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You hurt yourself on the outside to kill the monster on the Inside
A house, but never quite a home.
I don't know how to deal with myself
anxiety |aNGˈzī-itē|
noun ( pl. anxieties )a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome
• Psychiatry a nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks.
depression |diˈpreSHən|
severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy.• Medicine a condition of mental disturbance characterized by such feelings to a greater degree than seems warranted by the external circumstances,typically with lack of energy and difficulty in maintaining concentration orinterest in life: clinical depression.
Sometimes, I sit down and think of who I am, what I really feel. What to do with what I feel. Having anxiety attacks and a feeling of depression due to stress isn't doing me any good. I've been depressed and insecure for a long time now. I don't know how to address what I feel or how I feel. I don't know how to tell people how and what I'm feeling. I tell them I…
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President Obama Releases Anti-bullying Message
President Barack Obama said he was "shocked and saddened" by the recent suicides of several young people who were bullied and taunted for being gay. The President made the statements in a recent video message released by The White House. (Oct. 22)
The difference between the views of the Canadian Governments and U.S.A Governments views are:
The Canadian Government uses Bullying to intimidate and set fear in it's people, as a destructive weapon, refusing to acknowledge the problem while Obama and the U.S.A Government has shown their dissatisfaction and support of Bullying, the difference between a child and an adult if you will!
A teacher from Primary School asks her students to write a essay about
what they would like God to do for them… At the end of the day while marking the essays, she read one that made her very emotional. Her husband, that had just walked in saw her crying and asked her:
– What happened?
She answered
– Read this. It's one of my students essays
Oh God, tonight I ask you something very special: Make me into a
television. I want to take its place. Live like the TV in my house. Have my own special place, And have my family around ME. To be taken seriously when I talk…. I want to be the centre of attention and be
heard without interruptions or questions. I want to receive the same
special care that the TV receives when it is not working. Have the company of my dad…
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Cub Scouts can participate in three ways; by himself or with his family, with his den or in his school. He chooses which subject he would
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He displays his pins on an Academics and Sports letter. The letter with pins can be worn on a sweater or a jacket, or made into a display
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I wrote this post back in January 2011: http://hesatwork.blogspot.fr/2012/01/right-in-middle-of-it.html
The long, long wait is now over. Life is about to change dramatically. Throughout this 2 year trial I kept a journal. Here are some snippets from it (some names have been withheld):
July 28th 2011 - The last day at Bible Week, a man I have never met before or seen since game me a prophetic word. 6 words. "God will sort out your situation". The start of a long, long journey.
I felt a lot like Elijah being fed by the ravens in a time of famine. At work there was so little to do, some days I would just sit at my desk for 8 hours without anything to do. It was psychologically very hard on me. Especially knowing I would have to come back the next day and do it all again. This went on for months and months.
October 1st 2011 - I had been seriously wondering if I should get another job, maybe move, I just didn't know how long I could take this lack of work. The Lord spoke very clearly to me through my daily reading of the word:
Jeremiah 42 v10-12- If you will remain in this land, then I will build you up and not pull you down, and I will plant you and not pull you up; for I will relent and comfort and ease Myself concerning the evil that [in chastisement] I have done to you [and I will substitute mercy and loving-kindness for judgment]. Be not afraid of the king of Babylon, of whom you are fearful [with the profound and reverent dread inspired by deity]; be not afraid of him, says the Lord, for [he is a mere man, while I am the all-wise, all-powerful, and ever-present God] I [the Lord] am with you to save you and to deliver you from his hand. And I will grant mercy to you, that he may have mercy on you and permit you to remain in your own land.
To me this was the word to stay. I couldn't even look for a job. Others around me were very busy looking but I had no peace to do it.
A few months after this I started to wonder if I should start doing something again, but in a conversation with (name withheld) he clearly spoke the word of God to me about Rahab. A woman who was possibly in the worst position there was, living in a wall that was going to come down. Having to stay in that room while around her was the sound of panic and fear and destruction. So I kept staying.
May 25th 2012 - I read in Revelation 10v6 "There will be no more delay". I went to work and there was an announcement that the plant is closing.
May 27th 2012 - (name withheld) said "God causes things to happen to show his glory in our lives"
May 28th 2012 - I started reading Psalms. I want to be a praiser in this time. As Roger Aubrey says "Have the attitude of gratitude".
The same day I was walking to the gatehouse speaking in tongues. The Holy Spirit asked me what I would like to do. I have no idea, I want life but don't know where to find it. I asked the Holy Spirit to choose.
June 1-3rd 2012 - School Of The Word Weekend. (name withheld) & (name withheld) gave me the same word about clay jars being broken so oil could flow. Arne Skagen told Nicky & me it was a new season for us.
June 9th 2012 - Psalm 21v4 "He asked you for life, and you gave it to him". This is my prayer, please Lord, give me life.
June 10th 2012 - I told (name withheld) about the situation & she is praying for green pastures for us.
June 11th 2012 - Reading 'The Elijah People' I decided to grow up, be mature in my mind & thinking. Take Gods word at face value & believe him.
June 16th 2012 - Started taking Keri Jones's advice to read the word aloud (I have done so ever since this date), it makes a huge difference.
July 18th 2012 - The Lord told me to watch my vocabulary, stop being a moaner, stop presuming bad things.
Bible Week 2012 - A lady read Isaiah 35 followed by David Shutt prophesying 'Now is not the time to give up. Don't let your wonderings become your wanderings. God will do what he promised. Hold your head up, keep going' I shouted out 'I believe you God, I trust you'. Keri asked we go up for prayer on the final night for equipping in this next season, we were not supposed to be prophesied over but Mick Walford gave me this word 'I will be blessed spiritually but I would also be blessed in the natural with what I put my hands to, at work, at home. I would do very well with natural things & it would be a testimony & win people to the Lord. Remember I would be also blessed spiritually but the natural would come alive'
August 1st 2012 - (name withheld) prophesied I would soar on eagles wings.
August 7th 2012 - I read Psalm 112. I don't believe it's going to happen for me. I will read it again later.
August 9th 2012 - Psalm 115v14 May the lord MAKE you increase.
August 24th 2012 - I just feel like crying after all the meetings at work trying to save the plant. I am remembering the word to me Psalm 24v14 'Wait for the Lord, be strong & take heart & wait for the Lord' 1Peter3v14 'Do not fear what they fear, do not be frightened'.
August 28th 2012 - Ardagh rejected all offers and moved to close the plant.
August 29th 2012 - I felt God ask me what I want to happen, so I have asked for 3 things: 1- A job that has life. 2- Not to be unemployed, to go from job to job. 3- A redundancy payment to make me debt free. That night at house group (name withheld) prophesied I was under a shower of blessing, a shower soaking my head, running down my shoulders covering me. He then said I should tell the group what I want to happen so we could agree & stand with me in prayer, so I told them the 3 things and we all agreed.
September 24th 2012 - I feel like I am dyeing like I have nothing to offer. I think God is doing this to me to be yielded to the Spirit. It's a chore to keep going. It feels pointless. I came home & prayed with Nicky & Nathan. I spoke in tongues and felt I needed to be lifted up, to see things from where the Lord is. I re-read this journal in the evening to remind me what he has done.
October 21st 2012 - (name withheld) gave a word at church 'God knows, God cares'. I have felt so insignificant, there are so many more important things that need to be prayed for, I felt I should be passed over, overlooked. But God knows & God cares.
October 27th 2012 - 2 Peter 1v21 'Carried along by the Holy Spirit'. God asked me 'Do I believe I am being born along by the Spirit?, if Yes, what does that mean, if no, what does that mean?
November 30th 2012 - I didn't get a job as Graphic Designer at Hoovers. I feel very heavy hearted, but the first thing I did was to praise God.
December 19th 2012 - Sometimes at work, when I am on my own, I feel a wave of despair wash over me. I think it best not to struggle, just let it go by.
January 4th 2013 - Strange time this morning in my prayer time. I felt completely still. I didn't pray a thing, just knelt quietly before him in silence.
January 7th 2013 - I felt a voice saying 'Things will start to change when you start to fast', so I fast tomorrow. (I can't say this was definitely God, but it was good enough for me to do something).
January 11th 2013 - 3 day fast finished.
January 16th 2013 - My monitor broke costing me about £100, I had another job refusal (I would end up having 40 around Merthyr) & some hard days at work. I feel like the last of my breath is going & all I have left are sighs. Please Lord - Do something soon.
February 1st 2013 - 3 day fast is finished. (name withheld) got a job I had been asked to apply for. I had told her about it as it was where her sister worked as an accountant and she had worked there before. An old friend gave me over £1000, because when he was a teenager I had given him some money to take his girlfriend out for some chips.
February 5th 2013 - Nicky and I talked about what we have both heard from God & how we are going to proceed. We both believe God won't let us go through a door that is a curse to us.
February 8th 2013 - Nicky was offered an interview only to be told it was a mistake. Tears & thanksgiving.
February 12th 2013 - While in Norwich I read 1Sam 25v35 'Go home in peace, I have heard your words & granted your request.
February 18th 2013 - Today I was offered a 3 month extension to my contract to assist Norwich.
February 28th 2013 - Fasting.
March 6th 2013 - Turned down at another interview for such a simple graphics job. I keep praying if it's not right, God would close doors and open the right one. I really need God to open up the right door.
March 7th 2013 - Fasting again today. I don't really pray much at all in these times. It's like the fast is the prayer and I hope God hears.
March 20th 2013 - Fasting today.
March 27th 2013 - Applied for a job at Glaxo in County Durham. I don't really know what I am doing, this is the first time I have searched and applied for a job that is my particular software skill. I have kept applying for jobs in the Merthyr area but got nowhere, this is the first one I have applied for outside the area.
March 28th 2013 - I told (name withheld) my boss about the application. It just so happens his brother (name withheld) works there and has forwarded my CV to the HR dept. They asked for some updated info, & I have managed to update my application with 1 day to go.
April 4th 2013 - Every breath is like a prayer. I breath in & my heart whispers 'Lord', I breath out & my heart whispers 'Please'.
April 9th 2013 - Nicky & I prayed we would hear about the Glaxo job.
April 10th 2013 - Fasting. Got home today and had an e-mail inviting me to the Glaxo interview.
April 14th 2013 - (name withheld) prophesied a big carpet is being rolled out for us, not all at once. There are big things for us, big plans and big places for us to go to.
April 16th 2013 - Fasting today until dinner.
April 22nd 2013 - Fasting today. I am praying god would stop this dead if it is not him. A part of me wonders 'Am I really going to do this?'
April 28th 2013 - Nehamiah 2v4 'What is it you want?'. I had read the same question weeks ago in 2 Chronicles 1v7 'Ask me for whatever you want me to give you' & the exact same question weeks before that in 1 Kings 3v5. So I went over my list with God of what I wanted.
May 5th 2013 - (name withheld) gave a prophetic word 'The stone is rolled away, you are living in the third day' it was like God saying to me, what was holding things back is now gone.
May 7th 2013 - Fasting today.
May 8th 2013 - Fasted this morning. At 11 I had a call offering me the job.
T Austin Sparks book 'Daily open Windows' was a very big encouragement throughout the last months. Sometimes shedding light where it needed to go.
Here is an excerpt:
Light Through Suffering
Rev 21:23 — "And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb"
Light is not a mental thing: that is to say, it is not just a matter of having a store of mental knowledge. That is not light. It is possible to have an enormous amount of doctrine and truth and never be luminaries, that is, never register impact upon darkness. Real light is experimental: that is to say, it is the fruit of experience, the experience of suffering.
How have you children of God come to know what you do know of the Lord, that real kind of knowledge of the Lord which is so precious to us, which means so much and which makes you in that measure of value to others? It is through suffering, it is through the difficult way the Lord has led you, it is through the work of the Cross that He has wrought in you. "The Lamb is the lamp" — suffering leading to knowledge, to light, to understanding. It is the only way. These people at the end will be in the good of a great and wonderful revelation which has come by their fellowship with Christ in His sufferings. It is very true. It may not be too comforting from one standpoint, but it is true; and it ought to help us to realise this: that the Lord, in the way in which He is dealing with us, in the sufferings which He allows to come upon us, is really seeking our education, that we may have a knowledge of Himself which can only come that way, and which is a peculiar kind of knowledge of tremendous value to us and through us to others. We do not learn in any other way. It is the Lamb, always the Lamb-principle, the way of suffering and sacrifice and self-emptying, that brings us into the knowledge of the Lord. "The Lamb is the lamp thereof"; and, just as it is deeper death unto fuller life, so it may often be deeper darkness unto fuller light.
The Lord seems to lead us in a way where we are less and less able naturally to understand Him. He gets us altogether out of our natural capacity, beyond our capacity for interpreting His ways. We just do not know what the Lord is doing, or why He is doing what He is doing; yet it is the way by which we come to a very real kind of inward knowledge of Himself. It may not be capable of explanation in words to anybody, but we know, somehow or other we know, and that is a mighty thing, a mighty power of knowledge. It is light through the Cross.


