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I eagerly take him into my mouth, staring up at him just the way he taught me to. As I slide up and down his length, his fingers curl into my hair, grabbing a fistful. He pushes my head down, forcing himself deeper until he hits the back of my throat. He keeps me there, watching intently. Just at the right moment, before it becomes too much to bear, he pulls out and lets me catch my breath. While he strokes his thick cock, I lick his balls, pulling one then the other into my mouth. He moans and his head falls back. I slide my tongue up and try to take him into my mouth again but he stops me.
"That's enough. I want to come inside that sweet pussy of yours"
My muscles clench involuntarily and I feel my juices dripping down my thigh. He hasn't even touched me yet but my body is strung so tightly that if he breathes on me I might come. He returns me to my previous position and walks away. When he returns, I feel cold steel trailing up my inner thighs. They tremble and my knees threaten to buckle. He slides his fingers below the crotch of my panties and I hear a snip. As soon as the material falls away, he plunges his finger inside me. I come instantly, screaming at the top of my lungs.
"That's it pet"
This is what he does to me. He plays my body like a classically trained musician. I can no longer support my weight because my bones have turned to liquid. My knees spread wide and the rope goes taut. He grabs my waist and lifts me, supporting me as he positions himself beneath me so that I'm sitting astride him. He releases the hook anchoring me to the ceiling and I fall onto his chest. His strong, musky scent fills my nostrils and gives me new life. I sit up and position myself over his cock and he sinks his fingers into my hips, guiding me. I whimper as he slides inside me, filling me up the way no-one else can.
"So fucking tight. Who does this pussy belong to?"
"You. It's yours Master"
I start to move and so does he, meeting my thrusts with a powerful one of his own. Suddenly, he lifts me and positions me above his lips. A shiver runs down my spine as I anticipate the touch of his talented tongue. He wraps his arms around my thighs and pulls me down, parting my lips with his tongue.
"Oh God!"
He swirls his tongue on my clit, slurping up my juices. My eyes roll back in my head as he closes his lips around it sucking the way a newborn babe suckles at his mother's breast. It's a good thing he likes me noisy. I don't think I could keep quiet if my life depended on it. Before I can even think, he releases me and is kneeling behind me, pushing my face towards the floor. I lay my cheek against it and that's when I see the small vibrator and lube lying next me. I wiggle against him in anticipation and he chuckles.
"My eager kitten"
He retrieves them and slides his cock inside me once more. He strokes my anus with his thumb and I feel the lube trickling down. He slowly eases his thumb inside, adding more lube. I push back against him and he growls low in his throat. He begins pumping into me, his cock and thumb working in unison. I whimper as his thumb slips out and the vibrator slides in. He works it slowly into my ass before turning it on. I cry out as he pounds my pussy. While the toy adds another element to our play, I'd rather have his cock any day. He changes the setting on the vibrator and it speeds up. The sensation coupled with his powerful strokes sends me over the edge and I come – hard and loudly. He tightens his hold on my hips keeping me up as he seeks his own orgasm. I tighten my muscles around him and he roars in answer. He gently lays me down on the floor and removes the vibrator then quickly removes the rope binding my wrists. He pulls out of me with a reluctant groan and flips me over to remove the rest of the rope. I stare into his eyes as he lovingly massages my arms. He smiles down at me and then picks me up, taking me to our bed. He sighs as he pulls me into his arms.
"How was the first night of your honeymoon Mrs. Grant?"
"Perfect Mr. Grant. I don't want it to end"
"Don't worry my love. With me, every day of the rest of our lives will be just like this one"
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…and I am, like so many others, counting down. In a few minutes… not hours, minutes… Stanley Williams will be put to death by lethal injection.
I've been asked by several people how I feel about it. When asked, I've always given the same answer, long and drawn out as it is:
I'm on the fence.
Here's why…
Stanley Williams, whom so many called "Tookie" was a notorious gang member. He is a criminal. He may be a murderer. He is a murderer, when you get down to brass tacks. If he did not kill the people he was convicted and sent to Death Row for murdering, he is responsible, directly or indirectly, for the deaths of hundreds, perhaps thousands of young men and women through the founding of one of the deadliest gangs in California history, perhaps American history. He is responsible for the deaths of the many who died by overdose of the drugs he sold. Stanley Williams is about to pay atonement for these and many other sins he committed. The fact that he was unfortunate enough to have been convicted of the worst of those crimes at a time when the Death Penalty was California Law is, simply put, unlucky for him. Too bad, so sad.
I keep seeing over and over again, because of the media frenzy (I will look for a better term than that one, I hate it) surrounding this event eight minutes from now, the many people who have come to his defense because of the things Stanley Williams has done since being convicted. I have not read any of the books Mr. Williams wrote. I never would have known about them, except for his impending death six minutes from now. Everyone who can manage to make his or her way in front of the cameras has discussed them, and the work he has done since being sent to Death Row. To them I have to say it is easy to do good in a controlled environment. It isn't as though he is housed in the general population in San Quentin. He has been on Death Row for twenty-five years. He's had plenty of time to contemplate and reflect on the choices he made as a younger man.
Stanley "Tookie" Williams is dead.
He died, or is dying at this moment. No-one can help him now. He cannot help himself. And it kills me.
It kills me because the world this man lived in was not one where he was given many choices, or told there were choices to be made. At this time, 12:04 am, the last breath of a life that could have been so much different is being released. It kills me.
It kills me because I see so many other young men, and young women still believing they have no other choice than to live the life Stanley Williams lived. One of violence, death, depravity, human suffering. One that should not have existed, but for the fact that someone has to be on the bottom. Always, someone has to be on the bottom of the pile. It kills me because the voices of those who would use young lives to further their own spent ones are so much louder in the places these young people live than the voices of those who do shout "There is a better way. There is another choice."
It kills me because the people who keep talking, and talking, and talking about Stanley William's execution didn't give a damn about him two weeks ago, or a month, year, or a decade ago. They don't give a damn about him now, nor do they give a damn about the children on the brink right now, who could easily turn into another Tookie. For that matter, I do not believe most of those in the media would give a damn at all if it weren't for the fact that following this story gives them ample opportunity to call this man by a childish nickname. And they won't give a damn six hours from now when the sun rises in San Francisco and Stanley Williams' body lies on a slab in the San Quentin morgue. End of story, end of him for better or worse … NEXT!!!
It kills me most because, for all the good Stanley Williams did during his sojourn in San Quentin, the life that ended 12 minutes ago could have done more good had it been allowed to go on. I am neither for nor against the Death Penalty. I am for justice, and I hope the families of the victims of the crimes Stanley Williams died for are able to sleep more peacefully believing that justice was served for their loved ones who died. For the most part, these people have either been ignored by the media, or been very vigilant about keeping their privacy protected. I've only seen the one woman who's brother (? or son?) was one of those victims, and I've grown tired of seeing the same interview with her over and over again. I hope that young people who are reading or have read Mr. Williams' books find the strength through those books to make the positive choices that will guide them to productive lives.
In addition, I pray that those who would live the life of violence that brought about the end of Mr. Williams do not cross those other children's paths.
Stanley "Tookie" Williams has been dead for almost half an hour. My fingers do not move fast enough to capture all the words flying through my head which express the many, many conflicting emotions I have about this event. My sadness that his life came to this. My anger and disgust about the media's slavering over the execution. My compassion for the families of the victims. My fear for the children this execution has sent mixed messages to. My disappointment that his execution was not stayed, and the disappointment over the mixed message a stay would have sent.
Stanley Williams is dead.

