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Petite Arvine
Petite Arvine, a white grape, is a long established Valaisan grape variety and is one of the varieties that makes the Valais so very interesting. It is considered by many to be the quintessential Valaisan white wine grape.
When vinified dry, the wine can be very classy with excellent structure, a bouquet including aromas of grapefruit, wisteria, rhubarb and honey, a palate of concentrated fruit balanced with good acidity and sometimes a saline note on the finish.
It ages well and because of these qualities, is very popular and is widely grown in the Valais, where there are today some 115 hectares in various sites along the valley from Sion to Martigny.
The Petite Arvine can be fussy in the vineyard being frost-sensitive and requiring quite a lot of water thus limiting the sites which are suitable. Yields are quite low by Swiss standards, from 0.5 to 0.7 litres per square metre.
Opinion is divided over its origins. It is widely believed to have originated from the region of Martigny, although some think it originates in the Aosta valley in Italy from where it arrived in Valais towards the end of the Middle Ages. Officially, it is of "unknown origin". This of course, applies to its parentage, as recent DNA tests have been unable to reveal anything to identify any close relationships at all.
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That's fine. Based on their actions since the election, the Democrats clearly don't know who was duly elected president.
During the same remarks, she questions Trump's "fitness for office."
Not the first time it's happened.
In the history of mankind, many republics have risen, have flourished for a less or greater time, and then have fallen because their citizens lost the power of governing themselves and thereby of governing their state. TR
That's fine. Based on their actions since the election, the Democrats clearly don't know who was duly elected president.
During the same remarks, she questions Trump's "fitness for office."
Not the first time it's happened.
As someone who looks back at 65 as part of my youth, not all of us age well.
Most of us old fogeys accept reality, but the political elite can't seem to let go, can't imagine not being in front of a camera where someone will ask for an opinion or statement.
Nobody asks me anything of interest. That's OK, I found places where I could express my thought (here, for instance).
SenMcCain has crossed the line and should retire, give it up. The elderly Dems need to face reality, too.
MrsPelosi should retire. Maybe they could hold a big retirement party for all of the doddering, shaky voiced, or confused Dems.
I'd contribute to that.
For sure on the McCain and Pelosi issue. It's not so much their age (as you say, some age better than others) but rather their obviously declining mental state. Both are slurring words, forgetting names, missing the main point when they are making statements, etc. There are many others like that in Congress.
As we get up in age we have to know when to let go, when it's time to move on to the next stage of our lives. And we need to do it gracefully and with as much humor and dignity as we can muster. I was just thinking this morning that I've been retired for almost 15 years, and it's been the best 15 years of my life. Luckily I am in good health and we were very careful with our money all these years, so that makes a big difference.
BTW did you know about this bill?
H.R.2552 – Senior Citizens Tax Elimination Act
Here's the gist of the bill:
"This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the inclusion of any Social Security or tier I railroad retirement benefits in gross income for income tax purposes."
"The bill also: (1) appropriates funds to cover reductions in transfers to the Social Security and Railroad Retirement Trust Funds resulting from the enactment of this bill, and (2) expresses the sense of Congress against using tax increases to provide revenue necessary to carry out this bill."
It's about time, yes! Think about what a boost to the economy it would be when us seniors start spending all that tax-free money.
1. Term Limits for that cesspool of the US Congress.
2. Voter IQ Laws for "US Citizens"; if you can not pass a high school level Current Events/News quiz, you should not be allowed to "Vote".
3. No representation without net positive taxation. Too many freeloaders voting their own pay increases.
OK, now lets discuss the 4 steps of the progressive left & Pelosi's modus operandi. 1) Pick the target, 2) freeze it, 3) personalize it, 4) and polarize it. Heard that before Nancy?
Pelosi appears dumber each day. She is in denial.
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Cie Two was created in 2013 by Katja Andersen and Ricardo Gaiser. These two artist met during their training at Le Lido and are preparing their first show, "Finding no man's land". Their absurd, humorous and sometimes dark acting is mixed with vertical rope and floor acrobatics. The show will premiere in April 2017 in Festival Pisteur d'étoiles in Obernai.
Katja Andersen and Ricardo Gaiser built their show through circus, improvisation, the art of the clown, theater and absurd dialogues The subtlety, irony and naivety, will be staged by acrobatics, rope, dance and hand to hand. The complicity between these two strange children takes place immediately.
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Configuring Harmony Clients on Mac OS X
The following procedure demonstrates how to make a Mac OS X client automatically connect to a database server via NFS on boot. The instructions are based on a server named harmonyserver with the shares USA_DB and USADATA. You should adjust your client's configuration according to your server's name and, if applicable, the name of the additional scene data servers as well as the name of their respective share points.
- Open the Terminal.
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sudo vi /etc/fstab
- Add the following lines to automatically mount your database server's shares on boot. Make sure to replace harmonyserver with the hostname of your database server.
harmonyserver:/USA_DB /mnt/USA_DB nfs rw,soft,intr,resvport 0 0
harmonyserver:/USADATA /mnt/USADATA nfs rw,soft,intr,resvport 0 0
- Create the mount points:
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/USA_DB /mnt/USADATA
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- Open a new Terminal window.
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/USADATAshared points have been mounted properly:
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ls /mnt/USADATA/
- Create symbolic links to the USA_DB and USADATA directories at the root level /
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sudo ln -s /mnt/USADATA /USADATA
- Verify that the symbolic links are pointing to the right directories:
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The symbolic links for the /USA_DB and /USADATA should look like the following:
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Absa Capital raises a further R3.3 billion for Edcon
26 November 2009
This follows the successful placing of R1 billion in listed notes in August 2009.
The transaction was oversubscribed. Notes were privately placed, with domestic and international investors, and are scheduled to mature in October 2012.
Commenting on the transaction, Steve Binnie, Chief Financial Officer of Edcon, said: "This transaction further emphasises the strong credit quality of Edcon. The securitisation market in South Africa has provided Edcon with an affordable source of funding and enabled Edcon to secure financing using its high-quality receivables book."
This transaction further entrenches Absa Capitals position as the top rated primary markets house* and leading arranger of debt capital market transactions in South Africa.
"Absa Capital arranged a number of securitisations in 2009 representing transactions from three different asset classes, said Nyagaka Ongeri, Head of Global Finance at Absa Capital.
"This transaction, tapping the OntheCards Investments II programme listed on the bond market of the JSE, in August, was subscribed for by an extensive and diverse investor base.
"This indicates that the debt capital markets remain a viable source of funding for quality transactions backed by high quality assets, and bodes well for 2010, said Ongeri.
Rating agency StandardPoors have assigned zaAAA ratings to the Class A notes (R3.25 billion) while the Class B notes (R128 million) were assigned a zaA rating.
*Absa Capital was rated the Best primary markets house in the 2009 JSE Spire Awards – one of nine first place rankings the firm secured at the awards.


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It's what everyone has been waiting to hear...
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle might be busy taking a huge step in their relationship, but it seems that James Hewitt has finally had time to put some long-standing rumours to bed.
Princess Diana and James Hewitt famously had an affair in the 90s, and ever since it was made public many people have suggested that James is Prince Harry's real father.
Although Harry was born in 1984, and the affair was said to have taken place years later, it hasn't stopped the speculation from mounting as the Prince has grown older.
