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Examples and consideration of the unstated prerequisites of life.
(For those long-time readers of this blog, you're familiar with my oft rant about prerequisites, but this take is about the unstated ones.)
I was thinking about part of the leadership workshop that didn't really work for me. All the ideas made sense and the logic, justification and relevance were all fine, but it just didn't 'feel' right for me. When I encounter such situations I try to go back to the basics and see if there's some assumption about the situation (or a Step 0) that I don't have or have missed. I'm not sure what it is in this case, but I'm pretty confident there is something. I'll have to think more about it.
But then I was thinking about other situations and how that this hidden Step 0. was often a very important part of the eventual success. For example:
The practice of mise en place in cooking, where before you start the steps of a recipe, you get out all the equipment you'll need and prep all the ingredients. I use this when I cook at home and find it makes the process much more efficient, effective, and enjoyable. In contrast, when another member of my family cooks, they take on a more 'just-in-time' approach, prepping each ingredient as needed. They often seem much more frustrated with the cooking experience, and sometimes it impacts the results.
The role of assumptions in mathematics in general and in statistics in particular in answering basic questions. For example, if asked what the probability of rolling a single pip on a standard die, to get the expected answer of 1/6, there's a long list of assumptions that have to be made about the die, the physics of rolling, the roller, etc. This example is simple and common enough that most wouldn't worry about these assumptions, but for more complicated situations, it is essential to clearly state all of them.
Anything based on a long-time tradition, e.g. anything within a religious tradition, where the standard interpretation or set of actions depends on a specific worldview. I think my leadership workshop issue falls under this situation.
So then my thoughts go to wondering if most/all solutions depend on this background, a.k.a. Step 0? And, if so, then how can we effectively identify what it is?
My thought is that since there are a limited number of absolutes that all agree on, that, except in the most simple of cases, there is always a Step 0. Then the challenge becomes identifying what it is. I think you always need an expert in this case, i.e. someone who studies the situation and process and reflects on it, to provide some broader insight into the context and how the solution plays out. The key value is for the expert not to just be good at whatever it is, but to have spent time thinking about what it is (and isn't) and how it fits in the world. The expert has to either have been or played the role of a foreigner to the world that produced the result. An expert in probability who 'just gets it', would never think of all the things that go into the rolling of a die, unless they deliberately stepped outside of what they understand about probability and looked at it through the eyes of another.
For our own practice, this means for those areas in which we are experts, we need to step outside and view the area as an outsider. This could be done through deliberate reflection, along with working with newcomers and those with different perspectives. Teaching is a great way to do this, as long as you pay attention to those Step 0 gaps that show up. For example, when I explain a new idea and a student doesn't 'get' it, I can look at what ideas the student is building their understanding from and see if there's a gap or if there's some fundamental misunderstanding.
Another point of action is that once we have identified these Step 0s to remember that they exist and incorporate them appropriately in our practice. For example, if I find a specific type of gap shows up in a particular lesson, then I can either fill that gap as part of the lesson, or use part of the lesson to 'discover' the gap and help the students fill it on their own. The remembering part means that I'll have to do this every time I teach the lesson.
Unstated assumptions or steps (Step 0s) exist and can greatly influence the outcome of an effort, so it worth our while to try to identify them and to regularly incorporate them into our work.


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During her early days as a school teacher in Southern California, Kathryn Beaumont had some conversations that got curiouser and curiouser. That's the sort of thing that happens when you're a former child actor who has given voice to two of Walt Disney's most famous young heroines.
Beaumont, now 72 and living in Burbank, recently recalled one of the encounters: "The children were lined up outside my door for coming in," Beaumont said. Also outside was a student's mother, who said, "I don't want to take too much of your time, but I took my daughter to 'Alice in Wonderland.' " The daughter insisted that Alice was now her teacher, and she and the mother had argued about it.
"So I had to tell her," Beaumont said. "She was really in shock."
Beaumont told that bewildered parent that she had been the voice of both Alice and Wendy in "Peter Pan." It says a lot about the enduring power of Disney's classic animation that even now those 1950s roles echo in the life of Beaumont. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment just released the 60th-anniversary edition of the classic on Blu-ray and standard DVD. Beaumont is featured on two of the Blu-ray extras, introducing a companion's guide to "Wonderland" as well as newly found pencil test of Alice in a shrinking scene. She also returned to the Disney fold in the 1980s as the voice of Alice and Wendy for theme parks, attractions, video games and TV programs. And in 1998, she was named a Disney Legend by the Walt Disney Company.
Beaumont was all of 10 when she was cast as the voice of Alice in Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland." She said she has especially fond memories of working with Walt himself. "It was a very special experience. He made me feel so comfortable. I was very comfortable around him."
Born in England, Beaumont's first role was in the 1944 British film "It Happened One Sunday," which caught the attention of MGM. "I wasn't able to read yet, so I said the lines and I memorized them," Beaumont said. "MGM was planning to have films with British characters and British-type stories. However, as ideas come and go, they must have shelved the idea because they brought me over and put me under contract, then nothing happened."
That changed when word spread around Hollywood that Disney was looking for a British voice for Lewis Carroll's plucky bookshelf heroine who goes down the rabbit hole. "Disney was a stickler for authenticity," Beaumont said. "He was looking for a British voice but he also wanted one that Americans would be comfortable with. All kind of little girls were reading for the part and I also read. They called me back for another reading."
Beaumont said she felt as if she stepped into a Wonderland, but one without the surreal surprises. "MGM was a typical studio and run very well," Beaumont said. "Then I got the voice of Alice and I walked into Disney studios and I immediately felt a whole different atmosphere. It was so relaxed and everybody seemed to be so friendly and happy."
Beaumont said she was made to feel that she was very much a part of the creative team.
"I would sit at those storyboard conferences," she recalled. "That is when the story had been worked out and just before they would actually do recording. Winston Hibler was the voice director and they invited me to sit in on that. It was the most wonderful experience."
Beaumont would first record a scene from the movie, which would be sent to the animation director. Then Beaumont would report to a sound stage dressed as Alice and act out the scene for cameras, so the animators would have a live-action reference from which to create the character. "It was a bare stage," Beaumont recalled. "It had a camera and lights and maybe a few boards around to give you perspective."
Because many of her scenes took place opposite such beloved animal characters as the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat, Beaumont was frequently alone on the stage. "I would have to imagine here is where the Cheshire Cat is. Of course, there were some scenes with Jerry Colonna and Ed Wynn, and those scenes you shot with another person." She even showed up as Alice on Disney's first Christmas TV special, 1950's "One Hour in Wonderland," as well as "The Walt Disney Christmas Show" in 1951. "Alice in Wonderland" aired on the second installment of his ABC series, "Disneyland," on Nov. 3, 1954.
Not long after she did "Alice," Disney cast her as the voice of Wendy in "Peter Pan," his 1953 animated version of the James M. Barrie book. This time, she was part of an ensemble that included Hans Conried as Captain Hook and Bobby Driscoll as Peter. So she had company on the soundstage during the live-action filming. "It was a whole different situation," she says. "Wendy was more of a supporting role, so I didn't have as many scenes as I did in 'Alice.' But we did work together as a little group. That was a nice experience."
But soon after "Peter Pan," Beaumont left show business, went to high school, graduated from USC and taught grade school for years in the L.A. Unified School District. "It just satisfied so many things within me," says Beaumont, who never had any children. "It was working with these little children and seeing growth and development through the year. I loved working on all the projects and things with these little kids." And, yes, she loved the looks on their faces when she told them that she was the little girl who once visited Wonderland and Never Never Land.
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The move is a big one for the brand, a 200-year-old English mint turned American icon through quirky images and one-liners on building-side murals and in carefully targeted print.
"[Moving into hard candy] is a big change, and we thought, `How do we take the next step?' The next step is broadcast," said Andrew Burke, senior brand manager, Altoids. Mr. Burke was quick to point out that the use of TV for Sours does not necessarily mean TV will be an element of future campaigns for the core Altoids brand or other extensions. "This was the right idea for this program at this time," he said. "We just thought that this could elevate this campaign, grab some eyeballs and surprise people."
hitting core target
But the shift, he said, is indicative of a change in the medium that allows for a niche brand to use it successfully.
"What's happened in cable is that you're able to winnow down to your core target, like magazines have done," Mr. Burke said. For Altoids, whose annual $13 million print and outdoor buys have heretofore sought to reach "culturally aware influencers," the TV buy is, he said, "far from traditional" with buys of "good-content shows" on networks like Viacom's MTV and VH1, Walt Disney Co.'s E! Entertainment and Rainbow Media Holdings' Bravo.
"The biggest reason not to [use TV] was the fear of going mainstream," said Steffan Postaer, chief creative officer of LBWorks, a unit of Bcom3 Group's Leo Burnett, Chicago, which handles Altoids. But, he said, with Ozzy Osbourne now a TV mainstay, "all bets are off. ... Why not put better communication into that stream?"
The Sours campaign, like the 1999 launch of Cinnamon Altoids with a sexy siren named "Sindy," teases consumers to sign on to a Web site, www.gonesour.com, where they can see mini-films featuring the brand. The central theme behind the three films (15-second unbranded versions of which will appear on TV during August) is that "Your Altoids are changing like your body changes," Mr. Postaer said. In the form of a yearbook dubbed "Metamorphases '74," the Web site features old-school-style educational videos dubbed, "Sex-ed," "Science Class" and "Health Class" that integrate the round silver tins of Altoids Sours in Citrus and Tangerine.