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It was gaming's hot topic for 2013: Steam Machines. Otherwise known as Valve's plan to take on the living room. The project had my attention for months, with Valve teasing a revolutionary controller, a custom operating system and even an army of hardware partners at CES 2014. Now, almost a year later, those PC manufacturers are ready to unleash their products on the world, with or without Valve. But what happens when you launch a Steam Machine without the project's progenitor? You get the iBuyPower SBX: a $549 Windows 8 desktop ($399 without the OS or accessories) designed to be an entertainment hub. So can Steam's Big Picture mode survive without the backbone of Steam OS or the company's oddball touch controller? Let's find out.
probably not even the last thing I would recommend to anyone.
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Inmate Sues USA Over 'Muslim Pants'
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (CN) – A Muslim inmate filed a class action against the Federal Bureau of Prisons, claiming that Islam prohibits Muslim men from wearing pants below their ankles, but his prison prohibits him from hemming pants above the ankles.
Yahya "John" Lindh sued the directors of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the warden of the Terre Haute federal pen, in Federal Court.
The lawsuit states: "Yahya Lindh is Muslim and it is a clear tenet of Islam that Muslim men are prohibited from wearing pants below their ankles. Despite this, it is a formal policy of the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons that 'Islamic inmates may not hem or wear their pants above the ankle.' This policy imposes a substantial, and unjustified, burden on the religious exercise of Mr. Lindh and all Muslim prisoners with the Federal Bureau of Prisons and violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act."
Lindh also objects to the strip-search policy imposed for visits.
He seeks an injunction and costs.
He is represented by Kenneth Falk, and by Gavin Rose with the ACLU, in Indianapolis.


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Updated: Lots of folks on Reddit pointed out some mistakes in the Spanish calculations, and helped me figure out the solutions, so the Spanish graphs are now updated. The Spanish calculator is now live!
Building off of the last post about Counting to One Million in English, I received some comments about looking at other languages. That seemed like a very good idea, so I looked at a list of the world's most popular languages and saw Chinese and Spanish listed with English in the Top 3. Having a little experience with both of those, I set out to compare how long it'd take to count in each of these languages, if you had to pronounce every single number from one to one million.
Again, here's the plot of the number of syllables per number for English. The longest word is seven hundred seventy seven thousand seven hundred seventy seven (20 syllables).
Here is the equivalent plot for Spanish. It's maximum is lower than English, the maximum is 19 syllables. 444,441 (cuatrocientos cuarenta y cuatro mil cuatrocientos cuarenta y uno) is the first of many numbers with that many syllables. (This assumes that you don't pronounce the "y", apparently it merges with the previous vowel). However, it still has a slightly higher average number of syllables when counting to one million. Click here to go to the Spanish counting app.
Here is the plot for Chinese. It exhibits much more uniformity than the other two languages (mainly because all of the component number words have 1 syllable, i.e. 1-10,100,1000,10000). You just put them together to make larger and larger numbers. As a result, the maximum number of syllables is only 11! The first number with 11 syllables is 211111 (二十一万一千一百一十一 èr shí yī wàn yī qiān yī bǎi yī shí yī ) and as you'll see in later plots, almost half of the Chinese numbers between one and one million have 11 syllables.
This graph shows the comparison of the cumulative average number of syllables between one to one million. Spanish is consistently higher than the other languages in number of syllables, though only slightly more syllables than English. Chinese, on the other hand, is consistently lower.
The total number of syllables needed to count to one million in English is 13,198,003; in Spanish it is 14,486,000 1corrected from my earlier calculation of 18.5 million. I've been learning lots about Spanish syllables and diphthongs. I had mistakenly said that "siete, nueve, cientos" and other numbers have 3 syllables, whereas they only have 2. Also, I had assumed that the "y" between numbers wass pronounced separately. and only 10,149,985 in Chinese.
This graph compares Spanish and Chinese to English by dividing the cumulative number of syllables between one and a number in Spanish or Chinese to the same value in English. We can see that if you make it to one million in Spanish, will have spoken about 10% more syllables that you would have in English. But Chinese is a very syllable-efficient language and you'll have spoken about 20% fewer syllables than English in counting to one million.
This last graph is a bit more interactive (thankfully) since I'm not plotting 1 million points (or more). It shows a histogram of the syllables in the numbers up to one million in different languages. As stated before, nearly half the numbers in Chinese in this range have exactly 11 syllables, whereas the distributions for English and Spanish are shifted towards higher syllable counts and show a broader distributions of syllables. English has a moderately high peak at 14, while Spanish has a broader peak. You can double click on a language in the legend to isolate the distribution for that language or single click to remove that language.
I will also be creating the count to one million/billion/trillion calculators for the two additional languages (Spanish and Chinese) as well in the coming days.
Data sources and tools: Lots of web searches to better understand the numbering systems for Chinese and Spanish. This info was used to create a program that could calculate the number of syllables for any number between one and 1 trillion in Javascript. Because of the number of points on the the first 5 plots (either 2 and 3 million), I used R (R Studio) to make static plots to embed in this post. The last javascript plot is made using the open source plot.ly engine.
Update: fixed small issue with Chinese number calculation. Fixed mistaken number of Spanish syllables in seis (1 instead of 2), siete (2 instead of 3), nueve (2 instead of 3), cientos (2 instead of 3), etc. . . Also fixed issue so that "uno" changes to "un" before "millon" and "billon" and "y" is not counted as a syllable.
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|corrected from my earlier calculation of 18.5 million. I've been learning lots about Spanish syllables and diphthongs. I had mistakenly said that "siete, nueve, cientos" and other numbers have 3 syllables, whereas they only have 2. Also, I had assumed that the "y" between numbers wass pronounced separately.
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A man facing impaired driving charges after he drove to the Antigonish RCMP detachment hoping to get his friend released from police custody is scheduled to return to court Wednesday.
RCMP say they found a heavily intoxicated man at the detachment in March.
They say he was on conditions not to consume alcohol at the time.
Michael Taylor Pinkham, 27, of Goldboro has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle over the legal limit, two breaches and public intoxication.
Pinkham's case opened in court the day after his arrest, and he was released from custody; he's expected back for election-and-plea in Antigonish Provincial Court after the hearing was adjourned in April, May and twice in June.


