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I like to keep an eye on land use and transport planning back in my home island, so it was good to see the States of Guernsey committing to some long term policy development through the review of the two island Development Plans - the Rural Area Plan and the Urban Area Plan. Consultation is currently ongoing on a series of Topic Papers which cover a range of issues and can be found here. The deadline for responses is 16 March 2012.
I have read through one of the overarching Topic Papers ('A Sustainable Approach') and have put together a few thoughts on the issues it raises below. Not surprisingly I have focused on transport, which I think is the most important issue facing the island over the next 10 and 20 years.
General comments:
With the publication of Planning Policy Statement 12, the UK planning system moved to an evidence-based approach. This placed a requirement on Local Authorities to present detailed evidence on a range of topics to inform public consultation and encourage informed representations. My main concern with the Plan Review is that the current consultation misses a key opportunity to present detailed evidence on a range of topics and instead asks broad questions backed up by reference to the Strategic Land Use Plan (SLUP). The effect of this is that I fear many responses will be characterised by misinformation and speculation, an issue that continues to hinder the island's planning process.
For example, why on transport is there no data on modal splits to highlight the low levels of non-car based travel? Likewise, why does the climate change section ask which land uses will be affected by sea level rise when in fact this is a matter for scientific modelling to demonstrate those geographic areas of the island which will be most severely impacted?
I understand that this consultation is only the first stage in a multi-stage process, but I believe it has missed the opportunity to demonstrate the Environment Department's commitment to evidence-based planning. The aim of this process should be for people to think about how the island will develop in the next 10 or 20 years. Currently the emphasis is on repeating existing SLUP policy and not on outlining future forecasts and trends which will impact the island's economy, environment and overall quality of life.
My second major concern is that the consultation is misleading in what it can actually achieve. It is correct to engage the general public on a wide range of issues, but it should be clear that the Development Plans primarily set land use policy and cannot achieve many of the public policy interventions outlined in the 'A Sustainable Approach' topic paper. The Development Plans by themselves cannot initiate paid parking or access to alternative energy sources, to name just two, and this needs to come across much clearer in the consultation material. It also seems that some issues have already been expressed through strategic planning policy and repeating them in the Development Plans would be redundant. I support the attempts to link the Development Plans to other government strategies, plans and initiatives but it must also be clear on what the Plans will ultimately deliver. It would be regretful if people are disappointed in the final product because it promised too much at the beginning.
Specific comments on 'A Sustainable Approach'
QSA5 – this question refers to which land uses will be affected by flooding. In the context of climate change forecasts, this is not a matter of which types of land use but which geographical areas will be adversely impacted. I would prefer to see climate change and flood risk modelling presented to highlight the different levels of risk across the island. Only after this is presented can we fully understand where development should not be encouraged and what mitigation is required.
QSA16 – Guernsey is not a large settlement. Therefore, whilst I support the need to promote development in identified centres, all of the island is comparatively accessible by non-car modes of transport. New housing, at higher densities, should be promoted within St Peter Port and St Sampsons to increase the accessibility of jobs and services. Likewise, commercial land use must be directed towards to the two main island centres and, where not possible, to sites accessible by walking, cycling and public transport. But even for those that live outside of centres there should be a reduced reliance on private car trips. This will require a mixture of carrots and sticks which is outside the remit of solely land use policy.
QSA17 – Different transport modes should not be balanced. Yes, there is a place for the role of the car but it must not be equally balanced with other modes. The SLUP and Development Plans needs to clearly articulate that there is a hierarchy to how transportation will be prioritised. This should be 1. Walking 2. Cycling 3. Public transport 4. Car. This hierarchy does not deny that the car is important for certain trips, but it recognises that the car should ONLY be used if the other modes are not possible.
Alongside this hierarchy the Environment Department must do a better job of articulating why this approach will not have negative economic impacts, which unfortunately is the assumption of many. A reduced reliance on the car will have a number of positive impacts for the island, including:
- Reduced greenhouse gases;
- Improved air quality;
- Reduced congestion, thereby increasing productivity in the economy;
- Improved health for islanders at a time of a growing health budget from an ageing population. Therefore this money can be spent elsewhere; and
- Road space is reserved only for those that truly have no other option (i.e. trucks, delivery vans).
QSA18 – New development should have car parking maximums, not minimums. Research has shown that developers often over supply their developments with parking, with negative impacts on the affordability of housing. More importantly, the debate needs to be reframed and parking needs to be seen within the wider transportation debate – not as a standalone issue. Pricing parking or reducing parking supply will only be successful if alternative transport options are provided. Therefore the revenue from parking must be directly allocated for improvements to walking routes, cycle routes, discounts for bikes etc. If the money raised goes elsewhere it will not be possible for people to see the direct benefits (and travel options) that paid parking is creating. Finally, the island must look at models of dynamic pricing such as San Francisco where the price is dictated by the level of demand and is responsive to changes.
QSA20 – I fear that the only way to reduce levels of car ownership and use in Guernsey is to introduce major road-based pricing. Islanders have had a good thing for too long and I believe that softer mobility management measures will not be effective. Walking and cycling will only become major travel options if the private car is disincentivised to such a degree that it is not viable. I would therefore recommend that the Environment Department and politicians seriously commit to exploring the potential for the following:
- Distance-based insurance where the price of insurance is tied to the amount that someone drives, thereby providing a disincentive to drive and an incentive to explore other travel modes;
- Road pricing. This could take a number of forms, including a congestion charge around St Peter Port and St Sampsons with a fee to drive into the area at set times of the weekday (7am-8pm) with certain types of vehicles excluded (e.g. delivery vehicles, electric cars). Alternatively this could take the form of all cars having GPS installed and all drivers being charged a fee for the amount they drive during the year. This has the advantage of promoting total reduced car use across the whole island and not just reductions in cars in the two main settlements; and
- A major public bike share scheme modelled on successful initiatives in London, Washington D.C. and Paris. This would include a number of docking stations at key locations in the major centres of the island. Use of the bikes would cost a fee but riders would earn points that they could use to get money off their social security contributions or other incentive-based programmes. This scheme could be part funded by the States of Government with the support of private business.


