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Lochlomond distillery (producer of Inchmurrin) is situated in the village of Alexandria beside the river Leven at the southernmost tip of romantic Loch Lomond, also famous for its world championship golf course. An earlier Lochlomond distillery operated at Arrocher from 1814, but the present distillery was converted in 1966 from a former dye-works. One of its claims to fame is as the favoured malt of comic strip character Capitain Haddock, a friend of Tintin, and the distillery is a favourite destination of Tintin fans.
The distillery draws its water from deep below Loch Lomond, and uses malted barley with varying degrees of peating. This unique combination of malt and grain stills allows Loch Lomond to produce eight malt whiskies with different degrees of peating, and also a "single blend" whisky, or a blend of malt and grain whiskies that originate from the same distillery. It has its own cooperage where the oak barrels used for maturation are crafted, repaired and re-charred. Loch Lomond whiskies (malt and grain) are thus produced, matured and blended at the distillery, one of the few distilleries to manage the whole process from milling to blending. Loch Lomond Single Highland Malt whisky is available with no age statement and as Inchmurrin and Old Rhosdhu malt whiskies, Inchmurrin being the most peaty. Jim Murray once described it as " Hardly glorious but unlike any other single malt around with an astonishing array of flavours and mood changes.
This is the new 46% ABV release. The distillery notes say to suggest "...Seville orange citrus notes before softer fruits of peach and apricot, creamy fudge and vanilla."Other reviews...Matured in a mixture of bourbon, refill, and recharred casks. Ripe peaches, malt, and vanilla on the nose, with a hint of linseed oil. Oily on the palate, with more peaches, plus quite dark spices, backed by creamy vanilla. Medium in length, spicy, with emerging dry oak notes.
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Since Nintendo has only seen fit to bestow us with titles like Baseball and Urban Champion, it's nice to see Sega showing the Wii's Virtual Console a little old school lovin' in early 2007.The House of Sonic has provided us with its first quarter list of downloadable content.
On the schedule you've got someobscure titles like Bonanza Brothers, Bio-Hazard Battle, and Gain Ground.But the inclusion of Streets of Rage and Comix Zone should leave Genesis fans withoutstretched arms, making child-like "gimme-gimme!" gestures.
Above: In Comix Zone, your fists are fluent in '60's Batman sound splashes.
The Genesis games will go for 800 Wii Points each -or $8 American for those unfamiliar with the conversion.Keep an eye out for these titles and morein the upcoming weeks.
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Trying to fit in art and parenthood is always a challenge for me. I dearly love being a mum, but I do hanker for art filled days of bliss too! I am fortunate that Annabel, my daughter, goes to various places to play for 2 and a half days a week, which makes perfect time for me to endulge and develop my artwork.
I have now added another string to my bow. I signed up with Art Profile, who books artists to demonstrate at various Art Societies. So far I have booking up until 2012!
These last couple of months I have been busy demonstrating at Art Societies. One a week to be exact. I am lucky to have these booked in the evenings, which lets me leave husband holding the baby! Most of the demonstrations I do request my Fractured style of painting. It fascinates people before I show up with that title, as they've never heard of it before! Luckily, all of the demo's so far have gone incredibly well, and the members are all very welcoming and enthusiastic. I take along my hand made cards as well, which always adds a bit of revenue. The last one was last night, in Midhurst, near Petworth. They have invited me back to hold a workshop, which involves working as a class, helping members to create their own piece of Fractured artwork.
The first ever demonstration I did, I was really thrown in at the deep end, as they videoed me! Nerve wrecking? Yes, a touch. But this time I was demoing my floral collage style, something I have been doing for quite a few years, so felt quite confident. They all walked away inspired! Brilliant!
I have also been photographed for a local newspaper, the article will hopefully be published fairly soon.
Here is the photo they took of me in the swing of demoing my Fractured style using Derwent chalk pastels!


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I finally finished my Forge World Blight Drone. This model was a lot of fun to paint. The amount of detail on the model is incredible. The combination of mechanical parts and flesh is a lot more grotesque than other Daemon Engines. Which is perfect for Nurgle. I'm planning to convert a Forge Fiend and a Helldrake in the same style as Forge World did this model. Still not sure how to achieve this, so if anyone has any tips or ideas that could be relevant, feel free to comment.
The models armour was done in the same way I do my World Eaters (check out the tutorial: http://wilhelminiatures.blogspot.no/2015/03/tutorial-heresy-era-world-eater.html) only glazed in GW's Sepia shade. I really like glazing white with sepia. It sometimes gives the model a greenish look, which is perfect for Nurgle Armour.
The skin was done with light human skin-tomes, shaded and glazed with purple to give it a more sickly feel, and to contrast the armour.


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This rugged island of sheltered bays, exposed headlands and sheltered inlets is one of Pembrokeshire's top attractions, not least due to the vast number of bird species that call Skomer home. As well as puffins, guillemots, razorbills and short eared owls, the island is home to a large number of Manx Shearwaters. If you stay overnight, you'll witness one of the UK's most remarkable events as these birds return to their burrows under the cover of darkness. At the centre of the island you'll also find an education room and interpretation centre, as well as a cosy hostel if you do decide to spend the night.
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FASHION: Lace Inspiration
If you've seen my Outfit of the Days (OOTD) from the past 3 days, you might notice a lace theme. We're going to focus on that this week. I wear A LOT OF LACE often. It has a classic, vintage, and bohemian feel that I really enjoy. Plus, I find most laces to be very comfortable to wear. Some of them are surprisingly warm. When picking a piece to buy, I have to be equally attracted to the fabric design as the shape. I'm partial to creamy colors and black laces. From a little lace detail, to a full lace ensemble, I love it all. When worn right, there isn't such thing as "too much lace". There are ways to make it look sultry and sophisticated, as well as more demure and delicate. I'll be sharing some of my favorite pieces, more OOTDs, and stylings with lace. Since I love to layer lace, I created an inspiration collage that has layers of lace. If you are interested in the History of Lace, head over to The Lace Guild. They have lots of great information on lace. Probably things you never though were related to lace making and it's origins.
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As identified in last week's article, time is one of the most important commodities a parent has. Time can be even more valuable to those in single parent households. Blitz Days take advantage of the time restraints families have.
Time is one of the main reasons parents prefer Show and Sell opportunities. Show and Sell gives them a set time slot, usually two hours, to sell popcorn with their son. When parents participate in Show and Sell, they feel their time commitment is done. However, the two-hour time slot usually does not produce the results for the Scout to meet their sales goal. Parents must then ask for another time slot which increases the amount of time they spend fundraising. This can leave a sour taste especially for new Scouting families.
The statistics show Scouts sell more per hour going door-to-door than standing in front of a storefront. Then why do they not go door-to-door. Most of the time, door-to-door sales are not as structured as storefront sales.
This is where Blitz Days come into play. Blitz Days are coordinated door-to-door selling event. The purpose of the Blitz Day is to provide an opportunity for every member of the Unit to go out and sell door-to-door for a set period of time on a set day, typically 2-3 hours. At the end of the set time, Scouts meet back at a designated location for a mini-celebration for their efforts.
There are three different kinds of Blitz Days:
- No-Product Blitz Day
- Product Blitz Day
- Hub and Spoke Blitz Day
No-Product Blitz Days – No-Product Blitz Days are the easiest to organize. This is the traditional door-to-door sales method where Scouts take the order form as sell to customers. The Unit Leader instructs parents and Scouts in their Unit to sell door-to-door in the neighborhood in which they live for a specific time period with a specific goal in mind for just that day. This method works best for Units who have a membership spread over several neighborhoods. The biggest advantage is there is no coordination of product delivery during the Blitz Day. The biggest disadvantage to this is Scouts and parents must take time to deliver the product and collect funds at a later date.