But James has finally decided to speak about the rumours in an interview with Australia's Channel Seven segment, Sunday Night.
When asked if he was Harry's father, James responded: 'No, I'm not.'
He was pressed further, and asked why people still believe it to be true. His response was: 'It sells papers. It's worse for [Harry], probably, poor chap.'
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The fact that both men have ginger hair has fuelled the conspiracy theory, even though this photograph of Prince Philip in 1957 is the spitting image of Prince Harry around the same age.
James went on to discuss his relationship with Diana, saying: 'I think she was quite easy to fall in love with, really, so I think I can be forgiven for that.
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Up until last week if there would have been a parade for people against middle schoolers having cell phones I would have been the grand marshall. I would have ridden in front (in a convertible of course) waving the banner HIGH. I was passionate about the subject and I let people know it!
But as Lily entered middle school Ryan and I really started to feel as though she needed a phone. We wanted to be able to leave her with friends for short periods of time and we don't have a home phone. We had a pre-paid phone for home but it was constantly getting lost and didn't hold much of a charge. And she was beginning to have more after-school activities where I wanted to be able to get a hold of her and couldn't.
So off to Best Buy we went to get her the most basic of "feature phones." We wanted something more than a flip phone since texting was an important feature. But beyond that, we wanted simple. And no "smart" with our phone.
But guess what? Those phones hardly exist anymore. When we got there and saw our choices they consisted of a huge variety of smart phones, one flip one and one other phone with a slideout keyboard and the old school resistive touch screen that basically never responds to touch. It got a 3 star review online.
Ryan and I literally sat in Best Buy for nearly an hour (while our two youngest kids went crazy with tablets) and debated what to do. This was going to be her eleventh birthday present so a flip phone seemed like the lamest gift ever. So if we wanted to avoid smartphones we were left with this really crappy other phone that, when we added her on our plan with a contract, ended up costing $50 more than a really good smartphone. But we were completely prepared to do it because we wanted to stand by our beliefs that middle schoolers should not have smartphones.
Well. Lily is now that proud owner of a Samsung Galaxy 4. We did not come to this decision lightly and it came with quite a few adaptations. Here is what we did:
- Turned Off Mobile Data: My biggest concern with a smartphone is that she would have access to the internet 24/7. Not only was I concerned about what she might see, but I didn't want the phone becoming an extension of her arm. We tried to take her off our data plan but apparently phone companies like you paying for their data plans and Verizon wouldn't shut it off. So instead we manually turned it off. She can browse under wireless in our home but we have filters and this was not different from before when she had access to tablets and her iTouch.
- Installed Family Base: When I called Verizon to ask them to shut off mobile they instead recommended this feature. It does cost like $5 a month but it is worth it because I can see all of what Lily does on her phone. I get weekly emails detailing who she is calling and texting (and who is calling and texting her). I can also see if she uses any mobile data which she knows she is not allowed to do. I can also see all this activity through an app on my phone. Family Base can also be used to block numbers from texting or calling if that every becomes necessary and limit the amount of money your kids can spend on apps (which would be zero in our case).
- Limited her hours of use: Again, we use Family Base for this. Her phone basically shuts down from 9pm-7am and doesn't allow her to make or receive texts and calls. Originally we were just going to make her "turn in her phone" every night but we learned from trying this with other technology that we stink and consistency with this so the app makes it idiot proof for us.
- Disabled You Tube: We simply shut off the app under the settings
- Downloaded a safe browser: I liked the functionality of Mobicip. It restricts websites based on age. It also allows you to restrict your kids from downloading apps without a password. There is a paid version that does a bunch of other stuff but for right now we are just using the free features.
- Cell Phone Contract: When we gave her the phone we had a long talk about how this was a big responsibility and how we didn't take it lightly. I had written up a cell phone contract and we went over it and she signed it. Honestly I think she was so excited about having a phone she would have signed anything. But so far she has shown a lot of maturity regarding her phone and I am proud of how well she is sticking to our rules. You are free to download our Cell Phone Contract and use it if you like.
Ryan and I really wanted to be upfront about our rules and what we expected from the beginning. I didn't want to set her up for failure or try to "catch her" breaking rules. As she gets older we will loosen things up and she will be able to use the phone much more like a smart phone is intended. It is also excellent leverage when we need to punish her for attitude issues or behaviors completely unrelated to the phone. As the cell phone contract states right at the top, we consider this our phone that she is allowed to use. When she can pay for her own phone we can talk about different rules.
If there are any other ways / apps to protects kids online I would love for you to share them in the comments. I know this is a touchy subject, and one about which I still have strong opinions. But we made a decision that we are pretty happy with and hope is a good one for our family.


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Gypsy Warrior
Gypsy Warrior ditches Hoboken, NJ location
We knew this was going to happen – Gypsy Warrior left from 5th & Washington in Hoboken last month. And it might even be possible this was by design (i.e., a "pop up store.")
But what does that tell you about the retail environment in town?
If they knowingly set up a temporary store – that leads one to believe that other than holiday periods – many (non-essential, trivial) retail stores probably struggle to make the rent year round. Something has to give. Imagine Hoboken with no "specialty shops" anywhere except between October and January?
Gypsy Warrior – Hoboken, NJ – 501 Washington St.
4/17/2014 update:
Yikes. Coming soon at 501 Washington Street is Gypsy Warrior, which is said to be "A fashion destination for trendsetting girls around the world that showcases a hand-curated collection of clothing, shoes and accessories that embodies the edgy, downtown girl."
How powerful are "social" markets in "real life?"
For one, this place was originally slated to be a Bareburger, but that is not the case. They're still supposedly coming to Hoboken, but are keeping their final destination under wraps.
But this "Gypsy Warrior" place, I'm a bit nervous about. With Iconic Fashion Lounge closing abruptly (and a "pillow case store" coming next), this may be a bad time to enter the Hoboken (or any) market!
Frankly, this "business" has somewhat of a decent online presence. They're high on their limited success so far, including a store in Ridgewood, NJ. But looking at their "marketing" they're primarily targeting "online" chicks, that have zero personality of their own. This is one of those places that thinks they can "think" for the average dim-witted lady. And to be honest, it works in many markets. Because chicks don't want to think, they want to do what OTHER people think is "IN."
However, here in Hoboken – I have a strong feeling that this place will not last long. With "tops" and "bottoms" averaging over $50 and "dresses" well over $100 – I think this place will have a short life on the main drag (less than two years).
Now, I'm not necessarily "against" any new business. In fact, I'd prefer local shops over "strip mall" type stores. But this boutique, while they have what seems to be a powerful marketing plan and business model – may still be a bit far from Hoboken's reach (especially in today's economic climate – and the pending storm cloud gathering).
I'll say it again, they seem to have a "well polished" online presence and marketing package – but in the end – it's "disposable" income. If they can manage to "grab" more of it than other places (like food, rent, fuel), then God bless them. But it is my opinion that more people are "waking up" (slowly albeit), and that extra expenditures like fancy dresses and so on will eventually dwindle down. The models are cute, and the clothes appear "sexy," but for most semi-chunky Hoboken girls, these outfits will be more like circus-uniforms.
My advice to Hoboken ladies? Enhance your brain-power over your wardrobe. I think that has more long-term staying power that yesterday's hot trend.
Have a nice day!
