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Leon Valley is a city in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is an enclave of San Antonio and is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The population was 9,239 at the 2000 census. Leon Valley is an independent municipality completely surrounded by the city of San Antonio.
If you have been pulled over and charged with a DWI in San Antonio or any of these main highways or any other part of San Antonio please contact the law offices of Tyler Flood for a free criminal defense case evaluation.
The Harris County District Attorney's office notified defense lawyers on Wednesday that a crime-scene investigator made errors in 65 cases.
In a newly obtained video, a Houston Police officer is seen balling his fist, punching a woman in the face and slamming her to the floor of a drunk-tank cell after she swung her elbow at the officer while questioning the no-refusal blood test.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office has dismissed 90 pending misdemeanor and felony drug cases after a deputy improperly destroyed evidence at the Precinct 4 Constable's Office.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office is forced to throw out more than 140 cases so far after it was discovered over 21,000 pieces of evidence was destroyed by the Precinct 4 Constable's Office.
The Harris County District Attorney's office is re-evaluating a decade's worth of DWI cases. This comes after the credentials of an expert witness, a toxicology analyst, were called into question.
There are over 1,000 cases under review because of the misuse of evidence. While 142 have been dismissed thus far, there has been a high number of cases in which evidence has been destroyed - most of the cases involving drug crimes.
After and expert's qualifications have been questioned, there are nearly 10 years of DWI cases being under review in Harris County.
After being questioned about her credentials in DWI cases, a woman responds publicly.
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Exclusive Interview and Book Giveaway : Exclusive Interview with Maya Thiagarajan, author of Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age and Book Review
Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age is a new book by Maya Thiagarajan that explores how to blend the best of Western and Asian approaches to parenting and education.
In Beyond the Tiger Mom, Thiagarajan examines the stereotypes and goes beneath the surface to explore what really happens in Asian households. How do Asian parents think about childhood, family and education—and what can Western parents learn from them?
Each chapter ends with a "How To" section with specific tips for parents to aid their child's educational development both inside and outside the classroom.
Our Parenting World is honoured to be able to interview Maya Thiagarajan (MT) where she shared more about her book and her parenting journey.
1. What made you decide to write a book on East-West Parenting, how long did you take to write the book and where do you get your inspiration from?
MT: After teaching in the US for over a decade, I moved to Singapore in 2010.
I encountered a ton of parents both in a professional context (as a teacher) and in a personal context (since I have two young children myself), and I was intrigued by the different approaches to parenting and education that I witnessed. I wanted to explore these differences further, so I began to formally interview parents and engage in substantial research on education. All of this eventually led to my writing "Beyond The Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age."
Having lived and taught in both the East and West, I know first hand that both cultures have tremendous strengths. It was very important to me that my book didn't set one culture up against another – all cultures have deep strengths, rich traditions, and lots to offer. I wanted to write a book about how to blend the best of different cultural approaches to educating and raising kids.
My book really looks at how parents on both sides of the globe can learn from each other. I try to answer the following question: How can we draw from both East and West to raise successful global kids?
2. Can you share with us, what kind of parenting approaches do you use on your children? Are you a strict or a more permissive parent?
MT: I think that effective parenting is really a balancing act. In my book, I use the analogy of a seesaw – as parents we're always seeking that perfect, but elusive, balance between opposing forces.
All kids – whether toddlers or teens – need opposing forms of pressure and support.
For example, our kids need structure and predictability, yet they also need a considerable amount of freedom. Without structure, there's chaos and kids tend to flounder, yet without freedom, there's a stifling of creativity and imagination.
Similarly, they need high expectations and some pressure or stress so that they really push themselves, but they also need a safe and nurturing environment where they feel comfortable taking risks and failing.
They need guidance because they are too young and inexperienced to make good choices on their own, but at the same time, they also need to be given choices and left to themselves so that they think creatively and learn to make their own decisions.
They need teachers and parents who are simultaneously firm and nurturing, who are at once both "hands-on" and "hands-off."
As a parent, I feel like I'm always trying to find that perfect middle ground, where I am strict enough to ensure that my kids have the structure and guidance they need but also permissive enough that they have the freedom and support they need. It's always a balancing act!
3. What are some of the key takeaways that you would like readers to retain after reading your book?
MT: I hope that my book will stimulate parents to think more deeply about what they want for their children in the long term. I hope that my book will help parents think more about long term goals like nurturing a love of learning, a growth mindset, the reading habit, and a strong sense of self.
At the end of each chapter, I include numerous research-backed suggestions about how to help children succeed academically. I hope that parents will find these practical and helpful. As an educator myself, I have a keen interest in how children learn and what the research says about best practice — I think that many parents will appreciate this.
4. Can you share with us, what's your next plan and will you be working on a new book?
MT: Still a surprise! I have a number of ideas for books – all related to aspects of education and learning – but I haven't yet had the time to begin researching and writing my next book. I will keep you posted!
5. Lastly, do you have anything to add on about your book and any parenting advice that you would like to share with readers?
MT: One thing I think is important for contemporary parents is having a strong sense of what they value. Educators are often required to write their own personal education philosophy and mission statement. I think that parents too need to create a personal parenting philosophy to help them know what they value and what they really want for their kids. If we have a guiding vision of what we want to give our kids, we won't feel as anxious and we won't be pulled in as many different directions by peer pressure and the media. Then it's easier to do what feels right and strike the right balance.
For more specific suggestions, I hope that readers will read Beyond The Tiger Mom – it's full of research on how to blend the best of East and West to raise happy and successful kids who can navigate a globalized world!
Thank you for taking our interview!
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Iris, our senior writer is delighted to share her thoughts on Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age after reading the book:
"Maya Thiagarajan, author of Beyond the Tiger Mom: East-West Parenting for the Global Age is a book that I am looking forward to read. As a busy working mother of two school going kids, I certainly need to learn and understand more on the different approaches in parenting and education that would help my children excel in their lives.
This interesting and educating book opens up my understanding on the differences between the Western and Eastern parenting and educational approaches, the book explores on what's the strengths and weakness and how we can learn from the East and West approaches.
Maya Thiagarajan has done all the research coming from her background as an educator and mother who has lived and worked in both Asia and United States. She shared her knowledge and provided research backed suggestions that will benefit parents in their parenting approaches. This book is a useful guide book, it is easy to read, offers practical advice and tips at the end of each chapter to help parents grow and nurture their kid/kids in their development both inside and outside of school and to prepare them to thrive in the new world.
With this book, I feel that I can be a more effective parent once I know the best of the East and West approaches and to avoid the pitfalls of these approaches after reading and applying from the ideas and knowledge from the book.
I strongly recommend this book to parents, educators and anyone who is interested to help kids become a better learner and to succeed in life!"
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The photo above was sent to me by my DD on her cellphone, who was right in the path of Hurricane Dolly that made landfall at South Padre Island this morning. This photo was taken about 2:00 this afternoon. So far, DD and family are doing fine and still have electricity, etc. Officials are now also saying they think the levees at the Rio Grande River will hold, so that is a huge relief!
This is a photo of the cake that DD's hubby made her for her birthday today! :)


