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United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, Northern Division
October 14, 2014
CANDACE SHIVERS, Plaintiff,v.CREDIT CENTRAL SOUTH, LLC, Defendant.
W. KEITH WATKINS, Chief District Judge.
Before the court is Defendant Credit Central South, LLC's motion for summary judgment. (Doc. # 24.) At the court's directive ( see Doc. # 27), Plaintiff Candace Shivers filed a response in opposition. (Doc. # 28.) No reply brief has been submitted. Upon consideration of the parties' arguments, the evidence, and the relevant law, the court concludes that Credit Central's motion is due to be denied.
The court exercises subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(3). Personal jurisdiction and venue are uncontested.
To succeed on summary judgment, the movant must demonstrate "that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and [he] is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a). The court must view the evidence and the inferences from that evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmovant. Jean-Baptiste v. Gutierrez, 627 F.3d 816, 820 (11th Cir. 2010).
The party moving for summary judgment "always bears the initial responsibility of informing the district court of the basis for its motion." Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 323 (1986). This responsibility includes identifying the portions of the record illustrating the absence of a genuine dispute of material fact. Id.; Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c)(1)(A). Or, the movant can assert, without citing the record, that the nonmoving party "cannot produce admissible evidence to support" a material fact. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(c)(1)(B). If the movant meets its burden, the burden shifts to the nonmoving party to establish - with evidence beyond the pleadings - that a genuine dispute material to each of its claims for relief exists. Celotex, 477 U.S. at 324. A genuine dispute of material fact exists when the nonmoving party produces evidence allowing a reasonable fact finder to return a verdict in its favor. Waddell v. Valley Forge Dental Assocs., 276 F.3d 1275, 1279 (11th Cir. 2001).
A. Facts
Credit Central is a consumer loan company with branches in several locations in the Southeastern United States. Ms. Shivers was employed by Credit Central at its location in Andalusia, Alabama, from July 9, 2012, until February 26, 2013, but as explained infra, her last day of work was November 12, 2012. Credit Central typically employs three people per office. When an office has opened one thousand accounts, it may hire a part-time employee. The Andalusia branch where Ms. Shivers worked reached that benchmark in June 2012, and hence, its manager, Brennon Peavy, hired Ms. Shivers in July as a part-time customer service representative ("CSR") and assistant manager working approximately twenty-five hours per week.[1] Ms. Shivers had previous experience working in the consumer loan industry and was hired to work at $10.25 per hour.[2]
At the time that Ms. Shivers was hired, the branch was at its appropriate number of employees - three-and-a-half - which included a manager, Mr. Peavy, a full-time assistant manager, Bridgett Mitchell, a full-time CSR, Terri Crenshaw, and Ms. Shivers. Mr. Peavy allegedly anticipated growth in the business and represented to Ms. Shivers that "her hours and duties would increase eventually and that after the tax season she would achieve full-time status in the assistant manager position." (Am. Compl., at 2.) At all relevant times, Ms. Shivers was the only black employee in Andalusia's office; all of her coworkers and managers were white. There is no contention that Ms. Shivers's job performance was less than exemplary.
In August, Ms. Crenshaw needed to take a prolonged absence for a medical condition. Mr. Peavy hired an additional part-time CSR, Trista Walker, who is Ms. Crenshaw's sister. Ms. Walker lacked experience in the consumer loan industry and therefore was paid less than Ms. Shivers ($9.00 per hour). During Ms. Crenshaw's two-month absence, Ms. Shivers saw an increase in her hours and regularly worked forty hours per week. Ms. Walker also worked more hours than a part-time employee normally would have worked during Ms. Crenshaw's medical leave, but she did not receive as many hours as Ms. Shivers. ( Compare Doc. # 24-7, at 2, with Doc. # 24-5, at 3.)
Then, in November 2012, things changed for Ms. Shivers. Ms. Crenshaw returned to work full-time on November 12. Ms. Shivers understood that the increased hours during September and October would end when Ms. Crenshaw came back to work, (Shivers Dep., at 46-47), but Ms. Shivers anticipated returning to part-time status. Instead, she says, she was not given any hours. Ms. Shivers alleges that, when she talked to Mr. Peavy about the situation, he told her that she and Ms. Walker essentially would be splitting a part-time position and that he could offer each of them around ten hours a week. Ms. Shivers said she would work whatever hours the company would give her, but she was never scheduled to work again.[3] She even agreed to a reassignment to another company location in South Alabama, but was not given another position. When she attempted to contact Brandon Sanford, the regional manager, about her situation, he did not return her calls.
Meanwhile, however, Ms. Walker continued to work hours - more than the meager ten hours proposed by Mr. Peavy to Ms. Shivers.[4] And on January 3, 2013, Ms. Walker was promoted and given a pay raise to $9.45 an hour. She received the latter during her part-time status - a benefit that Mr. McCormack says only full-time employees are supposed to receive. (McCormack Dep., at 46.) Ms. Shivers considers herself effectively terminated as of her last day in November that she worked for Credit Central, but she was not technically terminated by Credit Central until February 26, 2013. Ms. Shivers posits that, if Credit Central's office was truly constrained by a lull in business, Mr. Peavy should have either tried to distribute the ...
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I hand embroidered the center quilt block. Isn't she cute? She is a Wee Tot Design from Madame Samm. I embroidered the label on my machine and put it in the middle of the back since it was so pretty. It looks good there. Hope she likes it!!
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Day 4 - A Thanksgiving to Remember
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- Tessa Romack said...
Mom and Dad I miss you so much. Wish you guys were here to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. Talking to you guys and Tracy this morning really hit me with the reality that my dreams of adopting a little girl from Africa will really be coming true. Hearing her get on the phone and say "Well hello Big Sister" couldn't have made me more excited for you guys to get home so i can just give that little kid a hug and remind her how much i love her. I constantly continue to pray for the process, and cry because i get so overwhelmed. But its a good cry, i promise! Sleep tight.
Dad- Hurry up and get those pictures up PLEASE! I want to see my little sis!
Mom- Miss you watching the parade with us. Next year... :)
Love you, Tess
- November 27, 2008 at 10:37 AM
- Tami Ruble said...
How exciting! We celebrate God's goodness towards you... so much to be thankful for! Jim, we will be praying for you about your sinus situation and trust the Lord to care for you! With much love and prayers the Rubles wish the 6 :) Romacks a very Happy Thanksgiving!!
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Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with Zenit St Petersburg defender Domenico Criscito ... but it looks as if he will be staying in Russia.
One area in which Tottenham Hotspur are said to be looking to improve their squad come January is the left-back position. At the moment the club have Danny Rose as their main left-back, with Benoit Assou-Ekotto out on-loan with QPR and out of favour with Andre Villas-Boas.
The team have plenty of players who can cover the position - such as Kyle Naughton, Jan Vertonghen and Zeki Fryers - but reinforcement is needed.
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The player has just returned from a six month lay-off with a cruciate ligament rupture - so Zenit could be persuaded to cut back on their previously hefty asking price for the player - believed to be in the region of €15 million - much to La Viola's pleasure.
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Well, if you want to clutch at straws, he might insinuate that - as he says his client does not wish to return to Italy.
But it does seem he is referring to the 26-year-old sticking with the Russian outfit for the foreseeable future.
Who should Spurs target at left back?
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Monday, October 17, 2011
Something has made Suzy Blah Blah mad
suzy blah blah said...
okay i'll try itt one more time. maybe hes not moderating right now. (before you delete this one ernie know atht the message i get when you do theat is that you think i'm insignificant)/... Anne, if you don't get to see this ot read my email I'll phone you when i get within cell pphone reange ... but i'm posting this here for others to-
see too; This is my las t post ot this blog. Not because, as ernie used to say, Suzy's the smartest one here, not cuz there arnt some other cool intelligent peeps here too, not cuz i still couldnt learn somehting here, or maybe even teach something... but becuz ernie's been deleting my last few posts. I gave my opinion of hte indians and now it's gone. I tryed it again and he deleted it again. Why? cuz i told the truth?! He'll likey delete theis one too. Idont like being censored and I don't liek ruels but hteres one rule i keeep, if anyone Zaps one of Suzy's posts --I never come back to that blog again. Simple as that. I'm not gonna waste my time posting to the internet only to have some thick headed lout erase it. Better that he say he's irritated by them, or to say he's too busy to think them thruogh, or anything. But my time is too precious. bye bye spy, oregon, olmanriver, robin, and my other fans. You can read me on other blogs who are more accepting and tolerant.