Product Blitz Days – Scouts go door-to-door selling product. The difference is there is a vehicle following Scouts which has the product. What I typically see is two Scouts going down opposite sides of the street selling product. When they sell the product to a person at the door, they collect the funds through cash, check or credit card, go back to the vehicle to get the product, and deliver it to the customer. The biggest advantage is parents and Scouts complete the transaction all at one time. This is time well spent. However, there are a couple of disadvantages. First, Units must have enough product on-hand in each vehicle of every variety to ensure they do not have to come back to the customer. Second, there is an additional expense of gas for the vehicle carrying the product.
Lately, I have done a modified version of Product Blitz Day with my son. Rather than carrying every variety of product, we select two. When he goes to the door, he does his normal sales pitch. However, he adds the line "I happen to have this product on me today" pointing to the one or two products we have in our vehicle. 80% of the time the customer will buy the product you have on-hand. I recommend the product you carry on-hand be $20 or higher. The first year my son and I used this method, we sold quite a bit of small caramel corn at $10. We have since learned from this mistake. The next year we used a large caramel corn at $20 and saw no drop off in sales. As you can see, this doubled his total sales with the same amount of effort.
Hub and Spoke Blitz Day – The biggest difference between this method and the Product Blitz Day is where you start. The 'hub' is your Show and Sell location. The hub is where all of the Unit popcorn is kept. You have some Scouts man the Show and Sell location while the others are the 'spokes' and go through the neighborhood around your hub. Scouts sell in this neighborhood using the traditional order form. At the end of sale with the customer, Scouts add the line "If you would like to pay now I can deliver your product this afternoon." When the Scout sells an item, the parent sends a text or calls the Hub Coordinator. The Hub Coordinator pulls the product and sets it aside for delivery later that day. Once they complete their 2-3 hours going door-to-door, Scouts and parents come back to the Show and Sell location where the Hub Coordinator has the product already sorted. Parents and Scouts pick up their product and deliver it the same day. To avoid conflict with who mans the Show and Sell location, in the past I have designated these time slots only for newly recruited Scouts to out Unit while the rest of the Scouts go out in the neighborhood. This gives new parents an easy opportunity to get involved with the popcorn sale while still seeing the excitement and success of all the other Scouts selling popcorn.
As mentioned earlier, a vital component of the Blitz Day, no matter which method you choose, is having a celebration at the end of the Blitz. There must be a reason for the Scouts to want to participate by having a reward at the end. The reward does not have to be much. It could be ice cream, pizza, bowling, skating, zoo, or any number of items or activities. Provide a location for everyone to meet the afternoon or evening of the Blitz Day. Last year, I saw a Unit meet at a pumpkin patch/corn maze where those who participated got to go on the hay ride and corn maze while those who met their goal picked out a pumpkin to take home.
Goals for the Blitz Day are important as well. I set a Scout Goal for the day and a Unit goal for the day. I typically set the Scout Blitz Day Goal at $300. This amount should be easily done in a 2-3 hour time period going door-to-door. I then multiply this by the number of Scouts participating in the Blitz Day to get the Unit Goal. If either the Scout hits his goal or the Unit hits the Blitz Day Goal, they get the pre-established reward. I do give a special prize for the top-selling Scout or duo (Scouts who go out in pairs, typically brothers) for the Blitz Day. There are times when a Scout will meet their $300 goal in just over an hour. Having the top-selling Blitz Day Scout reward gives a reason for same Scout to finish out the designated Blitz Day time slot and sell more. Again, the item does not have to be large. In the past I have given away a headlamp to this Scout which cost less than $10.
Blitz Days are the next wave of getting every Scout in your Unit the opportunity to sell while reducing the time parents have to spend on fundraising. Schedule your Blitz Day just like you would for Show and Sell with a set beginning and end to the event. I recommend doing your Blitz Day sometime during the first half of the popcorn sale in your council with the opening weekend being the best day. Make the Blitz Day a part of your annual calendar and it will become a tradition to start your Scouting year off right by having the funds to run your program.


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She got glow-in-the-dark stars and a moon that we stuck on her shelve above her bed this week (even though it pains me to put stickers on furniture). We switch off the lights and watch the stars and the moon now every night and imagine we are outside (the real deal will be nicer, but it's pretty awesome to make up our own stories).
"Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." Marcus Aurelius
I hope to be see the night sky in all its glory somewhere far away from the bright city lights in the distant future, hopefully when winter rolls around.


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4 Essential Keys to Effective Communication in Love, Life, Work–Anywhere!
Would you like to improve your communication skills and grow and strengthen your marriage and relationships? If so, this book is for you!
Now available as an audiobook, Bento wrote this book as a 'How-To Guide' for practicing the key skills that will help you and anyone identify and overcome communication barriers and achieve relationship success with the important people in your life—with your spouse or fiance, your child(ren), your parent, siblings, friends, co-workers, customers–everyone! He says, "Father & Mother Moon have always taught us to 'live for the sake of others' – communicating well with love and skill is a very practical and immediate way to do so."
In this book you will learn:
- Empathic awareness and empathic listening skills
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You will also get the 12-Day Communication Challenge! This Action Guide at the end of the book will help you practice a particular skill step each day thus growing in confidence and ability as you do.
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"I'm always excited when I see couples and individuals experience major breakthroughs in their communication skills and relationships," he says. "That fuels my passion and gives me the power and energy to keep doing this important work. I wish every person success in learning and practicing these powerful skills to grow and strengthen their marriages, families, and all their relationships."
Bento & his wife Kimiko live in his hometown of San Leandro, California. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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There are a lot of new fashionable hairstyles in summer 2012. Apart from such classical hairdos as updo and braided hair, there are also several new haisrtyles, which have been underestimted till these days. As a fact, loose hair and ponytail are on top this year as they look stylish and even gorgeous.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Where to buy a fashionable dress?
Perhaps every fashion loving person knows that dresses are on top this season. As a matter of fact, the variety of fashionable dresses is greatly high, so every girl can find something suitable. However, I have to admit that searching for a dress which would suit your perfectly is quite a complicated process. What is more, I am sure that the majority of girls face some difficulties when the time to Buy Dress comes. In fact, it is often quite difficult to find a dress with a needful style and color. Furthermore, your size is not always available. There are no doubts that all the problems may become really annoying while shopping in your local shopping center. Luckily, there is a way to avoid the difficulties. Actually, buying dresses by internet is a perfect solution. As for me, buydress.com.au is the best place to get the clothe. There you can choose from a wide variety of gowns, which differ by their style, purpose and price. All dresses are divided in different categories , so it is very easy to find the one you need on www.buydress.com.au. It is also important to mention that the wide range of prices make the dresses affordable for people of every amount of incomes.
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BOOK REVIEW: The 12 Step Buddhist
The 12-Step Buddhist is NOT a light read. In fact, it's not a one-sitting read. Instead, I find this book better digested over time. Nonetheless, it is well written and comes highly recommended from me.
Daren Littlejohn combines autobiography and reference guide in this enlightened introduction to both Buddhism and the 12 steps. I like the way that he personalizes concepts and offers suggestions throughout the book. I also like the way that he simplifies Buddhist beliefs for an audience (addicts) who tend to complicate things. His no-nonsense approach tells it like it is and challenges the reader to put into PRACTICE what can become highly theorized.
In fact, The 12 Step-Buddhist passes my "direction dive" test…when I'm in need of some divine wisdom, I pick up a book, or dictionary or encyclopedia, open to a random page and read where my finger falls. Everytime I've picked up the 12-Step Buddhist, I hear what I need to hear in the moment. For whatever reason, Littlejohn's writing has both the density and the intention that help me in moments of question. It has become a fixture in my recovery library.
Here are some reasons why you might want to check it out:
1. You are struggling with the concept of a "Higher Power" and looking for alternatives.
2. You are interested in integrating Eastern spirituality to your recovert, but don't know where to start.
3. You would like to learn more about Buddhism.
4. You are looking for practical suggestions for meditation.
5. You are committed to the 12 steps and want to broaden that experience to help others .
The 12-Step Buddhist gets my highest accolades as a meaningful guide to recovery that fills a gap to alternative spirituality in addiction communities. Thanks to Darren Littlejohn for his work. It seems to have been a lifetime in the making!
Got any other suggestions for another good read? Send me a lead…or send me a book! I'll start to regularly review books in the coming months and will give you my HONEST opinion.
