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Felicity Huffman on Ending Housewives
It's the end of the road for Wysteria Lane. The next season will be the last for ABC's Desperate Housewives, which premiered in 2004. On Sunday actress Felicity Huffman spoke about the announcement of the show's end. "It was very quiet. Everyone was that odd combination of really sad and very sorry, and at the same time, very grateful." Huffman won an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series in 2007. The eight and final season will premiere on Sunday, September 25.


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Mykonos Villa Rentals, Villa Angelina
Villa Angelina offers great outdoors and is suitable for large groups of people, or multi-level families. The house is located in a prominent position on the hill above the bay of Korfos and offers spectacular views which combine the adjacent rocky fields, the sea, the Gulf of Korfos and the island of Tinos. The property consists of two separate levels with separate entrances giving to the tenants the feeling of more privacy.
Villa Angelina is spread over a plot of 4,000 square metres with spacious outdoor areas including a BBQ, two large outdoor pergolas and two lovely outdoor dining areas equipped with comfortable sofas with cushions and chairs and superb views Korfos bay and surrounding areas suitable for relaxation and enjoyment of the Mykonian landscape. The pool is located in a prominent position right in front of the main house providing shade during the hot hours of the day and a wonderful atmosphere in the evenings.
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- Closest beach: 1 min driving
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Did you know that green energy can help you to pay less for your electric and gas bills? You can also use less money in cleaning products. Green energy can help you save a lot of money, if you know the right ways to use it wisely. Here are a few ways that you can use green energy today.
Only using the dishwasher when it is full will save you money and energy. Properly loading the dishwasher prior to running it will save both energy and money. The dishwasher can actually fit a lot of dishes when loaded correctly. Try your best to align your dishes properly so that you maximize your space in your dishwasher, play Tetris with your dishwasher.
A great tip for green energy use is to ensure that your home is properly insulated and has a high R value with the insulation. The best insulation has a higher R value. Not only will you save energy, but the additional insulation will keep out excessive noise from outside your home.
Use solar-powered outdoor lights. Outdoor lighting elements are a great place to use solar power, since there is easy access to sunlight. There are a wide range of lighting options to fit any decor. Not only does the solar-powered feature save on your energy bill, but it also makes these lights easy to install anywhere on your property.
Making changes to an existing home is very costly. If you want to start using green energies, you should think about moving or getting a new house built. Look for certain features such as running water or good exposure to the sun and wind when buying a new property or home.
You do not have to leave your electronics behind to live a green lifestyle. Recharge your electronics with solar chargers and you no longer have to be concerned with your electronics being a drain on the environment. It is a small investment that pays off quickly in electric bills and a guilt-free conscience.
Choose a laptop instead of a desktop PC to save energy. Making this switch can reduce your power consumption by up to 75%. This is especially true if you are an Internet addict or do heavy word processing. In addition, the laptop is portable and be used anywhere in the house.
If you are attempting to save more money on your utility bills, try selecting a utility company whose focus is on renewable energy. Renewable energy, such as wind power, can help drastically decrease the amount of energy that is used in the home. As a result, you can experience increased savings.
A good green energy tips for your home is to always wash your dishes in cold water unless they are oily. When using cold water, you are not using any electricity that you would normally use if the water was hot. Small things like this can really reduce the amount of energy your home uses each month.
Responsibly recycling electronics is a great way to maximize resources. When people think of green energy they think of alternative energy. However, it is just as important to get the most from the non-renewable resources that we use as it is to minimize our use. Recycling electronics prevents unnecessary polluting of landfills as well as reuses resources that non-renewable.
Seal any air leaks in your home. Air leakage, or infiltration typically occurs when the outside air enters your house uncontrollably via openings and cracks. You can properly seal these openings and cracks via sealant or weatherstripping. This greatly reduces cooling and heating costs, betters your building's durability, and helps you mainatain a healthier home environment.
In order to save energy in your home, you may want to think about insulating your loft, attic, and/or roof. Since heat rises, it is important that they are insulated so you do not always need to use the air conditioner on your home. This is usually so simple that you can do it yourself.
If you have a garden you need to water, but you want to save energy, stay away from a hose and use a watering can instead. Hoses use up a lot of energy and will increase your water bill. Even though it may take longer to use this method, it is worth it.
Cut down on electricity by hanging at least some of your clothes outdoors to dry. The sun and wind can dry them quickly and your clothes will smell fresher when you bring them in. Bedding and towels can make your dryer run a long time and they are easy to hang outdoors.
As you now know, green energy can be easily harnessed, as well as, save money and resources. Implement the tips laid out here so you can start using green energy right away. Save the planet and save your pocketbook by using green energy as soon, and as often, as you can.


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Real Madrid Vs Valencia Live Stream: Watch The Game Online
It may be the start of 2016, but soccer isn't slowing down. La Liga's Real Madrid and Valencia are playing today, Jan. 3, in Mestalla Stadium. Watch the entire game from start to finish with this live stream!
Cristiano Ronaldo and the rest of the Real Madrid boys are heading to Mestalla Stadium to face off against Valencia on Jan. 3. Real Madrid really needs a win to stay at the top of the La Liga standings, but Valencia is going to do whatever it takes to keep their home game streak alive.
The game will start at 2:30 p.m. ET from Mestalla Stadium in Valencia, Spain. Real Madrid is currently in third place in the Liga BBVA standings, behind Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. Valencia is in 11th place in the standings. CLICK TO WATCH THE LIVE STREAM!
A win today would bring Real Madrid closer to topping Barcelona in the rankings. Real Madrid's squad for today's game includes Cristiano, Lucas Vázquez, Karim Benzema and Jesé, according to ManagingMadrid.com. However, Valencia isn't going to make it easy for Real Madrid.
Big changes have been made for the Valencia team over the last few months. Coach Nuno Espirito was fired in Dec. 2015, and Gary Neville has since taken over. Valencia is looking to get their season back on track.
Real Madrid has enjoyed many solid wins over the past few weeks of play. They destroyed Rayo 10-2 on Dec. 20. They also beat Real Sociedad 3-1 on Dec. 30. Valencia hasn't had monstrous wins like Real Madrid, but they've walked away winners in two of their last three games. Today's game is definitely going to be a good one!
HollywoodLifers, who do you want to win this game? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!


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Intel Unveils Android Based Education Tablet With 5 MP Camera and More
Just yesterday, Metis Learning launched their latest Android based tablet Eddy for kids in the Indian market. Now it seems even Intel is trying out the same game-play as the chip maker has also introduced the similar Android-based Education Tablet for students.
The reference design for the new tablet was revealed by Intel at the Bett 2014 education technology show in London today. Moreover, it has also introduced classmate PC running on Windows 8.1 and Intel Celeron processor N2806 at the Bett 2014 in London, which is also aimed at education.
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The Intel's latest Education tablet, as the name suggests comes with an education materials for students, and tools for teachers to manage e-learning classrooms. It is a part of Intel Education Solutions which has Intel Education Software that includes tools for 21st century learning, communication, collaboration, problem solving, critical thinking and literary skills.
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Here is a quick specs rundown of the Intel Education Tablet (ECS-TR10CD1)
The tablet comes with a 10.1-inch IPS LCD 5-point multi-touch display offering a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.
The educational slate comes powered by Intel's own 1.2 GHz dual-core Atom Z2520 processor coupled with 1GB LPDDR2 RAM and it runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system.
Users can also find a 5MP rear camera and a 1.26MP front-facing camera which is competitive enough for a normal usage.
It comes in three different variants depending on the storage capacity. Thus you get to choose from 8/16/32GB variants. But it also comes with a micro SD card slot for memory expansion.
The Intel's Education Tablet comes with a wide range of connectivity options including 3G (Optional ), WiFi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, NFC (Optional), Micro HDMI, GPS (Optional).
The company has not disclosed the battery capacity of the tablet but says that it will offer up to 12 hours of life to the device.
It is also worth mentioning that the Education tablet comes with a 70cm drop-resistance build and is IPS2 certified which means it is dust and water-resistance as well.
There is still more about the tablet. The tablet comes comes bundled with a couple of useful accessories like the Active stylus, Snap-on magnification lens and a Plug-in thermal (temperature sensor) probe for experiments that plugs into the tablet's audio jack.
The company has not disclosed the pricing and availability of the tablet as of now.
It should be noted that this is not the only tablet that is aimed at students and kids sections. Manufacturers like Micromax, HCL and Binatone and even the aforementioned Metis Learning has already released their tablets in the market already. Since there is a healthy competition in the regular tablet market these days, most of the companies are trying to procure their status in the learning or educational tablets.


