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If you are like me, and have a passion for macro photography I highly recommend taking photos of insects. The world of insects and mini bests is fascinating and whilst these small creatures may appear dull and uninteresting to the naked eye if you get to see them under a microscope your opinion will change, believe me. With an extreme close up image of a dragonfly you will see they are actually bearded, which is really cool. With an extreme close up image of a spider you will see it has multiple eyes, and man are they hairy little critters. With an extreme close up image of a fly you will see the hexagonal pattern of its eyes…… etc. Yep, capturing photographs of insects is really good fun and highly enjoyable. I have enjoyed taking photos of mini bests, critters and insects for many years and, along the way, have learned a few tips and tricks to capture awesome close up and macro photos of insects and mini beasts that will not only impress, but also amaze your family and friends.
How to take great photos of insects tip 1 - Get a macro lens
If you want to take macro images there are products on the market, such as close up filters and extension tubes that claim to capture macro images but they don't. True macro images are a 1:1 reproduction, i.e. life size and these products don't achieve this. In addition to this, close up filters and extension tubes adversely affect image quality, so they are best left alone.
If you want to capture true macro images of insects that are good quality you need a specific macro lens. There are many different types of macro lenses, available in a variety of different focal lengths but not all of them are suitable for taking photos of insects. The best macro lens is the one with the longest focal length since this gives the best working distance, i.e. distance between the end of the lens and the subject.
Many companies make macro lenses so there is a good selection to choose from. As long as you buy a macro lens from one of the top companies, i.e. Canon, Nikon, Sigma or Tamron you can be sure you are getting a good quality macro lens that will capture awesome images of insects and last a long time. It is worth pointing out there are many cheap and nasty macro lenses available to buy but these are best avoided.
Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro lens review
Credit: Yackers1
One of the best macro lenses out there is the Sigma 105mm macro lens and it is the macro lens I use for all my insect photography. It doesn't matter whether you use a Canon or a Nikon camera you can use this macro lens.
The Sigma 105mm macro lens is simply awesome. The 105mm focal length provides a good working distance, i.e. distance between the end of the lens and the subject, which means you don't have to get too close to the insect to get a photo of it. The working distance also helps light the insects correctly to really make them "pop".
The image quality of this lens is simply amazing. Colors are bright and vivid but not over saturated and images are tack sharp. Many photographers consider this one of the sharpest lenses out there, and when you see the results I think you will agree and won't have any complaints about "soft" images.
If you want one of the best macro lenses to take images of insects I highly recommend the Sigma 105mm f2.8 macro lens. It really is an awesome lens that will improve your macro images.
A top macro lens for Canon and Nikon shooters
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How to take photos of insects tip 3 - Speed is key
Some insects are notoriously fast therefore you need to keep on your toes if you are going to take photographs of them. The best way to capture images of insects is to be stealth like and slowly creep to wards the insect focusing your macro lens as you go. As you get up close and personal you then need to be super quick and take the insect by surprise to get the shot.
In order to increase the chances of making the shot I recommend manually focusing on the insect as opposed to relying on your camera's auto focus system. Manual focusing quickly takes some time and practice but if you persevere you will get there, and the time and effort you spend learning how to focus manually is time well spent.
How to take photos of insects tip 2 - Light the subject correctly
Correct lighting is key in all types of photography, and this includes macro photography. If you don't light the insects correctly your images are going to look flat and lifeless. Yep, in order to really make your images "pop" lighting is very important, and you need to look at the intensity of the light, the direction of the light and the quality of the light.
You can use reflectors to bounce the light back on the insects, but this is cumbersome if you are on your own. Holding a reflector and trying to take photographs of insects is very difficult. It is, however, feasible if you have an assistant to hold the reflector.
The best way to light insects, mini beasts and other critters is to use an external flash gun. You can use a standard external flash gun but there is a better product, which is a macro ring light. A macro ring light is a light you attach to the end of the lens, via the filter thread, that works in the same way as a normal flash. Macro ring flashes are less powerful than conventional flash guns but they are adjustable so you can play around with the settings to get the type of image you are after. Since the macro flash sits on the end of the lens you won't have any problems with the lens casting shadows over your images of insects, and it is this feature that makes the macro flash more useful than a standard flash.
There are cheap and nasty macro ring lights that are either "off or on" and are not a true flash after all. These macro ring lights will light a subject but you can't control the direction or the intensity of the light therefore they are next to useless. These macro ring lights are best left well alone and you should get a macro ring flash unit instead.
A macro ring flash will improve your insect photographs no end, and it is an essential piece of photography kit for macro and close up photography.
Light the subject with a ring flash
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How to take photos of insects tip 4 - The time of day
If you want to capture images of insects the time of day plays a large part. In the middle of the day, when the temperatures are up, insects are at their most active and seldom sit still long enough to be photographed.
In the early mornings and late evenings most insects are at their least active, are slower and, therefore, are easier to photograph. Whether you take images of insects early morning or late in the evening is entirely down to personal preference and the type of image you are trying to capture.
I have many successful insect photos taken in the early mornings and my favourite are of dragonflies with tiny droplets of morning due on their wings. Similarly, I have many successful insect photos captured at the end of the day and my favourite is of a silhouette of a dragonfly on a reed stem against a gorgeous sunset. As you can see from these examples it is possible to capture great images of insects both early mornings and late evenings, so when you go and take photographs of insects is entirely up to you. Just don't bother going during the midday sun when insects are at their most active.
How to take photos of insects tip 5 - be prepared to get dirty
If you want to capture awesome macro and close up photos of insects you need to be prepared to get down and dirty. In order to really experience the world of insects and mini beasts you are going to have to get in to their world, which means getting on your hands and knees and scrabble around in the dirt and mud, lifting up rocks and other bits of debris where the insects are going to be hiding.

