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Sugar can be quite a dangerous substance to any school aged child. Parents don't think of the poor beleaguered teacher when they pack their child's lunch full of sugary snacks. As a teacher myself, I treat sugar with care, the same way the bomb squad treats a suspicious package. If ever there is a class party or anything that involves pop and candy, it is saved until the end of the day. This is a win/lose scenario. The teacher wins because the students leave after they have consumed the sugar, but the bus driver and parent lose as they have to deal with the sugar rush and impending sugar crash. I have experienced the power of sugar personally and have gained a healthy respect for its power. Here is my sugar saga...
My 10 year old brain could simply not comprehend what was sitting on the table in our house. It was a Gingerbread Mansion, and it was beautiful. This confectionary castle was from my uncle's bakery and he had brought it for the family Christmas. The many roofs of this mansion were shingled with Skittles, M&M's and Smarties. Jujubes of all colours formed the landscaping. Chocolate squares served as windows. Hershey Kisses served as chimney tops. Chocolate pretzels were turned into fencing. Peppermint paddies were the stepping stones leading up to the Kit-Kat front door. The best part of all though, the pièce de résistance if you will, was the large blobs of white icing that were used to hold everything together.
I don't know how long I stood gazing upon this house – when a ten year old is in such close proximity to so much sugar, time become irrelevant. All that stood between me and this edible edifice was a thin layer of clear plastic wrapping. It was time for dinner, and I was bodily dragged away from the gingerbread house and from the large pool of drool that had somehow collected at my feet.
My heart was just not into the dinner though. The turkey seemed bland and tasteless (maybe if it had been stuffed with marshmallows it would of have been tastier). I picked my way through the meal and thought of the gingerbread house sitting upstairs all by itself. I used this time to think of what part of the gingerbread house I would eat first. Should I start slow or dive right in? Should I start with the roof, or with the fence? Should I bother with the candies or go right for the frosting? At what point should I start devouring the walls?
Finally dinner was coming to an end. The adults were all leaning back in their chairs, patting their bellies, and some were even loosening their belts. I knew they were done for the night – they would not be taking part in the gingerbread massacre. I looked around the table and spotted some plates that had barely been touched –these belonged to my adversaries. They had wisely chosen to skip the 'filler' and wait for the real feast. Coincidentally, they were all around my age. Their eyes darted around the table as well – they were sizing up the competition.
After dinner was over, we all settled in the family room in the basement. The presents were brought down, some hors de oeuvres (not going to fall for that trick) and finally the gingerbread house. It was even more beautiful than I remembered.
While the adults helped themselves to some pathetic little puff pastries, the kids positioned themselves around the gingerbread house. The hunt was afoot.
One of the adults finally had a good idea. "Well, why don't we let the kids pick at the gingerbread house?" One of the other adults responded "Oh yeah – I almost forgot about the gingerbread house!"
Forgot?! How could you forget about this Taj Mahal of sugary greatness?
One of the adults carefully made their way into the 'ring of fire' of candy crazed cousins in order to take the cellophane wrapping off the gingerbread house. It was like watching the launching of the Titanic.
After what seemed like an eternity, the wrapping was clear. This was our signal to attack. I'm not sure if the adult got out of the way in time or not, but the cousins pounced on the house. I decided that using my hands would only slow me down, so I decided to just gnaw on the chimney. After some initial hissing and scratching the cousins all found a piece or corner to devour. This gigantic house was being mown down the same way a cloud of locusts devours a crop, or a flock of buzzards to a carcass.
The feeding frenzy eventually eased up as stomachs were filled to capacity with jujubes, icing and great chunks of gingerbread. I tore off a wall and retreated to a corner of the room to rest and nibble.
The Christmas party was ramped up further by sugar-filled cousins who proceeded to imitate ping pong balls in a cyclone. As time passed by though, the sugar comas' hit and many of the gingerbread gorgers fell into very deep sleeps. I too could feel the effects from eating an entire Victorian chimney, front porch, and half a roof. I had conditioned myself however and was able to withstand the power of the sugar crash.
It was late and the adults decided to call it a night. They picked up their comatose children who littered the floor and headed out into the wintery night. Before going upstairs to bed, I gave the gingerbread house one last look. The gingerbread house was now just a heap of broken walls, but stilled managed to make my head swim. I headed upstairs and somehow found my bed. Sleep came quickly as did an amazing dream about living in an actual gingerbread house.
I'm not sure what time it was exactly but it was early when I woke up. The gingerbread house was calling me. Like some kind of zombie, I stumbled down to the gingerbread wreckage from the night before. I sat down beside the rubble and began eating. After I had eaten a couple of walls and another chimney I had to stop. My mind was urging me on, but my stomach had other ideas. I began to feel a strange gurgling feeling deep within as if a geyser was about to blow.
I'll spare you the details, but needless to say, I spent the rest of the day recuperating from my gingerbread house overdose. A year later, my Uncle brought another beautiful Victorian gingerbread mansion to our house. Instead of sending me into a state of ecstasy, shivers ran up and down my spine. That ol' familiar gurgling erupted again and I decided to retreat to the dinner table. Better stick with the turkey this year...
