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Musings on Parshat Tetzaveh
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• Contains four positive mitzvos and three prohibitions
• Oil for the menorah
• Keeping the menorah lit (nayr tamid)
• Appointment of priests
• Garments for the Kohayn Gadol (High Priest)
Apron (ayphod)
Breastplate of Judgment (choshen mishpat)
Robe (me'el)
Forehead plate (tzitz)
• Investiture of Aharon and his sons
• Daily offerings: One lamb in the morning and one lamb at dusk; each with .10 ephah (=tenth of a bushel) of fine flour mingled with .25 hin (=1.25 liters) of beaten olive oil; and accompanied by .25 hin wine libation
• Golden Incense Altar
• Parshat Zachor
Where is Moshe?
Some maintain that Moshe's name is not mentioned in the entire parsha because he wanted to give his brother all the publicity and respect. He did not want to "steal the thunder" of his brother Aharon when the subject related to Aharon's domain--the priests, their garments, their rules and their functions. This was a gracious acceptance of the Divine decision to delegate the priesthood to Aharon and his family.
Rabbi Jacob, author of the Turim Code (cited by Rabbi B.S. Jacobson) thinks that it was because Moshe had uttered the words to God "blot me, I pray thee, out of Thy Book" if He would not forgive the Israelites for their sin of the Golden Calf and "a curse, even when uttered with reservations and stipulations, takes effect".
The Lubavitcher Rebbe observes that a person's name does not represent his essence; it is his inner self that transcends his name. The Torah's opening words of this parsha, "You [Moishe]should command", refer to "his essence that is higher than his name."
According to the Gaon of Vilna, God was already mourning Moshe's death, so to speak, because He knew that Moshe's death on Adar 7th is the time this parsha is read. But Moshe's influence, though hidden, still permeates because the number of verses in the parsha (101) equals the numerical value of the hidden part of his name. [His name is spelled with the Hebrew letters, meM, shIN, and heA. The value of the letters M+IN+A [40+10+50+1] is 101.
Some have suggested that Moshe's "absence" may have been a blessing in disguise in that it prompted the Israelites (and us) to pray harder and more sincerely and more directly to God.
"And You Command the Children of Israel to Bring You Pure Oil of Pounded Olives for Lighting to Cause the Lamp to Burn Continually."
This opening verse of the parsha differs from the pattern used elsewhere. In last week's parsha Moshe was asked to speak to the children of Israel to bring donations. Here he is commanded.
The more forceful language was necessary, according to a Midrash cited by Nechama Leibowitz, because it was a command that was to be observed now and for all time. When the Holy Temple was destroyed (twice) many years later, numerous commandments associated with it became obsolete. Not so the maintenance of a permanent light/kindling of lights in synagogues and houses of study, the "miniature Temples" we maintain during our Exile.
The Rebbe points out that the Hebrew word for "command" can also mean "connection". Moshe's entire essence was bound up with the Israelite nation. He is directed to build the people's relationship with God.
Nayr Tamid
Nechama Leibowitz cites Midrashim that focus on the inner spiritual meaning of the "nayr tamid" ("everlasting light") that the Torah commands burn "from evening to morning before God". The Menorah…
Represents the study of Torah that lights the way, enabling us to avoid obstacles and saving us from failing as we make our way through life
Refers to the Torah commandments we perform that raise us and spiritually refine us
Is symbolic of the influence of our good behavior on others, providing light to others without diminishing its/our own brightness ("nayr mitzvah, v' Torah ora"— "commandment is a lamp and Torah a light"). There is an increase in lightness in the world as we bask in the good deeds of others, absorbing but not detracting from the source
Provides us with a concrete symbol of God, the source of spiritual illumination and knowledge, but in the time of the Messiah, "God will help us kindle in our souls the light of Torah"
The rules relating to the oil (pure from crushed olives) and when the Menorah is to be lit logically should/could have been presented earlier, in conjunction with the directions for making the Menorah, or later during the dedication of the Mishkan. Perhaps the Torah's underlying message is that before moving into a new home with new furniture--be it God's sanctuary or a family's abode – there need to be commitments to adopt the guiding light of Torah ethics (honesty, integrity, decency) and to be constant/steady in our relationships.
Why the Priestly Garments?
Ramban likens the priestly vestments to clothing worn by royalty. The special garments were designed to enhance the dignity and prestige of the priest and of the priesthood.
Rabbi Benno Jacob (cited by Nechama Leibowitz) notes that at the time of Creation, Man figured out for himself how to survive and prosper in the world. But when it came to clothing, it was God Himself who made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, "and He clothed them". Clothing is not merely a social convention but another step in the creation process that provides Man with a second skin of a "nobler material encasement". Man became a priest in the temple of Nature. Just as clothing provided by God changed and consecrated Adam and Eve to be the parents of Humankind, the priestly attire He directed Moshe to make provided a deliberate distinction between the elevated sacred and the worldly secular.
R' Yitzchak Arma views donning garments as symbolically vesting oneself with good moral qualities. Priests need special clothing (i.e., special efforts to improve their character and ethics) if they are to do their job properly.
The Three Categories of Priestly Garments are:
1. The High Priest's uniform, which he wears all year round. These consist of eight garments, called the "golden garments."
2. The clothing worn by the High Priest on the Day of Atonement. These are four garments called the "white garments."
3. The uniform of the ordinary priests, consisting of four garments
The Golden Garments
The eight garments worn by the High Priest all year round are as follows:
o Ephod
o Breastplate
o Robe
o Tunic
o Turban
o Belt
o Crown
o Pants
The garments are described as follows: "And these are the garments which they shall make: a breastplate, an ephod, a robe and a tunic of checkered pattern, a turban and a belt. And they shall make the sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, to serve me." (Ex. 28:4).
"And you shall make a crown of pure gold" (ibid. 36). "And make for them linen pants." (ibid. 42).
The White Garments
Regarding the High Priest's service on the Day of Atonement, the Torah states: "He shall put on the holy linen tunic, and he shall have the linen pants upon his flesh, and he shall be girded with a linen belt, and with the linen turban he shall be attired." (Lev. 16:4).
The four garments worn by the High Priest on the Day of Atonement are the tunic, pants, the turban and the belt. These garments are made from white flax; hence their designation "the white garments." They must be woven, as mentioned above, and each thread used must be six-ply, woven from six individual strands of fabric.
The High Priest had two tunics which he wore on the Day of Atonement, one for the morning service and the other for the evening.
After the conclusion of the Day of Atonement, the High Priest never again wears these same white garments. They are hidden in the place where he removes them: "And Aaron shall come into the Tent of Meeting, and he shall take off the linen garments, which he put on when he went into the holy place, and he shall leave them there." (ibid. v. 23)
The four garments worn by the ordinary priests all year round are the same as the "white garments" worn by the High Priest on the Day of Atonement: tunic, pants, hat, and belt. Referring to these priests, the verse states "And for Aaron's sons you shall make for them tunics, and you shall make for them belts, and you shall make for them hats... and make for them linen pants... "(Ex. 28:40-42). These garments are to be made from flax, and they, too, must be created from threads consisting of six individual strands.
The Ayphod (Apron)
The shape is not described. Rashi's view is that it was a half-cape as wide as a body, reaching from below the elbows to the heel, with a belt and two shoulder straps long enough to reach just over the shoulder. At the end of the shoulder straps (attached on one side to the ayphod) were two shoham (sardonyx) stones placed in gold settings, each engraved with six names of the children of Israel.
The ayphod itself was made from:
Gold thread (gold beaten into thin sheets then cut into fine threads)
Turquoise, purple and crimson wool
Twisted fine linen
It was professionally made in patterned brocade. Similarly, a decorative belt was woven professionally into a single piece out of gold thread; turquoise, purple and crimson wool; and twisted fine linen. The shoulder straps were woven separately then connected. Cables or chains of pure gold that were braided (or twisted like rope) were attached to the shoham stones settings and connected to the choshen (decision breastplate) on the other side.
The Choshen (Decision Breastplate)
Like the ayphod, the choshen was made of gold thread; turquoise, purple and crimson wool; and twisted fine linen. This piece of cloth was 1'x 1' when folded over to form a bag or pouch. The front was set with four rows of three precious stones each, with a name of one the children of Israel engraved on each of the stones (with Yosef instead of his two sons). A golden ring was made for each corner. The cables connected the choshen's top rings to the shoham stone settings. A turquoise band connected the lower rings to rings on the ayphod so that the choshen would be held firmly in place.
The Urim v'Tumim (lightings and perfections--believed to be a parchment with God's name on it) --was placed in the fold of the choshen, positioned over Aharon's heart. Some opinions are that the Urim v'Tumim is the choshen.
The Torah gives us neither description nor information about the purpose of the Urim v'Tumim. There must have been an oral tradition handed down in every generation from High Priest to High Priest. The times its use is recorded are rare. Moshe had no need for consulting it. Yehoshua was to inquire of it whether the nation should go to nonobligatory wars of discretion. Also, he was somehow able to read the message that the person who stole booty from Jericho (in violation of God's ban) came from the tribe of Yehuda. King Saul asked it to identify the person who had eaten during battle and was, therefore, subject to a curse. King David was answered in the affirmative for two inquiries. The Urim v'Tumim may have disappeared as early as the Babylonian exile (586 B.C.E.) then was briefly reinstated by Ezra and Nechemia (around 350 B.C.E.).
