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A collection of creepy and unsettling creatures, ghosts, and locations that have you constantly checking over your shoulder, and leaving the lights on well into the night.
February 16, 2012
Teke Teke
Something tells me a vast amount of my posts are going to include Japan origins.
Teke Teke is the ghost of a Japanese schoolgirl who wanders the train stations of Japan. In life, this girl was a shy, easily spooked girl, and other students often played jokes on her. One day at the train station after school, her friends decided to put a cicada, a bug that appears in the summer in Japan, on her shoulder.
Things did not go as planned.
She was so scared by the bug that she fell off of the platform and was hit by a shinkansen (The fastest train in Japan). Her body was cleaved in two at the waist. Now she is haunting the train stations of Japan, dragging herself with her elbows and sometimes her hands.
She is known to kill people with a scythe and split people in half with the same brutal speed of the Shinkansen to make her victims feel her pain. Another version says she pushes those she sneaks up on onto the tracks to be run over themselves. Her name is "Teke Teke" because that is how the noise she makes as she drags herself around by her hands is described.
I'm not sure which is more terrifying, a murdering torso, or a torso that can wield a heavy scythe with one hand...
And as always, if any of you have tales or experiences of your own involving any of these beasties, please post said stories on the monsters' respective pages!!
Posted by C. McCormack at 4:52 AM
7 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2012 at 12:36 PM
OMG IDK WHY IM READING THIS IM NEVER GOING TO JAPANReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 10, 2012 at 2:00 AM
I swear, I am never gonna go to another train station ever again...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 28, 2013 at 11:26 PM
I wanna go to Japan just to see all the creepy stuff!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 11, 2013 at 2:07 AM
OHMYGOD, WHY!?!? WHY?!? IS IT A COINCIDENCE THAT MY NICKNAME IS TEKE FOR FUCK SAKE?!ReplyDelete
...oh my...
well i heard inougth about japans creepy stuff like the this and many others so im not saving up for japan anymore.ReplyDelete
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I was standing in line at the Post Office to purchase the rest of the stamps to mail my Christmas Cards and I decided I was going to buy a book of stamps for the next person that tried to purchase one from the clerk I was working with. When I told her of my plan you would have thought I was telling her that I was mailing something "potentially hazardous, liquid or flammable" from the reaction I received. She stopped me in mid sentence and said could you please wait a minute while I get my supervisor!
Really???? All I want to do is purchase a book of stamps, leave them here with you and have you ever so nicely give them to the next person that walks up to your station and says to you "I'd like to buy a book of stamps!"
The supervisor came over and I started my speech all over again….."I would like to purchase three books of stamps, two of them are for myself and one I would like to purchase and leave here for the next person that asks for a book of stamps."
Now instead of one confused person looking at me, I have two! I was told "Well Ma'm, that's against our policy because….well it is." I am now thinking if it's against your policy can't you give me a logical reason why it is against your policy instead of "well it is"…..geez these people were frustrating me.
So I started again….."I am doing Random Acts of Kindness throughout the month of December and I know that Christmas is a stressful time for people and I would like to remove a little of the stress by doing something nice for someone else. Could I please just purchase a book of stamps and leave them with you, or just leave them here on the counter; on the customer side of the counter. If someone should happen to ask about these stamps that I leave on the customer side, you could just say that someone purchased them and wanted to leave them for someone in need."
Now they understood….."Oh you want to buy a gift for someone you don't know?" My answer was "Exactly!" Then they proceeded to ask for my name, telephone number and address????? When I asked why they needed this information, they said in case someone who didn't know me wanted to give me a "gift" for giving them a "gift."
I wonder when I will receive my book of stamps in the mail?

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This page is for Problem 4 teams only
This page last updated: 3/9/2018
Animal House
Special instructions below:
- Team Intro Form – Complete and bring to competition
- Please report to weigh-in at least 60 minutes before your scheduled long term competition time. It is recommended that you report to weigh-in as soon as possible after you arrive at the tournament.
- Review the Program Guide to ensure that your membership sign contains all required information.
- Please provide at least 4 copies of your Style Form.
- See section G.g of the problem. Please contact the Problem Captain by March 10th via email if you believe that your team's structure is likely to hold more than 400 lbs.
- When completing the style sheets, item #1 must be "The creativity of the artistic design of the membership sign." Item #2 must be "Creativity of the method used to change the appearance of a team member's costume." Item #5 must be "overall effect of the four Style elements in the performance." Items #3 and #4 are free choice items, but cannot be elements that are scored in other Long Term or Style scoring categories.
- Please review section B.10 of the problem and ensure that the team understands the proper order for the animal "leaving home" and the beginning of weight placement.
- Long Term is sometimes scheduled to take place in a classroom. Teams should be prepared to bring all of their performance items through a standard door.
- Due to space limitations, items may be brought to Prop Drop no more than 3 hours in advance of a team's Long Term performance time and must be removed from the building immediately after the team's performance.
Animal House : Procedure for Testing
– Walter Barletta, Assistant International Problem Captain
During weigh-in a team member will pick up the structure, rotate it, and place it upside down to verify that it is a single interconnected structure (A. The Problem, B6a and J: The Glossary). The team may choose the point at which the structure is picked up, but weigh-in officials might require the team to pick it up at different points, then rotate it and place it upside down to confirm it is one single interconnected structure.
ADULT ASSISTANCE Div I & II only (B15):
If the team chooses to use an adult assistant, that adult must only help a team member (or members), to lift, or carry, or place, or any combination of those actions, weight sizes appropriate to that division, provided that the weight selected was clearly done so solely by the team. A team member (or members) must complete all aspects of weight placement from selecting the weight, picking it up, moving it to the tester, and placing it onto the weight stack. The adult assistant is only allowed to help at any or all of the phases after weight selection.
Special parking instructions: This year parking for each problem has mandatory locations. The parking instructions will ensure that traffic is minimized and you have a smooth prop-drop experience . In addition please notify any team spectators of the correct parking locations.
Prop drop – Circular driveway in front of Pelz Gym Main Entrance (GPS 525 Fitch St.)
Audience entrance – Pelz Main Entrance off circular driveway
Parking – Fitch Street Garage and Lot 1 behind Garage (GPS 525 Fitch St.)
Here is a parking, drop-off summary sheet.
Here is a Campus map with key locations.
State Tournament Information: This document is not intended to replace the State Tournament Information page! Please read.
CHECK BACK: Keep an eye on this page up until the day before competition- it will be update with any important communications for your team related to problem 4.