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My review of Mind MGMT #21 was supposed to be my last hurrah in my coverage of this series. Not to draw back the curtain too much here, but I contacted Dustin and told him I thought it was time to move along and let someone else ride; not because I don't still love this book, but because I thought it was my time to move on, to get out. Yet here I am. Like a victim of the so-called "Ad Man," I am helplessly drawn to its pages, seemingly in spite of my own volition. This, of course, only confirms my belief that series creator, writer and artist Matt Kindt is most assuredly a member of his own fictional international organization of mental meddlers. After all, as one of his characters openly asks this issue, "Do you know anyone that has ever been able to quit Mind Management?" To which I would have to echo the reply which follows:
This issue takes a look back at the life of the ex-agent known as The Magician, or rather, her formative days within the ... I won't say "infancy" of Mind Management; more like its adolescence. Set 30 years ago in Germany, we see her erstwhile team of operatives descending upon Berlin in a bid to cause chaos and to shape the geopolitical landscape in a city historically riddled with bastardized order. And, of course, it's great.
Clearly one of the best things about this comic is watching Mind Management agents unfold their vast array of imaginative talents on the unwilling and/or unknowing, or each other; but as with everything in this book, it's what you (or the characters themselves) don't see that is all the more haunting, like the effects those powers have on the unintended.
Watching The Magician's altruistic arrogance subside like an old illusion is the same stuff we've seen from characters like Meru, Lyme and the others, but it serves to prove just how deep-seeded and old Mind Management is, while at the same time watching the developments of their underhanded tactics in practice. I love what they do with the experimental cinema of the day, for example, and how it was used subversively as tools for the Management, just as the agents themselves were, and indeed still are.
Admittedly, not much more is illuminated here, and while there are enough snippets and cameos within the issue to draw into the main story, this issue does feel like an extended version of what we usually get at the beginning and end of most others - those little looks back into the history of Mind Management. I like how they are folding them into the main story, and Kindt's regular slight-of-hand is great, but there was something missing from it this time; not an urgency, so much as a lack to drive the overall narrative. Of course, knowing this series, it was probably just something I missed and will pick up on in further readings.
Kindt's art here continues to be sublime, and anyone who (impossibly) thinks his visual direction is without nuance because of its hyper-stylized "basic" look simply needs to watch The Magician's face closely this issue, and not just in the grander overtures Kindt makes to strip away her facade. Much like what I mentioned above, it's his subtler brushstrokes that really have all the power; the silent trick before the "snap," as it were.
The same is true for the ubiquitous writing along the side of the book, which serves as the story's liner notes. This time, they come from a very real book published in 1882 entitled How to Become a Magician, Containing a Grand Assortment of Magical Illusions as Performed by the Leading Magicians and Wizards of the Day, which you can read for free online here: http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/how-to-become-a-magician-1882/. You may note one or two subtle yet interesting edits to the text. I love this usage of meta-narrative, especially in a story like this, which points so many fingers toward its own past tricks.
As I said above, I feel like I'm becoming the victim of some or another kind of subliminal advertising with Mind MGMT, trapped in a road hypnosis from which I simply can't pull over or away, and despite where it takes me or where the road eventually leads, I know I'll be here for the crash.
Score: 4/5
Writer/Artist/Creator: Matt Kindt Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Price: $3.99 Date: 5/28/14 Format: Limited-Series, Print/Digital


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My corner here will have all the stuffs which catches my eye and tickles my thoughts.........
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Old is Gold.......
4 comments:
- R. Ramesh said...
very well said...some people do not know abt or cannot afford toothbrush..but of late i have started thinking..it's ok for people with money to live the way they want..if they want diamond- studded tooth let them have..it's their money after all, what say?
- June 02, 2009
- Rahul Viswanath said...
Maybe even gold in old ..... ;-)
- June 03, 2009
- Indyeah said...
diamonds in the mouth sounds hilarious to me :D
irony of life for sure..
reminds me of that line..
half the world is starving and the other half is one a diet... :I
- June 03, 2009
- kavita said...
on noticing one of my relatives domestic help using charcoal for cleaning teeth,i gave her a sample brush and toothpaste....since then my said relative is not happy with me...they say..people like you spoil them..now they will compete with us....strange i never knew that owning a toothbrush is a status symbol too.
- June 05, 2009


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Originally posted on January 22, 2014
Regular parking lot sweeping is one of several preventive measures you can take to avoid resurfacing your entire parking lot or driveway, which can prove to be a huge cost many property owners don't have the budgets for. Consistent sweeping is a preventive maintenance measure that may seem simple, but actually has the power to get a few or years out of your parking lot.
Regular sweeping keeps your pavement free of glass and lose aggregate, and it doubles as a way for you to know the condition of your lot. Parking lots left alone naturally collect debris, which may hide cracks and asphalt in poor condition, potentially leading to unexpected problems.
Parking lot cleaning is a necessary service for anyone who has a parking lot; after all, it's one of the few places in a business establishment where first impressions are made. That being said, it pays to turn the job of parking lot sweeping to professionals who know the ins and outs of taking care of pavement.
Here are some tips on deciding on a parking lot maintenance services company.
Check the proposal thoroughly
It's already a given that most pavement maintenance companies' markets are of a commercial nature, which includes places like schools, malls, hospitals, airports, grocery stores, and more. They'll know what to offer you in their proposal, and you're likely to see what you need.
However, it's still important to check the proposal and see if it's easy to understand. Check the fine print and find out if the company makes 'hidden charges.' Proposals should be easy to understand, with a concise explanation of the duration of the service, as well as the frequency of parking lot sweeping. Above all, a maintenance company's proposal should be able to identify your problem and present you with a recommended solution.
Check for feedback
Great and reliable maintenance companies are able to establish strong relationships with their customers. These companies make themselves accessible and go the extra mile by providing things like after hours support and tips even after their contract has expired.
Your goal should be to find recommendations from business owners who have spotless parking lots in their establishments. While many people take them for granted, some truly appreciate what it takes to keep the pavement clean. Find these people and check for feedback on which companies they trust and have a good record with.
Ask Questions (The Right Ones)
Any reputable parking lot sweeping company will be able to provide you with clear answers to these questions.
1. How much time will the will the job of sweeping the parking lot take?
2. Can the maintenance company provide proof of being licensed?
3. Does the company have a reliable credit rating?
4. What kind of equipment will the maintenance company be working with?
5. What kind of experience does the company have?
Of course, before you kick off an interview with a maintenance company, it pays to know the terminology being thrown around in their industry, as well as the details of the kind of services to expect.
Remember not to aim to for the lowest bidder; the most important factors that affect your decision of choosing a company should be quality, reliability, and experience.
Bottom Line
Remember that the goal of parking lot sweeping isn't just to keep your pavement looking clean, but also to keep customers coming back to you. Appearances are everything, and a spotless parking lot speaks volumes on the quality of the services or products your business offers. After all, how can you be expected to provide good services when you can't even be bothered to take care of your premises?


