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A few days ago, I wrote about intentional delays in the Social Security Disability (“SSD”) process. The Social Security Administration (“SSA”) claims that delays are caused by budgetary problems. Last December, the average wait for a hearing was 450 days. I filed an SSD application for a 55 year old floor trader with hand and arm injuries on December 4, 2012. It took the State agency almost a year to deny the application initially, which was on November 8, 2013. I requested a hearing that same day. The claimant had to wait until April 4, 2015, 17 seventeen months for a hearing, well over the 450 day average. The good news is that the claimant’s SSD application was approved today. The bad news is that it took over five months, another 157 days, to get the hearing decision from the Administrative Law judge. The actual cause of the delays is unknown. Regardless of whether the delays are intentional or inevitable, they are unacceptable.
Last week we handicapped some of the potential horses in the upcoming 2018 Governor’s Race. We mentioned Judge Roy Moore, PSC President Twinkle Cavanaugh, Agriculture Commissioner John McMillan, Secretary of State John Merrill, State Treasurer Young Boozer, State Senator Del Marsh and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle. Some others that may be considering pursuing the brass ring of Alabama politics are Lt. Governor Kay Ivey, Supreme Court Justice Jim Main, Jefferson County Commission President David Carrington, Trump’s Trumpeter in the State Perry Hooper, Jr., Huntsville State Representative Jim Patterson and ADECA Director and former Prattville Mayor Jim Byard. You can also add former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville to the mix of possible gubernatorial candidates. All of these aforementioned horses would run as Republicans in the 2018 Gubernatorial Derby. It is assumed that only a Republican can win statewide office in Alabama and that next year’s June 2018 GOP primary is tantamount to election. Therefore, it is only a 15 month race to election for governor. The late Lucy Baxley was the last Democrat to hold statewide office in Alabama. She lost reelection to the PSC in 2012. It has been almost two decades since a Democrat has captured the Governor’s office. Donald Trump carried Alabama with almost 63 percent of the vote. It is thought by most political prognosticators that a Democratic candidate can at best get 40% of the vote in the Heart of Dixie. However, there are several brave souls who are diehard Democrats and may be bold enough to test that theory. One of these emboldened is Parker Griffith, who ran as the Democratic nominee against Robert Bentley four years ago in 2014 and received 36% of the vote. Griffith is a personable, former oncologist, State Senator, and Congressman from Huntsville. He seems dedicated to making the plunge. The most mentioned Democratic candidate is former Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb. She was elected to the State Supreme Court in 2012, which was the last time a Democrat won statewide in Alabama. She is seriously considering the race for governor. She could be handicapped by the fact that she quit in the middle of her term on the Court and a Republican was appointed by the Governor. State Representative Craig Ford who has served as House Minority Leader is considering a run for governor. Like Griffith, Ford is likeable. He is one of the few remaining white Democrats left in the Alabama House of Representatives. In fact, if Ford vacated his seat to run for Governor a Republican would probably take it. The wildcard in a potential Democratic field might be the popular young Mayor of Tuscaloosa, Walt Maddox. He considers himself a Democrat. Maddox is well thought of in the Druid City, which is a more populous and vote rich area of the state than most folks realize. If he got a strong support from Tuscaloosa coupled with the ADC and New South endorsements, it could propel him to the Democratic nomination. He would bring to the dance a sterling record of achievement as Mayor of Tuscaloosa. However, if he has to go through a bruising primary he may come to the prom beat up and broke. Not to mention that the Prom King/Queen is highly favored to be a Republican. He would be hard-pressed to raise campaign money in the fall campaign. Most of the bets would be placed on the Republican. This brings us to another chapter in the governor’s race. The folks who wrote our 1901 Constitution intended for the power in state government to be rested in the hands of the legislature. During the Wallace years, George Wallace had immense power over the legislature. This usurpation of power has incrementally declined over the years. It has culminated with a decimation of gubernatorial power. The last two governors, Bob Riley and Robert Bentley, have been rendered irrelevant by the legislature. Special interests have taken note of this transfer of power and their money has followed. Campaign money that use to go to the governor’s race now flows to legislative races. It is not unusual to see House seats cost $300,000 and State Senate races rise to $1 million. It is going to be a great election year. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www.steveflowers.us.
Meghna Bank Job 2016 Circular published to appoint Probationary Officer, Senior Officer, Junior Officer, Principal Officer and more. Meghna Bank Limited is a fourth generation Bank. It is dedicated to provide a positive working environment and a workplace for its employees. Currently Meghna Bank is inviting application for the position of Company Secretary. The last date of Application is July 15, 2016. Applicants having Post Graduation or MBA or Masters in any discipline may apply. Candidates having FCS/ FCA/ FCMA/ ICSB/ CMA degree will get preference. Meghna Bank Job Circular 2016 Post: Probationary Officer, Senior Officer, Junior Officer, Principal Officer and more. Job Type: Permanent Bank Job (Meghna Bank Limited) Requirements: Post Graduation or MBA or Masters. Experience: Some posts require minimum relevant experiences in this field. See detail job experience in the circular. Deadline: July 15, 2016. Gender: Both (Male & Female) Interested candidates may apply online visiting: http://jobs.bdjobs.com/jobOnlineapply.asp. Candidates may send their resume with a recent passport size photograph and a cover letter on or before deadline to: The Head of Human Resources Meghna Bank Limited, Head Office Suvastu Imam Square (level-6), 65 Gulshan Avenue Candidates may E-mail complete application with cover letter and recent photograph to firstname.lastname@example.org Candidates should mention the name of the position on the top of the envelope. Meghna Bank Job 2016: MEGHNA BANK LIMITED is a Bank with the aim to become the leader in financial services in Bangladesh by fostering a culture that stresses the supreme ethical standard. It strives to create an environment which is favorable towards proactive learning and excellent performance. It is committed towards providing a positive working environment and workplace. Only short listed candidates will be contacted for written test and interview as per recruitment policy.
The South Birmingham Sinfonia performed this overture as part of the Summer 2013 series of concerts. This is an exciting an challenging work. Rienzi is an early opera by Wagner (his third) and very much influenced by and in the style of Meyerbeer. Tuneful and light, and with brilliant brass playing, it is a long way from the sound of the "Ring". It wil be fascinating to hear some of the more unexpected origins of Wagner's later more mature style. As an aside, but hopefully of interest, and just to show how far from the kind of Wagner offering we are used to is Rienzi is, your web editor was reading "Confessions of a young man" by George Moore (published 1888) in which he compares some of Mallarmé's poetry, especially the early piece that was to be later made famous by Debussy called "L'Après Midi d'un Faun." Moore thinks it is apt to point out that "L'Après Midi" could not be more different to Mallarmé's later style, saying "It bears the same relation to the author's later work as Rienzi to The Walkyrie." Clearly both operas were well-known at the time, and Rienzi was popular but Die Walküre particularly notorious. SBS will be playing the lesser-known popular work in this concert. See also Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rienzi.
As a component of our program to assist the tourism and outdoor recreation industry we will compile and present related publications, including video content, from Extension and other research based sources. - Agritourism in Oregon’s Coastal Counties: Land Use Policy and Permitting Requirements A description of policies and permits related to Oregon coastal agritourism. Authors: Miles Phillips et al May 2017 - Transient Lodging Taxes on the Oregon Coast 17004 A description Oregon Transient Lodging Tax and of the Oregon coast local government transient lodging tax rates and uses. Authors: Miles Phillips et al July 2017 You can find and download other publications here: Oregon State University Online Publication Catalogue –
Colon cancer. It’s really not a laughing matter. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death due to cancer for men and women combined. Nearly 50,000 people die every year in the United States, according to About.com. Colorectal cancer is the most common but most preventable cancer. Last Saturday, the Sonoma County Oncology Nursing Society hosted an event at Coddingtown by bringing in a 20 foot inflatable walk through colon. The Prevent Cancer Super Colon is shipped to all corners of the country that let people see differences between a healthy colon and one scarred with polyps, colitis and cancer. For photographic purposes, I’m glad it was red. In this job, there’s an abundance of unusual to photograph. The assignments can stretch the gamut day to day, week to week. The past week offered assignments I’ve covered before, but a couple of those had twists. In the last four years or so, I’ve been out to the coast several times to cover tsunami warnings. Most times a meek little wave rolls ashore and that’s about it. Normally, dozens of spectators for these wait and see events turn out to…wait and see. Last Friday was different. Obvious surges of seawater hit the coast for nearly 24 hours. If Bodega Bay had a narrow inlet like Santa Cruz and faced a little more west, there would have most likely been damage. Luckily there was not. Surprisingly, the expected throngs of people weren’t around to witness natures hammer. Other odds and ends? A shoot for an upcoming Savor magazine will include two coyotes, one of which will be howling at the Stewarts Point General Store ceiling in perpetuity. I guess it’s better than the partner nearly sniffing it’s derriere for all time. Then, there was a Horizon flight I was sent to photograph at our commuter airport. I was able to board the flight and photograph passengers boarding to illustrate a story on Horizon’s five years in SoCo. The problem? I kept smacking my head on the ceiling and overhead bins, these aircraft have low ceilings. I even greeted passengers when they stepped aboard because I kept blocking the flight attendant from doing her job. “Hi! Welcome to Horizon Air! Of course I had to put a silhouette in here too. They’re cool. Then a more serious story on a local food bank that needs to find a new home. What’s next? That’s a secret. You’ll just have to grab a copy of the Press Democrat to keep up with the goings on.
When I look for plants, I see that many require full sun. My house faces east/west, so the foundation plantings can have morning sun or afternoon sun. Since the afternoon sun seems much stronger than the morning sun, would full-sun plants work on the west side of the house? Sara Bertsch, southern Michigan Although many plants are recommended for full-sun positions, many are flexible and will do well with less than a full eight hours of sun. A west-facing location, where they would get at least five to six hours of sun, is usually good for these plants. As you have observed, morning sun on east-facing sites is much less intense. These places are better planted with plants that prefer part (often called partial) or light shade. If you put full-sun plants here, they will usually survive, but blooming may be reduced, and the plants may stretch in an effort to get more light.
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\|Unlock Forum posting with Annual Membership.\| I received this book in the mail today and have been looking at the help docs but I just need someone to confirm my judgement in calling this book a RWAP. The back binding of the book is clearly visible. Last Edited on: 5/14/14 7:58 PM ET - Total times edited: 3 It's hard to tell from the photo what i am seeing. Is the book cleaved from the spine? I so, yes, that book should not have been posted. Former library books are posted here all the time. That alone does not make them unpostable.
An Easter week tradition in central Iowa is this week’s Pony Express Ride to raise money for Easter Seals Camp Sunnyside near Des Moines. Nancy Bobo of Easter Seals of Iowa says their annual ride arrives in the camp Saturday afternoon, delivering the money they worked all year to raise to help kids attend Camp Sunnyside. Bobo says the ride was started up by “Stub” Johnson, the now-deceased owner of Stub’s Restaurant in Spencer, back in the late 1960s. Usually there are several hundred on the ride into camp, arriving from all over the state to gather at Ankeny’s John Deere plant and then ride in one large group to the camp south of town. Former Governor Robert Ray will join the group’s CEO and many volunteers who make the ride, including families who’ve made it a family event to do with their kids for years. The Pony Express riders raised an estimated 300-thousand dollars last year to support Camp Sunnyside, which offers programs for sick and handicapped kids. They’ll announce this year’s total after a Saturday-night “Victory Dance” at the Val-Air Ballroom in West Des Moines. You are here: / / Pony express rides for Easter Seals
Since motherhood takes up a lot of space in my head, it seemed right to re-enter into my blogging for Mother’s Day. As all the thoughts about moms and Mother’s Day and parenting and expectations swirled around in my head while trying to decide how to approach the topic on my blog, I realized how complex my feelings were about Mother’s Day and then quickly followed up that realization with the thought of “Duh! Of course your feelings about the day are complicated, look at your feelings about motherhood!” On my drive home from work tonight, knowing I would finally sit down and write this post, I tried to conjure up the words in my head as I often do. I started thinking about my niece telling me the other day how she wanted to have six children, 3 of each gender, and me telling her that when I was young I wanted to have eight children. I’ll let that sink in for a second. Eight. Five boys and three girls. At some point, with a boyfriend too young to be making such plans, we named these eight future children. Looking back on that I can only shake my head at young, foolish me. I remember thinking a big family would be so ideal. There would be this fantastic sibling bond and everyone would look out for each other and my husband and I would be the perfect parents and we would have big, loud, happy family dinners and it would be like the Brady Bunch. Plus two. As I got older and began to understand myself and the world a little better, I accepted that a big family was probably not in the cards for me. I still hoped for the fairytale romance and figured once I had satisfied my wanderlust and my big dreams that the family part would fall into place. But each failed romance took me further from my ideal until I began to believe I was maybe just too selfish to have a baby (or eight). Cue the song on the radio as I get off the exit toward home this evening: “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need…” That about sums it up for me. Motherhood hasn’t turned out to be at all what I wanted. Or rather, this version of motherhood isn’t at all what I envisioned. I am not the mom I dreamed of being. My pregnancy was not the joyous event I longed to have. My family doesn’t come close to the idealized fantasy I had as a young girl. But maybe this life is what I really needed. Maybe having two needy babies consuming me (almost literally) from the beginning was what I needed to become a less selfish person. Maybe doing it all on my own was what I needed to believe in my own strength. Maybe the difficulties and the loneliness are what I needed to have more compassion and understanding for my own mother. My first Mother’s Day occurred when I was pregnant. One of my best friends had sent me a gift; it was a prayer necklace that had a tiny container in which you could write down a little prayer and put it in the silver tube and keep it close to your heart. It was so lovely, but I remember thinking, “I’m not a Mother, yet”. Even at that time, pretty big with twin boys in my belly, I didn’t truly feel like a mother. I didn’t understand what being a mother was. I can remember sometimes just wanting the babies to come out. I felt like I could truly be a mother if I could hold them in my arms and know that I was taking care of them. Meanwhile, the best thing that could happen was that I didn’t hold them in my arms, but in my womb. That I stay pregnant as long as possible. Luckily, God made sure that my fever dreams and wishes and prayers went unanswered… I think the prayer I wrote down was that I would be a good mother and that the boys’ father would come around and be a good father to them. I pried the necklace open tonight to see if that is what I was thinking nine years ago, like my faulty memory believes, but the prayer was just pale blue ink spread on yellow aged paper. I wore that necklace every day and didn’t take it off until the day I had my boys. I then wore it for years after until I think I realized that at least part of my prayer had been answered. I am a good mother. I am not the mother that I thought I would be. I am not the mother that I wanted to be. But I am a good mother. The next Mother’s Day of which I have a clear recollection was maybe when the boys were three. We went to my sister’s house for a while and took some pictures underneath her lilac tree. After some breakfast and visiting, I went home and broke down sobbing at the kitchen sink while doing dishes. I was grieving for the loss of an unattainable ideal. For the Hallmark commercial of a dad and his kids making mommy breakfast in bed and telling her how much she was loved. That would never be my reality. I was grieving that I couldn’t have one day off from the thankless job of keeping a house running and keeping my children healthy and fed and giving up my own desires to do so. And I was lamenting that on MOTHER’S day, the only thing I really wanted in that moment–was a break from being a mother. When I think back on it now, I feel a little sick. There are women out there who would trade their souls to hold a baby in their arms and be a mother. There are women who have lost their babies, their children, and their adult children, who would give anything for one more day. There are women who had to say to goodbye to their own mothers too soon. How could I possibly wish away the most incredible gift that I had ever been given? Of course, I didn’t really wish it away. That would be like wishing to stop breathing. I just wanted a break. I wanted someone to see me. To see that I was trying to be a good mom. I wanted a fairy godmother to swoop in and take care of my chores and my stress and give me beautiful comfy pajamas and a haircut and a massage and let me snuggle up with my babies for an afternoon of naps and movies. A fairy godMOTHER. So many ways to be a mother. Ironically, some of my very best friends are not mothers. Some want to be. Some don’t. Some don’t say if it is truly something they yearn for deep down, but feel or fear they can’t have. Some of these women are the most giving, selfless, amazing, MOTHERING, people I know. I want to celebrate them this Mother’s Day for all the ways that they are mothers without having or adopting children of their own. They are the fairy godmothers of the world. In my heart, every Mother’s Day, I hold those women who have lost their children. It is something that I cannot imagine. I hold those women who have lost their mother. I hold those women who grieve for the mother they wish they had growing up or as an adult. I hold those people for whom this holiday is nothing but a reminder that they don’t have someone to call Mom. I truly am blessed to be a mom. It is nothing like I imagined it would be. I don’t deserve it. But I work hard to become deserving of it. I hope my sons one day realize how they changed my entire definition of an ideal family. And that they know if I achieve nothing in this whole world other than making them feel loved and giving them the tools to create that ideal life for themselves, I will have succeeded. Happy Mother’s Day to all you women out there who are mothers in body, in heart, and in spirit.
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Hello People I have a strange problem now , I am not running my own DNS as i have outsourced my DNS, but bind is installed on my system(as ISPConfig wont install) hence isp config recognizes the config. Now when I turn my bind off internet will stop working hence I am not able to send Mails but I do receive mails as I turn it ON every thing works perfect apart from the fact when I try sending email from my hotmail account to my postmaster.xyz.co.uk domain configured on the mail server I keep on getting emails rather unstopped. It can go to 1000's Does any one know where and what I am doing wrong. Do I have to configure Bind for Internet to work!!!! Or it is just a postfix problem.. Please HELP!!!!!
Recently a Guest Commentary about Beautiful Hills wind project, by Jay Mundinger, a spokesman for Beautiful Hills Wind Farm LLC, planned for the town of Mishicot, appeared in the Herald Times Reporter. Of course, Mr. Mundinger is presenting the possible good things for the proposed project, especially the name “Beautiful Hill.” Has anyone ever seen a beautiful wind tower electric generator farm? You do not have to travel far to look. Just drive down Highway 151 to Fond du Lac and look at the hills east of Lake Winnebago, south of Pipe. Is that beautiful? All of the green projects like the above, solar sun panels for electricity, ethanol from corn for gasoline, only go forward because the federal government subsidizes the cost with our taxes. Mr. Mundinger does not explain or mention any negatives of the wind towers. The miles of electric lines are expected. All of the existing power plants powered by coal, natural gas or nuclear energy will have to operate continually because you cannot expect the wind to blow all the time. He did not mention the people complaining about the number of birds – ducks, geese, bats, etc. – that are killed. Too bad you all cannot read “A Heart Breaking Story,” which appeared in the Kiel Tri-County News on Aug. 23, 2007. Because of vibrating noise the children couldn’t sleep, couldn’t do their school work properly, etc. etc. No assistance was given by the electric company. The family had to move from the home they built on family land to get peace and quiet. \|Wind Watch relies entirely on User Funding
I ran my first half marathon with Molly, Jamie and Heidi this weekend. I've been taking a running clinic at Gallagher's but am not at half marathon running level yet. Sunday, I was wondering what I got myself into but I knew I'd have fun. The atmosphere was electric. 3000 women running, walking, skipping, some even wearing tutus and pink wigs, bonding for a cause - breast cancer awareness.Along the course Larry and Lach, Shane, Mikel and Haley were there high fiving and encouraging. It was so fun seeing and hearing them.As we crossed the finish line we received water bottles and a necklace from the firefighters. As we got food and ate there was a band playing, people cheering and hugging. It was awesome. The break down of my race: I ran the first 10 miles. I felt great at mile 6 but then I felt myself get slower. At mile 10 my legs were screaming at me and on the verge of cramping. I walked 2 miles and ran the last 1.1 miles. I'm a slow runner so my goal was to run the race in 3 hours. I beat my goal! My time was 2:59:03. I couldn't believe that with walking 2 miles I still beat my time by 57 seconds!