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Friday, July 27, 2012
Classroom Rug {cheap!!}
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Nice! I can't afford an area rug either and this is a fantastic/affordable option! Thanks :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/29/12, 7:58 PM
Great idea! Let me know if it works. If I have a rug this might be a good option for second grade too! I had the same problem this past year of the kids being on top of each other and me! Do you get a rug from the school, or do you have to supply your own? I still have no clue what room I am in, or even what the school looks like from the inside :) Hope to come over sometime this week to check things out.ReplyDeleteReplies
Sorry for my slow response, I'm currently out of town! The school supplied this one. I think second grade has a rug. I taught third grade at Kimmel and the school didn't supply one, so I'm not sure when they cut that off!Delete
Now this would solve a LOT of problems in my classroom too! :) Great thinking Rebecca!ReplyDelete


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Monday, 28th March 2005
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I've done a lot of drawing in recent years, including going through
Betty Edwards' exercises in Drawing on the
Right Side of the Brain, so I now feel that it's about time
that I applied the same amount of thought and practice to colour.
As I mentioned yesterday, I've just bought a new
box of watercolours. Great Art, the mail order
supplier I ordered it from, were doing an offer of a free Gerstaeker
A4 sketchbook with each order so I decide to use it to paint swatches
of the 24 colours in my White Nights Watercolour
Cadmium Yellow Lemon
Carmime Light
Cadmium Yellow Medium
Yellow Green
Burnt Sienna
Adding Cadmium Yellow Light to each of the colours
does what you'd expect: it gives a sunnier, summer glow to the colours.
I take a page of the sketchbook for each of the colours; it might
be a useful reference to have around. And I need the practice in
applying washes, as you can see.
Carmine Light gives a plummy look to the colour
range. My previous watercolours included Alizarin Crimson
and Permanent Rose. In his set Madder Lake
Light and carmine take their place.
These are Russian-made colours and I guess that what they refer
to as English Red is what we would call Venetian
Red. I try mixing this set of swatches in more diluted
form and attempt to do a graded wash of each, adding more water
as I go, because I imagine that variations on this colour would
be useful in portraits and figure drawing.
Great Art
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Ryan Gosling Thinks America Needs a Female President
Ryan Gosling has never looked dreamier than on the new cover of ES magazine.
Here's what the 35-year-old actor had to share with the mag:
On being objectified: "It's our time as men to be on the receiving end of the stick. I grew up with women so I've always been aware of it. When my mother and I walked to the grocery store, men would circle the block in cars. It was very scary, especially as a young boy. Very predatory; a hunt."
On his hopes of a female president some day: "I think it [America] needs a woman's touch…I've always liked women more. I was brought up by my mother and older sister. I found my way into dance class. My home life now is mostly women. They are better than us. They make me better."
On why he loves comedy: "What's nice with comedy is that you know it's working if it's funny. With drama you can watch people in the wings [of a theatre] and you don't know if they are suffering [with you] through your movie or they are just deeply bored. But yeah the externalisation was a relief."
For more on Ryan, visit Standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine.


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I have to say I enjoy political ads during the news this time of year. The positive ads are 60% spin and the negative ads are 75% scare tactics. I have seen mostly positive ads, except for some negative ads in the Special Election to fill Murtha's Congressional seat.
The great invention of the Internet (Thanks Al Gore! Even if the joke is based on a misinterpretation) allows candidates to post their ads on their websites and YouTube. While I question how much posting a commercial on YouTube helps reach undecided voters, it sure is fun for political geeks like me.
My favorite negative ad I've seen this year is by Keith Rothfus who is running in the Republican Primary against my favorite former US Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan for Congress. While I don't agree with most of Keith Rothfus's platform, I do believe he is the better candidate for the Republican Primary. Sadly, his campaign has barely been mentioned thanks to Mary Beth Buchanan's superior name recognition.
Mr. Rothfus, you have my vote for best negative ad of this year's Primary season so far:


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Objective Stroke occurs when the supply of blood to the brain is either interrupted or reduced. The clinical presentation varies from minor neurological symptoms to severe deficits, depending on the location and the size of the brain lesion. Hemiparesis is one of the most striking features in the acute phase. Many other deficits may also be present, including postural imbalance. All persistent neurological deficits may cause more or less severe activity limitations in several domains of human functioning. Regaining walking ability is a major goal during the rehabilitation of stroke patients. Therefore, using orthoses can be beneficial for them. Ankle-Foot Orthoses (AFOs) is one of the most common therapeutic approaches to control foot drop among stroke patients. AFOs prevent drooping or other unintended movements of the foot and ankle by providing stability in optimum conditions. It also helps in regaining normal walking posture in stroke patients. The aim of this review was to evaluate the efficiency of the AFOs on balance and examine the effectiveness of temporal spatial and kinetic gait kinematics in stroke patients with foot drop.
Materials & Methods Science Direct, Springer, Google Scholar, PubMed, Ovid databases were searched for articles published between 1996 and 2016 of studies on patients with drop foot wearing the AFOs. After reviewing and categorizing the articles, they were analyzed based on spatiotemporal parameters, gait kinetics, gait kinematics and stability. A total of 21 articles were selected for final evaluation.
Results Twenty-one articles were analyzed in relation to the effect of the AFOs on gait parameters in stroke patients. Spatiotemporal parameters were evaluated in 14 articles, and kinetics and kinematics parameters were analyzed in seven articles. AFOs have a significant impact on the length and width of the steps but had no significant effect on speed, cadence, symmetry of gait and balance. Also, AFOs improved kinetic parameters of gait, ankle kinematics and kinematics of the knee in the static phase but had no significant effect on knee joint kinematics and kinematics of the hip joint in the frontal and sagittal. There are a few studies with regard to the effects of AFOs on the moment of inertia and joints power, but the results of the present study showed no significant difference in these parameters.
Conclusion This study showed that the AFOs based on the models (static or dynamic) had a paradoxical effect on balance, kinetic and kinematic parameters of gait in the stroke patients. AFOs had a significant improvement in balance, kinetic and kinematic parameters of gait compared to those without orthosis situation in the stroke patients. According to the result of this study, depending on the patient's needs and situation, the best and the most suitable ankle foot orthoses should be designed and custom molded for them.


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Chili Bean-Stuffed Peppers
If you like more kick, add chili powder to the rice mixture before cooking, and try using Pepper Jack cheese.
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Chili Bean-Stuffed Peppers
- Remove tops, seeds, and membranes from sweet peppers. Chop enough tops to make 1/3 cup; set aside. If necessary, cut a thin slice from the bottom of each pepper so it will stand flat.
- In a medium bowl stir together beans and cooked rice; spoon into peppers. Pour tomato sauce into a 4 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker; stir in onion and the reserved 1/3 cup chopped pepper. Place filled peppers, filling sides up, in cooker.
- Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 6 to 6 1/2 hours or on high-heat setting for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
- To serve, transfer peppers to dinner plates and, if desired, cut in half. Spoon tomato mixture over peppers. Sprinkle with cheese and, if desired, chili powder.
Nutrition Facts (Chili Bean-Stuffed Peppers)
- Per serving:
- 314 kcal ,
- 7 g fat
- (4 g sat. fat ,
- 0 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 2 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 19 mg chol. ,
- 522 mg sodium ,
- 47 g carb. ,
- 9 g fiber ,
- 20 g sugar ,
- 13 g pro.
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cneuhaus5 1303 Days Ago
The recipe I printed off the BHG site with the SAME NAME calls for chili beans in gravy instead of baked; I add 1/2 t. each salt & pepper & 1 t. chili powder, otherwise the same & they are FANTASTIC! Amazingly rich flavor, especially considering no meat. I also use 1 small can each tomato sauce & paste instead of sauce only for thicker sauce, and only cook the rice 3/4 of the way to sop up even more liquid. Very easy to make. Have make it several times & we love it!


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Discussion in 'Coca-Cola Drivers' started by TedWard, Apr 26, 2012.
You talking about the pallets by the trailer on the right?
yeah, poor trailer broke its front legs, now it's on crutches. Coke is next door to our terminal. What am I still doing up?
HAHA, yea me too! I should be in bed! I'm going now! Your a terrible influence Ted Ward!!!!
I've seen this done before and I'm not sure how safe it is. Maybe if it were those blue block pallets. Also, they could have slid the tandems all the way up to take as much weight off the nose as possible. I understand that the trailer is surely empty, but still, I would think they would want the least amount of weight possible to be being held up by wood.
Those blue blocks suck, I hate stacking those, we use plastic pallets mostly, when i go to the prisons and they put 3000lbs on a pallet, I always hope its a blue one, I have had them chain a regular pallet with all that weight and had the pallet fall apart, then I really get pissed.
The blue block pallets seem to be the strongest pallets out there, but it seems like pallet jacks get tripped up on the a lot more than regular pallets.
I really liked the plastic pallets that Pepsi had. I wonder if they are the type you use at Sysco. You don't have to worry about nails and broken wood, and they were pretty much perfectly flat. They were strong too, since obviously pop is heavy and I never saw one bend or break.
The pepsi pallets are weaker than ours, ours are very strong, 50 bucks a pop, we just bought 2 trailers full, hmmmm..makes me wonder.
Them there blue pallets are called CHEP and I hate the heavy %*&@#*s lol
It seem that trailer is in a bad condition.


