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I was already a bit apprehensive about going to work however I had been assured that Mr Bully would not be working on Friday.
Friday 27th December 2013 7:30am Mr Bully with his pigeon chest and gunslinger swagger walk comes through the barriers and heads to his office. I had seen him come through and already the back of my shirt was damp with sweat.
I had told them I could not work for or with him without the senior manger being available. The two complaints I made against him are still yet to be dealt with.
I now notice my chest tighten and breathing becomes difficult. I tell my supervisor I can't stay. He tells me not to go just yet. My mind races and throws up ideas of what to do. None of them actually register in my brain.
I make my way to my station and start packing my bag fumbling as my hands shake vigorously. My stomach heaves wanting to throw up what little contents it has.
I walk or rather pace around trying to do some of the techniques I have learnt to ease the trauma of the anxiety. They are not working.
My supervisor arrives and I tell him I am sick and need to go home. He asks what's wrong and then watches as my body convulses, shaking uncontrollably and then I burst out crying. Don't cry I hear him say just go.
I make my way through the store trying to hide my condition as I pass customers and staff. My attempt to clock out fails and I leave the store.
My wife had been pre-warned that I maybe coming home. I walked quickly about a kilometre before I start to calm down just enough to try the breathing routine I had been taught.
Every noise from the traffic and surrounds is deadened by the sound of my chest thumping. I reach the pick up point where I am to meet my wife. I sit on a bench and throw up. I try the breathing techniques again.
My wife arrives and I slump into the car. My wife tells me my face is ashen and sweaty, and that my breathing heavy. She talks me through the breathing once more and slowly it settles. All I want to do is sleep.
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Role models of greatness.
Here you will discover the back stories of kings, titans of industry, stellar athletes, giants of the entertainment field, scientists, politicians, artists and heroes – all of them gay or bisexual men. If their lives can serve as role models to young men who have been bullied or taught to think less of themselves for their sexual orientation, all the better. The sexual orientation of those featured here did not stand in the way of their achievements.
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Michael Kors
Kors has full collection boutiques in Paris, New York, Beverly Hills, Palm Beach, Manhasset, and Chicago and celebrates 31 years in business this year. He and his partner of 21 years, Lance LaPere, were married in New York last summer. LaPere (the taller of the two) started as the designer's Paris intern in 1990, and the happy couple resides in a home on Fire Island.
Celebrities have worn Kors' designs in films and at Academy Awards ceremonies. Michelle Obama (photographed below wearing a Kors creation in the Blue Room of the White House) has worn his creations, as well as Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum, Joan Allen, Jennifer Garner, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, Rene Russo and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Kors is known to thousands as a judge on the reality TV show Project Runway. Eight weeks ago Michael Kors Holdings filed with the SEC to raise $751 million in an IPO.
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It was the recent debate over the Scottish issue that got me thinking about my identity.
As a child I knew I was part of the great British Empire. Empire Day was a great event in school, but gradually the red has disappeared from much of our globe, and we are grateful that our Queen still heads up a commonwealth. So, are we still Great Britain?
Evidently it wasn't our empire that gave us the name 'great,' but it was to distinguish Britain from Brittany. Well yes, we are greater than this even smaller land.
It was when I was living 'Down Under,' that I became aware I had come from UK, the United Kingdom, though I was teased as being a Pommy, (a Prisoner of Old Mother England). But it was returning, after five years in New Guinea, and taking my report around the churches, that I realised that everyone would not be happy to be referred to as English, even if it was our common language.
Since marrying Joel, I am proud to proclaim myself Welsh by marriage, but I have found I belong to a people fiercely determined to preserve their own language, many of whom seem still resentful of the domination and oppression of the English, perhaps not only in centuries past.
Our Queen may not be the only one relieved to know we can still claim to be a United Kingdom, though this may not be an end to the controversy.
English by birth, I know great good came to our land when we shared King James with the Scots. Foremost had to be an end to the skirmishes and fighting over our borders, but what a blessing was the King James Bible. I, for one, still use it to memorise God's word.
But is it just selfishness, and because of my English background that I have a fear of our unity being destroyed and each of us going our own way? It seems inherent in us all, since the fall, that we want our own way and have this fear of being in subjection to another. Today not many women are willing to promise to obey. And I know a toddler whose first sentence was, 'Me do it,' refusing help in putting on her shoes, though she could not manage it, however long she struggled. Another child, born without thumbs, would refuse help when she undoubtedly needed it, insisting she could do it, though her jumbled words came out as, 'I do it my byself.'
Many of those countries once counted as colonies would never relinquish their independence, though in their hearts knowing there were far less tribal disputes, and a more secure economy when others had authority.
There is a Ghanaian folk tale which seems relevant when there is conflict over this question of unity.
A Father, anxious that his son should not leave the family farm, challenged him to gather a bundle of sticks. Each stick was easily snapped. Now he asked his son to tie them into a bundle. The son found them impossible to break.
I believe there is strength in our remaining as a United Kingdom. But why am I writing about this? I am somewhat ignorant where politics are concerned, and probably there are many sides to this issue, but I find myself challenged by Jesus' words, 'Seek first the Kingdom of God.'
Christ is our king, and though some of us are called to get involved with politics and issues of present society, above all, we must seek his kingdom and proclaim one Lord, one faith, one baptism.
But we see many divisions, splits and splinter groups, even within the Body of the Christian church. With Paul we say, 'Is Christ divided?' Many of us have sought to break away and build our own church, so how can we help to bring us together again?
Paul's words to the Ephesians are ringing in my ears, to 'keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace.' (Eph. 4:3) I'm glad God doesn't ask us to make this unity, just to keep it.
We are commanded to pray for kings, so may I be obedient, praying especially for our Queen, and those in authority in our United Kingdom. May I join with my faithful blog-readers with all my heart to seek first the Kingdom of God, and do my part to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bonds of peace.


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November 19, 2013
The new Haberdashery EP, "Pet Shop Boys", is released. Four cover songs drawing from a wide range of the Pet Shop Boys' catalog comprise the album.
CD edition no longer available. The digital download from haberdasheryinfo.com contains the EP plus artwork and instrumental versions of each track. All tracks written by Tennant/Lowe, and published by Sony/ATV Tunes LLC. "So Hard" produced by markymix.


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Thank you for your interest in Carolyn Foundation.
This section of our website provides information you need to assess your potential fit with Carolyn Foundation and how to apply for a grant – please read it carefully. You will learn about our priorities and interests, our exclusive New Haven focus, excluding suburbs, our grant application processes and evaluation criteria. Your understanding of our priorities and processes will help you decide if applying to the Carolyn Foundation is an effective use of your time.
Recent grant cycles have been very competitive. If you still have questions regarding our guidelines and/or your organization's fit with our priorities, please contact me, Becky Erdahl at 612-596-3279. Before submitting a proposal, please read all of the tabs in this section, including the FAQs, for important information you will need during the application process.
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John Key's reaction to the distance-based UK departure tax shows just how out of touch he is about our economic future. This Government is deeply in denial.
There is no question that climate change and rising fossil fuel prices will change travel patterns, and we should be taking this future into account in our tourism and economic strategies.
International air travel was not covered in the original Kyoto Accord, but Europe recognised early on that a price on carbon emissions from long haul flights would have to be applied. Otherwise, growth in demand for air travel would quickly outstrip any gains in fuel efficiency.
There is nothing wrong with the Government lobbying for New Zealand's interests in the UK, but we need to be realistic. Collectively humans will travel by air less frequently in the near future, because we're not going to see a cheap replacement for fossil fuels for aircraft any time soon. Even if we weren't concerned about human induced climate change, rising oil prices will have the exact same dampening effect on international tourism.
So it's time to pull our heads out of the sand, and start planning for an economic future that isn't reliant on cheap fossil fuels. This means rethinking tourism, Mr Key. Here are some ideas about a realistic tourism strategy.


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15:00 29 December 2016
Hollywood actress Carrie Fisher, best known for her role as Princess Leia in Star Wars series, has died aged 60, days after suffering a cardiac arrest.
Fisher had been on tour promoting her latest book, The Princess Diarists. On Friday, minutes before her plane lands, she was taken ill and received first aid before she was taken to the hospital.
Her death was confirmed by her spokesman Simon Halls. He said: "It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8.55 (16:55 GMT) this morning.
"She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly. Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers."
Stars and fans quickly paid tribute following the news of her death.
Star Wars co-star Mark Hamill took to Twitter simply writing: "No words #devastated".
Series creator George Lucas said she was "extremely smart; a talented actress, writer and comedienne with a very colourful personality that everyone loved".
Fisher made her film debut opposite Warren Beatty in 1975's Shampoo. Aside from the Star Wars series, she also appeared in The Blues Brothers, When Harry Met Sally and Hannah and Her Sisters.


