $100,000 AUD fine or six months imprisonment for employing models with a body mass index of less than 18. The Victorian Government's Better Health Channel identifies a BMI of less than 18.5 as being 'very underweight and possibly malnourished'. In what is being labelled France's 'anti-anorexia bill', medical certificates must be produced to demonstrate that models are of a healthy weight and capable of working at fashion week.
However, France is far from the first country seeking to regulate and promote healthy body weight within the fashion industry, following regulations already in place in Spain, Italy, Israel, Chile and Belgium.
Opponents to similar legislation in Australia suggest that measuring BMI is only one indicator of a model's health, and can in fact have the negative effect of creating further fixation on weight and size. Instead, an overall shift in designers' preferences for a variety of body shapes is needed.
Most noticeably, at this year's Australian Fashion Week, swimwear designers We Are Handsome presented their most recent collection with models of widely varying body shapes. The show received an overwhelmingly positive response, and can be seen as an example of change within the Australian Fashion Industry.
In an attempt to promote this change, in 2009 the Australian Government appointed The National Advisory Group on Body Image to develop the Voluntary Industry Code of Conduct for the fashion, media and advertising industries. The code outlines principles to guide industries to adopt more body image friendly practices, encouraging more diversity in the selection of models, a wider range of clothing sizes in retail fashion, the use of realistic and natural images of people, and disclosure when images have been digitally manipulated. Although the code aims to promote positive action in this area the voluntary code is just that, voluntary, and examples of body image diversity are still far from the norm.
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RegimeOfTerror.com – Documenting Saddam Hussien's Support of Terrorism
If you have been interested in the posts on Remembering the Causes of the Iraq War, I have added a new blog to my blogroll – Regime of Terror.
Mark Eichenlaub has done an excellent job bringing together reports and news stories to document the links between Saddam Hussien's Iraq and global terrorists.
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Dedicated Dad Takes a Time Out
Time Out
Yesterday my wife and I took our kids to the Discovery Gateway, a fun learning center in Salt Lake City for kids. We get an annual pass to some destination each year, whether it be the zoo or some place like this, and try to use it as much as possible throughout that year. This is the second time I have been with my kids on this year's outings, but they have been several times without me as well. They have a great time, and they really are learning a lot of things in the process.
I was with my two girls in one section upstairs when I spotted this dad who was checking his eyelids for leaks. His kids were running around him playing at different stations, but try as he could, this dad was losing the battle against the need for sleep. I have to admire him, he was completely wiped out, but here he was with his kids on a Saturday afternoon being a good dad. He eventually got up a few minutes later, hopefully a little rejuvenated and ready to keep playing with the kids. We all need a little time out every once-in-awhile, right?
New Concert Photos
I had the opportunity to photograph a few concerts this last weekend for Donny Osmond in Las Vegas. My wife was able to join me for a wonderful weekend away and was fortunate to get some great photos of the concerts. They should be appearing soon on his site.
This shot was one of my favorites of the night – of his bass player John. Donny has a new band joining him, so I was able to enjoy getting to know these new artists. I don't have a wallpaper sized version of this posted because these photos will be appearing elsewhere and used under contract. I hope to share a few others here soon though.
I enjoy taking concert photos and hope to get out in the "scene" more soon with some new artists. I'll be sharing some of my other past ones here as well soon, so stay tuned.
Not Everyone Hates the Paparazzi
Smile for the Camera
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to follow Donny Osmond on tour in the UK to create and publish a photo journal book. It was an incredible experience and I hope to share some of the previously unreleased photos online here soon.
Being on tour brings a variety of interesting experiences as part of being on the road, from the castles we were able to get VIP tours of to the personal friendships you develop being in stuck in a tour bus for hours on end with nothing to do but talk to pass the time.
One of the unexpected pleasures of that tour was getting to know and photographing Donny's opening act for the tour, Shonagh Daly. Shonaugh is one of those musical gems that has been overlooked by the big names on the whole. She was "discovered" by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, which you think would be enough to get the machine rolling in her favor. Her voice is amazing, she is a beautiful woman with stage presence, but her CD sales were not enough for her label to really get behind her and do anything. A sad thing. I have watched online to see if her career has any new developments, but I haven't seen anything of significance. I did see she has been in some stage performances, which her voice is very well suited for. Hopefully we will see more of her here in the states someday.
Here is a link to a gallery of snapshots I took from that tour. I hope you enjoy them as much as I had taking them! If you do, track down her CD online and get a copy. You'll be happy you did.
Cats have such difficult lives. What it would be to fill your entire day with finding good patches of sun to sleep in with the occasional meal on demand. The life. Click for wallpaper sized image.
Ominous Morning
I took this photo last week on my drive to work. I have resolved to get back into my photography hobby more again by keeping my camera with me at all times possible. Most often capturing scenes like this are a combination of first noticing them, but also having your camera at the ready so you can capture it. In only a matter of minutes the entire mood of this scene had changed.
I am planning to share more photos here on WGS as I take ones I feel like the readers would enjoy. Click here to download a wallpaper-sized (1024×768) version of this photo.


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The February email newsletter was recently sent out to subscribers with up to the minute news of upcoming programs and events.
In addition to calendar events, the eNews highlights a Library service each month and features an entry from the Local History archive.
This month read about the Premium databases available to you through the Library's website. It's information on demand!
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Michelin Star Brummie chef, Glynn Purnell, cooking at BBC Good Food Show Birmingham foodies and lovers of all-things-local are in for a treat this summer as BBC Good Food Show reveals its biggest Brummie line-up to date.
Some of Birmingham's most loved chefs are confirmed for the four-day event – which takes place from 14 – 17 June at NEC Birmingham – alongside the city's most popular street food vendors, and plenty of local artisan producers. Well-known faces, Glynn Purnell and Aktar Islam, will be putting their local knowledge against each other during an exclusive Brummie showdown in The Big Kitchen.
Brad Carter, owner of Michelin starred Carters of Moseley, and culinary cult hero, Lap-fai Lee, will also be showcasing their signature cooking styles in demonstrations on the BBC Good Food Stage. Five of Birmingham's favourite street food vendors from Digbeth Dining Club will also be joining the Show, serving up some of their most popular dishes, which have helped to transform the street food scene in Birmingham.
