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I always enjoy experiencing different seasons and their requisite activities through anime. That got me curious about how other people enjoy the different seasons and their favorite aspects of each. So, how do you like to celebrate different seasons? What do you like best about each season?
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I guess I like winter the most. For some reason, I feel more energetic. With so many holidays around; its a lot of fun decorating and sweets! : 3
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I love winter. It is so mysterious.
I mean, you have these trees. And they are alive. Yet they have no leaves. Yet they are still alive, they are not dead trees. It is so mysterious.
And snow is weird. It is like water. But frozen. And white. And it is fluffy. Like my towel. Yet it melts. And yet when you shovel it, it is heavy as hell. So weird.
Winter, it is just mysterious.
I'm a winter guy I guess I just like the cold
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I miss the 4 seasons, I love the snow I grew up in Holland, Michigan but now........:( here in Phoenix, AZ I dont get it...... T_T .... Also during winter when I lived in Michigan I loved to drink some hot cocoa with marshmallows mmm <3 and go out and build a snowman and ride sleds .... ahhh i miss that haha, In the fall I loved to camp and play in the leaves summer I enjoyed going to lake Michigan to play at the beach and swim or go fishing <3
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I like Winter nights when it's lightly snowing and the sky is orange, Summer nights when it's raining or just storming at any time of the day in general..
No one knows what the future holds. That's why its potential is infinite.
I think winter can look so gorgeous in animes. There was an InuYasha intro that did it well. I'd like to see all four seasons. I'm tired of seeing the nice summer/spring weather all of the time in my animes. Maybe this is because winter is the longest season where I live. lol I think snow is romantic.
I adore Winter. My favorite season!
The cold, the shorter days and the longer nights...Festivities, holidays, celebrations. Staying cozy and warm but enjoying the frosted beauty of the land. Oh yes, I simply love Winter.
Next would be Fall, then Spring...Last Summer. Not a heat fan.
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I love winter for the cold.
I love summer for the women in swimsuits.
I love spring for the blooming plants.
I love fall for the death of nature.
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I enjoy winter because i like the holiday season but my favorite is summer i love the beautiful weather and going to the beach. Nothing beats summer imo.
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There are only two seasons here. It gets brutal each year.
Autumn is my favorite, it starts to cool down and the days get shorter and then you know.... Winter is coming.
I dont really like winter here very much because a ton of people vacation here in winter so theres a lot more traffic/people and work gets a lot busier
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I love Winter because I love the feel, smell and general atmosphere of rain. I also love cuddling up in bed on a rainy night watching movies with my boyfriend.
I love Spring because you can wear pretty floral dresses and cardigans and feel all light and lovely. I really hate getting hay fever though, it's terrible.
I love Autumn because my birthday is in Autumn, a lot of good things happen around this time (Soundwave is around this time), you can still wear cute dresses unlike Winter when it gets too cold to. I hate wind.
I love Summer because I love wading out thigh-deep in the ocean. I'm scared of heights and depths so I never jetty jump and I always get left behind by any friends I go to the beach with, but I enjoy splashing around in the water by myself under the sun. I hate 40-45 degree (celcius) days where I'm melting where ever I go - outside, to bed, anywhere. I also don't like seeing people wear pretty much no clothing because now, they actually have a reason to (even though I'm still seeing girls do it in Winter wow).
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My tier list of seasons:
A Tier: Autumn: My official top favorite season. Like spring, It's between warm and cool. Making the atmosphere very breath taking, and it really enhance my happiness. And a good time for taking a stroll with my 3 dogs. (Although, side note. One of em won't get along with the baby of the group. Sadly. -_-).
B Tier: Winter: Use to be my top favorite. But seeing snow falling is really beautiful. And it's cold. And that's ok.
But if it's too cold, or a blizzard hits, Inside I go! lol.
C Tier: Spring: Similar to autumn, but I love how many flowers grow. Great mood to go outside. However, stupid pollen is one of my main weakness. (Mumbles to myself with anger).
Low Tier: Summer: It's nice and awesome, but it's TOO FREAKIN HOT! plus, pollen still here and there. uuuuuuuuuughh.. great.. -_-"
I'll be migrating to my new acc TendoBrice. See y'all there~ o/
I hate them all. Except for summer...mmmmm summer dresses *drool*
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Relieving neck arthritis with exercise
Doctors and physical therapists will often suggest specific neck exercises as part of a course of conservative treatment for patients who suffer from cervical (upper) spinal osteoarthritis. These exercises are designed to improve flexibility within the neck and also to increase the strength of neck muscles. The goal of exercise isn't to cure the arthritis, but rather to help limit pain and maintain flexibility in the neck.
Guide to neck exercises for cervical arthritis
If you have been diagnosed with neck arthritis, there are a few things to remember before beginning a new exercise program. First, consult your doctor to ensure you are healthy enough to perform the physical activity required and to also ensure that any exercises will not cause further damage. Second, when you begin an exercise plan, start slowly and work gradually toward activities that may be more demanding. Next, remember to breathe as you exercise. Holding your breath during exercise deprives the muscles of oxygen needed to sustain physical activity. Finally, listen to your body and stop immediately if you start to feel uncomfortable.
Some simple neck arthritis exercises a qualified physician or physical therapist may recommend include:
- Cervical extension — turning the face toward the ceiling
- Cervical flexion — lowering the chin to the chest
- Cervical rotation — turning the face to either side
- Lateral flexion — lowering the ear toward the shoulder on either side
- Isometric exercises — using the hands for resistance to build strength as you move the head forward, backward or sideways
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Snow globes are hot in world of inflatables / Holiday decorations so popular, they have their own Web sites
The holiday inflatable blew onto American front yards about five years ago, and now no neighborhood can be truly festive without a towering Rudolph, Frosty or caroling Pooh. This year, inflatable groupies, who now have a collectors club, are getting pumped about the latest innovation: 8-foot snow globes featuring Santa or Snoopy smiling amid a swirling storm of Styrofoam snow beads.
National retailers such as Linens 'n Things, Wal-Mart, BJ's Wholesale Club and Costco are pushing these snow globes on steroids as the yard-art must-have for Christmas 2005. Electric fans keep the globe upright and the snow swirling, while interior lights provide an eerie nighttime glow.
"Inflatables have been extremely popular for the last few years," a spokeswoman for Lowe's says. "The inflatable snow globe is the most popular style this year, and since we put it out on Oct. 1, people have been excited to get it off our shelves. We expect to sell out."
Inflatables are particularly big in Florida, where holiday revelers must make do without hope of snow. But they appear on cul-de-sacs and porches throughout the land, wherever yard-art enthusiasts like to make a major seasonal statement, whether neighbors think it's tasteful or not.
"They have that nostalgia feel," says Sharlene Jenner, marketing manager for Gemmy Industries in Dallas, the animated-novelties company that also brought us the Dancing Hamsters, Singin' Dancin' James Brown and Big Mouth Billy Bass.
Gemmy now makes hundreds of themed inflatable styles that bob up throughout the year on Easter, Halloween and Thanksgiving. The firm spent years developing the snow-filled inflatables. "Everybody wants to remember Christmas in their grandmother's house and all those collections of snow globes," Jenner says. Prices for the snow globes range from $19.99 for a 12-inch desktop model to $150 for an 8-foot hulker. (Check www.gemmy.com for retailers.)
The inflatable fad has spawned a collectors club in Muskogee, Okla. Members can click on www.airblownclub.com to buy or sell various Gemmy models, find out how to repair and clean them, post photos and enter contests to win rare models such as the 8-foot Nativity snow globe. Club founder Jason Jones, 29, owns hundreds, which he displays in front of his home all year, from the Super Bowl through Christmas. (Don't miss Jones' personal Web site at www.kingofholidayinflatables.com.) "The great thing about the club is that people post where to buy the hard-to-find ones," Jones says. The Tickle Me Elmo of 2005 inflatables is the rare Charlie Brown Christmas 6-foot snow globe that landed briefly at certain Sears stores and is selling for $200 and up on eBay.


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What's the best all-around cookie sheet? I'm in serious need of an upgrade from my 15 year old supermarket versions!
I have had good luck with made-in-USA Nordic Ware plain aluminum sheet pans in half-sheet and quarter-sheet sizes. Consistent heat, no warping, easy to hold. I suggest staying away from "gimmick" pans -- double layer, coated, dark, etc. -- as I have found their performance inconsistent.
