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Sunshine, Blue Skies and Beaches…Why Yoga?
Bermuda is known for its sunny disposition, faultless blue skies and squeaky clean beaches, untouched by the oil spill in the Gulf, as we know it (right now). What Bermuda is not known for, is its stress.
"Bermuda is stressy!" say young folks, (usually under the age of 25) like my two girls.
Many visitors to our Island in The Sun always say, "Why do you need yoga with such sunny blue skies, such lovely beaches?" An obvious answer might be, "Why not?" And, the not so obvious one? Bermuda is hard work! Behind the well-put-together lady in pink, there is a lot of angst on the Rock, that will take more than a long visual drink of God's lovely creation to dissolve.
As a vacation destination, it takes money to rendezvous in Bermuda; but also, it takes money to "live" here as well. There are no cheap meal tickets! People work hard (two or three or four jobs – or a four-rolled-into-one job) just to stay afloat. There is little time for the sun, less time for the beach; and blue skies are covered by cool air conditioned roofs, if we're lucky, and if not, there's a fan, but a roof overhead nonetheless! Despite what popular tourism ads may say, there is never enough time to "just be" outside or elsewhere, for too many locals (as we are called), too often.
So how do Bermudians and those fortunate enough to live and work on our Rock Island "paradise" relieve stress? Well, "Bermudians like to drink.." and eat, but mostly drink. And, sometimes we run, or walk or cruise along the island shores in boats (on weekends and holidays); and sometimes we do yoga.
Amid the stress of the decline in jobs, increase in cost of living, enhanced frustration and anger from the same old going on at the same time, for too long; and, growing violence and fear ( of what is and what undoubtedly will be for us in the future – if we keep on the same path); Bermudians who back in the day would smile, saunter and ease into their day and about their business, now jostle, kick or stamp to maneuver and take control from one day to the next. More so than ever before, many living in Bermuda are mentally stressed to the hilt, which too easily is transformed into a stiff (beyond the upper lip), painfully tight bodily posture and an overly defensive, over-charged mental attitude. As a consequence more and more people today, at least at our yoga studio, are taking to the floor on their mats, to work out their stuff, aka STRESS!!
Hatha Yoga Illustrated, by Martin Kirk, Brooke Boom and Daniel DiTuro says "Hatha Yoga can calm the mind, provide a gentle workout, or make you sweat. It can reduce your heart rate when you are stressed or elevate it by providing a vigorous workout. "
But hatha yoga, the physical aspect of yoga, according to classical yoga tradition, is more than just a workout. According to A.B. Mohan in Yoga for Body and Breath and Mind, it is about Personal Reintegration. Mohan says, "True personal reintegration encompasses all elements of our lives. Accordingly, the yogic approach is an integrated one, in which all aspects of one's being will be touched…..These aspects include the body, breath, mind, food, the behavior of the senses, habits, society, and environment of the individual."
Hatha Yoga, in its truest sense, can relieve the stress of pain and angst held in and pushed down and imbedded in our bones. The kind of stress, that Ronald Rolheiser intimates, does not go away when we go on vacation. In article Getting Down to Essentials, 2010 06-27, Rolheiser says " The most tired and stressed part of us 'does not' get to go on vacation, 'does not' get to let go and relax, and 'does not' find itself warmed by wine and friends." He ultimately prescribes "forgiveness" which is a whole other posting, but hatha yoga, also does help in getting to this bone deep stress.
In Yoga, the Body, Breath and Mind, Mohan also says, "The Broadest goal of your yoga practice is to reintegrate and clarify your vision…….In aiming to bring about personal reintegration, yoga is also about the pursuit of real freedom."
Sunshine and lovely beaches can't do that….they can only give us something to focus on, once the balance of what really matters, is already set.


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So, I hear Mexico is having a civil war right now. They aren't using the words "civil" or "war", but when people who live in a country start attacking other people that are in the same country, it sure as hell sounds like a civil war to me. From the Washington Post:
The attacks against journalists, which run from threats hissed on their cellphones to grenades lobbed into their newsrooms, form a new front in the larger war the drug cartels are waging against Mexico's social and government institutions. The resulting damage is undermining Mexican civil society as the rich, powerful cartels compete for control of smuggling routes into the United States, which is consuming all the cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana the cartels can deliver.
So the war of drugs isn't over yet? Really? Then why do I sleep with this huge break of cocaine under my bed? Oh, right. Its not that type of war. All right, got it.

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Just been looking at the Rearz twitter site and I see they have a new nappy they are thinking of producing.
It's a single tape nappy, it's only a limited supply to see if everyone likes them and the single tape design.
I think they look cool, but as a Brit I won't get to try them, unless they start mass producing them as I won't pay the massive shipping costs to get them over here.
So all you lucky Canadians and Americans will get to sample first!
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Cherry Orchard Primary Academy receives donation for World Book Day
We have donated £250 to Cherry Orchard Primary Academy in Ebbsfleet Valley to celebrate World Book Day which took place on Thursday 1st March. World Book Day aims to encourage more children to love reading and Taylor Wimpey's donation will go towards providing children in Cherry Orchard Primary Academy with new books to enjoy.
Julie Forsythe, Principal at Cherry Orchard Primary Academy, which is located near to our Waterside at Castle Hill development, commented: "I would like to say a big thank you to Taylor Wimpey on behalf of everyone at our school. We really appreciate their donation, which will go a long way towards new reading material. Books are a great way to fire up children's imaginations and to teach them about the world around them, so it's brilliant to be able to add some new titles to our school library."
Jason Stokes, Sales and Marketing Director for Taylor Wimpey South East, said: "World Book Day is a great opportunity to celebrate books and reading and, as part of our commitment to giving back to the communities in which we build, it was our pleasure to donate £250 to Cherry Orchard Primary Academy. We recognise how valuable it is for young children to enjoy reading and hope that the new books will inspire the children and fuel their imaginations."