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The Invergordon Archive
Kenny MacCormack Year: 2015House of Rosskeen - West entrance
This photo shows the west entrance bridge to House of Rosskeen from the road looking north. The bridge was designed by Joseph Mitchell and constructed in 1863 for the Inverness and Ross-shire Railway. There is more information on this bridge, referred to as Rosskeen Bridge 3, and the other bridges at Rosskeen on the canmore website at www.canmore.org.uk/site/13635/rosskeen-bridge-railway-bridge-3.
By clicking on the 'View Large Version' below, you will find a composite of pictures taken at the same time (13/09/2015):
top left is the picture above showing the bridge;
top right is a close up of the south parapet of the Bridge;
bottom left is a view through the Bridge - the old West Lodge can just be seen with the blue hoardings over the windows (a picture of the Lodge taken from the north can be seen at picture #1253);
bottom right is a close up of the crest on the south parapet of the Bridge.
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Q: How can teachers evaluate and assess their students?
Types of assessment:
*Standards based assessment:
These begin with the curriculum that gives a framework of expected outcomes for each grade level. Tests are then made to assess how a student is doing working toward those goals.
Standardized Testing: These tests are administered and scored in a standardized manner and can include multiple choice, high-stakes, and time limited tests. Standardized tests allow for an easy comparison of outcomes between test takers. High-stakes tests currently play a major role in college admissions and high school graduation. Since teachers are held accountable for their students test scores, this type of test is given often.
Norm-referenced tests: These tests rank students by grouping of age or grade level to show how a student s doing in comparison to the norms of the larger group.
Criterion-referenced tests: These tests compare a student's performance to specific objectives or standards instead of to other students as with norm-referenced tests.
This type of test uses assessment results which can guide the teachers instructional practice. Assessments cam ne a mixture of teacher observations and student work such as portfolios. This allows the teacher to see different learning needs.
*Performance assessments:
These measure how a student does within the context of a certain activity.
Student performance rubrics: These can used in performance assessments to evaluate assignments and activities. Rubrics give students a clear framework for evaluation and grading
Technology can be used to conduct standardized tests and for performance assessments. Performance assessments can be used to evaluate PowerPoint presentations for example.
Tech Tool:
Gliffy allows teachers to be better organized with its free diagraming tools.
Teachers can create classroom floor plans and seating charts. It also allows teachers to organize information into flow charts and Venn diagrams for visual learners.
Gliffy provides a few pros like free use of most features, it's browser based, and collaborative. I attempted to make a flowchart to illustrate my this blog post but found what should have been a simple task to be time consuming and frustrating. In order to make the flowchart look presentable, I had to mess with alignment way too much. While pressing the undo button to put back an arrow I had moved, I somehow ended up deleting half of my flowchart with no way to get it back.


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As we are coming to a close on our Valentines themed posts, I thought that the advice in this post would come in handy for those of us who are already married and trying to keep happiness alive. Did you know that money causes 70% of divorces each year. Whether or not you believe me, money is at the root of every relationship. It is a part of our everyday life. When we are first married we dream about how our life is going to be. We dream about our house, our kids and our retirement. What do we need to make these dreams come true? Money. And when our dreams are shattered because we cant afford to make them a reality, who do we blame? Yep, the one sitting beside us. Our spouse.
Everyone handles and views money differently. Some think about money all the time and want to save as much as it as possible, while others never think about money. They buy what they want and assume it will always be there. When you pair up two people who see money differently there is bound to be conflict brewing.
I recently read a book titled The 5 Money Personalities By Scott Palmer and Bethany Palmer. This book talked about how each person sees and handles money differently. It helped me to understand why I feel the way I do about our funds and why my husband feels like he is on a totally different planet. While the book was a bit repetitive, it did have a lot of good advice to offer. It does not focus on how to fix your budget but how to change your relationship to work together to create the life you desire. Once you are on the same page or at least know how to respect your partners view on money you can find a way to budget your funds. However if you continue to fight over money you will never accomplish the goals you set.
Several years ago my husband and I hit a hard place. He lost his job, we lost our house and every last penny we had. Instead of allowing it to get us down, we worked together and found a way to rebuild our lives. There are a few things that we did that I think helped out a lot. Some may work for you and others may not. Decide as a couple what you think you can implement and then work together to make it happen.
1. Be transparent about your money with your spouse. NEVER open credit cards, bank account, etc without them knowing. When they find out, they will feel betrayed.
2. Open a savings account to accompany your checking account. Set up pre-authorized transfers each week into your savings. Pretend the savings does not exist! Don't use the funds unless it is an emergency. No, a new phone is not an emergency.
3. Cut back on spending. You do not need a TV in every room of the house. You do not need new clothes. If you don't have it, don't spend it!
4. Food and Shelter should be your main focus.
5. If you want something, save for it first. Buy it with cash, not credit.
These things are just my rules and have helped me get to where I am today. Every situation is different, but working as a couple to decide whats best for you is important. Also, read the book. It has some really great input on how to come together as a couple when tackling a budget. It may help save your marriage.
"Money does not equal happiness, but it does play a role in whether our dreams turn into a reality or not"
– The 5 Money Personalities
Disclosure: I recieved this book Free for review purposes from booksneeze.com. All opinions are my own.
Disclosure: I recieved this book Free for review purposes from booksneeze.com. All opinions are my own.


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Santa Rosa jumped on Petaluma National pitching in the early going for the second consecutive game and the Americans pinned a 8-3 defeat on the local team at Lucchesi Park on Monday to claim the District 35 Little League crown in the 9-11 bracket. It took the Americans a few more games to get the job done as they battled back from a loss to Petaluma earlier in the double-elimination tournament.
The American 11's now move on to compete in Section l play beginning on Saturday at the Rincon Valley Little League complex in Santa Rosa. Petaluma ends its season after finishing 3-2 in the tourney.
Following its big first inning rally, Santa Rosa turned the game over to pitcher Sam Lawson who led them the rest of the way with a steady effort. Lawson, who throws with a distinctive cross body delivery, gave up 10 hits to the Nationals, but consistently avoided trouble by getting fly ball outs. Nine putouts were recorded by the American outfield.
Petaluma starter Henry Ellis was the victim of the first-inning rally on sharply hit balls that found gaps in the National defense. Ellis gave way to reliever Eli Sullivan who pitched into the third inning.
Jackie Palmer was called on in the middle of the third inning, and got through a difficult frame after inheriting two runners. Palmer pitched a solid game, and gave up only two runs the rest of the game.
The Nationals scored all of their runs on balls that left the yard. Palmer continued his lusty hitting with a long solo blast in the first inning to get Petaluma on the board.
In the bottom of the fifth inning, Petaluma pinch hitter Leo Salvato got into one and drove it over the fence for two runs. Salvato's blast came after a long delay in which a National runner was called out for batting out of order.
Santa Rosa backed Lawson with some good defense throughout the game. The Americans made all the plays, and didn't allow any extra base runners with fielding miscues.
First baseman Nolan Frost and teammate Sam Valenti had three hits each at the top of the American lineup. Sullivan had a pair of hits for the National club.
Sunday stumble
Santa Rosa American took all the energy from the Petaluma Nationals with a six-run explosion in the top of the first inning, and the visitors forced the sudden death game in the 11's division with a 13-6 win. Twelve batters paraded to the box against a pair of frustrated Petaluma pitchers in the big inning.
The first two batters in the Santa Rosa lineup both cranked out a couple of hits each as the hard-hit balls kept on coming.
The stunned Nationals tried to keep the game close against tough right hander Jack Lazark, but four strikeouts and a double play hindered their efforts.
A run-scoring single by Kade Reavis was the biggest hit for the Nationals until Lazark had to exit on the pitch count rule. Palmer poled a three-run homer over the left field fence against a relief pitcher to close the gap to 11-6, but that was as close as the game got.
Petaluma manager Jon Kelly rotated six pitchers to keep the pitch count down, but his team could not kept up with the offensive assault by Santa Rosa.


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Every woman is a mystery. No matter how old you are, how long you guys have been married, or how wise you think you are, there will always be an element of mystery to women. Having been married to my wife for over 35 years, I know this to be a fact. In another 35 years Pamela will still have an element of mystery about her. Ladies, that doesn't mean that you've figured out the male species; I'm simply acknowledging a fact about women. The Bible is also a mystery-specifically the Epistles, letters written to the churches. What's the big mystery? One mystery is how God is able to actually live inside of us, as Christians. How does God do this? Through the Person of the Holy Spirit. You can see that from reading the books such as Ephesians, and Colossians. For instance, in Colossians 1:27 Paul, the writer of this letter to the church at Colosse, clearly states that this mystery is "Christ in you...." Christ in you. Okay, how? By the Holy Spirit. Ah, now that's the mysterious part: Christ is in me, through the Holy Spirit.
Ponder that truth for a moment: Christ is in YOU. An astounding statement, but not too good to be true. It's true, because God said it. It's up to us to believe it and act like it's so, even when we don't fully understand it.
Don't try to figure out how this is done. It's always somewhat of a mystery how God does what He does. Instead of hurting your mind by trying to figure this all out, just accept it by faith. Remember, you don't have to understand something to have it working for your benefit. I don't understand how a bumblebee flies, do you? The fact that its wings are too short for its body doesn't stop the bumblebee from flying, or pollinating my wife's flowers.
In secular mystery books the mysteries are hidden FROM us. With the Bible, the mystery is hidden TO us. It's there for us to receive, believe, and achieve in our individual lives.
I love reading about this mystery that God has revealed to us in His Word, something for our hearts to meditate on and put into practice.
Don't you love it when you're part of a mystery that's in your favor? How has this post changed how you see yourself as a Christian?