Description: Unnecessary "fashion" trinkets to make ladies feel more "complete." Never works.
Address: 501 Washington Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Phone: TBD
Email: TBD
Online: gypsywarrior.com –Twitter – Facebook


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The expansion within the business group has brought numerous changes to the life-style of shoppers and businessmen. Most of the cities established properties have been extensively refurbished together with the Nice George Hotel which was acquired by Centre Island Hotels in 2000 and is now the Holiday inn Liverpool Metropolis Centre, and the well-known Britannia Adelphi Hotel which is presently present process a multimillion pound refurbishment which is able to see the prevailing property completely refurbished and the addition of a brand new convention and banqueting suite with capability for as much as 800 delegates.
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Our perfume bottles have engraved attraction symbols and affirmation. With its high vibration, they affect the perfume (fragrance) that is inside the bottle. Perfumes are stored in glass bottles scientifically proven to transfer best translates information to the contents in the bottle. Fragrances are enriched with certified liquid diamonds
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Affirmation: I am a magnet for positive energy and high vibes. Everything I do increases my power.
It fills us with life energy and at the same time it transfers the negative energy given to us by others into a positive and pleasant one. It protects us from "emotional vampires".
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Did you know that SEA LIFE Sunshine Coast was once called Underwater World?
Underwater World became a part of the SEA LIFE family when it was acquired by Merlin Entertainments in 2013. It's still the same great Mooloolaba aquarium so many people have wonderful childhood memories of, now backed by a globally renowned brand.
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Seen from a distance you might think that it's just a tower, a little tower at that. Located 35 meters above sea level with its nine floors, the tower is 67 metres high. Built in 1348 It was destroyed, rebuilt, restored, decorated with a dome and here it stands a magnificent vantage point across the city and Bosphorus. There are thousands of stories about the tower. The legend goes that a man named Hezarfen Ahmed Çelebi built himself golden eagle wings and sprang from the tower, gliding all the way to Üsküdar on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. According to the legend his brother did the trip in reverse in a rocket filled with gunpowder. Eminent university researchers have tried to demonstrate the
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For 13 TL the Galata Tower gives you the best view of Istanbul, across the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn and even Adalar islands. It is open until 8 / 8.30 pm. Do not hesitate to inquire about the time of sunset as this is the best place to watch a wildly romantic view of a city ablaze with colours. The prayers rising in the sunset will bring shivers to your spine and make the evening unforgettable.
How to get there : The easiest way is to get off the tram Karaköy (blue line) and walk along the streets and stairs, follow the crowd and you will get there.


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A very bad man comes of nowhere, having obviously used the previously idyllic kite to lure them, tries to grab all three (even though there's no way he could with two arms) and Ingrid (whom we all remember is our Snow Queen) freezes the everloving crap out of a single tree branch that he hesitates under conveniently and ends up smushed because of it.
Ingrid is slightly taken aback by it, but her sisters are like "It's chill, babe. Whatever." and they all share cheap, dime store ribbons that they obviously bought at a convenience store at the foot of the mountain and conveniently had on hand and with them, they reaffirm how happily they've got each other's backs before they
This segues over to our now-grown and creepily evil Snow Queen, climbing the clocktower and dramatically frosting a mirror. Which is better than grabbing a high-powered rifle and picking people off, but still somehow as ominous.
Back in Regina's formerly evil lair that apparently everyone in town knows how to get into, Robin stops by to show off his acting chops and emotionally eviscerate us in the process. Thanks for that, writers. Yeesh.
Belle, meanwhile, has discovered a spell in Elvish that can take the Snow Queen's powers and gives it to Emma who practices with her new buddy Elsa, with limited success. This is twice now we've been specifically shown spells written in Elvish. This cannot be coincidence, because there's just no such thing in this universe and we all know it. So when do we get our Elves? And I'm talking Orlando Bloom, writers, not Keebler, okay? Or maybe Evangeline Lilly? I've been binge-watching Lost for a few weeks now and Evangeline Lilly most definitely gives me a Ladyboner, and I'm generally not into chicks. So, here's hoping.
Emma, fresh off her magical defeat, shows up at Snow's MommyBonding group where we see all the little princes and princesses - which prompted this week's funniest damn Tweet in the history of ever:
@SarahBolger we had our baby?!?
Emma gets ticked off when Snow accidentally forgets she had a baby before this one and her magic boils the baby bottle in her hand. Snow understandably feels a little uncomfortable about handing baby Neal over to a person with scalding palms, and looks at Emma like she's got three heads when she's never, ever looked at anyone with magic that way, let alone her own daughter. Hormones? Plot convenience? Who knows, but I don't like it.
— Julian Morris (@Ju1ianMorris) November 4, 2014
We're saved from hearing her explain it when the Snow Queen is spotted in the clocktower by David, who figured out that an ice trail probably means it's her. He's a sharp cookie, that David. He even noted that the trail went up, but not down, and I'm not sure how when we're talking about a sheet of ice, here and not footprints in the dust that point a certain direction - but what do I know? Emma and company rush up the stairs, Emma activates the candle with her magic, blows on it, and the Snow Queen conveniently waits with her arms aloft until magical chains tie them down, not even bothering to fight it, and nobody's terribly suspicious of this for some reason.
And now we're off to Arendelle, where the sisters are all grown up and explain that it's Daddy's seventieth birthday, so we can all understand why the Snow Queen is suddenly forty-something and still sharing a room with her sisters. Ingrid lets them know she won't be attending the festivities since she's pretty much a recluse these days, and off the other two go.
Expendable sis decides to dance with a duke who looks like a middle-schooler with a fake mustache, and thank goodness, they have the Pompous Oompah Orchestra to play them off. Once the dude starts dancing, it's clear he's from
Finally! Some Henry and Regina, and then they go and ruin it by making her say "Let it go." *grumble* But I do think it's hella cool that Rumple makes Henry dress to the nines for menial labor. He's all about style, that man.
We quickly flash over to the Snow Queen's magnificent rack (c'mon...that was an utterly gratuitous shot and you know it) for some more Arendelle backstory and oh look! The girls are all still wearing their ribbons tied around their wrists. 'Cause grown women do that, you know. Even if they clash with their ballgowns.
Gerda lets them know that she knows of a powerful sorcerer who can help and oh, my goodness me, whoever can it be?
Is there anyone anywhere in any realm who hasn't met Rumpelstiltskin? Honestly? It's getting a little overworked, doncha think?
And speaking of gratuitous, we get a nice, long shot of Hook admiring himself in a mirror (covering all the bases with the gratuitous shots), Belle rushes in and warns them not to look in the damn mirror, and realizes it's a fake because all we can see is how gorgeous Hook is. David realizes that the mirror being fake means the Snow Queen set them up, and is once again, the smartest person in the room for the second week in a row. Who'd've thunk?
The confederacy of dunces race down to the Sheriff's office, where the Snow Queen freezes the doors shut and leaves them completely bamboozled.
And now back to Storybrooke where we see - yes! Robin Hood with the Magical Dartboard of Unwavering Hotitude!!! Can I call it, or what? We have a warm, fuzzy bromance moment between Robin and Will Scarlet that fills in those of us who never bothered with Once Upon A Time in Wonderland and are possibly reconsidering it for their Netflix queue, and Will reminds Robin about all the he loved about Marian and how much true love is worth fighting for. We close-up on Robin's angsty face and wonder which true love he's going to regain his gumption over. And I must point out that this scene gave us what I consider to be the winning line for the episode, courtesy of Will Scarlet:
"If you find someone you love enough to ruin your entire life for, it's always worth it."