The Me'el
The robe to be worn under the ayphod was made completely out of turquoise wool. It had an opening for the head in the middle; it was woven by a professional weaver; and it was not to be torn. Opinions differ as to whether it had sleeves or was sleeveless. On the bottom edge were pomegranate-shaped hollow spheres made of turquoise, purple and crimson wool and alternating gold bells. The sound of bells reminded the Kohayn Gadol where he was and alerted others outside to the Kohayn Gadol's entry into the Sanctuary.
The Tzitz
This Forehead-plate made of pure gold and inscribed with the Hebrew words "Holy to God" was about 1.5 inches wide and extended from ear to ear, according to the Talmud. Twisted threads inserted in small holes in both ends of the plate were tied to a third thread that went through the hole in the middle of the plate and over the turban and then tied to the other two threads in the back.
Other Vestments
These four garments were worn by all the priests. As to whether they were the same as those worn by the Kohayn Gadol is a lively discussion among scholars:
o Kutanos (tunics) made of linen
o Mitznephes (turban) made of linen
o Avnayt (sash)
o Migbaos (pants) reaching from the waist to the knees
The Investiture Ceremony
Sacrificial foods prepared: matza bread, flat cakes, and wafers mixed with or dipped in oil
Sacrificial animals prepared: one young bull and two rams
Priests immerse in Mikvah and then clothed in sacred vestments
Oil for anointing poured on Aharon's head
Bull is brought: Aharon and sons lean their hands on its head; the bull is slaughtered, and its blood put on the four protrusions of the Altar and the remainder is spilled on the Altar's foundation. Its innards are burned as a chattas (decontamination/sin) offering
First ram is slaughtered after Aharon and his sons placed their hands on its head; the ram is slaughtered, and its blood sprinkled on the sides of the Altar; the ram is cut into pieces, washed and placed on the Altar to be a burnt offering (olah)
The second ram is slaughtered, and its blood placed on the priests' extremities (right ear lobes, right thumbs and right big toes) to purify them; the remaining blood is sprinkled on all sides of the Altar
Blood from the Altar is collected, mixed with anointing oil, sprinkled on Aaron and on his sons and on their garments
A wave offering in the hands of Aharon and his sons--horizontal and vertical motion--consisting of fat parts of the ram and its right hind leg; one matza cake, one bread and one flat bread all are burned on the altar
The breast of the ram offering is similarly waved
The breast and the hind leg of future peace offerings (shlamem) brought by the Israelites will belong to Aharon and his offspring
Aharon and sons' cooking the rest of the ram and eating its meat with remaining breads brings them atonement and completes their installation
Priests are to slaughter a bull each day for seven days and sprinkle its blood on the Altar as a way of purifying and sanctifying it
Burning of Korban (animal offering) serves as a "Pleasing Fragrance" to God
But does God really need our offerings? How are we to understand this anthropomorphism (attribution of human characteristics to God)?
Smell is the most powerful of our senses, the one that is anticipatory. The brain processes information delivered through our other senses--sight, sound, taste and touch --by mental identification first, which in turn triggers an emotional response. But our sense of smell is estimated to be 10,000 times more sensitive than any other of our senses. Touch and taste travel through the body via neurons and the spinal cord before reaching the brain. The olfactory response, however, is immediate: specialized odor receptor neurons (in the nose) detect and transmit information to olfactory bulbs (at the back of the nose) directly to the brain. Something suspicious is referred to as "not smelling right". "Smelling" something in the air means sensing something before it happens.
A korban is an offering that expresses our remorse for sinning or our desire to cement our relationship with God. Perhaps what is meant by the reference to olfactory is that God senses our sincerity and concomitant commitment to change for the better before we make the change. Or this may be a projection of the hoped-for pleasant reaction we humans expect from one another when presenting a conciliatory or friendly gift.
The Golden Incense Altar
Located inside the Tabernacle, about halfway between the Altar of burnt offerings (in the courtyard) and the Holy of holies
2' long x 2' wide x 4' tall
Made of acacia wood coated with pure gold
One "horn" (protrusion) in each of four corners
Golden rimmed edge around the top surface
Four gold rings for transportation by inserting in them two staves of gold-plated acacia wood
Incense (sweet spices) burned on it in the morning after menorah lamps are cleaned and in the afternoon before the lamps are relit
Re-consecration achieved annually on Yom Kippur when the high priest pours on it blood from the atonement offering
On the Need for Incense
Rabbi J. H. Hertz notes that incense has a symbolic importance as a metaphor for fervent and contrite prayer. According to the Sages the four Hebrew letters in the word for incense, Ketoret, stand for Holiness, Purity, Pity and Hope (Kedusha, taharah, rachamim, and tikvah, respectively).
The incense helped neutralize the bad smells of blood and of the burning animal parts.
Rabbi Gunther Plaut observes that smell is the keenest of the five senses for evoking past experiences and memories. The use of the phrase "a sweet odor before God" points to the importance of the olfactory in the Man-God relationship. Too, the smoke created by the incense burning shrouds the Divine presence in a cloud of mystery, reminding us that God is hidden and unable to be seen.
The description of this Altar and the smoke created by the burning incense logically belongs in parshat Terumah where the structure and contents of the Mishkan are delineated. Rabbi Menachem Leibtag suggests that the Torah's decision to wait until now was intentional and has thematic significance. At Mt. Sinai there existed a cloud cover and a physical separation between God and the Israelites. The Mishkan was a mobile Mt. Sinai designed to keep that awesome experience alive in the hearts and minds of the Israelites during their desert trek. The location of this Altar and its placement near the Holy of Holies is discussed here because of the nation's and the High Priest's need for a physical buffer. Once the elements for a relationship with God are in place (i.e., the Mishkan and the kohanim are "open for business") we need a cloud barrier to…
• Make us conscious of how different and separate from God we really are
• Remind us that we need to properly prepare ourselves
• Prepare us to keep our distance
• Alert us to the limits of our encounter with the Divine
The Rebbe takes an opposite approach. The Hebrew word for incense suggests "connection." (Its root is the Aramaic translation of the Hebrew word kesher, meaning "knot" or "connection".) The offering of the incense was the final connection between Man and God, extending the closeness that developed from both the bringing of animal offerings and from His very presence in the Mishkan.
On Leadership
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks provides an insightful analysis of the attitude towards national leadership. In Judaism, monarchy has little to no religious role to play. The religious leadership is divided between the prophet and the priest, each with a different and distinctive function. Neither has a monopoly.
Are born into their role
Wear an "official" uniform
Are exclusively male
Follow a set role that does not change over time
Are considered holy, set apart from the general population, having to eat meals in a state of purity and avoiding contact with the dead
Maintain religious boundaries, being involved in matters of purity and holiness
Roles are substitutable by other priests
Constitute the religious Establishment
Prophets, on the other hand…
Are selected by God and are often charismatic
Wear no official uniform
May be women
Have roles that change with the circumstances
May come from any social class, live among the people and speak in a language they understand
Concern themselves with righteousness, justice, love and compassion between people
Give warnings, not religious rulings
Constitute an anti-Establishment force, critical of the governing authorities
The Tanach records that at times the priests (who were ideally meant to be the guardians of the sacred) were corrupt. They…
Took bribes
Ignored the faith
Embraced idolatry
Engaged in politics
Felt superior to the masses that they treated with disdain.
It was at these times that the prophets played critical roles in communicating Divine displeasure, urging the people to abandon their sinful ways: to repent; and to return to live the ethical and moral life prescribed by the Torah.
Rabbi Sacks concludes that Judaism's leadership needs to continue to be counterpoint, a musical form in which melodic lines establish harmony while retaining individuality. The dynamic, clashing perspectives of the king (power), priest (religion) and prophet (social critic) provided a leadership system of checks and balances. Today we have the Jewish government and the religious establishment, but where are the badly-needed prophets?
Encountering God Face to Face
In his fascinating analysis of the Torah, Rabbi David Fohrman illustrates that a bird's eye view of the Mishkan (and using a little imagination) yields a schematic representation of a human face.
The Ark in the Holy of Holies is the top of the head, the brain. And it is our mental and intellectual capabilities that are needed for the study of the Ten Commandments tablets/Torah that resides in the Ark.
On the other side of the curtain that separates the Holy from the Holy of Holies are the Menorah (to the left) and the Table (to the right) which together resemble a pair of eyes. The Showbread on the Table was seen on the table for an entire week until it was changed. The Menorah provided the light that facilitated sight and seeing.
In the center and below is the "nose" -- the incense altar on which sweet- smelling incense was burned daily.
Outside the Tabernacle in the courtyard was the Altar for offerings and its ramp that together resemble a "mouth". Some of the offerings that were brought on it were eaten.
The Priestly Blessing chanted by Aharon and the kohanim mentions God's "face" twice. The Mishkan may be viewed as a kind of conceptual Divine Face in the world.