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Hooray! BuzziSpace recently pocketed the Oscar of the design world: the Interior Design Best of Year Award in the category 'Partitions and Wall Systems' was awarded to BuzziFalls, a playful solution to regulate noise. Just as last year's Interior Design Best of Year Awards, the tenth edition was also held in the imposing IAC Building in New York. More than 975 renowned designers attended the presentation of the winning designs.
BuzziFalls is an acoustic solution that can be felt. You can take that literally: made from BuzziFelt, these panels are available in a wide variety of cut-out patterns. How about a panel showing scenes from nature, or falling leaves? Other patterns make a reference to art, architecture or urban skylines. These functional panels are intended to be used as room dividers—ideal for open-plan offices—and to dampen noise, while adding an artistic element that can serve as a decorative statement for any space.


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By: Daphne Du Maurier
(This is my original review from June 25, 2007.
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When a young woman marries an older, widowed, gentleman from the upper class, her problems begin as she attempts to fill the shoes of her husband's first wife, Rebecca.
My Review
I really struggled with what rating to give this book. I was quickly drawn into the story and wondered how the plot would unfold however I was sincerely bothered by the main characters lack of…character! That is why this book receives three stars; the story was great but then the main character had a serious problem. I was stuck wondering if people like this really existed OR if perhaps, I was actually like her but was too "into myself" to realize I had such obvious character flaws. Perhaps a book that initiates that kind of self-reflection and thought deserves a higher rating…I'm not sure.
I spent the book trying to rewrite the main character and vow never to be like her. So how would you rate such a book? I chose middle of the road because it was partly a 5 star and in others it was only 1. I chose to average them but even now I wonder if I've done the book an injustice by only giving it three stars. I read this book as a book club assignment and I think I was the only one who was as deeply bothered by the main character, so perhaps this is one you'll just have to read yourself in order to draw your own conclusions. Rest assured, if do you choose to read the book, I don't think you'll walk away thinking you wasted "x" amount of time reading it and should have done something else. I give Rebecca *3-stars.
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Kathy Ballard will be presented the 2011 Houseboater of the Year trophy today at 4 p.m. at the National Houseboat Expo in Louisville, Ky.
In every community, there are members who immediately stand out as exceptional, and houseboaters are no different in that aspect. Some of those individuals may be mechanics who diagnose problems and help with repairs in their spare time; some are event organizers who fill the boating season with plenty to do and fun to be had. Every year, Houseboat magazine selects one of these outstanding members of the houseboating community as our Houseboater of the Year. This year's winner hails from State Dock, on Lake Cumberland, Ky. Kathy is a busy woman. She is a mother, a wife, an educator, a personal chef, a volunteer, a hostess, and a friend to the boaters on State Dock. She is our first female Houseboater of the Year, but no person, male or female, is more deserving of this award. Her friends say she is cheerful and quiet; she organizes special events and entertains constantly on her beautiful 88-foot Horizon Yachts custom built houseboat named Serenity. She has a great sense of style and designed much of the interior decorating on the boat. Yet what makes her most deserving is her service, and how generous she is with her time and wonderful talents.
"Kathy is great addition to our boating neighborhood," says Terry Jensen. "She is always there to help out with whatever is needed."
"She's a very giving person all the way around," adds Jeanie Durbin. "She entertains nearly every weekend. She'll call around and invite people over. Being a guest on her boat is amazing. She wants to make sure you have the experience of a lifetime every time you stay. It's like going on a vacation at a plush resort and it looks like one too."
When she's on her boat, Kathy also enjoys dancing and working with textiles such as needlecraft and quilting. For her, the Serenity offers just that, a serene and relaxing place for enjoying the company of friends, cooking and entertaining.
Kathy's extensive record begins with her patriotic service to our country and her fellow troops. She is a retired Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, the highest rank a non-commissioned officer can attain. She was also the first female Senior Enlisted Advisor to a Major Command, and advised two four-star Generals and ten other general officer center commanders on all issues related to enlisted life. Kathy was also the first enlisted Vice-President for College Relations at the Community College of the Air Force, where she served as director for public affairs, oversaw professional publications, and helped with student out-reach functions for students. In all, she has given over 27 years of her life in service defending our country and freedom. The Air Force Sergeants Association has recognized her service by establishing the Kathy Ballard First Term Airman of the Year award, which is awarded every year.