Monday, December 5, 2011
The Gingerbread House
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You are a great writer!!! I laughed my head off the entire time reading this!!! I know what to read when I need a good belly-laugh.ReplyDelete
Gingerbread house! Looks so nice and all of these photos are saying a lot about this event. Thanks a lot for the details. Even I am very interested to host a grand pre Christmas bash for the kiddos and their friends. Planning to book event space San Francisco for the first or second weekend in the next month. Hopefully will find a good one on a budget.ReplyDelete
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After five weeks of earthquake repairs, packing, moving, rentals and motels, we have returned home. It looks cleaner and fresher but otherwise the same; just a lot of gardening to catch up on. Of course nothing runs smoothly. The builder and Fletchers didn't talk to each other well, so we have no flooring replaced through the bathroom and kitchen areas. Lovely blue tarpaulins instead.... The years of damp floor in the laundry needed major repairs and the leaking areas of bathroom ceiling had to be repaired. Mark was a huge help and has fitted me a shiny new laundry tub as they ripped the old one out.:)
Sadly, heavy rain has been the main feature of today - which has meant a lot of work with plastic sheets and buckets and towels in the roof. The iron roof badly needs replacing and the water is pooling up in the attic and rotting the main roof beams. Although the bathroom ceiling has been repaired, there are more damaged areas of flooring now and the replacement floors can't happen until the damage is repaired. So we have covered the nails in the floor with towels and just get on with it until the repairs can be done. Will mean moving heaps of stuff out of the back of the house again - and we still have the garage floor repairs to go. Still beats the last motel and the cats are pleased to be home at last!
This week was Alex's birthday. It was good to celebrate with him, as last year he was in Italy for his 21st. He probably wished he was back there as it was a lot hotter over there! His friends helped decorate his room.... and then they went to Tekapo for a soak in the hot pools and a night away.
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You seem to take it all admirably well, and I hope the repairs will be done soon - preferably before the real onset of winter.Replies
It is an old villa and it has leaked for a while - intermittent and depending on the direction of the rain! The recent earthquake repairs have just meant we need to address it all as soon as possible - but it is complicated by the fact we still have half ownership and the other half is not contributing to repairs, maintenance or any costs. Complicates progress and not sure what to do about sales/purchasing it!!!Delete
I have to admit that I hadn't realised that you were/are having quite so many problems with the house in addition to the earthquake damage. All in all life's not so easy for you is it? Why can't the bad things happen to the bad people instead? Silly question. Kia kaha.ReplyDelete


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Around the lake tonight
First of all- welcome to the new blog! After all the formatting issues I had with Blogger I'm glad to have made the switch. Hopefully you all enjoy the new layout as much as I do. And, as always, you can find the entire catalog of pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/derrell.wright
Last weekend we headed up to Lake LBJ for our 2nd annual birthday bash. This year we were lucky enough to be joined by newly engaged Ryan and Leslie all the way from Chicago. Aside from being close friends for over 20 years and running a business together for a while, Ryan and I were also born one week apart. So we celebrated our 30th birthdays in a slightly classier way then we did our 20th, I'm sure… but only slightly. The five couples celebrated with good food, conversation, and lots of swimming. The lake was perfect and this year's house was a definite upgrade from last year- thanks to Kelly for finding it and coordinating the effort. So on with the pictures- that's what you're here for anyway!
Mason was ready for some fishing on day 1. I think he was the best dressed of all of us at the lake.
Leslie took some time to introduce herself and Mason was happy to give her a big hug. This came way too natural for Leslie to wait to have kids… I'm just saying… no pressure though 🙂
First swim on Friday. The place was stocked with enough tubes and flotations devices to to save the whole cast of Lost. And we used them all. The water was absolutely perfect and the crushed stone lake bottom made even the most squeamish swimmers (sorry Amy) alright with dragging their toes.
Clearly we take ourselves very seriously. And apparently Chris likes screaming at infants. You can always count on Chris to make a juvenile joke or inappropriate face in a photo- just ask his Uncle! I can't wait to see your wedding pictures Bancroft… sorry Meghan.
High five for Uncle Ryan!
Is there anything better than a lakeside nap in a hammock? Nope.
There are so many comments I can think of for this picture. Granted, I took about 10 shots here and there are several other nice ones that I could've posted, but how could I resist this one? Rogers, I always knew Titanic was your favorite movie but I didn't realize how far you'd take it. You're on top of the world!!
You really are taller than me… huh…
Jeff and Amy snuck in a few smooches before I could get the camera. And no, that isn't a beer in Amy's hand.
A view of the house from the fishing pier. The place was great and even the bugs couldn't keep us from enjoying ourselves.
Sunset on the lake. This just cements the fact that when we retire in about 90 years we'll be living near the water somewhere. I don't care if it's near a small creek or if I have to flood my own back yard to make it happen; we've got to have some water nearby.
The catfish were rising and I landed a nice sized one right at dusk on Saturday. I've actually never seen catfish jump before but apparently when you're a fish and there are thousands of bugs sitting above your head you become motivated.