We will provide a number of contributions towards the local community as part of our proposed development, with details of these contributions agreed with the relevant local authorities.
Pupils at Cherry Orchard Primary Academy learn how to stay safe
Children from Cherry Orchard Primary Academy have learned a valuable lesson about staying safe thanks to a special assembly we organised.
Cherry Orchard Primary Academy is located close to our Waterside at Castle Hill development so we visited the school to ensure that youngsters are aware of the dangers of a construction site.
On Monday 18th September pupils from nursery age up to Year 2 enjoyed the talk by our Regional HSE Advisor Iain Simpson, as well as a visit from our mascots Handy Andy and Millie Mortar. Each of the children also received a special Taylor Wimpey goody bag.
The pupils found out about the many different dangers posed by construction sites, and were invited to design a poster to show what they had learned from the talk.
Jason Stokes, Regional Sales and Marketing Director, says: "Children are naturally curious about the world around them so building sites can seem like an exciting place from their perspective.
"That's why it is vital for us to explain that in reality they are places of work which are full of very serious dangers that should really only be visited by trained professionals in the appropriate safety gear. We hope the children enjoyed our assembly and that it will help them to stay safe in the future."
Academy Principal Julie Forsythe says: "A lot of the children are familiar with the nearby Castle Hill development, so it was good for them to learn about the dangers associated with a construction site. They thoroughly enjoyed the talk and the information given was extremely valuable in highlighting the dangers of building sites.
"We thank Taylor Wimpey for coming to our school and helping our pupils to understand what those dangers are and of the importance of staying safe."
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The Government backed Help to Buy scheme is available here. The scheme is open to both first time buyers and home movers alike, and means you'll need just 5% deposit to buy a new home.
With Help to Buy, the Government will lend you up to 20% of the value of your new build home via an equity loan. You will need to secure up to a 75% mortgage and put down a 5% deposit. You'll own 100% of your home from day one.
Help to Buy is also available in conjunction with our easymover scheme, which means we could help you sell your existing home and pay your estate agent fees. Find out more about how the Help to Buy scheme works.
Easymover is available here, which means you could reserve a new Taylor Wimpey home at this development - even if you haven't sold your existing property.
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Essential though it is, waste management often doesn't enjoy a high profile in a commercial organisation except when it goes wrong. The Clean City Awards Scheme which has been running since 1994, aims to develop partnerships with all types of City businesses by raising the profile of responsible waste management and recognising and rewarding good practice by encouraging businesses to 'Reduce, Reuse and Recycle'.
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Braulio Lim and Bernard de Guia, former PBA players and now coaches were spotted at Archipelago (Il Terrazzo, Tomas Morato) last Saturday June 9. Bernard's daughter, Kaye, jammed with the band. The proud dad couldn't stop smiling after her daughter sang.
Photo caption: Braulio Lim, Marlon See, Farah Ramos, and Bernard de Guia
My mom (Chit Ramos) had a meeting at Archipelago right before Spotlight Saturdays started. She was with Ms. Philippines – Earth 2012 winner Stephany Stefanowitz's family: Sven, Suzzie, Sophia, and Tita Diana.
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Compensation for Black Lung Claims
The Black Lung Benefits Act covers total disability claims of United States' miners suffering from pneumoconiosis (aka black lung disease), which was contracted due to their employment. Such miners are awarded monthly cash benefits as well as medical benefits. Payments to dependent survivors are also provided for in the Act and include the surviving spouse, children, and dependent parents and siblings.
"Dual Persona" and the Attachment of Tort Liability for a Worker's Injury
Normally, given the nature of the workers' compensation system, employers are immune from an injured worker's tort action; his exclusive remedy is workers' compensation benefits. However, when the employer has such a distinct persona, separate and apart from its persona as the "employer," the employee may then pursue a tort action. The two personas of the employer are seen as separate legal entities, one of which (the employer persona) is immune from suit, and the other, distinct persona that is vulnerable to suit.
Non-Business Exemptions
The workers' compensation system was designed to provide benefits to those employees who are injured in the course of employment. However, not all "employments" are considered to be within the contemplation of the system. By way of contrast, consider the factory worker who cuts his hand while working on an assembly line making car parts for the employer and the teenage boy who cuts his hand trimming hedges for his neighbor. Both the factory worker and the teenage boy were "employed" to perform a service for another. However, workers' compensation would only be applicable to the factory worker's injury. Other examples where resulting injuries would likely not qualify for workers' compensation, even though the individuals were paid for their services, include a housecleaner hired to perform a one-time spring cleaning on your home, a babysitter who cares for a young child on a weekend evening, and a mechanic friend who helps to fix a broken vehicle.
Social Security Benefits
Generally, all states provide a measure of rehabilitation for an injured worker though the expansiveness of such provision can vary greatly among them. Although rehabilitation is generally covered, the system for providing the injured worker with such services has been hampered by a lack of rehabilitative sources such as clinics and appropriate numbers of personnel to provide the necessary care.
What is a Social Security "Disability?"
A "disability," as far as the receipt of social security benefits is concerned, is not defined the same as for other programs. Social security disability benefits are only paid for total disability; the complete inability to work is the benchmark. At its essence, a person is disabled under the Social Security Act if he is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that has lasted or is expected to last for twelve months or that results or is expected to result in death. A disability can result from either a physical or mental impairment, or a combination of impairments.


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I need to create a feild that reads "Yesterdays" date in "mm/dd/yyyy" form. This document that I am creating is a printout that our office assisantants use to wrap around yesterdays run sheets and totals. So it needs to have the date on the paperwork that it applies to, which would be the previous day.