Confirmed vendors include Little Urban BBQ, Urban Cheesecake, MYO, Goody Gujarati and Flying Cow – who won the Best Street Food Burger in 2017. Also joining the BBC Good Food Show will be a long list of Birmingham exhibitors, including Andrew Plants, Cleone Foods Limited, Rai Seafood, Shawbury Wine and Tan Rosie Foods LTD.
You can find these exhibitors and more presenting across all four days of the Show, displaying their produce and providing samples for visitors. Glynn Purnell, owner and chef at Purnell's, said: "The BBC Good Food Show is the biggest food event in the country and it takes place right here in Birmingham, so it's fantastic that there's so much Brummie talent on show."
Christine Hayes, Editor in Chief for BBC Good Food Magazine, said: "Birmingham is brimming with foodie talent and this year's BBC Good Food Show will really demonstrate what an amazing food scene this city has to offer." The BBC Good Food Show runs from 14 – 17 June at the NEC Birmingham.
Our June issue is a special BBC Good Food edition and celebrates the amazing talent the renowned food event showcases. We chat to Brummie chefs Glynn Purnell and Brad Carter, have a conversation with Michelin star chef Tom Kerridge about his many projects, and ask restaurateur and entrepreneur Nisha Katona what makes her business so successful. Medical professional and foodie Dr Hazel Wallace reveals details about her new book, which includes fabulous recipes to help you live a healthier lifestyle.


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Cat on the Roof's new racing art asset. This is a fun pack full of customizable tracks, easy to use karts, and beautiful scenery. A demo scene is included for easy use. You can buy the pack at our Unity Asset Store.
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I remember shortly after arriving in Argentina going to visit a friend's house. It was only as I was about to leave I noticed a kind of wooden cup with metal tube sticking out of the top, filled with green leaves. I was pretty sure it was some drug paraphernalia at the time!
After that I noticed it everywhere – people drinking yerba mate, a kind of green tea which is popular all over Argentina. It can be drunk at any time of the day: for breakfast, lunch, merienda or long into the night, and is usually accompanied with a long gossip!
Yerba is the name for the plant, or the leaves used to make the drink. Mate is the name for the drink made by infusing the leaves (and often stems, palitos) with hot (not boiling) water. I was surprised when I first saw kettles with two symbols on them, one for boiling and a little mate symbol for ~70 C (158 F) water. Mate is also used to refer to the gourds used to hold the drink.
Switch on a kettle for boiling water / water for mate
It tastes amargo (bitter) when mixed with just the yerba and water, but many Argentines add sugar which makes it much smoother to drink. It is drunk through a bombilla or (usually metal) straw with a bulbous end to filter out the leaves at one end and is passed around to anyone in the vicinity!
It is a very social drink and usually one person in the group will be the servedor and keep topping up the mate with fresh water from a Thermos, sugar and replacing the yerba once it starts getting too weak. It is associated with many traditions and customs built around drinking it, which we will talk about in the following episode.
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By Clare Howard, FFRPS FRPharmS, lead author of the RPS guidance Polypharmacy: getting our medicines right
What is polypharmacy?
We know that medicines have an enormous, positive impact on the lives of millions of people. But as more of us live longer, with multiple long-term conditions, we take more and more medicines. Taking many different medicines at once can become either a practical challenge or increase the likelihood of harm, or both.
Problems with polypharmacy happen when:
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• Where the practicalities of using the medicines have become unmanageable or are causing harm or distress. Read more Polypharmacy – what is it and why is it important?


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Sentient Avatars of Astral Collapse
Through performances involving video, sound and objects sold as souvenirs, I create temporary environments which subvert the power structures of capitalism in the 21st century. I pour on color to excite the senses and create a confusion of space. I employ rapid fire editing within video to mimic the frantic pace of media transmissions that persistently structure consciousness. Illogical language humorously undermines the psychological advertising strategies we succumb to regularly. Objects become props: transparent in their failure to become high end items, but creating an aspiration to attain class commodities. The desire within the audience to belong in the moment is fostered through the syncing of performance, sound and video, then exploited by the merchandise for sale in the environment. I engage, implicate and repel the audience to maximize their emotional responses, increasing their vulnerability to understand the moment which they, and we, are all part of together. It is from these moments which we as a people can transcend the constructed oppression of capitalism.


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On a total whim I ended up creating a self portrait of myself.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
4th year film
Well.. after many months now and starting to lose faith in myself with regards to coming up with a film that's short, sweet, and to the point. To my surprise though, something finally started to come together for me as of today.. Even though the idea sparked from a situation I was in the other day when trying to get back to my car before what looked to be a massive thunder storm in the makings, my film has nothing to do with racing storms.
Really not sure what the setting will be, but it could be post apocalyptic, and will most likely start off in a mountain valley. Nothing concrete though since again, I only came up with this idea today. I'll get more into detail a little later on when I have more to show.. But for now I have what looks to be the main character.
He actually started off an old innocent cripple of a man.. But throughout the day he evolved into this.. in fact I wasn't even trying to come up with a design for him either, I was trying to figure out what the secondary character (a robot) would look like. There may also be a third character which will be a little girl, but I'm beginning to think she won't be necessary. SO.. probably just this guy, and a robot.
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Problems of Rationality is
the fourth volume of the collected essays by Donald Davidson. Up to now, minor
editing it has been prepared by the late Davidson himself. (There is one more
volume of essays forthcoming.)
The book consists of four parts.
The first part "Rationality and Value" deals with the idea of
objectivity as applied even to evaluations, i.e. questions of moral assessment,
a topic Davidson usually does not treat. The second part "Problems and
Proposals" deals with several questions in the vicinity of a theory of
rationality interpretation of supposedly rational behavior. The third part
"Irrationality" collects some essays Davidson has written over the
years that deal with failures of rationality and irrational conduct.
Additionally to the essays there is a long interview (conducted by Ernie
Lepore) on Davidson's biography and the development of his ideas.