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Not well placed
Requires further development
Well placed
Very well placed
ERO's findings that support this overall judgement are summarised below.
Akoteu Lotofale'ia is a large purpose-built centre operating under the auspices of the Tongan Methodist Church. It is licensed to provide all-day care and education for up to 50 children aged over two years. The roll is currently full and there is a waiting list. Most of the children enrolled are Tongan and there is a small group from other ethnic backgrounds.
This service for children over two operates alongside the Akoteu Lotofaleia Under 2s service. Managers have applied to combine the two services under one licence, which will assist with administration.
The philosophy and vision of the akoteu have a strong focus on promoting Christian values and Tongan language and culture. Practices and developments at the akoteu are guided and underpinned by Otua mo Tonga ko hoku Tofi'a' (God and Tonga are my heritage).
The manager and many staff have a long association with the akoteu. All staff are Tongan and speak lea faka Tonga fluently, and most teachers are qualified. A management committee consisting of parents and staff provides governance support for the centre. The managers and head teachers provide leadership in the akoteu.
Managers and teachers have participated in professional learning in governance, teaching and internal evaluation. Teachers are mentored by an external professional learning and development provider.
Managers and teachers have been responsive in addressing the significant number of areas for improvement and actions for compliance identified in ERO's 2015 report.
Akoteu Lotofale'ia is well placed to continue promoting positive learning outcomes for children. Children are settled and confident, and interact well with each other and their teachers. They are encouraged to take increasing responsibility for their own and others' wellbeing. Their social and emotional competence is promoted well.
Children, staff and parents have a strong pride and sense of belonging in Tongan language, culture and identity. Children in this akoteu are socially and physically confident. They enjoy conversation with each other and adults, and are happy in their play.
Children participate in an integrated programme that allows them to explore the well-resourced and inviting indoor and outdoor learning environments freely. They make decisions about their own play. Children confidently speak and sing in lea faka Tonga. Teachers prioritise opportunities to build children's oral language in learning programmes.
The learning environment and resources frequently celebrate and acknowledge Tongan culture. Children make decisions about their own play. Children confidently speak and sing in lea faka Tonga and actively participate in group times, music and movement.
Teachers' effective teaching practices support and extend children's play. Children are challenged to follow up on an interest in greater depth. They enjoy good opportunities for excursions that enhance their learning.
Centre leaders are committed to recognising the bicultural heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand in the curriculum. Te reo me ōna tikanga Māori feature in the programme. Cultural events such as Matariki are celebrated with children and kainga.
Teachers have recently reviewed and strengthened transition processes. Children's sense of belonging is nurtured during and after transitions, particularly into and within the service. The service has a good relationship with local schools. Successful transitions for children are supported by effective partnerships between families and schools.
The akoteu is attractive and very welcoming to children and kainga. Teachers offer many opportunities to keep parents informed. They gather kainga aspirations that contribute to programme planning and interact well with kainga.
The programme, planning and assessment processes are closely aligned to Te Whāriki, the early childhood curriculum. Teachers use a Tongan methodology effectively. The Kakala; toli, tui and luva (notice, recognise and respond) approach enables them to plan and assess in ways that are individualised and responsive to children's learning abilities and individual interests.
Teachers work well as a team and are keen to develop leadership skills. They are supportive of each other and the goals and values of the akoteu, including promoting children's joy in learning.
An effective leadership and professional learning structure is in place. This provides mentoring and appraisal that helps teachers to reflect on and improve their teaching practice. There are good opportunities for staff to access professional learning in performance management and internal evaluation.
The akoteu is well led by managers and head teachers and strategic planning is comprehensive. They understand the purpose of internal evaluation and well-established processes have a focus on improving outcomes for children. Managers are strategic and responsible, and now need to consider strategies for supporting the long-term sustainability of the akoteu.
Next steps for ongoing improvement include:
continuing to embed the principles of Te Whāriki and teaching strategies that extend children's thinking and complex play opportunities
increasing the number of qualified staff
enhancing internal evaluation by using indicators of effective practice
ensuring policies are reviewed and distinguishing between policy and procedure.
Before the review, the staff and management of Akoteu Lotofale'ia completed an ERO Centre Assurance Statement and Self-Audit Checklist. In these documents they attested that they have taken all reasonable steps to meet their legal obligations related to:
During the review, ERO looked at the service's systems for managing the following areas that have a potentially high impact on children's wellbeing:
emotional safety (including positive guidance and child protection)
physical safety (including supervision; sleep procedures; accidents; medication; hygiene; excursion policies and procedures)
suitable staffing (including qualification levels; police vetting; teacher registration; ratios)
evacuation procedures and practices for fire and earthquake.
All early childhood services are required to promote children's health and safety and to regularly review their compliance with legal requirements.
The next ERO review of Akoteu Lotofale'ia will be in three years.
Graham Randell Deputy Chief Review Officer Northern
Te Tai Raki - Northern Region
31 October 2017
The Education Review Office (ERO) is the government department that, as part of its work, reviews early childhood services throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. ERO's reports provide information for parents and communities about each service's strengths and next steps for development. ERO's bicultural evaluation framework Ngā Pou Here is described in SECTION 3 of this report. Early childhood services are partners in the review process and are expected to make use of the review findings to enhance children's wellbeing and learning.
Mangere, Auckland
Ministry of Education profile number
Licence type
Education & Care Service
Licensed under
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Number licensed for
50 children over 2 years of age
Service roll
Gender composition
Girls 26 Boys 24
Ethnic composition
Percentage of qualified teachers
Reported ratios of staff to children
Over 2
Better than minimum requirements
Review team on site
September 2017
Date of this report
31 October 2017
Most recent ERO report(s)
Education Review
December 2015
Education Review
February 2012
Education Review
November 2008
ERO's overarching question for an early childhood education review is 'How well placed is this service to promote positive learning outcomes for children?' ERO focuses on the following factors as described in the bicultural framework Ngā Pou Here:
Within these areas ERO considers the effectiveness of arotake – self review and of whanaungatanga – partnerships with parents and whānau.
ERO evaluates how well placed a service is to sustain good practice and make ongoing improvements for the benefit of all children at the service.
A focus for the government is that all children, especially priority learners, have an opportunity to benefit from quality early childhood education. ERO will report on how well each service promotes positive outcomes for all children, with a focus on children who are Māori, Pacific, have diverse needs, and are up to the age of two.
For more information about the framework and Ngā Pou Here refer to ERO's Approach to Review in Early Childhood Services.
The overall judgement that ERO makes and the timing of the next review will depend on how well placed a service is to promote positive learning outcomes for children. The categories are:
ERO has developed criteria for each category. These are available on ERO's website.
ERO reviews are tailored to each service's context and performance, within the overarching review framework. The aim is to provide information on aspects that are central to positive outcomes for children and useful to the service.


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Addiction treatment presupposes many common webs that entangle those seeking change and guidance from dependency on Alcohol, prescription medication, or narcotics. One major indicator for most who need treatment is general bankruptcy and restoration of what's often termed: spirituality.
Webster terms that concept as: the quality or state of being spiritual. Another source defines spirituality as related to matters of the spirit, beliefs tied to a spirit world, multidimensional and one or more deities.
So as the curious and the newcomer look into recovery and clarification of both AA and NA they run immediately into the spiritual aspects of recovery. In fact, the first time they review the 12-steps of these programs they encounter The Eleventh Step and some draw back in trepidation. The step states: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out. In some instances this is too strong a statement. It may make the reader and potential member recoil in fear.
Stop please do not run!
Closer examination in the Big Book of AA entitled simply: Alcoholics Anonymous, addresses this aspect of the fellowship in depth. The book helps clear up concerns of those who lack interest in such matters or may have turned their backs on organized religions or other groups intent on recruitment to some particular cause. The chapter devoted to the subject in the Big Book is the 4th and is entitled: We Agnostics.
All who become involved with AA or NA find themselves approaching the 11th Step as they meet and discourse with fellow members. In most treatment centers therapy groups discuss the issue of spiritual renewal and how its loss left many people with an empty feeling: a hole in the middle of the gut that couldn't be filled. Lectures too are keyed to the challenge and essentially provide a review of the 4th chapter following a reading assignment. This Big Book effort must be commended if for no other reason than it removes spirituality from misinterpretation as religious teaching, one theologian stated.
Reflection on moral codes, philosophies of clean living have often been presented as cures for substance abuse and addiction. Will power is a usually cited as the pathway to follow. However, no matter how strong the alcoholic wished for direction the power simply was not there and human resources generated by the will didn't do the trick.
Power was lacking and had to be discovered. It had to be: A power greater than ourselves and where could the suffering alcoholic and addict find such an asset?
It begins with the admission that such a higher power is needed and seems to work for others. It need not be a traditional religious concept and it can be contained in almost any identity. Some have embraced the local AA group as that power greater than themselves. Others may turn to nature as providing their conscious contact with an inner spirit and lead to times of quiet reflection in places of natural beauty where their power resides.
So the recovering alcoholic or addict is actively seeking ways to keep life in balance. By staying in touch with the source of power clear choices present themselves and quiet, deep understanding emerges. Some find prayer and meditation directed to the higher power fulfilling the need. This practice often keeps the recovering person attuned to the inner self, the program of recovery underway, the important people in their lives, and the resources discovered that are now available when called upon.
Big Books, the basic texts of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, are now available in their entirety online.