God commanded the Israelites to build a Tabernacle so that He could exist among them. In Hebrew, God is sometimes referred to as Makom (place) because "He is the place of the universe (i.e., where it exists), but the universe is not His place(environment)". He is separate (kadosh, kadosh, kadosh), and outside of time and space. He is the surrounding infinite force that fills and influences the universe but His source and "location" is both unknowable and incomprehensible. (Imagine if the pieces on the board game Monopoly were human they would not be able to prove the existence of Parker Brothers, the game's creator, even though they know or believe that Parker created it and see Parker's name prominently displayed on the board because Parker "lives" in a different realm outside the Board.)
A person is defined by a sense of self that derives from the mind which is connected to, but is more than, the physical brain. The mind's thinking, feeling, consciousness of self may be conceptualized as a kind of "cloud" above and around our head that directs, interacts with and drives our brain. In the Mishkan a divine cloud announcing God's Presence hovered over the Ark, the vessel in the Holy of Holies that represents the top of the head/ brain.
Rabbi Fohrman hypothesizes that God's dictum really was to "make me a face, and I will dwell among you" meaning that we human beings are (conceptually) spiritual beings like God and created in His image. God, an entirely separate spiritual Being, is telling us that He will connect with the universe in the same way that our spirit/mind seamlessly connects with our physical brain and body. Though outside time and space God, has the ability also to be in space and time. We don't understand it and how it happens, but it does-- just like we know but do not understand how our human spirit inhabits our physical being.
Parshat Zachor
When the Israelites were in Refidim, they complained about the lack of water. God instructs Moshe to round up some of the Elders, take his staff, and go to Chorev (Mt. Sinai) where He would be. Moshe was to hit the rock and water would begin to flow.
Rabbi Leibtag points out that since the rock was not in Refidim (where they were encamped) but at Mt. Sinai, the entire nation would need to travel to Mt. Sinai to get the water. It's likely than only those who still had the strength (even after suffering life-threatening thirst in the hot desert) to make the trip went to Mt. Sinai to bring back water to the weak and tired (women, children and aged) who could not make the trip and stayed in Refidim.
Though unprovoked, the nomadic Amalek people launch a surprise attack "…on the stragglers in your rear, while you were famished and weary…" Instead of abiding by accepted rules of combat as embodied in the modern-day Geneva Conventions combat rules (men fight men; armies fight armies) Amalek capitalized on the Israelites' disadvantage and attacked the weak and unprotected who remained in Refidim. It was because of this unethical behavior ("v'lo yarey Elokim"), states Rabbi Leibtag, that God conducts an eternal battle with them and commands us to eradicate the remembrance of Amalek (zecher Amalek). [Note: the Hebrew letters for zecher can also be pronounced as zachar, a male. Then the meaning would be that we are obligated to destroy all the males of Amalek, i.e., to eradicate the primary doers of evil.]
Throughout Tanach, Amalek is presented as a nomadic tribe with no god and no land that roams the desert looking for easy prey. They were the first foes encountered by the Israelites after their liberation from Egypt and, as such, became the prototype for all future enemies of Israel. They set the precedent that encouraged others to hate and to attack Israel. "Their primary goal appears to be the denial of Israel's right to exist. At any time of Israel's weakness, they swoop in and attack." Our obligation is to eradicate the remembrance of that nation and its descendants.
Others maintain that this commandment is broader: Amalek can also be viewed as the personification of Evil that needs to be defeated wherever it is found.
Rabbi Moshe Gottesman thinks that Amalek's sin was in creating doubt in the mind of the Israelites. Interestingly, the gematria (numerical value) of Amalek is the same as that of safek, the Hebrew word for doubt.
The Torah commands us to remember what Amalek did and "how he met you (korcha) along the way…" The Hebrew word korcha can also be interpreted to mean "he cooled you off". The Rebbe explains that Amalek represents coolness. It is the force within us that…
Creates doubts
Cools off our excitement and enthusiasm
Deadens our sensitivity to the Divine influence in our lives
We are directed to combat these internal negative energies and forces.
Rabbi H.L. Berenholz
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The Best Careers for Math Majors in 2018 What Can You Really do with a Math Degree?
Math plays a central role in science, technology, finance, aviation, communications and countless other industries. The question of what can you do with a math degree can actually be flipped to "What can't you do with a math degree?" since so many of today's knowledge-based careers require excellence and aptitude in mathematics and quantitative reasoning. These careers also emphasize logical problem solving, critical thinking and decision making, skills honed through the study of math.


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Discovery of science project on bus prompts school lockdown
BOULDER, Colo. - The discovery of a forgotten science project on a school bus Monday morning led Boulder police to lock down a high school, shut down streets and bring in the department's bomb squad.
A bus driver found an unattended, reusable grocery bag containing the project on a bus at Fairview High School, according to Boulder police spokeswoman Kim Kobel. The driver -- who did not think the device was suspicious -- took the project into the school in an effort to return it to the student who created it, officials said.
A staff member inside the school thought the device looked suspicious, took the bag into the parking lot and called police.
After about an hour, police determined the "device" was a science project left in a student's backpack. The device was an electromagnetic project that included pipes, wires and a battery, Kobel said.
The father of the student heard about the incident from the school and suspected it might belong to his son, who had lost a science project on a bus over the weekend. A bomb robot was able to videotape the device and the student identified it as his project.
Because the backpack was left on the bus accidentally and no threats were made, Boulder police said the student will not face charges, Kobel said.
The incident comes exactly one week after an explosive device was discovered at Centaurus High School about 12 miles east of Boulder in Lafayette. Police detonated the device and arrested a juvenile student in that case.
Kobel said the response was standard protocol for a suspicious package, but did say recent events had police on their toes.
"It's fair to say since the incident in Boston and at Centaurus we are always on high alert," Kobel said.


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Food and Drink in LaosAndrew Mason
Food in Laos is similar to northern Thai food, yet with its own unique twist. Rice is as popular here as in the rest of Asia, although in Laos sticky rice known as khao niaow is served instead of long grained rice. Sticky rice comes in bamboo containers and is eaten with your hands, usually dipped in a selection of spicy sauces.
The French influence in Laos can be found in the cuisine and baguettes filled with pâte known as khao jii pat-te are delicious at any time of the day, especially for breakfast served with kaafeh thung – rich and tasty Lao coffee. Lao coffee usually comes with a thick layer of condensed milk at the bottom, or black - kaafeh dam.
International food is widely available in tourist towns and in Vientiane, the country's capital, where you will also find a great selection of gourmet French restaurants.
Here is a selection of popular Lao dishes to get your taste buds tingling.
Laap – the national dish, an extremely spicy salad made from minced meat, herbs, spices, lime juice and a LOT of chilli. This dish sometimes uses raw meat.
Tam maak hung – know as som tam in Thailand, this is fresh, spicy grated papaya salad, where the flavours are pounded with a mortar and pestle to combine them.
Foe – Vietnamese noodles, often served as a snack or at breakfast time.
Khai phaan – this Mekhong River weed is served in Luang Prabang as a delicious side dish.
Padeck – fish preserved with salt and stored for anything up to three years. Padeck is usually eaten with sticky rice.


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Les Gets - The Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc - Musher
To be held on Tuesday 15th January 2019
This exciting winter event, bringing together the best mushers in the world, returns to Les Gets for a stage this year. It is a long-distance sled-dog race inspired by the legendary Yukon Quest and Iditarod mushers and is a great opportunity for lovers of the Big North to indulge in their passion. Competitors depart from the bottom of the slopes and follow a two-hour circuit over the Chavannes slopes before finishing in the village at the end of the day. A wide choice of themed shows and family events are planned for all ages throughout the week!


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Who Needs Turkey with These Thanksgiving Sides?
We're approaching one of my favorite holidays — Thanksgiving! Really, what's better than a holiday devoted to food and eating? No gifts, no guilt, just delicious food and family.
Each year I always make the same traditional side dishes, many of which I'll still be making again this year. But I wanted to try out some new Thanksgiving side dish recipes, especially since I had some great new cookbooks and magazines to pull inspiration. So I've tested three side dishes already and would love to share with you the results.
First up, Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Gillette from Smitten Kitchen. Despite it looking complicated, it was a fairly easy dish to prepare. Especially if you used a pre-prepared Trader Joe's pie crust, which I did. Sure, you can make the dough from scratch. But I was looking for a few shortcuts and I had the dough in my freezer already.
But really, you just roast the squash, caramelize the onion, roll the dough, and grate the cheese. And PERFECTION!
The assembled and unbaked gillette …
The baked gillette …
The second side dish was a new take on roasted Brussels Sprouts. I love the ease of roasted brussels sprouts — just coat them in olive oil, sprinkle salt and pepper, and put them in the onion to crisp up. But then I found a recipe in my Taste of Home Best Holiday Recipes magazine for Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Mustard Sauce. This was INCREDIBLE! And this mustard sauce is my new "go to" sauce of choice. I can't believe I had not discovered the brilliance of mustard cream sauce before this dish.
Honestly, I could have made a meal out of just these two dishes (I did actually) …
Finally, I wanted to try a new stuffing recipe (although I still love my crockpot stuffing idea). I could not resist trying the Leek and Mushroom Bread Pudding stuffing in the new Barefoot Contessa Foolproof cookbook. I've always thought leeks were such an under-valued onion. They are incredibly flavorful. And, well ladies and gentlemen, this recipe is a keeper and is a serious contender for this year's Thanksgiving feast.