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Helping Haiti: A Canadian Immigration Perspective
A little over two weeks ago Haiti was rocked by an earthquake, which has since claimed over 150,000 lives, and has left hundreds of thousands homeless and wounded. This past Monday, top world officials gathered in Montreal for emergency talks on how to rebuild Haiti in its time of need. Perhaps the most pressing issue in the Canadian immigration community right now is the possibility of loosening immigration rules for Haitians affected by this disaster.
Currently, federal immigration regulations allow Canadians to sponsor immediate family members, including spouses, parents, grandparents and dependent children. Over 90 percent of Canada's Haitian community, which includes over 100,000 people, currently live in Quebec. Members of Canadian and Quebec immigration law communities, as well as the Haitian community of Quebec have called upon the Canadian government to loosen the regulations in order to allow for the sponsorship of extended family members as well, including brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles. The Quebec government is ready to loosen its immigration regulations; however, Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney recently declared that the notion of expanding the categories of sponsorship to include extended families is "irresponsible" and that to do so would be unprecedented and unrealistic.
The federal government has instead talked of fast-tracking applications for thousands of Haitian immigrants being sponsored by immediate family and expediting the process for the adoption of Haitian orphans. However, we have seen instances in the past where the federal government's commitments were largely ignored in practice. The federal government made promises to expedite immigration applications from those Afghans who risked their lives in support of the Canadian missions in Afghanistan. Unfortunately for those Afghan applicants, Canadian soldiers will likely be returning home long before they are ever allowed into Canada.
In addition to all of this, there is one important issue, which has not been properly addressed with regard to the immigration of Haitians affected by the disaster. That issue is documentation. Most of the documents required for Canadian immigration, such as passports, birth certificates and other civil status papers were lost in the destruction of the earthquake. These documents will likely never be retrieved, and the possibility of obtaining replacement documentation is highly unlikely at least for the foreseeable future. Canadians, who are sponsoring family members, must currently provide these documents in order to satisfy the requirements for immigration to Canada, and many of them will not be able to do so. In circumstances where Haitian immigrants are unable to provide the requisite primary evidence, alternative methods of substantiating familial relationships should be permitted. This has been done in the past for Somali refugees following the collapse of their government. And Haitians today are no less deserving.
What will the Canadian government do in this current situation, where Haitian immigrants might have no identity documents whatsoever? To put it quite simply, the Canadian government should rely upon secondary evidence in the form of solemn affirmations and DNA testing in order to prove familial ties in these circumstances. The Canadian government should also absorb some of the cost of the DNA testing, as the impoverished Haitian immigrants surely do not have the requisite resources. These alternative forms of evidence will allow Haitian immigrants to circumvent formal document requirements when they are unable to provide documentation required to satisfy their familial ties.
The Quebec government would likely encourage such changes to the documentary requirements; however, such a change in policy would require joint action between the federal and provincial governments. The federal government's opposition to the loosening of the immigration rules for the Haitian immigrants affected by the disaster is at the forefront of the discussion amongst the immigration community in Canada. The issue of relaxing the documentary requirements should be receiving equal attention…and sooner rather than later.
5 Responses to "Helping Haiti: A Canadian Immigration Perspective"
On January 30th, 2010,said ...
Very informative. An article proving once more the high integrity of David Cohen as we know him through his continued support to the cause of proper immigration.
One comment though is that we all, whether intended immigrants, applicants, or already in Canada, need to understand the great efforts of the Canadian Government and its high responsibility to protect the country from illegal immigration and fraud with out underestimating its efforts to assist those who are unlucky and in need.
On February 1st, 2010,said ...
One say bring friends or distance family is irresponsible I don't think so I think it is more charitable humanity acts that will help haiti to rebuilt the country faster and stronger the refugees should agree to return home after their time allowed is over also the sponsors must do their part legally to make sure the fiends or family return home upon situation is better
On February 3rd, 2010,said ...
I dont think its fair to bring haitins here.Iam a foreign worker,i was applying for another lmo,the case worker told my lawyers that the job should be given to a candadian,but they want to allow people from haiti to come here,they will have to give them jobs,and i have worked in this country for two years.Now i have to find another employer or leave canada,i think its unfair.
On February 17th, 2010,said ...
i would like to know whats going to happen with Dominicans that have their cases in the Port au prince office. Their files where lost in Haiti after de earthquake?
On February 17th, 2010,said ...
i think the DNA must be a must. Before the earthquake Haiti was a disaster in the legal documentation area. After the earthquake i dont think that will change. At least right away.
This is a very delicate situation.