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i am from Nepal and i am proud to say that i am a Nepali since Siddhartha Gautam or Gautam Buddha was born in Nepal.currently i am training in Oklahoma staying away from drugs and alcohol.
Referenced this post in my blog over at http://thinkofnow.wordpress.com/ . Thanks!
Most Important thing in Buddhism is put all these theories into pratice. Otherwise nobody will able to find the importance of Buddhism. If this book helps in that context it will be worthwhile.
This sounds like a very interesting and enlightening read. Many addicts struggle with the concept of a "higher power" when going through the 12-step approach. It should be interesting to see how this book addresses that issue.
You have wet my appetite for this book. I'll have to check it out. It amazes me how so many people get interested in Eastern Religion because the Western Religion are not meeting the spiritual needs of people.
Interesting information, thanks for sharing – I look forward to more.


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The challenges of modern cyber-security are complex, so complex that a supercomputer can make a big difference. That's the hope of supercomputer vendor Cray and its partner Deloitte Advisory Cyber Risk Services.
The two announced a subscription-based Cyber Reconnaissance and Analytics service that uses the recently announced Cray Urika-GX supercomputer that can provide up to 1,728 compute cores, 22 terabytes of memory and 35TB of solid-state drive storage. Perhaps, even more importantly, the Urika-GX has been designed to help enable big data workloads, including Apache Hadoop and Spark.
"What we were dealing with was a lot of data that we needed to be able to process in a short amount of time with the ability to handle both structured and unstructured data," Gordon Hannah, cyber-reconnaissance and analytics leader for Deloitte Advisory Cyber-Risk Services and principal at Deloitte & Touche, told eWEEK. "That really drove us to look at the Cray platform."
Barry Bolding, chief strategy officer at Cray, explained that the Urika-GX includes Cray's Aries interconnect, which provides the ability to access memory on other nodes as if it resided on the local compute node.
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"Think of it as a cluster, but with a single global address space for all the memory in the cluster," Bolding told eWEEK.
Cray provides the hardware while Deloitte provides the security analytics technology. End-user customers work directly with Deloitte and do not need to physically acquire an Urika-GX supercomputer, but rather can use the system on a hosted subscription basis.
"We're delivering this as a managed service so clients don't have to buy a Cray platform, so organizations get the benefit of a supercomputer that they can procure in bite-sized chunks," Hannah said.
Deloitte Advisory Cyber Risk Services is bringing multiple tools to the Urika-GX, including data collection, third-party threat intelligence and analytic processing, Hannah said.
"We have a significant background in looking at risk models and controls for our clients," Hannah said. "So we're able to weigh risk for the organization versus what we see through analytics, and we have a visualization layer so clients can look at the various risks and threats."
The Cyber Reconnaissance and Analytics service also provides a behavioral analytics-based capability that can spot potential outliers to normal system and user behavior, he said.
"Over time, we can get to a baseline and see anomalies to the baseline," Hannah said. "But even right out of the gate, we can see things initially that are not expected or not part of the organization's policy, and we can flag those."
Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at eWEEK and InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.


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Sebastian Stan senses something creepy in The Apparition.
THE APPARITION (Todd Lincoln). 82 minutes. Opens Friday (August 24). See listing. Rating: N
The Apparition looks like it ran out of money and lost its writer before it finished shooting. How else to describe the jumble of disconnected imagery, plot lines and characters that go nowhere and the most anticlimactic final scene (given away in the misleading trailer, not to mention the poster) of any recent horror film?
Twilight's Ashley Greene and Gossip Girl's Sebastian Stan play Kelly and Ben, a young couple taking care of her mom's big old suburban home in a bizarrely deserted neighbourhood. Unbenownst to Kelly, Ben's earlier involvement in a paranormal experiment has unleashed some entity that begins by moving dressers around and graduates to spreading a particularly nasty form of mould in corners and under floorboards.
Every element of Todd Lincoln's debut film feels derivative, from the Grudge-like effects to the Paranormal Activity-like furniture rearranging.
It's a pastiche of hoary clichés, like the opening credits of The X-Files expanded to feature length.


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BBC orders third series of Wizards vs Aliens
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BBC has ordered a third series of 'Wizards vs Aliens', which will go into production next month and begin airing later this year
The BBC has ordered a third series of 'Wizards vs Aliens'.
The CBBC sci-fi show - which was created by former 'Doctor Who' executive producer Russell T. Davies - has been commissioned for a brand new series to begin airing later this year.
The action-packed show follows young wizard Tom Clarke (Scott Haran) and his pal Benny Sherwood (Percelle Ascott) as they battle the villainous Nekross, who threaten to destroy the universe and all of wizardkind in their pursuit of magic.
Cheryl Taylor, BBC's controller of CBBC, said: "CBBC is the home of thrilling and inspiring drama for children and 'Wizards vs Aliens' is a perfect example of that. The series is vivid and brave and our audience loves the portrayal of loyal friendship alongside exciting alien battles and stunning wizardry.
"Children want to talk about Tom, Benny and the Nekross and we know they'll be delighted to hear a third series is being conjured up by the talented team in Wales."
The latest series will see Tom and Benny encounter a new alien race and lots of exciting new magical creatures.
Production on the third series of 'Wizards vs Aliens' will begin next month, and the series will air across 2014 and 2015.


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If you have ever wanted to incorporate music into your classroom, but either didn't know what songs to play for your students, or really didn't have the time to get anything together, then you are at the right place.
Imagine having a site where there were not only suggestions of songs to play when the children arrive in the morning, leave at the end of day, in between subjects, and any other time you might want to play music, but also a site where you can physically plug in your speakers to your computer at your desk, and just like that…your own personal Classroom DJ.
The best part about the songs that you will see on this site is that they are 100% legal. Meaning all songs that are shown are licensed songs and the artists do get paid.
Next to each song that you will find here, you will see a small player that looks like this…
Go ahead…click that Play button.
Well..one of two things just happened…
1) You thought to yourself…"What a great song to play to get my students to get their Science books and folders out of their desk and ready to learn."
2) That player where you just clicked play…now is saying Download Spotify.
In order to take advantage of what the Classroom DJ can do for you and your class, you must have Spotify downloaded on your computer.
It literally takes less than five minutes to get signed up and ready to go. But once you have Spotify downloaded on your computer, basically anytime you see that player throughout the site, you are just a click away from the songs.
Spotify is totally free to download and use and best of all it is 100% legal too.
Well how in the world do the artists get paid? Thanks for asking…..Well the only catch is that after about four or five songs that you hear on Spotify, you have to listen to a 20-30 second advertisement. Really a small price to pay. And if you aren't down to listen to those ads, well then they also offer monthly subscriptions where you can listen to music completely ad-free.
Imagine you were throwing a Beach party for your students or a Halloween party. Well of course you aren't going to be able to sit at your desk and keep searching for songs to play, but imagine if multiple songs were already queued up and ready to go.
So maybe, that playlist isn't your style or fit your needs…well then head over to the Request Line and drop me a line for what you are looking for. Maybe you are looking for a two song playlist to play while your students head to the restroom, or an End of Week playlist to celebrate on Friday. You can email me or leave a message in the comments. Just let me know exactly what you are looking for and I will post the playlist or song suggestions to the site.
Disclaimer #1…there is a very good chance that when you go to visit this site on your school's Internet, you will be blocked from accessing it. Well, there are two options:
1) Go to the person in charge of making decisions and tell them you need The Classroom DJ!!
2) Follow the links next to the songs where you can purchase the songs on iTunes and then you can play on your own.
For the songs that have been added to this site, I have done my best to scan over the lyrics to make sure there is no profanity or innapropriate lyrics being sung.
Disclaimer #2…However, I would highly recommend that you listen to all the songs that you are going to be playing in front of your students or check out the links next to the songs to view the lyrics.
Hope everyone enjoys and ultimately hopefully the Classroom DJ becomes a vital part of your classroom and lessons.