I did make a few changes to Ina's creation. First, I used less cream and a bit more chicken stalk. Second, I omitted the pancetta because I wanted to keep it meatless. Third, the only bread I had was a loaf of challah. So I toasted that instead of the bread she recommends. And I do think it made the dish especially delicious.
While I was skeptical of the cheese at first, it really gave it a nice subtle nutty flavor. You can leave it out, but perhaps try it with the cheese too. And by the way, when I tested this recipe for just Bryan and me (Sophie refused to eat anything with a leek or mushroom), I cut it in half. We still have more than half the dish left over.
Enjoy these new Thanksgiving side dish recipes and let me know if you make any of them. I'll be moving on to desserts next!
What are you making for Thanksgiving? What's your classic side dish? Or are you trying a new dish this year?
November 13, 2012 3:25 am
I admire that you tested the recipes out. I'm way too lazy. If I want to try a new recipe I do it for the day. My new one this year will be quinoa with roasted squash, brussell sprouts and grapes from Stacey's Snacks. Happy T-day!
November 13, 2012 4:03 am
I made your beautiful creamed corn recipe last year and it was divine. I love butternut squash and might just have to try that 🙂
And I have completely absconded with your "stuffing in the crockpot" idea – BRILLANCE!
🙂 Happy Thanksgiving, now I'm hungry.
November 13, 2012 7:51 am
I'm always a guest at Thanksgiving, so I don't usually prepare a meal, but I've been on the lookout for great new vegetable dishes. I loved your roasted Brussels sprouts, so I'll definitely have to try the mustard sauce version. All three recipes look fabulous and I can't wait to try the gillette! Thanks for sharing!
December 10, 2012 6:21 am
I made the leek & mushroom bread pudding for my book club and it was a hit. Thanks!
November 13, 2012 8:18 am
Good golly that look yummy.
November 13, 2012 8:53 am
Oh my gosh… my mouth is WATERING. That all looks SO good. And while I enjoy the Thanksgiving feast preparation, we are actually taking a time-out this year. After six straight years of hosting Thanksgiving AND Christmas meals, we're tired. SO, instead, we're going for a hike and buying a complete-made meal from a local restaurant. It may not be as good as our homemade, but I'm going to savor EVERY morsel since I'm not cooking a dang thing! 😉 Christmas will be another story!
November 13, 2012 10:50 am
Ummmm, umm, all the recipes look delicious. Which would you like to make for Thanxg? The bread pudding and the brussels sprouts sound DE-licious. I have a feeling you and your fam' might be the only ones gulping down the Butternut Squash dish. Maybe I should try that one on my own. Can you tell me the recipe on the phone?
November 14, 2012 4:48 am
Live these ideas. I'm a vegetarian so they appealed to me particularly. I may try the squash recipe without the pie crust to save a few calories, though. I'll let you know how it goes
November 15, 2012 12:17 pm
Totally going to try those and I cannot wait to get the Smitten Kitchen cookbook. I feel like I owe it to her to buy a few copies as gifts after so many years of FREE recipes on her site.
November 20, 2012 11:13 am
Yum to the pictures! Although I will be unable to spend T-giving with family this year, when I do I always skip the turkey (because I am vegetarian) and go straight to making a meal out of the side dishes. I'm a big fan of the desserts anyways =)
Elizabeth permalinkNovember 21, 2013 3:18 pm
If you're just trying keep bits of meat out, then leaving the pancetta out accomplishes your goal. However, making stuffing with chicken stock does not make a meat-free stuffing. It will, in fact, lead to any vegetarian guests getting quite ill. Just something to keep in mind.
The gallete looks amazing. It's hard to go wrong with caramelized onion!


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WASHINGTON -- "The Greatest Show on Earth" doesn't include a bare-breasted woman who's shackled and painted with scratch marks, but Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey have grown accustomed to seeing her outside the big top.
Brandi Valladolid of Phoenix is there to draw attention to animal-rights activists, who for five years have been protesting what they charge is the circus's inhumane treatment of its animals.
The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals goes almost everywhere the circus does, handing out leaflets, staging protests and frequently showcasing the 29-year-old Valladolid.
"We live in a tabloid society, and we are not afraid of playing by the rules," said Valladolid, who wore nothing but a black bikini bottom as she posed in front of PETA signs.
The group organized in front of the White House to make its case before the last week's premiere of Ringling Bros.' 55-show stay in Washington.
Ringling Bros. representatives were nearby to counter PETA's allegations that circus animals are trained and handled using physical abuse such as prodding and shocking, and are confined in unnatural environments.
"Our animals have the best care ever," said Kelley Jenkins McCormick, a spokeswoman for Ringling Bros. "Our animals are trained with love, repetition and reward."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture began regulating the treatment of circus animals in 1970.
In 35 years, there have been 19 investigations into Ringling Bros., said Jim Rogers, a spokesman for the USDA.
Three investigations resulted in letters of warning.
Two cases involving an elephant performing while sick were closed under an out-of-court settlement that required Ringling Bros. to donate $10,000 to an elephant sanctuary and $10,000 to research for infectious diseases in elephants, Rogers said.
Eleven investigations were dismissed, but three remain open. One involves a young lion that died while being transported through the Mojave Desert. Frank Hagan, the lion handler, was fired by Ringling Bros. after the animal's death. Hagan has traveled with PETA and has told USDA that the lion died because of heat exhaustion and dehydration.


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According to the Ocean Conservancy, six of the top 10 contributors to marine debris are single-use, or disposable, plastic products. They include plastic water bottles! Such single-use plastic items pose a threat to marine environments because they do not fully break down or decompose. When littered, or caught by the wind, these items get washed into stormwater drains that empty into our streams, rivers, bays and other waterways.
Apart from direct pollution, production of water bottles in America uses
Recognizing this issue can help us change small habits in our everyday lives that will actively preserve our island.
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You don't really think the New York Times and the Washington Post disagree with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's remarks about Trump, do you?
In an interview with The Times published Sunday, Justice Ginsburg said, "I can't imagine what the country would be — with Donald Trump as our president," joking that if her husband were alive, he might have said, "It's time for us to move to New Zealand."
She didn't stop there.
"He is a faker," the justice told CNN's Joan Biskupic, who interviewed Ginsburg for a book she's authoring on Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
"He has no consistency about him," she continued. "He says whatever comes into his head at the moment. He really has an ego … How has he gotten away with not turning over his tax returns? The press seems to be very gentle with him on that."
The liberal mainstream media agrees with her completely. They love that someone came out and said what they really think. They lap it up like a cat with a can of tuna liquid. Supreme Court justices, however, are supposed to be impartial and removed from politics. Of course, we know that they are heavily invested in politics. The hoi polloi are not supposed to see this. We're supposed to believe the myth of high minded jurisprudence.
And that is her sin. She showed what it's really like and how it's done.
That's why the Washington Post editorial board wrote ""However valid her comments may have been, though, and however in keeping with her known political bent, they were still much, much better left unsaid by a member of the Supreme Court."
Yes, "unsaid." Acted on, yes. Believed, yes. But letting us know is not how the game is played and gets her a spanking, not her true feelings.
The New York Times editorial said: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg needs to drop the political punditry and the name calling."
Why? Again, because it shows their hand. As a justice, you hide behind impartiality, but you accomplish the liberal playbook in your vote and rulings. In other words, play along, but cheat in a manner that it can't be seen.
Trump responded, "I think it's highly inappropriate that a United States Supreme Court judge gets involved in a political campaign, frankly," he said. "I think it's a disgrace to the court, and I think she should apologize to the court. I couldn't believe it when I saw it."
That's a much more fair analysis than the justices would make. An apology is not enough. She needs to resign.


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Reggae Bass
By Ed Friedland
Bass - Difficulty: easy-medium
Hal Leonard Bass Builders. Reggae. Softcover instructional book with online audio. With standard notation, bass tablature, chord names, instructional text and introductory text. 32 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.695163).
Item Number: HL.695163
ISBN 9780793579945. 9x12 inches.
The complete guide to reggae and Jamaican bass styles, covering early ska, rock steady, roots reggae, dub, modern ska, dance hall, and more. The book includes performance tips and lessons, authentic grooves and riddims, standard notation & tab, and more. The CD features 47 full-demo tracks.
About Hal Leonard Bass Builders
Bass Builders is a series of technique book/audio packages created for the purposeful building and development of your chops. Each volume is written by an expert in that particular technique. And with the inclusion of audio - either CD or cassette - the added dimension of hearing exactly how to play particular grooves and techniques makes this truly like a private lesson.


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Home » Gear Reviews » Hiking & Camping » Tents » Backpacking Tents » 2 Person Tents for Backpacking » Nemo Galaxi 2P
Nemo Galaxi 2P ReviewFebruary 22, 2014
The Good
- Packs small for its weight
- Two roomy doors and vestibules
- Nice ventilation touches
- Deep bathtub floor, ideal for wet weather
The Bad
- Confusing pole set up
- Open vestibule door allows water to hit tent
Great value, lots of room for two and a respectable weight. This is a great choice as your go-to tent for a variety of activities from canoe camping to weekend backpacking trips.
