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The MIS Certificate will no longer be offered starting Fall 2017. If you have enrolled in any of the MIS Certificate-eligible courses listed below, they will count toward the Analytics Minor as well:
OPIM 3801 – Principles of Project Management
OPIM 3802. (3 credits) Data and Text Mining
OPIM 3803. (3 credits) Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Analysis
OPIM 4895. (3 credits) Special Topics: Visual Analytics
OPIM 4895: Spl Topics – Gamification
Please note that OPIM 3770 and any OPIM 4895 topics not listed above do not count toward the Analytics minor. The Analytics Minor Catalog details will be posted here when the Registrar's Office updates the Undergraduate catalog. Please watch for full details regarding requirements.
Computers are playing an increasingly critical role in Corporate America. You can either be a part of this trend and benefit from new opportunities, or watch from the sidelines. Here's what you can do to strengthen your technology credentials in today's Information Economy:
Consider getting the MIS Certificate
You can be eligible for a Certificate in MIS, if you successfully complete three MIS courses from a list of approved MIS courses. Here are some courses from this list:
OPIM 3777 (formerly OPIM 4895): IT Security, Governance, and Audit. Three credits. Prerequisites: OPIM 3103. Open to Juniors or Higher. Introduces the basic principles of information security, its role in reducing information risk exposure and tools and solutions that can be used to prevent information loss and business interruption. Discusses appropriate laws and industry standards for IT Governance. Presents the process of information systems audit, discusses tools of IT audit and its role in detection and prevention of fraud and other data anomalies. An introduction to risk management software and methodologies will also be covered.
OPIM 3801 (formerly OPIM 4895): Principles of Project Management. Three credits. Open to Juniors or Higher. Provides an introduction to the concepts necessary for both project managers and project team members to deliver successful projects on time, on budget and in scope. The phases and knowledge areas of project management, as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI), are covered as well as the tools and techniques in each area for successful project management. An introduction to Microsoft Project software will also be covered.
OPIM 3802 (formerly OPIM 4895): Data and Text Mining. Three credits. Prerequisites: STAT 1000Q, or STAT 1100Q, or equivalent. Open to School of Business students (others with permission of Department Head). Provides an introduction to the concepts of data and text mining and positions students to structure and successfully complete information analytics projects. Various concepts and approaches are analyzed and subsequently implement using state-of-the-art analytic toolsets. Each student is required to bring a laptop (with Windows or Mac OS) that can connect to the internet and handle required software (see School of Business specifications).
OPIM 3803 (formerly OPIM 4895): Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Analysis. Three credits. Prerequisites: OPIM 3103 or Instructor's Consent. Open to School of Business students (others with permission of Department Head). Each student is required to bring a laptop installed with Microsoft Excel that can connect to the internet. This course provides an introduction to business decision and data analysis with electronic spreadsheets in Excel, the primary quantitative analysis software in business environments. Modeling and decision techniques are covered in combination with Excel functions and tools. Applications in different business functional areas are also covered.
OPIM 4895: Special Topics.
Three credits. Note that course offerings for Special Topics Courses can vary from semester to semester. Please check studentadmin for current listings. A course cannot be taken for credit again if it was previously taken for credit as a 4895 numbered course.
To obtain the Certificate, the following steps are needed:
- File the Application form with the OPIM department BEFORE you start taking any MIS courses
- Complete the classes as described in the Plan of Study
- Submit the Plan of Study along with a copy of your unofficial transcript during your last semester to the OPIM Department
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Coaching Groups
Every child at Collingwood is a member of a coaching group. We stay with our coaching 'families' for as long as we stay at the school. We meet twice a week and develop strong relationships with the other members in our group, which really helps us to support and challenge each other to continually improve. All the adults have a coaching group, even our site supervisor and business manager! Everyone in our school is responsible for helping us to grow and learn.
We talk about our plans for the week, what we are hoping to achieve and what we are looking forward to. We reflect on our choices and other issues that are important to us week by week. On a Thursday we share a copy of our Coaching Newsletter. When we have a good understanding of the important points we take the Newsletter home to share with our families.
Coaching groups are an excellent place for us to develop socially, morally, spiritually and culturally. We talk about how to keep ourselves and others safe and we use this time to have a voice and share our views. We get lots of new children from lots of different countries and having a coaching group really helps new people to quickly feel part of the Collingwood family.
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Latest information from the Collingwood Coaching News for website translation.
Science week has been a great success. There has lots of experiments and investigations taking place all over collingwood.
Our key stage 1 Dancers came 2nd in a competition on Tuesday. Winning two medals. What amazing team work!
We would like to remind you to always be responsible whilst online.
The weather is still very cold. Warmer clothing will be needed for P.E and out side break times.
Latest Collingwood Coaching Newsletters
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im writing a great story. im so happy about how it's coming along!!! aah!
this is a short post. but i needed to tell someone about my glue hands.
tonight on bachelorette (ps i love that show) allie knocked of Jesse! omg! i was so mad at her! what the fuck was that little bitch thinking? Jesse was the hottest one in the whole thing! and wtf with kasey? really? hes such a creep! well at least weatherman is gone, lol. now i like chris l, kirk, and some other guy but idk his name. um. yeah.
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Recently, our family was going through a hard time. One day, out of the blue, I received a mysterious manila envelope addressed to "Queen Blogger Ann". I opened it to find a mesh bag of cookie cutters, a snowflake container of hand sanitizer, and a card from my fellow blogger, Stephanie. I can't begin to tell you how much that sweet gesture meant to me. A simple thing in a difficult season.
So, today I am sharing my recipe for sugar cookies that I made with those cookie cutters. The beauty of these is that you can make them in stages. Plus, with no weird measurements, you only have to get one measuring cup and one teaspoon dirty! Perfect for all of you busy moms out there. Enjoy!
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
Take two cubes of butter and an egg out of the fridge. Walk away for an hour. Have a cup of coffee. When the butter and egg are at room temperature, continue.
Measure three cups of flour into a medium bowl. Add one teaspoon of baking powder and whisk to combine. Set aside.
Put the butter and one cup of sugar into your mixing bowl. Cream together. Once creamed, add your egg and one teaspoon of vanilla (or almond extract if you want them to taste Scandinavian). Mix well.
Turn your mixer on low and gradually add the flour mixture in. Mix just to combine.
Separate the dough into three parts. Roll each part in between two pieces of parchment paper, waxed paper, or plastic wrap until it is approximately ½ inch thick. Put the rolled dough (still in paper) on a cookie sheet and place in fridge. Walk away again! Drink more coffee. Watch a movie. TAKE A NAP!
Chill at least one hour or up to three days.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut the rolled, chilled dough with cookie cutters and place on parchment lined cookie sheets (dough scraps can be kneaded and rolled again between the paper). Bake about 8 minutes (depending on thickness and size). Cookies are done when still pale and the tops have lost that doughy sheen.
My husband loves these just plain, but for the grandkids I make this frosting and let them go wild.
Whip one cube of softened butter and one teaspoon of vanilla together. Add two cups of confectioner's sugar. Add milk, one tablespoon at a time until you get your desired consistency (I used one tablespoon). Separate into small bowls and add food color. Decorate and enjoy!


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Renowned surgeon to speak at ATHENA Awards Nov. 30
The Chamber Foundation, Inc., is excited to announce the keynote speaker for the 2017 ATHENA Awards Reception will be Dr. Kathy E. Magliato, MD, MBA, FACS.
Dr. Magliato's personal and professional successes tie into the ATHENA Leadership Model, which captures the spirit and collaborative leadership style often exemplified in women leaders, while also recognizing the importance of courageous acts and fierce advocacy in pursuit of excellence.
The ATHENA Awards reception, scheduled for Thursday, November 30, will be at Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls from 5-8 p.m. and will feature the ATHENA honorees being recognized for their accomplishments in their careers, community volunteer involvement, and willingness to serve as a mentor – especially to women in the business community. Tickets for the reception are $65 per person.
Dr. Magliato is one of the few female cardiothoracic surgeons in the world. She is currently on staff at Saint John's Medical Center in Santa Monica, California and is the founder, chief executive officer, chief medical officer, and chair of the board of Cordex Systems Inc., a private company that is developing a diagnostic cardiovascular medical device for which she holds the patent. Her keen interest in promoting cardiac health for women led her to be the first woman to ever hold the position of president of the board of the Greater LA County American Heart Association and she was recently promoted to serve on the AHA's largest affiliate board: the Western States Affiliate. She has been highlighted by the media as an expert in heart disease and has been seen on numerous national networks and television talk shows. Her memoir "Heart Matters" was published in 2010 and was made into a medical drama on NBC in 2015.
Now in its 12th year here in the Hudson Valley, the ATHENA Awards focus on the personal traits of strong, successful leaders. This year, 11 honorees have been chosen to join the more than 95 local women who have been honored in the past.