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Above is a prickly pear, very abundant in the Cedars near our home. The buds are out, but no blossoms yet. If you enlarge the photo, you'll see a bug (squash bug?) nestled within the spines. Not a bad location for safety from predators, don't you think? Primrose were abundant.
May 25, 2009
Cactus Beauty
Above is a prickly pear, very abundant in the Cedars near our home. The buds are out, but no blossoms yet. If you enlarge the photo, you'll see a bug (squash bug?) nestled within the spines. Not a bad location for safety from predators, don't you think? Primrose were abundant.
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Glad you had a great ride, Janie.. I love seeing those cactus (and other) colors from your area. Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Have a great day.
What a wonderful cactus, Gorgeous, that's the word!ReplyDelete
That last picture with those clouds is also overwhelming :)
Have a great day! Hugs, Maria
Glad you had a dry ride. The Claret cups are my favorite cactus bloom also.ReplyDelete
Happy Memorial Day!
So beautiful! I have yet to make a springtime visit to the desert, but some mountain springtime blooms will appear in the next couple of days at 365 no themes no memesReplyDelete
I can see why Claret cup is your favorite cactus. That's so beautiful and you captured it so well in your photograph. I enjoy so much the way you focus on both the wider landscape shots as well as individual plants. I may have mentioned that before but my memory isn't what it used to be.ReplyDelete
I always enjoy seeing your wonderful world and all its beauty. Thanks for the journey.ReplyDelete
I can't believe you didn't get rained on! If it stops raining long enough, I'll have to go in search of cactus blooms.ReplyDelete
love that first red cactus shot...have not seen one of those here..ReplyDelete
Thanks for taking us along on your ride. I enjoyed seeing the cactus and decided the squash bug was pretty smart. I'm glad the weather stayed good for you.ReplyDelete
It's nice seeing the cactus flowers. We missed most of ours this year, being away.ReplyDelete
Another pleasant view into your world.
Oh my I wouldn't want to land on that cactus.ReplyDelete
BTW, I love your ABC post. Your sons are adorable.
Beautiful flowers and great photos and it is just not fair that you get to do this almost every day!!!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing.
what fantastic photos. you should join us on cactus mondays. xxxReplyDelete
Such beutiful wildflowers, I love the red flowering cactus - wouldn't want to sit on one.ReplyDelete
The desert is certainly at its most beautiful this time of year - great photos.ReplyDelete
Wonderful flowers! How bright and vibrant the color is! Can't imagine one can find such bright blooms in deserts!ReplyDelete
That claret cups cactus is beautiful!ReplyDelete
I think the purple flower picture is of Crownvetch. Then again, maybe not.
love the cactus and wild flowers... love the last photo!ReplyDelete
Those cactus are gorgeous! I love the peacefulness of the expand of land, sky and nature. And best experienced on horseback!ReplyDelete
Claret cup is gorgeous. It is another new and wonderful plant for me to long to see.ReplyDelete
Nice! I love the desert's beauty as well as your grassland prairie.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for sharing all those lovely pictures. I enjoyed them very much.ReplyDelete
Janie, I am very amazed how cacti blooms beautifully. I have never seen the flowers until I went to one of the Gardens here. Boss is gorgeous.ReplyDelete
All the flower pics are gorgeous, I love the red flowers on the cactus. And that bug looks like it's pretty big?! The last pic is stunning.ReplyDelete
Ah, a great lot of photos from Your World...thanksReplyDelete
Such color and clarity. Wonderful!ReplyDelete
There are so many beautiful flowers on your rides. So different than what I see...ReplyDelete
Last Picture IS Great...Amazing BlogReplyDelete


