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Gadberry asks the important question, "Did you change the world today?" So many teachers go into the profession with the genuine intention to positively impact the world. Unfortunately, many of us allow lesson planning, grading, IEP meetings, curriculum standards, meetings, sports, tv, errands, etc. to fill the bulk of our schedules and crowd out any possibility of changing the world. You know exactly what I mean, so I won't insult you by pontificating on the obvious.
I haven't positively changed the world today, but I still have about 7.5 hours to work on it. I assure you I will.
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The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah group, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, appeared in public Saturday for the first time in more than a year to participate in the Ashura procession, one of the most important Shi'ite religious events.
The head of the Shi'ite militant group, who is on Israel's most wanted list, marched with tens of thousands of his supporters in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut, and then addressed the crowd.
Nasrallah said his group is holding the remains of many Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon during the 2006 war with Hezbollah, claiming that they were left behind by Israel.
The Hezbollah chief made a similar claim in an earlier interview, when he suggested negotiations could be held for the return of those remains. Israel rejected the claim at the time.
Nasrallah last appeared in public in September 2006 at what was called a "Victory Rally" marking the end of a month-long war.
Hezbollah's capture of two Israeli soldiers in a cross-border raid in July 2006 triggered the war that killed more than 1,200 people in Lebanon - most of them civilians - and about 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.

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Today for Tomorrow: Facing Challenge & Change with Courage, Citizenship & Leadership
Today for Tomorrow: Facing Challenge & Change with Courage, Citizenship & Leadership
Filming with the Heart in Mind.
CHS filmmakers demonstrating courage and citizenship
- Imagine student film crews promoting ecological stewardship and managing to contact the Mayor of Vancouver for an interview about the importance of sustainability.
- Envision camera women demonstrating creativity and self-awareness with a poetic piece inspired by and nurturing their relationship with the environment.
- Picture filmmakers striving to complete products worthy of being selected for provincial and international student film festivals.
CHS girls cover the digital filmmaking process from idea development and scriptwriting, through camera operations, into editing and sound mixing. They use digital cameras, editing suites and studio effects to produce their short films. The focus on communication also allows our young leaders to generate well-prepared pitches, filmed in front of the green screen and presented at public screenings.
Producers challenging our views
Filmmakers learn rapid prototyping, collaborative techniques and are proud to present original and meaningful products at the end of their highly engaging experiences.
- A documentary promotes female athlete
- A public service announcement demystifies the power of social media
- A drama denounces stereotypes surrounding disabilities
Students enrolled in the film production program develop their artistic and technological interests while exploring wide educational and career opportunities offered in the business, communication and media industries.
Mastering the change today for a better tomorrow
The Digital Film Communication's "Filming with the Heart in Mind" philosophy embraces the perspective of a growth mindset: a belief that abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work— potential being the starting point. The film program's 21st century experiential and mastery learning models, provide ongoing feedback to students on their learning journey. These approaches create a joy of learning and a resilience essential for extraordinary accomplishments.
The 2017 CHS Student Film Festival, an event successfully scripted, directed and hosted by our film students, is the culmination of today's apprentice leaders' courageous and engaged cinematic endeavours to create a better tomorrow.
CHS Digital Film Communication Program Accolades and Achievements
2017 Powell River: 5-Minute Film Contest - Provincial
Best Experimental
- Winner – "Lonely season" - Grade 11 - Darcy H., Taylor D.
- Runner up – "A Dance For..." - Grade 11 and 12 - Emily F., Colette G., Hannah S., Sophie S.
Best PSA - Grade 10
- Winner – "Connected" - Chloe C., Aishu G., Amy L., Mia K.
- Runner up – "It Starts with them" - Katharine L., Taylor D., Eva B.
Best Cinematography - Grade 11 and 12
- Runner up – "Nacht" - Camille P., Katie M., Tierney S.
- Best Drama - Grade 10
Winner – "If my life was a painting" - Emily C., Kayla C., Darcy H.
- Best Editing - Grade 11 and 12
Winner – "Nacht" - Camille P., Katie M., Tierney S.
- Runner up – "Lonely Season" - Darcy H., Taylor D.
2017 - Real 2 Real Film Festival for Youth (Vancouver International Film Festival)
Selected to screen in the RYFF premiere at the VIFF – "A Dance For..."
9th Annual Youth Filmmaker's Showcase (YFS), Vancity Theatre Screening, April 6th, 2017
The screening included films from all over the province. Three movies from CHS were screened.
Movies selected for the public screening at the Vancouver International Film Centre (Vancity Theatre):
- "Connected" - Chloe C., Aishu G., Amy L., MiaK.
- "Nacht" - Camille P., Katie M., Tierney S. (and awarded for Best Camera & Lighting)
- "Quotidian" – Delaney L., Emma L., Taylor P. (and awarded for Best Screenwriting)
BCSFF 2017 (Provincial)
Selected movies:
Junior - Grade 10
- "Happy Birthday" - Anya M., Ailsa S., Peyton S., Sarah L.
- "In Your Face" - Lauren M., Tatum W., Sana A., Ceilidh M.
- "Through the Ice" - Megan Y.
- Documentary
- "Tomorrow for Today" - Kiran B., Reilly A., Maggie M., Tasha S.


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by Robert O'Reilly
Drogheda United warmed up for the FAI Cup Final with a hard fought victory over Bohemians at Hunky Dorys Park.
Declan O'Brien took his tally for the season to 19 goals in all competitions when he fired Drogheda in front on 32 minutes with the only goal of a tight encounter.
Drogheda manager Mick Cooke, in what appears to be his last home game in charge, made eight changes from last Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Sligo as he gave several fringe players a chance to impress ahead of the showpiece at the Aviva stadium.
As for Bohs, they were without striker Dinny Corcoran who picked up an injury in training on Thursday as former Drogheda boss Bobby Browne selected Conor Murphy up front in a 4-5-1 formation.
The game sparked into life after 20 minutes as an acrobatic volley from O'Brien was parried behind by Bohs keeper Dean Delaney and from the resulting corner Jason Marks' delivery was dropped on the line by Delaney but no Drogheda player was following in to capitalise.
Bohemians played their part in a competitive first half and they were unfortunate not to go ahead when Conor Murphy beat two United players on the edge of the box but his shot sailed wide and then Karl Moore saw his powerful free kick from 25 yards crash against the bar.
Mick Daly missed an excellent opportunity to break the deadlock for the home side as he failed to keep his header on target after Delaney once again pushed O'Brien's effort across goal.
Drogheda opened the scoring seconds later as O'Brien raced onto a long ball behind the Gypsies' defence to fire high into the net from inside the box.
United survived two goal line scrambles to go in at the interval with the lead as firstly Conor Murphy's goal bound effort was blocked before Dave Mulcahy saw his header stopped by Schlingermann.
David Cassidy raced through on goal on 48 minutes but he chose to pass with only Delaney to beat and ten minutes later the dangerous Conor Murphy dribbled past Alan McNally but the Bohs striker was caught in two minds before being harried away from goal.
Bohemians committed more players forward in the second half in hope of getting an equaliser and Alan Byrne headed off the line after Schlingermann was caught out by the flight of the ball. Bohs should have earned a share of the spoils when a deep cross into the box found Conor Murphy but the striker headed wide when it seemed easier to score.
Substitute Gavin Brennan clipped the post for Drogheda in stoppage time but it mattered little as Drogheda ended their league season with a win while results elsewhere have guaranteed Bohs their premier division status for 2014.
Attention now turns to the FAI Cup Final on the 3rd of November where Drogheda United will be aiming to cause an upset against Sligo Rovers to lift the famous Cup for only the second time in their history.
by Robert O'Reilly
Drogheda United will be aiming to finish a disappointing league campaign in style when they take on Bohemians at Hunky Dorys Park, kickoff 7.45pm.