This book provides no access to
Davidson's ideas or their strength if the reader is not familiar with the
"classic" papers related to the topics under discussion (e.g. "Radical
Interpretation", "Rational Animals", "Mental Events"
…) and Davidson's wider philosophical outline. In fact many of the ideas
provided by the essays can be gathered from other essays (especially those in
the first three volumes of the collected essays). Davidson's remarks on
objectivity of value are more outspoken in this volume. More original and
requiring less background in Davidson's other work are the papers on
Part One deals with the thesis that
the concepts both of objective reality/truth and objective value are
presumptions of rational thought and speech. Value judgments are as objective
as we -- naively -- take them to be. The reason for this, however, is not that
some of the usual objectivist ethical conceptions (like Kantianism or
Utilitarianism) is right, but that agreement on values in built into our common
understanding (delineated by radical interpretation) just as agreement on which
sentences are true. Objectivity of knowledge is an idea that comes with thought
having any propositional content at all. One can only have a thought with some
specific content if one has the idea of one's belief of the world being true or
false. Thought (in Davidson's sense) is not possible for creatures that do not
have the concept of objective truth (and so the concept of belief). "These
mental attributes are, then, equivalent: to have a concept, to entertain
propositions, to be able to form judgments, to have command of the concept of
truth." (9) The idea of (propositional) objectivity is the notion of a
proposition being true or false independent of one's beliefs and interests.
Being assured of objectivity requires communication and a shared world. The
same holds for objectivity of evaluations. There are significant moral disputes
only because there is a shared idea of moral validity. As in the case of
propositional truths the objectivity of moral judgments is founded in our
determining what the content of a moral judgment is. To understand someone the
interpreter projects not only her logic and (to some degree) her knowledge of
the circumstances, but also her evaluations of the circumstances. The
correlation established by arising common understanding between interpreter and
interpreted speaker(s) is structurally similar in both domains: "it depends
on there being a systematic relationship between the attitude-causing
properties of things and events, and the attitudes they cause" (47). The
linguistic community shares an understanding what is "good" and given
a genuine dispute (of application of this concept) also shares the criteria
that determine where the truth lies in these cases. Convergence should
ultimately occur: "we should expect people who are enlightened and
fully understand one another to agree on their basic values" (49).
Part Two takes up topics around the
idea of radical interpretation and the attributed rationality with respect to
the interpreted system. So Davidson criticizes the Turing-Test, not because one
should exclude machines from the rational beings, but because of one of its
methodological ingredients: shielding the behavior of the candidates from the
judges view. Given the idea of radical interpretation what is needed is
predominantly to see how the object under interpretation uses its words in its
dealings with its environment. Davidson stresses the normative character of
the attitude ascriptions imposed by (radical) interpretation. Norms like
reasonableness and plausibility, again, do not apply to (syntactic) programs
but to behavior in a context. Other papers in this part rehearse Davidson's
arguments that to have thoughts requires having language ("What Thought
Requires" rehearses "Rational Animals") or his idea of a unified
theory of interpretation that deals with meaning, degrees of belief and utility
assessments at the same time starting with speaker's preferences for some
sentence to be true (the more well known papers on this from the 1990s will
appear in the fifth volume of essays).
Part Three deals with irrationality
and takes up Davidson's treatment of akrasia (doing what one knows to be not
the best) in the second volume. Davidson has to have a theory on irrationality
not only because it is widespread in our life, but especially because his
methodology of rational interpretation may be misunderstood as working on the
assumption that everyone is rational. Davidson considers his explanation as a
vindication of three ideas to be found in Freud: (a) the mind contains
"semi-independent structures" characterized by mental attributes, (b)
some parts of the mind are "in important respects like people", (c)
some of our dispositions "must be viewed on the model of physical
dispositions" (171). Davidson's basic idea is that the irrational person
has compartmentalized her knowledge and attitudes in such a way that although
the individual compartments are rational one compartment (or judgment in that
compartment) becomes non-rationally (associatively or otherwise causally)
activated by another compartment although no rational inference would be
allowed. The ultimate motive is specified mentally (given its proper roles in
its compartment) although its workings are explained in a fashion close to
physical explanations. In cases of irrationality a causal relation of content
substitutes for a missing or distorted logical relation. So Davidson in a way
agrees with Freud that the mind may be partitioned into quasi-independent
structures that interact, but he disagrees with a purely non-mental
characterization (like talking of "drives"), because "when the
cause is described in non-mental terms, we necessarily lose touch with what is
needed to explain the element of irrationality" (180). Whereas it is not
necessary for the irrational motives to be "unconscious" the
requirement to have a theory of irrationality justifies "Freud's mixture
of standard reason explanations with causal interactions more like those of the
natural sciences" (185).
© 2005 Manuel Bremer
Manuel Bremer,
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
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It's Cyber Monday!
And all I'm really excited to talk about is that it's Kevin Conroy's Birthday today! If you have to ask who Kevin Conroy is, you're dead to me! No,no it's understandable if you don't. Only children of the 80's/90's would really know who he is. For over 20 years he's been the iconic voice of … More It's Cyber Monday!


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The Finisher
By David Baldacci
Scholastic Press, 2014
Middle grade fiction, Ages 10 and up
Additional formats: e-book, audio
Author David Baldacci has earned a rabidly loyal, worldwide fan base with his fast-paced, plot-driven thrillers. With The Finisher,he makes his middle grade fantasy debut in a novel featuring a wisecracking, clever, and brave young heroine named Vega Jane.
Vega and her brother, John, live in the village of Wormwood, which is surrounded by a dangerous, forbidden wilderness known as the Quag. When Vega witnesses a co-worker fleeing into the Quag, the Council becomes highly suspicious of Vega's involvement. Members of the Council construct a benevolent façade to cover up the real reasons no one is allowed to leave Wormwood. Vega soon realizes everyone is being manipulated.
Vega Jane is my favorite kind of girl—a headstrong, quick study whose mouth gets ahead of her mind sometimes. She's motivated by justice and fairness but has yet to learn to choose her battles. Vega is loyal to her family and friends—always ready to put up her dukes and fight on behalf of the underdog—behavior that often comes at a price in fiction as in life. And, oh so worth it!