October 16, 2011 8:17 PM
I'm not sure what is happening folks, but I can assure you that I have only deleted two comments in the last two years, neither was Suzy Blah Blah. The first I can't remember, but just recently I deleted a very personal and vulgar comment about a friend of mine that doesn't even read my blog and would have no chance to reply. HOWEVER, I have never deleted a Suzy Blah Blah comment. If they are disappearing from this blog... It's not me!
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Ernie, I talked to Suzy last night and she told me that two of her comments were zapped. I don't know what the explanation might be. But apparently you fished one out of the spam folder? I sent her an email this morning after reading your/this post. I haven't heard back from her yet but maybe she'll comment here and clear it up.
- October 17, 2011 at 11:13 AM
- Ernie Branscomb said...
I found this comment that you made in my spam folder and I posted it for you. I don't know why you and Blah Blah are having trouble getting past my spam filter, but I can assure you that I have never deleted any of your comments.
I value both of your opinions, even when I think that you have me sorely misjudged.
I don't know why my filter is doing that. Contrary to popular opinion, Suzy is right again, I'm not that smart…
- October 17, 2011 at 12:19 PM
"Not that smart". I think the term is "thick headed lout". Dang-it Ernie.
- October 17, 2011 at 1:27 PM
- Kristabel said...
You know, on my blog, which is on Wordpress, Suzy's comments end up in the spam filter now and then. I have no idea why...sometimes maybe because there's a link, and Wordpress is extra cautious?...I usually catch them right away, but a couple of times the notifications themselves have even ended up in my yahoo mail spam filter.
- October 17, 2011 at 2:17 PM
- suzy blah blah said...
okay @ Ernie im makeing this as short as i can cuz im super busy plus also i know that all my chains of precious thoughts might very well might "disappear" again.! but Suzy beleives in the benefit of th e doubt and ive decided to give you one meor chantce. Dig outr the comment i posted last night on cowboys and indians and repost it like you did the tother one so peeps can read about what i said about the long ranger, tanto, black elk, the trail of tears, the cherokkee nation, the buffalo, the galumet pipe, leonard peltier, crazy horse, hyronomous storm, and the rest of th e stuff i wrote of, like chief seattle, the bottom of the totem pole, and the Dakotas of western minnisota, squwa rock, dennis banks, john trudell, neil cassidy, hoppolong casidy, tinkerbelle, mickey mouse, minnie mourse, roy rogers, geoge haze, agnes patek,willy nelson, chile, beans, and maize, the trinity, the first thanksgiveing .arlo guthrie, and other things that i cant remember anymore off hand. Then maybe Suzy will trust yuor blog again to not deleat me up without rhyme or reason... God, i hatethat@ ...but anyhow i always learn something no matter how bad i get hurt or abused, an important leasson folks --ALWAYS save a copy befor you hits send cuz you never know ehen you might get deleted to the spam box by some "myterious" force.
- October 17, 2011 at 4:54 PM
- spyrock said...
yeah,i'd love to read that post. i didn't know you knew about lightning bolt.
i've had that happen to me but not to much on this blog. it's really frustrating. i quit a t and t because i kept losing my connection and i would lost my post. so i switched to comcast. superfast and no problema. a t and t is calling me right now trying to get me back. now i've got aol whiteing out my pictures on facebook. so i use google chrome or moxilla so i can see the damn pictures. so i don't think it was ernie. i think he loves hearing what you have to say. it's that damn corporate elite the 1 percenters who want all our money and our freedom.
- October 17, 2011 at 5:43 PM
- Ernie Branscomb said...
We would all love to read it. But... It's not in my email, my spam filter or, email filter.
You are right again... Always save a copy. I think that maybe it was rejected for being too big.
P.S. You left out Snow White. Flagrant Racism!
Charlie Two Crows is complaining that some of his stuff got bumped. I promise you that it's NOT me.
- October 17, 2011 at 7:36 PM
- Ernie Branscomb said...
If it happens again, just email a copy to me and I will post it.
- October 17, 2011 at 7:37 PM
This is a test! Mobile site won't work. Main site will try refresh. Hope it works Ernie.
I want to hear Suzy's take on Mr. Edd. Was that Racist? Or could that horse really talk?
- October 17, 2011 at 7:58 PM
I think there is a wormhole between...no not my ears...but between Ernie's front page which keeps telling me there are 61 comments on the Indian Summer thread but only 59 when I go to the comment page. Long posts do disappear... but I think this is related to the old wormhole to China that some thought Ernie and Suzy were involved in a few years back. Wormholes do move around, shouldn't play around with them.
- October 17, 2011 at 8:18 PM
- Ernie Branscomb said...
This blog site has nothing to do with my computer. It lives on Blogspot.com a remote blogsite completely separate from my computer. I could flush my computer down the toilet and the blogsite would still be fully functional.
I access it the same as you do. Only I have more access than you. For instance. I can put posts on it and delete things, because I have that secret password. Whatever is going on is Blogspot's fault.
- October 17, 2011 at 9:33 PM
- suzy blah blah said...
Early Bird, Suzy thinks youre trying to help him worm out of it. 61 minus 59 is 2. which is just coinsidently happens t o be the number of my posts that are missing ... it was the comment that i posted twice last night twice,]...
The first time it didn't appear and so I just hit send again and this time it appeared in all it's glory. But when i returned to the site later, it was gone, so i posted another one, complainign if it, the one wear i colled him a thick headed lout, i tryed to thini of a more shop worn cliche but i didnnt have tim e to think, . and it did th e same thing as the other one, it disappeared twice too. Except this morning it magically reappeared. the harmless one reappeared htat is, on the front page of ernies blog along with a sniveling excuse about Spam filters --ids that what the cowboys smoke when their out riden the range loL but anyway back tothe subjict of the post about Naative americans and more that i wrote and posted ... the good one --it is still missing!!! Tell me how is it that only the impportant one can't be retrieved >? Maybe Ernie needs to go back to the refrigerator sckoll and learn how to clean the ice from between his ears, i don't know. But it's a little suspicious.
-- but btw, Early Bird, whilst ive got your ear, do birds have ears? while ive got your attention Early, whast do YOU thing about this stuff? do you think theres maybe a little racist language going on ? What is YOUR opinion, of it all. What do YOU think of the photo he used? whaot about the usage of "indian summer" nad "indian giver". did the worms eat your brain? what do you think of disneys racism in the clip Anne posted? -- do you thikn its just good "cureative fun? Or is it a sample of the racism that is ingrained in oour culture, our language, our lens through which we view the world.
- October 17, 2011 at 10:42 PM
- suzy blah blah said...
shit, i forgot to copy that one.
- October 17, 2011 at 10:42 PM
Suzy, Ernie is obviously messing with you. You called him on his blatent racism publicly and now he's getting back at you by trying to get into your head.
- October 18, 2011 at 4:32 AM
Well Suzy, I figured out that they were your posts that were missing because following comment 59 would be sexty and sexty one...that'd be you.
I am not proud to be human or white, we are such small versions of ourSelves... but here we are.
My opinion is that it is hard for all of us to bring into consciousness that which is ingrained into our unconscious, through culture, family dynamics, or karma. I have lots of work to do in that regard and that is my focus.
Sun's coming up, fog's in the valley, sky is clear and worm gathering awaits. It's another day to be here. Wahoo. uhoh.
- October 18, 2011 at 7:21 AM
Actually this is Ernie, I just couldn't resist the pun.
The fact that the numbers don't jive is proof positive that I didn't delete anything, because when I delete something the number changes back to being the correct amount. Plus, if I'm a racist, why would I care what you say?
What I'm thinking also may have happened is that you may have used some word that Blogspot won't allow. Like the "n" word? Is that Possible?
Did anyone read the article in the post above, written by an alnobaskwa, an Abenaki woman, Marge Bruchac? I agree with every word of what she wrote about taking proud Indian words and claiming that they are derogatory. The "Politically Correct" people are the ones that should be ashamed
Anyway, it's a beautiful day in the morning.
- October 18, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- suzy blah blah said...
Anonymous said...
Suzy, Ernie is obviously messing with you. You called him on his blatent racism publicly and now he's getting back at you by trying to get into your head.