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The Wildlife Conservation Society's Indonesia program aims to conserve marine resources vital to the protection and sustainability of a wide range of human activities and livelihoods. Consequently, conservation efforts cannot be separated from the management of fisheries or interaction with coastal communities. WCS employs a rigorous scientific approach to build capacity, strengthen management and inspire community stewardship for the protection and sustainable use of critical marine ecosystems, fisheries and threatened species.
To achieve these goals, WCS are currently developing networks of marine protected areas (MPAs) in seascapes in Aceh, Java, Sulawesi and the Sunda-Banda as part of our Seascapes Program.
To complement these programs we have initiated a Fisheries Program that aims to complement protected area networks with the overall goal to improve fisheries management and ensure that sustainable fishing practices are adopted. To do so, we are assisting in the improved management of the national Fishery Management Area (FMA) governance system, with a focus on the government prioritized snapper and grouper fishery in FMA 573 and more broadly in West Nusa Tenggara Province. WCS is also investigating shark and ray fisheries in the region with the intent to improve the sustainability of this fishery, build compliance with government regulations and eliminate fishing of protected species. We collaborate closely with governments, industry, NGOs including The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and other experts to build a more effective collaboration for improvement in fisheries governance. Effective implementation of WCSIP conservation and enforcement interventions have significant implications for the livelihoods of local fishers, hence appropriate mitigation measures need to be developed.
Specifically, we aim to reach this goal through the main objectives:
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- Assist in examining and evaluation of outcomes of surveys of fishing private sector and community perceptions, needs and incentives required to understand the socio-economic and governance factors that drive support for new fisheries regulations, to help adopt and support sustainable fisheries management approaches including development of fishery reserves and appropriate input/output controls;
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
AFC West
San Diego 10-6
Oakland 7-9
Denver 6-10
Kansas City 5-10
The Chargers have owned this division over the
several years. Kansas City and Oakland have the bottom feeders of the
division for too long. Both have improved but probably will struggle to
take that next step. Rivers is a proven QB who is looking to build his
legend of dominating the AFC West. Denver will stay average if not
regress, Tebow might see some scrub time. Bill Simmons called Oakland
tailback Darren Mcfadden a fantasy cancer and complained about him not
living up too expectations. With a QB who could reach the flat, look
for his catches to go up and the Raiders to remain comparative in most
AFC East
New York 11-5 BYE
New England 10-6 WC
Miami 6-10
Buffalo 4-12
Berman always claims nobody circles the wagons more
than the Buffalo Bills, this may be true and their opening match
against Miami looks winnable. That says more about the Dolphins than
the Bills. Both will struggle in this tough division against top NFL
teams New England and New York. WE all watched the spectacle of Rex
Ryan and New York on Hardknocks. We all know what to expect out of New
England, the class of the league over the past several years. But has
Brady's window for a 4th championship closed? New York thinks so. We'll
find out in the divisional play offs.
AFC North
Baltimore 11-5 BYE
Pittsburgh 9-7
Cincinnati 9-7
Cleveland 6-10
Baltimore's defense is aging, lost CB Samari Roll.
Baltimore's offense is getting better and more expeienced, a various
dangerous combination for the AFC North. Heads will be banging all
season long. Cincinnati's TO-Ocho show will impressive on and off the
field. USC standout Rey Maualuga looks to build from a solid rookie
season and looks to improve the Natti defense. Eminem might want to get
as rowdy as Roethlisberger in a bathroom stall but the QB will be
regretting that decision as he watches at least 4 games from the
sidelines to start the season. The race for this division will seem
tougher than two games, Baltimore will impress and mostly dominate this
division. Everybody else will be scrapping for some crumbs.
AFC South
Indianapolis 11-5
Tennessee 11-5 WC
Houston 7-9
Jacksonville 6-10
The Indianapolis Peyton Manning's will continue
their dominance. Tennessee will give them the best challenge, hell even
Houston looks like they can hang with Peyton and second year coach
Caldwell. An interesting division race, perennial front runner
Indianapolis will be challenged this year, teams in this division can
smell blood from their lost in the Super Bowl and have that film to
game plan against. Will the balance of power change, probably not but
it will be closer and fun to watch Chris Johnson race for 2,000 yards.
NFC West
San Francisco 9-7
Arizona 7-9
Seattle 4-12
St. Louis 4-12
The worst of the West. It always seems the NFC West
can be more competitive. It's as if all the teams with out Kurt Warner
have been under achieving and without great quarterback play. Well,
Warner is now in the booth broadcasting Arena league games so this
division has lost its star. 9-7 will win this division. The division
game will be crucial in determining the winner and the NFC West
Division Champion and the play off berth that comes along. The 49ers
have a solid defense, Star Patrick Willis will carry the team to the
playoff and maybe further if they get solid play from Alex Smith who
has yet to prove his draft worth.
NFC East
Dallas 11-5
New York 11-5 WC
Washington 8-8
Philadelphia 7-9
Some say the most competitive division in football over the past
several years. A hard hitting, deep seeded rivalry in each divisional
game. All teams with a proud history. The Cowboys have an opportunity
to play at the own Jerry World in the Super Bowl, not gonna happen.
They will be lucky to get pass their divisional schedule healthy.
Washington will be miles better than last year but will come up short.
Sounds like McNabb's career, maybe next year! Kevin Kolb? When will
Vick take over? Will he get any playing time? Yes, the wild cat is
still in fashion. If Kolb falters early look for Reid to give Vick a
shot for the job.
NFC North
Minnesota 11-5 BYE
Green Bay 10-6
Chicago 8-8
Detroit 4-12
Favre, Green Bay, nuff said. Cannot wait for this
division fight to take flight. Chicago's Urlacher will look to stay
healthy and be a factor in this division yet again. Aaron Rodgers is
supposed to have a better break out year, like a MVP type season. The
hype machine might extraggeted his skills too much to build up Favre's
return to Labeau. Eiher way, it's on the top games to watch coming into
this year.
NFC South
New Orleans 12-4 BYE
Atlanta 11-5 WC
Carolina 5-11
Tampa Bay 4-12
New Orleans will be slightly challenged in this
division by Atlanta. Although they have a great chance of sweeping all
games in this division, I see a victory for the Falcons against the
Saints, at least one. Matt Ryan, Matty Ice when his arm is finding the
right receiver down the field. Thats the story of this division. Matt
Ryan and Drew Brees and Reggie Bush. The Saints out on a show Thursday,
look for that to continue through the playoffs.
Wild Card Weekend
San Diego at New England
Tennessee at Indianapolis
San Fransisco at New York Giants
Dallas at Atlanta
Divisional Round
San Diego at Baltimore
Indianapolis at New York
Dallas at Minnesota
New York Giants at New Orleans
Conference Championship
Baltimore at Indianapolis
Minnesota at New Orleans
Super Bowl
Indianapolis 31 V Minnesota 28
I know I predicted this same match up last year. Ya, I'm doubling up on
a epic match up of two epic quarterbacks. Favre was brilliant through
his career but will only find this Super Bowl loss more devastating
than last years interception in the NFC championship, But hey thats
football. Vikings fans will be devastated as Favre walks away from
football as NFC champ but one game short of his goal, On the other side
the Manning legacy continues to grow and last years lost in the Super
Bowl will seem like ancient history. It's a long way until then, We'll
be watching with great intrigue, passion and interest. Here's to a
great fall and new year.
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Software development is a complicated activity. Hence the people work in the project can do mistakes that could affect the project. Researchers have reviewed number of software projects and identified a set of mistakes that can be seen throughout projects. They have mentioned that those mistakes might not be only causes for slow development. To slip a project into slow development, all you need to do is to make one big mistake. However to achieve efficient development, you need to avoid all mistakes.
The set of mistakes that researchers have identified is known as "Classic Mistakes". Those bad practices have been chosen so often, by so many people. And those mistakes have predictable bad-results on the development of the project.
Four categories of classic mistakes:
- People related
- Process related
- Product related
- Technology related
People related classic mistakes
This kind of mistakes talks about how to avoid mistakes among team mates. This kind of mistakes affect directly to the development speed and it is crucial to rectify those.
Undermined motivation – Studies have shown that giving suspicious talks at the beginning, asking to work overtime reduces the motivation of the people. Sometimes team leaders take long vacations while team is working overnights. The researchers highlighted that team lead has to work along with other team members is a positive motivation.
Weak personnel – If a team need an efficient development throughout the project, the recruitment needs to hire talented developers. Also carefully filter people who could do most of the work until the end of the project.
Uncontrolled problem employees – Failure to take actions for problems with team members and team leads will eventually affect the development speed. Some higher management should actively look into those and sort out.
Heroics – Heroics within the team increases the risk and discourages cooperation among the other members of the team
Adding people to a late project – Adding new people when the project is behind schedule, can take more productivity away from team members.
Noisy, crowded offices
Friction between developers and customers – Need to increase the communication between customers and developers.
Unrealistic expectations – Setting deadlines earlier without any proper reasons can lengthen the development schedule.
Process related classic mistakes
This type of mistakes talks about issues that may arise in management and technical methodologies.
Overly optimistic schedules – This sort of scheduling will result in failure by under-scoping the project and hurt long-term morale and productivity of the developers.
Insufficient risk management – If projects risks are not actively managed, the project will lead in to slow-development mode.
Contractor failure – weak relationship with contractors can lead to slow-down the project
Insufficient planning
Short-changed upstream activities – Start coding without properly design the project plans will costs 10 or 100 times than doing it with properly designed plans.
Short-changed quality assurance – Eliminating design and code reviews, eliminating test planning and do only perfunctory testing will reduce the development of the project and ends up with major bugs.
Omitting necessary tasks from estimates – People forget about the less visible tasks and those tasks add up.
Code-like-hell programming – Developers should be sufficiently motivated rather forcing them to work hard.
Product related classic mistakes
This type of mistakes talks about which can affect the outcome of the project.
Requirements gold-planting – More requirements that are not really necessary, and pay less attention on complex features
Feature creep – On average 25% of requirements can be changed and affect the project schedule.
Developer gold planting – It is frequent that developers attempt to try new technologies that they saw in other projects, which is not actually necessary.
Technology related classic mistakes
This type of mistakes is about technologies use during the project.
Silver-bullet syndrome – Thinking that certain approach will solve every issue, and that approach has not already used by developers (eg: Object oriented design)
Overestimated savings from new tools or methods – New practices will introduce a new risk as team has to go through a learning-curve to become familiar.
Switching tools in the middle of a project – Using new tools will add a learning curve, rework and inevitable mistakes to project schedule
Lack of automated source-code control – If two or more developers are working on the same part of the project, it is necessary to adhere to source-code control practices. If not developers have to spend time on resolving conflicting changes.
In this article I have mentioned several mistakes that could done by people during a project life time. There could be many other mistakes which can lead to slow-down a project. However at least you should avoid these well-known classic mistakes.