The Boynesiders tasted defeat last weekend to fellow cup finalists Sligo Rovers as a much changed side lost 3-1 at the Showgrounds, their eleventh defeat in the league this season.
United are certain to finish the campaign in 8th place following a poor run of form and they have now gone seven games without a win since they defeated Bray Wanderers 2-0 at the end of August.
Ryan Brennan will be missing for Drogheda through suspension while Derek Prendergast, Paul O'Connor and David Cassidy will all require late fitness tests ahead of the game.
As for the away side, Bohemians may still be dragged into the relegation playoff position should results go against them, victories for both UCD and Bray and a defeat to Drogheda would see the Gypsies finish second from bottom.
Former Drogheda manager Bobby Browne should have a full squad to choose from although there are slight doubts over the availability of Anto Murphy and Dave Mulcahy due to injury.
Drogheda eliminated Bohemians from the Ford FAI Cup en route to the final but there has been little between the sides in the league with the previous two meetings ending in draws.
Speaking ahead of the game, Drogheda manager Mick Cooke stressed the importance of building momentum ahead of the cup final at the Aviva Stadium on the 3rd of November.
"Obviously it's the last league game of the season and it's always a bit of an occasion. It's a game I certainly want to win, I want a win under our belt heading into the cup final.
"Bohemians of course will want to win also, other results could see them safe, but that's not how they will be looking at it, they will want to win just as much as us. So it means the last game of the season for both has a lot riding on it.
"It's the last chance for a few players to prove that they should be in the cup final squad, I've been tinkering with the team the last few weeks and tomorrow I'll be having a last look at the team. "
Micheal Schlingermann
Derek Prendergast (captain)
Alan McNally
Paul O'Conor
Cathal Brady
Shane Grimes
David Cassidy (Eric Foley 62')
Declan O'Brien (Peter Hynes 73')
Mick Daly
Jason Marks (Gavin Brennan 80')
Alan Byrne
Dean Delaney
Derek Pender
Roberto Lopes
Dave Mulcahy
Ryan McEvoy (Owen Heary 80')
Karl Moore (Andy Mulligan 63')
Conor Murphy
Anto Murphy
Luke Byrne
Stephen Traynor
Kevin Devaney (Keith Buckley 70')
Gabriel Sava
Gavan Holohan
Philip Hand
Graham Rusk
Dave Scully
Dan Byrne
Shane Murray
Greg Murray
Declan O'Brien 32'
Conor Murphy
RT @DundalkFC : FT- Dundalk U19 2 @DroghedaUnited U19 0. Good win for the home side who took their chances well. Match report will be online…


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Tuesday, 26 February 2013
Totally handmade ..... For someone very special
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Knuckleball: I'M ON A HORSE
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Hello, ladies, look at your man,
now back to me,
now back at your man,
now back to me.
Sadly, he isn't me,
but if he stopped using ladies scented body wash
and switched to Penquin Spice, he could smell like he's me.
Look down,
back up, where are you? You're on a cliff with the man your man could smell like.
What's on your jearsy,
back at me.
I have it, it's a Stanley Cup
with two friends doing that thing you love.
Look again, the friends are now MARRIED! (check the hats closly)
Anything is possible when your man smells like Penquin Spice and not a lady.
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Lyrics Depot is your source of lyrics to City Of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie. Please check back for more Arlo Guthrie lyrics.
City Of New Orleans Lyrics
Artist: Arlo Guthrie
The City of New Orleans
by Steve Goodman
*Arlo Guthrie and others have substituted the word "steel" for "steam"
and "feel" for "dream", also "card games" for "cards"
Riding on the City of New Orleans,
Illinois Central Monday morning rail
Fifteen cars and fifteen restless riders,
Three conductors and twenty-five sacks of mail.
All along the southbound odyssey
The train pulls out at Kankakee
Rolls along past houses, farms and fields.
Passin' trains that have no names,
Freight yards full of old black men
And the graveyards of the rusted automobiles.
Good morning America how are you?
Don't you know me I'm your native son,
I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans,
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.
Dealin' cards with the old men in the club car.*
Penny a point ain't no one keepin' score.
Won't you pass the paper bag that holds the bottle
Feel the wheels rumblin' 'neath the floor.
And the sons of pullman porters
And the sons of engineers
Ride their father's magic carpets made of steam.*
Mothers with their babes asleep,
Are rockin' to the gentle beat
And the rhythm of the rails is all they dream.*
Nighttime on The City of New Orleans,
Changing cars in Memphis, Tennessee.
Half way home, we'll be there by morning
Through the Mississippi darkness
Rolling down to the sea.
And all the towns and people seem
To fade into a bad dream
And the steel rails still ain't heard the news.
The conductor sings his song again,
The passengers will please refrain
This train's got the disappearing railroad blues.
Good night, America, how are you?
Don't you know me I'm your native son,
I'm the train they call The City of New Orleans,
I'll be gone five hundred miles when the day is done.
Arlo Guthrie Lyrics
More Arlo Guthrie Music Lyrics:
Arlo Guthrie - Buffalo Skinners Lyrics
Arlo Guthrie - Here We Are/Way Out In The Country Lyrics
Arlo Guthrie - Introduction Lyrics
Arlo Guthrie - Last Train Lyrics
Arlo Guthrie - My Creole Belle Lyrics
Arlo Guthrie - Stealin' Lyrics
Arlo Guthrie - When a Soldier Makes It Home Lyrics
Arlo Guthrie - When I Get To The Border Lyrics


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Friday, 16 June 2017
Lost but not forgotten
I have been busy for a few months (more like years - Ed) doing grown up things. Moving back to Lowestoft but working around the UK, trying to get Gesine finished and developing my writing. All of this means this blog has languished so lets get on with bringing you up to date. Over the last year we have finally achieved one of Jane's long-held ambitions, to attend the Edinburgh Fringe and Edinburgh Festival. Thousands of shows, across hundreds of venues with crowds everywhere. In 2 weeks I saw 50 (yes, fifty) shows. Jane has encouraged me to become a theatre monster, devouring shows where-ever we find them. This includes delights from Eastern Angles, shows at Seagull Theatre, Marina and Theatre Royal Norwich. We also spent a lot of 2016 at literary events. This meant we spent half our weekends away from home, not counting the events we reached without overnight stays or nights I spent away working. Overall a year where my wardrobe was suitcase shaped, not something I am keen to repeat. Too much theatre and bookish stuff? Never. But the travel was too much on body and wallet so we are being more restrained this year. We are still busy but concentrating on local events and some cherry-picked further afield. Events which survived the cut include Chipping Norton Literary Festival, NAWGFest and Felixtowe Book Festival. We tried to book late for NAWGs Wentworth retreat having decided late that we would go so Jane could see their wonderful 'dodos' (her pet name for rhododendrons ). Unfortunately we were too late for this year so have already booked for next year. My books are progressing again with my ambition to publish Wolf 2 before Wolf 1. Weird, I know, but Wolf 1 needs a major re-write so 2 is easier to finish (1 hope!).
Posted by tonysmusing at 16:54
2 comments:
- Captain Black said...
Do Wolf 1 and Wolf 2 form a series or serial? Publishing them out of order might cause problems, depending on the answer to that question.
Good luck either way.
- 17 June 2017 at 12:13
- tonysmusing said...
They are standalone books so while Wolf 2 may mention events from Wolf 1 there is no requirement to read 1 before 2. They are certainly more series than serial and have no over-riding story arc to worry about. Thanks for the comment.
- 20 June 2017 at 12:19
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Neiman Marcus said Friday that some customers' credit cards were compromised in a security breach, but it provided scant detail on the scope of the hack.
The data attack on the upscale department store chain was revealed on the same day that big-box retailer Target announced the number of its customers affected by a breach had swelled from 40 million to 70 million.
Neiman Marcus did not say how many of its customers might have been victimized by a "criminal cyber-security instrusion" it confirmed Jan. 1 — up to two weeks after an alarm was raised by its credit-card processor.