The honorees are:
- Molly Ahearn, Full Deck Design
- Diane Allenbaugh, Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union
- Kathleen Durham, Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill
- Ruthfen Faircloth, Daughters of Sarah
- Nicole Fenichel-Hewitt, Mill Street Loft + Spark Media Project
- Pari Forood, Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation
- Lori A. Jiava, Town of Wappinger
- Annette Marzan, Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley
- Irene Monck, Gilman Ciocia
- Dr. Greer Rychcik, Hyde Park Central School District
- Rachel Saunders, Esq., Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
The Gold Sponsors are IBM and KeyBank. Silver Sponsors include The Arc of Dutchess, Mackey Butts & Wise LLP, ServiceMaster Restore by NEST, and Tompkins Mahopac Bank. The Bronze Sponsors are Dutchess Community College; McCabe & Mack LLP, Attorneys-At-Law; and Mid-Hudson Subaru and Rhinebeck Ford. The Profile Sponsor is Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. The Supporting Sponsors are Adams Fairacre Farms and The Chazen Companies. A VIP Reception was presented by MidHudson Regional Hospital and sponsored by DCH Wappingers Falls Toyota and Wainwright Financial Solutions.
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We've all done it, we spend too much on dresses for all our holiday RSVP's and then never touch those gorgeous silky, velvety, sequinsy, dresses again. Fret no more! Now those pretty little pieces can live-on with a few style hacks. Here's how our fave super models and it-girls style their party dresses for their day to day.
Natasha Poly makes this silky black slip dress look effortless by pairing it with embroidered pointy loafers.
Gigi Hadid layers her slip dress with a lace bralette and mid-calf booties for an edgier touch. *PRO TIP: Throw a denim jacket on any dress to transition it from evening gown to day-time cool.
Rhianna wears her black slip dress with a cap and hoop earrings. Add a leather jacket for extra spice.
Hailey Baldwin styles her velvet dress with a top not and mid calf booties for a day time casual look. Oh and lets not disregard the choker and aviators. A+ Hailey!
Kendal Jenner wears a velvet trench dress with thigh high boots and simple gold jewelry. Simple, cool, stylish... #yesplease!


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I started this week at the bench on a roll. I finished 4 pendants by Monday afternoon, and was really pleased with myself for being so productive. I've been exploring variations of a dimensional design depicting an etched garden with a tiny etched dragonfly hovering near. I made two this week, "Emma's Garden", seen here and a flat oval one with a matching etched bail. I really liked that oval one, but it sold right off the bench before I could snap a pic.
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AirAsia is the Asia's leading airline is built on dreams of allowing all people can enjoy the flight. Since 2001, AirAsia directly changing the norms of travel in the world, and appear to be the best. With a fleet of 72, AirAsia flies to domestic and international destinations more than 61 with 108 routes, and operates more than 400 daily flights from its hub in Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Our company is currently opens an opportunity to work for a career with us fill the following positions.
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I am hitting the road, starting a Two State Tour (Minnesota & Wisconsin) on January 27th, for 9 weeks. I will be working at deer shows from late January through the first day of April. I am hoping to meet thousands of deer hunters who have interest in being hunted by the king of deer with my Dominance Is Everything system. Many people are anxious to hear what I have to say, and I welcome them (and you) to attend a show or two that I am going to be at, to find out what me and my D.I.E. system are all about. My website www.dominanceiseverything.com has a calendar on the home page where these shows will be listed, along with others I will be attending in the future. I will also post my public group seminars on that calendar for anyone wishing to learn to hunt with D.I.E. to attend. If you have questions, I ask you to call me. I will take the time to talk to you. Thanks for your interest in DOMINANCE IS EVERYTHING.
Here is a list of the upcoming shows I am contracted for:
1. The first show of the new year for me is the Blufflands Deer & Turkey Show and the Rochester Sports and Vacation Show in Rochester Minnesota. It runs Friday Jan. 27th, Sat Jan 28th, and Sun Jan. 29th at the Mayo Clinic Civic Center. Call 1-800-422-2199 for details. I am doing a public seminar at 12:30-1:25pm on Saturday Jan 28th. My topic is my DOMINANCE IS EVERYTHING SYSTEM, and how you have a choice to hunt traditionally or hunt with D.I.E. on all future whitetail hunts during the rut. I will show you what the dominant buck's daily life in the rut looks like, from his perspective, and how to enter into his territory without telling him you are there (as a human-his #1 enemy). I will have a booth and will have books available for purchase at the show. Price is $49.99 per copy (plus applicable MN sales tax).
2. I am attending the La Crosse BOAT, SPORTS, TRAVEL AND RV SHOW held in downtown La Crosse Wisconsin on February 9-12 2012. I will be there selling books, seminars, and private lessons. I do not have any public seminars at this show this year.
3. I am also attending the Duluth Boat, Sports, Travel and RV Show February 15 through Feb 19th in Duluth Minnesota. I will have a booth, and I will sell my book and seminars for book buyers. I will not be speaking at a public seminar at this event this year.
4. I am attending the Wisconsin DEER CLASSIC in Green Bay Wisconsin on February 24th-26 2012. I was a seminar speaker in 2011, therefore I will not be speaking there this year, but I will be there to visit with deer hunters, make new friends, and sell my books, seminars, and private lessons. If you want to meet me, or you are interested in my book and you want to save shipping and handling fees, attend a show and purchase a copy from me in person. I look forward to returning to this event.
5. I am proud to announce that I have been welcomed by the WISCONSIN BOWHUNTER'S ASSOCIATION to attend the annual convention in Steven's Point Wisconsin on March 3rd 2012, at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Steven's Point. I will be conducting a 45 minute to 1 hour seminar, and my topics will be "How to get into a deer herd without telling the dominant buck you are a human, how my D.I.E. system works, and how to understand deer from their perspective.
6. I will be a Seminar Speaker and I will be selling books, seminars, and private lessons at the 2012 Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel Sports Show at State Fair Park in Greenfield Wisconsin March 7 through March 11th 2012. I am excited to take the stage there two times. I am the first seminar speaker at the MAIN SEMINAR STAGE and the last seminar speaker there as well. If you can make it on Wednesday March 7th at 1pm, or Sunday March 11th, at 3:30pm I promise to make it worth your time by teaching you about dominant bucks and their habits. I will explain my DOMINANCE IS EVERYTHING system, and show you how to find the whole deer herd in your area just by viewing one doe feeding on a field, in the evening any day of the year. Knowing where the herd is, before stepping one foot in their core territory is key to being able to outsmart dominant bucks on every hunt. My D.I.E. system is going to change your world!
7. I am proud to announce that I am a Seminar Speaker and I will be selling books, seminars, and private D.I.E. lessons at the SCI-Wisconsin Chapter BIG GAME HUNTER'S GRAND BANQUET March 9th and 10th, 2012. I have a 1 hour seminar on Saturday March 10 3:30 to 4:30 in the Mardi Gras Room. What an honor it is for me to take this stage! I am going to focus my time on teaching how to get dominant bucks to hunt you, and how to see a dominant buck's herd from his perspective. Come to this show (open to the public) if you can! Conveniently located at the Wyndham Hotel on Howell Avenue in Milwaukee. Follow this link for show information: www.sciwi.org/calendar/banquets/index.shtml
8. I am proud to announce that I am a Seminar Speaker and I will be selling books, seminars, and private D.I.E. lessons at the DOUGLAS COUNTY FISH AND GAME LEAGUE SPORTS SHOW in Superior Wisconsin, March 23, 24 and 25th 2012. This event is structured around kids and young people. I want to be a part of events that get kids involved in hunting and fishing. I was a kid once and my Dad introduced me to every sport. He wanted me to be able to choose for myself what I wanted to do with my free time. As a person gets older time is not so free, and the sports you are commited to being involved with, become your passion. I hope to meet lots of kids and their families, at this show. God Bless everyone who introduces kids to the outdoors. There is no better cause in my opinion.
9. I am very thrilled to announce I am doing 4 seminars at the FIELD AND STREAM DEER & TURKEY EXPO in Madison Wisconsin March 30th through April 1st 2012, held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison Wisconsin. Formerly known as the WI Deer & Turkey Expo. Find info at www.deerinfo.com Look for my booth in the middle of the main room, and stop by as many of my seminars as you can make it to. I teach people to think like deer, and I am looking forward to those shows, and my opportunity to meet thousands of North American Hunters. My seminar topic is "Using dominance to set up the dominant buck you want... and get it." Basically that means changing what you are doing now (hunting dominant bucks) and learning what makes dominant bucks tick. Then role-playing with the herd's king using my DOMINANCE IS EVERYTHING system to make the king of any deer herd hunt you. I will teach you how to outsmart the king of any herd, so he doesn't know a human is in his midst. D.I.E. is a one of a kind system. See you there. Check out the following link to the seminar schedule of this event: www.deerinfo.com/WI_seminarschedule.asp
After these 9 shows I will be doing a few local seminars for book buyers in Madison WI, Milwaukee WI, La Crosse WI, Green Bay WI, and the Twin Cities MN. Then I will start my Midwest seminar tour heading to Mississippi, Arkansas, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. I welcome you to stop by my booth to meet me and my lovely wife Michele. We love visiting with fellow hunters. I am sharing my D.I.E. system with the world, one hunter at a time.
The Dominance Is Everything® Deer Hunting System is a name for Bob J Mercier's tactics for getting close to any deer in daylight (including trophy-racked bucks). Bob's TACTICS WORK EVERY TIME. HE HAS HIS OWN SECRET SYSTEM that makes Dominant Bucks come in close - believing you are a king from another herd and a doe at the same time. THIS IS A NEW METHOD OF HUNTING DEER. DOMINANCE IS EVERYTHING...To A Monster Whitetail Buck ©2011 D.I.E. Books Online www.DominanceIsEverything.com
Monday, January 16, 2012
NINE 2012 DEER SHOWS in 9 wks!