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It's our 18th birthday this year. What did you do for your 18th?
I just got together with the guys, I didn't do anything extravagant. We chilled, drank and just busted jokes.
Did you grow up watching the Awards and what's your personal favourite MOBO moment from over the years?
The Awards are definitely something I watched growing up. The most memorable performance for me was So Solid's and the interview that Megaman gave. It really felt at that point like man from the ends could get recognized for the work they were putting in, I was happy for them, their energy is crazy and it really made you believe that your own dream was achievable.
Which MOBO artists did you look up to when you were younger?
Apart from So Solid, I was inspired by Sway and what he was able to achieve being an independent artists. Musically I'm coming from a cultural angle and I haven't seen that before so I hope my path inspires others to bring their culture through too.
How was it to perform at the nominations launch?
It was an exciting and deep moment. For them to choose me out of all the artists to showcase what I can do really felt like a milestone. It helped me believe I'm doing something right. There was a lot of industry people and move makers there so I made sure I made a statement about my music and this being the new Africa, how it's perceived in the media, my mission and message.
What's your career highlight to date?
There's a couple. Getting a top 10 with Antenna in the charts was amazing. It inspired me and let me know the music I'm making is translating across different cultures, the music doesn't just stay in one country or confined to one culture. The UK is the best place to chart, it's so diverse and culture wise the whole world is in the UK. To be able to cross over was a big deal and a real blessing. Another was a show in Tanzania, 10,000 people came to watch me perform and that was another deep moment, there was so much love. I wasn't initially making music for people of Tanzania so that it crossed over was crazy. Making African music with modern twist is what I do so for them to embrace it fully was incredible.
How's it feel to be nominated for best newcomer at this years awards?
It's a crazy blessing and because of the hard work I've been putting in over the years, all the underground showcases and trying to break free. To be officially recognized for my contribution was a real endorsement of my music and it now feels like it's all beginning, so lets go!
What are you looking forward to most at this years event and what's next for you?
Networking with the talents on the day, So Solid's performance in particular and I'm looking forward to gathering an award (laughs). I'm praying we get something, it would mean a lot, just being nominated is a blessing so to win would be crazy. My album's ready so I'm looking forward to putting that out, seeing the reaction and I want to tour across the world and showcase it to as many people as possible. I'm going to keep spreading the message of the new Africa. The album's called TINA - This Is New Africa - and it's me sharing my experiences growing up, good vibes, fast and slow tempos, different kinds of energy and people will really see me as an artist.
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You'll discover the sweet-smelling Flower Market and the musical Yuen Po Street Bird Garden. As you soak up the serenity and listen to the sound of thousands of birds, you'll forget about the hectic city streets that lie just outside the gates.
If you've always wanted to haggle with a wily merchant, you'll have plenty of opportunities in Ladies Market! Filled with clothes, bags and accessories at bargain prices, this market is truly a treat.
At the world-famous Jade Market, you'll discover how to spot fake jade and learn the importance of genuine jade to the practice of feng shui and how it improves your health and protects you from negative forces.
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3 hoursStart time
Prince Edward MTR station Exit A (Intersection of Nathan Road and Playing Field Road).
Please report at the meeting point 10 minutes before the start time. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.
Temple Street Night Market (near Jordan MTR station)
The Kowloon Markets Walking Tour introduces you to the best of Kowloon's traditional markets. On this walking tour, you'll discover vibrant markets where the locals have shopped for over a century.
We kick things off on a fragrant note at the Flower Market. This vibrant and colourful street market consists of more than 50 shops and is a jungle of exotic blossoms and sweet scents. Next, it's onto the nearby Yuen Po Street Bird Garden, a charming Chinese-style garden with songbird stalls, traditional Chinese courtyards and moon gates. Soak up the peaceful surrounds and listen to the sound of thousands of birds - it's easy to forget about the crazy city streets that lie just outside the gates.
We will orientate ourselves, learning where Kowloon ends and the New Territories begin, and how to get to mainland China. Also we check out a mountain that is a true Hong Kong landmark and symbol.
Visit a popular local street market where vendors sell bargain-priced clothes, bags and accessories. Perhaps try out your bargaining skills. Also we learn about Mong Kok, the world's most densely populated neighbourhood with over 130,000 people per square kilometre! We explore the newly built five-star Langham Place hotel and mall and its impact on the surrounding neighbourhood, before reaching Shanghai Street.
Glimpse what 1950s and 60s Hong Kong was like in this street, which was once famous for selling everything from traditional wedding clothes to ancestral offerings. Head into the Yau Ma Tei fruit market, and see the shop houses and exotic fruits from all over the world in this century old wholesale market. Call by the world-famous Jade Market, with its hundreds of hawkers, and learn about how locals believe jade can ward off bad feng shui.
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Location: Leamington Spa, UK
What's wrong With this park/spot?
Our mini ramp got knocked down. We have no decent facilities.
Here is a picture of the paddling pool that has been skated for over 2 decades. To bowl out this thing would be the sickest thing ever! Many people have talked about it for many years but it's all talk, no trousers!
There are three higher corners that could make three beautiful bowled out corners. Even just one of these being bowled out would be sufficent.
Obviously the council are not going to be happy with this idea but fuck it.......it's worth a shot ennit!
Why should we pick This park/spot?
Many places over the midlands have new parks popping up on top off the adaquete facilities theses places already posses. Leamington is in dying need.....the skate scene is KAPUT......DEFUNKED.....aka


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Welcome to Woodgrange
We are a four form entry Infant School catering for children aged 3-7.
Our Nursery class offers part time sessions (3 hours per day over 5 days per week for children aged 3 and above)
For school admission purposes we are "twinned with" Godwin Junior school, our close neighbours, and all of our pupils transfer there at the end of Year 2 unless parents choose an alternative school.
We are part of the Newham North Learning Partnership (NNLP)- A federation of 8 local primary schools. We are committed to working together to ensure the best education for all children across the federation.
Our Philosophy
Woodgrange aspires to be an outstanding, nurturing school at the heart of the community.
We will provide child-centred, high quality learning through play and exploration that fosters curiosity, confidence and a love of learning.
We actively promote the following learning attributes in our youngest children through our Learning Dinosaurs:
- Exploring (Explorosaurus)
- Asking questions (Askaraptor)
- Thinking (Thinkadocus)
- Cooperating and sharing (Shareonyx)
- Sticking at things, even when they are hard (Stickosaur)
We build on these attributes in Key Stage 1 (year 1 and Year 2) and help children develop the following Powers of Learning:
- Cooperation
- Curiosity
- Independence
- Resilience
- Reflectiveness
We recently asked our parents what they would tell a friend about our school. Here are some of their responses
"It is a warm, friendly community based school with the emphasis on what is best for the children."
"The teachers are friendly and helpful"
"Both my sons have loved it and thrived."
"Brilliant school indeed!"
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Would someone please tell me what is so sinful about tacos?? Honestly, schools should serve them but with SALAD as well as beef, and on wraps. AT LEAST IT'S HEALTHY,PEOPLE!!
I mean, if they made them healthy, it should be okay. And if it doesn't meet healthy "guidelines", they should just have one "taco day" a week.
Just sayin'.
The statement that tacos are sinful, is incorrect, and is commonly regarded as an object of evil. This is untrue, because it's not as if they are causing us entities any harm. The taco shall live on, regardless of the prejudice and hatred surrounding it.
You just insulted Mexican food.
The underlying presupposition of the question is that healthy food can not taste good, but that is not true. There is unhealthy, fatty or sweet, food served because that is what children think tastes good. It may also seem cheaper. However, whole foods that are flavorfully prepared will have childen eating and will be affordable in the long run.
Because tacos are a manifestation of all that is evil and full of sin and should be burned at the stake, PRAY FOR THE SAVIOR TO BANISH THE DELICIOUS APPETIZER TO THE DEPTHS OF THE UNDERWORLD. Oops did I say delicious? Crap. Well quite frankly tacos should not exist. DIE TACOS!


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A man whose 1965 Volkswagen Beetle was stolen nearly 40 years ago and recently recovered in Detroit says he never stopped grieving for the red convertible that he had running "slick as a ribbon" before it was stolen.
Joe MacDonald of Knoxville, Tenn., said he used to buy Beetles to fix up and sell. Now he hopes to be able to get this one back and fix it up as well.
"I already envision myself going to the lake house in my convertible," he said in a phone interview on Tuesday. "There's nothing I can't fix on a Volkswagen."
The car, now painted white, was found in January when federal border agents checked the paperwork as it was about to be shipped overseas for restoration. MacDonald said he learned the car had been located from a reporter at WBIR-TV. U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Ken Hammond said the current owner is a Michigan resident who did not know the Beetle had been stolen decades ago.
MacDonald has contacted Customs and Border Protection about getting the car back. He says they are sending him a form to fill out. Knoxville police confirmed in an email on Tuesday that MacDonald was the owner of the Beetle when it was stolen in 1974.
MacDonald said that before the car was stolen he had replaced the engine and some other parts with those from a nearly new Super Beetle that had been wrecked.
"I had a nice little ride there. That's probably why it lasted so long," he said. "I had it in really good shape."
MacDonald said he threw the registration in a box of papers long ago and did not even know that he still had it. When he heard the Beetle had been found, he said a little prayer to Saint Anthony and began looking for the paperwork.
"It was right there on top practically," he said. "That shocked me almost as much as them finding the car."