October 18, 2011 4:32 AM
- October 18, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Ernie Branscomb said...
At some point my humor slipped away. Calling me a racist is something that I find highly offensive, but I understand it might be open to interpetation.
To call me a liar is wrong. Only the lowest form of a snivily coward would call me a liar with out signing their name.
You are dead wrong!
- October 18, 2011 at 10:22 AM
When you spend a lot of time on long comments and they disappear it is a kick in the gut. I have had that happen, and now I break long ones down into two or three comments out of fear of loss. I don't know if this is waht hapened to yuor comment, but I do sympathize.
The other morning I drove out my old wagon trail on the ridgetop and there in the middle of the road was a fox laying on its belly.
I thought oh no, someone hit it, but saw no signs of that as I drove within a foot or two of its body. So I went backwards and still no movement from the fox. I got out and approached it to within three feet. Now it raised its head up a little a there was a little drool from its mouth. Then it raised up on all fours and head down, took little steps backwards, like a cat does when it gives us the gift of a hairball. Now I am thinking it must be rabid, or having bad indigestion. So I bend over in front of it, now petting distance from its head, and it is still not registering my prescence with its eyes. It was the closest I have ever been to a fox. I could have gone on forever, but I clapped my hands and it turned and methodically walked away with a strange gait, almost a bowlegged waddling at a slow pace, it was Charlie Chaplinesqe.
I would rather get face to face with a rabid fox than offer up my opinions on the blog marketplace where blargueing seems to rule the day. So I blog less and less, and try not to let other peoples views and opinions bother me, if they do.
I deflected answering your questions to me this AM because racism is a big subject, and it is sad. Ever watch an Atlanta Braves game? Yuck. I just don't want to talk about it. In my work with Indians I have to tread between a infighting and not getting along with each other. I do the same here.
If you want to discuss this over lunch someday Suzy, I am open to that... and bring Anne along, I would like to meet here.
- October 18, 2011 at 6:27 PM
This morning I had to wake up early to get somewhere so I set the alarm clock for 6:44. I had a restless night, and a long last dream:
A friend was driving me from a far distance in his red stick shift car to Berkeley because my dentist had squeezed me into this schedule at the end of his day. My friend drove me instead to his home in north Oakland. I asked if I could take his car then, and realizing that I was already late I thought I should call to see if the dentist would still see me. Panic was rising and some women who were older than me helped me find the phone number and call. Though I was half an hour late the dentist said that if I got there quickly he would see me. I could hear him drilling into someone's teeth as he talked.
Instead of driving, I ran out of the house and towards the bus and Bart. As I ran blindly down a grassy strip between two long apartment buildings I was saying to myself "I know I am stepping in dog poo, I know I am stepping in dog poo!"
I got on the bus to the Bart station and departed, running to the wrong side of the tracks as the train to Berkeley took off as I watched.
At this point my anxiety dream woke me up in a panic, the clock read 6:45..6:46.. the alarm hadn't gone off. I am sure that this has happened to others.
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- October 18, 2011 at 9:17 PM


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She pulled out the pan and started putting things in. We managed to get in ice, banana slices, and a little bit of milk and then I got her to stop.
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I don't usually post on the weekends but Ayla and I will be out of town this week. I'm not so sure I will be able to post anything until I get back because, not only will I be savoring every moment with Leah and her family and some of my friends, Leah does not have the Internet. Her parents do but when I go over there I don't plan on blogging. I will take lots of pictures and do a long post when I get back.
I decided to do a tag that I was tagged by 3 different people, Leah, Amber and Kristy. It is sweetheart / hubby quiz. The tags were a little bit different from each other, so I just combined all 3 together. I thought it would be appropriate to do it now due to the fact that Kurt will not be joining us on our trip and we are going to miss him terribly. I love you honey!
Here is a picture of him on our 2nd anniversary. What a hotty!
Well here goes:
What is your husband's name? Kurt
How long have you been married? 3 wonderful years
How long did you date before you got married? Our first date was a year before we got married. We went on the second date a month later (I always tease him about that one). After the second date we dated steadily. So technically 11 months but I say a year.
Who asked who out first? He did, we went to a movie that I hated, "Sky Captain" (Just my opinion). I enjoyed being with him though.
When and where was your first kiss? Who kissed who? It was on Christmas day and it was in front of my house. Kurt was getting into his car but then he decided he wanted to kiss me but I kissed him first.
Who said I love you first? He did, it was the sweetest thing he said "I can't believe that I can actually say that I am in love with someone."
Do you have any children? Yes!! We have our cute little peanut Ayla and we can't get enough of her. We love her!
How old is he? 30
Who eats sweets? We both do, sometimes we get sick from going overboard.
Who is taller? My hot honey is.
Who can sing best? Definitely him. Like Leah said in hers, I think he would like to move during sacrament sometimes because I have a hard time keeping a note. I do sing to Ayla all the time though. Poor girl! :)
Who is smarter? I think he is. He doesn't think that but I know he is.
Who does the laundry? His sister does our laundry (Thanks Suz) and I do Ayla's during the week at my parent's. We don't have a washer or dryer in our apartment. I do put it all away though.
Who pays the bills? He does literally. I stay home with Ayla, which is such a blessing. Thanks Honey.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do because it is closest to the door and Ayla is right down the hall from me!! :)
Who mows the lawn? We don't currently have a lawn but when we lived with his parents I did it because Kurt gets really bad allergies. I don't mind doing it and when we get a home I am sure I will be doing it then too.
Who cooks dinner? I do and it is fun now because I don't go to work so I don't mind cooking and having a good meal. It was hard when I worked though and it was not fun.
Who drives? He does, I hate to drive. People scare me on the road so I let him dell with that.
Who is first to admit they are wrong? We are both really good with this, we always talk things out. It is one of the best things about being married to him.
Who wears the pants? I would have to say we are equal but if I had to choose one, I would choose him.
What does he do that surprises you? He surprised me yesterday when I found out that he liked country music. He doesn't always listen to it but he will listen to it in spurts. That is why I didn't know. He also surprises me on how much he knows about things.
What is your favorite quality of his? That he treats me with respect as a wife and a mother.
Does he have a nickname for you? Usually it is Honey.
What is his favorite color? I am not sure about this one but I would have to say blue.
What is his favorite food? Seafood! Yuck!!! He really likes shusi. Yuck again!!!
What is his favorite sport? He loves to play tennis and loves to ski.
What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? I would say, we like to eat dinner and watch a movie together.
Does he have a hidden talent? Yes, he can dance to a beat and he is very creative at taking a song and making up his own lyrics to it. He usually sings creative songs to Ayla.
What is his favorite type of music? He likes a variety so I can't say he likes just one type but his favorite singer is Ben Folds.
What do you admire most about him? He works so hard at what he does whether it is our relationship, being a dad, school or work.
Do you think he will read this? I know he will because I always have him proof read my posts.


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Rihanna and Nicki Minaj have been in the headlines all week, not in a positive way though. But today, it's all about positive vibes as the two got the most nods in the American Music Awards nominations! That's right. Fans will be happy to know that they both got four nominations each for the 40th annual AMAs.
Rihanna is up for the most coveted Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Artist for Pop/Rock, Favorite Female Artist for Soul/R&B and Favorite Album for Soul/R&B.
Whereas, Nicki is also up for Favorite Female Artist: Pop/Rock, Favorite Album: Pop/Rock, Favorite Artist: Rap/Hip-Hop and Favorite Album: Rap/Hip-Hop. These two have some very tough competition in each category so we will see on which one they come up on top.
Other nominees for the 40th AMAs are Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, One Direction, Drake and Usher who all got three nods each. It's a bit disappointing for Taylor Swift and Adele because each of them just got one nominations each.
Since the new artist category is also something that that you folks watch out for so the nominees for this are J. Cole, Fun, Gotye, One Direction and Carly Rae Jepsen.
These are basically the AMA nominees to watch out for at the 40th awards night that will take place at the Nokia Theater this coming November 18. Who are your bets?


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In this post I am going to write about how when you are in a low place in your life, your self worth and mental state are very vulnerable. You are searching for something good and positive in your life and because you are so desperate you might make a really bad decision. I am going to talk about my really bad decision that I made in hopes that I can hopefully help someone not make the same mistake.