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A Pre-Surgical Study to Evaluate Molecular Changes That Occur in Human Breast Cancer Tissue After Short Term Exposure to Dasatinib and To Correlate These Alterations With Pharmacokinetics Parameters
Primary Objective: To evaluate the molecular changes which occur in human breast cancer
tissue after short-term exposure to dasatinib.
Secondary Objectives:
" To evaluate the molecular effects of short term dasatinib exposure in peripheral blood and
on SRC (an oncogene) and EPHA2 signaling pathways in non-tumor cells (peripheral blood).
" To correlate the pharmacokinetic parameters with molecular changes detected in breast
cancer tissues and peripheral blood " To evaluate the tolerability and safety of short-term
exposure to daily dose of 100 mg twice daily of dasatinib administration
Study Design:
Eligible patients will be registered to receive dasatinib 100 mg orally twice daily starting
within 8 days from the time of registration and continuing to the time of the definitive
Duration of Treatment " No more than 8 days should elapse from the time of registration to
the time of the first dose of dasatinib " No more than 28 days should elapse from the time
of the initial diagnosis to the time of the first dose of dasatinib " Minimum duration of
treatment with dasatinib is 14 days with a minimum of 10 consecutive days of treatment
immediately prior to the definitive surgery " Dasatinib shall be administered until the day
prior to the definitive surgery " No more than 45 days should elapse from the time of the
initial diagnosis to the time of the definitive surgery i.e. maximum duration of treatment
with dasatinib is 45 days.
Core Biopsies: Tumor sample must be collected at the time of the initial diagnosis (or in a
subsequent procedure) either by core needle or incisional biopsy. Excisional biopsy will
not be allowed. A minimum of 4 core biopsies (or the equivalent with an incisional biopsy)
is required to perform the molecular analyses. Once the core biopsies have been removed,
the samples must be immediately snap-frozen, then stored in liquid nitrogen or at -70 to -80
C at the site. Samples will be shipped to the UCLA laboratory within 30 days of collection.
Tumor Tissue at the time of Definitive Surgery: A second tumor sample (post-dasatinib) must
be collected at the time of the patient's surgery in the same manner as above.
Unstained paraffin slides: While most analyses will be performed on the frozen tissue, some
molecular testing may require paraffin embedded tissue. The pathology department will be
asked to send 4, 5 micron thick, unstained paraffin slides of each the pretreatment
(diagnosis biopsy) and from the definitive surgery (8 slides in total) Definitive Surgery:
The type of definitive surgery performed will be according to the institution's guidelines.
In the event that a sentinel node biopsy procedure is performed, the dye can be injected
into the tumor bed after tumor removal. The dye should not be injected into the tumor
itself as this may alter the tissue and affect the molecular analyses.
Pharmacokinetic plasma samples and peripheral blood mononuclear cells samples will be
collected at the following time points (5 samples each):
1. Baseline, prior to the first dose of dasatinib. Timing of collection: anytime between
registration and the first dose of dasatinib.
2. Last day of dasatinib (= on the day prior to surgery) Timing of Collection: patient
should be asked to come into the clinic before taking her last morning dose of
dasatinib. Blood can be drawn immediately prior to her taking the tablet in the
3. Last day of dasatinib (= on the day prior to surgery) Timing of Collection: 2-3 hours
after the last morning dose
4. Last day of dasatinib (= on the day prior to surgery) Timing of Collection: 6-8m hours
after the last morning dose
5. On the day of surgery Timing of Collection: as close as possible to the surgery (+/- 1
hour) Patients will be requested to document the date and time of each dose consumed as
well as any details concerning a drug holiday in the patient diary.
Samples from all patients are required to all for the relatively large variability in
dasatinib pharmacokinetics (interpatient coefficient of variation is approximately 65 %) The
samples will be centrifuged, processed, and shipped. Results from the pharmacokinetics
analysis will be correlated with the molecular data.
Number of Patients: 60 evaluable patients
Statistical Analysis:
The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate molecular changes occurring in breast
cancer tissue following short-term dasatinib administration. Based on pre-clinical data
supporting the role of Src in "triple-negative" breast cancer, the study will aim for 50% of
evaluable patients be of this subtype defined as being negative for ER, PR, and HER2
amplification. In cases where HER2 amplification is not determined by FISH at diagnosis,
HER2 staining by IHC of 0 or 1+ will be considered negative for enrolment purposes. After
30, 40, and 50 evaluable patients have been accrued, enrolment may be adjusted to reach the
goal of 30 triple-negative patients.
Descriptive statistics will be used to compare the pre- and post-treatment molecular
findings. A statistical Analysis Plan (SAO) will be finalized at the latest prior to
database lock and the analysis details will be provided in the SAP. Descriptive statistics
will be used to describe the incidence of adverse events and toxicity, as well as the number
of patients in who the study medication was permanently stopped.
Stopping Rules:
Enrolment is completed according to protocol planned sample size, and assessments and
requirements are completed as per protocol, the stated objectives of the trial are achieved,
recommendation by DMC. Patients may withdraw from the trial at any time at their own
request, or they may be withdrawn at any time at the discretion of the investigator or
sponsor if continuation of the study would be detrimental to the patient's well being, such
as objective disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, noncompliance, second primary
malignancy, or logistical considerations
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
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One of the iconic lines from The Wizard of Oz occurs when Dorothy first takes a gander at Oz after the twister transports her house into Munchkinland. Holding her dog in her arms, she gasps "I don't think we're in Kansas anymore, Toto."
We use that line ourselves from time to time when we find ourselves in a situation or place that is different, bizarre or unsettling. I think the statement is perfect for the American political landscape (although, from a political standpoint, Kansas isn't in Kansas anymore but more on that later). Our nation has become politically bipolar, fiercely divided upon party lines and completely paralyzed.
Does anybody besides me get the feeling that it has become more important to be right than to find solutions? Part of the problem is that we've stopped listening to each other. We're so sure that we're right – our opinions buttressed by media pundits like Bill O'Reilly, Bill Maher, Rachel Maddow and Sean Hannity – that even entertaining compromise is like becoming a traitor to our cause.
I'm as guilty of this as anyone else is. It's no secret that my political leanings bend to the left. It is also no secret that I have several friends who feel more comfortable on the conservative side of things. Some of them I am able to have intelligent conversations about our viewpoints with whereas others are basically all caps shouting matches on Facebook whenever one of us posts a political meme on our walls. I think that's pretty much true for anybody these days. We all seem hell-bent on convincing others to the righteousness of our cause while at the same time being completely intractable for our own. It's a recipe for disaster.
That disaster has come to pass. We now have a government that is completely dysfunctional. Both sides seem far more willing to score political points than to actually accomplish anything that might help the majority of the citizens who elected those running our government. Bills that benefit the very rich seem to get quickly and quietly passed.
Sure, there are a few politicians out there who I think are worth something – Elizabeth Warren, for one. Chris Christie for another (I'm willing to give props to anyone who will stand up to their own party in order to help citizens in need regardless of what party that is). Most of them however seem far too concerned with their own self-interest to devote any time or attention to the interests of their constituents.
There are times when I think both sides of the political spectrum are tails being wagged by the extremist whacko dogs on both sides of the aisle. While one side screams "Benghazi!" the other one yells "Racism!" We seem to be paying attention more to sound bites than to actual legislation. Whoever shouts the loudest must be right, I guess.
Remember when Kansas used to be sensible Midwesterners who could be counted upon for stability (although some Missourians would argue that point) and common sense? Now they are rapidly becoming known for being the home of the Westboro Baptist Church as well as the State that essentially outlawed abortion literally citing the Bible as their legal source. Excuse me? I'll bet these are the same yahoos screaming about Sharia law during the last election.
Back in the day the term "the Silent Majority" was coined to denote the millions of Americans who neither protested the War nor advocated it; they were if anything on the conservative side but mostly, they just wanted to be left alone to live their lives in peace and really didn't want their sons marching off to some Asian hellhole just so Bell Helicopters could keep their military contract humming.
Today the Silent Majority still exists but they have seen the advent of the Tea Party and the Christian right, both of whom claim to represent them. I'm here to tell you that they do not. Today's Silent Majority is a bit more liberal than they were 50 years ago; they're all for gay marriage and stricter background checks on gun sales but in no way shape or form do they want guns banned. They want the deficit reduced and the budget balanced but they don't want their entitlements (i.e. Medicare and Social Security) touched.
The Silent Majority is what they've always been – moderate. Unfortunately, moderate politicians seem to be about as numerous as wheelchair hockey players and with a future as bright as that of the polar bear. We have gotten to a point in our history where in order to get noticed a political candidate must come off as extremist. Once again, it's the person who shouts the loudest who gets our attention. I often wonder if someone like Dwight Eisenhower could have been elected president in 2012. I doubt he would have gotten past the first round of Republican debates.
We have entered the era of the whacko. Where wild-eyed Michelle Bachmann and wild-mouthed Rick Perry can provide political satirists with plenty of material for their monologues but provide little in the way of legislation that creates desperately needed jobs, repairs a rapidly deteriorating infrastructure or helps improve our education system. The only education legislation that seems to be going through is that which allows banks to charge higher interest rates on student loans but who is going to pay those loans off when there are no jobs to go to after graduation?
This is our fault. We've become too lazy to care enough to actually listen. We'd rather have things boiled down into a six or seven word statement we can get behind and go back to surfing the Internet. How many of us have actually looked at a candidate's platform? How many of us have listened to an entire speech, or read a piece of legislation? The last of these is understandable; most bills are so convoluted and poorly written that even a well-trained lawyer who understands the legal terminology within has a hard time following what's being said.
I'm not sure what the solution is but this much I think is clear – things are going to be a lot worse if we don't get our collective heads out of our collective derrieres. We need to stop shouting at each other and start listening to each other. Most importantly, we have to stop electing extremists on both sides and start getting moderates like Christie and Warren into office. We have to pay attention what the scoundrels in Washington and our own state capitals are doing. And we need to stop holding our politicians up as demagogues and understand that not everything promulgated by the right is evil, not everything that the left proposes is perfect and vice versa depending on your point of view. In other words, we need to start working together. To paraphrase one of our founding fathers, we must all work together or fall separately.
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Get Up! from aroseandapeony on 8tracks Radio.
It's been a while but I have a new playlist for you today. Recently, (since Jess thankfully forced the music upon me) I have been getting into The Great Gatsby soundtrack and Daft Punk's new album Random Access Memories. This playlist includes a selection of my favourites from those two albums intertwined with some other songs that I love to listen to when getting ready for a night out or even in the morning before work to pump me up for the day.
They range in genre a little and may seem like a strange collection. I think a common theme that runs through the lot of them is that I can sing along. I find that to be a very important component in music for a night out (or pre-drinking). I love to sing so anything that makes me feel good about myself and my voice will get me feeling happy and in the mood for socialising. Click 'read more' to get the track listing...
1. Where the Wind Blows - Coco O.
2. Crazy in Love (Kid Koala Version) - Emeli Sandé & The Bryan Ferry Orchestra
3. Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Daft Punk
4. Bang Bang - will.i.am
5. Off To The Races - Lana Del Rey
6. Promises - The Presets
7. Contact - Daft Punk
8. I Got Burned (feat. Tim Rogers) - The Bamboos
9. Follow Me - Maia Vidal
9. Back to Black - Beyoncé & André 3000
10. The Reeling - Passion Pit
11. Happy Up Here - Royksopp
12. Chemmie - Joan as Police Woman
13. A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) - Fergie, Q-Tip and GoonRock
These aren't necessary an indicator of music I listen to a on a a day to day basis but they have definitely been filling my ears a lot in the last month. Everything in my life has been going really well lately so it's nice to have a beat going that connects with real life.
Have you been obsessing over those two new albums recently? Let me know and tell Jess and I that we're not crazy for blogging about Daft Punk two posts in a row. We really love it. Really really really.
Happy Sunday