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The Two Finished Rooms of the House
I'd like to take the time to share the two rooms we have finished nearly finished in fixer upper house #2. 98% of the kitchen is done and, back in September, we completed our master bedroom. I wasn't kidding in that … Continue reading
Introducing the 2nd Fixer-Upper Home
I snapped some shots, as promised, a few weeks ago before we offically moved in and I'm back to share. The details: 1949 fixer-upper I spotted on the market in King County here in Washington (yeah I still can't believe … Continue reading
The Pro Pics of the Minnesota House
As promised, this is the post with the professional shots of our old house. It feels strange to write "our old house" because that place will always have a part of Greg and I. It still feels a bit like … Continue reading
Basement Reveal
Yeah it's September and I haven't been around since mid-July. Whatev. We're finishin' a house here. Greg's 30th birthday went by August 17th, my 32nd birthday is Friday, we have guests coming this weekend-Greg's parents and youngest brother. We're looking … Continue reading
Featured on Apartment Therapy!
Yesterday we had the pleasure of being featured (our dresser with the wallpaper fronts that is) on Apartment Therapy. So cool! Check it out.
Befores and Afters: Renovations of Each Room (with Sources and Totals)
Befores and afters years in the making: renovations of each area of the house (with totals and sources)
The New Kitchen
Sorry to leave you hanging on the kitchen progress for a few weeks. I honestly was more focused on moving past it-being one of the last big projects to tackle-to be a decent blogger. I planned to get out my … Continue reading


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Health Benefits of Watermelon & Great Ways to Consume
Watermelon, a great way to refresh yourself in the heat. Did you know that it is about 90% water? And the other 10% nutrients that help you to keep fresh and energetic all day long. If you can JUICE IT, even better and it also works great in a SMOOTHIE. Watermelons are also awesome because they have very few calories yet so many vitamins (vitamins C, B1 & A), minerals (potassium, magnesium and calcium) antioxidants and fibre.
Oh, and EAT THE SEEDS too, they contain a lot of nutrition as well and can be dried, roasted on a pan or in the oven and consumed as a snack – they are loaded with protein and 'good fats' too so no need for using any cooking oil, just a little bit of natural Himalayan salt.
You could also dice the watermelon and freeze them using some skewers to make watermelon popsicles, there are so many endless possibilities with this nutrient dense fruit.
Here's another idea, you can MAKE A SALAD using watermelon, which goes really well with mint, maybe a little crispy prosciutto, some red onion, dress it up with extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice, serve with nyama choma, or anything grilled, the freshness works well with meats and also helps to digest it.
Another tip is to EAT PART OF THE RIND itself which also contains plenty of nutrition and fibre.


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These classic, gluten-free sugar cookies are soft and sweet–exactly like you remember from your gluten-eating days. Decorate them with sprinkles or top them with whipped frosting, then share with the ones you love.
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) softened butter (I almost always use salted butter when I bake…gasp!)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar, such as Zulka Morena Pure Cane Sugar (they sent me some to try and it's awesome!)
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg, room temp
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour blend (mine is great, Trader Joe's Brand is also fine)
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum (omit if your flour blend already contains it)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- gluten-free sprinkles, for decoration
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add egg and extracts and beat until evenly combined.
- In another small bowl, whisk together the flour, xanthan, baking powder and salt. Add to the butter/sugar mixture and beat until it comes together in large clumps.
- Turn dough out onto a square of parchment and knead together (using your hands) until a nice smooth ball of dough froms. It should only take a couple of turns. Cover dough with another sheet of parchment and roll out until it's about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut shapes out of the dough using cookie cutters and place cut shapes on the prepared baking pans.
- Decorate with sprinkles, then bake for about 10 minutes, rotating pans half way through baking so that they cook evenly.
- Cool completely on a rack, then store in a sealed container at room temperature.
Courtesy our friend Alison Needham, A Girl Defloured


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Periodical cicada returns
Last appearing in 1998, Brood XIX of periodical cicada will pupate into adulthood and make their way above ground this spring. Brood XIX is a 13-year cicada grouping that stretches from Missouri to Illinois and south into northern Louisiana then east to North Carolina.
Periodical cicada will start to emerge in April to early May and be around into early July. They are large insects, ranging from .75 to 1.5 inches long.
The males will fly to the top of trees and start to sing to attract a mate. The large number singing will develop into a joint cadence. The volume of the singing can become annoying.
After mating, females will look for small twigs, preferably one-fourth to one-half inch in diameter, to lay eggs in. The female inserts a saw-like ovipositor to open a slit in the twig where she will lay her eggs. She will repeat this multiple times possibly creating a continuous slit along the twig. The nymphs will hatch after six to 10 weeks then drop to the ground to burrow in and feed on tree roots.
The sheer numbers of cicada all at one time will ensure most trees will have some damage - apple, pear, dogwood, oak and hickory are favorite hosts. Branches with severe damage will have twig dieback. On larger, established trees this will not be a problem for tree health but will create a short term visual of brown leaves.
Highly valued ornamental trees, young trees and small shrubs may be protected by wrapping with mesh cloth with openings less than three-eighth of an inch. Be sure to tie the cloth tightly around the trunk to prevent cicada from climbing in from below.
While sensitive to some protective chemicals, female cicada usually will be able to lay some eggs before succumbing.
Corrective pruning of small damaged trees in the winter may be needed to re-establish a central leader of the main stem.
For more information, contact call Jon Skinner, Missouri Department of Conservation urban forester, at 417-629-3423 or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The Social Media Workgroup investigates the social and ecological impacts of media technology through practice-based research. Based at the University of New Mexico, the group designs and creates projects related to media technology, environment and social change. UNM faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, and outside experts work in interdisciplinary collaborative teams to design and develop a wide variety of media tools, assets and events.
Mark Weiser, in his 1991 essay The Computer for the 21st Century said:
There is more information available at our fingertips during a walk in the woods than in any computer system.
Is it possible that a computer-mediated experience can ever be as aesthetically and emotionally powerful as a walk in the woods? What are the social and cultural effects of defining both the natural and man-made environment as a new "information" space? How can and should a hybrid social media practice emerge from and engage with the unique environment of New Mexico and the US Southwest region? What kinds of mobile, locative media and ubiquitous computing platforms can help users engage with this environment and how can this practice connect and extend to communities globally? Finally, can computerized information be a viable mode of practice for revealing environmental information to the public and to help users approach real-world understanding?
The research of the group has evolved from these core questions and investigates them through the:
1] Development and presentation of informed strategies for art and environmental science collaboration
2] Analysis of concrete situations and existing practices
3] Design of encounters and events
4] Evaluation of social media for their contributions to changes in cultural practices
5] Hands-on exploration of the function of various social media works as drivers or catalysts for social change
The Social Media Workgroup is supported by the UNM Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC) and the Mesa Del Sol Endowed Chair of Digital Media and is connected to the College of Fine Arts, School of Engineering, the Office of Support for Effective Teaching and UNM's Art & Ecology and University Honors programs.


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How would you describe your grandfather stylistically?
In lectures I give, I like to talk about his ability to make the notes "sing." Do you know the difference between a Mercedes 500 and a Fiat 500?
It is not that the Fiat can only go 80 m.p.h. and a Mercedes can go 200 m.p.h.; that isn't the way to understand who Sergei Rachmaninoff was. The way is to drive both cars at 40 m.p.h., so the Fiat and Mercedes can run together. But nonetheless, at 40 m.p.h. the feeling you get on the same street ... is completely different. It means that if you have a pianist who is tall and has big hands like my grandfather, he plays the notes like a Mercedes runs; it's in the style.
So there are physical limitations to pianists?
Yes, it is partly a physical thing; the notes sound different depending on how you play them and how much effort is required. You know Anton Rubinstein - he sometimes had to jump, so the sound is different than if you just put your hand down with calm determination. Vladimir Horowitz came close, but even he could only reach two notes less. The point is that my grandfather was able to cover so much ground with what seemed to be no effort.
Did you have the chance to see him play in person?
Yes I did, once, on the 13th of August, 1939, at the last concert he gave in Lucerne, Switzerland. My mother took me, and I sat close to listen.... It was an international festival which continues to this day. He didn't need to use his body or fall away from the piano [as some pianists do].
His moves were absolutely smooth.... It was exhilarating, agreeable. If something is agreeable, it looks better, more efficient. Everything is convergent. Efficiency goes with beauty.
He played with [Arturo] Toscanini directing the orchestra.... It was the close of the festival, the last one before the war.


