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We've reviewed space heaters since 2006 and, believe me, they've gotten a lot better since then. This year our top pick is the Lasko Portable Ceramic Heater from Home Depot. Why? Because it stands out from the crowd for being super affordable, powerful for its size and good enough to look at all day long. Check it out along with nine other Top Picks that can be even more attractive, even more expensive and even more powerful, but not all three at once.
How We Work
Every week we bring new products into our "test lab" and have the whole office vote on their favorites, based on quality, appearance, and price. The winners become the Top Picks of our Annual Guides, which showcase the best products of the year.
Maxwell Ryan, our Founder & CEO, chooses his own Top Pick as well, and demonstrates his favorites in our Annual Guide videos and weekly Instagram story series. Come back every Thursday for a new Annual Guide and Maxwell's Top Pick Instagram story!
Maxwell's Top Pick
If you watch the video you'll see I had fun with my team teasing along to the final reveal of this year's Top Pick. Small and cute, but no glamour-puss, the Lasko surprised me since I didn't expect it to be our winner when it came into the office last week. In doing our research and testing different models, we found that little Lasko had the highest ratings on Amazon and Wirecutter, and our office chose it as their Top Pick based on testing its heat and remarking on its incredibly affordable price tag. Looks? For a design company like ours, they all felt that Little Lasko was cute enough to pass the looks test. I agreed on all fronts, and for once we are ALL on the same page.
Honeywell UberHeat Ceramic Heater
This effective little heater comes recommended by a few people in our office for its small size, great impact, and cute design. If white isn't your color then it also comes in black (for a few extra dollars!).
Crane Personal Ceramic Space Heater
This option looks more like a retro radio than a space heater, making it a solid decor choice as well as a practical household necessity.
Patton Milk-House Utility Heater
For a no-nonsense, industrial-looking space heater, check out this model from Patton. In addition to its budget price, this heater also boasts several safety features, including front guards and auto shut-off if tipped over.
DeLonghi Mica Panel Heater
A minimalistic heater that, according to reviews, heats well and is remarkably quiet. It can also be mounted on the wall if you're really lacking space, or just prefer the sleeker look.
Dr Infrared Heater Original Infrared Portable Space Heater
For something a bit larger, try this heater from Dr Infrared. Unlike other heaters, this one comes with a thermostat, so you can choose your desired temperature rather than a broader setting.
Econo-Heat Wall Mounted Electric Convection Panel Heater
Another wall-mounted option, this heater quietly and discreetly warms up your space without drawing attention to itself. This is a great choice in terms of safety as well – it's non-combustible, contains no harmful chemicals, and can be mounted out of the reach of kids and pets. Another perk: you can even paint it to perfectly blend in with its surroundings.
NewAir QuietHeat15 Portable Ceramic Space Heater
Fairly new to the market, this compact heater is one of the quietest options out there. It's a bit pricier than other small-sized heaters, but it comes with some great features that make it worth it – including LCD display for easy temperature reading, a remote control, and an eco function to conserve energy.
Mill Convection LED Heater
Stylish AND safe, this heater has a modern design and the all-important tip-over switch. It's not as tiny as some of the other options, but the thoughtful design ensures that it won't be an eyesore in your space.
Dyson AM09 Fan Heater
At $449, this heater from Dyson tops the list not just in price, but in quality, design, and luxury as well. Dyson's technology is hard to beat – this heater has no blades but instead draws in and uses surrounding air, and allows you to choose between a more focused or a more diffused airflow setting. You can even use this product all year round – it can be used as a cooling fan as well!
Space Heater Safety Tips
(courtesy of the Electrical Safety Foundation International)
- First step: make sure your space heater has the label showing that it is listed by a recognized testing laboratory.
- Inspect heaters for cracked or broken plugs or loose connections before each use. If frayed, worn or damaged, do not use!
- Never leave a space heater unattended. Turn it off when you're leaving a room or going to sleep, and don't let pets or children play too close.
- Proper placement of space heaters is critical. Heaters should be kept at least three feet away from anything that can burn, including papers, clothing and rugs.
- Plug space heaters directly into a wall outlet. Do not use an extension cord or power strip, which could overheat and result in a fire. Also – don't plug any other electrical devices into the same outlet as the heater.


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Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
(Italian, 1571–1610)
The Gypsy Fortune Teller, c. 1595
Oil on canvas, 45 1/4 x 59 in.
(115 x 150 cm)
Pinacoteca Capitolina, Musei Capitolini, Rome
Early critics praised The Gypsy Fortune Teller for its naturalism: the convincing encounter between the calculating fortune teller and the naïve young dandy. Yet Caravaggio creates the scene from his imagination, inspired by popular plays and literature of the time that both romanticized gypsies and warned about their frauds. He shows the sly young woman running her fingers enticingly across the youth's palm, reading his future as she looks into his eyes. Smitten by her beauty, he is blind to her deception as she slips the ring (now barely visible) off his finger. On seeing one of Caravaggio's gypsy paintings, a contemporary exclaimed: "I don't know who is the greater sorcerer: the woman who dissembles, or you, who painted her."
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January 28, 2015 by jordanmpwl
brand consulting, sales consultant, mckenzie consulting, marketing consulting
There are some major questions to ask when bringing in any type of consultant. The first and one of the most important questions are what are their goals. Ask them what their biggest success as a consultant has been. How long have they been in business. You should never hire a someone who is still in college and inexperienced.
Another important question that will tell you a lot about the consultant is their failures. Ask them what their biggest failure was. This will establish honesty and integrity. Once you weigh that question, find out what they did to correct that failure. This way, you will know how the consultant performs when under pressure.
If contracted with your company, you will need to know what your consultant's plans are. Ask them how they will ensure success of your company and the project they will be working on. Their answer is a very important one to you. If they can't answer that question, it is time to move on to another consultant. There are plenty of Dallas IT consulting companies.
Your consultant is only as good as the training they have received. Ask them where they went to collage and what degrees they hold. Another area of questioning should be about their continuing education. As technology advances at a fast past, so does training. A good consultant will maintain his or hers area of expertise as technology changes. There are ft. worth it consulting companies that will offer training classes.
The person or team you hire on as consultants should be knowledgeable in their area of expertise and be able to solve any problems efficiently and directly. They should have a plan of action before the first day on the job. You and your IT consultants should sit down and discuss all plans of action. This meeting should also include your own IT department so everyone is on the same page.
When looking for a consultant in the dfw it consulting market, call up a few and ask for rates and quotes. You should know how much you will be expected to pay. Companies like Allen IT consulting will be happy to talk with you over the phone and provide you with more information.


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As you guys know, it was snowing in London last night! I wouldn't say it snowed "heavily", but snow is snow :P I woke up this morning and noticed that it has already started melting! Today, I went to play in the snow for awhile. I saw a long-ass worm crawling near me so I threw a snowball at it. (Gosh, I'm so evil!!) Whilst filming, I dropped my digital camera in the snow! Oh, Snow! I mean ..Oh, No! Good thing it's still working but the touch screen function is a little "bleh"~ DUN DUN DUNNN! Luckily, it was just my old camera. I'd flip out if I dropped my DSLR instead. Sadly, I cannot turn back time so ..EESAHFEOHFAFHD!! (Sign of anger?) Anyways, it's raining right now so ..Bye Bye Snow!
Ah, forgot to mention ..I have a 3RD Channel now! WAHOO!!


text: My friends and I are all women of a certain age who agree to be over the dating scene. We have married and divorced, date, raised our families, loved, lost and are in the 'I'm Every Woman era of ME' rebuilding phase of our lives. One girls night-in we got together for movie night and continued the dating conversation over snacks with the silly shenanigans of a RomCom – He's Just Not that Into You. Continue reading