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Enter a world overrun by hordes of monsters. Explore trap-filled dungeons and face mighty bosses. Collect piles of treasure and items and invest in dozens of abilities and unlockable equipment. Test your skills against the oncoming darkness.
Pocket RPG is a dual-stick action dungeon-crawler. In it you can choose from three distinct classes, each with their own combat style.
The Blade Master:
A duel wielding melee specialist. He survives by clearing swathes of enemies with each of his mighty strikes. He has devastating special moves which skillful players will be able to use to decimate their foes.
The Dark Ranger.
A deadly archer who can summon waves of arrows that bounce, seek and split. Perforate your enemies with dense walls of arrowy death.
The Battle Mage
A powerful, but fragile, nuker who controls the forces of fire, ethereal, ice and lightning to obliterate groups of enemies. Charge up her spells to critical levels and unleash maximum destruction.
Each quest in Pocket RPG is a new adventure. The hero starts at level zero with an empty sachel and collects items and rapidly builds their strength to dizzying proportions. Pocket RPG is not a "my numbers beat your numbers" game. Items matter and the way you use them is even more important.
Pocket RPG provides hours of fantasy hack 'n slash mayhem. And there are Game Center achievements and leaderboards if you do manage to make it to the end.
Expect updates with new content as well as gameplay improvements and fixes. We are working hard to give you the best experience we can.
- Random level generation.
- Amazing stylized 3D environments, monsters and characters.
- 3 Character classes 3 different playing styles.
- Dual stick for moving and attacks.
- Automatic skills/stat progression based on the items your character equips.
- Lots of Looting.
- Swarms of creatures to take out with devastating combo moves.
- Boss encounters.
- Leader Boards, Achievements and Unlockables.
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What's New
Version 1.22
Fixed some bugs
Ratings and Reviews
Amazing game
I have downloaded this game many times. after I beat it bit at least to of the characters, I delete it. Then, about two months after that, I redownload it, and play it again. This is probably the 4th time I have done this. I find this similar to skyrim because I am constantly make a new character and replaying the game. Also like skyrim, no matter how many times you play it, IT IS STILL FUN.
Amazin but expand
Now this game is amazing yet it Could use some fix. you could give the classes different choices and different pathways. furthermore just basically expanded the game! You may update on if you're working on but I just really needs to be a whole new adventure rpg like WOW because I finished it within a day and now I'm looking to do😐😕
Well worth it
This game is really awesome. The graphics are amazing the gameplay is awesome. The only problem is that it needs to be updated with something more to make it last a month instead of a day or 2.
- Seller
- Crescent Moon Games LLC
- Size
- Category
- Games
- Compatibility
- Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
- Rated 12+ for the following:
- Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
- Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Copyright
- © 2011 Crescent Moon Games
- Price
- $2.99
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~ ben has started "talking" nonstop. he says, "dadadadadadadada" and then looks at me proudly with his huge, toothless grin. it's pretty much the cutest thing ever. i love hearing his sweet little voice.
~ mimi and i have been doing lots of fun art projects lately, since it has been much too cold to go outside. yesterday, we built a rocket ship!
~ it was actually warm enough last night, when jim got home, for some daddy/daughter snowman building and a nice walk.
~ pilates. i used to do it all of the time and have recently been getting back into it. six-pack abs are for sure in my future! (okay, probably not, but a girl can dream.)
~ kale sauteed in olive oil and a little salt. i have been eating that every day for lunch and it is so good it doesn't even seem healthy!
~ trader joe's dark chocolate non-pareils. because when you eat kale for lunch, you can indulge in a little dark chocolate. okay, even if you don't eat kale for lunch, dark chocolate is always a good idea.
~ it's our baby sister's golden birthday today. love you, kristin!!!
and here are a few other things we are loving...
nora bird
okay, so i am pretty sure i had this exact romper in 8th grade. but, whatever, i could totally pull it off 20 years later, right???
skeleton key necklace
this is such a lovely necklace! i love the vintage feel. and the skeleton key is so tiny but so detailed!
vintage leopard shirt
vintage leopard print! this shirt is just so cool and sassy. i am pretty sure this has to be mine.
vintage pendelton blanket
i have totally been coveting a vintage pendelton blanket. this one is amazing. and in such great condition for being almost 90 years old!
80s ombre sweater
i don't really wear a lot of pink, but i would make an exception for this adorable sweater! it's perfectly slouchy and looks so comfortable!
holly (holly dolly) looks absolutely adorable in this outfit (that she wore to eat dessert for dinner. yum!) oh, and that sequin skirt is thrifted and her faux-fur snood is handmade! seriously. awesome.
remember that rocket ship i mentioned earlier? behold the "mimi stargazer". pretty awesome, right?
|stacked infinity rings
|silk cream dress
|vintage lace banner
|vintage platform sandals
|embellished trench coat


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Horseback Riding Through the Streets of Denver
Rancher Gary Lake drives Longhorn cattle in places you wouldn't expect, with the help of his American Quarter Horses.
January 5, 2014
From America's Horse
You will not find two more iconic American critters than American Quarter Horses and Longhorn cattle. Put the two together on Main Street in downtown Denver or Colorado Springs, and you've got what Gary Lake, AQHA member and manager of the Searle Ranch near Ellicott, Colorado, calls a "downtown trail drive."
It's a fitting name.
The scene unfolding between the curbs along this section of a parade is right out of an Old West cattle drive.
The Searle Ranch raises Texas Longhorns for the beef market. But, as Gary and ranch owner Stan Searle learned years ago, the breed's sizable signature headwear is so high profile that the ranch can turn a little extra profit by occasionally hiring out around 40 head to accompany parades through cities to announce the arrival of certain events.
In true trail-drive fashion, the job of keeping the herd along the route goes to the ranch's own cowboys, along with occasional VIPs, on registered American Quarter Horses.
The downtown trail drive started when organizers of the Denver National Western Stock Show were looking to have some cattle driven in the event's opening parade. They thought a herd of Longhorns moving along the parade route might really spark excitement about the event.
If you're spending time in the saddle, you should be signed up for AQHA's Horseback Riding Program. This is just one of the many great programs that AQHA has to offer its members. Log your hours throughout the year and cash them in for prizes.
A call was made to the Searle Ranch.
"We went up and did it the first year for them," Gary says, "and they thought they tripled their crowd that year. They went from 1,200 people on the street to 3,000 and then 10,000 the next year. So we do that for them every year now. We get a lot of great promotion out of it, too. Busloads of kids are on the street mooing and yee-hawing. The spectators are right out on the edge of the street. We allow folks to meet and pet the horses. If we have time afterward, we'll throw some kids on their backs and walk them around.
"We take horses that we trust and that have been around cattle. I wouldn't say that they don't spook at anything, but their minds handle things that are new. In January in Denver, the storm sewers under the streets are quite a bit warmer than the air outside, and the steam rises out of the streets – that's something new to my horses. But, the mind of a great horse is an amazing thing. He looks at it; he is cautious about it; then he gets used to it, and he goes on, and pretty soon, you can walk him right through."
You don't have to talk to Gary long to realize that his passion for Longhorns is rivaled by that for American Quarter Horses.
"We do almost everything horseback (on the ranch)," Gary says. "There's always the unexpected that happens when you're working with cattle, and when that happens, you have to have a way to handle it. A horse is the only way I know to do that The Quarter Horse is kind of a necessary. You might be able to push cattle on a motorcycle or a four-wheeler or call them with a grain bucket, but neither one of those things has any instinct when a cow turns. There's nothing like being horseback to be able to get the job done."
For more than a decade, Gary was one of America's leading posed livestock photographers, and his main subjects were American Quarter Horse stallions. He seems to have a photographic memory for Quarter Horse bloodlines – and not just a few favorites; his memory is almost encyclopedic in scope.
For all Gary's successes involving Quarter Horses, cattle and livestock photography, it seems a bit unusual that he had practically no experience with any of them before his 20s.
"I grew up in the Midwest, in central Illinois," he says. "When I was 21 or 22 years old, I was dating a girl who had a big gray Quarter Horse mare…and she thought that I ought to own a horse. It was all new to me, but that kind of got me started."
Over the years, Gary gained experience buying and selling colts, photographing livestock and spending time with the Dickinson family who bred and raised American Quarter Horses. Darol Dickinson, an established photographer, became a quick friend of Gary's.
Besides their horses, the Dickinsons also had a few Longhorn cattle on the place. Darol had gotten involved with the business because the breed had all but disappeared from view and he enjoyed the unique cattle.
Earn rewards for the time you spend in the saddle and sign up for AQHA's Horseback Riding Program. AQHA members are eligible for many of our great programs and can reap prizes and more for doing what you enjoy. Sign up now and begin logging hours for 2014.
Gary spent a decade based in Colorado flying all around the country photographing Quarter Horses and cattle and riding colts at the same time. When Darol got busy with the Longhorn business, he quit photography and Gary went off on his own.
After 10 years, the manager of Darol's place moved on and Darol asked Gary to manage the 1,000-head herd. Darol later moved his operation to Ohio, and Gary chose to stay in Colorado.
He continued photographing horses and cattle, until his friend Stan Searle, who had published Hoof and Horn magazine and Texas Longhorn Journal, came calling.
"Over the years, we've put a partnership together," Gary says. "We sell lean ranch-raised beef. Our primary market is breeding stock."
Gary loves the Longhorn business.
"They're just beautiful," he says. "A thing with 70-inch horns is just impressive! They're very easy to handle, but they can turn around to swat a fly and knock you down, so you have to be attentive."
That goes for parade routes, too.
"We take very gentle cattle that are used to being around people and used to being handled horseback. Really, the key is to take animals that have been handled a lot. Once they're in town, they've been around people enough that they're not afraid of them, and they're content to get down the street."


