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Which of the following items meets the standards of a good thesis statement?
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
First Ultrasound
We had our first ultrasound today. We were so nervous because of previous experiences. It all went great though! We saw two sacs and two fetal poles with heartbeats. Our RE did warn us though that vanishing twin syndrome occurs frequently, so he said we may or may not end up with twins. Either way is fine with us - one or two - we are just so excited and grateful to God! We go back in another two weeks for another ultrasound :)
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Man Up. Now, How Would I Do That
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Show some ovaries.ReplyDelete
Grrrl power.
I am woman, hear me rawr.
I don't mean to be a dick about it...
I agree, there is a huge misogynist streaj through English. You missed my favorite sexist idiom, the "fucker/fucked" dichotomy. It's not so bad being a littler fucked, but you don't want to get fucked. Being the one who is penetrated is so emasculating, right?
Sorry if that came off like I was some kind of cock. I was going for gender neutral (see also: asshole).
pz myers does not exist...ReplyDelete
atheists, we're gonna cut off your heads…
When my boys were about 5, they were riding in the back seat with their teenaged cousin, who was teasing them, and he finally said "You are such a girl!". One of mine said "Is that supposed to be an insult??? You lose."ReplyDelete
I almost pulled the car over to hug them.
Wait - it's a patriarchy because men are good at coming up with one liners?ReplyDelete
Great post. The reponses bar one - prove this post to be true.ReplyDelete
Mutzali that's awesome!
"You're such a (dick, knob)"ReplyDelete
"What a load of bollocks"
For some reason male sex organs are less than complimentary.
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he's completely pussy-whipped
but I grant your point stands
Mutzali, all the stories you tell of your boys make me wish a) they were my age, and b) polyandry were legal. (My current husband would basically starve to death in confused filth without me, so I wouldn't feel right abandoning him, ya know?)ReplyDelete
Actually, that's not true. He wouldn't starve. But he would eventually be buried alive in a massive pile of sushi delivery dishes.
Motherly love? Surely that's a positive typical saying. As opposed to fatherly abandonment. :DReplyDelete
Comments are for you guys, not for me. Say what you will. Don't feel compelled to stay on topic, I enjoy it when comments enter Tangentville or veer off into Non Sequitur Town. Just keep it polite, okay?
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Initially thought it would be a girls night outing with my dearest darlings, but it ended up with disappointments....
Met love♥ at TCC for coffee while waiting for my two honeys to arrive.
First time, i got so many irritating mosquito bites from TCC!
Even until now, it is really killing me.
Can't resist the urge of scratching it. (T.T)
Love, Mika mika♥
She has always been my great guidance in everything!♥♥♥
Xin Wang Hongkong Cafe for dinner♥
I love their curry chicken noodle!
My two little honeys♥♥
Ended up with no plans in mind, jia had to head home early while cheek heading to meet her scandal cliques :x
Bishan, to meet my long lost friend with honeys. Hahaha!
There is nothing worth the wear of winning, but laughter and the love of friends i have.
The medicine of life is to have true faithful friends, and i have them.
Aint I lucky enough?
They are the spices of my life♥
Mr Jianghe caught in act.
While they left for their own activities, headed down to BEDS.
Then met up with Khay for Movie!
From Paris With Love
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Alverno College Head Cross Country Coach Megan Krueger begins her first season leading the Inferno after serving as an assistant coach the past two years.
Five newcomers join junior Kayla Soliday, the lone returner from last year's squad, but a pair of the newcomers are upperclassmen to add experience and leadership with Soliday.
"We've only been practicing for a few weeks now, but I see a great potential in all of them," said Krueger of this year's runners.
After a pair of 10th place finishes at the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championships the last two seasons, Alverno will look to move back up in the standings.
The Inferno begins the season at the Ken Weidt Classic hosted by Concordia University Wisconsin this Saturday, September 12, up in Mequon.
"I think this first meet will be the most challenging because this is the first one of few of them have ever ran before," Krueger said. "But I think we're definitely going to gain momentum as the season continues."
Three more meets follow the Weidt Classic before Alverno hosts the Wisconsin Private College Championships at Sheridan Park in Cudahy on Saturday, October 17, and then closes out the season at the NACC Championships on October 31 at Concordia Wisconsin.
Preseason Interview with Coach Krueger on YouTube
Kayla Soliday (Jr., 5-4, Muskego, Wis./Muskego H.S.)
Kailey Huba (Sr., 5-6, West Allis, Wis./Nathan Hale H.S./New Mexico Military Institute)
Amy Naborowski (Jr., 5-8, Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah Community H.S./Wofford College)
Carina Jimenez (Fr., 5-3, Chicago, Ill./Trinity H.S.)
Amanda Moehle (Fr., 5-1, Greendale, Wis./Greendale H.S.)
Leticia Sanchez (Fr., 5-5, Milwaukee, Wis./Greenfield H.S.)
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What is Moelennuk?
In Estonian it means Fashion Plane. About 2 months ago I have attended this competition for young fashion designers of high school age, but it's just now that I finally got around to sorting out the photos.
Although it was a school event, everything looked very adult. There were 5 schools and 10 collections on the podium, and I liked the collection with a very simple name: "11". Since it was cold outside, my attention was drawn by nice sweaters, especially burgundy chunky knit sweater.
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Then use a permanent fine tipped marker to add the leaf veins on the front.
Heat the acrylic (the veins are absent here to show better how this curls) you'll see it start to bend. Take it and mold however you like as it hardens quickly. If you don't like the results....heat it again.
I used a 6" round donut shaped piece of chipboard for the wreath base, and hot glue to adhere the leaves. (I've had this forever..no clue where it's from) Start at the center and build up and out leaving an open spot in the center. I punched holes at 10 and 2 for adding a ribbon to hang the piece.
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Hi everyone, hope all is well. I have two posts today, and shall start off with a card for Friday Sketchers Challenge No. 59 - a great Sketch from Claudia Rosa. I have chosen one of the stamps from The Greeting Farm Collection called Rain, Now, Shine, so I presume that this one is "Shine", and she has been coloured with Sukura Gel Pens. Her glasses have had a little Glossy Accents added to the lenses, to make them look like "glass". The image has been cut to size, and layered on red and yellow card. The backing papers are from a new Basic Grey paper pad called Lemonade, and to finish the card off, a stamped sentiment, a strip of yellow ribbon and some little yellow buttons - from my craft stash.
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Posted by LOUISE at Thursday, July 09, 2009
3 comments:
- Caroline said...
hi louise
love your card, I see we both went for the same image and similar colours lol great minds think alike
xx Caroline
- 9 July 2009 at 07:18
- Riet said...
What a gorgeous card Louise,l love the image and papers.
Hugs Riet.x
- 9 July 2009 at 07:45
- Donna said...
Gorgeous cards Louise, love the papers on both cards and such lovely images too! The ribbons look so pretty on the SCSC card, thanks for playing along again with us this week :) Donna x
- 9 July 2009 at 22:19
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As The Entrance is only 25 mins drive from home I went on both Saturday and Sunday mornings.
Photographing just the hot rods can be boring and so same/same and the people interest me much more. It's easy to take a lot of junk photos at these events. As always I used my technique of asking with a smile whether I could take a photograph and I did not get a single refusal. Such nice people. Everyone seemed to be having a great time. A fun way to spend a weekend.
My take on hot rods and rock and roll downunder.Photos LeicaX1 and XVario.More photos to follow.