At the end of August I had been getting restless and decided to join a gym. This wasn't really in my budget, but my SANITY needed it. I needed to be by people and I needed to work out to feel better and to get back into shape. Joining the gym was both the best and worst decision I made this summer.
It was the best because I was able to lose the extra 10 pounds I had gained this summer due to stress of losing my job and the lack of running due to my injuries. Also having interactions with people on a daily basis has helped a lot so I am not just sitting home alone. The reason I say it was the worst is because I met the head trainer, Edgar, who would go on to date me, temporarily move in with me, and basically be my first boyfriend. All sounds good right? Well it wasn't. Edgar was a very verbally abusive person who used me, constantly lied to me and cheated on me.
I am a very strong personality and I love myself. But the way being unemployed makes one feel "less than" or "not good enough". I think that is why I let Edgar into my life when I normally would not have. After being so low in life I was grasping for anything GOOD in my life and I thought that would be him. At first it was how things were supposed to be – flirting, talking all the time, thinking about each other, etc. Then after two weeks of seeing each other he texts me one Sunday morning saying that he was kicked out of the place he was living and asked if he could stay with me for awhile. This caught me off guard – but after finding out that his homelessness was due to an argument and nothing illegal I said he could move in. I really liked him and thought why not, he was at my place most nights anyway.
Things moved south after a few weeks of him being here. First off I didn't think he would be here this long, but I did not mind the company so I let things slide. I was just telling myself that relationships are work and I cherished the good moments that we had. But then he would start calling me "lazy", "jiggly Jan", "flabby Flo" and numerous other names that made me feel inferior. He would make comments about my body, like suggesting I needed implants because boobs were just fat. (Note I have C cups on a 4 ft 10 in body – I am already ALL boob) When we went out to eat if I ordered something wrong/unhealthy I would be harassed for it for days – he said it was for my own good so I would make "good decisions" on what to eat. I would constantly do whatever I could for him to make him happy. I did his laundry, cleaned the apartment, cooked him dinners that he liked, gave him a ride to work when it snowed, made him lunches, let him drive my car when we went out, etc. I never complained and I basically became his good little housewife.
There were a lot of things wrong with this "relationship" and I knew it. I would talk to my friends and family about stuff and they urged me to dump him and kick him out. I was in denial and said "You don't know about the good moments we have" or something like that. Eventually I stopped talking about things with them and keeping them all inside mostly because I didn't know what to do. How do you ask to take space from someone who basically decided they were now living with you until they say so? How do I ask him to move out without ruining the whole relationship? I tried to help him find an apartment, but my attempts were not met by any action or attempt to move on his part. So I tried to make the best out of the situation for as long as I could.
One thing all of my friends who have been cheated on always say is to trust your gut. I did eventually trust it and found out he was cheating on me. One morning I checked his phone because he had been texting with someone late into the night again the night before and also very early in the morning. I found that he had been sexting this other women while he was in bed with me and that disgusting person had known about me and still sent him multiple nude pictures the night prior. I had to read about their upcoming rendezvous, which was to be that night. The things I read and saw will forever make me sick. How could a person be this evil to do this to me?? As soon as he left for work I threw his things out and texted him breaking it off with him and letting him knew that I knew he was sleeping with that other women. He basically said it was my fault for him sleeping with her and said a lot of other crap I don't want to think about ever again. I know that it was not my fault and I did nothing wrong except to trust that horrible person.
My word of advice is DON'T LET ANYONE EVER TREAT YOU LIKE SHIT. Even if you feel that you don't deserve any better YOU DO. After this all I started talking to my friends and family again about the things he would say or do to me and they would ask me "Do you know that you were in an abusive relationship?" and I now say yes. Everyone was surprised to hear the things I put up with because that does not sound like me. I usually do not take crap from people and I love who I am and know that I am a good person. WHY? Why did I let someone come into my life who subjected me to such scrutiny over my body, who basically told me I was not good enough, who used me for his self interest when he cared little about me? The only reason I can think of is because I already was not myself from being unemployed and I already felt worthless and rejected. I lived for those brief moments of happiness, for the one compliment he would give me, a smile, a hug, a cute text, anything that was positive.
None of those things were worth it. Breaking up with him was far overdue and I do not regret throwing him out of my life. I now understand the things he was doing to me mentally because I had already been weak and I am repairing myself to make me LINDSAY again. I am a strong, confident, amazing, loyal, witty, honest, loving and special person and I fully intend to find that women and make her whole. I know it will take time to heal, and I never plan on forgiving him, but I will learn from this and I will become a better person because I know I can handle it.
During this time of your unemployment, please make sure that you aren't being taken advantage of. Though those moments of happiness make your whole day or week seem better, you are better off without them. Don't let anyone make this time any harder than it needs to be. Find the people and things that love you for who YOU are and are there to support you and stick with them. They will be the people that keep you from destroying yourself.


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Saturday, June 13
This WW Journey has been temporarily interrupted
That said, after recent, absolutely incredible fabulous and awesome two full week family vacation that miraculously resulted in "only" a 5lb weight gain I realized that even if I lost the full 5lbs my first week back I would have "wasted" three weeks maintaining! Now I'm not knocking maintenance. It has always elluded me or I wouldnt be here. I've been losts thinner in years past. The hardest part has always been keeping it off. I'm not sure what caused me to make this decision but during the day on Wednesday I started thinking about low carb and how quickly the weight can come off while doing it. (You see, I first learned about low carb many years ago from a Dr and may have turned on a couple of my friends to it) I made the decision to do the low carb induction for two weeks. I really really wanted to get the vacation gain off as quickly as possible and start moving the scale a bit more quickly than it did for the 8wks I was doing the Sizzlin Hot for Summer Challenge.
I know that this change will only be temporary because for me low carb doesn't work long term. I don't have any problems with others for whom it works but for me it simply causes me to carb crave and I tend to be more likely to carb binge. Doing low carb for me does not take away my cravings like it does for my friend Lucrecia. I end up just wanting what I "can't" have while with Weight Watchers I can have whatever I want so long as I account for it. I do eat whole wheats instead of white pastas and breads and overall I just find it easier to teach my children how to eat healthy if I am leading by example rather than having a different meal than they are.
This is my choice, my journey.
That said, the scale has already begun to move swiftly. I don't know how long it will continue to move as swiftly as the first few days but I also am not certain I can continue low carb for more than a couple weeks. Especially because I am doing the much lower carb induction phase. Tomorrow will truly be a test. My mother and I are hosting the post baby shower for my sister in law and spent the majority of the day making chicken salads, pasta salad, cutting up fruit etc. I know I can have one of the chicken salads but the true hurdle will be the cake and cookies my mom ordered from a local bakery. You see, these particular iced sugar cookies are ones that in the past I have gone out of my way to buy and eat in the car so no one would know. I even used to buy the bags of broken pieces they would sell and eat the whole thing myself. They are so good. I will be strong. I am worth it and, well, to take a line from WW "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels." - its just been so long since I was thin I think cheesecake tastes pretty darn close! lol
5 comments:
- Lucrecia said...
I think finding the right eating plan is a lot like finding the right religion! Sometimes you find one that fits you like a glove and sometimes you have to borrow from a few and make one of your own! I'm so happy to hear that the vacation weight is heading out already!
- June 13, 2009 at 11:10 PM
- Annalisa201 said...
Hey, good luck tomorrow! Make yourself a reward maybe - something that will make you SURE to be on your best behaviour tomorrow :)
- June 14, 2009 at 12:05 AM
- Mrs. Sheila said...
I wish you the best.
- June 14, 2009 at 5:43 AM
- Mama Bear June said...
You've got a great attitude and I know you can resist those cakes and cookies!
- June 15, 2009 at 2:17 PM
- Martha said...
It is all about experimenting and finding the right diet that suits your lifestyle :) you can do it!! Psst, my husband is starting his low carb diet today so I am cooking low-carb :) it's tough finding low carb meals aye? So we're low-carbing together, yay!! Keep up the fabulous work :)
- June 15, 2009 at 6:33 PM


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Mold Dogs - Dogs who sniff out mold in your home
I found this fascinating - we see professional dogs in all sorts of fields: such as sniffing out bombs and drugs for authorities. But did you know that there are also professional Mold Dogs ? Trained dogs that can find mold in even the most unexpected places - especially when otherwise the mold hasn't been found.