Not sure if this code can be adjusted to work, but this definitely works for "todays" date:
var fld = this.getField("Date"); fld.value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy",new Date());
Use this:
var fld = this.getField("Date");
var d = new Date();
d.setTime(d.getTime() - 86400000);
fld.value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy",d);
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I recently read a study that found money can buy happiness--if you know where to shop. This got me thinking a lot about conspicuous versus inconspicuous consumption.
Conspicuous consumption refers to pricey clothing, snazzy jewelry, and fabulous shoes. You know, those things that you buy for yourself--and incidentally for everyone else to see.
Conspicuous consumption does nothing for happiness after a certain degree of basic needs are met. What would make us happier is inconspicuous consumption. That is, longer vacations, more time with friends, and other leisurely folly.
This all came to head yesterday as I found myself once more contemplating life alongside the latest pieces of one of my favorite fashion designers. I believe that clothing is worth a pretty penny if it fits well and you feel great in it. Yet I have come to discover a trend among all those pretty pennies I have been spending.
My closet is teeming. In fact, all of my clothes do not even fit in it. I have so many dresses crammed in such close proximity--and I have not a thing to wear. What looked great two weeks ago is boring and ugly and fits poorly this week. And that is when I realized, that maybe I just don't know where to shop.
Yes. I could have dropped more than I should have on that red dress that would be quite stunning on Monday night at the Christmas party that I am going to. Or, I could take that money and buy plane tickets to visit very dear friends in New York and Louisiana.
Amidst these buzzing thoughts, I did a quick inventory check. Of all the new items I have been so pleased to bring into my collection, none of them have made me any happier. In fact, not many of them retain their original flare in my heart (that's not to say I don't like anything--it's just that buying new things all of the time doesn't make me feel any better about what is really bothering me).
Today, after years of being frugal with my gym fees and loosey goosey in my shopping sprees, I decided it was time to reprioritize my finances and focus on inconspicuous spending. I am at the gym nearly everyday--it is an important part of my life and my health--and I keep going back to my usual shit hole because it costs me 12 dollars a month (I've been a member forever). However, what would truly improve the quality of my day is working out in a beautiful, upgraded, hygienic atmosphere with luxurious amenities to boot.
A few hours ago, I did just that. Such a better work out. Such a better day. Such a better bang for my buck.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
gym fees and shopping sprees: conspicuous v inconspicuous consumption
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1pkt Asari clam
1 bundle Enoki mushroom
1 stalk of thinly sliced lemon grass
1 sprig of chopped coriander leave
1 ginger thinly sliced
2 pcs lime leaves
5 pcs chili padi
1 cup lime juice
1 sliced onion
1 cup water
2 tbs fish sauce
1 blue ginger
1litre chicken stock
1 tbs sugar
Pour the chicken stock in a stock pot.
Add in the lemongrass, onion, blue ginger, lime leaves, fish sauce and bring to a boil.
Once boiled, add in the chilli padi, the fish sauce and lastly add in the Asari Clam. Add in the sugarSeason with salt and pepper for taste
Add the enoki mushrooms during the last 2 minutes of cooking time. Serve in individual bowls.


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How does media ownership affect media integrity? - Essay Example
The ownership situation of the Norwegian media has changed dramatically over the last forty years. Prior to 1969, the press was not regulated by the state. It was mainly owned by families, local businessmen, and, in the case of the major regional newspapers, by the political parties or groups strongly associated with them. The 1969 law on press subsidies had an important impact on the situation, and did for a long time prove very successful, making Norway one of the few countries where the number of newspapers actually grew.
This law was designed to ensure competition by securing a wide variety of papers, and also to help the second newspapers in smaller areas. However, over the last 20 years the situation has changed, and in 2001 there were only nine towns with a competition between two local newspapers. 2 In broadcasting, the state owned Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) NRK retained its monopoly until 1981. A new broadcasting act opened up the possibility for local radio and television service, but on a licence only basis, and it was not until 1990 that the national monopoly was broken.
The television channel TV2 was given a license to be the unique publicity funded national channel, and P4 was to be the only national commercial radio. However, the ownership of these media was strictly governed. Any one owner could only control 20% (later upped to 33. 33% for TV2 because of financial problems), and they were also considered PSBs, so they had to adhere to set rules about programming and the percentage of advertisement. TVN, a cable channel, was also given a licence, but not on a terrestrial basis.
However, as it has close ties with the majority of local television companies, it is broadcast on terrestrial TV to almost the entire country. Initially TV2 took the channel to court, as they had been promised a unique nation wide commercial license, but as TVN ran into financial problems they bought 49,3% of the stock instead. 3 A fourth channel, TV3, is not subject to Norwegian legislation as it is part of a Scandinavian network and broadcasts from England. This project will look at the three major media groups – Orkla-media, Schibsted and A-pressen.
They all have different ideologies, and they also built their network in different ways. As the press has traditionally been the place where the most influence has been wielded, this will be my main focus, and as examples I will use the Orkla owned regional newspaper Sunnmi rsposten and also the Tinius Trust which is an important part of Schibsted. However, the impact of commercial television over the last ten years has been dramatic, so this will also be considered, and I will look at Torsdagsklubben, a satirical debate programme and Rikets Tilstand, both on TV2.
Orkla This company differs from the other two in that it only moved into media in the 1980s, and in the fact that it only draws 8% of its total income from media related activities4. It was founded under the name Orkla Grube-Aktiebolag in 1904 as a mining company5, but soon started to build up its portfolio, and is today one of the market leaders for snacks, toiletries and chemical products. It also has interests in the wood and paper industry, and is one of the biggest advertisers in the Norwegian market.