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"There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colours are brighter, the air softer and the morning more fragrant than ever again" - Elizabeth Lawrence
The Littlewoods ELC offers a variety of spaces, where your child can learn through play in a simulating environment. Children are given the opportunity to dance and sing to music from all around the world, this offers the children more understanding of the world around them and introduces them to different languages and cultures.
Our Center has a "Learning Nook" for all children to come, sit and learn with an interactive Smart board with teacher lead activities or simply relax and read stories or do puzzles with friends. We have fun messy play activities where children use a variety of different materials. Our indoor play area allows natural sunlight light in and is temperature controlled all year round. All of our spaces are provided to give your child a holistic experience of learning and playing while growing in a happy and safe environment.


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So, lately you may have noticed that I haven't been able to keep up with my #ootds - my husband and photographer (yes, I'm very lucky that he takes the time daily to help me with my blog =)) got accepted into school last Wednesday for his electrician's foundations course (hurray!) and we have been scrambling to get him ready for this coming school semester, which starts today. Needless to say, #ootd photos were on the back burner.
We have been hoping that he gets into school sooner than later, but had no idea it would be so sudden as we were expecting the winter semester at the earliest since the schools he wanted had wait-lists of over a year - we are very excited but that means he has to move 8 hours north, and will be away until February. I'm super excited for him, and very proud of him for taking charge of his life and starting something new - I think he will do a fantastic job and can't wait to see him during Christmas break =) <3 He just flew out on Sunday =(
In the meantime, what does that mean for my blog and closet perfecting? - my #ootds will be taken by myself and I will try me best to showcase the outfits as best I can, but please bare with me on their quality (it's only temporary); and I will be without my Stylebook App. I had planned on returning to capsule wardrobes this month, but I think that will have to wait until his return. I will do my best to write down my outfit information so I can input it into the App the next time I see him (sounds crazy, but I did this for 4 months earlier this year when he was back home in Nova Scotia).


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Plays by Hotta Kiyomi, Tanaka Chikao, Betsuyaku Minoru, and Satoh Makoto. Selected, translated, and introduced by David G. Goodman.
Written between 1955 and 1969, the four plays collected in this volume are the product of one of the most fertile periods in modern Japanese cultural history, the first quarter century after World War II. They evince an engagement with history, a seriousness of purpose, and a concern with universal issues that have few parallels in other periods. | 344 pages
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Hotta Kiyomi: The Island
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Tanaka Chikao: The Head of Mary
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Satoh Makoto: Nezumi Koto: The Rat
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David GOODMAN (1946-2011) was the editor-translator of Land of Volcanic Ash, editor of Five Plays by Kishida Kunio, and author of Japanese Drama and Culture in the 1960s. He was Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
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A 43 –year-old woman was declared brain dead after she met with an accident on Baramati-Jejuri road. Her daughter, who is perusing engineering, decided to save four lives by donating her mother's heart, liver, two corneas and skin, with the help of the other family members.
Ruby hall clinic's staff, travelled all the way to Delhi with her heart, as there were no recipients available in Pune and Mumbai. The heart was transported via green corridor from Ruby Hall Clinic to the Pune airport within the record time of five minutes.
The transplant co-ordinator at Ruby Hall Clinic Surekha Joshi said, "We got in touch with National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) and the heart was allocated to All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) Delhi for further transplant. This record time to transport the retrieved heart to the airport would not have been possible without a full proof co-ordination of Pune Police."
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I wanted to find a recipe where I had everything I needed and didn't have to make a run to the store to buy an ingredient. So I was browsing some cookbooks and I found it--Comfort Meatballs. You can find the recipe in The Pioneer Woman Cooks, page 172. The author, Ree Drummond, says "These delicious meatballs are not in the same category of regular Italian meatballs that would go in spaghetti. . . These are more in the comfort food/meatloaf category." Whatever category, these are absolutely delicious!
Comfort Meatballs
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
3/4 cup quick oats
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons very finely minced onion
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
Plenty of ground black pepper
4 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup flour
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
4 to 6 tablespoons minced onion
Dash of Tabasco
1. In a bowl, combine the ground beef and oats.
2. Pour in the milk, then add the diced onion and salt.
3. Add the black pepper, then stir to combine.
4. Roll the mixture into tablespoon-size balls and refrigerate them for 30 to 45 minutes to firm.
5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Heat the canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
6. Dredge the meatballs in the flour.
7. Brown the meatballs in batches until light brown.
8. As they brown, place them into a rectangular baking dish.
9. Stir together the sauce ingredients and drizzle the sauce evenly on the meatballs.
10. Bake for about 45 minutes, or until bubbly and hot.
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Feb 14-21, 2015
Avg. Sea State: light chop to choppy
Avg. Winds: 10 knots
Avg. Water Temp: 79F
Avg. Air Temp: 84F
Avg. Visibility: 100ft+
Capt. Chris
Chef Anna
Stewardess - Vanessa
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Instructor - Jody
Deck Asst. - JR
Dive Sites this week:
Sandy Slope
Long Caye Ridge
Painted Wall
Blue Hole
Long Caye Wall
Half Moon Caye Wall
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Eel Town
Grand Bogue
Triple Anchor
This week we welcomed aboard our 17 passengers...Connie, Don, Debby, Daniel,
Kristine, Devon, Mike, another Mike, Doug, Anne, David, Brenda, Jaume,
Patrick, Mark, Kim, and Bette.
We started off the charter with great weather and phenomenal visibility! The
week was full of great dives and awesome experiences both under water and
above. We had some amazing encounters with marine life and got to dive
amongst some of the most beautiful reefs in the Caribbean.
The first dive on Sunday was on Turneffe Atoll at Sandy Slope, where we got
wet and did our check out dives. The topography of this site consists of
sloping sandy bottom (hence the name Sandy Slope) starting at around 30ft
right below the boat, and slopes toward the depths to the West. To the
North, South, and East of the sandy bottom are surrounding coral head that
make a horse-shoe like formation. Inhabiting the reefs and sandy bottom is
an abundance of fish including morays, lots of Creole wrasse, groupers,
barracudas, lobster, yellow stingrays, peacock flounder, Sargassum
triggerfish, angel fish, parrotfish, jacks, damselfish, hamlets, and lots of
yellow head jawfish and garden eels to name a few. We also frequently get
visits from Eagle Rays and the occasional pod of dolphins.
Though we didnt get to see dolphins at Sandy Slope this week, we did see
dolphins at Painted Wall and Inspiration over on Lighthouse Reef. On Tuesday
a pod of about 20 dolphins passed right next to the boat as we were doing a
surface interval. On Wednesday, a pod of 13 (including 2 juveniles) swam up
to the boat and circled around Capt Jay as he was down below on a dive.
The majority of the week was spent diving the sites on Lighthouse Reef.
These dive sites are wall dives with the average depth on the top of the
reef being around 30ft, then there is a straight wall drop off into the
depths. There are always an abundance of fish that inhabit these dive sites,
and on any of them you can see the diversity of species that call these
reefs home. Look in any direction and you can typically see trumpetfish,
several species of parrotfish, angelfish, snappers, triggerfish, hamlets,
basslets, jacks, groupers, trigger fish, boxfish, puffers, and wrasses.
There are also lots of Christmas tree worms that decorate the coral reef,
and if you look closely and you can find little gobies and blennies hiding
out. Cleaning stations are all over the place, with Pederson shrimp waving
their antennas to let the fish (and sometimes divers) know that they are
open for business. Look a little closer and you can find other species of
shrimp, crabs, lobster, and nudibranch. Sometimes as you are passing over
the reef, you might see a rock move, then come to realize that you have just
spotted the elusive scorpion fish hiding in plain sight.
There was some pretty exciting diving this week as we had encounters with
green morays out swimming, hawksbill turtles tagging along with divers,
Eagle Rays cruising by along the wall, Southern stingrays and a massive
roughtail stingray gliding across the sand, and Caribbean Reef sharks
swimming around checking out the divers.
There were also some rare sighting of seahorses, pipehorses, and flapping
dingbats. On the night dives we saw eels and octopus feeding, found tons of
lobster, saw several nudibranch, and spent a lot of time watching squid.
On Tuesday we went into the Marine Park to dive the Blue Hole and visit Half
Moon Cayes Booby bird sanctuary. The Blue Hole was once a huge cave that
has since become submerged, and has some massive stalactite formations down
at depth. Definitely a unique dive. Half Moon Caye Natural Monument is home
to a colony of over 4000 white-phased red footed booby birds, and is the
only nesting grounds for these birds in Belize.
The group also spent a half day cave tubing down a river through a cave
system inland Belize at Jaguar Paw. It was a beautiful day to lazily float
down the river on inner tubes.
Congrats to Devon on his Nitrox and Advanced Open Water Cerifications, and
Congrats to David, Doug, and Mike on getting their Iron Diver awards!
A big THANK YOU! to our guests from the crew! Hope to see you again very