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It's never too early to start thinking about Christmas, right?! Ok, well I am not to Christmas yet - all of my kids have birthdays from August through December so I am still more "birthday-minded." I was looking today for something fun for Emily, who will be 5 soon. I came across a great game for the Wii --
Nickelodeon has a Fit game for kids, with characters they know and love. I think this is great, especially during winter months when the kids dont get outside as often to play. There is even a cute little child friendly Wii remote and nunchuck!
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Friday, September 9, 2011
Thinking Christmas?! A great gift idea for the toddler in your life!!
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Demand a Coronial Inquiry into Port Arthur
Posted on February 24, 2016, in corruption, Port Arthur and tagged Port Arthur, Royal Commission. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
If you would like a copy of the SHOW CAUSE NOTICE (24 FEB 2916) directed to Stephen Parry – embalmer, ex-cop, and yes the president of the Australian senate – email me: email@example.com Parry knew the official incident at Port Arthur was pre-planned. His words confirming this are document in a government publication, which is quoted and referenced in the SHOW CAUSE NOTICE.


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We are the worldwide largest dealer of Swiss-Shield® fabrics. As insider we knew since one year, that there were two new shielding fabrics to come. We have been really excited and happy when ULTIMA und NATURELL ULTRA were delivered today. Guess why we felt that way? It is because we love Swiss-Shield® fabrics. The light color, the great haptic, the washing resistance, accuracy…. there is no other company which could do a better job.
We are aware that the naming is quite confusing: Naturell, Naturell Ultra (New), Evolution, Evo-Ultra, Ultima (New), that`s why we would like to bring light into the darkness:
ULTIMA (New): Ultima is a luxury version of Naturell. Ultima is woven more tightly and is providing a better shielding attenuation.
NATUELL ULTRA (New): Naturell Ultra is the conductive version of NATURELL which can be grounded.
NATURELL: A rock of our first years and our best selling shielding fabric. Offering organic cotton, great color and higher quality (and unfortunatelly higher prices) the fabrics Ultima and Naturell Ultra can catch up only.
VOILE: Is exclusiveley produced by Swiss-Shield® for us only. Based on a different weaving technique (the silver threat is placed inside the yarn) the fabric is more durable, more stable and less creasing then the other fabrics are.
EVOLUTION: A rock of our first years. A choice for all who look for a bright, durable and extremely crease resistant fabric.
EVO-ULTRA: Evo-Ultra is a conductive verson of Evolution. Since Naturell Ulta has appeared this fabric is not quite as fascinating as it was, also because of the gray color. Nevertheless concerning the Polyester (instead of cotton wool), probably quite durable respecting a 10 years use.
WEAR: Very tight woven fabric, perfect for shielding clothes.
NEW-DAYLITE: Nowadays not as exciting as before due to the limited shielding attenuation. Still we sell quite a lot of the fabric because of the favorable price and its extremely high translucence and breathability.


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Friday, February 29, 2008
knick knack paddywack
Celebrate the leap.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Oh, and we are going after some overgrown schoolyard bullies over at MOMocrats. Come join us.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
capturing the flag
Growing up there meant I spent a lot of time outside. Climbing trees, building forts, creating imaginary situations out of rocks and dirt. There were many of us in the neighborhood, kids from a variety of rough homes and broken families who all gathered in the trees and played endless games of capture the flag to avoid going home.
One of those boys was named Rex. He had a lot of freckles, Rex. He's was the kind of kid who got in a lot of fights, who had a mom but not a dad, who ran wild and free and late into the night. One such night Rex kissed me, the first kiss of my life. It was uneventful really, two ten year olds prodding each other in the face and then running in different directions thinking we were grown. Rex went home and his house caught fire that night, the story on the mountain was he set it himself. His mom took him away after that and none of us ever saw him again.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
it's this
There are so many things I want to say here and cannot. Something big and fantastic and scary is on the horizon for my little family, a whole new way of being and choosing and yet i can't tear into it quite yet. But if you were here sitting by me i'd ply you with sweet coffee or red wine and i'd give you soft blankets to keep you warm and we'd talk long into the night. and i'd whisper and whoop and tell you everything, the words and laughter and fear spilling out until you begged me to shut up so you could go to sleep.
and no dudes, i'm not pregnant. please.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
holes in the bucket
Thanks for all of your comments on my last post. It's funny because I feel like a failure in these moments, that if only we'd been better at what we do then perhaps this sort of thing might not keep happening. For me, it's a loss. It's a weird dilemma, you want to be on the winning side of poverty and yet there are no winning sides. Non profits are futilely at the end of the line trying to patch social issues after they've already been damaged and battered beyond repair on their way downstream. Being at the front end, sitting in the policy tank has always made more sense and yet it's never been something accessible to a shelter girl like me.
And yet if those suits ever had me at the table you can imagine the things I'd say and not a lot of it nice. Perhaps that's another reason why I'll never get there.
Because see, folks only want to hear about what's working, about how their work has made a difference, how their bill created more jobs or more health insurance for kids. And whether that bill passes or not they go home to a nice house and food in the fridge. I am guilty of it too, I didn't tell you about the 25 people who slept outside last night because we were full and even though it's raining bureaucracy prevailed.
And perhaps it's another thing too. Sometimes I wonder if we all stood directly in the face of the heaving weeping desperate horrifying ridiculous problem of poverty in America if it might drive us all stark raving mad.
Friday, February 22, 2008
little big girl
She pokes her head around the corner of my office. Jen? I look up. It's a girl I've known since she was 11 and I haven't seen her in a year or so and she's probably 16 by now. Her long hair falls around her face. Oh my god, honey. Hi! I jump up and walk over to the door and open my arms to embrace her.
She walks around the door and I can see her fully. Holy shit, she's enormously pregnant. I look at her belly and look in her eyes. She looks at me and then away and I give her an awkward strong hug.
So, babe, holy shit. You look absolutely beautiful but wow, this is a surprise. I know, she says. I had to come and see you. I'm so fat. Honey, you aren't fat, you're pregnant. And exhausted too, right? She nods her beautiful head.
She came to us five or so years ago, her mom had left a horrible abuser and was attempting to raise her and her little brothers on her own for the first time. Mom was terrific but overwhelmed, a lifetime of abuse and poverty had dictated her reality, she had babies too soon and struggled ever since. Ami was the oldest and adorable, a young girl who'd seen too much and wanted the love of her father above all else, something she'd never get to have.
She quickly took to some of us and over the course of a couple of years we became surrogate older sisters. I remember her coming to talk about sex when she was 13, a terrifying conversation of peer pressure and boys, of risks and loneliness and confusion. I tried then to dissuade her, to remind her of her beauty and strength and value. She listened and yet took some the condoms from the dish on my desk and I knew then and in the year to come, by the make up on her face and the clothes she wore, I knew we were going to lose her. I've seen it too many times, this desperate searching for love.
They moved out and on and at the time I told her what I tell all the kids, that they can always call and I am always here. I can imagine the courage it took to finally show up today as pregnant as she was.
She looks so small to me now, her gigantic belly covered by a t-shirt with bunnies on it, the irony is almost too much. Are you okay? How can I help?
I'm so scared to have this baby, I know it's going to hurt so much. Well, babe, it probably will. But you'll get through it because you are one of the strongest girls I know.
Are you mad at me? She looks down at her belly. Honey, of course not. But I'm sad for you because you are still so young to be going through this and to be honest, I am somewhat in a state of shock. What happened to the condoms? She smiles. I knew you'd say something like this. And yet she came anyway.
It's a boy, she says. I'm naming him Alex after his dad. I smile while simultaneously wanting to find this little fucker and strangle him. That's a good strong name, babe. A perfect name. She lifts her little Hello Kitty backpack onto her lap and starts looking for something. Stickers and a stuffed animal and gum and a bunch of papers are piled onto my desk. She finds what she's looking for and hands it to me. It's a sonogram picture. He's gorgeous, I say. I can't wait to meet him.
We talk a bit more and she asks some birthing related questions and all of a sudden her mom walks into the room. She looks at me and comes over and hugs me and I look at her too and I want to cry. So what do you think? She says. I think you're going to have your hands full grandma. She smiles. I know. She's so young and I wanted her life to be different than mine.