Orkla-Media was founded in 1987 to manage the media part of the corporation, and is today the second largest media company in Norway6. It has specialised mainly on local and regional newspapers, and always tries to buy the market leader in any given area as long as the price is not too high. When the company went into the market in the late 1980s, it was criticised for its commercial approach to media ownership.
It stated early on that its only interest was making money, and that it would not interfere with the editorial line of the newspapers. In 1987 this led Andreas Norland, Schibsted's editor at the time, to say that his company was 'a serious alternative to the new kind of newspaper owners who do not know anything about running a paper and are only interested in making a profit. '7 However, this approach was one of the main reasons as to why Orkla was able to buy so many papers so easily.
At this time there were several other companies who tried unsuccessfully to make their way into the market. One of the major ones was Media Visjon, who was squeezed out of the market after a statement by the director that their main objective was to make money, and to achieve this they would change the editorial content of a paper if doing so could make it more profitable.
By the early 1990s, Orkla was the only major investor in the local and regional market, and was able to buy over 91% in all but two – Asker og Birums Budstikke and stlandets Blad – of the papers it tried to take over. 9 Albeit very fruitful, this situation did not last very long, and by the mid 1990s, Orkla faced competition from A-Pressen. The papers owned by Orkla only constitute 418 655 copies or 14% of the daily print run in Norway (2001)10, but they are very geographically concentrated, which means that around the capital, in Mi?? re og Romsdal and on Haugalandet the company has a de facto monopoly.
Orkla is also involved in printing, distribution and the magazine sector, as well as owning three local television and two local radio stations. It has interests in Sweden, Poland, Ukraine and the Baltic states, and with the purchase in 2001 of the Danish company Berlingske, it has become a truly international corporation. Orkla is in the media industry for commercial reasons, and has succeeded in making big profits due to the fact that its business is highly diversified.
An example is that when the price of paper went up in the mid 1990s, entailing a dramatic increase in the cost of producing newspapers, Orkla was able to balance this with the profits made by its own large paper industry. The fact that Orkla is a big advertiser has earned it some critique, as it has been claimed that this advertising is directed towards media that that the company owns itself. It also has strict financial requirements of its papers. There is a demand for a 15% return, and the company has been criticised for draining capital from its assets.


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My first reaction is that residual grease would show up quite quickly after doing the brakes and rotors. Funny that it took 25k to appear. But a blob of grease, oil or whatever that got onto a rotor later could contribute to the problem.
Question- is the ridge between the bad spot and the rest of the rotor surface high enough that you could catch a finger nail on it? Just trying to imagine what it looks like.
This is what I conclude: You didn't do anything that contributed to this problem, at least as far as the original brake and pad work. If you had, my guess is it would have shown up a lot earlier.
One quick thought- did you or anyone lube your wheel lug bolts? Maybe some of the lube got flung onto the rotor.
Pull the disks, yes both, have them checked to see if you can turn them. If so do it, around here I get them turned for anywhere from $15-20 a rotor. Reinstall everything and chalk it up to one of the great mysteries of owning a car.
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Date of the official launch of the handheld gaming platform GameStick
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Date of the official launch of the handheld gaming platform GameStick
Of handheld devices for electronic games that many expected to reach world markets, after the success story of the company has developed to collect the largest possible amount of donations on Kickstarter site specializing in campaign donations and contributions to the building of the fact that projects and produce the masses would like to receive them.
And now the developer of the device GameStick, announced the official date for the launch of the device in the global markets where the set October 29 next date for the start of the process of providing the device in different stores with global electronic as well as shops selling electronic in those countries, without rule out the possibility of the arrival of the same device to many Arab countries to achieve such good sales of the devices in the Arab markets.
It also supports Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi.
And is expected to be GameStick available at $ 79.99 in the U.S. and £ 79.99 in the UK.
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13. November 2011
Ooooookay, it's been a while, hmmmmmm what happened in the meanwhile.
So Karin did come back, what a surprise, I picked her up in Trapani, from there we left to go a bit further south, but it was such a nice sail that we decided to keep going to Pantelleria, a small island inbetween Sicily and Tunisia. Never heard of that island before and as it turned out it was a beautiful place with lovely people aaaaand by far the best icecream I had so far, and I thought the bar was already quite high from Porto Scuso, but this was divine. After a few days in the town habour (free) we said good bye to this beautiful island, to our new fishermen friends and pointed La Negras bow towards Monastir.
These first 2 images were still in Trapani, just before a massive thunderstorm build up with wind over 40kn in gusts, I was on anchore, 55m chain out and 2 anchors, not much sleep that night.
In Pantelleria.
With a freshly caught and cocked tuna I woke up Karin in the morning, sun had rosen and a small black line on the horizon as well, Africa. How exciting, a new continent. After breakfast in bed it was time to drop the Italian courtesy flag and raise the Tunisian flag on starboard. A few hours later we arrived in Monastir. We had to clear in for the first time, police, customs, one million stupid questions, officers onboard to check for alcohol, cigaretts and people hiding in the engine room (btw they just looked under the pillows in bed and in the engine room) and we were clear to go ashore. Next moring we worke up, asked for the price to lift the boat out and 30 minutes later La Negra started to fly, that was quick. From then on the marathon started, paint paint paint. We painted the whole haul, white, black and antifouling, new depth sounder, new log (wow even ocean water temperature we got now), we also had sail-makers sow us new deckshouse covers, I also repaired some damages we got in Castellamare. And now we must say La Negra looks the best she has ever done since we had her. And she is back in the water.
We must say: If you need something done on your boat, they do everything here, everything we saw looked like they know what they are doing, friendly and on time and of course, cheap; so our recommendation, go to Tunisia for boat repairs.