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About Us & Pizza
Welcome to Pizzaman
The Pizzaman story began back in the mid 90's when I, attracted by the lush greenery and the calmer pace of life of Surrey hills, moved to Guildford.
After working as an Operational Manager for a well-known large national pizza chain for 5 years, getting to know the people in the industry and accumulating valuable experience, I decided to set up my own business.
In March 1999 a suitable spot became available in Haslemere. I seized the opportunity, refurbished the space to the highest standards I could think of, and Pizzaman was born!
Our newly refurbished Haslemere Kebab House Welcome to Pizzaman. A modern, fresh and famous Pizza takeaway. We have new kitchens all maintained to award winning standards of cleanliness. Everything about Pizzaman boasts quality and excellence. We only use the best meats available for the ultimate taste.
After weeks of developing our own recipes and experimenting different blends & brands of cheese, flours, sauces and fresh ingredients, we found what we felt to be a winning formula. We even invited a couple of experienced Italian Pizzeria chefs from London to help create some authentic & yet innovative pizza flavours.
At the forefront is the great Pizzaman menu which we believe truly embodies the creativity and innovation we continually strive to achieve.
To date, over 18000 loyal and satisfied customers have tasted and liked our foods and we are very proud of our achievement. Unlike many of our local competitors, whom, I know, use readymade frozen dough (despite claiming otherwise!), each & every Pizzaman pizza is, truly, freshly produced. Our pizzas begin their journey with our fresh handmade dough using quality flour, extra virgin olive oil & fresh dairy milk. The base is then smothered with our own recipe Italian tomato sauce and covered with a balanced blend of Mozzarella & white Cheddar (100% dairy) & topped with the highest quality ingredients available in the market. Sourcing fresh produce and quality ingredients is our highest priority (all our vegetables & herbs are grown locally mostly in Ripley, Surrey at Kiln Lane Nursery and are GM free). We don't mind paying a little extra to achieve a great tasting product. The result is a piping hot, delicious pizza where the proof is in every sumptuous morsel!
At Pizzaman, we go to great lengths to ensure our boxes and packaging have been made from recyclable or sustainable materials. We care about the world we live in and try very hard to embody this in every aspect of the running of our business to help protect the environment for our children & future generations.
Hard work, determination and commitment to quality and superior customer service are the cornerstone of our business, this is evident by our business growth and expansion to Guildford in 2002. Our vision is "to set Pizzaman apart from every local food outlet by continuing to offer outstanding value, great quality, customized menu and paramount focus on customer satisfactionâ€
As an organisation that continually looks at ways to improve its service to customers, it is vital that we invite and respond to customer comments as appropriate. If you are not entirely satisfied with the quality of any products from our menu or our standards of service, please contact your local store using the link at the Contact Us page at the first instance. We promise to investigate your concerns thoroughly and professionally and resolve it to your satisfaction. If you still remain dissatisfied, please e-mail me directly at firstname.lastname@example.com. I hope that this can demonstrate my commitment to you as a valued customer.
Pizza is a baked pie of Italian origin consisting of a shallow bread-like crust covered with seasoned tomato sauce, cheese, and often other toppings such as sausage or olive. The word PIZZA is believed to be from an Old Italian word meaning "a point," which in turn became the Italian word "pizzicare," which means "to pinch" or "pluck".
The pizza could have been invented by the Phoenicians, the Greeks, Persians, Romans, or anyone who learned the secret of mixing flour with water and heating it on a hot stone.
In one of its many forms, pizza has been a basic part of the Italian diet since the Stone Age. This earliest form of pizza was a crude bread that was baked beneath the stones of the fire. After cooking, it was seasoned with a variety of different toppings and used instead of plates and utensils to sop up broth or gravies. It is said that the idea of using bread as a plate came from the Greeks who ate flat round bread (plankuntos) baked with an assortment of toppings. It was eaten by the working man and his family because it was a thrifty and convenient food.
6th Century B.C.
At the height of the Persian Empire, it is said that the soldiers of Darius the Great (521-486 B.C.), accustomed to lengthy marches, baked a kind of bread flat upon their shields and then covered it with cheese and dates.
3rd Century B.C.
Marcus Porcius Cato (234-149 B.C.), also know as Cato the Elder, wrote the first history of Rome. He wrote about "flat round of dough dressed with olive oil, herbs, and honey baked on stones".
1st Century B.C.
In the translated version of "The Aeneid" written by Virgil (70-19 B.C.), it describes the legendary origin of the Roman nation, describing cakes or circles of bread:
"Beneath a shady tree, the hero spread His table on the turf, with cakes of bread; And, with his chiefs, on forest fruits he fed. They sate; and, (not without the god's command,) Their homely fare dispatch'd, the hungry band Invade their trenchers next, and soon devour, To mend the scanty meal, their cakes of flour. Ascanius this observ'd, and smiling said: "See, we devour the plates on which we fed."
1st Century A.D.
Our knowledge of Roman cookery derives mainly from the excavations at Pompeii and from the great cookery book of Marcus Gavius Apicius called "De Re Coquinaria." Apicius was a culinary expert and from his writings, he provided us with information on ancient Roman cuisine. It is recorded that so great was Apicius' love of food that he poisoned himself for fear of dying of hunger when his finances fell into disarray. Apicius' book also contains recipes which involve putting a variety of ingredients on a base of bread (a hollowed-out loaf). The recipe uses chicken meat, pine kernels, cheese, garlic, mint, pepper, and oil (all ingredients of the contemporary pizza). The recipe concludes the instruction "insuper nive, et inferes" which means "cool in snow and serve!"
79 A.D. - In the ashes after Mount Versuvius erupted and smothered Pompeii on August 24, 79 A.D., evidence was found of a flat flour cake that was baked and widely eaten at that time in Pompeii and nearby Neopolis, The Greek colony that became Naples. Evidence was also found in Pompeii of shops, complete with marble slabs and other tools of the trade, which resemble the conventional pizzeria. The Museo Nazionale at Naples exhibits a statue from Pompeii which because of its stance is called I pizzaiolo.
16th Century
1522 - Tomatoes were brought back to Europe from the New World (Peru). Originally they were thought to be poisonous, but later the poorer people of Naples added the new tomatoes to their yeast dough and created the first simple pizza, as we know it. They usually had only flour, olive oil, lard, cheese, and herbs with which to feed their families. All of Italy proclaimed the Neapolitan pies to be the best. At that time, the Tavern of the Cerrigloi was a hangout for the Spanish soldiers of the Viceroy. It is said that they flocked there to feast on the specialty of the house - pizza.
17th Century
By the 17th Century, pizza had achieved a local popularity among visitors to Naples who would venture into the poorer sections to taste this peasant dish made by men called "pizzaioli."
18th Century
Queen Maria Carolina d'Asburgo Lorena (1752-1814), wife of the King of Naples, Ferdinando IV (1751-1821), had a special oven built in their summer palace of Capodimonte so that their chef could serve pizzas to herself and to her guests.
19th Century
1889 - Umberto I (1844-1900), King of Italy, and his wife, Queen Margherita di Savoia (1851-1926), in Naples on holiday, called to their palace the most popular of the pizzaioli (pizza chef), Raffaele Esposito, to taste his specialties. He prepared three kinds of pizzas: one with pork fat, cheese, and basil; one with garlic, oil, and tomatoes; and another with mozzarella, basil, and tomatoes (in the colors of the Italian flag). The Queen liked the last kind of pizza so much that she sent to the pizzzaiolo a letter to thank him saying, "I assure you that the three kinds of pizza you have prepared were very delicious." Raffaele Esposito dedicated his specialty to the Queen and called it "Pizza Margherita." This pizza set the standard by which today's pizza evolved as well as firmly established Naples as the pizza capitol of the world.
In the late 19th century, pizza was sold in the streets in Naples at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It was cut from a large tray that had been cooked in the baker's oven and had a simple topping of mushrooms and anchovies. As pizza became more popular, stalls were set up where the dough was shaped as customers ordered. Various toppings were invented. The stalls soon developed into the pizzeria, an open-air place for people to congregate, eat, drink, and talk.
Pizza migrated to America with the Italians in the latter half of the 19th century. Pizza was introduced to Chicago by a peddler who walked up and down Taylor Street with a metal washtub of pizzas on his head, crying his wares at two cents a chew. This was the traditional way pizza used to be sold in Naples, in copper cylindrical drums with false bottoms that were packed with charcoal from the oven to keep the pizzas hot. The name of the pizzeria was embossed on the drum.
21st Century
December 9, 2009 - The European Union established a ruling to protect Naples' Neapolitan pizzas. The EU's ruling said Neapolitan pizza was now part of Europe's food heritage, and that all pizzerias aspiring to supply and make the real Neapolitan pizzas must comply to strict traditional standards regarding ingredients and preparation that include using only San Marzano tomatoes and fresh buffalo mozzarella cheese. This protect status will enable producers to not only boast about their exclusivity, but also charge a premium for the pizza.
The Internet Classic Archives, http://classics.mit.edu/Virgil/aeneid.7.vii.html
Culinaria - The United States, A Culinary Discovery, by Randi Danforth, Peter Feierabend, and Gary Chassman, published by Konemann Publishing, 1998
Goldberg's Pizza Book, by Larry Goldberg, published by Random House, 1971
Let Eat - The History of Pizza, by Mani Niall, http://www.pastrywiz.com/letseat/pizzza.htm, an internet web site
Virgil's Aeneid, translated by John Dryden, published by Penguin Classics, 1997
The Complete Book of Pizza, by Louise Love, published by Sassafras Press, 1980
The History of Pizza, http://www.ghgcorp.com/coyej/, an internet web site
The History of the Pizza Margherita, http://www.caboto.com/pizza.htm, an internet web site
The Food Chronology, by James Trager, published by Henry Holt and Company, 1995
The Pizza Express Cookbook, by peter Boizot, published by Elm Tree Books, 1976
BIG ORDERS = BIG SAVINGS for you!
Group & Party Ordering
As the pizza experts, we can cater for large events such as children's birthday parties, corporate events, schools or even perfect for when you are planning a get together for more than 10 people.
At Pizzaman we will carefully select a variety of combinations to suit your needs.
We would appreciate 24 hours notice for large orders but if the order is needed the same day, all we ask is for 2 hours notice. Or call the store now and we'll see what we can do.
All you need to do is follow these few easy steps:
- Let us know how many people will be eating & preferences
- Make your selection from the suggested options/menu
- If needed, add additional side orders & drinks to your order
- And contact Amir directly for the best possible deal.
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Standing in the charred wreck of the Rovers Return, John Michie takes in the devastation he has brought to TV's most famous pub.
Last week, Coronation Street fans saw his character Karl Munro set fire to the iconic boozer, leaving Sunita for dead inside.
"It'll take a while to sort all this out," John says deadpan.
The explosive storyline has seen Karl resort to increasingly desperate lengths to win back Rovers landlady Stella.
And John admits he used some fairly devious tactics himself to win the hand of his dancer wife Carol Fletcher.
The pair met on the set of a crisp advert. He was a Burma-born thespian and she was the uber-cool Hot Gossip dancer who ran with the trendiest, most fashionable crowd in London. "There's nothing wrong with a bit of mild stalking," the 56-year-old chuckles.
"Carol was a dancer, I always had an eye for a dancer. It was pretty instant for me, it wasn't for her," he remembers.
"She thought that there would be no way she would ever go out with an actor, she thought that would be a disgrace really.
"She did a lot of stuff on the Kenny Everett show, lots of sketches and things and she had worked with lots of performers and actors and they weren't her cup of tea.
"Just before me she was dating the guy who started i-D magazine.
"Carol was part of that London set while I was doing a Noel Coward play in the West End. She wouldn't have gone to see anything like that – she would be more likely to be out with Boy George and Steve Strange at The Blitz Club.
"I thought she was really cool but she was, 'I'm not going out with you'."
"I sat next to her at lunch deliberately. I got in there really quickly and made it look accidental."
Determined John hatched a cunning plan to organise a rock'n' roll dance night out for the crew.
The night out never happened but it gave him the opportunity to ask Carol for her number.
"She lived near a friend of mine and I just phoned her up and said, 'I didn't realise you lived just round the corner from my mate. I am just round the corner, do you fancy going for a coffee?'
"She had just seen her ex -boyfriend so she said, 'I had me make-up on and I was all tarted up so I thought, ah well, why not?'
"We ended staying for ages and she said later, 'I thought you were never going to leave'.
"I ended up asking her out for dinner.
"The first thing I did before we ate was say, 'lets pop into this pub and have a quick pint'.
"She thought, 'oh no – an actor and drinker, it's not good'. "But somehow I managed to charm her. I wonder how?"
The former Taggart star, who played cop Robbie Ross, joined the soap in 2011 and was excited to see Karl turned from an affable layabout to a killer who was hailed a hero for saving Stella, played by Michelle Collins, from the fire.
John says: "I saw the scripts and I thought it was a good chance to get stuck into meaty stories and get the acting juices going.
"He has changed quite a bit, but that's OK. He was just a ne'er-do-well, a bit of a lazy scally who thought the world owed him a living.
"Then suddenly he becomes obsessed with Stella and is full of hate for Sunita, who he thinks is responsible for messing up his life after she enticed him into her honey trap.
"He is desperate to get back with Stella but she has Jason, there's a lot of jealousy there and all sorts of s*** going on in his mind.
"Robbie would think he is a scumbag. As they say in Glasgow, he would be quite happy to kick his head in in a police cell."
The story will run through the summer and Karl is driven close to killing again to keep his deadly secret.
And John is expecting to get some stick from fans for killing off Sunita, played by Shobna Gulati, and firefighter Toni.
He adds: "I try and disguise myself when I am walking around, I've got a very good way of disguising myself.
"I got hissed at coming down the stairs the other day from people on a tour of the set. They were saying, 'oh, you are a bad man' so I get plenty of that. When I went running in the summer I would get quite a lot of that from people about Sunita and Dev. They'd say, 'you dirty b*****d, s*****g Sunita. What about Dev, you b*****d?'.
"After all this I am going to have to get a better disguise. The good thing about running is that I can run away from them.
"As long as people don't take it too seriously. I am sure I will get a lot of it, it'll be a new experience."
John rents a flat in Manchester and returns home to wife Carol, the mum of their three grown-up children, in London at weekends.
Being in a big storyline brings a punishing workload that leaves little time to do anything other than work.
The regime, he admits, is boring. "Every day this week I am in at 7.45am and do scene after scene after scene," John says. "Every now and then you get a break and you can have a sleep in your dressing room. If there are long dialogue scenes then your brain starts to get scrambled.
"The fire was mostly action so there weren't many lines to learn.
"Sitting down and learning lines at night is not fun. I finish at 7.30pm or eight, go home, get something to eat, look at the lines for the next day, learn them, have a bath, go to bed, get up.
"It kind of gets boring. The job itself isn't but the regime becomes boring because you can't really go out, you finish late, you are looking at your lines and you start falling asleep over them.
"Then you think, 'shall I get up early tomorrow and learn them?'. But I never get up early and do it so I know I have to do it at night then you go to bed with the lines in your head and you need to calm down before you sleep.
"The regime is tough, the actual doing it is great and the people are great."
With a smile and a laugh, John heads out of the Rovers to shoot another scene.
"I haven't had a drink for a week. I have been trying to be really good and not drink but I think I need one," he says.
"I'll have one tonight as it's Shobna Gulati's leaving do.
"I'll have a few pints."


