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Week after week, our recycling bin at home is full well before rubbish collection day. I'm always looking for ways to up-cycle and recycle our consumables into something useful, without looking like it's literally a pile of garbage hot-glued together with a dash of glitter.
I'm also desperately trying to be more organised in my work space. A home for everything, rather than leaning piles of stuff threatening to topple at the slightest sign of a breeze. Because as a crafter, I (and you) are what is known as the keepers of organised chaos. Slightly bordering on hoarders – of the crafty kind.
So today I have a really simple project for you which utilises empty cereal boxes to create a pretty great desk organiser for your stationery + can't-part-with-papers.
Tools + Materials
3 x Empty cereal boxes (same width)
Scotch® Expressions Washi Tape
Scotch® Expressions Masking Tape
Scotch® Double-sided Tape
Scotch® Utility Knife
How to
Gently open up each of the cereal boxes at the seams, revealing their clean insides. Now reattach the side and bottom seams using double-sided tape, so that the plain side is on the outside and the branding is on the inside.
To stagger the heights of each box, simply work out how tall you want each one, mark it on the front-facing side of each box and then draw a precise line to use as a cut line. I used a craft cutting knife to carefully cut along my lines, however you could use scissors too. I also angled the cut lines on the sides so that they were lower at the front compared to the back. This just gives it a cleaner and more professional finish.
Cover each cereal box with washi and or masking tape. You can get all fancy and create patterns of you want, but the Scotch® Expressions Washi Tape already comes in a range of colours and patterns, so I wanted to keep it simple.
Once you've covered the outside of each cereal box with tape, attach double-sided tape to the back of the smallest and middle cereal boxes and attach them together pressing firmly along the insides of the cereal boxes to create a secure bond.
TIP: you don't need to attach washi tape to the sections of the cereal box which will be attached to another cereal box. You'll just be wasting tape.
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Author Notes: There are hundreds of ways of making this traditional Passover spread, one of the elements on the seder plate. You can use any kind of apples, dates and raisins you want — I usually use a granny smith apple and white raisins, but other kinds of fruit will give you charoset as well, albeit with a slightly different flavor. I suspect that when the recipe was handed to me, the weight of the dates did not include the pits, and thus that version produced a sweeter charoset. Since I do not celebrate the Seder but love this spread, I serve it on apple slices dipped in a vinaigrette as a salad course and everyone can not get enough of it. Either way, I'm pleased with my result. —Stockout
Makes: about 2 cups
Apple Vinaigrette
1 granny smith apple, cored and sliced
1/3 cup cider vinegar
2 tablespoons agave nectar or honey
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
2/4 cup extra virgin olive oil or walnut oil
Charoset spread
2 pears, peeled, cored and minced
1 1/2 ounce of pitted dates
4 ounces of white raisins
1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 cup walnuts
Juice of 1/2 an orange or 2 tablespoons prepared orange juice
- Place dates, raisins, cinnamon, walnuts and orange juice into a processor and process till it resembles a course mush. Add more juice if it is too thick. Fold in the minced pears.
- Dip apples slices in vinaigrette and spread with date & pear mixture.
- I place the slices on Boston lettuce and sprinkle with remaining vinaigrette. Can also place in an endive leaf and serve the dressing on the side.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Salad with Apples
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A new model of motivational behavior, described as a ten-level,
meta-hierarchy of the major groupings of virtues, values, and ideals, serves
as the foundation for a new holistic theory of ethics and morality, with
applications to the mystical experience. This innovation arises as a direct
outcome of the Systems Theory concept of the metaperspective (a higher-order
perspective upon the viewpoint held by another). These traditional groupings
of ethical terms are collectively arrayed as subsets within such a hierarchy
of metaperspectives, each more abstract listing building in a direct fashion
upon that which it supersedes. Take, for example, the cardinal virtues
(prudence-justice-temperance-fortitude), the theological virtues
(faith-hope-charity-decency), and the classical Greek values
(beauty-truth-goodness-wisdom). Each of these groupings is split into a
complex of four subordinate terms, allowing for precise, point-for-point
stacking within the ethical hierarchy. When additional groupings of ethical
terms are further added into the mix: namely, the personal ideals
(glory-honor-dignity-integrity), the civil liberties
(providence-liberty-civility-austerity), the humanistic values
(peace-love-tranquility-equality), and the mystical values
(ecstasy-bliss-joy-harmony), amongst others; the complete ten level
hierarchy of metaperspectives emerges in full detail, partially reproduced
in the table immediately below:
This cohesive hierarchy of virtues, values, and ideals proves
exceedingly comprehensive in scope, accounting for many major ethical terms
celebrated within the Western ethical tradition. Indeed, it is easy to gain
a sense of the trend towards increasing abstraction when scanning each of
the individually depicted columns from top to bottom. Furthermore, this
cohesive ethical hierarchy mirrors the specialization of personal, group,
spiritual, humanitarian, and transcendental realms within human society in
general: which when further specialized into both authority and follower
roles, accounts for the complete ten-level hierarchy of ethical terms.
The highest level of the mystical values (ecstasy-bliss-joy-harmony)
represents the most abstract (nameable) realm of the power hierarchy: any
further extension of this hierarchial format necessarily specifying the
existence of an even more abstract level of authority; namely, that
transcending transcendental authority. Although such an unprecedented
conceptual undertaking would certainly stretch the limits of abstract
sensibility, any such upper limit to the power hierarchy must strictly be a
practical one; e.g., when the level of abstraction finally exceeds the
capacity of the intellect to distinguish the individual affective dimensions
(precluding their incorporation into the collective language culture).
The observed blending of meanings at the very highest levels of the
hierarchy of values would seem to suggest precisely such an upper conceptual
limit to the power hierarchy. Indeed, beginning with the transcendental
level of authority, the respective listing of humanistic values
(peace-love-tranquility-equality) all exhibit a fair degree of distinctness,
even though some degree conceptual affinity was hinted at in their
dictionary definitions. At the next higher, transcendental follower level,
however, the mystical values (ecstasy-bliss-joy-harmony) all exhibit a much
more dramatic degree of conceptual affinity, as evident in definitions that
are similar (if not synonymous) in form and function.
Taking this trend to the limit, however, specifies the complete and
irrevocable blending of meaning at the anticipated meta-meta-order level of
transcendence. At this almost inconceivable level of abstraction, the four
predicted affective dimensions should ultimately merge into a unified
conceptual continuum, entirely unnamable except in the broadest of
supernatural terms; i.e., God, the Absolute, etc. One experiencing this
extreme level of transcendence would certainly be impressed by the
paradoxical blending of emotional states, in direct contrast to the more
concrete range of experience at the lower levels. In ordinary consciousness
the mind is typically restricted to entertaining only one power maneuver (or
emotion) at any given time. In this supernatural dimension, however, the
distinctions between the emotions would become so blurred as to merge into a
unified state; i.e., the one becomes the many, as so many mystics have
reported down through the ages.
This paradoxical experience of all-knowing consciousness has universally
been documented using a wide range of designations; i.e., the Universal
Mind, the Oversoul, The Great Spirit, Cosmic Consciousness, etc. All appear
to serve as a primordial prototype for the continuum of lower (more
differentiated) states. Indeed, the unified nature of this supreme
perspective (by definition) encompasses all of the lower levels as subsets;
hence, accounting for the corresponding flooding of the emotions. Herein may
lie the basis for the traditional Judeo-Christian belief that man is created
in the image and likeness of God. Ordinary consciousness (with its
sequential limitations) is theorized to differentiate out of such an
all-encompassing, primordial state. Indeed, at this highest "supernatural"
level we are all "gods" in a sense, tuning into the Universal Mind as the
sum-potentiality of all that is emotional in nature.
Perhaps it is really only a matter of convention (devised by the
ordinary mind) to regard God as a wholly separate entity. William James
appears to make a similar point in the following quotation from The
Varieties of Religious Experience: "This overcoming of all the usual
barriers between the individual and the Absolute is the great mystical
achievement. In mystic states we both become one with the Absolute and we
become aware of our oneness. This is the everlasting and triumphant mystical
tradition, hardly altered by differences of clime or creed."