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Jeff and Amy got some practice in with Mason.
I don't know how this happened or what prompted it but I think it has something to do with that empty bottle of vodka that's sitting on the counter. At least Chris's dream of becoming a jockey was finally fulfilled.
Zacksas mixed up some salad with her bear claws while Nally worked up some delicious chicken and Courtney made the spicy rice. We ate better last weekend than we have since my folks were in town. Good work everyone.
If you guys move here we can take lots of pictures like this. Wouldn't that be fun? Don't you think? Yeah- that's what I'm talking about.
Busted! On Saturday night there was a fireworks show across the lake, giving us a perfect view from the upstairs patio, and Kelly and I took the opportunity to get some smoochin in.
The whole crew enjoying the Saturday feast.
Mason wrapped up the weekend with some more cuteness. He gave us a little scare with a blocked tear duct but quickly recovered on Sunday once we gave him some medicine.
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This is the second part of a painting I showed you a few posts back. I am not sure what I will name it, i think that when it is fully done the name will come to me. I still need to add some Holly berry bushes, as well as some greenery. I will be finishing it off with it snowing. In stage 2 of the painting I have added more details to the trees as well as adding a fox.
The fox took a lot of time to complete. I probably will still paint some minor details to him. In the end though I feel he is coming out pretty well. I have never painted an animal using acrylics, and found it very different then using soft pastels. You have to be much more exact, and if you make a mistake it shows!
I am going to continue to work on this painting tonight and tomorrow. I will show you all as the stages progress.
I hope you all are having a blessed day!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Posted by Tracy at 4:17 PM
2 comments:
- Mike Golch said...
your painting looks great! That's my story and i'm sticking to it!
- October 16, 2008 at 8:57 PM
- Tracy said...
Thank you Mike. I am having so much while painting this particular painting. :) Hugs and blessings sent your way my friend.
- October 17, 2008 at 6:54 AM
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There is so much i could say about motherhood. It is blissful, it is challenging, it is all consuming and transforming. In some ways i can hardly remember who i was before i had a daughter. And to be honest, i don't really miss that person. She was much more selfish and self deprecating. I didn't even realize how much i needed the job! (And as any mom knows, it is a FULL time one) but one that is filled with so many constant beautiful rewards that are all WAY worth the challenges!
Lately, i find myself enjoying and embracing motherhood more than ever. chalk it up to getting older but i just feel like these are some of the best years of my entire life and i want to proclaim my mom pride to the world!
I came across this t-shirt on instagram and its my new fav. I look forward to all of the years to come being a mama bird!
Shirt : The bee and the fox.
Overalls: thrifted.


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- in isolation practice in front of the mirror or with a computer video
- CV combinations (vo, ve, vi, vu, etc.) while playing with toys or games
- these sheets for initial /v/ and final /v/ at the word level
- use the above sheets to focus on initial /v/ and final /v/ at the sentence level
All of our sheets for our vacuum sound are from Mommy Speech Therapy! There is also a wonderful article on teaching /f/ and /v/ to your children, so if this is a sound we are working on at school, this article may help with practice at home. During drill work you can cue your child to "bite your lip" for correct placement, as this is what we will be talking about during group. But keep this minimal during daily routines. Also, to talk about the difference between /f/ and /v/, we will be feeling our throats/vocal folds while producing each sound. We will talk about how we "turn on" our voice for the /v/ sound. When we turn on our voice, we should be able to feel the vibrations in our throat. You can practice this at home as well. Keep in mind, this sound may be a later developing sound for some of the students; /f/ is usually mastered by age 4, where /v/ is later, between 5 and 6 years of age.


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Presumably B Squadron of the 7th Cavalry Brigade of the Blues also bivouacked last night near Lendelede.
Reveille this morning, Tuesday 13 October 1914, was at four, and two hours later the squadron was moving south again, towards Gullegem, where it could turn westwards to approach Ypres. A German Taube reconnaissance plane 'floated, with the motor off, slowly overhead down the line of the column as we wound by the cart track over the flat willowed fields'. The whole regiment dismounted to fire their rifles at it, 'but it sailed slowly, gracefully and impertinently on, uninjured.'
The main impression of our work as yet (and it is typical, I think, of all cavalry work in war) is trotting and walking for hours along the soft part of the roads, clattering through towns and villages; dismounting, watering, feeding, riding on again.
This is accurate, since the traditional role of the cavalry was gathering intelligence about the enemy's location and preventing him acquiring similar intelligence about one's own. But since the Boer War the British cavalry had become more flexible than any other. It was the only one armed with rifles. It used machine gun and artillery fire to cover its flanks and charges were the exception rather than the rule.
This morning the Blues sent out their mounted patrols, one including George Calderon. There was no sign of the enemy, so they advanced.
In the afternoon, great excitement on the road. Colonels, adjutants, orderlies galloping madly up and down, and across the fields to the right flank German cavalry in sight. [Lord] Anglesey was sent with a patrol to gallop round in a big circle. As he rode forward parallel to our line a half mile away, we could see Uhlans (2 or 3) galloping away before him between the pollard willows. He never saw them, there were trees between. A force of 500 was reported to be coming down the road towards us.