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It's time to bring back shame!
It really is an Age of Wonder, as in: I wonder what the hell those people are thinking.
They would be the people arguing against personal responsibility and for unending handouts.
Take the Planned Parenthood Association, which blasted New York Mayor Bloomberg for an ad campaign that aims to get teens to graduate, get married and get a job before making a baby.
The campaign "creates stigma, hostility and negative public opinions about teen pregnancy and parenthood rather than offering alternative aspirations," said Haydee Morales, a vice president of the city chapter.
To continue reading Michael Goodwin's column in the New York Post on this and other topics, click here.


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You can submit your film to the Knickerbocker Film Festival a number of ways. Deadline is January 31, 2018.
Short film requirements: up to twenty (20) minutes in length, all genres
Feature film requirements: all genres
Please send a data disk of the file of your movie, along with a DVD, a description, contact information, and any additional information.
Knickerbocker Film Festival
P.O. Box 3083
Albany, NY 12203
firstname.lastname@example.com (send a link to Hightail or Dropbox).
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Killer's parole hearing fast-tracked
A MAN jailed over a 1994 prison killing has convinced a judge to fast-track his parole application.
Convicted escaper and former Ipswich man Allan David McQueen appeared in Brisbane Supreme Court on Tuesday in preparation for a parole hearing.
McQueen was involved in a 1992 escape from Brisbane's Boggo Road Jail. In 1994 he was sentenced to life in jail after bashing a fellow prisoner to death.
He is in Woodford prison.
The heavily tattooed McQueen wearing a black polo and jeans, told Justice Peter Flanagan on Tuesday he believed the suggested timeframe for legal submissions before his hearing was too long.
"I think we need less time, your honour," he said.
"It's a really simple case."
Justice Flanagan said it was "refreshing" for someone before a court to want less time instead of more.
McQueen told the court he was having "extreme trouble" getting previous parole case notes and had lodged a right to information request to get them.
Justice Flanagan ordered McQueen and the parole board have all their submissions completed by December 14.
The parole hearing will take place at a future date.


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After you have sign up, the first thing you should do is to update your data, click on "Account" in your navigation bar, fill out your data then set "Approve Friends" into "Automatic". More friends you have more popular is your Profile. More popular is your Profile more money you make with impressions and clicks.
After successfully updating your data, you may have to click back "Account" again to add your profile photo. Add the real you, not just photo of a dog or cat or some animated pictures, it is very important that people would see who you are so they could easily associate with you. But if you intent to keep your identity private, then just upload avatar or something, much better than nothing at all, but no obscene pictures please.
Confirming your email address is also important, click on "Statistics" in your navigation bar, at the bottom of the page you can find "Account's Information" box and confirm your email there, pay attention also on "My Referral Links" box, these are your URL links that bears your ID number:
Main Referral Link
Franchise Broker application
Franchise Request Form
Member Sign-up Form
Lady Luck
Custom Search Engine
Start making few friends for a start, say 10 friends would be enough for the "meantime" and the best way to find and add friends is from the "Most Active" in the "Make New Friends" box in your profile page for a very obvious reason. After you have gone through below, you may continue adding as many friends as you can.
START PROFILE ADVERTISING: (For Elite Members Only)
Go to the "Extended Menu" link on your main page and click on "Show" then click the link "Profile advertising" in your "Business" box. Once on that page it will have the names of the units, click one by one start buttons until it changes to STOP in red links.
After you successfully added profile image, confirming your email address and get few friends, it is just right to start the ball rolling in your earnings. You can start with advertising campaign. In your main page, click on "Statistic" in navigation bar, then Activate Sponsor Account.
You got $15, remember? This is the funds you will use for your advertising campaign. How you'll start it? as follows:
1) login into your account 2) after that, on your welcome page you'll see the button/textual link START 3) click on START and wait few seconds - link will change to red color STOP. And that's it. You started your advertising campaign. 4) then Wait 24 hours after and check if your account is working correctly.
If you want to stop advertising campaign you can click link STOP and it'll change to blue START. But there's no need to stop it. And here's hint:
- as Regular Member you can transfer earned funds after one month.
• as Elite Member you can transfer earned funds daily (and these funds you can transfer to your main account and then withdraw or, again into your advertising account). It's your choice what to do with this - here you have various income streams, but for beginner is the best way to invest it in advertising account again - because your daily income grows rapidly.
Just remember this, "The higher your Advertising Account fund is, the higher your daily earnings would be."
Now let us continue with your other details, click on "Profile" button on the navigation bar. Edit and update about yourself, tell something about who you are, what you do, just about anything, make it interesting if possible but not necessarily as long as visitors on your page may get to know even just a little more about yourself.
Update and show your other business or activities in "My Other Websites" link, if you have any, who knows, a visitor might be interested in one your other programs.
Moving on to the boxes below. (Understanding some key features)
Under "Contacts"
Add to Friends - This is the tool you will use when you are on a certain member's profile to request or to add the member.
Send Message - This is the tool you will use when you are on a certain member's profile to leave your message.
Rank Member - This is the tool you will use when you are on a certain member's profile to rate a member. I suggest to always rate a member if you happen to be on the members profile page, but don't expect to be rated as well in response, this may sound unfair on your part, but isn't it nice when you give someone something without expecting any in return? just think you did something great, no amount could ever compensate for having a great feelings! Be a giver not a receiver.
Popular Web Sites - This is where you could view Franchise/Lease City & Economy Units of popular websites, its number of times visited, revenues and you can likewise rate these websites.
Add to Favorites - This one can be consider also as a sign up link for any visitor on your profile page.
Inbox - This is where you can view your messages. You inbox, sent*, compose message for all your friends or referrals or any individual member and likewise if you do have questions or message for the Admin, then the link "Help" is what you will use.
Photos** - This is where you could upload your pictures, if you want to share some pictures to your friends and visitors, you may create albums if you want to and and put into groups your picture accordingly.
Wink - This is a good way of attracting member's attentions on you.
• Elite Members can send message to "All Friends" and "All Referrals" in one settings while Regular Members will have to send it individually.
•* Currently not yet available.
Under "Submit"
Blogs - This is where you can create you blogs. Creating blogs is a good way to increase your popularity.
Forums - This is where you can start a forum, if you don't want to start a forum, then just participate, you may post reply or comment, you can also find in these forums some of the answers if not all, to the questions you have in your mind.
Press Releases - If you have some announcement to make, submit it here, there's a lot of categories to choose from, according to the field of your subject.
Classifieds - Post your adverts here, also according to its category.
Under "Make New Friends"
Here in this box where you will find members who are: Online, Most Active and the New Members, I highly suggest to add as many friend as you can. And the best kind of member to add are from these informations.
Next box is where you will see who your friends are, but only the top 25 of your choice are shown, to see all your friends, you must click the link "All (number of your friends) Contact" at the bottom on this box.
The last box on your profile page is your Comment Section. Plain text or Graphic Comments using HTML codes is acceptable on this section.
So these are the things you will find in your profile page and the step by step procedure on how you should start up with Qyao.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
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I find this quote from Mark Twain so true. I must also add that same is true for negative people - they tend to zap your energy especially if you give them your attention.
I love the determination of this surfer as he moves towards his destination. You can probably guess that I took this shot while in Boracay, my favorite island here in the Philippines.