I use calphalon. But anything sturdy and non-stick that does not have too dark a coating. When the coating is too dark, the cookies brown too quickly.
Go to your local restaurant supply store and buy the professional quarter sheet pan, usually very inexpensive and will be really useful for most things. I also agree that a silpat is very useful.
Costco also stocks basic restaurant supply type quarter sheet pans. They usually come in a double pack and are very durable & inexpensive.
Vollrath is great, but the best is the made by Lincoln Wearever. They are heavy and will not warp in the oven. They were also voted best by America's Test Kitchen, if that means anything to you.
Use a silpat! It's the wonder cookie sheet. No sprays, easy to clean. The French developed it and it's made of silicon. (Need to figure out whether it's safer than aluminum.)


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In other news, I finished my taxes about two weeks ago so I should be getting a return very soon. (if I don't get audited... ) The money I get back will be used to buy an art commission for SQ that will be quite risque if it turns out how I envision it. I won't spoil the theme here, but expect me to be sharing it once it is finished in a week or two.
A couple of other miscellaneous things.
Ver 0.21 is coming along smoothly. I was hoping to have it finished before the project goes live, but given how fast votes are coming in, I don't think that will be possible. ETA is 5-7 days. Maybe sooner depending on my jobs in real life. Wanted to share some progress so far,
A couple of comments on the above. No, it's not just oral sex that's being added. I'm organizing anatomy into methods of which [body part] can perform [action]. Body parts with "orifices" can be 'penetrated' with body parts that have "impale" enabled. It's pretty basic right now, but I should have it fleshed out and ready to go soon.
Other thing - graphics. New icons to keep track of sun/moon cycles and the zodiac month symbols. (and yes - This will be important to certain NPCs and events in game, ie. vampires, realms to other worlds opening only at certain times, etc.) As you probably noticed in the last image, there is quite a few new tiles added... well sorta. Quick explanation, I was adding all sprites/ascii into one .png file before and I was going to be running out of room soon so before it became a problem I cleaned it up, and broke down the graphics into multiple .pngs. The end result is going to save me a lot of trouble referencing tiles in the code in the future, saving time and preventing frustration. (and bugs!)
Reference of tiles/ASCII
All letters will be NPCs.
----Lowercase = Friendly/Neutral
----Uppercase = Hostile
All symbols on the keyboard will be items. (Note - this list will likely change)
\ / - Weapons
< > - Sex Items/Weapons
[ ] - Spell Books
( ) - Shield
{ } - Tools
% - Food
* - Material
& - Clothing/Armor
. (period) - Ring
, (comma) - Bracelet
" (quotes) - Earrings
' (apostrophe) - Necklace
~ - Restraint
! - Potions
$ - Gold
More stuff to be added later...
Misc ASCII symbols will be terrain, which I'm selecting from this list.
I did want to point out something interesting that happened in a discussion with someone on IRC a few days ago. I was talking with someone about what would be a good way to pick items for symbols that are just rotated 180 degrees. These symbols here ( ) [ ] { } \ / < > One idea that was reached - make some of the items hand dependent. (left-handed sword, right-handed dildo) Which doesn't make ANY sense, but for strategy purposes may or may not be interesting. Also accounted for ambidextrous by using the following - \ | / < ^ > ( 0 ) {⌀}
Another thought was to use it for BUC status. (which isn't something I've completely decided I want in the game just yet)
Or just use it for extra item storage. Here is an example there are 18 colors in SQ (excluding B&W), so say we are talking about weapons, you give a color to each weapon, dagger - blue, mace - red, pike - green, etc. etc. Now because you have two symbols - \ / You can make that list to 36. (18 colors for / and 18 colors for \ )
Or maybe just avoid the extra character entirely...
Going to bed now, just checked and there are 10 votes left until project becomes live. Woot Woot! Super excited!


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Some news (2017-05-26)
The developpment has slowed down quite a bit, but it's for the better. I haven't added many new features, just an enemy and implemented its pathfinding algorithm. It has dawned on me that my current code needs some refactoring to be more productive later on. The way the files are arranged is a problem, as it allows for a user to directly edit enemies and player stats without even playing the game. Saving and loading should be implemented soon, as will be console commands (for now the parser only work for "cls" which clears the console input).
Sprites are going strong though, and whenever those are good, I'll do some level design. I also am working on the story, and the NPCs it needs, and since it's gonna have more than one ending, it takes some time. I'll also add some layering to my grid entities, this way it'll make a prettier game with some new graphical effects.
That's it for now !
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Friday, August 04, 2006
The summer's most audience friendly film is "Quinceañera"
Its core celebration, the fifteenth birthday of Magdelena (Emily Rios), the age when, in her culture's eyes a young girl becomes a woman, is enough to make "Quinceañera," the melting pot melodrama from writers/directors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland, into the most audience friendly film of the summer. But the filmmaker duo adds emotional heft to their heartfelt and often comic tale. Major change is occurring in Magdelena's L.A. neighborhood as new residents are buying and renovating Echo Park homes. The gentrification is pushing out some members of Magdelena's family. Any tale featuring Latino immigrants is timely but Glatzer and Westmoreland reach beyond the politics to focus on the human side of their travails.
"Quinceañera" offers a subplot for everyone: Latinos, working-class people, gays and the affluent. But instead of being a film of separate boxes, its story embraces everyone equally, and more importantly, lovingly.
Rios is a smiley firecracker as Magdelena, a cushy teen whose heart and mind is in the right place. Jesse Garcia, best known for his gritty performance on Cable TV's "The Shield," gives a standout performance as Magdelena's ostracized cousin Carlos.
Their individual stories, and how they make amends with their family, celebrate Mexican culture. But its well-placed laughter and tears build a story that emphasizes what unites Americans as people who value homeland, their family and the freedom to be themselves.
"Quinceañera" made its world premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, where it won both the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize and the Dramatic Audience Award Sony Pictures Classics will release it in theaters major cities across America on August 4 and the rest of the country by the end of summer.
Scream Queens Fight Back in horrifying 'The Descent'
Their screams feel real not so much because the script is high literature but more so because it's what you would do in a similar situation. "The Descent," the horrific new monster tale from British director Neil Marshall, made a cold January night at the Sundance Film Festival feel even colder the first time I watched it. Better yet, it turned a recent press screening on a sweltering July afternoon into a breeder of goose bumps. Marshall's film, a clever twist on the Screaming Mimi stereotype, makes chills no matter where one watches it.
A group of athletic female friends (Shauna Macdonald, Natalie Mendoza, Saskia Mulder among others) reunite in the Appalachian Mountains for a cave expedition. The sperlunking trip is meant to invigorate damaged friendships, test their physical skills and discover a new cave. But fanged monsters await the women, who shriek and run like countless scream queens before them. Then, something fascinating happens. The woman stand tall, fight back and show the monsters that women with the right stuff can save themselves.
Marshall, creator of the cult favorite werewolf thriller Dog Soldiers, takes full advantage of the film's creepy backdrop, the narrow passages far underground in an unmarked Appalachian cave. He fills the caves with the perfect beasties, a tribe of fanged, pasty-skinned man-beasts desperate to tear at the flesh of the women adventurers.
Still, what sets "The Descent" apart, what makes it one of the summer's best surprises, is the way he twists his scream queens into rough and rugged heroines. Midway into "The Descent," the women learn that if anyone is going to save them, they're going to have to do it themselves. At that moment, "The Descent" evolves from a fun scream show to a scream show that's fun and smart.
"The Descent" made its North American premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Lions Gate Films will release it in theaters across America August 4.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
First Person Flashback: Mike Leigh & Me
I had written my questions down in advance in order to be as thoughtful and informed as possible. But it wasn't long into my interview with British filmmaker Mike Leigh that he stopped our conversation with a biting response.
"I don't think you know what you're talking about," Leigh barked over the phone. He repeated himself for emphasis. "I know you don't know what you're talking about."
My 1993 press interview on behalf of Leigh's film "Naked" (pictured above) ended earlier than planned but I had already learned much that a beginning, twenty-something film journalist needs to know about his craft. The interviewer has to be confident of his skills and knowledge, that he's worthy of sharing the table with filmmakers and artists and reviewing their work with authority.