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In 1998, I developed a NEW METHOD
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I named my tactics -
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Deer Hunting System.
Bob J. Mercier (262)719-2743
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Another Food Scandal in Asia Harming McDonald's Corporation (MCD)
McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) seems to be facing bad time as far as the serving of food items are concerned. If facing a food scandal in China last year wasn't enough, it was the turn of Japan, another Asian economy, to spoil the mood of the chain of food restaurant.
In effect, whatever steps that McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) might have taken to restore its brand in one country, has been nullified by a fresh scandal emanating from another country. However, both belonged to the Asian region. Therefore, it was bound to impact the overall Asian market performance for the company as a whole.
Human Teeth
The chain of food restaurant operator disclosed that four cases of adulterated food came to their knowledge in Japan. McDonald's Japan said that a human tooth was found in a pack of French fries that was sold in Osaka in August last year. Similarly, a piece of hard plastic was found in December in Fukushima prefecture. This time, it was in a chocolate sundae. Later, it was confirmed that the plastic was a part of the dessert making machine. However, it injured a child slightly.
The company has allowed a third-party organization to examine the tooth, McDonald's Japan failed to find out as to how the teeth could find a way in the pack. It noted that the teeth were not fried and the staff has not reported about a missing tooth. The company claims workers of the plant always wear masks.
Blue Vinyl
During the weekend, a piece of blue vinyl found its way in a chicken nugget that was sold at one of its northern prefecture restaurants of Aomori. In another incident in Tokyo, a customer found a piece of transparent vinyl while he was eating a nugget on December 31. However in that case, the company indicated that an employee lost the object.
The four incidents have raised the issue food safety. The company's Director and SVP, Takehiko Aoki, tried to differential the Chinese and Japan issues. He said that McDonald's respond to individual contamination issues differently compared to a bigger food quality issues.
Isolated Incidents or Problem?
The company believes that these are insolated incidents and not a bigger food quality issue but it will have to convince consumers of that.
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CONEMAUGH TOWNSHIP- — Laurel View Village is requesting formal usage approval for its existing restaurant and credit union to remedy apparent conflicts with the Conemaugh Township zoning ordinance.
Municipal records indicate that former township officials may have failed to enforce several zoning procedures when the nonprofit retirement village made expansion plans more than a decade ago.
But township solicitor Bill Barbin said Wednesday that any attempt to condemn an existing business facility would be no good for anyone in the community.
"We can't go back to a homeowner and say, 'Wait a minute, we didn't do something right . . . you have to tear that house down,'" he said.
"We're dealing with something that is what it is."
Attorney Dan Rullo, on behalf of Laurel View, said the village is prepared to participate in public meetings regarding the use of the restaurant and credit union. Both have been in business for at least a year.
Rullo said the credit union is especially vital.
"We believe that is an essential (piece) of a continuing community like this. Nobody wants to go to court over this," he said.
Township supervisors also adopted an up-to-date master site plan for Laurel View on Wednesday by a 2-1 vote. One of the problems with the village was the absence of this plan at both the municipal and county levels.
Supervisor Wayne Kauffman became the lone "no" vote after several residents voiced concern about the map, which included some of color-coded portions of prospective village additions.
Barbin, however, said the site plan specifically states that these colored regions are not part of the township's formal approval.
"If they have future development of the property they need to come back," the solicitor added.
Laurel View CEO David Mishler said he's ready to move forward.
"I feel confident . . . that we will get our outstanding issues resolved and continue to be a good partner with the township," he said.
A public meeting to address the restaurant and credit union has not been scheduled.


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Investors Expect Tax Cut
TOKYO -- Equities ended trading moderately higher Tuesday on hopes that the government would announce a permanent income tax cut following Sunday's Upper House elections.
The Nikkei average of 225 stocks rose 65.83 to close at 16416.28. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners, 698 to 446, while 140 shares ended unchanged. Volume on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange was estimated at 544 million shares.


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22 July 2006
The ban was lifted last night
India has always been a free country, there is more freedom here than anywhere else in the world, more freedom, perhaps too much freedom
That is our problem
Too much freedom.
This picture tells you the story. I always use this picture to show our living condition. The boat is barely a few inches above the surface of water. Tightly packed, one more person would sink the boat. It can't take any more. You have Hindus Muslims, Buddhists Sikhs Christians in there
There is hardly any elbow room,
but there's a world of room in their hearts. they live in harmony all the time
But sometimes things go wrong.
In such a fragile country we have to use our freedom with extreme caution.
How much freedom should be allowed ?
Our constitution guarentees all kinds of freedom
how are we using it ?
If two persons insult each other and start exchanging blows, the boat would sink
They all have the freedom to express themselves.
Slightest irresponsible act would damage the peaceful atmosphere, hundreds of innocent lives are lost as a result, in riots and communal and political clashes.
I don't blame the government for slapping the ban,
We are pretty reckless with our freedom
Blunt Knife
36 comments:
- Kate said...
You have used both a visual and verbal metaphor to illustrate your opinion. Nicely done.l
- July 22, 2006 8:51 am
- kathy said...
yes i agree with Kate! I'm happy to hear the ban is lifted.
- July 22, 2006 9:41 am
- Rauf said...
India is a fragile country Kate difficult to govern, chaotic but a very strong democracy, Indians have been most tolerant for thousands of years, it continues even today. Unfortunately misuse of freedom brings a great deal of tension.
- July 22, 2006 9:57 am
- Rauf said...
yes it is a big relief Kathy. Thank you so much for your support and concern. We can't take our freedom for granted. We have to use it with utmost responsibility.
- July 22, 2006 10:00 am
- Don Iannone said...
This one grabs your heart. Thanks Rauf. Your eye is so powerful.
- July 22, 2006 3:06 pm
- Gangadhar said...
A pretty clear story with an apt pic!!
- July 22, 2006 4:25 pm
- Rauf said...
I am just trying to make a point Don.
- July 22, 2006 4:44 pm
- Rauf said...
Yes Gangadhar, every individul counts. Now I have to be careful about what I write. I have to undrstand that I have the freedom of expression, but I can't afford to be reckless about it.
- July 22, 2006 4:47 pm
- wildpic said...
rauf, its brilliant ... when the powercut happens and then comes back again ! ... thums up to india ! its easy to pull the plug but thoughtfull to put it back ...
- July 22, 2006 6:39 pm
- Rauf said...
Yes Suresh, I suddenly realise the value of freedom only when it is taken away from me. Now I have to use it carefully.
- July 22, 2006 10:30 pm
- PI said...
Hi rauf : here via 4d. I also didn't know of the ban and am glad it has been lifted. One of my most memorable experiences was some years ago when my husband and I visited your country.
- July 23, 2006 12:35 am
- Claudia said...
I'm glad!
- July 23, 2006 5:53 am
- Rauf said...
Welcome Pi, Thanks for stepping in. Most things happen for a good reason. The government slapped a ban on blogging as some of us were misusing our freedom of speach to spread hatred. Since you've been here in India, you must have noticed how fragile the atmosphere is. For instance, Indira Gandhi was assasinated by some Sikh security guards, the entire Sikh community had to face the wrath. Same thing could have happened to the Muslim community after the Bombay train blasts as some Muslim extremists were responsible. The government immediately made sure that the bomb blasts don't result in communal riots. India is chaotic but a working democracy, where voices of the people are heard, unlike the west where much against the wishes of its citizens the countries go on waging wars invading other soverign nations.
The ban on blogging was immediately lifted after some strong protests, though 40 thousand plus bloggers is not a great number for a country of 1.1 billion.
thank you once again for yout visit Pi
- July 23, 2006 5:58 am
- Rauf said...
I am smiling Claudia, voices like yours made the difference, the ban was immediately lifted. I lost my freedom for a few days and felt depressed and suffocated. I realised the value of freedom only when I lost it for a brief period. Now I will be very careful in excercising my freedom of expression. Thank you so much for your support Claudia. The ban taught me a lesson.
- July 23, 2006 6:05 am
- Hayden said...
I'm glad you're back!
- July 23, 2006 7:37 am
- Rauf said...
OWEEE Hayden ! yes me back, did not go away actually I was very much here, depressed suffocated. I just could not do one little thing, blogging, something that came so late in my life, first time really and truly i was expressing myself. And that right was taken away from me. imagine my depression. This the largest working democracy in the world where too much freedom was bleeding the country. Sense prevailed in the end, my right was restored. Now I learnt a good lesson, hope rest of the citizen learn it too. I realised the value of my freedom. Have to use it very very carefully.
One big hug to Jake, how's he doin ?
- July 23, 2006 10:09 am
- Ruth said...
Rauf, you're fortunate to now be in a position to truly appreciate what you have. I am here in Ireland with 45 American students who constantly complain that they have to walk the hills of Blarney or Kinsale or Cobh, they'd rather be on the internet or mobile. They have "lost" their internet for 2 weeks and don't know how to appreciate the cultural exchange and beauty they are experiencing.
- July 23, 2006 7:39 pm
- Tracy said...
I'm glad you are able to access blogger again! Keep on blogging, good buddy!
- July 24, 2006 1:29 am
- Leila said...
i read your last post a few days ago, Rauf. I was distraught! So distraught I was speechless...I didn't even leave a comment - most unlike me.
I am SO happy the ban has been lifted! I only hope to god that all countries could be freed from their chains.