Wow - your pots are looking so colorful and full. I love them all. Hope you two have a great day. Very pretty! I love that pot you have the geraniums in too!! Hi Patsy,Oh, your pots are so pretty holding the beautiful blooms! And I love your peace rose as well. Such a gorgeous color.Have a wonderful day!Hugs,Renie Oh, my, your flowers are just beautiful. I am going to have to get busy. We've been so tied up with the grandsons wedding til I have neglected a lot of things. Stunning colors, and very pretty variety.Everything is looking so much more vibrant this year, could be all the rain...lol Your pots are gorgeous. I haven't started mine yet - I always worry about a freak freeze up until the 15th because my hubby lost a beautiful fuchsia he kept overnight in his pickup for me on Mother's Day years ago. It's almost time . . . ;-) Beautiful flowers Patsy! Hi Patsy,Your flowers are so pretty, I just love this time of year when all the blooms come forth,I also enjoy old roses. The one Bennie planted is so pretty, three questions, How is the fragrance, What is the blooming season, and what is the name? Thank you for sharing.Sue Your flowers are so pretty. I loved the rose Bennie planted. Enjoy Aren't flowers wonderful! They are beautiful and cheerful. I love that first tub. It reminds me of Spain, my friends have these on their balcony. Don't think they grow here, too cold. Post a Comment
A gathering of friends for the purpose of making swapping quilt blocks Ah, Linda, you can run but you can't hide! I've not seen a post from you at Stray Stitches for a week but here is a fabulous snails trail block you made! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, that pattern and used it as a center block for 4 Kitties I made on a quilt for my son. Love the fabrics you used! Post a Comment
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Monday, December 22, 2014 Retail Will Be A Gift That Keeps Giving For Hedge Funds In 2015 When Office Depot ODP NaN% closed its merger with OfficeMax in May and Family Dollar Stores FDO +0.34% announced its sale to Dollar Tree DLTR +0.58% a few weeks later, it looked like two great hedge fund trades were coming to an end. Instead, both nationwide retailers remain favorites for activist investors as they press new ideas that could push shares higher. In the case of Office Depot, investors want to retry a mega merger of the company with competitor Staples SPLS +0.11%, wrenching out synergies as the office supply stores consolidate their retail footprint and focus on distribution away from stores. Leading the charge is activist fund Starboard Value, which was a driving force behind the Office Depot and OfficeMax merger that paid off handsomely this year as the deal closed after a lengthy Federal Trade Commission review. To read full article, click here. Source: Antoine Gara (www.forbes.com) Creative Financial Staffing (CFS) is the nation’s largest, privately-held accounting and financial staffing firm. We provide qualified accounting and finance professionals on a temporary and permanent basis across a broad range of industries. Visit our website: http://www.cfstaffing.com/
The lack of cortisol, the main glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex, manifests itself in symptoms that can vary greatly from one person to another. This feature accounts for much of the difficulty they experience in identifying the cause of their suffering, which is by the way, rarely understood by the majority of doctors. Considering the involvement of this master hormone in basal metabolism, fatigue (that can become total exhaustion in advanced cases) and weight gain (which can switch to weight loss in severe cases) are common symptoms. The exact same symptoms can also be found in thyroid insufficiency, emphasizing the frequency of glandular weaknesses combining the thyroid and adrenal glands. The cause of lack of energy can sometimes be traced; for example fatigue in the morning (impossibility to get up) is more thyroid, while fatigue at the end of the day is mainly adrenal. This latter form will get worse under stress irrespective of the time of day, which constitutes a classic aspect of lack of cortisol. Other symptoms are found in both a lack of cortisol and thyroid hormone: difficulty to concentrate, the famous 'brain fog', poor memory, dizziness, and sometimes a compensatory over-agitation leading to confusion and poor efficiency. Fortunately, deficiency of glucocorticoids often results in more specific symptoms that better guide the diagnosis. It is the case for hypoglycaemia (but in reality, this can also occur more frequently in hypothyroidism). This condition is most often characterised by a sudden malaise whereby the patient feels the need for sugary foods to feel better; a grave mistake as it will only feed the next crisis and of course will only further deplete glucocorticoid function… Orthostatic hypotension constitutes another clear symptom directly implicated in cortisol insufficiency, along with evening palpitations, which worsen at bedtime, sometimes to the extent that they become true tachycardia. This should not be confused with palpitations occurring randomly, day or night, in hypothyroid patients whose hormonal treatment is poorly prescribed (excessive). Both types of palpitations can coexist in the same patient when adrenal insufficiency has not been recognised. Clinical signs suggestive of low cortisol include cold and clammy skin (however cold extremities such as hands and feet, but also the nose, can be recognized in patients suffering from hypothyroidism), or hyperpigmentation of the skin, which is then an almost pathognomonic sign of glucocorticoid deficiency. These brown skin patches on the elbows or knees, darker lines on the palms of hands, and brownish stretch marks represent reliable signs of low cortisol. Finally another very useful means to establish a diagnosis is the abnormal tendency (for the subject in question) to tan more quickly, which unfortunately in this situation is not as good as one would hope! Note also, in some patients, a tendency toward salty foods (but tending more towards sweet in response to hypoglycaemia), also a craving towards strong spices, or addiction to caffeine, tobacco and other stimulants. Each instinctively seeks to compensate for the lack of cortisol, a hormone that can be measured in blood, saliva, or - in the form of its various metabolites from liver detoxification – in 24-hour urine collection where they are known as the 17-hydroxysteroids family. For more information, you are invited to visit my website www.gmouton.com where you will find a detailed Power Point presentation (202 slides in English) in the section Conferences/Functional Hormonology/ Adrenals. Enjoy reading!
Joint statement made recently by Presidents of the USA, Russia and France on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is insufficient for its resolution, said the deputy politician Rasim Musabekov in his interview with Objective TV (obyektiv.tv) politician. According to him, the document reminds us of the half-forgotten Madrid principles, and stresses the urgency of the problem. This is a message to the leadership of Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the international community, that they should not delay untying the protracted conflict node. For the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group it is important to end the escalation. For Azerbaijan, the priority is the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the illegally occupied territories of Azerbaijan, said Musabekov. It is clear that this ethnic conflict has lasted nearly a quarter of a century, and without interference from outsidet, it will not be solved. The presence of the Armenian armed formations in the Karabakh region is the catalyst of counter reaction. “If the co-chairs speak about the peace, then the basis of the acceptable documents should be withdrawal of occupants from these territories, and deployment of peacekeeping forces, with subsequent return of the Azerbaijani community in the traditional places of residence. Those who think that the Armenian dictatorship will remain there forever are wrong,” said the analyst. The growing Western interests in the Caucasus region can contribute to solving the conflict. I remember that more than 10 years ago, the initiative of Secretary of State Colin Powell had almost led to an agreement in Key West. Probably now, Hillary Clinton wants to hold a similar meeting, but with a more specific result. I hope her trip to the South Caucasus, is partially connected with the preparations for this summit. Vladimir Putin also wants to resolve the conflict in his interpretation, but under the condition that both sides will ask him about it. However, neither Azerbaijan, nor, Armenia, wants to be in the role of supplicant, in order not to put themselves at a disadvantaged political condition.
Lily has all sorts of tricks up her sleeve, among which is unicylce riding! This illustration was inspired by the rolling foothills of my dear old Cupertino CA. I also wanted to mix in a German village flair...those tudor houses are soo cool! Art tip: objects get smaller with distance. In a 2D drawing, usually far objects are small and in the upper half of the page. Objects close are large and in the bottom half of the page.
Saturday, November 24, 2012 Saturday picture show 11/24/12 Before you stop shaking your head over this...just a mile away from us over on Joppa Rd, alongside the shopping center that they shoehorned into a residential neighborhood, fifty yards from the Steak House and not ten feet from the five-lane highway that is Joppa Rd, they are building a new house, which will have bedroom windows that doggone well better be shuttered at all times lest curious motorists get too big an eyeful. And on Belair Rd, right behind McDonalds sits a townhouse development whose residents, if they are outside or have their windows open, are treated to the aroma of sizzlin' 1/4 Pounders and the sound of drive-thru clerks asking if they may take my order, please. And then some of us want a cottage small by a waterfall.
"A city hall is an explicit statement about the reverence for the past, the ambitions and pretensions of the present, and a beacon for the future. The city hall tells us where the historical core of the metropolis lies. Location, height, arrangement of interior space and exterior ornamentation -- all these elements point to the inner and outer symbolism of the city as it moves through time. A city hall is the formal announcement of the soul of the metropolis." -- Arthur Chandler “The form of every city hall expresses the dominant local ideas of civic power and authority at the time it was built. All that is outside, also is inside [Was innen ist, ist außen], as Goethe observed of all forms.” — Bayard Coll "Art was not morally neutral but worked in the service of virtue… Ornament was not crime, but the addition of beauty and instruction to the satisfaction of material needs. Art began precisely where utility broke off. Form was not to follow function, but to transcend it. Any evidence of restraint, understatement, or, worst of all, parsimony, will subvert its intention." — Donald Olsen, The City as a Work of Art "Not utility, but cultural self-projection" — Carl Schorske, Fin-de-Siècle Vienna "The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead matter into the living symbols of art, biological reproduction into social creativity." -- Lewis Mumford, The City in History
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Citizens and government officials who are awaiting a clean accounting of the federal government's stimulus package at the end of the month could be left wanting, at least initially. Published reports that some preliminary stimulus data are inaccurate or incomplete could mean there will be some lingering problems with data quality. If anything, the number of errors might increase in the short run, according to OMB Watch senior policy analyst Craig Jennings. The nonprofit tracks the Office of Management and Budget and advocates for transparency. "There will likely be even more errors given the sheer volume of reports (7,000 on Oct. 15 vs. 105,000 on Oct. 30), but reports in subsequent data releases in January and beyond should be of higher quality," he wrote in an e-mail to Government Technology. Data from more than 47,000 awards -- the combined total of grants, loans and contracts -- were sent in as of Oct. 10., according to a posting on Recovery.gov, the Web site that's releasing information about the stimulus. The 10-day grace period concluded Oct. 20, capping the first quarterly reporting window for recipients of funding from the federal government's $787 billion stimulus package, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. State and local government agencies were required to upload their data on expenditures and jobs creation to FederalReporting.gov. The OMB said it granted a grace period because of "technical challenges" the states were having in collecting the data, though the agency hasn't specified what those challenges are. "I suspect that beyond the technical challenges, federal agencies were having a difficult time getting thousands of recipients to do something they've never had to do before," Jennings said. "And these process issues could be as simple as recipients not knowing that they had to report, to recipients not understanding the reporting process, to recipients ignoring the requirement." Vendors have told Government Technology that some recipients are confused about whom they should report to. Some states chose to collect the data themselves and report all data statewide directly to the federal government, while other states opted to leave the responsibility in the hands of the recipients. Some recipients have been tripped up because they didn't registers for a DUNS number, an identifier required for the reporting process. OMB Watch is urging the federal government to improve the data quality in advance of the Oct. 30 bulk release of the data. Federal, state and local officials will continue to review the data's completeness and accuracy through the end of the month.
“Today’s announcement that Verizon will create over 400 jobs in Alabama is a testament to the strength of the pro-business climate we have worked hard to create in Alabama,” Governor Robert Bentley said. “When successful companies are able to expand and create more jobs, Alabamians have an opportunity for a better future. Alabama’s relationship with Verizon is strong, and I look forward to a continued partnership with the company.” Governor Bentley joined Verizon officials, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle and Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong for the jobs announcement this afternoon at the Old House Chamber at the Alabama State Capitol. Verizon said that more than 300 of the available Alabama positions are for customer service-related workers in Huntsville, where the company operates its South Area Call Center. Verizon also said it is filling retail positions in the Huntsville region, including Decatur, Madison, Florence, Guntersville and Cullman. It also is hiring people in Birmingham and Dothan, mostly in retail sales. “At Verizon, we know the incredible talent available throughout the state of Alabama and we are committed to offering a thriving work environment in which employees can learn, grow and use their talents and skills to contribute to the success of our dynamic business,” said Jonathan LeCompte, president of the Georgia/Alabama region for Verizon Wireless. Verizon employs more than 1,600 people across Alabama and more than 176,000 people company-wide. It opened the Huntsville call center and state headquarters in Thornton Research Park seven years ago. “The city of Huntsville has enjoyed a long, thriving partnership with Verizon, and these new jobs will further bolster our economy and bring new people to our wonderful city, which is consistently named as one of the best cities to live and work,” Huntsville Mayor Battle said. The Huntsville area has been in an economic development sweet spot lately, having landed projects such as a Boeing Co. technology research center with 350 jobs and a Remington Outdoor Co. manufacturing plant with more than 2,000 jobs.
Every generation is going to find their own way to fetishize the process of making a mixtape. For a while, it was sitting in front of a dual-deck tape recorder and actually making a mixtape. Then, it was hours on Napster or Kazaa or Limewire, waiting for songs to download and restarting everything when your CD burner’s buffer filled up, and now it’s dealing with the fact that you have practically every song ever recorded and you’ve somehow got to turn that into a playlist that someone wants to listen to and will be impressed by and enjoy and have happy thoughts about you when they listen to. Because that’s what it’s always been about, right? Whatever you had to do to put that mix together, it was about giving to a person or a group of people and saying “hey, I put some time and thought into this and I hope you like it.” It’s not important because it’s hard, it’s important because it’s for you. (If you think the “for you” part of a mix isn’t important, you should totally try giving your girlfriend a mix you made for an ex-girlfriend, as I did in college. For maximum effect, totally forget that the playlist name burns with the CD from iTunes, totally forget to change it, and totally make sure your current girlfriend does not share the same name as your ex.) The weird thing, of course, is that as important as “for you” is, nothing on a mix is “for you.” It’s music usually written by people you’ll never meet, people who’ll never know your story, people who’ve written songs about people they have met and stories they do know. But you get that perfect mix from someone, either a flame or a friend or a co-worker (mixes are great, cheap office presents, guys) and it feels like this magical, special thing, this document of that time spent putting it together and of a time, a moment when they handed it to you or it showed up in the mail, that first listen, all of that’s wrapped up in this thing that’s mostly other people’s work. It’s the curation that makes it special. What songs made it? What songs didn’t? And how does the whole thing work together? And that process of making the whole thing work together is a pretty good metaphor for the kind of work pye,brown does for clients. We’ve been super lucky to work with some incredibly creative clients and collaborators. We’ve pitched some projects, we’ve had some projects brought to us, and some projects have come about at the tail end of meetings when no one can remember where the idea came from. As part of the revamp of our website, we’re slowly putting together the first real look at what we’ve done as pye,brown. Some of it’s client work, some of it’s our own projects – but none of it really belongs to us, not entirely. That’s how we like it. We started pye,brown as a partnership because it’s more exciting to work with a partner than it is to work solo, and its much more interesting to work with people outside of our partnership than to work in a vacuum. It does create a question, though. As people who are more than a little rooted in the academic idea of “texts,” how do we know what’s really pye,brown’s? The individual pieces of our work, the campaigns, the projects – those are the tracks on our mix. We’re on each of them, sometimes taking the lead and singing a few bars, sometimes back at the drum kit just putting the beat down. We’re hoping that something else comes out in the mix. Something that we can’t jam into every project, something that you’ll see a little glimpse of here and there, something that comes together when you take our work as a whole. We’re incredibly proud of our work taken piece-by-piece, and we’re more excited about it taken as a whole. It’s a mixtape, a burned CD or a playlist that we keep adding to, each project extending a little more on the stuff that came before it and making a little room for whatever’s next. Back to music for a second, we’re slowly catching up to the great catalogue of The Mountain Goats. John Darnielle has announced that the band’s next album is entirely about wrestling and he wrote on Tumblr about some of the reaction he expected to receive. Some people might be thinking to themselves, JD, wrestling, I don’t know, I’ve never really been into wrestling, but did I steer you wrong with the Bible album, even though you may not have been super-into the Bible? Fear not. In a world of false promises and hollow gimmicks, please rest assured that the old maxim still holds true, whether scrawled on the back of a claim check or carved into a bench in an abandoned locker room: you can’t trust much, but you can trust the Mountain Goats. We’re not sure what’s next for pye,brown (that’s one of the best things about this), and we’re not sure that you can swap out our name for the Mountain Goats in that last sentence just yet, but we’re gonna do our best to make sure that with every track we add to this tape or CD or playlist, you can throw it into your music delivery device of choice and find something that not only feels like it's from pye,brown, but feels more than a little bit like it’s for you. Photo courtesy Todd Hyrck.
- Your Picture In This Chain of Discipleship click on the image below to enlarge it to a size where you can read it: click on the image above to enlarge it to a size where you can read it: Here's the text: December 2008 Crutsinger Prayer Update "Your Role In The Chain of Discipleship" Seeing a disciple become a disciple maker is exciting. It really gets exciting when you start to draw out your discipleship chain. Your disciples who discipled others who discipled others... Paul’s theme statement on discipleship was 2 Timothy 2:2. “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others also.” The principle of great discipleship is spiritual multiplication, not simply winning a person to Christ. Wining someone is adding to the kingdom. Not 2 + 2 + 2, but 2 x 2 x 2. This verse transforms addition to multiplication. The emphasis goes beyond winning one person, to investing your life in that person, who will be qualified to mature another disciple who will in turn teach others. Producing disciples. What I think is incredible is that your investment in our ministry places you into each discipleship chain! Without the prayer and contributions of ministry partners, we would not be freed up to do the ministry God has called us to. And because of people like you, students are being, and have been, discipled all over the world. I (Howard) was discipled in 1989 in SV. I was able to disciple Jared (class of 2005), who discipled Matt (class of 2006), who helped Jenny (class of 2007) get started and then discipled by our staff girl Nikki. Matt then discipled Dave (class of 2008), who is discipling RJ (class of 2010). RJ invited Jordan who gave his life to Christ at the 2007 SV Summer Conference. RJ is helping Jordan grow steadily in his faith, and his mom said how happy she was to see the transformation that has been happening in her son. Jordan has a desire to reach his friends for Christ and recruited his friend Daniel to the SV Winter Conference where Daniel gave his life to Christ! The next day Daniel asked, “do you think I can be in the discipleship chain?” Each of these students led (or is leading) discipleship groups with their peers, seeing several of them come to Christ over the years. This is God’s work. It is not about us, but about Him. 1 Corinthians 3:6-7 says, “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” All of our staff disciple students to send them into the culture equipped with the Gospel for a lifetime. Chains like this are occurring in lives all over the country. Because of your partnership, eight generations of spiritual multiplication is happening, and this is only one of many examples. Please pray this vision of multiplication would expand to reach every student on every campus, their families, and ultimately the world! Laura and I count on the generous support of people like you to continue to bring hope to students everywhere and to help them move their lives toward Christ. We know how much the economy is affecting many of our supporters, and so we are especially thankful and grateful for your sacrificial giving toward the building of His kingdom. Thank you so much! Grateful for your Partnership, Howard & Laura Crutsinger
1 cup sugar 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine or butter, melted 3 eggs 28 squares HONEY MAID Cinnamon Grahams, finely crushed (about 2 cups crumbs) 1 medium apple, peeled, cored and diced 3/4 cup PLANTERS Walnuts, chopped Powdered sugar BLEND sugar, margarine and eggs in bowl with spoon. Stir in graham crumbs, apple and walnuts until blended. SPREAD batter into greased 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan. BAKE at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes or until firm to the touch. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Cut into squares and sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. Great Substitute: For a cholesterol-free version of this recipe, substitute 3/4 cup cholesterol-free egg product for eggs. Decrease walnuts to 3/4 cup.