Calderon observed this whilst taking a pee. He was startled to see that his urine had blood in it. Obviously, this can be a symptom of something serious. For the time being, he did nothing about it.
An ambush was set for the oncoming Germans, for which purpose George 'borrowed a gun', but they never materialised. It rained heavily all afternoon and the fields were soaked. That evening the Blues trudged back to Lendelede, or thereabouts, arriving around eleven. 'Men and horses tired, sick, and discontented.'
Next entry: They enter Ypres


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Many thanks to Joseph Merrill, who has nominated me for a Best Moment Award, and whose blog and powerful images can be found at http://josephmerrill.wordpress.com/
Don't know much about the award, its origins or anything, but I'm guessing that something in my last blog struck a resonance with Joe, who nominated me as he had been himself previously. Seems a good way of encouraging us to all take a closer look at whats out there in the blogosphere, so I decided to accept the award, and start reading.
Anyway here are the rules for the acceptance of the award :
1. Display the award logo,
2. Link back to the person who nominated you,
3. State 7 things about yourself, here they are:
I love the world, although it makes me cry
I have a wonderful daughter who makes me very proud
I paint to communicate
I am a biker
A cynic is an optimist with experience
I am a keen cook, but a keener eater
I take complete responsibility for myself
4. Nominate 15 (or however many you can) other bloggers for this award.
This is the part which really requires more than a moment. There's a big wide world out there, and to do it (and the concept of an award) justice I took many moments to explore it. These bloggers all gave me a moment, a moment when I felt connected not isolated, and my selection says as much about me as the list I've just written can. So,congratulations to the following bloggers who caught my attention! Please check out their sites!
Michael Borkowsky: Fine Art Perfumer


text: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation and Cognitive Stimulation are focused on neurorehabilitation, a process aimed at restoring, minimising and/or compensating functional deficits in people suffering from severe disabilities due to lesions in the central nervous system. Neuropsychological rehabilitation is an active process which helps both patients and families to optimise superior cognitive functions, to understand better the alterations and to develop strategies which can compensate these disorders. Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is an evidence-based therapy for individuals with mild-to-moderate dementia. Dementia is a neurocognitive disease characterized by progressive, global deterioration in intellectual abilities including memory, learning, orientation, language, comprehension, and judgment. Currently, dementia is referred to as Major Neurocognitive Disorder.


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What the F&CK?
so i went on a date 2 nights ago. i had a great time. he looked as dapper as he did when he asked me out. i had on something cute. we were both on time. the restaurant was intimate, the perfect setting for a first date. the wine and conversation flowed. it was almost too good to be true.
after the date we took a walk. we talked about the future. we talked more about relationships. he revealed to me that he'd been checking me out for a few months and just never felt comfortable approaching me because he was intimidated by my popularity. POPULARITY? am i really that popular? c'mon! that was such a cop out. i can't believe that someone would think that i was anywhere near unapproachable. i'm one of the easiest going people i know. i try to be drama free so what the hell?
anyway, we parted ways that evening and promised to call each other when we reached our respective homes. we talked on the phone for about an hour and ended our call around 2AM. he promised he would call me on Thursday. when i hadn't heard from him by mid-afternoon i called and left him a message. i wanted to know when we could connect again because i had such a great time and he said he did as well.
i hadn't heard from him, however, i woke up this morning with the above written in a text message. WHAT THE F&CK? how am i supposed to respond to that? i feel somewhat disrespected. are the brothas talking to each other like that these days? is that all he sees me as? was that his motive all along? well i dunno. i haven't responded yet and i'm not sure i will. but, how am i to react when i see him out. i mean he does frequent my parties. this is awkward. what would you do if you got a text message like that on your blackberry, cell phone, sidekick, tre-o or whatever device you have?
Post your comment. i want to know what i should do next. oh yeah, did i mention that the boy is really attractive, has a great body and from the way he dances it seems that the sex would be off the hook. but i'm saying!!!! can we at least have 3 dates first... dang!


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I think the first time I came to Serre Chevalier was in 1997. I was on tour with my band called The Harper Brothers. As far as I remember we came for two weeks and did something like 15 gigs during that two weeks. Some days we were playing apres ski shows in bars and then doing a night-time show later on, other times we were taking all the equipment up the mountain and playing outside mounting bars. I seem to remember it was around Easter time as it was certainly very sunny and I didn't see one flake of snow. I met some great people and I just love to see the sunshine and blue skies.
When we returned to England it was very different, it was still very cold, still very wet and I didn't see the sun again for a long time. I think this was when I realised that I'd probably suffered from seasonal affective disorder or SAD as it is more commonly known. This all changed in 2001 when my wife and I decided to move here and try out a winter season. But that first season we lived in a caravan, sure it was cold but we did have electricity and a small electric heater. Our caravan was probably designed for a summer holiday in Cornwall, not the subzero temperatures of the Alps!