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In the interest of making the latest news available to all interested parties, including those who may not frequent the Low Carb Friends forums - the Fascination With Kimmer threads in particular - I am, with the full permission of Christin, reprinting here the latest update she has provided us on the status of the Kimkins lawsuit. This information is a result of the recent depositions of Heidi Diaz and Brandon Diaz, as well as investigations into this matter by John Teidt, his staff and others.
"Good morning! I know that many (ok so most ) have been anxious for an update from John. I spoke with him and this is what he has shared so far. Some of this is already known, and just restated for clarification and to keep the timeline and discoveries coordinating.
1) We have now officially taken 2 depositions of Heidi Diaz and 1 deposition of Brandon Diaz. Brandon claims to know nothing.
2) We have learned that while Heidi was profiting from the Woman's World surge et al, she was still accepting payments from SSDI and Medicare.
3) She is still currently making money and still in business, however we have acquired new information that affirms the belief towards her concealment of assets.
4) We have uncovered evidence of more fraud and false advertising.
5) Brain Pugh is a non-attorney who formed Sharp Plumbing LLC, Halcyon Web Design, LLC and the Beauchamp Trust. He is also an employee of Bert Cottle, counsel of record for Heidi Diaz.
6) Cottle has filed a frivolous demurrer, which John is confident will fail... they are attempting to also set aside the writ, and John is optimistic on that as well, but the motion to set aside the right to attach order is totally up to the judge.
This is all that he has given us right now, he is still working on a public statement which we hope will be very informative. Keep your eyes open for that coming soon! Have a wonderful weekend, and keep pulling those weeds .
Christin, thank you for taking the time to keep us informed.
If any of you reading this blog purchased a membership to the Kimkims diet website and have not joined the class action lawsuit against Heidi Diaz, I encourage you to do so. You do not have to have actually followed the plan - regardless of the reason why you didn't. If you did follow the plan, even if you lost weight and had no side effects, you are eligible to join the lawsuit. Please follow the link to the left of my blog entries entitled "Join The Kimkins Class Action Lawsuit" for more information.
If any of you reading this blog never purchased a membership to the Kimkins diet website but would still like to assist in bring a scammer to justice, please follow the link to the left of my blog entries entitled "Be A Consumer Activist - Help Take Down Kimkins" for more information.
If any of you reading this blog are considering joining Kimkins, believing that nothing else will work for you, praying that this really is the answer for you, please follow the link to the left of my blog entries entitled "Kimkins Survivors" for more information. I warn you, have a tissue handy. The true stories told there are heart wrenching. Once you've read those, there are multiple other links on that site for you to click and read. If you are going to be making a decision that will affect the rest of your life, please make a fully informed one.
You may also click on the links provided at the bottom of my blog entitled "Say NO To Kimkins" which will move you through the Just Say NO To Kimkins web ring.
Anyone reading this blog that would like more information but hesitate, for whatever reason to follow the above referenced links, please simply leave a comment on this blog. Be sure and provide your email address and I will be certain that some contacts you directly to personally answer whatever question you may have. Email address will not be published on my blog.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Update on the Kimkins Lawsuit
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- "Beloved toddler books from Sieneke & Tineke receive a new life in the digital world"-
-- "The artwork is lovely, but I also really appreciated the diversity of the children, showing lots of different ethnicities and also diverse foods"
Have you ever eaten creepy worms? How do you keep green frogs on your fork? Eating... sometimes it is best to make a game of it!
Did you always wonder what lives on a pizza or how a peanut butter sandwich sounds?
- More by Sieneke & Tineke: A hug and a kiss http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id407935199 -
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This book for toddlers "What are You Eating?" is one in the series of 5 digital childrens storybooks known as "Sieneke & Tineke"; by childrens books team writer Sieneke de Rooij and illustrator Tineke Meirink. The app makes a game out of reading by touching the pictures and hearing surprising sounds.
For the first time, these beloved books are available in Spanish, Portuguese, French Canadian and Dutch, English (Irish, British and North American Voices).
► Automatic Read function in 3 different languages English, French Canadian, Portuguese, Español, and Nederlands.
► English language has three different voices (American English, British and Irish!)
► Sounds on every page of the storybook.
► Option to mute reading voice.
► More titles in this series are available
How it works:
► The language of the book automatically sets to the language of your preset iPhone / iPad language. You can change it in the Options screen
► There are directional arrows for those little fingers.
► Touch the objects in the book like the kids, animals, food, and other objects to discover story sounds!
We hope you enjoy these toddler books as much as we enjoyed working with the authors, voice actors, and development team bringing them to life.