Skye & Knoydart – Cuillin off in the Looney Bin. Day 1 – Sligachan to Rubha an Dùnain. Day 2 – Rubha an Dùnain to Glen Brittle Day 3 – Sgùrr Alasdair & Eas Mor Falls Day 4 – Fairy Pools & Bruach na Frith Day 5 – Skye to Knoydart Day 6 – Meall Bhuidhe & Luinne Bheinn Day 7 – Last day in Inverie I had earlier thought about taking a look at the Fairy Pools and also had a route planned for Bruach na Frith. But on setting off I decided just to head back to Sligachan to get the bus tomorrow to get the ferry to get to Mallaig to get the ferry to get to Inverie. It was going to be a decent enough slog up to Bealach a’ Mhàim back so I’d kept the options of some pretty pools and a big mountain strictly as options and I’d see how I felt when I was there. Firstly I’d been noticing these strange crows for the past couple of days that I’d never seen before and took a snap to remind me what they are. Turns out it’s a hooded crow and we don’t get them south of the border. You learn something new every day in Cuillins. I was also learning that the sunshine of the previous couple of days might not be with us today. But maybe a cooler day would make for nicer walking conditions? And maybe the big mountains would be so shrouded in thick clag and howling winds the decision would be made for me! So off we set on the long tarmac plod back up Glen Brittle. And like yesterday it seemed I’d left just at the wrong time – just behind me was a group of four chaps, one of whom I seem to recall was not wearing a shirt but still replete with rucksack – which surely can’t be very comfy. They were enjoying a loud and serious sounding natter. Nattering – especially loud nattering – should not be allowed in such peaceful remote environs! And just to annoy me more they were walking just ever-so-slightly faster than me, so they were behind me for ages and then alongside me for ages and then just in front of me for ages. They were far ahead of me eventually for their nattering to be no longer audible – and maybe if they had slowed their nattering their walking would be quickened! The mist came down to our level and a light drizzle commenced. I pondered on stopping to don the waterproofs but as it was very warm I decided against it and a little dampness wouldn’t matter and I play the situation by (the dampness of my) ear. I soon caught up with the nattering quartet who had stopped to put their waterproofs on, passing them I joked “If I put mine on it’d stop!!”. “Well put ’em on then!” barked one of them back rather grumpily. The fairy pools’ combination of sounding very enticing and having a car-park at the top of the track. results in that they’re very popular with day-trippers. I left the tarmac and followed the hordes down the path to the pools. I’d exchanged brief pleasantries with one group – German or Swiss or something – on the way up, and a short while later one of them was calling me “Hallooo hallloooo!” , “Oh God” I thought – she wants to chat or is after advice on which is the best fairy pool or where the path leads to some such stuff that the curmudgeon I was, annoyed by all these other people not carrying huge rucksacks and getting in my way, was not prepared to enter in to. Anyways as she caught up with me she asked “Is this your watch…?”, “Oh noo!” I replied confidently “My watch is on my … oh.” My watch had gone! And how nice of her to find it and chase after me to return it – with its broken strap. My curmudgeonliness instantly faded as I offered her profuse thanks. Thank you should you be reading this, lovely European lady! The exact same thing happened a few years ago on Greenup Edge on the Coast to Coast, but this time I was fortunate enough for it to be found by someone nice & helpful – and not a grumpy old curmudgeon! The path heading north took us under Bruach na Frithe, but I think the above photo is probably Coire a’ Mhadaidh between Sgurr an Fheadain and Sgurr Thuilm, but of course if you know better, please correct me. I must have taken a different path to that marked on the map or wandered off path completely as when I rejoined the main path it wasn’t as far up as I’d been expecting – a good half mile short. Always a disappointment that! Finally I was at the cairn marking the top of Bealach a’ Mhàim, and along this bit I’d had the pleasure of a very nice couple whose names I can’t remember but who seemed to be the only fairy pool walkers to have opted for the circular walk. After a brief chat we went our separate ways. It only being 1pm and only a few miles back to Sligachan and the weather looking like it could be a lot worse, I decided to give Bruach na Frithe a go after all. I left the main path back for a well-marked path heading east towards my mountain and found a place to ditch my pack. Can you spot it in the top right photo?! The only time all week I needed to put the rain-cover on it – just in case. Should be easy to find later on anyways. The visibility was pretty much zilch all the way, which made for quite an otherworldly experience. And not very many photo opportunities! The path came and went and wouldn’t have been easy to follow if it was clear so a lot of the navigation was done with compass bearing & GPS. I still managed to wander way off route though – see the plot below. Some of the terrain was very rocky, and almost as tricky going as the Chute yesterday. There was absolute silence up here, pierced only by squeak of an eagle. It sounded very close and I was hoping it was on the ground and would strut out of the mist in front of me at any minute. Sadly it did not. As I was approaching the top the mist lifted! And so did my spirits, but then it came back down again just a minute or two later taking my spirits with it. Well not really, I seem to remember laughing a little at the finality of the situation when I was surrounded by greyness again. Shortly after this I heard a young couple coming down in the mist, and soon saw them too. Their time at the summit at coincided with the break in the mist the lucky devils! And the girl said she now had her pub legs on, the lucky devils! But after a brief chat, her lovely smile lifting my spirits again, we established that we were headed to different pubs and so my spirits fell again. So off she went towards Carbost with her fella – the lucky devil! And I plodded on upwards, the pub and its spirits at Sligachan still seemed far away. Walking through this is quite disorienting – apart from constantly checking your GPS you have no idea where you are, where you’ve been or what’s to come. You also forget the scale of your surroundings. When I got to the col under the unmistakable (even in this weather) Am Basteir I stopped for a rest and a sarnie. Looking out down Bealach nan Lice over the Lota Corrie – somewhere down there – the mist once again was briefly taken by the wind, leaving the peaks below poking through. What a sight! But it only lasted literally a few seconds and by the time I’d got my camera out the mist had once returned to claim the peaks and the view, and above shot is all I managed. Amazing how quickly such large & grand views and appear and disappear. This is what the view could look like. A bit of scrambling upwards through the mist again, and a couple of dead-ends (tempting paths that went nowhere!) and after not long I could see a trig-pointy-like apparition come into view. I’m sure some of the right / wrong paths I had taken were a tad precarious, but with the mist I really couldn’t see for certain how precarious they were, which I’m not actually sure is reassuring or not. Anyways, the summit was claimed. I took a photo, sat down, got cold, stood up, turned round and I headed back. If it was clearer I would have carried on and gone down the via the ridge which was somewhere straight ahead of me, but in this weather a nice ridge walk wasn’t really worth it. Better the devil you know, so I’ve set off retracing my steps through this rocky mysterious Hades trying my best not to race as there’s plenty of hellish tripping opportunities. I don’t really remember much of the descent actually and certainly didn’t take many photos – mainly as there wasn’t much to take photos of! I certainly encountered no-one else going down, indeed not up until the main road at Sligachan. The view – or rather lack of it – was very boring. And other than getting lost again at the same point I’d wandered off-route on the way up, nothing really interesting happened. The visual blur I had is now must a mental blur too! Although the mist had lifted a bit now we were lower down, the walk from Bealach a’ Mhàim back to the Slig was pretty tedious, and the pub, always visible in the distance, seemed to getting no nearer! And to add insult to injury, the sign post which greeted me at the end of a long day had to the cheek to suggest I’d only walked 4.6miles! It felt like my walk from Glen Brittle to here had been a mammoth trek, even without the misty mountain hop and fairy diversion. It was starting to get dusky as I got to the campsite and Seauma’s Bar was a sight for sore eyes and a thirsty throat. The pronunciation of ‘Sligachan’ was settled and the tasty tower of haggis was demolished in no time. Beer & haggis – is there anything to make a tired walker feel better?! Top Day 5 – Skye to Knoydart. After yesterday’s mist today’s weather was looking fine. But of course it was – today wasn’t a walking day! The morning views of the cloud sweeping over the north end of Cuillins made for a fine farewell as I struck camp. The bus from Sligachan to Armadale was pleasingly punctual, and the journey very pleasant indeed. The ferry to Mallaig would have been more pleasant if it wasn’t for all the car alarms… The photo above left is somewhere on Skye from the bus, and on the right is the view of Knoydart from the ferry. I always look forward to popping in the Old Forge, but the pint of Loch Ness something or other tasted like it had come out of Nessie herself and was tipped away unfinished, so from then on I opted to do as the Romans do when in Rome round here and supped the keg Belhaven Best, which did just fine. The tent was up in the time to watch the sunset from the Long Beach campsite at Inverie. The thought occurred to me that a walk from here to the Lady of Loch Nevis would make a nice stroll, with some good-looking camping spots over there too. Another plan to put on the to-do list! Back to the pub for tea (and more Belhaven) and then next door to the village hall for a very entertaining post-referendum party, with The Dead Man’s Waltz and The Last September. I’m not sure that everyone was celebrating as much as they’d hoped they’d be, but being back on Knoydart is always worth celebrating. Top
To experience Phuket’s evolving haute restaurant scene, you only need a keen investigative spirit. Begin on the streets of Patong or Phuket Town, belly rumbling, and explore. We found these trendsetters doing just the same. 5. Baan Rim Pa $$ Where: Patong, 223 Prabaramee Road Best feature: the restaurant sits on a small cliff over Patong Bay Royal Thai cuisine is the specialty here, and that means shellfish-based variations on classic dishes. So it’s lobster green curry instead of chicken, and fried soft-shell crab without its customary bed of jasmine rice. If you’re a traditionalist, don’t worry, because all the familiar spices and flavour combinations are there (think coconut, ginger, kaffir lime, and sweet basil). The ocean view is as beautiful as you can imagine, and the resident pianist knows the kind of twinkling jazz refined diners like. Baan Rim Pa is eight minutes’ drive away from the Amari Phuket, a stunning beachfront property rated number two out of all the hotels in Patong on TripAdvisor. 4. Raya $ Where: Phuket Town, New Dibuk Road Best feature: the chance to eat shoulder-to-shoulder with chatty locals in their favourite spot It’s the time-honoured adage: Go where the locals go. If the always-busy Raya is anything to go by, the locals love an open-plan, long-table affair with spicy curries and lively chatter. This is a place for slow lunches. Take your time, pass bowls around, sample everything, absorb the convivial energy. Like the rest of the Phuket Town old quarter, lovable imperfections cover Raya’s aged Sino-Portuguese interiors. It’s living history; authentic, flavoursome and fulfilling, like the chef’s special green curry. 3.The Boathouse Wine & Grill $$$ Where: Kata Beach, 182 Koktanode Road Best feature: Thai-French fusion, which is as exciting and pleasurable as it sounds The Boathouse cellar has 800 different labels and around 6,500 bottles, making it the place for wine on the Andaman coast. You’ll need to book early for a table on the beachfront terrace. The chef loves to prepare his creations for you tableside, so ask for the steak Diane or the grilled dover sole and say ‘when’. The Boathouse menu’s most daring fusion is its Rock Lobster Trilogy, which comes thermidor, in a green curry sauce and an armagnac sauce. Haute is the standard here, but there are flavours to please the young and the uninitiated. Resort connection: it’s nine minutes by taxi or tuk tuk to The Boathouse from the Old Phuket Karon Beach Resort, a restored Sino-Portuguese jewel located by the beach. 2.Mom Tri’s Kitchen at Villa Royale $$ Where: Kata Beach, 12 Kata Noi Road Best feature: proximity to Kata Beach, which makes the day’s catch seem ultra-fresh Gorgeous modern-meets-traditional architecture, amazing food, an oceanic view: the perfect culinary trifecta. We chose hearty eats, like the slow-cooked veal cheek with porcini mushrooms and the Phuket tuna ‘provençal’ with carrot puree, and can certify Mom Tri’s chefs are masters at their western-Thai blend. Make a booking for sunset, dine windowside and enjoy a passionfruit-coloured dusk unfold over Kata Noi. Unforgettable? See for yourself. 1.Home Kitchen, Bar & Bed $$$ Where: Patong, 314 Phrabaramee Road Best feature: the eclectic designer interiors Home Kitchen’s second floor, designed by Australian industrial artist and upcycling pioneer John Underwood, resembles the hull of an old ship, inverted, with its end cut off, so you can look out over the ocean. That’s the decor, but the menu is equally as memorable. Our recommendation: Pair a cocktail made by the in-house mixologist with an entree of king scallop carpaccio. Next, the curry-infused calamari. Then, perhaps, another cocktail: the Home Strawberry & Passion Mojito is good. A glassful of fresh strawberries, passionfruit, mint, lime, and Havana anejo – could there be a better seagazing companion? Have you been to any of these restaurants? Share your experience, thoughts and tips here.
Scrolling panels are a great way to present long paragraphs of text or large images in one place without overwhelming your learners or slide design. In this way, learners can read and reflect on your content without breaking their focus to click through the course. The E-Learning Heroes community have taken this basic application of scrolling panels and done really creative things with it. Here are some of our favorite examples: - Helen Greetham showcases the important features of a large structure in this cutaway example. - Lili Seram demonstrates how to design a robust course menu in a scrolling panel. - Rambo Levin shows how a realistic background, transparent images, and a scrolling panel can be used to set a scene. - Yekaterina Martynova uses a scrolling panel to display a text conversation on a vertically oriented phone in this fun example. - Allison Goldthorpe provides learners the space to read a full conversation with her scrolling panel example. - David Fair fits lots of data onto a single uncluttered slide in his example. Be sure to check out this E-Learning Heroes Challenge for many other creative examples of scrolling panels. If you have a creation you’d like to share, add it to a comment on the challenge post.
Verse of the Day: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Quote of the Day: “Christianity , if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” (My Note: Christianity = The belief of Jesus Christ as Savior who atoned our sins on the cross. Not the Religion) Video of the Day: This boy has got SOUL! currently listening to “X & Y” by Coldplay
Living in Michigan, I think we’ve all experienced those winters where we’ve felt too busy, too cold and too snowed-in to even think about being active. But we have some outstanding information from our Michigan State University (MSU) Extension health and nutrition educators and program instructors on staying active and nutrition during the winter that just might help us beat the winter blues and stay healthy. - Christi Demitz reminds us in “How will you stay active this winter?” of all the benefits of physical activity, such as maintaining a healthy weight and heart health, reducing the risk of Type 2 diabetes and various types of cancer, and improving the strength of your bones, joints, muscles and mental health, as well as increasing your quality and longevity of life. - “Fun winter activities are plentiful” such as cross-country skiing, snow tubing and sledding, ice skating, hiking and outdoor photography. In her article, Beverly Przystas describes these activities and their benefits. - Diana Hassan shares “Winter safety tips while your kids are outside,” such as recommended clothing, temperature levels and dangerous activities to avoid. - Are you tight on time and resources for staying active? Kristi Evans gives us some creative tips on how to “Stay active this winter by turning everyday tasks” into exercise, such as folding laundry, putting dishes away, putting groceries away, and taking a few extra walking laps in the grocery store. - Michelle Jarvie writes about exercising outdoors, from walking to higher intensity exercising, and how to dress for those activities. Dressing properly is a key to being successful in your outdoor exercise goals. In her article, she also shares the added benefits of exercising in the cold, such as burning more calories and breathing fresh air. - Andrea Aguilar shares strategies on how to keep your family active indoors and gives great insight into nutrition for the winter. In “Strategies to help your family eat healthy and stay active during the cold winter months,” she recommends consuming whole grains, seeds, beans and lentils, as well as taking advantage of buying local seasonal fruits and vegetables. Also, she shares the importance of vitamin D and how you can find it in milk, fish, cheese and egg yolks. Wondering how much physical activity you and your family need? See the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website for the recommended physical activity needs for children, adults, women who are pregnant and older adults. Hopefully you’ve found these MSU Extension resources helpful in your efforts to stay active this winter. Stay warm!
Jonathan Ive doesn’t give interviews often, but one also doesn’t get knighted all that often, either. There are some good bits in the first part of the interview, but the second part has his philosophy in a nut: “Simplicity is not the absence of clutter, that’s a consequence of simplicity. Simplicity is somehow essentially describing the purpose and place of an object and product. The absence of clutter is just a clutter-free product. That’s not simple. “The quest for simplicity has to pervade every part of the process. It really is fundamental.”
The Bassingbourn & Melbourn Panel Meeting will be held at 7:30 pm on Tuesday 15th October. Residents are invited to join their local policing team at Melbourn Village College where an update on local crime and disorder will be provided along with updates on work carried out in the last quarter. Have your say about what the local Police team prioritise over the next three months. Please complete our survey! At the last meeting residents asked us to: – Tackle road safety issues including excess speed and obstructive parking, thereby providing support to active Speedwatch schemes – Address concerns from across the Neighbourhood relating to misuse of ‘green spaces’ including drug use A profile document with the full update will be posted online at the end of this week.
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Encouraging your child to expand on their thoughts and experiences better equips them to understand the world around them. Get into the habit of asking openended questions that require more thinking than short, closed questions. Language is one of the most powerful ways to learn. Caregivers can use language to expand children’s curiosity, their ability to reason, creativity, thinking ability, and independence. One effective way to extend a child’s thinking is by asking open-ended questions. These questions have no right or wrong answers. Open-ended questions can reveal fresh and even surprising insights and ideas. For example, here are some insights from a 5-year-old: what is space? Space is between the couches and the table; it is in my nose; and I can squash it with my bum when I sit on a chair. There is space in the sky too, that is where the planets live. who lives in space and what do they look like? Aliens live in space and they have 10 fingers on one hand and eight on the other. They have three eyes and they wear underwear. You should always check that aliens do not take your underpants. Astronauts live in space too. They have big bubble helmets and if you pinch them they won’t feel it because their costumes are very thick. open-ended questions extend children’s learning and thinking skills by: - encouraging children to think beyond the obvious; - encouraging children to think of as many possibilities as they can, before deciding upon the best or most appropriate answer; - increasing understanding; - allowing children to include more information, feelings, attitudes and understanding of the topic; - providing children with opportunities to explain or describe, thereby expanding and developing their speech, language and vocabulary; - requiring children to recall recent or past events which develops their short- and long-term memory skills; and - requiring adults to listen attentively to children’s responses and this shows the children that what they are saying is important. The caregiver can comment on a child’s response or ask another question to extend the conversation. how to use open-ended questions Ask “what” questions to start a conversation. Point to an item and say, “What is this?” or “What is this called?” Repeat what your child says and let your child know his or her answer is right by repeating it, “Yes, that is a cat.” Extend on what the child says, but keep the phrases short and simple to ensure that the child is able to imitate what you’ve said. “Yes, that is a black cat.” The conversation can continue. “What is the cat doing?” “Yes, it looks like the cat is sleeping.” The older the child, the more extensive the questions can become. There are no right or wrong questions or answers, but caregivers should ensure that they ask children questions in a way that they can comprehend them, so that even if they cannot provide an answer, they can still think about it. Open-ended questions often start with, “why”, “how”, or phrases such as, “I would like to know more about”, “Tell me about”, or “I am interested in hearing more about.” Asking open-ended questions is a habit you can adopt using a few tricks. Here are some ways to start an open-ended question: - What would happen if ... - What do you think about ... - I wonder ... - In what way ... - Tell me about ... - How can we ... - What would you do ... - How did you ... - Why do you think … After asking a child an open-ended question, allow quiet time for the child to think before responding to your comment or question. Young children often need extra time to decide what to say and how to say it. Try to use open-ended questions to start an actual conversation with the child and not just to gather information. The most interesting conversations with children are often those that result from a sequence of open-ended questions that move the discussion forward and reveal responses that you would never have imagined. using closed questions Closed questions encourage a one word or short answer, and there is also usually only one correct answer to the question. Caregivers can use closed questions to determine what a child already knows and this can be a starting point for further learning. Closed questions are therefore appropriate in certain situations, and it is up to the caregiver to assess when to use each type of question. examples of open-ended and closed-ended questions Closed: Did you have fun at school? Open: Tell me about your day at school. Closed: Did you make these cupcakes? Open: How did you make these cupcakes? Closed: What is your favourite movie? Open: I would love to hear about your favourite movie. Closed: Did you hit your brother? Open: Why is your brother crying? Tell me what happened. 10 great questions to encourage extended thinking 1 Why do animals sometimes fall from the sky? 2 I wonder why the wind blows? 3 I wonder why the desert is cold at night? 4 Why can’t people fly like birds? 5 I wonder why ponies lived underground? 6 I wonder why fish grew legs? 7 Why did dinosaurs become extinct? 8 I wonder why trees have leaves? 9 Why are vultures bald? 10 How do ducks see under water? Asking and responding to open-ended questions requires more effort, time and patience from adults, but children benefit significantly by thinking through their responses and expressing what they want to say. I encourage caregivers to use open-ended questions to broaden children’s thinking processes, to develop their speech and language skills, and to build confidence in their ability to express themselves using words. 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Where is Lithuania again? Somewhere in Eastern Europe right? I’m sure it must be somewhere that this sort of behavior is tolerated but when you come to the Olympics, please leave all that mess at home. A Lithuania basketball fan was arrested two days ago when undercover members of Scotland Yard saw him starting racist “Monkey Chants” during the game between Lithuania and Nigeria. To add to the insult, another Lithuanian fan was spotted making Nazi salutes at the black stewardesses a few days before that. A Scotland Yard representative had this to say “Officers within the basketball area arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of a racially aggravated public-order offense. This was the result of a pro-active operation by officers from the Met and stewards following concerns raised by members of the public as to the conduct of a small element of the crowd at a previous event” This is two incidents from citizens of one country. Maybe there’s something in the water in Lithuania, or maybe in their curriculum. Whatever the case is, it’s classes, and should not be brought to the Olympics. Is there some sort of penalty for the country for this? There should be. Source from ComplexMag
Even More Hilarious! Wow! this was even funnier than Epic Cupcake Time! xD This parody has more characters, more jokes, and more ingredients. I didn't think Applejack would be helping Pinkie Pie out after she stole 5 bags of sugar when her and Rainbow Dash made the cupcakes. The part that REALLY got me rollin' is when they showed Vinyl Scratch! I was SO not expecting her to be in this! I bet a lot of ponies and bronies got a big laugh out of that part. Also, was I the only one that was rocking out with the video when Vinyl Scratch started spinning the mix? As I mentioned before, I LOVE the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic show, and all the personalities and voices of the characters were nearly accurate... Except Rarity, but that's no big flaw. The whole time, Applejack was lookin' like "Why am I here again?" Especially on the rockin' out part. xD I love all the references that they do while making a batch of cupcakes. Persoally, I wouldn't eat one of those cupcakes... WAY too much sugar and frosting to me. xD Although Fluttershy didn't do or say anything besides "yay" I am SO happy that she was in this! :D I love the show a LOT, and as a parody, I must say this was very good. The character's personality was highly accurate as well. When I saw the low ratings, I knew it was going to be either bad porn, or no porn at all. But I decided to click on the video just to see what happened. It was "Random Bloody Cats" popping out everywhere after the first few seconds. No Sailor Moon in this video, but believe it or not, I didn't come here for the porn. xD I'll score you 2 Stars for the randomness, (Even though i didn't like the "I am gay for watching this" part.) and 5 Stars for all the funny reviews on this video. I'll rate this video 4. You would think that Mecha Sonic would have finished him off, and I just had to laugh at that Tetris part. This is something we didn't need to see...And we can't even tell if that IS Mario! I hope you're kidding. I love it When I first heard about Super Mario Bros. Z, I always thought it was going to be lame (Despite how popular it is/was). But then when I watched it for myself...All I could think was "O_O". I was over excited about this show, and now I am hoping there will be a lot more episodes of this show. Maybe even 100, but I doubt it will go that far xD. But I sure hope the series isn't ending anytime soon, this show has Familiar characters, Lots of action, and even comedy! I see now why it is the most popular sprite show. Even the characters have the personality they are suppose to have, like on most games, Mario and Luigi don't talk, Sonic is always trying to act cool, and Shadow is almost always serious. I would love to enjoy the series while it still last. As for my comment on the episode: I like how the lakitu said the racers showed no sign of slowing down when Mario and Luigi was slowed down a few times by Wario and Waluigi, xD newgrounds.com — Your #1 online entertainment & artist community! All your base are belong to us.
ANGORA Blend by H&M. It´s a little bit oversized to get an lay-down-look for this super fluffy thing. Paired with light-blue bootcut or boyfriend denim it gets an damn cool touch. Also like to wear it with my mustard leather jacket and black skinnies. Can´t get enough! Wanted to share this cute tiny earring that i´ve found at Claire´s the other day. Love.