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saturday, 31 august 2013
It's 1:30 in the afternoon, and I'm ascending into heaven.
At least, that's what I think I'm doing. I'm playing "Journey," a downloadable game for the Sony Playstation. It's been out for about a year, but like with most things non-TV related, I'm a latecomer to it. To call it a "game" really doesn't do it service, because it's less about the mechanics and more about the experience. Clocking in at under two hours start to finish, it doesn't have the length of a role-playing game. With only two buttons to use, it eschews the twitch-based game play that marks a first-person shooter or a third-person action game. There's no dialogue, merely visual clues, musical notes, and a looming mountain that you have to approach?
Why? I have no idea. But the mountain beckons. So towards it I will go.
monday, 5 august 2013
It's 9:30 at night, and I'm clutching my pillow tightly.
I'm watching the eleventh episode of "Orange Is The New Black," an unlikely candidate for best show of 2013. But as I watch the camera pan over the faces of those I've gotten to know so well within the confines of the show's prison walls. They are reacting to the voice of Piper Chapma's fiancée Larry Bloom, who is sharing the supposed stories of those imprisoned alongside his bride-to-be. But by the eleventh hour of this show, we understand Piper's first impressions to be false, and by extension our first impressions to be false, and by extension we understand how the secret deployment of an unreliable narrator is the entire point of "Orange"'s overall objection. Larry's words cut like knives, because we the damage they inflict upon someone we all too recently ourselves called "Crazy Eyes". It's the most painful scene of the calendar year, yet not a single drop of blood is shed.
Why? Because we know that not all wounds are seen on the surface. So inwards we go.
tuesday, 12 February 2013
It's a wintry day in New England. Stuck at home from my day job due to the latest blizzard, I have my laptop in front of me as I telecommute. But really what I'm doing is bingewatching the first season of "Enlighted", which beams its way into the periphery of my vision before taking it over completely for increasingly long stretches of time. I avoided the show during its first season, and honestly probably wouldn't have checked in at all had I not seen that damn turtle.
That turtle, you see, floats above the night sky during the season two premiere, an image so arrested and so bizarre that it stopped me dead in my tracks as I was channel surfing a few nights earlier. Now that I'm most of the way through season one on this Tuesday afternoon, I understand the reason why the turtle made its startling appearance. But I still don't know what that turtle means. I understand that it's important to Amy Jellicoe, and that she wants others to experience what she did. But there's knowledge and there's understanding, and all I have on this snowy day is knowledge.
Why? Because there's so little that makes sense that making sense of anything often seems pointless. So back to work I go.
sunday, 12 august 2007
It's late Sunday night. And while it's dark where I am, for John and Shaun it's all sun and surf.
I'm watching what turns out to be the series finale of "John From Cincinnati," although I don't know that yet. I'm only a few months inside a world in which I actually get paid to right about television, and while the rest of the world still wants to talk about the end of "The Sopranos" ten weeks earlier, I'm watching Butchie and Kai marvel at the sight before them.
"John" is by most accounts an abject failure, both by those that blame its existence for the cancellation of "Deadwood" and those that watched and couldn't figure out what in the bleeding hell was going. As someone paid to make sense of this show, I too found myself struggling to draw meaning from a stone. But then John delivered what I dubbed the "Sermon On the Snug" in the sixth episode, one of the creepiest, craziest, most beautiful tone poem to friendship, connection, and spirituality ever committed to film. When it was done, I thought I'd been punched in the soul.
Why? Because the line and the circle are huge. Because a veil had been lifted, and light replaced dark. And into the light I wanted to go.
friday, 25 september 1992
It's a cool Fall day, and I've just learned that my younger cousin has died.
This has nothing to do with television, but everything to do with the time in which most of my family decided believing in God seemed quite silly and moved onto other (often more terrible, almost inevitably sadder) things. That acute loss of faith was tempered over time, but rarely fully regained.
A few days later I'll be a pallbearer at his funeral, and none of us will be able to make much sense of it, and to this day, most of us don't. We're far from alone in this. And yet we're all essentially alone.
Why? Because we all think we're the only ones going through it. Which means there's nowhere to go.
sunday, 12 august 2007
Fifteen years later Bob Dylan is describing a series of dreams as the camera moves through the clouds at an ever-quickening pace. (Link slightly NSFW.) All the primary players wake from their respective slumbers, but really what they are waking up to is possibility. All throughout the season, the mysterious figure of John has intimated that transcendence starts with the simple act of surfing, caught on camera, and broadcast to the world. It's a ridiculous idea, until you SEE Shaun surf through the lens of this show's camera, through the eyes of Butchie, through the words of Dylan. It's all right there. Everything's huge. Everything's right. Everything feels so big the screen itself might burst.
The next day, HBO cancelled the show. But the moment still sits in my gut, unwilling to budge, casually reminding me every once in a while in my more despairing moments that this thing happened. It's a moment in which everything works, and in which everything seems possible.
tuesday, 12 February 2013
Levi is in Hawaii, and he's looking for the turtle.
I've blown through the entire first season, and now into its then yet-uncompleted season installment. This, too, will be cancelled shortly by HBO, but for now, Levi is looking for the turtle that Amy saw when she stayed at the same holistic treatment facility. He never finds it, but believes in his heart of hearts two things. The first? That Amy indeed see that turtle. The second? That he desperately wants to see the turtle himself.
The turtle itself is, of course, irrelevant and unimportant. But the act of looking for the turtle is all that really is important in the world of "Enlightened" and by extension our own. One cannot see the turtle until one believes in the turtle in the first place. The turtle floats above Abaddonn Industries in that second season premiere because it's always and ever there. But too many of us are looking at spreadsheets, gridlock, and the faded pictures of former supposed glories to notice. The circle and the line are huge. But the turtle is total. We sit upon its back when we're not crushing its spine. The path to seeing the turtle is slow. The work to see the turtle rarely stops. We encase the turtle in concrete and call it progress. We cut ourselves off from it, and by extension, from each other.
monday, 5 august 2013
The concrete walls that cut Piper, Alex, Miss Claudette, Taystee, and others from the rest of society are an unlikely place to find reaffirmation. But that's just one of the many tricks that "Orange Is The New Black" pulled off in its first season. We've had our fill of male antiheroes blurring the line between right and wrong. And that's fine and good but also beaten into the ground. We understand all to well the evil that men do. We need to see the good all are capable of doing. Dramatizing that isn't as sexy and depicting the more corrosive sides of the soul. But it's also far easier to fill a show with people threatening the lives of others rather than depicting how hard it can be to simply lend someone else a hand.
It's not just that male antiheroes have been the go-to building block for "quality" drama for a decade and a half. It's that the weighty topics these shows have explored have weighed us all down to the point where seeing quality in anything remotely uplifting is neigh impossible. The optimism of a show like "Parks and Recreation" feels downright revolutionary, but it only feels that way when placed in contrast with its contemporary television brethren. "Orange" has plenty of violence on its periphery, but that's only one, occasional facet to its overall presentation. The joy it allows to flourish in prison, a most unlikely of places, is a model other shows would do well to emulate. And it's a model we as viewers would do well to bring into our everyday lives.
saturday, 31 august 2013
I'm on the mountain, near the top. At the outset of my trek, a companion appeared. I do not know who this person was. "Journey" doesn't let you speak to anyone in the game, save via a single button that emits a note. The two of us tackle the path together, often relying on each other to gain enough speed and distance to traverse the various landscapes between us and the mountain. The longer I hold down the button, the more resonant the notes are. I don't know what this person is trying to say, but I understand everything this person wants to achieve.
But in the end, as I enter the light that has provided a game-long beacon, I am alone. I'm not sure where my companion went. Even meeting this person at all was happenstance, a combination of various permutations that might just have easily led me to play the game by myself. And to be sure, you can finish "Journey" that way. But I can't imagine it would be as rich an experience compared with how I worked my way through vast deserts, huge caves, and steep cliff faces. At one point, over the course of a mere thirty seconds, I soared seemingly miles into the air, soaring higher and higher, chaining together a string of forgiving button presses that allowed me to take this one leap in a single attempt. I found myself saying aloud, "Please, don't let this end. I want to see the top." Too seemingly contradictory statements, but they made perfect sense in the moment.
Soon enough, and far too soon at that, I was there.
The line and the circle drew the path.
The turtle hid inside the mountain, waiting for me to arrive.
A helping hand made sure I didn't get lost along the way.
The journey is all there is, and all I want.

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The Surprisingly Easy Way to Give Your Beautyblender New Life
There are two questions that have undoubtedly crossed any Beautyblender devotee's mind: How gross can my sponge look before I really need to toss it? And what's inside my sponge, by the way? The stains of date nights past? Fossilized foundation? Mildew?! (Gross, but wouldn't you want to know for sure?)
It turns out there's a very easy, very obvious answer for both of these burning inquiries…
Cut it in half. Duh.
And, per usual, we have some beauty-savvy Redditors to thank for this double-hack. By cutting your sponge in half, you either expose some clean sponge that can be put to good use—or you get vivid confirmation that your Beautyblender is past its prime. (If you find a lot of caked makeup or anything that looks questionable, it's probably best to replace it.) And if the clean sections of sponge are too tiny for makeup use, Redditors have another thrifty idea: Use them as nail sponges.
Genius, right? Has anyone tried cutting their Beautyblender before? Tell us what happened in the comments below!


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But I'd like to introduce a new syndrome, which hasn't been discovered yet, called 'Malaysian Medical Student in Egypt Syndrome' (still need to work on the name though.. too long..hehe)
The condition is associated with the enthusiasm to write and talk about religious stuffs excessively while abandoning what they really should have done; writing and talking about their own field of expertise i.e. medical stuffs.
Observations suggest that they do that due to the impression that they are not yet qualified to write about medical stuffs, yet they somehow find themselves eligible to write stuffs that is associated with religion.
Evidence includes blogs, PERUBATAN publications, perubatan.org, Smart Circle syllabus and so on.
I don't deny the fact that everybody is required to do dakwah, even if he knows a sentence of it.. But to do it excessively, abandoning the one thing medical students should do, is just plain weird. Especially when nowadays that there are literally thousands of other blogs talking about religion stuffs written by people who are specialized in that particular field.
I'm not saying that they have to write about advanced stuffs, like the mechanism etc.. But there are much more simpler issues that can be shared with the public, like say, how to reduce the risk of heart attacks, why do we have to exercise regularly, why do we need to eat healthy stuffs and so on.
But who am i to say anything, when they claim that that's their 'niche'


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Not everyone has equal access to our financial markets. In fact, centuries of discrimination, segregation, and disinvestment have led to the creation of a dual credit market. Simply put, some people are fortunate enough to live in communities with access to banks and credit unions. Others aren't as fortunate and live in credit deserts where the only financial institutions are payday lenders, check cashiers, buy-here-pay-here auto lenders and other high-cost lenders. This has serious implications for wealth disparities and the racial wealth gap. NFHA is working with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that everyone has access to quality credit opportunities – free from discrimination – enabling people to develop good credit scores, build wealth for their families and secure their financial futures.
The U.S. has a dual credit market driven by centuries of discriminatory policies and practices. The graphic below illustrates this concept with safer, more regulated financial institutions reflected on the blue side and non-traditional, poorly regulated and often less safe financial institutions reflected on the tan side of the graphic. NFHA promotes policies that expand credit access in the financial mainstream (the blue side of the graphic) because accessing credit in this space yields financial opportunities that inure to the benefit of the consumer.
Many alternative financial services providers (the tan side of the graphic) do not report positive credit payments to credit reporting agencies. This means that consumers who access credit from the fringe market typically will not gain the benefit of making positive payments because other creditors cannot see that positive payment history. But consumers who access credit from the financial mainstream typically gain positive benefits by having their timely payments reported. The ability to access credit from financial institutions who will report timely payments to credit reporting agencies is so important because this information is used to enable consumers to develop and build solid credit scores.
Consumers who primarily access credit from the tan side of the graphic are often credit invisible – those who lack sufficient credit data to generate a credit score, and people of color are disproportionately represented among the credit invisible. As the graphic below illustrates, a lack of access to financial mainstream institutions has lead to people of color obtaining credit from alternative financial services providers at much higher levels than their white counterparts.
NFHA's goal is to help all consumers gain better access to the financial mainstream and lenders who offer affordable, quality, sustainable credit. We know that communities without credit are communities without hope. Every community deserves to have access to quality credit. Every community deserves to have hope.