"Neiman Marcus was informed by our credit card processor in mid-December of potentially unauthorized payment card activity that occurred following customer purchases at our Neiman Marcus Group stores," the company said in a statement.
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Aries Sun, Gemini Moon, Cancer Rising
How I got into Numerology
Prior to working with Numerology.com, I'd always been a fan of numbers, mathematics, order and patterns, but had surprisingly never explored the science of Numerology. Once I started working with Hans Decoz and his Numerology-based writing, I was instantly enamored with this method of insight. Over the years now, Numerology has become a sincere interest of mine, and I'm constantly amazed at the awareness it offers, not to mention the frequency at which I now notice the patterns around me and the synchronicities of this world!
How I got into writing and reporting
Well first off, let me say I didn't really "get into" writing, writing actually "got into" me. I was given a natural affinity toward all forms of words and writing, and I must admit grammar is a bit of an obsession (and "a bit" is, well, a bit of an understatement). I've always had a very dualistic nature, with a passion for numbers and science early on, developing into a deep interest in art and creativity in my adult life. So I enjoy bridging this gap between left- and right-brained thinking, and I find the best avenues for this are through writing and visual art.
How I decide what to write about each day
Numerology is what I do -- from writing about it to editing it to talking about it to researching it, I'm immersed in this science of numbers throughout my workweek ... and it's not something I turn off once I leave the office! Numerology has taken over a permanent place in the front of my mind, so I always keep my eyes open to the numbers around me. From interesting dates and strange recurring digits to the birth dates of my friends and numbers in the news, I'm always on the looking for an opportunity to decode how this world adds up.
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Lots of writing stuff going on for me quite suddenly.
Turn Left at November
Last week I posted on Facebook that I sold a book of poems (54 poems) to Eldritch Press, entitled Turn Left at November. I'm very excited about this. While I have sold/published hundreds of poems since my very first sales all at once to Aboriginal SF, Star*Line and Dreams and Nightmares in my mid-20s, I mostly still write them only for myself. For years I actually stopped marketing them. This year I stepped up to the plate again. It's been very rewarding. Here's a link to Eldritch Press.
Nice site! While it looks very horror oriented, in truth my poems in the collection cross all genres from soft horror, soft sf, seasonal, emotional-driven and mainstream. I don't write to genre. I write what I feel like writing in the moment and I am inspired by all different genres. The poetry editor at Eldritch was not put off (and I feared he would be.) Instead, he thought my cross-genre tastes would mean my book would appeal to a wider readership. Consider me flattered.
I always thought not "writing to genre" hurt me as a writer. I think in the traditional pro publishing venues (like the big NYC publishing houses) it did because despite the "myth" that they are gatekeepers of great literature, really they mostly looked at books as widgets and how to market them. If your book was hard to categorize they did not know what to do with you no matter how good the writing was. It also meant I couldn't even get agents who actually liked my work to bother with me because they already knew in advance that the marketers at publishing houses wouldn't know what to do with me.
Take my science fiction novel Pale Zenith as an example. Years ago, respected agent (and former editor of Asimov's SF) Shawna McCarthy actually loved the first draft of that novel. But she did not represent it because, she told me, publishers were looking for more traditional sf, and not the "type" of book I had written. I don't know what "type" of book I actually wrote. It takes place in two alternate universes. It has inter-dimensional travel, psychic warfare, and machine thingamabops that travel through time and dimension called spychiatrists. Definitely sf. But it also is a character-driven novel BIG TIME and it has violence and some explicit sex. Well, so does every other Hollywood blockbuster. But the characters are first and foremost my focus. Everything else is background. The writing is lush...but definitely not over-written. Shawna suggested I do a prologue to orient readers into the book. I did it. But it's my least favorite part of the book and I've considered in future printings to edit that part out altogether. It tries to make the book more traditional but you know what? 'Traditional' is not always such a great word.
My point: A darn good, well-written novel got shelved (after making the rounds to two more agents, both male, both of whom insulted me) and would still be there if not for this new world of publishing and unique encouragement to break old traditions by small press and indie publishers (Pale Zenith is published, by the way, by Eye Scry Publications.)
So back to the original topic, Turn Left at November: I want to thank Eldritch Press for taking me on with my cross-genre poetry, for being able to "see" more in depth, that there are varying shades to 'the dark', and being open to that.
Letters to an Android
My newest book, Letters to an Android, is really getting some nice comments from readers. Some are posting reviews, but most are just letting me know privately...they can't put this poetic, soft sf, character-oriented book down! I have also gotten compliments on the world-building, the likable characters, the writing...pretty much everything about it. It's hard for me to "toot my own horn" so to speak, but this really makes my year!
But the problem remains: finding readers. Finding those who will take a chance on someone they don't really know. I've been around for years, publishing a lot in genre magazines in the late '80s and all thru the '90s before I took a long break. Some people remember. Most don't. But I'm not whining. I'm thrilled to have any readers. Just sayin': marketing is a tough, tough job.
So I'm going to put it out here on my blog with no deadline in place and no date that this offer expires: If you wish to review Letters to an Android for any website, blog, magazine, newspaper, or other venue, just pop me an email (firstname.lastname@example.com) telling me where you'll review it and when and I'll send you a pdf. At this time, I can't send paperbacks. It's too expensive.
However, if you just want to read for pleasure, for yourself, and have a good time, the ebook is real cheap on Amazon. It really isn't much to gamble to try it out, plus if you're not sure, the look-inside is free. If it doesn't hook you...my bad.
Here is some artwork I found that captures the essence of my main human character in the novel, Liyan (I pronounce it 'lion') at age 20, just before he goes off to travel the stars at the book's beginning. Except for the uniform, which is white in my novel, this artist captures the eccentric scenario, mood and emotional foundation I was going for throughout the book. (Alas, I've tried to contact this artist many times to see if she does commission book covers but she does not answer.)
More writing news abounds, but it will have to wait for another post.


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First I took all of the unused baby gear and put it with the rest of it in my bedroom closet. The laundry basket was also put back in its spot in the closet.
I put up a tension rod below the shelf. We cloth diaper. Drying your diapers can wear out the elastic, so its best to hang dry. Thanks to the tension rod we can now do that here, instead of on the railing of the crib or the shower.
Then I moved to the shelf.
I moved all if the laundry related items to the left. I put Colin's tools and the baby proofing gear in the middle. Lastly all of the cleaning related items were organized on the right.
Finally I finished putting away everything on the dryer, and moved Rowen's laundry basket here. It was originally in her crib, but I had to move it when I organized the crib a couple of weeks ago.
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Responsive web design can be a daunting step to take if you have no idea where to start. Thankfully, we've rounded up these really useful tutorials to help you from day one. From dealing with typography and video, through imagery and layout to the technicalities of using JavaScript on your responsive sites, you'll be a pro before you know it.
01. Responsive web design: what it is and how to use it
In the field of web design and development, we're quickly getting to the point of being unable to keep up with the endless new resolutions and devices, writes Kayla Knight. Should we just suffer the consequences of losing visitors from one device, for the benefit of gaining visitors from another? Or is there another option?
02. Responsive web design: a visual guide
These days, 'one size fits all' is quickly becoming a dated concept. Luckily, with CSS media queries, we can now easily build responsive web designs that accomodate everything from your mobile phone to your massive desktop, as this video tutorial demonstrates.
03. Braindump on responsive web design
Chris Coyier explains the very basics of what 'responsive web design' has come to mean, with examples, related resources, relevant people, tips and tricks, and more.
04. Build a basic responsive site with CSS
Responsive design is much misunderstood. Jason Michael lays to rest some myths, and then walks us through building a simple responsive website.
05. How to add responsive video to your website
Responsive web design has changed the way we approach video. John Surdakowski explains what you need to do to ensure that embedded video works properly your website.