But everyone has different views on freedom.
reckless with our freedom..oh we are! That is exactly why I refuse to do certain things, I really appreciate the freedom I have - wouldn't throw it away for the world. But it's all a gamble, really. We all end up risking our freedom.
- July 24, 2006 2:34 am
- FOUR DINNERS said...
Most important n what really counts?...Welcome back
- July 24, 2006 4:32 am
- Rauf said...
I have mostly south Indian friends Ruth. I traveled with some of them a few years ago and they kept demanding south Indian food where ever they went, never tried the local delicacies. I eat what the locals eat. Never had any problems.
- July 24, 2006 7:26 am
- Rauf said...
Lost and found Tracy, Freedom is so precious, never reaslised until I lost it for a brief period.
- July 24, 2006 7:29 am
- Rauf said...
Laila, please post pictures and experiences of your holiday.
I am glad you realise how precious our freedom is. Except for a few, most countries are free today. Hope they would be free one day, in their own way. West or the developed countries have their own style of freedom, which may not suit the rest. Some restrictions are needed in different situations.
- July 24, 2006 7:41 am
- Rauf said...
Thank you Fourdinners
- July 24, 2006 7:43 am
- ufukhati said...
keep on speaking,
as the wind is keeping on blowing.
- July 24, 2006 3:55 pm
- Rauf said...
But not so loud and not like Katarina Ufukhati. Yes I will speak but with caution.
- July 24, 2006 6:39 pm
- jim said...
I live sometimes, rauf, in the poorest section of my city, in the worst and most dangerous area. In there you know to be careful, to watch what you say, how you act, don't do the wrong thing and disturb the peace, things will come crashing down upon your head, the children will get hurt, the elderly will suffer, and what for, a few words, that which would make no difference if not said?
When peace is already being disturbed there is room to speak and act. When peace is had, and it is really working okay, one should be cautious out of respect. There are fine lines, and fine and subtle things one must know, outsiders don't know, don't understand, they can be no judge.
You do what is best, keep faith in the future and act by your best judgement, alert and awake every minute. Your posts and pics, your writing says far more than is on the surface. On your blog, I 'feel' the people and the way it is and the country, and I hope for them all same as for myself.
Thanks rauf.
- July 25, 2006 11:04 am
- Rauf said...
In a country rich in natural resources, we have deaths due to starvation Jim. I wonder what freedom means to them. This clearly shows that we have wrong priorities. My survival has been an eternal struggle too.
Just a 2 second delay in expressing ourselves does not seem to matter much, but it matters a lot when we are angry. I am not a saint and I am not trying to become one. I have hurt people with my immediate reaction which I regret very much.
- July 25, 2006 9:34 pm
Misuse of freedom is a very interesting topic, Poms; glad you brought it up. But the funniest bit is, what is considered freedom to some, is nuisance to others. Say, playing loud music in one's house, which is an act of being free, yet disturbing the sleep of their neighbours, taking away THEIR freedom !! People need to think of things from others' perspectives; about how it feels to be on the receiving end (I have always done that, and now i feel it has made me hyper-sensitive to everything, which is not good), and probably, with a tiny hope, the world would be a better place *hugs*
- July 26, 2006 3:40 pm
- Imemine said...
What about freedom from want? Maybe it's not such a problem as long as people have enough to eat. Or are happy.
- July 26, 2006 10:14 pm
- Rauf said...
OWEEEE BOOEY ! Yea some are so insensitive that they don't care about the comfort of others. This happens a lot on the trains. Good point you raised here Booey, I completely forgot about it.
Have you heard this boo ?
'your freedom ends where my nose begins' ??
ummms and hugs
- July 27, 2006 7:20 am
- Rauf said...
As long as we have the will to survive we will never be free from want Imemine.
- July 27, 2006 7:22 am
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An open call for architects and designers has been launched within collaboration between independent civic platform ABC.ba and Foundation Revizor through the Patterns Lectures course Design and Crisis that will be held in summer semester at the University of Bihać (Bosnian and Herzegovina). It takes abandoned industrial heritage as a focal point and involves wider community to rethink local image of decay toward new ideas, projects, initiatives and eventual transformations.
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Part 2 of the Unblemished Trilogy series.
Eliyana doesn't believe in true love anymore - not after capturing the Void and saving the Second Reflection. No, now, El only trusts what's right in front of her: the tangible, the real - and definitely not some unexplained Kiss of Infinity she shared with the ghost of a boy she's trying hard to forget. She has more important things to worry about - like becoming queen of the Second Reflection, a role she doesn't feel prepared for. But with the Verity intertwined with her soul and Joshua finally by her side, El does feel ready to learn more about this mysterious land she rules. So why does she also feel like something - or someone - is missing? When the thresholds begin to drain and the Callings begin to fail, El wonders if her connection with Ky Rhyen may have something to do with it. She decides that she must find a way to sever her connection to him - but can she do it without falling in love?
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Since September is running at its end and I'm probably not gonna buy that much in these last few days, I figured I could show you guys what I did buy this month. It's not that much and most of it is pretty boring, but that's adult-life for you. You have to spent your money on boring things and stuff like food.
ClothesI think I bought some other things, but they are probably in the laundry. I'm slacking a bit with my laundry, it's just such a boring task which I alway put off. Not much excitement clothes-wise, just buying fall/winter stuff
BeautyEvery single product that I use on a daily basis decided to run out at the same time, so I picked up an entirely new set of cleansing products.
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An alternative to python's dumbdbm
Project description
SemiDBM is an attempt at improving the dumbdbm in the python standard library. It's a slight improvement in both performance and in durability. It can be used anywhere dumbdbm would be appropriate to use, which is basically when you have no other options available. It uses a similar design to dumbdbm which means that it does inherit some of the same problems as dumbdbm, but it also attempts to fix problems in dumbdbm, which makes it only a semi-dumb dbm :) It supports a "dbm like" interface:
import semidbm db = semidbm.open('testdb', 'c') db['foo'] = 'bar' print db['foo'] db.close() # Then at a later time: db = semidbm.open('testdb', 'r') # prints "bar" print db['foo']
A design goal of semidbm is to remain a pure python dbm. This makes installation easy and allows semidbm to be used on any platform that supports python.
Read the semidbm docs for more information.
Below are a list of some of the improvements semidbm makes over dumbdbm.
Index and Data File In Sync
Both the index file and the data file are updated on every write operation. This ensures that the index and data file are always in sync with each other. This was a problem with dumbdbm. The index file was out of sync with the data file as soon as updates were performed. With semidbm, any create, update, or delete command will be written out to the index file.
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Semidbm uses a similar (but not identical) append only file format. This has the potential to grow to large sizes as space is never reclaimed. Semidbm addresses this in two ways:
- Compact the index when instantiated. Semidbm will compact the index if necessary when the index is initially loaded.
- Add a compact() method that compacts the index and the data file. This allows a client to compact the db whenever they need.
Semidbm is significantly faster than dumbdbm (keep in mind both are pure python libraries) in just about every way. The documentation shows the results of semidbm vs. other dbms, along with how to run the benchmarking script yourself.
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I was a jealous lover; and still I am. Jeram Patel was not. He had learnt the method of letting everything go without pining for the lost. When I stood at the Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai holding the hand of my beloved and looking at the photographs of the veteran artist, Jyoti Bhatt displayed there, I came across this handsome young man's black and white photograph; intense and brooding eyes, thick mop that fell on his forehead and the 'don't care' attitude of the man attracted me. I was about to fall in love with the image and the time of that photograph was taken. Being a radical existentialist looked so attractive in 1950s. I thought my woman also felt the same and I was so jealous of that man in the picture. The caption read, 'Jeram Patel'. I just could not believe it. The 'Jeram Patel' whom I knew was different. If Jiddu Krishnamurty was given an artistic garb, he would have looked like Jeram Patel. May be I was wrong then in the gallery because Jiddu too was so dashing that none could escape his charisma. I did not know whether Jeram Patel exuded the same charisma as was seen in the photograph taken by his friend, Jyoti Bhatt in those days. A terror for many of his contemporaries and students, Jeram Patel seemingly lived a recluse' life and died like a hermit.
(Jeram Patel)
When the news came as a whatsapp message (these days the news of a death travels faster than the news of a birth via whatsapp), I should admit, I did not feel bad. Here was a man who had lived his life fully and also the way he wanted and had done the works of art despite the kind of criticism and scorn that they had hoarded, and passed away at the age of eighty six. There was nothing to complain for anybody. In his long life, like his senior and junior contemporaries namely Jyoti Bhatt, Nagji Patel, Haku Shah and so on, Jeram Patel too did not get the opportunity to be a celebrated master the way the Bombay Progressives were celebrated. Though he was one of the initiators of an art group called '1890', Jeram Patel did not become a master artist or a genius modernist. But like the above mentioned artists, Jeram Patel also held on and believed in what he did. There were many attempts during the boom years to bring the works of Patel into the mainstream market. But the market was not prepared to take the brooding sort of dark patches that he consistently made. Most of the art world people wondered what was there in those paintings other than the black patches that the artist did at his will.