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Last Friday, I was off the pay-rolls of my firs job. Though I was happy to be moving on, there was a small element of sadness for leaving a job that was my first, one that gave me the taste of money that I could claim as mine. I also completed 2 years and 6 months on that very day. Though I did not sit down and reflect upon these years but I felt having come so far and only so far!
I am already 4 days into my sabbatical and I am really liking it!(unfortunately my so called sabbatical will last only 2 weeks). There is so much more time to read 2 full newspaper, read books, practice music, follow stock markets, write blogs and more.
One side effect of a sabbatical of my kind is - I have not taken bath for the last 3 days. I guess this side effect is locational as it did not create problems in Bangalore weather but survival with this in the north India may not be feasible. If god wishes then may be I will take one tomorrow and may be come back with another post - more meaningful.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Sabbatical, before and after.
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2 comments:
- Sandesh said...
Hope you take yo bath ASAP!! =)
Apart from that, there are always good things and bad things with almost everything. Of Course there are exceptions. All I can say as others is that we need to move on with it.
Try enjoyin the leave as much as possible in the best possible way!
Enjoy!!! \m/
- KbHbEjTi said...
oye Ankur... B'day bhi paas aa raha hai... better take bath soooooon!!
Abhe.. more posts please.
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There are many types of risks when planning for retirement that a lot of people don't consider. Longevity risk is one of those risks and Jaime Hopkins, Forbes Contributor, Associate Professor of Taxation at the American College and Associate Director at the New York Life Center for Retirement Income, says that perhaps most people aren't as concerned about that as they should be.
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Apple sank 5/8 to close at 47 3/8 on volume of 4.2 million shares.
It wasnit a good week for AAPL. The stock price opened on Monday at $49, hit an intraday low of $44.25 yesterday bounced back to $51.25 this morning and then spent the rest of today selling off. Apple has been in a down trend since July 13th. Yesterday looked like a decisive bottom and the beginning of a new up trend for AAPL, but todayis negative follow through weakens that assertion. Although this weekis chart pattern is remarkable similar to AAPL last major bottom on May 25 through June 1st.
CNET News reported, "Appleis PowerMac G4 Cube and several of the new iMacs are in short supply at distributors Ingram Micro and Tech Data, sources said. While high demand is a factor, so is Appleis practice of not shipping systems to distributors before the official product launch. This helps Apple maintain secrecy about new products, but it prevents stores from getting computers right away."
The Nasdaq climbed 27 points (0.73%) to closed at 3787 on volume of 1.4 billion shares.
The Dow climbed 61 points (0.57%) to close at 10767 on volume of 948 million shares.
The Broker/Dealer Index (XBD) appears to be breaking out to new highs, a bullish event that never happens just before a market down turn. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Banking Index (BKX) is trending towards new highs. This combined with the new an all-time high in the S&P financial Index, a basket of banks, brokers and Insurance companies, would suggest that investors feel that interest rates are moderating and the stock market is over due a broad rally.
However, some observers believe the Philadelphia Utilities Index (UTY), which hit two all-time highs this week, is an indication that earnings are at an all time high and will begin to decline as the economy slows down making the utilities a safe, if conservative, bet for the future.
The S&P 500 climbed 10.37 points (0,71%) to close at 1462.93.
In Apple related businesses: Akamai climbed 2 3/8 to 77 3/8. Adobe bounced back 3 dollars to 116 3/4. Earthlink gain 1/8 to 10 15/16. Motorola lost 5/8 to 35 5/16 in the weak cell phone group.
IBM lost 1/8 to 115 7/8 after the company agreed to work with Microsoft to make the new Extensible Markup Language (XML) a common Web standard.
Appleis competitors: Dell gained 7/16 to 41 3/8. Gateway was higher by 3 3/8 to 59 dollars. Compaq traded flat at 29 dollars. Intel lost 2 1/2 to 62 9/16. Hewlett Packard lost 1/4 to 111 3/4.
Shares of Microsoft lost 1 1/8 to 69 1/8 after yesterdayis news that the European Union is pursuing its own version of the US antitrust suit against the company.
In economic news: The US unemployment rate held steady at 4% in July, but the payroll in the private sector slowed from Juneis rate. Unemployment hit a 30-year low of 3.9% earlier this year.
The average hourly wage was up by 3.7% annually in July or by six cents to $13.76.
According to the Wall Street Journal, "Joel Naroff of Naroff Economic Advisors in Holland, Pa., said he expects the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged at least until after the November presidential elections. iClearly, 3.7% over the year is not going to immediately cause the Fed to do something,i he said"
The Mac Observer Stock Watch Virtual Portfolio is near its low for the year.
For full quotes on all the companies mentioned in this article, we have assembled this set of quotes at Yahoo! for your reference. For other stories regarding Appleis stock activity, visit our Apple Stock Watch Special Report.


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Always Count Your Blessings
As I was listing down the things that are going well in my life, the following is today's quotation from Abraham-Hicks:
"We would begin saying, 'I'm not ever going to get it done. I'm an eternally expanding Being, and I'm doing great where I am, and I'm so eager about what's coming.' That's the essence of the vibration that keeps adventurous things coming, keeps you feeling always excited, stable and secure, keeps you feeling in love with life. All day, every day, count your blessings! All day, every day, make your lists of things you appreciate. And as you keep activating what is working in your life, then more pleasing things on all subjects will flow to you."