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Stills From Video Shoot
June 2, 2011 § Leave a comment
Last week I had the experience to take stills during a video production for food photographer and educator Gary Tardiff. He wanted an opening video for his website to show how he works his magic in studio. I had the experience to work with Richard Klug, who directed, and Richard Shultz, who was assistant director. It was educational to watch how a video shoot went, having shot very little video myself. I think photography will always have a purpose and need, but with the advent of portable devices that allow video and the ease(comparatively) of creating high quality video production, there is going to be a giant chunk of photography that's going in the direction of video.
Photo Exercise #1: Chinatown/Theater District(Stuff Magazine Revisited)
May 11, 2011 § 2 Comments
Last night I gave myself an assignment shooting with a somewhat easy objective and a set time limit. This idea was to allow you to just create pictures instead of worrying about shooting portfolio-caliber work. If you decide to do one of these exercises on a late night whim, all the better. Last night my friend Kitty Dare and I decided to head to Chinatown at 1am and shoot for one hour, documenting things we saw around us with no specific subject. It was open-ended, but difficult if you can't turn your brain off. I found this particular exercise helped with working under pressure and with tight restrictions. Which as a photographer, is something that's unavoidable.
In the end, we shot our six favorite pictures. Here are mine.
All Up In Florida
May 6, 2011 § Leave a comment
After still going through my archives to find work that's lost subjectivity, so I can look at it as something new, I thought I would compile a mini-portfolio of my visits to Florida. Having not seen photographs taken from a year or more ago, or even just a half year, it dissolves your connection with it. Eventually you get context after looking at it long enough and seeing it with other shots from the same shoot, so it is important to critique the photo when you first see it after a period of time.
I lived in Florida years ago and although I wasn't taking pictures professionally at the time, I enrolled myself into the University of Central Florida program for Photography to see if I could reignite a fire for taking pictures that I once had. After taking the first class, my desire to shoot professionally was immediate. At the time, I was not happy with my career path. I was working overnight at a dead end job and each day was another step down the road of life to some destination I know I would eventually be unhappy arriving at. After this first class I realized I had a decision to make. I eventually moved back to Massachusetts to attend New England School of Photography. It was one of those moments that I knew would sway the direction of my life. These moments occur everyday, but rarely are you aware of their importance at the time. The decision to go back to school and dedicate my life to photography was a monumental one and a step down a path with a destination I knew I wouldn't mind arriving at.
Total Lunar Eclipse, 12/20/2010
Star Trails
Daytona Beach
Campground Offices
Swing at Sunset
Lost Boats
Colorado, New Site Mockup
April 27, 2011 § Leave a comment
I've taken a few trips to Colorado recently over the last half year for work and otherwise, so I thought I would show some of my favorites pictures. There's one shot with some fellas on a mountain, I'm the one in the middle. I also posted a full resolution panorama that's 360° from the top of the mountain, but it may take a minute or two to load. Maybe just let it do it's thing in another window while you look at the rest of the pictures. It wasn't taken from that Boulder mountain peak that's shown in the first shot, but I do plan on dominating that one next time I'm there..
This summer I am heading out on a two week road trip around the Country. For now, the only things I know I'm doing is climbing some Montana mountains, visiting from friends in Chicago, saying "Hello" to the super nice folks in Iowa, get the crap scared out me of in Centralia, PA and cruise around on a speeder bike in the Redwoods. I'd like to get to Portland and see some more of the Northwest too, but if we can't, I don't doubt we'll visit some other amazing places and meet some cool people.
Oh, I also submitted a portrait of Illustrator Adam Tavares to PDN's Faces Contest. Take a look at what I submitted, and if you like what you see, give me a vote.
Here is a mockup of what my future website will look like. It's still a few weeks out with some changes, but I know it's going to look great when it's finished. The total website creation is in the hands of Donovan Brien and Mat Budelman, both really great designers out of Boston that I'm very happy to work with.
Thanks for looking.
Pre-con Construction
April 20, 2011 § Leave a comment
I recently did some work with Pre-con Construction, based out of Newton, MA. It's a company that does historical restorations, residential and office renovations, as well as many other kinds of construction. It was a long, but fun project to work with them as well as Visual Dialogue, who created the website. I've posted some photographs below of various projects we shot.
These first two photos below were from the first shoot we had where we needed to get a portrait and detail shots for the website. Pictures 3-5 were interior/exteriors of a Boston office building near Government Center. The residential locations for 6-8 were shot in Jamaica Plain and the last one was taken in a Boston condo. To see more of Pre-Con's work, visit there website at
Also, new song:
New Portraits, Website On The Way
April 8, 2011 § Leave a comment
In about a month or less, I'll have an entirely new website with a new interface. Brought to you by the crafty hands of Donovan Brien and Matthew Budelman. Both have been working very quickly and diligently in getting me this amazing new site, I can't wait to share it.
I've accumulated quite a bit of photographs over the last few months. I've traveled to Colorado, Florida and New York to shoot these portraits just for you. Feel free to let me know what you think.
"Cointet Element" is a new song I worked on recently. I'm aware of what needs changing, but it's just a work in progress at the moment. My friend Darrell said it was the soundtrack to the best Nintendo game never made. Quite a compliment, I'd say.
Possibilities in Limitation
September 30, 2010 § Leave a comment
I am currently benefiting from a change of environment and atmosphere. I am writing this while driving through Omaha, Nebraska en route to Boulder, Colorado. Three nights prior to this one, which just so happened to be my 26th birthday, I spoke at an event called Pecha Kucha and discussed my experiences of overcoming creative droughts. This event collects a handful of people across various creative fields, although most have something to do with design, to discuss whatever they want in front of other like-minded creatives. Current projects, some new form of innovation inside their own industry, or something completely unrelated but having a relevant point, these are all things past speakers have chosen to speak about in prior events.
The platform is set up to show 20 slides, displaying one slide every 20 seconds. I was obviously going to show photographs, just a matter of what I wanted to say about my pictures. I spoke of something that any creator has experienced and will continue to experience: trying to break out of creative slumps. Why this current roadtrip I am on is important to the speech I gave is because of the three things I found helped get me out of such slumps: Embracing failure, limiting yourself and renewing your surroundings.
I found that if you place yourself in any new surrounding, it alters your perception and way of thinking. Whether for better or worse, all environments evoke a particular sense of space on conscious and
unconscious levels. I found while I was running in the same circles and feeling the unclassifiable stress from predictable routines, I felt my world getting smaller. Distancing yourself from your comforts and common environments force you to form a new connection with any newly arrived place.
Alright, it's my turn get behind the wheel. I'll try to get the presentation posted online soon. For now, enjoy pictures from the road trip.