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I love turning my kids pictures and drawings into books. Whenever I come across an offer for a free photo book or a way to get one inexpensively, I go for it. I happened to use a photo book Groupon for both of these books. We have several little personalized books that the kids love to read.
When my oldest was 5, he drew a really cute book. So I scanned it in, uploaded it into a photo book and he was beyond thrilled to have his story published into a real, hardcover book. I love that it's preserved and that now it's a favorite bedtime story.
So our most recent family book was this one (sorry about the flash, not the best lighting):
The Z Took a Trip to the Zoo!
I love "The Z Was Zapped" by Chris VanAllsburg, so I used it as inspiration and found family pictures to go with each letter of the alphabet. Here are some of the pages we came up with.
(thanks to my teething daughter!)
My first-grader brought these Imagination glasses home from school one day. Perfect for I!
(and eating peppermint ice cream!)
(one of my favorite pages!)
(is the Dad dog pile a common thing at your house too?)
(a picture of our family at our visit to the zoo)
Books can be so much fun. Do you have any other great ideas for personalized books?!


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Gernot Schober writes: > Hi! > > I have a problem, setting up jigsaw1.0a3. > > I am not able to configer it in a way so that I can use "put" on a resource > ... I tried all the hints allready given on this list, but I did not succeed. > May be one can help me. > I use Jigsaw1.0a3 on sun-JDK for solaris, > the browser is Netscape 3.0gold. Sorry I don't have netscape gold handy, but here is a checklist: a) Check that the html (or html) extension has the putable flag set to true. b) If you cannot put to a given file (that exists), look through the resource editor for its putable flag, set it to true if needed. If the file is available at http://foo.com/mydir/myfile, perform the check by visiting http://foo.com/Admin/Editor/mydir/myfile At this point you should be able to edit *existing* files. Now, if you want to cxreate files through the PUT method, you have to make sure that the target directory is an instance of PutableDirectory (and not of DirectoryResource, which is the default). Say you want "http://foo.com/upload" to be the target directory (ie you want to be able to create "http://foo.com/upload/file.html" where file.html doesn't exist yet. Check that upload is a PutableDirectory resource instance, by going to http://foo.com/Admin/Editor/upload. If upload is not a PutableDirectory, remove it and recreate it as such. Now, you should be able to PUT new files into upload. If you want all directories *under* upload to be "putable", then (and in that case only), you can define a template, through /Admin/Directories, for "upload" as a *generic* (generic=true) PutableDirectory. Hope this helps, Anselm. Whenever I have a chance to donwload netscape gold, I'll check that the above work, I would be really surprised if it didn't.Received on Monday, 21 October 1996 13:11:00 UTC
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How Hackers Could Get Out of House Arrest
A security researchers find flaws in an anklet used to track people under house arrest.
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A hacker has found a way to hack a device used to track people under house arrest, potentially allowing whoever is wearing the tracking anklet to get away—without the police finding out.
Location tracking devices, which are usually strapped around ankles, use GPS and other technologies to report the position of people in home detention back to the authorities. Normally, these devices have a series of anti tampering systems that alert the police as soon as someone tries to mess with them. But William Turner, a security researcher also known as Amm0nRa, has found that one particular device manufactured by a Taiwanese company has a series of flaws that make it vulnerable to tampering.
While he was only able to study one particular model, Turner warned that it's likely others have the same weaknesses, and that manufacturers should start paying more attention.
"There are issues with these systems, we'd like to think that they're secure because they're part of the justice system," Turner said during a talk at the Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas on Friday, "but they're not perfect by a long shot."
Turner got a sample device from GWG International, a Taiwanese manufacturer. The device uses GPS and radio frequencies to determine the position of the person with the anklet, and uses a cell data network to send the coordinates back to monitors.
By studying the device he obtained, he found out that it's possible to spoof its location. All one needs is a do-it-yourself faraday cage, which is a container that blocks signals from going in or out; a software defined radio, which is a device that can be programmed to send and receive a wide range of radio frequencies using software instead of hardware; an open source app; and a custom script.
In this scenario, a person under home detention puts the device in the faraday cage, isolating it from the network. Then she creates a fake phone network so that when she tears the device apart and takes out the sim card, the device can still send a tamper detection warning, and thinks it was delivered, even though it was sent to the spoofed network.
At that point, the person can put the tracking device's SIM card in a phone and send herself a text to find out what number is associated with the card. Then, using an online SMS spoofing service, she can send the authorities fake messages that look like they're coming from that number, reporting her to be in the house, while she's actually fleeing.
GWG International could not be reached for comment.
It's not easy for someone who doesn't have a technical background to pull such a hack, Turner told me after the talk. But someone who does have technical skills could just make a device that automatically performs this attack, and sell it to people who are under house arrest.
He couldn't tell how many of these tracking devices are out there, or who exactly is using them, since the manufacturer did not want to disclose these numbers, and authorities weren't eager to share this information either.
"Someone somewhere is using this vulnerable system, because there's a market for it," he said.
Turner said he didn't contact GWG International to report his research, since he's had bad experiences reporting vulnerabilities in the past. Moreover, all the companies who sell similar devices, and that Turner contacted in the past, didn't seem interested in helping his research.
"None of the manufacturers really wanted to talk to me about it so I don't really care," he said during the talk. "It's their problem.


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Making a slight deviation in the original game concept for now... I like the idea of the main character being a graffiti artist, I just cant think of good game play concepts for this at the moment. We came up with these ghost characters att the game jam...So to get something to go along with what we started at the game jam I am implementing the below concepts:
Fear Totem: Dropped to scare ghosts, and corral them to portal.
Ghost trap: Once thrown can be locked enclosing ghost inside... then pushed over portal.
Vents: Even though he has wings, Limbo cant fly. You must earn points to get farther jumps and eventually fully fly.
There will also be a portal object not pictured here.