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I have discovered that my girls get very excited about practicing when I take the time to create a new practice chart for them.
Here's a look at our two new charts....
I made both of these very easily by using Excel to create a graph. Then I copied and pasted the graph into a Word document and added some clip art.
My girls are easy to please and this format will last a while. To make it new and interesting, all I'll have to do is change the font and colors.
I don't know how to make these available for you to download and print. Someday I'll figure that out, but for now, if you want me to email them to you as an attachment I will. Then you can customize it for your own use. Simply leave me a comment or email me at fiddlejill(at)gmail(dot)com and put practice chart in the subject line.


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There is no doubt that elections make pulses race in the City of Mariposa and surrounding areas. Ever since the Great Election in Missinaba County in 1911, where it was decided whether Mariposa should become part of the United States, and whether the flag that had waved over the school house at Tecumseh Township for ten centuries should be trampled under the hoof of an alien invader, and whether Britons should be slaves, and whether Canadians should be Britons, and whether the farming class would prove themselves Canadians, and tremendous questions of that kind, matters which were resolved to such thunderous applause and stupendous effect. Since then the riding has enjoyed 30 more federal elections, along with myriad provincial and municipal ones, sometimes surging one way and sometimes another, but always in the certainty that elections ought to be festive occasions when the electorate is always the winner, occasions worthy of community-wide celebration in that spirit, simply because the event took place and regardless of which party or individual comes out on top.
The constituency now has a hyphenated name, as is the current custom: no longer simply Missinaba County, but Missinaba-Mariposa-The Lakes, to be inclusive.
Mariposans believe, quite possibly unfairly, that elsewhere in the country the election in 2019 will be fought on whether the sitting prime minister is a villain and a fool, or whether the leader of the opposition is one of these or both, or whether any other party leader is, or whether it's time for a change, or whether it's too soon for a change, or whether the country can afford the continued presence in public life of person X, Y, or Z, or whether the country is bankrupt or will be or can afford to exist at all, or whether the economy is strong, or whether the land is being systematically destroyed, or whether the middle class is getting a fair shake, or whether the rich are poor enough or the poor are rich enough, and tremendous questions of that kind. Not in Mariposa, however. Perhaps in the past its electors might have indulged in such grotesque over-simplification, but since the Great Transformation into a City of Literary Refuge nothing but the loftiest in political deliberation will do.
But not yet. All that lies ahead. Summertime approaches, when the watchword is recreation, and the song on everyone's lips is:
Stephen Leacock's Song for Summer, sung to the tune of the Policeman's Chorus from Pirates of Penzance. The entire song is too long for this medium. The first and last pairs of verses give the flavour:
Let us sing a song for summer, when the weather waxes warm,
And the worker wobbles, weary with the strife,
When the busy man is wishing that he had more time for fishing :
Let me sing to you the Vanity of Life.
Let me lie among the daisies with my stomach to the sky,
Making poses in the roses in the middle of July;
Let me nestle in the nettles, let me there absorb the dew
In a pair of flannel britches with the stitches worked in blue.
… (16 verses in between)
Let us gambol, let us ramble, o'er the flower-embowered lea,
O'er the meadow in the shadow of the elderberry tree;
Let us dress us as may bless us, with no public there to see–
Care not which is proper breeches for a summer negligee;
Or array us to display us in a pair of flannel pants,
Taking chances on advances from the enterprising ants;
Then at even when the heaven reddens to the western sky,
All together in the heather sing a summer Lullaby.
And there we will leave them until September. Your humble scribe is taking a brain break. Or a brain braik. Or a brean break. Whatever.
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Happy 30th Birthday to Thane! This year we celebrated with a couple of dinner outings and then an evening at home on the night of his actual birthday. Instead of a cake, I surprised him with- you guessed- pudding! {Which may or may not have been spurred on by our conversation about how much we loved eating dirt & worms- the Oreo & gummy worm dessert- when we were little. Who remembers that yummy concoction?!}. This happens to be a family recipe, and let me just say two words; more, please! With the exception of homemade granola, we've been on a fairly consistent no dessert eating streak at home. But I'm already scheming to make more of this pudding… It's so much better than what you get at the store!
2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate baking squares {add more or less according to taste}
Half cup of brown sugar
4 cups of milk, I used whole.
4 T cornstarch
1 Egg
Whipped cream for the topping {optional}
Oreo crumbs or crumbled up Oreo cookies for the bottom of the bowl and/or topping {optional}
1 t vanilla extract
Melt the chocolate in a small bowl.
Heat three cups of milk in a double boiler, while adding the cornstarch and the brown sugar to the remaining cup of milk and stirring constantly to avoid hardening.
Once the milk is heated in the double boiler, add the remaining cup with the cornstarch, mix thoroughly and heat.
Remove about a cup of the milk mixture from the double boiler and add a raw, whisked egg.
Pour the milk and egg mixture back into the double boiler and add the chocolate and vanilla extract.
Stir until thick.
Pour into ungreased serving bowls/cups, {with the oreo crumbs already added to the bottom} and cool in the refrigerator.
P.S. If you want to make a healthier version of this, cut out half or even all of the brown sugar. I accidentally didn't add the sugar this past time and we still loved it. Or use 2% or skim milk instead of whole.
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Total Defence Day was held everywhere in Singapore but meanwhile, the final results of N.E.mation was going to be at ITE West! It's a pretty cool school and very big too. I kind of got lost around there searching for the auditorium, ha.
I did get in eventually with the help of Sara and ooh, there's so many guests (duh). The minister of defence was the guest of honour too besides all these officers.
Don't you feel safe being amongst them as a guest?
By now, you'll know who the winners are but they were all nervous then. All ten animated shorts were screened and each group lined up one by one until all of their entries were shown.
SO! The ending was pretty dramatic, they got Hungry Monsters and Dreamation to stand in front since one of them was going to be either the champion or the 1st runner up.
Their group names flashed and flickered on the screen, everyone held their breathe anticipating the final winner's name and BOOYAH! It was Hungry Monsters from Dunman High School! I think it was a close fight for their animations were all pretty good.
Everyone got trophies like this too since they were all in the top 10. It's a very cool trophy since you could see the logo of N.E.mation moving if you spun the top bit!
YES! Ha ha ha ha! The winning team will be off to Dreamworks USA and I shall accompany them (and of course with some of their instructors too) there! Isn't that fun?
I thank all my voters, Nexus, Animagine, DICE studio and well, EVERYONE who got me here. I shall be taking pics, videos and having fun there with the Hungry Monsters!
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WASHINGTON — The drive for quick action on a huge economic stimulus package has become entangled in the push and pull of Washington politics and now may not clear Congress until mid-February.