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MEL - SFO with an 18 month old
We've made it to California! We have spent our first week in the Lake Tahoe area, about 3.5 hours north east of San Francisco. It's Christmas Eve and the snow has been falling for two days straight, so we are certainly going to have a white Christmas for the first time in years!
Ella was a super star on the plane. We flew with Qantas from Melbourne to San Francisco via Sydney. We arrived at Melbourne super early, at 8am for an 11:30am flight. When we checked in we were put on an earlier flight, and also told that we didn't have a bassinet for our flight from Sydney to San Francisco. Momentarily panicked, the flight agent told us that was because they put us in a row of three with an empty seat in the middle - amazing news! An empty seat beats bulkhead/bassinet seats any day, especially now that Ella is way too big for the bassinet anyway.
Our flight to Sydney was quick and painless as Ella slept the whole way. It was timed perfectly with when she would normally have a nap. We then had a 3 1/2 hour stopover in Sydney, giving us plenty of time to get through immigration, have some lunch, and let Ella run around the airport, hopefully burning some energy before the 13 hour flight to San Fran. Her favourite activity was pushing around our carry on luggage:
Last Christmas we went to Toronto for Christmas to see my parents, and we flew from Melbourne to LA for the first leg. We were in an A380 plane which I loved, it was so much bigger and airier than older planes, the seats have more legroom and on Qantas flights they have space at the back of the plane with snacks available for the whole flight. Not bad for economy! I assumed we would be on the same type of plane, but unfortunately Sydney-San Francisco is not nearly as popular a route and we were instead on a 747, which seemed so much more cramped and old in comparison. I had to remind myself that complaining about flying on an older plane when you get to go to California for Christmas is definitely a first world problem, so I probably shouldn't get too annoyed about it.
We boarded the plane early with the other families with young children. Whenever I read tips on flying with children a common recommendation is to wait until the last minute to board so that you have the least amount of time on the plane possible. But I disagree, I like boarding early and getting all our "stuff" organised on the plane while there are no other passengers around. As the plane started to fill up, we held our breath, hoping that we did indeed have an empty seat in our row of three. We gave each other a huge smile and did a silent fist pump as the captain announced that the cabin doors were shut and we were preparing for take-off and the seat between us was still empty. Major win!
Ella definitely burned a lot of energy in Sydney airport as fell asleep in Andy's arms almost as soon as we took off. As soon as the seatbelt sign went off, Andy carefully lowered Ella onto the empty seat between us and, lo and behold, she stayed fast asleep. Andy and I couldn't believe it, what an amazing start to a long haul flight with our very active toddler. I tried to watch the Louis Theroux Scientology movie, but this (old) plane was very loud and I found it hard to hear, so I just gave up and read my book (The Last Anniversary by Liane Moriarty - perfect holiday reading). I have very low expectations about being able to watch a movie when we fly with Ella now anyway.
|Fast asleep in her own seat!
Once it was about 9pm (Melbourne time) Ella slept pretty well for about five hours. We probably spent about an hour trying to get her to sleep, she kept fighting it and we would have to walk her up and down the plane trying to tire her out. Once she did fall asleep Andy and I did our best to shut our eyes and rest, curling ourselves around sleeping beauty, who took up not only her free seat, but about half of Andy's and mine as well. About 2 1/2 hours before we landed the crew turned the cabin lights on, so all hope of any more sleep was lost, but by this time in a long haul flight the worst is over and you can handle a couple more hours knowing the end is near. All in all, Ella was an excellent little traveller; though I'm not sure how things will go if our flight home is full and we have to have the little darling on our laps the whole time!
It took us ages to get through immigration, but that was sort of our fault. There were two lines, one for citizens and one for other visitors. We joined the visitors line, but it turned out that because I am Canadian and Ella and Andy were travelling on their ESTA visa waiver for the second time, we could have joined the citizens line. I feel like that was very poor signage, but at least we know for next time. Luckily we had one of my favourite travel accessories with us, our Mountain Buggy Nano stroller. It folds up to be small enough to take as cabin luggage on the plane, so we don't have to check it in. That way we can have it all the way up to the gate and during stopovers. Once we got off the plane Ella was super tired and went to sleep in the stroller, and she was out the whole time we were in the immigration line, which was about an hour. If we hadn't had our Nano one of us would have had to carry her that whole time and she probably wouldn't have slept so well.
When we finally got out of the arrivals area my brother Mike was waiting for us, Starbucks in hand. It was the biggest coffee I'd seen in ages; I always forget about the giant sized coffees in North America! Mike lives in Campbell, just outside of San Jose in the heart of Silicon Valley. In fact he lives around the corner from the eBay headquarters. It was about a 45 minute drive to his from the airport, where the grandparents were waiting impatiently for their little Ella to arrive. It was very cute to see Ella smile and giggle when she recognised her grandparents. (Or maybe she was just excited to see the stars from her favourite FaceTime TV show...)
Andy and I quickly showered and then we were off for Lake Tahoe, where we have spent the past week. This post is already long enough so I will continue the next post with our three days in South Lake Tahoe.


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On Wednesday, April 29, 2014 Mississippi Public Broadcasting staffers met with team members from Nine Network to discuss efforts to raise graduation rates in Mississippi through the American Graduate initiative. Nine Network is the public broadcasting TV network for St. Louis, Missouri and manages the American Graduate initiative.
The American Graduate initiative uses the network of public media stations to create awareness and find solutions to the dropout issue. MPB is a recipient of one of the 33 American Graduate grants to public media stations.
Nine Networks' Aja Williams and Eddie Becton were in Jackson to evaluate MPB's program and share best practices for the American Graduate program. MPB executive management team, department managers, and other staffers were on hand to discuss their roles and the various projects associated with American Graduate. Some of the topics/projects/achievements discussed include:
MPB was able to highlight a variety of content and programs that are of high quality, showcase board and employee engagement, spotlight station partners, and discuss future plans for the American Graduate initiative. This was also an opportunity to learn from the Nine Network team how MPB can incorporate some best practices from other public broadcasting stations.
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Jul 9, 2009
10-Chile Summer Corn
A while back, Justin over at Marx Foods sent me a rockin' package of dried chilies from their Chile Sampler, with chilies ranging from mild and sweet to "the hottest in the world."
But first, I had to get me one of these puppies...
...to grind everything into a nice spicy rub. I used 10 different chilies, including the infamous "Ghost Chilies," which are considered to be the hottest. The other chilies mellowed it out, because the end result had a good kick, but wasn't too hot! Some of the chilies were still pretty pliable, so I toasted them lightly in the oven (300 degrees for a minute or two).
Added to the rub: brown sugar, salt, garlic powder, and smoked paprika. I mixed about a tablespoon of the rub with 1/2 C. of Vegennaise to brush lightly onto the corn. Sprinkle extra rub onto the corn if more heat is desired. Finish with chopped cilantro (optional).
You can use pre-made chile powder, but there's nothing like making your own!
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over the past year my tastes have changed and i've started to like spicy food a whole lot more. this sounds amazing, and i can't believe you ground all those chiles up so nicely!ReplyDelete
You are much more adventurous than I am- I'm a total pepper wimp!ReplyDelete
Those chiles look AMAZING and I agree with veggievixen - how did you manage to grind those chiles up so finely??!!ReplyDelete
@ DJ: A little toasting up in the oven, a good mortar and pestle, and a little elbow grease!ReplyDelete
whoa. this looks phenomenal! i super-love chilies... what a great idea!ReplyDelete
I am so craving that corn right now. It looks just mouthwatering! Good to see you back, Karma.ReplyDelete
Can you believe I haven't yet had any corn this season? That must be fixed asap! Your photos reminded me how incredibly delicious it is when it's fresh and in season.ReplyDelete
nice! thanks for the idea!ReplyDelete


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Reimbursement Resources
When used in the hospital, reimbursement varies by payer, contract terms and site of service. To help answer common coding and reimbursement questions from physicians, coders and hospital administrators, the following information is shared for educational purposes only.
Providers are responsible for verifying coverage with the patient's insurance carrier, including the applicability of any non-coverage decision that may exist for any of ACell's products. Since reimbursement laws regulations and payer policies change frequently,
it is recommended that providers consult with their payers, coding specialists and/or
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Choice is a fundamental part of any cancer treatment. If you've recently been diagnosed, deciding where you want to receive your care can be a complex process. Your consultant will help you to explain some of the benefits private cancer care can offer.
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Angel Carranza
- Forest Grove US-OR
- [email protected]
My name is Angel Bautista, in identify myself as a gay male. In the 20 years that I have lived I have gone through some struggles that have molded me to become a person with a big heart and who is always finding a way to do good deeds. The most traumatizing experiences happened when I was just a kid, at this time i did not have my parents with me since they were in the U.S working so that me and my sister had everything we needed in Mexico. During kinder garden I was a victim of bullying, i got called names, i got beat up, i got spit on the face, and got stabbed in the face with a pencil, despite all of that I managed to survived. when I moved on to the 1st grade two to three kids would grab me by the arms and force me to fight and beat up another kid, which I did not want to do, otherwise they would beat me up, this continued all the way to 3rd grade. while growing up I was also mentally and physically abused my uncle, he once tied a rope around me and pulled me up high to the highest tree in the house. Another time he decided to tie me to his pit bull and made him run across the dry cut corn field leaving some cut and scars on me. Towards the end of the 4th grade, my parents decided to bring me to the united sates to have a better life, I got pulled away from my cultural roots to be placed in another culture which I did not know about. Once I stepped into U.S soiled I was labeled undocumented and I was now a victim of racism and oppression. When I got here I thought things would get better for me but they didn't, I kept being physically and mentally bullied by school mates, I got discouraged by how little opportunities I had being undocumented. I grew up in fear, I grew up seeing how cruel some people can be. I use to cry in the shower just thinking of everything that had happened to me and how damaged it had left me, i never seeked for helped I coped internally with myself,had all the reason to give up at times i wanted to end my life but i was not going to let someone or something see me fail. I grew up with two promises that i made to myself, to not hurt anyone mentally and physically like i was, and to always be kind to people because we are all going through some kind of struggle. at the age of 20 i became an atheist, a mentor,an actor,a volunteer, a caregiver. i have become an open thinker and i don'y think of myself as Hispanic, or undocumented, I see myself as human. I see myself helping people in the future, I look forward to have a career where i can help people in any way I can. I would be honored to be part of the team of Youth Move Oregon, I have a lot of experience working with teens, I believe this opportunity would help me me grow as a person but also help me know how i can become better at helping others.
Thank you for your consideration
Angel Bautista
I successfully graduated from Forest Grove High School in 2012.