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I recently bleached about one-third of my hair out so I can eventually get back to my natural color, whatever that may be. I've never had long hair like this before, so I didn't really know what to expect. I certainly didn't expect my normally rock star hair to go from behaving beautifully to having a mind of its own. But it does. I can't go five days between cleanings, the curl isn't holding and my ends look frizzy faster. I take my strands super seriously and I'm fanatic about what I use on my hair.
I'm following my stylist's implicit directions--use any heat sparingly (I haven't touched a curling iron in a month and I've only blown my hair dry completely once). Use good quality products with little sulfates. Don't use drying products. Sleep on a satin pillowcase. Baby your tresses. Always use a heat protectant, even when just using tepid hot rollers. Add oil as often as needed. My hair is still not behaving. While I'd like to blame the weather; the days are going from 65 degrees and sunny to snowing to incredibly humid monsoons, all within a week.
Even with all of that, my hair is still not really behaving. So I decided to try the most ridiculously expensive hair regime I've ever had the pleasure of getting my hot little hands on...Pro Naturals Moroccan Argan Oil System. This four piece collection retails for $159.99. Crazy, right? This is the only hair system I've ever used that comes with a certificate of authenticity. I don't really know what to make of that. Part of me thinks it's all hooey and just another Moroccan Oil line and part of me is super curious to see what makes it worth the price tag. According to their website, it is free of silicones and sulfates, so that's good. But there are no ingredients listed on the box, the the bottles or the website, so who knows?
This system is meant to only be used for one week every six weeks as a reparative week for your strands. Here's what you get:
Pro Naturals Shampoo
Pro Naturals Conditioner
Pro Naturals Hair Mask
Pro Naturals Argan Hair Oil
Upon my first use, I noticed that the products felt lush and were very, very hydrating. If you have fried your hair and want something really intense, this is it. If you just have regular hair, this might actually be too strong for you. The shampoo lathered really nicely for something without sulfates and it felt so thick and rich, I was digging it.
I used it every other day for 1 week and my hair feels incredibly soft and has quite a bit of bounce! My flyaways are somewhat under control and my hair looks decent when it air dries! If your hair is your crowning glory and you want to feel like a princess, this uber-luxe treatment might be for you.
But don't get your wallet out just yet.
Here's the thing. The ingredients aren't listed anywhere. I did find a blog post that said the manufacturer had given them the ingredients upon request (and I have no reason to disbelieve the post*) and it stated that sodium laureth sulfate and dimethicone were in the shampoo. In fact, there isn't anything overly natural listed in the ingredients. And the Argan Oil is listed as the last item and is only listed as a slip agent.
This means there isn't enough oil in the product to be anything special. In fact, there is more perfume than Argan oil. Other than water, I'm not sure exactly what's natural. It's not that expensive and it's not rare. Based on the ingredients, I really feel like I'm being PUNK'd. I really hope that this whole thing is some kind of Dateline experiment to see if bloggers tell the truth or just write nice things. Am I on a digital version of What Would You Do?
What if you weren't just avoiding sulfates or silicones because you're picky about your hair and how you treat it? What if you had an allergy? Or what if your doctor suggested that you avoid them because you are in recovery from something like cancer? And the manufacturers just lied? Please share this post so others won't get duped.
Keep your money and buy Davines Oi (no sulfates) or Marco Pelusi (a little bit of sulfates). They are both fantastic lines who don't lie.
If you want to try this product for yourself, pick it up here. Or chat with them via their social media channels:
ps- While I didn't notice it at first, it's been pointed out that on the Authenticity card, authenticity is actually spelled incorrectly. Because of course it is.
Karmin has just now responded to this post (4/23/2014). They are very sorry for their error and claim the ingredients were in error as they are a new company and working out the bugs. They continue to state their products are natural and as they claim. It's up to you to make your own decision.
*I've also spoken to Vera the blogger to confirm her story, as well as seeing the ingredients from the company.
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The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Student Affairs held a "Community Conversation" event in the Powerhouse to discuss transgender issues that have recently affected both the nation and the college community on Wednesday, March 1.
The event resulted in a college-wide email from Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Norm Jones on Monday, March 6 to affirm the college's renewed and urgent commitment to transgender and gender nonconforming students.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion sent an email on Feb. 28 informing the community of the event, describing its goals as "understanding the recent news about the withdrawal of federal guidance on transgender students and building a network of resources and support." On Feb. 22, President Donald Trump withdrew a federal mandate originally instituted by former president Barack Obama that required public schools to treat transgender students in accordance with their gender identity.
The discussion was facilitated by Professor of History Jen Manion. Around 30 students, as well as several administration and staff members, attended the event.
However, the conversation ended up focusing heavily on the experience of transgender students at the college.
During the dialogue, students talked about the administration's shortcomings in fully accommodating transgender students and referenced recent campus events affecting the transgender community, including the controversial gender-based housing policy which Residential Life previously planned to implement and the hate vandalism against transgender people found in a gender-inclusive bathroom at Frost Library.
Manion, whose research specializes in the history of sexuality and gender, provided a broader context for the campus issues discussed. Because the transgender community has been more visible since the 1970s and 1980s, she said, it has been the target of backlash.
"Gender non-conforming and trans [people] are the most vulnerable," Manion said.
Access to public accommodations like bathrooms, she said, is "about who gets to exist in public spaces and has a right to be there without harassment."
In response to students who asked Dean of Students Alex Vasquez about the status of the hate vandalism investigation, he said that the college had not yet identified the perpetrator and that investigations into bias-related incidents of vandalism rarely result in the identification of the responsible party.
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Norm Jones, Chief Student Affairs Officer Suzanne Coffee, Women's and Gender Center Director Jesse Beal and Queer Resource Center Director Angie Tissi-Gassoway also attended the conversation.
Throughout the course of the conversation, students expressed frustration with the administration's current policies for inclusion and protection of trans students as well as a perceived lack of plans for the future.
Manion acknowledged the criticisms. "I feel the heaviness in this room," she said.
Other students raised questions about college housing policy, which had been another recent topic of controversy among the student body.
The Office of Residential Life's planned housing policy for the 2017-2018 school year would have designated all rooms on campus as either "male," "female" or "coed." Individual students and campus activist groups heavily criticized and challenged the policy after The Amherst Student reported on it in late February, leading to a quick administrative reversal of the policy.
Paula Peña '19 asked Coffey why Student Housing Advisory Committee members were ignored when they expressed dissatisfaction with the new housing policy during the early stages of planning. Coffey responded that she wasn't in enough direct communication with SHAC and did not hear their feedback.
Coffey said that she took full responsibility for the housing policy. As chief student affairs officer, Coffey oversees the Office of Residential Life.
"In that moment in the [Residential Life] policy, I failed the college," Coffey said, adding that she should have paid closer attention to the changes made to the housing policy.
Some students also expressed frustration with the administration's general method of forming policies, arguing that it only makes changes or advancements when students push and demand for them.
In response, Tissi-Gassoway acknowledged their criticism and noted that the vast majority of staff, faculty and administrators who create college policies are cisgender.
"That's why we need trans and gender-nonconforming students to be part of conversations," she said. "[We] need to have collaboration … without having the onus be on students."
According to the email from Jones on March 6, the college will be creating new programs and accelerating the implementation of long-term plans to serve transgender and gender-nonconforming students.
The college is currently speeding up the process of designating gender-inclusive restrooms in campus buildings and residence halls, and plans to complete the process by the upcoming fall semester.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Human Resources will also begin offering new "Trans 101" trainings for college employees.
In an email interview, Jones said that the trainings will not be mandatory, but that he "feel[s] confident that demand will be high."
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion is also looking to implement versions of this training in programming for first-year orientation, residence halls, athletics and other areas of campus life.
New employee trainings will be standardized "so that we reach a wider audience and bring people into our workforce with the understanding that queer and trans communities are important to us," Jones said.
In the follow-up email to students and faculty, Jones wrote that students' comments in the discussion "made clear the ways in which our community is unaware of and disconnected from the needs of trans and nonbinary students" and provided the impetus for the new programs and policies.