Although she is originally from Inez, Ky., Kathy has traveled across the country and overseas to expand her knowledge of culinary arts, and in her outstanding formal academic record, she holds several degrees. She has Associate Degrees in Hospitality Management, Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts, Management and Human Resource Management. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in Management/Human Resource, as well as a Master's in Business Administration. At every level of her education, she has earned Summa cum Laude honors. She was even the top of her class at the Senior NCO Academy, the first woman to graduate as the Honor Graduate.
Kathy is an educator as well. As she is both a general and pastry chef, she works in the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management programs at one of the best schools in the country at Sullivan University in Louisville. She has taught at least eight different subjects on every aspect of the culinary arts, such as: Basic Nutrition, Serv-Safe Sanitation, Baking I, Hospitality Management and Supervision, Purchasing, Food & Beverage Cost Control, and Wine and Spirits. She is passionate about her profession as an educator, and sometimes grades the students' work on the front deck of the Serenity.
Her military service and academic achievements are enough to warrant a nomination as Houseboater of the Year, but her generosity and concern for people is what makes her an absolute shoe-in. She and her husband, Bob, are wonderful entertainers of guests. They consistently hold parties on their boat, even in cold-weather months. She also caters for special events, like weddings, within her boating community.
The annual Susan G. Komen Foundation's Cruisn' for a Cure event, held every summer at State Dock Marina in Jamestown, helps fund breast cancer research. After being a guest one year, Kathy asked the event organizers if she could help. The very next year, she donated a delicious eight-course meal-served with a different wine for each and every course-to the charity and raised $1000. She also volunteered the use of her boat, where the dinner was held.
"My son, daughter-in-law, and a few friends were the lucky bid winners for the dinner last year," says Jensen. "We have dined in some of the finest restaurants in the world, but Kathy's dinner beat them all. With elegant place settings, lighting, eight courses, wine with each course, it was an amazing meal that was served on the party deck of that beautiful boat."
Another meal for the 2010 event raised a staggering $2600. She also prepared gourmet boxed lunches for all the participants, as well as sandwiches for other volunteers. And she helps with other local events, such as the Horizon Yacht's annual fish fry.
She is currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Air Force Enlisted Village in Shalimar, Fla. This non-profit retirement community has over 300 units. The CEO of the AFEV relies on Kathy for valuable advice on issues dealing with hospitality, food preparation, and other organizational aspects of the corporation.
Whatever the future holds for Mrs. Ballard, she is sure to have similar successes. A person who gives so much deserves it.
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More than half a million votes were casts. And the final results are in!
The 50 shelters that will compete head-to-head to see how many dogs and cats they can save have been chosen by you, the voters.
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The latest from idiosyncratic Nipponese helmer Toshiaki Toyoda ("Blue Spring," "Hanging Garden"), "I'm Flash!" is an insinuating oddity that throws together yakuza types and a rock-star-like cult leader.
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It's Friday night at the drive-in. As the pale-skinned hero of the season's hot new martial-arts flick snaps the bones of the Asian archvillain, the Winnetka 6 erupts in honking horns and flashing headlights.
The movie that has the big-wheeled pickups beeping is "Bloodsport." Advertised as the true story of an American who defeated all comers 13 years ago in a no-holds-barred international tournament of warriors, the movie opened last month at 800 U.S. theaters after successful exposure on the West Coast.
The film is the latest and most widely spread chapter in the improbable story of Frank Dux of Woodland Hills. It chronicles his training by a Japanese master warrior named Tiger and his eventual victory in the hush-hush competition in the Bahamas. And it lends credence to, although does not mention, other aspects of his romantic tales of warfare and adventure. His covert mission in Southeast Asia. His secret Medal of Honor. His battle against Philippine pirates to rescue a boatload of orphans.
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Dux, a powerfully built 6-footer who operates martial arts schools in Woodland Hills and North Hollywood, has told the story over the years to students and martial arts magazines. It's splendid stuff, obviously the stuff that movies are made of--and critics say it is about as real as the average macho fantasy.