In 2003 we bought our first property in the Alps which was a two-bedroom apartment in Chantermerle. This was a superbly located apartment just two or three minute walk from the main ski lifts of Serre Chevalier. Our first daughter arrived following year in 2004 and the apartment began to feel a little overcrowded. By 2006 we were seriously looking for a house with a garden and in 2007 we found our current home just on the outskirts of Briancon.
In 2009 our second daughter was born and now the house is starting to feel a little crowded too. It will do for the moment as the location is superb and there is a wonderful school, Fortville, just a few minutes walk from our house. The view in the photograph is from about 100 m behind the location of our house. As you can see the scenery is completely breathtaking and it will be very hard to live anywhere else than here.
We are totally realistic though, and there are other places we would like to live and maybe some other places where it would be easier to work. We sometimes think about living in Spain and sometimes we think about returning to England (although maybe not permanently) and we do like to spend a reasonable amount of time in both these countries. Living in another part of France is also a possibility, we have an affinity for the Languedoc Rousillon department near the Pyrenees. In 2002 we spent a whole summer hanging around the South of France and Spain's Costa Brava, we certainly enjoyed the sunshine and the outdoor life so maybe we will give that a go sometime. But from now our home is in Serre Chevalier and this is likely to continue that way for at least another two years.


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Ed Westwick Responds to Rape Allegation: 'I Do Not Know This Woman'
Ed Westwick is firing back at actress Kristina Cohen, who claims that she was raped by the 30-year-old Gossip Girl actor three years ago.
"I do not know this woman. I have never forced myself in any manner, on any woman. I certainly have never committed rape," Ed wrote on his Twitter on Tuesday (November 7) in a statement.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Ed Westwick
The 27-year-old Ladies Like Us actress, who made the allegation on her Facebook page, has not yet responded to Ed's statement.
— Ed Westwick (@EdWestwick) November 7, 2017


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October 11, 2016 @ 8:00 am - October 17, 2016 @ 11:00 pm
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Birthday Celebration~
9 comments:
- Ninie said...
fad, happy birthday to ur aunty yer...
- November 5, 2008 at 9:40 PM
kakak nak cari face powder yg mcm mana? 2 way or press powder... tp kan bila tgk muka u ols rasa tak perlu nak berfoundation sgt, pasal muka + kulit dah chantek. but i suggest beli blot powder or press powder mac, pasal it help to control oil, but if u dah pakai foundation la...
- November 6, 2008 at 7:43 PM
- The Queen Bee said...
chanel 2 way cake very good on me!
- November 7, 2008 at 1:49 AM
- shoe-addict-mom said...
babe, gorgeous dress + u! ;)
- November 7, 2008 at 9:01 AM
- dialicious said...
la..i thought rupa yg dikaburkan gamba mangsa yg bukan name sebenar..eheheh..rupenye aunty u ayat2 cinta(hijab)heheh
ala fad..kulit u dah flawless la yang..pakai bedak cuticura pun cantik..;p
- November 7, 2008 at 4:19 PM
- :: vErde+hAzizi :: said...
hey babe...its been awhile ek...
nways, u might wanna try a new foundation...coz i experience previously dulu2 i used bobbi brown foundation...even i with combination type of skin ni pon still oily bile pakai...then i change my foundation to giorgio armani and chanel, then so far alhamdullillah...the ones lighter to my face are pro lumiere & vitalumiere both from chanel...after applying that foundation, just finish it up w loose powder...instead of pressed -powder...more natural look n doesnt suffocate ur pores ;)
- November 8, 2008 at 3:35 AM
- NadiahKhair said...
agree ngn hanis and verde..
chanel punye 2 way cake and foundation superb. Xtry pakai make up base?
- November 8, 2008 at 3:54 PM
- jetsetter said...
verde+hazizi = thanks sis.Will try.
Hanis= thanks sweetie pie!
Nad = make up base?hmm tak lagi.ngeh ngeh.
sho-addict& ninie = thanks so much!
diah= kann..pastu dulo2 ada bedak ape tah yg tin kaler merah tu...tak igt dah nama ape, tp best tau :-)
- November 9, 2008 at 9:20 AM
- Effa said...
babe, i think we went to the same birthday party. but we celebrated ur aunty's grandson, ali imran's birthday. we left quite early, around 9pm. ur aunty's house ni kat sek. 8 shah alam kan?
- November 11, 2008 at 3:11 PM


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text: Hi all I have kind of a weird problem. The pc at our youth café has it's primary (vga) monitor connected to the vga out of the pc. On the hdmi-out is a lenovo hdmi to vga converter, the vga out goes through a vga switch so it can be connected to either a beamer or a tv. The converter is one like this: The problem is that if all displays are on and then the one on the converter is turned off, the primary display also goes black. Then when the beamer/tv is turned on again the monitor gets signal again. Also when the hdmi is plugged in but the tv/beamer is turned off, the pc won't post (forgot what the exact beep code was). The tv/beamer model number and supported resolutions are correctly detected through the converter. The pc is a medion pc running win8.1 and the display adapter is an intel 4600 with the latest drivers, mainboard is MS-7848. Any ideas on this? Is it maybe enforced by the hdmi standard somehow? Tomorrow I'll post what the exact beepcode is. Thanks Stan UPDATE: Sometimes it doesn't give beepcodes (like today). When it doesn't and tv/beamer is disconnected then it does give image when booting, (LOGO + circling dots), but then the screen goes blank until the tv/beamer goes on. When the hdmi converter is unplugged from the pc altogether then the vga display keeps working. I double checked and the primary monitor is definitely set as primary. So what basically happens is that when the converter is in the hdmi socket but nothing is on the other side of it, either the driver or windows says: "No no man! I won't send any signal to vga either!".