Along similar lines, the spiritually minded can rightfully view the
hierarchy of virtues and values as rooted directly in this supernatural
realm; all power emanating from the supreme Godhead, the Creator of all that
is spiritual and material. According to this speculative scenario, all
authority filters down from the supernatural realm, consistent with God's
supreme role as the benevolent creative force behind all human endeavors.
The individual traditions leading to enlightenment are not the crucial
factor here, for as many a religious sage has noted: "many roads lead to
Such a supernatural perspective underscores the supreme paradox of the
power hierarchy; namely, its openness at both its upper and lower margins.
The lower end blends with the mysterious (materialistic) realm of
instinctualism, whereas the upper end enters into the mystical realm of the
supernatural. Although the limited human intellect favors such a dualistic
interpretation, such a simplistic perspective (on a grander scale) might
actually amount to a grand illusion! Is it truly possible to distinguish the
spiritual from the material, the mental from the physical? No matter how one
focuses this inquiry, the two always appear to remain intimately connected.
As long as this mind-body puzzle remains unresolved, such issues must
continue to remain open to speculation.
Excerpt reproduced from A Revolution in Family Values: Spirituality for a
New Millennium (c. 2001)
John E. LaMuth M.S.
Private Practice Counselor
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Composting can be practiced almost anywhere: in your backyard, at work or school, even if you live in an apartment. All you need to get started composting is a little bit of space, a bin, and a basic understanding of the composting process.
Getting Started
Space your compost pile will need an area about 3-foot square. Vermicomposting uses less space and is better suited for apartment residents and small yards. The pile should be located in a partially shady spot so that the sun doesn't dry out your compost too quickly. You may want to plan for extra space around your pile to make turning and harvesting your compost easier.
Compost Bins
A compost bin will help to keep your compost pile neat and tidy, deter rodents from digging in your pile, and help your pile retain heat and moisture during composting. Compost bins can either be homemade or purchase from a store. Ideally your compost bin should be at least 3' wide x 3' deep x 2' tall. Even if your bin is not this large it will work just fine if managed properly. Take the time to consider your options and the style of composting that is most convenient for you.
These can be easily constructed out of wood, wire mesh, scrap pallets, or other materials commonly found in your home. Manufactured bins include turning units, cone-shaped bins, and bins with staking tiers. These bins can be purchased at nurseries and garden centers, or mail-ordered. Making compost is a lot like cooking a meal. You take some basic ingredients, add water, mix well and let it "cook" over a given period of time. In as little as 12 weeks you can have finished compost ready to use in your garden.
Four basic ingredients are required for composting: greens, browns, water, and air. Mixing the proper amounts of these ingredients together will provide the composting organisms (microbes and insects) with enough nitrogen, carbon, moisture, and oxygen to break down the material efficiently.
Green- include grass clippings, green leaves, fresh pruning's, plus fruit and vegetable scraps . Be sure not to add any meat or dairy products to your pile.
Browns- Include brown materials to your compost mixture. These include consist of dry, woody materials such as dead leaves, wood chips, twigs, sawdust and paper. These materials are best added to the pile after being shredded or chopped, and help to "bulk-up" and aerate the compost pile.
Water is important in our climate. Your compost pile should be kept as moist as a wrung out sponge. Too little moisture will inhibit the composting process and too much water can cause your pile to smell.
Air is also essential for a sweet smelling compost pile. Turning your compost pile once or twice a week will inhibit the growth of odor-causing anaerobic bacteria and result in faster composting.
Compost Critters
A handful of compost contains more decomposer organisms than there are people on the planet. These amazing little critters are responsible for making the whole composting process happen.
Microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) are the main of the compost pile. Although too small to see they are everything you throw into the compost pile.
Macro-organisms (insects, worms, grubs) are big enough to see. They usually enter the compost pile from the surrounding landscape in the later stages of decomposition.
Composting in Style
There are several different styles of composting. Some require more time and effort but yield quicker results. Make composting convenient for you by choosing the style that best fits your needs and schedule.
Active Composting
This involves turning the pile on a regular basis and maintaining proper moisture and temperature levels. Some bins, such as stacking tiers and turning units, are designed to make turning and maintaining the pile easier. When using the active method it is best to start with a full compost bin. This provides enough organic material to insulate the pile and keep the microbes working hard.
You may want to stockpile some materials until you have enough to build a full pile. As you build the pile layer your greens and browns and add water. Turn your pile at least once a week and add water if needed. Your compost should be kept moist but not soggy. If your pile is too wet add shredded newspaper or leave the lid off your bin until excess moisture is dried up.
During the first few weeks of the composting process the pile will heat up to temperatures of 20 to 150 degrees, helping to speed decomposition and kill any plant diseases and weed seeds. Your compost will be almost ready when it fails to heat up after turning it; let it "cure" for two or three weeks. Finished compost can be ready to harvest in as little as 12 weeks.
Passive composting is less labor intensive then active composting but it takes longer. Generally passive composting is done by adding green and brown materials as they're generated rather than starting with a full bin. You also turn and add water to the pile less frequently – about once a month. The pile won't get as hot and it may dry out at times so it won't decompose as quickly and may not kill any weed seeds. But passively made compost will be ready to use in about 6 to 18 months. Bins with doors near the bottom are designed to make harvesting the finished compost easier.
Vermicomposting, or composting with earthworms, is a fun and easy way to recycle your food scraps. It takes up less space than regular composting and can work in an apartment setting.
Red wiggler earthworms are voracious eaters, consuming up to half their body weight in organic material every day. These worms are different than the large night crawlers commonly found burrowing in backyards.
Red worms are smaller and process organic materials at the surface of the soil, excreting it in the form of castings, a nutrient rich fertilizer that plants love.
To get started you need to purchase or make a bin specifically designed from vermicomposting. These bins generally are 10″ to 15″ deep, have a tight-fitting lid and holes drilled in the bottom for drainage and ventilation. Some designs com with catch basins for collecting "worm tea," the natural liquid fertilizer that is a by-product of the vermicomposting process.
Next, make a "bed" for your worms. Worms like to live under lots of moist paper or leaves. You can create moist bedding for your worms by tearing strips of newspaper and soaking them in water; wringing them out, placing them in the bin add your worms and a handful of food scraps to the bedding, burying them underneath the newspaper.
Feed your worms slowly at first, about a handful of fruit and vegetable food scraps each day. NO MEAT, OILS, OR DAIRY PRODUCTS SHOULD BE PLACED IN THE WORM BIN. Gradually increase the amount of food scraps you give your worms. Bury the food in different areas around the bin, so that you don't disturb the worms where their feeding.
Your vermicomposting will be ready to harvest in about three to four months. To separate your worms from castings place food in on half of the bin only. Most of the worms will migrate toward the food leaving the other half of the bin full of worm-free castings. Start the process over by adding fresh bedding to the side of the bin that was just harvested.
Grass Cycling
Grass cycling is a quick and easy way to recycle your grass clippings and fertilize your lawn at the same time. It saves time and money, reduces the need for frequent watering and chemical fertilizers, and promotes healthy lawn growth.
Grass cycling is simple: just take the bag off your mower and leave the grass clippings on the lawn. The nitrogen rich clippings decompose quickly, adding nutrients to the soil and helping your lawn retain water.
Mow your lawn on a regular basis and when the grass is dry, keep the clippings short and make sure they don't form clumps. Mowing once a week during the summer and every 10 to 14 days during winter should be sufficient. You can also use a mulching mower whose special blades chop the grass into smaller pieces. DON'T WORRY – grass cycling does not cause thatch. Clippings are made up of mostly water and nitrogen and will dissolve quickly into the soil.
Mulch is different from compost in the way that the materials are processed and used. While compost is fully decomposed material that can be used as a soil amendment, mulch is un-composted material that is spread over the surface of the soil as a ground cover.