Baldacci's mastery of emotional tension and full-throttle action is on fine display. The quirky, lovable cast of characters will endear The Finisher to readers of all ages. – Gigi
Wonder Show
By Hannah Barnaby
Young Adult
Houghton Mifflin Books for children, 2012
Honors: William C. Morris Award finalist * Kirkus Best Teen Books * Bank Street College Best Children's Books * YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults
I remember the first time I went to the circus. I was five, and my mother took me to see the Ringling Bros at Madison Square Garden. I remember that the clowns frightened me, that the giraffe felt like a skyscraper, and that I said a dirty word that got me scolded. But mostly, I remember that it was the first big outing I took with my mother.
Maybe that's why I adore Wonder Show. My mom passed away last year, and I read this book at her bedside during her final days. It's no surprise that I would turn to a book for escape and solace. It's always been that way for me. But I found myself completely absorbed in this story of a strong girl, her longing for family, and the role of self-forgiveness for all of us.
Set in the 1930's, Wonder Show is the story of Portia, a girl who loves to make up stories for anyone who'll listen. She is abandoned first by her mother, then her loving father, Max, and finally by her no-nonsense Aunt Sofia, who decides she can't raise the headstrong and creative girl on her own. Portia finds herself in the care (loose definition, here) of the ever-creepy Mister at the Home for Wayward Girls. Here, her life as an outsider begins. When her desperate attempt to help a friend dodge Mister's marital intentions goes terribly wrong, Portia flees in desperation and joins—what else?—the circus.
Well, not exactly the circus. She joins the part of the circus where the true outsiders reside: the Wonder Show, filled with Siamese twins, bearded ladies, giants, armless knife throwers and more.
Barnaby's debut is so impressive. She recreates the tightly knit community expertly, and her instincts for timing and tension are spot on. She creates characters that are rich in their own needs and failings. I found it almost impossible to stop reading at the end of each chapter. And, I fell in love with Portia.
It's a teen novel that can work especially well in middle school, but really, any age can enjoy this creepy and thoughtful tale. In Portia, we have a strong girl who refuses to be beaten down, even by her own remorse. – Meg
The Mer-Child
The Mer-Child: A Legend for Children and Other Adults
By Robin Morgan, illustrated by Jesse Spicer Zerner
Middle grade, ages 9 and up, grades 4 and up
The Feminist Press at CUNY, 1993
The Burning Time
By Robin Morgan
Young Adult
Melville House, 2012
Honors: American Booksellers Association, "Book Sense" pick * "Reccomended Quality Fiction List 2007," American Library Association Feminist Task Force * Amelia Bloomer Project
Welcome 2014 Girls of Summer Guest Star, Robin Morgan! Take it away, Robin:
For me, young adult's books and, for that matter, children's books, are literature, like any other (good) books. I grew up reading everything I could get my eyes on: Aesop, Grimm, Carroll, Anderson, Hudson, Lamb's Tales of Shakespeare, Girl of the Limberlost and Nancy Drew, Scott, comic books, poetry–and also Kafka (whom I found hilarious) and Hawthorne, Alcott and Poe, Twain and the Brontes and Mary Renault. Since I wasn't told "That's for adults, not you," I happily read on, and what I didn't understand I skipped over and returned to later. It was all literature to me, all magical.
Consequently, my so-far-one "children's book," The Mer Child, is subtitled A Legend for Children and Other Adults, and my recent historical novel, The Burning Time, was intended as a rollicking good saga, complete with practical witchcraft, horses and torches and medieval pageantry—the kind of book I as a child secretly continued reading under the covers by flashlight past bedtime. I had never thought of a readership age bracket for The Burning Time until it was highly recommended by the American Library Association Amelia Bloomer Project recognizing distinguished fiction for young people; later, some reviewer said it was "so juicy a tale it must be for young adults"—meaning what? That literature for older adults should be boring, flat, and alienated? Phooey.
The Mer Child, based on a fantasy tale I made up for bedtime telling to my son when he was eight, is really a love story of two kids, outsiders both, who find a deep kinship in each other. The Mer Child—son of a mermaid and a human–has pale green skin, surf-white hair, and a shimmering rainbow-hued tail, and isn't fully accepted in the sea world or the human world. The Little Girl, daughter of a black mother and white father, is also not accepted, both because of her skin color and because her legs are paralyzed. These two outcasts find a home in each other. It's a story about difference and sameness, not fitting in, the preciousness of being unique (and its cost)—and about overcoming bigotry and ignorance. All of those subjects are, I believe, decidedly appropriate for readers of any age, since every one of us, including children, experiences such things anyway and might as well be equipped to deal creatively with them.
The Burning Time is not a fantasy. It is based on the true story of one woman's remarkable fight against the Inquisition, set against the vivid tapestry of the 14th century and drawn from court records of the first witchcraft trial in Ireland: the tale of an extraordinary real-life noblewoman, Lady Alyce Kyteler of Kilkenny. When the Church imported its Inquisition—known as "The Burning Time" to followers of the Old Religion, or the Craft of Wicce (Witch Craft)—to Ireland, it did so via an ambitious, sophisticated bishop acting as Papal Emissary. But Alyce Kyteler–educated, wealthy, and a Craft Priestess–refused to cede power to the Church over herself, her lands, her people, or their ancient faith. She and the bishop engaged in a personal battle of wits, and when she outmaneuvered him she provoked his hatred. He pronounced her followers heretics and gambled his Church career on breaking her. But Kyteler had power, connections, fearlessness, and the loyalty of her people, especially her courageous young handmaiden, Petronilla. Battle plans were laid. Finally, risking death by burning at the stake, Kyteler invoked a mysterious, possibly otherworldly ally–the novel's shocking, dramatic climax. I wanted to write a lush, enthralling story of memorable characters based on actual historical figures, an unforgettable tale of power, politics, bravery, and passions both earthly and spiritual. When The Historical Novels Review called it "a fantastic page-turner"—I did a little dance around the room, since that is precisely what I had been working toward.
The point is the story, always the story.
I feel a deep, close relationship with my reader, and I respect her/his intelligence enormously. The truth is, I write what I'd love to read, at any age, myself!