The working title of my new book is "In Flight," with nothing to do with planes and everything to do with running from scary people who want to kill you. I'm 23,000 words into the book, assuming it will run about 100,000 words, quite normal for a suspense book. Right now, I'm getting the romance that will be critical to the story off the ground, and introducing the characters. The ex-wife is the last character, and she'll appear about mid-book. I have my first restaurant scene. Not many of those--this will be the only one set in a nice restaurant. Everything else will be road food or eating on the run. Literally. Did you notice in Da Vinci Code that no one ever stopped to eat or go to the bathroom even though they were travelling all over Europe? Maybe somehow had a supply of granola bars, but I doubt it. When is Dan Brown's latest book coming out? People have almost stopped asking. I'm learning about the golf tour and teaching swimming and for a short story I'm writing, about a robot fish. No time to query agents lately. Seems futile. They don't answer emails, at least half of them don't. The author never knows where the missive landed, if it did. An editor has had my book for 10 months now, and in the meantime, I've rewritten part of it. So it goes. I noticed the tiny store in Empire had lots of Burning Man books, calendars, etc., and I figure if the book is ever published, I can sell it at Bruno's in Gerlach and at the Empire store and the Reno Airport and if Reno has a bookstore, there, too. So that would bring in some steady sales. Still waiting for a signing at the bookstore on Hiddensee off Ruegen. It would have been such an honor and so much fun. Sigh. Pipe dreams.
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A couple weeks ago, I was trying to come up with a way to sum up some of the many concepts I’ve been illustrating on this blog. How could I do that in a simple, catchy way? The result was the Oldthink vs. Newthink post, where I simply listed the old ways of doing things in media and the new ways that were being explored. The list wasn’t just about which technologies were new and which were old, but more about the mindset and the way we think about things as a society. As I said in a recent speech to a (very cool) old media company looking to get the new religion, “Breaking your addiction to old media doesn’t mean giving up on newspapers or television; it means breaking out of your mindset, breaking out of the old hierarchy and control system and letting the audience in to be co-creators.” They were very receptive to the idea. Anyway, I was impressed at the tremendous feedback and input I received from MediaShift readers and from around the blogosphere to my blog post. So I’m going to highlight some of the more interesting and thought-provoking entries that you added to my list. I will also cop to the comment by Diane, who said the list reminded her of the old Wired/Tired lists from Wired Magazine. I know it is reminiscent of that to some extent, but I also cringe at the comparison because I didn’t want to come off as some sort of snarky trend-master. Thus, opening this up to your own ideas should help alleviate any tone from on high. My comments below are in italics. David Hutchins of Nomads Land Films Oldthink: Relying upon film festivals, commissioning editors and distributors to tell us which films are worth seeing and which are not based on a limited amount of airtime and shelf-space that only reward the few. Newthink: Uploading a film to Google Video or MySpace in order to reach a niche audience directly — a platform that can allow interactive reactions to the film, viral promotion and watching the film anytime — like passing along a good book. Phil Shapiro of Digital Divide Network [gets award for most entries] Oldthink: Go to the public library to sign out a children’s book. Newthink: Compose an original children’s story and with the help of others in your community release a rich media, Creative Commons version of the story in more than 10 languages, including sign language. Oldthink: Use the op-ed page of the newspaper to print the tired old “professional thinkers” point of view year after year with nary a new thought or idea ever surfacing. Newthink: Use the op-ed page to quote excerpts from the best of bloggers writing about issues of the day, using a Digg-style system to have the public identify some of the most cogent comments. Brilliant idea, Phil. Are you listening, newspaper editorial page editors? Oldthink: Make no use of volunteer citizen journalists to do legwork that will help professional journalists write better articles. Newthink: When appropriate, tap into the energy of volunteer (or paid) citizen journalists to do legwork that could assist professional journalists to write better articles. Oldthink: Giving newspapers subscribers a take-it-or-leave it subscription price. Newthink: Allowing subscribers to name their own subscription price, Priceline-style. Newspapers, eager for subscribers, can either choose to accept or not accept these subscription offers. Oldthink: Stickiness — trying to control the audience by not linking out, not sharing your content with third-party distribution channels (RSS, MySpace, Yahoo!, YouTube), trying to be everything to everybody while being nothing to nobody (and if you have RSS, using only summarized feeds hoping to trick people into clicking a link to your site). Newthink: Linking to all sorts of sites with content relevant to your audience — even competitors’ sites, and uploading your video to YouTube and your classifieds to Google Base, etc. and making your content open enough so that users can do, and are encouraged to do, what they want with it. I like this idea, because it encapsulates the new openness of media vs. the old closed systems and closed thinking. Oldthink: Only we know best. Newthink: Our audience knows best. Oldthink: Only we publish content on our site. Newthink: Anybody can publish content on our site. Oldthink: Not allowing someone to see a baseball game just because they happen to be traveling out of their own ZIP code. Newthink: Being able to watch content that you’ve purchased anywhere you’d like, whether or not you happen to be at home. This would be called the Slingbox Theory, as Slingboxes allow you to place-shift your TV content to any Internet-connected computer. Scott Shawcroft of Open Road Trip Oldthink: Congratulating yourself on a job well done while fighting to keep things the way the are. Newthink: Stopping only for a second to admire the work done while continuously fighting to make things better. In the time we spend admiring YouTube and MySpace we could be brainstorming and implementing ways to make culture better. Erik Sundelof from In The Field Online Oldthink: We create the content on our websites. Interimthink: Everyone contributes to the site. Newthink: Everyone can contribute to a site with “some slight editing.” This “slight editing” can be done either by the community or by a selected group of editors [chosen] from the contributors. Many forms are available but still the editing part is crucial for most websites. This idea plays well on the recent push/pull over open collaborative systems and hybrid approaches that include editors and citizen contributors. Mark Fletcher from Australian Newsagency Blog Oldthink: It was smart to pay to get to the top of a search list or on the front page. Newthink: Be where people will want you — they will ignore those who pay extra to be noticed. Oldthink: People trust the masthead [on a publication] and all it carries. Newthink: People trust people more — now that people have their own voice. Oldthink: The price of a classified ad is based on the number of gatekeepers. Newthink: The price of a classified ad is based on the cost of providing the service. This might also be known as the Craigslist Rule of Classifieds. Oldthink: English is THE universal language in the marketplace (just like in the movies). Newthink: A translation option on a web page can open new market niches for your products. Multiple language bands for the same program can aid in the creation of a true “pluribus unum” for PBS programming. Nice idea, Ruben. Hopefully the PBS brass are listening. Oldthink: Setting up false dilemmas to make one’s specific predictions look truly egalitarian and cutting-edge. Newthink: Recognizing that “the media” is not a monolithic entity/enemy and concentrating how to bring the best of successful media — immediacy, credibility, editing and curating raw data into a coherent narrative thanks to a combination of knowledge and story-telling fundamentals — into increasing communication channels. All without attributing one or two outlet’s practices to an ENTIRE FIELD. Point well taken, Lisa. I realize that this type of list can’t avoid looking a bit stereotypical and monolithic. That’s why I opened up the list to all of you to set the record straight(er). Ross M. Karchner [who claims he really isn’t a pessimist…] Oldthink: The forces of openness and decentralization will ultimately win. Newthink: Verizon, Comcast, Clear Channel, etc. have the resources to compel governments to restore their birthright — false scarcity and easy money. This is perhaps the corollary to everything we’ve said here, or perhaps the contra view of what might happen if Net neutrality fails in some type of nuclear option by regulators. Thanks to everyone for playing along and adding your smart ideas to the list. If you’d like to add even more Oldthink/Newthink entries, do so in the comments below. Who knows, maybe I’ll create a wiki or some collaborative way to keep this open and evolving on a regular basis. [Photo by Eugene Zhukovsky.]
Catalina Island harkens to the famous song, Bali Ha’i https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81NROmUb7o0 , which beckons you to a mystical yet unattainable island. This rocky island is a mere 47 miles from Los Angeles, and 32 miles from Newport Beach, yet seems like worlds away. Previously, the only way to get here was by crowded ferry boats. With OnBoat, your own special island is now a short trip away by private charter boat, sailing out of New Port Beach, and the Los Angeles area ports of Marina Del Rey and San Pedro. Many of these luxury boats also offer overnight accommodations, with amenities such as barbecues, ovens, and staterooms. Upon arrival, the first thing you may be greeted by, swimming around the dock, are the spectacular, bright orange Garibaldi fish. Nearby, the quaint village of Avalon makes for a relaxing stroll with its interesting shops, fine restaurants, and historic architecture. The more adventurous can explore miles of back country hiking trails, replete with wildflowers, and home to wild bison. For a shorter walk, you also can’t beat the Wrigley botanic garden, featuring the island’s endemic flora, found nowhere else in the world. OnBoat offers two parts of call: Avalon or, the less known yet spectacular isthmus of 2 harbors. Discover the unexpected beauty of a pristine and unique Island, right at Los Angeles’ doorstep.
We’ve all heard of Situational Leadership-the notion that every management challenge is different and you can’t deploy the same managerial style all the time. You’ve probably encountered managers who violate this essential principle: One-Trick Ponies. One-Trick Ponies don’t think of themselves that way, of course. They think they’re just being straight shooters. “When people deal with me, they know what they’re getting,” they think. “I’m consistent.” And often they get consistently mediocre results. These managers don’t get that to be an effective manager, you must master a broad repertoire of managerial styles and have the ability to analyze a situation and deploy precisely the right style. There are lots of good managerial style models out there. Here are six that cover just about every situation. Command & Control: “I know what’s best, you don’t” - Effective in a crisis or with beginners. - Ineffective when managing strong performers. Goal-Setting: “I’m the leader. Here’s the strategy” - Effective if you deploy resources in pursuit of the right goal. - Ineffective if you set the wrong goals and send your team in the wrong direction. Democratic: “Let’s work together” - Effective when planning how to execute the strategy. - Ineffective in a crisis. Relating: “I’m interested in you as a person” - Effective when your goal is to boost morale or create a friendly work environment. - Ineffective when work absolutely MUST get done. Hands On: “You’re stuck. Let me fix it for you” - Effective when a subordinate needs you to “model the way.” - Disastrous with strong employees who need to figure things out on their own. Coaching: “Let me teach you how to fish” - Effective whenever your time investment will yield a payoff. - Ineffective when an employee lacks the ability or willingness to master the skill you’re teaching. Subscribe to the Leadership Blog Get the latest research on workplace learning with weekly posts delivered to your inbox
Charles Clifford has this tall monument bearing his name in South Lockport a/k/a Saint Dennis Cemetery, Lockport, Will, Illinois. And that's it. Just the name "C. Clifford". There are carving panels on each side that are all blank. It doesn't even mention his wife. It is also one of the tallest markers in the entire cemetery. Is anyone buried in the Clifford grave? C. Clifford, with John McWeeney in the lot Known census records: 1850 Illinois, Will, Lockport: Charles 31, Elizabeth 29, both from Ireland 1860 Illinois, Will, Lockport: Charles 45, Elizabeth 44, both from Ireland 1852 Illinois Land Tract Database: eight separate Lockport village lot purchases © 2012 Sally Knudsen
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Museum Building Meherabad History of present Museum Building at Meherabad During the Advent of Avatar Meher Baba, some places played especially significant roles. One such place was the West Room, on the ground floor of the Meher Retreat in Upper Meherabad. Originally one section of an empty water tank, this room was used by Baba in many different ways, giving it a uniquely special history. This is the story of the West Room. Meher Baba started staying in the Water Tank in the 1920s. In order to enter the tank, He had to climb up to a small window opening seven feet off the ground, then lower Himself down with the help of a rope. This rope was His only way out. On one of his stays Baba did not leave the tank for seven whole days. Notably, the Water Tank and other buildings at Meherabad were honoured by Baba when, in celebration of His 32nd birthday, He had them garlanded and decorated with flowers and potted palms. While Baba was writing His mysterious book, He sometimes chose the quiet, solitary atmosphere of the Water Tank in which to write. It was during one of these stays in 1926 that the scale of Baba’s suffering was visible: “Once when Adi Sr. was on watch, he witnessed Baba silently weeping. Adi kept quiet as Baba wept (actually shedding tears) but he did not ask the reason.” On another night, “Baba was suddenly overcome with pain; He was unable to sit or stand, and lay sprawled on the stone floor of the room writhing in intense agony … for 20 minutes. … The sight was almost unbearable for Adi to behold. … Baba later remarked, ‘Today you have had ample evidence of what my Universal Suffering means!’ ” [Lord Meher, Online Revised Edition, p. 726] With the expansion of Meher Ashram, the school for boys, Baba decided to move the ashram from the Arangaon Family Quarters to the Water Tank. This required alterations to the tank with the construction of doors on the east and west sides. A dormitory was set up for the boys in what was now known as the West Room, and almost every night Baba would come to settle them down and say goodnight. Years later, one of the boys, Khosrow Namiranian, visited the West Room, now the Museum. While gazing at the Kamli Coat with tears streaming down his face, he confessed that on those nights the boys didn’t want Baba to leave them and, in their fervour, would tug at Baba’s Kamli Coat, tearing off pieces. Then in 1937, the room became the living quarters for 3 western women—Norina, Kitty and Rano. (Later various groupings of western and eastern women would stay in the West Room.) Sparsely furnished, with only a bed and a chair for each and one shared cracked mirror, it was an austere setting. Baba had warned the western women before they came to Meherabad, “I will gradually take away all your comforts.” [Lord Meher, Online Revised Edition, p. 1885] Music programs were held in the West Room on Baba’s birthday in 1929 and during a gathering in 1955. On a few occasions during the Men’s Sahavas in 1954, Baba gathered the men around Him in the West Room, giving discourses and instructions. Of their last visit with Him, Darwin Shaw later wrote, “No more need for anything, but only to sit and gaze upon His lovely being. Baba sat there like a beautiful flower. Waves of love just flowed from Him. The room became love’s sanctuary. … There was nothing but an endless, measureless Beyond of pure, sweet, beautiful, timeless love. … It was so glorious.” [Lord Meher, Online Revised Edition, p. 3617] Finally, in the ’70s, the West Room became a Museum housing some of the God-Man’s treasures. How touched and amazed visitors are when they walk down the steps into the Museum and realize they are face to face with these sacred treasures, especially considering this unique room has been garlanded and lived in by Baba Himself. It has had discourses and music and lovers of God—all within its walls. TAGS: \| MUSEUM BUILDING MEHERABAD \|
The total cost to own a car is always top-of-mind for any financially-savvy consumer. This cost includes not just the monthly payment, but car insurance, the cost of gas, repairs, maintenance and depreciation. While it's always best to run the numbers yourself for car insurance and fuel cost needs, there are numerous resources that can provide other ownership costs on a per-car basis. But finding that information for brand-new, 2012 models can sometimes be a challenge. A recent study by IntelliChoice compared each 2012 model with the currently-available, same-model-year vehicles in its respective vehicle segment to determine the "Best Bets" for 2012. The results give new car shoppers a sneak peek into the final list of cars that are likely to garner Intellichoice's Best Overall Value of the Year, or BOVY, awards that will be announced in January. In terms of value, what should you consider if you are shopping for a new car? Thirteen manufacturers stand out, with Audi, Chevrolet and Volvo leading the pack, each with three models. Here's the complete list of Intellichoice's "Best Bets" for the 2012 model year: \|Nissan\|\|Altima 4 cyl. Sedan\| Regardless of which new car you choose, do what you can to keep the cost of ownership for your specific situation as low as possible, including shopping around for car insurance and by getting the best interest rate possible for your car loan. Tara Baukus Mello writes the cars blog as well as the weekly Driving for Dollars column, providing practical financial advice for consumers as well as insight into the latest developments in the automotive world. Follow her on Facebook here or on Twitter @SheDrives.
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YORKSHIRE Water is to invest £15,000 in improving swimming standards of primary school children in the region. More than 1,500 youngsters will benefit this year from the company's SwimCare programme. The scheme is designed to improve children's swimming skills. SwimCare has made a significant contribution to the safety of thousands of children since YW launched it three years ago. Schools with particular swimming needs have been identified and a series of lessons will increase youngsters' ability in water. Children in Kirklees will be among those who will benefit from the intensive tuition for those who have not attained the national swimming average. The move followed an Ofsted report into school swimming standards. It said one in five pupils nationally was failing to meet the national curriculum's swimming target.