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Hello! I must have been missing from the world of wordpress for like forever! No thanks to my busy busy human.
The month of November and the year end brings us lots of rain and cloudy days. The humans call it the Monsoon Season. To me it's more like "Days Not To Take A Dump Outside". Seriously, why would anyone want to take a dump in the pouring rain. But I do love taking walks after the rain stops because it means I get to splash in the muddy puddles and get wet dirt all over my fur. Unfortunately, due to frequent evening thunderstorms, I have to miss my walks and lie around growing fat.
My humans also decided to put me back on a kibble diet because they think I am swallowing my meats without chewing. So I am back on my Canine Caviar Special Needs Dinner.
Canine Caviar Special Needs Dinner.
This 27lbs bag should be able to last me and my sister about 1.5 – 2 months. They say it's good for weight management, but what do I care. The important thing is that they feed me.
My nights have also become couch potato nights and one of my favourite TV shows is 2 Broke Girls, because one night I caught Sophie eating a cupcake which made me really hungry so I barked at her!
I was telling her, "Give me the cupcake!" But she didn't even look at me.
When will we have sunny days again?
Oh and I almost forgot, about this time around 2 years ago, my humans brought me home to be part of their family! I love them very much and I hope that they will never ever leave me. And always have a never-ending supply of treats for me. 🙂


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18 February (RINA): The Samajwadi Party (SP) discard from Meerut Haji Shahid
Akhlaq has floated a new political party by the Secular Ekta Party (SEP). Its
first public meeting was held here yesterday at Nauchandi Grounds. In his
address the SEP supremo dared the SP to contest from Meerut West. It may be
recalled that at the same ground a couple of years ago left the BSP and joined
the SP. He said, "I joined the SP considering Mulyam Singh Yadav to be a
secular person and a sympathizer of Muslims. However, on the contrary he has
betrayed by befriending Kalyan Singh ignoring the appeals of all sections of
Ulema. It has definitely lent him in a spot of bother. Muslims will never vote
for him". He categorically stated that we (Muslims) can sacrifice our lives but
can never ever compromise on Iman. He also cautioned the Hindus from Mulayam
Singh type opportunists. In fact he invited Ajeet Singh and announced to
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The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has started implementing a programme to seal trucks in transit in a bid to curb and reduce incidents of fraud.
According to a public notice issued by the tax agency, cargo passing through Zimbabwe must only take three days and these include weekend and public holidays.
"To this end, all trucks in transit through Zimbabwe carrying transit cargo shall abide by the following requirements: payment of a sealing fee ($30)," reads the notice, which also advises transiting trucks to use defined routes from point of entry until point of exit.
The notice also stated that seal tampering, loss or unauthorised breaking by the transporter shall attract a penalty of $1 300.
Under the Statutory Instrument tanker trucks in transit shall have a maximum of 10 openings or one sealable control box, which locks all openings, among other requirements.
Source: nehandaradio.com


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The end of year brings forth a new technology, The Google Glass. This new technology will mean a revolutionary change to the way engage with people and the environment around us. Google have gone to great extents and lengths to design something that would make our lives easier. A product that is is hands free and virtually be connected to the world with a single command. This new technology, if succesful, could potentially mean an end to a lot of technologies today such as the phone.
As the phone is attached to our bodies, it has become almost an extension of us; we no longer seek to ask questions. We have the answers at the touch of a screen. This has significantly changed the way we interact. But the idea of the google glass goes one step further, to completely having access to the internet wherever we go. This has bought up a lot of questions regarding privacy. It does not raise any new privacy breaches in fact it just enhances the ones we currently have. Some of the features include facial recognition and icons that appear above people's heads and also the ability to take video and snap shots from your point of view. This is could be a concern that anyone can record you and then post in the internet without your consent. Bluetooth may also be a risk, people can hack into your files and see and view photos that are stored in your data. Another feature is that it also includes a GPS. This has ist advantages as it will provide navigation wherever you are, however this may also prompt people to wear it while driving. As the product is made to function with the displays in the lenses it may interfere with the concentration of the driver.
Despite this, one of the benefits to these glasses as explain in this article, it could be used for people with dementia and people suffering from memory loss.


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All pieced and pressed ............... my first I Spy Quilt top
There's a few bits I would have moved and a couple that perhaps don't sit so well but which I was determined to include because I like them. Damn I am just too finicky for my own good sometimes. It's not going to be hung on a wall and, after all, it's the "I Spy" game that's the important thing ............. lots of different novelty prints!
This will be my first every quilt. I've quilted bags and done some experimental stuff but not an actual quilt. It might not be bed sized at 48" square but a quilt it is. I don't have a walking foot so have got some fusible wadding which I hope will minimise shifting whilst machining - time will tell no doubt!
Now to work out the binding. What to use? Straight or bias? How wide in which case will the wadding and backing need to be bigger? Some googling is in order I think to see if there are better ways to do it than my way which happens to be no idea at the moment!
I do wish I hadn't started messing about with the template/colours of my blog a short while ago as I can't seem to get it with anything I'm happy with now .......... a few hours playing about with the options is needed!
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Quilt Top Done .........
Posted by Mermaid's Purse at 15:15
Labels: I Spy Quilt, Patchwork
6 comments:
- Createology said...
This quilt is amazing...especially for your very first large piece. I don't quilt however I most certainly appreciate all the work it has taken you to make. Great job. Happy quilting...
- 5 April 2011 at 17:59
Your quilt is AWESOME. I love how you did the arrangement. Great job!
Ann Flowers
- 6 April 2011 at 01:02
- Wendy said...
I just love the layout! Great quilt!!
- 7 April 2011 at 01:10
- jovaliquilts said...
Totally awesome! I have made lots of I Spy quilts, and lots of rainbow quilts, but never in an arrangement with them both together. I just love it!
- 7 April 2011 at 01:59
- Karyli said...
I really like your top. It is nice to look at up close and far away. I only wish my collection of I Spy square was big enough to do the same. Nice work!!
- 14 April 2011 at 20:17
- Freya said...
I just realized it's now finished! It looks incredible!
- 21 April 2011 at 04:07
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Pot Pie for Five (dinner 1.20.10)
I finished up making our dinner just as I heard Will waking up this afternoon -- it was such a relief to get it done and then not have to worry about it for the rest of the day!
I was a bit disappointed when for some strange reason Will didn't like the pot pie (he eats everything so I think it might new teeth bothering him) and Mike had to work later than he thought he would. I enjoyed my serving though, and I packed some up for my sister and my grandmother to have too. Mike will eat his when he gets home and hopefully by tomorrow Will is ready to give it another try. It was a lot of work to make it but when I can feed so many people from it, it's worth it! I have frozen the filling before but I don't think there will be any leftover to do that with this time. I used my Cooks Illustrated American Classics cookbook for this recipe.