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Every partner of or person with type 2 diabetes knows all too well the costs of the disease to body and soul – but what about the condition's financial burden?
Until a recent study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, people with diabetes and their caregivers had little data demonstrating how damaging the financial toll can be over a lifetime. The age-gender weighted average was $85,200 for a lifetime. Fifty-three percent of the additional cost came directly from the diabetes.
The study gave specific data by age and gender, saying "In men diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at ages 25–44 years, 45–54 years, 55–64 years, and 65 years or older, the lifetime direct medical costs of treating type 2 diabetes and diabetic complications were $124,700, $106,200, $84,000, and $54,700, respectively. In women, the costs were $130,800, $110,400, $85,500, and $56,600, respectively."
Aside from the personal financial burdens to a family, the researchers noted that the estimated total economic cost of diabetes in 2012 was $245 billion. This represents not only $176 billion in direct costs, but accounts for $69 billion in reduced productivity.
Back to the Future
The AJPM study, released in September 2013, estimated the costs for a lifetime of a newly-diagnosed Type 2 diabetic in 2012 dollars.
Included in the study were the cost of medications, physician visits, self-testing devices as well as the cost of medical complications including neuropathy, foot ulcers, eye problems, and cardiovascular issues.
Perhaps not a surprise, complications from diabetes accounted for between 48 and 64 percent of lifetime medical costs. Of those, 57 percent were spent on treating cardiovascular issues.
Women experienced greater costs than men; this may be explained because women generally live longer.
For the specific cost information by disease state, a table is provided within the study itself.
Why Is This Meaningful for Patient and Caregiver?
In the study's conclusion, researchers challenged the medical profession to find effective interventions that prevent or delay Type 2 diabetes and complications.
Setting aside what type 2 diabetes does physically and emotionally, imagine how better glycemic control or prevention before it begins could affect personal and societal health care costs.
Researchers noted that of the 26 million Americans with diabetes, today some 90 percent of them have type 2.
If the prevalence of diabetes continues to rise among younger people, the long-term economic consequences will also be greater.
The takeaway message is for all of us — patients, caregivers, medical professionals or shapers of public health policy. Prevention and management programs may offer a disease-free life to millions, with a huge reduction in the cost — personal and financial.
To learn more about this topic:
Tips for Talking to Your Doctor about Expensive Drugs and Tests


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Keeping up with house cleaning in Fremantle can be very difficult. These days most of us live hectic lives and between work and family commitments find it nearly impossible to get anything else done. Are you constantly struggling to find good cleaners, sick of long-winded quotes and nasty hidden costs? If so, house cleaning Fremantle is for you. This company was built with a vision to understand our client's needs and so we offer tailor-made and quality cleaning solutions. The goal is to amaze you with the outstanding services and our easy to use system. You pick your service and date, then relax and leave the rest on us. Cleaning is one of those important things that usually slips down the list for many of us who are time poor. By neglecting these cleaning duties we are often left with the discomfort and embarrassment of having a messy house. For those of you who long for a clean house that you can be proud of, we at house cleaning Fremantle have the solution for you. At house cleaning Fremantle, we provide reliable commercial and domestic cleaning in Fremantle. Our cleaners are highly professional with years of experience behind them. Each member of our staff is passionate about cleaning and cares about the end result. They provide a quality clean every time and for your peace of mind every staff member has received police clearance. We can also cater for larger homes and additional rooms can be added on the cleaning schedule for a nominal fee.
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By Nathan S.
Nothing like a little tongue-in-cheek humor to get one's firearms motivation up. Re-Factor Tactical, purveyors of said motivation through patches, stickers, and various ballistic accessoreis have released their latest moto products, posters. The new posters are good fun with some bad photoshop in plain sight. Most combine well-known historical paintings or propaganda posters with meme-level […]
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Tender is the Night Book 2, Chapter 15
Dick arrived home from the clinic to find a letter sent to Nicole from a discharged patient accusing him of seducing her daughter. Dick had kissed the girl, but he rejected her further advances at him. Dick told Nicole that the letter was not true, but she did not believe him. They got into the car with their children and drive in silence to a carnival. Nicole began to act up and Dick found himself once again torn between acting as her doctor and acting as her husband. Nicole ran off and Dick followed her and found her on the top of a Ferris wheel. They fought about the girl in the letter and Nicole accused Dick of calling her delusional any time she saw something that he did not want her to see. Nicole begged Dick to help her. Dick told her that he could only help her in the same way that he always had. This time Dick wanted Nicole to cure herself.
They found the children and left, and everyone in the car was somber. Nicole was screaming at Dick in the car and she caused him to get into a car accident. When Nicole got out of the car she was laughing hysterically. Dick sent the children to a nearby inn to tell someone to come down and help them. The innkeeper came down and noticed that they would have gone straight down the hill if the tree hadn't stopped them. Dick told Emile not to worry about the car, and that they would wait for the chauffeur.


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The Benedictus is the canticle of thanksgiving spoken by Zechariah on the occasion of the birth of his son, John the Baptist, and recorded by St. Luke in the first chapter of his Gospel (vv. 68-79).
It is composed of two parts, the first section being a thanksgiving for the fulfillment of the Jewish hope for the coming of the Messiah. The time of their long-awaited deliverance was here, and it was the fulfilment of God's promise to Abraham. It meant that God's people would be able to "serve him without fear, in holiness and righteousness."
The second part of the canticle is addressed by Zechariah to his own son, John, who was to have an important a part in the redemption of mankind. He was to be a prophet. He would preach repentance, and would "go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways."
The Benedictus Dominus Deus is found in The Book of Divine Worship as one of the canticles in Morning Prayer.
BLESSED be the Lord God of Israel; * for he hath visited and redeemed his people;
And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us, * in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * which have been since the world began;
That we should be saved from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us.
To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, * and to remember his holy covenant;
To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, * that he would give us;
That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies * might serve him without fear;
In holiness and righteousness before him, * all the days of our life.
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go. before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people * for the remission of their sins,
Through the tender mercy of our God; * whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;
To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace.


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Agile project management tool
PivotalTracker was built for developers and clients to facilitate constructive communication, reflect the status of a project and help forecast its future. Today, Tracker is a staple of the developer's toolkit.
This two-way status integration allows you to push your completed features and requirements in Aha! into Pivotal Tracker get status updates back. When you have completed your product roadmap and feature planning you can move features into Pivotal Tracker for the engineering team to work on. You can send them individually or in bulk for a release.
This makes it easy for product management to set brilliant product strategy and share visual roadmaps while engineering can continue to work in Pivotal Tracker. Because of the two-way integration, status updates and changes to the story name and description are reflected in Aha! and the PM is able to automatically track what stories have been completed.
You need to be a product owner in Aha! and a Project owner in Pivotal Tracker to set up this integration.
Please carefully follow these instructions to ensure that the integration is properly configured. These instructions are also found in your Aha! Account settings under Product Settings → INTEGRATIONS → Pivotal Tracker.


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Featured News - Current News - Archived News - News Categories
Patricia A. (Ertl) Mikulsky entered into rest Nov. 10, 2013. She was a resident of Grand Island.
She was the wife of the late Francis Joseph Mikulsky; mother of James J. (Deborah J.) Mikulsky of Grand Island and Martha Ann (David) Emerson of Coppell, Texas; grandmother of Brian and Leia Emerson; sister of Mary Lou Barrett and the late Martha K. Arndt; and daughter of the late Angeline and George Ertl.
Friends may call Friday, Nov. 15, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Kaiser Funeral Home, 1950 Whitehaven Road, where funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment will be in St. Stephen R.C. Church Cemetery on Baseline Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a charity of your choice.


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Epilepsy is also referred to as seizure disorder; it is a chronic brain disorder that briefly interrupts the normal electrical activity of the brain to cause seizures. These seizures can be characterized by a variety of symptoms including uncontrolled movements of the body, disorientation or confusion, sudden fear, or loss of consciousness. Epilepsy may be a result from a head injury, stroke, brain tumor, lead poisoning, or genetic conditions. An interesting fact about epilepsy is that in over 70 percent of the cases no cause has been identified. Did you know that about 1 percent of the world population, or over 2 million people, are diagnosed with epilepsy (Epilepsy Foundation)?
Types and causes of Seizures:
A person has a seizure when there is an abnormal discharge of electrical energy in certain brain cells. The discharge spreads to nearby cells, and the effect may be loss of consciousness, involuntary movements, or abnormal sensory phenomena.
The effects of the seizure will depend on the location of the cells in which the discharge starts and how far the discharge spreads. Like stated before about 1 percent of the population is diagnosed with epilepsy but did you know that about 6 percent of the population will have a seizure in their lifetime? Most of that 6 percent of people will not be diagnosed with epilepsy because they do not have seizures on a constant basis. Since seizures reflect abnormal brain activity, it is not surprising that epilepsy is found in a greater amount in children with developmental disabilities (mental retardation or cerebral palsy) than those without a disability.
Seizures can be caused by almost any kind of damage to the brain, the most common causes are; a lack of sufficient oxygen, low blood sugar, infections, and a physical trauma. But...