Shoulder Room
54 inches wide is a lot of room for two people. It's only a couple inches narrower than some lightweight three-person tents. Decent sized vestibules help make it feel even roomier. We wouldn't mind a little more elbow room; sitting up the sloped walls made it feel a little less roomy than its 32 square feet would suggest.
At a five-pound trail weight, the Galaxi doesn't compete with the lightest tents out there, but it isn't overweight either. And despite its poundage, it packs down quite small—smaller than other tents in the same weight range.
Set Up
The hubbed poles come out of the bag in a confusing mess of limbs. It always took us a few minutes to untangle and set up. We worried about stepping on and snapping something in the chaos, but the aluminum poles stood up to the abuse. Once the pole was assembled the tent went up fast and easy.
The fly drapes low to completely cover the mesh body for full protection even in blustery weather. One tester took it winter camping and found it did fine. The nylon floor is deeper than the average three-season tent, which reassured us as the ground around our campsite turned into a swamp after a serious rain storm. But, like the Optic, the fly door zips up too high or isn't propped out far enough away from the tent leaving the interior exposed to drips and rain—not cool.
Two large doors and associated vestibules are always appreciated. There are all the usual pockets and door storage options—magnetic in this case, which work well and are easy to use, so we found ourselves using them more. Venting is excellent. The tent is already mostly mesh. To kick up more of a breeze crack two vents or prop the bar over the door to open the fly a bit without exposing the tent. A neat pocket on the ceiling is meant for holding a headlamp and diffusing the light into an even glow.
Like MH Optic this is a budget friendly priced tent. $250 for a solid shelter like this represents good value. Consider that it is a pound lighter than the Optic and it is an even better deal. Lots of conveniences add value, as does including a footprint and repair kit, usually extras.
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So let's dive right into how things have been going!
In the tabletop world I am hoping to finally spend 12/3 Sunday recording, editing, and uploading my Heralds Savage World Setting book review. I cannot keep putting it off, and I am feeling up to doing a video so that should be fun. I also might do a video on the Pugmire Core Rulebook as well since I have read that and could review it. Even though I won't be playing Pugmire or Streaming it for a while (because again, family matters).
I also was able to pick up the Indie Bundle of Holding. I got the Max Tier of that one, and got 6 games. Honestly, 3 of em are horror themed and not my jam, but the other three I absolutely want to read: Spire, Tiny Dungeons 2e, and Dusk City Outlaws. I actually have read most of the Tiny Dungeon 2e Core Rulebook (I am in the Microsettings section) and honestly I have fallen in love with the Tiny d6 system. It's easy to understand, superfast to run, and the way characters are built is excellent. They use a trait system rather than stats, so instead of having a 12 Strength you could have the "Athletic" trait, which would give ya a bonus. Supposedly at some point Gallant Knight Games will be sending me a goodie box full of Tiny D6 stuff (no idea what) and once I get that I am probably going to go over the contents of the box and do some videos / posts about the stuff within. Whenever it is they manage to get it out. Again, Holiday Season. It's a mess right now over here.
Also the day I am writing this is the day Pax Unplugged has kicked off. By the time most of you read this, Pax will be over. I wonder what news and exciting things are going to come out of the convention, what treasures and cool pictures and new games to get excited over.
I mention this because you might have seen me talk about my change in Tabletop "tastes" on twitter. I realized that the crunchier, prep heavy games like Dungeons and Dragons 5E and the like are becoming less and less appealing to me as a GM. I don't want to spend even 2 hours writing up dungeons, balancing encounters and treasures, and all that jazz. I am much more comfy doing Improv styled GMing, working off what my players want to do. DND 5e CAN do that, and I have done that, buts its much harder to manage and requires a lot of tools and books (like books of Encounters) to make it run smoothly. I mean, Sly Flourish has an entire book called the Lazy GMs Guide whose sole purpose is to lower your prep time for 5E! Other systems do not require this.
After reading Tiny Dungeons 2E it hit me that the kind of game I like is more Crunchy then say FATE, but less than 5E. Stuff like Tiny Dungeons, or Michtim, or Savage Worlds. Things that are rules lite but still have SOME Crunch to them, and are easily moddable. I mean, I can come up with custom baddies in all three of those systems in moments, making Improv super easy. Do I need a bandit for example?
- Michtim: He has 5 wounds, a 3 in Anger, 3 Fear, 3 Grief, 2 Joy, 1 Love. Can make 2 ANGER actions a round and move.
- Savage Worlds: Not a wild card, D6 Fighting, D6 Str. 4 Parry. Uses a long sword, does STR+1d6 damage. Notice d4
- Tiny Dungoens 2e: 4 HP, Carries a Heavy Weapon, is Athletic and Perceptive.
Those are all valid enemies in those systems, and I just made them up typing this out. I can't really do that in 5e. This is why all those tools exist FOR 5E and games like it.
So expect to see a focus on more indie games, more small games, and lighter games from me. Pugmire is most likely going to be the last 5e based game I run for a long time. It's not a bad game, by any means! It's just not what I am after much anymore.
Finally, Patrons should expect a Tiny Dungeons 2e One Shot in January. And I might switch to the Tiny D6 games for the Gen Con 2019 games that I run (the 2 of em) instead of Savage Worlds. Yes, I like the Tiny d6 stuff THAT MUCH.
I haven't been able to stream much. Either been too tired, or too busy to really get to it. I did manage to stream a bit of Hellgate London and The Secret World Legends recently. My current plan for the Mass Effect Trilogy Run is to start that in January after the Holidays. I don't want to get into that and not be able to do it fairly consistently. As mentioned above, I am hoping to have a Tiny Dungeons 2e One shot (or several) starting in January as well. Once things settle down a bit. I might do some Grim Dawn when I have time, or something along those lines. A good mindless Grinder game so I can chat with my viewers. And Speaking of Games!
I have gotten ahold of, and started playing, a couple of different games in different genres. I am still working, slowly, on Final Fantasy 9 and Dot Hack GU Recode. I play them when I am in the mood for some hot JRPG action. However, I am starting to get my Anime Game fix from another game that I am actually playing with my wife: SoulWorkers.
SoulWorkers is a Korean MMO Dungeon Grinder Action Beat em Up RPG. Yes it's a mouthful. Its free to play and on Steam, with all the wonderfully grindy time wasting shit that it comes with. Hell it even has an Energy System to limit play! But its actually a ton of fun to play and feels very Dynasty Warriors. You basically spend time in small dungeons made up of themed rooms, killing hordes of bad guys and then a boss at the end. You get loot which you can sell or break down (for crafting) there is some HIGHLY EXPENSIVE Player Housing (holy shit the gold cost for items is obscene) and character customization is kind of…non-existent. You are playing a CHARACTER like a JRPG, with a story and personality to them, rather than a blank slate like in most Western games. My wife is playing, no joke, a guitar wielding demon dog summoning Loli (Little Girl) who is obsessed with eating and biscuits. I chose the girl who wields a Scythe and she is literally insane. She goes from Tsundere Proper Lady to ABSOLUTE BONKERS in seconds! She actually said during a mission, quote "AHAHAHAHAHA I WILL KILL THEM ALL!" followed by "COME INTO THE BALLROOM!" like WUT. I might see if my wife wants to stream it with me one night so you all can see it dear readers. Its wild. And if I have already streamed it by the time you read this, well there ya go. You will have gotten to see the wild gameplay of this brawler haha.
I also, at my wife's urging, got Fallout 76 so I could eventually play with our friends Kraven Gaming and Saevrick. I haven't had much time to play Fallout 76 to be honest, and when I do I…get kinda frustrated. Each time I pick it up I find something I enjoy…and something that irritates me. For example, I love the crafting system, but hate the weight limits! I want to scour and scavenge and collect things so I can make cool shit, but instead find myself leaving a lot of loot behind because I can't carry it…and if you go over limit your AP drains when moving AND YOU CANNOT FAST TRAVEL. Given how big the damn game world is that's a nightmare. I have also had issues involving the damn latency of the game. It's always online, and data has to be transmitted right? Well I have had, no joke, multiple instances of the game taking 5-10 seconds to register damage on the enemy, but they hit me just fine. I shot a ghoul who had almost no health point blank with my shotgun. He ignored the hit, ran up to me, hit me, and ONLY THEN died to the shot I fired moments prior. Stuff like that has to be fixed. Once a few patches are in I see myself coming back and really digging in because it's basically Fallout 4, only with some Multiplayer and in a MASSIVE world. Although at times I am not sure the game knows what it wants to be. It's hard to explain. And I personally don't mind the lack of human NPCs at all.
Additionally I finally installed Grim Dawn the Action RPG (with its DLC Expansion) and started trying that out. I tried the game when it first game out but was rather burned out on ARPGs at the time, so never really did much to grab me. I am playing it now as a Necromancer / Shaman and its pretty damn fun. Inventory management is key, just like the old Diablo 2 days, which doesn't bother me, and the fact that I can run around with 4 skelebros and a big ass Axe hitting things makes me giggle. I love the Theme though so far, although I just got access to the first town and cleared out the sewers to fix their water source. When I looked at the world map though I admit my eyes bugged out a bit cause HOLY SHIT is Grim Dawn a huge farking world. I definitely want to play more of this though, so that's always a good sign! Gotta get my Skelebro army up and running.