And I don't have the words because I believe her and yet it's so obvious this was where Ami was headed, it was all the life she knew. It's the intergenerational poverty and a broken family and the repeating the past that slays me the most, this beautiful girl never really had a chance.
It's time for them to go and we all hug again. I hold Ami tight and remind me that I am here to help. I just wanted to see you, she says. I'll call you after the baby comes so you can come see him.
And I will. And we'll help her if she needs us, the mother passes to the daughter and the daughter becomes a mother, babies having babies and the drum beats on.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
old time rock and roll
Posts on love: My favorites are some of the ones that tell the story of we three and my journey into mothering and my beautiful child.
Posts I like: I have a fondness for the ones about our travels.
My great passion besides the above are chronicled in some of the ones about my work and the incredible people I've met. And the kids too.
And I am rather proud of the ones that fostered the Just Posts and their ongoing
And once in awhile I even think I'm funny. But only once in awhile. I'm way more fun in real life. But you'll have to take my word for it unless you bring your sweet asses to BlogHer this year.
PS. After I did this I realized that so many of you have been in my village for so long, for a year or more, you've come round visiting. It brought tears to my eyes to see the early getting to know you comments and the evolution of the relationships in the present, so while it wasn't the point of this post, thank you for that too. Old friends and new.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
neighborly relations
What's that stuff, she asks and I tell her it's someone's close by. Where, she asks. I don't know, I reply, but as I answer he rounds the corner. Behind the dugout and under the bleachers, I see them sleeping there sometimes but usually not in February.
He sees us nearby, not a threat to his stuff but perhaps closer than necessary. He walks over and has what M would most definitely call a mean face. She wraps her arms around my legs and hides behind them. Out of my element I am sometimes thrown, and on a still not sunny morning in the park with my kid I am thrown a little more.
I think I recognize him, but years of huddled bearded burly haggard tired dirty men can sometimes blur. It's not something I'm proud of because it seems like each face should be carved into my memory. I grab her hand thinking we'll keep going, this happenstance run in doesn't have to be a thing. I've seen her before, he says, pointing at M. Ah, then. Introductions are being made. Here or over at the shelter? I ask because I don't know. Over there. She never sits still does she. More of a statement than a question and to be honest I agree.
That'd be us, I reply. Were you over there last night? Yep, and I slept for shit so left early to try and sleep out here. And then he glances down at her again. Sorry.
If that's the worst thing she hears today then I'll be doing pretty good, I reply and he smiles a half smile, we are still a bit close to his stuff and I see him looking at it and her and probably wondering if she's going to not sit still all over it so I keep holding her hand. I have an extra muffin if she wants it he says. It will never cease to amaze me how many homeless men and women who have almost nothing offer to share what little they do. M is always offered things at work, trinkets and food and sweets and it always touches me. She just ate, but thank you.
Alright then, maybe I'll see you around. And he turns his back and we say goodbye and walk on through the green grass and the grey clouds and the just waking up sounds towards our friends at the other side of the park, the side brimming with kids and snacks and laughter and sand.
Monday, February 18, 2008
finding her there
Her foot kicks me unaware, she stretches in her sleep and wiggles her head back and forth, the movements she's made since she was a tiny baby, she makes them now. She's about to open her eyes and I want to close mine so I can still observe her unnoticed yet of course, I can't have it both ways. She's magnificent in the early dawn, but then she's magnificent all the time.
She wakes facing me. Her eyes light up, the brightest smile. Hi Mommy. And I smile broadly in return with tears pooling in my eyes. I am humbled that there are these moments of overwhelming grace and joy, that this little riblet is in my life teaching me how to love and risk and wrestle and try. I try and find new words and they don't come and yet I revel in this feeling, this amazement at her life.
A new day awaits us, a lazy one and I remind myself to live it with intention, to make each moment with her conscious and worthy of the magnitude it is.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
it's not you, it's me
Why is that, exactly?
Saturday, February 16, 2008
healthcare and you
Friday, February 15, 2008
the simultaneous destruction of the english language and young minds
The other day in the midst of our routine the fire alarm starts going off. The teachers look at me it's just a drill but you can't leave they say and cornered, I follow suit. I'm arbitrarily assigned three little ones along with M and we start the toddler journey to the special fire drill location across the complex. It's clear there is no fire and this is just practice but regardless I'm a hostage in the madness but M's happy because I'm along for the ride.
While it's all well and good I'm also a bit annoyed because this is making me really late and the teachers are clearly using it to their advantage by tossing random children my way. So I'm hanging with the little people and after a dozen long minutes of nothing I mutter I'm in the third vortex of the dark side of hell not really realizing I was speaking out loud. So one of my temporary charges says vortex? what's a vortex? and another says dark side of hell, what's that, what's that?
Nice. Fearing the wrath of a dozen preschool parents I say well you know, it's my way of saying I have to go. So one of them starts yelling M's mommy has a vortex, M's mommy has a vortex, I want a vortex too! and I'm mostly pleased they've forgotten about the dark side of hell.
Finally we've been given the green light, the long journey back to the room commences. I get to the door and say dudes, this has been rocking but I gotta bounce and my little cohort starts bouncing, literally bouncing their way back to their class. Bounce, they say I gotta bounce!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
we are our sisters keeper
Because if not us, then who?
And perhaps we can take a lesson from the smallest around us. Go and visit Carrie's son Wyatt as he raises money for orphaned children in Africa. That kid is money, I tell you. Pure money.
(Because we are our brothers keeper too.)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
if you are one of the three people yet to see Will.i.am's video for Obama, see that first. Then come back and clickety click. It's freaking hilarious.
waterboarding and other unnecessary evils
On Friday The Washington Post ran an editorial depicting the current US administration's use of torture during the course of interrogations where the CIA went on record that they've resorted to this form of torture but only in certain instances in the past. I don't know about you, but that seems like a line that has no business being crossed.
The current administration seems to think there are laws, and then there are laws. There are laws that apply to the world, and laws that apply to them. There are ways to treat people, and then there are ways they treat people.
And it begs the question: what the hell is going on here?
In case it's unclear, Waterboarding is a form of torture that consists of immobilizing a person on his or her back, with the head inclined downward, and pouring water over the face and into the breathing passages. Through forced suffocation and inhalation of water, the subject experiences the process of drowning in a controlled environment and is made to believe that death is imminent. In contrast to merely submerging the head face-forward, waterboarding almost immediately elicits the gag reflex. Although waterboarding can be performed in ways that leave no lasting physical damage, it carries the risks of extreme pain, damage to the lungs, brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation, injuries (including broken bones) due to struggling against restraints, and even death. The psychological effects on victims of waterboarding can last for years after the procedure. (Wikipedia)
And even average citizens seem somewhat conflicted about whether or not waterboarding is torture. In a telephone poll of 1,024 American adults by the CNN/Opinion Research Corp. in early November 2007 about whether they considered waterboarding torture, 69 percent of respondents said that waterboarding was torture while 29 percent of respondants said it was not. In addition, 58 percent of those polled stated that they did not think that the U.S. government should be allowed to use this procedure against suspected terrorists as a method of interrogation.
But what's legal? The United Nations Convention Against Torture has agreed there is no legal exception for waterboarding and the US participates on the Committee Against Torture. But it seems that everyone's still looking for a loophole. Because although the Pentagon's written policy prohibits cruel or inhumane treatment domestically or in other countries, our Secretary of Defense can approve case-by-case exceptions. And somehow we've decided waterboarding sometimes falls into this category.
Press TV recently reported that The United Nations' torture investigator has slammed the White House for defending the use of waterboarding as an interrogation method. Manfred Nowak, the UN's special rapporteur on torture, also urged the US to give up its defense of "unjustifiable" methods. "This is absolutely unacceptable under international human rights law," Nowak said. "Time has come that the government will actually acknowledge that they did something wrong and not continue trying to justify what is unjustifiable." The comments came a day after the Bush administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that waterboarding was used by US government questioners on three terror suspects. Testifying before Congress, CIA Director Michael Hayden said the suspects were waterboarded in 2002 and 2003. The White House on Wednesday defended the use of waterboarding, saying it is legal.