Often, the interviewee's task is to knock the interviewer down to size. Here is journalism as a whirling dance of ego and humility, accomplishments and setbacks, pride and humiliation. It's human life at its most dramatic, boosted by the art of film and the pizzazz of celebrity culture.
It's worth noting that I met with Leigh three years later to interview him about his film "Secrets & Lies" and he was utterly charming (He apologized profusely for keeping me waiting).
I've enjoyed plenty of wonderful interviews since that early interview with Leigh, many of them moving beyond the realm of journalism and becoming something friendly. Of course, more blow-ups landed at my feet as I wrote profiles and covered film and culture for various newspapers. But I was never rattled, never unsure of my thoughts or words. I have Leigh to thank for my confidence. Long ago, he tested me with fire.


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Smith, Joseph F.
The knowledge of truth, combined with the proper regard for it and it's faithful observance, constitutes true education.
Sommers, Christina Hoff
Aristotle laid down ... almost 2500 years ago clear guidance on how to be moral human beings. What Aristotle advocated became the default mode of moral education over the centuries. And it worked. It is only very recently that many educators began to scorn it.
Nov. 09, 1998 - from her essay "Where the Boys Are"
Sowell, Thomas
Many Americans who supported the initial thrust of civil rights, as represented by the
Brown v. Board of Education
decision and the
Civil Rights Act
of 1964, later felt betrayed as the original concept of equal individual opportunity evolved toward the concept of equal group results.
Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?
The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive.
Much of the social history of the Western world, over the past three decades, has been a history of replacing what has worked with what sounded good. In area after area - crime, education, housing, race relations - the situation has gotten worse after the bright new theories were put into operation. The amazing thing is that this history of failure and disaster has neither discouraged the social engineers nor discredited them.
... three distinguished American scientists, one a Nobel laureate, offered to help design California's new science curriculum last fall - and their offer was rejected. What this little episode shows is that creating a curriculum in our public schools is not about getting children educated. It is about doing things that teachers like and can handle. The last thing they want is a science curriculum designed by somebody with a Nobel Prize. ... The National Education Association may make a lot of noise about not wanting 'unqualified' people in the classrooms. But this is Newspeak. What they mean by 'unqualified' are people who have not jumped through the hoops of the education schools and education departments. Nobel Prize winners are unqualified by this definition.
Mar. 23, 1998 - from "Scientists need not apply", published in
Stafford, Ezra H.
Some day the main aim in education will be to teach men and women to
and to live. That day has not yet come.
quoted in
Columbo's New Canadian Quotations
John Robert Columbo
Stalin, Joseph
Education is a weapon, whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.
Suzuki, David
Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.
quoted in
Columbo's New Canadian Quotations
John Robert Columbo
Sykes, Charles J.
The politicization of higher education - which has drawn so much criticism and publicity - has been reproduced at the elementary and secondary levels of education with little publicity or opposition, even though in many ways it is more toxic. Children in elementary school are especially defenseless against the appropriation of their education by propagandists, since they lack even the modest abililty to debate and dissent that college students occasionally still retain.
1995 - from
Dumbing Down Our Kids
[Eleven maxims not taught in school] 1) Life is not fair; get used to it. 2) The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself. 3) You will NOT make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school (or college). You won't be a vice president with a car phone until you earn both. 4) If you think your teachers are tough, wait till you get a boss. S/he doesn't have tenure. 5) Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity. 6) If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes. Learn from them. 7) Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes, and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try delousing the closet in your own room. 8) Your school may have done away with winners and losers but life has not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades; they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This, of course, doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life. 9) Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off, and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time. 10) Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. 11) Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
1995 - from
Dumbing Down Our Kids
Not to put too fine a point on it, meaningful reform means breaking the stranglehold of the educational bureaucracy and the educationist establishment on the nation's schools. Any systematic effort to improve the schools that fails to wrest them from the 'interlocking directorate' of the special interests will run aground--as previous attempts have done when they left intact the very institutions that nurtured, sustained, and fed off of educational mediocrity.
1995 - from
Dumbing Down Our Kids
Thatcher, Margaret
I believe politicians must see that religious education has a proper place in the school curriculum. The Christian religion - which, of course, embodies many of the great spiritual and moral truths of Judaism - is a fundamental part of our national heritage. For centuries it has been our very lifeblood. Indeed we are a nation whose ideals are founded on the Bible. Also, it is quite impossible to understand our history or literature without grasping this fact. That is the strong practical case for ensuring that children at school are given adequate instruction in the part which the Judaic-Christian tradition has played in molding our laws, manners, and institution. How can you make sense of Shakespeare and Sir Walter Scott, or of the constitutional conflicts of the seventeenth century in both Scotland and England, without some such knowledge?
May 21, 1988 - from "Christianity and Wealth", a speech to the leaders of the Church of Scotland
Politicians must be... wary of political ideologies. It is not our business to plan the educational system as a sociological abstraction... "Equality of opportunity" is a poor guide if it means the same mediocre schooling for all.
Jan. 30, 1975 - from "My Kind of Tory Party", published in the London
Daily Telegraph
, re-published at
In a Socialist society, parents should be seen and not heard.
Oct. 10, 1975 - from a speech at a Conservative Party conference, quoted in
As I Said to Denis: The Margaret Thatcher Book of Quotations
, edited by Iain Dale
... the undermining of our traditional educational systems, which has gone on longer in Britain but which in the New Age of political correctness seems to have gone into overdrive [in North America], is now a grave danger. It threatens the collective memory of our society, from which its habits and even its identity flow. When a Stanford University English professor describes Milton as 'an ass [and] ... a sexist pig,' and when Shakespeare is on the syllabus of Duke University (in the words of another professor) only to illuminate the way seventeenth-century society mistreated women, the working class, and minorities -- we can say that university education is effectively coming to an end.
Dec. 22, 1997 - from a speech at the International Conservative Congress, as quoted in
National Review
Be warned. A powerful, radical left-wing clerisy is bent on destroying what every past generation would have understood to be the central purpose of education -- that is, allowing (in the words of Edmund Burke) individuals to 'avail themselves of the general bank and capital of nations, and of ages.' A society needs only one generation to abandon the task of learning and transmitting its culture, for that culture to become an alien, lifeless irrelevance.
Dec. 22, 1997 - from a speech at the International Conservative Congress, as quoted in
National Review
Thomas, Cal
Since the sixties, college professors have taken up political causes as a profession, using the classroom to denounce falsehood and injustice while teaching that truth and justice are illusions.
from "The Sixties Are Dead: Long Live the Nineties", a presentation at Hillsdale College
Thoreau, Henry David
What does education often do? It makes a straight cut ditch of a free meandering brook.
Thorsell, William
... governments ban the keeping of ethnic data in relation to crime, educational attainment or family breakdown, and journalists are generally pleased to accept these conditions because they, too, fear the scourge of racism and do not want to play any part in contributing to it. Understandable as this is, it is a mistake, especially for journalists. It is the very purpose to report the whole truth about significant social, economic and political events. Had we decided 25 years ago that the truth about conditions on native reserves and territories was "too hot to handle" - in effect, that the public cold not be trusted with the truth - we would have been cruelly derelict in our duty to Canadian society, including the aboriginals.
Trevelyan, George M.
Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading, an easy prey to sensations and cheap appeals.
English Social History
, quoted in
The MacMillan Dictionary of Quotations
Twain, Mark
Education that consists in learning things and not the meaning of them is feeding upon the husks and not the corn.
Tyrrell, R. Emmett
On the matter of improved education, the Clintonian Liberal stands four square for educational standards. Yet now when it comes to the standards maintained by SAT college-entrance examinations, the Liberals are against those standards. The SAT standards have for decades proved to be accurate predictors of a potential college student's likelihood to earn a college degree. Now, however, according to the U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, when those standards have what the bureaucrats call 'significant disparate impact' on members of a particular race, national origin, or sex, they are to be waived. Ill-prepared students are to be accepted by colleges on some other basis. Thus the Liberals are again on both sides of the issue: for standards but against them.
Jun. 18, 1999 - from his column "Pro and Con"
Ullman, Tracey
In California, everything is s-o-o-o touchy-feely. They are into this silly outcome-based education, where it doesn�t matter if she knew how to spell her name as long as she knew who she was. And it didn�t matter if she knew that two plus two was four as long as she had enough self-confidence to ask how to get �to the conclusion of the problem.� What a crock! She was going to end up as dumb as a mudflap.