Using mulch has many benefits: It prevents soil erosion, reduces the evaporation of water from the soil, and inhibits weed growth. It has also been shown to reduce the incidence of certain plant diseases. The best way to apply mulch is to spread a layer approximately 3-inches thick around the base of plants and on bare soil. Take care to keep the mulch from touching the base of plant stems or trunks.
Mulch can be made at home with the use of a power chipper. If you have a large yard you may want to consider purchasing one, otherwise, chippers can be rented on a need-basis. Ready to use mulch is also available at McShane's Nursery and Landscape Supply in a wide variety.


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By the Engel & Völkers Team
Home is oftentimes our greatest escape, better than even the most expensive getaway. As this year comes to a close, it becomes all the more important to be able to retreat to our place of comfort at the end of the day, especially when it's easiest to feel burnt out by holiday stress and life's chaos.
This season, if you're looking to transform your living space into your ultimate place of zen, we've got you covered. When it comes to creating a space filled with relaxing, harmonious and peaceful vibes, these very calming yet chic home design tips will transport you to your ideal tranquil destination—no passport required.
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TriMet MAX riders can only hope -- and, if so inclined, pray – that light rail service doesn't experience a meltdown akin to the one that made scores of Portland area commuters late for work last week.
On Thursday alone, just 40 percent of MAX trains were on time, according to data provided by TriMet. By Saturday night, when the Yellow Line was disrupted for an hour after a train struck a deer on the tracks south of the Expo Center station, MAX riders would have been forgiven for thinking the universe was just working against them.
Delays caused by signal and switch problems on the Steel Bridge were so bad that Oregon's largest transit agency sent out a public apology late Friday afternoon.
"The Steel Bridge sees 559 light rail trains crossings each weekday and we know that it is vital to our service," the agency said in an email alert. "We apologize to our riders for recent delays surrounding signal issues on the bridge. Our Maintenance of Way crews have been diligently working to identify and fix the issues."
So what exactly were these vague "signal issues"? For most riders, the agency might as well have said people were left waiting at MAX stations because "a train doodad went kaplooey!"
Roberta Altstadt, a TriMet spokeswoman, said the agency's Maintenance of Way crews noticed excessive wear along the west end of the bridge during its most recent bi-monthly track walks.
"During the past two weeks (or) so, crews completed a number of repairs including excavating the asphalt around the rails and replacing the steel plates (known as joint bars)," Altstadt said in an email. "These are bolted to the rails at the expansion joints (small gaps that are deliberately left between the rail ends) allowing the rails to expand in hot weather."
However, as the track work was completed, Altstadt said, electrical components buried in the bridge's asphalt began to misfire. "Crews identified problem locations and made repairs (Friday) morning," she said. "This work will be further reinforced in the coming weeks when the permanent welds are put in place."
OK. That's a bit clearer.
TriMet has stated repeatedly that it wants to improve the average on-time performance of its trains. But the the long-strained relationship between the MAX and the cranky 101-year-old Steel Bridge hasn't helped shore up riders' and employers' faith in the system.
Trains are supposed to run every 15 minutes from early in the morning Monday through Friday until late at night. Weekend trains are supposed to arrive every 18 minutes.
Of course, schedules often vary by time and location, with headways between trains shorter where lines intersect in the central section of the system. The Blue Line, for example, runs every 10 minutes during rush hour.
Typically, a fixed-route bus or MAX train is considered "on time" if it departs a scheduled time point no more than one minute early and no more than five minutes late.
The September one-time performance for MAX was 76 percent, TriMet data shows. Meanwhile, the average "minutes late" decreased from 1.93 in August to 1.45 minutes in September.
However, when TriMet released daily on-time data for last week, it was based on trains being no more than one minute early and no more than three minutes late, rather than no more than five minutes late.
At any rate, last Tuesday, the MAX on-time performance was about 78 percent. On Wednesday, it was 74 percent.
But on Thursday, the impact of the first day of switch and signal problems on the Steel Bridge was evident – on-time performance was only 40 percent. On Friday, TriMet rerouted Green and Yellow line trains onto the Blue and Red line tracks in downtown Portland. However, the number of MAX trains that were on time improved to about 72 percent.
When compared to other West Coast light rail systems, MAX's performance lands squarely in the middle (a solid C on the grading scale).
San Francisco's MUNI trains, however, are on time only 50 percent of the time. In fact, it could be even worse. Last year, a Bay Citizen investigation found that the transit agency spent a decade using questionable math to inflate on-time performance.
We couldn't find San Diego's numbers online and a call to the agency hasn't been returned.
But the American Public Transportation Association recently named the city's Metropolitan Transit System the nation's best public transit agency with more than 30 million annual trips. On its website, MTA trumpets its ability to increase on-time performance by 6 percent in the past three years.
Back in Portland, TriMet says it will make $2.5 million in track and switch improvements throughout the system over the next 18 months. The agency is also expecting $585,000 in federal grants "to replace and improve signals, gate mechanisms and other electrical systems."
In other commuting news:
- Sky-high commuting: NPR is looking at how different cities are finding ways to make it easier for people to get to work. On Friday, Morning Edition did a fun piece on the Portland aerial tram. (NPR)
- Smoking and driving: In Kenmore, Wash., a woman is accused of fleeing the scene after fatally striking a pedestrian while she was lighting a cigarette behind the wheel. (The Seattle P-I)
- A Saturday campaign encouraging Saudi women to drive fizzled out as the government's threat of arrests appeared to take effect. (Arab News)
- Consumer Reports No Longer Recommends People Buy The Toyota Camry (Jalopnik)
- Portland to test solar-powered bike lane lights on Burnside Bridge approach. (The Oregonian)
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Mumbai: Filmmakers Ram Gopal Varma and Karan Johar have once again traded sarcastic remarks on a social networking platform.
The Twitter spat on Teacher`s Day Thursday, was initiated by RGV, who took a dig at Karan`s last directorial release 'Student Of The Year'.
"If someone takes off from Karan Johar`s `Student of the year` and makes `Teacher of the Year`, it will become the `Disaster of the Year`," Varma posted.
Karan did not take much time to respond, tweeting: "`Disaster of the Year` is your territory Ramu (RGV)...no one can ever replace the comfortable place you have made for yourself there."
Varma then tried to explain himself.
"Hey Karan, my tweet was in a series I put on Teacher`s Day and that tweet was about someone taking off from you meaning it a compliment," Varma posted.
This wasn`t the first instance of a war of words between the filmmakers, who style of filmmaking is as different as chalk and cheese. A popular Twitter fight between them happened in 2010 over Karan`s movie 'My Name Is Khan'.


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Thank God there's Judy McGuire, a blogger for The Seattle Weekly, to tell me how I feel about myself, because batting for the "other team" means towing the Leftist gay agenda at every possible moment.
Today, Ms. McGuire writes in her blog at The Weekly:
Ann Coulter is the human equivalent of a weeping, pus-filled sore located deep in the diseased rectum of Adolf Hitler's rotting corpse. Her cackling, hate-filled pratter has targeted everyone from widows of people killed during the World Trade Center attacks to Muslims to Canadians to "faggots." So wasn't I gobsmacked to see during my daily perusal of Joe. My. God. that this she-beast will be appearing at the HomoCon. Or as Joe. My. God. dubbed it, the "National Convention of Self-Loathing Homosexuals."
The conference is sponsored by a group called, GOProud, an organization representing 'gay conservatives and their allies.'
Isn't McGuire charming? The very epitome of Leftist tolerance.
Coulter is a speaker at this year's HomoCon, an event for gay conservatives sponsored by GOProud.
McGuire – and Joe. My. God., for that matter – can't understand how anyone could disagree with a political point of view that doesn't put one's minority status ahead of trivial issues such as the Bill of Rights or self-actualization.