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Genres: Television, Documentary, Mystery & Suspense, Military & War
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Fairly Balanced But Repeats Some Popular Myths
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Considering how left-leaning the Public Broadcasting System is, I considered this series to be fairly balanced. It brought out most of the strengths of the Gipper along with his impeccable integrity and character. But is also showed the negative aspects of Reagan's Presidency (e.g. Iran-Contra). There were two instances in the film that really irritated me. The first was a commentator who kept psychoanalyzing Reagan and trying to link his actions with his experience as a child of an alcoholic father. The second was a news reporter who was notorious for berating Reagan for his stance towards the Soviet Union and his belief that it would collapse. Reagan proved this reporter (and many others) wrong and outwitted their supposed insight, intelligence, and wisdom. Yet the best this particular reporter on the video could admit was that Reagan "might" have had something to do with the Soviet collapse but it also may have been a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Of course, this is pure history revisionist pap. Reagan predicted the downfall of the Soviet Union throughout his presidency and many newspaper reporters dismissed him as uninformed and out-of-touch. In fact, many reporters defended the Soviet Union and the socialist system and predicted that it would last at least as long as capitalism. It just goes to show how little they knew and how much Reagan did know (despite his appearance of being naïve and simplistic). Finally, the video wrapped up by perpetuating the myths about Reagan and the 1980s as being the "Decade of Greed." The 1980s were a decade when we had a president who put the people before government. This meant that government taxed less and people kept more of what they earned. Did the gap widen between the rich and the poor? Yes. But what the video doesn't say is that real income increased for everyone, including the wages of those in poverty. But I guess this was too much credit to give Reagan lest his policy of less government and power to the people be repeated again (heaven forbid!)."
A very ambivalent three stars
mackattack9988 | United States | 10/19/2003
(3 out of 5 stars)
"This DVD has several hours of footage and commentary on the Reagan era, so that's good. But it depends for much of that coverage on the commentary of Edmund Morris, and that's not so good. Morris, the official biographer of the Reagan presidency, wrote a book with suspect documentation and a very different angle from what other people in the Reagan White House saw. With that in mind, I wouldn't recommend this DVD, but on the other hand it does have interviews with Reagan insiders like Deaver and Baker. The footage of Reagan with Gorbachev is priceless, and the presentation of how the Reagan era follows the Carter years isn't bad. This DVD is by no means an endorsement of Reagan's foreign policy, much less his economic policies. So from that perspective the bias definitely shows. Still, there's a lot of material here on Reagan and his staff, so you can always focus on them and the video if you feel the narration begins to digress. One of the best things about it is that it does include the campaign commercial that a lot of people say was one of the best ever - the "morning in America" one. Also does a good job of showing how much the country was in crisis or "malaise" mode before Reagan was elected."
Leon M. Bodevin | Lemoore, CA | 03/08/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I was not a Reagan fan before I watched this video. After watching it, though, I have a great appreciation for Reagan and the job he did as president. The Cold War needed to end, and it would not have ended but for his presidency. I am intrigued by the things that make Reagan who he is. He is a religious man; indeed, his presidency was one long sermon against communism. His growth (particularly after the assasination attempt) is shown well in the video, climaxing at the end of his presidency when he conceded that the Soviet Union was not an evil empire (this moment was especially touching since you were able to see the emotion in Reagan's eyes). This video also deals well with the big weakness in Reagan's leadership style (e.g., delegating way too much--which led directly to the Iran-Contra scandal). It's scary how much he could be disconnected with reality, but this facet of his character is presented as only one part of this complex man. Two thumbs up for the video!"
Not perfect, but good
John Pate | 11/02/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"For anyone who is interested in a detailed account of Reagan's life and presidency, this video is suggested. The creators, in my mind, did a good job of portraying Reagan's presidency and his life. There is ample opportunity for both lovers and haters of Reagan to scream at the television. Liberals are sure to assert that this video gives Reagan too much credit for the prosperous economy and the end of the Cold War; while conservatives are sure to rail that the video sometimes went out of its way to portray Reagan as an senile dope. If there was a ideological slant, it was undoubedly to the left. The condesending commentary of Anthony Lewis added absolutely nothing; and strings of amateur psychoanalysis of Reagan by Lou Cannon, Sam Donaldson, and Edmund Morris should have been cut. Of course, the creators tried to balance critics by including the observations of George Will, Ed Meese, and Mike Deaver (and others) among their docier of Reagan experts. All in all, it did a good job at giving Reagan credit where due, and condemnation where deserved. If you're looking for a 4 hour disquisition on how wonderful or terrible Reagan was - this video is not for you. If you want a lengthy account of the 1980-88 presidency as it really was, then buy and watch it. It's not perfect. But it's probably about as perfect a video on Ronald Reagan that can be found."


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Children's Hunger Fund provides nourishing food for hungry kids across America and around the world. We distribute Food Paks and other aid through local churches so that they may deliver hope to suffering children and families in their communities.
THE USANA TRUE HEALTH FOUNDATION: www.usanafoundation.org
The mission of the USANA True Health Foundation is to provide the most critical human necessities—nutrition, clothing, shelter, medical assistance, and health education—to those who are suffering or in need.
I have given my time and skills to help make The Tribute Flight one day a reality.
THE TRIBUTE FLIGHT: www.tributeflight.com
The Tribute Flight is a 77-day mission flown in a specially modified aircraft bearing the names of American and Coalition troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.


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It is okay to allow yourself to be who you truly are. You can be of the most help to others by truly knowing who you are and what you are. I have joined many tight knit groups of brain injury survivors and have learned an unbelievable amount. Living in a free country enables us to be encouraged to be everything that we are. Every day I am more of who I am. Certainly my perception of who I am encountered a tremendous hurdle in the form of a traumatic brain injury. I am forever attempting to become more okay with who I am. I am quickly approaching ten years post injury and I have settled in to my role in society. I will forever work to establish a better understanding of the brain injured. There is a fine line between being okay with who you are and trying to better yourself and improve. There is always a bit of a balancing act between the two, although there may not have to be. Security and solace comes from being at peace with who you are. Perhaps there is a difference in knowing who you are and being content in what you are. For example, I will always be brain injured but I will forever be a brain injured person who is trying to improve.
I will allow myself to only put limits on how hard I try when things begin to become overwhelming. I will always remain in psychotherapy as well as being an avid attender of support groups. By attending support groups I am better able to gauge my wants and desires. Communication with others who are going through a similar life circumstance can help a survivor to realize if his/her desires are reasonable and have been attempted by others in a similar predicament as his/her self. People want to help. By representing yourself as a motivated member of society, a survivor leaves the door open for people to offer assistance. A person who offers help or assistance will feel better about his/her self. After speaking with other survivors, an individual will have a better benchmark to assess his/her progress and desires. I would love to hear who else has found a network of survivors or a support group to voice his/her concerns. As always I thank you very much for reading.