(A work by Jeram Patel)
Looking back, Jeram Patel was not an artist who just did the black swirling patches on paper or canvases. He was more than that. There was a figurative phase in Patel's career and also a transition of them into the black splashes that most of the art people still do not know. Patel did a lot of experiments with his works. Even in the black series, he had used the blues and greys to add an element of surprise. He was an accomplished relief sculptor who used blow torch as a technique to develop abstract forms and textures on the wooden surfaces. Towards the end of his life, facilitated by an industrialist in Baroda, Jeram Patel did a series of steel cut works, heavy and massive. As usual, our mainstream art historians and critics were blind enough to overlook them while ululating on the works of Jeff Koons and Anish Kapoor. It is not complaint for the simple reason that I could have done if none had attempted it in the same lines. But I had really did an attempt to bring out this contemporary element in Jeram Patel's works in a different medium; a video documentary on him. That's a different story which I would recount a little later.
(JohnyML talking about the documentary he has directed on Jeram Patel)
Certain accidents or striking jackpot bring those forgotten people back into the attention ken of the public. Jeram Patel, whether he wanted it or not had hit the news for hitting the jackpot quite unexpectedly when Kiran Nadar, the director of the Kiran Nadar Museum in Delhi bought a bulk buying of most of Patel's works for a whopping sum of six crore rupees. May be buying an artist's oeuvre of a life time for that amount perhaps would raise certain questions about the value of an artist's life and works. Does it cost only six crores? That's a different issue. Perhaps, Patel himself was trying to lighten himself up by offloading all his works for that amount. A person who has already shown the symptoms of detachment for more than a couple of decades, might not have thought much about the money that he would get from such a dealing. Most of the artists of his age, I want to believe, show such detachment and they really do not care what the gallerists or dealers are going to do with their works. Jeram Patel underlined his detachment for the worldly riches by giving away one crore rupees to his man servant of forty years as a gesture of love and gratitude. Interestingly, this servant had hit the news more than Patel himself when this bequeathing of wealth took place last year.
(Jyoti Bhatt releasing the dvd of the documentary, Asit Shah, Jeram Patel and JohnyML)
I am sure Patel knew what was coming. He knew it always. He had withdrawn from active social life for a long time. Even when he was a faculty member in the Fine Arts Faculty of Baroda, Jeram Patel was indifferent to so many things including the artistic pomp. When I interviewed him extensively in 2008-09, he told me that he used to spend his days in the college and night in the cinema theatre. He would see the same film again and again till he got detached with the film's narrative or a new film hit the screen in the next week. He did not divulge much about his family life to me. Nor did I want to press on with my questions regarding that department. I was only told later by a common friend that his son was taking interest in the commercial dealings of his works, which Patel himself did not perhaps want to happen. The bickering of family is not really the concern of an art historian unless he is trying to find some Freudian or Lacanian connections of the family life with his works. Here my interest is not and was not really the same during the time of interview. When he grew tired of going to the film theatres, he was blessed by the advent of television. Patel confined himself in his drawing room, painting on paper. When the Ahmedabad based artist, Hindol Brahmbhatt visited him on request, they together did the sculptural reliefs using blow torch for Hindol was his trusted assistant in using the blow torch on wood. Hindol pays his tribute to the master by making his works on wooden planks with images burnt by blow torch.
(Inaugural screening of my documentary on Jeram Patel in progress in Baroda)
Now it is time to talk about my association, though brief but simply interesting, with the departed artist. Thanks to certain friends, the frequency of my visits to Baroda was gradually increasing and in due course of time I came across some people who collected Patel's works and also facilitated him in doing a massive project with steel. There was a very definite commercial angle to it for the people who invested in Patel and supported him in doing those works. They wanted me to write a book on him and also 'direct' a documentary on Jeram Patel. Book was rather an easier proposition but documentary was not. I am blessed with an attitude to make the adversities into opportunities. When I submitted my budget to the industrialist friend, it was thrown unceremoniously into the dust bin and he offered me a flat Rs.15000/- (fifteen thousand). I was supposed to make a documentary on Jeram Patel with that amount! I could have left it there but I had my interests in maintaining the friendship with that industrialist friend so I readily agreed to do it. I was travelling mad in those days and one day I landed up for shooting Patel in Baroda. My friend had assured a cameraman, sound recording equipments, lighting and trollies. I had already done my basic research and interviews with Jeram Patel.
(artist Rekha Rodwittiya speaking on the occasion)
On the day I reached, to my shock I found that the cameraman who came for the shoot was absolutely a novice with no experience in shooting anything related to art. But as an accomplished marriage videographer he had the enthusiasm to follow my cue. The display of the new body of the steel works was done in the factory space of my friend which resembled an actual cinema studio. Jeram Patel came and was wheel chair bound. I started taking shots. I wanted a three sixty degree shot. But no trolley was arranged. Upon seeing an office chair with wheels, I made the cameraman sit on it and I pushed him around Jeram Patel and we got a perfect trolley shot. I got the film edited by Sarat in Delhi for some paltry amount and the film was formally released in Baroda, a function which was attended by all the who is who of Baroda. Perhaps, it is the one work in my life that had amassed severe criticism for me and most of the senior artists told me that I should have taken much care about voice recording and the actual voice over narration. I took the criticism with all humility because I did not want to tell the budge (Rs.15000/-) of the film was abysmal. People were floating in the pool of money in those boom years but when it came to the work of an art critic (even if he doubled himself up as a documentary maker) the sources of dried up like the river Saraswati without leaving a trace of it. Jeram Patel held my hand after watching the movie. His eyes smiled, perhaps to console me and save me from the shroud of embarrassment.
(in his Delhi visit- Jeram Patel seen with Murty Ahuha, Vidyasagar Upadhyay, Mrs.Dhoomimal, Sudhakar Sharma, S.Kalidas)
When I write this obituary, I remember Jeram Patel as a person with whom I did not have much to do as an art critic. I had visited his show in the Palette Art Gallery in New Delhi. One gallery where people go to the terrace first to drink and socialize than to see art, Jeram Patel's works stood in clear detachment exactly the way he would have stood had he been visiting the opening. His black patches did not make any meaning for many. May be Patel never intended to make any meaning. Art making itself was a meaning for him. He had his share of search and I think at some point he even stopped searching. When one realizes that there is nothing to find out, then what is the point in searching? Patel's eyes always showed that sense of detachment. But I don't know why he remembered all of a sudden? By the end of 2014, I got a call from Baroda and it was Patel's namesake, Jayaram Poduval, the art history professor in the fine arts faculty. He wanted me to write a piece on Jeram Patel for the forthcoming Vad Fest 2015. I asked him who suggested my name; he said, Jeram Patel himself. I did not know he remembered that much. May be he remembered me for making a documentary which really did not work as a documentary. When I think about him, I remember the smile in his eyes, sparked for a moment on that evening of the documentary screening. Did it say, it's alright, this too shall pass?
PS: The sad thing is that I do not have a copy of this documentary with me. Hope someone in Baroda would upload it in youtube.


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co-op cuties
14 . May . 2010
oh, we love our preschool cutiepies;
l to r: remy, emmy, honor, lydia, betsy, daniel + sloan
(kisses to jj, not pictured)
her best moment of the week?
pushing her favorite jade
from our house
to the corner
All Of The Way,
words to start the weekend:
'i'll give you all night movie marathon
and a triple espresso so you can stay awake,
it might be late
but it's never too late
for that lovin,
my sexy babe…'
[props to m+j for awesome memories
of seeing cat empire in person
on that darkandrainy timessquare evening,
when you were fresh off a flight from new zealand,
and hearing lullaby In Person.
kiss that belly.]


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Forbes Names the World's Highest-Paid Actors of 2017
Here are the superstars that made the top 10 spots on the list.
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The world's 20 highest-paid actors earned a combined $720 million between June 2016 and June 2017 before fees and taxes, according to Forbes.
Forbes' 2017 list shows the power of the international box office. Five of the actors in this year's ranking live outside the U.S., including three Bollywood stars.
Here are the superstars that made the top 10 spots on the list and that they earned during the period Forbes examined:
10. Akshay Kumar, $35.5 million
9. Salman Khan, $37 million
8. Shah Rukh Khan, $38 million
7. Tom Cruise, $43 million
6. Robert Downey, Jr., $48 million
5. Jackie Chan, $49 million
4. Adam Sandler, $50.5 million
3. Vin Diesel, $54.5 million
2. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, $65 million
1. Mark Wahlberg, $68 million


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Kimi Awarded Sports Ambassador for Finland
Sources: ferrari.com | yle.fi
The Finnish government has never before appointed anyone as an Ambassador for Sport, but it did so at a Sport Gala, held in Helsinki on Tuesday 17 January.
The recipient was none other than Kimi Raikkonen, who received the honour from Prime Minister Juha Sipila. Kimi's presence at the gala had been kept secret right up until the last moment.
Kimi Raikkonen: "I'm not that used to making formal speeches. But I would like to wish all the best to the winners in every category, as well as those who missed out on the prizes this year. I would stress how important it has been in my case to have the support of my family and help from trustworthy colleagues and the people within the Ferrari Team, with whom I have worked for so many years now."
In 2017, Finland celebrates the centenary of its independence.
Translation: "I want to congratulate all who got awarded today and all who didn't. This is a great honour to get awarded. For whole my career I've had the pleasure of working with good people and good teams. Right now I'm working in one of the world's best companies (Ferrari) and teams. The biggest thing for me (in my life) has been the ability to do all the thing my way. Sometimes there have been some mishaps. But all and all I've believed in my own thing and did just that. You don't always have to do things like your neighbour does them. Sometimes doing things your own way gets you success."