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The ac compressor clutch isn't engaging so I went to a local scrapyard to find a new clutch and ended up getting talked into buying an ac compressor off a 2007 1500 hd will this work if I put it in my truck. I was told they have the same engine.
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Discursus of a net.
Walter Benjamin experimented with opium, hashish and mescaline from the late 1920´s until the mid-1930´s and recorded his drug experience in the so-called protocols which were published only posthumously. The protocols provide a unique insight not only into the worlds opened by the experience of different reality but also under a different angle, into a set of concepts, which Benjamin consciously or unconsciously used in his philosophical work.
On May 22, 1934, during one of his last experiments with drugs, Benjamin´s friend Fritz Fränkel recorded the process of the experiment. Not only does he describe Benjamin´s impressions the same as the other protocols but he also provides the outer description of the process of taking the drug and records his following reactions. Philip James McFarland said in his book Friedrich Nietzsche and Walter Benjamin in the Now-Time of History that
Fränkel´s empiric psychological approach is in contrast with the immediate boundless imagination which Benjamin´s descriptions more or less bring nearer. Fränkel himself arrives at two most powerful mental images that appear in Benjamin´s visions that particular day: a net and the so-called Förster-Haus, a school, a brothel and hell in one, in which the tested subject is physically present and in which he mentally meets another philosopher – Friedrich Nietzsche.
"A discursus of a net. B offers a variation of the seemingly insignificant question of Hamlet – to be or not to be: a web or a coat, this is the question. He explains that the web represents the night side and everything in our lives that makes us excited. "Excitement is the shadow of a web on the body. In excitement the body imitates the web. This explanation was connected with the shaking of the body of the tested subject." Fritz Fränkel
The described situation may be seen from several angles. As a proof of a unique trip beyond the border of everyday reality, undertaken and precisely described decades before similar experiences became a popular way of gaining cognition. As an experiment with broadened consciousness and simultaneously an exemplary evidence of the paradox of the elusiveness of an experience, evidence of both the weakness and strength of the human body. And above all as a unique means of walking in different spaces despite time, the eternal wandering of a mental image which has no borders and connects the unconnectable, as a means of interpersonal, interexistential and interplanetary communication. The resulting work is another transcription of Benjamin´s experiences, a secondary reproduction which does not aim at evoking perfectly the experienced but rather to reflect the transfer process of the invisible and its elusiveness and the layers brought forth by the initial situation.
Collaboration: Jan Rousek
Acting: Richard Němec
Acknowledgments: Petr Mikšíček
This project has been supported by Artyčok.TV on the basis of an open call for a new audio-visual work in 2016, category for students.