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Adobe Creative Cloud for Academics/
If you are thinking of spending some money on a new camera, then welcome to the club. I'm always thinking of spending some money on a new camera. But before you buy a camera you might want to think about investing in some software to make the best of the camera you already have.
I'm a big fan of Photoshop Lightroom as a way of getting pictures out of the camera, tweaking them a bit and then managing where they are stored. It also has very good integration with Photoshop itself, along with lots of other plugins that can do lovely things with your pictures (for example Photomatix Pro for High Dynamic Range work).
Some time ago (in fact around a month and a day before a new version came out) I bought a copy of Photoshop. I'm proud to be able to say that I know what nearly a quarter of the buttons do now. But I really want the newest version, because that works best with the RAW files (images direct from the sensor) that my cameras produce.
Now you can't really buy Photoshop any more. Instead you rent it by the month. Up until now I've not been that keen on that model, I much prefer owning things. However, in a world where (no – this is not a movie trailer) new versions of cameras and software come out at least once a year, renting makes quite good sense. Particularly as they have a deal at the moment where students and academics can get pretty much all of Adobe software for around fifteen pounds a month by signing up for a Creative Cloud subscription.
People spend more than that on cigarettes, and for your money you get access to the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver and lots of other things that would probably be useful if I knew what they did. The offer is open until the 27th of October. Well worth a look.


text: Istanbul: The chairman of Turkish champions Besiktas on Wednesday said there was still no deal with English Premier League side Everton for the highly rated Turkish international striker Cenk Tosun.Everton have reportedly been in intense talks in recent days to sign Tosun for a deal worth some 30 million euros ($40.7m).But Besiktas, who have reached the knockout stage of the Champions League where they will face Bayern Munich in the last 16, want as high a price as possible."Besiktas is a serious institution and all moves are taken very seriously," club chairman Fikret Orman said at the signing ceremony for new Croatian arrival, defender Domagoj Vida."Cenk is a very valuable player. The talks are continuing. If it all works, it will be fine, if not then it won't," he said, quoted by the Dogan news agency."We will move according to our own strategy. We have our own targets and the player's future is also important for us."Nothing final has been reached yet," he said, revealing that Besiktas had also received a 35 million-euro offer for the player from China.The Germany-born Tosun, 26, impressed as Besiktas topped their Champions League group.In Turkey, he is known as Tosun Pasha, in reference to a popular Turkish 1970s comedy show.He is seen as the best Turkish striker since the days of Hakan Sukur, who helped his country to third place in the 2002 World Cup.Agence France-Presse


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Here are some of the airlines I've used in recent memory when travelling to Hong Kong. I had some great experiences with Emirates, etc… but that was a long time ago when those flights were still very affordable. I don't think they qualify as affordable anymore.
This is my favorite, especially if you can get it on promo or by converting miles / points. The most important thing is to get the return flight from HKG to MNL on Business Class or First Class. For the Manila to Hong Kong flight, economy is fine because there's no big advantage to paying a whole lot more for a higher class. If you are paying for it out of pocket, it's quite expensive, so try to earn points or lookout for promos instead. I get this as a gift from sis who converts her points for these flights.
Why? Well, Cathay Business Class lets you in to ALL THE CATHAY PACIFIC LOUNGES in the Hong Kong International Airport. They currently have 5 exclusive lounges. Hey, gotta try them all! There should be 6 lounges but G16 is under renovation; anyhow, it's no loss because G16 is a small lounge you can skip if pressed for time.
Each lounge has a buffet area serving quality food. The menu for each lounge is different from the others. The bigger lounges have a bigger selection of food: dimsum, noodles, sandwiches, pasta, chicken, pork and beef dishes, salmon, rice, cold cuts, pies, pastries, etc… The food is good, hotel-quality.
They have whole cabinets' worth of fresh juices, bottled drinks, beer, wine, etc… you just take what you want. Some lounges have an automatic coffee machine, The Pier has an actual coffee cart with a nice Pinay barista who kept making us delicious coffee with latte art!
Most of the lounges have a bar area, as well, where you can request for cocktail drinks, I think. We just kept requesting for some Haagen Dazs. And yes, everything is free! Well, I mean, already paid for when you purchased Business Class / First Class tickets.
The bigger lounges also have premium, individual shower rooms. Feeling grimy? Get a shower! Two years ago, I was able to get a shower without having to wait in line, but this year, I had to wait for at least 45 minutes until it was my turn. So, take a shower during the afternoon when it's less in demand. It's in high demand in the evening, I guess.
The lounges also have their own wifi. Just ask reception for the password. They also have computers and workstations, but we weren't really interested in them since I brought my own tablet. There are sockets all throughout the lounges where you can charge your devices.
I didn't take pictures because it didn't seem appropriate, and I wasn't sure if it was alright with airport security. I didn't want to be accused of casing the place.
Well, you gotta start with a plan! We made sure our flight was late at night, 8pm or later. We arrived at the airport before 12nn that day. That gave us about 8 hours to go through all the lounges. Next time, I plan to go in earlier and spend more time relaxing at the lounges I like. Why? Well, you paid a small fortune for Business Class, right? Gotta make sure you get the most out of it.
Know where the lounges are located. The Wing is to the left just after Immigration, the Cabin is by Gate 23, the Bridge is near Gate 35, the Pier is near Gate 65. We missed going to the Arrivals lounge because I'm not sure if it's only for arriving passengers.
You have to present your ticket when you enter the lounge. You can go to any of the Cathay Pacific lounges, you can leave a lounge and go back in. Try not to bring heavy hand carry baggage, or use something with a stroller, because you will be traversing the entire airport building. But all the walking helps us digest the food we eat so we're ready for the next round.
My favorite lounges are the Pier and the Bridge, but we still make it a point to check out each lounge to see what's new. We go in order, The Wing first, then the Cabin, and so on. I make sure to bring a book or have episodes of a show on my tablet + headphones to entertain myself while relaxing in the lounge. FYI, iflix doesn't work in HK, but while in the Philippines, you can save 10 episodes on your tablet and you have 10 days to watch them.
Don't feel like you have to go through all the lounges if it's too much for you. Don't stress yourself out. If you have the time, just leisurely visit them at your own pace. The point is to enjoy and relax! I'm not saying do this lounge thing every time, but you can if you want to! I'm saying it's worth experiencing at least once.
Here's the Ultimate Guide to Cathay Pacific Lounges in Hong Kong Airport, it will show you what I'm talking about better than I can, except it's severely lacking pictures of the buffet areas!
If you can, try to get a 777-300ER plane. This plane has the good business class seats that occupy 2 seats for one person. Spacious and private and the seat reclines! It's like a small, private cubicle. Lots of space for my hand carry items.
On our last trip, unfortunately, we got the A330, and we got the Business Class seats that look like economy seats, like this. The food was also not as good (less courses) as the previous Business Class flight we had with the better seats. I had mistakenly assumed that all Cathay Business Class seats were the same. Now I know better. So check the seat layout if you can before making your final booking.
Also, schedule your flight near meal times so they serve you a real meal. One time, we made the mistake of taking an early morning flight and they served us this breakfast in a paper bag, crappy bread / pastry thing, cookies and a tetra pak juice (economy flight to HK).
Another good thing about Cathay's Business Class is the attendants all call you by name, like Mr. X or Ms. Y. They memorize everyone's names! You can also ask for all the wine, coffee or tea, soft drinks, juice, and water you can drink!
Also, try to be a member of the Marco Polo Club so you can skip lines.
Philippine Airlines is my usual choice if I have to pay for it in cash (not converting points or miles) or if it's not part of a travel package. I wait for promos, and get Economy. There's no point in getting a higher class for a 2-hour flight, and they only have one lounge in NAIA Terminal 2 and use Hong Kong Airlines VIP Lounge in HKIA.
At least they feed you real food if you schedule your flights near meal times.
They also have in-city check-in at Airport Express stations.
Service is generally good, you can ask for water, etc…
The crowd is hit or miss – sometimes you get nice, quiet, polite co-passengers; sometimes you get loud, noisy, annoying, cheering co-passengers.
I don't have any particular love or hate for Cebu Pacific. It's cheap. But you get what you pay for so it's better if you know what to expect. I'll tell you my experiences with it travelling to HK and it's up to you to decide if you're okay with it or if you would rather pay extra for better.
- no frills – as in no food… I can't remember, but I think one time they served us a small packet of peanuts. I'm not joking. If you want food, it's P150, I think, for instant ramen. Thank goodness the flight is only for 2 hours.
- pay extra for check-in luggage (P500 – P1,000) – with other airlines, you are automatically allowed one check-in luggage
- they play some games on board, like "bring me" – if you enjoy this or if you are annoyed by it, just FYI
- no in-city check-in at Airport Express stations – see above
- gates are far, far away – you have to allot some time to get to your flight's gate; the flights I've had with Cebu Pacific have all been far, far away from the main airport terminal where all the food & shopping is. I remember having to take another train ride (like an inter-airport MTR) to another building, and then having to take a bus, too. If I remember correctly, the gates near the main airport terminal run up to gate #60+, while the Cebu Pacific gates were like gate #500+ or #600+. We almost missed our flight one time because I thought 15 minutes before the boarding time was enough time to head to our gate, but nope, it wasn't. The gate was like 20-30 minutes away.
- crowd – hit or miss – sometimes you get nice, quiet, polite co-passengers; sometimes you get loud, annoying, cheering co-passengers
Would I ever choose Cebu Pacific again? It depends. If the price difference is very significant compared to the nearest similar flight from another airline, then yes, I'll probably choose Cebu Pacific. If the price difference is around P3,000 or less, I would probably go for the better airline instead for the better experience. The extra P3,000 will be worth it for a better experience.
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Good afternoon everyone and Happy Thursday! I used to do this feature a long time ago and wanted to bring it back. I don't watch too much TV anymore so anywhere you can help me Spot Anthropologie, the better this post will be. You can EMAIL ME your spotting or you can fill out the FORM HERE. I will give you credit and link your blog :) Here are a couple of recent Anthropologie sightings!
Pointelle Midi Pullover (Once Upon A Time | Season 4 | Episode 6)
Chevron Ladder Necklace (How to Get Away with Murder | Season 1 | Episode 6)
Switch-Stitch Cardigan (Nashville | Season 3 | Episode 6)
Ponte Bell Skirt (Awkward | Season 4 | Episode 16)
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02:57AM, Monday 21 July 2014
Three members of an international luxury car smuggling ring who stole £5m worth of top range cars have been jailed for more than 12 years.
The group, which includes a 35-year-old man from Stoke Poges, were sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Friday.
They are reported to have netted £5million between 2011 and 2013 in the theft or attempted theft of 33 high value vehicles, and the export of 85 high value vehicles.
They were convicted in June this year following an extensive investigation by Thames Valley Police, called Operation Sorrel.
Khalid Mahmood, of Duffield Lane, in Stoke Poges, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison for conspiracy to steal motor vehicles.
He was also sentenced to six years and four months, to run concurrently, for conspiracy to export motor vehicles out of the country.
Mahmood had pleaded guilty to the charges in October 2013.
Irfan Rehman, 41, of New Bedford Road in Luton, was sentenced to three years and nine months for conspiracy to steal motor vehicles, which he had pleaded guilty to before the trial at Reading Crown Court began.
Amran Iqbal, 39, of Derby Road in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, was found guilty by jury of conspiracy to steal vehicles and was sentenced to three years in prison.
The stolen vehicles were fitted with tracking devices and had their keys copied so they could be snatched after they were returned to their owners.
The thieves also used the same tactics to swipe hire cars and vehicles valet parked near airports.
The nicked motors were exported for sale in east Africa.
A fourth member of the group, Andrew Murray, 50, of Barnard Road in Maidenhead, was also found guilty by jury on June 6 of conspiracy to steal vehicles, and will be sentenced next month.
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There are many levels of shared services, but the core concept of having a centralized organization within the enterprise that provides services to disparate, internal data consumers rests on the power of standardized business processes.
Ben Gaucherin, CTO of Sapient, tells me one of his company's clients, a telco equipment provider, had 93 different ERP systems before starting the consolidation process. And although financials are at the center of shared services, they now go well beyond that.
"We advise clients to look at it as, this is the way you need to drive IT overall," Gaucherin says.
But before trying to find a one-size-fits-all solution, let's first look at an important caveat. Not all ERP platforms can scale to the volumes of transactions that some organizations are going to throw at them. So consolidating several divisions on a single platform that won't scale is not a good idea, according to Gaucherin. A more reasonable alternative is to migrate over time and reduce the hodgepodge of platforms.
Of course, driving the move to shared services is the need to reduce costs by eliminating duplication as well as responding to the increased need for more relevant information about how well your company is performing.
I also spoke with Bret Fuller, senior vice president of IT applications at Oracle Corp. Are you surprised Oracle is still talking to me? Me too.
To get the visibility into data, you must find the degree of commonality between processes across lines of business and then automate those processes. Only then can you can see into and across all your operations. As Fuller puts it, "Your information becomes truly valuable because you are comparing apples with apples, margins from one country to another."
The biggest challenge is not deploying the technology needed to pull this off, it's getting buy-in from the line of business managers and all parties involved. Companies need to get a cross section of all the divisions in a single room, force them to talk to one another, and get them to say why some processes are the same and why others need to be different.
On the technology side, Fuller and Gaucherin seem to agree that it is all about business-process automation. A business-process-centric platform makes sharing processes easier. Of course, getting there is no small detail. From a cost standpoint, knowing which part of your processes need to change and which don't, and which are unique and which are not is not easy.
Gaucherin believes BPM (business process management) platforms are critical to a company's architecture. This is where you'll see how your company is performing.
Gaucherin might be right in thinking we are in the midst of a business process revolution. Take a look at what's happening with the big application vendors. Oracle and ERP vendors in general own many of these critical processes, so they have a legitimate claim on the BPM platform of the future. They are trying to make their applications more flexible. Witness SAP AG's NetWeaver and xApps .
Gaucherin, however, sees other players and other platforms, such as Microsoft Corp. BizTalk, IBM Corp. WebSphere MQ Series Workflow, BEA System Inc.'s WebLogic Integration, and Tibco Software Inc.'s ActiveEnterprise suite -- which come in at a higher level of the stack -- as serious contenders.
The economy, competition, and even compliance issues are all setting the course for IT and the way they power the company; the trick is not capsizing.