In a society where all civil rights descend from a God-like President, there's no place for a different worldview. No place to speak one's mind. Unless one's mind is controlled by one's minority status and the associated, politically correct, agenda. This is the world of Leftist homosexuals, who decry people like Coulter, but proudly vote for the party of Fred Phelps, Senator Robert Byrd and George Wallace.


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We are all familiar with the workarounds that people use to improve the ergonomics of their spaces. At work we have footrests made out of books, boxes, and other random objects. The biggest loss of the smartphone era is that we have no phonebooks to raise our kids up to the dining room table. Back supports rummaged from garage sale couch cushions. These are great indications that the original design is lacking and a fantastic source of ideas for how to improve the design.


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"He's a totally different person. He's into his schoolwork. It's absolutely great to see."
— Father of a Grade 8 student, wrapping up his first year in private school
Every family has a different reason for considering a private school education, but nearly all agree that private schools provide their children with:
Students who attend private schools can be more academically challenged, exposed to clearer value systems, given greater access to teachers, and may simply feel safer. Some features parents look for when they turn to the private system include:
Families who choose the private education system tend to be concerned with the development and all-round character building of their children. Studies show that families of all sizes and ethnic backgrounds have turned to the private system. Although the notion remains that private school families are very wealthy, studies show that children from both ends of the income distribution attend private schools; 29 percent of children who attend private schools are from families with incomes below $50,000, while 26 percent are from families with at least twice as much income. Statistics Canada, July 4, 2001
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|Expect your child to receive a quality education.
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A strong lifestyle is energetic throughout pregnancy . Here's what you must (and shouldn't) do to help guarantee a healthy pregnancy and to make for baby's arrival. Eating healthy food and sufficient of it throughout pregnancy is very significant for your baby. Pregnancy doesn't mean generous up your active lifestyle. In detail, the right moves can ease communal complaints like back discomfort and sleep worries.
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Yesterday I had the CT Scan with contrast which was fine, quick and not to much trouble other than the Tech having a bit of trouble getting the IV. Note to myself, apparently they know how to use Ports, so ask in the future ahead of time!
My PMD, Dr.Simpson messaged today with the results and to say she had spoken with my Neurosurgeon, Dr.Bragg regarding the results (see CT Scan results below and Dr.Simpson's comment right below this) - Below the CT Scan results are another message received later this afternoon from Dr.S regarding the Shunt surgery and her conversation with Dr.Bragg.
The ct scan report is below. Upon review of the prior ct scan and this one and discussion with Dr. Bragg. --the consensus is that the pleural effusion is likely multifactorial--partially possibly from the heart and partially from the shunt.
Due to the area of " mixed Density area" you may benefit from having some of the fluid removed to ensure no infection contributing to the symptoms. When is the pulmonary appointment as they would be the ones to set that up? It should be done prior to the upcoming shunt surgery if possible since it could affect how the surgery was done/antibiotics, etc. PJS, MD
Ct scan showed: 1. Small to moderate sized right pleural effusion with associated
consolidation at the right lung base. The effusion appears to demonstrate
subtle mixed density posteriorly of questionable significance. This also may
represent imaging artifact.
2. Catheter again seen extending from the spinal canal into the right pleural
space. The tip of the catheter within the pleural space has changed since the
previous study and now lies near the lateral interlobar fissure.
Regarding the Pulmonary consult I spoke w this clinic and then Dr.Simpson spoke directly with the Pulmonary On-call dr. and the soonest Appt is what I have in Dec. unless symptoms would worsen.
Lets see what cardiology says and how your symptoms go. I know that Dr. Bragg really wants to keep the surgery at the same time for now. If cardiology is okay and you don't have any worsening symptoms I am probably going to be okay with proceeding with surgery. However, if symptoms get worse, you get a fever or feel more ill then we should probably wait until you can see pulmonary. PJS, MD
I emailed this information to my Cardiologist, his NP and Nurse and will f/up (likely call) them on Monday to see what their opinion is regarding surgery. It may be my Cardiologist wants to see what the PFT results are (those are Tues) so we'll see and i'll keep praying!
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The Tragic Tale of the Corpse Bride
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A dear little bride, dressed in her grandmother's wedding gown, awaits her true love. She feels beautiful in her long antique dress with soft train, lace-topped bodice and delicate vintage lace straps slipping off her frail shoulders, layers of soft white tulle petticoats and the softest double tulle veil complete with floral crown. Her soft strawberry-platinum curls frame her delicate face, hidden beneath the snowy veil.
The minutes tick painfully by, turning to hours. Her heart is like a nervous bird, fluttering against the cage bars bursting to come out. Where could her love be?
But this poor little bride, blushing with anticipation and hope, though she waits and waits, her love does not come. Weakened with despair and fatigue, she is aching through all her tiny bones. Billows of silk and tulle flutter up around her as she collapses to the floor.
Slowly her roses wilt, her dress crumples and wrinkles, dust settles in the room around her... she can barely move she is so weak. Her heart and mind know no console. Her heart is broken.
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Dugal won the Beau Geste tourney yesterday. Vivat!
I showed up but didn't fight, giving my back a bit more rest. However, I'm into a good workout program. One day a week I do upper body, one day a week I do lower body. I do aerobics at least three times a week. I have changed my program too, upping the weight a bit, going to three sets of reps on each exercise. This week I'll go to the gym on Wednesday and Friday (today I have to skip it for a doctors appointment, but all that means is I do my aerobics some other way). My next fighting event is probably Mudthaw.


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Spectrum Noir Colorista Pencil Card Kit - Floral Inspirations
Spectrum Noir Colorista Pencil Sets:
1, 2, 3, 4, 6.
Hope you all have a very 'Happy New Year' and see you in 2017 for more crafting fun!
Another fabulous project Laine! I would like to thank you for all your inspirational posts this year and wishing you good fortune for 2017.
Linda xxx
Beautiful colours, Laine...just like summer. I just won't look outside!
Joyce xx
Great fun card Laine. Super fabulous bright colours. Hugs Jennifer xx
beautiful and colourful project Laine
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Hi Laine this is stunning and your colouring is amazing. Happy New Year to you and your family. Take care. Hugs Jackie
Gorgeous coloring Laine
Love these bright zingy colours Laine, just right to cheer a foggy old night!! Wishing you a healthy and happy 2017 xx
Beautiful and colorful Laine.
Hugs Veerle x
What a fab card and loving the bright colors .
Happy New Year !
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Love the bright colours you've used Laine. Wishing you a Happy New Year, Shabneez xxx
Stunning card Laine. I've just bought myself some of these cards along with the new SN marker colours so will be colouring them up in the new year. Thank you for all your lovely comments in 2016, wishing you a very Happy New Year. Cathy x
This is gorgeous Laine! I love the colours! Wishing you a very Happy New Year and I hope 2017 brings you happiness, good health and prosperity.
Gina xx
A wonderfully colourful way to greet the new year Laine.
Hi to all! Sharing my posting for Little Blue Button Stamps. A card featuring the cute digital stamp Tulips . My thoughts are...


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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Trends and Tails
11 comments:
- Lynn said...
She is totally adorable. I love the page, can't go wrong with webster's.
- June 23, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Kathy Martin said...
This page rocks! :)
- June 23, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Connie said...
found the stitching~love the page and the cute pic's!!
- June 23, 2011 at 10:54 AM
- Tracey Taylor said...
What a fun page! I have yet to use any of last season's release for alot of companies AND what's worse if I couldn't name half the lines. I'm really out of the loop these days. Your page is adorable.
- June 23, 2011 at 11:47 AM
- Julie Tucker-Wolek said...
Hehehehehehe.... how funny... I shared a WP lo today too!! I loveeeeeeeeeeee yours... loving the trim and loving the photos!! Just GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
- June 23, 2011 at 8:20 PM
- Kirsty Vittetoe said...
Oh wow, this is a fabulous, lovely DP, I am big fan of WP as well, love the pretty lace all around, and lot of other fun details, beautiful creation!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for you sweet comment, off to see more of your past work now! : )
- June 23, 2011 at 10:40 PM
- margie c said...