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There are 298 calories in 1 serving of General Tsao Chicken.
Calorie split: 12% fat, 46% carbs, 41% protein.
Spaghetti Squash Casserole
Low carb/keto meal using spaghetti squash.
Per serve - Energy: 504kcal | Carb: 13.15g | Prot: 33.20g | Fat: 34.33g
Chicken Cordon Blue
This yummy version adds paprika and a creamy white wine sauce worthy of its own blue ribbon. Two blue ribbon tastes in wedded bliss.
Per serve - Energy: 597kcal | Carb: 6.12g | Prot: 46.99g | Fat: 43.02g
Honey Garlic Chicken
An easy crock-pot meal.
Per serve - Energy: 361kcal | Carb: 24.37g | Prot: 18.50g | Fat: 20.80g
Chicken Scampi
Low carb and gluten free.
Per serve - Energy: 547kcal | Carb: 7.58g | Prot: 30.00g | Fat: 43.00g
Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Chicken stuffed with avocado and salsa and wrapped in bacon.
Per serve - Energy: 315kcal | Carb: 3.00g | Prot: 35.25g | Fat: 17.96g
Chicken Teriyaki & Soba Noodles
A traditional Japanese dish of soba noodles tossed with chicken, and covered in teriyaki sauce.
Per serve - Energy: 123kcal | Carb: 9.61g | Prot: 11.44g | Fat: 4.68g


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Straits Times reported that:
"When [Mr Lim Chye Joo] was 80, he survived a bout of prostate cancer and came through relatively unscathed, having only to take the occasional painkiller. However, the disease struck him again three months ago. After a brief hospital stay, his condition worsened. A week ago, he was only able to eat oatmeal and drink milk. On Thursday afternoon, Mr Lim died after an hour-long coughing fit."With his passing, it is almost like the end of an era for Ubin. For me, he was the pillar of the island, a reminder of the prime of the island. He was the headman even when my mom was a little girl. He represented in my eyes the pioneers that toiled on the island.
The news of his death shocked me, and many others, as I almost take it for granted that he will always be there, a permanent fixture of the island.
He will be missed by many.
Rest in peace Headman.
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Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition
The classic RPG can now be played on consoles.
Divinity: Original Sin arrived on PC in the Summer of 2014, bringing with it obvious influences from the old Dungeons & Dragons RPGs, such as Baldurs Gate and Icewind Dale, and gaining plenty of interest from PC RPG gamers. It did so well that Larian Studios decided to release an Enhanced Edition, a new version of the game that not only made thousands of tweaks for the PC players, but also brought the game to the Xbox One and PS4. Much like certain other genres, the classic RPG rarely succeeds when it makes the jump to consoles, but can Divinity: Original Sin buck that trend and enchant the console gamers with its deep story and complex systems?
Players begin by creating a pair of characters, and even at this early point things get quite deep. Although the appearance of these characters is fairly limited, choosing classes for them may take a little thought. There are twelve to choose from, including a new Inquisitor class for the Enhanced Edition, and choosing classes which work well together is important, although not essential. However, beyond this, players are able to tweak the abilities and stats of their characters in multiple ways to create truly unique characters. All but the most experienced RPG player would need to be cautious here, as it is just as possible to mess a character up completely.
The story is of your standard fantasy RPG fare. Some dangerous magic known as the Source is being wielded by a shadowy group of sorcerers and time is being destroyed. As Source Hunters, it is down to the main characters to stop this and save everything. Of course, there is an abundance of side quests that will distract the player along the way, and the player can have multiple quests running at any time, although keeping track of them is more difficult than necessary.
The two characters created by the player will then be the core characters throughout the game. The player will be able to bolster their party with two extra characters along the way, giving them a party of four. There is a huge choice of additional characters to choose from throughout the game, allowing tailoring of the party to the needs of the quest.
The sheer openness of Original Sin is one of the highlights, leaving players with plenty of choices not only of how they achieve what they need to, but also what they do. But everything has consequences. Stealing from NPCs may not see the characters being chased down by guards, but it will affect the world in general. Most NPCs can be traded with, gathering materials and the like leads to an incredibly deep crafting system, and it is even possible to talk your way out of many conflicts. The systems are deep and involving, and will likely be quite intimidating to the more casual gamer, but are incredibly satisfying once the player puts in the time to learn.
And the same can be said for the combat in Original Sin. The combat is turn based, and everything that you can do, which is quite a substantial list, costs action points, be it attacking, using items, casting spells or just moving. The environments can also be interacted with in many cases, such as setting oil on fire, and even the weather can mix things up. The combat is not easy though, and even the most tactically minded will find themselves grateful for the quick save option on a regular basis.
Perhaps most important in this Enhanced Edition is how well it plays on the consoles. It has to be said that, for a game with so many complex systems and menus, playing with the controller works surprisingly well. There is no doubt that the game is best played on the PC, with a keyboard and mouse, but it doesn't take too long to learn the controller mapping, and once the button assignments have been remembered, it is actually quite fluid.
The other big additions to the Enhanced Edition are the inclusion of a huge amount of voice acting and the split screen co-op. The voice acting, which now applies to all of the thousands of lines of dialogue in the game, is very well done, There are a few occasions where annoying voices pop up, but for such a vast undertaking, it is quite impressive.
The split screen co-op is also impressive. Each player can take control of one of the two main characters, and can actually wander off by themselves. Items can be divided and even the other party members can be split between the two players. When it comes to a difference of opinion regarding major choices, these are resolved through a quick game of rock, paper, scissors.
There are very few games like Divinity: Original Sin available on the consoles, and that is what makes this Enhanced Edition such an attractive prospect. Deep and complex systems with minimal guidance make this a hardcore RPG that will not suit the casual gamer. But for those willing to spend some time learning the systems, the transition to console in no way impedes the enjoyment that can be found in Divinity: Original Sin – Enhanced Edition.


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Launch status check
A launch status check, also known as a "go/no go poll" and several other terms occurs at the beginning of an American spaceflight mission in which flight controllers monitoring various systems are queried for operation and readiness status before a launch can proceed. For Space Shuttle missions, in the firing room at the Launch Control Center, the NASA Test Director (NTD) performed this check via a voice communications link with other NASA personnel. The NTD was the leader of the shuttle test team responsible for directing and integrating all flight crew, orbiter, external tank/solid rocket booster and ground support testing in the shuttle launch countdown. The NTD was also responsible for the safety of all personnel inside the pad after external tank loading, including the flight crew. He reported to the Launch Director.[1] The Launch director declares if a mission is go for launch.
Checklist of firing room positions[edit]
Space Shuttle[edit]
- OTC – Orbiter Test Conductor Prime[2]
- TBC – Tank/Booster Test Conductor and Tank/Booster Test Conductor Prime[3]
- PTC – Payload Test Conductor[3]
- LPS – Launch Processing System Test Conductors[4]
- Houston Flight – Flight Director at the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center in Houston, TX
- MILA – Merritt Island Spaceflight Tracking & Data Network Stations
- STM – Support Test Manager[2]
- Safety Console – Safety Console Coordinator
- SPE – Shuttle Project Engineer[5]
- LRD – Landing and Recovery Director[2]
- SRO – Superintendent of Range Operations
- CDR – Mission Commander (Crew)[6]
Apollo missions[edit]
In the Apollo program, the MCC launch status check was initiated by the Flight Director, or FLIGHT. The following "preflight check" order was used before the launch of Apollo 13:[7]
- BOOSTER – Booster Systems Engineer (monitored the Saturn V in pre-launch and ascent)
- RETRO – Retrofire Officer (responsible for abort procedures and Trans-Earth Injection, or TEI, retrofire burns)
- FIDO – Flight Dynamics Officer (responsible for the flight path of the space vehicle)
- GUIDANCE – Guidance Officer (monitored onboard navigational systems and onboard guidance computer software)
- SURGEON – Flight Surgeon (directs all operational medical activities)
- EECOM – Electrical, Environmental, and Consumables Management (monitored cryogenic levels, and cabin cooling/pressure systems; electrical distribution systems)
- GNC – Guidance, Navigation, and Control Systems Engineer (responsible for the reaction control system, and CSM main engine)
- TELMU – Telemetry, ELectrical, and EVA Mobility Unit (lunar spacesuit) Officer
- CONTROL – Flight Controller
- PROCEDURES – Procedures, or Organization and Procedures Officer (enforced mission policy and rules)
- INCO – Integrated Communications Officer
- FAO – Flight Activities Officer (checklists, procedures, etc.)
- NETWORK – Network (supervised ground station communications)
- RECOVERY – Recovery Supervisor (coordinated capsule recovery)
- CAPCOM – Capsule Communicator (communicated with the astronauts)
Other/Unmanned spaceflight[edit]
Varies depending on the type of mission and model of craft, here is one example:[8]
- Talker
- Timer
- QAM1 - Quadrature amplitude modulation
- Prop 1
- Prop 2
- PTO - Payload Test Conductor
- AFLC - Air Force Logistics Command
- Launch Vehicle Director
Video, audio, and transcripts[edit]
Video recordings[edit]
- Endeavour Go For Launch (STS-123)
- STS-122 Go/No Go Poll (STS-122)
- STS-115 Atlantis long countdown to launch (launch status check at 3:03) (STS-115)
- Space Shuttle STS-114 Launch Final Poll (STS-114)
- Go For Launch Part 1 of 2 (2 examples launch director's poll)
- Go For Launch Part 2 of 2 (example final readiness poll)
Audio recordings[edit]
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Text transcripts[edit]
- Space Shuttle Launch Countdown (NASA Transcript from 1995)
See also[edit]
- Flight controller
- Space launch
- Spaceflight
- Liftoff
- Launch vehicle
- Mission Control Center
- Launch Control Center
- Spacecraft
- List of human spaceflights
- List of launch vehicles
- Timeline of spaceflight
- Rocket launch
- Space Exploration
- Space logistics
- Spacecraft propulsion
- Space transport
- ^ NASA Web Site: Firing Room Row AB
- ^ a b c Firing Room Row AB
- ^ a b Firing Room Row AC
- ^ Firing Room Master Console
- ^ Firing Room Backup and Integration Console
- ^ Space Shuttle Launch Countdown
- ^ (Reenactment) Apollo 13 – Go for launch (go/no go poll at beginning of footage)
- ^ Go For Launch Part 1 of 2