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|Division of Quality Assurance
The vision
It is the distinguish in performance and provides supporting for the university to be contiguous development and improve the educational process to upgrade its goals and getting the global standers for excellence.
The Mission
This unit makes good efforts to ensure fine quality in all administrative, search, and educational activities in the college, that is through maximum usefulness from all the capabilities, resources of the college by sharing all the staff to meet the need of the society and the requirements of the labor market according to the national standers.
The Goals
-Making efforts to ensure fine quality for all the college's activities, specially the academic programs and scientific research.
-Enhancing the fine quality culture and supporting its procedures and its methods.
-Reviewing and limiting the college's strategy, its mission, its main target in the light of developments and new methods to develop and to improve the higher education.
- Collecting the studies results, the internal checking up, and analyzing them to show the strength and weakness points, and presenting suggestions to improve the college's performance.
- Presenting support for academic program to achieve its goals.
- Doing field visits to the college's departments and units.
-Preparing the job description for all staff in the college according to their class and limiting the training needs to improve the job performance for the staff.
- Establishing data base for programs and scientific grades that are granted by the college and the administrative units to follow up the educational process.
The work plan for the assurance fine quality and evaluation performance unit
- Documentation the mission, the vision and the strategic goals for the college and the mechanism of its updating.
- Spreading the assurance of fine quality among the teaching staff and the students and members of staff in the college.
- Finding data base and electronic information for the college's human resources and materials to get benefits from them in planning the policies and improving strategies also setting updating procedures.
- Evaluating the different activities needs in the college and work on developing and rehabilitating the human resources through training and rehabilitating also maximizing the benefit from the available material resources.
-Adapting authenticated academic standers for study programs that are granted by the college, and making procedures that make them granting their completion.
-Documentation the description of the programs and curriculum in the college.
- Following up the preparation and documentation of curriculum adopting and the study programs in the college
-Setting following up and evaluation system inside the college includes evaluation of :
a- Academic performance for the teaching staff.
b- The annual evaluation for the officials.
c- Student's performance and activities.
d- The society serving.
e- The scientific and search activities.
f- Methods and procedures for the scientific and administrative departments to achieve the college's plans.
g- The college's resources to limit the usefulness from them and suggesting the improving plans.
- Establishing system to follow up the graduate and communicating with them and with the beneficiaries to limit the services quality that the college can present and correct their performance.
-Preparing and spreading annual report for the college reflects the performance level in all the college's activities, includes execution plan to improve what is granted the search, educational good process and the social participating and that according to documented data.
- Coordinating with all administrative, scientific departments to prepare the college to get the authentication
- Communicating and interacting with all concerned authorities by the improving performance and the fine quality assurance through the college's deanship and the university performance fine quality assurance department in the university.