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Look at my sad cutting mat - it is a Friskars and I cut right through it the very first week I had it. At the last minute I packed it - fully thinking I had a beautiful, big, green cutting board over here. But there is no green mat here. So, I am happy to have the Friskars one - I am just being careful to try to avoid the cut through area to make the mat last through the winter.
And that is a bowl of peanuts and apples. I like to decorate with food.


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Penrith City Council has long recognised the principles of sustainability and articulates a vision for the city focused on the […]LEARN MORE
The King George V (KGV) Recreation Centre photovoltaic (PV) solar power system was designed and built by Solgen Energy as part of the City of Sydney's Sustainable Sydney 2030 vision.
Solgen Energy was awarded the City of Sydney Solar Project to design, install and commission over 1.25MW of solar power installations on major buildings owned by the City of Sydney Council. The systems are being installed on 30 properties throughout the municipality.
The City of Sydney Council set a target of achieving a 70 per cent reduction in carbon emissions across the City of Sydney local government area and to have 25 per cent of its energy needs coming from renewable resources by 2030.
When completed, the City of Sydney Solar Power Project is estimated to deliver a 4.5 per cent reduction in the City's overall greenhouse gas emissions and 12.5 per cent of the City's own energy requirements.
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|KGV Recreation Centre, The Rocks
|Date Completed:
|June 2014
|Solar system peak capacity:
|222 x Trina Solar 250W
|2 x SMA 15kW and 2 x SMA 12kW
|Green savings:
|88 tonnes of emissions annually
|Solar electricity generated:
|82MWh each year
The KGV Recreation Centre is located in the heart of The Rocks in Sydney's CBD. The centre provides sports and fitness facilities and a range of community services to city residents, workers, students and visitors.
The large curved roof above the KGV recreational centre presented a challenge to Solgen Energy's photovoltaic engineers. The design needed to take into consideration the east-west orientation constraints of the roof whilst still ensuring the solar power system worked as intended. The roof also included skylights which the solar panels needed to avoid.
To overcome the challenges the curved roof presented, the KGV Centre's solar power system was designed with separated rows of solar panels running in parallel to the roof's structural members. Although this design meant that the solar array was less dense than a typical flush mounted solar power system, it did allow the project to meet the design criteria set by the client.
Overall the KGV Recreation Centre will host a 55.5kW solar power system comprising 222 Trina Solar Panels and 4 SMA Tripower Inverters. The inverters were installed outside near the roof of the building using a custom made inverter station.
Installing the solar power system on the KGV Recreation Centre's roof to generate part of its electricity needs, is a step by the City of Sydney to meet its Sustainable Sydney 2030 vision.
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Nails: Autumn Picks
You might think it is a bit weird to choose pastels for Autumn but I couldn't help myself. After wearing pastels all summer and loving it I thought I could find some autumn… Continue reading
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After my three shades of mint I thought I would also do three shades of lilac. Essie Warm and Toasty Turtleneck is more of an A/W shade, a deep lilac that looks quite… Continue reading
I love mint nails for spring and summer. Last year I finally got my hands on Essie Mint Candy Apple and also Essie Absolutely Shore. I love them both: the first one is… Continue reading
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Today's evening is going to be devoted to myself and I am not going to feel sorry about it! On Friday I passed my MA comprehensive exams so after some celebratory drinks yesterday… Continue reading
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When a new season comes, the first thing I like to change in my colour routine is my nail polish. Fall is already here (even though it arrived a bit late where I live) so I dug out my dark nail polishes…


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Friday, November 19, 2010
Volleyball unit in pictures
The past two weeks have been filled with volleyball skill work and games. Students learned how to bump, set, and serve the ball. Games included Keep it up, Serve a Rama, and Newcomb. Here are a few pictures and videos to show what we did in class!!
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Lets ask a question. Where does he live? Childwall? Croxteth, just by where Brookside was filmed…..no. Woolton or even Cressington Park? No one of these.
Tirley Garth, Utkington in the leafy Cheshire Green Belt just one hamlet up from Tarporly is where. They don't have many scouse weddings in this part of the world. Now you don't begrudge a man making something of himself but true to form the old saying; When a scouser makes it, they bugger off to London and when they half make it the move to the Wirral has a strange association here.
I last spoke to Dr Redmond shortly after the National Trust AGM that was held at the Oldham Echo Arena. I was helping with a historical tour to some of the delegates after the event. I bumped into Tristram Hunt the respected historian, BBC presenter and Times Journalist. He had not long done an article entitled Liverpool Capital of Vandalism http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article3507204.ece for the Times. It was inspired and titled after a phrase I sent him Capital of Destruction, referring at that point to our Georgian past. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-special-features/2008/01/29/living-on-the-eve-of-destruction-64375-20405391/
As I spoke to him opposite Mann Island I noticed the wavy hair of Dr Redmond and his wife with a small group walking towards me. I was showing Tristram the soon to disappear views as the Thee Black Slugs were just being started and explaining that a Dock which predated the Albert by 60 years was destroyed to make way for the museum being built that Phil was the Chairman of NML, at that time and his wife a trustee was a strange co-incidence. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/theatre/2007/09/what_scouse_culture_means.html One disgruntled trustee had just resigned from NML stating the Redmond's constituted a conflict of interests. NML just ignore conflicts of interests as they ignore legal covenants. "Oh here is one of the people responsible" I said and Phil stopped grinning like a little cheeky scouser. I knew Phil as a client of mine I had sold him some bits for his mansion. "Wayne we have to move on with the times" he said.
This is not moving on these were my cherished views Liverpool Museums should be protecting us not ruining us" http://liverpoolpreservationtrust.blogspot.com/2009/11/loyd-grossman-lectures-us-on-heritage.html
"Well what would you have put there?" he said "A park" I replied "Besides the finance for these three grotesques is paying for the museum its disgraceful" Alexis chipped in "Oh no its not" she said. "I have looked over all the minutes of trustees meetings I am well aware of how the finances are stacked".
Phil in full glare of Tristram then said pointing to the whole development including the museum that he was steward of as Chairman of NML. "It all should have been built in Birkenhead" I nearly threw him in Salt house Dock. "You have been culture supremo watching all this happen and you have done nothing look at the mess as I pointed to One Park Worst, Widnes Tech on speed, opposite on Chavasse Park. http://liverpoolpreservationtrust.blogspot.com/2009/09/liverpool-world-heritage-city.html "They have destroyed our future this is bad. "You are right but the consolation is it will all fall down within 50 years". There is no consolation to me I wont be around"
Tristram and his wife sensing an engagement said their goodbyes I thought he may have written about it, and I continued rattling with Phil as Alexis and their two architect friends looked on. "We should talk about this in more detail in the new year," he said and I caught up my party. I never did tie up with him. http://liverpoolpreservationtrust.blogspot.com/2010/02/museum-of-liverpool-are-trustees-out-of.html
I read Phil Redmond's column in the Liverpool Daily Ghost last week. Its usually waffle and this particular one is not available on line. Perhaps because the editor is aware of its inaccuracies. Entitled, Why the twists in the tales make it great to be scouse. Well said Phil did you e-mail in this column from the Mansion in Cheshire.
He goes on to say how last weeks story broke about the £750,000 paid out by NML to a commercial property developer. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news//2010/02/24/revealed-tax-payer-funded-national-museums-liverpool-paid-out-750k-for-spoiling-a-waterfront-view-100252-25901760/
He says Well, yes but the unfortunate situation is that if you want to build anywhere in a city, especially in a complex historical area like the Pier Head, you will encounter, well, complex and historical problems. This was one of them. He says he will come back to this and I await tomorrows column where he will I think try to kid the public.
He says "It basically boils down to £750,000 brought in £72 million and delivered a museum on time and on budget."
This, as most of his column is made up, They have destroyed the World Heritage Site and now it transpires there was covenants to protect this happening. We were first told it would be open in 2008, then 2009, then 2010 and now 2011. The original design had a price of £42 million which is now nearer £80 million and it appears all the money is still not in place. Something I am not in the least surprised about with the utter chaos surrounding this whole project.