Finally I did manage to pick up two games on Black Friday, both for my New 2DS XL. One was Persona Q Shadow of the Labrynth for $10 and the other was Blaster Master DX for $5 via the EShop. Blaster Master was just for me (I loved the game on the NES) and this is the remake, so its prettied up but still the same game. Persona Q is really my only way to experience Persona right now since I dont have a PS4 and thus cannot play Persona 3, 4, or 5. And yes, I already played 4 to completion and loved it. I am considering down the road, after Gen Con, maybe doing a Ko Fi campaign to get a PS4 so I can finally play some of the exclusive JRPGs. Thats assuming Persona 5 does not come to PC (come on papa Sega give it to me)
Oh, and as much as I like Hellgate London and am happy to see it back? Its apparently optimized EVEN WORSE than it used to be, to the point where my stupid computer that can run Dragon Age Inquisition, AC Odyssey, Fallout 76 and more HAS ISSUES WITH INSANE FPS DROPS IN HELLGATE! I mean, we are talking SLIDESLOW 1 FPS LEVELS HERE. It's insane. Sooo yea, avoid Hellgate London's release on steam for a while, it's kind of hot garbage right now. I wish it wasn't the case but it's a mess.
Finally I am still messing around with Hyrule Warriors Legends when I am in the mood (but SoulWorkers is scratching THIS itch as well) and also Rune Factory 4 when I want a good farming sim. Secret World Legends is going to be saved for Streams when I want something that doesn't take too much effort to play. It's an easy MMO now to be perfectly honest. Hell I did the first dungeon live on Stream and basically was the tank…as a character with a healer and DPS weapon setup!
Oh and I am back to playing Final Fantasy Brave Exivus and Siralim 3 on my phone as well. What can I say, I am a sucker for FFBE. And Siralim 3 is just an awesome indie monster catching dungeon crawler (and its $5 on IOS and Android!)
So there you have it. The State of the Nerd as of this month, December 2018! How are things looking in your life? What have you been up to? Leave a comment below and let me know, and always Stay Nerdy my friends and have a great Holiday where ever you happen to be!


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Browns GM John Dorsey said in a statement on Sunday that the team has 'not discussed' interviewing former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for their head coaching vacancy despite an ESPN report that they're interested in doing so, Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
"Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is a great leader, possesses the highest possible character and also happens to be a Browns fan," Dorsey said in the statement, released by the Browns after Adam Schefter's report went viral. "I have the utmost respect and admiration for all she's accomplished and was honored to meet her for the first time earlier this season. Our coaching search will be thorough and deliberate, but we are still in the process of composing the list of candidates and Secretary Rice has not been discussed."
Rice, a lifelong Browns fan, released a statement via Facebook saying she's not ready to coach, but called for more women to be groomed for the job.
"I love my Browns — and I know they will hire an experienced coach to take us to the next level.
"On a more serious note, I do hope that the NFL will start to bring women into the coaching profession as position coaches and eventually coordinators and head coaches. One doesn't have to play the game to understand it and motivate players. But experience counts — and it is time to develop a pool of experienced women coaches."
"BTW — I'm not ready to coach but I would like to call a play or two next season if the Browns need ideas! And at no time will I call for a 'prevent defense.'"
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text: Pregnancy , Baby Names , Irish Names 8 Baby Girl Names Inspired By Irish Places Ireland is packed with beautiful counties, cities and villages with beautiful Irish names. Why not name your baby girl after one of these places? 1. Kerry County Kerry is located in the South-West region and is part of the province of Munster. Kerry means the 'people of Ciar' in Irish (Ciarrai or Ciarraighe), which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived there. In Old Irish 'Ciar' meant 'black' or 'dark brown' which makes this the perfect name for a baby girl with dark hair. 2. Clare Also a county in the province of Munster, County Clare hosts the oldest known evidence of human activity in Ireland. It is also the home of the Cliffs of Moher, one of Ireland's most beloved tourist attractions. 3. Ireland What is a more Irish name than 'Ireland'? During the last glacial period and up until about 10 000 BC, most of Ireland was periodically covered in ice. This will be a perfect name for your baby girl if she's born in winter. 4. Shannon A town in County Clare and is still a relatively new town. It was only given town status on 1 Jnauary 1982. Shannon Free Zone is Ireland's largest cluster of North American investments with more than 110 overseas companies that opened subsidiaries in Shannon. 5. Tara Inspired by the Hill of Tara, it contains a number of ancient monuments. According to tradition, it was known as the seat of the High King of Ireland. 6. Clarina Inspired by Clarina Village situated in County Limerick in the province of Munster. 7. Dolly Inspired by Dollymount, the coastal suburban area on the north coast of Dublin Bay. This is a five km long stretch of sandy beach and dunes – perfect to spend a sunny summers day on the beach. A great name for a girl born in summer. 8. Quin Meaning 'five ways' in Irish (Cuinche), this is a village in southeast County Clare. If your little girl is your fifth baby, this will make a perfect name for her. 8 Baby Boy Names Inspired By Irish Places Click Here For More Baby Name Inspiration Which of these names is your favourite? Tell us in the comments below. Share this article to connect with everymum on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest About the Author This article was written just for you by a member of the everymum team. Comments Please login to leave a comment.


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Chinese Student Visa – The Process
As a fully-accredited Chinese language school, LTL can issue invitation letters for your Chinese student visa within 24 hours of your booking.
You will then have to apply at your local Chinese embassy or visa centre with your passport, a completed application form and our LTL Mandarin School invitation documents. Some embassies may require additional documents, though in our experience this is usually not the case.
Depending on the embassy, processing times can be anything between 24 hours and several weeks.
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Digital Ocean - New Instance Stuck Spawning
Method of Deployment: RDO Quick Installation ICEHOUSE Hosting Company: Digital Ocean Cloud Server Specs: 4GB RAM, 2vCPUs, 60GB SSD Space
- Any new instance is stuck in a spawning state.
- Any instance that is deleted is stuck in the deleting state.
- nova logs only report that the instances are not started.
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If you're in mortgage lending, you probably already know that undisclosed debt is the number one cause of mortgage fraud. Unfortunately, borrowers often take out new loans or make other significant changes to their debt situation within days of closing and that puts lenders in a precarious situation. Under the terms of the Fannie Mae Loan Quality Initiative, lenders are responsible for disclosing any new debt prior to closing, and to ensure you can meet that stipulation, you need to have a undisclosed debt monitoring process as part of your mortgage lending services solutions in place.
Fannie Mae's Loan Quality Initiative
To ensure quality, Fannie Mae regularly reviews mortgages at various stages in the life of the loan. If Fannie Mae discovers that a lender has breached the terms of the mortgage purchase condition, it can require the lender to repurchase the loan, make whole payments, or take alternate actions. Unfortunately, due to widespread issues, the company was forcing an unwieldy number of banks to buy back their loans, and to reverse that trend, the company put the Loan Quality Initiative in place.
Now lenders need to pay attention to the following elements:
The identity of the borrower
Occupancy plans
Information about the property and the appraisal
Reporting and validating mortgage insurance coverage data
Quality control requirements
Changes in financial circumstances
While most of these elements are straightforward for people in the mortgage industry to handle, undisclosed credit issues in the quiet period can create problems.
The Quiet Period
The quiet period is the part of the mortgage loan process between pulling the borrower's credit report and closing on the loan. Under the terms of the loan quality initiative, you don't have to pull a new credit report, but you need processes in place to find changes in your borrower's financial situations.
Undisclosed debt monitoring makes that possible. Ideally, you need tools in place that can monitor the following in real time:
New credit inquiries or applications
New tradelines or credit accounts opened
Reissues of existing accounts
New bankruptcies, judgments, liens, or collections accounts
Late payments or delinquencies
Armed with that information, you can move forward with the closing confidently, and if necessarily, you can require borrowers to requalify. In particular, if borrowers have taken out additional credit and their debt-to-income ratio changes by 3% or more, you are required to redo the underwriting process.
Protection for Borrowers
When you commit to undisclosed debt monitoring, you protect your financial institution, and you reduce inefficiencies in the process. Rather than pulling multiple credit reports or manually monitoring your clients' reports, you automate that process, saving yourself time. By increasing your commitment to compliance, you also boost the confidence levels of your investors and improve your ability to attract quality underwriters. Most importantly, you don't have to worry about the risk of buy backs or deal with the financial blow to your lending institution.
To learn more about undisclosed debt monitoring, you need Data Facts. We have been providing mortgage lenders with essential services since 1989.
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Glad to see Solomon Grundy in there. Classic DC villain. Anyway, we should make a list of these. There are 56 Villain books in September from the DCU, it seems, according to the Villain Month Omnibus story. So what makes up the remaining 21?
Most-Read Comic Stories Tuesday:
What Books Will DC Be Sacrificing In September For Four Supermen And Two Aquamen? (UPDATE: Four Justice Leagues And Two Earth Twos!)
There are 56 Villain books in September from the DCU, it seems, according to the Villain Month Omnibus story. So what makes up the remaining 21?