Awww, I love lil girls in braided pigtails! She's adorable! and your layout is stunning! All those lil details are my fave!
Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment today :) I'm so happy you did, I am in looove with your blog, layouts, and that altered notebook down below! Very inspiring, thank you :)
hugs, margie
- June 23, 2011 at 11:22 PM
- Jennifer said...
GREAT layout!! Love the cute pics and all the fun little details!!! Thanks for stopping by my blog!! (=
- June 23, 2011 at 11:29 PM
- curlyqmosaics said...
What a fantastic layout! I love the delicate green crocheted lace and that lovely aqua doily. They pop beautifully on your layout. The dark gray paper with the circles on it is so fun, thanks for inspiring!
Thanks for stopping by my blog too! I truly appreciate it!
- June 24, 2011 at 12:50 AM
- hilde janbroers said...
really cute layout!! love the stitching!
- June 24, 2011 at 2:03 AM
- Jocelyn said...
Love this one.....WP Rock and you did such a Fabulous Job with it....what adorable pics!!!
Wishing you a great weekend!!
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Behold G.I. The General "I Smell Money" Video, a new offering from G.I. The General, which was released on Saturday, November 17th, 2012. G.I. The General's rap artistry continues to improve with every release, something which is most definitely evidenced on G.I. The General "I Smell Money" Video. His ever - expanding catalogue is definitely better for it, and we're looking forward to the next piece of the puzzle - aren't you?Off The "G.I. Porter" Mixtape. Directed by Phish Vizion
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As the house passes the senate portions of the health care bill, most people will be debating the effects of the bill on Americans. Illegal immigrants were also affected by the bill. According to a summary of the contents of the bill by CBS, "illegal immigrants will not be allowed to buy health insurance in the exchanges -- even if they pay completely with their own money."
This past Thursday President Obama gave his support to a plan that would create a process to legalize illegal immigrants in the United States. Senators promoting the bill describe it as "a 'tough but fair' program that would require illegal immigrants to admit they broke the law and make them perform community service and pay a fine." (Washington Times) The bill would also require that illegal immigrants demonstrate a proficiency in the English language. This raises questions about what the bill might consider "proficiency," whether or not it would be reasonable to expect all illegal immigrants to learn English, and what would be done if immigrants do not pass the English test, are unable to perform community service, or are unable to pay a fine.
With the health care bill passed, it seems even more critical for illegal immigrants that a bill creating a reasonable path towards citizenship be created so that they may once again be eligible for health care.
(An interesting aside - it had never before occurred to me that when countries host events such as the Olympics or the World Cup, that they are opening the door to many potential asylum seekers.)


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Growing up in Idaho hardly ever exposed me to the overt hyperfemininity I found when I arrived in Moscow. At first, I was overwhelmed.
I felt embarrassed by the amount of cleavage I saw, from young and old alike. I stared in awe at women walking gracefully in stilettos on ice.
"How could they not be in pain?!"
I shook my head at crocheted shirts with only a bra, no camisole, underneath. My jaw dropped when I saw women without bras in the summer. I stared in envy at long legs exposed by "too short" skirts. I admired perfect makeup, Dior, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, and Chanel adorning the bodies of my students.
After a few months of viewing women's bodies on display in videos, on the streets, and as go-go dancers, I became quite immune. No longer did I stare in shock. In fact, often I tuned it out.
But before I became immune to women on display, in the fall of 2008, DJ Smash's "Волна" ("Volna" which means wave) blanketed the club scene.
The video showcases scantily clad women eating junk food in sexually provocative ways, and as one of the top pop songs in Moscow, it was viewable everywhere:
In clubs and bars.
On televisions and computers.
And even in malls and restaurants.
In short, it was in eye-shot of everyone at every age.
While there is nothing overtly sexual going on, the messages implicit in the women's body language can be quite alarming to the sheltered eyes of someone who grew up in Conservative Land (aka Idaho). I knew if the video was plastered everywhere in the States, like it was in Moscow, parents and church leaders would go into hysterics.
Now, I occasionally listen to Russian pop for the dance beat or to get a kick out of what was popular in Moscow two years ago. My perception has changed, and I no longer think scantily clad women are that big of a deal.
A couple nights ago, while enjoying the eccentricity that is tektonik, I recalled Russian pop, flipped back to "Volna" and saw that YouTube had censored the video. On normal "safe" mode, this video is no longer viewable. Even a month ago, this was not true.
YouTube, in Korea anyway, has suddenly deemed the video unfit for eyes under the age of 19, stating, "In compliance with the Youth Protection Act, this video cannot be seen by a person under the age of 19 years."
I googled "Youth Protection Act" and came up basically empty handed. This has got to be Korean censorship.
Regardless, young people should not watch a sexy woman in little more than a bathing suit eat an ice cream cone … or a hot dog … or a lollypop … or a hamburger…?
Maybe it's the swinging hips that are offensive.
Or that the only Asian girl in the video makes eating with chopsticks sexy.
Or maybe it's just the word sexy that can be applied to the video.
I would love to hear impressions from "fresh", "unadulterated" eyes.
I have gone from a culture that inundates the public with images like these, to one that is intent on sheltering the public from them.


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POLICE will use controversial new powers to clamp down on anti-social behaviour in Southport town centre.
From midnight last night, much of the town centre became a 'designated zone' where police can disperse groups of two or more people who are being intimidating or unruly.
If groups rebuke the order police have powers to arrest them. The new powers also give police the authority to send home under 16s after 9pm.
Town centre Inspector, Jim McLoughlin, told the Visiter: "We can tell groups to leave the area. We can say leave in 15 minutes if they say they are waiting for someone. If they haven't moved within that time we can arrest them.
"The order is targeted at the groups who are disorderly and we will target unacceptable behaviour. We target anti-social behaviour and alcohol misuse in the night time and retail crime too."
He added: "We have worked with the British Transport police because the train station has had problems. They have highlighted that as a location because it's where groups come in. This has gone down well in other areas. It will have a knock-on effect on stopping crime and criminal damage.
"We can hold under 16s after 9 o'clock and take them back to where they live."
The designated area operation will finish at 11.59pm on Sunday, October 14, although after six months police can again bid for the order to operate for another six months.
Insp McLoughlin added: "I carried out a local survey and the lion's share of the community support it. I've worked with the council on it, which has been very supportive. We have allowed the community to say where it's needed.
"It has been put in place because local people have informed police that intimidating unruly groups in the area annoy all, young and old. This approach helps residents who feel distressed or threatened by groups or gangs. We are committed to making communities safer."
Although the skatepark falls within the designated zone, police say skateboarders who use the facility legitimately will not be affected by the order.
THE AREA bounded by and including Chapel Street, East Bank Street, Princess Street, Portland Street, Lord Street and London Street, Southport and the following roads leading from this area: Marine Parade, Nevill Street and London Street to the junction with Hawesside Street, Southport including Southport railway station and concourse.
What do you think of the new police powers?
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
My plan to lose weight fails to be realized. This month I am always invited to induction parties, birthday parties, wedding and death anniversaries and seminars and trainings. Sumptuous food are served and they are delectable to the taste that I find it hard to refuse eating. Gosh, my waistline has considerably increased. Tomorrow, I am again invited to an induction party and as expected, it will be eating time, again. I have made a resolve just now to regularly exercise when these rainy days go off. This way I can live a healthy life.
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Light has disappeared once again, as I settle at the keyboard. Final hours of a fortnight of freedom melt away like ice to a generous sun.
I shall treasure Yule and Hogmanay 2010. Happy moments shared with loved ones... Precious time of reconnection.
Fun in the sand and at table!
2011 began with soothing light in our boreal sky. Gentle start to the new decade!
With new years come resolutions.