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The front page news yesterday (refer) in Hindustan Times today is glaring at us in our faces. A quarter degree (fahrenheit) jump in the Global temperatures in just a year! When, temperatures rise only by on hundredth of a degree every year. El Nino effect, which influences weather patterns across the globe is expected to get stronger this year as compared with 2010 when it petered out.
As Carbon Brief states, that the two degree rise in global temperatures was set in 1975. Since then, the temperatures have risen 0.68o C (refer to climate scientist Broecker's predictions).
As per latest data, this year has seen a dramatic rise in temperature by 0.12o C (refer). So the total increase so far has been 0.8oC. The limit we have is 2oC before we enter the zone of dangerous climate change. Following is an assessment of what happens before and after we cross 2oC.
Very well briefed in the infographic, you can see that going beyond 2oC is can result in ocean acidification to substantial species extinction!
The main cause of the rise in temperature is emission of greenhouse gases because of burning fossil fuels (91% refer). This emission is causing the atmosphere to become thicker and the planet to become warmer (refer).
So can we do anything to stop it? Yes! Of course we can. Go solar! India is the ideal place to go solar with 300 sunny days! How does that help?
- Takes the load off electricity generation through coal burning which produces greenhouse gases
- Produces energy in a clean manner and cutting air pollution caused by fossil fuel burning by 90% (refer)
- Reduces heating caused because of burning of fossil fuels
- Water (used for cooling thermal power plants) conservation by going solar
- Other benefits: Lesser noise and air pollution.
Why is it urgent in India? 2,000 lives were taken in India only due to heat in Allahabad. It is one of the worst affected countries since it is one of hottest countries in the world as well as a developing nation (refer). Any increase in temperature will have catastrophic effects as stated above.
So, what's stopping us from taking a step towards a better future (such as going solar)? Well there are 2-3 reasons as stated below:
- Freshness of the industry in India
- Lack of trust in solar as an energy source. Perhaps, people think that a solar plant will not create electricity or will create bad quality of electricity. Any more reasons you don't trust solar (write to us here)
- Even if the above two points are taken care of, what we really see among customers is 'stinginess'. I will not sugar coat this. It is really that. Customers who buy iPhones for INR 75,000 have a problem spending on something that will be good for the environment and only make the world liveable for them. "Environment? To hell with it! I know I'll be able to live my lifetime, why think of the next generation". Perhaps, if you do start thinking a few years later, maybe it'll be too late. Perhaps, those going on a one way trip to Mars may actually live a better life there and colonize a mutant human there. Earth? Forget it! At this rate it's probably not be the liveable planet it used to be.
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We're at the 4th month of the year and we're sure not all your new year's resolutions have been accomplished yet. It's probably one particular goal you have been setting every year but you can't seem to get on to it because of your busy schedule. Maybe it's also because you lack motivation? Or maybe you're just not setting your priorities right? Luckily, your best friend Google always has the right answers, and the solution is Goals.
Yes, we mean Goals. Google has found the perfect way to finally organize your personal goal with your daily schedule that fits your lifestyle. Google calendar has recently introduced what is literally a life-changing feature called Goals. Finally, the things you promised yourself you would do now can be done! No buts, no ifs and no more excuses. Goals will do all the scheduling for you, and all you have to do is follow it. Now, those goals you made 4 years ago are going to be achieved!
You might think you won't even have time to set your schedules for the app, but Goals is really easy to set up. According to Google, to set a goal (like "Work out more"), simply answer a few questions (like "How often?" and "Best time?"), and you're all set. From there, Calendar will look at your schedule and find the best windows to pencil in time for that goal. Easy right?
Now, there might come a time when work gets on the way or a friend from out of town suddenly comes to visit. Before you get too discouraged, as we mentioned, Goals does everything for you. It automatically reschedules your goal when you add another event to your calendar. And if your schedule is just too hectic on that day, then you can defer a goal at anytime, and Goals will save it for later. There's just no getting out of it, pal!
You know it's time for a personal change and Goals will walk you through it! As Google Calendar turns 10 today, it has launched this feature to refresh the app and to refresh you. It's time you look at Google Calendar in a different way. It's not only for organizing your schedules and must-dos, it's also a tool to redefine yourself and try out new things you thought you never could do!
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"Having tried exceptionally hard to make our relationship...