Three Flash, Four Action Comics And Four Batman And Robin Comics In September Too… The Race For Marketshare (UPDATE)
It can't have escaped Bleeding Cool readers notice that DC Comics' marketshare has been slipping month on month. To levels not seen since before the Flashpoint event and the DC New 52.
One Possible Reason Why James Robinson Left Earth 2
James Robinson talking about Earth 2 there. Since Robinson announced he was leaving the book, there has been some speculation, but mostly silence, about why he left.
Most-Read TV/Film Stories Tuesday:
The Daily Star Announce Paris Jackson To Be The Next Doctor Who
See? This, this is what happens in Britain when we hear the lead in Doctor Who is stepping down and the BBC are looking for a replacement. Even though we think they settled on one in January. Everyone goes mad
Richard Nixon's Days Of Future Past – X-Men Team In The Oval Office
Bryan Singer and the X-Men: Days of Future Past crew have been shooting some scenes in the Oval Office, or a replica thereof, with Richard Nixon, or a replica thereof. Here is Singer's tweeted image.
Stan Lee Turns Up For A Peter Parker Rite Of Passage In The Amazing Spiderman 2
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Inside The Big Bang Theory's 200th Episode Birthday Bash
No bazinga here: The Big Bang Theory is throwing an unforgettable birthday bash to celebrate the CBS comedy's 200th episode (airing Thursday at 8/7c on CBS).
For the first time in nine seasons, stuffy theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) grants the gang permission to observe his birthday, so the group of friends goes all-out to throw Sheldon the greatest birthday party imaginable. The guest list includes a variety of familiar faces, including Wil Wheaton as himself, Christine Baranski as Leonard's (Johnny Galecki) mother, Beverly, and Sara Gilbert as Leonard's ex-girlfriend, Leslie Winkle. But it's a very super invitee that steals the spotlight: original Batman Adam West, who makes his first appearance on the long-running sitcom.
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"We've been kicking around getting Adam West for a while," confirms showrunner Steve Molaro. "We tried it last year and it didn't quite work out, but we finally got it and he's incredible. He is funny, lovely and hilarious every moment he's on the screen."
While the group has good intentions in throwing Sheldon his birthday party, the scientist is not a huge fan of the idea at first. "He is so freaked out by having a bunch of people there to admire him," Parsons says. "That really upsets him and sets him off in a weird way where he doesn't know how to deal with it. I was surprised, and the writers are always doing something with this character that I don't expect, which has made it so enjoyable."
When asked about the secret to the show's success over the past 199 episodes, the cast members and producers admit there is not one magic answer, but instead credit the tireless efforts from the folks both in front of and behind the camera. "The cast is a remarkable ensemble and I've never seen anything like it," says co-creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre. "Added to that is a staff of comedy writers who truly love and care about the show. It's not just a job and nobody is phoning it in. Nine years later, everybody is deeply committed to making each episode the best episode we can do."
PHOTOS: Tracking "Shamy's" Romantic Trajectory
And while The Big Bang Theory has only been renewed through the 2016-17 season, Molaro says the producers are not viewing the upcoming Season 10 as a definitive series finale and they have not yet even decided on how the comedy will end. "There are a few things in mind that we've talked about quietly in the writer's room," Molaro confirms. "But it's hard because I don't know when the end is."
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It has been just over a week since Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in a surprise TV announcement that currency notes of ₹500 and ₹1000 would become invalid within four hours. The objective behind the decision was to render useless millions worth of black money lying in people's houses: under beds, behind toilet flush tanks, hidden in basement garages. It was one tight slap by the government on the face of greedy, corrupt people who'd been hoarding money in their homes for decades, evading taxes, running a parallel economy, funding illegal activities (terrorism, Naxalism, etc). Their stash turned into trash overnight.
Modi reminded us of Rajinikanth— heroes who don't waste time thinking... It's all about action, and this time an audience of 1.2 billion Indians was applauding.
That obnoxious neighbour who was always flashing a new cell phone or gloating over a new car had been shown his rightful place; people like him would now be reduced to sitting with their useless, filthy cash, crying hysterically. As the PM reminded us during his trip to Japan, it was time for honest citizens to have the last laugh. Indeed, there is immense pleasure to be had in watching a neighbour go down, whether it helps one or not. Many people cannot stop gushing over this bold, heroic move. Modi reminded us of our filmi heroes, of Rajinikanth no less — heroes who don't waste time thinking or getting cowed down by legal nuances and professional ethics. It's all about action, and this time an audience of 1.2 billion Indians was watching and, mostly, applauding.
Unfortunately, this is not a movie, and if you come out of that scene you were imagining, you'll realise that the rich and greedy are not crying as profusely as you might hope. Instead, millions of people at the bottom of the social and financial pyramid are suffering, even dying. Women are the worst hit, followed by other marginalised people living on the fringes, outside the systems created by the establishment, with no decision-making power and limited or zero mobility. The beggar, the child labourer, the sex worker, the old woman ostracised by villagers for being a witch, the illiterate housewife who isn't allowed to even go to the balcony but who waits for small freedoms like a plate of chow mein paid for by her secret stash of money, the lesbian couple on the run from a family baying for their blood, the housemaid who is too scared to use the building's elevator and too intimidated to open a bank account in the city where she works — overnight the government forced all such people to come out of the woodwork, to go to the bank or post office and prove their identity for access to their own money.
Hundreds of millions of such people are robbed of their limited financial agency as they are forced to hand over their savings to the male members of the family or to somebody else who has power over them. It is no longer just a "minor inconvenience"; there are major collateral damages. The Supreme Court made a telling statement when it pondered over whether the move should be called a "surgical strike or carpet bombing." A surgical strike is like a doctor doing an operation with proper safety measures so that no other part of the body is damaged; a carpet bombing is like a drone attack on a civilian village to take out terrorists.
Is there a flow chart that explains how the black money tumbling out of corrupt homes will enter poor households as white money?
But it is all for the greater good, we are told. Let us examine this claim for a while.
Firstly, everybody is talking about this illusory "greater good" but nobody seems to know how it will play out. Has anybody seen the flowchart? The poor will be the most benefited we are told. How? Is there a flow chart that explains how the black money tumbling out of corrupt homes will enter poor households as white money?
Perhaps the government has announced a new scheme. A freely accessible pool of money, like a river or a well, where black money smoked out as a result of demonetisation will be kept, and poor people will be allowed to take money out of the pool whenever they wish. No? The government did not make any such announcement? Then how is everybody so convinced that the poor will be benefited?
Most of us get money by working for it. From a poor daily wager to the CEO of top company, our salaries on which we pay taxes are our white money. A poor daily wager goes to work and she gets paid; when she doesn't go to work, she doesn't get paid. How will this move suddenly change her earning capacity? Will the labour contractor suddenly increase her daily wage overnight because of this move?
The largest beneficiaries at the moment are the e-commerce giants/digital wallets like Paytm and Rupay etc. Consumerism and corporate conglomerates are greatly benefited. Look at the newspapers, full of ads on how you can do all your shopping online — for that movie, pizza, Gucci dress. The banks, and of course the government's treasury, will also gain by way of revenue with which the government promises to build more roads, hospitals, schools. That promise has existed since eternity, but little benefit trickles down to the poor. The question thus remains, is there a direct cause and effect equation which proves that the poor will be directly benefited by this carpet bombing?
The largest beneficiaries are the e-commerce giants/digital wallets like Paytm and Rupay etc. Consumerism and corporate conglomerates are greatly benefited.
Secondly, how will the greater good arrive in future when this move is not even addressing the basic process of black money creation?
If I break down the process, it is something like this. I go to a property dealer to buy a flat, she quotes ₹45 lakh — of this ₹10 lakh is payable by cheque for property registration documents, and the remaining ₹35 lakh must be handed over in cash. Now, I am an honest person but I need a house, so I take out my white tax-paid money using ATMs and give the cash to the dealer. Thus, my clean ₹35 lakhs turn into black money in the dealer's hands. Another example — at the time of making every small and big purchase, the seller tells me if you pay by credit card you'll have to pay 2% extra or if you want a pucca bill you'll have to pay this much tax. So, to save money, I pay by cash or don't take the bill; on her part, the seller doesn't show the sale and avoids paying tax. The white money I handed over turned black in the seller's hands.
Question: how will demonetisation stop this process? It seems that with this move all that has happened is that the existing stash was rendered useless — yes, it's a temporary setback for the rich, but how do we know that they won't restart hoarding in new denominations? Meanwhile, the collateral damage far outweighs the illusory "greater good". So is it all worth it? Or was this a populist move before election— heropanti designed to elicit maximum clapping?
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The more common type of diabetes in China grew by 30 per cent in just seven years, according to a new survey of thousands of Shanghai residents.
The curse of affluence appears to be affecting China as it has many other developing countries.
"There is a certainly a pattern that we're seeing over and over again," said Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, the vice president for global health at Emory University.
People with type 2 diabetes have trouble processing sugar in their blood, but do not generally require insulin to manage the condition. As countries become more wealthy, lifestyle factors associated with type 2 diabetes -- such as weight gain, less healthy diets and less physical activity -- tend to become more common.
"Unlike the gradual transition in most Western countries, these changes in China have occurred over a very short time," the researchers, led by Dr. Rui Li at the Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, write in their study in the journal Diabetes Care.