[DISCLAIMER: That sounds terribly romantic, but in reality is a totally lousy idea. If it's really love, you shouldn't have to wreck your life for it. Ever.]
Meanwhile, back at the family business - oh, wait - that was last week's title, sorry - Henry is still using that crap broom on the floors but he's owning that suit and now wants magic. Rumple throws out a great little quip and tells Henry not to touch anything he shouldn't, which is probably three-fourths of the damn shop, especially the creepy puppets. Is it just me, or do those things seriously skeeve everyone out?
In troops the Bumble Squad, begging Rumple for help and he reluctantly agrees. Hook gets one steely-eyed moment to remark that The Dark One obviously has a history with the Snow Queen, setting up the next scene where we're introduced to the backstory, the urn, and the reason for the tacky wrist ribbons of sisterhood.
Back to the Sheriff's office, where Emma is letting the Snow Queen interrogate her in the interrogation room, which is definitely not the Emma Swan I know, being played like that. This pisses Emma off and she blows out a wall, freeing the Snow Queen and leaving her feeling like a freak of nature. I gotta wonder if Emma's PMSing this week or something. She doesn't lose her cool like this, especially with a perp. It's just kind of...I don't know...jarring?
To make matters worse, she loses her shit again and throws a lamppost down on dear old Dad, who threw himself into the path of the lamppost to show that he and Hook still have the best bromance on the show despite Robin Hood and Will Scarlet's tender moments. This causes Snow to snap at Emma - and really, it's not an over-exaggerated Mom moment - hasn't everyone accidentally nailed Dad in the 'nads at some point in their young lives with a football or an elbow and gotten the Mom glare for it? I've given my daughter that exact tone of voice for it, too. Of course, now that Daddy is Mommy's ex-husband, I'd probably pay my daughter to sock him with a softball now. (Wait - did I type that out loud?) But Snow's rebuke just reinforces Emma's feeling that she's a freak, and Hook inadvertently calling her a monster didn't help.
|Oh no, he di-int!
I'm betting if Emma showed Hook that steamy, glowing hand, he'd be mildly intrigued and offer to put it to good use - or am I thinking of Season 2 and 3 Hook? Season 4 Hook does a lot of crossword puzzles, plays Mahjong and crochets doilies or something. He's definitely not much on making time with anyone this season. It's like they've decommissioned his saucy eyebrows or something, and that makes me sad. Very, very sad.
Not as sad as our Snow Queen, though, who we see in an Arendelle flashback, accidentally icing her sister into 1/3 of a margarita after missing the Duke of Weaselton. Bummer. She's devastated, of course, but I've got to wonder why the hell she didn't just kiss her sis or something. She loved her, right? Didn't that bring Anna back in the movie? What am I missing? But hey, at least we have the gazebo again this week. We do love that gazebo.
Back to Storybrooke and Regina's vault with the revolving door, where we finally get some damn romance in this place. It ain't Hook and Emma, but I don't care, I love my Outlaw Queen just as much, and this scene is beautiful. I'll just sit here in a puddle of oozy feelings for a moment.
And now we rejoin the bumblers, who've all suddenly realized how intolerant, bigoted and generally horrible they all are where Emma is concerned, and they can't seem to find her despite the fact that she's in an excruciatingly small town sitting in a bright yellow bug.
Meanwhile, back at the gazebo, Gerda discovers what Ingrid did and it turns out she's the one who stuffed the Snow Queen into the urn. Luckily, there's enough in the CGI budget this week for her to visit the rock trolls, and Grandpabbie warns her that making the whole damn world forget your sister may be the essence of plot convenience, but it comes with a price.
And we end the episode in Mr. Gold's shop, where he makes a deal with the Snow Queen - her ribbons for a secret that will give him power over the whole freaking world if he leaves Storybrooke to her (she assures him, breathily - she does a lot of stuff breathily). She whispers, he smiles, and he makes a remark about doing whatever it is he has to do with great relish. And if it involves great relish, I get an deep-seated, horrible sense of foreboding for a one-handed man with formerly saucy eyebrows.
What the hell are you doing to me, writers?
I'm going with 4 hooks out of 5 on this one.
I was intrigued, despite the serious lack of Captain Swan. There was some great angst and good exposition, despite the gratuitous gazebo and the overuse of the word gratuitous in this review.
Ellie is the author of David And Me Under The Sea: Essays From A Decade With Autism.


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Antoine McColister (born May 11, 1988), better known by his stage name Ace Hood, is an American rapper. He was born in Port St. Lucie, Florida and raised in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He is signed to DJ Khaled's label We the Best Music Group and was formerly signed to Def Jam Recordings and Cash Money Records.[1] His song "Top of the World", from his debut studio album Gutta, was featured in the basketball simulation game, NBA 2K10. He has released four studio albums with his most successful being his last two albums, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Trials & Tribulations which was released on July 16, 2013. He is best known for the hit singles "Hustle Hard" and "Bugatti".
Ace Hood was born in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on May 11, 1988 and was raised by his mother with his younger cousin Ty Barton, Jr. in Deerfield Beach, part of Broward County. He graduated from Deerfield Beach High School. Following a football injury in the 10th grade, and after realizing he wouldn't be able to go pro, the Broward County native began to seriously consider rapping as a career. So Hood teamed up with a local group called Dollaz & Dealz and released a single titled "M.O.E." in 2006. He also began promoting himself via open mic events and talent shows around town.[1][2]
In 2007, he met DJ Khaled outside the offices of WEDR 99 Jamz, a South Florida radio station that mainly plays hip hop and contemporary R&B music. After Ace gave him an autobiography and demo tape, Khaled asked Ace to rap over the instrumental of "I'm So Hood" and later signed Hood to his label, We the Best.[3] Ace was named with several others to the Freshmen of 09 by XXL magazine.[4]
His first album, Gutta, was released in 2008. Singles included "Cash Flow" featuring T-Pain and Rick Ross, and "Ride" featuring Trey Songz. Hood also released mixtapes called Ace Won't Fold and All Bets On Ace. He made a guest performance among several rappers on DJ Khaled's single "Out Here Grindin'", also featuring Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie and Trick Daddy, which peaked at #38 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Ace Hood's biggest hit.[3] It is from Khaled's third studio album We Global, and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA. Ace Hood appeared on Wildstyle Radio on WUAG 103.1FM in Greensboro, North Carolina, on September 7, 2008, to promote his album, Gutta, along with DJ Khaled.[5] The album debuted at #36 on the Billboard 200, selling 25,000 copies its first week.
On June 30, 2009, seven months later, Ace Hood released his second album, titled Ruthless, once again on Def Jam. The album's first single was "Overtime", which was produced by The Runners and featured Akon and T-Pain. The album's second single is "Loco Wit The Cake", which was produced by Schife, of the Palm Beach County Karbeen Mafia. The album's guest lists includes Rick Ross, Ludacris, Jazmine Sullivan, The-Dream, Birdman, and Lloyd. The album debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200, selling 20,000 copies its first week.