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"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; and one's foes will be members of one's own household.
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever does not take up the cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
Those who find their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it."
–Matthew 10: 34-39 (NRSV translation)
When I had just one child, still determined to be the perfect mother, I had this idea for a Family Rule Book. I also wanted a Family Creed, but that idea died even more quickly than the Family Rule Book. I wanted everyone to contribute to this book. Adam, my firstborn, not yet age 4, was puzzled. I believe his logic was something like, why would I want to make rules that I have to follow?
Still I persisted. I suggested things like: In this family, we love one another. We forgive one another. We help one another. We either finish the ice cream or leave a reasonable amount for the next person.
Adam, however, was not thinking about matters of such magnitude. At the time, he was learning the fine art of getting himself dressed. Which might explain why, when pressed, his contribution to The Family Rule Book was:
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Yesterday I posted this variation of my witch's cauldron, by Joanne of Grammy Jos Lids. As I was looking at it today I thought, "that would make the most PERFECT hat for my hubby to wear to the party!". It is definitely wacky!
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Pardew eager to finish above champions United
Newcastle United's season will be a success if they finish above Manchester United, according to manager Alan Pardew.
Pardew's men have been in dismal form of late, suffering consecutive 3-0 defeats to Sunderland and Chelsea.
Newcastle have not scored in six of their last seven Premier League matches, but still sit inside the top eight on 37 points, four adrift of David Moyes' seventh-placed side.
Moyes' men were held to a 2-2 home draw by bottom club Fulham on Sunday, a result that boosted Pardew's spirits ahead of the visit of Tottenham on Wednesday
And Pardew is hopeful Newcastle can return to winning ways with a victory over Tim Sherwood's team, who have not won a league game at St James' Park since 2004.
"You are never safe from relegation, in my opinion, until you have 40 points in the bag, so we are not safe," Pardew said.
"But there's always an incentive in football, always. Your professional pride is the minimum.
"But the result at Manchester United (on Sunday) was a result that cheered me up because if gives us a chance to try to catch them, and if we try to finish above Manchester United, that would be a hell of an achievement for this club regardless of anything else.
"That's the immediate incentive for us, and then we will see where it takes us."


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"The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking."
- Christopher Morley
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Friday, February 10, 2006
Right at 50 children attended the first of three RIF (Reading is Fundamental) programs last Wednesday. FBLA actors: Whittney Coon, Dustin Gruwell, Laura Peterson, Jamie Reed, Staci Reed and Kory Thompson and all did an outstanding job in portraying the book "Tacky and the Winter Olympics." Children enjoyed painting Olympic cookie rings as well as eating them and books were selected by all of the audience to take home for their very own. The next RIF will be held Wednesday, March 8th. Mark your calendars now.
The film
"Broken Flowers"
will be shown for the next
"An Evening of Cinema"
on Wednesday, February 22 at 6:30 at the library. Bill Murray
(Lost in Translation)
stars in the comedic story of an aging Don Juan who hits the road on a revealing and humorous cross-country journey. When a mysterious pink letter informs Don Johnson (Murray) that he may have a 19-year-old son, he visits four former lovers, where he comes face to face with the errors of his past and the possibilities of the future. From acclaimed director Jim Jarmusch and co-starring Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, and Jeffrey Wright,
Broken Flowers
is the highly original comedy that Peter Travers of Rolling Stone says is "filled with wonderful mischief" and "brings out the best in Bill Murray." The film is 106 minutes.
New books in the adult library include
"The Life Around Me by Ellen Foster"
by author Kaye Gibbons,
"The Grail Conspiracy"
by Lynn Sholes,
"The Protege"
by Stephen Frey,
"The Hostage"
by W. E. B. Griffin,
"Marley & Me"
by John Grogan,
"Inventing History in the American West: the Romance and Myth of Grace Raymond Hebard"
by Mike Mackey,
"Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together"
by James P. Womack,
"The True Power of Water"
by Masaru Emoto and
"Overcoming Sleep Disorders Naturally"
by Laurel Vukovic.
A couple of new titles for our junior readers are
"Star Pilot"
by Laura Buller and
"The Sea Monster"
by Brent Sudduth.
Our youngest readers will be sure to like
"I Am Not Sleepy and I Will Not Go To Bed"
by Laren Child,
"Franklin's Library Book"
by Sharon Jennings and
"Mrs. Bloom, Clean Up Your Classroom"
by Kelly DiPucchio.
"I Feel Silly"
is the theme for Storyhour on Tuesday, February 21, 2006. Storyhour is held every Tuesday throughout the year for children ages three through kindergarten.
Check out this month's Storyhour Schedule
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number. Dial-A-Story is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Dial in and hear an exciting story today!
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Sam Bell, state coordinator of the Rhode Island Progressive Democrats of America (RIPDA), filed an ethics complaint against Representative William O'Brien (District 54) last week. Bell alleges that when O'Brien ran for office in 2009 and 2011, he failed to file his first two required financial disclosure statements. Candidates are required to file financial disclosure statement for the preceding year.
A conservative Democrat from North Providence, Bill O'Brien was found to have plagiarized large portions of his website. Currently, O'Brien is facing a primary challenge from Democrat Bill Deware, a progressive and labor activist.
"Financial disclosure forms are vitally important," said Bell in a statement, "Without them, we have no idea where politicians receive their income. Given that the [Raymond] Gallison scandal seems to be related to lawmakers' income, tracking where politicians make their money is especially important."


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Welcome to the ¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? guide at TV Tome.
¿Qué Pasa, USA? was and still is America's first bilingual situation comedy. The program explored the trials and tribulations faced by a Cuban family, named Peña,in Miami as they struggled to cope with a new country and a new language. The series focused on the identity crisis of the teenage members of the family as they are pulled in one direction by their elders who want to maintain Cuban values and traditions - and pulled in other directions by the pressures of living in a predominantly Anglo society. The series is bilingual, reflecting the mix of language often heard in Cuban-American neighborhoods from Spanish in the home and English at the supermarket to the inevitable combining of both into "Spanglish."
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Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash Remixed
- Mark Robertson
- 25 June 2009
(EAR Music)
'My father made his stead by defying the expected and accepted way of things,' says John Carter Cash on the liner notes to this ambitous project exec produced by Cash, Beyoncé's old man Matthew Knowles and Snoop Dogg. And while the idea behind these 18 tracks is true, the result is, frankly, a mess.
Mixing Cash's hillbilly growl and shuffle with hip hop and dance was always going to be fraught with danger, the worst comes from the biggest names here as Snoop himself phones in some flaccid gangsterisms over a morsel of 'I Walk the Line' and hip hop legend Pete Rock turns the grim drama of 'Folsom Prison Blues' into a weird cartoon theme.
The better ones – Midnight Juggernauts's ambient reshape of 'Port of Lonely Hearts' and The Heavy's chunky redraft of 'Doin' My Time' lift the spirit, if not the sound of the original to create something new. A cynical (ahem) cash-in? A proud project? An admirable failure at best.