Fat Angie
By e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Young Adult
Candlewick Press, 2013
Honors: Stonewall Book Award 2014
Fat Angie's life is a list of miseries. There's Stacy Ann Sloan and her crew, who have pinned the ugly moniker, and the fact that Angie's sister has been missing and is presumed dead in Iraq. Angie's "could-not-be-bothered mother" harasses her over her weight, her therapist is a turd, and her public suicide attempt has made national headlines. Life as a so-called "freak" is killing her.
Enter stage left one hot girl named K.C. Romance.
Fat Angie is a book about two young women who fall in love at a time when they're wrestling with their own grief and circumstances. There's a lot to wrap your arms and heart around here: suicide, cutting, grief, bullying, war, family dysfunction—but then, when did life ever parcel troubles out one by one? Besides, there's also ample dark comedy by way of a ridiculous therapist and a refreshing style that mimics the very media that has helped ruin Angie's life. I especially love the quirky friendship and romance between Angie and K.C., their oddball shared interests (Japanese light up candy rings), and dialogue with lines like "Let me SparkNote it," instead of, say, "I can explain."
Don't look for neatly tied up resolutions among the characters, particularly not Angie and her mother. Instead, look for Fat Angie's emotional transformation into simply Angie, a girl who finds her voice at the other end of forgiveness and acceptance. – Meg
Meet e.E. Charlton Trujillo here on Meg's website.
Enjoy her trailer, too!
Zora and Me
By Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon
Candlewick Press, 2010
Middle Grade, Ages 10 and up
Additional formats: e-book, audio
Honors: Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award *Junior Library Guild selection * William Allen White Children's Book Award – Master List * Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth * National Council of Teachers of English Notable Children's Book * The Edgar® Awards – Best Juvenile, Nominee * Edgar Award Nominee * Kirkus Reviews – Best Children's Books of the Year * New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing * SIBA Okra Pick * Kids Indie Next List
Zora and Me, by friends and co-authors, Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon is a suspenseful, summertime mystery starring a trio of besties: a young, fictionalized Zora Neale Hurston and her friends Carrie and Teddy. Set in Hurston's legendary Eatonville, Florida, the story opens with Zora and Carrie witnessing an Eatonville man being dragged into to swamp by an alligator, which leads to some serious storytelling by Zora to her schoolmates.
Later, when a guitar-playing troubadour named Ivory turns up de-capitated near the railroad tracks, Zora conjures up a dark tale involving a shape-shifting gator man with an insatiable desire for souls and songs.
I found it impossible to do anything but read this book cover to cover in one sitting. The easy, rhythmic dialect, the brassy confidence of Zora, and the hot lush, dangerous setting of southern Florida will clamp down on readers tighter than a gator on a chicken. Let it happen is my advice. Zora and Me is a suspense-filled story with endearing characters and unexpected twists and turns. – Gigi
Marisol MacDonald Doesn't Match
By Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios, translated by Adriana Domínguez
Picture book, ages 4 – 7
Children's Book Press, 2011
Honors: Junior Library Guild Selection *Pura Belpré Honor * 2012 International Latino Book Award * 2012 ALSC Notable Book
Ever try a peanut butter and jelly burrito? You just might find out it's wonderful—especially if you read Marisol MacDonald Doesn't Match/ Mariso McDonald No Combina.
Red-head Marisol McDonald is a little bit of everything. ¡Un poco de todo!
A little Peruvian. A little Scottish. The thing she likes best is not matching—at all.
Written by beloved Latino picture book author Monica Brown, this is a bi-lingual romp that celebrates being multi-cultural but also being true to your own originality. Marisol is a combination of things, so why not make room for all the things that don't normally go together in her world?
The text is offered in Spanish and English—a great way to brush up on your language skills—and the illustrations feature children across all ethnicities. Two of my other favorite books by Monica Brown that feature strong girls are her picture book biographies. Try Me Llamo Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz, and My Name is Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral. – Meg
Deep in the Sahara
By Kelly Cunnane, illustrated by Hoda Hadadi
Schwarz & Wade Books, 2013
Picture book, Ages 4-8
Honors: Junior Library Guild Selection * Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
Set in Mauritania, West Africa, Deep in the Sahara explores how multiple generations of family can help us grow in faith and in understanding of ourselves and the world. In a graceful story of growing up, author Kelly Cunnane and illustrator Hoda Hadai explore a young Muslim girl's desire to emulate the women around her by wearing a traditional veil, but first, she must come to understand its meaning.
Lalla wants to wear a malafa. She sees Mama and her sister, Selma, wearing colorful, expressive veils and wants to be just like them. Cousin Aisha wears one, too, but she says Lalla is too young—just a child. From Grandmother, Lalla learns that a malafa stands for far more than beauty or mystery, and even more than old tradition.
The experience of girls learning from the women around them transcends country or culture or religious tradition. The story made me remember how, as a five-year-old, I begged to sit in "big church" with my Grammy and Aunt Mary instead of going to Sunday School.
With Deep in the Sahara, the author and illustrator transport readers across the globe to West Africa and, once there, make us feel right at home in Lalla's family. This is a beautiful book in every way. Back matter includes an author's note and a glossary of included Hassaniya language (a dialect of Arabic) . – Gigi


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File this under the louche infantilization of New York, right up there with Babeland opening its "child-friendly" sex shop in Park Slope: A Nolita bar opening today will serve drinks in baby bottles. To adults, in case that wasn't clear.
Listen, we get it. Opening a bar in New York City is hard any day of the week. Opening a bar when people are throwing the D word around (that's "depression," which scores much higher than "recession" on the grimness scale) must be especially difficult. Herculean. Probably doomed from the outset. But baby bottles? Really?
Wine and beer will be sucked down via rubber nipple at La Cave des Fondus -- which opens today at an underground spot at Prince and Elizabeth Streets -- and lest you think this is the cheesiest gimmick you've heard of in a while, allow us to wipe that sneer off your face: The bar is a
blatant copy of riff on an establishment known for that very thing in Montmartre, which is in Paris, where nothing is ever cheesy, on account of Parisians being stylish everywhere all the time while you sit at home in your sweatpants.