Ace Hood confirmed that his third album will be called, Blood, Sweat & Tears. It was released on August 9, 2011. The first official single, "Hustle Hard", became Ace's highest charting solo single, peaking at #60 on the Billboard 100. The second official single is "Go 'N' Get It". Both tracks are produced by Lex Luger. The third single is "Body 2 Body" featuring Chris Brown and the song is produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League. It peaked at #65 on the Hot 100. The album features artists like T-Pain, Yo Gotti, Kevin Cossom, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne. The album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, selling 26,000 copies, becoming the rapper's most successful album so far. He promoted the album with his first concert tour, the Hustle Hard Tour.[6] He also appeared on three tracks from DJ Khaled's fifth studio album, We the Best Forever: "I'm Thuggin'", "Future", and the "Welcome to My Hood (Remix)".
Ace started the year 2012 by collaborating with Cash Money Records artist Bow Wow on a song called "We Going Hard". He will be appearing on Maybach Music's Self Made Vol. 2 album. Birdman & DJ Khaled signed Ace Hood and We The Best Music Group to Cash Money Records. Now DJ Khaled's label We The Best Music Group has combined with YMCMB family. Ace will be recording his fourth studio album under We The Best & Cash Money. He has also made numerous guest appearances on tracks by other huge recording artists since he was signed, like Talib Kweli, Jadakiss & Brisco. But the most noticed tracks he made a guest appearance on was "The Drill" by Game, also featuring Meek Mill, which appears on his California Republic. Ace Hood and Game have collaborated once before on a song called Different People for the Starvation mixtape.
For his debut single on the We The Best & Cash Money label, he reunited with Trey Songz after 4 years, to make the early 2000s styled love single known as I Need Your Love. The song is produced by Ben Billionz. Ace started the year by releasing his mixtape Starvation 2 on January 10, 2013. The mixtape features guest appearances from Meek Mill, French Montana and Plies.[7] On January 16, 2013, Ace Hood announced his fourth studio album titled Trials & Tribulations and released the first single from the album titled "Bugatti" featuring Future and Rick Ross. The song is produced by Mike WiLL Made It.[8] On February 6, 2013, the music video was released for "Bugatti" featuring Future and Rick Ross.[9] The song made a hot-shot debut on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at #42. "Bugatti" has since peaked at #39 on the Hot 100, becoming Ace Hood's most successful single to date as a lead artist, and his first top 40 hit since "Out Here Grindin'". On February 19, 2013, it was announced that Trials & Tribulations would be released on July 16, 2013.[10]
On April 7, 2013, While stopping by Power 99 Philly to talk to Mina SayWhat about his "Trials and Tribulations" album, Ace Hood opens up about his family and deciding to go a different route with this album. He has showed an interest in working with Anthony Hamilton & John Legend on the album. He also plans to get Lil Wayne and Kendrick Lamar for the album too.[11] On May 6, 2013, Ace released the remix to "Bugatti" featuring all star guests DJ Khaled, Future, Meek Mill, T.I., Wiz Khalifa, Birdman, French Montana and 2 Chainz. On June 5, 2013, Ace Hood released the second single called "We Outchea" featuring his Cash Money label-mate Lil Wayne. On June 26, 2013, the final track listing was revealed revealing guest appearances on the album from Meek Mill, Anthony Hamilton, Chris Brown and Betty Wright.[12]
Ace Hood began the year with the release of his Starvation 3 mixtape on January 17. The free project included features from We The Best label-mates Vado and Mavado, as well as Betty Wright and Kevin Cossom. Production for the mixtape came courtesy of Cool & Dre, The Renegades, StreetRunner, and The Beat Bully, among others.[13] Since then, he's been dropping off freestyles left and right, most of which was gathered up for the third installment of Ace's Body Bag mixtape series called Beast Mix. Body Bag 3 was released on August 29.[14] Two months after that, Ace Hood would team up with Rich Homie Quan for a return single titled "We Don't".[15]
Ace Hood and his longtime girlfriend, Shanice Tyria Sarratt, welcomed twin girls, Lyric and Sailor, into the world in May 2011. Lyric, however, unfortunately died shortly after birth due to health complications.[16]
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This is the final installment of Mental's adventures in the BABE Rally in 2011. By now their van has been traded for beer. They are looking for a ride to New Orleans and still have to find a way home.
Just outside of Talladega Alabama, the wheels I borrowed from my shop mate have become props for the evening parking lot games. My wife and I manage to secure rides, but in separate cars. That's probably safer for me anyhow.
She will ride with "The Scots." They are exactly what you think; two Scottish friends and a sister that have spent their last two vacations coming to America just for this event.
I hitch with "The Ginger Kids." They are also exactly what you think, a young, fair-skinned, scarlet-headed trio. The BABE rally prior, the driver's car had broken down in front of the house of a young girl. The ensuring conversation resulted in a yearlong romance and this year she accompanied him and his friend for the rally. You can't make this stuff up.
Both crews were blissfully uncompetitive, quite hung-over and elected to drive straight through to the Big Easy along the freeway. But it's still a blast. My wife is entertained by stories from the land of the north in Sean Connery accents.
Food fight on I-20 at 70? Don't mind if I do. Two hours into this leg and I almost glad the van died. Texting my wife, she is having a blast as well. Both teams came on this event to have fun.
40 miles west of Birmingham a Jaguar XK rolls on our bumper, cuts off the Gingers as well as Team Jemken in their truck (Do not Google that term at work, or mention it to teenagers). We see his NY plates as the tool speeds away. Damm Yankees.
20 miles across the Mississippi border, we see 2 K9 State Police Tahoes on the side of the road. They have pulled over the XK, the trunk is up and several boxes are on the ground beside the car. The driver is handcuffed and sitting in the grass
Karmic justice!
We get to the hotel, check in, clean up and head downstairs for the awards banquet. Winners are crowned and beer is consumed. We get an honorable mention as the first team in the history of the event not to start, not to finish and the only team that ever our vehicle for beer.
After the awards, we hit The Quarter. The Scotts don kilts. We run across various competitors; share drinks and stories. I do a horrible job of riding a mechanical bull. I make the big Scott do it as well. There are too many vodka slushies, beer and a trip to Scores. A wedding procession marches down Bourbon Street through horse poop, the wife gets it on video.
The next day my wife arranged the purchase the Luftwaffe Mercury Capri, aka The Crappy. The owner Jim, has bought a Canadian spec Jetta with AC for much nicer drive back to New Jersey. The borrowed tires are strapped to the rear deck; we hit the Café Dumonde and point the Capri home for what should be an easy drive.
Two exhausting days later, the Crappy limped into my driveway in Edmond Oklahoma, but that is another story…
If this kind of adventure holds interest for you, head over to Asphault Adventures on Facebook , round up some buddies or a very patient spouse with a similar decision making disorder and start car shopping. Even through the BABE Rally has left our shores, it's spiritual successor, the Saints to Sinners run from St Louis to Las Vegas is coming in the summer of 2014.
In the meantime. Thanks for reading. Here's wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season.
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Brian Kobilka, MD, and Michael Snyder, PhD, will be inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences this fall.
Two School of Medicine faculty members were among the 197 "thinkers and doers" elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015. The new class will be inducted at a ceremony Oct. 10 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
The academy, one of the country's most prestigious honorary societies, is a leading center for independent policy research. Members contribute to academy-led studies of science and technology policy, global security, social policy and American institutions, the humanities and education.