Democrats had hoped to have the roughly $775-billion emergency measure on President-elect Barack Obama's desk when he entered the Oval Office on Jan. 20. But it is bogging down in a welter of competing ideas, ideologies and agendas, and may be further slowed by Obama's desire to win over as many Republicans as possible.
Economists from across the political spectrum warn that if the stimulus package comes too late or loses focus, it could fall short of rescuing the economy from the worst recession since the Depression. That could mean more job losses and another hit to consumer confidence.
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Dear Reader
The wonderful book you now hold in your hands is the eighth in a series of rich volumes intent on describing the amazing world of Mystara.
Allow me to introduce myself to those who did not read previous almanacs. I am Belzamith Fingertackles, an illusionist of Highforge in the wonderful Kingdom of Karameikos. Oh yes, before I forget: I'm also a gnome. I have several fascinating hobbies including poetry, tinkering, solving interesting mysteries, and political sciences. I am one of the few souls who truly enjoys discovering things that were previously hidden and searching for the truth behind what is always presented to us. I for one believe that there is much going on in this world that we should know about, but the powers behind the scenes keep hidden from us. Of course, those of you who read my preface last year probably already know all this.
We wanted to make this issue of the almanac as thorough as possible. Those who own previous almanacs will notice that this year's edition is significantly bigger-as was last year's, actually. We hope the additional information you will be able to find will provide you a better vision of the world we live in (literally, for some of us).
Now, of course you must all be wondering what changes have been made to this year's Mystaran Almanac, that we brag about it. Well, we still have our famous on-site correspondents and letters to describe places and events. I firmly believe that such presentations make the descriptions all the more lively and interesting, giving the reader a better perspective on things, as well as insight on the people who present them to you. I continuously encourage our writers to dig more behind the scenes; unfortunately, sometimes digging behind the scenes can be very dangerous and we cannot safely get all the information as to what is really going on. Despite this, the Mystaran Almanac is definitely the most precise and accurate account of last year's history that will ever be written.
As for changes, there is one I'm sure you'll notice. This year, the almanac has been divided into yet several more parts, each representing a large fraction of our world, in an effort to introduce to the reader to a larger portion of the world. One deals with the continent of Skothar to the east; the only part of it that used to be known to us was Esterhold, the harsh Alphatian colony, and to a much lesser extent some westerners also had heard of the Minaeans and of the Jennites who live farther inland. Thanks to the Thyatian expedition to that continent, we will gradually learn more about as the years pass and the expedition progresses into uncharted territories, as is happening in the southern continent of Davania. On the other side of the world, after we introduced Hule last year, and briefly mentioned other nations of that area, we delve deeper into the land of the dark Master, and what kingdoms and empires exist in its shadow, in a section named Western Brun. There are more, and I hope you'll enjoy reading them as much as we enjoyed chasing for the best information to provide you, the reader.
Finally, we received mountains of letters and comments from you the reader, and have done our very best to fix all the mistakes you have pointed out, or add details that were left out, and so on. Again, thanks everyone for your comments, and yet more thanks to those who, after getting their hands on an almanac, decided to volunteer as reporters and correspondents to bring us more news from every known corner of Mystara!
Therefore, it is with great pleasure that I present to you the new and improved Mystaran Almanac, AC 1017 edition. It would also be my pleasure to hear from you, gentle readers, on your opinions of our presentation and content.
Belzamith Fingertackles, Co-Editor
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Nuwmont, AC 1017
To the reader
I'm Dorrik Stonecleaver, one of the two editors of the Mystaran Almanac. I'm a dwarf from Highforge, and used to be a caravan guard for several decades. I retired over a decade ago and wandered the world for a while.
I've always believed that one should get to the point, and therefore try to keep the gnome's babbling to a minimum. I don't like big texts and wasting breath, so I give the information that you really need. Numbers, dates, places. They give you what you want or need to know, quickly. I've therefore made sure to include exact dates, locations, populations, taxes, currency, and all the other small details meticulous people expect to find. That information is as concise as possible, and I hope accurate, for quick reference.
Once again, I would have loved to include descriptions of the military forces and their tactics as well, but most governments took a dim view at seeing such information published and though we gathered a lot of data we knew some of it was inaccurate. I still hope such information, and others I'd like to include as well, will one day find its place in the almanac-it almost did this year, but we haven't finished sorting the truth from misleading information that was fed to us. I wish I could blame the gnome for the almanac's bulk, but I fear I must share responsibility on this.
Anyway, I've said the important stuff, so it's time to start reading the Mystaran Almanac. If you have anything important to tell us, let us know. Make sure it's important, because with all our correspondents, we don't have time for useless letters. Also, speaking from the previous years' experience, most of you should learn to write in proper Thyatian before sending us any letters!
Dorrik Stonecleaver, Co-Editor
Mystaran Almanac
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Chambers of Commerce hold International Business Drinks
The British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, in association with the Dutch-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and the French-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is holding an International Business Drinks event on March 1 at Monte da Quinta Resort in Quinta do Lago from 6pm.
The International Business Drinks is a business networking event in an informal setting and aims to encourage contact between businesspeople from different nationalities established in the Algarve.
The event usually brings together representatives of all Chambers of Commerce involved, as well as a diverse set of companies from different fields of activity.
Participation in the event is free, with all the catering being sponsored by Monte da Quinta Resort and Wines&Co, but registration is mandatory, and places are limited.
Registration should be made before February 26 by email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Year-End Joy for Deripaska
With United Co. Rusal PLC 's trading performance finally improving and a promotion to boot, 2011 is looking good already for Oleg Deripaska.
En+ Group Ltd., Mr. Deripaska's holding company, announced Wednesday his promotion from chief executive to chairman of the board, a position he will jointly hold with Nathaniel Rothschild, who has already been in the role for 18 months. Artem Volynets, formerly first deputy chief executive of En+, will replace Mr. Deripaska as chief executive.
The company didn't give a reason for the management changes. However, in a statement, Mr. Deripaska said that En+ Group would continue build on its entry into this region in 2010 and "proceed with its expansion into Asia developing new projects in the power and metals industries, coal, uranium, gold and iron ore mining and many others."