And legal sidestepping aside, what's moral? I am pleased to see that all three frontrunners for the Presidency oppose the use of torture. But it's too little, too late. We have allowed an administration to make it's own rules, to ignore international policies, and to hide this information from it's people. And why did they hide it? Because just like everything else they've misled the general public about, it's wrong and they know it. And they do not care what we think.
Change is coming. But it begs the question: is it too late? All the more reason to support a candidate who does not and will not support waterboarding and war. This just isn't funny anymore. The Republicans have had their shot. It's time for change.
Cross posted at MOMOcrats
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
So I sorted out the actual "art" from the "crap" and feeling slightly bad I tossed the crap. This morning M goes to throw something away and screams MAMA SOMEONE THREW MY ARTWORK IN THE TRASH! IN THE TRASH! and starts crying.
Well, fuck.
So I run into the kitchen and peer inside, last nights dinner congealing on the papers. She reaches in and starts pulling them out. Mama, this is my artwork. It's NOT TRASH.
I help her pull the endless papers and we stack them on the table. It's my art!, she says again. I know baby, and I'm sorry. That should not have gone in the trash. (In the kitchen trash, you stupid woman, the OUTSIDE TRASH would have been better) I think silently.
I bet daddy did it! she says and opportunity for absolution briefly rises. I ponder that route, briefly weigh the benefits, and decide I have to suck it up. No baby, it was me. I did that.
YOU?! (her tone is incredulous and I feel the weight of a million therapy sessions in the balance) You threw away my artwork? Yes love, but I'm sorry.
It's not trash, mama. Don't do that again. Hands covered in coffee grounds.
And I walk by the bathroom and J says thanks for not selling me down the river on that one.
I should have put it in the outside trash, I reply.
Exactly, he says. Exactly.
Monday, February 11, 2008
yet another reason blogging has saved my ass
Mere words will not suffice in expressing the outrageous joy in a little California town this weekend. Dresses have been simultaneously worn and not yet removed, not even for sleep. We went out to dinner in the above dress and M pranced around the various tables plaintively whining do you see I'm a princess? I'm a princess! to anyone who would glance her way.
And in case you missed them, our Just Post roundtable is just below. It was a fantastic round up this month.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
January Just Posts
Once and in the audacity of my youth I provoked a woman's batterer into a rage in order to expose the brutality with which he treated her every night they were in our program once their door were closed. The cops were called regularly and yet did not find evidence to arrest him and she would not admit it (although she did privately to us several times). She was unable to throw him out, fear and shame and isolation and years of abuse rendered her powerless and I was an idealistic and angry young woman who thought she knew so much. One night after hearing him abuse her through the door of their room I knocked on it and he came out. He was clearly angry at being interrupted. I told him I knew what he was doing and that I thought he was a piece of shit. I told him if he wanted to hit someone he should hit me and I'd have no problem pressing charges if he did.
The exchange went on a little longer and more expletives were offered from both sides. Eventually he lunged at me and cracked me a good one, no surprises there. Within seconds some burly men intervened, the cops were called and he was arrested because there was someone now (me) who was happy to press charges and I did. We used the rest of the night to get her and her children into a safe house and we never heard from her again.
Looking back I probably should have been fired, no matter the motive because engaging with him that way was out of line (although, ahem, no one made him hit me, he did that all on his own). But at the time it seemed the thing to do. I am not advocating for this or even proud that was how it went but weeks of children watching their mother terrorized was more than we could take and we were young and angry and fearless and yes, wrong.
I was reminded of this story last week when the CDC released their study citing One in four women and one of seven men experience physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.....Those who experience intimate partner violence during their lifetime were also more likely to report a range of adverse health conditions and health risk behaviors.
Because it's not just the battering that wounds, it's the effects of living while battered. And to think that 1 in 4 women are still being abused with 1,200 deaths and 2 million injuries a year in the US alone makes me physically ill. I have known countless women who've been abused physically, sexually and/or emotionally in their lives, I've witnessed and interrupted men battering a woman on at least a dozen occasions and seen the bruises and heard the stories of hundreds more. I met a woman once who was shot three times in three different states and she still wasn't able to get far enough away. She was an amazing artist, I still have a piece of her work on my wall and yet wonder if he ever managed to finally kill her.
And then I think of the magnificent glory of women. Of how spectacular and heroic women are, how they love and give and birth and raise and so many, one in four in fact, have done all of that while facing some sort of abuse.
While that was a long time ago, 15 years later I can't believe these crimes against women still continue. If you are being mistreated there are places that can help. If you are unsure if something is abuse, just know you should never, ever have to live in fear. It's not always an easy journey, but freedom is on the other side. It can be different than this.
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Casey at Expectant Waiting with Actually, YOU need to seek help for my PPD
Chani with Midnight in our souls and Retirement of a cultural dissident
Chez Kirby with Taking Chances
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Dave with Words. Tone. Death
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it's not easy being queen with his dream is still my dream
Jen with oh george, how i loathe thee and don't you know i'm talking about a revolution
Jen Lemen with Everything we needed
Jen M with Philanthropy Thursday: Haiti
Jess with one step at a time and beloved
Julie Pippert with my big pink elephant for hump day, When it comes to sexual harassment, it's the little things that bleed you to death and To the Sexual Harassment Google Searchers...
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Lucy with We do not need rulers, we need rules of law
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Peter with The politics of greed
R World with Secret decoder ring for Bush's state of the union address
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Sin at Write About Here with tenuous
Slouching Mom with Wherein I'm dismayed to find that old and young are not always antonyms and What happens to a dream deferred
Snigdhasen with Daughters of the soil
Susanne with stifling the urge to learn
Suzanne Reisman on blogher with Why We Vote with Our Uteruses, Standing Up for Working Women & Child Care Providers, Because "Nobody Really Likes Hair in their Private Regions...", and Victorian Times or Comprehensive Sex Ed: Which Method Do You Choose to Prevent Teen Pregnancy?
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Belated shower gifts for our volunteerism baby
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Mary Murtz
We are here every month rounding up social issues and serving them hot. Before you go stop by and see what Mad, Su and Hel have cooked up at their ends of the social justice table. If you haven't sat with us before we'll be back next month and you all are welcome at the table. Join us.
Friday, February 08, 2008
stars in their bucky eyes
Adorable waiflike little boy child with streaky project runway style hair: Oh, yeah. (long pause) Um, if I knew what Fair Trade meant, I am sure I can find it for you.
Precious long haired girl from a good home: Yeah, if you tell us what it is......I know we probably have it. I just don't know what that means. Trade? I mean, you still have to pay for it?
Suave dude I'd have totally wanted to date when i was 18: All our coffee is Fair Trade. I just went to Coffee Camp and I learned that. It's been like that since 2004.
Me (older unhip mother type): Really? (I am shocked at this but maybe I'm out of the loop) I don't think....
AWLBC: No he's right. I remember that now.
PLHG: I mean, I am still not sure what you are talking about?
Me: It means we pay a fair price for the coffee rather than raping and pillaging rural farmers all over the world just to make a profit.
PLHG: (with a look of complete and utter shock and sincerity): I KNOW we don't do that. NO WAY would we do that.
Me: Well, actually, we do it all the time and not just with coffee. It's why you need to vote democrat. You guys vote, right? (shameless plug)
PLHG: What?!? (I actually feel bad, she's utterly sincere)
SD: I really think it's all Fair Trade.
Me: (skeptical) Okay.
They hand me a freshly ground bag and I don't see the FT label and so I turn around and look at the row of coffee and on the end, ding ding ding, there's one blend that's labeled Fair Trade.
Me: Ah, guys. See this? This is what I mean. They gather around and stare at the label and I actually read the subtext aloud to them, the waif boy smiling, the good girl still in shock because what do you mean we do bad things while producing and consuming in America? This is just COFFEE AND WHAT DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH POOR PEOPLE!?!?