Upcoming week Karin is off to Tunis and will come back end of the week with a friend from Canada, plan is to go to the next new country, Malta, 170NM east of here.
Where is Karin?
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Yes I'm breaking my own declaration of trying to break my electronic habit, in my defense I did say 'try'. I felt I should write something little in memory of my former father in law, Norman. He passed away last wednesday. I still remember one of the 1st times I met him, a quiet man about 5'10 who looked nothing like my Ex, with a heavy Macedonian accent and twinkle in his eye. It was Orthodox Easter and the 1st time I tasted "raki". I wish I had a picture to post.
For those of you who aren't familiar with raki it's a homemade alcohol made from little plums, that burns going in, going down and out!! If you're ever offered it, I would strongly suggest turning it down. One of Norm's friends offered it to me, it was in a vodka bottle and this man didn't speak english very well so I thought it was vodka and there was just a communication gap…there was a gap alright, with me! Needless to say I didn't have any for years after that 1st encounter.
Throughout the years Norman would make wine for us to drink at every family gathering, he was in charge of taking family pictures and usually got us with food in our mouths or booze in our hands. He had a great sense of humor, often cracking jokes that he'd heard that day and wanted to pass along. He, with my former mother in law had a huge garden they planted every year and he always made sure there were hot peppers.
I think my fondest memory of him, something he did just for me, was the time we drove to New Jersey to see his brother's family (Theo Vasili who died last year) it was Easter and my birthday and Norm arranged (with the help of his brother who was a pastry chef at one of the Trump hotels) to have a cake made for me. The best part was that he'd given them the spelling of my name like he said it with an "e" Samentha.….I've never forgotten how sweet that was and for some reason I loved that he spelled my name wrong.
I haven't seen Norman since my Ex and I broke up. I know he was getting sick before I left and was diagnosed after I had moved to the east coast. For the entire time I was with this family Norm was a stand in father for me, since my dad and godfather had died years before. He will be in my thoughts and I hope that he's out of pain now and in a better place looking down on all of us, realizing what a huge impact he had on those of us who loved him.
Good bye Norm,


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Maybe "One Book One City" means only one book has been read in all of Chicago. Ever. By one person. That at least might explain why Chicago came in a pathetic 45th among 64 cities in a recent study on literacy.
Study author Jack Miller, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater chancellor and education professor, lookd at the U.S. cities with a population of 250,000 or more. He calculated results from five factors: the ratio of booksellers, including retail sellers and those of rare and used books, to the population; support for public libraries (including the number of librarians per public-school student and number of books and branches operated); education level, which combined the percentage of the adult population having a high school diploma and the percentage having a bachelor's degree; the ratio of periodicals published to population; and newspaper circulation, both Sundays and weekdays.


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Chester J. Bartz
Chester J. Bartz
Feb. 10, 1929 - Feb. 11, 2018
JACKSON, Minn. - Chester J. Bartz, 88, Jackson, died Sunday, Feb. 11, in Sanford Jackson Hospital.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 16, at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Jackson. The memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at the church. Father James Sietz will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery in Jackson.
Military rites will be provided by the Jackson American Legion and VFW Post.
Arrangements by Osterberg Funeral Homes, Inc. in Jackson.


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Harry Kane was the scourge of Arsenal again as his fine second-half header gave Tottenham a 1-0 victory in the north London derby at Wembley.
Harry Kane has scored 35 goals in 36 games and recently cemented his name as part of the "Premier League 100 club" by netting his 100th goal which salvaged a late draw at Liverpool. We have had three massive games against Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal and seven points is good.
"The top four is hard now as this is a game we could not afford to lose, but it's too early (to focus on winning the Europa League)".
Currently, Spurs are fifth in the EPL points table with 49 points whereas Arsenal are sixth with 45 points.
Wenger has spoken before of his reluctance to forget the Premier League and focus on Europe, and reiterated his stance after the derby loss.
Arsenal are without a clean sheet in their last eight games and have a poor record away from home with three wins in 13 matches. "We contained them to very little", the Frenchman said.
With both back-lines forcing ideal pressure, the only two chances for Spurs came from a Shkodran Mustafi clearance that forced a Peter Cech save and a pinpoint cross from Christian Eriksen that connected with a Kane header yet went above the crossbar. The Wilshere-Ramsey axis has so far been below par as they are both considered the same kind of players. For me, it's a very disappointing result because the priority has to be to get into the Champions League from the Premier League. If it's an opportunity, we'll have to try to take it as well.
Tottenham Hotspur will return to action when they take on Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 clash on Tuesday night.
"They allowed too much space to Tottenham and they exploited it".
While Pochettino was unwilling to say whether Kane could dominate elsewhere, he believes the same could be said about some of the greatest players ever.
It was Kane's seventh goal in seven league games against Arsenal. "We can only look at ourselves", he added.
He said Spurs chairman Daniel Levy "pays for me to make decisions, not to make the people happy".


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Don't worry, I mean my deadly READING sins!
It's waaaay too early to get that personal.
I saw this tag on a friend's blog (Ellen over at Quest Reviews), and thought it looked like too much fun to pass up.
What is your most inexpensive book? What is your most expensive book?
My most inexpensive book would probably be the one I sort of stole from my primary school library when I was about 12 (it's bad I know!). It was one of my favorite books, and I checked it out all the time and I guess one time I just forgot to give it back… and then I moved. So I couldn't really give it back. At least that's what I tell myself to assuage some of the residual guilt. It's The Legend of Lady Ilena by Patricia Malone.
I actually can't think of my most expensive book. I know I haven't purchased anything outrageously expensive yet. I do have my eye out on the Sandman Omnibus editions though. It typically retails for $150 each (though right now they are about $90 at Amazon). I WANT IT.