06. Build a responsive site in a week: part 1
Interested in responsive web design but not sure how to get started? Don't fret, help is at hand! In a five-tutorial series, Paul Robert Lloyd talks you through the responsive design process, soup to nuts.
07. Build a responsive site in a week: typography & grids: part 2
In the second part of this series, Paul Robert Lloyd tells us how to translate static page designs into adaptable, fluid websites. So let go of those pixels and learn to love proportions!
08. Build a responsive site in a week: images and video: part 3
In the third part of this series, Paul Robert Lloyd looks at incorporating images and video into responsive layouts, and describes some of the problems in this area that still need solving.
09. Build a responsive site in a week: media queries: part 4
In the penultimate part of this responsive design series, Paul Robert Lloyd explains how media queries work, and describes a device-agnostic approach to breakpoints.
10. Build a responsive site in a week: going further: part 5
In the final part of this responsive web design series, Paul Robert Lloyd explains how there is more to a responsive design than just flexible layouts, images and media queries.
11. Advanced RWD layout techniques
Josh Broton presents tips and tricks for creating advanced layouts for responsive web design, including the CSS Flexible Box Layout Module.
12. Design sites using the Responsive Grid System
The Responsive Grid System isn't a framework or a boilerplate. But it does make creating responsive websites quick and easy. Graham Miller, its creator, explains how to use it.
13. Responsive Navigation Menu
14. Introducing responsive web typography With FlowType.JS
FlowType.JS allows a perfect character count per line at any screen width. This tutorial on Smashing explains how to use it.
15. Handling typography for responsive design
You've got your layout and images scaling, but you need to have your type following along as well. One size of type does not fit all line lengths or screen widths, says Val Head.
16. Expert guide to making your JavaScript responsive
Handling JavaScript across responsive sites needn't be a minefield. Here Jonathan Fielding explains how to gracefully handle the transition between different responsive states.
Did you find these tutorials useful? Let us know in the comments box below!


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I have just updated to Version 15, and added some new content to my web site, and since then none of my MP3 files will play, even older ones that were already on the web site.
I have checked that the files are in the Index folder on my Web Hosting Site, and they are all there, and the link seems to be correct, but nothing will play, have tried Edge, Chrome, and Firefox.
All was working fine in version 12.
My site is http://www.dragonflyflutes.com.au/custommidrange.html Click on one of the images and it will open a window with more photos and audio player.
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On Christmas Eve every year for many years, my family has celebrated the Feast of the Seven Fishes (festa dei sette pesci). This is a tradition if you are from Southern Italy or in many of the Italian-American homes on Christmas Eve, especially in the Northeast.
In Southern Italy, traditional dishes can include: anchovies, sardines, dried salt cod, smelts, eels, squid, octopus, shrimp, mussels, and clams paired with pastas, vegetables, baked or fried kale patties, baked goods, and homemade wine. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is also known as The Vigil (La Vigilia) and is a commemoration of the wait, Vigilia di Natale, for the midnight birth of the baby Jesus.
"It's what Italians do when they say they're fasting." More precisely, the Feast is a meal served in Italian households on La Vigilia (Christmas Eve). In many parts of Italy, the night is traditionally a partial fast, during which no meat should be served. But in true Italian style, this proscription has morphed into something very unfastlike indeed: course after course of luxurious seafood dishes, often as many as 7, 10, or even 13. "No one's quite sure of the significance of the number," says Batali. "Some families do seven for the sacraments. Some do ten for the stations of the cross. And some even do 13 for the 12 apostles plus Jesus."
My family is not Italian, but so many of our family and friends who are Italian-American celebrate and it has been adapted as a beloved tradition. I even extend the Italian influenced noshing to Christmas Day where I lay out a full antipasto, make two kinds of lasagna, plus sausage and peppers!
For Feast of the Seven Fishes, my Mom leads the menu planning several weeks ahead of time, brainstorming the best feast possible and confirming what everyone is bringing. The base dish tends to be her cioppino with shrimp, white fish, king crab and clams, but the cold seafood salad has also been a winner in recent years. I can also guarantee that there will be a smoked fish dip too – so scrumptious!
Check out my Feast of the Seven Fishes Pinterest board and below are scrumptious seafood recipes from The Hungry Goddess to inspire your own Feast of the Seven Fishes!
See the Feast of the Seven Fishes sample menu
Buon Natale!
My Dad was famous for bringing the grill out even in the winter! If you want some tips on grilling fish for your Feast of the Seven Fishes celebration, click here for Grilling Fish Tips.
Almond Crusted Salmon with Black Rice and Fruit Salsa
Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Sriracha Dipping Sauce
Baked Rainbow Trout with Roasted Vegetables and Lemon Rice
Chilean Sea Bass with Orange Sauce
Fennel Pollen Scented Quinoa & Tilapia
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Mango Salsa
Lemon Oven Roasted Salmon with Fennel and San Marzano Tomatoes
Lemon Tarragon Salmon with Greek Yogurt Dressing
Paella Mixta with Sardines, Chorizo, Shrimp, and Chicken
Poached Cod in Spring Vegetable Broth
Roasted Red Peppers and Anchovies with Bruschetta
Salmon Oscar with Purple Asparagus and Blender Bearnaise Recipe
Shrimp with Spiralized Zucchini in Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
Spicy Mustard Crab Cakes with Lemon Garlic Aioli


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The referendum on offshore drilling – it's been a big deal in the past few months as different organizations worked tirelessly to obtain 17,000 signatures. But now that milestone has been achieved and the militant stance on offshore drilling seems to have mellowed a bit. On one side, Prime Minister Dean Barrow has made it crystal clear that 17,000 signatures or 17 million signatures - he does not support the referendum and the UDP has taken it upon itself to tell their supporters to do the same. But what is Oceana's position now? We found out, but first we asked the public relations officer about the support the referendum received.
Niall Gillett – PR Officer, Oceana
"As of this point, Oceana and its partners in the coalition to save our natural heritage have reached the official numbers of signatures to trigger a referendum, we have not yet however, come out to make a public statement because we are so completing the process, and we have our own independent vetting organization going through all those signatures to make sure all of those signatures all valid. We have actually surpass the amount because signatures continue to come in on daily basis, Belizeans still want to have an opportunity to sign the petition, once we have completed our vetting process, we will actually make a submission to the government that at that point the referendum will officially be triggered. We would like to thank the Belizeans who have participated in the signature drive, it was an incredible effort to gather so many signatures in only a few weeks and I think it speaks a lot of the Belizean public want to become engage in this critical issue of oil and that they want to go and have their say, this is all the referendum is about having the Belizean public have its say on the offshore and onshore oil."
But while the excitement about getting the signatures was clear, when we asked the natural question – what's next? The same passion wasn't evident.
Niall Gillett – PR Officer, Oceana
"We have already asked the Belizean public to sign to trigger this referendum, so yes more than likely we will be having that referendum, the timing of that referendum however is critical specifically since the Prime Minister has encouraged his supporters no to come out and vote for the elections, so we now we have a issue to really have to get out there and we continue this education process and we continue this campaign because that is pretty much what it is, to make the Belizean people feel confident enough that yes it is my right as a Belizean to go out and to vote on what I want to do with my offshore or my onshore oil it is every Belizean's right to vote."
And when we asked about Oceana's response to the Prime Minister's national statement that he does not support the referendum, Gillett took the path of diplomacy.
Niall Gillett – PR Officer, Oceana
"The government has been a supporter of the referendum process, as a matter of fact, the government has encouraged Oceana and the coalition to go ahead and gather those signatures. That is what we are focused on, we understand the nature of the politics so we try not to get into the trenches with that, we try to stay focused, we have gathered the signatures, we are giving an opportunity to the Belizean public to have their say and that is pretty much how we leaves it, we understand the government will make certain statements especially if it suits them politically but we cannot be distracted, we have to remain focused in the issue of oil and it is critical importance to the Belizean public."