Finnish band Fool April's tribute to Iceman
Fool April is a Finnish band who have made a dedication to Kimi Raikkonen and wanted to share it with us. Fool April were formed in 2010 by vocalist/guitarist Petteri Martinsuo and drummer Jussi Peltonen. Good luck to these guys! It's a pretty cool song! Check it out below.
It's not the first time Kimi has been associated with musicians paying tribute to his legendary iceness; he is even good friends with Axl Rose of Guns'n'Roses, who included the Iceman in the 'thanking list' of their album Chinese Democracy. Keyboard player Chris Pitman, pictured below, is also clearly a big fan of Raikkonen as he performed wearing the F1 world champion's 2007 helmet; the band also pictured Kimi's McLaren on screen while playing 'You Could Be Mine'. Little Kimi fact of the day: the first record Kimi bought was indeed a Guns'n'Roses cassette.
Kimi: I have unfinished business in F1
Just ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, Kimi was dragged into a lengthy (by Kimi standards) interview by F1.com! And a good one:
Q: Kimi, Ferrari has changed significantly since 2014. What is the biggest change?
Kimi Raikkonen: I think the team is working well together now. Some people have left and there is a new team boss and now the atmosphere and the way people are working together is much better.
Q: Ferrari's performance is clearly running north, but at the moment you seem to be mainly fighting for P3 in races. When will that change?
KR: I expect us to get stronger in the course of the season. Yes, we are not happy about where we are right now as we want to challenge for wins, but we have to be realistic when looking of where we finished last year. We have made a good step forward and now as a team are we have to work in the same direction – then I am sure that we get where we want to be. Hopefully in the near future?
Q: Will you still be in F1 racing when Ferrari return to being the benchmark? Your contract runs out at the end of the season…
KR: That is up to the team to decide. They have an option on my services – so go and ask them!
Q: But you also have to like it, don't you?
KR: (laughs) I wouldn't be here if I didn't like it!
Q: What's still motivates Kimi Raikkonen, the driver? When you took your rallying sabbatical you were through with F1 racing…
KR: Things can change! I want to do well here. That is the main reason why I am still around.
Q: In Malaysia Ferrari caught Mercedes out with a smarter strategy. Will that prove to be your main weapon against them or can you close the gap?
KR: A smart strategy can help, of course. You can gain or lose positions depending on your strategy – but it is not our aim to do it that way. We want to improve our situation as a whole: improve our speed to challenge Mercedes in every single race. Right now we are pretty close to them in the race – not in qualifying, but in the race. We know now where we have to improve and we are working on that.
Q: Sebastian (Vettel) as team mate: how is that?
KR: No different to any other team mate!
Q: The two of you together in the same team – that sounded like a match made in heaven. Is that how it is in reality?
KR: I think we are a good pair – leave heaven out of it! (laughs) We can talk things over, and that is a lot. We both want to put the team in a position to improve.
Q: Is your situation, working together in the same team, helping you to bond more privately?
KR: Not really, no more than before. We just work in the same team – and it is easy together. We talk easily together.
Q: Does it help that neither of you is overly political?
KR: I would say so, yes. The good thing is that if there is something (that comes up) we can talk to each other – we can talk to each other directly and not have to use mediators. But we don't have any issues and I don't expect us to have issues. But who can look into the future? Who knows?
Q: Sebastian has had the edge in terms of results so far. Why is he doing better than you?
KR: He has done better races. We had some issues in the first three races and obviously made some mistakes in qualifying, but that is part of the game, so no big deal.
Q: 2014 was a tricky year for you – does it feel much better now or are you beyond such emotions?
KR: The feeling in the team is much better, but the results are still not what we want. Yes, compared to last year finishing third or fourth is a step forward, but we want to win – win all the time. As a team we've done well so far, true. (We've got) the maximum that we could right now. But are we happy or satisfied? Not really. We want more. We are here to win – and yes – that is still pretty emotional.
Q: There is the saying that only fools are satisfied…
KR: …that is not completely true. If you had a good fight and pulled the maximum out, you are happy. First and foremost you have to be realistic. We have come a long way from last year – and yes, there are still many steps to make.
Q: If you could make one wish, what would that be?
KR: Some good races? Sounds boring, I know…
Q: Niki Lauda said to succeed in F1 racing you 'have to be a b*st*rd'. Were you one, the year you won the championship?
KR: I have been the same all along. Maybe he felt that he had to be. Everybody feels differently – and he likes to talk…
Q: Bahrain, with its warm temperatures, is a much better climate for Ferrari. Could that help?
KR: We are racing in the evening so the temperatures are lower, so no help in that respect. I think that we will race at the level where we realistically are.
Q: You have a little baby boy. What values do you want to give him for his journey through life?
KR: Life – that is a long time. Right now I hope that he is healthy and stays healthy – and that he grows into a happy little boy.
Q: How would you rate yourself as a dad?
KR: I don't know. You'd have to ask his mum. But he is a calm baby – so we are doing something right!
| Source: formula1.com |
First picture: Daddy Kimi with his family
Here is the first 'public' photograph of Kimi Raikkonen with his son Robin, which Minttu revealed via her blog today. Isn't it adorable?! Robin is just over 2 months old now.
From minttuvirtanen.com
"We are getting used to this grey Finnish winter, which surprised us all after a few lovely spring days. I think it is great to be here except the weather could be better. It is wonderful to see all the lovely people whom I miss so much when living abroad.
Robin's first flight went great! I was so excited that I could not sleep the night before at all. He was smiling all the time before he fell asleep in his daddy's arms." – Minttu.


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So, the first time I called AT&T to get phone and internet services in my new (new!) apartment, they directed me to small business services for Ohio. This was not very useful, since I was looking for residential service in California. The second time I called AT&T to get phone and internet service in my new (new!!) apartment, they hung up on me before I could talk to anyone about purchasing new service.
The third time, I got through, after a not-so-long wait on hold, and they said that they could start service on August 19, the day I really moved in, and I thought the worst was over.
When the technician came in at 2 pm on August 19, shocking me out of a nap (I had been up since 5 am Maryland time: 2 am California time) he announced that everything was working just fine (or, as characters in "Midnight's Children" say, tickety-boo) and although my DSL line was still flashing ominously red lights in my face, I should wait a couple hours and it would all resolve itself.
In the morning of August 20, when my DSL was still clogged up, I called AT&T again. After talking to a friendly and helpful DSL tech support person, call her 'J' ("For some reason, your account is still pending. I'm going to transfer you to account services") and waiting on hold for something like half an hour (it felt like an eternity, and I got another chapter of "Midnight's Children" read) J picks up the phone again and apologizes for the wait, saying there's a queue, I'm in the queue, and someone will pick up soon. I say "Okay."
And mystery (and angry) account services lady answers "Okay what?"
Surprised, I answer that I have just been transfered from tech support, that I spent quite a while on hold, and that the person from tech support had just finished explaining the wait. Hence, "Okay."
"Who were you talking to?" she snaps.
"I'm sorry, I've forgotten her name."
At which point, she begins to berate me for something or another. J steps in and tries to bring her attention back to the account -- "her account is pending, we were wondering why", and she starts berating J, finally saying "Let me speak to your supervisor!"
J apologizes, although none of this is her fault as I see it, and I'm put on hold again.
After another ten minutes, I, frustrated, hang up.
An hour or so later, I work up the courage to call back. This time I ask to be sent directly to account services, since nothing seems to be wrong on the technical end. I start to explain my problem -- DSL is flashing red at me, no signal -- and the person on the other end responds immediately that I can't be promised service until after eight pm. Never mind that the technician came on the 19th, when my service was supposed to start, and it's now the 20th. Sighing, I resolve to wait until 8 pm, at which point I can only call tech support in the morning anyway.
At 9 pm, the "DSL" light on my router is still flashing red, and it's beginning to be all I can see.
At 6 am today, two days after my service was supposed to start, I receive an automated phone call telling me that my service request "has been completed".
At 10:30 am, the router is still flashing red. I have now plugged in my phone, and cannot get a dial tone either. I call AT&T back (my seventh interaction with them -- seventh time is the charm?) and they finally admit that, yes, my service should have already started, and yes, there is something wrong -- they can't call me! -- and they say they could send out a technician to check out the line, but if it's a problem on my end, I have to pay, and that could be "very expensive". I sigh and tell them to send the technician, remarking that the technician who came two days ago said everything was, well, tickety-boo (I love that idiom), so that if everything was not, actually, in working order, perhaps he could have told me on Tuesday instead of waiting until Friday?
So the second technician visit (eighth time's the charm!) is scheduled for tomorrow morning. And some time in the next century, maybe I'll have home phone and internet service! Until that eventuality, I am blogging from coffee-shops, and thus updates will probably be sparse.
The good news, of course, being that everything else about the apartment (gas, electric, water, two shipments from Ikea and one from UPS, new appliances &c &c &c, even getting the deposit back from Mr. Quinn) is moving along just spiffingly. The hanging-silks-from-a-four-poster-bed looks, well, like something out of a (n animated) movie or a storybook novel and not real life (which is more of what I wanted than I could even say I wanted, more fantastical than the leaf, and more adult at the same time, and absolutely amazing) My current "needs": A grill for the outside, spoons and spatulas and tongs, my CD player (comes tomorrow), my paintings (come sometime? a framing store is on the way to the grocery store) and help putting together the sofa that is currently in three big boxes in my living room. Pictures as soon as (1) sofa is put together, and (2) camera cord is retrieved.