text: braids hair ties headbands kitsch layered share with friends stacked June 26, 2012 How do you wear your Kitsch Hair Ties? In honor of all our wonderful fans and supporters who sent in photos showing us all the awesome ways they love to wear their Kitsch hair ties. From simple ponytails to fancy braids, stacked and layered as bracelets or shared with friends. Wear it in your hair for a fancy evening or for exercise, we love it all. Feel free to send more photos of how you wear your Kitsch Hair Ties and Headbands!


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GAYLORD — Domestic violence survivors and their children in Northern Michigan will benefit from a $10,000 donation made by Verizon Wireless to the Women's Resource Center (WRC) of Northern Michigan, a domestic violence organization serving Otsego, Emmet, Cheboygan, Antrim and Charlevoix counties.
The grant will help fund reprinting a domestic violence handbook, a resource created by the WRC in 1996. The handbook is used to educate survivors and the general public and help them identify circumstances that can lead to domestic violence. Funds from this grant also will support distribution of domestic violence prevention materials for use at local schools, including a program that promotes the importance of teaching athletes how to eliminate disrespectful norms toward women and girls.
The WRC has been providing safe shelter and supportive services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault since 1977. Services include shelter, crisis counseling and legal, medical, financial and personal advocacy.
"Verizon Wireless is a valued community partner," said Jan Mancinelli, executive director of the WRC. "The company understands that combating domestic violence requires support from business partners and community leaders. This grant will help us sustain programs which are critical to our efforts to educate the community, raise awareness of the issue and prevent domestic violence."
In 2009, the WRC was awarded a $5,000 grant from Verizon Wireless. These funds were used to maintain the agency's Domestic Abuse and Rape and Sexual Assault programs, which provide emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis response, crisis and ongoing counseling services, access to a 24-hour crisis and information hotline and a number of supportive and advocacy services.
"Verizon Wireless understands that access to safe shelter can be a matter of life or death," said Dave Rapson, district manager-retail sales, Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in Northern Michigan. "Our company is committed to the communities where our customers and employees live and work and is dedicated to making a difference in the lives of domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in Gaylord, Petoskey and across Northern Michigan."
The $10,000 gift was made possible by the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program, which converts no-longer-used wireless phones into support for survivors of domestic violence.
Since HopeLine's national phone recycling and reuse program was launched in 2001, Verizon Wireless has collected more than 7 million phones, distributed more than 90,000 phones with the equivalent of more than 300 million minutes of free wireless service to be used by domestic violence survivors and awarded more than $7.9 million in cash grants to domestic violence agencies and organizations throughout the country.
In Michigan last year, Verizon Wireless and the Verizon Foundation donated more than $63,000 in cash grants as well as phones and airtimes to local domestic violence agencies and shelters.
HopeLine wireless phone donations are accepted at all Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the nation, including the locations at 1393 W. Main St. in Gaylord and 2160 Anderson Road in Petoskey. Phones given to the HopeLine program are refurbished and resold for reuse or disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.
For more information on the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program, visit www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.