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[If you're a juror in this case PLEASE DON'T READ THIS -- and if you know a juror in this case, please don't send him or her a link to this. If you're not a juror, feel free. This post covers Monday, July 1st, the sixth day of trial. If you haven't been following the case, there's some background in Tuesday's post [Day 2], and in Diana Alba Soular's good article on the opening of the trial.) You can also just page down to Thursday's post covering Day 4, or further down to the posts for Days 2 and 3.]
Today Plaintiff rested, after calling Internal Affairs Investigator Guadalupe Quezada and Plaintiff's wife, Juanita Granados. Defendant, after an unsuccessful motion for a directed verdict, presented the bulk of its case, but did not finish. Human Rights Director Deborah Weir testified for much of the day, and there were also brief appearances by Donald Fenerty, Henry Cornelius, Paul Dugie, and Misty Dawn Benavidez. Testimony will continue tomorrow morning and probably end by mid-afternoon. The jury will likely get to go home early, while Judge Arrieta and the lawyers finish hashing out jury instructions, and then closing arguments will occur Wednesday morning -- starting at 10..
The single most striking aspect of the trial so far is the vast number of County employees who have admitted during their testimony that they feared retaliation by their employer if they testified truthfully.
It struck me at some point that in decades of doing trials (and, before that, covering them) I've never seen that. I've seen witnesses who seemed cowed by their employer and who tried to say the opposite of things they'd told me casually in private. But I've rarely seen so many witnesses whose testimony was largely favorable to the county concede in one way or another that they feared retaliation. Pretty much every Hispanic employee-witness has made such a statement. However, each testified that s/he was telling the truth from the witness stand and had not been influenced by retirement concerns or fears of retaliation.
When Ms. Quezada, a ten-year county employee, testified this morning, the following Q and A sequence occurred:
Q. Are you afraid of testifying today?
A. Yes.
Q. Are you afraid of retaliation?
A. Yes, I am.
In fact, her substantive testimony was minimal. She testified to having located and attached to her report certain documents Plaintiff had been accused of destroying. This was approximately two months before Defendant was terminated. She testified she hadn't been aware he'd been accused of destroying them. Asked whether it was unfair to accuse him if the documents were in the possession of the Human Resources Department, she carefully replied, "If that is how it is, I would have to agree with you."
On cross by Defendant, she testified concerning the documents regarding discipline meted out to two Road Department supervisors. She also testified that she'd written a memo regarding the Jason Ireland incident, but that it contained solely information provided by Ms. Weir, and that she hadn't spoken with Mr. Granados.
Regarding her fear of retaliation, she testified that she'd testified in one other case, involving a friend, and had suffered a neither a pay decrease not a decrease in benefits or authority. Asked whether, then, "in any objective sense" she had not been retaliated against, she replied, "Not yet."
She was followed by Ms. Granados, who testified that she and Plaintiff had been married 21 years and had two daughters, and that they'd moved back to Las Cruces, despite a pay-cut for Mr. Granados, so as to raise their daughters around extended family.
Regarding her husband's reaction to his notice of termination, she said he was "in shock" but pointed out to her his right to a hearing, and expressed confidence that the hearing would turn things around. After the hearing, she testified, "I guess he was in shock. He came out and said, 'They didn't even let me speak. Brian kept interrupting me. They'd already made up their mind to fire me.'"
Later, she said, he became "very withdrawn."
She said that what she wanted from the trial was "to clear my husband's name. He was accused of being dishonest."
Her testimony was potentially moving but not highly substantive. I wrote in my notebook as she finished, "I wouldn't cross at all." Moments later, after a brief conference, the County's lawyers announced, "No questions, your honor."
That ended Plaintiff's presentation of evidence, at 9:18 a.m.
Defendant then moved for a directed verdict. Such motions, which are probably made by defendants in more civil cases than not, can occur at the end of Plaintiff's case. Defendant is essentially saying that it is entitled to have the Judge direct a verdict for Defendant because Plaintiff has failed to introduce, as to some required element of each cause of action, sufficient evidence that a reasonable jury could find that particular cause of action to be proven. That is, even if everything said so far is true, Defendant wins. (A simple example: if my cause of action involved discrimination based on race, and I failed to put in evidence regarding my race, Defendant could prevail on a motion for directed verdict; in a case for patent infringement, if Plaintiff failed to show evidence that s/he was the legal owner of the patent, Defendant might win such a motion.
Here, briefly, Defendant's argument was based in part on a lapse of nearly two years between Plaintiff's passing on of a complaint by a subordinate and Plaintiff's firing meant, under previous court decisions, that without specific evidence that passing on the complaint caused the firing, a reasonable jury could not hold that there was a causal connection. Defendant also questioned whether that complaint, which referred to Ms. Padilla acting against the complainant's department because it was mostly minorities and people of low education, concerned ethnic origin or other factors.
Judge Arrieta denied the motion and stated that "Clearly in my mind," there was some evidence from which a jury could find discrimination based on national origin. I should note that this does not mean Judge Arrieta thinks Plaintiff should win, but only that Plaintiff has produced enough evidence to go forward and let the jury decide who wins.
Donald J. Fennerty, briefly the Interim Human Resources Director and now employed at the Detention Center, testified that he recalled no such conversation as Plaintiff Granados had testified occurred between them. Mr. Granados had testified that when he talked to Mr. Fennerty about his discrimination complaint, Mr. Fennerty said something to the effect of, "You have to stand up for your employees." Mr. Fennerty testified that Mr. Granados had never spoken to him about any complaint regarding discrimination/retaliation. "He never spoke to me about these subjects at all. I am very adamant about that." As to a discussion of discrimination based on national origin, he said "Sir, I never heard those words." He later added, "I am very certain about these things." He said such a conversation, during his mere six weeks as Interim H.R. Director, would have been "a significant event" that would have stood out in his memory.
On cross by Plaintiff, asked whether he had once told Kim Stewart that he failed to land the permanent H.R. Directorship because he refused to do the things Sue Padilla told him to do, he replied, "I would doubt that very much. I don't believe that's accurate."
He also testified that while he needed one more year for his retirement to vest, and "would be foolish not to want that to be vested," his testimony was not in any way influenced by that desire.
Henry Cornelius testified concerning a period when he was working under the supervision of Robert Armijo, a Hispanic, but making more money. He testified that he had "43 years' experience" and that Armijo was about 43 years old, and also that the disparity had been corrected in 2012.
Paul Dugie, Flood Commissioner, testified that his salary (which Plaintiff had noted was higher than Plaintiff's, although they were both directors and equivalent in status) came from a different (and state-administered) fund than other county employees.
Deborah Weir testified at great length, but during the morning she primarily authenticated various documents Defendant wished to introduce into evidence. She also testified that the Sally Ramirez sexual-harassment case (in which the County settled a claim by the U.S. Department of Justice and paid a total of $150,000 to five plaintiffs who had worked as maintenance people in Facilities and Parks) had made management very sensitive about careful reporting of any possible discrimination complaint.
After lunch Misty Dawn Benavidez testified before Ms. Weir continued her testimony.
Ms. Benavidez, an administrative assistant in Facilities and Parks, testified that there had been a time when she didn't get along with Sue Padilla but had talked to her about issues and "Now we're good." She said she'd come to resent not only Ms. Padilla but her job. She also testified that she hadn't been retliated against over her national origin.
Under direct examination by Mr. Carrillo, Ms. Benavidez testified:
Q. Are you testifying today to keep your job?"
A. It's crossed my mind. However, I'm here to tell exactly what happened.
Q. Do you fear retaliation from anyone?
A. Yes.
Q. Have you gotten over that feeling by talking to Ms. Padilla?
A. It comes and goes."
On cross-examination, she was asked whether she'd felt harassed by Sue Padilla and experienced a hostile work environment. She replied that she'd felt that if she spoke out, Ms. Padilla would retaliate. She conceded that she'd still felt harassed in 2010. She was asked whether she'd experienced a $4 pay cut, and replied "And then some. It was very harsh." Asked if this was the result of Sue Padilla, she replied in the affirmative. Asked if she felt it was the result of truthful testimony in the Sally Ramirez case, she replied "I'm not sure why --- I just felt harassed." However, Plaintiff showed her a June 2012 statement in which Ms. Benavidez had also been asked whether truthful testimony in that lawsuit had led to a demotion and pay cut and had replied, "Yes, ma'am."
Q. You don't want another $4 pay cut after testifying, do you?"
A. "No, ma'am."
On Redirect, Mr. Carrillo ask whether she feared another pay cut. She replied, "Kind of, yes."
Ms. Weir then returned to the stand, and testified until late afternoon. She testified to having been involved in drawing up the Notice of Intent to Terminate, and said that she'd recommended terminating Mr. Granados's employment "because of dishonesty and insubordination." She added that directors must be credible and trustworthy, and said, "It's not a performance issue. It's a character issue."
She also suggested, with regard to the Jason Ireland incident, that although county manuals mandated reporting an incident of discrimination when the supervisor either observes it personally or is told of it by the complainant, there should also be a "knew or should have known" standard. Mr. Granados was not told of any discrimination by Mr. Ireland, did not personally observe any, and (I believe) testified he hadn't even met the man. However he was told something of an incident, or possibly two incidents, in which Mr. Ireland was unhappy because others on his work crew were speaking Spanish to or about him. Under the "knew or should have known" standard, he would have been obligated to report that. Ms. Weir testified that that standard is taught in training sessions. Judge Arrieta jumped in to question her about where it appeared in the manuals and to clarify that Mr. Granados was not Mr. Ireland's direct supervisor. As to the "knew or should have known" standard, he later stated, out of the jury's presence, "I don't know where that came from. It's not the law as I see it."
She also testified to "heightened sensitivity" to allegations of workplace violence.
On cross-examination she was asked, and conceded, that a black woman working for the county had filed a discrimination complaint against her personally two month ago, and that it had included retaliation, although she said she wasn't sure if it also alleged a hostile work environment. (No one indicated that the claim had been adjudicated yet.)
[Again, sorry to have written this so hurriedly. I will likely have to miss most or all of what testimony there is tomorrow, but will hope to be there Wednesday for closing arguments.]