What author do you have a love/hate relationship with?
Hands down, it has to be Maria V. Snyder. I LOVE her first book, Poison Study. She turned it into a series but I could barely get through the rest of her books. She recently announced that she will be adding three more books to the same series (bringing it to a total of six books). I'm cautiously optimistic. Like I mentioned, the first book was amazing, but the rest of her books pretty much sucked. So far, I've attributed Poison Study to beginner's luck, but here's hoping that she can change my mind!
What book have you devoured over and over with no shame?
Sadly, I don't get a chance to re-read books that often anymore. There are just too many books on my TBR list! Of course, that is absolutely no excuse. As Gail Carson Levine once said, "There's nothing wrong with reading a book you love over and over. When you do, the words get inside you, become a part of you, in a way that words in a book you've only read once can't." And I definitely agree with her.
Some of the many series that I devoured over and over again as a child was (obviously) Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling, the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz and the Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon. I can come up with at least half a dozen more, but I think I need to stop right there before I spiral out of control.
What book have you neglected reading due to laziness?
Ooh, this is an easy one: Telex from Cuba by Rachel Kushner. I was supposed to read it during the summer before my freshman year of college. It was assigned reading for the entire first-year class and we were supposed to write a paper about it and turn it in towards the end of the summer. I still turned in a paper, but it was probably the worst paper I've ever written. The book was supposed to be a way to bond the first-year class together. Whoops. No bonding for me. Luckily, I still managed to make friends. So all hope was not lost.
The second book I must mention, is A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. It was also another assigned summer reading, this time for my AP English class during my junior year of high school. That teacher was incredibly frightening, but apparently not enough for me to get through that book.
What book do you talk about most in order to sound like an intellectual reader?
Ha! I have no shame. That's not true… I studiously avoid mentioning any romance books. In fact, I didn't even start shelving them on Goodreads and Leafmarks until recently (though I still typically don't rate them). I'm aware that I am not an intellectual reader. I read for pure escape and enjoyment, and I don't feel the need to impress people with my reading choices. In fact, Orson Scott Card sums up perfectly what I read and why, and this is what he has to say: "I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not 'true' because we're hungry for another kind of truth: the mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-story. Fiction, because it is not about someone who lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself."
I read to learn more about myself, and to connect to other people, real or otherwise. It has nothing to do with sounding or being intellectual.
What traits do you find attractive in male or female characters?
I love to read about strong and intelligent women (or girls) who respect themselves and know how to make their own decisions without needing to be defined by the men around them. Examples would include Yelena (Poison Study), Hermione (Harry Potter) and Mercy (Moon Called).
For male characters, I really appreciate thoughtful and intelligent men. Especially those who value family (in whatever form, whether it is by blood or by choice). The two male characters that immediately popped into my mind was Sean Kendrick (Scorpio Races) and Noah (Pushing the Limits).
What book would you most like to receive as a gift?
I distinctly remember standing in line to receive Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when I was living in Singapore. And they asked me if I wanted the children's edition or the adult edition. Obviously, I was young so I picked the children's edition. But the adult cover was so cool! I would love to be able to get that book, as well any other adult editions that were printed for the other books in the series.
And that's it! If you are reading this and haven't done this tag yet, consider yourself tagged. Leave me a link down below so that I can check it out :).


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Last month, after some speculation earlier in the summer, Mondelez International confirmed it was buying the licence to manufacture, market and sell Cadbury-branded biscuits around the world from UK-based Burton's Biscuit Co. Mondelez touted the "exciting opportunities" it sees ahead for the products, while Burton's, which had held the licence for 30 years, talked up the prospects for its own brands. John Shepherd takes a look at what might lie ahead.
Mondelez International, the owner of Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone, this week announced the end of its plans to gobble up another chocolate major, US-based group Hershey. Now the prospect of a US$23bn takeover is off the table, industry watchers are speculating about what could be on the horizon for both companies. Dean Best reports.
Hershey turned down a takeover approach from Mondelez International last week (30 June). At US$107 per share, the cash-and-shares offer valued the Reese's Pieces maker at approximately US$22.83bn. Here is just-food's summary of what you need to know about the deal.
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Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) has had a great run-up. In the past two months, HIMX's stock price has increased by over 110% from $2.87 on 2/8/2013 to $6.20 today.
Because of the almost parabolic run-up, the company now boasts a $1.05 billion market cap, an enterprise value of $1.01 billion and an EV/EBIDTA of 12.5.
HIMX's stock started ticking up meaningfully on March 4th when Seeking Alpha contributor Mark Gomes speculated that HIMX would be the LCOS panel supplier for Google Glass. HIMX stock has since added 470 million in market cap and gone parabolic.
The question on every investor's mind is: do the fundamentals support the run-up?
What we know:
1) HIMX has not stated that it has the Google Glass contract.
2) There are other companies with equivalent or better tech in the LCOS panel field such as Epson and Kopin.
3) Karl Guttag, an industry expert, doubts that Google will use HIMX LCOS for production.
To my understanding Himax pretty well failed with color sequential LCOS. They had an analog design (Syndiant was/is digital) that didn't work very well. If they are working on transmissive, it is a big secret and I doubt they would be competitive with companies like Kopin and Epson that have well of a decade of production. It is a whole different way of making the devices and could cost well over $100M to set up the factory and likely world would have leaked out). It is not impossible, but IMO very unlikely.
The color filter LCOS was a tough business because it was a low resolution device with lower color quality and had to have low selling price.
4) HIMX operates in an extremely competitive and highly cyclical flat panel display semiconductor industry. Its EPS fell from $0.57 in 2007 to $0.09 in 2011 and has only recovered to $0.30 in 2012. Approximately $0.16 of that 2007 peak EPS was due to an R&D tax break that has since been discontinued.