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Asset Protection vs. Fraudulent Conveyances in Bankruptcy
When one faces creditors making threatening phone calls, letters from collection agencies, civil judgment from creditors, wage garnishments, repossessions, you can feel like you are under attack. As a result, many people make the mistake and begin transferring assets to loved ones to put them beyond the reach of creditors and then file for bankruptcy. Under 11 USC §548 of the Bankruptcy Code, a trustee may avoid any transfer of an interest of the debtor in property, or any obligation incurred by the debtor, that was made or incurred on or within two years before the date of filing of the petition.
There are two types of fraudulent transfers in bankruptcy. First, is actual fraud, involving the intent to defraud creditors. Actual fraud requires proof of intent from the person challenging the transfer. Second, sometimes called constructive fraud, involves two conditions: 1) in exchange for the transfer, the debtor received less than "reasonably equivalent value," and 2) the debtor is unable to pay debts either at the time the transfer was made or as a result of the transfer itself.
When it comes to determining reasonably equivalent value there is no formula. Courts will look at all the circumstances surrounding a transaction to determine whether the exchange looks even. The Court will look at whether the sale was for fair market value, or whether it was made in good faith in the ordinary course of business.
Once a transfer has been deemed fraudulent, the trustee may recover the property, or the value of the property, and make it part of the bankruptcy estate. The one exception to this rule, is in the case of the "bona fide purchaser." A bona fide purchaser is one who acted in good faith to purchase the property without notice of the outstanding rights of others to the property. Here, the person receiving the property will be allowed to retain the property or regain the value they paid for it.
In regards to asset protection, investing in a homestead is a great way to protect assets. Arizona has a generous homestead exemption in place that allows homeowners up to $150,000 of equity in their home. Further, consider increasing your insurance coverage, or investing in qualified retirement plans that are tax exempt. However, before using any of these potential methods, you need to contact a qualified Arizona Bankruptcy Attorney.
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The Free Market Will Supply Silver To Anyone Who Needs Silver, If The Free Market Is Allowed To Function!
Please forward this site to your Congressional offices! To those who own no silver or gold, why should you care how metals investors are treated? When the rights of any group are trampled on, the rights of any other group may be next to come under fire! In the Franklin Roosevelt administration, ferocious rent controls were imposed for ten years that ruined 7 million small landlords! Who cleaned up? Larger interests who could hold out is who the favor of cheap acquisition and consolidation was done for! The inviolability of private property rights is central to the American dream! Special interest groups cannot be allowed to gut the finances of innocent investors! Silver Users Association, we are about to address YOU! GET THE SUA OUT OF BED WITH THE HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT http://www.financialsensearchive.com/fsu/editorials/steer/2007/1018.html United States national security does not depend on a silver user's cartel having a stranglehold on the physical silver supply! Every SUA member company has counterparts who aren't members who can supply the government with finished goods under free market conditions!SILVER USERS ASSOCIATION---
This is the companion site to www.silverstealers.net where you can see Who has been stealing silver for over a century from Americans --- Chinese---Indians---Mexicans---Peruvians---Bolivians---English and European residents---and silver miners!
The Silver Stealers hope to use the President to issue a criminal Executive Order nationalizing silver, saying oh, the Franklin Roosevelt administration provided precedent for involuntary silver transfer from citizens to Uncle Sam at a low suppressed price! THIS WON'T WORK TODAY if we can have enough Americans read "THE SILVER STEALERS" and the contents of this site also! The MONEY POWER can be defanged and declawed!
We the silver investing American public know too well that if silver were nationalized a second time, it wouldn't go anywhere else but to The Silver Users Association! We know that some Pilgrims Society member from Wall Street as Treasury Secretary would dole it out to your grasping members! IF THAT TAKES PLACE WE WILL ORGANIZE THE MOST MASSIVE, UNRELENTING AND IMPLACABLE CONSUMER BOYCOTT IN HISTORY OF EVERY LAST SILVER USERS ASSOCIATION COMPANY AND ALSO OF YOUR PRIMARY BANKS! YOU BEST SEE TO IT THAT SILVER NATIONALIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR A SECOND TIME OR FACE THE RUIN OF YOUR ENTERPRISES! The guiltless must not be made to answer for the misdeeds of the culpable! Let those who carted off the silver reserve be solely accountable for restoring it and without immoral recourse to thieving eminent domain tactics!
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HEALTH – OUT-OF-HOURS SERVICES – 24 May 2005
Dr Julian Lewis: I agree with what the hon. Gentleman said about the out-of-hours service. Does he agree that one of the strange precursors of the present situation was the fact that the GPs who always used to be on call were given the option of taking a very modest reduction in their income in order to shed that major responsibility? Was not the present disaster an entirely predictable outcome of their being given that choice?
[Mr Steve Webb: The hon. Gentleman is right to say that what has happened was predictable, not least because the Primary Care Trusts, which are now responsible for putting in place alternative provision, do not have the budget necessary to pay for the most expensive part of the provision, which is the bit that nobody wants to do – call-outs in the middle of the night and at weekends. That was foreseeable, and I am concerned that so far nothing is being done rapidly enough to address the matter. Lives are at risk as long as the problem is not addressed.]


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Some of the tools groups use to run effective meetings are a meeting facilitator, meeting minutes, written guidance, ground rules, and an agenda. The most effective groups use a variety of processes and tools to guide their work. In this webinar parents will learn about the principles that guide group practices and the important processes and tools groups use


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by Liesl Clark and Rebecca Rockefeller
Do you want to shift to a life with less plastic and less waste in general? Wondering where to start? Feeling overwhelmed? We'd love to help!
We've learned a lot about how to change our own habits and perspectives over the past three years, and we'd like to offer this bit of advice: Please, don't try to do everything at once! Choose just one step, the one that seems the easiest or most appealing to you, and give that a try.Adapt our ideas as necessary for your own household and lifestyle and keep at that one first change until it's second nature, or until you're excited to add another.
Remember that joy and pride are much better motivating emotions in the long run than guilt and shame. Find one first step solution here that addresses something you'd be happy to change because it's driving you crazy, or something that you'd be proud to accomplish. Find the joy and humor in taking control of your stuff, and celebrate every little change you make. Over time, these small steps add up and can have a profound positive impact.
Here are our kitchen solutions. Find your own next step – Pick one thing and start with that:
- Store your food in glass jars. Reuse glass jars of all sizes, and find used Mason jars at thrift stores, garage sales, or during summer canning season sales at your local grocery and hardware stores. Buy in bulk at your grocery store, putting your items directly into your jars (get a tare weight for each jar from a cashier before filling the jar, so the weight can be subtracted from your grocery items when the price is calculated). Jars work on pantry shelves as well as in the fridge and freezer. Even salad greens stay fresh when packed into jars instead of into plastic bags, and soups and other foods can be frozen in jars if you leave the top few inches empty to allow for expansion.
- Use alternatives to plastic wrap to cover food in your fridge or on your counter tops. Natural waxed paper can be composted when it wears out; to keep it in place over a casserole or tray of food, weight the top with a table knife or spoon. Plates can be inverted to cover bowls.
- Turn an old sheet into bags for shopping and home storage. These don't need to be fancy, just stitch up some simple pillow case style rectangles, with or without a drawstring at the top; you can tie string or yarn around the neck for a customizable, removable and reusable closure. Get bags slightly damp to store delicate greens in the fridge, use them dry for fruit such as apples, brown rice, etc. If you don't have a sheet ready to become bags, check your local thrift store or Freecycle group.
- Buy in bulk whenever possible. You'll get a better price per pound, and there's less packaging to deal with. If you don't know of a buying club or co-op around you, check the online directory of the Co-op Directory Service for a state-by-state listing of buying clubs and co-ops, and tips on starting one for your community: http://www.coopdirectory.org/#WhatIsABuyingClub Even your local grocery store has bulk options on its regular shelves. Buy the largest package you can find of pasta, fresh green beans, rice, etc. Freeze extra in season vegetables and fruits for use when they're not in season any more; store that extra pasta and rice in your pantry.
- Eat seasonal foods. Things that are in season locally are fresher, less expensive, and frequently transported shorter distances which requires less packaging. It means no strawberries in January for most of us, but when you eat the berries that are ripened on farms closer to your home later in the year, they really will taste better (much better), and they'll likely be available in paper baskets instead of plastic clamshell boxes, and will cost less. And some foods that taste the best might be right under your nose. Try the 100 foot diet, undertaken by Liesl's family last spring; to their delight they enjoyed the fruit of their land in ways they had never done before!
- Want Bread Less Plastic? Make your own. We purchased a Teflon-free bread maker years ago and make at least 2 loaves per week. It not only saves our family a lot of money, but we know the great organic ingredients that go into our bread now. There's nothing like fresh-baked bread. But a dilemma posed itself to us when we then had to pack our bread into bags to store it, after baking. The solution? Store your bread in an old-fashioned bread box! It keeps the bread fresh for days and totally plastic-free. The same goes for many foods that are commonly packaged in plastics, from crackers to yogurt and way beyond. Check out our Food Less Plastic board at Pinterest for some recipes to get you started.
- Never Buy Plastic Bags Again: We haven't bought plastic bags in years. There's no need. With the use of a bag dryer from Gaiam, we wash and then dry all the bags we use. You can also make your own countertop bag dryer using chopsticks and a toothbrush holder. Why treat a plastic bag as a single use disposable if that plastic is here to stay on this planet, forever? You'll save money, too.
- Double Your Ziplocs as "Freezer Bags." If you freeze many of your fruits and veggies in the summer, one trick, rather than buying freezer bags, is to simply double bag your produce into your very own Ziploc bags. We reuse Ziploc-style bags from our favorite tortilla maker and use them as doubled-up freezer bags.
- Cut way down on paper towels.Keep a basket of small natural fiber wash cloths or towel pieces on your kitchen counter or wherever you can reach it easily. If you have young children, keep a stack of where they can be reached and used without adult assistance – Kids love to be in charge of mopping up their own spills when it's easy and guilt-free. Cut up an old towel or check your local thrift store for a collection of wash cloths or towels in colors that you enjoy. Run the dirty cloths through a regular wash cycle, dry them, and they'll be good to go for the next mess. When they're finally worn out, toss them into your compost pile or use them as weed barrier fabric in your garden. When you do use a paper towel, compost it instead of sending it to your local landfill or incinerator.
- Plastic-Free Sink. We love our all-natural sink accoutrements: A natural compostable sponge, a hand-knit organic cotton scrubby, a bamboo brush, a copper scrubber for tough stuff, liquid castile soap in a glass bottle, and baking soda in a stainless steel shaker. Wads of used tin foil can always substitute the copper scrubber for a great abrasive against baked-on food. And the baking soda is our most reliable hard-working abrasive scrubber for pots and pans. It starts its magic on your cookware as soon as its sprinkled on.
- If you're looking for more zero waste kitchen inspiration, please visit our Trash Backwards app, where we have hundreds of kitchen ideas to help you reduce, reuse and recycle all things kitchen-related. Here's a sample of some of the green ideas we can connect you to:


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So after our lovely jaunts to Hong Kong and Nanjing, the Hubs and I headed to our last stop of our Christmas holiday: my hometown of Seoul! I was so excited to be back and also, to be eating everything I've been missing.
In London, there are lots of Korean restaurants. In fact, a small town called New Malden in Surrey is called Koreatown by some people, there are so many Korean restaurants on the high street. So it's not difficult to get what you want there. In contrast, one of the drawbacks of living in Kuala Belait is that the nearest Korean restaurant is over an hour away so you can imagine how desperate I was for my fix!
One of the major differences between Korean restaurants outside of Korea and those within are that those outside tend to be "general" restaurants ie they serve a wide range of dishes and so you don't have to go to different restaurants to eat different food. In Korea, the restaurants tend to be a lot more specialised, a lot of the restaurants that my family go to specialise in only a handful of dishes and some only have one item on their menu.
So here are some of the highlights of my food journey 🙂
1. Sul-lung-tang
One of the first places we stopped by to eat was my favourite sul-lung-tang place. This is a soup made by boiling beef and bones for a loooong time to create a deep flavour. It is served with a bowl of rice which you usually put inside the soup to eat altogether. It is delicious, particularly with some good kimchi.
2. Bulgogi jeon-gol
Bulgogi is marinated beef in a sweet soy sauce. It can come with a wide range of "wetness". In restaurants outside Korea, it usually comes in a grill dish, sizzling, with a little bit of sauce.
This place I go to all the time in Seoul does bulgogi jeon-gol. "Jeon-gol" means stew and so it has a lot more sauce.
Usually at these sorts of places, the meat comes uncooked and is placed at the grill on your table so you can watch it cook and adjust it to your taste. Once you finish all the meat, you can order fried rice. Then a server comes to your table with the rice and various veg and fries the rice right in front of you. The ingredients can include kimchi, leafy green veg, beansprouts, mushrooms etc
3. Korean BBQ
During my time at home, I went for a classic Korean BBQ. This restaurant is absolutely awesome as it is a butcher / restaurant. So the aesthetics are not anything to write home about, but the taste of their beef is phenomenal and the prices are very good too. The beef doesn't need anything, no salt or pepper, marinade or anything it's that good. If you want some seasoning, it comes with a salt, pepper and sesame oil sauce on the side that you can dip into.
My dad is a keen griller and he usually shoos away the servers and does the cooking himself. He's very particular about how he does it but I have to admit, it is absolutely delicious when he says they are ready. I stuffed my face at this restaurant…
4. Hanjungsik
To understand what Hanjungsik means, I have to break down each syllable. "Han" means Korea, "jung" means formal and "sik" means meal. So Hanjungsik refers to a traditional Korean meal. Usually, each table will have a few vegetable dishes, some pickles, soup, stew and some meat or fish dishes. At the end of the meal comes some sort of dessert, in the form of drinks, confectioneries, or fruit.
Hanjungsik is very popular in Korea as traditional food tends to be very healthy and there is a wide variety of food that comes with each order.
So I went to a restaurant called Chong-mok. This restaurant has resolved a problem that is common with Hanjungsik restaurants, which is that there are sooo many different dishes, the servers either have to carry around huge trays full of food or scurry from the kitchen to the tables multiple times. Chong-mok has come up with a unique solution in that they prepare what I'll call a "top table" that they lay all their dishes on from the kitchen and then load the whole top table onto a trolley which they roll over. Then they push the top table onto the table at which you are sitting. The height of the trolley and size of the tables match so that it is easy to push on and off. And voila, you have a table full of food!
5. Pat-bing-su
Pat-bing-su is a summer dessert which isn't widely available usually in the winter so when I saw a shop selling it, I looked at Hubs and said I gotta have it! Pat-bing-su has lots of shaved ice at the bottom and topped with sweet red beans and usually some milk. You can also add lots of different flavourings and toppings such as nuts or chocolate but we went simple with just some rice cakes on top. Sooo good!
6. Ho-dduk
Unlike pat-bing-su, ho-dduk is a quintessential winter snack. I had this one with my mum when we were out and about in a market. Ho-dduk is a pan-fried flatbread with honey inside. When you eat a hot one right off the pan on a cold day, there's nothing better!
I've now made myself really hungry by writing this post so I'm off to have a snack!