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Hot off the release of the new Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit, rumors are once again flying that Samsung may also be gearing up to release a stand-alone smartwatch that would work without the need to be connected to a phone. Much like the Neptune Pine or Omate TrueSmart watches, Samsung's offering would take its own SIM card and essentially be a wrist-size phone with full cellular connectivity.
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Check out this blog post which talks about mastering social media in as little as 30 minutes per day. The most important part of this infographic is where it talks about strategy. Not only is a marketing strategy and content strategy important, but also a time management strategy. Marketers need to have a clear vision of their overall plan and also how they are going to execute it. For the social media component, many companies are hiring whole social media teams but what if you are a small business? Does social media seem overwhelming? I think this infographic provides some nice tips on how to maximize your time and social presence. It covers the highlights from the big social media sites: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, and more. This is crucial as more consumers want to engage digitally with businesses and a lack of presence can actually turn consumers off to the brand or business.
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manoomin Project Finishes Up It's Fourth Year
American Indian student involved with the gidakiimanaaniwigamig's manoomin study have now completed year four of a five year grant through the National Science Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to provide opportunities for young people to better understand the past, present and future of wild rice in northern Minnesota. Student presented their findings at 13 Moons nibi Forum. 13 Moons co-hosted the nibi Forum along with the FDLTCC Environmental Institute, Fond du Lac Resource Management, and the manoomin Project. This forum addressed one of our most important resources, Nibi (water)
gidakiimanaaniwigamig Summer 2012
We had a busy week…traveled a lot! One day we went all the way to Odanah, WI to visit GLIFWC's headquarters. There we learned about invasive species and efforts by Scientists and Natural Resources folks to control the spread of invasive species like Asian Carp and Sea Lamprey into Lake Superior. We also saw leaders in our community providing knowledge and support for Ojibwe people as they participate in hunting and fishing on ceded territories, as agreed to through the Treaty of 1854.
Students also participated in a geology study. Wherever we traveled the rocks on the area were looked and and studied to better understand the history of our area. We looked at sandstone, basalt, granite among a few others.
We also collected water samples wherever we went. Tests were conducted to see the health of the watersheds. Tests included ph, dissolved oxygen, phosphate levels, sulfate levels and nitrates. We are especially interested in the sulfide mining proposal in northern Minnesota. We are conducting water testing along the St. Louis River watershed and collecting our own data to better understand the affect of the mining on the future. We believe that if the mining is allowed to proceed it would forever change the water-scape as well as the growth of wild rice growth. Please see http://manoomin.net for more information by students.
Time was spent at the Bear Center in Ely and swimming at the Lake nearby. Students visited the Bois Forte Museum where the history of Ojibwe people was demonstrated through historical displays as well as current work.
Students studied the work of artist Wing Young Huie through a "chalk talk". Students practiced their interview skills and photographed each other with informative written statements.
It was a great time for students to be together and learn. We hope to gather again in the Fall during ricing season. See see more images from the Summer camp click here
Culture Based Arts Integration Workshop for Teachers
Teachers spent a week on the Bois Forte reservation learning about Ojibwe and Dakota culture and arts. Through the Culture Based Arts Integration (CBAI) grant teachers are writing curriculum integrating seasonal culture and arts into current and new units of study. Activities during the week included many informative lecture on language, history and culture, demonstration on wild rice harvesting and preparation, demonstration of pow wow organization and participation as well as a number of videos on current and historical topics including the Dakota 38+2, artists and traditional values.
It was a well planned and intensive study time of learning, discussion and reflection.
American Indian Student Services
American Indian Student Services provides quality educational program in a positive and challenging learning environment for American Indian students of all ages and to maximize their individual potential to compete in a global society while enriching, respecting, and honoring their cultural heritage.
For more information please email Lowana Greensky or call 1-218-749-8130 x1110
Students attended the National American Indian Science & Engineering Fair and Expo (NAISEF) on March 22-23, 2012 in Albuquerque, NM.
STEAM Science Fair
Nearly seventy South Ridge 2nd -6th students in the STEAM after-school program were encouraged to enter this year's Science Fair. After choosing working groups students began brainstorming ideas on Science Buddies. High School Science and Art students were matched up with young scientists and assisted them through the experiments, writing up data, and creating the presentation boards.
It's about enjoying what you are doing! Curious learners make excellent students! Special thanks to ISD2142 American Indian Student Services for their generous support as well as Mr. Ray (HS Science), Mr. Lindner (HS Tech Ed), Ms. C.Olson (K-12 Art), Ms. Ellison (Grade 2), Ms. Dirksen (Grade 4), Ms. Dammer (Grade 6) and Ms. Graves (Grade 6).
Manoomin research presented at Geo-Science Alliance
The National Lacustrine Core Facility (LacCore) from the University of Minnesota and High School students from local programs supported by ISD2142 American Indian Student Services – gidakiimanaaniwigamig and manoomin – presented work that they have been doing for the past five years. Hands-on demonstrations and posters documentating current research findings were presented by students, faculty, and researchers.The primary focus on the lake sedimanet core samples has offered opportunities for gaining knowledge about the past, present, and future conditions of the lakes as they relate to wild rice production.Geo-Science Alliance
FDL Natural Resources Teach Students to Use Compass
Students learned to applique beads on the front of a small leather pouch. Pouches held a compass. Over the winter students spent time with Fond du Lac's Natural Resource scientist and community members learning how to read and use their compass properly.
Funded through Success for the Future.
Mural Project – Cross Cultural Discussions with Local Elder
The goal of the mural was to depict the history of the people from the area. Families had lived for generations as neighbors but knew little about each other. Based on the four seasons, the sky was painted in monochromatic blues showing historical images of our original people, the Ojibwe, involved in traditional seasonal activities such as sugar bush and harvesting wild rice. The foreground, painted in full color, showed Ojibwe and European-American emigrants involved in mid-20th century to present day activities such as going to school, sliding and skating, raising animals, doing laundry, farming, and family life.
The images were created by Art 7 students in response to talking with elders, American Indian and European American. Elders met with students in their English and Art classes. Students were prepared with questions that would assist student in better understanding what is was like growing up in the area at that time. Students learned about harsh winters when cows still had to be tended, how vegetables were sold in town or shared with family and neighbors, and the ways kids spent their time – working the land and assisting with caring for the animals as well as playing outside. They found similarities between communities as well clear differences.
It was a beginning of an on-going discussion.
Jeff Tibbett's Soapstone Sculpture
Artist Jeff Tibbett's worked with high school students in the art studio carving soapstone. Students prepared themselves by completing a series of conte'crayon drawings of animal skeletons and their muscle construction. Based in observation of animals and the human figure, Mr. Tibbett's has completed figurative work in iron, stone, copper, bronze, antler and bone. Students learned how to use carving tools and rasps. Students finished their work by heating the stone and melting beeswax.
Stone and carving tools can be purchased through Dick Blick Art Supplies.
Mr. Tibbett's work can be found at the TWEED Museum, University of Minnesota, Duluth campus.