The contentious stance of the Prime Minister and the UDP towards Oceana is no secret. In fact, the propaganda organs of the UDP have resorted to insults and slurs aimed at the organization and its' Vice President. But when we pointed that out, Gillett dodged the question and stayed on the high road.
Niall Gillett – PR Officer, Oceana
"We will have to remember that the government works for the people, the government is there to represent the people and the wishes of the people provided that they are in the best interest of the people. So we believe that we are all pushing at the right buttons and the people of Belize will have their say, which is specifically what we believe."
So there's still no clear timeframe for the referendum which was requested by more than 17,000 voting Belizeans. After the outpouring of support for the referendum from Belizeans, we're hoping it doesn't get derailed at this stage of the game.
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Olympic hero John Joe Nevin will be wheelchair bound after a new scan revealed both his legs are broken.
The boxer, 24, was battered following a family dispute on Saturday and has been making his recovery in Tullamore Hospital.
According to the Westmeath topic, a new scan discovered a fracture on John Joe's left leg just above his ankle.
It was already known John Joe's right leg was broken in two places when he was set upon by a gang of golf-club wielding thugs in Ardleigh, Westmeath.
He will now be in a wheelchair for at least two weeks.
John Joe had just won his first professional fight on St Patrick's Day in Boston and the callous attack could rule him out for up to six months.
His trainer Brian McKeown said his client was trying to brake up an argument which escalated out of control.
Mr McKeown said: "He went to mediate and try to get things settled.
"As far as I am aware, it was a dispute in the extended family. What we know at the minute is that the doctors were having a look at him today and sent off for another scan.
"There were a couple of puncture wounds in his left leg and it didn't seem like a break. But then the results came back and that's where we are now.
" He was the peacemaker in all this. He wasn't just attacked by golf clubs. I believe there were two weapons involved in all of this.
"He was walking away from the dispute when he was attacked. He thought it was over."
John Joe, speaking from his hospital bed, previously described how he felt his leg break after the brutal attack.
He said: "My leg is like jelly. I will never forget the bone breaking from my skin.
"As soon as I was hit with the golf club I fell to the ground because my leg was like rubber. I couldn't stand.
"This was a cowardly act and I also remember seeing a stick with a knife attached to it.
"It was like there was no bone in my leg and I was trying to push it back in when I was on the ground."
A man in his 20s was arrested after the attack but was later released and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
A woman was also slightly injured in the attack but was not kept in hospital.


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The Public Restroom Foot Tapper . . .
Once upon a time, not so long ago, consensual Gay sex was outlawed in this country. Homosexual acts carried a stigma so heavy, it's incomprehensible to most people today. Just the suspicion that you were Lesbian or Gay could mean separation from employment, deprivation of housing, suspension from school, disowning by family, ostracism from community, and periods of imprisonment, sometimes lengthy and at hard labor. All of these punishments could be legally imposed.
Homosexuality was "the love that dared not speak its name", and few people dared to speak of it! Those who did were furtive in their speech. Gay bars were either hard-to-find or nonexistent, so Gay people, Gay men in particular, took desperate measures in order to make contact with one another. Clandestinely, they "cruised" abandoned buildings, darkened alleys, heavily wooded areas and public restrooms.
They didn't meet in such places in order to date each other up! Back then, there was no such thing as Gay dating. They narrowed their physical needs down to their basest expression. Because of widespread ignorance and superstition about homosexuality, they felt ashamed of their desires; they decided the best way to deal with these feelings was in quick, anonymous sexual encounters devoid of tenderness and dignity. Therefore, they began living double lives: Heterosexual and respectable during the day, homosexual and predatory at night!
The legal system came to perceive Gay men as the human equivalent of wild animals in heat. Police caught hundreds of them coupling in public. After convicting them of indecency, sodomy, or any number of other vice-related charges, law enforcement officials routinely exposed them to public humiliation; their names would be sent to local newspapers for publication in a "vice offenders" column. Shunned by society, many committed suicide!
Others avoided arrest only to be beaten and/or murdered by opportunistic thugs. The lurid details of a Gay man's demise sometimes made the papers, too, forcing his family to suffer a double scandal. Obviously, maintaining this shadowy lifestyle took a heavy toll on people. It was a barbaric and intolerable way of fulfilling the human need for intimacy; the desire to be free of it helped spark the Gay Liberation movement.
In its most basic form, Gay Liberation called for the decriminalization of homosexual intimacy. It called for Gay people to declare their orientation openly, to "come out of the closet". It called for an end to silence around the topic of homosexuality. It pleaded for an end to ignorant and superstitious reactions to Gay identity. It demanded an end to discrimination in the areas of employment, housing and education. It advocated for public meeting spaces to replace the seedy bars, dangerous wooded areas and squalid public restrooms where Gay men had trysted for decades. In short, Gay Liberationists sought the full integration of Lesbians and Gay men into mainstream society. Their goal was to consign years of fear, secrecy and shame to the unhappy past. That proved much harder to do than they anticipated!
There were many triumphs, though. Over the course of three decades, public acceptance of Gay identity grew by leaps and bounds. Gay advocacy organizations acquired a national profile. Gay people began to get sympathetic treatment in news and entertainment media. Gay enclaves popped up in various major cities. A Christian church denomination was founded to minister specifically to Lesbians and Gay men. Gay educators proliferated in the halls of academia, as did Gay student organizations. Gay professional organizations became widespread. Openly Gay politicians got elected to public office. More and more public figures identified themselves as homosexual. Most important of all, an unprecedented number of ordinary Americans came out of the closet and asserted their right to live in the mainstream.
Yet, not every Gay person embraced the mainstream! A radical fringe element rejected conventional values and adopted a form of Gay identity that centered on the pursuit of pleasure (see my essay titled "The Pleasure Seekers", Parts One, Two and Three). This element viewed danger-fraught sexual encounters as part of Gay people's "culture" and "heritage." Gay men who favored this attitude continued to tryst in alleys, bathrooms and parks just for the "thrill" of doing so! Joining them there were men so deeply scarred by internalized shame, they couldn't even imagine living openly Gay lives. Brainwashed by bigoted rhetoric from conservative churches, mosques and synagogues, they clung tight to their heterosexual façades and even tighter to the old reasoning that dangerous, anonymous sex was the best way to handle their "unwanted" homosexual attraction.
Yet, not every Gay person embraced the mainstream! A radical fringe element rejected conventional values and adopted a form of Gay identity that centered on the pursuit of pleasure (see my essay titled "The Pleasure Seekers", Parts One, Two and Three). This element viewed danger-fraught sexual encounters as part of Gay people's "culture" and "heritage." Gay men who favored this attitude continued to tryst in alleys, bathrooms and parks just for the "thrill" of doing so! Joining them there were men so deeply scarred by internalized shame, they couldn't even imagine living openly Gay lives. Brainwashed by bigoted rhetoric from conservative churches, mosques and synagogues, they clung tight to their heterosexual façades and even tighter to the old reasoning that dangerous, anonymous sex was the best way to handle their "unwanted" homosexual attraction.
Now that the sexual duplicity of several prominent Republicans has come to light, this sordid remnant from the days of criminalized identity is drawing renewed attention. Oddly enough, bathroom sex's increased media visibility has given rise to a bizarre mythology about men's sexual habits. Some "radiQueers", as the fringe element now identify themselves, assert that Straight men often crave fellatio with other men! They also say such men are in the habit of seeking out oral sex in public toilets! In the interest of promoting their hedonistic "sex-positive" agenda, the fringe displays a willingness to turn reality on its, pardon the expression, head. They eagerly accept "outed" Conservatives' ridiculous "I'm not Gay" proclamations at face value; evidently, high-profile hostility to Gay Rights is sufficient proof of heterosexual status for them. They loudly decry the "entrapment" of these "innocent" hypocrites, arguing that, just like "queer" men, they have a "right" to seek sexual release in public restroom stalls!