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Hydration and Disease
The Human Body is comprised of 70% water which is necessary for the blood to flow, for oxygen delivery, waste elimination and the functioning of almost every organ and biochemical process. Drinking Aqua Pacific on a daily basis has amazing health benefits which aid our natural processes.
The world has sadly become a toxic playground for the human body, with all of us being subjected to a daily intake of man made chemicals and ingredients which have an unhealthy and adverse effect on our bodies natural processes.
Water is our first and most powerful line of defence in the battle to stay disease free and healthy. It helps the body flush or purge many of these dangerous toxins. It is important to drink a pure mineral water that will not only provide the proper mechanism for this elimination process but also provides additional minerals in a balanced format to support the body's biochemical actions and natural cell repair.
Waste Elimination
When a child is born they are considered to be hydrated at a level of 90% or greater. The average senior citizen is hydrated at an average of 55%. The link between hydrated cells and disease is well documented and research has proved that life could indefinitely exist if the fluid to surrounding cells was constantly renewed!
A simple analogy would be a car that ran on the perfect engine oil and gas, one that would cause absolutely no friction and where the waste was non-existent; there would be no reason for the working parts in the car to wear out and breakdown and the engine could run forever. The human body works in exactly the same way.
Eastern medicines and philosophies view the body as a harmonious balance of functions and energies. The thinking is that disease only occurs when an imbalance is present. Disease is believed to start on a small level and worsen with time as the imbalance slowly develops. Thus the idea is to simply put good nutrients in your body, that if supported with properly balanced fluids such as Aqua Pacific mineral water, the risk of imbalance is vastly reduced and the overall effect on your bodies health is increased.
Minor ailments such as headaches, skin problems, indigestion and obesity can be warning signs that your body is starting suffering, and may lead to more serious conditions in later life. Therefore it is strongly recommended to drink a good mineral water to counteract these effects, did you know that by drinking five glasses of water daily, the risk of common cancers can be decreased by up to 79%!
A common list of benefits from drinking the proper levels of an excellent pure mineral water is as follows:
• Health and vitality boosting
• An increase in mental alertness
• An increase in physical stamina
• A reduction from the negative effects of stress
• Recovery from jet-lag recovery
Water can also be useful for weight loss. It is a tremendous assistance for people who are dieting because it suppresses appetite and has no calories! In fact, just one glass of water shuts down late night hunger pangs, reduces the retention of fluids, reduces constipation and helps eliminate toxins and impurities from the body.
Higher alkalinity in water is also great for reducing the effects of ageing. When water with a high pH balance is consumed, it assists the body in maintaining a proper pH balance by helping to neutralize acidic conditions which are present in most of our modern diets.
Hydration Facts.
Sadly almost 90% of the world's population is chronically dehydrated. Even dehydration at a level of 3% will significantly slow down your metabolism and a low water level is considered the number one reason for daytime fatigue. Incredibly, a 2% loss in body water can also lead to visual impairment and memory loss!
Two out of three of us drink fewer than the recommended 8 glasses of water a day, yet studies have shown that drinking this much water could dramatically reduce back and joint pain for almost 80% of suffers.
Pregnant women need to drink extra water. They must take care of the needs of the fetus and compensate for the extra fluid losses from additional perspiration and heat production. If a woman is lactating she needs extra water for fluid replacement from nursing.
Any beverage that contains alcohol or caffeine should not be counted toward your 8 glasses. This is because alcohol and caffeine will dehydrate your body, and you will need to compensate for this. A simply tip to keep healthy is drink one extra glass of water for every cup of tea/coffee or alcoholic beverage you consume.
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ABARES research and analysis in forest economics and sciences provides professionally independent, world-class advice to inform government and private sector decision-makers on significant issues affecting forests and the forestry sector. The
ABARES forest research capabilities (below) give more information. To enable this research and analysis, ABARES develops and maintains key national
databases on forests and the forestry sector, including
Australia's National Forest Inventory.
Outcomes of ABARES forest research and analysis are published on the
Forests Australia website and the
ABARES website.
Australia's State of the Forests Report – five-yearly comprehensive national reports on the status of Australia's forests, produced by ABARES through the collaboration of all state, territory, and Australian governments.
Australian Forest and Wood Products Statistics – biannual reports containing comprehensive datasets relating to Australia's forestry sector, including time series of data on forest and wood products resources, production, consumption, trade and employment
Australia's forests at a glance – annual pocket-books of updated data and information about Australia's native forests and industrial plantations
Australia's Forestry Industry 2017 map provides a detailed snapshot of the forest industry, including the location of major wood processing facilities, native forest tenure, hardwood and softwood plantations, as well as roads and forestry ports.
Australia's plantation statistics – annual tabular plantations updates and five-yearly comprehensive reports based on spatial data
Australia's plantation log supply – five-yearly comprehensive plantation sawlog and pulplog supply forecasts from softwood and hardwood plantations
Australian forest profiles – a collection of eight fact sheets comprising an overview profile of Australia's forests and profiles of the seven main native forest types
This report presents estimates of the potential production and use of harvest and sawmill residues in Australia in 2050. It provides insights into what the production and use of wood residues may look like in decades to come, once any required investment in infrastructure has taken place.
Published: 6 November 2018.
This compendium brings together for publication five briefing notes written by ABARES over the period 2013 to 2017. The briefing notes are critical analyses of the justification that was given for relisting of Leadbeater's possum as Critically Endangered under the EPBC Act, of the conservation management requirements of the species, of the draft Recovery Plan for the species, and of the related issue of fire and forest harvesting.
Leadbeater's possum is a threatened species essentially restricted to ash and snowgum forests in the Central Highlands of Victoria that are also used for wood production. It has specific habitat requirements that include both large, hollow-bearing trees and a dense mid-storey layer in the forest, so has a complex relationship with the forest fire regime and forest management.
Published: 14 June 2018.
This report presents forecasts of sawlog and pulplog volumes available from softwood and hardwood plantations. Changes in log availability have important implications for Australia's rural economies; the size, type and geographical location of wood and paper product manufacturing industries; the national supply of wood products; Australia's trade balance; and Australia's export income. Forecasts are presented for softwood and hardwood sawlog and pulplog volumes by National Plantation Inventory region, based on the combination of forecasts supplied by plantation owners and managers through a survey, and ABARES modelled forecasts. For the modelled forecasts, ABARES did not account for any future changes in social, economic or environmental parameters.
Published: 15 December 2016.
Myrtle rust disease has caused defoliation and death of trees of rainforest species in New South Wales and Queensland, and has also been responsible for significant damage to eucalypt plantations in South America.
This report combines climatic suitability modelling for myrtle rust across Australia with spatial data on Australia's production forests and forecast wood availability.
The results show that 9.1 per cent of Australia's forecast available volume of plantation eucalypt logs, and 22 per cent of Australia's forecast available volume of public native forest eucalypt logs, derive from areas predicted to be highly suitable climatically for myrtle rust. The report also discusses the differences between an area being highly suitable climatically for myrtle rust, and a potential impact on wood production.
Published: 10 August 2016.
This dataset is a significant advance in describing Indigenous ownership and use of forest land, and involvement in natural resource management. The dataset is the first national description of the forest areas over which Indigenous people have ownership, management or special rights. It includes a greater diversity of land than captured previously under simpler definitions of Indigenous land, as it also includes lands owned by non-Indigenous parties where legislated arrangements are in place that enable the Indigenous community to access, manage, jointly manage, or be consulted on management of land.
Published: 28 August 2015.
More forestry data sets are available on the Forests Australia website.
ABARES capabilities cover spatial analysis of forest data; economic surveys, analyses, modelling and forecasting; forest ecology, silvicultural systems, and sustainable yield; and national and international reporting based on criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management. ABARES also contributes data, performs analysis and provides advice on Regional Forest Agreements, threatened species, illegal logging, and national, regional and state-based forest issues.
ABARES manages
Australia's National Forest Inventory (NFI), which was established in 1988 to enable the calculation of nationally consistent and comprehensive attributes describing Australia's forests. The NFI is the key repository for a range of data about Australia's forests, with data supplied by state, territory and Australian government agencies integrated into national classifications by ABARES. Data in the NFI is used for publicly communicating information about Australia's forests, including in the
Australia's State of the Forests Report series.
ABARES also manages the National Plantation Inventory (NPI), a component of the NFI which has been collecting data on plantations established primarily for wood production in Australia since 1993. NPI data on Australia's plantations are collected by ABARES through an annual survey of growers, grower representatives and state and territory agencies.
Forests Australia website, hosted by ABARES, provides up-to-date information on Australia's forests in collaboration with Australia's state and territory governments.