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One of Spain's greatest writers, who we've published since the '80s, has died.Read More
What Next, If Not That? Torpor, All Grown Up, House of Mirth, and the Changing Face of the Female-Life Crisis
23 May 2017
Flora Willis looks at the women in literature defying a conventional life path.Read More
I Love Dick is now on Amazon Prime
12 May 2017
I Love Dick is now available to stream on Amazon Prime. The infatuation continuesRead More
The Essex Serpent wins Fiction Book of the Year, Overall Book of the Year and Publicity Campaign of the Year at the NibbiesRead More
The All Grown Up Instagram Tour
26 Apr 2017
Therapy for the eyes with these beautiful Instagram pictures of Jami Attenberg's All Grown Up, plus for the mind with the insightful Q&As from our participating Instagrammers. Enjoy!Read More
Our top 10 break up books
25 Apr 2017
Split-lit is big at Serpent's Tail, so we've picked our 10 break up blockbusters, from Anna Karenina to Gone Girl.Read More
On paperback publication day, it's been announced that Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent is a Richard & Judy Summer 2017 Book Club pickRead More
A reading list for your nuclear bunker
18 Apr 2017
Sarah Perry's The Essex Serpent is shortlisted for both the RSL Encore Award and the Dylan Thomas Prize.Read More
Deborah Smith, translator of Bandi's The Accusation and Han Kang's The Vegetarian, tells us about the Korean literature we should look out for this year.Read More
The National Book Awards shortlists have been announcedRead More
Kim Echlin transports us to the exciting and exotic 2017 Cairo Literature FestivalRead More
What a line up! Here's the full list - including our very own Sarah Perry (The Essex Serpent) and Mary Gaitskill (The Mare)Read More
Ruby Tandoh's Eat Up: coming February 2018
6 Mar 2017
We're thrilled to announce we'll be publishing Ruby Tandoh's radical manifesto on the pleasure of eating next year.Read More
Learn about The Accusation, billed 'a literary sensation' by the Guardian back in February last year.Read More
The longlist is made up of six novels, four short story collections and two volumes of poetry.Read More
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Cartoon Monster Mash!
Location: Silent Movie Theatre, 611 North Fairfax Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
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Description: The Cinefamily's 3rd Annual Halloween Horror Fest presents a triple-headed monster of an animation show. Our annual Halloween showcase begins with animation historian Jerry Beck presenting a collection of classic animated Monster cartoons and clips, including The Groovie Goolies, Milton the Monster, and King Kong. Then, he'll be joined by the creative weirdos from Screen Novelties, one of the foremost stop motion animation studios, who have curated a special spooktastic show featuring several monster movies of their own along with clips and shorts of their most dearly beloved creepy creations. And finally as the witching hour approaches we conclude our night with a very rare screening of Disney's classic The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, featuring the head-rolling Halloween favorite The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (along with the autumnal treasure The Wind in the Willows). Join us for this night of gruesome goodies!
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad Dirs. James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, and Jack Kinney, 1949, 35mm, 68 min.
Date: October 05 at 8pm
More in this series:
- Carrie & Christine
- 13 Ghosts
- Dollar Babies Mini-Film Fest
- Pet Sematary I & II with Mary Lambert in person
- Cinefamily's 3rd Annual Halloween Horror Film Fest
- Cartoon Monster Mash!
- Dario Argento Double Bill
- Mutant Girls Squad & Alien vs. Ninja
- Dreamcatcher
- Pajama Party II: Bitch-Craft
- American Psycho with in-person guests
- Herschell Gordon Lewis Tribute
- Umberto Lenzi Triple Bill
- House of the Devil & Dead/Alive, with Ti West in person
- Straight-Jacket & Homicidal
- Chester Turner Tribute
- A Night to Dismember & Don't Panic
- Demon Lover Diary
- Giallo Sneak Preview Triple Bill
- Cinefamily's 100 Most Outrageous Kills!
- Cinefamily Heavy Metal Halloween Party & Fundraiser
- Mistress of Horror: Katt Shea
- The Blob (1988)
- Ken Russell Double Bill of Terror
- Sergio Martino Double Feature
- William Castle Shockers with Terry Castle in person


text: Eve Egoyan is an artist whose medium is the piano. Her intense focus, command of the instrument, insightful interpretations, and unique programmes welcome audiences into unknown territory. Her recordings have received accolades including "Best Classical", The Globe and Mail (1999), for her first solo CD, and more recently one of "Ten Top" classical discs, The New Yorker magazine (2009), and "Top Classical Disc of the Year", The Globe and Mail (2011). Eve's most recent disc, "Thought and Desire", celebrates piano works by Linda Catlin Smith. Eve will be releasing Maria de Alvear's diptych De Puro Amor and En Amor Duro in 2018. Eve's Solo for Duet, a deeply integrated virtuosic mix of sound, image, and unspoken narrative challenging traditional conceptions of piano and pianist, will be touring internationally through 2018 and beyond. Eve was selected as one of the 25 greatest Canadian classical pianists of all time by the CBC. www.eveegoyan.com