"Isn't it (sic) anyone else out there concerned that police officers in Minneapolis are being paid to . . . trap guys interested in getting off?" fumes one James Wagner, commenting on Michelangelo Signorile's blog. A San Francisco blogger calling herself "Catherine" thinks people who condemn public restroom cruising "are whining because they don't understand the casual need" and probably harbor "some deep down frustration and jealousy because they themselves were not cruised!" Somebody else calling himself "HappyCat", trolling by pamshouseblend.com, recently logged the opinion that "all these (Straight) guys want is a bit of kink and a 'BJ' from their spouse, and (they're) not getting it."
H. Alexander Robinson parrots the radical position on this issue. In a recent essay . . .
. . . the current CEO of the National Black Justice Coalition posited that some Straight men do crave sex with other guys, and that incidents of so-called bi-curious behavior among politicians can teach us about the "fluidity" of male sexuality. "The sex that these men have is truly, utterly and exclusively recreational," he insisted. "For them, having male-to-male sex is truly a sport, a hobby, a distraction and a pastime . . ." Damn, dude! Wouldn't a game of pick-up basketball make more sense? Robinson crawled even further out on a limb, suggesting that some Gay men similarly lust after women! He used himself as an example. "I potentially could have as much illicit heterosexual sex as I want with women," he bragged, but reasoned that "(since) my emotional desire is to partner with another man . . . my true sexual orientation is Gay, not Straight or Bisexual."
Is it, now? Strong emotional bonding is known to occur between Straight men, as well as between Gay men and Straight women. However, emotional attachment alone isn't enough to explain homosexual attraction! There must also be physical attraction to the same gender, and not only that; it must be exclusive! If Gay men were capable of enjoying sex with women, then what would distinguish them from Bisexual men? And if exclusive erotic interest in female anatomy doesn't define a heterosexual male, then what does? Clearly, Robinson is more interested in blurring distinctions than clarifying them. Toward that end, he constructs a fantasy world where the boundaries between Straight and Gay identity are permeable, sex has no relationship to love or desire, and Gay people ignore their natural sexual orientation, just like "ex-Gay" ministries preach that they do!
Upon hearing such wild talk, the general public is liable to become more confused than ever about the nature of Gay identity: Homosexual men enjoy sex with women? Then it really is a choice! Is it an obsession, too? What about homosexual recruitment? Does that really happen? Such confusion stokes fear, and fear leads to more persecution. In turn, persecution leads to more Gay people hiding behind a closet door. A vicious circle, if ever there was one! Funny, isn't it, how this "radiQueer" rhetoric has the ultimate effect of legitimizing and perpetuating homosexual stigma? Why is it that Left Wing radicals and Right Wing reactionaries so often end up on the same page?
It's the same page in the same book of fractured fairy tales! If Idaho senator Larry Craig and Florida state representative Bob Allen are Straight, then butter won't melt in former President Bill Clinton's mouth! No heterosexual man risks loss of reputation, marriage, family and livelihood by haunting public potties for same-gender quickies! Haunting them repeatedly, I might add. Those men didn't indulge in recreational sex! What a lame-brained notion! For a heterosexual male, recreational sex is swapping wives with his next-door neighbor, having a fling with his secretary, or hiring a hooker while he's out of town on business. Messieurs Craig and Allen were engaging in shame-based sexual behavior, and that's a surefire sign of a closeted (or hedonistic) Gay or Bisexual man!
Don't believe the hedonist hype! Sexuality is not fluid! Human beings are either Gay, Straight or Pansexual. Regardless of who they fall into bed with and regardless of their motives for doing so, they don't have the power to switch back and forth between identities!
God controls sexual orientation! He establishes it prior to birth; it's gender-based, and it can't be changed at will. Granted, the rare Straight man may knock boots with another dude once or twice out of sheer curiosity. However, if he enjoys those encounters enough to make them a habit, his claim to heterosexual status is fraudulent! Ditto for a habitually "bi-curious" Gay man who claims homosexual status. When sexual identity is in question, always look at what people do, not at what they say they do. What Larry Craig, Bob Allen and H. Alexander Robinson say about themselves can't teach us anything about human sexuality we don't already know. There's a lot they can teach us about denial, though! You wanna talk about something that has fluidity? Denial is extremely fluid, especially the kind Gay and Pansexual men practice!
That denial includes the outrageous belief that adults have a right to commandeer public space for lewd purposes. What I'm about to say won't win me any new friends on the Left, but I'm gonna say it anyway: They have no such right! On the other hand, individuals, Gay, Straight or Pansexual, do have the right to visit a public restroom without fear of being leered at, propositioned, groped or otherwise sexually harassed. They have the right to relieve themselves in an atmosphere that isn't threatening. They have the right to feel safe using public restrooms. Even more important, they have the right to feel safe letting their children use them!
As for the Gay horndogs whose runaway libidos get them targeted for arrest, they need to stop playing the victim. They understand full well what risks they're taking! When they're caught in the act, they should 'fess up and accept the consequences. Sexual activity in public is wrong! I fully support police sting operations designed to discourage it. I do not support decriminalization of bathroom sex! Nor do I favor a look-the-other-way policy on the part of law enforcement. Public sex is uncivilized, unsanitary and dangerous! I'm tired of hearing dumb excuses for it, and I don't want to hear any more!
I don't want to hear any whining about the plight of poor closeted men, either; closetedness doesn't justify acting out in a foolhardy manner! Gay activists don't do closet cases any favors when they encourage behavior that can end their lives. In my essay titled "Doin' Time In Gay Men's Hell, Parts One and Two", I described a period in my life when I compulsively pursued dangerous sexual encounters. Had I been arrested, brutalized or killed, it would've been tragic, but I'd have fallen victim to the inevitable. When you pays your money and takes your chances, you can't complain when your luck runs out! Thank God I saw the error of my ways while I still had some luck left!
I seriously doubt that early Gay Rights activists put their lives and livelihoods on the line so that Gay men could claim a "right" to tryst in the potty! I damn sure don't write this blog for that reason! I write it so that LGBT folk will gain the courage to ignore self-destructive compulsions. I write it so that we'll stop thinking of ourselves in purely sexual terms. I write it so that Gay identity will become as respectable in the public mind as Straight identity is!
Some folks, both Straight and Gay, don't like those reasons. They've told me so. Here's what I think of their disapproval: They can go kiss where the sun don't shine! A few of 'em are probably in the habit of doing that, anyway! Well, it's a bad habit that needs to be broken. I want Gay couples to kiss in the sunshine, the way all loving couples should. I want them to feel entitled to the sunshine! No more hiding! No more sneaking around in the dark. No more hanging around in toilets as if we were waste products! We must leave that kind of degrading behavior behind us. We don't belong in the potty, and neither does our love.
Equality means living our lives in the same way heterosexual Americans live theirs: Enjoying all the benefits and carrying out all the responsibilities that go with being an upstanding member of society. Let me emphasize that word responsibility, because it's relevant to this issue. The legal system shouldn't discriminate against us, but neither should it be expected to carve out exceptions for us when we place prurient impulses over the public good!
It's time to clarify what we mean when we use the phrase "Gay Rights"! I was under the impression it meant equal rights. However, if it means the right to violate societal mores by indulging in selfish hedonism, then that's not equality, and it isn't something I can ever support!


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I'm 23 years old. Tonight, my brother, my dad and I went to dinner. Tonight, for the first time ever, I paid for our dinner – but more specifically, for my dad's food.
This is a HUGE deal because:
1. My dad is a Holocaust child. His family was well off when he was born, but because they were Jewish, they were kicked out of Egypt and not allowed to take anything other than what they were wearing (and two diamonds my grandma swallowed to help them later on). After moving through countries a few times, they finally settled down in Venezuela and were taking off economically. My grandfather passed away from a heart attack when my dad was 13. My grandma did some intense budgeting with the money they had in savings, and made it last 4 years until my dad and his 2 brothers were out of high school and could get jobs. My dad worked his tail off his entire life, and I myself saw his struggle to succeed. Money is a huge deal to him [insert Jewish pun about money here], and his biggest mission in his life was that none of his 6 children would have to endure the economic hardships he went through.