5) There does not appear to be strong tailwind in HIMX's main business. The current management guidance for first quarter 2013 is about the same as first quarter 2012. The best case YoY comp is a paltry +14%.
Based on information available to the Company as of February 7, 2013, Himax is projecting the following for the three months ending March 31, 2013
Net Revenues: To decline by high-single-digit to low-teens in percentage, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 Gross Margin: To be slightly up from the fourth quarter of 2012 GAAP EPS: 6.5 to 7.5 cents per diluted ADS, as compared to 6.6 cents of the same period 2012 Non GAAP EPS (1): 7.0 to 8.0 cents per diluted ADS, as compared to 7.1 cents of the same period 2012
6) This might be speculation on my part, but Google Glass itself is unlikely to be a big hit due to customer unfamiliarity, privacy concerns, and relative expense due to lack of telecom subsidies. The relative expense may deter programmers and app development, giving consumers less reasons to buy.
7) The valuation for HIMX compared to its peers or historical EV/EBIDTA is egregious.
- The EV/EBIDTA for MagnaChip (NYSE:MX) is 4.3.
- The EV/EBIDTA for Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is 4.6. (Intel doesn't compete directly against HIMX but it is in the same sector)
- The historical EV/EBIDTA for HIMX is 4 to 7.
With an EV/EBIDTA ratio 12.5, HIMX is anywhere from 80% to 200% overpriced.
The Google Glass Math
Because other companies have competitive advantages over HIMX in the LCOS panel field, the most likely outcome is that HIMX does not get the Google Glass contract. However, if HIMX does get the Google Glass contract, reasonable assumptions for incremental EBIDTA would be for 15% operating margins and $10 revenue for every unit of Google Glass sold.
With those assumptions, we get $1.5 million in incremental EBIDTA for every million unit of Google Glass.
(1 million units * 0.15 operating margin * $10 revenue/unit)
This gets us the following table: (HIMX has a EV of $1 billion and a TTM EBIDTA of $80 million)
|# of Google Glass Sold (in millions)
|EV/EBIDTA Ratio
|$80 million
|$81.5 million
|$83 million
|$87.5 million
|$155 million
Google will have to sell over 50 million Google Glass units per year for HIMX to meet the high end of its historical TEV/EBIDTA range of between 4 and 7. In comparison, Apple only sold 56 million iPads in 2012.
Other Concerns:
Customer concentration
One company, Chimei Innolux, accounts for 31.8% of revenues and owns 15% of the HIMX. The close relationship with Chimei Innolux puts HIMX at a disadvantage when bidding for contracts from Chimei Innolux's competitors. Part of the reason why Himax's revenue dropped in 2009 and 2010 was because Chimei bought several of Himax's customers and decided to diversify away. (in '09, Chimei accounted for 69% of revenues)
The same scenario could happen again and would be a big tailwind.
Not world class management:
The CFO Jackie Chang was the former CFO of Tongxin International (OTCPK:TXIC) - a company that lost the majority of its value since its IPO.
No more tax breaks
HIMX's 2004 to 2009 net income is misleading because of a R&D tax break that allowed the company to deduct half of its R&D expenses. That tax break has been discontinued.
History usually repeats
Stocks that go parabolic rarely continue their trajectory. Most revert in an ugly fashion. Some recent examples are SLV and GMCR in 2011 and AAPL in 2012.
HIMX has had a great run-up but the run-up is based on hype and not fundamentals. Based on reasonable assumptions, HIMX would need to sell over 50 million Google Glass LCOS units per year to justify the high end of its historical EV/EBIDTA. In my opinion, HIMX should be priced in line with its peers and historical EV/EBIDTA at $3-$4 per share and is a strong sell.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, but may initiate a short position in HIMX over the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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Men's Services for Mental Health presents its second annual gala, the Verty Party to promote Men's Mental Health.
This fun filled dinner & dance event raises much needed funds to help with the intake process for MSMH.
This year's event features RLE on DJ console, Melo Funk with soulful unplugged music, amazing models walking the ramp featuring verty fashions and more fun!


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Sanford's residential historic district covers about 78 square blocks. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, it contains about 480 houses, about 80 percent of which are considered historically significant, said Antonia Gerli, principal planner for the city.
Most of the houses were built between 1887 through the end of the 1920s. The bungalow is perhaps the most common of the half-dozen styles, Gerli said. Frame vernacular and Colonial revival are also popular.


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Some writers excel at pithy banter. Others create dramatic action. The writers I most admire are the ones who in their own natural style convey a character's emotional personality in scene through active, non-verbal communication with just the right frequency and intensity.
I have written extensively about how moviegoers and readers identify with stories through the characters' emotions. When we connect with the characters on an emotional level, the interaction become deep and meaningful. Well-written scenes that include characters' emotions allow the audience to viscerally take part in the story and bond with the characters.
In my work as a plot consultant, I developed the Scene Tracker Kit to help writers track their scenes one-by-one. To reinforce the significance of emotion in creating compelling scenes, two of the seven essential elements on the Scene Tracker template revolve around emotion.
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Over the weekend while celebrating at a party, I met a fantastic Cuban guy named Mo. We struck up a conversation about how I have two sons and that boys always love their mamas. I expressed my concern that they will one day grow up, get married, and leave me only to spend all the holidays with his wife's family. That was when Mo gave me the single most life changing piece of advice that has ever been bestowed upon me. He told me that I needed to "start acting like a Hispanic Mama."
In the most fantastic Cuban accent, he then unleashed pearls of wisdom on me about cunning ways to ensure that my boys stick with me and not his wife's family. His mother is a pro at this and I have a feeling that I was learning from the best. I was so inspired by these amazing techniques that I invited him to join us here on my blog to school us all on how we can be more like a Hispanic mama. Trust me, you will want to read every single item on this list. You must read this in your head with a very musical and wonderful Cuban accent.