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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
More of the Not Same
I mean, I could probably get a decent bar job right this very second if I wanted one...alas, I don't want to work around drunks and cocaine and those two things are an inherent part of bar jobs.
In 1990 I was on unemployment after working at a defunct bar -I was required to make a 'job search' report to the State every week in order to get my dole check. It was a pain-in-the-ass, you had to obtain real names and phone numbers without actually finding a job; something that was a lot trickier in the pre-Internet period.
One afternoon I walked into a comic shop and asked the guy behind the counter if he was hiring. He held up a white cardboard rectangle and asked me what it was. There was an identical rectangle on the wall behind him with a note affixed to it:
"Um, it's a backing board", I replied, not quite sure what a "backing board" was...I got hired on the spot. I wound up working there for almost eight years.
Today, my job searches are much different. Lately I've been on a series of failed interviews, including some that were set up by temporary agencies- something that the temp agencies never used to do-and I've found that every interview is now done by a 'team', usually three, sometimes two people. There is an uncomfortable interrogatory quality to being scrutinized from three sides and I have been flunking whatever hidden tests I encounter...aha!
As I write this, I have a theory: I have failed the 'distraction' test.
There is always one person at each interview that is extremely affable, someone that I 'click' with right away- and that person always leads me into a conversation about something that is not germane to the actual position. I have been taking this as a hopeful sign that I will "fit in" , but now I suspect that it was test to see if I could keep my mind on the boring-ass job being discussed. Obviously, I can't.
Today I had to sneak away at lunchtime for a job interview at a legal office. At the firm, one if the three interviewers saw my radio/audio credits and told me who his dad was. His father used to own a famous recording studio. Cool!
I could have talked forever about old studio gear, but I had to get back to my file clerk job, so I stayed on-topic and I sensed a 'good' vibe when I did so. It was a strange dynamic, the youngest of the three, a petite Asian lady, seemed ready to hire me on the spot, she even asked how soon I could start, but stopped short of making a cash offer...the other, older woman didn't say much of anything, she just took notes. The man was friendly, but not nearly as enthusiastic as the younger lady.
There was an inconclusive flurry of feints, parries and ripostes over schedule and salary requirements- this is a lot easier to haggle about when one has a job already, I have learned. It helps to be Not Desperate, ya know? Anyway, I asked for a couple thousand dollars more than my last law job, now I'm wondering if I didn't undersell myself...I'm wondering a lot about this potential job. I hate multi-person interviews and the mixed messages that result, but I did get a tour of the office and saw Obama and Kaine stickers on display in a couple cubes, which was a welcome switch from the starched conservatism that dominated my former office. Seeing those stickers made me want to work there...well, actually it's the health insurance I want, but I'm less likely to have a aneurysm if I'm not surrounded by raving Bush lunatics.
As luck has it, one of my job references dropped by to visit tonight. He arrived right before I sent an email containing said references to the law firm, per their request...I'm glad he did, I was able to update his phone #...it really was a strange coincidence that I saw him. Perhaps it's a good sign, eh?
Things are looking up.
11 comments:
- billy pilgrim said...
i'm usually the affable guy at the interview and it's not a test. it's usually because the affable guy isn't going to be your direct supervisor and is only helping out in the hiring process.
quite often my conversations with the interviewee are throwing out answers questions coming up. it's my way of seeing if a person is smart enough to think on their feet because a lot of the questions are bullshit that only a current employee would know.
hope this helps
- AC@45 said...
crossing my fingers for you ..
- polona said...
fingers crossed for you, allan.
(gosh, what a terrible blogger i am... only come by once in a blue moon to leave a word)
- yellowdog granny said...
im fixing to go to town to get a west paper..on the way i will stop by st. mary's and light a candle and say a prayer to the goddess for good job results..she likes it when i dont ask for anything for me but ask for friends or family...so you got that going for you...
- citizen of the world said...
I absolutely hate interviews. But I hope that is a good sin, and am wishing you luck.
- whimsical brainpan said...
Glad things are looking up. I hope you get the job.
- Donn said...
Employers seem to love that Good Cop-Bad Cop schtick eh?
I think that you're right and the stars are lining up..coinky dink?
I think not.
- NYD said...
I am a push over when it comes to interviewing people.
Me: Can you do the job?
Them: I sure can!
Me: You gonna screw me over?
Them No way, man! I'm solid. I got your back!!
Me: OK, Your hired.
The rest of the staff: Suckerrrrrr.
- Allan said...
BP- You hiring?
Pol- I think you are a great blogger...I usually just 'lurk' , so no apologies, please!
JS- You are the bestest!
CW- I like Good Sins! Hating interviews is merely Good Sense, though.
Whim- I'm very hopeful, job or no.
Donn- I don't know what employers like anymore...I wish they liked me.
NYD- You need any help?
- citizen of the world said...
I am the Queen of Freudian Typos!!
- NYD said...
Yeah I do. Are you willing to relocate to Japan.


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En route to my hotel on the Sunshine Coast recently I had the pleasure of talking to Wendy my taxi driver. A chatty woman, Wendy did most of the talking but thankfully she was both interesting and insightful. One thing she said struck a particularly strong cord with me – "our integrity is our power". There are lots of different ways in which integrity is defined; to me it relates to the extent to which our actions are honourable. That is the extent to which we behave with honesty, decency and with fairness. Integrity is also reflected in the consistency of our actions and commitment to both our word and espoused values.
As leaders it is our job to leverage the full potential of people to achieve the best possible results. In order to do that we need to influence the way people choose to behave. That is only possible when people are inspired to follow our lead and allow us to affect the way they think, feel and act. Regardless of how 'powerful' we may believe we are, no matter the authority bestowed upon us through position or rank, if people don't want to be influenced by us they won't be.
The real power we have is reflected in the choices we inspire people to make; about the energy they invest or behaviours they bring that enable success. I observe people just about every day doing only what they really have to; it is plain to see that there is more they could offer if they wanted to. Equally I observe people behave in ways that are counterproductive or diminish the ability for themselves or others to succeed. While at times these behaviors are driven by disinterest in their role, desire to be somewhere else or strained relationships with their peers, too often the real issue is the lack of respect or trust they have in their boss or the leaders of their organisation in general.
Being 'bossy', unkind, aggressive, demanding, ruthless or hard-nosed rarely inspires determined action or heartfelt commitment from people. The leaders I observe as being truly powerful are those people trust, respect, admire and ultimately consider honourable. As Wendy moved on to world peace and the environment, my mind wondered to the leaders who provide clear example of having power through integrity. The person that most clearly stood out in my mind is Nelson Mandela.
Throughout the 27 years he was incarcerated Nelson Mandela built and maintained an extraordinary following of people around the world who were inspired by his fight for justice for all South Africans. He was widely accepted as the most significant black leader in South Africa and became a potent symbol of resistance as the anti-apartheid movement gathered strength. Among the many reasons for the support he earned, was his consistent refusal to compromise his political position to obtain his own freedom. His unwavering commitment to his honorable cause was inspiring to many people.
These words taken from the Nelson Mandela Foundation website provide powerful insight into his life's work to bring people together and create greater harmony "The Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory seeks to contribute to a just society by promoting the vision and work of its Founder and convening dialogue around critical social issues. Our Founder, Mr. Nelson Mandela, based his entire life on the principle of dialogue and the art of listening and speaking to others; it is also the art of getting others to listen and speak to each other."
There were many years when Nelson Mandela had little power bestowed through either position or even freedom, and yet the integrity with which he has lived his life has made him one of the most powerful people on our planet. I think he would agree with Wendy, that our integrity is our power.