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Written By: EllaHM
February 13, 2015
There a lot of assumptions made about cosplayers, and most of them are wildly incorrect. Apparently we are simply in it for the attention, wearing anything that will make us feel 'important' or 'included.' And of course anyone with a passion to 'dress up' is most certainly a social reject with no friends and struggling to find a place in this world. And let's not forget the generalisation that all cosplayers are so insecure and confused about their identity that we feel the need to impersonate a fictional character.
The least amount of time I have spent on a cosplay would be close to 11 hours. That's 11 hours of searching, spending, cutting, sewing, gluing and injuring myself. To be a cosplayer, you must enjoy the hard work of cosplay, because it really is hard work. In short, there are easier ways of getting attention, and I did not sew a hole through my finger for a few glances and photos.
As for being social rejects, have you ever tried starting a conversation with a dedicated fangirl/boy in relation to one of their fandoms? We can talk for HOURS. I morph into a social butterfly if you mention Captain America or Attack on Titan around me. The community of cosplayers is so large and vast that you cannot avoid making new connections while in costume, because a cosplay is a walking conversation piece. Cosplayers are also usually part of groups that create a lot of happy memories together, and it's fantastic to find out how much each of us know about creating outfits.
My identity has, if anything, become clearer through cosplay. I've discovered that I love a lot of things I would never have expected to. Part of my identity is someone who loves to learn new things about sewing and makeup techniques, and in no way does this show that I am chasing a disconnection from reality. Some cosplayers do tend to get into character more so than others, but it's all in good fun and as soon as the day is over, we go back to an ordinary life with money, health and school to stress about.
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In 2011, the Sister Wives Blog started out as a place to talk about the TLC reality show "Sister Wives", Kody Brown and his wives Christine, Robyn, Meri and Janelle. Today we not only discuss the show, we discuss Polygamy in our society, and the public perceptions of the Mormon Religion. We discuss "Polygamy USA" and will be covering "My 5 Wives." This blog is geared towards the adult reader, so please, no one under the age of 18 years. Thank you!
Friday, July 22, 2011
When the Kids Travel Without You: How the Sister Wives Deal with Missing Their Teenagers
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- MykeltimeltiJuly 22, 2011 at 5:08 AM
Pretty picture. They sure can't write those any blander, can they?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 6:48 AM
Does she say how to deal with missing your kids? I miss the point. TLC, you suckReplyDelete
- Lana226July 23, 2011 at 3:05 AM
They look so happy. If he wasn't stiking his loaf of bread in everyone else, her womb wouldn't be hostile. AND NO FRIEND (ROBYN) woud say that on TV, its nt HER PLACE. GET IT? THEY ARE NOT BUDBUDSReplyDelete
She'll be lost when Mariah leaves. i hope she find a job that fulfills her more than Kadouche does!hehehehReplyDelete
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Today, a number of Democratic senators thought to be swing votes on a Gorsuch filibuster came out against him. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H), Maggie Hassan (N.H), and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) all have announced their support for the latest talking point: a "60-vote threshold." As Senator Shaheen's press release reads:
As Judge Gorsuch's nomination comes to the floor, I will support a 60-vote threshold for approval, an appropriate high bar that has been met by seven of the eight current Supreme Court justices.
In fact, 6 of the current 8 Supreme Court justices were confirmed with fewer than 60 votes (Alito and Thomas), so 25 percent of the Supreme Court was approved with fewer than 60 votes.
In addition to being novel, the "60-vote threshold" is a bit ambiguous. What does it even mean to support a 60-vote threshold? Does it mean that one thinks a Supreme Court justice should ideally have 60 votes to be confirmed but that one won't do that much to stop the nomination of a justice who doesn't pass that threshold? Or does it mean that one will not vote for cloture on this nomination and thereby keep that nominee from having an up-or-down vote?
I've reached out to the offices of Senators Shaheen, Hassan, and Klobuchar to ask them whether they will indeed vote against cloture and so far have not heard back from any of them. This "60-vote threshold" could be mere messaging (in order to obscure the fact that these senators intend to block an up-or-down vote on Gorsuch), or it could be part of an effort to give themselves some maneuvering room. (Incidentally, I wondered last night if Shaheen and Hassan would move as a pair on Gorsuch, and it seems as though they did.)
It seems as though there are still enough Democrats out there who have not announced their position on Gorsuch that he could still overcome a filibuster. I draw your attention to this passage from Politico:
The five Democratic senators up for reelection next year in states where President Donald Trump won by single digits have all endorsed a filibuster of Gorsuch, while the five facing voters next year in states Trump won by double digits all remain undecided. Gorsuch would have to carry all five of those fence-sitters to overcome a Democratic filibuster — plus his home-state Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Maine independent Sen. Angus King, and another more surprising senator.
Senators Tester, McCaskill, Heitkamp, and Donnelly have not ruled out supporting cloture. Delware's Chris Coons seems pretty wary of a nuclear stand-off, and Pat Leahy still seems open to voting for cloture.
Thus, the success of a partisan filibuster against Gorsuch is not yet guaranteed--at least according to public accounts. (My guess is that some Democrats might hold off on announcing whether or not they will vote for cloture on Gorsuch for a little while.)
Some parting thoughts via Jason Willick:
A successful filibuster of Gorsuch would set a different precedent altogether: Namely, that a President can't fill a Supreme Court vacancy even with a thoroughly mainstream nominee unless his party controls a 60-seat Senate supermajority. In other words, that new justices can only be seated during truly anomalous periods of one-party dominance that sometimes don't come around for decades. Needless to say, this scenario is impossible to sanction: the Court would wither and its credibility would crumble.


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To introduce myself, I am Pat's best friend [sorry to those who thought they were] but its true. I have known Pat since 1982 when we met in Dhahran through our daughters. Melissa was a new student and my daughter, Tracey, was assigned to show her around the school. Melissa was sure Tracey was a boy and was shocked when she took her into the rest room. But they became good friends and so did their mothers.
However, I digress. Pat and I have sewn together for many years now, go on retreats and room together, vacation together, and 'wine' together. Fortunately our husbands like each other and tolerate these obsessions. Our kids are friends and visit each other also. Since we both have had health issues and family issues the past few years we don't attend many formal retreats again. But getting together at each others homes helps us keep up with this tradition.
This week we are supposed to be here sewing on our Patchwork quilts we purchased in 2007 and I actually have three blocks done. Pat is working on a 'twist and stitch' quilt. We both are doing scrappy Dresden plates. We don't actually get much done since we are laughing to much. Taking care of the dogs, making meals, walking, and shopping does get in the way too much.
Here are some pictures of Pat
This is Pat's design wall where I have my Calli lily block, two Dresden's, one of the Patchwork and her twist and stitch. A fun technique I will have to try some day. She does like to get me into new projects.
Here is my blog address if you want to go and see what Pat said on my blog as the guest blogger. Stay tuned for more retreat news from the confused.