I await his writing tommorrow, he will probably be doing it now after he has finished off bullying Mark Thomas the editor into kidding the public. http://liverpoolpreservationtrust.blogspot.com/2009/08/should-mark-thomas-be-relieved-of-his.html who lives on the Wirral. There was not a mention into the wasted money in the Daily Ghost. I sent the editor Mark Thomas a AJ piece about they have come to an agreement relating to the 3XN, the museums architects sacking. Next day it was entitled, to placate the NML.Harmony breaks out at Liverpool Museum. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2010/02/25/harmony-breaks-out-in-liverpool-museums-spat-with-architect-92534-25910055/ This is a disgrace what a placation of the facts which needed a little more investigation. The day before It was great to see the papers holding them accountable. Shock horror the Echo at that. They should be accountable which is why I have written to Mr Redmond for a full account of the financial mess that is NML. Requesting some details that the press have not looked into. A letter has also gone off to the National Audit Office asking for a full inquiry. I await a cover upo by The Daily Ghost.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Let's Make Healthy Dog Treats!
I wanted to set myself apart from being just any ordinary job applicant. So after interviewing with a very nice woman from dental manufacturing company, I decided to send her treats. While putting away clean dishes and deciding what to make, I ran across a gift that has been sitting in my kitchen cupboard for years... A make your own doggie biscuit recipe book that included cookie cutters!
Since both of my phone interviews involved side stories about how much we love our dogs, I decided this was a good idea to set myself apart from the rest of the competition.
I know it sounds a little crazy, many people have told me so. I don't care. It is who I am and it is what I do. I give gifts to people like flowers from my garden, homemade truffles, muffins, scones, cookies, you name it. I've probably given it.
So here is my recipe that I adapted from Jonna Anne's Healthy Doggie Biscuit recipe book.
Peanut Butter Goodies (for your dog)
3 C. Rice flour
1/2 C. Wheat flour
1/2 C. All purpose flour
1 1/2 C. Creamy Peanut Butter
1 1/2 C. Chicken broth
2 T. Canola Oil
1/4 C. Molasses
Mix together flours, peanut butter, chicken broth, canola oil and molasses in a stand mixer until blended adding additional water if necessary. Roll out between plastic wrap, cut out shapes and place onto sheet pans lined with parchment or use a silpat. Brush with heavy cream (optional).
Bake until sides of biscuits are golden @ 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven.
Store in a Tupperware container or freeze for up to 1 month.
This recipe makes a lot depending on what size cookie cutter you use. I made 6 dozen using various sizes.
You can modify the recipe and use all rice flour if your puppy needs gluten free biscuits.
My dog Baxter loves them! You might be temped to try one for yourself. Your house will smell gloriously like a peanut butter cookie.
Maybe you will get the job of your dreams too by sending treats to your next job interviewer. At the very least, they will have a happy and healthy puppy.
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WOW! Our meal plan this week has pretty much gone out the window!!! :( My kids may not have eating the greatest things, but we have NOT eaten out either! I have been struck by the 3rd trimester "morning sickness" so it has not been easy to cook. Last night instead of pot pie casserole dad came to the rescue with Chicken/Ham sandwiches.
Today, we were on schedule, however the pot pie that got moved to tonight is again not happening. Thank goodness for left over spaghetti from lunch! However, I'm also fairly certain that when may baskets get delivered to grandma/pa in a little bit they may get some supper made for them. I have a pot luck/bible study tonight so I am already taken care of, so I figure the hubs will con his mom into cooking for them. That is what usually happens. :)
So TOMORROW we WILL have pot pie. Probably for lunch, but we will make it. The chicken can't last much longer thawed in the fridge and I HATE wasting chicken! So check in tomorrow to see how the cooking goes.
Today my son asked me if we could go out to eat. I said no, not yet. He then replied with a "how many more days until I get to eat at Angela's?" For me this was amazing yet disturbing all the same. I worked at Angela's on and off for about 7 years so we always eat there when we eat out to support them, so it was cute for him to say it, yet disturbing that he knows we eat there too much and knows it by name.


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Wax crayon, ink and biro were used, quick and frantic but effective.
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I am Emma. I am Paul Higgins daughter. One Direction security guard. Ever since my mom passed away I couldnt pull myself together. My dad Paul, told me to tour with One Direction so he could watch after me and it would get my mind off things. That means I have to share a bus with One Direction because I am clumsy and might mess up the stage stuff and One DIrecitons tour bus is stupid proof. I have to say though its not a problem to stay on a bus. Even though I am with all boys its not a problem. They are cute to but Niall he is so nice. They are all nice but Niall has something different. What happens when Niall has a girlfriend? Who is she. She looks so fake.
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Hi guys! ówod
I'm sorry the page is a day late.
Yesterday I went to Frankfurt for a little charity-project I'm doing with / for a large shopping-mall and the unthinkable happened: I got my wallet stolen on the way from Frankfurt main station to the station near the shopping mall! >-<
When I wanted to grab it from my bag to get a little something at a bakery before heading to the mall I realized my bag was open in the front (something I'd never leave like this myself because I'm usually paranoid about my wallet getting stolen) and when I searched I couldn't find my wallet...
That was a huge shock.
I mean, the shithead who took it was probably pretty disappointed with the immense amounts of cash I had on me... 2 Euros. X'D
So money is not the issue here. But all my papers were in there. My ID, my bank cards (all of them are blocked now and the thief seems not to have tried to use them in any way), my "Bahncard" (it's a abonement card of the German Railways I pay for annually to get a discount of 25% on all tickets - which can only be used by me |D because my name is on it), my health insurance card... =A= hhh.
All those things I have to re-order / re-make. (Re-doing an ID in Germany costs about 30€. I think that should be the only one that costs something. Maybe the Bahncard will be a little as well, but the others get replaced cost-free I think.It's jsut a big hassle _-_ Not so fun all in all.
The police is informed and stuff. If I have a lot of luck the wallet gets found rather quickly in a trashbin by some returnable bottle collector and dropped off at the lost and found. Keep your fingers crossed!
So all in all yesterday was a pretty hectic and stressful day and uploading a page just didn't really come to mind until now.
Awww, I hope it gets found so you don't have to re-make everything...*hug*
Sorry to hear that, I wish you the best of luck with your wallet!
I never had lost mine, but since I work in a hostel, I had plenty of guests that were lucky enough to have their papers returned by either the police or even the finder themselves. So i press thumbs for you to be a lucky one as well! :)
And I really, kinda DON't want to see the next page...
I really, really don't...


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The stereotype for a feminist assumes a certain scenario which goes as follows.. She was brought up in a miserable family, having to wash the dishes and cater drinks to her male brother.. Her father was probably a harsh man who used to beat her day and night, or deserted his family when she was young.. She probably was heartbroken in love, or met a man who cheated on her.. She's an envious spinister.. most probably her looks aren't good enough to attract men's attention... et certera, et cetera, et cetera.
1. The Day I Broke My Doll:
2- The Screwdriver:
As a kid, I hadn't known that exhibiting your talents was scary. I thought that parents would be proud of what their young ones could do, and should encourage them to be more curious and learn more about the world. I thought that being independent was a bless, not a curse.. and that showing everyone that you were able to do things on your own was worthy of applause. Oh how green I was! [sigh].. Anyway, I used to show off my skills in front of adults, especially my parents, with best of intentions.
One day I brought a screwdriver and started to unscrew our cassette-recorder to explore what lies inside. Yet, my dad made me feel as if this recorder was a bomb that would explode if I touched it! Needless to say, this didn't prevent me from seeking after what I wanted. A kid's mind is designed to be curious, constantly seeking after knowledge.. you can't stop this automatic mechanism just because you fear that a stupid machine will get out of order! So, I waited for the time when I was home alone, and I would get my dad's tools and open all of the electric machines at home, one by one, and I would take out the pieces inside, carefully remembering where each piece belonged, then see if I could assemble them all again in the same order. I applauded myself when I succeeded, since there was nobody present to witness this achievement. And when my parents came home, and turned on that same device, I would keep saying to myself "If only you saw it one hour ago!" and experience a sort of evil kind of joy :)
Years later, when our VCR went out of order, I couldn't keep myself from helping my dad who seemed so frustrated. I begged him to allow me to take my shot at repairing it. Of course, he was totally against it, but when I told him there was nothing to lose and that the technician was going to repair it anyway, he seemed to have been too tired already that he let me do it. He couldn't believe it when I actually fixed it! But I never confessed to him my long hidden secret. Up till today, my family depends on me when it comes to installing or fixing electric devices. They are satisfied to think it is a miracle, and I no longer seek to disturb their peace of mind.