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The Emory Center for Digital Scholarship (ECDS) has completed its merger of four digital-based teaching and research units into one center and opened Feb. 24 in a remodeled space in the Robert W. Woodruff Library. The redesign also created a place for the Center for Faculty Development and Excellence (CFDE) to move into the library. Both centers plan an open house on Thursday, March 27, from 4 to 6 p.m., with tours and refreshments (RSVP here).
Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
Located on the third floor of the Woodruff Library, ECDS provides consultation and support for digital teaching, research, publishing and preservation. ECDS offers faculty and graduate students the space, expertise, and project management assistance to develop digital projects.
ECDS includes the former Digital Scholarship Commons (DiSC), the Emory Center for Interactive Teaching (ECIT), the Electronic Data Center, and the Lewis H. Beck Center for Electronic Collections. Previously located in various areas of the Woodruff Library, each unit collaborated with Emory scholars in different ways to incorporate technology into their teaching and learning. Combining them as one entity under ECDS eliminates barriers between their functions and simplifies the process for scholars.
"Our goal was to create a one-stop center for faculty and graduate students to get the help they need with digital projects, publishing and pedagogy," says Wayne Morse Jr., ECDS interim co-director. "We wanted to bring them together with a dedicated group of librarians and IT professionals, to work as an interdisciplinary team that draws on all areas of their respective expertise to create new types of digital pedagogy, projects and publications, from start to finish."
The core staff of nine people includes librarians and IT specialists. Three positions are shared faculty appointments, and roughly 24 graduate students and post-docs assist in various ways, such as helping with video projects, supporting pedagogy and setting up appointments with the staff (walk-ins are also accepted depending on availability).
Although its primary customers are faculty and graduate students, ECDS will also assist undergraduates, just as ECIT has done in the past, Morse says. Future plans call for helping both undergraduates and graduate students with digital projects using some of the workstations in the Learning Commons area across from ECDS.
The glass-front, wide open space on Woodruff Library level 3 accommodates the larger ECDS. The redesigned area includes a videoconferencing room that can be reserved; a glass-walled conference room with a 70-inch SmartBoard; a secure data room; a "phone booth" room with soft seating where a single user can Skype or make a phone call without disturbing others; an AV suite where ECDS patrons can record tutorials, lectures, interviews and the like; and plenty of consulting space for staff to work with faculty and graduate students.
The space is also home to the peer-reviewed, online journal Southern Spaces, now in its tenth year, which provides a working example of a digital journal; senior editor Allen Tullos is ECDS co-director with Morse.
With the open environment, patrons can engage in other discussions they can apply to their own research situations, such as how to use an image in digital publishing, or how to work with GIS (geographic information systems), Morse says.
"We're hoping that exchange of ideas will happen a lot more frequently," Morse says. "With all the technical overlap, why not share ideas and solutions with those with a common mindset?"
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At the invitation of the Union Civica Democratica and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), the Washington Senior Observer Group traveled to Honduras to participate as international observers in the Honduran national elections of November 29, 2009. We joined over 600 observers from at least 31 countries who were present to observe and support the democratic process.
Members of this observer group visited over 75 different polling centers and entered hundreds of classrooms where the voting took place. We spoke with literally thousands of Hondurans. We witnessed the enthusiastic desire of thousands of Honduran citizens to cast their ballots. Many took time to thank us for our presence today. Without exception, they expressed confidence in the electoral system, pride in exercising their right to vote, and a profound hope that their election is a decisive step toward the restoration of the constitutional and democratic order in Honduras.
The voting stations were accessible to all, adequately supplied with carefully-controlled voting materials, and fully staffed and supported by national observers from participating political parties. We witnessed no voter intimidation by any group, individual, or party. While there was there was a police and military presence to provide security, we noted how the military and police conducted themselves in a professional manner. Incidents reported to us, such as late openings and locked voting stations, were quickly resolved and did not significantly disrupt the voting process. Our observations coincide with those reported by other observers and by the media throughout Honduras.
We witnessed a free, fair and transparent voting process conducted by committed and conscientious citizens.
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Lab employee dominates local trail running
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If you're a runner at a mountain trail race in New Mexico or even beyond, chances are you'll see Erica Larson Baron twice: once as she drops you in the first couple of miles and once at the finish line, cooling off as everyone else trickles in.
She's that fast. And she's fast over long distances. The 2012 USA Track & Field 50K (31-mile) trail champion, Baron is a top distance runner with the résumé to prove it. Besides winning the Pikes Peak Marathon a record-setting five times, not just surviving but conquering its 7,815 feet of elevation gain and 14,114-foot summit, Baron also regularly crushes the Jemez Mountain trail races at various distances, including taking third place overall and first among women in the 15-mile race in May 2016. In the 2017 50K, held on May 20, she was the first female finisher in 5:38:26.
In the 2013 Pajarito Trail Fest 10K, Baron beat 57 other runners—men and women—and finished nearly four minutes ahead of the runner-up. Then in the 2015 Valles Caldera 10K, she beat 142 other runners to take overall first place.
No wonder even experienced, highly competitive runners around here call her the best.
Erica Larson Baron participates in the Jemez Mountain Trail Runs. She was the first female finisher in the 2017 50K race.
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Baron has been a runner since junior high, when she figured out she was better at running up and down the basketball court without getting tired than she was with the basketball. Encouraged by her high school coaches, she ran for Marquette University in Milwaukee, then tried marathons and the Pikes Peak ascent—uphill only, with middling results. So when Baron moved to Los Alamos to join the Laboratory as a chemist in 1998, she had her eye on Pikes Peak and found her new home's high altitude and steep trails made the perfect training ground. "I was excited to have all the trails and mountain running," she says. Baron trains on the network of trails weaving through the mountains around Los Alamos, running five days a week on breaks from her job on a team of database developers and system administrators in the Information Systems and Modeling (A-1) group. On weekends, she pushes herself on long, sometimes four-hour jaunts deeper into the mountains west of town or among the peaks of the nearby Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
"I really like the outdoors and being on the trails," Baron says. "Exercise in general is really good for stress relief and general health. I feel much better when I run." Her weekday runs often deliver a workaday payback: "When I'm stuck on a problem, it really helps to go for a run. More often than not I've figured out the answer by the time I get back."
"Competition on my heels"
Baron claims to have slowed down in recent years as she entered her 40s, but she remains a top runner and admits to being highly competitive, which her calm demeanor belies.
"Sometimes certain people will also sign up for a race I'm in, and I see them as a challenge that will push me," she says. But often as not, she's the one with the target on her back. "The longer I do this, there are more and more young people who are getting older and stronger, and I wonder.... I know there are definitely competitors on my heels that weren't before."
For now, most of those would-be challengers are likely to see nothing but Baron's heels crossing the finish line.
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Review: "The Imperfectionists" by Tom Rachman
If you have never been to Rome, then please put it at the top if your to do list. It is the most amazing city, a city that you have to visit at least once in your life. In "The Imperfectionists" by Tom Rachman, Rome is almost more of a character than a setting. It seeps into every line and the smell of fresh pasta and sweet flowering jasmine almost pours of the pages, making me hungry for both Italian food and a Roman holiday.
This is a book where you get more than you bargain for. It is a novel - indeed the full title is "The Imperfectionists: A Novel" - but it is composed of eleven short stories that all interlink and makes the total more than the sum of the parts. The plot, or plots, center around the happenings at the office on an international newspaper. Founded by an eccentric businessman in 1950s, it has been through good times and bad times and in 2004, when the reader is introduced to the story, it is going through what is decidedly a bad time. A new young publisher has taken over and he is by all accounts more interested in walking his dog than in newspapers and businesses and everyone from the editor-in-chief, cool and collected Kathleen, to the hopeful freelancer in Cairo are feeling the pressure.
Every chapter follows a different character and where this could lead to disconnect and to a lack cohesion, it instead brings out the best and the worst in every character as we get to see them from a range of angles. At worst this is interesting, at best it is riveting. Just like even the dodgy, grimy parts of Rome have a unique, rustic charm, even the most frustrating of these characters have personality and trait that makes you root for them.
My personal favourite was Herman Cohen who relentlessly chases spelling mistakes, Abbey Pinnola also known as Accounts Payable, the finance director and single mother of three and Oliver Ott, the young publisher who is as devoted to his dog Schopenhauer as most men would only be to their mother or vintage car. These three characters somehow spoke to me more than the others and I almost cried in the final chapter that features the young and hapless Ott.
Other chapters made my stomach hurt with the descriptions of loneliness and human tragedy, especially the ones about copy editor Ruby Zaga, who becomes someone else and much less happy, as soon as she comes to work, and Athur Gopal whose life changes in the blink of a moment.
This a beautiful novel, home of a range of stories that are like pearls on a string: every single one is beautiful and unique and together they are a piece of art.
Read it if: You long for a week in Rome. You always dreamt of working at an international newspaper. You like literary fiction with a little more oomph!
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Oh, I agree with you about this book. Read it on vacation last year and it was such a treat--until I got to the final chapter and the dog scene, and then I wanted to both cry and hurl things at mean people.ReplyDelete
I know.. the last chapter was horrible and heart-wrenching. Just awful. It made me so so sad to read.ReplyDelete
I loved this book so much, it was such a shame the ending resulted to what they all predicted! I don't think I can re-read it after knowing how sad the ending was, but it was a wonderful book.ReplyDelete
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A new week
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Good to see that you are in 'control', its been a hard start to the New Year for you Sally. Hope that the coming days will help you to mend.ReplyDelete
Love all the art creations you posted today.
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Very beautiful artwork and a wonderful cat inchie
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Nice inchie cat, it has attitude. Mine has a fish too...thinking of you...DixxReplyDelete
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Lovely work Sally, cute cat with his fish, understand you feeling out of control - that's what death does as there is no control over it. I lost my brother too - he had a wonderful laugh and great sense of humour and I have to remember him laughing which always makes me smile - try to remember the good times - it's the only way. Love JennyReplyDelete