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INGLEWOOD — The need to end what critics have termed a closed, unresponsive style of government is the unifying thread running through most candidates' platforms for the April 2 elections here, where two of the City Council's five seats are being contested.
Among the seven candidates, only incumbent District 1 Councilman Daniel K. Tabor represents the council majority. Incumbent Anthony Scardenzan, representing District 2, is generally regarded as an outsider, and is often the lone dissenting vote on the council.
Challengers in both districts say they would like to see a shift toward a more open style of government, with more discussion during council meetings and greater resident participation.
Tabor, who faces two challengers in his bid for a second term, acknowledged that council members "usually talk about the issues among ourselves and pretty much have our minds made up by the time we come to the meeting," but he defended the method as one that he is "comfortable" with.


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Kerry Ellis Tickets
Join Kerry Ellis as she embarks on a UK tour to celebrate 20 years since her West End debut.
The West End's favourite leading lady will sing songs from Bond, to Bareilles to Bacharach and more, telling stories from her career to date. Ellis has just released her latest hit album on Sony Music with Brian May, Golden Days, and has stared in shows such as We Will Rock You and was the first British Elphaba in both the West End and Broadway productions of Wicked. Her many other leading role credits include Nancy in Oliver! and Grizabella in Cats at the London Palladium, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Ellen in Miss Saigon, and Fantine in Les Miserables. She has released several Top 40 albums, and is in huge demand around the world for her concert work.
First Half: 19:30 - 20:15
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Second Half: 20:35 - 21:20
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The American Red Cross
Britton Riley (Guest blogger) @ Kids Matter
The American Red Cross was founded on May 21, 1881, by Clara Barton and a circle of acquaintances, in Washington, D.C. Barton led the American Red Cross for 23 years, during which time the first disaster relief efforts were conducted and aid was provided to the United States Military during the Spanish-American War.
Over the years, the Red Cross has grown to be one of the nation's premier humanitarian organizations. The Red Cross responds to about 70,000 natural and man-made disasters each year, through the mobilizing power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
While many people see the American Red Cross as simply collecting blood supplies and responding to large national disasters, there are also Red Cross activities and responses happening daily, right in your own community. On a daily basis the Red Cross not only responds to large-scale disasters, but also to individual home fires. On the scene, we provide support to First Responders and work directly with clients to ensure their immediate needs for food, clothing, and shelter are met. We provide our clients with a comfort kit of basic toiletry items and also bring stuffed animals in case there are children involved. Stuffed animals provide the comfort a child needs to believe everything is going to be okay. We want the children to feel safe. Beyond our time on scene, we also work with clients in the weeks and months following the disaster to make sure their needs are met and they are on the path to recovery.
The American Red Cross also provides emergency communications to the Armed Forces. When a member of the military, or their family, has an emergency and needs to contact a loved one overseas, they call our 24/7 Emergency Communications Center (877-272-7337). There, a Red Cross representative collects all pertinent information and validates the request to be passed along to the member in the Armed Forces, or their commanding officer.
Volunteers and Donors are the cornerstone of the Red Cross, our response, and the services we provide. The mission of the American Red Cross is to "… alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and generosity of donors". That's what we continue to do daily. The Red Cross is a volunteer led organization and receives little federal funding.
YOU can help! Contact your local American Red Cross to find out about volunteer opportunities. Visit RedCross.org to learn more about ways you can donate, give blood, or take one of our numerous lifesaving courses.Britton M. Riley, Regional Lead Specialist, Disaster Services, American Red Cross Evansville, IN


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Roots of Health works with some of the most underserved communities in Puerto Princesa. We conduct a thorough Needs Assessment process so that we can be sure that we are delivering services to women and girls most in need of them. Indeed our communities have some of the highest unmet contraceptive need rates, highest number of children/family members, highest number of teenaged pregnancy, highest levels of malnutrition, highest levels of general health problems and lowest levels of education and income in Puerto Princesa. These women and girls live in very marginalized circumstances, often with no electricity or source of clean water. They do not have access to any paid health services, and government services are difficult to access. The government-paid midwife may, for instance, be in the health center for only one afternoon every two weeks. Most of the women are unemployed, with their partners or husbands working as casual laborers. They generally have three or four children, often experiencing their first pregnancy at the age of 16 or even younger. Some have finished elementary school, but very few have finished high school.
The root causes of these problems stem from the lack of access to information and education about health, as well as a lack of access to the tools needed to improve health. Roots of Health's activities help combat these root causes by providing information and education to women and in the community by making tools such as contraceptives and access to reproductive health care, prenatal exams, and skilled assistance at birth a reality for people who would otherwise not have it.
We present informal workshop sessions through an interactive curriculum that uses a human rights framework and engages the women in learning about their bodies, their reproductive systems, pregnancy, family planning, STIs, breastfeeding, nutrition, family relations, financial literacy, budgeting, and other related topics. After attending the sessions, women are able to make better choices for their families and themselves. In addition to education, we also provide access. We provide women access to health services, allowing them to control whether or when they become pregnant. When our clients are pregnant, planned or not, we provide services and vitamins to ensure the continued health of the woman and her baby. Our midwife and nurses are on call for home deliveries to ensure that a skilled birth attendant is available for any woman who wants or needs one.
We currently work in the following communities.
|Candes Dos
|San Jose
|Santa Lourdes
|Looban (Busngol)
|Santa Lourdes
|Santa Lourdes
|Pulang Lupa
|Santa Lourdes
|Unang Lahi
|Silangan (Aplaya)