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Q: When a Windows 8 machine is part of an Active Directory (AD) domain and is also connected to an Exchange mailbox with ActiveSync policies, which policy wins if there's a conflict?
A: Exchange ActiveSync allows policies such as security and lock-out requirements to be enforced on client machines. These settings can also be configured using Group Policy. Like most security implementations, if there's a conflict between AD Group Policy and Exchange ActiveSync, then the most restrictive policy wins.
There is one exception: The password complexity requirements set by Group Policy always win even if they're less complex than the ActiveSync policy. However, even though the winning policy is less complex than required by ActiveSync, the ActiveSync policy will still report compliance on the machine. Microsoft confirms this in a TechNet blog post.
Also check out the FAQ answer "Doing an ActiveSync Remote Wipe of a Windows 8 or Windows RT Device."


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Peru and Switzerland offer a gold medal moment for our hearts
Peru and Switzerland offer a gold medal moment for our hearts
This is only Peru's second appearance at the Winter Olympics, their first being in Vancouver four years ago. They've had the same delegation of three athletes at both games. So when Roberto Carcelen — their first ever winter Olympian, now competing in Sochi — broke a rib in training, he wasn't about to let that little detail stop him from competing in the arduous 15km cross-country ski race.
Carcelen was badly out-gunned in the intense competition. In fact, the gold medal leader — Dario Cologna from Switzerland — managed to finish the race in 38:29. But Carcelen finished dead last, a 1:06:28. Carcelen was so slow that he was actually alone on the course for more than 10 minutes before crossing the finish line.
But Carcelen had heart. He had drive and he was competing with a broken rib. Knowing he was dead last, he even finished the race with his country's flag over his head, crossing the finish line with pride. But that's when he saw the gold medallist, Cologna from Switzerland and Nepal's Dachhiri Sherpa, waiting for him.
To show his appreciation for the competitor, a first-time winter Olympian from his country, for the drive to compete despite injury, Cologna and Sherpa hung around the finish line for an extra 30 minutes after winning gold just to shake Carcelen's hand. That's some real class, there, guys. Amid all the competition, sheer appreciation for the sport continues to trump everything in Sochi.