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I could write about the snot. All the runny drippy sticky snot, the snot gurgling in the throat, being spit up, smeared all over cheeks. Oops, I just did. I totally think of the non-mom's reading and I can't help myself. I could also write about the getting up every 30 minutes almost all night, the husband asleep in the other room who has caught the cold, trying to "surface wash only" chocolate panda barf off of Kanga, but instead I'm going to show you something super cute.
My new handbag from Laural. I started using it the moment the postwoman dropped it off and forgot to photograph it and show it off. Thanks for the swap Laural! I love it!!
I talked for a while with a nurse at my dr's office this morning and I've got a game plan. Feeling much better now. Especially since I'd completely forgotten about the super magic elixir Benedryl! I'm counting down the minutes until the dosing. I'm envisioning a 4 hour uninterrupted nap and plenty of craft/computer time for me. Especially since Tim will probably still be sleeping!
Sorry Laural to post about your very cute bag and then snot in the same breath.. Let's leave it on a cute note – check out all her NEW bags!


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An abbreviated briefing today as we await Gov. Paul LePage's two-year budget proposal . . .
When it comes to fiscal policy, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and Gov. LePage have a lot in common. Both believe that tax reductions on individuals and businesses are the best way to grow an economy, and both have signed legislation to see that policy through. For those efforts, the libertarian Cato Institute gave Brownback and LePage "A" grades last year for their fiscal initiatives. Only four governors received that rating.
In terms of tax policy, LePage has a lot more work to do reach meet Brownback's reduction agenda. According to a recent report by Stateline, over the past two years Kansas has reduced its income three income tax brackets to two, cutting the top rate from 6.45 percent to 4.9 percent and bottom rate from 3.5 percent to 3 percent. The Republican-led Legislature also eliminated income taxes for 200,000 small businesses.
The $400 million tax cut package that LePage enacted in 2011 cut top income-tax rate from 8.5 percent to 7.95 percent and eliminated income taxes for about 70,000 Mainers. It reduced the four old tax brackets (8.5 percent, 7 percent, 4.5 percent, and 2 percent) to three (7.95 percent, 6.5 percent and 0 percent).
As Stateline reported, the tax reduction efforts in Kansas has created a bit of a dilemma for Brownback, who is now considering tax hikes to make up for the state's lost revenue.
The Kansas Legislative Research Department — the counterpart to the Maine Legislature's Office of Fiscal and Program Review — estimated that the reductions will yield a series of budget shortfalls totaling $2.5 billion.
In response, Brownback last year proposed making a the state's temporary sales tax increase permanent and to end some tax credits, deductions and exemptions. The Kansas governor worried that without additional revenues the education and the state's Medicaid program would be adversely impacted. The Kansas Legislature rejected those measures and this year Brownback is reviewing alternative ways to increase revenue, including freezing the state's sales tax rate at its current level rather than let it drop as planned.
He has previously promised more tax cuts, including eliminating the state's corporate income tax. He has already submitted legislation that would make a temporary tax cut on the sale of airplanes and parts permanent (OFPR calculated that the aircraft tax cut will cost $608,000 in annual revenues).
LePage will release his budget Friday at 3 p.m.
* LePage recently found out that he has a double-dipper in his administration. The State of Maine blog has found another — using a Portland Press Herald database.
Chandler Woodcock, the governor's chief of the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, is currently earning a pension of $24,594 while earning a state salary of $83,732, according to 2011 data from the Maine Public Retirement System. Woodcock is a former educator and state lawmaker.
Meanwhile, the Maine House Republican Office also used the database to discover that a Presque Isle Superintendent made $222,000 in 2011, $87,700 from his retirement.
Search the entire 2011 retirement database here.
Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, posted on Facebook today that he and Democratic leadership will be meeting with the governor and his staff to discuss the budget.
Not sure if this counts as the meeting that Alfond and the Democrats were looking for, or if the only way to satisfy that request is for LePage and the Senate President to share a double-straw Mai Tai and pupu platter.
Local & State
Three injured in Brunswick crash remain hospitalized
Varsity Maine
Swimming: Cheverus boys win seventh straight Class A title
Varsity Maine
Girls' basketball: Marshwood pulls away late to oust York in Class A South
More than 26,000 acres in Maine North Woods to be protected
New England Patriots
'It would not surprise me' if Patriots want Kaepernick, his lawyer says


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Tips for thinking of ideas when you just don't feel like it.
Do you ever get stuck in a rut with creative projects, or with thinking of ideas? That's me at this present moment in time - I'm trying to be creative, trying being the operative word. It's like 'writers block' - sometimes the ideas just don't seem to flow and you are left with 2 options; a) persevere until you think of something and gain inspiration b) throw in the towel for a day. Now I personally think that neither option is a particularly good one, a) because you can't force creativity, it has to be inspired, and b) because if we only did things we 'felt' like doing we would not get very far at all. My question then: can creativity become a discipline and at what point do you force it? I personally think that having a lifestyle of creativity can help prevent you reaching the 'writers block' syndrome so often. Here are my tips for encouraging creativity when you just don't feel like it:
1). Are there any barriers stopping you being creative eg. tiredness, hunger, something else on your mind? Can you deal with it; take a nap, eat a sandwich, deal with the issue? It may be once you've got to the source of your lack of inspiration you can then deal with it to free up thinking space. It may be this even takes an hour or two, even a day, but depending on the urgency of your project it's always best to postpone a project rather than rushing into it half heartedly.
2) How do you feel about the project? Is it that the initial brief does not inspire you? Try to brainstorm ways around it to make it suit you better, try thinking a little differently. Ask other people for their take on the project and see if they can help you think in a new way about it and give you any fresh ideas.
3). You can't always muster up inspiration yourself, you often need to look externally to feel inspired. Go and look at other artists/writers/musicians… work and find stuff that you connect with and can learn from. You could even create a journal or pin things on your wall of things that inspire you to refer back to.
4). Cultivate a lifestyle of creativity: try walking a different way to work, change your daily routine slightly or eat something you haven't tried before. Doing things a little differently can re-train your brain to think outside the box easier and will encourage creative thinking in other areas.
There will always be times when you just don't 'feel' like doing something, which is okay and shouldn't necessarily dishearten you. It depends what the project means to you as to how you persevere with it - it may be that a recurring lack of motivation means that it may not be what you should be investing your time in. On the other hand, even the most driven people will have days when they want to have a pyjama day, it doesn't mean that the drive is gone forever, sometimes you just need to give yourself a break.
If all else fails, go and make yourself a cuppa. That's my default solution to everything ;)
If you have any suggestions as to how to think creatively please share your tips on this blog or my facebook page! :)


text: Something curious happened while a couple of hugely high-profile movies opened this past weekend. One of 2016's finest opened at a Cineplex near you, even though you may not be aware of it due to the overwhelming attention being showered upon the new franchise FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, Ang Lee's angst-ridden Oscar contender BILLY FLYNN'S LONG HALFTIME WALK, and Tom Ford's controversial psychological thriller NOCTURNAL ANIMALS. It's a small film called THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN and you should know that it is one of the year's very best films. It also is probably the finest coming-of-age comedy in a decade.


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The Walking Dead
AMC's "The Walking Dead" broke ratings records yet again last night with the third season's mid-season premiere pulling in the largest audience ever in the show's history.
The series scored 12.3 million viewers for the 9/8c premiere, beating the previous record of 10.9 million viewers for the Season 3 premiere back in October. It also pulled in 7.7 million in adults 18-49. [Source: The Huffington Post]
The CW
The CW Network has announced that it has renewed three of its popular series – "Arrow," "The Vampire Diaries" and "Supernatural". The shows will be back for their second, fifth and ninth season respectively in the Fall. [Source: The Hollywood Life]
Under the Dome
CBS and Amazon have inked a SVOD licensing deal for the new Stephen King series "Under the Dome" which premieres on CBS on June 24th.
Amazon Prime members will have unlimited streaming of all episodes four days after their initial broadcast at no additional cost on all compatible Amazon Instant Video devices. [Source: Variety]
Thomas Kretschmann will play the vampire hunter Van Helsing in NBC's upcoming "Dracula" series starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the vampire.
In this interpretation, Van Helsing's professor character is obsessed by the idea of revenge. In fact, he is potentially more of a public threat than Dracula. [Source: Digital Spy]


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|I love salad dinners in the Summer!
I never made it home this week, still waiting for my new granddaughter. She is now 8 days late. I am lucky to have some wonderful friends that don't mind me lurking about their house for over a week and a half. My husband came up over the weekend, we had two family weddings to attend. One Saturday and one on Sunday. Both lovely. Then he returned home. I just knew that if I tried to head home I would get a call and have to turn around again. So I just stayed put.
I have been knitting, that is all I brought to work on. I did go to a luncheon with a friend. Wonderful group of ladies, some quilters, art quilters, and cross-stitchers. I really enjoyed that day, lovely garden, wonderful conversations, really a lovely day. And an open invitation to join them anytime I am up when they meet monthly. I also went to my former weekly quilt group. I miss that. They have a monthly evening program and then meet weekly just to work on their own projects and visit. Best group ever!
I went out to my friend's veggie garden yesterday and did some weeding. Her cherry tomatoes are going to be ready soon. She also has a zucchini just about large enough to harvest. I am starting to miss my own garden. My husband reports that all the seeds I planted before I left home have started to sprout.
So yet again, my Off the Wall post is purely inspirational photographs. Check out what everyone else is up to at Nina-Marie's blog.


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I have been working on several other projects this week. I actually have 3 projects in my bag that I take with to doctors, chiro and other appointments. They are:-
|A beanie in self stripping wool.
|A dishcloth in Tunisian Crochet (I saw something like this in someone's blog and thought I would have a go).
|A baby's jacket in classic shell stitch.
I also have another bag that goes with me to crochet class and market. It contains the Salvation Army blanket.
I added a couple more rows to the border since last time.
And the project that current resides near my lounge chair.
|Rose Clan Hunting Tartan Rug.
I still need to make a new tea cosy to replace the one sold last Saturday and I'll probably start on that tomorrow. I just need to pick out colours and stitches. I might make this one in shades of pink and purple, just to be different.
That's all that on my hooks at the moment.