Ten Stanford faculty members were elected this year. The two from the School of Medicine are Brian Kobilka, MD, and Michael Snyder, PhD.
Kobilka is the Helene Irwin Fagan Chair in Cardiology and professor of molecular and cellular physiology. He also shared the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He researches the structure and function of cell-surface receptors called adrenergic receptors that form the interface between the sympathetic nervous system and the cardiovascular system. He is a member of Bio-X and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.
Snyder is the Stanford W. Ascherman, MD, FACS, Professor in Genetics and chairs the department. His research touches a variety of topics in genetics, including mapping transcriptional factor binding networks, analyzing individual- and species-level differences in DNA sequences and regulatory elements, and using genetics to understand the molecular basis of disease. He is a member of Bio-X, the Child Health Research Institute, the Stanford Cancer Institute and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute.
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This participatory model creates a sense of ownership amongst participants, as well as a strong social support network for them. As a result, members are confident, engaged citizens. In addition to directly serving the Latino community in King County, Casa Latina has national
impact as a model day worker center whose programs, curricula, and operations have been shared and implemented at worker centers throughout the country.
If you would like to hear personal stories describing Casa Latina's involvement in the
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Learn more at Casa-Latina.org
The Pipeline Project has made this FemTechNet node at the University of Washington possible. The Pipeline Project is housed under the Center for Experiential Learning at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. Pipeline's support has served as a catalyst to take a singular vision and transform it into a living community, creating powerful connections with students, faculty, staff and community partners across differences.
We share a vision of ensuring strong, vital, and reciprocal relationships with community partners. "Diversity" is not mentioned as a vision or a goal, because it is infused into every aspect of staffing, recruitment, and programming at the Pipeline Project.
We share a vision of ensuring strong, vital, and reciprocal relationships with community partners. "Diversity" is not mentioned as a vision or a goal, because it is infused into every aspect of staffing, recruitment, and programming at the Pipeline Project.
The Community Technology Literacy and You seminar was developed by Ivette Bayo Urban, a doctoral candidate of the Information School at the University of Washington in response to "integrate diversity-related knowledge skills, and modalities into learning experiences and outside the classroom".
This seminar, under the auspice of Service-Learning (EDUC), is a true Information School endeavor. The seminar addresses community informatics issues around literacy and digital access through the iSchools' diversity statement. It investigates themes around access to information and technology in partnership with Casa Latina, a local non-profit. Topics and potential projects engage students in multiple phases of a large-scale community project centered on literacy and inclusion, grant administration and reporting, and curriculum development and implementation for adults, children, and families.


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Wes Brown Photography's Blog
A look at both our professional and personal lives. If you would like a more wedding-centric focus, please see our wedding website at www.wesbrownweddings.com.
We're Updating Our Senior Portrait Portfolio
For a short time, we'll be offering a limited number of Senior Portraits as we refresh our portfolio, as well as experiment with new styles and techniques. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQI0I6WOVdY
We're helping put on a Masterclass : The Business of Auditioning
We're excited and honored to be taking part in this Masterclass from Flashback Theater focusing on the audition process. This 2 day intensive will guide artists through crafting their resume, acquiring a quality headshot, preparing yourself for the audition, what to...
Somerset High School Prom 2016
When your daughter up and decides that she's going to graduate high school early as a junior, it throws a lot of things upside down. All those plans for her senior year get bumped up to a lot sooner than, as a father, I'm prepared for. This meant this prom was THE...
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Engagement Session : Behind The Scenes
This past Saturday started out with a sunrise engagement session in Lexington, KY...and THEN we had 3 more session that day. Here's a look at everything behind the scenes. https://youtu.be/eZXiErZugyY
Music Mondays : Happy Birthday Maddie!!!
Music is important in my family. I can probably explain it best with a story that has nothing to do with my little angel who's birthday is today. There is a bird who has decided to build it's nest in our porch. In the past couple of weeks the little eggs have hatched...
Music Mondays : Never Too Much
Oops...it looks like I forgot to write this one. In my defense, we were on the road in Nashville with my son. Definitely in a "soul" mood this weekend...although that Wale had to creep in. Enjoy!
Music Mondays : Stand by me
This week we're starting smooth and then we're just going to have some fun. One thing I will say, if you've never heard this cover of Stand by me...you might want to take a look at the video below the playlist. The way this song was recorded was amazing. I'm a sucker...
Snapchat Story : Waiting in a park
Sometimes you find yourself at a portrait session early and wind up just waiting around in a park. :) https://youtu.be/KMNcOMDVgBQ
Music Mondays : Lazy shade tree music
I finally fixed the hammock chair. After procrastinating hanging Chrissa's Christmas present, a woven hammock chair, I have finally corrected the issue of hanging it way too low. So with that in mind, here's a list of lazy sitting under a shade tree on a sunny day...


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By 2031, Milton Keynes aims to have the most sustainable transport system in the UK, increasing its attractiveness as a place to live, work, visit, and do business. There will be a real transport choice to satisfy individual preferences and encourage more sustainable travel behaviour. Transport networks, including the unique grid road and Redway networks, will be expanded and fully integrated into new developments and regeneration areas to support more sustainable communities. The council will work in partnership with all sectors and the wider community to deliver the transport vision and strategy.


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- Saturday, November 18th & Sunday, November 19th
- OCBC Aquatic Centre, Singapore
- Prelims 9:30am local/Finals 6pm local
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- Day 1 Recap
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Reigning short course world champion in the 100m IM, Michael Andrew of the United States, lowered his own World Junior Record in the event while competing on day 1 of the Singapore World Cup stop. After bypassing prelims, Andrew crushed a new personal best of 51.65 to earn silver tonight behind Russian Vlad Morozov, while outperforming his own pervious career-fastest of 51.84 that won him the world title in Windsor.
In both his Windsor race and tonight's event in Singapore, Andrew took out his opening 50 in identical marks of 23.57. The difference came on the back half, where the Kansas native was able to drop .19 and earn a split of 28.08 tonight compared to the 28.27 he registered last December.
Andrew had another big star from whom he could pace tonight, as Russia's Vlad Morozov clocked 50.49 to come within .19 of his own World Record time of 50.30. For perspective, the 25-year-old former USC Trojan scored splits of 23.00 and 27.49 to win the gold tonight by over a second.
Andrew's 51.65 now checks the teen in as the 14th fastest performer in the event of all-time, tying China's Wang Shun. When looking exclusively at Americans, however, Andrew now slides into the spot as the 2nd fastest performer ever, sitting only behind Ryan Lochte and his 50.71 from Istanbul. Andrew's time tonight ties legendary swimmer Michael Phelps' mark of 51.65 from 2011 as the #2 fastest U.S. performer of all-time.