3- A Lesson Well-Learned:
Being a female, you can not be proud that you're talented or that you're smart. People won't admire you for it.. but will treat you as an abnormality instead.. a lamb that has lost its way and should be guided back to her flock, or forced to do so against her will if necessary. In a society like ours, you learn that a woman and a smart brain do not meet.. that it is OK for women to be dependent, because that's what men are made for. Only a man is allowed and encouraged to be independent, while a woman is brought up to be weak and vulnerable. Shall any girl show any sign of being smart or having ambition, she must be knocked down, for fear that she might disturb the balance of the universe! Hence, a smart man impresses you, while a smart woman freaks you out. A strong man wins your admiration and respect, while a strong woman makes you reach for your gun. That's what an artificially-fabricated social order does to us. We invent molds, we shape our young to fit into those molds, pushing and squeezing them throughout their lives to enter their boxes of what we decided to be "masculine" or "feminine," feeding them all about the "division of roles" and other myths of our invention.
Societies, in any time or place, would have never moved a single step forward if it were not for the few who refuse to give in to such mutilation. All of us were born feminists.. yes, all of us.. boys and girls.. we were all born equal and we wanted to remain as such. Feminists are believers in equality and justice. And if anyone considers that to be wrong, or strange, or bad, then s/he would better look and see where they stand. As for me, I shall forever remain happy and proud to be guilty of feminism.


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As mod quilters, I figured you might find this of interest! I've got a giveaway going on at my blog, check it out!
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Friday, February 5, 2010
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THERE has been a fantastic response to a project which will help Northumberland residents to work in the oil and gas sector.
As part of the Northeast Press campaign Keep Northumberland Working, Northumberland Business Services Limited (NBSL) has come up with an exciting programme which will see more people receive specialised training and a chance to land a job in this industry.
One of its board members, local entrepreneur Ken Beattie, has used his contacts to hold discussions with a number of Norwegian companies that are struggling to find sufficient highly-skilled workers.
And since the scheme was unveiled just before Christmas, he has been inundated with emails and calls from more than 100 interested parties. Many of them have come from people associated with the threatened Rio Tinto Alcan site in Lynemouth.
The blue chip Norwegian oil and gas operators involved in the talks include Statoil and Conoco Phillips and engineering and equipment company Aker Solution is on board as well.
Mr Beattie has also given the Herald an update on how the project will progress in the coming weeks.
"A visit is planned by representatives of these companies to Northumberland in order for them to understand the potential the county has in offering skills and training opportunities," he said.
"In attendance at this meeting will be senior personnel of NBSL, Northumberland College, Northumberland County Council and various senior business leaders from the area.
"Following this meeting, a further general forum will be given to all interested and potential workers in order to highlight the opportunities, logistics and training programmes that will be made available.
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"The presentation, which is scheduled to take place before the end of January, will be held at Morpeth Town FC's Craik Park ground, with the date and time to be announced."
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
#Listening to Anthony Braxton, 19 Standards (Quartet) 2003
Third and final 4-CD set released by Leo Records to document Anthony Braxton's 2003 tour in Europe, playing together with Kevin O'Neil on guitar, Kevin Norton on percussion and Andy Eulau on bass. An extraordinary collection of historical compositions performed in an entirely new way by a superlative ensemble. This third set includes some pieces recorded at Guimarães Jazz Festival and Culturgest, Lisbon.
This is not music from the past, this is all about music with future.
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
Eye Movements & a Struggling Adult Reader Who Has an MBA
I recently did a very simple eye movement activity with a friend who reads very slowly. It has always been a problem for her from the time she was in elementary school. In fact, she chose her high school and college courses to avoid reading so she became good at math and ended up with an MBA in finance. It remains agonizingly difficult for her to find the energy to tackle reading even a few pages. When she reads aloud, she lacks fluency, obviously struggling to keep her place while decoding the words and trying to process their meaning. So, I suggested that she might have some basic eye movement deficits. Now, I am not an eye doctor. Nor do I play one on TV but I am a skilled observer of a person's eye movements because of the work I do as a vision therapist. I asked my friend to cover one eye and to follow my pen as it moved in a slow arc in front of her eyes, up, down, across, and circling in toward her face. Then she covered the other eye and we repeated the activity. She had no problem making smooth eye movements to track the moving pen so her ocular pursuits look fine. She could even maintain a conversation while doing this activity. Next, one eye at a time again, I asked my friend to look at one pen and then, on my signal, jump her eye to another. She could not keep her fixation on the first object, nor could she accurately locate the second. When she visits a developmental optometrist for a thorough eye exam, I predict that she will receive a diagnosis of saccadic deficits. This is the result of poor control of the six muscles in each eye and can be addressed through a program of vision therapy. (In fact, just as a side note, the Purple Book of the Eye Can Too! Read series of e-books that I wrote has a lot of activities that rely on and can improve these eye movement skills). Next I asked my friend to use two eyes and focus on the #2 written on the side of a pencil that I was holding about a yard away from her face so that the eraser was facing up. I asked her to keep the #2 single and clear and to tell me if it got blurry or doubled. Slowly I pushed the pencil towards her face watching her eyes to make sure that they were converging. They did get closer and closer to her nose which is appropriate. However, when the pencil was about a foot away, my friend said, "That hurts!" She did not look away right then but I could see the stress that she was under. I repeated the activity and she repeated her report of discomfort at about the same place. So, when she visits the developmental optometrist she will likely receive another diagnosis related to her eye teaming skills.She should have been able to track that pencil in to three inches or nearer to her nose without pain, blur, or double vision. No wonder reading has been so difficult in spite of her willingness to tolerate significant discomfort in order to succeed. No matter your age, if you have difficulty reading, see whether there is a visual issue that can be resolved with a few eye exercises. Locate a developmental optometrist by going to www.covd.org and plugging in your zip code. Make an appointment and see what the doctor discovers.
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- Homeland by Cory Doctorow
- Never Fade by Alexandria Bracken
- Blood of My Blood by Barry Lyga
- Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
- Angelfall by Susan Ee
- Divergent by Veronica Roth
Shuriken Pleats vol.1 by Matsuri Hino
- Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley
- Perfect Scoundrels by Ally Carter
- Insignia by S.J. Kincaid
- Cinder by Marissa Meyer
- I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
- The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
- Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater
- Sadie Walker is Stranded by Madeleine Roux
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Books I Want to Read This Month
I read three books last month! Let's see if I can read three more this month. :) Although, to be honest, I'm not sure if I'll be able to since school and work take up a lot of my time. That, and I've become addicted to watching The Flash now, lol.
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Many of you will be pleased to know that the really nice unidentified Riodinidae and Lycaenidae specimens that were recently received from Peru are now available as single specimens as well as the mixed lots that were previously advertised. You will find the single specimens in a new section at the bottom of the Riodinidae and Lycaenidae pages on the web site. The photographs in the singles section are of the actual specimens you will be purchasing. These sections will be regularly updated with new specimens as others are sold.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Single Peruvian Riodinidae and Lycaenidae now Available
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What a moron.
Understanding that 99.5% of terrorism is done by extremist muslim males is simply being mildly observant.
Thinking like this simply prevents us from admitting the obvious and fighting the terror that might soon be unleashed on our country....
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
MSNBC's Contessa Brewer 'Frustrated' That Times Square Bomber Is a Muslim
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I've started recently adoring the idea of a bold, smoky eye as a daytime look. Whether it be plain black or gun metal grey it never serves me wrong. Most of the time I stay away from multiple bold colors because it makes blending faster and easier to accomplish, but when I have the time to mess with it, I will spend the extra time to add a bold colorful tone to the mix.
My go-to look look for a smoky eye is to first line the lid in black liquid liner. Then cut the crease with a solid matte black shadow. Finally finish it off by filling in the lid with a shiny black or dark grey.
To add color simply put it in place of one of the two colors already used. Use a matte color for the crease and either a matte or a shine for the lid.
Make sure to blend the lid colors if you plan to use more than one (which can be a really cool look if you like rainbows), but don't blend them into your crease color so you can keep the sharper edge.


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The life and times of the worlds tallest Hobbit.