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I had a bit of a haul today in Big Lots. I bought a lot of boring stuff: cereal, more velvet hangers, a mattress pad that made me so excited I tweeted about the deal (it's that good), Gatorade, and other household necessities. But there was some fun stuff in the loop. I think I did pretty well, especially since today only Big Lots is having another 20% day for rewards members so everything was an additional 20% off - they do this every few months which is nice. And I was quite restraint considering there was a lot more goodies to be had.
Nouveau Cheap's first look). These were probably around $5 or $6 at the drugstore but once again, they were only $1.50 a piece (or $1.20 after discount) at Big Lots! I picked up Champagne Blossom, Pink Peony and Coral Blossom.
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MILAN -- Patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) lived twice as long when treated with lenalidomide (Revlimid) plus an anti-CD20 antibody compared with lenalidomide alone, a series of clinical trials showed.
Median overall survival increased from 20 months with lenalidomide alone to as much as much as 5 years with the addition of either of two monoclonal antibodies.
As compared with lenalidomide alone, the combination improved response rate, time to treatment failure (TTF), and overall survival, Philip A. Thompson, MD, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, reported here at the European Hematology Association meeting.
"We observed similar results with lenalidomide and either ofatumumab (Arzerra) or rituximab (Rituxan)," said Thompson. "A subgroup of patients has highly durable remissions, even after cessation of treatment. Our focus for the future is on combining lenalidomide with more potent CD20 monoclonal antibodies and combining lenalidomide and a CD20 monoclonal antibody with other novel therapies.
"Appropriate patient selection is important. The ideal treatment setting has yet to be determined. Studies of lenalidomide plus rituximab as initial therapy are ongoing."
CLL causes profound functional defects in T-cells. In vitro studies of lenalidomide have shown that the drug is not directly toxic to CLL cells but rather has pleiotropic effects on the microenvironment and immune system. The drug enhances T-cell-mediated and NK-cell-mediated destruction of CLL cells, said Thompson.
The rationale for combining lenalidomide with a CD20 monoclonal antibody has several lines of support. Preclinical studies have shown that lenalidomide potentiates rituximab-induced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and downregulates CD20 on CLL cells. Evidence also suggests rituximab pretreatment may reduce tumor flare reaction associated with lenalidomide.
Given the added cost and complexity introduced by combining an anti-CD20 antibody with lenalidomide, Thompson and colleagues reviewed findings from a series of phase II studies evaluating lenalidomide alone and in combination with either rituximab or ofatumumab. Their objective was to determine whether patients derived a tangible benefit from the addition of an antibody to the immunomodulatory agent.
The analysis comprised 137 patients with relapsed/refractory CLL: 44 treated with lenalidomide alone, 59 treated with lenalidomide plus rituximab, and 34 treated with lenalidomide and ofatumumab. Comparison of baseline characteristics showed that patients enrolled in the three trials differed only with respect to the number of prior therapies: four among those treated with lenalidomide monotherapy versus two in the combination studies (P=0.001).
Analysis of response rates showed a significant advantage for the combination regimens (68% to 70%) versus lenalidomide (32% overall response rate, P=0.001). Other significant differences were observed for patients with a treatment history of two or fewer prior regimens versus more (71% versus 36%, P=0.001), mutated versus nonmutated disease (82% versus 50%, P=0.001), fludarabine-sensitive versus refractory patients (67% versus 31%, P=0.001).
By multivariate analysis, treatment with a combination of lenalidomide and an anti-CD20 antibody increased the odds ratio for objective response by 4.27 (P=0.001).
The median TTF with lenalidomide alone was about 8 months, increasing to 16 to 17 months with combination therapy (P=0.001). Quality of response was significantly associated with TTF, as patients who achieved complete responses had more prolonged TTF (a median of about 3 years) as compared with patients who had less than complete response (P<0.001). Multivariate analysis confirmed the favorable effect of combination therapy on the hazard for TTF (HR 0.48, P=0.001) and IGHV mutations (HR 0.765, P=0.014).
The analysis also helped identify patients who did not benefit from combination therapy.
"We found that the time to treatment failure was very short in patients with the combination of fludarabine-refractory disease (HR 1.77, P=0.013) and 17p deletions (HR 1.73, P=0.019)," said Thompson. "Patients with both adverse factors had a median time to treatment failure of less than 5 months."
Patients treated with lenalidomide plus a CD20 monoclonal antibody lived significantly longer as compared with patients who received lenalidomide monotherapy. Patients treated with lenalidomide alone had a median survival of 20 months versus 58 months with the combination of lenalidomide and rituximab. Median survival had yet to be reached in the lenalidomide-ofatumumab group after a median follow-up of 40 months (P=0.039 for combination versus monotherapy).
Consistent with the TTF data, survival was significantly worse among patients with fludarabine-refractory disease and 17p deletions (11 to 15 months for either or both adverse factors, P<0.001).
Multivariate analysis showed that combination therapy was associated with a 42% reduction in the survival hazard (HR 0.58, P=0.034), as was the presence of IGHV mutations (HR 0.58, P=0.028). Negative influences on survival consisted of 17p deletions (HR 1.74, P=0.045) and elevated beta2-microglobulin (HR 2.05, P=0.005).
All three regimens were associated with substantial hematologic toxicity, reaching grade 3/4 severity in more than 80% of patients. Half of patients on lenalidomide monotherapy or combination therapy with ofatumumab had grade 3/4 nonhematologic toxicity, primarily neutropenic fever with or without documented infection. The rate was significantly lower among patients who received lenalidomide and rituximab (31%, P=0.04). In response to a question from the audience, Thompson acknowledged that safe and effective use of combination therapy requires careful patient selection and monitoring.
Thompson disclosed no relevant relationships with industry.
- Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner