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The latest report from Questale covers the South Korea Calcium Fluoride under the name Report Compositions Of South Korea Calcium Fluoride : Forecast Period 2017-2025. The report focuses on an all-inclusive understanding of the developments, progress and market forecast of South Korea Calcium Fluoride . This will not just comprise of statistical details with charts but an overall knowledge about the key manufacturers, user applications, regional expansion and future trends of South Korea Calcium Fluoride . The data covered will be on the basis of the growth rate through the forecast period of 2017-2025.
Why Should You Read This Report?
Whether you are a market analyst, an industry expert or some other key person, if you want to understand the South Korea Calcium Fluoride market in and out then this report is for you. We will cover every possible prospect and influential detail of the {Market] market, of which the following will be our primary areas of focus:
- Current estimation of the market
- User consumption on the basis of geographical divisions
- Top and mid level manufacturers
- Revenue generation based on production
- User application
- Sales volume of products
You can download the sample report here- https://questale.com/report/south-korea-calcium-fluoride-market-research-report-2018/410154
High Points Of The South Korea Calcium Fluoride Report
- The top and mid-level market manufacturers in this sector will be covered in details along with their company profiling so as to understand the level of competition.
- The development at present along with sales volume have also been calculated in this report based upon the user application and volume of products in the South Korea Calcium Fluoride .
- Apart from the main manufacturers, the focus will also be on the geographical distinction, types of product, and user application, in order to evaluate the market status at present and predict the forecast upto 2025.
Major Parameters Of The South Korea Calcium Fluoride Market Report
- Manufacturers: The three pillars of understanding the status of the major manufacturers in the South Korea Calcium Fluoride market are – company profiling, the prices they charge, profitable gross margin. Here are the major players in this market:
- Solvay
- Wuyi Shenlong Flotation
- Sinochem Lantian
- China Kings Resources
- Hunan Nonferrous Chenzhou Fluoride
- Inner Mongolia Huasheng
- Guoxing Corperation
- Jiangxi Sanshan Mining
- Regions: The distinction of regions depends on three major criterias – valuation of products, user consumption, the opportunity for growth. Here are the key regions that have been covered in this report:
- Products: The categories of products are important to understand their sales volume as well as their overall profitability margin in the market. Here are the categories of products in the South Korea Calcium Fluoride market:
- Metallurgical Industry
- Chemical Industry
- Building Materials Industry
- Other
- User Application: The end user application helps to understand the historical as well as forecasted market share and annual growth rate of products in South Korea Calcium Fluoride market.
- > 97% Calcium Fluoride
- ≤ 97% Calcium Fluoride
Basic Inferences Of The South Korea Calcium Fluoride Market Report
- Estimate the potential risks and break-in for new players who want to enter the South Korea Calcium Fluoride market.
- Study the competitiveness in the market at present by majorly understanding the distribution of profit of the key manufacturers.
- Analyse the production value, market distribution and development plans in the future of the main market players in South Korea Calcium Fluoride market.
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- Analyse the market trends at present to predict the developments in the future and what are the factors that they are dependent on.
- A detailed research on the overall expansion within the South Korea Calcium Fluoride market that will comprise of product launch and asset developments.
The major years that will be considered to estimate the market size of South Korea Calcium Fluoride are as follow:
- History year: 2013-2017
- Base year: 2017
- Estimated year: 2018
- Forecast year 2018 to 2025
With all the above data on the South Korea Calcium Fluoride market, it will be easier for the readers to understand the growth in the South Korea Calcium Fluoride industry. One needs to have a proper understanding of a market before entering it, which is where this report will be helpful to you.
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I put my 4th "A" on my Christmas wreath. We have an A for each of us, so I need to hunt down another!
This little "love" sign is just 2 pipe cleaners shaped together. Easy, fun and cheap. You can see my mantle last year, I added a feather boa, a few extra goodies and some red Swarovski crystal and vintage glass hearts for some extra color and sparkle. The display looks off to me, but I am satisfied.
The white paper doily heart garland has just been tied loosely with white string.
I love this archway. A few strands of taped white doily hearts hanging from string make a sweet, inexpensive garland. The simple and pretty garland adds a bit of modern and airy romance to an unexpected space.
Whether you are single, in a "complicated" relationship, or ready for a romantic adventure, may you know that you are loved on this Valentine's day! Oh, and watch this little video with your sweetheart, family or friends for a heartwarming, special message on truly loving another. It is a little excerpt but the full talk can be seen here, or read here in it's entirety.


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Welcome to our blog which shares the learning and celebrates the successes of our amazing Year 5 and 6 learners in Room 10 from 2014-2016. We are part of the Manaiakalani cluster in Panmure, Auckland, and have taken huge pleasure in sharing our digital learning journey over this time. Kia ora!
Friday, 23 September 2016
Goodbye, Kuini!
Many tears were shed today as Room 10 farewelled Kuini who is moving to another area of Auckland. Julianne, Mary and Tupouseini managed to sing a farewell through their tears. Kuini's kind and friendly nature, confident speaking and amazing athletic skills will be missed very much. We all wish you the best of luck at your new school next term, Kuini.
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kia ora room 10, thankyou for making that card and for singing being kind to me on the last day and yeah i miss you guys hope yous have fun at ruapotaka school.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous9 October 2016 at 02:17
Bore da, room 10, i know it is really going to be hard without Kuini but i know she will always remember you and never forget you mostley her besties, well i hope it's a have a awesome time at your new school KuiniReplyDelete
From Shalom
Thakyou , Sharlom yeah i miss room 10 and i will never forget themReplyDelete
by kuini
Kia Ora Kuini, Thank you Kuini and Shalom for your thoughtful comments and we will all miss you Kuini. We all hope you have a great time at your new school.ReplyDelete
From Prudence
Hi,Kuini and Shalom thank you for your thoughtful and kind comments. We all are missing you both. How are you girls doing at your new school?ReplyDelete
Hope you both have a great time at your new school.
Kia ora koutou! I am so impressed with your quality blog comments. You have included greetings, positive statements and asked questions to find out more information. Ka pai!ReplyDelete
Aloha Kuini, Shalom, Prudence, Katrina and Mrs Buchanan! First of all I'd like to say, I hope Kuini and Shalom are doing great at their school. Have you girls made friends at your school? What Room are you in?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 October 2016 at 15:30
Hello Saluselo, i'm doing good at my School and the class i'm in is 5/6tReplyDelete
Talofa Kuini, Wow! we all miss you and wish you the best of luck at your new school and hope you like it thereReplyDelete
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Harry Redknapp has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur are tracking Celtic winger James Forrest, but insists the club are yet to make a bid for the youngster.
The 20-year-old winger, who has already earned a handful of caps for Scotland at senior level, has been earning rave reviews at Park Head this season, building on an impressive campaign for Neil Lennon's side last term.
It's led to interest in the player south of the border, and Redknapp has no problem admitting he'd sent members of his scouting team to track Forrest's progress in Glasgow.
"He's a good player. We've not made any bids. If we did I would speak to Neil Lennon. He's a player we have watched but he belongs to Celtic," he told The Mail on Sunday.
"At the moment we're not in the market to really do anything. We're looking at a few options but nothing definite."
Forrest is well aware of the interest being shown in his services, but insists he's focused on the Hoops challenge for another SPL title this term.
Lennon's side are now four points clear of Rangers at the top of the table following Saturday's 2-0 win over St. Mirren, with Forrest returning to the side from injury and scoring the opener in the win before their great rivals slipped-up against Aberdeen at Ibrox.
"It is obviously good to hear, but it doesn't bother me," the youngster told BBC Scotland.
"The main thing is I want to keep playing well with Celtic. As long as I'm doing well and the team's doing well, I am happy. We want to win the league and we want to win the two cups as well and that's what I'm thinking about."


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Martin Puryear, (born May 23, 1941, Washington, D.C., U.S.), American sculptor whose streamlined and evocative sculptures made from materials such as wood and wire are associated with Postminimalism.
Puryear grew up in Washington, D.C., and there attended Catholic University of America (B.A., 1963). After graduating, he joined the Peace Corps for two years, teaching in a remote village in Sierra Leone. Puryear, who is African American, was intrigued by the native crafts he saw there, and he subsequently studied woodworking and design in Stockholm before returning to the United States to attend Yale University (M.F.A., 1971). He taught at Fisk University in Nashville and at the University of Maryland before moving to Chicago in 1978. He taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago from 1978 to 1990 and then moved to upstate New York, where he continued to work. He received a MacArthur Foundation fellowship in 1989.
Puryear's experiences in Africa and Scandinavia led him to concentrate for much of his career on the sculpting of wood, a medium not commonly employed in modern sculpture. His elegant and powerful work shows a consummate understanding of a wide range of woodworking techniques, including processes such as the lamination and painting of forms (Self, 1978) and strategies evolved from basketry (Charm of Subsistence, 1989). His forms, reduced to essences, are derived from nature or culture and still suggest the actual objects to which they refer. Puryear's efforts as a public sculptor have led him to such materials as steel and granite (North Cove Pylons, New York City, 1995).
Puryear has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, including major traveling retrospectives at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1991–92 and at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2007. He received many honours, among them the Skowhegan Medal for Sculpture (1990), the National Medal of Arts (2011), and the Yaddo Artist Medal (2016), awarded annually by the Yaddo artist colony, where he was an artist in residence in 1979. He also was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters (1992).