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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Turtle Needlecase
The needlecase was a little birthday gift for a stitcher friend and I sent it with this card I made. It's an Archie Bear by Margaret Sherry from the UK Cross Stitcher Issue 210, done on an 18 count hand-dyed Aida from Enchanted Fabrics. After the rinsing, the fabric shrinks a bit so the count is really a little higher than 18. Those fractionals and back-stitching were quite the chore. But he's pretty cute, I think. He stands out better from the fabric in person.
30 comments:
- Miss 376 said...
Oh Annie, the turtle is adorable. A wonderful gift
- April 28, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Lenka said...
Wow! This is adorable Annie! I love it!
- April 28, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Terrie - The Stitch Store said...
You are really something! But yea, you're absolutely right. There was a car in front of me this morning that had a pink turtle bumper sticker on it.
- April 28, 2010 at 4:07 PM
- KarenV said...
The turtle is great, you did a wonderful job! Love Archie Bear too, he turned out cute.
- April 28, 2010 at 4:10 PM
- Deb said...
Your needlecase is just too darned cute. I can't believe you came up with that yourself.
I haven't seen any turtle things around here, but I'll be on the lookout. Seems every year something makes an appearance.
- April 28, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- GoldenAngelsWorks said...
That turtle is awesome. That is such a neat idea. The recipient is really lucky to be receiving that.
- April 28, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- Nancy said...
I love your turtle, and you did a beautiful job! Someone is going to be very happy to get this and the lovely card.
- April 28, 2010 at 4:37 PM
- Pumpkin said...
Now that is just TOOOOOO adorable!!!! GREAT job on coming up with your own design Annie! Do you know how seriously talented you are? Your friend should be very happy with her gifts :o)
- April 28, 2010 at 4:37 PM
- Mylene said...
wow! You are very very creative! That turtle needlecase looks great as well as the card. Well done!!
- April 28, 2010 at 5:22 PM
- Elaine said...
Awww Annie that turtle and Archie bear are just way too cute!
- April 28, 2010 at 5:29 PM
- Jan said...
Love the turtles, just way cute, Annie!
- April 28, 2010 at 6:26 PM
- Terri(TerriBoog) said...
I love your turtle needlecase! You did a great job and it's oh, so clever!
- April 28, 2010 at 6:44 PM
- Ranae said...
The turtle is so awesome. I have been gazing upon my new Prairie Schooler with turtles, dreaming of stitching it someday
- April 28, 2010 at 8:50 PM
- Saritha said...
That is soooo adorable!!And what a great idea you came up with..
- April 28, 2010 at 10:50 PM
- Olenka's Stitches said...
Your turtle is so cute, love the idea of the needle case too.
- April 28, 2010 at 11:16 PM
- Annette said...
Ow what a beautifull card. And your needlecase is so cute...
Thanks you so much for the compiments on my blog...
- April 29, 2010 at 2:53 AM
- Jackie said...
You're so clever! I love this and I'm sure your friend does too.
- April 29, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Zinaida said...
Annie, the turtle is awesome! And I really like your birthday card!
- April 29, 2010 at 10:03 AM
- Rachel S said...
What a cute gift!
- April 29, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Julianne said...
Wonderful idea for a needlecase!
- April 29, 2010 at 2:40 PM
- nima said...
wow...that looks adorable. this reminds me the needle case i got from yoou for EMS exchange...i'm using it right now...i always remember you when i see it..
- April 29, 2010 at 3:00 PM
- Cari-in-VA said...
Annie - I just love, love your turtle! You are so talented!
Enjoy your weekend!
- April 29, 2010 at 4:33 PM
- Liz said...
"Snapping turtle". Oh, teehee, har har! I love it! Too cute for words. As usual, you have done a wonderful job!
- April 29, 2010 at 7:36 PM
OMG! How cute Annie :-) You are amazing!
- April 30, 2010 at 9:38 AM
- Anne said...
You have such great ideas! Your turtle is so cute! Happy stitcher friend I bet!! :)
- May 1, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Erynne said...
Oh my goodness, that turtle is just adorable and how very clever to "invent your own"! I love crochet and don't do it nearly enough!
- May 1, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- Siobhan said...
What a fun turtle!! Super cute. Maybe seeing all the turtles was a ploy by the stitching gods to send you subliminal messages. ;)
- May 4, 2010 at 5:35 AM
- Anita Camilla said...
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- May 4, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Sandra said...
So you are on the turtle fever too? Welcome to the club lol
You did an outstanding job Annie, did you wrote the pattern or just free formed it?
The card is very cute too!
- May 5, 2010 at 3:02 PM
- Lelia said...
Your turtle is wonderful! Job well done : )
- May 25, 2010 at 9:02 AM


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Elmer Wheeler is the American author of the fascinating book "Tested Sentences That Sell". He is well-know for being the best seller with his selling motto "sell the sizzle not steak".
In branding, "sell the sizzle not steak" motto is prevalent in creating pos phrases. "sizzle" stands for benefit and "steak" stands for feature. It means a pos phrase works when it communicates a brand benefits to clients rather describing its features.
But that is not always the case.
Given that pos phrase is functioned to communicate brand persona and differentiate a brand from others, both "sizzle" and "steak" may help. The point is they are supposed to be creatively crafted and most importantly, they successfully transmit brand points of difference to clients.
Let's take a look at some "sizzles" and "steaks" and see how they work.
Sizzle (Benefits)
"Every when, every where" – MobileFone
"Now every one can fly" – AirAsia
"Where the best become better" – Apollo English Centre
"Hoc o day. Graduate everywhere" – Language Link
"Say it your way" – Viettel
Features (Steak)
"Finger lickin' good" – KFC
"Priceless gift of time" – Thach Bich
"Only soy. Only for you" – Vinasoy
"Bitis – caring your feet" – Bitis
"Green field. Fresh milk" – Moc Chau milk
"Melt in your mouth not in your hands" – M&M
"Always low price. Always" – Walmart
What a common point do these "sizzle" and "steak" have? they all are memorable, unique and more than that, they are potentially create an emotional connection with clients.
That is very true that clients tend to be attracted by brand benefits. On the other hand, their interest in benefits is potentially driven by distintive features of product they buy. M&M candy's unique feature (the hard candy shell on the outside helps keep the chocolate inside from melting in hands) is also tantamount to benefits that client will have. Similarly, pos phrases for Vinasoy or Moc Chau milk (developed by Richard Moore Associates) are built on these brands' unique functional features that their competitors do not have. When these pos phrases are created in a good rhyme, they touch clients' emotion.
You like to hear "sizzle" or eat "steak"? that does not really a matter as long as they make you comfortable and impressive.
Nguyen Duc Son
Brand Strategy Director – Richard Moore Associates
Notes: Richard Moore Associates are the creator of slogans for Apolo English, Language Link, VinaSoy and Moc Chau brands