Also, I learned that I moved some two or three blocks from two of my friends in the area; in a fit of coincidence (or fate!) I am some 120 house numbers away from James and Michelle, a five-minutes' walk. And within shouting distance from a swimming pool (the sound of diving boards bouncing wakes me up in the morning, thunk-thunk-thunkity-thunk). As James said, "I have this whole social circle in the neighborhood, which I am not taking advantage of!" There are promises of get-togethers and barbecues on the horizon.
Hopefully I will take advantage of it. Hopefully I will.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
2 comments:
- Neen said...
We had similar problems with AT&T (they invented an imaginary apartment, and then had to create a new account for our actual apartment with a 8 day waiting period...), right down to the blinking red light. It turned out that, in our place, the internet only works when it's plugged into one special socket in the wall (which you can find by tracing the DSL wires outside the building). Since this oversight constituted "our fault", the tech charge was $60. Beware if he wants to set up your internet for you on your computer -- they charge another $70. Sigh. Good luck!
- ayn said...
We'll just assume that you're dead until you have working intertubes.
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Jayson's Peanut Butter Muffins
My Guiltless Banana Bread w/ Stevia
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Tropical Protein Smoothie
-Tropical Protein Smoothie -
1/2 Large Banana
1/2 c. Frozen mango
1/2 c. Frozen pineapple
1/2 small avocado
1/2 c. yogurt (lowfat vanilla or plain)
2 T wheat germ
1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder
1 t vanilla extract
1-2 T agava nectar or honey (depend how sweet you want it)
1/2 C milk (any kind 1%, skim, soy etc.)
Add all ingredients to blender in order as shown and blend until creamy and smooth, pour and enjoy! Makes 2 servings 12oz each or 1 large 24oz
Nutrition Facts :
Tropical Protein Smoothie
2 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 304.9
Total Fat 6.2 g
Saturated Fat 1.7 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.7 g
Cholesterol 6.7 mg
Sodium 111.6 mg
Potassium 727.2 mg
Total Carbohydrate 52.6 g
Dietary Fiber 5.3 g
Sugars 21.5 g
Protein 12.6 g
Vitamin A 10.7 %
Vitamin B-12 10.4 %
Vitamin B-6 22.1 %
Vitamin C 38.8 %
Vitamin D 7.9 %
Vitamin E 4.7 %
Calcium 20.8 %
Copper 11.0 %
Folate 23.1 %
Iron 10.0 %
Magnesium 16.2 %
Manganese 104.0 %
Niacin 7.6 %
Pantothenic Acid 12.1 %
Phosphorus 25.1 %
Riboflavin 23.7 %
Selenium 7.1 %
Thiamin 17.9 %
Zinc 14.5 %
6 Foods that keep you full and satisfied
Eggs: They're a great source of hunger-quelling protein (about 6 g per egg), plus a recent study found that women following a low-fat diet who ate 2 eggs for breakfast at least 5 days a week lost 65% more weight and averaged an 83% greater reduction in waist circumference. Not a fan? Low-fat yogurt is a great source of (breakfast-happy) protein.
Almonds: These tasty nuts contain the healthy monounsaturated fatty acids, good-for-you fats that keep your appetite sated for hours. Studies back this up—one found that after 6 months, dieters whose eating plan included almonds lost 63% more weight, lost 50% more body fat, and shrunk their waistlines 55% more than those on a high-carb diet. They're not exactly calorie free, so watch portions (1 ounce—or 28 nuts—is about 170 calories).
Avocados: How do I love these? In many many ways, but a few slices with a little lime juice is rich, satisfying, and loaded with so many important nutrients, including those healthy monounsaturated fats, plus vitamins and minerals like potassium and folate. No, they're not calorie free, but a few slices have between 50 and 75 calories and will make any salad or sandwich SO much more satisfying (you can even throw avocado in a smoothie, which is common in Thai food).
Apples: I'm going to resist the urge to write anything about absentee doctors and regular apple consumption, but needless to say, eating one or two of these crunchy, portable fruits really can benefit your waistline: One study found that subjects who ate one apple before every meal lost 40% more weight than those who didn't. Plus, they're low in calories—about 65 for one that's medium-size.
Oatmeal: This is the food weight loss dreams are made of. It contains high amounts of soluble fiber, which slows digestion and keeps you full for hours, and one study found that subjects who ate oatmeal for breakfast every day and also walked an average of 15 to 30 minutes daily lost about 10 pounds in 12 weeks.
Peanut butter: Despite the name, peanuts are actually a legume, not a nut, but they're still high in those craving-quashing monounsaturated fats, and research has found that dieters who snack on peanuts or peanut butter lose more weight than those who don't. My advice is to stick with the natural kind because it's lower in added sugars—and spread some on those apple slices next time you get the 4 pm munchies.
Avocado Love
Avocados contain 81 micrograms of the carotenoid lutein, which some studies suggest may help maintain healthy eyes.
Avocados are included in Fruits & Veggies-More Matters™ consumer educational program to promote increased consumption of fruits and vegetables for good health.
Avocados contribute nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and beneficial plant compounds that can contribute to the nutrient quality of your diet.
Avocados, due to their mono and polyunsaturated fat content, are a healthy substitution for foods rich in saturated fat.
One-fifth of a medium avocado (1 oz) has 50 calories and contributes nearly 20 vitamins and minerals making it a good nutrient choice.
Avocados contain 76 milligrams beta-sitosterol in a 3-oz serving of avocado. Beta-sitosterol is a natural plant sterol which may help maintain healthy cholesterol levels.
Avocados Nutrient Profile:
One-fifth of a medium avocado, or about one ounce, has 50 calories and contributes nearly 20 beneficial nutrients to the diet.
Avocados contribute nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. Phytonutrients are thought to help prevent many chronic diseases.
Avocados contribute nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients, including 4% of the recommended Daily Value (DV) for vitamin E, 4% vitamin C, 8% folate, 4% fiber, 2% iron, 4% potassium, with 81 micrograms of lutein and 19 micrograms of beta-carotene.
Avocados act as a "nutrient booster" by enabling the body to absorb more fat-soluble nutrients, such as alpha- and beta-carotene as well as lutein, in foods that are eaten with the fruit.
Avocados and Heart Disease:
Avocados can help consumers meet the dietary guidelines of the American Heart Association, which are to eat a diet that is low to moderate in fat. The fats should be primarily unsaturated and low in saturated fat and cholesterol. The avocado is virtually the only fruit that has monounsaturated fat.
Avocados help assist consumers in meeting a major dietary goal of reducing saturated fat in the diet, when they are consumed in place of saturated-fat containing foods.
Avocado and Weight Loss/Maintenance:
Avocados can be a satisfying addition to a calorie-reduced diet, when they are eaten in lieu of other fats.
When enjoyed in place of other fats, avocados can be a satisfying addition to a calorie-controlled diet.
Spread and Dip Nutritional Comparison for Fresh Avocados:
Fresh avocado on sandwiches and toast or substituted as a spread in place of many other popular foods may help reduce dietary intake of calories, fat, saturated fat, sodium and cholesterol.
Want to reduce your cholesterol intake? Try fresh avocado on sandwiches and toast or substitute as a spread in place of many other popular foods to reduce your intake of cholesterol, calories, fat, saturated fat, and sodium.
Looking for a twist on spreads and dips? A 1-ounce serving of fresh avocados contain 0mg of cholesterol, 0mg of sodium, 0.5g saturated fat. See the chart below for examples of how fresh avocados are a great substitute on sandwiches, toast or substituted as a spread in place of many other popular foods.
Try fresh avocado on sandwiches and toast in place of many other popular foods to reduce your intake of cholesterol, calories, fat, saturated fat, and sodium
Lutein is a natural antioxidant that may help maintain eye health as we get older. By adding avocado to foods like salads, salsa, soups or sandwiches you can get more of the phytonutrient lutein in your diet.
* So eat up your avocados, I'll have to post some of my favorite recipes that I use the delicious avocado in!!
Coconut Dreams Smoothie
Weight loss journey
My husband our good friend Aaron and I headed to the pass. On the way up it was snowing and beautiful. I could feel my heart pumping with excitement when we reached the pass and I saw all the skiers and riders out there. I couldn't wait, I felt like a little kid waiting in line at disneyland for Splash Mountian or something..hehe. After we got all our gear on and our tickets we headed to the lift. For some reason..this was the thing I was most nervous about..not the actual going on the lift..it was getting off and on the lift that I was nervous about. To my surprise the getting on..was a piece of cake...then comes the getting off...and yes I fell, I fell all day long.
I didn't start out on the bunny hill, I wanted to..but Jeff didn't want to..so we started on the second biggest hill. It took me almost an hour to get down that hill..when now It only takes me a few minutes. Lucky for Jeff..even after 10 years of not riding..he picked it up right away. Aaron stayed back and help me try to get the basics down.. the balancing, toes and heels and getting up after falling. I swear I probably fell down 100 times...and I had a few really good slams, one that knocked the beegeezes right out of me. There were a few times that I just wanted to give up and cry..because after falling so much..getting up was SOOOO tiresome my energy was just sucked right out. I didn't give up though, I was so determined to get it down. I think our last run of the day.. i made it without falling, and that was such an awesome feeling.