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First up I made some more mini dragons:
This time a blue and gold one with a matching d20
and for fun I made a mini version of my Dragonsdust Love, minus the necklace as its neck is too small for a chain to go round and the charm is too big for the model. Both these dragons are in the shop
Mays Scrawlrbox arrived! yay was a bit later then normal. Highlighters?! the prompt was workspace highlight and the print that came with it was a portrait done with neon colours so I took the portrait as inspiration and did a self portrait. This is a photo as the neon colours do not scan well. Quite pleased with the result and it came with a little sketchbook so I may do a few more drawings in.


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"My Diabetic Soul – An Autobiography" by A. K. Buckroth
This article introduces you to a successful life of a diabetic. Through the publication of My Diabetic Soul – An Autobiography by A. K. Buckroth, I share my life with you while enduring over fifty years with diabetes. The book joyfully begins with my birth in 1957 following with the medical diagnosis of diabetes in 1959. At the age of two years old, I was tagged – labeled – and presently remain acknowledged as a juvenile diabetic. At the age of twelve, I was told I would be dead before I reached thirty-one years. Zealousness took over after I heard that. It was important for me to get things done: travel, graduate, have a family, etc. before my term was up! This book may even be considered as a historical process in the life of any successful diabetic.
As mentioned, this book travels through a half-century of my life beginning with necessary growing tumults of childhood due to this disease; on through adolescence; living through peer pressures; one marriage with three miscarriages; single-motherhood; college graduations; world travels; and careers all while fighting to stay alive on a daily basis. Learning maturity along with self-respect, self-discipline and having to succumb to norms of societal conformity have thus far resulted in a progressive and happy life. That always was the ultimate goal. With a soaring spirit, my story is told.
Through nine summers spent at the Clara Barton Birthplace Camp for Girls (now known as The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc.), I recall being flabbergasted and relieved that there were other girls like me. Incredibly awesome! Serious fun through sharing, learning, singing, laughing, playing, and more learning had been instilled in my soul to the present day, my diabetic soul. The numerous and knowledgeable camp staffers not only guided and directed me towards living healthy, it set the foundation of my life, to be able to live my life. I continue to live responsibly and successfully under that guidance. Once you accept to know right from wrong, nothing can be so bad. Through the grace of being able to go to camp, I learned how to figure it all out properly with diligence.
With that in mind, proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the ongoing endeavors of The Barton Center. That statement is plainly stated in the book along with the address of The Barton Center just in case a reader or more would like to make a separate donation.
Everyone needs a heroine and a miracle – maybe just a good example. Five decades of living with diabetes has been an honor, a divine gift. Sound corny? Once you read this autobiography, you will not only know what I mean, but you will believe in your strengths. You can maintain a balanced busy life! I am proof that diabetes is not a death threat. Accomplishments and encumbrances happen with or without strategizing one's lifestyle. "My Diabetic Soul – An Autobiography," is a reality redeemer for all readers.
My website, www.Mydiabeticsoul, is available for further information with access to the first two chapters of the book and a Contact Me section, my favorite part. I like to hear your thoughts and opinions. The Simplie Indie Online Store is presently taking orders for paperback and e-book versions. Enjoy and take care – important words to live by!
A. K. Buckroth, www.mydiabeticsoul.com, www.SimplieIndie.com, www.GlobalDiabetesAwareness.com.


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By Ron Giofu
The Miracle League of Amherstburg held its annual golf tournament last Saturday afternoon with it attracting more golfers than ever before.
"We had more than a full house," said Michele Vigneux, a board member and publicity director for Miracle League. "We've had to turn away more than a few teams. It's a good problem to have."
The total amount raised from the tournament won't be known for a few weeks, according to Vigneux, but she said they were aiming to raise over $10,000. She said the proceeds from this year's tournament will go towards the installation of a wheelchair accessible swing at the accessible playground next to the Miracle League diamond.
"We're hoping, if we can raise enough money, that we can get it installed this fall," she said. "That's the goal."
The swing, known as a Liberty Swing, costs $48,000 though the league has received $8,000 in cash donations and $17,500 in in-kind services. The remaining $22,500 comes from the Miracle League's funding, which includes proceeds from such events as the golf tournament.
Word has gotten around about Miracle League and the golf tournament. Vigneux said people know the money is going to a good cause and there were a lot of good prizes. Mike Bondy, a board member and volunteer with Miracle League, was able to secure a number of prizes including one week at a luxury home in Florida and trips to Cape Cod, Agawa Canyon, Washington and a condo in Shanty Creek.
Despite numerous donations throughout the year, the Miracle League doesn't do any of its own fundraising except for the golf tournament.
"It's our only fundraiser," said Vigneux. "We hope to get the biggest bang for our buck as we can."
Vigneux added it was the first year Mayor Aldo DiCarlo golfed in the tournament. He was joined by Special Olympian Kyle Spearing, CAO John Miceli and Libro Centre operations manager Sandy Lindsay.
"We're really thankful to have everyone's support," Vigneux added. That includes new and returning golfers and sponsors.
"Everything we do is for the players and the league," added Chuck Bondy, president of the Miracle League's board of directors.
Bondy thanked all involved and stated "we couldn't do this without all of the players and the volunteers are unbelievable."
The fall season for the Miracle League of Amherstburg starts Sept. 9. For more information on Miracle League, visit www.amherstburgmiracle.com or call 519-919-4641.


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1. You will have more friends
Peter Parker was a social outcast. Norman Osborne was the popular kid. Reed Richards was a dorky scientist. Victor Von doom was a rich socialite. Anyone else sensing a pattern here? Everyone wants to get a little piece of the evil. It is like Starburst.
2. You get to laugh maniacally
Good guys don't get to do this. No one has ever heard Superman or Batman laughing like a maniac and no one ever will. Trust me; this is something everyone wants to do. It is strangely liberating. While you may pass chances to do this every once in a while during your civilian life, you will never get the quantity of opportunities that come with a career in villainy.
3. All of a sudden, you will have the budget for all kinds of toys
Super bad guys are never broke. Not only are they never broke but they always have more resources than the hero could ever hope for.
Apparently the villain racket pays very well. It also seems to be recession-proof. I hear the tax breaks are good too.
4. Hot chicks dig evil guys
You never see an evil villain with a busted ass woman. Sure, they may be dirty, rotten, and out to steal your empire, but you can always kill them if they get out of hand. Studies show that breasts of women who hang out with evil guys are an average of two cups bigger than the nice dudes' chicks. Studies don't ever lie.
5. You will be safe from everyday accidents
Evil villains are never killed in car accidents. It just doesn't happen. You won't slip in the shower, get smashed by a falling piano, or die of food poisoning. The only way you can be killed...