May 19, 2006
"Having tried exceptionally hard to make our relationship work given the daily pressures surrounding us, it is with sadness that we have decided to go our separate ways. " A statement by Paul McCartney and his second wife, Heather Mills McCartney
Starbucks to give away free music downloads
September 24, 2007
SEATTLE (AP) -- Starbucks Corp. plans to give away 50 million free digital songs to customers in all of its domestic coffee houses to promote a new wireless iTunes music service that's about to debut in select markets. From Oct. 2 to Nov. 7, baristas in the company's more than 10,000 U.S. stores will hand out about 1.5 million "Song of the Day" cards each day. The cards can be redeemed at Apple Inc.'s online iTunes Store. Thirty-seven artists with featured songs include Paul McCartney and Joni Mitchell -- the first two to sign on with Starbucks' Hear Music label -- along with Joss Stone, Dave Matthews, John Mayer and Annie Lennox.
BBC to air Beatles tape discovered after 44 years
July 1, 2008
LONDON (AP) ? The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history was contained inside. Experts were surprised to find the audio portion still usable for radio broadcast. The nine-minute interview was recorded at the Scottish Television studios in April 1964 during the early days of Beatlemania.
Celebrity Flashbacks
November 5, 2007
Entertainment highlights during the week of Nov. 4-10: 1947: NBC's "Meet The Press" went on the air. 1951: Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner were married. She filed for divorce in 1954. 1965: The soap opera "Days of Our Lives" premiered on NBC. 1966: Paul McCartney supposedly was killed in a car crash, according to the "Paul is Dead" hoax that circulated. 1969: "Sesame Street" made its debut on PBS. 1974: Elton John released his "Greatest Hits" album. 1976: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their self-titled debut album.
Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrates 40 years
By MEGAN BALDINO WSBT-TV Reporter
October 6, 2008
Big Brothers Big Sisters, a local nonprofit, is celebrating 40 years of providing mentors for young children in St. Joseph County. Big Brothers Big Sisters matches adult volunteer mentors with local children, most of whom live in single-parent households. "This is a really exciting time for us," said Deborah Burrow, the executive director of the nonprofit. Burrow said that last year, the agency served more than 300 children. "The secret to our longevity is that we live in a very generous community that supports Big Brothers Big Sisters," she said.
Theft-conscious labels fake out reviewers
JIM FARBER New York Daily News
December 23, 2005
Record industry types can't be too careful these days. Given the onslaught of illegal downloading and file-sharing, they feel they have to keep coming up with new ways to fake out those who would steal their stuff. For one thing, this means they're stingier with giving out advance CDs to the media, and those who do wangle a copy receive a "watermarked" version, with the writers' name encoded so the company can come and get you if you try to trade the music in any way. Lately, the industry has found a creative twist in this game: They're deliberately mislabeling CDs, giving their artists pseudonyms, and sometimes even fake song titles, to throw off those who might swipe a record from a desk or mailroom and spread it over the Web. (A call from a PR person sometimes alerts the writer to the true artist.
McCartney set to release classical album
August 2, 2006
NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul McCartney has made his share of classic music: Now the ex-Beatle is releasing a classical album. "Ecce Cor Meum," which means "Behold My Heart," is a choral and orchestral work in both English and Latin, due out this fall. Britain's Magdalen College Oxford commissioned McCartney to create the music more than eight years ago in celebration of a new concert hall. Although McCartney has released three other classically oriented albums, he acknowledged that writing "Ecce Cor Meum" was a difficult task that took revisions and public performances before he finally got it right.
Paul McCartney weds
October 10, 2011
LONDON (AP) -- Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney, 69, and American Nancy Shevell, 51, were married Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Hall. The civil ceremony was attended by family and friends, including drummer Ringo Starr and Barbara Walters, a second cousin of the bride. "I feel absolutely wonderful," McCartney told fans. Gone was the memory of McCartney's unhappy marriage to Heather Mills, which ended in 2008 in an ugly public divorce. Remembered was his happier marriage to Linda Eastman, a union that lasted nearly three decades until her life was cut short by breast cancer.
Still staying busy with concerns of the people
HOWARD DUKES | South Bend Tribune Staff Writer
July 31, 2011
Like many people, Randall "Big Daddy" Webster worries about the state of the country. Webster, a blues musician, who will be at The Midway Tavern on Thursday, watches news coverage about issues such as the debt ceiling, and he's not happy with what he sees. Webster says that he knows the struggles confronting many people. Webster has a platform to express his concerns, and that is what he does on his latest CD "The Wounded Healer. " It all comes down to jobs, or the lack of them, Webster says.
Thanksgiving to be musical on...
November 15, 2009
A&E BRIEFS WIRE REPORTS Thanksgiving to be musical on ABC NEW YORK (AP) -- ABC says Paul McCartney and Beyonce will star in back-to-back one-hour specials Thanksgiving night. The evening starts at 9 p.m. with a Beyonce concert that was taped over the summer in Las Vegas. That will be followed by a McCartney special that includes highlights from his July concert at Citi Field in New York City. The stadium in Queens is next to the former site of Shea Stadium, where he and his fellow Beatles rocked at the height of Beatlemania.