The new joint's owner, Jacques Ouari, tells Diner's Journal that "everybody loves drinking beer and wine from baby bottles," and "as long as we put the bottles in the dishwasher," the Department of Health thinks it's a grand idea, too.


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As you have probably noticed, I have not been blogging very regularly! This is due to a significant season of change for my church, for my family, and for me.
I won't go into all the details now, but very soon I will be given more responsibility at the church I serve in. It will be a significant time of transition for the church as well as for my family and me. Because of this transition and the probable increase in my responsibilities at the church I have decided it was best for the church, and especially myself, to step away from seminary.
Before this time of transition, I had been the church's intern while I attended seminary online. This was all part of the program I was in at seminary. They wanted the student to be gaining experience in ministry while attaining a Master's level degree. Ideally, I was supposed to be putting in 25-30 hours of work in my internship at the church and 25–30 hours of work into my schoolwork. In reality, I was probably putting in close to 40 hours of work into my internship and less than 20 into my schoolwork due to a variety of reasons. Probably the most obvious reason to me as to why I was putting in more hours at church and ministry was/is because I love the work I do and the people I serve.
So, I have decided to step away from the formal style of learning (viz. the classroom) and plunge head-on into the practical experience of ministry. As of now, I do not know what all my responsibilities will be increased to. But, there are a few responsibilities that I know for sure will be increased: preaching (which I am most excited to have increased), teaching, and various other ministry things like visitations.
This is why you have seen less of me! The dust hasn't even begun to settle (in all honesty it is still being blown about) and there are still many uncertainties for the church and for myself. But, in the midst of all these uncertainties the church and I are both looking to, leaning on, and trusting in the sovereignty of God. Whatever the outcome is during and after this time of transition, we know that God is working out His will, which is good and acceptable and perfect (Romans 12:2).
Currently, I am reading a book that I will write a review on, so look for that in the near future! I hope all is well with the blogosphere!


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I need to constantly remind myself that I should stretch before exercising. Whether it is commuting on my Brompton to work or going for leisurely but longer ride, I try to stretch before I head out.
I don't always remember to do this. Many a time, Black Kitty reminds me that I should stretch.
So, if I may give you a friendly piece of advise, stretch before ya ride, ya hear?
Peace :)
PS. I think BK has ideas to sleep in the T-bag.


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SEO is changing all the time. This year will bring a different set of rules. The future of SEO will be in the hands of the writer. Writing quality, relevant and resourceful content is what builds true SEO.
I have heard people say that having a lot of links in your post or content will build SEO, That is not true. What matters is if those links are quality, relevant resources. Quality and relevant will always outweigh quantity. In fact just random links can bring down your SEO. Google uses a smart algorithm for measuring data and will reward links and content that are helpful and relevant.
Meta Tags
Meta tags are not so much for SEO as they are for carefully defining your business category on the internet. although some keywords may be helpful to SEO. Meta tags are primarily for describing your services so that others can find you.
Pop-up Call to Action
When using a pop up call to action on a website be sure it does not limit the viewers experience or close them off from accessing your site. Aggressive pop ups are not just annoying but can hurt your SEO ranking.
Keywords are important still but the context of what you write has now become more important. As Google's algorithm for measuring SEO is a form of artificial Intelligence. It actually analyzes the context of your content.
Yes Google's new algorithm even analyzes images. So make sure your images are relevant to your content.
Local SEO
Local SEO is the content that describes or sets you in a particular area (City or state). You will want to build a presence utilizing the place you do business then build from there. Local SEO is highly regarded the land of SEO. Establish your local SEO and you will do well. Start with your Google+ page.
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Tricia Maxson
Prior to returning to Analy High School in 2012, Tricia Maxson taught at the high school and college levels. She has taught all levels of English including AP Lang/Comp,as well as world history, humanities, creative writing, yearbook and debate at Analy High, Maria Carrillo High School, and St. Helena High School.
In 2002, Ms. Maxson received her Master of Arts, English from the prestigious Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College. In 2005, Ms. Maxson returned to graduate school and finished her Ph'D coursework in Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. At the University of Georgia and CSU East Bay, Ms. Maxsontrained pre-service teachers. Additionally, she taught English courses at Napa Valley College and is an adjunct professor at Santa Rosa Junior College.
Moreover, Ms. Maxson directs the Analy High School Speech and Debate Program, which she began with Lynette Williamson in 1995. Writing and hands-on activities are the centerpieces of her instruction.
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Vibrant Earth Juices
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16oz Plastic
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Review: IMMUNITY 2
Posted: Oct 25, 2012 at 12:00 AM (Last Updated: Nov 30, 2012 at 1:27 PM)Vibrant Earth Juices' "Immunity 2" is a blend of pineapple, pear, lemon, mint, and flax oil. Really, the main flavor is that of the lemon, with an almost overpowering citrus flavor that hits your tongue as soon as you start consuming the product. There is some sweetness to it, but it doesn't come until the second half. Also, there's some pulp in the product, which tastes like a little bit of pineapple and pear. While we're fine with juices that aren't super sweet (or even sweet at all when it comes to a cleanse product), we feel as though this product would benefit from its flavors being made a bit stronger. Visually, we like the name and the concept, but the execution needs some work. First and foremost, the label needs to have a stronger presence, with its current version feeling like something that was very much an afterthought. Beyond that, adding a nutrition panel and full ingredients list would be helpful. Lastly, we realize that this part of a cleanse system, but having multiple flavors with the same name (the number being the only differentiator) is a bit confusing. Overall, a nice start and we hope they can tweak it a bit.


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The Supreme Court's decision to reconsider a challenge to affirmative action at the University of Texas at Austin has universities around the country fearing that they will be forced to abandon what remains of race-based admission preferences and resort to more difficult and expensive methods if they want to achieve student diversity.
"A broad general statement by the Supreme Court that it's unconstitutional to consider race at all will have domino effects across the whole country, and will sweep across private universities as well as public ones," said Tom Sullivan, the president of the University of Vermont.
He predicted that colleges would have to turn their attention to sustained, intensive recruitment to maintain diverse student bodies.
"We would have to reorient our approach, and spend a lot more time and effort, which would be very costly, in schools that have a high percent of minority students, not just recruiting but helping them prepare for college-level work, starting way back in middle school," he said.