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Save Cork City has its own flood plan
A group opposed to flood defence plans for Cork city will reveal its own plan tomorrow.
Save Cork City has been lobbying against the Office of Public Work's (OPW) multi-million euro flood defence plan for the past number of months.
The OPW's plans is to build new walls and embankments along the River Lee, while also raising existing quay walls on the north and south channels of the river.
It is also due to include flood gates and barriers at various locations, among other works.
Save Cork City will present their three-point plan for flood protection for Cork in St Peter's, North Main Street on Friday at 6pm.
The group has revealed its plan to the Cork Independent, which includes building a tidal barrier in Little Island, repairing of the quayside landscape and slowing the flow of the River Lee.
Friday will present an opportunity for Save Cork City to showcase their plan, but is also a way for the group to say a "huge thank you for all the support and goodwill we have received from the businesses and residents of Cork," said Seán Antóin Ó Muirí, spokesperson for the group.
He told the Cork Independent: "It's clear that our generation in Cork does not want to be known as the generation that turned its back on the river, our legacy needs to be much more than this, we need a vision for what the River Lee can be.
"Save Cork City's proposal is dynamic and achievable. It understands the importance of the River Lee for Cork."
He continued: "It represents an opportunity to enhance and protect Cork for the benefit of all. The potential that exists in Cork is phenomenal, the Lee is our greatest asset, it is what defines our city and we can never lose sight of this."
Those wishing to attend the presentation must book a place by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com as places are limited.
Save Cork City propose that the Little Island barrier would also have a gate that can be closed as necessary to protect the city from tidal surge. It says that the location would allow for sufficient water storage and the projection of and development of the city and dockland. This wouldn't cause any disturbance to the current river landscape in the city or to the city economy during its construction, the group says.
Save Cork City's second part of the proposal is to repair of all quay walls and walkways of the river channels of the city, giving particular attention to national and international guidelines for design in historic places.
It wants to reveal the historic diversity of the landscape through conservation, restoration and restrained design intervention, leading to an upgraded civic experience and improved river access.
Slowing the flow of the river is the third part of the plan.
This management of the River Lee includes tree planting, wetland restoration, diversion and attenuation, reinstatement of ditches and alteration of land drainage methods in co-operation with landowners and optimal dam management. Save Cork City says that this solution aims to reduce the flow of the river into the city centre and means that sustained rainfall shouldn't lead to fast water flow.
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some funny little comparisons...
Okay here's the first one. The picture on the left was taken in Burzaco, Argentina (my first area) - probably about a month or two before I even arrived. It's a picture snapped by my trainer, of our landlord and his wife, trying to fix a plumbing problem. The picture on the right was taken a couple of months later, and is the result of two sister missionaries (Hermana Bingham and I ), who had to be in before dark (because of the dangerous area in which we served), who had already completed their planning, studying, etc., both feeling rather dippy...therefore could think of nothing better to do with their time than to pose as the Argentine landlords for a pic. (Don't you just love all the silly details we thought of - from the blue container sitting in the bidet...to the stick (albeit much thicker) that we rounded up for the water reserve tank? And I love that we had clothes similiar to those worn by people probably 50 years our senior!)
The second comparison. The picture on the left was taken by my husband while serving as a missionary nearly 8 years ago - in Richmond, California. This is a homeless man that would stand on this particular corner, always displaying a sign with some type of clever saying on it.
The picture on the right was taken by me, a week ago while touring my husband's mission. Yes. It's the same man, on the same corner...just looking a bit older, and holding a different sign!
And Finally...The picture on the left is of a little clay house that was given to John by the Franco family. While serving in the area, John had always commented to Sister Franco how much he loved the casita hanging on the wall of their family room. She was so proud to present her little prize to John as a farewell gift just before he went home.
When John and I returned to this particular area, we learned that the Franco family had since moved; and Sunday morning, before church, we decided to pay them a visit. While we were conversing, John mentioned to the family that he still had the little casita gift they had given to him, and that it was hanging on one of the walls in our office. The sister proceeded to tell us that she had been searching high and low (in Mexico as well as the US) for a casita as beautiful as the one she had given away. Especially now, she told us, because our new house is the same peach color as the little casita, and even has a matching sun displayed by the front door. John offered to return it to her, but she insisted that it was a gift meant for him; and assured him that he had the prettiest little casita ever to be found! So the picture on the right is of John with Brother and Sister Franco in front of their new house. Can you see the two little matching suns? And how funny that the houses are so similar, from the exterior color, to the white trim, to the potted plants adorning the front porch...
We just might have to find a way to get that little house back to Sister Franco :)


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Seriously avoid sharing !!! I see so many artists and hear so many stories about using the actual applicator!!!STOP now if you're doing so ! example the actual mascara brush 😷 NO!!
EBay sell heaps of disposable stuff lip wands, mascara wands, spatulas etc Even if a clients eye looks fine doesn't mean they aren't carrying any germs or bacteria! Lip wands from the actual lip product NO!! You're also double dipping what residue stays behind after that one time application you're putting back into your lipstick tube !
Concealer brushes that come with the product it's easy just squeeze it out and use a makeup brush, if someone has bad skin and use this how can you think it won't transfer on to someone else's clean skin? Remember these clients will remember Or ones that are alert will anyway!
Keep clean people!