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Halle Berry: Nahla Makes A Dreamcatcher!
Halle Berry picks up her 3-year-old daughter Nahla from preschool on Monday (July 25) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 44-year-old actress carried Nahla's pink backpack on their way out, as well as a dreamcatcher that Nahla made with yarn and feathers!
On Friday, a fresh-faced Halle was spotted dropping off her little girl at school in the morning.
The day before, Halle ran some errands, including a stop at the Live Nation headquarters in Los Angeles.
FYI: Halle is wearing Tory Burch Logo flip flops and Raven Denim "Logan" cut-offs. Nahla is using her favorite Skip*Hop Zoo Lunchies insulated lunch bag in the cute pink Mouse style!
10+ pictures inside of Halle Berry picking up her daughter Nahla from preschool…


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. An annual Mediterranean grass (Phalaris canariensis) having grains used as food for caged birds, such as canaries.
- n. Any of several related grasses, such as reed canary grass.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Phalaris canariensis, a grass whose seeds are used as birdseed
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. a grass of the genus Phalaris (Phalaris Canariensis), producing the seed used as food for canary birds.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Phalaris Canariensis, natural order Gramineæ, a native of the Canary islands.
- n. The reed canary-grass (also called reed-grass) is widely diffused in wet places over the northern hemisphere. In the northwestern United States it is called crazy-grass, on account of its supposed effect on horses, which, however, is probably due to ergot with which it is infested. The Southern or American canary-grass, Phalaris Caroliniana, ranging through the Southern States to California, is regarded in the Eastern States as valuable for winter and spring pasture. This, or a form with an inflorescence appearing much like Phleum, is called Southern or Apache timothy. The blue or purple canary-grass is Phalaris amcthystina, a native Californian species of moderate value. P. minor and P. paradoxa are Mediterranean species introduced into California.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. Canary Islands grass; seeds used as feed for caged birds
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The working day started with a quick call to the poor chap who is providing holiday cover for one of the SMIs and has ended up with a monumental task to finish off. I tried to make life easy for him by giving him some leeway to throw additional resources in to his solution in order to receive the necessary tick in the box from his Lords and Masters.
Next on the Agenda was a follow-up call with the Business Unit and Project Executives after Monday's informal review. In the intervening period I had updated my cost bridge and highlighted additional justifications for our increased cost. I talked the two Execs through the significant changes and the call went well. The Senior Executive advised that he had been concerned after Monday's call but was far more comfortable following today's presentation. He even sent me an instant message later in the day advising that he felt I had got things back on track and promised a share of any deal team bonus.*
This call also covered the hand over of this project back to the Account Team. As I mentioned on Tuesday, a significant number of new deals are expected in the very near future and this renegotiation is to be passed back to the Account Team to progress. I now have a steer on the deliverable I need to, err for want of a better word, deliver before I can go and do something with less politics and fewer fuckwits** in the mix. Hopefully I should be clear of this nightmare in the next two to three weeks.
I then had a couple of hours clear of any appointments so made a quick trip over to the Auction House to collect the items that 30% had bid on earlier in the week. I came home with a diminutive ivory carving of three fighting cocks and an unfortunately still functional accordion that caught TP's eye.
The rest of the day was spent on necessary pre-holiday must do activities ...
- I performed the hand-over of chicken and cat care duties to Village Idiot & LSW***
- I performed the hand-over of my work duties to a colleague who will mind the shop next week
- I sent the Exec's unsolicited note of gratitude to my manager in an attempt to re-balance the recent differences of opinions that seem to be developing between us
- I made repeated trips to the stop cock for Andy & Steve as they installed a temporary fix to the leaking copper pipe in the bathroom.
For the next week, the only time I will use a laptop will be for my own pleasure or benefit ... Fantastic.
---* I won't be counting any chickens!
** A New Business Deal does not have the complication of having to work with an existing Account Team. Everything we have done needs to be cross referenced back to what is done today and this complicates, constrains and slows everything down. As for the fuckwits, it is not just me that categorises the departing Project Executive in this way ... why do you think she is departing!
*** LSW - Long Suffering Wife


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Flint Students Make Moving Video About Memorial Day [VIDEO]
It's Memorial Day weekend, which means it's a time to honor to those heroes who have lost their lives serving the United States of America.
Students and community members from Saint John Vianney Catholic School in Flint (where my uncle used to work, actually!) got together for their annual flag-raising ceremony this week, which is always a touching tribute.
ABC12 News was on hand to capture the moving moment on video. Watch it below.


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Well here we are again one week later. If you've been following this series of posts by now should have seen Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4. If you haven't seen them all I have linked to them, feel free to have a look or just jump straight into this part.
Prepare yourself for something that won't be very exciting and only vaguely interesting.
5: Amanda Palmer – Leeds United (feat. the Born Again Horny Men of Edinburgh)
Prepare yourself for an Amanda Palmer spree.
4: Amanda Palmer – Strength Through Music (feat. Strindberg and Ben Folds)
Okay two songs is not quite a spree.
3: Amanda Palmer – Blake Says (feat. Zoë Keating and Ben Folds)
Three is heading into spree territory isn't it?
2: Amanda Palmer – Runs in the Family (feat. Ben Folds)
Okay four is definitely spree territory.
1: M.I.A. – Bad Girls
I've been listening to this song so many times because I love it and it's the only song I have from unusually long upcoming fourth album Matangi. Which is her name again, kinda.