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Rain continues to mix with and change to snow from West to East across the region at midday, as shown on the latest radar mosaic above.
Surface low pressure is getting wound up offshore of the Mid-Atlantic Coast, as shown on the latest composite surface analysis and visible satellite image below:
The surface low will strengthen rapidly as it lifts North/Northeastward today and into tonight, as shown on this series of GFS forecast model images:
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Precipitation is currently falling in the form of rain in the major cities from Baltimore/Washington on northeastward along the Coast. Snow is starting to mix in just to the West of the Baltimore/Washington area, and is also beginning to mix in the NYC area. Based on current trends, I expect rain to mix with and change to snow in the Philadelphia area by mid-afternoon and in the Hartford area by late afternoon. I expect rain to change to snow in the Providence and Boston areas tonight or early Sunday morning.
Now...on to the record books. The record October snowfall is 2.2 inches at Washington and 2.5 inches at Baltimore (both set in 1925). It will be tougher to break those records (based on current forecast trends) than it will be at points to the Northeast, but it still cannot be completely ruled out. I currently expect 1-2 inches in Western suburbs, and 1 inch or less in the Baltimore/Washington area itself.
The records that appear to be easily breakable later today and/or tonight include:
New York City (Central Park) - 0.8 inches in 1925
Hartford - 1.7 inches in 1979
Boston - 1.1 inches in 2005
It's going to be a close one in Philadelphia. The record at the airport is 2.2 inches set back in 1925 (the same storm that set the NYC and Baltimore/Washington area records). I currently have the 2 inch line drawn right through Philadelphia on my forecast, which is shown in the image below:
The image below is the same, but with some of the major city point forecasts included:
As mentioned in posts throughout the week, this will be a heavy, wet snow, with significant potential for widespread tree and powerline stress and/or damage in areas with more than 2 inches of accumulation. The wind will further aggravate this threat.
As shown on the GFS model forecast images above, North to Northeast winds of 20-30 mph with gusts to 50 mph will become widespread across central and northern portions of the forecast area by this evening. The winds will be strongest from just Northeast of Philadelphia, on Northeastward across the region. The high wind threat includes the NYC Metro area, Hartford, Providence, Boston, and interior areas to the West of that line.
Combine the heavy, wet snow with the high winds and a significant threat for power outages will exist across much of the region.
Now that the event is getting underway, future updates will focus on photos and/or videos on the ongoing event, as well as any short-range changes in the snowfall forecast, if needed. This particular post will not be updated, so please check the blog homepage or the "10 Most Recent Posts" link at the right hand side of the page for future updates...
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Preformed Line Products Co. (PLPC) Drops 5.68% on January 19Equities Staff Follow |
Preformed Line Products Co. (PLPC) was one of the Russell 2000's biggest losers for Tuesday January 19 as the stock slid 5.68% to $37.12, a loss of $-2.2331 per share. Starting at an opening price of $39.81 a share, the stock traded between $37.12 and $39.81 over the course of the trading day. Volume was 1,611 shares over 37 trades, against an average daily volume of 6,438 shares and a total float of 5.27 million.
The losses send Preformed Line Products Co. down to a market cap of $195.68 million. In the last year, Preformed Line Products Co. has traded between $53.30 and $28.30, and its 50-day SMA is currently $41.74 and 200-day SMA is $38.72.
The stock has a P/E Ratio of 34.5.
Preformed Line Products Co designs, manufactures & sells hardware used inenergy & other utility networks, communication products & mounting hardware for solar power applications. It offers cable anchoring; control hardware & splice enclosures.
Preformed Line Products Co. is based out of Mayfield Village, OH and has some 2,744 employees. Its CEO is Robert G. Ruhlman.
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When a person fails (or doesn't fail)…Tests can fail. They reveal information when they do so. Even a passed test may reveal new information. Same thing basically apply to human failures. Why did my effort fail? What are the critical points that lead into the failure? Is there a possibility that the failure was evident and there was nothing that could be done to prevent it? If not, how can I see the critical points in the future?
Are we the cause of failure?There are hundreds of self flagellation books that motivate you not to fail. If we are to attain a critical mind and keep it, we need to realize that we are fallible. We make mistakes, ok? There's nothing you can do to rid yourself of all failures. By keeping in mind that you are allowed to fail, you may prioritize with more precision, plan important thing more carefully, and learn from events that may lead into the failure.
The worst enemy of a person (who fails or succeeds) is ignorance. The ignorance itself may be the cause of failure, but by ignoring the root cause for a failure prevents all learning. Ignorance leading to failure is the worst cause, but still a person can learn from ignoring as much as from anything else. A person may have a reason to ignore something due to scheduling, required effort/skill/resources, insufficient knowledge, or a memory lapse. This is a kind of benign ignorance, as the ignorance is used as a tool towards the goal. If a person chooses to neglect, belittle, condescend either other people directly or indirectly, it is malign ignorance. A person failing to deliver on time because of procrastination or lack of interest in the subject falls to the same malign category.
People can learn from ignorance, more easily from benign ignorance than from malign. You can always choose to take note on the thing you previously ignored and decrease the risk to fail. Even attitude of ignoring can be changed, but it could require huge effort to do so. It is encouraged that people rid themselves of ignorance to important matters. They may prioritize some things lower than others and thus they do not ignore them completely. Asking "am I ignoring important things?" could result in fewer failures. If a failure occurs, what was ignored and why?
We may fail also because of choosing the wrong tools, approach or methods. For example making a presentation about some scientific thingy and structuring it poorly, may result in failure. Choosing wrong viewpoints (or too few) can result in biased view and thus result in failure. We may even choose the right tool and fail because of lack of skills to use it. If I don't have the sufficient skills to do this, who has? Can I utilize that person's skills in this task? Do I have to adjust my views to reach a better result or to suit the given task?
We may make a efficient contribution towards succeeding in the task but it may still fail. We may have overlooked some important information that could drastically change the outcome of our task, or we could have made the wrong interpretation. The material or the baseline itself on which we built our effort upon may be faulty. Have we enough information to successfully complete the task? How do we determine that? Is the opinion I have conclusive enough to lead into success?
"It's their fault!" ;)All things leading into failure are not reliant upon the person doing the task. The task mey require effort from multiple people or organizations and all cannot be controlled. To succeed in a multi-person, multi-venue task we need to establish a knowledge which person is holding what information / is responsible of which deliverance / responsible form which sub-task. If keys to our success lie in another person's hands, we need to make sure those keys open the doors for us.
It could be that the venue where you were to hold the presentation is accidentally overbooked and your effort fails. They may have suffered from a Force Majeure or something completely irrelevant to the task at hand but preventing from succeeding in it. There are some cases where one can find learning opportunities regarding the Force Majeure incidents. Can I prevent the task from failing due to unexpected events? Does a failure due to those events cause failure to retry? Can I take precautionary actions to prevent those things affecting my task?
If the environment and the nature (a stampeding elephant horde is considered a force of nature. "Jumanji!") don't cause a failure you still have take into account the audience of your task. This may include the people taking part to a presentation, the stakeholders of a software project, etc. The person doing the task has little power to effect the audience. The stakeholders may have beliefs, reasons, attitudes, etc. that may hinder the successful execution of a task. Audience may choose to ignore your topic and perform a no-show (or have more important thing to do at the time). What can I do to ensure that the task fulfills the goals regarding the audience/stakeholders? Do I need to adjust my approach so that the stakeholders don't have to struggle to relate to me or my topic? Do I need to do research on the receiving end of my task?
By asking important questions about the task and the surroundings can drastically decrease the possibility of a failure. And even if you fail, you will have a solid base for learning from your observations and the information received from the analysis of a failure. Accepting that you are fallible increases the ability to think critically. By anchoring ourselves to the opinion that we can't fail, makes us vulnerable to being biased and blind to important details and information.
Don't think failing as a bad thing...As we know, we all fail at something. There's nothing wrong with that. Succeeding might result in fewer learning opportunities than failing in the same task. Still, we can use the same techniques we use to analyze failures to apply to analyzing success. Did I prioritize efficiently my time and tasks? Was there a pit that I fell into thus decreasing my chances of succeeding? How can I remove that deficiency in my future doings?
Attitude towards failure is one of the biggest obstacles towards success, as we think it makes us losers or bad people (at least some people do that). Every attempt is a learning opportunity, pass or fail. Inquisitive mind is the best tool to enable learning in failure as in success.
If you found this piece of blog post inspirational, please comment that it was inspirational. If not, then comment that it wasn't. What ever the response, tell me why. If we (failing or succeeding in our doings) do not get feedback on from our effort, we cannot tell whether it is a success or not. By saying so, I don't encourage people to praise without justification or mock unnecessarily. The task for commenting is to succeed in commenting. Would you rather fail or succeed in that?


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Vijay Krishna Acharya , the author executive of the unsurpassed YRF blockbuster Dhoom 3, collaborates at the end of the day with Aamir Khan in Thugs Of Hindostan alongside Amitabh Bachchan to give the gathering of people a never seen experience of overwhelming filmmaking!
This YRF film holds a twofold bonanza by uniting Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan together interestingly. That in itself, is film legend in making! Discussing the throwing Aamir Khan tweeted, "At long last, the minute I've been sitting tight for has come… to work with my symbol, Mr. Bachchan! Much obliged Adi, Victor, for 'Hooligans of Hindostan'. I'm too thriller to be in any way working with the on-screen character I have respected the majority of my life. Shoot begins right on time one year from now, and the discharge has been bolted for Diwali 2018. Can hardly wait to begin! Fingers crossed."
The main woman of the film will be declared soon. Hooligans Of Hindostan holds more astounds in its kitty! So look out for more points of interest in this space and continue checking the time till its discharge date of Diwali 2018.


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Although I don't do it often since I think it takes away from the "shabby", this color really pops when I add a coat of Polycrylic to it. You can see on the coffee mug rack and candelabra, how nice it looks.
Linking to:
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Free for All Friday @ Sassy Sites
Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest
Feature Yourself Friday @ Fingerprints on the Fridge
Think Pink Sunday @ Flamingo Toes
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Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Wow Us Weds @ Savvy Southern Style
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Anyone who knows me would know that I am by no means a fantastic cook, but luckily I have a wonderful boyfriend who is, and he's here to hold my hand throughout the whole ordeal.
I suppose I would consider myself a slight cook-o-phobe. The thought of dicing, slicing and chopping all gets me a little bit flustered, give me a makeup brush over a cleaver any day.
So, with all that said, on tonight's menu is Chicken on a bed of Refried Beans with Sweet Potato Fries. An American themed dish for all you followers across the pond, Happy 4th July!
Wish me luck!
BBQ Sauce, What you'll need:
• 450ml water
• 100g tomato puree
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1/4 tbsp butter
• 1.1/2 small onions, sliced
• 3 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tbsp spicy mustard
• 2 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp ground garlic
• 1 beef stock cube
• 1 tsp paprika
• 2 tsp chili powder
• salt and pepper to taste
Pre-heat pan on a medium heat, add butter to melt, sliced onions and ground garlic. Sauté and leave to brown. Once brown, add beef stock and water. Stir until dissolved. Add the remaining ingredients, stir and leave to simmer for 15 minutes. Once ready, smother your grilled or pre-cooked chicken breast.
Refried Beans, What you'll need:
• 1/2 small onion, diced
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 450g tinned kidney beans
• grated cheddar cheese to taste
• pinch of sugar
Sauté onions in olive oil till brown. Drain kidney beans and bring to the boil in 1.2ltr of water. Once boiled drain 95% of water and add remaining beans and water to onions. Mash until desired consistency, add cheese and sugar to taste. Cook time approx. 15 minutes.
Sweet Potato Fries, What you'll need:
• 2 tbsp of olive oil
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 2 large sweet potatoes
• salt to taste
Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees with baking tray. Slice potatoes to desired thickness, measure out olive oil and soy sauce into tupperware and add sweet potato. Seal and shake. Add ingredients to baking tray and leave to cook for 30-40 minutes, till crispy.
It looked nice but it tasted even better! Dinner was a success and I may even cook more often.