Hmmm, my very first one sounds easy - finish off the Yuletide goodies still stocked in the larder! As fingers dip into that final box of chocolates, the second one demands effort: getting back to fitness... Dumbells and other toys await my determination! Needless to say, the countdown to this summer's Pan-Highland adventure has begun and I intend to give my best. Fun through full steam if I am not mistaken ;0)
Tomorrow also signals a new academic term.
Back to sleepy smiles or gazes at the bus stop - other familiar eyes and voices... Corridors and classrooms! I take each new day as an adventure. Such resolution remains a recurring one, since moments are precious.
my favourite haiku from this new decade
time of joyous deliverance -
new tide & oars.
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Herpes Virus infection can be caused by herpes. Person usually infected by Herpes virus is through sexual contact. It can also spread through direct contact of the person through mouth. Virus first enters into the skin cells and latter it goes into the nerve cells and settles there.In this stage virus becomes dormant.
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An asteroid passing through our solar system appeared to fly across a star-forming nebula about 12,000 light-years away from Earth in a new infrared snapshot taken by a NASA space telescope.
The relative nearby asteroid, called 1719 Jens, just happened to be flying through space at the same NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) was studying the much more distant Tadpole nebula in the Auriga constellation. And like any interloper blocking a photographer's view, the asteroid popped up in the WISE observatory images.
In the asteroid photo, the space rock 1719 Jens appears as a series of yellow-green blobs peppering the otherwise colorful Tadpole nebula. A second asteroid even makes an appearance, which NASA highlighted in a box in the new photo.
IN PICTURES: Spectacular photos of Supernovae and their remnants
But wait, there's more.
WISE was also able to use its infrared eye to spy two satellites that fly in orbits above its own (highlighted in the ovals in the photo). The satellites appear to streak through the frame, appearing as faint green trails in the busy image.
The apparent motion of asteroids is slower than satellites because asteroids are much more distant, so instead of appearing as streaks in a single frame, the asteroids appear as dots that move from one WISE frame to the next.
The site of all the action, the Tadpole region, is full of stars as young as only a million years old – relative infants in stellar terms – and has a mass of more than 10 times that of our sun.
The Tadpole nebula got its name because the masses of hot, young stars are blasting out ultraviolet radiation that has etched the gas into two tadpole-shaped pillars, known as Sim 129 and Sim 130.
These "tadpole" structures appear as the yellow squiggles near the center of the frame. The knotted regions at their heads probably contain new, young stars. WISE's infrared vision will help to unveil these types of hidden stars.
Asteroid 1719 Jens was discovered in 1950, and orbits in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It is about 12 miles (19 km) wide and completes one full rotation every 5.9 hours. The space rock orbits the sun every 4.3 years.
The new WISE image is a composite of twenty-five frames of the region, taken at all four of the wavelengths detected by WISE. The space telescope caught 1719 Jens in 11 successive frames.
Infrared light of 3.4 microns is color-coded blue: 4.6-micron light is cyan; 12-micron light is green; and 22-micron light is red.
NASA launched the $320 million WISE observatory in December 2009 on a nine-month mission. The space telescope surveys the entire sky, snapping pictures of everything from asteroids to stars to powerful, distant galaxies.
While some WISE mission scientists lobbied for a three-month life extension, a NASA panel is currently recommending not lengthening the observatory's mission.
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|21 Dec 2013
FYI Only - Discovered only slight diff betw SATA-1 vs. SATA-3 cables
I read an article stating theres very little difference between SATA cables. So I tried it for myself.
This screenshot shows the slight differences in speed; likely most of you already knew this. In testing, an 11GB file transferred in 10 seconds using either cable. Vid link shows detail of test for those interested. May not want to toss old cables.
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I have noticed the same. MaximumPC magazine did an exhaustive test and came to the same conclusion, a SATA cable is a SATA cable. SATA III cables have a (sometimes annoying) latch on them.http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fea...c_investigates
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I'm seriously considering dismantling the latch clip since I doubt an SSD will vibrate the cable loose (since SSDs are low voltage, those electrons flying around between cells don't vibrate the drive much) My drives are so close together, it's difficult to get my paw in between them to release the latch.
P.S. - Nice spirited sig displays you have for the holidays! You must have Photoshop or the like.
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I agree! I found one more tidbit before we put this thread to bed.
According to the SATA-IO spec group (excerpt): By allowing SATA 6Gb/s systems the ability to utilize the same connectors and cables as SATA 3Gb/s systems, most of the modifications required to achieve 6Gb/s are confined to the PHY layer. Except for doubling the data rate, the PHY is no more complex than that defined by the SATA Revision 2.6 specification. Changes to the protocol itself are minor, and the physical connectors and cables remain unchanged.
Important enhancements to the SATA Revision 3.0 specification include new compact connectors, enhanced NCQ streaming and management, advanced power management features, and simplified testing. These new features also function at 1.5Gb/s and 3Gb/s. Links below in case someone wants to dig deeper:
Wikipedia says: PHY is an abbreviation for the physical layer of the OSI model. An instantiation of PHY connects a link layer device (often called MAC as an abbreviation for Media Access Control) to a physical medium such as an optical fiber or copper cable. A PHY device typically includes a Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) and a Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) layer." [I have no idea what that means].
From the specs I read, it seems to me that the magic (data rate doubling) occurs in the PHY layer (core) of the Host/Controller circuits/protocol, and not in the SATA cable itself. According to the SATA-3 (6Gb) specs from the SATA-IO specification group, the physical cable, size, and composition remains essentially the same from SATA-1 (1.5Gb/s) through SATA-3 (6Gb/s). Its only the PHY layer and/or protocol that changes, which is confined to the electrical circuit, and not the physical cable characteristics. This seems to validate why the testing reports on the net indicate the SATA cables are (mostly) all the same. [As one philosopher once put it: a SATA cable is a SATA cable] Because the manufacturers are not obligated to change the cables according to SATA-IO specs. Cable length seems to be the only factor causing degradation of signal speed/quality, likely due to resistance.
Sidebar: The new SATA-3.2 (16Gb/s) spec has been publicly announced by the SATA-IO Group. It seems that SATAe 3.2 interface will be thru the PCIe bus -- theoretically reaching up to 1GB/s per lane; 2 PCIe lanes = 2GB/s. And they use NVMe instead AHCI.
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"Well here we go again, almost Christmas number 30* and still there is no Justice for me. It's been a sad few months and I miss our friend Susan May but her memory will live on in all our hearts. That's what this next "New Year of Less Liberty" is about, remembering those we love through the best memories of them. I know it's an old quote but I wanted to change it for the people who have done so much to help me over the years and continue to do so.
"Stone walls a prison do not make,
nor prison guards constrain;
with Love, with Hope, with Friends like you;
that time could never taint."
We have seen the passing of Nelson Mandela who moved mountains because of hope and an ability to inspire the very best from those whose lives he touched and his memory is indelible.
There are many things I would love to share about the case that we know now, but my lips are sealed, making me almost at bursting point because the New Year will see the time for action. There will be storm clouds breaking over a small corner of Essex as Justice thunders in to 2014.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All.
You can catch up with Jeremy in "A New Year of Life of Less Liberty" which will be posted here in the next 10 days.*Jeremy clearly thinks he's been in prison longer than he actually has, it's been pointed out that he's only approaching his 29th Christmas so we have amended the text accordingly.


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Co-trainer Michael Hawkes has revealed that the 2015 Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin in December is on the agenda for talented sprinter Chautauqua.
Team Hawkes are yet to decide the exact path that Chautauqua will follow during the 2015 Spring Racing Carnival, but Hawkes told Racing Ahead this morning that the T.J. Smith Stakes winner would likely have two lead-up races to the Group 1 Darley Classic (1200m) at Flemington on November 7 before he is sent to Hong Kong to represent Australia in the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m).
"Whether he starts off here in Sydney or in Melbourne is yet to be decided, but he will probably only have two runs or three at the most and maybe have a freshen-up and run in races like the Darley and hopefully to Hong Kong at the end of the year," Hawkes said.
"Hong Kong has been on the agenda after he won the T.J. and we will space his runs.