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I guess we both aren't coming up
Everytime my fingers run over you
You sink deeper into my heart
I sink deeper into your skin
And that's a comfort there
In the warm core of your youth
On subtle, soft flesh I run miles
The rhythm of your melodies
The charm of the words falling out of your mouth
The lips that curve perfectly
Like a goddess celebrating her body
Like a mighty lord channeling his power
Like a butterfly breaking through the cocoon
You make an intimidating appearance
You dawn upon me like desire to a devil
You make me wanna cry profusely
So perfect at symmetries, how could it be?
Those fingers, those legs, that sweet mouth I taste
Have I ever tasted anything sweeter than, before?
You're a greed to my eyes
A power to my waist
A passion to my jittering brain
A dark desire to my losing heart
Everytime I lie with you
Every inch of your skin on my skin
Each moment of your mouth on my mouth
Liberation comes through bed
Liberation comes through this perilous lust
Liberation comes through holding you naked
And this wasted youth is wasted even more on you
And then you ask if I'm in it?
I was into you the very first time I saw you
Through the glass of now broken glasses
I guess I saw you and told myself that I wanted it
Every inch of your mighty thrust
Every bud of that moving tongue
Every strand of those dark brown hair in my fingers
Yes, I wanted it all the moment I saw you
I was conscious
I was wondering if I looked good enough
But then you made it feel like unnecessary
Bowled me over my senses
Belittled me with those bewitching glances
Sorcerer, I thought to myself
How could someone be so majestic?
That it makes me want to cry
Makes me want to worship
Take you in my mouth and blow your mind
Show you that you're wanted
That you're cared for
That you're a dark desire to someone
That you make it hard to breathe at times
That you make me want to write poems
That you make me a little more like you
I expand, I swear I expand
And now it feels like I'm bigger than before
You're an enchantress
You're a magician and I've become a trick
Oh and when you lie on me
Can I describe that feeling?
The way you guide my limbs when we do it
The way you move my waist
Or work my body in a hundred ways
Can I express those moments?
Words will fall short
God, you make me imbecile
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Charles Hobhouse(Redirected from Sir Charles Hobhouse, 4th Baronet)
Sir Charles Edward Henry Hobhouse, 4th Baronet, TD, PC, JP (30 June 1862 – 26 June 1941) was a British Liberal politician.[1] He was a member of the Liberal cabinet of H. H. Asquith between 1911 and 1915.
Sir Charles Hobhouse
|Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
|In office
23 October 1911 – 11 February 1914
|George V
|Prime Minister
|H. H. Asquith
|Preceded by
|Jack Pease
|Succeeded by
|Charles Masterman
|Postmaster General
|In office
11 February 1914 – 25 May 1915
|George V
|Prime Minister
|H. H. Asquith
|Preceded by
|Herbert Samuel
|Succeeded by
|Herbert Samuel
|Personal details
|30 June 1862
|26 June 1941 (aged 78)
Monkton Farleigh
|Political party
|Alma mater
|Christ Church, Oxford
Background and educationEdit
The eldest son of Sir Charles Parry Hobhouse, 3rd Baronet, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, and served as a lieutenant in the 60th Rifles from 1884 to 1890.[citation needed]
Political careerEdit
Hobhouse's first attempt to get elected was at North Buckinghamshire. He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Devizes between 1892 and 1895 and for Bristol East between 1900 and 1918.[2] He was a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Colonial Office from 1892 to 1895 and a Church Estates Commissioner from 1906 to 1907.
He was appointed to his first ministerial post in 1907 when Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman made him Under-Secretary of State for India, and then served under H. H. Asquith as Financial Secretary to the Treasury from 1908 to 1911. He was a member of Asquith's cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster between 1911 and 1914 and as Postmaster-General between 1914 and 1915. In 1909 he was sworn of the Privy Council.[3] Apart from his career in national politics Hobhouse was a County Alderman for Wiltshire from 1893 to 1924 and an Honorary Colonel of the Royal Tank Regiment. He succeeded his father as fourth Baronet in 1916.
At the Coupon election in 1918 he lost his seat, as did Asquith, McKenna, Runciman, Simon, Samuel and McKinnon Wood. In 1922 Hobhouse chose to stand in North Buckinghamshire but was swept aside by both Conservative and Labour party candidates. As most Liberals found their party and principles were in retreat.
Hobhouse, long associated with Bristol, was appointed President of the Western Counties Liberal Federation from 1924 to 1935 and President of the National Liberal Federation from 1926 to 1930.
Personal lifeEdit
Sir Charles Hobhouse's wife, Lady Nina died in 1927. He married again to Aimee Gladys Brendon. They lived at Monkton Farleigh until he died on 26 June 1941, aged 78.
See alsoEdit
- ^ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=2XWGuS25msYC&pg=PA65&dq=haldane+radical+liberal+asquith+cabinet&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6myZVfLII9Gy7Qb9j6ioAw&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=haldane%20radical%20liberal%20asquith%20cabinet&f=false
- ^ F. W. S. Craig, British parliamentary election results 1885–1918
- ^ "No. 28265". The London Gazette. 29 June 1909. p. 4953.
- Primary Sources
- David, Edward, ed. (1977). Inside Asquith's Cabinet: from the Diaries of Charles Hobhouse. London.
- Secondary Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
External linksEdit
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Sir Charles Hobhouse, Bt
|Parliament of the United Kingdom
|Preceded by
Walter Long
| Member of Parliament for Devizes
|Succeeded by
Edward Goulding
|Preceded by
Sir William Wills, Bt
| Member of Parliament for Bristol East
|Succeeded by
George Bryant Britton
|Political offices
|Preceded by
John Ellis
| Under-Secretary of State for India
|Succeeded by
Thomas Buchanan
|Preceded by
Walter Runciman
| Financial Secretary to the Treasury
|Succeeded by
Thomas McKinnon Wood
|Preceded by
Jack Pease
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
|Succeeded by
Charles Masterman
|Preceded by
Herbert Samuel
| Postmaster-General
|Succeeded by
Herbert Samuel
|Party political offices
|Preceded by
John Alfred Spender
| President of the National Liberal Federation
|Succeeded by
Arthur Brampton
|Baronetage of the United Kingdom
|Preceded by
Charles Hobhouse
| Baronet
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|Succeeded by
Reginald Hobhouse


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$980—$1,563 1—2 bed 3600 North Hills Drive, Austin TX, 78731
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3600 North Hills Drive, Austin, 78731
Commute to Downtown Austin
This apartment is in Austin. Nearby parks include Allen Memorial County Park, Northwest Little League Field and Northwest Park.
Northhills Flats Apartments has a Walk Score of 65 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
$500 off rent & waived admin fee ($650 value) Call for more details!
Upgraded, pet-friendly 1 & 2 bedroom apartment homes. Close to everything you need with the service & amenities you deserve.
*UT & Cap Metro Bus Stop
*Adjacent to the BEST HEB, Starbucks, CVS & More
*Top-rated Public Schools in Austin
Our community is known for its great schools & friendly welcoming neighbors. Once here, take a dip in the sparkling saltwater pool, or the pup to the park which is exclusive for our pet friendly community. Better yet, simply relax in your newly renovated home filled with gorgeous fixtures, spacious light-filled rooms, & quiet ambiance.
Live within walking distance to HEB grocery store, max out your credit cards at The Domain or The Arboretum, & enjoy all the eats, treats, & entertainment that downtown Austin has to offer. Finally, enjoy life close to everything you need for the late night study break, dinner & a movie, or happy hour with a colleague.
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Chronic Pain... Without Painkillers?
October 17, 2014
Hosted by Jacob Patrick Jansen
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Episode Description
In this episode I am joined by Vincent Hack, a left leg amputee, and Mel Pohl, Medical Director of Las Vegas Recovery Center to talk about chronic pain and living without pain medications. Between the years of 1999 and 2010, sales for prescription painkillers to hospitals, doctors and pharmacies increased fourfold. Why has this happened? The shows discussion will include Vincent's story of addiction, chronic pain and recovery, alternative methods to deal with pain, how opiates affect the brain, non-opiate pain medication and pain relieving techniques, and how the Las Vegas Recovery Center helps chronic pain patients break the addictive grasp of pharmaceutical opiates.
I Took the High Road
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I Took the High Road is a show about addiction and recovery with a host that has firsthand experience with both. With the current drug problem reaching epidemic proportions, my goal is to teach you to approach this situation differently. We need to fight the demand for drugs, not the supply. I will educate about the disease of addiction and change the way we view current judicial standards and recovery methods. It is my goal to take the stigma out of drug addiction and remove barriers to treatment. Addicts are not bad people trying to get good, they are sick people trying to get well.
Jacob Patrick Jansen
My name is Jacob Jansen and I have traveled the road of both addiction and recovery. I was a scholar athlete in high school, and shortly after, landed a great job as a day trader at a major hedge fund. My life quickly spiraled out of control as I moved from marijuana to prescription opiates. I became opiate dependent, and before I knew it, I was an IV heroin user for many years until I got clean on July 19, 2010.
Since then I have made it through the judicial system, graduated from University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, started My Recovery Project LLC and All-Encompassing Addiction Recovery LLC, became a certified intervention specialist and recovery life coach, became a father, was voted to the board of directors for Recovery Coaches International, became an administrator for stop heroin Wisconsin, and became a radio show host for the VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness channel.
I have a passion for helping addicted individuals and their families find help. I am flexible, knowledgeable, caring and experienced. Finding help for an addiction can be a difficult process. I experienced what heroin addiction had done to me and my family and I have made it my mission to help educate families about the disease of addiction, and help those who need help, and get the help that is required. I have found happiness in my recovery, reconnected with my family, and have found balance in life. Successful recovery is possible with help. I am proof.