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Semi-involved crash near Colfax kills 2 women
UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 21, 2014
Two 21-year-old women were killed in a vehicle collision involving a semi just before 5 a.m. Friday near Colfax, the Washington State Patrol said. Nancy Zepeda Zarate and Ashley Gonzalez died at the scene of the crash on Highway 195 a few miles south of Colfax, according to a news release. Neither women wore a safety belt during the crash, which threw one passenger from the vehicle, the WSP said. The 1999 Volkswagen sedan driven by Erica Polito Mosso, 21, was traveling north when it crossed the center line and entered the southbound lanes sideways, then was struck by a semi driven by 54-year-old Virgil Baumgarden, according to the news release. Baumgarden and Polito Mosso were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. Baumgarden was not injured, but Polito Mosso was airlifted to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, the WSP said. A fourth passenger in the Volkswagen, Carmen Gomez Villalpando, 22 of Walla Walla, was taken by ambulance to Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax for her injuries. Gomez Villapando was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, the WSP said. The State Patrol is continuing to investigate the incident. Portions of the highway were closed for roughly six hours Friday morning while crews cleared the scene.
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"I eat when I'm bored!" is one of the most common statements I hear from clients. Since I hear it so often, I have learned how commonplace it is for all of us to engage in emotional eating from boredom. It might even be our #1 eating self-sabotage!
Emotional eating = M&Ms
Have you ever found yourself eating when you are bored? Not hungry but just bored? For me, this often happens on airplanes. I'm not really hungry, I just think (or hope) that the time will pass faster if I help it along with some peanut M&Ms. Emotional eating out of boredom, if occasional, is no big deal. If it becomes an every afternoon habit, then we can classify it as eating self-sabotage!
What is Boredom?
What is boredom? There doesn't seem to be one definition of boredom. Some say it's the state of having nothing to do. Others say it's a deficiency in self-regulation.[1] Scientists seem to agree that it tends to be a mental state that is quite unpleasant and we look for all different kinds of stimulation to find relief.[2] Enter food and emotional eating, the perfect relief!
When we look at boredom eating through the lens of eating psychology, we have to ask, what else is going on? What else is out of alignment? Are there areas of our life we need to examine?
Boredom = Blah
When I have clients who eat out of boredom, I notice they tend to feel a little unfulfilled, unsatisfied, a little empty, or a little blah about where they are in their life. They unwittingly steer themselves away from the pleasure and fulfillment which they are actually seeking. Then they eat out of boredom, which reinforces this feeling of unfulfillment. It doesn't make much sense, but self-sabotage rarely makes sense! Self-sabotage occurs when our behavior interferes with our desires or goals. It's usually short-term reward (like eating brownies) at the expense of our long-term goals (like getting healthier).
Fix boredom eating
How do we fix this? First we must recognize what we are doing. Bringing our habits out into the light is really important. Recognizing what we are doing is about 90% of the fix. Once we acknowledge what we are doing, we can decide how we want to proceed. Just knowing that eating out of boredom will strengthen our connection to boredom is often a good incentive to make a change. Delving deeper to figure out what's under this feeling of blah is the next level of repair. When faced with boredom eating, we have the option to say "no" to ourselves. This comes as a surprise to many of us and is often quite powerful. It guides us out of the sense of helplessness which led us towards the boredom eating in the first place.
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Do you ever eat out of boredom? Can you figure out why you are feeling bored? Do you see how your bored eating keeps you from your ultimate goal of feel more engaged or more excited? If you want more help in this area, sign up for my email list and receive my free 3-lesson email course to dig a little deeper!
[1] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-boredom-is-anything-but-boring/
[2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-boredom-is-anything-but-boring/


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Flipping through the radio I heard "Fire" and thought, "could I get this without guitar?" Of course, the answer is yes. And I like it.
2 thoughts on "Fire Jimi"
In the interest of incredible time wasting, I would love to see somebody add a guitar track to that recording of "Fire" – a guitar track that fits the melody, but is nothing like the one we all know. Like that one program that can take a vocal track and come up with a wacky accompaniment.


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Justin Bieber recently sat down with GQ and revealed the origin story behind his numerous tattoos. In the clip, we learned the first tattoo he ever got was a tiny seagull based on one of his favorite children's books. He also has a fair share of ink dedicated to his mother, including a tattoo of her eye on his arm, as well as the roman numerals of her birthday on his chest. The juiciest tidbit came when the singer pointed out the inked face on his wrist, which clearly resembles Selena Gomez. "This is my ex-girlfriend," he said. "I kind of tried to cover her face up with some shading, but people still know."
Bieber isn't the only one to regret having an ex-inspired tribute etched permanently on their skin. Pop culture history is filled with celebrities who have made some unfortunate ink decisions. Here, a look at some of the most notorious tattoo removals.


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Flying robots are great and all, but when a tree or window gets in the way they, conceivably, can only go so far.
The Gimball is solving that problem. Przemyslaw Mariusz Kornatowski and Adrien Briod worked on the project at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, part of the Switzerland-based technical university Ecole Polytechnique Federerale de Lausanne (EPFL).
The robot, made of carbonfiber materials, contains a stable inner body while it's outer, circular body can move in circular motions. When the flying robot hits an obstacle, that outer part allows it to bounce off and keep moving. It mimics the movement of insects and even makes the familiar buzzing noise of a giant fly.
"The goal of this flying robot is to reproduce the amazing capabilities of insects, especially the fact that they can collide into things and continue flying afterwards," said Briod in an official EPFL video.
As the BBC reports, the Gimball is made up of "an accelerometer, the same type used in smartphones," along with other parts like propellers, fins and a motion sensor camera. The team aims to perfect the design so that Gimball can help with search and rescue missions and other dangerous situations. Currently, the flying robot moves by remote control but the team hopes to employ artificial intelligence so that it can eventually move on its own.
The team tested the robot in a forest and it successfully recovered from a few crashes with trees, managing to make its way through both dense greenery and around large obstacles. As the Laboratory news website states, it's created with these "cluttered environments" in mind.
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The author lives in Florida, USA.
When Melissa first came to her new foster family she was scared. Now she was just happy.
"As a child of God, I've learned this truth: A fam'ly is forever" (Children's Songbook, 95).
Melissa looked out the car window, hoping she would be the first one to spot the tall white temple spire. "I love to see the temple. I'm going there … today!" she sang. Finally it was the day she had been waiting for.
"Do you remember how you felt when you became part of our family a year ago?" Dad asked.
Melissa thought for a minute. "I was a little bit scared," she said. "I had already lived with another foster family, and it's hard to make changes."
"We were nervous too," Mom said. "We knew it was the right thing to become your new foster family, but we weren't sure how things would turn out."
"You fit right in, though," Dad said. "Deciding to adopt you was easy."
"We're so grateful that Heavenly Father has blessed us to have you in our family," Mom said. "Today you will be sealed to us for eternity."
Melissa was excited and also a little nervous. She didn't understand everything about the temple. But she knew that the temple was the house of God, and she was happy to become part of a forever family. Sometimes she wondered why she wasn't just born into this family in the first place.
"There's the temple!" Melissa and her three brothers called out as the car rounded the corner. In front of them, the statue of angel Moroni rose up through the trees against the bright blue sky.
Inside the temple Melissa and her brothers put on white clothes. Melissa loved her pretty white dress with lace on the front. Then one of the ladies who worked in the temple took them to a room that was just for children. They quietly played a game while they waited.
Then it was time for the sealing!
Melissa and her brothers walked with a temple worker through the halls of the temple. Finally they came to a beautiful room. Melissa gazed at the crystal chandelier in the center of the room and the large mirrors facing each other on two of the walls.