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The Last Adventure
Digging for truth
I was appointed last week to conduct a finiancial liability investigation for some "accountable gear" one of our subordinate units managed to lose a couple (7) months back.
When I got the word, I immediately thought "Alright! Now I can be like Vic Mackie from the Shield! I'll beat the truth out of them!"
We've been watching the Shield, at night, non-stop, for the past couple weeks.
I packed all my stuff for 2 days of travel into a backpack and caught a "Big bird" flight to one place.
When I got there I rounded up sworn statements from some "parties involved in the incident". I found out the other party was located in another place - I emailed the guy and he fired something back asking if I should speak with anyone else where I was...they gentlemen told me "nah, don't worry about it".
Remember this, "Keep your muzzle down"
I waited a day for a chin-hook flight. Had a pretty good time with the team I was staying with - late that night I managed to nab the flight I was keen on taking.
The flight crew was pretty aggressive. They were flipping people the finger for not falling into their respective places when we loaded the craft. I thought it was pretty funny until I was tapped on a shoulder to remind the captain next to me to point the muzzle of his A2 into the floor of the air craft.
Typically, people keep muzzles down in the event a round "goes off". Having a muzzle down for such an event tends to keep the propeller blades spinning and us from falling from the sky to our untimely doom.
After a little fuss, we managed to take off and I was amazed at how smooth the craft was moving. Given the time of day and the altitude it was friggin hot. Which came as quite a bit of a suprise to me.
I managed that night and 2 days in the location the gentleman I need to speak with was staying. I had problems getting a time together to meet up with him and when I did manage to meet the guy, he wrote a name in his statement for someone I didn't have a statement from...meaning, I had to fly back to my previous location and get a statement...Doah!
Back in the hot night skies
So, there I was waiting on another late night flight back to where I had "just come from". After about 3 hours on the flight line, hanging out with our property book officer - she had to go to some other place, and on the chopper waiting for take off, we flew back. I was smart this time and managed to bring water with me - though I downed the entire bottle in 5 minutes. The flight crew was more subdued. Which made for an uneventful, but hot, trip.
I made it back and the sergeant from the team I stayed with had only been holding out 15 minutes for me. He took me back to the house and after some talking about what happened with me, I passed out in their back room near a couple of our supply guys.
One of the woke me up while he was getting ready for breakfast and we nabbed an NTV in our PT's for breakfast, which turned out to be a "mighty tasteful one at that".
After getting a shower and changing back into my now super filthy uniform (I wasn't expecting a marathon mission), I claimed the final statement and tried scheduling a flight out of town - back to "office land".
From what the flight management teams were telling me, it was going to be about 2-3 days until I made it back to "office land".
I talked with the team leader about up and coming missions and he invited me to ride as an "extra gun" on a simple mission they had a following day.
We moved out really early and after the hottest and longest ride I'd been on this year, we made it to a compound and unloaded.
As we rolled back I noticed the places we drove through were more of the same scenery I've seen all year by plane and ground travel. Destitute towns and people huddled around small shopping areas in exceptionally hilly, and dare I say, mountainous, terrain.
We got a lot of smiles from kids and men as we quickly passed through a couple places that reminded me of strip malls. I did manage to catch 2 unveiled women, walking off through their morning routines. That seemed a bit bizarre considering the state and nature of female civil liberties and rights in this part of the world.
We made it back into the installation, cleared our weapons, and I moved out to grab the guys tacos from "the bell" on post. The night we watched The Meaning of Life, Brick, and The Inside Man. All great films.
The next day was a DONSA (day of no scheduled activities) and the guys worked on planning and reports for the following week.
I did a little bit of shopping at the local stores (keepsakes and cleaning supplies) and got my things ready for a flight. I was pulled over at breakfast for driving "5 miles over the speed limit".
Well, my vehicle is in kmph and the speed limit signs are in mph. Okay, so I should do the calculations in my head...well, at the time I was heading to breakfast and wasn't really paying attention to speed signs as I was going at (what I felt was) a pretty solid rate of speed.
I brought up the issue of meterics with the airforce MP and he told me kmph was posted...well as it turns out it is...on a sign the size of an index card! So they took my name and that was about it. I continued on my way slightly agitiated but, safety is a big deal - especially with my return home coming soon.
As it turns out the following morning I discovered there was another "Big bird" flight back to "office land".
The rest of the day there was a bit of "drama" - some feelings were hurt with a senior NCO at a local unit and after the fall out from that, they got me ready and I wheeled it out to the flight line.
At the flight line. I stowed my things and went over to hit up the restroom. As I walked to the door, a guy, struggling with his gear (looked like all new stuff, I figured he was new to town) looked at me, as I dropped my head to avoiding colliding with him, and yelled "TAYLOR!"
My eyes widened as I could recall the voice but not the name. The guy dropping his stuff had captains bars on and ran over to me. Lifting me up as he gave me a big bear hug of a crush with multiple pats on the back. It's been a long time since I've gotten this much of a greeting from someone I knew a couple years back!
"BENSUN! HEY-MAN!" was about all I could cough out of my lungs.
He gave me "the release" and we started chatting about his deployment and mine. I could tell the years had been great to him.
It's been about 4 since we last spoke. I grabbed his body armor as he shouldered his backpack and laptop bag, and a few minutes later I was in the parking lot sharing the past 4 years of travel and a little history about the AO.
The newly wed and I chatted for a bit about people we ran into from college and his last tour in Afghani-land.
I extended him all the courtesies I could come up with - which didn't amount to much more than promises to send him stuff from CONUS when I get back or to hook him up with the guys I knew in town.
It was great seeing him and it was good to know solid people like him were still working in the system.
I returned to the seating area and started working on my book The 10,000 when I heard another loud "TAYLOR!"
I looked up and saw Mass standing there sporting his body armor and boonie cap. I found out since he volunteered to extend his tour, they let him go to Qatar for a break.
We chatted about his trip, his extention, unit news, and exchanged our predictions for next year. I managed to find out he was planning to wrap up the next tour, go active and complete DS school. He figured it's in his best interest to wrap up the next 6 years full time since he's got 14 under the belt already.
An exchange of email addresses and hand shakes later, he was on the way back to his unit and I was getting all my gear on to catch my flight.
About 1 hour on the flight line later the plane was loaded and I was on the flight with a contractor - she was a bit peevish about the amount of time it took for them to load up the plane (we were wearing our body armor and she wasn't very comfortable with the situation).
I helped her adjust the k-pot she had loosely strapped on and after getting her armor in order, they had completed loading the "Big bird". We trudged up the ramp and after a quick nap, I was back in "office land".
I ran across two guys from my unit at the flight line and we walked to a bus station and caught a ride to our area. Apparently someone with a lot of rank took a vehicle to the gym at night...grrr.
The S1 NCOIC was still up working on NCO Evals and invited me to grab my mail. I told the SPC and SGT that rode the bus with me to tell the TOC guys we walked over here because we were "hardcore like that".
The joke wasn't missed on the SPC, he likes to make jokes about how tough he is in comparision to the other guys in the TOC. I remember him saying once, "CSM, when I grow up, I wanna be hard like you."
Office Land
My NCOIC was still up wrapping up his evening DVD when I stumbled into the office with all my junk on. He paused it and we chatted about the trip and what happened while I was out.
I went for my mail, got back in time for his movie to end and we both called it a night.
The Morning After
It was pretty much the same as always here. So, my last adventure in this country is over. Now the next plane I get on should be taking me home...


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Well-known member
This is a cause very close to my heart and is based near where I live. One of it's more effective members who is also on the board of directors is the actor David Keith. If you can, take a moment and check it out and if you feel lead, lend your support however you can...even if it's signing some of their online petitions. Thanks! There is nothing more valuable in this life than our little ones!


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For the first time this season, the Saskatoon Blades swept a back to back. The Blades pulled off a 5-3 comeback win over Moose Jaw Sunday night.
Jordan Henderson slapped home the game-winner from the top of the circle. The goal is just the second regular season marker in the veteran defenceman's career.
"He can shoot whenever he wants," said Blades head coach Dean Brockman.
Lukus MacKenzie scored twice for the Blades, including the tying goal early in the third period.
"Our line was going tonight and frankly a good effort from everyone tonight," MacKenzie said post game. Braylon Shymr and Kolten Olynek had the other goals for the Blades.
The victory comes on the heels of a shock 2-1 OT win over the Regina Pats. The Blades are winners of three of their last four games, taking points from the top two teams in their division.
"It's a big week ahead of us playing Edmonton and Brandon, two teams we are chasing (in the standings) so hopefully this carries over," Head coach Dean Brockman said.
Brock Hamm picked up the win in goal, making 29 saves on 32 shots. After a tough start to the season, Hamm has victories in his last two starts.
"It's been black and white start but I think things are starting to click and the bounces are going our way," said Hamm.
The Blades now focus their attention on a pair of meaningful games. They host Edmonton Wednesday before visiting Brandon on Friday. They trail both teams by two points in the standings.


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Post-Release Post #1: The Launch
My daughter said to me, "Why are we calling it a launch? That's something only rocket ships do!"
I don't know, but that's what we called it: "The Launch". It was mine and my mom's idea to have some kind of party to mark the occasion of me fulfilling my lifelong dream. So we set about planning a Launch/Release party. We ended up having it at the neighborhood Applebee's because, well, Philadelphia doesn't have a lot of love for its debut authors. I grew up in the Roxborough/Manayunk section of Philadelphia. After college, I moved back here. Both sides of my family are from here--many still live here. My husband is from this neighborhood. I met him across the street from where we live now! I wanted to keep the celebration of the release of my first novel in my neighborhood. Many people seemed to balk at this idea, and I'm not sure why. I was getting turned down by pretty much every place I approached. Then my mom realized that our local Applebee's had a banquet room of sorts, and she approached them. They were crazy enthusiastic and because of that, I couldn't wait to book with them! And having had the launch there, I'm so happy and relieved that that's where we did it! So the date, time and location were set. Invites went out. Books were reserved. Butterflies were all aflutter!
My fake Aunt Ava even surprised me by having a gorgeous giant, poster-sized cover image of Finding Claire Fletcher created for me and honestly, if I thought I could do it without crinkling or ruining it, I would be sleeping with this bad boy! What a lovely and incredible gift! My daughter made us all pose with photos next to it but I'll spare you . . .
So what does one do when one has been writing books for 25 years and one's dream finally comes true? What does one do when the book they've spent almost a decade trying to get published finally comes out?
I went to work.
That's right. I went to work. Cause let's face it, writing doesn't pay and my job has awesome benefits. I worked an almost full day, during which time I thought my phone was actually going to crap out because of all the social media messages I received. It was quite awesome. Let's just say I was really feeling the love!
Then I picked up my daughter from school, we went home and got changed, the hubs loaded the car with all of our launch materials and we were off! And I was actually late for my own signing cause Regans are like that. Lucky for me, only my cousin Mark had shown up ahead of me, and because he's such a wonderful guy, he wasn't at all annoyed and even helped us transport all our launch stuff into the building. So we set up.
If you look to the far right there, you'll see my daughter's book. Yes, my daughter's book. She's five and the world is so exciting for her, and I wanted this to be exciting for her too. So a couple of months before the big launch I sat down with her and talked to her about what it would be like and we decided she would create her own book. And she did. She drew all the pictures and told me what to write in terms of the narrative. She wrote her own name on the front of it. We even did an About The Author at the end and I got to blurb her book. It was quite creative and had a story arc and everything. I got 60 of them printed up at Staples. And, as she loves to tell people now, "I sold out all my books before Mommy did!"
There she is signing her very first book for one of her lovely teachers who came out to the launch to support her!
She had a blast and so did I! I was amazed by how many people came out to support me in this endeavor. The first hour or two was easy. There was a steady flow of people and I had time to work the room and chat. Then all of a sudden there was a line out the door--yeah, a line out the door for little old me and my little old book that for six years was "great but not quite there"--I'm still pretty stunned! People I haven't seen in months and years drove from other states to come and buy a book, have it signed and hang out. A college friend I hadn't seen in a decade. Friends I went to grade school with who I hadn't seen in years. A former karate student from upstate who is all grown up now and going to college in Philadelphia. One of my college professors and his wife. Relatives, friends, neighbors. Even the wonderful ladies I met at Bouchercon came! Like I said, I was really feeling the love! Pretty amazing stuff.
|Some of the crowd
I signed and signed and signed and tried to talk to everyone who came and get my picture taken with them. I didn't eat or pee for 6 hours and it was incredibly awesome. Still when I think about it, I'm so humbled by the support I received on this night! If I calculated correctly, 155 copies of Finding Claire Fletcher went home with readers! I actually ran out. Most of these people were family and friends or friends of friends, but a good deal were people I didn't even know. So many people brought people which was incredible. In fact, a woman having dinner at Applebee's popped in and asked me if I was Gillian Flynn (who is one of my idols). Somehow, I managed not to blurt out, "I WISH!" and instead sent her off with a bookmark and the promise that my book would only cost her $3.99 on her nook!
I have to give a shout-out to Ian, who was our server. He was brilliant. I don't know how he pulled it off with so many people there, but he did an incredible job. In fact, he was so good that for three weeks after the launch I actually had people come up to me and tell me how great he was during the event! So Ian, thank you. You're incredible. Applebee's: Promote this man and give him a huge raise. He pretty much single-handedly made the night a success, and that part where he could read my mind and set things up exactly how I wanted without me even having to say anything was pretty cool too. Oh and he kept bringing me food even though I didn't have time to eat it. Holy multi-tasking genius.
We got home around 11 p.m. exhausted and completely exhilarated--happy beyond words. We ate the meal that Ian so lovingly sent home with us--realizing that I had not actually eaten the whole time--and marveled over all the people who came out to launch Finding Claire Fletcher into the world!
|I dressed to match my book! Can you tell? :)
And the next morning . . . I went to work.
Stay tuned for more Post-Release Posts! I haven't even talked about what happens when people actually READ your book!
Tags: "finding claire fletcher" "book launch"