The next morning..... oh yes, the next morning.... boy was I SORE. I had never felt pain like that in my life. I had muscles ache that I never even new I had before, and here I thought that my working out daily would save me from soreness, yeah right. I secretly loved the soreness, just knowing I found and worked other muscles was very fascinating to me.
I have gone twice since my first time, each time keeps getting better and better. This last weekend we spend the whole day on the big run. I have conquered getting off the lift and i'm really good with my heels and edging..but I need to work on my toes. The thing I love about snowboarding is cold crisp air, the quietness and just the freedom and the control you have over your board. I love that I can control everything...I love the feeling of when I straighten out my board and the speed just comes...hits you in the face and the adrenalin just courses through your veins...it's such and exhilarating feeling.
I am so sad that this season is coming to a close, there is only one more weekend left and I hope we can make it up once last time!! We did get season passes our last trip up...so i'm very psyched for next season!!! Hoping we can get the kids into it next season too!!
P.S. If snowboarding isn't wonderful enough......I have burned 1500 calories and over each time I have gone up..and that's buring 50% fat!!! AMAZING!!!!
Green Pea & Carrot Soup
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 large onion, sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 (10-oz) bag frozen peas
4 teaspoons plain nonfat yogurt, optional
In a large pot, heat the olive oil over moderately-low heat. Add the onion, garlic, bay leaf, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the broth,bay leaf, salt and a few turns of freshly ground black pepper and bring to a boil. Add the peas and cook just until defrosted. Take out bay leaf just before blending.
In a blender, puree the soup in 2 batches until very smooth. If serving hot, return the soup to the pot and bring just to a simmer. If serving cold, transfer to the refrigerator to chill. Ladle into bowls. Stir the yogurt so that it is smooth and top each serving with a swirl of yogurt.
per Serving 1 1/4 cups each
Total Fat:2.5 grams
Saturated Fat:0
Protein:7 grams
Carbohydrates:13 grams
Fiber:3 grams
A healthy snack your kids will LOVE!!
1 cup quick-cooking oats
3/4 cup whole-wheat Pastry flour or regular whole-wheat flour
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/4 cup canola oil
1 egg, beaten to mix
1 egg white
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips
Cooking spray
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, wheat germ, cinnamon and salt.
In another bowl, whisk together the honey, applesauce, oil, vanilla, egg and egg white until well combined. Stir in the oatmeal mixture until well combined. Add mini chocolate chips and pecans.
Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray. Spread the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out
clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely and cut into 12 bars, about 4 by1 1/2 inches each.
Calories 211.3; Total Fat 10.4 g; (Sat Fat 1.3 g, Mono Fat 2.7 g, Poly Fat 5.2 g) ; Protein 4 g; Carb 27.4 g; Fiber 2.8 g; Sugar 14.8 Cholesterol 18.4 mg; Sodium 60 mg
Birth Mommy Tattoo
I have been searched and searched online for a tattoo that I felt told my story and my feelings about my love for Rylee and my pain. I could NOT find anything that really did any justice. I asked my very good friend Jen for some advice, right away she told me that I should go to her brother, Jason Kunz (http://jasonkunz.com/ ) he is a tattoo artist and has his very own tattoo shop.
I thought that would be a good idea. She emailed him with a brief description of my story and he came up with a beautiful drawing! It was so perfect.
I love it so much, and look at it way to many times throughout the day!
Southwest Salad
Kids Favorite Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup non fat milk
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 frozen or ripe banana
3 tbsp choclate syurp
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp wheat germ (optional)
1 cup ice
Throw all the ingredients in the blender and blend until smooth.... if you like it sweeter add more chocolate syurp or you can use honey too. I have also made this with chocolate soy milk..replacing the use to choclate syurp....and it tastes fantastic also!!This makes about 3 -10oz servings or 2 big 16oz servings!!Number of Servings: 3
Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 3
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 405.8
Total Fat: 22.2 g
Cholesterol: 1.6 mg
Sodium: 275.7 mg
Total Carbs: 40.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
Protein: 16.7 g
Raspberry Walnut Bran Muffins
1 c. Frozen or fresh raspberries
In bowl stir together flour, bran , sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in center. in a small bowl combine egg, milk, vanilla and oil: add all at once to flour mixture. Stir just till moistened. Fold in raspberries and walnuts. Grease bottoms of muffin pan or line with paper bake cups. Fill 2/3 full. Bake in 400 oven about 20 minutes or until done. Remove from pan. Cool slightly on wire racks. Makes 12 Good drizzled with honey.Number of Servings: 12
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving 1
Calories: 132.9
Total Fat: 6.1 g
Cholesterol: 18.1 mg
Sodium: 331.9 mg
Total Carbs: 18.2 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.2 g
Protein: 3.5 g
Mexican Turkey Soup
1 cup chopped onion
1 large sweet red pepper, chopped
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tsp group cumin
1 tsp chill powder
1/2 tsp paprika
5 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
1-1/2 cups cubed,peeled winter squash
1 large tomato, chopped
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 cups cooked turkey, chopped
1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
2 tbsp snipped fresh cilantro (optional)
In a Dutch oven cook onion and sweet pepper in hot oil over medium heat about 5 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in cumin, chili powder, and paprika; cook and stir for 30 seconds.Add broth, squash, tomato, salt and black pepper. Bring to boil; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, about 20 minutes or until squash is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in turkey, corn and cilantro. Heat through.Have a fresh fruit salad and warm crusty bread with it.Number of Servings: 6
Nutritional Info
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 182.7
Total Fat: 4.4 g
Cholesterol: 31.9 mg
Sodium: 543.5 mg
Total Carbs: 19.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
Protein: 18.2 g
A Birth Mother's Love Slideshow
I'm crying already just posting this blog. This song, this slide show is very personal to me. I hope you watch it and really listen to the beautiful song, because this song is a part of me. If you watch closley..you can see the picture of Rylee and I, I'm kissing her for the last time as her mommy and I am about to place her in the arms of another. Click the link below to watch..thank you.
I love you Rylee
Here are the lyrics:
With so many wrong decisions in my past, I'm not quite sure.If I can ever hope to trust my judgement anymore.But lately I've been thinking, 'cause it's all I've had to do.And in my heart I feel that I should give this child to you.
And maybe, you can tell your baby when you love him so that he's been loved before.By someone who delivered your son, From God's arms to my arm's to yours.Now if you choose to tell him and if he wants to know.How the one who gave him life could bear to let him go.Just tell him there were sleepless nights I prayed and paced the floors.And knew the only peace I'd find is if this child was yours.
Now I know you don't have to do this, but could you kiss him once for me?The first time that he ties his shoes or falls and skins his knee, And could you hold him twice as long when he makes his mistakes.Tell him that he's not alone, sometimes that's all it takes -I know how much he'll ache.
This may not be the answer for another girl like me.And I'm not on a soapbox saying how we all should be.I'm just trusting in my feelings and I'm trusting God above.And I'm trusting you can give our baby both his mother's love.
{Repeat Chorus}
Twi-hard, Twilighter...call it what you will... I'm proud of it!
Biggest Loser
My first post


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Today I compiled a Microsoft ASP.Net code sample downloaded from a programming website. This error message was displayed:
"Generating user instances in SQL Server is disabled. Use sp_configure 'user instances enabled' to generate user instances."
Being a Microsoft SQLServer novice, I wasn't sure of the solution.
I executed the command "sp_configure 'user instances enabled'" but nothing changed. Still got the error message.
After 30 minutes of Goggle trolling in development forums, I found the answer.
Here is how to fix the "user instances disabled" error:
- In SQL Server Management Studio Express (or any tool that allows you to execute an SQL command), enter this text (without the double quotes)
"sp_configure 'user instances enabled', 1"
- Execute the command by clicking the "Execute" button
- Next, delete the previous command and enter this text (without the double quotes):
- Execute the command
- Next, start and stop SQL Server (right click on the server name at the top of the tree list and select "Restart" from the context menu)
- If Visual Studio was open while you did this, close it, then reopen it before attempting to recompile (don't ask why)


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Our Club
The Zonta International, Oak Brook, Illinois Chapter is a group of professional women who strive to improve the lives of women throughout the world and in our local community. The club performs several service projects throughout the year, including partnering with Poised for Success to assist with clothing intake and fundraising raffles, volunteering at the Annual Gala of Family Shelter Service, and other key initiatives that benefit the local women of Oak Brook and surrounding areas. Each club has its own unique flavor and ethos.
The Zonta Club of Oak Brook started in 2012 and is experienced in service, advocacy, and fun!
Contact us at email@example.com or on Facebook @ZontaOakBrook to learn more.
The Zonta Club of Oak Brook:
- provides members opportunities for hands-on service;
- advocates on issues affecting the status of women at the local, state, national and worldwide levels;
- supports the programs and projects of Zonta International, District 6 and Area 1
- raises funds for local scholarships to support educational opportunities for women; and
- raises funds for local agencies in the prevention of violence against women.
The Zonta Club of Oak Brook has nonprofit status through Zonta Foundation, Inc., a 501(c) 3 corporation.
Zonta Clubs are unique among service organizations for their international ties, opportunities for volunteer service and advocacy for issues affecting the legal, economic, health, educational and professional status of women.
Our strength lies in our local and international member diversity:
- in professions
- in age
- of race
- of cultures