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Welcome to chILD UK
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We do this by raising awareness, working with medical professionals to create a better understanding of chILD and offer quality practical and emotional support.
What is ChILD?
A group of rare lung diseases found in infants, children and adolescents.
There are a large number of interstitial and diffuse diseases which fall under the chILD umbrella.
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Sexy, appealing eyes are nothing new to women. We have known for thousands of years how to attract and allure using the power of our eyes. Just look at the ancient Egyptians. Cleopatra certainly knew what she was doing using kohl to dramatically line her eyes.
Sexy eyes are not about shockingly bright colors; rather sexy eyes are about creating the perfect almond shaped eye. Women in the early 1900s knew that large, almond shaped eyes were appealing. Once again, we come full circle to the Egyptians and their heavily lined almond shape.
So how do we achieve a sexy eye without looking like a raccoon or a Halloween character?
3. Eyeliner will create the illusion of bigger, more seductive eyes. Eyeliner can also help to correct eye shape giving the eyes the desired almond shape which is characteristic of sexy eyes. Begin by lining the top lash line from the inner corner and extending the line slightly past the edge. Use a soft pencil or powder so that the line is not harsh. Harsh lines might make you look angry, not sexy. You can go over the line using an angled brush to create a smoother finish and fan out the edges so that the line is not too harsh.
4. Line the bottom outer third of the lower lid keeping close to the lash line and extend slightly past the edge.
5. Remember that we are going for an almond shape. Judge the line to see that it creates the shape of an almond.
You may need to make the line thicker depending upon the shape of your eye. A perfectly shaped eye will immediately give the illusion of sexiness. If you look at fashion models in magazines, even the minimalist has carefully shaped the eye for an almond look.
6. For sexy eyes, we are going to open up the eyes to make them appear larger; therefore, we must gradually increase the color as we move toward the brow. Begin with dark shadow. If you line the eyes with brown, choose chocolate shadow. Apply color to the mobile eye making sure that the color intensity is darkest close to the lashes and outer third of the eye to create the desired almond shape of a sexy eye. The intensity should decrease as you move towards the crease.
7. Check for the desired shape and that the color intensity is equal on both eyes.
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8. Apply shadow to the lower lid sweeping it towards the outer corner. Be sure to keep the intensity light or you may look like a raccoon. You can always increase the intensity if you desire. Concentration should b on the outer third.
9. Fill in the inner corner of the eye and above the brow bone using vanilla to highlight and open the eyes. This will make the eyes appear even larger and finish the sexy eye makeup.
10. Curl the lashes to further open the eyes and apply mascara to both top and bottom. Fan the lashes when applying the mascara to make the eyes appear sexy and large. Concentrate more mascara on the outer third of the lashes.


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A new study has found that exercise may help in improving memory issues in breast cancer survivors.
According to Siobhan Phillips, the main author of the study, moderate to vigorous physical activity everyday helps in reducing stress and benefits cancer survivors psychologically, thereby resulting in improved memory. Phillips is assistant professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.
Chemotherapy or radiation treatments given to cancer patients during treatment lead to memory issues, which is often termed as "chemo brain." The study has found that such memory problems may be linked to emotions and stress. Phillips claim that women who go through cancer treatment are often frightened, fatigued and just suffering from low self-confidence which affects their memory as well.
"Our research suggests these self-reported memory problems may be emotionally related," said Phillips, reported Perfscience. "These women are frightened, stressed, fatigued, tapped out emotionally and have low self-confidence, which can be very mentally taxing and can lead to perceived memory problems."
For the purpose of the study, the team of researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg studied self-reported memory and exercise data taken from more than 1,800 breast cancer survivors including 362 women who wore devices called "accelerometers" that tracked their movement.
"We found moderate to vigorous physical activity actually benefits women psychologically and that, in turn, helps their memory," Phillips added, reported MorningTicker.
The study results found that moderate or vigorous physical activity such as brisk walking, biking, jogging lead to less stress and fatigue in participants from both the groups. The researchers found that physical activity has psychological benefits and results in better memory.
While, the study didn't establish a direct cause-and-effect relationship between physical activity and a breast cancer survivor's issues with memory, higher levels of physical activity were linked to higher self-confidence level.
The research findings were published in the journal Psycho-Oncology.


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These two are best buds. When Ry first met Mia he was a little put off by her "mothering" which was hilarious to watch. Now the minute I mention her name he starts waving and running to the door for his shoes. It's great to see how they've bonded at such a young age. My friend, Dot has a slideshow of these two over at her blog.
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The market for new planes over the next two decades is likely to reach USD 5.2 trillion as air traffic continues to grow at a steady 4.5 percent, annually, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Industries said in a report Monday.
Airbus estimates that 33,000 new planes with a capacity of over 100 seats will be needed to satisfy demand, with 32,425 of the carriers needed in the passenger market and 645 transports in the freight market. In addition, the report said that 500,000 new pilots will be required to fill available jobs in the industry.
"By 2035, the world's aircraft fleet will have doubled from today's 19,500 aircraft to almost 40,000," Airbus said, adding that "13,000 passenger and freighter aircraft will be replaced with more fuel efficient types."
The growth in air traffic was attributed to "urbanisation and increased wealth in emerging economies, particularly in Asia," where economic growth is forecast to reach 5.6 percent per year, on average, and where the desire to travel will affect 75 percent of the population within 20 years, triple the 25 percent who travel at the present time.
The Middle Class in emerging economies is expected to double to 3.5 billion people by 2035, bolstering demand for air travel significantly higher.
Compared with the 300 percent traffic growth in Asia, Western Europe and North America will only record a 3.7 percent growth in travel, Airbus remarked. On the other hand, China's domestic air traffic will become the world's largest within 10 years, the report projected.
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I decided after 21 years of marriage I needed to take a good look at what I am doing in my marriage that prevents intimacy. I figure that although we have a good sex life it might be interesting to see what would happen not just to our sex life but to our lives in general if I never refused my husband's sexual advances. So I am keeping this blog as a way to track what I discover.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Just had a good idea!
I imagine it would be hard to respond to a year's worth of posts especially on a private subject.
Direct questions might be easier.
So bring it - can be related to a specific post, or comment, or anything else (sports, chickens - whatever you want). He will answer what he wants to and ignore those that he isn't comfortable with.
You can leave a comment here with your question or you can send it to email if you want.
My email is email@example.com.
So tell us what you absolutely need to know!
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- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 1:16 AM
That is a good idea, but I still want to read Mr. Yes's unadulterated reaction before asking questions.ReplyDelete
I want to know if he knew something was up...did he notice the change...how long did it take?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2013 at 3:36 AM
cant wait to see the interviewReplyDelete
I second New Bea's question.ReplyDelete
Also: How did the increased frequency and willingness affect other areas of your life, such as work, general personal confidence, feelings for your family and wife in general?
Now that you know the secret--How does that affect your ideas of things you've always wanted to do, but haven't yet because you were afraid she might turn you down?
- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2013 at 2:31 PM
A simple way to start is with his take on your hypotheses.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2013 at 12:52 PM
I want to know if you guys feel like you get along better outside the bedroom when you are having lots of sex, or if it doesn't make a difference one way or the other.ReplyDelete