Then Melissa saw her mom and dad waiting for them. Mom's eyes were sparkling, and Dad's grin spread across his face.
"You look like an angel," Mom whispered to Melissa.
"So do you," Melissa whispered back. She felt reverence, sacredness, and love.
Melissa was invited to kneel at the altar with Mom and Dad. She was then sealed to her parents as part of an eternal family through the power of the priesthood—they could now be together forever and ever.
Melissa couldn't stop smiling. She was filled with so much joy that she thought she might burst!
Melissa hugged her family tight as they all stood in front of the two mirrors. They could see themselves reflected over and over as far as they could see.
She thought about how she and her family would be together, now and for eternity. She felt love wrapped around her like a warm blanket.
"Thank you, Heavenly Father," Melissa whispered.


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2018 was a benchmark year in music, highlighted by Safe In The Hands Of Love, the seminal release from Yves Tumor. Showcasing art direction by Isamaya French, photos by Jordan Hemingway and creative direction from Yves Tumor, the album is out now via WARP.
Safe In The Hands of Love was introduced via a handful of drops, most notably the early single "Noid" spotlighted Tumor's progressive vision for pop music, brutally intimate moments staggered between tense present realities and ethereal escapes. Today, the official video for "Noid" joins the incredible and steadily building repertoire for Yves Tumor, alongside the announcement for new shows in 2019.
26 May - London UK – All Points East Festival
24 Aug – Lincolnshire UK – Lost Village Festival
31 Aug – Dorset UK – End Of The Road Festival
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I'm trying to stain a membrane protein in frozen sections of brain tissue. Histology is new to me, but there are members of our lab whom are wizards when it comes to muscle tissue. I've run into issue with high background, and I can't figure out why. Here is the protocol:
Tissue Extraction and Processing
1) Brain tissue was removed, and fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde-PBS. Snap frozen in OCT, stored at -80C.
2) Sectioned tissue at 10um. Placed on slides, stored overnight at -20C
Staining Procedure
1) Removed slides from freezer. Allowed to warm at room temperature for 15 minutes.
2) Washed in PBS 3 times, 5 minutes each
3) Permeabilized with 1% Triton-X-PBS, 20minutes at room temperature
4) Washed in PBS 3 times, 5 minutes each
5) Incubated with 10% Normal Goat Serum, 15 minutes at room temperature
6) Primary antibody, rabbit polyclonal; 1:50, 1:25 (tried both dilutions separately); 60 min @ 37 C
7) Washed in PBS 3 times, 5 minutes each
8) Incubated with 10% Normal Goat Serum, 15 minutes at room temperature
9) Secondary antibody. Goat anti-rabbit IgG-FITC. Tried 1:300, 1:500, and 1:1000. 30 min at 37C
10) Washed in PBS 3 times, 5 minutes each
11) Added DAPI, cover slide, and viewed.
My negative controls (processed the same as above, except PBS-BSA was added in place of Primary antibody), look the same as my samples. There is a lot of background, with the occasional brighter green. The brighter green does seem to be localized to cells, which is extra confusing.
When there isn't a lot of signal, will the microscope increase its "signal" to try to find the "positive" areas? So if there wasn't any FITC on my samples or negative control, then you would expect to see a lot of green background? I tried adjusting the exposure, but I can't seem to get rid of the green background on my samples or negative controls.
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Davis, Christopher
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Christopher C. Davis is Minta Martin Professor of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received the B.A. degree (with Honors) in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge in 1965, the M.A. degree from the University of Cambridge in 1970, and the Ph.D. degree in Physics from the University of Manchester in 1970. From 1973-1975 he was an Instructor/Research Associate at Cornell University, and from 1982-83 was a Senior Visiting Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He has been a recipient of the following Honors and Awards: University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar-Teacher, 1989-90; Fellow of the Institute of Physics, 1989; AT&T/ASEE Award for Excellence in Engineering Education,1990; Fellow of the IEEE, 1993; Invention of the Year Award in Information Technology, University of Maryland, 2000; Poole and Kent Teaching Award for Senior Faculty, 2012. Professor Davis is the author of the widely used text "Lasers and Electro-Optics," published by Cambridge University Press, and co-author with Jack Moore and Mike Coplan of the best selling text "Building Scientific Apparatus," recently published in its 4th edition by Cambridge University Press. He is also author or co-author of 14 chapters in books, 215 refereed journal articles and over 295 conference papers, and is the holder of twelve awarded and several pending patents. He is Conference co-Chair of the SPIE Free Space Laser Communications Conference, and is a frequent invited lecturer both nationally and internationally. He has served as a scientific consultant to several US Government agencies and industry. He is a member of the IEEE Committee SCC-34 SC2, which deals with RF exposure from wireless devices.
- Clark School of Engineering Senior Faculty Outstanding Research Award (2014)
- Clark School of Engineering Poole and Kent Senior Faculty Teaching Award (2012)
- University of Maryland Invention of the Year Award in Information Science (2000)
- Technology Education Award of Distinction awarded by the Technology Education Association of Maryland (1994)
- Fellow of IEEE (1993)
- NASA Certificate of Recognition for Fiber Injection Locked Broad Area Laser (1992)
- AT&T/ASEE Award for Excellence in Engineering Education (1990)
- Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award, University of Maryland (1989-1990)
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics (1989)
- NSF Creativity Award (1983)
- S.E.R.C. Senior Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge (1982)
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As digital supply networks supersede the traditional supply chain, distributors increasingly consider Electronic Proof of Delivery (ePoD). And the first question that comes to mind is: What precisely is EPoD ROI?
A master business of delivery system can deliver a magnitude of savings for manufacturers and distributors in the 'last mile,' but because that exact figure depends on a company's specific operations, AFS created a tool that gives a crystal-clear picture of the value of ePoD can bring. Here's a quick look at the calculator:
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So. It's been three days since you got back from your honeymoon. And, I mean, it was great and all. Really great. You loved it.
But something is amiss.
What is this weird sensation you have to search Pinterest for bouquet ideas? Why haven't you cancelled your membership to the various online wedding planning sites you joined a few months ago? We all know you totally baited your coworker into bringing up that wedding she's going to next week just so you could talk about it.
What you're experiencing is wedding withdrawal, and there is a cure.
1. You don't have to let go completely...yet.
There are still a few wedding-related tasks to accomplish after you say "I do." Get your wedding dress cleaned and preserved (or donate it!), mail out those thank-you notes, and get on the arduous process of changing your name.
That's bound to keep you preoccupied for at least a month, right?
2. Indulge your desire to plan by offering to host any baby or bridal showers that pop up.
Your husband's cousin just found out she's pregnant? You can totally plan her gender reveal party. Your sister's friend just got engaged? DIBS ON THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY. I mean, you needed to do something with that binder of centerpiece ideas.
3. Break up with your message boards.
I know, I know. You may have spent the last year chatting with those girls about your evil sister-in-law and whether or not your should alter your dress's neckline, but hanging on (and getting inundated with wedding-themed newsletters) is only going to make the break-up harder.
Say your good-byes and delete your account -- after you've become Facebook friends with the ones you would actually hang out with.
4. Remember that the wedding is supposed to end sometime.
You might have loved planning, but now it's time to enjoy what really matters: your marriage! But don't worry, it's still okay to thumb through your wedding album (or even pop in the wedding video) whenever you get a craving.