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The Jewish History Series
Lesson #9: Little Hugh of Lincoln
Hugh of Lincoln (1246–1255) was an English boy, whose death was apparently an act of Jewish ritual murder. Hugh is known as Little Saint Hugh to distinguish him from Saint Hugh, otherwise Hugh of Lincoln. The style is often corrupted to Little Sir Hugh. The boy disappeared on 31 July, and his body was discovered in a well on 29 August.
Shortly after his disappearance, a local Jew named Copin (or Jopin), under torture, admitted to killing the child. It is the first recorded legal trial for ritual murder in the history of Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence. Copin was executed, and some ninety Jews all told were arrested over the coming months and held all around England , including some in the Tower of London , while they were charged with involvement in the ritual murder.
Very little account of the actual evidence from these arrests and trials has survived. The Jews, of course, claim that it was all a Gentile plot for King Henry III to confiscate the wealth of Jews convicted of a capital crime. In the Middle Ages the monarchy was always broke, not having an Internal Revenue Service or a Federal Reserve that could simply print up more money with the touch of a computer function key as is the case today. So to be absolutely honest, whoever actually killed the boy, it could be that some of these Jews were pulled in so Henry could get hold of their boodle. I have no problem admitting that such things did happen on occasion, none of which acquits the Jews of the long-standing and heavily documented charge of ritual murder.
Eighteen Jews were hanged, oddly enough not for the murder itself, but for refusing to participate in the proceedings and refusing to throw themselves on the verdict of a Christian jury. The remainder were pardoned and set free, according to monkish chronicler gossip because the king's brother Richard of Cornwall took heavy bribes from the realm's Jews to intervene.
Meanwhile, the Cathedral in Lincoln was beginning to benefit from the episode, since Hugh was seen as a Christian martyr, and sites associated with his life became objects of pilgrimage. The legend surrounding Hugh that emerged became part of popular culture, and his story became the subject of poetry and folksongs. Geoffrey Chaucer in his Canterbury Tales makes reference to Hugh of Lincoln in The Prioress's Tale. Pilgrims devoted to Hugh of Lincoln flocked to the city as late as the early 20th century, when a well was constructed in the former Jewish neighborhood of Jews' Court and advertised as the well in which Hugh's body was found.
The following text from 1783, describes the murder of Hugh of Lincoln, as it was depicted in a popular ballad.
She's led him in through a dark door,
And sae has she thro' nine;
She's laid him on a dressing-table,
And stickit him like a swine.
And first came out the thick, thick blood,
And syne came out the thin;
And syne came out the bonny heart's blood;
There was nae mair within.
She's row'd him in a cake o' lead,
Bade him lie still and sleep;
She's thrown him in Our Lady's draw-well
Was fifty fathom deep.
According to the notes by Cecil Sharp on a variant of the Ballad of Little Sir Hugh, the story is as follows:
The events narrated in this ballad were supposed to have taken place in the 13th century. The story is told by a contemporary writer in the Annals of Waverley, under the year 1255. Little Sir Hugh was crucified by the Jews in contempt of Christ with various preliminary tortures. To conceal the act from the Christians, the body was thrown into a running stream, but the water immediately ejected it upon dry land. It was then buried, but was found above ground the next day. As a last resource the body was thrown into a drinking-well; whereupon, the whole place was filled with so brilliant a light and so sweet an odor that it was clear to everybody that there must be something holy in the well. The body was seen floating on the water and, upon its recovery, it was found that the hands and feet were pierced with wounds, the forehead lacerated, etc. The Jews were suspected. The King ordered an inquiry. Eighteen Jews confessed, were convicted, and eventually hanged.
In 1975 the English folk-rock group Steeleye Span recorded a version of "Little Sir Hugh" on their albumCommoner's Crown. In the song, the murderer is "a lady gay" "dressed in green."


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So, I thought I would write a blog because monica did, although probably no one will read it like my last one (hint, hint) ;)
Anyway, my life has been very chaotic since school started, and it's not only the stress of classes but also me trying to concentrate on my health and losing weight. Let me start off with school, because I'm having some issues with it right now, and I think I just need outsiders opinions. I went to my counselor wednesday and discovered that if I continue on the track I'm going I am going to be at the JC for about another 3 years, I also have to take the math placement test again and the chem placement test to see if I can get into higher classes. But, what my real problem is, I keep going over and over in my head, "should I stay on this track where I get my associates and vet tech certificate or just forget about the certificate and focus on the associates, that way I only have maybe a couple more years at the JC and then go straight to UC Davis or wherever." I just don't know, and my mom is not really helping, and I feel so confused, and I know everybody is going to say well it's really going to be up to you in the end, but I guess I just need people to help me get to the end.
Okay, now that that is done, I have been doing great on my weight loss and I see that monica and steven are doing awesome too, and I love it!! I started back on 8/10 because summer was just to crazy to lose weight, but since then I have lost 10 pounds!! I am very proud of my self and I intend to keep going!! I am doing it with my friend denise, and we are kind of pushing each other, and motivating each other to keep going. And this time I measured myself and it's so cool to see how much inches I lose in just a matter of 2 weeks. Okie Dokie, I will talk to ya'll later, and like monica said we all need to start writing more, I know most of us have facebook, but it's nice to hear what everyone's doing in their lives :) See ya later!!
Friday, September 25, 2009
What's up people?!?!
So, I thought I would write a blog because monica did, although probably no one will read it like my last one (hint, hint) ;)
Posted by Amanda at 11:26 AM
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- Monica said...
Im super excited for you and your 10 lb loss! that is awesome!
as far as the JC goes, Its a tought decision, cause i see both sides of the fence, i know that you really want to go to a 4 year so that you can get away, and I agree that is a great idea for you and I think you should totally do it!
I know there are few things holding you back from wanting to leave, but amanda you need to do what is best for you, you need to be your number one priority do not let others hold you back because of there wants or needs. people dont often realize there selishness holds others back.
so...I guess my opinion is based more on your happiness than anything else.
have you thought about making your AS your priority, going to UCD starting the program there while finishing your vet tech cirt at a JC in sac?
my old roommate did that (in a different field) and it worked great for her!
just something else to look into!
- September 25, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Amanda said...
so true about the selfishness thing, I need to make this about me. That last part might be a good idea. My mom made a suggestion to me the other day, about if I stayed with this track it might be better, because if I go to UC Davis right after JC I will be able to get a job there while doing school. So, see I don't know, I just keep going back and forth. I might just need to make myself a pro and con list or something, haha.
- September 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM


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So yesterday was something called 'Blue Monday' – one of those made up days meant to depict the fact that it's the middle of January, the New Year's resolutions have been abandoned and life is generally crap.
A great day, then, to face not one but two of my fears – going to the hospital to get a mole checked out and getting my fillings done.
Who says the universe doesn't have a sense of humour?
First up was the hospital appointment – which I'd not been dreading so much as completely ignoring.
A bit of background: when I was 18, I had a dodgy mole on the inside of my left calf, which turned out to be a malignant melanoma – one of the most serious types of skin cancer.
It was a very scary time. I was meant to be starting university but instead I was in hospital having a sizeable chunk of my leg removed while the word cancer was being thrown around.
I didn't realise it at the time – my parents didn't tell me – but the kind I had is fatal in about a third of cases.


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Rebranding of LOCATION
Les Ateliers Turcotte's PROGRAMS have recently been separated from the LOCATION itself and has been renamed LATmontreal.dance. These programs have been established in this studio for 18 years . . . and due to positive "word of mouth", there are many many children and adults that come to class here every week! This is worth mentioning since it is great exposure for any founder of a family oriented company who RENTS Les Ateliers Turcotte as their LOCATION for classes.
With these changes we hope to better welcome well established companies who will make this studio their new home.
NOTE: There are presently 3 incredible rental partners we work with that SHARE this beautiful studio in this incredible neighbourhood.
It's an exciting opportunity for teachers of all forms of dance, exercise, martial arts, and other movement based – mind, body, spirit – activities and groups. These teachers want to organize, register and run their own programs in a rented space.
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