... education should aim not so much at acquisition of knowledge... there is less need to know the content of information. ... [Capitalism] lays the foundations of rivalry and aggression and encourages exaggerated consumption, making man a slave of ambition and status symbols. ... [Lifelong learning promotes] equality of end result, and not merely of opportunity... and fosters equality in terms of opinions, aspirations, motivations, and so on.
1976 - from its publication
Foundations of Lifelong Learning
, widely-hailed in the education movement
There's only one thing that costs more than education today--the lack of it.
When you don't have an education, you have to use your brains.
attributed to Frank Baer
Walden, George
I sometimes think that a full-blown Marxist conspiracy in English education would have been more bracing. What we have had instead is a vulgarized, bastardized version of the creed: not Marxist but Marxoidal.
Jan. 1994 - quoted in "Was Dewey a Marxist?", by William Brooks, published by The St. Lawrence Institute for the Advancement of Learning
Ward, Lester Frank
The secret of the superiority of state over private education lies in the fact that in the former the teacher is responsible to society... The result desired by the state is a wholly different one from that desired by parents, guardians, and pupils.
Webster, Noah
Republican government loses half its value where the moral and social duties are ... negligently practiced. To exterminate our popular vices is work of far more importance to the character and happiness of our citizens than any other improvements in our system of education.
... society requires that the education of youth should be watched with the most scrupulous attention. Education is a great measurer, [it] forms the moral characters of men and morals are the basis of government.
Weld, William
... more than fifty cents on the dollar in our public school system in the United States is spent on Administration. If you know of a private industry that spends more than fifty cents on the dollar on administration and is still making a profit, I would like to know what it is.
Jun. 21, 2000 - from a speech to the New York Citizens Union Foundation
Wells, Herbert George
Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
Will, George F.
Gambling has been swiftly transformed from a social disease into social policy. A generation ago, legalized gambling was rare and generally stigmatized. Today it is ubiquitous ... [and encouraged by] governments that run lotteries. Those lotteries prove, redundantly, that it's better to deal with the private sector than the public sector. In casinos, slot machines are the gamblers' worst bets, and even they keep only about 15 percent of the money fed them. Government keeps about 50 percent of the money spent on lottery tickets. Often lottery revenues are dedicated to education or some other popular goal. But money is fungible, and it is difficult to demonstrate that the availability of lottery revenues substantially increases spending on, say, education--that is, that those revenues actually change states' spending priorities.
Jun. 27, 1999 - from his column "Gambler nation"
Ohio's Supreme Court recently joined Wisconsin's in affirming the constitutionality of school choice voucher programs that leave it up to parents to choose where the vouchers are redeemed: They can be redeemed at religious schools without violating the First Amendment proscription of 'establishment' of religion. Do the teachers' unions have [U.S. Vice President Al] Gore on such a short leash that he still opposes such voucher programs that would empower poor parents to make the kind of educational choices that he and Tipper made?
Jun. 20, 1999 - from his column "Promises from Carthage"
Williams, Polly
None of the people who oppose my [school voucher] plan lack choice in education themselves. They have no idea what the lack of choice in education means, the damage it does when you have to go to an inferior school that will trap you for life.
Oct. 01, 1990 - from an interview published in
They [public education bureaucrats] tried everything to stop me [in a drive to introduce choice to the public education system]. After they were convinced choice couldn't be stopped, they tried to hijack the issue and came up with their own version of choice. It basically created another bureaucracy which would have supervised the whole choice process and strangled it. The Milwaukee Public Schools would have selected the students for the choice program, not the parents. Students would have been picked if they met enough of the seven negative criteria they set up. If you were in a family of alcoholics, had a brother in prison and a pregnant teenage sister, and were inarticulate, you would have been a perfect candidate for their choice plan. In other words, a program they hoped would fail.
Oct. 01, 1990 - from an interview published in
[Why not fix the public schools instead of implementing a voucher system?] We've tried to do that for years, and the best we get is, 'Well, we're the experts, you are just parents.' We're tired of that excuse. Look, if you go to a doctor and you stay sick, at some point don't you have a right to a second opinion? The choice plan is our second opinion. The folks who run the poverty industry in this town are worried that kids will get a better education at schools that cost half the amount they spend on the public schools. In their shoes, I'd be worried too.
Oct. 01, 1990 - from an interview published in
Williams, Walter E.
According to one study, as far back as 1969, black males who grew up in homes where there were magazines, books and library cards had incomes identical to whites from similar homes and education. The obvious conclusion is whites discriminate against blacks from homes without magazines, books and library cards. How they do it is a mystery to me. I haven't seen any white people--at least not that many--peeking into the windows of black houses to see who had books, magazines and library cards.
1999 - from
More Liberty Means Less Government
Wiseman, Jack
We regard education as a means of safeguarding the family from too great a reliance upon the state rather than as a means for the state to take over the responsibilities of the family.
1970 - from
Education for Democrats
Alan Peacock
Wodehouse, Paul
Last year, the [United Nations Council on the Rights of Children] informed the British that their children could not be exempted from certain public school programs - sex education for instance - at the request of the parents alone. They would be required to seek the child's consent. The implications of this judgment may be felt in Canada.
Aug. 9, 1999 -
from "One Child, One Vote",
Alberta Report
Woodson, Carter
The mere imparting of information is not education. Above all things, the effort must result in making a man think and do for himself.
Yeats, William Butler
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
Zeller, Richard
There was a time that ... honorable people could disagree honorably; now, any challenge to the campus sacred cows (feminism, affirmative action, and multiculturalism) is denounced as evil.
Sep. 28, 2000 - quoted by Larry Elder in "The politically incorrect professor", published by Creators Syndicate Inc.


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Artists I like: Tina Berning
Jul 28, 2010
I have 15 tabs open on my browser right now, nearly all of them having to do with art. One of the tabs currently open features the work of Berlin artist Tina Berning. I find Berning's portraits of beautiful women to be alluring yet so haunting.
Much of Berning's work is done on vintage and found paper. A few years ago, a collection of her sketches were made into a book called 100 Girls on Cheap Paper. You can view the 100 drawings on Berning's website. And while you're there, be sure to check out her diary of daily drawings. I just finished looking at all 387- what a treat!
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- View : Panoramic, unobscured, mountain, country side, garden/park, lake
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IL BOCCIOLOAdvert 14298Solto Collina - Bergamo Province - Italy
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Parking : Parking uncovered : 1 off road.
Advantages : 2 bike(s)
Interior Studio Flat with View: panoramic, unobscured, mountain, ...
Receive up to : from 2 to 5 person(s)
Liveable floor area : 750 Sq.ft.
Interior layout : 2 bedroom(s), sleeping den, 1 bathroom, living room 215 Sq.ft., Kitchen Area, cosy nook
Sleeps - bed(s) : 1 full bed(s), 2 twin bed(s), 1 guest folding bed(s) 1 pers, 1 sleeper sofa(s) 1 pers, 1 baby cradle
Guest facilities : Fireplace, T.V., wardrobe, hair dryer, central heating, Drapes, Double glazed
Appliances : Crockery/flatware, kitchen utensils, cafetiere, juicer, gaz stove, oven, extractor hood, refridgerator, deep freeze, dish washer, washing machine, iron, ironing board
Exterior Vacation rental in Setting: lakeside, medieval
Ground surface : 6,500 Sq.ft.
Outside accommodation : Terrace, pergola
Outside setting : Yard
Outside amenities : BBQ, yard table(s), 5 yard seat(s), parasol
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Cleaning on departure$23
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Pets friendly
Present on site : pets
Cell phone network coverage
Water : hot/cold
Local voltage supply : 220-240V / 50Hz
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Payment made upon reservation : $175*
Payment balance : 1 day before the stay
Deposit required : $175*
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Day tax included
Cleaning charge on departure included
Anticipated supplement for : firewood
Accepted methods of payment :
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Leisure Solto Collina - Bergamo Province
Specific activities on site or less than 3 miles :
HORSE RIDING Bergamo Province
FISHING Lombardy
FESTIVAL Solto Collina
CULTURE Lombardy
Leisure activities less than 12 miles : Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, off-piste skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, bathing, pedalo, snorkelling, scuba diving, windsurfing, sailing, tennis, riding school, hiking, rappel, rock climbing, mountain bike (path), hang-gliding, paragliding, boat trips, horse trecking, mini-golf, ten-pin bowling, volleyball, hunting, fishing, fishing, pétanque field
Supervised : Ski school, sailing school, riding school
Attractions and relaxation : Bar/pub, discotheque, restaurant, movie theater, art gallery, historical site, museum, theater, festivals, thermal baths, beauticians, fitness center
SurroundingsCountryside - Bergamo Province
Locality :
Ski slopes at 12.5mi.