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New Delhi: The government is planning to
rope in health and nutrition experts to study living pattern
of tribals, including Jarawas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands,
in an effort to reduce their susceptibility to diseases.
Observing that the immunity of tribals and forest
dwellers in the country is an area of concern, Tribal Affairs
Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo said that "utmost
importance" should be given to their health needs.
Replying to a question on various tribes being
susceptible to epidemics and genetic disorders, Deo said,
"Basically, they would need to be immunised and probably the
medical experts and anthropologists will have to study and
tell us how they existed all these years and what needs to be
done now."
Probably they (tribals) have their own medicines to deal
with their diseases, unless some new disease have appeared in
their areas, he added.
"I think utmost importance should be given to that area
to ensure that their immunity increases. Probably nutrition is
another thing which can do this and their existence," the
minister said.
Tribal population in India is located in various states
such as Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar,
Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram, and other northeastern
states, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Maximum tribal population density is found in areas of
North East and faraway Union Territories such as Andaman and
Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands.


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Romano was the warming up act for Die Antwoord, He's a pretty well known German hiphop/rap artist. He is known from hits like "Köpenick" (it's a city district next to Berlin) and "Klaps auf den Po" (Claps on the ass). I like his style and sound, was just bit surprised when watching the music video of "Köpenick": it was shot in L.A. Compton. I was looking forward to see something cool from Köpenick itself, maybe next time then when he would write a song about "Königs Wusterhausen"! Romano mixes his rap with dance electronic sounds like in "Klaps auf den Po". Romano's music made everybody dance (even though I didn't still understand all the lyrics, but the beat and sound was good enough on its own). And as a non hiphop/rap person I was convinced and danced along, this guy has a good sound and attitude!
Romano - "Köpenick"
Romano - "Klaps auf den Po"
Check also the "Metalkutte" from Romano! More videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7La9K4wQtzU2q7gQ57X3cQ
And the official homepage: http://www.romanomusik.de/
After Romano had played it started to rain quite a lot, and there was still waiting before Die Antwoord would go on stage. DJ Craft (K.I.Z) was playing still in between, but it was pretty boring to be honest (mixing just some big hits until the point the public was getting tired with it and wanted to see Die Antwoord).
Finally after some hours (about two including the both warming up acts) Die Antwoord came on stage! They had literally an insane show and the public was with them. I was pretty much forced to go bit back in the crowd because everyone, meaning this huge sea of about 8.000-10.000 people, was starting to jump and push around "crowd moshing or mosh pit". But as a bit smaller person this was seriously not fun, being stuck and trying to keep other people on jumping on me I kinda lost the first parts of the gig totally trying to just concentrate on not getting mad and punching other people.
Maybe I should have read this one before, How to mosh in a mosh pit: http://www.wikihow.com/Mosh-in-a-Mosh-Pit
Die Antwoord had just released a new album "Donker mag" a day before the gig (3.6.2016) but they played maybe like 2/3 new songs. It was great the hear all the huge hits like "I fink u freaky", "Enter the Ninja" etc. The stage show was good and hyper energetic as you could expect from Die Antwoord. Great backup dancers and lots of Die Antwoord clothing (crazy sweaters, neon colours and red). Saw also one dedicated fan who was looking exactly like Yolandi Vi$$er, props for her!
I've now listened couple times the new album "Donker Mag" through and sort of liked the sound, but the "angst" is just still too much in the album, can't help it. My favorites were "Ugly boy", "Cookie thumper", "Donker mag" (with beautiful organs) and "Girl I want 2 eat U" which had bit the sounds from reggaeton (at least remotely).
But I have to admit I've developed now sort of a like/dislike relationship with this band since the first time I heard about them. I do get that they want to give this "crazy wacky" image. It's anyhow quite hard to become a huge name/artist from the South-Africa and so quickly. In that they have succeeded. I'm anyhow still bit disgusted/disliking/"done" with some of their music videos, like the "Pitbull terrier". I have just seen too often this super angst what they have in their videos and all the violence, and I'm not now talking about just someone shooting someone or so, but about Ninja dressed in rubber "pitbull terrier" mask eating other people's necks while the blood is bursting all out. (wrong for all the nice pitbull terriers out there!) Here you can see for yourself if you want!
Die Antwoord - "Pitbull terrier"
The "Ugly boy" is bit less in a good way but again the blood is flying...
Die Antwoord - "Ugly boy"
After a while you just kinda get tired of it... I still like the music from them but I hope they would just some time soon(!!) take the next step from this "hate/violence/angst/666" stuff...I started to feel that the band is solely based on this "shock effect"and that would be sad...very sad.
I was anyhow happy that I went to see the band live but would NOT recommed Zitadelle for such big events, was just too many people in too small space.
Here you can listen trough the new album "Donker mag":


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The network is the value. While for network businesses such as Facebook, Skype or Foursquare this statement is a dearly held truth, its a much more nascent concept when it comes to brands more broadly.
In fact, for most, the network value mindset is actually the opposite of how they have traditionally built brands. The reasons for this are fairly simple. As Brad Burnham from Union Square ventures has observed, brands are used to having preferred status on the networks they inhabit – essentially paying for super-node status across a hierarchical media landscape.
This apparent power created a mindset of controlling the network rather than fitting within it. The challenge now is that todays Internet enabled networks tend to be flat rather than hierarchical. To borrow from Mr. Burnham's comparison, the new networks are closer to the phone network than the TV network. As a result, the shift of customers and brands to these new networks necessitates a very different kind of brand behavior.
From observation, it appears that brand value tomorrow will stem less from how well you control the network and more from how effectively you fit within it and enable the behavior of its other citizens.
This fundamental shift, from marketing as control-the-network to marketing as enable-the-network is what I'd refer to as becoming a Network Citizen.
When we consider the scale and speed of the consumer shift from the old hierarchical networks toward these new flat networks, I believe effective network citizenship may well come to represent the future of marketing.
In becoming a network citizen, there are three areas that I believe will become critical:
- Creating value by increasing and strengthening the connections between the nodes in your network.
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- Creating value by contributing to the issues that people naturally build community around
It is much rarer than brands think that community will be formed by their customers around them. Instead, community appears to form more densely around peoples issues of interest. For example, rather than a community forming around Tylenol, you're much more likely to find one forming around a related issue such as acute back pain. In this environment, brands have a tremendous opportunity to fit within the network and enable people's interest in the issue. In the case of Tylenol and acute back pain, they could strengthen the network through providing a combination of established and emerging thought leadership on back pain and pain management. This generosity of knowledge has two effects. First it creates legitimacy of Tylenol within the network, which strengthens its bonds. Second, it gives Tylenol the permission to directly interact with that consumer around future product innovation requirements. In the short term, while Tylenol is unlikely to be a solution for acute back pain, their enablement within the network strengthens their customer bond and makes Tylenol more likely to be used for that customers other pain needs. (Such as a headache)
- Creating value by abiding by the unwritten rules of the network and being generous with its other members
Every environment within the new networks have different unwritten rules. I don't want brands spamming my Wall on Facebook, and I don't want them filling my Twitter feed with needless messages about how good they are. Being generous and fitting within the unwritten rules of a flat network is a key aspect of Network Citizenship. Already for some brands, the boundaries between brand and customer are beginning to blur as customers increasingly participate in the activities of the brand itself, creating a real-time relationship effect with these customers.
All of these ways of behaving, of course, run contrary to the traditional controlling and campaining mentality that defined the old reality of marketing-as-network-control. I'd argue that this is a major reason why the ROI on social media advertising has been patchy at best. It's simply not a medium built for such campaigns. Instead these flat networks appear to be much more effective at building ongoing relationships that sit atop a foundation of mutual exchange.
Ultimately, if harnessed correctly, the shift toward network citizenship has the potential to create a new generation of brands for whom network participation has blurred quite deeply the traditional divides between brand owner and brand consumer, and in the process re-framed the idea of brand loyalty for the 21st century. At its most powerful becoming a Network Citizen has the potential to create significant competitive advantage, where the strength of a brands network drive both loyalty and recommendations, and creates an incredibly strong emotional barrier to switching.