Monday, June 1, 2009
We Will be moving
The time line is not yet certain but it will happen. As it has been stated I will be going to BCIT and as part of the training they want me to be able to produce a simple web site before I come there. The logical thing will be for me to start blogging in a HTML rich environment rather then the simple google blogger space. I will keep this site up so don't worry. But before the summer is out there will be Beta version of this site on a new home.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Free Time....
Do I relax and take a nap or bath? Should I be useful and catch up on chores? Maybe exercise?
I have found that I can make a lot of things happen in a very short period of time since having Paisley. When I do find a free second, it's amazing what I can accomplish now since I have no time to procrastinate. If it isn't done that minute, it probably won't ever get done.
In the 2 hours she was with Aaron the other day, I organized all of her baby clothes in case we have another girl, cleaned out the drawers in our study, fed the pets, hung up my laundry, went through my maternity clothes, and ordered pictures off my cameras. Before kids, I would have made 1-2 trips to the restroom and changed TV channels a couple of times. :)
It would just be so nice if I didn't always feel pulled in SO many directions. And adding numero dos is sure to make this puzzle even more difficult to solve. Just wish there was an easy answer!!!
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I plan out morning nap times, because those are almost always "for sure" time. I have a list on my fridge for every day of the week. So the big things I NEED to get done are on there - cleaning the floors, bathroom, etc. And I take a shower in that time as well. Sometimes I also get to eat, lol. Then, if an afternoon nap happens, I allow myself some down time. And then I take the hour or so after they go to bed and I get things cleaned up to myself. I turn the TV on, sit in front of my computer, whatever. I will say I know we are pretty lucky - we usually get at least 1.5 hours of sleep time for morning naps and we can leave Jax in his crib playing for another half hour and then Addy usually sleeps a little longer. So I can usually count on 2 hours, which I know is awesome:). Not every mom gets those nice long nap times:). Yes, it will get more complicated with number two - but just remember, after the first few months, you'll find a routine that works for you:).ReplyDelete
Avery goes to bed at 8 and I go at 9:30. That time is mine, but I am with you, what do I do?ReplyDelete
Do I clean the gross house, read, spend time with ray? It's always so hard!
you sit and relax. chores can wait, they'll be there to do "tomorrow". You'll wish after you have numero dos that you could relax ALONE, take advantage of that :)ReplyDelete


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Monday, October 30, 2006
You are what you eat...and listen to.
Call it embracing my heritage, fulfilling my destiny, or what you wish. I just purchased this album, and I like it. Yes, that's correct. The Whitest Boy Alive.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
In Montana
So, now that I have been back in Montana for almost three hours, I think the shock has worn off. While I was on the plane here I didn't notice it, but once I got off, everyone was white. I don't mean that the plane ride was scary, I mean everyone was white. No multiculturalism here. My friend once asked me, what the black people did in Montana. I had to say that they all played sports in College. Scary when stereotypes are true, and sad when they are from a place you call home.
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I can't believe that in a few weeks Reece will be turning ONE! Here is her birthday outfit to match her invitations - Ruffle tank with appliqued #1 and embroidered name, matching ribbon-lined shorts (her Mommy didn't order these but Reece said she just had to have them!) and a matching hairbow! We can't wait to attend her birthday party next Saturday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET REECE!
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Funny where life can take you isn't it? No day is truly the same, nor is any week, month, nor especially any year. Think back, to this very day exactly a year ago. Where were you? What were your dreams? Your fears? Your most pressing matter of the time. Whatever it was, it probably seems so minuscule and meaningless now that you laugh at yourself for ever thinking about it in the first place.
I love how things change, of course it doesn't always work out for the best, but oh well. Things find a way to just work, don't you think?
I couldn't believe how little I had posted lately, well anything worth reading that is, those last 2 posts were just ramblings I published just to give the illusion that yes, I am still here. Ha and no, this is not one of those 'omg guys I am like so sorry I haven't posted in so long wow I totally like missed you guys!' posts... although to have some readers who even blinked at the realization of my absence would be nice =P
Currently my days are spent balancing the very tender balance of work, studies and socializing... with varying success, but loving the challenge nonetheless. My Honours study is going great, and work is as fun as ever. Although I seriously cannot keep still from the excitement of knowing my cruise adventure is a mere few days away!
I hope everyone is going well and living life to the fullest, I would love to hear of somebody else's daily excitement some day. I'll be back in a few weeks!


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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Last of the Crocus
Tonight the rain came down in gigantic waves.
Like thunder buckets meant to wash winter off the roads.
Gauzy crepe paper petals didn't stand a chance.
Even the peepers are silent now.
Drowned out by the incessant thrumming rain.
Tomorrow the sun will come out
and with it, the first hungry mosquitoes of the season.
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It's today. So here's my answer to the question: Why am I pro-choice? I'm pro-choice because I believe that every woman should have control over her own body. Every woman should be able to make informed, rational and supported choices about reproduction. And in case there was any confusion, that includes financial support in cases where abortion is decided against. No woman should feel that she does not have the resources to continue a pregnancy. No woman should feel that she cannot afford to terminate a pregnancy. No woman should be bullied into continuing a pregnancy.
I believe in women. I believe that we are to be trusted to make our own choices and decisions about whether life begins at conception and I respect the individual and her opinions. I do not accept the idea that abortion is murder, but I will try to respect the opinions of those who do. I wish the anti-choicers would afford me the same courtesy. Here's hoping!
Monday, January 22, 2007
Blog For Choice!
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- Rosie said...
Well done! Blog for Choice!
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- Laura said...
Hoorah for pro-choice day!
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- Melinda Casino said...
I liked your post. So many of the posts I've read for Blog for Choice Day this year have said that at the heart of this issue is whether people trust women to make their own decisions.
Nice job.
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I have created a pro-men website and was wondering if you would consider listing it as an external link on your site. I will be happy to add a reciprocal link back to your site in return. Thankyou for your consideration.
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Viewed on tv after a long shift: PBS--why a Nova piece on luxury sky scraper 57 something, near the Essex House? Is that what they did with my hundred bucks? I liked the workers, I felt for the other people involved with the promotional, but, is that what we need to talk about in today's world, the high luxury end, the $19 million condo? Did I really see this on public educational television? A bathtub being cut out of Italian marble? This is not educational. Anyone can do that. Does it make a bathtub better? Where's the old claw foot? When PBS starts preaching vanity, then you know. And it was a preaching, a subtle lesson, why not, go for the big bucks and the spending of big bucks. I watched it, stomached it, didn't want to take it out on anyone in particular, but, this is exactly what a new good religious figure, Francis, is telling us about, the economy coming before man and woman. Blindsiding material bandwagon, trickle down jobs, bold entrepreneurship…
Rant rant rant. I'm provoked into such thoughts as I shake off dealing with the drunk hyper guy who feels like the bar where I work is his personal playhouse. Is that Zeppelin? Is that Floyd? Each and every song, the guy has to talk about it. You need a haircut, he says, trying to push a way into my wall of ignoring him. A few minutes later, I come back from bringing the singer's PA system downstairs, load it in the back of her SUV--she strained her back recently--and K has plugged his iPhone music into the bar's sound system. I quickly unplug it, which garners another comment, whoa… and a chuckle from the man quietly finishing a small dinner after a long day.
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Due to my web business strategy class I was able to have motivation to finally create a blog and am so thrilled to get started. I am currently a senior at the university of Iowa studying business marketing and at this point am really exploring all the different types of marketing out there. I am not sure what I want my focus to be yet, but as of now I am interested in advertising and sales. I grew up with three sisters in a suburb about twenty minutes outside the city of Chicago and want to eventually go back there. I want to experience life outside my comfort zone and live somewhere else for a few years post graduation. that being said I will always be a die hard Chicago sports fan regardless of where I end up. That is all for now until next time.
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We took a spontaneous trip to South Dakota in late July to see family.
Hotel pool in Yankton, SD.
Mom and Dad were camping in Yankton, so Dylan got to enjoy the beach a bit.....
Tea party with Grandma. Look very close at what is happening on the table.
Great Grandpa took D for a walk.
Dylan checked out his Uncle Ryan's new ballcourt. "If only I were an inch taller...."
Ryan and Bridget invite a bunch of kids from town and have 5 on 5 basketball games.
Dylan and his cousins.