SD: Oh, sorry. I think we WANT all our coffee to be Fair Trade. (he's still pretty cute)
Me: Well, you should. In fact, you should ask your managers and their managers about it. You could even protest, refuse to grind any more beans till this is resolved. People die for coffee, you know. It's our moral obligation to do the right thing. (taking it a bit round the bend now)
Waif boy is smiling vacantly now, clearly I've lost him. Good Girl still looks stricken, she offers me a whole bag of Fair Trade coffee for free, and you know, what the hell, I accept.
And they pack up my coffee and all smile and wave as I leave. Get the crazy bitch out so we can go home and watch American Idol.
It's the last day to get me your Just Posts. Send them over at girlplustwoATyahooDOTcom today and come back this weekend because we'll be setting the table out on the 10th.
Thursday, February 07, 2008
Second, the rest of my heart and soul is sitting over at Mad's today.
We are all mothers here.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
single file
i notice one guy, his belongings are in an old 10 gallon bucket. he lifts it up on the table for the cursory look. the guy behind him is bouncing, cracking jokes. his red hat tells me which team he favors or perhaps he simply wore it because it was all he had.
the woman in the wheelchair, she's smoking and spinning her chair in listless circles. her hair's a bit matted, eyes darting around. she's got a bag on her lap, she looks unhappy and it's easy to imagine why. a social worker walks out and talks to her, she smiles a bit and starts talking, talking, talking. the social worker listens. i know this listening, sometimes it's all you've got.
i spot someone i know so i jump off the desk i am perched on to go say hello. a man opens a door for me, a tall man with a shirt that says he's a vietnam vet. he's staying here along with vets from almost every war we've had in the last fifty years. i thank him and he smiles a beautiful broad smile. i smile back and walk through the door, his veteran-ness not lost upon me and a thousand questions cross my brain and i ask none of them because the moment is not right.
there's an old guy, he's limping and has a long bushy beard. he bends over to pick up something he's dropped and for a minute i think he's going to fall over. someone else steadies him, puts his hand on his back and picks up the dropped item and hands it to him. the old guy smiles, mumbles a few words and limps inside.
another man heads into the building and walks up to the desk. he asks to use the phone and is told he has to wait. there are rules for that here too, see. even a simple phone call requires a process. i understand these things, these many peace keeping things that are necessary when you are warehousing human beings and yet at the same time it all seems so complicated, this stripping of rights in the name of mercy.
and then a guy walks past the desk grinning and announces they've got BBQ tonight, y'all. A few of the guys clap their hands, this shelter meal perhaps a bright spot in the midst of endless circles, of waiting and cold and fear and loneliness and for a brief moment the thought of food is uniting, the hope of a hot meal and a spot of kindness along the way.
Monday, February 04, 2008
super tuesday bowl
It was a liberal crowd so there wasn't a question of party but it was exciting to see how folks were evaluating their choices. I am still in the undecided camp since my man dropped out last week so I was eager to hear others thoughts. One of the things I noticed right away was how people were aligning themselves. Some white chicks for Obama, some men of color were voting for Hillary. The conversation was energetic, hopeful. Hearing phrases like she's got healthcare nailed but her immigration position seems harsher than his, or he's really motivating the young vote but it's hard to compare war positions when only one of them was in the senate at the time all made me realize that it's the issues that matter, if nothing else this horrendous administration has woken everyone up and we are paying attention. This is really happening, after seven long horrifying years, this is really happening.
During the Kerry/Bush election we hosted a couple of grassroots fundraisers. We called them Regime Change Parties and raised money for Kerry. The campaign was less about him and more about Anyone But Bush. This year is markedly different. There are people speaking our language. There are people who actually have a shot at leading this country in the right direction. We even have more than one to choose from. And it's exciting. It's exciting because we are all so desperate for something to be different, for our voice to matter, for this war to end, for things to change. And I'll gladly pay more in taxes if that means that can happen.
Many of us are in Super Tuesday states. Tomorrow we'll be heading to the polls and whether we agree or disagree we are all in this together. No matter your position let's send those current bastards a message. We are revolting. We are standing up. You are not our president any longer.
Let's get it on.
Sunday, February 03, 2008
A bakers dozen (just do it)
It's coming up on our January Just Post Roundtable. All you need to do to join us is send me a post about a social issue, big or small, one you've written yourself or that you've appreciated from someone else. You can send them to me at girlplustwoATyahooDOTcom before the 7th and we'll feature them all at our monthly roundtable on the 10th. If this is new to you or if you have questions just click on one of the purple and white buttons to your right or shoot me an email. You might even get a slice of bread out of the deal. Everyone is welcome.
Friday, February 01, 2008
game over
M to her credit, has been hell on wheels. She's melting down at the slightest thing that doesn't go her way. As I am stepping over her this morning as she's losing her mind for the third time in 15 minutes (you will not wear the freaking princess dress five days in a row to school you will not you will not no way no it's filthy and it's wet and it's just not happening) she's puddled on the floor, alligator tears and I turn to J and say I can't take this anymore, I simply cannot. And I feel bad as I say it, I know it's not true and I can take this and I will take this and it's not even in perspective that much to take but I lose my center and fall from grace.
So we are driving to school and I ask her why, why we can't be on the same team, this one little team that has to bend and flex and give. She grunts and folds her arms, I see her in the mirror. Baby, I say, I really could use your help. I want to be a better mama than this. I am utterly heartfelt and gooey. I mean this. I can almost taste us reaching a paradigm shift right here in the car. I wait, I hope, I hedge my bets for her response.
And she eyes me in the mirror and utters Me too, mama, me too. We should negotiate more so I can get what I want.
And with that I start laughing and you know, holy shit. I might just do better admitting defeat.


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(WOIO) - I am Paul Lawrence responding to Bill Applegate's Blowing Hot Air Editorial.
Mr. Applegate spoke of the folly of having windmills in Lake Erie supposedly to create electrical power for our communities. These windmills are huge and expensive to build and install.
They are highly in-efficient and only partially succeed even with government subsidy. As Bill said, "picture the lake half-full of windmills to create only a third of the current that's needed."
I feel strongly that the future of less expensive – and more convenient – electricity is in the use of solar panels. They will continue to become smaller and more efficient just as the batteries that hold the power are now smaller and more efficient.
If there were more solar panels on buildings and homes in our communities, there could be far less power lines going down in a storm. Perhaps someday, we shall all be producing our own electricity with a few small solar panels on the roofs of our homes.
Thank you.
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How do you count words? Ashley Wagner discusses the question as part of our video on the number of words in the English language.
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Starring Marc Senter, Shay Astar, Alex Frost, Megan Henning, Robin Sydney, Michael Bowen, Ed Lauter, Dee Wallace, Misty Mundae, Ruby Larocca
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Horror based on the novel by Jack Ketchum. Ray Pye (Marc Senter) is a mysterious and charismatic young man who murders two innocent campers during a weekend away with his girlfriend, Jennifer (Shay Astar), and best friend, Tim (Alex Frost).
Forcing his friends not to tell the police, the case goes unsolved, much to the annoyance of local detective, Charlie Schilling (Michael Bowen).
Four years later, Ray has turned his attentions to new girl in town, Katherine (Robin Sydney), and a young high school graduate who is now working in the motel that Ray manages.
When both girls reject Ray's advances, and Tim and Jennifer's loyalty begins to slip, Ray's behaviour threatens to spiral out of control once again.
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HIV/AIDS rates in U.S. prisons.
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40% infection rate inside South Africa's prisons. While the percentage of prisoners infected in the U.S. isn't nearly as high, the comparison of the prison infection rate with that of the general population is worse in the U.S.. In South Africa, the HIV/AIDS rate in prison is twice that of the rate in the general population. In some states, like New York and Florida, the rate of HIV and AIDS inside prisons is at least eight times that of the general population.