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ROXBURY -- Chelmsford High's Kristen Hohenstein and Acton-Boxboro's Samantha Friborg were crowned state champions at Saturday's MIAA Division 1 track-and-field meet held at the Reggie Lewis Center.
Hohenstein captured the 55-meter hurdles in 8.6 seconds and Friborg won the 600 meters in 1:33.69, which broke a meet record previously set in 2013.
Acton-Boxboro came in fifth as a team with 31 points. Lowell was 14th and and Chelmsford 15th.
Besides Hohenstein, both Julia Squeri (42.63 in the 300) and Caroline Robinson (3:09.28 in the 1,000) finished with eighth-place runs to round out the Lions' scoring.
Friborg also was part of the second-place 4x400 relay team along with Samantha Cannarozzi, Sara Mitchell and Stella McDermott as they combined for a time of 4:05.47. Cannarozzi was also fourth in the 55-meter dash (7.47) and fifth in the long jump (16-6.75), while Mitchell also nailed down a seventh place in the 1,000 at 3:04.82.
Finally, Danielle Beerman was tied for sixth in the high jump clearing 4-10 for A-B.
Lowell was led by Lynn Jean, who was second in the 300 at 41.62 and joined Sophia Vergados, Kimesha Lewis and Patricia Chieh to finish sixth in the 4x200 at 1:48.03. The 4x800 relay team of Ann Rizos, Olivia Sheffield, Mariah Marques and Lindsey Ahern was seventh at 10:06.50.
On the boys side, Acton-Boxboro finished second as a team with 47 points, followed by Lowell in 8th, Westford Academy in 15th and Chelmsford 21st.
Colin Grip had a big day for the Colonials as he was second in the 1,000 (2:29.
Finally for A-B, Adam Yang was second in the 55-meter hurdles at 8.01.
For Lowell, five individuals placed including Michael Akon with a fifth in the 300 (36.11). Jawahn Santiago was sixth in the high jump (5-10), Sean Trott was seventh in the shot put (48-4), Jose Guzman was eighth in the 55-meter hurdles (8.26) and AJ Byard was eighth in the 300 (36.63).
The Red Raiders also had two relay teams place. The 4x800 team of Nasir Gibson, Anthony Rodriguez, Chris Galarza and Chris Polanco ran second with a clocking of 8:09.43 and the 4x400 team of Akon, Thomas Cannon, Nicholas Czelewicz and Byard took seventh in 3:30.23.
Chelmsford's Zachary Jarnagin was sixth in the mile at 4:25.77 and then joined Alex Imperillo, John Mieszczanski and David Ibrahim as part of the fourth-place 4x800 relay team which finished at 8:14.92.
For Westford Academy, Mark Dunne was third in the shot put (49-4.75) and Jason Dolan was fourth in the 1,000 at 2:32.70 to lead their point-scorers.


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The article starts in the early 1800s when most theatre in Toronto was played in taverns, the performances considered amateurish by international standards, and the scene in desperate need of modernization and infrastructure to be internationally competitive.
|The Grand Opera House in Toronto
(from the Canadian Illustrated News)
"Unlike today when going to the opera is going to the Opera with a capital-O, 150 years ago a night at the opera might also have included comics singing the popular songs of the day, musical interludes, poetry readings and novelty acts. It mixed together.... for an enjoyable night out that ended with a rousing chorus of Rule Britannia. The age of the Music Hall had arrived."
Sadly for the Grand, Toronto in the 1800s was prone to catching fire...read the full article here.
Side note to this side note:
The Grand Opera House was also home to one of the Canadian art world's greatest mysteries when its owner, theatre magnate Ambrose Small, went missing after depositing a cheque for $1 million in a nearby bank. The case caught the attention of mystery lovers around the world, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the very public investigation would reveal that Small kept a secret sex room at the Grand Opera House where he entertained his numerous mistresses. His Wikipedia page is definitely worth a read.
|A great shot of Yonge and Adelaide
circa 1907 and 2010 from Toronto Before


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Last week I shared with you my first box which was the November Period Box, I became aware of this type of service being offered in the UK via another blogger whilst perusing the lands of Bloglovin.
Since I did not get a chance to explain it better in my last post here is another try of it. The period box is a UK service that brings the convenience of always having your period necessities at the right time every month.
With every box you will get a selection of premium teas, chocolates from artisan manufacturers and high-end beauty samples. You will also receive a unique design gift or a beautiful art print by our featured artist of the month. – The Period Box
The beauty about the period box is that you can mix & match the box to your liking, you can either have all pads, all tampons or you can mix and have half of each but additional survival items can be added.
I honestly believe someone who has just started their period this is the perfect box for them, look at the contents that can be found in the starter kit:
- 6x teens day & 4x teens night towels
- 1x teens liners pouch (4 liners)
- 1 pack of regular teens tampons (12 tampons)
- 1 pack of regular teens applicator tampons (10 tampons)
- 1 pack of teens freshen-up wipes
- Book "Girls Only! All About Periods and Growing-Up Stuff"
- A super-cute canvas pouch for supplies
- Surprise gifts & goodies
For those of us who have been having periods for yonkers you get a selection of different items for only £17.95 (P&P). In the December Period Box (2015), I got the following items which is similar to what I got in my November Period Box but different goodies:
Womankind Tea
Maca Bliss Raw choc brownie
Baked veggie crisps roast tomato & spanish paprika
Detox Mud: Pore cleanse mud mask
Refreshing face wash
Christmas scent melts
Pads ~ Day & Night
As I mentioned in the November Period Box this is a monthly subscription service but you can also get it for a friend as a one time gift (£24.95) or as a starter kit for any teenager (£29.95) or for yourself on a monthly basis (£17.95).
What do you think of the contents of my December Period Box?
XOXO Myrabev


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A stacked heel and denim skirt. Although in my defense both have been on my most-wanted list for some time. And! with denim being a staple and the stacked heel still being very dominant on the runway (hello the Chloe's I couldn't justify) I'll definitely get my wear out of these.
Skirt: American Apparel high-waist denim mini skirt – super flattering stretch denim and the higher waist (not too high) which lends itself perfectly to flat shoes. Shoes: Kimono Tan Glamour Puss shoes from Wanted. Envisage wearing these with flawy dressed, flared denim (à la 70's trend) and cute short shorts.