Ladies (and you few gents)...I give you, Mo and his infinite wisdom!
I grew up with just one brother, but about 16 first cousins (that are like siblings to me). In my family, no matter the gender, we tend to have an unbreakable gravitational pull to anyone that marries into our family. So much so that we have even absorbed the parents and siblings of those that marry into our family (I call one of my cousin's wife's sister My Cousin since she's been so ingrained in our family since I was a child). This was first orchestrated by my Grandmother. The Head of the Family. The Goddess of Parenting. The Queen on top of the Family Pyramid.
My mother has followed suit when it comes to my brother and his wife. As far as she is concerned my brother and I (and my brother's children) are the center of her universe. And she plans on keeping us in her orbit until her last dying breath. This however is not an easy task, and it takes a lot of effort to maintain. Below is what I think are some of the key strategies my brilliant Cuban mother uses to keep my brother and his wife always at her house and in her life:
1. Pick the holidays that the kids like most. I'm talking any holiday with gifts and candy. I'm talking Christmas and Halloween. Let her family have Thanksgiving and Memorial Day. Gifts trump turkeys. Remember, the children are the key.
2. Babysit. Babysit. Babysit. The more time you spend with the kids the more they will like you. The less time your daughter-in-law (DIL) has to spend with the kids the more she will like you. Heck, my Mom takes care of my brother's kids after school. Guess which Grandma they like most.....
3. Constantly compliment how good a mother she is. Be the opposite of her actual Mom who is criticizing her mothering style as we speak.
4. Food is the magic elixir. Cook well and cook often. If you don't know how to cook, learn. Nothing is more awesome than a mother-in-law that makes fantastic dinners. When not having them over for dinner, occasionally make them dinner to go that they can pick up on the way home from work. This is yet more time they are spending in your house. After a long day of work, nothing says I love you more than not having to cook because your mother-in-law (MIL) made you dinner for you and the kids to go.
5. While on the subject of food, try to pass down some recipes from your dear old Grandmother. If you don't have any, make one up. This delivers the message to your DIL that she really is a member of your family. That she is like your daughter. This also works with old jewelry that belonged to your great grandmother the midwife.....
6. Occasionally buy her something because you were thinking of her or because it reminded you of her (even if it didn't). Hispanic mothers are not above a little bribery to buy her DIL's love. However don't spoil your grandkids too much, no mother wants to be outdone by her MIL.
7. Be a good Grandmother. Spoil your grandkids, but don't make them rotten. Give then some freedom, but provide discipline. No mother wants to leave their kids someplace where they return with worse behavior then they left. (this one step almost doomed my mother, who felt her role was to let the grandkids do whatever they wanted to). Remember that when it comes to your grandchildren that your DIL is the Queen Bee. The Head Honcho. The Woman in Charge. You need to be on her side and support her disciplining decision (and yes, some are going to seem really dumb and not at all how you would have handled it). But the minute she feels you challenging her or usurping her authority with her own children she will be quickly returning to the comfort of her own Mother's house whom she feels comfortable yelling at for doing the same damn thing.
8. Don't immediately come to the defense of your Son when he's done something idiotic. Because he will do something idiotic, he's a man. And he will do it often. Make sure to take your DIL's side every now and then. She will think you are wise and that you understand her.
9. Learn to be passive aggressive. I hate to state this one since it drives me absolutely insane, but I can't argue with the results. Hispanic and Jewish mothers have mastered this skill. My mother can get me to do just about anything using guilt or by being passive aggressive. Personally, I think you should use this as a last resort. Your Hail Mary pass when all else fails.
You can't have him though, he's MY new bestest friend.


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On Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2011, 20 month old Michael Harris died of internal injuries he received earlier that week. The Brighton Police Department conducted an investigation into the circumstances of the injuries and as a result felony charges have been accepted and filed by the District Attorney of the 17th Judicial District.
Harris' mother, 23 year old Rosa Anna Key, is charged with Child Abuse Resulting in Death, a Class 2 Felony. Key was taken into custody on Wednesday, Feb 9, at the Brighton Police Department without incident. Key is currently in the Adams County Detention Facility on $100,000 Bond.
Also charged is 31 year old Donald Scarlett. Scarlett is charged with Child Abuse Resulting in Death and Murder in the 1st Degree, a Class 1 Felony. Scarlett surrendered himself, also on Wednesday, Feb 9, at the Brighton Police Department. Scarlett is currently in the Adams County Detention Facility. Scarlett is being held without bond, (no bond amount is authorized).
Because felony charges have been filed, the District Attorney now has authority of the case and the Brighton Police Department will make no further comments.


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We had some important errands to run this morning. We visited the kids' doctor, picked up a book from the library, and got some needed groceries. I guess our hibernation got interrupted!
We are learning a lot more about ladybugs. The kids are still collecting them around the house. I seriously do not know how they are getting in... but I am grateful for the plentiful supply of specimens. We found the above book at the library. It is very detailed, and has a lot of pictures.
When reading about the ladybug's life cycle, we used these safari Ltd replicas. They are accurate and adorable but huge when compared with the real insects.
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Big Sister helped me put all the dolphin things away (except the real-life dolphin painting that is still on the wall). We used the space for learning about ladybugs (see it next to the calendar). Big sister wants to start a new lapbook about them. I am excited to see what it will look like. I am gathering materials tonight: folders, post-it notes, and lots of books with information about ladybugs.
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Big Sister wrote about going to the library and going to the bakery this morning. Little Guy wrote about going to the library to find books, and playing a computer game.
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