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So, hello everyone. I am back again with yet another part of the ss. thanks for encouraging so much for all the previous parts. And I hope that you are doing well. Anyways enough of my nonsense. This is priya signed in with another part. Hope that you will like it. After two days roka was organised and as ritual anika received gifts from her in-laws. Shivay was pestering pinky to take him along and but pinky let his expectation down by asking him to go to office. He had also called anika to make her understand his state of mind but anika was also helpless. She could only ask him to keep patience. Finally, after the roka ceremony ended and the wedding dates were fixed right after 20 days. Shivay called om to know what all is happening and om excusing him out says in a teasing tone. O: (teasing) looks like someone is desperate to meet bhabhi. S: (irritated) shut up om. I just called you to know if you are fine. O: (teasing) really, but tell me one thing shivay from when did you start caring for our whole family like this. (sternly) You have been calling me since last 1 hour questioning the same thing. S: (calming down) well sorry. I had asked you all to not let me alone. But you all didn’t take my word seriously. So, suffer. O: shivay these are a part of rituals. And you have to follow it for a successful wedding. S: leave that what is going on there? O: shivay, be patient Bhai… after all anika is not going to run away. S: well you can’t be sure. She might also do that. O: shivay… don’t forget that I am at anika’s place so I can go and tell her what you told now. S: (shocked) no… don’t… om are you on my side or hers? O: well all my life I had been on your side but now I am changing my side. So, I am in my bhabhi’s favour. S: anyways I will let you know the answer for this once you come back home. Just can you answer to what I asked you. O: (smiling on knowing that there is no point in changing the topic) well roka has ended and your wedding has been fixed 20 days from now. Happy. S: (a cute smile appeared on his face. He then asked with a questioning tone.) well thanks for that om. But one thing more dadi had told me that I cannot meet anika till roka right. O: (confused) haan… why? S: so, will I be able to meet her after that. O: yes… shivay. (looking around) why are you planning to meet her now. S: (with a naughty smile) do I sound like an idiot om. Why will I come there without dadi’s approval? O: (sensing some mischief) why do I feel that you are going to do something that will surprise us? Shivay first of all where are you. S: (looking at the car in which he is seated and parked far away from anika’s home and omru’s sight. He answered.) office. Why do you want to talk my secretory to confirm? O: no that’s alright. Fine then you continue. Bye. S: bye om. (cutting the phone and smiling) well thanks om. Now anika you wait and watch. Om went back in and got busy in talks. shivay stealthily got out and entered anika’s room via window. Anika who was feeling that she will get suffocated if she wears that heavy dress more excused herself and went to her room. She kept the gifts on table and closed the door when she saw shivay standing behind the door that she had pushed to close. She blinked at him and on seeing him smiling she too smiled back but then the reality struck her that she was in her room and shivay was there. She was ready to shout but he shut her mouth in time and she was protesting him by beating him continuously. Shivay held one of her hand and she then relaxed down and stopped. Shivay said in a soft tone so that no one hears them. S: I will only open your mouth if you guarantee that you won’t shout. (she nodded in agreement. He left her but she was again going to shout but he again cupped her mouth and held her both hand behind her back. He said a bit calmly) I knew it you would do the opposite of what I would say. So, this is your last chance anika if you really want to get free and go out in a normal way in front of others then… you will not shout. (she nodded in a yes.) A: (he left her and she took a deep breath in and asked in an annoyed tone.) what are you doing here? Don’t you know that we can’t meet till roka ends? S: (calmly) really anika then for your kind notice I guess roka has already ended long back. And mine and your family are chit chatting. A: (looking back at her room and then she asked confused) how did you get in? I never saw you come through the main door. S: (smiling naughtily. He pulled he close holding her waist) did you forget anika there is nothing impossible for me in this world. A: (frowning) that’s not the answer for the question that I asked you. (annoyed) how did you get in? S: (confessing. Pointing the direction, he came.) through the window. A: (getting really angry) shivay are you out of your nuts. Is this the way to enter your wife’s house and what do you really think of yourself? Hero haan… S: (innocently) I don’t need to think that. I am actually a hero. A: (smiling at him and then mocking) haan… hero with a short height. Haina. So, hero singh oberoy what if someone would have caught you sneaking into my house then? (catching his collar) you would have gone to jail and then sitting there marry me in your dreams. S: (pulling her more close that she wrapped her hand around his neck which were on his collars moments back. She became conscious now) hmm… seems like a nice idea. But don’t worry anika no one will dare to keep me that long in jail. A: (gathering words as she was so close to him) wh… what ar… are… u… you… doing here? S: (smiling on seeing her getting nervous) why are you stammering baby? The temperature is fine here and there is nowhere snow falling that you are stammering like this. A: (angrily) billuji what are you doing here? S: (kissing her temple.) well I came to meet my would-be wife. It has been 2 days since I have not seen you. A: (taking support of his chest and then arching backward so that he cannot do something which can make her lose her own self.) well now since you have got what you wanted plz leave the way you came in. S: (teasing her) not so soon. Frist let me finish my work then I will go. A: (looking at his funny smile. She understood what is going on in his mind. She smiled a made-up smile and then mocking him) well bagad billa for your kind notice our families are waiting for me outside and if they find me locked in like this then they will for sure understand that something is not right. So, it would be better if you leave. S: (pulling her back. She just became more conscious and now started blushing a bit) wow so the tadibaaz girl can blush too… A: (confused) brush… well that I daily do… why don’t you brush daily. S: (smiling at her answer) fool I didn’t mean brush I said blush… A: (confused more) blush now what’s that some continental food name like your americano. S: (irritated) first and foremost. It is expresso and the next thing blush is not that which you are thinking. A: (irritated) shivay you know na half of the things that you tell just bounces off form the top of my head… so just stop circling around and tell me the what blush is? S: (smiling) you really want to know what it is? She nodded. Shivay smiled and then tightening his grip more on her anika looked at him and she clutched his shirt tightly. Shivay was now approaching so close to her that she just closed her eyes losing herself to him. She could feel his breath going down through her cheeks and then close to her neck. All she could do was blush harder now. He whispered getting close to her ear. S: (in a hoarse voice) well blush means the thing which you are doing now. Sharmana(blush). Anika, you have turned like an apple now. She smiled in between blushing. He then kissed her neck which made her gasp a bit and she felt at loss of control on her senses. She was just surrendering herself and he was about to kiss her on lips when there was a knock on the door. Both of them parted and anika adjusting herself looked at shivay who was cursing the person who had disturbed them. She then realized that she had to go out but how can she leaving shivay in. in the mean-time tulsi who had knocked the door said. Tu: anika what are you doing in? come out dadi wants to meet you. A: (giving death glare to shivay she said calmly) ma I am just coming you go. Tu: no actually I need to get something from your room so open it. A: (shivika stared at each other shocked. Anika looked at shivay and talked slowly.) what are you staring at billuji? Just leave like you came in. S: (looking back at the window) yes… I am going. A: (to divert tulsi) ma just a second I am changing I will open now. Tu: haan okay do it fast. A: (looking back at the window side but she was surprised to see him still there just staring the window. She came close to him and slapping his back) what are you doing here still? Go naa… (making her look out and she was totally shocked on seeing the outside view. There were lots of people discussing something standing right in front of the window. She held her head) oh, my god. Where am, I stuck? (holding his collar angrily) this is all our fault. S: (confused) what my fault? What did I do? I had not asked these people to stand right in front of your window. A: neither should I let you do all those things you had done and neither you should have come in via window. (pushing him back making him sit on the bed) Tu: (knocking again) anika what is taking you so long. Open the door. Anika holding shivay’s hand started walking across the room and was really tensed. Shivay who was confused at first just obliged to whatever she was doing as she was already stressed and if he would disturb her she would shout making everyone aware of his presence there. Anika then making him bend down near the bed asked him pleading. A: billuji just get in and hide. S: (looking at her in disbelief.) what anika your mom will easily see me idiot? There is a lot of space. Anika looked at him angry then made him stand then bringing him close to the table she was about to say something when tulsi again knocked. Tu: (angry) anika what is taking you so long. Beta they’re waiting for you open the door. A: (nervously) just I am opening one second. (looking at shivay and pointing the space in between the table) for god’s sake shivay get down beneath. S: anika I am not a small kid that your mother won’t notice me if I will hide in there. Use some sense. Anika then finally saw the cupboard and then making him stand inside it said. A: I think this will be more than enough for you now. So, just stand in there and don’t dare to come out till mom leave the room. S: (she closed the door and was about to open the room’s door but shivay came out. She holding her head went to him) anika there is a lot of suffocation. I can’t stand in there. A: (pushing him back in and angry) well you have no other option other than this. Get in now. (she ordered) Shivay readily got in and anika adjusting herself opened the door and found that tulsi was going to knock it again. Anika smiled at her as if she is seeing her for the first time and then tulsi pushing anika inside locked the door and asked a bit angrily. Tu: what was taking you so long to open the door. A: amm (looking the whole room) my dress got stuck on the window when I was talking standing there. So, how can I destroy this costly dress. Tu: (somewhat convinced) but why are you sweating anika. Are you fine? A: (constantly looking at the cupboard) haan ma I am fine. Well you told that you wanted something from my room what was that. Tu: (smiling) haan I had given you a bangle when we arrived here remember. And you asked me to keep it with me and give you when the right time comes. A: haan so the right time came. A: (smiling) okay then get it from your room I will wear it. Tu: (confused) why my room? I had kept it in your cupboard beta. Wait I will get it for you. Anika smiled and nodded. Shivay who heard it finally understood that he will get caught. Tulsi was coming close to the cupboard when anika realized that shivay is in. she almost screeched and came to a sudden stop in front of tulsi and tulsi looked at her confused. A: amm its in… (smiling like a fool) there let it be. (scratching her hair) I will wear it sometime else. Tu: arre I told you na that you have to wear it today so you will have to wear it today. A: (trying to stop her) ma let it be na… Tu: (questioning) arre you are behaving as if you have hidden someone in it. A: (relaxed that she understood her reason for stopping.) exactly. (shivay banged his head with his hand while tulsi looked at her mad daughter. Anika understanding her mistake.) amm I mean the clothes are not properly arranged ma. And there is loads of dust in. Tu: (really confused) haan so? A: (finding words she answered like an idiot) haan so you are looking great ma? Tu: (she looked at anika as if she is watching some alien) what? Anika, are you in your senses. A: (murmuring) haan that is only not there now. (looking back at tulsi and then smiled like an idiot.) I meant ma that your makeup will get destroyed if you open that dirty cupboard. So, you wait here I will take out. Tu: (confused) fine then. It is kept in the safe inside it. And come out fast shivay’s family is waiting. Anika nodded and tulsi smiled and was about to leave when shivay breathing some dust sneezed. Anika stood rooted to her spot and tulsi on hearing some change in voice looked back at anika. She asked while anika murmured to herself. A: gayi bhes pani mein. Anika, you are gone now. Congratulation. Tu: anika what has happened to you sound? A: (looking meekly at her) amm nothing ma… (sensing that shivay was again going to sneeze she too pretended to sniffed the same time he did.) I guess the dust is strong that’s why sneezing is also hard. (smiling like a fool) You go na I will come. Tulsi went away but she felt somewhat fishy. Anika at once closed the door and let shivay out. She poured a whole glass of water on him. Shivay who had not expected it looked at her confused while anika just answered without caring. A: (angry) billuji leave now. Else I have only poured a simple glass of water now otherwise I will empty whole bucket of dirty water. Shivay smiled and then kissing her cheeks ran away and got through the window and giving her a final look went away. Anika smiled back holding the cheek where he kissed and wore the bangles and went out. That evening after shivay came back from office omru came to his room and just asked him. R: bhaiya how was your day. S: (taking a sip of expresso) good rudy. O: did you get the deal finalized. S: (smiling) from when did you start taking interest in business om. R: no bhaiya actually we wanted to know that how was the window deal that you had done today. Was it successful? S: (he was about to take the mug when rudy asked him this and he just kept it back all of a sudden. Acting as if not knowing anything) which deal rudra? O: arre that deal shivay which you had come to fix when roka had got over? Remember anika’s house. S: (knowing that there was no escape) okay how do you both know it. R: I saw your car standing at a far distance when I had gone to take something from my car. O: and I had called your office to know when did you come and when did you leave? R: and above that bhabhi was also taking lots of time to open the door. S: so how many of you know that I was there. O: only both of us. But if you want then we can help you in telling this to all the others. S: no… no… plz… R: fine then you will have to do as we say. O: good then don’t repeat the same thing in future till your marriage is done and if in case you are doing it bring it to our notice… S: haan so that you can stop me in doing my work. R: so, that we can help you get out if you are in trouble. Shivay looked at him in disbelief then he looked at om to find him smiling and he too smiled back. He said. S: you are the best brothers in this world. And thank you for not telling this to anyone. They hugged him and he too hugged them back. So, done with this part…. i hope you liked it and do comment guys. ? ? ? this is priya signing off……
The Foreign Policy Legacy of Barack Obama When Barack Obama became president of the United States in 2009, few would have guessed that he would be followed by an administration touting nationalism and protectionism. Yet eight years later, with Donald Trump as president, the United States appears to be abandoning Obama’s vision of America as a global partner and the leader of the liberal international order. What happened? World Politics Review has compiled 24 articles that trace Obama’s foreign policy legacy and what it means for the Trump era. The following 24 articles are free to nonsubscribers until Feb. 16. Where It All Began Sworn in during the Great Recession and inheriting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama set out to rebuild America’s tarnished image abroad after eight years of George W. Bush. Although the international community responded with optimism, many remained skeptical of the impact Obama would have in an emerging multipolar world. Obama’s Global Footprint Obama’s policies heralded some major shifts in America’s global positioning. A central tenet was his strategic “rebalancing” away from interventions in the Middle East and toward economic engagement with a rising Asia. In Latin America, Obama emphasized a practical approach based on mutual self-interest; in Europe, he was popular with some, but disappointed others. From Iran and Cuba to climate change, Obama left office with a praiseworthy record on international diplomacy. But the Trump administration has already jeopardized some of his accomplishments. Only time will tell whether his signature deals survive. Where He Fell Short At home, Obama’s pragmatic approach to foreign policy drew criticisms from all sides. Hawks accused him of weakness, whether it was in Syria or Ukraine, or over cybersecurity. Doves considered his controversial drone policy and limited human rights agenda equally shortsighted. The contrast between Obama’s foreign policy doctrine and Trump’s nationalist agenda could not be more stark. With the Trump administration determined to unravel many of Obama’s policies, is the vision of a free and open world under threat?
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This is a painted figure from the good folks at Kotobukiya. The character is Shiro the heroine from one of my favorites No Game No Life. Above is the full figure from the front, it looks very good! The colors are very nice, especially Shiro’s hair. Since I like the figure, I will start with some parts that are bad… First, when I got her out of the package, parts of her hair was damaged, seems like the paint was scraped off. Also the tips of her crown were bent… I think this is something that should’ve been an easy fix. Here are some solutions, ship with a blister to better protect the shape of the crown, thicken the crown’s wall to fortify the structure, add ribs in the inside to subtly add fortifications. Now that’s over…. The details on the figure are gorgeous. The clothes wrinkles, the hair strands, and dem colors! The figure also comes with a small pawn piece (both black and white), easy to use. You can also see her panty, but I did not want to photograph that for obvious reasons. The pose of the figure is great and actually sits very well. That is half undressed socks, not her foor melting. The paint job done on her face is also very pretty. Lastly, this is Shiro from the back, I cannot get enough how pretty her hair is. The transition from the blue to pink to clear yellow is very smooth, I love it. This is one of the few toys I keep in on my desk next to my monitor so I can see it often! I hope you liked this!
When people say that you need to move on, it sounds so simple As if all you need to do is get in the car and drive to another city Just move on Just walk from here to there But in reality, moving on is so very hard It requires inner strength and discipline Something most of us don’t have anyway, so where get it now? It means saying good bye to feelings that you may still carry inside Feelings that took a long time to manifest themselves cannot be shed so instantly It involves forgetting, especially all the beautiful moments But how can we do turn off our thoughts? And moving on usually is a sole venture But who looks forward to travelling alone? So tell me, how should I move on? There are times when I am extremely thankful to all the work done by researchers on the topic of happiness and mental well-being. It seems that in recent years, one can find increasingly more information on these subjects. I have never been someone to just accept the things that happen to me. I was lucky, the Wall fell and I was able to travel to other countries. But many of my childhood friends stayed behind and never even explored the world that is now open to them. An accomplished goal is never a final destination for me but rather a motivation to set another goal. But when it comes to controlling my mind, I have often, and still miserably fail. I let it wander. And this wandering can sometimes cause quite some waves, often ending in complete frustration and unhappiness. As a teenager growing up it never occurred to me that this is something I can actually control. I always felt I was the victim of some unfortunate external complot directed only towards me. Sure, you hear encouragements such as “Stay calm, keep your head up, it will get better,” but I found these never really helpful. And then I started coming across the topic of controlling one’s thoughts in leadership books, usually mentioned as a strategy for leaders trying to build a positive work environment. And for some reason, at work I am more successful than at home with this concept. I am comfortable that I contribute to the happiness of my employees by practicing a leadership style that is build on empathy, passion, communication and a positive attitude. In my personal life, however, events and situations vary much more than at work. Two days ago, Texas was hit by severe hail storms and several tornados. As I am standing in the shelter at work waiting out what is to come, I am thinking about my house and the possibility of it being gone. And I thought a lot about the reaction I would have if that was the case. Mostly, however, I feel there is not enough time to think about a possible reaction. Many events are sudden, but even more are slowly building up in our minds. It could be a slightly offensive email that we read first thing in the morning, followed by other small events that put us on the edge in the course of the day. A few weeks ago I read an article in the Jan/Feb edition of the Harvard Business Review. It talks about how our bad mood can be attributed to our minds wandering. We are great at controlling what we will do with our physical selves, but often forget about the mind. We should focus our thoughts. Coincidentally, I am reading a book on coaching that takes a similar approach and states that we have the tendency to exaggerate both the good and the bad things in our lives. And to top it all off, I received a speeding ticket the other day and as I go through the online defensive driving course, again, I am being reminded to be aware of my state of mind as it interferes with our judgment or reasoning abilities on the road. I discovered that the power to control my mind will make me a better person because it affects all aspects of my life. But how hard is that? Very. But it can be done. So, here are a few tools I have compiled for myself on my quest to make sure my mind does not wander off in directions where I can’t reach it anymore: - There are really bad events that occur in some peoples’ lives and that warrant very emotional reactions. For the rest and the majority I always ask myself “Is this worth dying over?” Meaning – is this really so bad to justify a bunch of fuss? The answer is usually no. - I try to recall similar situations that have happened to me in the past. In almost all cases, I was a happier and wiser self after these. Thus, I try to envision a positive outcome. Sayings like “there is always something positive in every negative situation” are not far off. The trick is to imagine that positive something while you’re in the midst of a crisis. It can be tough. - I keep a list of things I have accomplished in my mind. When people say “Wow, you came to the US all by yourself and started a life here?” I don’t think that it is such a big deal, but maybe it is. But when I am thrown off course and lost without direction, these things come back to me and help me to stick it out. - I will call a friend. Usually it helps me organize my thoughts better when I can talk through them. I am action-oriented. When I can finish the call with a couple of steps to take then I feel much better. This will prevent me from just reacting and prepare me to react. For example, for a tough conversation at work, I may write down a few notes to help me organize my thoughts. - I divert. As a manager I cannot afford to display my negative emotions. So I discovered that, by making an effort to be friendly with others and even complimenting their work, I completely distract from myself and begin to realize that it’s not all about me and that other things matter just as well. - I look at my dog or a picture of her and say to myself “learn from this wonderful creature.” She is happy no matter which stands in stark contrast to my exaggerated complications. It makes me realize how insignificant some of them are. - And lastly, I try to avoid the spiral of negativity. Here is a good one: “My life is nothing compared to others. I should be already in a higher position, making more money, having a greater impact. I am useless.” Don’t dwell, is all I can say. I love this phrase. Don’t dwell on the negative, the sad, the lesser, the frustrating. Focus on the positive. Every day. I put a reminder on my phone that pops up at 8pm every night: Write down one of today’s many successes. Then I review them once in a while and for me, there is nothing more satisfying than a sense of accomplishment. Still, controlling one’s mind is hard work. Its so easy to slip. Just seeing someone in better shape and in nicer clothes can be the onset for a really depressing evening. Don’t get distracted, I tell myself. Cottrell calls it focus inside your boat in order to control what you can. As for the rest, smile and move on. Running means a lot to me. A good morning run will change my entire day and if I repeat it day after day then my body and mind transform to something better. On mornings when I don’t run, I feel down, I drag through the day without energy and motivation; I feel tired and resort to artificial means to make me go, like coffee. On my running days, I don’t need any caffeine. My heart rate is up, my mind awake, and my body ready to take on the day’s challenges, both physical and mental. During the run, I think. I sort out problems, go over upcoming tasks or meetings, or dream up new ideas, some or which I have successfully implemented. That running hour is a perfect ME time. Sometimes I have unique encounters since in the wee hours when I am out, animals are often still active. I learned that armadillos take pleasure shuffling around in moist grass. Rabbits, startled by my sudden approach freeze, which allows me to admire them up close. I truly enjoy the peacefulness of an otherwise very busy street. I never run with music in my ears, mostly as a precaution because I am quite alone at that time, but I also like to listen to the stillness around me. All day I am surrounded by noise, so this is a nice change. The feeling of exhaustion following the run quickly changes into energy once I step out of the shower. Although my weight does not change from a day without a run, I see myself heavier, fuller, pants tighter around the waist. Following my run, I feel slim, I use belts to keep my pants snug, and overall experience a sensation of being fit and in shape. Running also changes my nutrition. My appetite longs for leaner, healthier foods. After 6 miles I am not in the mood for coffee and donuts, but rather stand in the kitchen and toss fresh food and protein powder into a blender and sip on it in my car (sometimes I also spill it and then that’s not so much fun – blueberry on khaki …. Not a good day). And then, usually it kicks in when I get to work, after I lock my car and walk through the parking lot into the building – I feel my legs tighten and I know I have already accomplished something great that day while its only 7am. I walk into the office with high spirits, motivated and happy. Yes, running gives me happiness. And all day long, this sensation stays with me. In the afternoon I have a little sleepy phase where I may go and hunt down some chocolate but know I don’t have to feel so guilty about it. And when I drive home and see all the evening runners on the trails, I relax and tell myself – I am already done. I can hit the couch with my book and enjoy the rest of the evening, or I can do some upper-body exercises to tone and strengthen. I don’t have any trouble falling asleep at night, nor do I need any additional fiber intake to get my bowels going. I love running – it keeps me healthy, alert, improves my performance at work and restores my balance which I need at home. Not only is running the quickest way to drop a few pounds, it’s also an excellent workout for the heart. Tomorrow will be a running day. When growing up in Germany, lunch was always the most substantial meal of the day. Dinner consisted of salads made from vegetables and herbs that grew in my grandmother’s garden and open sandwiches, sometimes leftovers. These were simple salads such as lettuce with olive oil and lemon juice and chives. Or she would grate carrots, add some raisins and there was another side salad. Bread, usually rye, from the local baker was cut thinly and was topped with butter and lunch meat such as salami or cheese. But again, single layers, not over the top 10 slices of ham like here. I remember I would love to sometimes just add sliced cucumber and salt. And still today, I enjoy simple, filling meals. I keep weeknight dinners very light since I usually don’t get to sit down until 7.30pm. And yes, the common advice on nutrition is not to eat late at night. I agree, but everyone needs to adjust their eating habits to their lifestyle. I run in the mornings, fairly early, 4.30am most days. Without some food in my stomach I will not have the energy or strength for a 6 mile run. I recommend always considering your daily routine and adjusting your meals to that instead of following some pre-cut diet plan. These never work for me. The key word when it comes to nutrition is healthy. I choose wholesome ingredients that I know my body will love and digest easily. During my work week, the key meal for me is lunch. After my morning run, my body is busy trying to recover, build muscle, use stored energy and does not require much food. My hunger kicks in at lunch time. My advice is to always be prepared for lunch so as not to become a victim of junk food from machines or cheap restaurants. Even though my dinners are light and require minimal preparation, I do stand in the kitchen at night cooking – my lunches. The simplest lunch is soup. I can prepare a big pot that will cover three weekdays. I look for filling ingredients, because a summer vegetable soup in light broth will leave me hungry. I use lentils, beans, sometimes chicken or pasta in my soups. If I do fancy a light soup, then some other item goes on the side, maybe leftover grilled chicken from the weekend. You see, I like control over my food. Restaurants, as healthy as they appear, don’t give me the warm and fuzzy when it comes to nutrition. Even if I just eat salad, I don’t know what they added to the dressing or what types of spices or condiments they used. I often find myself with an aftertaste in my mouth, a bloated belly or some type of indigestion. I am also not as strong when it comes to selecting. After all, here I am paying for the lunch, so why not get something hearty. So, I truly try not to go out for lunch when at work. Here is a list of easy-to-prepare types of meals that make a filling and healthy weekday lunch: - Raw Salads. Any combination of veggies works, depending on your preference. You can cut them the night before and combine them quickly in the morning. Drizzle olive oil and lemon juice and add salt and pepper and a fresh herb such as parsley, dill, mint or chives. Top with a filler such as tuna, boiled chicken, even grilled sirloin. - Salads with cooked ingredients such as rice, orzo, quinoa, pasta or beans. These I usually prepare completely the night before and divide up into containers that I just grab from the fridge on my way out in the morning. They are usually more filling because of the carbohydrate-rich ingredients. I may eat some fruit following the salad to finish with a fresh note. - Sandwiches, filled pitas or tortillas.Great option for a healthy lunch. Even here I try to incorporate some type of legume,such as a garbanzo or bean spread that can be prepared the night before. I am not a big fan of processed meats anymore, so I try to add other items such as grilled tofu or boiled eggs. Avocado is a healthy alternative to processed spreads like mayo. - Simple meals. This could be a piece of salmon or halibut prepared the