Many lawyers and higher education experts said the court's decision Monday to take a second look at the challenge to the University of Texas' admissions decisions seemed to signal a readiness to strike down the policy, in which a quarter of the class is admitted through what is known as a holistic process, in which race may be considered as one of many factors.
Over the last three decades, the court has issued several decisions on affirmative action in higher education, and most have limited considerations of race. In 2003, the Supreme Court held that public colleges and universities could not use a point system to increase minority enrollment but could take race into account in vaguer ways to ensure academic diversity.
Eight states now ban race-based affirmative action, and their top public universities have different approaches to ensure racial and economic diversity.
Some give preference to working-class students, those from troubled high schools and those whose parents did not attend college. Others have increased financial aid.
Affirmative Action: A Supreme Court Timeline
Some milestone affirmative action decisions by the Supreme Court that govern university admissions.
The flagship public universities in Texas and Florida — and other states, to a lesser extent — began offering admission based primarily on how high students ranked within their own high schools, rather than statewide, which often meant that poor and minority students competed with others from similar backgrounds.
The University of California system greatly increased the number of transfer students it accepted from community colleges.
California and Texas dropped the use of legacy preferences that disproportionately benefit white and affluent students. At the University of Texas at Austin, substantial diversity is guaranteed by what is known as the Top 10 Percent plan, under which three-quarters of the incoming class is admitted automatically, based on the students' position in their high school class. (The actual cutoff varies from year to year and is 7 percent this year.) The rest of the class is admitted after review of academic achievement and other factors including race.
A Century Foundation study, conducted in 2012, found that in most states where affirmative action was outlawed, Hispanic and black enrollment at flagship public universities rebounded after an initial drop, exceeding the levels before the ban. But the study also showed that in most of those cases, those increases did not keep up with the growing pool of Hispanic and black high school graduates.
Many supporters of affirmative action were girding for the worst.
"This is a very ominous sign that the court is about to destroy one of the most important avenues of equal opportunity in our society," said Barmak Nassirian of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. "If they strike that, what they're telling us is that all kinds of preferential admissions of legacies, athletes and celebrities are fine, but heaven help you if you're trying to reflect the diversity of American society."
There is no certainty that the court will issue a broad ban on any consideration of race. The justices could issue a narrow ruling, or even one that applies only to Texas.
The Texas process under scrutiny by the court involves only a quarter of any class and did not affect the majority of those students admitted for being at the top of their high school classes. The case was brought by Abigail Fisher, a white woman who was denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin in 2008. When the court last considered Ms. Fisher's case in 2013, it sent it back to the federal appeals court in New Orleans, saying the lower court had been insufficiently skeptical of the Texas program. The appeals court endorsed the program a second time.
"Like most Americans, I hope this case presents the court the opportunity to end racial classifications in higher education, in total," said Edward Blum, the president of the Project on Fair Representation, which provided counsel to Ms. Fisher, who has since graduated from Louisiana State University. "But if the court just continues to narrow the use of race, we would see that as a great victory, too."
Gregory L. Fenves, the president of the University of Texas at Austin, said he continued to believe that the Texas plan was lawful, and some others, too, say they do not expect the court to overturn it.
"U.T. didn't draw this up on the back of a dinner napkin," said Terry W. Hartle, senior vice president at the American Council on Education. "It's an appropriate and carefully designed program." He added, "It's the suddenness with which the court is going back into this that has led many people to be very concerned."
How Minorities Have Fared in States With Affirmative Action Bans
In states that have banned affirmative action in college admissions, prominent public universities have tended to enroll fewer black and Hispanic freshmen.
If the court broadly turns against consideration of race, many university administrators say, maintaining a diverse student body will require expensive outreach programs. Many universities, in states that still use race as a factor and those that do not, have established partnerships with disadvantaged high schools, to help students jump through the hoops of college admission. College administrators say they are painfully aware of research showing that most high-achieving, low-income high school students never apply to highly selective colleges.
Despite the Top 10 Percent plan, not all the students who qualify apply; some are scared away by costs. The university has started a successful program at 101 high schools that serve low-income students, to raise awareness during senior year of the financial aid that is available.
Many university presidents said that, absent race, such programs could become their most important tool to ensure diversity.
"I do think that ultimately outreach is going to be what is most important for all of us," said Teresa A. Sullivan, the president of the University of Virginia. "We've identified 80 high schools in Virginia that we're paying particular attention to."
Anthony P. Carnevale, the director of the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown, said most race-neutral diversity efforts were difficult and expensive.
"The fact is, a lot of universities couldn't afford to do a lot more," he said. Ultimately, each university will have to decide where to put its energies and its dollars.
"It's very difficult to predict how universities would respond, in terms of what policies they would adopt," said Donald E. Heller, the dean of the College of Education at Michigan State University. "I suspect it would be all over the place."
The state bans on considering race have struck hard at elite public universities seeking to maintain a pool of minority students. The three most selective institutions in the states with bans — the University of Michigan; the University of California, Los Angeles; and the University of California, Berkeley — have all lost ground in diversity since their state bans went into effect.
"Those three compete on a national level with universities like Stanford and Harvard," said Richard D. Kahlenberg, the author of the Century Foundation report. "They're in an impossible situation, since they have to play by one set of rules and the private universities have a different set of rules."
Many experts said one question was whether the future Supreme Court ruling will be broad enough to apply not just to public universities that have been the battleground for affirmative action litigation, but to private universities as well, as would be the case if consideration of race was deemed unconstitutional.


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You know, one of the suckiest things about tourist mags is when you're reading this great review for a restaurant or whatever and then you turn the page and there's a big ad for that restaurant. Then you read another glowing review for a different place and bang, a big ad for them as well.
Here at XelaWho, we don't play that game. We believe it insults the reader, destroys the magazine's credibility and generally causes more trouble than it's worth.
So. To prove how painfully hip we are, here are some of our all-time favorite businesses that don't advertise with us, have never advertised with us and will probably never advertise with us.