The research team interviewed more than 12,000 people in 2002 and 2003. They asked whether the participants had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and they screened people for diabetes who had not been diagnosed before.
They found that 9.7 per cent of people had diabetes.
The researchers surveyed about 7,400 people again in 2009, and found that 12.6 per cent of people had the disease.
"That's a remarkable increase in seven years," Koplan told Reuters Health.
The spike was even more dramatic among the rural residents in the study -- going from 6.1 per cent to 9.8 per cent, a 60 per cent increase.
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 8.3 per cent of Americans have diabetes.
In 2010 China surged to the head of the pack in terms of countries with the most diabetic residents, with 92 million in 2010. The study did not pinpoint the causes of the rise in diabetes, and Koplan said he could only speculate on what's to blame.
He said that it's been well documented that people are getting wealthier and heavier in China and diets are including more saturated fat.
He also said people are becoming more dependent on cars and less inclined to walk or ride a bike.
"All these factors would help contribute to having an increased prevalence in type 2 diabetes," said Koplan, who did not participate in the research.
The authors write in their study that an aging population in China likely explains some of their findings.
Older people are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, and the researchers note that 20 per cent of Shanghai residents are over age 60, with that proportion increasing.
Koplan said many countries have programs to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent type 2 diabetes, but as of yet there's "not a proven documented intervention that can reverse this epidemic of obesity and epidemic of type 2 diabetes."


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When I got up this morning in central New Jersey, The Weather Channel said it was 3 degrees below zero.
But that was warm compared with some other parts of the Garden State.
The mercury dove to 14 below zero in Pequest, a section of Oxford in Warren County, according to the National Weather Service.
And readings of 10 below were common in Sussex County, according to the weather service.
Here's a New Jersey Weather and Climate Network map showing temperatures in various locations this morning:
It's expected to warm up in Neptune, N.J., but snow and rain are on the horizon, according to the weather service.


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Hi, my name is Jon Pennington owner of 'Hot Tub DIY' and 'Hot Tub Help Ltd' and i have worked in the industry for many years and repaired thousands of hot tubs and spas, whilst i repaired and serviced hot tubs at peoples houses i found myself explaining the same things to each customer with the angle of saving them money and preventing further breakdowns and repairs.
Here is my list of Top 10 Do's and Don'ts
This will remove any airlocks from around circulation pumps and heaters; it should reduce the possibility of heater burn out.
Swimming pool chemicals are corrosive to rubber seals inside hot tubs and can make for very expensive repairs. The main difference between the 2 is Cyanuric Acid is added to swimming pool chemicals to breakdown the algae that's produced by the sun.
If you look after your chemicals properly then you will only need to system flush once a year, the main reason for doing this less is the cleaning fluids are difficult to get out the hot tub pipework, however if you system flush more regularly you will reduce the biofilm which harbours nasty things and give you a more stable water environment for stable chemicals.
Service calls are expensive, take the sides of the hot tub yourself and look for leaks around pump shaft seals and heater unions, dried chemical looks like white powder when its dried and is usually a sign of a leak.
Be careful when putting filters back into skimmer baskets, I have been caught out several times putting the basket back into the skimmer and getting a finger or 2 caught, or worse if the pump is still running and you have long hair it can get caught on the shaft of a rotating pump.
Buy a 'Wireless Electricity Meter' (cost around £30) these great little devices are really easy to use and fit on the live cable going to the hot tub, count the amount of units the hot tub uses and multiply it by your electric unit cost. Then you have the exact cost.
Using a pre filter will reduce the amount of minerals that create scale, preventative is better than a cure. Pre filters fit onto the end of your hose pipes.
Non Chlorine shock is great after or before a heavy bathing session, it differs from clarify (which makes you more work by congealing particles and blocking your filter), Non chlorine shock breaks down heavy sweat, grime and after any little accidents and party's
Use a quality vinyl cleaner like 303 protectant on the vinyl cover of your hot tub, covers can cost up to £450 to replace so a little cleaner at £19 can save you allot of money. Vinyl cleaner makes the cover waterproof, contains sunblock and moisturisers the vinyl. New covers do not have any protection on them.
These can save you a lot of money by reducing the amount of sanitiser required in your hot tub or spa. (Note Ozone units only tend to last 2 years and need either the bulb or chip replacing).
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Where else would butts be right, lol! I know GROSS sorry, but there where a lot of butts in the bathroom yesterday.
Everyone had a job to do even if they didn't exactly figure out what it was. Don't you love having the kids help on things? We sure did (enter sarcasm here ;-) ) Mom are we done yet? This is taking forever!!!
I don't even know how they ask those questions when we are two minutes in, lol.
Sorry about the lighting in the pic. The two over head flood lights mechanisms can't go in until the bead board goes up on the ceiling. I really like that we had the one light fixture split into the two separate lights. We had the electricians come in yesterday to do the bathroom and mudroom lighting.
When we saw how much light you lose with having these style fixtures, we opted for a second recessed light right above the sink area. That way there will be plenty of light when all is said and done. We also need to just pick up some stronger watt bulbs for the light fixtures.
I always catch Dustin in random shots like here he is engaged in a discussion with the towel bar. I don't know what to tell ya!
I know he will be excited when our house is finished and he can just relax in it. He already works two other jobs, so now here he is on Job #3. Poor tired eyes! Now get back to work, we got a bathroom to finish ;-)
Pulling up the linoleum.
Dozer never strays to far from where we are. He has been following us upstairs and down to see what we have been getting into and then just lays down next to watch and see if we screw up.
The coastal goose neck lights are up and running. We need to plug the hole and do some patch work, then comes framing out the mirror.
Quite a ways to go, but I am just so glad we have started on it!
Bead board is nearly finished, but we are calling it a night.
Now on to a completely different topic: RUGS.
RUGSUSA is having a huge sale, 50% off of various rugs and an 80% off blowout on a few pages of rugs too!
I didn't know about the sale until yesterday when I was looking for a rug for under our morning room table and a matching runner for the front hall. I have had my eye on this guy for awhile now...
I checked out the sale and YEP, this pretty boy was 50% off, so I got him and his little lady runner for the hall. Why does little lady runner sound so naughty?
I thought I did AWESOME with my savings until I came across a rug for my mum and dad's dining room makeover. It was in the 80% off blowout section and she saved...
It is a simple white 6 foot round 100% cotton rug. Well for originally $792, there has to be something not so simple about this rug. Right? I can't wait to see it in person and then take a nap on it to vouch for it's softness.
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We are quickly approaching the day where loan interest rates are set to double and congress has not made efforts to keep them low.
What does increase interest rates mean for the future of young Americans?
Economists believe that this burden is delaying major spending decisions and household formation among young workers, and that it might depress their wealth accumulation over time.
A recent report from the Urban Institute found
- Women are not more likely to have student-loan debt than men, but they are more worried about paying it back.
- Concern is basically even across age groups, though younger workers are much more likely to have student-loan debt than older workers.
- People who live in the Northeast also seem to be particularly concerned.
- Even controlling for household income, those without full-time jobs tend to be more worried.
The increase of student loans is going to affect the American economy immensely and no one is really ready for the repercussions. If graduates have bad credit because of student debt. How will they be able to buy a home or have a family. Incomes are going to be controlled and the American dream will be much harder to reach.
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Personal Reflections
Shannon Tarr
February 22, 2015
Elaine McClullough
"Invidious comparison is comparing oneself to others by race, sex, religion, and class. Invidious comparison can leave a negative effect on both people involved leaving them to feel lesser of themselves, it can also make you feel depressed and stressed" ("How To Stop Comparing Yourself To Other People: The Definitive Guide To Self Improvement ", 2014). Unfortunately it is something that we all have done at one time or another, whether we do it conscientiously, or unconscientiously. What we don't realize is that we are potentially, and most likely comparing ourselves with false data, for instance the term "Keeping up with the Jones'." What we don't see is that the Jones' are trying to keep up with the Smiths, the Smiths are trying to keep up with the Browns and so. If you keep comparing yourself you'll always find somebody that will be above you, and it's a game you can't win. It's a loop that will never end unless you start doing what you want to be doing. The only way invidious comparison can be stopped is to focus on your own journey. Your journey is no better or worse than anybody else's. It's yours and yours alone. It's unique, it's different, and it's one that has never been taken, nor ever will be. Nobody has lived your exact same life, has had your exact same experiences that make up who you are today. Focus on what you want and only what you want. That's it, it's your journey. Other people will have their own to follow, and even after all that, if you still feel the urge to compare yourself, compare yourself in terms of your own journey, such as how far you have gotten, what you've learned, how you have grown, and you will find that will prove to be one of the greatest achievements you will ever use in your life.
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The latest Kardashian gossip story claims Lamar Odom is writing a tell-all about the reality TV family, and that matriarch Kris Jenner is trying to keep him quiet with a $20-million bribe.
Well, it's not true, according to Gossip Cop.
While Odom has spoken about a memoir, sources say it won't be a revenge book, which means there would be no need for Kris to fork over eight figures to stop it.
Gossip Cop even checked with Odom's lawyer, who said he knew nothing about the supposed $20-million offer.
For more rumor busts, visit GossipCop.com.