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It is raining here and so I needed some color therapy. These are a few of my favorite Flicker images. Hope you enjoy and will see other examples these artist have by clicking on the links.


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'Google and the World Brain' - odličan dokumentarac
Srijeda, 20 Ožujak 2013 00:00
The story of the most ambitious project ever conceived on the Internet. In 2002 Google began to scan millions of books in an effort to create a giant global library, containing every book in existence. They had an even greater purpose - to create a higher form of intelligence, something that HG Wells had predicted in his 1937 essay "World Brain". But over half the books Google scanned were in copyright, and authors across the world launched a campaign to stop Google, which climaxed in a New York courtroom in 2011. A film about the dreams, dilemmas and dangers of the Internet.
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Walt Disney Chief Financial Officer James Rasulo will leave his job at the end of June, the company announced Monday.
The media and entertainment giant has not yet named a successor. After he steps down from the position, Rasulo will stay on in an advisory role to Disney CEO Bob Iger and help in the transition.
"Jay has been a valued colleague and friend, as well as a vital contributor to Disney's success, particularly in his roles as chief financial officer and chairman of our Parks and Resorts division," Iger said in a statement. "I look forward to working with him in this new advisory role, where his strategic acumen and savvy insight will continue to benefit the company."


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Adjusting the levers is as important as getting shoes the right size! Levers are very important for complete control.
The basic position of your hands should include one or two fingers on each lever, brake and clutch. These must be adjusted to make that position comfortable - after you positioned the handlebar.
Having the levers in easy reach and functional is one of the things that keeps you out of the hospital :) besides letting you go faster.
The first thing is to adjust the up/down position of the levers. They should be just a little below horizontal. The 'old school' style was to have them quite at a high angle below horizontal, to follow the wrists as you're standing, but the new school of thought says that they should be almost horizontal. That will decrease fatigue and arm pump and result in a better position of the hand/wrist: you can grip them better with one/two fingers while keeping the wrists lower to avoid jerking the throttle on rough ground / landing etc.
The next thing is to adjust the clutch and brake lever mounting points on the handlebars (left/right). You don't what them too far in or out, just right. The way it should be is to move them inside so that when pulling the lever, the bend in the lever touches the outside of the grip's donught. That is the most comfortable position, so one-two fingers are on the lever right at the bend and the others are all on the grip.
Some prefer to move them in even more, so that you get more leverage on non-hydraulic clutches...? Up to you. I used to do that and it worked for me at that time.
Of course, remember that you can move the other stuff you have there, like switches, mirrors and barkbusters, to have the levers in the proper position - they are the most important!
When you tighten them back on the bars, make sure you don't over-tighten... they should stay firmly in place, but should be able to give in a bit in a crash rather than break.
The last thing is to adjust play. Read the bike's manual on that - normally 10mm of play is recommended.
Many levers come with adjustments as to how far from the grip they engage. This works in combination with the play above: you want them to be fully functional before reaching your other two fingers which are holding the grips, otherwise it will be ouch time half-way through the race. At the same time, not too far out so that you can't keep a finger on them.
The reason why is that you need to be able to apply full brakes without lifting your two little fingers. Likewise, if the clutch is not completely disenganged before the lever touches the two little fingers, it will heat up too much and make for poorer shifts in general.
Remember that the finger doesn't just rest on them for fun, but for quicker reaction. It must have control of the lever!
Shorty levers are very good. The point is that OEM levers are too long generally and will keep hitting the small fingers that control the grip. The short levers only have room for two fingers on them and don't cause pain. Also, you can have them be closer to the grip, because they have a longer travel (won't stop 10mm from the grip when hitting the two knuckles, but can be pulled all the way to the grip.
Honestly - I don't understand why OEM are still so long - maybe to sell you the shorter ones for extra cost? It is unsafe to use all four fingers on a lever - simply because then you're not holding onto the bars anymore and can loose control of them easily! If you have an older bike that won't brake fast enough with only two fingers, sell it.
Unbreakable levers can rotate in several directions, to avoid braking them in a crash. I used to crash a lot and did not brake any stock levers, though I have seen quite a few. If you're serious about racing though, you certainly want them.
Even the OEM levers are normally designed so when they break, there is still some piece left that you can use to get home. Otherwise you might be pulling the clutch cable with your... teeth?
The rear brake lever should be level with the peg, and have a small play. See the owner's manual on adjusting the play there. The point is to make sure you don't keep your boot on it and heat the brakes for no reason - you might find yourself without brakes after a while.
You will find that standing or sitting makes a big difference in how easy you can use the rear brake lever. You will want to re-adjust it as you progress from sitting to standing most of the time.
One other thing to check about the rear brakes is how much 'in' they are and return them to 'normal'. These are easy to bend and they tend to tuck into the engine case or under it and be hard to find with the boot. Especially on kids bikes, which have a smaller perch - bend them back to get them out but... not too far out so they are too exposed.
Brake savers are a good addition while you're here. These save the brake pedal from being ripped off the bike by a stump or such. You can easily make one from some steel cable.
The shifter should be level or slightly higher than the peg: the motocross boots are quite thick and you need to get it under there and upshift easily. Not too high as to require you to lift the boot off the peg to downshift though.
Put the bike on a stand and stand up on it. Keep using and adjusting all levers until it feels good.
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