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Saturday Morning, April 29, 2017 - 9:01 AM LaFarge High School Volleyball Lunch
Located at 245 S. State Street (Hwy. 131) in the Village of LaFarge, WI. Watch for DAIRYLAND AUCTION ARROWS on Hwy. 82 & 131 in LaFarge.
LAWN & SPORTING: Cub Cadet SLTX 1050 hydro riding mower w/25hp Kohler & 50 deck; Dixon Speed ZTR riding mower w/23hp B&S engine & 46 deck; JD L110 hydro riding mower w/17½hp & 42 deck; 4.5 hp mower; Husqvarna 21 snow thrower w/elec. start; garden tools; 8x 24 van body; 2 patio tables w/chairs; concrete lawn deer; horse & several lawn items; pink flamingos; Brinkman 3 burner gas grill; slip scraper; rechargeable trimmer; roof rake; hand cult; platform scale; 8x 10 lawn shed; 4 mountain & misc. bikes; bike parts rods & reels;
TOOLS: Husky 52 & 56 rolling base tool cabinets; shop stool; rolling tool cabinet base; port. air tank; Tool Shop miter saw; Milw. sawzall; new Milw. right angle drill; Miller Falls elec. impact wrench; lg. parts index; circular saw; DeWalt drill; saber saw; palm sander; DeWalt bit set; 14 Rigid chop saw; 4 disc cutter; DeWalt 4 ½ grinder; Dynacharge battery charger; Ryobi drill press; Craftsman deep well sockets up to ¾; US, Metric & SAE Combination & box end wrenches up to 1 1/8; channel locks; pliers; screwdrivers; pipe & ratchet wrenches; C clamps; 4 impact wrenches & sockets; air ratchets & wrenches; cut off tool; air drill; allen wrenches; chisels; trailer balls & inserts; wood & steel bits sets; 5 Pro bench vise; ¾ drive socket set to 2; grease guns; tow chains; sm. 3hp air compressor; elec. grinder w/motor; 16 alum. staging ladder; 3 sheets 4x8 particle board; tie down straps; shop manuals; key door locks; 5-50 gal barrels; (2) 295/75R 22.5 semi tires; (2) 10R 22.5 semi tires; (4) 255/60R15 used p/up tires; truck mirrors; steel wheels; 2 sided island shelving;
HOUSEHOLD: Frigidaire 14 cu. ft upright freezer; Jenn Air washer & dryer; Magic Chef apart. size refrig/freezer; 20 & (2) 32 flat screen TVs; King size bed w/mirrored headboard; King size hd. Board w/ queen mattress; wood full size bed frame; curio cabinet; Oak 4 drawer chest; chest w/mirror; 2 night stands; Lane cedar chest; cedar wardrobe; LaZBoy recliner; glider rocker w/foot stool; Portable DVD player w/remote; sofa; coffee & 2 matching end tables; Oak 2 pc. step back kitchen cupboard; dinette table w/4 rolling chairs; modern barrister case; full & queen size bedding; glassware; sm. elec. appliances; Tupperware; books; stereos & radios; CB base station; 8 track, DVD, CD & VHS tapes; L shape computer desk; metal 2 drawer cabinet; humidifiers; Nesco meat slicer; 2 book cases; Hoover upright vac; folding tables; cookie jars; 2 humidifiers; First Act 104 amplifier; show cases; elec. cash register; Convex mirror;
COLLECTIBLES & TOYS: JD 184 pedal tractor w/wide front; JD530 & 20 pedal tractors; JD wagon; Horse & stage coach; stuffed animals; Boyd teddy bears; watches; jewelry; carousels; T. Redlin Heading Home open edition print w/tin box; pictures & prints; Wm. Rogers service for 12 silver plate w/case; old Western books; Nascar items; Kerosene lamps; adv. yard sticks; Viroqua Dairy milk bottles; local adv. items; copper boiler w/ copper lid; copper tea pot; wash board & wringers; wood butter churn; Oak drop leaf table; Oak claw & ball foot center table; 2 stone covered jars; tab collar wringer; leather horse; horse clock; cookie jars; many Tru scale, Hubley & Ertl tractors, implements, semis & pickups; Tonka fire trucks & construction toys; Matt Kenseth collector cars; Dale Earnhardt & Rusty Wallace collectables; Red Wing blue band & stoneware bowls; Princess Diana doll; 2 cabbage Patch feed me dolls; Elvis collectables; corn sheller; meat grinders; war & wheat pennies; buffalo nickels;
TERMS: Cash or Good Check w/proper ID. 2 Rings may be used. Very large auction
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Monday, 28 January 2008
Mancat Monday...
Yesterday we'z all gotted to play in the run for much of the day as My Mummy, Dad and d'boy had a good tidy up of the garage. It seems that Dad and d'boy are planning on making us a kind of kitty hotel, climbing thingy for our run in the next few weeks and they'z wanted extra room for the banging and hammering stuff they'z gotta do! :)
Now I'z just heard My Mummy and Dad talking over lunch about getting the hall, stairs and landing re-carpeted and maybe the bedrooms too... Yay, I'z hearded it first and has therefore gotted my name on the list for chief snoopervisor already! ;) I'z not sure iffen they'z planning this before d'kittens are due or after they'z arrived, but I'z gotten my name down for the job anyway - after all it's a mancatly occupation and I'z all Mancat! :)
9 comments:
- Gandalf & Grayson said...
We are sure you will make an excellent Snoopervisor! Snuggeling is one of favorite things too. But we only have our Mom and her Lap gets very crowded with both of us in it!
- 28 January 2008 at 15:39
- Cheysuli and gemini said...
wow, new carpeting. That is a HUGE snoopervisory job Ramses!
- 28 January 2008 at 16:27
- Team Tabby said...
You know how to find the best nap place! A mancat needs a snoopervising job and looks like the new carpeting will be just the one!
Mindy * Moe
- 28 January 2008 at 18:09
- Daisy said...
Ramses, do you have your toolbelt all ready for your big project?!
- 28 January 2008 at 19:19
- Kaze, Latte, & Chase said...
Snoopervising is exhausting (as I'm sure you know!). I do hope that they don't wear you out too much and let you take lots of breaks.
- 28 January 2008 at 21:04
- Marilyn MonREOW said...
Happy Mancat Monday, Ramses! I'm sure you will make an excellent Snoopervisor.
And how precious, about you cuddling between your Mom and Dad! Cuddling is one of the best things on earth.
Purrs and snuggles from Marilyn!
- 28 January 2008 at 23:12
- michico*Adan said...
Happy Mancat Monday, Ramese.
I am so glad you have great time with your beans!
- 29 January 2008 at 01:03
- Lux said...
This sounds like a perfect occupation for a manly mancat, Ramses!
- 29 January 2008 at 05:02
- Donny and Marie and Casey said...
Chief Snoopervisor is a VERY important role, and I'm glad that you're the one to do the job! :D
~your sweet Marie
PS. I tagged you for a meme!
- 29 January 2008 at 05:06


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Cool Stuff From Facebook
Sometimes I find the coolest stuff on Facebook. Some of it is even worth passing on, like this stuff about how great cucumbers are. Who knew?!:
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2.For a pick me up in the afternoon... Put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours. Slice some and put in your water bottle.
3. If you rub a cucumber slice along your bathroom mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Place a few slices of cucumber in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemical in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free.
Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries by European trappers, traders and explorers for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the photochemical will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but it won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
I found a couple of really incredible kids dancing salsa on FB, too. A real pair of snazzy little experts, these two. I can only dream of being this good. They do lifts, and complex stuff without missing a beat, and they're having a blast doing it. You gotta see it to believe it.

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Feel free to share this and anything else that you like, from any of my blogs. ........especially my contact info. and the fact that I've organized an event for the 31st of this month (May). It'll be at Lydia's, in the evening. Check out the details here: www.meetthe100.com
I'll keep finding the cool stuff for you. I have to get to work, soon, tho. Tammy's at Bodega Hair and Company is having a first staff meeting since we changed ownership, a few months ago, so Today is an important day for me.
Mothers Day is this week-end. Everyone wish your mothers a great one, from me. I'm a mom of 11 years, since Apr. 29, 2014, so I get it. We really deserve our own day, and so does Dad. I get that too.
It's a good time to remind yourself why you married your spouse, and what they do all day, to keep things running smoothly at home. It's never easy. If it were, it wouldn't be worth doing. If it were, we wouldn't have a reason to respect and admire each other (or ourselves) for all we do.
Start expressing some gratitude and admiration, each day, even if it takes you a while to come up with something to be grateful for. Sometimes it's a "Fake it 'til you make it type of thing". Eventually you find yourself respecting YOU more, too.
Yours in Service.
Sue Hirsch, Certified Wellness Coach


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17 May 2012
There is common misconception that Disaster Recovery (DR) aka business continuity is the same as a backup. As IT systems have become increasingly critical to the smooth operation of an organisation, the importance of ensuring the continued operation of those systems, or the rapid recovery of the systems, has increased. In simple terms it is the process by which you resume after a disruptive event.


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So my Uncle Marvin called me earlier today and asked me out on a date :) He and my Aunt Joyce are in town visitng from North Carolina. Anyway, they came and picked me up and took me out to dinner at The Hat - super yummy (and totally not on my diet plan, which made it taste even better!-oops!). It was such a great night! You know its weird, I don't think we've ever just sat and talked like that before. Usually we're at a family get-together and we do some casual talking, but really nothing like this. It was so nice to spend 3 hours just visiting with them, learning a little more about their life and adventures, and getting helpful tips from them that were very encouraging and will hopefully enhace my creative skills. I loved the time we just spent together, but wish we had more time to spend. It should be your family who you know the most and who know you the most. I sometimes lose sight of that. I think I take my family for granted a lot and don't take advantage of the time we're blessed with, with them. I'm am just so glad that I had this time with my Aunt & Uncle tonight. I am, however, a little disappointed that I forgot to take a picture with them. I kept trying to remind myself throughout the night to remember to take one and then only remembered as they were driving away. Oh well, I'm hoping to see them a couple more times this week before they leave so I'll have to get one then :) I'm sure I'll have more posts to come! heehee
Uncle Marvin and Aunt Joyce,
Since I now know you read my blog I would like to say thank you for a wonderful visit! I hope I can come and visit you soon out in NC. I know you have had some exciting experiences traveling the world and being missionaries and I would love to hear more of your stories...and see some photos! :) I'm actually quite sad that I've never taken the time before to truly get to know you and would like the chance to do so. Thanks again for asking me out on the date, it was so great to see you and spend some quality time with you. I love you guys!