2. My mom grew up in Colombia foster child style, living with whatever relatives would take her and my uncle in, while my grandma went off to find money in Venezuela. At one point in her life she had 3 or 4 jobs. She also worked day and night with my dad to make sure my siblings and I would have a better life and better opportunities than she did.
3. We moved to the US, and due to documentation issues, I was not allowed to work until I was a Sophomore in college. By that time, I had decided I was going to get a good enough resume with my involvement, so that when job-hunting came around, I could have some sort of experience. My parents both were all for me studying and being involved, and never pushed me to work. I didn't get a "job" until Senior year, and that didn't even count… I was unemployed for 6 months after graduating until I got my current job, last June. It's super official in a huge global company, and I am so happy – and getting paid in a legitimate and timely manner for the first time in my life.
4. My dad and I are very alike – we don't like bothering anyone, people doing us favors, or others paying for our stuff. We'd rather pay for 3 football teams to be fed before letting others pay for us. He wouldn't even let me pay last year on FATHER'S DAY!
I spent all day coming up with a plan to pay. I even thought of talking to the waitress before our meal so she would have my credit card on hand when the time came to pay so that my dad wouldn't have a chance to reject my request. It didn't work out like I wanted, and by the time the check came, my "plan A" was our the door. So I grabbed my card, and had to wrestle my dad for about 5 minutes until he finally give in and let me pay – not without a look of suffering in his eyes and a knot in his throat.
I just got home and he called me to say thank you, and that even though he felt bad for letting me spend money on him, it made him so proud to see me so settled and so grown up.
Tonight, I paid for my dad's food for the first time. Even though I'm sure this is not going to become a standard for us, it felt freaking good. Still does. Can't wait until this father's day! 🙂


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Surfing the Worry Imp's Wave: An Inspiring Children's Anxiety Book launches Kickstarter Campaign
Now seeking community support via Kickstarter. This new book will play a major role in reducing children's anxiety!
Surfing the Worry Imp's Wave is an upcoming children's book written by Sharon Selby and illustrated by Carl Lobos. The author, Sharon Selby, is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and has been counselling children and families for over twenty years in Vancouver, Canada.
Moreover, she is very passionate about reducing the high rates of child anxiety, and is often giving presentations to parents and educators about this serious issue. She has been featured in many publications, as well as on Breakfast Television, and been the Anxiety-Expert-on Air for St. John Ambulance.
Reducing anxiety in children is Sharon's life-work and the purpose of this book. It comes with an accompanying free digital discussion and activity guide to support parents and professionals with teaching the concepts. She has just launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise funds and support for this amazing book for parents and professionals worldwide.
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Initial reaction to reading the headline of this story is to be angry, and think that the cute bear who was roaming around Fort Collins east of the CSU campus today (July 9) meant no harm. Trouble is, he had his chances, and state wildlife officials felt they had no choice but to euthanize him today.
The 2-year-old, 80-pound black bear was spotted by residents in the area east of College Avenue between Elizabeth and Mulberry streets, while others reported sightings along Spring Creek Trail near Marco's Pizza farther to the south.
This particular bear was relocated to Larimer County from Boulder in May, and was coming into town far too often. Because bears habituated to human-provided food sources, it's tough to get them to go back to natural habitat, and this bear became a repeated threat to public safety.


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Hastings horses bag seven winners in two days 4 Jan 2018
Hastings stables have kicked off the New Year in the best possible way with seven winners coming out of the centre in the first two days of 2018.
Hastings horses dominated the traditional New Year's Day meeting on their home track, with five of the eight races taken out by locals. John Bary and Patrick Campbell each picked up two wins while the Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen partnership saddled up one. Then, at the following day's Wairarapa meeting, Bary picked up another brace of wins to give him four in the space of two days.
Bary started the successful run at Monday's New Year's Day meeting when he produced Quick Choice to win the 1200m maiden race for three-year-olds. Apprentice jockey Holly Andrew gave the Darci Brahma filly a perfect run, fourth and one off the fence, until the home turn and she unleashed a strong finishing burst to win by 1-1/4 lengths.
It was Quick Choice's second start and followed a debut eighth over 1200m at Awapuni in November. The filly is certainly bred to be good as her dam Bonaichi won three races including the Listed Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie.
Quick Choice is owned by Auckland's Haunui Farm Stud which races the filly in partnership with a large group of people that include two Hawke's Bay men, Chris Tremain and Andrew Bayly.
Bary's other success at Hastings came with Swiss Precision, who made it two wins in a row when taking out the Rating 65 event over 1400m. She was also ridden by Holly Andrew and, after sitting three-wide to the home turn, she still had plenty in reserve to kick clear and hold on to win by a length.
Swiss Precision is owned by the Challenge No.7 Syndicate, one of several syndicates set up and managed by bloodstock consultant Adrian Clark. The filly has only had five starts for two wins and a third, with her maiden victory coming over 1200m at the Waipukurau meeting on December 10.
Bary now intends to step her up in class in the Group 3 $70,000 Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham on January 20.
Two from two for Campbell
Trainer Patrick Campbell had a 100 per cent winning strike-rate on his home track on Monday, producing Scandalo to win the $20,000 Russell Roads City Of Hastings Cup and Lady Guinness to take out the Kahungunu Kapa, a Rating 75 race.
Campbell only has a small team in work and only had the two runners on New Year's Day.
The win by Scandalo was especially satisfying for Campbell as he owns the horse outright while he also has a small racing share in Lady Guinness.
Scandalo only had two rivals in the day's feature event over 1300m, the first time there has been only a three horse field at Hastings for many years.
Jockey Darryl Bradley settled the Shocking five-year-old behind the leading pair of Morse Code and Petite En Jeu and waited until they were well into the home straight before asking his mount to extend. Once he did the big gelding bounded up outside the leading pair before racing on for an emphatic 1-3/4 length win.
Campbell bought Scandalo privately from the South Island after the horse had recorded two thirds and three fourths from seven starts down there. He had immediate success when the horse took out a 1450m maiden race at Wairoa in February last year and has given him a further nine starts for four wins and two seconds.
Lady Guinness is starting to become a Hastings track specialist with all four of her victories having now been recorded on her home track.
The Falkirk mare led all the way for apprentice Holly Andrew in Monday's 1600m race and held out the fast finishing Wide Awake by 1-1/2 lengths.
The four-year-old won her maiden race over 1300m at Hastings in March last year and then added two Rating 65 victories, the first over 1600m at Hastings in April and the second over 1300m there in November.
Lady Guinness is owned by Windsor Park Stud and is raced on lease by a 14-member syndicate, all of whom live in Hawke's Bay.
Jason Britton manages the syndicate and has a 20 per cent share with the other members being Don, Rob and Alistair Poulgrain, Aaron Brittin, Nick Dorwood, Aaron Bourke, Jamie Flett, Mark O'Shaughnessy, Kelly O'Rourke, Eddie and Scotty Burn, Kim Bone and Patrick Campbell.
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Savvy Dreams confirmed another tilt at a Group 1 race when she proved a class above her three rivals in the Rating 75 Best Travel 1200 at Hastings on Monday.
The mare's Hastings trainers Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen have had the $200,000 Thorndon Mile in mind for the horse and she will now go straight into that 1600-metre Trentham feature on January 20.
The Savabeel four-year-old was having her second start a new campaign, following a close and unlucky third over 1200m at Hastings on December 14.
Visiting Australian woman jockey Katelyn Mallyon was aboard Savvy Dreams on Monday. The mare was slow to begin and a clear last on settling down but started to close on her three rivals coming to the home turn and quickly took control in the home straight, racing away to score by 1-1/2 lengths.