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Saturday, September 24, 2011
A new palette for TCR
Posted by Lindy Gillespie at 9:52 AM
Labels: TCR
3 comments:
- Heather Jacob said...
wow Lindy this is sensational ... love the background you have created ... such inspiring work here always ... hugz x
I am lying low at the moment my back is still causing me grief, but the acupuncture is slowly helping me .. hugz x
- September 24, 2011 at 11:32 AM
- Jasmine S said...
This looks fabulous Lindy. Just loved it when I saw it. Love the 3 coloured misting and the photos are super funky. Great work.
- September 24, 2011 at 4:34 PM
- Eila Sandberg said...
Coool coool coool shades! and such a fabbo page too! loved it the sec I saw it over at TCR! Hugs, E
- September 26, 2011 at 2:27 AM
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|Leave it to Toto to be the one pulling back the curtain.
Jeanne Marie de Beaumont's "Beauty and the Beast" is about how we should not judge a book by its cover (oh, yes? Well, why can we judge Beauty by her cover - she is after all the most beautiful girl in town, hence her name - and not the Beast? And why must the Beast get a "beautiful" girl to love him? Why wouldn't a good old plain Jane do?). "Little Red Riding Hood" is about how we shouldn't talk to strangers (Uh huh. Isn't the Wolf in Perrault's version "old neighbor wolf"? Now what?). The moral of "Little Snow White" is that beauty kills (Perhaps, but Snow White is, after all, saved by the Huntsman because she is beautiful. And the necrophilic dwarves and Prince want to keep her in a glass coffin so they can stare at her dead body all day because she is so pretty. Thank goodness, because Snow White's life is saved when the Prince's clumsy servants accidentally drop her casket and the apple chunk pops out of that pretty throat. So, for Snow White, her beauty is actually an asset that helps her to live).
The thing that bothers me about such work is the desire to adhere strictly to the received moral of these stories. The denial. Yes, these stories purport the morals briefly intoned above. But there is a lot more going on behind the scenes. Students, I want you to look behind the curtain. I want you to see the false bravado of the great and powerful Oz and the real men and women working the controls. I want you to look beyond the smoke and mirrors and see the mechanisms that make those enticing gadgets work so wonderfully. The desire to adhere to received messages isn't just about resisting the critical thinking I'm asking you to do in this classroom and at your computer late late at night so you can do well in this particular course. It's about life. The desire to adhere to received messages is, on the whole, dangerous. This is why you must refuse to accept the narrative someone else has constructed for you. Dig deeper. Look beyond the superficial. Think, in the end, for yourself. You may come to the same conclusions as those others. But at least you have fought for them.
It is easier to receive than to resist. This much is true. But learning to dispel the magic while realizing what makes the very thing so magical, that is magical in itself.
So, here's my song for today, on the Beatles 50th: Students, Dear students, open up your eyes. ... Students, Dear students, won't you open up your eyes? .... Look around round round round round. Look around round round round. (P.S. Many of them will. I am not discouraged. That's why I love my job. Because the awakening, when it happens, well, it's like the sun peeking over the horizon. It's a glorious thing). A/J


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I like Matthew Crowder's guest posts, I'm sure my readers feel the same way and all in all, I'm happy with the results of my guest blogging experiment thus far.
Therefore, I'm thinking about accepting one more "regular" and the guidelines haven't changed:
I'm not interested in general posts about how to choose a good domain or stuff like that, there are already plenty of those. I'm interested in your story and it doesn't have to be anything spectacular like making a gazillion dollars in 3 days.
Maybe some of you went from being complete beginners to quitting your job. Others are happy with earning a steady part-time income. Maybe you have an interesting story to share about one of your sales and so on.
Those are the types of guest posts I'm looking for.
And of course, I'm sure you're wondering what's in it for you.
At the end of the post, you can pitch your website, your service or a domain that you want to sell.
So something like "This post has been written by John Smith, the owner of YourWebsite.com, where you can find…", you get the point.
If that sounds good, shoot me an email at email@example.com and let me know what topic you'd like to write about. After I confirm by replying, you can start writing the post and send it to me via email after it's finished.
Again, your first post should basically be about your evolution as a domainer, the other ones can be about other topics but the initial one should be about you so that DomainingTips.com readers can find out who you are and what you can put on the table in terms of expertise.