See Beatles sites near London
March 27, 2009
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) Â? If you canÂ?t make it to Liverpool on your next trip to England but youÂ?re a Beatles fan, there are plenty of places in and around London where you can pick up the trail of the Fab Four. A new book called Â?The BeatlesÂ? London: A Guide to 467 Beatles Sites in and around London,Â? published by the Northampton-based Interlink Publishing Group, shows you where they performed and recorded, where they lived, where they filmed movies, press pictures and album covers, and even where they ate, partied and married.
The year in quotes
DAVE DARLING The Orlando Sentinel
December 26, 2008
As much time as players and coaches spend dodging questions -- even if many of those questions are lame -- they should be well-versed by now at saying the right things. But as we all know, that's easier said than done. So here's a look back at 2008 -- in the words of athletes, coaches and everyone else who had something to say. Just a lot of guy talk -"You know Doc's a nickname, correct?" -- Boston Celtics Coach Doc Rivers, after being asked by a reporter how long Kevin Garnett would be out because of a strained abdominal.
Unconventional pets
Gayle Dantzler
November 7, 2008
Most folks are dog people, or cat people, or dog and cat people. Although that includes me, I have no difficulty understanding the appeal of other species Â? in most cases. Those who take roads less traveled when choosing pets always seem to be very devoted. One acquaintance is a ferret fan. Her two are playful, affectionate little guys. (IÂ?ve always thought a great name for a ferret would be "Frank Burns. ") I know someone else who for years had (and adored) a pot-bellied pig. No one ever loved a love bird more than my niece.
Big Brothers Big Sisters celebrates 40 years
By MEGAN BALDINO WSBT-TV Reporter
October 6, 2008
Big Brothers Big Sisters, a local nonprofit, is celebrating 40 years of providing mentors for young children in St. Joseph County. Big Brothers Big Sisters matches adult volunteer mentors with local children, most of whom live in single-parent households. "This is a really exciting time for us," said Deborah Burrow, the executive director of the nonprofit. Burrow said that last year, the agency served more than 300 children. "The secret to our longevity is that we live in a very generous community that supports Big Brothers Big Sisters," she said.
Best over ouster from The Beatles
TOM CONWAY Tribune Correspondent
September 19, 2008
Even though Pete Best was the original drummer for The Beatles, he was not invited to participate in the "Anthology" documentary series about the band that aired on the ABC television network in 1995. To add insult to injury, his face was obscured on the cover of the first volume of the supplementary CD series by his replacement, Ringo Starr. The missing piece of that photo is featured on the cover of The Pete Best Band's new CD, "Haymans Green," released last Tuesday. "It was our way of saying this is my story," Best says.
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Love Stories With Heat and Humor
I just loved everything about this book. It's the culmination of the two narratives which went before it in the Mixed Messages series and, for me, it's the cream at the top.
While I absolutely adored Jude and Asa and loved the heck out of Dylan and vulnerable Gabe, there was just something about seeing two men who've both been in love with the other for more than half their lives finally realise that love was worth taking the risk which spoke to me.
I've been waiting for Henry's story since he first appeared as Gabe's best mate and, in Risk Taker, Lily Morton delivered - for me - absolute perfection.
Mirrigold. Mutterings and Musings
This story was truly executed amazingly well. These characters were so fleshed out. While we only get Dylan's POV, we see every dimension to Gabe, every nuance. It's easy to see why Dylan fell so hard for him. It's easy to see why Dylan stood up for himself. I felt every tender moment, every piece of Dylan's heart breaking……every piece of Gabe's heart breaking. The author shattered me and put me back together.
The HEA is hard-won in this book, and the author didn't disappoint with this either. No abrupt ending. The last chapters and epilogue show things full circle.
I tore through this book in one sitting, and it goes straight to my "Best of 2017" shelf. Highly recommended!
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Boy did Deal Maker by Lily Morton, have some tough shoes to follow. For me, Rule Maker, its predecessor, burst out of nowhere to make it on everyone's favorite of the year lists. I was equal parts excited and nervous; I mean I didn't want to be disappointed if it didn't measure up. Well, not only did it measure up but I loved it more. It had a more emotional, softer side than Rule Maker, but it also still had the same hilarious, biting banter.
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I am an avid reader of Rock Romances and this shot to the top of my Favorites List. This book is that good!
I LOVED the slow build up of Nell and Sid's relationship. The sexual tension between these two was undeniable. I was hooked pretty early on with the easy flow of writing and the fun banter between the main characters and their friends. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from the beginning until the last page. I didn't want it to end! C J Weston Book Happiness Book Blog
Totally loved this book. Witty dialogue that keeps the pages turning and was sorry to see the book end. I am looking forward to future books by this author.
Wow, what a book. I don't usually write reviews because I never usually feel inspired enough but I enjoyed this book so much I just had to.
'Promise Me' delivered on so many genres that I love to read, especially the friends to lovers and rockstar trope. The story was well paced with fully fleshed out characters that left me sad when I came to the end of the book (I didn't want it to end ) I ended up staying up till 4 am reading it then finishing it off when I got up at 7am. It was full of humour and so heartwarming.
Interesting characters, great storyline, loved it from start to finish.