Ski lifts at 12.5mi.
Ice skating rink at 9mi.
Heated swimming pool at 4.5mi.
Shingle beach at 1.5mi.
Sea inlet at 1.5mi.
Public swimming pool at 4.5mi.
Public tennis court at 0.93mi.
Windsurfing spots at 6mi.
Watersports centre at 4.5mi.
Mountain range at 3mi.
Amenities :
Village center at 330'
Bus stop / bus station at 0.3mi.
Breadstore at 990'
Supermarket at 990'
Hairdressing salon at 990'
Internet cafe at 4.5mi.
Mail office at 660'
Bank at <165'
Drugstore at 330'
Doctor at 165'
Hospital at 4.5mi.
Dispensary at 165'
Location AccessStudio Flat Solto Collina
Via S. Eurosia 10
24060 Solto CollinaLombardy
GPS coordinates of accommodation
Latitude 45°46'55"N
Longitude 10°1'41"E
Access routes Vacation rental 14298
at 21mi. / 50min.
Freeway (exit) Bergamo
Bergamo, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
at 21mi. / 50min.
Airport Bergamo Orio al Serio
Milan, Milan Province, Lombardy, Italy
at 15mi. / 45min.
Freeway (exit) Palazzolo
Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
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Busseto (68,5mi.)
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We are tackling the best question supplied by Iowa fans each day. If you'd like to submit a question, tweet to Scott Dochterman here. Look for our Iowa Question of the Day every Monday through Friday. Go here to see all of our previous answers.
Vote for Iowa's male athlete of the year
ANSWER: From unanimous All-Americans to dominant performances on the nation's largest stages, Iowa's 2017-18 sports season was filled with high moments from top performers. In fact, it was difficult to trim the field to six candidates for this category. In any other year, a few of these candidates would have coasted to the title of best male athlete.
Please vote among the six finalists. Land of 10 will unveil the winner on June 20.
Spencer Lee, wrestling. Lee (27-2) dominated the competition with 27.5 individual points en route to the 125-pound NCAA title. He became the first Iowa freshman since Lincoln McIlravy in 1993 and the first freshman since Matt McDonough in 2010 to win an individual championship. He won two NCAA matches by fall, two by technical fall and beat previously unbeaten Nick Suriano of Rutgers 5-1 in the finals.
Josh Jackson, football. Jackson was a unanimous first-team All-America cornerback and runner-up for the Thorpe Award, which is given to the nation's top defensive back. Jackson tied former teammate Desmond King, Nile Kinnick and Lou King for the school's single-season interception record with 8. That number led the nation. Jackson also defended 26 passes, which also led the country and was the second-highest total nationally since 2008. He was picked in the second round of the NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.
Josey Jewell, football. Jewell was a unanimous first-team All-American and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. Despite missing one game, Jewell recorded 136 tackles to lead the Big Ten, and he ranked fourth nationally in tackles per game (11.3). Jewell recorded double-digit tackles in all but three games during the 2017 season. In Iowa history, Jewell is the only player voted team captain by his teammates three consecutive seasons. He was chosen by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the NFL draft.
Tyler Cropley, baseball. Cropley was a first-team All-Big Ten catcher and a second-team All-American. Cropley hit a team-high .342 and led the team in hits (68), doubles (20), RBI (50), slugging percentage (.578), and on-base percentage (.449). Cropley also tied for the team lead with 43 runs and was second with 9 home runs. Cropley ranked in the top 15 in nine Big Ten offensive categories. He was selected in the eighth round of the MLB draft by the Washington Nationals.
Mar'yea Harris, track. Harris, a junior, became Iowa's fifth All-American in the 400-meter run with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA meet last Friday. Harris' finish in 45.00 seconds included the event's new college record holder. Making Harris' finish more extraordinary is that he placed fourth while running in Lane 8.
Reno Tuufuli, discus. Tuufuli, a junior, repeated a fifth-place finish in the discus at the NCAA finals with a mark of 189 feet. Tuufuli was in eighth place entering his final attempt, but he unleashed his best throw to become Iowa's seventh All-American in the event.
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This café is definitely not fancy (think two steps up from your school cafeteria), but the food is delicious, the service is efficient, the chairs are comfy, the space is large and bright, and the price is definitely right. So, next time you're craving some yummy in your yummy Indian food, make your way down to the Grounds for Appeal Café. Just make sure you do it before noon to beat the line!
My butter Chicken with rice and naan...super yummy in my tummy! My faux long-legged friend also had the butter chicken and thoroughly agreed with my conclusion. ($8.25, tax included)
My long-legged friend's Chicken Curry. He swears that this is the best dish on the menu. Guess I'll have to try it out next time! ($8.25, tax included)
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IFAs have been handed agolden opportunity to embrace the internet in the new online world of stakeholder pensions and funds.
The Chancellor has given smaller companies the chance to write off the first year's costs of investing in technology.
IFAs have feared they could be left behind in the e-commerce revolution because of the costs of technology.
Announcing the move, Gordon Brown said: "For the next three years, any small business buying computers or investing in e-commerce and new information technology will be able to immediately write off against tax the full 100 per cent cost in the year of purchase."
Informed Choice managing director Nick Bamford says: "It is very good news and a great opportunity as IFAs need to invest in technology to deal with the new products."
Gartmore head of UK retail Lewis McNaught says: "It could be the first step to help IFAs start to trade electronically and is very positive with initiatives such as EMX starting to get off the ground."
The Exchange communications director Nicola Mitchell says: "IFAs should take the opportunity to invest in the technology required to give them and their clients access to the vast opportunities of the online personal finance market."


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A Filipino in Boston
My Life in Boston,Massachusetts. My picturesque life in New England
October 18, 2009
I Need New Tires
Slipping and sliding all over route 9.
steering the wheel to avoid the rail.
steering some more until dead stop on the side of the road.
wondering about the song on the radio a few minutes ago.
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Empire fans don't need to sweat a thing!
Cookie and the rest of the Empire crew are back for the fourth season on September 27.
Ahead of the premiere, Fox studios have released promotional photos of the lead cast and we love how regal they look.
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Don't forget that the deadline to reserve a spot for your team for the Spring season is TODAY, Monday, January 8th. If you plan to have your team continue to play this season, you must let us know TODAY by clicking here.
If you need help with the process please contact the league ASAP. This includes if you need help trying to form or join a team. Captains, please do not wait until the 8th to do this if you know that your team is playing again this season.
New players, the best way for us to help you join a team, or form a team with other players is to complete the process to get a DartConnect Average (DCA.) If you need help with this, don't have someone to play with or don't have access to DartConnect, contact us here.
The new player process is described here. You can also establish a DartConnect Average by playing in the MacLeod Ale Tuesday Tournament (every Tuesday at 7:00, see details here.) Representatives from the SCDA will be there to meet new players, if you are interested in joining the league, let the tournament director know at checkin.
The mandatory Captain's Meeting is 7:30 PM Monday, January 15th at MacLeod Ale Brewing. If the team Captain can't be present, they must send someone else from the team. Week 1 starts the following Monday, January 22nd. Once the schedule has been created (it will be announced,) you will be able to see it here.
If you are a Captain that is not planning to return this season, please contact us ASAP (and let your teammates know) so that we can start putting the division together. PLEASE RETURN YOUR TEAM BOARD PRIOR TO THE MEETING NEXT MONDAY (or bring it next Monday to the meeting.) If you are a player that no longer has a team, contact us and we will try to arrange placement for you, or help you build your team.
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The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and the University of Baltimore School of Law are launching an incubator to help recent graduates launch solo practices while serving low-income clients.
News Story (Maryland)
Karen Sloan
National Law Journal
July 27, 2015
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Earlier this month, Boston College Law School, Boston University School of Law and Northeastern University School of Law announced plans for a joint incubator in early 2016, partially funded by an American Bar Association grant. More than 30 law schools host incubators or similar legal residency programs, according to the ABA.