It was only the mare's second win, with her first coming in a 1200m maiden race at the same Hawke's Bay New Year's Day meeting 12 months ago. However she was also stakes placed on three occasions last year, finishing a close second behind Bonneval in the Group 3 Lowland Stakes (2000m) at Hastings before a third in the Group 1 New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham and a fourth in the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) in Adelaide.
Bred by Tony Rider at Milan Park in Cambridge, Savvy Dreams is raced by the breeder along with Kelvyn Marshall (Napier), Jim and Lynne Small (Dannevirke) Wendy Spurdle (Hawera), Grant Julian (Perth) and the Storming Home Syndicate.
There are four Hawke's Bay people involved in the 10-member Storming Home Syndicate, Roger Brittin (Hastings), Darrel Cook (Havelock North), Mike Newall (Havelock North) and Robin Vickers (Taradale).
Promising three-year-old filly
The John Bary-trained Vinnie's Volley looked a filly headed for much bigger things when winning her race debut in a 1000m maiden race at Tauherenikau on Tuesday.
The Iffraaj three-year-old jumped awkwardly from the barrier but quickly mustered speed for jockey Samantha Collett and was in front entering the last 600m. She tended to run out making the home turn but, once balanced up, stretched out strongly to win by 1-1/2 lengths.
Vinnie's Volley showed a glimpse of her ability when scoring an impressive win in a 750m Hastings jumpout back in November and then finished a close second in an 800m Foxton trial on December 12.
She is raced by the Too Posh Syndicate, a large group of keen racing enthusiasts. Several members reside in Hawke's Bay and are Carl Taylor, Renee Dever and Trent Miller, Wink and Andrew Hildreth, Brian and Karen Strachan, Rob Hardie, Craig and Vicki MacMillan, Vicki Sanders, Arron & Vicki Cook, Tina King, Tracey Saxton, BJ Moleta, Richard Koorey, Doug Callaghan, Lex Verhoeven, Merv Dudley and Robbie Lawton.
Bary's other winner at Tauherenikau was Hugo The Boss who brought up his third victory from 11 starts when taking out a Rating 65 race over 1000m. The Stratum four-year-old disputed the pace with Katie's So Kool before shaking her that runner off rounding the home turn and raced right away over the final stages to score by 2-1/2 lengths. He is now expected to contest a $30,000 Rating 75 race over 1200m at Trentham tomorrow week.
Hugo The Boss is raced by the Best Dressed Syndicate, another large group of owners who include Taradale couple Alan and Paula Keall and Innes Nesbitt from Hastings.
Timely win by Bizzwinkle
Bizzwinkle's win in last Sunday's $30,000 Stratford Cup was a timely result for the horse's Hawke's Bay breeders John and Lucy Scoular and their two children, Andy Scoular and Sally Tothill.
The quartet sold the Rip Van Winkle gelding but are still breeding from his dam Bizz and have a Charm Spirit yearling filly out of the mare entered at for this month's Karaka sales.
They bred the yearling in partnership with Windsor Park Stud and Lucy Scoular said she is a "magnificent looking filly."
Bizz was the winner of three races for the Scoulars, from 1400m to 2000m, and has also left the winners Murdoch and Runny Honey. It is also the family of Jolly Jake, a horse that won nine races in New Zealand including the 1984 New Zealand Derby.
Bizzwinkle was sold as a yearling for $36,000 and brought up his third win when he led all the way in last Sunday's feature race at Stratford. Apprentice jockey Jasmine Fawcett rated the horse well in front and he kicked on strongly to score by 2-1/2 lengths.
Instant southern success
Former Hastings-trained Red Tiara made a winning debut from her new South Island stable when successful in a Rating 65 race over 1200m at the Timaru meeting eight days ago.
The Per Incanto mare was having her first start for Riccarton trainer Pam Robson and, after taking the lead early in the home straight, she staved off all the challengers to score by a head.
Red Tiara was formerly prepared on the Hastings track by Kelly Burne, who has taken time out from training to pursue other employment. She still shares in the ownership of the mare, along with the horse's Matamata breeder Derek Mortleman and two Wellington men, Pat Baker and Ramesh Dayal.
Red Tiara was recording her second win with her first coming almost exactly 12 months ago, when successful in a 1400m maiden at Hastings.
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Day 63 of 90 straight days of hot yoga at Moksha Yoga LA and after experiencing a day that was non-stop busy, I showed up for the last class of the night, YIN with teacher Katie. It was good to be back in one of Katie's classes, she has a warm presence and wonderful style of teaching. In class today I recognized that the breath is a constant yes machine, that it never stops saying yes to now. That the breath is constant, and the mind is the only thing that resists right now.
So on my walk home I sat with that, and it occurred to me that the breath knows that there is nothing that can't be done. Whether you are an athlete and under pressure, or a student taking an exam, or at work feeling stress, or sitting in traffic, what can you turn too, your breath. The breath is so powerful that it can relax the mind in a crunch, it can relax the body in times of stress, and it can be used to simply meditate with.
In YIN practice tonight I was in awe of the beauty of the breath. It really is quite amazing. It is like the breath knows the answer is here, it also knows that the answer will come forward in patience, in relaxation, and when we are not focused on the problem. Because the breath is never focused on the problem, the breath is happening now. Sit with the breath now. Just be aware of the breath moving in your body, moving with ease and grace, and notice when you are thinking how it stops the breath, thinking gets in the way of the one thing giving you life, your breath. What is wonderful about this, is it teaches us that we are not "Human thinkers" or even, "Spiritual Thinkers," but we are "breathing" which is "being".
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Tel Aviv -- February 1, 2016: NewCO2Fuels (NCF), an Israeli start-up which transforms CO2 emissions into a clean fuel that can be sold as a commodity at competitive prices, was anno unced as the winner of the "Innovation Potential" category during the 2015 International Quality Inno vation of the Year Awards Ceremony this month in Tallinn, Estonia.
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We pride ourselves on providing girls and young women with an excellent quality of education as well as the opportunity to develop the broader skills required to be successful in a changing world. In February 2016, we received news that the Department for Education placed us in the national 'Top 100 non selective state schools' for the progress our students make, we were awarded a High Aspiration Pupil Premium Award in 2015 and invited to join the prestigious London Schools Gold Club, an accolade presented to the most successful London state schools. Our academic achievements are an admirable strength of the school
Our drive at Brentford is to nurture the young woman of our vision, a vision that we hope you will share. As well as academic excellence, your daughter will be encouraged to develop her wider social and personal skills. There are a variety of leadership opportunities, extra-curricular activities, foreign trips and community projects, which all students are encouraged to participate in.
Our most recent Ofsted report (February 2016 ) stated ' The school's ethos that 'every child counts' permeates the life of the school.' The progress of students at Brentford was identified as a strength, as well as the behaviour and attitudes of the students. The strong leadership of the school and the highly skilled teachers contribute to the school being a very 'Good' school.
At Brentford School for Girls, our students are encouraged to be ambitious, 'think big' and have high expectations of themselves. Our vision is to develop your daughter into a confident, ambitious, resilient young woman, who is ready for life in the future, whatever that might look like!
At Brentford School for Girls we ensure that our new students have as smooth a transition from primary to secondary school. Applications are currently being made for September 2019. Applications are welcome from both in and outside of the local authority. Students wishing to come to Brentford School for Girls must identify on the application form that they wish to be considered for a girls school. All applications must be made online via the child's local authority of residence. You will receive notification of your application if it is successful in March 2019.
After this time we will be organising visits to your daughter's primary school to find out as much information as possible about her, so that her transition into Brentford will be stress free. There will be more information following in March 2019.
We work extensively with local primary schools and pupils from these schools will be visiting Brentford to complete a variety of projects. Please look out for further information about these schemes.
I hope that our website will give you a flavour of our school community and the many fantastic opportunities here at Brentford.
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