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It is Tuesday, three o'clock in the afternoon and the 1st day of December, 2015. I am in Costa Coffee shop in Brent Cross Shopping Mall. It is a very busy afternoon. Every one is minding their own business at the coffee shop. I look around seeing everyone coming in and out. I was fascinated. There is a music in the background. It is a very soothing music and I do not know where the music is coming from. It is a very nice feeling just listening to the music. I wish I can stay here longer but I can't. I will be working tonight, a twelve hours shift. I am dreading a bit thinking I will be working. It is not about my work; it is about the lady I am going to take care of. She is very meticulous and selfish. I do not think she is a bad person. I think she is just a very spoiled lady, born to a rich family and had no idea how to be poor. She has no idea how difficult is to work as a Nurse or a Carer.
Now, sitting at the coffee shop looking at the people leaving and coming, I wonder if they have the same experience that I had. A guy next to me who is also browsing the internet and had just drank a mug of cappuccino is very engrossed at the laptop. Two ladies and a man and a baby sitting in a pram seem so relaxed. Their eyes are at the baby boy who is smiling, clapping his hands and kicking his feet. His mother is multi- tasking. she is feeding him while one hand holds a mobile phone pressing against her ear and drinking a coffee.
At the corner that is near to the way out, there are two ladies, chatting each other. One looks problematic. She must be in her 60's something. Her eyes are staring at the redhead lady companion that is facing at her. Opposite me, only three yards away is a group of Muslim family. Two girls are wearing black dresses. Their heads are wrapped with black scarfs. They have a little girl who is wearing a western clothes and a man in his 30's something. I guess he is the husband of one of the ladies. They all leave now I am writing this diary. The table is empty. Empty dishes are left. Next to the empty table, two ladies are sitting at the table drinking coffee and chatting each other. They wore winter clothes. It seems they are mother and daughter.
Just a minute ago, a blonde lady just left the coffee shop. Her face is very taut. She is very glamorous. She seems like a rich lady, no financial worries.
Here you go, a young girl at her twenty something has just arrived and occupied the empty table opposite me. She too has a laptop just like mine. Her hair is blonde and long. She is quite pretty. As I look up to describe her more and see what she is up to, another oriental girl has just arrived. She sits to an empty table that is full of empty dishes. She is young; she looks like in her early twenties. She just snaps her laptop from her bag. It's an Apple laptop bigger than mine. I can see it has a personal exquisite design on the laptop cover. Oh dear! I am trying to work it out what is exactly the work of that design of her laptop cover. English language is not my native tongue. I cannot help to turn my head to my left to ask help from a middle age guy who was busy working on his laptop. "Do you know the exact English word of this," I say pointing the cover of my laptop. His head turns to me. "Sorry I cannot help you. I am very busy finishing my work. I have a deadline to work," he says in a very apologetic tone. "Okay. do not worry."
The man next to me seems in trouble. His hands hold his head. He may find it difficult to finish his project. As I am writing about this man next to me, I hear a cry. I look up. New set of people sitting in my left just two yards away from me. Another new family. A new parents with a newborn baby. Oh, I thought is the newborn baby that was crying. It is not. Further at the corner where the two ladies sat earlier at the table, they had left. I did not notice they were gone. Two mothers came. I did not see them coming inside. I was too busy writing my diary. One of the babies is not very happy. She is yelling for attention.
I look at them, all of them. How fascinating to see every stranger. I wish I can read their minds. Sure every one is thinking of something. Just like me. I am thinking now, "What the hell they are thinking right now?" Are they thinking about job, love life, money, travel? Have they got any financial worries?
My eyes are scanning at them. Oh, the table not very far from me is empty. Just for a second. Two girls have arrived. They took it leaving their belongings on the table.
This is my diary at Costa Coffee shop. I had recharged my laptop and my mobile handset batteries.
Costa coffee shop in Brent Cross is always busy.
It is so amusing and relaxing looking at the people minding their own life. I wish I can stay here a bit longer. I have to go. It is four o'clock in the afternoon. Okay folks, I will head to the gym now before I will get ready to work tonight.
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What does the year 2006 hold for you? Does considering that question excite or frighten you? The answer depends on where your trust lies.
I don't know if you are a follower of the television reality show 'Survivor', but I can't honestly say that I have ever been a fan. I have a difficult time watching people who have intentionally placed themselves in a situation to face hardships. Personally, I think we experience enough trouble just through the course of day to day living than to invite more trials to fill our days.
I also struggle with really calling these participants 'survivors'. I mean, what do they really have to endure? A few weeks of possible sleepless nights, maybe some extreme temperatures, hunger pains, a few cuts and bruises – but remember, before you're too hard on me for my insensitivity – they came into this 'game' knowing that they would probably experience misery and pain. They are willingly choosing to suffer.
On the other hand, I have some friends right now in the 'game' of life who are true survivors. One described herself the other day as a 'survivor sitting among the ruins'. They feel blessed to have survived, but their lives will forever retain the scars of the wreckage. Peace and sadness flow together in a steady stream. The wrecking ball has come in many forms. For a couple of friends it has come as unemployment and financial strain, while another couple face physical demolition. Several are buffeted with emotional separation from severed relationships, while yet another has been impacted by the unfathomable loss of children. In each case the crash was sudden, without notice and head on. How can these friends of mine survive such profound destruction?
The answer is found in the Ultimate Survivor – the One who conquered death to save and rescue us. His hands and feet forever hold the scars of His suffering and yet He is alive and He can lead us from victim to victory. When deep unbelievable loss side swiped my friends on the blind side, they have looked to the Lord for His strength. Yes, their lives may never be the same because of the impact of their personal collisions, but they are emerging stronger. Yes, they often still sit and weep amongst the ruins, but they are evidence to the rest of the world that their trust lies in God alone and that He is able.
What will 2006 hold for you? Walking into the unknown can be frightening – if you're walking alone. I often think of the verse in Hebrews 11 that says "By faith Abraham…obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going". I want to remind you that you do not need to walk alone. The Lord provided His Son as your Traveling Companion and no road is too long, dangerous or rough that He won't come alongside you. Not only will He accompany you, but He will be your guide. He's beside you holding the map of your life and saying, "I know the plans I have for you…plans to give you a hope and a future".
The motto for the television series encourages the players to 'outwit, outplay, outlast'. Christ lovingly encourages us to 'overtake', 'overcome' and overflow' – He will enable us to conquer, go beyond and be used for His glory to touch the lives of others.
"A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out." Isaiah 42:3
Sunday, January 01, 2006
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The prompt this week for Illustration Friday is, "theatre", and the line that kept going through my head was, "All the world's a stage ... " It may originally be from Shakespeare, but it was the Rush song, Limelight, that looped over and over this week.
I was also thinking about the We Need Diverse Books Campaign* this week.
Those two ideas came together and became the Diverse Books Theater:
The original is quite large, so it's not easy to see everyone on stage (close-ups below). There are pairs of readers. Each one is holding a book that's the same as another person's book (kid on the floor goes with kid walking off stage - the book is tucked into the backpack). I tried to represent as diverse a cast of characters as possible to show that you never know who is going to like the same books you do. Books should represent all types of readers, reflecting our diverse world and diverse people who read those books.
* If you work with children's books (author, illustrator, publisher, agent, bookseller, librarian, teacher, etc.) you've probably heard of We Need Diverse Books. If you haven't heard of it, here's more info:
We Need Diverse Books is a nonprofit that aims to bring more diversity into books and publishing so that readers can see themselves in books, and will also have books that reflect our wonderfully diverse world. It's easier to have empathy and understanding of people who are different if we meet them in a book and see the world through their eyes. Children especially need to see themselves reflected in books, and meet other types children as well.
We Need Diverse Books is currently having an indigogo campaign (through Dec. 10) to help them with their mission of supporting current diverse books and getting them into the hands of kids, current and future diverse authors and illustrators, and diversity in publishing too. The campaign has all sorts of great perks to go with your pledge, or you can choose to forgo the perk and have your complete donation go to the campaign.
We Need Diverse Books has partnered with many children's book organizations to help support diversity in children's books, including:
Please consider donating if you are able to!
We Need Diverse Books Indidgogo Campaign: link to donate here.
Want to know more about We Need Diverse Books? Here are some links:
We Need Diverse Books website
(includes mission statement and recommended reading lists)
We Need Diverse Books on tumblr
(inspiring and thoughtful posts as well as updates and reading lists)
We Need Diverse Books on Twitter
It's hard to see details on the whole picture above, so I thought I'd post three crops to better show the characters:
I can't decide if these two are shocked because of what they're reading, or if they are listening to something shocking (they're sharing headphones, so they're tuned in to the same thing). They like to read while they're waiting to play ... not sure what sport. I'm thinking basketball or volleyball. I've seen a few articles lately about artificial hands made from 3D printers. That's where the inspiration for the girl's colorful hand came from.
I imagine these two girls haven't seen each other in a while, so are happy to meet again, and surprised that they're reading the same book at the same time. The other character matches up to the one leaving the stage above.
I think these two characters just met and are discovering they have the same taste in books. I'm sensing there's a book club in their future. BTW, I've been seeing lots of people with hair like this guy lately ... also, it reminded me of drawing a chicken (I draw lots of chickens).


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Avoiding Common Mistakes in Recovery
October 4, 2016
Hosted by Ross Remien
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This week Ross sits down with psychotherapist and renowned author Dr. Allen Berger to look at the common mistakes we make on the journey to recovery, and the treatment techniques that are most effective in dealing with them. Dr. Berger has published several books relating to addiction, and his latest title '12 More Stupid Things That Mess Up Recovery: Navigating Common Pitfalls on Your Sobriety Journey' discusses how even those most dedicated to working their program and striving for sobriety can easily find themselves thrown off course. Ross and Dr. Berger will take a look at some of these common missteps and the best ways to prevent them. In addition, they will discuss the value of this book and others in the treatment industry. Whether you're in recovery yourself or supporting a loved one, this episode is packed with priceless insight straight from the expert's mouth!
The Power to Create Yourself
Tuesday at 9 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Health and Wellness Channel
The Power to Create Yourself shares the most effective ways to reach your end goal. Through realizing the truth and lies behind our limitations and boundaries, we can all learn what it means to truly create ourselves and manifest our potential. Ross is not a doctor or scholar with a stack of degrees. Rather, he's a regular guy who had his life stolen by drugs and was left to figure out a way to get from points A to B at the age of thirty. Ten years later he's still a "boots on the ground" guy, sharing the strategies, beliefs and attitudes that led him to not only sobriety, but personal success. Ross, along with guests ranging from entrepreneurs to spiritual gurus, covers things like the importance of knowing what you stand for vs. what you don't, seeking the true essence of your character and busting through road blocks, both real and perceived. The show also discusses the facilities and programs that exist to treat addiction, and how to reap the greatest benefits.
Ross Remien
Ross Remien is a counselor, experienced life coach, engaging speaker and the founder of Rebos Treatment Center. Ross' journey from a crippling 17 year drug addiction to recovery ultimately became an inspiring success story. Growing up in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Ross was the youngest of four children. His family was well-established in the world of big business, and most of the Remien children found their niche and thrived in the business world. Ross found himself struggling early on to find his place on a pedestal that didn't feel big enough for everyone. Ross searched for himself and, in time, substance abuse became his identity. Eventually, he went through multiple programs and felt like he was endlessly pushing a rock up a hill, never seeing the other side. It was during treatment that a therapist asked him when would he finally start to create himself? It was a defining moment, and Ross then went on to become a CDC, counseling a diverse clientele. Over the next four years, it became clear to him that there was a failure to sufficiently treat the behaviors, attitudes and beliefs behind addiction. From that, Ross' vision for Rebos was born and he developed a program using the business philosophies he absorbed early in life, translating them to a lifestyle philosophy that allows building of spiritual wealth. Ross lives in Los Angeles with his wife and dog, and loves hunting and fishing in Wisconsin, where his heart has lived since childhood.