In Baltimore, each school will contribute three graduates who have passed the Maryland bar exam for the inaugural cohort. The participants will spend 12 to 18 months getting their practices off the ground. Tobin said the schools would look for graduates who aspire to solo or small-firm practices and have an entrepreneurial bent.
The law schools will provide office space, telephones and equipment, as well as malpractice insurance and bar dues. The graduates will get access to Westlaw, which provides free services to legal incubators.


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"What difference can you make in 6 months?" is a question sometimes asked of year 1 and 2 Fast Stream postings and secondments. In my second year on the programme I was seconded to Springboard for Children, a small charity which provides expert one-to-one literacy support to young children who are struggling to keep up with basic literacy at school. Just over a year on, I thought I'd go back to reflect on the experience and find out what impact I had made.
On the Fast Stream posting template, I had asked to be seconded to a charity as I was attracted to the idea of working towards a charitable cause. Working at Springboard helped crystallise what this meant to me. Visiting the schools showed me the benefit of Springboard's work first hand with children, most often from disadvantaged backgrounds getting one-to-one support. Spending time at Springboard helped me understand how the charity was not just about volunteers reading to children: all the teachers were trained and there was a common structured programme for all the lessons.
Working in a small organisation, there was scope for making a bigger immediate difference than I had seen in some of my civil service roles. I had come to Springboard on a digital posting, with the aim of improving the charity's communications. One of the challenges was communicating the high-quality interventions in the short communications time available. A fund group approached Springboard, having independently identified this charity as worthy of their fundraising. Insufficient resource would have meant Springboard would have been forced to turn down their offer of fundraising. It was only because the secondment provided Springboard with an extra pair of hands that they were able to frame the support of the fund volunteers and benefit from their generosity.
I've come back to the civil service with a better appreciation of the opportunities and challenges of small organisations. There was tremendous flexibility: I was able to follow through on many of my ideas. Despite the differences, there were also a surprising number of similarities. Springboard, for example, also had to struggle with limited resources and working within tight budgets. As in the civil service, short-term necessities make thinking about longer-term direction sometimes easy to overlook. Also Springboard devoted considerable effort to collecting data on reading ages before and after their interventions. This focus on measuring results would be received warmly in the evidence-based policy world of the civil service.
I have come back to the civil service with a better understanding of the challenges faced by small organisations. I hope, too, the freedom Springboard gave me was rewarded with a fresh perspective and helpful influencing of their broader direction. The charity is now working towards its 25th anniversary, which will take place in late 2017. Significantly, it is rebranding as the Children's Literacy Charity to better reflect the changes it has undergone since it was set up to work with a school in Peckham a quarter of a century ago. It was great to be part of the work leading up to this rebrand and I hope the new KPIs will demonstrate I made a difference by improving communications at Springboard for Children.


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I love Busola lookReplyDelete
These girls are really really AMAZING, fashion and style everywhere!!ReplyDelete
They all look stylish and beautiful! Great feature and hope you have a great week ahead.ReplyDelete
i love their style <3ReplyDelete
Hi Kizzy! You picked the most amazing looks. Bright, colorful exactly what I crave right now. Frankly I'm glad that I don't have to choose a favorite. Sacramento's diy skirt is totally stunning. Would love to have a skirt like that too. Have a happy Monday doll!!ReplyDelete
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wowww! these ladies look amazing!!!!ReplyDelete
wonderful inspiration sweety!ReplyDelete
happy new week!
Fantastic Post! Love all the creative and beautiful Outfits :)ReplyDelete
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Love all these looks! They make me wish for warmer days so I can finally wear some cute dresses!ReplyDelete
Andini's outfit is so cute!ReplyDelete
This is such a lovely way of shedding light on some other bloggers with styles similar to your own! Lovely! :)ReplyDelete
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Love these posts and discovering fantastic new blogs, I always know they're going to be brilliant if you recommend them! All these ladies are so gorgeous and I love everyone's unique sense of style! Thank you so much for including me and your sweet words, I'm very flattered to be included amongst this lovely bunch <3ReplyDelete
What an amazing style roundup! All these ladies look fabulous! Have a wonderful week Kizzy!ReplyDelete
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I like Busola's dress ao much. Maybe because it reminds me of summer and it's almost summer here in out country. But everytring else also looks pretty.ReplyDelete
super gorgeous girls, its a treat to watch themReplyDelete
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All beautiful women.ReplyDelete
They're all beautiful!!ReplyDelete
Amazing girls! These people are the wild strawberries among all the normal greenery. And it's SO wonderful when you find them! :) Keeping my fingers crossed that Sacramento's husband will get well soon... <3 <3 <3ReplyDelete
So sorry to hear about Sacramento's husband. Will be praying for him. Kizzy, I see you in each one of these ladies! I see why you all connect. Unique and awesome ladies! Andini is just too cute!ReplyDelete
All of your friends are soooo gorgeous! FAbbbulous outfits! FAbbbbulous women!ReplyDelete
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Love these! So glamorous!ReplyDelete
Busola and Romy would be my favorites this time! The both look truly amazing (agree that they could be supermodels) and I love their looks. Love Romy's purse! :)ReplyDelete
So cool, the third photos look so cool and the last one: the prettiest!ReplyDelete
Now these are some very interesting looks! Tnx for sharing!ReplyDelete
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All of them look beautiful <3 Very unique and colourful!!! I love Rommy's outfit <3 The combination of lilac and silver is perfect!!ReplyDelete
I really love what Andini is wearing. Amazing post & thanks for stopping by!ReplyDelete
oh those outfits are brilliant and I'm so happy to find out about those ladies! just too cute not to browse deeper in their styles! thank you dear!ReplyDelete
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What a select few beauties!! Will need to visit all their blogs!ReplyDelete
wow! everyone looks amazing :) i agree about other bloggers though. it's so nice to see people being creative and using fashion to express themselves instead of just following the crowdsReplyDelete
That last one is fab! Unicorn bag? Ears and noses on dress?? Awesome!ReplyDelete
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Loooveee Rommy!ReplyDelete
Love the bright colors! Great style all around <3ReplyDelete
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Beautiful girls!!ReplyDelete
great finds dear, I don't know them but I'm going to join their blogs!ReplyDelete
I love the creativity expressed in these looks! I agree with you that some people get so caught up in whats "trendy" that they all end up dressing a like. Being an individual and being yourself is way more important.ReplyDelete
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Wow so many fab bloggers and new faces, need to check them all out!ReplyDelete
Great post. All the outfits look amazingReplyDelete
Cool picks Kizzy!!!!!ReplyDelete
Love unique bloggers that have their own sense of style.
Hope you had a wonderful day!!!!
Amazing posts, all ladies are worth admiring!xReplyDelete
love it!ReplyDelete
Wow Kizzy, I didn't know some of these beauties, I applaude to their stunning looks. Hope you are well mylove <3 Baci,ReplyDelete
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all this girl are simply amazing, I know already Sacramento, let me go to visit the other girls!!ReplyDelete
have a good day!
So pretty ladies!! Love allReplyDelete
Ciao Kizzy
They are all so unique and beautiful, thanks for sharing! I already follow Jenny on Instagram for her awesome style and personality, but I will check out her blog now. Their style, like yours is like art!ReplyDelete
I love your intro before featuring these wonderful ladies. Rings so true!ReplyDelete
I love it when you this! wonderful picks, I really love them all. My fav this time is Busola!ReplyDelete
Sacramento is such a sweetheart. I love reading her blog. Thanks for sharing with the Thursday Blog Hop! Hope you can visit me http://www.over50feeling40.com. Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Love the heels on Sacramento. Stunning! Inspirational as always.ReplyDelete
Have a good day Kizzy.
xx Lori
Hahaha, you are so adorable Kizzy. Oh my gosh, i am so, so humbled. Aww. So happy to have met you and your lovely soul. Thank you from the moon and back. Love you to pieces. This totally made my day.ReplyDelete
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Tai Montgomery
Assistant ProfessorOffice: Biology 240Phone: (970) 491-7198Website: http://montgomerylab.orgEmail: firstname.lastname@example.com
RESEARCH SUMMARY RNA interference (RNAi) and related pathways engage small RNAs to control endogenous genes and distinguish invading genes from "self" to act as an immune system for viruses and tranpsosons. Small RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs), piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), and small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs), affect gene expression transcriptionally through epigenetic modifications and post-transcriptionally through translational repression and mRNA decay. Small RNAs are so adaptable that together with their protein cofactors they have proliferated and diversified extensively so as to control a wide range of biological processes. The mechanisms in which small RNAs are made and how they function is conserved between animals as distantly related as Caenorhabditis elegans and humans. Our research focuses on understanding these important regulatory pathways and how they intersect processes as diverse as heterochromatin formation, transcriptional elongation, translation of mRNAs, and sorting of RNAs within a cell. The small RNA regulation of these processes is now emerging to be important in various disease states as well. Although considerable progress has been made in our understanding of small RNA pathways in the past 15 years, there are still many exciting discoveries to be made. Check us out on Facebook - Montgomery Lab
Selected Publications
Brown K.C. and Montgomery T.A. (2018). The long and short of lifespan regulation by Argonautes. PLoS Genetics, 14, e1007415.