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Puppy Linux isn't based on another distribution; it is developed completely on its own. The system can, however, be built from packages of other distributions like Ubuntu, Arch Linux, and Slackware thanks to the Woof project. One of the great advantages of this distribution is it's very small size. Generic Puppy Linux offers a 128MB ISO to download, with both "new" and long-term release options available. The small size lets Puppy Linux boot on any CD or USB stick and run with a weak CPU and low amount of memory. Puppy Linux is also constructed so that the computer doesn't even need to have a hard drive for Puppy Linux to run. Don't worry, there's still a way to install this distribution to a hard drive if you desire.
Puppy Linux is also very customizable. A handful of developers have taken it and created their own specialized versions of it. The site offers a whole list of different "puplets" that offer special features or support. Among the specialized puplets includes non-English puplets and special-purpose puplets, that range from helping with certain subjects to being targeted for netbooks. Therefore, this distribution will suit your needs very well.
As you may expect from Linux Live CDs, getting started is very easy. Once you have the ISO burned to a CD or written to a USB stick, you simply need to boot off of that media. Puppy Linux will then scan through the hardware before launching the desktop environment. Once that finishes, you'll see something like this:
Remember that Puppy Linux is a very lightweight distribution, so don't expect anything fancy from it (although there's a puplet that adds some eye candy, including Compiz Linux Eye-Candy Linux Eye-Candy Read More ). The desktop, however, is still very eye pleasing, and doesn't make you feel like you've been sent back to 1995. Speaking of which, I'm pretty sure that Windows 95 was more than 128MB, and yet Puppy Linux, the simplified distro, is still capable of more.
Installing this distribution is also fairly easy. A universal installer is available on the desktop to get Puppy Linux onto your hard drive or other media.
Installing application packages is easy too, which you can do in the Puppy Package Manager. Quickpup let's you install popular packages very quickly via a native package format.
The rest is up to you. You can do whatever you wish with Puppy Linux from here on out. Many people choose Puppy Linux over traditional distributions because it works, runs fast, and has great graphics for a lightweight distribution. Therefore, you get more work done quickly and have the distro stay out of your way so that it doesn't bog you down.
Is this Linux distribution a plausible choice for you? What do you like or don't like about it? Let us know in the comments!
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Finding the exact version and puplets that you are desperately looking for is a challenge ignored so far,I think.
- Pradeep Gour
Once you are deep enough in Puppy to easily switch between puplets (through frugal install) - the process of finding YOUR one becomes a pure fun, really.
Next stop is your ability to customize any puplet in the way it allows. And there the fun gets double.
I would have not the slightest hesitation in recommending Puppy to anyone, be they a green newbie, or a seasoned veteran. When XP went EOL last year, I switched to Linux; initially Ubuntu, as it was the distro most recommended by others.
During the next six months, I must have tried more than 80 different distros, searching for the one that would best suit my needs. I tried Puppy early on, but didn't think that much of it to start with. Over the following weeks, I kept coming back to it, and digging deeper.....and eventually came to realise that it was perfect for what I wanted to do with it. And I'm not talking about truly ancient hardware.
I run a 10 yr-old, Compaq Presario desktop PC from 2005, around the time that HP bought them out. Consequently, it doesn't suffer from the cost-cutting measures that HP employed subsequent to the takeover; it's still constructed to Compaq's exacting standards. And it was a top-end machine for its time.
In recent years, it's been highly modified, and seriously upgraded. In May, I got rid of all my other distros, and went all-Puppy. With its light footprint, and being as easy on system resources as it is, Puppy absolutely flies on it.....and it will give any modern tower or laptop, running Windows, more than a run for its money! Even i7-based stuff.....
Jlm, just copy the openoffice sfs (sfs4 version for Puppy 4.31 and newer) to /mnt/home and reboot (/mnt/home is where you have the save file).
i am fairly new to linux and i have tried live boots of ubunto puppy and mint 11 i liked puppy a lot it is the by far best i've tried from a boot disk the only problem is i am trying to install open office and can't figure out how plus, the archive opener is really annoying to use
Linux newbie here... would this be a good way to install XBMC on a HTPC?
I believe that XBMC exists on Puppy, so it's definitely possible. I'm not sure how well-suited Puppy is for a newbie compared to regularly suggested solutions such as Ubuntu. I'd like to see what other people think.
''I'm not sure how well-suited Puppy is for a newbie...'
Welll.....let's see. It's one of the very few Linux distros that offers a multitude of wizards to guide you through absolutely every aspect of setting it up. Normally, I would say that you need a wee bit of Linux experience before switching to Puppy.....but judging by the sheer number of newcomers joining the community these days, I'm guessing that's not a view shared by everyone. And it IS aimed, primarily, at ex-XP users; the interface is very similar to the XP layout.
These days, XBMC is better known as Kodi, of course.....and we have several versions compiled by various forum members, working on Pups ranging from some of the oldest (2 & 3 series), all the way up to the current, 64-bit flagship Pups.
The uses some Puppians put their hardware to is mind-boggling..!
For situations such as priehl mentioned it is a good idea to get the best hardware tester I know of. UBCD or Universal Boot CD as it has many features for testing hardware before booting. That situation sounds like a memory error but could be other hardware as well. Before you boot Puppy test your system to ensure that no loss of data will occur. When I repair a PC I see if the PC is normally connected to the internet by phone modem if it is I pull the modem before I do anything else. Then I normally boot UBCD and test the memory, hard drives and processor. Then I boot Puppy (live CD) and back up all of the windows files to a different computer.
Alas, the pup is not yet housebroken. I tried to install WINE, which prompted me to let it download something it needed. As soon as I clicked, it shut down my laptop, dead, instantly. It started up again without problem, but I didn't even know there was a way for it to shut down the laptop that quickly.
It's great to see puppy getting a little love. I've been a fan of this distro for years.
Puppy has kept a 1999 Compaq workstation usable for many years now. Installed wine and added a few Windows based portable apps and i can do most of the tasks i do on my Windows XP machine. I have tried other versions of linux over the years but keep coming back to Puppy.
Uhhmmmm . . . try a Puppy distro with Qemu (not KQemu); you'll love the results. Any machine, anywhere, anytime, and nothing left behind.
What's that?
Qemu is virtualization software. It basically does the same task as VirtualBox, but is constructed differently. I haven't actually tried it myself, so I'm not sure if it's any better than VirtualBox.
AWESOME! Thanks for posting this. Over the years I have tried 15-20 flavors of Linux, and none has worked well on whatever machine I had - lots of digging around, tweaking, and in the end going back to the functionality of Windows. This puppy changes all that - it just works! Plus I love the fact that it's small and looks good. Perhaps elegance in software design is not a lost concept after all.
Yes, I was actually quite surprised at everything Puppy Linux could do, because before I always thought it was just a very small distro that was supposed to run on ancient hardware. However, it definitely has the capability to find a niche on any system. Right now I'm still in love with my Fedora systems, but if for whatever reason they fail me, Puppy Linux might be next in line.
I'm glad you liked the article! :)
just a question man...which do you think has been the best puppy linux version ever?...
Without a doubt, Tahrpup 6.05.....based on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Closely followed by the classic 'Slacko' 5.7.0 (which I'm posting from right now.)


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Two years ago, I'm still can sitting down in front of my laptop and surfing away the internet and update my blog regularly. Hitting the keyboard non stop or churning out post that sometimes can be a hit for few week. It seems that the time has passed.
As now, it is almost three month that I didn't get any assignment just because I didn't regularly update this blog. Not that I don't want to do update, but the time that I spend in front of my computer are lesser and lesser every week. The only time that I can surf the internet is when I finished my work at midnight.
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As reported, the renter of an Oklahoma City apartment used his gun in self defense against a pair of masked intruders.Police say that the renter of an apartment on the 5900 block of South May was at home when a pair of intruders first knocked on the door then kicked it in. The resident is said to have grabbed his gun and fired in self defense, fatally wounding one intruder and sending the other fleeing. Police reportedly found a mask in the bushes nearby and are seeking that suspect. No injuries to the apartment resident were reported.
Once again, having a gun for home defense has allowed a person to stop multiple attackers. Instead of numerically superior criminals having upper hand due to the element of surprise and their superior numbers, this man's gun allowed him to defend himself and his home, all by himself. Armed self defense works.
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If you're not already listening to the cell phone junkie podcast, shame on ya. Take this as your call to add them to your podcatcher, as yours - truly joined Mickey and Joey on their most recent episode to talk about the Smartphone Round Robin.
Also joining the 'cast, Matt Miller of our brand new sister-site Nokia Experts. If you're not reading Nokia Experts, double shame on you, becuase there's quality content there both for S60 lovers and (this may mean you, it definitely means me) people new to the platform and looking to learn more about how the most dominant smartphone OS on the planet works. Have a question about S60? Ask here in the comments and you'll be automatically entered to win one of two Nokia smartphones, the N85 or the E71. The contest last for another couple of weeks, but the question round ends on Sunday, so hie thee hence!


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Including his 1997-2011 seasons in The Post, Cat's record in print stands at 454-393 (53.6 percent) against the spread.
Ucla (+8 1/2) over STANFORD (Pac-12 Championship, Stanford Stadium) : After years of ennui, underdog's been re-energized by new head coach Jim Mora Jr. If UCLA had beaten the Cardinal last weekend, Bruins would have faced Oregon (in Eugene). But instead, it gets shot at quick revenge, ducking the Ducks in the bargain. UCLA (+8 1/2 ) hangs in at The Farm, in hotly contested thriller, for one unit.
Seahawks (+3 1/2) over BEARS: 'Twas a costly victory for the Bears over the Vikings, as they lost Matt Forte to injury, incurred further losses on their OL, come into this wholly wracked with pain, and now face difficult defense-oriented visitor boasting dangerous ground game. Seahawks DBs Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner won't be suspended Sunday. Sail with the Seahawks (+3 1/2) for one unit.
LAST WEEK: 2-0. Redskins (plus one unit). Panthers (plus one unit).
To contact Cat, write P.O. Box 739, Hightstown, N.J. 08520, or visit http://www.playbook.com