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From publisher blurb:
The town of Cresthill enjoys a favorable location along the winding Graywand River. Trade is good, and the prominent gnomes of House Kelver run most of the businesses to the prosperity of the people. Now, however, a dangerous lunatic—a kobold from the nearby Talon Hills—has decided the gnomes of House Kelver need to be a taught a fiery lesson, and only a band of heroes can stop his plot.
WK0 Night of the Mad Kobold is a short adventure designed for a group of six six 1st-level characters for the Swords & Wizardry RPG, but compatible with most OSR games (Labyrinth Lord, OSRIC, etc.). It is set in a generic fantasy setting, easily transportable to most fantasy campaigns. It stands alone but can also serve as an introduction to the WRATH OF THE KOBOLDS module trilogy from Cut to the Chase Games.
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Another theory blog post? Oh yeah, I'm on fire! :)
I've found some fun beauty facts recently and thought I might them with you.
I bet there are at least 5 facts in this list down below that you didn't know. Scroll down if you're eager to know them!
- Studies have shown that the lipstick sale goes up on a rainy or cloudy day.
- Women use upto 2kg of lipstick.
- 40% of women own 20 lipsticks, but only 1% actually throws their lipstick away.
- You leave about 5% of the lipstick you're wearing behind on glasses, mugs, clothing and men.
- They say 'Blondes have more fun', but did you know they have more hair on their head than any other girls. Blondes have about 140,000 hairs, brunettes have 110,000 and red heads have "only" 80,000.
- The first polish ever made was produced in China. It was a mixture of egg whites, bees wax, gum and colored powder.
- 40% of women are satsified with their feet depending on the look of their toe nails.
- Women stopped dieting after 5 weeks, 2 days and 43 minutes.
- 75% of women who have nonsurgical procedures done such as botox, hide it from their family and friends. More than half the women don't even tell their partner.
- 96% of women have skin problems. Dry skin (43% ), acne (30%) and wrinkles (22%) are being considered as annoying.
- Glass may block out the UVB rays, but 50% of the UVA rays go right through it and it's UVA which causes ageing... (To read more about UVB and UVA, click here to read more info I've written)
- 95% of women have cellulite Yes, even thin women!
- 97% would change a party on their body if they could. 82% would replace their belly, 62% would change their thighes, 50% opt for their bum and 37% pick their upper arms.
- The longest hair someone owned was almost 3 metres long.
- The skin on your body has about 19,000,000 skin cells.
- Going to be wearing make up ages your sking by 7 times.
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12-year-old girls hooked to abusing weight-loss products to look super-skinnyNovember 14th, 2007 - 10:38 am ICT by admin
Clare Collins, an associate professor in nutrition and dietetics at the University of Newcastle, said that it was essential to impose restrictive sale conditions on products such as meal replacement shakes and fasting or detox packages, to keep the young girls from buying and abusing the products.
"These products can be very useful for people who need to lose weight rapidly for medical reasons, and for children who are very obese to begin with, as long as they are used under proper medical supervision," theage.com.au quoted Collins, as saying.
"The problem is that these products are available on pharmacy shelves and young girls can just go in and buy them with no questions asked.
"They are starving themselves for a couple of weeks to fit into a dress for their prom or whatever and then going back to eating burgers and chips," she said.
Collins cautioned that the inapt use of rapid weight-loss programs could cause health related problems among adolescents.
She said that the weight loss products should be banned for those under 16 unless they have a prescription or are under the supervision of a qualified dietician.
Paul Kirkham, the technical director of Aminoactive, admitted there was a problem with young girls abusing products.
"We do know that girls are using these products inappropriately and I think an age ban is something we would agree with," he said. (ANI)
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Let us take you through history of time from the old Spanish colonial city of Pedro de Valdivia to a modern vibrating hub in Latin America.
Let us take you through history on our Santiago Tour from the old Spanish colonial city of Pedro de Valdivia to the now modern buzzing hub in Latin America. Come and see all the highlights of Santiago with us on a 3 to 4 hour walking tour!
On the tour, you will see it all! Stroll through the mazes of fruit, vegetable, spice and meat stalls at La Vega, admire the art-nouveau style of Mercado Central, the old fish market whose construction mimics a London-esque train station and experience the fast-paced environments, the smells, the colors, and flavors. Let yourself take it all in! We will also visit the neo-classical Moneda Palace (seat of the government), the Plaza de Armas (main square), and Santa Lucia Hill, where Santiago was founded in 1541 by Pedro de Valdivia.
Of course, showing the exquisite gastronomy of Santiago is part of the Santiago Highlights Tour, so we will stop for lunch in a gourmet wine restaurant with plenty of opportunities to indulge in some (or many) sips of Chile's famous wines! After lunch, we will find ourselves in the bohemian ambiance of the Bellavista neighborhood, where you will have the possibility to spend some leisure time shopping, visit the San Cristobal Hill, have dinner in one of the many restaurants on the street of Concepción, or we can chaperone you back to your hotel.
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Category Archives: Music In Asheville
DIG: Downtown Independent Groove Festival – August 22 & 23
Downtown Independent Groove Festival (DIG to its friends) is making its third appearance on the Asheville music scene this weekend. It boasts two days of performances, eight downtown music venues and more than 40 local and regional acts. Styles range … Continue reading
LAAFF is back and still celebrating local culture and creativity!Arts 2 People is excited to announce the return of LAAFF, on Lexington Avenue in downtown Asheville, Sunday August 31st from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. As always, there will be … Continue reading
August 23 – Yonder Mountain String Band
The Colorado-based jam-grass nomads of Yonder Mountain String Band log more than 100 live shows per year, so the musicians have to keep performances eclectic if only to preserve their own sanity. The band has an extensive catalog of rock-infused … Continue reading
Big Love Festival returns Sunday in downtown Asheville;
The Big Love Festival, is Asheville's best festival. Get out and support these local artists and independent business owners. Here's the quick-and-dirty: Sunday, August 24, 2014 1PM-8PM Pack Square Park (from the courthouse steps to the Vance monument) Featuring … Continue reading
Robert Francis – Mothlight – June 23, 2014
Indie folk singer-songwriter Robert Francis almost abandoned his music career after a near-nervous breakdown following the release of his critically acclaimed third album, Strangers in the First Place(2012). It wasn't too long, however, before his passion for music drew him back … Continue reading
Xavier Rudd at the Orange Peel
Part multi-instrumentalist, part mythical creature, singer-songwriter/surfer/environmentalist/cultural activist Xavier Rudd took the didgeridoo from tribal instrument to legitimate dance club beat-maker. The musician, who lives in Australia, "gradually refined his globally influenced collage of world music — a matchless mixture of … Continue reading
Seth Walker – "TROUBLE" – June 25
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17 year old Chloe has just moved out of her parents...
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17 year old dancer Chloe moves from a small city called Portsmouth to London with her best friend Bonnie. Little did she know she lived two floors up from the famous Zayn Malik, who she is becoming to see a lot more of.
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Archive for the 'Oatmeal!' Category
Oatmeal Served up at the Red Lion in Pendleton Oregon
Snoqualmie Brand Oatmeal is served in Pendelton at the Red Lion Inn. Not mushy, nicely served, ( except for plastic containers), only lacking in cinnamon. Served not only with raisins, but also cranberry raisins. The menu also offers a blueberry topping. Waitress says it's a grainier brand of oatmeal giving it a less mushy texture. I give it a 8.o. Served up thick enough to support sliced bananas, it is a great value at $4.50.


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Committee members of the Ardfert Athletics club at the clubs 30th anniversary function in O'Donnells Mounthawk on Saturday last. Seated, Chas Malik, Gillian O'Sullivan, Patrick O'Riordan, Orla Fitzgerald, TJ McCarthy.
Standing: Brendan and Deidre Courtney, Moira Horgan, Joanne Daffy, Liam Marley.
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