night before. Fish cooks so quickly, 5-10 minutes in olive oil and white wine, with salt and pepper. Steam some veggies and add rice or mashed potatoes and there you have a great meal that your coworkers will admire when they unwrap their greasy and sad-looking burger next to you. I also always keep a stash of almonds and protein bars at work for the afternoon snack attack. The great news is that after lunch, you still have half a day to move around and allow your body to use the meal you just consumed instead of storing it. If you exercise at night, the lunch you ate 4-5 hours ago will provide you with the energy you need to perform well. If you are trying to cut down on heavy dinners, a useful tip is eat lunch later, 12.30pm instead of 11 or 11.30. That way you won’t be hungry by 6pm and a small snack will usually do. So, no matter your goals, whether weight loss, or simply healthy nutrition, it’s about control. I find that this country has made it so easy to access food that we stop to think about and plan our meals. In communist Germany, stores closed at 6pm and only few opened on Saturday. Fast food joints did not exist so a family had to think ahead and plan the provisions for the weekend and holidays. Maybe that upbringing makes it easier for me, but I also always find that my meals taste so much better than the mass-produced stuff sold outside. Last week was challenging at work. One of those where it was less about the daily operation and so much about human relationships. But now, looking back, and as I prepare myself for a new one, I find the highlights that will motivate me and give me energy. I finished Enchantment, a quick read that was a final push to get this blog started. I enjoyed the concise, tell-me-what-to-do style. Focus is partially on business owners but also has good tips for us working for a boss. “Drop everything and do what your boss asks” – love this. It’s not about getting on good terms with him, but to demonstrate that you are focused, enthusiastic and get things done. I try this daily and enjoy when my followers do so too. Then, my company opened its 54th store, only 10 minutes from my house. (Convenient for me because I really love shopping there.) I attended the Opening Preview Party, met many people from work and ran into a former professor from SMU. I find it wonderful to meet people from the past and I am excited to see the doors this unexpected encounter may open. On Friday I decided to leave the week with a positive action. I left a note for the company president with her assistant. Why? We spend an hour together when I first started there – to get to know each other, to connect, and to share my initial expressions and her many years of experience. We graduated from the same university and she had mentioned that she would like to visit the DC soon. So, I used my encounter with my professor at the store opening, a few other thoughts and this action item she proposed as an opportunity to reconnect. I wrote a note and attached it to a ThankYou card friends of mine had written me for a company coupon I had sent them. It is so easy to get into a daily rut at work and only worry about our little world of responsibility. But every time we meet new people and have interaction, we have an opportunity to plant seeds which can grow, if we feed them some water once in a while. I think we are often so afraid – to say the wrong thing, to not matter to anyone, or just to get into some kind of mess that may end up in HR. But meeting new people at work, even forming friendships is important. Guy recommends it as part of Enchantment. It makes going to work much easier and we just don’t feel so lonely anymore. So, let’s look for some small seeds to plant this week that may lead into something bigger, as big as a friendship. Wouldn’t that be great? During my morning cleaning routine I still see black sand on my Q-tip, even though I returned from El Salvador over 2 weeks ago. This is a daily reminder of the high waves at Playa Zonte that tumbled and whirled me around quite heavily on my last day in the country. Those were surfing waves, and that is what these beaches along the coast, south of La Libertad, are famous for. And the black, glittering sand. San Salvador is only a 3.5 hour flight from Dallas and welcomes its visitors with a small but roomy airport, quiet and focused immigration officials and a general relaxedness about things. I still recall the tropical evening heat that enveloped me upon arrival. I was wrapped in several layers of clothes due to temperatures in the 40s in Dallas, which I slowly removed as I stood in line waiting to have my passport stamped. Since the airport is near the coast, we began our 6-day trip through this beautiful country at Costa del Sol, a getaway destination for many Salvadorians. It’s easily identifiable on the map as a long, straight strip of sand with the ocean to one side and the estuary on the other. The road is lined with villas and hotels. I did not get the sense of luxury that the first edition of this travel guide alluded to. But then again, little can be seen from the road as all entrances are closed by huge wooden gates and stone walls. At the tip of the strip, La Puntilla, I had the best mariscada, a fish soup with a variety of shellfish in an insanely tasty broth with rich cream. El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America and I was amazed at the number of places we were able to visit in one week. With a map in my lap, fresh coconut water in a bag and the windows rolled down, we drove on many roads, some without pavement, and several not even on the map. A burning smell seems to linger in the air everywhere in El Salvador. I saw people burning trash, probably due to the lack of proper waste management. In San Vicente, a small town at the base of a volcano, I tried fried yucca, chatted with men that carried machetes on their belt and climbed an interesting-looking tower. It was here that I ventured into the famous Pollo Campero, which turned out to be a Latin American version of KFC. But honestly, I was not in the mood for fried chicken, but was told that this place has the cleanest restrooms, which turned out to be true. Needless to say, I visited Pollo Campero more than once. On the road into the capital we stumbled upon Olocuilta, famous for rice flour pupusas. You get to choose your fillings, which took me some time since several vegetables pointed out to me did not sound familiar. They are topped with escabeche, which is a mix of pickled jalapeno peppers, cabbage, onions and carrots. Loved it. Entering San Salvador I was stunned. A modern and clean city greeted me with everything any other western city has to offer. I expected to see more signs of poverty, crime and gang life. I learned that there are two parts to the city and that the old capital, with the cathedral and cemetery was the trouble area. I asked my friends to take me there because I had come to get to know the country in its true colors. The old side is not nearly as clean and the streets bustle with all sorts of vendors trying to make a few dollars with fruit, veggies or cheap import goods. Several houses bore gang-related markings. We entered several side roads, one of which suddenly became so small that we were afraid the car would not fit through. A man lying on the street mentioned that there is probably no way out, which was enough for my friends to turn around and head out of the city. A beautiful country opened itself up for me. Fresh and exotic fruits are sold at the side of the roads. And if you stop and buy, you meet the whole family, and even get to use their outhouse, which works in cases of emergency. The air became cooler in La Palma, where we tried interesting baked goods and fresh, local coffee to warm us up. Artesanias are sold here everywhere, gifts made out of wood and fabric, beautifully painted in bright colors and then lacquered. Check out Fernando Llort, a local artist whose gallery we visited. From here we went higher up into the mountains, almost at the border of Honduras. We stopped in Metapan for an afternoon drink with family and drove on a gravel road for two hours to get to what must have been one of the remotest places in the country, a huge property that ends with a small river which I crossed swimming just to be able to say I stepped into Guatemala. We then took La ruta de las flores, which starts after Santa Ana, a city that has lost a bit of the glamour described in my guidebook. Outside the city, we stopped at the Mayan ruins of Tazumal, which, disappointingly, were covered in cement. I spoke to an employee at the museum and was told that upon discovery, heavy rains started and the archeological team could not think of another way to prevent destruction. I really enjoyed Juayua, were we wandered quiet cobblestone streets in the evening, helped a Mayan girl set up her stand for the next morning’s market, and stayed in a cabin. The people of El Salvador are reserved, but very friendly people. Every encounter first begins with a handshake, even if though a gate. Pleasantries are exchanged, apologies for the late disturbance. People are humble even if they own half the city that you are visiting. They seem honest and genuinely interested. They are happy you are visiting their country. They allow you to pass on the road. They are accommodating to your need, always willing to help. I know that I will rid my ears of the sand in a few days but my fond memories of El Salvador with stay with me forever.
Anybody who has worked with kids on a regular basis knows that the joys and the pitfalls you can experience on a daily basis. Interact with the same kids every day for an entire year while trying to teach them an academic subject (high school science at that!) and you definitely learn a lot about yourself. You either love it or you get out. Regardless of coworkers, bosses, required curriculum, grading, parents, awful commutes, low salary, and all the other things about teaching that can make you want to quit at one time or another, if you can keep the perspective of loving on the kids, you know you were meant to be a teacher. All those crappy things I listed above happened all at once this year. Every commute to work I had to remind myself why I was going to work and why I needed to do a good job. God had me become a teacher so I could love on kids. If you get right down to it, public high school teenagers. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Christian private school teenagers I get to coach during basketball season, but I come alive teaching high school kids who couldn’t think more differently than me. And that’s what the past four and a half years have been like at my school; this is the living out of the name of this blog. I’ve been the alternative to their alternative: Christian, married to a man, took her husband’s last name, celebrates Christmas, doesn’t swear (sometimes I slip up like when the valet at my doctor’s office wouldn’t park my car when I was late to an appointment because it’s after 4 pm which I found out later was a total crock), etc. Yet somehow I found my yearbook filled with notes from students who tell me that I’m one of their favorite teachers (I’m sure they say that to all of us) and that they will miss me so much when I’m gone for a year with Baby Z. It’s been a rough year. I wanted out on a November Wednesday afternoon. I wanted out again on a Friday night in December. And then came the extremely tempting mid-year job opening at another school on a Tuesday in January. But I stayed. I knew God had me at that school for a reason. I knew when I first accepted the job there four years ago (after student teaching there) that this was where God wanted me to be even though I was totally overworked (4 different classes) and totally underpaid (70% of full time). Did I say this was a really hard year of teaching? In case I hadn’t mentioned it, let’s just say that I could have been a terrible teacher this year. Somehow, though, and only by the grace of God, He came through to my students in a way I only dreamt was possible but was never sure if I would see the day that it would come to fruition. The day of graduation, the seniors celebrate with a special lunch where they share with their teachers why they appreciate them so much. I happen to teach seniors so I get to have them right up until this super awesome time. Two gals from my AP Biology class got up and talked about all of the fun memories this year, how they loved the rigorously high standards yet encouraging family atmosphere of our class, silly things we had joked about all year, and just how much they all loved me. I always had fun with them but I didn’t realize the depth with which they felt about me. The real kicker came when I read what three gals from this class signed in my yearbook. The first was so sweet, such a compliment, and was even written in teal ink: “You are my top role model of this school and the world! You are an amazing woman and the cutest pregnant woman in Seattle (the world). Thank you so much for being a great learner and friend. Love love love love, <Student’s name>” The second came from a student who is very different from me in terms of how she grew up and how she lives her life yet somehow we are still friends. Her entry is below. Last but definitely not least is the entry that God used to confirm why He has had me at this school for the past four and a half years. I taught this student in 9th grade health, again in 11th grade chemistry, and this year in AP Biology. I have seen her evolution as a person and as a student and I couldn’t be more proud of the work she has put in to be such a successful young woman (she is going to NYU in the fall). I could have slacked off this year and been a mediocre teacher. I could have let my attitude slip and been a total jerk and just gotten through the day to get to the next thing so it could just be over and done with. But God had other plans. He wanted to use me in this girl’s life, and hopefully, in others. Please read her note below. “Maybe it’s not very relevant”?!?!?!? How about it’s completely relevant and my ultimate purpose in the vocation I chose with which to make a living! Somehow, through no doing of my own, she saw that my God is a wonderful God and that He gives me a purpose and sureness in my actions. Her theology is a bit off but who am I to argue with that? I couldn’t help but start crying when I read this. God has used me at this school. I never thought I would get to hear about it, but He blessed me by encouraging this student to tell me this extremely relevant thought – the most relevant thing of all – at the end of a year that proved to be incredibly trying. Praise be to the God who does everything I never thought possible in the face of my negativity and human shortfalls! That’s why I teach. I love kids with the love that only God could give through me. And because I really like science too. But more on why I like science later. I’m sure you’re all real excited for that one. 😉
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2 Stars Out Of 5 Not as "new" as they claim January 7, 2013 Evangelicals are not monks nor are we Amish. We live in (and "of," more than we like to admit) an increasingly secular culture that denigrates religion or wants to reduce it to a useful political tool. We can't help but absorb some of the culture, and no doubt there are many evangelicals who feel a certain guilt - especially the younger ones, who have no recollection of an earlier time when being a Christian was a little more socially acceptable. So, it's tough to be a real Christian today. It's counter-cultural. People can be forgiven for being shaped by the culture - up to a point. Paul told Christians to "be not conformed." It wasn't easy to be a Christian when he wrote those words, nor is it easy now. In fact, it was never easy even in times and places where most people were (in theory) Christians - as people like John Wesley and John Bunyan and Roger Williams found out. Let me say up front this book could be summarized as: Evangelicals need to conform more to the culture, for that is what Jesus would want. It's an interesting message, one I don't accept. Early in the book, we're told evangelicals should be "loving, rather than angry; holistic, rather than narrowly focused; healing, rather than divisive; and independent of partisanship and ideology, rather than subservient to party or ideology." We're also told that "American evangelicals are more American than Christian, more fixated on nation than church." These and many other statements in the book are meant to deride the old, outmoded form of evangelicalism. But I always react to these statements the same way: I've never KNOWN evangelicals who are like that - angry, or subservient to a party, or more fixated on nation than church. None. What I see in the book is something familiar in any book by "new" evangelicals: a straw man, that crotchety, sour killjoy Puritan who thinks God is a Republican. I've never met one - never in all my years in evangelical churches, colleges, and ministries. Yes, I know more evangelicals who vote Republican than Democrat - but we are no more "in bed with" the Republicans than liberal Christians are with Democrats. And we take the GOP with a grain of salt - the lesser of two evils. I'm one of many evangelicals who held my nose when I voted for Mitt Romney, ditto for McCain, Bush I, Bush II, Dole. No "subservience" here, just a matter of choosing the candidate who we hope will do the least harm. The book claims to present "an evangelicalism that brings good news to (all!) people." Well, indeed, that's what the gospel is - except that, from the very lips of Jesus himself, we know that "all!" people won't accept it, so it can't really be good news for "all!" but only those who respond. I do understand that the authors mean that the church should "look good" to all people, should be concerned about its image, since it represents Christ on earth. But they are pushing for a type of Christianity that is far too conformed to the world. "Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." That quote is from John, the "Gospel of Love," 3:18. Brian McLaren's chapter has him singing the same song as in all his books: the world has changed, people of different religions mingle every day in America, so Christians must conform themselves to a new situation - which, in practice means "don't evangelize, don't even hint that your beliefs might be better than anyone else's." Why not? Did he never read Acts? Did Paul and Peter preach the gospel in a culture with only one religion? There were as many religions in the Roman empire as there are in America today, and yet the apostles put their lives on the line, literally, to obey the Great Commission. It isn't cool in our tolerant, inclusivist culture to work to convert people - but, like it or not, it was what Christians are called to do. Those who are not comfortable with it should find another religion, one that will make it easier to get along with unbelievers. In fact, that is what this book is all about. We read about two types of evangelical the "right-wing regressive who focus on the nostalgia, nativist, and negative" and the hip cool progressives who "seek an ethos of hope, diversity, and creative collaboration." This is hardly "objective" writing. How many traditional evangelicals would describe themselves as "regressive" or as obsessed with "nostalgia, nativism, and negative." Given an opportunity to choose their own description of McLaren's side, the traditional might well describe them as "trendy, shallow, and Politically Correct." I never meet these "negative" evangelicals that live in McLaren's world. Apparently "negative" means "swimming upstream in a godless world" - which, as I recall, is something Christians have to do. I hardly see it as "negative" to oppose the taking of innocent life in abortion, or to make a stand for the institution of the family. If "negative" means "opposed to sin," well, let's wear that "negative" brand proudly. The new evangelicals are orthodox - so they say. They claim to believe in the authority of the Bible, the virgin birth, saving death and resurrection of Jesus, the call to be born again, the command to share the faith with others. All this sounds orthodox enough, but where the newbies part company with orthodoxy is acting "for the sake of the public good" and being "committed to not politicizing the church." When they take the liberal side on so many critical issues, how can they NOT politicize the church? It is clear that the goal is not to lure evangelicals away from the Republican party and become independents, but to become stalwart Democrats. They fault the old evangelicals for being patsies of the Republicans (which is far from true) - so is it better to be patsies of the other party? Having confirmed that old evangelicals are "negative" and "regressive" (though neither term is defined, nor are examples provided), the last two-thirds of the book are the real "meat" of the manifesto, and can be summed up as: Support liberal social causes - nuclear disarmament (how do they think a group of evangelicals can influence nut-case countries like Iran and North Korea?), torture, global warming (under the semi-biblical euphemism "creation care," and overlooking the skepticism about warming since "Climategate"), abolishing the death penalty (VERY hard to find any biblical foundation for that). We are told to love our Muslim neighbors but don't even think of converting them. (How exactly does that square with the Great Commission, or the Book of Acts?) But no evangelical has EVER said that we should hate Muslims or treat them badly. And these authors don't seem to grasp something so basic to the New Testament: the most loving thing you can do to anyone is bring him to Christ. How can we love a Muslim neighbor and NOT hope to join him eventually in heaven? The "new" evangelicals use the world "love" often but don't think through its implications. God doesn't guarantee we will convert everyone (and Muslims are notoriously difficult to convert), but the command is there: make the effort. "If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels" (Mark 8:38). The authors of this book constantly obsess over the words of Jesus, but this is one verse that did not get their attention. The new evangelicals claim to be strongly pro-family, but "do not believe that denigrating the dignity and denying the human rights of gays and lesbians is a legitimate part of a `pro-family' Christian agenda, and will work to reform Christian attitudes and treatment of lesbians and gay people." Needless to say, they don't provide any examples of evangelicals "denigrating the dignity and denying the human rights of gays." There aren't any. Even the high-profile (and untypical) Westboro Baptist Church isn't on record as "denigrating the dignity and denying the human rights of gays." They do say, rather publicly, that homosexuality is a sin, as do some high-profile people like Pat Robertson and the late Jerry Falwell, but the fact is that most evangelical churches tend to steer away from these subjects. (Joel Osteen is extremely mealy-mouthed about moral issues.) The simple fact is that, at present, the only "anti-gay" activity of evangelicals is to support marriage as begin between one man and one woman. Gay activists refer to that as "hate," and it would appear that the new evangelicals feel the same. Since there is no observable problem with Christians abusing or mistreating gays (other than being pro-marriage), what exactly would it mean to "reform Christian attitudes and treatment of gays"? That can only mean "support gay marriage," and no one with a biblical ethic can go that far. This book and its proposal are not "new." Culture watchers saw this all taking place in the liberal denominations in the 1970s and 1980s. Today it's taking place among evangelicals. Adapt to the culture, focus on this world instead of the next, make the church into a band of political activists and social workers, not evangelists. If that is your vision of the church, go for it - you will love this book. If you take the New Testament seriously, you may not like it.
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everyone has a story to tell, and mine is nothing like yours. Tuesday, July 28, 2009 platonic love : why high school lovers don't make it to the end? falling in love during high school is not uncommon. we can simply find these school kids walk hand in hand with their gf/bf after school. they really walk their heads up - proud to have someone they can call girlfriend or boyfriend, at such a young age. yeah, kids nowadays. high school is full of dramas don't u think so? that's because most of us are going through our rebellious phase at this age. having a steady boyfriend/girlfriend at this age can really add up more spices to ur dramas. whether it is good or bad, it really depends on u. most of the time after finishing high school, u'll find the same person walking hand in hand with a totally different partner. yes, the sweetest couple in school finally broke up. but why? they used to understand each other more than their sibblings do. they used to do fun stuffs together. they used to be with each other through high and low. they used to do everything together. and there wasn't a single sign showing that they are not meant for each other. everything was perfect, back then. and yet, they broke up, after so many years. this is so common. i've seen a lot of my friends, who have been dating for years and years (some of em even date up till 7 years) and still, they don't make it to the end. they say, make up don't break up, but some relationship just won't work after some time, and u just can't trace the mistake. is it not love that they were sharing all this while? well yeah, it was love, purely love. just my humble point of view, i think high school lovers are meant to learn from each other, not just about love, but about everything, about friendship, responsibilities and everything about life so that u are more prepared to face the world in the future. the laughter u shared and the tears u shed, those two are the platform that makes a stronger you. some people might say, throw away all the memories u have with ur high school lover and start over a new life. to me, u can still start fresh without throwing away anything. keep those memories somewhere, because u might want to thank him/her for making u so much stronger today, for making u a better person tomorrow, and yes, for that precious time spent together. u might hate him/her now, but hatred will bring u nowhere. there are reasons why they don't make it to ur future. there are reasons why they are history. and most importantly, there are reasons why u met him/her some time ago. there are always reasons. so don't cry because it's over, but smile because it happened. sometimes, it takes u numbers before u can meet THE ONE. well, don't take the previous relationship as ur love or first love or whatever, instead, take it as a lesson. now it sounds better right? and make sure u learn ur lesson :) life is the real teacher anyway. p/s : some people are not meant to be ur lovers, but they are meant to teach u what life is worth. be thankful to those people. when u say life is a bitch, that means, life has taught u so many things. and when u meet a bitch, don't hate her, get to know her, a bitch too can teach u something :)
Black Desert Online Review Before it’s official launch, Black Desert Online (BDO) by Pearl Abyss was one of the most hyped upcoming Korean MMORPGs around. BDO was released in its home country in 2014 and 2016 for North America and Europe. The game is free to play in Korea, Japan, and Russia while the English version for North America and Europe is pay to play, or more specifically, “buy to play” (players have to buy the game but there is no subscription fee). Black Desert Online Review While trying to scratch the MMO itch I had recently, I wanted to find a good, immersive and fun game to keep me occupied for a little while. Black Desert Online seemed to fit the description quite nicely and after playing it for a little while, you will certainly like the fact that it’s a solid, immersive and very enjoyable game. One of the things you will love about Black Desert Online is that this MMO does take itself quite seriously and that’s a very good thing. The gameplay is immersive and truly solid, the experience is created for both beginners and experts, not to mention that the world is massive. At the time of this writing we already had a large expansion dropped in and another one is coming shortly, so the updates and content are coming very fast. The game world is amazing and detailed, and there are quite a lot of enemies you can find. Thankfully, the enemy variety is not an issue here and you will actually find that dealing with enemies is quite exciting and immersive as you play. Sure, they will avoid following you after a while if you run from them. But, the combat is interesting and you will always try to find new strategies to tackle them. They don’t have the same attack all the time, and that does make the experience quite unpredictable to be honest. Most of the world and the experience will remind you of WoW but I find Black Desert Online to be a lot prettier. The world is also realistic and while there are thousands of quests and things to do, many of them have a realistic tone. Of course there are fantasy elements, but BDO stays grounded instead of trying to always immerse yourself into the experience which is what matters the most. I like the attention to detail that they have here because each of the attacks and the enemies are very detailed and realistic. You will sometimes have to avoid massive enemies or groups because that will indeed cause you harm. It’s not easy to do so honestly but as you play you will certainly have the possibility to do what you want and how you want. The inventory will expand as you play and while that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s bothering you at first. It’s very interesting to try and figure out what each skill does though, especially since there are a few hundred of them scattered throughout the skill map. That’s what really pushes you forward and makes you going because aside from having lots of skills, each one can be upgrading. Leveling is a part of the game but it can be quite grindy and unfortunately this will usually spoil the fun. Trying to get a specific skill locked behind a certain level is not that fun, but it does offer some interesting capabilities. You can get houses and warehouses in any town then use them as storage or as manufacturing facilities. Thankfully, the world is filled with places and traders where you can sell goods so you can indeed get some good money from that. And rest assured that there are tons of places where you can spend your silver if you want that, all you have to do is to be creative and the results will certainly pay off. I also like the fact that they added hundreds of side activities. Be it side quests or just activities like fishing, riding your horse and leveling him or just gathering flowers/herbs, it’s just something that you will do often. It will also distract you quite a lot most of the time as you try to play, but it’s nice to have such a thing in there. Many times we do want to stay away from killing and there are certainly lots of things to do in Black Desert Online that will keep you company. Unfortunately, they don’t really have an endgame honestly and there is no level cap either. But, on the other hand, they do update the game often so they do try to add in more stuff to do for high level players. They might even add a proper endgame but for the time being there isn’t a proper one. Classes are nice and very detailed, they even integrated a ninja class recently. The issue for some players is that some off these classes are locked behind a specific gender which is certainly something you want to avoid in an MMO. But, on the other hand, most of us will not be bothered by this issue. Performance is good for Black Desert Online as long as you have a high end PC. You can play it on older systems but in order to do so you will have to remove some of the graphic options. However, I feel that based on the way it looks, the performance for Black Desert Online is decent and it does offer plenty for what it requires. As I said, one of the main strengths for Black Desert Online is coming from its graphics. The game world, animations and characters are stellar. They are looking very well and there weren’t that many graphics glitches in the game either. I liked the variety of each region and you can find just about anything you might expect from a fantasy game here, starting with dungeons and ending with massive plains or huge mountains. The music here is good albeit a little repetitive and the sounds are realistic, to the point. The voice acting might seem a little strange for European and US players, but it’s ok nonetheless. Black Desert Online is a fun game that I loved playing. It’s nice to get into and it does offer a multitude of unique ideas. Sure, it doesn’t really integrate all its systems properly and the gender locked classes might not be the best idea in an MMO, but it’s a solid game. Plus, if you have a solid PC you can enjoy maybe the best graphics in an MMO right now!