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Day 65 is this lovely Baby Pink Flower
I love the way this Twitter Blanket is turning out, don't you?
The good news is that I had a very interesting Crochet related email this morning, but that's all I can tell you for now. It's very exciting. Will tell you more when I can.
The disaster is this:
Yes, I have run out of the Olive Green Colour.
It's King Cole Price Wise so if anyone does have a spare ball that they can sell me please get in touch.
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CODA Paper Art Holland
CODA Paper Art 2015
07.06 t/m 25.10.2015
An enormous deer made from paper, the immense wings of Icarus, fairy-like masks and striking jewels made of paper. All was all exhibited from 7 June to 25 October during CODA Paper Art in CODA Museum Apeldoorn.
CODA Museum puts on grand display - CODA Paper Art 2015
Paper and cardboard are relatively simple and fairly cheap materials that, combined with traditional and modern techniques and the artist's inspiration, show their endless possibilities and expressive power in staggering and dynamic but sometimes also moving and subtle ways. After a highly successful edition in 2013, CODA Museum Apeldoorn presents CODA Paper Art 2015, an exhibition that provides ample space – both literally and figuratively – for the installations, spatial works and specially selected jewellery of 36 artists from the Netherlands and abroad whose work is centred around paper and cardboard.
Andy Singleton
Diana Beltran Herrera
Diana Beltran Herrera
Chris Gilmour
Eric Standley
Eric Standley
Eric Standley
Erin Turner
Erin Turner
Flóra Vági
Gunjan Ayawadi
Gunjan Ayawadi
Janna Syvänoja
Janna Syvänoja
Jermy May
Li Chu Wu
Li Hongbo
Lisa nilsson
Maud Vantours
Meg Hitchcock
Michihiro Sato
Phillip Valdez
Ritsuko Ogura
Rogan Brown
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UPDATE: Fugitive Task Force arrests felony burglary suspect
UPDATE: Fugitive Task Force arrests felony burglary suspect
OMAHA, Neb. —
Metro law enforcement caught their suspect on a felony arrest warrant, publicly shared by officers Thursday. The warrant, for a woman suspected in at least one of a series of burglaries featured on KETV NewsWatch 7 two weeks ago.
Video: OPD issues felony arrest warrant for burglary suspect
Home surveillance video from one of the burglaries showed two women stealing a Lexus from a garage in southwest Omaha. It's one of five homes the pair of burglars hit that night.
Caitlin C. Stavropoulos, 28, has been booked into the Douglas County Jail.
Saturday, around 11:30am, Omaha Police say the Metro Fugitive Task Force located Stavropoulos and took her into custody.


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If you have a habit of reaching for a late-night snack such as chips or crackers, you might soon begin to notice unfavorable results when you step on the bathroom scale. After-dinner snacking is an easy way to gain weight, but switching out your snack of choice for a juicy pear may help you avoid packing on the pounds.
Weight Gain and Weight Maintenance
Weight gain takes place when you eat enough that your caloric intake is greater than your caloric expenditure. For your weight to remain constant, you must consume as many calories as you burn. If the amount you've eaten and the calories you've burned at the end of the day are equal, you won't gain weight. But if you add extra calories by enjoying post-dinner snacks, you're apt to notice an increase in your weight.
A Low-Calorie Snack Alternative
Eating a pear at any time of day adds to your caloric intake. However, if you use the fruit as a lower-calorie alternative to your typical after-dinner snack, the pear can help you limit weight gain or even contribute to weight loss, provided you eat less than you burn. Pears are low in calories; a medium-sized pear has just 101 calories whereas one ounce of potato chips has 154 calories. By swapping the chips for a pear, you're reducing your caloric intake.
Pears and Fiber
A major benefit of eating pears if you're eager to lose weight is their high fiber content. Fiber helps fill you up to control hunger and overeating. A medium-sized pear has 5.5 grams of fiber. Among the benefits of fiber include its ability to help you feel full. If you eat a pear shortly after dinner, the fruit's fiber can limit your desire to snack on higher-calorie foods, thus helping you manage your weight.
A Low Glycemic Index
Although many fruits are high in fiber, pears are advantageous because of their low glycemic index. Pears have a glycemic index of 38, which means they won't lead to a rapid spike in your blood glucose. When you consume foods that have a moderate or high glycemic index, you'll experience a rapid rise and fall in your blood sugar. The result of low blood sugar is often a craving for more food, which can harm your weight-loss effort.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Balancing Calories
- USDA National Nutrient Database: Pears, Raw
- USDA National Nutrient Database: Snacks, Potato Chips, Plain, Salted
- University of California at San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital: Why Fiber Is so Good for You
- Harvard Health Publications: Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load for 100+ Foods
- Eat Right Ontario: Getting to Know the Glycemic Index


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4 Peace
Globally, Act Locally"
at the MOVEMENT Festival in Detroit
Parties 4 Peace joined the Movement Festival in support of the city of Detroit, and in recognition of the tremendous universal need for relief that resulted from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Japan.
"People who are in a position to help need to understand that we have to. This world is all of us together,
we are all human, we need to look after each other." - Seth Troxler
"Music is a force that can't be stopped, and should be shared. Music is cultural information." - Jay Haze
"Think globally, act locally" urges people to consider the well-being of the entire planet
while taking action in their own communities and cities.
Artists and agents donated a percentage of their Detroit fees to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.
Promoters and event producers asked for a portion of proceeds raised to be contributed to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen and for permission for Parties 4 Peace to facilitate on-site Red Dot Relief collection at parties.
Festival attendees joined our team of people collecting donations as well as to make financial contributions to both organizations.
The Capuchin Soup Kitchen provides the people of metro Detroit with a wide array of services including a meal program, an urban farm that promotes sustainability, children's programs and substance abuse services. As an organization that receives no government subsidies, they rely entirely on the generosity of benefactors to serve the people of their neighborhood.
Red Dot Relief is a group of artists and supporters of the dance music community asking for a call to action to raise money and spread awareness of the disaster stricken regions of Japan. Spearheaded by Visionquest (Seth Troxler) & friends, alongside Crosstown Rebels and the Tuning Spork Efforts Team, they're trying to influence others to follow and donate whatever they can to the disaster fund.
Parties 4 Peace was founded in the year 2002 in Tokyo with the mission to promote a culture of peace through dance and music. We invite artists and promoters to volunteer their time and talent for a good cause.
Boat is
an international non-profit and non-governmental organization that
works to promote peace, human rights, equal and sustainable
development and respect for the environment through educational
programs, cooperative projects and advocacy activities on global
peace voyages. As part of our wider peace building activities, Peace
Boat has carried out emergency relief operations for the past 15
years, delivering emergency assistance and raising funds, as well as
coordinating the dispatch of experienced logisticians, interpreters
and volunteer teams to affected areas all over the world.
DONATION $ *all of the proceeds were donated to Peace Boat US and the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, both non-profit organizations with 501c(3) status. Our goal is to help to support the local community and make a global impact.
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ADDRESS: Peace
Boat US, 777 United Nations Plaza, Office 3E
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MORE INFO www.reddotrelief.org
Peace Boat US is an international non- governmental and non-profit organization that works to promote peace, human rights, equal and sustainable development and respect for the environment. Peace Boat seeks to create awareness and action based on effecting positive social and political change in the world.
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Dear graduates:
It's that time of year again: graduation season. Across the country, the Adults are scrambling to their lecterns and op-ed columns for one last chance to tell you what to do, despite ample evidence over the last couple of years that the Adults have no idea what they're doing. (Full disclosure: This reporter is a Young Person.)
Some of this advice will be useful. Some of it — such as in 2005, with Steve Jobs' commencement speech at Stanford University ("Connect the dots") and David Foster Wallace's at Kenyon College ("This is water") — will be profound. And some of it will be weirdly mean.
An early winner from this year's round of lectern-thumping has been Charles Wheelan's "10 Things Your Commencement Speaker Won't Tell You," which set the bar pretty low as far as success goes. "Your time in fraternity basements was well spent," he says.