More than 6% of New York prisoners and 4% of Florida prisoners are believed to be infected. Nearly 2% of inmates across the country – or 40,000 people – are living with HIV or AIDS behind bars. The vast majority of these prisoners are not being treated effectively to manage the disease. More than 600,000 prisoners are released from prison each year in the U.S., and these statistics would suggest that 12,000 of them have HIV or AIDS. They return to their communities, and some of them don't know they have the disease. Many haven't had an effective education in preventing the spread of the disease and aren't providing with the tools (treatment, condoms, needles, etc.) to mitigate the danger. Many prisoners contracted the disease inside prison, from unprotected sex or drug use. There are ways to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases behind bars, and we aren't acting on them.
One of these solutions is condom distribution. Sexual assault and consensual sex are common in prisons, and they always will be. Only two states and five county systems distribute condoms to prisoners. This should be a standard nationwide, especially now that we have an administration in Washington, D.C., that accepts the rational argument that sex happens and that condoms prevent the spread of disease.
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-- OWN Co-production by Harpo Studios and @radical.media Garners Primetime Emmy(R) Nod --
Los Angeles, CA - OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network received a Primetime Emmy(R) nomination for the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy(R) Awards, announced today by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The nomination is for OWN's popular original series, "Oprah's Master Class." This marks OWN's first series to receive a Primetime Emmy(R) nomination.
Now in its third season, "Oprah's Master Class" was honored with its first nomination in the Outstanding Informational Series or Special category. "Oprah's Master Class" tells the stories you've never heard from the people you thought you knew best. Hand-picked by Oprah Winfrey for their unique impact on the world, true modern masters step forward to share the greatest lessons they've learned along the way. In an intimate setting, they share their successes, their failures, their triumphs, disappointments and heartbreaks. "Oprah's Master Class" offers an unprecedented first-person insight into the brilliant minds of the famous people we love, respect, and admire. The nominated season features masters such as Tom Brokaw, Cindy Crawford, Alicia Keys and Stevie Nicks.
"We couldn't be more proud of this nomination that recognizes Oprah's creative vision for our network, the dedication of everyone at OWN, Harpo Studios and our wonderful partners at Radical Media," said Sheri Salata, president, OWN. "We are thrilled to receive such an honor."
The 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Ceremony will be broadcast on CBS on Sunday, September 22 at 5 p.m. PT at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The 65th Annual Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday, September 15 at 4 p.m. PT at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.


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zInternationalStudents Blog
Saturday, January 19, 2019
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University sites, Students and Course FindersFiled Under: Health Insurance
As a prospective international student, surely you would have visited websites of Universities you are interested in. Invariably there is a course finder, which will help you in finding a course, so to speak.
- Have you felt disillusioned while using them?
- Have you found some basic features lacking in there?
- That they require multiple clicks when a couple would suffice, and need manually hunting for data when the important ones could be easily highlighted?
- Peer reviews, ratings, comments, etc. which seem to be present even in personal blogs these days, seem to be lacking in most of these sites?
- And finally, a link to download the soft copy of a printed manual - when the whole purpose of the site is not to have to look through the bulky book.
Well, disilussioned or not, you are not alone. We have all been there, seen that.
Not much to say. Every question that a student has is an area of improvement for the Universities. What is probably needed is that Course Finders have to stop being just another feature on the site. They have to be identified as the single most important part of the website. After all a course is pretty much the only product a University sells and these students are your only source of survival.


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But nothing like this. Nothing like being 12-0-0 at Thanksgiving, ranked No. 11 in the latest polls, leading the country in goals per game (5.17) and power-play success (27.7 percent), with a chance to make a bigger statement this weekend at home Friday against No. 3 Colorado College, then Saturday at No. 9 University of Denver.
"I'd like to just go in and say to the team, 'Hey guys, No. 13 coming up,'" the head coach says. "But we've got some high ACT scores in our locker room. They would see through that."
Instead, the ever-quotable Serratore has come up with sharp psychology. First, he sees Air Force as hockey's version of football's BCS-busters, Utah and Boise State.
"We're just like those little guys," Serratore says. "Nobody believes they're good enough. With us, the naysayers keep saying we haven't played anybody yet, but it's not like we've been barely winning [recent scores: 7-1, 8-1, 5-1, 8-2, 6-0, 6-2]. Now the pollsters will be relieved. They don't know what to do with us. ... People wonder where we should sit on the food chain. They're about to find out."
About CC and Denver: "If ever there was a time for them to be nervous about playing us, it's not now. It's not like, if they lose to us, it'll be a huge embarrassment and their RPI [ratings percentage index, used to rate teams for NCAA consideration] would drop out of sight. We're ranked, and we've already shown we can play with them."
About his team: "To be honest, the pressure is on us to prove we're good enough. Our guys don't want to let our fans down. They want to be thought of as worthy of being in the Top 15 in the country."
Air Force had been competitive since Serratore's arrival in 1997-98, but the Falcons were usually around .500 until the breakthrough in 2006-07. They won the Atlantic Hockey Association's postseason tournament, earned an automatic NCAA berth, played powerful Minnesota tough before falling, and haven't lost their momentum since.
Air Force went 21-12-6 last winter, handed Denver a 5-2 whipping, finished third in the AHA regular season, repeated as league tournament champions and pushed top seed Miami of Ohio into overtime in its NCAA opener before losing, 3-2.
Counting their still-spotless start this season, the Falcons are a stunning 39-13-6 since late February 2007.
"Winning makes you confident," Serratore says. "When you look at our program, we have a lot of the tangible things CC and DU have. We've got banners in the ceiling, and the kids have rings on their hands."
One difference for the Falcons has been goaltending, as Andrew Volkening, now a junior, has given Air Force a solid presence in the nets. The success also has helped recruiting. This hasn't been just one good class of players; the Falcons have had ideal mixes of seniors down to freshmen each season.
"We're attracting the kind of players we need to attract," Serratore says. "The way we play, we need to be deep because we have to outwork everybody. ... We might not get the blue-chippers who will be high NHL draft picks, but we have a good chance at the next level. The difference is, for years we were selling what we could be; now we're selling where we are.
"There's no question, either, the CC and DU kids look at us differently now. You can see it in their eyes. You can feel the respect."
Serratore would love to know just how big the crowd could be Friday. He'd even give up the Cadet Ice Arena advantage for a temporary ice sheet at Falcon Stadium.
"If we did that, everybody in the Springs would come," Serratore says. "So what if it's cold? It's hockey. They'd go just so they could say they were there."
Instead, if you don't have a ticket now, forget it. Air Force hasn't beaten CC since 1985, but it was 2-1 last year in a game that could've gone either way.
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A new campaign with a comedic twist has been launched, covering serious message of student safety and security, by University of Sheffield.
The city-wide campaign called 'Thieves Inc' has been developed by the University's student communications team in conjunction with South Yorkshire Police, University of Sheffield Students' Union and Sheffield Hallam Students' Union.
Based around a 12 minute fly on the wall mockumentary, it follows an average day inside a fictional company called Thieves Inc.
The film (seen here) aims to show how thieves might operate if they were set up as a real legitimate business, targeting student 'suppliers' to acquire products at no cost and selling them on to their 'clients' at a considerable profit.
A serious message of personal and property security is tackled in a humorous way with the aim that students will share it on social media to their friends.
University of Sheffield Student Communications Manager Malcolm Roberts said: "Sheffield is one of the safest cities in the UK, but it's important for students to understand the steps they can take to keep themselves and their property safe.
"This is just one of the initiatives we have at the University of Sheffield to support students and ensure they have the world class student experience that they deserve."
Shared via social media and website, the campaign is just one part of 'Safe Sheffield' initiative created by the University working with its partners.
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A 2015 Ford Mustang GT with a factory-standard engine produces 300 horsepower. The car is also available with a turbocharged engine that produces 310 horsepower or an upgraded V8 engine capable of 425 horsepower.
The horsepower produced by the 2015 Mustang is down slightly from the 2014 model, which was capable of 305 horsepower. This is in the name of creating an engine that runs more efficiently and is more ecologically sound. The mid-range turbocharged EcoBoost engine is the first turbo Mustang produced by Ford since 1986. All engine options for the 2015 Mustang GT are available with a choice of automatic or manual transmission.