Svendsen, J.M. and Montgomery, T.A. (2018). piRNA rules of engagement. Developmental Cell, 44, 657-658.
Brown, K.C, Svendsen, J.M, Tucci, R.M, Montgomery, B.E., and Montgomery, T.A. (2017). ALG-5 is a miRNA-associated Argonaute required for proper developmental timing in the Caenorhabditis elegans germline. Nucleic Acids Research, 45, 9093-9107.
Weiser, N.E., Yang, D.X., Feng, S., Kalinava, N., Brown, K.C., Khanikar, J., Freeberg, M.A., Snyder, M.J., Csankovszki, G., Chan, R.C., Gu, S.G., Montgomery, T.A., Jacobsen, S.E., and Kim, J.K. (2017). MORC-1 integrates nuclear RNAi and transgenerational chromatin architecture to promote germline immortality. Developmental Cell 41, 408-423.
Brown K.C. and Montgomery T.A. (2017). Transgenerational inheritance: perpetuating RNAi. Current Biology 27, R383-R385.
Phillips, C.M., Brown, K.C., Montgomery, B.E., Ruvkun, G., and Montgomery, T.A. (2015). piRNAs and piRNA-dependent siRNAs protect conserved and essential C. elegans genes from misrouting into the RNAi pathway. Developmental Cell 34, 457-465.
Phillips, C.M., Montgomery, B.E., Breen, P.C., Roovers, E.F., Rim, Y.S., Ohsumi, T.K., Newman, M.A., van Wolfswinkel, J.C., Ketting, R.F., Ruvkun, G., and Montgomery, T.A. (2014). MUT-14 and SMUT-1 DEAD box RNA helicases have overlapping roles in germline RNAi and endogenous siRNA formation. Current Biology 24, 839-844.
Montgomery, T.A. and Ruvkun, G. (2013). MicroRNAs visit the ER. Cell 153, 511-512.
Shi, Z., Montgomery, T.A., Qi, Y., and Ruvkun, G. (2013). High-throughput sequencing reveals extraordinary fluidity of miRNA, piRNA and siRNA pathways in nematodes. Genome Research 23, 497-508.
Carbonell, A., Fahlgren, N., Garcia-Ruiz, H., Gilbert, K.B., Montgomery, T.A., Nguyen, T., Cuperus, J.T., and Carrington, J.C. (2012). Functional analysis of three Arabidopsis ARGONAUTES using slicer-defective mutants. Plant Cell 24, 3613-3629.
Phillips, C.M., Montgomery, T.A., Breen, P.C., and Ruvkun, G. (2012). MUT-16 promotes formation of perinuclear Mutator foci required for RNA silencing in the C. elegans germline. Genes and Development 26,1433-1444.
Montgomery, T.A., Rim, Y.S., Zhang, C., Dowen, R.H., Phillips, C.M., Fischer, S.E., and Ruvkun, G. (2012). PIWI associated siRNAs and piRNAs specifically require the Caenorhabditis elegans HEN1 ortholog henn-1. PLoS Genetics 8, e1002616.
Zhang, C., Montgomery, T.A., Fischer, S.E., Garcia, M.D.A., Riedel, C.G., Fahlgren, N., Sullivan, C.M., Carrington, J.C., and Ruvkun, G. (2012). The Caenorhabditis elegans RDE-10/RDE-11 complex regulates RNAi by promoting secondary siRNA amplification. Current Biology 22, 881-890.
Fischer, S.E., Montgomery, T.A., Zhang, C., Fahlgren, N., Breen, P.C., Hwang, A., Sullivan, C.M., Carrington, J.C., and Ruvkun, G. (2011). The ERI-6/7 helicase acts at the first stage of an siRNA amplification pathway that targets recent gene duplications. PLoS Genetics 7, e1002369.
Zhang, C.*, Montgomery, T.A.*, Gabel, H.W.*, Fischer, S.E., Phillips, C.M., Fahlgren, N., Sullivan, C.M., Carrington, J.C., and Ruvkun, G. (2011). mut-16 and other mutator class genes modulate 22G and 26G siRNA pathways in Caenorhabditis elegans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108, 1201-1208.
Cuperus, J.T.*, Carbonell, A.*, Fahlgren, N., Garcia-Ruiz, H., Burke, R.T., Takeda, A., Sullivan, C.M., Gilbert, S.D., Montgomery, T.A., and Carrington, J.C. (2010). Unique functionality of 22-nt miRNAs in triggering RDR6-dependent siRNA biogenesis from target transcripts in Arabidopsis. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology 17, 997-1003.
Cuperus, J.T., Montgomery, T.A., Fahlgren, N., Burke, R.T., Townsend, T., Sullivan, C.M., and Carrington, J.C. (2010). Identification of MIR390a precursor processing-defective mutants in Arabidopsis by direct genome sequencing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107, 466-471.
Chitwood, D.H., Nogueira, F.T., Howell, M.D., Montgomery, T.A., Carrington, J.C., and Timmermans, M.C. (2009). Pattern formation via small RNA mobility. Genes and Development 23, 549-554.
Fahlgren, N., Sullivan, C.M., Kasschau, K.D., Chapman, E.J., Cumbie, J.S., Montgomery, T.A., Gilbert, S.D., Dasenko, M., Backman, T.W., Givan, S.A., and Carrington, J.C. (2009). Computational and analytical framework for small RNA profiling by high-throughput sequencing. RNA 15, 992-1002.
Montgomery, T.A., Yoo, S.J., Fahlgren, N., Gilbert, S.D., Howell, M.D., Sullivan, C.M., Alexander, A., Nguyen, G., Allen, E., Ahn, J.H., and Carrington, J.C. (2008). AGO1-miR173 complex initiates phased siRNA formation in plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105, 20055-20062.
Montgomery, T.A. and Carrington, J.C. (2008). Splicing and dicing with a SERRATEd edge. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105, 8489-8490.
Montgomery, T.A., Howell, M.D., Cuperus, J.T., Li, D., Hansen, J.E., Alexander, A.L., Chapman, E.J., Fahlgren, N., Allen, E., and Carrington, J.C. (2008). Specificity of ARGONAUTE7-miR390 interaction and dual functionality in TAS3 trans-acting siRNA formation. Cell 133, 128-141.
Liu, P.P., Montgomery, T.A., Fahlgren, N., Kasschau, K.D., Nonogaki, H., and Carrington, J.C. (2007). Repression of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR10 by microRNA160 is critical for seed germination and post-germination stages. Plant Journal 52, 133-146.
Fahlgren, N.*, Montgomery, T.A.*, Howell, M.D.*, Allen, E., Dvorak, S.K., Alexander, A.L., and Carrington, J.C. (2006). Regulation of AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR3 by TAS3 ta-siRNA affects developmental timing and patterning in Arabidopsis. Current Biology 16, 939-944.


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It's fabulous, its chic, its HAUTE COUTURE!
Haute Couture is something which cannot be explained adequately. Each piece is constructed with so much of intricacy, taking weeks or sometimes months to create. The attention to detail and the tailoring of each outfit is like none other. So, its only understandable that Haute Couture week has me dazzled! I adore this week...and of course I take it all in from the Front Row...my laptop! From Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda to Alberta Ferreti's Special Collection, I'm completely hooked! So, darlings, sit back, relax and enjoy the album that I've put together to share with you!