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The Declaration of Interdependence was a commitment made by Robert Wysocki and other managers aimed at classifying the main goals of the project managers of Agile software development teams. It was created in 2005 as an addendum to the 2001 Agile Manifesto in order to guide the leaders in Agile groups to create the best possible team environment for carrying out software development.
The main tenets of the Declaration of Interdependence (DOI) are as follows:
- Increase return on investment by — making continuous flow of value our focus.
- Deliver reliable results by — engaging customers in frequent interactions and shared ownership.
- Expect uncertainty and manage for it through — iterations, anticipation and adaptation.
- Unleash creativity and innovation by — recognizing that individuals are the ultimate source of value, and creating an environment where they can make a difference.
- Boost performance through — group accountability for results and shared responsibility for team effectiveness.
- Improve effectiveness and reliability through — situation-specific strategies, processes and practices.
These guidelines fit perfectly with the people-focused model of software development that is Agile. It not only allows a group to adopt Agile practices, but also encourages them to do so by providing for the inherent uncertainty that comes with developing consumer-centric products tailored to individual clients. It also allows for innovative solutions to problems which invariably arise during the system development life-cycle.


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"Xenoblade Chronicles" is coming to the United States. Fuckin'... Why did it have to take this much of a fan outcry to get that to happen?
So, that's good news, right? I mean, it's not all three of the Operation Rainfall games, but it's something. Right? Well here's the bad news: It's only being released at Gamestop and Nintendo's website. So I can either financially support a business that's destroying video games for its own benefit, or not buy it at retail at all.
There are some very stupid people working for the house of Mario. Even when they do it right, they're doin' it wrong.


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First and foremost, Jack Vance never quite followed the conventions of whichever genre he was writing in. I haven't read every single thing ever written by him (unfortunately, but I shall rectify this deficiency within a year) - but from what I have read, he never wrote anything that could be classified as "Swords & Sorcery." Jack Vance used wordplay, capricious and cruel personalities, surreal dialogue, exaggerated acts based on real events, and a number of other elements far more than he used the trappings of genres. It's almost as if it doesn't matter whether he is writing science-fiction or fantasy, as Vancian writing is like a genre unto itself. Both magic and technology alike were never the "purposes" of these stories, so much as convenient devices to move stories in certain directions and to cause certain interactions between characters.
"Vancian" magic itself is supposed to have been primarily inspired by the Dying Earth stories. In particular, The Excellent Prismatic Spray is taken directly from these stories - a spell that instantly obliterates foes with a spray of lights and sparks. Since you are all quite familiar with D&D's magic, I will focus on the portrayal of magic within the Dying Earth stories.
1. Magic was indeed memorized - but from whole books, if not multiple books per spell. The process of memorizing a spell was described as being "forced upon the mind." There was no explicit rule that a magic-user had to be well-rested before memorizing his spells, nor that they limited by day. Rather, the main limitation was the ability of the spellcaster to keep the spells memorized without error.
2. Magic was not structured in numbered levels. Indeed, there is very little indication that any particular spell could be twice as difficult to memorize as any other, for any reason other than sheer length. The vast majority of competent magicians possessed librams of The Excellent Prismatic Spray within their libraries, meaning that the equivalent of a "1st-Level Magic User" could instantly kill any one creature if given the opportunity. Suffice to say, Jack Vance did not feel that "balance" was necessary when it came to pitting ordinary men against magicians - vanity, greed, trickery and craftiness were the great equalizers between these two categories of men.
3. Magic could be practiced by anyone who was able to memorize it. Of course, if the spells were not memorized or performed correctly, they could fizzle or backfire. Even one of the lowliest of folk is able to attempt to memorize and cast a spell, and comes very close to executing it perfectly. It is for this reason that deadly man-eating creatures have not yet eaten the whole of humankind, for they greatly fear magic.
4. Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law was definitely involved with magic in the Dying Earth stories. Some magical creations are clearly the products of genetic engineering, some magical devices are actually flying cars, etc. Nevertheless, these things are indistinguishable from spells, demons, magical creatures, summoned helpers, etc. and all fall under the broad umbrella of "magic." The Excellent Prismatic Spray was just as mysterious to the common man as a flying car, even though the true workings of the former were never hinted at.
5. Magic was never as important as the people who used it. If one magician desired the secret knowledge of another, it was usually in order to satisfy some sort of vanity. For example, one magician desires to have the perfect genetically-engineered woman as his bride, and bears the malice he does towards another magician because of jealousy. A powerful magician spends more time arguing with his summoned servants than he does actually employing his powers.
6. Magic was based on an existing belief system, contrary to claims that "Vancian" magic was chosen for having no such roots. This existing belief system is named "I get what I want, when I want it." You may be intimately familiar with this belief system - it is the driving force behind the use of all magic in the Dying Earth stories.
7. All of the great inventors of spells were long since gone. By the time of the Dying Earth stories, any academic efforts were mostly focused on preserving existing lore or discovering lost lore, and the vast majority of magicians certainly were not researching anything new. The distinguishing powers of many magicians were a result of lost knowledge they had rediscovered.
I should probably also explain IOUN stones. These stones came from the remains of dead stars, and their properties were mainly to absorb and store magical energy. They did spin around the user's head, but they did not have inherent powers independent of their stored magical energy. They were able to release their stored energies in a controlled manner, making them highly valued by the great archmagicians.
No game is obliged to possess true "Vancian" magic, true IOUN stones, true elves or dwarves, etc. However, there is a great asymmetry of what the majority of D&D DMs and players think "Vancian" magic is versus what it actually was. In comparison, more than a few D&D DMs and players have done their due diligence on the Lord of the Rings novels, the Conan stories, etc. I have written this blog post in the hope that you would consider advancing Jack Vance's books on your reading lists, in order to see a Gary Gygax influence that was rather different from the others. I personally have found myself becoming an even stronger fan of the Vancian genre than the Sword & Sorcery genre.
EDIT: Just discovered http://jrients.blogspot.com/2008/06/just-so-you-know-this-is-vancian-magic.html which contains some direct quotes from the Dying Earth stories


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|Lorikeets drink water from the Walsh River and its tributaries, too.
Our current system favours these behemoths.
Recently, the new Queensland government, led by Premier Campbell Newman (LNP - Liberal and National Party), terminated the Environmental Defence Office which was dedicated to protecting the environment in the public interest.
Earlier this year I reported that the nearby mining operation went into receivership after an environmental order forced a cessation of operations after contaminated spillage flowed into Jamie Creek and then into the Walsh River. Latest report is that mining operations are resuming and an expansion is proposed. We have already experienced a failure of trust in the mining company's ability to mine responsibly in our region.
We are concerned because our household water supply comes from a creek that originates near the mining area. We are concerned for the endangered Northern Quoll. We are concerned about the habitat and quality of life for wildlife as well as for humans.
Keep informed about this issue by going to:
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