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Posted by Bob 'Skippy' Blechinger on February 11, 2002 at 05:54:40:
In Reply to: Strange Hofner bass posted by Matt on February 10, 2002 at 05:30:16:
: I would very much appreciate your help on this one. I have found a (in my opinion) very strange Hofner 500/1. It looks as if it was built in the late 60's or early 70's because of the printed logo on the headstock. The strange thing about this bass is the controls: all of the knobs, together with some strange switches ("boost" and so on), are located on some kind of plate that "follows" the edge of the bass! I have never seen one like this before.
: I think a pic will make "identification" of this bass much easier:
: http://www.tiptop.se/dbimages/DSCN2015_HoFNER_BASS_LATE_60S_40.JPG
: Thank you!
I'm not absolutely sure, but I seem to recall seeing a bass like that in Hofner's ads from the late 70's or early 80's; I don't recall if it had the logo like yours, though.
Hope that helps!
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Film v. Bullets Tee for Men! Made in USA. 100% designed & hand-printed by The Medium Control. Fits true to size with minimal shrinkage. We always print on the highest quality American Apparel shirts. Brown Heather is a Tri-Blend tshirt that contains: 50% Polyester / 25% Cotton / 25% Rayon.
The Medium Control was born in 2001. After college, Tommy knew he wanted to work for himself as a designer. It was a time of long nights and new beginnings.
On top of building a reputable portfolio of design clients, Tommy needed an additional creative outlet to express his own ideas and explore multiple mediums. The first endeavor was an apparel + accessory line. This was inspired by the snow/skate/surf culture he was deeply invested in, and his newfound love for classic modern design principals + philosophy. Out of this exploration The Medium Control was born.
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Hagerstown resident Amber Stouffer carefully surveyed a sea of donated toys and picked out some stuffed animals that she plans to give to her 13-month-old daughter on Christmas morning.
"I just want to make sure my daughter has a good Christmas this year," she said.
Stouffer was among hundreds of Washington County parents who participated Tuesday in the annual toy/food giveaway sponsored by the Salvation Army and the Marine Corps' Toys for Tots program.
The event was held in the former CVS Pharmacy building at Long Meadow Shopping Center north of Hagerstown.
Jim Mills, chairman of Washington County Toys for Tots, said the effort began Oct. 1, when members of the organization started setting up collection boxes at 220 spots across the county. As of Tuesday, donors had contributed nearly 15,000 toys.
"It's just to make sure every child wakes up on Christmas morning with a smile," Mills said. "It's nice to let them know that someone cares. It might give them a better outlook on life."
He said toys that are left over after the two-day giveaway, which ends Wednesday, will be given to SanMar Children's Home and other charities.
Mills lauded the Salvation Army for partnering with Toys for Tots. He said the Salvation Army plays an important role by screening the families to ensure they meet the income standards.
Salvation Army Maj. Karen Lyle said the event is open to families that are at or below the poverty level.
A family of four, for example, must earn $22,350 a year or less to be eligible, according to the 2011 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines.
Salvation Army volunteers and the Toys for Tots program provided toys for 1,100 families, or about 2,700 children, Lyle said.
In addition to the toys that the Marines collected, the Salvation Army used $20,000 from its Christmas kettle drive to buy things for infants, toddlers and children from ages 9 to 12, she said.
"Those are the age groups people aren't sure what to buy," Lyle said.
In addition to the toys, volunteers gave each family a box loaded with nonperishable foods, and gift cards from Martin's to buy perishable items, such as meat and milk.
Patricia Lawrence of Hagerstown, who volunteered to help at this year's giveaway, said she was on the receiving end years ago.
She said the event is all about putting smiles on children's faces and showing them the meaning of Christmas.
"This is where I started with my children," Lawrence said. "I used to be in this position. Now, I'm giving back."


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The Organic Meat Company
1/08/06The Organic Meat Company goes global
With a complement of rural skills, four friends are taking Australian organic meat to the world.
Story + photos Paula Heelan
A crowd has gathered at a trade fair exhibit at Beef Australia 2006, held recently in Rockhampton, Queensland. Alister Ferguson, Peter Gall, David McDonald and Iain Scholes are flat out fielding questions about their relatively new business, The Organic Meat Company. Launched in January 2005, the company supplies products for both the domestic and international markets, and has so far been met with much success.
The four men, all with rural backgrounds, have been firm friends since boarding school. They worked together as young jackaroos for several years in western Queensland's Blackall district, and it is through this work, combined with their agricultural studies and family beef enterprises (Iain and Peter's family businesses have been certified as organic livestock operations for more than 10 years), that they have gained knowledge and experience in beef production and an enduring interest in organic beef.
The idea for a joint company started when Peter encouraged Iain and others in the Blackall area to begin accessing more consistent organic foods. "We could see there was a growing market for organic beef both here and overseas," Peter says. "So we began researching the potential for an organic beef venture."
After working for Sanger Australia, one of Australia's largest meat export trading companies, Alister knew the opportunities for marketing reliable, quality organic produce were endless – and something that the industry lacked. "Organic beef was always at the back of my mind and I had been going on and on about it to Sanger management," he says. "I knew that by addressing both quality and supply issues it was possible to expand the market and help it realise its true potential. Then, at the start of 2005, when the EU [European Union] market for organic cattle dropped due to South America selling cheaper organic products, Pete and I realised new markets were needed.
We sat down with Sanger, explained our idea to begin an organic meat company as a Sanger Australia subsidiary and they agreed to back us. If it didn't look like taking off in 12 months, I promised never to talk organics again."
The first step for Peter and Alister was to ensure producers would have access to certified organic meat processors, so they set about approving several processing plants all the way from Victoria through to Queensland. "Our supply began with Iain's cattle, turning over about 88 head per month, marketed under The Organic Meat Company and basically we have progressed from there," Alister says.
Today Peter is based in Toowoomba, Queensland, and is responsible for buying cattle, Alister handles the meat marketing form Sydney, David is the company's south-east Queensland representative and Iain's family business (which runs 4000 breeders across 60,750 hectares) is the company's largest supplier. Peter's wife Louise and Iain's wife Kathy are also involved in the business.
The new enterprise has managed to open doors into several markets, such as supplying to IGA and David Jones, as well as a wholesale business to butchers. "At the moment 70 percent of our beef is for the export market and 30 percent is domestic," Alister says.
As well as exporting to Singapore, Hong Kong and Koreas, the company recently secured a lucrative business deal with the world's largest natural and organic food retailer, Whole Foods Market, in the US. "All of Iain's meat goes to Whole Foods," Alister says. "We see the States as one of our biggest opportunities."
Australian Certified Organic (ACO) has now sanctioned The Organic Meat Company producers (numbering more than 45) as well as their suppliers and processors. By building a strong alliance with these people, trustworthiness, quality and excellence are assured, while the company maintains control over the entire process. The reputation of the brand has benefited from this, with a 30 percent growth being experienced in one year, allowing the company to expand into organic lamb and chicken.
"At the moment demand is outweighing supply, which is great," Alister says. "While it's our aim to increase our number of producers, we prefer to talk to those who come to us, rather than us chasing those that may not be genuine about becoming organic."
According to Alister, their success demonstrates the increasing popularity of organic foods. "More than ever before, consumers are becoming more responsible for what their families are eating," he says. "They are asking questions about where their food comes from and are keen to know about the processes involved from paddock to plate."
Alister doesn't need to worry about his promise Sanger Australia that he'd never mention organics again if his business idea didn't take off. Thanks to a team of entrepreneurial young businessmen from the bush, The Organic Meat Company has not only taken off, but it seems it is here for the long haul.
For more information: www.theorganicmeatcompany.com.au