"He is a fresh horse anyway and everybody knows how good a fresh horse he is on his day and we just have to monitor and space his runs.
"Nothing has been decided and it is all on the table."
Chautauqua started his autumn campaign with a fast-finishing win in the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on February 14 and he finished an unlucky second behind Brazen Beau in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on March 14 before he returned to winning form with an outstanding victory in the Group 1 T.J. Smith Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on April 6.
The Encosta De Lago gelding was not able to replicate that performance in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on April 18 and he was sent to the spelling paddock after the race, but he is now back in work and Hawkes said that he couldn't be happier with the physical condition of the rising five-year-old ahead of his spring preparation.
"He is great," Hawkes said.
"He spelled really well and he has done very good.
"He has come in last week, he just looks super and he has taken too it like a duck to water.
"He is a little bit older now, a bit more mature now and he is going really good for this early part.
"He is bigger and burlier and he looks fantastic.
"He is only doing a bit of three quarter pace at the moment, but he had a good solid four weeks pre-training and he looks super."
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The next moment, gunshots reverberate in a suburban parking lot. Then the sudden, incredible climax unfolds inside our city's largest house of worship. An armed security guard, realizing the danger to hundreds at New Life Church, draws her weapon and shoots repeatedly, until Matthew Murray crumples and then fires the final, fatal bullet.
Instantly, we're no longer watching news from afar. We're on center stage for the curious nation and world. We're the setting for the latest crazy story in a violent society, and the insatiable 24/7 media swoop in.
The outsiders actually never connected all the dots. They never fully grasped or exploited one fact. They didn't tell the world how frighteningly close this came to being one of the most horrific mass murders in American history.
It wasn't a secret. We learned Murray had more than 1,000 rounds in his backpack as he strolled into the church, tossing smoke bombs in hopes of creating panic and confusion. New Life senior pastor Brady Boyd insisted security guard Jeanne Assam saved perhaps hundreds of lives. If not for armed security ... who knows?
That chilling detail never gained much traction. Not with media obsessing on Murray's background, his earlier rampage in Arvada, comparisons with other church shootings, and the tragic reality of teen sisters Stephanie and Rachael Works being killed so senselessly.
Those hot lights of notoriety didn't last long. The shooter was dead; there was no dramatic manhunt. Half the Midwest was struck by an ice storm, and the story broke of CIA leaders destroying tapes of interrogations. Colorado Springs and New Life Church soon faded to the background.
That's how it is today. Doesn't matter how big a story is, or could have been. As the news value begins to recede, it becomes a local story again.
But we learn about ourselves amid these experiences. Some people and institutions rise to the moment. Others fall short. Let's recognize some from both sides.
Rev. Brady Boyd: Despite being at New Life only four months, Boyd handled himself admirably. His only major slip was referring to Assam as "Assami" at the Monday press conference. But for a good while, he was informing us and the world more than anybody. He was the first to say Murray did go inside the church, and that security was heightened because of what happened in Arvada.
Mayor Lionel Rivera: Added nothing at the first press conference and was flustered when media asked him to give his title and spell his name, on camera.
Jeanne Assam: She came across as the reluctant hero, refusing to capitalize on her instant fame (as a few others appeared to do).
Police Chief Richard Myers: He said Sunday night he knew of no connection to the Arvada incident, even as the two cities were working to establish just that. He admitted "dozens" of calls for police service around the city went unanswered after the shooting, a clear indication his department can't handle much else amid a single crisis. He praised his own people and Assam, yet she single-handedly stopped the threat. From there, police simply made sure the church was secure again. And nobody has explained why police waited nearly five hours before saying the shooter, or anyone, had been killed. Not sharing more information or answering questions on Sunday night was overly paranoid.
Local media: So many details made the TV stations look bad, such as misspelling Myers' last name, reporters stumbling on key facts, all the insensitive "Reporting live from New Life" intros, etc. Also, why did we have to find out so much from CNN, the Associated Press and the Denver Post? A CNN reporter and an AP photographer apparently were the only ones to go inside the church Monday, and the Post told us the most about Murray. And usually in such situations, national media interview local reporters, but not here. Read that any way you choose.
Already, the intense media glare is gone. The story remains, along with the sadness and grief, and some are left with lessons to be learned.
Because there always will be a next time for Colorado Springs on center stage. We just never know when.
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I can only control my penchant for ample light just so much with having two windows and French doors and that wall being the smallest wall space in the room. I put my cutting station in front of one window with the ironing board nearby. The other window is the location for my main sewing machine. I angled that Koala Studio so that I could advantage both the window and the French doors. I am going to put a desk in the corner behind my main sewing area. Unlike when I started sewing many years ago, a computer nearby is crucial to my sewing experience. Using my computer for research, machine embroidery and communicating to others is all part of my sewing and creating experience. I need a window nearby as I need variety when I am working on my computer (laptops have changed the world for me).
Beauty of my room is important to me. Feeling a calm in my room brings out the best in me. I don't need Better Homes & Gardens beauty. I need a room to feel happy and peaceful and inspiring. I am not big into painting and usually accept the wall coloring as it is and texture a room with layout and wall art. Currently my sewing room has walls that are working as storage units...easier to store the pictures, clocks, etc on the wall lest they be broken sitting on the floor. This will take time as I see where I am sitting in the room.
I think I am wired with an organizing gene. I suspect we all are a little better functioning when we have some structure around us. Raising five kids didn't make me more organized, it made me prioritize that which was important to them and to good functioning of our family in our daily tasks. Shoes went in the closet not because it was neater but rather because it was easier to remember where shoes were as the bus was sitting outside waiting if they were in the closet rather than kicked off next to the sofa. I am definitely a peace-seeking unit, always have been. I am not so prone to complain as I am like to embrace change. I need to be able to find my many tools and books and fabrics, easily. The Koala studios have ample drawers for my tools. Now, I need to take the time to sort them out as to how I will use them. I start that by just getting working on things a bit at a time. If I don't like where the presser feet are, I can change it as I go along. I cannot wait until I have everything put away until I sew. I need to keep sewing to feel the room and decide if that is actually WHERE I want those tools.
It was working in the room that has made me move the furniture around many times. Every piece of furniture in my room has enjoyed a view of the room from every corner and space of the room. It has taken me weeks to get that feeling.
Realizing that I don't have storage space that will work for my fabrics and books, I will begin putting together shelves in the next few weeks. As I have all this wonderful wood grain in the room, I am adding white shelves to the room for variety. Along with sewing, I am a drawer, colored pencil junkie, decoupage groupie, knitter and computer graphic fan (and I am sorta an author). I have never had room for all of my "other toys" in my studio. I am adding a desk and ample storage for all of my stuff to be in ways that I can see most of it. If I can't see it or easily access it, I won't use it.
Will everything be out? Doubt it. I have no shame to say I am a fabric lover. I buy fabric because I love the texture and vision what it might be later on. I have t-shirt knits from the pajamas I made when my kids were little. I can't get rid of it because every time I see it, I still remember how much joy I had making their favorite jammies for them and how much I enjoyed watching them grow out of the jammies and pass them on to the younger siblings and then on to their cousins.
As our children have grown and moved the fabric into a closet in one of their vacated bedrooms, I still love to go into that room and touch the things that my son left in "his room", open the closet and love the fabric all over again.
If my room were just my own, I might have had this finished much sooner. With each step, I have been careful to respect my husband's pool table. He loves to spend time with the kids playing pool. I have worked hard to keep a cozy sitting place for Henry to sit and enjoy a book or his favorite movie while I am working in my sewing room. I have room in my sewing room for at least five people to sew. I want to make sure there is ample room for when our kids come home to feel welcome to sew with me or feel they can come and just escape the hub-bub of a house full of many people (at holidays).