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The rules are as follows. You post a character, and the next poster must match an actor (live-action, or VA) to said character. At the end of his/her post, the second poster must add a character of their own to be matched by another person.
Poster A: "Edward Allman"
Poster B: "Kevin Conroy.
Poster C: "Christopher Plummer.
I'll start!
Vance Vangelis.
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Traditional marketing models have at their core the belief that once the consumer is aware of your product and you have emotionally nudged him, you road to First Moment of Truth (FMOT or point of sale) is paved.
Traditional marketing models, much to their success, have carried a dominant right brain bias.To paraphrase a David Williams remark, a traditional marketer credo is: We make lipsticks but we sell smiles.
However what worked in a pre connected world, where individual minds were influenced in isolation and through a marketing message broadcast, loses much of its heft in a networked world.
You cannot now manipulate buyer by influencing her emotions with images of a happy family with a dog, a toddler and a beaming spouse. Tossing in a smiling and waving neighbor to complete the happiness utopia doesn't give youmuch traction anymore.
What is checking the flow of this emotional overhang is that the buyers' reason has started to get a loud voice in her decision makingprocess. They are getting armed with great amount of research and product intelligence. Most of them are now indulging in extensive pre purchase research ( Marketers Zero Moment of Truth , ZMOT) before making a buy decision.
The digital pathway of purchase or the ZMOT Lagrangian ( as we call it at Media Mosaic) is becoming a complex function with its plot points notching up multivariate synapses. This detailed research corrects for any emotional nudges and makes the buyer decision more objective and harder to predict.
To put it in everyday language, the emergence of a Global Mind has ushered in the dawn of Left Brain Marketing (LBM). Without relinquishing the appeal to her right brain, marketers will have to now engage the buyers' left brain as well.
So at Media Mosaic we believe, that apart from being creatively unique, marketers will have to contend with buyers' multi channel, screen hoping r behavior. This opens up the scope for creative experimentation.
So do not be afraid to experiment. Contact us to help you map this emerging landscape and its best practices. We will be happy to launch a bespoke @ZMOT MM campaign for you.


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If you know me, you probably know that remembering to take daily supplements or medications is next to impossible. I am so bad at it, it's funny. As a life long allergy sufferer, I have suffered more than not because I simply can't remember to take the medicine that actually makes me feel human. When I was required to take prenatal supplements I forgot unless David reminded me.
I am so bad at pill taking.
But now… Now it has to change. Now it isn't just a funny quirk of mine that's really not that big of a deal.
Now I have Graves' Disease. Now I have to take anti thyroid medicine, or undergo treatment that will destroy or remove my thyroid all together. Now everything is different.
This is just the first step in trying to manage my disease. If it doesn't work, then I may have to be open to the other, more drastic, treatments. But we're still on step one, so I'm not thinking about steps 15 or 40 or whatever, I'm focusing on remembering to take my medicine everyday at 5'o'clock.
So I have Graves' disease. What does that mean? Essentially, it means that my body is attacking my thyroid (which means this is an autoimmune disorder) and causing it to make too much thyroid hormone (which means I am hyperthyroid). If you want the whys and hows you'll have to look it up, but that is the gist.
Hyperthyroidism=bad. It can lead to weakened heart muscles, loss of bone density, infertility, and…other stuff that I can't remember but that aren't good.
Graves' disease=bad. Aside from the ways in which hyperthyroidism can affect you, GD can also lead to severe eye issues.
And none of that includes the foul symptoms that can accompany both. Fatigue, joint pain, weight loss, brittle nails, hair loss, tremors, heightened heart race or palpitations….just to name a few.
So the goal is to cause my thyroid to make less of the hormone that is making me sick. There are three ways this can be done: medication, radioactive iodine therapy, removal of the thyroid.
Medication should cause my thyroid to make less of the hormone. This is the path we've decided on first. The goal is to find a dosage that causes my thyroid to produce only normal amounts of hormone. Once we do that, we hope that my Graves' will go into remission (either long or short term, one never knows) and I can be slowly weaned from the drug. It's a balancing act of dosages and blood tests and praying. There is no true measure of how long this can take as every person responds differently.
Radioactive Iodine therapy is the next possible step, if medication doesn't work for me. It is a much quicker and more final solution than medication, but it also destroys your thyroid…and I would prefer not to do that unless I absolutely have to.
Thyroidectomy is the removal of your thyroid…again, I don't want to do that if I don't have to. Both of these typically lead to hypOthyroidism…and that's not really better than hypERthyroidism (though can be managed through hormone replacement therapy). The goal is normalthyroidism.
So this is why I itch. And that is why I visited an allergist. And that is how I was eventually diagnosed with Graves' disease.
In a month we will check my thyroid levels to see how the medication is working. Then we'll take the next step, whatever it is.
Whatever is going on with me, it doesn't really concern me or scare me… While autoimmune disorders are a drag, I'm no stranger to them. And aside from the Type 1 diabetes of my brother and various autoimmune issues with my mom…I grew up with a mother who actually has no thyroid. I trust my doctors.
And above all, I trust my God. I'm even grateful that He caused me to itch and seek help before the more debilitating symptoms could show up. (Though, now that I'm diagnosed, I wouldn't mind if He could just take the itching away…) Now we will work on getting me healthy, praying that my disease goes into remission, knowing that God already has this all figured out for me and I only have to concern myself with today.
Today His plan is for me to be diagnosed with Graves' Disease.
Today His plan is for me to begin taking 10mg of methimazole a day.
Today I will still be itchy, and fatigued, and yucky feeling.
Today I will be thankful that Graves' Disease isn't what is in control: God is.
I'm not concerned about tomorrow when today still has so much joy to discover.
…also, my doctor is Dr. Georgitis. Win.
And so begins my search for more naturally based beauty products that fit within the budget of the not-quite-middle-class. I knew it was going to be more expensive than I'm used to paying. (When you loath paying more than $2 for a bottle of shampoo what isn't?) I was braced for it. Almost.
Actually, it wasn't that bad. It just meant I had to search a little harder for what I wanted and be willing to drop $15 for 1.5oz of face lotion. (Thank God that I didn't have to do that in the end. But I was willing.)
And I did all of my searching at Walgreens. I am sure there are better, more natural products out there. I'm positive of it. However, we are a young, single income family and I am careful to stay within our means. (Translation: There aren't a lot of moolahs to spare.)
In my searching I discovered that Burt's Bees has a new line of natural products. Their original formula stuff is still a lot better than some of the cheap garbage that I used to buy that is on the market, but they've taken it a step further.
The product is called güd from Burt's Bees. The Walgreens I was at carried only two of the scents, but upon visiting the güd website I discovered a third (and a fourth for Target shoppers)! I'm only going to talk about the scent I bought, since I didn't smell the others.
Originally I was going to purchase the shampoo and conditioner of another brand, but güd was on sale and had prettier scents (though is generally more expensive per ounce than the other brand, so you may see me review it in the future). Another cool thing? When you purchase a bottle of their hair products you can text in for an email coupon. AND if you "like" them on Facebook you can also get one. So, next time I need some güd products (güd…good…haha.) I have three coupons to use. Fancy schmancy! Thanks güd!
SO! I purchased the Nourishing Shampoo, Softening Conditioner, and Hand Cream.
On with the reviews!
güd Nourishing Shampoo in Orange Petalooza
Paraben, phthalate, SLS, and petrochemical free. Blood Orange Flower scented (Orange Petalooza).12oz. $6.99-$8.99.
In-Store Impression: The bottles are super cute and happy! It smells pretty and crisp, like citrusy things should.
First Use Impression: Smells pretty and makes me happy in the shower. Because it is SLS free it doesn't foam the same so it may take me a couple of uses to figure out just how much I need for my thick hair. Rinsed out easily and left my hair feeling soft and clean, even before conditioner.
güd Softening Conditioner in Orange Petalooza
Paraben, phthalate, SLS, and petrochemical free. Blood Orange Flower scented (Orange Petalooza). 12oz. $6.99-$8.99.
In-Store Impression: The same as the Shampoo. I really like that the conditioner bottle is upside down. Super easy to tell apart in the shower.
First Use Impression: My hair still smells slightly orangy-sweet after being blown dry, which is always a plus! I'll have to ask people to smell my hair throughout the day to see how long it lasts. (No that's not creepy.) The product was really silky and light feeling going on, and my hair still feels soft and moisturized, which is nice for my thick and sometimes frizzled hair.
güd Hand Cream in Orange Petalooza
Paraben, phthalate, SLS, and petrochemical free. Blood Orange Flower scented (Orange Petalooza). 3oz. $7.99-$8.99.
In-Store Impression: Same as above. Good size to keep in my purse.
First Use Impression: Feels super silky as you're rubbing it in and not at all greasy. My hands feel super soft, even an hour after I first applied it. And I can still smell a hint of Petalooza!
I'm going to go ahead and use the product for 1-2 weeks and I'll be back with an update on how I like the product. If you're looking for something, right away, however, based on my early impressions…I'd pick this up! Don't forget to get some coupons, too!
I was not paid or reimbursed for this review. As far as I know, güd, doesn't have a clue who I am or that I exist. I bought the product because I needed it and wrote a review in the hopes of helping others currently seeking good, reasonably priced products with less chemical yuckiness in them. Please no one sue me.
Som the laundry detergent change is official. I have been using it for a few weeks now and all of my clothes have been washed at least once, and rinsed with vinegar. Still I itch.
So I did what I've needed to do since I was 16. …I went to an allergist. I've always had horrible seasonal allergies and, more recently dogs and cats seem to bother me as well. So I went. In and they tested me for all of the most common allergies.
And guess what? My seasonal allergies are gooooooone! Hip hip hooray! Major hormone changes can affect your allergies and it seems that pregnancy had completely rid me of my sensitivity to grasses and weeds. I am, however, allergic to dogs, cats, cockroaches, and dust mites. Thankfully, the latter two don't favor Were I live and so their numbers are limited. I do have a dog, and I avoid cats. But, because of some other stuff, the doctor doesn't believe my itching is an allergic reaction to any external substances.
He had me go down to the lab to test things like my liver and thyroid, since problems with them can lead to itching, and to test for a gluten sensitivity. Hopefully I'll hear from him by the end of the week. So….today. Most likely, however, I just have chronic hives. And we'll deal with that once we know what is not causing it. Yay.
Soooo, the itching continues and I am taking ridiculous amounts of antihistamine on my doctor's orders. In the meantime, however, I am switching to paraben and sulfate free beauty products. At least…mostly. And organic foods…mostly. Slowly.
I haven't posted in awhile. Oh well, it's not like I have a large audience pining away after me, so I don't feel too guilty.
I'm itchy. So itchy. I have been for almost a year, but it was always manageable. I figured it was my body soap or maybe my deodorant, based on the location of the itchiness. But over the past two or three months it has doubled in intensity. Now there are very few square inches of my body that are not constantly itchy. Over the past two weeks I have noticed a slightly raised rash, and that there is bruising and scarring localized in some of the more intense places, like my legs.
After a lot of reading and thinking, I've come to the conclusion that I am allergic to HE (High efficiency) laundry detergent.
I've always used free and clear detergents, because that is what I grew up with, so it never occurred to me that even the free and clear HE detergents would bother me…but they do. Some more so than others, it seems, but they all leave me itchy.
So I'm going to make my own!
I've found several recipes on the interwebz and I'm going to kind of mix and match to suit my needs.
I'm really hoping this works, otherwise I'm really at a loss. We've eliminated some other factors. Like bedbugs. Anytime I itch I'm instantly terrified that I've been infested with bedbugs. Uuuuuuughghaosidalfdkjanajnfkanskmdf. But David is not itchy and he has no rashes or bug bites. So unless they're only biting me, we don't have them and THANK GOD. Also, my itchiness is symmetrical. (How thoughtful of it!) If I'm itchy on the outside of my left thigh you can guarantee I'm also itchy on the outside of my right thigh.
Another huge bonus is that it's really rather inexpensive to make your own detergent…
(Note: there is some more grown-up language in this video [nothing too horrible, don't worry!], but it was too cute to pass up.)
Let's chat! What has been your most memorable anniversary gift?
I hate round-a-bouts.
Actually. I love round-a-bouts.
I love how circular they are. I love that you don't have to wait for a light to turn green. It is ballet on wheels.
I hate the phenomenon that surrounds the round-a-bout.
I don't know what it is but smart people get stupid; good drivers forget how to drive; nice, wonderful people I would meet on the street with a grin and tip of my hat become my foulest enemy.
And no one is immune. Not even myself, and I like to think I am a decent driver of average intelligence. In the [almost] words of Gloria Estefan: the round-a-bout is gonna get you. One way or another, it'll get you get you get you. If not today…it could be tomorrow.
Round-a-bout, I don't know how you make me love you and hate you all at once, you master of emotion, but you do.
Today is the final day of the 31 day challenge! I made it! Mostly… ;)
Since today is Halloween AND Monday, I've been saving this beauty from Imogen Heap. I really hope you love it.
Stay safe tonight!