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Let's talk 'memories'
When my students tell me they want to write a memoir, I ask them where will they get their memories from? Will it be the stories they've told themselves throughout their lives, and maybe changed a time or two, or will it be from the 'truth' that is buried deep within? Let's explore our 'emotional centers.'
Being a writer, there never is enough time, it seems. Having that thought in mind, I have redesigned these online writing classes so that upon registration each student has full access to the class. You can now sign up for the classes you would like to take and just become a part of them, of all of them. No waiting until the next week before the next lesson. If you have a weekend available, just click online and get through it, get inspired, discover all the great ways to accomplish your desired result as you put your words to the page.
I've made them fast moving and intriguing and each new lesson builds on the last one. You will have a take away with each lesson. That is huge to keep the juices flowing.
These classes are designed as a pathway into a more profound understanding from which our words emerge, that compost pile Graham Greene and Robert Olen Butler referred to in their writings. Each class is designed as a study of nature's power to bring us into ourselves.
As a writer, these classes will guide you out of your head and into your core. You can call it your heart, your center, your senses, your emotional center – the seat of your being, whichever each of us feels comfortable with. For me, as your guide, I call it 'our emotional center' where all the good stuff is stashed, where the senses come alive.
By letting Nature's healing powers embrace us, we begin to feel comfortable with who we really are. We are able to bring our thoughts and feelings to the page without fear of reprisal, by opening a path into the 'Organics' of our souls.
With nature as a structure from which to build on, and to depend on in times of need, we create a foundation for all of our writings. One where we can burrow into our center and bring forth texture and depth which will enhance our readers' experience.
Class opens Oct. 31st, 2017 and will remain open thereafter.
This class allows the student total access from the very beginning and each student can complete the class at their own speed.
This class is designed to give each writer the tools needed to explore all there is and help you decide what belongs in your story, and what doesn't.
This section is ongoing, and includes any of those who have finished the Mining Truth in Memoir class.
NOTE: Before registering for this class, one must finish the Mining Truth in Memoir class offered above.
This class will continue indefinitely and will be meeting online two nights per month. It will utilize the tools offered in Mining Truth in Memoir: Digging for our Gold - our Personal Truth. We are here to write and work towards finishing our books/projects. We will be moving forward at a steady clip. Be prepared to finish your work.
Registration for this class is ongoing and is available for registration following the completion of Mining Truth in Memoir - Digging for our Gold, our Personal Truth.
Next Registration and Class Dates TBA
Place can be brought alive as a character. It has power. This is a class for all of you who feel the depth of place, but don't quite know how to give it power in your words.
Register and begin the class at any time starting on July 15th, and anytime there after. Yes, you will have complete access to the class upon registration.
Feeling unsettled? Concerned about the state our country is in? Struggling to find your 'center' amidst all the chaos? You are not alone and this class is for you.
Creating a peaceful space, one that allows the energy to flow gently through unimpeded, is imperative. One cannot survive all 'tied up in knots' all the time. Feng Shui, this ancient practice of arranging things in your home or office to let the energy flow gently through, is a powerful anecdote to chaos. This practice can bring peace to your home or office.
This class is designed for the participant to have full access instantly, upon registration. Each student can work through at their own speed, and it will stay up indefinitely for you to reference at any time in the future. I am available as you go through to answer all of your questions.
This class is now available for registration.
The date and location are in the works. Please stay tuned. This is an experience you won't want to miss.
Novelist, teacher and guide, C. Susan Nunn, takes us into a creative exploration of silence, the unfolding of the textures and layers of the experience.
This online retreat is for all creative souls who want to experience the art of silence and come away with a deeper understanding of themselves and their artistic path, whether a writer, painter, dancer or nature lover, whatever your path, 'silence' is an experience you won't want to miss. Through visual exercises and Susan's work of exploring 'place' and all that is through silence, you will lift into a space of renewal, and be counting the days until it's retreat time. Come away feeling renewed and ready to "create."
Do you have a narrative starting to form in your mind, one that is just begging to be brought to light and to the page, but you just don't know where or how to begin this awesome journey into story?
These feelings are very familiar to all of us who write. At the beginning, most of us just plowed headlong into it, until finally it became something more than just words. Some of us went after degrees thinking that would magically shorten the path we had chosen, and others found even though they were naturals at writing and storytelling, they still needed some guidance.
Join me for this 6-week class, as we explore the fundamentals of writing, and construct our foundations on which to build our stories. All I ask of you is to bring your passion for writing, your ideas of what you want to get onto paper, a curiosity of life, and an open mind.
The next class dates TBA
As we move into a year of uncertainty, I recognize the tremendous potential before us as each of us 'mine' and 'lay claim' to our most creative spirits.
My wish for all of you is that we make 2018 'The Year of our Power' – that we carve time from our busy lives and embody the very essence of this writing life we have chosen – that we prioritize and accomplish what is really important in this world – that we open our hearts and fill the world with love, not only in words, but in our actions, as well.
I'm with you on this journey.
Wishing you peace,


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We use both, either and neither when we are talking about two things.
Both is used with plural nouns to mean "the two" or "the one as well as the other".
Either can have two pronunciations: / ˈiːðər/ (mainly in American English) and / ˈaɪðər / and means "one or the other".
Neither can also have two pronunciations: / ˈniːðər/ (mainly in American English) and /ˈnaɪðə(r)/ and means "not one nor the other.
This travel blog photo's source is TravelPod page: San Sebastion – Spain
Both of us at the surf beach
Both books are very good.
I didn't like either book (not the one or the other)
Neither book is very good.
They can also be used with the preposition of. In this case, they can be followed by:
- The + noun: Both of the children were late.
- These /those + noun: Neither of these students will pass.
- Possessives (my, your...) + noun: Has either of your sisters visited you?
Both can be used with or without of in the three cases stated above:
Both the children were late.
Both is used without of if there is no article, possessive or demonstrative before the noun:
She was operated on both eyes.
Both is used without of if there is no article, possessive or demonstrative before the noun:
She was operated on both eyes.
But it's impossible to use it without of before personal pronouns:
Both of them were born in France. (*Both them is not possible).
The same holds true for either and neither:
Either of you could do it. *Either you is not possible.
Neither of us lives here. *Neither us is not possible.
Both is always used with a plural verb, whereas either and neither are usually used with singular verbs. However, in an informal context, the plural verb can be heard, and this is specially so when used with the preposition of:
Both children want to play football.
Neither of them speaks French. Neither of them speak French (informal)
Either of them is OK with me. Either of them are OK with me. (informal)
If both refers to the subject of the sentence, it can also be put with the verb (after the verb to be or auxiliary verbs and before main verbs):
We are both tired. (after to be)
We both live in Spain. (before main verbs)
We have both studied at university. (after an auxiliary verb in compound tenses).
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Both, either and neither can also be used as pronouns, that is, they go without a noun:
I'll take both.
"Which one do you want?" "Either, I don't mind"
"Are they British or American?" "Neither. They are Canadian".
In order to connect ideas, you can use these paired conjunctions:
- Both...and...
Both Tom and Peter are my friends.
- Either...or...
You can either drive or walk to school
- Neither...nor...
He neither smokes nor drinks.
- Not only...but also.... is similar to both... and...., but the verb accords with the last element:
Not only my sister, but also my brother lives with my parents.
Both my sister and my brother live with my parents.
Either and neither can be used instead of also or too to express agreement in negative sentences:
"I don't like smoking" "I don't either" / "Neither do I"
Notice that both structures have the same meaning but one is used with a negative verb while the other, being already negative, is used with a positive verb. Notice also the inverted word order of the last sentence. The word nor can be used instead of neither in this context, being nor slightly less formal:
He can't sing and nor/neither can I.
"I am not going" "Nor /neither am I".
And now some exercises for you to check what you have learnt:
- both, either, neither (of) 1
- both, either, neither (of) 2
- both...and.../ either...or.../, neither...or...