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Raghuramji's Japan tour program started. Please visit http://nvraghuram.blogspot.com/2006/10/sri-nv-raghuramjis-japan-tour-program.html to review it.
One such story is found in the scriptures. Shuka is a youth who was involved in the regular life of gossiping and playing. One day, his father, Vyasa called him and said, "Now you are 14 and grown up so you need to develop responsibility and learn knowledge." The son asked what for? The father replied that we should all study scriptures so that we do spiritual Sadhana. Through this we will come to know that our nature is bliss and we are not the body and all things attached to it."
Shuka asked his father, "What did you say? My nature is bliss and I am not this body and its attachments?" His father replied with a simple, "Yes." So the son further questioned, "How do we know this?" The father replied, "We know that we are free with no mother, no father, no birth, and no death. We know this through introspection, or an inner journey."
Shuka, talking to himself, said, "is that so…." And he started walking as if he was nobody. When the father looked at the sudden transformation of his son, he did not take it too seriously immediately. But he quickly realized that something happened to his son. He could not believe the effect of his words on his son! He followed his son asking him, "My son, what has happened to you? Why are you going? Where are you going?" But Shuka transformed the minute he heard that he has no father or mother, because he is not the body but the soul. The Soul does not take birth nor does it die; it has nowhere to go but is everywhere; and he is peace himself because the Soul is peace.
Shuka kept walking and the father was following and shouting behind him, "Oh my son, where are you going? Talk to me, dear son." But there is no son; he has already dissolved. There is no longer, Shuka, the son of Vyasa. There is only a soul in the form of Shuka; he has lost even the identity with his name so he does not respond.
As Shuka kept walking, he began passing through a place where there was a pond meant for the ladies of the village to bathe and play. Since it is exclusively for ladies, no male members are permitted to go there. They did not mind running around the pond without caring about being covered or not.
Shuka passed that way and they did not care that a youthful man went by. However when his father ran behind him, shouting, "My dear son!...," the women ran into the water of the pond to cover their modesty. Vyasa was surprised at their reaction on that occasion and could not contain his curiosity. He asked them why they did not mind when Shuka, a young man came through. But when he, being over 70 years old and like a grandfather, came through, they covered themselves. They replied to him, "Shuka was like a child who does not have any attachment with his body so there is no feeling of a man's presences and in his passing we could feel the presence of a pure soul. They further added, "Where as the very fact that you are shouting and saying 'my son, my son' we can see how much attachment you have with the body, because the son belongs to the body as he is born to the body." Only body attachment brings about the sex consciousness that is the reason they have to hide their bodies. Soul with attachment looses its purity whereas a person like Shuka is so pure in his heart that all it required was for him to hear once that he is a pure soul and he is at peace for him to internalize and establish his own peace. People such as Shuka do not need to do anything when hearing reality is all that they need.
-to be continued.
Friday, October 06, 2006
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By ROSEMARY ONUOHA
Leadway Assurance Company Limited has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Total Nigeria Plc to deepen insurance penetration in the country.
The Memorandum of Understanding signed in Lagos by the Executive Director General Business, Leadway Assurance, Ms Adetola Adegbayi who represented the Managing Director/CEO, Oye Hassan-Odukale and Territorial Sales Manager (North), Total Nigeria Plc- Muftau Balogun representing the Managing Director Total Nigeria Plc, Jean-Philippe Torres, allows for Leadway's insurance products and services to be made available in some designated Total Service stations across the country.
In the first phase of this initiative, Leadway's easy-to-use 3rd Party Motor Vehicle insurance recharge cards will go on sale at the designated outlets nationwide. Subsequently, these stations will not only be used as pick up centers for Leadway Assurance products, they will thereafter serve as collation centers for all insurance related issues such as claims processing.
Commenting on the partnership, Oye Hassan-Odukale, said, "As an innovation-driven market leader in the Nigeria's leading insurance industry, we are constantly seeking ways to make insurance products and services nearer, easily accessible and more convenient for our customers. We have developed our online infrastructure to provide real-time, online access and interaction for our clients.
"The partnership with Total reinforces that quest to further take insurance closer to Nigerians, whilst affirming our commitment to superior service delivery. Indeed, with this partnership, our customers, who are also consumers of Total's array of products and services would reduce their commuting time and cost to procure high value insurance products such as the motor insurance, at a single location.
Leadway Assurance is leveraging on Total's wide retail network to reach out to motorists in particular and many more customers in remote areas where Total service stations are located, thereby bringing insurance closer to customers no matter their location."
Also commenting, Jean-Philippe Torres, said, "We are proud of the partnership with Leadway Assurance, a dynamic organisation, who shares our values of integrity, innovation, and superior service delivery. This is an association of caring brands. "With this partnership, our outlets will become the first in our industry to have insurance products and services offered at the convenience of our customers from our service stations.
We have continued to expand our service operations beyond selling petroleum products by diversifying our activities to include other value offerings for customers such as bonjour for groceries shopping , Total Wash for car cleaning as well as Total Service for car repairs and maintenance.
This partnership further illustrates Total service stations as Nigeria's leading one-stop service stations for everything that enriches the lives of our dear customers."
It was gathered that the partnership will take-off with 20 service stations in Lagos. Motorists were enjoined to take advantage of the partnership to procure genuine insurance products.


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GayCo heads to the 'burbs!
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