The best part is I actually got to sew today...making my next installment in the Party With Patrick...applique project. I am presenting this topic at our next VIP coming up. This is unbelieveable. I am presenting something in six days and have the project done and the slides for my presentation ready to go. While this looks like a simple thing to do, I am going to show you how you can make this in less than two hours. I used satin stitch applique for the shamrocks and did a fun embellished binding on mine. I love this new fabric from Benartex. It is subtle coloring and has one of my favorite pieces in it....paisley.
The brain cells are rockin' and rollin' now!
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I'm not ready to say goodbye to the stainless steel appliances for the kitchen yet. But all good things must come to an end sometime. Do you know the stainless steel appliance has had a 25-year run? Appliance makers are not saying it is over and passe. But they are introducing or working on what the next trend will be.
The Ice Collection is the new introduction from Whirlpool, which includes a glossy white. And Miele is soon to introduce a high gloss collection. General Electric introduced a muted gray called slate.
Ice Collection includes a high gloss white or black option with brushed steel handles
The muted gray - slate collection from General Electric
Interestingly, the Viking Range Corporation introduced their stainless steel range in the 80's. According to Brent Bailey, design director at Viking Range, 80% of their sales are still stainless steel. That's big in the fact that they offer 23 color choices to stainless steel. Goes to show a classic is a classic!
I personally still love the stainless steel chic-ness. Regardless, this is what I still have on my dream kitchen checklist!
The built in wine cooler!
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St. Paul's Church is named after St. Paul, the apostle of Jesus Christ. Of the three churches built by the Portuguese in Diu, this is the only functioning church where the small residual Christian community congregates and offers prayers.
The church was built in 1610 and is dedicated to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception. The design and construction of the church exemplifies the best traditions in baroque style architecture. The interior of the church is embellished with minutely elaborate and artistically carved wood work.
The altar which holds the idol of St. Mary is made of a single piece of Burmese teak which is regarded the best in the world because of its intensity, toughness and long life. It is spacious enough to light 101 candles placed in lines.
The upper side of the altar is decorated with invaluable paintings and idols. The central area of the church hall where the congregation sits has a vaulted nave. The exterior of the church, with carved designs in white stucco worked out by the native artisans, is as much impressive as the interior in respect of elaborate detail in design.


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Update: In August residents of Sussex were invited to complete a survey about NHS 111, the non-emergency telephone number people call if they need medical help. This is because the service is being redesigned in advance of a new contract being awarded.
There were 1,062 completed surveys. 26% of respondents were either unsatisfied (75) or extremely unsatisfied (111) with the service.
People who replied said the most important factor to be considered in redesigning the service was an ability to be able to speak to a medical professional (GP, nurse, pharmacist) sooner than currently. 72% did not want NHS 111 to be the only number to contact local health services. One person commented: "Still need to contact GPs, otherwise it would clog the system up". Most people were happy with NHS 111 having access to medical records – but comments indicated that many wanted access to be restricted to clinicians.
Click to read more about the changes and what people said.
The NHS 111 service receives over 7,000 calls a week from Sussex residents and provides advice and support for people with urgent, but not life-threatening, health concerns.
In Kent, Surrey and Sussex this service is currently by the South East Coast Ambulance Service working in partnership with Care UK, but will come to an end in 2018.
In advance of awarding the new contract, health bosses want to hear from you about how the improve service can be improved for local people, whether or not you have used NHS 111 before.
Would you like the idea of 111 becoming the only number you need to contact any local health service, including your GP? Would you be happy for NHS 111 staff to be able to access and update your medical records?
You can complete the survey online here. Or alternatively, if you would like to receive a paper copy, please contact the 111 Transformation Team on 07711 920424.


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Global Voices(Oiwan Lam): China: The Heroine Behind Chen Guangcheng's Escape Arrested
Blind civil rights activist Chen Guangcheng who had been under house arrest for 20 months since his release from prison on September 8 2010 has finally escaped from Dongshigu Village in Shandong province. On the other hand, Pearl, He Peirong, who helped Chen to escape has been taken away by police from her home in Nanjing on Friday April 27 2012.
Since February 2011, Pearl He has been trying to visit Chen Guangcheng and campaigning for his release. A few months ago I interviewed her briefly about her activist's path for a research project on Gender and Citizenship conducted by a NGO - IT for Change. Below is a summary of the online interview:
Who is He Peirong?
Pearl lives in Nanjing city, Jiangsu province. She had been an English teacher until 2008 when the Wenchuan Earthquake took place. She left her job and went to Sichuan as a volunteer for earthquake relief work. A few months later, the Sichuan government started cracking down citizen initiated disaster relief groups and citizen investigation of bean-dreg school building construction. A number of activists including Tan Zuoren and Huang Qi were arrested. Then Pearl decided to join an activist group to provide assistance to political prisoners and their families. Her first campaign was fund raising via Twitter. Through the campaign, she was connected to a wider network of like-minded people and later decided to campaign for Chen Guangcheng.
In September 2011, upon learning that Chen's 6-year-old daughter could not attend school due to illegal house arrest, she urged other netizens to visit Chen's family in Dongshigu Village. She tried entering the village twice herself but was beaten up by local thugs. After several failed attempts, she changed her strategy to online campaigns by raising public and international awareness of Chen's condition. [Many netizens have spontaneously joined hand to campaign for Chen's freedom], one of the most well known action is the "Free Guangcheng: Dark Glasses Portrait" by Hexie Farm:
Pearl has not given up the idea of getting Chen physically out of the village. Now Guangcheng is free and has spoken out to the world on the illegal prosecution committed by local government in Linyi county, Shandong province.
However, Pearl has been missing since April 27 after the news of Guangcheng's escape spread through the Internet. Her last tweet [zh] is about Guangcheng's brother's safety:
Any friend who are nearly by Shandong? Please drive along 205 highway and look for Kegui [Chen Guangcheng's brother]. Give assistance to him, please help out. I can't leave my place anymore or else I would have driven there myself.
Campaigning for Pearl's release
Upon the confirmation of Pearl arrest by China Aid, Chinese Twitterers started campaigning for her release. Poon Siu To, a radio host in Hong Kong urged [zh]:
今天起,請大家記住這位南京女俠,網名「珍珠」的何培蓉!她犧牲為了拯救陳光誠,赴湯蹈火。壯哉!高貴的勇士! 還我珍珠!還我美麗的珍珠!(拜托,轉發和吶喊吧!)
From today onward, please remember this Nanjing heroine, her name is "Pearl", He Peirong. She sacrificed herself to save Chen Guangcheng. She is such a courageous and noble fighter. Return Pearl to us, return our beautiful Pearl! (Please spread this).
Zeng Jinyan, whose husband Hu Jia has met with Chen Guangcheng upon his escape also pleaded [zh]:
Demand: 1. The release of He Peirong @pearlher; 2. The release of Chen Guangcheng's wife, daughter, mother, brother's family and villagers; 3. Make sure that Chen Guangcheng's family can be free in the future; 4. Stop harassing and prosecuting rights defenders and their family members; 5. Officials and thugs who have participated in illegal prosecution should be put on court.
The significance of Chen's prison break
Prominent video activist, Prof Ai Xiaoming sums up [zh] the significance of Chen and his supporters' prison break action:
Breaking through the door of the hell and taking Chen Guangcheng away is a prison break thriller. The prison house is not only a physical place but in people's heart. How can evil manifest itself so openly? The problem is not only in the system but in people's silence. The Free Chen Guangcheng's campaign has broken such silence. The successful escape implies the power of such action. The courage comes from our practice of freedom; the wisdom, collective effort and planning are the fruit of a series of process that overcomes our fear. Chen's freedom is a result of Pearl and Yushan courage and persistence. The citizens who visited Dongshigu village and were beaten up by local thugs are in the frontline to fight against fear and terror. For those who have made their pledge in twitter or exhibited their sun-glasses images were once the silent majority, but eventually they have joined together in support of each others to defend goodness. Violence oppression cannot extend its power towards people's spirit. Although justice has always been the target for cracking down, its has endless power. Like Pearl has said in Google plus: The most significant act is for people to voice out.
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