Models paraded in a casino filled with Karl Lagerfelds muses in beautiful outfits crafted out of textured fabrics. The Makeup was typically Chanel...Heavy brows and over-rouged cheeks. I find the hair unflattering and too severe...Thoughts?
|Alexis Mabille
When I saw this collection, I swooned... Totally elaborate and just so beautiful! Couture at its best...
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A weekend extravaganza in Portofino...It reminds me of something out of a fairytale! Silk printed with parrots, fruit and flowers. This Alta Moda collection was amazing!
The Valentino collection was exquisite. The collection emphasised on black and red pieces which were a tribute to the brands Roman heritage. Hair and makeup was kept simple with an emphasis on gold accessories.
|Elie Saab
Painted silk, embellished lace, and a wedding gown that probably weighed a ton...The designer stayed true to himself.
I loved some of the beautiful capes and coats that were showcased. Hair and makeup was kept natural and pretty.
|Armani Prive
Pink, Purple and Blue were the dominant colours in this collection. The outfits were beautifully crafted in a variety of textures including fringing, feathers and sequins. Makeup was pretty, but again I'm not keen on the hair...
This was Karl Lagerfelds first couture show for Fendi. Think lots of fur...And just how fab are the gilded feathers on this coat?
|Ulyana Sergeenko
I adored Ulyana Sergeenko's previous couture collections, but this collection didn't awe me...I found that the hair and makeup looked messy.
|Alberta Ferreti
This collection took my breath away! So romantic and exquisite. Truly, fit for a princess...
|Giambattista Valli
First of all, how fab are these sunglasses? The details in this show was amazing...Love, love love these dresses!
|Alexander Vauthier
This collection was loosely based on a Native America theme, so it was only fitting that fringing would feature. I quite liked this dress...What do you think?
|Viktor & Rolf
Named 'Wearable Art', this collection was exactly as its name suggested. This art could be worn or hung as the designers demonstrated by disassembling the frames from the models and hanging it on a huge white wall. Wow!
Do you love couture as much as I do? Share your thoughts and tell me what was your favourite show!
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- Salary: £8.50 - £9.50 per hour + ongoing training opportunities
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Do you want to work in an Outstanding Nursery in Hemel Hempstead?
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Are you a Level 3 qualified Early Years practitioner?
Are you looking to take the next step in your career?
An Outstanding Nursery in Hemel Hempstead is looking for a Level 3 nursery nurse to join them in their purpose built nursery in November.
The role is suitable to those with a Level 3 qualification or above with appropriate experience in a similar setting.
You must have experience of working in the EYFS and be comfortable in managing a team of assistants and nurses.
The nursery will provide ongoing training and can offer the successful candidate the chance to progress at a pace that suits them as they firmly believe in recruiting from within.
The Nursery was rated as Outstanding in their last OFSTED report.
The Nursery will provide you with:
Competitive rates of pay.
Workplace pension scheme.
Professional development opportunities.
Ample on site parking.
Generous holiday scheme that increases with service and seniority + bank holidays.
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Take overall responsibility for your room, including the quality of the care and education that it provides.
Lead, supervise and support the staff members working in your room, ensuring that they carry out their day to day duties to a consistently high standard.
Ensure that appropriate learning opportunities are planned for the children in your room and that planning documentation is of a consistently high standard.
Take part in staff development activities such as appraisals and reviews, including helping the Nursery Manager to identify individual training needs.
Undertake regular training and professional development.
You will need:
A full and relevant Early Years qualification Level 3 or above.
An excellent working knowledge of the EYFS and the Ofsted inspection framework.
A comprehensive understanding of health and safety regulations.
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Apply now to avoid missing out on this opportunity of working in an Outstanding nursery; this is a rare employment opportunity due to promotion within so call Craig now to find out more or to discuss other opportunities that are available.
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West Brom have been the architects of their own downfall during a decline that has left them perilously close to the drop zone.
That's the view of under fire Baggies boss Tony Pulis who knows results must improve - and fast - for him to remain in a job.
Albion sit one point above the bottom three after nine league games with a win and an unwanted habit of conceding late goals.
With champions Chelsea visiting the Hawthorns on Saturday, there's every chance Albion will slip into the relegation zone by the end of the weekend.
It's a precarious position Pulis believes he and his players should never have got themselves into.
"We've been our own worst enemies," he said.
"We could be sat here with an extra six points easily and nobody would be criticising the three in the middle, the five at the back, the one up front or whatever.
"Looking back at the goals we have conceded, and how late they have been, it has been concentration or individual errors. That's what has cost us.
"I don't think it has been anything more than that.
"Even games, you look at Leicester, we have had opportunities to score more goals, and we haven't taken them, and then got punished.
"That's what happens. It sometimes goes for you, sometimes it doesn't, but you have to make sure the players keep a level head and keep doing the right things.
"We have left a lot of points on the pitch.
"I don't think the performances have been that bad, no-one has given us a hiding.
"Even at Brighton they scored just before and after half time which killed that game.
"We've shot ourselves in the foot more than anything else."
Supporters bitterly criticised Pulis during the defeat to Huddersfield Town before the international break.
Public opinion does seem to have turned against the experienced Welshman, as it did in the final throes of his second spell in charge of Stoke City.
West Brom's Chinese owner Guochuan Lai is flying in for the Chelsea game.
He will assess for himself the strength of fan fury as much as the performance and commitment of the players.
Pulis is "desperate" to return to winning ways and knows a couple of quick victories could make all the difference.
"You win back to back games and you jump up the table about six or seven places - that's the league," he said.
"Even when we win I don't relax on a Saturday night. I'm thinking of the next game.
"Yeah I want the wins, I'm desperate for the players more than anything else.
"Confidence does ebb away and you don't want them to be in a situation where they lose confidence."


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Breaking! Several Deaths, Many Injured, Blood Bath In US City…
Eight people were shot to death, and thirty-nine of them were seriously injured. This all happened in the city with the strictest gun laws! Hmmm, I wonder why…
Reports like this come in after every weekend, yet Obama refuses to address the violence. Why is that? Most likely because it doesn't fit his political anti-gun agenda.
From CBS Chicago:
Eight people were killed and at least 39 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago between Friday evening and Monday morning.
A 25-year-old man was driving a black SUV, stopped at a red light on Western Avenue at Division Street, when a dark-colored car pulled alongside his vehicle and someone inside opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
The rear driver's side window of the SUV was shattered in the shooting and multiple bullet holes lined the driver's side of the vehicle, an officer at the scene said. The SUV pulled forward and crashed into a traffic light in the northeast corner of the intersection.
The man was shot in the head, but three female passengers in the SUV were not injured, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Less than five minutes earlier, a man was shot to death in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.
Officers responding about 2:25 a.m. to a call of a person shot in the 3200 block of West Walnut found the man lying on the sidewalk, police said. The man, thought to be in his 30s, had suffered gunshot wounds to the head and back and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Cook County medical examiner's office could not confirm either fatality early Monday.
Early Sunday, a man was killed and a woman injured when a birthday party attended by more than 100 people was interrupted by gunfire in the University Village neighborhood on the Near West Side.
This is horrific. By having the strictest gun laws, Chicago has made their citizens prey to the bloodthirsty criminals, who don't obey the law anyway, and purchase guns illegally. There are steps we can take to improve gun safety from the mentally deranged, and still keep our second amendment right at the same time.
Gun's, despite what liberals say, prevent violence from happening. Far more people are protected with guns than harmed by them, every year, guns are used over 80x more often to protect a life than to take one!


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Lately we've seen a whole lot of "doxxing," or outing people publicly, for everything from sexual harassment to being a white supremacist.
But when we start to hear about cases like Tony Hovater, who was featured in a New York Times story as "the Nazi sympathizer next door" and then lost his job and had to move out of his house, it begs the question: Is doxxing ethical?
The answer depends on whether the doxxee, like Hovater, willingly revealed his or her identity. It also depends on whether the doxxing is done competently and with a positive moral purpose.
In August, anti-fascist doxxers outed certain white nationalists who participated in the protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. One white nationalist lost his job as a result of the exposure. White nationalists, in turn, doxxed a number of anti-fascist protestors and threatened them and their families.
Was such doxxing ethical? That depends in part on motive, which matters greatly in ethics.


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