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My story of recovery isn’t a new one, it’s just one of the many of us fighting our way out of the dark. I say the dark because I quite literally don’t remember years…about 12-14 to be exact, of my life. Recreationally I started using Xanax at about 18. I loved it. It made me […] Posts tagged death The problem with dead people isn’t that they aren’t here, it’s that they’re everywhere. The truth in this wisdom, conveyed by an old friend, was the reason I had found myself a new therapist with Jungian tendencies. I was looking to put an end to the stretches of sleepless nights, the recurring feelings of déjà […] When my son was only 5 years old, he had his first in-patient psychiatric hospital stay. I was told at the time that he was one of, if not the youngest patient they had ever had. Many people condemned and criticized my decision to seek medical help. I needed help, my son needed help, and […] But the thing is I am more than a bag of bones. I am more than my weight, and you are too. If my story inspired at least one person, then I have achieved my goal. I’m comfortable, wrapped in a cocoon of fine linen and soft surroundings but it’s real. I could smell the blood in the air, taste pennies and feel the aches of impacts throughout my body. I could hear echoes off the thick metal walls and feel heat radiating all around me like the refraction from a […] I painted this right after the death of my mother. I was feeling very lonely and missed her a lot. I cried during the process of painting this. When it was complete, it helped me accept the fact that she was gone and made me feel that her presence will always be with me. It […] 1. The tragedy- When I was 3, my 13 year old aunt was tragically murdered in front of our house. A teenager came by on a skateboard, shot her in the head, and rode away. 2. The downward spiral- My family had been falling apart before my sister was murdered. But after her murder, any […]
Unknown Place Escape is a point and click escape game in which one night you felt asleep at the house of a friend. When you woke up, you were very confused, as you found yourself in an unknown place. Your friend is not there and you are somewhere outside in the nature, but you have no idea where. It seems like you are far away from the city and you have no idea how to escape from this place. But at a closer look around, you see many objects which could be useful and maybe if you start exploring you will also find some clues about how to escape from this place. So go ahead, search around and solve the puzzles so you could escape from the unknown place. Good luck! February 3, 2015
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Middlemen buy out spaces at cold storages, force them to sell potatoes at 25pc less price Middlemen are cashing in on artificial shortage of cold storages by renting huge space, forcing the farmers in Munshiganj to sell potatoes at a loss even after bumper production. The price of potatoes in the field level has decreased by more than 25 percent in one month, as the farmers have no way to preserve their production. Against this backdrop, the middlemen are out to buy potato at a cheaper rate than the production cost, apparently forcing the farmers to stay off the potato field next season. At the beginning of harvesting period in February, per kilogram of potato was sold at Tk 12.75, which now stands at TK 9.5, according to the district agriculture department. Cold storage owners have already made announcements across the district saying they have no more space for potatoes. “Unavailability of space in the cold storages has forced us to sell potatoes to the middlemen at a loss,” said Abdul Bepari, a farmer from Katakhali. He added that this situation discourages farmers to go for costly potato production as it is now nothing but counting loss. He solely blamed it on the middlemen, who had booked space in the cold storages long before potato harvesting. “This is their strategy so that farmers are forced to sell potatoes at a much lower price,” Bepari noted. Like Bepari, Sirajul Islam, Mohammad Delwar and Monir Hossain also expressed their dissatisfaction over lack of potato preservation facilities. Munshiganj alone produces about 34 percent of the country’s potato, according to the Agriculture Extension Department (AED) of the district. Cyclone Sidr had badly damaged potatoes on 1,624 hectares of land, which was the early crop. But the farmers’ traditional eagerness particularly in this production has made a record high yield of 11 lakh tonnes in the current season. The farmers allege every year most of the 74 cold storages of the district create “artificial” shortage in connivance with the middlemen. Monir Hossain said, “Potato harvest this season is beyond our expectation. But we might incur huge loss due to the middlemen’s ill-motivated business and lack of preservation space.” He said high prices of fertiliser and seed have already pushed production cost to over Tk 15.5 per kg against last year’s Tk 13 a kg. But the present market price has dipped to less than Tk 10 per kg. “The reality is that we produce potato, but the profit goes to the middlemen and cold storage owners’ pockets,” he said. “Farmers of Munshiganj are facing space shortage in the cold storages,” admitted Shamsuddin Ahmed, agriculture officer of Tongi Bari upazila. Citing an example, he said in Tongi Bari 2.5 lakh tonnes of potato has been harvested so far. But only half the production could be stored in 26 cold storages, although the owners had earlier said they have the capacity to preserve over 2.5 lakh tonnes. According to Munshiganj AED, the district’s 74 cold storages can preserve only 5 lakh tonnes against average yearly production of 10 lakh tonnes. AED Deputy Director Jatindra Chandra Modak admitted the middlemen business saying, “It’s a common practice in the district.” AED is working to keep the growers’ interest, he added. Uttam Shaha, director of Kohinur Cold Storage, said although potato production is increasing every year, the number of cold storages remains the same. On advanced space reservation by the middlemen, he said, “We rent cold storage space on the basis of first come first serve.” However, the farmers said it is impossible for them to rent storage space during cultivation period as they spend huge amount in production. By the time they complete harvest, they find that little space is left with the storages. Talking to The Daily Star, a high official of the district AED said there is no government mechanism to maintain potato preservation in the cold storage, which creates the unusual panic every year. “We sometimes advise the cold storage owners to keep growers’ interest. But if they do not follow that what can we do?”
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Stomatitis disease is an inflamed and sore inside of the cheeks, gums, tongue, lips, and palate. Stomatitis can severely affect speech; eating ability, nutrition, body image, sleep and overall quality of life. The ulceration causes pain, bleeding and infection. Stomatitis treatment includes oral hygiene, antiviral medication, topical or parental analgesia. Nurses play an important role in maintaining and restoring healthy oral cavity through nursing interventions. The patient will report less discomfort in her mouth while eating or drinking and mucous membranes will be free from harmful plaque. Nurse will help to prevent secondary infection throughout hospital stay. Definition of Stomatitis Disease: Stomatitis refers to inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth including the inside of the cheeks, gums, tongue, lips and palate. Types of Stomatitis Disease: There are three types of stomatitis, those ares- - Kanker Sore (Aphthous Stomatitis), - Cold Sore (Fever Blisters), - Herpes Stomatitis. These are discussed in the below: 1. Kanker Sore (Aphthous Stomatitis): Kanker Sore (Aphthous Stomatitis) is a single pill or a cluster of small pits or ulcer in the mouth. Usually kanker sore appears on the cheeks, tongue, or inside the lip. 2. Cold Sore (Fever Blisters): Cold Sore (Fever Blisters) is filled with fluid that usually appears on lip or around the lips. 3. Herpes Stomatitis: Herpes Stomatitis is a viral infection of the mouth that cause sores and ulcers. Usually in age children between six months to five years aged. Herpes simplex1 (HSV1) virus is the cause of infection. Causes of Stomatitis Disease: Various types of causes for stomatitis are mentioned in the below: - Bacteria/Virus (Herpes Simplex type-1). - Nutritional deficiency (Vitamin B12, Folic acid, Iron or Zinc). - Sudden weight loss. - Food sensitivities to potatoes, citrus, fruits, strawberries, chocolate, eggs, cheese or nuts. - Inflammatory bowel disease. - HIV/ AIDS. - Weak immune system. - Hormonal changes. - Stress and lack of sleep. - Use of certain medications such as Chemotherapy, Diuretics, Anticholinergics, Antihistamines and decongestants, Steroids, Antidepressants. - Allergic reaction. - Accidental injury. - Sharp tooth surface, dental braces or retainers. - Tobacco or irritating foods or chemicals. Sign and Symptoms of Stomatitis Disease: There are different types of sign and symptoms for stomatitis disease are mentioned in the below: - Blister over gums, palate, check, tongue or lip, - Difficulty of eating, drinking and swallowing, - Drooling, pain and swelling, - Red patches, - Oral dysaesthesia, - Burning mouth syndrome. Test and Diagnosis for Stomatitis Disease: Various ways of test and diagnosis system for stomatitis disease are given in the below: - Bacterial or viral swabs culture, - Patch tests, - Blood test. Treatment for Stomatitis Disease: There are different types of treatment for stomatitis disease; those are mentioned in the following: - Oral hygiene, - Identify and treat cause, - Use antiviral drug acyclovir, - Coating agents such as bismuth Salicylate, Sucralfate, or other Antacids, - Topical Analgesics, such as Benzydamine Hydrochloride, - In severe pain use Topical Anesthetics, such as Lidocaine viscous (might impair gag reflex for a short period), - Oral or parenteral analgesics such as Tylenol or ibuprofen when not control by above medication, - Apply a paste of Triamcinolone, - Water-soluble lubricants for mouth and lips, - Rinse and expectorate after meals with Inj.Dexamethasone (0.5mg) / 5ml water. - In nutritional deficiency is the cause of Stomatitis take floate (folic acid), vitamin B12. Treatment of severe stomatitis sore may includes- - Aphthasol paste (Anti-inflammatory paste), - Lidex gel, - Peridex mouthwash. Prevention of Stomatitis Disease: Various types of prevention for stomatitis disease are given in the below: - Wash hands frequently, - Keep toys, brush clean and don’t share with others, - Don’t share dishes, cups, or eating utensils, - Don’t kiss affected person. Nursing Intervention for Stomatitis Disease: There are different types of nursing interventions for stomatitis disease, those are mentioned in the following: - Give cool, noncarbonated, non-acidic drinks, such as water, milk shakes, or diluted apple juice to patient. - Encourage use of a straw to make swallowing easier. - Provide high in protein and vitamins containing diet to promote healing and new tissue growth. - Serve frequent small meals or snacks spaced throughout the Day to maintain fluid balance and nutrition. - Offer cool, bland, easy-to-swallow foods such as frozen pops, ice cream, mashed potatoes, gelatine, or applesauce to patient to avoid tissue trauma and pain. - Encourage client to suck on vitamin C or sugarless candy or chew sugarless gum to stimulate salivation. - Encourage a fluid intake of at least 2500 ml/day unless contraindicated. - Apply topical analgesia over lesion 15 to 20 minutes before meals, or painted on each lesion immediately before mealtime. - Give Acyclovir to patient that fights the virus causing the infection. - Give pain killer acetaminophen or ibuprofen for pain as order. - Administer medications, which may include antifungal agent, or topical or systemic analgesics. - Give mouth care and gently brush teeth every day instruct and assist client to perform oral hygiene using a soft bristle toothbrush or sponge-tipped swab. - Discontinue flossing if it causes pain. - Encourage client rinse mouth frequently with warm saline solution, baking soda and water, or Chlorhexidine, Gluconate (Peridex) or mist oral cavity frequently using a spray bottle. - Numbing medicine (Viscous Lidocaine) apply to patient mouth to ease severe pain. - Avoid use of products that contain lemon and glycerine and mouthwashes containing alcohol. - Lubricate client’s lips frequently. - If stomatitis is not severe, encourage client to use artificial saliva to lubricate the oral mucous membrane. - Make sure gets plenty of sleep and rests as much as possible. - Encourage client to chew on ice during chemotherapy infusion, especially if receiving 5-fluorouracil. - Avoid serve hot beverages, salty, spicy and citrus based foods and explain to patient. 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During this weeks Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage, Scotlands Janice Moodie defends her title against a field that includes players from 19 countries outside the United States. All told, 61 of the 144 athletes competing for the $1.3 million purse hold an international passport. The LPGAs world tour descends upon Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club in North Augusta, S.C., May 8-11. Moodie, who notched an impressive seven-stroke victory in last years event, will be looking to continue the streak of international wins on the LPGA Tour. Every 2003 LPGA Tour event has been won by a player from outside the United States, and five of the six winners are in the field this week: Wendy Doolan, Australia; Candie Kung, Taiwan; Patricia Meunier- Lebouc, France; Grace Park and two-time 2003 champion Se Ri Pak, Korea. Of the 19 countries represented this week, Korea leads the way with 14 players. Second is Australia with seven, followed by England with six. The remaining countries are Sweden (5); Canada and Scotland (4); France and Italy (3); Germany, Japan and Taiwan (2); and one player each from Columbia, India, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines and Spain. Youd have to go back to Aug. 18, 2002, to find the last U.S. winner on Tour, Meg Mallon. Mallon, in the field this week, finished sixth at the 2001 Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage and is currently 17th on the ADT Official Money List. She is one of many strong U.S. players in the Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage field, including LPGA Tour Hall of Famers Beth Daniel and Betsy King. Beth Bauer and Dorothy Delasin, the 2002 and 2000 Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Years, respectively, lead a talented group of young Americans in the field, namely Heather Bowie, who is currently 13th on the ADT Official Money List; two-time LPGA champion Laura Diaz; and Cristie Kerr, currently sixth on the ADT Official Money List and a runner-up at last weeks Michelob Light Open at Kingsmill. The two Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage sponsor exemptions balance the U.S.- international theme nicely. Amateur Paula Creamer, 16, from Pleasanton, Calif., makes her LPGA debut. Creamer, a student of the famed David Leadbetter Golf Academy in Bradenton, Fla., is the top-ranked girls junior player in America, according to Golfweeks Sagarin ratings. She won her fourth consecutive AJGA event three weeks ago. Japans Riko Higashio, a member of the Japan Ladies Professional Golfers Association, will be competing in her seventh LPGA event. Her best finish was a tie for 28th at the 2000 Weetabix Womens British Open. Higashio was a top-ranked collegiate player at the University of Florida from 1995-98. Last years Asahi Ryokuken International Championship at Mount Vintage was plagued by bad weather on the weekend, but Moodie relied on her Scottish roots to battle the tough conditions, posting rounds of 70-66-67 to lead by four heading into the final round. Laura Davies was Moodies closest competitor, but the Brit could only muster a 73 on Sunday and no one else mounted a charge. Moodie shot 70 for her fourth-consecutive under-par round and won by seven shots, the largest margin of victory at a 72-hole event last year. It was Moodies second career LPGA win. Rosie Jones and Annika Sorenstam tied for third. Statistical Preview of the Asahi Ryokuken International
Imagine Rugby Blogs Imagine Rugby Bloggers Henson set for London Welsh switch? English Championship side keen on move for talented centre Posted Sep 24, 2010 by Jeff Dawson Send to a friend The Gavin Henson saga, or whatever you want to call it, has taken another twist as London Welsh have this week expressed an interest in providing the Wales and British and Irish Lions centre with a chance to resume his career with the club. The 28-year-old has been out of the game for some 18 months now following injury and personal problems after the break up of his relationship with entertainer, Charlotte Church, the mother of his two children. Henson recently said he is keen to move from Wales to London so he can be closer to his children. He has also said he wants to get back into the game but not playing for Ospreys. The Welsh club, and quite rightly, are angered that the talented back wants to walk away from the club who have stood by him through this testing time. He has been on an unpaid sabbatical from the Liberty Stadium club for 18 months and the club have been extremely patient throughout this time and expect him to honour his contract. Which is what should happen in sport. It’ll be interesting to see if he manages to force a move away from the Ospreys or whether he will have to wait until his contract expires at the end of the season. The biggest problem for Henson is that the Aviva Premiership based London clubs such as Harlequins, London Wasps and Saracens have all ruled out making a move for the Bridgend product whilst London Irish have distanced themselves from making any move. And this has led to London Welsh managing director John Taylor making it known that the English Championship club are serious about giving him the opportunity to re-launch his stuttering career. He told the BBC: “We’re interested, very interested, providing he’s interested. We’re not here to pander to Gavin in any way but I think he’s a terrific talent. If he is serious about playing good rugby again then we think there’s a part in that process that we can help him.” If the move does come to fruition then it will be a massive coup for the Championship side. I feel it could be a good launching ground for Henson. He hasn’t played competitive rugby for 18 months and this is a long time to be out of the top-flight game. Slowly easing himself back into the sport after this long with a club like London Welsh is a great option for him. However, I think his ego will get the best of him and he won’t lower himself to such a standard. Only time will tell. Watch this space!
A Metropolitan Police inspector has been arrested on suspicion of racial abuse. The officer, based in north London, is being investigated by the force's Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) and the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) after an incident in Barnet. The Met said the officer, who was off-duty at the time of the alleged incident at 7.40am on Monday, was arrested and suspended while the incident is investigated. "He is at present on police bail and has been suspended from duties pending the outcome of the criminal investigation, " a Met spokesperson said. The IPCC confirmed it's supervising the investigation - the latest allegation of racism by Met officers under investigation by Scotland Yard and the IPCC.
Police are investigating bullet holes in the side of a Leesburg house, after responding to calls in the area Sunday night. The Leesburg Police Department reported receiving multiple calls of gunshots heard in the area of Catoctin Circle and Valley View Avenue SW. Officers responded shortly after 9:45 p.m. Sunday and located several bullet casings in the roadway in the 200 block of Valley View Avenue. They observed no damage to any property, and no injuries were reported. Several hours after the incident was reported, a resident in the 100 block of Catoctin Circle SW called Leesburg police at 4:25 a.m. to report what appeared to be several bullet holes in the side of their residence. Detectives with the Leesburg Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Section are investigating. One lane of Catoctin Circle SW in the 100 block was closed due to the investigation, but traffic is able to get by in both directions. Anyone with information about these incidents please call (703) 771-4500. Links to TIPSUBMIT can be found on the police department’s website at www.leesburgva.gov/police.