The Bake Shop (18 Av & 1a Calle, Zona 3. Open Tuesdays & Fridays) This Mennonite-run bakery has a lock-down on the delicious, handmade baked goods market here in Xela. Carrot cake, wholemeal bread, jam-filled donuts and the delightfully-named Whoopee Pies are just some of the goodies you'll find here.
Comida Taiwanesa (corner 8a Calle & 9a Av, Zona 1) A little hole in the wall joint down behind the central market , they do OK soy drinks (if you're into that sort of thing) but the real star of the show is the Taiwanese Empanada – a deep fried, salty doughy delicacy that comes with a seriously spicy hot sauce.
Tobito's (corner 14 Av & 1a Calle, Zona 3) There's definitely plenty of pollo asado (let's go with flame-grilled chicken as a translation) around, but this trailer that sets up outside the stadium dishes out some of the best, with a choice of tangy sauces as accompaniment. Get it to go, or chow down right there at the counter.
Almacen El Mundo (17 Av 0-46, Zona 3) Tired of cooking beans and eggs, then eggs and beans? Get down to this surprisingly well-stocked Asian supermarket nestled on the edge of La Democracia market for real wasabi powder, nori sheets, 8 types of soy sauce, rice vinegar, oddles of noodles and even jasmine rice.
Richie's Lavandería (tel: 5011 8166) How much does this idea rock: A dial-it laundry service. For around Q40, Richie will turn up on his motorbike, haul away a big bag of your skanky linens, and bring them back, sweet smelling and lovingly folded.


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Lucia is a smaller neighborhood located in Queen Creek, Arizona and it has a great location anchored by a really large park in the middle of the community. This neighborhood also backs to the Queen Creek Wash which provides the perfect access to trails for biking and walking. Lucia will also soon back up to a new park featuring a lake in Queen Creek. On the corner of Sossaman and Ocotillo Roads, just minutes from shopping and local amenities. Both Highland Homes and Maracay Homes are found in Lucia. Lucia homes for sale in Queen Creek have larger than average lot sizes with most lots around 14000 square feet with several homes on even larger lots.
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2-Methylnaphthalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). On February 22, 2014, NASA announced a greatly upgraded database for detecting and monitoring PAHs, including 2-methylnaphthalene, in the universe. According to NASA scientists, over 20% of the carbon in the universe may be associated with PAHs, possible starting materials for the formation of life.
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A nipple lift is a type of breast lift designed to boost sagging or uneven breasts and nipples for a more youthful, uplifted appearance. It is a common procedure that can be used alone or in conjunction with breast implants. Dr. Kerendian, Los Angeles nipple lift surgeon, may recommend a nipple lift if you have lost breast volume due to pregnancy, breastfeeding, weight loss, or normal aging or if your breasts are sagging, stretched, or have changed shape due to other factors.
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New Web site for foodies is delish
Delish.com, also available at http://www.msn.delish.com, features thousands of quick and easy food and cocktail recipes, as well as fan blogs on the most popular food television shows, and the latest on food events and festivals worldwide.
With an authoritative point of view that's fun and informative, the site's content provides everyday chefs and busy individuals with tools to expand their cooking and entertaining skills, and knowledge of what's happening in and around the world of food.
"Delish.com is very serious about the subject of food, but our writers, bloggers and overall editorial slant also look at the cultural and whimsical side of what we're all eating," says Chuck Cordray, vice president and general manager of Hearst Magazines Digital Media.
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A Mexican man being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement since March was found dead in his cell in Georgia on Tuesday. Officials believe he died by suicide, NBC News reported.
Forty-year old Efrain De La Rosa is the eighth person to die in ICE custody during the 2018 fiscal year, the agency said.
He was found unresponsive in his cell at Stewart Detention Facility in Lumpkin, Georgia, at 10:38 p.m. In a Thursday statement, ICE said CPR was performed but he could not be revived, and he was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:29 p.m.
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De La Rosa was first taken into custody by ICE on March 11 in North Carolina, following a conviction two days earlier for felony larceny. He was in the process of being removed from the country, the statement said.
SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP: Here is information on suicide prevention from the National Institute of Mental Health. If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting 'Home' to 741741.


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Absolutely an amazing pair of shoes!!
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I love the colour palette of this outfit, and how you matched those shoes with your pants! Flawless.
Those shoe are absolutely fantastic!! I love the red trousers too. The colour suits you.ReplyDelete
those shoes are amazing. love the details! It is ridiculously hot and humid here in Ottawa as well.
Such a gorgeous outfit! You look so pretty!!!
amazing outfit!! i love your shirt so much! this combo is so lovely <3
would you like to follow each other? let me know, i would love to!
Absolutely adore the peplum top! Have fun seeing Beyonce today. I'm so jealous!ReplyDelete
just catching up on blog posts - you had your hair cut! It looks amazing!
festival days are certainly a good way to spend summer. I spent the day at the county fair :) Bet beyonce will be awesome, enjoy!
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That sounds like such a fun concert! Your outfit is really cute too :)
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So pretty! Love the peplum blouse is super feminine and contrasts so good with the burgundy jeans. Lucky you, I'd love to see those two in concert!
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Love this outfit! Great top and heels. I'm starting to feel burgundy as the fall approaches..
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THose heels are insane- so beautiful!!
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I'm so jealous, I want to go to the Justin Timberlake concert so bad! I love this outfit, especially those heels and your sunglasses.
Peplum is such a pretty cut on you. :)
I saw the other half of the Knowles sister Solange at Danforth. She was amazing (and more budget friendly).ReplyDelete
You are gorgeous sweetie! Love this top and pants and shoes. Have a good night and thanks for stopping by earlier! xx Pip
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FRANKLIN, Va. — A Virginia man may not be alive if it wasn't for a persistent 6-year-old boy, WTKR reported.
Thursday, Karter Thorpe was driving through the Lowe's parking lot with his grandmother, or "Mimi" as he calls her, when he noticed a man lying on the ground.
Carolyn Cook says her grandson told her to turn around because a man was on the ground and needed help, but not having seen him herself, she thought he was exaggerating.
"I said that a few times and then she turned around to show me I was wrong," said Thorpe.
But he was right. Cook says she soon saw a man lying next to his truck.
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