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Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Council of Ministers on Friday approved a draft sub-decree prohibiting the advertisement of tobacco products.
Minister of Health Mam Bunheng said the sub-decree prohibits the advertisement of cigarettes and other tobacco products via media, billboards and live events, adding that businesses will be given a six-month grace period to pull their ads once the sub-decree is formally adopted.
This decision is in accordance with the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, ratified by Cambodia in November 2005. Signatories to this treaty agree to prohibit the advertisement, promotion and sponsoring of tobacco companies within five years from the date of signing.
The sub-decree aims to restrict ads attracting people to tobacco products to reduce tobacco's impact on the environment, public health and the economy, according to Friday's announcement from the Council of Ministers.
Yel Daravuth, tobacco health adviser at the WHO, characterised the sub-decree's approval as important for prevention and public health.
"These measures will help to prevent children from using tobacco products and encourage current smokers to reduce their use."
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
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I bought an iMac last April and LOVE IT!! It still works like brand new. My pc laptop on the other hand is ALWAYS overheating! GRR! I looked at a macmini but you still had to buy a screen and keyboard and figured it would be the same as an imac.ReplyDelete
Homily Notes sounds like a good idea for EVERYONE! I once went to a lutheran service and they had these notes where you had to "fill in the blanks" while the priest was talking. I remember liking it and remembering what the priest talked about (half the times I never remember what the homily is about :( )
I JUST went to a conference called Interactive Connections and it was about bringing technology into the church classroom. It was very well done.
#1: I just got a new laptop. I also deal directly with HP on these things and don't buy from Best Buy or anywhere else like that.ReplyDelete
#5: KRON is one of the stations I grew up watching in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was seriously a blast from the past to see that. My dad also was one of the first on Compuserve which was based in Ohio. I have memories of the modem sounds coming from his office as I was going to sleep at night.
#6: Let me know if you want help formulating the notes.Replies
Oh yes... there is now a religious exemption for the HHS mandate.Delete
Oops! Just found out that the USCCB is still not happy with the exemptions. *sigh* We tried.Delete
This is the same "religious exemption" they had from the beginning. It's a joke. Jesus couldn't pass this exemption. It basically requires us to stay in a ghetto and never interact with anyone else. Our parishes are safe (for now), but our Universities, charities, hospitals, and everything else we use to help others is required to buy something we consider evil. I'll have a post on this soon with more detail.Delete
yeah... i found this out after i left people a bunch of comments about it. i have some repenting to do in my quick takes next week.Delete
still, there's a year until it takes effect and given that it's an election year, i feel pretty positive about things getting fixed. after all, people want to get re-elected and catholics tend to be a large democrat voting bloc.
the other thing is that if the insurance situation for the catholic church functioned the way it does for the rest of us, you'd get the exemption. protestant sects all have their own denominational insurance so we can opt out because the insurance is specific to our group.
@Beth: yeah, I've heard good things about the macs. My PCs always overheat!ReplyDelete


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Eger in the skyThe inhabitants of Eger are rightly proud of...
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Eger with kids
Érsek kert (Bishop's Garden) Playground
The Bishop's Garden is Eger's largest park. Small lakes and a beautiful fountain make this park the favourite of many. In good weather, this is an excellent place to have a picnic, take a walk, or reserve a place on the clay tennis court. Those with small children should make sure to try out this playground in the shade of giant chestnut trees: swings, sandpit, climbing frames, and a fenced basketball court for active families. If you get hungry, why not lunch in the middle of the park, at Excalibur restaurant. It has a medieval theme which means meals are served in wooden bowls.Feel free to eat with your hands if the mood takes you. The only thing left to decide is whether to have sword fried chicken or wild boar soup served in a hollowed loaf. An adventurous experience for children and adults alike.
Eger Thermal Baths
A few minutes from the city centre is this adventure island with open air and indoor swimming pools, 12 in total, as well as water slides, sports courts, and a children's playground. Unforgettable experiences are created in the castle pool for the little ones, where battles are held with the little castle's water cannon. For bigger ones splashing down on the giant slides is very popular, as is having a swim in the open air 50m long competition pool. There's fun for everyone in the varied temperatures of the 12 pools, all with their own character.
"History Up Close" Gun Show
On weekends from March to October, both adults and children can participate in the "History up close" Gun Show. The castle visitors will see 16th-century soldiers in traditional period dress. They reenact the famous 1552 siege, and using the sites described in the Hungarian classic novel (The Stars of Eger / The Eclipse of the Crescent Moon), they tell stories about the everyday life of the border fortress soldiers, the heroes of Eger, and thousand year history of the Castle of Eger.
Szilvásvárad Adventure Park
In Szilvásvárad, in Szalajka Valley, is one of the most exciting adventure parks in Hungary. The park has five seperate areas: the nursery course, the adrenaline course, flying fox course, forest adventure course and a balance course. This is the place for those who love nature, challenges, or simply staying active. Next to to the adventure park is the surprisingly addictive summer bobsleigh track. Those families with a romantic soul can opt for the little red railroad. After a 15 minute ride to the terminal station you can play football, hide and seek and enjoy a picnic. The place is a big favourite for a fun day out with families.
The Hegyikristály (Mountain Crystal) Eco Park is located at the gateway to the Beech Mountains, 9 kilometres from Eger, in Felsőtárkány. Its crystal- clean air, natural treasures and many active recreational possibilities, make this an unforgettable experience for nature lovers. Children can freely play in the eco-friendly playground, the sandbox, or can go for horse rides as well.
Cascade Barlang (Cascade Cave and Adventure Baths)
Whatever the seasons or the weather the Cascade Cave and Adventure Baths offer a really unique experience. The cavern is fed by a spring that is tens of thousands of years old. The more adventurous try the 25 metre high "kamikaze" slide, the more cautious chose the slower, winding "Anaconda" slide. For those coming with small children, the "Family slide" and "Story Island" pool offer a magical experience. Floating along on the 133 metre-long "Lazy River" provides further care-free amusement. The Cascade Cave and Adventure Baths are pleasantly warm; the water temperature is between 33-38 °C and varies between the different pools.
Children's Day at Eger Castle
On Sunday May 29th, 2016, the Castle of Eger is hosting a very jolly Children's Day event. A time travel adventure for little ones and not-so-little ones. On this children's day the littlest ones are invited on a historical adventure into the past. The children can take part in the Chilvalry Test (swordsmanship, archery, target-shooting, wall climbing, obstacle course), falconry demonstration, and historic playhouses. Those who have energy left can go to the Castle's workshop to make themselves an arts and crafts souvenir of the eventful day.
Castle Festivities - Historical Festival
The historical festival and siege games will be held in Eger Castle from 14th to 16th August 2016. Visitors to Eger on these dates can really feel part of a bit of historical time travel. Family events, chivalry tests, exhibitions, dance, and contemporary mastercraftsmen demonstrations await interested guests. You can see crafts such as horseshoe forging, pottery and felting. Children are recruited to swashbuckle with wooden swords, and defeat the invading Turks with a bombardment of socks. The event culminates with a reenactment; nearly 150 chivalrous soldiers evoking the glorious 1552 struggle against the Turkish troops.
Egedhegyi Lipizaner Horse Ranch
The Egedhegyi Lovastanya is 2.5 km from the centre of Eger. The horse ranch, housing an equestrian museum, restaurants and a huge playground, is situated on 26 hectares of land. It is a truly memorable experience to ride in the beautiful hilly surroundings. Cross-country riding tours are also available for the more practiced riders who can enjoy a cool lemonade or a cup of coffee from the nearby vineyard. (AES - www.almagyar.hu )
Kopcsik Marzipanerie
Mr Kopcsik the artist at the "Marzipanerie", is the pastry world's equivalent of an Olympic medal winning world champion, who actually holds a Guinness World record. His exhibition has something special in store for the kids; because storybook heroes are bought to life in sugar paste, and in the display cases there are beautifully decorated fairy tale books. In fact, there is a whole room decorated in Baroque style, entirely out of Marzipan. Located next to the Marzipanerie is the confectionary shop, where those with a sweet tooth can find mouth-watering delicacies, truffles and very edible marzipan creations.
The Fire Service Museum
The museum presents the history and achievements of the fire service by using contemporary technology. In addition to the permanent exhibition and restoration workshop, children can enjoy the playhouse and playground. Here the kids can try being fire fighters. Future Fireman Sams - this is the place for you!
Museum of Astronomy
The Museum and the Camera Obscura can be found in the Lyceum's (University's) tower. It's a very enlightening experience for fans of astronomy and physics. It's a real little palace of wonders. Among other things, you can do physics experiments, and solve the secrets of the Bermuda Triangle. Also, you can get to know the city observatory; instruments, telescopes, sundials and from the terrace at the top of the building you will get a beautiful view of the city. While you are there you can try out something that had a tremendous impact on the development of photography, the Camera Obscura.
Eger Sightseeing train
A very comfortable way tosee Eger; every day a small train runs interesting sightseeing excursions in and around the town. It provides an entertaining experience for children and adults alike, going from the picturesque centre of Eger to the famous Szépasszony-völgy (Valley of Beautiful Women). Here you will find wine cellars, wine-tasting opportunities and restaurants. It runs every day between 10:00 and 18:00, every hour and every half hour. The return ticket allows passengers to linger between return runs. This means you can spend plenty of time at the wine cellars in the valley before coming back to town.