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Charley is very curious.
He wanted to hold "THE" baby.
Do you have an Elf on the Shelf? Won't you link up with us and show us what your elf is doing?
Just copy and paste the button above (I have the html, but I can't make the little box work) and play along.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
Go Max Go Jokerz Candy Bar
The Jokerz Candy Bar from Go Max Go Foods is the last of their vegan candy bars on my list for review.
The happy red wrapper features jaunty typography and little playing card suit symbols in lavender. The name has one of those Z things on the end of it, I'm not sure if it was because there as already a Joker bar and they had to pick another name (actors usually go with a middle initial). Or maybe that was to make it cool and hip. As cool and hip as a vegan who doesn't eat real chocolate. Much of the wrapper is spent explaining what's not in the bar. There are no dairy ingredients or cholesterol, no hydrogenated oils or trans fats and it's free from artificial flavors and colors. Their description on the website is a little more appealing:
The bar, if you couldn't already tell, is a vegan version of a Snickers. But really it's just inspired by the Snickers, as there's very little that's the same except for the inclusion of peanuts. The bar I got was a little worse for wear. A bit melted on one side, this is generally the hazard with mockolate candy, which often has a lower melting point than chocolate. But the good thing about mockolate is it doesn't lose its tempering as easily - so the texture that exists is generally the same after resolidifying.
The construction inside is a smooth and dense "nougat" with peanuts on top and then layered with a caramel-like chew. It's all covered in a thin layer of rice-milk mockolate. The bar is a bit flatter than Snickers (about the same weight though, which is 2.07 ounces), but also a bit longer (about 4.25 inches long).
The bar does smell good, like opening a can of Spanish peanuts. Lightly toasted, the nut aromas are not at all dark and there are hints of toffee sweetness.
The texture had a few similarities to the Twilight - a chewiness but no buttery caramel flavors. The good news is that the grassy and green tasting peanuts covered up a lot of other things that I found lacking in this bar. The chocolate coating felt greasy (possibly because parts of it were melted & reformed) and the nougat center simply had none of the fluffy qualities associated with American nougat nor the silky dissolve of the European versions.
The bar was filling, too filling for me, I was pretty satiated after about a third of it.
I liked it better than Twilight and Buccaneer, but then again I like Snickers better than Milky Way or 3 Musketeers for the simple reason that I like peanuts. I'd rank it as my second favorite of the Go Max Go bars, but really, don't make me eat any more of them.
On the whole I don't like things that pretend to be other things: fake meat, fake fur and certainly not fake chocolate. But these bars go further, they try to emulate complex things like caramel and nougat, which can be done, but I have to wonder why. There are plenty of other fabulous vegan things that can be done with sugar and chocolate (and nuts) - trying to pretend to be something else instead of something originally awesome is just an exercise in disappointment.
For a vegan version of this candy, try Goldenberg's Peanut Chews (also called Chew-Ets) in the dark version. Far cheaper but not free of hydrogenated oils.
(For anyone interested in the candy maker's reaction to this post, check this out.)
Go Max Go is not organic, not fair trade, not Kosher and is made in a facility with dairy, eggs, wheat, peanuts and other tree nuts. They do market themselves as dairy free and gluten free, but there can be traces because of their manufacturing practices.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:53 am
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Go Max Go Buccaneer Bar
Buccaneer is a vegan, all natural candy bar from Go Max Go foods.
the rich brown wrapper features a little black pirate flag and a trail to an X marking the spot. At exactly 2 ounces it's a hefty bar, though pretty spare in calories because of the low fat content - it only clocks in at 230 calories (115 per ounce, very low for a candy bar). But it's also expensive, $2.39 which figures out to a little more than $19 per pound.
I don't know that much about Buccaneers except that they were the specific pirates of the Caribbean of the 17th century. They were nothing like Musketeers, which were soldiers under employ of the crown.
From the description I was expecting something similar to the 3 Musketeers Bar. Though it's not quite as square in shape, it does resemble it from the outside. But that's about as far as it goes. Instead of a rounded-right-angled shape it's more of a slumped dome.
The filling is not nougaty, it's more like a cross between a fudge and a caramel. The texture is fluffier than a fudge, but chewy as well. There's no satisfying caramel pull or even any smoked sugar notes. The malt flavors are good, a little on the cereal side without the milk notes but also a good enough salt hit to make it interesting.
It's not as sweet as the Twilight bar, but the texture and mouthplay isn't as interesting. The chocolate component is wholly lacking and not worth the extra palm oil calories, spare as they might be.
Part of the problem may be that I've never found the 3 Musketeers bar to to my liking, so a vegan version probably start with marks against it.
Though it's all natural and vegan, it's made on shared equipment with dairy, eggs, wheat, tree nuts and peanuts. They do market themselves as dairy free and gluten free, but there can be traces because of their manufacturing practices.
(For anyone interested in the candy maker's reaction to this post, check this out.)
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:27 pm
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Go Max Go Twilight Candy Bar
The Twilight Candy Bar from Go Max Go Foods is a vegan version of Milky Way (Mars for those in the rest of the world).
The package is odd and incongruous. It's lavender and has a simple and rather small name emblazoned on the middle of it, but most of the package is taken up with explaining what's not inside: dairy free, vegan, no trans fat, no hydrogenated oils, no cholesterol, nothing artificial.
At over $2 per bar it is at least a beefy size (hah, I used a meat to describe a vegan bar) clocking in at 2.1 ounces.
Yes, that's a whole lot of mock products there. Mock caramel (because real caramel contains butter and/or cream), faux nougat (because real nougat contains egg whites) and of course the rice milk mockolate (it's possible to make real rice-milk chocolate without palm oils).
The bar looks, well, rather like a dud. The coating doesn't have the bloom problem that my Mahalo did, but it's also not shiny or crisp like real chocolate. Just kind of chalky looking with no sheen. It doesn't smell like much either, just a little sweet and a little malty (which isn't a bad thing in my book).
The construction of the bar is similar to Milky Way - a nougat layer on the bottom, caramel then covered in chocolate.
The caramel has some stringy pull to it, but not in the same silky way that a good dairy caramel does. This one is a little grainy (not a dealbreaker) with a well rounded saltiness, but severely lacking in the toasted sugar notes. Instead it tastes like brown rice, toasty but in a "toasted wheat bread" way, not a "sugar shell on a creme brulee" way. (But to be honest, the Milky Way caramel isn't all that either.) The nougat is fluffy and has a hint of malt to it. It's fine, but I'll admit that this fluffed sugar nougat that American candy bars have isn't really my favorite thing. The chocolate-flavored shell melts to a point, but not into anything creamy. It doesn't impart anything chocolatey to the party.
In a way this bar succeeds because it's just as throat-searingly sweet as a Milky Way. I didn't hate it, but I didn't want to finish it. I think the vegan versions of the caramel and nougat are good enough for those who can't eat the real stuff, but a good quality dark chocolate could have saved this bar.
(For anyone interested in the candy maker's reaction to this post, check this out.)
Go Max Go is not organic, not fair trade, not Kosher and is made in a facility with dairy, eggs, wheat, peanuts and other tree nuts. They do market themselves as dairy free and gluten free, but there can be traces because of their manufacturing practices.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 9:51 am
Monday, February 15, 2010
Go Max Go Mahalo Candy Bar
The Mahalo Candy Bar is a vegan version of Almond Joy. The big difference, besides no milk, is that it's one big log of a candy bar instead of two pieces and it's more than double the price.
The packaging belies its special place: it's not that crazy dreadlocked, barefoot and patchouli drenched candy bar. Nope, it looks like a little plastic wrapped, sugar sweetened tropical paradise. It bears all the signs of Hawaiian hospitality, including the name Mahalo, which means thanks and praise, while the hibiscus flowers which are abundant on the islands. The description on their website for the bar is:
Oh, chocolatey coating. Hmm, that doesn't sound quite as paradise-like. I actually knew that going in with these bars. I've looked at them before at the store and online and just wondered what they were thinking. Dark chocolate is vegan, in fact, it's pretty easy to find. So why go with this rice milk mixed with cocoa and palm oil. How on earth is palm oil better or more vegan than cocoa butter. (Well managed cacao plantations are more diverse than palm plantations because cacao needs shade, so there are other canopy trees - less monoculture.)
The bar looks pretty good. The mockolate coating has a few bloomed spots, but I don't hold that against them, the texture seemed just fine. (I know that coconut can be very difficult because it's also fatty.)
The bar smells like coconut and hot chocolate. The bite is soft and chewy. The coconut center is moist and the coconut bits are big and sticky. The almonds are nice, but I could have used one or two more at this price. They added a nice crunch though. The mockolate coating was barely noticeable but had a strange "not quite milk" flavor to it that I can only say is like cereal.
Go Max Go Foods makes a series of candy bars, a vegan version of several classics. This one is by far the best, mostly because it's all about the chewy and sweet coconut and the chocolate is not the focus. With real chocolate this would probably be a much healthier and tastier bar but since there are few vegan coconut bar options, this is an excellent choice except for the price.
If you want vegan, try the Sunspire Coconut Premium Dark Chocolate - it's cheaper, real and actually tastes better. (Review here, scroll past the foul milk version.)
Go Max Go is not organic, not fair trade, not Kosher and is made in a facility with dairy, eggs, wheat, peanuts and other tree nuts.
(For anyone interested in the candy maker's reaction to this post, check this out.)
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:11 pm
Meticulously photographed and documented reviews of candy from around the world. And the occasional other sweet adventures. Open your mouth, expand your mind.