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Darrelle Revis suffered an apparently serious left knee injury in the third quarter of the Jets' 23-20 overtime victory over Miami on Sunday. Revis went down in pain without any contact, his left knee apparently buckling. Coach Rex Ryan said Revis would have an MRI on Monday. Several of Revis' teammates said they were "praying" that it's not too serious, which would seem to indicate that maybe it is. “You're always concerned with guys being injured,” Ryan said, “and clearly with Darrelle, that's your best player, so of course you're going to be concerned." Revis, who was returning after missing the previous game because of a concussion, was able to walk off gingerly under his own power, but soon was taken away in a cart to be examined further. The likely starter if Revis is out would be top nickel back Kyle Wilson. But like most mere mortals, he isn't nearly as good a cover corner as Revis, a four-time Pro Bowl selection. Wilson has often been beaten by slot receivers in his current role. The Jets' defensive schemes have been predicated on Revis locking down his receiver with little or no help, essentially cutting the field in half for opposing quarterbacks. That will have to change as Wilson will need much more help. It also would mean Antonio Cromartie would assume the responsibility of covering the opponent's top receiver. Cromartie is an excellent corner and physically gifted, but not as consistent as Revis. Cromartie often gives up big plays, such as a 37-yard touchdown to Pittsburgh's Mike Wallace and a 41-yard reception to Miami's Brian Hartline in the last two weeks. MORE FROM SN'S CORRESPONDENTS Arizona Cardinals: Wells, Dockett knocked out of victory Buffalo Bills: RB Spiller out at least one week Cleveland Browns: WR Massaquoi suffers hamstring injury Dallas Cowboys: SS Church out for season after tearing Achilles’ Denver Broncos: Porter leaves game with knee injury Detroit Lions: Stafford’s status for next week in doubt Houston Texans: Schaub loses part of ear on illegal hit Indianapolis Colts: WR Collie goes down with knee injury Kansas City Chiefs: RBs McCluster, Hillis go out Miami Dolphins: Bush knee injury a huge worry Minnesota Vikings: Raymond suffers serious ankle injury Oakland Raiders: Heyward-Bey hospitalized after suffering concussion San Francisco 49ers: Willis’ leg injury not considered serious Tampa Bay Buccaneers: DE Clayborn suffers right knee injury Tennessee Titans: TE Cook injures shoulder
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It’s not too late to get that beach body you’ve wanted for summer! Join me in my beach workout! Getting into a workout groove is one of the toughest things in the world. It’s easy to get motivated for a day, or even a week, but maintaining that drive for any longer is no simple feat! If you’re as daunted as I’ve been about where to even start, just try doing these three simple exercises — and maybe even adding in a 30 minute walk or jog — three times a week. The best part? You don’t need any equipment or space — and it doesn’t take longer than 15 minutes! I’ve partnered with Body Fit: LA to do a 45 day Summer Fitness Challenge and so far, so good. After discovering my perfect fitness routine during week one, I started squeezing in these three activities a few times a week and cutting down my summertime alcohol consumption — and I’ve already lost a few pounds! Watch the video above and click here to get this week’s workout. Plus, if you’re in the Los Angeles area and want to kick start your own Summer Fitness Challenge, Body Fit: LA is giving away personal training sessions to HollywoodLifers!
I live in Massachusetts and it has been a very dry summer. So dry that everyone’s lawns are prematurely brown. Why Mother Nature is trying to make up for that in one short week is beyond me. What does one do when it’s ugly outside? Work on something that is unfinished that’s what. Today I will be trying to finish Allison’s baby quilt. I didn’t quite purchase enough backing fabric, so I will have to piece it, but that is not the end of the world. So today I will hopefully get it pieced, sandwiched, and maybe start on the quilting. I’ll be back. 🙂 It’s a day later, but I’m back as promised. Today I am doing some quilting. Monday night update. I have finished quilting Allison’s baby quilt and have attached the binding. I’ve just sewn on a small portion of it but it’s going to be really cute.
I am of the opinion that things are coming to a head and not just here in the US. I should repeat that I am more interested in the Trump movement than I am in him. If the world blows up, we can either rebuild or go die with those we knew and loved. The following are some of the articles I wrote on 911. 911: Short And Powerful Questions Barbara Honegger And The Pentagon Attack Papers in 2 Minutes (The next one is my rendition of a banned video that had been turned into a PDF file.) Resurrecting Israel Did 911. All the Proof In The World The Symbolism Of 11-9-2011 And 9-11-2001 Video: Susan Lindauer On Advanced Knowledge of 911 Susan Lindauer: Bush, Cheney, Israel, 911 And The Jewish Question. Jekyll Island, The JFK Assassination And 911. Three American Coups Lone Gunmen TV Episode Predicted 911. Full Version (I do not agree with Dr Wood on every point but she is raising issues.) Video: Dr Judy Wood And 911 Facts
I was young. I was foolish. I ran around in an inflexible little uterus, not caring for the outside world or its troubles. But after a while the outside world started to care about me, and I had to grow up. I had to face my responsibilities. I had to learn new skills, acquire new possessions. I had to leave behind my loved ones, my favourite things, the comforting bowl that I had carved for myself, and save the day, or stop the inevitable, or search for new horizons. A lot of people helped me, gave me shelter, food, aid; others tried to hurt me. I found wonderful places, savage places, quiet places. I saw what went before me, and moved forward into what would proceed from me. At the end of it all, after all the help and sacrifice and hurt and growth and death, I stood at the brink of the end, the final moment, and looked back. Above, I am describing an average existence by an average human being living on the planet Earth. No, really, it is. Pick it apart. We've all experienced the above, or have yet to experience it. But it is not just that one, small story. It is the story of Achilles, Cuculain and Jesus Christ. The story of Mohammed and Harry Potter. It is the story. And, for the purposes of this post, it is the story of Link, Zelda and Ganon. It is the story of Hyrule, the forest, the fairies, the sword and the boy in green who just won't stop growing up. I do not mean to be trite or insulting in comparing the Zelda series to such narratives; these accounts of gods and men, fairies and wizards, creations and murders, are all chiselling on the same megalith. They are part of a system which is as old as the concept of family or birth, the ability to walk, to fight or to jump. The Legend of Zelda series is one that I keep returning to, year after year, game after game. I recently swapped my Xbox, and many pieces of software, for a friend's Wii including, amongst other classics such as Billy's Broomstick Racing , Twilight Princess . I am an RPG fan, at most base and lowly; my by-now-horrifying love abuse of the Elder Scrolls series confirms my love of all things choice-based, role-specific and open-ended. This proliferation of roles, the experimentation and choice, lies at the heart of the joy of video games - a game has rules, but experimentation. No one ever became a Chess Master (written in letters like tombstones) by liberally mincing their queen around the board like a haughty cockatrice. The joy of gaming comes from choice, and the avenues this presents. Above is an image of Hyrule, the main setting for the Zelda series, one that it returns to time and time again. On the surface, there could be less freedom in the location, though not by much. Hyrule seems to exist independent of any universe, any other countries; even the other worlds of the Zelda canon, with the exception of the Great Sea in Wind Waker and The Phantom Hourglass , are seperated from each other by hundred of years, dimensions, or even logic. Termina is a very different place from Hyrule indeed. And yes, the choice. A lake, a castle, a mountain, a forest, a desert. All small, all inaccessible without the right tools. The illusion of choice. The promise of a wider world that hides behind cutscenes, locked doors and tantalising glimpses of shining keys. In fact, most of the games are one big lock, with Ganon or Vaati or the Demon King resting, the final treasure, at the centre. Hyrule is no more open-world than Doom And oh Yahweh I do not want to use this phrase as it is melodramatic and clichéd And yet the Zelda games are roleplaying games. They do give us pleasure. We do fulfill a role. But it is not the vaporous, ill-defined classes of the D&D tileset. They are not spellswords and Tauren gold spammers. We are not a cog in the machine that is fuelled by our decisions. In Zelda , our deeds have been completed long ago, or prophesied in the future. No matter which Link you play, there will always be ghosts in green, staring out of frescoes or on the lips of those around you. Link is forever. His journey will always be the same, as it has been written. And what a joyous, utterly atavistic writing it is. "Link", I believe, is named so because this is precisely what he is; along with Zelda, and Ganon, and Hyrule, and all the tiny indiosyncracies that make up the series, he is part of a chain of characters and events that replay endlessly in the history of his world. However, the character's in-game name is entirely up to the player, which further reinforces this idea of Link as an emblem rather than an individual. He is a living archetype, a fossil that is reborn every time a new evil rises. Each link in this chain is identical but important, strengthening the lineage of the series. He is not the Hero With A Thousand Faces, Joseph Campbell's famous mythological archetype, but the Hero with One Face And A Thousand Items. This archetypal nature is something that revitalises Link in his Bathory-esque rebirth every two years or so, feasting on new generations of gamers. The most important term to the Zelda universe is 'journey', more so than 'experience' or even 'fun'. Every single game, without fail, charts a journey and a growth, a development in character so profound that, in looking back at the close of any one game, Link may be hardly recognisable on the surface. Zelda is described as "high fantasy", the realm of sorcerors, dragons and princesses, though I would argue that it is much closer to the scholarly definition of "low fantasy", the darkness of woods, fear and the quest. This repeating journey, the mantra of questing, accruing items, entering dungeons, solving puzzles, fighting monsters, lies at the heart of every journey we can think of, from literature, film, videogames and more. Perhaps Joseph Campbell's ideals were not so far from the truth. Shirgeru Miyamoto, the series' creator, is famously recorded as saying that the genesis of Zelda came from his own childhood, his exploration of the hills and woods of rural Japan, which culminated in his reverie in a cave that he explored with a home-made lantern. This is possibly the most delightful story that I have ever heard; I had a particularly excellent childhood, and it made me envious beyond belief. The sheer joy and curiosity of such an event is hardwired into every facet of Link's adventures. Above we have a diagram of the Hero's Journey, a rather neat packaging of Campbell's "monomyth", the one basic template that informs most of the worlds legends and folktales. Other folklorists such as Antti Aarne and Vladimir Propp have put forward similar ideas about the reducible properties of folklore, but Campell's model perhaps suits me the best, as it refers implicitly to the hero; in our case, this is Link, and his heroism, his deeds, are perhaps the most important point of the entire series. Almost every stage can be related explicitly to the Zelda canon. Let's begin with the first quarter of the wheel, from 12 midnight to 3 o'clock, if you like. The "call to adventure" is rather obvious, I would hope. We are in the realm of heuristics, the act of development or the compulsion to develop through stimuli. This is, really, all that Link does. He is often depicted as a child at the start of the games; in Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess and Wind Waker the player awakes, in media res , into the "miniature garden" (Miyamoto's words, not mine) of Link's world - the village, seperated from the rest of the world, idyllic, peaceful and untouched by the events that will unfold. The original Legend of Zelda is even more simplistic, with Link appearing as a young boy to save Impa from Ganon's forces. Here no origin is apparent; Link has stepped, full-formed, into existence, a die-cast adventurer bred for the task at hand. Even those games that do not show Link's development, such as Majora's Mask, usually begin with some form of stasis, an almost-dream world where Link is, for the moment, quite safe. The "supernatural aid" mentioned is not always specified, but is usually tied into the "threshold" moment in Link's life. Even playing the games now a glut of excitement sits in my throat as the game unfolds before me, and that false freedom, the anticipation of the journey I must take, is there. This is the moment of stepping out of the Kokiri Woods. It is boarding the Pirate Ship. It is leaving the beach on Windfall Island. Music, as much as an elemental force as story, usually comes into play here; the direct implementation of music into a roleplaying game was and is revolutionary, and the basic nature of the instruments, gifted to him by forces divine or mundane, reinforce the feeling of a prehistoric narrative; the ocarina, the recorder, the baton. Their magic lies in their simplicity. This, and the aid Link recieves is vital to his passage; he is not a lone agent. Fairies, gods, animals, spirits, people and machines push him out into the real world; often it is an older figure, a mentor who will show him the way. The wizened face of the Deku Tree, of Grandma sitting in her window waving goodbye. It makes me sad to remember such moments as I write this. Revisiting Prolo Island in Wind Waker genuinely made me giddy the first time round. It is a chance to reverse the goodbyes that you are forced to make, the womb that you must exit, to begin your development. Perhaps the most important segment of Campbell's wheel to Zelda is the next quarter; this training and development forms so much of the gameplay of the series as to be indistinguishable from the totality. The exploration of new lands, helping its denizens, banishing the evil that resides there; we know the drill so well that even those who have barely played Zelda hear the clanking of Big Keys and the grind of pushing blocks before even turning on their systems. It is not just Link growing up, both physically or mentally, weighing his inventory down with more items, more outfits. His heart, his courage, grows as he adventures and seeks out new things, giving him the "life", and the fortitude, to deal with bigger foes. The little hearts blinking above your character; they are more than your health. They are your soul. The crisis at 6 o'clock. In so many Zelda games this is literally the halfway point of gameplay. You really do know the drill. Three dungeons and everything kicks off. In Ocarina you grow up, literally. In Wind Waker you go down into the depths of the ocean. But you always emerge again, brighter, stronger, faster, clutching the magic sword (the archetypal value of which I won't even begin to elaborate on... oh, okay then. Excalibur? Extension of potency? Snickersnack? It's as old as the hills, the magic sword, the oldest trick in Link's book), and ready to continue. It is a death, of sorts. The death of the old Link. No time to look back. Carry on. Silently, as he always does, carrying the weight of the player with him, Link the empty jar soldiers on. We board the horse, the boat, the train, the bird or the rooster; the vehicles of the series are all either extensions of Link himself, or his mentors, or his tools. Everything he carries or uses has a purpose in his wider world. Atonement, as noted above, can be interpreted in many ways; several times Link battles a shadow version of himself, one that mirrors him in every way. An archetype, it seems, can have demons too; in defeating this opponent Link, and the player, banishes any doubts that they have about their mission, and their goal. Link is, after all, a killer; though the monsters he fights are undoubtedly evil, their deaths are still deaths. Is it worth it? Oh, of course it is. Now we are approaching midnight, and Link is approaching the zenith of his quest. His inventory screen is pleasingly filled, his rupee bag bursting, his stride long. We reach "the gift of the goddess". There are three goddesses in the Zelda cosmology, seven sages, endless spirits. The spirit world is all around our green hero. Three and seven are classically vital numbers; the three goddess motif is found in Greek and Celtic mythology, in the legend of the Norns and the Furies, and the seven is the number of heavens in Islam, the number of Sleepers in Christianity, the number of Ancient Wonders of the World. Despite all of his wits, his experience and his equipment, the final obstacle, the defeat of Ganon, the triumph over evil, remains distant. Without the gift of the goddess, or the sages, or the revered artefact, Link really is nothing. Good job he always gets what he wants. There they are. Lovely. We face the ultimate evil; ashen-skinned, a sorceror that no-one can kill. I have always loved how elemental the colours in Zelda are; the death and decay of purple on the Poes, the blue of the sky and the sea, and the green of the deep forest, where Link emerged from all that time ago, clashing with the purest black of Ganondorf's armour. As happens so often in fairy tales, Link and Ganon are two sides of the same coin. Or, rather, the same triangle; the triforce, a further reinforcing of the importance of three, binds the two of them, and Princess Zelda, as one. Ganon transforms into beasts of the air and the ground; originally, in the first game, he is a pig, reflecting his disgusting nature. But the power of light prevails, as you would hope and expect, and Link reaches that brink. The one I mentioned. Well, rather, you do. The credits are rolling. Link has already fallen into legend, until the next game is released and some other lucky youth is plucked from his Eden to save the world. You are a free man or woman or child. You can look back. At what you've accomplished. And how, if you did it all again (and you will), it would not happen any other way. Whenever I complete a Zelda game I look at all of this and laugh. I really am doing all of this over and over. It is a Groundhog situation. Everywhere you go you are reminded of the past, those who went before you, the Links that have done what you have done. The games often reminds me of Shadow of the Colossus in that way; the silent, crumbling remains of past civilisations, the quiet corners of forests forgotten, the windblown horse-riding over steppes and mountains. And I do not find this off-putting. I find it comforting. They are the purest videogames I have ever played. The stories and the experiences have been in place for thousands of real, human years; Miyamoto and his team are just drawing from them. It is a bilsdungroman , a coming of age in the most archaic, jubilant form possible. I have only spoke about the series that I have experienced, and I do not have equal knowledge with all of the games in the series. You may have had a completely different experience from me. But I am willing to bet that most of you have felt the same things that I have felt. Nintendo, from its humble origins, drawing on the products of Japanese summers spent in the countryside, the products of the sort of minds that would take a homemade lantern into a cave, just to see what is there , is the reason I started to play videogames. , and Link, never change. May I always wake in my bed, or stroll through a forest, glad in green, close to the ground with a light back. May the princess always go missing. May there always be Boss Keys and the search for the dungeon map. May I always follow the path that is older than me. May I always be silent. I do not need choice. As I search for that Piece of Heart to bolster my spirit, or chase my horse for the unforgettable thrill of the first bareback ride, may I always feel the history of the place, the tradition that stories of this kind always follow and always succeed by, and all the other gamers that play like me. LOOK WHO CAME:
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Eddie Obeng is a business educator and his solutions keynote explores how the way that individuals think about and perceive the 21st century needs to change. Despite the fact that the size and scale of business has accelerated and increased -- now described as "global" -- full collaboration cannot fully occur because of the hierarchies still in place. Within the last 40 years, the population doubled and more than half of those people moved to cities. The density of human interaction and exchange is amazing. This leads many to ask the question, "Why are we still not finding innovative and long-lasting solutions?" Obeng argues that it is because not enough people are taking the time to understand how the solutions to today's challenges will create the problems of the future. His solutions keynote demonstrates how in today's world, there are no answers on which we can fully depend, because everything is constantly changing. Understanding the World Today More Stats +/- A Place for Technology The Importance of Focus The Value of Experience Eddie Obeng Keynotes The keynotes by Eddie Obeng discuss the contemporary business environment and the changes and...
I went out and picked up Veronica Mars Season 2 on DVD yesterday; I like the show and want to get caught up so I can watch new episodes as they air this season. Watched the first episode last night and I thought it was a bit too ambitious (multiple time frames; a fake out on the cliffhanger season one ending; trying to be a bit too cute with who her boyfriend is; and setting up a number of mysteries right off the bat) though still plenty entertaining (a reference to Encyclopedia Brown; Veronica's relationships with her dad and Wallace; the appearance of smokin' hot Charisma Carpenter in a teeny bikini). Anyway, I was going to watch the second ep at lunch today and after a few minutes the picture broke up into pixelated hell. I took out the disc and tried again with the same result. I found my receipt and went to Best Buy to exchange it for a new copy - and they were all out! Now I have to wait for Saturday and the earliest to be able to continue watching. Sigh. I'd planned on doing more entries today but I allowed myself to get sidetracked with: A) Errands for Jill B) A trip to Barnes & Noble C) Hanging out with my friends at the hospital and holding Chase for the first time D) New comics E) Rockstar: Supernova G) A huge storm that dumped giant chunks of hail H) Checking in at the Y I) All of the above You guessed it!
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Last weekend, we had the pleasure of hosting a Women in Tech breakfast here on Flatiron School’s campus. Female members of the tech community converged at Flatiron to network with other driven women in tech and discuss issues facing them. We were thrilled to present Werk Co-Founder and Co-CEO Anna Auerbach, who gave a fascinating talk on Imposter Syndrome, “FYI, You’re Not a Fraud,” which addressed how she overcame it in her career and actionable tips for your own career. Below, you’ll find Anna’s checklist for overcoming Imposter Syndrome (and a video so you can see the whole talk!): 1. Knowing is half the battle. Those feelings of not fitting in in tech? It’s much easier to combat them once you know that what you’re dealing with is a real condition. 2. Embrace positive feedback and celebrate wins. Don’t focus on the negatives. When you get good feedback, make sure you actually take the time to celebrate it rather than forging onto the next task. Let it give you the confidence boost that you’ve earned! 3. Differentiate feelings from facts. When you’re feeling the effects of Impostor Syndrome, take a step back for a moment. Are the things that are racing through your mind your feelings, or are they facts? If you can separate them, it’s likely that you’ll see you’re actually doing things quite well. 4. Even “non frauds” make mistakes. Don’t let mistakes justify your feelings of being an impostor. Everyone makes mistakes—from junior developers to CEOs—and you aren’t immune to that.7 tips to combat #impostorsyndrome via @annapikauer & @flatironschool Click To Tweet 5. Separate yourself from “Me, Inc.” The way you do your job, good or bad, does not define who you are as a person. Feelings of impostor syndrome can be exacerbated if you consider every little professional mistake or misstep you make as evidence you that you’re stupid or a bad person. 6. Remember that you aren’t under a microscope. Everyone’s work is important, but it’s important to remember that no one is scrutinizing your work as closely as you are. 7. Oh, and everyone thinks they’re a fraud, too. Everyone feels Imposter Syndrome from time to time. Some people are just better at hiding it. Watch Anna’s full talk here: Missed this event but want to get informed about what we have coming up next? Sign up here! Make yourself useful.
The best revenge, they say, is living well. As you go to work, I’m breaking into your home. I intend to move your furniture into your roommates room, and his into yours. I will decorate your rooms such that it appears nothing has been changed. I will move the furniture in your living room so it looks like the room was rotated 90 degrees clockwise. I’ve already cleared this with your roommate, he’s going to behave as though your home has always been thus. Living well may be the best revenge, but driving you mad will be a close second.
She became close friend of Mikako and successful professional model and opens her own agency in the future. Physical appearance Edit Shimamoto is very stylish. She is tall and often wears ankle length skirts. With that she reminds delinquent a bit. Personality and traits Edit Kozue is frank, confident, persistent and enthusiastic. She has a quirk, when Mikako colored hair pink, Shimamoto likes her so much, that she hugs and kisses her, and says that Mikako is so pretty, that she want to eat her. Behind the scenes Edit She appeared in Paradise Kiss manga and anime in a bigger role. - The Fired Up Afternoon Girl (First appearance)
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