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Final Touch: Patchwork Patrol
Let's face it: perfect style isn't as easy when you can't just throw on a jumpsuit and a pair of sandals and call it a day. As the days get shorter and the temperature drops, you're probably finding that one extra layer isn't enough. Now it's a long sleeved shirt, now it's a sweater, now it's a jacket. We feel you. But there IS a bright side to all this less-than-sunny weather. Do we need to spell it out for you? Okay…here it is: B-O-O-T-S. Your failsafe-wear-everyday-anywhere-casual-outfit-statement-maker-and-winter-style-saver. The right pair of boots will bring heat to any outfit (not to mention remind you what you love about your legs) and pulling them off is as easy as pulling them on.
Our current obsession is a pair of seventies-inspired tall boots with a lush, sophisticated look and dark patchwork details. Easily incorporated into a casual look for day and equally as easy to dress up at night. Throw them on with an LBD for an event, or wear them like we do: all day everyday. We like the idea of pairing them with a denim button-up skirt and a turtleneck for casually elegant daytime appeal. Pay homage to your favorite decade while still looking ultra modern? Don't mind if we do, thanks.
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Sunday sweetness at L'uccello
What did you do this past weekend? I felt quite spoilt I have to admit. A very dear friend of mine (who knows me only too well) gave me a perfect early Christmas present: A spot in theVictorian decorations workshop at the gorgeous L'uccello. Tucked on the 2nd floor of the Nicholas building this is some kind of vintage haberdashery heaven. you must must go ASAP!
Super stylish shop lady Kim helped us create sweetie cones, cards, crepe paper fans and rosettes using real glass glitter, foiled dresdens, and Victorian era imagery. This was all helped along by pots of French early grey tea and Pretty biscuits. Absolute heaven! I'm already plotting a lovely little tree for the dining table. An almost perfect way to spend a Sunday. Rumour has it Kim will be hosting a whole series of workshops next year so make sure you pop over to the blog regularly to stay in the loop. RAMONA


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Ok so here we go again.
My Nimbus 12 collapased at about 200k, the inner left heel is flat and the shoe is leaning like the tower of Pisa. This I presume is what caused my arch pain on Comrades.
I spoke to my Biokinetitcist, took some videos on the treadmill etc. My arches do not collapsed when walking, well we only went to about 8min/km, but I do have a bend in my ankle, which is causing me to land on the inside of my left heel. I got an appointment to see the Asics rep, he looked at all my shoes and well I now wear GT2160s which are stability shoes. The change over is quite hard as I am feeling muscles I never knew I had. Hammies are stretching, shins and calves feel it, Glutes are a bit tender, thats after a 8k, 15k 11k sequence. On Monday I tried my old Nimbus 11s( done nearly 1300k) for a change. Liz says she can notice how much more stable I look when walking, it also looks like it may have an impact on my stride length which has been going down since January, but is now gradually going up again.
This image shows how my stride dropped after two oceans until Comrades. My pace is pretty closely linked to my stride.
I have done another session of speed work at Tukkies where I average below 6:30 min/km for my hour , I nearly completed my 23 lap. Next time I should make it. I also set a goal for doing a sub 6:00 minute km which I achieved the other day, I wonder when I will do a sub 5:30km, I suppose that dreaming is good for one.
We are doing a 25k race on Saturday and I will be using the GT2160s, I need to somehow work out a routine to alternate between neutral and Stability which helps me become more accustomed to the added support. My problem is that it looks like all my neutral shoes are collapsing!! so that means they will offer me less support than if they were new.
I may need to find some stabilty shoes with less support so as to gradually change over. Lets ee what happens on Saturday.