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Kids put safety in the spotlight at a recent "Safety and Fun Day" at Hydro's aluminium extrusion plant in Birtley in the U.K. This is one example of how Hydro builds good community relations where the company operates around the world.
The Birtley plant, near Newcastle, invited employees' families to a day of activities that included a bouncy castle, fairground ride, bird man with falcons and an owl, burger van and a tombola – and focus on safety.
Going home safely every day
"We wanted to emphasize how valuable family life is and how important it is to go home safely at the end of each day," explains Mike Miller, the plant's health, safety, and environment manager.
Adds Angela Wilkinson, Unite union representative: "We organized the day to highlight the importance of health and safety, but wanted to do it in a fun way to get the families of our workforce, and especially their children, involved."
Fire-fighters from Birtley fire station attended a life-like "incident" at the site to display their skills – and the fire engine was certainly a highlight of the day. The firemen demonstrated how the fire hoses and other equipment works.
"We really appreciate the Birtley fire-fighters giving up their valuable time to attend our safety day," says Richard Elliott, plant manager.
The children also got to try on firemen outfits and climb aboard the fire engine (and a few adults couldn't resist dressing up either).
Extrusion process demonstrated
On a plant tour for the children, John Morrison, the die shop manager, gave a very effective demonstration of the extrusion process using a "Play-Doh" fun factory.
All of the kids were given their own Hydro T-shirt as well as child-size high-visibility vests provided by Arco, the company that supplies personal protective equipment to the Birtley plant. The company also had a stall at the event and explained the importance of the safety equipment to the children.
Schools benefit, too
Prizes, which were all donated by suppliers to Hydro included, Newcastle United football shirts, a microwave and skateboards and helmets.
A total of £221 was raised on the day and will be divided among four local schools.
A great success
"Birtley's first Safety and Fun day was a great success. It demonstrated the importance of health and safety, particularly to the children, in a fun and effective way. It's a winning formula that I am sure will be repeated in the future," says Derrick Webb, managing director of Hydro's extrusion operations in the U.K.


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Skye Arts & Crafts
Indigo Berry
Indigo Berry jewellery is designed and created by the artist Michelle Seviour from her home on the Isle of Skye.
Working with gemstones, silver and vintage buttons, each piece of Indigo Berry jewellery is totally unique and inspired not only by the landscape and culture of Skye but also the work of the Pre-Raphaelites. Available online, at local craft fairs, Cuillin Crafts gift shop (Portree), On The Croft (Fernilea) and Bog Myrtle (Struan).


text: Protests erupted throughout Iran in 2009 after incumbent Mahmood Ahmadinejad was declared winner of a highly disputed presidential race. The so-called "Green Wave" of protest included violent clashes with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the jailing of protesters and journalists, as well as injuries and casualties. Few foreign journalists were granted visas to enter the country, resulting in an information vacuum filled by so-called "citizen journalists" who uploaded cell-phone videos of and tweeted about the violent clashes. Alongside this emerged video chronicles of nightly chants by residents of Iran's densely populated cities shouting "Allah-O-Akbar" from their rooftops. By tracing the roots of this protest tradition, not only in the Iranian revolution of 1979 but also in Shi'a rowzeh khani performance, this essay examines rooftop chanting as an enactment of a counter-politics through sonic performativity. The threshold space of the rooftop figures here as a space of political improvisation.


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Suzanne Syz ring in white gold, set with briolette-cut diamonds and a natural padparadscha sapphire, has been made specially for the Masterpiece London 2013 show.
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ERIC Number: ED190423
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1975-Jun
Pages: 37
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Reference Count: 0
Psychology: Introduction and Application (A Course Through Improvisations).
Hillman, Aaron W.
The document presents a course outline and teacher material for a nine-week high school psychology course. The objective is to introduce students to the psychology of human personality and adjustment and to encourage them to apply what is learned to their own lives. The major thesis is that students must understand themselves in order to understand others. The student introduction includes a course description, notation of required work, and a list of additional activities. The course outline notes necessary background texts, lists goals and objectives, assigns homework, and outlines the content. The nine sections cover psychology, learning, psychoanalysis, frustration and conflict, defense mechanisms, rationalization, human concerns and adjustments, and mental hygiene. Activities emphasize class and group discussion as well as reading, observing situations at home, playing games, keeping a diary, evaluating various behaviors, analyzing situations, and keeping a notebook. Appendix A provides instructions for maintenance of notebooks, the only required assignment. Teacher material includes a list of objectives, an overview, and brief teaching suggestions. Appendix B provides more complete information for teaching methods and instructions. The final two appendices offer three exams and three forms for student evaluation of the course objectives. (CK)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Confluent Education Development and Research Center, Santa Barbara, CA.


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Imperial Japan
April 16, 2019
13 Days
Cultural Journey
14 Guests
From $15,480
Additional departure: October 7, 2019
Expedition Highlights
- Spend three full days in Kyoto, Japan's ancient capital, and enjoy an exclusive geisha experience with a local expert.
- Cruise on Lake Ashi, which lies in the caldera of Mt. Hakone, and enjoy spectacular views of Mt. Fuji.
- Experience the excitement of riding first-class in Japan's famed bullet trains.
- Pay your respects at the solemn Atomic Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima.
- Stroll through serene Kenrokuen Garden, regarded to be one of Japan's most beautiful gardens.
- Enjoy independent meals at restaurants of your choice with the Dine-Around Program.